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~VOLTLI. WINNSBORO, S. Cm WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1897. NO. 36.
CAN'T KEEP LIQUOR ]
r IN YOUR HOUSE UNLESS IT IS OFF! j
r CIAL OR STAMPED.
L Important Decision? litsuli of a Divided!
-T..o* ts-a "vt^s Mr r!s.l i? Attention to!
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the United States Court's I>t cisicc.
By reason of an equally divided |
court the State supreme court has ren- j
dered a decision to the effect that a
man cannot keep two and a half gal- j
Ions of whiskey in his house for his
own personal use, without the commissioners
stamp upon it, without
laying himself liable to criminal prosecution
under the dispensary la*-.
The decision ^as rendered in the
case of Anderson Chastian and the
judgment of the circuit court below
stands' affirmed. Chief Justice Slclver
and Associate Justice Gary have filed
very strong opinions against sustaining
the finding of the lower court.
Mr- Justice Jones files the opinion on
the other side, in which Associate
Justice Pope concurs. In the Florence
case recently decided, in which
the court was equally divided, the appellants
have submitted a request that
a rehearing he granted before all the
judges sitting en banc. 2so doubt a
j similar request will be made in this
[ case. Chief Justice IxTcIver, in his opinion,
thus presents the matter in substance:
The defendant was found guilty ana
sentenced to pay a line 01 $iou or go
on the chain gang for three months
for having in his possession two and a
half gallons of corn whiskey, which
had no State stamp on it. On this!
judgment an appeal vras taken to the j
supreme court of the State.
The appeal was taken on the follow- j
ing grounds in briefFirst.
Because his honor erred in
charging the jury as follows: "The
question is did he have liquor there,
keeping it there without any stamps
on it? If so, he must show that either
he bought it through the regular
channels, the dispensary, or that he
obtained it from the State commissioner
the proper stamps to be put on
it ' ana snouia. nave coargtu iuc jury |
instead thai the keeping of a small
quantity of liquor in his dwelling:?
house for his own use and not to be j
bartered does not constitute a crime, j
Second. That it is only the storing
or keeping in possession of alcoholic
liquors for some unlawful use or purpose,
which is made an indictable of
fense by statute and ins honor erred, j
in not so holding.
The chief j ustice states th it from the
testimony, the State constables found j
in the dwelling house, while defend
ant was absent a three gallon jug |
containing about two gallons of corn *
wniskey, which they seized, because
there were no stamps upon it from the
State commissioner. There was no
testimony to show that the whiskey
was for sale or any other unlawful
purpose or that the defendant had
ever sold whiskey. On the contrary
the defendant stated that he had obtained
the whiske5y about iLree -preens
previous for his own personal use and
i'or no other purpose, because he was
in bad health and needed it; that he
m had never sold any whiskey and could
not tell how much of it he .had used
pill before it was seized. It was admitted
that the whiskey had not been bought
from a dispensary and it had no
stamps on it The charge of the circuit
judge was as follows: ''The in
dictment is for storing and keeping in
possession .alcoholic liquors. If a man j
undertakes to keep liquor jbe mustj
have the stamp of 'the State commis- j'
sioner. The-question is did he have
liq"uor. there, keeping it without any
stamp, ? if so he must show that he ,
bought it from the dispensary or that j
he obtained from the "State commis- j
sioner the stamps to put on it. The j
law pi events this storing of liquors, j
shows how it may fce kept safely j
without any trouble and if a man is]
not minded to put himself to that *
trouble, then he.will have to lock out
for the consequences."
The chief justice goes on to say that j
the. circuit judge proceeded upon the i
theory that it is an indictable effense j
for- a nerson to have in his possession j
alcoholic liquors, even for his o^nj
rpcniirfd stamDS are!
upon it. In the Srsi place the indictment
dees not charge any such oil'ense
for it does not charge that liquors
wei-e found without the requisite
. stamps. On the contrary the charge
is that the defendant unlawfully stcr- '
ed certain contraU\nd liquor. In the 1
second place an examination of the
dispensary law of ISOtJ fails to disclose s
any provision making it an indictable s
offense for a person to have liquor in I
his possession without the stamps of j1
the State on it. There sre several pro
visions m tnai act maxing sucn nquor .
liable to seizure and forfeiture, but
none declaring that the mere fact that 1
a person is found in possession of alcoholic
liquors without stamps shail
constitute a criminal cil'ense.
The sections of ;he act, which it is
contended sustain this prosecution are
the 1st, the 25th, the 2t>? and 35th,
ana these sections are considered in
the opinion of the chief justice.
After quoting tbe first section he j
says that it is divided into twodis-j
tinct parts; the first part makes it a!'
penal offense to do any of the acts ,
therein forbidden, while the second
pari was intended to render the li- '
quors referred to liable to seizure :
without a warrant and to forfeit them.
In other words the first sentence af
fects persons only and not property,?'
while the second affects property and
not persons. It is clear that the per
son charged must not only have manPVfVhanofid.
UiaVbUtv.U} JViUj VMA s ? 0"-'7
received or accepted, stored or kept in
his possession spirituous liquors, but
must have done so for some unlawful
purpose for that is not only the proper ,
gramatical construction of the Ian- j,
guage, but also such a construction is >
necessary to relieve the oilicers char- j
gea' with the duty of storing and
keeping of spirituous .liquors from the ,
penalties-prescribed. While the evi- ,
dence shows that the liquor in question
was kept in the defendant's dwel- '
li'ner Virmc-o thpvp ! ? r-.n ^videRCS teildinjr .
to show that it was kept for unlawful
use.- On the contrary, the evidence
is that he kept'it believing that it was ,
necessary for his bodily health. Un
less,--therefore, the act contains some
provision making it unlawful to drink
or otherwise use for his own personal
benefit or gratification any spirituous <
liquors not obtained from'the dispenoowrr
rv? -nrs* tho cfomrx! f)F '
the Slate commissioner it is obvious j <
that one essential element of the of- i1
fense charged is lacking. The act Trill :
be searched in vain for any such pro- i
vision, and hence it cannot be said <;
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CLi?Al JXCCVUig OIIU i
L^uors for o^e's ovrn persona! use or};
gratification constitutes any offense!
against the criminal laws of the State, j
The 25th section is quoted and Mr. j
Justice Mclver holds that it does not j
even purport to create any criminal
offense but deals only with ihe seizure
itLtU. lUHCioUJ, W Ul wuuawuu lJVj ^ui.. I
Indeed the proviso recognizes the legality
of the possession of certain liquors
which are not bought from the
dispensary.
