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? ? ' - ? : . ? ~iTn?% Z K VOL LIV. WINNSBORO. S, C., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1900. . NO. 25 -11 -Mm it *THE DISPENSARY"' L The Matter Up Again Before the I State Senate. ^ MAYFIELO BILL PASSES. ^ Various Schemes Rejected and I the Final Vote?Shows Sentiment of Senators on |*\ Whiskey Issue. R The pendiDg measure when the senAte met Tuesday night was Senator B Gray don's bill and the proposed amondP. ments. The Graydon bill, providing f\ for a board of control of State officers, ft had been amended by striking out this * provision. Senator Archer offered an amendment to section 2 providing that rthe board should consist of three members, the senate to elect one member of the board, who should be chairman, } the house to elect the other two, the "m f.wrt vears. and that they w VV ?CI V ^ ? shall receive per diem and mileage of members of the legislatnre and ten days ifter approval of this act shall meet and take oath of office. Senator Archer said he had no speech to make, but had been thinking about this matrter a great deal. He did not wish to see a repetition of the scene of last year in electing members of the board in joint assembly. Also there would be removed the opportunities for ambitious men wanting to be chairman. The complexion of the board would be f different from that if both houses elect ed together. Each house would be on its mettle to put the best possible men on the board. After much discussion pro and con the vote was taken on the Archer substitute, which was adopted ^ by a vote of 25 to 11. The vote was as 4 m follows: Yeas?Archer, Biakeney, Brown, ^ _ Connor, Crosson, Dennis, Douglass, Glenn, Graydon, Henderson, Hough, Ilderton, Love, Marshall, Mauldin, I Mayfield, McDermott, Kagsdale, Sar- J r- att, Stjnland, Sudctatb, Talbird, Walk* er, Wallace and Waller?25. Nays?Aldrich, Alexander, Appelt, Barnwell, Bowen, Brown, G. W.', Gruber, May, Manning, Mower and Shep ~ pard?11. , Senator Livingston announced that r he was paired with Senator Williams on all dispensary questions, but he did not kjow how Senator William3 would have voted on this substitute, so he asked to ber" excused from voting, <nrki/?l> trroa drnio Spnaf.rtr Lirincrston would have voted aye had Senator Wiliiams been present. The composition of the board of jp control being determined, the next. . mooted question was the manner of -electing the commissioner. Senator Henderson offered an amendment to k- ffeo nrioinal Mavfield substitute Dro rviding for the appointment of a commissioner by the governor until the next general election, when the com'* N^eissioner shall be elected by the peo-:ple. . ? Senator Sheppard thought the senate !f||. had agreed the governor should not il? have anything to do with the matter, nor did he think the people should ' elect the commissioner. He would prol pose that the commissioner be elected bythe legislature. Senator Henderson saia tae inree propositions?to elect by the people, by the legislature or by the board? would come before the senate. He did not think the commissioner should be elected by the board, as that was one cause of tue present trouble. As to election by lerislature, the senate had declared the directors should not be sleeted by joint assembly. Election by the legislature would mean a scramble Ll for the place when the legislature had other business before it and had no man in mind. He thought the goyer?nor should appoint for the intermia f and the people then elect. The people could choose with discrimiaation. Senator Manning said he would vote against election by the board, as that rwas the cause of present trouble. He opposed election by the legislature because of the logrolling and wirepulling incident upon such elections. It came then to Senator Henderson's plan. He L favored part of it?appointment by the governor. This allowed division of re?? ? ? fV*AtirrV*f 1A aa_ rtipUUSiUiUbjrj auu uc >uvu^uw n vuiu uwcure a good man. Senator Ilderton said if he were governor and the legislature should placc the appointment on him he would give up the, office. The responsibility should be on th? legislature. He favored a B ni.f-- one-year term for the commissioner. P Senator Kagsdale favored election by P?" the people. Iti reply to him, Senator Appelt urged that it would be au injustice to put this upon the governor when both ne aod the appointee would have to go before the people at the ^} same time. There would be charges of t collusion of interests. Bff Senator Livingston offered an amendW meat to the amendment making the appointment by the governor, with the conformity of the senate. This was ruled out of order at this time. Senator Sheppard offered the simple proposition: "Shall the commissioner far be elected by the people." The ayes W and noes resulted in the defeat of this proposition by a vote of 11 ayes and 25 aoes, as follows: Ayes?Aldrich, Alexander, Appelt, Barnwell, Grnber, Henderson, Hough, Mower, Bagsdale, Sarratt, Suddath?11. ? Nays?Archer, Blakeney, Bowen, G. Brown, W. A. Brown, Connor, ?* fCrosson, Dennis, Douglass, Glenn, Graydon, Ha/, Ilderton, Livingston, Love, Manning, Marshall. Mauldin, MaySeld, McDermott, Sheppard, Stanland, Walker, Wallace, Waller?25. r Senator Henderson then withdrew his amendment, and Senator Livingston's amendment providing for apx *" * a? * ^ a oanoffl I pOlDtHJeilt, Willi WUSCUl U1 U? o^uovb, was declared in order. Senator Sheppard offered a substitute for Senator's Livingston's provid. ing for election by the general assemW fely. Senator Graydon offered an B r~ < amendment to the same effect, fixing sulary at $3,000 and surety bond in p sum of $75,000, being similar to the p* 6rst section of the original Graydon sill. It was very long, and Senator SheDDard objected to its consideration. The Tote on Senator Sheppard's sub-1 stitute was taken, resulting in the' L. ; _y<- y < adoption of the substitute by a vote of 26 to 9, as follows: Ayes?Aldrich, Alexander, Appelt, Archer, Blakeney,* Bowen, G-. W. Brown, Connor, Crosson, Dennis, Glec?, Gruber, Hay, Hough, Ilderton, Love, Marshall, Mayfield, McBermott, Ragsdale, Sarratt, Sheppard, Stanland. - * ' 11 nr n _ o/y Suddatii, Wallace, waner?