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70LVH. ---- ANN ~N ~ S0('.AVEDN-ESDAY, JANUAR-%.Y ~19.N.7
COL. KEHl 11M1iM i .
MAKING THINGS LIVELY IN ALLiANCE
CiRCLES.
He Calls on Dr. S oke--. Vezai:eut of *he
State Ainie, to U '&1i ihm M*Xttd
Caucus-The Xormaer Cia ys ieite:rat
ed and Somrke iurtiher Fact. ki n.
[From the Newerry Observer.]
Editor 0b.servrr: i ha-: read in t'::
News and Courier the reply' of Senator
Stokes to my l;ttr ii rst pubishaed in
the Observer and repra u i in the
News and CotiTr. I will not allow
hin to cloud and bsre 1 he initit rs
in issue by an of' rt to m1ake the pub
lie believe I wa ved in wh:tt I have
said by personal feelin.
When I say wIa rt a candidate for
the United ate Senatorship at any
time before t h General Assemblv. I
am sustained Iy ine record. My iaime
was not presented in either house.
Two votes were cau:t for ie.t on the first
ballot: not a vote was cast for n after
that, although they badioted for three
days. Ccngressmen Ilemphill and Till
man and others got scattering Totes on
several ballot. They were i:ot candi
dates. I1ampton,Donaldson and Irbly
were the only ones whose names were
presented to both houses, and they
were the only candidates. I have no
personal desire to go to Washiogton.
I dcubt if I could live long in that cli
mate.
I went toColumubia a loyal Alliance
man-loyal to its principles, demands
and measures. All I am is at the ser
vice of the Order: for its principles are
intimately interwoven into my beimg.
If my services had been demanded by
the Order, and after a full and free
canvass if the Order de,:ided to make
me their nominee. I would have ac
cepted. if the Order decided on anoth
er than myself. I would nave fought
all the sam.e for his election.
I requested my friends not to let my
name be used in the caucus of 'Non
Alliance men as soon as 1 learned Sen
ator Stokes had called in the Alliance
meeting and had determined to go into
a caucus with Non-Alliance men. That
caucus determined to present to the
General Assembly the three highest
names. My name was one of thethree;
but I declined to accept, and my name
was not presented.
WIAT !s AN OFrE1:.EEKn
Senator Stokes would have the coun
try believe I an an otlice-seeker. What
is my record? i -m near t' years old
Before the wa&r I residid in litchlarnd
County.atnd was often urged to 1
come a candidate and alwa s refused.
I was captain ot the E et (G:ards in
Columbia. sons of Ireland, the home of
heroes and stat..men. This was tne
first company tendered to the Gove.
ment. The writer lctri the trst and
last gun in the ar, and to m can
pont to a single instanete that he laili
in his duty i iry posiTon to wh, ch he
was called. In liay after the elese of
the war he came to his plantation in
Newberry County. and was elected to
the Legislature in Oeober. The Jour
nal of ihe Iouse will show he was no
idle member. Dur~ng the eight years
of misrule, fraud an-ad crime he was in
the front rank with pen and tongue
fighting to get control of the State
Government. In 157, altr we got
control. he retired ficni practical poli
tics, as iar as otlice hlhiing goes. in
the convention of his county he wa;
nominated three times and aged. to zo
to the Legislature. lle rose and said
to the cenvention: -Our people now
have the G3overnmnent. It is in safe
hands. I cantnot go, and will not if
you elect nme." That cended it. ie has
often been urged to be a candidate
since that time. and has always ref us
ed. Hie gave his time and powers,
gratis, in the North ciuring three
Presidential campaigns for the Demo
craticeparty. in 1554 he spent eight
weeks advocating the election of 3Ir.
Cleveland. On his way home he was
urged to apply for the canloetorship at:
Charleston by friends who desired
to hold offices under him. by one rman
who stands high in the State, who ask
ed for the second plat?. W hen gentle
men in Charleston got to fever heat
over the 01lice the records will show
that he wvrote to 3ir. Cleveiaad and
withdrew his application several weeks
before the appointmeut was made. lIe
is trank to say a gentlemnan better 11tted,
for the place than himself was ap
pointe-one trained to the business.
Is this the record of a man who seeks,
office? Is it not the record of on~e
always ready to do his dutty when cawl
ed upon? I work for my living, and I
am not ashamed to own it. All I have
except what I got by inheritance. I
made farming-the vocatiol of my
life. It is more congenial to me to re
main in the quiet of my home thani to
enter the bustle and storms of political
strife. If the Alliance, however, had
called upon me at any stage of the
election and had put me up as their
nominee, I would have stood as such~
and, if elected, as I went into the late
war, 1 would have gone to Washing
ton, and, drawing my blade and after
whetting it, I would have matde i', hot
for all foes whiie lif~e lasted, as a n; t
ter of dutty, asking no favors and giv
inig no quarters.
A 31ATTER <-F In rTORY.
That any one may' say 1 am moved
in this matter by personal feeling is of
no concern to me oniy as a matter of
history. 1 am proml of my tae. I1er
history is made up of 1he history of
heroes and statesmean. J will take care
of mine. No e's pers* onalt onts
for anyth ing wl'en gre''inel4le's-de
mands and moeasnr ando the honoar of
the State are iui rs-ri!.* Ta' I he N ews
and Courie-r is hetiet m s o
strange. It is dad !:tet h
Aiihance, ai '. he Ir y eF-n
ber the mor hc I et im nm
efforts the pas s"u- i"
tude, wxhen it we 'oa naua:
its headiiae" to my *t :!wp n
just. I said nothI. ; : : y t
I (did not allow t to a vert myaten
tion in the les lo the Wouo:
the great que. tons tin b. -*. me
nor will 1 allow it te duo ::o*W.
I will now pree d to um1e cla C he 1
matters in :essa-o chr .ha any
one can taike ar in ai un am t
and what I shd a i sde the
record.
On the 27th o **h.' - ,.enar-' the
folowing exrc'Lit. toeing :t he Sea
toial elect on, ae ppead in 'he (Cottoln
Ilant. the < iLa 1i a eran of th. la c
fieom I-he ren of sento ste eI , pr: si
dent of thia aaer- ara wn ta
bv a letter froma me, which apared in
t~e News and (Courier o a ptreviouis
date. They ra ad as tolows:
"The barec statemeant that I ilai calledl in
the appointmient far an Alliance Ia:ca tin',
and had, agret a to go into a general caUcus
appears to mae to .giVe Macely~t i ju5 Catn
ception of the case. . . .
"'In that caucuts A .U:ance~ },i hailes wae
abisoutely s'-afe. Utrather Keiltt to the coni
trry niotwit"'andi .
af am free t o'am that 1wa ailorne im
this view St the (uta-. .,*I~1~~~
alloweveri tha iia be nvr e
and point to ai ivad tta be'ao wt
will eflectutaly prtc a urmi .
