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I NOW THE LAW The General Assembly P2s5.es a Mar riage License Measure TEXT OF THE NEW JVW Aftrr n Ijnng and I* 4-d Fight th< (icntTiil As*-"- .?ly I'liKses a Gen . ^lurriasc I decline Iatw, Wliicf Heroines KITective On and Aftci Next July. The legislature of South Carolint lias passed a marriage license bill This Is the otcome of 25 years o effort. Tuesday in the house of rep ro8ontativos there was a long de bate and T. 13. Fraser opposed th< bill in a powerful argument, but b> a majority of fifteen the house votec down opposition and gave favorabh action to the measure which has al ready passed the senate The fol This is the outcome of 25 years o law: Section 1. That from the first da: of July, 1911, it shall be unlawfu for any person to contract matri mony within this State without firsi procuring a license as is herelnaftei provided; and it shall likewise to bt unlawful for any one, whomsoever to perform the marriage ceremonj for any such person without said persons first delivering to the part) performing said marriage ceremonj a license as is hereinafter provided duly authorizing said persons to con tract matrimony. Any otlicer or per son performing the marriage ceremony without the production of sucl license sli ill on conviction tliereol by payment of a fine of not mor< tthan $100 and not less than $25 oi imprisonment of not more than thirty days nor less than ten days. Section 2. For the purpose oi carrying out the foregoing provisions. the Judge of Probate shall is sue a license for the marriage o! I any persons upon the payment of : fee of $l therefor, and a statement undt r oath or affirmation, to th? effect that the persons seeking t< contract matrimony are legally ca pai tated to marry, together witl the full names of the persons, theii ages and places of residence. Of th? Tet- of $1 the Judge of Probate shal retain twenty-five cents as bis com pensation; the remaining seventy five cents 6liall be paid into th< ^ county treasury and go to the schoo fund of said county: Provided, n< such license shall be issued when th< woman or woman-child is under tin age of 11 or the man is under tin age of 18: Provided, further, tha wh n either party to the proposec mtrrlage shall be under IS years o ag< :nd shall reside with the fat he or i lother or other relative or guar dlan the Probate Judge shall not is aue a license for such marriage mil i the consent of such relative or guar dian in writing shall first be delivered to him. Provided, that sue! license shall be issued in the conn ties of Beaufort, Colleton, Darling ton. Horry, Georgetown and Sumte by the clerks of Court. S ctlon 8. That upon the back o each license so issued there siial be a blank to be filled out by th party performing the marriage cere moi.y, and shall be signed by bott contracting parties, the form of tin license and certilicafe shall be a follows: "Si :e of South Carolina. "County of "Whereas, it has been made to aj? pear to nie Judge o Probate for Connty, upoi oath, that of am of are legal!; Capacitated to contract matrimony and that their ages are respective!; .... years and .... months, an .... years and .... months, an that their race is and thei na'ionality is These an therefore, to authorize any persoi qual'fled to perform the marring cerevionies to perform the marria ceremony for the persons abov named, and for the so doing tlii Bhell he suflicient warrant. "Given under my hand and sea thit .... day of A. D "Jm'-re of Probate for .... County.' "Certificate This is to certify thn T ll,la a ? - ? *? , \?ii' vii in ua; }?:| IU1 III ? ? mar-Inge ceremony for the withii named persons at 5 C., .... day of A. D ' '"^option 4. It shall bo the dut of the party performing the mar rlti - e rereniony to take the marring license and fill out certificate o marriage and within 1 T? days tun the same over to the Judge of Pro bate, who issued it. and it shall hi the duty of the Judge of Probate t< record and index same in a boo' kept for that purpose; and It shall hi the duty of Judge of Probate to Is sue ?. certified copy of said licensi and certificate to any person upoi sue* person paving him the sun of twonty-flve cents as a foe terefor Section 5. That all fines impose< and recovered for any violation o this Act shall be pnid to count: treasurer and credited by him to th> school fund of the county in whlcl th? violation occutb. Section 6. Nothing herein con tained shall