The Aiken recorder. [volume] (Aiken, S.C.) 1881-1910, November 13, 1895, Image 1

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I'f FOR SUPPLIES —IN— Faocy Groceries, Froits, Caoiies, CoBleciioaeries, Elc., c M «u O. W. E. THORPE. Arthur P. Ford, Editor, AIKEN, S. C., FRIDAY L NOVEMBER Kl, lS!Mi. EstalsBed 1881. Pries $1.00 a Year, in Adraace. — •or** — iii Mwa&a/r/fA \, r/& er mg fSc A 1 CHAPTKR XIX. ruxton’fi flngor was upon Iho trigger of Ills weapon, when Marion Onkhurti appeared in Ihe door through whieh the man who was the object of the detect ive's pursuit , had fit d. The cashier’s daugliter was in deadly peril of her life at ihe instant when she presented herself before Paxton. Had the detective’s finger involuntari ly contracted even to the least extent, a bullet would have been sent speeding on its mission of death. Fortunate was it that the detective’s weapon was not discharged. Amazement at the pres» nee of Marlon Oakburn, and astonishment at her con duct in interposing to favor the escape of the supposed assassin, for the instant held the detective spellbound, and ho recoiled He was mentally dazed by this start ling denoueim nt. The thought that the fugitive whom of all things he desired to arrest was escaping, broke the spell almost in stantly. “Stand aside, Mies Oakburn! You are impeding the course of justice, and interfeiing with me in the discharge of my duty,” he said taking a forward step. As he made this advance, Paxton’s acute ear caught the sound made by the closing of a door somewhere in the rear of the building, and almost simultane ously he heard a low whistle from the same direction. Paxton fancied the whistle was in tended as a signal. As if understanding it, and as though acting in obedience to a secret mandate, the moment the whistle sounded Marion Oakburn lowered her weapon, with which she had menaced the detective, and sprang aside out of the doorway. It was of course all important to cut o!T the escape of the fugitive. Thinking only of overtaking him, Pax ton darted through the interior door and rushed through a passage beyond the next apartment. At the end of the passage a door con fronted him, but he tore it open and rushed out into the open air. Haul Hedden closely followed. The detective and his companion found themselves in the dense gloom of the impenetrable night. Rut Paxton was provided for such an emergency, and he produced a pocket lantern, lighted it, and then flashed its light about him. « •> A narrow' alley in the rear of the build ing which they bad just left was before them. It was folly to think of pursuing the supposed assassin, for it was utterly impossible to tell in what direction he hud fled. Realizing that failure had again over taken him, Paxton ran back into the house. He feared that Marion Oaklurn might also elude him. His apprehension proved to bo well founded. Reaching the room in which he had left the cashier's daughter, he found it deserted. "Too late! She also has eluded me!” cried Paxton. The aged woman who had admitted the cashier and his companion was no where lo be discovered. The idea occurred to Paxton that she and M arion might be conceded some where in the building, and ho hastily searched the premises, assisted by Hed den. They soon assured themselves that the house was deserted. Despite the adverse result of his un dertaking when success seemed almost within his grasp, Paxton attributed his failure to occurrences against which lie could not have guarded. Had not Marion Oakburn appeared to cover his flight, the hunted man of whom the detective was in pursuit would no* have escaped. Paxton was disposed to accept ids de feat on tins occasion more philosophic ally than might have been expected, bitter as ids disappointment undoubtedly was. ‘‘There’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip, and never was the truth o( that adage more forcibly illustrated than now,” he said. The search of the house had been com pleted. Paxton .and his companion were standing in the front apartment which they had first entered. "Hark!” exclaimed Hedden in a warn ing tone, as the detective spoke, and ho held up his finger as a sign for silence. The two men listened for a moment. They heard several peculiar whistles, and the sounds emanated from various directions. Hedden’s face assumed an apprehen sive expression. “You look frightened,” said Paxton, observing this. "So I am. Do you know what is the meaning of these signal whistles—for such they are?” “I do not.” “Well, I do. The dangerous gang well known to the police, which is com posed of denizens of this neighborhood, are assembling. The old female ‘fence has given the alarm. I know the game the gang is up to. They mean to sur round us.” “Then we must not delay here.” "No; the rear way is our best route. Come, we don’t want to fight against desperate odds. The people have t mortal hatred for spies and informers, ns you well know, and if we were sur rounded and overpowered we’d stand but a small chance for our lives.” "That is true,” assented Paxton. They ran to the rear door, gained the alley, and sped away through the dark ness. Hedden’s previously acquired knowl edge of the locality now served him well. Without hesitation he threaded the maze of narrow alleys that led away from this the m >st dangerous of all the slums of the great city. The last development—the discovery of Marion UaUburn m the abode of tin female receiver of stolen goods, nnrt he) open defense of the supposed assassinol her own father—furnished Paxton food f rthe most startling reflections. At the same time ho was more than ever mystified and perplexed. He had come to believe with Stan- more that Marion had been abducted, and that she was held a captive by those who were interested in her disappear ance. But it now seemed to the detective that he could no longer entertain that opinion. It appeared that he must abandon that theory. “If Marion Oakburn was a captive, — ’ • '.