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I I l U-- - - ' .r:?-jrw WORK OF THE SESSION"" [CONTINUED Fit OX PAGE ONE.] to Article o, Section 27, of the Constitution. An act to amend Section G93 of the Revised Statutes so as to include Probate Judge, auditor treasurer and Master in Equity under its provisions. An act to define the jurisdiction ci and to settle the procedure in municipal Courts of the cities and lovrr.s cf this State. To regulate the appointment of receivers by the Courts of this State in causes therein. An act relating to costs. * f O . f I I Ail act 10 amena zsecuon 942) of the Revised Statutes of 18y3, changing the time for executors and administrators to account to the Probate Judges. An act to amend an Act to provide for the organization of tne Supreme Court, to define its po~crs and jourisdiction, and to provide for the appointment of its oiiicers, and to define their duties, approved the 19th day of -January, A. D. 1S96. TAXATION AND BOSDS. An act requiring the sinking fund commissioners to iend funds to the several county boards of commissioners of the Stale for the use of their counties in preference to lending same - ? to other applicants ?rorsune funds. An act to require the commutation tax to be expended in the township in which the taxpayers reside. An act to provide for the disbursementof certain moneys collected ?:s county taxes for the fiscal years 1S90-91 and 1S92 93 in the county of Beaufort. An act to amend an Act' entitled "An act, 10 auiaoriza aziu. emfjuwci cities, towns, townships and other municipal corporations to issue negotable coupon bonds for the refunding: or payment in whole 01* in part c? bonded indebtedness and any unpaid past due interest thereon existing at the time of the adoption of the present Constitution.1' An act to authorize the City Council of Charleston to issue thirty-year coupon bonds at a rate o; interest not exceeding 5 par cent per annum, for the purpose of taking up or exchanging the 6 per cent coupon bonds maturing 1QQQ Ai-L An act to amend an Act entitled "An act to authorize and empower cities, towns, townships and other municipal corporations to issue negotiable coupon bonds for the refunding or payment, in whole, or in pari, of bonded indebtedness and any unpaid past due interest thereon existing at the time of the adoption of the present Constitution." An act to amend Section lof an Act entitled "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 9,1S96, so as to specify certain corporate purposes, and so as to validate certain bonds issued under the said Act. An act to amend Section 253 of the General Statutes of 1S92, being Section 311 of the Revised Statutes of 1S93, relating to a special board for the equalization of property in the City of Charleston. A Joint Resolution to extend the time for the collection of the commutation road tax in the several counties of the State to the 1st of March, 1S97. An act to render uniform -he mode of taxation in towns ana cities, in accordance with Section G, Article S. of the Constitution of 1S95. An act to provide for the retirement ^ of Pleasant Hill Township bonds of Lancaster County or investing of accrued and accuring interest in certain securities as a sinking fund for the retirement of said bonds. An act to provide for the disbuissment of certain moneys collected as J. ? J.-U ~ C 1COA county tases iur me .us'jiu jccus wjw 91 and 1S92 93 in the county of Beaufort An act to further provide for the return and assessment of property for taxation. An act to forbid boards of township commissioners and county boards of commissioners and any other officer or officers to assess or levy, and county treasurers or any other officer or officers to collect, any tax for the payment of township bonds or the coupons thereof issued in the aid of a railroad not completed and finished through the township issuing such bonds and coupons and to impose a punishment for the doing of any act or acts herein prohibited. An act to require an additional graduated license fee from certain companies doing business in this State, An act to raise supplies and make appropriations for the Sscal year commencing Jan. 1, 1S97. An act to make appropriations for the payment of the per diem, mileage ana stationery cerwncaies ox ms members of the General Assembly, the salaries of the subordinate officers and employees thereof, and other purposes herein named. An act to assess revenues for the support of the State payment by the levy and collection of a tax on incomes . INSURANCE. An act to require any insurance company or association to 1-3 possessed of $100,000 surplus, or in lieu thereof to have $100,000 on deposit with some State for the benefit of ail policy holders, or in lieu thereof to deposit -aritVi +fi<a rtf vslifi securities aggregating $10,000 said securies to be^subjeci to any judgment against said companies, and such judgments shall operate as a lien on such securities, and providing a penalty for the violation of the provisions of this act. MEDICAL. An act to amend Section 1 of an act entitled ilan act to establish local boards of health in the cities and incorporated towns of the State, and to define the powers thereof," approved January 5,1S35, as amended by an act entitled" "an acl to amend an act enti! t ? i ilea "an act xo estaonsn iocai ooarus of health in the cities and incorporated tovrns of the State, and to detine the powers thereof," approved January 5, 1S95, approved 25th Februarv, 1896. An act to amezsd subdivisions 2 of Section 97'J, Volume 1, Revised Statutes of 1S93, bein? Section 919 of the General Statutes, so as to provide for the election of the State board of medical examiners by the State iiedical An act to regulate travelling; medicine vendors in plying their business. fish axd" terrapin. An act to amend section I of an act entitled "an act to further regulate the catching of sturgeon and snad in the -waters of the State,'* approved iHh of March, ls>0o, so as to extend the time in which seines may be used. An act to amend an act entitled "an act to amend an act entitled "an act to regulate fishing at cert:;ia times in Aiken, Barnwell, Darlington, Colleton and Orangeburg counties." approved December 2i. IStU," approved March 25,1S96. An act to amend an act entitled "an act to prohibit the catching and gathering of oysters and terrapins within the limits of the State except upon certain conditions." approved March 9, 1S96. An act to protect terrapin and cvsx ? ^ _ ? r : lei's, to .'icesse uic iu\nix ?aju ! to provide for the carrying out o' ihe j ! fQ rr.?i local j An sc: to arnz^d Section 4 of an act entitled *'an act to proviaereindexiug certain records in the oilice of rr.esne conveyance for C-reenvi'k- County, and to authorize and require the county commissioners c?iaid county to levy a special isx to defray t!