The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, February 06, 1901, Image 1

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Me Alister, Campbell and Death were each sentenced to 30 years imprisonment at hard labor and Kerr to 15 years imrpris onment at hard labor. The sentences of all the men are the fu'l terms of im priscnmen' which the law provides. but in the case of Kerr a fine cf $1,000 might have becn adde d. The court house was crowded. In the court room were the father, step mcther and sister of Jeanie Bcssehie ter. Counsel for all the deft niants pleaded for clemency. McAllis:er snd Campbell looked extremely Faze and Death had the appearance of suffering greatly under the strain. Judge Dixon : dressing the prisoners said: "You stand convicted of murder in the second degree. Had you been found guilty of murder in the first de gree the punishmeet would have' been death, but the ieniency of the jury in the exercise of their lawful authority saved you from the 6alluos. We mu-: administer laws as tbey are. It is true these senterces will destroy your lives oblitering cvary prospect of an ho-or able existence smong the people. The court cannot nh.ke any distinc:iots but .ust sentence you for this crine. 'I trust the fearful c:ns:qucners from crime will help young men an: young women of this oommnnity and point out to them that they cannot hope to secure happiness outside of virtue and her or. The sentence of the eourt is that each of you be imp:ihonai in the State prison at Trenton at hard labor for a term of 30 years." George J. Kerr was then cuird to th'e bar, and by his attorney e-tered a ple% of non vult contendere to the charge of assault- Counsel a'-ked the court to exercise clemency. He spoke of tho prisoner's father, said to be dying, and of his sisters, wife and six children. Judge Dixon at once passed sentence He said: "The evidence in this case does not say that you helped in administrirng the drug, but participated in the rav ishment of the girl. In one respect your case is worse thin the o:hers You were clier ard had mcre obliga tions for -irtue. You had a wife, wor thy of the highcst affections and chil dren for your conecorn, but you dis regarded all and permitted yourself t,~ drift away from a proper domestic life and now you stand here a wreck -of vice and crime and such e crimd No wonder it shccke d the e mcianity and startled every -vomanly a-id manly heart. That pitiless ride that das tardly outrage, the poor victim laid dead by the roadside, regardless of whether she would be found by kind friends or by beasts. Haw gladly would I spare your relatives, but in the exerest e of my duty I cannot wi-.h out hold anythirg which the sentence of the law riquirk '. The sente nee of the cours is that y ou be impris'ned in the State prison for a term of 15 years at hard labor." McAllister, Campbell and Dhath and Kerr made a statement to the public this afternoon- It says: "We are resigned to our fate and propose to face the future with manly hearte, dark as it is. "We have no criticism to make, but we want to thank the ne wspapers of Pa terson for their sense of fairness. "We could say many things that would tend to abate the public indig nation, but we propose t-> bear eur punishment in silence. "We propose to earn the three days a mont a which the la w remrtsa for good behavior. --We are content to etiffr curselves but we keenly feel the awful sorrow brought upon our families and friends who have stood so nobly by us througt it all. '-Never at any time was there any ill feeling between ourselves. We feel that we hive been victims .to a greal extent of the unreasoning outbiae opinion based upon the wild and in fiammatory reports The statement dooes with thanks to their counsel, "who at the peril of their repnta:.ions, stood nobry by u=." While Judge D) xn was senter~eing the prisoners.~ Hugh Kerr, the failer o: George, within a tone's throw of ti1 court house, lay d&ing because of hi son's disa~r.eec. The Yaller Dog. Tte Columbia Re~cord says great i the "yalk~r" dog andh: has i revailed But the v~e:ory tiu n~t forever res with him The newspapers are a uni in urging passage of a hw wbich wi: make profitable shtcp ra'shg p'ossibb in this state. That thcir efforts will b; successful is d. m .ostra-e d by thi s-eady decrease by whieta see anti do; law has 'been annually defeated in th< house. That maj :ri:y a as out tnre this ye ar and in a .3car or t wo m ire tf majority will be the other way. i re: will fbeks of sheeep taco comm.a in this state and South Carolina ma: duplicate in woole2 maanu-ae:.uring he2 wonderful success in cotton wJuiog Still on Top. The Greenvile News says the "yaller dog has triumnphed again in the legi~ lature, but this time by a greatly recuc ed maj rity--only 61 to 58. They sa the world is growing better and poop: are becoming wiser. Possibly in anc the generation a state legislature may b !ound to esteem d eks of sucep upo: South Carolina's hil sides as bet ter fc the state than droves of wanderig wnrthies enro SAL N SMIASHE BY WOWEUN M- mbar ef the W C T. U. Follow Mrs. Na iens's Example A dispatch fror' Anthony, Kao., :ays Mr. Ca.rie Nation was outdone tc:ere Wednes.iay when a band of W. Swoa:en, headed by Mrs. S.eriff of Danville, Kan., completely wrecked the fixtures in four "joints," su.a-hirg plate glass windows and mir r" right and left, and turned gallons Sliquor ito the gutters. The