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| THROUGH WITH A RUSH THE FRIENDS O? SILVER GIVEN NC SHOW IN THE HOUSE. 1 Senuts Amendment Accplcd?X - Hons* v Amecdmen's Allowed to be Introduced Livingston Illnts that Roconclllat'on oi the Democratic Party May be Hard . Washington, Nov. 1.?The fina1 touches were put on the silver purchase bill in the House today. It was taken up sooo after the reading of the journal, and was, after a series of abortive attempts at obstruction and after a half hour's discussion, the time being parcelled out to some half dozen speak ers, steered to a final vote by Wilson of West Virginia, who had charge of it. Amotion by Bland to refer it to r the committee on coinage with instrucr tions, was voted down?yeas 109; nays 175,and then the Senate substitute was concurred in?yeas 193; nays 94. The following is the vote in detail: Yeas -Adams, Aldersou, Aldrich, Apsley, Avery, Babcock, Baker of New Hampshire, Baldwin, Barnes, Bartlett, Barwig, Beldiu, Beltzhoover, Berry, Bingham, Black of Georgia, Black of llliuois, Blair, Brawlev, Breckinridge of Arkansas, Bretz, Bricker, Brookshire, Brosius, Brown, Bunn, Bynum, Cabaniss. Cadmus, Caldwell, Campbell, Cannon of California, Carutb, Catch ings, Causey, Chickering, Clancy, Cobb, of Missouri, Cockran, Jo^swell, Comp ton, Cooaib9, Cooper ot .Florida, uooper of Indiana, Cooper of Wisconsin, Cornish, Covert, Crain.Cummings, Curtis of New York, Daniels, Davey, Deforest, Dinglev, Donovau, Draper, Dunn.Dunphy, Durburrow, Elmunds, English, Erdman, Everett, Fellows, Fielder, IFitcb, Fie'cher, Forman, Gardner,G^ary, Gei8s>i-ubainer,Gnl?'tt of Ne<? Y?rk, Goldzier, Gorman, Greaham, GrouD, Hniues, Hall ot Minnesota, Hammond, Harter, Harmer, Haughen, Hnnderson ot Iowa, Hendrix, Hines, HitC Holman, Hopkins of Illiuols, Houk. of Ohio, Hunter, Johnson of Indiana, Johnson of North Dakota. Johnson of Ohio, Joy, Keiter, Krihbs, L*pham, / Laytoo, Lafever, Lilly, Liuton, Lisle, ; Lock wood, Loudenslager, Lynch, Mag ner, Mahon, Marshall, Martin of Indi-' ana, Marvin ot New York, McAleer, McCail, McCleary, McCreary, McDonnold, McDowell, McEttrick, McGann, McKaig; McNagny, Mercer, Meredith, I Meyer, Miliiken, Mont&omerey, Moon, Morse, Mutchler, Oates,O'Neill,of Massachusetts, Outhwaite, Paschali, Patterson, Payne, Paynter, Parson, Pendleton of West Virginia, Phillips, Pigott, Post,Powers, Price, Rondall.Ray,Ravner, Reed, Reiley, Reyburn, Richards, Richardson of Michigan, Ritchie,Rusk, Russell of Connecticut, Ryan, Schermerhorn, Scranton, Settle, Shaw, Shorman, Sickles, Sipe, Summers, Sperry, Springer, Stevens of West Virginia, and C. W. Stone of Pennsylvania,Stone of Kentucky, Storer, Swanson, Talbott, " " Til ? T? xayior or jluuiuub, xuuuiw, hovcj, Tucker, Turner, TurpiD, Tyler, Van Voorhis of New York, Wagner, Warner, Washington, Wead ck, Waugh, Wells, Wheeler of Illinois, White, Whiting, Wilson of West Virginia, Wolverton, Woomer and Wrigbt of Pennsylvania?193. Nays?AltkeB, Alexander, Allen, Arnold, Bailey, Baker of Kansas, Bankhead, Bell of Colorado. Bell of Texas, Blanchard, Bland, Boatney, Boen,Bower of North Carolina, Brahcb, Broderick, Bryan, Burnes, Cannon of Illinois, Capehart, Clark of Missouri, Cobb of Alabama, Cockrell, Cooper of Texas, Cox, Crawford, Culberson, Curtis of Kansas, Davis of Kansas, Deaamond, Denson, Dinsmore, Dockeir, Doolittle, Ellis of Oregon, Epes.Fithian, Funston Fyan, Grady, Haines of Nebraska,Hall of Missouri, Harris, Hartman, Heard, Henderson of North Carolina, Hermann, Hilborn, Hopkins of Fennslyvania. Hudson. Hutcheson, Ikirr, Jones, Kem, Kigore, Kyle, . Lane, Latimer. Livingston, Lucas, Maddox, Maguire, Mallorg, Marsh, McCulloch, McDearmoD, McKeighan, McLaurm, McRae, Meiklejohn, Money, Morgan, Moses, Pence, Richardson of Tennessee, Robbins, Robertson of Louisiana, Sayers, Shell, Sibley, Smith, Snodgrass, Stallings, Stockdale, Strait,Talbert of South Carolina. Tarsney, Tate, Wheeler of Alabama, Williams of Illinois, Williams of Mississippi, Wilson of Washington?94. The bill was signed by the Speaker shortly after its passage in the House. The announcement '.hat the House had concurred in the Senate amendment was made to the Senate at 3.10, but it was 4 o'clock when the enrolled bill was laid on the Vice-President's desk for his signature. Immediately atter it was returned to the House committee on enrolled bills, which committee nharo-pti with the duty o' delivering it to the President fcr his s^g- at-tre. The President signed trie repeal bill at exactly 4.30 o'clock this afternoon, and one hour and tniity minuhs after its passage. It was brought to the White House by Representative A1 bert J. Person of Ohio, Chairman of the House Committee oh enrolled Dills, who had made the trip from the Capitol on h cable car. Pearson reached tne White House at about 4.25 and was immediately admitted luto the Presi ?ent'e office, while the President was exammng tne ligures on the revised vote on the final passage of the measure. Secretary Carlisle and Attorney General Olney were present when the President attached bia signature. Carlisle had come over to the White House to seethe final act in the repeal legislation, wh'le Oluey had dropped in 'o cotsiltthe President on a matter a<fecti. k his department. Wben Pearson presented the enrolled copy <?t the bill to iht, President, explaining what it wis,\lr. Cleveland immediately took up his pen aud wrote these words in the lower left hand cor"? vr ^u... i i&o') uer: "iippruveu nmrrnun *, Grover Cleveland," and the bill became a law. Tomorrow the Act will be enterred upon tbe official record at the White House and tne engrossed copy or' the mtasure will be sent to the State Department for permanent keeping. Following is the more detailed account of the proceediugs in the House: There was a large attendance both on the floor attd the