The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, April 29, 1891, Image 1

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/- I 'r T VOL. Vi - VOL.VII. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29. 1891. _ ___ NO. 19. 1 .. . . . . ,I ir--., -a o o3- o rr n n n ir i monnw TILE REGENTS REPLY. TO THE CHARGES OF THE LEGISLA TIVE COMMITTEE. The Testinony Sait to be Mahily That of Discharged Employees--The Charge of Neglect of Duty by the Regents Denied -The Officers to Answer Separately. CoLr:lflIA, S. C, April 23.-Below we give the letter of the Board of Asylum Rlegents to Governor Tilliman in reply to the cnarges made against them by the legislative investigating committee. The letter speaks for itself: -To His ExceWlny, voc. B. R. Till man: "lhe committee appointed by the Legislature in lDecember last to ex amine into and report upon the condi tion and management of the Lunatic Asylum, has completed its work, and made its report to the E id eutive of the State. Inasn.uch as this reprt brings several charges directly against the Board of Regents, we deem it prop er in the outset to state t' - act that the inquisition was nade by .he com mittee without notice to ut, without any intimation to us that ue were to be put on trial, and consequently with no opportunity given us, or any of the of ticers in charge of the institution, for cross-examifnation or rebuttal. It was entir1y an Ca'parte proceeding, where Nitrjam-s were examined in private. "'j hat report with the charges therein coi.taired, has gone in a semi-official form, before the people of the State, through the newspaper of the day. "Atter an examination of such por tions of the testimony taken by the legislative committee as has now just been submitted to us by the Governor, we find that in a large number of cases the witnesses giving the most unfavor able testimony were either discharged attendants or employees having some fancied grievance to avenge. The two principal charges against the Board proper are: First, a failure to meet as often as their rules require; and second, a lax performance of their duty when such meetings are held. "The first charge we positively assert to be without foundatioa in fact. The rules of the Board require monthly meetings and our records will show that since the passage of the law ten years ago there has been no single in stance of our failure to meet as re quired. But few instances have oc curred in which every member was not present, and in every such case the ab sentee was prevented from attending by sickness or other unaroidable cause. True, every ward is not visited at every meeting, the largely increased size of the asylum rendering this a work of too mich magnitude for one day's per formance, the rule of our Board being that at the conclusion of the routine business the President of the Board ap points committees of two to inspect the different portions of the entire institu tion, and our records show in the re ports of said committees that a large portion of the building is regularly in spected by us, and the testimony of the witnesses before the legislative com mittee goes to show that those portions unvisited were always in proper con dition, the purpose, therefore, of the inspection having been as fully accom plished by the known uncertainty as though the examination had been made. Only a very few instances have occurred in which the exammnation was entirely postponed or omitted, and these omissions were caused by the press of more important matters. "resides all this the executive regent for the current month, resident in Co lumbia, has invariably in the discharge of his duty visited and inspected, once or twice each month, the entire build ings and grounds as is clearly shown by his reports in our minutes. "In a prudential point of view it is manifestly improper for strangers to intrude often in those wards where the more violent patients are contined, the very presence of strangers tending to cause undue exciter"enit and thus to in terfere with the proper treatment and to retard the cure. "As to the matter of improper food the simple fact is that our contract for beef, which is furnished on alternate days, is made with a bonded contractor who stipulates to furnish good mer chantable beef and we know the fact that the authorities in immediate charge do reject it when it falls below the proper standard. "The preponderance of the testimony, together with our own knowledge, fully establishes the, fact that the food pro Tided has been good, palatable and sufficient. To show the truth of this statement we refer to the bilis or arti cles purchast di on file in the office of oar steward. We have frequently examined the food in the kitchen and on the tables and have invariably found it good, well preparedi and served, and the dining rooms particularly neat and clean. "Pay patients do receive better ac commodations and greater variety of food than is furnished to the non-pay inmates and we apprehend that no one will deny that this is just and proper. "A difference also is made in the cases of the sick or delicate and those in pos session or health and full physical strength. That the non-pay patients, however, are well cared f or, we appeal to the testimony of your Excellency, who, after a personal examination of the institution in November last, stated somewhat, as it appeared, wit h an alr of complaint, that the 'pauper' lunaties fared better than the poor, toiling far mner who was taxed for thd r support. "'The severest criticism against the Board is as to the management of the far m. The legislative committee bases their charges on the testimony of only two witnsses. one a former eimplo) ee w ho was discharged for cause several years ago, the other witness being the 1,resent superintendenlt of the farm who was eleted by us in October last. and who has been mncharge ofthefarm ever since, with instructions fronm us to do all in his power to inprove the etliciener of the same. "As loog ago as November last the superinte~dent. of the farm was in structed to pro)ceedt with the erectior of a new tarn and stable, anid propei appropriation was made by us for th( work. Various causes have arisen tc prevent the earlier completion of thest needed inprovements. As a proof o1 the value of the farm as an adjunct o: the asylum and in reintatiou of tht evidence submitted to the committee we herewith append the monthly re ports of the superintendent of the farir trom November last to the preseni date, which shows a net protit o: $948 50. -In reference to the charges morn directly atfecting the Superintenden and otticers immediately in charge o: the institution, we have placed the te-s timony in their hands and have give! them ~a week to prepare their answe and report to the noard. "By order of the Board of Rlegent. "(Signed) B. W. T AY LOR, , "President." TO ORAGNIZE THE DEMOCRACY. The Campaign of Education to be Re sumed Immediately. WAsuINGToN, April 17.