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X(L Xk MANNEN G. S. C.. WEDNESDAY,_JAN...JABY 1100NO38 INI1l1 E 111OFSE. The B6dy Gkt, Down to Work on Schecue Tima. 1 HE WORK DONE SO FAR. The Dispersay Trouble t, b In vtstg4ted. Read'ng of the Governor's Message At tVIt:vely Listened to t t.:tt caL.>ite y to ter ti at hi reuetet ti he ealin. R*. v l . A btey aake r vn r a t f a-i in v sh r. t T ne M r. t1.i 2eniaemurn Ur r 't rCsout ion% : . the two houesc mit in . L al Thoursday .la -m 1 -. a n,"or-. t, eec t e uces of .t Mustice Fm otrene t Ga, :an x ' I ir before t.i m x -r I -te( without dseucti n apoVir a comitte t wit i t h e Gutoe ro amiUdv fer ,;tc~-i Hoseizs nas ra y tv r wzor. a i:d t receie atx mi ) intese i-o' m he the adopti ot the 1e1;'t 1er, psJons, Rnobinso ad it, .: n wer apoited t~e a:.d 'ud;1 Cd (11 av rnor .\leS wee ncy. Before this Clerk 1. 1b lemill.f the Senate was preanti and un nouncet tadt tt body Was ready for the transaction af busineis. ser. Wil then introdu: d a rces lution providi fer a joint coiminittee: cofsisting of two Szeator aad three Represenitaives, to intvestigate the affairs of the St ate 1)ispensary. The committee 'ias full ' pwer to send for persons and paperp: t saar witnussc; to require tle attetdance of any parties whose presence sh:Wi he deemedc necessary; to. appoint an exprt ac countant and stenographer, an to iii estigate fuley ail trarnsie'us (A Con eerning said dspensary and its man agement, and to take testimony eher within or without the State,. and shall have access at all timcs during its service to all the books and vouchers and other papers of said institution. After considerabrle disseussionl the resolution was aoted by' a large ma jority. During the deate on the resolution Pri-ate 'Secretary Aull appeared ard presented the annu'al t-ssage of Gov ernor McSweency. It i< qu'te a long document and t took consideraatjlc time to read it. TFhe members paid at tention to the reading and commented on t-e message a.i was being read, saying that this or t~.t was time-ly or good. When Ii C e nage had bc'eu read Mr. Magill ni v. d that it be referred to appropre ct. ommittees, which was aere t'. G'overnor 31e Sweeeney then it-~eTerted the report of State His orin noL.nas, whic~h was received as tiarati-n MIr. Bates was~ apiti he om mittee on aieuture. on the cemlnittee on Penitetitiary~ an'd eo:n-ainee Ont military. Mr. Brantley was asaigned to thei commnittees on e-!ueation ande way and means. Speaker Gary an nu ree-i the appoint me~ of Mr. .1. T. Rlichards as assist ant clerk of the House. Mr. Abney, who is chaplain of the Penitentiary, reliened his position as chaplain of the lHouse and the Re r. (. D. Mann was unanimoualy dJeeted in his place. A number of new btills were thcn in troduced and the Houise ad journed to meet at DN o'clock Wendesday morn The House assembtled promptly at the appeieced hour Wednesday and was opened with prayer by the new chap an, Rev. C. D Mar.n. Twenty-six new biils were introduced, some of them, to all appearances, good metas ures. Two were kilkdi and 10) with drawn by their authors. The calendar numbers 14 pages. each p-age cintain ima the tities of eight bills on an aver ale. The ho'use took u:p ihe calendar snitematically and'worked through the thst lt10 pages. Anumber of bills of moere thaui erdinary impolrtanee were pased over f r the prect. On aceoun of th e pre-valere of smalpox an olc her infctious diseases in this andu Cther States, iuueh itere'st was manifetd ini the bill to provide for a sanfiay i... etion. outo-de o.' cites and- ons When this bill was called, Dr. Wod of Clarendion secured the ti-or. Hist tenaraks were somewhat <xieUded, art ini dr to stop discus sign itwas de i to 'econtinue the bi which iracticily killing it. Su'sequen ty howe'. D r. Hopkins ad 1D. Wvei e had it restored to theo caedrto be discussed later. it is edt on. W oo-i :hat heo last yeart o;pp te ierqest of the State board of ha: fI funds to stamp out s t a. at .1tt but a few dat, s later he was jit -a t wtn ta or some (:t:t.e tiy bare was *1uite a lautgh athi exp e wen "Ctiz n" Josh Ashlv ad. -1-djes lik to ax the 'enin n on ei. 4su. Whean per it-ed to do- so, -itin n Joshl inquired 1) Dr Wod a *vr h'd sm-alh'ox. Tcr.e wa- a~ loud guff- a t this, ana ) \ Woe eu tred-j up a denial, chare ini" a Cha) ten 'ewptt wi'th mis ne :e: ingpased seonu readint without di'scussion). Mr. You-a' hii w'hi-ch provies that in the dissoluion of artncrsip "no akovled cmnt payat, t.or part paymnt r reewal, of anty debt ot igio~in of a hy, ade after notuce of ti e di-olut:in of the copartner:,hiip shall have any foce or effe ct to t>nc any member of the firm, or contunu his liability to pay said copartnershii debt, other than the person by whort such acknowledgemtrt payment, par anent or rene aa, shall be made, 01 n anytise affect their right to pleac the statute of limitation or the presuimp' tino amt front lapse of' time." Mlr. Sanders' bi' to amend section : 227 of Vol. 1 of the revised stat t. f 1-9:, so as to allosx a mortgagee to pay any delinquent taxes due upon any property owned by a mortgaor. t-getiher uith all costs and penalties which zav have acerned thoreou. and , I- the same. with interest IIrIon. in tie dbt 1 by II: L.,It9a . T his se r e tire . t eZ 01 1-rope rty on w hich th.:re is no nwmp e A. Well as hat morai T h-l introduced by the e ite rn 'ederI relation- req' ting repre Sentaives in cooere- to introduce a ineasure pr idin 'or dhe ao:int IenI o''.du. tes t the South Carolina '-iitary aei ie to' lieutenantcies ini ki rl~i! couintv firO:U M ' bii :nurth-r rc.train shoo-l trustees, etc., from 1.u os ds eeuntn c or contrfing for teaehers' pay el rt't-ate-. Mr. Cot grove's 'uiil to exetupt cities of over 101 i habitants from tIe pro visions 'i the dispeary law was made h. sp.:eial or-i r for .Jhnuary 23d. Teoue tihen adjournoi to Thurs Le lloIuse I-ot prtuiy to work Trur-sday and iio.d f iderable IuI z N7. Inase's resotitioa to au *i it to ti:e people the TiestieLOn of making the lena h of te rms of iia cimbra of the llou foir years was killi. As is tbe eae wijh re'oltio pro po-ittineeIndet the -Istitu tion L ' vx un by thi p-'ople. su0h r0 utiou n u-t recive a tO tirds \'e of the nezbers of the '?e - eral a:,uably. The resolution was killed by a vote of (;I in its favor aaainst 34 it required S4 votes c a pass. and only 98 ietubels Voted. Tle next matter taken up was 6eu ator Marshals bill providing that Statn -ntmios In Columbia use water meters in the consun:ption of water furnished by the 2ity of Columabia. Afler some iscussi the bill w.:s ki!ed. The next bill killed was Mr. luch ards proposing that the appointmient of berefieiary tcholarahips in the State colleges be apportioned among the several townships, of the respective eunties by rotation among the town ships and that in case township has no ajlicant then tie m; xt township in ordershall be awarded the scholarship. There was a fight on Mr. Sanders' bil to allow suits to be brought to re Cover damages on policies or contracts of fire iisurance for loss oecasioncd by fire, without first (ntering into arbitra. tion to ascertion the amount of such loss. Mr. S.nders made astatement of the causes which led him to introduce the bill. Under the contract or poliy as t now atand. there is a clause which virtually prohibits the insured from briuing suit to recover damages from loss under litigation. le read extracts fro a fire inaurance policy, showing that thc amLount of the loss is fixed by arbitrators, but is not guarantced to be pa'd by the company. After considerable discussion the House refused to strike out the cact ing words. and the bill passed second reading. The bill states "that any per son or corporation who shall hereafter enter into any contract for insuranca against the loss by fire of his, her or its property, with any fire insurance cor poration, company or association doing business in this State, and whose prop erty may be either wholly or partially destroyed by fire while such contract for insurance is of force, shall have the right to bring suit in any of the courts of competentjurisdiction in this State, aanst such tire insurance corporation, company or association, to recover any and all damages such person or corpora ti :n may have sustained, without first emereg i to artbitratio-n or appointing appraiaers with said fire insurance cor poration, comiyany or association, to ascertain the amount of any such loss or damage, any provision in such con tract to the contrary notwithstanding-" After the introduction of a number of new bills the House adjourned to Friday mo cing. The first bili discussed in the House Friday was Mr. Winkler's to provide for round trip tickets on railroads and at reduced rates. Thne bill was killed by a vote of 50 to :3u. Senator Grubers bill providing for county courts next came up. Mr. Baeoc stated that the judiciary comn mittee lad unanimously reported the bill favorably. He defended it as -a aood bill. The house refused to strike out the enacting words, and the bill was passed, after, being amnende'd so that several counnesa were e-xemipteo, and others which h'ad been exempted. b; the senate were restore-d under thc provistons of the il. The counties exempted are Abbeville, Anderson, Bamnberg, Be'aufort, Bettley, Chester, Chestertield, Clarendon, Cherokee. Dorchester, imet ied, Fairfield, Georgetewn, Mlarion, llatupton, Lan aster. Lturens, Lexington, OJrange burg. O.conce, Pickens,~ Saluda. Sumter, Williamasburg. Kersha y, Barn wcll, Greeunlle. X ork,\ Mtiboro, Aiken, Utnion and Spartanburg. Senator lle erton' bill to increase the sa'ary of the S:ate librarian from $600Q to $S8u0 pas ed by at narrow miaagin Mr. RI. B. A. Robinson, wocan's champnion in the house, defended the bill, as it proposes to increase the sal ary of the librarian, who is a lady. Mr. Macill "as so evercomie with the eloquanc" of Mr. Robinson that he withdras the motion to kill the bill. Mr. Asley renewed the m.,tioni. The librarian had run for the job and she ought to be satisfied wnth the job. The State can't afford to be r~iaiing salaries now. She had t-aken the poaition for a smalk-r salary than her predecessor. Mr. Sawyer said that this salary was not proportionate with that of State house otlicials or clerks. It had been $1,000) and was reduced to 6800 and later to $GtJ0. But it should be 8S800. Mr. Sharpe said it would 1:ot be gal a tempt an act of gallantry to one. Nr. Wharton prai-ed the etlitiency of the librarian. who was poorly paid comn paratively speaking. Josh Ashley said he was representing the littl women who were teaching school for much less than the salary of the libra rian. The hill was passed by a vote *W 50 to 55, and when the vote was an. nounced there was hearty aplause or the floor. Then came the fight on the resolu tion to prohibit the use of the hall fom the State ball. Ile didn't thik " p!roer to ;t the lab he torn up and th - e.arp L nd:Lting a'u ed inr pi tti cown the i1 -..rinZ 'or the ball. Then, i e dI n't ti.irk the ball shonht he used for 1. * ar Mr .1 W -a. X!r N i Evans and 31r W\estoj wantcd to discuSs the rsolution, bu. .