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H^^^XXIV. "" * LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 16. 1894. _ " NO.' 26. I'the law defined. IE SUPREME COURT SAYS PROHIBI-: TION IS IN FORCE. a City Council of Florence Restrained [cm Issuing JL'censiS ard tl>e Habeas orpus Proceedings Dismissed? Th* S*>On People In a Bad Fix. Columbia, S. 0., May 9.?Almost in twinkling of an eye yesterday the nor situation went from one extreme [he other, from free liquor to abso ?-f lji.: "O ?M finof f i m A in IE? proaiUlKUU. X Ui iuc moo btuLic iu. fcory, perhaps, a State ?as been cara for the cause of prohibition in less ta Chree minutes, and by an unpreftnted accident the prohibitionists South Carolina have obtained their arts' content. By thlT'accident of p law south Carolina is found today th a prohibition law forbidding the k of liquor absolutely, and providiug ialties for the violation of the law, ich, if properly applied, will prose prohibition. Jp to 11 o'clock yesterday the liquor n were handling liquors in their sans without paying any license and &out any knowledge as to whether re was in the distance aDy road to traffic or not. Eleven months ago y were selling liquor under a license r of over ten years standing. Then Qe along the dispensary system for control of the liquor traffic, and n came with it the reign of the id tiger system. This kept up until &e weeks ago when another great *nge came. The dispensary law nt a glimmering under the decision the Supreme Court. The blind tiger d a natural death and departed from ) soil of South Carolina and the gn of the free liquor system began, .e life of this latter system, as far as slaw is concerned, has been but eting. Now the final extreme has ?a5ilfcched. The changes have been "^irous, sudden and unexpected. ? e law of the iand, as declared by 8 highest tribunal, provides that :ere shall be no sale of liquor, and at if aDy man sells liquor contrary that provision he shall be punished st the same as if he had violated the ?ense law of 1880. As to who is going enforce this new and accidental law mains to be seen. It appears to be e duty of the sheriffs, trial justices :d their constables and the police of le municipalities to enforce the law, id no doubt it will be done. It is a ate law, too, and if Governor Titian took as much Interest in it as he d in his dispensary law he will very jcely have a band in this. The indiitions are, however, thai the real en ^rcement of the law will be left to the cohibitionists, and the various cry id town governments in the State. It certainly a novel condition of afirs, and the people will not yet have m? to reaiize that they are under the ie of prohibition. The liquor men i say that they cannot do anything itil ihey see what the decision is, but ley must obey the law and close up ^lr places. ill of the saloons in Columbia refined wide open up to the usual closc hour last night, and there were no .meats of the new system of prohiion to be observed, but the change lU-come later. A member of the * t prohibition executive committee >:d yesterday that if no one else at pted to proceed against the saloon epers the prohibitionists would act a day or two. The opinion of all leading attorneys .hat the law, as it was declared by 5 Supreme Court yesterday, means it no liquor shall be sold within the ite; that the clause of the old license v which gives the right to issue liises ha& alone been knocked out, 1 that all other clauses of this iiise law stand. In cousequence ail i penalties, etc., provided lor selling lor without a license apply now to sale of liquor in any manner. This gives South Carolina the distinction of havmg the only prohibition law ever ccncocted, perhaps which has 10 regulations about bringing -hquor into the State, no prevision for the sale :>f whiskey as a medicine, ard all the other features usually emoraced in a prohibition law. It is a noticeable fact that Justice Pope concurred in the decision or me couri. me court, wueu i^5fl#jucbat it dees in its decision, as ^sumes that the dispensary law of 1893 is as dead as a mackerel, and so considers it. Yesterday morning when the hour of 11 chimed, the people who were expecting the announcement of the court's decision in the Florence cases began to get into the court room as rapidly as possible. The justices entered promptly, and the Chief Justice did not wait for the spectators to get into the room before he said: "The court will announce its decision in the two Florence cases heard yesterday which decision will apply to both cases, they being heard together. The court thus >romptly announces its decision be suse'tne liberty of the citizen is infed." The Chief J ustice then opena folded paper he hal in his hand, d read the decision as follows: estate of South Carolina. In the n * ICQ! .upreme ^uuru iciui, mn? j. L. Barringer et. al, vs. The City Couucil of Florence, ex parte. J. Ellis Brunson. These two cases instituted in the ?rigicsl jurisdiction of this court being f a kindred nature, though not involving the same questions were heard md will be considered together. The drst is a case asking for an injunction to restrain the city council of Florence from granting licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors, upon the ground that, there is no law now authorizing the granting ot such licenses, and therefore that threatened action of said city council in this re3pect is ultra vires. The second is a case in which the , petitioner applies, under a writ of labeas corpus, heretofore issued for his <iisnharev Jrom custody in which he is held under ,'i warrant issued by the mayor ct the city of Florence, who is invested by the charter of said city with all the powers of a tiial justice, charging the petitioner witn selling spirituous liquors without a license, in violation of an ordinance of the city, as well as in violation of the laws of the State. Inasmuch as one of these cases involves the liberty of the citizen this court deems it to be its duty to , rentier as prompt a decision as possible. The court will, therefore, proceed simply to decide the question presented in imse cases, without undertaking now to give the reasons for the conclusions , which will, however, be hereafter done ( in an opinion which will be prepared and filed as soon as practicable. L 4 imdor nn 1 Q \rr JLDC court UCCiUCS mat uutci iur a3 it dow stands, there is no authorit> invested witD the power to grant licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors within the limits of this State, and hence the action of the city council of Florence in granting such licenses would be ultra vires and absolutely void, aDd therefore the injunction, as asked for by the petitioners, in the case first named must be granttd. In