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VOL. Xxi PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1892. ThE NEXT SENATE. REPUBLICAN RASCALITY CANNOT CHEAT THE PEOPLE THIS TIME. Democrata Have but Little to Fear-They Will Control the Ormanization on March dj Without the Aid of the Five Uontest Ing States. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-A staW pent of the situation as regards the next Senate has been prepared by Col. 0. 0. Stealey, of the Louisville Courier Journal, wbich contains some features not heretofore present,ed in considera tIon of the subject. lye says: Much has been written of tie orgam zation of the next Senate, beginning March 4, 1893, and yet a very material and Important point has been over le<Aed. Atter the States get through with making their Senators, it is then for the Senate to say wholhave the right to seats in that body. The Senate is the judge of the qualification anj election of its.members, as well as-the House. An while many Congressmen-elect come to the House with legal certilicates of elec tions aud taKe .heir seats as members, contests for their seats frequently arise, and they are compelled by a vote of the House to vacate them. The same con diL,os. though more uncommon, exist in the Senate. In order to arrive at an intelligtent un derstanding of the Senatorial situation, it is well to he inlormed us to the exact political complexion of tbe Senate on the 4tk of next March, belore any of the Sen ators whose terms commence wi h thati (late present tIemselves to be sworn in, for upon this p4oin, much may depend. The following are the hold-over Demo. cratic Senatore: Berry, Butler, Carlisle, Coke, Colquttt. Gibson (Randao), Gib son (C. 1.), Harris, Hunton, Kenna, McPherson, Morgan, Rasom, W althall .1haclo>urn, Br3ce, Call. Gordon, 1Hill, Irby, Jones, Palmer. Pugh, Vance, Vest, Vilas, Voorhees and W bite. Total 28. The following are the hold-over Re publican Senators: Curry, Chandler. Cullom, Dixon, Dolph, Frye, HlLgins, Hoar. McMillan, Manderson, Pettigrew, Power, Shoup, Washburn. Wilson, Wal cott, Allison, Cameron, DuBois, Gall inger, Hansbrouuh, Jones, Mitctieli. Murrill, Plat, Squire, Standford and Tcllr. Total 28. The two Farmers' Alliance Senators, Kyle of SouthI Dakota and 1ell'or o Kansas, both hold-over, and, as will be seen. they hold the bbiance of power, It can be stated from the authotity of Senator Kyle himself that, he will vote hereafter with the Democats in all im portant questi;ns, so this assures his vote L,) the Democrats on the organiza tion, which gives the Democrats, twen ty-nine a-id the RIepublicans tw, aty eight, rnd with Senator Pel'r of Kansas twenu,y-u1ne. Now, it the Republican schemers count out the Farmers' Alliancemen in the Legislature of efther Ktnsas or Nebraska, Senator Peller will vote with the Democrats in the Senate. There is not the shadow of a doubt that lie i tends to pursue that course. As will be seen, the DetAnocrats will have control of the Senate when it meets, before any of the new Senators are %worn in; i*or should Peffer vote with the Republicans, which is not at all likely, the v. Le would Stand twenty nine to twenty-nine, and Vice President Stevenson would decide it. The importance of t,his cannot be over F-estimat.ed, for upon this fact may de pend the polit,ical complexion ot the next Senate. 1f t,he Republicans steal the Legislatures of the diIsputed States, and by t,he commission of their' crime send fraunulent Senat,ors here t,o Wash ington, it will be in tihe power of tIhe. Democrats of the Senate to refuse them t,heir seats until the modIe ot their elec tion is investigatedl. Even Senator Sher man or Senator Aidrich caunot be sworn in for their new t,erm if objection be made and sustained by the Senate, as the Vice-President, administers the oath of office. 'A ue Demrnocrats, however, will not, be forced to that extreme. Of the thi t,y Benators, counting Perkins of Kansas, -whose term of service expires with this session of the Senat,e, thei e are nineteen Republicans and eleven Democrats. The following are t,be nineteen Siat,es repre sented in the Senat,e by Republicans; Rhode island, W ashington, North Dat Akot,a, MInnesota, Massachusetta, Cali fornia, Maine, Conm.ucticut,, New York, N'ebraska, Kansas. Vermont, Pennsyl Vanias, Montana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Ne vada, Michigan and Wyoming. Tihie eleven States iepresented by Demtocrats are: N4ew .Jersey, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, iDlaware, Marylaund, F'lorida. Tfexas, Tennessee, Mississippi ands Texas. Ini the nhieteen St ates herie totore classed Rtepuibbect:, that part,y loses, witbout an', dispute, New York, and Wisconsin. The Democrats retain all of t,beir elevenl States and cain these two. This gives tile Republiicanis seyen Ween, and the Democrai- thirteen. i;ut take trom the Rep'ublikanp the flye Stales Ia, (hisiute-viz: Calii'ornia, Mont:na, Kansas, Nebraska and W yom ing -and but, 12 ot their men can be se4ad in the next Senate until their legai rights are established, while the Deniccrats will seat, 13 of their Senutors, tihcre beinig no dis put,e as t,o t,heir right t> their seats. ,dO these 13 new Democra tic Senlitors to the 28 hldinLg over Demo crate, sod it makes 41 to the Repubi-. cans 40. Mr. Kyhas vote wilt give the Democrats 