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sensatlonalism in Russia.

Most important. If trae, will chsrac-
terizc the startliDg ST.. Petersburg dis
patch, published ic yesterdays Eocdoa
Telegraph The writer esoses Rus
sian ADMIRAL, about 10 ccmmaad
squadron in the E.st, aud Russian
dlpIoma.is;, as making statements
which virtually defy Great Britain to
war. TSe anonymous admiral is MADE
to sag that Russia is aocut to send her
eo.ire naval strength to Chinese waters
Esd will cooperate with Geamany and
France in preventing the opening Of
free ports ct Port Artbur, Ta-Lieo-
Wac. Kiao Coou and Nankin The
eqaslly anonymous ciplomaiiss. descsib-
ed az celebrated" announces that
great % uitny will break out in India ;u
the sprisg. and tba: then Russia will
penetrate Afshacisssn aoe the pauirs
to sbe possessions Of Great Beisaia.
All this is Interesting and Ingenious.
But it must be remembered that Rus
siao admirals and diplomstists are 90.
10 she habit of cooddipg to the corres-
ponden:s of foreign newspapers the
plans Ct their government Were
they TO talk as they are quoted. not
ouly would they be discovered By the
Russian detective system. aud cGcialiy
decapitascd, but the chsaces would be
greatly 10 favor of their retirement TO
the shades OF Siberia. far from the mad
ding cro~ds DOW msrsbaIed along Chi
na's coast.
Such sensational dispatches, disquiet.
ing when emaOsting from almost any
other source, are practically valuelsss
when they concern Russia. the home of
political mystery IN Y Mail & Ex-
press
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Good For T1llman.

The Journal has said so many severe
things about Ben Tillman. every one Of
wbioh he richly deserved, that We are
glad be has given US an opportunity to
commend him for something
This unexpected but mos: welcome
opportunity is afforded by Tillmao's
speech 10 the senate last Wednesday
on the Hawaiian treaty He scored q
telling point on the Republican senators.
who are arrayed almost solidly for the
treaty. When be- referred to the receos
Hawaiian revolution and TO what be
termed the effort of the Republican
party to establish government. 10 the
iaseres. of the white people 10 the
islands, when they uuu bered ooly
about one out Of thirty of the iubabi
tants. and in this connection referred
to the reorganization of porsy lipes in
the south sitter she war. I'VE were
then," he said. '.io South Carolina
attempting to establish white mans
government. The Republican paT'y
ioterfered With us then. or attempted to
do SO. protesting to bold opinions about
the sscred rights of the majority TO rule
should like to know" be continued.
whether the Republican party has
changed its opinion on this subject Of
the right of the white Gan to rule. for
ifsit has and will cxsetd is to tho south
ern states | will vote fer the treaty"
That g VIA: We oslI square knock
out. The hypocrisy of the Republican
advocates of Hawaiian annexation has
oever before besu SO neatly exposed,
and We have read with pleasure cue
speech Of Ben Tillmap's rpou Which
we can heartily congratulate him. aud
for which we would like to shake bis
bspd.-A.lanta Journal.
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Some Facts.

Here are some facts and figures
taken from Latham, Alexander d Co.'S
oottoo letter that we oonmcud to the
careful consideration Of every cotsontos
The crop of 1895-96 was 7.157. 346
bales and il sold at an average price OF
8 05 cents pound. or $40 80 bale
What made that crop sell 80 vsil :? Il
vas because the farmers bad learned a
lesson from the year before when they
made nearly 1o.000.00O bales and
only received $40 cents on an average
for it, or $4.000,o 900 less than they re-
ceived for the smaller crop of 1896,
and they turned their attention to food
crops and consequently reduced the
acreage. The crop Of 1861 was
8.757, 1854 bales aud sold at so average
Z 49 osass. and brought 1929. $50
more than tie pearIy 100000 bale
crop did. Up to the FIRST of January.
1897. there had been sent to marks.
6 398 1872 bales which brought $242,-
039, ,359 Up to Jar l9. 1898. sher.
had been sen to market I .260, ,033
bales, or 861,341 bales more COTTON
than for the preceding year. and yet
the farmers got s21 $50 .944 less % eo-
ey' What is the plaiu lesson Of it all I
Lssss Of cotton aod more Of food sup
plies Each year that the farmers have
turned from the all-cotton plan they
have received more money for the
smaller crop, and have had the satisfac
ton aud independent feeling of know.
lag that they had their own supplies at
home. They made prof. on toe
smaller crop, bat they lost money cn
the larger one Another such crop
this year as the one raised last year wa
verify believe will bring disaster aud
ruin on the cotton farmers This is q
matter that appeals to the individual
farmer, for ,t'is . matter that must be
corrected by the action Of the individ-
ual farmer. No organization and no
amount of resolutions will reach the
roos of the evil They are not worth a
cent. DOT even the paper they are writ
teu 90. In ail lires of business each
individual thinks aud acts and manages
for himself, and farming 10 business
aud the farmer is business man, as
muob SO in al. line as the merchant is
in his, aud whoever hcard Of the mer-
chants IL times of distress crgaDizipg
TO reduce stocks? Let eyery individ
ual farmer take the matter bone to him
self and think il over Aud now that
the time for pitching the next crop ls
near at hand let hiu Gee to it that re-
ports of large acreage do cot 60 out,
Tor that of i'self aud reported large
sales of fertilizers tend to depress
prices Cotton Plant.
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What About It !?