the second case the petitioner moves for his discharge from custody upon the ground that tin-re is no law forbiddlDg the sale of spirituous liquors within the limits of this State. * This court decides that this is a mistaken view of the law. On the contrary we hold that the act of 1892, commonly called the dispensary aci,having j been declared unconstitutional in all its provisions, except that forbidding the granting of licenses to sell spirituous liquors, after the day therein named, the repealing clauses of that act fall, and must be regarded as if never enacted, and hence the previous law fcrbiddiDg the sale of spirituous liquors without a license remains of ! force, under which the petitioner may lawfully be indicted. In addition to this he may aslo be proceeds^ against for a violation of the ordinance of the city of Florence mentioned in the warrant under which he has been arrested and is now held in custody. It is, therefore, orderedAhaf. in the case first named in the title of this or- i der, an injunction do issue as prayed for in this petition. < It is further ordered that, in the second case named in the title thereof, the . motion of the petitioner for a discharge be refused; and that the said J. Ellis ] BruDSon be remanded to the custody of : the chief of police of.the city of Flor- \ enceto be by him safely kept until he is thence delivered by due course of \ ^ i_ J C > 1 CO ? , law. JLCis eiguin uay ui may, io?. Henry McIyer, Chief Justice. 1 We concur: S. McGowan, A. J. ' Y. J. Pope, A. J. f As the Chief Justice concluded reading there was a puzzled look on every j countenance. Many had net fully ua- . derstood the meaning of the decision. I As the Chief Justice laid the paper 1 down he turned to the gentlemen of the I bar in the most business like manner < and said: "Are there any motions to be I heard this morning, gentlemen ?" lie 1 did not have the appearance of a man ] who had, by uttering about six bun- ] dred words, placed a whole State under < a new prohibition law. In a short time < the news of the decision was all over i the city and nothing else has been talk- i ed of since. The prohibitionists seemed 1 to be greatly delighted at having se- } cured prohibition, accidental though it ; be.?State. < governor tilloiax talks. j Shortly after the decision was filed a 1 copy of it was taken to Governor Till- \ man, and he was asked point blank i what he had to say about the change 1 in the situation and the enforcement of J the new law. The Governor said: "I 1 am glad that we know what the law is \ at last, and will be able to stop all this i floundering about in the sea cf uncer- ' tainty. I am only sorry that they did ] Dot leave me the constabulary to nejp 1 enforce it" * J "Well, what will you do to enforce this law?" was asked. f The Governor replied: "What ma- \ ebmery have I got to do anything with. J The sheriffs and police are under other t officers. They are not under my control. I can only lend my m >rai sup < port to the law and what official sup- 1 port I mav have, but 1 wish yon would { tell me what authority I've got. l, i.f course, want to see this law enforced ( just as much as any other law." t "Governor isn't your proclamation < taking control of the police of the < towns and cities of force yet?" c "My proclamation,"said the Governor c "was only of force until the dispensary * law wgs declared I'll That law being t no longer law, I have no longer power r to enforce it." * "But yon could reissue that procla- 1 mation now and make use of it to en- r force the prohibition law* couldn't * you." t "How* could I do that? Thenecessi- t ty does not now exist for issuiog the i proclamation" t "Well suppose the municipal author- t ities Had they cannot enforce the law, what then? "You are taking for granted that 1 they cannot." t "Yes, I am." t The Governor then said: "Well we c had better wait and see before we undertake to discuss idealities. I'm not c discussing emergencies that might t arise six months h:-nce. I never undertake to cross a bridge until I get to I it. I have no machinery to enforce this J law. Before, I had machinery. I took charge of the local police then tor a c specific purpose, the emergency having c arisen. I did t'hat because it was said that the other machinery I had at my command to enforce a law wereincit- c ing riot and bloodshed. The people, that is many of them, now have what c they say tfaev have been wanting. I l am willing to let them try it." t ?: e Folson<<1 by Force. t Iron Gate, May 1L?Miss Mary l'ierson, a young woman who lives near *Saltpeter Gap, Boteiourt county, was c letting her cows out cf the pasture when c an unknown man stepped up behind her, grabbed her arm and shoved a pistol in a her face. lie told her ihu it she spoke c' he would blow ber brains out. Then he L tied her hands behind her, and, after a j] violent struggle, forced her to swallow t a pui u:aiLuauo uei uuuusuuus ucu u she recovered she staggered to her home v and since than has been in intense a agony. Baiore Uie man could be arrested he boardod a train bound for CI it t ton Forge. On arriving at Glen Wilton r Conductor Harris received a telegram giving an imperfect description of the man. The conductor kept a cio^o watch * but as the train slowed up the man v jumped Irom the platform. Conductor c Harris tired live shots as the man took to the bushes, pursued t by traiu cre.v and passengers, t but in the thicK undergrowth ( escaped. The mountain passes are be- a ing guarded by crowds of determined t men, and it the girl's assailant is caught e lynching will follow. Liter advica say the fiend was caught and is now in j i \ ^ lte^cm-d ilxplorers, C Gratz, Austria, May 10?A diver 1 succeeded in reaching the party of tour- s iaf? nihil hsiiTa lia>-n imnr!:,n:iAi in a Sta- C MV ?r ? ~ iactite cavern at Sourai %h for nice day.1? 1 pa^r, owing to the sudden rise in the ? water and the fact that the passage into the cave had become blocked with timber and boulders. The diver found ali seven of the tourists alive. At first I it was believed eitiht people were im- tprisoned. The unfortunate cave ex- * plorers presented a ghastly spectacle as c they were brought into daylight, so 8 weak from exhaustion that they were ? r\..r* #_.?*/ olitra Thn ahn r/?h KuIIq r\ f fhn K/rzm J J t*l JVC, X UV> IviiUiVU kj\ * v> I wv city of Fugloch rang out in joyous d peals and the diver to v, hose efforts the v rtscue was due was carri-d ou the 1 shouldtra of the villagers. The rescued s tourists were in condition so Dear to 41 death that a report arose that six were t dead. This, however, proved untrue. Mrs Fashings, one or fbeparry gave r premature birth to a child *hiie in the ? cave, and Mrs. Zwaier was driven mad I from despair and fright. r a mmtery. ] Milledgeville, Ua., May !?.?Mil- o Icdgeville nas a first class mystery in 1 the shape of a woman dressed in black. 