galleries. Toe opening prayer was made by the prospect' Ive Chaplain, liev. E if. Bagby of the city of Washington, and the first act of the House alter the rtadiog of the journal was the adoption of a resolution electing him as Chaplain, and he immediately t jok the oath of office. The New York bridge bill with the Senate amendment as paused in the Senate yesterday wis laid before the House. The amendments were non concurred in, and a conference wan asked. The silver purchase repeal bill witt the Senate amen J ment was laid before the House and the Senate substitute was lead. Wilson, who had charge or toe Din moved to concur in the Senate amend ment and on tbat motion he moved th< previous question. He assured th< friends of silver that he had no desin to press for a vote immediately attei the lapse of the balf hour which wouk be allowed for debate on the secondiuj Of the previous question. If tbe pre ; v vious question could be considered as ' seconded, he was perfectly willing that the half hour might be extended to I such reasonable time today as misjht be desired for debate?say to 3 or 3.30 o'clock. Bland, who leads the opposstioD, said > that he had no disposition to delay the final vote on the bill. He hoped, how' ever, that ifs friends would permit it f to come up in regular order and to be /loVvotoil in a rooiilar w?V. Thft trpntlfi man in charge of the bill and a major[ ity with him and could under the rules of the House move the previous ques tion at any time. He did not see the 1 necessity of his demanding the prevli gus question on this occasioh. It seemed to him that the gentleman from West Virginia should let the debate go on and when he thought, or when the House thought, that the debate had gone far enough, he could move the previous question. Wilson said that the parliamentary difficulty in the way was that if he did not move the previous question he would lose uontrol of the bill and the deoate would go on with opportunities for the offering of all ?orts of amendments. Livingston of Georgia suggested that the Drevious Questions be con sldered ordered, that five minute speeches be allowed to members to explain their votes up to 4 o'clock tnis afternoon. He did not desire that Wilson should lose control of the hill. Stockdale (Dem.) of Mississippi complained that the members were in the hands of the member from West Virginia and bad to get his permision even to make a a iuquiry. Wilson said that be had no objection to an inquiry. " Stockdale asked whether there were no rights for members of the House except for those who controlled the bill? Had members to ask any man for the precious privilege of i-xerclsing 'heir rights as American representatives ? Livingston assured Wilson that the friends of silver did not intend to obstruct the passage of the bill. They were just, as anxious to get It out of the way and to go home as the others were. They wanted the Democratic party to be harmonized again if possible. [Laughrer.] But at the same time the silver mejn wanted an opportunity m aivrt thu'r "votes. and that could be done before 4 o'clock. Wilson said be had practically made that proposition. Livingston: As the chairman of the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures (Bland) does not accept that proposition, 1 will accept it. [Laughter.] Bryan of Nebraska asked Wilson whether the object of the previous question was to prevent the House from having the chance to vote on amendments that might be offered. Wilson: That is one reason, yes. .Bryan. I want the record to show that those who are in charge of the bill are not willing to have amendments voted on. Wilson: The House has already voted on all amendments that were offered on that side. Livingston: I understood the gentleman from West Virginia to agree that amendments might be offered. A chorus of members: Oh, no, nothing of the sort. Wilson: I made no agreement about that. I do not understand whether the gentleman from Missouri, speaking for his side of the question, has accepted my proposition or not. Diauu: X ItCL'epi UU pcu^uauiuu the bill sbali corns up in toe regular way. The Speaker: Objection is made and now tbe question is on seconding tbe previous question. [Cries of "vote, vote."] As the Speaker put the question on Wilson's motion, Bryan began a series of obstructive motions, theiirst being one to adjourn. That was voted down 26 to 180. Then came a motion for a recess till 3 p. m., which was killed, 21 to 191. Thea In rapid succession (yeas and Days being refused, and tellers being also refused) came motions to ad)ourn till Friday and "bill Saturday, and motions to take a rece3S till various hours named. These obstructive motions were treated good bumoredly by the House, and the Speaker counted the votes on each occasion and announced them with as much seriousness and regularity as if th3 motions were important ones. After some dozen of them ha*d been made, and disposed of, Wells of Wisconsin caused general laughter by inauirine whether the Committee on Rules Had not some ready made rule than would operate in this case. Soon afterwards a motion was made by Henderson that the House take a recess of five minutes in order that the Committee on Rules might briog on a cloture rule, but the Speaker said that he declined to put the motion. Henderson's motion was repeated within five minutes by Morse of Massachusetts, and Reed remarked that the Committee on Rules bad the right to act. "The Chair did not consider the motion of the gentleman of Massachusetts as serious," said the Speaker. 