The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 18, 1898, Image 1
Volume ix.
no. ?...
fri'iMB)
Senate Puts the S, C, College Ap
propriation Back to $25,000,
NO REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS,
A Second Klv^iion lor l*oe Doe Conn-.
<3 ? lion. J. Si. Glenn, of Amleraon,
Member of the House, Dead? House
by u Vote of oS to 50 Kxonipts Oco
nee, York ami I?lekeii9 Counties
Prom the Operations of the DUpen?
8ary Law, ?
l'elovr can bo found tbo work of both
bouves of tbo Ooneval Assembly, in de
tail , from clay to uay;
THE SENATE. *
Tuesday, 8th. ? The Ponate agroed
to adjourn on the Rith. Twenty-four
third reading and four second reading
bills. wore passed. 'J lioso was Among the
bills passed: To allow all landowners
whose lands havo beon condemned for
the opening of streets or roads to ftp*
pear to tho circuit courts from assess
ments mndo by asBcssws; to regulate
tbe expanses' of oounty officers of
Charleston; to amend tho not providing
for tho formation of mutual protective
associations; to prohibit unreasonable
discrimination by telophono companies.
V/?OKB$i>A?t 9ni. ? In the Senate the
joint committee of the House and Sen*
ate, Moses aud'Arclior ou the part of
tho Honato, appointed to investigate
aud report on tho necessary officers and
attaches of the Gouoral Assembly re
ported that the following plerjtsand at
taches con bo dispense#! with': In the
Senate, the clerk to roads, oto., gen
eral comaiittco clc^r clerk to railroad
and ol'erk to privileges and election;
one doorkeeperjmd one porter, a daily
sav n.; of Sair^Tn tho House, clerk on
claims, carolled acts, oue doorkeeper,
ou^Taborer and ono porter, a daily sav
ing of $13; a total saving per day of
&16; a total saving per day of $i0. Tho
committoo introduced a bill to carry
out their recommendations. "
' Tho House and Sennte mot together
. and the following were among the acts
ratitiod: To rogulato tho fees /or filiug,
iudoxina: and certify in tf chattel mort
gages, bills of sale and other instru
ments in. tho nature of liens on personal
property where the amount secured is
not moro than >>100; to prohibit ?ml
? gration agents from plying their voca
tion in this State without first obtain
ing o license therefor aud forother pur
t poses; to smend section 4 of an act en
??tied an wact to enable the school dis
0 in tho town of Greenwood to issue
bonds for the purpose of pnrohasiusr
nohool property and building public
echool^houaes tho town of Green
wood," approved December 10, 1891;
to repeal an act entitled "an act pro
viding for a muster, for tho county of
Berkeley," approved Dec. SI, A. D.
1882, and to devolve . the duties of 'the/
master in Berkeley county upon the^
clerk of the <jpurt of common pleas; to
code unto tho United States of America
certain lands in the harbor of Charles
ton for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining a home and sanitarium
thereon; to require public sohoolsoftho
State to observe the third Friday in
November of oach year as Arbor day; to
-? amend an act entitled "fln act to pro
vide a poor house aud farm in Berkeley
a county, approved Deo. 22, 1804; to re
theJeouafo treasurer ef Edgctteid
K ; county to pay over to tho county trees
urers of Saluda county and Greenw'ood
, couuty certain athool funds and to au
thorize the sohool officers of said couq
tiea to apportion and check out the satuf';
validating the oontraot betwoen the
South Carolina and Georgia Railroad
Compnuy and the city of Aiken, con
^ , cerniug bridges aud orossings over the
railifond cut at Aiken aud authorizing
theefiforcoinent thereof; providing for
a fieu on rAilroads for labor ana ma
terial furnished in their construction]
to empower the clerks of circuit courts
to appoint guardians ad litem; to pro
vide for the transfer and the investment
of the Downer fund; to amend an act to
amepd ','au act entitled an act to create
a separate school district from portions
of Aiken and Orangeburg counties in
cluding the town of Salley in Aiken
county/'
TatrnspAv, 10th. ?The Senate put it
self unanimously on reoord as favoring
a Broad and liberal polioy in regard to
State Institutions by putting back the
appropriation Of the South Carolina
College to $25,000 from tho $20,000 to
whioh the House had reduced it. The
tight was warm and thb speeches at
times grewr?>ersoua>. Aroher, with Pot
tigrfw as peoond.Jcd in theiicht, while
Henderson, Sloan and Mayfield ably
championed tho causer the col
lege. The debato wort listened to by
-number* of peo|4?*, wlip fillM the gal
leries and crowded the floor of the
chember.: The vote on kuittiig the ap
propriation back to $23 fOOO as fol
lows! Yeas? Messrs, B?^wd,\ Buist,
Dean, Douglass, DuBose\ GtiflWb,
Henderson, Jefferies, Lesesge^-Love,
Mauldin, Kay Held, McAlhtfny Mo
Calla, MoDAntel, Moses, Mojker, Nor
, Sloan,
, Wallaoe
rialler-f-38. Nsr*-*M??U Alex
Dennis,
atder, Areher, Connor,
(UvuOT, ^unuur, 4 i/vuui*!
