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p______ _______ ________________________VOL..X PICKENS, S. (C., THIURSD)AY, MAR~CH 2, 18.NO24 l1AUUUV6 I WU V'Ik'. 1 sai A SCUTH CAROLINIAN A BIGAMIST AT 10 SIX I Y. ci -- sti Atrested In Atiuanta istid Takest to Charle&- he ton for Tri]- -Ho Acknowe1ege Alf Dramatic Mfe-otivt ni Two i,nsiioe. ba ch ATLANTA, (a., t-b. 22.--1\Nj. Ed- III ard A. Itagood, the aied South Caro- be fina C >nfed-rat,e veterat, who was ar- th rested here on a wai ran i f'ron Charles- svi ton chargioig Inn with bigamy, was ed carried to Chiarl st oil this il ttrrooin to up s,.and trial. Th" Constitutionl of this mornig go gives the following story of Maj. lia- an good'scrime and ithe cicinkistanc(s of s;i his arrest: ho Edward Ilagovd, sixty years old, a ' major of the Confederate ariy, a mlell- CV ber cf the South Carolina aristocracy, th4 and a bearer of letters of rcoii-ida- all tion from men of national proiiiininence Yt to the best people of this cit y, is a pris- mi onerof the law. wi lie was arr( sted at his home, on the C,h VA corner of Forest avenue and Jackson street, by Detective s McConnell, Loo- 11, ney and Cason, on a warrant from fir Charleston. S. C., charging him with Gc bigamy. Withouerian %'gle word of an protest, Maj. liagood-.t4onmpanied the an ofilcers, atkd nis secoi-,.)r third, wife, is whom he married in Chicago seven mnt years ago, and With whom he has been sh living since, accompanied him. Yesterday milorning's Constitution iml told about the presence in this city of j youthful and protty Mrs. Ilagood, who cal is a daughter of Patrolman Beauderot, of Charleston, and who was married to Ilagood seven months ago. She i came to this city in search of Maj. 11a. Ch good, who had deserted her and gone un back to his Chicago wile. tat She callt d on1 Ciiet Conniolly Sunday po and V'.i' h,r story. j . young and sei prett", und the 'cit, -, -fs skeptical. .lie doubted parts of her story, and pointedly refused to take any part in having the erring husband arrested. gr lie toid Mrs. Itagood that the proper th course for her to pu rsue was to have Chief of l'olice Mattin of Charleston ullicially reqest the arrest of liagood. bU .le further informed her that this was to the only way in which she could get lic him arrestod by the Atlanta officers B Very iucih uisheattened, she ret,urn ed to ner boarding house, the Arling- da ton, and wrtZte Io her lather of wlhat lal had occurred., She received, oti MondAy of night, a tele rai from hiiun, stating wi that le would coie to Atlanta at oii,e cy and have I lagood arrested. ve She made no furt,er move, resting el( on her oars until her lather sould ar- 11U rive. Yesterday morning she received ch a visit trom the Chicago Ars. Ilagood. if This latter lady spent several hcurs ex with her talking the matter over. ;,he )H wanted tier to sign papers to the eff-ct Cl that ;ix.pOuld not give Hagood Itar- ha thIer t,. l'Young Mrs. Ilagood eil- hzi phaticai t md ner that lie would pr not do it, au ,..t P nutended to hunt to liagood dowin a id have han 1anished, cil if it took ier ti i est of her life. 'The ill- al' terview ended i i a stormy manner, at il the elder of the two %IIs. jiagoods went thi off defying the younger, and request- lal ing tier to naOo tneir joint tiusband ar- re rested it she cared to. Young Mrs. a ( llagood sis tlat the meeting caie i near taking on a serins turn, as the le1 elder lady informed her, at one point a ill the conversation, that sho always fr( went armed. Jhe elder Mrs. Itagood in gave the younger a cordial invitation ie] to visit lier at, her hoie on orest avv- sul nue. wl On the 7 o'clock train last night Pat.- th rolwai 11. Ileauderot, the lather of wi Mrs. flagood, and his wife, reached the to city. They went at once to the Arling- wi t,orn, where their daught,er is stopping. ye Afttr dining they repaired at once t,o thi police head<quart.ers. pa For the taird time Chief Connelly in. gave audience to t,he desert,ed bride of ml seven mont,hs, and in a few minutes he became convinced that, just,ice demandl ed the arrest, of hlagoon, whiom hie had - at first refused to molest. Beaumderot, pie t,he father of ine girl, t.old a straight.- Ca forward story, which was readily be- tl( lieved, anid trhen handed t,o the chief a. warrant for hiagood, which he had l swornl out belore leaving Charleston. in It required but a few minutes talk with an t,he Charleston ollicer to decide Chief ri Connelly upon what, courue he would An pursue. Callmng in Chief of Detectives de Wright lie turned the war ranit over to hy him and D)etetives Casoin, AlcConnell tui and Looney were sent to Ilagood's bui home on Forest avenue-. a Tn'ie detect,ives foundh J lgood sitting or in his parlor enjoying a cquiet, evening ig wvith istiid wile anid pretty eight,- Ci een y'ear-old daughter. Tine liome is cv an elegant, one and is sumptuously fur- lii nished, all the hangings anid wail dee- alli orations, as wr1l as the furniishring be- to Ing o" the finest and of thne best of be' taste. wi Maj. hlagood receivedi( t.he dletectives5 be with a court,ly manner and listened sa their explanat,ion of their visit without tr hosing his composure in the slightest in degree. Hie rose after they had finish- t,u ed and said that he was read y to