render any marriage il HUNDREDS DROWNED ; DESTRUCTIVE TIDAL. WAVE DEL-' UGES AN ISLAND. ? ? ! IHsji.stor Follows the Violent Krup- | tion of a Volcano in the Philippines. A dispatch from Manila says an American school teacher who has traversed ihe weet shore of L<:ke ? Taal, teleeraphs that five snia'l ' !luges were destroyed by th*? tidal r wave and that not less than 3 JO persons have been killed In that vicinity. Many were burned in fires start i ed by molten masses. A constabulary relief detachment! * reports twelve persons were drowned j f and one killed by lightning at Tali-) . sav and that three persons were drowned at !..emery. The government Is hurrying relief trains to the scene. | Many persons, all natives, lost i ' their lives in the tidal wave which 1 followed th? eruptions of the *.>l, cano Taal, according to pre to advices. All Ihe towns within a radius) of fully twenty miles have so fired j. damage from the rain of mud and stones which continues. The eruptions continued Monday. / j The sky was cloudless and there was) no wind hut the muddy rain fell steadily. The natives have abandoned their village homes in the vicinity of Lake Taal and sought refuge in the surrounding hills. ' Mount Taal. rises In the center of I Lake Taal. a body of water not more than fifteen miles in circumference. It is thirty-four miles from Manila, from which dense clouds of smoke, rising from the cratet are plainly! visible. The observatory authorities be-1 ( lieve that Manila is in no danger, but j r there is some alarm among the tia-1 tivcs, who recalled the destruction' caused by Mount Mnyon. the "other volcano on Luzon, In 1S97. So far, however, Mavon has shown no t hreatenlng disturbance. Investigators of the bureau of science report that with the first vio-; lent rumblings of the volcano. The' 1 Inunc /if I ? * "' ......to ... i?.K. i.wuit-i.v tniu i-ansay 1 seem to have suffered most. Mount Taal rises 1,050 feet from the center of l.ake Taal province of J ' Ratangas, Luzon. It is the second volcano In importance in Luzon, and ! 1 has experienced eight violent <1 is-! r turhances preceding the present one since 1709. 1 It has been more or less active from time immemorial. Its most destructive eruptions occurred in 1754 B and continued for a period of six 1 months, causing much loss of life! 1 and enormous destructor of property, j There were less serious outbreaks in L> 1 SOS and 1 873. l> In 1709 Mount Mayon was In erup1 tion for two months, destroying the towns of Cngsauaa and Malinao, to^ cetherwith several villages. In 1S14 r it burst forth again destroying five towns. " After the eruption of Taal on Saturday the volcanic Island appeared to sink five feet ami the waters of the lake rising, swept the shores a ' mile inland, carrying away the bamboo shacks and catching a score of natives. Others in the vicinity had j r taken warning and fled at the first ] rumblings of the volcano. t Another eruption took place in 1 1 May. 1897, when four hundred per-1 b sons losl th?jr lives. The latest out-! break, less severe, was in March, 1 1900. Arrested on Fraud Charge. An Associated l'ress dispatch from : Valdosta. f 1 a.. says R. 0. Zeigl r. ! who was prominently connected with' a project to develop water power i n I ' the Suwanoe lliver, Florida, v. as I brought there Monday and ord? red held tinder bond for the Federal ( Court, under an indictment, chai ) ins: hini with using the mails to de- | , fraud in this project. The imlnt-j , ment was returned at Jacksonville, j lie was arrested at Douglas, (ia. 3 ? I Miss Tillman to Wed. " i t, Much Interest is centered in the j wedding of Miss Dona Tillman, 0 daughter jf Senator Tillman, and , g Charles Sunnier Moore, a lawyer of Atlantic C'ty, X. J., which will o"- j 1 cur In April at the homo of Miss Tillman's parents, Trenton. S. C. > Killed l?y m Snow Slide, t Three men reported killed anil e ten others missing as a resulf of a j a snow slide at tho Utah Coalition 1. mine in Dig Cottonwood canyon near " Alta, Utah. V " legal without the issuance of a 11p cense. f "Section 7. The production of such 1 certificate or a copy thereof with the " blank on the back thereof propcrl/ ! " filled out and signed by the person 1 performing such ceremony, and cer-1 c titled by the clerk of Court or Judgei ? of Probate, is issued by that ofllrer ' * ! shall he r reived as sufficient evi- j ? ! donee In proaf of contract of mar-j 1 ! rinse between the parties therin i 1 