The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, January 10, 1894, Image 4

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BLOCKING BUSIN ESS. REPUBLICAN FILIBUSTER3 ASSISTED BY DEMOCRATS. cAtchlogt" R Noutto: Providing frr lin mediate Consideration of the Tarifi 31 F s for .Luk of a Quornun-A Blue Outllock. WASHINGTON, -Jan. 5.-The filibug tering of the last two days had the el feet of bringing a large attendance to the House today. In spite of the rainy weather, there was a crowd in the gal leries, and there appeared to be a pret ty full representation on the floor. The Democratic side of th3 chamoer was far from overfl)wing, although Col. Ike Hill, the assistant sergeant-at arms, wno is generally known as the Democratic "whip," had succeeded, as he thought, in securing the attendance of twenty-eight Democrats who had been absent yesterday. Immediately after the reading of yesterday's journal, Boutelle tried to resume his tactics of yesterday and the day before. By his efforts to obtain consideration for his Hawaiian resolu tion. he precipitated a sharp contest with the Speaker. Catching4 was trying to- obtain re eognition at the same time, and though the Speaker had recognized him. Bou telle continued to demand considera tion of his resolution. He stated that his resolution was still-pendiug, as it was unacted upon when the House ad journed y.,sterday; and that as it was a privileged resolution it should have preference over all other business. The Speaker replied that he had re cognized the gentleman from Missis sippi, who wished to make a report from the committee on rules, and that such resolutions were of the highest privilege and took precedence over all other privileged resolutions. Mr. Boutelle insisted that his resolu tion was before the House and had not yet been disposed of, and asked the Speaker where it had gone. The Speaker replied that on the question of its consideration, no quorum had voted. Boutelle: Yesterday the House failed to decide what would be done with it. Where has that resolution gone, Mr. Speaker? The Speaker (with slight show of ir ritation): it is exactly where it was. The Speaker was meanwhile violent ly pounding with his gavel in a vain effort to. restore order, but Boutelle was not to be satisfied with such a dis position of his question and continued to demand recognition. Burrows of Michigan, then j.ined in the melee, and he and Boutelle took a position at the foot of the first aisle and endeavored to get the Speaker's eye. The Speaker refused to recognize any one, however, and continued to appeal for order, which was finally se cured. Immediately afterwards. Burrows was recognized and stated that he wished to reserve all objections against the resolution about to be offered. Boutelle, however, was not so easily disposed of, and said defiantly that he tftght he was entitled to an answer from the Chair. The Speaker an nounced firmly that he had recognized the gentleman from Mississippi and di rected the clerk to read the resolution which he had offered. The resolution was then read, at first amid a great up roar in the House, which gradually subsided. It is as follows: Resolved, That after the passage of this resolution the House shall meet at 11 o'clock a. m; that beginning today without intervening motion, except conference reports and reports from the committee on rules, the- journal shall be read, business under Clause 1, Rule 24. shall be disposed of, the Speak e shall call the committees for reports and thea the House shall resolve itself into the committee of the whole Rouse on the state of the Union for the con sieration-fflcuso bill 4,814; that gen eral debate on said bill shall be ilmited to the hour of adjournment, on Wed nesday, the tenth of Januar3; that on Thursday, the' 11th day or January present, said bill shall be read through .and shall from day to day be open to amendment in any part therenf; that on Thursday, the 25th day of January, at the hour of 12 o'clock, noon, said bill, with all amendments recommend ed by, or that may be- pending in the committee of the whola, shall be re ported- to the House; that the previous question shall then be considered, or iered upon pending amendments, and the bill to its passage:. that without other mnotions the Vote shall then be taken on pending- amendments on the engrssment and third reading, on mo tion to recommit, with or without in strutions, should such motion be ple, on the final passing of the bill, ad ona motion to reconsider and lay on the table. That beginning with Monday next at the hour of 5:30 e ich. day t'ie House shall take a recess until 8 o'clock, the evening session to be de voted to general debate on such bill only. General leave to print remarks on said bill is hereby granted." The order having been read, Bur rows raised the question of considera tion, but the Speaker announced that under former rulings the qaestion of consideration could not be raised upon a report from the committee on rules. Bloutelle appealed from the decision of the chair, but the Speaker refused to entertain the appeal. Burrows then stated in a quiet way that he wished tokCatchinlgs whether the rule just read tad had its inception on the floor of the House, or in the committ'ee on rules. Catchings replied that it had originated, in the committeeon rules. Burrows stated that he was aware that the committee on rules had the power to originate rules, and that such had been the ruling of the chair some days ago. Continuing he said that un der Rule 11, prevision is made for the disposition or all propositiois intro duced in the House, directing to what committees they should be referred' and that clause 51 provided specifically that all propositions touching the rules and joint rules and order ot business should be referred to thepomnmittee on rules. This was a proposign~a-wbea not only telatad ytfe order of business .utinvalved a change in the rules of the House. In particular, it affected the rule which provided for the daily meeting of the House at 12 o'clock, and the practice, which had grown into a rule, that no speechl could be printed in the Record unless delivered in the House. The proposition un'de: consid eration changed the rules and went be yond the question of order of business; and he contended that all such propo sitions should have their inception in the House and be referred to the com mittee on rules. That not being done, Burrows submitted that the committee on rules had no jurisdiction and could not bring in any such rule as the one offered by Cachings, He asserted that that committee had no moure jurisdic -tion or right to do such a thing than any other committee of the Rouse. The rule providing that, all such prop ositions should be referred to the com mittee on rules- presupposed that they originated in the House. He was aware, he stated, that the chair had ruled to the contrary, but he was sat isfied in his own mind that such propo sitions should first have their inception in the HouseK' The 5 ker read the ruling made by hinii~ji F5ifty-second Congress sustaining . rtnruling, but he did not know wheth?'uappeal had been entered against it or not. Bur rows said that ruling provided for the order of business and not for a change ef rules. The Speaker: The gentleman will understand that almost any order fix ing