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ANN IG, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 189 URE LAW DU.FlND. THE SUPREME COURT SAYS PROHIBi TiON !S IN FORCE. The City Councit ct F:orence Restrained trem Iseutig Licenses apd the Habeas Corpus Proceedings Dismissed-The Sa loon People in a Bad Fix. CoLMBIA, S. C., May 9.-Almost in the twinkling of an eye yeatetday the liquor situation went from one extreme to.the other, from free liquor to abso lute prohibition. For the urst time in history, perhaps, a State has been car ried for the cause of prohibition in less than three minutes, and by an unpre cedented accident the prohibitionists of South Carolina have obtained their hearts' content. By this accident of the law bouth Carolina is found today with a prohibition law forbidding the sale of liquor absolutely, and providiug penalties for the violation of the law, which, if properly applied, will pro duce prohibition. Up to 11 o'clock yesterday the liquor men were handling liquors in their sa loons without paying any license and without' any knowledge as to whether there was in the distance any road t'o the traffic or not. Eleven months ago hey were selling liquor under a license law of over ten years standing. Then came along the dispensary system for the control of the liquor traffic, and soon came with it the reign of the blind tiger system. This kept up until three weeks ago when another great change came. The dispensary law went a glimmering under the decision of the Supreme Court. The blind. tiger died a natural death and departed from the soil of South Carolina and. the reign of the free liquor system- began. The life of this latter system, as far as the law is concerned, has been but 'fleeting. Now the final extreme has been reached. The changes have been numerous, sudden and unexpected. The law of the land, as declared by the highest tribunal, provides that there shall be no sale of liquor, and that If any man sells liquor contrary to that provision he shall be punished just the same as If he had violated the license law of 1880. As to wbo is going to enforce this new and accidental law temains to be seen. It appears to be the duty of the sheriffs, tial justices and their cbnstables and the police of the municipalities-to enforce the law, and no doubt it will be done. It is a State law, too, and if. Governor Till man took as much. Interet in it as he did in his dispensary law he will very likely have a hand in this. The lifti cations are,however, that the real en forcement of the law will be left to the prohibitionists, and the various city and town governments in the State. It is certainly a novel condition of af tairs, and the people will not yet have time to realize that they are under the rule of prohibition. The liquor men all say that they cannot do anything until they see what the decision is, but they must obey the-law and close up their places. All of the saloons in Columbia re mhined wide open up to the usual clos ing hour last night, and there were no elements of the new system of prohi bition to be observe d, but the change will come !ater. A member of the State prohibition execative committee. stated yesterday that it no one.else at tempted to proceed against the saloon keepers the prohibitioists would act in a day or *.wo. The opinion of all leading attortieys is that the law, as it was declared by the -Supreme Court yesterday, weans that no liquor shall be sold wit bin tfie State; that the clause of the old license law which gives the right to issue 11 censes hae alone been knocked ,out, and that all other clauses of this li cense law stand. in consequence all the penalties, etc., provided bor selling liquor without a license apply now to the sale of liquor in any manner. This gives South Carolina the dis tinction of having the only 'prohibition law ever concocted, perhaps which has no regulations about -b~rmfging liquor into the State, no provision for the sale of whiskey as a mecicine. and atll the other features usually Leimoraced ini a prohibition law. It is a noticeable fact that Justice Pope concurred irt the decision of the court. The court, when it says what it does in -its decision, as sumes that the dispensary law or 1893 is as dead as a mackerel, and so con siders it.' Yesterday morning wher. the hour of 11 chimed, the neople who were expect ing the announcement of the court's decision in the Florence cases began to get into the court room as rapidly as possible. The justices entered prompt ly, and the Chief Justice did not wait for the spectators to get into the room before he said: "The court will an nounce its decision in the two Fiorence cases heard yesterday which decision will apply to both cases, they being heard together. The court thus promptly announces its decision be cause the liberty of the citizen is in volved." The Chief Justice then open ed a folded paper he had in his hand, and read the decision as follows: The State of South Carolina. In the Supreme Court. April term, 1894 J. L. Barringer et. al, vs. The City Council of Florence, ex parte, J.Ellis Brunson. These two cases instituted in the orgnalurisdiction of this court being of a kindred nature, though not in volving the same questions were heard and will be considered together. The first is a case asking for an injunction to restrain the city council of Florence from granting licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors, upon the ground that there is no law now authorizing the granting of such licenses, and there fore that threatened action of said city council In this respect is ultra vires. The second is a case in which the petitioner applies, under a writ of habeas corpus, heretofore issued for his discharge from custody in which he is held under a warrant issued by the mayoi- of the city of Florence, who is invested by the charter of said city .with aEl the powers of a trial justice, charging the petitioner with selling spirituous liquors without a license, in violation of an ordinance of the city, as well as in violatlog of the laws of the State. Inasmuch as one of these cases Involves the liberty of the citizen this court deems is to be its duty to render as prompt a decision as possible. The court will, therefore, proceed sim ply to decide the question presented io these. cases, without undertaking now to give the reasons for the conclusions which will, however, be hereafter don' in an opinion whion will be prepared and fied as soori as practicable. The court decides