4,I supposed he was," said Reed, atid there w*s a laugh. Finally in tbe confusion of obstructive motions, tue Speaker suddenly put the question and decUr d (amid much hanuclnpping ana exultatiou) that the previous question was ordered. Wilson h^n took tbe floor and yielded ten mrnutes to Bland. Bland sent to the Cierk's desk and had read an araeudmeni which he had intended to offer, reviving audre-enacting thelavv nf i??7 for r.hM unlimited coinage of silver, and wouud uj bis brief speech ot protest t>y Baying that the whole thing was a stuck jjbbing operation. Bland yielded three minutes of his time to Bryan and two minutes to Wheeler of AUbama Both of these gentlemen spoke against the bill. Three miuutes weregivan hy Wllsoa to Springer to slate Lis vi6ws In support of it. Liviugston having had two minutes granted to him, declared his reasons ior voting against the bill. One of them was that its pa^sa^e would enhance the value of money and depress the price of products. Another was that it left tl e finaucial system of the country to be d?termin"d by international agreement aud to that he was unyieldingly opposed. Atter brief speeches by Reed and Tracy of New York, both of whom favor the bill, Wilson closed the discussion. The argument, he said, had ended; and judgment had been recorded ! with an emphasis which could not be ' misunderstood. Nothing which could 5 be said now could either strengthen or " weaken the position of the measure. J He had recognized from the beginning of the contest that there had been an i hontst difference of opinion on the } measure?that those who had opposed ) it and those who favored it were honest, sincere and patriotic. Which side . was right, the future alone would in dicate. If the passage of the bill 3 should bring about a small part of i those blessings to the country which 3 its friends proposed; if it would re: store confidence and enterprise, and 1 bring prosperity to the people, then the j judgment of its friends would be jus tided-and its opponents would stand before history as men of honest, patriotic, but mistaken judgment. If, on the other hand, it should bring but one-tenth part of the evils which its enemies prophesied, then the j udgment of its opponents would be just, An^n mAnl/1 ofnnH hafArQ fiio. auu 1LO 111CUUO IVUUiU aunuu uvtuiu uio~ tory as hoDest, patriotic, but mistaken men. [Applause.] Bland moved to recommit the bill with instructions to report back the amendment which he had indicated (reviving the free coinage Act of 1837). Rejected. The question was then taken on concurring in the Senate substitute and it wa3 concurred in. The result was an nOunced and heard without any de monstration. After a few moments devoted to unimportant business, the House, at 4:15, adjourned until to-morrow at noon. a Good Showing. Columbia, S. C., Nov 1.?Yesterday marking the close of the fiscal of 1892 93 the Secretary of State compiled his annual report of the charters issued during the year and a remarkably good Ehowmg, considering the bard times is made a3 compared to the preceding year. Less charters were issued than during the year before, but the aggregate capital invested in them exceeds the preceding year by over two millions of dollars. Last year 124 com missions were issued with a total of 7U charters. This year 122 commissions went out with a total of 72 charters. The aggregate capual invested in the 79 compaDiea inaugurated last year, including of course, the increase in capital stock of several cmeerns previously chartered, was ?4,969,750 as against $7,413,000 for this year This is a good showing, but it is impossible, of course to tell from these figures whether the various concerns have been making or losing money on the capital invested. It shows however that the people of the State have not been afraid lo invest their money in new enterprises and that South Carolina is still keeping up in the onward march of progress. The Attorney General has nearly completed his annual report. It will be one of the most interesting to be issued this year. The report of the Attorney General on the Port Royal and Augus ta railroad case resulting in the un bottling of Port Royal, will occupy a gool deal of space. In this report, too, will be found a sketch of all the c$ses in which the legal department of the State administration has been concerned. More cases have been handled Kw t-ho nrcQont. inonmhenf. in nffifie than by any predecessors and the summary will be interesting. The report will show a very heavy bill for the printing of brleli, etc., in all those cases. There has been so much of this that the appropriation has been insufficient to meet the bills. Adjutant General Farley and Superintendent ot Education Mayfield are both hard at work finishing up their reports and expect to have them through in time.?State. EtghtY Gallons of Corn. CoLUMBrA, S. C.,Oct. 28.?Uncle Sara again got in his work here yesterday and enough blockade corn liquor was secured to get several hundred men on a colossal jag. The colored deputy of the revenue service, J. H. Fordham, happened to go out to the R. & D. depot about noon to look for some barrell shipments of blockade liquor of which the department had received notice, and in looking around he lifted one or two of oiany small packages which were stacked up in the depot. He heard something liquid shake up in the box and a closer examination revealed the fact that each of the packages confoinorl Q ntTO oollnn boo nf PATH whin baiUVU a UTO guuvu uvg v* vv*M dey. There being no stamps on the goods he at once proceeded to seize. Sixteen boxes and one plain keg were found. During the afternoon a wagon was sent out for the stnfif, the railroad authorities readily turning it ail over to the government officials, and the entire eighty gallons was sent up to the revenue office. Two or three packages of the stuff was for parties in this city. The bulk of it was billed to stations on the line of the Coast Line road. It all came from Statesville, N. C., and the shipper was billed simp-ly "C. M. &Co" Among the cases were some for Finklea Bros & Co., Scranton; W. A. Coieman, Scranton; W. P. Jacobs, Columbia; Sam