The 26th section is ntxfc quoted,
which it is contended was not to create
any criminal offense, but to pre- j
vent the courts from entertaining any 1
action for the recovery of the price of
any liquor so seized.
So much of the 35th section which is
pertinent is quoted. It is difficult to
see what light ihis section throws on
the subject. It certainly creates no
criminal offense except in the last paragraph,
which has nothing: to do with
the case, in that it provides for a punishment
for imitation of stamps.
He concluded by saying: "A very j
careful consideration of this case ins
all its aspects leads inevitably to the
conclusion that the grounds of appeal I
roust be sustained." Finally, he says, j
"Inasmuch as this opinion wasorigi-i
nally prepared before the recent decis-1
ion of the supreme court of the United)
States ia Donald vs. Scott, 1G5 U. S-: j
SS, vras announced, I desire to avaiij
myself of the opportunity now pre- j
sented of adding that it seems to me
absolutely necessary to adopt the conwhich
I have reached in order I
to avoid a conflict with the decision of 1
the supreme court of the United States, I
which it must be conceded is a final j
arbiter of all questions involving a j
construction of the Constitution of I
the United States."
JUSTICE GARY'S VIEW.
Mr. J ustice Gary, in his opinion j
concurring with the opinion of the
chief justice, after reviewing the
facts of the case and quoting several
sections of the disnsnsary law applica j
ble to the case says:
"When these sections are construed
together they shovr first that the act
does not prohibit, but on the contrary j
in express language, permits a person j
* * 1 f<\v Vtic: (
tO iiCCp JUl^-lur 1X1 ilia iui j
own use. Second, that in order to J
throw the protection of the law around j
the liquor in his possession for his use, j
it is necessary to furnish an inventory
of the quantity and kinds to the State j
commissioner and apply for certificate
to affix thereto.
"Tnird, that if the liquor in. his possession
is seized because it has not the
necessary certificates and labels required
by the act, and he claims the
liquor the burden of proof is upon him
to show that it is for his own use.
"The act contemplated that there
would necessarily be some time afteri
t'lo Km?r?v name into nnssession Of the S
person for his ov?n use before he could I
apply to the State commissioner for j
the necessary certificates and labels.
If it was seizad because it did not have j
the necessary certificates and labels, j
he was even then to be deprived of the j
liquor, provided he could show it was |
for his own use; but in that case, the j
burden, ol proof would be upon him toj
SHOT? 11 Was IOr~~afCCO. purpose. aii?
other construction of the act would
make a person a violater of the law
who simply received as a present a
bottle of liquor coming from another
State, although it mtght be his intention
forthwith to apply to the State
commissioner for the necessary certiS
cates and labels to atSx to it.
"A construction contrary to thatj
which we place upon the act would I
even make a person a violater o; the j
law who took a drink of whiskey na- s
less it came from the dispensary,
"We cannot think this was the in- {
tention oi the legislature. For these |
TT-^ nnn* in t>iA P.irftiusion !
L^AOUUO ?V ^ A AA VMV ? ? _ -
anounced by Mr. Chief Justice Mcl ver. j
JUSTICE JONES1 POSITION.
Justice Jones, in bis decision sus-j
taining the lower court, contends that |
the sole question for determination is}
whether the dispensary act of XS95 j
prohibits the storing or keeping of in- j
tcxicatiner liquors without having on]
ihe vessel the" stamp of the State corn- {
missicner. "The "construction contended
for Dy the learned chief justics,"
he holds, "would practically
nullify the dispensary law, for it is not
possible to held that the keeping of !
intoxicating liquors in possession
without permission of the stamp is not
punishable unless it was kept for unlawful
use, and not be compelled to
hold the same thing in reference to
the manufacture and sale of such liquor.
Moreover, if a sale of intoxi- ]
eating liquors is not unlawful, unless j
made for an uniawiui use, men
keeping in possession of contraband j
liquor for sale for a lawful use is not j
unlawful. This would make a para- j
dise for blind ti ^ers; I should say, j
rather, there would be nr>bliid tigers
since everybody could sell and keep {
for sale intoxicating liqaoic openly j
and with impunity. (:
' The construction we contend for
is not only the natural and grammatical
construction of the language used,
but is consistent with the scheme of
the dispensary act, whereas, the other
construction is the unnatural, ungram \
matical and destructive of the design j
and operation of the dispensary laS
The question is one of construction}
merely. It is simply our duty to de-1
clare the law. We have nothing to ]
do with its wisdom or- its severity. {
The harshness of its operation, real or {
supposed, should not in the Jeast j
swerve us from our plain duty. There j
was no error in the charge of the!
judge complained of ana the judgment j
of liie circuit court should be affirmed, j
A Little Fiend.
^ Chicago, April 6.?Russell Freer, j
thetwosnda half year old so a of|
poor parents living at 2495 Thirty j
Ninih Place burned oat the eyes of his j
ten months old brother this morning i
with a red hot poker and the doctors
1 i.l! :t ti TKo S
oannuu ujii u i.u" viiiiu win xuv
eye balls and eye lids of the baby
were destroyed, the cheeks and forehead
badly scarred and the iron almost
penetrated the brain, The strange
deed was committed during the absence
of the mother who heard the infant's
screams of agony as she was returning
home, and running in.o the
room saw the boy sitting asu*K.o his
no^'c Wr>ri \r tcith thp VlPflffid i?DT> id
his hands and laughing in a fiendish
delight. He does not realize what he
has done.
Damages for Murder.
Yorkvivle, S. C., April S? A verdict
of ?0.500 was rendered against
Marion F. Reese in favor of the es-j
tate of Charles T. Williams in the!
sourt of common pleas here yesterday. j
The suit was brought by J. H. Riddle, i
administrator. Reese was recently!
convicted of the murder of Williams,
and suit for damage was accordingly
brought. The defense has moved for
o nmp trfft]
""new school rules.
