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VrOLl XVI. MAlNNING So C2, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAR. 9 92 O 9 PASSED THE SENATE. Only One Slight Change from Bill as It Passed the House. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS As Fixed by the New lteJ0rictia; Bill. There Was a Long De bate Over the Bill. But It Finally Pnssed. There was a long and at times ex citing debate in the senate Tuesday over the redistricting bill. The meas ure, as it passed the house. !lnally passed its second reading in the senat e. with the single amendment that Clar endon is taken froi the seventh dis trict and placed in the first district. It is thought that this amendment will be agreed to by the house and that the bill will be ratified in this shape. Senator Gruber Tuesday offered an amendment which would have materi ally changed the first, second and sev enth districts. but aft er a long debate the amendment was lost. When Sena tor MKiryeld undertook to have EJze field and Saluda placed in separate districts. This brought forth a spirit ed protest from Senator Sheppard, who carried his point, and Edgetield and Saluda remain side by side in the sec ond district. As IT PASSED. The redistricting bill, as it passed the senate Tuesday, arranges the con gressional districts as follows: First District-Charleston. Berkeley, Colleten. Clarendon and Dorchester. Second Districts-Aiken, Bamberg. Barnwell, Beaufort, Edgelield, Saluda and Hampton. Third District-Pickens, Oconee. Anderson, Abbeville, Greenwood and Newberry. Fourth District-Laurens, Spartan burg, Greenville and Union. Fifth District-Cherokee. Chester. York, 'Fairfield,- Kershaw, Chester field and Lancaster. Sixth District-farlboro, Marion, Horry. Darlington, . Florence, Wil liamsburg and Georgetown. Seventh District-Richland, Sum ter, Orangeburg and Lexington. THE DEBATE. At 10:25 the special order of. the day, Mr. McGowan's bill "to establish congressional districts and name the same," was reached. Senator Gruber offered an amend ment to sustitute Orangeburg for Col leton in the First district; Colleton for Edgefield and Saluda in the Sec ond district: and Edgefleld and Saluda for Orangeburg in the Seventh dis trict. This proposed amendment af fected only the. first, second and seventh districts as the bill came from the house. Senator Mayield spoke in favor of the proposed amendment. arguing that it would mate close, compact dis tricts, of equitable size and population and that it would put people of close and allied interests into the same dis trict. The proposed change does not affect the districts in the upper part of the State, but only those in the lower section of the State. It con forms more nearly to the arrangement of the judicial circuits than any other. Senator Gruber said he recognized fully that it would be impossible to arrange the districts so as to meet the approval of all the people of the State. because there are so many conflicting interests. All that can be attempted is to carry out the spirit of the federal law, and in this proposed amendment it is simply proposed to do substan tial justice to the people and the in terests concerned. The amendment is not offered in the interest of any prospective candidate or any particu lar interest. Senator Gruber then reviewed the disparities in the popula tion of the districts as make u pin the1 house bill, lie declared there was gross injustice in the house bill. Why is it, he asked can 168,.000 people in one district have a representative in congress, while in another district it takes 211,000 people to elect a con gressman. Let any man study the bill and it will condemn itself. lHe called attention to the fact that in the amendment he proposed the first district would have a population of 194,000; the second would have 184. 000, and the seventh would have 197, 000. Tils brings the population of the three districts gy nearly to the required general average-191,000 much nearer than is secured by any other arrangement yet proposed. This bill, of course, has not been introduced for the purpose of legislating any man in or out of congress, but the districts should be so arranged that every coun ty should have a fair showing in the election of a congressman. He dis claimed any accusation, but the temp tation would be great on the part of congressman to distribute their favors in counties that have large IDemocratic majorities, whle the smaller ecunties would have. no political influence. Un der this. arrangement Colleton county would ha no political. weight or in fiuence in district with Charleston. Senator Sheppard then took the floor. H~e said the whole burden of Mr. Gruber' argument seemed to be that Coileton. with a small voting population, should not be placed in a district with a large county like Char leston. because her men might not have the opportunity they would like. The senators from a majority of the counties that are affected by this pro posed amendment will vote against it. The proposed change w-ill make a dis trict running from the Savannah river two-thirds of the way across the State --a gerrymandinlg dist rict truly. It is not absolutely necessary that all of a county should be placed in onel conl gressional district, and if desired Coi leton counity can be divided and one part placed in one district and part in another. A t >e same time we can't arrange the districts solely in the in terests of the peopl: of Colleton coun t.The only issue is shall tis dis Stitbe formaed to suit the individual abauf the mn who are clamoring for a chance. Senat or Sheppard was very unwell, and was not able to speak Senator sheppard said te amend ment was so remnote from what he would agree to that it could hardly be considered