The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, March 17, 1897, Image 1

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* ' . II ' ' 1 " " ' , "" " _ " VOL. LI. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1897. NO. 32. THE STATE GKMCiE ^ INTERESTING / DDF.ESS OF THE WAS* TER WORKMAN. Uellveretl at the Aar.ual JJeetin;; of the Order at Sumtor a Short Timc< Ago? Sorao Good Advice. Th#? followinfr is the address of Col. Lewis Thompson of Kershaw county, master of the State Grange of South Carolina, delivered at the annual meeting of that bcdy, recently held :a Sumter: Sumter, S. C . Feb. 10, 1S97. Officers and members of the State Grange of South Carolina: Once again it becomes my pleasant ?"uty to greet you as representatives of :be greatest organization of farmers !Q the land,and to render an account, ;o this bcdy,of the work of the grange during the past 5ear. While there has jjesn no great boom in grange work, ijn atV'.v.t o'arsto miy >1111 feLLG CUUiU W WWTMWW ^ ~ ural classes to:a higher and better manhood and womanhood among its raembers,andto enhance the comforts ;:nd attractions' of the farm homes, nas gone steadily forward, and today re are stronger in members and intiluence and stronger in the hearts of ' be people than we were one y es.r ago. Some new'granges have been organzed and the membership in the cider S nranges has been increased. While i hese facts are encouraging, still my I brothers and sistc r.s there is a great I work for ail of us to do. There are jfe many, very many neighborhoods yet 1? ? ~ TA*?v%ft>o >-i ri.0 DC urgamscu. j.uc I<ULU&LC tome organizations in each section. \ :iaa the time is propitious now, and I i.ave no doubt that persistent personal work, properly directed, will result inj a. vigorous and healthy growth of ihe: 'ider throughout the State. Some one j n> lead the way in each agricultural: immunity is the great need now. i Lit each of us bear in mind that the j :t;en and women who make this world >vorth living in, are those who attac'-:] the work which lies in their way and i which seems to be the best they can j do at the moment, and who attack it 1 T_ -1 r-i'i? j 'eariessijy cae?r: uxi,y ?.i:u | romplainiiis:. The order will receive; benefit in direct measure as its mem - j oers are earnest, harmonious and ac!- j ; ve in its work. While the rigbi of j .supervision and advice belong to your j officers, the responsibility of future! lesultsrests to a large extent on the individual members, and it is here' ihat we must begin reform, it we are j to expect any great success. From my j t xperience and observation 1 am coil- I "inced the best way to organize j ic frif ?r> f>?rnp.st. detilltv to ffO I iutoa neighborhood and make visit! ' rom house to house and get the lead-! ag men interested and a well organ-! )zed graiige will be the result. Let ach of us then constitute oursel? a * ommittee to see what work we can accomplish during the next year. AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS. While there has been no geeeral j railure of crops, still prices received j ^ for our products have rot been alto-1 + ether remunerative. The cause or j f . causes should be earnestly sougnt ana i I ; emedy applied. We can not control j L the production or cost of production ||||sv < f crops in the great cotton growing lllllpr Slates of the; west, and there- is no \ {.rofit, but very discouraging, to sell ( < ur products below the cost of prost duction. But there is one thing we W van do, we can produce nearly everything we need 10 supply our own people, we can reduce our cotton area, j 1 ncrease the production of all good j crops, diversifying our industries, and j ihus control our own markets, for! why should we buy from others what \ we can produce on our own farms, j Our State with its varied climate and ! soils is capable o? producing every ] crop necessary for man's support, ana j I have thought that if a Chinese wall j was built entirely around our State, j and thus cut us off from the outside world, our resources would be sufficient to sustain all of its inhabitants, j T&E NATIONAL GRANGE. It was-ahy privilege as well as my j pleasure to attend the last meeting of; i he national grange, which was held ia Washington D. C., Nov. 11-13. Very much important grange work was done at this, the thirtieth session r>f th#? national ^ranee. as vou will! i>ee by reading the published proceed- { ings which 1 have brought.to distrib-* ute. The'grange believing that it is | tor the best interest of agriculture that a practical farmer should be placed at the head of the agricultural department. An earnest eit'ort was made to accomplish this. The grange appointed a committee to visit the President-elect to convey to him the wishes of the grange, and to urge the j ^ appointment to this position of our j worthy master of the national grange.! the Hon. J. H. Brighara, as one emi- j nently fitted for this oSlice. Petitions i s'gned by thousands of members o: me order from all parts of the country without regard to section or party, were forwarded in behalf of Mr. Brigman as the choice of the farmers. The grange did more towards elevating tne department of agriculture to a cabinet position than any other body, and the farmers claim the right to ass '.he appointment of a man in close jympathy with the farmers of the whole ecu a try, but alas, within the j ast few dajs. I see it announced i hronoh the sress that our wishes and t tforts have been disregarded and another has received the appointment, whether a practical farmer or .not I know not, and whether in sympathy with the best interest of agriculture remains to be been. BUILDIXG UP TIIH: URAXiIE. As your representative I made an ?arnest eifort-.to obtain some linanciai Lelp towards building up the grange in States where the order has grown weak. My etfort met with some success and we can now feel sure of the hearty support and linanciai aid of <ae national grange in cur work towards organizing and icorganizing , granges throughout the State undrr certain condition?, which conditions i trust we can easily comply with and go forward and build up our crtfer throughout the State. GRANGE DUES. Let me brieliy but earnest call year attention to the great importance of paying up grange dues. organizanon can prosper without seme