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VO V. MIANNI Jr~. S. C., WED)NESDAY, !JANIJARY 16,10.NO4 A WALK OVER. Stevensen Won Over TwD Op penents on First Ballot. HAMER RE ELECTED CLERK. The House of Representatives Elects All cf Its Officers and Gets Ready for Bus-ness. The House of Reprsettatives met on Tuesday of last week. When the mem bers had all been sworn in, the election of ofeers was in order, the first t ffi:e to be filed being speaker, or presiding officer of the house. Mr. W. F. Stevenson of Chesterfi:id was put in nomination by Mr. T. Yan cey W.liiams of Lancaster. Mr. Fran cis H. Weston of Richland was nomi nated by Mr. John Mei\laster-of Rich land, Mr. George E. Prince of Ander son was rominated by Mr. E. M. Ru -ker of Anderson. On the firtt ballot 116 votes were cast, 59 being necessaty to elect. Mr. Stevenson received 73. Mr. Weston 17 and Mr. Prince 26. Mr. Stevenson was declared elected. The following is the vote of the houe: Prince-Austin, Brown, Dantzler, Dean, Dodd, D,-arrob, Eird, Fax. Har din, Johnson, Kibler. Lever, Lomax, Lyles. Nauldin, Morgan, Nesbitt, Nichols, W L Parker, W H Parker, Rankin, Chas E Ribinson, R B A Robinson, Ruaker. Strom, Wirgo.-26 Weston-tBr 'oks, DeLcach, Freeman, Golluchat, Little, Logan, Masoi, Me. Laughin, McL~od, F H McMaster, Joo. McMaster, M,,ffett, Moss. PySatt, Robertson, Seabrook, Webb -17. Stevenson-Aull, Bacot, Banks, Bates, Beamguard, Bivers, Blease, Bolts, Bostick, Bryan, Butler, Camp bell, Carter, Coggeshall, Colc 'et, Cooper, Cos rove. Croft, C;um, De B:ubl. Dennis. Domini "k, Dunbar, Du rant, Eider. E~tridge, Fra-er, Gas:on, Gourdin, Gunter. Haile, Hill, Hollis, Humphrey, James. Jarnigan, Keels. Kinard. Kinsey, L de, Lockwood, Lcf ton, M-Call, McJraw, McGowan, Mishoe. Morrisoa, Moses, Murchison, Patterson, Rainsford, Redfarn, Rich ards, Richardson, Stackhouse, Saun ders, Seigler, Sinkler, J B Smith, M L Smith, St ears, S r >man, Tatum, Theus. W H Thomas, Wolling, Wells, West, Whaley, Williams, Wilson, Woods. 73 Mr. Ashley of Anderson, who would have voted for Mr. Prince, was paired with Mr. E B Rag-,dale, who wou':d have voted for Mr. Stevenson. Me srs. Bacct, Rucker and McMaster were appointed to conduct the speaket elect to the chair. Mr. Moses acministered the oath of the speaker's office to Mr. Stevenson, wh-> was receives with applause. Mr. Stevenson then a-idressed the house, speaking with difficnlty on ac count of a cough. His remarks were tinmely. Nominations for clerk of the house were then in order. There was two nemes before the house-Mr. T C Hatner of M1arlboro, and Gen J Walter Gray of Greenville. Mr. Harner de feated Gen. Gray two years agr. Tnis time 119 votes were record~ed. Mr Ha mer receiving 78 and Gen. Gray 41. T'here were five nominees for ser geant-at- arms to bucceed Mr. N H Stan sell, who is now adispensary inspector. On the first ballot 116 votes were cast, Capt. T S Browning of Berkeley,. a me meer of the house last yt ar, re~eiv ing 26, Mr. J F Wiison of Lancaster 42, Mr. J P G-uodwin of Greenville 26, Mr St. Julien Yates of Orangeburg 11, and Mr. W H Hair of Barnw 1ll11. On the second ballot Mr. Yates hav ing dropped out, the vote stood: Wilson H4, Goodwvin 26, Browning 32, Hair 5. Tne latter then withdrew. On the third and last ballot the vote stood: Wilson 65, Browning 29, Goodwin 19 Mr. John S Withers of Che ster, the even-tempered stentorian voie d read ing clerk, was reelected unanimously. Trhe eletion of chaplain was not en tered upon, as a motion to adjourn was put through at 3.15 p. m. The session 'Tuesday was not opened with prayer. WEDNESDAT. The House was opened with prayer by Rev. J. C. Abney. The election of a caplain was then ert-'red into. Tnere were two nominees, Rev. E. Palmer Butson, of Green Street Methodist church, ('olumbia, and Rev. R. N. Pratt of the Second Baptist church, Columbia. Mr. Hutson was elected, receising 62 votes out of 116 Speaker Stevenson announced the following appointments: Assistant eierk, J P Richardson. Bill clerk, GAl Hollis. Journal clerk, WV E Cook. Inside doorkeeper, W L Gibson. Outsider doorkeeper, W B Knight. Galiery doorkeeper, R L Hasood Keeper of speaker's room, J N Pear man. Mail alerk, John Mi Sharp, Pages. for this session only, William Wan namaker, William Prince, Frank Gault and Calhoun Cason. Laborers: Fred Jones. Collie Robin, Archie Oliphant, Abram Foster. Mr. A-hley introduced a resolution to extend the time for payment of tates until March 1. Mr Strom will introduce a si ilar measure making March 15 the L.ist day. Mr. Tatum wanted to take a recess until8S ocelock so that the speaker coulc at that time announce the committees However, the house on the motion of Mr. Wingo aujurned until Thursda: morning at 10 o'ock, as very iitdl could he acc mplished by the commit tee before Thursday afternoon. rma?sDAT. After the operning exercises in th< House Thursday the calendar was taket up. and second reading bilis considered Mr. Ashley made a characteristic de fense of his j int resolution to exten< the time for the payment of taxes un til March 1. Be satd it would cost th< State nothing. The roads cannot b< worked and the road tax would be ly ing in the treasury until the first o: April. Mr. Rainsford said that in a part o0 Edgefield county it is of almost vita importance that the people be givet tim ensliOn. 