5 who is promenading the streets betweei a the hours or id and 2 o'clock at rngat, I running into people's houses and scar- < leg the ladies generally. Every one is c trying to find out who"the mysterious p person is. Many of our prominent peo pie have run across this strange being, and when they had closed in on her she 1 invariably gives them the dodge. 1 * COXEY GIVEN A HEARING. j HE DEFENDS HIS BILLS BEFORE A 5 HOUSE COMMITTEE' ' ( Th?> Committee Was Not Much Im- ^ pr??8ed?Vigorous Cross Questioning? ( The I.*bor Depressions to he Ii,v??8tt- j Washington, May 9.?Cc :ey ap- , peared on the ilocr of the House today I before the hour of business under escort of Representative Pence of Cclo- * rado. Some of the representatives s who were earlier in their seats crowd- a ed about him, but when their curiosity was satisfied they dropped away one by r one, and left him alone with Pence. At 11 o'clock Coxey appeared before the House Committee on Labor. Coxey laid before the committee a petition bearing the signatures of his followers, the character of their occupations and their place of residence. It rvxs* rr^?;ff/\r> /-.r-? r\.?nnr hoorinrr fho laf. W Will/icu Ui_l po|jgi ugui uuv >va Ler head cf the army of the common- 1 weal. At the top of the page were 1 printed in bold, black letters, the mot- e toes, "Good Roads," "Good Money," v 'Good Work." Beneath this appeared F i single line?"Commonweal of Christ." J The petition is dated at "Camp Ty- ranny, in the field, Washington, D. C., 8 May 9,1894," and reads as follows: "We, i: the undersigned, citizens of the United 1 States of America, no? sojourning in 0 the District of Columbia, which is not v inly the asylum of oppressed by all na- f dons, but our natural home, do hereby 1! respectfully petition your honorable y oodv to allow Brother J. S. Coxey, of F MassilOD, Ohio, and Carl Browne of r Lialistoga, Cal., to appear before you as r iur spokesmen, to voice our wishes in E regard to the proposed legislation for 8 which we made the march to Washing- v :on, namely, the J. S. Coxey good roads E md non-interest bearing bond bills, a md which we believe, if passed by 1 Jongress, would not only solve the * ' oresent prevalent business depression, Q ?ive employment to us, representing as 0 we do all branches of industry of many r millions more like us all over the un- P od, but would effectually, we believe, a provide against any possible recur- 8 :eDce of the extraordinary condition . low existing in the Industrial and 11 business arteries of the nation which v t seems plain to us, if not remedied, t: will bring death to republican institu- P dons or revolution to maintain them 1 iy force or arms, which ail must de- P olore" e Coxey's petition was read bv the l! ilerfc, the members of the committee h Allowing the reading carefully. Carl 8 Browne came m as the clerk finished ^ iad seated himself beside Coxey. a Mr McGann, the chairman of the P lommntee, said the petition would d lave to go to the special c Jinmittee. v vhich they hoped to have formed to a ovestigate the entire subject of the in- 11 lustrial depression. Coxey then took d ,he floor and started to address the e lommittee. He had only proceeded b t moment when the members began ^ juestioniDg him. His replies to these i pieries were rambling and un?3ti-.fdc ? -t.ry.The impression made by him upon it hecommittee was obviously not a flatem-g one. He was treated courteously a md held ihe floor for tea minutes, but le said nothing that was either ongi- 81 la! or profound, or that added in auy b nanner to the knowledge desired by he committee. He began by saying n hat billions of improvements ought to c >e made throughout the country and u hat millions ot people are ready to b nake thsm. The only thing needed >as money. e! "We claim," he said, "chesame pr*vi- c' eges that one per cent, of the people, a he national bankers, have had to issue u uoney based on the wealth of the State, :ountry and municipality." J Dun(Dem.)of Mew Jersey asked if b ?ur institutions yvere to be turned into * lanking powers. a Coxey replied that the Mationai 3anks had that privilege for twenty t ears. " Ryan (Dem.) of Mew York: "You t( laim to represent ninety-nine per cent. c: >f the people of this country?" a' Coxey: "Yes sir." Ryan: "0.1 what do you base that N laim?" a Coxey: "1 claim that ninety nine per a ent. of the whole people ask the same a: ..inilaona tliot nr\ a nor r>orif. ttlA CI '11 V iiC?tO tuai KJLXKJ pv.i. wtAv.j ional bankers have had for twenty- si igkt years. That one per cent, have b tad money at a cost of one per cent." w Iiyan: "The information I desire is J" >y what warrant of authority you w laim to represent ninety-nine per ent. of the people of the country ?" Coxev: "I will answer you in this vay. You can take the Farmers All.nce, the Knights of Labor and other rganizations ^and you will lind in ^ heir preamble that they want money ?? ssueu directly without "interest. All si he orders are demanding that. It is H rue they have not been votiDg the tr vay they have been thinking. 1 will c: icknowledge that." 11 Ryan: "Don't you believe that more C( ban one per cent, of the people are P: epresented in Congress?" s< Coxey: "Yes, I believe they have 01 >een misrepresented. There is but one c' >er cent, of the people represented." Ryan: "I would like to know by * vhat authority you say you represent ?( linety-nine per cent, of the people." J* Coxey. "I came here to request that x his ninety-nine per cent, of the people 8 )6 given the same privilege under the P constitution?which guarantees equal Vl tnd k x act j ustice to all the people? mat ** he one per cent have had for twenty:ight years." Ryan: 4,I understand vou to say you SJ ame he*"? representing 99 per cent, of c< he peop.e. Of course if that be the :ase we would like to have the proof of * t. so that Congress can act, as I pre- D ume Congress would act with the re- ir [Uest ot per cent, of the people. P' low can you show that you represent P >9 percent, of the people?" a; Coxey: "1 do not claim 1 hat, sir." This closed the hearing of C -xey. He was followed by I. E. Dean of ^ 'ennsylvania, a member of the execu- li! ive cominitte of the Farmers Alliance. u le urged the appolutment of a special :omu?ittee to investigate the whole ? ubject of the industrial depression, p ,nd said that such ac ion on the p-irt p( -1'Congress would inspire great coulilence among the people. Dean also fas subjected to a course of question g which did not result more to his ti aiisfactioa or to Rot enlightenment j f the committee than did that of (J( 'oxt-y. 1 ne committee 'hen went about its egu'ar