-lay armed, and she would not have attempted to secure the escape of the suspected man even at the peril of her life as she had done. Thus Paxton reasoned. Notwithstanding all this, the detective still entertained a certain vague sus picion which ho had never entirely banished from his mind. The idea would present itself that Marion Oakburn wafc "overned by some mysterious impulse, which was locked in her own heart. For the time, however, Paxton put the perplexing rebus out of his mind, and he said to himself: “I will think no more of the possible cause of this girl’s conduct at present. I have need only to concern myself with seeking to capture her and the supposed assa«sin. “This last defeat, shall not prove a Waterloo for me,” he added resolutely. In safety he and his companion emerged from the dangerous locality into which their quest had led them, aud then they parted. “No more of this work for mo. To morrow I leave with my wife and child for the far West, where I shall begin a new life. I want to leave the old way b< hind me forever. We shall never meet agaiu, Paxton,” said Saul Hedden, and then tiie two men shook hands cordially. “Success to you, Hedden. Stick to your good resolution, and life will yet be to you worth living,” said the deteci ivo. Hedden turned away, and Paxton never met him again, but some years later he heard that he was prosperous and happy In the for Western land, where he had gone in quest of a new life. In the morning the detective met Stan- more. The latter had called at Paxton’s oflice by appointment. Stanmore listened eager]}*, and he was inwardly much disturbed, as the detec tive saw, despite his efforts to preserve ids o pianimity. But Stanmore’s faith in Marion Oak- burn was unshaken by what he heard. He was loyal to his belief in Marion’s innocence. He protested that if the real truth was ever uneartho I, it would then be known that the cashier's daughter was a true hearted, noble girl. Thus he had always Jof< nded Marion. In the course of a conversation which ensued, Paxton produced the letter which he had abstracted from the pack age of correspondence which the coro ner had found in John Oakburn’s safe He read the letter to the detective. Stanmore’s face assumed a strange expression as ho listened, and when Paxton lead the name, “Donald Way burn,” with which the latter was signed, lie started violently. “And what importance do you attach to that letter?” lie asked. “The greatest.” “In what way? Please make yourself clear,” said Stanmore. Paxton thereupon explained how he had put circumstances together and formed the theory that possibly the an thor of Iho threatening letter, Donald Way burn, and the suspected man who carried the skeleton Keys to Garrison’s oflice might prove to be one and the same. In silence Stanmore listened until Paxton concluded, and then said: " Your theory does not strike me as a probable one. I would think no more of attempting to connect this Wayburn with the case, it seems to me. “Pratt and Weeks, as we are aware thanks to the discovery of marked money in their possession, must be in some way connected with John Oak- burn’s murder. Through them, I the key to the mystery will reach he added. The conversation soon ended this. The following morning Paxton was on his way to his oflice, when, as he passed the boardinghouse where Levi Kredge had lived, he saw a rag-picker overhaul ing the contents of an ash barrel stand ing in a passage, leading to the rear of the house. Prompted by a new idea, Paxton paused for a moment. hope us, r after CHAPTKR XX. The detective halted, because at that moment he saw the rag-picker draw a pair of boots out of the ash barrel. He instantly thought of the tracks he had found under the window of Garri- s >n's oflice. As the rag-picker drew up the boots, Paxton sprang to his side. The Italian—for such he was—evi dently fancied he was about to be robbed of his prize, for he*elutehed the old boots tightly in one hand, while he brandished his iron hook in the other, menacingly, as the other came up. “Me find a the boot, me keepa,” the rag-picker said. “Precisely so, my friend. You will sell the boots, though?” said Paxton. “Me sell a. You give a the mou.” “Here is half a dollar.” "You take a the boota.” The exchange was made in a moment. Paxton would cheerfully have given a much larger price for those well-nigh worthless old boots, for ns the Italian held them up, he had caught a glimpse of those soles. He had observed that the soles of the boots were encircled by double rows of nails in a peculiar manner, and he be lieved he had discovered the boots which had made the imprints on the earth un der the window of Jason Garrison’s oflice. Paxton took the boot which had tliie fallen into his possession to his oflice and upon testing them, he found that his supposition was correct. The boots were a perfect fit for his casts, and the rows of nails were tha same in botli casts and boots. Of course the presumption was, that the boots hud belonged to Kredge. But regarding this point the detective de sired to positively convince himself. Paxton called upon the landlady ot Kredge’s late boarding-house, and from having seen them in his room, a cham bermaid identified the boots as belong ing to Levi Kredge. This suflieed to prove, to the detec tive’s entire satisfaction, that Levi Kredge entered the oflice of Jason Gar rison on the night of John Oakburn’s murder, through the rear window. But meanwhile the trial of Stuart Hariand was concluded. All that men could accomplish in be half of the accused had been done by his attorney and friends. The result was a verification of Lawyer Saybrook’s