the order of business is a change of rules. Boutelle again rose and was asked by the Speaker for what purpose he desired recognition.. For a parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker, replied .Boutelle. trh gentlemen will state it, said the I peaker-evidently somewhat dubious as to the outcome. "I desire to know," said Boutelle, "under what rule of the HVuse did the Chair decline to entertain my appeal?" The Speaker answered somewhat tartly that it was not the duty of the Chair, on demana or request of the gentleman from Maine, to furnish him with any information. (Laughter among the Democrats). The question was then put on Cateh ings' motion for the previous question, which was ordered by a viva voce vote tMe House dividing on party lines, Bon telle called for a division and as he took his seat, shouted to his Republi can colleagues "Dont vote, don't vote." The resilt was that the Repub licans strictly abstained from voting, and the Democrats cast only 138 votes -41 short of a quorum. Catchings asked for the yeas ani nays, and after the call had been com pleted, Springer asked that the names of those voting should be read. This was done, showing that 169 had voted in the affirmative-all Democrats-and one in the negative (Bell, Populist of Colorado). Before the vote was announced, Campbell, Democrat of New York, said that he was paired with Belden, Re publican, of -New York, on political questions; but he would vote now to make a quorum. He made the state ment because some of the newspapers had commented upon his not voting yesterdays Sperry, Democrat, of Con necticut, did not vote; neither did Haynes, Democrat, of New York. Cad mus. of New Jersey, Cockran, New York and Blanchard and Price of Lou isiana, all voted with their party asso ciates. 'No quorum having voted, Catchings moved a call of the 'louse, which showed the presence of 273 mem bers-94 more than a quorum. Catch ings then moved to dispense with fur ther proceedings under the call; and although no quorum is necessary on this question, it afforded an opportun ty for a small filibaster, and Reed de manded a division. This resulted: Yeas 144; nays 49; but Reed thought that the question should be dete:mined by teliers and accordingly he and Catchings went through t.ie form of counting the vote and announced that there was 1353 in the afflirmative and 10 in the negative. Accordingly it was ordered that further proceedings under the call should be dispensed with; and the question recurred on Catchings mo tion for the previous question. The ayes and navs were ordered and again the Republicans remained dumb while 169 Democrats voted to order the pre vious question, the names being read. As the majority still lacked 10 of a quorum, Catchings again moved a call oe the House, and on this question Reed again called for a division, stat ing, sotto voze, that, "all we need is mathematics." The motion of Catchings was agreed to by a vote of 104 yeas to 31 nays,and this, the second call, showed the pres ence of 257 members. - Catchings again nioved to dispense with further proceedings under the call, and this was ordered after a short skirmish, led by Burrows. The motion to order the previous question then re curred and the roll was again called.* Before this was completed, the clerk, becoming weary of the monotonous round of roll calls, began to slur over the titles,, and finally came down to calling the members by their surnames. The Democrats seemed further off than ever from a quorum, for on the third call of yeas and nays. but 168 members voted, as against 169 ott the second and first. Catchings, however, did not lose heart and again moved a call of the House,~ which showed the presence of 27L members. It being then ordered that further proceedings under the call be dispensed with, the question recurred on Catchings' motion to order the previous question. The fourth rgll call resulted: Yeas 166; nays none. McMillan. Democrat, of Tennessee, asked that the names of those voting should be read, which was done-his purpose doubtless being to call attention to those who refrained frCating then threw up the sponge, and at t:50, at his mnstance, the House adjourned until tomorrow. An Important Bill. Hon. A. C. Latimer, has introduced into the House of Representatives the following bill to aid in the- collection of taxes from railroad property in the hands of receivers: Be itenacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ot Amerlea in Congress asse.nbled, That' after the passage of this act, whenever the property and fianchaises of. any.rail road corporation shall be put into the hands of a receiver by order of court, the final order in the case and sale of such property shall occur or a settle ment of the affairs ot such road be made within three years from the date of the appoitment of. such receiver, and every such receivership shall ter'Dinate abso lutely at the expiration of three years from the date of the appointment of the receiver. Sec. 2. That taxes assessed by any State, county, or municipal authority against any railroad property shall- not be classed as debts to be in the hands of a receiver or not,but such taxes shall be collectible by the proper authority of such State, county, or municipality ac cording to the assessment, whether such railroad be in the hands of a receiv r or not, and no judge or court shall have any authority to restrain, enjoin, or i'i any way to interfere with the col lection of such taxes in the first instance: Proviaed, That such receiver or such railroad corporation shall have the right after payment of such taxes to apply for an abatement or to use for an -alledged over-assessment or improper assess ment in any court having iurisdiction. Sec. 3. That 'the word "citizen" or the word "citizens," as occurring in the Act known as the Judiciary Act, shall not be constructed to mean or to include any railroad company or corporation, or any other artificial- person,-'ut said words shalI he held to -efply to and Siginsiitatural persons who are citizens. Chained to the Floor. CorxxxnIA, S. C., Jan, 5.-Carpenter, the famous Edgefield murderer, who has so long been a fugitive from jus tice, seems doomed to die at the rope's end in the summer, or perhaps the ear ly spring. A gentleman from Edge field, who was in the city yesterday, gave some very interesting facts about his case which have not yet been pub lished. This gentleman says that Car penter was brought back to Edgefield as no other man has ever been brought back. In the first place he was brought to the railroad station by one of the most determined and courageous men in the county. When the train ar rived it was met by the people from the entire Yonce community of the coun ty. It will be remembered that he murdered P'reston Yonce. They had guns and pistols, and accompanied the party which had Carpenter, all along theroad back to Eldgetield, determined that he snould not escape. Sheriff Outz placed the man in a secure cell and put a careful watch upon him. He had not been there long ere he declared that he would escape before they could hang him, and he would never die at the end of a rope. This declaration made the sheriff very determined and recently he has placed Carpenter in the top cell in the jail, which is the most secure, and has double chained him to the iron ring in the centre of the floor. Hie will not allow any one to see the prisoner. The sheriff is prepared to meet and repel any attempt at a rescue, and mntends to give the man no earthly chance to escape as long as he is the custodian. Carpenter is to be resen tenced at the coming term of court. Judge Fraser will preside and pass the death sentence upon him. It Is thought that he will fix a very early date for the MUST BE ENFORCED. That 14 Whit Governor Tillman Says About the Diepensary Law. COLUMBIA, S. C., January 2.