that uncer the law as it now stands, there is no authority invested wito the power to grant li censes for the sale of spirituous liquors within the limits of this ate and hence the action of the city council of Florence in granting sucb liceta ses would be ultra vires and ab'solutely void, and therefore toe injuncuto, as asked for by the petitioners, in the case first named must be granted. In the second case the petitioner moves for his discharge fxcom custody upon the ground that tiia re is no law forbidding the sale of spirituous ii uns withi. the limitsanf this Sta -This cu:t ces ihat this is a mis takenview of the law. On the contra ry we hohd that the act of 1892, com monly c:all d the dis::ensary act.havlin been d-clared unconstitutional !i, ail its provisIons, exceDt that forbidding the granting of licenses to sell spirit uous l:quors, after the day therein namtd, the repealing clauses of -that act fall, and must be regarded as if never enacted, and hence the previous law forbidding the sale of spirituous liquors without a license remains of torce, under which the petitioner may lawfully be indicted. In addition to this Fe may aslo be proceedsd against for a violation of the ordinance of the city of Florence mentioned in the war rant under which he has been arrested and is now held in custody. It is, therefore, ordered that, in the case first named in the title of this or der, an injunction do issue as prayed for in this petition. It is further ordered that, in the sec ond case named in the title thereof, the motion of the petitioner for a discharge be refused; and that the said J. Ellis Brunson be remanded to the custod of the chief of police of the city of Flor ence to be by him safely kept until he is thence delivered by due course of law. This eighth day of May, 1894. BENtRY MC1VEn. Cnief Justice. We concar: S. McGOWAN, A. J. Y. J. PorE, A. J. . As the Chief Justice concluded read ing there was a puzzled look on every countenance. Many had net fully un derstood the meaning of the decisio:-2. As the Chief Justice laid the paper down he t urned to the gentlemen of the bar in the most business like manner and said: "Are there any motions to be heard this morning, gentlemen?" He did not have the appearance of a man who had, by uttering about six hun dred words, placed a whole State under a new prohibition law. In a short time the news of the decision was all over the city and nothing else has been talk ed of since. The prohibitionists seemed to be greatly delighted at having se cured prohibition, accidental though it be.-State. GOVERNO'R TILLMAN TALKS. Shortly after the decision was filed a -copy of it was taken to Governor Till man, and he was asked point blank what he had to say about the change in the situation and the enforcement of the new law. The Governor said: 61 im glad that we know what tLe law is at last, and will be able to stop all this floundering about in the sea of uncer tainty. I am only sorry that they did not leave me the constabulary to help enforce it." "Well, what will you do to enforce this law ?" was asked. The Governor rephed: "What ma chinery have I got to do anything with. The sheriffs and police are under other officers. They are not under my con trol. I can only lend my moral sup port to the law and what official sup port I mav have, but I wish you would ell me what authority I've got. 1, of course, want to see this law enforced just as much as any other law." "Governor isn't your proclamation taking cottrol- of the police of the towis und cities of force yet?" "My pro,,'matlon," said tht G overnor "was oni' ol force until th dispensary law - is fred.1Y Tha; law, beiig no longer !aw, I bav' n.o lunger power to ef.torce it." "But von could reissue that procla mation now and make use of it to en force the pronioition law couldn't you." "How could I do that? The necessi ty do-s not now exisi for issuing the proclama'ion ." "Wedt suppose the municipal author iies fiA tney cannot enforce the law, what then ? "You are taking for~ granted that thev cannot." "Yes, I a" The Governor- then said: "Well we Lad better wait and see~ before we un dertake to discuss ideadties. I'm n->t discussing emergencies that might arise -six months hance. I never .un certake to cross a bridge until I get to it. I have no machinery to enforce this law. Before, I had machinery. I took charge of the local police then lor a -specific purpose, the emergency having arisen. I did that because it was said that the bther machinery I had at my command to enforce a law were Incit ing riot and' bloodshed. The people, that is many of them, now have what they say they have been wanting. I am willinig to let them try it." Poisora d by Foe. IRON GATE, May 1.-Miss Mary lieron, a young woman who lives near Saltpeter Gap, Botetoart county, was letting her cows out c f the pasture when an unknown man stepped up behind her, grabbed her arm and shtoved a pistol in her face. He told1 ?.er ihin it she spoke he would blow her brains out. Then he tied her hands behimd he-r, and, aft.er a violent struggle, forced her to swallow a pill that made her uaonscious When she recovered she staggered to her home and since than has been in intense agony. .Berore the man could be ar rested he boarded a train bound for Clii ton Forge. Oa arrising at Glen Wilton Condatfcr Harris received a telegram giving an imperfect description of the man. The conductor kept a cto'e watch but as the train slowed up the man jumped irom the platform. Conductor Harris fired five shots as the man took to the bushes, purrued by train crew -and passengers, but in the thics undergrowth esCaped. The mCuntaiu passes are bc ing guarded by crowds of dete'mined men, and it the girl's assal.lant is caught lynching will follow. L-der advie Pay the fiend was caught and is now in jia 1tescued E::plorers. GRATZ, Austria, May 10.-A diver succeeded in reaching the party of tour ists who have been imprisoned in a sta lactite cavern at Souraith for nine days past, owing to the sudden rise in the water and the fact that the passage in to the cave had become blocked with timber and boulders. - The diver found all seven of tne tourists alive. At first it was believed eight people were imn prisoned. The unfortunate cave ex plorers presented a ghastly spectacle as they were brought into daylight, so weak from exhaustion tha; they were barely alive. The church bells of the city of Lugloch rang out in1 joyous peals and the diver to whose efforts thle rescue was due was carried on the shouldera of the villagers. The rescuied tourists were in condition so near to death tnat a report arose that six were dead. This, howvever, proved untrue. Mrs Fashiugs, one of the pairty gave premature birth to a child while in tne cave, and Mrs. Zwvate-r was driven mnad from despazir ana lrigrht. A Mvstrery . MILLEDG EVILLE, Gi., May '.