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Vol.XI*PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,19.N2 TIE WELLFORD TRAGEDY AN OFFICIAL'.STATEMENT FROM CHIEF ONSTABLE FANT. He lakes- Out Apparently a Clear Case of Self-Defonse-The Whole Stn, y pf the Shootingno Told Befo',e te Co'oroc'a f~i 0Jury. COLUMBIA, S. 0., Feb. 8.-Governor Willman received yesterday the follow big statement from Chief Constable Fant in reference to the Wellford toagedy: "It had been reported to me for the last two weeks by d(ijferint parties that a crowd of men from Glassy Mountain had established themselves at a trestle, nine miles from this place, and were selling whiskey to anybody who would buy,openly defying the law, and swearing that they would not be arrested and that any officer who at tempted it would bite the dust. Ilay ing obtained sufficient evidence to con vict these parties of selling whiskey, warrants were sworn out against live of them and placed In the hands of the Sheriff. Ills deputy summoned me and my constables an a -posse and we went where it was renorted the whiskey was being sold, but -Tund no one there. We met a party who informed us that he had just bought from them at a house near by. le told us that the whiskey was not at the house, but if we would go to the house and give them the money, one of the men would take a lantern, go to the swamp and get the whiskey. We got this man and two others to go back to the house and make another purchase. We secreted ourselves near the swamp where the whiskey was supposed to be. In a few minutes a man came toward us with a lamp, but on the opposite side of the swamp. He disappeared awhile and then started back toward the house. We followed but could not cross the swamp. We then went up the swamp to the railroad above us, when we saw the lamp coming toward us. Dean, Massey and Jackson were ahead of me a few pace&. They made a rush at the man. He ran and fired back at the officers. Dean and myself returned the fire. The man fell, crying for help,and calling for Ballow. Ballow responded: "Yes, - -, I am coming," and he came firing. There were not less than half a deszen firing on us Defore he came. I shot six times with my double-barrel shot gun at the flashes of their guns After the firing ceased, we got a lai - tern at a house near by, and went to look after the man who was wounded at the first of the fight. We could not find him but found his,lantern with blood on it, denoting that the man was wounded. Hearing hollering at a house near by, we went up the path toward the noise and saw a man coming to ward us witn a pistol in each hand. We told him to drop his pistole. He lowered them to his side but kept the muzzles toward us and halted within twelve feet of us. We again told him to drop his pistols. Ile would not do so but raised the one in his right hand, and Massey shot him, killing him in stantly. He fell, holding on to his pis tois until Jackson took them from him." THE TESTIMONY AT THE INQUEST. The Spartanburg Herald gives the following account of the testimony at the Coroner's inquest at Wellford, Spartanburg County: A. Boyce Dean: I came in. company with posse of State constables to this p lace. We came first into. the swamp just below this place. We stayed there jabout half an hour; saw a man coming down there with a lantern. Ile stayed * there about flve minutes. We were about twenty-five yards from him. We then turned and came up the railroad; I was in frdit; saw a mani comina backl this way from the branch with a Ian tern. Jackson awas just behind me. Fant was behind Jackson. I called on the man with the lantern to halt two or three times. ie went off partly to ward the hellow. lIe turneda around and fired at mec. 1 was about Lifteen or twenty yards from him at the time. When be fired at mne 1 shot at him. I would not have lired at all if he had not fired at me. Ilas shot was the first shot of elI. In a short time 110 hollowed, then the firing begain all airound. I could not tell exactly which way it was. I then went back to Mr. Gregory's house on the railroad; told Mr. Grego ry to get a light, I thought some 011e was shot or killed, lie said hm was sick and could not go, but gave me a lantern. I gave it to Jackson. Then me, Fant, Jackson, Massey came down to look for the man we thought was wounded or -killed. WVhen near this house we met Ballew comning out of the corn field. We were close together. Mr. Baliew had a pistol in each hand. We ordered him to drop his pistols two or three times. I had my gun leveled at him at that time. I (lid not (ire at him at all. We stopped, lie stopped. Massey was a little t my right. Bal hew lowered one hand andl raisedi the other in A position to shoot, Massmey fIred on him. That was the only elhot firedt at the time. He was killed. W. A. Biabb, who was in a 'hos close to the shooting, says heeheard a noise of feet and two shiots between 11 and W12 o'clock. At third shiot some body hollowed "I am shot." The par ties either two or three ran back to wards the railroad soehing like a dozen fires in about a minute. 