seriously. Saluda cannot be changed from one district to the other district without increasing the disparity in population. rather than increasing it he plead that Edgetleld and Saluda should not be separated, as they had been affliated together since the country was settled. Senator Caughmani mcved to lay the amend ment on t table. This was done by a vote of 34 to 3. and Edgefield and Saluda will continue together side by side in the same district. The bill was passed to its third reading. NO BIENNIAL SESSIONS. Fifteen Senators Decline to Let the People Vote on It. Senator Gruber's bill to amend the constitution so as to provide for bien nial sessions was taken up in the Sen ate Wednesday. The bill had a favor able report from a majority of the ju diciary committee. the minority re port being unfavorable. There were in fact three bills bearing upon the same subject by the same auth or. According to the plan of Sen ator Gruber the biennial sessions are not to commence until after the session of 1904. Senator Gruber ex plained Tuesday that if his amend ment to the constitution should he adopted a great deal of preliminary legislation would be necessary as at present aUl the statute law of the State is based on the idea (if annual sessions of the general assembly. le explained his bill and landed into an argument in favor of biennial sessions. He thought the amendment should be submitted to a vote of the people, so they could express themselves on i t. He thought the people wanted an op portunity to vote on the question. The people want biennial sessions as a matter of economy. There are only six states in the union that has annual sessions, and so far as he has been able to learn no State having biennial ses sions is dissatistled with the plan. He thought the time has come in South Carolina when annual sessions are not only not neccessary but are actually harmful. He spoke of the harmful ,,nd vicious legislation that is proposed at nearly every session, and the demoralization and unsettled state of affairs that exists while such measures are pending. Then there is a considerition of economy. The cost. of the meeting of the general assembly will be reduced just one-half. He thought this a progressive measure. one which the advanced progress of the people deriands. and one which the people of the State demand. There was no further debate, and a direct vote was taken on tie passage of the bill. There were 20 votes in favor of the bill, and 15 against it. but the bill was lost for lack of the requisite two thirds majority. The vote was as fl- i lows: For Biennial Sessions-Sena tors Appelt, Barnwell, Blakeney. Caughman, Dean. Dennis, Gaines, Gruber, Henderson. Livingston. Man ning, Ragsdale, Raysor. Sarratt, Sharp. Sheppard, Stackhouse. Walker, Williams.-20. Against Biennial Session-Senators Bowen, Douglass. Goodwin. Graydon, Hay, Herndon, Hough, Hydrich, Il derton, Marshall, 3Mayfield, Moore, Mower, Stanland, Talbird.-15. Far From Home. William E. Curtis, writing from Rome to the Chicago Herald says: "Not long ago two young colored wo men from Alabama appeared at the oice of Mr. de Castro, the United. States consul general in Rome. and asked for information eoncerning the steamers to the holy land. Thiey were dressed in the typical plantation style, with bright colored calico dresses and bandanna turbans, and both were "shouting Methodists,"~ they said. when questioned as to their religious belief. They were on their way to Palestine "t see the place where the Lord was crucified," a nd seemed to have plenty of money, which they claimed to have earned by doing laudry work at hlome. They asked no favors, paid their own bills, and. although neither of them could read or write or speak any lanlguage but the negro dialect of Alabama, they had met with no diiticulty during their journey; everybody h~ad treated thlem kindly and they had enjoyed ever.y moment of their experience. When Mr. dle Castro asked them if he could. do anything for them. they whispered together for a moment and then modestly requested him to read aloud' to thlem that portion of the thirteenth hapter of Isaiah which begins: H~owl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.' Wanted an Injiunction. Judge Teasdale in the circuit court at Kansas City. Wednesday granted the application of Frank James for an injunction to stop the production of "The James Boys in Missouri," a drama depicting the James boys as train robbers and bank looters which has been playing at a local the1at re. The injunction proceedings wereI brought by Frank James, his mother. Mrs. Samuels, and his step-father. Dr. Samues. Tile suit raised the ques tionf as to whether or not a private. citizeni could be portrayed on the stage wih out iis consent, whether to his dis redit or not. Judge Teasdale in-1 structed that James furnish a bond ol $4:00 to indemlnify the theatre pee pe against loss in case the decision is overturned by a higher court. and un til the bond is given the play will go on Killed By an Automobile.I Henry Thies. a seven year old )biy, was struct aad killed Wednesday in New York by an automobile occupied by Edward iR. Thomas, son If Gecn. Saual Thomas, and th~ree friends. The party was arrested charged with~ homicide, and was released v o bil. The automobile which stuc the b.y is known as the "white flyer"~ because of its great speed. ILt f~rry heC long to Won. K. Vauderbilt. Jr. Wednesday Mr. P. N. Haluerc~ a student of the Nuthi Carin~a College. after a week's illness or doublie pneu monia, died1 in Colu:ubia. lie was one of the brightest and nmost popular younr men in the Cohieo-. rorcibly against thie poposed amend men~ t. Senator Talbird said that all that Beaufort county asks is to he placed in a separate district from