-The Na tional Association of Democratic Clubs proposes to take a very active part in the campaign of education, which met with such great success last year and which is to be cirried on with more vigor than ever this year and next. The excutive committee, of which Rep resentative Wilson. of West Virginia, is chairman and Lawrence Gardner, of this city, is secretary, has prepared a I Ian under whichitis intended to have an aggressive Democratic organization in every voting precinct in the country when the fall campaign opens. In addi tion to the vice president of the National Association in each State, a superinten dent and organizer will be appointed for each county, and the work of all w ill be suppervised by the National Association, acting with the co-operation of the Na. tional, State and Congressional com mittees. The plan has already received the approval of numerons State comnit tees, and its promoters are confident that its operation will be of very great service to the party. In order to put the new plan into ac tive operation Chairman Wilson will start to-morrow )n a toua acress the contiment to confer with State and local organizations. The details of the trip have not all been arranged, but Mr. Wilson expects to visit a good many points. He will go first to St Paul, where there is to be a big meeting of the Minnesota Democratic Association on Saturday. On the following Monday he will meet the North Dakota Tariff and Tax Association at Fargo and on April 25 he will address the Democratic Soi.ety of Montana at Helena. After speaking at a meeting of Washington Democrats in Tacoma on April 30, Mr. Wilson will visit the piincipal cities and towns in Washington, and will proba bly address the Democratic Society of Walla Walla on May 23. On the return trip the chairman will deliver addresses before the Democratic orgadizations at Portland, Ogden, Utah. The remainder of his ii.inerary has not yet been dedided upon, but will be ar ranged as may seem best after consulta tion with the leading Democrats of the States through which Mr. Wilson will pass. Terrible Work of a Torpedo. SAN FRANCIScO, April 22.-Private advices from Valparaiso by a steamer from Panama this morning report the blowing up of the wooden gunboat Pil comayo, belonging to the insurgents. The government late one night sent out a steam launch fitted up as a tor pedo boat, with the hope of getting rid of some of the ships blockading the port. The boat steered for a vessel supposed to be the Blanco Encalada, a big ironclad that has played havoc with the port on several occasions. The launch crept close to the cruiser, whose crew, never dreaming of an attack from that quarter, were trying to make out what was going on in the harbor, where guns and rockets were being fired in order to attract the attention of the rebel ships. When close to the vessel it was discovered that it was the Pilcomayo instead of the Blanco. It was too late to rectify the mistake, so the torpedo was sent on its mission of destruction. It struck the gunboat fair amidshiD and lifted her clean out of the water.~ The government claims that the entire crew of the gunboat, numbering 135 men, was lost. The rebels state that thirty of the crew, in cluding the captain, were picked up by one of the boats of the insurgent fleet. A Savage West African Monarch. LONDON, April 22.-News has been received here from Bathurst, West Afri ca, the capital of the British colony 'f Gambia, that the native king of Gambia has committed a nuinber of depredations and Inflicted abuses from which the Brit ish colonists were sufferers. In conse quence of this, the British Governor of Gambia, Gilbert Thomas Carter, 'as sent an envoy to the king's headquar ters to inform him that he must behave himself, or it would be necessary for the Queen's government to discipline him. The Gambian monarch would seem t, have resented this curt message, inas much as lie s eized and bound Her Maj esty's representative, and after giving decided proof of his interest im the study of human anatomy by cutting away por tions of the cheeks and thighs of the un fortunate envoy, sent the remainder of thatg entleman, togethcr with the pieces of flesh cut from his body, back to Gov ernor Carter. The insolent savage some what unnecessarily informed the gov ernor that "this was the kina's answer." Three British gunhnate he *aed the C a ~River to avenge the outrage. Inhuman Man ad Wife. NEw YOiK, April 22.-In lloboken at about 1.15 o'clock this morning. An gelo Gjaboth, 35 years of age, of New York, murdered his mother-in-law, dangerously stabbed his father-in-law and was then killed by Conoquito Chinchella, his brother-in-law. Developments go to show that Ga both visited the house of his faither-in law last night for the purpose of rob berv with incidental murder, and that his wife was a party to the undertaking. Gatboth's wife lay by her mother's side when her moth er was kilil by Gaboth but made no sign, but wne-n Gaboth in stabbing her ather made a noise which brought the younger Cninchelia to the rescue. Mrs. Uaboth threw herself between the two and en'ieavored to save her husband. She received several slight wounds as did her i rother. Both the mnurderer ar'd his slayer usedt a s'illeto as the only weapon. The older Chinchella is likely to die. Ali are Italians. Wholesale PoicioninE. LOU'ISVI LLE Ky., April 22.-AnotheI victim of poison in the food at the wed ding feast at Lyndon, Ky., is reported. V. D. Snooks, father of the groom, died at his home at Eminence to-day. Wm. Terry, at Anchorage, is expected to die. Another poisioning is to-day added to that of the wedding feast. At the board ing house of J. C. .Janes here yesrerday ice cream and straw berries were served, and this morning Mrs. Janes. Miss Lena .Janes, Monree Janies, Lafayett Janes,J. V. Davis of Paducah, Russell Janes, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Bagley and Mr. and Mrs. Ilite Shepperd were all taken sick Davis was very seriously affected foi some hours. All are now better. Drowned. IIANIILToN, Ont., April 22.-Thref members of the Leader Rowing Club were out practicing this evening when a squall upset the vessel. and F W. Oxenham and S. Campbell wer4 drown. Sir Stewart Mclnnes was grap pled for and restored to consciousness. Foul Water Kills Five Men. - BRLINGTON, IowA, April 22.-Thi laborers at Gilbert Hioge & Co's lumbel vard drank freely of water from an ok well in the vicinity. As a result of poi soning from the sewerage five of then are dead an:1 several are not expecte< Rome Shaken to Its FoundatiuOb. RoME, April 23.