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VOL.~~~~ XV __ANING.. S. C.., WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7q 90 O 1 The NMpr Up Atn Before the State Sena. MAYFIELD BiLL PASSES. Various Schemes Rejected and the Fintl V-te Shows S-n timent of Senators on Whakey issue The petidi'n~r- m ;ure wh ei the - ate met Tu-esiny nig wi -4ter Gravdon's bill and ihe pr - a ments. The :rylon bi2, 1r.iding for a board o- can'ro of .te icffl:ers, had been amuended b:y riig out titis provision. Senator ArcbNer o 3red an amendruent to s-ou 2 providiu' that the board should con.iit of three mcm bers, the szeate to clect one member of tae board, who should be chairmian, the house to elect the other two, the tern, to be two .-ears, an-i th4. they shall receive per diem and mileage t-f members of the legislature atsd t days ifte: approval :f this act sha:! meet and take oath of office. Senator Archer sail he had no spceech to make, but had been thinking abut this mat ter a great deal. He izd not wish to see a repetition of the scene of last year in ccLing n1mmibers of the board in joiAL assembly. Al'o there would be removed the opportunities for aanbi tious men wi- ti-ig to be cbairmtan. The cowplexio:n of the board would be different from that if both houes elect ed together. EAch house would be on its mettle to put the best possible mUcO on the board. After mucn discussion pro and con the vote was taken on the Archer substitute, which was adopted by a vote of 25 to 11. The vote was as follows: Yeas-Archer, Blakeney, Brown, Connor, Crosson, Dennis, Douglass, Gleun, Gray don, Henderson, Hough, Ilderton, Love, 3larzhall, Mauldin, Ma)field, McDermott, Ragsdale, S..r att, St.nland, Sudaath, Talbird, Walk er, Wallace and Waller-25. Nays-Aldrich, Alexander, Appeit, Barnwell, Bowen, Brown, G. W., Gru ber, May, Manning. Mower and Shep pard-l. Senator LivingSton announced that he was paired with Senator Wiliais on all dispensary qaestinns, but he did not kiow how Senator Williams would have voted on this substitute, so he asked to be excused fro:n voting, which was done. Senator Livingston would have voted aye had Senator Wiliams been present. The compositimn of the board of control being determined, the next mooted question was the manner of electing the commissioner. Senator Henderson offered an amendment to the origihal Mayfield substitute pro viding for the appiintment of a com missioner by the governor until the next general elecv j. when the com missioner shall be e-.I::o-i by the peo pe. Senator Sheppar 1 i hought the senate had agreed the goveru'?r should not have any thing to d, witit the matter, nor did he think the peopie should elect the comnaissio'ner. le would pro pose that the commnis-imner be elected by the legislature. Senator Henderson raid the three propositions-tv elect by the people, by the legislature or by the board would come before the senate. le did not think the commissioner shoud be elected by the board, as that was one cause of the present trouble. As to election by legislature, the senate had declared the directo-rs should not be elected by joint assembily. Election by the legislature would mean a scramble for the place when the legislature had other business before it and had no man in mind. Hie thought the govier nor should appoint for the intermiin and the people then elect. The people could choose with discrimination. Senator Manning said he would vote against election by the board, as that was the cause of present trouble. He oposed election by the legislature be ause of the logroliing and cire palhing incident upon such elections. it came then to Senator Hendersea's plan. He favored part of it-appointment by the governor. This alluwed division of re sponsibility, and hie thought would se cure a good man. Seaator liderton said if he were gov ernor and the legislature should place the appointment on him he would give up the office. The responsibility should be on the legislature. Hie favored a one-year term for the commissioner. Senator Rtagsdale favored election by die people. in reply to him, Senator Apelt urged that it would be an in justice to put this upo~n the governor when both ne and the appointee would have to go before the people at the same time. T[here would be charges of collusion of interests. Senator Livingston offered an amend ment to the amendment making the appointment by the governor, with the conformity of the senate. This was ruled out of order at this time. Senator Sheppard offered the simple proposition: - -Sball the commissioner be elected by the pcople." T he ayes and noes resulted in the defeat of this proposition by a vote of 11 ayes and 25 noes, as follows: Ayes--Aldrich, .Alexan ler, A ppelt, Barwell, Gruber, Hietd-rson. Hough, Mower, Ragadale, Sarratt, Suddah-1 1. Nays-Archer, Blaketoey, B'owen, G. W. Brown, W. A. Brown, Connor, Crosson, Dennis, Douglass, Glenn, Graydon, Hay, Ilderton, Limngston, Love, Manuing, Marshall. Mlauldin, Ma) ield, McDermott, Sheppard, Stan land, Walker. Wallace, Waller-25. Senator Henderson then withdrew his amendment, and Senator Living stn's amendment providinag for ap pointment, with consent of the senate, was declared in order. Senator Sheppard offered a substi tute for Senator's Livingston's provid ing for election by the general assem bly. Senator Graydon offered an amendment to the same effeet, fixing sulary at $3 00U and surety bond in sum of $75,000), being .similar to the first section of the original Graydon iI1 It was very long, and Senator 'Sbeppard objected to its consideration. The vote on Senator Sheppara s sub tiut wa taken, resulting in the ~I (J t he 'U b..,'i I. :.V 8 vote (A . -y s- ldrich. Al.-xauder, Appeit. . r Lakeney, Bowen, G. W. Bro-wn, COnnor, Croeson, Denuii, l., Graler, Hay, lHough, Ilderton, L .