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ftp V THE LE. -j?2 VOhUMIC X. CA.MDKN, S. C., FRIDAY, ARil'ST 18. I8?t'.t. No. Dreyfus' Counsel Waylaid and At- j tacked. ? GEN, MERCIER GOT OFF EASY. . y,y ? Labori Was tu llr.\e Cross F.um net) the General, ei:J to oul , No Doubt. Ila\e Rubb.'d Red Pepper in Ronnes, Hy I' ib!ft ? Ano h:r tragedy marked the 1 k>r* r 'ho 'urtal'.i en th? Preyfus dVam-* Monday morning M l.aborl. couns-! fr,r (ho nr'urcl find the man ci?. w bom th? tlcfcuc? Ind re lied for t!>c demo'ition of C^nTal Mur der's tci.iimor. y, \\r> from am bush on hli way to tho court rc-om at o o'clock Mi* ss:r.al!an\ of whom ?'?ere ?ore two. c rarer} ani it Is Impossible yet to say wheter \! l.abrrl's name will ha'o to bp addfd t > th*" list i f.trange rk Mh:; * :'i ^ t ."'ready punctuate this inysr rious roman?. It was punonncrd about th? clcav of court that Mr. Lnboti mlf.ht live. The wound in the Inwer part r?f t h ? ba.ok is serious. hrwe\or, ?nd cvpti should h' recover, h? may !>-> partially paralyzed. Madam* Labor}, hi^ wif?. js with him ?"onetanily, although almost prc-trat'd by the. shock. T'.ie stalwart co'inr-eMo;1 has borne h 's interne suffering manful ly. His first w??rd f?ft-r b-'ng shot was to send a tfytssapo to suspend the pit ting of the court. The excitement cau;::d at t.he. Lyroe was intense as might b? wpll imarined under the intense (train of factiona' hatred, c.nd i. was necessary ?t cne time for the gendarme.? to interpose be tween thr excited spectators who pre ci pita ted a High* i'* the court room. The attack on Pr^yfus through the person of his most effective counsellor was wholly unexpected, as was shown by th? lack of precautions against i' How seriously it may cff<-( the pvis oner's chant'? before th? court is yet doubtful, but it is sure to rsnsw the high tension between the ooposing fac tions. both at H*nnes and Paris. M. Labori and his wife left his house for the court at about 6 o'clock in the morning. 1 1 i? residence i- sttuatcd in thn suburbs of the town, about a qi<?r ter of an hour's walk from the Lycee, the rout" being .along a solitary road bpglde the river Vil^lne. Just before the outrage. h>s wife turned back, having forgotten h?r card of admission to th? court. While she was gon?. M. Labori me* Cr,!ont-l Pie nuart and M. (Jafct. Immcdlately\aftrtr? ward, whi!" pas: ing <> n?.?row l.aji*. iwo men sprang from behind the hedge, and one. pricing a pistol close to bis victim's back. 0r*i, turhed and tied down th? Ian" and across tho lleids. The murderer of murderers, for a<*. counts differ as to whether there was one man or 1 wo was pursued by M. (last and r??lonel I'icrpiart. Th?y were both too old and heavy to overtake him and soon returned, leaving <h? c.has* to the rowd that had 1>? onlnt l ra^ir?d. Woo.'w.trd W ill Sta> So cr. ' Atlanta. (!-a.. Spenial. Mayor .lames f}. -Woodward, again* t .whom im poaiuohmeiit prcu*?p.1lng.* have bp?n contemplated for r-onie lime by the oMy cpmicn. and whose reign > ; Ion has / been a/skod {or by that body. made a Holemn promise to the councllmen and alrfc-rmen at a meeting that he would not take another drink during his term of office. He further t'atod the.t he would coarse his inrllscretions and if he did not sustain his promises, he would resign. Acting upon those avowals, the city council 'has dismissed the commit iee a.ppointe-d t.o investigate the mayor's conduct and all differences between them have been righted. \ $1,000,000 Cotton Mil'. Montgomery, Ala.. fi>e??!a1. ? New England partie- have piir"hased land and water power at Ix>ok No. 3, in V fsaln,t Clair county. t;his State. on which to ere.'t one of the largest cotton factories in f.ie fotifh. They propose ?to begin work in .10 day? and will ex pend over a -million dollars on fhf? plant. 23 Deaths From the Plague. Hong Kon?', By Cable. ? Th^r* w#*re ?'i deaths from the plague during the past and new ase s treTe re ported. The Ix>ndon Dally Mall pub lli,he6 the following dispatch from Op orto, Portugal : The suspicious disetice whi^h broke ottt -here recently has be eome erl'temie. Ita symptom* are Iden (,fifte<l with those of thelwbonlc plagne. The doctors degree as to It* pmise character, but admit (hat ti must be ai Jled (o the dread disease of India. The sanitation and water supply here ta bad __ and the wiidcsl rumors ar? currant. The authorities, however, are takln* energetic ir.casurcs. *?ew Orleans. Lo., Special. ? General Geo. NoermM, who for many yrmn baa' been General John B. Gordon's ad Jitiol general and chid oTeW'afe aoaw)N in * fester that bvitnta* Inter ests covpcl hi* resignation. General ?oosman ita^r been a <xr*pi*iiou* Sc urf at erery Confederate n-aukm held. ?Jncn 4he looted Confederate Veterans' Afnoetstion wee organized. 