The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, November 23, 1893, Image 1

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VOL. XXII. PICKENS, S. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 1893 NO. 10. PORT ROYAL'S FUIUR. t WHAT ATTORNEY GENERAL TOWN- "l n SEND SAYS OF IT. te m He Advince the General Assenbly to tt Guard Agalvat Pittail, and n* ke Tia st b Por0i FutureSecure. a COLUMnIA, S. C., Nov. 16.-The an. nual report of Attorney Ueneral Town o send will be issued by the State print- i er tomorrow. The entire report deals a with the extensive litigation in which p' the State is engawed or has been en- di gaged during the past year, and every ti page Is of interest, the exact s'atus of w each caso being given. ae There is nothing in the report, how- re ever, of more widespread Interest than re the Attorney General's synopsis of the P cases by which the unbottling of Port ca Royal has been temporarily accom- or l,Ashed and his suggestions to the Gen th eral Assembly as to the manner of in making the unbottling permanent. After devoting several pages of in- cc terest to all bearing upon the action of A the Legislature looking towards this te matter. Maj. Townsend gives in de R tail the many moves in the manage a ment of the case and then proceeds: cc "The defendants then interposed a ti demurrer to the complaint, on the cr ground that the court had no jurisdic- tt tIon over the subject of the action, 01 that the plaintiff (the State) had no ta legal capacity to sue, and that the com- til plaint did not state facts suilcient to 8t constitute a cause of action. These ti demurrers were also overruled by bi Judge Aldrich, and thirty days allowed ti the defendant to answer or appeal. O Thereupon the defendants gave notice of an appeal on a number of poits 01 from such order. it "It being then absolutely necessary tc that some administrative orders should at be passed instructing the receiver as to tI the management of the road pending it the appeal, they were proposed by his LI counsel to Judge Aldrich and sisRed. ai Forthwith the defendants entered ap. bi peals to the Supreme Court from all these orders. cl "This makes three separate appetis I in each of the cases, and there being P, two cases, V. makes six atpeals in all e: taken bv th- defendants and now pend- I ing before the Supreme Court of the u State. g "These appeals will probably be v heard at the approaching term of the o Supreme Court, but in the orderly w course of events the decision will not n be rendere(I until some time in the .t spring. If the Supreme Court should sustaln Judge Aldrich in holding that f, the case had not been removed to the ti United States Court, it is more than ti probable that an im n.ediate appeal will b be taken by the defendants to the Su- I1 preme Court of the United States, P where the case will be locked up for b years. And at any rate none of the g appeals are on the final merits of the ti case, but are merely on interlocutory orders, so that the cases will have to b come back for trial anyhow. It will f< be readily (seen from this that whilst bf so far the btate has been successful in I the position she has taken, and the L courts have recognized her right to bi institute these proceedings and have a Sat receiver appointed, that the litigation w promises to be interminable. So far cu trom the Central Railroad availing it- tI self of the locus penitentiae allowed by gi the General Assembly, they have inter- re posed every possible technical objection ei have strenuously refused to recognize the jurisdiction of the State courts, W and have in every way possible delayed si and impeded the progress of the cause. al "The outgoing receiver, who still is C presidentof the Central railroad, has tailed to deliver to Mr. Averill as re- b ceiver all the property and assets in v his hands, belonging to him, and has n shown no disposition whatever to fa- 1i cilitate the purposes of the State. st "The action of the State Is more than h justillied by t,he results already attained L through the new management of the fi road. The terrible cyclone which via- 1t ited portions of our coast in the hait of' ti August wrought great havoc with the Si Port Royal and August a Railway Corn- at pany. A large portion or its wharves IA were destroyed, its warehouses un- b roofed, Ire sties and bridges washed Si down, and its track from Purt Royal L to Yemasste torn tip and dam aged so that it was entirely imriassa- ci ble. With great and commendable en- C ergy and zeal the receiver, Mr. A verill ti personally stuperintended the restora- ii tion of his road, and in a wonderfully short, period of time had it open L for transportation. Li "But despite this serious obstacle to 'I successful operations, he has not only h handled the usual business on the road c: but has commudication with Europe Li through Port Royal by a direct line of steamers leaving Port Royal bimonith - J ly. This is the pioneer line. Circum- " stances all tend to show that as soon as Li It Is satisfactorily demonstrated that p Port Royal Is open, and will remain n open vessels will crowd into its ample C harbor and the great object originally A contemplated by the St.ate in granting h tIs charter will be accomplished. ri "'Another proof of the correctness of u the Stays position is shown by the cotton movement at Augusta. Withi-t out cutting rates at all the amount of 12 cotton carried by the Port Royal rail- a