-Mil ledgevitle tas a tiisi class mutery in the shape of a woma.n dresseu iu black wuo is promenaiW ii- arezs bctween the hours or 10 a..a 2 o'clock at nygnt, ruMW into 5peS uous-s aud Scar' i.g th.- ai-~ gbuerdily. Eu'ry onre is tryig t~ iid out who thetrsriu person is. Maniy of our promi:ent pe pie have run aeroes tnis strange beimg, and when they nad clo:,eo in ou1 ibr sh: CUXEY GI VE A HEARiNi. tc UEFENDS HIS B;LS BEFORE A HoUSE COMMITTEE. The Couaittee Wa No Mnch In pr,9sta-Vr0on Cross Qae8tiouni The Libor Depressil-non to b) Iovesti gied. WASHINGTON, May 9.-Coxey ap peared on the floor of the ILouse today before tne hour of business under es cort of Representative Pence of Cclo rado. Some of the representatives who were earlier in their seats crowd ed about him, but when their curiosity was satisfied they dropped away one by one, and lef t him alone with Pence. At 11 o'clock Coxey appeared before the House Committee on Labor. Coxey laid before the committee a petition bearing the signatures of his followers, the character of their occu pations aad their place of residenc3. It was written on paper bearing the let ter head of the army of the common weal. At the top of the page were printed in bold, black letters, the mot toes, "Good Roads," "Good Money," "Good Work." Beneath this appeared a singleline-"Common weal of Christ." The petition is dated at "Camp Ty ranny, in the field, Washington, D. C., May 9,1894," and reads as follows: "We, the undersigned, citizens of the United States of America, now sojourning in the District of Columbia, which is not only the asylum of oppressed by all na tions, but our natural home, do hereby respectfully petition your honorable body to allow Brother J. S. Coxey, of Massilon, Ohio, and Carl Browne of Calistoga, Cal., to appear before you as our spokesmen, to voice our wishes in regard to the proposed legislation for which we made the march to Wa3hing ton, namely, the J, S. Coxey good roads and non-interest bearing bond bills, and which we believe, if passed by Coogress, wouli not only solve the present prevalent business depression, give employment to us, representing as we do all branches of industry of many millions more like us all over the un ion, but would effectually, we believe, provide against any possible recur rence of the extraordinary condition now existing in the industrial and business arteries of the nation which it seems plain to us, if not remedied, will bring death to republican institu tions or revolution to-maintain them by force or arms, which all must de plore." Coxey's petition was read by the clerk, the members of the committee following the reading carefully. Carl Browne came in as the clerk linished and seated himself beside Coxev. Mr. McGann, the chairman of the committee, said the petition would have to go to the special committee. which they hoped to have formed to invetigate the entire subj -,: the in dustrial depression. Coxey then took the floor and started to address tbe committee. He had only proceeded a moment when the members began questioning him. His replies to these queries were ramoliat and unsatisfac ory.Ttie impression made by him upon ttbecommi-t1 was obviously not a 1lat ering oue. .- was treated courteouzsly and held the dlor for ten minutes, but he said notbin that was eit her origi nal or profousd, or that added in any manner to the knowledge desired b" the committee. He began by saying that nithoris of improvements oitg bj to ne made througiout -he countryand that millions or people are ready to mke th'm. The only thing needed was money. "We claio," he said, "the s>.me privi leges that one per cent;. of the peopl'-, re nationaJ bankers, have had to isu m'ney based on the wealth of the State, e atry and muni(1oaliry " D)un (Dem ) of New~ Jersey asked if our ins' ituzious wer'e to be turned into ankiog powers. Coxey replied that the Nationai Banas had that pr-ivilege for twenty years. Ryan (Dem.) of Ne w York: " You claim to represent ninety-nine per cent. of the people of this country ?" Coxey : "Yes sir." Ran: "Oa what do you base that clain ?" Coxey: "I claim that ninety nine per cent. of the whole people ask the same privileges that one per cent., the na tional bankers have had for twenty eight years. That one per cent. have had monev at a cost of one per cent." Ryan: "The information I desire is by what warrant of authority you claim to represent ninety-nine per cent. of the people of the country ?" Coxev: "1 will answer you in this way. You can take the Farmers All ance, the Knights of Labor and other organizations and you will find in their preamble that they want money ssued directly without interest. All the orders are demanding that. It is true they have not been voting the way they have been thinking. 1 will acknowledge that." Ryan: "Don't you believe that more than one per cent. of the people are represented in Congress ?" Coxey: "Yes, I believe they have been misrepresented. There is but one per cent. of the people repr.esented." Ryan: -'I would lik-e to know by what authority you say you represent ninety-nine per cent. ot the people." Coxey. "I came here to request that this ninety-nine per cent. of tne people be given tne same privilege under the Constitution-which guarantees equal andxact justice to all the people--,nat the one per cent have had for twenty eight years." Ryan: "I understand vou to say you came here representing 99 per cent. of the people. Of course if that be the case we would like to have the proof of it, so that Congress can act, as I pre sume Congress would act witfi the re quest ot 99 per cent. of the people. How can you show that you represent 99 per cent. of the people ?" Coxev: "I do not claim that, sir." his closed the hearing of Coxey. ie was follo med by 1. E. Dean of Pennslvania, a memrb- r of the execu tive committe of the Farmkrs Alliance. ie urged the appoiOnanent of a special committee to inves'.igate the whole subject of the industrial depression, and said that sucn action on the part of Congress would inspire great confil dence among the people. Dean also was subjected to a course of question ing which did not result more to his satisfaction or to the enlightenment of the committee than did that of Coxey. 