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VOL. XLIX^j ? - ^INNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY JANUARY 9, 1895. NO. SOME OF THE NEW LA? PASSED AT THE LATE SESSION i|] THE STATE LEGISLATURE. Bi ! The Full Text of the Metropolitan "oljSR* Law as Finally Passed?The Law IteljBBr injj to "Scotch" Mortgagees. Below is given the act for the a? pointment of a Board of Police Cori|| ) missioners, etc., in cities and town* \ of not less than 1.000 inhabitants, anjffl ; popularly known as the "metropolis > tan police act." I Section 1. That on and after the pasl sag-e of this act, whenever the Governor, the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall deem it advisable or necessary for the better and more perfect government of any city' and incorporated twon in this State of more than 1,000 inhabitants, a board composed of the Governor. Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall appoint a Board of Police Commissioners, to consist, of three members, for such city or incorporated town. Such commissioners shall have been qualified electors and freeholders of such city at least one j year next prior to their appointment, j The official term of such commission- j ers shall be co-terminal with that of j the said State board appointing them, and until their successors he appoint -1 ea and qualified, but such commission- J ers, or any one of them, may be re-! moved and the vacancy or vacancies filled by the said State board at any1 time they may deem such removal ex- j pytlieiiU UI" IIWCSSttl-1 w u;i.uiv iuv objeet of the original appointment, and so long as it may be deemed necessary or expedient by said State board or their successors to continue said State board shall make a new appointment of the same or other commissioners for the succeeding term, to-wit; co-terminal with the term of j such said State board and until their successors be appointed and qualified, i if such enforcement of the laws of this j State in anv citv or incorporated town | under police regulation, be continued under this act. Before entering upon their duties, sucli commissioners shall each take and subscribe and cause to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State an oath of officc for the faithful discharge of their duties and the usual constitutional oaths required of public officers, and if the appointee v shall, for ten days after notification of appointment." fail to cause such oaths to be filed as aforesaid, his ap"Wrk -or) o ti rl o r?<vw J^V/XULUULX.V^ja.t> OilO-ii i V ? ViWW. ?. |Lappointment shall be made b\~said ?State board; and the said State board ||||JiaH have po-?ver to fill any vacancy lllll^id board at any time, whether |^^^sed by death, removal, resignation other cause, or may in their l^^^^tion, remove any member or of said board if in their opinthey fail to perform any_duof thisrrct*" board shall be designated p^oy the said State board to be president Y and another as secretary of said board. T'T-)^ or?r??(i] CO7O>*TT s~\? coI/-} /%Amrrn_ i ^ OWitki T VA OUJkU VVUJilliCOAV'AX ? ers shall be not less than fifty dollars ' nor more than three hundred dollars, to be fixed by the said State board within these limits in proportion to f the population of the particular city in question. Bat the secretary may be allowed a sum not exceeding fifty dollars in addition to his salary as a commissioner. Said salaries shall be An f 4-/^r-r-k r\Y? AitT- +vaoc?ny?\* I V/X W ?? XA V/i. ui^v utaoui^ in like manner as the salaries of town or city officers. Sec. 2. Such Board of Police Commissioners shall immediately appoint a marshal, who shall be cHief of police, and the necessary commissioned officers, who shall give bond in an amount equal to that required on the ISth day of December 1S94, of similar officers under the ordinances of such cities and towns, subject to the . orders of the board, and as manv po iicemea as may oe aeemea necessary by the board, not exceeding one for every one thousand inhabitants, aud who shall .have been residents of such city or town at least six months prior to their appointment. The marshal and policemen shall hold their respective o'nces co-terminally with the * board appointing them, subject ' however, to removal at any time by : !! a majority vote of the Board of Po- < lice Commissioners. The marshal and < policemen so appointed shall have i exclusive power, and it shall be their I' I duty, to serve all process issued by the t mayor, intendant or city recorder, and i all notices and papers issued by the Board of Police Commissioners. They. 1 the said marshal and policemen, shall 1 have and exercise all the common law t and statutory power of constables ? within such city, except for the ser- c vice of civil process, and they shall s also have the powers now had and i exercised by policemen under the laws of tho State and the ordinances s of such city. Provided, that no city t or town shall be liable in damages for c any of the acts of the mashals or police- fc I lien or officials appointed under the ci >ro visions of this act. c Sec. 3. The Board of Police Comnissioners 'shall keep and maintain b m office at the council chamber, police s; :ourt room Ot some station house or a >ther convenient place, and shall meet f< n regular session every month, and si n special session at any other time a tpon written request or any member c; o each other member who is in the f< spiv, .auv regular session may be act- c< llourned for u period not exceeding n: K'onr days. Two members snail consti- tl Mute a quorum at any regular or ad- is ||ouned session, or at any special ses- si j&ion properly called and notified. The pi Concurrence of two members shall be ti< Sufficient to decide any question prop-1 a: g?rly coming; before the board. It shall in K>ethe duty of the Board of Police of gComnussioners to till ail vacancies in .h; Bhe offices of marshal and policemen, v; gThe Board of Police Commissioners ti< Shall have entire control of ihejjolice ai ||orce of such city, its or^Jvcrzation, lit government and discipline, and entire C< Control of all station houses, citv te 8>risons. "patrol wagons, books, records. qi fc^upments and all other property be- m pg|ji?2:in? to the police department, and ti< ??