women who wa of the best families in Anthony we r' aceom panied by their husbands ard sons or brothrs, who assured pro teiofn No arrests were made and tbe nand will, it is said, start out tomorrow on a tcur of destruction through Harper county, which is prolifio of saloons. Mrs Sheriff, who lead Wednesday's raid, is under bond to appear at Dan ville in April to answer a charge of saloon wrecking placed against her six wceks ago. Mrs Sheriff came to Anthony late Tuesday and worked all night procur ing hatchets, axes and other imple nit n:s of destruction and it was 2 o'clock this morning before she had perfected her pans for the raid. She enlis-ed the following women: Mesdames M. J. Davis, Wim. Scott, J. H. Brubaker, Louis Maco, T. G. Hooper, Chas. RIobi-son, John Hiekens, John Ken Sall, J H. Snedton and the Misses M. Kay, Page. Massey, Robinson and Nixon. all of Anthony. They began heir attacks shortly after daybreak, I raking the saloon keepers and the town offiiais by surprise. A drug store was the first point at tacked, but thoigh, demolishing costly bar fixtures and a register, they were unable to locate the stock of liquor. 'ihe next p'ace, half a block away, was thoroughly wrecked. Tne propri etcr attempted to stop the work, but the husband bodyguard. with a blow on the hesd with a oeer bottle, quickly rendered the irate proprietor hors de combat. Two more j .ents were visited. The furniture was demolished and the stocks of liquor emptied. The woman then knelt and prayed. They asked the Almigihty to guide the:n to ocher dents of iniouity and di rct their foot-teps to other rum-cursed aowns iL Kansas. Iymmediately warning was hurriedly tlcphoned to adjacent towns by local saio n sy mpathizers who wished to warn their fellow saion keepers. The mayor swore in extra police and the runders were placed under strict sur villar ce. He also preserved the names of the women engaged in Wednesday's work. ANOTHER PLAN OUILINED. Mr McGowan's Substitute Redistrict ing Measure. The following is the arrangement of the s:veral congressional districts showing population, as contained in a bill presentcd in committee Monday afternoon by Mr. F. P. McGowan, as a substitute for Mr. Weston's redis trictin; bill. This substitute bill makes the first district the largest in poirnt of popnlatic.n, having - >,902, and the fcurth district the smallest. having 181,033. The first is too large by 12.229, and the fourth is too small by 9,540. Thbe difference in population between the two is 29,769. Here is the arrangement proposed by the Mc Gowan bill: TIRST DISTRICT. Charleston .... .... .... .... 88 006 Berkeley................ ..30,454 Bauftort.. ........ .. ....35495 Colleton... ...... ......... 33 453 Dorche:ter.... ... ....... ..16.294 Total............ ......203,752 stEOND DIaTRICT. .Aiken...... ........ 33 Bamberg ........... .1.9 Barn well........ .... 54 Eigefield............ 2,7 Salad............. 186 L ston........... 2 6 Hamp~u.. ........... 2 303 Totl................7,5.50 Pikes .. .....92,78 Ocone....... ......... 8966 A~ndeson.. ........... t 7264 ampei~e.... .. ......... ..3 738 Treotd.................187,27 Pickers....... ........... 1,7 Teotal.................... 190 634 Anrson. ......... .... ..3 5572 Abenill............ ..... 330f athnbood................ 2834 Unewbrr.... ..............230,5 Total........ .... .......1966 Cheoke UR TH DISTRICT. 2 G rknill..................5 9 Laur fens.. .... .... ..... ...' 42;8 Kparaburg......... ... ...656 ULanca...r..... .. ........ 5,50] Total.......... ........10,93: 3LFTH DtsTRICT.. Cheroe..............27 213 Chestrio........... . 2356S York.................. 41G; Fiield. ....... 2 47: Ketw...... ... ..... 22H Toeta~ld... ........ .. 201407 Lante................ 4551 Tota!............... .1 9 Marbto.. ...... ........ 27648 To r.-............. . .134 Darin hert sympathy with 3. 3 Wito wamr e ..m ... n ... 31.6s a Georgeoto the..ro........ of sh.ot R wilnd.... o. .......... ..re on558 ronde th .....i dip .y temte wc Clarenon -xrv~nc c a2man4w morallyentobea ofmaine will a n - or attillion aiesho bepid his wifl a wo avthedposhiition of shopety PASSED TE HOU S E. Exposition Biji Agreed to by a Large Maj )rity. THE VOTE WAS FOUR TO ONE And Amendments Attempting to Cut D.wn the Prcposed Appropriation Were Voted D. wn. The bill which passed the Senate last week to appropriate $50,000 for a State building at the Charleston exposi tion passed the House on Tuesday of last week by a vote of 92 to 23. This is the same proportion in which it passed the Senate 4 to 1. When the exposition bill came up Mr. Bacot offered the senate bill as a substitute for the house bill. This was agreed to, as the wording of the two almost identical and time could be saved by adopting the senate bill, which had already passed the senate. Mr. Haile of York offered an amecd ment to reduce the pronoced appropria tion from $50,000 to $35.000. Mr Bacot paid the ways and means committee had unanimously passed upon $50,000 as being useessa: The building itself will cost $27.000. This building is to bear the name and to be the property of the State. It may be that this $27,000 amount must be sup plemented by the exposition itself in order to erect a building along the handsome designs furnished. E-ch of the 40 counties in the State is to be encourged to have an exhibit, and $10,000 will be needed for tbis purpose Clemon's splendid exhibit will