go. ca ills wife also arose arid saiu .noe would lTi accompany him. -1 Maji.11agood was usheired into Chief se Connolly's oflce where is youngest U,h wife, her mother arid lather and sever- ev al detectives were seated. lie looked fo toward the prett,y young woman wit,h- pr out speaking. ills harnosome, fashion. Ci attiy-diresd Chicago wife took a seat in beside himi. Tlhe five people mlost in- ce terest.ed looked at each ot,her. ilaigoodt, oi soldierly, l.andsome, dignifIed, sat, up. be right in his chair wait,inig b r some One ni t,o break the silence- co "Maj. Jiagoodh," said Chie f Coiinolly, y, in a low tone, "thins young lady says ex she is your wile." ci Maj. ilagood aisented by a nod of to his head. Chief Connolly paused, ex- Ici pecting the prisoner to speak. thm "I1 have here a warrant for your ar- su -- rest for bigamy," the ciet finally an S went on. And after anot,ber passe i hie added: "I believe you do not, denty 4hat she is your wile." ".No, sir," said the major, "I do riot. .ihe is my wife. I married her in Char- A leston seven months ago. I was n,ot Wy myself at the time. Dumring the war i dO received a terrible woundi( which has iiever' healed. I am cornstanitfy under - the necessity 01 using st,rong opiat.es. bi While under tine nnfluence of opiat.'s I married this young woman, riot kniow- i Ing what L wnas doing I told her at, -he " time that, I hatd a wine i Cnicago withn whonif*i h ad riot lived for years, but, w from whom I hadl no di vorce. Tihis I a- cu dy here Is my wife."v "Hie did not tell ime that lie was not nc TILLMAN'S SIDE OF IT, n HE DEFINES HIS POSITION IN THE e TAX MUD -LE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ho State's ights Must i P1rotectteI 0 Agmat the Eor ah eritne tof the Fa d 4 1 it o rt 0, I. ,I Editor of the New York World: 4 "There is so much of misinforma tion and injistice, based on falsehood. in youar editorial of February 9., that I asK space to give a piain statement of I actR. It is nothing new for ine to be mis y represented ii "despatiches from South Carolina," and I have itever thought it worth while to corr et the erroneous statements st abroad ny rvny eie muies in canntetion with local affairs f and my acts as an cflicer or an indivi dual. I only make ant exception In the present instance L,ecause tho inatter is I one involving the rights of every State e in the Union, and I do not care to have ir people outside of the State draw infer r- ences that are not true. y The facts in the i aiiromad iax nutiaIle e are as follows: Under the statutes ( I Sout h Carolina a railroads return their property for as sessment to the County Auditors. n These returns are passed upon by a State Baard ot Fqualmttion composed of the Secretary of State, Comptroller General, Attorney-General and State n Tr easurer, empowered to raise or lower it the assessment, to conformri to the value placed upon other classes of property is by the county boards. n In 1891 this State Board increase I the valuation of railroad propert,y in the State about $8,00W),000 above what the companies had themselves returned a their property tt.. When time ftor tax y paying came some of the roads reftused . to pay more than was due on their own assessments, and the fight in the courts, which began in February, 1892, 5 is tor the difference between the State f- assessmnent and that mad,? by the roads, , the amount in dispute of State, county r- and school taxes beiig about 380,M) onl all t he roads. Injunctionn were granted by the 'e Judge of the U'nited Itates iourt, re Y straining the county treasurers trom i- collecting their taxes, aid utter argu rs ment I lie Court claimed jurisdiction. t- Appeal was taken by the State to lie I nited States Supreme Court on two cases, involving less than 32,000 and d that court decided about t hiree weeks a ago that tht Circuit Court was in er Y ror in claiming jurisdiction where tke r- amount was less than $2,000. s In the meantime two railroads had t failed to pay or tender taxes for 1892 (the other cases are for 1891), and exe cutions were placed in the hands of the Sheriffs, one of whom, Nance, made a Y levy on the trains of the Port Royal n and Western Carolina Iilroad. s A rule was issued by Judge Simon ton against Nance to show cause why tl he should not be held for contempt, - and, pending the decision, the "secret - circular" which so excites your con demnation was issued by rue. When the time came for tne hearing the rule was dismissed by request ot the rail d roads's attorney, and that road has since pali in l ull, the explanation be. 3 ing given that it was a "blu 11"' to gain a time, e Other Sheriffi began at once to levy 'e for the taxes of 1892 whielt had not " been paid, and which, not amounting d in any county to -2,000, had just beei e declared by the Supreme Court as not ,d being uinder .J udge Simonton's julrisdlc 3 tion. Thelr Sherliffs have been ruled 's again for contempt, and thte cases will r be heard on the 13th inst. Now, please allow ime t.o remind yotu that our people have been so persecut ed by Federal ,Judges in the Kukluix Strials and the political trials, growing~ tout of tire alleged infringements of tIhe i- election laws, that they regaLrd a son-. mor1s to the Federal Court,s with ter ror. When tire Shreritifs were