Miller, O'Dell, fl.ttigrew,
" An unfavorable' Yeiwt.otf ? bill Jto
provide for tfe registration of birtha
songors of olection, l ot- imy
lor expenses of the State board of eon-iT
Ufttjon for I8.)y, ? |, odo. 1 or l'vaf,
, w , asylum 31i?,0UU in
stead of jgitt,0uU.
Fmdat. llm.? Tho aunnal attempt
to ropeal the an ti free | iuw !uefc
met with its usual defeat in tho >on
f,?* X1'? growth of seuhmont agamst
too use of frao passes by .State oilieia's
and mombers of (ho General AsAmblv
wftashott D to a marked degree tho
vote- ^ X^ust your tho vepeul bill-UAii
tcLeie,?Trd b^/,lKl ,mir6w margin of
one, the \ oto oa {hut measure etaudiug
ti i?i } ll? v<?,(> t0^*y to n.
lho Senate put itself on record iu not
favoring any llqfior legislation this
year, by a vot<j of 23 to 9,
The appropriation bill was taken up.
Arohor wanted ?.">,000, if ao much bo
pooessary, to oomplete Confederate
ioiiBi eto., but altor considerable dis
cussion Henderson offered an ainoud
toant to make .it 8<>0() for Oomp'etiou,
whioh was adopted. The contingent
fuudof the railroad commission was re
duced from $?60 to ,-luU. Aftor this tho
bill was given its fiual reading.
At the uight session the Henato took
up the supply bill aud atnondod it in
several particulars. Tho principal
amendments made wero to change tho
levy iiOffoveral counties as follows:
Charleston ? hducational tax from 1}
mills to one mill, Lancaster? Ordinary
county purnpscs from (>$ to 5 milln.
Laurons? An additional 8A mills for
railroad bonds.
Edgefield? A levy of } mill for rail
foaq bonds in Piokons township,
Sumter? Ordinary county oxpenaoa !
increased lrom 8 l-o tol^ mnls. I
Union ? Ordinary couuty expenses !
fromi4to 8J mills.
\\ iliiamsburg? -For ordiuary school
purposes iuorea?ed f rm 4 to 4f mills.
Mower offered an important amend*
mont to tho supply bill, making it a
misdemeanor punishable by iino for
County officials to rnako appropriations
in excess of funds derived from tho
levy for ordinary county purposes.
Xhero was some discussion, but tho
ameudmet finally prevailed by tho fol
lowing a3*o aud nay vote:
leas? Alexander, Aroher, Brown,
Buiut, Connor, Dbuglass, DnBose, i
Games, GrifHth, Henderson, Jeft'enos,
Maytield, MoAlhany, McDaniel, Miller,
Moses, Mower, N orris, O'Uoll, Stack- J
bouse, Snddath, Talbird, Turner, 1
^ alker, Wallace, Williams. ? 25. <<1
Nays? Tpennis, Ziesesno, Love, Petti- i
grow, Bagedale, Waller. ?6.
Saturday* 12th. ?In tlioSenato there
wa\ quite a tight on whether or not a
concurrent resolution to require tlio
holding of an election to dotermine tho
question of establishing a new couuty
out of por lions of the couuty of Marion
should bo considered or made a special
order. The lutior course was finally
fjreed to by a vote of 18 to 10. Senator
rcher called the attention to the fact
i, that Clemson Col lege -was Jtoo Itbernliv
supported in tho matter of money. Ho '
I thought tho privilige tnt should be di
vided among tho (jolfCges, but tho bill
! providing for a divide was defeated bv
a vote of J 8 to 13.
The following M'ero . among the acts
ratified in joint session of the House
and Senate: An act to amend au act
entitled; "An act to amend section
JHJ2 of the revised statutos of 189 1, vol
1, being section 28 of an act entitled
'An act to provide a system of oonntv
government for tho several counties of
1 tho State/ Approved Juuuarv 4th, A,
j D., 1894;" to amend an act entitled "Au
i act to establish Greenwood county,"
approved March id, 1897, fixing tho
amOTint of commutation tax cud salaries
of couuty supervisor and his olerk;
to amend Aeotionsl and 2 of an act en
titled "An act to require aud insurance
. company . ox_asaocLuiou to La
of 00, 000 surplus or capital on deposit
,-with some State for the benefit of nil
policy holders, or iu lieu thereof to de
posit with the treasurer of this State
S*?4? flecnriti?8 aggregating $1 o, -
000. Said securities to be subject to
apy judgment against, said companies,
and said judgments shall oporate as a
lien on fctHfli securities, and providing a
penalty for the violation of the provis
ions of this aot; to enable tho county
board of commisrfjonerB of Darlington
county to enlarge, repair and imnrove
the court house for said county, and to
levy a tax therefor; rolating to the ad
justment of -the bonded indebted
ness of Mendenhall, or No.
8 township, of Newberry couutv;
to amend section 2489 general statutes,
being seotion 2301, revised statutos, by
adding at the end of said seotion of pro
viso, allowing only 25 cents per day for
dieting prisoners in the jail in Charles
ton and Aiken counties; rolating to the
adjustment of certain bonded indebted
ness herein mentioned, of Newberry
County; to regulate the election of tho
trustees of the Clemson Agricultural
college of South Carolina; to make the,
embezzlement of public funds a felony
and to fix the punishment therefor.