\lr-Johr- m would uot withdraw Lis mjotion 14 uti i diCly postpone. which was no debata.' The vote resulad Ayes. 11: n--. 62. aui the resolution was uot ki!-d Yeas-Baits. Br'atlev. C.>oak. ( ro ve. Eird. N G E vnns. itt, lilYi nwyer. Hollis, Hlopkins. i1.yd riek. W J Johnsn11. 10kwool. Ia'il, \b.riou, 1Cubouh .1eDill, i lean. 1tchell be, oes, Nett! . ry Ha Iae J t W ih daLe, He r-1 Rlcar-. S-:hrk Si r 3Na e ley, B ilI, Iea'e. ! he Browin', Sauhnian, Cross. Ciru. Dma -. 1).an. DeBrul, i:dy. so-s n r. Iuk, Epps, E Frde Fairey. F,oyd. G rah!:uw. Hlenders.on..lihJs 11 E l Johnbar So L'fton, Le. t1ann. l1anning. Lahai). .lauldiu. .'\ICoy. o1eCraw. L'auchli. ''lm urin, Miley, 1 tzi. ery,- P..rify ibeards. G co W li'cch ardis.n. C E, 11 s C 1" Safner. E' , Sanders, a :r. ., 0 h. J L\ Sthu. IStadXXou.,e, \trIn Theu Varn, rdeW .W:.o, i! lin ; . Wimybi rly, Wing,. Wn .r Woleds, It IlI Woo"dward;. M1 NiWo wVard, W" NV he;,-2. I hers was a spirited d cate tv, r a measure whiche proposedi to release IClarendon froi the operat'ins of t1 law taxin'g tratie in .-eed j ite . r Mr. M c defendedl thw h!!. The la k had becn in(i and I ductive of muIh ;r in arcz it':' countv. as Williarsulrg. : a was exrt, (1. Mr Fairey O;0S-dc. the bill. 1le tlad that if Ch.rendn were exemp:ed then Orngeburg county woud sutier by havigi her ea--onr takein to Clarendon for -ale. Mr .lieLauch lin also opposed it. Ir Wod o.f Clar endon favored tile law as it now stads. The law is a protection to Clarenden county and the people do nut want it repealed. Mr WiIhon of Sumter op posed the bill as a menace to Suater county. 31r Gamble of -Wiliansburg atated that his county had no lice:s and cot:on from Clarendon ivas slol there. In juatice to Clarecndn he thought the bill should pass. .\r Jones of Clarendon spoke in favor of the bill Mr Gausc of Florence said that the pre-ent law is unjsa-t. as many poo: people can't rai:e a bal of c-tton. and they must traffic in the cotton in the sced. The bill was killed by a vote of .9 to o0. This concluded the wok .f the cal eudar. and after the introduction of several new bills, the House a!j.1urnr!ed to Saturday morning. Admiral Dewey's Report. Responding to the senate s resolution of inquiry the recreinry of the navy sent a copy of Admiral D--wey's report from Long Kongdattd March 31, 1S9S. relative to the capture of' Manila. then under consideration. lie Statel that his own squadron was in a high state of efficiency. Speaking of thre Spanish forces he sa.d they numbered about 15,00 soldiers of all arms int all the is lands of which halt' were in vicinity of M1anihi 'The islands." says the re po)rt, 'are rnost in a state of insurrec tion and my informants state that even the Spanish soldiers, who constitute only a small part of the whole, are dis affected. Both ships andl forts are in need of ammunition. I believe I am Dot over confident in stating that with the squradrou under my cimrmand the vessels could be taken and the aefenses of M1anila reduced in one day. There is every reason to believe that with M1anila taken or even blockaded the rest of the islanads would fall either to the insurgents or ourselves, as they are only held no-v through the suport of the navy and are dependernt upon M1anila for supplies. luformnation has j ist reached rae that there are 5,000 armned rebels in camp near M1anila 'alho are willing to assist rme." Suicide of Naval Officer Tfhe following cablegram .as received at the navy dep amtrent Thursday i frm Adnaral Se'hley: "M1ortevidco, Jan. 11.l~ I. "'To the Secrerary'of Nay: "Lieut. Commanider F' E re comn mrit-ed suicide We-dnesday evening Arr'angements have been nade for burial ashore. A b aard is ordecrud to exatmine the ci~rumrruee of' th'ecase ane report."' Ni cause is sugge'ted by friends here and Ihe has an ex Illeit ricord. Franmcis E Green was~ born in Indiana and was 'app -iat." a midship man in 15t67. LIe graduated in 1871. WXhen the war broke out he bectaime the exacutive tofieer of the 31ontgom er'y. Ie hecame a lieu'enant co:nmattr der in 1S9:) and was aginir orderAd to the 31eutgomery on thle Siuth Atlautie station. whtre he was ~erving at thr.' time o0f his de'ath. Our Colonial Records. ICantresssran Stokes wr'ites the se retary ofst'ate that he0 proposes as soonl as posible to titrodui~ a bill ii coa gress proviinlg for the publi'ation of thle e 'lonial reords ofi tLe '-'ae oif South Carohna,. in ',hich tis tate is ih Congressmian St kes ha1 been suipplied with n-ueh valuable iinra tion by M1r. WX. Ro0ss '-mii ti New York, w ho has recently been e'ar~u Ioing over all these reera'. lHe Los writes for Iurther informatio and. muore exact statemurus to the a'r -Ut and scope of the records. The pubia tion of thecse spleudLi' di ?0 n15i so:n'etting that hias leii b-eI rs d and needed, and all wrll 'ja:i the hoethat tie b can a clo A Free Fight. iharing a quarrel 'ver' a game of cards in a ''blind tiger' at Ihundl Ga, Ky., ThIursday., in wichL .John .mul Taze Hall and Arch and Henry L'2ap op' osed Henry Sutherland. Bcrry arid Henry Campbell, rev~ivers were drawn and two hundred shots cxchianged. Taze Hall and Henry L-ap were killed and Dave Sutherland and Henry Camp bell mor ally wounded. Arch Lear and Hlenry Sulivan were also badly IN THE SENATE Ex-Governor Sheppard Elected President Pro Tern. NEW SENATORS SWORN IN. The New Lieutenant-Governor Presides. Officers ADpointed and Various New Meaures Are Introduced. Ie Sat: Snate convened at, twelve 'k on Tueday of last week and was Wpne w0ith prayer by the chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Waddell. There were only nin: abent ecs when the roll was called tey being Senat.rs Bowen, Dean, II d rton. 1auldin. Walker. Wallace and Willia-s. Lieienant Governor Scar borough presided, he having succeeded to the etiiee 1-y the reason of the cleva tiQn of the lloi. M. B. MeSweeney to t!.e G a natorial cfflec. le has been i 1.e Seraie long enough to be ia i the rules of procedure and Le e id with the case and dignity f m., w ho ha d n*q.ora experience as a p:-es,. in iier. l takira the chair .