bu&iueas. Afier hearing Coxey n odsy, the House committee on Labor, >y a. vote of 7 to 2, decided to report a ^ (.solution for a joint mvrsiigation by t? i special commi tee of the Senate and , > louse of the Coxey movement and the a| iepressed condition of labor in general 0, fins decision was hailed vvvh satis ' fioi, by Coxey and Browne, and by , number of prominent Populist and '"arrneis Alliance leaders, including l a prc-ident of tne Alliance and the hairm .n and secretary of the People's ii arty. e< 1 ue vote to report the resolution was si Vhas -Erdrnan of Pennsylvania, d Veils of Wisconsin, Ryan of New M rork, Talbert cf South Carolina, Pence ei if Colorado, Phillip3 of Pennsylvania, Kiefer of Minnesota. Nay?Dunn of New Jersey and Aps<ley of Massachusetts. ilcGann and McCleary did not vote, rhe vote of 7 to 2 was preceded, however,by votes to postpone,which nearly tilled the resolution. Ryan lirst3 move ,o postpone until Saturday, which was iefeated by 5 to G. Phillips moved to postpone until Friday, which was defeated by a similar vote. The five who ,7oted to defer action were: Dunn, Ryan \psiey, McCleary Phillips and Ryan roted to report the resolution and Mr. dcCleary did not vote either way. Chairman McGanu says the favortble report will be made to-morrow ind he will soon thereafter press for a uspension of the rules and an lmraediite passage of the resolution. Dunn savs there will be a minority epcrt. improvement in crops' rbai'd wbat the weather crop keport saj s?lack of rain. Columbia, S. C., May 9?The folowlng is the weather crop report for he weak ending yesterday: The genral tenor of the reports for the past reek indicates an improvement in lanted crops and natural vegetation. ?bis i3 not universally true for the Itate, as the showers from which the ;reatest benifit was derived, were very ightor entirely missing in many secions of the State, even where contiguous townships or farms were drenched rlth rain. There were, however but ew places that had no rata either dur gthe fore or after part of the week, et in most places it was too little to enetrate to the roots of plants and to elieve the drought. Even where the ain was most copious more is still leeded to give the growing crops a :ood stand, or to help small grains rhich will soon be in the ''milk" and eyond help. The extreme Western nd Northern tier of counties report he greatest improvement, from Oconee o Chesterfield, where showers were uite general. The only adverse factrs were hail storms which along narow paths did some damage to young lants and tender vegetation, ana cue nd bud worms that damaged corn and ardens to some extent. There was very little cloudiness durag the week and no day but that.there ras some sunshine. With the excepion of a few tornadlc winds accompanying thunder storms that did a litle local damage In the Northwestern art of the State, no damages is reportd from that source. The first two ays of the week were about normal, ut after Wednesday the heat was teadily above the normal, averaging hree degrees a day oq the coast to six nd s^yen in the central and Western ortions. Warm nights caused a very ecided improvement in the color of egetatioa. In Charleston, Berkeley nd the greater part of Colleton counies there was very little raia and the rought has parched vegetation in gen ral; the only two crops that appear to e doing well are rice and melons, the or mer "promises vt-ry well while the ?tter oaly farirly. Melons ia the Ttirthern part of the State are a failure j many places. Eir;y planted cotton is not makiDg gooa stand, although from some secions the reports indicate an average tand; that of later plantiag promises etter; bat is not all up yet being reirded by the surface crust and lack of loisture. In Charleston County this rop can hardly be anything but a failre. Chopping out and working has egun in places. Corn has improved in color and stand specially on bottom lands, upland ornas a rule has not shovvD as marked n improvement. Worms are doing luch damage. Oats have not inproved except for ery late sown fields which took on a etter color and made rapid growth, 'all sown oats nearly, if not completely failure. Wheat is looking much better and aere is a prospect of a fair yield aloough it vill not be a full crop. Where abacco is cultivated the reports indiate that the plant is about ten days In avance of itseason and doing well. Potatoes are growing rapidly where le vines have not been iDjared by bugs nd can be said to be doing well. Only few reports mention fruits and those re not encouraging. The acreage of Dtton, corn and other grains has been ightly increased in Anderson County ut it is thought the total of all crops ill approximate the average of other ears. Showers on Monday night(7th) 'ill prove highly beneQcial. J. W. Bauer, Director, S. C,S. W.S. A Iltnease Bratder. Washington, Ivlay 9.?The Comtonweal Army was visited late yesteray afternoonby a committee of phycians to the poor, authorized by [ealth officer Ilammett to investigate le camp and report upon its sanitary mdition. The report was submitted lis morniDg to Dr. Ilammett, and the inclusions of the committee are in art that the surroundings of this juare, iucluding the premises inside t the fence, are of a germ breeding aaracter, likely to cause all form3 of mtagious and infectious diseases, he hospital tent is also used for a immissary department and is located i what might be termed a "mud hole." he earth in nearly all portions of the round is spongy, and is comosed principally of decomposed egetable and animal matter. The ien composing this so-called army ""I atrau? laid nn ffrOUDd of WV?- " J o lis character, which makes it necesirily injurious to their health. The ;>mmitlee add: "In view of the coniLion of this square, as we described it, 'e are of the opinion that it is entire' uniit for human habitation, and that , should be vacated at once to avoid a 03sible (pidemic of disease to the peoie of the surrounding neighborhood, 3 weli as to the inhabitants of the 'hole District. It is a menace to the ealtii which canvot be overlooked, and e would recommend in the strongest mguage that immediate steps be iken to have it vacated ia the interits of the public health of the people 1' the District of Columbia." The reort was promptly transmitted to the 5mmissioners. Coxey will probably e ordered to remove the camp at once. jLuans1? AUI'U, Berlin, May G ?A dispatch from 'itrojct tms evening says that six or the mgocb tourists have been taken out -ad. The younger of the parly, a ;hoolboy, 13 reported to have been res ted alive. These tourists were explorg a cave Dear Lugloch, near Zurich rysia, several days, and by the lall of a ><-k b-came imprisoned iu the cave, fiforts were m?de to rescte them, but ;e