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VOL. Ni. -IANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AICII 17, 1897. O. 34. THE STATE GRANGE. !NTERESTING ADDRESOF THE MAS TER WORKMAN. Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Order at Sumter a Short Time Ago Some Good Advice. The following is the address of Col. Lewis Thompson of Kershaw county, master of the State Grange of South Carolina, delivered at the annual eneeting of that body, recently held ta Sumter: SD1ITER, S. C., Feb. l, 1897. Officers and members of the State Grange of South Carolina: Once again it becomes my pleasant "uty to greet you as representatives of he greatest organization of farmers ,a the land,and to render an aczount, :o this bcdy,of the work of the grange liuring the past year. While there has beon no great boom in grange work, Ntill the effort to elevate our agricul : ural 'classes to a higher and better !nanhood and womanhood among its .:embersand to enhance the comforts and attractions of the farm homes, narg6n'e iteadilv forward, and today we are stronger in members and in fluence and stronger in the hearts of *e pople than we were one year ago. Some new granges have been organ zed and the membership in the older erahges- has been increased. While 'hese facts are encouraging, still my brothers and sistE rs there is a great work for all of us to do. There are many, very many neighborhoods yet to be organized. The farmers need !ome organizations in each section, and the time is propitious now, and I I,.ave no doubt that persistent personal work, properly directed, will result in a vigorous and healthy growth of the ei der throughout the State. Some one to lead the way in each agricultural emmunity is the great need now. Let each of us bear in mind that the men and women who make this world worth living in, are those who attacltz the work which lies in their way and which seemis to be the best they can do at the moment, and who attack it 'earlessly, cheerfully and without -ompaininz. The order will receive beriefit in direct measure as its mem bersariearnest, harmonious and set i-eliniits work. While the right of -apervisioa and advice belong to your oieers, the responsibility of future results rests to a large extent on the .iodividual members, and it is. here that we.must begin reform, if we are to expect any-great'success From my . xperience and observation 1 am con .'.inced the best way to organize granges is for an earnest deputy to go iato a -neighborhood and make visit .from house to house and get the lead ing-men interested and a well organ ized grange will be the result. Let .ch of us. then constitute ourself a .omnmittee to see what work we can accomplish during the next year. AGICULTURAL CONDIONS. While there has: been no geaeral failure of crope, 'still prices received for our products have not been - alto ; ether remunerative. The cause or causes should be earnestly sougat Apd, -medyapp 'lied.: We can not control b4-preduction or cost-of production (-f crops in the great cotton growing States of the west, and there is no I rofit, but very discouraging, to sell s ur products below the cost of pro d uction. But there is one thing we -ran -do, we ca~n produce nearly ever; thing we need to supply our own peo ple, we can reduce our cotton area, increase the production of all good crops, diversif'ying our industries, and t hus . control our. own markets, for why should we bliy from others what we can produce on our own farms. Our State with its varied climate and soils is capable of producing every crop necessary for man's support, ana f 'have thought that if a Chinese wall -was built entirely around our State, and thus cut us off from the outside world, our resources would be sutil cient to sustain all of its inhabitants. - THE NATIONAL GRANGE. . It was my privilege: as well as my pleasure to attend the last meeting of the national grange, which was held in Wahington 2D. C., Nov. 11-19. Very much important grange work wasdone at this, the thirtieth session of the national grange, as you will -see by reading the published proceed ings which I. have brought to distrib ute. The grange believing that it is b r the best interest of agriculture that a practical farmer should be placed at the head of the agricultural department. An earnest effort was made to accomplish this. The grange appointed a committee to visit the President-elect to convey to him the wishes of the grange, and to urge the - appoixtment to this position of our worthy master of the national grange, the Hon. J. H. Brigham, as one emi nently fitted for this office. Pettitions signed by thousads, of members of the order from all parts of the coun try without regard to section or party, were forwarded in behalf of Mr. Brig. man as the choice of the farmers. The grange did more towards elevating the department of agriculture to a cabinet position than any other body, and the farmers claim the right to ass the appointmient of a man in close sympathy . with the farmers of the whole country, but alas, within the i ast few days. I see it announced through the press that our wishes and tlorts have been disregarded and an cther has received the appointment, whether a practical farmer or not 1 know not, arnd whether in sy mpathy with the best interest of agricaiture remains to be been. BUILDING UP TiHE GRANGE. As your representative I made an -arnest effort to obtain some financial * .eip towards building up the grange in States where the order has grown weak. My effort me: with some suc cess and we can now feel sure of the hearty support and financial aid of the national grange in cue work to wards organizing and 1eorgamzing g'-anges throughout the State under c ertain conditions, which conditions 1 -trut we can easily comply witb .and-go forward and build up our or ~&er throuighout the State. - :. GitaNGE DUES. Let me briefly but earnest call your ettentien to the great importance of paying up grange dues. No organiza tion can