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.ESTABLISHED IN 1$ TILE OPENING DAY. The Work of Legislation Has Boen Started in Good Form. THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE. The Wheels of Legislation Were Given a Start on Tuesday of Lust Week. What Was Done by Them. The general assembly of South Caro liaa was called to order at high noon Tuesday, Jan. 12, in accordance with the terms of the constitution. As this is th? middle of a term, the work ?ef organization required little time, and before adjournment the wheels of legislation had been set in motion to the extent that in each branch of the law-making body new measures hud been introduced. The State of Wednesday gives the following account of the opening ses sion of the two houses: Early in the' day it developed that ?an effort would be made to pull off the ?elections at the earliest possible date, ?and in each house resolutions looking to that end were presented. In the senate side the tenor of the resolutions ?was to have the joint committees on privileges and elections report what vacancies are to be tilled. In the house the resolution called for the ap pointment of a specific date?Friday x?f this week?but as the resolution vras obviously defective in that it failed to fix a time for the election of ?certain college trustees, the resolution was referred to the house committee -an privileges and elections. There were two-score candidates in the lobbies and around the outer rail, and the life of the average legislator will be devoted to listening to "hard luck stories" for the time interven ing between this and the day of elec tion. The most importunate are the ?candidates for places on the board of directorsof the State penitentiary and an the directorate of the State dispen sary. Each of these places pays $4 a day for the time actually spent in the service of the State, and in the case of the dispensary board the per diem is limited to 100 days. But while the candidates for the several places at the dispensary and the penitentiary are vigorously pressing their several rampaignlets, the applicants for the position of State librarian are no less insistent. By placing thif. matter in the hands of the legislature and mak ing it an elective office, the way is thrown open for tiie fairer sex to ex hibit what of politics they know, and the campaign for this position is an evidence of the fact that the men do not know it all. There has been only one death in ?cither branch of the assembly, and ?only one resignation. Few were de tained by sickness or on account of business and the attendance yesterday was very full. The feature of the day in the hoise was Speaker Smith's remarks upon declaring the house ready for business. His was not an address in phe usual acceptation of the term, but remarks made extempora neously, impressing upon the mem bers the fact that they were elected to perform a high and honorable duty and urging them to keep that purpose ever before them. His remarks were brief and made a deep impression. In the senate the matter which was \ most impressive was the fact thai the splendid porj/alt of the gallant Gordon of Georgia ' as shrouded in crepe and from its e' fated position the likeness of the c/?valrous southerner looked down in benediction upon the delibera tive body of a State he loved as dearly as his own. Gordon, Hampton, Ker ?haw, all these are represented in that galaxy of portraiture, and all are gone. Butler, the intrepid, alone remains of the quartet of Confederate chieftains whose portraits adorn the senate chamber of South Carolina. IN THE SENATE. The senate passed an uneventful session on its opening day. The roli call showed that 34 members were present, as follows: Lieut. Gov. Sloan, Senators Aldrich, Blake, Brown, Dav- j is, Dean, Douglass, Forrest, Gaines, ?Goodwin, Hardwin, Hay, Herndon, Holiday, Hough, Hydrick, Johnson, Manning, Marshall, Maytield, McLeod, Mower, Peurifoy, Ragsdale, G. W., Ivagsdale, J. W., Raysor, Sharpe, Sheppard, Stackhouse, Stanland, Tal bird, Von Kolnitz, Walker, Warren, Williams. Messrs. Brice, Butler, Carpenter, Dennis, Hood, McCall and Mclver did not respond to their names. Senator J. A. McDermott of Horry having re signed to accept the office of county treasurer, bis successor, Mr. G. J. Hol liday was sworn in and on motion was appointed to places held on various committees by his predecessor. After an opening praver by Rev. W. I. Her bert, of Lieut. Gov. Sloan addressed the senate. It was moved that a committee of three be appointed to inform the gov ernor that the senate was ready for business. On this committee were Messrs. Sliarpe, Stackhouse