cost $3.000 to collect and to give transporta lon. Mr. Banks-Will this increase the tax levy? Mr. Bacot-I am glad you asked the question. He then read a statement from Mr. T. B. Clyburn, chief clerk of the comptroller general's ffice, saying: "The appropriation of $50 U00 provided for in the bill in aid of the South Car olira Interstate and West Indian cx position to be held in the city of Char leston, will not in any way increase the tat levy for State purposes." Mr. Haile's amendment was then re jected. Mr. de Losch of York moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill. Mr. Croft of Aiken was the first to speak upon the bill. He argued first the lawful authority of the State to make the appropriation, and cited the constitaition to sustain his position. We have precedents for this appro priation. The centennial exposition at Philadelphia was graced by an exhibit showing the wonderful resources of South Carolina, her phosphate rook, her mauufacturing enterprises, etc., and there is go doubt much Food re sulted from that. Cbar.eston's city council has given as much as the State is asked for, and her ci~izers have sub scribed $200,000 more. Would it be right for that city to erect a building and to furnish the exhibit for the en tire State? Mr. Harvey Wilson of Sumter, as chairman of the ways and means com mittee, stated that in the judgment of the committee that was the very least amount with which the exposition could get along. Mr. J. C. Robertson of Columbia, in behalf of the Richland delegation favored the bill. There are some peo ple, he said, who never see consttu tional barriers when such objeetions affect matters which they favor. He thought that the State ought to b2 willing to give this pitiful litdle sum of $50,000 to help Charleston, for she needs help more than any other part of the State. Mr. Morrison of Fairfield, declared himself against the bill. It is a dan gerous thing for one interest to over shadow all others in a State. Two hun dred years ago theology impregnated the government of Scotland, and wrought that government's downfall. Militarism was uppermost in France until that government fell. Commer cial interests are being put abcve every thirng else in this country, and unkss there be a halt the nation will fall. lie intimated that commercial in trt s'.s would kill the child labor biti. Mr. Tatunm of Orangeburg, did not beieve in shutting the doors in the face of the metropolis of the State, but he did not approve of the last section of the bill which provides that the buildings at the close of the exposition be turned over to the State Agricul tural and Meehanical society to be re moved from the grounds within three mon'hq. He would at the proper time offer an amendment to allow the sink ing fund comisien to sell the build ings and turn the money over to the State. Mr. Wolliog of F.yr~Jd saw that the constnutonal rbbisction of Mr. de Loach could be casily disp'ased <.f, be eAu'e the sEtion is capa' le of more than one construc-ion. E'is bill would tend to build up the waste places of the Stat2. For the want of energy and for the want of enterprise the great port (d Chareton, supcrior to any in Georgia, is almost idle. The Atlanta exposition did a great deal for Georgia, and the Chareston exposition wil! do a great deal for South Carnliea Mr. S;rom of Edg-.field. said he ap preiated the necessit~y of going care fully with the State money, bat he de care d that the State would never ex ra.d if it kept closed up like an oyster. He differed with his colleague Mr. May 3son and would support the bill. SMr. Bacot of Charleston argued t0 csti utionality of the matter. 1Ut quoted decisions of tha supreme couri ot the United States to show that ap propriatons to expositions, etc., are not for private good but for public wta Sand therefore constitutional. SMr. Hardin asked if congress has Snot appropriated $250,000 to the exposi jtion. rMr. Bacot replied that the bill i pending waiting on the decision of tb< legislature of .South Carolina upon thb small appropriatien. t The motion to strlke out the enact -ing wards was then voted upon ani omewhemingly defeated. Those wh< voted ale on this motion and in op positic.n to the bili were Messrs. Ash try, Austin. Brown, Dorrah, Danbar, Erd, Kiber, Lver, Lockwood, Maul din, Mayson, McCall, MLsugh'in, Morgan, h rrison, Nesbitt, Nichols, Riankin, C E Robinson, R B A Robin son, Rucker, J B Smith and Wingo. The following favored the bill: Soeaker Stevanson and Me3srs. Banks, Bates. Beamgurrd, Bivivens, Bleasc, Bolts, Brooks, Bryan, Batler, Camp bell, (arter, Coggesbail, Coleock, Coojer, Cosgrove, Uroft. Crum, Ihnz 'er, : an, DeBruhl, Dennis, Dica, Dominiek, Drranr, Eider, Estridge, FE., Fr aser, ' Feaman, Gaston, Gour din, Gallucha. t,aunter, Haile, Hardin, Hil, lioiiis, Humphrev, James, Jarni gan, Johnson, Keels, Kinard, Kinsey, Lide, Littl, Lofton. Ljgan, Lomax, Lyles, McCraw, McLeod, McGowan, F. H. Nelaster, John MMaster, Mishoe, Motfett. Moscs, Moss, Mur chison, W L Parker, Patterson, Prince, Pyatt, Bedfern, Richards. Richardson, Robertson, Stackhouse, Sanders, Saa brook, Sinkler, Swith, Spears, Strom, Stroman, Titum, Theus, W J Thomas, J P Thomas, Jr., Thompson, Vineent, Wcliing, Wd:s, Weston, Whaley, Wit liams, Wilson, Woods and Woodward. The pairs were Biease and Parker, dcL-'pch ar.d Bostwick. The first named in cah pair was present and op posed to the appropriation. AMENDMENTS