prosper without some reve n rue to cover its expenses, and the r range is no exceptioni. The member keeps-in touch with his subordinate o range, the subordinate grange keeps ia touch with the State and 1'amona g ranges, just in proportion as the dues are ped, fyd the State grange is al leedrpresntationl and recognized in.thenational grange as the dues are te'pt paid up. Remember brothers and sisters you can not be a good patron inr d tndin g without paying up dues. CONCLUS.ON. And now brothers and sisters the rembers of the grange throughout the State look to you for some practi -l suggestions and advice. They I have a right to expect it frem y ou, their representatives. Lt us there fore try a deliberate well on every subject brought to our attention, keeping constantly before us the best interest of our order. May our meet ing together be harmonious, profita ble and pleasant and be fraught with much good to our order. Care of Work Animals. CLEMSON COLLEGE. S. C., March 10. -Spring is close at hand and with it a rus' of farm work. A great mauy of the firm animals, that is, horses and mules,have been more or less idic through the winter. As a consequence their toughness has diminished and if put to hard work suddenly, with plenty of food they are apt to get sore shoulders and unless great care is be stowed upon the feeding, colic will also attack the animal. Of course the main thing in all diseases is preven tion. When the animals are first put to work in the spring take it a little easy with them the first week and gradually increase their feed and col ic, that dread disease,destroying every year lots of valuable mules and horses will be a rare occurrence. One of the main reas:ns of sore shoulders in plough animals is a dirty collar. Therefore when the collar is removed wash it clean, that is, remove the sweat and dirt which accumulated while at work. Young mules and horses when first taught to plough will of ten pull sideways;tbis increases the draft on one side of the body and a sore is likely to follow. Sores are painful and many an animal becomes balkly when the sore is left unattend ed and the poor creature continued at work. It is a good plan to wash the parts of the body which are exposed to the pressure of the harness with water to which some alum has been added. One ounce of alum to a quart of wa ter would mike a good wash for that purpose, applied for a while twice daily. W. E A. Wy man, V. S. Poisoned for Insurance. MEDIA, Miss., March 9.-A. poi soning case which promises to become famous has been brought to light in Kemper County, Miss. Dr. W. H. Lipscomb, a prominent physician, and Guy Jack, a wealthy merchant of Scooba, have been indicted by the grand jury for the murder of C. T. Stuart for the purpose of obtaining the value of insurance policies on Stuart's life, aggregating $25,000, by Guy Jack. A post mortem examination was made and enough strychnine found in Stuart's stomach to kill a herd of cattle. Dr. Lipscomb was placed on trial at Dekalb, the county seat of Kemper County, today and a jury secured. The introduction of testimo ny will be begun to morrow morning. There have been more than a dozen deaths similar to that of Stuart in Kemper County during the past few years and the authorities say they have positive proof sho wing that there has been an organized gang composed of prominent business and professional men in Kemper County, who have grown rich by insuring the lives of poor people and then poisoning them for the insurance money. The Equit able, the New York Life and the Mu tual Reserve Fund Life Insurance Companies of New York and the Mu tual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, N. J., have been muleted for large sums by the alleged conspira tors and the insurance companies are prosecuting the case with great vigor. Wrecked by the Flood. EVANsVILLE, Ind., March 10.-The Louisville and Nashville train, limit ea, south bound from Chicago, was wrecked this morning at 12.30 o'clock at a point one mile south of Hlazleton, Indiana, and thirty-seven miles nor th of Evansville, on the E vansville and Terre Haute Road. Five men were killed and two seriously injured. The accident was the resuit of the heavy rains in Southern Indiana since Sat urday. White River, near Hazleton, overlbwed, and the back water wash ed out the tracks of thre Terre Haute. Trains were running on slow orders, as the road bed was kno wn to be in bad condition. When the " cannon ball" train reached the fill this morn ing the embankment suddenly gave way and the engine and baggage car and part of the smoker dropped into about six feet of water. The engine turned over, but the baggage car re mained upright. The smorer hung over the end of the track. The sleep er remained on the track. Engineer MCutchan escaped death by jumping, but his fireman, Boleman, was caught in the cab and drowned. Conductor Seares, Brakemen Hausen, Allen and the two unknown men were in the smokes. Heusen was near the door. When the baggage car went down the jar threw him against a seat, injuring one of his legs. He crawled out of the door and swam, a considerable dis tance to land. An Unusua] Visit to 3tcKiniey. WVASHINGTON, March 10.-In the general mix-up of white and colored Republicans it look-ed strange to see Senator Walthour, of Mississippi; Ex Representative McCrearv and Ex Senator Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky. three prominent Democrats, threading their way in to see a Republican Pres ident. The call was purely friendly, and Senator Blackburn seemed to ex press the sentiments of his Democratic associates when he rmarked: "Mr. President, if we must have a R spubli can Executive I can truthfully say that I would rather see you in that po sition than any other man.