\ 'larsha-ll, Ma. field, 31eDermott, I Ragsidale. S.rratt, Sheppard. Staaland, 1udda-h, Wallace, Waller-2C. NSays-3larnwell, W. A. Brown, D) u as<, Graydon, Henderson, Liv iv ton. Mlanning, Mauldin, Mower-9 Seiitor Graydon chauged his vote fromt- aye to no because, while he fa voted election by the legislature, he dId not think the Shepi ard amend Ient in Proper form. The senate by the adortion of the Archcr and Sheppard substitutes had declared its position on the dispensary. Af -r -il. otnr matters had been aitevnd*d to in the Senate Wednesday Sezoat 'r Archer referred to the delay iast .ear which reuhted ia the def<-at of dispensary legislation, and the same would be pleasing tosiuesenators now. 'I hre was an undereurrent that at night sessions the senate was too much disposed to indulge in oratory. His motion to take up the bill was agreed to, and the question then before the senate was the Ma field bijl, which was .ffered as a ,ubstitutc for the G.aydon bill Senator Sheppird moved to strike out section 5 of the Mayfield substitutc providing that the county dispensers a'ould be appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the legisla tive delegation. The motion was agreed to withoui division by a viva voce vote. Senatur Sheppard then offered the follo~in a.; section 5: TLc e .::ty dispenser shall be ap pointeid ny the governor on the recom mendation of a board consisting of the county supervisor, foreman of the grand jury and the mayor or intendent of the ciiy or town in which the dis pensary is loeated or by a majority of such bo-ard; and his term of office shall be for one year; Provided, That when a dispensary is located without an in corporated town the dispenser should be appointed by a board consisting of county supervisor, foreman of the grand jury and auditor or by a majori ty of such board. Said dispenser may be removed by such board at their dis cretion. The compensation shall be fixed by said board of directors. Senator Sheppard gave his reasons for this plan. He thought the dispen sers should be appointee by the local authorities who know the conditions. Senator Barnwell moved to strike out the foreman of the grand jury. Senator H.-nderson moved to substi tuto the county auditor for the fore man which was satisfactory to Senator Barnwell, and Senator Sheppard ac cepted this amendment. Senator Ilderton offered a substitute making the county boards appointed by the State board as under the pres ent law. He spoke against placing the county officials on the board. Senator Gruber moved to amend the Ilderton amendment by adding that the appointments should be "by and with the consent of the senate." Senator Ilderton accepted this ameniment. Senator Barnwell said he understood the idea of the Maytield bill was to decentralize the business but this amendmnt did not have that effct, and if this amtenent is carried, the only change woud be in the State dis pensary. The vote on Senator Ilderton's amendment resulted in its adoption by a vote of 18 to 16, so that the bill was amended so as to make the county board appointive by the State board, the appointment to be confirmed by the senate. See ator Bowen moved to strike out section 6, leaving it to the board of contro' to fix the profits. The senate agreed by a viva voce vote to amend ment and the 6Lh sectien of the Mlay feld bill was accordingly stricken out. The State board of control will there fore fix the price and the profL~s on the whi~key. Senator M1auldin offered an amend ment to section 4, providing that the commwi-sioner should give a surety bond of $75,000 in three companies in stead of a personal bond. The original Graydon bill had this provision. Senator Barnwell offered an amend meet requiring constables to give bond in sum of $500. This was adopted Senator lderton offered an amend ment to section 5, providing that the county dispenser shall be elected by the county board. This was adopted without an objection. Senator Sullivan moved to amend by making the bill effective ten days after approval instead of after its passage. This als-, passed. Senator Sheppard proposed an amend ment making it unlawful for the State commisioner or other employe in State or county dispensary to plaee any false or misleading labels on bottles or packages of whiskey, violation to work forfeiture of office. The M1ay field bill as amended was then passed to the third reading with out a vote in opposition, the vote being viva voce. The bill as it finally passed provides for the election of the state board of three members, one to be elected by the senate, the others by the house. Ziyare to receive the same compen sation as members of the legislature and take office ten days after the ap proval of the bill. The commissioner is to be elected by a joint assembly and to receive a salary of $3,000, to give a surety bond of $75,000 and to appoint all enmployes of the atate dispensary The county beards are to be selected by the State and confiramed by the senate. The county disponsers are to be elected by the county boards. No Salary Reduction. On Wednesdayv the House killed the bill -to fix the salary of the clerks of the House and Senate at five hundred dollars. M1r. Mloses stated that several years ago the salary had been reduced from $1,000 to $800. He had not heard of any demand for this bill, and he therefore moved to in defnitely postpune it. If there were to be a general salary reduction he would not oppose the bill. M1r. W. L. Mlauldin explained that the object of the bill is to fix by statute the salary of the clerks and prevent the perennial wrangling over this matter. It does not interfere with officials now in offie. By a vote of 58 to 44 the