1r. Wirgo of Greenville, fought the bili. A ply a is made for the poor man. When it is the rich man who is really beetited by the extension. The poor nan has paid his taxes. Mr. R B A Rbinson of Anderson, Mr Cooper of Laurens, and Mr. Dean of Sear:anburr, favored the resolution. The latter, however, said that he would never again vote for such a proposition, as the line should be drawn somewhere. Mr. Strom spoke feelingly of condi bons in Elg' field. Mr. Dennis of B:rkeley, Dr. Woodsof Clarendon, and Mr. Austin of Greenville, spoke in favor of the resolution. Mr Harvey Wilson was not in favor of the extenzion as there was no great nece ity for it in Sumter, but as other counties came here asking for relief he could not deny them and would vote for the bill. The vote on Mr. Wingo's motion to strike out the enacting words was then taken, the previous question being called by Mr. Woliing, The house by vote of 85 to 21 refused to strike out the enac:ing words. The clincher was pat on the motion of Mr. Ashley. Mr. Stone offered an amendment to (xend the time still iurther, until March 15.h. This was tabled on notion of Mr. Austin. Mr. A-hley's resolution then passed the second reading. Tne house then took a recess until the senate could come over to hear the publication of the rote for governor and lieutenant governor. The roll of countines was called, and the speaker announced the number of votes re ceived by each of the above named cfficers in each county. Tae total vote for ' B. McS reeney for governor was 46 457; for J H Tillman for lieutenant governor, 46 363 The tellers were Senators Blakeney and S:ackhouse, and R.presentatives Kibler, Kinard and Hardin. After a few new bills had been in trodluced, the house adjourned until 12 o'lock Fciday, choosing that hour in order to let the committees dispose of some pending matters. FRIDAY. The house ass zmbled at noon Fri day and in less than an hour and a balf had transseted all the business before it. Mr Ashiey's concerrent resolution extend tl-e time for the pay ment of tax.s passed third reading, as did that of Mr. Jeo P. Thomas, Jr., to provide for the imnmed ate insurance of the S, uth Carolina college buildings. When the secand reading bills were taken up, there was a fight on Mr. Rainbford's concarrent resolution to appoint a special committee to examine into the aff.irs of the State peniten tiary and to report at the next session upon the expediency of sehing the State farms Ater some discussion the resolution was laid on the table. Just b-fore the house adj .urnad, Mr. Weston presented an invitation from the Merehants' at d Manufacturers' club of this city, exteuding ho-pitalties to the legislators and inviting them to a reception Tuesday evening nex. In presenting the invitation Mr. Weston said that Columbia extended a warm welcome to the general assembly and the members of that body are in the house of their friends. Columbia has no ax to grind She is not impelled by any mercenary mnives, but one of cordial welcome Tae invita-.ion was acesptedl un wimou~ly, by a rising vote. Mr Frack B Gar:, an ex--peaker if the nouise, was in the lalh as the house was about to adj ourn. Speaker Stev enson called Ar Gar; to the speaker's deesk and presented him to the house. Tae v sitor was received with hand. clapping, the members rising. A number of new bills were intro duced. Starving in a Box Car. Loud hammering on the door of a Louisville and Nasuviile box car side tricked in the yards at Hopkins ville, K;., Wednesday morning brought the police to the reacue of Wilson Kline, aged sixteen. Tnie boy half starved and witu evidence of a stragg e on his fase, hands and clothe told a tearful and ex citing story. He sa:d that on the morn ing previans an unknown man had en ticed him to aseclu.deld spot in the rail road y ards at Nashville and had forced him into the box car, entering with him and forcibly preveting any outcry. f he car left shortly afterward. Shortly odrore reaching Hopkinsville the man letthe car at a stop and looked Kline Died for a Kiss. Last week, at Prescott, Walla Walla county, Kansias Frank Sloan in Iun kissed Miss Ela Boone, whom he had blindfolded. Sh,. resented it, and pul! ing a hatpin fromn her hat, stabbed him in the leg. The pin was broken off in his limb and blood posioning result ed. Next day the pain becamne so in tense that Sloan went to the hospital at Walla Walia. An x ray machine fail ed to locate any sign of the remaining portion of the pin, and Sloan grew wcrse and died Miss Boone had re marked in Stoan's prescnce that she hand never been aissed. This innocent remark led to Sloan's death. Talking Out. "In the lowtr house of the Misouri le gislature on Tuesday last the follow ing resolution was adopted by a vote of 75 to 47: "Whereas, [he sympathie,' of the American people go out to all nations ane all peoples strugging for htberty; therefore, be it Resolved, That the house of representatives of the forty -first generil assembly of Missouri extend 55 mpathy to the people of the Philblpine archiceligo in their heroic struggle for f reedom." Missouri :s a State that has had some experience of "pacifiea'ion" hv tha hayonet. A Good Hit. The Spriogficid Repuiblican says: "The announcement that the election of Mr. Carlisle to the board of managers of the Manhattan C.uo is a first step toward reorgan:zing the Democratic praty gives some point to Mr. Bryan's remark that the talk of reorganization comes from swell clubs and high priced totels rather than from the thre-hing machine. The Manhatt an Cub should Iget niearer to the corn and cotton fields." A Sad Death. Bev. D. A Patrick died at Gaffney Thursday at 4 a. m , and his remains fwere carried to Summerville, his home. fo'r interment. He was sent to Gaffney fcircuit by the late session of the South Carolina Conference. He was married in Berkeley county .Dec. 27, last. Snartanbure Herald.. [lIE STATE SEN AE John C. Sheppard Re-electe, President Pro Tem THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE Gen Hemphill Re-elected Clerk Mr. Schumpert Defeats Col. Gaston for Sergeant at Arms. The opening of the first session o the South Carolina Stato senate in th< Twentieth century was a very quie and business-like affair. PraetieaIlIy al the members and attaches were o1 hand, but the opening seemnd to be o very little interest to the general pub lie, judging from the number of visit ors present. Probably half a dozen out siders had seats on the floor, outside the railing, and one solitary spectato: looked down from the gallery when, promptly at 12 o'clock, Hon. R. B Scarborough, the retiring lieutenant governor, gave one rap with his gave and called the body to order. The features of Tuesday were the address by Mr. Scarborou;h to the old and new members and the introductio of the child labor bill and appropria tion bill for the South Carolina Inter. State and West Indian exposition. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. G. H. Waddell, chip lain of the last session. Mr. Waddell referred feelingly to the death of Sena tor Mauldin, and invoked divine con. solation fir the bereaved family. Clerk Hemphill called the roll of the hold-over members and all answered tc their names except Senator Williams of Wil:iamsburg, who is detained at home on ace ant of illness. Later, on motion of Senator Manning, indefiite leave of absence was granted Dr. Wil liams. The roll of the newly elected Sena tors was then called ant all were pres ent except Senator B L. Caughman of Saluda, and came to the bar of the senate. All took the constitutional oath with uplifted hands Mr. Caugh man came in a few minutes later and took the oath alone. The pres dent announced that the first business in order was the elec:ion of a president pro tempore. Senator Mayfield nominated Mr. Sheppard. who was president pro tem. of the last sen ate. The nomination was seconded by Senator Mower, and there being no other nominations,; Mr. Sheppard was elected. Senator Graydon nominated Gin. R R. Hemphill of Abbeville for reelection as e'erk, and he was reelected without opposition. The election of sergeant-at-arms then came up. Senator Henderson nomi nated yir. J. I Gaston of Columbia for reelection; Senetor Mower n:mina ted Mr. J. F. Schumnpert of Newberry and Sena:or Reice nominated Mr. E A Crawford of York. On the first ballot the vote stood: Gaston. 17, Sehumpert, 12; Crawford, 5. The second ballot gave Gaston and Shumpert 18 votes seah and Crawford 1, when Senator Glenn charg-d his vote from Crawford to Scbumnpert, thus giving the place to Schumpert. The result was a surprise to many, as it was generally thought that Mr. Gaston would be reelected without difficulty. Mr. Sheppard nominated Mr W. H. S:ewart of Rcokhill for reelection as reading clerk, and, there being no op position, he was elected. Rev. G H. Waddell declined reelec tion as chaplain, and on motion of Sen ator Glenn Riev. S. H. Zimmerman, pastor of the Main Street Methodist church, was elected to the position. The president announced the follow ing appointments at the request of the lieutenant-governor eleet: Journal Clerk-M1 L. Clark. Bill Clerk-E. S. Dingle. D)oorkee pers-downstairs, J. C, Ra gan, C. F. Holmes; upstairs, J. A. Whi'e. Pages-Halsey Fox, Willie League. Mail Clerk-R. J. Parks. Porter-H D. Batler. Keeper of President's Room-L. B, MecCracken. Assistant Clerk-R M. McCown. Laborers-Jack Pressley, Alberi Nance. Mr. Saarborough the retiring lieu tenant-governor, then made a brief ad dress to the san ate. WEDNESDAT. The proeceedings of the Sanate was opened on Wedriesday with prayer by the Chaplain. Rev. S. H. Zimmerman. The senate was i'i session just 3( minutes Tuesday. The only fer~turei of the session of general interest was he reapportionment bill introduced by Mr. Sheppard and a message from th< governor announcing his veto of a sen ate billed passed at the last session re ating to granting of charters of cor porations. Mr. She ppard then introduced his re apportionment bill. The first sectio: declares the Federal census of las1 year to be a true and correct count o the population of the State. In the event new counties are formed ther< will be a reapportionment by the gen eral assembly. The members to be chosen under this bill are to be~ chosec at the general election in 1901 an< every two years thereafter. If the bil beomes a law the representa:ion in thi next house will be as follows: Abbeville 3. Aiken 4. Anderson 5 Bamberg 2, Barnwell 3, Beaufort 3 BerKeley 3, Charleston 8, Cherokee 2 Chster 3 Chesterfield 2, Clarendon 3 Coleton 3, Darlington 3. D >rchester 1 Edgefield 2 Fairfield 3, Fc rence 3 Geogetown 2 Greenvill' 5. Greenwo' 3. Hampton 2. Horry 2, Kershaw 2 Lancster 2, Laurens 3, Lexington 3 Marion 3, Marlboro 3, Newberry 3 Oonee 3, Orange burg 5, Peckens 2 Richianl 4, Sa'uds 2, Spartanburg 6 Sutr 5, Uaion 2, Williamsburg 3 York 4 The counties which will each gala one member under this reapportion ment will be Spartanburg, Lexington Aiken and Greenwood. The counties which lose one membe ea -r higeieid. Beaafort. Berkele A STEAMER ASHORE All Attempts at Rascus Hava Failed So Far A TERRIBLE SUSPENSE Of the Leved Ones of the Passen gars and Crew, Who Are Waiting in Great Arxiety. Ditpsines fro- the village of Fa'a man, F: ance, near which the French mail steamer Russie, from Oran, Al geria, stranded Monday in a violent storm with 50 passengers and a crew of 40 on board, say that all effrts to reach the steamer have failed, o ing t- the tremendous height of the seas which are running. The pilot boats and tor pedo boats which have attemptud to reach the steamer have been unable to battle with the waves and have return ed. The only hope seems to be in the stah:aty of life savers to throw a line over the