I named In any of the Courts of this1 j State. Provided, that nothing in this t ^ Act shall prevent proof of marriage f In any way now allowed by law In y this State. p Section.S. That only ministers of h the gospel and officers authorized to administer oaths In this State are ~ authorized to administer a marriage ~ ceremony in this Stale. GETS NEAR CUBA Brave Aviator Compelled to Descend Ten Milrs from Havana THE AIR MAN GIVEN OUT Flit's at the Rate of Fifty Miles an Hour?Starts From Key West, Fin., and When Near llis (ioul Had to. Fight in the Water. After a week of nerve-racking anxiety. Aviator J. A. D. McCurdy In j a Curtiss biplane, started on his much-heralded tiight from Key West to Havana at 7:32 o'clock Monday morning. At Key West a light breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth. Similar reports came by wireless from Havana, and McCurdy, whose patience had nearly been exhausted by a week of anxious waiting, quickly decided to make the fli-'ht. Early Monday morning orders were Issued to the government boats at Key West, and they immediately took their positions tea miles apart. Whan word carne by wireless from the torpedo boat destroyer lloe that the boats were all ready for him, McCurdy got ready to make the tliglit. Every brace and wire of the biplane had been thoroughly tested. The motor had been tuned tip and amid a silence that was almost oppressive, McCurdy took his position on the aeroplane. The engine was started, an assistant gave the propeller a couple of twists. McCurdy listened a moment to the sound of the motor and then raised Ills hand as a signal to the men hold ing the machine to let go. Swiftly the aeroplane ran along the smooth ground for about one hundred feet. Then easily and gracefully it rose from the earth and McCurdy commenced to mount to the sky. As he left the ground the assembled crowd gave a mighty cheer. McCurdy waved his hand and was off on the most difficult trip over the sea that has even been attempted. With tremendous velocity the great white-winged plane shot out over the smooth waters. Anxiously the crowd gathered on the shore, watched the machine as it urew smaller and smaller and faded from sight. Anxiously they waited for the first news by wireless, and when the dispatch came that he had passed the third boat, thirty miles from shore and was flying smoothly, another mighty cheer was given. While the last details were being looked after MrCurdy stood about calmly smoking a pipe, lie looken cool and confident. At 6:4.' the machine was rolled into place, and five minutes after the big steam whistle at the ice factory woke up the town with a tremendous blast, and almost the entire population rushed through the streets for the starting point. It is estimated that fully 10,000 people 3aw the start tMayor Fogarty. with the entire police force, had great difficulty in keeping an open space of 500 feet so that a start could i-e made. MeCurdy took his place in the machine, an assistant oiled the propeller and then gave it a number of whirls. Four men held the machine while MeCurdy tested the motor by starting and stopping it. MeCurdy adjusted his headgear, his assistant whirled the propeller, the motor was started nr.d the machine was off at i fa?t rait, running along the found, it ran nearly the length of the ip. n space and then arose in the lir toward the east. > Curdy first circled over the h;.r bor m an elevation of .">00 feet, He !!! ?. .1 second circle at an elevation of over 1,000 feet, and at 7:112 the lag <1 opped and MeCurdy crossed ho lino over the wireless station, going at t ?? rate of nearly sixty miles an hour. In ten minutes he ?v.>s out of sight over Sanrl Key, ten .eiles away. l.ofore starting McPm'y pi t on a life-buoy and carefully inspected the pontoons which j'd l>eeu attached to the machine to I;cep it afloat In case he had to descend to the water. The flight is for a prize of $f>.000 o"ered by Tin- Havana Post, and S:>,000 appropriated by the Havana City Council. As soon as the aviator h t<! disappeared from view. th<* crowd rushed about the wireless station and awaited report#; by wireless. Wheu the news came that he had passed Hie third station a vlgoiously cheer went up. As the moments flew and no further reports came, the crowd grew anxious, and g bored about the cable office to wait for reports front Hivmii. When newf? r* Start had been flash; " to 'he . ?'nv boats, places J tin miles up;.... > >o.lv w ? on