1 was in Mr. Gregory's building during shoot. luig. A bout the time Bogce D)ean came to the door and I asked for a light, I looked out and saw a number of men, about lifteen. I sawv the shot fired, then I wvent to the back door. 1 never heard anything until the woman began to scream. One of the women said "this is my man, d~m't kill him." A fter this one man came towards the house and said "come on boys," they came. J. Ri.Fant: I came here ilast ni h lt Aswith a posse to eei ye paperre on Mr. y .Moore with Sheriff D~eal. Als had Probably another. De~puty Sherlif Dean had the papers. We intercepted a n1'hm carrying a light near Gregory's house. Deputy Dean and Jacksoq followed the lIght. They ran up behind the man and we orderedl him to halt. 'rho man carrying the light started running anid fired back. Dean firedl at him and then I fired. Just after I fired several others began firing from the swamp near the railroad. . shot at tnio flashi of the pIe tel or gun. [ was on the railgoad at the time; Jackson and Dean were near A. C. Gregory's house during the shooting. After, firing ceased we went around and hunted to finr1 tke man, mwisin,.. to carry him home and take care of him and get a physician. We heard hollow ering here at the house and supposed he was here. When we got fifteen oi twenty feet from the house there was a man came out of the corn field to, wards us. I could see the bright pistol shining in his hand. When we first saw him he did not have his pistol present. ed. H1e had one up. When he got close to us he presented his pistols both. I and Deputy Dean both de mandcd he drop them. He would not drop his pistols, but continued to ad vaince, but raised the pistols as if he was going to shoot, and Mr. Massey fifed. Every man had his gun present ed except Jackson and he was about twelve feet of us and he raised his pis. tol as though he was going to are, about the time Massey fired. Ballow held on to his pistol. Jackson grabbed him by the hand and pulled him up from the ground. He left his pistol on the ground. About that time a lady ran out. He was in a sitting posture and she grabbed him over the neck and said "don't kill my man." She asked us to bring him to the house. We told her we could not just then as we have to put down our arms which would put us at a disadvantage. Millwood Burgiss and Jackson brought him ir the house. We then went back int< the hollow for the man who first hol. lowed he was shot. Not finding 1hit we carried the lamp back to the mar we borrowed it from and wanted t( et where we could notify the Coroner with Deput Deani,Jackson and Pear son went to Wellford. I think Balle died in the field near his house. Ther were live constables and four or fivi private citizens. Perry Moore says: I was in bed as leep at this, my house, last night, Feb ruary 3. Some parties called me ul and three men came in and asked m( to get them some whiskey. They gav( me money and one quart bottle. I went and got them a quart and brought it back to them. They stayed -in my house while I was gone for the whis key. One of the party claimed to be drunk, and they asked me to go over to thE road and help them get in the road. ] took * lantern and went with them, When I got over there I said boys ii you can't get over the trestle I will take a light and go with you. They thanked me and said they could get along all right. Just as I stepped ofl the railroad somebody said "halt." 1 came on walking pert and someon fired on me. I had a pistol and I shol one time. Mine was the second shot. I fell and some one ran up and tool my pistol.and lantern. I was hit o the head by some one. Just then Mr. Ballow came to mean( put me on his back and carried me ul there to two oak trees, saying, if I tak you home they Will kill you. Ballev was in his nigh clothes. My wife an( sister was hollowing and I told Ballev to go and tell then I was not huri much. le ran towards his house an( I heard some one say "halt." Then on shot fired and I heard Bllew holloy and say I am killed. His wife ran oul and I heard her ask tnem what they had killed her husband for? They re plied: What did he run out there with a pistol for ? Ballew had only one pis tol- I am sure that Ballew did not gel my pistol when he catne to me aftei I was shot. I think- one of the meE for whom I got whiskeyi, said his name was Caldwell. I saw the man who got the whiskey turn backwhen the otherf said "halt." Dr. Dean testified that lie, with Drs Black and Vernon examined the dead inn:e They found a bullet hole in th( right side and front, over the region of the jower border of the liver. The bal penetrated the abdominal cavity, pass ed through the liver and the spinal col umn and lodged in the region of th left side. The following is the Coroner's jury: A. P. Golden, W. B. Burnett, Jamei Snoddy, G. Lowe, Pink Taylor, L. W llurch, J. W. Croker, J. D. S'exton, J.iE Odum, William floy, F. Dorrah anc W. L. Grimfi. The verdlct was that Crawford Bal lew came to his dieath February 3d 1894, by gunshot wounds in the handi of F. G. Massey, while resisting ofmcer of the law. sworn In. CoLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 4.--Interna iVbvenus Collector Webster turned ovel his ofice vestorday to the now Collector Capt. 8.