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES ADOPTED
BYTHESTATE BOARD.
Regolatlons Whlcb. Are Expected to Increase
the Facilities and Usefulness of
thg Public School System?Of Interest to
Patrons and Teachers.
At a recent meetis^ the State Beard
of Education adopted some rules for
the conduct of the public schools in
the State ^vhich. are very important
and, in some respects, departuresfrom
previous regulations- i-uesc wctc
adopted after much discussion, it being
the desire of the board to make
the schools up to-date as far as possible.
Among some of the more important
regulations are the following:
Requiring examinations to be held
in. every county three times a year, in
February, June and September.
Certificates for first and second
grades only will be issued, but tnis
does not affect third grade certificates
now in existences.
No teacher shall be kin by consanguinity
or affinity -within second degree
to a member of the board or principal
of a school shall be employed.
Certificates in one County sball be
good in another if it is pronerly registered.
(July school supplies autnorizea oj
the State Board shall be purchased for
use ia public schools.
The complete text of the new rules
follow and must prove of interest to
patrons and teachers a]ike:
The State Board of Education shall
be governed by the following rules,
except when a rule is suspended by a
two third vote of the board:
Section 1. The Governor shall be
chairman and the State Superintendent
of Education secretary of the board.
Sec. 2. The Board shall meet in
January, May and September of each
year aud at such other times as the
chairman may designate.
Sec. 3. The secretary shall keep a
record of the actions of the board in a
book provided for that purpose.
Sec. 4. The order of business shall
be as follows: Calling toordei, reading
of minutes of the previous meeting,
unfinished business, reports of
committees, report of the chairman,
rf?r,orfc cf the secretary and new busi
C - - M
ness.
Sec. 5. All resolutions shall be reduced
to writing bv the mover, and
likewise all amendments.
Sec. 6. A motion must receive a see
ond before it shall be entitled to consideration
by the board.
Sec. 7. The chairman and secretary
are authorized to nil all vacancies that
Jiav occur in the County Bosrd of
Education and to report their action
to the board at its next meeting for its
consideration.
Sec. 8. Should a vacancy occur in
the office of County Superintendent of
Education the other two members of
the county board shall perform the
duties of the office until the vacancy
ift filled by this board and the chairman
secretary saaii so instruct"
them.
Sec. 9. AU vacancies in the office
of County Superintendent of Education
shall be filled by ballet, and a
two third yote of the members present
shall be necessary to nil the vacancy. I
Sec. 10. An applicant for a teachers' |
State certificate shall stand a satisfac- j
tory examination before this board at!
c rAGfijiar meetm?* of the board, or, I
upon special order of the chairman of i
the board, the State Superintendent of j
Education shall hold 'such examina-!
ti jn and report the same to the board j
at ilsnexi meeting, for its cDnsideration,
or present a full diploma from
some college or university of standing
satisfactory to the board.
In all cases applicants shall furnish
satisfactory evidence of good charac-1
shall ha sicrned bv !
the chairman and secretary of the j
boaid, under the seal of the office of j
the State Superintendent of Education, ;
continue of force for t ^o years, enti-1
tie the holder to teach in the public !
schools of>ny County in the S;ate j
upon the registration of the certificate j
in t'np of the CountvSucerinten-1
dent of Education of the county, and j
may be renewed at^'.the discretion of
this Board. A State certificate shall
not be issued to any person undei 20
years of age.
Sec. 11, All scholarships in State institutions
shall be awarded a competitive
examination held by or under the j
discretion cf the State Superintendent!
of Education.
Note: The manner of awarding;
these scholarships, together with rules j
to govern them, was not decided on, j
further consideration beina: postponed I
until the next meeting in May.
Sec. 12. The County Board of Ed-1
ucaiion of each Oountv shall meet on j
the third Saturday in February, June j
and September of each year for tne
purpose of examining applicants for a
teacher's county certificate of qualification,
and the transaction of all other
business that may come before it, ample
puDlic notice shall be given of the
time and dace of all such meetings.
Sec. 13. Every applicant for a
county certificate shall stand a satisfactory
-written examination before a
^ j _ e T/i j t
uounty i3aara uii^uuuauuu, <ju. u.u.i
form questions prepared and furnished
by the State Board, the examination
to be held in all the Counties on.
the same day, or he or she shall present
to the County Board a full diploma
from some reputable chartered
college or university of this State,
irnnwn tn bs of s-ood stanciinsr. No j
certificate shall be issued on a diploma I
showing that the holder has corn pie:- I
ed the course of only some particular j
department of a school; the diploma j
S ust'shoTT that the full college course j
has been completed.
Sec. 1*. Only on 2 ^rade of exatni i
nation questions shall be prepared and j
furnished for the County examina- j
tions.
Sec. 15. There shall be bat two
grades of teachers' county certificates
?first grade and second grade?this
not to affect third grade certificates
novr outstanding.
Sec. 16. To obtain a first grade cer- j
tific. .e an applicant must make a gen-1
eral average of not less than 75 per j
cent, on tne questions submitted, and j
not less than 60 per cent, on any!
branch: and to win a second grade j
certificate the applicant must make a
general average of not more than 70 !
rwr cent, and not less than 50 on any
one branch, Algebrabeing excluded in
marking for a second grade.
See. 17. >~o person shall b3 permitted
to take an examination who is
not at least IS years of age, and before
taking an examination each applicant
shall satisfactorily pass such
cral test in reading and language as
the Board mgv impose.
| Sec. IS. A certificate shall not be
renewed by the board issuing it.
j Provided. That if a teachers' institute
is held in the county, a first grade
certificate 5hall not be renswed unless
the holder attends the institute, and
provided, further. That if ihe holders
of a second grade certificate attends
:iie institute a second grade certificate
i Tv.av HA Twip.wed.
Sac. 19, The County board shall
issue to each applicant making the required
percentile a certificate, signed
by each member of the board and under
the seal of the County Superintendent
of Education of the County,
shewing on its face the percentage
made on each branch and the general
?