and Wil liams. On motion of Mr. Dean the house w:ls notified that the senate having been duly organized was ready lor business. ? Senator Dean introduced a concur rent resolut ion directing the commit tees on privilege's and elections of both bouses to inquire into what vacancies existed in the Offices to be tilled by the legislature. The governor's message having been presented by bis private secretary, was read in the usual manner. .lust afUjr the reading of the message was completed Mr. Mayfield introduced an omnibus resolution dividing the sever ai subjects of the message into the bands of the appropriate committees. Several appointments were announc galley J> i0 a Qi ~ jr $69. ed by the speaker. J. E. Watson hav ing resigned as doorkeeper J. J. Wat son of Greenwood was given the posi tion. Bill Clerk Butler is unable on account of illness to attend this ses session of the general assembly and Mr. A. D. McFaddin of this city was appointed in his stead. There were several minor appointments. Mr. Mayfield introduced a concur rent resolution providing that all county supervisors be directed to at tend the good roads convention in this city on the 19th inst., their mileage to be paid by the legislature. This bill was placed od the calendar. The large oil portrait of the late Gen. John B. Gordon which hangs on the north wall of the senate was drapped|in*crepe in honor to the distin guished dead. After the reading of the governor's special message on the death of Gen. Gordon, Senator Aldrich introduced a concurrent resolution as follows: "Whereas it has pleased the Al mighty to end the brilliant earthly career of that brilliant soldier and statesman, Gen; John B. Gordon of Georgia, and "Whereas at a trying and critical period of this State lie came to our aid and rendered voluntary services of such value and devotion as entitles him forever to be known as a friend of the people of South Carolina; now, therefore be it "Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of South Carolina that a committee be raised to attend the funeral of Gen. Gordon and to pay the State's tribute of respect to his memory. "Said committee to be composed of his exceellency the governor or such member of the executive department as he may designate, the chief justice of the supreme court or such member Of the judicial department as he may designate, three senators to be ap pointed by the president of the senate and five members of the house of rep resentatives to -be appointed by the speaker of the house. "Resolved that the sergeants at armj of the two houses take the neces sary steps to carry these resolutions into effect." This was sent to the house of repre sentatives and the senate adjourned at 1.30 p. m. to meet again Wednes day at noon. in the nousE. As the hands of the cjock on the gallery pointed the hour of 12, the sergeant at arms swung the mall of State into place, Col. Tom C. Hamer, the clerk of the house, raised the speaker's gavel and rapped the noisy members into silence. "Pursuant to the provisions of the constitution the house will now come to order," he de clared and thereupon began the call of the roll by counties. When it was as certained officially that a quorum of the house were present, Speaker Smith ascended the dais on which is the speaker's chair and annoueed: "The deliberations of the day will be opened with prayer by the chaplain." The prayer was given close attention by the members, for the last year's ses sion taught them that in his morning invocation the Rev. R. N. Pratt seeks to throw into the deliberation of the day some uplifting thought. Speaker Smith's remarks upon open ing the session to business were well put and the tenor of the whole was "work." He referred with feeling to the fact that there.is one vacant chair ?that of the brilliant John McM aster ?and declared that it is a matter of thankfulness that there is but one. At the conclusion of his address Mr. W. T. Aycock of Columbia was es corted to the bar of the house by Hon. Messrs. Jno. P. Thomas; Jr., and Lewis W. Haskell and upon his cre dentials being shown he wa3 sworn in to succeed the late Hon. John McMas ter of Richland. Mr. Moses moved that a committee of three be appointed to wait upon the governor and inform him that the house was ready for business. This was done accordingly. On Mr. Tatum's motion the clerk of the house was sent to the senate to inform that body that the house had organized and was ready for business. At almost the same mo ment Gen. R. R. Hemphill, clerk of the senate, appeared with a similar announcement from the "upper house." Organization having been perfected, the first thing in the way