PROPOSED. A number of amendments were then read, all of them evidently hostile to the bill. These amendments were with one ex eption killed. Mr. 31aann's amendment to appro priate the 25+1,000 from the Charleston dispensary profits was voted down. So was Mr. Lyles' to require the ex position to keep the administration ouilding open to the public free of charge one day in the week. Also Mr. Lide's and Mr. Lemax's amendments to provide for sale of the buildings after the clso of the exposi tion, such sale to be at publi outcry. The only amendment adopted was Mr. Tatum's to provido for the sinking fund commicsion to sell the building aftr its of ject is accomplished. Mr. R chards proposed an amend mont to ruake the appropriation *25, UC. He s:sted bricfli that Tue-cay uorning he I al been told by the comp troller general that the tax levy would be increased if the appropriation be made, as Winthrop anu Sjuth Carolina college are asking for additional appro priatons. Dhcussion on the amendment was out cf order and the vote was taken. te 23 who voted to strike out the enacting words, with the exception of Mr. Kiuler and Mr. Nichols, voted for the smerdmcnt, as did Messes. Blease, Btier. Freeman, Lide, McLiod, Rich ards, M L Smith, S:roman and Wells. The vote against the amendment was the same as that against striking out the enacting words, excep for the above changes; also Messrs. Kibler and Nichols voted against this amendment and Mr. Bryan from Beaufort came in in time to vote for the appropriation. The bill then passed second reading and the appropriation is assured, as tnere is oat one amendment for the senate to agree to. TEE DEMURR AGE BILL The Text of the Measure Passed by the House Yesterday. Below is given the text of Mr. H. J. Kinards bill on the subject of demur rage that passed the house under the tite "A bill to require the railroad commission to fix rates of storage to be cbharged by railroad companies in this State, to pres oribe reguilations for charg ing the same, a-id to prescribe how suit shall be brought for overcharges, and to fix th the measure of recovery, and for other purposes:" SLction 1L That from and after the passage of this act, power is hereby conferred on the railroad commission of South Carolina, and they are requir ed, to fix and prescribe a schedule of maximum rates and charges for storage of freight, made and charged by rail road companies doing business in this State, and to fix at what time after the reception cof freight at place of destina tion such charges for storage shall be gin, with power to vary the same accord ing to the value and character of the freight btored, the nature of the place of destination and the residence of con :inee, and such other facts as in their jumant should be considered in fix ng the same. dec. :, T1hat all the provisions cf the act creating said railroad-commission and acts amendatory thereof, prescrib ing the procedure of said commission nd fiin freight arid passenger traffic, adhearinsg complaints of carrier and shipper, and of altering -and amending said trafic, snai apply to the subject of fixing arid amending rates and charges for storage, as aforesaid. See. 3. That no railroad eampany shail make er retain, directly or indi rectly, any charge for storage of freight greater than that fixed by the commis :ion for each pnrieu'ar storage, nor shall they discrimmuate d;rectly or indirectly by mearis of rebates, or any other devioe in such charges, between peros5. Sec. 4 That if any railroad company shall violate the provision of this act, either by exceedirng the rates of storage prescribed, or by discrimnina ting as aforesaid, the person or persons so payirg such oveharge, or subjected to such discrimation, shall have- the right to sue for the same in any couri of this State having jurisdiction of the laim, and shall have all the remedies and be erntitled to recover the same p ealties and measure of damages as is prescribe~l in the case of overcharge of freigit rates, upon maki:g like do mad~ as is pr escri bed i2 such case, and aftr li-:e failu-e to pay the same. - It spreadIs. A dierateh from i3 -ston, M1ass., says Mrs. 31avy Green, who seemed to be familiar with in methods of 31-s. Carrie stion of Kansas, wrcecked a Cambridge street barro~m Wcdne,day evening and was sentenedQ to servo' term. at the house of correction. Mrs. Green no only laid the bartender low with a plate but also reduced the barware to mole cules, shattered several plhte glas. meirrors and drc-ve the freightened pat rons of theecsttdis2Ument into the wint clir. "Im Carric Natio2," she yell led, '-and Iiil kave no rum shop in the on when 1 get through." Y. . C. A.N The Twenty-fourth Anriual Con vention Meets at Sumter. AN INTERESTIN3 PROGRAM The Conv.ntion Will Open On Thusd.y Ev nir'g F. b. 14, at Naf-past 3.ven O'Clock. Remember the convention opens Thursday evening, February 14th. All college associations are urged to elect their new efficers prior to the State convention. By so doing it will enable your newly eleetea President to attend the "Pre sidents' Conference," on Thur-day, Feb 1th. It vill con ist of two sessions of two hours each. No college association should fail to have its presi'icnt at this inportant conference. It will be in charge of in ternatonal Secretary Anderson and Secretary Knebel. All delegates will be entertained by the gcod people of Sumter. Entertain ment cannot be