Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FLORENCE, S. C., TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1895. No. 102. Vol. II. CONGRESS IN . SESSION. REED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE BY A BIC MAJORITY- Republicans Have a Plurality but Not a Majority in the Senate- Will Attempt to Reorganize Washington, D. C., Dec. 2—The American Congress is again in ses sion. Promptly at noon to-day the Senate and House were called to order in their respective cham bers amid the scenes of animation and excitement marking the open ing of a Congress. All Washing ton lays siege to the big capital building on opening days, and to day there was added interest on account of the political changes iiiYOlVed and the large influx of new blood. The crowd came through drizzling rain, mist and mud, in conveyances, street cars and in long lines afoot, pouring through the many entrances, chok ing the corridors a.id elevators and besieging the galleries far beyond, th^ir capacity. But it was an orderly crowd and the largely augmented force Of oflicers had lit tle trouble in preserving order and preventing confusion. By 10.30 o’clock—an hour and a half before the time of the meeting—the pub lic galleries in both houses were tilled and an eager crowd over flowed into the outer corridors. Many ladies were in the throng, but there was a noticeable lack of the color and fair weather cos tumes which usually give a touch -of brightness to the somber cham bers. Washington, Dec. 2.—The House of Representatives to-day passed into the control of the Republi cans and Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine, who as Speaker of the Fifty-first House broke down the precedents of a century amid the plaudits of his party associates and a storm of denunciation from his political adversaries, again triumphantly assumed the .Speak er’s gravel after having seen the two succeeding Democratic Con- , gresses adopt the principles ho had established. The House simply organized, adopted the usual resolutions to notify the President and the Sen ate that the House was ready for business and wound up by indulg ing in the biennial lottery or seat drawing contest. The Vital Prlnclp'e. Some time ago the Register pub lished a letter from Mr. Herbert H. Strumer, an English liter iry j man, in which he expressed great; love and admiration for South Carolina and hoped that the work of the Constitutional convention would result in much good to the state. Yesterday the Register re ceived the following letter from Mr. Strumer: Editor Register: Kindly allow an English scribbler to thank the Register for its courtesy and to congratulate Columbia upon pos sessing a paper of which any city might well be proud. The future of South Carolina must depend upon her being true to the principle of white suprem acy. Lovalty to that cardinal idea of Anglo-Saxon civilization will not only set her high in the history of human endeavor, but will show her a straight and com paratively easy path through many a dark and difficult pass in the rock-strewn ways which she must traverse before she comes to the sunny plain of political security. We need only recall the part which the Palmetto State played in the war to feel that once her people learn to subordinate all political questions to this one par amount question of the suprem acy of the white race, her loyalty to principle and her wisdom will settle the question. At present I venture to think that voman suffrage is an idea that should be most patiently considered before being finally, if at all, rejected. But so long as the great central principle is firmly grasped, there is no fear of means not coming to hand with which to uphold it. All honor to newspapers such as The Register, which insists on the one thing necessary! Old in honors and endeared to mankind by heroic memories, South Carolina is young in centu ries. ]t has not entered into the heart of man to conceive to what great height she shall rise in the long centuries t<> come if only now, in the time of trial, she is loyal and true to the principles which you, sir, so ably fight for. Wishing all your readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, 1 am yours truly, Herbert II Strumer. London, Eng., Nov. 20. 1895.— Columbia Register. Full stock of fresh fish, oysters and mullet roe at Walton’s. DARLINGTON DOTS- Puzzle in Railroad Rates-J- J. Dargan Convalescing. Darlington, S. C., Dec. 2—The fare from Hamlet, N. C., to the Atlanta Exposition is $5. Dar lington is fifty miles closer to At lanta than Hamlet, yet the rates from this point are .$9 25. This is a riddle that is hard to read. C. R. Woods of this city, a prom inent cotton buyer, married Miss Ella Wagener, formerly of Charles ton, last week. A short time af ter the ceremony the happy couple started for Atlanta, Ga., to see the wonders of the exposition. Yesterday morning the consta bles came down on the town like the wolk on the fold. Five of them arrived in the city simulta neously. They raided five blind tiger nests the same day, but then- searches were all bootless. Robert James and H. b. Lucas of this place have been indicted for selling contraband liquor. South Carolina Day saw a good contingent from this place at the Exposition. : Miss Helen Davis, one of Darlington’s most charming and captivating young ladies, is in Atlanta, to see the exposition. J. J. Dargan, Esq., ex-editor of the Sumter Freemaq, has for some time been desperately ill is this town. He has recovered sufficiently to visit friends in Sumter county. R. W. Lido, the regular Baptist preacher at this place, has been quite i!l for some time. He is nou r convalesing.—Columbia Register. Election of Officers. Hampton Lodge, 204, A. F. M., last night elected, officers for the ensuing year. Captain E. W. Lloyd, who for 16 years has held the office, was re-elected W. M.; M. II. Beck, S. W.; Dr. F. P. Cov ington, G. W.; S. Y. Sulzbacher, Treasurer, and II. 11. Husbands, Secretary. He Beats the Turnips. Effingham. Nov. .30,^—Editor Times: In the Florence Times of two weeks ago it was stated that James Broach had turnips that weighed nine pounds to three turnips; it was asked who could bnat that. Mr. Thomas Brown of this community has turnips that will weigh 14A pounds to three turnips, weighed at John M. Tim- mon’s store. W. B. McKnight. The Senate. Washington, Dec. 2. — The United States Senate was called to order at noon to-day by Vice-Pres ident Stevenson. The decorum of the upper branch of Congress is seldom disturbed, even by the opening of a Congress, and to-day with crowded galleries and a*gen eral air of expectancy, tbere was the same even and unruffled pro cedure which characterizes the Senate. All of the galleries, public and private, except that reserved for the diplomatic corps, were filled to overflowing by 11 o’clock, and the outer corridors were crowded with those unable r,o gain admission. Exactly at 12 o’clock Vice-Pres ident Stevenson ascended to the presiding officer’s chair, rapped once and called the Senate to or der. The first business transacted was the swearing in of new sena tors and of those re-elected. They proceeded to the clerk’s desk in groups of three and four, accom* panied by their stale colleagues, and wnth uplifted right hands took the oath as it was read by the Vice-Presiden t. Charleston. Dec. 2.—Special to Columbia Register.—In the United Stales circuit court this mor>iipg Judge Sim on ton filed his decision in the Columbia club case, involv ing the right of a member of the club to import and store nqaof-iff<; the club bouse for Ins personal, use- The case was brought bj^' A. E. Gonzales, N. G. Gonzales, W. E. Gonzales, members of the Columbia club, whose liquor was seized and confiscated by police and constables. The decision cov ers nine type written pages. After reciting the facts, it discusses at length the legal ispects^f the case and finds that the seizure and con fiscation of the liquor illegal. The prd'-r of the conn direct** the chief stilt** dispiuiw^r. F. M. Mixson, to return the liquor seized. The po lice ..nieers who participated in , the mid are ordered, released, but the coi.siables concerned, Speejif Davis and LuFar, are orderedTto be tak»*n into custody by the United States marshal and de tained until the costs, including fees and services of the special master are paid. The papers will be served soon as convenient. For Rent. House to rent on Dargan street. Apply to L. R. Brazell.