road out of August,a has bieen ive or ft six times as large In proportion as it ci wits during the past season. In fact h the cotton moved by the Port Royal 8 road exceeds the amount of cotton mnoved by all other roads out of Augus- ii ta put together. ci "The great drawback to permanent ci 'auccessis the uncertaint y as t.o t he re t suit of lItigat ion. A re'ceiver, however vw able.he n,ay be, is always handicapped 1i by the necessary uncertainty of lia C tenure. Ilia re'ceivership may last, for ei sears, tiut may terminate at any time,~ N ~o contract, that he can make is iu- Li n rg beyond the tei m or his receiver- v ship.0 "Ihis Is felt particularly in negot,ia tions for the opening of Port Rtoyal 0' and the conduct of the railroad. Tlhie w~ uricertainty as to the reoult, of the lit- d igationi, and whether or riot the domi- d nation of the Central railroad will be f< restored ;and the bottling up process of s( Port Rloyal again put, into effect ren- fi ders puisons uinwilling to enter into ti contracts involving any length of time t or any expenditure of money. If it Ii was today an established fact that the railroad would be free of the Central i railroad and the port would be kept ik open an independent gifd competitive d point, I am 8atisfied that arrangemet i could be made in addition to those al- V rearyterdinto which ....upac ie success of the enterprise beyoid iy possible peradventure. "It can be readily seen from the ,cts already stated that in the ordi try c:urse there is before us a long dious and expensive litigation. It it anifest that the Central railroad in nds in every possible way to resisl te demand of the State, and if possi. e to prevent it; that every legal re >urce will be exhausted to delay, tir( it and ilnally defeat it. " rhe question for the constderatio[ the General Assembly is whether to State is willing to subject itself to process or this character from a cor )ration of its own creation, but no% >ipinated and its policy controlled en rely by a foreign corporation or bether it will exercise the powers re. rved for such occasions as this and quire that this corporation shall be organized in accordance with the su -eme spirit and policy of its laws, tc rry out tne purposo for whicb it waa igiDally created. It seems that is is a case in which the State should sist on its being done. "I would, therefore, respectfully re. mmend the passage by the General Bsembly of an act repealing the char r of the Port Royal and Augusta allroad Company, and providing i1 proper way for the winding up of it rporate existence, and for distribu )n of its assets by a sale, among thf editors and others legally entitled ereto, according to their several pri ities. In this bill care should b ken to provide that in the organiza :n of any new corporation then ould be such st,pervision and scru. iy as to prevent the new corporatior ing organized as a mere representa ve of the Central railroad of Georgia other competitive corporation. "I think such a course' is due nol ly to the proper dignity of the Statt self, but also to carry out the purpose r which this corporation was cre ed and further, for the benefit ol ose citizens of the State living along i line who have been so long denied e privileges which they now enjo3 ld which were originally intended tc confered upon them." Attorney General Townsend, in con. tiding his report says: "In concltusior will say that the litigation of th "sent. year has been great, and far ir ,cess of any year perhaps in the his ry ot the State, and probably even o any years together. This is to be re 'etted in one sense, but in a bold ant gorous execution of the laws. som which vere entirely new. litigatiot as to be expected, and indeed coult o be avoided with safety to the in reits of the State. "The expenses, too, as you will sel 'om this report, have gone far bevon ie appropriatiou made by the Legisla ire at its last session. This could no 3 avoided. i was fortunate in mak ig arrangements to meet all these ex anses,and I trust that your honorabli dy will make such provision in re ird thereto as shown by this repor P be necessary." No wonder the Attorney General hai !en nearly worked to death and It rced to say that the litigation ha >en great. A glance through th irty odd pages of the report showg at there have been 11 fty-eight case, -ought as an outcome of the dispen my law and all since the lam ent into effect in July last. Tlies4 tsea. too, are only those with whict e Attorney General had to do. After ving a carefully prepared, yet briei sume of each State the Attorney Gen al gives the present status. First comes the trade mark case ir hich the case won. Major Townsene ys he understands there will be ai peal to the United States Suprem :urt. Then there were the two casei rought by the Richmond and Dan Lile road against the Railroad C'om ission in regard to the whiskey rate regard to these cases the repor tys: "Judge Simonton has rendere< Ls decision in favor of the State 01 10 Constitutional points and has re irred it to R. W. Shand, i$sq., of Co imbla, S. C., special master, to tak istimony and report as to the rea mnableness or unreasonableness o tid rates. No testimony has yet beel iken, owing to the great pressure o lisiness in my 'otlice, but I expect yer >on to move before said master foi tat purpose." Then t hero are the two miandamui tees brought in the State supremi ourt by Major Hamilton on the mat ir of liquor