\Ir S*heaooih said: "Sincec tht last nice'' the Chief Exceutive of South Carolba ias been called away. lIe who was l'rcsidernt of the last session has ben called upon to exercise the high fune:ions of Governor of the 'VO'er'ien Siato. which we all love. By vir:u:- f vour kindnress in clecting ine - Iur preiing o:nuer I now occupy tli o. ition. [ bring to it neither letrninc nor expertence, but an earnest an;d hunibie I urpose to discharge its duit s to the best of my ability. In the disebarge of these duties I ask your earnc-t aid and co operation. Since the last session two vacancies have ocened, one from Horry and the othr fromi Lexington. In pursuance of authority writs of election were is -ud a::d J A McDermott was elected Sen:ator from llorry and D M Crosson Senator from Lexington. These two gentlenen came forward and was sworn in. On motion of Senator Henderson the usual comuittee was appointed to in 4formi the Governor and the IHouse that the Senate was ready for business. This committee consisted of Senators Henderson and Barnwell. While they were out Senator Ma)field nominated Senator Sheppard, of Edgefield, as President pro tem. Senator Brown wanted the rules sus penled and Senator Sheppard elected bV a::elatation, but the Constitution rcuiris a viva voce vote. Of course Scitor Sheppard got all of them. He came forward and took the oath. After returninz to his seat he arose and thanked tho Senators for the courtesy, and expressed his high appreciation of the honor. le said it would give him great pleasure at all times to assist the presiding officer in the administra tion of his high office. The presidilg officer then announced the following appointments: William Godfrey, of Herry, keeper of the presi dents room; Milton Alexander, of Oconce, page;- W Boyd Evans, Journal cerk, to succeed E HI Aull, who is now private secretary of the Governor. On motion of Mr. Barnwell Senator Crosson was put on all committees upon which Senator Griffith was. As Mr M\1Dermott, of Ilorry, is not a lawyer. Senator Brown, of Darlington, was placed on the judiciary committee, in place of the Lieutenant Governor, who was formerly on the committee. Senator Aldrich introduced a resolu tion looking to an investigation o-f dis pensary affairs, which went over for consideration to-morrow. The resolu tion is identical with that introduced in the House by Mr Winkler. THE GOVERNOR S MEsSAGE. Tlhe comnmittee to notify the Governor returned atnd almost immediately after Secreta.ry Aull came in with the mes sae and the reading of it was begun by Clerk Stewart. Senator Mayfield insist ed that the whole message be read with out skipping. All the members had copies on their desks and they followed the reading with the closest attention. A. short interruption was had to allow the clerk of the house, Mr Hamner, to announce that the [House was organized and ready "for work," as he expressed it. The reading (of the message was completed at 1.15 o'clock and another essace was received from the Gover Stransmitting the report of the Con fecerate historian. The report was referred to the cormmit tee on milhtary. On moion of Senator Mower the various subjects treated of in the Gov ernor's muessage were referred to appro priate commnittees. Senator Brown resigned as a member of the committee on agriculture and moved th~at Senator 31eDermott he ap pointed in his stead. This was agreed to and Senator 31eDermott was appoint ed ou comihttees on offics and officers ad on the Penitentiary. After the introduction of a few bills and concurrent resolutions the Calen ar was reached, but, on motion of Senator May field. consideration of bills went cover until Wednesday. O moinof Mr May tield the Meares eammtitted to the judiciary committee. The insurance representatives wrill probably be iven a hearing on Thurs aa. Senator Appelt introduced his local o'ti')n bill. It was referred to the emo~uittee on judiciary. Senator McDermott introdued an amti ndment to the county government law, making the terms of ot~ee of su perviors fo~ur years. -'.nator Mlarshall introduced a con currenit resolation to authorize the Gov 'r-mr to appoint a commuissioner to col . et and perpetuate testimony relating to the claimsj of the State of South Car'!iua against the United States aris ing under the Acts ot Congress known asthe Captured and Abandoned Prop erty Acts, approved March 12, 1863, and dJuly 2. ~18G4. Senator Barnwell asked for indefinite leave of' absence on account of sickness in his family and the request was granted. The Senate adjourned at 1.25 until non Wednesday. The Senate was called to order at non Wednesday by Lieut. Gov. Soar borough. and the opening prayer was made by Chaplain Waddell. The concurrent resolutiri from the house providing for an investigation of the dispensary was referred to the ju diciary committee. The same di-posi tion was later mado of Senator Al drich's resolution. House bill 116 to reaulate the prae tice in suits brought -.n causes of av tion which are saved from the bar of the statute of limitations by part pay ment or written acknowledgement was the first on the ca'endar. It was passed