Stok-s two weeksr. 'a.e th de senoatoral
eci in, assmned the sole responsibility
tor calling in theappointment for an Al
8li 'e meeting. agreed upon and appoin
Ltd for the speciic purpose of putting in
nonnaion1 L( an Alliance candidate for
the. Lnited States Senate, and leading
l into aL meeting of .Non-Alliance men.
lie a(mitted that he was alone in this
v iat the outset.and pointed with pride
to 3!r. irby as a United States Senator,
-Who will effeetually protect- Alliance
interest.
What moved Senator Stokes to this
On Friday, the 5th day of December,
the following appeared in the Charles
ton World:
" hat I have seen and heard to-day con
firns me in my previously expressed opinion
that State Senator J. W. Stokes, who is also
president of the State Farmers' Alliance,
will cut no figure in the fight for the United
States Senatorship next Tuesday, but that,
on the contrary, he is being carefully
groomed for the Governorship in 1894,
when Tillman is more than likely, as I have
already pointed out in these columns, to
succeed the lion. 31. C. Butler in the
United States Senate."
Right here I will say I was not in a
caucus or political meeting of any kind
while in Columbia.
There was an'Alliance meeting held
on Saturday night, December 6, over
which senator Stokes presided. As
more than half of the Alliance mem
bers were absent from the city, it was
agreed to hold a meeting on Monday
night, when all the Alliance members
could be present, and nominate an Al
liance candidate for the United States
Senatorship. A committee was ap
pointed to wait on Donaldson, Irby and
Keitt and get them to state in writing
their position on the principles, de
mands and measures of the Alliance, to
be read before that meeting.
The Snday News of December 7,
gave the following as Senator Stokes's
position at that time: "Dr. Stokes's
idea, in brief, is that the Alliance in
terests of this State demand an Alli
ance -nominee for the United States
Senatorship." That was, or should
have been, the idea of every Alliance
man. it certainly was the idea of Sen
ator Stokes at that time. or why was
he presiding over a meeting that did
the preliminary work and appointed
Monday night following for a meeting
to nominate an Alliance candidate for
the United States Senatorship?
On Monday Senator Stokes writes to
The News and Courier, from which I
make the following extract:
"The idea held and Expressed by me on
the occasion of the interview was that the
Alliance would demand a candidaie in sym
pathy with its demands. This Is not saying
we demand an Alliance nominee, nor does
it imply any antagonism to Col. Irby."
wIT TITIS NICE DISTINCTION.
1X hat brought about this change in
the idea of Senator Stokes from Satur
day until 3Ionday ? Why did he name
Col. lrby ? Why did he not say Col.
l)unald-Ison? Did he have Col. Irby on
the brain? Did it result from the pre
itt ion in the Charleston World that
he "will cat no figure in the tight for
the United States Senatorship next
Tuesday. but that, on the contrary, he
is beIng carefully groomed for the Gov
ernorship in 1894? If it was not true,
why is it Senator Stokes did not
promptly correct the World as he did
The News and Courier.
The Charleston World is the organ
of Tillman and Irby, and is in the
secrets of the Administration, all the
powers ot which were exhausted to
secure the election of Irby. Does Sex
tur Stokes denounce the World as a
disreputable newspaper? Does he de
nounce its correspondent as a falsifier?
Ile dare not do it. He knows, and he
knows the World knows; and he dare
not denounce them, for they might tell
if he does. The World knew and hon
estly hoisted the signal. Was all this
careful grooming for nothing? Hard
"'Tickle me, Johnnie, tickle me do;
TYou tickle me and ill tickle you."
A DRtA3ATIC DENOUE3IENT.
We outsiderers have no positive
knowledge, and can only draw our con
clusions from actions. In a little while
we will know more. Day now breaks.
Mionday night has come. The supreme
moment is at hand. Senator Stokes,
president of the State Alliance, exer
cises the powers of his high office with
sovereign will. He dictatorially called
in the Alliance meeting, agreed upon
and apnointed for the specific purpose
of nominating an Alliance candidate
for the United States Senatorship,
against the earnest protests of Alliance
men, and marched off into a meeting of
Non-Alliance men-Tillmanites who
pulled themselves into the Legislature
holding on to Tillman's tail, (a secure
possession.) friends of Irby-from
which Alliance men who did not sup
ort Tillman were excluded, and de
iyered into their hands for safe keep
ing all the goods of the Alliance. Was
this the price of the careful grooming ?
Is it not the logical conclusion ?
I did not say of my personal knowl
edge that "Stokes sold out the Alliance
for the shadow of being Governor of
the State four years hence. I could
not be privy to such a crime. I said:
"That is the logical conclusion." I re
pet it. Break the logic, if you can.
sOM1E QUtTiONs FOR sTOKES.
I ask that Senator Stokes, president
of the State Alliance, answer the fol
lowing qtuestions:
Is it loyalty to the Order for the
president of the State Alliance to ex
ercise the powers of his high office and
call in a meeting of Alliance men,
agreed upon and appo~nted to nomni
nate a candidate for the United State
Senatorship, against the protests of Al
liance men, and go into a meeting of
Non-Alliance mteni from which Alli
ance mnena are exeluded, and with them
ballot ior a eaniildate for the United
States Senatorship ?'
Everything has its opposite. The
opoiSte to loyalty is treason.
Answuer thie question andi stand self
LI '- say to Senator Stokes that
fo :r is cffence than his seven
*l;me *wn-mbers of the General As
anainte state of Lotuisiana were
e*'.l* d fr om the Order.
In w .sv hto Alliance men, the
p ~inpe, demands and measures of
*he A Wa.nce' are not safe in any hands
except the lands o;f Alliance men, Sen
o tks president of the State Al
ice to the contrary notwithstatud
mg Alli ance metn should no more go
ilto a mreeting of Non-Alliance men
thau Non-Alliancie men should be ad
mited into a meeting of Alliance men
w h Alince interests are involved.
A iliance menm the glory and success
of our noble Order depends on its
puritv. Clean men alone should be in
the lead. Iucleani men should not be
yee or heard
Whilc in Columbi thei"'riter learn
ed there are ninety-six Alliance memi
hers of the General Assembly- Eighty
one make a majority. There are fif
teen mfore than a majority.
Snater Stokes. by his arbitrary call-.
ig in (and in the Cotton Plant of D~e
ec .er ultimno he assumed the sole
re-poniiliity) the Alliance meeting
ag'ted upon and appointed to nomi
nat -n Alhance candidate for the
Unt ta .t's Senatorship, defeated the
n . lifthe Alliance men, prevented
he- nomination of an Alliance candi
dae adh trampled under his feet
the wyelfare of the Order when, against
into a meeting of Non-Allianje nwn
Tillmanites-friends of Irby- and de
lirered into their hands for safeki-p
inx the principles, demands and meas
ures of the Alliance. All was lost.