ositiook. ofllcers on deck and sapors | II till ,-|i.Tir-r- I |.,t,llll III I III- Ul'MiriJJers. Suddenly out of the light ha'te loomed the great white Curtlss biplane -known as the "Relmoni racer"?flying high, and In a direct course for the Cuban city, the motor's clatter being distinctly heard by those on the ships. A cheer greeted the aviator, and he replied with a wave of his glove. In a minute the birdliko craft was lost In the PRETTY WOMAN STRANGLED. Boily Found !n Room of Hotel in New York. The body of a young woman, strangled to death, in the opinion of the police, was found in a room on the second floor of the Bryant hotel in Sixth avenue Sunday night. Up to a late hour Investigation had developed no clue to her identity or that of the supposed murderer. A couple which had occupied the room last night were registered a6 Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Montclair, N. J. A hell boy discovered the body Sunday night. A handkerchief h.ad been stuffed down the woman's throat and her neck and face were disclosed and bruised. The hotel rlerk informed the police that the man who had aceonntanied the wo man to the hotel left early this morning. The victim of the murder was about 30 years old and pretty. There was evidence that the woman had fought hard for life. Her body was found lying on the bed and partly on the floor, and although dressed, her clothing was badly torn The police believe the murder was committed between ii and 6 o'clock in the morning. Neither the man nor the woman had been seen at the hotel before, according to the night clerk. had to itk nr<; oft. Ilurglur Caught Hard and Fust in a Chimney. A rather unusual incident in tb? criminal annals occurred at Eaton ton, (5a.. last week. Two negroes in attempting to enter the country store of Mr. Joseph H. Webster, about six miles out, on the Oconee Spring road, decided to make an entrance by going down tlie chimney of the store. In so doing, the woukl-ne burglars made a sad mistake in computing the alihre of the ch'iunev, and also the avoirdupois of their own anatomies ? the Hrst one going lown, getting hung hard and fast in the chimney, forming an effectual cork to further operations inside the store. becoming more and more fright ened at his failure to move himsclt cither up or down, and more so at the approach of dawn and firemak ing time; the negro hung in the chimney, began ?ucn a loud alarm it shrieks and yells that his companion fled posthaste and the community for some distance around the store was aroused by his cries. Finally n? was located in the chimney and ! was necessary to secure picks an! axes, and dig a hole into the ch'mnc; to release him. I.ater both negroes were arrested and jailed. APPORTION HF PRESENTATION*. Ilill Fixing the Number Each Coun%i :*i ii -? ?? ? ij ill I HSM, Mr. Connor's bill to apportion representation in the house of representatives among the several conu les passed the House Wednesday. The members of the house of representatives under Representative Connor's bill is as follows: Abbeville, three; Aiken, three; Anderson, six; Ratnberg, two; Barnwell, three. Reaufort, two: Rerkoley, two; Calhoun, one; Charleston, seven; Cherokee, two; Chester, two; Chesterfield, two; Clarendon, three; Colleton, three; Darlington, three; Uillon, two; norohester, one; Kdgefield, two: Fairfield, two; Florence, three; (Irorsrtnwn, two; fSreenville. >i\; Greenwood. three; Hampton, two: TTorry, two; Kershaw, two; Lancaster. two; Laurens, three; Lee, two: Lexington, three; Marion, two; Marlboro, three; Newberry, three: ' eonee. two. Orangeburg, five; T l<ki .is. two: Rtehl nd, five; Saluda, ' o; Spartanburg, seven: Sumter, three; I'liion, two; Williamsburg, t 'a ree. and Y o rk, fo u rw *T? ie (.'round Thursday was cround hog day, n"d r.s the little marmot saw his shade j r.ci n?si<med !>: k to his hurrouf iii the e:<rtn, there will be six inor< weeks of winter weather, according to a tlme-ii.mor-'d superstition. distance toward the Cuban shore. it was estimated that McCurdy should have reached Havana l>y m o'clock, and when that hour passed and still no news, great uneasiness was expressed. Then eanie a wireless that the intrepid bird-man had fallen into the sea and a groan went up from the crowd. Finally came tho news that McCurdy had been forced to light on the water renam e of the shortage of oil. and that neither he nor his machine had been injured and the cheering was renewed, mingled w'th vpressions of re. ret 'hat 'he attempt had failed wh?n McCurdy was within sight of his goat. | The Navy Department took an ac ''? ?