! average, me ceruaca.ce suajx ran jui
j two years from its date and the hold[
er shall be deemed competent to teach
in the public schools of the County.
Sec 20. No certificate of qualifica- j
tion shall be granted by any County
Board under any circumstances to
any person who is under IS years of
age.
Sec. 21. The County Board cf on6
County may recDgniz* a csrtiScate
issued by a County B^ard of another
county, but in such case they shall register
the nsrne of the holder, county
| from which issued, date and number
of the certificate, and when so register?
*>.3 it cVioi 1 ssmfi feres as if
1 issued in that county.
] Sec. 22. Eich County Board shall
i keep a register in whic!i shall be re- J
corded the name, and, sex, color and
postollice cf each person to whom a J
j certificate is granted, and also the date i
i and grade of the certificate.
See 23. Every claim of warrant isued
by a board of trustees shall be
signed by at least two members of the
Board and should not oe approved uy ;
! the couDty Superintendent of Eiuca-1
I tion until the clerk of the beard of j
trustees has entered it upon a book j
j kept for that purpose. I
8ic. 2i. No tes.cher shall be em-j
| ployed by a board of trustees who is
| related by consanguinity or affinity
j within the second degree to a member
| of the board or to a principal o: a
i school, nor shall thev employ a teach
] er holding p certificate issued by a j
! board of another county until the certificate
has been duly registered in the
| oiHce of the County Superintendent
j of their own county.
Sec. 25. That no school sunoiies
j shall be purchased by school oillsers
i for use in the public schools of any
E county in the fctate cxcept sucn as are
| authoomsd by the State Board to be
I' sold. The venders of all such supplies
authorized to be sold by this Board
shall enter into a written contract
with this Board, in which the prices
of the supplies ?hall be stated and
copies of the supplies shall be placed
in the ofllce of the State Superintendent
of Education and the supplies sold
I to the schools shall at all times con
j form to me samples, ana ice pnu-.s j
S shall not exceed the prices agreed on. j
| The County Boards may allow orj
j disallow such supplies, or any of them,
; to be sold in their counties. In case
! they permit the same to be sold they
| shall give the vendor a written per|
mission, to cJxer.thejsame _to the trus|
tses of their counties, Hie priaos vyf-ttio
| supplies to be named in the written
| permisssion, leaving the purchase, err
' - - c *r\c> 4i\ nvVVi inrlor
| LIU uy Ui tsy buv jjVww j
! meat, of the boards of trustees. Ia case
I the trustees purchase any of such supplies
they may give a warrant against
the school fund of their district in
payment therefor, but in no case shall
the County Superintendent of Education
countersign or indorse any such
warrant until the supplies have been
1 1 ' X1 /">1 *-?
(ienvereu; j,oe uaumv
shall hold all such Warrants in his
possession until the delivery of the
supplies is made. All persons purchasing
any such -warrant before
the same has been countersigned by
the County Superintendent of Eiucation
do so at their own risk.
Boards of Education.
The following boards of education
have been appointed by the State
Board :
! Abbeville?J. M. Knight, Abbeville; J
\ S. P. McElroy , Dae West.
| Aiten?K. L. G-unter, Aiken; Jno. j
V. Ivreps, Langley.
A ? J ? "C1 TLT/w. f A nrlpr- I
| ii-UU-CroUil?vv .A'. Muubtivj., <^uv.w? .
[son: L. M. ilahafey, Anderson.
I Barnwell?R. H. Harlej, Williston;
T. P. Lide, Barnwell.
I Beaufort?Wm. Elliott, Jr., Beau|
fort; T. 0. Hutson, Beaufort.
Berkeley?F. W. Ddntzler, Mt.
j Charleston?W. M. Whitehead
| Charleston; ,'Rober.'; E. Seabrook,
j Charleston.
i Cherokee?It. 0. Sams., Gafney, N.i
! rr r ,*.i ... f
j a. juiiuejyun,
Chester?S. B. Latham, Chester;
j Jas. Hamilton, Chester,
j Chesterfield?15. F. Kargatt, Ches- j
! terfield; A. H. Mclrm, Cheraw.
j Clarendon?J. H. Lesesne, Manning;
E. J. Browne, Hanning.
! Colleton?J. E. Purifoy, Walterj
boro; J. T. Hiers, Walterboro.
Darlington?Jas- R. Coggeshall,
Darlington; J. B. Fioyd, D.irliogtcn.
Edgefield? E. H. Folk, Eigefield;
H. S. Hartzog, Johnston,
j Florence? D. McDuffie, Friendfield;
: W. N. McPherson, Darlington.
I G-reenviUe?Julius L. Esfce^, Piedj
moat; O. B. Martin, Greenville.
Hampton?T. H. Fits, Hamotoa; J.
I rrr t> TT 4-^^
j vv. lwuse, cLAuipiuu.
Horrj?D. A Sprvay, Co a way, W.
| C. Graham, Sccastee.
j Kershaw?Taos. Pate, Camden; W. i
J. Viliepjgue, Camden.
Lancaster?J. T. G-reen, Lmcaster;
J. H. Foster. Lancaster.
Laurens?J. B. Parratt, Highland j
; Home; J. B. Watkins, Laurens,
j Lexington?L. B. Hayne, Leesville; j
j F. E. Dreher, Lexington.
| Ivlarion?P. H. Ei?rards, Hullins:
! J. L>. iicbucas, iuanoa.
i Marlboro?J. D. Moore, Bennelts|
ville; J. A. Calhoun, Ciio.
Newberry, G. G. Sale, Newberry;
W. H. Wallace, Newberry.
Oconee?W. J. Scribbling, Walhalia;
W. A. Dickson, Broyles.
Orangeburg?Robt. Lide, Orangeburg
: A. H. Moss, Orangeburg.
Pickens?J. E. Parson, Pickens; S.
W. O'Doll, Roanoke.
Richland^-E. B. Wallace, Columbia:
C. E. Johnston, Columbia.
Saluda?Jas. P. Bsan, Johnston; J.
T. Bowies, Paynes.
Spartanburg?W. J. Wall, Spartanburg;
C. E Elmore, Clifton.
Sumier?3. H. Eimunds. Sumtsr;
H. F. Wilson, Sumter.
Union?C. B. Waller, Union;C. H.
