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"BYTCLINKSOALES & LANGSTON., ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1900. VOLliME XXXYI-NO 16 FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From Om \ Own Ctorreapoddeift. - t \ "?VAsniN^-fON, D. C., Dec. 8,1900. Congie* a is ia foll blast. The great committees on Ways and Means, Rivers anil Harbors,' Merchant Marine, Reap jioi tionmenfc and Agriculture have each most important measures on which they desire action at this session, ~nd each is now crowding for consideration lor its bill. And the Nicarauguan Canal bill and co-related Hay-Paunco fote abomination, and treaties with Nicarauga and Costa Rica, will have to ho considered, to say nothing of fifteen great appropriation bills, it will be seen that tho session will be a busy ono. So busy, will it be that reappor tionment and ship subsidy are both likely to bo allowed to go over to the next session. Certainly, if the Demo-* j oats care to make a tight against them, as they certainly will against the latter and probably will against the former unless it is drawn to snit them, their passage can easily be prevented. Tlie same is true of the Hay-Paunce fote treaty, but the Democrats will be diary of lighting that, although they will vote against it, because if they do so they will probably be held responsi ble for the delay in constructing the Nicarauguan Canal. On army legislation, there will proba hly be little or no opposition, unless tuc Republicans attempt to force through some measure fastening a standing army on tho country. The Democrats, it-is understood, will stand ready to give the President whatever army lie wants, if ho will consent to have it go out of existence, when the Philippine situation will permit. If tho Republicans insist on the Root bill, however, a fight is certain. Secretary Root has sent a letter to the Military Affairs Committee asking Congress to authorize a regular army whose mini mum force Shall be about 69,000 and whoso maximum shall be a little over ii-.;,ooo. The actual number at any time between these limits is to bo fixed by the President, who will increase it or reduce it by enlisting or discharging privates, tho regimental formations re maining unchanged. Five regiments ot cavalry, five of infantry, five of artillery and two, battalions of en gineers are asked in addition to the present standing army of 29,000 men, the minimum force of each being as now provided by law. The Secretary says that experience with v lunteers has shown that by placing experienced olticers nt their bead they become re markably efficient in a very short time, but that the experiment bas been a most expensive one for the country. compared to what would have been the case had the enmo number of troops That yon would have to j at the idea. Now, wouldn't yoi It isn't the intention of the Ore lose, and of course somebody ha for the same Goods to make up will sell you Clothes and ohftrgi spend your Cash with them, ho LOSSES. Don't you think it's t REUEST A Su A Sui A Sui THE WHY AND TN The comparative figures al doubt-only to the extent of cou trash, whiofc we most positively 51.00 lor Beys, because any to r< It's a pleasure to show yoi business with. . ...? ?.'.'-? -.ii'! ?*.?'<;'. *,'I\r been raised for three years* service as regalara. This excess of cost arises from tho necessity for sending these regiments many thousand miles away from home for a short time of Ber vice, daring which the allowance are much greater than would be the ease if their service extended over three years. The Democrats" will certainly oppose this bill unless tho right of the Presi dent to increase the army to tho maxi mum ia matte conditional on thc exist ence of war, in the Philippines or elsewhere, and is not left to his mere whim. Tho Republicans will again make a bluff at pa??iiig tho rcc'piO??ly ireatie? negotiated last winter but , allowed to go over until after tho election, owing to tho protests of people whom tho party managers did not dare to ignore at that 'time. The chances are, how^ ever, that nothing will be accomplish ed. In fact, wo might as well strike reciprocity out of onr national policy, although it has been prominent in Re publican platforms for many years. The history or! legislation on this sub ject demonstrates that, while we, as ?a nation are in favor of the principle, we are opposed to the practice. One of the first reciprocity treaties ever made in the United S tates was negotiated by General. Grant with the republic of Mexico, nearly twenty years ago, and if it had been allowed to go into effect we would how have a