licenses which the Stati on. The catses of Ward and Langfordi ie railroad age.ite, involving the righ ' deliver whiskey,is treated of. Majoi ownsend says he is nJow waiting foi *s appeal from Judge Simonton's de sion ini these cases to be heard by the nited States Supreme Court. In regard to the case of the State vi amnes in Darlington county, whici> as an action in the State courts tc et the constitutionality of the die Bnsary act, the report says it was re oyed to the United States Circul ourt, is now on the docket and thi .ttorney General will intervene on be aif or the State to protect the State's ghts. The argument will hardly corn p before December. The three cases brought to preven ie opening of tihe dispensaries at Mt easant, Walterboro and Columbia 'e treated of. All were decided ir Lvor of the State, but ini the Richlanc ise an appeal was taken wich will 1)1 aard at the aipproaching term of the late Suprente Court. Several pa~ges are devoted to thiecele ated Swan case. The history or thb L5e is given and Major Townsend con. udes: "Judge Simonton decided ir vyor of the railway authorities. A umMr Jthiea c ei of the Surenu e in btor b hear ot te 0th dayo at there was no Federal qetuni )ivedl god( .J'dge Simonton wa it it jurisdiicjio10 in the matter." ,T: e case ot McCullough vs the Board Control for Darling!on county hich wats to enjoin the opening of the apensa. i i the' couinty, is very full~ scussei. T'his is the case heard he re Justice P'ope,tn which lie has-been Ilong getting up a decision, and ii miliar to all, le ask~s thet Legisla ire to mxake anl appropriation cover ~g the expense of Me'srs. Boyd and rown, assista t, cojunsei, Prosecutions have been commenced the criminal courta against the fol. wing parties for violations of the spensary la : Vincent Chico. (2) . Koopman (2), Fred Moihenhauer, U !.Auspach, J. F. McKay, JT. J. Con. ay. C.lF.iHeins. Leo Bulltienke, J D. Kennedy, W. Heskin, I. Ilemme (2: I. Ilemme, Jr., H1. Notte, Joe Jenkine W. D. Hackeman, L.. F. Murphy, Bagby & Spear, W. J. Bowen, C. J. C. Becker Charles Pasearellf, A. Ruby James E. Edgerton, agent Clyde Steam ship Line (4 L. G. Pinckney, agent Southern Express Company (3), D. 11 Chamberlain receiver, all of Charles ton; and H. V. Bellinger, B. D. Sellins Ge,rge Lohbor, J. G. Linsteddt and G M. Pitcher, of Berkeley. Criminal aid~divil prosecutions have been entered against John O'Donnell, of Anderson, and David Morris, of Sum. ter. for violations of the dispensary law. Lastly comes the rice beer cases from this city against J. C. H. Troeger, W. E. Byrd (2), Ben David. Jerome 1agan, Thomas Fagan, J. M. Ivery heinz Jacobs. In Speaking of the test case ingthese cases the Attorney Genera says: "This was a prosecution at October term for violation of the dispensary act in selling intoxicating liquors by tht drink in the city of Columbia. The defendant had sold the liquors at his place which had been run as a bar and saloon before the lst day of July. Mo tions for a nolle pros, and demurrer were interspersed by the defendant upon the ground of the alleged uncan stitutionality of the act under whici the prosecutions were brought and th I detective drawing of the indici - ment. Judge Hudson, after argument for and against the molions, decided against the constitutionality of the law and rendered an opinion in favor of the defendant. An appeal was i promptly taken fron his decision and the case is now in the Supreme Court." No dispensary cases developing since October are included in this re port.-The State. Figuring fon Fan%ucew. WASHHNGTON, Nov. 15.-One of the -subjects to engage the attention 0: Cong ress when it convenes in regulai session at the oeginning of December will be a new banking currency sys tem. The monetary necessities of tht country has reached such an acute con ditton that radical legislation on thi subject has become an immediate prob abilitv. In the past two weeks Congressmar Spri ger, of Illinois, chairman of the Rouse committee on banks and cur rencv, Senator Voorhee-, of Indiana, chairman of the Senate Committee or ilnaice, Congressman Dewitt Warner of New York, and others who will bi prominent in legislation on this stii ject this winter, have been engaged ii frequent oonsuititions with tte l'resi i dent, Secretary of the Tre isary. Comp troller of the Currency and other 11n .ii t cial offictrs of the admintstration witi a view to legislation which will pro .vide a larger and more convertahli circulating medium, without involvi inancial or political embarrassumen Stiat would grow out of a revival o fiat money days. Chairman Springer of the House committee on banking and currency, just left the city this af ternoon after a number of conferences with members of the administration Chairman Voorhees, of the Senate 11 nance committee, and the financial of ilcers of the Treas.ry Department, it is expected, will, in connetion with his committee, submit to the ilousl important legislation on this subject immediately after the reconvening of Congress. Congressmen Warner, Sperry and leading Republican members of the House committee on banking and cur rency are understood to be Springer's active colaborers. It is quite general ly conceded that any legislation which may become a law can only be the re suit of harmonious action between the two political parties. . Mr. Springer said: "We have beer engaged several months in the pirepar ation of a bill which, at the proper time we