revenue to cover its expenses, and the grange is no exception." The member heeps in touch with his subordinate grange, the subordinate grange keeps in touch vri?h the State and Tamona r^i ^\yrxr\r\y* r V0"0 OC tliCk w i jvaou i.ix KJ yu*. LA\S?X tao t-re paid, and the State grange is allowed representation and recjgnized in the national grange as the dues are kept paid up. Remember brothers and sisters you. can not be a good patron in good standing without paying un ! clues. CONCLUSION". j And now brothers and sisters the | members of the grange throughout I tne Stale iocK 10 you lor some pracuical suggestions and advice. Tbey (have a right to expect it frcm you, j their representatives. Lct us therefore try a deliberate well on every subject brought to our attention, keeping constant! v before us the best interest of our older. Hay our meeting together be harmonious, proQiai bi*e and pleasant and be fraught with | mucii good to cur order. Care of VTorU Animals. j Clemson College, S. C., March 10 | ? Spring is close at hand and with it a rush of farm work. A great many of the firm animals, that is, horses and mules,have been more or less idle through the winter. As a consequence their toughness has diminished and | i? put to hard work suddenly, with j plenty of food they are apt to get sore shoulders and unless great care is be - > _ '11 : stowed upon toe :eeamg, coiic wiu I aiso attack the animal. Of course the main thing in ail diseases is prevenI tion. When the animals are first put i to work iu the spring take it a little i easy -with them the first wesk and ; i gradually increase their feed and col ! ic, that dread disease,destroying every j year lots of valuable mules and horses will be a rare occurrence. One of the main reasons of sore shoulders in plough animals is a dirty collar. Therefore when the collar is removed wash it clean, that is, remove the sweat and dirt which accumulated i while at work. Young mules and j horses when first taught to plough j will often pull side ways; this increases j ! the draft on one side of the body and | | a sore is likely to follow. Sores are i painful and many an aaioi u becomes balkly when the sore is left unattend : j ed and ihe poor creature continued at j work. It is a good plan to wash the ] i parts of the body which are exposed to | the pressure of the harness with water , i to which some alum has been added. , {One ounce of alum to a quart of wa| ter would make a good wash for that , i purpose, applied for a while twice | daily. W. E. A. Wyman, V. S. i j Poisoned for Insurance. | Meridian, Miss., March 9.?a. poi-j: j soning case which promises to become J j I famous has been brought to light in iKemper County, Miss. Dr. W. H.J, j Lipscomb, a prominent physician, ana j&uy Jack, a wealthy merchant of I, ScoVoa, have been indicted by the !srr?nd jury for the murder of 0- T. j Stuart for the purpose of obtaining: the value of insurancs policies on Stuart's , life, aggregating $25,000, by Guy Jack. A post mortem examination was made and enough strychnine found in Stuart's stomach to kill a herd of cattle. Dr. Lipscomb was placed j on trial at Dekalb, the county seat of | Kemper County, today and a jury I secured. The introduction of testimony will be begun to morrow morning. < There have been more than a dozen deaths similar to that of Stuart in ; | Kemper County during the past few i i years and the authorities say they ; j have positive proof shoeing that there : ! has been an organized gang composed j of prominent business and professional men in Kemper County, who have , grown rich by insuring the lives of ( poor people ana then poisoning them . for the insurance money. The Equitable, the New York Life and the Mu- ( jtual Reserve Fund Life Insurance . i Con ,.anies of New York and the Mu- 't I tual Benefit Life Insurance Company j of Newark, N. J., have been muleted ( for large sums by the alleged conspira- . tors and the insurance companies are prosecuting the case with great vigor. Wrecked by the Flood. Evaxsvills, Ind., March 10.?The j Louisville and Nashville train, limit ' [ ea, south bound from Chicago, was wrecked this morning at 12.30 o'clock : at a point one mile south of Hazleton, Indiana, and thirty-seven miles north I of Evansvilie, on the E-ransvilie and [ jTerre Haute Road. Five men were kUled and two seriously injured. The j accident was the result of the heavy ; rains in Southern Indiana since Sat- ! [urday. White Biver, near Hazleton, ; ! overflowed, and the back water wash- j ed out the tracks of the Terre Haute. Trains were running on slow orders, 1 as the road bed was kno 772. to be in bad condition. When the ;'cannon : ball" train reached the fill this morn- ; ing the embankment suddenly gave j way and the engine and bazgage car | and part of the smoker dropped into j about six feet of water. The engine 1 turned over, but the baggage car re jmained upright. The smoKer hung ; over the end of the track. The sleep- : er remained on the track. Engineer [ McCutchan escaped death by jumping, \ but his fireman, Boleman, was caught in the cab and drowned. Conductor Seares, Brakemen Hausen, Allen and the two unknown men were in the smokei. U?usen was near the ^oor. When the baggage car went down the jir threw him against a seat, injuring one of his legs, lie crawled out of the door and swam a considerable dis- < taace to land. i An Unusuai Vistt to HcKinley. Washington, March 10.?In the general mix-up of white and colored Republicans it looked strange to see Senator Walthour, of Mississippi; Ex- 1 Representative McCreary and Ex- < | Senator Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky, ; | three prominent Democrats, threading their way in to see a Republican Pres- 1 ident. The call was purely friendly, | and Senator Blackburn seemed to ex M i. VvXJ UI VI Alio A^U^VWi MWAV associates "when he rmarked: '"Mr. President, it we must have a lispu'oli- : can Executive I can truthfully say that I would rather see you in that position than any other man. During my long service in the House of Representatives and the Senate I never voted against a Democratic contestant for a seat except on one occasion, and that was when your seat in the House was contested." President McKiniey welcomed his Democratic visitors cor-1 dial.!y, and invited them to come and j j come often, ana assured mem mat I thev would always be welcomed. Knthusiasas <)ve? 3ryaa. s Little Hock, Ark., March 9.?A j cro wd of 10,000 or 12,000 greeted Hon. | W.J. Bryan when he appeared on the | stand in front of the State house at 10:30o'clock this incrng. Governor! Jones and Gen. Jas. C. Tappen, speaker of the house, appeared on the | stand with the distinguished speaker, i Mr. Bryan's t-ilk, after a few complimentary remarks on tne warmth of the reception tendered by the citi a 1 . i, zens, was conuueu tu government, and that he touched a popular chord in all he uttered was attended by most vociferous applause. Mr. Bryan left for ilemphis on the af- { , ternoon train. j THE MURPHY CASE. AN AUGUSTA LAWYER WORKING ON IT. Claim* to Kavd Secured Additional EvIWh Ii-h W iU thfl APPUH.I?