^o. Nays?Barnwell, W. A, BrowD, Douglass, Gray don, Henderson, Livingston, Manning, Mauldin, Mower?9. Senator G-raydon changed his vote from aye to no because, while he favored election by the legislature, he did not think the Sheppard amendment in proper form. The senate by the adoption of the Arcr?? and Sheppard substitutes had declared its position on the dispensary After some other matters had been attended to in the Senate Wednesday Senator Archer referred to the delay last year which resulted in the defeat of dispensary legislation, and the same would be pleasing to some senators now. Ihere was an undercurrent that at night sessions the senate was too much disposed to indulge in oratory, fiis i I? ? ? ~ *1* A ?TTO O IHOilOIl IU up luc uiu rr ao agibbu to, and the question then before the senate was the Mayfield bill, which was offered as substitute for the G.aydon bill Senator Sheppard moved to strike out section 5 of the Mayfield substitute providing that the county dispensers should be appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the legislative delegation. The motion was agreed to without division by a viva voce vote. Senator Sheppard then offered the Prtllr*miner ns sArttinn 5: The county dispenser shall be appointed by the governor on the recommendation of a board consisting of the county supervisor, foreman of the grand jary and the mayor or intendenfc of the city or town in which the dispensary is located or by a majority of such board; and his term of office shall be for one jear; Provided, That when a dispensary is located without an in- j corporated town the dispenser should be anDointed by a board consisting of county supervisor, foreman of the grand jury aDd auditor or by a majority of such board. -Said dispenser may be removed by such board at their discretion. The compensation shall be fixed by said board of directors. Senator Sheppara gave his reasons for this plan. ?e thought the dispensers should be appointea by the local ^ nhVioriHfs who k?v^w the conditions. Senator Bariitveil moved to strike out the foreman of the grand jury. Senator Henderson moved to substitute the county auditor for the foreman which was satisfactory to Senator Barnwell, and Senator Sheppard accepted this amendment. Senator Ilderton offered a substitute making the county boards appointed by the State board asunder the present law. He spoke against placing the i. ? *1,^ 1?-A uuuuoy viiiciaio uu iut uvuui Senator Graber moved to amend the Ilderton amendment by adding that the appointments should be-<4by and with the consent of the senate." Senator Ilderton accepted this amendment. Senator Barnwell said he understood the idea of the Mayfield bill was to decentralize the business but tliis amendment did not have that effect, aUU 11 LUIS auicuuiucui io uaiiicu, vut only change would be in the State dispensary. The vote on Senator IJderton's amendment resulted in its adoption by a vote of 18 to 16, so that the bill was amended so as to make the county board appointive by the State board, the appointment to be confirmed by the senate. Seiator Bowen moved to strike out section 6, leaving it to the board cf control to fix the profits. The senate by a viva voce vote to amendment and the 6ch sccbien of the Mayfield bill was accordingly stricken out. The State board of control will therefore fix the price and the profit on the whiskey. Senator Mauldin offered an amendment to section 4, providing that the commissioner should give a surety bond of $75,000 in threa companies instead of a personal bond. The original Graydon bill had this provision. Senator Barnwell offered an amendment requiring constables to give bond in sum of $500. This was adopted without dissent. Senator ilderton offered an amendment to sectijc 5, providing that the county dispenser shall be elected by the county board. This was adopted without an objection. Senator Sullivan moved to amend by making the bill effective ten days after approval instead of after its passage. This alsv passed. Senator Sheppard proposed an amendment making it unlawful for the State commissioner or other employe in State or county dispensary to plaee any false or misleading labels on bottles or packages of whiskey, violation to work forfeiture of office. The May field bill as amended was then passed to the third reading without a vote in opposition, the vote being viva voce. The bill as it finally passed provides for the election of the state board of three members, one to be elected by the senate, the others by the house. They are to receive tne same compensation as members of the legislature and take office ton days after the approval of the bill. The commissioner is to be elected by a joint assembly and to receive a salary of $3,000, to give a surety bond of $75,000 and to appoint all employes of the state dispensary. The county boards are to be selected by the State and confirmed by the senate. The county dispensers are to be elected by the county boards. No Salary Redaction. On Wednesday the House kilL?d the bill -to fix the salary of the clerks of the House and Senate at five hundred dollars. Mr. Moses stated that several years ago the salary had been reduced from $1,000 to $800. He had not heard of any demand for this bill, and he therefore moved to indefinitely postpone it. If there were a a cola t*tt IV ta j AVV?uviavu uv would not oppose the bill. M::. W. L. Mauldin explained that the object of the bill is to fix by statute the salary of the clerks and prevent the perennial wrangling over this matter. It does not interfere