- During my long service in the House of Rep resentatives and the Senate I never voted against a Democratic contestant for a seat except on one cccasion, and that was when your seat in the House was contested." President McKinley welcomed his Democratic visitors cor dially, and invited them to come and come often, and assured them that they would always be welcomed. Enthusiams Over Bryan. LITTE RoeK, Ark., March 9-A crowd of 10,000 or 12,000 greeted Hon. W.J. Bryan when he appeared on tlhe stand in front of the State house at 10:30 o'clock this morng. Governor Jones and Gen. Jas. C. Tappen, speak er of the house, appeared on the stand with. the distinguished speaker. Mr. Bryan's tdlk, after a few coinpli mentary remarks on tae warmth of the reception tendered by the citi zens, was confined to the science of government, and that he touched a popular chord in all he uttered was at tended by most v:ocifero~us applause. Mr. Bryan left for Memphis on thet af tenoon train. THE MURPHY CASE. AN AUGUSTA LAWYER WORKING ON IT. Clalni to Hava Secured AdditIonal Ei dence Which Will Clear the Accused. But Falls to Say What It 14. COLUMVuA, March 12.-Col. M. T. Carroll, City Attorney of Augusta, is in the city. He comes here, however, not in his official capacity, but as a citizen to do all in his power to pre vent the execution of Dan Murphy, of whose innocence he is profoundly confident. Col. Carroll has no per sonal interest in the condemned man, further than that any human being would have in savinz a man he be lieves innocent, and his disinterested efforts in behalf of Murphy will per haps have more influence with the Governor than if he appealed to him professionally or on purely personal grounds. It has been already stated in the Register that Col. Carroll had become interested in the case, but few people kno w the reasons that actuated him in spending time and money to save the condemned man. It was the merest accident, but it may turn out a Provi dential one for Murphy. The prisoner has a brother on the Augusta police force named Dave Murphy. One day very recently Col. Carroll saw the policeman and one or two others in conversation with Mr. G. W. M. Williams, a former attor ney of this place, on a street in Au gusta. He saw some papers pass be tween Mr. Williams and the police mAn, and casually inquired from one of these present,after the meeting had broken up, what it all meaut. He was informed that Policeman Murphy had just paid Williams $35 for securing an affidavit from a woman witness in the case named Barr that she had lied and, further, that Williams had pre sented the affidavit to the Governor. Col. Carroll was not satisfied that all was right and later in talking with the policeman he found that the mon ey had been paid. He then became convinced that Dan Murphy was not guilty and for his friendship for the policeman resolved to help him ill he could in saving his brother's life. He took the train for Orangebnrz, consulted with Murphy's attorney, and even visited the scene of the mur der. The more he could learn the more he was convinced that the wo man Barr's testimony was false. He visited her and found that she was a common, drunken prostitute, but she freely confessed to him that she had been paid to lie by "Detective" Hol land. Acting on this, he persuaded the woman to come to Columbia last week, paying her expenses himself. He arrived here at night, put the wo man in 9 hotel and early the next morning took her to the mansion to see the Governor. There she reitera ted her story about being paid to lie and talked in such a way that the Governor is reported to have said that it was impossible to believe her testi mony, so depraved and unconsciona ble was she. Col. Carroll after this tried to get the stenographic notes of the trial, but could find none, and was informed that nobody interesten in the matter was able to pay for the transcribing of the notes. He then wrote Stenog rapher Blackman of Charleston for a copy, but found he was in New York. When he returned to Charleston, Col. Carroll renewed his demand for a transcription of the notes, but was in formed by the stenographer that he was busy with his court duties and it would be physically impossible to give him the testimony. Yesterday Stenographer Blackman wired that he would be only able to make extracts, in view of other duties, and asking what part he desired. Col. Carroll re plied that a man's life was at stake and he wanted it all, and, further more, under the circumstances, he would ask the presiding judge to have it copied and another stenographer employed, if necessary,as he had gone into the case with a view of having all the facts laid before the Governor. These are the facts as the case now stands. The testimony has never been laid before the Governor, and until it is and he nas had time to digest it, it is not believed that he will allo w Mur phy to hang, even if he has to give him another respite. Col. Carroll says that he found many prominent citizens of O:ange burg who expressed the opinion that Murphy was not the guilty man. He says the "track" evidence in the case can absolutely be proven untenable and in fact has given the whole case the thorough study that a good crimi nal lawyer always does, and from it he has no doubt of the prisoner's en tire innocence of all connection with the murder. Col. Carroll yesterday visited Mur phy in his cell. As has been stated, the prisoner is densely ignorant and at first refused to have anything to say at all satisfactory, as he did when the Governor and the local newspaper men visited him on various occasions. Having, however, received a letter from his brother, telling of Col. Car roll's visit to Columbia, he soon gre w confidential and told his story in his own way, reasserting his innocence of all connection with the crime. Wh-at he said and what additional evidence Col. Carroll has will be prescn ted to the Governor on his return. Until then it is thought best not to say any thing about it, but it is contende-i that the additional facts will prove conclu sive to the Governor. Murphy expressed a desire to see his brother and Cal. Carroll telegraphed for him yesterday. He is expected to arrive in the city today. Baoth will remain here until they c in see Gover nor Ellerbe, who is expected to re turn this af ternoon.