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SOL. " ' ~ WINySBORO," a 13, 1897. NO. 23." I. NEGRO LYNCHER YSTERIOUS HANGING OF LAW| RENCE BROWN. | Susj>ect?d of TJavisg st-t I-'lre to trn of Mr. R. E. " Vanuarrsiiker, near i~Arre?i?d ai?d Discharged? id acd Middled villi Builets Lattr. igeeurg, Jan. G.?The people city were thunderstruck this \g "when it was made known ||gere had been a ivrciicg witQin Smiles of here last night. The Eng are the foccs ss ascertained: Ithis morning the lifeless body frreree Brown, a weli-buiit ne! about 20 j ea:s. was found har-g from the danger signal at the pg of the old stage read and the Carolina and Georgia railroad, ile from Stilton, and about three [from Orangeburg, How it got ls still a mystery to every one. al bullet and gunshot wounds found on the body. post frcm which the bedy was ng is about 15 feet high and 3 8rom the track. The face of the Is was turned towards the pest fcis back to the railroad. Pinned e back was found a placard wrh allowing inscription: lotics lo all vrhom it may concern: |e Lyrch's courtis in session toI. for the protection of our proper-1 Ind by the help of Gcd he will tct and execute any mac, woman pild that burns or destroys our prty with fire. We will protect rhomes and property and cur ibors shall not suffer loss from aellish fire bu^s. Let this 09 a dng to otheis." roner Dukes went to the scene of <?nchin.r early this morning and, H empaneiing a .]ury, 01 iz rename i w, "with Capt. G. W. Brunson as Bn&n, commenced the inquest. Sp Brown, brother of the deceased, Sfied that late last night he hearc ||ral shots fired in the direction of w crossing, which is about half a ft from his house, actl later he saw fi e persons cn horseback from that ! etion, but could not tell who they Is, whether negroes or whites, or |E if they were men or women. He Ibhed no importance whatever to Be circumstances until he found H his brother had been lynched. ||r. R. E. "Wannamaker testified II he also heard several shots fired a night about the same hour as Sm to by the negro, but thought Iping of it, as it was a very common :->rrence. No one knew until tcday at those shots meant, but now there ||o doubt but that those with the pb used, were the means of sending Bsoul of Lawrence Brown into Biity. Whether or not justice has |li done, time alone will prove. ||bllowing are the facts ana circum||ces which undoubtedly led to this filling: On last Friday night the m of Mr- R. E. Wannamaker, who |s at Stilton, was burned to the pmd, proving a very severe loss to | owner. Lawrence Brown was bccted cf the crime and lodged |iii to await a preliminary hearing. 3 Wannamaker said he had strong SvF florfttnst Rmwc. but as there were (h the -whole crowd, he decided] ay to -withdraw the charge ( ; Brown, turn, him loose and ir. I .y, with the aid of a, detective, ;r who the others -were. Ac>ly yesterday (TuesJa?) the ; against Brown were withana he was sent on his way re, but his joy was apparently ,ved. Brown didn't go straight home, and nothing more was >f him until his ghastly corpse una dangling by the side of the i. Who did the deed, do one and it will very likely always a mystery. There are two sadvanced?one is that Brown's ilices, fearing expcss at his committed the deed and pl&csd icara ca his bsck to roisl?ac 1 nterested. Another is that ii ne by the Jriends and neighMr. Warramaker, who symi with him in his sreat loss cf v. No one can tell which of correct. is ihesfcrmd time Mr. Yvanna jker has been burnt out in about ? years. A little over two years p. at night, Mr. R. E Wannamaker (d his barn and outbuildings burnt, id the very n<.xt night these of Mr, IN. Wannamaker, who also lives at lton. were burnt. Several negroes mow serving terms in ttie peniten y for those crimes. Coroner Dukes 3 not satisfied with the result cf ay's inquest, so adjourned the inist until tomorrow, when it is hoped other faeis will be made known, le excitement and indignation preis among the negroes, but no trcuis leared. The coroner is using best endeavors towards ficding the Ity parties, but whether or net he i succeed is yet to be seen. It is ied, however, tbat success wiii wn bis untiring elforts.?State. DIt T. A. JEFFORDS, gitlar licensed practicing ph\ sician 'the county of Orangeburg and Siaie [South Carolina being duly sworn, is tbat at the request of Coroner 1>. tDukesand a jury of inquest empan|d m ihe case of South Carolina vs B A c-c-A 6vim. JL>XVW1I, urwav-.u, >.aiiu i lbs dead bcdy of Lawrence >wn in the public stage road about ie and a half miles from Orangeg, and ftnad the neck of tne deer d broken, a pistol bullet on the side under the skin, about four phes below a line drawn through 5 nipples and about five inches from i caecian line, one pistol bail in the I groin a:-d about four inehcs from median hue: bullet was under the a; cne nistoi ball in right side, ut eight inches from median line, I about eight inches below ihe line iipples: this bullet was u:so under j skin: a fe.v abrasions ou the chin j ? under the ch,:n on tbe neck, are were no other marks on front .he body. On the back of the body re were evidences of eighteen, buck, or pis'.ol balls, ranging from the e of the reck to the buttcck. Also >re vrtrc tvidsccrs of three loads of jail siioi, one in the left srca at the !ot; , one in the left side, about, five ihes from the spiral column, auu f in ine it-}i buttcck, about four flies from ^piuai column, all of Ich. was sufficient to cause death. rcterable lockir<r old colored man, ??