as follows: Section 1. That f-on and after the passage of tLis act, all actions upon causes of action which would be barred by the statute of limitations but for part payment or a written acknowlied_ - ment, shall be brouzht on the criiical cause of action, and the part paymert or written acknowledcement shl be evidence to prevent the bar of the statute of limitations. Messages were received from the gov ernor transmitting the report of the phosphate inspector and the memorial in reference to draining the low lands. The memorial was referred to the con mittee on -agriculture. The report of penitentiary inves iga tion was received and it was movod to receive the report as information, to discharge the committee with tie thanks of the senate for the fithful discharge of their duty, and that. report be not printed in the journal. Carried Senator Aldriei's re.olution to in vestigate the dispensary was referred to the judiciary committee. Senator Livinzstou introduced a hbill to amend section 2 of an act entitled "An act to iccorporate Marlboro, Marion and I1orry Railroad comrn-any, approved sixth day of March, 1S99," so as to authorize said company to con struct its line from the State line and to co:nect with the Seaboard Air Line. litferred to committee on ailroads. The S:.nate then adiourned over to Thursday. The Senate's session Thursday was short and uneventful. Abou: an hour was devoted to the introduction of new bills, of which there were 10, and to the consideration of the calendar. After that a recess of a few minutes was taken until the hour of noon when the senate and honse met in joint as sembly, the proceedings of which are detailed elsewhere. Senator Graydon's resolution to in struct and require the attorney general to inve.tigate the operation of the Vir ginia-Carolina Chemical company was really the only interesting measure in troduced. As is generally known this concern has purchased nearly all the phosphate or fertilizer factories in the south and now controls all of them in S-uth Carolina with only a fev ex ceptions. The purpose of Senator Graydori's resolution is to determine whether this combine has violatLl the anti-trust law of this State and to I ave the attorney general institute pr eeed ings against the company if ground of action be found. This is the first measure which might be termed anti trust legislature to come before the general assembly since the unprece dented development of the industries of the State within the last few years and the rapid multiplication ol corpo rations. Being himself a well-posted lawyer, Senator Graydon may have good grounds for his action. The only debate among the senators was upon the bill requiring returns of banks to be made with the comptroller general. The bill was killed by a de cisive vote and it is thus seen that the senate is not disposed to be unneces sarily harsh in its treatment of corpo rations. During the discussion, the banks received commendation fir the help they had given farmers and busi ness men in days of financial distress. Mr. Stevenson's house bill to make it a misdemeanor to s-sear falsely or com mit fraud in the management of a pri mary election or votin.; in same, was passed to its third reading. Senator Livinestone's bill to author ize the construction of' a new jail in Marlboro county was passed to its third reading. Senator Sheppard gave no tice of amendment. At this point the senate went to the house of representatives for the j,>int assembly to elect a supreme court jus tice. Immediately after returoing, the sene* ad journed until 11 o'clock Friday morr ig. In the Senate Friday Senator Appelt moved that the sergeant-at arms be au thorized to furnish the senate with bet ter drinking water. Senator Appelt suggested Harris Litha water as suitable but Senator Areher statted diatilled water from the State dikpetnsary might be secured. This bro..ht out a laugh froms tie senators. fThe re solution was lpnt in writing and wh'o it came up fo consideration, it pro.:o~ -d conaiderable discussion. Columbia~ water did not lack for defenders. Sncator Mar-ahall arose to oppose the libel upon the water of histown, but Senator Sheppard hadl the floor, and made such a vigorous dc fense that no other was necessary and Senator Marshall kept quiet and en joyed it all. Senator Sheppard remarked that he thoucht the senators could af ford to drink'the water used by -3Y000' people every day. Senator Maytichi: "h the water chemically pur(?" (Laughter.) Senator Sheppard: It is. Seriously, the water ha - been analyzed and found chemically pure. N) one has evi r hteard of any rne being made sick by dri ciking Coluneis water. I t is pure and generally e> :r. The water does rot cost the Statv a cent, comizn: under the State's general contr-act with the city which the houme has refused to abrogate. le thought it would be ex travagant to buy water. Senator Ap pelt said he understood the senate had been buying spring water. "Tuose of us who use nothing but water want the very best." (Laughter.) The resolu tion was inderiuitely postponed and thus Columubi's water was vindicated. Senator Mauldin's bill to regulate the width of the tires of vehicles was made a special order for today. it is expected that this measure will attract considerable attention. The subatitute for Senator G. W. Brown's bill on municipal taxation was adopted with little debate. it follows: Section 1. That on and after tile ap proval of this act, no separate returns for taxation shall be required or en forced by the autherities of any city or town. Sec. 2. That the county auditors of this Statc shall keep the returns of all property liable to taxation within any .it or town of their contyi separate from the returns of property in the same township not taxable by such city and town but taxable by State and county, and shall also plainly indicate on the tax duplicate all property tax able by each city and town, so that all municipal authorities may without dilliculty base levies without separate returns for taxation. Sec. 3. That for the purpose of taxa tion, the corporate authorities of all cities and towns shall have authority to conform the fiscal year of each city and town to and with the fiscal year of the State, and to fix the time for levying and collecting municipal taxes. 