-.e expenses of the same," approve.! December 2'->, 1831. J An act to en<-;oie the county ??oard of commissioners or -ukcij. uuuui^, w i build a new Court House and jail for ! said count'v, and to levr a lax therefor. An act to amend section 221 of the ; General Statutes, being Section 317 of the lieviscd Statutes, 1S'.')3, so far as it relates to the treasurer c: Edgefield County. A Joint Resolution to authorize and | direct the county treasurer of Charles ton County to borrow a sum of money, sot exceeding three thousand dollars (*:>,000.) for the purpose of paying Charleston County otlicials for the months of January and February. : An act to repeal an act eatitied "an I act to provide for the appointment of I a special constable for the vicinity of j Lamb's and to detine his powers and j duties/' approved December 22, 1603. j An act to strike out Edgefield, Pick! ens, Abbsville. Williamsburg, Aiken. Greenville and Chesterfield irom the provisions of an act entitled "an act to dispense with the publication annually of the itimized statement of i rhpir disbursements b? the county treasury of Fairfield, Chesterfield, j Clarendon, Williamsburg, Abbeville, j Edgeiield, Sarnter, Coliuton, Chaster, j Orangeburg, Greenville, Darlington, York, Pickens and Aiken counties," passed at regular session of 1S9-1, published with acts of ISOG. An act to amend an act entitled lian act to provide reindexing certain records in the oilicecf mesne conveyanc es for Greenville County and to authorize and require the county commissioners cf said county to levy a special tux to defray the expenses of the same." An act to amend an act entitled ':an act to provide for the poor in Charles- j ton County," approved March H, ] lS9rj. i Aa act providing for the division of the city Oi Columbia into five wards i and fixing the number of aldermen ! who, together with the mayor, shall j J constitute the citv council of said I city. " ! | An act to amend Section 1,358 of | the Hsvised Statutes of 1393, so far as I the same relates to the commissioners i of pilotage of Beaufort, by striking i mr ofipr thp word "oereons" on the j tenth line thereof the words "one of whom shall reside at Port Royal and j one in Sheldon Township, and t?.ro of j whom shall be seafaring men, and j one a full branch pilot of one or j other of these ports," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "two of; whom shall be or shall hare been ssa- j faring men.11 "An act to amend an act entitled "an act to authorize the city council o? Charleston to fill up low lois and grounds in the city of Charleston in certain cases and for other purposes;1' and also to repeal an act entitled "an act to amend an act entitled 'an act to - ^ :i i auinorjzs ine city uuuu.-^n vi uuaiito-1 | ton to fill up lovr lots and grounds in j I the City of Charleston in certain cases j I and for other purposes.'" I i An act to authorize the appointment j ! of a constable for Aiken County to be j | resident at Langlev. I j An act to authorize the clerk of the j Court of Union County to provide a j j nevr set of index book for judgements ! I for said county. | An act to autiorize and empower j | the Governor to appoint a magistrate ! and constable at Piedmont and to de- ] | fine their powers and duties. An act providing for additional | magistrates for the county of Aiken, j An act authorizing the erection of a i fireproof vault or building for the pre servation of the public records of j Hampton county. > | An act to repeal An act entitled j ' | "An act to further regulate the juris- j 1 j diction and places cf residencs of ceri tain magistrates in the county of Orangeburg," approved 9th day of Marcn i A. D. ISUtJ. An act to empower the supervisor and board cf county commissioners of Beaufort county to borrow money for | ceriam purposes. i An act to provide for the appoint, ment o? additional magistrates for Berkeley county. J An act to provide for the farther f distribution of the money refunded by i the United States as direct tax penal- j ! ties and interest collected from the 1 citizens of Beaufort district.now Beau- j j fort county. i An act to amend An act entitled j "An act lo reduce me required neigni. | of a lawful fence and to punish perj sons failing to maintain lawful fences j when any stock shall cross the same,"'j ] approved March 2, 189 6, so far as the ; same aifects Berkeley county. An act to amend An act entitled "An act to regulate the tra'li in seed I cotton in the counties of Abbeville, ' | Aiken, Sumter, York, Edgefield, j j Berkeley, Kersaaw, Kichlanci, y rangeburg, Chariesten, Chester and Union" j : | approved 19th December, 1S37, *An act to repeal an act providing for a special tax on certain Jive stock ! in Berkeley county and to require a I license fee to be paid for keeping cer- j tain live stock within certain fenced j territory in Berkeley county, and to provide for repairs of the ooundary | j fence thereof, and for borrowing mon-; ! ey if necessary. ! i An act to amend Section 2,555 of; ! Volume 1 of the" lievised Statutes of j i 1S93, being Section 2,431 of the General States, regulating the fees and costs of clerks of the Courts of Com mon Fleas and General Sessions, and j ' to establish a special fee bill for the j : county of Spartanburg. j An act to incorporate the Farmers' j | Mutual Insurance Association of j ! Berkeley county. I An act to amend an act entitled "An j aci to authorize a special election in j i the town of Ilonea Path, in Anderson I j county, for the purpose of determin- j i ing whether said town shall be allow- j j ed to issue