| up next. He is the father of |||eEce Uro^rs, vrho was i^ncced. ^^ ed near Caw Caw Svvamp. ^^wo jears ago he hired La.v^^^is son, to diberL Bennet:. would have been 22 years of weeks. He has not Christmas. He saw : him at his home; since then he has j not seen his son until the kiliing. He j was not at the Sre. Lawresce went home to spend Christmas, and carried j presents with him. He was told of the killing a little 007, who sa?.' him while on his v?ay to school. He heard of theaii'air ciuriag the morning. He knew his soil was in jail, and he came down to see about his boy Monday. It was then put c-lf tm 1 til Thursday. Mr. Jeffords: '"You knew he was! j discharged V I Uncle Isaac: "I knew nothing j j about the whoie thiog.:' j He said he knew absolutely ncth-.1 ing of bis sons death or how it oc-l j curred. GEORGE WHETSTONE, | a bright looking negro, said he lived J on Mr. R. E. Wannamaker s place land knew Lawrence Brown, whose body was found by the roadside, lie | was going up the road yesterday to i look after some stcck with William! Govan. He saw the boy's body hang- ! ing cn the crcss piece. He did not go j any closer to the body, and recognized ! the body as that of Lawrence Brown.j A short while afterwards nis brother j recosroized him. He then went back to his home acd reported his fiad. I The last he saw of Brown was the I night of the tire until he saw the dead | body. By his clock; the shooting oc ! currtd at sixteen minutes to 10 o'clock, j When he was roused there were eight I or ten shots tired, and he was in a doze ! and the tiricg did not disturb him. mraiOT Trrr ?n\' nnr nr>Tr.r>. > 1.AV .Ilk i~s II J lived near the scene of the trouble. He was at home on the night of the killing. Yesterday Isham Brown asked him to cjme to town with him, and on his way from home to town they saw Lawrence Brown's dead body. He did not go to the body. Isham Brown recognized him. He heard shooting about 10 o'clock. He last saw Lawrence Brown alive Friday morning. Brown worked for Mr. Bennett. He did rot go to the lire at Mr. Wanaamaker's. ISAAC BROWN, a brother of L-iwrencs Brown, was at the O'cain place the night of the kill ing. He knew nothing fat iher about the killing. J. BOX ROBINSON. WHITE, lives near Jamison. He knew nothing about the case. He did not hear the shooting, living about 1^ to 1? miles of Orangeburg. He saw Brown Tuesday afternoon in Mr. Wanna maker's buggy. ilR. J. 31. XNOTTS, a young wirte man from the county, who lives about 16 miles from here, was next examined. He bought the I "railroad plac?," where Mr. Alfred ; Bennet lived. The "place" was owned 1 by the South Carolina and Georgia 1 Road. He was yesterday moving to : the place. lie is Mr. "Wannamakers 1 brother in-law. Day before yesterday, Tuesday, he heard o? the Wsnnamaker 5re. He found the barn burned, and saw Mr. "Wannamaker about i sundown Tuesday at his home. They ; were all in the store about 10 o'clock, when they heard sheeting. There : were in the store with him: Mr. R. ; E- Wannamsker, Clifford Westburv, Addison Hajnes, "Solomon," a col- i cred boy, probably, and myself. He was certain that Mr. Westburf [J **n?vvaunam^'ser were there with him. They heard shooting ; about 10 o'clock. The front door was 3 closed and they could not locate the 1 firing. Seme said it *eas up at a ne gro house on the place; they all mougot it was nrecra.ch.ers suuunug oil. At first there was a gun tire, j ooth barrels were fired. After that ] the firing was all from pistols, he , thought., They walked to tte door, j and by that time a) 1 was over. They j did cot see anyone pass. The next j morning a colored boy told Addison ( Haynes there was a dead man up the , road hanging: on the railroad crossing 5 post. He and Mr. Wannamaker re ? turned about 12 o'clock. They were > together all evening. They were talk- 2 ing business, as he had .last moved s over. He knew nothing about the < ^uiliy parties, or of the burning. j Mr. K. E. "W annamaker simply cor- ; roborated the evidence cf Mr. Knotts. j He saw Lawrence Brown Tuesday. ( He went on to say that Brown was { held on suspicion of burning his barn, j and "in fact, I believe we had enough << evidence to convict him." ! After consultation with his attorney, ; he had him turned out, and to witb- t draw the indictment temporarily for < the purpose cf working up other testi- j mony implicating other parties. Mr. ] Lide was the attorney I consulted. Af- ! ter getting the disccharge he went to < the jail and had Brown released. He j wanted to ask some questions of Brown i and wanted a witness present to hear $ what ne jc.acl to say, ana assec ia.r. Noah Wertz to go up with hias. The c jailer was net present when he went j there, and a young lady allowed Brown to be removed after getting the order of dismissal. Brown came out , with Mr. Wertz and Mr. Wannama- ! ker. He asked him if he was going ] home, and he replied, yes. He asked j me if he couid get a seat in my buggy J a lid I at first told him yes, but know- ! icg and believing he was the party ( who burned my barn, I told him he 1 had better walk home. He walked towards the pcstolliee, and I did not see 1 Brown again until he was hung up on the post. When we turned him out \ it waj understood that it was not be . cause we believed him innocent, but ; simply to implicate others. He said he ] had gotten Mr. Hampton Dukes to ar- j range to employ a detective to work j up the case, and he was to or had writ- J ten about the matter. MAGISTRATEC. I'. BRXXSOX swore that he wrote the discharge for * Lawrence Brown en the 3lb, Tuesday, i The discharge was directed to the sher- 1 ili'. It was given at the request of the nrr,w::fin!> witness who came to him ana told him he would like more time 1 and said he wanted more time, and if > he gCKrnore evidence he would renew 3 the charge, as he could work up the \ case better with Brown at large. 1 He did not consider the dismissal ; temporary. lie judged that the case jj was to be pushed, but that the dismis ssi W2S final so far as he was concerned. ( The cft*rge ccuid be renewed at auy time. There was no preliminary hear- v ing, There was no evidence offered. > The warrant was issued on iaforma- J lion and belie?. He understood Brown : was to be used as a decoy. If he had ' gotten hold of any evidence he would \ never h:vc cliscnarged him. He asked for the nature of the evi dence, but none was presented. Mr. Wannamsker believed Bro^n was me : ?uiiir rartv. and expected to get proof j < 10 show it crcci usively. I< "liJ X. V.'