prediction. The jury had failed to agree. They were discharged, and Rtuari Hariand was remanded to prison te await the process of the tew. In his case, a hew trial would now b« necessary. But Hariand was not destined to re main in prison until he was again placed on trial for his life. The young man was admitted to bail in the sum of twenty thousand dollars. His wealthy aunt became his security, and signed his bail bond. Edna Garrison, and Stuart’s friends, who had latterly dreaded a conviction, were rejoiced at the result of the trial. But Stuart was himself dejected and gloomy. He was aware that public sentiment was against him, and he felt that he could enjoy lio rest or prrt *e nf mind while the awful shadow of doubt rested upon him. After his r lease, Stuart called upon Paxton. The detective received Hariand very cordially, and the latter said very ab ruptly: “Paxton; I am determined to take a part in the work you have undertaken for my salvation. Tell me how to help you. I must do something." “I understand how you leel, and I honor you for your inability to rest while others are laboring to unearth the mystery in the solution of which you have a vital interest. But you are a novice in the business,” answered Pax ton. “But I have an Interest to work as no other man can feel bound to.” “True. And you would be more likely than any one else to recognize the man who exchanged overcoats with you, even if he were disguised. You might under take a search for the villain on your own account. Chance may favor you,” said Paxton. He saw that the young man was in clined to brood upon his misfortune, and he wished to divert his mind, even though ho had no great hope f r the result. From that day Stuart Hariand seemed to have but one object in life, and that one motive was to find the man whose acquaintance he made on the train on the night of the murder. Paxton had resolved to attempt to take up the trail of Marion Oakburn an 1 the suspected man from the houseof tin- female “fence,” whoso name, by the way, was Mrs. Kitts. Paxton, person ally and through the instrumentality of his agents, acquired a surprising fund of information regarding the woman. Among other items, the detective learned that Mrs. Kitts had acquired a modest f rtwne in the pursuit of her nefarious and illegal business. That she was the owner of real estate in the neighborhood where she dwelt, and ihat she employed a rascally old drunken lawyer by the name of Ajax Crawley to transact all her business. The circumstance was discovered by one of Paxton’s agents that, on the last night of every month, Ajax Crawley was in the habit of visiting the old woman and arranging her accounts for rent and the like. Mrs. Kitts was one of those women of whom the notorious Mother Mandel- baum, the female “fence,” of whose career the newspapers at the time of her exposure and flight from New Y’ork, gave an account, is a type. It was Paxton’s idea that Mrs. Kitts knew where Marion Oakburn and the m;tu, whose escape the latter had favor ed, were now in hiding. Believing this, his course was clearly indicated. He must win the old woman’s confi dence. To aecomplish this, he had determined to impersonate Ajax Crawley, and ac cordingly Paxton visited the rascally old lawyer, who occupied a dingy little den, called by courtesy an oflice, in the neigh borhood of Mrs. Kitts’ abode. It was the detective’s purpose to study the character he meant to impersonate. Paxton invented an excuse for his call, and during the interview he closely studied Ids man. "When lie left Crawley’s office the de tective carried with him a sample of Ajax Crawley’s peculiar chirogfaphy*, which he had appropriated, and in his mind there was a mental picture of his living model. Two days subsequently was the last day of the present month, and on that afternoon, through the instrumentality of one of Paxton’ assistants, Mr. Ajax Crawley, attorney at law*, became help lessly intoxicated, and he was arrested and locked up for the night. Assured that the real Crawley could not appear upon the scene to thwart him and expose his ruse, 1‘ ixton dis guised himself to perfectly represent Crawley, and set out for the deu of the female “fenc".” He had appeared before half a dozen of his agents in his office, where his marvelous disguise was completed, and they had one and all assured him that there Avas no possibility of his identity being questioned. If such men, experienced as they* were in disguises and past masters of all the arts of their strange vocation, gave the detective this assurance, he could haA C little cause to fear the woman with \vh >m he had to deal, cunning though she Avas. Paxlon arrived at Mrs. Kitts’ house at about eight o’clock in the CA ening. He was accompanied by one of his men, a shreAvd fellow, Avho had been in Paxton’s service a long time. He re mained without. It chanced that this man and Paxton ha 1 both acquired the trade of telegra phy in their youth, and since they had icon thrown together in detective Avork, they had utilized their knowledge of this art serA'iceably more than once. After Mrs. Kitts had seen Paxton’s fnc< through the Avieket in the door, she admitted him without delay. " Well, you are in time, Ajax. Here’s an old friend of yours. What’s the mat- i<s- Avith you? Hhac you been drinkinu too much that you don’t recognize him?" said Mrs. Kitts. And she pointed to a ow-broAved, thick-set man, Avho was seated at the further side of the room, smoking a short black pipe. Of course the detective did not know the name of this dangerous-looking fel low, but he Avas equal to the emergency, and imitating the A'oice of Ajax CraAvley, he said, crossing to the fellow: Hoav are you, old man? Didn’t notice you until Mother Kitts spoke.” Tolerable, Ajax, tolerable,” answered the other. Some