(]. Hut Kails to Say "What It Is. Columbia, March 12.?Col. M. T. < Carroll, City Attorney of Augusta, is ] hi the city. He comes here, however, net in his official capacity, but as a ( citizen to do all in. his power to pre- ( vent the execution of Dan Murpbj-, of whose innocence he is profoundly j confident. Col. Carroll has no personal interest in the condemned man, < ^ * L. ^ 1% a m. Vtiimnvi /v 1 i uniisr LLUXU tuai nuoiaa ^ would have in savins: a man he believes innocent, and his disinterested efforts in behalf of Murphy will perhaps have more inliuence with the Governor than if he appealed to him professionally or on purely personal grounds. It has Men already stated in the Register that Col. Carroll had become interested in the case, but few people know the reasons that actuated him in spending time and money to save the condemned man. It was the merest acciaenr, out u may turn out a rruvi-1, dential one for Murphy. I The prisoner has a brother on the ! ] Augusta police force named Dave j ] Murphy. One day very recently Col. j Carroll saw the poUceman and one or j two others in conversation with Mr. i ( G- W. M.Williams, a former attor-L ney of this place,, on a street in Au- L eusta. He saw socae papers pass be- ( lween Mr. Williams and the police- t man, and casually inquired from one ' of those present,after the meeting had } brok :n up, what it ail meant. He was j informed that Policeman Murphy had just paid Wiliiar 535 for securing: J an affidavit from a woman witness in j the case named Barr that she had lied | and, further, that Williams had pre-!< sentea the affidavit to the Governor. I Col. Carroli was not satisfied that? ail was right and later in talking with 11 the policeman he found that the mon-! < ey had been paid. He then became j * convinced that Dan Murphy was not ^ guilty and for his friendship for the I: policeman resolved to help him ill lie i could in saving his brother's life. j 5 He took the train for Orangeburg, j ^ consulted with Murphy's attorney, j, and even visited the scene of the mur- j der. The more he could learn the |, more he was convinced that the wo- j ] man Barr's testimony was false. He 1 visited her and found that shu was a common, drunken prostitute, but she ^ freely confessed to him that she had been paid to lie by "Detective" Hoiland. Acting on this, be persuaded the woman to come to Columbia last j week, paying her expenses himself. He arrived here at night, p .t the woman in s hotel and earl> tbf :xt morning took her to the mans. to see the Governor. There she reiterated her story about being paid to lie and talked in such a way that the G-overnor is reported to have said that j it was impossible to believe her testimony, so depraved and unconscionable was she. , Hnl riirmil a.fi,er this triad to ?et > the stenographic notes of the trial, bat ( 20uld find none, and was informed $ that nobody interested in the matter j was able to pay for the transcribing r 3? the notes. He then wrote Stenog- ? rapher Blackman of Charleston for a f copy, but found he was in New York, < When he returned to Charleston, Col. \ Carroll renewed his demand for a > transcription of the notes, bat was in- j formed by the stenographer that^he ( was busy with, his court duties ana it \ would De physically impossible to ( give him the testimony. Yesterday ? SienographerBiackman wired that he would be'only able to make extracts, in view of other duties, and asking what part he desired. Col. Carroll replied that a man's life was at stake and he wanted it all, and, furthermore, under the circumstances, he would ask the presiding judge to have it copied and another stenographer employed, if necessary,as he had gone into the case with a view of having all the facts laid before the Governor, rtiese are the facts as the - case now stands. The testimony has never been Laid before the Governor, and until it j is and he has had time to digest it, it is not believed that he will allow Murphy to hang, even if he has to give j him another respite. ( Col. Carroll says that he found . many prominent citizens of Orange- ! burg who expressed the opinion tnat j Murphy was not the guilty man. He j says the ''track" evidence in the case j Dan absolutely be proven untenable ( and in fact has given the whole case , the thorough study that a good crimi- ( nal lawyer always does, and from it ( he has no doubt of the prisoner's eu-1, tire innocence of all connection with j the murder. < Col. Carroll yesterday visited Mur- < phv in his cell. As has been stated, < the prisoner is densely ignorant and i at first refused to have anything to say at all satisfactory, as he did when i the Governor and the local newspaper j mtn visited him on various occasions, j Having, however, received a letter j from his brother, telling of Col. Car- < roll's visit to Columbia, he soon grew j confidential and told his story in his i own way, reasserting his innocence of t ail connection with the crime. What i he said and what additional evidence j Col. Carroll has will be presented to < the Governor on his return. Until jj then it is thought best not to say any- J i thing about it, but it is contended that < the additional facts will prove conclu- i sive to the Governor. j Murphy expressed a desire to see Mis j brother and Col. Carroll telegraphed j for him yesterday. He is expected to i arrive ia the citj today. Both will remain here until they cm see Gover- j nor Ellerba, who is expected to re- i turn tins afternoon.?agister. 