Peake, Union.
Williamsburg?E. G. Chandler,
Kingstree, Wm. G. Gamble, Kingstree.
Vnrlr ?.1 A. Rirr.m. Yorkville: J.
| W. Thomson, R:>ck Hill.
j Tne State Superintendent of Education
was instructed to fill ail places
} left vacant.
THE TIDE TURNING, f
DEMOCRATS VICTORIOUS IN MUNICI-j
PAL ELECTIONS.
i
Carter Harrison "Wins--Elected Mayor of j
Chicago by a Vote of >'ear2y Two to One.
' Canton Goes Democratic.
Chicago, April 6. ?With the magic
of his famous fathers nates, aided by
the independent sj. lit in the regular
Republican ranks and the Hocking of j
the aiscantented laboring class to the j
standard of silver Democracy, Carter I
Henry Harrison was elected mayor of j
Chicago today and a great Democratic
triumph, was recorded. The 5(5,000
plurality ovjr McKinley ever Bryan
was turned into a Democratic plurality
of about SIT,000 over Judge Nathaniel
C. Gears, the machine Republics a
candidate for Mavor. The almost complete
mayoralty returns show that
Harriso.'i polled a plurality of about
7?,000 orer the next best man, Alder
man John M. Harlan, a Republican
who ran on the citizens ticket by himself.
The figures also indicate that
the next mayor polled asmsll majority
over the three other pvincinal candidates,
Sears, Harlan and Hesing,
the ex postmaster and German editor,
whose ticket was called business administration
of municipal affairs. He
is a gold Democrat, but his boasted
strength among the independent men
of 1)0th parties dwindled to about 16,
UU<? total vote. Harrison's toiai vote
is aoout 140,030, which, is less than
5,(X0C under the vote polled by Win.
J. Bryan.
j The total Republican vote is about
I 57*000 while McKioiey polled 200,747
! votes in November. The rest of the
j city ticket, attorney, treasurer and
i c;er?, ail tne toTin nereis ana a large j
majority of the common council have
gone Democratic on the tidal wave I
with the possible exception of the!
Hyde town ticket. Harrison or Har- J
iaa carried every ward in the city and j
the Republican machine was repudiated
everywhere. There is really nothing
left for the Republican party to
! console itself with, except afow alderi
men whose records were good and
who happended to live in wards that
innnllir T?or\ii hi ir>c n Thft
mexit of the Republicans that if Hesmg
and Harlan, the two ladepend-J
jents, had withdrawn, Judge Sears]
would have won, dees not hold good j
when it is shown that Harrison has a
clear majority over ail three. The!
other city tickets in the field cut no
figure at all.
j There was a joyful demonstration
of Democrats on the streets when the
result became assured and thousands
gathered in front of newsoaner offices
to cheer as the news was displayed.
? C
inert; were imprujuu{ji.u paiauca, U..&- j
works and much cannonading of the
atmosphere.
Carter Harrison said of the result:
"Ic has been a victory of a united and
not a divided Democracy. G-old as
vrell 2.s silver men cast their ballots
lor me. ana registerea a proies-. agauust
^misrule. The workingmen
x-tzre with. 55eT*~
The late rerxras indicate that the
Democrats will have 39 aldermen out
of 6S in the council. Twenty-eight of
the Democratic candidates are probably
elected out of 34 and with the 11
Democratic holdover aldermen will
give that party a majority in the leg- j
isiative body.
DEMOCRATIC OHIO.
Chicago, April 7.?A special to the
Record from Cincinnati, says: The
result of the municipal elections in
Ohio yesterday sho^s Democratic
gains. The large cities which gave
McKinley such enormous pluralities
last November have gone Democratic.
McKinley had only 50,000 in the State
and all of this plurality came from
the cities which today went Democratic.
O-ivSide of these cities, the
State vras carried by Bryan last November
on the silver issue and the
friends of John K. McLean, who is |
the Democratic candidate for senator, J
have made much comment cn this j
fact. They claim that McLean will!
carry the legislature and possibly the!
Slate ticket next November on the J
free silver issue.
In Cincinnati, the home of Senator
Foraker, a Republican plurality last
year of 20,000 is displaced by a Demonln-rolitTT
rwAr 7 000 If)
Cleveland, the home of Senator Kanna,
the Democrats made large gains,
and even the home of President McKin
ley at Canton, went Democratic.
The home of Governor Bushnell at
Springfield is strongly Republican,
and that city elected a Democratic
mayor by over 400.
While the result in Ohio is due
lar<?elv to the opposition to Geo. B. ;
Cox, who had become offensive as a j
boss the result in the State generally J
is accredited to dissatisfactions
There are many who are suffering I;
in business and many more who are I(
out of work, who expected relief first J
month under the new administration i
and some express the opinion that the
free silver sentiment is growing
among these people. The Democratic
gaias were general. There was no
special legislation of the last Republi- ,
can legislative on which any issues 1
were made. The man who headed the J
Democratic ticket in Uincmnau, uus-i
tav Tafel, was formerly a Republican, ;
become a free silver Democrat three '
or four years ago. He secured the ;
vote of both gold Democrats and gold !
Republicans, because he represented ,
the anti-Cox sentiment in this city.
It is stated by the Republicans that ;
they have always lost the municipal
election after the inauguration of a
Republican president. At Hamilton,
the entire Democratic ticket is elected
while Chas. S. Bosch for mayor ss-;
cures a majority of 1,-100.
At Zmesvilie the Democrats simply''
swept the city, electing tbeir entire
city ticket.
At Springfield, the Democrats car-];
ried the home of Governor liusaneii, j
electing John M. Good mayor.
At Akron, the contest for mayor indicates
the election of Young (L)em.) I
At Fostoria for the first time in 20 j
years the Democrats elccled a mayor.
eryas" elatei>.