-A. Tcwnes. There was not mnch ceremony aboui the transfer, General Seweli, chiel ol the revenue bureau at Washington, wai piecsenmt and -superintended tihe change, Mr. Towr es was sworn in by W. A. Carr, a government commissioner. The <wearmng in took place at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The affairs of thei ex-col lector wore found to be In good shape imd1 the new offcer takes charge with: things running smoothly. There will be no change in the office -force for a short time, it is understood. Captaim Little will continue to act as chiel decputv. Mr. Webster will remain amr und the oilkoc for several days to give the new appointee anyv assistance he can hr gettin~g "the run"' of the business. Rlegister. Ly Uched9(, WVEST SUPRIaOn, WVis., Feb. 7.-An :lrow Pikkarrien, Russian Finn, was lynched at E wen, a small vhiage neai bere last night. Pikkarien was arrest. sd for assaultinir an eight-year old child 'rt Bru~e's crossinur. lie was taken tC IEwen and placed in the village jail, kle admitted his guilt and fifty citizens wearing masks surrounded the frail structure in which lhe was placed de termined to lynch him. The offcers protested but to no avail. The li toors were smashed in, the culprit Iragged out, the rope placed around rde to ralroad trestle where he eght Naval Ilooralis Neded. WVASH INGTON, Fob. 7.-There are not mnougni men unlisted in the navy to >roper ly man the United 8tates shiea &hich go into commnision before :the Irstof May and, m->repver, the limit illowed by law will not permit the en lstment of a suflcleen number. The )ig cruisers Columbia and Olympia he Marblehead and Montgomery, the ~.tlanta and boston, Raleigh, Cincinnat ~lert and Marion are all to be manned eqiriing about l,500 men. A bout half hat number is available. Additional uthority will be required from Con cress to enlist sufficient men, and 8ee etary Hlerbet will probably lay the *atter befere that body,. WHISKEY MADE CHEAPER. THE DISPENSARY REDUCES THE PRICE BY GALLONS Reduction of Fifty cents on AldLiquors. Possibility of Further Reductlong-.A List of Dispensaries and Dispensers. Shipments Growiug Daily. COLUMBIA, Feb. 0.-The manage. ment of the State dispensary system, that is the State board, has at last be gun to realize that the sale of oflicial li quor, with the large profit placed upon it, is an encouragement to the "bind tiger" business, and consequently is an encouragement of that spirit of lawless ness which Governor Tillman says the newspapers are responsible for. Sev eral leading dispensary aivocates have said recently that the law could never be enforced till these profits were knocked off, and the liquor sold at such prices that would encourage the pur chase of liquor from the dispensaries. In other words until the dispensary business was run on a basis of expenses only. The State board has evidently real ized at last that the "blind tiger" must be fought along this line, for today the announcement was made that a con siderable reduction in prices had been made, taking effect on February 1. 1' at once called upon Commissioner Traxler and asked him about the mat ter. le made the statement and showed his list of prices. The reduc tion in prices applies only to gallon packages, but it is the heavy reduction straight through on all classes of 'X" graded liquors of 50 cents on the gallon. Ieretofore rye and corn have been quoted as follows per gallon: X, 83; XX, $3.50; XXX, $4 50, etc, These prices are now reduced by 50 cents. When I asked Mr. Traxler for the eause of this reduction lie said: "There is no special cause for it, but we think that we can afford to make this reduc tion on these large lots or gallon pack ages because it does not cost as much to put them up; and then, again, :we are now putting up such packages in jugs, which, of course, makes the cost much less." Mr. Traxler has nothing to say in regard to fighting the blind tigers by this method of reduction, but every one takes the reduction to mean that, no more or no less. When the eyes of the board become more opened it is probable that still further reductions will be made. The Governor's inter view yesterday shows that he has be. gun to realize his inability to enforce the law as he thought he could, and that he is becoming apprehensive ot the trouble that is so rapidly growing. The dispensaty business seems to oe rapidly growing, however, despite the opposition to the law, and everyone is looking forward to the report for the last quarter with the greatest degree of interest. The big State gin mill is now grinding the liquor out in great shape. During the past week nearly 2,000 cas es were shipped to the various dispen saries in the State. These 2,000 cases represent 30,000 quarts of liquors. The shipments for each day last week were 'as follows: Monday 327 cases; Tuesday 342; Wednesday 451; Thursday 243; Friday 100; Saturday 375. Today two new dispensarles were opened, one at Sycamore in Hampton County and the other in Marion. To the latter 246 cases of whiskeys and 5 barrels of beer were shipped today. There are now in full operation in the State fifty-nine dispensaries in thir ty-one counties, and the board is con tinuing to establish them every week. In view of the great increase in the number since the first quarterly report the forthcoming report will be watched with all the more interest. It will be interesting, too, to note where these dispensaries are located and who the dispensers are. Today I obtained the following ofilcial list: 1. Abbeville-RL. E. H11ll, dispenser. 