The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, January 25, 1899, Image 1
(L. NIV. )! A NNING, S. C., WEI)NESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1899. NO. 30)
What the Grave Senators Are
Doing in Columbia.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
Work Done by the Upper House
of the Legislature During the
Past Week of General
Interest.
On Monday. January W; nearly all
the senators had returned after the two
..ays'recess. and were in their seats arid
.'ready for business." as the senatorial
parlance has it. when that body was
called to order at noon.
Mr. Henderson cfered a resolution
instructing the secretary of state to
have 175 copies priited of the county
government att at.o laid on the deks of
the membcrs. This meas:ure has been
held up by the ave nor and only be
came law on the thi-d '.ay of this ses
sion. There were numerous inquiries
about the law. and there was no way
for its text to be seen without refer
ence to the original in the secretary ot
state's office.
Mr. Appelt's bill to exempt Claren
don count-: from the operations of all
acts providing for the licenses and li
cense fees for trafficking in seed cotton
was, on motion of Mr. Douglass, killed.
Before the vote was put, Mr. Ap elt
spoke in defense of the measure. It
was rurely local, he declared, and said
that year after year the Clarendon del
egation had been urged to seek the re
peal of the act so far as it applied to
that county. The law was practically
without force and effect in Claren
don. le made an carnet etort to se
cure the repeal.
Mr. Manning, of Sumter, insisted
that the measiue did affect other coun
ties contiguous to Clarendon. For the
reason that it affected Sumter county.
he urged the adoption of the motion to
kill, which motion prevailed.
One o'clock. the hour the senate was
t> r-tin joint session with the house
havius arrived. that body adjourned to
the hall of the house. There the vote
in the last general el. etion was de lared.
The Senate then returned to its own
chamber, and, on motion of Mr. Arch
er, adjourned until luesday at 12
o'clock.
Among the first things taken up
Tuesday were the resolutions authoriz
ing the introductions of bills to amend
the charters of several corp-rations.
They were considered succesi rely and
passed.
Mr. Love of York is anxious for an
early adjournment. He offered a reso
lution fixing the day for final adjourn
ment on the 10;h of February. No ac
tion was taken on the matter.
The chair annourced the appointment
of Mr. W. Eugene Cooper as doorkeep.
er in the gallery.
The bill to require county boards of
commissioners to deduct from salary of
regular constables compensation paid
persons acting as constables on a par
tieular occasion, unless such service was
rendered in an emergency wherein the
regular constables could not perform
the service, passed its third reading.
Mr. Henderson's bill fixing the time
at which objections to the qualifications
of jurors must be made was taken up.
This bill provides that if objection is
not iniade to a juror before he is sworn
in, no verdict can thereafter be set
aside because any of the jurors hap
pened to be disqualified. The need of
such a measure was manifest that the
bill passed its second reading without
discussion and by a unanimous vote of
the senate.
Mr. Mower has undertaken to rectify
the evils of the act providing for the
formation of new counties. He had of
fered an amendment and secured its
adoption Monday, making it incumbent
on the county boards of election com
missioners as judicial officers to settle
aU election contests which might arise
on questions of facts. Dy the same
amendment the State board of canvass
ers is made the last court of appeal
against the decision of the county
boards. The contests which have been
had with Lee and Pee Dee counties
made the senate anxious to accept any
law which would prevent a repetition
of such contests.
The Senate met at 11 o'clock Wed
nesday. Thursday being Gen. Lee's
birthday, Mr. Manning moved that
when the senate ad journed it be to meet
at 11 o'clock Friday.
The regular order of the calendar be
ing taken up, these bill were speed ily
given a third reading:
- Mr. Hend~erson, fixing time at wvhichx
objections to qjualifications of jurors
must be made; Mr. Mower, amending
the act providing for the formation o:
new counties; Mr. Graydon, relating to
filing affidavits: Mr. Barnwell. amiend
ing law with regard to sealed instiu
mnents.
The hour at which the senate and
house were to meet in joint session for
*the inaugural ceremonies having ar
rived, the senate went over in a body to
the hall of the latter. et.
Upon the reassembling of thesea,
Mr. Graydon spokein favor of his reso
lution looking to a striking out of the
provision of the constitution for the
legislature changing county lines. Mr.
Graydon dwelt upon the injustice to the
counties in allou ing any section, no
matter hovw small. even to a single
plantation, disrupting county lines at
will. it was, he said. new-countyism
run mad. H~e cited many inatances in
which injustice or evil miight be
wrought by allowing the peoi-le wiithott
restraint to change the- map of the
State to suit local issues. The vote
being taken, the unfavorable report of
the committee was adopted.
After the transaction of so'me other
business of minor importance the sen
ste adjourued to meet at 11 o'clock Fri
day.
'The first matter to draw the senate
out of its usual quiescent state Friday
was Mr. Sullivan's amendment to the
constitution abolishing the homestead.
On motion of Mr. IHenderson the reso
lution was killed by the following vote:
Yeas-Archer. Blakeney, Connor,
Dean. Douglass, Graydon. Hough, Sar
Nays-Aldrich, Alexander, Appelt,
Bar-w11 Bownn Brown G- A., Brown,
V. A., iPnnis, Glenn, Griffith. Gru
Hr ay, Henderson, Ilderton, Man
'izig. Marshall. Talbird. Walker, Wal
lace. Waller. Williams. Standlanid-25.