1 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT the Thirty First Annual South Carolina State I air. The thir ty -ft ve t annual South Caro lina S;;i c Fair av !1! be hel i in Coluni bia frr*.m Mcc. lay. November ft h to Pi i iny, November K'. inclusive. Untrte.a arc absolutely frw. an<1 all J prrnOvms regularly awarded arc paid in f.iP. V i pail ?t the prc-iuluni nion ey is Kt v<-.:1 by the society on any acoour. ? c r pretext whatever. Tt -1 m ;pagonient s'fka to er.ocmr at;c tli"* f>xv biiion of only such am .TVils an1 products ns are really merit orlfu-j an I cta of utility and profit to the pOfspU' <>J the St-s-'e. This is the one great object of the fair and c h o s) ejety ti twhued with an ambition to add a new z:et n>:d a now dignity to agricultural and mechanical put suits, an1 seeur.a increased ibnfluonce and groater remviT r'cicn t* ? host* engag ed In tihem 1 hu premium 1!:t has been riVf.'ul iy rf'Vl1 ">d ' '1 'be society wt irs to rail (jUtt'lon i j th<? inducements of feed th-it v.mM certainly attract the be:' exhiM.s 'that can be shown in ev rry c!fc?.5. The c.~hic ?.,fTifiit? of tho State Ag ricultural a. 1 Mechanical Sooiet.v in promoting t he development cf agricul ture and Its allied industries have no\t?r teen fully appreciated even by its be:-'.' friends; it-; postfi'bilities for futur? u?pfuln$i3 in suggesting and diss ?'in t lilting ideas that will material ize in improved crop?, live e;to<" k and farm pr i<M i"> ran not 0e nvfvst imag ed. Not unmindful r?f thp emtertainment af jtg patron?, the manag"mpnt are endta\ ?ring to seviire a ntimbw of new and novel avLiractior. > that will both instruct and amuse. These will bo announced later. All immoral shows and devices feu- gambling under any form whatever wRl 1>e excluded from the grounds of 'the society ; and any r.-on caught violating any law of tho State by practicing a.ny gambling game or device will be immediately arrested. npilizlng hn\vJlarge a part of thp rurc!'?s of i!if; pa5t fxhi'bition - has been owl i' g to<I'hP work of the women ofthe Statf.- thV-Jncifly earnestly re- j quests exhibit- in the s?".0<"3i depart ments The large at ton dance at the fair of fers Inducements to manufacturers to make elabopartie displays of their work* On all the leading railroads of tho State entering iivto Columbia ex cursion i-atea will prevail during fair week, thus exteryJin? facilities for vis iting th2 fair to the p?op'.e of every quarter of th1* State. Visltons to Columbia will Hud mi>eh 1 I to entertain tiieni besides the fair. Among the plute.? of interest may he mntioned; *J'he State House, Asylum, Penitent iary. Cemetery, Factories. Col leges. O-radM Schools, Chinches, etc. Every effort is mad by :the city to enMertein her visitors, who are assur ed that they will reccive a cnrdial re ception and opend a pleasant time. The fair is eonduc.ted for 4.h?? h?vn>eflt of the public at large, and their moral | support end active co-operation are requested In order to make *he Slsi. Annual Fair the grandest in th? hii tory of the Agricultural and Mcrhani oil Society. THOS. \V. HOIjLOV'AY Secretary. Will Sims a Mooter. A speriial from Rock Hill Sunday fi3j's: " Ves'erday. bofore Magistrate Beckham, the preliminary trial of Will Sims, t.hp inhuman bpatec of his own baby child. wa= held. The eVMcnco was revolting and he was f-hown to bo a monster. Sims is a m?