bonds to the amount of j eight thousand dollars 10 build court: house snu jail if new county is established with, county sea? at Honea Path," approved23th February A. D. so as to provide for ?10,000 ini stead of ?8,000 in bonds to be issued. RAILROADS. An act to make penal the doing of any act in this State by railroad companies doing business herein, their ofticers, agents or employees, which violates any of the provisions of Act of Congress entitled ''An act to regulate I commerce" and the several acts amen- j j datorj thereof, and of the orders of ! | the Inter State commerce commission j | issued thereunder, and to prescribe j punishments therefor. An act to require the railroad tax j on the Wilmington, Chad bourn and Convrav Ivailroad, now called "VVil-j Inil A nornoto rail-f ?JICW UUU b? ~ j road, in Horry cDunty, to be applied j 10 the partial discharge of the annual j iuteaest on sinidng fund for the bonds j j c: certain townships issued in aid of J said railroad. An an to r?-;uire ail common car- j riers to pay ail ioss or damages for j loss, damage and breakage of any articles shipped over their lines or to re ! fuse to oo so within a certain i.irne, J An act authorizing tnc r?.:;ro?c commissioners to require all railroads to erect depots, and to impose a penalty for their failure to do so when required. An act io limit the hours of labor of certain employees of horse railway '- ompar.ies and electric railway companies and other street railway com -, ncriips An act to ?rnend an act entitled "An act to regulate the schedule of passenger trains in certain cases." approved the i?:h day of March, 1836. An act to provide for the collection of past due railroad taxes and for the distribution of the same. An act to amend Section 1,528 of the General Statutes, being Section 1,691 of the Revised Statutes, so as to include street railways in its provisions. ' - - > - i:- ? ~ All aci 10 maKe Corpora UUJ.;* iiiWic for damages resulting to land owners from the vrrongfui obstruction of water courses. An act to provide a penally on railroad companies owning,leasing or operating competing railroad lines within this Slate, and to provide for the recovery thereof. An act to repeal an act entitled *;An j act to validate and confirm the con- j solidation of the Augusta, Edgefield i aau Newberry Railroad company with 1 the Northwestern Railroad company, j under the name of the Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad company, j and the consolidation of the last nam- j ed company with the Charleston, j Oir>/Mnnofi ar .'l ninVocrfi "Riiirnad com pany, and to confer certain powers," approved December 21, A. D. 1SS7. An act to provide for the transportation by common carriers of bicycles. An act to incorporate the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company of South Carolina and to authorize the consolidation of certain railroads un- j ucr that name. j An act to provide for the forfeiture ' of abandoned railroad property, and J r.rm-idino- of nenahies for viola i (ion of the act. j DISPENSARY. ; A Joiut Resolution to authorize tiie | j State board of control to pay to the ! | city of Columbia certain dispensary | profits. I An act to amend an act entitled i j "An act to provide for election of a j ; State board of control and to further j i ?* 1 ~^ /irtyienmnh'ATl I reguiiue we aaac, IUI, wiwmuj/uuu, j j transportation and disposition or" in! toxicating and alcoholic liquors or li| quids in the State, and prescribe pen| aities for violation of the dispensary ! laws, and to nolice the same," approj ved March 6, 1390, so as to regulate ! the importing of liquors for personal i use. j Au act to amend the dispsnsary , law so as to provide for the licensing I [and restrictions of distillers in this j j State. SCHOOLS. ! An act to authorise the school dis- j : trict of the city of Spartanburg to is-1 ! sue bonds for the purpose of building ! ! one or more public school houses in j j the city of Spartanburg and of acquir- j ; ing a lot or lots for the same. ; An act to authorize the school trus- j | tees of Greenville to borrow money} I for sewerage. j An act to amend an act entitled J I "An act to authorize the board oI j j trustees of the school district of the i ! town of Laurens to submit to the ! qualified vo'.ers the question of issuing | bonds for the use of said school disI trict." approved December 2i, 1S91. j S An act to amend Section 1,120 of the i ! Ilevised Statutes of 1S93, volume 1,! ! being Section 3 of an act entitled ''An j | act to accept the devise and bequest j | of Thomas G. Ciemson and to est&b i lisli an agricultural college in connection therewith," anprcved November '27, 1SS9. j An act to renew and amend the j i charter of incorporation of the Cokes-1 | bury Conference School at Cokesbury j : in Abbeville county. > An act to extend the charter of the i Reidville High School. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to create the school district o? Yorkville, in York county, and enable it to organize a system of free schools, to levy a tax in suppsrt of the same, and to purchase and hold property," approved December 22, 1SSS, and the act amendatory thereto, approved December ?3, A. D. 1SS9, relating to the election of trustees and their duties. An act to amend section 62 of an j act entitled ;'An act to declare the j free school law of the State," approv- | ed 9th of Llarch, A. D. 1S9G, relating j to the exception of the special graded : school district from special act incor-! porating said special school district. I i An act to amend an act entitled] "An act to create a school district of thai portion of Barnwell county lying within the corporate limits of the town of Williston," approved December 24, A. D. 1SSS, as to election of trustees. An act to amend the charter of the trustees of the College of Charleston. An act to provide the pupils attend-; ing the free public school text books I ? *".4- rtft + nol rtAof [ Al'LUAJ. WOO, An act making it a misdemeanor for any State or county officer to receive any rebate on school books or supplies or advertising. An act to regulate the election of trustees in special school districts wherebv special acts said trustees have [ been