The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, December 22, 1892, Image 1
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