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,L. XXI. PICKENS, S. C., TIIURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1 o TIIE WAGE EARNERS. FULL PROCEEDINGS OF THEIR BIG STATE CONVENTION. Nearly Two llundred Delegates4 un Atlen dance-It i4 , Ifiarmnonlou flody-1he Irreprcslble Cal. (1,pugtman on Hand -The Ilatform. COLUMnIA, S. C , April 20.--The Wage Workers League, the new political movement in S mtli (-trolina held its State convention in the opera house in this city last night. Eighteen counties out of the thirty six in the State were represented. The convention is said to have been composed of farmers, me chanice, railroad men, telegraph opera tors, professional men, and, In fact, nealy .very clasi of wage-workers. They seemcd to be determined, and their deliberations were thoroughly harmonous. One of the features of the convention was the attendance of Cal. Caughiman, leading the large Lx ington, delegation, and his speech iv which heopenly denounced certain acts of Gov. Tillman. About 8:15 o'clook the convention was called to order by Mr. J. T. Ride out of folumbia, who stated that Mr. II. A. Villiams, the chairman of the executive committee appointed to organize I he Stite, could not attend and had requested him to do so. A detgate wanted to refuse admit tance to all newspaper men and keep the proceedings secret. Mr. Brawley protested, and said he wanted the newspap?r men and everybody else to remain. IIe wanted everything they (lid given to the world. Mr. Scruggs of Greenville insisted that the doors of the convention be opened to every body. Mr. II. A. I1. G ibson, of Oconee coun ty, a far mer, % ho said he was also a jeweler, was nominated and unanimous ly elected temp orary chairman of the convention. lie was conducted to the chair by Messrs, Martin and Vernon. Mr. Gibson said that this was an un expected compliment to him, and lie desirrd to thank them, but there was no time to be wasted in speech-making. Mr. V. T. Corton of Chester, was elected temporary secretary, and Mr. Wade Robinson, of Columbia, was made assistant secretary. The call was they made for the chair man of each delegation to bring up and hand in the names of the delega tion. When Cal. Caughman handed in the Lexington delegation lie made some lively remarks. and said he was at the head of ov'er 700 Lexingt onians who were interested in the movement. The roll of delegates as finally made up, which showed PS2 men present. was as follows: Abbeville-L. A. Russell, A. K. S'fan, V. W. Marshall, L. V. Young, T. Lq . louglass, Ii. P. Hughes, W. P. Beard, G. V. Milford. T. C. Seal, W. T. Beard, John Chalmers, .1. L. Barnett J. I. MeDill, F. A. Spellman, J. 0. EllIs, S. M. Williams. Anderson-J. F. Evans, R. M. Russell, . W. Anderson, R. A. Sloan, M A. M.Lan A -der, B. D. Dean. Alken-E. I. Johnson, E. I. Stoihardt, A. 1. Jo-es. W. A. Edwards, V. A. Gills, J. 11, Coursey, B. W. Har(i. Charlesto i-G. H1. Cleary, J. L. Brodie, .J. E. Corbett, R.G. Ward, W. C. Onoley. Chester-J. M. Rrawlev, J. I. Slimril, W. JI.. Murr, S. 1). Scarborough, J3. W. Means, M. Sellers, .Jno. Fennell, J. C. Corpewler, M. A. Corpewler, W. A. Da vs, L. T. Nichols, W. J. Corden, i. L. lorsey. ]larry Saniels, U. lle) man, M. -Wachtel, Jr., J. L. Connelly. Edgcfield-G. 1). Minis, t. L. Fox, 11. A. Sn'ith, L. A. Ashley,' C. Warren, V. W. Adams, George B. Lake, M. 1. 1look, V. IV. Hendrix, George Ward, IV. W. Wright, J. W. McCreight. Fairfield-Il. Ileins, E. Reubert, J. M. -Crum pton, .J. R. Broom, W. S. Gregg, W. .B. Rabb, E. R. L.ipscomb, John Ilouluore, John uit, J. M. Hawley, WV. 1I. Wollung. Florence-M. L. A. Gardner, WV. Hi. Beck. GreenvIlle-C. 1). Randolph, RI. E. Grubbs, C. E. Cook, S. V . Howard, G. T. Bionear, WV. N. Brissey, J. R. Butler, I. P. Ililhouse, A, WV. Edens, WV. J. Smith, C. E. Watson. A. M. Alexander, W. C. Black. Lexington-F. C. Caughman, A. L~. Hartley, O. F. Lester, L. Kyser, 11. 0. Silth, L. J. Miller, .J. E. Morgan, E. L. Corley, J. E. Wooten, R. V. Ganth, Geo. - Rey3noldls, Jasper Long. WV. Leauheart. -Laurens-II . M. Scott W. C. WInters, Md. Stribbling, G. F. Young, Wv. F. Young, L,. L. Copelaind, 1L. WV. Warren. Newberry-- W. A. Shecaley, G. M. Shea Iey, L. D). Wickes. Oconee-HL. A. 11. Gibson. G. W. ratt, ,J. WV. Bell, .J. J1. lsey, W. C. James, ,J. ings, E.- A. F"ripp, 11. J1. Giighenhilllst. Orangeburg-Geo. E. WVhaley, M. D). Keller. Pickens-V. E. lludigens. Richland, WVard 1-11. Aliworden, G. M. Mcintosh, W. 1i. Monckton, J1. .Irvin, I". .J. Brown, Hi. G. Gacque, 0. V. liennies, F. N. Bauskett. Ward 2-0. E. Ilughes, WV. 11. Casson, J. TV. Rideout, D). L. Biry an, W. J. Rice, A . M. Riser, H1. Steet, C. D). Eberhanrdt. WVard 3-J. A. Fetnier, A. Tr. Vernon, WV. L. WVillliamsson, J. WV. Robinson, ,J. L. Casey, B. N. Lowrance, M. A. Bridges, WV. G. Biatemnan. Ward 4 --T1. L. Mathis, H. .J. Furgerson, W. . May, J. B. Reidlinger, J1. McCabe, WV. HI. Green, Sr., J. M. McDouigall, 5. T1. Long, Killlans-8. B. DavIs, J. WV. Thornton, J1. Md. Thornton, Spartanhurg-J. ii. Bullington, WV. A. E. Black, P,. J. 0. Smith. tinlon-R. A. Whitloek, WV. 11. 