It can now be seen what that "all"
was and what "all" means.
Why did lie do it? Clearly to gve
Mr. Irby the advantage. and if possible.
to secure his nomination and election.
for it was well understood Mr. lrby
could not get the nomination in an Al
liance meeting. Hence these tactics.
The why of his "being cearefilly groom
ed" is now in full view.
The Alliance had no nominee andl
aid not present a candidate to the
General Assembly. A large majority
of the General Assembly are Alliance
men. They should have nominated a
clean and able representative and rin
him on clearly defined principles, and
stood by their colors and go up or down
with them. If they went down, rise
and come again, and never yiel, for
we are fighting for great principles.
The writer would rather we should go
down and be right than to go up and
be wrong.
ALLIANCE RULE ADVOCATEP.
If Senator Stokes had proved loyal to
the Alliance the Order would have
nominated a candidate and elected him
Non-Alliance men in the General As
sembly whose sympathies are with the
Alliance had no right to have any say
as to who should be the Alliance can
didate. That belonged wholly to Alli
ance men. Where does Senator Stokes
get his authority to deal with Non
Alliance men? A loyal Alliance man
will not permit his name to go before
a meeting of Non-Alliance men. If
Hampton's defeat was necessary, he
should have been beaten with a clean
man and on clearly defined principles.
If that had been done, Hampton and
his friends could not, and would not,
have said one word; for their pabulum
is principle, honor and truth. But to
beat him with an unclean man without
anjy defined principles, is a crime
against the Christianity and civiliza
tion of the State.
South Carolina is dishonored, and
Senator Stokes is responsible for it.
All can now see that all was lost,
and what the "all" was that was lost.
The writer does not possess the au
thority and power to say "go and sin
no more." That belongs to the Master
alone. It he bad the authority and
power, and Senator Stokes came up a
penitent, he would say as the Master
said: "Go and sin no more." It seems
Senator Stokes. by exercising the au
thority and power of his high oflice. in
calling in the Alliance meetingr, and
afterward assuming the sole rtponsi
bility for the act, thinks he is the ns
ter.
Irby and Donaldson came before the
General Assembly from a meeting O
Non-Alliance men, and as such had
no claim on the Alliance for suppori.
They forfeited it when they went into
the meeting of Non-Alliance men. AVs
there was no Alliance nominee every
Alliance member was free to vote for
whom he pleased. All Alliance obli
gations were suspended. If there had
been an Alliance nominee every Alli
ance member was bound by his obliga
tion to vote for him.
THE RULE OF UNQUEsTIONING OBEDI
ENCE.
The following agreement shows the
obligation of each member of the Alli
ance to the Order and to those organi
zations with whom we have confeder
ated.
ST. Louis, Mo, December 6, 1."9.
Agreement made this day by and be
tween the undersigned conimittee repre
senting the National Farmers' Alliance
and Industrial Union, on the one part, and
the undersigned committee representing
the Knights of Labor, on the other part,
witnesseth: The undersigned committee,
representing the Knights of Labor, having
read the demands of the National Farm
ers' Alliance and industrial Union, which
are embodied in this agreement, hereby en
dorse the same on behalf of the Knights of
Labor, and for the purpose of giving prac
tical effect to the demands herein set forth,
the legislative committees of both o'rgani
zations will act in concert before Congress
for the purpose of securing the enactment
of laws in harmony with the demands mu
tually agreed upon. And it is further
agreed, in order to carry out these objeets,
we will support for office only such men as
can be depended upon to enact these prin
iples into statute law uninfluenced by pal'
ty caucus--National Economist, Vo!. 2, No.
, page 214.
The above agreement was adopted
by the Supreme Council at their meet
ing held in St. Louis, Mo.,in December,
1889. It was reaffirmed by the Su
preme Council at their meeting in
Ocala, Fla., last December. It is the
supreme law, and from it there is no
appeal. All Alliance men must con
form to it, or get out of the Order, or
commit perjury.
If Senator Stokes were an LL.DI., ins
stead of an .M. D., he would know that
in all compacts between organizations
there are no reservations unless they
are incorporated into the agreement,
the written instrument. This instru
ment shows there are none; hence there
is nothing to adjudicate. If each or
ganization could have secret reserva
tions, and one not know what the other
reserved, the agreement would be a
rope of sand and fall to pieces.
AN ALLIANCE MAN CANNOT BE A DEM
OcRAT.
Mr Irby, on the heels of his election
to the United States Senate. is report
ed as making the following statement:
"I am going to the Senate as a Demnocrat
and in full accord with the National Demo
eracy. I am in full sympathy with the Al-1
liance, but whatever may be obtained by me :
for the Alliance must he obtained1 throughi
the National Democratic party."1
I ask Senator Stokes it this statemen~t
of Mr. Irby is in accord witih the above
cited agreement? is it Alhli mce do'
trine? Is it the dovtrine of' a non- 'r
tisan organization ? ('an the n.mwho
makes such a statement be de;e
upon to effectually protect Mn -
terests?
The writer has said, and wil ha
say, some hardl and unpieasant 'u .
But he will not kniow.pysy n
word that is not the truth. 1 e m
an injustice to any one, anid it isen
ly pointed out and shown to him. hte
wili exhaust every means to repyair it:
otherwise, it shall stand forever'. i le
scorns the spirit that cringes. squirms
and cowers before any earthly power,
and he equally scorns the spirit thati
for pelt crawls and feels and worms
himself into position by trickeryc. Het
has all his life spoken out flankly what
he feels and believes, and will (do so to
the end.
Mr Irby, with his record, should hv
displayeda becoming modest y. and not
thrust himself into a position to bron
reproach on the State.
That he has done so is a fact. liy d
ing so he shows that he is reekl-ss of
the honor of the State.
SENATOR InBYT's nIECt.('i
A peeple are always judlged by thiose
they send to represent them. Mr. Irby
may tbe an Innocent man, biut the fact
are all the same. his namie is on the
criminal docket of Laurenis ('ount v con
neced with the most diab'olical of
crimes. It is a fact he dled the laws of
the State and the ppIlie among whoma
he lived. The people of LA'urens Con
ty are as true. generous andl brave a pro)
pe as live on the earth. It is a inct he'
hid out for years from these pieople and
(enoluh to d a -hil from going
monct._ -s the representa
Son foor ol th Anerican Sen
t. 1 it purity t.d honor of the
pr' I !i -e of Soi UI Carolina ? 0.