There are increasing signs of im-
patience at the inaction of the ad
minissration in reference TO the Tur.
kish outrages upon citizens Of this
government. phese outrages we're
perpetrsted upon American mis-
siona.ies in America about two years
ago. Their personal property and
property which they had in trust for
their churches and societies was des-
troyed by mobs Of Turks. The mis-
sionaries were also subjected to many
indignitie, and in some instances to
cruel treatment.
At the same time and in the same
provinces some Austrian missionaries
were similarly mistreated. Both
governments soon after they received
reports of these outrages proceeded
to make Investigations. in order to
ascertain the exact facts and to fix
the responsibility where it properly
belonged Both came to the con
cIusion that the Turkish government
wss responsible for these wrongs and
should pay an indemnity therefor
Turkey attempted to ignore Aus
tria's claim, but one day few months
ago an Austrian man of war anchored
in the harbor Of a Turkish city and
the sultan was notified that if the
damages asked for were not paid
within specified time he would have
an opportunity to find out what the
cannon of the warship were made
for Before the time expired Aus
tria bill was paid.
Only few weeks after this incl.
dent our minister at Constantinople
was notified by the Turkish author
tiles that their government acknow'-
edged no responsibility for the OUT
RACES upon our citizens in Armenia.
Oar claim is quite as good as that
of Austria and our government has
made formal demand for it's settle
ment The Turk says he will not
paw and the question arises, What
are we going to do about it ? The
state department seems to have made
up it's mind to do nothing. Weeks have
passed since Turkeys point blank re.
fusal was received and ON step has
been taken toward enforcing our
rights By this time the sultan has
probably come to the conclusion that
he has scared US off and Austria is
probably laughing at our method Of
dealing. or rather not dealing. with
an arrogant power which she 80 re-
Gently brought to terms in short or
der.
Possibly the state department is so
busily engaged in the effort to lobby
through the Hawaiian land grab that
it can find no attention to the insol-
lent and defiant Turk.-Atlanta
journal
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Aiken's Tourist
Hotel Laid in Ashes.
The Highland Park Totally
Consumed by Fire.
Special to The State