13i? Sleeves Comics la. Just as women have accommodated themselves to small sieevs, just as s arms have accustomed themselves to I leanness rather than fulness of out- 1 line, and just as men are becoming re- i signed to the fact that they are no I longer needed as "sleeve tuckers," in < march the big sleeves again. As yet r there is nothing very determined or J definite about the march, but if the re- 1 ports from London and Paris are true,!; the big sleeves are bound to return. J According to the latest fashion bulle 1 tins, they will be with us very soon. 11 The cause for the return is not quite j I clear. Some say that women were ; too much attached to the balioon-like ' things to do without them; others that 1 the siteves themselves became so at- s tached to feminity that they couldn't ' stand the exile for any length of time. One thing is certain?there is joy in the heart of the dressmaker. NEW LAWS OF THE STATE. Fagged at the Recent Session of the Assembly. ^n act to amend Section 250 of the General Statutes of 1SS2, being Section 311 of the Revised Statutes of 1S93, relating to a special board for equalization of property in the city of Charleston. t f AMO V\TT -fVlO Ac serubly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That Section. 256 of the 3-eneral Statutes of 1S82, being Sec ;ion 311 of the Revised. Statutes of L893, be amended, so that Tvhen irnenaed it shall read as follows: Section 311 (25(5.) There shall be a special board for the equalization of real and personal property, moneys md credits in the city of Charleston, .o be com nosed of the count v auditor and six citizens of said city to be elected by the city councii of Charleston and subject to removal by the said 3ity couocil, which board shall meet annually at the couniy auditor's oilice Dn the lirst Tuesday in March, and shall have power to equalize the value Df the real and personal property, moneys and credits within said city md shall be governed by the rules, provisions and limitations prescribed j for the .government of the annual coun iy boards of equalization, but said j Doard sh3ll not continue ia session for j nore thun two weeks in one year; and t shall be the duty of the county auliter, and he is hereby required, on 3r before the 20:h day of March in iaeh and eyery year, to turnish to the nunicipal authorities, for the purpo.se )f municipal taxation, an abstract of .he real and personal property in the nty of Charleston, with the assessnentof valuation therein, according ng to the said county auditor's books, j lud in order that the said county auditor may comply with this require-1 nent, the city assessor of the city of Charleston, his deputies and clerks, shall attend and assist the county au* I ?.*- A f 'itur ill ilii UiJU^c, aau uiiuci uuo ui'ion control and supervision, be. the first day of January and the JOth day of March, shall receive and ;nter the tax returns for ail property ,vithin the county of Charleston that s within the corporate limit of the ;ity of Charleston and make an abitract vcithin the assessment of valua;ion thereon according to the county ruditor's books, which abstract shall je certified by the county auditor as a jomplete assessment of the proper's assessed and such abstract so nade and certified shall ba deemed j >fficial and shall be available as a basis J "or the assessment of taxes for municipal purposes on or before the 20th | lay of March in each year. Approved the25:h day of February, i LS97. In act authorizing the railroad commissioners to require all railroads to erect at junctional points union depots, and to impose a penalty for their failure to do so when required. Be it enacted by the General Assem)ly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That the railroad cornnisioners of this StaLe sire hereby i arested with authority to require ail ailroads in this State to erect union >r other depots for the convenience md accommodation of the public, and f anrr T>aiIlT?5>fl f>r?m n:?n v shall fail or ? < ?-- j efuss to do so when required by the laid railroad commissioners it shall 'orfeitand pay a sum of not less than >5,000 to be recovered in an action in my county in this State where such violation has occurred, and shall be n the name of the Siiate of South Car>lina. The commissioners shall insti,ute such action through the Attorney jreneral or any of the solicitors of the State. Approved February 17, 1897. :\.a act prohibiting tne carrying 01 j CDncealed weapons, pro/it'irg a i penalty therefor and incorporating a count for the violation of i he same in indictments for murder, manslaughter, assault and assault and battery of a high and agravated nature, assault anu assault and battery with intent to kill, and in every case where the crime is charged to have been committed with a deadly weapon. lip. it enacted hv the General Assem ?ly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. Any person carrying a pistol, dirk, dagger, slungshot, metal chuckles, razor or other deadly weap)n usually used for the infliction oi personal injury concealed about his aerson shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof be,'ore a Court of competent jurisdiction "orfeit to the county the weapon so carried concealed and be fined in the ;he sum of not more than one bunired dollars and not less than twenty iollars or be imprisoned at hard labor! iot more ;nan thirty nor less than :en days, in the discretion of the 3ourt: Nothing herein contained ] shall 09 construed to appiy to persons i carrying concealed weapons upon -heir own premises. Section 2. Ia every iadicLment for nurder, manslaushter, assault and issault and battery of a high a ad aggravated nature, assault and assault md battery with intent to kill, and in ivery case where the crime is charged ;o have been committed with a deadly weapon of the chr-acter specilied ia ;he tirst section, there shall dj a specal count in said indictment for carrvng concealed weapons, and the jury holi na l-onnirpi! U\ finr! verdict on such I special count; a ad all cases embraced j a this section, including the carrying j H *jhe weapons, shall be in theexcius-1 ,ve jurisdiction of the Court oi G-eaer-1 il Sessions; Provided, that one-half! .he fine shall go to the free school j 'und of the county and the other half | .o tae pension rana 01 saiu comity, i Section o. That all