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THE LEGISLATURE. A Summary of the Acts of Gen eral Interest. PASSED AT THE SESSION. One Hundred and Thirty Acts the Net Result.; of the Legis lative Work This Year. For the benefit of tbose who wish to know what was accomp-liabed by the general as sembly in the way of making new laws to go upon the statute books of the State we give this week a list of the acts of general inter eat pssed at the late session of the Legisla lure: To provide a means whereby any pur chaser in this state of commercial fertilizers or manures may have the same anual zed by Clemson Agricultural and Mechati;c Cot lege free of coits. and to provide a penalty for delivering fertilizers or manures ,hort in ingredieLts ? ppcaring on tack or vessel hold ing same. A joint re'olu:k.n proposing an amend - enoment to the constitution of the state of South Carolina to be known as Article 1 of amendment to Contitution to aLthorize and empower the general assembly to provide by law for the condemnsaion and equitable as oessment of lands for drainage purpo-es. An act to provide for the cleaning of the stre.nts and dr,.iuing the swamps and bot tom lands of the state. An ac to amend Title XT. Chapter XXXVI, Article 3. stati-tes of 1V3, by inserting an other ection to be known as Section 1,323, and tixing the weight of a bushel of bolted corn n eat. To afford protection against certain barbed and edgd wire fences. To require the burniog or burial of any dead swme - henever death shall result from any natural cause, and to provide a penalty for any fai ure so to do. To amend an act entitlei "An act to re dnce the licente fee for traffic in seed cotton to $25 in Clarendon county, approved De cember 22. A. D 1894, so as to devolve th dutiis of the clerk of court on the county su pervis..r. An act to authorize and require the coun ty board of commissioners of Marlboro coun ty to build a new jail for said county and to levy a tax therefor. A bill to amead an act entitled "An act to provide for the county government of the various cc unties of this state," approved the 6th day of March, 189 4. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to further attend Seation 8. of an act to pro vide lor the appointment of magistrates and to define tbeir jurisdiction and pewer." An act to amend Sections 3 and 4 of en act entitled 'An act to provide a system of county government for the several counties of this state ,o far as it relates to the mtin taining and working of the roads and high ways " An act to amend Sections 2,236 and 2,237, of ibe General Statutes, relating to the draw ing and term of ser ,ice ofjurors in the cir cuit courts of this state, and to validate the jury lists alrt ady prepared. To amend an act entitled "An act to re quire all rai roads and railroad companies operating trains and doing business in this state to provide and operate se, arate coaches or separate spartments in coaches for the accommodation and transportation of white and colored passengers in the state," ap proved the 19th day of February, A. D. 1898. To provide for the assessment for taxation of railroad pr operty which has been off the tax books for the years in which they have been off the 'ax books, and to fix the time when such taxes shall become due and bor the colection thereof. An act to repeal "an act to charter the Greenville a-na Port Royal Bailroad Coim painy," approved 23d Dbeembher, A. D. 1882 and a 1acts amending the same. An act to confirm the incorpor ation in this s'ate of the Car. liita end North western Rail way Company and to define its powers A-n act to amend Rection 8 of an act en titled --an act to provide for the formation of railroad, steamboat stre. t raiway and cdaal companie-a, and to de 6ne the powers thereof and to provide a mode for amietding the charters thereof,"' so as to autrsse -and empower street rail way companies A make, produce generate and supply hghd p ,wer and heat by the means of e ectricity and g-as To require railroad corporatiotta where two or more tines enter or. pass through the cor porate limits ef any city or town in this state, to build connecting tracks for the inter change-and deivery of cars and freight. An act to amend an act entitled an ast to Incorporata the EFarmners' Mutual Insurance Association, of Marlboro County, approved Deemt er 18. 1894, so as to authorize in suring live stock An act to authorize, ratify and confirm the right and power of tha Georgia and Caro lna Manufacturing Company to construct a dam or dants acrose the l'ugaloo River to the Georgia Etate line in said river, near Hatton's Ford, in Anderso- C .unty. To ,a-idate the action of the meeting of the stockhoiders of the Southern Shuttle and Bobbin Conpany, hest on the 6th day of January. A. ID 100, at. Westminster S. C., vi ting to Increase t s capitol stock or said com patay to $o5.000 without pubbecation of het notice noiv required by law, and authorize the Secretary of State to endorse upon the charter of said company the certificate of said increa-e of capital stock-. An act to ammend an act entitled "An act to provide for the formation of certain cor j'orations and to define thn powers thereof,'' approvet the 9th day of March. 1896. To jr,.vide for the incorporation of relig ions, edJucationat, social, fraternal, or char-i table churches, lodges, societies, aassocia tions or companies, and for amending the charter of those already formed and to be tormed. An act to provide a mode for the amend ment of charters of corporations heretoforh or hereafter granted. Btll to regutate the expenses of examining, lunatics at d conveying them to the state hos pitat for the insane. An act for the registration of births, mar r-tages and deat hs, and provide f~r reporting infectiousiand contagious diseases. To ame:nd t'hapter XVIII. Thte VIII, Part 1, of ine General 81atutes of 1882, as hereto fore amended. appearing as Chapter XXIV, Titie VIII, Part 1, in the Revised Statutes of 1893, relatingr to the public health. Bill to amend Sect iou 365 of the General Sta.