42. If Mr. Pefler votes *with the Republicans, they will st,ill have but 41. This is the way the Saenate will stand when the coni.raversy commences over the disputed seats in the five contestedl i tas of Wyoming, Montn,Clfri eraska and Kausas. tn,Clfri In the meantime, the Democrats will have organflzed the Senate Without the aid of the yie contesting States; and t.e organizat,Ion 0. a legislative bodys like possession-nine points ia law. Vi From' the -above, It will be seen that the Dolocrats have but lit,tle -to Iear of *not gAting the next8Senate, if they hold their grip, make no mistakes, and keep enoL, Asa the maaut now atade te _ THE BAP IIST STAYE CONVENTION. mal lect A Synop,is of the Proceedings of the Dis- tip. i tinguished Body. An Wei The Baptist State Convention of Chu South Carolinaa assembled in Aiken, I. S. C., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, aid ad- rest lourned Sunday, Dec. 4. The conven- sey tion was called to order by 1'resident -1 lloyt at half-past 7 o'clock NVednesday rial evening, immiiiiediately after which the 1). convention sermon was preached by wor 1Rev. J. W. Perry Iroi After the sermon, the Convention Sta proceeded to organize by tihe election e, of the following o1l1iers: Jas. A. IIoyt, at t 'resi(lent; It. 11. Griffith aid W. D. mar Itice, Vice-P'residlents; A .J. S. Thomas, ed Secretary; A. B. Woo(lruff, Assistant twe Secretary, and C. II. Judson, Treasur- had er. The l'resideit aiiouinced commit- tha tee on Order of Busines-. Jno. Stout, $8 .1. L. Vass, J. E Covington, W. .;. Larigston, A. C. Wilkins. has A word of welcome was spoken by It pastor W. A. Nelson, and the Conven- mit tion anjourned till 10 o'clock Thursday eii morning. the At the conclusion of Wednesday pi(e ilight's session, tihe following visiting (loll minister were recognized and wc leoea duri to ie deliberations of i he Convent ion: li. ( Dr. 11. A. Tipper, of Rich muond; Dr. 1. hell Win Jonlvs, of Atladnta; Dr .1. M. Frost, it: t of N.%shville; )r. W. 1). 1'owell, of Mex js n ico; Ir. C. C. Bitting, (,f 'hiladelphia, l) and R,-v. J. 11. Carpenter, of Louis i). ville. For At I o'clovk on Thursday tihe com- tihe mittee ou obitiaries re-porte(d in( Rev. bve 11. W. Lide made an able address on and "the deid preacher." At 12o'clock ir. sea 11. A. Tupper addr( ssed tihe convent ion 1ja in the interest of foreign inissions. lie on said the church needed one hundred canl nissionaries by In Mexico there is a great work to b,, wm! done. In south America Alissionary hota (ishurg has to preach, iot; only all Ij day, but also a large part of the night, i the people refusing to be dlismissei. wa: In Italy, thousands of priests are wish- 1;o ing to break away from their bondage, Fe arid auricular confession is coming in- Mel to coite:mpt. Japan presents an Iter- rep est.ing 1iei. An effort to coibine re- of t ligions shows a feeling of need of just rec. what Christan ity suppihes, viz :a re stal ligion suited to all men. The work in poi China is ini better condition than ever. tirv Nor is A frica to be slighted. of \ The Conv.nt,ion was next addressed the by Dr. .1. M. Frost in the interest of the isk Sunday School Board of the Soithernt uml B-iptist Conv3nt,ion. Ile wished to the speak of two points. The first of these Tru was the business management. The iint( nianagement is ir the hands of the liin- be, est of tusins.i men in Nashville. All A the promises made a year ago in the wa infancy of tire Board have been real- 1 ized. fie hald no expectation of going si,( to Atlanta last May without debt. day But as a fact, there was a halance in w, the treasury. Dr. Frost's address was ))I imost admirabie inl every way, anrd list made a very l'appy impression oni the Mar Convention. Ci The special order for 7 o'clock was um the report on Foreign Missions, which eve was read by G. T. Gresham. Dr. iar- tior rows, of Augursta, Ga., spoke on this It question. ie was followed by Dr. W. Sta 1). Powell, who has been recalled from i Mexico for a short while to travel in mrr tire Sonth to do spucial centennial it work. IIe presented the obligation of strr: the Baptist to go forward in this great Tlie work. lie said: South Carolina Bap- to I tists, noble is they are, have not (one A all they can. The Southern Metholis, s, anI who are not more numuierous than our- prii selves, spend as much in Mexico alone T as we do in all foreign lands, while the ven Southern Presbyterians, much less on numerous than ourselves, give as mucn met to missions as we do. lie was glad the Met hodists and loresbyterianrs have 1no centennial, If they had one, they wourld get so far ahead of us we should never catch uip, lie hopes that thle result, of- v the centirenrnial will lift up our people to a higher plane of missionari y desire c arid endeavor. If' it does riot accornil plish that it will be a calamity, though a large amnournt of money be raised. W s wrant, the great work of missionrs t,o be of t laid upon tire hearts o1 ali thre people. tlirt We want tire money to coline I rorr a . great host of wvilliing hrearts. IIe bIeganr sho his special work in Kent,ucky. Fromr nier there he went to Alabamiia. Ihe lias tent suicceedled in both States. lie raise~d ini pledges anid statemient,s of contri bir-o t.nor.s arneady sent up amnournting to about $13,500. say It was decided that tire Convention b will ieet next year at Anderson, onre Wediir tday nright before thre first Smxi cre day in iDecember. 