5. Har rIs, R. WV. ilamilton, C. R. L.ong, N. 5. Fowler, J. F. Fowler, R. WV. Scott. York-Il. 1I. Beard, .J. R. WVailace. Rlchland-,J. 11. Motley, J. 0. Morgan, - J. A. Lorick. On mnoih,i of Mr. L. WV. Pratt, of uconee County, Mr. R1. G. Ward, of Charleston, was invited to explain to 'the convention the objects or the league. Mr. Ward, who is the road master of the South Carolina Railway, -came to the front and for over one hour he addu e:sedl the convention, lie said the origin, purpose and scope of the league, as understood by the comn mittee, he would endeavor to explain. P eople do noi, "ke medicine unless they are sick. We have been made very sick, and some of us have been nauseated, lie said the term Democ racy, in South Carolina, for the past few yea rs, seemed to hi to be very elastic. Those in control of the gov ernment had made it, stretch as far South as Ocali, and as far West, as even Omaha, arid yet have made it suit all the re quirements for extreme State's rights. [Applause.I If lie understood the 'morai it meant that to be a D)emo crat one must not only be willing t,o acknowledge that all men are free and equal, but that they have rights which cannot be leglslated away by -any ma jority. however powerful It may be. There are a number of those present who are members of the "lRefori' Democracy. They see that the leaderE have made promises to (1o things which they have not fulfilled. We are to lay down the principles of the old time D2mocracy. -[Cheers.] It seems that in doing this the supremacy of the white race must be considered. If the old-time Democracy is to be maintain ed all isms must be put aside-espec ially individualisins. The Democracy of the State must be maintained intact in its simplest and plirest form; any other course is a suicidal course. Now why are we here? It is because certain laws were passed by the last Legisla ttre, and approved ty the Governor, which are regarded by many as direct ed against the inalienable rights of a claS3 or classes of citizens. A large proportion of them are very injurious. There is such a thins as a right, to which all men are entitled. A man cannot be a Democrat and fail to re cognize th?se rights. There has been a majority composing the Reform movement. No one will question that that they have a right to govern the State, but they have passed laws inju rious to the rights of the minority. A man cannot be a true )emocrat and deny the underlying principle of equal rights to all. Nothing is further from the intention of this organizition than to become a class. We would he ab surb to tight the agricultural element as some have charged us with. It is in the majority. Therefore we believe that the farmers will listen to us if we reason with them. Agriculture was the basis of everything. lie had enough confidence in the "plain peo ple" to believe that they would accord due consideration to reason. We have to candidate to present for anything. We believe that, all men are equal and that the farmers should not be given any more privileges than any other class of men. The farmer has not said that he is entitled to anything more. If we reason with the farmers they, by our aid. will send men to the Legisla ture who will make laws consistent to the whole people of South Carolina, and not for any one class. [Cheers.] IIe said the whole trouble now was that the farmers had been led by met of unscrunulous character. [Prolonged applause.] We must now come to gether and banish personal prejudice. We do not desire to take the hand of any unprincipled partisan, no matter from what element lie comes. We want reasoiable and conscientious men. The laws passed did not seem to embody these ideas. There were no men so bad as those who had caused the people to array I hemselves against each other, when all their interests were the same. But how are we to ac complish anything? Ve have under taken to follow the example of the New York Tariff League. We must undertake this kind of missionary work. They worked up their cause and by the bureau made it clear to the great mass of plain people. They got up their information and sent it out all over the country, and as a result of this Information we have sent back to the Presidential chair that man who de livered that message which fell like lead upon the uncomprehending ears of the mass of the people. For four years this State has been in the hands of the Reform movement. 'They have not accomplished manv of the things that they promised. The taxes have not beeii 'reduced. Sometimes people can be excused for breaking promises. There is nothing more fallacious than the belief that. the cities are arrayed against the country. We can lay down broad principles and live tip to them. 1le had noticed 'that the majority of mni in the last Legislature had not uoeei sucoesstul in the ordinary walks of life. If aiiy person cai point out one sing!e thing in our declaration of principles that is undemocratic, then we will obliterate it. Our purp'ioses are good, andl all we have to do is to live up to them. We can only do this through reason-the slow andl sure way; not by slandering and villifying men. There has been too much of this in this State already. Passion and prejudice are overflowing; now it is time to take a little (lose of reason. WVe want a bureau of information through which wve can reason with the people. The plaini people must be rea sonedi with andl shown that they must not undertake to rob) from one person what another person is entitled to. iIe read the plan of organiz'tion and explaIned its methods, lIe said( that such a bureau of information as they proposed could be operaLted for $10,000 a year, and tol(d the convention not to get frightened at the figures. It was not a crime to spenid money in that way. Any one could send a check, could do It openly. le quoted figures to show how the amount could be easily raised without becoming a bur dlen upon01 any one member. They did not p)rop)ose to have a great series of meetings, wit h shouts t hat lasted only so.