conA'ersation followed, and as they turned to a desk. Mrs. Kitts said: Well, you may* as Avell get to work, Crawley.” All right. I’ll tend to business de facto," answered Paxton, who had no ticed that it Avas Crawley’s habit to use laav Latin in ordinary conversation. Mother Kitts, as she Avas familiarly called, produced account books, and seating himself at the desk, Paxton be gun to busy himself Avith the accounts. Mother Kitts watched him, and sud denly her eyes became fixed upon Pax- toh’s hand that held the pen Avith Avhich he was Avriting. As she looked her yel- Ioav eyes dilated, and a startled expres sion came upon her features. The man Avith the short black pipe had retired to an inner apartment, and presently Mrs. Kitts carelessly sauntered out of the room in Avhich th'* detecthe was at AA-ork, and joined the man Avith the pipe. It chanced that Ajax Crawley had peculiarly long ami claw-like hands, coA-ered with red hair, Avhile Paxton’s hands were small, white and shapely. Mother" Kitts had discovered by his hands that Paxton Avas not Ajax Craw ley. “The man in the other room is a spy in disguise! I know it by his hands!" she said to the man with the pipe, in a whisper. CHAPTER XXI. Mrs. Kitts’ companion sprang to his feet and drew a murderous-looking knife. teetive's presence, lut the woman grasped his arm and held him back. The two whispered together earnestly for a moment, and then Mrs. Kitts re turned to the apartment in which Pax ton remained, and presently the man also sauntered in, while the detective unsuspectingly continued to work at his a< c (tints; Unobserved by Faxton, the man to whom Mrs. Kitts htid communicated her startling discovery regarding our friend, carelessly worked his Avay along until he Avas behind Paxton’s chair. But while Mother Kitts and her con federate were both plotting against the detective, the latter had taken ad\-antage of their absence to secure a letter which he had discovered at the moment of his entrance partially concealed under a sofa. Paxton naturally* surmised that the missi\*e had been lost by* some one, and he concealed it on his person as h<* pick ed it up, intending to irnproA'e the first favorable opportunity to read it. In order to divert the attention of the detective from her confederate, Mrs. Kitts began a conversation with Paxton the moment she returned to the outer apartment after warning the confederate regarding her discovery. The cunning creature eonA orscd about her business affairs in the most natural and unconcerned manner in the world. Paxton replied as best he could, but now that she had detected his disguise, the woman craftily* shaped her remarks so that his replies served to confirm her suspicions. The detective sat close to a window which Avas closed by a heavy outside shutter. * While Mrs. Kitts was talking, and while her confederate gained a positi< n in Paxton’s rear, the latter heard a faint, scarcely audible tapping on the window shutter without. It Avas only by* the exertion of a su preme effort that Paxton avoided giving a A’iolent start, which av< u!d have awakened a suspicion in the mind of the old AComan that something was Avrong. Ho recognized the tapping on the window shutters as an imitation of the click, click of a telegraphic instrument. More than this, he recognized the let ters and Avords for which in the te graphic alphabet these sounds In a moment the detective read the following startling message. “You are found out! Man behind you!” Not a feature of the detective’s face underwent the slightest change, and ids manner remained as composed as be fore. But suddenly he turned around upon the man behind him, avIio contemplated attacking him, and said, carelessly*: “Give me a chew of tobacco.” As the detective wheeled about the Avretch, who had his knife in his hand, suddenly' concealed it. He was taken by surprise, and he stammered: “All right; yes, tobacco. Here’s my box.” As he spoke he presented a tobacco box. Paxton carelessly arose and reached out as if to take the box Avhich the ot her held out to him, but instead of so doing he shot his hand by the box and sud denly' clutched the fellow’s throat. With all his power he hurled him aside. Ihen he bounded to the street door. Mrs. Kitts had taken the preeaiPien to lock the door, and she had removed the key. As Paxton gained the door there came a heavy rap upon it from the street side. “Open the door, old Avoman, if you do not desire the police force I have sta tioned Avithout to break it down," Paxton calmly*. Mother Kitts Av.as surprised ajarmed. She could not comprehend hoAA* Pax ton had discovered that his disguise Avas penetrated, as it Avas clear to lies lie must have done. She was alarmed at the coming of the police, whom she feared, and she did not doubt that they were at the door in force and she made haste to unlock it. The man whom Paxton had handled so roughly picked himself up, and stood glaring at the detectiA’e like some fero cious animal that feared to make a leap and yet longed to do so. As he heard the knock on the door, and also heard Paxton inform the old woman that the police were at the door, the dospierado suddenly changed his mind, though he had been about to attack the detective. [to be continued.] le st ood. mentally “so.ind” said and A diamond weighing J00 carats is neing cut in Africa, and it will prob ably be a feature of the hotel clerk exhibit at the World’s Fair. SPEER ORDERS A SALE. Atlantic Short Line Railroad to Be Put on the Block. Judge Speer, at Macon, Ga., signed a decree Tuesday for the sale of Ihe Atlantic Short Line railroad,at Swaius- boro, Emanuel county, Dec. 17th. The sale is to be without a minimum price and will be conducted by John R. Young, of Savannah, receiver for the assets of the company. The road was put up at public