-R gister. Big Sleeves~ Coming In. Just as women have acrommodated themselves to small sleevs, just as arms have accustomed themselves to leanness rather than fulness of out line, and just as men are becoming re signed to the fact that they are no longer needed as "sleeve tuckers," in march the big sleeves again. As yet there is nothing very determined or definite about the march, but if the re ports from London and Paris are true, the big sleeves are bound to return. According to the latest fashion bulie tins, they will be with us very soon. The cause for the return is not quite clear. Somne say that women were too much attached to the balloon-like things to do without them; others that the sleeves themselves became so at tached to feminity that they couldn't stand the exile for an; length of time. IO0ne thing is certain-there is joy in thae heart of the dressmaker. NEW LAWS OF THE STATE. Acts Passed at the Recent Session of the Aqsemb~ly, An act to amend Section 256 of the General Statutes of 1SS2, being See ti'n 311 of the Revised Statutes of 1893, relating to a special board for equalizition of property in the city of Charleston. Be it enacted by the General As se-mbly of the State of South Caroli na: Section 1. That Section 256 of the General Statutes of 1882, being See tion 311 of the Revised Statutes of 1893, be amended, so that when amended it shall read as follo ws: Section 311 (256.) There shall be a special board for the equalization of real and personal property, moneys and credits in the city of Obarieston, to be composed of the county auditor and six citizens of said city to be elect ed by the city council of Charleston and subject to removal by 'the said cIty council, which board shall meet annually at the county auditor's otiice on the first Tuesday in March, and shall have power to equalize the value of the real and personal property, moneys and credits within said city and shall be governed by the rules. provisions and limitations presc-ibed for the government of the annual coun ty boards of equalization, but said board shall not continue in session for more than two weeks in one year; and it shall be the duty of the county au ditor, and he is hereby required, on or before the 20th day of March in each and every year, to furnish to the municipal authorities, for the purpose of municipal taxation, an abstract of tlie real and personal property in the city of Cnarleston, with the asses ment of valuation there n, according ing to the said county auditor's books. And in order that the said county au ditor may comply with this require ment, the city assessor of the city of Charleston, his deputies and clerks, shall attend and assist the county au ditor in his office, and under his di rection control and supervision, be tween the first day of January and the 20th day of March, shall receive and enter the tax returns for all property within the county of Charleston that is within the corporate limit of the city of Charleston and make an ab stract within the assessment of valua tion thereon according to the county auditor's books, which abstract shall be certified by the county auditor as a complete assess:nent of the proper ty assessed and such abstract so made and certified shall be deemed official and shall be available as a basis for the assessment of taxes for muni cipal purposes on or before the 20th day of March in each year. Approved the 25th day of February, 1897. An act authorizing the railroad com missioners to require all railroads to erect at junctional points union depots, and to impose a penalty for their failure to do so when required. Be it enacted by the General Assem bly of the State of South Carolina: Secti.n 1. That the railroad com misioaers of this State are hereby in vested with authority to require all railroads in this State. to erect union or other depots for the convenience and accommodation of the public, and if any railroad company shall fail or refuse to do so when required by the said railroad commissioners it shall forfeit and pay a sum of rLot less than $5,000 to be recovered in an action in any county in this State where such violation has occurred, and shall be in the name of the State of South Car olina. The commissioners shall insti tute such action through the Attorney General or any of the solicitor-s of the State. Approved February 17. 1897. An act prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons, pror7iiing a penalty therefor and incorporating a count for the violation of the same in indictments for murder, man slaughter, assault and assault and battery of a high and agravated na ture, assault and assault and battery with intent to kill, and in every case where the crime is charged to have been committed with a .ieadly weapon. . B3e it enacted by the General Assem bly of the State of South Carolir.. Section 1. Any person carry'.ng a pistol, dick, dagger, slungshot, metalI knuckles, razor or other deadly weap on usually used for the infliction of personal injury concealed about his person shah be guilty of a misdem'ean-I or, and upon conviction thereof be fore a Court of competent jurisdictionI forfeit to the county the weapon so carried concealed and be fined in t:he the sum of not more than one lhu:n dred dollars and not less than twven dollars or be imprisoned at hard lab .1 not more tnan thirty nor less than ten days, in the dis::retion of th'e ~ Court: Nothing herein contaiin d shall be constraed to apply to persc.ssI carrying conceated weapons upon their o wn premises.I Section 2. In every indictmen t for assault and battery of a high andi ag gravated nature, assault and assauit and battery with intent to kill, and in every case where the crime is charged to have ;.een committ::d with a dieadly weapon of the character speci[ied i-a the tirst section, there shall 0o : spec ial count in said indictment fo; carry ing concealed