Those who voted yeas are in favor of
abolishing the homestead and those who
voted ri;v are opposed to abolishing it.
SAW THEIR COARADES COOKED
A Feast for Solomon Island Cannibals
Provided by Boat's Crew.
Mail advices from the South Pacific
islands. via Jaan. give details of the
seuttling of the schooner Sea Ghost by
Solomon island cannibals last October.
The cannibals kilkd all the crew of the
chooner with t.e exception of two
men, who had a remarkable escape.
The Sea Ghost was owned by her
master, Capt. Kohlsohn, who sailed
from Queensland with a crew of ten
men late in September for Buka. an
island of the German Solomon group.
to procure a cargo of copras. The two
survivors reached tie Australian coast
rec.ently. They said that Capt. Kohl
otin arrived at Buka at night. The
next morning five or six native boats
came alongside, and in a few moments
the r-sel' mate and crew were talk
ing and making friendly signs to the is
landers. Several members of the crew
went below to secure coods for trad
ing purposes, when thirty natives suri
denly jumped on deck with natives.
All the sailors were killed but three.
One of these jumped oveiboard. swam
ashore and was taken prisoner. His
two surviving comrades were .bound
hand and foot. Capt. Kohlsohn was
dragged from his cabin and run through
with spears.
The natives then went ashore with
their prisoners and took the dead sail
ors with them. The two prisoners were
left on the sands while the islanders
prepared to eat the bodies of their
comrades. While this feast was being
made several natives went out to the
schooner and found a barrel of liquor
in her cabin. In a short time the en
tire party became stupidly drunk. The
two sailors managed to free themselves
fromi the throngs which bound them
iumped into a small boat and put to
sea. After floating helplessly about
for two days they were picked up by a
trading vessel, which carried them to
other islands from where they finally
secured passage for Australia. Before
proceeding to get intoxicated one party
of the natives unloaded part of the
Sea G host's cargo and then scuttled her.
A DESPERATE CONVICT.
In an Attempt to Escape He Cuts a
Soldier.
A dispatch from Greenville to The
State says: "Charles Johnson, a white
member of the county chaingang. du
ring a brief season of partial freedom
Monday afternoon. managed to raise
a considerable disturbance and towound
a soldier. Thomas Wilson, a trusty,
with three other prisoners, .ame to the
Laurens depot to get some freight for
the convict camp, and Wilson, who is
more guard than prisoner, left the oth
er two "trusties" and Johnson at the
depot while he came up town to get the
supervisor's order for the release of the
freight. During the short absence of
Wilson, Johnson, who was the only
one with shackles on, left the others
and it seems made a dash for liberty.
Some one, not yet apprehended, cut his
shackles loose. The other prisoners
gave the alarm and the provost guard
and police were notified.
"Johnson ran near the post of Thom
as Hickey, of the provost guard, at
Gower and Speights' coal yard. Hickey
made an attempt to arrest the convict
and was having a rough time of it. He
had great provocation to shoot, but
withstood the temptation. Adolph Alf-'
riper, a German member of the Fourth
M1issouri, Co. A., ran to the help of the
guard. In the struggle he was sudden
ly given a rake across the chin by the
convict, who in some way had acquired
a knife. Alfpiper was not seriously
hurt, but he bled badly. The long sav
age cut was frightfully near the throat.
"Johnson, Wilson, the other con
victs and Alfpiper were carried to the
station house. The soldiers generally
and the citizens were indignant about
the affair. Soperviser Speegle will see
that Johnson is dt ly punished. John
son is serving a nine months sentence
for breaking into Endel's store. Wil
son bears a good reputation. and though
a convict is not blamed. lie has won
high regard during his term."~
Cob Charcoal For Hogs.
Fattening hogs eat charcoal greedily,
but that made by charring corn on the
cob is eaten best, and is all that is need
ed to keep, them in health. In one of
the 31innesota Farmers' Institutes,
Theodore Louis tells how he makes cob
charcoal on a large scale where hogs are
kept by the hundred. Hie digs a hole
tive feet square at the top and five feet
deep. Into this he throws some cobs.
setting fire to them as they are thrown
in until the hole is filled. Then the
hole is completely covered, banking
earth against the edges of the cover.
In twelve hours uncover, and the cobs
will be completely charred, so that they
will easily crumble. Six bushels of
this arc mtixed with eight pounds of
salt, two quarts of air slaked lime and a
bushel of wood ashes Dissolve one
and a quarter pounds of copperas with
hot water, and sprinkle over the mass.
This mixture aids digestion and des
trovs the intestinal worms with which
fattening hogs arc always infested.
Hogs, thus fed, have no occasion to
root, as thbey get what they require with
out this labor.
Will Be Courtmartialed.
President McKinley announced Wed
nesday to the cabinet shortly after it
assembled for its regular Tuesday ses
sion, that he had decided to order a
eirtmartial to try Commissary Gene
ral Eagan for the abusive language he
had used respecting Maji. Gen. Miles
while on the witness stand before the
war investigating conmmission last
Thursday. E-ver since the sensational
event the president has been carefully
deliberating over the matter and has
had frquent consultations with army
offlcers and others regarding the steps
that should be taken, for he was con
v-inced at the outset that the question
for consideration was what aetion
should be taken, and not abether any
disciplinary measures at all should be
WORK OFTIE HOUSE
What the Representatives Are
Doincr in Columbia.