-Trial Justices of South Carolina' begin to shake. If they do not comply exactly with what they are told to do they will soon be discharged. It cannot be very pleasant to stand in imminent danger of losing one's place- on ac count of some body's notion that one is not doing all he can to crush out "blind tigers." The mandate has gone forth and to day Governor Tillman, who in this case has a right to be a prophet, said that some of the worthy justices would be dismissed within tbe next sixty days. Governor Tillman said he would remove the first trial justice in whom he found the slightest inclination to de viate from the law. If he heard of any of them patronizing "hna tigers" that would be cause for immediate and un ceremonious removal. Yesterday Governor Tillman devoted most of his time to the municipalities and providing for the pay of the State constables. Today was "trial justice day." They were provided with full and. exact instructions. First of all they got coDies of the new law, and as a kind of New Year's supplement the following instructions:. Under the Act approved December 2, a copy which is herewith sent you, the duty will largely devolve on trial jus tices of enforcing the law. The stat utes, as construed by the Supreme Court, require that criminal casts com ing within the jurisdiction of trial jus tices shall be tried by a jury on the demand of the defendant, otherwise by the trial justice himself. Jurors are to be summon6d by the constables after six names have been drawn from a hat in which eighteen names have been placed by the constable. It will be the duty of trial justices to see that no names are put in the hat except those of men who will find a verdict accord ing to the evidence and not peijure themselves through prejudice against the law. Trial Justices who do not act with promptness and vigor and en deavor to enforce the law may as well send in their resignations, as no negli gence or favoritism will be tolerated. Enclosed will be found a search war rant, as well as a form for beginning nuisance proceedings under Section 22 of the Act. As it is impossible for State consta bles to cover the entire territory, trial justices are expected to see that their constables seize all contraband liquor and make arrests of parties breaking the law as provided by the Ant- Every seizure thus made must be reported to the -State 3ommissioner, who will send a certificate for the shipment to him of the contraband liquor. For such work constables will be paid a reasouable fee upon reporting the facts to the Governor. Special attention is directed to See tion 20, giving the right to examine suspiciouspackages Trijl justices will in every case ar rest and proceed against express agents and railroad agents or other railroad employees, who lay themselves liable under the provisions of the law. The right to search without a warrant ap plies only to places.of business or pub lic places. In all cases where liquor Is believed to be in a private residence and is being sold search warrants must be issued. Persons are not allowed to. buy in otber States and bring into this State any quantity greater than one gallon. The searches must be confined to de pots, and no car will be entered to make search, unless by express orders of the Governor. Attorney General Buchanan has pre pared the warrant. There is likely to be trouble behind this document. It reads as follows: South Carolina-County--AffidavIt for Search Warrant. Personally appeared--, who, be ing duly sworned, deposes and says that he is informed by-and verily believes from such information, and bis own observation, that in---(de scribe place, premises or house) there is now deposited, stored and leept con traband. liquors In violation of law, to wit: (particularly describing the same) and that said Intoxicating and contra band liquors are there a ept, stored and deposited by--his alders and abet ors, without a permit, in violation of the laws of the State. Wherefore deponent prays that a search warrant may issue, command ing the search of said premises and their appurteonances and that such con traband liquors may be brought before this Court. and such action taken con cerning the same as is authorized by law. Sworn to and subscribed before me this--day of--189 ,Trial Justice. South Carolina, C3ounty - Search Warrant. To the Sheriff of the above County or any Constable: Wiaereas, it appears to me-, atrial justice in and for the county and State above named, by the inf ormation of-, that the follow ing contraband intdxidating liquors are now unlawfully in the possession, storage, and keeping of, and on the premises occupied by , in the State and county above named, the said place beng-(here describe it) In or near the town oi- city of--and that the said . hath probable cause to believe, and is informea and doth be lieve, that the said contrabanai liquors so illegally kept are in the house (or other place appurtenant thereto) of the said These are therefore to authoriz3 and require you, with necessary and proper assistants, to enter into the said house (or other place appurtenant thereto) of the said-.aforesaid, anid there dili gently by day or by night.. search for the said contraband liquors, and if the same or any pa'rt thereof shall be found upon such searcb, that you bring the said liquors so fouhd, and also seize and bring all vessels, bar fixtures, screens, bottles, glasses, and, appurte nances, apparently used or suitable for use, in or abont such liquors, take a complete inventory of the same, and deposit the same with the sheriff, which said articles are there to remain to be disposed of as required by the provisions of the dispensary laws. Given under my hand and seal this --day of--,189- -. Mirs. Luct e a Lunatic. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.--Mrs. Luc'e, the woman who called at the white house yesterday to take posses sion until the president paid money she claimed he owed her, was examined by physicians today and pronounced de mented but harmless. She will prob ably be~ sent to her son who lives in Camden, New Jersey. Mrs. Lucie says he did not go to the white house to see the president. She scorns the idea of having any communication with him and says she would walk- blocks out of her way to avoid meeting him. This was not her first visit to Washimgton, Mrs. Lucie came here last May The people in her boarding house regarded her as an eccentric person of no dangerous propensity. She paid her bill regularly and explained that the money was fumn ishd by her son. Bomicide SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 30.