*11 audit all claims against said de- ed llartment and certify the same to the at: ILayorand council for payment when pc |||d mayor and council to pay all of B( |||ph claims when so credited, certi- th ar.d presented. And it shall be m< ^^^virther duty of said mayor and su i|||||?l to levy and collect annually a un ^^^^^cient to pay the salaries and wi of_the Board of Police be l3BS^er>^^n>hals ?nd nohVo evy and collection of such annual tax tnd the payment of such expenses by hem. It shall be the duty of the 3oard of Police Commissioners to nake general and special rules for its >\vn government and for the governnent and regulation of the police detriment, and to make and promulgate proper orders to the police force hrough the marshal. Sec. 4. The board may, on the application of any pei-son or persons Blowing sufficient cause therefor, in rie discretion of the board, appoint Snv number of nolieemen. not exceed !in all the regular number of ponoen at any one time, to do duty at gnated place or places in the city, :>e expense of the person or per; by whom such application snail lacle, and the city shall not pay such special policemen so appomtand such special policemen shall be required to do duty at any r than the designated place or es, but in all other respects they B!L obey ail rules and regulations ot board and all orders from themar9l The board may also, with the ment of the said State board, apiMt such number of special police*8 for general duty in the city as *? be deemed advisable, but such policemen shall not serve '|;r than two successive days with"Eew appointments being made in " nanner. and they shall r.ot be I Pyla rate exceeding that of the ! regar policemen. a It, shall bo the dutv of the m:Br and council of any such city to Pr?e at its expense all necessary fc&modations for the sessions of : ^ ^ard, and to provide a police < coiKrooin, station houses and pris- < ons*id to furnish, warm and light ; "ielne; to furnish food for prison- i ers Jprovide for the monthly pay- < mei?f the marshal and policemen, : ?,n Icertificate of the hoard as to 3 ^^wunt due each: also for such : | .Expenses, records. books, sta- 3 printing,telegraphing, badges, i clutjid the repair and cleaning of ] P^'i^uildings. as may be necessary i 7~*1 %g the true intent and mean- < i clnis act that all the necessary j expeiL ,0f the police department ] ! s^alllborne by the city out of its Plcnt,Kr^>-nmpnt of such deoart- s boarciJs"?y?Sec.! veste" exclusively in said 1 council ? . , them,]-Neitner the mayor nor the , I the poP?r an*v officer appointed by shall nf"ave an7 government of j | except! ^orce; ancl the city treasurer i board ! Pa^' an>~ ?f the police force! < lshaUii}l2n.~the certificate of said < I interrur.n^" Pers0u- ?r persons wlio 1 ' judge, yy manner interfere with or } I pointed, ^ board, or the .police 5 ance ofY*?^!.or policeman so ap- ' thereof P^e ,ln legal perform- 1 ?it v. shall, upon conviction i o?ssiuiisi.^rethe Court of General < ^SyS^Sthe countv wherein such 1 fhisdernei^ "be adjudged guilty of a 3 any sum ^ and shall be fined in or moreit}ess than one hundred ! lars or rthan one thousand dol- : county iaiL imprisoned in the more thanj ot ]ess than ten days nor ; fense. Inetv davs; for each ofSec. 7. W - " and policeirj police judge, marshal ' snail be|n appointed under this 1 cm. anci lqUahfied elector of sucn discharge oikore entering upon the ^a4e and. su&jg official duties shall filyi \vitn tl4kr^e and cause to be stjftutxonal ?jfc>oard an official constichscliarge of" < an^ for the faithful Sec. S. Th Kfollowing ns lnuaj salaries of the by order of t^fc officers shall be fixed lowing limit%/H,ar(j within the folnot less than Jmelv: The marshal, more than tw ^hundred dollars nor annum, and l10usand dollars per less than ten ci-Ipolicmen each .not sixty dollars ptu-jrs nor more than Sec. 9. All fr'-Lvvh * \ *, ^ -x 1 me ju? fcmci I on enures coirecorder upon c I intendant or city tion of the laws'-. fces for the violaby him paid into- ji^s state shall be of the county in sL countv treasury located, for the ui;ch each city is school fund of succ|0f the common and forfeitures coIc*ountv. All fines or. intendant or ci&ed by the maycharges for the viola recorder upon nances, and all fees&0n of city ordiDd bv the mayor. i^-8f Wt ;order under any dfiulant or city re:ure or city orcIinjJ|0f the Legisla>hall be by him for services reasury for the uy?S into the city e venue fund of sut^ftf the general Sec. 10. During: 1 gftty. Dolice government ( % time that the ninistered under th:Bny city is adhe Legislature and .tRct, all acts of ;uch city in so far asvB. i nances of onliici or inconsiste. .5?"saTne ^ m'Tn hall be suspended a; vlvith this act c noperative. >Vfchall remain t Sec. 11. When the \V n uch city under this . vernment of o lie board shall turn o" shall cease, v lerk all the records a*-- to the city t or.rd, and thereafter papers of the i< .eemed records and p; ev shall be c lerk's office. Ars of the city a Sec. 12. Whenever a s oard shall deem it noft <-o+/i w .try to continue the slliger neces- t ny sxic'n city in The maa_.rnment of l yv by 'his act. the saief|er provided c iiall issu? and cause to iflptate board \ daily paper published ^T)U"blished in s apital their proclam itio I the State ict. and thereupon +h< jh-) that ef- I Duncil shall reassum^ Vuayor and > >ent of the police of sue Eie "govern- o le ordinances and laws t-jfcity. under t ting prior to this act.