-long as the beer lasted. TLhey should have their doors openi to( all. They should support, a ticket of goodl men, even if they werme all farmers. [ Apl pl1ause.) Let us, if' practicablE', eliect a Simon-11 pure far meri of integrity and ability, amid one wvhose I )cmocracy is wvithouit 1111estion1. It had been said aul ready that. this league is but li askcIl ism in anuolher I orm. lie wished to say that such was not the case; t hat there was no classism whiatev'er in thme league, and thier'e womiuld not be aniy. "I (defy any [m.m to show that time pur pose of this organiization is other' t han Democratic." We have no clised doors -no1) disregard to the Alliance. Tihuis position I will m iaintain t.ill we cani prove our Democracy at thle polls4. Thlis is a political organizationi, im irk you, it is nio other kind ot an organizat ion. I dlon't reflect on the Secrecy of the Alliance. 1 (10 not know thad anyv thing wrong has been done by the A lii ance as a secret organization. Buit se crecy always creates talk and suspi dclin, amnd wve would prevent even this suspicion. Let our doors and even the windiows lbe wide open, and do not put your lightrs und(er bushels. This is the belief of your comm uittee. This done, we believe that we can submit our cause to the reason of the people of this State, andi we will abide by their verdilct. Mr. Ward closed amid tre mendlous applause and cheering. TH E 1iRREPRiEssmnhLE~ CA L. Mr. Brawley, of Chester, said1 there w as a representat ive from LexIn g ton in the hall-Mr. Cal Caughmman, whom tl'cy would like to have give his views. Cia! made a strong speech and said what he had to say fearlessly and with great effect. HIe began saying: "Mr. .President 'andi gantlomn of -..CoVnto: sure you that after listening to the able endc gentleman, Mr. Ward, it is useless for or ol me to add one word, but coming fresh of v as I do from, but still in the reform indu movement, I d?sire to say that I an capil not one of your fresh converts," Ie cy, t went on then to tell thatl he had stood rend to the principles of the league long ago. cupu Last fall he took up the cause of Maj the I D. A. Townsend, the present Attorney 3. General, a tried and true man &nd sol- the dier. The domineering leaders of the ing i movement tried to force a man who then was not known in the State ten years then before down the throats of the rank and oly, file. ie went on to say that Tillman nop( and Irby had written the Shell mani- lat.eE festo. (Cheers.) IHe was standing there 4. because he believed that those leaders emb are seeking to accomplish many things Den at the expense of the people. lIe said to al the redistricting bill, which lie alsc our fought, was concocted in a spirit of in- ligh iquity to defeat Brawley and help 5. Stokes. "I fought it because I felt that, the tha reform movement in South Caro ism; lina was striking a dagger at the breast men of a man who left one arm on the bat- som tlelelds of Virginia while fighting for that his State. I mean that grand man, prod William II. Brawley." I Deafening ap- worl plause.] Ile fought another bill-the that bill to tack 7,000 negro voters on to culu Charleston. Cal also paid his respects a de to Mr. Yeldell and Mr. McLaurin. lie 6. said: "If there ever was a bill conceiv- tal a ed in iniquity and antagonism, it was sert the railroad bill." I Cheers. I A ter pay- upol ing his respects to a few (ther things, (d " Cal said: "i am only attacking the Lefr- peol islature which 1. R. Tillman himself srt called driftwood, but I say of them that labo they are rotten wood. ICieers.I I know cont he told the truth, for I don't believe 1;. Stati I. Tillman ever told a lie. Lalighter.] 7. That little Register has been fiahting laws me ever since I declared m. self for But- and ler." or ( Some one in the audience raiscl the l3Ws point that Cal must confine hi s<1 iti)( I the subject in hand, and amnid the rul- dt've ings of the chair and other noises Cal wil rounded off with this broadside: o'Ir I "In regard to my support of the i on. and M. C. Butler, I desire to siy that I have .ers always been a butler man, and why . c-1 Because the monument at Lexingtoi well c)ntains the names of those of m Uit1 name that went down in the . cause of constitutional hherty, \a striking for the rights ,nC given by a noble ancestry, under ti 1 guidance of that hero leading us to vic- our tory. And last, may I s.Ay thati my op. position to the dispensary la v is thati I .t regard it as one of the most infamous ' and damnable bills int roduced an-l pass. tvul ed by the last General Assembly. F.r those reasons I have tought the Ia-t ad ministration and will continue to do so, and thereby I esvouse your cauls(." At last, making hiniself heard, the chairman said: "I will have I o request. the gentleman to take his seat. 