6il motiou of Senator Archer, Mr. Dean's house bill to regulate the grant ing of pensions was laid on the table. Mr. Livingston's bill providing for a new jail in Marlboro was passed and sent to the house. The Senatc having disposed of the c:Oendar adjourned to Saturday. A SHOCKING DISASTER Steamship Wrecked and Every Soul Aboard Perished. A dispatch from St. John's, N. F., sayr' "The wrecked and burning hull in St. Mary's b:iy of an unknown two mnasted steamer with ith its crew of probably 60, ard erhaps some passen gers, all perishing, is one of the worst marine disasters in this section for a considerable period. There is not the slightest prospect that any soul aboard escaped death, as the intense mid-win ter cold would kill any who escaped drowning. The ill-fated vessel was of nearly 3,000 tons burden. She went ashore before daybreak Thursday, strik ing a ledge at the foot of the cliff, where escape was hopeless. Tho crew launched the boats, but probably dur ing the panic some were crushed against her sides, others being swamped, and all the occupants apparently perishing. The ship was seen to be afire by resi dents six miles away. Attracted to the scene they found the aftcr half of the wreck blazing fiercely, and the fore palt under water. Kerosene in the cargo helped the blaze. At that time only three men were left on board. Two were on the bridge and one was in the rigging. Those on the bridge were safe until about 2 p. mn., when they were washed overboard and drowned, the bridge being carried away. The survivor soon after left the rigging, swam to the rocks and twice endeavored to geat footing. Failing in this he made his way back to the rigging, where he died of exposure during the night. Many dead bodies are visible tossiug in tho surf. Two of them thrown up in a cove cannot be reached owing to the heavy sea. One is thought to be that of a woman. Boats and other wreckage are strewn among the rocks for miles. Yesterday (Friday) was more stormy than the day before; and it was impossible to reach the wreck, which has gone to pieces to such an extent that it has sunk be neath the waves. A severe gale is rag ing to night, which is likely to reduce her to fiagments. The wreck commis sioner hopes to be able to obtain her name today (Saturday.) Residents along the shore made every possible effort to rescue the survivor in the rigging, but lacking proper out fts they were unable to succeed. A messenger who has just arrived from Peter's river reports that a trunk filled with women's clothing had beeni washed ashore there as well as a garment which is rather water-proof cape, such as is evidently a man's, marked with the initials "J. J." This seems to indicate that the ship had passengers. A ROaRING STOR M Kills One Man and Blows Down Sev eral Houses. A g-~eial dispatch from Abbeville to the Columbia State saye: "This vicinity was visited by perhaps the severcat storm in its history last night. It was blustering weather with occa sional showers all day long and was unusually warm for the season, Shortly after dark the skies were nearly clear but in a little while thundering was heard with quite a display of electricity; in a few moments heavy clouds gathered and a deep roaring sound like a train of ears was heard. It was a heavy storm passing through the outskirts of our city in a northeasterly direction. It sems from reports this morninig that the storm passed the farm of Miss Ellen Ger, near Warrenton, where it did much damage to barns and outbuildings; it t hen passsed the plantation of M. H. Wilson, where it blew bown his barn, dnbles and three negro cabins and killed a nero man, then to the plantation of JI. li. Ferguson and T. F. Ferguson, on both ofI whose places it blew down barns, eribs and out houses. The next point in the storm's course was the place of Z. G. Sprott, about one mile from the court house on Main street, where some outhouses were damaged. A wagon body belonging to Mr. Sprott was taken up and hurled against the eatle of Dtepenser Calvett's house do:1g considerble damage besides othe~r iljury the residence received. Hiarrisburz was the next place the storm struck, some damage in the meantime hiaving been done the build ins en thec place of Mr. WV A Smith, where a number of Negro houses were unroofed or blown down. Several houses were blown down on Greenville stret, beyond the branch near the one ile pos5:. The last heard from the storm near this place was on the Roach farm, where a barn and two outhoses were demolished and two mules killed. Several houses were unroofed while the occupants slept and with those that were blowvn down and a number of Neirroes arc houseless today." A Bloody Battle. '[he London Daily Mail says: 'We learu that in the attack on Ladysmith last Saturday, Jan. 6, the British losses were 14 officers killed, 34 wounded and over St00 non-commissioned officers and men killed or wounded. The Boer losses, we hear are. estimated at be tween 2,000 and 3.000." Will Run for Governor. A. Howard Patterson, of Barnwell, has announced his candidacy for gov ernor as a dispensaryite in the coming race for executive honors.