monopoly of the trade of our nearest neighbor, which amounts to something like $160,000,000 a year; but through the influence of the cattle growers, fruit dealers and lead-ore producers of the northwest, Congress refused to enact the legisla tion necessary and it was allowed to die. Daring the same administration of President Arthur, a commission sent to South America initiated reciprocity treaties ,wi th all of . the republics except Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay. The commission had just reached Brazil when President Cleveland came into oflice and called it home. When Mr. Blaine came into power, the movement was revived and fourteen reciprocity treaties were made, but as soon as the Democrats again came into power they were revoked^ The Democrats frankly Bay that they do not believe in recipro city, and the Republicans claim todo RO in the abstract but find sonic fatal ob jection to each particular case as it comes np. .Despite the efforts of the War De partment to conceal the truth by oft repeated denials, reporto whose authen ticity is not open to question show con clusively that mental and physical disorders amongst oar soldiers in the Philippines are increasing most alarm ingly. The terrible climate of tho Philippines, the despondency produced by homesickness and the continued ex perience of dealing with a foe fighting >ay a certain part of allTosses h i? Well, that's what you wi dit Stores to bear these losses b s it to pay. The way it's done these losses, and you pay your 3 them to you at their Cash Pri w about those losses by bad i duty you owe to your income Hats and Fi WIE TH] (BER YOUR MONEY 3U BUY Lt for $6.00 see ours for $ 5.00. Lt for $9.00 see ours for $ 7.50. lt for 12.50 see ours for 10.00. IE WHEREFORE : bo ve do not lie. They represenl ling in to investigate. We've j * will not handle. We carry ni Btail for less is "simply rotten." i how CHEAP we sell good Clo L 1 only f-nu ambush bas shattered both tho mental and physical ay stems of offi cers and men. Officers of both the army and navy, -who went from here in ; the full vigor of health not many months ago, are broken down in body ?rad are almost imbeciles. Nothing has boen said about it? but some of thom are now being brought home to their sorrowing families. It lavery pretty to talk about a soldier's duty and a oo?uici'n i>ride, and it is very pretty to read the eloquent flights of the expan sion statesmen and orators who dis course on tho subject at the long range distance of eight to ten thousand miles. Every now and then also thu country is favored - wit li extracts from the let ters of somo fire-eating soldier in. tho Philippines who is as one in a thou sand. At the same time the President and tho War and Navy Departments are fully aware almost the entire body of our forces in tho Philippines would be glad to come homo to day if thoy had the sanction of superior authority so do so. The strongest social and personal influence is constantly exerted to secure a homeward order for officers in the Philippines, and the President himself is frequently appealed to. Not one of these appeals is heeded, except in the cases where the pitiable condi tion of the officer render? bim men tally incapable. Interesting Fact It is an interesting fact that among 600,000,000 passengers carried, only 200 persons lost their lives on steamboat vessels within the jurisdiction of the United States during the last fiscal year, of whom 44 were passengers and 102 members of the crews. During tho sa me year there were 883 boiler explo sions on land, which killed 208 persons and wounded 450 others. This shows that it is Kater to go to sea than to stay on shore, and demonstrates tho vigi lance of the steamboat-inspection ser vice, which has 0,253 steamers and 15, 000 boilers under its charge. Gen. Du mont, the inspector-general, in hrs an nual report commends the skill and carefulness of tho masters, pilots and engineers in the American merchant manne, which, he says, is not surpass ed and hardly equaled by that of the navigators of any other nation in the world. Of the 500,000,000 passengers carried upon the railways of the country 221 were killed and 2,945 injured. Ot the employes 2,237 were killed and 88r?49 were injured, and of others-tramps, trespassers and people who were not in trains-4,680 were killed and 6,138 were injured, making a total of 7,188 persons killed and 47,870 injured. The danger of railway labor is great er than that of tho military service, and moro railway employ?? were killed and injured in proportion to their num bers last year than soldiers in the Phil ippines. In coupling and uncoupling cars alone 279 men were killed and 6, 988 were injured. One out of every 447 railroad employes in thia country was killed during tho year and one out of every 28 was injured.