-utes of 1882, appearing in the Revised Ittautes of 1893 as Section 424 (365,) of Article 4, relating to 4th biigade. An act to amend Section 4 of an act en titled 'An act to regulate the admission and discharge of patienti- in the State Lunatic A..ylum,'- approved December 2id, 1884, fur her regu ating the admis-ion of inebriates and euch ersons, ad providing for the pay ment and collection of admission fees of such pattents. To amend Section 919, General Statutes, being Section 970 Revised Statutes, provid g ior a r tate board of medical examiners as to provide also for a homeophathic boad f of medical examiners. To sanend the military laws of the State. An act to establish Central Township in th couny of Orangeburg. An att to amend an act entitled "an act to amensd section 2, of an act entitled 'an act to anorise all cities and towns to build, equip and ope, ate a system of water works and electric tights, and to issue bonds to meet the cost c-f same,"'" approved March 2, 1896 so far as it relates to the city of L.aurens,' abolishirag the commissioner of public wo ks of the ciu of Chester and imposing the du ties upon the ci y council A j.'ini resolution proposing to amend Sec tion 7. a rticle 8 of '-oe Constitution relating to municipal b'-nded indebtedness. Tro req.uire clerksr to satisfy to record cer tain n~ort gages of real estate anid to prescribe the form. -1o arend an act entitled aan act to regu late the holding of inq iests b'. coroner -and tria ju.-tices," approved December 24. 1894. To amnerd an act enti-led "an act to prevent drunker ness and shooting. upon the high way," approved 3d March. 1899, making the same more specific. Seoion -19O4 of rhe revision of 1893, re Ianng to the audoptc:I of chlldrer spproved I March 5, A. D 1896, so as to Mikb it apply to any child or children under certain circum stances. To amend Section 1 of an act entitled "an act in relation to the proof of recorded in !struments. other than wills," approved 21Lt, February, 18S. To amend an act to provide fo- the adop tion of legitim-tte children and allowinz them to inhterit approv.-d December21. lS192 To aniend Section 649 of .he RIevized S:a tutes of .outh Car lint of 1893. An act to amend an act entitled ' an act to regulate the foreclosure of mortgages of real ertate," approved January 5. 1. L) 1899 An act to an end the act approved 19th February 1898. entitled "an ac to estaiib and decare the law as to distress for ren' An act to timit the liabiti-y of partuer. ' ter-the dissol.tion of a firm, to their own sets. AD act to amend an act entitled "an act to provide for the corporation of Owns of less than one thousand inhabitants" ap proved March 2. A. D 1896, by additg thereto a rew scciion, to be known as See ti.on 22. To amend Section 1,275 (1,180) of Volume Revised Statutes. 1893 An act to provide for special Courts. An act to establish (ounty Courts and to define the jurisdiction and powers of such courts. and to provide for the conduct of the business thereof. An act to regulate the granting of bail by magistr ates. an act to amend an act entitled "An act to fix the time for holding the courts in the 6t-i circuit," approve' tne 2nd day of Ma ch A. D. S9 A joint resolution to instruct and require the Attorney General to investigate the Fer tilizer Trust Fo fu ther amend Chapter XCIV. of the Revised Statures of South Caroiiaa, Volume 1, 1893, relating t. jury commissioners, as now amended by law An act making the failure to return boats, flats or tools entrusted to ary person for the purpose of mining or gathering phosph kte rock within two days after berig req.'ired by the owner so to do, a misdemeanor. An act to empower and author-z- the pre siding Judge at auy regular or special tertm of the CircAt Court to appoint a stenogra pher, and to provide for his compensation. An act to further amend Section 4 of an act entitled "An act to reduce the required height of a lawful fence and to punish per sons failing to maintain lawful fences when any stock cross the same," approved the 24 day of March, A D. 1896, s amended by an act approved 17th day of February. 1697, and by an act approved 19 h dpy of February 1898, so as to correct in said amendatory acts. An act to further protect waterworks, sewers and drains of cities and towns. An act to reg ilate the practice in suits brought on causes of action wbich are s .ved from the bar of the mtatute of Limitation by part payment or written acknowledgement. An act relating to the estates of minors. An act to fix the times for holding the Courts in the 3d judicial circuit. An act to require the keeping if a record and report of criminal statistice. An act mating it unlawful for any muni cipal officer to take a contract for work for the municipal corporation of which he is an officer. and to provide a penalty for viola tion of this act. An act to amend Section 334 (277) of Volume 1, of the Revised Statutes of 1893, so as to allow a mortgagee to pay the delin quent taxes due upon any property owned by a mortgagor, together with all c-sts and penalties which may have accrued thereon. and to include the sa.me, with interest there on, in the debt secured by the mortgage An act to amend an act entitled "-6 n act to amend an act approved the 17th day of February. A. D 1l97, entitled 'An act to provide the pupils atten ling free publi schools with school text books at actual cost," approved 21st day or February, A, D. 1898. An act to amend Section 4 of an act en titled "An act to provide for the establish me-nt of a new Echool district lying in Aiken and Bstnwell counti-s to be known as the -Edsts River School District,'" approved December '22, 1891, so as to provide for the eectton of trustees. An act to repeal Sec-ion 229h of an act enttled -'An act to amend the General statutes relating to the assessment and cot leo'i- n of taxo- for school purposes, and to add two new see-i . to be knoown as c-ec tions 229a and .29b,"~ approved Decemiber 24, 1890. An act authot sing the Barn well graded school distrtct it, is~e bonds for the pur pose of purchasiog and pr curing grounds and buildings for the public s-choo a and to provide for oe payment aherof. An act to amend me -tion 1,114 of the Re vised Statutes of 1893. unich pres aibes the genera powets of the board of vtsitors ot the South Carolina Mttitary Academy, so a~s to give the said board the powers of center ring the degree of bachelor of actences An act to repeat "an act to constitute th - town of Kershaw a separate school dtstrict, and to authorize the tevy and collection of a special tax therein for the put pose of main tatning one or mor e graded public schools in sid town. A josint resolution to authorize the com mittee on Legislative Library to dit-tribute am ag colleges and historical societies aur plcs copies of acts and other publications of the btate. An act to urovide for the completion of the Wittrop Normal and Industrial College ot South Carolina and to appropriate money for the same. A jotnt resolution requiring the cottnty superintendent of educatiou of Lanci-ter couny to draw his warrant in favor of Enter prten Publiseing Company tor $72.92, for printing, and the coun:y treasurer to pay the same from county school funds. To au'horix.:Clemson Agricultural College. of South Carolina, to construct. maintain and operate railroad between the Clemson Agtri cultural Cotiege, of south arolia, and Cal houn station, on the tine of the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Raizway, and other roads and ways.) To provide for the pnrcbase of fifty copies of *acti of the two volumes of the history of the State, to wit: The History of South Caroli .a under the Proprietary Govnrnment. 