|lreof as ex- r ich officers as may be apMppointing I roviding for the election inted and t cer or officers as may Isucli of-|t id to that end. if there be | elective. i such contingency in an 1 vacancy 1 Hoe. the mayor and couiS elective I ive power and authority tojcil shall icancy by appointment untfen such >11 may be held: and the an elec- 1 id salary of the marshal anSinctions s :emen and of tlie Board o| the po- r.nmissioners shall cease a Police i rmine upon the appointm<Sncl de- salification of a nolice forcp*,* ayor and coucil after such pribv the i ni. That nothing: in this act cSclaina- < shall be so construed as to dis?.ntain- i; lv member of &?v piMualifv < 'lice force of any city'Ivious t ?lding- appointment undeiBtrom i >ardof Police CommissioneiH the 1 eir discretion, nor to disquaiifcfi;, at i ?mber of a police force appoin??g- any < ch board from holding appoinijtj by rVr ihf nwvnr and ' force and effect. Sec. 12. This act shall take effect immediately upon its approval. Sec. 33. Whenever the word "city" is used in this act the same shall be construed to mean "city" or "town." Sec. 14. All acts and" parts of acts which are inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. SCOTCH MORTGAGES. Among the acts of the Legislature that still await the Governor's signa iure is the one known as the "Scotch mortgages act," and it is of considerable interest to the le^al fraternity of the State and also to the class of creditors and debtors who are affected by it. especialy as it may have codsiderable bearing on some of the foreclosure sales advertised in the various counties of the Suite for the first Monday in January. The act reads as follows: Sec. 1. That from and after the passage of this act no sale under or by virture of any martgage or Other instrument of writing, intended as security for a debt, shaI4 be valid to pass the title of the land mortgaged unless the debt for which the security is given shall be first established by the judgment of some court of competent jurisdiction. or unless the amount of the debt be consented to in writing by the debtor sbsequent to the maturity of the debt; such consent in writing to be recorded in the olMeeof the register of mesne conveyances, where the mortgage or other inslrument in writing 9 i given 10 secure sucn ueui is. ux- uu-m. to be, recorded. Sec. 2. That from and after the pas-! sage of this act, in actions of fore- j closure, the court shall have the pow- J er to render judgement against the J parties liable for the payment of the | iebt secured by the mortgage and to J iirect at the same time the sale of the | mortgaged premises. The said judgment so rendered may be entered md docketed in the clerk's office in the same manner as the judgment. Upon the sale of the mortgaged premises the officer making the sale ander the order of the court shall credit upon the judgement so rendered .:or the debt the amounts paid to the plaintiff from the proceeds of the sale. Sec. 3. That all acts or parts of acts ^j^jl^^^^j^Mhisact be, and the ! ame are her^i^v^eaS^^^SS^gSg CALLS ON CLEVELAND. Che President Was at Heme to all the j World. Washington, Jan. 1.?The Presilent was at home to all the world who ;hose to visit the White House during-1 ;he day, and the official family re-1 peated the annual object lesson in the j simplicity and impressiveness of rimeriean republican institutions in ;he United States. Representatives of foreign powers in the splendor of their ;ourt dress greeted the president in ihe names of their respective governments. The army and navy paid their respects to their commander in chief; members of Congress to their executive, federal officials to the head of the government and the public at large to the chief citizen of the nation. In minor details alone did the day's reception differ from any o? its predecessors since General Washington .the first president, officially inaugurated the national ceremony in New York city, 104 years ago. The old Dutch custom so pleased him that he inquired whether it was established or a casual one, and on being informed that the day was always honored in New York, he exclaimed: ' 'Whatever change takes place, never forget this cordial and cheerful observance of New Year's day." ISo dav is so notable in Washington city. Immediately following the president's reception, the secretary of state entertained the diplomatic corps at breakfast. The secretary of war received the army; the secretary of the navy opened his house to the navy and, until night olficial visiting was the rule throughout the capitol. The interior of the White House was decorated very much as it usually is upon the occasion of olficial functions with masses of palms, ferns and other -1 - .i_,1 "1 +1ta. noi'lniK; lvATl lc<S UUIWSU. pi<?iiu> awuu i/tiv ?.w~ of flowers on the mantels and curtains of srnilax before the mirrors. The oval blue room, where the receiving party stood, was profusely adorned and all the rooms were illuminated wholly by electroilers and the weather was clear and bright with brilliant sunshine. The approaches to the executive mansion were occupied by double columns of arniv and navy officers. stretching away from the portico beyond the gates, the red tasseled hcliet ot th's iTTrrtrui'jT ^"vr-oi tTIe' avalry, the white of the infantry,and he black plumed chapeaus of the Lavv, showed distinctly above the sea f dark blue uniforms resplendent I'ith gold trimmings, while beneath he great portecocherc. carriages rapdly deposited the brilliantly attired nembers of the diplomatic corps, and .long the avenue extending- down the ide streets stood long lines of organiations and private citizens awaiting heir turn to shake hands with the resident, and crowding within signi ?f the White House were thousands \*ho had been attracted by the gay cene. Promptly at 11 o'clock the marine >and, stationed in the main corridor. >urst forth with "Hail to the Chief is the receiving party descended the >road stairway from the prirate apartnents and took their places in the >lue room, the president beinsr in the i ear est red room door, through which he guests entered. At his right stood ?lrs. Cleveland, and beyond in the ine were Mrs. Gresliam. Mrs. Olney, Hvs. Bissell, Miss Herbert and Miss Norton. Mrs. Stevenson was in ortn uaro- j ina with the vice president at the bed-1 lide of their invalid daughter, and \Irs. Hoke Smith was ill. Back of the eceiving line were invited guests of Vlrs. Cleveland. At 11 o'clock members of the cabilet were received. These were followed by members of the United States Supreme Court.Court of Claims.Court )f Appeals, Supreme Court of the Dis :rist,"Senators, Representatives. Uom-1 nissioners of the District of Colum- j :>ia. ex-members of the cabinet, exministers of