J85&* 14Tn~Was a county day
In the Senate, and as a result Lee will
loin the sisterhood of connties and Pco
Dee will _have another opportunity to
do so. Tho principal fight was made on
tne concurrent resolution authorizing
the Governor to order a new election to
determine tho question of establishing
Pee Dee county. The result was a big
victoryfor the new county. By a voto
of 28 to 18 tho Senate declared that tho
people should have, in view of the al
1 >ged frauds in the first election, a see
und chance to vote on thia new couutr
question. '
WrjL HotLfl# ooncurrent reiotutkm
ptu?d by that body Mid, pro
riding for the eppomtment of b
popmitUo 9I oat Sooaioc mnd two Nf
rwenUtirs* tdlnrwtigsts wbaldispfai
tkm ta m*de of liquor mubdIo* rtorirod
tfftkottUt* board oi toaM, tun*
oiiwd m4 m ?&eaof M*yfWdin
Tbort ww B?r
tboptiMat
am tifiS
I Bqso, Hay, Jefferiea, I oseflne, .Vanillin,
viayJiold, Miller, Norris. Scarborough,
! Sloan, btackbouno, Taluird, Tumor,
Waller, \\ illiamB? IS.
Those were killed: To amend fo<v
tion 8 of alt act to j provide for the up*
pointmeut of inafpatrato*; to fix timfr o'f
lio.'diug ogurU of tbo >oventb iudioml
circuit ; to change the time of holding
tho court > of tlio tiixlh circuit; tcri>K>?
vide for tho tilling of county oflloos
made vacant l>y death or removal.
THE HOUSE.
Ti kbdav, 8in,?~ Tho House passed a
resolution to adjourn next Weduosday,
tho loth. Chillis' prohibition moaanre
was taken up, BOm'o of tlio speeches bc?
ing obis on os. J hat of MeCullbugh,
on behalf of prohibition, was a strong
ar^unu'ut, well delivered. Many of
the spcakera dealt with the liquor bitua
tinn in an exhaustive aud painstaking
manner anil tnuoh wan said for aiul
n?ainBtthe present system of handling
tho liquor traffic in South Carolina.
Livingston ofierodns an amendment nil
absolute prohibition measure. This
was finally voted down, lief ore any de
ciait'o vote on tho merits of tho bill
proper could be reached, however, iho
honr for rocosa cauio and tli6 fuithoi'
discussion of tho measure went over
until Wednesday.
Wyche called up bis bill relating to
adulterated food, uaedioine and liquors
and it was ordeiod to a tliiid roadiug
without debate.
E. I), Smith's bill to require nil pcr
sous attouding Stato colleges to pa.v at
least S40 a year tuition, which was do
bated Inst year and brought over to this
session, was ejtjled up by the author,
and after somSs discussion was killed.
Westmoreland's dog taxatiou bill wan
aieokillod, ? , _
w jiUAESDAV, 9rn. ?Tn ine House iho
prohibition bill met its death, tho yea
and nay vote resulting aa follows:
Yea? Speaker Gary, All, Asbill, Aus
tell, Bailey, Banks, Retbuuo, Blythe,
Cft'lghmati) ( rum, Davis, Ueo. W. ,
JDebrUhl, D'ttkes, Efiril, Epps, Gage,
Gftrris, Goodwin. O. P.? Graham,
Humilton, Hazelden. Henderson Hum
phrey, Hvdrick, Ilderton, Johuson,
Horace E.^ Kibler, Kiuard, Henry J.,
Kiunrd, J.?D. , Lester, Mishoo, Mitoh
ell, MoDaniel, McKeown, AIoLanrin,
]Slc\Vhite, Nettles, Phillips. Pollock,
Prince, Pyatt, Bqgers, Siukler, Skin
ner, Simpkins. Speer, Sturkie, ihomas,
?V. H., Timmermau, W'olling, ^elch,
West, "Westmoreland, Winkler, Wil
liams, Withernpoon, Wyche, Yoldell ?
58. Nny? Ashley, Carraw ay, Childs.Col
cook, ?>av is, W. C./DeLouch, Fairey,
Fox, Gasque, Goodwin, H. P., Hollis,
Johuson, T. E., Limehouse, Living
ston, Lofton, Mtiuldln, Meares, Mehr
teus, McCullongh, Owou, Pattou, Pricc,
Hainsford. Hobiuaon, Sanders, hen
brook, Smith, J# lt-i Smith, S. >Y.
Smith, E. 1>., Stevenson, bullivan,
Toole, Verner, Whiaonant. Wilson,
Wiugo? 80. Tho vote was clinched.
Pollock's ameucknent to Child h bill,
Which was to regelate tho o. p. stores,
was taken up and debated at some
length. Pollock spoke in its behalf,
but it was rejected. t
Tho legislative appropriation bill wa9
presentod by the comm. ttee on ways
and means. jf .
At the night efftsion a favorable ma
jority roport on tho Lee county bill was
presented. The Senate notified the
House that it had agreed to the resolu
lion fixing Wodnosday as tho day of ad
^Th^Sonate macte some amendments
to the school book bill of T. E. John
son, so aa not to make it mandatory to
have school book de?K>sit?>rie? ?? cer
tain counties. Tho Senate also put on
a rider to tho bill "That in all schools
niirl c0H^^a. -uJ-Lkin U?i? SUta which
aro supported iu whole or in part from
the freo school fund it shall be milaw ?