-A spe ial to the Morning News from Bailey, Ga., says: Last night David M. Cros by shot and instantly killed Mack Mac ~arthy. The shooting occurred at the residence of Berry W. Crosby, father of Davgl M., about six miles south of this place. Crosby came in this mornin to give himself up to the sherlit Crosby claims that at the time of the shooting MacCarthy had his gun drawn on him and said that he intended killing him, whereupon he drew his pistol and shot Maart hy AU1 the parties are white. JH E SHIP WILL 5E SAVED. Our Captatn has Said it, and he is a Very Gocd Captaio, Too. WASHINGToN, Jan. 2.-Mr. Wilson, the leader of the Democratic forces in the House of Representatives has made one New Year's resolution, which he proposes to live up to in.spite of the calamity howlers in the House and Senate. He has resolved to pss the tariff bill prepared by the ways and means committee through the House during the present month. In that ef fort he will have the support of every true Democrat in Congress. He says the bill in its present shape may re quire certain amendments, but he has not the slightest doubt of the final pas sage of the bill substantially as it was reported from the committee. It is expected that the Republicans and some of the Democratic Protec tionists will vigorously oppose any change in the present tariff that might be suggested, but Mr. Wilson and those who stand ready to help him carry out the policy of the Democratic party, do not intend to be frightened by the threats of the opposition. There were many Republicans in the House and Senate who voted for the passage of the McKinley bill when they knew and openly declared that it was not what a majority of the people of the country wanted. It was made a party measure by the Republican leaders, the party whip was applied and every Republi can stepped up to the rack and cast his vote in accordance with the dictates of the Republican bosses. There are a number of good Demo crats who do not favor all the provis ions of the Wilson bill, but they do not propose to repudiate their party to gratify their political opponents. The Republicans have contended from the very day that Mr. Cleveland was re elected that the Democrats did not possess the required amount of nerve to revise the tariff. If they have in vested their money in support of their judgement in that direction they will probably have occasion to regret that they had so little faith in the declara tions of the Democrats. During the present week, it is under stood, the Democratic members of the House will hold a caucus and indulge in a general family talk. Some of the Republicans who-profess to have the gift of anticipating what will happen in caucus predict that the majority of the Democrats will either decide to de feat the Wilson bill outright or vote to recommit the bill to the ways and means committe for further revision. I have discussed the subject with many of the ablest Democrats in the House during the past two or three days and they pronounce such state ments too silly for serious considera tion. One of the men, who exercises more influence with Democratic mem bers than anyone else in the House, ex cept Speaker Crisp told me that the ac tion of the coming caucus will not be binding upon thosz who participate in it. It is thought to be desirable to come together and talk over the polit ical situation in the House and make such suggestions as will result in a better understanding of the duty de volving upon the Democratic majority. If the Republicans fancy for one mo ment that Speaker Crisp, Messrs. Wil son, Catchings, Turner of Georgia. Culberson, Breckinbridge of Arkansas, McMillin, Hatch and the other Demo cratic merabers are going to let :the minority rule in the present Congress, they might as well resolve early in the new year to change their plans. A distinguishea Democratic Senator, who is generally supposed to be hostile to some of the views entertained, by the President on certain questions, voices the sentiment of all of the Dem ecratic Congressmen who are willing to be quoted when he says: "Ihis is a Democratic Administration, backed up by Democratie majorities in the Senate ard House of Representatives; and we propose to go right ahead and conduct the government in accordance with Democratic principles as we un derstand them:" Some of the Repub licans are endeavoring to promote dis cord in the Democratic ranks by con fusing .the issues involved. President Cleveland is not on trial, as some of them would have it appear. He is the leader of the Democratic party and be fore the present Congress adjourns it will be demonstrated that the Democ racy is able to shape its own policies without any Republican interference." -News and Courier. A Daserved Esbake We clip the following 'from the St. Matthews Herald of last week. It is certainly a most deserved rebuke to a sneak and coward, and does* credit to the sense of justice of the one who penned it. It every newspaper in the state would take such.high ground as our contemporasry does, anonymous sneaks and assassins would be a thing of the past: "There is an article writ ten at Orangeburg and published in the Sunday issue of the Register, signed."Straightout" and ends by ask ing ths St. Matthews Herald to publish the same. The writer of the piece scores very severely -The Times and Demccrat~ and The Enterprise, our county cdntemporaries published at Orangeburg. We refuse to publish the piece because we do not know its au thor and because we do not endorse the accusations brought against said pa-1 pers. We have no grievances against our contemporaries, we have nothing but the kindest feeling for their suc cess- As a whole tuey haave treated us kindly and fairly and we have no de sire to give publication to any article the object of which is their injury. The St. Matthews Herald is an inde penent newspaper whose object is to give the news to its readers and not the personal grievances -of any man. Wehave always recognized the Enter prise as an honest and earnest criticis er of the present administration, con demning wrong and upholding right as it saw it. The Times and Democrat has been known and recognized as an advocate of the principles of this ad ministration for which we cannot con demn it for we know nothing of its ob ject and nothing against its sincerity. S far as The Herald is concerned it is the tool of no party or organization, speking its conscientious convictions on all questions of public interest. We are aware of the fact that some of our our best friends condemn very many of utterances because they do not coin cide with their views. We ask no one more than we are willing to grant think as you rlease and we will do the ,same.', Traitors to Tariff R eformn. WAsHINGTON, Jan. 5.