will Introduce into the llouse, anc Shave referred to the commiittee or .banking and currency, of which I ain .chairman. Our object la to respond as a far as possible to the reasonable de . mands of the country for a better sys , tem of currency, and to provide a pilar i by which currency can be placed upo0r Sa better basis. Any effort, in my judg ment, to return to a system of Stati e banks, which prevailed before the war would be futile. Evea if the 10 pe a cent, tax on State banks should be re a moved it would furnish little or ni relief to the country. What Is require< anud demanded by the country Is a nia tional currency which shall at all time; be convertible into coin on demand elastic in character, and sufficient ii volume to be distributed over the coun try so as to respond to the wants o. trade and prevent congestion." The Augusta Exposition. AUGus-rA (Ga., Nov. 14.-For the Ithird time in the history of Augusti have the people of this city beer joined by representatives of over hal: of the States or the Union in the for. mal opening of the Augusta Exposi tion. On this occasion however therE is joined with this enterprise the Geor. gia State Fair, under the managemeni of the Georgia State Agricultural Soci 3 ety, the two combined forming an ex. -position that will etiuatl in it,s scopi 1. and magnitude any similar enterprIse .ever attempted in t.he history of the t South. Today fif ty thousand peopli turnedl out to witness the grand piro I cession of military, ci vic bodies andi the firemen of tihe cIty that paraded the~ principle streets and wound up at 'ie Exposition building wich was packel -with a hustling b>ustling crowd 0! good natured humanity. In t.he proCcslin there was Governor Northen of G-~or gia, ex-Governor McIDaniel and Glen. (Clemieint, A. Evans, the most probabile fut,ure (Governor no w before the people In t-he builin g is the linest agricultu ral disulay of Sout.hernm prodluct s ever seenu, fift...u counies or Ge'orgia amij South Caruhi anamd the collee.ive ex hibitI, of the Si ate of' Soutmi Carolhina particilpating In t he in,lumstrial, me-i3 ch miceal andi ele. trical departirmerts n learly all of the St,ate i d eight iii tIins are represe.tud, whil' amIIong~ lie other a' trac'ions are' ini n, of the bieS tertures rr,irn t,me .\ iid X y L) I'lisance.~ at the N'orld's I"ur. I'.es'xio'. l'at rick WValsh, 01 the A igusta 1-'xpos'tionl IComipany, deliveredl tu ope rig adl dress, after prayer by liev. Latisi.g Burrows. Mayor Ale'x tider and1( Gr Iv Iernor Northen also maide nadrFes es. t'he divine benedici.ion w%:i .okedi oy Rev. J. T, Piunket, and the'i n ii; cae wildest ent,buam awakenmmd t>y the Istirring notes of "Dixie" I rom t'it cor-m net, of Mis-i Ahtoe it aymous, of Wasih -ington, D. C., t-he A ugusta E xposuitiona and Georgia State F air was iormedly TUE COMING TARIFF Bi SCHEDULES AGREED UPON BY WILSON'S COMMITTEE. Free Iw Materials and Iteduced It on 11anufact-ured Govd-Itepubib Wili Nct Iolay the Issage of Measure. WASHINOTON., Nov. 15.-An aii frofound mystery surrourds that tion of the 1House of Representat where the ways an:1 means commi room is located. The members of committee have been pledged to strictest aecrecy regarding the pro ed changes of duty, and this ple has been as faithfully respected them as is consistent with human ilty. Newspaper men are caref avoided. One of the members, was cornered by a reporter this m Ing, hastily jumped inside the eleva drew the door to with nervous hv and grasping the rope, helped the ductor to propel it basementwards, thus made his escape. Notwithstanding these precauti some of the details of the commiti work are gradually becoming pu There is apparently no doubt that v coal and iron ore will be placed on free list. Upon these points ther now practical unanimity, although til recently, ' it was a mooted ques whether it would not be advisabl retain a fair duty on the two arti last named. It is understood that a material duction will be made oi steel r When the McKinley bill was be the Senate, three years ago, one of largest manufacturers of steel rai: Pennsylvania appeared before the nance committee and assured Sent Sherman that a duty of $8 a ton wc be an ample protection to the mi facturers. Notwithstanding this surance, the duty was placed at $1 a ton, and this l ate is still in fo Remembering this, some of the Do cratic members of the ways and me committee have argued that the be lowered to $8 It is expected, h ever, that the duty which will 1 agreed upon will be be a compror between the present figure and The duty on tin plate will probabl reduced from two and two-tel cents to one cent. The schedules of texible fabrics I been substantially agreed upon, in vordance with the Democratic tht of free raw ma:erials and reduced ties on Inanul act ured goods. woolen duties will be similar to t in the Springer bill-not above 40 cent. advalorem, and at 25 per ceni only a I ew itemi. The rate on m lacturers of cotton will be abot per cent., including cotton hosiei well as fabris. The duties on i woods and laces will suffer a consid ble reduction, in view of the Iact flax and the other raw materials of industry are going upon the free The representatives of the linen n ufactures have been bringing sti pressure to bear upon the conimi to maintain the existing duties, the compound duties are likely t< abolished in every case, and soim the advalorem dutitis reduced. A meeting of all the Detnocr