. \YSRTZ I went to the jail with Mr. Wanna- 1 maker a rule after 4 o'clock. >Te was ; asked whether the discharge . as all . right, and said it was. He got ia the : bu?gv writh "Mr. Wannataaker. Brown I tela Mr. Wannamaker he knew noth- j ir.g abuut the burning: of his barn. Mr. Wannamaker told Brown that he j did not have much evidence agaisst j him although he believed he was guilty, and if he promised to behave him-! self he would have him released. ADDISON HAYNES, COLORED, corroborated the testimony of Hr. t Knotts as to bsia? in his store about 10 o'clock, i. e., he was in the store' with llr. Wannamaker and Mr. Knotts j when the firing was heard outsideMR. WANN'AMAKER, b-jiiis recalled, said that Brown was in I his buggy only for a few minutes, and : he told Brown to get out, as he had | oiher business. Brown did not ride J liTrr? j 3IR. ALBERT DENNETT swore that he lived near Stilton's. He was at home Tuesday, and in the afternoon took a load of oats to his new place. Returned home about S o'clock and went to spend the night with his father, who lived about a mile away. I He heard of the lynching next morning. He saw Brown Friday night at his house. Rrown lived on his place. He did not see Brown Tuesday night. Yesterday Isham Brown, a brother of the deceased, testified that he saw three men ride by his house after he heard tiring. This ended the testimony i i the case. The jury, of which Capt. George W. Brunson was foreman, went into a consideration of the case, aad rendered the following verdict: "That Lawrence Brown came to his death by violent means, inilicted by party or parties unknown to the jury." The jury was dismissed, and this ?L1UCU liic JJCWUU L/i-i. CX M XU. WJJ.V Vb? gedy. As was stated this morning, it was suggested that the confederates of Brown were suspicious of him and fearing treachery on his part, killed him. This is a theory. Then there is another, which is much more likely. The community, hearing: cf Brown's release, not knowing of Mr. Wannamaker's plan to use Brown in making other arrests, but feeling that Brown was the guilty party anU would not sufftr just punishment, immediately organized and dispatched the supposed '"fire bug." This frame of mind was assisted by the fact that there had been three such fires in the immediate neighborhood within a short period, and that a brother of Brown was now serving a ten-year sentence, having been convicted of setting fire to Mr. Elliott N. Wannamaker's barn. There has not been any talk about the relatives of Brown bringing an action under the provisions of the new Constitution for the '"violent" killing of the lad, an'! it is not known that any such proceedings will be undertaken. HE WAS NOT A MARRIED MAN. It is said that Brown and his family lived on a piece of property that went into the hands of Mr. Wannamaker, or his family, and that when the Browns had to leave the place Lawrence said: "It will never do him any good." This is alleged to have been a threat that pointed to Brown's ?uili. The last lynching in Orangeburg fVv>*ty vr.?wUitttw?r-jrraier,-^waoi was stung up in the eighties, after a jury Jaad failed to render a verdict in response to public sentiment.?News intl Courier. A Chicago Yarn. Chicago, January 6.?A Superior, Wis., special says: Bloodshed may be the result of a misunderstanding between Iwo prominent men. The parties are Col. C. D. Loud, who is cere from Savannah, Ga., and W. J. Eolden, a local shipbuilder and poli:ician. Col. Loud was eogaged in en- , ;ouraging immigration to the fruit , coMinnc nf fJ-prtrffia. JTnldtfn ivas sent with Col. Loud a short tiire igo to Georgia by a party of ship yard nen to look over the country. While ! iway Holden conceived the idea of ; joing into business himself and start id a rival business about three miles ; rrom Col. Loud's lands, near Macon. 1 The Colonel demanded an explana- : ;ion and got Holden out in the South >ne night to cowhide him, but the lat- i ;er escaped in the darkness. Both nen were armed, so said the Colonel, ilthough shooting on his part was to 1 ds the last resort. The q uarrel has 1 Deen carried to this city and Loud 1 ;hreatened either to cowhide Holden : >r kill him because he had done him i dirty trick. Both men are talking .oud and threatening!y and a duel has Deen hinted at. Col. Loud is a typical Southerner, who has the reputation of aaving protected his honor on ground ;vhere blood has been spilled. Holden stubbornly holds oif and friends are seeping them apart and say that a iuei may jet end the misunderstanding. of a Xoted Yankee. New York, Jan- C.?Big Pets Audrey, a war veteran, died at his home .n Florence, Mass., today of blood aoisoning resulting from an eld wound ECe was famous as the giant chief of police at Andersonville prison and : )ther Southern prisons in the latter aart of the war. Aubrey was born at fuse's Point, N. "Y, in 1333. When .he civil war came he enlisted in Comsany B. (J:h New York regiment, and ;\*as in the Peninsula campaign. At if or k town he was wounded in the lead by a bullet, which was never 1 -emoved. On April 3U, he was cap;ured and sent to Andersonville where le was elected chief of police. Later 1 ie was removed to the prison at Fior- ' ;nce. S. C., and again xo the Cnarles ( .on Race Course, aad at both he acted is the head of the police. He had a < aumber cf thrilling adventures in try ,ug L<J ctoapc. Sunk Xear Fort Carroll. I' Baltimore, Jan. 0.?Two lives j were lost 8s the result of a collision in J ,ce Chesapeake Bay, near Fort Car*oll, this morning. The Merchants' md Miners' steamer Howard, from Soston and Norfolk, crashed into the rag Job T. Wilson, of the Virginia Dredging Company, and sunk her. fiieengineer, James Chilrus, 5-i years 1 >id, and Charles 0 Chappeli, aged 17, ?on of the captain of the tug, were irowned. Tne captain and the other :our members of the crew clung to the nud scows which were in tow of the ,ug until rescued, Chilrus leaves a widow and four children at Norfolk, Dhappell's home was in Richmond, A Victory fur Dem*.crais. Dover Del. Jan. 4?The court of errors and appeals today reverred the iccision of tiie superior court for a recount or the vote in Kent county by the canvassing board. Tnis is a victory for the Democrats and gives that party a decided majority in the legislature. vrhich will eiect a United States Senator. I THE^ARMERS' COLLEGE." NUMBER OF STUDENTS A LITTLE LESS THAN LAST YEAR. The Hoard of Trustees Argue for a Contin- | uance of the Approi>rijitlon of the Prlv-I lege Tax?President Craighead's Report of Operations. Clemson College is one of the institutions of the State in which the farmers especially are interested and it will be gratifying to them as well as 1 all of the people of the State to know that the institution is nourishing and from the reports of the officers seems to be accomplishing much good. President Craighead, in the course of his report, gives the following figures to sho57 the number of students by classes, which is slightly less than last year: Seniors, mechanical 22 Seniors, agricultural 15 Juniors, mechanical 15 Juniors, agricultural 15 Sophomores, mechanical......... 