with officials now in office. By a vote of 58 to 44 the house decided to indefinitely postpone the bill. NO LOCAL OPTION. The State Senate Rejects Senator Appelt's Bill. Senators Appelt's local option bi[l was killed by the State Senate Tues day morning. Senator Appelt made the only speech on the measure and defended it in a carefully prepared argument, which was listened to attentively. Other senators then explained their positions and the senate came to a vote on this matter with the result stated. When Senator Archer moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill Senator Appelt took the floor and ma< i an able argument in favor of the measure. He said the bill had a rock road to travel. The judiciary committee had first reported unfavorably. He had felt that he was not being treated fairly and had threatened to move to ask that the bill be reported with or without recocuendation. He did not request the bill to be recommitted, but did not object to it. Ho then made a long and able speech in favor of the bill. Senator Livingston said he had desired to bring the question of local option to a vote. jSo senator had committed himself to anv SDecial scheme. If a senator voted to strike out the enacting words he voted against local option; if he voted against striking out the enacting words he was in favor of local option. The details were not in question. If local option were defeated then the question would be upon the dispensary amendments. Senator Marshall said he had expressed himself as favoring local option and had been convinced that be was right. Without endorsing all the *features of the bill, he would vote for it. If the bill were defeated he would then vote to perfect the dispensary law. The vote by ayes and noes was then taken on the matter to strike out the" enacting words, resulting in the defeat of the bill by a vote of 25 to 12, as follows: Teas?Aldrich, Alexander, Archer, Blakeney, Bowen, W. A. Brovn, Connor, Crosson, Douglass, Graydon, I Gruber, Hay, Henderson, Hough, Ilder ton, Love, Manning, Mauldin, McDer- j mott, Mower. Ragsdale, Stanland, Suddath, -Wallace, Waller.?25. Nays?Appelt, Barnwell, Gr. "W. j Brown, Dennis. Glenn, Marshall, Mayfield, Sarratt, Sheppard, Sullivan, Talbird, Walker.?12. Senator LiviviDgston announced tliat ; lie was paired with Senator Williams who was absent. Senator Livingston , would have voted no and Senator Wil- : I liams aye. Senator Dean, a local op- : tionist, was absent. PROHIBITION BILL KILLED. , Mr- Prince's Measure Disposed of in the House Wednesday Morning. The session of the house Wednesday 1 saw the defeat of Mr. Prince's prohi- 1 bition bill by a vote of 79 to 26. This : bill *as on an ironclad measure, and J the house did not seem much concerned 1 in it as there was little discussion. ' ** ? -1 - .3 il. - -LIll T_ A _ iur. rnnce expiamea tne Din. xn -a.uderson county there was a special election on this question and prohibition won over dispensary aad high license. He had opposed the will of the majorj ity, but he had been instructed to champion the measure. The bill is complete in its simplicity and its thoroughness. It prohibits the sale of liquor in this . State and does not interfere with the dispensary law in its handling ' of violation of the law. If the people want prohibition this is the bill that will answer. The people are dissatisfied with present liquor legislation. He reJ a s\? Via / } l'orvnnQortf UiCCU iuc mowi; vx wiaw uwpwuow; and stated that it had been very obnoxious. Give the people a chance to have prohibition and see if they can enforce it. There is a strong prohibition sentiment in the State, as was shown in the last gubernatorial race. In this time of making experiments with liquor liwo rohr nnf t.rt' tn trivA t.hr? ncnnlfl awmm o" * ~ " r?r-" prohibition? He explained that the bill excepts the importation of alcohol by druggists, of wine for sacramental purposes and of liquors for personal use. Mr. DeBruhl moved to indefinitly postpone the bill. This was carried by the following vote: Yeas?Speaker Gary, Bates, Bailey,. Bell, Blaek. Blease, Blythe', Bolts, Brantley, Browning, Caughman, Colcock, Cross, Crura, Dean, DeBruhl, Dendy, Dukes, Efird, Epps, N. G. Evans, H. H. Evans, Fairey, Floyd, Gadsden, Gamble, Gantt, Gause, Graham, Hotfmeyer, Hollis, Hydrick, Jenkins, H. E. Johnson W. J. Johnson Jones, Lyles, Maaning, Marion, Laban Mauldio., Wm. L. Mauldin, McCoyMcCraw, McDill, McDow, McLauchlin, Laurin, Means, Mehrtens, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moses, Moss, Nettles. Patton, Peurifoy, J. W. Ragsdale, H. B. Richardson, C. E.Robinson, C. P. Sanders, E. L. Sanders, Sawyer, OL..AA CI. "D QrYM^l) Q rnTTATI OUiiipc, UlU&ICi, u x< umivu, uugigu3oa, Strom, Saber, Theu3, W H Thoma3 W. J. Thomas, Timmerman, Yerdier, West, Wharton, H. H. Woodward, Wyche, Winkler, Woods.?79. Nays?Asbley, Dargan, Davis, Estridge, Henderson, Hill, Jackson, Leverett Lockwood, Lofton Mann, McI Cullough, Miley, Prince, Pyatt, Geo. I W Rif?hard*r>n R D Smith. .Iftrftmiah Smith, J. L. Smith, Stackhouse, Verner, Whisonant, Williams, Wimberley, Wingo, Young?26. A Munificent GiftThe South Carolina Jockey club has dissolved and turned over its property, valued at more than $100,000, to the Charleston Library in fee simple and perpetuity. The race track, which bears the club's name, a valuable farm near the city, real estate, bonds and stocks are included in the assets of the r*lnh Th#? snlended of the Jockev club comes to the Charleston Library as a much Deeded endowment. The Library society has for many years past been in sore need of financial support and has with difficulty been maintained by subscriptions of the members. Recent efforts to rehabilitate the society have met with success to the extent of saving it from collapse, but the institution is barely supported and is unable to make advancement. The generous endowment