relief parties were compelled to liandun work at the mouth ol the cave q account ot rising warer3. Subseueutly three divers were seut from rieste to assist the relief party. Serlons Accident, Columbia, S. C., May 9.?I). K Fieri ten. a v\eil known and highly respect 1 commission merchant, accidentally lot himself through the left wrist toay. IIis hand had to be amputated. Ir. Fleuikea carried 841,000 ia accidQt insurance companies. THE TARIFF BILL. SENATOR MILLS DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. He it* a Tariff Ksformer and Favors No Sach Aboitlon the Tailff Bill Agreed Upon by the Democratic Senators.?lie Talk- Oat. "Wbsdington, May 1).?At ten minutes past one o'clock yesterday in the Senate the tariff was taken up and a long interesting discussion look piaee on the pending amendment, to insert in the enacting clause of the bill, the words, "or withdrawn for consumption," so that it will read that "the duties provided in the act will be levied' collected and paid upon all articles imported from foreign countries or withdrawn for consumption after the 30fh or' June, 1894." The amendment was attacked on the Republican side of the chamber as making a gift of between S3,000,000 and S4.000.000 to the owners nf imported coods now in warehouses, and was defended on the Democratic side as being just and equitable and in accordance with existing law. Hale and Aldrich commented upon the fact that members of the finance committee on either side disagreed with each other as to the amendment and taunted the Democrats with iDfi delity to their platform, which had declared protection in the United States to be unconstitutional and to be a fraud. The taunt had an immediate effect upon Mills, who took the lloor as soon as Aldrich had finished his remarks, and in a passionate and excited manner, referred to his speech several weeks ago, in which he declared himself to be (as between the McKinley act and the Wilson bill), "between the devil and the deep sea," and said: "A change has come over the spirit of the situation?not over my spirit. I have not got as much sea room as on that occasion. I find that the bill pending before us is not the Wilson bill but a bill which ought, perhaps, to bear the honored name of the Senator from Maryland (Gorman), or of the Senator from Ohio (Brice). No man can torture me into the admission that the bill pending before this body is ia any respect an answer to pledges made by the Democratic national convention to the Democratic people of the United States. I have said?and I expect to say as long as I keep my understand ing?that taxation levied on value is the only honest system of taxation; and that the specific system of taxation is imposed for the purpose of concealing facts ana defrauding the govern"* " - - - U lZ ?. ~ nnA/1 nl.t nftaf D2.0QL IOr tOC Ueii^LlO Ui irtvuicu ' iaooOT, I stand tbere today and tkall stand there as long as .1 live "I r;se to say that I do not intend to vote for a single one of these amendments changing the duties from ad valorem to specific. I am humiliated enough to have to be drawn nearer and nearer to the McKioley ac; in the rates of duiy in the amount of robbery Inflicted upon the poor working people of the country, who have been starved to death under this system of taxation, without being cjmpelled to bow down in humiliation, and to take up even the badges of protection. The very first change is made from an ad valorem to a specific system; and that runs along through the waoie bill. We have had to surrender at discretion, at every point, until it is now a question between the McKinley protection act and the pending bill, with a very little margin of difference between the two. [ repeat what I said before, that I will vote against these amendments; but that when they are incorporated in the bill, I will vote for the bill if it has five rpnrsof reduction in It. as a choice be tweeii the two. "The Democratic party said to the people in 1892, that protection is a fraud, and that the party was in favor of honest taxation for revenue alone, and there is where I stand. I want to make an honest effort to redeem that pledge and I do not inteDd to go backward. I would rather vote to reduce the duties imposed by the Wilson bill. Every one of them is high enough. I would have put more articles on the free list. I would have reduced theccst of production on our manufactories so that we could take the markets ot the world and give employment to the people in honest work in factories instead of having them walking the streets and coming to Washington to tell the government of their distress?a distress which the protective tariff has put upon them. "You may pile up duties in this bill to any extent you please, and, if it is any better than the McKinley act, I will vote for it. But do not try to make it just as bad as it can be made before I vote for it. I felt it necessary to file this caveat and let Democrats, who are makiDg this bill, understand that I am not responsible lor this measure, and that I do not intend to assume the re SpODSlOUliy. J. WitUl luc ^cuucmru who have demanded thi3 measure to stand up in the open daylight and take the responsibility foi the amend- 1 ments which they have forced upon this bill." There wa3 some applause in the gal- ' leries at the close of the speech. Of the two Democratic Senators especially singled out by Mr. Mill?, Gorman was 1 the only oDe in the chamber, but he simpty smiled and was not moved to make any remark in reply. The pending amendment was then agreed to without any further discussion, and without a oivisioo. Then Lodge (Uep.) of Massachusetts offered the amendment, of which he had previously given notice, as follows: T."1 v/>.ar.t th>?t H'hon nnr 11 cunfraven? tion of any existingtreaty, any article] made dutiable 1q tbe folio win g sections i shall, if the product or manufacture of Great Britain, or of any of tbe colouies of Great Britain, pay a duty douole that herein imposed; and if any article ' upon the free list in ti3e preceding sec- 1 tion,shall, if the product or manufacture of Great Britain, pay a duty of 35 per cent ad valorem; and such add'tional and discriminating duties shall n- ' main in toree until Great Britain shall 1 assent to and take part in an interna- * tioual agreement, togrther vvi h the ? United Siatrs, lor Hie coinage and use of silver and shall c^ase whenever Grea' Britain .shall assent to and cake part in such international agreement < lor the coinage of silver " * < Half a d; xen Senators spoke upon i this arneni mr-nt. Harris baa s-v?