of new busi ness was the presentation by Mr. Aull of a resolution fixing Friday as the time for the holding of the election of an associate justice to succeed Mr. Justice Woods: for a State librarian, for two directors of the State peniten tiary, to succeed Messrs. Love and Mann; for a chairman of the board and two directors of the State dispen sary and for a liquor commissioner. Mr. Magill moved to refer this to the committee on privileges and elec tions. This was voted down by those who wanted the elections held speedi-1 ly and the resolution was adopted. Subsequently Mr. Beamguard moved to strike out the words 'liquor com-i missioner" wherever they occurred and insert in lieu thereof the words "dispensary commissioner." The vote by which the resolution had been adopted was reconsidered in order to admit of this correction, and when the resolution again came before the house Messrs. .Williams, Rainsford and Magill succeeded in getting the house to reconsider the vote by which it had declined to commit the resolu tion, and by a considerable majority it was decided to send the resolution to t.lie committee on privileges and elections in order that the matter might be whipped into proper shape. The senate concurrent resolution along the same line came over and was referred to the same committee. The governor's message was re ceived and read. As it is quite a lengthy document the members had hardly had time in which to read it carefully Wednesday and no expres sion as to its recommendations were gathered. The several parts of the ORANGEBTJRG message were referred to the proper committees. The senate resolutions in regard to I Gen. J. B. Gordon were adopted unani i mously and 'ihe speaker appointed as members of the delegation five gal lant ex-Confederates who are members of the bouse, Hon. Messrs. M. P. Tribble of Anderson, W. E. James of Darlington, J. H. Brooks of Green wood, Jeremiah Smith of Horry, and J. W. King of Florence. After the introduction of new bills the house adjourned. There were only three new bills, one by Mr. Cooper and one by Mr. Magill relating to mat ters in their respective counties, and one by Mr. W. P. Johnson relating to a new tax on incorporations, requir ing them to make annual statements to the secretary of state. ONE DAY IN JAIL And Promptly Paid a Pine of Ten Thousand Dollars. Ex-Congressman Edmund Driggs, of Brooklyn, last Tuesday was sentenced to imprisonment of one day in Ray mond street jail and to a tine of $10, 000. Driggs was convicted of accept ing money, while a congressman-elect, for securing a government contract for the purchase of automatic cashiers from the Brandt-Dent company for the post-office department. There v/ill be no appeal. Driggs' fine was immediately paid after seutence was pronounced. Mr. Driggs and bis attoneys saying that they endorsed the statement by the court that an honorable man would have no desire to retain moneys secur ed under sucb circumstances. Driggs was not taken to the jail directly. He does' not lose his citizenship by the conviction, but cannot bold office again in the Federal government. In pronouncing sentence Judge Thomas said: klA man of honorable feeling, although he has erred, would abhor the retention of what came to him illegally and I believe that sucb will be your attitude. "You will find that to make sure of rectitude in your past life, your friends will join it with the private and civic virtues that you may achieve and maintain in the future, and that in the end you will be judged by your whole career and not alone by this Intervening fault and failure." Driggs later was taken to the Ray mond street jail and placed in a cell. Sheriff Hesterberg, after consultation with counsel, decided that the terms of the sentence/ would be complied with by detaining the prisoner only until midnight. Wants to Know. At Washington on Tuesday of last week Representative Hardwick, of Georgia, introduced a resolution ask ing the secretary of war to tell the house of representatives how many Mauser rilles were captured by the United States in Cuba during tbe Spauish-American war, and how and under what circumstances these rides have been disposed of. In the pre amble to his resolution, Mr. Hardwick quotes from the president's message of January 4, in reference to a Costa Rican newspaper dispatch, from which the following is taken: "Hundreds of stacks of arms, con fiscated by the Colombian government at the close of tbe late revolution, have reappeared from some mysteri ous source and thousands of rifles, that look suspiciously like tbe Mausers the United State captured in Cuba, are issuing to the gathering forces from central