2. Anderson-A. M. Craig, dispenser. 3. Aiken-J. V. George, d ispenser. 4. Allendale.-W. RI. Brabhamn dispen ser. I5. Barnwell-WV. 1H. Duincan, dispon ser. 6. Blackville-J. V. Baxley, dispenser. 7. Beaufort-T. F. Walsh dispenser. 8.Blacksburg-P. McLure, dispenser. 9. Branchvil le-B. E. Iziar, di spes~ser 10. Camden-D. F. D'xoo, dispenser. 11. Chester-I. McD. Hood, dispenser. 12. Charleston-F. Von Santen, dis penser. 18. Charleston-P.. A. Meyer, dispen ser. 14. Charleston-O. F. Stein meyer dis pienser.. 15. Charleston-M. W. Powers, d is penser. 16. 3heraw-C. A. Birock, dispenser. 17. Columdia-L. M. Roach, dispenser. 18. Columbia-T-. A. Scott, dispenser. 19. Columbia-J. Cartledge,dispenser 20. Chapins-HL. A. Dackert, dispenser 21. Denmark-A. A, Faust, dispenser. 22. Darlington-L. 1. Floyd, dispenser 28. Dillon, Marion County-John A. Ford, dispenser. 24. Edgefield-L. B. Davis, dispenser 25. Ebutawvile-R. B. Causey, dlispen ser. 26. Florence-I[. D). Williamson, d is penser. 27. Fort Motte-W. T. Crosswell, dis pernser. 28. Gireelyville-A. 0O Mouzon, dis penser. 29. Georgetown-G. Johnson, dispen ser. 30. Greenvills--J. 8. ill, dispenser 81. Hampton-B. C. Webb, dispenser' 32. Jacksonboro-E. St. P. Beilinger' dispenser. 33 Kingstree-A. 1B. McDonald, dis peniser. 34. Kershaw-A. B. Hlough, dispenser 35. Le wisdale-RL. A. Barr, dispenser. 36. Lexington-P. 1. Ratwls, dispenser 37. Laurens-G. M. Langston, dispen ser. 38. Lancaster-II. B. Howie, dispen penser. 89. Luray-I. D). De-Loach, dispenser, 40. Meunt Pleasant-M. HI, Williams, dispenser. 41. Monck'a Corner-Jacob) Carson, 43. annng--E.S. Ervin, dispenser. 43. Marion-T'. E. Stanley, dlispenser. 44.Newberry-R{. C. Maybin dispen ser. 4er5. Orangeburg-J. 11. Clafty, dispen 40. Pleasant Hil-W. A. Marshall, dispenser. 47. Rid eway-R. B.L~ewis, dispenser s.sr. a-W. Gabriel Vain, dispen 4.Sumter-W. LH. Epesn dispen. 50. St. Stephen's-. W. 'Veroning dispensir. 51. St Matthews-B. 0. Evans, dis penser. 52. Summerville-W. W. Rhame, die penser. 53. Spartanburg-M, Carloon, dispen ser. 54. Sycamore 55. Union-James F. Welsh, dispen ser. 56. Walterboro-M. Reckenbaoker dispenser. 57. Williston-A. M. Roundtree dis. penser. 58 Winnsboro-M. Hi. Mobley, dispen ser. 59. Wagener's-G. M. Busbee, dis penser. Today when I asked Governor Till man what he had to say with reg'ard t: the decision of the Court of Appeals al Washington in the Palmetto liquoi trade-mark case he said: "I have beer looking for that. Those Courts u there have been inspired to sit dowr upon us. I am not at all surprised Our efforts in this direction were onl looking to the prosecution of thow outsiders who would endeavor to in fringe upon our style of bottles, etc. and we simply wanted protection fron them. We are already protected on thi inside of the State. I will say, howevei that we are going to fight it on up t< the United States Supreme Court, an( let that Court have the pleasure of de ciding upon it." oppose a March Convention. A BBEVILLE, Feb. 6.-At a meetin of the Farmers' Association of Abbe ville county, held here yesterday, th following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, the question of holding i convention of the Reform Democrat of this State for the purpose of suggest lug candidates for the several State oice is being generally discussed throughoul the State; and. Whereas, we, the representatives o the organization known as the "Farm ers' Association of Abbeville County,$ in convention assembled, considering thii matter of the proposed convention ai one of very great importance to that fac tion of the Democratic party with whic we are allied, and in the success aat perpetuity of which we are deeply in. terested, desire to put ourselves or record and to speak out in no uncertait manner on this important subject Therefore, be it. Resolved, first, That the holding of i convention by the Reform Democrat of South Carolina, for the purpose c nominating a State ticket, without fire having the aspirants for the several o, flees to be filled to appear before th people and give expression to their view touching the various questions of Stat policy which are so deeply agitatin the public mind at the present tIm4 would smack so much of "Ring Rule and "Bossism" as would in our opinioi result in producing widespread dissatii faction in the ranks of the Reformers. Second. That it was one of the fir damental principles of the Reform move ment "that the people should haveth right to choose their public officials,' and we hereby enter our protest agains the subversion of this right, and nels that, in order that the people, may exer cisc the said right intelligently and satis factory to themselves, it is necessari that they be given an opportunity to botl see and hear those who desire to be hon ored with such positions. Third. Th it as Reformers claim to b the regularly organized Demooracy c the State, having the entire machiner, of the party in their hands, the condi tions which made it necessary in 1891 for them to hold an eaily conventloi for the purpose or naming their stand ard bearers no longer exists, and we therefore, see no occasion for such a con vention being held this year sooner tha the middle or latter part of May, ora lest~until the people shall have had al opportunity to see and hear the severn candlidates, and thus be in a condition t< act intelligently in this matter of choos ing their public servants. Flourth. That in the interest of peact and harmony, we advise against any thing like snap judgment being takelr or sharp practice adopted to advance th cause of this, that or the other candidat and inisist that each and every candidat be given ja free and open chance befor the people. Fatty Million Ta ken. WAShuINGTON, Feb. 4.