assured to delegates who fail to send in their credential ecupons by Feb 11th. Coupons should be sent to C. H. Hurst, Jr., Chairman Convention Committee, Sumter, S. C. All delegates or visitors are requested to rcport imweiia-ely upon ar:ival at the dffiees of M. M. Hurst. Jr, The usual opening ses-ion on Tues day afterncon has been dispensed with. It is therefore hoped that every delegate wilibe on time for the opening session on Thursday evening-and remain un til the close. Sunday evening. The committee hopes that delegates will plan to avoid Sunday travel. Osing to the limited capacity of hotels, it is impossitlo to secure re duped rates Delega'es who ordinarily prefer hotel entertainment are urged to sceept the hospitality of Sumter's cum fortable homes. Reduced rates have been secured op all railroads. Ascertain from your ticket agent immediately whether or not he has received instructions. This is im;ortant. Do not fail to bring your Bible and a good note book. For credentials or other information, write A. G K,chel, State Secretary Y. M. C. A Charleston, S. C. PROGRAC. Sessions in the First Presbyterian church. Thursday, February 14th. 7.30 Opening Exercises, James Allan, Jr., Chairman State Committee. 8 00 Address, "The w-an for the Hour." Bishop E.lisoa Capers of South Caro iina. Friday, February 15th. 9 00-Open ing Exercises. Rev. Jas. A. Dorritee, Charlotte. 9.15, Penr:anent organization. Re port of State Executive Committee. 9.30 Quiet Hour. Rv. H. C. Bank hol z, Cut-ster. 10 3, Pap ers ard discusion, The Ass:coiati' n as a =piritual fot ce Emong men." To what extont shouid we de pend upou public mneetings as a means of saving, strengthening and bilding up young men ? W. C. L awe, Charles ton. What place should Bible stui-y hold in our work? C. T. Helm, Co lumbia. What can we do to check the desecration of the Sabbath? Rev. Mel ton Clark, Florence. What can be done to promote personal purity? Dr E. A. Hirtes, Seneca. Friday afternoon. 3.00-Opening exercises. 3 15 "Winning men Qalifications for doing the Work." Rev. John Kershaw. Charleston. 3.30 "The Association as a Spiritual force among Students. H. P. Ander son, New York City. In reaching new students. In promoting the study of the Word of God. In winning students to Jesus Christ. In leading students to promote the evangelization of the world. This conferene will be of siesial value to the College men. It will be thrown open for a general discussion. Friday evening. 7 30-Song service. Rv. Jas. A. Dorritec. 8.00-Address "The Association as a social, educa tional and religious for ca in the com munity." Rev. E. 0. Watson, Charles ton. 8 30 Ad dress-"The Association as a force among railroad men." H. 0. Williams. New York City. Saturday, Feb. 16th. 9 00-Testi mony service. 9 30 "Winning men-the means ta be employed." Rev. John Kershaw. 9 45 Paper: "The Association as a physic al fores " What are we doing to meet the physical needs of young men? Wherein do we differ from athletic lubs? What should be the relation of the Christian worker to athletics? Chas. Dushan, Charleston. 10.15. Paper: "The Association as an Educational force." To what class of men should the work be chifiy direct ed? ~What are its limitations? How may we best ec upy the fld? What educational work is practicable in towns ad vil.!ages? Prof. W. Z ick 31eGhee, Assitant to State Sup't of Education, Columbia. 10 45 Paper: " Phe A.-sociation as a Social force." "hat kind of regular Social Work is feasible in the average Associatiorn? What is gained by grouping men acrding to their tastes? What is the tributary value of a strong Social Work? J. A. Dorritee, Char lotte. 11 15 "South Carol:na Association in 1901." H. 0. Williams, New York City. Saturday af ternoon. 3 00-Opening Exercises. 3 15 " Winning men-the spirit in which one should work." Rev. John Kershaw 3.30 Papr: "The Association as a frce among boys." Whiy important. Wat is the most tifective way of help in them? E. G. Wilson, Charleston. 4 00 Papter: The Assoiation as u Spiritual Force among young men it towns and villages." Is special work for men needed? Is it advisable tc attempt organization without clost supervison? Is countly work a solu ton of the problem? What can th< correponding member do in commiuni ts havin.g no Associations.? A. C. Br idgman, Columbia. 4 45 "Aesociation Mecn." H. P. Anderson, New York. 5.00-6.3t1. The Convention will ai ao-r to one of the nublic halls whanl the Physical Director of the Charleston Association, assisted by clrnas leaders, will give a practical denomination of physical culture as taught in our gyn nasium. It is also more than probable that an exhibition game of Basket Ball will be played between Charleston and Columbia at this time. Saturday evenirg 7.30 Song 8er vice. Rev. Jas. A. Dorritee. 8.00 Address: "The Evangelization of the world in this generation and the vital relationship of the Association work to this great object." H. P. Anderson, New York. Sunday morning, Feb. 17th-9.30 D.1'sates' Consecration Service. 11.00 Divine Worship in the various churches. Sunday afternoon. 3.00 Spcial meeting for College delegates. H. P. Anderson. 4.00 Mass Meeting for men in the Opera House. Rev. H. C. Bu.khobh, Chester. 4 00 Boys' meeting, Magnolia St., Methodist church. 4 00 Women's meeting, Lutheran church. Sunday evening. Union meeting of all churches in First Presby terian church. 7 30 Song service. Rev. Jas. A. Derritee. 