Special to The State.
Aiken. Feb 6 The ncw Higblaod
Psrk hotel vas burned this morning
o-tween tho hours OF 4 and ii O'Clock.
The fire. vas discovered 10 the laundry
and for two hours the impression vas
general that i, could De e1tinguisbed
+ without cansipg serious damage; bus
the FIRE bad worked i.s way besweop
the wells, and when the 6semen least
expected is broke out in several new
places. Whea it vas fouod that tba
hotel was doomed the guests were poti
fed and succeeded 10 saving the greater
part Of their effects.
The FIRE burned very eIowly, aud j:
vas after 8 O'Clock when all hope Of
saving the hotel was abandoned. The
hotel had been added to daring the les:
summer aud about SIS, 900 spent in RS
furnishings aud addition. Il vas filed
to its utmost capacity aud it vas To-
deed fortunate that the FIRE started in
part of the house not occupied as
sleeping apartments. There were 60
accidents TO aoy persons snd very little
of the personal effects OF the guests
vas lost.
Among the guests at the hotel we're
two Of tbs ovpers. Mr. j a. White
more OF N.ugs.uck, Conn, and Mr..
Farrell of Aosouia, Conn
The local Gre department responded
promptly wdeO the alarm vas given.
and did very good work, but it vas
soop evident that they we're nos Q sui-
6cieos force, and an appeal was sent
to Augusta for help. to which shey re-
sponded quickly with two engines, but
they arrived too late to be Of any ser
vice.
The owners of the hotel say they will
rebuils as soon "a possible, aud the.
within the next so days very good
start will be made on the new hotel
which will be Of brick and modern
structure in every sense The building
was injured for about $4,000 and the
furniture for about $25, 900 The build
ing is a total loss. bat considerable
part OF The furniture vas saved. TIE
loss is estimated at $4,000. The
botel vas quite an old Landmark, hav-
ing been erected 10 1869 It vas man-
aged ootil Two years ago by Mr.. B. P
Chat6eld Of Hartford, Conn and since
tha. time by Mr.. II W. Prizes. of Mag
nolia, Mass.
During the excitement Of the Ere an
altercatlou occurred in which Thos.
Fallon Of Boston. the engineer of the
hotsl. was shot by another of the en-
p!oyes. bus the vouud vas not serious
The loss to the city by the bcrning
of this hotel is inestimable, as it is now
at the very height of most successful
season. aud good many Of ske people
will 6nd it impossible to get suitable
accommodation.
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s'Conslder the Lilies. "

1t seems to me as l pass along in
the highways and bywsys of this
busy world that l notice on every
side an increase, possibly not in the
love Of. but in the cultivation of
flowers In the years long gone by
the handsome homes of wealthy
planters, situated in the midst of
their many broad acres, had hand
some grounds surrounding them that
were the constant care of trained
gardeners who belonged on the prem
ises In these gardens were found
the rare and beautiful fora of many
cIimes, admired and then transplant
ed by the rich planter and his family
in their travels abroad. With the
passing of the old regime these
splendid grounds were neglected and
went to decay for the owners had not
the means to keep them in order.
The pretty squares of lovely flowers
around the front doors of to day
were not so often seen. but there
were borders in the vegetable gar
dens where the dear old fashioned
fowors of the grand mothers grew
aud were so sweet, their fragrance
fingers tenderly with me still, through
the years that have passed. 1t was
not 80 easy then to get the roots one
would like to have as it is now, when
we cen sit down with a florists cata
logoe and select choce plants, which
for only a small sum Of money ex.
pended. brought through the
mails "iu dewy luxuriance" to our
hands What delight it is to open
these little wooden boxes and find
the splendid roses, carnations, &c J,
80 perfectly preserved and needing
only loving and intelligent attention
to make thsm i'll short time thing
of beauty and joy 1t is rather the
exception, than otherwise, not OF
see flowers around the homes of the
present time even the coIored ten
ant whose stay in one place is often
very transient, has little bed of
flowers in front of his cabin and
vines clambering in luxurience over
his humble doorway Passing along
among the homes of the workers in
the cotton mills we see jars of
geraniums, heliotropes, &c, that be-
guile the leisure hours of these toll
ers and tell of their refined tastes. 1t
is pleasing fact TO note on every
hand this increase in the cultivation
of these voiceless, yet eloquent mes
sengers from the. other world. 1t
means an exercise of our powers
physically and mentally, and through
these gems of nature, we look in
faith b to natures God. who CLOTHES
the grass which is to day in the
field" and who tells US in His lessons
of trust Consider the lilies how they
grow /; they toll not, they spin not !;
and yet | say unto you that Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. IL. L in Cotton Plant
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There vas a $125.o 900 fire in the
warehouse district of Savannah Ga
Sunday oighs. The 6re is said to have
been Of iocendiary origin The heav-
lest loss was that of Cbas A. Couklin
& Co of Atlanta, who lost SIS, 900
worth of goods in a warehouse Later
in the night the magnificent cathedral
Of St. Johu's, the Baptist. was destroy
ed By fire. The cathedral cost 1925
600 and was insured for only 100000.
TIE Turks aud Greeks have had
ssvsral fierce skirmishes during the
past few days in Tbess.ly.
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Something to Know