1670 1719, and the History of South Carotina under the Royal Government, 1719-17763 by Edward McCrady, pwrlished by the Alc'lil Ian Company, of New York, and fifty copies of the Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina. by J. B. 0. Lan drum and authorize and direct the Comptroller General to draw his warrant on the State Tresurer to ay for the same. An act to amend Section b4 of an Act en titled '-an act to declare the free school law of this s ate,'' approved AlIarch 9. 1896l To amend an act entitled ' an act no estab lish a new school district in Georgetown county, and to authoriz-the levy and collect ing of a local tax therein " approved Decen - ber 21 A. 1). 1885, as amended by an act ap proved December 24 A. D 1887, so as to povide that the trustees app inted by the state superintendent of Education shall be o mmis,ioned by him and to repeal con icting acts as to this district. To amend Section 53 of an act entitled "an act to declare the free school law of thbe state," approved the 9th day of March A. D). 1896. Relating to state colleges. An act to prescribe the form of dispensers' bonds and to pro ride for the enforcement thereof An act to amend an act entitled "an act to declare the free school law of the state," ap proved 9th day of Miarch. 1896, se as to pro vide for the formation af additional school districts. A bill to amend Section 36 of on act en titled "an act to declare th- free school law of the State." approved the 9th day of March, A. D. 1896. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the election of a state board of control, and to further regulate the sale, use, consumption, transp ortation and disposition of intoxicating and alcoholic liquotas or liquids in the state and prea'crioe penalties for violation of dispensary laws, and to po lice the same," approved M1arch 6, 18965. as amended by the act approved 5th Mlarch. 1897, so as to abolish the sta e a' d county bards of control and the commi-sioners. as now provtded by said act. and to devolve themr duties upon the officers named in this An act to provide for pensions for certain sod ers and sailors now residents of South C.rolina, who were in tne service of the stat es in the 'ate war bet ween tne states. To reduce salary of phosphate inspector. twled ' An act to crea. e tie thf e 7f Atw brarian, to ti- the -,aiary atid prerihe the duti.s thereof, to con-tiitTC a noard of tru tees for the !t te !ibrary and !o demignate the pweis and duties th.-reof: to :wpropri te money for the t..e of ie state libtiary, and to mik.- cert,in otietnices nerini spec tied as a ui.de:n tutor -1-%r..ed t diy of Fb ru-ir%, A D L t ,-, t , rAi-e the salary )f Ih- bate it- ri u to i (0 An ,ct to aitetii an :1e etitled " \in act to t :re-rife itit .,ovitle f .r s si .rie of cer d , ti ' ..- li ce nty and to tur ,her r- i'atc the dhttie- th:reof," approved Dcruiher -.4. A D W1.4. Ait ret regu ating to the dutics of the Cut-nty Aaditor An re to ame-id sub-divi,ion ontitled "Counit) Treasurer." of 7e:.iOn I t.t' an, act cntitled -An act to regulae tit:e b:tit-y a~d fres of The clerk of ibe ft oi cmlon pleas and ge..eral serstoas regi.,ter , f t:u couveyauces Judg of pro , itv, -iher if c un ty su-Ihtor, ctouu'y trvas ir,-r c.,roi:er alted trial jutice %wien tacti'g ,s c -rouer. in Ir auge-urg c uuty." approved .ntu % y >,. . U. 1M45 so tas ta increase inuit ot couliy treasurer's commissiou. A i act to p, ovide for a i a:It ot.d clerk in otfice of the Comptroll r G.-nean To amcnd S, tion I of atet titcu d -An tct prohibiting the car:-- 11 (t u->nce ., weapous. provtii a p -aiy ther.fir ant.1 inc.>rporsting a count fr he v.oiton of the sawe iu indicnjews. f:r a-utd-r, man siaugnter, as.-auit and a.-att and Oattry If hin and agirtvated z-i r. iu a;.d tater. wi h intent to k.1, ind m < very case woeu the crime is c e - to IvI .-en Co:n1tit.ed with a dte ...y i ;. . I p'prov d the li7th day of Fenrary. I) except. peice t tliecrs [u charge of tneir iu fes a< oflixers frutu the proviteions theret.f, Au act reiint to f.1 u.d sahrits (if the county < flicera of t:.e several jci' of this otate. Au act to fiK the salaries .: cinty audi tors or this tate. To detiue the duties of eri in. c Lse-i of escaped convicts. It la-ing to t -e duties of rhf-rilT4. An act to amend an :wt en-ie-" act to prescribe the officia- c tu, e: sat iu for ihe clerk of the - ourt of I-u.i-ort County fo services in the Court o t.:iieril Seins, approved the 21,t dav 'f Fchruary, A. 1) 1b98, so as to deduct the co:upienatiot t'ere in provided CRONJE ENVELuPED. One of the Coatliest F:ghts of th- War Reviewed. One of the cos-:'- -: : e war in S.uth Afric . ..tri a- I: r deberg Dril t 6uud.t.. . b). ISt h. G-n. Kelly Kenny, in .; iursui of Gn. t'rotje, caught his reia guard at Kip Drift and fuliowed the b1ur-hcrs to the Biers laiger at Koi or raud. The drift action begai. .brek. th. mounttd infantry tl . te Boer rear guard up the . owardi. the main body, while .:-tir body o mounted infan:ry an: , ivrtl tot the rieht front and fla k < t- Boers. The British main body : Il. 0 toqoutfb k the Boer laaaer o. t: . t.,rth bank if the river. Gen. i n . 1K1 ivavitig seized two dtifts fontid the Boers strongly enciosed and ordered an attack with the Hehiland brignade on the left and Gen. Knox's brtgade on the centre and right, while Gen. Smith-Dorrien's brigade crossed the river and advanced along the norti bank. On both the north and south banks the ground is level and the advance across this was deadly, and the British losses were heavy. The battle was an exact replica of the Modder river. The soldiers were uader fire all day long, and al the fighting had no defintte result, as the Boers' laacer was well barricaded and they remaincd therein. The British uns shelled the laagter vigorously and the Boers confesed to a loss of over 800 men. The terrifie shelling was resumed Monday, when Gen. Cronje asked for an armistice. The shellhng was eon tinued Tuesday, over 50J guns pouring lead into thte Beer camp Gen. Crotj./s miagnificent night march from 31aeer-fontein now appears likely to end in disaster. The main body of the Beers is enelosed in a ter rible death trap. The enemy are hid ing in the bed of the Moduder, comi manded by the British artillery and enclosed on thte east and west by the Biitish infantry. Sunday witnessed a gallant stand on the part of the retreat ing foe. Tired, harassed, they still maintained a bold frotut. It is some what diffieult to explain the Sunday ac tion, in which all the British force was engaged, in which Gen. Cronje, under difficult conditions, managed to hold his own. On Saturday night the Brit ih mounted infantry came into touch with Cronje's rear guard, driving them back upon the main body. On Sunday morning the action was renewed; but the Bojers, who had entrenched the river during the night, prevented fur. ther advance of the mounted infantry in this direction. Meanwhile the Highland brigade, consisting ofC the Seaforths,- the Black Watch and the Argyles, advanced from the south bank atnd the Es'ex, Welch and Yorkshires formed a long line on the left, w hic rested on the river, the extremne richt being the Welch. TIhe ~ whole line was ordered to envelop the Botr who lined both banks of the river. The firing~ s 'on beetme heavy. The Boers, holdtios a t!