9 00 Addresses by the delegates. 9.00 Farewell service. A. G. Knebel. Amendments Adopted. The following amenaments to the constitution favorably voted en at the last election were ratified by the House on Tuesday of last week. They read as follows: "Article I. of amendments to the constitution: The general assembly shall provide by law for the condemna tion, through proper official channels, of all lands necessary for the proper drainage of the swamp and low lands of this State, and shall also provide for the equitable assessment of all lands so drained, for the purpose of paying the expenses of such condemnation and drainage." That following amendment to section 7, of article VIII., of the constitution, be agreed to: Add at the end thereof the followirg words: Provided, That the limitation imposed by this section and by section 5, article 1V., of this constitution, shall not apply to bonded indeptedness incurred by the cities of Columbia, Rck Hill, Charleston and Florence, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the par chase, establishment. maintenance or increase of water-works plant or sewer age system; and by the city of George town, when the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purchase, esta blishment, maintenance or increase of waterworks plant, sewerage system. gas and electric light plants or systems, where the entire revenue arising from the operation of such plants shall be devoted solely and exclusively to the maintenance and operation of the same, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freehold and qualified votcra of such municipality, as provided in the con stitution, upon the gaestion of other }onded indebtedness. Mental Angaished. There was no opposition to Mr. John McMaster's oill in the House Wednes day to provide that telegraph companies may be helI liable fcr damages for mental anguish caused by delayed tele grams. Mr. MeMaster explained by roeiting an instance. A gentlemen in Greenville who was dying wired his son in this city. The telegram was not re ceived until the father had died-on ac count of uoneccssary delay Suit was brought :gainst the telegraph company but no damages could be obtained as the law was insufficient. The bill pro vides: "That from and after the pas. sage of this act, all telegraph compa nies doing business in this Siate shall be liable in damages for mental anguish or suffering, even in the absence of bodily injury, for negligence in receiv ing, transmitting or delivering mes sages. That nothing contained in this act shall abridge the rights or remedies now provided by law against telegraph companies, and the rights and remedies provided for by this act shall be in addi-ion to those now existing. That in all actions under this act the jury may award such damages as they con clude resulted from negligence of said telegraph companies." Stepped to His Death. A special dispatch from Greenville to The State say s on Monday morning. at the Monaghan mill, a young man, Mr. J. H. Coker, lost his life by falling an elevator shaft. He lived only .15 0r 20 minutes after the accident. He was not conscious after the fall, which was a sudden and unexpected plunge for 35 or 4C feet, striking with his head upon the floor, breaking his neck and bruis ing his skull. Mr. Coker was an expert machinist, and was engaged to place the machinery in the Monaghan mill, a work in which he had been engagedi at tht Sampson mill. He was unac quanited with the condition of affairs at the M naghan, but was informed that he would begin work on the third floor, which wrr reached by stairs on the outside of the building. On his way up the stairs he met and accosted an~ other workman, but made no inquiry of him, and when he reached the land. ig opened the door and went etraight into the open shaft, failing to almiost instant death. The Lord Campbell Act. Mr. Brantly's bill to amend the act to amend section 5,316 of the revised statutes, the same being a part of what is known as the Lord Campbell act, was taken up for its second reading with two reports from the committee in the Senate Tuesday The Lord Can:pbell act, as it is called, is the English law intro dced by Lord Campbell in 1847, allow ing representatives of the estate of per sons killed through the negligence oe corporations to bring suit and recover pecuniary aamages, the courts having held previous to that time that the cause of antion died with the person et ijured. M&-. Brantley's bill sought t4 allow beneficiaries under such suits tc recover vindictive as well as actual dam ages, as is the law in most of the States, and he spoke at some length in favor of its passage. The motion to adopt thi majority report and thus kill the bil] was lost by a vote of 18 to 14 and th< bpam mod its scoondrin THBILJ IJL Which Has Passed the House an Goes Back tc the Senate. The fcUo--ing is the exposition bill as it passed the h au P.: Section 1. That th-e sua of $50,'00, if so much be necensy. be, san the same is hereby, appropriated for the purpose of paying the coa, ci previinug materials and construciie, in the city of Charloston, in this , a the grounds soe tted for to, :osti ;. pro posed to be hdd in 190i ...2 by the South C.roiina Interstate a-.' West Indian Exposition compar-y, a buniidiog designed by Bradford L 1ers, the architect of said Exposition company, as the agriculturai building; and for the further parpose of making at the said