sale at Swainsboro about three months ago, with a minimum price of $210,000, but there was no bid and the sale Avent by default. Tuesday morning Colonel Wallis R. Charlton and Receiver Young went before Judge Speer and asked that another date he set for the sale of the road. Mr. Marion Erwin rep resented the Central National hank, of New Y’ork, the principal creditor. All parties have agreed to the sale. SIX SAILORS DROWNED. A Drunken Captain Refused to Save Them. The schooner Waukesha was wreck ed off the port of Muskegon, Mich., early Sunday and six lives were lost. But one man, of a crew of seven, com manded by a drunken captain, reached shore. A heavy sea was on and the vessel could have run safely into port, but the drunken captain refused, and would not allow any signals to he given to bring help, locking up the torches. Shortly after the boat began break ing up and the men sought safety in the rigging. One by one the masts fell and the men were Avasbed away. All were drowned save one man Avho was picked up by a tug. THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE May be Solved Finally by an Ar bitration Tribunal. The London Chronicle says there is reason to believe that a solution of the Venezuelan dispute will be found in the appointment of a tribunal similar to the Behring sea tribunal of arbi tration, in which case Sir Richard Webster, attorney general, will repre sent Great Britain, as he did before the Behring sea tribunal. The doesn’t He seemed about to rush into the de- j oome. man with a worry much secure income about the out- STATE NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST PAR AGRAPH ICALLY PORTRAYED While north Attorney-General Bar ber ami Governor Evans thoroughly inv»?iigatcd nil matters pertaining to the &>.lo and purchase of the two Port Royal lines in this state in so far ns the purchases ore supposed to have been made in violation of the pro visions of the new state constitution. They took a considerable amount of evidence which, it is understood, will be made public in a few days. Governor Evans, Attorney General Barber and Chairman Evans, of the railroad commission, had a conference a clay or two ago about the position of the *tate in matter of the purchase of the Port Royal and Western Carolina and Port Royal and Augusta. The evidence taken in the matter by Gov ernor Evans and Mr. Barber was sub mitted to Mr. Evans and the whole ma ter Avas reviewed by the officials. M-r. T. J. Lsmotte has received the decree from Judge Gary in his now cel* j)rated crusade against Columbia’s beer dispensf is. He has served the or der and it rcett on Magistrate Smith to, either issue the arrest warrants against M issrs. Narey and Seegers, in complii nce Avith the order, or to take an appeal to the supreme court. The latter alternative Aviil be chosen, and on advice of the defendants’ attorneys '.peal will be made. ^^1 (lovernor Evans has filled the va- caulcy on the state board of control by ihef appointment of Mr. J. O. A. Moore of Darlington. He takes the place of Mr. Allen of Y’ork county. This gives the Pee Dee section representation on the board. Mr. Moore was a member of the last constitutional convention from his county. Ho is a prohibition ist himself, but has defended the dis pensary law Avhenever it was attacked in his county. Mr. Moore signified that he would accept the position and his commission Avas forthAvith signed. Governor Evans has examined all the petitions sent in for the calling of elections for new counties, and says that he finds that the papers in all the cases uoav before him are in the proper shape. Ho says that ho is having the several election proclamations prepared and his purpose is to have all these elections take place on the same day. This '‘new county election day” will be selected in a few days. This, of course, will not affect the elections which have already been ordered. A Washington special says: Thomas F. Brantly, of South Carolina has re ceived notice of his dismissal from the treasury department. His resignation was called for, but no reason is assign ed therefor, but the impression pre vails that he displayed pernicious ac tivity by delivering free silver Bryan speeches in West Virginia. Mr. Brantly was chief of the army and navy division of accounts in the treas- ury department and he is a popular member of the South Carolina colony in Washington. He took tAVo weeks’ leave of absence, which he occupied in speech-making for Bryan. South Carolina is holding her own as to taxable property. In some of the states there has been a decrease in the taxable property, but for South Carolina there has been an increase in the taxable property of nearly a mil lion of dollars. It is to be remem bered that there is no reassessment of real estate except every four years. Here is a comparative statement of the taxable property of the state; 1HOJ. 1606. Real estate $100,131,766 i 100.895,306 Personal proper!}*... 45 226,078 45.5%,*12 Railroad property.. 