THE WORK SO FAR DONE.
Work Done by the Lower House
of the Legislature During the
Past Week of General
Interest.
The House accomplished very little
the first week besides organizing and
getting ready for work. A great many
new bills have been introduced, but
none of a very important nature. The
following is a report of the proceedings
since our last issue:
On Monday. 16th instant, a large
number o bills were introduced and
referred, but beyond this nothing much
was done.
The calling of a thid reading of Mr.
E. 1). Smith's bill ''to appropriate s2,
000, or so much as may be necessary,
as an emergency fund, to be used by
the State board of Health in dealing
with ceitain diseases:" was the signal
for an attack by )r. Woods. of Claren
don, and others. After considerabie
discussion pro and con the bill passed
its third reading by a good majority.
At 1 o'clock the senate came over in
a body for the purpose of canvassing.
in joint session, the- vote for gnvrtor
and lieutenant governor.
Senators Brown and Sullivan and
Representatives Theus, Simpkins and
Gantt were appointed a committee to
canvass the vote. This occupied con
siderable time, and when it was finally
announced officially that W. 11. Ellerbe
had been elected governor. 3r. Magill
moved that a committee be aprointed
to wait upon the governor-elect. to noti
fy him of his election and to ascertain
his wishes as to the inaugu'ral. This
motion was carried rud the committees
will be appointed at the convenience of
the presiding officers.
There was quite a debate over Mr.
Stevenson's bill to repeal an act passed
in 1888 entitled "an act to protect pri
mary elections and conventions of po
litical parties and to punibh fraud com
mitted thereat." However, it passed
its third reading.
The lous.e then adjourned to 10
o'clock Tuesday.
On Tuesday fcr the first time, the
House met at 10 o'clock and continued
until 2 o'clock.
The resolution to present Lieut. Vic
tor Blue with a sword was withdrawn
from the files. because there was an ev
ident desire to kili the bill.
There were two bills on the calendar
marked "No. 38:" the original of 1r.
Jeremiah Smith to "devote t he net pro
ceeds from the privilege tax to the
erection and maintenance of academic
preparatory schools in the counties of
this State." and the substitute offered
by the committee on public schools to
apportion said funds among the free
public schools of the several counties.
Mr. Prince moved that debate be ad
journed until Friday, when all matters
relating to the privilege tax could then
be discussed. This motion prevailed,
and the fertilizer tax in all its phases
and features will then be considered.
A concurrent resolution from the sen
ate, that the State printer be instructed
to print 300 copies of the county gov
ernment law. The house concurred in
the resolution.
A concurrent resolution that a com
mittee of two senators and five repre
sentatives be appointed to wait upon
his excellency, William H. Ellerbe,
governor, and Miles B. MIcSweeney.
lieutenant governor, to inform them as
to when they wished to qualify.
Mr. Magill moved to insert 'three"
representatives for "five." The amend
ment was adopted with the resolution.
There was some debate over Mr.
Blease's bill to provide for the selection
by primary of the nominees for the po
sitions of superintendent of the peni
tentiary, county auditor, oounty treasu
rer and trustees of public schools. The
bill was killed.
The house received and accepted an
invitation to attend the awarding of a
medal by the Wade Hampton Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy, the ex
ereises to take place at the South Caro
lina college Thursday night.
Mr. Blease offered aresolation thank
ing all who had volunteered to serve
the country in the recent war with
Sp'ain. The resolution was unanimous
ly adopted, and the House adjourned
to I1) o'clock Wednesday.
The session of the House Wednesday
was interrupted by the inauguration
ceremonies, but considerable work was
accomplished.
Mr.~ Ashley moved to strike out the
enacting words of Mr. Blease's bill to
increase the punishment for refusal to
pay road tax.
Mr. Bleasee said that he would make
no argument on the bill but would mere
ly make a statement in regard to it.
The highest punishment now inflicted
for retusal to work the roids was five
days and he thought that the punish
ment ought to be made more severe.
Mr. Sturkey thought the present lim
it of punishment enough and moved to)
indefinitely postpone the bill. This
motion was lost.
The bill passed its second reading
The section wthen amended will read
as follows:
Section 5. That it shall be the duty
of every overseer to make out a lit of
all persons liable to road duty. Said
overseer is hereby authorized to de
mand of any person or co'rporation the
name of any and all hands in his, her
or its employ; and any person or cor
poration receiving of such ove'rseer or
warner by him appointed, such demand
failing or ref using~ to furnishi a list en
tainiiag the names of all male employ
ees, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
and for every such offense shall be sub
ject to a fine of not less than $10 L~o:
more than $-30, or imprisonment in the
county jail foi- not less tihan 10J nor
more 30 days, and place said list in
hands of the warner, who shall serve
notice, either by seeing the parties per
sonally and giving verbal notice. or
leaving written notice at the residence
of the party, to order out every such
person resident as aforesaid, between
the first day of Janunary and the first
day of December, annually, to do and
perform the work aforesaid on the pub
len r~oad to which achb nersnn may be
assiglned; said assignment to be on
roads near residence of said party, or
any road to be changed or opened with
I in four miles. And if any person being
warned by such overseer as aforesaid,
shall refuse or neglect having had at
least 12 hours' notice, to attend by
himself or substitute to the acceptance
of the overseer, or, having attended,
shall refuse to obey the direction of the
overseer, or shall spend the time in
idleness or any inattention to he duties
assigned to him, shall be guilty of a
ii i demeanor. and on conviction thereof
shall be fined n'ot more than 410 dol
lars nor less than $5, and costs. or be
sentenced to county chaingang not
more than 30 days nor less than five
days.