heretofore appointed by the State i Superintendent of Education. ! An act to amend the free school law [ of the State. NEW COUNTIES AND ELECTIONS, j An act to establish Greenwood Co. An act to establish Cherokee county. An act to establish Bamberg county. An act tc establish Dorchester county j An act to amend Section 221, Gen- i eral Statutes of South Carolina, by; [ inserting on line 7 of said section after ] i the word "dollars"5 and next proceeding the word and the words "'the county treasurer of Saluda county, ten | thousand (?10.000) dollars. - An act to establish a new township and polling precinct in Edgefield I county, and to readjust the townships ! of said county. j Ari act to amend an act to regulate j the election of the mayors and intend-; ! ants and wardens in the towns and j i nf this Staffs I An act to amend Section 7 of an act ! entitled i;an act to provide for the for| mation of new counties and the j changing of couniy lines and county I seats and consolidation of counties." i approved the Oth of ilarch, A. D. ! I860, so as to provide a polling place ; in certain contingency. An act to validate the election of intendants and wardens of the towns of VVaiiiana anti vvesi union, wmcn was held on the li>i.h day of Januarv, A. D. 16;)?. CLAIMS. A joint, resolution to povide for the payment of certain balances due newspapers for publishing election noticcs in the form given them by the election commissioners when the publisher was ignorant of the form pre- { scribed bv the Secretary of Slate. { A joint resolution to authorize and reqiure the Comptroller General to | draw his warrant on the Slate Treas-j urer for the sum of one hundred and j seventeen 90-100 dollars in lavor ot | ihe legal commander of the Edisto Riiiss, of Orangeburg: and for the! sum of one hundred and thirty-nine j 49-100 dollars in favor of the legal j commander of the Tillman Volunteers asgagMnga. amg , ra e r1 r; of Orangeburg: and Tor the sum of j tvro huoared and twenty dollars in i favor of" the tega! C/mmander of the j Fort Motte Guards, of Fort Motte, J and the Treasurer to pay the same. A ioint resolution to authorize and require the Comptroller General of | this State to issue duplicate warrants | in favor of H. W. Harvey, supervisor i of registration of Berkeley County, for one hundred and twenty-five dollars for salary, and to "W. C. Gaudy for one nundred and twenty-five dollars for salary as supervisor of registration for Darlington. County. A joint Insolation to provide for the payment of certain expenses incurred in the "Broxton Bridge cases."' A t/-. h/iv.i-70 tha I .'X o UlUi, r.VJv/i'M.iVii wv uwb^v^K'V ftv pajment of certain claims to J. B. E. Sloan. A Joint Resolution to provide for the payment of a fee of twenty dollars to Le Grand G. "Walker of George to v?n County for investigating and reporting the condition of the Probate Judge's cilice. A joint Resolution to require the treasurer of Aiken County to pay William E Arthur a certain claim. A Joint Resolution to require the Comptroller General to issue his warrant for the cost of advertising the appointments of the county boards of registration, and the State Treasurer r?tiT7 ('no A Joint Resolution constituting the Governor, Attorney General and Comptroller General a commission to adjudicate the claim of Thomas J. Mackey for services alleged to have been rendered in presenting the claim of the State against the United States for rent of the South Carolina Military Academy. A joint resolution to validate the appointment of and registration of voters by A. K. Parham as supervisor of registration for the town of Dillon, and J. J. House as supervisor of registration of Latta, in Marion County, j A joint resolution to authorize and J require the county board of commis sioners of Anderson County to ap- j proye claim of J. M. Payne, late treasurer of Anderson County, one hundred and fifty dollars for collecting commutation I'oad taxes for 1S95 and 18%, and county treasurer to pay the same. A joint resolution to refund to Mrs. Ann P. Manning certain money paid by her in taxes by mistake. A joint resolution to require the n e? CJSri OL v^uurt. lUi a^isuayy j to pay to Eliza Baker, sister of S. J. Yates, an Ex-Confederate soldier, who died May 28,1S90, the amount of pension money in the hands of said clerk for S- J- Yates. The list is worth keeping for future reference. A JJlack War Cloud. Athens, March 0.?-The reply of the Greek government to tne ultimatum of the powers having been delivered to the foreign representatives here, preparations for hostilities between Greece and Turkey, which are apparently inevitable, are being hurried forward with all possible speed. Crown Prince Constantine Is about to ! start for the Turkish frontier t~ as-1 sume command of the Greek troops J there, and several Greek transports j have landed great quantities of war ! ? * i - i- r l, i materia: ana large nuinusrs ux uui-acs and mules at Volo, Thessaly. It is | reported that Greek bands have de- j stroyed a number of bridges on the; railway between Monastir, the politi- j cal headquarters of the Turkish army, and Salonica- Nea Ephemeris, the ministerial organ, says that orders have been sent to Admiral Sachtouri, J the commander of the Greek warships at Canea, to retain his position and ? o-ntr /-liy.*-,-. Ki-vnc triof in AT7 hft .i'JL jULV O.X2.J uxi<.v^vuu w w ^ V.J ? ? given to him by the foreign admirals, even if force is threatened to compel obedierc2 to their directions. It is also stated that Priucs George on board the schoolship Kanaris, weat to Platnia and instructed Colonel Vas* scs, the commander of the Greek army of occupation, to avoid a conflict with the powers and to withdraw into the interior of the island. The Greek squadron is blockading a number of Turkish vessels in the Ambracian gulf. Three hundred monks at Mount a thnc hnva offered their services as soldiers in the evant of war. These were expected to arrive at the pareus today. Cora la tlie Country. Washington, March. 10.?The crop report 01 me department, ol n^rauiture based on returns from three independent sets of regular correspondents added to several thousand from mills and elevators, all carefully combined and weighed, relates principally to the distribution of principal grains, the stocks remaining in firms and the! portions of merchantable and unmer-j chantable. A.'