Thompson, Denitt's Bluff; W. H. Campbell, Mayesville; O. W. Haynes Scranton; J. \V. Heard, Hartsville, and others. The 'keg which was not concealed in a box wa3 marked to J. B. Boatwright, Johnston. All the liquor will be held and sold with the other lot which has already been seized at the same depot?State. Atlanta, Nov. 1.?Andrew Hayes, a negro arrested last nig.1t for assaulting his mistress, has confessed to a murder and several bad crimes. This morning he asked Police Capt. Manly and Detective Bedford to go to his cell. He confessed to them that nine vears ago he killed here in Atlanta Frank Shepherd, a well-to-do negro shopkeeper. He had heard that (Shepherd had $700 saved up, and he shot Shepherd. "I knocked a woman in the head two blocks from there that same week, and run right by the store where I killed the man. I shot a negro at Piedmont Park, and got live years in the penitentiary. I served it oat and got out two years ago. I nave never killed nobody but Shepherd. out I have shot at several. 1 have run several policemen, too. I have lived with the woman, Lizzie Brooks, for several years. Monday night I bid in toe closet, aDd beard her say she was going to see a negro barber at tbe Markham House. I slippel out and followed her. While she was standing there talking 10 him I walked up and hit her with a bricK. I intended to Kill her. i am sorry I did not bave a pistol to kill both of them with. Hayes was 8sked if he wassorrv for killing Snephtrd, and herepJied that be did uot regret a single action of bis life, fie says he does Dot want a lawyer, He says he has served several small seutences in t he city stockade and the county chain gang on account of Lizzie Brooks. '"I am tired of working in the chain gang all the time for her," be said, "and L want to be hung and be done with it." UoTlny Waut Peace? Columbia, S. C., Oct. 27.?Are the Pharlouinn linnnr Haulers ffftttiner scart-d and are tiiey about to surrender to Governor Tillman V A State official believes that they are and gives as the reason for his belief that Fritz Mollenhuuer, one of the leadiDg liquor men of Charleston, now under arrest on two warrants tor violating the dispensary law, i3 here to see Governor Tillman. It is even said that he comes as a penitent and it is believed that he represents many of Charleston's liquor men. The man who spoke to the Journal reporter says that where the shoe is pinching the Charleston violators is in the conliscation of their bar fixtures and stocks. It worries them considerably, he says, and they are beginning to ieel it. Mollenhauer is not talking of what his business is with the *Gov' ernor, but he would not come all the way from Charleston to defy the Chief Executive, and it is reasonable to suppose that he has got some other mo* i tive in view. If that motive is to seek forgiveness for himself and friends it will come out.?Journal. * ? r.'-i" -* *v' " ITS HISTORY" TRACED. ALL ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE COAT-OF-ARMS. Found In Drayton's Memoirs by Mr. Theo, D. Jervey?-Exceedingly Interesting ReadlDg lor South Carolinian*. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 1.?Governor Tillman baa been trying for months to get an accurate history of the coat ol armp'of South Carolina. A few days ago Governor Tillman hearcfthat Mr. Theodore D. Jervey could give him a great deal or me mrormauou no was m search of, an 1 he accordingly wrote to him requesting him to send him what* ever data he had secured. Yesterday the Governor received the following re* ply. Charleston, S. C., Oct. 28,1893. His Excellency. B. R. Tillman, Governor South Carolina. Columbia, S. C; iJear Sir?Your letter of 27th was received by me today, and I answer at once. In volume 2, Drayton's Memoirs, page 372, appears the following account, which I quote: "So soon as the government under tJio s>nnatitnf.uin of Mnrr.h. 1776. was organized, the necessity of having a public seal became evident and on motion in the General Assemble it was resolved "That His Excellency the President and commander in chief, by and with the advice and consent of the privy council may, and he is hereby authorized to design and caune to be made a great seal of South Carolina, and until such an one can be mode to Ox upon a temporary pub.ic seal. "In pursuance of this esolution William Henry Drayton and some of the privy council were charged with designing the great seal and causiuz it to be made; and m the meantime a temporary public seal was adopted by the President and privy council tor purposes of the State. "The firBt use of this temporary seal (which appears to have been the seal at arms of the President) was for commissioning the civil officers of gov eminent and for a pardon Issued by President Rutledge, dated 1st of May, 1776, in favor of a person who had been convicted of manslaughter before Chief Justice William Henry Dryton, and his associated Justices at a court J i- /ii ? OM commenced m ^uanettiuu ui mo ?uu i of April, 1776. Id these commissions it was called his (the President's) seal, bat in pardons and other instruments it was afterwards called tbo temporary seal of the said colony or the temporary public seal; and it was nsed through that time of the year 1776 until about the 22ad of May, 1877, and on that President Rutledge issued a pardon under '.'seal of the said State,' omitting the word 'temporary,' whence there is reason for believing the great seal was then made; and from that time the temporary seal does not appear to have been used. (Governor John Drayton remembers seeing the die brought to his father in Charleston.) "The device tor the armorial achievement and reverse to the great seal of the State of South Carolina is as follows: A nrvAnrinop nn fhn OKft ACUiDf QipaiUiClibV bkWu givnujg wu ?MV WWW shore street; at its base