Mr. Jenkins' bill to limit the time in
which the State can enforce the pay
ment of taxes occasioned a long de
bate.
The original bill provided "That from
and after the passage of this act the
State shall not have the right to enforce
the collection of any tax after the ex
piration of two years from the last day
on which such taxes are payable with
out penalty: Provided, that this act
shall not apply to taxes for the collec
tion of which the State/shall institute
judicial proceedings within the time
limited above."
The ways and means committee sub
mitted the following substitute bill:
That from and after the passage of
this act all taxes hereafter levied, or
becoming due under the laws of this
State be conclusively presumed paid
after six years from the last date said
taxes could have been paid without
penalty: Provided, That this actstall
not apply to taxes for the collection of
which the State shall institute judiciJl
proceedings within the time limited
above.
After a long debate Mr. Gantt offered
an amendment to limit the time to ten
years. This was adopted, and the sub
stitute bill subsequently passed its sec
ond reading.
Mr. Wharton's bill, regarding the
traffic in cotton in bales weighing 300
pounds and over, passed its second
reading after a discussion. The bill
reads as follows:
That it shall be unlawful for any cot
ton buyer to refuse to accept any bale
of cotton, after he has bought the same
by sample thereof, weighing over three
hundred pounds. provided same corres
pond with the sample cotton; and any
such buyer who docks or deducts any
amount from the parchase price of any
such bale of cotton, orattempts to dock
or deduct any amount from the pur
chase price of such bale of cotton, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction before any court of
competent jurisdiction, shall be fined
in the! 6um of not more than one hun
dred dollars nor less than twenty dol
lars.
Mr. Stevenson's bill prohibiting
frauds at the polls passed its second
reading.
Following are the provisions of this
bill:
That from and after the passage of
this act it shall be perjury for anyone
to swear falsely in taking any of the
oaths prescribed by the respective au
thorities of political parties to be taken
in the management or conduct of an.
primary elections for the nomination of
candidates for office, or for any voter to
swear falsely in voting or offering to
vote at such primwary elections, and the
same shall be punished in accordance
with the punishment now prescribed by
las for perjury.
Sec. 2, That it shall be a misdemean
or for any one taking part in the man
agemient or conduct of a primary elec
tion, or voting at the same, to commit
any fraud in the management or con
duct of said primary election, or in vot
ing at the same, or in making returns of
the same (other than committing per
jury as above specified), and the offen
der shall be punished by fine or impris
onment, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
Sec. 3. That anyone giving or offer
ing to give a bribe, or anyone accepting
a bribe, to vote or to influence votes in
any primary election shall bs guilty of
a misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be punished by fine or imprison
ment, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
Quite a number of new bills were in
troduced and the House adjourned to
meeton Friday, Thursday being Gen.
Lee's birthday.
When the house reassembled Friday
Mr. Bacot's bill to change the color of
the State flag from blue to purple was
taken uip and promptly killed, as it
should have been.
The matter of fraud and intimidation
at the polls called forth much spicy re
partee between Mr. Blease, th~e author
of the bill, and Messrs McCullough and
Prince. The bill finally passed in the
following shape:
That any person or persons who shall
employ or have control of, either as sn
perintendent, manager, overseer or oth
erwise, of any person or persons in this
State. and shall by any threat to dis
miss them from employment attempt to
make them vote at any primary election
against their own will. shall upon con
viction be fine'i a sum of not more than
$100 or. less than $23, or be confined on
the chaingang not more than :0 or less
than 15 days.
The committee on privileges and elec
tions, throu~Th Mr. S. P. Dendy, repor
ted that it recognized that Mr. D. E.
Keels was inot enUtitled to his seat as
the representative from Lee county.
There was no discussion and the mat
:er was lai'i over for consideration.
Arrested at Lake City.
A dispatch from Lake City. S. C.,
says: WAdnesday evening E. Brooks
Slich, United States deputy marshal,
came up from Charleston on the train
arriving here at 6:25. and arrested A.
C. Blk. onec of our white citizens, on
a warrant charging him with having
takeu part in thc killing of Postmaster
Baker and buruing the postofiice on
Fecbruary 2i of last year. Mr. Belk
quietly submitted and went along with
Mr. Siigh, wvho returned to Charleston
Wednesday night. The incident was
without excitement here. Mr. Belk
will likely waive a preliminary hearing.
Standland Elected.
The tabulated returns for election of
seniat';r for Dorchester county are as
follows: Standland 295: Minus 139:
Behre 120; Fish burne 37. T. W. Stand
land is elected to fill the vacancy crea
ted by the denaho eaorn Mc Alany
THE INAIGURATION.