--r.d position, cov red the left of (the ilihland brigade, which advanced partly up. te riv-er bed and partly in the o;pen. wthile the rest of the brigade with the other ree ii~t:0 swung round the front of the iltgghianu brigade on the level, coverless ground exposed tu a terrible fire, which obliged the men to lie upon the ground, as they aid for the remnainder of the day. This bean at 7:30) in the mtoriingz. Throuch the dreadful heat and a ter rible thunderstorm, our mn hung to the position, an~woring the Boer fire and shooting steadily. In the meantimle the rest of the in fantry comipleted the enveloping move ment, the Weleh regimtent having suc ceeded in seizing the drift, thus closing in the Boers. who~ had fought through out with splendid coutage. Gen. Cronje's laager, full of earts, ammuni tion and stores, could be plainly seen near the north bank. Gen. Smith-D.:ien collected a large body of tuen, toeluding the Canadians, and crossed the river by P'aardeberg drift, advancing toward the laager, which was being vigorotusly shelled. This force mnade a gallant attempt to charge into the-laager, but failed. Bec fore seizing the western drift the Boers occupied a~ kopje oni the south bank, running down the river. Therefore their force is cut in two. The Boers hold the kopje and have one Vickers axim, and ptrobadly o;.e or two other guns. Towvard evenir; the battery on the south sidie opened, co-operating with the battery on the north side. A won derful sieht followed. The shells fell with amarzing precision along the river bed, opposite the laager, which was shelled thorouthly, damaging every thing it contaitied. Ote shell set fire to a small amunition wagon which burned nearly all day. 31any other wagonis were set on fire and the glare va visihi!e at a considerable distance far into the nicht The infantry also maintained a terrible tire, which was answered vigo.rousily. The scene to ward nightfaI wats terribly picturesque, with the blading wacons, the roaring POOR PORTO RICO. The Republicans Would Make It Worse Than Under Spain. DOUBLE PRICES FOR FOOD. Her Condition Was Changed for the Worse Under the Ameri can Flag and Our Protection. Fhe debate on the Puerto Rican tariff bill brought out several notable speeches. in the house Thursday, Mr. \1eClellan 'f New I ork opencd the debate. Mr. McClellan argued at some l-ngth that the inhabitants of Puerto Rico are eitizens of the United States with all rights of citizens and that the consti:ntion extends proprin vigero ov(er the island (if Puprto Rico, the IU:ite States or1ly holdin it in trust for the Stale eventually to be erected out of the iv:ritory. Thc m-)ral as pect of the case, he said, is q1ite as Simi-rttnt as the lgal. It involves the go.d faith, the eredit and the honor of the Uuited States. 3r. BIrantley of Georgia Fpoke against the bill and pirticuilarly on the future of the Pnilippines. lie pointed out that a year had elapsed since the treaty of peace and yet congress had failed thus far to lay down a policy for the Phil:ppines. It was this inaction by congress, he said, which spread un certainty amoung the Filipinos and ncrved them to further opposition. le declared that the new Philippine com mi!son co-uld accomplibh Lothing and that if it went to the Philippines at all it should za with the auttiority and power which e:gress alone could grant. Mr. McCall, M.ssachusetts, followed. "If congrees has the power to levy du ties over an area comprising territories i hen the rule of u:aiformity applies to t hat same area. This is in accordance with the primary rules of construction. But the deci:-ions of the supreme court put the matter above question. Citing a long line of decisions, he said if con greas is not bound by these limitations against taxing unequally, it is not bound by any linitation upon its power in the constitution. The case is con autve so far as judicial authority is concerned, and when we regard the cir eunitances out of which our govern nctt and the constitution sprang, the words of the taxing power, the direct ad judication of their meaning, the long line of authorities which deny the ex istence of absolute power in congress, it is clear that the theory or despotic power is absolutely repugnant to our in stitutions. Calling attention to the fact that in in Puerto Rico's case it was a bloodless victory for us, a case of a territory a part of this continent and admitted to be within the natural radius of our po liti -al action and of great importance to our defense, he asied if they should become victims of our extortion. "How was Spain treating them; sel fish, heartless, Spain? At the time of their deliverance they had 12 representatives and four senators in the Spanishi cortes and helped to make the laws for the whole Sp:anish empire. They had a 10) per cent. duty upon goods passing between the two countries, and at the end of the y ear 1898 that duty was to disappear. They had almiost complete authiority for their own local affairs and a million and a half in the treasury. L ik at the practical appli cation of our proposed tariff Upon a territory but hutle larger than Rhode Island there are crowded a tuillion peo ple. The great question with them is the food question. Upon many articles of food &ur duties are high, but as we are large exp rters the price is not in creased to our people, but for ever) bag of flour and every barrel of pork that goes to Puerto Rico 25 per cent of these high duties nmust be paid. Upon the importation of rice-alone, I am told, the duties will amount to nearly $400, 000 a year. is this the feast of liberty to whichi we have invited those trnsting people? There is no safety in depart ing frotn the constitutional rule. 1I don't care to see our flag emblazon the principle of liberty at home and tyranny abroad. I brand with all niy energy this hateful notion, bred some where in the heathenish recesses of Asia, that one man may exercise abso lute dominion over another man, or one nation over another nation. That no