the United States, officers i the ai'my, navy and marine corps. At noon, the regents and secretary ?f the Smithsonian institution, civil service commissioners, interstate commerce commissioners, assistant secrecies of departmenis and other officials were received; at 12:15 p. m.. COLUMBIA NEWS. THE STATE MILITIA TO 3E REORGANIZED BY GEN. WATTS. Two Hundred and Seven Companies to be Reduced to One Hundred?About Three companies to :>e aiiowvu m vouutv Regardless of Population. Columbia. S. C.. Dec. 30.?It will not be long before the militia of the State will be recorganized if the present plans arc carried out. Under the provisions of the recent Act the Adjutant General is given very much more authority than he has heretofore had. and Adjt. "Watts intends to exercise that authority. Together with the Governor and a major general the Adjutant^General will undertake the organization of the entire militia to suit the ideas of the present oHicers. It is 1*1 1 xl -X .4.^ M! move mail ilKeiy ma.b uie iuawer -.ua be largely left to Adjt. Wutts. and as he is young, full of ambition, and desirous of making something out of the militia. He intends to get hard at woi'k and see what if anything can be done. There are now two hundred i and seven companies in the volunteer service of the State. To use an agricultural phrase, the companies will be weeded down to a stand by reducing the number to one hundred. The new law provides that the militia companies ''shall be distributed among the several counties of the j Stale as nearly equal as possible." Under this provision of the law it is I intended to divide the State militia, [and not concentrate the companies [as much as they have focen lor the j |past few years. If the plan as con-!' jceived is carried out it will act as a j' j boomerang to several of the counties j' ! in wliieii there are half a dozen cava!- ; i vy companies and where there areas '' i ntanv colored military commands. The intention is to divide the hundred companies as nearly among1 the counties as can be done, and then if the com- ; mands do not come up to the scratch they will be retired and room will be 1 | made for the companies that maybe on the outside waiting. The Legislature appropriated ?10.000 to the militia this year, and under the ! r?vnvisirm<5 nf t!ift now law this llionev ' istributed under {he direction j: vUUIIjL?w^ia way as mav ]je , j of the board ms^^^aSBOt i deemed best. Lnder tiit~ora law i J was distributed pro rata, i.nd the com- * panv having- the largest turnout rej ceived the largest slice of the State's ; j appropriation. The lr w lav.* is inj tended to change this, and the chances j are that the money will not be used : I directly by the companies, but will j probably be used for the purchase of ! uniforms, equipment and such things. : Nothing has however been decided in this direction. It is expected that the new appointments will be announced in the course of the next two weeks. At that time the brigadier general for the 4th brigade will be named. THE NAVAL RESERVE. A/Uuniont Waits will trv to develop the naval reserve on the coast. He ' expects to go on to Washington shortly to see what can be done there towards getting assistance, and if he meets with encouragement, as lie has every reason to hope, he expects that several new detachments of naval reserve will be organized. FINISHING THE CONFEDERATE ROLLS. Adjutant Watts is anxious to have the work on the Confederate rolls completed as soon as possible. He thinks that most of the companies; { have sent in their rolls and the others \ | have been arranged for. It is highly * * * *-?* JL i necessary tnat tins impuruun huuvi should be finished and that the record should be put in some permanent, form. As it is the only data that isi to be had of the men who fought for j | their State during the late war is con- i i tained on sheets of paper that are filed j i away in a cabinet in the office of the j Adjutant General. The rolls have never been published, and should any- j thing happen to the originals now on j file they could hardly be duplicated. It would seem that every man who took part in the war ought to be suilicientlv interested in his command to o see that the oincc is provxucu ? iCIJ. CD j roll of members, but such does not seem to be the case, as there are still some commands of which there is 110 roll whatever. Moreover, it is a very difficult matter to remember such {things after the lapse of so many years, and where there is a willingness on | the part o? many there is an inability j to give the detailed information that; is sought. TIIE SEW LAW AS TO MURDER. One of the statutes passed at the last; thejfreneral Assembly, and which is likely to iigTire conspi^TTuus7^ ly in the criminal prosecutions m mis g State, is the bill providing for a see- c ond degree of murder. Inquiry has ? been made for the provisions of the ] statute. It reads as follows: } To amend Section 2.4r>-? of the Gen- ] eral Statutes of 1SS2. being Section t 109 of the Criminal Statutes of South ( Carolina, relating to the punishment) ] for murder: |i Be it enated by the Senate andj; ?r "13f,-nc h/va* mot I " ilOUSU Ui JLA.CJ.-'I t JCiU?u 1 ^.7, , and sitting in General Assembly and i ] by the autxiority of the same: | i Section 1. That Section 2.4i>4 of the < General Statutes of ]882, being Section ( 109 of the Criminal Statutes of the \ State of South Carolina, approved by . the General Assembly of said State of ] 1893. bo amended so as to read as fol- ; lows: " j Section 109 <2.434,) Whoever is guil- ; ty of murder shall suffer the punish- ] ment of death: provided. however, that iia each case where the prisoner is fund guilty of murder the jury may i find a special verdict recommending ! him or her to the mercy of the Court. < wlicre-unon the punishment shall be ] reduced to imprisonment in the Peni- . ientiary with hard labor during tlie ; whole iifetime of the prisoner. j < Section 2. That this Act shall goj, into effect from and immediately upon . the date of its approval. * < Approved December 21, 180-i. : THE LEWIEDALE DI-SrEXSARV ROBBERY. ] The constables are working up the < case of the looting