-There were four attempts by roll call in the Houae tas ;afternoon to secure a second for the demated for the previous question ou the order reported by the commit tee on rules, fixing the limit, of debate on the tariff bill. On the iourth attempt, the vote was announced yeas 166, nays 0. No Republican member voted and the following Democrats who were shown by a previous call of the House to have then been present were not re corded: Bankhead, Cadmus, Caminetti, Coombs. Covert, Egglish, Haines, Haes, Heard, Hines, Hudson, Latimer, Baynor, Sibley, Sickles and Sperry. One member of the 'majority ot the commit tee of ways and means is quoted as tak ing a gloomy view of the situation. Af tr the House adjourned, he said that the dissatisiaction among Democrats seemed to be spreading and rather bit terly remarked that there were a score or two Gf members credited to the Dem ocrats who ought really to ally them selves with the Republicans. This view of the situation, however, is not shared by other members of the committee, who express the firm conviction that by Monday at the furthest, the Democrats will have a quorum of members present, who will vote to pass the pending order an procee with the bill. Admission to Clemson. The Greenville News says that on account of the very large number ol applications for admission into Clemson college at the next session, many more than the college can possibly receive, a great many persons interested, both parents and students, are constantly making inquiries as to what methode will be adopted to determine. which ones will be admitted. The board of trustees have adopted several rules regulating the governing the admission of students. All young men' will be required to stand examinations as at colleges. They will also be required to stand physical examinations, and such as have contagious diseases and who are physically unable to fulfill the du ties required of them will not be ad mitted. Applicants who are qualified to enter the college proper will have precedence over those applying for ad mission into the preparatory depart ment. According to the best inforha tion obtainable about three hundred of the old students will return. They. of course, beisg already in the college, will not be disturbed. The board has not yet decided how many students will be admitted at the next term, but there vill be room for two or three hundred new ones in addition to those already there. It is tbeir purpose to distribute admission to the college in the counties in proportion to their representation in the lower branch of the legislature. Therefore any county which has its quota in the students al ready in the college will not be entitled to any additional students until the ap plicants of those counties which have not their quota has been fully supplied. Then again it would be Impossible to accommodate the applicants even for one'night at the college when they have gone there to be examined. The board has therefore decided to have examinations conducted in the coun ties of the State which will be presided over by one of the professors of Clem son assisted by competent residents of each place and the successfal appli cants will be furnished with evidence entitling them to admission. These examinations will begin about the middle of January and ample notice of the time and place will be given so that all interested may attend them. All applicants, whether they be pay students or not will be required to stand these examinations. The next session will begin Thursday, February 15th. ________ Democrat Lead erx Astonlbed. WASHNOTON, Jan. 5.-Public men of both parties are becoming aroused over the explanation made by Attorney General Olney in his - annual report of his failure to prosecute the trusts under the Sherman anti-trust law. Mr. 01 ney declares that there is "small basis for the widespread impression that the aim and effect of this statute are to prohibit and preveat those aggregations of capital which are so common at the present day and which are sometimes on so large a scale as to control practi cally all the branches of an extensive industry." He adds that "it would not be useful, even it were possible, to as certain the precise purpose of the fram ers of the statute. Mr. Olney declares that, "As all ownership of property is in itselt a monopoly, and as every busi ness contract or transabtion may be viewed as a combination which, more or less, restraints some part or kind of trade or commerce, any literal applica tion of the provisions of this statute is out of the question." His idea of trusts is outlined in the statement that to make the statute a'plicable, "not merely must capital be brought to g-ether and applied in large masses, but must be made by means which impose a legal disability upon others from engaging in the same trade or industry. Democratic leaders are as tonished at Mr. Olney's interpretation of the law, especially as the Chicago platform committed the party to a prompt prosecution of trusts, and Re publicans are quick to seize the oppor tunity to score the Democrats on the ground of bad faith. The anti-trust law which bears Senator Sherman's name was drafted by that able lawyer ex-Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, who ad no doubt that its provisions could be enforced. The law was signed on July 2, 1890. Ex-Attorney General Miller, for campaign effect, made sev eral bungling feints at prosecuting the sugar trust and the srandard oil mo nopoly, and was criticized for his lack of.sincerity. It was believed that in vew of the Democratic pledges the incoming of a Democratic attorney gen eral would mars the beginning of a de termined assault on the great combina tion. -__ __ __. _ _ SHotels and Liquors. COrUMBIA, S. C., Jan. 4.-Section 21 of the new Dispensary law allows the managers of hotles to dispense liquors and wines to guests under certain restric tions. - The State Boa'rd of Control has pre pared the following rules and regpllations to govern hotels and has fixed them so rIgid that there can be no violation of the law: "1. The manager of the hotel, after iving the bond required, must receive a written appointment as assistant to the Dispenser from whom said lhquors are obtained. "2. He will use the request book for orders from guests, the same as though purchased at the Dispensary, and the sales mutt conform in every respect to the requirments ot the law, especially as to crossing out thet labels and writing the request, usin ink in all cases. "3. No liquors will be sold except by the bottle. "4. The. prices on the wine card must be those charged at the Dispensary. "5. He will obtain the liquors or wines by the case form the Dispenser and report all sales, and pay over tne amount due each day, getting new re uest books whenever needed and turn ing them over to the Dispenser as fast as filled. "6. No liqu ors shall be sold to any one but 'bona fide' guests of the hotel, whose names are on the register. "7. Sales to miners or to~men already intoxicated are forbidden and no second sales shall be made to any guest who becomes intoxicated," So far none of the Columbia hotels have evinced any intention of lurnishing liquors to their guests except Proprie tor Taylor, of the Grand Central B otel. He is anxious to afford his guests this privilege, but has not yet made any ar rangements.-Register. It Will Meet in Topeka. CottUrBrA, S. C., Jan. 7.-Col. D. 1P. Duncan, of fhis city, the Secretary of the National Farmers' Alliance, has been notified by t'ae Executive Com mittee of the order to notify all State Alliances, that the annual meeting of the National Alliance will be held this year at Topeka, Kansas, and that It will begin its session on the 6th of Feb ruary. Topeka will entertain the dele gates in grand style, paying their hotel bills and doing everything possible for their comfort and convenience. Tife city will also contribute $1,000 to de fray the railroad fares of the delegates. These things Induced the body to hold its meeting there. A number of cities, including St. Louis and Indianapolis, made bids for the honor of entertain ing the order. Colonel Duncan will send out notifications to all State Al liances. Each State is entitled to one delegate. The representative from South Carolina is J. W. Bowden, the editor of the Cotton Plant. He was elected at the meeting of the State Al liance In Walhalla. Cheesy Chinese . SAN FRANCISCO, January 7.