--Columbia A MODEL OFFICIAL. A Good Man to Elect State Liqour Commissioner. The Orangeburg correspondent of the News and Courier has secured from Dispenser J. H. Claffy a statement of the business done at the Orangeburg dispensary during the past year, which may prove of general 'nterest just at this time, when it is generally expected that the Legislature will make some desired changes in the management of the dispensary as a whole. It may be said that if the State board of control attended to its business with as little friction or fuss as the Orangeburg coun ty board of control the people of the State would be better satisfied with af fairs. Dispenser Clafiy has had charge of the Orangeburg dispensary since it was first established and he has given universal satisfaction. Orangeburg county would like to make this sugges tion to the Legislature: Stop putting extreme partisan politicians at the head of dispensary affairs. Pat the dispen sary management on a business basis. Promote those dispensary officials who have proven that they deserve promo tion, and discharge those who promote friction and prove themselves failures in subordinate positions. To carry out these suggestions Capt. Claffy should be promoted to the position of State commissioner as a reward for conduc ing the local dispensary so satisfactori ly to the friends and enemies alike of the dispensary system. This dispen sary is one of the best in State as to its management and the amount of busi ness that is done here will make it rank among the first in that respect. Let Capt. Claffy put into the general man agement of the State dispensary'the same business system and careful re gard for details that has characterized his management of. the local Orange burg dispensary and do not hamper him with a bickering, quarrelling set of politicians as a State board of control. Your correspondent does not know that Capt. Claffy could be induced to accept the State co umissionership and give up the certain place here in Orangeburg, but his promotion would undoubtedly meet the approval of a majority of the people of Orangeburg county. The following is a statement of the business done at the Orangeburg dis pensary by quarters: First Quarter-Price to conqumers, $8,922.61; price to dispenser, $7.291.13; gross profits, $1.631.48. Expenses, $579 15; net profit to city and county, $1,052.33. Second Quarter-Price to consumers, $5,822.23; price to dispenser, $4,779.70; gross profits, $1,042.53. Expenses, $569 62; net profits to city and county, $472 91. Third Quarter-Price to consumers, $7,508.62; price to dispenser, $614 17; gross profits $1,367 45. Expenses, $533 35; net profits to city and coun ty, $834.10. Fourth Quarter-Price to consumers, $15,095; price to dispenser, $12,236 21; gross profits, $2,858 79. Expenses, $629 68; net profits for city and coun ty $2,231.11. Totals for Year-Price to ecnsars, $37,348.46; price dispenser, 30,448 21; aross profits, $6,900. 25. Expenses, $2,309. 80; net profits for city of Orange burg and county of Orangeburg, share and share alike, $4,590.45. It would be tedious reading, an itemized state ment for the year, but to give an idea of what goes into the expense account of local dispensaries the itemized ex penses for the month of Deetaber are as fellows: Rent, $20; electric light, 60 cents; stationery and stamps, $3 50; wrapping paper, $4.50; drayage. $18 66; breakage, $26 46; county board of con trol, $27 50; salary additional clerk, $16; salary regular clerk. $35; salary of dispenser, $75. By far thc largest busi ness of any munt'i of the year was done in December, so that the items for drayage, breakage, ete, are greater than for any other month. Then, too, the expense of an additional clerk comes into the expense account only for De cember. These items of the other months are similar, with additional items for insurance in one month amounting to about $25 for the year. and license expenses, which are put into the account of the month when paid out. Married on the Train. The Greenville correspondent of The State says "the passengers and crew on the Southern train between Columbia and Greenville Wednesday were treated to an unusual attraction, being wit nesses to the marriage of Miss Edith Riggs, of Orangeburg, to Mr. Holloway, of CJhappells, which was solemnized while the train was speeding along be tween Helena and Silver street at the rate of 45 miles an hour. Miss Riggs was en route to Abbeville to -visit the family of her uncle there. Mr. Hollo way and a couple of friends boarded the train at Prosperity, having ar ranged that the minister should get on at Newberry. As soon after leaving Newberry as possible the marriage took place and the happy folks left the train at CJhappells, where they will reside. The Rev. Mr Bowers, of Newberry, was the officiating minister." The marriage was a great surprise to the friends of the young lady at Orange burg. ________ Kidnapped Boy Recovered. Lewis Tolghman, a New York lad 12 years old, who was kidnapped in that city nearly two years ago, was located near Tennille, Ga, Wednesday and brought to Augusta Friday by his fath er on their way back home. The boy is an unusually bright little fellow, seemingly beyond his years, speaking very intelligently and appearing much interested in the story of his kidnap ping, but does not remember the facts. Spanish Wish to Fieht. The Gibraltar correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph says: "Three thousand time-expired Spanish soldiers from the Cuban war have offered- their services to Great Britain in South Af rica. The government here has in formed their agent that he is not au thoized to enlist foreigners." WORDS OF WISDOM. Address of President Stevens to Commissioners'of Agriculture.