-Secretar Carlisle today authorized tho followin st~atements regarding the allotment the bonds: The Secretary of the Treai ury has considered the proposals sul imitted for the new 5 per cent loan, an kas accepted all bids naming a highe price than .117,223. The proposal submitted at the upset price have bed scaled down 5 331 per cent, and thi amount of bonds allotted under thi reduction, together with the subscrqi tions accepted in full, is $50,000,000. ,J notice will be sent to each subscriber adivising him of the acceptance of hi subscription, informing him when the bondse will be ready and stating the amount to, be deposited in payment, o the principal and premium. The ac crued interest to date of deposit at the rate of interest realized by the subscrip tion will be added by the rssistan treasurer with whom the deposits are t< bo nmade. The bonds will delivered b' the department alter payment is made to the address given by the subscrihej or they may be sent to t~he assistani treasurer with whom deposit is made for delivery. There were several bidi which w ere not considered, some of then not having been received in time, somi wvere irregular and others were condi, ticnal. Faftal Explosion. CHIwAeo, Feb. 7.-A special from Indianapolis says: At 1 o'clock this morning the residence of Louis Kuehiel on South Madision street was wrecked by a natural gas explosion. The building had brick front and frami rear, lower nloor front being occupied as a saloon with sleeping rooms over head. There were eight people in thi house; Kuehier, his wife, three soni and daughlter and two boarders. The two boarders escaped unhurt. Rosa the twelve-year-old daughter, was taken out dead; Charles seven-year-old boy was taken out unconscious and will probably die; Juilous, twelve-years-old son, worked his way out apparently unhurt; Lewis, fifteen-year-old son, was taken out badly crippled, being unable t-o alkr A BAD LAW REPEALED. NO MORE FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF ELECTIONS The Senate bottle the Question at Last by a Decisive MpJority-Anl the Demo crats, One Repubihoan ard Three Pap Uista Vote for It. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-In the Senate today at 12.30, the I1ouse bill to repeal - the Federal election laws was taken up and Hoar addressed the Senate in oppo sition to it. In reply to the charge made on the Democratic side that the law of 1870 was sectional, he said that that law b applied only to cities of over 20,000 population, that when it was passed there were fifty-seven such cities in the North and but five in the South, and that of the fifty-seven Northern com munities, eleven were in the common wealth of Massachusettes. How idle, therefore was it, he said, to keep up - the claim that the question was a sec tional one, as if the brave and gallant men who presented tne cause of the Southern Confederacy had fought and bled and died for the privilege of cheating at elections. Another objec L tion made to the Federal election law - was that it took away control from the eople of the locality, but the same ad been done in several Democratic States within the last ten or filfteen years-in Virginia, Maryland, Dele. ware, Louisiana and other States. The right of managing and ordering elec tions had been taken from the people who gather at the polls and had been put in the hands of the central power . of the States, managed and wielded by , the Democratic party leaders. After some colloquy on this point with Hunton (Dem.) of Virginia, Hoar exclaimed: The records in the archives of this Capitol make of the history of elections in this country since 1865 the blackest and worst history of crimes since the world was created. We can only deal with that subjection in si lence. When these reports aie road, k blackening the fair fame of this land, I we must walk backward with averted .ze and bide our heads in shame. Thie is a question of fraud or no fraud, and there is nothing else to it. It is a question whether the supreme pearl and gem in the crown of the American manhood shall not have the strongest force on the face of the earth for its protection and defense. Gray of Delaware replied to Hoar, who he said had mistaken-or misrepre sented the gravamen of Democratic S opposition to the election laws. They a wanted to wipe them out, not becausE i they protected the weak from the g strong, but because Democrats believ ), ed from a bitter expericrce that those "t laws were not only at war with ever5 , tradition of local self-government, noi . only did Ithey degrade the States ol which they were citizens,but they butt. . reseed up the very fraud which