of the Jockey club assures a permanent and comfortabl-4 income, which will put the library quite on its feet and will doubtless start it on a wide career. GOV. GOEBEL SHOT.' Rifle Bullet Sent Through Lungs of Democratic Leader. MANY OIHtK SHU IS rIKfcU. Assasination Carefull Planned. Shot Fired From the Building Occupied by the Republi can State Officials. William Goebel, the Democratic contestee for governor of Kentucky, was shot down Tuesday at Frankfort, Ky., while walking through the capital grounds on his way to the capitol building. He was wounded by a rifle bail of small oalihrfi. not ov?r 28. which struck him in the rght side just beiow the arm pit. The ball passed- through the back part of the right lung, across the body in a diagonal line, passing out below the shoulder blade. The vital organs were not injured*with the exception of the right lung. Mr. Goebel was on his way to the; senate chamber in company with Col. Jack Chinn and Warden Eph Lillard of the Frankfort penitentiary. Mr.Lillard was a few feet in advance of. Goebel and Chinn, who were walking side by side, Goebel being on the right ] and Chinn upon the left. From the : outer edge of the capitol grounds to : the step of the capitol building the i distance is about 300 feet. Two-thirds 1 of this had been passed and the men. ] were walking slowly wnen suaaemy a shot rang out from a large three story building which stands 50 feet east of the capitol building. This building is used for offices by nearly all the leading officials of the State, Governor Taylor and the secretary of state having rooms on the first floor. As the shot was heard G-oebel gave a quick involuntary exclamation of pain and made an effort to draw his own revolver. His strength was unequal to the task, however, and he sank upon , the pavement. With great rapidity ( several more shots were fired, the bnl- t lets all striking the brick sidewalk ' close to where Goebel lay. None of ^ of them touched him, however. Lil- j lard hastily turned around to aid Goe- ( bel, who was supported by Chinn, who t had his arms about him almost as soon ( ss he touched the pavement. "Get E help," said Chinn tr Lillard, and turn- ( log to Goebel he asked: "Are you c hurt, Goebel? Did they get you?" t "They have got me this time," said f Goebel. "I guess they have killed t ? : In less than a minute a crowd of men j. was around Goebel. He was loosing , much blood and was becoming very ^ weak. v He was hastily carried to the j office of Dr. E. E. Hume, in the base- j ment, of the Capitol hotel, about 1,000 t feet from the spot where the shooting ^ occurred. Here he was laid on a sofa, c while Dr. Hume made a hasty examina- a rn*AnAnn/*i'nff fko mnnn^ fn Kft rtf o "uu! pvuunuvms mv, w wv ? ? ^ nature that mast cause death in a short g time. Goebel, who showed great forti- x tude and courage throughout, smiled y weakly as he heard the verdict and g feebly rolled his head from side to side in token of dissent from that opinion. . He was then carried to his room on j the second floor of the Capitol hotel, e and, in addition to Dr. Hume, Drs. Mo- g Cormick and Ely were summonad to t nffan/l Kim A fa ao1 atomIni- i atb^uu uiui? o WOIWJ ui v.^auiiuu don of the wound the doctors announced that, while exceedingly dangerous, it was not necessarily fatal, unless complications of blood poisoning should set in. The patient himself kept up his courage, insisting again and again that he was not going to die. It was decided by his friends to call in also the services cf Dr. McMurtv. a , prominent surgeon of Louisville, and j urgent messages were at once sent for , him. After the wound had been dressed . Senator Goebel showed great exhaus- \ tion, and it was announced by the phy- ( sicians that he wo lid in all probability , die in a short time. He rallied, how- , ever, and under the influence of an ] opiate, sack into a gentle slumber, which lasted several hours. The bul ' i, Mr- n u.i j xeu nuiuu blillujv. iur. vjueuci was uicu , from a window in the centre of the J third story of the office building, just east of the capitol. That window was 1 raised about eight inches from the sill J to permit an unobstructed passage for the bullet when Mr. Goebel should come within range. Both Chinn and Lillard assert that, while the first shot , came from the direction of the window 1 in the third story, there were other shots fired from different portions of a. i O .fii L ~ me same uuuuiLg. ouuie oi muse wuu , heard the shots say that at least one | shot was fired from the office of the < secretary of state. This, however, is ; not true, as there were men in the offiee ; of the secretary of state who rushed to ; the window as the shots were heard and all of them declare that there, was , no shot fired at all from that part of the building. Harland Whitaker, a farmer from Butler county, the home county of Gov- i ernor Taylor, is now in the jail at . Louisville charged with the crime, i There is no direct evidence against , Whittaker and he was placed under ar- , rest more because he was caught around ; the capitol building when the shots were fired than for any other apparent reason. He denies in the most positive manner that he had any connection ; with the shooting or knew anything * about it. He was running toward the | . e j ^ _ _ _ Bcene 01 me saooung anu not away 3 from it when he was arrested. 