-A powder mana zine, near this city, in which 250 tons of powder was stored, exploded at 7 o'clock this morning doing immense damage. The shock wrecked many buildings in this city and caused a panic. The Vat ican was not spared. The edifice was shaken and several of the famous his torical stained glass windows of the old building were shattered. The windows in the ancient Raphael chambers, and the stained glass in the royal staircase, presented to Pope Pius IX by the King of Bavaria, were seriously injured. The interiors of many of the old churches and palaces have also suffered. The doors of oflices and private residences were burst open by the terrific concussion, and heavy articles of furniture were over turned. Many of the people, whom the early hour found still asleep, were jerked from their beds and dashed violently to the floors of their apartments. Panic-strick en, the bewildered people in thousands poured upon the streets, fearing and ful ly expected to find the city in the throes of a great earthquake. Confusion and terror was everywhere for the time be mg. It was soon discovered that the fear ful shock had been caused by the explo sion of a powder magazine at the fort at Pazzo Pantelo, four kilometres distant from Rome. When the city had quieted down, and wher an investigation had been had, it was found that enormous damage had been done to the fort, which was filled with soldiers a few moments before the explosion occurred. Fortu nately. the commandant heard the warn ing rumble and at once ordered the men to vacat t the building. This was prompt ly done, and a terrible dik aster was thus averted. Five persons in the immediate vicinty were killed outright by the ex plosion and a great nu nber were wound ed. Two officers, dangerously wounded, and 120 civilians have thus far been tak en to the hospitals. Every house within a radius of a kilo metre from the point ot the explosion is more or less damaged. Ticket-of-Leave in New Jersey. TRENTON, N. J., April 23.-Atwong the Acts signed by Governor Abbott is one establishing the Court of Parole and giving it ticket-of-leave powers. The Court of Parole is to consist of the Court of Pardons and the State Prison Keeper ex officio. It is invested-with the power of dismissing convicts of whatever degree on their good behavior. The Act does not even so much as re quire that they shall have served an ap preciable part of their term before being made the subject of clemency. The ap plicant for release must have had a good record in prison and must be able to convince the court that on release he or she can obtain immediate employ ment. He must even present with his petition a contract for employment, which he or his friends may have pre viously airanged. When the person paroled is released from the prison or penitentiary, he or she must lead an exemplary life; must avoid evil companions, not use intoxi cating liquors, and work continuously. He cannot leave the State of New Jer sey. The Governor of the State be comes his legal guardian, and on the first day of each month he must report in writing to the Governor, informing him how much he has earned and ac counting for all of his time and money. As soon as it may be discovered that the paroled person is going wrong any police officer may pick him up and re turn him to the prison. If rearrested for any crime, he must serve, in addi tion to his last sentence, the time re mitted by the Court of Parole. Those who are paroled and serve the time of parole with good record will be given discharge certificates and shall be free men with all the rights of citizenship restored.__________ Foxes Going Mad. A correspondent of ,the News and Courier, writing from Oakley Berkely ounty, says: "About two weeks since I was told by a friend living near Pi nopolis that a few days before that two negroes living on the place, while walk ing along a road, had been attacked by a fbx. One of the negroes, having his axe, kidled it. Another fox came into the yard, and upon being disturbed re treated under the corn barn growling. I thought no more of the matter until a few days ago when I learned that one night last week, on a neighboring place, some young negroes had been similarly attacked. One had been bitten and an other, who had been attacked, killed the fox. Thiis caused me to make in quiry, and I learned of two others who have been similarly attacked. T wo days ago a medical friend told me that, while visiting a place some five or six mies soove P'inopolis, he learned of a negro child wh:> had been attacked and badly bitten on the hand and thigh. No one here has ever heard of the like condition of things before and cannot ex plain it. Whether or not it is an epidem. ic of rabies is the question asked, and the thought that it may be causes great uneasiness. It. it is, not only is there risk from being fox-bitten, also that the disease may be communicated to dogs and other domestic animals. IHas any of your readers ever experienced a like condition of things?" The Work at Clemson. The Greenville News of the 18thi inst= says: Col. J. L. Orr returned yesterday from a meeting or the executive com mittee of the board of trustees of Clem= son College. The frequent meetings oi the committee are to keep the work at Fort Hill going. Buildings of all kinds are going up rapidly and 25,000 brick are being made daily on the grounds. The large build ing for the laboratory is now finished, with the exception of a little work in the interior, it is 150 feet by 100 feet. three stories high and of brick. The rock~ foundation for the mechanical hall are now being laid. The hall will be 150 feet by 50 feet, with an ell150 feet long. Two professor's houses are complete and the excavations are being made for the dormitories for the students. The ex cavations are also bemng made for the main .ollege building and the rock is being cut for the foundation for it. The scene at Fort Hill is a busy one. Huadreds of workmen are engaged and there are no idlers to be seen. The com mittee is satistied with the progress being made. Assaulted in Court. CH AR LEsTON, WV. Va., A pril 22.-Sin3 Johnson, the negro who assaulted En~ ailey, a respectatle white girl, was sentenced Monday to be hanged. Aftei Judge Snyder had pronou~nced the sen tence, Johnson made a dlesperate at tempt to kill the judge. Ollicers rushe in, and after a desperate struggle, sue ceedal in dragging the negro away Judge Snyder was not seriously injured Burned the Capitol. WVasuIxoTox, April 22.-Gen. Si: John Ross, eommander-in chief of thi British forces in the America, who ha: been wined and dined by society for week, is a son of Gen. Ross, whbo burnet ithe Capitol and the White House afte the battle of Bladensburg in 1814. MORE BLOODSHED. A Yoiog Girl Killed While Defending Her Lover. Prrrsuiou, Pa , April 22.