house decided to indefinitely postpone the ill. NO LOOAL OrTION. The State Senate Rej cts Senator Appelt's Bill. Senators Appelt's local option bill was killed by the State Senate Tues day morning. Senator Appelt made the only speech on the ieasure and defended it in a carefully prepared -rgument. which was listeued to atten tively. Other sen:ators theu explained their positions and the senate came to a vote on this matter with the result stated. When Senator Archer moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill Senator Appelt took the floor and Wade an able arguitneut iu favor of the weasure. He sa.d tie bill had a rock road to travel The judiciary commit tee hAd first repoi ted unfavorably. IIe had felt that he was not being treated fairly and had threatened to move to a,k that the bill be renorted with or without reco:xendation. He did not request the bih to be reconuwitted, but did not object to it. le then made a long and atAe spue1 in favor of the biil. Senator Livingstor. siid he had de sired to bring the question of local op tion to a vote. No !enator had com mitted lisnelf to any special scheme. If a senator voted to strike out the enacting words he voted against local option; if he voted agai nt btriking out the enacting words ie was in favor of local option. The details were not in question. If local option were defeated then the question would be upon the dispensary amendments. Senator Marshall said he had ex pressed himself as favoring local option and had been convinced tiat lie was right. Without endor-ing all the fea tures of the bill, he would votc for it. If the bill were defeated he would then vote to perfect the dispensary law. The vo:e 1-y ales and noes was then taken on ti.e :uatter to strike out the enactinit wor-ds, resultinz in the defeat of the bill by a vote of 25 to 12, as fol lows: Yeas-Aldrich, Alexander, Archer, Blakeney, Bowen, W. A. Bro vn, Con nor. Crosson, Douglass, Graydon, Gruber, Hay. Henderson, Hough, Ilder ton, Love. Manning, Mauldin, N1cDer mott, Mower. Razsdale, Stauland, Suddath, Wallace, Waller.-25. Nays-Appelt, Barnwell, G. W. Brown, Dennis. Glenn, Marshall, May fi ld, Sarratt, Sheppard, Sullivan, Tai bird, Walker.-12. Senator Livivingston announced that he was paired with Senator Williams who was absent. Senator Living-ton would have voted no arid Seaatur Wit iams aye. Senator Dean, a local op tionist, was absent. PROHIBITION BILL KILLED. Mr. Prince's Measure Disposed of in the House Wednesday Morning. The session of the house Wednesday saw the defeat of Mr. Prince's prohi. bition bill by a vote of 79 to 26. This bill was on an ironclad measure, and the house did not seem much concerned in it as there was little dizcussion. Mr. Prince explained the bill. In An erson county there was a special elec tion on this question and prohibition won over dispensary and high license. He had opposed the will of the mnaj r ity, but he had been instructed to yhampion the measure. The bill is omplete in its simplicity and its thor. ughness. It prohibits the sale of liquor in this State and does not interfere with the dispensary law in its handling f violation of the law. If the people want prohibition this is the bill that will answer. The people are dissatis.fied with present liquor legislation. He re ited the history of the dispensary and stated that it had been very obnox ious. Give tbe people a chance to have prohibition and see if they can enforce it. There is a strong prohibition senti ment in the State, as was shown in the last gubernatorial race. In this time of waking experiments with liquor laws why not try to give the people prohibition? He explained that the bill excepts the importation of alcohol by druggists, of wine for sa~ramnental purposes and of liquors for personal use. Mr. DeBruhl moved to indefinitly postpone the bill. This was carried by the following vote: Yeas-Speaker Gary, Bates, Bailey, Bell, Black, Blease, . Bly the, Bolts, Brantley, Browning, Caughwan, Col cock, Cross, Cruix. Dean, De Bruhl, Dendy, Dukes, Efird, Epps, N. G. Evans, H. H. Evans, Fairey, Floyd, Gdsdden. Gamble, Gantt, Gause, Gra ham, llodmeyer, Hiollis, Hydrick, Jenkins, H. Ei Johnson W. J. Johnson Jones, Lyles, Manning, Marion, Laban Mauldin, Wm. L. Mauldin, McCoy MeCraw, MeDdi, McDow, McLauchlin, Laurin, Means, Mehrtens, Mitchell, \ontgomery, Moses, Moss, Nettles. Patton, Peurifoy, J. W. Ragsdale, H B. Richardson, C. E.Robinson, C. P. Sanders, E. L. Sanders, Sawyer, Sharpe,'Sinkler, G. P. Smith, Steven son, Strom, Suber, Theus, W H Thomas W. J. Thomas, Titmmerman, Verdier, West, Wharton, 11. H. Woodwvard, Wyche, Winkler, Woods.-79. Nays-Ashlecy, Dargan, Davis, Est ridge, Henderson, Hill. Jackson, Lav erett Lockwood, Lofton Mann, Mc Cullough, Miley. Prinee, Pyatt, Geo. W. Richardson, E. D Smaith, Jeremiah Smith, J. L. Smith, Stackhouse, Verner, Whisonant, Williams, Wimber ley, Wingo, Young -ti A Munificent Gift. The South Carolina Jockey club has dissolved and turned over its property, valued at more than $lA00,000, to the Charleston Library in fee simple and perpetuity. The race track, which bears the club's name, a valuable farm near the city, real estate, bonds and socks are included in the assets of the club The splebded rift of the ,Jockey club comes to the Charleston Library as a much needed endowment. The Library society has for many years past been in sore need of financial support and has with difficulty been maintained by sunscriptions of the members. Recent efforts to rehabilitate the society have met with success to the extent of saving it from collapse, but the institu tion is barely supported and is unable to make advancement. The generous endowment of the Jockey club as:,ures a permanent and comfortabl iacome, which