'lhe tai gentleman will please take his seat. I only do this because time is preciois." Stat Mr. Caughman-"Vhile I do not like to be prevented from vindicating my self from the charge of moving from rack to rack I will oblige the chair." PERMANIPNT OnOANIZATION. A motion was then made to go into permanent organ ization, and there was considerable discussion of the manner of electing the permanent oflicers, sone wishing to refer the matter to a com mittee cf one from eavh coun t v. the convention adjourning till 9 o'clock thii morning. Nominations for the permianent chair man of the State league were then made tir from the floor. Mr. Gibson was toi- heir nated, but declined, saying that he was as sixty years old and thomight that some an active young man should be piced at Cha the head of the league. Mlessrs. W. T. Cha Martin and J. T. ltideout were ni- A. I natedl, but declined. Mr. Ward was ~ji' also nominated, but decline 1, f or t lie -.' reason that he was a railroad inanm. lie m nominated Mr. G. W. I'rat t, of ( conee i" county, a young and able man. 1Alr. ) P/ratt was escortedi to the chair by a het committee consisting of Mlessrs. Ward, llrawley and lleout. ili i remarkstP ( were very brief, lie thanked the con - vention for the honor conferred iluon 1 him, and said lie would always labor ton for the interest of the 'aboring manm but felt that he was wasting good time ini useless talk. cm: i No:ninations for permanent s ecre t ar lIe I were then received Messrs. TI. D). G r.en him WV. L. Williamson and A. Kohnt wer thom nominated, but dleclinied. Air. C( worI Caughman was nominated. lIe dhe hi. miiit ed, he said, because "'my duiieiis will be y out of the State after the fIrst of Sep- sod; tember. I whI be In WVashington.' ',',s [Laughitsr. I Mr. W. G. lHatenmn o ascImI uinally elected over Mir. Corder byv a o handsome majority, comn Mr. G. E. WVhiley, of St. Matthews, posh Orangeburg county was unanimously timer chosen treasurer of the league. 'nego On motion of Mr. Ward the rep)ort his s of the committee appointed to prepiare T an add ress in the shape of a dlec H ratmon 10h0 of principles wvas taken up.~ It~ Was ph.'i plassed section by sect ion, t he membhers t t making such amendlments as t hey saw~, coun1 lit. Mr. Scruggs, ot Greenville, anid Mir. her,i', Williamson, of' Coliumnbaa, offered use amnendmuients to the sixthI and seveth Tlh sections oIf the report. Mlr. War-I iih amneinded the third section where it r ferredl to the "so-called I el ormprt subhst itutinig '"promises inade"' for t.hes;:e wvords. Tlhe whilole dleclarationi of prin1- 09 ciplles wa:s then adopted by ar redsi ' wor vote. ''- K-:ni Tlhei. :hIr rss siubiittedi by tine c lm- MVEr miitte'e as amlenided ain dtld i is as were foillows: vil I 1. Thew con.stiiiti ini of tIme Stater, arni - -Ev of thme lI'i ed S;ate's, guiarantee'us ''f uil truck rigihts to all, anid prohibits :pei'ial .riv-: lp'J il eg s fto any of its citizens. If. is there fore the duty of those who imay feel themitselve's azg rie'vedl throumghi the en ' act mtiit ot unmjusit. law, the effec' oh 1 i which is to deprive some oft their con- tI ih( stitutiona:l rights, while twnstowmig mui h upon others imnlawful privilegea. to a., (' ! i semblle and protea at gainmst such' un-t. n just, ineqtuitab!e and unmlawf m l legisl- eye b. tion; and1 to tak' measure,C- t nen at ; I plei its repeal Mlore espe'cially is tishuiterm a diut,y, whet, irom thle dl'e aio n of tpir- b. k I isan ollicials, em apow~ere I t. ex'-u I d- I - and en force such I aws, tie rirh 'i to. peal to the courits IAil<eii 'I a rigi: wisely guaranmteed b y the Iiun-ta mi Iat \ law of the land, andl r.ecogmzi i-ii on ii -j of the cardIinal p)rinc(iples ofI l)eiaii-r : I ram ey; a right which ex perience has p riv - -ih< p' en to be a shield of saf ety, to the weak ariii against the strong, io t,mhe ew agat i- ing the maniy; a right which has bee n, arnd Chi mr must be, cherished amtong t he dearest Wes' privileges of a free people. in. hi 2. We condemnn the vicious class leg- anot' islation attempted and enacted by the othet Legislature at th recent esionn and arir rsed and approved by the Govern this State, the pernicious effects ihich will be to put to hazard all stries dependent upon corporate al, to lessen the volume of curren ) increase the cost of credit, and to er uncertain and precarious the oc tion of all wage-workers within tate. We denounce the inconsistency of promises made, which, proclaim ;alarien too large, omits to reduce i; declaring taxes too high, increase i; professing opposition to ionop onspires to make the State a mo list; preaching prohibition, legis the State into a rum-seller. We declare our principles to be idied in the simple, but sound, ocratic doctrine of "Equal rights 1, special priviloges to none;" and purpose to repeal and oppose all lation inconsistent therewith. We acknowledge agriculture to be naster-wheel of industrial mechan but we declare that in the enact t and execut.u-n of just and whole. laws it, is essential to consider the quality and (uantity of the uet depends upon the harmonious ing of the whole machine, axd upon no industry more than agri Ire will fall the mijurious effects of ?arture from this just principle. We believe the interests of capi nd labor to be the same, and we as that 4 blow aimed at one will fall k both; and thqt legimlAtion direct igaist" vilher will react upon the le of the whole Stat.e. And we as. that the employment of convict in competit ion with free labor is rary to the best interests of the We recognize the propriety of just rustraiiiing the abuse of rights privileges granted to individuals .rporations, but we condenin all tending, unrigiteoisly, to lessen cenment to capital to invest in the .onnent of legitimate industries in !lhe State. We strongly urge )eople to encourage itmigration we believe tHiat