.l grain in the hands of j farmers, including amount remaining over from previous jears, are includ- i ed in the estimates given. The corn on hand, as estimated, aggregates i 1,164,000.000 bushels or 01 percent 011 the last crop, against 1,702,000,000 in I March, ISOo. Both the proportion | and the quantity in original hands atj this date are unprecedented, although closely approached last year and in March. ISOO. Correspondents report I large stocks in cribs, particularly in the prarie States, awaiting better rT"' l - ^.1 J ? prices, rne aggregate suiu xruui farccs to go beyond county lines is 623,000,000 bushels, or 27.3 per cent of the crop. The proportion merchantable is 936,000,000" bushels, or S4.3 per cent. The wheat reserves in farmers' hands amount to 20.6 per cent, last March. O' this amount 3 per cent, is reported as coming from previous crops. The proportion of wheat sold outside the county is 51.7 per ne>ni Or oats thprfi aiv> 313.000.000 bushels or 41.2 per cent, of the 1896 crop yet in farmers' hands. Proportion shipped beyond county line?, 27 per cent. Killed Wrong >Ian. Chicago. 111.. March 11.?Bullets fired by police officers and Pinkerton watchmen in pursuit of a burglar struck Aibart Ziemer, a Cleveland, Ohio, merchant, and he is now at the county hospital in a dying condition. The shooting took place sBortly after midnight this morning in Playmouth j place, opposite the Great Northern hotel, w?ere Ziemer was a guest. lie had left the hotel for a short stroll before retiring. lie walked about 100 leei scum m naymouLn piace, ana j was returning to the hotel when a thief, pursued by several policemen and Pinkerton watchmen dashed past him. Five or six shots were fired at the iieeing burglar by the oiScersin pursuit and Ziemer was in range of the bullets. IVo of the leaden mistSiiiil yiempi- r?A tn i OA-IV^O OU UU1V M^LV^ -*v .WA? ww the ground mortally wounded. The burglar who dashed past Ziemer at Jackson street and Play mouth place was caught, lie gave the name of Otto Riemann. Not Coanectod Witt it. 0ran-,-E!:urg, S. C., March 12.? Ii is ii-equentiy stated that the notorious Holland secured the evidence upon which Murphy was convicted of the murder of Treasurer Copes, of this County. This is 2. mistake, Holland had nothing whatever to do with the case when it was tried and did not get cne cent of the reward money. It is aoout time for the Holland fake to subside. i WILLINGLY WAITING. 1 I CAROLINA REPLiBL'CANS QUARTER-) I ED IN WASHINGTON. Severn! Candidate i-ar Almost Every Office? KcKinley Xay Give the C'ltl Timers ' Ds Saiib " washington, jl>. u., aiarcn. t.?me j South Carolina Republicans of both factions are well l-eprcssated in this city, and those of them who are here are already hard at work trying to knock down some of the oiEcial plums. Quite a large contingent, mainly from tne upcountry, are qaurtered at Ben Perry's boarding bouse in Delaware avenue, near the Capitol. Among those at this place are Dr. Latimer, P. D. Hough and Mr. Merideth, Dr. Samnson Pone and Dr. Clayton are at a private boarding house on Ii. street. Col. Wallace, Mr. Webster, Col. Pride, the Tolberts, Mr. Nesraith, C. S. Nettles, Esq., and other white Kepubiicans of our Stale are scattered here, there and every where through-: 0 the city, and quite a strong con- i tingent of negro politicians headed by J Gen. Robert Smalls are on hand to I watch and wait events. I talked with i several of the South Carolina Repub- ] licans, and so fa? as I could ascertain, j no slate of any kind has been agreed | upon. Mr. WebsU it is generally! uaderstc-d, wants his old place as col- [ lector of internal revenue. Messrs. Pride, the two Tolberts, Wallace and Blalcck want to be United States mar-1 shal, and George Cunningham is said to be the dark horse in this race. Dr. { Pope, I am told, is not seeking any j Slate appointment, but lie is on the j ground and on the lookout for something to turn up. Drs. Clayton and Ensor, E. W. Screven, G-aorge Haggins and C- M. Wilder are hot after the Columbia postotlice, and the negros want anything they can get. Lawson Melton, I ara told, wants to j be United Slates district attorney, i hear of no one especially mentioned for the Charleston coliectorship, except Deas of Darlington. It would be useless for me to attempt to predict who will be the successful ones among those I have named. From South Carolina, as from all of the southern States, there are two factions, and both hope to get the favorable ear of Mclvinley and his advisers. As regards the crowd from our State, the Websterites base their hopes upon the fact that they represent the old line Republicans. On j the other hand, the Meltonites feel asi sured of success for just the opposite i reason. They not only claim not to i be old time Republicans, but they want the claim that tb ^y are not well advertised. As one of them expressed it to me, "You cannot build on a rotten foundation." McKinley wants to build up a respectable Republican party in the south, and he recognizes that he cannot do so with such material as can be found amona: those who led the Republican hosts in South Carolina in the days of good stealing. If McKinley is the kind of man one hears that he is, the hopes of those I have just quoted from_ would seem to be well founded. The opinion is prevalent here that his administration will open on very conservative lines, and it is the talk of the lob bey chat he is especially anxious to stand well with the respectable people, and will try to appoint to olfice in the southern States the least objectionable men he can find. A prominent western senator, who is in close touch with the new' administration, is quot ed. as saying mat mcixiiuey urnuy uelieves that the Republican party has in the past pursued a very unwise course in its policy toward the sxith; that he believes that the race prejudices of the southern people should be re spected within certain limitations, and that objectionable negro politicians, and equally as objectionable white carpetbaggers should not be foisted upon