1he committee then wrrnt a bout its regular b~uiuess. After be 'rusg Coxey today, the Hiouse commnittee on Latior, by a vote of '7 to 2, accided to ap.>rt a resolution for a j m~t ive-nuiation by a pecal commi tee of the Senate and Hose of the Coxey movemlfent and the de~prssed couaition of labo'r in general. This decisionu was hiiled wlh satis fciu by Coxey .a.d Br.,vne, andl by a number o'f prominent Po'pulist andi 'he pre id'rs! 'f tme Alliance anid trie chairan at: becreLCry of the People's Tu- vote to re port the r.-solai'ian was Y ~as -E0 Lwu of Peaunsy vaI'ia, .e t Wise )Isia. R.au or N;. of Colo)rado, Phillips of PeDnsylvania, Kiiefer of 11int.esota. Nay-Dant of New Jersey and Aps sley of Massachusetts. MGann and McCleary did not vote. Th-: vote of 7 to 2 was preceded, how ever,by votes to postpone,which nearly killed the resolution Ryan firsts move to pzstpone until Saturday, which was defeated by 5 to 6. Phillips moved to postpone until Friday, which was de feated by a similar vote. The five who voted to defer action were: Dunn, Ryan Apsley, McCleary Phillips and Ryan voted to report the resolution and Mr. Mcleary did not vote either way. Chairman McGann says the favor able report will be made to-morrow and he will soon thereafter press for a suspension of the rules and an immedi ate passage of the resolution. Dunn says there will be a minority report. IMPROVEMENT IN CROPS. ThaL'd What the Weather Crop Report Sas-Lack of Rain. COLUMBIA, S. C., May 9.-The fol lowing is the weather crop report for the weak ending yesterday: The gen eral tenor of the reports for the past week indicates an improvement in planted crops and natural vegetation. rhis is not universally true for the State, as the showers from which the greatest benifit was derived, were very light or entirely missing in many sec tions of the State, even where contigu ous townships or farms were drenched with rain. There were, however but few places that had no rain either dur ing the fore or"after part of the week, yet in most places it was too little to penetrate to the roots of plants and to relieve the drought. Even where the rain was most copions more is still needed to give the growing crops a good stand, or to help small grains which will soon be in the "milk" and beyond help. The extreme Western and Northern tier of counties report the greatest improvement, from Oonee to Chesterfield, where showers were quite general. The only adverse fact ors were hail storms which along nar row paths did some damage to young plants and tender vegetation, and cut and bud worms that damaged corn and gardens to some extent. There was very little cloudiness dur ing the week and no day but that;there was some sunshine. With the excep tion of a few tornadic winds accom panying thunder storms that did a lit tle local damage in the Northwestern part of the State, no damages is report ed from that source. The first two days of the week were about normal, but after Wednesday the heat was steadily above the normal, averaging three degrees a day on the coast to six and seven in the central and Western portions. Warm nights caused a very decided improvement in the color of vegetation. In Charleston, Berkeley and the greater part of Colleton coun ties there was very little rain and the drought has parched vegetation in gen eral; the only two crops that appear to be doing well are rice and melons, the former promises very well wtile the 1tter only farirly. Atelons in the Northern part of the Stat,; arc a failure in many places. Eir-y pidnted cotton is not making a e od stand, aitnough from some sec tijuz the reports indicate an av'-rage stand; that of later planting pi omises better; but is nor, all up yet being re tarded by the surface crust and lack of moisture. In Charleston County this crop can hardly be anything but a fail ure Chopping out and working has egun in places. Corn has improved in color and stand espcially on bottom lands, upland coru as a rule has not sho wn as marked an improvement. Worms are doing much damage. Oars have not inproved except for very late sown fields which took on a netter color and made rapid growth. Fall so wn oats nearly, if not completely a failure. Wheat is looking much better and there is a prospect of a fair yield al though it wiil aot be a full crop. Where tobaxco is cultivated the rsports indi cate that the plant is about ten days In avance of it season and doing well. Potatoes are growing rapidly where the vines have -not been injured by bogs and can be said to be doing well. Only a few reports mention fruits and those are not encouraging. The acreage of cotton, corn and other grains has been slightly increased in Anderson County but it is thought the total of all crops will approximate the average of other years. Showers on Monday night (7th) will prove highly beneficial. J. W. BAUER, Director, S. C, S. W. S. A Disease Braeder. WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Com monw eal Army was visited late yester day afternoon by a comniittee of phy sicians to the poor, authorized by Health office:- Hammeti to investigate tne camp and report upon Its sanitary conditioil. Thes report was submitted this morzicg to Dr. Hammnett, and the conclusions of the committee are in part that the surroundings of this square, Including the premises inside or the fence, are of a germ breeding character, likely to cause all forms of contgio us and in fectio us diseases. The hospital tent is also used for a commissary department and is located in what might be termed a "mud hole." The earth in nearly all portions of the ground is spongy, and is com posed principally of decomposed vegetable and animal matter. Tnle men composing this so-called army sleep on straw, laid on bare ground of this character, which makes it neces sarily injurious to their health. The committee add: "In vie w of the con dition of this square, as we described it, we are of the opinion that it is entire ly unfit for humal. habitation, and that it should be vacated at once to avoid a possible epidemic of disease to the peo pe of the surrounding neighborhood, as well as to the inhabitants of the whole District. It is a menace to the heath which can!