Washington*. Aoril 7.?Great ia-j
terest was manifested here tonight in
the Chicago election, and crowds congregated
about the newspaper offices
to receive the news. Democrats were
all very much elated. Mr. Br*an was
one oi the most elated. Mr. Bryan
was one of the most interested in the
returns, and spent an hour in the
Southern Associated Press office reading
the Chicago returns. Expressive
of his views, his teles-ram to Mr. Har
rison tonight puts them succintly. It |
reads;
j "Hon. Carter Harrison, Chicago:!
[Accept congratulations upon your]
magnificent victory. The elections in j
Chicago, CincinnaLi.Detroit and ether
cities indicate a decided change in!
public sentiment since November.
W. J. Bryan, j
thrilling description
?T?n SI* SfHos !
Frcm Greesvillo.
Greenville, April 0.?The Saluda
River is within its banks again, after
being on a boom Monday night and
this morning, during which three men
were dro-.vned and one mule and two
horses perished. Three more men
^ 1 1_ T. ~
miracuiuusiy esuapcu usram auw ucing
considerably bruised, and thou
sands of dollars' worth cf bridges
were swept away. The dead are John
Freeman, white, cf Pickens County;
Jackson Byrd, colored, of Pickens
County; Babe Gillespie, colored of
Greenville County. The wounded
are: Claude Hood, William Green
and Mr. McDade, all white, of Peizer.
This river has a dccided reputation for
LUi yu*WwC auu. v IUIVIAOU;, aau uxauj
drownings and hair-breadth escapes
are related of its former sprees. It
was fifteen feet above normal at midnight
before the last and was out of its
banks hundreds of yards on both
sides, surging and sleeping by at a
terrific speed and frowning and threatening
with eddies everywhere. Rising
as it does in the mountains, the
Saluda, above all other streams hereabouts,
is particularly violent after
heavy rains. The great incline of its
bed and the hilly character of its banks
ijives it remarkable speed and volume.
It came within three inches yesterday
of smashing all previous recorGS.
The drowning scene was at the Cox
Bridge, within six miles of this city, j
One of the victims was John Free- j
man, a well-to do Pickens farmer and
a man of family. Ha perished in the
Ui awwuu aivj ycicuua g&tu- j
ered on the Pickens and Greenville |
banks. Tiie bridge is a large covered
wooden structure and its floor is thirteen
feet above the normal heighth of
the river. The two abutments are
substantially counstructed cf granite,
filled in to the banks with earth. The
men -who perished were driving from
Greenville. The water was rushing
over both earthen abutments, about
two feet deep on the Pickens side.
The water -was about a foot and a half
above the floor and sis inches more
would have sent the whole structure
whirling down the river.
The party crossed tne bridge in safe
ty. Jefr Davis, colored, ia the twohorse
wagon with 2?r. Freeman, and
Bryan was in a cart in front. Bryan
crossed the overflowed abdument with
ease, but as the wagon reached the
Pickens end of the bridge, the mule,
the left-hand ardmal of the team,
doubted the propriety of going over
the abutment and backed. The lash
was applied and then the horse, which
was on the left, stepped into a hole
about eight inches deep. The mule j
t.iriwri ?iii-i < h:-ni
a fp.w feet down the em bank mom orT
the abutment on his side, which was
down-stream. The negro jumped out
and fled 10 the bank. Mr. Freeman
got into water about waist deep and
went to his team and attempted to lead
them back on the embankment. But
the animals were excited and, rearing
up, struck Mr. Freeman in the face
and sent him under the water and
down the stream into water about ten
/J a/sys '"Pi-iA rv% rrr&c* cwant ofro>*l
ICCU uccp, JbUC i.vaLu rr ao ^ ?y mluv*.
him. About fifty feet from the scene
of the first trouble Mr. Freeman seized
a tree and grabbed his horse's bridie
again, and ia the struggle went under
the second time. The horse got away,
and Mr. Freeman went under the last
time. In a few minutes Jackson B.yrd
and Bibe Gillespie were drowned in
the same way as Freeman, their teams
going on me oriage. ne-gic eujrts
to save them were futile.
The men wounded were hurt by the
falling of the Pelzsr bridge. The new
$12,000 iron oridge over the Saiuda
River at Pelzer vras swept from its
piers on Monday night. Toe loss is
$3,000. The bridge was to have been
accepted by the county supervisor on
Saturday. Thjiloss falls upon Con
tractor J. H. vv aimer, ci xennessee.
The three white men named above,
who were trying to save the bridge,
were swept overboard by the flood of
water as the bridge went down and
narrowly escaped being crashed in
the wreckage. Tne fall of the bridge
was dae to the undermining of the
masonry pier on the Anderson side,
within a few hundred feet of the main
building of the PeJzor Cotton Mills,
and about fifty feet below their dam.
This.bridge has been the subject of
much controversy as to whether Greenville
should pay one-half the cost of
its construction. It was claimed that
flroonrlllo -cc-^c Viplnincr tn HitrfirS tradft
from her own machines to ward those j
in Pelzer. A new span ai i pier will j
have to be built.
j
Oi?3ned by Cubdn9.
New York, April 7.?A special to
Ihe Worid from Havana says: Calabazar,
in this province has been raidid,
the Spanish-jail forced open and
eighteen insurgents, who were to be
shot this week, released. Most of the
Spanish guard of fifty were killed or
wounded. Among the prisoners was
3enora Isabeile Teres i Monteza, said
to be a relative of '3-enerai Acosta.
She is nearly fifty yt'-ars of a^e and j
has been confined in the vile dungeon j
more than three months. She disap- j
peared from her residence, two miles 1
from this place and her friends had!
made many attempts to ascertain her j
whereabouts, but without success, j
When found she was in rags and
emaciated to a shocking degree. She
was very prominent in that section,
had been raised in alliience and her
imprisonment almost destroyed her
reason.
The insurgents were so wrought up
by this discovery that they fired the
neia wnere mey naa tne ugm ana
hacked the bodies c' their fallen enemies
relentlessly, so as to be sure
thf.t no spark: of life remained in any
of them."
Found
Blyihewood, April S.? About 0:30
this morning the body of W. K.