them; that it is useless to hope to build up a respectable Republican party in the south until such men are V . J ! K 3 4.1**4. "U ~ wvV/vr, I inrust asiue, miu. mat us icnoo tbe growth of protection theories and a policy of conciliation for the f uture of his party in the south. How much of this is true and how much fanciful I know not. 11 is purely lobbey talk, and I give it for what it is woub, but I may add that "straws show which way the wind blows," and it is certainly true that at present the political atmosnhere of Washing ' -* :-i tn. lOU is one ox espeuiiii. lncuuiiucM inwards the south and In is \>ould hardly bs the case unless it was thought that Mr. McKinley wanted it so.?Clumbia State. Reese Captured. Columbia,March 10.?Harion Reese j one of the convicted murderers who recently escaped from the York jail, has been captured in Tennessee?at least some one supposed to be him is under arrest. Yesterday Governor Ellerbe received the following telegram from the sheriff of Lexington county, Tenn.: JXLV iic\2: a. JLLIAi_L \JLLl\A.Z/X MIAWV j| answering to the description of Reese. ] P. H. Henderson." j Governor Ellerbe wired the sheriff of York and told him to come to Co- j lumbia, get requisition papers and go to Tennessee. The sheriff is expected today. A reward of $500 for Reese'a recapture has bsen offered. He was convicted in a sensational murder case, originating in Blacksburg, the 1 ?- ? ^ -> ?A ftiAcVi i J circumstances ui aic u?u m i the minds of the public. A Costly JError. Chattanooga. Term., March 10.? Through a clerical error of the payingteller, the First National bank of this city is a loser to the extent of ?3,600. A few days since a Tennesee river logger presented an order given by Snodgrass & Field for *100, at the bank. Charles Xnoedler, the teller, cpened his cash drawer and tossed out eight bundles of bank notes,_eash con } taining 10 $50 dollar biJis. T&e rails* i man soon disappeared. The mistake was not discovered until notice of the j payment was sent to the lumber firm j of Snodgrass & Fields, who produced j the cancelled check made out on its j face for but $100. The raftsman was j seen in Knoxville yesterday spending ] money lavishly. The Oldest >Ian on Karth. Guadalajara, Mexico, March 10 ? ! [ Jesus Campeche, thought to be the j oiaest mail on eartn, aiea on r nuay, i and according to his animation and other testimony, he was l.li years old. He said he was born in Spain in 1742 and came to this country when he was ' 2-i years old. He "was living with his I great-great-grandson and had copies ! of the church register at Valiadolid. I Spain, showing the date of his birth and baptism. According to these Da" t T\ 10 1-Tf O 1 p&rs ne was ooru lyeceuiuei- x*. ? lie related incidents which, occurred 1 in the last century, shoeing that he had told the truth or had stored his mind well with the happenings of that time. A priest in the church which he attended, who is now Si years old, says he remembers Campeche as being an old man when he was a little DOT. Exonerated. Edgefield, March 10.?Court convened Monday, Judge Aldrich presiding. In the case of the State vs Leon J, Williams, for the killing of L. D. and J. V. White, the grand jury failed to find a true bill, consequently this sad case ends here. RAN" KATAHi.NJDRED. I A Crazy Fireman Tries to Blow Up she Vessel and itf Sent tu an Asyla.ni. Xev.* York, March 10.?The L'r.ited j Slate ram Katahdin has had a narrow escape from serious in-jury at the hands of Fireman John Z. Brown, whose brain was aii'ected by an injury received five years ago while on duty on the Monterey. The Ivatahdin, it will be recalled, was ordered to Charleston recently in ^ ^ ^ 4 +U a Doftf A r* r>^ i no ] "Rn r\n& uruci LU j'jiii i>ii w nee i< v* ixiia AX x/^iiuv in the naval manoeuvres, but it was discovered that her toilers were in a faulty condition aad the orders were rescinded. They were patched up and the ram was then ordered to Hampton Roads, and started for that station Thursday. She had proceeded no further than Staten Island, however, when the mischief done by the crazy man was made apparent, and the Katahuin was therefore obliged to anchor ol? Tompkinsville. Brown, vrho has been in the service for five years, had risen to ihe rank of a first class fireman. For some 'time past he had been acting in a slightly eccentric manner, but neither Chief Engineer Reeves nor Comman-! der Lsarv thought his eccentricities! sufficiently pronouced to warrant olncialinvestigation. List Wednesday, however the day before the ram was to sail for Virginia, one of the expert machinists attached to the vesssl chanced id the boiler room and was surprised to see Bro5?n kneeling before one of the six boilers and pounding away at it vigorously with a hammer ana a chisel. "What are you doing?'1 the machinist inquired in surprise. ''Trying to blow up the d ram," was the reply. Tne machinist very promptly fell uuon Brown and endeavored to wrench from hitn hi-3 implements, bat the insane man. fought despsrately. The sound of the struggle in the boiler room attracted the attention of numbers of the ship's crew and of Chief Engineer Reeves. They ran into the room, and after some difficulty overpowered the fireman, who cursing ail the time, was shackled and placed in a straight jacket. mi. _ /-n : .LH" JUliUWAIlft US)' ilC Wi45 iGUiU?tu j to the Naval Hospital, in Flushing avenue, Brooklyn, and will subse- j quently bs taken to the National Insane Asylum, at Washington, as it is feared that he is incurably insane. An inspection of the boiler which Brown had attacked failed to show aay serious damage at the time, but hen the Katahdin was under way it began to leak seriouiy, ana it was seen that it would be perilous to put to sea under the circumstances. The officers of the vessel refuse to discuss the extent of the damage, nor will they say when the Katahdin will likely proceed to Hampton Roads. THE HUNGRY ARE NOT FED. Hordes o 1 Disappointed Men Hanging Arnnnil thft Pl? Counter at Was Jin ? ton. Washington, l\Iarch 12.?A mighty howl has gone up from the hungry. HcKiniey's declarations against early appointments and his evident regard for the civil service laws are responsible for the wailing