Carolniihos 1 hal this man go to
ashin.tou as you.r representative and
be' a stanm )r-roich to the State?
i ats his rioud >tat e done to be so
dishonored.
V te jlori,- won by the peerless
a , ho fir forty years on the
.r..e.A.awr. Senate was the
a;iI:r,,i; n of the world. and who made
(aro ina p rpiial aid iiiuortal, will
o m Ii o l s.\vx ~~c xxoou
OUGHT TO I!AVi-: D.EN T11or ItT OF
n too to give this mai the posi
tion, W 1 lhimpton, in his old age, is
d 1 iv ' o the service of the people
to whom0fl he-t gave a lietime of heroic;
WadeI Il anpion. whwse incorruptible
inte'ritV is k:.own the world over;
\'adix llanpton. une of the foremost
a ia leers in the annals of war
atre: 'Wad Ianimpton. who shed his
blood from he heights of Gettysburg
to ' e shores (if his native Carolina for
this people: Wade iH ampton, who never
saw oin mimnit oi his existence that
he would not have cheerfully laid down
his life for the honor of his State;
Wade Ihampton who when your homes
and firesides. altars and temples, four
teen years ago, were in imminent peril
of desecration by a vandal horde, brave
I breasted the storm, and, with coo',
clear head and st eady nerve, led you
into peace and security, has been cold
lv driven from the service of this peo
ple he loves so well, and the position
given to this man. .
How long, 0, Carolinians, will you in
whose veins flows the blood of heroes
submit, yes, tamely submit, to this
crowning outrage on the honor of your
State and the dignity of her foremost
citizen? Will you stand idly and si
lently by and see all the past glories
of yor State, that cin iter thick around
us,~and were won by heroic virtue,
bur'ed forever in dishonor ? Will you
transmit to your children this dishonor
as a legacy? No. never, unless the man
hood displayed by your sires is extinct.
Rouse yourselves, and rally, and
speak out for G od and country, or for
ever hereafter hold your silence, and
le t it be said to the world that the vir
tues displayed by your sires are ex
tinct, and tnat you accept degradation.
Know that one son of Carolina "to the
manner horn"i raises his voice for the
honor of the State, and will continue
to raise it, and will never falter, never
ield, until her honor is safe or life is
X, inl et.
Y sons iof Carohna. who upon the
or t - our cou ry displayed wore
a coiurage a nd Spartan valor,
upon hill'op and[ in valley and
nwear Iy the Gr.it Eternal that the
nor f your sia' sail live and in
.0m .ein 1h neve (d ie. Swear
.i. n how to the world
'hxt o imi it. Ih-pect;ully,
i son S. Keitt.
Ewr ieC 1 t at(.ii S. C.,Jan. 12, 1891.
A FiG EXODUS SWINDLE.
in Atlnnta.
WA-1iN.TON, .ianuary 21.-A dis
fatc froim Atlianta, Ga., the other day,
-onve d the information that a num
ir of ignorant colored people from
:e West and South had arrived there
with the intention of proceeding to
:he seaboard and embarking for Af
ica. The Post says that the men who
ave led the:e peopla to tIlock to At
anta were colored immigrant agents
who went through the various South
!rn States and made them believe that
>y the pavment of one dollar and the
endinr of a two cent stamp they
vould receive a ticket which would be
ood for their transportation from the
~aboard at Charleston or Savannah
or a sea passage .to Africa, and for a
ract of land in that country. This
cheme, it appears, originated in Wash
ngton, and its headquarters are now
ere, the company pushing it being or
ranized in April. 1884, uinder the head
> the "United States and Congo Na
ionai Emigration Society."
its onicers weore alt colored men, T.
. Green being general manager. The
apit ail stcki 2,00,00. The comn
any 's cielrstated thatt the comn
~an'v was engaged in the importation
4 a fr~e:i prod acts, and that as a re
mt onl the teturn of the steamships it
vas enabled to offer t~o "preferred pas
engers the following unparalleled in.
lucements," which are then named.,
L'he circular reqluires that $1 and a
;wo-cnt stampi should be Lent for each
ipplicant who desired to go to Africa,
ut -nowvhere in the circular is the
;tatement distinctly made that the
:iket or receipt to be sent for the
nonev is good for the passage pro
osed. The circular was evidently
rawn up by some person with consid
~rabie moroe knowledge and shrewdness
han the ollicers, who are mestly igno
art men. Green said to a reporter
hat the trouble at Atlanta and the
~oming of the colored people there to
o to Africa was due to misrepresenta
ions made by the Rev. TIhos. L. Peak,
igent for Georgia, Alabama and T[en
essee Peak in turn denies this.
AT LANTA, January 21.-The excite
nent amnong the negroes over the col
mnization in Libera scheme. being en
riered by the ~United States and
ogo N ationial Emiigration Steamship
0mp11y, does not abate. it is esti
atedJ that two thousand negroes have
-om to Atlanta from Texas and Mis
silpi to iait for the promised ship
o take them, as they expect, from
ava nnah' to Africa, andi the cold
"eathe of thiio-- f.w days has foundl
em :n suc uest Luion that, the city
as in m' y in1stances ibn compelled
' (odittion h'as had the Congo
'mour inv..*i'a (i and1( the dis
1.o. E:hyr pae have created no0
a y xek~: ::~ongthe honeless~
-e-ro em a isem t.nd those ofI
,.se e i:e ~t heir money in-i
*e ~ e~ aeotribted et'
:ria:g- sa-r horethe Courts,
;d y ah ;; gli o lI tle 1'5i not
e~.h:.......u.-n.alon wih os
ke.
';ma lx, .la . ,-Three ar
.ishe niae thin thle past
ieiv ~ h:- i n"I~. jonnectn with the
nud:- of. .nan eedy, ore wveek agro to
nii ht.\ Moda N hulad, a colored
.me was~ th Gr t.uipci, and to-day
*-me h1xia U conf=ii acnowleding) theC
:lin ip~-tn theCWt wie or th
x:. 1ae ni iIN arlanid declares
ht '.s sheedy agreed to lay him *15,
no t mke aor iVwith her husband.
)DeveleOmrnds of ~a enxsauional nature
reiexi etd Sheeiy was an tld resi
Safe. Robbery.
Jamo v I ' F ta. .Jan. 14.--A
eial from xey West~. to the Times
non si that the safe in the postof
e *te~ wa blown V. open by thieves
ri. t ' m oing arnd $2&X0 inl money,
an : , . a- stlen, besides the con-I
uti1 t ii I Y.-t lv..icur regoi-red letters.