-The Chinese here have torn down the Govern ment posters put up in Chinatown in forming them th'at the office had been pened for their registration under the Gary law, and Chinese placards warning their countrymen not to register have akn the place of the posters. A Lght that Fained. ToPEKA, KANS , Jan. 4.-Ten days ago an old man, dressed in raas, ap peared at the city prison in the Coffey vilie, Kan, and asked the jailer to allow him to sleep in one of the emp'v cell overnight. He declined to tell his name but said he had arrived on a freizbt trala from Texas. His request wal granted. Next morning he was founrd il!, a.:d, though properly taken care of, died four days lattr. A few hours before death he called the jailer to his side and told him his name was Edward Danbar and that he was the author of that beautiful hymn, "There's a Li2ht in the Window for Thee, Brother." le was buried'in the Coffeville cemetery. This man bad a history as Interesting as it is romantic. His name became a byw.ard in the places where he was known, and irom a prison cell he went forth a tramp and a vagabond upon the face of the, earth. In 1867 Dunbar was arrested in Leavenworth, while engaged in holding a series of revival meetings, and taken to Minneapolis, where he was tried for bigamy, convicted and sent to the penitentiary for three years and eight months. When Dunbar was a small boy he lived in New Bedford, Mass, and worked in a factors: His mother lived at the foot o1 the street on which the factory was located, as the lad's work kept him away till after dark, she always placed a light in the window to guide his foot steps homeward. One day he tock a notion to go to sea, and off he went on a three years, cruise. During his absence his mother fell ill and was at death's door. S-e talked in cessantly about her biv, and every night she asked those around her to ;=e a light in the window in anticipa tion of his return. When khe realized taat her end had come ehe said: -Tell Edward that I willset a Jight in the window of Heaven for him." These were her last words. The lad had grown to manhood ere he returned home, and his mother's dy ing message so affected him that he re formed and became a preacher. In the course of his reformation he wrote the song, "There's a Light in the Wndow for Thee, Brother." The song became widely known. The Rev. Edward Dunbar married a young woman in New Bediord during his work in a great revival in 1858, and several children were the result of this union. The young divine soon made a reputation as a brilliant pulpit orator. and the public was therefore greatly surprised when one bright Sunday morn ing ;he skipped the country, leaving his wife and children behind. He cam - to Kansas, and after snatching brands trom the burning in different parts of t'ie State he went. to Minneaplis, and began te show the people the error of their ways. A great revival followed, and hundreds were converted. Miss Eunice Belle Lewis, a handsome young heiress of Indianapolis, was one of the converts. She fell in Jove with the evangelist and married bim against the wishes of her friends. Shortly after the wedding Dunbar rerurned to Kans as to fill an engagement at Leavenworth. While he was away the triends of the bride, who had mistrusted the evange list all along laid their suspicions before W. D. Webb, now Judge of the 2d judi cial district of Kansas, and Judge Aus tin Young, who were law partners in Minneapolis, and they took the case. The result was that they soon fouad evidece suffi ilent to warrant an arrest, and Dunbar's ministerial career was brought to-a sundden close. Judge Webb and Judge Ycueg assisted in the prosecution of Dunbar. Atlt D)unbar's incarceration Judge Young secured a divoce fot Mrs. Lunbar and married her himself. They now live happily together in Minneapolis. Judge Lochren, the present commissioner of pensions, defended Dunbar in the case. Dunbar's first wite died in Tauntou, Mass, about two years ago. The Diseade Sp reading. WASHINGTON, Jan.4 -The matter of the registration of Governor Tillman' s trademark for the Dispensaries of South Carolina.' was the subject yesterday of another legal contest. The case came before the District Court of Appeals on the application of John S. Seymour, Commiesioner of Patents, who appealed from the opinion recently rendered by Justice Bradley, granting a writ of mandamus requiring the Commissioner to register the trade-mark. The Com missioner was represented by Mr. John I. Hall and Mr. Levin HI. Camp bell, while Mr. J. Aitheus Johnson and James Edgar Smith argued for the trade-mara. Mr. Campbell opened the argument wth the presentation of t wo points. H e contended, first, that the Supreme Court was in error in revising and re versing the decision .-of the Commis sioner, beause this decision was ren dered in the performance of a discre tionary duty, which did not involve fraud or abus'e of his authority. Such a decision was not subject to reversal by the court on the petition of a writ of mandamus. The Commissioner had the unques tioned right to investigate the owner ship of a trademark, when it was in dispute as between the two persons. His decisions in such cases could not be interfered with by the courts. By inference the same right ought to lie in ex parte cases where there was no dispute as to ownership as in the case at the bar. Mr. Campibell argued, secondly, that the Supreme Court was in error in re versing the decision of the Commis sioner of Patents, the'- same being cor rect, and ordering 'a writ of mandamus to 1ssue to command him to register the alleged trademirk of the relator. In support of this he read the law of South Carolina establishing the Dis pensaries. Mr. Johhson's remarks in brief were as follows: "Counsel for the appellant If we may judge from the printed brief they have filed in this cause, seem not yet fully to have realized that the ap pellee in these proceedings is the State of South Carolina. It was the notion fondly cherished by the Commissioner of Patents when he passed upon the original application which had been fifed with him .for registry, that the application set forth, not what the State Itself had done, or authorized to be done, but what certain officers or agents of the State. acting of their own accord, had assumed to do in the name of the State. This motion seems still to have a lodgment in the minds of counsel for the Commissioner. They show it time and again in their brie f. "There is a disease among the politi cal critics of the present regime in South Carolina that causes the anhicted to speak of 'Ben Tillman' as not only t be executive branch of the government but the legislative as well and the ma jor part of the judicial. At all times the disease affects the nerves and ment al vision and then the sufferers, at the sound of every noise and the sig:-t of every object, cry out, 'Ben Tiliman', 'Ben Tillman' and ses up a wail of h.,r ror. When they lie down to sleep, the fearful specter hangs over them as a nightmare, and they awake from their fretful slumbers moaning. 