members of the committee will be t tomorrow, at which time the sub-c mittee having in charge the vari schedules will sutbuit their repe The work of adjusting and harmo ing the reduction will then be con tied until the bill shall have been c( pleted. It is expected that this re will be reached the last of next w( or not later than the Monday foll ing. The bill will then be reportei the full committee and made pu the same day. Chairman Wilsoni believes that bill will be taken uip in the IIouse generally debated for about ten dI preceeding the holiday recess. Mir. i son willl make the opening speech support of the measure, and it is derstood that Burrows of Michi one of the leading itepublican meml of the committee, will speak lirst his side. An effort wilbe made close general debate ats qickly as sible, in order that the IIouse proceed to consider the measure ur the live minutes rule. There is no intention on the par Rtepublican members of th.e Ilouse filibuster against the bill or unnece rily delay its passage. They recog the futility of filibustering, liasn: as the committee on rules may at time report an order fixing a when a vot.e shall be taken, thus ting off further debate. Aside I this fact,the Rlepublican minority I no desire to prevent the majority f passing the bill. While they res any mud ifications in the existing t; law as hurtfuli to the business inter of' the country, they are philosopla enough to agree that the D)emocr p arty was placed in pcwer on a i form wi ch dleclaredh in favor of ti reduction, anid that thi'y, and Dot lRepublicans are resp)onsibie for consequences, whatever they may b I'Tie iron and coal men of Alabi will not, be accordled a formal heai by the ways andi means commit i"or a week or two p ist, Congressa: Wheeler, Seinator Puighi andx others h Ibten interviewing members of ways andi( umeans committee, wil vie w of having a hearing accordle< the rep)resentatives of the Commuer Club1 of Ilirmiungham, who dlesire< protest against, the proposition 1 pending iln the cormmit,tee to place i ore and coal on the free list. At a centi meeting of the ,.ommJlercial C of Birmingham, which is compose( capitalists and manui acturers that cdy, resolutions were adop calloug uip.)1 tne Alabama Senators It presentatives in Coig-ess to v agabit, any otfi report,. d by the w and means corn ititee to place iron and coal on the. free list,. As H ami ham is the great mranufacturing cit,) thae "New South", the e and taken thes~e ma utae( utRs is having com erabie weight, uponi the Alabama me hers in Conwr -cc. Congressman Ww er has had several conterences w Cmairmein WVason of tne ways i means' coumlabter, and Senator Pu has beten telegraphed by the Comir enil Cub to requie.s that, a delegar, izom that, body oc accorded a hear: bef ore tie ways and [meaus commit the 21st, inst,. HaL tie Aliafaas will be dis poitedi,tor at ter consult ation w ith ot D)emocrattic members o1 the commimu rCnairman \Vason has decsined tio THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. Year's Becelpts and Expenditures I portant Recommendations. COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 15--The a nual report of the regents of the Sta lunatic asylum has been put in tt hands of the printer, having been pr pared by Superintendent Babcoc Several recommendations are ma< to the Legislature, one being that tt name of the institution be changed 1 "the State Hospital for the Insane Superintendent Babcock has this t say on an important subject: "The plea of insanity as a defent or palliation for crime ha;i beE brought forward in several cases < alleged mental disease sent nere du ing the past year. In four of thei cases it was obviously the purpose ( the accused to escape just punishmei for their misdeeds. The detection ( maligering is often attended with dij 11culty, and usually requires close ot servation for some length of time t< gether with a careful analysis of tb history of the case." The superintendent says that tL asylum is not a secure place for thee su(Iddenly developed insane criminalt Their idea of getting to the asylum I to escape. Ile recommends that the be placed il the hospital in the peni tentiary yard until observation can de terniine their condition. The follow Ing figures relating to the asylum wi be found of interest: 'rotal acreage of grounds and buildings........... 23 Estimated value of real es tate including buildings. S600 00 Acres of farm land under cultivation.... .......... 17 Daily average number under treatm ent........ ...... Receipts during year: From State Treasury for maintainance............5100,000 0 V-rom pay patients.......... 8,397 3 Prom all other sources...... 610 6 Total....-..............$109,008 0 Disbursemeits: Supplies.................. 61.000 7: salaries and wages.......... 38,762 8: Ninor expenses............. 1,131 51 Jonstruction................ 9906O Total...... ...... $105 475 71 l1alance on hand end of year. 8 3,532 5: Weekly per capita cost on current expenditures in clusive of clothing. etc... 2 2 Percentage of daily popula tion engaged in 8om1e kind of useful occupation . Estimated value of farm and garden products during year... - ................ 3,00001 Average maxiium. salaries paid attend;ats.........$18 to .2 Average inintinin salaries paid attenlaits.......$. .10 to Ali Tie report als.) shows that since 1821 a patients have been admitted t( the asylum. The number of admis iions for the last four years has beei is follows: 189.. 