1 Whittaker was arrested as he came 3 down the steps on the east side of the j State office building, directly below the window from which the shots had been j fired. As he reached the sidewalk and j was hastening towards the scene of the i shooting, he was met by John E Miles, 5 who is Z6 years of age. "Without hesi- ' tation -Miles threw himself upon Whit- , taker, "winding his arms around him ( auu vai&iug lyuuij IUI It was* right at hand; and in an in- , stant Whittaker was surrounded by a ] group of men, many of them with drawn revolvers. He made no attempt to escape, knowing well that the .slightest attempt to do so would have brought 1 a dozen bullets into his body. He sub- J mitted quietly to a search, which was quickly made, the proceeds being three < revolvers and one big knife. A quick 1 t examination of the revolvers showed that none of the cartridges had been used, and there was no powder smut upon any part of his weapons, proving conclusively that he ceuld not have used any of his three revolvers. In addition to tms, all those who heard the shots join in the statement that they were from a rifle and not from a smaller weapon. Whittaker was quickly led away and placed in the jail, while a guard was placed at the outer entiance to keep off people who had" no direct connection with the institution. As soon as it was known that the bullet which struck Mr. Goebel had come from the building to the east, a group of>men gathered in front of the doer on the east side. Others ran arouad to the door on the west side to prevent the escape of anybody from there. Several men attempted to enter the doors from the outside, but were prevented by groups of mountaineers, who stood in the doorways. Some of these men held Winchesters in their hands and presented an aspeot so generally uninviting that no attempt was made to search the building and nobody gained entrance to it for several minutes after the shooting had been done, and the assassin had ample opportunity to escape. That the shooting of Mr. Goebel was the result of a carefully laid plan is without question. The man who did the work had evidently taken t_ _ _ A _ ? 3 - 1 il * 1 1-1 13 nis scana as tne winaow, wmcn naa previously been raised in order to allow the free passage of the bullet, and waited until his victim was in full sight before firing. Ever since the influx of mountaineers last week, a large number of them bave been sleeping in the upper part of the state house. It is not known, however, that any of these men did the work or that they had any knowledge of the premeditated crime. There has not, so Far, been discoveied the slightest eviience pointing to any maa, and it is Qofc likely now that any will ever be Found. The man who fired the shots u i. i? .uua. iuc 4/ieuauLiuu tu uuuvcai ula wwft* :ion by uei-og smokeless powder cartridges. A score of people had a full riew of the side of the building from ffhieh the firing was done, and all of :hem declare that not a sign of powder >moke was visible. The Republican State officials and nembers of the legislature, without jxception, denounced the shooting in ;he most unmeasured terms. Gov. raylor immediately caused a small adIress to be published, declaring the af'air to be a disgrace and an outrage, and sailing for the most sober oondemna;ion. He sent orders at once to Adjt. 3-en. Collier, directing him to take iteps for the preservation of order. Jen. Collier is a Republican, and is jpposed to Mr. Goebel. He declared ,he shooting to be a most cowardly af!air and one that upon every considera;ion was to be regretted. He lost no ;ime iu making speeches, however, and )efore Mr. Goebel had been lifted from pound to be carried to the hotel Gen. Jollier had telephoned to the armory, a lalf mile distant, directing the local nfantry company which was stationed .here, under the command of Capt. fValcott. to proceed immediately to the sapitol grounds, take possession of the tpproaches, allowing nobody to enter he gates. Twenty minutes after the ihooting Capt. Walcott and his men narehed across the front of the caoitol milding and halted at the foot of the iteps. Orders were issued to outside com>anies throughout the State to make eady at once to come to Frankfort the sntire State guard being called into service. It was feared that the news of ihe shooting would so inflame the Democrats that they would come to Frankfort in swarms, while the mountaineers would lose no time in coming ;o the capital for the purpose of uploldiog their party principles. 4kIt_ nakes no difference to mo," said Gen." Jollier, 4'who starts anything, we will preserve order on both sides.". The excitement among the followers of Mr. Joebel was great, and for a short time immediately following the shooting of their leader theie was more than a possibility that some of the hot heads would seek vengeance upon their politi-' jal enemiss. Threats were made against Republican leaders and attorneys during the excitement, but the leading Democratic members of the house and senate soon brought them ft calmer talk. Like wildfire the news 3pread, and men began to pour toward the capitol grounds, on$ throng being led by two firemen, one of whom carried a Wiachester rifle, which the other -11 t *1 anally prevanea upon mm to lay asiae. Says He Shot GoebelJames Satton, sheriff of Whiteley coaaty, Ky., is a prisoner in the county jail at Louisville. ' At an early hour Wednesday morning at the Victoria hotel Sutton went up to the office of clerk and brandishing two revolvers, said: "I am the man who shot Goebel and I will never be taken alive." The hotel man promptly sent for the police and on the appearance of the latter Sutton ran up stairs to the third story. When he thought he was about to be captured he opened a window and leaped out. He ahghtec on his feet i uninjured and ran nearly a mile before he was arrested. The police believe that Sutton is either decidedly unbalanced mentally or he knows who shot Goebel. An effort to interview him after he was lodged in j til proved unsuccessful. He lay in a dark corner of hie cell and refused to say a word. Found Dead. The dead body of a white man named William G-. DucDsing, was found at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning by the Southern railroad tracks about five miles from Charleston. A bicycle, on which he had been riding was found near the body. Duensing was a carpenter in the employ of the Barton Lumber company, whose plaut is about 3ix miles from Charleston. Duensing [eft the works Monday afternoon on his wheel intending to go to the city and return to the works Tuesday night, rhe position of his body and the bicy:le seem to indicate that he met his leath while going to the city. Daenjing was about 28 years of age. He was a single man and leaves only one brother. 