-A specd alfrom Uniontown. Pa.. says: "Threats have been turned to violence, and the violence has caused a death in the coke regions, with the result that Company C has been called to the scene of the tragedy. and all is in ferment in Fayette County. Ollicers went to Adelaide this mornin,, where they made two evictions after a grcat deal of trouble and opposi tion. They were then overpowered by the strikers and driven away. Rein forced by Sherif' "McCormick and a large force the deputies returned, when a pitched battle took place between the Sheriff's posse and about 300 Hungarian men and womcn in which a Hungarian girl was killed and others injured, among whom are several deputies. The battle occurred about 3 o'clock this afternoon. While the members of Company C. were lunching down at the boiler house, the deputies were trying to keep the Hungarians from carrying back the household goods which had been thrown out of the houses. In the forenoon a big, strong Hungraian was fighting with the deputies when Sheriff McCormick started to arrest him. The Hungarian saw him coming and tried to shoot. Tile girl who was killed was a lover of the big Hungarian and was fighting for him with the ferocity of a young tigress. The deputies say the pistol went otrin the liands of the Hunga rian and killed his ;sweetheart. It it had not been for the arrival of Company C. at that moment every deputy would have doubtles been injured, it not killed. Sherilr McCormick was shot through the thumb by the bullet that killed the girl. Evictions will take place at Leith to morrow and trouble is f ared. One hundred and eighty Pinkertons are stationed at Leisenring where eighty live men are at work in a pit. Company C, will remain at Adilade to-night. Deputies Crawford and Kyle arrived here this evening with three prisoners captured during the riots. A special from Scottdale says about four thousand strikers were massed on the common here this evening to listen to the address of Alexander Jones. the great socialist leader and August Delebar the International Secetary of the Journeymen Bakers' and Confec tioners' Union. Early in the (lay the strikers came pouring into town. They all had flags and marched behind brass bands- Jame McBride, a member of the Knights of Labor Executive Board, was elected chairman. Alex Jones was the first speaker. He said: "Black slavery has been abolished under the American flag, the -ame flag under which John Brown was ianged, and anarchists in Chicago were assas sinated and your brothers at Moorwood murdered. I prefer the red flag." He dwelt at 'ength on the capitalist pass and denounced it in uncompromising language. The next speaker was Dele bar. Among other things he said: "Your newspapers announced that two outlaws were coming to advise riot and disorder. We are two workingmen who represent labor organizations, and we are here to assist you in your great struggle. When workingmen combine for protection you are charged with conspiracy and Pinkertons are brought in upon you. They were said to be the best to break the strikers. My advice to you is to stay .way from them." The foreign element was then ad drs ssed, after which Secretary Parker and James Keegan spoke briefly and the meeting was closed. During the pro gress of the meeting a Hungarian named Womago voted to return to work and was thrown out and afterwards beaten. Thlere are no special features in the strike situation; the fight is being waged bitterly with no prospect of a settlement. Tile Frick Company claim a larger force to-day and their claims seem to be justi fiable. Tile McClure Company also re port heavier forces. A labor official said that a large number of Jimntown work men, principally Germans, reentered their ranks to-night. Several thousand strikers will hold a mass -iieeting at connellsville to-morrow. Poison at a Weddin;; Feast. L OUISYILLE, Ky., A pril 18.-From the effects of poison taken in some mysteri ous manner at the Snooks- Herr wedding, at the residence of M1r. Alber Iherr, at Lyndon, Wednesday evening, Mr. B. Frank Gutnrie, onle of the wealthiest and best known residents of Louisville, died this morning at his residence, No. 988 Third street. M1rs. 'Guthrie and her sis ter, MIrs. Robert Gray, are down a-s vic tims of the same poison. Dr. J. W. Irwin ad Dr. Turner Anderson, who are at tending several of the patients, are con tident that all are suffering from arsen ical poisoning, and they believe that the drug was put in the coffee at the wed ding dinner, fur the purpose of killing someC one. Every symptom of the snf ferers indicate- arsenic, and if the phly sicians are correct in their diagnoses, a most diabolical crime has been commit ted. By whom such an act could have been committed has not even been con jectured. That such a thing could have been an accident is impossible, as there was no arsenic about the place. The condition of MIr. .J. II. Sutcliff's daugh ter and Mi1ss Susie ierr is alaimmng. Their bowels and stomach are very much iniimamed The R1ev. 1. 1. M1artin, who perform the ceremony, is in a very critical condition. Of the eight guests wh-lo are at MIr. Ilerr's house, all are very ill. MIr. and MIrs. Snooks started on their bridal tour soon after the wedding, but were taken suddenly ill in Cincin natti Thursday nad were compelled to return to Louisville. The condition of both is no0w said to be critical. Paid Sixty-t bree Cents an Oath. SUxanBtY, Pa., April 18.-General G. W. Stroh, who has just retired from the office of 31ayor of this city, was ar restedi ard brought before JTustice Weaver last niglit on the charge ot swearing twenty-seven times. The Justice lined hiimi sixty-three cents per oath, or, with costs,8~2u inl all. The ex Iaor had a lawsuit last week in re gai~d to the rent of a piece of ground beore the~ samie .Justice, and while there got into a controversy with the prosecutor, at whIch timle the oaths were uittered. .Jac-ob Bartholomew, a personal and political enemy, n ho was in the oflice at the tine, made memo rada of the oaths and brought the suit, whichl creat ed much amlusement ard excitement. America a Dunmping~ Ground. NEW~ Y7onK, April 23.-A German immigrant named Baden, aged 59, was stopped at the Immigrant Bureau today who was penniless and without friends. Ie had been convicted ot' murder in Germany and spent twenty-four years in a lunatic asylumu from which he was released only a year ago when he asked to be sent to America. ie makes alli davit that Germany paid hlis expenlsem Sto this country. The ailidavit will be tsent to the Treasury Department witi> Ithe suggestion that Germany be callec rupon to explain her action. Bader wil be returnerd at nce. WANTS FREE SILVER. THE COMMERCIAL CONGRESS IN LINE WITH THE FARMERS. They Also Favor a Tariff for Revenue Only-k Sturmy Session-Charges That the Congress was a Democratic Conven tion. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 17.-The Commercial Congress was called for 9 o'clock, but owing to the late hour of the adjournment of the reception last night the delegates were slow to assem ble and it was after 10 o'clock when the convention was called to order. After prayer by Rev. Dr. Vassar the unfin ished programme of yesterday was taken up, the subject being "Transpor tation and improvement of waterways." S. A. Thomson of Duluth advocated the improvement of waterways as afford ing the cheapest transportation. Col. T. T. Catchings of Mississippi argued that an increase in water traffic, how ever great, would not decrease railroad business, but would rather increase it. lion. J. M. Murphy, of Iowa spoke on the Hennepin canal. His life had one purpose and his heart one hope, and that was the construction of Hennepin canal. Mr. Wickliffe of New Orleans said he would treat his subject "Immigration and the settlement of vacant lands," from the text, "America for Ameri cans." "We have been told," he said, "that this land is broad enough for all. but I submit that the countries of the old world have made it, the dumping ground for the paupers and criminal classes, and I believe that I speak for the whole American people when I say that the time has come when that must stop. There is enough room for all who want to come here to be one of us, but not a foot of ground for one of those paupers and criminals of the old world. I may feel deeply upon the subject, but I have lately come fresh from the most terrible object to us which too clearly indicates the need of a change in our immigration laws. I believe that this congress ought to declare that the Na tional Congress should prohibit the landing of immigrants who are not willing to become good citizens. I think this law ought to be put into such a shape that no man who has not with in a given time filed his intention for citizenship, which is now altogether too short. and who has not within an other given time taken out what is k nown as his second papers, ought to be shipped back to the country from which he came. Gentlemen, it took twenty one years to make a voter out of each one of you.. It does not take twenty one seconds to make a voter out of a foreigner. Let no man step foot upon the soil of Columbia who cannot bring a true bill of moral cleanliness. I am, as some of you know, a States rights Democrat, but I believe the power to make American citizens ought to be taken from the State courts and given to the general government. Perhaps you do not realize the need of all this, but in looking up the nationality of those criminals whom the citizens of New Orleans executed not long since we found that the naturalilzation pa pers of one of them and his certificate of good moral character were certified to by two of his fellow criminals. I be lieve that the scenes -which we have witnessed during the last few weeks ought to be impossible. Raising the glorious stars and stripes under that of a foreign flag, as was done in my own State, and riddling of our flag by bul lets, as in Pennsylvania, very clearly indicates the need of a change of policy as regards our immigration laws. The majority report of the committee on resolutions favors the adoption by Congress of a law authorizing the free unlimited coinage of silver, and the issuance of a sufficient amount of legal tender notes to be redeemable in both gold and silver, and to restore the equi librium between money and all other products. It favors a tariff for revenue only, and urges Congress to enact laws to place the tariff upon a purely evenue basis at as early a date as practicable; declares that the interstate commerce of the country should be controlled by the general government; favors the im provement of the Mississippi River, the construction of Hennipen Canal and other water ways by the government; equalization of taxation, national bank. rupt laws, suppression of trusts and combines, and amendment of immigra tion laws, restoration of railway land grants to the public domain and open ing of the surplus lands to settlement, reclamation of arid lands, enactment of laws to prevent dealing in futures, and commends t ie Secretary of Agriculture for his efforts toward removing the re strictions on our foreign meat trade. The minority rep.prt favors tree un limited coinage ot? American gold andi silver on a rate established by an international monetary convention which will make silver and gold equal in purchasing power, favors a tariff for revenue witb incidental protection. .he free coinage and tariff resolutions of both majority and minerity report were received with applause. The re solution relative to emigration was loudly applauded, and the resolution which hailed with delight the burial of all animosities between the North and South was greeted with great applause, anid upon motion of Mlajor Warren oi M1aryland was given three hearty cheers. A viva voce vote was then tak en on the silver clause of the minority report and it was voted down. The minority tariff resolutions were then taken up and Mr. 31alley presented the minority case. lHe said there had been too much politics in the discussion by the committee. The tariff and silver resolutions had been adopted by a strict party vote. The delegates had come to the convention representing no party and prepared for action in an un partisan manner upon the importan1 subje'.t proposed for discussion. Whet he accepted the chairmanship of the committee on resolutions, he did nol expect that the Democrats would cro wc their party platform down his throat He claimied, by inference, that the coi. mittee had been packed in the interes1 of the D~emocratic party, and that thi congress was really being held for the purpose of welding together the Dem orats and Farmers' Alliance, Speaker Neblack of the Indiani Ihouse of Representatives replied t< M1r. Smalley. lHe said there had beet no partisan discussibn in the commit tee and he denied S'r.alle-y's charge tha there had been and W. J. Bryan, Con mressman elect from Nebraska, wantei the congress to have the courage of it con victions and d id not want it ref erred to hereafter as "The-congress-afraid ils horse." The (leiate was further participate' in by Senator F. S. Kirkpatrick G. ( Campbell of Kansas, 1). 