points of distribution." Ofticers Like Gamblers. The Columbia State says: "We are curious to know the reasons influenc ing 35 members of the house to vote against declaring the operation of "slot machines" illegal! They are not only gambling devices that are outlawed in many of the "big and bad" cities but they are devices that first entice boys to gamble. They are enormously profitable to their owners or lessees and only for them should their merits be appreciated. It is easier, however, to outlaw the ma chines than to prevent their opera tion. Officers of the law appear to have a very kindly feeling for. all classes of gamblers except tbe little darkey who shoots craps in a back alley with a banking capital of two cents. These get "pulled" and there is righteous indignation." They Will Bite. An old negro woman lias created ex citement in Syracuse, N. Y., by ap pearing there claiming to have walked all tbe way from a plantation in Geor gia, where she was held as a slave. She reported leaving 200 slaves on the same plantation. The people of Syra cuse harbor very great indignation against the south and the old woman is living on the fat of tbe land. Which all goes to show that even an old wo man can gold-brick the shrewd Yan kees. They all will bite; it just de pends on the bait, says the Columbia State. Dr. Seherer Elected. Dr. J. A. B. Scherer, pastor of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church of Charleston, was elected president of Newberry college by the board of trustees at a meeting held in Colum bia last week. He will succeed Dr. Cromer, recently resigned, and he will become tbe executive bead of the Lutheran College as soon as tbe necessary change can be made. He is a young man of great mental depth and learning, and it. is believed that he will add new life and energy to the institution. Schooner Wrecked. A letter from Havana tells of the wreck on January 5 of the schooner Governor Blake, Scott, master, and a enw of seven men, that went?on a reef six miles from Cay Jutias, Florida coast. The crew escaped in small boats saviog nothing but their cloth ing. Tbe Blake sailed December 31 for Cienfuegos, from Mobile, with cargo of pith pine, valued at 81,822. , S. C WEDNESDAY, 31 IN THE HOUSE. What Has Seen Done in that Bod' the Past Week. REGULATING THE RAILROADS. Several Bills of Importance Are Passed Without Much Discus sion and Goes to the Senate. The first bill taken up in the bnuse was that of Mr. Coggesball as to pre venting delays in the transportation of freight. This is the bill that was favored by the Charleston Freight Bureau last year. The bill had a fa vorable report with a minority op posed to it, but when it was called up this morning there was not a word said one way or another. The requir ed formal announcements were made. The bill went on through, ordered to its third reading without a word of discussion, inquiry or anything else. As ordered to its third reading the bill, which was asked for last year, was passed as follows: A bill to prevent delays in the trans portation of freight by railroad com panies in this State. Be it enacted by the General A room \ bly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That from and after the 11st day of May, 1904, all railroad com panies in this State shall transport to their destination all freight receiv | ed for transportation between points j in the State of South Carolioa within the following times after same shall have been received, to wit: Within forty-eight hours, between points not more than one hundred miles distant; within seventy-two hours, between points exceeding one hundred and not more than two hundred miles distant; within ninety-six hours, between points exceeding two hundred miles distant. Section 2. That any railroad com pany fai line to comply with the pro visions of Section 1 of this Act for I any cause, except the Act of God or public enemy, shall forfeit the freight chargeable upon sucb goods as it shall fail to transport within the time hereinbefore required; and in addition shall pay to the consignee 1 per cent of the market value of such goods for each and every day's detention over and above the time herein before pre scribed, to be recovered by the con signee in any Court of competent juris diction, together with the freight so forfeited, if the same shall have been prepaid. Section 3. That nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to limit or affect aDy other right or remedy now or hereafter existing against sucb railroad company for or on account of such delay in transportation. Section 4. \That aB* Acti>-and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are