11ev. 1. M. Mercer an is appo'nrt,u to p)reachl the Convenition Ct seron, wit,h liev. N. N, liurton as al- pi ternat e.ow Go Wedniesday imorning thre report -r~x on hromre imi3onsIr was pi eserntedl by 11ev. A. ( Wiliis. 'The "(land icok" of thre II oiie diardh was juhstly commriend- i ed in thle reporrt. Tis~I laind liook can nr be hado by asking for it,. It gives a clear aird concise st,atement of' the wo,rk of tire iloard. The report also dhefendt- by ed the co -rrperati ive work of thre Ili'd dr as a nrecessary teimpIorary arranrgemt.iit ' I iefrence was imade to t.he add(1ress of l5. I1[. Caurroll before tIre Maintra lI ap tist Conrventionr In At.lanrt: lain 1[y, '* ando published by tIhe Board, l'lrt e great treed of the field of rIris lI oard's it operanns was briefly sKetched. st The report, of thre lioar. of Truistees of t hr Orphantage was read by Sirper-j int.eindenrt Vase. iIe asked to hary the us Oirphxanage before the Conrvenrtiorn re a free dliscurslon. E. J. F'orrester at temnipted in a few words ho presenit the sl ltiime as it appears to a visit,or. A. . (C .A,Wnkinfs throughrt the Orphanage would develop be'nevolence, hi,hert o -~ undevhmelopedl. .J. N. Bocot.h said tIhetr pororest oj our people would feel airt lterest ini th is work . Mir. Vass madeolt a goodl speech aind closed with a colhle--pi tion to toy lifteen acres of' landt for , the Orphanrage. Tlhet conigrega; ion gave all ihe asked for'. N ThIe report, oi t he lb-rard of T'rrstees of Furmuran Unmiversig y was nead by J1ohri Stout. Th'lere are 143 artiudenrs inm tIre school. Only twenrt,y-slx of these are a yc riot pirlessors of religion. TIhe net was amount collected onr t,he Furman Me- Ia It menial ist somewhat over $16,000. TIhre L,Ifo Female College has a good pat,ronage. wor Th'Ie report, suggest.s that, the number of was Trustees be Increased to seventeen, and stra t,hat a comrmittee of tire board be spec- her lally charged with the interest of tihe was Female College It also suggests the She appointmenrt of a committee of seven six on liigh "Schools, In view of' the grow- atti ing interest in the State with reference the to such schools, mu: The special order for 7 o'clock was a to t mass meeting In the Interesta of St ate hou missions. Several line speeches wre gonn le, at the conclusion of which a col ion amoutatig to 3758 was taken lelegates to the meeting of the erican Baptist Education Society 'e appointed as follows: J. A. Iloyt, is. Manly, C. C. Browi, C. 1. Ervin, P. Grillith, 1. W. 1'erry. E. .J. For. er, V. C. Liudsay and 1). M. lUam he report of the Board ot Ministe Education was real by Secretary W. Key. Contribitions for the k of the Board hae been reoeived n 21 of the :1 Associat ions of the te. Thirty-nitie students have re red aid. Twelve of these have been he Seiinary, and the others at. Fur 11Tniversity. Dr. Whitsitt had ask for six hundred dollars for the lve mi it he was aiding. The Board been able to suppily otily 21K )of anotint. Dr. Whitsitt asks for this %ear. ''ie whole amiount re red by thle lBoard during the year been a litl le over $2,4M0. ev. C C. Brown reid( report of Com - tee on aged iniisters. SIx breth. and sister.s live bven aided iiring year. Several others have imadl ap ation. Four hiuIndr and sixieen ais aid I half haVIR beeni reCeiVed1 ing the year for tnis caise. I)r. W. arsonl, lnow lin Mis--issippi, 1,habei'n >ed. Dr. ('arson was for inany y-ers his Stat e as past or and t-d (Ioer. lie )w inl deep poverty an1)d It- blelness. .Joies told ali linltersl ing ti ory of ('arsoi's eseI11t Iriol tle prisoli in) i leaware. I Ie was a chaplain in lIt-h Catht'aolma rcgimen';, had a1 captillrk-d andi taki-n t-o Delaware, aftclr Stayiig there for. Soei timet, (d I he wall, 'walli ashore, got. jinto Himore, wvent to E-ngland, and (!amte tbloekade itner lo (ien. I e's ji. .1b. St.lIt. said of Ite recital Dr. Carsoi of th.it. escap that it i one of ite coole, things he e..ver rd inl his life. A contribition of ,85 was made to tIs (Ibject. lie report of the comnituee to whom i eerred the it11 ter of a Sept-rate ird of Trustees lot the (rrenviviliv nale College. and the tnatter of 1High ooS, was re-adl by W. 1). I ice. The )rt recomiended the ;ippoiitment le Cominittee on liigh Schook; It mimeuded also the adoptl.ion o1 sib itially what tlte colilnittee ap it ed list year sugget-t-d. A long anI some diswcsion i-ineed, it, I lie end vhich the brethren were prob.ibly )1 same opinion generally.;,s when iIhe asisionI begani . FThe Cotnve-nt ion miinously adopted the report., ain seven new iInmbers ot Hoard of stees to have splcial charge of the !rests of' the Penale College are to Ippointi'd. stroig resolution on emperance Ilunallnimously adoplved. L committee wis appointed to coin Ir tile advis.ibility of making Sun Sho1ols a Ieat Ile of the I CoIVentLionl rk (and also the advisabilitV of a'p niting a S:ate Stilay School E-vaige . 