will put the library quite on its Ifeet and will doubtless start it on a wide career. uoV. G OEBEL S[0[T. Rifle Bullet Sent Through Lungs of Democratic Leader. MANY OTHER SHOTS FIRED. Assasination Carefull Planned. Shot Fired From the Building Occupied by the Republi can State Officials. William Goebel, the Democratic con testee for governor of Kentucky, was shot down Tuesday at Frankfort, Ky., while walking through the capital grounds on his way to the capitol baild ing. He was wounded by a rifle bail of small calibre, not over 38, which struck him in the rght side just below the arm pit. The ball passed through the back part of the right lung, across the body in a diagonal line, passing out below the shoulder blade. The vital organs were not injured with the ex ception of the right lung. Mr. Goebel was on nis way to the senate chamber in eompany with Col. Jack Chinn and Warden Eph Lillard of the Frankfort penitentiary. Mr. Lillard was a few feet in advance of Goebel and Chinn, who were walking side by side, Goebel being on the right and Chinn upon the left. From the outer edge of the capitol grounds to the step of the capitol building the distance is about 300 feet. Two-thirds of th-is had been passed and the men were walking slowly when suddenly a shot rang out from a large three story building which stands 50 feet east of the capitol building. This building is uled for offices by nearly all the leading officials of the State, Governor Taylor and the secretary of state having rooms on the first floor. As the shot was heard Goebel gave a quick involuntary exclamation of' pain and made an effort to draw his own revolver. His strength was unequal to the task, however, and he sank upon the pavement. With great rapidity several more shots were fired, the bul lets all striking the brick sidewalk close to where Goebel lay. Nune of of them touched him, however. Lil lard hasti'y turned around to aid Goe bel, who was supported by China, who had his armi about him almost as soon as he touched the pavement. 'Get help," said Chinn to Lillard, and turn inig to Goebel he asked: "Are you hurt, Goebel? Did they get you?" "They have got me this time," said Goebel. "I guess they have killed me." In less than a minute a crowd of men was around Goebel. He was loosiog much blood and was becoming very weak. He was hastily carried to the office of Dr. E E. Hume, in the base ment, of the Capitol hwtel, about 1,000 feet from tke spot where the shooting occurred. Here he was laid on a sofa, while Dr. Hume made a hasty examina tion, pronouncing the wound to be of a nature that must casuse death in a short time. Goebel, who showed great forti tude and courage throughout, smiled weakly as he heard the verdict and feebly rolled his head from side to side in token of dissent from that opinion. He was then carried to his room on the second floor of the Capitol hotel, and, in addition to Dr. Hlume, Drs. Mc Cormick and Ely were summoned to attend him. After a careful examina tion of the wound the doctors announced that, while exceedingly dangerous, it was not necessarily fatal, unless com plications of blood poisoning should set in. The patient himself kept up his courage, insisting again and again that he was not going to die. It was decided by his friends to call in also the services of Dr. Mc Marty, a prominent surgeon of Louisville, and urgent messages were at once sent for him. After the wound had been dressed Senator Goebel showed great exhaus tion, and it was announced by the phy sicians that he wo zd in all probability die in a short time. He rallied, how ever, and under the influence of an opiate, sank into a gentle slumber, which lasted several hours. The bul let which struck Mr. Goebel was fired from a window in the centre of the third story of the office building, just east of the capitol. That window was raised about eight inches from the sill to permit an unobstructed passage for the bullet when Mr. Goebel should come within range. Both Chinn and Lillard assert that, while the first shot came from the direction of the window in the third story, there were other shots fired from different portions of the same buildicg. Some of those who heard the shots say that at least one shot was fired from the office of the secretary of state. Ttiis, however, is not true, as there were men in the office of the secretary of state who rushed to the window as the shots were heard and all of them declare that there was no shot fired at all from that part of the building. Harland Whitaker, a farmer from Butler county, the home county of Gov ernor TaylIon, is now in the jail at Louisville charged with the crime. T1here is no direct evidence against Whittaker and he was placed under ar rest more because he was caught around the capitol building when the shots were fired than for any other apparent reason. He denies in the most positive manner that he had any connection with the shooting or knew anything about it. He was running toward the scene of the shooting and not away from it when he was arrested. Whittaker was arrested as he came down the steps on the east side of the State office building, directly below the window from which the shots had been fired As he reached the sidewalk and was hastening towards the scene of the shooting, he was met by John E M\iles, who is 76 years of age. Without hesi tation ?Miles threw himself upon Whit taker, winding his arms around him and calling loudly for help. It was right at hand; and in an in stant Whittaker was surrounded by a group of men, many of them with drawn revolvers. He made no attempt to escape, knowing well that the slight est attempt to do so would have brought a dozen bullets into his body. He sub mitted quietly to a search, which was