weapons, and tae jary~ shall be required to tind verdict on such secial count: and all cases embraced in this section, including the carrying of 'he weapons, shall be in tie exclus ive jurisdiction of the 'Court of Gener al Sessions: Pro vided, that one-h alf the fine shall go to the free school fund of the county and the otner half to the pension fund of said county. Section 3. Tat all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this aut be, and the same are hereby, renealed. Approved February 17, 1897. Pardoned* son, colored, convicted March~oumMrh1.Wn 15,n 196, of wrecking a passenger train on the South Carolina and Georgia rail road at Kingsville and sentenezd to 15 years in the penitentiary, was par doned yesterday by Governor Ellerbe. The train was wrecked by an open switch and two coaches were burned, though the passengers ecrped unin jured. Tne u e was worked up by Detective Hloland, and on his testi mony Johnson was convicted. At the time a ;good many people expressed the belief that the negro was innce- -at, and said he was convicted for the~ re ward. Tue pardon was granted on the i-ecommnendation of the judge and1 solicitor who tried tihe case and num brs of people in that saunty. Anent of Holland. it is rumored that he is serving a term in the Georgia pem WORK OF THE SESSION. A CLASSIFIED LIST OF THE ACTS RAT IFIED. It Is so Arranged that those Interested in Any Particular Measure May Discover at a Glance Whether It Is Among Them. The list of acts that have been rati fied by the General Assembly are the very best index as to what has been done during the session. The ratified acts have been arranged with some re-ference to their subject matter, which will be of considerable service to those iookicg for any special legis lation. The list is as follows: GENERAL MATTERS An act to amend Article 1. Chapter L, Title XI1, Eart I, of the Revised Statutes of 1893. entitled "Binking Companies." An act to amend Section 390 of the Criminal Statutes, Revised . Statutes 1893, relating to disturbing religious meetings An act tO amend an act entitled "An act to prevent the obstruction of the navigation of rivers and harbors in South Carolina by catting in of timber, drifting of loose logs," etc., approved December 17, A D. 1891. An act to prevent the employment of other than convict labor on any State farm and the prevention of the employment of convict labor on any private farm. An act to amend an act entitled "An act vesting all the right and titla of the State in or to the Wateree Canal in the owners of land. adjacent thereto, severally," approved December 21. A D. 1892. An act to exempt s idiers and sailors in the service of the State of South Carolina or of the Confederate States in the war between the States from taking out the license as hawker and peddler r- qured byhtapter 43. Vol ume 1, Revised Statutes, 1893, of South Carolina. An act to amend an act ertitled "An act to provide for the election otpub lic cotton weighers and to provide for their compensation," approved March 9, 1S96. An act in relation to tae Revised Statutes of 13 and the distribution thereof. An act to amend Section 250, Vol ume 2, of the Revised Statutes of I S93, being Section 243 And Section 250 of the Code of Civil ProcEdare. so as to provil.e for attachment for pilotage. An act providing punishment f.or laborers who violate either written or verbal contracts &fter having received supplies. An act to prohibit trusts and combi nations aTd to provide penalties. Arn act relating to the phosphate commission, empowering it to fix roy alties. An act to provide for a laborers' lien To prohibit secret Greek Letter fra ternities or any organizations of like nature in State institutions. A Joint Res3lation to 'uthotze and lirect the sio king fund commissioners to provide :'or the payme.nt of any %osts and damages conseqtient upon the litigation now pending in the Unit ed States Court between J. - E Tindal and J. Rt Boyles and Edward B. Wes ley, i-.'lving the questic'n of the title to the Agricultural Hall, in Columbia. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to require contractorn in the erec Lion, alteration or repasring of build ings to pay laborers, sub-contractors and material men for. their services and material furnished," approved KIarch 2, 1896. An act to require all State institu ions to pay for transporting, clothing, guarding and for medical treatment f all convicts received by them under acts or jint resol utions of the general assembly, an d to give receipts for their wrk. An act to amend the law as contain ed in Section 943 and 951 of the Re rised Statutes of 1893, and an act amendatory thereto, approved 9th Kiaich, A. D. 1896, relating to pen nionS. An ac-t requiring that a committee af one senator and two members of the House of R epresentatives be annu illy sappointed to examine the ac :ounts, books and voutiers of the pen al and charitable institutions of this state. An act to protect the Mongolian: phuasant. An act to authorize and empower the sheriffs to purchase and keep at he Court House a pair of bloodhounds for the purpose of tracking convicts and fugitive law-breakers. Joint resolution to authorize the di rectors of the Penitentiary to furnish [ifteen convicts to Winthrop College and twenty convicts to the regents of1 the Asylum. CoRPoRATIONS AND INCoRIPoRATIONS. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to aetine in what manner towns and cities in South Carolina may increase or diminish their corpo rate limits," approved 2Sth February, L890, as to the petition and as to vot [ng and so as to extend the limits of Bennettsville, in Marlboro County. An act to recharter Harper's Ferry,( n Abbeville County.t An act to rechiarter 'White Hall Fer- j2 -y, in Beaufort County. An aec; to re-charter Big House Fer 'y, in Beaufort County. An act to empower ihe Wappoo Bridge Company to construct a bridge icross Wappoo Cat. Au act to amend Sectioni 1 of an Ac mititfed "An act to authoriz: special dlectionis in any incorporated city or 1 own of this State for tnie purpose of isaing bonds for corporate purposes," ipproved March :1, 18tL, so as to spe :ity certain corporate pur'poses a'd sot is to validate certain bonds issued un-i Ier the said act. An act to amendI and re-enact an ct entitled "An act to incorporate thet South Carolina and Augusta Railroad. An act relating to the powers of cer amin municipal corp~orations. An act to amendl an act to incorpo 'ate towns of more than 1,00) inhabi ants. An act to authorize cities to operate ,vater-works, etc.r An act to further prescribe the terms mnd conditions upon which foreign :orporations may do business within .his State. An act to amend Section 2 of an act ntited An at t incrpoatethe 1 dIutual Insurance Comp any of Gr teen c rille, South Carolius," approvedDe :ember 22, 1891. An act to amend Sections 2 and 4 of. in Act entitled "An act to incorporate' he Fa"rmers' Mutual Insuranet Asso - e. iation of Florence County," approved )ecember 18, 1894. so as to inciade a iersonal property. e Anactto amendan act entithed "An set to provide for the formation of mutual protective asscciation,' ap proved March 9, 186. An act to amend the act en:itled "An act to provide the manner in which railroad companies incorporat ed under the laws of other States or countries may become incorporated in this State," approved 9th March, IS96. An act to amend the act to provide for the formation of certain corpora tions. CoUNTY GO)VERNMENT. An act to require certain otiicers to keep an itemi.d acconut of their in come by virtue of their cili::e, and to require them to make annual re port of the same to the county super visor. An act to amend Section 27 of an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitted 'An act to provide a system of county government for the several counties of this State,' s- far as it re lates to the working and maintaining the roads and highways in this State," approved 23d March. A. D. 1896. An act to repeal an act entitled "An act to provide for the payment of sala ries to the sheriff and clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, treasurer and auditor of Lex ington County," approved December 22, A. D. 1834. An act to provide compensation for the members of the bcards of town ship commissioners and chairmen of said boards while serving as members of the county boar. of commissioners. An act to amend Section 709 in Vol ume I of the Revized Statutes of 1893, relating to sheriffs' bonds. An act to amend Sectioas 4 and 27 of an act entitled "Ai act tu amend an act entitled 'An act to provide a system of county government for the several counties of this State,' so far as it relates to the working and m in tainipg the roads and highways in this State," approved March 23, 1896. An act to apportion the road fund derived from the special county levy. An act to fix the times for the meet ings of the county board of commis sioners for the counties of Colleton, Anderson and Edgefield. An act to declare the law relating to the mileage of all persons for the pay ment of whose travelled mileage pro vision is made by law. At, act to amend Section 15 of an Act entitled "An act to amend an Act entitled 'An act to provide a system of county government for the several counties of this State, so far as it relates to the working and maintaining the roads and high-ways in this State, ap proved March 23, 1896, exempting Fair tield County from said section. An act to amend an Act entitled "A n act to provide a system of county government for the several counties of the State," approved January 4, 1894, so far as the same relates to Hor ry and Greenville counties. An act to amend Section 1.053 of the Revised Statutes of 1893. Volume 1, relating to the report of the school commissioner to the Court of Sessions. An act to require the supervisors of the State to puolish quarterly reports. An act to amend Section 662 of the Revised Statutes of 1893, volume 1, being Section 23 of an Act entitledI "An act to provide a system cf coun ty government for the several counties of the State," approved January 4, A. D. 1894. An at t to amend Section 62 of an Act entitled "An act to regulate the dieting of all prisoners before and af Ler conviction when in the custody of the supervisors and sheriffs of the State," approved the 9.h day of March, A. D. 1896. An act to amend Section 320 of the Revised Statutes, being Section 274 of the General Statutes, relating to com missions of county treasarers. An act to -amend Section 2,375 and 2,402 of volume 1 of the Revised Stat utes of 1393, relating to to jury com missioners and jurors, as amended by the Act approved 9th March, 1896. An act to amend Sections 649 and 650 of the Revised Statutes of 1893, in so far as the same relates to the mem bership of-the county board of com missioners of the county of Chester field. An act to authorize the appointment of special constables at Enoree. Glen lale and Clifton. JCDICIAL. An act prohibiting the carrying of :oncealed weapons, providing a penal ty therefor and incorporating a count for violation of the same in an indict nent for murder, manslaughter, as lault and assault and battery of a higa md aggravated nature, asssault and assault and battery with intent to kill, md in every case where the crime is :harged to have been committed with m deadly weapon. An act to amend Section 145 of the Revised Statutes, volume 2. being Sec ion 2,488 of the General Statutes, so is to give magistrates jarisdiction w-hen the boat in question or the damn Lges are uader the value of twventy lollars. An act to amend Section 2,629 of the l-eneral Statutes, being Section 8S of ,he Criminal Statutes, volu-ne 2, of the ievised States of 1&3, relating to ;rand juries. An act to amend Section 1St of the seneral Statutes of 1882, being Sec .ion 835 of the Revised Statues of 1893, -elating to the abolition of the otlie >f referee in certain counties. An act to amend an Act entitled 'An act