'le comlilill ttee. consist-, of it. W. iders, 1) W. Key, .1. V. I lerry, and is. Manly. A vole of thanks was miionly given to everybody and ryhhing that, had shown the conven I any kindme:,s. ev. A. J. S. Thomas was re-elected Listical Secret,ar'. was ordered that 2,00 copies of tiles be printed. was decided that the cAllection on dav be devoted to State Missions. State AMission oailn was directed It y a dt-sk fmr thie -ecrotary. bst racts of Ainisters' (C,nfrence HIistorical Society were ordered ited in the inntites,. bis ended the btisine.s of the Coi tion, and after religious exercises unday night the botly adjIurmed to L next year at Anderson S. C A RhEE UNL)ING SCH EME. irnxor TillmnI Stied ai Messaget4 ont the 3i.t'MinIA, S. C., l)ec. 1.-Governor titln sent a Itussage to the getieral imbly today regardling the refuindintg ICe lirowii consLul bionds, which tall ini ,July next, lie says t is not hard to) givet reaisonis antd to ,v what, act,s (If t,he State goverin it ini the pist, anid what, mn and ini sIs at this tilite aire in colubintattin revetnlt. thei SItate iiromii plac(1in g her dla at 4I per cenlt. interest Sitili e it, that it can itot be dlone aiid we mu lst it the eistrgency wihichi has ariseni such action as will mnaintauii ourn lit and built it, up t.ill Sthf Caro can borrowv iioiiey at as 1low a rate fly ofI her sister S1tateS. Th'le State hli hiave placed her botnds at par ini e of the errors ilf the past, had her capi talists l'nt t.hieiri aid. WV cant N: them at 4% withoult, t.heir hllp ii genieral aissembly) wilIl proi)v ide a Ling~ fiiitd wvli bwhlicht to beglin the lital aniinial p,n'lnt-i , of thle debt0 inoi't gage th e pho spa ate b et Is as ateriaf." 11m1 w%it ht te aid4 o)1 the State t.leas 1s at,( Ituty an,Lii't:t olIo id tineu lit as to retundit te deb't iii twenty rs ait as 10w a raite ais anty Stati' cait hi1. T'let piatic.il i cstill, iol this -inei, lhe sa\ s will be: irs.. 11'ha t he inte'rest charges4C.' tol ne4 ttnnually will ble, say .81i(pH bit t his sum will itd go to a re tttit of1 taxes, bitt all 411 it t.o the mientt and( red oct iont o) the dlehbtit ;secotttI. That t his witl in imy jiidg 3%- bondla5 so ht in t.het long r'uni 14otal amttait 5 ive;f will lbe mioret t it we io. v placet fort.y' li ve year I cenit bonIdS. 'iTte Stito c'ildt have edi 4 per cent. holtts at piar inl splite lie errors of t,hte pis' hadt tier ownt tal ists lent. thiei' aid." -G reenville Vs. stw YoncK, D)ec. 10).---Last evening ungl womtan ntamed Lizzie~ Mul Ivey dibcovered lying onl the gr'ounld ini tiubler yard oni Eleventh Avenue. was almost extinct,. S'ie said shte ke.d tin a store andl( last Satuirday induced to take dInner with a neer who, escorting hier hiomxe took linto the htumber yard, telling her it a short cut,; there lie assaulted her. says she hadt laiin there ever sintce, Clays andit nighits, tilable to attract nit,ion arid too weak to move. Ar, New York liospital1 it is said she it have been starvintg and exposed he weather for at least thirty-tx ra. Shte had undoubt,edly under e annst hrnt&t nage, [1ave got all the advantages on their side, and if they should love control of the Senate It will be on account of their own stupidity and nismanagement. DEMOCRATS DETERMINED To Thwart Threatened tipublicai o ut rases and Rtiacality. Nxw YoRK, Dec. 9.-Senators Carlisle, Gorman and Brice, the coimim itiee ol the Democratic caucus in WashIngton, ar rived in New York early this morning. They met at t,he Filth Avenue Hotel, and were driven to tile residence ot ex Secretary Whi,nev, whe -e they spent the (ay. The following oficiat stite ment was handed out by Senator Gor man tonight: Senators Carlisle, Brico and (orman, in reply to ingmries as to t,he object of their visit to New York, said that they had no hesitation in st,atin4 What it Wits. The statement made in part in the pitb lie press that they were here for the pur pose of conlerring with President-elect U.eveland in reference to the incomit idmilnistration, was, they said, without warrant, and there was absolut.ely Io ruth in ii.. The Democrats of'the 'Senal,e tre very nuch concerned about t,he pubbliltiaon, which ndicates that there i- an orga iize(l atteipt to reverse the will 01 the people expressed at the late election. It 'Vas undertood by every6ody, until the Vas. few dais, that the Democrats hId lot only elected the President In'd Viec ['resident, and a large maiority of the [louse of RIepresentatives, but that they would have a clear miajorlig in the St ite ot tile United States. thu1ts enaim11, neastires tor which t, be Domocratic par Ly stood in t.he late campaign to be i)acted ito laws. To the surprise of all, it was tound that the attempt to ebanae the political complexion tf the Legislatures in K:mnsas, Nebraska. Wyoming, North Dakota and Caliornia was seriously under way. Their Visit here is to confer with the :a1)paiaUn committee of the Democratic National Committee, and to take ineas ares tlit will prevent the cnsummation D1 this outrage. They catme to New Y )rk to cot,fer with such members of the cam paign con nittee ol' the national con mittee as are present, and they hope, before leaving, to conter with the entire committee. In reply to the question, "What w ill your commitLee do in a case of that sortl" it was said: "The national com. mittee can do no'hing iore tian to counsel with the committeemen from each of the States that are threatened by these returning boards, and with t,ie chairman o1 the State central coumittee. and give them such encouratement, and itdvice as the case- may rliue. Tihe main work must be done by the variou residents o' ihe State. but we can entouraLe them and be kept, Iully nform(d, so that when a case comes belore tbe United State Senat,e all the intormation and all the fact,s tuay be properly brought before that body, and we may not be in a p )sition that we were in the Montana vase. where the Democrats carried the State and a 1A iority of' the 'L-gislature, and yet by ilharp manipulation L,wo Itepublican ,enators were seat,ed. In short, what we desire .o do is to see the will ot t,he people properly recorded in t,he election A Senators in the Sta es named. POISON BY WHOLESALE. k Plot; to Exterminate Non-Jniot,n Work mnen at IIotnteadii(. PITTsinUno, D)ec. 11.