Charleston. ie had nothing against Charleston or Charleston people. but Charleston's interests are cuntlicting with those of Port. Royal. and they should be in separate districts. Pesonally he fa vored Senator Gruber's amendment, but he was entirely willing to vote for the McGowan bill as it camine from the house. The only thing we want is to be separated from Charleston. Everybody knows the history of the removal of the naval station from Port Royal. when we counted on the sup port of the congressman who lived at Beaufo'rt and failed to get it.. Senator Biakeney said that every one recognized the expendieney and necessity of redistricting the State, but the interests of the State are so varied and contlicting that it is im possible the suit everybody. Tierefore Ve must make mutual compromises and concessions. le hoped that the personal ambitions or Interests of any man should not be allowed to have weight with senators in their votes. le did not care to discuss tae bill in detail, other than to say he would be glad to see the tifth district unchang ed though he had no opposition to taking in Fairdield. Senat.r Barnwell said he intended to vote for the bill as it came from the house. As to the assertion that Char leston could control the elections of the congressman, he called attention to the fact that for the most of the time since 1S76 the congressman has been elected from Orangeburg or B.eaufort, once Charleston candidates. Charleston.people have never solidly sapported Charleston candidates as the records will show. As for himself, he had no personal interest, for it is practically certain that he would never again be a condidate for congressional honors. As to the question of the ports. he thought that Charleston, Port Royal and Georgetown should be in separate districts. The real ques tion seems to be that of congressional honors, and he thought none of the counties should fear to go in with Charleston. for Charleston people al ways vote for the best man, regardless of where he comes from. Senator Raysor favored the amend ment proposed by Senator Gruber, as he believed that arrangement would more nearly do justice to all the coun ties interested than the bill as it came from the house. While he had. no ob jection to the present arrangement of the Seventh district, he said he recog nized there were many inequalities and thought there should be changes. He had no special preference, but only wanted to see fair and equitable dis tricts. Senator Sharpe said he wanted to enter a solemn protest. on the part of the people of Lexington, against the proposed amendment. He thought the bill as it came from the house was good enough. We should not pay much attention to the interests of con gressional aspirants, for if a candidate is the right kind of a man he will be elected to congress any way, no matter where he lives. It is no argument to say that one county would be over shadowed by another. for we are all itizens of South Carolina. and we try to select the most accepta1'le men to represent us in congress, regardless of which county he lives in. He thought the bill as it came from the house would give the most general satisfac tion to the people at large. Senator Henderson said Aiken coun ty was satisfied with the bill as it ame from the house. After all each senator will try to look aftei- the in terests of his own county. Aiken is very comfortably situated, though he would not object to some other coun ties coming in-he only wanted not to be nlaced in some other district. Senator Maytield then spoke again t some length in favor of the pro posed amendment. Senator Manning opposed the amendment. It will not make any more complact or more homogeneous istricts: it will put people who have o interests in common into the same istrict. Senator Sheppard again spoke in pposition to the amendment, which would put Edgefield and Clarendon in he same district. It would take onger to go from Edgemield to Claren don than from Edgefield to New York. ie moved to lay Senator Gruber's mendment on the table. The vote stood 22 to 17. and the amendment was lost. 'THE FREEMAN SU'BsTITUTE. Senator Manning then offered as a sbstitute for the house bill what is nown as the Freeman substitute bill. t makes a radical change from the ouse bill. Senator Nianning called ttention to the fact that it arranges he districts more nearly equal in re gard to population and size than any ther plan, that the grouping of the istricts is more homogeneous than any other plan vet offered. Senator Sharpe moved to lay Sena or Manning's amendment--the Free an substitute-on the- table. The vote was 24 to 15, and the amendment was laid on the table. ANOTUER AMENDMENT. The senate then went back to the :onsideration of the bill as it came from the house, and Senator Raysor offered an amendment to change Clar endon from the seventh to the first district. This, he thought, would mke the two districts more nearly equal, while it would not materially affect the shape of the districts. Senator liarnwell said he did not op pose this. but he feared that if the senate made amendments and the bill got into the hands of cmrnittees, the ultimate passage of the hill might be jeopardized. Hie suggested thai the bill be passed in the senate just as it came from the house. Senators Sharpe and Sheppard both favo red Senator Riaysor's amendment. on the ;rround that it was necessary mn rder to mnake i he dlistricts have some equality on the grod of population. On the question of adopting Sena ter Rtaysor's amendment the vote was ::8 to 1, and the amenlmnent was adopted. Lexingten goes into tihe First district. along with Charleston. Senator Mayfield then offered an amendment to take Saluda (out of the Second district, with Edlgefield, and put it