acts and parts of icts inconsistent with, this act he, and I ,he same are hereby, repeaied. Approved February 17, 1S97. Pardoned* Columbia, March 11-?Wm. Johnson, colored, convicted March 15, LS9t>, of wrecking a passenger train on ;he South Carolina and Georgia railroad at Kingsville and sentenced to L5 years in the penitentiary, vras parl 1 ' n ulia.u ioneu yesitsruay uy \_xu v cx j-ivj. Lhe train was -wrecked by aa open switch and two coaches were burned, ihough the passengers escaped uninjured. Tee cj.se was worked up by Detective Holland, and on his testi nony Johnson was convicted. At the Lime a ,'good many people expressed :he belief that the negro was innocent, md said he was coavicted for the re svara. me paraon was graiiLeu uu j Lhe recommendation of the judge and i solicitor who tried the case and numbars of people in that county. Ansnt j :>f Holland, it is rumored that he is ! serving a term in the Georgia pern- j Lentiary for forgery.?State. WORK OF THE SESSION. A CLASSIFIED LIST OF THE ACTS RATIFIED. It is so Arranged that those Interested in Any Particular Measure May Discover at a Glance Whether it is Among; Them. The list of acts that have been ratified by the General Assembly are the very best index as to what has been done during the session. The ratified acts have been arranged with some reference to their subject matter, which will be of considerable service to those looking for any special legislation. The list is as foiiows: GENERAL MATTERS An act to amend Article 1, Chapter T rn:~ VTT "IV, T u, iiuc ALI, xarLJ., ui ius ?s,syj.acu Statuses of 1803. entitled '"Banking Companies." An act to amend Section 300 of the Criminal: Statutes, Revised ^Statutes 1S93, relating to disturbing religious meetings. Au act to amend an act entitled 'An act to prevent the obstruction of the navigation of rivers and harbors m soutn uaroiina by catling m 01 timber, drifting of loose logs." etc., approved December 17, A D. 1391. Ad act to prevent the employment of other than convict labor on any State farm and the prevention of the employment of convict labor on any private farm. An act to amend an act entitled "An act vesting all the rieht and titld of the State ir- or to the Wateree Canal in the owners of lands adjacent thereto, several!?," approved December 21. A D. 1802.' An actio exempt soldiers and sailors in the service of the State of South Carolina or of the Confederate S:ates in the war between, the States from taking out the iicense as hawker and rxvlrl icr TwP.hanfiir Vol ume 1, Rev ised Statutes, 1S93, of South Carolina. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the election 01 public cotton weighers and to provide for their compensation," approved March 9, 1896. An act in relation to the Revised Statutes ol 1S93 and the distribution thereof. An act to amend Section 250, Volume 2, of the Revised Statutes of 1893, osing Section 243 and Section 25'J 01 the Code of Civil Procedure, so as to provide for attachment for pilotage. An act providing punishment for laborers who violate either written or verbal contracts after having received supplies. An act to prohibit trusts and combinations and to provide penalties. An act relating to the phosphate commission, empowering it to fix royalties. An act rO provide for a laborers1 lien To prohibit secret Gfeek Letter fraternities or any organizations of like nature in State institutions. A Joint Resslution to authorize and direct thesiaking fund commissioners to provide for the payment of any costs and images consequent upon the litigation now pending in the United States Court between J. E Tinaal and J. R Bovles and Edward B. Wesley, involving the question of the title to the Agricultural Hall, in Columbia. An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to require contractors m me erection, alteration or repairing of buildings to pay laborers, sub-contractors and material men for their services orirl mafoMol f nrsiclicirl " flJinrOTTPrt March 2, 1S96. An act to require all State institutions to pay for transporting, clothing, guarding and for medical treatment of all convicts recei?ed by them under acts or joint resolutions of the general assembly, and to give receipts for their work. A a act to amend the law as contained in Section 943 and 051 of the Revised Statutes of 1S93, and an act amendatory thereto, approved 9 Lh March, A. D. 1S%. relating to pensions. An act requiring tbat a committee of one Senator and two members of the House of Representatives be annually appointed to examine the ac counts, books and vouchers of the penal and charitable institutions of this State. An act to protect the Mongolian pheasant. An act to authorize and empower the sheriffs to purchase and keep at the Court IIous2 a pair of bioodhounds for ;h-j purpose of tracking convicts and fugitive law-breakers. Joint resolution to authorize the directors of the Penitentiary to furnish fifteen convicts to Winthrop College and twenty convicts to the regents of the Asylum. CORPORATIONS AND INCORPORATIONS. An act to amend an act entitled "An tn in what manner towns and cities in South Carolina may increase or diminish their corporate limits," approved 23th February, 1S96, as to the petition and as to voting and so as to extend the limits of Bennettsville, in Marlboro County. An act to recharter Harper's Ferry, in Abbeville County. An act to recharter White Hall Ferry, in Beaufort County. An ac; to re-charter Big House Ferry, in Beaufort County. An act to empower the Wappoo Bridge Company to construct a bridge />., - wayjjuj UUL. An. act to amend Section 1 of an Act entitfed "An act to authorize special elections in any incorporated city or town of this State for the purpose of issuing bonds for corporate purposes," approved March Ib96, so as to specify certain corporate purposes and so as to validate certain bonds issued under the said act. An act to amend and re-enact an act entitled ,;An act to incorporate the South Carolina and Augusta Railroad. An act relatiag to the powers of certain municipal corporations. ivo. act tu amenu. <?u act. mgw f/yrate towns of more than 1,000 inhabitants. An act to authorize cities to operate water-works, etc. An act to further prescribe the terms and conditions upon which foreign corporations may do business within this State. An act to amend Section 