~ot be overlooked, and we would recommend in the strongest languaae that immediate steps be taken to have it vacated in the inter ests of the public health of the people of the DIstrict of Columbia." The re port was promptly transmitted to the commissioners. Coxey will probably be ordored to remove the camp at once. Tonrista Kuitd. BERtLIN, MIay 6 -A dispatch from Viema this evening says that six of the Lugoch tourists have been taken out dead. The younger of the party, a schoolboy, is reported to have been res cued alive. These tourists were explo rig a cave near Lugioch, near Zurich. Stysia, several days, and by the tall of a rock be-came imprisoned in the cave. IEfforts were made to rescue them, but the relief parties were compelled tO abndon work at the moutn ot the cave on account or rising waters. Subse quently three divers were sent from Tiries.e to assist the reiief party. sed-..us A'-cid-or, CLM.BA, s. C., I qy 9 .-D. R Flen ie, a - eli known and inigaly reap-ct ed couIiou merchant, accident ally shot hims--if through the lefr. wrist to day. His hand had to b-- amoutated. Mr. F teut ken ca4rri--d $41,000 isi accin THE TARIFF BILL. SENATOR MILLS DiSCLAIMS ALL RE SPONSIBIL!TY FOR IT. He is a Tariff Reforner ano Favore No Such Aboitton as the TA7iff Rii Agreed Upon by the I)niccraic Senator.-He Tilk- Out. WBSHINGTON, May 9.-At ten min utes past one o'clock yesterday in the Senate the tariff was taken up and a long interesting discussion took place on the pending amendment, to insert in the enacting clause of the bill, the words, "or withdrawn for consump tion," so that it will read that -"the du ties provided in the act will be levied' collected and paid upon all articles im ported from foreign countries or with drawn for consumption after the 30th' of June, 1894." The amendment was attacked on the Republican side of the chamber as making a gift of between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 to the owners of imported goods now in warehouses, and was defended on the Democratic side as being just and equitable and in accordance with existing law. Hale and Aldrich commented upon the fact that members of the finance committee on either side disagreed with each other as to the amendment and taunted the Democrats with infi delity to their platform, which had de. clareid protection in the United States to be unconstitutional and to be a fraud. The taunt had an immediate effect upon Mills. who took the floor as soon as Aldrich had finished his remarks, and in a passionate and excited man ner, referred to his speech several weeks ago, in which he declared him self to be (as between the McKinley act and the Wilson bill). "between the devil and the deep sea," and said: "A change has come over the spirit of the situation-not over my spirit. I have not got as much sea room as on that occasion. I find that the bill pending before us is not the Wilson bill but a bill which ought, perhaps, to bear the honored name of the Senator from Ma ryland (Gorman), or of the Senator from Ohio(Brice). No man can tor ture me into the admission that the bill pending before this body is in any respect an answer to pledges made by the Democratic national convention to the Democratic people of the United States. I have said-and I expect to say as long as I keep my understand ing-that taxation levied on value is the only honest system of taxation; and that the specific system of taxation is imposed for the purpose of conceal ing facts and defrauding the govern ment for the benetit of fhvored olasses. I stand there today and shall stand there as long as I live. "I rise to say that I do not intend to vote for a single one of these amend ments changing the duties from ad va lorem to. specific. I am bumiliated enough to have to be drawn nearer and nearer to the McKinley act in the rates ot duty in the amount of robberv in flicted upon the poor working p -ople of trae coiutry, who %%7e ueeu starved t death ander this system of taxation, wit bout being compt-lled to bow do wn in humiliation, ano to take up even the' badges of protection. The very first. change is made from an ad valorem to a specitic system; and that rur-s alon through the whoie hill. We have ban to surrender at discretion, at every point, until it is now a question be tween the McK'nle-y protet-uion act andi the pending bill, e. irh a ve-ry little mar gin of aifference between the two. [ repeat what I said before, that I will vote ag-dnst these amendments; but that when they are incorporated in the bill, I will vote for the bill if it has five cents of rt duction in it, as a choice be tween the t wo. "Toe Democratic party said to the people in 1892, that protection is a fraud, and that the party was in favor of honest taxation for revenue alone, and there is where I stand. I want to make an honest effort to redeem that pledge and I do not intend to go back ward. I would rather vote to reduce the duties imposed by the Wilson bill. Every one of them is high enough. I would have put more articles 0n the free list. I would have reduced the ccst of production onouir manufactories so that we could take the markets of the world and give em.ployment to the peo ple in honest work in factories instead of having them walking the streets and coming to Washington to tell the gov ernment of their distress- a distress which the protective tariff has put upon them. "You may pile up duties in this bill to any extent you please, and, if it is any better than the McKinley act, I will vote f or it. But do not try to make it just as bad as it can be made before I vote for it. I felt it necessary to file this caveat and iet Democrats, who are making this bill, understand that I am not responsible for this measure, and that I do not intend to assume the re sponsibility. I want the gentlemen who have demanded this measure to stand up in the open daylight and take the responsibility foi- the amend ments which they have forced upon this bill." There was some applause in the gal leries at the close of the speech. Of the two Democratic Senators especially singled out by Mr. Milie, Gorman was the only one in the cha.nber, but he simpty smiled and was not moved to make any remark in reply. The pending amendment was then agreed to without any further discus sion, and without a division. Then Lodge (Rep.) of Massachusetts offered the amendment, of which he had previ ously given notice, as follows: "Except that when not in contraven tion of any existing treaty, any article made d utiable in the folio wing sections shall, if the product or manufacture of Great Britain, or of any of the colonies of ireat Britain, pay a duty dounle that herein imposed; and if any aruiele upon the free list in the preceding sec tion, shall, if the product or manufac ture of Great Britain, pay a duty of 3 per cent ad valorem; and such ad dition al and discriminating duTies sball re main in force until Great Britain shall assent to and take nart in an internat tional agreement, toge-ther wi~h the United State-s, for the coinage and use of silver and shall cease whenever Great Britain .srnall assent to and take part in such international agreement fr the coinage of silver." Half a dozen Senators spoke upon this amen' ment. lHarrs hiaa severrl times moved to lay it uporn the table, but had withdrawn his m~ouon to p--r. Harris refused to again wit hdre~V fla motion and av vt was raken, resu'tiug I Yeas 3;nais 0, fol'ws Yeas-Alt-n, B e, 1'%rry, Blar:chard, rice, Caiffery, Uat, Co-e I. ('ok5, Hirr 5, Hunton..Jarvia, .I .e.