South Carolina of "lexcelled in(di!ements to the ag tUiral cav with small capital as as ianufacturing industries, and it shalt Le a part, of the declara of principles of the Industrial and e-Workers' Democratic League to uirag' and assist any enterprise 3ei ohjtct is to bring immigrants to st ate. We assert the mwcessity of main ing ihe independence of the Judi %ad mc.1lemnil any and all at pis ti curtail the one or lower the r oft these siga:trds to the enjoy t of individual rights. Aab:ering strictly to the sound ci ples ol l)elmocracy, living within r hitations, and believing that "a ) - is best, governed which is least -rnedi," we shall undertake to main 10 thei highest siandard the finan credit. and political dignity of t he e. II. A. WVILI..IAars, Chumn. J1. J. ,JENNINGs. d NO. HIOFFMAN. ,1. '. aimy. . J. Al. BIRAWLEY. JAs. P. CArrLL. T. W. BOLL-YAN. W. 'T. AIA IzTriN. d. T. IVA1in. .. W an J. W-. WEEA t-N. .H . EX -.IV A (-1031IM1111N. E v followiig llemnbers ot the exect committee were nominated and inmes recorded. The other mem. will he selected by the delegations their names sent in to the State 'man: l-,:getield, G. 1). Mims; leston, I. (. Ward; Orangehtrg, Aimker; lIichland, It. N. Low ; GreenvillI., W. .1. Smith ; Oceonee, . I'leper; .spartanbuiirg, 1'. ,J. D). h:I Laureuns, I) vid F,. Barniett; ii, W. 1. S. Ilarris; Lexington, I1. 'nith; Chester, L. T1. Nichols; Fair IIenry leins. .Ward then brought up the mat I the bureau of inflorimation pro I for1 init the ihim of organization. aid a svcretary had to lbe selected ke ''harge of t hat featute, and he of a vounig manl etninently qjuali to take charge of tihe bureau, a whose relauions wit.h all the pol1it ieen s emuin entIy < ual il himi. tid. hirdi4 nonie t ake e'xcepltionl to It w~as Al r. A~.ugust Kohnm. le ghi.t,h at \l r. lKohn woul do( i t he Se misei ent io usly, amid that the comii 14. shldii engage him11. '. ohin s0id he wt.as proud to hive kind words spoken of him, iIe no't ready thlen to say whlmether the I accept it, or not, but if the body d. leave the mat ter to the advisory n ittee he would( consider the pro non. On mot ion of Mr. Scruiggs, dv'~isory commi httee was asked to tinte withi Mr. Kohni and secur Ervices if possible. 4. thankils of the~ convention were extended to AMr. Ward for his ex Liton: ot the objectA of the league, teinp'>rary chairman, to the city i-il for ihe use of the conuncilI cham-u Lidc to Al lnager Cramer for the f the opera house. 4.'h conveni lon adljaar ined about m id ainn die-State. (Cymonej~ in H ti e. A ui:. 1K 1)., A 14:.I 19.-A b-)', -i-30) k ve erday m Iternoon one ot the -t Iive 4n. wiebl ever vliited 4 strucik this city, andui ini ai short I ortv lhiiling~ were wreckerc and at lives lost. A bout twenty persons SerIiusly' ini jredl, many of whom tat ab di . The part of the ct,y tatd 4ie)o tIe South side of the i o tie S.mta Fe ltoadl amnd com boeth bui- 3 and1( residence bthild-. I''ll oilv'ne hundi~re I houses, l'arns torce in tIe subumr s were comple-c dtemilsihd The telegraphi andI ine linua ire dtown and the streets :iedi wi t h debi-s. 'The damage is utedI at M5O' ,ttt. O)sawotamic, I ,was ailso mi tie p)ath of thet Ii , a t<( rrii le hil stoii mi occurrimg . mi. TIhe h-mws were flooded I rom I its ot rai and the windows were n with44ii 0m stne. Several barns 1 maill buitldjings were lown over. A TrageiIy. i ex, N. Yu., April li.-John 4, la,ii,)wn as "t nuh l.me n igger ( ,:e, -rn oinuck in the bro)om 441 A u nra pirisn.r this moriing, I with a sharp kni fe use,i in cut birot 1n corn, lie first attacked es Peck, a fellow convict from ehester Coun,y, leaving him dead s tracks, hie next latilly stabbed ier convict, and wounded two s before he wvas shot by a kee per, endered powerless. STARTLING CHARGES MADE BY MAJ. HAMILTON IN HIS AN SWER TO HIS RETURN. 1o Alliegcs That Sioakor Ira n. .101ns Tamperedi With Thto jl.-,onimvrV .%rt. Something That May l1reak lUp the Law. CoUMi311A, S. C., Apil 20.-Ves. terday was productive of an important disclosure in regard to the State dispon sary law, and the inakInt of sonic starthIn charges against the Smaker of the IIguse of Representatives. It H pr' haps the first titu that s ich charges have been brought against an ollicer of the legislative branch of the State -,oV ernment, aud the final outcome is awalt ed with interest. This sensation is tlhe product, of the CheFter liquor test Ca4 now pending in the State Supreme Court, and the charges referred ti are made in a legal paper, which is a no tion of'the record of these cases. Yesterday Mlai. Iamilton went to) the Secretary of' State's wflic and spent an hour and a half examinin- the record *s which he charges have been tiampered with. To have been warranted m usin,_, theu in his answer in which paper they xppear, Maj. Hamilton must have foiiul soinething from his tinve:51atiois which ic has not miade pubhe. S.veral at .orneys to which his answer wats shown meem to think that he has made a stro, case against the Dispensary law, and onsider that it' his allegations as to the anipering with the enrolled act are trueic .he law is necessaril v void. Here is an exact, copy of Mi. Ilam Iton's answer to the return 'nade by Lhe respondent in the Chester canw mhich speaks for itsell': TiHE STATEi oF SoUrii CA ROM NA - In the Supreme Court-The State ex relat*one W. It. Hoover vs. The Town Council of Chester. The relator repflyinur to the ret-ni of 'hie Town Council of Chester bere! riled on the 18th of April, 193, says: 1. That it is not tru3 as averred in the return of the respandent thatt the ,owu council of Chester ha-l any right of diecretion to grant or refuse a 'Iens;! when the relator had c-mpi ed w th all the requirements of the special at of 1888, regulating and( granting of license by the town council of' Che3ter or uder chapter LV of the reneral statutes. 