20 Sophomores, agricultural 24 Freshmen 63 Fitting school 169 Special students 5 Summary by counties: Abbeville,25; Aiken. 5 Anderson, 32; Barnwell, IS; Berkeley, 2; Beaufort, 1; Charleston, 2?- Chester. 5: Chesterfield. 4: Claren don, 4; Colleton, 7; Dirlineton, 9; Edgefield, 15; Fairfield, 7; Florence, 5; Greenville, 13; Hampton, 1; Kershaw, G; Lancaster, 1; Laurens, 13; Lexington, 11; Marion, 3; Marlboro, 12; Newberry, 7; Oconee. 10; Orangeburg, IS; Pickens, 21; Richland, 6; Saluda, t>; Spartanburg. lt>; Surnter, 5; Williamsburg, 4; York, 5; total 345. By States: Washington, D. C.. 1; ' Transylvania, N. C, 2; Fulton. Ga., : 1; Steuben, N. Y.. 1; Colquitt, Ga., 1; Fayette, Mo., 1; Rome, Italy, 1; ; total, not counting student twice 350. t FITTING SCHOOL. About half of our students, as will ' be seen, are in the fitting school. Ex- 1 perience shows that, of the bojs who ? come to us, an average of only about one in twenty is prepared for college. It is true that our entrance require- ] raents, owing to the excellent worci done in the fitting school, have been somewhat raised. I need not stress tue importance of thorough elementary instruction, and, until the district schools fit boys for college, preparatory classes here will remain a necessi- \ ty. Six yea^s is rather a long time for j a boy to remain at college, and it is to ! be regretted that boys cannot obtain \ at home good preparatory education, j If this cannut be done, each county ^ or each congressional district should , have at least one school where boys , and girls could be fitted for college at \ a cost not exceeding that at Clemson. Major Edgeworth Bly the,who, since j February, 1S94, has done faithful and ( efficient work in the fitting school, ( will sever his connection with the col- ] lege at the close of the year and begin s the practice of law. Major Blythe car j rie ^vith him the respect and esteem j nf hnth farMilfv and students. : There are """I our ee-cilox. rlniss- -i tic'lii-r^'tirFweJlTaiid. I, there- j fore, recommend that one of oar own \ graduates be appointed to fill the va- ; cancy. Prof. Morrison, the head mas- j ter of the school has been from time to ] time assisted by the professors in the j college department. ] I deem it unnecessary to make more ] than a brief summary ot the work of ^ the various departments during the year. Th^. reports of the professors * heretofore attached will give a correct idea of the work dene, the text books ( used, the money expended, and such } other information as the board may j care to know. AGRICULTURAL DEPART3IENT. i The agricultural department has < sustained a great loss in the death of ( Prof. W. Li. HcGee, who, on October < 22, while instructing the senior class '< at the college barn, was caught in our 11 sorn shredding machine and fatally '< J J- -*? :11 ?.? I i Lujureu, u)iug aitcr au miicaa ui i\JU.X hours. His untimely death cast a < gloom over the whole" college. i At your last meeting it was decided 1 to elect at this time a botanist and an < etymologist. Out of a large number < of applicants for these positions I have 1 selecicd two whom I feel justified in * recommending: to you. 1 CHEMICAL DEPARTMNET. < The work of the chemical depart- s ment, which from jear to year has grown in importance" is fully set forth ( in Prof. Hardin's report. The number , of analyses of waters, made at the request of parties living in nearly every < pari of the State, shows that our peo- \ pie are at last realizing the necessity j for good pure drinking water. No < State, perhaps, is doing more than j! South' Carolina to protect the farmers, j not only against fraudulent fertilizers , and other impositions,but also against j impure water, the fruitful source of . many ills, both to man and beast. \ Prof. Hardin recommends that the < salary of Mr. McDonnell, a graduate , of'the Maryland Agricultural College, who has been employed in the fertilizer department since July 2, be raised * to $G0U. Mr. McDonnell's excellent ' work fully entitles him to this amount. The mechanical department is at j last fairly well equipped. With the excellent instruction given here aud 1 the creditable equipment already had I see no reason why students seeking J courses in eiecinuai en^iuccnug <n:u mechanical engineering should go to other States for instruction. The exhibit recently made by this department j at our State Fair was pronounced by s many to be most creditable, and gave ( to the people of the State s ;me knowl- , fdge of the work attempted here. All } the instructors seem to be earnest and j faithful, determined to keep up with ] the raDid progress being made in the 5 mechanic arts. Several of the instruc- \ tors, including the superintendent, j Prof. Tompkins, vvish: to spend their j vacations at Cornell., the Drexel insti- j tute, and other great polytechnic i schools- i THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT. J The mathematical department, un- | cer lae direction oi rroi. uimKscaxes, who, at the beginning of the year, ' was promoted to a fall professorship. ' is. I think, meeting the need especial- ' ly of mechanical students for thor- ' cugh mathematical training. If, as j was once contemplated by the board, 1 students desiring- it are to have in- 1 strucjion in civil engineering, I re- < commend that this work be assigned 1 to Assistant I^rofessor Broclie. Tne report of the surgeon shows < that the health of students has been ; fairly good, but not so good as our ! excellent sanitary conditions seem