Hereby repealed. Later on Mr. Beamguard's bill to provide a penalty for the unreasonable delay in the shipment and delivery of any goods, wares and merchandise by aoy railroad or other common carrier fur hire came up, and after some dis cussion was passed as follows: Be it enacted by the General Assem bly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That any railroad com pany or other common carrier for hire in this Slate, who shall delay for an unreasonable time the shipment and delivery of any goods, wares and mer chandise delivered them for transpor tation, shall, in addition to any dam ages they may now be liable for, for^ feit and pay to the party or parties whose goods, wares or merchandise are received, shipped and delayed, ten dollars for every day the same is so delayed, to he recovered in any Court of competent jurisdiction. Speaker Smith made the following appointment for the present session of House: Laborers, Robert Caldwell, Robert Cbisolm, L. Smith; pages, Henry Smith, W. A. Mattison, J. M. Banks, Malcolm Johnson, J. A. Cly burn; Speaker's clerk, J. M. Sharpe; doorkeepers, J. M. Gasque; G. R. Cle ments, W. A. Roof; postmaster, R. C. Anderson. Governor Heyward submitted the report ot the special tax commission. Mr. Moses, of the commission, moved that tne report be pnutea in cue Journal and referred to the ways and means committee. This was done without the reading of the report. In support of bis bill against slot machines Mr. Wade said that there were 1,300 slot machines in use in this State, and he thought that it was high time for them to be removed. His bill was passed to its third read ing without further argument. It provides: Section 1. That from and after the passage and approval of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person to operate within this State any slot ma chioe of whatever name or kind. Section 2. Any person whomsoever who shall violate the first section of this Act shall be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment upon the public works of the county wherein the offence is committed for a period of not more than thirty days. The third bill relative to railroads, which was ordered to its third read ing, was that of Mr. Dorroh, of I Greenville, which proposes to abolish the bob-tail or single truck cabs in this State. THVKSDAV's FKOCEKDING6. The house on 'Ihur.-day passed a bill which provides that it shall be unlawful hereafter for any person to sell, barter or give away or treat | another to any malt or*1 intoxicating j liquor within three miles of any vot ing precinct during any primary or other election day, under a penalty upon conviction therefor of not more than 8100 nor less than 850 or 30 days imprisonment with or without labor. This is a good law. There were four third reading JSTUAKY 2(V 1904. bills, and each was -passed and sent to the senate, including Mr. Wade's bill to outlaw slot machines. The four third reading bills were: Mr. Beamguard's to provide for the immediate delivery of freight; Mr. CoggeshalPs to provide lor the immediate shipment and delivery of freight, and Mr. Dorroh's to regulate the size of cabs used by railroads. After the conclusion of the work of tbe "morning hour" debte was re sumed on Mr. Haskell's bill to require, the recording of deaths, births and marriages. After some discussion tbe bill was killed. Mr. Donnald's bill to reduce the rate of tag tax on fertilizers was then taken up. He declared that Clemsnn's revenue is 885.000 this year and tbe cost of inspection is but 810,000. He argued that the burden of tbis rev enue is on tnej tarmer, not on the manufacturer. Mr. D. O. Herbert argued that the cost of fertilizer would not be reduced if the privilege tax should be taken off. Mr. Donnald suggested that if sucb is the case why not double the amount of the tax. Mr. Stackbouse declared that the privilege tax does make a difference in cost as farmers on the State line can testify, for they arc made to pay more than the farmers in North Caro lina. Mr. Herbert maintained his posi tion and declared his-opposition to the bill, as he wants Clemson to have tbe means to give scholarships to poor boys, and he had introduced a bill to tnat effect. Debate was adjourned until next Wednesday on motion of Mr. Kibler, who suggested that it would be wise to wait until tbe report of Clemson collegers received. The State Out of Debt. The reports of the fiscal officers of the State for the past year will be in the nature of a surprise to the gener al public, for instead of a deficit a small surplus, something in the neigh borhood of 850,000, will be shown. It is explained that this surplus is due to the money Senator Tillman obtain ed from tbe United States on account of Indian and other claims. That 9um will not be available again this year in counting the recipients, but it is expected that increased valuation of property and increased receipts from other sources will place tbe State Dn a cash basis. This is probable, even if nothing is done in tbe way of tax reform, and there will be numer ous schemes on that line to come be fore the legislature: / ?