tion was resisted to the last extremity by the heroes who fought at Bunker II1ill and starved at Valley Forge. It felIl before the gleaming sabres of our troopers at Wii~cheater and Aldee. It was shot to death by our guns at Gettysburg and Appomator. A half million men gave up their lives that their country might stand clothed in the resplendant robes of constitutional liberty a ad that iwe might have a gov ernent of laws and not of men, for every mao beneath the shiuing folds of the flag.' Milwaukee Will Win. ft looks very much as if the Demo cratic n ttional convention would go to M1ilwaukee, provided it is true, as re ported, that $l00i,00) in cash is repos ing in the safe at the Raleigh hotel as purchase money. Kansas City cannot put up more than $501,000t and will not attempt to bid acainat Wilwaukee on a umoney basis. The advocates of that city claim that the inficenee of holding the convention there upon K~ansas. Nebraska and Mlissouri will be rquiva lent to the electoral votes of these states. On the other hand, the Mil waukee boomers argue that if the con vention is held in their city the Demo crats will surely capture the German vote tot only in Wisconsin but every where else in the union. These argu ments, however, have no influen se with the commnittee. Money talks, and the commnittee will not be satisfied with promises, subscription papers or uncer tified checks. The experience of the Riepublicans makes it important to call for the cold -eash. Truly a krnefactor. Toe telegraph on Thursday last spread bioadcast cver the country the new- of the sudden death of Dr. Leslie E. Keeley, the discoverer of the Gold Cure for alcoholism and for the exces sive use of narcotics. Dr. Keele','s discovery-the result of great scientific research and painstak ing work-has wrought wonderful re sults. The number of cures has been suchl as to contirm the public estimate of Dr. Kee ley as a great physician and great scientist, Many a life has been r:ecued, many a home has been made b ight, many a f amily lifted from mis ery to hat'pinsss through the blessed agency of the Keeley Cure. D~r. Keeley's name will be enrolled on a lie list of great scientists, great benefactors. Hiis formulas preserved, Ihis reatment will be continued at auth orized institutions. Among these is BRlIEF BUT IEORTART, Some Short Acts of General Interest Recently Passed. Below will be found some of the shorter acts of general interest passed at the recent session of the General As sembly: WINTHROP COLLEGE. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen eral As.,embly of the State of South Carolina girls, That to provide secow utodations for the great oveiflow of South Carolina applying annually from every county in the Staote for ad mission to the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College, of Rock lill, the only institution niaintained by the State fur the higher education and training of her girls, and failing to gain admission for lac k of dormitory rogn, the sum of $35 O ) be, and the same is hereby, approipriated, to be expended under the direction of the board of trustees in carrying out the purposes of this Act. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND CONTRACTS. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assemubiv of the State of South Carolina, That from and after the passage of this Act no municipal ufficer shall take a contract to perform work or furnish material for the muni cipal corporation of which he is an offi cer no such efficer shall rcceive any compensation on any contract f.,r said purpose; ['rovided, that in the cities of over 30,000 inhabitants buch contra:ts way be allowed by the unanimous vote of city council upoa each specific contract, such vote to be taken by yeas and nays, and en tered upon council's journal. Section 2. That any person violating the provisions of this Act shail be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con viction thereof shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court before whom such convic tion is had. MAGISTRATES AND RAIL. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That from and after the ap proval of this Act, when any magistrate committs a party to jail for a bailable offense, such magistrate shall state on commitment the amount of recogni zance required, upon entering into which the party shall be released from custody, and upon entering into such -recognizance before any magistrate, or the clerk of the Court of the county, such party shall be released from cus tody. Sec. 2. Any migistate, or the clerk of the Court of the county in which the varty is imprisoned, when demand ed by such party, shall take the recog sance without extra compenbation. FOREST FIRES. Section 1. Be it enacted by zhe Gen eral Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That in case of forest fires occurring in any county it shall be the duty of every member of the township boards of assessors, in whose township the fire occurs, to immediately call out, through a warner appointed by him, as they may deem necessary, subj et to road duty, for the purpose of extin guishing such fires. Sec. 2 That any person refusing to obey such call immediately upon notice shall be subjeet to the same penalties as now provided in cases of refusale to work upon the public roads. Sec. 3. Persons so warned and work ing as provided in Section 2 of this Act shall bave the time he has so labored deductd from the time he is required by law to labor on public roads. EXA.MINING LUNATICS. Section 1 Be it enacted hy the Gen eral Assemibly of the State of South Carolina, That the county boards of commuissioners for the several counties in this State be. anid they arc hereby, authoriz d and emzpowered to fix the compIensation, charges anid expenses to be pasid and incurred in the cxamina tion of lutnatics, and in convey ing them to the State llospital for the lasane, and t, audit and pay claims therefor; Provided, that the same shall not be greater than now allowed by law, and that no claim for conveying lunatics to Lhe State llospital for the Insane, in excess of the actual and necssary ex penses incurred io doing so, shall be audited and paid. FEEE BLOOD CUEE. An Offer Providing Faith to Sufferers Eating Sores, Tumors, Ulcers, are. all curable by B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm,) which is made especially to cure all terribie Blood Diseases. Persistent Sores, Blood and Skin Blemishes, Serofnia, that resis.t other treatmnents, are quickly cured by B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm). Skihi Eruptions, Pim pes, Red, Itching Eczema, Scales, Blisters, Boils, Carbaneles, Blotches, Catarrn, Rheumatism, ete., are all due to bad blood, and hence easily cured by B. B. B. Blool Poison