~ (2 .) cLauri, \. Pr rn, .ar' i& " 2 Ri :act:, Turple, Vetfa, 1/l and Wite-32. Na s-Allison, D -[n, Dabo'i', G z Higens, Hoar, L we \kMan i'iu, Ma"-, Squire, Stewart, Teller and Washburn -20. Sc Ssnator Lodge's amendment was laid on the table and the tariff bill then went over till tomorrow. ALL ANSWER YES. All the Gobernatorial Candidates on the Alliance Pi-ettorm. CoLUMBIA, S. C , May 9.-Every since the Alliance questions, prepared at the meeting of the last State Alliance to be Eubmitted to all candidates for of fice this summer were printed and sent out by the chairman of the executive committee of the State Alliance, their replies have been awaited with interest. It seems that the 0uestions were sent out to all the candidates for Governor about the middle of March by Chairman Tbo mas P. Mitchell of the executive com mittee of State Farmers' Alliance. In talking with a leading member of the Alliance yesterday. a representative of The State ascertained that copies of the questions have also been sent to Goverrior Tillman and Senator Butler, they being the recngnized condidates before the people for the United State Senate. The gentleman stated that up to date no reply to the questions had been received from either Governor Till man or Senator Butler. The candidates for Governor all sent in their replies over a month ago. Comp troller General Ellerbe's reply reads as followe: CoLUMBIA, S. C., April 3, '94. Mr. Thos. P. Mitchell, Chairman Exec utive Committee, Woodward, S. C. Dear Sir and Brother: Your letter, propounding the following questions, to hand: First-"Will you discuss the Alliance demands in the coming campaign, pac - ticularly that relating to the finances of the coansry, and defend them against the enemies of our Ordei?" Second-"Will you pledge loyalty to the demands of the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union above loyalty to party caucus, and vote against any and all candidates who decline to commit themselves to this extent?" To both questions I answer, I will. Yours fraternally, W. H. ELLERBE. Senator W. D. Evans sent the follo w ing replv: BENNETTSNILLE. S. C , March 21, '94. Hon. T. P. Mitchell, Chairman Execu tive Committee, Woodward, S. C. Dear Sir and Brother: Your letter of 19;b inst.. askiig me if I will First-Discuss ,he Alliance demands in - the coming ca'n paign, particularly those relating to the finances of the countay, and defend them against the enemies of our Order. I answer I will. Second-Piedie loyalty to the de mands of the National Farmers' Alli ance and Industrial Union above loyal tv to party caucus, and vote against any and all candidates who decline to commit themselves to this extent. Mv answer is that I certanly wl. Y.ursfraternally, - W D. EVANS. Senator J)hn Giry E7ans teu, tnte foillowingz Nanwer: AIKEN S C. Msrch 20, 1894 Thos. P. Mi'chell, E q.. Chalraian Ex ecutive Committee, Woodward. S C My Dear Sir: Your letter of 14..h -nst. is before me and wc uld bave been ans mered sooner but for my absenbe from tne city. I bave been an ardent advocate of be Alliance defnands during my entire poltical career. I regard the enac' mentC of the demands into law as the only salvation for the South and West from absolu-.e slavery to the Eastern shlocks. I shall continue to discuss and de fend the Alliance demands as the true Democracy of Jaefferson a-id Calhoun. Should I ever be placed in a position to do so I should vote ior our demands des pite the action of any caucus or the dic t ites of any boss, even though occupy ing the President's chair. Very truly yours, .JoHN GARY EvANs. D:). Timmerman also sent in a reply, but inasmuch s,s he ic considered entire ly out of the race .is useless to say lore Itban that he does not agree to the second of the questions. The State campaign seems to be at a standstiil just now on account of State Chairman Irb'y delay in calling a meet. ing of the Slate-executive committee to appoint the campaign meetings. The leaders on the other side say that El lerbe has arown, very much in strength all over the State in the last month or so, and that the final race is going to be narrowed down between him and John Gary E ians. They say that there is absolutely no chance or prospect of Congressman McLaurin entering the race for Governor.-State. Peabady .Scholarahips. CoimrBIA, S. C., May 9.-Superin tendent of Education Mayfield -yester day received a letter from President 'ayne of the Peabody Normal College in Nashville, Tenn., stating that on the 30th inst, the scholorships, which have been enjoyed by the following South Carolinians for the past few years, will exire, those named graduating at that time: Jennie Lou Brown, Aiken. John E. Carroll, Yorkville. E F. Cauthen, Heath Springs. Harriot D. Kershaw, Sumter. Maggie C. LaCoste, Si. Charles. J1. H Louis, Clinton. A. G Mc Allister, Tatum. J1. A Mattison, Anderson. Frances L. Pe'rry, Columbia.\ Carrie Sams, Gaffney. A B3. Stalvey, Socastee. E B1. Stover, Kershaw. President Payne recommends for ap pointment to four of these vacancies the following students woo are no w at the college paying their own expenses: E'a May Brown, Anderson; Annie Uala Dean, Deant; J. D Dunovadnt, \ine Creek; Jonn W. H. Dyches jslack ville. The examinations to 11i1 the ot h er vacancies will be beld during the ~ummer in accerdance with tne an ounenent alt eaiy made. snaces at a Funeral. PoUIx+IKEEPSIE, N. Y., May 10 Q U1te a trggic event occurred during a out ial in tn.e Catnolic cemetery, near this eity. Wnile tne body of a young woman of the uam-- o f Mary Michaecs was oeinig loweaed into a grave, her sweetheart, Aquilin Fuller, who had h-rfn gre.aruy arfeced by ner death, e;w a :32caliber revolver and shto; iseir. l'he wound was mortal, and ns t-il dead by the side of the open grae. _________ Moad -d, ASIivILLE, N. C., May 9.