Gov. Ellerbe and Lieut-Gov. Mc
Sweeney Sworn in.
THE CEREMONIES VERY BRIEF
The Addresses of the Governor
and Lieutenant-Governor Short
and to the Point.
Governor William H. Ellerbe and
Lieutenant Governor M. B. McSweeney
were inducted into office Wednesday.
The ceremonies attending the change
of Administration were brief, not last
ing over twenty minutes altogether.
There was nothing unexpectd or re
markable about the exercises. It would
have been difficult to have made the
ceremony more formal or brief. Sev
eral hundred visitors, at most, wit
nessed the swearing in of the Gover.
nor. The young ladies from the col
leges were present in a body, also a
number of Governor Ellerbe's friends
in the city. One of the interested
spectators was Mrs. Ellerbe, who was
accompanied by her children and mem
bers of the household.
The procession was not over five
minutes behind the houi appointed for
the exercises. Sergeant-at-arms Gas
ton, of the Senate, with Sergeant-at
arms Stansell, headed the line of march.
Governor Ellerbe, who came in on the
arm of Senator Mower, came next.
He wore a black frock coat and black
cravat, and lookcd quite well. Follow
ing came Lieutenant Governor M
Sweeney with 31r. Magill, Judge Earn
est Gary with Sen tor Graydon, the
Rev. Mr. W. R. Richardson with Mr.
Montgomery, Comptroller General Der
ham with Superintendent of Education
McMahan, former Adjt. Gen. Watts
with Adjt. Gen-elect Floyd, former
AttorLey General Barber with Attor
ne3 Generai D.lingerand M1r. Simkins
with State Treaiurer Timmerman.
As soon as the Sate oficers, their
escort and the Senators arrived in the
House and were seated Mr. Scarborough,
President of the Senate. announced
the purpose of the joint assewbly and
that the Rev. Mr. Richardson would
deliver the prayer. Mr. Richardson;
of the Washington Street Methodist
Church, delivered quite a long and fer
vent prayer.
It was then -announced that "the
Ron. Wm. H. Ellerbe, Governor-elect,
was present and ready to qualify.'
Governor Ellerbe placed his hand on
the Bible and held it while Judge Gary
ead the oath of office. As soon as he had
ead the oath, to which Governor Eiler
be gave concurrence, Governor Ellerbe
walked, to the front.of the Speaker's
stand'and spoke as fol!ows:
Fellow citizens: Two years ago I
was called by an almost unprecedented
majority to the highest office wizhin
your gift. The reasons for my over
whelming victory are not far to seek.
We had just passed through four years
of the bitterest partisan warfare that
had ever shakeu the State. It haa
arrayed brother against brother and
triend against friend. It had engend
ere the bitterest feelings between the
different classes of our population.
Town and country were at war, instead
of working harmoniously together for a
common good. The Reform Move
mnent brought many substantial gains to
the people; but, like every other social
revolution, it brought with it the con
comitant and inseparable ills of which
I have spoken. Thegood remains; the
evil in time disappears. The people,
especially the people of South Carolina,
are generous, and in their hearts the
passions of partisan hate soon die out,
self-consumed.
'Twas thus, after four years of strife,
the people now, in mutual, well-be
seeming ranks, marched all one way, ao
more opposed against acquaintance,
kindred and allies. Ignoring party
lines, they turned with characteristic
generosity to me; not because of spcial
worth or fitness on my part, for I had
done nothing to merit such marked es
teem, but because they who knew me,
best believed that as Governor, I would
serve not a faction, but the whole peo
ple, and strive to bring in an era of
pleace aud good fellowship. Thus was
I enabled to launch the ship of State
under lavoring breezes. Knightly and
gc nerous souls came forward with pled
ges of cooperation. The press, with
scarcely an exception, promised sup
port andi prophesied a happay voyage
under favorable skies. With many
misgivings I undertook the task to
which I was called, scarcely daring to
trust my ability to meet the expecta
tions of the people. Would that
it had been possible. The scant
majority, however, recently accorded
me after a stubbornly fought fight is in
sharp contrast with tbe over whelming
victory of two years ago, and yet I have
no reasou either to complain or whine.
MIy duty I have performed to the best
of my ability. 31y mistakes I shall
neitber attempt to condone nor shift
their responsibdlity on others. With
deep gratitude to the friends who have
never wavered in their support, with
malice towards none and good-will to
wards my fellow citizens, with a pro
found appreciation of the great honor
conferred, I enter upon my second term
as Governor of this historic Common
wealth. To the c':tizens. let mec repeat,
whose votes were cast for me, I can
never express my gratitude; but, while
deply grateful to my friends, I shall
endeavor never to forget my duty to the
whole people and to~treat with fairness
and consideration even the bitterest of
my political enemies. I repeat what
was said two years ago: "I assume
this office untrammelled by a single
promise inconsistent with the welfare
of the people.' To discharge my du
ties faithfully and well to wini the ap
proval and to merit the confidence of
all patriotic citizens shall be my high
est ambition. In my former inaugural
was outlined a policy which, in the
main, I shall endeavor to pursue. In
conclusion, my countrymen, I bespeak
for myself during the two coming years,
if my life be sp~ared, the "utmost
stretch" of your generosity and char
ity. Alli.good citizens are struggling,
though over different roads. for the same
goal, the highest welfare of our beloved
Sta'e. Let us vie with each other not to
engender wrath and bitterness of
sench, but to allay passion and pre
judice and to enkindle in the hearts of
the rising generation a deeper love for
our grand old State. With -onfidence
in the integrity of our people, with
faith in a God who favors and protects
the righteous, I shall take up the bur
den of this high trust with fresh hope
and strong courage.