producing E sting Sores, Eruptions, Swollen glands, Sore Throat etc., cured by B B B. (Botanic Blood Balm), in one to five months. B B. B. does not con rain vegetable or mineral poison. One bottle will test it in an ease. For sale by draggists everywhere. Large bottles $1. six for five S5. Write for free samplebottle, which will be sent, prepaid to Times readers, describe sinmptoms and personal free medicaf advice will be given. Address Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Ten Cents Cott on. The Augusta Chronicle says: "With 9 cents offered for middling cotton in Augusta, and owners of the staple demanding 9 1 8 cents, it looks as if 10 kents cotton may be realiz-:d at no dis tant day. There are speoulators who are confidently anticipating this tigure. [here is no longer any room for doubt about the shortness of the crop. The only question now is how short is it, and to whatprice will it go? A note of danger has been sounded, though, in the possibility that it may go too high, and that the English spinners who had been holding off with the idea that a big crop had been made and was -bei-ng htd out by the farmers, and have been caught with depleted stocks and the necssity of bu) ng in a high market, may decide that it is better to shut down their mills until a tew crop is made than to pay the price. This is a very serious phase of the situation to consider, and not one that we think is in the range of probabilities, but it is nevertheless a possibility that carries in its train sore disappointosnts for the near future and paralysis8 for the ear to come in the event of a big cot ton crop. We will not borrow trouble in this way, however, but will rather sejoice while we may at the high prices of the present." This is altogether a new danger confronting the cotton planters of the South. Their only afety this rear-is in a small crop. 8 0. EXPOSITION. Interest'in Industries and R esource to Be Shown Up in Charleston. To the People of South Carolina: It is proposed to hold an errosition in the city of Charleston in 1901 which will be thoroughly representative of the industrial and material resources of the State. The governor and the general assembly, the senators and representa tives from this State in Congress, the mayor and the city council of Charles ton and all the local commercial and business organizations of this city have given their unqualified endorsement to the project. lu the performance of their duty as a commtttee charged wih the organiza tion of the preliminary work of the ex position, the undersigned invite the earnest co-operation of the maanuifao turers, merebants and farmers, and all whoare interested in the material de velopment of South Carolina. The exposition will not, however, be limited to material things only. The fine arts and everything pertaining to the advance of Ecience and education will be prominent features of it; and the committee beg all who are directly working for and contributing to the progress of the State on these lines, to lend to the enterprise their invaluable support. It is proposed that the South Catolina Exposition shall illustrate in all its de partments the wonderful variety and wealth of the resources of the State. A full display of the State's crude and manufactured products will advertise to the business and investing public the opportunities which it offers for the employment of capital, and the support of an ever increasing population. With the cordial co-operation of the people of the State, the exposition will be of in calculable benefit to every section of South Carolina and the whole South. The -plans of the exposition cannot be fully determined at present, but ith scope and pur pose are outlined and con veyed in the following list of exhibits of which it would be constituted: Astriculture-Cotton, tobacco, food and its accessories. Horticulture and floriculture. Forebtry and forest products. Phosphate rock and its products. Fish, fisheries, fish products and ap paratus for fishing. Mines. Live stock. Manufactures. Machinery of all kinds including ag rieultural implements. Transportation exhibits-Railways. shi;s, vehicles, automobiles, bicycles and electrical appliances. Graphic Arts-Typography, Lithog raphy, steel and copper-plate printing, Drawing, book-binding, etc. Fine Arts-Painting, sculpture and decoration. Liberal Arts-Engineering, public works, constructive arebitecture. Education-Special exhibits from Clemson College. Winthrop Normal and industrial college and other State insti tutions. County exhibits. Govd Roads-Sections of roads, road machinery. broad tired vehicle.. Uuit- d States Government exhibits. Exhibits from Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. Trhe c mmittee are prepared to work with all who will aid in making the proposed exposition complete in all its departments and creditable to the State. Suggestions from all who are inter eated in the development of the material resources of the State and in the pro motion of its progress in all directions will be gratefully received. The com mittee would be particularly obligea for the information in regard to any ex hibits that might be made. Yoaur earnest co-operation is solicited. With the zealous aid of the people throughout the .State, the committe confidently believe that an e'xposition can be projected and carried through which will be or credit to the State, and one that will accomplish the great good for the different interests of the State that is hoped for and expected. Very respectfully yours, Nicholas S. Hall, Chairman. -E. L. Tessier, Jno. A. Smith, Jno. H. Averill, Corresponding Secretary. DBAD IN TEE WOODS The Body of a White Nan Found Near Augusta, Ga. In the early part of the afternoon Wednesday the inhabitants of North Augusta were startled by the announce mont that a negro had found the body of a white man in the woods in the vi cinity of the swimming pond. The ne gro's name is Henry Childs, and while passing through the woods at the point named he was attracted by the flutter ing of a piece of paper en the ground and looking in the direction of the pa per he saw the figure of a min stretched at full length on the ground. Hie knew it was too Gamp for any one to be lying out in the woods for pleasure and went over to the spot to see what the cause of the man's prerence was when he found that it was a dead body of a white man. He did not recognise him and went to notify some people who lived at a short distanee. The news of what had been found spread rapidly and soon there was quite a large crowd on the scene. but still no one recog nised the body. It was that of a young man, about 25 or 30 years, clean dhaven and a blond, and was about 5j feet tall. Behind the body was the hat the man had worn when he went into the woods while in front of him was a bottle ,ith a little liquid substance in it. (On examina tion it was found that this was whia.key aud laudanum mixed. Under the man's head were several newspapers, fixed as though he had prepared them to sleep. It is supposed that he went out where he would not be seen, drank his bottle of liquor, laid down, went to sleep and never awoke. The man not being reeognised by any one present his pockets were searched to asoertain hi. name and in one of them was found a Richmond county tax receipt with the name "A. J. Her ring," written on it showing that he had paid tax-s in Richmond county. Besides this $2,80 in money, a small piece of tobacco, a pocket knife, two small boxes of cheap silver ware and a igar were found in his pockets. From the condition of the body when found it is thought that the man had been dead about about two days. The body was taken to one of the houses near by and an inquest will be held over it to day.