of the dipensaay at : Lewiedale. A telegarm has been re- 1 ceived stating that two hundred and ] forty-seven bottles of liquor have been . recovered by the State's ollicers. It is i tliAt t!io niitii'ft nf flffi.il- 1 UHUI ^CU. v/llvlb VU.KS vnwti V X. . ? - able liquor was taken out of the c'is- i pensary and that a good portion oi it < was found in yard of an ex-liquor dealer. SENATOR BUTLER AND HIS CONTEST. i Gen. Butler was in the city this ? this morning' and said that Le had no idea when the .Supreme Court would decide the registration case, but if this Court-did not decide it on the direct issue that the United States Court in Washington would do ?r> The o-PTiPTal fcxnectation here is that the case will soon be decided, but that it will be on some immaterial feature of the law. TO MOVE TO WASHINGTON". Talking' about this case Mr. Chas A. Douglass, who took a leading part in it. will soon move to Washington, where he will practice law. Mr, Douglass is a man of recognized ability ivtll r>/\ in WTiven ington. Mr. K. N. Obear will go into partnership with him. It appears that the Eepubliban candidates for Congress intend to give the DcTnocratic Congressmen elect from this State some trouble. From what can be heard here it seems as if there will be very much of an all roundcon- j test. Mr. McLaurin has; already receive-" notice of a contest from his district .-tnd if the Republican work fr^eps up tl? a will be a contest from every district c.ccept that which Congressman Talbert has the good luck to represent. 1ST![isTHE V.*ORK OF THE PRINTERS? Supreme Court seems to be somewhat down on typewriters* Under a recent rule of the Court all original papers have either to be printed or written, on the ground that the paper uspd for typewriting is not substantial and will not last. The typewriter has been largely used in getting up pa; .el's for the Courts. i'LIE COLD SNA? AND SNOW. Th.-.-.v ww vwr i"p\r neonlf! who . ?J - i X renin ml out on the streets today. The cold was too severe. The snow still scer.s lo held its own and can be seen r>n fcvery side about as thick as it was yesterday. The sun did not make its appearance during the day. The thermometer did not get as low as it did yesterday, but it .was low enough. Columbia is having anojihfei^legant j! snow storm tonight. Ir^Iaceswliiiiftr the snow had melted/the ground is again-covered and the/falling snow is thickening the coat al/eady deposited. A.t half-past 9 o'clockrthe streets, a perfect sheet of white, sn-e already desertHi. ilere arid there* a strolling hack is seen in search passenger and now and then an &||C'ir or some belated wight is to The snowfall is rapid and ]|llllaas if it will last. DRAUGHTS. Ti.?to?v'ofdWBIi t!ishcatin? srraufrements ~ aT the hall of the a?gWUepre?ntatives should be It lb a general rule fi r ?r-ni r\f flip T ^. killed by a cold contractQa^^^^^r^g the seesion. and the wonder is^nagvJl? is not worse. It is suggested that Surgeon Billings, the ablest expert of the kind in the country, should be invited to come here and look into the matter. Something ought to be done and very soon at that. A PROSPEROUS COLUMBIAN. Coi. Greorge K. Wright, who until reccLiiV lived here, but. now the Southern representative of Clias A. Baldwin & Co, of New York, is on a brief visit to his family. He has just completed a trip through the South, ~-L ?c ~ Vay%1-C< -Pr?nm prc VISlting III OS U Ui luc uarnvo jiivtu * . ^ York to New Orleans with the view of securing their New York accounts and handling' their foreign exchange. He has been more than successful. The firm of Baldwin & Co have made a wise selection in secuting- one so capable and well known in this and other sections of the South.?News and Courier. Dropped Dead at the Altar. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 2.?Chas. Hughes, who dropped dead in Boston of apoplexy List Wednesday night, and was prevented from becoming a liummist. iust as he was about to be ?? -' v married to Mrs. Livemore of that city, lias a wife and two children living here. At the time of publication of the man's death here, inquiry was made, but nothing in connection with his history could be learned. To-day, a representative of the Associated Press found Mrs. Hughes, who is a sermstress, at her apartments in the rear of Simm's drug store. Preston and Green streets, and the following facts in regard to liugties were explained : According to her statement they were married fourteen years ago in this city. She was Miss Emma I Brown and lived with her mother at 1935 East Main street. Hughes was a paper finisher at the Bremaker-Moores mill and earned good wages. Two children were born to them and they lived happily until four years ago. j when the first clouds began to darken TTno-w took to drink, iiie claims, Jiis mon :y. This went from bad to worseTTmsw* i year later when they parted, Mrs. Inches keeping the two children. The lusband. she says, went to Bedford, ."nd., where lie remained only a short ime. and was next heard of in Dayton, _). He finally settled in Massachusetts Mrs. Hughes says that her husband .vrote her many times about securing1 i divorce but she steadfastly refused. Mrs. Hughes knows nothing' of Mi's, li vein ore, the window in the case. Speaking of the sensational circumstances surrounding her husband's lentil, she remarked: "It seems as if .lie avenging hand of God had followed Got. had followed him." Mrs. Hughes's Iwo children are aged 11 md S veal's respectively. The former is a boy and is at the school of reform md the latter, a girl, who is an inmate of the Homy of the Innocents. Only One Escaped. Lancaster. Ky.. .Jan. 1.?The Miller liotel was burned between and (> ?