quickly made, the proceeds being three rmolvers and one bigr knife. A quick examination of the revolvers showed that none of the cartridges had been used, and there was no powder smut upon any part of his weapons, proving conwlgisively that he ceuld not have used any of his three revolvers. In addition to this, all those who heard the shots join in the statement that they were from a rifle and not from a smaller weapon. Whittaker was quick ly led away and placed in the jail, while a guard was placed at the outer entiance to keep off people who had no direct connection with the institution. As soon as it was known that the bullet which struck Mr. Goebel had come from the building to the east, a group of men gathered in front of the doer on the east side. Others ran around to the door on the west side to prevent the escape of anybody from there. Several men attempted to enter the doors from the outside, but were prevented by groups of mountaineers. who stood in the doorways. Some of these men held Winchesters in their hands and presented an aspect so gen erally uninviting that no attempt was made to search the building and nobody gained entrance to it for several minutes after the shooting had been done, and the assassin had ample opportunity to escape. That the shooting of Mr. Goe bel was the result of a carefully laid plan is without question. The man who did the work had evidently taken his stand at the window, which had previously been raised in order to al low the free passage of the bullet, and waited until his victim was in full sight before firing. Ever since the influx of mountaineers last week, a large numberof them have beer. sleeping in the upper part of the state house. It is not known, however, that any of these men did the work or that they Ird any knowledge of the premeditated crime. There has not, so far, been discovered the slightest evi dence pointing to any mao, and it is not likely now that any will ever be found. The man who fired the shots took the precaution to conceal his loca tion by using smokeless powder cart ridges. A score of people had a full view of the side of the building from which the firing was done, and all of them declare that not a sign of powder sraoke was visible. The Republican State officials and members of the legislature, without exception, denounced the shooting in the most unmeasured terms. Gov. Taylor immediately caused a small ad dress to be published, declaring the af fair to be a disgrace and an outrage, and calling for the most sober condemna tion. He sent orders at once to Adjt Gen. Collher, directing him to take steps for the preservation of o-der. Gen. Collier is a Republican, and is Opposed to Mr. Goebel. He declared the shooting to be a most cowardly af fair and one that upon every considera tion was to be regretted. lie lost no time in making speeces, however, and before Mr. Goebel had been lifted from ground to be carried to the hotel Gen. Collier had telephoned to the armory, a half mile distant, directing the local infantry company which was stationed there, under the command of Capt. Walcott. to proceed immediately to the capitol grounds, take possession of the approaches, allowing nobody to enter the gates. Twenty minutes after the shooting Capt. Walcott and his men marched across the front of the capitol building and halted at the foot of the steps. Orders were issued to outside com panies throughout the State to make ready at once to come to Frankfort the entire State guard being called into service. It was feared that the news of the shooting would so inflame the Democrats that they would come to Frankfort in swarms, while the moun taineers would lose no time in coming to the capital for the purpose of up holding their party principles. "It makes no difference to me," said Gen. Collier, "who starts anytlhing, we w'll preserve order on both sides." The excitement among the followers of Mr. Goebel was great, and for a short time immediately following the shooting of their leader thete was more than a possibility that some of the hot heads would seek vengeance upon their politi cal enemies. Threats were made against Republican leaders and attor neys during the excitement, but the leading Democratic members of the house and senate soon brought them to calmer talk. Like wiidfire the news spread, and men began to pour toward the capitol grounds, one throng being led by two fire men, one of whom car ried a Winchester rifle, which the other finally prevailed upon him to lay aside. Says He Shot Goebel. James Sutton, sheriff of Whiteley county, Ky., is a prisoner in the coun ty jail at Louisville. At an early hour Wednesday morning at the Victoria hotel Sutton went up t o the office of le:-k and brandishing vvo revelvers, said: "I am the man a ho shot Goebel and I will never be taken alive." The hotel man promptly sent for the police and on the appearance of the latter Sutton ran up stairs to the third story. ' hen he thought he was about to be captured he opened a window and leaped out.'C He alighted on his feet ur.ojnred ard ran nearly a mile before he was arrested. I'he police believe that Sutton is either decidedly unbal adeed mentaily or he knows who shot Gcebel. An effort to- interview him after he was lodged in j .il proved un successful. He lay in a dark corner of hie cell and refused to sa.y a word. Found Dead. The dead body of a white man named William G. Duensing, was found at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning by the Southern railroad tracks about five miles from Charleston. A bicycle, on which he had been riding was found near the body. Duensing was a car penter in the employ of the Barton Lumber company, whose plant is about six miles from Charleston. Duensing left the works Monday afternoon on his wheel intending to go to the city and return to the works Tuesday night. The position of his body and the bicy cle seem to indicate that he met his death while going to the city. Duien sing was about 28 years of age. He was a single man and leaves only one brother. 