-. Another AVreck. One man was killed two locomo tives demolished, and five freight cars smashed to splinters as tbe result of a collision between freights No. 72 and 63 near Gaffucy Tuesday night. The crews of the two trains saved their lives by jurapiDg, through 'En gineer Martin and his fireman, of No. (i.'l, were painfully injured. Tbe wreck was caused bv the confusion of the two sections of No. 72, the through freight which was running North in two sections._ Claimed to Be a Witch. The most eccentric woman in North Carolina, Mrs. M. E. Edwards, was found dead by the roadside in Catawba county Wednesday. For forty years she had lived alone, ber house being far from any other. She always car ried a revolver and endeavored to make people think she was a witch. On her body were found money and notes and also rabbit feet, and the walls of her house were decorated with pictures of various persons, each with a nail driven through the heart. Has Convictions. The State says: "Mr. Bryan has returned from abroad with his politi cal views unchanged. He is a radical democratic democrat and such politics as bis are unreasonable at present in this country. We cannot always live on the leakages of the rich, however, and there will be a time when Mr. Bryan's views will be popular. In the meantime he has the courage to stand by bis convictions while the party managers are running the ma chine strictly on a program of expedi ency." Bryan Expresses Sorrow. The following message was received Thursday at Atlanta by Hon. Clark Howell, from William J. BryaD, at Indianapolis, expressing his symathy at the death of General Gordon: "Please convey my sympathy to General Gordon's family. I mourn with them, the South and the natiou tbe death of one whose loving heart and great mind combined to distin guish him as a soldier, orator and patriot." Threw Sates Blowu. Safe-crackers early Friday morning blew opeD three safes in tbe heart of tbe business section of Charlotte, N. C, and within half a block of the po lice station. When officers interrupted their Jwork one of the. burglars shot Policeman Shields in the breast at close range. The ball struck a button and the officer escaped injury. The burglars secured about 82? and escap ed. The board of aldermen offer 8400 reward for the guilty parties. A Hear Killed. Passenger t rain No. 14 on the Ashe ville and Columbia division of the Southern ran into a band of three Italians with two bears, near Saluda, NT. C., killing one of ttie bears and fatally injuring one of tbe men. The wounded man was struck on tbe left shoulder, end was picked up and car ried to Saluda where it is thought he will likely die. <'rimuii????.l <Carelessness. At Sav;i v Daniel A. Dean, a Central :-. ? ngineor, died from injuries received while cleaning out the tire box of his engine at an early hour Tuesday morning. While under his engine a push engine ran against it. Both nis ligs were cut off. Dean leaves a widow, a sou and a daughter. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. A Negro Fires Upon a Rock Bill Man from Ambush. A dispatch from Kock Hill to The State says the community was shock ed over the dastardly attempted of a negro named Will Walker to take the life of Mr. W. J. Ingram. Mr. Ingram lives in Hock Hill, but recently purchased a place about six miles av?ay on the Chester and Rock Hill road. Tuesday morning while Mr. Ingram was working in his field at this place Will Walker came along the road hear by, hallowing and yell ing in a disgraceful manner. Mr. In gram went to where he was passing and asked what he meant by such con duct, whereupon the negro became angry, and reached in the direction of his hip pocket as if to draw a pistol. Anticipating his action Mr. Ingram drew his pistol, and covered the negro, who thereupon disavowed any inten tion of being disrepspectful. This happened abuut 8 or (J o'clock in the morning, and was thought to be the end of the matter; but about 2 in the aftoinoon, as Mr. Ingram was driving towards Rock Hill in a buggy, at a poiDt near where the first difficulty occurred, without the slightest warn ing, some one fired upon him. The shot came from a thick woods on the side of the road, and