*re boy him self. He is i mulitto with nothing unusual in his pop? irance other than eyes so largp ami prominent tha.t h.5* Is known as "Dig eyed Will." Magis trate Beckham sent him up to Jail at YorkviHe to await trial under ttoe war rant for ..assault and battery with in tent to kill." This morning a.t 3 o'clock the child died. The acting coroner hd'.d au inquest and the ver dkt v* as in accordance with the above fs-ts and the finding, murder. He will i herefor*0,\e Indlctod for i hat orime." Can't Get at thp Fncmy. Manila, By Cable. ? Reconnoitering by small parties continued. Unavailing attempts were made to got in contact with the enemy No further cngage n*nts have taken place. The rains hive re-commenced. Th? wounded are hfing brought into Manila. The United States transport Para, from San Fran cisco. via Honolulu, has arrived here. Samoan Trouble Still On. Vancouver.B.r., Special. ? The trouble In the.Samoan IslandK did not end with the departure of the representatives of the powern from Apia, although they confidently thought they had restored peace and brought th? rival factions together. F\ S. Meade, who arrived here od the steamship Mfowera, after a trip through the Island of the South Seas, says the two factions were still at war, very shortly after the commis sioners left, and that they engaged in a pitched battle." The rival Kings took U0 part, but the leadcra of -lh* parti** wera engaged. Several wera killed on both sides and a large number wound ed. " CkMtti r 'of CVwwwIiiipwi Got. XdSwMW has mrtlTCd ? mu n|t from wrnlny of w?r -wtilrb vufSCtf* that t*? a<ln?ln<^tr*tlon tuoet ?iUcIpat* tKM ?Of?>ofcu>tw <a?tf MT vMtmaMy *? MM ftdMctril Intiofl inwii." TM liiiww Im Uk% tb? matter ttador nwiiMaUua *WTt tmi. pronvMy attamnot Jlw of 4k? jrcmg *ffr?m W OaiH to ihe ji illlUBt "MM" M Ik* !M ?( MfiaUMU* |fiL MERCItR IS CilRSfD. Hissed by the Crowd, and Saved hy the Gendarmes. INCIDENTS IN DREYFUS TRIAL 'The Captain Makrs Several Passionate Outbursts - Gives Mis Testimony in a *trai*hlforwar J Man er. Kennes. By Cable. ? A stirring scene closed the day's session of thV> Dreytus trial. General Mprrior nyi spoke'i nearly four hu<iis m ruthl>ji<* d< n'mciii iion of Drey {?;.?. who had listened tin moved, until M-.? ???!.' i tonciu i i?\ tav i n tj that if ho had not been convinced of tho Kuilt of Dreyfus, aud if t.h* lat tor's conviction had not been foititle.1 since 180 1, he would admit ho had been mistaken. Dreyfus jumped to his feet as though the words had gahanized him Into life <*ind shouted in a vcke which sounded through the hall like <> trumpet note: "You ought to saj ?n now!" The audience burst into a wild cheer, whereupon the usher.-. called fcr silcnce. But when Mercier replied thit ho would adnui Dreyfus wis Inno in* if there was ar.v doul.t, th? pi istmor shouted again: "Why don't yoj. then!'" At this there was another outburst of ap plause. M. Caslmlr-Perier then io=>e and dra matically demanded to lu> confronted with General Merclcr, in order to ifony some of his statements. Coiont 1 .T <>n nust ordered the court to be adjourned until Monday, at 6.30 a in. for tln> confrontation, and as Mercier turned to leave the court the audiem*^ rose ? u waste and hissed and curse;! him, those at tho back of the court standing on chains and benches in order to better hound him down. The gendarmes plac ed themselves between the general and tho audience, who showed a st.ong dis position to maltreat the fbvmor Min ister of War. General Mercier hurried out of the court room through a side door, amid fierce denunciations from tho audience. On emerging into the street, the crowd outside cheered him and cried "Vive l'Armee!" "Ah," cried a spectator of tho scene in court, "if they had heard the inhu man monatcr speak. they would n- t cheer him now." Two Ihousm-J Drowned at Ponce. Ponce, P. K.. By Cable ? The terrific wind which accompanied the recent storm destroyed tin* crops and demol ished a number of houses on th.? higher ground, whWe the Hoods destroyed bridges and houses and caus d great lo?s?of human life. A large number of cattle were killed. '1 he storm was most severe In the central part of the Island and along the southern coast. Three hundrei bodies have been bur'.?vl in the city of Ponce, and it Is estimated that 2,000 persons were drowned in the Ponce district. The number of people of t ho lower classes lost is nof known, but It is certa'n that, there were few fatalities among the persons of tho hot ter class, and none among the Ameri cans. The work of clearing away the debris progresses slowly. Senor Luis Gautier has been ap pointed alcade, the former incumbent of the office having been deposed on account of negligence. Considerable unrest has been manifested ainorg the people and a cavalry pa'rol has been established. The water supply has been restored. During the progress of 1 i?e storm the municipal hospital was