?nl to use any text book wlneh hatrHccn
condemned or disapproved by tho Btaffe
board of education." Houso adopted
the rider without debate.
TnunsoAT, 10TH.? Tho work of the
House was very brief. Tho news of
the death of one of its members, tbe
Hon. J. M. Glenn, of Anderson oounty,
was received, and as a result held an
aftornoon session, adjourning over at
night out of respect to his memory. Iho
bit? fight of tho day was over tho ques
tion of tbe establishment of Pee Uee
county. The minority of the com
mittee had proposed a concurrent reso
lution providing for another election ou
tlfc qnostion. Finally a vote, was
reached, and the House refused toT\ll
the resolution. The vote was 83 to ?r
Then the resolution was passed aud the
rote was clinched. The advocates of
the new county are consequently jubi
^Skinner's bill to authorize an election
on the questic-a of county court* was
killed. /
Verner's biD, exempting Oopneo,
York aud Pickens counties fr^m the
oi>eratiou of tho dispensary law, was
given its final reading and sent to the
r-. on ate bv a vote of 68 to 50, as follows:
Yeas? Ashley, Austell, Bacot, Boden,
Bums, Carraway, Colcock, Davis, W.
C. , deLoach, Edwards, Epps, I'ox,
(indsden, Gago, Gasque, Graham,
Hamilton, Hollis, Johuson, H. "m
Johnson, T. E., Kibler, Limehouse,
Livingston, Lofton, Mnuldin, Mmres,
Mchrtens, Miller, J. H., Mitchell, MoCul
lough, McDaniel, Nettles, Owens, lat*
ton, Perritt, Pollock, Pyatt, Kaintford,
Bovnolds, Robinson, Bandera, Sea
brook, Sinkler, Simkina, Smith, J. It.,
Smith, E. I>., Stevenaoa.
Thomas. Jno. P., Jr., Thomas, W. H.t
Y ernex^ V incenl,' Wolling, WhUonan^
Wilao6|fWingotWitber?po<?jreIdeU^
Nays ? Speaker Gary, AH, Banks, Be
tbi??e, B*eefa?>4i
Crmn, Davis, O. M.,D?W?
Brnlil, Dukes, Eflrd, Ft "
Goodwin, H.?. .Oeodwtoj
Basal den, Hendersoa, F
r,
IDBXd, J..
McKaown, MeL*orim. MoWfci
Hii, yPrto, Prtee^ JBogya.
Phil
a vote or .'48 to .11 reluaort to con- I
cur in th a Senate amendment to tho
South Catohna Cttfh*?o appreciation !
'J ho . llottso l <?>' ?>? the jtWOO
amondmont f??r militia inspections.
'i ho betod ??f health* c?I,*jOo was down
in tho hill ut Sy>3. Tho Somite evi?
dent'y intend^,! ?0, '(M. i he lIun*o
refused to concur amid laughter.
Tho change in repaid to BupoiTisora'
ealni iea was agreed to.
The House was about <oyef'jfo to pay
for tho piano in thy Governor's man
r.ir.n whou lilytho Ptaled that il It ml
been put there hy tho present Gov*
o. nor's predecessor ami suid they conhl
iiot refuse to pay for it. J!y a vote of
?it) to 8i the Hottso ftccei toil tho amend*
went.
Th Hottso refused to agree to tho
$J ,600 for tho ?a y of tho phosphate j
euiuiiilssionur. A?bo tho amendments
appropriating^* loan to tho State I'nif
Association. 1 heso matters will doubt
less ho referred to a conference com*
nuttoo and may b? sottlod with ditli
cult jr.
S.ut Tfr>AT, 13th, ? The Hottso pas.?.e 1
tho Government county hill. II o
resignation of Judge Ga^o was accept
ed. J ho differ oac?.* between tho two
Houses on the tolegraph ami express ]
company hill were satisfactorily ad- i
justed and tho hill vaoordeied onrolle^l j
lor ratification. ,
,Tno. I\ Thomas Jr., offered t!io fob
lowing concurrent resolution: l!o* J
solved hy tho Houso of Represent a- i
ttvos, the Senato concurring, 1 hat tho ;
State hoard of control and tho sinking
fund commissioner* ho, and they aro
hereby, authorized to adjust any pay
iu any manuor thov may deem ad
visable all ceets and (laiuagos in the ao
tion pending in th* Unitod Statos Cir
cuit Cotirt, involtml tho titlo and poa
p 08? ion of the bilildh'g in the city of
| Columbia known as tho "Agricultural
Dull." It went over for considerajUiin.
Clears offered Jan amendment looking
to local option on the liquor question in
tho pov^nl counties, but it was killed
after Bon.o discussion.
Tho Senato Seut back a substitute for
Ashley'a fertiliser labtfl bill, to which
tho llouso refused to agreo. At 0 p.m.
tho supply bill catno back from tho
Senato. Tho Senato amendments to
tho Anderson, Bamberg and Aiken
county lovioa were concurred in. Then
tho llouso dccliuod to concur in the
amendments as to Charleston, and re
fusing to agree to other amendments,
tho .Senate was ordered notified of tho
action taken. Tho Hcnato amendment
making tho non-payment of poll tax a
misdemeanor, the Hou*cdecliucd quiet
emphatically to agree to.