- Wm. E. Curtis in Chicago Jiccord. ry bad debts if you traded at Cr< ll have to dp if you trade at Crt y bad debts. They figure eael is this : Everybody is made to part if you pay your bills. (Jon ces, and theu they actually asl debts? We sell for strictly to buy your urnishings f: ii^fc so, BACK IF YOU WA* A Suit for $7.60 see o A Suit for 10.00 see c A Suit for 15.00 see o b actual ff?Ate. If you doubt, got everything in Clothing tha > Suit cheaper than $4.00 for thing, and you will find us m /ANO ? v nilli QI The Soot Casi South Carotina M. E. Conference. Tho 115th annual session of tho j South Carolina conference of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, South, was held in Chester last week, Bishop Har grove presiding. The conference adjourned last Mon day, tho .reading of the appointments hy the presiding bishop being tho last act of the session ?. Tho mxt annual session will be held in Columbia. Tho following are tho appointments for the Greenville District for 1001: PrCbidinR Elder. J. B. Wilson. Anderson, St. Johns, J. B. Campbell. West End, O. M. Abney. Orrville and Anderson mission, B. M. Hoher Ison. Easley and Bethesda, W. E. Wig gins. Foutniu Inn, G. C. Leonard. Greenville, Buncombe Street, G. T. Harmon. Highlaud and City Mills, J. W. Speako. St. Pauls, M. B. Kelly. Greenville Circuit, T. J. White. Greers, J. C. Roper. McLure, J. W. Bailey. North Pickeus Circuit, supplied by C. L. McCain. _ Pelzer, T. G. Herbert. Pendleton, R. E. Stackhouse. Pickens, R. R. Dagnall. Piedmont, Peter Stokes. Reid ville, J. W. 9h?01. Seneca and Walhalla, G. F. Clark son. Starr and Iva, L. L. Inabinot. Townville, supplied by S. M. Jones. Travelers Rest, B. G. Guess. Walhalla and Newry, supplied by C. W. Burgess. Westminister, D. W. Keller. West Pickens, J. P. Attaway. Williamston and. Helton, A. J. Cau thren, Jr. Williamston Circuit, J. M. Bogers. Assistant Sunday School Editor, L. F. Beatty. Williamston Female College, S. Lan der. . _ _ _ Sincere Thanks. GOOD HOPE, S. C., Dec. 4th, 1000. MR. EDITOR : Permit mo to acknowl edge with sincero thanks through the columns of THE KTELLIGEKCER tho reception of A beautiful and tastefully worked silk and worsted quilt, present ed by tho ladies of Good Hopo Church on the evening preceding Thanksgiv ing Day. Three of the elegantly wrought squares were from friends of tho "Grove" A. R. P. Church, and tho quilt as a whole was tho suggestion of a good mother in Israel, Mrs. Asenath Sherard, of tho Gcnerosteo Church. May the Chief Shepherd reward each contributor for her kindness, remem bering His own words:1 "Inasmuch ag ye have don? it nnfo one of thc least of these my brethren ye have dono it unto me." Gratefully, R. C. LiGON. ?dit Stores. You would laugh idit Stores and pay your bills, i year how much they will pay much more than we ask ie Credit Stores tell you they r. you for Cash trade. If you SPOT CASH. We have no rom Us ? IT IT. ?lira for $6.00. mrs for $8.50. mg for 12.50. give us the benefit of the t any othor Store has, except Men, and nono cheaper than ighty reliable people to do on uti., i Clothiers? STATE NEWS. - Columbia's municipal tax delin quenccs amount to $20,000 besides costa. - Cracksmen tried to blow open tho post?nico safe at Mnycsville a few nights ago, but were fooled. - Editor M. L. Clark, of tho Marion Star, has been appointed journal clerk of tho Senate by Llout?naht-Goyeroor James H. Tillman. - Rev. James \V. Kilgo, of the South Carolina Conference, reports that $47 531.13 has been raised for thc Twenti eth Century Fund. - Judge Aldrich hue decided that a magistrate's jurisdiction, in a civil case does not extend beyond the territory to which ho was appointed. - Columbia is likely to be raised to a first class post ollico. For three months this year the business weut $3,000 over the same period last year. - Tho 50,000 votes east in tho recent general election in this Stato coat tho State of South Carolina in round num bers $21,000, a little over 10 cents apiece. - Four bales of cotton wero stolen from nn A. C. L, car at Sumter tho other night. Tho car was broken and tho bales rolled out and hauled off in two loads. - A Tennessccan turned up in Co lumbia last week demanding of tho Secretary of Stato $2,000, which some lawyer had mado him believe was wait ing for him. - The superintendent of tho State penitentiary will report this year a net profit of $25,000. This will not be turned over to tho State but will be put in permanent improvement. - John P. Thomas, Jr., Representa tive from Richland county, say s that ho is in receipt of letters encouraging him in his endeavor to have tho Legislature create tho office of County Attorney. - Johu BrownTeld, tho negro bar ber, who killed a special deputy in Georgetown, which eaus.