wrecked ami its patients were removed to tne Mili tary Hospital. Yabucoa, Adjutas an l Humacao were devastated, and in some instances en tire villages were swept out of exist ence. One hundred persons are re ported to have hern killed on a colHc plantation. Everybody Is ruined, pesti lence threatens and money and work are needed, and a newspaper appeal has been made to the American peop!e for Relief. The calamity, with the com mercial depression. has produced a ter rible con ?M.i >*i of aaffir:'. Both Amer icaafa and Por'o K.tar.s demand th ? adoption Immediately o( a definite, per manent policy on the part of the gov ernment. Foiled. Captured and Lynched. Clem. Ga.. Special. ? Will MeClure, ? negro, aged 18. was lynched a few miles from here Friday afternoon, by a party of citizens, The negro went ?o the house of George Moore, a respecta ble farmer of Carroll county and at tempted to assault Mrs. Moore. She screamed aud assistance coming, the vapist was defeated In his purpose fln?i iaptured. The Government in PcrJ. Paris, By Cable. ? M. De Routed?, founder of the League of Patriots, and a member of the ChrfTrihT of Dejyitie for the Angouleme divi.-ion of Cher ente, was arrested at 4 o'clock Satu;. day morning at Ti is estate at Criosse;-. near Paris. Jk number of members o: the Antl-Femlte League and l'atiiotir I j+sgtt* were also arrested. M. De Ron lede was taken into custody by four gendarmes and was driven to Paris. On Ma arrival h*re, he was incarcerated In tho Conciergle prison. The arre-.t of M. Marce1-Hab.?rr it expected. Tb* police liave closed the offieca of tho Ta trlotle League, which are now guarded by gendarmes. Mayfitld, Kr? Special.? William O -e bcl. the Democratic candidate for Go* ernor, ostnttl his rampe'gn h*r ? ? ??? urday at a 1arg? meeting ?bl?!i wo* KddrNMd hy him and BlacJUxun. When * MUta over hail throuch bis apeeck, Mr. Go*hel wa> omcoo* bjr the Iwat and fainted, bus was quickly revived. He waa unable tc proceed with his aperch. however At Boellnf Green. Consreainan ISve n K Settle waa fl?!lir!y oiercomr: whfl* j^ftahlng for the U?mccf*t>5 HffCTT. ' -IWLMi nO NEWS. Negfacs Appeal f??r Clemcncy. Greenville. Aug. 11.- A delegation o J ronservatlve and Influential n?v<ro.hs ?allod on Sheriff OMrea-th uj Greenville week to ask that the proFitcut 'mi of Ken Fisher and P. iris Boling, who v. > under Indictment icr i n^lt i t.ie ur' at the Po> MilU. l>e suspended l'luy did a or uphold lawlessness', but thouftbt that ns the nogrous had al ready I .-en punched and made t^> ; es ?he <i ror of their ways it would pvoba b' \ be best to lot tjiem go, which would have tlu' rfft 1 1 of showifcjj a coneilia t iot\ spit A and of promoting Rood teei-^ i pk among the races. Salesday at Uarlinetoa. Friday was the "break" day at tho throe mammoth tobaeeo sales ware house* ?nd more than 100,000 pounds was sold Long before daylight wagon load? of tobacco wore coming into town and by tf> o'clock the floor spare in all the warehouses was pretty well ?overed. but. the farmers continued to arrive hi grout, numbers until away af i.t 12 o'cIook. Killed ' in Oconet*. William Power ^as brought to Wal* haMa Friday afternoon and lodged in Jail for killing John Riehey at Fair Play, in the extreme lower section o[ Oconeo county. Both men drinl: heav ily at times, anil had a difficulty, which terminated in his own yard; Powers was there on his horse, and nude a hasty retreat. After some trouble Powers was arrested in (he woods near his home. Mr. Rlchey leases a fam ily. Ho waft the brother of ex-Sheriff Riehey. of Pirfkens county. Powers has no family, is poor and was a clever man, but. rather dangorous when di ink ing. The killing was done wi'li a pis tol. the ball catering tho forclu-ad over the right eye, producing death almost instantly. Hogs Banished from Sumler. The city council of Sumter held a special meeting recently to settle the bog question. The matter was dis cussed at length and tli? hoalth officer who was present, made a statement of the condition of affairs. The council decided the question by adopting by a unanimous vote an ordinance declaring if unlawful to hoop hogs within the city limits, and imposing a penalty of >10 fine or Imprisonment for thirty days for each violation. Slow Work Recru ting. Sjnre the recruiting station has born established in Columbia, over two months ago. fifty recruits have been enlisted There does not seem to be much of a rush of volunteers in this neck of the. woods. The Twenty-ninth Regiment ha^ now 700 recruits gather* ed from the southeastern States. It is probable that, the recruiting office will be closed by the end of the month. A Constable Resigns. Dr. McCreight, who has been a dis pensary constable, hailing from Chrs terfield. has sent in his resignation to 111" Governor, and it has been accept ed. 