Mondav, J lrii. ? Vcrnor called to tho
attention of the IIouBe tho reports that
he had freely heard that dispensary
campio liquor was boiuf? given away and
that. Senators and Koprosontatives had
been d? joking such stuff. II o followed
it up with a coueurront resolution that
croated aome lively and peculiarly in
teresting debato aud was then passed,
providing for an immediate investiga
tion of tho repot ts. Then it wont ovor
to tho fronato and thai body put an end
to it with all its possibilities. During
the day session the Houso give tho
county government bill a tlnal I'eadiug,
'J ho conference committee on tho ap
priation bill submitted its report. The
committee agreed oa the $20, U00 tor the
HoutU Carolina collegeand the adjutant
and inspector general's inspection fuud.
Tho house agreod to the conference
committee's report on Ashley's fer
tilizer labol bill, which reeominendod
that tho Souat? recede from its amend
ments.
Tho judiciary committee reported fa
vorably upon the concurrent resolu
tion relating to the costs and damages
in the agricultural ball matter. The
resolution was adopted.
The House agreod to the amendment
of the Senate to tho Pee Deo couuty
resolution.
lldofWm urged the TTouse to take up
out ofyi^ regular order the bill t< give
tho town of Florenco the power to
punitfi criminals. A defect in tho
charter left tho town without that
power.-<? ?-v
Sanders offered a concurront resolu
tion providing for tho appointment of
iho uiiual dispensary examining com
mittee. This was adopted.
llmv flhe Byii'tmn Noted.
As every qncf knowis "Lady Audley'a
Secret" wa* the novel which lifted Miss
Jlrnddon Into fame. It mny not bo so
generally known that the author lmd
ro little confldonce In her work as to
bring It out In an obscure serial, Robin
Goodfellow.
Tho etory of tho story Is a romnnco
In Itself. Mr. Maxwell had started, In
more or less rivalry to DlekenH' first
periodical, tho magazine called Robin
Hood fellow. Dr. Mackey was lis ed
Itor and Lascelles Wraxall was his pgr.'
ond Ip command. There had been somo
difficulty In regard to the oponlng nov
el, In consequenco of which the new
periodical was on the evo of postpone
ment, n kerlous contretemps In the face
of Its extensively advertised date of
publication. The day before a decision
was necensnry Miss Braddon heard of
tho difficulty and offeftwl to write I he
story.
"Ilut even if you wore strong enough
to fill the position," was the publisher's
reply, "tbero is no time."
"How long could you give me?" ask
ed the aspiring author**#.
"UntU to-morrow mornijpg."
*At what time tomorrow morning?"
"If tha ilrmt installment were on my
breakfast table to-morrow morning,"
Ur replied. Indicating try hit tone and
manner tho nttar impo?*ibIllty of the
thing. "it wool* ho in tins*."
he pobHaher fonnd
flHi tfc i epenlnff
boHU M" ha4
to prevail
I' lit M
Radical Wing, in Secret Mooting,
Propose Terms to tlie Insurgents.
THE PROPOSITIONS DRAWN UP.
All l Ho Autonomist* Kvocpt OnlVf*i
Moutrro, Euyas uml Dclonto Agree
to t ho Tcvim.
V
ITavonn.H, Yin. Key West, Fla. , v^po*
I'ia); ? '1 lio initil-Hl wing of tho Auiouo*
mist patty, for mod of Souora Eli.io i . i
burgti, Aitiuo Aiublanl, LoopoMo Sola,
Caros i'out, Miguel (I nor, Kiluurtiu
l)ol? ftinl othom, usbombltM.1 iu awcrot
meeting oil tho 12th, to (lisouas tlio
situation which is oouaiderod very
aonoua, ow intf to tlio oontinuauoe of
the in. un coi'.oM despite tho fact uutou
omy linn been grniitod to Cuba, f^ouor
Antonio Covin, Colonial Secretary of
tho Interior, 4.1 lit not take part m tho
deliberations, but ?ont his assent to t ??o
rosoiutian* adopted. it wan resolved
to open liegoliut ions with tho iiiMir
fjo'itR, in tho but it?f that tint revolution
could Hut I >o KUpproasod by Joreo (>t
arms. Anticipating that tho insurgents
would not accept tho now terms, 11 wm
roBoivokt Ibut the colonial govern nient
would gopon negotiations thus tutviny
tho Mauvul government from thu re
sponsibility. J ho following proposi
tions will bo formally toudeiod to tho
insurgents:
'?First*? Tlio volunteers will bo dissolved
and a Cuban militia formed.
Seeond?'i ho ir.Mngont oelonel9 and gen
eral will bo rucogmmt.
Third- -Cuba will bo called upon to pay
only eiOO.OUO.OUO out of tlio f 000, 000, 000 tu
duoiuitiM'aM -one f.>r both wars.
Fourth? u' a will pay ?2,000.000 a yenr
for tho crown 1 >8*.
l ii tii? Cuba will make hor own treaties
without Intcrforeuco by tho Madrid govern
ment.
Hixth? Spanish products will have only a
10 f t r cent margin of protection over Hitul
iar products from other eountrlo*.
8t:vcnlh-~No exf.b'8 or deportations will bo
made, even in war lime, to Spain, Africa or
to penal settlements elsewhere.