322; 1891, 311; 1892,318 1893, 315. It is shown, too, that the percentag( )f insanity has been about the samc 'ach year for the past four years. In order to get at 11gures showing wheth r or not insanity is on an increase or decrease the number of those ad. litted each clasied as "first attack" aients"' mu be taken alone. The gures showing this for the past four ears as follows: 1890, 229; 1891, 212; S92, 212; 1893, 210. The number of patients admitted to ble asylum iuring the past four years, Iowing the comparison by races, is as >llows: Male. Female Total. ......... 70 85 155 189(1.........92 85 153 1892.......... 90 7u1 16 l191.........83 77 l1;o MaleA. F"emale Tlotal, 18ij.-----....85 80) 163 181(1.........80) 7e; 151 18192.........88 6:1 151 189:1..........5 7iJ 155 As compilared with the figures of four ears ago, the asylutm has now under reatmnent 21 more white and 16 more olored patienrts. TIhe per capita cost I mainitenanice the past year wasi 65 entsu per head year more than last ear. Coi.1I S. C., Nov. l5.-Wlliam arpeLnter, one of the most noted young 'hite criminals this State has ever nowni, who escaped with the halter I most aroun d his neck, from behind ars, a troop of military and what not umie years ago, huas been trajiedi down t. last.and is now In jail at Macon, GIa., waiting the arrival or South Carolina uicers to bring him back here. Vhtether lie will be executed or whieth r he will lbe sent to the penitentiary I) Join young Whltfield Murrell who ias convicted along- with himri of the riurdrter oif Preston 'once in IEtigeflekd, emnains to he seen. A few (lays ago~ he mrn idered mian's father and Sheriff )itz. ofi Etgeiheld arrived here anid toIld tie Goverinor that they had been noti ed of the mani's arrest. TIhe Glovernor esterday issued a requisition upon the ;overnor of Gelorgia and deputized J. V. liaroen to bring Carpeniter back to lie scene of his crime. Carpenter's rim ii'is familiar to the public, al hiuigh ift was committed several ye irs go. lie and Whiffield Murrell mur eredl Prestoni. Yonce, a prominent rmnfg man of 10dgelIield county. They i-re con victedi of the murder at the 'ovembel)r term of the Court of Gener Si ssis of that county. in D)ecem r, 1889, jusRt a shtort time before they ere t o have been hanged, they escaped om jdil. Tiheir escape created talk I over the State. Murreli was re-ar sted( not, long alter and his sentence ias cormmut,ed to ten years in the pen citfinry. lie is now ser ving his sen rice. Carpeniter's disappearance was comTplete as if he had been swal wcd. Nothing was heard of him un I a fe w days ago when the sheriff of dgellehd, was notified of his arrest in acon. T'he man who arrested him ill get a nice stun. There is a total wardeof $350 f or him-W250 offered i' the (Governor and $100 offered by Lesherliff of Edgefleid..-tate. Ex term,nate the Family. TORON'TO, Kan., Nov. 13.-E. P. arnard,, eighty years old, last night tot and killed hit wife, aged sixty ree- his daughter, aged thuirty-slx and ten himself, lie let,i a letter saying he ad outlived his usef ulness. It is sup sed be nad been contemplating this r's come time. lie recently Ubughbt lot. in the t.neter.. [ ! mingham manufacturers, stating that the committee has long ago closed its public hearings, and that now to make MR. an exception for the Commercial Club of Birmingham would be to open the way for numerous other gentlemen and delegations, which are demanding a, to be heard in apprehension of legisla tion that may effect their interests. A Dana telegram to this effect has becn sent by the Senator Pugh's representative of the Commercial Blub of Birmingham. If the delegation still persists in coming of to Washington, they will have to con por- tent themselves with informal inter ives views with the various members of the Ltee committee, instead of receiving public the hearing. the Cangressman Magner of New York Pos- is protesting vigorously against the dge lacing of cotton bagging on the free by list and has announced to Demooratic fra- members of the ways and means con ully mittee that he will vote against their Nho bill if it contains this provision. )rn- Congressman Bland of Missouri has ,tor, also come to the front lately in the role late, of one of those dissatisfied with the :on- proposed tariff bill, and is reported as and threatening to vote against the bill and Gght it on the floor of the House if it DnS places wool on the free list. ,ee's A BlAd K,bbery. lc. CHIcAUo, III., Nov. 15.-John A. lool Draxe, treasurer of the Indiana, Illi the nois and Iowa Railroad Company, was e is sandbagged and robbed of $20,000 in un- the oflice of the company on the ninth tion floor of the Rookery building at 7 e to o'clock to-day. Drake had the money cles in a little hand satchel and was prepar ing to go out on the road to pay the re- employees. Ile had first placed the cash [ils. in the valise and was about to leave rore the office, when two men stole up be the hind him and felled him to the floor by a in several hard blows on the head. The i- treasurer was kiocked nearly in en ttor sible and ere he could move a finger in uld defense, he claims the thieves tore the nu- satchel from his hand and rushed out as. of tt e office, slamming the door as t hey 341 went. They rode down in an elevator rce. very unconcernedly and made their mo- escape. ans Drake notified the central station as rate soon as possible and by 8 o'clock