* interest ir the proposed flight, .1. I every 'i-ilitv af i?s command was gn " to help. Tug boats an-l torpedo boat des'"oyors wer< ordered to art as station boats ton miles apart to mark . the course of tho flight. Early this morning thoy took their stations. First came the cutter. Forward ten miles from shore and 'hen at intervals of ton miles each the tug Massasolf, and tho torpedo boat destroyers Terry, i Crayton, Roe and Paulding. THE SLIP OF A PIN CAVSKS TI1K DROWNING OF KLEVKN MEN IN CASSON. I'adly Adjusted Metul lltir I.et I.OOOINtuud ISuckot FmII and Ilrcak Air Valves. To the carelessness of one of the \ictlnis was ascribed the flooding of the caisson that resulted in the ot awning of eleven negro laborers a the Passaic River at Newark, N. J., just befoie midnight Tuesday. The imnorfeet .idin ment of n nin holding in place a 1,000-pound iron bucket filled with mud was the direct cause of the accident. Fifteen men v ere excavating for the foundation oi one of the piers for the new double-decker bridge of the McAdoo high-speed electric line between the Hudson Terminal and Newark. The misplaced piti slipped from Ms fitting and he heavily loaded bucket fell on the air valve. The valve cotts'rted of a set of double doors. These operated automatically, one being rinsed when the other was open. The bucket crashed through both and the compressed air was released from the chamber in which the fifteen men were at work. With the air released water poured into the chamber front the bed of the river. The chamber had an escape it dder provided for such emergencies, t.u* too many men were caught in the trap. Four scrambled up. hut the rest were drowned. Ability to swim was useless, as the water swiftly filled the chamber to its top. Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott, after hearing yesterday the statements of workmen. Including those who escaped from the caisson, said the case was one of pure accident and did not call for an inquest. The work on the river bed had just begun and the victims formed the first night shift employed CAM 1-1 HACK TO Ml K. \n Aged Woman Itegains Consciousness in Collin. Stretchina out her hands toward those who had assembled about her cotTin, Mrs. Jane Pltcock, an octogenarian, caused a panic at her fun? t al at Gamaliel, Monroe county, ivy., Wednesday afternoon. The fun| < ral sermon had been preached and the lid of the coffin was removed to permit friends and relatives to take a last look at what they believed a corpse. It was then that Mrs. Pitcock regained consciousness. She remained alive for several hours. | her death following Wednesday night. Several physicians examined the body and pronounced Mrs. Pitrock dead before the body was again placed in the coffin. IN use A li AC"( I liKNT. Three Persons Killed l?y u Sign That Fell Down. At Philadelphia on Mondav death swooped down upon a crowd of shoppers in busy Market street, when a big sheet metal sign blown from a roof fell among them and killed two men and a girl. A half dozen other persons were Injured, several so seriously that they were taken to a hospital. The sivn was about twenty feet wide and ten feet high and stood on lie roof of a four-story building in the heart of the retail shopping district. A panic ensued and some onturned in an alarm of fire, which brought out the firemen, thus adding to the excitement. Caught on Moving Ice. Two men and three women, who aad been fishing on -t. Mary river near Sault Stc. Marie, Mich . I had a narrow escape from drawning when i "0 mile ga,,> nroke up the Ice Ion the river. They leaped from cake | to cake until they reached shoie | nearly exhausted. Would !>?? It Cheaper. Owon J. Jones, a farmer living near Ehensburg, I'a., has thrown a l)onib among the candidates for county commissioner in Cambria county. He states lie will take the jolt for $2,000 a year though the law specifics the salary shall be SI.t>00. Jones says $2,000 is all the job is worth. * I'up Saves Two laves. Rex, an overgrown St. Bernard puppy owned by David Wilson, a farmer of Rogata, X. J., saved the lives of Wilson's two children when they fell into an icy pond. After placing them on the ground the dog ran to the farmhouse and fetched the father. Returned Money. Mrs. Thomas W. Stephan, of Trenton. N .1., is satisfied that confidence in euarless strangers is