-d the George town riot some timo ago, has been con victed of murder and sentenced to bo hanged. - A wheat growers' association hos been formed in Laurens. After dis cussing tho methods of wheat culture they decided to offer four prizes for best crops raised by members of tho association. - A prominent Chnrlostoninn, who I desires his name to be withheld from tho public at present, hns contributed' $1,000 to the Mount Pleasant, Lutheran seminary and an equal sum to tho New berry Lutheran college. - Nearly $800 from live acres of pears is what one fnrmor in Darling ton has made this year. Strange to erny this wns not on cotton, but it only goes to show that ibero aro many things of valuo in thia favored South land besides cotton. - Eugene A. Shirley, convicted in Chester county for killing his brothcr the penitentiary in 1891, has been de clared insano and will- be pardoned. It is believed he wns insano at tho timo of tho killing. Family troubles aro said to be the cause. - A reward was recently ottered for Rufus Neal, negro wife murderer in Dorchester county. DeputyiShoriff H. W. Minus aud Town Marshal lt. E. Minns went to arrest him and were at tacked by a mob of drunken negroes and tho deputy was seriously hurt. Later the town marshal was way-laid and beaten. - During a dense fog ou tho morn ing of tho 20th inst, on too Allendale Hardeevillo short cut one construction train ran into another, killing John Goza of Bntcsbnrg, paymaster's clerk, injuring Ellis Brooks, foreman of con struction, so seriously that ho died in tho Columbia Hospital on Saturday find painfully injuring Conductor Brice. He died on Monday. - Inspections of the mili wiry compa nies of the Stato have been completed, md all tho reports indicate that the varions companies aro in good shape. There aro forty-five of them, and they ire pretty well equipped so far as tho cash available to do so permitted. Thc regular United States appropriation will bo available in about sixty days, is ext, year the appropriation from the government will.be $18,000t and this ?viii enable tho State to fully equip all >? her troops in good style. - Little Sophia Parrie, the two year dd daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. A lister, living near Poplar P. O., Sconce County was accidentally burn id to death on tho 13th instant. A fire vas burning under a furnace in tho wrd and two little children were at day in tho yard. Mrs. McAlister went o tho yard and carried tho two little mes to the house and left thei.i to give Mention to another sick chi id, when ittle Sophia went back to the furnace ind in playing around the Aro her lot hi ng caught and burned her fatally ?efore assistance could reach her. - Russell Sarratt. of Gaffney, 12 ears old, was accidentally shot and lilied while out hunting on Broad tiver. Ho with his father nnd others lad been hunting all day and at about our o'clock Mr. Sarratt left tho party, lo bad only gone a short distance when te heard a shot. His son, in boarding . flat boat to cross tho river, hud placed us gun on tho boat first and in getting n himself the gun was discharged, the hot striking him in the mouth and tossing entirely through his head. His ace was horribly lacerated and death ras almost instantaneous* GENERAL NfcWS ITEMS. - Turkey is talking about declaring ! war on America. Just think of it. - Tho rations for the army now cost tho United States over $'.20,000,000 a year. . - The Vermont Legislature has pass ed n bill prohibiting fae salo of cigar ettes in that State. - Tho Southern ltnilroad lias bought tho Louisville, Kvausvillu ami St. Louis Railroad for $4,030,000 and will take control January 1st. - Secretary Long lias announced himself iu favor td' lin; general cxtvn- j sion of woman suffrage. I - Thc annual conference of Virginia subscribed $1,081.30 to rebuild tlc Methodist. Church at (Jalveston. - There isa tight on bet weer? the companies controlling coffee and sugar in this country and consequently a re duction in thc price from lo points to 1 cent per pound. - Tho government, now proposes to cut a ship canal through North Caro lina so as to avoid tho rounding of Hatteras, the most dangerous point on tho South Atlantic const. - Senator C. K. Davis, of Minne sota, whoso death was reported recent ly was tho victim of