1). Taylor o Ohio and Mr. Johnson of Minnesots who spoke for the minority and Cor gressman e lect Perry of Arkansas U. S Hall, President of the MIissouri Stat Farmers' Alliance and Congressmna Allen of Mississippi who spoke for th majority. The debate was very acrimonions an hated. Finally General Warner o uio suomittea tne ionowng as a suo stitute for the cariff resolution of both reports: "We favor neither free trade nor the exclusion of trade, but favor a tariff for revenue limited to the actual needs of the government economically administered, but so levied as to cover the difference in the industrid condi tions between this and other contries, but not to create nor foster monopo lies." President Francis after a long debate ruled the resolution out of order. Gridley of Minnesota then offered a substitute for the minority report simi lar to that of Warners, and it was adopted. The debate on the minority report as a whole begun and the discussion again assumed a violent form. The minority members of the committee charged the congress with being nothing but a Democratic convention. The charges caused great tumult, charges and cou n ter charges being freely made. Finally, D. S. Crozer, E. M. Johnson and W. A. Barnes representatives of the business union of St. Paul withdrew form the congress. Minority report was voted down viva voce. The con sideration of the major ty re port was then proceeded with. The de bate again became partisan and heated. Finally the vote was taken by a call of the States on the adoption of the ma jority report and it was adopted-6G to 55, all of the State delegation being divided upon the question. The resolu tions as a whole were then adopted without division. Mr. Smalley of Minnesota rose t9 a question of personal privilege. le said the congress had degenerated into a Democratic Dower,'and as a don-partisan delerate he desired to resign as Chair man of the Commsttee on Resolutions. At this point a great disturbance arose, the hall being filled with hisses and groans, mingled with cheers and applause. MIr. Smalley's opponents at tempted to howl him dow, bat he stood his ground, and the Chirman finally after five minutes of tumult, restored order. Mr. Sma*.ey explained his course and withdrew from the congress. Bryan of Nebraska offered a resolu tion urging Congress to pass a law making all legal money a legal tender, notwithstanding any contract which may be made, and calling for the dis charge of obligations by the payment of gold. The resolution was adopted. Other resolutions were adopted en dorsing the World's Fair, endorsing the Ferrey bankruptcy bill and making the I congress a permanent organization, to meet annually. The usual compliment arv resolution were then adopted, a2d the congress at 9:15 p. m. adjourned to meet at the call of the Executive Com mittee. Barkis Found a Willing Girl. AUGUSTA, Ga., April 22.-Magis trate Connor has bound Mr. William Awtrey,~alias J. M. Allen, over to the superior court to answer to the charge of Bigamy. The prosecutor is Miss Maude Weeks. Mr. Awtrey was first .dentified by Miss Katie Schiller as the man who was married to Miss Weeks several Sunday's ago by her lather, Mag istrate Schiller, in Hamburg S. C., Miss Weeks told a very coherent aud plausible story. She said one Sunday last month, while she was on her way to visit the orphan asylum, she was ap proached by Awtrey, who asked permis sion to walk with her, telling her how much lie admired her locks. She said Mr. Awtrev told her lie was from Eu rope, and that if she would marry him be would take her to his home across the water. Miss Weeks became prepossCSese with the man, and consented to g > to 11am burg with him, and be married. Over the river they went. Miss Weeks said Mr. Awtrey alias Allen, did not have the money to buy the certificate of marriage, and she loaned him $1.50 to pay for it. After the ceremony. they returnedl to Augusta and spent the night together. Mr. Awtrey staid oflf several (lays, but on Monday Miss Weeks found out that Mr. Awtrey was married, with a wife living in Augusta. This startled her, and she instituted criminmal proceedings against him. The genuine Mrs Awtrey attended the trial, and was hysterical throughout the investigation. Judge Connor remanded Mr. Awtrey to trial in the superior court. No One ClaIms it. GREENVILLE, April 22.--Last night Mr. L. Rosenthal, a wealthy Hebrew living here, went into the store of HI. Endel another IHebrew and dealer in readymade clothing, and after some conversation proposed to buy Endel's stock and good will. Endel named S15.000 casb, which offer was accepted, and Rosenthal gave his check for the amount and took the keys of the store. It is stated that Rosenthal also em ployed some of Endel's clerks. Later in the night Rosenthal went to Endel's residence and gave up the keys of the store. A bout midnight Endel went to see his lawyer and decided to hold lb> senthal to the- trade. This morning Rosenthal went to the bank and stop ped payment of his check. Later in the day Endel presented the check and payment was refused. Both mn have employed lawyers and the store is lock ed up, neither claiming ownership. The clerks are idle but claim wages frorm Rosen thal, and the lawyers are in great glee over tne prespects of fat fees from the wealthy litigants. If the case comes to trial there will be some nice points of law. To-night there is talk of U. comn promise-Columbia Register. Newspapers Were Retuirned. NEw YonK, April 1.-A cablegra'n from Rome having stated that the p)ost master Af New York had refused t 6 p~er mit a number of Italian newspapers to be circulated and had returned them to the Italian publishers with the state ment that entry to the United States was forbidden, Postmaster Vancott said to-day that the statement was true but did niot apply to Italian newspape(rs alone, but to newspapers published in other foreign countries. The reason that the papers were returned was be cause they contained lottery aduvertis: ments. Assistant Postmnaster- Gaylor said on the same subject: "The return of the Italian newspapers had nothing to do with the New Orleans affair. They were sent back long before the lynching occurred." No Fear Felt of Italy's Fleet. LONDOoN, April 23.-Accordinmg to Rome advices, the Italian IPremier gave -Baron F'ava a cool welcome. liudini, appreciating that he has made a iaseo, Sis anxious to throw the blame on F'ava. It is reported in Rome that the only -question now affecting the cabinet is how to get out of the American ditlicul tv with the least disgrace. The latest . dspatches from Imperiali at Washing f ton are said to foreshadow that not ,even amoney idemnitywill be paid to thu -families of massacred Italians, the ter. .per of the American people being suci that Congress would not dare to makt i an appropriation. Imperiali has for a warded statements that have greatly surprised the cabinet, showing, as hI does, that no fear is felt whatever oj f talye's fleet. A L .:- r r r , j v n o i n , . The R eniark:iie War iccord of a Con federate Snld ier. CAntI.ES-rO. S. C., April 23.