the aim was so accurate that part of the load took effect in the brim of Mr. Ingram's hat. As soon as the shot was fired Mr. Ingram looked back and saw Will Walker coming out Into the road with a gun io his hands, and apparently trying to reload. In order to avoid further danger Mr. Ingram then then drove on at a fast speed. He af terwards went to the office of Magis trate Beckham, and had a warrant is sued and after a short preliminary ex amination this morning Will Walker was committed for assault with intent to kill. ? An Elevator Accident. At St. Louis, Mo.y on Wednesday a crowd of employes 'pressing against the elevator gate on the sixth floor of the Brown Shoe Company building at Seventh street and Wash ington avenue, caused the gate to give way and ten persons were plunged down the shaft. Six were taken out dead and the other four, seriously in jured. Two of the injured died soon after reaching the hospital and with out regaining consciousness. The employes had assembled at the close of the work in the corridors on the different floors waiting for the eleva tor to take them down. The elevator was at the seventh floor receiving pas sengers when those on the sixth floor, eager to get near the door and be first into the cage began to push toward the gate. Suddenly the gate gave way, just as the elevator started to descend and ten of the employes plunged head-first down the shaft. James Johnson, the elevator operator, was taken into custody by the police pending an investigation. Johnson said the elevator gate did not break, but that it had been raised by em ployes while waiting for the car to de scend to the floor and suddenly the em ployes in the rear of the crowd began pushing, precipitating them down the shaft. Factory Superintendent Fray, corroborated Johnson's story. Honoring Gordon. The South Carolina official delega tion to Gordon's funeral left Columbia at 5 o'clock on Wednesday. Compos ing the party were: Gov. Ileyward, Senators J. Q. Marshall, Robt. Al drlch and J. W. Stanland and Repre sentatives J. H. Brooks, Jeremiah Smith, J. W. King and W. E. James, and Col. M. P. Tribble. Judge hrn est Gary represents the judiciary. From Camp Hampton are: Col. John C. Haskell, Capt. D. J. Griffith, D. Cardwell arid W. W. Lumpkin. Camp Hampton sent by the delegation a large blanket of gray moss for the grave of Gordon, and a lovely wreath. The wreath of Wade Hampton chap ter, U. 1). C, had been sent ahead. Shot Himself. At Charleston Mr. W. Turner Logan, a well known young lawyer and a member of the legislature, ac cidentally shot himself Wednesday morning in his room while dressing In taking a shirt out of a drawer of his bureau his pistol, which was in the folds, was also drawn and in pull ing it struck the side of the bureau, causing it to discharge, the ball enter ing his left side and passing between two ribs. The wound is very painful but not necessarily serious and the attending physician reports the condi tion of the wounded man to be very satisfactory. A Poor Specimen. The Augusta Chronicle says a physi cian of a city not many miles from Augusta, was found asleep Tuesday night by the police on Jackson street. It was a case of too much liquor. The physician deliberately arranged his overcoat as a pillow and laid down to sleep in the open air. When disturbed by the police, he be came quite disagreeable and four offi cers had to carry him to the barracks by force. A Plucky Negro. A dispatch from Holly Hill to The State says: "L. S. Stoutamire, the one colored merchant of our town, lost his entire stock and building by tire two weeks ago. having only 8500 insurance on a stock worth $'1,000.' Ho shows his energy and pluck by having the frame a for new store al ready up and will soon be already for business at the old stand." Killed by a Fall. A special dispatch to The State from Lancaster says Mr. Samuel F. Folsom, an aged citizen of Kershaw, was instantly killed Friday by being thrown from his buggy. His horse took fright at the southbound pas senger train on the Southern railway and dashed away, throwing Mr. Fol som out of the butfgy. $1.00 P.EB ANNUM. ENFOBCE THE LAW. That Is What the Temperance Law and Order League Demands. REGARDING' DISPENSARY LAW. The Memorial That Was Presented to tho General Assembly on Wednesday by the League. The Temperance Law and Order League will present a memorial to the General Assembly Wednesday. The text, as prepared by the executive committee, is-as follows: Memorial?To the General Assem bly of South Carolina: The Temper ance Law and Order League of South .Carolina respectfully represents to your honorable body that it is an or ganization of citizens, representing the sentiments of a large class of the voters of the State, having for its object: 1. To render all moral encourage ment and support to the constituted antborities in the enforcement of existing laws, both State and munici pal, relating to the peace and good order of tbe community. 