in the Seventh district, with Leinton. Richland. etc. FAILED TO PASS. The Senate Kills the Bill to Estab lish a Fertilizer Plant. IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH TO Succeed in Doing What Its Advocates Thought It Would. Would Require Five Hundred or a Million Dollars. Senator 31ayield's bill to provide for the manufacture and sale of fertilizers bv the State was taken up in the Sen ate Thursday iiight. The provisions of the bill have already been published. Mr. Tatum's joint resolution to pro vide for the appointment of a com mission to investigate the scheme was taken up at the same time, and the two were considered in connection. Senator Manningstarted the ball by moving to strike out the enacting words of the bill. le said he believed the scheme was wrong in principle. for he does not believe it a proper function for the State to engage in business. There could not be no simi laritv between the State dispensarv and a State fertilizer plant. As to the argument that the State owns the phosphate beds and has the convicts, and could therefore engage in the business, more economically than pri vate parties, he said the cost of equip ping a plant would be about three hundred, thousand dollars-even a plant of limited capacity--and he did not believe the State could make mon ey on the investment. A plant of this size would turn out about 50,000 tons per year, and as the State con sunies about 800.000 tons per year. the State plant would have very little ef feet in reducing the price to the farm ers. Another objection is that the f4rtilizer business is necessarily a cred it business. Very few farmers are able to pay cash for their guanos. and they would receive no benefit. Take a year like the one just past, when so many farmers were unable to pay for their guanos. Suppose the State had been selling the fertilizers-and had been un able or unwilling to extend credit, as the fertilizer companies have done, it would have meant general bank ruptcy. Senator Mayfield, the author, de fended the bill. He said he had intro duced it soley with a view of benefit ing the farmers. It is stipulated in the bill that fertilhzers should be sold t a profit of not more than 10 cents per ton. The amount of fertilizers used in this State each year reaches 300.000 tons, which range in cost from ten dollars to twenty two dollars per ton. You can't buy acid for less than ten dollars per ton and any ammoniat ed fertilizer costs sixteen dollars per ton. He says he has been assured that the net cost of acid phosphate to the manufacturer is only six dollars and thirty eight cents per ton. ThIs leaves a profit of three dollars and sixty two ents on each ton. These are the fig res of expert manufacturers, as to the cost with free labor and buying the ph:osphate rock. He said he esti mated that the State by owning the rock and the labor. could produce acids t a cost of four dollars seventy cents per ton, and leave s profit to the State. n the same way he said he estimated hat tie State could produce ammon ated fertilizers at a cost of about welve dollars per ton against sixteen ollarn to twenty two dollars charged by the manufacturers. If the St-ate egages in this business itwill demon trate how cheaply fertilizers can be produced, prices will be lowered, and e wi~i be no longer in the hands of he fertilizer trust. lHe argued that he convicts should be put to work in he irterests of the farmers of the State. rather than be worked in com ptition with them. - He thought the cheme was opposed because it was a ew one-a novel one. There is no onstitutional inhibition against work ng the convicts in this way, and the nly question is one of policy. Shall his thing be done in the interest of the farmers? They surely need help eedl relief. One advantage that would e derived from this plan would be tat the farmers would get pure ferti izers. for the State would not turn out mpure goods. Yet we all know that' housands of tons of impure, worth less fertilizers are sold in this State very year, the examinations of our nspectors to the contrary notwith standing. By this plan we would save o the farmer from one million ilve undred thousand dollars to one mii ion seven hundred fifty thousand dol lars every year-enough in three years o wipe out the State debt. Senator Henderson said there was a idespread dissatisfaction in the State over the fertilizer business, and re ief is demanded. The question be fore us is whether we are now ready to go into the business, or to appoint a' ommitte to make an investigation and report at the next session, lie hought the bill should not be passed ow. but that the committee should e appointed. Sn1tor Talbird opposed the bill. [Te is from Beaufort, in which county most of the phosphate rock is dredged. ie sa.id the cost oIf engaging in the usiness would be far greater than is maind Besides the costly machin-, r that will be necessary in dredging he roek, the greater part of the work n manipulating the phosphate rock is ote by skilled laoor, and the pen iten tiay cannot furnish skilled labor. lie tought the cost of engaging in the bu~iness would he between tive hun rd thousand dillars and one million dollars, with the probiabilities in favor of the latter. Senator Graydon also opposed the bill, because he believed the planim practicable. There is no doubt that me rarmning interest is depressed, and that they neced help, it is also true that a gireat deal of worthless fertili .er is soil. lI ut the latter can Oe rmdied by inisuringr wholesome comn p:ition. I we can keep up whole lme comnpetitioni, we need not fear tht ertilizers or any other comimodi t vwill be sold at tigures that are too: high. He thought the thing to do~ would( be to join hands in passing need Sed law