ow- ever detecti.ve that Inspector Shea ally could spare was put to work on the aise case. It was the most daring sensa $8. tional robbery that has occured in y be Chicago in many years. Occurring as iths it did In one of the best known oillce buildings in the city, right in the very iave heart of the business district,the crime ac- caused the greatest excitement. The tory early hour selected by the thieves is all du- that prevented their Immediate cap. The ture. It has been the custom of tle lose treasurer to pay the em ployees of the per road in checks. Had the custom been on continued, the startling robbery inui would not have been attempted in all it to probability, but within the past week, y as the offlicials of the company deciJed to inen pay the men in currency. era- From the story told by Treasu rer that Drake, it appears evident that the rob. 'the bers knew of this change. In some list. way they learned that Drake intended ian to call at the oflce, get the money and ong take an early train. They must have ttee followed him into the building, around but the North corridor of the nihth fioor > be and waited until he had secuirel the 3 of money from the vatlt. They then sprang on him, struck swift blows onl tic the head with a weapon presumabfy a ield sandbag, and when he sank to the flaor )m- insensible,seized the hand-bag and sic ous cessfully escaped into the street. I rts. Where they went then detectives are 31z- trying to find out. Every elf->rL was t tin- mad to keel) the robbery a secret a )m. Mr. Whitehead, General Agent of the mIt road was found at the ollice in the 3ek, Rookery at 12 o'clock, and refused 3w- at first to give any of the details of til I to robbery, but finally said that llte blic amount of money stolen was abott $ 20,000. Drake has beten with the ini. the diana. Illinois and lowa Ialroad ever tid since It was orgamzedL'(. lIe and his ays father, the PresIdent, are p)art owners Vi l- of the property. in An Exlnain in- CorXUiur,A, S. 0., Nov. 15. -Theii pers grandl jury of Georgetown County in a for recent presentmenit jumped on State 3 fo l>ispenser D). ii. Traxier for selling I,. t to filors that were short measutre. Mr. ~ na '1raxler was asked abotit the matter C nay yestertiaiy. lie said that when the ~ olglass factories, with whom the State Y haid contracts for the D)ispensary bot tO ties shut down in .July and no regular to sensrybottles could b bae ~'the State was compelled to buy a few C Sbottles somiewhiere else to fill Inl with. " IilAfter a lot of these were put lup and k ii shipped out Mir. Traxier discovered ai lut,- that they were shioi t measure, but, it bi romi was too late to remedy the matter thent. S rom Ie dletermined, hlowe3ver, to remedy i aethe matter as far as pessible anid sent, ai arod out the following circular to all the C rff 1)ispensers in the State which will ex- \ e psllain the matter and set Mir. Tratxler e ical right. TJhe circuilar is as follows: t atic I)ispen.ser: I wish to call your at-v a-tentlion to the fact that your orders for r dat-f pints and half pints are rnot filled forr thef the reason we have no flasks. T1he t th glass factories all closed down on .Juily( 1addid not resume until September t ' 1, since which time we have not been li able to receive new goods, but we will 3 ing be getting them in no0W and your ord-( eers will receive the prompt attention\ they deserve. You will discover that t ewe have put some pints and hail p11nts c hein green, fiat ilasks without the palumet h to t ee blown therein. Some of them 'I 1i o doinot exactly hold fu.1 measure arid id 31al you will so inform y: ur people that jy owere forced to this ini order t,o, as near- N ro ly 'as p)ossible, meet the demand ini L,is al re- emergency arid our inability t,o pro- l' hub cure others. Ini buying in flaisks, you w~ fwill only buy those wit,h the design Ir ofblown int,o them amid see that, they are &id ted well cleaned of the wax. lIn remlitting4, ri mud if youh enid exchange, let it, lie on Co- w o e lumbia, Charlestoni or New York, as ite your banks chiarge uH25 cents. lieturin te sall boxes anid wrappem p)romp~tfy and a' ein good order. it"sp'ctfully, 10 D 1. II. 'l'RAxLEn,St ate Com, t. by Jhiwu to Atomxs. id- liA nDsTowN, Ky., Nov. 12 -The mn- fury o,f at ,ast, a puart of the mob t hat r i1- would have humnged r'hiil Lvanis has at Itfh Ia 4 ventLed itself in an awlul nlanner. ti tid An. 12 o'clock last night the house of gh Evans two miles in the woods back o1 ern Samuels statsm was blo Vui up wiue ng dyniamite and a fusilatde or shots fired. I eThe fragments o1 t,he dWeling burned ,1~ until nothing but the bricks are left. d .Tue aged mother of ECvans and his wife LI ier and dlau, lhter though known to have re h: L,ee I tired last night are nowhiere to be fonnd. I) ac-|IThere is eve ry reasan to believe that -cl bir- - they =wo.e blwn., ato.-ms TO BE RESTORED. THE QUEEN OF HAWAII TO BE RE STORED TO HER THRONE. 0 As She * Ad DePaned by the United States, SS Will be I"instated by Our (lovern. ie 'eut and then She Must Paddle lier e Own Canoe. .PP Toi[Nvx, '.J(v. I I.