not a'wajs t ' ac.'d. Af"w days ago she received .m order for money she gave Frer?x Trunno. of Milwaukee. wiv three years ago. * llodics arc Found. At Newark, N. J., rescuers sucleeeded in recovering the bodies of ten nc?rocs who lost their lives in the caisson accident in Passaic riv1 er. THE REBELS WIN Regular Mexican Troops Whipped in a Battle by Insnrrectors AFTER A SEVERE FIGHT Mexican Rejfulnrs in Vicinity of Ojiiiaga Outgeneraled ami lhully Defeated ? lnsurrectos Assert Tlmt There is \o flurry for Taking Tonus lleltl by the Regulars. A dispatch from Presedio, Texas, says outgeneralled and defeated with more than 100 soldiers killed in battle, the forces of Gen. L.uque aie divided and eooned un in the tow or of Ojinnga and Cuchillio Purrado. (den. Luque with' less than lot) ni?n occupies Ojlnaga, and Col. Dorantcs, with a bo m - 00 cavalry Is at CuchPlio ParradJ. The rebels occupy every road leading into both towns, and will not permit provisions or forage to be carried in. From several points come reports that the scattered bands of insurrectos are gathering for a simultaneous assault on both Federal strongholds. Last night the camp fires of the insurreclos were visible from Presidio. The rebels could be seen patrolling the roads within five miles ot Ojinaua across tnte river from this The Associated Press correspondplace. ent interviewed Jose de La Cruz Sanchez last night. "We could take Ojinnga at any time." bo said. "We have delayed tin* attac-K for several reasons. The wives and families of many of our men are shut up in the town. Th"y would probably be killed by the soldiers if we made an attack. We have been able to use our forces to bettor advantage in 'the field, liid have no desire to tie up a permanent carrison in the city. The time is near, however, when Ojinnga will be ours." Two days ago the Associated Press correspondent and a Mexican guide encountered a party of seven gendarmes 011 the American side of the river. The Mexicans were concealed until the two horsemen approached when they arose from their hiding place, rilles in hand. The leader politely greeted the correspondent and said: "1 thought you were another man." It is reported that the Federal officials at Ojinaga have offered a reward for the capture or assassination of the insurrectos lenders. WANTS Tl?I'i.M OlSTKIL Hlease After Those Fellows Who 11 oiu i wo nares. Charring that the supreme court itself Is careless of obedience to the constitution, and declaring: that many members of the legislature violate the constitution by hoi ins their seats and at the same time serving: as trustees of State institutions, Governor Please sent to the general assembly Saturday afternoon a special message, suggesting appointment of a joint committee to ascertain what persons, in the legislature or holding other official positions, are also trustees of State Institutions. A rigid enforcement- of the law as suggested by Gov.-.-Blouse would cause the retirement of Gov. Tillman from the Clemson Hoard of Trustees as well as others. Sued -foe Divorce. A dispatch 'from Pnducha, Kv., says Paul iJiltuore. the dor. while illing an engagement In that city was served with summons in the divorce suit of his wife, lit-*; Hlmor Gilmoro, who lives in San Franc's <), Gal., where the suij is to be tried. Gil'i ore has been iij Or.-.nrob i s. aril times and is well-known to s< ie or our citizens. V ? ? S.ari l-'i'ntti-isi'o V. ins. The House of ' llepresentnt ives at \Va hington Tfiehilay hy a vote 01 id i.>:? noouiecl in r.ivor of Sin Francisco and against Now OrlonnH .s tlio city <:i wh'ich an ox;?osi:i'?j to celebrate the.opening of the Panama canal in 1915 shall he held. Aii the South Carolina Congressmen except Finley voted for New Orleans. .*! * Twelve Dead. At Newark., N'.. J., police headquarters was notified that several men, probably twelve, had lost their lives in the Passaic River, between that city and Harrison, in an accident of some .tiort on the Centre Street Pridgcj p Pennsylvania llailroad structure. He \\las Fixed Pp. While seated in a barber's cha'r in Vassar, Mich., Mike Itrophy, a farmer, commented t.iat he v inted to ?? uxeu up id TP it i vetting while at the supper tali!- '<t? was stricken with heart failure anil died. fuin|is to Death. At New York Mrs. Mary Colta jumped to her death and two others probably fatally burned in a spectacular fire which destroyed a four story tenement at Thirty-Seventh street and Sixth a van ue.