J li 'r, ii i arnel S. C. lby trade
* nm..ri filx, is. muissing. Thel
CLOSING U1P FOR A VOTE.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS AFRAID OF
THEIR PARTY LASH. t
The Force Bill Under Senator tors Ma a
agement is Making Headway in the Sen
ate-Democrats Figb i Inch by Inch-A C
LivelY Debate in I he Sennte. t
WASHINGTON, D. C., January 1fi.-At v
midnight, while the snow was falling v
fast around the Capitol, the members t
of the Senate were still struggling with v
the forcebill. The light began in earn- I
est this morning when the sergeant-at- 0
armis of the Senate was authorized to
swear in a number of additional deputy
sergeant-at-arms, and other prepara
tions were made for an all-night ses- t
sion. Word was passed around on I
both sides of the chamber to get realy b
for -in all-night stay at the Capitol. t
Senators noti]ied their familhes that 1
they would not be at home to-night,
and several tender-hearted and thoughxt- .
ful wives immediately volunteered to :
send to the Capitol pilluws and other
articles calculated to promote Sena- I
torial comfort during the long weary
hours of the night. 13
The Republicans are unable to leave v
the building for fear the Democrats d
will secure an adjournment on the
point of no quorum. On the other
hand the Democrats are obliged to re- n
main on duty, ready at a moment's no- t
tice to join such Republicans as are
willing to secure an adjournment or a l
postponement of the pending bill. h
Even at this late hour there is a good
attendance of Senators upon the floor
and the galleries are pretty well filled. ti
Mrs. Morton, the wife of the Vice- 1
President, with several Senator's wives, n
are in the reserved gallery. c
The first showing of hands on the t
Republican side occurred late this af- e
ternoon, when Senator Pasco, of Flori- d
da, concluded a long speech. Senator ti
Wolcott moved to adjourn, but his mo- tl
tion was defeated by a narrow majori- ti
ty. Stewart. of Nevada, was the only f<
other Ropublican who voted with the
Democrats. Senator Hampton then 1
took the floor and was about to pro
ceed with his speech when he appeaeld d
to Senator Hoar, in charge of the bill. t(
to allow an adjournment until to-mor- n
row. c
Senator Hear said he would gladly b
comply with the request of the South
Carolina Senator if the latter was pre- t
pared to give the Senate some assur- tl
ance that a vote 'night be taken at a
certain day to be fixed at once. b
Senator Hampton was not prepared tl
to fix a day, so the debate continued. e
There were several little Zutters of a
interest over parliamentary pointi be
tween Senators Gorman. Hoar and it
Vice-President Morton during the ear- M
'y part of the evening. but about I ll
o'clock Senator Faulkner bezau a long
and carefully prepared l'-gal analysis p,
of the hill. lie pointed out numerous
errors and inconsistencies, and fogced
Senator Spooner toadmit, in substance, tc
that, the bill is aimed directly at the :2,
Southern StaLes.
During the evening Senators wander- aI
ed aimlessly about the chamber, some ti1
reclining upon the leather cushioned 01
sofas in the cloak rooms and ante- P(
rooms. C
On the Democratic sideSenators Gor- of
man, Daniel, Butler, Reagan, Vance,
Eustis, Call, Coke and Gibson displayed to
the best staying powers and appeared so
as fresh as when the day's session com- te
menced. .p
On the Repnblican side Senators
Spooner, Mitchell, Allison, Cullom, of
Hale, Dixon, McConnell, Power and
Stockbridge showed no signs of fati- w
gue. el
About 11 o'clock Senator hoar went ze
into the cloak room arnd curled up on a pI
sofa for a short nap. A few minutes in
later Senator John Sherman became 0r
weary and sought a sofa in the cloak ar
room. Senator Dawes made himself as cc
comfortable as possible by removing or
his Massachusetts boots, carefully piac- b:
ing them under a sofa, and slept sound- ax
lv.
The proceedings were enlivened at V
times by a pleasant interchange of per- .33
sonal compliments between Senators
Faulkner and Spooner, the two bantam mn
members of the Senate. ->.
The proceedings were further enliv- si.
ened shortly after 12 o'clock, when Mr. af
Pasco made a point of no quorum, at
"Wake em up," shouted Senator Mitch- so
ll, of Oregon, to the deputy sergeant
at- arms. mn
In a few mxinutes the Republicans in
ame flocking into the chamber, some t
rubbing their sleepy eyes, others com- .
planlng of being disturbed, and Sena- ti'
tor Frye, of MIaine, shocked the dignity de
f the Senate by proceeding down the th
rniddle aisle with a cigar in his mouth.
Forty four Senators responded to the in
roll-call, thus showing a quorum, and
Senator Faulkner resumed his speech. a1
A few minutes later the Senate was al- de
most empty again, the Rlepublican re:
hickens having returned to roost. fo
At this hour it is impossible to predict
hat the outcome will be. The Demo- en
aats are hopeful of eventually side- oxa
racking the bill, while the Republicans H
re equally confident of securing its 31
assage. It has simply developed into ril
a. contest of physical endurance.--News isi
and Curler.
WAsHINGTON, January 17.-Senator
Faulkner who wvas addressing the Sen- bi
te at midnight, continued speaking YF
ill 12.30, when the absence of a quorumI
as again brought to the attentioxn of
he Chair by Senator Sanders. The 1I
all of the roll showed only thirty-six p1
Senators present live of whom were of
Democrats. A motion was made by
enator Hear to compel the attendance ax
f the absentees, but Senxator Harris Ih
ade a noinit of order that the Iir'st mo-l'
ion under the rules was to direct the
sergeant-at-arm'xs to request the attena-ta
amee of the absent .Senato;rs. t
Thures ii ollcer (Senator Wash
ur)sustained the point of order, axd
enator Hobar changed his motion ac- t
:ordinxgly. The motion was agree~dt.
aid a list of the absentees was fuxrnish- :01
xad to thre sergeant-at-arms, who dio ib
patched mtessengers to carry out the
rder of the Senate. I )uring the tinep
hue messengers of the sergeanit-at-arm s ir
~vere calling at the hotels and residenices tht
f the absentees all businuess was sus
ended.
At 4.20 forty-seven Senators answer- c
edi the roll-call and Senator i'aulkner
ontinued his speechi. Senator G ormanxi
t 4.:30 moved ani adljournment. The St
vote w~as anxnouxnced-yeas f;. Senators 11h
Ball, Cock rell, F'aulknier. Gormoxn.