they were professedly intended to destroy, From the inherit vice in their struct , ure, they had been, necessarily, an aux iliary to the party machine of the par ty in power In the Federal govern t ment. In every city of 90,000 inhabi - tants they had been the ready means - by which during the last twenty years i tne Republican party had put its hand i into the Treasury of the United States, in order to defray the election charges and expenses of the party. There could a not be a successful denial of that state ,f ment. 7 Allison (Ltep.)of Iowa argued against . the bill, stating that,so far as he knew, there was no public opinion demand ing the repeal of the Federal election laws. Daniel of Virginia was the next :speaker. Hie admitted that he was mis takn ystedayin his impression that tihe Demnocratic' platform called for the Srepeal of the Federal election laws. It Sdid not do so eoenomine, but it did so 1 inferentially, in a paragraph which he ) read. The wiping out of that legisla -tion which was an aftermath of the civil war, but which had proved itself a an irritant and- a fomenter of strife, -was one of the great measures for ,~ which the Democratic party camne into e power and she should rejoice when e this bill was passed, that at least one e of the party missions had been per e formed. Bate (Dem.) of Tennessee closed the debate, lie made an argument in sup port of the bill. It was susceptible of y, demonstration, he said, that the chief g object of the reconstruction laws (or which the Federal electionlaws formed a part) had been to capture the electo ral vote of the Southern States, and to secure Republican Senators and itep rresentatives. But the scheme had gone a"new allies" had deserted the Rtepubli a can standards and the Republican par e ty had ceased to have a local habita a tion in those States from which four -years after the war it had hmad all their L Senators and all butt one of their RIepre ,sentatives. ,' Whether these Federal election laws were or were not constitutional, they Swere certainly in the year of' grace 1891 Sunwise and unnecessary. The~y em .bodied the same ideas that had dictated reconstructin, and they should now be repealed. They had inspired more *fraud in elections than they had sup Spressed. They should be all repealed and the States should be left t2 regu late all elections within thlelr borders, thus giving emphasis to the doctrine of home rule, the only safety of a repub) lic. At the close of Mr. Hate's speesh, Chandler withdrew the amendment heretofore offered by him and moved another, the purport of which was to make the proposed repeal effective only to the extent of prohibiting the employ ment of deputy marshals at election. This amendment was rejected-yeas 27; nays 40. The three P'opuliists, Allen Kyle, and Peffer, amnd one Republican, Stewart of Nevadt, voted wvith the Democaats in the negatiye. Another amendment was offered by Chandler for the purpose of excluding from the effect of the repeal the crimes sections of tihe revised statutes, in re. gard to elections It was also rejected, yeas 27, nays 88. T wo other amendments were offered by Chandler (togreetrict the scope of the repeal) and were rejected by similar votes. A taunting inquiry by Char dler, as to whether Stewart woulId contribute his vote to the repeal of the law, whichi had been one of the noblest acts of his public life, brought out a short speech from Stewart, to the nffect tha te e+ tion Act of 1870 was passed just after the nation had had emerged from war and that now the nation had entered on another war that of the executive against the producing classes. Perkins (ep,) of California offered amendment, o which he had glyen no tice yesterday, allowing the election laws to remain, but confining the Fed eral supervision to cities of 200,000 in habitants or over, instead of, as now, 20,000, The amendment was rejected yeas 27, nays 39. Three additional amendments were offered by Chandler and were rejected, two of them with out a division, and the third by yeas 27, nays 39. The bill was then passed, yeas 39, nays 28-a arty vote, except that Stewart (ltep. of Nevada and Allen, Kyle and effer (Populists) voted with the Democrats in the af firmative. The following is the vote in detail: Teas-Allen, Bate, Berry. Blackburn, Brice, Butler, Caffery, Call, Cockrell, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt. Daniel, Faulk ner, Gibson, Gordon uorman, Gary, Ilarris, Hill, Hunton,irby Jones (Ark ) Kyle, Lindsay, Martin, ills, Mitchell (Wis.), Morgan, Palmer, Pasco. Peffer, P~ugh, Ranson, Roach, Stewart, Vest, Vilas, Voorhees and White (Cal,)-39 Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Cameron. Carey, Chandler Cullom, Dixon, Dolph, Dubois, Prye, 6allinger, Hale, 1[ans borough, IH[awley, Higgins, Hoar, Lodge, Mitchell, (Ore.), .Perkins, P3latt, Proctor, Quay, Sherman Shoup, Squire Teller, Washburn and Wiilson-28. The Senate then, at 6:15 p. m., after a short executive session, adjourued till tomorrow. The Farmor Boys' ooilege, CoLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 1.