Russie as the wrecked vessel is driven closer to the shore. The fore castle and part of the forward deck house are all of the vessel remaining above water. When night fall Tuesday enshroud ed the Russie, quite a. number of the ere- and passengers were seen clinging to e fore rigging and to the rails, making despai-ing signals for sucaor, which those ashore were powerless to afford. The gale increared in fury all night long and th )ugh a flickeriisg light was perceived from time to time, ap parently waved by those on board to attract attention, it was feared the steamer would either break up or dis appear in the shifting sands before morning. A thousand persons awaited along the shore and the fishermen pre pared to launch a boat at the first sign of the abatement of the hurricane. When day broke it was a great relief for the watchers ashore to find that the bow and other parts of the forepart of the ship were still above water, though the stern had completely vanished. A croup of men hudaled on the steam -r's bow renewing their mute appeals for help. As the day wore on more persons ap peared on the deck forming three groups, one at the bow, another on the bridge, and a third around the funnel. 'hus it was seen that most of the crew and passengo s who, a rectified list shows numoer 103, were still living. The Russie lies partly on her beam ends, with her deck facing seaward and the seas, which have carried away her hatchways, filling the holes and cabins with water Erery potsble expecient wa- tried from the share to save the sufferers. The coast guards men and &hermen manned life boats and made several ineffectual attempts to reach the steamer which was shifted by the incessant pounding of the seas a trifte nearer the shore. Ooe life boat got half way when it was capsiz-:d and its crew swam ashore and were dragged out of the water by the people ashore, who formed a line with hinds joined and waded breast deep into the water in in order to seize them. A tug approached as near as possible to the wreck and then flew a kite to which a life iiiac was attached in the direction of the Russie, but it failed to reach the stranded vessel. Fioats were also sent out from the beach with iEues, but in no casa did they succeed in reaching the steamer. Rockets were fred fruitless'y until the amanition of the rocket mortars, which was very meagre, ran out. The tugs which made repeated efforts to approach the Ruzssie were themselves menaced with disaster and obliged to relinqaish their at tempts. Late in the afternoon another expe dition was assayed-that of launching a raft, with a 1.fe line, from a tug laying off the wreck. The result of this atttmpt to reach the endangered crew and passengers of the Russie is not yet known. Tnose on board of her were seen to launch floats, but they were all carried away out to sea by the current. Harrowing scenes were witnessed at the offics of the steamship company here, outsiie of which were gathered weeping wives and children and other relatives of the crew, who mostly hail from Marseilles. A message posted at 3.30 p m. that up to that time all on oard the Russie were alive, evoked a pathetic explosion of joy. Shortly atter 2 o'clock, during a lull, the men on shore succeedel in getting a life line to the Russie, but it snipped as it was being pulled on board. O.ner similar attempts failed; but a more hopefuil feeling prevails in view of the incations that the weathecr is cle-ar ing. A message from tne Rassie says: "The parsengers are kept below, but all the crew are at their p~ets; and the captain and offiers are lashed to the bridge. The seamnen tried to construct several rafts, but as they neared comn pe:.ion they were washed away." The sinking of the stern in the sand proves to have been a lucky thing for those on board, as the bos of the mail boat is tiltAd high above all save the biggest waves and affords a refuge. Oherwise it is believ d that all would have long since perished. The cruiser Galliee and a tug with rocket apparatus left Touloa to attempt to rescue the passengers, who are chief ly colonial functionaries and soldiers. sOME HEROIC WORK. A message from Faramnan Thurday morning report that in spite of the heavy sea still running a life boat sue ceded in reaching the French steamer Russie, from Oran, which strand-d on Monday on the coast, near the viilage of Faraman, during a violent storm, at 8 A. M., and attachad a line to her, by which food can be furnished to the pas sengers and crew, who had all been cooped in the forecastle since Monday evening, when the vessel stranded, and were famishing. There are sanguine hopes that the resue of the endangered persons is possible, Dow that communication with the Russie is established. The life line sill holds good, despite the tremendous seas running, but it has not yet I:een posible to take off the passengers. The astahment of the line was due to the heroic efforts of twent, fishermen, who attempted what appeared to be a fool hardy task. Their flat-bottomed craft wa to..