-Augusta Chronicle. It Will be Hot. The Pittsburg Post says: "McKinley is weak today where he was strong in 1896: Bryan is strong where he was weak. We venture the prediction that it will be the most exciting and hotly contested presidential election in our ABsoEurELVl Makes the food more de noVf eAMo POW NEW WAY TO FELL, TREES. Saws Fast Taking the Place of Axes in Maine Woods. The lumbermen are making a decid ed departure this season in the method of cutting down trees, using saws in stead of axes in felling them. Up to last year the axe alone was used by the lumbermen in the Maine woods. Only the most expert men did this part of the work, and men spent years in the Maine woods before they were considered skillful enough to be come part of the crew employed in felling trees. By the time a man be came a chopper he felt like a second lieutenant. On account of the num ber of years spent in learning this -part of the business the choppers in trusted with felling trees made un usual good wages, the best receiving nearly double the amount paid those who were a part of the crew who took care of the timber after it had fallen. That method of felling trees has been found by the lumbering compan ies to be very expensive, both. on ac count of tle time required to fell each tree and the wages paid. Last year -the experiment of cutting down the trees with saws was tried and found so successful that this year only a small share of the men sent into the woods are expert choppers, or if they ate expert choppers they are not sent in with the understanding that they are to use their axes in cutting down trees, but rather in trimming the limbs after the trees have fallen, or in cutting up the trees into lengths for handling in the log drives. There is another gain, that of time and wages. It is in the amount of tim ber saved on the stump. Formerly it was a common thing to see all over a lot stripped of tree stumps from one to three feet above the ground. This part of the tree was the very best, both because it was free from knots and because it was the largest part of the tree in girth. By using the saw the trees may be cut off near er the ground and a big saving made. The saw used is slightly different from the old cross-cut saw, the teeth being of a pattern fitted to that work. -Maine Special in Boston Herald. Not a Heart Stimulant. The idea that alcohol is a heart stim ulant has been thoroughly shown to be a fallacy. Alcohol is an anesthetic, a narcotic and a depressing agent. It at first seems to increase the heart vigor by its paralyzing effect upon the vaso motor centers, resulting in dilatation of the small arteries, so lessening the work of the heart, but its real effect is to lessen sensibility and paralyze, no matter what the dose or the condition in which it is glven. We do A-ct want substitutes for alcohol, but we want something which will accomplish the effect of heat over the heart, as a flannel 'cloth wrung out of hot water has a wonderful stimulating effect up on the heart. Slapping the chest, appli cations of heat to the spine, hot and cold sponging to the spine, hot tomen tations to the head, rubbing the surface from the extremities toward the heart these are the most effective of all measures for stimulating a flagging heart. The writer speaks thur. confi dently, after -having employed the measures named for the last 25 years, and with a degree of success which has left no desire to return to alcohol and other so-called stmuilants.-Dr. . H. Kellogg. You Taste With Your Eyes, The sense of taste is divided into three sections, each of which has under its charge the distinguishing 0: a special class of tastes. The- fore part is chiefly sensible to )ungent and acid tastes, the middle portion to sweets and bitters, and the back 9art to the flavor of roast meat, butter and rich and fatty substances. Recent ex periments, however go to show that the tongue has less to do with what we call taste than is generally sup posed. Our notions as to flavor are greatly helped by the sense of sighit, smell and touch. Blindfold your eyes and hold your nose, and you will find it very difficult to tell whether you are 'drinking tea or coffee. Of cours3 your tongue is absolutely helpiess in distinguishing between one substance and another if your nose does not do its part, which is about four-fifths of the work. Thus you really taste with your eyes and nose.-Answers. New Champion Globe Trotter. It is, of course, only to be expected that the new championship for globe trotting should belong to an Ohio man. John W. Bookwalter, a rich manufac turer of Springfield, Ohio, has traf eled all over America, Europe, Africa. and most of Asia. He is now on hisj way to Thibet. the unknown land to the capital of which a white man has never been permitted to penetrate. In' the last two years he has traveled 25, 000 miles in Central Asia. Mr. Book walter will go to Thibet with an explor ing party sent out by the Russian government He not only expects to reach the Thibetian capital, but he is planning for an interview with the Grand Llama, the head of the Buddl hist religion. Mr. Bookwalter belie:n-s that Russia is about to take posses sion of Persia and all the other coni~ tries bordering on India. He also pre dicts that Russia, China and Engh".d will form an alliance and divide Asia among them. They Got Around the Will. John Wagonmaker and Miss Alice Crookston were mairried at Palmyra, Pa., recently. By consent of the courts the groom iastead of the wife changed his name, and he is now MXr. Crookston. This was effected De cause the bride w;as beqjueathed a fortune by a rel ative who pro vided that no person not bearing the name of Crookaston should inherit the money. _____ Prefer the Old Way. The suggestion made by the Denver Humane Society