2 of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the ilutuai Insurance Compauy of Green viiie, soutn uarouaa, ' approvea uzcember 22, 1S9-1. An act to amend Sections 2 and 4 of an Ac: entitled ''An act to iccorporate the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association of Florence County," approved December IS, 1S94. so as to include personal property. An act to ame>idan act entitled "An act Lo provide for the formation of I mutual protective associations" ap proved March 9, ISt>. An act to amend the aci entitled "An act to provide the manner in which railroad companies incorporat ed under tne laws o; otner otates or ; countries may become incorporated in j this State," approved 9th M^rch, j An act to air.enu the act to provide i for tlie formation of certain corpora- i lions. COUNTY GOVERNMENT. An act to require certain officers to keep an itemized sceonnt of their income by virtue of their oilice, and to require them to maiie annual re-1 port of the same to the county super-! visor. An act to amend Section 27 of an act entitled iEAn act to amend an act emitted 'An act to provide a system of county government for the several countifjs cf this State,' so far as it relates to the working and maintaining the roads and highways in this State," j approved 23d llarcb, A. D. 1S9G. j An act to repeal an act entitled "An j I act to provide for the payment of saiaj ries to the sherilr and clerk of the j Court of Common Pleas and General i Sessions, treasurer and auditor of Lex itjgton County," approved December 22, A. D. 1S91. Aa act to provide compensation for | the members cf the boards of town-j shin commissioners and chairmen of! said boards while serving as members | j oi the county board of commissioners, j An act to amend Section 709 in Vol- j ume L of the Revised Statutes of 189:3. I j relating to sheriffs1 bond.s An act to amend Sectioas 4 and 21 j ! of an act entitled ,4Ai act to amend | an act entitled 'An act to provide a ! system of county government for the ] several counties of this State,' so far ; as it relates to the working and main- j taining the roads and highways in this Scate." approved JlaroU 23. 189(5. j An act to apportion the road fund derived from the special county levy. An act to fis the times for the meetings of the county board of commissioners for the counties of Colleton, Anderson and Edgefield. An act to declare the la?: relating to the mileage of all persons for the payment of whose travelled mileage pro- j vision is made by law. At* act to amend Section 15 of an Act entitled * 'Aa act to amend au Act I entitled 'An act to provide a system of j county government for the several counties of this State, so far as it relates 1 to the working and maintaining the roads and high-wajs in ihis State, ap-1 proved ilarcti23,1S96, exempting Fair-1 iield. County from said section. An act to amend an Act entitled "An act to provide a system of county government for the several counties ] of the State," approved Januarv 4, j 1S94, so far as the same relates to Horry and Greenville counties. An act to amend Section 1.053 of the Revised Statutes of 1S93. Volume 1, relating to the report of the school 1 commissioner to the Court of Sessions. An act to require the supervisors of the State to puolisn quarterly reports. An act to amend Section 662 of the Ql-ofnfce /"> f 1 QQ$ va! n P 1 ? I IluY WOU \J -L TUiWii-kw . being Section 23 of an Act entitled j "An act to provide a system of conn- j ty government for the several counties j of the State.': aooroved January 4, A. D. 1894. An act to amend Section 62 of an! Act entitled "An actio regulate the dieting of all prisoners before and after conviction when in the custody of the supervisors and sheriffs of the " anniriTOfl th^Q h c\ nf March. A. E 1896. ~ An act to amend Section 320 of the Revised Statutes, being Section 274 of j the General Statutes, relating to com- j missions of county treasurers. j An act to amend Section 2,375 and 2,402 of volume 1 of the Revised Stat-1 utes of 1S93, relating to to jury com-j missioners and jurors, as amended by ; the Act approved 9th March, 189b'. An act to amend Sec Lions 0-19 ana j 050 of the Revised Statutes of 1S93, in ; so far as the same relates to the mem- j bership of the county board of com-! missioners of the county of Chester- i field. An act to authorize the appointment j of special constables at Enoree. Glen-! dale and Clifton. JUDICIAL. An act prohibiting the carrying of j concealed weapons, providing a penalty therefor and incorporating a count for violation of the same in an indict- j ment for murder, manslaughter, assault and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, asssault and assault and battery with intent to kill, and in ererv case where the crime is charged to have been committed with a deadly -weapon. An act to amend Section 145 of the Revised Statutes, volume 2, being Section 2,488 of the General Statutes, so as to give magistrates jurisdiction when the boat in question or the damages are under the value of twenty dollars. An act to amend Section 2,623 of the General Statutes, being Section 3S ofI the Criminal Statutes, 7olumo 2, of the Revised States of 1393, relating to! grand juries. | An act to amend Section 181 of the j General Statutes of 1S82, being Sec-! tion S35 of the Revised Statues of 1833. I wvIaKm/v 4-j^. ^ Ua V./Oiinf 1 r\r\}?tr*c I ACiaHLlg L'J \Ji. *.+ ! w VIUV^ of referee in certain counties. | An act to amend an Act entitled S "An act to regulate the service of projcess is Trial Justice Courts in criminal j cases in llichiaud. Sumter and Barn; v7eU counties," approved 21st Decemjber, 1894, changing "trial justice" to i "magistrate"' and including Orange j burg and Fairfield counties under the I provisions of said Act. | An act to amend subdivision 3 of (Section 1 of an Act entitled "Au act ! to fix times and provide for the holtijing of the Circuit Courts of the oih (judicial circuit." \ An act to amend an Act to fix the f times for holding the Courts in the > i I circuit. j An act changing the time for hold? ing the Courts in the ith circuit. [ An act lo provide for the appointjment of magistrates and define their I juridiction, powers and duties. I An act to authorise the deposit of \ money in proceedings in the Courts of | the State as security in iieu of bonds I and undertakings, \ An act tc declare and establish the } jurisdiction of the Recorder of the 1 City of Charleston or any magistrate | holding the Police Couri of the City j of Charleston. 