-I PLANT FOOD CROPS. Make Small Bills, Buy for Cash If Possible; Reduce Cotton Acreage and Don't Go Wild. The first annual convention of the Jotton States association .of the com missioners opened at New Orleans on Wednesday. Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and New Mexico were represented. Com missioner Jastremski, in the absence of Governor Foster, delivered the address of welcome, which was responded to by Commissioner Calver of Alabama. President Stevens then delivered his annual address. "For years," said Col. Stevens, "the farmers of the South have been drifting into a condition of bankruptcy and de moralization. This is not due to ster ility of soil, nor to unfavorable climatic conditions. It is not altogether fair to lay the fault of failure to our people, for as a class they have worked indus triously, in and out of season, but they have not worked with any fixed par pose of permanent benefit in the end. I hav for years been urging the farm ers of Georgia to reverse their methods if they would escape . the conditions which have re.rulted from a la.-k of di versification in planting th-ir crops. The salvation of the -people depends upon rural independence, and I urge upon each of you, the commissioners of the cotton states, to call upon your people to change their methods of farm ing. The farming interest has been the subject of much diteussion by the press and the people of the South for the past 12 months; so much so that the people of the rural districts are seeking information by reading the daily and weekly papers and agrical tural journals. This is one of the im portant channels through which this association must rely in reaching the farming class, by writing monthly let ters upon agricultural subjects and questions,.to be published once a month in your newspapapers." Mr. Stevens said there was no doubt the South is more prosperous today than at any other time within the last 30 years; prices have advanced and the people are more hopeful. "Tell your farmers," he said, "to make small bills; to buy for cash if possible; to plant largely for food crops and reduce the acreage in cotton even below that of last year. The cotton crop of 1899 1900 will barely reach 9,000,000 bales and the average price paid thus far has been seven cents. But if our farmers go wild again, as they did in 1898 buy everything they can on time, plant the whole earth in cotton, and make a crop of eleven and one-half million bales-the country will be ruined, almost beyond hope." Two Burglars Capturted. Robbers visited the stables of Mr. F. H. Hyatt, Mr. Lindfors and others near Hyatt Park and took a good sup ply of harness, etc., Tuesday night. T wo Gypsies who had been camping in the neighborhood were suspected. When a search for them was made they could not be found. A telegiam to Winnsboro caused them to be inter cepted. The stolen property was found in their wagon. 'lhey gave their names as Arthur and James Lamand, and seem to be a fine pair. They say the horse and wagon they had belonged to - them, but this is to be doubted, for in their possession was found two large dry goods boxes filled with sadales, lap robes, carpets, harness, and other ar ticles, about one hundred keys of dif ferent sizes and styles, calculated to work in almost any lock, and a kit of. burglar's tools In their pockets they bad about $29 in money. The younger man confessed to the Hyatt park rob beries, but the other fellow denies any complicity. Both are in jail.-Colum bia State. - A Cadet Missing. Boyne Vaught, a cadet of the Porter Military academy, at Charleston is missing. He was furloughed by Dr. A. Toomer Porter some days ago, in order to visit his mother in New Orleans, who, the cadet said, was ill, and this was the last seen -*of the boy. He has not reported to his parents at New Orleans and his whereabouts, so far as can be ascertained are -not known. He boarded a southbound train with his baggage properly checked, but neither he nor the baggage have put ir. appearance at New Orleans. Vaught made no secret of the fact that he did not care to study, and was especially against military training and study and the incidental restraint. He resorted to the subterfuge of stat ing that his mother was ill in order to get money from Dr. Porter to enable him to leaye Charleston. They Are Well Paid. The allowance by the probate court at Chicago of $425,000 for the execu- - tors on the will of Mr. George M. Pull man gives to these two-men an inde pendent fortune for two years's service, and only a small part of their time, of course, was devoted to this worc. The. regular business of Mr. Robert T. Lin coln has not been interfered with by the performiance of this additional trust and probably never amounted to $10, 000 in any year. For settling up the he estate of Millionaire Pallman he eceives the song fortune of $212,500. Fatal to Fishermen. Heav y gales are blowing along thf entire French coast, and a number ce small vessels, with their crews, havt been lost, although several life boat rescues are reported. A fishing boa foundered o1R Boulonge-Sur-Mer, nine of the crew perishing. The bark - Jeanne Eugenis sank near Cherbourg -ad fiepesn were drowned.