-A Sunday pa er published a startling st,ory today .t i, conspiracy to poison1 ny wholesale the 1on-union men at the Carnegie steel ilant at Hlomestead, and as a result it, a alleged that, several persons lost their ives, while scores are sull'ering from he offects of' pooous drugs. D)evel pments made, it is said, implicate lcnembers of the advisory commliittee, nembers of the Amalgamnated Associ ition and oflicers of other labor organ izations symlpathizing with tihe locked ut men at I)mestead. Today nine or more persons are uinder arrest. '[hle only naume givein is Rtobert Beatty, who was arrested at Louisville last night. It, Is stated that the clief cook inside the Homestead1 nulls coiessed to hav ing placed poison in the food prepaired [or non-unIon mien; t.hat, lie (lid so at the Instigat,ion 01 t,he str'ker's coinnoit, tee, and that het was also tinder paiy from them. If he caused dea,thi anid tickness asutlicient to fright,en the nion mion men trom the mii and11( comel ~he closing of the mill, hie said he wats ~o receive 8500 T 'wn assistant s whom ie engaged t,o aid him i in his plot, it is itatedi, became frightenied and inform 3d Mr. Frick o1 the crime. Th'lis led to hle arrest, of the chief cook, and, as itatedi abo ve. lie made a ll cI on less mon The matter was kept, (iiet. WVork nten were inst rtietil 1.0 get, their meals tuutside. Du)riung the ti me that mieails ,Vere pre3pared iniside, a imiiiitr of ,vorkmleu becameit sick, and one died nto weeks after going to llomnestead. Mr. Frick positively ret uses t.o b>e m -erviewedi on the stubject, loinight. E. 1. Beck, couns,el for the comp)any, wats seen toniighit, and( conalirmed the >oisong stor y. lie says that, at least, ix deaths resulted from poisoninig. A Elmestend druggist and p'hysiimn are mtplicated. A nmner of arrests will probably be liade ini a f ew days. Coironer McD)ow 'hi will go to llomest,ead to morrow . Sutperinte'ndenut, Cowan of the WVest ~enil ospital said to-iiight that about, orty or litt.y case's fromi hlomeitstead were recei vedt at, t hat inist,itut ion, but hey were of men finjutred in the mills >r victims of diseases arising from nat itl cautses. "We hIad 1no eases whtalt vetr, saidi Supet init,endenIt Cowan, "mn which there were any indications of poison havitg beeni used." A ltg War luiff, J3ERLIN, Dec. 10.- -The army bill was ntroduced totday mi the reichistag. Gen. Ion Kalterborn St.achan, mimister ci war spoke in it,s suipport. lie. declared bat GAermany must, be prepared t.o e ni er, at any moment, into a inal watt, which would dwarf all proceeding wars a the magnitudM of the forces en gag xi and or the inues to be decided. It s imperative tuat every man In Gher nany able to boar arms should be ad tn espna Amen m ame u.. A PATRIOTIC APPEAL MADE. An Appropriation for the World's Fa Exhibit. COLUMIA, S. C., Dec. 9.-Yestei day a bill providing for an appropriatio for the World's Fair exhibit from th State, was introduced in the House < t-l)presentatives by Mr. Waters of Edg< field. Accompanying the bill was the f lo%ving clear and forceful memorial frot the Woman's Central World's Fair clut the headquarters of which are in Coluni bia. The noble women feel a deep it terest in having the State properly re: resented at-1 their appeal should not g unnoticed: To the General Assembly of the State S:uth Carolina. The petition herewith, signed by th president an( seer- try of the Centrs Club for the benefit .4 our State exhibl at Chicago, respect .ily urges upon you honorable body th. great and iressin .tuportance of prompti and liberal actioi in the matter of an appropriation for ou State exhihit at the World's Fair. Svarecely a casual observation an study of the great Chicago gathering I ne'essary to impress our people with th lastiiin. benellig to be derived directly t< t,iem froit a proper, progressive and (lit nilit-d exhibit Irom S')uth Carolina i the many resources and industries wiLt which we are favored. O.her States haive been marched t thie tront, by their people and will be ii line at Chicago. South Carolina's at sence woulhi not, only be conspicuou but harmful and almost fatal to th -Ape,dy development, push and progresi of all that invites new laborers into on rich and ready fields of industry, and ti in inspection and interest in our mani told matuiacturiug advant,ages. Our phosphate tiossessions alone were we barren In every other elemen of wealth, are susceptible of develol meit anl- income to the State suficien in itself to warrant, yes to demand, ai attractive and handsome display of on vreat wealth In the immense quanut and superior quality of this resourci and possession Of' our ph >sphat industry and the im portance of an exhibit, it has been wel said. "See Florida! Her