0__________ ~a Good Law. The town of Union in this State has passed an ordinance to exempt all manufacturing concerns from taxation, "provided said manufacturies snail not establish, maintain or carry on shops and company stores." GOV. GOEBEL SWORN IN. The Democratic Members of the Legis lature Issue an Address. Wm. Goebel, the Democratic candi date, was sworn in as Governor of Ken tucky at Frankfort Wednesday, and J. C. W. Beckh-.m, a few minutes later, took the oath of liautenant-governor. The oath was administered to both men by Chief Justice Hazelrigg, of the court of appeals. The plan to make Goebel governor was set in motion early in the afternoon. A statement was issued by the Dem ocratic members of the Legislature say ing that the boards which bad heard the contest for governor and lieuten ant governor had decided in favor of Goebel and Beckham, and that the boards intended to report their findings to the legislature, but. that they had been Dreventcd from so doing by the action of Governor Taylor in declaring the legislature adjourned. The statement then goes on to say that the members of ttie legislature were driven from place to place by the militia and threatened with arrest whenever they attempted to hold a meeting. It was declared the belief of all the signers of the statement that Goebel and Beckham were the legally elected governor and lieutenant gover nor and each man, as he signed the paper announced that he voted for the adoption of the majority repoit of the contest boards, which declared Goebel and Beckham to be the men rightfully entitled to the office. Mr. Goebel, as soon as he was assured that he was legally governor of Ken tucky, took -prompt action regarding th3 military army of the service. Two orders were quickly prepared for his signature, the first of which discharged Adjutant General Daniel Collier from office, and appointed General John B. Castleman, of Louisville, as his succes sor. The second was directed to the commanders of the militia now sta tioned in this city, directing them to return to their homes. Word was at once telegraphed to General Castleman of his appointment, and he is expected in this city Friday morning. There is a possibility of trouble in the matter of the control of the state troops. The regiments of the guard have lately been re-organized and are for the most part made up of Re publicans and the personal followers of Governor Taylor. It is not certain that they will at once obey the orders issued by Governor Goebel and any attempt to force them to do so will almost cer tainly result in trouble. A BIG REWARD. Fifty-Thousand Dollars Offered for the Cowardly Assassin. Advices from Frankfort, Ky., says there is an earnest determination to cap ture and punish the astassin who shot Governor Goebel. Every effort to ac complish this will be made regardless of the cost. The Democratic members of the legislature Friday morning an nounced that they would meet Satur day or as soon as possible and offer a reward of $50.000. for the capture, dead or alive, ot the man who shot Goebel. Prominent citizens have already vol unteered to put up the reward until the legislature can make the appropriation the Democratic majority is resolved upon. If necessary, ten times the amount of the reward decided upon can easily be raised. The appropriation cannot be resisted by the Republican legislators, for such *pposition would convict them and their party of sympa thy with the assassin. Dispatches received from many points in Kentucky report that Kentuckians all over the State are ready to take up arms to enforce Goebel's right to act as governor. The decision of the leg islature in his favor, the attempt on his life and the high handed methods of Taylor, the Republican claimant of the gubernatorial office, have made many friends for Goebel. Many men who were lukewarm or opposed to him arc now detertuined that he shall be gover nor in fact as well as in law. Colonel Gaither, of Harrodsburg, who has hitherto been a strong anti Goebel man, has announced his will ingness to form a regiment to sust ain the Goebel government. Dr. F:azee, of Richmond, Ky, who was one of Morgan's famous cavalry, telegraphs that he enlisted fifty men in a few hours and that volunteers are organiz ing rapidly this morning at Lexington, Ky., to suppsrt Goebel. Scores of telegrams have been re ceived this morning from other points in the state pledging military support. None of these offers have been accepted, for the Democrats are determined to exhaust all civil methods for upholding the authority of the legislature and en forcing Governor Goebel's rights before plunging the state into horrors of internecine war. Another Assassination. The report that Win. S. Wright, ex member of the Kentucky legislature for Knott and Letcher, was assassi nated at Boone Fork on the Kentucky river Friday night, is confirmed by advices from Hagan. During the cam paign last fall Wright made an enthu siastic canvass for John Young Brown for governor. He was a prominent lawyer and Democratic politician and had many enemies among the moun taineers in defending cases for the coal companies. There were five shots and two took sffect. He was shot with a Winchester of the same caiibre as that u-ed by the would-be assasin of Goe bel. Hard on the Ladies. The Charlotte, N. C., grand jury in considering the great increase in crime attributes it in a large measure to the costantly increasing desire for