*clock this morning. There were four person.'; in the building at the time. Hid ward A. Pascoeand wife, his babv ? ? . ^ about tvo yeai*s ot age. ana nis moiniv-in-]e.w. -Mrs. Masters. The wife only escaped. The fire started in the cellar where it must have been smouldering all night as the Pascoes were about suffocated when awakened. The husband assisted his wife to the window and returned to assist his mother in-law and oabe. but was not able to return. Xo other persons were in the hotel which had been conducted by Pascoe. and he had made all arrangements to give it up today, having moved his furniture out of the building. P;lscoc was 26 vears of age and ""-'--I ni. T"? i ;ame irom iMcuoiasvme, jvv. jduS. Masters was a widow The building svas a three-story brick, belonging to Saxji Miller of Knoxvllle. Tenn., and ivas insured for$5,000. The fire is beLiered to have lieen of incendiary origin. \ Chief Hip^ns of the. fire depart ME, BARNWELL'S IDEAS. CHARLESTON'S CONSERVATIVE SENATOR TALKS HORSE SENSEHe Says the Legislature Bid a Great Deal of IIaril TVorlc?Tbo Constitutional Convention Shonld he a >*on-Patizan I>o<ly. Charleston', S. C., Jan. 2.?A reporter for the News and Courier called . ou Senator J. Vv. Barnwell recently with a request for an interview upon , the work of the Legislature at its late , session. Mr. Barnwell said that the correspondents at Columbia had des- : crioeu so tiiorougniy tne woric uone that there was little for him to say. , However,that he had never in his ] lifetime had snch hard w rk to do as ( that which was crowded into the three \ weeks between the 4th and 24th of ] December. It was literally a night ( and dav business to do the mere rou- ] tiii'e'tlKJifc'- was-reqairecl of a Senator and also to keep a watch upon general j i legislation. j Something over four hundred bills 3 had been acted on by the senate, of ^ which about three hundred had come j I before the committees on the judiciary j and on incorporations, of which he < was a member. "Work usually began j at 10 o'clock in the morning with the ! sitting of one or other of those com-1 mjttees, and was continued until 11 j o'clock, then the senate met and con-1 tinued in session till shortly after 2 j o'clock. The judicarv committee met) every day at 4 30 and sometimes sat!1 for ever two hours, and on one occas- j c ion until the meeting of the senate at j 2 S p. m. The senate met nearly every s night at S and continued in session j 2 till about 10 and sometimes up to 11 P and 12 o'clock. I a There certainly was no waste cm j ^ time in the senate. No set were delivered and|: member far as he j1 '"'o wasted time in speak- j' ing. He did not hesitate to say that ' he believed the South Carolina legis- j3 latnre was the hardest worked legislative body in the world. Under its un- written law it adjourned at Christmas ' and to do so required unceasing labor. 1 Of course there was amass of Jegisla- < tion which was mere routine, such as i the incorporation of towns or amend- ( ing tlieir charters, or the incorporation ] of railroads and the many local matters concerning county government. ; Under the present constitution every billlnust relate to %one subject, and 1 consequently it was impossible to ! have one bill ortwobills incorporating ' in one act a large number of compan ies, as was the practice prior to the T Vi i c 1 Am cl o - ? I^/l^OCUU V/VUCbii/Ui/iVlX. XUIO JIV lOiU ture had adhered pretty closely to the : ruu?k>li?l ^^JmTTrrs"sflt)Ui^iJre-issued, j which could be obtained from the 1 clerk of the court or the secretary of j State: but the number of acts of incor- J poration which cannot be so obtained < is considerable and many of these it is scarcely possible to see a way to grant- ! ing under any general law. ; Charleston has always a very large ' mass of such legislation to be got ' through with, and he pitied the sena- 1 tor who ever had to do this work alone Every person interested in a charter ' wishes to know exactly its progress through the two bodies, and the sen- ! ate is amused sometimes to see the tel- 1 egrams rushing in upon the Charles- ' ton senators. Personally he was treat- : ed by all of the senate, its officers and employees with the utmost courtesy, and he had the pleasantest recollec tions of his intercourse with them. He did not believe that the errors in ' noting amendments made by the ' seriate were the effect he might say ! they were not. inasmuch as they some- ; times occured in bills in which no one j ?"1.1 Un imo tincr TTft 1 UUU1U stated this as a simple matter of justice to the presiding oificers and the clerks. In the tremendous rush toward the end of the session and in the late hours which prevailed it was wonderful that there were not more errors. There are really not so many committed as there are in the closing hours of congress of what is known as tne snori seessiun. Politically speaking, of course, the conservatives were not able to control legislation. That 110 sane man could < expect with the small minorities in the two houses, but that iheir weight was felt on the committees and in general legislation is a fact too patent to need discussion. There was scarcely any bitterness in any debate, and the effort seemed to be, as a general xsfeai on the part of thecc^^T^^Uo| ? obscure tpQuestionsi>y side issues 0 but to 'Ujuss them on tiieir merits. ana to i, ve n0 excuse to the majority ^ PHd on belialf of their party 0 mea3ves that they had been irritaiecl P 4r*?aunted by their adversaries. On r the oth^r hand he did not think that v any of the majority ever thought for a 0 moment that the minority had surren- c dered their convictions. You must a recollect that on a number of the party ?. doubled by the addition of the more ^ independent ot the Reformers. Senator Fin ley. of York, Senator Kirkland of Kershaw, and Senator Miller, of ; Lancaster, voted on ail subjects as they pleased and were rcinforced from ? time to time by other Senators. b Senator Barnwell was asked to J speak regarding the address of "the forty." He said that not all of these T gentlemen had proved their faith by 0 their works: but he thought that cer- ? tainly an effort should be made by 1,1 the conservatives to show that they ^ were willing to drop ^arty lines in i the matter of the constitutional convention. If that body was a partisan body, bent upon making a constitution which should recognize the die- e tates of faction alone, it should be 11 clearly shown that the fault of doing I a cn riid unt v^st-. with the cities and I \ towns and the conservatives, but r should be laid at the door of the ad- fc ministration and the extremists of