magniticen phosplhate disilay. in the abteace of similar one troni South Carolina, wil obliterate the recollection that we hav any plio8phiates, and that thencefort the immense orders from Europe wil tnturally g to Florida; justly so, sinci that, State valuing her own interest an the world's opinion sufliciently to mak the effort to place her resources au calabilities before the world and thu bringim, herself in contact with th world at her fair, derive the resultin Denefits." We leave to your patriotism andjuds ment the number of dollars you thinl stillicient to carry out the scheme alread, iiiauurated for an exhibit from ou statO. Oir efforts have been untiring, on homes have from time to time beet turne<t ino dime-reading halls, place: lor- festival as semblages, and chrysanthe mum shows and used for more than j * ear in every honorable way to proniot oir purpose in raising funds for the ap propriation. Our hands and hearts hav, been and still are in the work, and wi trust that your wider and more experi enced knowledge in bu-iness affairs en ables you to see even more clearly that we do that, South Carolina should be ii line at Chicago with a display of he great resourc"s, and t,hereby at,tract, ani imvite the critical,;monled and invest iment, seekIng p)eole who will assembi mi t,housands at the World's Fair. Sal ary Itotnction. CoLt' .ii HIA, S. C., D)ec. 9.-A bill wit reported by the Committee on Oilie and Gflicers as a substitute for all salt ry reduictioni bills introduced ini th IIouse. 1t0 provides salaries as follown F"or Governor, $3,000. Lieutenant Governor, $10 per dai durring the session and mileage. Governor's [Private Secretary, $1 ,20( Secretary of State, $2,000. Clerk of Secretary of State, $1,200. Coin ptroller General, $2,000. Chief Clerk and Bookkeeper, eachi S1 .2t0. State Treasurer.$2,100. Chie f Cler k, $l,00. Chief Book keeper, $1,200. A s'ist'ant Blook kteeper, $1,000. Stiperi nt.endent of Education, $l,80( TJrrvelinig expenses, $200. Cler'k, $50)0. Adjitant, and .Inspector General Clerk of' Adjutant ai'd hIspectorGen era l, 8 1,$(J. A it orniey General, $2,00)0. A ssistantI Attorney General, $1,500. C'hijef .1 tstiee ol Supremre Court Associate J1unstices andi( Circuit Juid get., S3,ii00t. Ch-rk of Suipremo Cou rt, $1,000. Sibr ia ri:iin of' Sup remie Coiurt, $8(00. Alesseniger of Saipremie Court, $250. Ileprteri Sitpremie Court., 880. supewrinrtendenit of P'enitentiary Cl-rk of' I'e"itenrtiary, $1,000. Cha plamn of P enii ten tiary, $500. Capl aim of' Guard, $1,000, lihreetors of Pe,r,n entiary, $5 pei diemii and 5 cen1t8 nitleage. Soper'iintendenit of' Asylum, $3,000). I 'hysiciari, $1,500. Itegeints, $5 per diem and 5 centi miileage. Solicitors, $1,600 and same per dien as mtetibers of' the General Assembly. St.ate L,ifbrariani,$800. Senato'rs and te presentatives, $5 pel dflem anid same mileage as now allowet by law. Clerk or Senate, $750. Assistant, $200. Headlling Clerk, $200. Sergeant at-Arms, $200. Clerk of Ilouse, $'750. Asasistant, $200. Sergeanrt-at A rms, $200, Reading Clerk, $200. Rtailroad Commissioners, $1,800, Section 2 provides that the portion o Section 1 applying to the salaries o Governor, Lieutenant Governor Chie ,Justice, Associate Justices and U5ircui Judges shall not go into effect unti the successors of the incumbjents hay heen commissioned. Section 3 provides that this Ac shall go into etiect JAam.. 18gna DESPERATE T RAIN ROBBERS. . A Passenger Who Itaane8 to Surrender is Shot Down. IIUNTINOTON, V. Va.. Dec. 14 -An attempt was made here last night to n rob the East bound Chesapeake and 8 Ohio passenger train. Two men board ed the train at, midnight; one was near six feet in height, had Iong flow ing hair Wore a broad sombrero and had th ap pearance of a cowboy. The olier was a red-headed boy about 18 years of age, u coarsely and commonly dressed. Sub sequent events showed that both wore belts lieuvily burdened wil h weapons. Just alter the train left the depct they put on itasks, trew large Colt revolvers and entered the coach iuilediately 0 ahead of the sieeper. They ordered all hands up and proceeded to search the 4 passengers. One of the lirst, was a Mr El. ser, walking inl the aisle, lie said ie had e no money and begai li iesist. InstatK J ly ttee tall man tired two shots II.o 'lis t brain and he tell dying. A paiic t.n r stied, during which tle train ii ii reached the -eeie and a geit'ral fighl ensued. r The cowiov ptille<l tll- ht-l cord and the train st oppld at. w en 114et h st ree' (1 where tk. and his companion i-ide ti ir escape A i;t:isn -n tr n.ml-ti -'1 1. 