--The board of trustees of Clemson College met tonight at Wright's Hotel. The session was a long one and considerable business was transacted. At 11 o'clock it was announced that the board would continue in session until 2 A. M. A great deal of time was spent discussing financial matters and subdividing and arranging the work of the cammittees on experimental station and executive. The trustees decided to elect a board of visitors, consisting of one from each Congressional district, to be elected every two years by the board of trustees at their December meeting. The board ot visitors are to visit the College the first Wednesday it August and institute a rigid inquiry into its working condition and suggest to the board of trustees what changes, if any, they may deem neces sary. The first board of visitors con sists of: 1st district, Theo. D. Jervery; 2d, B. B. Watson; 3d, D. F. Bradley; 4th, T. L. Brice; 5th, W. H. Ediwards; 6th, W. D. Evans; 7th. E. R. Walter. The members of the board have read with agreat deal of interest the interview of Prof. Newman. They must have thought a good deal about what was so tersely said by him, but were not talking for publication. It has been learned that a movement was on foot to bring the mat ter up to-night, and have the action of the board reconsidered and a general reconciliation. The interview no doubt put an end to all such plans. Prof. Newman Is now in Atlanta, where he owns a valuable tract of land in the suburbs, which he will develop into a horticultural garden. He will devote considerable time to the writing of text books and general literature on South ern agriculture. The board has a stack of applications from which to make selection. Several of the candidates are here. The follow ing directors are at the meeting: R. E. Bowen, J. E. Bradley, D. N. Norris, the the Rev. Mr. SImpson, J. E Wanna maker, Jesse IL Hardin, D. T. Red fearn, W. H. Mauldin, M. L. Donald aon, G~ovecnor Tillman, Secretary of State Tindal, II. M. Stackhouse. Presi denti Craihead and Secretary Sloan are also here. S tock That Uti'zo Wasto. Sheep and hogs may be considered as utilhzers of waste upor' the farm, says Itural World. The sheep eat weeds that other animals reject, gather them for themselves and enrich the land where they are kept. The swine will eat food of nearly all kinds that would be rejected by anything else, possibly excepting hens, and they will leave be hind them a rich legacy in the form of fertilizer for the land. And both con vert all they eat into profitable pro ducts. .lut it does not foliow because of this that farm animals are only scavengers, or that the best results are obtained by using them as such. What the farmer wants in live stock is a ma chine that wvill take the raw material on his farm and convert it into manu factured goods. lie cnn utilize the weeds, briers and all other by-products in doing this, but as by-products and not as stable food. The most success ful stockman is a heavy feeder. The Sliver Question Again . WASINGTON, Feb. 3.--The silver question again presented itself to the lionse today, when Representative liland, chairman of' the Ihouse commit. tee on coinage, weights n'.1d measures, madle a lavorable report on his bill to coin the silver seignorage in the Treas-. ury. tAt the same time Charles W. Stone of Pennsylvania presented an ad verse report from the minority of the commiittee. Biand's proposition is ad vanced with a view to supplying the reaisury with $56.000,000 of silver cer tilicates to meet current expenses. It was originally intended that the coinage of this amount of silver seignorage wouild prevent Secretary Carlisle from issuing honds. The reports are volum. inous, and deal with the silver question broadly as well as Its relation to the seignorage and bonds. oonvict~ed. ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 3.--Harry Huh, Atlanta's beauty, was convicted of for gery tonight. The jury was out only a few minutes. The verdict was made so quickly that the defendant had not re turned from taking a drink at a neigh boring bar when the jurors fled into the court room. HI ill was sumprised, for he had expected either a mistrial or an acqjuitta. He was sent to jail for the night. A motion will be made for a nlew trial. 11111 was indicted for forg ing the name of Mrs. Fanny Porter, wife of a bank president, to notes. His defense was that she authorized him to sign her name. She admitted that she had etven him money to aid him and had signed some notes for him, but denied hving signued six notes which 11111 had THE NEW OPTION LAW. Ohairman hIatch introduces the Bill Af ter Months ot Preparation, WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Chairman Hatch of the House agricultural col mittee, today introduced the new anti options bill which he has been engad in preparing for many months. it was referred to the committee on ways and means, and it is certain that the agri cultural element in the House will, at an early opportunity, perhaps tomor row, make a determined eflort to secure a change of reference to the committee on agriculture, whereby a favorable re. port on the bill Is almost assured. The bill is a very long document, embracing eighteen sections and has been drawn to meet the principal objections that were made to the original Hatch and Wash burn bills Section 1 defined options to be any contract whereby a party acquires the privilege, but, is