2. Because if said towin e,uncil had any iscretionary power to griant or, re - fuse licenses to self spiritou o . into-6 cating liquors under the act of 1s88, the said town council of Chester never (x. crcised their discretion. 3. Because the act of 1,88 and chap ter LV )f tie general statutea was not, repealed by "An act to prohibit the the manufacture and sale of Intoxicat:n, liquors as a beverage within the State excopt as herein permitted," approve(d )ecember 21, 1892. 4. That said bill never aequiried the force of law in this Siate because the original bill, which passed both honses, was altered and changed by Ira B. Jones Speaker of the House of lReoresentaCives it the tim-- or after it passed the House, md amended as lie saw fit. when it ap pears in the journal of the louse of date of 23rd December, 1893, that no ucli -hanges, alterations or amendimients vere ever sanctioned by the Ilonse of' tepresentatives. 5. That the original hill suttituted or the oper bill was a hilI pu am( lim)pIe to raise a recvenue tor' thle State >f South Carolina, and originatedl in the senate cont,rairy to ,,the conistitution ofI his State. 6. Because the oirigmual bill was onei vhiose obie.tt was to raise a revenue fir lie State, anid such object, was nlotex >ressedl in its title."' 7. Because said( bill, not, being an nimendmnlt, to the Htoper bill, never ne :e.ivedl three readings in the I ouse; inver became an act,, an(l is void. S. Because no power was ever' iven ,o the Ilaeglslatur'e by the pecoide of sothtl Carolina to create for the S',ate a no0n0opol y in a la vfu'il merchan tile brai less to the exclusion of her own citizenis. S. iP. IIAi i,ToN, A ttorniey for the IReltat or. A t toiney I;eneral 'To wnsendt, who ims niot yet seen) the( charges made in I lie answer made to the r'etunrn, yester lay morning said that he wi ul appI ear n personi at the hearingi on May I , anid nake argument, in the cases. 1Is objet s to ihirow Maj . 11lamil tn out of elmrt >n1 the gr'ound t,hat lie did not ge t ter niission t,o go in to t.he State Supr emne Couirt from the A ttor'ney (senleral,* as 'equiired by law, IIe sid th-il manida-I nulis was a prero'i)e!tive righ t, hand etdI dwn rom tho Km.u.( lf Inland,il .I was Lthe )i11y person wvho orig inallIty ha i the rit t .o allowv the use of miianamur. ' 'S it 5 yet, in So)uth Car'olina-hte tlaw (ti the mbtject has never been ehimed.,"' says hie Atternev/( (ieeral. I be says Mr. [IarmIltoin oriles in anz't imake.s Itie S tate I plaintill' when the St itt didt tree'' .o comie into court,. 10t suppiorIt of thi te calIled attenioni(i to thei tie to f th ases5. - "The St ate tx retat ion W. It [Ioover,"' etc. Ile sail be tdid not thin lhe Supreme Cour't cou ltposs1ibt y grat writ of mi andamuis wit bout the S'.ato'% :Oncenllt, tuntilI alter the law wenti i t) ttl'ec t arid there was somie vitoltation.i Ie seems confidenit of throwing the easeI mUt (' of cort.-S~ tP t What, ipti iker ,1ano StayN. CoUM n IA, S. C. A pril 21 . -The inswer of Maij. I lamillon, the attor':cy or the lign on men in Ut the dpensar'y est, case, c>)ntainmlg then severe chtarges tgamist Speaker Ira B. Jones, of Ithe louse of iteprerentatives, prioved to bec lie sensation of the day yesterday, and hetre was much talk all over thet city. 11nd epeciall y in oflicial and legal c: rcles bhout it.. Mr. ,1 ones promptly, in r'esp)o se to elegraphic queries, senit a sLat men t hat the char-ges were absohntely titilse ind aske4)."'Can th~e man be maoy"?' Mdj Lamilt,on m,Aiites thattif' he he0 mad here is mn'ich method in his madness. When Maj. IIanmilton was seen and iaked ab;out, the very Indignant, tele tram sent by Mir. .Joncs, to the Regisater, le said that he dlidn't believe that Mr. Jones. the speaker, intended to act ,orruntly wit.h reard to the bIm kn.... is the dispensary act, but he said tha le made a careful Inspection of the bi ind found it was a mass of confusio ind contradiction; that he found a grea nany entries on the margin o1 the origi iil bill in Mr. Joues' handwriting, ai ipeaker, in red ink; that he undertool )t his own motion to strike out, sectios 18 of the bill, and im so important I miatter there is no mention of such i lnotion heui- before the House. Th< 01i mnai is silent on the subict. 