to regulate the ser- vice of pro - :ess is Prial Justice Courts in crimninal :ases in Richiand. Samter and Barn ve'l counties," approved 2st Decena >er, 1S94, changing " trial justice" to~ -magistrate" and includin;g Orange >urg and Fairfield coun~ies under the >rovisions ot said Act. An act to amend su blivision :3 of section 1 of an Act enititled "An act o fix times and projvide for the holdi ng of the Circuit Courts of the 5:n adicia' circuit." An act to amend an Act to fix the imes for hold ing the Courts in the ?J1 :rcuit. An act changing the time for hold ng the Courts mn the 4:h circuit. An act to provide for ine appoint nent of magistrates and derine their1 uridiction, powvers and duties. An act to authorize the deposit of noney in proceedings in the Courts of' he State as security in lieu of bonds .nd undertakings. An act to declare and establish the urisdiction of the Recorder of the jity of Charlestou or any miagistrate toiding the P'olice Cour-t or the City if Carleston. An act to amend Section 81I of the lode of Civil P'rocedure, touehinig me udexing at judgments. An act tol facilitate the settlem~ent of states of testators. - An act to provide for the remo-al of ny county oilicer for incapacity, mi+~ nduct, or neglect of duy p u rsa ntr DISPENSARY F!GJRES. Salea and Nt t Pfrofia for the Past The following sho-s the dispensa ries in the State and gives the sales and net protits or c for the year ending Dec. 31, ipensries. Net .bbeville.........8 # 7 4,121 46 Adams Run... . 1..2 298 46 Aike ............. ' 2.579 l Allendale ........ , 1. %0 Anderson .... :... 51 1. 77 6 ) 76 Bamberg .......... 7 2,12 Barnwell ......... S 1 2.7:3 3 Beaufort ......... 1 ) 2.13 2 Uishopvile ...... 1,72 Blacksurg 17 40 Bla kvilie....... 16.5t9 I. 2 1 31 Branchville ...... 7,5 1 4 01 Brunson ......... 42S3 1 ) 2 Camden.......... 21781 39 2 . 3 41 n ........... 1, I Chera.w. ......... 13,4.52 2. 111 1I Chester........... :39,760 4,439 42 Charle,,ton: Von Santen.. 30,411 2 62 Steinmeyer .:.. 8 2 14)09. Powers......... 22,9:.3 ' 1.471 40 \Iever.......... 2S,2ii; 1 ) LI Miahilstedt..... 22,203 31 1O G Tiencken ...... 16,354 al ............. 2,.701 . 1"4,-)0 Forbes......... 5 Columbia Bookuin ...... 2171 4 C-rtle-ige ... .. 2 13 1 1,31 Scott ........... 1 1 0 6 1) 1S Price ........... 1 4 ;cKenn. .. 21 McCain........ 014 OS 1 .3.5 1 Darlington ...... 0 4 Denmaark ......... 5 Dillon............ 17073 81) 1 T 4 EleuIeld....... 22,7 1. 42 1.67 10 Ellenton......... 0f 22 01 Ellore...... ..... 1 23 E atarwvill. ...... S 7 7732 Fiorence ......... 0' Fort 'Iotte ...... ..7L2 2 1 G:iney ........ 6 1,62 01 Georgetown... .27 4 5; 45 Grelyville ...... 0 72 Greenville: Hl1l............ 39 8 1 Iloltzclaw..... 11. 71 '13 3 llam ton ......... 3 43 2.) Jack sonboro.... . ,6 1 4;) 13 Kershaw......... 11,811) 14 7 17 Kingstree....... 11.025 S1 1.20: 9 Lancatster ........ 17.632 4 1303 90 Laurens .......... ,15 Lexinvton ....... ,2: T .11 Livingston 5.2.5 0 . 2 'ray............ 2,,61 4 .ianning......... 22,614 3 T 118 54 Marion......... .. 21), :7 15 15 83 M:yesville ...... 5,334 : 6.5 Monck's Corner 6.074 9' 9 04 3Ioultrieville ... :,71 151 245 44 Mt. Pleasant ... 6,9S 5 3S t Newberry. ......42,005 9S 8,1b 1.5 Orangeburg. .. :13:31 so 4,1 12 Pendleton ....... 2.91 . 1 03 Pickens.......... :,71 Port Royal ...... ,111 2 61 Rantowles ...... 17 72 21 17 Ridgeway ....... 3 6.3 21 72 Salehatchie .... 320 222 30 Senaca........... 5:123 41 276 07 Scotia............. 2,753 13 222 94 Spartanburg: Brown ........:3:1,2 61 3.231 1 Wood.........:S,675 2 .,1 2S SPringfield ...... 1 7 411 2S St.. Georps...... U 89 407 63 St. 11thews ) 7 ... 1 57 100 4 St. Stephns .... 09 171 79 Summerville. Rhame ......... 0 71 809 20 Ilderton ........ 5 17 12 Samter ............ 199 42 5,637 77 Sycamoore ...... 4 01 22 Timmonsville. 1 21 1, : Tirzah..........92 .. Toddville ........ 5 Union.......... l106S :,432 Varn ville... .. :3 :200 Wagener.........2370 Walterboro....4 ,3315 Williston.........3 40 2 Winnsboro 20.....126 1 WLhmlra........ 1,9.0 1. . worko an oinedahry caued te deathof thee p s an et njrdan will dieThe;dea are Anni Dunan CharlesGodar,07 40 ear 5old and Jon Dancan, ''. 1 ,5onhsol. h lat ter was t .-,.fro the fourth stor windo by is mther Annie12 Dun can. Se folowed 5 miut l.a:er and died tnig 21in8th Ho~>op .13i ho0 pita frm a 1racure skull.: 0rs Goddrdasojmpe :at thesam tim and rceivd 1inerna inure that0 t'a dcctrs a th hosita say may reul in he deat. 2Th traed cccurre in a4 sorybuc house, corneof-334 burnplae ad ,Cnto street. Mrs Duncan and ,h5r chlda> M.1 and Mrs. Gddard ccupi0 the4,4or4h Ibor. Godard 4wa a1 consumptie and when he .:lme an1 smoke go 9t his rom h wasn9b.* His147 wie0 hearin the crea G 05 Mr,.70ncan ran to the ,fron wido forgttin G her sic1husband S 3in 50s. Dun ctn pup, se folo0-d 8la1,ing ap most simu :aneousl in the ,re . The two wome andth bab 1,ere i 4me diatel put4ito3th amblance and hurried1:a. 7Th chil died beor he eahe t hsp2.7 The b.o1y of Goddad wa notfoun unti after the ire ha been .xtingusd The0 dead an was 4found nea th 4in, 5 ther:1 r 8,rache the :gron un hurt y i 8,ns7o t8e 7r75s 2e0 rhe ie tated0i the 3.2l25nea the ~l saft, nd7tw minte af2e itwa the baild 11.0an it c 1.ents wi9 de f Caera bot1:1 2,118c54 ?i~ tria ad 20,:l:f7 the tank5 a8~> ~vason tme. 5,:i3ee : rr was or Thrd t bit s .074 b 99v 720 on 'he pa~fo:r3,f th 5ai 215~'. 44 .wlv nso 0,9dde 55hai 3t 8 61dr Ve c~'~d 4lestpp5 the tain a15 r-as orc:red ,d31 fr 80h cab1 12 mde o cit2os 5h 0ir brake 03c o d nron :3,751H -.:a7 then mae Q ~~ , ~cme toth111 oes car.SI ~aeoa ocuun 17a 7. 21. Gor c 7,320d t Spe the door ae an ten 5ot:isid and secur d7 s nober 2,a7abl p1ckages T94 Lr~ 1~Cdepti 1 ,thhose and1.024 4t n a pecil fo the 17cen'd A MEETING CAPTURED. SURPRISE FOR ARBITRA-ION ADVO CATES IN NEW YORK. -Jasstce Lynn Makes a Fiery Speech De nouncing England's Course Toward the 3oere,'Armenians and Cretans-The Trea ty not Erdorsed. NEW YORK, March 11.