roresre competition in the fertilizer business, and not for the State to engage in the business itself. A smicient answer to be made to the arguments in favor of the bill, is that the State hasn't got the money to en gage in the business. Senator Raysor said he would be willing to do anything to relieve the people of the State from the thrall dom of the trusts. but he did not be lieve the Mayfield bill should pass, be cause there was not suflcient data at hand to show that it is the proper thing to do. He thought, though, that the resolution providing for a committee to investigate the matter should pass. so that at the next ses sion we can act intelligently. Then i it is found necessary or desirable ne can go into -he business. Some might say it would be an idle junket trip. but he thought the matter one of suflicient importance to warrant the appointment of the committee. Senator Barnwell thought the thing to do was to contrive some way by which during the coming year the farmers should have good seasons, make. good 'crops and iix up some scheme by which cotton would sell next fall at 12 to 15 cents per pound. If we can do this it will solve the whole matter. Seriously, he was as tounded at the proposition for the State' to go into this business, espe cially after her experience in the other business she has engaged in. But we are not to monopolize the whole fer tilizer business, but to engage in com petition with private parties. What a proposition! And that, too, in a husiness that has been abandoned by nearly everybooy engaged in it. He reviewed the history of the phosphate business in this State during recent years, and aflirmed that he didn't know of a single c~ncern that Is mak ing money. As to the proposition to appoint a committee to investigate the natter, he saw no practical good to come out of it, but there would probably be very little harm done, and it wouldn't cost much. These com mittees have been appointed off and on for 20 years, and he had never seen any practical good come from any of them. Senator Ilderton then entered Into the discussion. This is no new scheme, he said. Senator Connor introduced a bill of this kind, several years ago, he said, and if that bill had passed the State would not now be in the grasp of the trust. He thought the Mayfield bill should be passed without the ap pointment of any committee. If the committee should be appointed and make a report to the next session there would be scores of lawyers on hand to fight the bill then. The opposition to the bill would be stronger and more insidious at the next session than at present. He was confident that the State would never lose any money if the plant should be established, and the farmers would be saved many tens of thousands of dollars every year: Senator Goodwin favored the bill. He Said shere said there is a demand by the farmers of the State for the State to take charge of the phosphate beds and convert the rock into fertil izer. He did not regard the plan as impractical. He said that within the wails of the State penitentary were two manufacturing plants owned by private partids and they hire the State convicts and make money. Would it not be better to have the convicts working in the interest of the whole people, rather than for a private cor poration? He favored beginning on a small scale and not on one that would bankrupt the State. If cir umstances warrant the plant could be increased. Senator Mayfield then made some farther argument in support of his neasure. He said the appointment of the committee would sidetrack the whole matter-what is wanted is ac tion. The time has come for the State| to say whether she will give the farm-| rs the relief they need.- We can get! the money to go into the business if| we decide to do so. There can be no! question about that. We gave 50, 00 to the exposition in Charleston, we spent nearly half a million in equipping Clemson college-shall we now say that we haven't got the roney to give the farmers relief from trust that bleeds and crushes our people? In reply to a question he said hat the money to start the plant ould he raised by a special levy, which would not be more than two mills. The vote was then taken on the uestion of striking out the enecting words. The vote stood 22 to 10, and the enacting words were stricken out s follows: Ayes-Aldrch, Appelt. Barnivell, Blakeney, Bowen. Brice. Dennis, Glenn raydon, Hlay, Henderson, Hlerndon, ydrick, Manning, Mower, Raysor, Sarpe, Sheppard. Kullivan, Talbird, Walker, Williams-20. Noes-Caugh men, Douglass, Gaines, oodwin, Hough, Ilderton, Mayfield, arratt, Stackhouse, Standland-10. 'The vote was then taken on the pas sage of the resolution to appoint a comn ittee. The resolution was killed by a. voteof 20 to 12. Death of Representative The. The Columbia Record says Repre setative B. H{. Theus, of Hampton, died of pneumonia Wednesday morn ing about 7 o'clock at the Caldwell otel, where he has been stopping. He was a man of fine appearance and seemingly in the best of health. A few days ago he was attacked with the grip, which soon developed into pneumonia. Though from the start the discase was quite severe, none of his friends expected a fatal illness, and his rather sudden death created surprise and sorrow. He has been a legislator for two terms, and although he was not heard much on the floor he was a concientious and hard worker. He was about 50 year old, and leaves a wife and several children. He lived at Seminole, Hampton county, and, his remains were taken to his former home for interment. Unexpected Explosion. John Dooley was instantly killed ad Samuel Brown was fatally injured by7 the unexpected explosion of a blast ; the works of the Sagamore Coal and Cke company near Duhring, Mercer