not obliged to sell to or deliver to another man at a future time, or within a designated period, and raw or manufuctured cotton, hops, wheat, corn, flour, oats, rye, barley, pork, lard and bacon. Section 2 defines futures to be any contract whereby one party agrees to sell or deliver to another at a future time or within a designated period any of the above mentioned commodities. Eection 3 requires all options and fu tures, transfers and agreement to be in writing and in duplicate showing time of delivery of the articles, and whether the makers or agents are the owners, or have heretofore, acquired by purchase or are entitled to the right of the arti cles under contract previously made by the actual owner. Otherwise the con tracts shall be void. Section 4 provides that when the op tion or the iuture is terminated by the deliver of the articles, the contractor shall make a bill of sale showing the quantity and the custodian and identify ing the articles by freight bills or vouch ers. Section 5 requires that when the con tract Is terminated otherwise than by the actual sale and delivery of the ar ticles, or when the termination is de layed by agreement the document shall be executed In writing. Section 6 imposes special taxes on dealers in opt'ons and futures at $24. It also defines a dealer in options to be any person who shall in his own behalf or for another deal in options or make any contractior by communication to a foreign country enter Into an option's contract. The same definition is applied to dealers in futures. All contracts for futures or options must bear internalj revenue stamps at the rate of one cent per hun dred pounds or per ten bushels, and for bills of sale, at the termination of con tracts, the rate is doubled that for con tracts. In case contracts are term nated without actual sale or delivery, the rev enue tax is ten cents per bushel or two cents a pound. Dealers In options or futures are required to give ten thous and dollars bond, renewed yearly, to report fully to the internal revenue offi cers, and an elaborate system of machin ery for the collection of the revenue taxes Is provided. It is provided that the payment of taxes shall not relieve persons from the restrictions of State law as to these contracts. The law does not apply to contracts made by farmers for future delivery of their pro ducts, nor to persons who sell to con sumers. A 8tomy Passage. NEW~ YORKc, Feb. 4.-The Hamburg line steamship Taormina, Captain Koch, arrived today from Hamburg after a perilous voyage, lasting twenty two days. She encountered two severe hurricanes in the gulf stream, in one of which her main mast was snapped off close to the deck. The Taormin~a brought 133 steerage passengers. In the early part of the voyage the weath er was fair. When near Sabel island in latitude 40.50 and longitude 59.40 she encountered a hurricane from the southeast. The hurricane continued nearly forty-eight hours. At 7 o'clock on the morning of the 31st ult., a big sea broke on tihe deck and the man at the wheel lost control of the vessel. The bolts in the main boom were loos ened and the boom threshing about struck life boat No.8 on the starboard side and yanked it overboard. After wards the boom swinding with the roll of the ship, carried aw ay the lee rigging of the main mast lossing its braces, snapiped of! andi went overboard to starboard. It was only by long 4nd troublesome work that the crew were able to clear away the wreck. Oil in large quantities were poured on the trouble waters while this work wvas in plogress. Meanwhile the steer age passengers below decks were in an agony of terror. Some men were for hours on their knees praying while athers staggered about and cursed as they were pitched this way and that by the lurching of the vessel. When the mast wen t by the board women scream ad and some became bystericaly All expected thel ship to go down. Capt Koch went among the men and women and by personal appeals succeeded in tllaying their fears somewhat. In the height of the storm Steward Huiberiel fell on the deck and was seriously in. lured internally. Hie was unconsious for four days and is still in a dazed con.. lition. The big wave that swept over the deck break a capstan, stove in a hatch and twisted the rails and the [leck fittings. The hurricane subsided on F'ebruary 1st, but head winds were encountered delaying the ship five or six days. For Science. COtUMBUS, 0., Feb. 3.-Dr. C. 8. Pyle, of Canton, appeared before the house commi ttee on prison reform in support of, tiu bill to appropriate con demned persons for the uses of science. lHe argued this would be a proper way for the felon to pay his debt to society. To illustrate his lidea, Dr. Pyle said he would take an approprfated crimin al cut open his stomach, put him under the influence of tbe drug till the open ing healed, and keep himn alive for a time, studlying the process of digestiOn by direct observation, or lie would re move a portion of the skull, and press ing on the brain, note the sensati ons. Such sensations, he held, would not n* cessarily beaccom panied by pain, and facts concerning the brain, neverto be secured in any other way, would be secured. Finally, the subject shudb - killed by opiates.