Tones of Arkansas, and H~arris: nays Ito
27. No qluorumn voting, the roll was
gain called and only thirty-eight an- T
swered to their narmes. Th'le appe-ar- pri
meie of Senator George at 5.l'> comn- l
pleted the quorumn. Senator F'aulknier at
made aniother start on his speech at x;
>'elock. Sexnator Gonman made anothxer fih
effort to close thxe day's session and M
spoke of the futile efforts ever since lit
midnight to get a quxorum.
lie moved to dispense with all fur- re
tier proceedings under the call so as bi
not to disturb the Senators who were IL
inisposed. and give to thue Senators i
present and the o!!ieers of the Senate a
hance to go home and get their break- r
fast, so as to get back at 10 o'elock. th
Senator Edmunds demianded the yeas bxi
anel nay. The result was---s 5.; mvs of
. At 7.:h. when there were live Den
crats li tie iloor and only oneli Nepub
ioa. >enator Casevj zeliator Daniel
liovei an aitIurm:.elt. The motion i
tid not succeed, however, for Senator I
uasev rushed for and obtained allies I
rOl the cloak rooi and Senator Platt,
Iio was in the chair. declared the moI- t
ion lost. After that there was another
ead bill until 9.30. when, a quortun
avirig appeared, Senato: Faulkner pro
eeded with his remarks.
Not withstanding is long vigil Sena
or Faulkner w* as ini good voice, and I
;hil not uotiiig from his books, spoke
ith eariiestness. Ile paid special at
intion to the features of the bill,
;hich lie claimed conferred on the can
assing board powver to carry on their I
perations behind the returns. t
At 1.05 Senator Harris rose to a par- I
arientary inq uiry. Ile deired to know i
iethier the Journal would show that
here was a legislative day of January
7 and if so. when that legislative day a
egan. The standing order was that
ie Senate should meet at 10 o'clock,1<
nd it was now past that hour, and he I
sked the question in order to enable r
be clerks to keep the Journal proper
7.(
Senator Morrill suggested that the t
th had not yet finished.
Senator Harris said the question lie I
ropounded to the Chair was, when I
ould the Senate have the legislative i
av of the 17th ?
'he presiding officer (Senator Fry:) I
The Chair is of the opinion that there i
ever will be such a legislative day as
lie 17th."
Senator Faulkner then resumed the I
oor, but concluded at 10.20, having
eld the floor for almost twelve hours. c
Senator Daniel then took the floor. I
Some time after Senator Daniel began s
> speak he yielded to Senator Stewart,
'ho gave notice of a motion to recom- N
lit the bill with instructions to the t
ammittee on privileges and elections
> so amend it as to provide for the
lection of members of Congress on s
ays when no other election is held in L
ie several States, and to provide for s
ie separate and independent registra
on of electors as are qualified to vote
>r members of Congress.
Senator Daniel closed his speech at
30, having occupied the three hours. e
Senator Vest then took the floor and
manded a yea and nay vote on. Sena
>r Faulkner's amendment which elimi
ates from the bill such features as
nfer judicial function on canvassing
xards.
Senator Teller suggested that this was
:i important amendment and asked
.at it be laid over till Monday. e
Senator Spooner (taking chairgo of the
ill in Senator h oar's absence) said he 1
ougit that the Senator fron'm Alassa
imstts would be willing that the
neidment should go over.
Senator Edimiunds. however., objected .
its going over until Monday, but
ade no objection to its going over
r the present. anti it was so ordered.
Senator Vest then proceeded in a gen- t
al denunciation of t i measure.
Tihe queslion recurring on Senator
est 's aimendnent. Senator I [oar moved
table it. Agreed to-yeas 32. nays
On motion of Senator Faulkner an
nendment was adopted striking out
.e clause giving the chief supervisor
elections power to transfer any su- t
rvisor from service in one part of a t
agressional district to another part a
the same district. c
Senator Vest offered an amendment l
strike out the clause permitting per
ns claiming to be citizens of the Uni- I.
d States to sign applications for su- -
rvisor of elections. t
Senator Hoar defended the language t
the bill.
Senator Wolcott objected that there
ts no penalty ofTered to the false
iming of a man that lie was a citi
n. He~ moved to amend the bill by i
oviding that any person falsely claim
to be a citizen of the United States h
to be a resident or qualified voter ina
ty application shall be punished by r
ninemnent of not more than two years t
by fine of not more than $10,000, or
-both fine and imprisonment. Thish
endment n as agreed to.
Senator Ihoar moved to table Senatorg
est's amendment. Agreed to-yeas 0
, nays 23. -.
Senator Reagan offered as an amendl- n
ent, to come in at the end of Section
a provision that the chief supervisor a
all keep petitions and lists of names bl
spended to them open for inspection hi
id examination by citizens at all rea- I:
nabile hours.w
Senator Ihoar moved that the amend- ci
ent be laidl on the table, saying that tr
many parts of the country such a b1
ing might not be safe. e
Senator Voorhees: "Is it the inten
)m of the bill te keep secret and hid- 3]
nt away those responsible for putting al
is machinery in operation ?" tl
Senator I'ar:"'iThe matter must be g
the control of the Court."r
The vote was taken, the result being
:ie--yeas 30. nays :0. The Vice-Presi- C,
nt voted aye, and Senator Reagan's s
solution was laid on the table. The l
lowing is the detailed vote.
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Cam
on. Carey, Casey, Cullom, Davis, Dix
,Edmiunds, Frye, Ihale, Ihawley, S
iggins, Iliscock, Ioamr. McConnell, a:
eMillan. 31anderson, litchell. 3Ior- ti
1. Platt.1 Power, Sanders, Sawyer, s
erman, Shoup, Stockbridge, Warren,
ilon of lowa.-0.i
Nys --en atoms larbour.Bate, Black
rn. Butler, Carlisle, Cockrell, Coke,
mlkner,o orman, Gray. Uamptoii, s1
rri', Jones, of Ad ransas. Kenna, Mie- C
erson. Morgan, Pasco. Pugh. Quay.o
msom(.i Iea izan. Stewarilt. Teller. TFur- 0'
. \ace \ ori'ees. althall, Wilson tt
M1arvl~imd. WAolcott-30. .
itd J.ioe get t.1k 1e uige andi (all. ".
>!nh aln ('olgit. lhiir ant Geor-e.~
sle e :2nd Gibs'on. Plumb an il 'est.
Senat'r Vanctte 1'oved to :uhd to See
'ii2 the'~ wi ";'.. '-hall be sworui
"enatotr lI o:r agree tha1 it Senator
iz anedmn ouhO'~l be' agr'eed
endmen 't rvannat that tile apphien
1 'nd name' signed thereto be putb
'id in *t~ least iio newsp~;apers of' op-'
sie nitie in 0'~ t ( Congr~essil dis
e t e day- for one vlek precedling'
-"inalttr Ii inar moved to strike out of"
et ion 2:: the words "return to honseo
naaas." \Mreed to.