a torn-op oak tree, its branches lopped off, prostrate; both proper. Just below the branches of the palmetto two shield? pendent, one of them on the dextor Bide is inscribed 'March 26,' the other on the sinister side 'July 4th.' Thirteen spears proper are bound crosswise to the stem ot the palmetto, their points raised; the band knotting them together bearing the in* scription Qnis Separabit.' Under the prostrate oak is insribed 'Meliorem Lapsa locavit,' below which appears in large Azures, '1776.' At the summit of the exerge are the words 'Sooth Carolina,' and at the bottonofthe same 'Anlmis Opibusque Parati.' "Reverse: A woman walking on the seashore over swords - and daggers: she holds in her dexter hand a laurel branch and in her sinister hand the folds of her robe; she looks towards the sun ;.iot noi'nrr o Y\rwn fcha npA> all nrniw. On the upper part is the aky, azure. At the summit ot the exergue are the words 'Dum Spiro Spero' and within the field below the figure is Inscribed the word 'Spes.' The seal is In the form of a circle, 4 inches in diameter and four-tenths of an Inch thick. It was not designed until afcer the fort at Sullivan's Island had defeated the British fleet, as all of its devices will prove. The fort was constructed of the stems of the palmet> to tree which grow abundantly on our sea islands, which grew on Sullivan's Island at the time the fort was made, grow there this day. "The arms were designed by William Henry Drayton, and the original, wben tbe battle, was 'ought, and which executed dj mm witu a ^eu, ucanu^ a great similitude to what is represented ou tae seal, is in tbe possession of his son. It however, contains more devices, but this is easily reconciled by t>apposing all be designed was not deemed by the President aod the privy council necessary for the great seal. "Tne explanation of this side of the seal Is the followiug. The palmetto ti ee on the flea shore represents the fort on Sullivan's Island, the shields bearing March 26:.h and July 4th allude to the Constitution of South Carolina wnich was ratifltd on the first of those days, and to tbe Declaration oi Independence, which was tnade by tbe Continental Congress on the second date. The thirteen spears represent the thirteen S ates which acceeded to trie Union. T^e dead oak tree alludes 10 the British fleet as bein^ constructed of oak timbers, and it is prostrate under the palmetto tree bccsu3e the tort constructed of that tree defeated the British fleet; hence the inscription of 'Meliorem Lapsa Locavit,' is appropriately nlappH mirWnp?t h it. undrtr whifih 1776 is in large figures, alluding to the year the Constitution oi South Carolina was pasned, to the battle tough t at Sullivan's Island, to the Declaration of Independence and to the year when tbf> seal was ordered to be made. The reverse of the aims is said to have been designed by by Arthur Middleton; the woman walking aloDg the eeashorj slrewn with swords and daggers, represents Hope overcoming dangers, which tho sun just rising was about to disclose 111 the occurrence of the 28lh ol June, while the laurels she holds, signifies tho honors which Col. Moultrie, his officers and men gaioed on that auspicious day. The sun rising in great brilliance above the sea indicates that the 28th of June was a fine day; it also beapeakes good fortune," I trust this may help you. I think It Is the book to which Capt. Courumay alludes. There are not many copies. I believe; but having one I copied it and send it at once, and will be pleased to have been of any service to you, but will 'now close as my letter is long Yours truly. Theo. D. Jervey. This information will doubtless leai to a recommendation by the Govern oi of the Legislature, looking; to the prep aration of a correct tfoat of arms of th( State, to be kept at the capltol. The Notaries Pabllo. Columbia, 3. C., Nov. 2.?Elsewhen Id The Register this morning is pub lished a proclamation by Governoi Tillman with reference to the Notarie Public of the State in which the com missions issued prior to 1889 are re voked. In a general way the procla mation is self-explanatory. In speak lngof the subject more particularly Governor Tillman said that the com missions of the Notaries Public having no limitations as to time there was nc way of telling who they are or how many of them are in the State, someol the commission-now in force dating back forty and fifty years. Some oi the Notaries have abused their privi leges and are unfit to hold their commissions many of them being appointed in Radical times, It is an easj matter in many instances for Notaries Public to be guilty of fraud incollu sion with some one else, and the Governor says there sbould be characi ei behind these commissions as behind everything else. The Governor's action in this matter is unusual if not unprecedented, but as the Notaries Public only hold office "during the pleasure of the Governor" he has the rigbt to do it in the exercise of bis discretion and he thinks be has sufficient reasons for nis action in tbe premises. The Governor will ask the Lejztslaturato pass an Act limiting the terms of Notaries Public to five years. In this way tbe State will be able to keep track more closely of the officials it creates.?Register. Railroads Not Prosperous. c? n A\ .i. r*r? i_ LiOiiUiiBiA, o. c>., uct. 6i.? j.ae earnings of the railroads for the month ol August have been tabulated by the railroad commission. The total earnings were $460,108.94, against $505,003,77 for the same month of 1892, a decrease of 844,894.8.3. The net per cent decresse is 889. The total passenger earnings for the month were $158,657.68 against $180,052.55 for the same monih last year, a loss of $21,394.87, or 11.882 per cent. The total freight earnings for August, 1893, were $?53,464.39, and for August, 1892, $273,470 37, a loss of $20,003.98, or 