ordered try ~-me that tire executions mrust be press s -ed, wit,hout, regard to the Un mitedi stat es SCourt at Charleston or its orders, as in e tire Nanice case, anid the propert y held . at all hazardis, there was rio putrpose Lo y puti .he State against the I nit,ed Stat es. e ionly initenided to reassure the Sheriffs a arid remove tire temporary par'alysis ~joccassionred by tire "bluff" in tire Nance gcase I.t, was not, 'blus ter," but, a fi xed de - .a tenrination to staud by tie State's a rights, as dleclaredl by the United States e Supreme Court,, in spite of du cdge Si di(lsgraceful proceeding. e Again allow mec to state: ' First-Th'Ilat there has never be-en a 'decision as to tire legality or illegality k on the merits or airy 01 tirese railrod Lax castes. SSecomi -'lTe i0 case) w p)endinrg are fo)itr tire taxes orf 1892, anir Iare f or fes. t.han $2,lXtu each. Th'liri- --Ti'ie putrpose atppears' to be to p irevernt, tire collect,ioni o t.he taxes onr ii,hei ground t hat, property in tire hanids o1 a receiver cannrot tne lev'ied (on anid Ssold for taxe's even though thie irnount tis less than $2,000i. Axs rar as I have bueen able to diiscov e er, t,re mratter has never beeni <tet erin Ii ~. ed Iby tire I 'nited Statm Surpremre Contrt, k( arid a Federal .J idge is intereferiing wit the State oli ers andL Stopping tIhe iI collect,t)in of t,axi's where ire has nio jimr ~o isdictlin, trnmless by re-ason of tire prrop 'r t'rty going into tihe hands of a receiver. .k I amn resolved that t,he St,atec's right.s arid digniity shall be miainrtaineLd as against thIis localh jrid iciail o1fleer, anid t.nat, '1 Srut,h Catrolinra miulst pass her r accotunt for taxes against inisolvenit cor .porat,onis to a Federal ,Jurdge lot' ac d prroval, along with ot.her credit ors, lhern n sister States shalul I siller a Iike degrada tion. T1hieSuipreme Cour't, of tire I'rrite'd Str'tes haus sustained my adm inristration - in every case whichi has be'ir tried by re it, arid I wili ceerfuln ly aide its dccis is Ion. We will resist, unrlawriu iI inte,rfer' is ence ilth our affairs as a State, even by ain'arUted States , edge, and collect or a taxes thirouagh our own ollicers ini cur own way. O.rr laws gIve every taxpayer wiro Iels lhe is unj ustly diealt wit,hi a means 'of' redress, and it' bankriipt,ers can idet rs tehinid a F-ederal Jurdge here it, mut, as be so L,hrouglrout the Union. is Governor of South Carolimia. Colnmhian . C. Feb. 11. rurceu uint, airer we were married d Mrs. llagood No. 4, speaking ft 3 first time. agood did not eve ik toward her. 'We will have to hold you, sir," sai ief Connolly. Ilagood bowed in th ifest8ort of manuer. "I am willing, 4aid. rhen some words were spoken aboi requisition. le said lie would g ek without one if allowed to get Ili ithing and articles lie would net asked to be allowed to go hoime an giarded there by an oflicer, sayin it, lie would pay any price for sic 'vice. Chief Connolly curtly in forn himt aIlit lie wotild have to be lockt 'Oh1, not that sir," exclaimwd 11 )d. "Not that, for Go:'s sake. I willing that Mr. leauderot her< ill go with h's lanilly out to III ise and guard me-" ,ir." said Air. Beauderot, rising ey ifdly, "I wouild not do it, sir, for a world. You cannot buy me wit the money you can get togethel in have destroycd thlie hatpimess c home, and you shall suffer, sir. I not rest content, until I see you i arleston jail-" 1' am not trying to buy you," sai igood, then breaking down for t1i it time, he exclaimed brokenly: "Fc d's sake do not lock me up. I at old man, an old Cont ederate vete1 and I am almost dying. My bed orn with old wounds that tortur constantly. I am a sick man. tl dlie. I-" ['he big, warlike man was now ek as a child. lis handsomo. wife sat beside hit in and composed. Offer them nothing," she said. L'he scene was intensely dramatic. lagood was allowed to remain i iet Connolly's ofilce during the nigt der guard of Patrolman Smith, di led tor the purpose. lie has in bi ket letters of recoinnendat ion froi ,eral distinguished men. llowdenl, Pre<dicit,m OiXMinA, S. 4,'., Feb. 23.--There is ?at deal of int(rest being taken L 1 politicians In the probable intel ns of Air. Cleveland as to the distr tion of patronage, and surmises , what lie will do about the gift of o ,rs are inultitudino.. Alr. J. V wden, of Third party fame, yeste y gave his opinion as to Mr. Clevi id's present conduct and the futtu the politics of this country as thc 11 be shaped by the President's pol Mr. Bowden stys liat it appea ry clearly to him that the Presiden et in imaking his appointments t going to recognize tne party im, ities in any State in the Union, ar the party inachine in South Carolit pects much from it it will be pretu dIy mistaken. lie thinks that M 3veland, by appointing Juldge Gre in and lloke 6mith in his Ca'ai.t s amply proven this. Ar. Bf)%% (t Ddicts that Cleveland's policy will I leave behind him a set of party prii iles that will go down into histoi ing side of those of Andrew Jackso d Thiomas Jefferson. lie predicl it the adminiostration of Air. Clevi id will witness the greatest, politict rolution the world has ever known utting loose from all party bond thinks President Cleveland wi d his endeavors to the formation c new party which will draw forct m other )artits and be very broa its scape. If this is done, Mr. iom i says Mr. Cleveland will nave Ili iport and that of thousands of othei o are not now his followers. 