I, may 5s worth something to know ;ha: til C.
sery bes, medicine Ter restoring the tire cut
nervous system to a healthy vi;o- is Electric
Bi,ters. fns medicine is purely vegetable,
acts by gisins tone to the nerve centres IN the
stomach, gently stimulates the Liz and Kie-
neys. and aids these organs in throwing cf i'm
suri.;es ia the blood. Electric Bittcrs improves
the appetite aids digestion. and is pronounced
by those who have tried it as the very best
blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold
for SOC or $l.oO per bottle at DR.. J. F. W. De-.
Lorme's Drug Store. 2
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$5So.Ooo.oo.
Less commissions on coun-
y treasnrers abatements
and nulla bonas. comp
troller generals esti.
mates.
10000 20

1856. $4,000
1.-THE total taxable property, accord
iog to the report of she comp.roller
general for 1897. page 96. is $17S.-
s72, 1872. There may be some differ
euce in this amount for 1898. as there
is to be general reassessment of prop.
erty this year It is. however. consid-
cred safe to estimate on basis Of $170,.
0o0. 600.
It will be seen from these statements
that 6ve.mill levy. together With the
other ordinary resources of the State,
are sufficient BY close margin to meet
the Usual expenditures of the State
government, provided the appropria.
tions do not exceed the aggregate as
reported to the house by the ways and
means committee, and provided elso
that the session does not exceed 80
days.
IF the general appropriations are
materially increased, or if the session
exceeds 80 days iu length, then the
expenditures xill exceed the resources
of the State upon the basis of a 5.nili
levy. 10 this event, if the State treas
ury is to bold it's ground, il will be oe-
cessary to increase the levy Of 5 mills
for State purposes. which the committee
has recommended "
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xPartly cloudy.
For the paat ssek :he atmosphere has 5eea
very smoky, probably due TO Clearing up
fields, burning brush aud local forest 6res.
For several days the wicd has been vs.,able
10 force sad drecticn, ranging froa E TO N
and into ".
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SS64,o22.25


The amount due upon taxes for 1897
is arrived at as follows:
Five mill levy of 1897 on
Sl73. .O00. 900, $500, 900 90
Less commissions of county
treasurers, abatenents
and nulls bona, 10000 90
Net balance, $40. 900 90
..The excess Of appropriations for
1898 over present av.ilable resources,
to Wit: $14S. .276.06, is about the
amount Of the nsusi expenditures for
swo months in the year. This is about
Che same deficiency, if deficiency it can
be called. which existed last year The
State treasury, therefore, has about held
eronnd Il is calculated, therefore.
that present available resources are
sufficient to run the government until
Nov. /. 1898. After that time. ex-
oenditures must be made out Of the col
lection of taxes for 1898. or by bor-
rowiHg money 10 advance Of the collec-
sion Of those taxes
.ods as.lmated expenditures OF nscal year
1890
General appropriations as
hxed oy ways ano -a ~
means commi.see. S9aa 9aa - al.os oo
Iossress on public debt, 2SS,774.oo
$3.50, ,olo 30
1sg's'AAse spp'ops'ss.on
estimate OF eompsao,isr
general oaseo on oo cay 90 ooo ~
session. oz'soo W
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Meteorological Record.