Inaor 2 rzan o ff'ered a r-esolutio n
hieth was a ereedl to) (calling on the
1eetary of thie Tlreatsury for copies of
e :wlcotnt s oft .John I. DaIvenp ort as
ruit ( ourt econu r istioner from 14
snator Atdrichi galve ntiice that on
esdlav he wotuld ask the Senate to
)ceaf . th OCconsidlerationi of the res
tiont to chtange tihe rutles ot' the Sea
"Sppose the elections bill shall i'nte
e right of way then ?" qjueriedl Senator a
trgan. 'lDo ~you propose to displacea
Th'le Senate has myv notice. was thea
sptonse. -"I suppse that the elections
!i il hav'e pat'sed by that time."
a"h of incredulity on the Demoacrat
-Then. of t'ore. Senator Morgan
marktd0with a sneer. "the chtange of
e rules is not to anply to the elections
11. uut to th~e al.partlinmenit bill and
TIe otiiher amueid!ents omared N
'enator llor were agreedi to withoul
M1ltion- ncluin.i one increasiuc
rom thirty to forty the number of su
lervisors of election iii a dist rict. Tl
,ii. was theii Ia:d aside inforimalv.
The Senate then, on mot ion of Sena
or Hoiuar. at t; P. M adJourned till
4oiday at I I A. M., after t eontiniiiio
ession of t hirty hours.
VAiiINcvo-N, Jan. 22.-The Vice
resi1ent. after all, is merely a parti
an. as was shown by his arbitrary rul
ngs in the Senate to-day. The party
ash was applied to his back, and the
)mrnishment was so severe as to cause
iii to promuise to do the bidding oC the
-opublican leaders. however humiliat
ng such a performance might tw.
Mr. Morton came into the Senate
hamber this morning with a set of
vritten instructions in his hand, con
isting of rulir.gs upon all important
iuestions likely to arise not provided
or in the rules. The Republicans
ealized that the Democrats occupied
position on the correction of Tues
lay's Journal which might lead to in
erminaole debate under the existing
ules. The referee, Aldrich, was put
orward to move to ignore all further
>roceedings and take up the "gag
ule."
After a long and desperate fight Vice
resident Morton ruled as his party
ictated. and the rule is now before the
enate for discifssion.
Without the dictation of the Repub
ican leaders Mr. Morton would prob
bly have ruled justly, but the de
isions he was expected to render were
vritten out for him in advance on the
upposition that they would be sus
ained by the majority, and he simply
ent through the form of reading
hem.
As the situation stands to-night the
gag rule" is before the Senate for con
ideration, but there is no limit to dc.
ate, unless Vice President Morton re
orts to further arbitrary rulings.
ews and Courier.
A School Roon Murder.
SYnACUSE, Jan. 21-WilburF. Bark
r walked into the public Bassett street
ublic school at 11 o'clock this morning,
nd in the presence of forty pupils fired
wice with a revolver at his wife Nellie,
rho is a teacher in the higher depart
jent. Both shots took effect, one go
ag tbrough her hand and the other lodg
ig in the ileshy part of her hip. Bark
r then dropped their thirteen-months
ld child that he had been carrying and
ursued his victim. who ran into a hall
mav. She crouched under a stairway
nid begged for her life, but he fired
bree more balls into her head.
le thei ran into the street. jumped
Ito his cutter and rode furiously away.
le had not been captured up to a late
our last night. but had been traced
wenty miles and the police are only
alf au hour behind him. Mrs. Barker
es in an linconscious condition, with
uit little prospect for recovery.
Barker is a handsome man. iifty years
Id and has been a successful traveling
gent for a publishing house. Ile has
een married three times. Ile married
is present wife, who is only about
irty years old, two years ago last Oc
)ber. Ile soon became very jealous,
nd her relatives say, entirely without
ause. She finally took the child and
ft him.
Darker's relatives say that taey believe
e is insane on account of his extremely
alous temperament. The disparity in
eir ages was the principal cause of
ie trouble between them.
Shot Down in the Road.
Su wr En, S. C., Jan. 20.-Capt. Jlohn
[axcy was waylaid and murdered on
i road, about three miles from his
ome in the upper part of the county,
st night between '. and 10 o'clock. lIe
ad been to Sumter and was going home
one in a spring wagon, and just as he
~ached a dark place by a small stream
e deed was committed. IIe fell back
ards on the floor of the wagon and the
rse carried him on home, and after
tting into the yard the wagon was
'erturned and Capt.3Maxcy was thrown
pon the ground, where he lay all night
2d was found by his family early this
orming.
ie was not dead when found, but died
few minutes afterwards. A load of
ekshot was tired into the left side of
s face and head. T wo negroes, named
ampton Nelson and Ephraim Butler,
ith whom Capt. 3laxcy had had a difl
ilty about the violation of their con
acts have been arrested on suspicion,
it at this time, 8 P.3I. have not reach
I Sumter.
The people in the vicinity of Capt.
axcy's home are very much aroused,
id a gentleman from there says that*
ere was strong probability that the ne
oes would be lynched before they
ached Sumter.
Capt. MIaxcy came to this county from
lumbia a few years ago. lIe was a
tcessful planter and was very popu
r.-News and Courier.
8500 for a Vote.
OLmouA. Wash., .Jan. 21.-Just after
eaker Shaw, of the House, yesterday
ternoon issued the call for nomina
ons for United States Senator, Repre
ntative John I. Metcalf arose and said:
lentleman of the Legislature of Wash
gon: I hold in my handt $500, which
as handed me by Harry A. Clark of
>kane Fall with the express under
auding that I cast my Tote for C. HI.
lkins'for Senator." Several seconds
profound silence prevailed through
it the hall, Metcaif sent the money
the Speaker and resumed his seat.
motion was puit and carried appioint
a committee to investigate the charge
bribery and the- 11ouse adjourned un
8 p. m', when a vote for Senator was
k-n. Squire' receivedI l3, L alkins 15,
rroll 17. St u ir has a nmajority of
411h lou~es.
un l a; !. 19 y.hi ar1 o. of tils city, has
id oppor: uliity to iearn t hat "truie
ve' netver runs smooth." Iall wvas
arru-d last nig~ht to M'liss Lela Lang
s, 15 years old. T'he miarriag~e wvas
It ht the kn~owledge of the girl's
rnts, and as the young couple were
eparing to retile last night the girl's
:te- father entered and led his daugh
r away fromt the astonuished but mad
nr-di bridegroomt~. Ilall was arrested
s morning for- abduction and spent
e greater patrt or the iay in jai!, but
inally succeeded in gaining the
(1d wvill of his fathe~r-in-law anti was
imitted this afternoon to return to
s vouthfjul bride. The young couple
eemployees in the iluguenot Mills.
A M1inister Sent to ,Jail.
Mi T.A UK E:E: -Jan. 2t .-The R ev. A.