5 An act to amend Seciicr .>01 of the (Codeof Civii Procedure, touching the j indexing c? judgments. { An ac$ to facilitate the settlement of | estates of testators. 5 An act to nrovide for the removal of j any county oficer for incapacity, mis|conduct, or neglect of duty, pursuant [CONTINUED OX PACE FOUR.j DISPENSARY FIGURES. | Sja.es ami i'ronr.a ;or me .rast Y f ar. The fciio^ine shors the dispensaries in the State and gives the sales and net profits of each for the year ending Dec. 31, Jast: Dispensaries. Sales-. Net Profits. Abbeville ? Ml,554 07 S -4.124 -40 Adams Run 92 2)8 4o Aiken 20,071 li> 2,570 91 Allendale 1^.42') 9'.' 1.5SG SO Anderson 51,105 77 ij,180 70 Bamberg 17.271 30 2.125 03 Barnwell 21,805 51 2.i3G *13 Beaufort 21,870 05 2,130 20 Bishopville 1,872 Do 233 0-} Blacksburi 7/317 38 450 '<0 Blajkville.. 10.500 81 2.301 30 Branclivillc 7.534 Go 402 01 Brunsvii 4.283 31 270 42 Camden 21,784 30 2,553 44 Chopin 4,257 V> 1SS 03 Cheraw 13,452 25 1,110 IS Chester. 39,700 90 4,439 42 Charleston: Von Santen.. 30,4Ol 81 2-301 <>Steinmever.... 22,37ft' 21 1,470 00 Po wers -2,039 03 1.4*140 Clever 25,210 05 1,070 SO Mahlstedt 22,20:5 ;50 1,000 Tienekcn 10,354 3'.) 50S <3 S*l1C 20,701 ?5 1,050 1*> Forbes :J1,0S0 !.'-3 2,08'J 15 Columbia Bookman 21,721 05 1.2SS 42 Cart led ere 24,953 12 1,301 5S Scott ...! 1-J.717 07 080 !>S Price 22.782 <^1 1,01/ 4< MoKenua 30.541 21 2,018 >0 McCain 14,014 OS 1,505 13 .11.778 40 4.0S0 52 Denmark. 7.890 8-3 ! ''<) 08 I Dillon 17.0 <3 So 1,30*3 71j EJfield 22,711) 42 1,675 10 J Ellcaton 080 00 22 01 Ellorec 8,244 30 323 20 Eiitawtille 8,'*>70 8/ 7,0 20 Florence 28,503 80 3,225 36 Fort Motto 5.771 2i> 422 34 Gaffney 10,481 CG 1,082 01 Georgetown 30,278 4*> 3,502 45 Greelyville 5,270 4 8 330 72 Greenville: Hill 30,800 0:3 3,032 81 lloltzclaw 11,180 71 015 50 Hampton 0,355 08 45'..' 20 Ja'.ksonboro 8,080 81 4C0 30 Kershaw 11,849 S'.t 75 < 17 Kin'T5trcc 14,U^j S4 iO'J Lancaster 17,032 40 1 00 Laurens .... 35,618 *32 4,52'.* 42 LesimtCE S,2:jQ 87 o'JO 91, Livingston 5,258 00 205 021 Luray 2,001 42 _ ; Manning 22,014 37 2,118 54 j Marion 20,337 15 1,350 85 Mayesville 5,354 38 170 05 Monck's Corner <3,074 99 720 04 MouUrieville... 3,791 51 245 44 Mt. Pleasant... 0.9S0 55 30S 01 Newberry 42,005 98 6,215 15 Orangeburg 30,531 SO 4,012 12 Pendleton 2,951 03 195 03 Pickens 3,751 37 2o2 3b Port Royal 9,111 20 Obi 11 Rantowles 917 72 21 17 ; Riilgevray 0,531 05 215 2 Salkehatcliie.... 7,320 SG 222 5r j Scnn.ca 5,323 4G 270 0< | Scotia 2,753 15 222 94 | Spartanburg: iirowa ?-x Wood OS,075 20 3,020 28 I Springfield 5,541 TO 41.1 2b I St. Georges 0,388 S9 407 G5 I St. Matthews... 11,240 57 1,000 43 St. Stephens 3,004 09 171 79 Summemlle. Rhame 12,002 74 S09 20 Ilderton 0,220 54 17 12 Sumter 49,990 42 5,657 77 Sycarnoore 4,301 SO 252 C9 Timmonsville... 13,118 21 1,382 93 Tirzah 11,427 22 992 43 Toddville 3,045 OS 57 51 Union 31.101 OS 3,043 20 Varavilie...... ? 4,279 1-i 320 00 Wagcner 4.777 55 257 01 Walterboro 15,225 14 1,551 So VTillistou 5,925 13 449 29 Winnsboro 20,5S0 G7 1,203 17 Walhalla " 1,381 12 02 94 Ulmer 1,397 40 105 05 Total $1,402,1G9 50 $132,207 03 A Fatal Fire. Brooklyn, N. Y., Marc1! 9.?A lire in this city today, supposed to be the srork of an incendiary, caused the j death of three persons and injured anj other so badly that ii is thought she ! "rill T'np ayp Annie Duncan, i Charles Goddard, 40 years old, and Jon Duncan, IS months old. The lati ter was thrown from the fourth story J window by his mother, Annie Duncan. She followed a minute later and ! died tonight in the Homeopathic hosI -oitai from a fractured skull. Mrs. i Goddard also jumped at the same time j | and received internal injuries that the doctors a: the hospital say may result | in her death. The tragedy occurred | in a -A story brick house, corner of Aui burn place and Canton street. Mrs. * JL/ UUU ALL iliuLU. UWk VUAAW. ~ J ! Mrs. G-oddard occupied the fourth j floor. Goddard was a consumptive, j and when the flames and smoke got to ] j his room he was in bed. His wife! hearing the screams of Mrs. Duncan, | ?ran to the front window forgetting] Sooino ATrc T).in-S < JJ.^1 uaoyauu. ~ (cm jump, she followed, landing all most simultaneously in the street. The j two women and the baby were immej diately put into the ambulance 3na \ hurried away. The child died before ! he reached the hospital. The body of | Gcddard was not found until after the i fire had been extinguished. The dead \ man was found near the window, | showing that he had dragged himself | from his bedroom to the window for I the purpose of getting to the fire esj cape. Before reaching there he wasi overcome by smoke. People on the j other 11 )ovs reached the fground unhurt by means of the fire escapes. The fire started in the callar near the j air shale, and two minutes aner it was j 1 discovered the entire building Tasini ] iiames. The rapidity with which the I ilarnes spread leads to the belief that | lire bu<rs caused the lire. The loss on i ] the building: and its contents will j f amount to ?10,000. j j Held ui> in Alabama. | Birmingham, March 10.?Louisville! j and Nashville fast mail No. 4 vras held! ] up by masked men three miles this I jside of Calera about 11:15 o'clock, j j The train had just left the tank and i | was on time. Engineer Orr was or,] dereu :o halt his train by trco men on : ihe platform of the mail coach. Txro ] ugly pistols added emphasis to oidsr. ) ile obeyed. He stopped the train and i was ordered down from the cab and j \ made to cut loose ihe air brake, which j ! he did promptly. He was then made j \ to go with the men to the express car.; I The only occupant was H. W. Gor- j \ nnn. whc was made to open the door. I t One man then got inside and secured j I a number of valuable packages. The j j two men then accompanied tue engi > neer back to the engine and after iie! ! readjusted the air, was ordered to pull {out. This he did. The passengers | were not disturbed. Sheriif O'Brien 5 and five deputies with horses and dcgs \ left on a special for the scene. ~ A MEETING .CAPTURED." W. * V * SURPRISE FOR ARBITRATION ADVOCATES IN NEW YORK. Justice Eynn makes a Fiery Speech Denouncing England's Conrse Toward the Bcers/AvEaenlans and Cretans?The Treaty not Endorsed. New York, aLarch 11.?'The citizens1 mass-meeting, called for the purpose of indorsing the ratification of the arbitration treaty bat ween this couni ' t> -j. _ _l r\ tt_:?