-There is no hotel dces invad' for the Con federate survivor and a few ineagerly endowed soldiers' hnes in several of the Southern Statcs are the only re sorts for those who lag superiluous on the stage. There is no grand army list of the followers of Ire and Jackson, either of thjose "dead on the tield of battle." those who sicktned and died in the hospitals or Northern prisons, or who have since the war answered the final roll-call and "passed the Great Captain for final review." i'ut it is a matter of congratulation that South Carolina has made an earnEst and par tialty successful endeavor to record the names of every volunteer fron this State ic the Confederate service. The Survivors' Associatiori of Char leston District, one of the oldest Con federate veteran organizations in the South, has an invaluable record of the military career and record of nearly every one of its members, and such statements duly attested are now made very properly, prerequisite for mem bership. Yesterday, while rummag ing around Auditor Kelly's oillce at the City Hall, a reporter for the News and Courier found the ascompanying "re cord" of a Confederate Survivor. I is signed by "N. Ingraham IHasell, 1st Lieutenant Company L, 1st S.C., Vol." and its correctness is certilled by "Ed ward McCrady, Jr. lieutenant colonel 1st S. C. V." and " Wm. Aiken Kelly. late capt Company L. 1st S. C. Vol." The record is remarkable for the num ber of battles in which the applicant engaged. Its publication will doubt less surprise the unassuming gentle man, who is as modest as he is brave, and whose gallant career is known only to his companions in arms. The blanks of the application as tilled show that N. Ingraham Hasell entered the State service on December 27, 1860, as a private in the Carolina Light In fantry, 1st regiment rifles, South Caro lina militia, and that he enlisted in the Confederate service on August 27,1861, as a private in Company "L," 1st S. C. Volunteers, Col. Gregg's. He was pro moted successively corporal, Septem ber 23, 1862; sergeant, November 1, 18132; junior second lieutenant, January 1, 1864; 1st lieutenant Jan uary 1. 1861. ie was present at the following en gagements: Fort Sumter. April 12. 1861; Seven Pines, June 1,1862; Me chanicsville, .June 26, 18152; Gaine's Mill June 27. 1862; Cold hlarbor, June 27, 1862; Savage station, June 29, 1862; Frazier's farm. June 30, ~1862; Malvern Hill. July 1, 1862; Cedar Run, August 9. 1862; Warrington Springs, August 22, 1862; Manassas Junction, August 2, 1862; 2d .Manassis, August 28, 29, 30, 1862; Ox lill, August 31,1862; Harper's Ferry, Septrmber 15, 1812; Sharpsburg, September 17, 1862; Shepherostown, Setemuer 20,1862; Swieker's Gap, Oc tober 31. 1862; Fredericksburg, Decen ber 13,14, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; Gettsburg, July 1, 1863; Bristoe station, October 14, 1863; Mine Run, December -, 1864; Wilderness, May 5, 1864; Spottsylvama Court House, May 12, 1864; Hanover Junction, May 23. 1864; Ridley's shop, June 13, 18C4; Jeru salem Plank Road, June 22, 1861; Deep liotton, ,July 28, 1864; Tussells Mill, August 16, 1864; Petersburg, August 22,23, 1864; Liberty Mill. Maren -, 1861; Ream's station, August 25,1864; Jone:,'s farm, September 31j, 1861; Ilatchers Run October 27, 164; Fayetteville, N. C., .March 12, 1865; Averysboro, N. C., March 16, 1865; Bentonville, March 19, 1865; Breaking of lines at Petersburg, April 2, 1865; Amelia Court House, April 4, 18155; Farmisville, A pril 7, 18655; Appomattox Court H~ouse, April 9, 18655. Lieut. Ingraham's career was also remarkable in that lhe was never wounded but once, at Giettsburg, July 1,18153, and was never taken prisoner. T1he recor:l also shows that lhe was specially detailed in 1864 by his urigade commander to the "command of Com pany A, sharpshooters of brigade," and that his services expired "with Gen, Lee's army at Appomattox C. H., Va., April 9, 18155." Under the head of "Re marks" is the following note: ",Joined Gen. IHardee at Cheraw, S. C., while on turlough of indulgence and acted on his staff at Fayetteville, Averysboro and Bentonville, N. C. Returned to the wvorks at Petersburg. Va., on the night of April 1.'" Accompanying the application of Lieut. Haseli is an autograph letter of Lieut. Glen. Ilardee to Col. Archer An derson extolling Lieut. hIasell's eflici ency as a staff oflicer, but recommend ingthat his request to return to his command be granted. The old docui mient of blue Confederate paper also bears the favorable endorsement of Kin loch F'alconer, A. A. G. to Glen. J. E. Johnston at headquarters' of the army. MIarch 24, 186;5. Tis application is a simple but forci ble and eloquesit record or "duty nobly done tor euty's sake alone," and its siunier hias added freshi honors to an old andl distinguished Carolina name. M1r. Ifasell knows nothing about this publheationi, andl w~as not interrogated, but it is presumed that lhe still "be lieves" lie was rialit in 1860-65.-News and Courier. Cof.''Mi.\, S. C.. A prii 23.-Tlhe- cir cumistanpces of1 a pecu Lar case of homi cide w re givenm to :rhe press by Gov. T illman" to "y. So'ne titue ogo the Gov ernor reeceived a WLer fromi Isaac .J. W\ilso, . Tral .lustice at Edgelield en-. closingr somei pape~rs against Fayette ames ch arged with muirdering Addle Polk "t sessoms. Apling county, Ga., Jam.:s has been colounitted to sunuter j ul to 'av'ait the eadt. h er gia authorities. 3r isnakdta the G'overnor hav'e the case livestigat ed. Tihe Governor then sent the papers in the case to Gov. Northern aniSerl Ellis, of Appling county, wen't to Se5 sms and investig ated the matiter. IL wrote' to G;ov. No'ther'i saiy ing that he had seen every one 'ch kne anytho abo ut the- kiinga am i tht0ey w il! swear that Fayett' 'smes shot t S'ome of t h ite peole thuink lie dal it purimp o ly. but it is impos)siible to oil' tain' e-vidce saii:in to convict him Cosidering the. gre e~xpense to be in. curredl in such 'L wee.k case, thle .iu'ric thought~ it wvouild b' best to let the mmti go, andi wrote: "You.may~t notify thu parties in Sou th (Car'. mia to set hi i 'Toda av lt r f romi Goy. Northieri 'nd uiing:t "-As iso 'ood purpose eam be subserve'd by the- iongeir con'inemeiani of Jlauws I respe-ctfumlly adivise that ini be set at ii jei'tv.' 'The Governor todiay snlt inst ructiolns to 'Trial .Justice Wil son to issue the orders necessar'y to hi. release.