to warrant. The surgeon, however, has ? been remarkably successful in the : treatment of a number of critical cases, "We have lost by death one student during the year?W. H. Martin of Orangeourg:, who died of measles, complicated with pneumonia. It is gratifying to report that the matron of the hospital, Mrs. Porcher, is also a most excellent nurse. Mr. Gordon is also a reliable and conscientious nurse. The management of the hospital is entirely satisfactory. The laundry cannot be made selfsustaining unless the number of garments which students are now permitted put out be cut down or the price raised. LIBRARY. The library now contains 2 105 volumes, 700 of which have been added during the year, and many pamphlets and government reports. Nine hundred and ninety eight dollars have * * 1 - ? J - J : - ? oeen spent lor dooes anu casts uunug the year. I earnestly recommend that not less than $2,000 be aoproriated for library, and I also call your attention to the following resolution of the faculty, wh;ih I heartily endorse: kiOn mot: a of Mr. Morrison (seconded by Mr. Lucas), it vras ' Resolved, That the faculty petition the board of trustees, through the president of the college, to provide for a trained librarian." LITERARY SOCIETIES. The three literary societies?the I Calhoun, the Palmetto, and the Co-1 lumbian?meet every Friday night in ! their handsomely furnished halls for exercises in oratory, declamation and debate. I recommend that every stu/%v% * ^ajvi /vv| a n ? ikrtca frt/ITnfi i UUUL J UiLL VUG U1 OUUtU^O, WUl | those who prefer not to do so are required to declaim before the faculty. In connection with the library is a reading room, supplied with the leading papers and periodicals, half the expense of maintaining which is defrayed by the faculty. The Young Men's Christian Association is a strong influence for good among the cadets. Six members of the association, whose expenses were partly defrayed by the laculty and students, attended the Knoxville Summer School. farmers' institutes. Seven Farmers' Institutes have been held at the following places: Orangeburg, Walhalla, Lauren?. Fairview, Anderson, Manning, and Darlington. Dr. Wyman and I attended all the institutes" and Profs. Hardin, MeGtee, DuPre and Hart three or more. Nearly all the institutes were well attended, and I think both the farmers and ;he professors attending were benefitted. In many States appropriations by the Legislatures of from five to if teen thousand dollars are made for this vsork. Our experience this year will enable us to do better work next pear, should the board see fit to appropriate money for this purpose. The faculty recommends to you for ihe degree of B. S. the following caiets, each of whom has successfully jompleted the agricultural course: J. tf. Blain, G. P. Boulware, J. F. Brea:ea3e, J. F. Folk, C. M. Furman, Jr., P. H. Goodin?. R. G. Hamilton. J. EL Moore, B. F. Leber tson, B. F. iloan,-B. K. TrlWu;-.Jr., 3T- (Jr. LOmpkTns, B. R. Turnipseed, and L. k. Werts: and the following, who lave successfully completed the me:w -cai course: B. M. Aull, J. T. 3owen, J. T. Bradley, F. L. Bryant, ?. N. Calhoun, *W. H. Carpenter, A. 51. Chreitzberg, T. W. Cothran, D. Dowling, E. P. Earle. P. G. Langiev, S. E. Lee, I. M. Mauldin, 0. M. Pe?ues. L. A. Sease, J. G. Simpson, A. F. Tindal, T. H. Tuten, and W. W. vVardlaw. The faculty is composed of able, energetic, conscientious gentlemen, learly every one of whom is an ex. jert in some line of work. The kindliest feeling exists among the members and ali the faculty, and all the jmployes of the college are, I believe, ?nthne-T<act.i/>aU'iT Hptrntpd to its int.Pr ists. They are mostly young men, imbitious to win for themselves dis.inction in their several specialities, md if left undisturbed by political combinations, threatening frequent changes in the affairs of the institu;ion, will make Ciemson a college of Rrhich the State may be proud. The deportment of students has been excellent, and their devotion to the college most commendable. In conclusion, I desire to thank the board for -heir support and for the interest which they have always taken in the success of* the coilege. Respectfully submitted, E. B. CnaiGHEAD. The Board of Trustees in the course )f tneir report, ia speaking of the privilege tax says: By reference to the report of J. P. Smith, secretary of the fertilizer deDartment, the total amount received from the privilege tax this year is M9,S72.37. The expenses charged igainst this department is $4,533.82, .eaving for the college from net proceeds of the privilege tax. ?45,340.55. The salary of professor of chemistry md his assistant, the cost of bulletins md the analysis of waters are not included in the expenses charged igainst the fertililer department.) The income of the college for the fear consists of: Che net proceeds of privilege t.Av ?45.340 55 interest from land script fund. 5,754 00 interest from Ciemson bequest.... 3,512 3o From incidentals 554 95 ?55,161 St) Should the priviiegs tax realize as nuch next year as this there will be a ;utScient amount to meet the expenses >f the college, and complete the de?elepment of the agricultural department of the college, which is very nuch needed, vye therefore earnest.y request that the college be_ lejst:rh mdisturbed possession of Jthe privilege .ax. The advocates of Ciemson Col.ege always contended tlult this privj.ege tax, if properly expended, would pay the expenses of a college which ivould be of a great benefip to the people of the State. This cla^.m has Seen fulfilled, and to-day Clemso^r college "or the year 1S9G, graduating a cla.