county. W. Va., Wednesday. The nan thinking a fuse which had been lighted some time had gone out, re turned to cut another fuse and re light it when the blast went off with fejti reults. FERTILIZER COMPANY WINS. The Senate Kills the Bill Against the Virginia-Carolina Company. At one o'clock on Friday Senator Graydon's bill to repeal the charter of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical com pany was taken up in the Senate. The judiciary made two reports. The ma jority reported a substitute bill to the effect that If the company does not comply with all the laws of tne State by May 1st, and also agree to abide by the State courts, then its permis sion to do business in the State should be withdrawn. Senator Manning moved to strike out the enacting words, and Senator Graydon then took the floor to defend the measure. He said he had intro duced it without consultation withi any one, and had done so because he believed the Virginia-Carolina com pany is the most vicious trust that is oppressing the people of the State. It is grinding the farmers, and unless the farmers are prosperous and con tented we have lost the balance wheel, nothing will go right. Wetalk about our cotton mills and other industries, but if the farmers do not prosper nothing will prosper. le considered this the most vitally important meas ure that will come up at this session. We all know that since the Virginia Carolina company secured control of fertilizer business in the state the price has gone up $2 to $3 per ton. In other words, the trust is wringing out of the pockets over half a million dollars per year. This has been going on for three years, and the levy may be in creased at any time unless we put a stop to this robbery now. Senator Aldrich said we are. called upon to do that which has never been done In South Carolina, to debar a legitimate business corporation from doing business in the State. Naturally the question will be asked, what are the reasons for this? These reasons should have been set forth by the ad vocates of the measure, but so far no valid reasons have been advanced. As to the argument that the price of fer tilizers has been raIsed, hasn't the price of every other commodity been increased? Is this enough to justify this legislation? There is no reason for this bill except unfounded public clamor. Are we to drive this company out of the State because it did busi ness here before filing its papers-its naturalization papers so tospeak. The law already provides a penalty for this crime-if crime it can be called. The legislature of South Carolina can not afford to enact post facto law. The vote on question of striking out the enacting words of the bill was taken at 6.35, and resulted as follows: Yeas-Aldrich, Appelt, Barnwell, Blakeney, Bowen, Caughman, Dennis, Gaines, Glenn, Goodwin, Bough, Man ning, Mayfield, Moore, Sheppard, Stackhouse, Stanland, Sullivan, Wal ker. Williams-20. Nays-Brice. Douglass, Graydon' Henderson, Herndon, Hydrick, Mower, Sarratt, Sharpe, Talbird-10. The enacting words were stricken out and the bill was killed. THE ROBBINS TRAGEDY. The Whole Matter Brought Up by Application of Ball. The interesting Robbins homicide case was up for a hearing before Jus tice-*Pope of the supreme court on a motion for bail Wednesday afternoon. Messrs. D. S. Henderson, W. H. Town send and W. C. Best represented the prisoner, Geo. D. Kirkland, and Mr. Solicitor Davis, assisted by Col. Robt. Aldrich, represented the State. Simply stated the facts seem to be about as follows: At a party at the residence of Mr. J. C. Griffin of Rob bins on the evening of the 31st of De cember last, while the dancing was in progress, Mr. George Cobb uninten tionally gave offence to Mr. Arthur Dunbar. He left the room and In a few moments returned with his father, Mr. George Dunbar, and his brother, Mr. Harry Dunbar, all of whom ap proached Mr. Cobb in a threatning manner. Mr. Alfred Sennett inter posed to prevent a difficulty, when Mr. George Dunbar drew out his pistol. Mr. F. P. Sennett also interposed to keep the peace, when he was shot. He then shot George Dunbar dead and a general shooting ensued, the result of which was the killing of Harry Dun bar and the mortally wounding of Arthur Dunbar, who died a few days later of his wounds. After the general shooting was over George Kirkland ap peared on the scene and shot F. P. Sennet, who was lying wounded on the floor; it is for this that he is now under indictment for murder. The testimony is said to be conflicting, it being contended by him that Sennett was attemnpting to shoot him at the time. while on the other hand it is testified to by several witnesses that Kirkland disarmed Sennett ~before shooting him. Justice Pope granted bail-in the sum of $3,000, with not less than two nor more than five securities.-The State. Touched a Senator. Last Saturday week Senator Sullivan of Anderson was loser of a purse con taining something over forty dollars. He has heard nothing of it since. The senator was with Col. Thomas Wilson of Salem, who at the same time was relieved of a leather book containing a number of railroad passes. The pick pocket evidently not caring to bother with the passes threw this book away and It was found on Monday by a Co lumbian. it has been returned to its owner. The work was evidently that of a professional. A Section Master Killed. J. F. Robertson, section master on the Blue Ridge road, died at Belton Thursday as a result of an accident. The handcar with a number of hands1 had started home after the day's work and one of the negroes had his feet hanging over the car and they caught on so~me object on the track and he was thrown off. Mr. Robertson was jerked off the car and fell in front of it, the wheels passing over his