There was applause at the conclusion
of Governor Ellerbe's address.
Lieutenant Governor McSweeney
was then presented and took the oath
of office, and, at the conclusion of the
ceremony, said:
Fellow Citizens and Gentlemen of
the General Assembly: it has been a
time honored custom for the Lieuten
ant Governor simply to thank the peo
ple for the honor conferred and to ad
journ the joint assembly. I shall not
deviate from that custom, and simply
desire to express to the people of South
Carolina my deep appreciation of the
honor they have conferred in electing
me for a second time to preside over
the Senate. Two years ago, when I
assumed the duties of this offee, I
promised to preside with fairness and
impartiality. I simply renew that
promise now to treat with courtesy
and impartiality every member of the
Senate and to discharge the duties of
the office faithfully and to the best of
my ability.
The business of the joint assembly
having been concluded, I now declare
the joint assembly dissolved. The
Senators will now return to the Senate
chamber.
Thus ended the exercises. The Seu
ate returrned to its chamber and the*
newly elected officers went to their of
fices to assume their new responsibili
ties.
ANOTHER TRAGEDY..
Two Spartanburg Men Killed Over ii
North Carolina.
Last Saturday night R->bert Hunts
inger, of Greer's, and Toliver McCurry
went over to Polk County to visit at
the home of Houston Roupp. Arriving
there they found a party of others
already there and they spent a pleasant
evening.
After twelve o'clock several of the
party retired for the night. Mr. and
Mrs. Huntsinger and Mr. and Mrs.
Ploupp and one other . visitor
weie hitting around the fire, when Mc
Curry came in and asked for* Durham.
He was informed; that he had retired
and he said he would wake him up so
they could have s.me fun Just then
he saw Mrs. Huntsinger sitting on her
husband's knee nodding. He placed
his hand on her cheek to arouse her,
as they had known each other well for
many years this was taken as merely a
pleasantry, but Mrs. Huntsinger gave
a sudden jerk and her husband being
infuriated arose with a pair of brast
knucks presenting them in Huntsinger's
face said "Ill give him this."
McCurry gave back to the wall, when
Hunt.inger advanced upon him where.
upon McCurry used his knife upon
Huntsinger with deadly effect. Mrs.
Huntsinger during the fuss called for
tier brother Otis Durham who wa.
sleeping in an adjuining room. Hie
came in with a revolver and began fir
inig upon McCurry hitting him three
times. He advanced to the door and
fell dead. Durham shot himself
througb the thigh, inflicting a painful
but not serious wound. He was lodged
in the Columbia jail, his wounds being
dressed by Dr, Green.
Huntsinger was taken to the home
of Brady, near New Prospect, where he
lingered until Tuesday night. He was
attended by Dr. King, of Inman, but
the wounds proved to be fatal, and at
12 o'clock he b-eathed his last. Cor
oner Bishop held an inquest Thurs
day.
Made Them Mad.
Representative Berry. of Kentucky,
has gotten himself mixed up with the
German Emperor. The German Am
bassador in an unofficial way called the
attention of the state department Thurs
day to the statement made on the floor
of the House by Berry that "he be
lieved in a stronger navy to protect the
newly acquired territory but, that we
would not be hurried by any nation on
earth, even if it involved the necessity
to whip Germany as we did Spain.
Simultaneously with the complaint of
Germany's ambassado: came dispatches
from Berlin to the effect that the press
is urging the Emperor to demand an
apolygy from this government for
Berry's remarks and in failing to make
it, an international complication, that
home of the Reichstag should seek sat-i
isfaction from the Kentuckian, that
Germany will not permit herself to be
insulted as Spain was.
-Suicide of a Tramp.
Thursday night at 12 o'clock an un
known man, about 35 years old, appa
rently a tramp. was foundi in the wait
iizg romI of the union passenger station
at Auge'zta. Ga , with his throat cut
from ear to ear, anid fast bleeding to
death. lIe was on h is hands and knees
letting the blood run out of the gash.
Hie was almost uniconscious, and when
asked his name said. "llerman." That
was all that could be gotten from him
before he died. Ile had written a pa
thtetic note saying he had no friends,
no money. and was suffering from an
incurable disease lie prayed God to
forgive him, and bid farewell to the
sad, wicked world. There was nothing
about him to identify him or tell
whence lie came.
His Mind Unbalanced.
A speial from Anniston. Ala.. says:
Licut. Leroy Brown. Co. D,' Third
Tennessee. against whom very seusa
tional charges have been made. had a
dispute today with Capt. Toneray of
the same company. which went into
blows. Brown got a shotgun and went
to look for Toneray. Capt. Stevens, offi
cer of the day, t<,ok the gun away from
him. Brown, who seemed to be in a
frenzy, then got a revolver and went to
the tent of Capt. C. S. Andrews, whom
he tried to shoot. Andrews caught the
weapon and received a flesh wound in
the band from the hammer as it came
down. It is thought that Brown's
mind had become temporarily unbal
anced as a result of brooding over his
troubles. The officer of the day took
HOLD DOWN THE ACREAGE.