1.ag:ii re Ieiv'l .s hile. III ( le I 0tol du1i' I lng the night. No clii ha- htwn dis covered excep! a tntik mil ;in overcoat. - droppd by lie roblltvs. Shir.lv after 1 warits n1tilwer Forg-y, who iibc' ,s r I the scente, hi-ard iimes on i:;sprmisi tind oi g(ing to iil- door w. as-imlvd wit,h revolver shols, mn imtlet st rik ing him oni the right shoul<lt,r. NO alteipt was IIITe to rob hu, s and it is sti pposi-d the dr.siaa,lot:, I ry Ing ti make I riv1I esca1 in lie ! rK, were determined to prevent puriuil. ! is suspected t hat Ihse II..In h .loig o a ang of tough claracitrs now infust. ing this city. At 8 o'clock this evoni ng the dt!tee Lives arres ed I3i'rrell V-'orgey - the train robbery tin the Ciesipeakt and t Onio It ad last night. Porarev cri 0s ponds exaclly to tihe descrip (ion of thw t tall ro0ber, and has bvvtien identitled by Mat,beson as the man wlko sht. hii. Forgey caie here two m1no lih- ago frotin Louisiaia, where. it is s tid, he is watu.ed for iirder. Forgey is uider guard of two ollivers it his home. THlE 1110 l11.1C1.1-:1,-:s IIIJNTI:'roN, W. Va., l)eC. 11 Chief of IPolice Turner, aided by his L assistants, clearet sp tthe Ch)saplake Bl and Ohio vestibule train robbiry atli I murder this morning by ie arrest, of e 'oun Collins, charged with the iniirder Ib of the German pas ietigir ad i ing a tI confederate of lirrvIl Forgy, VSo was a placed in custody last night. Ih lh aiun d of evidence is complete. Colliiis Is iin e jail, which is heavily guarded, while (I Forgy is allowed to reuai ti at his homlie A under guard. where he is sifering from a wound in his right shoulder. The city is in great exeitement, and there is danger of a mob taking the law In their hands. Porgy keeps a still upper lip and re i fuses to say anyt,hitg, bui Collins his V confessed. Ile was shot in the leg he r fore lie escaped from the car. Collins' story is, in substance, as lollow: "IL was Forgy and I who ato,nted the robbery of the train. lie was the ring leader, and the first to propose the job. Ve had been plaining ie robbery for two weeks, and fixed Tuesday morning to carry it out.. We promred weapons and armed ourselves. II o thouight we tould get through without trouble. 3 Mrs. Forgy fixed ouir inasks and sewed a them in the front parl, of our hats. She told me she did not want, her Isband - to engage in such business as that we i were entering on. lie insisted. I "We went to the passenver depot r shortly beLore miidiiighit an l wait.ed ] for No. 41. As It, started we boarded ,the coach in t ront of t,be sleeper. We e adjusted our masks in the vest ibulte. Forgy pa.ssedl rapidly thirough~l t,he car to the further end, btraindishiing a re vol ve', in each hand ain I wariniig the s piassenigers to keep st ill, A s lie went 8 thro ugh there was nol trouibI', Ibull whens he reached the osthe r niti of the Ricar I saw a German~u jump on his back aii t e lhuiri himi downx. l'h ere was a struiggle anid coiifuisionIl, an<s 1 h 1eard se'ver'al shots Ii red. I hesitat s'(d; 1 i IlAs' aini rais Y to his help. As I caime t,o him I tired. I do not know whetiner I hii the Ger ilitman or not ,hubi, I thi nk mxy ball went Iito the lloor. a "As tis occurred, I, telt, a sting of a bullet, ini my leg. A deathly sickiiess . camxe over meil, anld I then dfrohpid imy pist.ols sand st,aril for the douor. A ptassenxger grabbed meii, and said, ' Youi cannlot get, off.' I told himiu to let me off-that I was shot. Thlien I got outl., some way. - "It all appears like a dIreis n' to me now. As I jauniped I puill'-d oil my wig and Foirgy's coat, which I was wearinig Ibecause of the raiini. Aly oiily ihoughlt was to escape to in' hioi, across ihle -river, andl I raix with all niv might Ltiroutgh swvai ips and bia~r pal ch,. s to the river bank. Thua''s how I got so terribly scratchedr lil.'' ' Coltlins made no referei''nice to any ot.her par1t,ies15 biig imiipltic stedl ui t,he affair. 'tiexe are grave's teais o popbar vio leixce. Solite ol ths mls pr si lsiilt andl usually 'conseriv.iv mu ci /.tchs ex press at willitigi iss to l,sk.' a hli i'I iii lynucti 1g theC(I dep'r.uto's. ii be asi L si'l is's hive iimade prsepa rutioins t<r re' ltol aix atitack onh t' ejihl. I'tis iieai51s ugly wotrk it tie pe-opIle lake' thle mat ter in their own hands. Tis A iken, Trnsgedyi . ert A. Chate', who wvas shot bsy 'Thomi as L4amaxr last, Moinhay ilght, died lto night at9I: 10. Miayor Cl ite was btor'i s In Chiarlest on, S. C., thirii y-sev'-n years ago. Ilie canie t Ai ke'n ini 182 and Swas elected maiiyor ini 1890U, and was t,he most eniergetic otlicer Aiken ever had. Ile was the life ot Aikein and1 devoted alt his inme anmd energy 1or the welitare I of his people. 'The whmole of Aikenx is mohsurn ing his dleathi, and( 'veIl may they, for the best friend Aikenx ever had sac ritlced himiself while ptrotectinig the rights of his people. lie was brave and generous, always ready to respond to the call of duty or aiiswer the cries of the helpless. The beautiful shade trees, magniticent streets, excellent drainage and other public enterprises stabai as .' 'nonument to his public I' spirit, lie leaves a widow and twvo In t teresting daughters to mourn hIs C death. Thus two of' the fiInest speci L menus of physical roanhood In the State I have paid the penalty of last Monday B night's lidiscretion. Chief or P'olle Gaston, whbo was also shot by Lsnamar, t Is very low but hopes are entertained tor his recovery----erinter A TRAGEDY AT AIKEN. THE KILLING OF TOM LAMAR, THE KAOLIN KING. Mnyor Uhaf,.. and Chief Marshal Gamtn Fatally Wounded- The Fearful Work of VhIakey-A. Deep G loom Cast Over the UIty by the Afair. A i-ZEN, S. C., Dec. 12.-Special: A terrible tragedy was enacted in Aiken this evening just at dusk, and the result ii one man lies in the cold emorace of death with a bullet wound through his heart and two otiers are lying in a pro e trious condition, one shot in the un biliciu and ihe other in L,te left b-east. About 5 o'clock this afternoon Mayor 110berL A. Chafee received the following telegran: "L-A No Ev, S. C., Dec. 12.-5.34 P. M.