tbiait women gave up the use of side saddle and sit astride when riding hors!.back, is meeting with marked opposition. The most powerful, if not th~e principal objec tion, is that no dress could be devised for the innovation that would be as becoming as that now in use. It has been disccrered that the pro fession of promptea is more suited toa women than to man, as their voices carry better acrosu the stage and are lees audible in the .uditorium. A Queer Man. Mr. Daniel H. Mofat, banker arnd mine owner of Denver, attracted atten tion a year aan by taking the he~ ad waiter of the Fifth Avenue hotel on a trip to Europe. He has just s.urpassed this ecentricity by presenting the cashier and assistant cashier of the First National bank of Denver with $100,000 and $75.000 respectively. A kingdom for a cure ! You need not pay so much. A twenty-five cent bottle of La. L & K Will drive all ills away. I'OWDER 3URE licious and wholesome DER CO.. DEW YOM B. Infatuation of An English Girl For An African Barbarian SHE DID A-WOOING GO Followed Him To London and Ad mired Him At the Eth iopian Show. The Wealthy Girl's Fancy Alarms Her Friends Who Are Determined To Break Off the Match-The Wed. ding Postponed-An Extraodinary Romance Not Yet Ended. Verily Africa is fast becoming civil ized. An English girl has actually fal len in love with a dusky African. And no ordinary girl is she, but bne with an abundance of money and no small share of good looks. Her name is Florence F. Jewell, and she is the daughter of Jos. Jewell, a mining en gineer, who niade a fortune in-MAiev.cio. Miss Jewell happened to ne at Bloem fonstein, the capital of the Orange Free State. some time ago. and there one sultry afternoon her attention was attracted toward a young Matabele warrior. He vas ead in his pictur esque, if decidcd'y barbaric, native cos tume, and the ordinary traveler would have seen in him nothing more than a stalwart African savage. Miss Jewell, however, saw a great deal more in him -so much so in fact that she lost no time In finding out who he was. She was told that he was a pure blooded Matabele, that he was known as "Prince" Loben, or Lobengula, and that he professed to be a relative of the famous Matabele king of that name. She learned further that he was going to England, where ne was to be the leading figure in an Ethlo pian show to he held in London. Miss Jewell iheierp:n concluded that London would be a pleasanter place for her than the Orange Free State, and so she bade farewell to Bloemfon stein, and followed Lobenguela. In due time the dusky potentate appeared at the Ethiopian show, and all Lcndon went to see him. Miss Jewell went with the others. and her admiration for the Matabele youth increased. There were otl:er Africans in the show, equal ly picturesque and almost as stalwart and hich-toin, but for them she had no eyes, all her attention being concen trated on Lobengula. Day after day she went to see him and admire him. and, being a man. he naturally soon saw what an impression he had made on her. They talked to each other, and the young lady was surprised to discover that her dusky A donis could talk fluently both in Eng lish and Dutch. What they talked about only they two know, but every one can guess. Anyhow they soon came to an u'iderstanding and the re sult was that all arrangements were made for a speedy wedding. Meanwhile, however, Miss Jewell's friends had not been asleep. They saw how the African had fascinated the wealthy girl, and they werte deter- - mined thgat he should not protit by it. They hoped that it was merely a girl's wayward fancy, but they were ude ceived when the news of the proposed wedding reached them. Then they rose up in arms. Theynvowed that a cultured and wealthy English girl should not become the wife of an Un couth savage. But how ccu'd they pre vent the wedding? Miss JIewell is 22 and can do as she pleases. And so, instead of remonstrating, they pleaded with her not to ruin her young life in this mad fashion. She listened patient ly to these pleas, and finally so much pressure was brought to bear on her that she consented to postpone the wedding. No more extraordinary romance than this has occurred in our day, and thou sands who never saw Miss Jewell and Loengula will be anxious to know how it will end. That Lobengula. should have spent so much of his time in lovemaking while in London Is cer tainly surprising, for the reason that nther Matab'eles who have gone to the Enlish capital l'ave apparently liad no time to do anything except to wonder at the extraordinary sights around them. King Lobeagr'la sent emissaries to Queen Victoria a few years ago, and - London was to them the most wonder ful place on earth. Some strange marriages are made nowadays. but this is apparently the frst time that a wealthy and cultured white girl has set her affections on a native African. That there should be a strong opposition to the marriage Is not surprising. Lobengula may be, and vexy probably is. a first-class fel Lw- in his own country, but there are very few persons in Engeland. if indeed there are any, who think that he is fit to become Miss JTewell's husband. A New Swindle. A good-looking young woman who said she was the daurhter of a West-, ern broker who had fariled In business sold tickets In Allegheny City. Pa., re cently at 10 cents each. entitling the bearer to have their shoes shined by this bright and fashionably-dressed young woman. She appealed for pa tronage on the ground that s was thus working her way to New York. where she would finish her musical education. It was promised that she would fulfil her obligations as a boot black at a certain barber shop. The -. maiden fair is estimated to have sold about $30 worth of bogus pasteboards in Allegheny. as some of the victims confessed to buying twenty and thirty of the promises. For several days an interested crowd of Alleahenians went to the barber shop but the "Iady boot black" failed to appear. "Yes, his business reputation is blast "How did it happen?" "ie dropped a can of his new pro cess dyna mie." "Blasted him. oh! Blew him up?' "No. it didn't go oE:"- -Cleveland Plain Dealer. Belgium exports 2.200.000 dressed rihits ys'arly to EncTind. weighing si to eieht ponnu' 7 1p*"(. and the rab bit crop aeils for 51.1.0 0.0 cn the aver Given Back to Spain. Upon represerht-ians of the Spanish overment to the i i*-t that some of islands south of thl Philbppine archi pelago which had been taken posses sion of by Utite-i 5:a:as guraboats were really the property oJf Spain the authori ties of the sta'c d-part moot have ex amined the c'harts and concluded to direct the withdraral of our claims to the islands of Caygatven, Salu and C:buu, both of which lie withont the bnundary lie laid do~vn by the treaty