0 A Good Law. The town of Union in this State has passed an ordinance to exempt all nannfactnring concerns from taxation, "provided said manufactories shall not ;stablish, maintain or carry on shops ind company stores." GOV. GOEBEL SWORN IN. The Democratic Members of the Legislature Issue aa Address. Wm. Goebel, the Democratic candidate, was sworn in as Governor of Ken tricky at Frankfort Wednesday, and J. C. W. Beckham, a few minutes later, took the oath of lieutenant-governor. The oath was administered to both men by Chief Justice Hazelrigg, of the court of appeals. The plan to make Goebel governor was set in motion early in the afternoon. A statement was issued by the Democratic members of the Legislature saying that the boards which had heard the contest for governor and lieutenant governor haa decided in favor of Goebel and Beckham, and. that the boards intended to report their findings to the legislature, but that they bad heen prevented from so doing by the actios of Governor Taylor in declaring the legislature adjourned. - The statement then goes on to say that the members of the legislature were driven from place to place by the militia and threatened with arrest whenever they attempted to hold a meetiog. It was declared the belief of all the signers of the statement that Goeb'el and Btckham were the legally elected governor and lieutenant governor and each man, as he signed the paper announced that he voted for the adoption of the majority repoit of the contest boards, which declared Goebel and Beckham.to be the men rightfully entitled to the office. Mr. Goebel, as soon as he was assured that he was legally governor of Kentucky, took 'prompt action regarding th3 military army of the service. Two orders were quickly prepared for his signature, the first of which discharged Adjutant General Daniel Collier from office, and appointed General John B. Castleman, of Louisville, as his successor. The second was directed to the commanders of the militia now stationed in this city, directing them to return to their homes. WT (to a of nnm toloorpor\Vi<Sf3 frt VV VI V* ?? wu uw vuwv wv iwgiupuvu vv General Castleman of his appointment, and he is expected in this city Friday morning. There is a possibility of trouble in the matter of the control of the state troops. The regiments of the guard have lately been re-organized and are for the most part made up of Republicans and the personal followers of Governor Taylor. It is not certain that they will at once obey the orders issued by Governor Goebel and any attempt to force them to do so will almost certainly result in trouble.. A BIG REWARD. Fifty-Thousand Dollars Offered for the Cowardly Assassin. Advices from Frankfort, Ky., says there is an earnest determination to capture and punish the assassin who shot Governor Goebel. Every effort to accomplish this will be made regardless of the cost. The Democratic members of the legislature Friday morniDg announced that they would meet Saturday or as soon as possible and offer a reward of $50,000 for the capture, daad or alive, ot the man who shot Goebe). Prominent citizens have already vol unteered to put up the reward until the legislature eau make the appropriation the Democratic majority is resolved upon- If necessary,. ten times the amount of the reward deqided upon can easily be raised. The appropriation cannot be resisted by the Republican legislators, for such pposition would convict them and their party of sympathy with the assassin. Dispatches received from many points in Kentucky report that Kentuckians all over the state are ready to tafce up arms to enforce Goebel's right to act as governor. The decision of the legislature in his favor, the attempt on his life and the high handed methods of Taylor, the Republican olaimant of the gubernatorial office, have made many friends for Goebel. Many men who were lukewarm or ^opposed to him are now.determined that.he shall be governor in fact as well as in law. r^rvlnn^l rinifVi/it" T-TocVvn \J\ja\J uvi vi MAiivugvu^j who has hitherto been a strong antiCroebel man, has announced his willingness to form a regiment to sustain the Goebel government. Dr. Frazee, of Richmond, Ky., who was one of Morgan's famous cavalry, telegraphs that he enlisted fifty men in a few hours and that volunteers are organizing rapidly this morning at Lexington, Ky., to support Goebel. Scores of telegrams have been received this morning from other points in the state pledging military support. None of these offers have been accepted, for the Democrats are determined to exhaust all civil methods for upholding the authority 01 the legislature ana enforcing Governor Goebel's rights before plunging the state into horrors of internecine war. Another Assassination. The report that Wm. S. Wright, exmember of the Kentucky legislature for Knott and Letcher, was assassinated at Boone Fork on the Kentucky river Friday night, is confirmed by advices from Hagan. During the campaign last fall Wright made an enthusiastic canvass for John Young Brown for governor. He was a prominent l . J TV i_?