11 nks that in th3 next caipaign thei it be but two parties. Tile new oi be created by President Clevelan 11 under the name "Democratic," t ry strong. The other wvill be calle People's party. If Mr. Cleveland rty, however, grant,s such believe: the present People's party thei Id demana they will go with nim. Atlanta Hias a sensMation. r'TLANT'A, Ga., Feb. 22.-The disa trance an d defalcation of Assistar shier Itedwine of the Gato City N nal Bank of this cit-y is the bigge ancial sensation Atlanta has k now~ years. Th'lis morning a thorough e: iination of the b.nk's affairs w: de by oflicers of the Clear ing IIoun sociation and they reported that tl l'alcatioin was about 85,000, certal, not, more thani t,ha. T1hey also s: it 1tedwine must have taken L 'k of this within t,he past few days d that, lie probably let wvith $300( $40,000) on his persoui. The Clear'in >use( ollicers (leclare that the Gatn y3 Naitioiial Bank caii pay (teposit,o: ary cent and can pay stockholdersi ll. 'The greatest, mystery about til air is lIeuCwine's disappearance. IT tihis t,imie absolutely nio trace ha Sn fotud of his wvhereabouits. 1I Ilked ouit, of the baink barehieades rrowed a hat, fromi a bartenider in tlI Loon in t,he baseirelmt of the bamn liding anld rnot.ling has been seen < ni since. W het,ber lhe is in hidingi s city or whetber lie hiappenied tch anx otlgaing train nobody know io b)aiik is only hall a block from ti lioni Depot, andl thle lat,t.er t.heor emsi mfost probable. It, is believe it lie has gonie WVest. Hidwin ha~ i idtently been li ving beyonid his meai years. lie has been one of the mo: Iiniiiienit, memlibers of the CapiL ty Citib, anid It is believed that, 1 5 somei, fid' of the club, the pr ds of a recent bond sale. 1'he ban bcias believe that Ited wine has het hind for several years, but ini a sma ount. JI[is position enabled hlim i Ver the shortages so that they n1eve ire discoveredl. A week ago a bal aiiuner was here and Iledwane,1 ver his shortage, drew on other hanl a total of $2,000i. P'resident i rued this day bielore yesterday f< u lirst time. lLedwine, it appear spected that, lie had ben d iscover . C took $50J,000 or $t,000o wit,h h im: flight. PA~ iM VnA, N. V. , F'ebruatry 21. liut, 10. 15 A . M. traini No 5, on ti radled a mile cast, oh' Pahmnyra and wi :owni down an emb,mk umnt, iighte. it, huiru. There were lIve coaches .Na-. e car an~ d two eniginies. OGeof 1,L Kmnes anid afi the cone'ies were bad iashed(. Ti'iree peole were kille le was a child and t,be two othe ire meni, izumnes unknown. Oao w tin two. i'wvelve were injured, son ry badly, pcrhiaps latally. There exnlanaion of t.he accident. THE STATE WINS. Judge Aldrich Decides the Poirt Royal Case in Her Favor. BEAUFORT, S. C., Feb. 19,- The decision in the Port Royal and Autusta Railway case, over the lease of that, line by the Central Railroad and Bank ing Company of Georgia, which has at tracted such keen intere&t in the State, was signed by Judge .1ames Aldrich in Aiken vesterday. The orders resulting from tho (lecision were possibly not wholly unexpected, and will be received with great sati,!aetion by all persons ever remotely interested in Port 10yal an( its future. In both cases .Judge Aldrich decided in favor of the State and i plaint,ills, appointing J. I[. Averill pPr- t n3anent ruceiver. and deciding that a re moval of the c'nse to the United States i Court is not proper. As the decision was not received here until a very late hour last night, it is not vetavailable for verbatuni quotation, but the terms of the (ecision have be e-me known on excelleit authorlty. I <due A;drich rehearsed at. zreat ] unuth and with minute detail the his'o- t y of the case and the arguments made < .nd the hills filled upon both sides. 1 Taking up the points at issua seriatum. v he discusses their merits with great force, t 1idn41iubjo ins copiouis quotations from fi the best authiori ties, both State and Na tional. lin cot:ludit g the review of the case, wIch coitailns probably live whusand wor(s, lie orders that the receivership r of Col. J. II. Averill he made perma- I nent. The answer of the defendent is 0 overruled, as being insuilicient, in each d pasticular, and the r ceivernhip grauted r formerl y is sustained in the fullest terms. Col. Averill is ititructed to continue t his apnlication bel'o-e the Unite(l States t Ccurt for the possefPPion of the property. a The State, as plaintiff, is instructed to (elpoit $500 t- Lover (it umages in case I the action of the court is not. liually sus- o tainedh. m1il Col. Averill will be requir- n ed to Furnisili bond ii atuount of $10,000 ( us a guarantce of hi., equitable a(dminiE. tration of the powers tvest.ed inl lim'as 1 the rcceiver of the roadt. C - --- -I 'I tie Woi ritt Cotti Soed. The oil companies are now paying from .20.A) to :22.t) per ton for cotton see-.. 