2. To render such individual service as may be practicable and lawful in securing and furnishing to tbe proper law officers facts and information of violations of law to enable them to proceed against the violator. 3. By all lawful means to hold the sworn officers of the law to the prompt and faitbfui discharge of their official obligations to the public, and by pro ceeding against them for wilful neglect or failure on their part. 4. Especially to secure a full and satisfactory enforcement of the dis pensary law, both against those en gaged in prohibited traffic in intoxi cants and those who violate the pro vision of law while acting as' sworn officers of the dispensary. 5. By endeavoring to secure legis lation in the future as will ultimately prohibit the traffic-in intoxicants for beverage purposes in South Carolina, In pursuance of these objects it would respectfully urge upon the General Assembly to make such an amendment to the law commonly known as "the dispensary law" as will afford tbe citizens of any com munity in which a dispensary may be established under the provisions of the law the opportunity to express by ballot their wishes for its removal. We make this appeal for the rea sons following: 1. Because as the dispensary law makes every citizen a stockholder, sharing the profits and liabilities re sulting from tbe business, as an act of simple justice they should be ac corded the right to end their connec tion with it if they so desire. 2. Because there are many com munities in tbe State, we believe the larger proportion, where dispensaries have been established in opposition to the known and expressed wish of these communities, or where, though orig inally approved, the experience of the evils resulting from the operation of dispensaries in their midst has chang ed to one of disapproval, and who gladly avail themselves of the means of removing what they realize to be an agency which is only evil and a prolific source of disorder, lawlessness and general demoralization. 3. Because the purpose of legisla tion should be the repression of law lessness and crime, the improvement of tbe moral condition and the promo tion of the happiness of the people, and these purposes would be greatly promoted by the removal of dispen saries from these communities. 4. Because the recorded facts as to the conduct of tbe dispensary system shows a large and constant increase in tbe sale by the dispensary and con sumption of liquors by tbe people of tbe State, and a consequent appalling increase of crimes of violence and immorality traceable directly to this cause. 5. Because the proposed amendment, if made, would largely decrease the area in which liquors could be legally sold, render the detection of violation easier and enable the constituted legal administrators of the law to con duct tbe more limited business in a manner more consonanant with the purpose and intent of the law. 6. Because the demand for this change in the law is made by the Christian Church of the State, which cannot be silent under the existing conditions without sin, and which, in the name of her communicants, ap peals to Christian legislators for the means of deliverance from the unholy alliance in which, as a part of the State citizenship, they have been forced to participate, Respectfully. J. W. Hamil, chairman; Howell Morell, secretary; executive -commit tee, State Temperance Law and Or der League. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 12, 1904. Slot Machines Must Go. The house of repr?sentatives Wed nesday passed to third reading a bill which prohibits tbe operation of slot machines within tbe State. Tbe bill makes no discrimination, but makes all machines unlawful. The bill declares "that it shall be unlawful for any person to operate within this State any slot machine of whatever name or kind. "Sec. 2. Any person whomsoever who shall violate the first section of this act shall be subject to a line of not more than $100, or im prisonment upon the public works of the county wherein the olTen.se is com mitted, for a period of not more than 30 days.'' Killed by Train. Tom Turnham and Jesse Edge, white farmers, were killed Friday af ternoon by a southbound Central of Georgia railroad train near Lafayette, Ala. Edge was killed instantly and Turnham lived half an hour. Their heads and bodies were mangled terri bly.