Parker, a boy of IS from A:.hens, Ga.,
v?as found Ivino- about three leet from
the railroad track one mile below j
here. He is supposed to hive been j
killed by the train. He was identified >
by a letter found on his person. He 1
comes of good parentage and has j
Koon nw?naritr rr,r* i r*C J
UwVU Vf-'v* j jr AVi.
now await the arrival of his uncle,
A. P. O'Farrei of Athens, Ga-, where
they will be carried for interaaent.?
State.
KNOXVILLE BURNED.
Terrible Fire la the Very Heart of the
Prosperous Tennessee Town.
Knoxville, Tenu.. April 8.?Never
in the history of Knoxviiie has the
city suffered such a less by fire as it
HT?ip TP.rv heart of the fiifcv.
including s;me of tr.e largest whole!
sale and retail business houses in the
South, were destroyed. The loss is
variously estimated at from one to
! one and a half million with about 60
per cent, of insurance. The loss of
life is uncertain as the registers of
Hotel Knox in which fifty-six people
were sleeping was burned, the proprietor
cf the hotel says that he had five
or six guests who ^ave not put in an
appearance. A. E. Weeks, of Locke,
N. Y., drummer for a Rochester
stamping company, is known to have
perished in the liames. R. W. Hopkins,
a St. Louis drummer, was last
seen in the burning building in a suffocating
condition. W. H. Kephart,
ex secretary of the chamber of commerce,
saved the life of John Bogle,
an old larmer, oj dragging mm 10
the roof of another building. Kephart
jumped one story and was injured.
When the firemen thought all the
inmates of the hotel had escaped, a
woman with an infant in her arms
rushed to the rear window and
fnv h?>lr> A ript was miifitrlv
stretched and tne woman asked tc
drop the child out, but as the smoke
almost choked her she told them if
one haci to die, both would die. The
woman was finally rescued by the!
firemen. From the hotel building, j
which was five stories high, the fire j
spread east and west. A stiff wind j
made the fUmes vdry ugly aid the]
deDiriment was inadequate.
DYNAMITE AND CANNON.
In the wholesale hardware house of j
W. W. Woodruff & Co., explosions
of dynamite occurred and scores of
people were hurt by iiying bricfcs and
glass. Ii became necessary at last to
nave the walls of one building blown
dcwn by cannon to stop the mad career
of tiie llarnes. A raou.ataia howitzer
of ihs Knoxvllle legion, was called
into .play and a load of canister
did the work, at the same time tearing
up some residences in a different
portion ox tas cuy.
The city authorities realizing that
the tire departmsnt was unable to
conausr the ilames, telegraphed to
Chattanooga for assistance. The
Southern railway made up a special
train and carried the Chattanooga apparatus
to Knoxville, 111 miles, 115
minutes. One stop was made for water,
the actual running time being 60
miles an hour. When the engine
arrired hers the fire was about under
control, yet the Chattanooga boys did
o<*n ry-i ttpav?It
Is is mora than probable that J. C.
if. Bogie, the old gentleman hurt in
the hotel will die. He iahaled lames.
The last man to ieave the burning
hotel says that he u positive that five
or sis persons were burned. He ran
over three or four men in the hailways
who were suffocated.
J. M. Dean, of Kansas City, who
jumped from the burning building,
wiU. a tlrming story or his es;aoe.
iie started ox ' W 1.0.x v^iy kiu miinshirt
on. and had that torn oif before
he reached the street. His room mate,
W.A. Kabor, was more fortunate,
saving two shirts. Tae Travelers Protective
Association members of she
local post took care of all drummers,
buying some suits out and out.
W. H. Mitchell, of Abingdon, jumped
from the burning building to the
bank building. W. I. Johnson,; a
railroad baggage master, came down
from the fifth story hand over hand
on the water pipes before the engines
arrived. Only one of the guests saved
any of his effects. The list of dead
and injured so far as reported is as
follows. The dead:
A. E. Weeks, Locks, N. Y.
K. W. Hopkins, St. Louis, Mo.
Kobinson, Pulaski, Tenn.
S. E. Williams, Springfield, Mass.
The injured:
J. C. M. Bjgle, of Tennssse, burned,
and will die.
D. M. Dvian, Indianapolis, lad., ankle
sprained."
Thomas S. Peck, Morristoi7n,Tenn.,
ankle sprained.
Lieut. Hood, Knoxville, cut on face
and head by glass.
Clauds Harris, Knoxyilie, cut in
dozen places.
Policeman Asquith, burned and cut
by flying glass.
Policeman Duncan, badly burned
and was carried home.
Fire Chief Mcintosh, bruised from
fall.
W. H. Kephart, Knoxville, internally
hurt.
A cabinet maker named P. C. Dyer
fell dead on the street from fright. A
man named Robinson, from Pulaski,
Tenn.. is suososed to be another vie
tim. He was registered in the hotel
and has not shown up.
Bryan and McKlaley Meet.
Washington, April 6 .?There were
some important callers at the white
house this morning before the cabinet
assembled at 11 o'clock. First came
Senator Hanna, of Ohio, who had
just returned from Cleveland, whither
he went to cast his vote at the municipal
elections yesterday. He was
with Mr, McKinley half an hour.
When he emerged he said, commenting
upon the elections, that they were
without any save local significance.
While Mr. Hanna was still in the
white house, Mr. Bryan, late Democratic
candidate for president, called
with Representative McMillen, of
Tennessee, aad Attorney General
Smythe, of Nebraska, to pay his re
specis zo n:s success: m nvai. xney
were immediately ushered iat"> Mr.
McKmiey:s oSEbe. The president,
who was talking with a group of gentleman,
advanced and the president
and the ex-candidate shook hands
cordially. Mr. Bryan remarked upon
the president's apparent good health
and the latter spoke of the fact that
he had seen by the newspapers that
Mr. Bryan was here to argue a case
before the supreme court. He also
said he had received a copy of Mr.
bryan s bock a few days ago, out as
yet had not had tirae to read it.
"Ther^ is no law which compels you
to read it," remarked Mr. Bryan, smiling.
After a further exchange of
courtesies and pleasantaries, Mr. Bryan
retired.
Two KtileU on as liaslne.
Charlotte, X. C., April 7.?The
engine of the Cape Ftar aa<3 Yadkin
Valley railroad, which left Mount Airy
today at 2:30 p. m., was derailed near |
Pilot Mountain and Fireman Wal-!
ter Chailia and Conductor Fred!