'T he prices of the product stand about as follows: Cotton seed hulls for catt le and sheep feed, :2.5(, to $5.0o per ton in differeit parts of the South; cotton set u oil 60 cents per gallon; cot tun seed meal $25.00 per toi. At pres ent market prices the 4,IxJ,000 tons of seed that would come from aa 8,000,000 hale crop of cotton would be worth to tihe South $100,000,000. Deducting l,txo,u00 tons of seed for planting, there wilId be 31,000,000 tons left, about, 1,50J(,0j ',ons ot which the existing mills work. If the whole 3,000,000 tons could be worked the following products would he obtained: 3.000,000 bbls, of oil at 830 per bbl................. . ,000,000 1.OC0,000 tons of meal at 625 251J,000 1,500J,; tons of hulls at 83.. 4,500,CJO i 125,000 bales of lint at $20 1 per bale ................ 2,500,000 Total .................122,0 ,000 0 'Thus, ;at preseit prices, the product out of the cotton sted of the South, over and above that. necessary to re plant, would reah the enormous sum of ,122,t;*.,tX)U. A a iatter of fact, about half the spare seed are worked it the mills ai,d the Sauth is getting the iioney for the prodticts at the rate of about 66;0,00o,0'J. for the entire season's work. This leives out of considera tiotn the etittle feeditg business that has been developed at, andl ne-,r the tmills by the use of hulls aitd meal as a fer( ti tu.f. Cotton 4krowers Coinfer. M1-:MPiHi is, Tenin, F'eb. 22.-Sevent,y live declegates were present, when t,he Cotton Growers contvention mnettm Mem-i phls this itorning. ,1olin S. l{ichtardson thle promuinent Louzisiana p)l inter, was called uplon01 t presille. A twoodl Vio0 let., of New Or)leans was in attcindanice, iGtethter with A ericul tural Commissi oter Goo10 ti andt( Izm ofiQ ) TIeiinessee and Alatbama respe :livelyv. Thelire werem kinghty <hseussionts over vatrious resohut 'its which wecre all referred to lie com itte e andt' repo' rtedl later in the sesiton. A (esot itn atskig Illther reductioni ol cott.oin atcreate and d iversi ticastio n ol irops was untainit usly adtedtC. Stit tust'em were <quot,e . shiowintg the bernelit to t,bo S.>uthi of acereage rediiction latst, 5Ceason1. A resolutn I i avoring the aniti op)tiont bill camie ti , but, was pigeonhtol ed andl then droppedl, alt.er assurances that the bill1 had beetn killed mi Congress. Th'fe convent,ion t,hen adjonrnted. Tihe Cabait COaaPie-ie. dlent-elect, Clevelanid annioun iced this morning t,hat he lad comtpleted his Caubinei, by the selection of lRichard Olntey of lIostont, f or A tt,orney Genieral, atid II liary A. I Ierhert,, of A labaima, f or S'ecretary of the N avy. TJhoe om p1letc cabiniet, is as follows: WValter Q.- G resiaim, of lilinois, See retary of : ;ate,. .i(ohnI (. Carlisle, of Kenit.ucky, Secre t.airy o)f thle Treasury. I)mniel S. Lamttonit, of N ew York, Sec. retary of War. Iflulary A . Ilerbort, of' A labaima. Se irctary of the N avy. IIloke Siithl, of Ge-orgia, Secretary o)f the i nt,erio r. .I. Sterling Morton, of1 N ehramska, St-c rt,atiry ol A gricuiltur e. W ilson S. lhsseli, of N ew \I (rk, l'ost mater Getneral. licho~t d Ol)ney, of .\latss techusetts, At tor-ney Gen-teral. A Priaaaary II laury, ltwai goN i, Febl. 22. The historical coimituttee of thle grandi Icamtp of t,he C;otnedeirat Voteranis hld ai meeting l.,iiday aiti dhiscussedCi me su11 e oft4) lire parmti ia pimatry his Oily t 'he late war to ha use d in - pulic shlA. .J. N. fnum of(4) Notrliolk pided.4!l I 'cofessor Ilall suigi stedl that the nitory be illus trttd wi th pitres of genierals ando mps show ~V.nk thle! pos-on of01, 4he troops dutrmii. mattiy of the imtat, btttles. lie wats 1loiw by h'ro(esso)r .yon G. T'yler. C41. ;Cary-, G eneral Taliaferro intersp)ersied with reminiiscem o1 th.c war and were of a ver-y intLeresting cht ar- - actier. No ofmilal actiont was taker. A LIVELY SCENE N THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE4 AT WASHINGTON. rwo Meuboas Come Near Fighting-A Telephone Employs Drawing a Penstoi for Deafnexs--The Heuse was Obliged 1# Adjourn Aftor the Spat. WASiiiNOToN, Feb. l6.-Quiu t ively spat occured in the House toda Aile the pension bill was under consid Ltion. Mr. Tarsley, )emocrat, of Missouri, i speakinm to an amendment referre< o a speech made a few days ago by Mr dorse, Repu)lican, of Massachusetts, n which that gentieman either in hi >pen remarks or in his copv sent hit( he ofllcial reporters had stated that he Tarsley) had referred to the pensioners in the rolls as "ruflians, theives a1( coundrels." lie had never used such anguaco, nor would he do so. IIe waE iot in the habit of using harsh laniuage o any one, but it he were compolled tc 1o so it would not btl agalnst the men Fho had fought for the TUnion. bul gainst the men who occupied seats or his floor and wilfully and maliciousli idsify the words of their collea-ues Applause.) lie stood here, and every vhere, ready t respond to any individ ial for his utterances and therefore h< vould not sneak into the House ot Rep esentatives and under a liberty grante( >v its rules throw into the oficial repor I the Ilouse words of villification. slau er and falsehood against his fellom embers. (Applause.) Mr. Morse replied that he had not at, ributed to the gentleman any wordf hat had not been utte.ed by him so fai a lie (Morse) had lmderstood them. The committee by this time was ex. ecting a aensatlon. The arena In front f the speaker's dek was throntred by iembers who were awaiting furt,her evelopmente. The situation took u ew and more serious turn. Mr. Morst taving yellded to Mr Turpin, Democrat, if