-r<ii 1 times moved to lay i' upon thetible, < but h id withdrawn his motion ro j^r- > mito her Senators to sp< ak Finally, l Harris refused to again withdraw his ( motion and av-t was taken, resuitiug ! Yeas 32; na>s 20,a follows: 1 Y'eas?Allen, Bate, Berry, Blcicciuird, f Brtce, Caffcry, Call, Cockered, Coke, George, Gibson, Gordon, Gormm,Gra}, liarr s, lluatou, Jarvis, Jmes, (Irk ,) McLaurin, MePrv rson, Marti". Mills, < Palmer, Pa,sen, J'cller, Pugh, Itiusotu, ; lloach, Turple, Vest, Walsh ancl < White?32. i Nays?Allison, Dolph, Dubois, Gal- ! linger, Ilale, Ilansborough, Ilawle.v, Higgins, Hoar, Lodge, McMillic, Man- ( derson, Perkins, Piatt, Proctor, Sboup, < Squire, Stewart, Teller and Washburn ! ?20. So Senator Lodge's amendment was laid on the table and the tariff bill then went over till tomorrow. ALL ANSWER YES. All Hi? Goh&rnatorlal Ctitdldarer, on the Alliance PKtlOtin. Columbia, S. C , May 0.?Everv since the .Alliance questions, prepared at the meeting of the last State Alliance to be tubmitted to all candidates for ottice this summer were printed and sent cut by the chairman oi the executive committee of the Slate Alliance, their replies have been awaited with interest. It seems that - he questions were sent out to all the candidates for Governor about [ the middle of March by Chairman Thomas P. Mitchell of the executive committee of State Farmers' Alliance. la talking with a leading member of the Alliance yesterday, a representative of The State ascertained that copies of the questions have also been sent to Governor Tillman and Senator Butler, they being the recoDgnized condidate8 before the people for the United State Senate. The gentleman stated that up to date no reply to the questions bad been received from either Governor Tillman or Senator Butler. The candidates for Governor all sect in their replies over a month ago. Comptroller General Ellerbe's reply r*ad* as follows: Columbia, S. C\, April 3. '94. Mr. Thos. P. Mitchell, Chairman Executive Committee, Woodward, S. C. Dear Sir and Brother: Your letter, propounding the following questions, to hand: First?l,Will you discuss the Alliance demands in the coming cimpaign, particularly that relating to the finances of the country, and defend them againat the enemies of our Order?" Second?"Will you pledge loyalty io the demands of the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union above loyalty to party caucus, and vote against any and all candidates who decline io commit themselves to this extern?" To both questions I answer, 1 Will. Vniira fraternally. W. H. Ellerbe. Senator W. D. Evans sent the foliow't)2 replv: Bennettsnille, S. C , March 21, '94. H.ou. T. P. Mitchell, Chairman Executive Committee, Woodward, S. C. Dear Sir ant! Brother: Your letter ot 19 h inat.. asking me if I will First?D scu39 ihe Alliance demands in the coming campaign, particularly those relating to the finances of the countay, and defend them agains' the enemies of cur Order. I answer I will. Second?Pledge loyalty to the demands of the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union above loyalty to party caucus, and vote against at y and all candidates who decline to commit themselves to this extent. My answer is that I certanly will. Yoursfraternally, w. D. Evans. Senator John Gary Evans sent the followmg answer: Aiken, S. (J.. March 20, 1894. Tho3. P. Mitchell, E:q., Chairman Executive Committee, Woodward, S. C. My Dear. Sir: Your letter of 14th inst. is before me and wculd have been AMA ftAAMAH V\llf fnt" m T7 ll V> O r\ ncs f rArn I aLlSwciCU ouuuci. ijut iui u-ijr cjoocuw uuui the city. I have been an ardent advocate of the Alliance demands during my entire political career. I regard the enactment of the demands into law as the only salvation for the South and West from absolute slavery to the Eastern shvlocks. I shall continue to discuss and defend the Alliance demands as the true Democracy cf Jefferson and Calhoun. Should I ever be placed in a position to do so I should vote for our demands despite the action of any caucus or the dictates of any boss, even though occupying the President's chair. Very truly yours, John Gary Evans. E:. Timmertnan also sent in a rep!7, but inasmuch as he is considered entirely out of the race it is useless to say more jthan that he does not agree to the second of the quest'ons. The State campaign seems to be at a standstill just now on account of State Chairman Irb'y delay in calling a meeting of the State executive committee to appoint the campaign meetings. The leaders on the other side say that Eilerbe has grown, very much in strength all over the State in the last month or so, and that the fkal race is going to be narrowed down between him and John Gary E/ans. They say that there is absolutely no chance or prospect of Congressman McLaurin entering the race for Governor.?State. Peabjdy Scholar?h!p?. Columbia, S. C., May 9?Superintendent of Education MayGeld yesterday received a letter from President Pavne of the Peabody Normal College in Nashville, Tenn., stating that on the 30th inst, the scholorshlps, which have been enjoyed by the following South Carolinians for the past few years, will expire, those named graduating at that , time: Jennie Lou Brown, Aiken. John E. Carroll, Yorkville. E F. Cauth^n, Heath Springs. Harriot D. Kershaw, Sumter. Maggie C. LaCoste. St. Charles. , J. H Louis, Clinton. A. G McAllister, Tat urn. J. A Mattison, Anderson. Frances L. Perry, Columbia. Carrie Sams, Gaft'oev. I A B. Stal7ey, Socastee. E 13. Stover, K>;shavv. President Payne recommends for ap- , poinrmnnt to four of these vacancies the fallowing students who are now at the college paying their own expense-: ( Eda May ilrown, Anderson; Annie ( L' ala Dn.tn, Deans; J. D Dunovant, , vline Cr-ek; Jona VV. [I Dyches i3la-k- ; nile. rhH examinations to lid the o:h- , pr vacancn-s will he held during the ] umuier in accerd mce wirh the au luiiQi^inent ali^aay made. , I Sn'c d- -.1 ? Fat>0*?l. POUOIIKEEPSIE, JST. 1\, May 10.?; I 3 i:ix trg^ie event occurred during a s jU'i .lidihH Cachoite ometery, near I h.seity. Waiiethe body of a young voman of the nam- or Mary Michaecs ,vas being lowe>-d into a grave, her < nv-etbe?rr, Aquliu Fuller, who hrid i 3-en greatly alfeo'ed by her death, ( Irew a 32ealiber revolver and shot I himself. L'he wound was mortal, and i it- fell dead by the side of the open i ?r;iT?'. ' IVIurde-*?d, ] Asiiville, X. C., May 9.?A special i lisprtich to the Cinzen from Marshall I jays that deputy sheriff Hans E. liect- ' >r. while going along the Hear Creek i road last night to his home was shot i trow ambush and instantly killed. < George Roberts and bis brother are i suspected but have not yet been arrest- i cd. ii A STRONG APPEAL. l.