poisoned dyo in a sock, which infected his foot and pois oned his wilclo system. - Captain Lawrence M. Murray, who commanded tho famous confederate cruiser Nashville, before her capture by the federal government, is dead at his homo in Malden, N. Y. - Tho groud jury of New York City will in instigate tho charges preferred by the Merchants Association of that city that there is n deficiency of $4,000, 000 on tho books of the water depart ment. - Chicago now contains a greater population than all the cities of the United Statis contaiued in 1810, nod Now York city now has a greater pop la tion than all the cities together had in 1850. - Two men, each with n double bar relled gun, followed by hin wifo with a revolver had a battlodn Mango, Tia., tho other day. Cac man was killed and tho wifo of the other was bailly beaten. - A Hal ti more newspaper man says tho contributions made to tho demo cratic national committee in tho re cent campaign did not exceed $?00, i)00, while tho republicans had a fund of $15,000,000. - At Akron, Ohio, Edward Eppley WOB found guilty of tho unlawful pos session of dynamite. This is tho tilth conviction growing out of tho riots in August, when tho City Building was blown up and burned. - Twenty-five persons were made sick at Chattanooga last week by drinking water from a well charged with arsenic. 11resulted from a neigh borhood quarrel. One of thc families put in the posion for spite. - Gov. Sayers of Texas is said to have contributed to tho Galveston re lief fund moro money in proportion to his private means than any other per* son interested; but his gifts wero dis tributed secretly, and were not public ly acknowledged. - Tho Supremo Court of Georgia has decided that though the general government could require stamps put on certain documents for raising taxes tho separate States could receive tax able papers as evidence though they had no stamp on them. - Miss Kato Miller of Fredricksburg, Pa., is probably tho oldest factory "girl" in tho United States. Sho re cently celebrated her 81st birthday, and for* tho last twenty years has worked in tho samo establishment. She never misses a day, turns out a full quota of work, competing with girls sixty years her jnior. - An ostrich farm is to bo establish ed in the surburbsof Little Kock, Ark., Thomas A. Cockburn of San Antonin, Texas, has purchased a tract of laud and will take his entire supply of birds there at once. His farm is a branch of one of tho celebrated California farms. Mr. Cockburn will go to Hot Springs because tho climate, ho Bays, is better suited for his business. - Tho Massachusetts bureau of labor statistics has been counting up tho clergymen, physicians and lawyers of tho State, and linds that "for every 544 persons in the population there is ono person engaged under tho head of re ligion; for every 899 ono person under tho hoad of law, and for every 431 ono person under thc head of medicino." - An example of the chances in tho United States for tho bright and en ergetic young men who stay in one plac? is furnished by tho success of Charles M. Hayes. At tho ago of 19 ho was a clerk in a railroad office at St. Louis, his salnry being $40 a month. Thnt was 23 years ago. Mr. Hayes has become president of tho Southern Pacific Railroad, which is tho largest system but ono in the world. Ho will have a salary of $55,000 a year and will bo tho highest salaried railroad man in tho world._ How's This. Wo oiler OHO Hundred Dollars reward for any -.UM- i f Catarrh th it emma be cured by Hall's 7at*rrh Curo. We. tho undersigned have known . Cheney 'or the last 1!V years, and bellevo htm perfectly ?onorablo In all business transactions and dur. >Uu\j miAo io carry oui any obligation? m nd o by heir fi nu. WKST A TR?AX, Wholesale Druggists, Tolodo, O. VALDINH. KINMA? ? MARVIN, Wholesale Drug ;IBU, Toledo, O. 4 Hall's Catarrh Cure lt taken internally, at Ung llrect'y apon tte blood and mucous surfaces or ha BTiwm. Testimonials sent fr sa. Unlit h? Hm inri ?tn. 7V"_ Hall's ?te*l? J PUla>r?:th? best. Scptus Items. Thanksgiving Day ha? at last ceased to be n day of giving thanks to Al mighty (Jod, the maker and ruler of tho world, tho giver of every good and perfect gift, but tho day i's spent in drinking and rowdying by a great many, and in gathering at shooting matches, hunting parties, frolics and other forms of amusement. 