gao b ling among the people, and says - that the fair hands that so deftly handle tho cards at progressive euchre parties should be as severely dealt with as arxe the negro crap shootersi." Takes The Sting Out. On Wennesday the senate *encurred in the house amendments to Senator Graydon's resolution to investigate the fertilizer trust. The amendments in serted by the house make the resolu tion refer to all foreign corporations doing business in this State and thus pratically nullifies it. TRUSTEES AND DIRECIORS Of State Colleges and Penitentiary Elected by Legislature. In the hall of the house of represen tatives Friday the entire morning was spent in joint assembly electing officers to fill vacancies in the management of State institutions. At 11 o'clock the senate attended in the hall of the house of representatives for the election of certain directors and trustees. The election of penitentiary directors was first entered upon. There were two nominees for the unexpired term of Col. T. J. Cunningham of Chester. Dr. 31. 0 Rowland, of Spartanburg, a former member of the house, was nominated by Mr. Hydrick, seconded by M1r. Crum. Mr. R. A Rigsdale of Chester was nominated by 3r. Hollis. The vote resulted: Rowland, 104; Ragsdale 43, and the former was de clared elected. For the two regular terms of two years to succeed S. P. J. Garris and W. 0. Tatum there were five nominees. Representative W. D. Mann of Ab beville was nominated by 1r. Steven son. second d by Mr. Athley. Senator W. B. Love of York was nomiinated by Mr. McDow, seconded by Mr. Gantt. Representative Jeremiah Smith of Horry was nominated by Mr. Dendy, seconded by Mr. E. D. Smith. Representative S. D. Peurifoy of Saluda was nominated by Mr. Caugl. man. seconded by Mr. Sharpe. Representative Fairey of Orangeburg was nominated by Mr. Moss, seconded by Mr. Hydrick. The first ballot resulted as follows: Love, 112; Mann, 97; Smith, 40; Fairev, 4;-Peurifoy, 35. The total vote was 144, and the two first named having received a majority, were declared elected. During the polling of the joint as sembly there was considerable punning on the names Mann, Love, Fairey and Smith. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. The following ticket was put in nom ination for place of the trustees of the South Carolina college for the term of six years: Hon. C. E. Spencer of Yorkville was nominated by 31r. MeDow, seconded by Mr. J. H1. Wilson. Dr. W. T. Bates. of Orangeburg, nominated by Mr. Brantley, seconded by Mr. McLauchlin. Col. John T. Sloan of Columbia, nominated by Mr. Blythe, seconded by Senator Appelt. Mr. J. L Withers of Columbia, nom inated by Mr. Weston, seconded by 31r. Means. 31r. James Q. Davis of Winnsboro, nominated by Ar. W. J. Johnson, sec onded by Mr. Marioa. Mr. Julian Mitchell of Charleston, nominated by Senator Barnwell, sec onded by N. G. Evans. Mr. Robert MacFarlaue of Darling ton, nominated by Mr. McCullough, seconded by J. W. Ragsdale. Each nominee received 130 votes. WINTHROP COLLEGE. The election of sevea trustees of Winthrop college for a term of six years was then entered upon. Prof. E. S. Joynes of Columbia, an incuwbent, was nominated by Mr. Me Dow, seconded by M1r. Crum. Dr. A. C. Fuller of Laurens, an in cumbent, was nominated by M1r. G. P. Smith, seconded by Mr. Wharton. Dr. T. A. Crawlord of Rock [Il, an incumbent, was nominated by M1r. C. P. Sanders, second d by M1r. Mc Dow. Mr. W. J. Roddy of Rock Hill, an incumbent, was nominated by Mr. Means. Hon. W. N. Elder of York, an in cumbent, was nominated by Mr. Tim merman, seconded by Mr. H. E. John son. Col. Wilie Jones of Columbia, an in cumbent, was notninated Mr. Weston, seconded by Mr. RI. B. A. Robinson. Senator B. R1. Tullman, an incum bent, weas nominated by 31r. Caugh man, seconded by M3r. Blease. Mr. D. W. M1. McLaurin of Marlboro, an incumbent, was nominated by Mr. Stackhouse, seconded by Mr. Rogers. Mr. A M. Lee of Charleston was nominated by M1r. Bacot, seconded by Senator Appelt. M1r. C. A. Woods of Darlington was nominated by M1r. Hy driek. l'he tin-al vote was as fol:ows: Jones. 126; Tilmuan, ]1t; Joynes, 120, Lee. 109e; Woods, 108 R .ddy, los; Craw for d, 93; Fuller, 69; Elder, 35; McL tn rin. 59. The total vote cast was 157, and the seven first named were de clared elected. The State House The State Senate by a vote of 25 to 10 decided last night in favor of com pleting the state house. The vote was taken on a motion to lay on the table a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill, and though the bill was not passed, owing to adj )urnmeut, the vote indicates the sense of the senate on the question. Colonel Marshall explained the plans and said that the tax levy would not be increased should the bill pass. Hie said $I50000 would be suf ficient, and tie bill contemplated spending $30,000) for three years on the building.__________ Five Mten Killed. A telegram from M1anila says Mon day's afthir near Subig resembled the recent pack train ambush. Lieut. Schernek, with a s.-outing p-arty of 40? men of the Twventyitift a infantry, ran into a large force of insurge::ts in a mountain defile. S.ehenek ill at the fi1-st volley. shot in the head. Sergeant ISingleton and three privates were killed and five men were wounded. The Americans then retreated. Afterward., a stronger force was sent to, the scene of the Eighting and the insurgents de parted. Mr. Douthit Resigns. Mr. J. B.