-^ of ;hirty-seven young men, and that Coo without a dollar oi appropriation j "rom the State Treasury. The application of the privilege tax to Clem VUiiC^C >> tli UC^iUCU UJ LUC pie in the campaign of 1890, atid we :rust that this fund will not now bs :akenfrom the college when it is just getting upon its feet, and just getting ready for efficient work. There were ia attendance upon the college at the close of the collegiate pear about 300 students. From the best information we have this number will be largely increased at the reopening of the college in February, next. The curriculum of the college has been thoroughly revised at the t present meeting of theB oard and Clemj son College is in reality and truth an i Agricultural and Mechanical College, and is the largest institution of the i i kind in the Southern States. It has j ; no catch courses, the only two courses; I in the college are the agricultural and i | mechanical courses, and every boy is ! i required to take one of these courses, la concluding, the Board says: This Board earnestly entreats each j i and every member of the General i i Assembly to remember the difficulties j i and backsets which have been encountered m bringing the college up to what it is to day, and to lend to the Board their help and assistance. Furthermore, we urgently request, if possible, every member of your bodies to visit Clemson College during this session; and if you desire to accept tbis invitation an intimation to that effect will be sufficient, and some members of the Board will make the j necessary arrangements, and lock I after the comfort of the visitors. I T* TTT r> I it. W.OLJltTSO>, President Board of Trustees Clemson Agricultural College. ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS. Herbert Tells How Uncle Sam Has Been Victimized. Washington, Jan. 5.?Secretary Herbert today transmitted to Con| gress his reply to a provision in the j last naval appropriation bill, directing him to examine into ihe actual cost of armor plate and report to Congress before January 1,1S97, and to make no contract for armor plate for the vessels authorized by that Act until after tbe report was made to Congress. Tiie report is a very important and in many respects a sensational document. The present cost of armor is $5S3 per ton. Mr. Herbert's conclusion is that the cost of material and labor is ?198.70 and allowing for the cost of maintaining the plant and the nickel now furnished by the government and 50 per cent, profit to the companies the next cost to the government would be in round numbers $400 ner t.r>rv The Carnegie and Bethle hem Companies have both expressed a desire to sell out their plants to the government. Secretary Herbert says that both the Carnegie and Bethlehem Cjmpaines declined last spring to give the information on the ground that they were not obliged to give to the public the secrets of their business. The Bethlehem Company finally submitted a statement placing the cost of armor plate at $494 per ton. Accompanying it was a letter which stated that in vie w of the government's proposal to operate a plant of its own, the company desires to withdra w "from this troublesome business by selling to the government below cost our entire armor plate plant, which we believe to be the best in the world,' The Cargenie Company also sent a letter about this time declining to give a full statement of cost, but giving the elements entering into the cost, exclu^L sive of the shop cost, making it $22*^ 9G^ ^ ' ine <jargenie uompany tnsn aiso animadverted on the fact that the work of making armor had been undertaken at the request of the government and said it would, if the government desired to manufacture its own armor, be "'only too happy to sell its plant at cost." Mr. Herbert says the government experts do not sustain the estimates o che Cargenie Company, Mr. Herbert calls attention to the fact that the companies made no statements until he had returned from Europe where he had procured two estimates of the cost of armor plate. "An inspection of the prices paid by the American companies," Mr, Herbert says, ""will indicate that they agreed with each other as to prices. Tney divided the contracts of tnis government between themselves, each bidding lower on one half of the armor required by the government." Secretary Herbert concludes that $250 may be taken as a fair cost of a ton of armor. The Secretarv says that it is essential thai; these or other plants be kept in operation. Mr. Herbert says it is not desirable that the government should manufacture armor and for these reasons very iiberal profits should be offered to the present con- . tractors to induce them to continue their plants in operation and ne recommends as a fair profit 50 per cent, on the cos: of manufacture, which would be $375 per ton. It will prove difficult to obtain armor for the battleships already under contract if the companies refuse to bid within the limit Congress may fix. To eliminate this difficulty Mr. Herbert recommends that upon fixing a price for armor. Congress also authorizes the Secretary to erect or buy or lease an armor plant or a gun plant if necessary. A Political Freight Traic. Silver Springs, N. Y-, Jan. 6 ? One hundred and sixty cars loaded with 5,450,000 pounds of salt left here today consigned to New England urrns. The train was me Worcester salt special, bearing a consignment of orders to New England, which had been given contingent upon President AIcKin ley's election. The vast shipment made up the finest freight train ever put together. The cars were handsomely decorated with varicolored banners. This train will go over the Erie Railroad to Jersey City and thence by the Consolidated Rail- : read to Boston. A large crowd was gathered about the tram, and as it started there was a great cheering. The first section has attached a. private car for representatives of the press and officials ox ^Worcester Skit Company. The barrels packed with salt m^^Tand' 1-ulk, and 10,774 sacks not barrels. If the barrels in the train were placed standing one on the top of the other the most elevated barrel would be over six miles high. Ara Populists Honest V Raleigii, Jan. 6.?The Democratic legislative caucus adopted unanimous- j iy '.the following resolution which J Tfasj passed in the hands of the Populist.'caucus : "Confiding in the People's party professions favoring free silver, we invite cooperation with the Populist members of the legislature in the election of an advocate of free silver, an opponent of trusts and combines, and an advccate of an income tax. to the Cl *-o *-r\c c-o Tinfa Tr tKn kjiatoo 4Li J- tuuit, o party accept this proposition we pledge | ourselves to abide by and perform