-A about lik, a straw on the and Charleston. There no other S enanges. Tho bill was read and referred to the committee on privileges and elections. Senator Livingston introduced a bill to give attorneys a lien on claims plac ed in their hands for collection, and also introduced a concurrent resolution providing for the appointment of a committe of two from the senate and three from the house to prepare a bill to fix compensation for county officers and to regulate the same aewording to the amount of work done and the im. portance of the office. The resolution way placed on the calendsr. Mr. Gruber introduced a bill to de clare the construction of certain acts amending f >rmer acts. Referred to the judiciary committee. A. half past 12 o'clock the Senate adjourned to Thursday morning. THURSDAY. i After the roll call a-il morning i prayer in the senate Thursday notice r was received from the house that that - body had concurred in the senate res> lution adopting the rules of the last session for the government of the two houses during the present session. The Senate at 12:15 went over to the hall of the house to witness the opening of the returns for governor and lieu tenant governor. This consumed 30 t minutes. Senator Sheppard introduced a con current resolution. which was adopted, fixing Tuesday, February 15, as the day for ballotting in the two houses for a Usited States senator to succeed Senator Tillman, whose term expires March 4, and fixing the date for the joint balloting on Wedne-day, the 16:h. Senator Henderson introduced a res olution, which was also adopted, pro riding for a joint session to be held on Thursday the 17th, to hold all elections which are to be held at this session exsept United S.ates senator The positions which are to be 5i.led at this session are: Successors to Judges Gary and Townsend; one trustee of the South Carolina college to succeed Au gust Kohn, who was appointed by the governor on the resignation of I. L Withers; one trustee of Clemson col lege to succeed the late Senator Maul din; a superintendent of the penitenti ary and three direc-ors of that institu tion to succeed Messrs. O lell, Sanders and Rwland; a State librarian and a code commissioner for the term of ten years. Senator Sheppard introduced a bill to create a Slate board of entomology The bill provides for the inspection of fruit trees, vineyards and truck farms to prevent contagious diseases, and de stroy destructive insects in orchards, vineyards, etc. The board is to consist of the president, the chairman of the board of trustees and the professor of agriculture of Clemson college. The board is authorized to rake such rules and regulations for the prevention of diseases of fruit trees and vegetables as ir may deem expedient and to ap point a State entomologist and an as sistant if necessary, whose salaries shall be paid out of the funds of Clem son college. When diseases appear in ochards, vineyards, etc., the entomol oist is to totake proper steps to prevent clie spread of the disease, the expense to be paid by the owner, and when trees are condemned they shall be destroyed and no comnpensation paid the owner. An appeal to the full boed from the decisions of the entormdiogist is provid (d for, as is alse the inspection of fruit trees shipped into this State fromother States. Senator Marshall introduced a bill to amend the ant regulating to the ap pointment of the peace offcers in unin corporated towns. The bill requires these ffiers to give bond for the per formatocec of duty and relieves the sheriff from financial responsibility for direliction in office on the part of these offi'ers, as is now the case. Senator Graydon introdnced his bill, rcqiiring railroad companies to take out charter. in this State. It was re ferred to the committee on railroads. Senator Goodwin introduced a bill authorizing towns, cities, special school districts and counties to issue negotia ble bonds to refund any school debt that may be incurred by them. Senator Gruber introduced a bill to amend seotion 1,819 of the general sta tutes of 1892, relating to landlords and tenants; and also introduced a biil looking to the ratification of the consti tutional amendment as to drainage. Senator Dean introduced a bill to ammend the county government law so far as it relates to working the roads. Senator Livingston introduced a bill, which was plaed on the calendar without reference, authorizing the sink ing fund commission to loan certain moneys to the county commissioners of 11arlborc county for the purpose of building a new jail, and authorizing the commissioners to impose a special tax to meet the debt. Senator Livingston introduced a bill directing the board of direccers to can cel all contracts with private parties for the working of convicts and to hire the convic:s to the different countier; also a bill to amend section 8 of the act relating to the appointment of mag istrates and their deputies, andl an other bill to authorize the sinking fund commission to sell or lease all the State farms ex~ept the Lexington farm. FRIDAT. Immediately after the opening of the senate Friday Mr. Manning cffered a resolution that when the b dy adj jurn -it adi urn antil 12 o'clock Monday. Mr. Graydon moved to amend by mak ing the hour 8 p. m. The resolution was adopted with this amendment, and the senate will not be in session again until 8 o'clcek Monday night. Bfore adjourning the Senate passed -some unimportant bills to a third read ing, and a number of new ones were in troduced. .Misunderstood Orders. An engine, runing light, struck a freight on the Monongahela river divi sion of the Baltimore and Onio railroad at Anderson, W. Va., Wednesday morning at 8 o'elock and the collision resulted in the death of six or seven men and the serious injury of two oth 'er. All were railroad employees ex 2 cept the tramp, who was stealing a ride - on the freight. It is supp~osed that a misunderstanding of otdrs was the cause of the accident. T'he wreck oc r Icurred on a trestle, which was broken I down and thes track badly torn up. wave=. The spectators watched it with ' bated breath. Several tims they thought the small craft was lost, but it in finally got into a current which carried the boat to the starboard side of the tussie's bow, and a line was then thrown on board the wreck. G The captain of the Russie, sBanding Leg on the