Elglilli?Dtr.'uh sentences for rebellion ehnll
be abolished.
jSiuih ? Martial law cannot bo ordered by
tho captain gouerul without the absent ")
both tho Hou-e and Seuate, if those bodies
a>o In ocfBion, or without the assent of a
majority of the Cabinet if they aro not In
IWSIOD,
/I'oiilh?Tho archbishop of Santiago do
Cuba shall always bo a native Cuban.
r.lovwntti? Tho actual Insurgent party shall
hnro throe senTfe tu tlio Ural eaniuent.
Tivulith*. Ail armi-ltow of ilfteen dnya shall
bo granted for tho dlectiFfrlon of tho tei'ius of
peaoo,
? These terms aro accepted by tlio Autono
mist party Ju full with tho oxcoptioua of,
benorit Oulvez, M uU-to, Z-iyos and Deiont^.
hieCt ofalarra by our fro fern -
tfiis point the administration
r the fnJAj-eport prom^'ed by.
m?K; ou i
|<?w?itini
Minis Ur '
Two t ciitniiurinns Demi,
A special to the Charlotto (N. 0.)
Observer from Elkin, dam: Lewis
Harris, tho centenarian, ?'?Wed at his
homo near ltoaring Gap Hotel on the
11th. He was perhaps tho oldest mijn
in tho State, bo being 104 yoars of ago
at the time of bis death. When ho
sottlod in this country this vast domain
was all a wilderness. For tho past
three years ho has beon in a state
bordering on imbecility. He bad a
mama for burning everything in sight,
and his people had to keep a continual
watch over him to keep him from buro- J
"Ing up tho house and furniture. Judith
Martin, the oldest negro woman in the
Statu, and perhaps ih tho South, died
at bed home near Jlonda, Wilkes
county, on .the *aino day, agod lift
years. This is authetio. About two
yoars ago thia old necrro cut her second
net of te^th, and . her eyesight, which
had failed, retnfsod to her.
qT
The Prayer Shut Out.
Attorn>y?rt*e,nernl Crow, of Missouri,
lm* rendered bis opinion in which he
holds that it is a violation of tho Stato
law to bavo pumla recite the Lord's
Prayer or lor tho toaohor to read tho
Biblo as a part of the opening exercises
in tho public schools of the Mate. Ho
holds that thoko exorcises ao forms Of
religious worship, and henco aro for
bidden in a i ublio school house during
school hours.
Arms tor Cuban Patriots.
A largo Cuban expedition, under
command of Hon. Sanguilly, slipped
away from Tampa, Fla. , on tho 13th.
It is understood that 0,000 rifles, 0,000
pounds of dynamito, 200,000 rounds of
cartridges, and a large lot of supplies,
including seventy mon, made up the
cargo. " '
,* \ Nomination Again Postponed.
Washington *pocial,/14th: At the
request of both Senators Pritcliard and
Butler, the Senate committeo on judi
ciary today again postponed considera
tiou of tho nomination of Mr. I'Zwprt to
be judge of -4he Westom disttict of
North Carolina. ^
Awaiting Woodford's Itoport.
While the personal incident of "irit'
eism of President McKinloy in tl.e 0?
Lome letter is considered closed, but
the statements as to Spain's duplicity
regarding the proposed oommerciai
treaty and Cuban autonomy yia> still
be *
met
I'ALMETTO STATE DOINGS,
Nom tintcs \Yhl*lt<*y,
The C?reonviljo_ correspondent of thf
Strup, reports ivev. hum Jones a*i fol
U)>v\jia tuo in) km- <iui\\tio.? in hi t Ifp
lnro<*n "Suncity" in that city n low
8VCU111;,' < !? ;??: "llo roa<f?\v oon vini'iiii*
irguiumit* tor tofn 1'%*) oa oo (ktivl pi olnln*
luin, uivm,*; nluMridivo IrManqes which
ttero puihedieaUy demonstrative! of his
points. Ham .1 iuio1' liat os uhtakcy and
11)0 whukoy I'lp.invss nil tho way
through. Jlis ai raismnctit of the d>*-,
pv?>sniy system was probably th/rf
stum^i-Kt nti?ek on south (. urolinuls
liquor law that had evw?' i o?mi heaid in
t no State. 1 2 i* ridiculed and mmdomnod
aiino<t without mercy church mofnbors
tvho hold positions in tho State's syhtem
oi whiskey felling. llo in ovidontly
well posted on tho fiubjeot, and if Sam
Jones could deliver his dispensary
speech in every county in tho fchato tho
iifo of that institution would Boon ond.
IIih argument against it was simply
that olio which has so often l>con Uftod
4nd never yet ansuored; 'if tho Stuto
forbidH her citizens from engaging m
tho damnable business, rho oui^ht not
to do it herrolf. ' Ilia oloqueneo and
*iu ni'stnosi lent adilod force to tho i ;i -
moot htr^nghtb ( I hi* position and h i G
rcmailvH wort* well rccoivod by an au?
lience, tho luajovity of whom are prob
ably not prohibit'ouists as he if?. "
-- - ? - > ? ? "
Tho Kccmil ni'olicti.