that faction. There would be time b enough to demonstrate who were at t fault if the body was not truly a rep- a resentative one. a He was more than ever convinced C that ridicule, sneers and abuse of o everyone connected with the reform v faction would never bring any good 1: to the State. He advocated no sacri- v fice of principle, no profession of be- v lief as to the wisdom of acts which e they had been condemning, but he r did think that time should not be ex- s: pended in sighing over the past, but ti instead the best efForts of everyone ii who cared for the State should be bent o towards the future and towards doing si away a cherished such feeling, provided there was no surrender of conviction, or unworthy acknowledgement of mistakes, it should be perfectly possible j ana honorable to forget party differ-1 ences and act together for the" good of j the State. He did not for an instant say that such a course would be successful. lne time may not nave arrived yet when the party in power may be willing to surrender a particle of its grasp upon office, but every effort should be made to convince the people all over the State that the opposition were simply ruled by the hope of victory or greed of office. It had been said by the administra-. tion leaders in the legislature that the immense power bestowed upon the governor and his cabinet would not be missed. Time -would show, and a comparatively short time, whetherthis -would be the case. If the new registration allowed under the terms Df the act calling: the convention was fairly conducted, so as to be a real registration and not a mere mockery, people could tell whether the administration, or in fact any other of the -eform part v. were in"earnest in their professions of fairness, or whether j :hey intended to keep themselves in J jowcr, cost what it might. A very j short time would decide the matter. | HELP iN TIMS OF NEED. i. Timely Movement in Ai<T. of tlie Western Farmers, Baltimore. Jan. 2.?The suggestion nade last week by Mr. R H. Edmonds >f this city that the South, which had m abunaant corn crop last year, hould ship a full train load of corn tnd meal to the farmers of Nebra^-y^gt vho are suffering becau^g^sps^^ort- j 'oro of the corn m'th ' [erv^SrifrT^response throughout the country. In inaugurating this movement Mr. Edmonds telegraphed to the G-o vernor of Nebraska as follows: ' 'In view of the distress reported among some of the farmers of Nebraska by reason of the short com crop, and in dew of the abundant crops cf the South, I have suggested the desirability of the people of the South uniting to send at least a train load of corn ind provisions to Nebraska for distribution to those who are in want. I aiu. iiut Ul^iXLL IAJ JUlWjUiaLC 111 JJUi,2\lllg j this suggestion that the people of Nebraska are not able to care for those who are in want in their own State, but it seemed to me that the time was opportune for the South to utilize such an opportunity as this to show to the world its appreciation of the blessings it has received in an abundant crop last year, its appreciation of the liberality with which the North and West have ever met every call from the South _for help in time of need, and ;o put into effect forcesYhaT*"wouldT aelp to unite our entire country, obliterate all .sectional lines and show that we are one people. As a Southern man and yet above and beyond that, an American, I believe, this effort of the South in extending relief to the West would prove the truth 'that it is more blessed to give than to receive.' '"I have requested Governor Northsrn of Georgia, and he has consented to take charge of the matter and to gather in Atlanta, whatever contributions may be offered for the purpose :>f making up this train load to be shipped West." In response to this telegram. Goveraor Grounze of Nebraska wired Mr. Edmonds that the proposed donation -fV. ?-*-*>"?-i 1 "1 -r~ o "r> f'.Tia.'f. W'JLL-L WZ OJJLd.iJLX^AW.XJLj' AVW1TVU. on behalf of those for whom this generous contribution is intended, he desired to express his appreciation and also for the motive prompting the sue?estion of such a contribution from the South. . The movement has been taken hoM of actively in the South. All Southern railroads have wired their willingness to handle contributions free. The Georgia Southern and Florida and the Seaboard Air Line have each wired offering in addition to carrying shipments, free to contribute a carload of material, and active preparations are being made for getting together enough to fill at least a solid train. Vicerresident Baldwin of the Southern J TT-J J -tc&nway mreu ;?ir. ilujluuulus v wicruo,; that President Spencer has authorized all the agents of the line to accept contributions and has arranged to give the use of one of the freight depots in Atlanta for consolidating all shipment^ ^flVTetter received yesterday. Gov. 1 ."orthern states that he thinksvhe will -1 e able to secure at least half a dozen 1 arloads of goods from Georgia alone. ?' 'he work of organ izatinn in other parts J f the Souih is proceeding as rapidly as 1 ossible. One of the first telegrams < /vstsii c v, cs\ 4 crt! ati < CV-Ci > CU XIX i i'/ ^ao5VlJVAViJ> as from Hon. Hoke Smith. Secretary 1 f the Interior, who said: "I cordially 1 ommend your plan fox* sending: corn 1 nd meat to western Nebraska. South- 1 rn farmers have raised more of both . bis year than their section will need. ' hope your suggestion may be cxecu- 3 ed." " < This movement, inaugurated in Bal- < [more has attracted universal atten- J oin. not simply as an illustration of 1 he fact that the" South this year has j seen able by reason of its immense ' iroduction of corn and meat to con- ' ribute liberally to tiie needs 01 tnose rho are suffering because of the great ; irouth in Nebraska, but as a kindly < xpression of the friendly interest that ' 5 uniting all parts of the country and ; obliterating the sectional lines that so ' r>nrr spnarated the South and the 1 Vest. ' 1 < Protecting Navigation. Low country people will "be inter- : sted in the contents of a bill passed iy the last session of the Legislature nd signed by Governor Evans to pre ent the obstruction of navigable ; ivers and harbors of this State. The < ill is as follows: < Sec. 1. That any person who sball 1 >e found gulty of cutting any trees or ree tops, brush or logs, or throwing < ny refuse material whatever into 1 ny navigable river or harbor in South i Carolina. or who shall float lo^s singly < r in rafts in any manner whatsoever 1 without being "properly or plainly t ighted at night, and attended by day t rith sufficient number of men to pre- < ent said rafts and logs from neglig- < ntly damaging property along the ] iver banks, or from catching on 1 nags, sinking and forming obstruc- \ ons. or in any manner whatsoever t iterfering with the navigation or 1 T?t 4.: ? ? 