the j agreements entered into. ' THE OTBANTO TRAGEDY. | THE INQUEST 3EGUN. BUT ADJOURNED UNTILTHIS WEEK. Five "Witnesses are Said to Have Seen 2Iore or X,?ss of the Tragedy, bat Oaly Two Have Eeec Examined Vet?Tho Story is I Still a Horrible Oae. Charleston, Jan. S.?It was a horrible tale, that which the News ana Courier vras forced to tell yesterday morning:. At the breakfast tables it caused a shudder and all day the people were talking of it. Two men slaii and their blood on the hands of another?a man who had been always known as both hospitable and hu manA A rwl Trorco cH!I thp me:i Ijing dead was said to have been a personal friend of the man who shot him down. Not fire hours before the fatai shooting Mr. r ppenheim is said to have greeted Mr. Mazyck most cordially and extended to him the privileges of his hunting preserves- It was known that there had been hard feelings bet ween Mr. B**own and Mr. Poppenbeim, but no one was prepared for such a tragic and fearful end to their dispute. The story in the News and Courier yesterday was even discredited by many. It was too hard to believe for those that knew the men and had but a short time before, perhaps, bien intimately associated with them. But is was only too true. From all sources the story ccmss and the variations are but few. Mr. Brown and Mr. Mazyck, it seems, were hunting upon lands leased by Mr. Brown; a buck was jumped and wounded; it swam the cree'c, and in order to pursue it the two men went over onto Mr. Poppenheim's land, hitched their horses and hired a boat. They were out in the stream when haiied by Mr. Poppenheiaa and told to take their horses and leave his land. Then a conversation occurred, it is stated, between Brown and Poppenheim. Brown is said to have gotten up in the boat with his gun and the next instant fell overboard, shot to the heart. His companion, Mazyck, is then said to have made a move as if to rise and use his gun, and received the second load from Poppenheim's gun in his fore head. .Both men^were killed instantly. Mazyck fell forward in the boat. Mr. Poppsnheim, it appears, gave some orders to several negro hands who were employed about the place and then -went up to Strawberry, a station about eight miles from* the scene of the tragedy. He did not surrender to the sheriff of Berkeley Wednesday night, as was stated, but yesterday morning. He is now in the Berkeley county jail, and has employed Mr. H. K. Jenkins and Major Dennis as counsel. THE IS QUEST was begun at the Ceaar Hill landing by Magistrate Whaley, acting coroner, yesterday morning. There were five colored witnesses to the shooting. Two of them gave their testimony yesterday, and then the infeftrjy.was adjourned to bs continued Tnisfcay noon, at Otranto.. The testimony given below is exactly as taken down by Mr. John Buzon for the acting coroner. Magistrate Whaley. It is in a crude form and statements are repeated continually, but as it is below it is in possession of the proper au murines: The jury was as follows. J. i, Mai- J lard, white, foreman; John "Watson, colored; Aleck J ones, colored; Carolina Davis, colored; Christmas Leftenant, colored; Sam Gamble, colored; Richard Ladson, colored: Joe Nelson, colored: Sam Leftenant, colored; Daniel Flud, white; Wiiiiam Young, colored; Robert Jefferson, colored; W. D. McCoy, colored; Sam Green, colored. James Gold, colored, the first witness sworn, said: ' 'I was away around oak pile cording cak wood saw Mr. Brown and Mr. Mazyck coming: down the road down to the river. They got off their horses. Did not see them again till they were in the boat about middle of the river, paddling cut. I then heard the galloping of a horse and on looking to see who it was found it out to be Mr. John Poppenneim. Just as Mr. Poppenheim got to the landing near the water he said: "Did I not ask you not to trespass j on my land ?'' I heard the gentlemen 1 in the boat speak, but could not hear what they said. '"Come back; take ; our horses off my lands." I heard ^r.e of the gentlemen in the boat say, "Ail right." They turned the boat aoout so as io return to tae landing. When they got near the shore I heard Mr. Poppenheim say: wD:d I net ask you not to trespass on my land ?" Did not hear what reply the gentlemen in the boat made. Heard Mr. Poppenheim say: 'I do not want to hear a word from you." Eeard no more until gun was fired. Mr. Poppenheim called me to help Cato Reese to get him out of water. I a-ked Cato who was in the water and was told that Mr. Brown was. Cato ^ot into i the boat before me. Be'cre we got to him Mr. Brown sunk. We picked up his hat. One man was dead in boat, face down, across the seat next to the stern. Did not hear Mr. Poppenheim tell Cato to take horses off. Just b3fore the gun shot heard Mr. Brown or Mr. Mazyck talking, but could not hear what they said. Cato was nearest to Mr. Poppenheim, Mazyck and ( Brosvn. When heard gui jumped up on wood pile, i in the nver and time"! j! pile I hoard aaoth^^t? Wiisnl second aun hred j i -M- a umped. OS wool pile. Mr. Poppeau^: *L1]o> tJ help take Mm ?i# ofthe"witer. Cito Rsese, 5?vorI1) says: When I ~an?f ao^rL y^terday I met Mr. James other hoys- Sa"dy works for Mr. Clark, Parker and Jacob Grant. I heard Mr. Poppenheim talking to Mr. Brown and Air. Mazyck; could not hear what anyone said on account of wind blowing hard. About three minutes after being on landing I looked down the creek and saw Mr. Mszyck and 2*Ir. Brown in a small boat. I heard Sir. Brown sa;.