^vf ri of Tunpernncfc L"r^*?l t.? Work tot J'e: ni-.iuent I'rohJbltlou. Rennettsvili.e, S. C., May 10?Special: Rev. E. O. Watson, Grand Chief Teraplarof the Independent Order of Gocd Templars of this State, in behalf of the order h?s issued the foilowiog address: "To the Independent Order of Good Templars and All Friends of Temperance. ' Through the decision of the Supreme < Court alcoholic liquors cannot now be legally sold in South Carolina, and our State i3 not today pouring the blood of i sur sons into the treasury. The form . of prohibition which comes to us thus will hardly prove so eflicient as a carefully prepared and properly enacted prohibitory law, but having at its com- : raand the same legal machinery that ; k xisted for the enforcement of the law ; in ail other cases of misdemeanor it may be made eflicient in securing the larger part of the blessings at which ; prohibition aims, but this c-fliciency will depend upon the moral support given by the people. The supreme duty of the hour therefore, is support and enforee the law as declared by the C ;urt. "la behalf of the Good Templars of this State this appeal is issued calliDg upoo all members of the Independent Order of Good Templars and upon all other prohibitionists and all who are J lovers of law and order, who have at heart the welfare and honor of our ! State, and who care for the good of hu- : manity, to enter at once and heartily * into the effort to make the law effect- 1 ive. Let no pains be spared to discover and report to the Trial Justices and grand juries haviDg jurisdiction all j sales of liquor in the state, and let each ; case be pushed until the full process of law is carried out against the offender. ( Thus a great blessing can be brought out of the unexpected turn of events which has given us prohibition without ' special enactment. Meantime we ' should not lose sight of thp fact that 1 the present litigation is not permanent. ( The whole matt-r is now in an agitated 5 solution. It cannot long remain thus. > but must rapidly take some permanent 1 shape. What shall that shape be? It 1 can and it will be prohibition if we recognize and act up to our opportunity, j "Let us be up and doing; enforce the 1 prtsent law and educate the people for | the permanent enactment of prohibition. Let working leagues be formed in , all the lodges of the G jod Templars to co-operate with the larger prohibition ! leagues In every town and community v.uert* audi i;au ue uau, ?aeae to pusu the inrerests of prohibition hv using ail available educational agencies to awaa- < en at.d :one up the moral sen-irneut to > tbe hearty support of a prohibitory i law. Let us krep thtt issue alive ami : constantly before'he people. Let even < preacher from his pulpit, every teacher i in his school room, every man of pro- , hibltion principles in his spnere, a -d j every mother, wife, sister aud daughter , in the home and social circle agitate ( the question and teach the doctrine of prohibition. TbiS is the day ci opportunity. Let us seiz- it. "E. O. Watson. "G. C. T. of I. O G. T. of -S. C." 1 International lilni - tnll?Hin . Chicago, May 12?Fifty of Chicag >'s . best known bankers, merchants and . manufacturers have pledged themselves ( to international bimetallism. A num- , ber of prominent financiers recently j prepared this statement: "The committee is formed for the ' mirnnoo nf nrnmntinffl th? PSitahllfth. ' VI ^IVLUUVlUg UUV meat of international bimatallism upon ] the general plan of the Latin union, J but with a broader basis. Those con- < cerned in the movement, while earnestly opposed to iree coinage of silver or any increased use of silver by this country, independent of international actiOD t and agreement, believe that the repeal : of the purchase clause of the Sherman ( act affords a fitting and fortunate op- t portunity for advancing the cause of i international bimetallism. They believe that the day is not far distant j when the necessities of commerce will c compel the international use of silver J as well as of gold in the currencies , throughout the world." Frank H. Head, who was appointed j secretary to the committee, is obtain ' ing signatures. Among those already 1 obtained are those of Marshall Field, * Lyman J. Gage, George M. Pullman, 1 Philip 1).Armour, Franklin MacVeagh, i H. II. Porter, John li. Walsh, H. H. \ Kohlsaat, O. W. Potter, John DeKoven, i J. W. Doaae, T. B. Blackstcne, Victor j F. Lawson, William Penn NixoD, Jps- [ eph Medil), Robert T. Lincoln, Erskme , UKnlno A Trimi n I on/-! ! f \J 1U. l liTipr, iziCkL y Hi u ugliUi uu?.4 ii. , Iligmbotham. Secretary Head said: "If England will enter an interna- ; tional agreement to accept a bimetallic system every other great power will do I the same and gold will cease to appre- t ciate, prices will stop falling and pros- f perity will be universally restored. It. r there is not some kind of a change soon r India will be as bankrupt as Argentina ( Guatemala, Turkey and Egypt are now \ and England knows it. That is why J the time is ripe to make a move for in- . ternationol bimetallism." Most too Aft ctlonate. Charleston, May 9 ?Something of t a sensation has been caused by the ar- f rest of a well known lady who is sup- j posed to be insane. The arrest was j caused at the instance of a young phy- . sicaD, who says.she has annnoved him j| by unwelcome attentions. The love y sick lady i3 supposed to be of unsound ^ mind. 6be has a knack of iainug in ^ lo^'e with >oung rneD, who she annoys j very much by sending them billets- t deux, lbwers and the like, She is sub- ,, ject to strange hallucinations and is at times irresponsible. She has been ar- t rested several times before for annoy s lag citizens, but the latest, escapade i- v one of a rather startling character and Q brings her once more in contact with ^ the police. Here, of late, so the sror> ^ goes, a>oung physician had been tor- , mented by the lady, who professed to ,, love tbe doctor and believed fie intend- 1 ed to marry her. She sen* him immer , DUvH tokens of her affection, but receiv iuii no response she b-eame desperate k and Threatened his life From prof?