7.315 per cent. The total number oi tons of freight was 244,978, against 208,313 for August 1892, an increase oi 36,665, or 17.6 per cent. The decrease in the total earnings of the roads for the monthn of July and August, 1893, as compared with the same months in 1892, is $25,765.90, or 2.619 per cent. Ten roads show an Increase for the month of $25,63986 rfnd twenty-six show a decrease of $70,534 69. The decrease in the roads of the Richmond and Danville system alone was $23,218.92. The South Carolina road shows a decease of $13,111.62; the C., C. & A., $10,177 87; the Atlanta and Charlotte, $10,357.26; W., C. & A., $9,581,43. The Georgia, Carolina and Northern leads in the increase with $10,780.14; the Asbeville and Spartanburg second with $4,843.32.?Journal. Wu m Judgement. Baltimore, Nov. 1.?Rev. Dr. Henry M. Wharton, pastor of the Brantly Baptist Tabernacle, and who recently In Chicago, assisted Rev. D wight L Moody in the conducting of a series of evangelization services, in a sermon on the theme "God's Judgment," thus as be is, reported in the News, callec the attention of his congregation tc the tragic end of Mayor Harrison, ol the World's Fair City: "It seems as though God sometimes rises in hit might and in his wrath smites those who oppose him. Mayor Carter Har~ rison, the chief executive of the city oi Chiaago, was shot down and killed Who was Carter Harrison ? He was the representative of the element whc hurled defiance at the laws of God anc man. When the Law and Order element of the city said the saloons must be closed on Sunday and that gambling must cease, what did Mayor Cartel Harrison say? He said the saloon: shall remain open on Sunday and gam bling shall go on. Where is Mayoi Harrison now?" The preacher, aftei a pause, anewered his own questlon"He is dead." lOovarnor TillmaD Wroihr. Columbia, S. C.. Nov. 2.?Governoi Tillman yesterday read tbe special fron Spartanburg published in the State ir regard to the arrest of a constable bj United Sta'es revenue officers for re tailing whiskey, and it made him pret ty mad. When asked about it he s*id 'There is not a word of truth in it, as I ? u?- u WO UttVO uu ouuLi ounaiauiD. xuio crnato meat is on a par with that telegram tc tbe State from Charleston about mj acting a spy at the Charleston Hote about a month aaro. These lines oulj appear in that Haskellite sheet, and o) course emanate from men who hole the same principles, or are acting a: the dirty tools of the whiskey sellers I did not think it worth while to con tradict the first lie. and contented my self with sending the clipping to Mr Jackson at. the Charleston Hotel,think mg that be would have the decency, as he knew it to be false, to give a correci statement. As they have started thi> one aoout the constable, Israte these factsfor the benefit of the public. I bavt no constable on the force who has noi the endorsement of good men." A Religions CritaK. Wheeling-, W. Va., Nov. 1.?Foi some time a local crank has been send log threatening letters to tbe city anc county officials here. The epistle: wrere of religious tenor, their purport being that ministers were not teaching scriptural truths in the proper maunei and that the country was going to rum Lately the letters became decidedlj threatening, the writer announcing hi: intention of blowing up the city bal. and killing the chief of police and sey eral of his men. Yesterday a letter was laid befor< the police by Rev. II. E, Swope, recto: of St Matthew's P. E, church, warn ing him that he and others would be killed unless they reformed their pul pit methods. The writer of these let ters, George Hoehle, a former mer chant, has been arrested and sent t< jail. He is insane and vows vengeanci for his arrest. A week ago a dyna mite cartridge was found in an office of the city hall, and Hoehle is believed to have put it there. The Long Lost Naronlo. London, Oct. 26.?Captain Andersoi of the Norwegian ship Emblem 13uen os Ayres, from Chicoutimi, writes frou the Argentine capital, under date o: September 20, that he found on Jul] 21, in latitude 30 North, longitude West, one of the boats of the Whiti Star Line steamer Naronic, which wa: lost at sea many months ago. Th( boat was bottom up and containec nnt.Mnor whafuvftr Tt. roaafrMplrlv nnv ered - with barnacles. There was i large hole In the bottom. The lashing: of the boat appeared to have been cu in a hurry and with much force, as thi rail beneath where the lashing hat been fastened was severed. The pat ent unhooking apparatus had not beer used. ' ' I HIT THE PHOSPHATE ROYALTY. j The Figures (or thi Thcil Yaar r Jait Closed. " Columbia, S. C., Nov. 2.?It has been generally known for some months that the amount of royalty to be received from the State's phosphate beds s this year would be in excess of that of , any previous year, but not until yester r aay, tne nrsc aay or ine new nscai year, g were the actual figures, showing the . amount of royalty paid Into the treas_ urv, obtainable. Here are the comparative figures for . tbe two years, and they speak for themj selves: 1891-92 : . November, 1891 $ 7,599 99 j December, 1891 2,941 43 r Jauuary, 1892 9,840 98 p February, 1892 8,555 62 . March, 1892 14.389 34 April, 1892 4,907 75 . May, 1892 17,848 65 . June, 1892 20,156 70 . July, 1892 32.206 33 , August, 1892 23.825 83 , September. 1893 13,179 30 . October, 1892 12,466 35 . x Total $157,928 27 1892?93 . November, 1892 8 5,66180 December, 1892 25,350 22 | January, 1893 9,207 09 ] reDruarv, i?'J3 ii,oy? yu s March, 1893 47.865 07 April, 1893 17,066 55 June, 1893 29,021 35 July, 1893... 33,715 78 , August, 1893 19,751 30 , September, 1893 19,311 17 [ October, 1893. 5,566 68 | Total 8233,644 43 It will be noticed that alter the storm the companies have continued shipping rock previously mined. The . figures given above are placed in dol; lars, but they also represent ton3 mined and shipped during the year, as . the royalty is $1 a ton. At the close of last year there ivere . 