1 T?? irc>ci'ui;bjuig wiu . \? JUL?AA ktuxO, I hall be deemed guilty of a zmsdemfcgi nor, and punished by?neno?erceed-Ti ig two Jimidred and^fiftv HOLACAUST W A TJ-iE 'HORROR OF STHE ! HOUSE FIRE REVEALED. It Is 2fow Certain That Fourteen Employ* es, Ten of TTiexn "Women, Became Panic Stricken and "Were Lost. ^'jvgggggg|| Albatc Dec. 31.?Later develop;;;-^^^^ ments in the Delevan House fire that at least six servants are unac< ' counted for. They are Mary and Sullivan, chambermaids, sisters; get Fitzgibbon, pantry girl; two col<a^^^^| eel cooks, whose names cannot he ascertained. and a man named Peraaa?g^^^ do, employed in the steward's . depart^f^^^ ment. The pay roll has not yet been?-^|^^ fully verified" and it may he several other persons perished. Joba Norman, one of the. wajcfers^*;^^ says he took Louis F. Payne, the known friend of Hamilton room 303 just before the fi 1, n i ,ii nTji f"^ He returned to the traps for Payn* and^fnvered." As Gorman Va^*?t&ning to tor, a dense^ffoke appeared"- and rushed a^eund from room torooic^t^^^^ give the alarm to guests who were --.m '^1^0^ theirrooms. Xorman wa'S'ToyeKO.m4:^^i^^ by the smoke, which he says wa^^^s^^gS dense as to blind him .and make. possible to breathe. HefeU wicd^ious. : and lay upon the floor $oic&)&rie..: . -' G-uests came wishing out at?A'sfm&nia ' > j^v-55 stumbled over Mm and~-f&i This aroused him enough '*%& . got up and reached a vrmdo:^''V?eie_. he could get fresh air. Hees from the building nonetr^^wgrsefor his experiene^-r^ora^n said '.this * ? mom^p^STmanv of the servants- ' 35?sFnave perished in this way. says that they were apprised of-therfbc^'^^r.^j^ in"time to save themselves, but; that'.' they ran around to arouse the guest' v 1W /'T/-0 "?"*/> T1TAY?A /VY?A*AAW*A XJLJ. Ci-ULO > V CJ.C \J V C JLA^J-LA^ ^\?". "V- " ^^fcSteVS smoke. Norman was on the fouri?^?^^^p floor of the hoteL The servants-,*had^r:'^^ their rooms on the fifth &6c^caS^S^-?^^M thinks that those above him.'Crete off from ail escape. r Messrs. Herly & Moore, of the burned hotel, devoted ing to hunting for their ployes. During the morning.^^^^^^^^ found one of these, butnptol^clo^?^^^ several others could not be fot?n5l:; j^^p^^a| Charles Rosecrans. one. of clerks, could not be fonndJ in a room on the fourth a son of William E. Rosecrans^eS^^^^^^? art of the Hotel Men's missing. She had a from a fourth story -was her hnshaady&o <^n"i^g^^CTpjj|BSB fire escape, his feet' resting en. tidexjorii^^v^l ice of a third-story -window for ..over ten minutes before a ladder -wasreacIi- J^?M Albany. Dec. 31.?The latest esjj^SjPi mate is that thirteen persons,' Eloves of the hotel, perished in tire:;; ' - ^v,.; 1 >ele^an House fire last night Three,v -":j^^B of the. missing people are men and are-women. A conservative estimate of theIossls-7' ^^H $150,000 on the building, which. isin- ^9 suredfor $160,000, and $50,000 on-the: furniture, "which is insured for $37,500. a? The rents of the hotel are insured. -for .'WjoxS 5=26,000. Heiser & Mulfelder,- dealers fBsn in vrhole sale notions, who occupied a &B0& store under the annex, suffered a loss:-^j| by fire and water of $40,000, fully in-^J^ppi sured. Slight looses were incurred by ' several merchants on the opposite sidfeof Broadway, caused by falling walls and the intense heat. * Forty-One Persons PerishKlamath Falls, Or.. Dec. 29.^. report has just reached here from Silver Lake, Lake county;that Christmas eve, while y;.3aageis%^^p party was attending a Christmas free, a lamp ea^Ioded, causing a winch 41 persons were death and 15 injured. The gatheiri v.g* "^jgi had assembled at the hall aboveChristian Bros' store, ffid ^ ta^^^vV^Srtheir parents and iMre having a grand time fgn&J qJH|^ngwhat Santa Olaus had ^SH Drougnt them, little dreaming that :~vfl nany of them would never leave the juilding alive. The Lake View Ex iminer says: Some one attempted to ?et where he could see and near Deiter . oy jumping upon a bench in the mid- 3|| lie of the hall. In doing so his head struck a lamp that was hanging from the ceiling, causing the oil to run out, which immediately-caught fire. While EB trying to take the lamp down it was 'Afi? tipped so that the oil ran out on the floor.' From that time on the scene Jam was terrible to behold. Some of the jra| men said: "Shut the door ana keep . j|?g }uiet. and it can be put out," while/ MmBi others screamed and yelled. Th? Jgj| [amp was finally taken .down, bur fell to the floor." In thejr attempts to . "l g-et itoutside it was 'dcked to the floor where it lay unmolested, as it could not be touched on account of the intense heat. The people were compelled to go through the flames in Drder to reach the door and frantically A rushed to their doom. Five of the in- A _m jured are likely to die. The office and the entire stock of Dhristain Brothers. vras consJfl Silver Lake is over 100 milJM Claraath Fails, and the sizgjm Lake view papers brought Must be >*cmbcj)BS awrequiring- cotton buj^? iach bale of cotton brouJ| ame number that is put tills and bc&l?^S?e*?ffl?gg Sec. 1 That from and to sage ol tins Act each IB Duver in this State shall ;o Iceep a book in which aB jerted the number of bales wrought by liim. He shall? ;he bales of cotton boughtr.qB he name of those from whocQ :hases and shall give to the.B :otton bill, on which he shalflj lumber of the bale or bales flgg >ought from him, the ;ale of cotton: on his books* he cotton. bill shall be thesJj >er. ^ ^ ^ boc^MB