_ J lawyer ana x^emocrawc politician ana had many enemies among the mountaineers in defending cases for the coal companies. There were five shots and two took effect. He was shot with a Winchester of the same calibre as that used by the would-be a3sasin of Goebel. Hard on the Ladies. The Charlotte, N. C., grand jury in considering the great increase in crime I attributes it in a large measure to the ! constantly increasing desire for gambling among the people, and says '"that the fair hands that so deftly handle the cards at progressive euchre parties should be as severely dealt with as are the negro crap shooters." Takes The Sting Out. On WpTmesdav the senate onenrred in the house amendments to Senator Gray don's resolution to investigate the fertilizer trust. The amendments inserted by the house make the resolution ref^r to all foreigo corporations doing business in this State and thus practically nullifies it. TRUSTEES AKD DIRECTORS Of Stat? Colleges and Penitentiary Tlpfitpd hv 7.P<Hclafnra In the hall of the house of representatives Friday the entire morning was spent in joint assembly electing officers to fill vacancies in the management of State institutions. At 11 o'clock the senate attended in, the hall of the house of representatives for the election of certain directors and trustees. The election of penitentiary directors . was first entered upon. There were two nominees for the unexpired term of Col. T. J. OnnrnnpTirim rtf P!Virat-or Dr. M. 0. Rowland, of Spartanburg, a former member of the house, was nominated by Mr. Hydrick, seconded by Mr. Crum. Mr. R. A. Ragsdale of Chester was ( nominated by Mr. Hollis. The vote resulted: Rowland, 104; Ragsdale 43, and the former was declared elected. For the two regular terms of two years to succeed S. P. J. G-arris and W. 0. Tatum there were live nominees. ~ Representatire W. D. Mann of Abbeville was nominated by Mr. Stevenson, seconded by Mr. Ashley. Senator W. B. Love of York was J _ _ ST. \r r\ ? - i ' uuojjuaweu vy i'ir. iuci/ow, seconaea by Mr. Gantt. Representative Jeremiah Smith of Horry was nominated by Mr. Deudy, seconded by Mr. E. D. Smith. Representative S. D. Peurifoy of Saluda was nominated by Mr. Caughman, seconded by Mr. Sharpe. Representative Pairey of Orangeburg was nominated by Mr. Moss, seconded by Mr. Hydrick. > .. The first ballot resulted as follows: Love, 112; Mann, 97; Smith, 40; Faire'v, d*?PpHTlfAT7 Ttift rtfrtl TtTAfl 1 f"4 ww. jiug bvvai vytg n<lO lTXj and the two first named haviog received a majority, were declared elected. ~ Daring the polling of the joint" assembly there was considerable punning on the names Mania, Love, Fairey. and Smith. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. . . ' The following ticket was put in nom- ; ination for place of the trustees of the South Carolina college for the term of j six years: * i Hon. (J. E. Spencer of Yorkville was < nominated by Mr. McDow, seconded by Mr. J. H. Wilson. , *Dr. W. T. Bates, of OraSgebwjfr -j nominated by Mr. Brantley, seconded by Mr. McLauchlin. " Col. John T. Sloan of Columbia, nominated by Mr. Biythe, seconded by Senator Appelt. ' Mr. J. L. Withers of Columbia^ nominated by Mr. Weston, seconded- by Mr. Means. ' . ... Mr. James Q. Davis of Winnsbpro, nominated by Mr. W. J. Johnson, seconded bv Mr. Marion. "Mr/Julian Mitchell of Charleston, 1 nominated by Senator Barnwell, sec- < onded by N. G-. Evans. Mr. Robert MacFarlaee of Darling- j ton, nominated by Mr. McCullough, t seconded by J. W. Ragsdale. ' Each nominee received 130 votes. ? WINTHROP COLLEGE. 1 The election of seven trustees of ( Winthrop college for a- term of" six ] years was then entered upon. Prof. E. S. Joyces of Columbia, an 1 incumbent, was nominated by Mr. Mc- 1 Dow, seconded by Mr. Crum. ( Dr. A. 0. Fuller of-Laurens, an in- : cnmbent, was nominated by Mr. Gr. P. 1 Smith, seconded by Mr. Wharton. 5 Dr. T. A. Crawford of Rock Hill, an ' incumbent, was nominated by Mr. C. 1 P. Sanders, second ;d by >lr. McDow. \ Mr. W. J. Roddy of Rock Hill, an J incnmbent, was nominaied by Mr. Means. Hon. W. N. Elder of Fork, an in- ( cumbent, was nominated by Mr. Timmerman; seconded by Mr. H. K. Johnson. ' Col. Wilie Jones of Columbia, an incumbent, was nominated Mr. Weston, seconded by Mr. R. B. A. Robinson. Senator B. R. Tillman, 'an incumbent, was nominated by Mr. Caugh mort Virr TVT* Rloooo HI l?U j tfVVVUUV/U kj J t'i I Mr. D. W. M. McLaurin of Marlboro, an incumbent, was nominated by Mr. Stackhouse, seconded by Mr. Rogers. Mr. A. M. Lee of Charleston was nominated by Mr. Bicot, seconded by ? Senator Appelt. Mr. C. A. Woods of Darlington was nominated by Mr. Hydrick. TIia finil trnfn ttto c o o ' r\mc xug uuai TUIO nao ao iUiiunc126; Tillman, 121; Joynes, 120, Lee, 109; Woods, 108. Roddy, 108; Crawford, 93; Fuller, 69; Elder, 35; McLaurin, 59. The total vote cast was 157, aad the seven first named were declared elected. - ? The State Hous9The State Senate by a vote of 25 to 10 decided last night iulFavor of completing the state house. The vote was taken on a motion to lay on the table a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill, and though the bill was not passed, owing to adjournment, the vote indicates the sense of the senate on the question. Colonel Marshall explained the plans and said that the tax levy would not be increased should the bill pass. He said $150,000 would be sufficient, and the bill contemplated spending $50,000 for three years on the building. ? . Five Men Killed. A telegram from Manila says Monday's afiair near Subig resembled the recent pack train ambush. Lieut. Schenck. with a scouting party of 40 men of the Twenty-fifth infantry, ran into a large force of insurgents in a mountain defile. Schenck fell at the fit*st volley, shot in the head. Sergeant . Singleton and ttiree privates were killed | and five men were wounded. The , Americans then retreated. Afterwards < a stronger force was sent to the scene i of the fighting and the insurgents de- . parted. - s Mr. Douthit Resigns. . .] Mr. J. B. Douthit has tendered bis resignation as commissioner of the dispensary and it will be acted apon by the board at its meeting next Tuesday. The resignation will be accepted. Mr. 1 Douthit says that he would have re- j signed as soon 2s he was vindicated by i the board, had not the members insisted 1 