Some Good Advice to the Farmers
of the South
It would seem that the low price of
cotton which has prevailed for the past
few years would be the strongest argu
ment against too much acreage in cot
ton, but there is so much speculation in
the fleecy staple, that even the farmer
catches the air of chance that seems to
hang ahout it, and feels every year that
he will try it just one more time, and
-that he is bound to win next time, and
strike a year of high prices. He don't
want to be caught with a short crop on
a high price year, so he puts in full
acreage and probably a few more than
the .ear previous. Every farmer rea
sons about the same way, and the re
sult is big crops and low prices. Re
ferringto the acreage for this year, Mr.
Alfred B. Shepperson says in a private
letter,
"Under the present conditions I
think it will be very unfortunate if the
South should plant this spring an in
creased acreage in cotton. Even with
the comparative moderate crop which is
now being marketed it has been cx
tremely difficult to hold prices even
where thy are now notwithstandiug
the fact that Europeis consuming more
cotton than ever before. I have no in
terest whatever in the cotton market
but I feel a deep interest in all that
concerns the welfare of the South.
The wisdom of the moderate acreage in
otten last year has been made and it is
not likelv that any change will be made
frm the acreage now in contemplation.
With the other -States, however, there
is yet time in which the icreage con
templated may be reduced or extended.
CottoL is very low and therefore
there is rcom for considerable advance
to take place between now and the time
for planting and such an advance might
cause an increased acreage, which would
unquestionably result unfortunately for
the South." The low price which cot
ton has brought for the past few years,
the earnest appeals of the press, the
advice of the alliance leaders, and the
demand for hog and hominy has in a
measure checked the mammoth crops
that were being made, and slightly cur
tailed the acreage, but there is room for
further improvement, and the farmers
of the South should give more acres to
hog and hominy, and fewer to cotton
than last year.
HOPE ABANDONED.
Never Expect to See Party on Board
Paul Jones.
A dispatch from Mobile says Messrs
Taggart and Jones have practically
abandoned the hope of ever seeing the
party on board the yacht Paul Jones
alive. The finding of a telescope by a
trapper near the mouth of the Missis
sippi, and the identification of it from
a description as a part of the fittings of
the yacht, and the finding of the two
trunks washed ashore containing cloth
ing belonging to Miss Florece Taggart,
nas cconvinced them that the yacht met
with disaster. It is barely possible that
the party have survived and are in Lou
i.siana marsh, near Bird Island, and
the engineer's steamer Maud, with
Messrs Taggart and Jones on board,
,tarted to the marsh tonight at 8 o'clock.
The waters, inlets and sounds along
the coast of Horn ship and Petit Bois
and Chandeleur island, were thorough
ly explored today, and nothing whatev
er fo4und. The yacht had not at any
time touched at Chandeleur island.
The opinion of all is that the disaster
happened not many hours after the
yacht left the mouth of the Mississip
pi.
The customs officials are doing their
utmost in trying to get information
from every vessel or sailing craft from
along the coast and numerous islands
that daily enter the river here. The
Paul Jones went to sea through Pass-a
Loutre, with Colonel Yocum and party
on board in charge of Captain J. Stur
veant, on January 3, and was passed
by several small craft next day sailing
along the coast, and since then nothing
has been heard from her.
The lighthouse tender Pansy, in com
mand of A. V. Wadhams, is making a
thorough search along the shores of
Breton and Chandeleur islands and
may return at any hour wi:h tidings of
the yacht. According to reliable in
formation received late last night, the
yacht Paul Jones is in all probability a
total loss, with all on board. Fisher
men from the back bay between Bird
island and Colletts canal report finding
a quantity of wreckage, such as win
dows and doors, of the cabin of a new
boat.
Loved the Place.
Recently a man died up in Pennsyl
vania and left the town of Wrinches
ter, Va., $700,000.: having previously
requested that his body be buried there
as near as possible to the dead Confed
erates, so that in the resurrection he
might right rise in line with the men
that wore the gray. His request was
religiously fulfilled and he was buried
near the grave of that "noblest Roman
of them all," Turner Ashby. He was
a northern man by biath and lineage,
but hghad lived in Winchester for a
limited period since the war, and had
become so iafatuated with the place and
its associations that his love for it be
eame the ruling passsion of his life.
A Jealous Woman.
A sensational shooting took pilace
Wednesday night at the Eilington, a
fashionable apartment house at Cleve
land Ohio. A stylishly dressed and
hiandsonme young woman, said to be
31iss Edna Raymond. e:ntered the
rooms occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Hlanna during the absence of the
husband and opened fire on Mrs. Han
na with a revolver. Four shots were
fired but only one took effect. causing
a painful wound. Miss Ravmond made
her escape and has not yet been located.
Mr. and Mrs. Hianna were married on
Christmas. Up to a short time previ
eus Hanna had kept company, it is said
with Miss Ra.ymond.