Alabama. to ask a question, thi ater brought about a scene which hai xot, been enacted on the floor of thi louse since Sparks, of Illinois, au Neaver, of lowa, took oil their coat md proceeded to settle their difference jy a fisticuff. Mr. Turpin inquired of the gen!.lemel i'om Massachusetts whethe le wa xware of the fact that there stood toda ipon the pension rolls an ex-soldier wh was drawing a pension of $10 per mont for total dealness, who was receiving salary of 41,700 a year and who we employed at a telephone. (Laughter, Now if any tyentleman wanted t know the name of this gentleman 11 could tell it. "Name him! Name him!" came i ,horus. Mr. Turpin-I do not know whethe .he soldier is a Democrat or a Republi .an, but in the light of present surround ngs, I suppose that he is a Deiocra >ecause he comes from the doubtfu Late of Indiana. I do not believe your statement i unles! rou prove it," shouted Waugh, Itepub ican, advanciig into the arena ol thi peaker's desk and then the interest be anie intense. "The gentleman's narne is Wm E Davis," said Turpin, leaving his posi ion in the main aisle and advanding to, vard Waugi. "I do not believe the statement is tru< vhether you have the gentlumai't same or not," retortedl Waugh. "The gent,leman can dloubt, the state nent, but, lhe cannot say that, I an alse." and with these words Mr Tur >in came dIown the aisle and madle man festations of an att1ack upon Mr Vaugh, who was prep)ared t,o receivi Th'le two men were not,seporated by oot of space andI had it not, bet or the intervenition of Mr. Hlooper, o ndiana, aind other gent.lemen, thern vould have been an act.ual pugilist.ic en ~ouniter in front of the speaker's desak peaker~ Crispi seizedi the gavel from thi and of Chairman Wilson as qjuickl y au is predlecessor, Mr, Randall had taket t, tromi the~ hand or Mr. Springer during hIe Sparks-Weaver conitroversy. The touch of the authoritative ham of the speaker pirocured compiaritive or Iler hut, the excitement was inlt,ense Thbe speaker at~pealed to the member 1to put, ian end to this nmost uniseem 1 scene andi take their seats; hut, it, wa ieverai minut.es helore his appes puroved of any avail. When order wa finalliy restored, the If ouse findingi was inI notme tolD0 pr loceedl with coil S (derat,ion of tbe hill, at, 5.05) adjiournet No,talet FunearaI Mer,non. .i A('K<ON, Miss., Feb. 19.-- Ifisho Charles JB. Galloway , of t.he Met,bodit Church, yest'irdiay puroinounced ani ek( ruent, fu eral oration over the remain of ex-Conigressmuan Ethibiert, Barksdah which fact, perha ps, furnished the I ir case on record where the ohiituairy of .li funeral orat,or had been written b-/ th maun at, whose funeral he was olliciatinm In I 888, Bishop) G all owaiy, then a rmu ier in charge of a church at, Vicksb)ur was rep)ortedl dead, and before tbat, repiot was conitradhictedI, Majl. Barksdale ha written andl published, winh mnournin olumns, a highly eloquenit tributet the mani whom hie suppos(ed t,o b)e dea< but who )et p)reachedl his funeral oratiol: Fight in Court. A coUs.A, Ga., Feb. 18.- A specii to the Chronfcle from Macon say.s Hion. Rt. W. l'attersor' and( Olin Wfau bierly, two p)romlinent i Iwy'ers, ergage in list, fight in the couirthouse over card in yesterday's issue of the Maco, News by WiberIy, charging I'attei son with "trIckery uniwort,hy a lawyer. A duel ia hinted at. P'atterson, it will U remembered, ligured in a duiel sens51 io w rh WV. A. 11 off, when both wer ime, m ers of the St,ate Legislature. Miller Gjets Left. WV A sHlING' TN, Feb. 18 --The hlout Commit,t.ee on Elect,Ions to.day by maiorit,y vot,e dlecided to report, in favc of Elliott, the Demvetlins sitt,mg men huer, in the contestedi election case< Millet vs. Elliot, from the "shoestring or "Black Distrhct" of South Carolin: Thiis is the iast election case before thm cmmitte. WI i H THE SLEDGE The Causas Republican Speaker 0psens the House Doors. HC ToPEKA, Kan.. Feb. 16.-A blood less but exciting battle took place be twCeU the RCubliCaUs and Po)ulists house at the entrance to the representa tive hall yest,3rday morning. The Pop. ulists, who have had possession of' the " hal in the afternoon, adjourned yester day antil this afternoon, an( as has been the custom since the b)eginuing of ing the SsiOn, the lepublicans expected blo to hold their regular mornin,,, session M C 1 today, but last night the 1'opilists lov swore in a large inmher of assistint ane sergeants-at.arm, who were placed on o euard ind the doors and entrances to mu the hall were locked this mortime. n No one was admitted to the halt except,- e ing the l'opulists and members of the It press, and they were required to show I)u a pass anti rim the vauntlet of a dozfn Is guards. The lteptublicans were fully ing informed of all these preparations to ex- I v clude them from the hall, and last I' niviht a hundred men were sworn in as k otficers ot the Itepublicans, and at 9 " o'clock the members of the tepublicai till house, with their olicers, started from th:. their headquarters to the state house. tro The march throuwh the long corridors leading to the representative hall was wo unimmped(ed. an The little column forc-d its way (l,i through the line of 'rtis(N stationed at lot the foot of the stirs in the west wing tIb and started