23,797,652 23 002.712 $169,418.9ft $ 170.304,130 Differ nee $355 169. Secretary of State Tompkins has called a meeting of the state board of canvassers for the 12th of the month. It is expected that all of the county hoards will sec that their returns are in Columbia in good shape and in am ple time for the board to record the votes. If there are no contests there is no reason Avliy the returns should not be forwarded in the next few days. If there is any contest at all it is likely to be over congressional matters, but it would appear from the returns that the only place at which an attack would be of any use whatever would be against the election laws of the s a e, which would affect all congress men alike. Anderson Testified. Proceedings in the Reese-Anderson- Luckie murder trial at Y’orkville de veloped that the prosecution is not so impotent as Avas supposed. All along tho spectators labored under the im pression that the defense would try to make it appear that the murdered man was killed by R. A. Anderson, hus In Coiijii'irtton With Political Notes and Press Commeat. No election troubles seemed to have occurred iu all Carolina. l It appears Hint there is a fight be ing rnu^lo against tho creation of Salem county. Whether it will amount to anything or not remains to bo seen. Governor Evans has commuted tho seutenco of J. T. Roche, who was sen tenced to pay a line of $100 for viola tion of the dispensary law. The sen tence was commuted so that Roche will bo able to get off with a cash pay ment $25. It i*. ntfCTrlTbod th at the sthterftoard of control will hold the matter of electing a successor to Commissioner Mixson until the fifth member of the lx ard is selected. Governor Evans expects to have a conference with the state board as to the appointment of the fifth member. Mr. Gasion, who is acting as commissioner, will likely hold to the office until the general as sembly meets. band of the woman in the case. But that theory wa3*smashed to pieces, as the first witness that the pirosccution put on the stand on the second day of the trial was Robert A. Anderson him self. Tbo appearance of Anderson was in the nature of a bombshell in the camp of the defense, and had scarcely been sworn before there was objection to his testimony. Colonel Y’oumans, of the defendants’ counsel, quoted numerous authorities against wives testifying against their husbands and A'ico versa. But all his eh qenfc pleading did not go. Judge Watts r<flhed*as follows: “I mu t hold that if I. Avere in the witness’s position, no matte{ how much this woman may have disgraced me, I would not testify aguiut her, but that is n question he must be left to decide for himself. He cannot bo compelled to testify, but whatever evidence he sees fit to give against his wife will be competent.” Registration Books to Open. The people in this state who have not yet secured their registration cer tificates will have their next oppor tunity to do so, under iffie qualifica tions prescribed in the constitution and registration law’s on the first Ylon- day in December. Tho following ex tract from the registration Iuav so pro vides, as follows : “The books of registration shall be opened by the boards on the first Mon day in April, 1896, at the court house in each county and kept open for at least six consecutiv; weeks. They shall be opened again at tho court house ou tho first Monday in June, July, August and September, A. D., 1896, and kept open continually for ut hast one week in each of said months. They shall bo closed 30 days before the general election iu 1898. After the general election in 1896 the books of registration shall be opened on the first ?>Ionday of each mouth at the courthouse and kept open for three successive days iu each month until 30 .lays before the election in 1898, when they shall be closed until the said gen eral election shall have taken place. The offices and books must be kept open from 9 o’clock iu the forenoon until 3 o’clock in the afternoon. “Tho board of registration is the judge of the qualifications of all ap plicants for registration up to January 1st, 1898.” TEACHERS WANT MONEY. THE GAME SEASON OPEN. Hunters Can Now Use Their Shotguns A<1 Libitum. The game season is at last open and tho sportsmen can now get even with the partridges and other fowl thjjt have been treading on their toes and tan talizing them for some months. The season opens later this year than it did last and the game is of course much larger and of better quality. The leg islature Avirely threw the opening of the season back considerably and the fledgings haye all becomes real tooth- sorao “Bob Whites.” Tho following synopsis of the game law of this slute will be valuable for sportsmen to paste in their hats for reference: Sale of Game. — Act approved Dec. 22d, 1892, (as amended by act ap proved Dec. 22d, 1873). Sec. 1. It shall not be lawful to sell or expose for sale, partridge, quail, w’oodcock or pheasant, deer or wild turkey, within the state of South Carolina for the space of live years. Export of Game.—See. 2. It shall not be lawful to export out of the limits of the state of South Carolina, any partridge, quail, woodcock or pheasant, deer or wild turkey, for the space of five years. Non-Resident License.—Sec. 3. All persons not citizens of the state and visiting in the state for the purpose of shooting game of any kind, shall pay a license of $25 to the county treasurer of the county where tho visitor may be. Any person not obtaining said license before hunting or shooting, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea nor, and. upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $50,or be imprisoned not more than thirty days for each offense. Provided that this act shall not apply to any person hunting or killing game ou his own land. Mongolian Pheasants.—Act of Dec. 22, 1893.—Sec. 2. For the space of teu years from tho date of the passage of this act it shall lie unlawful to kill at any time any Mongolian or ring- neck pheasants. Deer.—General Statutes.—Sec. 1687. It shall not bo lawful to kill any deer, or to worry them with dogs, between the 1st day of February and the 1st day of September, except in the counties of Clarendon, Georgetown, Colleton, Williamsburg, Marlboro, Kershaw, Horry, Darlington, Marion and Berkeley, iu which counties it shall not be lawful between the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August. Fire-Hunting.—Sec. 1690. Every person who shall hunt with fire iu the night time shall forfeit a sum not ex ceeding $10. Wild Turkey, Partridge, Quail, Woodcock, Pheasants, Doves.