and gnashing cf teeth, which is heard tonight ab^ut the hotels and in the other haunts of theolHce seekers. All day there has besn a continuous stream or tne raitnfui besieging the executive office at the white housa. Men with friends and-without them; men of national prominence and others ^hose fame has never spread beyond the limits of the cross roads town where they reside; white men and black men have almost fought for a chance to get a word with the president, whose election each man. judging by his representations, insured. So great has been the crush t. at the president has had no time for business. So great nsc hepn the clamor fnr audience that he has had no opportunity to consult those who in reality merited his attention. Tonight he showed his teeth. He grew angry and declared himself in positive terms against those who seek office. ! "I will make no appointments, ex i cept urgency ones before the middle j of May," he is quoted as having aeclared. Those people who think I am here simply to provide them with ofj frees will find they were never morem istaken. I am going to respect the civil service laws." It is this declaration which has struck terror to the hearts | of the boys. The result is the howl. I They haven't begun to swear yet, bej cause all of them are still hopeful, but | in their talk these republican politi ? ^ via 4- in ? Clans give cAprcssiuii iv icgict iu phatic terms. They refer to McKinley's anxiety for their aid only a few months since and are wont to compare his present action with the roseate | promises made by Mark Hanna and his lieu ten ants. The comparison is i not favorable to the president. They ! ary madder than he is, and their anger ; is accentuated by its being combined *mfii q crtwrtar tl-iat is f?ppn-se2.ted and Y r iuu <*, gvii v ?T ? w ^ f_ | bitter. The hotels are still filled with I republicans and oilice ssekers, and President McKinley and the new cabinet will have a busy week of it. j Many congressmen who were re electj ed remain in the city and the new j members will undoubtedly be here [in full force early in the week, pre! paratory for the meeting of the fiffyiifth congress in extra session on Monday next. An Important Sew Law. | An Act providing punishment for laborers who violate either -written or verbal contracts af ter having re! ccived supplies. Be it enacted bj the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Section I. That any laborer working on shares of crop or for wages in j money or other valuable consideration under a verbal or written contract to labor cn farm lands, who shall recive advances either in money or in supplies, and thereafter willfuily and j without just cause fail to perform tbe re?U5Uua.ujLc ?ivs * ^ v>7 the terms of the said contract shall be liable to prosecution for a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punishj ed by imprisonment for not less than twenty days nor more than thirty ! days, or to be fined in the sum of | not less than twenty five dollars nor +5-ion nno 'inriHrpd dnllars. in the j IliUi t? bUUAJ. 7 discretion of the court: Provided, the I verbal contract herein referred to shall be witnessed by at least two disinterested witnesses. Approved the 2d day of March, A. D. 1S97. The Oldest Confederatfl Dead. Atlanta, March 11 ?William Kilpatrick, the oldest man in Georgia, died today at Cartersvilie, aged ICS years. He eniisted in ihe Confederate -TO army wnen xie was _y cai s um ^uu fought through it. He was a brave soldier and was an esiimabie citizen all his life. He lived in this country 20 years. Mr. Kilpatrick was a farmer. A prominent merchant of New York city in an interview last week, said: "Before the election we had some business but no confidence. Xow the situation is changed, we have some confidence but no business. We have the conliden.-e but some how or other the business does not put in its appearance." ; REQUISITIONS FOR FUGITIVES Will N-jt l>e Issued for Any and Every I 1hiz~S. The following letter of instructions to sheriffs concerning the arrest of fugitives from justice has been sent out by the governor: Columbia, March 6, 1897. To Sheriff of County: Sir: Hereafter no requisition for fugitives from justice will be made upon the executives of other States unless the rules of practics adopted for rendition of fugitives are complied with. First. There must be a certificate of the solicitor of the circuit. 1. That in his opinion the ends of justice require is*- Via f fri f ic LUC Wlv/Utuu IV kiiiJ State. 2. That he believes he has sufficient evidence to convict the fugitives. 3. That the person named as agent is a proper person 3nd has no private interest in the arrest of the fugitive. 4. If there has been any former application for the same person, it must be stated. 5. If the fugilir-A ic Srnnwr? t.n unrl^r srrest in the State to which he has lied, the fact of such arrest and nature of proceedings must be stated. 6. That the application it not made for the purpose of enforcing: the collection of a debt, or for any private purpose, and crim:nal proceedings shall not be used for such object. 7. The nature of the crime charged, and reference to statute defining and prescribing same. S. If the offense charged is not of recent occurrence, a satisfactory reason must be given for the delay in making application. Second. In addition to this certificate, in case of fraud, false pretense, embezzlement, forgery there must be an affidavit of the prcsecutorthat the application is made in good faith, lor the sole purpose of punishing the accused, and that he does not desire or expect to use the prosecution, for the purpose of collecting a debt, or for any private purpose, and will not directly or indirectly use the same for any of said purposes. Third. There must also be proof by affidavit, that the alleged criminal has lied from the justice of this State, and is in the State on whose executive the demand is to be made. Fourth. If an indictment is to be found, certified copies in duplicate must sccompany the application. Fifth. If an indictment has not been found by grand jury, the facts and f r* m ic?. suumug wv vuwuiu sion of the crime charged, and that ihe accused perpetrated the same, must be shown