'Ben Till man' 'Ben Tillman'. If counsel for the appellant have caught the malady-it is known orn its native heath as 'anti Tillmanism,' and it manifests itself in varying degrees of virulance; if counsel for the appellant, I say, have become inoculated with the malady, I am not surprised that in all the acts of the State they should see nothing but 'Bein Tllman.' Mr. .Johnson's argument closed at 2 o'clock. The case will be continued to morrow by Judge Hall for the appel ant and by Mr. Smith for the anpellee. CRISP PLEADS FOR UNITY. Imp:>rtanLt Caucus on the Tarift Bill Last Night, WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -Unusual pre cautions were taken to preserve the secrecy of the proceedings of the cau cus of the Democratic members of the House on the tariff bill tonight. Tne correspondent's rooms attached to the press gallery, which have been open to reporters on similar occasions ever since the Fiftieth Congress, were opened as usual by the officials in charge, but immediately after the cau cas had been called to order, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Ike Hill, with one of ,he assistant door-keepers, closed them under orders, it was said, of Chairman Holman, and the representative of the press were compelled to place the corri dors in a state of unrest while the pro ceedings were in progress. It was five mfntes after 8 when Chairman HolmaL rapped the caucus to order and Reading Cierk H1oughtel ing began to call the order. One hun dred and forty-seven members answer ed to their names, an unusually large attendance, and greater than had been anticipated -n this occasion. One hnn dred and nine members ate a majority of the Democratic membership. It was determined to limit the speeches to five minutes, and Speaker Crisp was accord ed the iloor to open the proceedings. He declared that it was the duty of the members of the Democratic party to stand together in support- of the tariff measure reported ty the committee on ways and means. and recalled promises and pledges of the past to the public in regard to this matter. He said Presi dent Cleveland and the Democratic majority in Congress had been elected for the purpose of carrying out the will of the people, expressed at the polls in 1892, and upon the Chicago platform and he urged united action by the ma jordty. "Ifany ma objects .to the promises of the bill," he said, "let him state his objections on the floor in open debate, and then if he cannot support the bill, he can vote against it." He protested against the policy of tearing the measure to pieces in caucus, and closed by offering a resolution pledging the majority to a support of the bill. The Speaker was loudly applauded as he took his seat. Mr. Sperry of Connecticut next rose. He outlined his objections to the bill in accordance with his well known views. Bourke Cockran then pointed out what he deemed to be the undesir able features of the p:oposed legisla tion. Cockran spoke in his accustomed impassioned manner, and at the close of his remarks he was given a round of applause. Outhwaite of Ohio, a member of the committee on rules. was the next speaker. He followed in the same line as Speaker Crisp, and urged the members to lay aside their differ erences and personal prejudices and rally' to the support of the committee on ways and means in their effert to meet the just expectations of the peo ple. Outhwaite evidently struck a popular chord, for he was also greeted with applause. - At this point it was said that there were 162 Represesentatives present, leaving 51 Damocrats to be accounted for. Speaker Crisp offered the following resolutions which were adopted by ac clamation. Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus that it is the duty of every De mocratic member of the House to vote for the pending resolution providing for the consideration of the tariff bill, in ~order that the House may have an opportunity to redeem the pledges of the party respecting tariff reform. Resolved, f urther, That it IS the duty of every Democratic member of the House to attend its daily sessions, and we hereby express the opinion that those members who are- absent, owe it to the party and to those of us who are here to immediately return in order that pressing public business may be attended to. Will srop the Fight. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 3.-The sensation of the day in sporting circles was the action of Solicitor Christie, representing the State, in refusing to proceed this morning in the cases against Corbett and Mitchell. It is well understood that Christie was forced to this action by GTovernor Mit cheil, at whose will he holds office. The Governor charged "collusion" on the part of Duval County auttorities, when the cases were brought and it is said that Christie had received an inti mation from the executive that- if the cases were not dropped, he (Christie) would lose his official head. Christie did not have enough of spotting blood to stand the gulternatorial gaff, and so he dropped the case. Christie's announcement in court that no information - had been filed against Corbett and Mitchell meant practically that the case had been nol prossed. It knocked the pins from un der the club so far as testing the law in relation to prize fights Is concerned. The club had depended upon this test case to put the iighters beyond ar rest. As it is now the fighters can be arrested at the last moment and of course everybody knows that an ar rest at that time means that the fight shall not tare place unless the club ties the hands of the sheriff so that he can not touch them. The members of the club, however, in spite of the falling through of the test case, are showing no signs -of weakening and say that if the English man can be induced to sign the amend ed articles they will yet pdll off the contest in Florida. Just what the course of the club will be no one seems to know. Some say their next step is to secure the arrest of the principals by some justice of the peace, in order to have the habeas corpus proceedings gotten before the Circuit Court. Those proceedings, which were to come off tomorrow, are done with inasmuch as tile principals are out of custody, but the question is whether a justice of the peace will be found to go where the county solicitor fears to tread. Mana ger Bouwden of tie Daval Athletle Club. was found shortly after the open ing of the court, and intormed by the Sou thern Associated Press correspond ent of what had been done. When asked what the club's next action would be, Mr. Bowden answered that ne was not at all prepared to say, save that it looked very much as if the ofi ials were afraid to give the case a fair test and allow the club to find out whether or not the contest was within the law. Continuing, Mr. Bowden said: "The action of the solicitor is a prac tical victory for the club. I; snows that the Goyernor is afraid to let the courts to pass on the law in regard to prize iights. IIe knows that the decis ion of the courts would be favorable to us and he wants to keep the ques tion open so he can interfere witnout running counter to a court decision. Y ou may say," added Bowden, "that if the Englishman sticks we will have this fight in Florida. We know that there is no law against it and we in tend to go right ahead arranging for the contest, always provided Mitchell signs the amended articles." IPerlehed Like Rate. EUn-ALO. Jan. 2.