-IMr. tobert A. Chatue, Aiken: Tom L-Atnar its a pistol. Ile is very iid with you. Ile has gone to Aiken. C. B. Lamar." 'To-day Mr. Tom Lamtr took the Iraiti at, Iiamburg aid vot off at Langley, where he got in a buggy and drove to Aiken. His threats at, Langley made his brother sendi the above telegram to MIyor Chatee to warn him. When he arrived Mr. Chafee was on the lookout lor him to arr-esl hi n and put him in the lock-up. Accompanied by Chief Mar shal ltoert GasLon they found him in BIlat1lock's bar takinga arink. The m11a)or w %alked up to him and told him hat he had to arrest him, and catching him by the left arm and the marshal by tne right, they started out, tie door with him, and as soon as they reached the sidewalk Iamar, who had his pistol in his overcoat pocket. quicKly drew it and shot Mr. uhitee in tiir, stomach. He wheeled and tired at Gastn; missed the first shot, tired again, the ball entering his left, brest, about the nipple. While hie was shooting the marshal used his club over his head and knocked him to his knects and then Mr. Chatee ilrqd one shot ut Lamar, the ball passing through his heart, produc ng instant death. It was all (lone so quicaly that every body was taken by surprise. Mr. Chafee wias taken to all's drug store and thence home, where his wound was examined. The ball entered about the navel, and it is itared that his wound will prove fatal. Alr. Gaston is shot through the left lung, near the heart. lie, too, is dam -erously wounded. Dr. Wymann at tended hi n and Drs. Crolt and McGahn are attending Mr. Chafee. Mr. lam.Ar's body was taken In charged by the Knights ot !ythias and carried over across the street to their hall. lie had been on an extended drunk, and when under the Influence of whiskey wits dangerous. Mr. Ltmar was about 45 years of age, and well known and well connected in this coun ty. Ile wits born and reared in Beech Island. and tor several years past has been living in Aiken. Five or six years ago lie engaged in mining kaolin clay, an has d )ne as much as any other man Lo develop this Industry. He was a fine business man and was full of energy, buit unfortunately was a slave to the deink habit. About two months ago he liadt a shooting scrape with Mr. 11. H. Jordan, since dead, in which he tired tour shots and was knocked (own. lie has since been drinking heavily, and only last week had to be placed in the guard house at Aiken for sale-keeping, since then lie went to Columbia and entered t.he Keeley institut,e for treatment. AiLter remaining there a (lay or so he got 0o) ianothier sprce and left, returning to Beech Island. Mayor Chaiee is a leading spirit In our town, and no man has done more to for ward its in terests than be. A little over two y'ears ago he was elected mayor, and in September last was re-elected by a very tlattering vot,. lie is about 35 years olf age, has a wife and two chil udren, and is a very popular man. At this writing (12 P.~ M.) he is sleeping undter opiat,es. Th'ie atlair .as cast a dleepe gloom over our city.-News and Courier. A Foearini Mine Exiplouion. LoxNION, D)ec. 15.--A fearful explo 8sion ocurredl today at the Bamnfuriong Colliery WVigani, and not less than fifty li ves have been lost. The men went to their work its usual thIs morning af ter tile colliery had been inspected in the usual way. They had not been at work long when a t,eralble explosion shiook the earth for a great distance and clouds of' smtoke shot up through the shalt. A multitude of people rushed towaird :e iiuine and the greatest ex (*temient p)revailed. It was soon ascer t?iail-d thatt a number had perished and tIhe wailing and weeping of' women and childrenm ima.dei an Indescribable scene. te-ps were immediately t aken to ascer talini the full extent of' the disaster and a crow(l of volunteers prompt,ly offer e'd t o explore tne pit. It Is believed that il' txplosioni was caused by accumnula tion o1 coal gas which had escaped the ieoIte of the 'flcials charged with the linsp'ct.ion of' the min~e. TVhe situst,ion Is most critical. A thunmdred nmn remialin in the mine with their lives endangered, being unable to gel out owing to the fIre which follow eri tihe explosion, and which is raging luercely in tile mine, making it difUoult f r the rescuers to get at the imprison edi iminers. Notwithstanding the fire andl( other obstacles, the trork of rescue is proceeding, and volunteers are not terred by (danger or aifficulty in their eltorts to saive their fellow miners from a terrible death. hlundreds of women and children surround the mouth of the ineli, waiting anxiously for news of fathers, husbands, brothers and sons. ,oime of the women volunteered to ats sist in the work of rescue, but their as sistance was not required. No effort is being spared to put out the fire and bring the men to the surface. Until this is accomplished the loss of life will be diicuoilt to estimate. ILA Tun.-T wenty miners have jusat been brought up by the rescurers. The rescued men were in an exhausted con dition when brought to the -top. As each came to the surface the women and children crowded around1 the pit to see who they were; those who recognis ed their relatives Overwhelmed tnem with caresses. The men who are stWi belo w are imprIsoned in a seam that is under where Laa fire is raging. Sr4 hopes are eritertained that suny (51 mnen will be resced aily