~Douthit has tendered bis resignation as commissioner of tihe dib pensary and it will be acted upon by thle board at its nmeeting next Tuesday. The resignation wili be accerted. Mr. Douthit sas s that he would have re signed as soon as he was vindicated by the board, had not the mem bers insisted upon him hold i g on unt il the Fe bruary meeting. Since the senate has con firmed him and he has thus been per sonally and officially vindicated he in sists upon his resignation because his nrivte business demands his attention. USURPS ALL POWERS Taylor Backed by Militia Carris Through Plans of Force. REPUBLICAN RIFLES RULES. Legislature Ordered and Com pelled to Adjourn Before Goe bel Could be Declated Elected Oovernor. A dispatch from Frankfort, Ky., says Taylor, the defeated Republican canlidate for governor, adjourned the Legislature Wednesday to meet at Lona don, Ky., Feb. 6. Militia in the city prevented the Democrats from assembl ing and members were threatened with arrest. Ne 7er was there a more com plicated political situation than that which confronts the politicians of Ken tucky, and never was there one of which it seemed so dificult to form an accurate guess of the outcome. All day long the Democracy has been groping around trying to find some way in which it could seat in the guberna torial chair its leader, William Goobel, who lies slowly dying of the wound in flicted by the ballet of an assassin. No matter which way the Democrats - turned they were confronted by tl'h same prospect-a line of blue ed ed with steel-and it was fully underst od by botti parties that the line and the steel were there for business purposes only. There was no bluff, no false alarm about it. The Demorcats have not said they would not go to London, but their legal adviseis have counselled them that Taylor had no right to adjourn the legislature from Frankfort and it is likely the matter will be tested in the courts before any circumstance can arise which would call for the arrest of the-members. The Democracts have not, in fact, decided what they will do. All day through the streets of Frank fort soldiers marched and counter marched. Drills in the street were fre quently held in order that the men might be warmed by exercise, after they had remained in the biting wind. Aiound the penitentiary was a line of troops, in the oper. house was a guard, three companies stood at rest in the open space front of the Capitol hotel, sentries patrolled every side of the building in which ex Governor Bradley resides, and a detachment of infantry held the court house against the possi ble coming of the members of the legis lature with the intention of declaring that not the living William S. Taylor but the dying William Goebel was the lawful head and chief executive of the commonwealth of Kentucky. The Republicans laid their plans well and secretly. They carried them through vigorously and triumphantly. The proclamation dealaring that a state of insurrection existed in the State and warrants for the arrest of every Demo cratic member of the legislature were prepared Tuesday night. It was the iutention of Gov. Taylor and his ad visers that no meeting of the legisla ture should be held Wednesday, even though it proved necessary to arrest and detain in custody all those who persisted in holding meetings. Once adopted, the poicy was carried out to the letter. Compelled to retire from the capitol buliding, they went to the opera house; held back from the opera house, they went to the court house; prevented from entering the court house, they went to the Capitol hotel, only to be told that any meeting they might attempt to hold in that building would be suppressed, all found taking part in it would be arrested and thie hotel itself seized by the soldiers. La ter in the day officers entered the hotel and told the Democrats that no confer enees must be held, and they attempted to hold none. There is much doubt among the members of the legislature as to wheth er or not they will go to Lou-lon at all. . Some of the Republicans left Frankfort during the day, declaring that they were going direct to London, but no Democrat so declared himself. The wards "London, Laurel county," are not words that please Democratic ears. In fact, many of them deslared that their lives would not be safe after they reached the town. It is a place of about 1,000 inLsabitants, situated in what is known as the "feud county." The inhabitants are mostly moun taineers, and largely of a most enthusi astic Republican faith. The county is. one of the greatest Republican strong holds in the State. The people of Lau rel county are intensely for Taylor and intensely against Goebel and all his works. It is this latter feeling that causes the Democratic members of the legislature to feel hesitancy about venturing at the present time within the confines of Laurel county or into the neighborhood of London, where party feeling runs so high and bitter fromn end to end of the State. Ad jt. Gen. Collier declared Wednes day that if they did not attend the leg ilative meeting, which is called to met on Feb. 6, he would arrest them individually, provided he received the necessary orders from Gov. Taylor to convey them to London. Resolutions of Spmpathy. The following resolutions was adopted by both brtnches of the Legislature Wednesday: Be it resolyed by the house of repre sentives, the senate concurring. That this general assembly has learned with exceeding regret of the attempted as sassination of the Hon. Win. Goebel, rwvernor elect of our sister State of Kntudky. and hereby expresses its sympathy for him and the party which he heads in the interests of home rule a d good government. A Noble Charity. Henry Wischmeyer, who died recent ly iin Cnicago, had for many reasons practically sustained, by contributions and through an endowment established by him, the Guardian Angel Orphan Asylum in Chicago, with its more thaa 41o inmates. He came to Chiesgo from Germany at the age of 17, aud obtained employment as a laborer. His fortune was acqaired through real estate invetments.