bridge, shouted: "We have not was lost heart and have coefidence in you, it 1 bat be quick." A moment later, amid flee great exaitement among the spebtators the ashore, the line was seen to part. The bur; fishermen made another effort and again says got the line on board the stranded ves- ly sel. They then returned to the beach, the where hundreds of willing hands pulled chai their b. at high and dry, while a thril, talk ling syene of enthusiasm ensued. The mili fishermen were carried in the arms of and the people out of reach of the waves. and Later the line again parted, causing the much snxiety. as the sea was becoming men r-ugher. Then 'the same fishermen Gov trado anoter attempt to reach the Rui- ever sic. O2 the first attempt they were nett c-psized into the surf and the men were thrown back on the strand. They made whi< a fresh cffrt, with a few new comers cam aiding, and the same boat's crew again the saceeded in getting a line on board suet the Russie. This time its security was tion enhanced by the line being attached to 3tat several rafts between the wre.k and the ness shore. prin RESCUED AT LAST. say offci After a night of terrible suspense all this the passengers and crew of the Freneh " steamer Russie, from Oran, Algeria, with which stranded near Faraman du.ing a idly violent storm have been safely landed. bHe The life line connected from the shore erna with the steamer parted again yeater- char day afternoon, and a signal last night may read: of fa "We have not a scrap of food left. coant: Consternation prevails on borad." Mlay The fiabermen made two more plucky G< launches of their boat but were beaten able back. shot The storm raged with renewed fury Stat; :uring the night, and few remained the long the shore ed tc At midnight two attempts to reach men1 he Russie were fruitless. In the early has ours of the morning torches lighted at sire, he bow of the Russie caused the fish tend )rmen to make another effort, bat they and I were again tossed bask ashore. At day )reak the weather perceptibly moder- 3 ted and at about 6:30 a. m. the Carro W ishermen again put to sea. Their small and )raft gradually neared the Russie. in h 'hen a rope was thrown. which the last ishermen caught, and the life boat soon ed t< afterwards was alongside. Then another was boat manned by four men was launch- am s ad and succeeded in reaching the wreck- eat d vcssel. inte A few minutes later the Carro boat in eft Russie's side with the women and sire >ne baby. The enthusiasm was deli- in r1 ens. The spectators plunged into offi34 he sea. Some dragged the life boat best shore and others carried its occupants that n their arms to dry land. Most of whet hem collapsed from fatigue, cold and than bunger. Their haggard faces and delit rembling limbs told of their awful ex- este periences. By an overnight all the nour- pri shment was kept at the lighthouse, hone wo miles distant. whence the sufferers isad to walk assisted by their friends. sto The life boats then made repeated ourneys until all were saved and shel- J e:ed in the li.:hthouse. Kart A FILIPINO PEITITION. Sv tini' reler Springs a Sensation on ti. wort - Unite' siste Senate brr in the Uained States Senate on last part l'hursday Senator Teller presented a Danl nemorial from 2,000 "Filipinos and ever yeaceful inhabitants" of Manila. The dayli nemorial was in the form of an appeal inch, o0 the congress of the United States whe4 md as Mr. Teller stated, was "signed thern ~y the leading people of Manila and busu ~hat section, lawyers, bankers and pro- visit, essional men rei rasenting the best ele. were nents of that community." It reviewed the .he cir cumstances leading up to the pre. num ent struggle of the Filipinos for ini- carri lependence. It paid a high tribute to were .he work of Aguinaldo and his coadjan ors in their bebalf to obtain liberty and independenea for the people of the A Philippines. a ser Rdererc> is made to some of the -indu yriincipal events of the present revolu. deve ion against American authority, the for b >etition urgirng that the American troops abou iad failed to make a serious impression ply ipon the revolutionary party. it point- the, ed out that Aguinaldo had declared he the1 night lose the hope of victory but he ca'.tl vould not lose the hope of dying for long :he liberty and the independence of farm is people. It points ojut that the re- fast roluitionI has the support of practically ar3 e al the people of the Ptilippines and whil ileclares that though 100 revolutionists servi >e destroyed, 1,000O will rise up to sup- ranc >ort the fight for independence. All of ly to he i:,lands of the archipelgo, says the has I nemorial, are eupporting the revolution and they wili not yield until the last Iron of Filipino blood has been shed. Ti The Filipino nation, the memorial do n :ontinues, bearing in mind the history in Ul >f America and its humanitarian dcc was: rines aaks the goverament of the Uni- thei ed States to cease its "presecution of prest nen struggling to be free." The appeal to ra iccares trist an autonomy similar to has I ~hat enjoyed by Cana'da or Australia cirot rould not be acceptable ts he Fili pinos pows rho desire full liberty and indepen- Pose lene. When the reading of the decai- will nent had been emxcluded Mr. Teller way: enewed a request that is be printed as gres! d. en ment but Mr. Harwley objected. alde: [Later Mr. Teller presented an order go ai or the printing of the Filipino appeal the < is a senate document. Mr. Hawley prop .mmediately prote .ed. A Horrible Fate. T Shortly after one o'clock Wednesday plos orning fire broke out in the Hubbel now 3rphan Asylum, a three story structure pro'. yn the corner of Hubbel Park and