exposition a suitable and credible exhibit of the past and present re sourses of the State, uadtr the dirto tion of the commission hereinbclow cre ated, and also for the purpose of pay ing the experses in.ident to the selec tion, purchase, preparatior, transpor tation, installation, care and return of said exhibits. Provided, That said commission shall expend so much of said sum as may be necessary to obtain from the several counties of this State full and complete exhibits of their na tural resources, such as stone, min erals, ores, woods, coal, soils, water powers and agricultural products. Sea. 2. That the said amount herein before appropriated shall be paid on the application of the chairman of the commission hereinbelow created, on the warrant of the comptroller general; which warrant shall not be drawn by the comptroller general until it is made to appear to him that the subscriptions to the capital stock of the said Expo sition company amounts tc $200,000 by responsible subscribers, pa; ablo in cash, and that not less than 50 per cent. thereof has been paid in, and that the city council of the city of Charleston has appropriated the sum of $50,000 for the erection of a builling and other wise promoting the said exposition. Sec. 3. That for the purpose of carry ing into effect the provisions of this sat, a commission consisting of five members, of whom his excellency the governor shall be one, and a director of the abjve-named J2xposition company shall be one, is hereby created, which commission shall serve without com pensation. That the members of the said commission shall be appointed by his excellency the governor, and he shall be chairman of the said comnis sion. That the construction of the said building and other work hereinbe fore provided for sholl be performed subject to the approval of the said com mission. Sec. 4. That at the close of the Reid exposition the said property shall re main the property of the Stta an be turned over to the sinking fana cem mission to be disposed of for the State at their discretion. About Their Pay. In the House Wednesday Mr. Strom had a bill to limit the compenea>ion of the members a! the general asser.s; to thirty days. He favored bienn.' es3 sions and 'if th;y could not .a had a thirty day session would be lo4g enough. There are~ too mary laws. It would be far ster to have fewer bills and more acts to the p'oint. M.'r, Ashley favcre the bill. Mr. Banke said it was a refiection upon the house to pass the bill. The members are eleoted to make neces sary legislatian, and are entruutei with the interests of the people. Mr. Lever of Lexiesto.2 said that all that some members do is to look up into the galleries and droam of con gressional possibilities wheon the mate is redistricted. He ta1ed warmly ah'ut what the people -!~d do for the members who would hitten s time. Mr. Butler movei the previous quxes tian "in order to shut: ~oif am oris gas," but witharew his motion in or der for Mr. Moses of the ways and means oommittee to make a statament. The latter stated that prior to 1895 the legislature met in th~e month cf December and always adjourned the day before Christmas, The result was that many bills hung on the calendar until the last moment when but a few members were present and dangerous legislation resuited. The constitutional convention changed the time of meet ing for that very purpose. His owo service had been conscientious and he never asked what would the people do with him. The people of Sumter had by sernding him here shown their con fidence in his judgment and he was trying to give faithful return., His routine of duty was to attend in the house from 10 a. mn., to 2 p. in., and from 4 p. mn., until supper he was locked up in committee meetings. From 8 oclock until midnight he was frequent ly in delegation meetings and his time was fully occupied. The bill was killed. Insuruance Legislation. Mr. Dean's insurance bill was taken up in the Senate on Wednesday for its second reading. The law now requires that any fire insurance company doing business in the State shall deposit $lo, 000 in cash or securities to that amount. This bill sought to do away with this, and to make a certificate from the e~un ty auditor that the comyany is solvent and that 20 per cent. of capital stoek has been paid in, all, that should be neccessary to engage in busines. Mr. Dean explained that his bill was in the interest of home companies and was to relieve the people from the tax. ations of the old line companies. Sena tor Gruber spoke at some length in fa vor of the bill. The judiciary committee had two re ports, the majority being favorable. Senator Henderson thought there should be some deposit scmewhere for the protection of polisy holders. Senator Livingston spoke in favor of the bill. He said one of the worst monopalies in existence is that of the old line insurance companic3, and the revenue they extract from the pccph1 of the State is immense. If a peren 'e* sires to take insurance in a ;ooal c-omn pany he will investigate its ecliditY, and be will not pay money to- insur ance unless he believes it good. North Carolina has a similar law, --nd istu anoe rates in that Szate are 25 per e'e a2, chaper than here. , , The bill pssr~d its secon e'mn ~1 amendmnea.,~ o: II KLEY A0U1,rLL. Senavr Tcwr. Dsenounies in Ser ' Term P:esee t Plicy J IF S EN TON SLAUCHT;R Or Lust for Other Pcp&s L ' s Lot Us alise i': em