—Sec. 1695. It shall not be lawful, between the first day of April and the 1st day of November, to kill any wild turkey, partridge, quail, woodcock or pheas ant; or between the first day of March and the first day of August, any dove: or, at any time during the year, to kill, bv fire, any of the 1 irds narm d. DELAWARE’S COUNT. McKinley Gets Electors, Hut Governor is a Democrat. The result of the complete count in Delaware on the president now stands: McKinley, 20,452; Bryan, 16,615; Pal mer, 956; Levering, 602; McKinley’s plurality, 3,837. The vote for congress was : Handy, democrat, 16,512; Willis, union republican, 12,828; Hobson, republican, 7,186 ; Bayard,sound mon ey, 933. Handy’s plurality, 3,684. The A’ote for governor resulted: Tuanell, democrat, 16,604 ; 1I< ff-cker, union republican, 12,000; Higgins, republican, 6,987. Tunnell’s plural By, 3,935. In the legislature the latest returns give the democrats a majority of twen ty on joint ballot, thus insuring the election of a democrat to succeed United Slates Senator Higgins. Tlieir Salary lor Month of November is Overdue. The office of tho state school com- missiouer is being besieged with thous ands of letters from school teachers throughout the s’nteof Georgia. The teachers ask for their salaries, which were due on Nov. 1st, and Avhich have not yet been paid. In Georgia there are 8,000 teachers who are paid by the state. The first quarter of their salary was due on Nov. Is’, hut at that time no money was received by them. They have waited for the arrival of their checks and not receiving them or bearing anything from the educational depart ment they have sent letters of inquiry to the school commissioner. When the salaries of the 8,000 teach ers became due State School Commis sioner Glenn did not scud the money to them because of the fact that the amount needed was not iu the state treasury. lit did not explain to tho teachers why their money was not forthcoming, thinking that the amount needed would raided in n few days. It^s said that the governor made an attempt to borrow the money needed, but the bankers in New Y’ork to whom he applied refused to make tho loan. At the time tho governor is said to "have tried to make the loan the nation al election had not taken place, and it seems that he fras informed that he could not borrow tin money until after the election. The amount of money netolrl to pay tho teachers the salaries that are due is $350,000. There was iu tho treasury at the time it was turned over to Mr. Speer only about $283,- 000. With this amount of money it Avas impossible to begin to pay the sal aries of the teachers. Commissioner Glecu states in ans wer to the many letters that he thinks the mutter will ho arranged in a few days so the teachers can get the money due them. Governor Atkinson stated that there was no attempt to make a loan and that he supposed the salaries of the teachers Avonld be paid as soon as the tax returns were made by the tax col lectors of the d fferent counties. The tax returns from the counties are usually not made until about the 1st of December, and if it is the same this year the school teachers will be made to Avail some time for the first installment of their salaries. TAYLOR I OK GO/EUNOB. He Wins in Tennessee By Two Thou sand Majority. Returns of the gubernatorial elec tion, official and ucofficial, received from all except ten counties in Ten nessee, give Taylor, democrat, a ma jority of 2,575 over Tillman, republi can. The counties yet to be heard from gave Evans a majority of 345 iu 1894, which, being subtracted from Tay lor’s advantage, leaves the democratic candidate 2,230 votes more than his opponent. CHINA PARTITION PROPOSED. Great Britain, IIoAvi*ver, Declined to Listen to the Suggestion. A cable dispatch from Loudon says: In the course of a speech at Enfield Sir Charles Dilke, member of parlia ment, asserted that throe powers lately submitted to Great Britain a proposal for the partition of China. Great Britain, he added, refused to enter tain the proposal. EX-QUEEN LIL PARDONED. Government of HaAvall Restores to H<r Civil Rights. Advices received from Honolulu say: The Hawaiian government has granted a full pardon and restoration of her civil rights to ex Queen Lilioukalani. The pardon is based ou the fact that during her parole she has faithfully kept the terms of her partial freedom. SITUATION IS DANGEROUS. Families of the Diplomats Leave Con- stantlnoolc for Safety. The Daily News (Loudon) Y’ienna correspondent telegraphs that reports from Constantinople show that the sit- nation there is very dangerous. The families of most < f the diplomats have left the city b«r tin ir safety. Mrs. Wm. H. Vanderbilt Dead. Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt died at New York Friday afternoon. Mining Compniy Assigns. The Golden Scepter Mining Compa ny, at Quigley, Mont., has assigned wiih debts of $285,000. Assets are estimated at $500,000, consisting of the company's mine and its vast com plete mills, electric light and power works, railroad, etc. Large Cargo of Cotton. r J he British steamship Magdala, cleared from Wilmington, N. C., Sat urday for Bremen, Germany, with 11,740 bales of upland cotton, weigh ing 5,692,719 pounds. This is the largest cargo of cotton ever carried out of Wilmington. Urge Mrs. Castle’s Release. The Westminster Gazette and others of the afternoon newspapers of London urge the release on medical grounds of Airs. Walter M. Castle, of San Francisco, who was sentenced at the Clerkenwell sessions to three months’ imprisonment for shoplifting. Jones Goes Home. James K. Jones, chairman of th< national democratic committee, left Chicago Friday morning for his Ar kansas home where he will take two weeks rest before turning his attention to his personal affairs, which have been neglected during