-s- v sional experience he knew r:-rio b insane, and though: the best pi* would fie to have h*-r arres'nd. H- ( sailed on the chief of police, wt. - - " ./I f in Of-H i f If f\ I 4 [JlUiUM liau MCi in ?uu .vw ?v-v ap Later, she wiis sent to tne ci > Hospital, whfre proceedings wiil be in jtiLiitta to inquire iu*o ri-r sa li y. Di-gu"-ed a-? h vv >uitL', Laurens, May 10.?j T. Jeimirgs, , jolort-d, under sen ence ot dea'Jr f r c murder, escaped jail last night abou' s UrK. lie look the Xoitn hound ves'i * oule train at Clinton a 11:10 a'tired a i woman. At 2 o'clock tn s morning, jear Chester, his sex was d'.sc v- rec ^ when he Laped from the train. A moLion if: pending in the Supreme Cour for a new trial in his cas ro be argueo []t-xt Thursday, lit is a Northern n:uiatto and teacuer and last summer tn. tvaslound to have concealed iu the gar- rettof his hoirse a colored girl where -tu ^ nad been for four months. It was discovered a child had been born and Jen- a uings was convicted ot the murder o> I it. A negro lawjer has been arrested s charged with complicity in the escape. lc THE COMING CAMPAIGN. A PEEP THROUGH THE MIST THAT ENVELCPSSTATE POLITICS Tlio S :nHtoreh|p will be the I.eadiuc I?one, and the Uovernorshlp and Liquor Question wilt l>? ths Next In Importance. Columbia, S. C\, May 0.?In about ti month's time the campaign in South Carolina will have be^ua. The campaigns of 1S90 and 1892 were not of the most agreeable and pleasant character, and there is no reason just now to anticipate that the campaign of 1891 will partake of the features of a love least. It wcu^J appear that everything 13 shaping itself for an ugly and personal campaign, and no better service could be done by the (irst audience than to show its displeasure at the lirst exhibition of personal abuse or insinuation. As things are now muddled it is very hard to foretell what will 1)3 m the political pot in a month'e time. Just about this time things are In a kind of transitory condition and are gettingdown to a focus preliminary to the battle royal. Who will lead the hosts i?. vet unknown. Aside from ihe Senatorial contest naturally the chief interest is in the Gubernatorial racj. One factor seeros to be pretty certain, and that is that John Gary Evans, of dispensary fame, will be in ihe race and will take the leadership of one of the fictiou3 of the "Reformers." Who will oppose him is uacerLam, It now looks as if it will be either Comptroller General Ellerbe or Congressman John L. McLaurin. Recent happenings would indicate that Mr. McLauria will be ia the held, and it he does eotnc out it will be anything but a timid campaign between himself and Senator John Gary Evans. It seem3 from what ean be heard at this end of the line that most ot the original candidates have dropped out, although every now and then some one savs that Secretary of State Tindall will come in on the home stretch as a dark horse and win the nomination. Of course Senator W. DsWitt Evans ha3 to be taken into accouat in all calculations, although it Is said that he expects to retire. This may, however, be entirely campaigu talk. X jw what are the Anti Administration forces i;oiu2 to do? Tnat is bv no means acertaiaty. It, his all alone; been thought that they would keep out of the contest this year aod allow the Tii'iuaaites to fishl it out aaioag themselves. Tnere is, however, a sentiment among some of those who previously made the fight that it would be best to make a fight a'l along the iine a3 was J one two years ago. This element seem to think that it would be a tight of principle and that the Anti Administration Eorces ought to go ou record. Some who are cf this opinion go so !ar as to say i hat there is a good .;hanc9 ol making a winning fight. There ace a great many others, aud perhaps the maj )rity, who f.hink that for the present at least it is best to wait on developments. Then the Prohibitionists have to be taken into consideration. There caG be so mistake about the fact that those who ire responsible for the call for a State convection want a full ticket nominated * and a fair and square fight made for pro* hibition. The delegates elected to the convention, may thwart the purposes of the leaders, but if they do not a new and problematic element will be introduced .Gto tue coming campaign.?^Tews and Courier. A B%ttle Royal. WilliAiiSTON. May 10.?Last night ,hree United S-.aies deputy marshals iwooneJ down upon B. F. Dacus (of Dedsr Grove notoriety) living some .bree miles southeast from Wllliamstou, who is suspected of running a weak-eyed .iger. Mr Dacus did not tamely submit, cut with the aid of his sixteen-year-old "1 t .1 1 1 Ll. . joc ana a i ;urteen-year-oia uaugcier nade a stout and successful resistance. Wow stocks, swingle-trees, sticks and oistoL were freely used. While the oattle ranged furiously and "long time n even scale hung," Miss Lucia Dacus, i beautiful brunette of line physique and lashing black eyes, sprang from her ocm m nocturnal garments arrayed, and vith one well-directed blow with a club elled oce of the deputies and seeing lis pistol covered another with it, thus ?? ? ? tnabltng her father to secure a plow dock, with which he felled another one )f the deputies and captured his gun. It vas now quite an easy matter to disarm ,he remaining deputy, which was done. Che deputies beiug disarmed, fled preciv.tately tor their lives. The conquering leroes turned toe captured guus upon the rig'atened fugitives j and by the sharp e nor is ot some half-dozen rapidly firing evolvers accelerated the u in their glonlusilight. One of the deputies is seriou9y hurt by being struck with a plow stock. Ill are more or less battered and bruised. ?State. Farmers Comblce. Washington, May 10 ?Tne execuive committee of the National Famous Alliance and Industrial Uaion met n this city today, Chairman Marion C. Jutler of North Carolina. The projostd formation of a National Farmers Sxchange to try co-operation on a vast cale was discussed. The proposition liscussed contemplates co operation let ween 5,000 000 and 8,000.000 farmers ur the purchase and sale of commodiies used by agricultural interests A iart of tne scheme has in view the fixes of the price of cereals in tnis couary instead of at Liverpool. It is aserted that this can be Drought about ?y the co-operation of all the farmers' x rgauizations in the United States. ) inog tr?- c.aj a representative ot ?ae 'tiifiau Government appeared before be committee sad sp ike of the de lraiiiity ut trade reciprocity between tbe ^ rmers of mis eouQtry and ' hili in :d-rto obtain nitrites directly from bat country. Il-prcseatative3 of sev- ^ ra! raiJroa's also hel l a cooterence rrh the cumuiitf.ee at which their coperatiou with the farmers' or^auizab.'iis tor better rates tor agricultural anS reight and summer conferences of the liiauce was d.s-ussod. va ion in r. New Orleans. L , May 6 ? A soec- /MbBB il to (he tiajei-Dem icrat from 6an ^Hh imtorio, TeXaS, says: Another appeal jgH >r aseistauce was received here today JBB& rom the suff-ring people of Ztpata JHSt ouuty. The appral staged th*t the JN| :arvirie people had become sodesper> that a baod of tweufy of then? ijadr a Mid upon a general store tht i her day for rood supplies. The raid " ^ /as stopped hj their temporary *ant; r eiug supplied. 1. -avlnr. Cllvklani),()., May 10?The riots f last, vveek have h .d th-ir elt c: on one of the unemployed foreigners. .'esterday thirty people took poistge or the old country to remaia. Ohers re leaving for their homes in I'oland, lungiiry, Bohemia and Italy. They a> conditions are better in the old ountry than here. .