Fouschee, the latter riding on the1
engine at the lime, were caught under ;
it and killed. Engineer Powers was '
badly injured. ~ j
| CROPS OF TEE STATE,
RAINFALL GENERAL AND HEAVY-ALL
FARM WORK BEHIND.
IT*. Tf Af ti >.*1
A" IU-3 AlVi CMUXLl WX VVUiiUW ITrAVU*
caUv Nothing Has Been Done Towards
Planting?Uplands Being Too Wet Even.
A General Review.
Columbia, April 7.?Director Bauer
resumes today his weekly summary of
reports 01 ine weatner ana crops in
the State. In view of the recent longcontinued
rains, the first report will
be extremely interesting to business
men in the towns and cities as well as
the farmers of the State:
WEATHSB.
The general weather conditions during
the present crop season were unfavorable
for the preparation of lands
for planting and in consequence the
season is laie, Dsing variously estimated
from tea to twenty days later than
usual. It is due mainly to the excessive
rains of February, followed by
continued cloudy and rainy weather
during March, with light winds, except,
for a few days during the third
decade of March, when clear, cool and
3 ^ mt - -.
j vvmuy weaiuer prevailed. xxus m
tarn was followed by rains which suspended
plowing and planting up to
date.
The temperature during the week
covered by this bulletin averaged
slightly cooler than usual, with mini*
mum "temperature bslow freezing as
1 Art ?if <"? -? Da*1?a!a*?
?CkLj;a.O* W A1U YV livirc WLLLii.
ice was noted on the morning of
March 28. Frost was general on that
date, killing in exposed places, bat
owing to the backwardness of thesaason,
injury "was limited, being confined
to corn, where up, and to fruit,
which was materially damaged in
York, Spartanburg and the northwestern
counties generally. Peaches suffered
most.
During the week the temperature
ranged bstween a minimum of 26 degrees
at Greenville and a nnaximu. n
of 79 degrees at Shaw's Forks.
The rainfall was general over the
State and was heaviest over the western
counties, where it averaged nearly
one and a half inches, while for the
entire State the average was 1.33
inches. The greatest amount for tne
week was 2.75 inches at Hillsville, and
the least 0.36 at Barks dale. The normal
for the same period is approximately
0.75 inch.
Tne week was deficient in sunshine.
In places there was practically none,
9 percent of the possible being- reported
from Elmore, OrangeburgUounty;
the largest percentage was reported
from Forrestville, Florence County, *
with r??r Tho or-i>?a(?o fn? tha 9
entire Slats was about 30 par cent. of
the possible; the normal sunshine at %
this season or the year being about 68
per cent.
CEOPS.
As previously slated, and for the
reasons given, farm work is very much
behind hand, in South Carolina, except
in Horry, Marion and Marlboro
Counties, where the conditions have
jncire advaixc^cL. In tne nortutrfiiTior ??<
or Ooanties from Chesterfield westward,
practically nothing has been
done towards planting, for even the
uplands were too wet to prepare except
for a few days in the latter part of
March, after which more rain again
made plowing impracticable. It is in
those counties that the season is most
backward. But
little can as yet be said in detail
qc tr? ^r'An? "f/n* nlowfin/* koe waf
v?w HV W^v^/v. AVA JUk t-<?3 uvy
fairly begun, except that in the northeastern
Counties corn planting is
nearing completion and the stand fair
where it has corns up. In other sections
of the State some few farmers
have planted corn, but the work is not
yet general In Dorchester, Berkeley
and Colleton some seed is rotting in
the ground and replanting will be necessary.
In the extreme eastern coun4.:~~
? u? i~
uea uyiwju jjittiiiiiig iaixij' ucgu_u,
bat in the central and western counties
very little or none has bsen planted.
and .very little of the lands prepared.
Wheat and oats are looking promising
over the entire Sate. Few spring
oats have been sown, as the ground
was too wet. la many sections correcr\f>nrlontc
Mnii-t tVto infonfirtn nf fai?rr?
J- U 1UWUIMVU Vi.
ers to plant sorghum cane largely for
a feed crop to substitute for oats. Sorghum
cane seed reported scarce.
Bice lands have been too wet to prepare
for planting:,land in some districts
nothing .has been done as yet; in others
about half the lands are prepared.
Gardens are very backward, for the
general reasons already assigned, and
on account of cool weather lately. In
the truck farm districts the season is
an early one; there having been no
set-back from frost since Janurry.
Fruit generally looks promising,
except that it is greatly feared that
peaches were materially damaged by
tne irost ana ireeze 01 Marcn za as lar
eastward as Orangeburg and Colleton
Counties. As is usually the case the
frost was more severe in some place3
than in others. In York, Spartanburg
and Greenville Counties it is the unqualified
opinion of all correspondents
that peaches were about all killed.
Elsewhere the extent of injury is as
yet, uncertainFruit,
other than peaches and plums,
is apparently safe.
_ The following extract from the National
Bulletin for the month of March
summarizes the extent of planting for
the two principal crops of the South:
"Some corn has been planted as far
north as Tennessee, and the southern
portion of Missouri and Kansas, planting
in Texas and Louisiana being
about completed, and in Alabama,
ilississipDi ana Texas the early planted
is up."
"Cotton planting in Texas has progressed
favorably, and sooie has been
planted in South Carolina, but in other
States of the cotton belt practically
no planting has been done up to tae
close of the month."
J. W. Bauer,
Section Director.
Tlion Leave It to the Needy. Fargo,
N. D., Aprils.?The;*e being
a diversity of opinion as to the matter
of receiving aid from congress for sufj
ferers by the Hood, Mayor Johnson of
| this city called a meeting of citizens - _
tuis evening to discuss the question.
! The meeting was an enthusiastic one,
j and great indignation was felt among
I those" present regarding the exagger
ated reports sent out regarding the
Hoods. Secretary of War Alger was
wired that Fargo was very grateful
for the profered aid, but none was
needed. Senator Hansbrough, Congressman
Johnson and Ssnator Rocah
, were also wired to the same effect,
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