upstairs. Ott the f1rst land- gel ing was i crowd of l'olphist, house otli- at cers tnder co nman. of Ad jitfatt (en. tio eral Artiz. Thiey were armed and the . advancin llentiublican crowd were met , RbI with muzzles of revolvers and Winches- .ob ters. Tihe ajutatt getneral commaInded w them to halt, it no stop was made an] . the advanced guard pushed into the wi' crowd of 'opulists. Tlree or tour of' t ra them succeeded inl passtt thie( door- a e keeper atter a brict stra.tele and gett!tig tig into the hall, but, the l'opulists succeed- ou ed in closig the door and barriig it. I The Repiblicans on the outsitle de- Nt mantded admittance, and whenl it wts m dented theni Speaker D)ourlas swunt a lari-e sled.ze Lanimer tindl began to hat- I ter the heavy doors leadim-r- from the cloak room. It took nmny blow- to heat a passage way through. hut 1te doors ltinally gave way ind the Nepiblicla %legislators suttged itn wit a hl suit. The Popiulists promptly retreated and tow the 1Repiblicans arv at kill pimases- i Sion of the hall. th Ever Pince lthe openlin (I' tihe Sessiotn W the Populists have had the committee rooms, the sergeant-at-arms' room atid ri' 0 the chief clerk's room. Tlepe were all m locked and guarded on the insid7, but a after the house had liecen alled to order rt the Iepudlicans battered down the doors and took )os8sionl of them Withtout tr r encountering any resistanec. At 10 o'clo,k there were a few Polu- p lists in the representative hall. and the Rtepublican house had settled down to oll the regular order of buisinesc as it' noth- thi Ing unusual had happened. Asiistai)t itn sergeants-at-aris, eaci wearitng i briurhit to red ribbot, promenladed the at sles anitd Ott lobbies, at - ~ wl The i:oilot Stoen Olopotd. CO(11NimImIA, S. C.. Feb. 22.---A s wis ir announced inl the Iegister somne weeks e ago the U nion Store Compatty, which has been running several stores in this * State tinder Alliance influences, has 4it determined to withdraw its btnsiness a and all the stores will be closed. Stores ani have tben conducitted tin Marlboro, LMarioni, XLigtoni, Newberry andlLi Laurents Counties. It has been learned bum that the stores in South Carolina have ntot fallent behind like similar instittu Lions in otner parts of the cottntry, btutli on the othe(r hand have beendin very well. It appears thtoeof the ohiects of' t he montyed man of the con- b cern was to sell as much as possible of g Sbindfing twine. hie being the plresidenlt e Sof the Naitiontal Cordage Comp any. Ile didn't kntow thtat binidinig twine wastw niot tused ini the Soth to any coitsider- -i able extent and ,ontseutently was is appoitedtto abot1 the sales mnarje in I he Sonut. Thle stor's have, however, dlonie i a gi oid btusiness ini South C'arolinta aitt the uatiage'rs of thei compantiiiy wouildIki Icotinnte 1hem bit for the fact thatdi they hatd detterineti't A to qut busi~iness in thte Soth atltogetheri. I t lt:s been i said lo 1. Ihtat t hie iredlit buisi ness of-'i f ered was5 mtore than the companyitt in Vthought satb>, btiut abuti this no) Ii dfitnite a itntrmation cottlid be obtained yestter- ' d (ay. 'rhe Union ci l ort' Comnpany hats (donte Ia big butsi ness ini It his Slate atnil of'erted r -very Iibieral cedlit prices to its ctust.Omi- kit ers. Tlh at it htas toiundl it niecessaryV to T withdraw~ it.s businiess from thte St ate I. Is a matter' thtat tmutst be' deplored'b I p the marty patrons of thte stores. It is kit t un iderst.ood that thle comiipanty Is getter- l'iN .ally sellIinug ot to its mtanagors att' It St,hat they will conitt iue ttohitbs iness k hieretof'ore condute by li.'hem as noi Sagents. It is a reporteid fact. Ithat all ph1 the sItores will lbe closed at oncme except wt ths in Mlarlbhor anid Mlarion C ounit- ( b ties, which w'~ill b' ritn somt time ftur- go theor tunrder theo direc'ttiot of lthe coinL pany. -li'gistetr. W 1 CtmA nm.:>ToN, 5, C., l"eb, 1$.- Shier ill Natice of Abbheville', one1 1)1 the coitunt ty otlicials senttenced to $5(00 line uindt ro ,imtprisonmeunt by' the Umttl Stautes vi Couirt for coitntpt, to-dtay puirgedl him- L0 self fit open cocurt of cotntetmipt antd was ar ordieredl to be reletased from custody. 'I I''Te $50(0 line, however, still remains ~ j udgmertt hiavinig beetn entered ni'pt a ugamatt himn for that amount. T1hte I shierills of Atndersont andi Aikeni have both returned to tbelrttomes on parols,4 being sick. Trho She,rill of Newborry remainis tm custody ot the tmashial, htav- 81 i itng t,bus far relitsed to purge himself of I - contempt. It is probable thiat tie will e be committed to jail.. Bribes Ofteredt.t ANntmRSON, S. C., Feb. l8.---There f 0was a genuine sensation .are yest.erday ti a when mit became knownt that, att at,t,empt p rhad been made t,o bribe the jury tu- the 'I 7- Sullhvan murder case. Aflidttits were v )i read in court, showmng thaut, B. P. T1ram- a " mell, a policeman, had otlered bribes t. -. t,o the jury mn the Sullivant case, iIe d 0 was ruled by .Judge Il 'ur when he left '1 for parts unknown. d '9 A PITCHED BATfLE. )RSE THIEVES AND A POSSE OF CITIZENS COME TOGETHER. 0 of the Particitants of the Figb rore Wounded- The Uattle Took Placc. ear Muontmsiorenci--rt. Thieves Cap. tred. U4 I-s' A. Feb. 19.