What the world needs to-day is great
moral, spiritual and intellectual lead
ors who will lead the people upward
and onward in the direction of a better
and nobler life.
STORM ABOUT SAMOA
Mataafa's Followers Loot and
Burn'the City of Apia.
BERLIN TREATY BROKEN.
How the American and British
Consuls Had to Put the Offi
cious German Consul
Out.
Samoan advices say that Chief Jus
tice Chambers on December 31 declared
Malietoa Tanus to have been elected
king, in succession of the late King
Malietoa. The consuls of the United
States and Great Britain and captains
of the warship Falke and the Brit
ish warship Porpoise met the Ger
man consul, who refused to recognize
Malietoa Tanus, and declined to co-op.
erate in the aispersal of the Samoans.
who thereupon assembled in large num
bers at Mulinuu, armed themselves and
surrounded the municipality. Malie
toa and Tainasese mustered about 2,000
men, well armed, but supplied with de
fective ammunition. The British and
American consuls endeavored to avert
hostilities, but they commenced on
January 1. M;lietoa Tanus and Ta
masese fought bravely, but 500 of their
followers were captured. Then, dis
heartened and outnumbered, the two
chiefs sought refuge on the British war
ships and their followers sought protec
tion under the guns of the Porpoise.
Mataafa's loss was 61 men killed and
wounded, and Malietoa Tanus lost' 12
men killed and wounded. The foreign
residents were placed under the protec
tion of a detachment of men belonging
to the British ship, and Chief Justice
Chambers and his family went on board
of her.
The followers of-Mataafa looted and
burned Apia, destroyed the plantations
and pillaged considerably in the coun
try. The consuls later decided to re
cognize Mataafa and his chiefs as a pro
visional government, pending the re
ceipt of instructions from the powers.
When the British and American con
suls were informed as to the situation
they adjourned the court and locked
the buildiqg. The German consul de
manded the keys, which were refused
him. He then broke open the doors,
removed the locks and replaced them
with others. He afterward brought the
German municipal president into the
chamber and the latter went upon the
balcony and shouted to the British and
American marines assembled on the
square: I am the supreme court. I
am the chief justice."
The crowd replied with jeers and the
British consul demanded the keys of
the building, which were refused. A
Scotchman named Mackie thereupon
climbed on top of the building and
hoisted the Samoan flag, while the Brit
ish and American consuls and a num
ber of marines invaded the building,
forced the doors open and pushed the
German consul into the street. Then
the two consuls formally and legally,
according to the special dispatch,
opened the court and issued a warning
against any further interference with
its jurisdiction, threatening to arrest
and imprison any one attempting to do
so. Matters, the dispatch concludes,
are now quiet and the German consul
remains in his consulate.
DINED XICHIGAN m.
Interesting Feature of Lee's Birthday
Celebration in Savaninah
The Thirty-first regiment Michigan
volunteers, which is in camp near Sa
vannah, Ga., was given a camp dinner
Thursday on the anniversity of the birth
of Robt. E. Lee by the First volunteer.
regiment of Georgia, formerly the
First Georgia volunteers. the Michigan
soldiers' neighbors in camp at Chicka
mauga and Knoxville. The dinner was
served by members of the Georgia regi
ment and by the ladies of Savannah.
The cam iing ground looked more like a
park than a military reservation. Pines
and palmetoes had been placed in the
ground and the company streets looked
like a grove. The men ate at long ta
bles, which had been decorated with
potted plants. Each table was ocgupi
ed by one company.and had the com
pany letter suspended over it with
"welcome." Despite the cold weather
the ladies went out to the camp and
waited on the volunteers in the bleak
w'nd. The men sat at the tables for
an hour.
During the dinner speeches were
made by Col. Gardner of t'ue Michigan
regiment, Col. Lawton of the First
Georgia and Lieut. Col. Schubell of the
Michigan. After the dinner the regi
ment gave a dress parade in the park.
The Georgia Hussars, the famous Jeff
Davis legion of the Confederate army,
-shich acted as President McKinley's
ese art during his recent visit to Savan
nahi. and the Chatham artillary, next to
the Ancient and Honorable artillery of
Boston, the oldest artillery organiza
tion ic the coun:try. paraded. The ar
tillery muar,:hed through the streets to
the park, where the enitomary salute
of 2] guns was ficed in honor of the
Confederate hero.
Three Lives Lost.
Out of the wreck of the steamer
Otuachita. w hieh burued at the Mem
phis wharf ear!:; Thursday morning,
the charred b'ilits of three persons
have been taken:. Present idlentifica
tions of the bodlies is purely eireu:n
stantial, but they arc believed to be
those of Dr. Murray. cf Greenville,
Miss., and Mr. and Mrs. Keek. Keck
and his wife. were en route from Colum
bus. O.. to Vieksburg, Miss., and Keck
is supposed to have lost his life trying
to save that of his wife. No other
bodies could be found.
Ti E Yorkville Etquirer says; "We
believe that the people of South Caro
lina would gladly ado p a constitution
al amendment providing for biennial
sessions of' the general assembly; but
we are doubtful as to whether the nres
ent generally assembly is willing to risk
a vote on the subjiect." The member
of the present 1egislature who fails'to
vote to give the people an opportunity
to decide this matter forthmes
shoulcd be le ft at home next imeka~ in