_ try a.nu. \areai x>ni,aia aL v_/uuper u uiuu. tonight, through the speech of Civil Justice WauhoDe Lynn, was turned from a meeting of peace into one of turmoil. For a time it appeared as if the police would have to interfere to restore order. Although the excitement was great, the meeting concluded without any serious disturbance. The trouble started when Judge Lynn captured the meeting by offering an amendment denouncing the resolutions favoring arbitration. President Seth Low refused to put Judge Lynn's amendment to the meeting and a vote oemg taKen on resolutions, aitnougn declared carried, they were really voted down. Up to the time Judge Lynn came forward, the audience mildly approved of the sentiments expressed by Bishoo Potter, Mayor Strong, President low and ex-Secretary Charles S. Fairchild. But in a few moments after the Civil Justice had secured the floor three-fourths of the aixiienee had declared their opposition to the ratification of the treaty. When Judge Lynn was permitted to speak, he launched into a bitter attack on England, which the audience applauded loudly. "To night," he said, '"the Greeks are defending their humble brothers, while England with arms and guasislorciugtneuaiortunate people iato bondigeby coercion under the T-irk. (Applause.) It is a treaty witL a government that has parmifcted t.-? Armenians to be slaughtered by thousands; a treaty with a country that has broken every obligation and violated every pledge of honor she ever made," (Applause.) Judge Lynn cifered an amendment to the resolution, requesting the Senate to reject the treaty and declaring: "We resD2ctfulIvsubrn.it to the Ssn ate of the "United States that the recent history and the Dresent international relations of Eaglmd justify the belief that she is not acting in good faith as a friend of paaee, but is simply seeking a free hand and the moral support of the United States in policies and enterprises of which the American people strongly disapprove, proof of which is supplied by the action of i 1 j : aer navai i< fx*ocs iu. aiumg tuc xuiai against the Christian people of Crete and the preparations notoriously on foot for a war of subjugation against the free Dutch jeopleof Bouili Africa." (Great applause.) At the conclusion of Judge Lynn's speech the audience were in a state of great excitement. Applause and hisses were intermingled with arguments between those in favor of arbitration and its opponents, who sat side by side on the benches. It was a tumult. Threats such as "I'll punch your nose" could be heard. And a man occupying a front seat stood up and shook his fist j at the J ustice as he sat in his chair on ! the edge of th9 platform. The police j captain in the hall waived his haads | in'the hope of quieting the most noisy and excited, and the force of policeI men under him made those sit down who were standing up and shouting. When order had been partially restored President Seth Low arose and took Judge Lvnn sharply to task for making such a speech at a meeting of the friends of arbitration. Mr. Low was hissed. The chairman called on former Congressman Warner. Mr. Warner spoke for a few minutes, and was 4.1. ,.?AV1A 4-^, o-nrr fnQf rm iUCii uuauic lAJ UIA\/U auj> uu account of the conf ussion which developed almost into pandemonium. Then original resolutions -were offered to the meeting. About one-third of the assemblage voted ave on them and the remaining two-thirds voted no. Still President Lsw declared them carried. As the band struck up k 'America" some of the audience joined in the national anthem, while others 1 " 1 * 1 1 J 1 i | continued 10 mss, n.u wi auu uvul. auo j resolutions declared adopted speke of ! the advance in civiization marked by I the arbitration treaty and called for ; its ratification by the Senate. Some Sound Advice, Waco Texas, March 9.?The Cotton Growers' Association held a short session today and adjourned sine die. An address was adopted urging plan ters to Keep aovrn me cotton acreage. It says: ''If all of us devote our time and energies and a sufficient amount of oar labor to the raising of those products consumed at home first and give the balance to cotton, we would necessarily reduce the acreage of cotton and thereby reduce the yield. By so doing we not only create a demand for our cotton by lessening the supply, but by raising at home the things we formerly purchased from abroad with Xi ?. OU.r COllUll iuoxicy, vve ucauvjr bu? uocessity for a big cotton crop and strike from our limbs the shackles of a commercial slavery that has afflicted and burdened us so lcug. We recommend that every cotton grower plant enough of those products consumed at home to supply his wants and in addition to raise all the cotton lie can." A Mysterious Poisoning. Montgomery, Ala., March 9.?On j Saturday last, at the home of the Hon. ! Joshua 0. KelJey, in Madison County, j by some unexplained reason poison I got into a pot of cotTe which the fami' 1 ' > ly usee lor amaer. quuiuj alucxwards Sir. Kelley, his wife, a young man who was present and seven net groes were attacked with symptoms of poisoniug. Sir. Keliey died in a short time, but the balance of the alEictea ones were not seriously affected. Another unexplained mystery in connection with the same affair has transpired. Eleven relatives and friends who spent the day and night with Mr. Keliey's remains were taken ill with symptoms i of poisoning, but none are in a serious I condition. The doctors are mystified. * Ke Waa Not Dead. [ Sumter, March. 9.?Your correispondent was informed today that a i farmer living a few miles from Sum[ ter and who has been quite sick with grippe for several week, on Friday I last was given up for dead and his j friends pcocceded to prepare and dress | the body for burial and laid it out ac I cordingiy. After the lapse oi several j hours imagine their surprise when the supposed corpse showed signs of life | and'began talking. He was hastily I disrobed and put bac? m Deo. ana is [thought to be improving.? State.