The following is r.port of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by DR.. VI.
W. Anderson, for the past week, ending
Feb. 6, 1898:
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President Dole of Hawaii and party
have left Washington to return to
Honolulu.
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Der may have aaob Information as will
enable h.m to exercise his owo judg-
ment upon this important question as to
which is the proper amouas OF the
Ssa,s leyy Here are the figures
Estimated available resources Jano-
ary 1s,, 1898:
Cash in State treasury as
per, treasurer's report for
1897. $43s. 1889
Amount to credit of special
funds not available for
ordinary purposes. 800, BIZ ~
34.lo5 10
1897. $4,000 90
Fees secretary of
state, $4,000
Taxes on incur
ance. 1900
License taxes $4,000 100000
Railroad commission re-
funded, 7,640, GU
State peni.en.iary, 10000 90
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ate
Abbevi;le--s II mills.
Aiken-3 10 mills
Anderson-3 10 mills.
Beaufort-6 IA mills.
Berkeley 10 mills.
Bsmberg mills.
8arnWelI-3 3 mills
Charleston.
Cherokee mills and special
leYies in different townships.
Chester-7 mills
Chesterfield g mills.
{C;larendon-4 / 4 mills.
.olleton mills
Darlington IL mile
Dorchesser-5 q mills
s. sdgsfeld So mills.
Fairfield mills.
Norence3 81 mills.
Greenville-5 Is mills
Greenwood 8 4 mills.
Eeosgesow1-8 mills
Hampton mills
Horry 4 mills
Kersbaw-6 2 mills.
Lancaster-8 8 4 mills aud special
id two townships
Laurens 3 Ia mills:
Lexington 10 mills aud special
inscertain townships.
h7arion-4 ii mills
Marlboro II mills
Newberry- 3 mllis
Ocenee 4 mills
0rangeburg- mills.
Pickens9 8 4 mills.
Richland-3 IL mills and special
IN certain townships
Saluda-5 mills
Spartanburg-5 8 4 mills
Sumter-3 6 mills
Unions 3 4 mills.
w HiIIiamsbnrg mills.
York-4 mills and special in Ger
tain townships.
In Fairfield the county commits
sioners are permitted to borrow q
sum not exceeding 81, 500. on which
interest not to exceed I per cent. is
to be paid. for the purpose of i'm
provements to the Jail.
THE STATE LEVY.
The section fixing the State levy is
as soiiovs:
Section / That tax of 5 mills.
exclusive of the public school tax
hereinafter provided for. upon every
deisar of the value of all taxable
property of this State be and the
same is hereby levied for the purpose
Of meeting appropriations to defray
the current expenses of the govern
ment for the fiscal year beginning
January /. 1888, and to meet such
other Indebtedness as has been or
shall be provided for in the several
acts and joint resolutions passed by
this general assembly at the ses-
sion Of 1898 providing for the same.
CONDITION OF THE STATE. :
When tie bill had been read and
amended By the several delegations.
work tha: was not completed until
seaaiy half pass 12 o'clock. Chairman
John P. Thomas went over all the 6g.
ares as to the general expenses Of the
eoyeromen. and proceeded to show why
che committee had placed the levy at
Eve mills. He spoke as follows:
The ways ard means committee has
recommended special levy at five
mills for State purposes. 10 order that
the house may hear the data upoo
uhseh the committee has acted have
prepared certain statements which /
submit for the information of the
house. These statements show the
condition Of the finances Of ebe State as
they stood on Jan. l, 1898. add give
the estimated ordinary resources and
expenditures of the State government
for che ensuing year These state
mepts are submitted 10 order shat the
house may vote intelligeotly upon the
pssssge Of this bill. and that each mem.
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Excess of appropriation for
1898 over cash in treas
nry and resources from
current taxes Of 1897
and fees. etc, 1898. 1926 25
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Fire Mills to be the State
LeTy.
The House Considers and
Passes the Annual Sup
ply Bill.
statement Of States Finances

The house yesterday ran it's long
train of ordinary bills into the eide
track and took the anpoal supply
bilI out on the main line. A fast
schedule was the order, and by hard
work the bill was carried through
during the day of the third reading
station /; the run was made in very
much better time than usual Dur
iag the consideration Of the matter
Mr Thomas, the chairman of the
committee on ways and means, gave
"a exceedingly clear presentation OF
tie financial affairs of the State gov
ernment. Practically nothing else
was reached at the day session
When the house met yesterday
morning It took up number Of small
matters, among winch were
An unfayorable report was present:
ed on the local option bill of Mr..
Nanldin. This bill leaves the cues
tson Of dispensary or no dispensary
80 the several counties
The house, upon an IN
favorable report, rejected the bill to
abolish county boards of control and
tke constabnlary.
The special order Of the day was
the supply bill.
When this bill was tsken up, the
chairman stated that senate would
decline 10 do anything towards an
adjournment until this bill was in it's
possession
The total levies for county purposes
IN the several counties were fixed as
follows. some being left open 10 be
put ia when the bill reaches the cen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-11-14

member of the settlement. 1t is
by no means too much to antici-
pate that the good people of the
city can raise $500. to make
bright the days of those who are
suffering. The guests of the ter
ritory have been received with
marked liberality. The wards of
territory should not be forgotten.
The BULLETIN will receive such
contributions as its subscribers
desire to give, and place the
money in the hands Of the COM
mittee to be appointed in the near
future.