Ex- :kel :hange street. There were one hundred te mnd 5ixty to one hundred and eighty in- little nates and between twenty and thirty vote re dead. It is impossible to get the doze ames of the exact number of dead pros: now as the bodies have not been recov- is fo: ~red, but offiaers of the institution arc can I sertain that the number of dead is not mon< ander twenty and may be thirty. The Dodics, as recovered are being taken to neighboring houses. There aie twelve Fe lead in one house and three or four in yer another. A dozen injured are in an- suici ather. The number of ir-jured is pro- He I bably forty and some of these will die. dom< rhe fire originated in the furnace room act. and was followed by an explosion of Popi maL 21a1 :HE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE Which the Various State Matter. Are Reviewed. ov. McSweeney's message to th islature was a scLsible paper. I, quite lengthy, but every line of >ore the imprint of the honest re :ions of the Governor's ideas about affairs of the State. The Spartan Herald, speaking of the mysiege, the Governor "treats ex!austive )f education, finances, child labor, dispensary, and all of the S:ate ible and penal institutions. He s of pensiors and the Ste tia, of the Chicamauga battlefield the Black report of epecial courts local legisluion. anendments to Constitution and the apportion t of representation. The fact is, ernor McSweeney has touched on ything directly or indirectly con ed with the State Gvernment. On the subject of the dispensary, lh was the main issue in the last paign, he is of the opinion that present system can be perfected to t an extent as to silence all opposi . He thinks that the question of e ownership of the saloon bust of one of expediency rather than ciple and he does not hesitate to that in his opinion t'e dispensary s the best method of dealing with evil. -overnor McSweeney contends, reason, that the law is more rig enforced now than ever before. aills for a more explicit declaration ie law making b-anch of the Gov ent in order t..at those who are ged with the execution of the laws know how to act. He is very much vor of abolishing county boards of rol, devolving their duties upon the ors, and county supervisors. tvernor McSweeney's message is an and exhaustive document. It e the present condition of the i and will prove a valuable guide to 1-Cislators. He has not he3itat i make suggestions for the improve t of the various departments and he shown an earnest and sincere de to recommend such things as will to the advancement of the people :he prosperity of the State." [r. Bryan's Noble Words. hatever may be said of the plans policies advocated by Mr. Bryan .s Jackson day epsech at Chiaaro week the manner in which he allud e his own interests and prospects certainlyadmirable. He said: "I ow a privite citizen, with excell prospects of remaining such. I td to contiane ae:ivelyin the discus of public questions and do not de : be embarrased by being placed ,e attitude of a candidate for any . In selecting j iurnalism as the field for usefulness, I am aware I am placing myself in a position 'e I can give more aid to others to myself, but the field is ehosen >erately because I am more inter in the promu!gati'n of Demctic siples than I am in enjying any rs which my countrymen can be Stole Safe in Daylight. s. Hart, Samuel Goldstein, David er, David Werblinsky and Ter'm rman were arredp . ;- nes, ., charged dat stesling asafe con a et,300 in money and $2,000 h of je welry from the offie of t Brothers in Boston on Novem 4h. The police have recovered a of the stolen jewelry and $5000 in :bills. The robbery was the boldest committed in Boston. In broad ight the safe, which was 20x14z14 is and weighed 300 pounds was led out of the office. Morse Bro Sconducted a diamond and jewelry es on the lease plan. The robbers ed the place while the proprietors out solicting trade, and, e~vering afe, took it away on a wagon. A ber cf persons saw the s.sfe being ed away but supposed the men legitimate safe movers. Florida's Cattle Famine. cording to the Jacksonvalle papers ons condition confronts the cattle ~try in Fiorida. It has recently oped that the remarkable demand eef and dairy cattle in Cuba has t stripped Flori Ia of her sup of those animaals-especially of better grades. It seems teat sland was completly depleted of e by tho various armies during the war period and every range and is nloR getting back its stock as as it can procure the cattle. Many onsumed as fast as they arrive athe better bred animals are pro. d for breeding purposes. Florida's es have been drawn on very heavi meet this demand, and the result tcome very notic eable. She Is Wide Awake. Le Flornce Times says: "The world ve! and it cuts some queer capers aarleston. A few years ago there a dreadful wail down there against ntroduetion of the trolley and now ol a company that asks the right a cars through certain of its streets o swear that it will not under any istances use horses as a motive r or the right will not be granted. ibly Charleaton is afraid that horses rag her back into the old quiet .But what are the newly pro Five citizens going to do with that -man who wants to put the embar itomobiles?" This only shows that ild city is now wide awake and ses to stay so. Mc~inley Prosperity. L Fiorerncs Times says the em ies of the Seaboard Air Line are en ying some of that McKinley erity that their president John on Williams, who made some ty millions by scratching around a on some paper, advised them to for. They are being laid off by the ns in all departments. McKinley trity is a great thing, oh yea! that those who can get it, those who ratch around on paper and call it Suicide. lix