-A epeciai iisp e.tci the liiizen trurn 44tehali v~~ that deputy saenff Uanrs E. Rec' - or, while goirsg oog cte Bear Ciwek ro.d~ last night to his hom- was @hat n?o, ambush and ir~stantldy killed. Ge .rg- Rooerts and his urother are suspected~ hut have niot ye t been arreet-J ASTRONG APPEAL. L'iwerd of Temipe, ance Urgr*d to. Werk forv Peimant-mt Prhitbitiou. BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., May 10.--Spe cial: Rev E. 0. Watson, Grand Cnief Templar of the Independent Order of Good Templars of this State, in behalf of the order has issued tho following address: "I'o the Independent Order of Good Templars and All Friends of Temper ance. "Through the decision of the Supreme Court alcoholic linqors cannot now be legally sold in South Carolina, and our State is not today pouring the blood of aur sons into the treasnry. The form of prohibition wbich comes to us thus will hardly prove so efflicient as a care fully prepared and properly enacted prohibitory law, but having at its com mand the same legal machinery that t xisted for the enforcement of the law in all other cases of misdemeanor it may be made efficient in securing the lai ger part of the blessings at which pro'ibition aims, but this efficiency will depend upon the moral support given by the people. The supreme duty of the hour therefore, is support and enforee the law as declared by the ciurt. "In behalf of the Good Templars of this State this appeal is issued calling upon all members of the Independent Order of Good Templars and upon all other prohibitionists and all who are lovers of law and order, who have at heart the welfare and honor of our State, and who care for the good of hu manity, to enter at once and heartily into the effort to make the law effect ive. Let no pains be spared to discov er and report to the Trial Justices and grand juries having jurisdiction all sales ef liquor in the state, and let each case be pushed until the full process of law is ci.rried out against the offender. Thus a great blessing can be brought out of the unexpectcd turn of events which has given us pr3hibition withoat special enactment. Meantime we should not lose sight of the fact that the present litigation is not permanent. The whole matt--r is now in an agitated solution. .It cannot long remain thus, but must rapidly take some permanent shape. What shall that shape be? It can and it will be prohibition if we re cognize and act up to our opportunity. "Let us be up and doing; enforce the present law and educate tne people for the permanent enactment of prohibi tion. Let working leagues be formed in all the lodges of the Good Templars to co-operate with the larger prohibition leagues in every town and community where euch can be had, these to push the interests of prohiition by usirg all available educational agencies to awag en and tone up the moral sentiment to the hearty support of a prohibitory law. Let us keep the issue alive and constantly before the peoyle. Let ever% preache.r from his pulpit, every teacier in his school room, every man of prc bibition principles in his spnere, aoa every motner, wife, sister and daughter in the home and social circle agitate the question and teach rhe docrine of prohibition. This is the day of oppor Lunity. Let us seiz-t' 'E. 0. WATSOs, "G. C. T. ofI 0 G. C. ot i. C." In~~~&' tT-t-,--im%11 tin. CHICAGO, IiaV 12.-Fif,.% of 0-icse .'s best ka mwn binkers, m-rCnan-s Q manufacturers have pledged themselves to international bime'albixsm. A nuqn ber of prominent financiers recently prepared this statement: "The committee is formed for tie purpose of promoting the estaolis'i ment of international b,marallism upon the general plan of the Latin uuioi2, but with a broader basis. Those con cerned in the movement, woile earnest ly opposed to tree coinage of silver or any irncreased use of silver by this coun try, independent of international action and agreement, believe that the repeal of the put chase clause of the Sherman act affords a fitting and fortunate op portunity for advancing the cause of international bimetalhiam. They be lieve that the day is not far distant when the necessities of commerce will compel the international- use of sil-Ver as well as of gold in the currencies, throughout the world." Frank H. Head, who was appointed secretary to the committee, is obtain ing signatures. Among those already obtained are those of Marshall Field, Lyman J. Gage, George M. Puliman, Philip D.Armour., Franklir Mac Veagh, H. H. Porter, John R. Walsh, f. HI. Kohlsaat, 0. W. Potter, John DeIoven, J. WV. Doane, T. B. Bliackstone, Victor F. Lawson, William Penn Nixoo, Jos eph M!edill, Robert T. Lincoln, Er-skine M. Phelps, Marvin Hughitt and JJ. N. Higmnbothamn. Secretary Head said: "If England will enter an interna tional agreement to accept a bimetallic system every other great power will do the same and gold will cease to appre ciate, prices will stop falling and pros perity will be universally restored. If there is not some rind of a change soon India will be as bankrupt ss Argentina Guatemala, Turkey and Egypt are now and England kno ws it. That is why the time is rite to make a move for in ternationol bimetallism." M'osat too Afr.-ctionate. CHARLESTON, May 9.-Something~ of a sensation has been caused by the cr rest of a well known lady who Is sup posed to be insane. Tne arrest was caused at the instance of a young phy sican, who says she has annnoved nim by unwelcome attentions. The love sick lady is supposed to be of unsound mind. She has a kuack of falling in love with Soung m-n who she annoys very much by seuding them billets doux, llowers and the like. She is sub ject to strange hallucinationis and is at times irresponsible She has been ar rested several times bet ore for annoy ing citizens, but the latest escaps 1 i one of a rather startling chi tracter and brings her once more in c-ontact with the police. Ihere, e t late. so cue story goes, a y oung physician had been tar-1 meated by the laay, wno professed to love the doctor and believed he intend ed to marry her Sne- sent, hi m numer ous tokens of her aff-ction, but receiv ig no response she becamne de:-raste and thre-tnd his life Frurm profes sional experience he kni' are to b isane, and thought the~ bet. plaI would be to txave tner .arn-std. IIe called on the enietf or pou:ce, - promp 15 had tner bro.uaht it ad ineked up. Later, she es sentr to ute el3 hospital, where procer'ings wijlM situtea to inquir in:o ~aA sa - I. LAURENs, "lay 10.J P . r.n cloreo, u1d-r seui ew-c- ot rii b r mude-r, scap1 j:l ias iahr ab dri. II- ,oo & No a wan. A' 2' o'cl ck '. s aI near (C'ster, ri '-ix wnro he 1- e it . A egro la -'er bas O-wn. arr-s s TUE CQMING CAMPAIGN. A PEEP THROUGH THE MIST THAT ENVE.CPS STATE POLITICS. The Sam:,torship will be the Leading I# one, and the Governorship and Liquor Questiou w:it be the Next in Import. ance. COLUMBIA, S. C., May G.