78,183 tons of rock on hand. When the , storm came in August and swept away the plants of all the companies, they haH mnm trmc nn honH Cinna then UUU IVjWW WVUU VU UHUU* kjiuvu VUUUf ) as the figures given above show, they have shipped about 24,000 tons of this, leaving about 15,000 tons on band at the end of the year. It would be exceedingly difficult to , tell what the royalty receipts daring ; the coming year will oe. The com; panies are not at wors at all, and, al: though one of them Is ready to resume t work, it is not likely that any will at' tempt to resume operations till after the Legislature meets, and the trouble i now existing between the mining companies and the phosphate commission t is finally settled. The companies : claim that they cannot possibly make the outlay to enable thom to resume work unless they can secure some per. manent guarantee of aid from the State i in the matter of a reduction of the roy, alty. Governor Tillman has heard , nothing more from the mining companies, and does not expect to.?State. ' A LETTER FROM HAMPTON. 9 ~~ He ifl Willing to Org?afz9 Democratic j Clubs. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 3.?The fol- , lowing letter addressed to the State , was published by that paper this mora- < Washington, D. C., Oct. 31, 1893. ' , My Dear Sir: Some days ago you 1 , called attention through your paper to 1 I the fact that I was Vice President of 1 > the National Association of Democrat- 1 I ic Clubs, and since then J have seen in j several of our Democratic papers refer- 1 3 ence made to your statement, and in 1 ) one instance the question was asked i why no action was taken by myself. j : I have waited to ascertain the views . of the Democratic press of South Car- , i rlina, for these papers represent, in , > my opinion, the only true Democratic , l Dontimfint nf the Ktata and this aonH. merit should be expressed by what are t called the Conservative papers. My r own judgment is clear, that the time has come when the line should be 3 drawn between those who stand on the Ocalo platform and and those who : stand on that of the* National Democr racy. No man who upholds the former - can claim properly to be a Democrat, and unless our people choose to support the fallacies of the Ocala adherents or to be led into tha Populist party, the true Democrats of the State should organize to maintain the principles of the Democratic party as set forth in the Chicago platform. If my Democratic fellow-citizens agree with me that tbts is the true policy to be adopted, L shall ar once proceed to organize National Democratic Clubs throughout the State, and I shall exert my utmost efforts to keep the State, where it properly belongs, in the great Democratic column. 1 believe that this can be done, for our people will scareiy now, in the hour nf victorv. forsake the u-ur thev J followed so steadfastly aod so~faith- ' . fully when that dag went down in defeat. Unscrupulous demagogues have, by false promises, misled many 1 . of our most honest men, and they have ' brought shame upon our proud State. ] i I still have abiding f lith in the men < t who followed the starry cross through i i trials and carnage; who bore, with thn < ) heroism of martyrs, the sufferings of j i the.reconsfruction era, and who, with , n a devotion and pluck never surpassed, , rescued the SUte in '76. Those men j cannot forget the pasc, nor can they forsake th* bauner under which the r yictory of '76 was won. If I can once more give aid to my 1 State I shall gladly enlist in her serJ vice, aud 1 shall rejoice to join those 1 ; who se*?k to maintain her welfare, to i ' protect her honor and to save her from i : sh tine and disgrace. I am very truly i yours, Wade Hampton. i ^ N. G. Gonzales, E^q. 1 On the War Path, ?? xt ft r\ _i_ o/\ a ~ J?'AYETTEVILLK, iN.U., UOt. <3U.?.?1.0 the Pawnee Bill Wild West show train ' was coming here from Goldsboro yesterday morn'ng one of the band of Sioux 3 Indians fell out of their car and when . picked ud it was found that his skull was . traciurcd. Ha lingered till last night at . 9 o'clock and .died. The Iudiaus made ) an outbreak and assaulted the captain of i the show and others, and after a des perate struggle the leaders were cap* 1 i tured and tied, and confined all night. The other Indians made night hideous with their chants and execrations. This morning they wanted to cremate the 1 dead but Pawnee Bill prevented it. At- ! ter aa excitiog experience they are quiet The ludiai-is are from the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota. The dead Indian, Crow Foot took part in the Custer ; massacre- i Killed by a Caw. York Station, Miss., Nov. 1.?Passenger train No. 3 on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad wa3 wrecked here this morning while going at a high rate of speed. A mule on the track was struck by the eogiue. J J he engine and ba^ga^e car were turned over, jnrcman Jim iivery wassuieu. i 1 The rest of the crew aud passengers escaped unhurt. ' MASSACRED BY THE MOORS TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER OF 8PANIARDS AT MELILLA. Gen.Moigallo and Seventy of Hit Soldi tri Killed and Scores Wounded In Fierce Battle With the Arab*. Madrid, Oct. 29.