bro Fag of Iruierna tiona3 Piracy. The senate turned from t grind of appropriation bill Wednesday to listen to a speech which partook of the charac ter of an oration, from Senator Towne by Minnesota, in advocacy of his resolu tion for a cessation of hostilities in the Philippines. Both the ficor and gal leries were crowded. The rest of the day was devoted to the Indian appro priation bill. Mr. Frye, the presiding offieer, laid before the senate a cablegram from the directory or the federal party in the Philippines, addressed to the senate and house praying authorization for President McKinley to establish civil government in the Philippinei when ever he deems it opportune. "Accessions to federal party by thousands in all parts of the archipel ago," says the cablegram. "Astitude-of hitherto unreconcilable press and the general public opinion show that labors of -party to bring peace will soon be crowned with success. Until now polit ioal parties have attempted formation en plans more or less questioning American sovereignty. Our la'form makes main plank sovereignty ;Z Uni ted States with liberty to each citizen to pursue peacefully his political ideas. Hour of peace has sounded. Oa our platform are grouped many Filipinos of hitherto irreconnilable ideas, but some more obstinate decline to join, for though willing to accept sovereignity of United States the prospect of indef nito continuance of military govern ment makce them distrust purposes of the Unitea States and delays their sub mission." Mr. Towne then spoke. The charge that Aguinaldo had sold his county to Spaniards for a bribe, he dcclj red, was "gratuiteous in its eslumny, when we consider that the official publications of our orn government contradict and dest-oy it." The senator declred tint "we were in allianoe with tie FI;pincs, an al liance sought by ours. rves. a .ded c by us for our own advantage end fizi ly, .o ear everlasting shame :aiaed by us when we found it no langer ncc e.sary and when Just of empire has so blunted :-r mora! sendbilities that we could mount frcn an act of perfidy to the grand larceny of a n2ion." "It is n. easy to f!x with aopurc7y the tim.j when tee design ap ormed :": take forcible possession of the: Phiiip pine :iads," esid Mr. Tor. "'Up,i the arri'vl c? Gecral Merris at da ni'a d?:tinoc chage of tor wae oh servabie betweon the United Sates c-4111,! ,- the F';:;i-:oa. th- At-kred atttndt being so mr:ked to force .e conosusion that par; t Gened nr ri s pre-arra.ged t- was to Ir nceuvre out of an ra.~'ri frienidline-a wih Auialdio, and thus to resob a footing f or the conveoient deatpmnont of~ same wret poliev with which no had cooua fresh freighte frm Vlaigon. "Rh h third :cicle 0f the pro tes% .LeSpain does i'ot, "eu h it saa r t president c: the 'hated Statesis cau ingteissuranoe on De lent assimiatior proclmation bavke the plighted faith of tht governnut. I f we are en uslai'. ;t,Mi he I"let it hein ope guise. If we ines iOr the 7.-p1e la'w', let us not glaza our entecrpA:: with i-ise and~ sinittu pre teiaz..kRather let us boldly re~is thei sombre hag of irnternatioria piracy, whistle toriiple dawn the 9. nd, and then close ia upon our feeble victim to the cry of loot and glory." Mr. Towne maintained that the Unit ed States was under the obligations of ciroumnstances, if not indeed of actual promise, to grant independence to the Fdlipinos, who he contended, were able to govern themselves. As the result of two years of wasting war, we ceary about one five-hundredth part oi that archipctgo. No district is really "paeified. We hold the ground our troops stand on,practically nothing more "Af ter the elections the resistance in the Philippines increased and it had been announced in the senate within a week that 600,000 American soldiers would be needed in the island for an in definite period. "The retention of the Philippines will commit us the the whole program of ewpire. There is a law, among na tions by which a bad appetite grows by what it feeds on. No nation in hi.tory has resisted it, and to every nation :.hat had yielded to it it had brought d1iester. Athens succombed to it and pihed. Rome in dulged the mad am">n and followed is to her doom. It was the ruin oi Venice. It win work the dee truction of England, in my opinlon, ere the close of this fateful century. Are we, with all the lessons of history be fore us, to prove the next victim of this ineatiate passion, the greatest, most lamentable, most gratulious sacrifice in all human tragedyt" Immediately following Mr. Towns's speech the credentials of his successor, Moses E. Clapp of Minnesets, were pre sented and be was du' sworain. Coal Mine Wrecked. A-fearful explosion occuredi Tn-to'iy morning in Fernwood mine in Per-n sylvania. Fire followed and ia is fee.rod the entire force of w'ordmin il a inciuere'.d before aM mer n o Two bo:Jee were n'-..~:' tiMy were so masngle-I ao-- ^ th cannot be ic'n,iiet L fl i dea 'a lamp ci miner came la~ eonmst with. a bdcfgas. Tnv explosion that follow ed shoo~k the earth tor a mile around. TiLe rost Wn. heard all over the city. Crowds at onco ruenced to the mouthl ei fobre mino. The mine:S ?r- nejdy~ ?2 foreigners. f he r- ion th mi-. a. not exactly known'. You no dob her ,e i .E3 every day that are not troe, and repetL them. It is s rprisirag he; ma ta arc toki thit aeuntrve anid cruci; ime a.r true and dazuagis am * a *yc4 It blg sa i n mischiLmilS gesiip.