-The citizens' mass-meeting, called for the purpose of indorsing the ratifcation of the arbitration treaty between this coun try and Great Britain at Cooper Union tonight, through the speech of Civil Justice Wauhooe Lynn, was turned from a meeting of peace into one of turmoil. For a time it appeared as if the police wauld have to interfere to restore order. Although the excite ment was great, the meeting conclud ed without any serious disturbance. The trouble started when Judge Lynn captured the meeting by offering an amendment denouncing the resolu tions favoring arbitration. President Seth Low refused to put Juage Lynn's amendment to the meeting and a vote being taken on resolutions, although declared carried, they were really voted dow-n. Up to the time Judge Lynn came forward, the audience mildly approved of the sentimentsex pressed by Bishop Potter, Mayor Strong, President Low and ex-Secre tary Caarles S. Fairchild. Bat in a few moments after the Civil Justice had secured the floor three-fourths of the audience had declared their opposi tion to the ratiii-ation of the treaty. When Judge Lynn was permitted to speak, he launched into a bitter attack on E agland, which the audience ap plauded loudly. "To-night," he said, "the Greeks are defending their hum ble brothers, while England with arms and guns is forcing the uafortun ate people into bondige by coercion under the Tark. (Applause.) It is a treaty with agovernment that has per mitted the Armenians to b3 slaugh tered by thousands; a treity with a country that has broken every obliga tion and violated every pledge of honor she ever made," (applause.) Judge Lynn offered an amendment to the resolution, requesting the Sen ate to reject the treaty and declaring: "We respectfully submit to the Sean ate of the United States that the re cent history and the present interna tional relations of Eaghxnd justify the belief that sne is not acting in good faith as a friend of peace, but is simp. ly seeking a free hand and the moral support of the United States in policies and enterprises of which the Ameri can people strongly disapprove, proof sof whi3h is supplied by the action of her naval forces in aiding the Turks against the Christian people of Crete and the preparations notoriously on foot for a war of subju-ation against the free Dutch ieopleof South Afr'a (Great applause.) At the conclusion of Judge Lynn's speech the audience were in a state of great excitement. Applause and hisses were inter mingled with arguments between those in favor of arbitration and its onponents,-who sat sideby.side mAhe benches. It was a tumult.' Threats such as "I'll punch your nose" could be heard. And a man occupying a front seat stood up and shook his fist at the Justice as he sat in h's chair on the edge of the platform. The police captain in the hall walved his hands in the hope of quieting the most noisy and excited, and the force of police men under him made those sit down who were standing up and shouting. When order had been partially restor ed President Seth Low arose and took Judge Lynn sharply to task for mak ing such a speech at a meeting of the friends of arbitration. Mtr. Low was hissed. The chairman called on for mer Congressman Warner. M~r. War ner spoke for a few minutes, and was then undble to proceed any further on account of the confussion which de veloped almost into pandemonium. Then original resolutions were of fered to the meeting. About one-third of the assemblage voted aye on them and the remaining two-thirds voted no. Still President Law declared them carried. As the band struck up "America" some of the audience joined in the national anthem, while others continued to hiss, howl and hoot. The resolutions declared adopted spoke of Ithe advance in civinization marked by Ithe arbitration treaty and called for Iits ratification by the Senate. some Sound Advice. WACO Texas, March 9.-The Cotton Growers' Association held a short ses sion today and adjourned sine die. An address was adopted urging plan ters to keep down the cotton acreage. It says: "If all of us devote our time and energies and a sufficient amount of our labor to the raising of those products consumed at home first and give the balance to cotton, we would necessarily reduce the acreage of cot ton and thereby reduce the yield. By so doing we not only create a demand for our cotton by lessening the supply, but by raising at home the things we formerly purchased from abroad with our cotton money, we destroy the ne cessity for a big cotton crop and strike from our limbs the shackles of a com mercial slavery that has afflicted and burdened us so long. We recom mend that every cotton grower plant enough of those products consumed at homne to supply his wants and in addi tion to raise all the cotton he can." A Mysterious Foisoning. Mosroo'xiir, Ala., March 9.-On Saturday last, at the home or the Hon. Joshua 0. Kelley, in Madison County, by some unexplai-ned reason poison got into a pot or coffe which the fami ly used for dinner. Shortly after wards Mr. Keiley, his wife, a young man who was present and seven ne groes were attacked with symptoms of poisoning- Mr. Kelley died in a short time, but the balance of the afflictea ones were not seriously affected.Anbth erunaexplained mystery in connection with the same ah'air has transpired. E even relatives and friends who spent the day and ui: ht with Mr. Kelley's remains were taken ill with symptoms of poisoning, but none are in a serious condition. The doctors are mystified. Hie Was Not Dead. SUMiTERt, March. 9.-Your corre tpondent was informed today that a farmer living a fe w miles from Sum ~er and who has been quite sick with ~rippe for several week, on Friday ast was given up for dead and his friends peace eded to prepare and dress the body for burial and laid it out ac o'rdingly. After the lapse of several hours imagine their surprise when the ~upposed corpse showied signs of life mnd began talking. He was hastily lisrobed and put back in bed and is