.IDe l'ord, of H ortonville, was yester
vy sentenced to live years at Waupen
hard haboi, and in addition will pay
line of $5eo, for the (-rime of raising
rrene-v from one denomninationl to
other. J1udge Jenkins in pronounic
setenc'ie wals se-vere on1 the risnon
. The crim hie had11( committed, he
s. wa onte of the worst namned in:
e ttue books. There was no ex
ise for a minister of all nmen comn
itting siuclh erime-a minister whose
:siness it was to tench man the very
pposite. De Ford broke down and
1"0 1It SE 'ANXI) WO()1)SE".
ANOTHER SERIOUS PHASE IN THE
BONHAM &EFALCATION.
A Ch-irge that the Colored Troops are
Credited With Two Thousand Dollars
they -Nver Eeceived-The Sensation the
Talk of Columbia.
C(omInlA, S. C., Jan. 17.-A dispatch
from Charleston wants to know if there
has been a discrimination against color
ed soldiers and says Charleston is very
much agitated over the remarkable
bombshell which today went from Co
lumbia about the accounts of Adjutant
and Inspector General M. L. Bonham.
Being an oflicer of the recent adminis
tration, a bright young man of distin
guished family, he has many friends
there who cannot understand the situa
tion, and why Gen. Bonham allowed the
checks to go to protest. The money
was all supposed to belong to the State
funds, which had been appropriated foi
the support of the military.
Friday, however, a bomb was explod
ed in Charleston, over the same matter.
Gen. S. J. Lee, of the colored military
of that city, claims that not one cent of
last year's appropriation has been re
ceived by the negro companies. What
seems to be inexplicable is that in the
annual report recently submitted to the
Legislature in which is given the item
izei disbursement of the office the
amount of $2724 is credited to the cap
tains of colored troops. They claim that
they have received nothing whatever.
Gen. Lee says that he recently visited
Columbia to see about the money for
the colored troops and that he received
the assurance that the money would be
sent. He claims that subsequent letters
have been fruitless. The white military
companies of Charleston all acknowl
edge the receipt of their money aggre
gating $2170. What is the other side of
the case regarding the colored funds can
only be ascertained after investigation.
As things stand it is a great surprise.
The Augusta Chronicle correspondent
in writing from this city under date of
Jan. 16 says naturally the chief topic of
conversation all over the city today is
the unfortunate position in which ex
Adjutant General Bonham is placed by
the disclosures as to the shortage in bis
accounts, published in The Chronicle
and other papers this mormng.
There is but one feeling here-regret
for the occurrence and sympathy for
Gen. Bonham, while all are nevertheless
compelled to admit that the matter is
one which it is impossible to satisfacto
rily explam. Explanations may modify,
but cannot alter, the fact of wrongdoing,
for bad judgment may be wrong-doing
when it consists in personal use of funds
belonging to others and entrusted to
one s care.
A more pleasant fact to chronicle is
that Mr. W. C. Bateman, whose short
age in his accounts as clerk of the Board
of Penitentiary Directors, as has been
published heretofore in The Chroniele,
has got on the track of a portion of the
missing funds. That is to say, that
while his books called for some $2,000
more cash than he really had on hand,
obliging him to sacrifice all his property
to make good the deficiency, he has now
discovered where a portion of the miss
ing money may be accounted for, by
findinig a voucher for 8900 not on the
books at the store of Lorick & Lowrance.
He expects to be able in the end to sat
isfactorilly show that the whole matter
was only an error in book-keeping.
Coming as it does so closely upon the
heels of the discovery of this seeming
shortage in the accounts of Clerk Bate
man, of the Board of Penitentiary
Directors, no matter how either or both
cases may be hereafter explained, it
must be acknowledged that today's news
has sent straight out stock down many
points. Not, perhaps, that such ought
to be the result, for principles true once
are true still, in spite of any falls from
grace of any of the advocates of said
principles.
But-and the b is a "big" one-the
recent discoveries seem to show just
enough possibility of the partial truth of
some charges made in the late campaign
to make the Tillman forces bold and the
straightouts timid. Possibly the worst
wound that can be inflicted upon a
man's feelings is to seem to have been
made a fool of-to have honestly de
fended those who were not worthy of it,
to have denied that there was a solitary
law in the gems of manhood making
up his standard-bearers and find that he
had been mistaken to ever so small an
extent.
There is much of that feeling here
abouts today, and in the first smart of
disappointment and disgust many are
free to express the opinion that the re
ent developements insure the return of
Tillman and his party to power, and
that the much-talk-of "reaction"-signs
f which really were to be seen just after
the Legislature's adjournment-has
been discounted, if not destroyed.
* Mlichigan's Electoral Vote
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 1.-In
ddition to strengthening and extending
he State election law with the purpose
n view of throwing additional sife
uards around the ballot, the present
tate Legislature will consider a bill in
roducodl by Representative John Linor
f Detroit, which provides that the
Presidential Electors corresponding with
he Congressmen shall be elected, not on
a general ticket, but by Congressional
dstricts, and the two at large on the
eneral ticket. Michigan is entitled to
hirteen votes in the Electoral College..
There has never been a time when the
Democrats could not carry from two to
e:ht Con~zressional districts in the
Stte. while under the present systenm of
:hoosing Electors tihe vote of the State
as always been plumped solidly in
favor of the Republican candidate by a
ousng majority.
TeState as a whole would give a
Republican majority. but the Presiden
ial vote failed to represent the majority
f the commniities that composed the
tate. In 18S3, for instance, the Demo
rats eleted seven of the eleven Con
rssmnen. but the Republicans carried
he State by a narrow mnariln.
Ingalls's Chancelae Decrea'ing. -
TotE:KAt. KAx.. Jan. 20-T1he vote for
~tate printer resulted: Snow 101: C. C.
uler Republican, present incumn
ent. 39i; JTacob Stotler, Republican, 33;
eo.' W. Crane. Republican. 2t': W. F.
Kirkland, Independent, 3. Snow polled
every Alliance and Democratic vote, be
ide one Republican vote, that of Rep
esentative Wheeler. of Leavenwvorth.
now was declared elected, and the joint
onention adjourned to meet a week
ence to elect a United State Senator to
ucceed Ingalls.
Acidenta~iy Shot an Oyster Firate.
CiIA.t L F.rON, S. C., Jan. 17--Jseph
ownsend, a fifteen year old negro, was
hot and instantly killed by E. B1. Le
are in Orange Grove Creek this morn
ng. Mr. Legare, who is a large planter,
as suffered greatly of late from the
epredations of negro thieves who have
obbed his large eyester beds, systemat
iaily. Mr. Legare, who had his gun with
im. iired as lie thought over his head to
frihei him into surrendering.