---Gen. Margallo, commander-in-chief of the Spanish troops at Melilla, was shot dead yesterday while leading a sortie against the Rifihns. Seventy of his men were killed and 122 otherl were wounded. The sortie was madp after the Riffians had driven back to the citadel the Spaniards who had been building a redoubt near Fort Cabrerizas. The tribesmen, although under a heavy artillery fire trorn the opaoisn torts, did not retire after abandoning the pursuit of the Spanish troops. Eventually they occupied the treacles which had been du< near Fort Cabrerizas to protect the Spanish 3oldiera at their work. To dislodge them en. Margallo led out 2,000 Infantry from the fort. The Hiffians in the trenches held them in check until reinforcements, 6,000 strong, were brought up from the main body, about a mile back in the hills. The tribesmen then bad some 11,000 warriors. They stretched out their line, apparently for Ihe purpose of securing Margallo, and it one time the fighting extended %Jong i three mile front. Margallo tried to break the centre of their line, and jbarged with half his men, but was repulsed, with heavy losses. Just as the order for retreat was given. Sen. Margallo fell from his horse, shot ihrough the heart. His body was cvj I u r.nm lu. 1CU uy ura rncu uuui uuo ugiuj auu ngo low in the citadel at Melilla. Under a hot Are from the RifBans, the Spaniards retired to Fort Cabrerizas. rhe Riffians were checked m their parmlt by the guns ot the fort. They aniwered the Are intermittently Cfironghont ast night from the earthworks formerly )ccupled by the Spaniards. At midilgbt, Gen. Ortega, upon whom the* lommand developed after Margallo's leath, went to Fort Cabrerizas, with .,500 infantry* This morning he led >ut 3?000 men and drove the Riffl&ns rom the trenches which the Spaniards rere occupying when the last dispatches me received. The commander o! the Spanish cniser . Jonde de Venadito has telegraphed a' eport, in which he said: "The Arabs ipproacbed so near at times that their >ullets reached oar deck." The city if Madrid has been intensely excited by he news of the battle. The official dispatches which have beezfmade public ire so meagre that the people believe be worst has not been told. There 8 little doubt anywhere thai the losses )t the Spandards have been understated. ine ministers were summonaea in nasie to a cabinet meeting immediately after the news of the disaster was received. Orders have been issued for three regi-. meats of cavalry and four battalions of infantry to embark at once for Melilla. Late this evening more details of the battle were made pablic. The Biffians Jespitethe heavy artillery fire, came ffitliin twenty yards of Fort Cabrenzas. They maintained a constant fosilade, and fought throughout the battle with ' ? ' audacious bravery. The \ guns of the Uonde de Venadito-alooe.prevented a still worse disaster to the Spahish troops and kept the tribesmen from attacking Melilla. When the Rifflaus captured the redoubt building near the fort they found two canaons. These they turned at once against the fort, answering rapidly the Spanish fire. The tribesmen remained in the village af Maxqaita after the fight. They kept * i r-v o /)aaiiUai*(t n nnn fKa fnrfa onrl a uuaui wi J uiu upvu uuu ivi va wuvt Lbe CoDde de Venadito throughout the light. The cruiser Alfonso the Twelfth with twelve guns, will proceed to Me* ilia at once. When Gen. Margrllo was shot the Riffians rushed forward to seize ihe bodj. The estremadura regiment lod the batalion undergoing punishment :or breaches of military discipline shout* 3d and charges from the tort with bay* >nets, clearing away the emmy and seared the body of their dead commander. Three hours after the retreat of the Spaniards. Gen. Ortega sent from the uladel to Fort Cabrerizas a strong conpoy with provisions. For twenty elx noure before the convoy arrived the sol* liers in the fort had not tasted food. The excitement is tremencous here. Great crowds have paraded the streets iibce noon, singing, waving banners and shouting for the extermination ot the Ftifflius. Unbounded enthusiasm was kn 4-1>a nanra < Krtf Clan M QPIifl ?aUC3tJU U y bUU UO tt o bunv UUU! i.iwiph with five baitallions and three batteries, would reach Melilla bifora midauht. Mdcias is expected .by the government to await further ia9tructioa3 bjfore attacking th? R'flkns. While the ministers were ia ouacil ocay, Premier Sagasta presidio?, all were summoaed to the palace by Queen ft jgeot (Joristiaa, who wished to learn what measures they would lake. The u nidters mtormed ber that tbey bad deeded to call oat the reserves and rnobilze several army corps, as the latest iveais bad sbowa that more tbau 12,000 men will be ueeded to subiaa the Bit* aans. The embarkation ot che secoad army will be complete on Tuesday and iroop3 are leavlug all parts ot the coua? try to form another corps in Aidalusia. A dispatch received from Meiilla at' midnigai says that tbe troop3 aad warships there are in pressing need of mors ammunition. The firio? is kept up aight and day. The R.fflans "renawed the attack at daybreak yesterday. Two thousand troops made a sortie from Fort Uabrerizas. The fighting continued several hours. The forts have shelled .1 I1_ inna on/1 oil hllf. ft trtW mo vx'li-jiua) ?u? - ? ... huts were totally destroyed. The mosque was shattered aad the runs are in flames. Tried to Wreob It. Charleston, S. C., Oct. 27.?An attempt was made to wreck the fast mall tram No. 35 on the Northeastern Railroad at Salem, near Florence, at 4 o'clock this rrorniag. A switch lock was broken on and the s witch set for the side track, whither the whole train went. The top of the engine was stripped off by lumber and the coachee seriously damaged. Eogineer Jenuings stuck to his engine and was bruised about the head and legs. The negro fireman was bruised about the body. A. Garfunkel of Charledton was a passt'Ujfer uu mo uaiu auu n? slightly bruised. Travel was delayed a very short time. There is no clue to the perpetrators. * A Placky Women. Hallidaysburo, Pa., Oct. 27.? JtTour burglars Droke into George Bossier's hjuse near here last night. Boss-ler and a hired man were easily overpowered but when they tried to lay hands on Mrs. Bossier they found they had caught Tartar. She bit and scratched so effectively that the rascals fled. . V