upon him holdiDg on until the February meeting. Siocc the senate has con- * firmed him and he has thus been per- f sonally and officially vindicated he in- ( sists npon his resignation because his i private business demands his attention, ji USURPS ALL POWERS * _ i ^. .1 i't'. -i-.r_ 1 i ayior oacKeu oy minus wuirai Through Plans of Force... REPUBLICAN RIFLES. RULES* Legislature Ordered and Compelled to Adjourn Before Goehel Could ba Dficlftiod Elected Governor. A dispatch from Frankfort, &yM says Taylor, the defeated Republican candidate for governor, adjourned the Legislature Wednesday to meet at Losdon, Ky., Feb. 6. Militia in the city prevented tho Democrats from assembling and members were threatened with arrest. Ne rev was there a more complicated political situation than that which confronts the politicians of Ken tucky, and never was there one of which it seemed so difficult to form an accurate guess of the outcome. ; All day long the Democracy has been groping around trying to findeome way r_ l;.i. -i 1J i _ il ??. in wuica it couia seat in ifle. gaoernatorial chair its leader, William Goebel, who lies slowly dying of the wound inflicted by the bullet of an assassin. , :-M No matter which way the Democrats turned they were confronted -by same prospect?a line of bioe. ed ed with steel?and it was fully understt od by both parties that the, line and > he v steel were there for business purposes Only. There waa no bluff, no false alarm about it. ' The Demorcats have net said they nrnnU naf <ta fn T.an^/in V?n f ^ *?vvmu mv ?v xivuuvu) v.uv wrpn | iegal advisers have counselled them that Taylor had no right to. adjourn the legislature from Frankfort and it is likely the matter will be' tested in the courts before any circumstance can ? j| arise which would call for the arrest of the members. The Democrats have Dot, in fact, decided what they-will do. All day through the streetiofFrankfort soldiers marched and countermarched. Drills in the street were frequently held in order that the men night be warmed by exercise, after ;hey had remained in the biting wind. c**^uuu sou; IUK^? :roop?74s^eopcra house was a guard, ;hree compamfes-^-stoo.d st rest in die >pen space front of theljapitol hotel, sentries patrolled every side of the ? juilding in which ex-Governor Bradley -es;des, . a^d a detachment of Jnfantry leld the court house., against the posedjle'coioing of the members of the legiaatiire with the intentionof declaring ihat not the living WHIiam S. Taylor.. >ut the dying William GoebeT was the awf ai head and chief executive of the sommonwealth of Kentucky. The Republicans laid their plans well tnd secretly. They carried them ;hroueh vieorouslv and triumphantly. rhe proclamation declaring that a state >f insurrection existed in the State and warrants for the arrest of every Demooatic member of the legislature were prepared Tuesday-night It. was the ntention of Gov. Taylor and his advisers that no meeting of the legisla- . mfe should be held Wednesday, even though it proved necessary to arrest md detain in custody all those who rvAi?ciof/i^ i n inrr n?? oioicu iu uviuiu^ vuw idopted, the policy was earned oat to the letter. Compelled to retire from the capitol bulidiog, they went to the Dpera house; held back from the open bouse, they went to the court house; prevented .from entering the oourt house, they went to the Capitol hotel* only to be told that any meeting a they might' attempt to hold in that bail ding would be suppressed, all foand taking part in it wouM be arrested and the hotel itself seized by the soldiers. Later in the day officers entered the hotel aud told the Democrats that no oonferences most be held, and they Attempted to hold none. There is much doafe among the members of the legislature as to whether or not they will go to London at alL Some of the Bepnblicans left Frankfort - y<{ during the day, declaring that they were going direct to London, but no Democrat so declared himself. The words "London, Laurel county," are not words that please Democratic ears. In fact, many of them declared that their lives would not be safe after they roaoViod t.hft f-nam Tfc in x nlft/M of about 1,000 inhabitants, situated in what is known as the "feud county." The inhabitants are mostly mountaineers, and largely of a most enthusiastic Republican- faith. * The county is one of the greatest Republican strong holds in the State. The people of Laurel couaty are intensely for Taylor and intensely against Goebel and all his works. It is this latter feeling that causes the Democratic members of the legislature to feel hesitancy about venturing at the present time within the confines of Laurel county or into the neighborhood of London, where party feeling runs so high and bitter from end to end of the State. Adjt. Gen. Collier declareiWednesday that if they did not attend the legislative meeting, which is called to meet on Feb. 6, he would arrest them individually, provided he received the necessary orders from Gov. Taylor to convey them to London. .Resolutions of Spmpathy. The following resolctiong was adopted by both branches of the Legislature Wednesday: Be it resolyed by the house of representees, the senate concurring. That - i this general assembly has learned will* szceedinj; regret of the attempted as jassination of the Hon. Win. Goebel* zovernor-elect of our sister State of Kentucky, and hereby expresses its sympathy for him and the party wlxich ie heads in the interests of home role ind good government. 'As A Noble Charity. Henry Wischmeyer, who died recent y in Chicago, had for many reasons tactically sustained, by contributions md through an endowment established >y him, the Guardian Angel Orphan isylum in Chicago, with its more jthaa LOO inmates. He came to Cliietgo rom Germany at the age of 17, and >btai?ed employment as a laborer. Hia 'ortune was acquired through real estatf n vestments.