body and causing internal injuries which nmove fatal. A HIA R 1jD CRIMINAL. A Roving Burglar Who Has Been Ruz Down at Last. On the third day of last June th store of Mr. A. F. H. Dukes, at Branchville, was broken into early in the morning. A colored man passing saw a light in the store at that un usual, time, went to Mr. Duke's resi dence and told him of it. Mr. Dukes and his son-in-law, after arming them selves, went to the store. Mr. Dukes entered the back door, which he found open and was fired upon several times by the thief inside, who missed him only by a few inches. -Mr. Dukes re turned the fire, but without effect. The thief escaped through the front door, and was shot at by Mr. Archie Wright. On the following morning a man who gave his name as C. C. Campbell, of Tennessee, was arrested a few miles below Branchville, and Mr. Dukes identified him as the person he saw in his store, Campbell was placed in the Orangeburg jail and tried for the crime at the last term of Court. He re fused the services of an attorney; man aged his own case with considerable ability, and received a verdict of not guilty; After his release he went to Branchville, called at Mr. Duke's store and left a message for him, that he had forgiven him for the prosecu tion and hoped God would do likewise. Campbell then left the town. On Saturday night, February 8, the general store of J. B. Gillam, Jr. at Lees, in Bamberg county, was broken open by a-professional burglar, but before he could get away with his booty he was trapped and captured by J. W, Fickling, J. B. Gillman, W. C, Cave and S. R. Rhodes, after a lively battle with pistols and shot guns, in which all escaped without in jury except the thief who now wears a liberal charge of fine shot in his other wise not ugly face. The shot ruined one eye, knocked out two teeth and left his face much in the condi tion of a sieve. The burglar proved to be a white man. He was lodged in the Bamberg County jail, where he will remain until his trial. To a representative of The Baraberg Times he gave a full account of him self and his pecolations. His story is interesting and in the main -can be fully verified. Recently he nas been known at different times as Williams Williamson, Johnson and Charles C. Campbell, the latter being his real name without doubt. His story is as follows: "My name is C. C. Campbell, son of farmer W. C. Campbell, of Morris town, Tenn. Am a machinist, age 27, unmarried. I steal because I can not help it,-it is a disease with me. I go months without stealing, then the fit comes on me, the devil gets into me, and I go out to steal. My father has spent a fortune on me try ing to cure me of this habit, but other people's property will stick to my fing ers in spite of me. Spent two years, 1896 and 1897 in the Knoxville asylum for insane, where my father placed me to cure me of stealing. I left home last May 5th, was arrested at Branchville June 3rd, last, charged with breaking into the store of A. F. H. Dukes. Was tried at Oriangeburg for that crime at the January term of court and acquitted. I then went tc Columbia and worked in the Olym phia mills until last Friday, when I left purposely to rob Mr. Gillam's store. I was in his store about a month ago. Arrived at Lees at dark last Saturday. Went to depot shed and took a nap. Woke up about nine o'clock that night, and found an axe with which I broke into the store. I1 knocked the safe open with the axe and found only a few pennies which I would not take. I piled up such stuff as I wanted and was almost ready to leave when I heard some one rattle the window blind. I was then at the middle door. I took my pistol from its scabbard and jumped from in front of the window. Then the man at the window fired one shot and said: 'Come out-we've got you.' I fired at him and he returned the fired. I fired again and he ran away. Then I went to the end door looked out and a man shot me in the face. I shot at him twice. I thought I was fatally shot. They told me to throw down my gun and come out and I complied with their demands." There is no doubt but that he is the same man who broke into the store of Mr. Dukes at Branchville in June. He does not confess that he is but he says he was arrested and tried for that burglary, but was acquitted. When he was acquitted in Orangeburg a handsome purse was made up for him. The afternoon he was acquitted, he came into the office of The Times and Democrat, and requested that his thanks be returned to the people for their kindness. He spoke of his old father in Tennessee and how happy he would be when he heard of his acquit tal. He protested his innocence, and said while he was a poor man he was an honest one, but it seems that he is a most accomplished rascal. He may have been connected with the recent train robbery, near Branchville. Orangeburg Times and Democrat. The Queen City. "The Citizens of Cincinnati cordial ly Invite you to the formal opening of the Cincinnati Building at the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition at Charleston, S. C., Feb. rary 15, 1902, and to make their building your headquarters when in Charleston. at any time during the Exposition." Twenty-five thousand merchants and others throughout the South have received the above invita. tion, engraved on a beautiful gray pa per. with the seal of the city and pic ture of the building, in a soft blue tint. The idea and the invitation, are unique in their way. and is an other teather in the bonnet of the en terprising Queen of the Ohio. Long may she wave to reap the reward of enterprise and liberality. She is do ing a great work for Cuarleston and South Carolina. which deserves, and will receive, due appreciation. Terrible Fatal Avalanche. An avalanche Wednesday killed fif teen