% 4 Gat off that horse," spsakiaff to Mr. Poppenheim, "and we will settle this now." I do not know what he meant. When I saw Mr. Brown he had a paddle holding boat against the shore. I went to unloading my wagon and when I locked again where Mr. Brown an J Mr. Mazyck were I saw Mr. Brown 7'"' L his gun in his hands. Just then i heard report cf a gun. Mr. Brown was stand in g up in the boat, the gun in his hands, the boat alongside of the shore. I heard the report of the gun and saw Mr. Broyrn fail overboard. I became excited; continued looking towards the boat. I saw Sir. Mazyck before that sifting on the stern of the boat. Did not see him get up after second shot was fired. Mr. Poppenheim fired both barrels. Mr. Poppenheim called me to catch Mr. Browr, he bsing overboard. Mr. Poppenheim said to me, "You saw Mr. Brown draw his gun on me?1' I said, "I saw him with his gun in his hand, his face toward Mr. Poppenheim with his gun in his hands." Mr. Poppenheim did not tell me to take the horses away. Mr. Brown sunk. I went home. INTERESTING PARTICULARS. Mr. John Buzdu went to the scene of the shooting on the early morning train yesterday. With him was Mr. Edward Mazyck, the son of one of the victims; nf tho naAr* "M*. , ? w V* V4AV VlAgVUJ made several sketches of the scene where the shooting occurred and has a diagram of the boat showing the positions of Messrs. Brown and Mazyck at the time of the shooting. These will be used in the triaL Mr. Brown was shot in the right breast, the whole load of buckshot taking effect there. Mr. Buzon said that if Mr. Brown was pointing his weapon or had. even raised it at the time the shot could not have struck where it did, without some of it hitting the stock of the gun. The gun was fished from the bottom of the creck and there were no shot marks on it. The two hammers were at the safety notch. Mr. Mazyck was struck in the top of the head by the load of shot from Mr. Poppenheim's other barreL Mr. Buzon says that he was sitting in the rear of the boat with his gun lying under or beside him. He would seem to have dodged his head down when Mr. Poppenheim aimed at him. The boat was very near the landing upon which Mr. Poppenhim was. The distance between them was hardly more than twenty feet; At the request of friends and relative of the deceased an autopsy was ordered last night. The bodies were brought down on the 3:10 train of the Northeastern Railroad. Mr. Mazyck leaves a widow and nine children, the oldest being a girl of about 2i years of age. The oldest boy, Edward, is 20 years of age. Mr. Mazyck went to Otranto Saturday night. He took with him his two young sons, Robert and Richard, to keep him company and to give them, the pleasure of a lew days in' the woods. The boys were at Otranto when their father was killed, but were not allowed to see his body. They were sent down on the evening train to carry the sad news to their mother and brothers and sisters. Last night nearly all of the boys of the family were at the depot, and saw the coffin taken from the train, and put in the undertaker's wagon. The grief in the family is pitiable. Mr. Mazyck leaves very little for the support of his widow and children, and'this fact makes the tragedy all the sadder to their mends. ?. 3TR. DOUGLAS'S STATEMENT. Mr. George A. Douglas, who- was a member of the fatal hunting party,, mad8 the following statement last ' ~ night: "On Wednesday, with a party of '' gentlemen, among whom were Mr. L. F. Brown Mr. Stephen Mazyck, we hunted Hickory Hill on Foster's Creek. This place adjoins Mr. Poppenheim's place, Cedar Hill. About 12:30 o'clock Mr. Mazyck and myself in the drive jumped a buck, which ran to Mr. Mazyck. He fired one barrel, shooting the deer down. Mazyck was riding a fiery horse and the second barrel went off in the air, the deer then took for the creek and swam for the opposite shore, badly wounded. We stopped our dogs and continued the drive out to the stands. When Mr. Brown came up Mr. Mazyck explained tiis situation to him and the suggestion was made that Brown and Mazyck procure a boat and cross the creek, which they attempted to do, carrying one dog along and their guns. I then drove for the other gentlemen in the direction of Mr. Brown's house at Goose Creek. We arrived ~JL 1A A<- C . OA Wt ttt Lil^ iiU UiC C, U O .OU ' t-t nothing of Brown or Mazyck we naturally concluded that they had gotten the deer and were delayed in getting back. The party had to leave Mr. Brown's house to catch the train at 7:30 and while at dinner about 7 o'clock a messenger from Mr. John Happoldt sajing that Mr. Brown had been killed by Mr. Poppenheim at Cedar Hill Landing:, and requesting me to notify the coroner. This I promptly did. 'kI then jumped into my saddle and rude over to Cedar Hill. When I arrived at the landing, about S p. m., I could find no one, and not knowing that Mazyck was killed I hallooed for him. Receiyed no reply and rode back about half a mile to a darky's shanty. The darky sent a boy with me to show me the body of Mr. Brown. When we got to the landing he.carried me to a .boat in a lead of the river, and I asked him who was in *" the boat. It was very dark and I could not see. He said it was Mr. Mazyck. I struck a match and found poor Mazyck dead Then I asked for Hr/itrr-n tli-nL-indr fl misf-fltfi J had been made. He took me tc a little I island, fifty yards from the boat, and there I found Mr. Brown. Upon investigation I found Mazyck shot in the j top of the head and Mr. Brown shot I in the right side and the region of the ? heart. 1 flight, and came back to the city with [ them tonight. J Died of Hydrophobia* i Baltimore, Jan. ?Laurence Wil* son of Enbla Park, who was one of 1 the ei?*ht boys bitten by St. Jj Bernard dog on December 1, died kr" ?j? ten minutes after three this morning in horrible agosy. He was bitten over the left eye and was the boy taken raj tot he Pasteur Institute, arriving there |jj| with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. i\ E. Wilson, fort7-two hours ||| aiwr iic was omen. uc. uinier, director o: the Pasteur Institute, -when in ili Baltimore told Mr. Wilson that after ??m fifteen days the danger was reduced to JM a minimum and the child hs^d beeniathe best of spirits, his parents~thought ^93 he was perfectly safe. The first sign of the dread malady appeared on Sat- Jj| urdav, when he complained, of a dull pain, extending from the wound in wm his eye to his heart. On Sunday night 11 he could not sleep and towards morning his breathing was vsry short and fl he was unable to swallow. Kis father JHH became alarmed and Telephoned for SBH Dr. ilcKnew, who arrived at 3 o'clock Jg in the morning and found, his patien^Jll with all the symptom of rabies. .aH daylight Drs. Chew and C. Downs, uncle of the little- fellow, were caU^M into consultation and decided. was a case of hydrophobia. jMgHgffl ?