by affidavits, and that a warrant has been issued, and duplicate cartified copies of the warrant, together with the returns thereto, must be furnished. Keep this for reference. W. H. Ellerbe, Governor. .Christians Pillaged. Care a, March 9.?Advices received from Retimo, on the north coast, some 30 miles southeast of here, show that the pillaging cf the houses and shops of the Christians there is still going on. The vice consuls stationed at Retimo have asked the consuls here that protection be afforded the Christians. Ia Canea itself there has been continued robberies of houses owned by Christians who are absent from the city. This pillaging is done by Turkish soldiers. Protests have been made to the acting governor, but no satisfaction was obtained, he saying that the robberies cannot be helped as the Turkish soldiers have to pillage to live. Tewfik Pasha, the military governor, has sent to Heraklion for another batallion of troops which will make the condition of affairs worse than ever. Pianos by the >111 a. bee Liuaaezi ana Jtsaies' new aavsrtisment of one thousand Mathushek pianos. Suppose them all loaded on to wagons in one grand procession, allow 15 feet for each wagon and team and the line would be nearly three miles long. That is just the wholesale way this great southern house does business. Having acquired an interest in the noted Mathushek Piano factory, they are now supplying purchasers direct and saving all intermediate profits. This means a saving of from $50 to $100 on each piano, and the securing of one of the ol/^aef on^ wkliaMe instruments at a remarkably low figure. Better write them at Savannah, Ga., or at 93 Fifth Ave., New York City. It la Said That of all the diseases that affect mankind, diseases of the kidneys are the most dangerous and fatal. If this be so, how important it is that the kidneys be kept in a healthy condition. The use of Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys will do this. It is 4he "ounce of prevention" in these troubles, " SOT MKLEAMG. 0 No Danger, is Cubing Osb Habit, of Formisr. Another. OPIUM (Morphine., Laudanum) Etc., Ci'iiED i>* from Foi'r to Six Weeks. LIQUOR DISEASE Cured Usually in Four Weeks. Also Tobacco Ilabit and Nervous Diseases, The Cure has been endorsed by the Legislature of six Suites and one Territory: by the National Government in the Soldiers' uoracs anu m ice regular a-roij; uy inanj< local authorities in the cure of indigent drunkards (morphine and liquor); by Miss Wallard, the W. C. T. U.: Francis Murphy, Ncal Do'.v and the I. 0. U. T : by prominent men all over the land: by OiK'.OJU cure J patients, more than 20,000 of these being physicians. The Leslie E. Keeley Company and the Kceley Institute of S. C. are responsiMe corporations which could not afford to pi.t forth any claim that the} arc unable to prove. For printed matter and terms, address, THE KEELEY INSTITUTE, or Drawer 27. Colu nbia, S. C. Mention this naner. I "MATHUSKEK"?The Piano for a lifetime. l Factories ??vcrcr MAraUSHEK mechanics and la csPcrts? ^nc* pi-noscr hand. LUDDEN & BATES, interested In this Factory, no v.' ofler tiiis <.'reat stock at ?.V) to ?!00 loss tb: n former prices. >'o strictly Hish (.'raiic l'iano- ever soldsolOTr. ONE PROFIT from Factory to Consumer. Greater imJnccnicnts than ever in slightly used I'iaaos and Orjrans?many as ' - - -- ''1 i/imrf>ntAf> g] Latest styles. Kleiiaat Cases. Also 1 Hew STElHWttY Pianos, ^ason & Hamlin Organs. pj v.*r'.to f-.>r Factory I'ricvs and Bargain Lists. I LUODEN & BATES, SAVANNAH, GA. W All Sixv.-t Mi:sic One-Half Price. fagagBgSBSgBSMgMBBWOMB TI I I I II ! IMMMCTMWBttBBIBMMI The trustworthy cure for the Whiskey, Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habits. For further information address The Keeley Institute, or Drawer 27, Columbia, S. C. WE il WANT t a l m *.T" r\ A. r AJttl'lMliK. % IN EVERY TOWN. Postmasters, Kailroad Areata, | General store Keepers, Clerks, Ministers, or any other person, lady or gentleman, who can & devote a little or .all of their time to onr ?? Jj busl ess. We do not want any money in advance, and pay large commissions to those who work for us. We have the bes Family Medicines on earth, and can pro- m ince lots of testimonials from oar home ^ people. Send for blaut application and circular. Address BRAZILIAN MEDICINE CO., 844 Broadway, Augusta, (ia Advice to Mothers. We take pleasure In calling your atten tion to a remedy so long needed ?1 carry* ing children safely through ti& critical stage of teething. It Is an Incalculable blessing to mother and child. If you are disturbed at night with a sick, fretful, teething child, use Pitts' Carminative, it will give instant relief, and regulate the ? bowels, and make teething safe and easy. It will cure Dysentery and Diarrhoea, ?itts Carminative is an instant "elief for colic of infanta. It will promote digestion, give tone and energy to the stomach and bowels. The sick, puny, suffering child will soon become the fat and frolicking Joy of the honsehold. It is very pleasant to the taste and only cost 25 cents per bottle, "Sold by druggists and by THE MURRAY DRUG CO., g Columbia, S. C. SRR : 49 HERE. I is:your liver all rig-IT?i Are your Kidneys In a healthy condition ? If so, Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys will keep them so. If not, Hilton's life for the L'ver and Kidneys -will make them so. A 25c bottle will convince you of this fact. Taken regularly after meals it is an aid to digestion, cures habitual constipation, > and thus refreshes and clears both body and mind. SOLD WHOLESALE 31 The Mar fay Drug Co? ^COLUMBIA, S. C. r ' AND Dr. H. BAfiR, Charleston. S. C. Machinery AND Supplies / Engii.es, Boilers; Saw Mills. Corn Mills, Wheat Mills, Planers, Brick Machines, Moulders, Gang Edgers. And all kinds of Wood Working Ma chinery. No one in the South can offer yon higher grade goods, or at lower prises. I'alDotc, Liiaaeu ana wiwn.uwu , We are only a few hoard ride from ycu. Write for prices. Light, Variable Feed Plantation Saw MUla a Specialty. \ Y. G. Badham, General Asent. COLUMBIA, S. O. J ENGINES, ~ | BOILERS, SAW? MILLS, GBIST MILLS, / ATI. FACTORY *( PRICES. E. W. SCREVEN, J COLUMBIA, &. O. ;;#S " if liil