At tho regular monthly mooting of
:he hospital lor lha insane the report of
tlio superintendent showed tliat during
iIiq mouth of .1 anuary forty -fcix pationu
lud boon admitted (<? the hoepitul lor
treatment. i'his makes tho total nnm*
>er whoip'e now undergoing treatment
K h>, and in the largcttt number Which
ia? over been reached since tho ?stab
iidnnent of tho institution. 'I bo affairs
tfero found to be in a prouporous eon
1 1 lion, and tho miu.agomonl is to bo
Kmgratulatod on tho eood whowing
nfldo. < )no of tho most iiupurtHnt sub
ects before tho board was in regard to
the number of nogro patients, which
s unusually lar^o. Stops aro to bo
iaken whorobv special attention will bo
>a'd to tho colored dopartmont in tho
'uturo, and tho I'arkor building V+U
>o utilized at onco for the colored \neij/ '
Cot lun Aci'curc, Kto.
Tho following items aro taken from tlin
KurospoudouU of tho Newu and Cour
?r:
Hampton: In consoqueuco of ox
?n?ive fertilizer shipments, th? Charles
on and WoMiorn Carolina tfoad has
)oon running anuniborol extra freight
rains during the past week.
Andorao.i: J bo limners say tlioy aio
?oitijr to plant more cotton, if tho price
s low, than i ast year. Judging bv tlio
ar^o auionnt ol oruliz. r > sold it cor
am. y soeinsVtnni tlioy uie oo deter
niued.
JJonnottsville: \ J'ortilizorn are boftiu
ling to niovo, buV cotton Bcfd meal is
lot bedintr fast, while the price liaa an
ipward tendei^cv. J ,
Now berry : \llip prain crop has bui^
dvod tho recouVcold spell and is look
ng splendidly.
Import nut to Farmer*, ?,
On tho flrat Monday tho cotton groxr*
irB of hichmoud passed tbcBO imports I
mt roKolutioiiH looking to the improvo-V
nentof tho cotton industry in thecouny
y a\il btato: lioHolvod", First; Ttiat
to adv^o tiio farmers of tbo county to.
?ut tho i*<?eago ut least one -third or
nore, if posSTblo, nnd he certain to use
ivory effort on tho farm. Second,
?t hat wo use very little .commercial for
ilizera, if any, knowing an we do that
;uan<> manufacturers bairn combined to
told tho pricea out of our reach, that is,
,t tho present prico of cotton. Wo arc
tot making war-, agaiuat guauo com
(anion nor do wo wihh to havo tiio
irolit kuockcd out of thoir business.
Jut wo arefiuro wo can't pay pastpricos
rith 0-cont cotton.
Tho Confederates Are Coipfn#.
Tho Confederate veterans of South
Carolina are coming to ('harlcfiton in
iprtl. 'I hoir next annual reunion will
?o held here, President Wolch, of tho
foung ^lcn'a Bumiuohh League, upon
trhoso invitation tiio reunion will bo
lold in this city, has ftps omted a special
iomtnittee to provide lor tho reception,
intortainmont au?l comfort of tho vis
torfl, aiid we havo no doubt that all tho
?eoplo of (.'harloston will aid in tho pa
riotic work.
The time firbd for tho reunion will
oou be here, athi-JJforo iB a great deal J
o bo dono to mako the event whatsit"
hould be. It is hoped that every old
<oldier in the State will attend, 'ihero
rill be room at?J welcomo for all.?
<*owb and Courier.
May Not Have to Move.'
itislikoly, says tho Register, that
lie State board of control will hold an
ixtra meeting soon to consider cpndi
ionn arising from the fact that Wesley
trill have control of the agricultural
tall. The State and Westfey will come
o sotno acreoment about tiio rent, but
t will bo nece?*ary for/the board to
ncet and mako the necessary "arrangc
nents. Thero if? no proAi?ect now that
lie dispensary will havo to leave tho
?Riding.
Penitentiary for 87 Months*
At Camdeo, the caso of the State vs.
f*9. McLeod for murder, was tried last
seek, and r#auMe<l in a verdict of
tuilty of man?lanxhler. Thesentenco
ft the court was three ' years and one
oontb'fl imprisonment in thepehiten*
iary at hard tabor. Both the defend
at and th? party killed wero negroes.
-- Hslw Bln Biipliee,
& every ferae* weoW eater ?or?
wemij uputt. llf i*uduuUuuofre>~
ISEreeaSTeoBld wwi tt boas
*4 earOij tfc*?ot*pa proport umuf~
jfoepeHty wool* eeoft ?mm to him
f M evkleaoe of il we ka?e ooly tor* <
I ? - on anma>mfVVkJS*m,t- ' '
IrlFT V-FIFTH CONGRESS,
f'roeocillnus of II. .th tho Scuftto And
I ton ?t? Day lly l>ay*.
THE SENATE.
}W rrt Pay. ? In tlio Senate strong
Cuban resolutions wero introduced.
I annon 'wanted I Uo United States to
roiyo not too on Spain to withdraw hor
f?>rcoa from Citl.it mid give that iiepub
Jio iihoi ty. M ***<.>?>'* resolution oatta
upon tlio t'roaident to notify Spaiu~i~"
tkit tlio war must nt onou consOy/fSnd
t hiVt the Uuitod Mates declaim and
jAiviutftin peace on tho Island. y\Hen /
w'imteit tl?o holltooroncy of the itauiV
^e:its recognized.