-In about a month's time the campaign in South CArolina will have begun. The cam paigns of 1890 and 1892 were not of the woet agreeable and pleasant character, Ind ihere is no reason jut now to antici pate that the campaign of 1894 will par take of the features of a love teast, It would appear that everything is shaping telf for an ugly and personal campaign, md no better service could be dor.e by the first audience than to show its dis pleasure at the first exhibition of person il abu3e or insinuation. As things are aow muddled it is very hard to foretell xhat will be in the political p-t in a mont'-a time. Just about this time things are in a kind of transitory condi tioa and are getting down to a tocus pre liminary to tte battle r6yal. Who will lead the hosts is yet unknown. Aside from the Senatorial contest na turally the c'aief interest is in the Guber natorial race. One factor seems to be pretty certiin, and that is that John (ary Evans, of dispensary fAme, will be n the race s.nd will take the leadership :f one of the factions of the "Reform !rs." Who will oppose him is uncer Lain. It now looks as if it will be either Comptroller General Ellerbe or Con gressman John L. McLaurin. Recent happenings would indicate that Mr. Mc Laurin will be in the field, and if he does ::ome out it will be anything but a timid :ampaign between himself and Senator John Gary Evans. It seems from what ,an be heard at this end of the Il o that most ot the original candidates have Iroppad out, although every now and hen some one says that Secretary of State Tindall will come in on the home stretch as a dark horse and win the oo uination. Of course Senator W.. Da Witt Evans has to be taken into account n all calculations, although it Is said. tat he expects to retire. This may, towever, be entirely campaign talk. Now what are the Anti-Administra aIon forces going to do? That is by no means a certainty. It has atL along Deen thought that they would keep out af the conteet this year and allow the Til:manites to fight it out" among them isevts. Tnere is, however, a sentiment :mong som e of those who previously m~ade the fin1t that it would be best to make a fight all alonz the line as was -e'wo years ago. Thiselement seem think that it would be a fight of princei e and tbat the Anti Administration ces oUght to go on record. Some who t. cf i.his opinion go so tar as to say rbat ther-- is - zood .:bance ot making a iuawL fight. - Tbere are a qreat many )Lhers, aud p'h-ies the maj )rtty. who .ink tbat ror .ne pre-ent at least it is best to wait on developments. Then the Phibain!sts have to be !ieu to e -r-'4deratdon. 'Tere cin be ' in:-uake ab -ur t'ie inct i hat thos- who a--v responsie f->r the call for a State coveauou want a tull tikkt n6mtnated and a fair and tquare fight made for pro .biion. The celeeates elected to the c':tventioa. may thwart the paroosss of -he leaders. bu! ii thev do not a new and prooieaiauc eIm-rant will be introluced into tue coming cAmpaign.-News and Courier. A Battle Royul. WILLxAISToN. May 10.-Last night iree Uumteui S ates deputy marshals sooped aowni upon B. F. Dacus (of Cedar Grove notoriety) livmng some three miles soutneast from Williamston, who is suspected of running a weak-e~yed tiger. Mr D)acus did not tamely submit, but With the aid of his sixteen-year-old iou and a fourteen-year-old Aaughter6 niade a stout and successful resistance. low stocks, swingle-trees, sticks and pstols were freely used. While the attie racged fuiriously and "long time an even scale hung," Miss Lucia Dacus, a beautiful brunette of fine physique and dashing black eyes, sprang frcm her room in nooturnal garments arrayed, and with cue we;l-directed blow with a club ielled one of the deputies and seizmg bis pistol covered another with it, thus enablmng her fither to secure a plow tozk, with which he felled another one of' the deputies and captured his gun. It was now quite an easy matter to disarm the remaiming deputy, which was done. rhe deputies being disarmed, fisd preci pitately for their lives. The conquering ieroes turned the captured guns upon the Eightened fugitives and by the sharp reports of some half-dezen rapidly firing revolvers accelerated the n in their glori >us ilight. One of the deputies is serious Ly hurt by being struck with a plow stock All are more or less battered and bruised. -State. Farmera Combine. Wism~eGrON, May 10 -Tne execn ive commlttee of the National Farm ers Alliance and Industrial U-ion met in this city today, Chairman Marion C. B~utler of North Carolina. The pro posed formation of a National Farmers Elxchange to try co-operation on a vast scale was discussed. The proposition i iscussed contemplates co operation det ween 5,000.000 and 8,000.000 farmers fr the purcnase anzd sate of commodi its usted by agricultural interests. A >rt of tce scheme has in view the fix r'g of the price of cereils in this conn ry instead of at Liverpool It is as er:eu that this can be Drought about y the co-op-ration of all the farmers' raizations in the United States. )uring the day a representative of the hilian Govern nent appeared before he committee and spke of tne de ira >lityV of trade reciprocity bet ween the' Mrmers of this country and. hili in nder to obtain nitrat.-s directly from nas country. R-preseatatives of sev -ral radroads aiso h.4li a Conference xiti the commitee at wvhich their co pzr tri i ti the farm- rs' organiza 135s 1u or beer rate-s tor agricitural ~re:ght aid simfn-r conftereoces of the NEW On EANm L , 'Xay 6-A spec -I ro r-. .e--o e-rn trom San - 3 "-. s, say': Ann'her appeal r w e- m ~~9d heri-today Sru g people of Z tpata api- at state-d th t the * -- a ;d trePmm so Oesper d - f twr.n'y of tm-em a .t--i o.i a genewral M-.ore the *-~e g frm ;wd suphe. Ph.- raid st*pu o~ theimr temflport .ry want; L -vZ'n . CL EVE L AND 0., .b y 1) -The riots 'I~. -f~ ::e u-*mp- 31 edt frag-rs . e>tr.:.-' uturty p-ople rooK p.stge or. :- cutry 'o remnia. 0 h-rs luav a g f or : hpr htomes in Poland, I og-rs. i .emia anid Italy They ,con-l ior's are netter in the old :uutry than here.