-Yesterday morn news was received in Augusta of a ody battle that had occurred in the rning near Montmorenci, just be. r Aiken, between a posse of citizena I two horse thieves of that portio, -oiith Carolina. The affair savor ch of the wild and wooly West, bu ert.heless it comes from responsibl ties who fiay that it really did hap seenis that Hale 1Hlstein and Jahn hose, two young white boys between md 20, who have reputations for be qmnte desverate characters, but who connect ed with the best families of mileville, S. C., left there about a I ago and went up to Bamberg. ere tvey have been living up to the o of t heir [light, are the two thieves it rcsisted arrest and caused so much lible. )iibose and 11olstein decided that y were tired of that portion of the rld and so they determined to leave, I not having any money, last Thurs ( night they slole a horse and buggy in Mr. 1). .1. C un, -it a mule and xgy from Mr. W. 11. 1l imierg, two itlemen of t-it. ii-ihborhood, and lirsi it, was not known in winch.direc a t hey wont. riday Mr. Bam berg caie to Augusta ierach of the thieves, but being un e to hear from them he returned neand notified the sheriff of Barn l1 county. A small party of citizens i organized by Deputy Sheriff De , who iminediately started on their :k and in a short while they obtained low and rapidly gained on the fleeing itives who were making their way ot that part as rapidly as possible. -,:Ir'ly yest,erday morning just beyond mt iornei, Mr. C. 1). McLendon, a mber o the party, who was riding ,W vance of the main body, discovered Alstein in the main road ahead o n. Cautiously riding within hearing ;tance of the young thief lie com oded him to surrender, but 11olstein is deterimined not to give up without itruiggle, so he turned and lired. On cotunt of the distance between the 'o Mr. MeLendon was only peppered the face by the number four shot at Ilolstein used, and fortunately his mnds are not of a serious nature. Mr. McLendon drew his pistol and turned the fire, but his aim was poor i1 the ball Ilew wide of the mark. Hol in then emptied the cuntents of nis maining barrel, but this time his aim as low and the shot took effect upon e horse which Mr. McLendon was lng, causluig the horse to plunge and ance in such a manner that he was iable to get another shot at Holst,In. The matin body of the posse who were ly a short distance behind, hearing rapid firing, spurred on and came on the scene of action just in time see Ilolstein starting down the road ia dead run. They rode rapidly ead and surrounded the young man to at once gave up without receiving scratch. Thinking that his partner crine must be near at hand, they miienced to search the woods in the :.r vicinity. In a short time Dubose is discovered seated in one of the mis ig burggies waiting for his compan i, whom he thought would escape d they would be able to elude their niters. D)ubose sa w the cro wd about the time ey saw him and he sprang from the ggy andi( dashed into the woods. HIe s commiand(ed to halt and surrender, t lie (lid iiot heed the command and ,reatsed his speed. The posse then cried fire andh after several shots had ni fired the boy tumbled to the aund pie~rced( with a bullet from a inchester rifle. The bali entered the 'just below the knee and shattered o bones in a most frightful manner. Che two boys were at once taken to mitmiorenrci and D)r. .John Woodward, physician of that town was called O, lie pronounced the wound a 'y Serious one, and said( the limb old have to be amputated below the 'e. l)ubose was bleeding a great il anid it it had not been for the d.cal attention be received he would v'e diedi in a short time. The stolen mus were returned to their owners I the t wo thieves were carried to roiwell to await trial.--Chronicle. Elardi on McKinley. or McKhinley left here this8 morning (Col umbus111, utt.erly broken-hearted. e Wanlker failure is growing, as far as ulities are concerned, and it is now >wn thait the Governor is surety on at st $75.600 vort,h of notes given by Rb bertl Walker. Th'le Governor does not uw how much the notes will aggregate, ewhich ones have been paid, lHe Lte(d implicit confidence in Walker, (o inever hesitated to use him. The 'vernor is not worth more than $40, or $50),000, and the payment of' ase notes will leave him a tinanclal eck. **1'row Uip Yonur Hands,'" I(nLA, Kan., Feb. 22.-Early this ormnilg a man entered the waiting omi of' the Sante Fe depot with a re niver in each hand and marching up tihe ticket window, brokein the glass Ld saidl to the night operator, WVm, T. Vier, " Uhro w up your hands!" The erator j umpedi for his revolver, got e dIrop on the man, and shot him in e head, lie fell to the floor mortally ound~ed, arid will die. The night op ator at Ilumboldt was held up about o'clock last night, and a few dollars ere obtained It is thought the man iot here is the one who attacked the [umlOdt agent. Th'ouns, Ntarving. St. PETE'ii.nsaUnio, Feb. 21-FollowIng re dlestruction by fros., last summer, imine andI disease are now prevalent troughout. Fmnland. More than 20C0,000 er'sons are dependeuat, upon charity. he towns and villages are t,hronged 'ich beggars. Some 500,000; peasants re barely able to find meads of subels mece. They have eaten most of thelr r'alt animals and their domestic pete, yphuis fever is carrying off' hundre stily.