Tii 1"?ay. ?For more titan throe
hours Iho Seu ate chamber rang with
oloijiieut appeals in bolinlf of thoCuban
iiihui^ontfl. Cannon, of Utah, and
Mason, of Illino ?, boiug the principal
speaker*. Mason in hisroniark*, ttrged
tho ('resident to take immediate action,
and Cannon upoke in support of his
roKolntion introduced the day before to
give Spain until Xinr^h 4th to stop tbo
war. Ualo made a cool-bunded speech
and had tho resolution referred.
I utler, of North Carolina, presented an
amendment to tlio constitution, en*
Hiding Con/'resft to levy and collect au
income tax.
; Hi II Day.? During the entire ses
sion of tlio Senate, the Indian appro*
pr.ation l>ill was under diHcussiou.
1 ho reading of tlio bid was completed,
and all of tlio oommittoo's ciooudmenta
el' a minor character were atiffoV.-"^ to
tin* ii'ionHiiro. Allen, of Nebraska, eu
livonud the proceed ings a fow -minutes
before adjonrnmunt by making au at
tack upon . ^poakor Jtred. lien. Wil
liam ilooth, of T.ondon, England,
founder of ihe Salvation Army olHci
atcd an chaplain at iho opening session
today. AiV. and Mrs. Hootli Tuoker,
tliu Hon in law and daughter of General
liobtb, were in the nailery during the
prayer. Previous to the meeting of
tlio Senate the entire party held a brio!
reception in the Vica- President's room.
yum Day -Tho henate pOMfd tba
Indian appropriation bill, after being
amondod xoinewhat by Petti^rew, of
South Dakota. Tho bill oarriea newly
Allen, of Nebraska. intgott
diioad a resolution direoiiuV tho-Oom
mitten on foreign relations tfirinqnira
whetner tho yacht Buccaneer, owned
by Wm. R. Hearst, baa beei^ seized
and i? being hold py the St>attteb gov*
ornmout, The resolutijdl was agreed
to
4 Or ir Day. ? Tlio Senate ?Foreignrff
^iions committee reported aga(ust
placing Allon'o Cuban boligerency
nmuiulmont on the consular bill and ~
rocoulmbndod thnt it be laid Upon tho
tablo .Houator Allen spoke on bia res
olution providing for tho free coinage
of silver without waiting for notion by
any other country. Morcat^ealled up
hr- resolution fiskiiitfthal fJ^BP*e?ic(eat
be called upon for certain inwrmation
14
bo called upon for
in regard to Cuba. It was passed.'
THE HOUSE. /
4 1 st Day. ? The IIouso entered upptt
tbo consideration of tho Aldrtch- Plow~
man contestoa election 8k*o, from the
fourth Alabama distriot, ihe majority
of tho comtnittoe reported in favor of
seating the ltepublioau contestant, on
tho ground of conspiracy, an allegation
vigorouHly denied by the minority;
Mr. Plowman's pi or all ty, on the faoa of
theroturns, was 2,1)67, Tba majority
revised tho figures so as to
a plurality of 843. During tha el I v
part of the session the Senate amend
ments to the agrioulturat bill were dfc*
asrrocd to, and tho bill was sent to dob*
ferenco.
4 2d Day.? The House by * vote of
14# to Hfc unvested Plowtnatr (Bom.} Of ?
Alabama, and gave the seat to Aldneb
(Hop.) A special dottcionoy approbria
tion bill was panned carryipt #200,000
for the payment of jiirors't jes in tha
Unt'tod states Courts, and 9 170,000 for
witness fees.
During the debate on the contested
election case of Plowman vs. Aldriob, -
Linney said the negrtfon iu tha Sontn
wero KtofV4i4n?t in their loyalty to tha
Itepublican ticket. "As wollexpeotto
bo ablo to nhoot off the horns of iba
moon with a pop-gun," said he, "as to
rnnko n Southern negro voluntarily
-vote the Domocratio ticket,"
4ttn Day.? Tho Hons? was in a Tery
bad temper, and tho whole s?H*ioa waa
connuuiod in illibneteriug againat two
bills of minor importance,and the other
to make Kookport, We., a snbport of*
entry. Neither got further than an
prosfment acd thiriTreading. Holl call
followed roll call all day^ long, ana -par
tinan feeling reached a Ingh pitch. Fin>
ally, when it bebame~ evident that no
progress conld be made with tho biila
prenented, an adjournment waa tarifal "
until Monday.
44tb Day. ?The house committee oa
foreign affairs reported and called np
tifr considera.don the house rasolotion ^
calling upon the tieoretary of State for
in for mation as to Spain's dealings with
the starving Cubans, and also as to the ~
progre*e of efforts^ forthe estaWishaaaai ?
of autonomy in Cuba. After a abort
debate the resolution was adopted,
^pother resolution was adopted calling
tor the corros|K>ndence relating, to tho
exclusion of our frtiite, beef and horaaa
from Germany. Th?rem*inder of tho
day was dovoted to iKstriot of Colum
bia business.
V **+?TZ
r. F. & Y. V. ft H. Ca*e
J mlj?e Purnell Law written hf*qpixt<-^
ion in the Cape Fear atid Yadfcin y*b, -
ley Railroad caae and mailed it ic "
Uotled >5t?WC CI???trC?HH r
It orders a dnal aal* of the ?
ia, a tale a* a wbula or fa|?
not a revei'aat of Jnttge
CiBIOD, b?itviir
oompiianoeiill