11C urther said that Speaker .ones cliange( Aie number of' a great many sections that in the en,trossed or orig-inal bil iection 6 was stricken out altoarethel tiis is the muost Inportant secton iii tle bill, but it has mate its appearance it he stattite its printe(l; that it seem hat there was an amend nent Ito th iubstitite known as the Evans bill il le louse, but it doesi' appear that i ,ver was sent back to the Seit- fo)r it Oicurrence; tht, 1fromu the many im perfections, irregularities and violation: e Ustalishil-lt parliament pratlle, the )il s(umis to be ia vold act. But of tli he SUPitreie Court will have to ver miortly julle; the bill will be before tha .tirt and it will h3 e trefilly and nar ttwly iinllpected."1 A II ex:11iminatio of the engrossed bill i passid and the enrolletI act as ratilie< reveals the condition of thin-s as Mrj IanilIt- txpresses it. An experienceI ltd expert. h isIntive clerk ycsterda. nade a lont and carel examinationl 0 he bill alii let atnd ives it as his opil. on thiat the li.w. aire so many tlia .Ihe net is surely a (lead letter. Las L eve.n Speakr .Jones arriveo 11 the city. lie spenl some timue at tll ta te Capitol. I ateril1st night Ie sait le hlAd come to see the orial hills m1 ile in the olliee oh the Secretary of Stat( mt examine them. lie says le lias a1l ldy denied the clar--es inl toto atid Ik visles to see now it there is Itiy loutiit ion I!r tIe irre.:ularity chiirge,l. II mail lie cetld not believe tlat. there wav il N\ Ine inl thle S Ia ite who believed lhi1' :tul i ot such siweeping crininial chare! is th-e made in the answer ut MaO: 11am i ton. lie nuvrstowl since his al ival that. Mj. 1lamilton hail s.id thi be did iot intentI In cliar-e hi-11 Wit L-1rimnii1ial actioZ), but. the laneiu%e ut Lcertainlly i ulied tIhat itch. lie it tends to in!vestigr.ite lie wh4tle matt ttoughIly tod., le sa's he (oi tot conitein111late takin-, any le-al sset in r,,arl t> the uitter wha'ever.. State. TWO RESPITES MADE. I-velIIl id Wn wadt) lialines u1 a%tsi 1.11 .M 1re Ti mu. x'11 ili.k, S. C., April 1i. 1;iver Or Tillnan made two respites yestt day ill which the piblic is imiuc liit( est,Vd. 'I'e first one was Wade IHain who was to have been hung Friday, b who has had given himil two 'aldition Weeks of lif'o. It Was expected tin the Governor would not interfere, an tire was the best of grotinds for h ieving it to be a fact. A detectivoi has ben employed I ook i) the truth or falsity of' man eport. circulateil in flaines's favo le has made his report, and alt hotig ,i has not been given to the press, it i -urtain t.hat his report will say that th videnice 1s pretty conclusive Iha ilie'i is guilty. The (iovernor, in announcing his de ision, said that he did not care to sa' IIIytIing about te case at present, to ive any re'asonis for his act ion. I vas reportd otha ot he had re,cei ved ett er fronm .1 idge II uidson, whot firs itartd the cast', andi( that ptrobably fiat omet.h in g to do wit. is de5 icision,i his is true, it coui not be confirmeij Napioleo i Leeit', t.het wife inmut rd rgets anmott.hier leaste of ife un3 i til I lti tI. Goevernor 'Tillinani sid that I )r Ilhcock , who' ex aml ied Levelle,, fiat i'riousA dout i fs about his sanity, ant h at. omidetr I he ci reninstances, lie want (I that, pitit posit.iv~ely settled if' pos ille. It ils idea is to have a coinis Dlon tanke( an! ('xa1iinatifon, but, lie doe oc tikno (w exactt I y how to) preceedl abon t iii .a legal way. Thfe Attorney Gen ral is iinakinig ani investigation of flot ock 's repIor It tto the ( ovtern or is illni ub amet' as I it)ws: ftiui haut (cal led upon01 by you t a tex 'tl n~. iv ollet, I stated'i that afttr rt'viiewi uig theii stenmographeitr's report o1 tht rial thatnt thlere~ were reaonisl t) quet' ttoi Ievellft's sanit,y. Thai;t optiioa its hiA'd upjonl the following fa~ci, rutight, to. in thie testiniioniy as to L~e ic( ius oitf being fllow'd Ib y (letectoives iitd at strong suiicidal ifiplse; fad iiu tpparnti'iI delutsion abou11t one of hi: vi tei melI:ttiv~es; shttwe-I a chiange o :haracuter antd was d epressetd; talked t< trob abldy suiffered fr'omui isomniaju am vus considered a crank or "'crazy"' hi everai w 'itniesses. Oii March 2i, '. md it>2 1). luabcock saw L e volle Ii vt Ite wttol be iunwilling to certify to hi: sii ;u t v . If is depression, nerv(ousneos andi SI susic(it)us ness wax mnot alItogethie innautirm: conisitderiing his long coniflite ient . I )r. lIabtcock wats satisfied tha e was: no)t lt'igninrg insaity L. lIn lis report hi linasirporatecs thi worn stat e': iwat of' I r. Iluago F. Mauye >f NOw Y10rka, who Once' treatted Lei Il'i..II ie said hi: had f'req auent at atcks of headacIutht from a xunstro,k'; lit > 1 trrit uabilit.y froio no cause; very sue y rong dtoiin; always nervous, tremti ini. of lips), of teni attemlpted to go t vork on Sunday and woul walk aboti he. 't reets iFt.th is tool chest. Whe n'l'!ib' rs of' his famnily tried to prever uimi h e would become pugnacious anm re't into such a frenzy, that hyperde: ilic inijectionis of' morphine had to t. oiven; often h;ad fIts of laughing an rying anid Imnagined that he was ~reat tragedlfan A fter carefully reviewing the cii umns'anes, l)r. Babcock is of thi >rptnioin that while no one of' the symj oims would itustify, yet, taken all ti rethuer, they present the strongest ind :atinons of a diseased b)rain, ptrobab t artuig from the injury received froi isunstroke. -Ilegister. Rouast Mule. ATrLANTA'1 GA., April 16l -The cit tables were destroyed by tire this morn ng~ and 140 mules perlehed in th lames. Loss $30,000;-Insrance $1mnr ZNNTE MADE DESOLATE. t A SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES VISIT THAT ISLE. (areat iI.4voc Wrotiiht to lie ad Prop. L erty-Tihe Grtctan Govarninent Proupt . ly Sends Ald-Tho Itritish Minister Remi tent Talographoa f or Asointanco. A'ri:Ns, April 17.