--Burning ol the :heap lodging house this morning has c~asioned a latger loss of life than at frst reported. The a uended list is as ollows: Dead: Edna Farley, cook; saac Bradley, printer; Louis Auderson, ar repairer. Dying. Daivis E. Ward, egro cook, frighttully burued abaut the face, throat and internally; Charles Van Ever, cegro detective, death heur y expected; Edward Cioss of Calitornia, ame condition as Ward. Eight more ijured ones are lying at the hospital, but all thought w have fair chances 01 eoierv except possibly John '-. Rus sell ,>f Oicot:, N. Y., who was badly burned about the body and arms. His che of r ecovery a small LAURENS ALLIANCEMEN. Adopt bome ResolUtionS and Eidorse Gov. Tillmua. LA.URENS, S. C., Jan. 5.-The Coun Ly Alliance vet today. About forty delegates were present. Speeches were made by Dr. Sampson Pope and Senator Irby. Non-members of the Alliance. but in synpathy with it. were admitted to the speakinz. The following resoln. tions, offered by J. Andy Jones were passed utnanimously by the Alliance. "Be it -csolved by the county Alliance now assmbled. First. T iat the Allis ncemen of Lau rens coun. 6 reassert their allegiance to the prir.ciples of the national and State Alliance and all the vclanks of the Ocala platform; and that a candidate whose stomach is too weak to swallow it need not expect our support. Second. Tbst in State politics. as members of the Democratic party, and as believers in and as members of the reform movement of that party, we ap prove of the calling of a convention to name candidates fho are in accord with it to be voted for in the general primary election; but we insist as a matter of right that cnvention shall not be held sooner than the first of J'uly of this year for the reason that we want to see and hear the sentiments of the candidates among the Reformers. To do other wise is forest-ahing the people and re enacting the tricks of the ring that con trolled this State, so long-to with; the naming of candidates who are unknown to the masses of this State, and in whose candidacy they have not participated. "Third. We hold ourselves bound to support the' nominees ot the .Paly con vention in the primary election in Sep tember, but demand that simon pure Reformers be named, men against whom nau2ht can be said as to their loyalty to -utt to the Alliance and to the Reform movement. Fourth. That great care mtst be used, both in calliag and holding the township and county primary conven tions, to-send delegates to said State J uly convention, and we recommend that Governor 'Tillman select three Refor mers who will. act with him and draft rules for the calling and holding of said township and county primary conven tions, so that none hr. Reformers will participate in the election of delegates to the July State convention, and that the four gentlemen referred to above, call the said July convention, it such be the sentiment of the Reform movement. "Fifth. That we further suggest that in the naming of candidates from United States Senator to AdjLtant and Inspec tor General, the convention shall not ignore that element in the Reform fac tion who are non-Alliancemen and ineligible to membership in the Alliance, but who are true to the principles of the Alliance and the Refarm faction. Resolutions were offered by County Auditor 0. G. Thompson, and adopted. condemning the 'fsctiona and criminal opposition cf anti-refwtm leaders and newspapers to the dispensry law." holding them responsible for the trou bles in enforcing it and particularly ths recent bloodshed and whipping in Spartanburg, and pledging the Ahtance to uphold Governor Tillman-n his efforts to mare the law-effectual. About Mortgagcd Farms. Mr. Herbert Myrick has been at pains to collate from the reports of the cen sus bureau some statistics of the mort gaged farms of the T311ted States. The figures seem to show that the facts in reference to farm mortgages in this country have been 'greatly overstated. Mr. Myrick gives the result cf his In vestigations in the American Agricul turist. Further, he concludes from the figures he has had access to that one year's hay crop in .the United States would pay off all the farm mortgages. in existence in tb~is country today. The' amount of farm mortgages Increased immensely, however, from 1880 to 1893, so that from summing up in round numbers $525,000,000 in 1880, thxey amounted to $877,000,000 in 1890. Bnt meantime 000,000 ne w farms were open ed to cultiv~stion between 1880 and 1890. Really, theref.,re, the increased crop of mortgages is a sign of progress and agricultural enterprise instead of a going down hill on the part of farm ers. Fully four-fifths of the $877,000, 000 of mortgage debt was incarred to buy and improve the farms them selves. Thirty-three of the states and territories have reported sufficiently to come at the truth in regard to the mortgage question..- From their rec ords it is to be inferred that 70 per cent. of our farms are all patid for. On the mortgaged lands the debt averages 44 per cent, of their value, or $13 an acre. Thirty dollars per acre is consid ered to be the average value of farms in the United, Smates. The lands farm of Missouri are probably most heavily mortgaged of any, the mortgage in debtedness there exceeding half the -- value of the acres. While the amount of the mortgages there is large, how ever, the number of acres mortgaged is small, including only aoout one fourth the nu'nber of the taxed acres of Misasouri. While the amount of farm mortgages has increased so large ly apparently, relatively it has in fact diminished. In 1883 o-ie-fi't of all the mortgage indebted.e~s Xf tCenun- .f try rested on farm property. [n 1890 only one-seventh of the m rtg ige in debtedness was on f ir~ns. Another bit of agricultural statistics not so cheerful, ho wever, is the table showing that, while in 189) only one-fourth of the American farmers were tenants, in 1890 fully ore-third of them were such. The lod Cii4ed. In commenting on an incident, the particulars of which will be found In another column, in K'ioxville, about a charity ball, the Greenville Ne ws says: '-The average preacher is a meek and long suffering individual who patient ly endures all kinds of bluffs and puts up with all kinds of bulleying from the evil ones of the fashionable world. It is easy to imagine that the various swells who were organizing the Kaox ville charity ball thrust out their chests and straightened their heads and strutted beautifully as they defied the parsons to raise a thousand dollars for charity, offering to duplicate it and forego the ball. The worms turned. The bluff was called. There is confu sion and destitution and disappoint ment among the gilded youth of Knox ville. There is no tripping of the light fantistic toe. To the contrary there is a showing up of the heavy and practi c~d scads to make the best good. There will be no dancing except the dancing up. A fter the ball is over, which is be fore the ball began, many hearts will be breaking; so will many dudes and curled darlings. The church militant is on top for once and the idols of the temples of Baal are nt in it, have caught it in the neck and their name is mud."