11 was not intended by tho Pilgrim fathers, the originators of Thanksgiving Day, when tiley invited tho Ked Men ?if that blenk and cold New England country toc?me and join them in rendering thanks to Him who doctll all things well, for the 1 manifold blessings which had been rained upon them, that tin- day should ov< r imiden ?lay ot desecration rath er than u day of giving thanks. Un less there is some change in the people , wu think the da> should ho done away wi til. Mr. 1. S. Sheriff has moved to his farm near Catecchee, Picken? County, and Mr. .1. A. Mulliuix has taken charge of the Newton farm. Mr. V. E. Hoggs leaves for Texas in a few days, where ho will make his fu ture home. Mr. C. W. Gaillard will take charge of his farm. Mr. Allen McAlister has traded his placo near Piedmont to Mr. Jasper Rhodes for his place near Scptus. Doth will move to their respective homes in tho near future. Tho Hov. Mr. Copelaud has hoon vis iting tho family of Dr. J. G. Due worth. Tho personal property of tho lato Wm. Watkins, which was sold on Nov. 33, brought very good prices. Tho property was auctioned off by Mr. Jesse Hobbins, of Anderson. Some of tho Septua boys engaged in a rough and tumble light a few nights ago at this place. No one was serious ly hurt, only a few scratches being vis ible tm some of them. Tho patrons of Lebanon High School will begin tho erection of a larger and I better school house, in tho near future. Tho growing condition of tho school makes its erection necessary. Hon. J. li. Dont hit is going to havo some building done on his farm, just over Tbreo-nnd-Twenty, in a few weeks. < Mr. M. B. Richardson is having his yards leveled up, which adds greatly to the appearance of his place. Everyone should do all that they can to make the organization of tho Mili tary Company at Anderson a success. Almost every city and town of promi nence in South Carolina has a Company and wny can't Anderson havo one, too? Let everyone who is interested take hold and keep pressing foi ward until tho desired end is accomplished. Wheat sowing is now progressing nicely, and if no had luck befalls them tho farmers will soon bo done sowing. It is indeed surprising that there is such a prevalence of profanity every where yon go. Wo do not. moan by profanity, real blasphemy only, but al so tho careless taking of God's name in vain. You hear it everywhere; on thy streets, in the stores, on tho roads, hi tim home, and even in (ind's own house, thc Church, Even in thc presence of ladies is not a safeguard against it. lt is indulged in by little boys, and shows, of course, tho kind of influence they arc under at home; it is also indulged I in by men in the. primo of life, and by those whoso temples aro adorned by silvery locks and whoso forms aro bent down by the weight of many years And all thislis done in the faco of the fact that God has said, "Thou shalt not take the name ot tho Lord thy God in vain, for tho Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain.'' God beholds tho actions performed by tho hands; Ho hears tho words that fall from tho lips; and Ile knows ttic thoughts that dwell iu the heart. Tho very thought that Ho notices every idle word, and thnt He is greatly dis pleased with thoso who take His name in vain, should lill everyone with seriousness and reverence. Profanity is a crimo for which there is no excuse. It is a sin which has no temptation to allure us to its commission, and it af fords no advantage, lt gratifies no sense, promotes no interest, yields no profit, and produces no honor. To in dulge in this vice is to insult Cod, to trille with our Creator, to abuse His glorious character, to despise His judgments, ami provoke His dreadful vcng< ance. Perhni a tho best mettle to guard us against this sin is to cherish a deep sense of our duty to God, a dread of vice ami u holy disdain of folly. If these feelings aro allowed to dwell in our hearts \<"u cannot, without pain, hoar that name nbuscd which angels and redeemed ones in heaven praised, and which all holy children and good [leonie now on earth hope to praise with them in "the Bweet byo and bye/' Profanity is a perversion of tho power i>f speech. It was given to man for tho most valunblo and praiseworthy abjects. It was giveu to him that lie might declare his admiration of Cod's works, that ho might give expression of his love and gratitude to his Creator, that he might celebrate his praises and promote his honor and glory. If, on bao other hand, wo violate His holy commands with his great gift, and pro fano His holy name, we hecomo guilty at the basest ingratitude to our best Benefactor and nt tho ?anio time wo become guilty of the'greatest cruelty to W. C. BAKXKTT. - Tho Governor of Wisconsin has written to Governor McS weeney for all litoraturo bearing on tho primary elec tion system, $hat State having become ntereeted in the system in this State.