-Inquiry at 0 the Department of State Yarrants the statement that the President has given his approval to the Secretary's findings, nn the Iawaian matter based as they o- are upon searching inquiries conducted re by his special commsslozer, Mr. Blount t and while it has not been regarded as t expedient at this moment to make pub. t lic the instruction given to Mr. Blount's - successor-Minister Willis---r the or. - ders issued to Admiral Irwin, who has - by this time assumed command of the e United State& naval forces at Ilawailin it is intimated that in each case the 0111. e cers have gone to IHawaiia charged to e do all that Is necessary to restore the -state of affairs before the war. a There is still a <luestion as to what . may be necessary to secure the result, but it is generally believed that it the representattons made by Minister Willis j upon the occasion of presentation of his credentials, to the effect that the Presi dent desire i that the Queen be re-en 5 throned, should not be sufficient to in duce the Drovisional government to give ) effect to that desire, then Admiral Irwin will be called upon t> exercise his fune a tions and once more the naval forces now aboard the United States flagship Philadelphia and the Adams will be landed and will march through the streets of H1onolu:u dragging thilr gnt. lings to the government house. It is felt to be highly improbable, however, . that the provisional government will by obstinate resistance to the expressed wish of the United States necessitate a resort to military demonstrations. But, taking into cansidIRration Secre tary Gresham's declaration that this government should reorganize the abso lute independence ct the Queen, It is b5 lieved that when Liliuokalani is again placed upon the throne from which, ac cording to the flndinigs of Commissioner 5 Blount she was displaced by the action of the United States naval forces the govornment of the United States will ie ) gard its duty as fully accomplished. In this respect the secretary of this govern. ment will endeavor to repair, but not to ) maintain, and once installed, the queen must defend her throne and the govern t ment unaided by the United States. This pos:tion is believed to be ii ac cord with the doctrine of neutrality and fair dealing to which the government of the United States is pledged and also in conformity with the Republican princi ple of the right of a majority of the peo pie of a nation to prescribe theIrb- on form of government, One novel a-d totally unexpected re suit-or rather position, in the Instaling of the queen by the ac(ion of the United ,States governmetiL was suggested today. It was in suristance that this action would be an abso.uttj acknowledgement that the queen was depossessed by the United States and therefore that the po tentate would have a sound claim against the United States for compensa tion for the pecuniary lo3 she has sus tained by her temporary expulsion from the reins of her funitions and her emoluments. A statement of the actual strength of the United States forces at Hawaii's perturbed capital is interesting. .All told the force of American blue jackets and marines with combatant and non-combatant ofliLers, commissIoned and war rank, numbers 568 men. The Philadelphia has 68 oflhers, 310 men andI 40 marines; the Adams has 13 ofli cers and 139 men. ror active land op orations it is nnderstood that not more than 300 ofllcers and men wouid be available but this number with acces sions from the royalist ranks would cer tainly be more than ample to cope with the present small force of the, provision al government. A mail steamer from Ihonolulu is due in San F~rancisco tomorrow and Rear Admiral Skerrett who was recently re ieved from command of our naval force at IIonolinu is believed to be on board. Trhe reports that, have been circulat ed in Washington concerniag the cause for Admiral Skerrctt's transfer to the Asiatic staftIon have been numerous. The statement that Admiral Skerrett and his family had identifled themselves prominently through social functions with the leaders of the provisional gov ernent (lees not fInd support in state ments made In letters received from Admiral and Mrs. Skerrett by relative s andl friends in this city. A recent letter from Mrs. Skcerrett written beforehe knew he0 was to be transferred to China and in fact before he was aware that sucn action was con-. templated speaks in the highest terms of the reception given her by the ox queen and makes no mention of kind ness extended by persons not partisan to the monarchy or the proyishonal gov' emnent. IIowever it is p)retty generally accepted that Admiral Skerrett's trans fer was based on a belief that he had identitled himself t,oo closely in a social way with t,he foreign or anti royalist element an I also for the additional rea son that his successor, Admniral Irwin is very pop)ul r in 1[onolulu and has great influence there With royalist,. and fore Aigner alike. Wait TdakO as * . . nIAR L ESTON, 8. (C., Nov. 10.-The Ciy de Steanmshiip Company, which has heretofore offered no resIstance to the State cons't ables in the search for 11 quors transported by its vessels, today dcared open war against the dlispen sary law and will flght it in the Courts to the bitter end. On the 19th of Sep tember the constabillarly seIzed twelve barrels of beer in the Clyde warehouse aud the agent, J. E. Edgerton, was ar rested and gave bond. Since that time the constabalbirly have made numer ous seizures. Today Agent Edgerton was surren. ered by his bondsmen and* at once went into the United destes Court on hab)aas corpus. The petItionl alleges that JK Igerton's arrest and im prisonment are Illegal because the Dbhu pensary law is unconst tutional. The hearing of the caIsa was lired for No. vember 20.