N. Cobb, a politician and law. of Carrollton, Ga., conmitte~d do in Atlanta Wednesday night. eft a letter to his parents saying istic troubles was the cause of his Cobb was the candidate of the ilists for attorney general of Geor n ihn last elantion. ANOTHER BOY GONE. Kidnapped While Walklrig on an Atlanta Street. THE VICTIM WAS A STUJDENT. The Crime Was Committed In Broad Daylight. A Letter Has Been Sent to the Boys Father. Frank Bass Fraser, of Union Springs, Ala., a nineteen year old student of the Atlanta Technological school, was kidnapped on the streets of that city list Saturday week. "He was taken i, a stupefied condition to Kansas City and is now held there by his abductors for ransom. The only clua to the per petrators of the crime is found in a let ter mailed from Memphis and addressed to the father of the boy, Captain N H. F;..zer. The letter stated that young Frazer was being carried to Kansas City, but the police of that city have been unable to secure any clue as to the kidnappers' identity. ' An explicable motive for the crime seems entirely lacking. Captain N. H. Fraser, father of the kidnapped youth, is a comparatively poor man. Until six years ago he had considera ble wealth, but bainess reverse at that time swept his fortune almost entirety away. All the circumstances surround ing the creme are cloaked in deep and seemingly unfathomable mystery. The first intimation received by the -parents of young Fraser of his disap pearance in Atlanta came in the shape of a telegram from Miss Callie Wil liams of 405 Spring street, with whom Bus Fraser boarded in this city. The young man was last seen at his board ing house at 1:45 o'clock Saurday after noon. He did not returr to supper, but this fact did not cause his room mates any uneasineess. It was taken for granted that he was taking tea with some college friend. When however, young Frazer failed to show up at his,room Saturday night, Miss Williams gave expression to some uneasiness. The fear that some mis fe.tune had happened to the young man took firm hold of her mind when the room mates of the young man noti fied her Sunday morning that they were entirely ignorant of the cause of his absence. Half of the opinion that Bass Fraser had gone to his home at Union Springs, and hoping that such would prove the case, Miss Callie Williams addressed the following telegram to the father of the missing boy on Sun 'day: "Bass left Saturday at noon. Is he at home?" This came to the parents of Bass Fraser as a first intimation of his dis appearance from Atlanta, for the re ply from Captain Fraser, received la ter stated that Bars was not at home and indicated the greatest surprisA that he was not at his boardins rouse in Atlanta. Miss Willi.-us was at a loss to un derstaa the situation, as she felt a re,~nsibility attaching to her in the matter of the young man's safety. Monday afternoon Captain Frser, at his home at Unioin Springs received the letter which cxplained his son's unusual absence from Atlanta. This letter, which tells the tale of the kidnapping, was not dated by its author, but the envelope, which bore a special delivery stamp, also bore the postmark, "Memphis." The words of the letter had been carefully printed out and the wording indicates that the writer is a man of meager education. The letter is as follows: "Dear Sir-As kidnapping is all the rage nowadays. we have stolen your son. We intended to steal him before Christmas, but could never get a chance. We don't know your fian cial standing, as your son refuses to tell us and we only found $15 on his person. He is a boy 'way above the average and we need him in our bud-. ness, we intended to keep him, bat you might send a letter to Jim Glacer, General Delivery, Kansas City, as we will be in that city by the time this reaches you stating how much you w:ll give for his return, and if the amount meets with my approval i will write you more about it. Do not notify any official authorities, as it won't do any good and would ruin all your chances of getting him. We will al low him to sign his name, to prove to you we are not joking. We have him in s:.upt fied condition and we are car rjing him as a sick person and our younger brother. Bass Fraser." The letter is in pencil throughout1 while the signature of "Bass Fraser' is in purple ink. The name or names of the abductors do not appear at the end of the communication and the only name lending the slightest clue to the identity of the men is that of that "Jim Glacer," who is mentioned as the intermediary at Kansas City be tween the kidnappers and the family of the kidnapped. The careless tone of the letter lent the impression to the members of the family that the abductors meant busi nes and that to put -the detectives on the track wonld be work in the injury of Bass Fraser himself. Our Cotton Mills. The New York Tritune says: "Cot ton mills,both in the North and the South, have had an encouraging and prosperous year. In New Bngland most of the makers of cotton goods are rejonicing over handsome dividends, whil~e manuf actures in the Carolinas, in Gecrgia, in Mississippi and oter Southern S:ates, have been built and many old ones have been enlarged. The North and the South shake hands over the sound and healthy growth of their industries. A Tribute to Lee. In the course of debate on the reor ganization of the army in the United States Senate Senator Sewell paid a handsome tribute to both Gen. Wilson and Gen Lee. Tha latter, he said, had conferred brilliant service upon the cuntry in a civil capacity and it was well known that he had been selected practically to lead the attack upon Ha bana. He characterized him as one of th fste oliaers in the army.