-The island or Zante, one of the principal Ionian is lands, was visited by a most destruct ive earthquake this morning resulting in great loss of life and property. In February and March last the is id sustained a vast amount of dam ago by seisnic disturbances and a larae number of lives were lost. The sho k this morning apvears to have been rmost violent in the city of Zante, the greater part of which was de. s'ro) e 1. The people are panic stricken and the atiWorities helpless. The streets aro impassable, being tilled with ma13sse,s of sto4te dItit timber from the wreckage of tIhe houses, which were thrown down by the earthquake. Thus far the bodies of Lwenty,per sons killed by falling walls have been reinoved froin the debris. It is feared It hat many niore dead are still in the rutins. The nuimber of persons injured runs tip in the hundreds. The greater );rtioin of the inhabitants have iled to the plains back of the city, where they wander about in a distracted matmer be wailing the losi of their homes and propert y. h'le shock oc,irrod at 7:30 o'clock this in in..iol. of the buildings that sto.d orev- :4f,er the shock In February and M o.-hi were either thrown <town or SltLvred so as to be inisafti for ccitpaicy. Thl church of St.. Dion.vsus an,i the governtient of lives were thrown down. Advices iI rom tlit interior show that the whole islaind w.v4 devastated. M Iny villages w were <le)tro.ved. It is thought.that the r loss -f life is very gleat. -Siic 7:3,J this tri-rning, two more Slieav.s sho;ks have s'iaken the whole b Isid of Z tnte. Thouiatili are with out Ai-Iter mind ft-w have sullicient food. The Ilritish Mimister has tele gralitt I, tio e h itisli Foreign (t1jice a rt-qttiest lor warhips to be selt at once to Zm lte Wit I nil-i and huilding ma s terials. that 1-inporary sheis may be - erectud for shelter at onice oin the plains and hill-ides. A. lirge utimber of tents taken to Zaite to shelter people reid-red home less by former eart. qiaki-s have been ae againi set up, and under [hem soime of the women and chridren have taken refuige. The city pre,-niits a scene of desolation, and it is doubtftil if it will ever reco(ver froim the series of mis r- 1oil 1ts thit have befallen it, within r- L e past three lnIths. There is bound to be an enoriniis arnotnt of sufering, and oitside aid will be tirgently re i uired to prevenrt sickness and starva o tion. it The Greek goverrintent has acted (I promptly in rendering aid to the suf leiers by tie earthquake on the island of Zar;e. 'hie two Greek Ironclads I1 y<dra aid Spezzia have already started o [or Zante with a dt-tachient of engi Y neers, as well as provisions and medi cinies. tA p int t o~ i i'trio tinm, CoLrUM I A, S. C., April I9.-Gover nor Til hni:An yesterday received a letter fromi Mrs. George T. Fry, the presi (d,nt of the S>hliers' Memorial Associa. rtion of Chatt.:m1o.i, Ten1n., which t, strongly appeals to tire patrtiotism of Soutthr Caroliniians. Govetrnor Tillmani says thatt lie will receive all contribu I ions or tire fiund sent in and1( see that they arc forwvarded to Chatt,anooga. This, hie says, is all lie cani (do. In tile -letter Mrs. Fry says: Th''lere atre m-itry thiousanmd Confeder ate soldiers buried here fromn tire bat Ilefields of Cickam'iauga andi( Missionmary .lIidge. For teni years atler thc war . there was at Ladies' Memiorial Associa - ton here, annth[le ceimetery was weli For rititeen yeatri patst it, has been al lowVed to go toL wat~e, u:itil it, hits be comre at ver*y desolate place. Ablout one halfI acreO nt) Vow hveilow-, arid whien it rains back wvater from the river stands ni itt. ti.e ot.i fe'et hrighr, and bones swiut abIouttt. Thi ought a native Ten tr.estcan, I have no it livedt here since the war unt il i:t>w. Th'le p)opulation here is (comp1'sedt ol aibout. one-half Northe-rn peottle, who have no sympathiy with ('rtlceder-ates. About two mont,hs ago( ()or1atuzed( at memorial association, and we hadt at hjetu:e by which we made y i15'0. I lured meni to go to work clean. nii it til at once. T1his week I amu try irg to till tire -hole w ith dirt. This is 'ex pensive work, and( ini one week's time I shallI have spent, all my money, with thr'ee-fourthrs of' Lthe hole uinlilled. I find thait next to Trexas atnd North Carolmna, who hatve exatctly thie same number of sohtkers, thatt South Carolina has most soldiers burriedh heire. Th'le known graves have been mairked with boards, whIch arie fatst rotting awlay. I have a r'(ciard and coul mairk them a'l it I had tihe meantrs. I must first fllt [his un silhtl y holec with dir, andl pregerly on clost Lire grounds, which comprise three ittrets. To do this I have written to [lie Governors o1 [lie Stat.es whro have sot d (ier's buried htere aiiui asked that, they sentd tme money t.o care f'or t,heir deadl. It wicst *Th00 to pit in a drain p) pe andfl( liiil[lie hi >1in with (dirt, anid the st,one fence anid arch gateway wvill co 4t $10, S000. I hiope t.o raise $4.000) in Tennies t see, though South Carolina has one a hali ats matiiy as T1ennessee. I have t had1( most, enicourauingi aniswer's to my~ ri lett,ers fronii those litrst, received. [( did -not intend SouthI Cartolina to bei last mi e viued, btut I hauve been sic'< a few daiys d andI had [ti suspend. Ct.-'rNTO1 N,cTroN, WVis., AprIl 15. e 'Jatt. lrit 'zotn, a iiuurderer, was cap >- tuiredl near here todIay, bitt before he - fell int,o the hands of the ollcers he I- sent a bullet into his brain from the y' revolver thatt lie iiaed to kill Mrs. ii llritzonr and Mrs. Ilearnr. The wound is belived to lbe intat, and( the fact that thie murrderer apparenrtly had butt a short time to Jive, alone saved himi y from meeting swift justice at the hands i- of' th-e men who since the discovery of e his crime have spent days and niht 0 inhinng~ foem.