the campaign. Illinois Unofficial Returns. Unofficial returns from all the 102 counties in Illinois, including Cook, gave McKinley a plurality of 144,149, and Tanner a plurality of 118,145. Complete official returns may change these figures a tr.fle, but this is practi cally the result in the state. Hatfield hiiri Lemons to Hang. John Lemons, of Hamilton county, and Muried Hatfield, of Hancock county, Tenneseee, Avere s- nteuced to he hanged ’ey the court iu session at Knoxville Saturday. Both men art •Larged with murder, and will hang it IK centl> r The word “nice” originally meant ignorant or foolish. FOR ARBITRATION. THE VENEZUELAN CONTRO- VERSY WILL NOW BE SETTLED. An Agreement Between Uncle Sam and John Bull to Arbitrate. The arbitration of the Y’enezuelan dispute is a settled fact. All arrange ments have been completed and all details of tho arbitration treaty be tween the United States and Great Britain arranged. Tho final terms of the treaty of ar bitration were arranged in Washington Monday night. Tho terms were cabled to London Tuesday and were accepted. The treaty covers Venezuela only and does not include a general treaty of arbitration of all future disputes between the two great English-speak ing nations. This treaty is to be arranged later by future negotiations. Tho Venezuelan arbitration commis sion will consist of five arbitrators, two to he named by the United States,two by Great Britain, these four to select tho fifth arbitrator. Venezuela will not bo directly represented in tho commission. The term of occupancy necessary to exempt British settlement iu disputed territory from arbitration is fixed at 60 years according to additional cor- ••^auoudenco on the sub j e ct which has just beta discovered. In other Avorus, 'Sxe British govern ment has agreed to uuresi fitted _ arbi tration of all the territory in dispute .Avith the period for tho acquisition of the title by prescription fixed by agreement of the parties in advance at 60 years. A Matement from the Venezuelan Commission. The Venezuelan commission met in Washington Tuesday and has author ized the following official statement: “The statements of Lord Salisbury as reported iu the morning papers make it probable that tho boundary dispute now pending between Great Britain and Venezuela will be settled by arbitration at an early day. Under these circumstances tho commission while continuing its deliberation in the preparation and orderly arrange ment of many valuable maps, reports and documents which have been pro cured iu the course of its labors, does not propose to formulate any decision for the present of tho matters subject to its examination. “It will continue its sessions from time to time, but with the hope and expectation that a friendly and just settlement of all pending differences between the nations interested will make any final decision on its part unnecessary.” TIE IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Ballots In flic New S^at* go Equally to McKinley and Bryan. A dispatch from Y’ankton, 8. D., says: At 10 o’clock Friday night South Dakota’s vote on presidential electors was tied and an official count will be required to determine the result. The republican managers have closed their office with the above declaration. Any claim of the populists that this state is for Bryan is not justified by the returns. Corrections and changes in three precincts not yet heard from may give the electors to either Bryan or McKinley. Republican congressmen and govern or ran ahead of the electoral ticket by several hundred votes so far as heard from, and they may have safe majori ties. VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC BY 20,000 The Old Dominion Will Have Seven Democratic Congressmen. Tho result of tho election in Vir ginia ou the national ticket seems to be that the majority is 20,000. The first, second, fourth, fifth sixth, seventh and eighth districts return democrats to congress. In the tenth district the vote is very close, the general summary so far giv ing Y’ost, republican, 16 majority, and Ihe result will probably depend upon tho decision in regard to irregularities iu one county. The ninth district is certainly rejjublican. The official vote is coming in very slowly from all over the state, as a great many of the election boards ad journed over until next week. TO EASTERN BIMETALLISTS. Mr Bryan Sends a Telegjam of Com mendation. Mr. Bryan gave out the following telegram Saturday, addressed to the eastern bimetallists: “In tho hour of defeat, I send yon greeting. No words of praise can suf-^ ficiently commend you. When I re member that the eastern states senll gold delegates to both conventions! and nearly all the eastern pa pers were against bimetallism, your fight appears remarkably creditable. Y’ou have shown yourselves heroes, and events will vindicate tho position you have taken. Continue the fight. (Signed) “W. J. Bryan.** THE ISSUE LARGELY OVERBID. Great Rush of Bids for the New York City Bonds. Bids on tho $16,000,000 of 3 12 per cent gold bonds of the city of New York were opened Monday at the comptroller’s office, and it is under stood tho issue was largely overbid. One hundred and eigbty-five pro posals were received, and all the lead ing hankers of the city were repre sented. The bids range from 5 to 10 per cent. The total amount subscribed is not vet known. SIOUX CITY BANK CLOSES. Inability to Real ze on Assets and H-avy Withdrawals the Cause. Inability to realize on its securities and heavy withdrawals of depo8 : tors, caused the Iowa 8avings bank at Sioux City, la., to close its doors Tuesday morning. The bank’s last statement showed assets $470,000; deposits $150,- 000. Civic virtue is a good text for tha preacher always, but a better thing for every citizen to guard in his daily life.