- Itecori. .itroc io us l t. Lrr-riu NAnnioiw-. C. U.. April 22. A blacksmuithL's aprntice namied Lao gain being~ annoyed to-day by somec boy: -rew a rt d hot-i ron red froam a tire, ama seizing one of the boys, named Mlathe son, held the rod~ agaist his abdomi until a hole had been burned in it. '[hi boy' minuries are fatal. Logan escaped TROUBLE BREWING BETWEEN TH r FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS. Judze Simonton decides that the United States Court Has Jurisdiction in the Case--the Questions Presented and the Principles Involved. CUIAR LESTON, S&C., April 21.-Juv af Sirmonton rendered a'deisi0to ay af firming Federal jurisdiction in the Coo saw case. Following is a synopsis of the decision: At the threshold of this case plain tiffs submit two questions to the court: First, Has it jurisdiction in this case? Second, If it has jurisdiction, are-there not considerations of courtesy an-lt7 comity towyards the State Court which will induce it to withhold action? Has this court jurisdiction of this case will depend upon two questions: Is a case removable from the State' Court to this court? Has it been . moved? The case cannot be remo. unless it comes within the class of cases arising under the Constitution of the United States, of which circuit courts of the United States are given juris diction bythe first section of the act of Congress of 1888. Section 1 of that act gives to the Circuit Court of the Uni ted States original cognizance, concur rent with the courts of the several States, of all suits of a civil nature at ccnmon law or in equity where the matter exce eds, exclusive of interes and costs, the sum or value of $2,000 and arising under the constitution of the United States. The value of the matter in dispute here is beyond the sum stated. The acts makes no excep tion because of the character of the parties. The sole question, therefore, is: Does this arise under the constitution of the United States? The petition for removal states that the relators are acting under and by the authority of an act of the'assembly of this State, approved December, 1890. That the grant which they have, and which they charge is a contract between them and the said State, is impaired by said act of 1890. That the said act is a violation of the Constitution of the United States in sundry particulars es pecially in that it impairs the obliga tion of a contract. There can be na doubt that if the question whether the uct of 1890 im paired the obligtion ol a contract can be made to appear on that part of their record, which this court is at liberty-to-, examine at this stage of the proceed ings, the case is removable. It is 'a Federal question, arising under the Constitution of the United States. Thus there are present before the Court with this complaint two acts of the Legislature of South Carolina. One of them, says the defendants, cre ates a contract between them and the State, giving them certain exclusive rights in State territory. The other creates the board which the relators, claim to be, and by its several provis ions seeks to clothe them with power impairing these contract rights of de fendantc, and by its general repealing clause seeks to lestroy them altogether. Thus there is made in this way, going no further than the complaint-and the acts which in contemplation of law ac company and illustrate it-au issue which raised a Federal question and would be proper for the jurisdiction of the court. But is the court, in seeking to ascer tain whether a cause is removable, con fined to the allegations of the com plaint? Is it precluded from examin ing the petition for removal? When a petition for removal and bond are filed in the court, the cause is removed when the record is tiled in this court. Tihe case will be remanded to the State court if it shall appea-: to the satisfac tion of the Circuit Court of the United States "that such suit does not really and substantially involve in dispute or controversy property within the juris diction of the said Circuit Court." Under the act of 1809,1in all cases of removal the petition for removal is a part of the record, and is examined by the court, and under the act of 1875 it wa an essential part of the record, and was always examined in determining the removability of a suit. [Authori ties are cited in each instance for these positions.] But the removal act re quires the court to examine into the dis pute or controversy, and to determine if that is within its jurisdiction. It ap pearing from the record in this case that the suit really and substantially involves a dispute or controversy whether the State of South Carolina has not passed an act impairing an ob ligation of a contract alleged to have been made between said State and the defendant, the cause presents a ques ton within the original jurisdiction of this coumt, and is-removabie. The next q'.testionl is,-Has the cause been re noved ? Thistbeing a remova ble case, a, soon as the' petition and bond were filed in theSate court its jurisdiction absolutely closed and that o' this court immediatelZ attached. The last question which we are asked to examine is: Are theringt.dons~idera tions of comity or cot'Iitesy which would induce this court to Withhold its ationy With regard to considerations of comnity, they have no place here. The qu estion is one as to the right of the citizen, not as to the conduct of the court. In entertaining the petition for removal this court cannot mean any re lection upon the State court. It sim ply considers whether the petitioners have the right to the removal. If they have, refusing it would be a der-ial of right. CHIARLES Hi. SIONTON, A pril 21, 191. U. S. Judge, 311s iHllad's Grit. liu'uY, N. C., April 22.-About a year ago ii. W. Cagle spoke slanderous vrde of M1iss Sallie Holland, a young lady living near Rtobbinsville,in Gra iiam Coluntv. A warrant was sworn out for his arrest, but he gave bond and~ iled across the line to Tennessee. A few days ago he returned, and Miss loland. learning that he was at the house of his brother-in-la w, D. P. Ow es, stole out her brother's revolver ad, mounting a horse, rode to Owen's. i:smiounting from her horse, she walked in, rushed up to Cagle and tired, the ball taking effect in his shouldetr. before she could shoot again she~ was disadrmed, but fury gave her such strength it .took four ot them to disarmn her. Cagle's wound was not ery serious, but under the escort of hi~brother-in-lawx und nephew all arme with guns, lie skipped again. Soth African Trouble. Losnos. April2.-It is believed here tat a hostile encounter has taken place b~etweethe P'ortuguese and the British South African Company in Manicaland. The latest dispatches from the Cape rep rsent the company as obstinatehy hold ing to every point of advance, and pre pared to repulse the Portuguese by force. F rtle-information is anxiously await ed, att -mgh no apprehension is felt as o thi. <n it for the company.