laborers and injured thirteen, who were working at the foot of a mountain outside of town of Bel ade. A FIERCE FIGrMT In Kentucky Between-Somei'lwlesr Mountaineers and Officers. SEVERAL IT-ED AID WOUNDUD A Notorious Saloon the Scene .of the Conflict. Scores of Men Have Been Kiled There in the Past. Six are dead and as many more are dying as the result of a battle-between Middlesboro officers and mountaineers. The battle, one of the most desperate of its kind in the history of mountain warfare, occurred between 4 and 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Lee Turner's saloon, three and a half miles from Middlesboro. Last month Tur ner had some mules and-other goods levied on in payment for a debt and a few nights ago, it is said, he, with others went to Virginia where the property had been taken, secured what was formerly his and returned to his house. Thursday Deputy Sheriff William Thompson summoned a posse of ten or fifteen men for the purpose of arresting. Turner. Railroad trans portation was refused the officers and they footed it through the mountam Turner had heard that an attemptr-' would be made to arrest him and he and his men, fifteen in number, were prepared. The saloon is built othuge logs and is surrounded by .a 'thirty foot fence, in which loop holes were cut. Turnar's surrender was demand ed. -.His reply was- a round of shots. Charley C. Cecil, of MidKdlesboro, was riding-a palfrey in plain .view-of the Turngr gang. Some one, believed to have been Mike Welcb, - Turner's bar tender;-fired through a window, kill ing Cecil. -Instantly the murderer fell back pierced by a half dozen bul lets. -The officers scatteredi hidng. behind trees and.rocks. In the shoot. ing that followed .Tohn Doyle, a form er railroad man, was badly wounded perhaps fatally, and S.non another ex-railroader was shot. torc was appliedto an expsed side of the building and in a few the building was in flame.,eera1 oftthe mountaineers came to the win. >' dow and were immediately. shot down.> Lee Turner and several of -his friends, however, escaped and'are reportedto be at Mingo mines, eight miles from-, Middlesboro. Several of his men per -. isned in the flames. Many TumOs are reported tonight, one being that five of tne TUrner gang were killed and that five more perished In the flames. It Is also believed that the posse lost more than one member. Some of the deputies came in tonight and state that half of the men are stillat-the sa loon and that they will, return with' reinforcements. It Is feared that the trouble is not at an 'end. Turner, it is.said, graduated from a college at Rose Hill, Va. Lee's saloon is knoMn for the difficulties that have oocurred there. Placing the day's number of deaths at only six, fifty-nine' have been killed there and twice that num ber wounded. Hard On connecticut. We have heard some uncomplimen tary things said about the Yankees in this day and generation but they were generally kindly expressions in corn parison with the estimate set down by Levi :Morris of N'ew York, father of Governeur Morris, in a will he made in 1760, in which he provides as fol lows: It is my wish that my son Gou verneur shall have the best education that can be furnished him in England. or America: but my express will and direcrion are that under no circum stances he be sent to the colony of Connecticut for that purpose lest In his youth he should imbibe that low craft and cunning so Incident to the people of that country and which are so interwoven in their constitution that they can not conceal It -from the world, though many of them, under the sanctified garb of religion, have attempted to impose themselves upon the world as honest men. The President's Visit to Charleston. The sympathy for the President In this his hour of anxiety is only equall ed by the general disappointment over lhis unavoidable abandonment of his trip to the South and Charleston. Great preparations had been made for his reception and many had timed their visit to the Exposition so as to see the Chief Executive of the Nation. But it is only a pleasure deferred. The President will surely redeem his promise at a later day and-all' is for the best. The thing now to do, is to hope and pray for the speedy restora tion of the sick boy and the relief of the father's anxiety, with which we are all in sympathy. The Exposition will continue for four months more, and will be better, and prettier, if possible, every day. The welcome and the pleasure will not be lessened by the delay. Military Day at Charleston. February 21 and 22, three thousand of the Flower of Georgia - and South Carolina volunteer troops will encamp upon the Expositions grounds. Wash ington's birthday will be celebrated as never before, in Charleston. Not since the days of war has there been such a gathering of soldiery in the old city. The echoes tigat once resounded to sounds of sternest war, will now give back only the mimic volleys of peace, and bright eves may watch the soldier boys with never a suspicion of the tear of parting. We all love the soldier boys and admire themiin their bravery or cloth and tinsel. Another Law Knocked Out. Judge Gage .Thursday at 1Anderson knocked a hole in the county govern ment law. An appeal came up from the magistrate's court in which two negres were convicted for ref using to work on the public roads as required by law. E. G. McAdams, attorney for the negroes, raised the point that the law was unconstitutional in that the law requires a different-number of days in different counties, which is special legislation. Judge Gage up held the appeal. Maj. J. N. Vandi ver, couinty superusary left immedi ately for Columbia to go before the legislature to have a county ..govern mat bi ll introduced..that wIllbold