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\ \ . V V E©j?ENeE Times. VOL. II. FLORENCE, S. C., MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1895. N*o. 113. I'-, GUNBOATS STOPPED. THE BRITISH GUNBOAT ORYAD NEARLY FIRED UPON- • Soldiers in the Fort Did Not Know She Had a Firman to Pass the Dardanelles—Van Fears Destruc* Mg-tlon. Constantinople, Dec. 13, via So fia, Dec. 14.—It became known to day that the British gunboat Dry ad, which is to act as the second guardship lor the British Embas sy here, had quite ;.u exciting time while passing through the Straits of the Dardanelles. When she approached the forts of Kum Kale and Sedil Bahr at the en trance of the Dardanelles, their garrisons, not having been noti fied that the Sultan had granted permission for the passage of the boat, quickly manned the' guns, which were loaded and trained on the incoming vessel. The com mander sent a boat out to meet the Dryad and quite a time elapsed before he was satisfied that it had the right to enter. Then the Dry ad was allowed to proceed through the Straits and into the Sea of Marmora, on her way to the Bos phorus. The absence of news from the interior of Asiatic Turkey and particularly from Zeitoun is caus ing much uneasiness among Arme nians and others here. The extra Austrian guardship, Sebenice, a 900-ton gunboat carry ing four guns of fair calibre and two quick-firing guns, has arrived here. A new irade has been issued in connection with the work of re form in Asiatic Turkey. It orders thot those who are found guilty of murder, arson, pillage, or theft of stock, shall be prosecuted inexora bly and punished in the most severe manner. The irade also orders that the troops are to repress all disorder by force of arms and that armed persons shah be amenable to mar tial law. Farrell & Edwards, the popular photographers of Florence, are stiil at their elegant rooms over Bult- man’s store, where they have the best light in this section of the Stale and the best instruments furnished by manufacturers. Give them a call and “secure the shadow ere the substance fades.” The Constitution. Judge Thurman's Funeral. Columbus, O., Dec. 14.—With simple, yet most solemn and im pressive, ceremonies all that is cur it out and mortal of Allen G. Thurman, jurist, statesman and beloved citi- i PRESERVE FOR REFERENCE. IT SECTIONS 21 TO 28 zen, was consigned to mother earth.! a rtti'* r ir The entire city felt the lo-s and | all joined with the bereaved family I ~ „ 7 ” “ ' T~ in their grief. It was the desire of 1 ‘^ ec - ^ e »ther house, during the deceased that there should bej session of the general assembly, but the simple exercises when the i shall, without consent of the other end came, and in accordance with | adjourn for more than three days, this desire were the arrangements 1 nor place than that for the sad ceremony of to-day | h 1 which it shall be at Lie time made. | sitting. Two years ago when the wife of i Sec. 22. Each house shall keep the venerable statesman was laid ! a jmirnal of its own proceedings, to rest, Rev. J[. L. Grover conducted I cause the same to be published the services and so 'mpressed was ! immediately alter its adjournment, Judge Thurman that he secured ' exce P^ u § such parts as, in i 1.4 judg- from the minister a promise that, nieil L may require secrecy ; and should fate permit, the same ser vices should be repeated over his remains. The funeral was held at the Thurman residence at the corner of Rich street and Washington avenue at 10 o’clock this morning, and even before the appointed hour the house was surrounded with sorrowing friends who were gathered to pay the last tribute to the memory of the beloved dead. There, mingled together, were State officials and private citizens, the substancial business man and the mechanic from the humbler walks of life, all come to testify their appreciation of the sterling qualities and high character of the deceased. With bedimmed eyes they stood exposed to the wintry blasts, but a small portion of the number being able to gain access to the house, awaiting the time w'hen they should be permitted to file through and take a last look at him whom they had ail known and loved. Honors Even Havana, Dec. 14.—A despatch received here from Cienfuegos an nounces that the insurgents under Maceo and Gomez were defeated at Mabuguia, near Mauicaragua, the town in Santa Clara which is said to have been burned by them. Generals Oliver and Palauca com manded the government forces. Rabi, the insurgent leader, with a strong force and a Gatling gun, a despatch from Santiago de Cuba announces, has attacked the fort at Ventas de Cassanova, Province of Santiago de Cuba. The Spanish garrison was compelled to abandon that fortification, and intrenched itself in the neighborhood. The insurgents finally retired. the yeas and nays of the members of either house, on any questions shall, ot the desire of ten members of the 1 ouse or five members of the senate, respectively, be entered on the journal. Any member of either house shall have liberty to dissent from and protestaguinst any act or resolution which he may think injurious to the public or an individual, and have the reasons of hit dissent entered on the journal. Sec. 23. The doors of each house •hall be open, except on such occa sions as in the opinion of the house may require secrecy. Sec. 24. No persons shall be eli gible co a seat in the general as sembly while he holds any office or position of profit or trust under this State, the United States of Aaetica, or any of them, or under any other power, except officers in the milita and notaries public; and if any member shall eccept or exercise any of the said disquali fying offices or positions he shall vacate his seat. Sec. 25. If anv election district shall neglect to choose a member or members on the day of election, or if any person chosen a member of either house shall refuse to qualify and take his seat, or shall resign, die, depart the State, accept any disqualifying office or posi tion, or become otherwise disquali fied to hold his seat, a writ of elec tion shall he issued by the presi dent of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives, as the case may be, for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby occa sioned for the remainder of the term for which the person so re fusing to qualify, resigning, dying, departing the Stale, or becoming disqualified, was elected to serve, or the defaulting election district ought to have chosen a membia or members. Sec. 26. Members of the general assembly, and all officers, before thev enter upon the duties of their respective offices, and all members of the bar, before they enter .upon the practice of their profession, shall take and subscribe the follow ing oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly quali fied. according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the duties of the *>6106 to which I have been elected, (or appointed) and that I will, to the best of my ability, dis charge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United Sta , .» s. I do fuither sol emnly swear (or affirm) that I have not sine*! the first day of January, m the year eighteen hun dred and eighty-one, engaged in a duel as principal or second or otherwise; and that I will not, during the term of cilice to which I have been elected (orappointed) engage in a duel as principal or second or otherwise. So help me God.” Sec. 27. Officers shall be removed for incapacity, misconduct or neg lect of duty, 111 such manner at maybe provided b/law, when no mode of trial or removal it pro vided in this Constitution, Million Dollar Failure. Richmond, Va., Dec. 14.—The failure of Mr. James B. Pace, pres ident of the Planters National Bank, was announced ibis after noon. He baa made the bank se cure by deeding to it $280,000 worth of real estate, which will cover ins liabilities to that insti tution. The total liabilities are about $1,000,000 and the creditors are in five classes. The Virginia Trust company, of which Pace was also president, is preferred. Hie sou is a creditor of the third class in the sum of $100,000. In the filth and last class are Northern creditors in sums aggregatug $600,000. Mr. Pace resigned as preside;t. of the bank and as a di rector .1 .1. Montague succeeded him in the former position and T. C. VViiiiatns in the latter. The bank is made absolutely secure and has plenty of currency to meet all demands besides all the other bunks have pledged any as sistance that may be needed. Mr. Pace has been sick and his busi ness suffered by his absence. The direct cause of the failure is inabil ity of friends, whose papers ht held, to meet their obligation!. He has, too. been unfortunate ip speculation in cotton.