'I he constable. It is stated, had been offered a more remunerative job, whl? h he accepted. Maj. Rockfeller l.ocatfd. Washington. D. C.\. Special. ? The fol lowing oable has been received from General Otis: Manila, Aug. 1 1. "Adjutant General, Washington: "From southern Luaon reports come that American officer is held there pri soner. and description given indicates Major llookfellrr. (Signed), "OTIS." Major Rockefeller is the officer who disappeared several months ago, short ly after his arrival in the. Philippines, and nothing has been heard of him since. Sa>ed by a Boy. Chicago, III.. Special. ? A special to the Times-Herald from I">eadwood. S. P.. says: The lives of 93 teachers wern savVd from pc?J'lble destruction I y Manlcy Beaver. II years old. As a re ward for his presence of mind, a free course of instruction in the State Nor mal School, at Madison, has been ten dered him. ticn. Wheeler at Honolulu. Honolulu, By Cable. ? Th* transport Tartar, with General Wheeler aboard, arrived here on August 1st, and ssiled on 'August. 3rd. General Wheeler was handsomely entertained during his slay here. The transports Newport and Ohio has nrrlved and will sail Sat urday. Lynched far (he Usual Crtae. Nashville* Tepn., Special. ? Will Chambers, colored, arretted . on a charge of criminally assaulting the 14 year-old daughter of William Watson, was lynched by hanging near Dell Burkle Friday. He waa identified hy bis victim, who is In a critical condi tion. V CM(d Ealta by a WM Naf. Columbia, 8. C.. Special. ? A atory romcs fn>m Georgetown county of the e?f Ing alive of a. younir negro cblI4 by a wlM hog, wh-ich ventured out of * kwauip and relwd upon ttaprey. Tbe t?oth?r taaae upon tb# acta* fa tlx* 10 ?awt a. few fnmmcata of ifca cklUTffj munch tnf. The iwtapi la that section | ?m at ona tla?a <IH?4p?it> wihT and ailnala of, Finding ot the Investigating Com mitty. MAKES NO RECOMMENDATIONS A Careful Review of the State of Afta>r>. koealed b> * no I cjjlsla1i> o Committee. The keport. | Tho report of tho penitentiary inves ftlgatlng committee wns filnd .it the -x oeut 1 vo office Tensility , The report ' mikes no recommendation a> to what stops shall t>o taken hi the matter. and a* Governor McSweeney Is on' of town no action wiH h token for a 'lav im two at least Hp will piob.ihlv submit 'he to.-*! mon". togevher with thrt report to At tornpv Gene.ral Bellinger for hi> off i *W * 1 opinion Mr Boll-inger, n>r->, is out of town. 't he report, though long is ekar cut and to tho point. It covers a great deal of ground. but there Is no unne cessary verbiage. Following i> In pa-t the tex* of th? documen* To Hon. M H. MeSweeney. Governor: The general ar;?mbly of this Stale at Its last rr?slon pa-sod a concurred' resolution to appoint a committee o( two Sen j to: s and three HopreBcntaUvi a 'for the purpose of investigating the affairs <>f the penitentiary" with In structions to'tr-port to you The un dersigned were appointed as said com mittee and organized by electing W. F. Stevenson chairman. Meetings woi? held from time to time, as it was ex pedient to do so. us Is shown by the record herewith submitted. Much tes timony was taken bearing on the con dition and management of the peniten tiary. The matters examined were eui t> raced under three heads: 1. The treat ment of the convicts. 2. The condi tion and management of the farms and Lhe disposition of farm products. 5. The general financial affairs ?>f the penitentiary prop* r and the m-o and disposition made of the a":ets of thp Penitentiary pre per. including rimo'ints due to the same. 1 As to the tioatment of the con victs- We Hud that Mr. N( il has al whvs been an .advocate of humanity and that wherever :he treatjnnt ofor>n v lets came under his personal super vision there la no doubt of their kind and humane treatment One lustanee of very severe whipping Is reported ns be.ing given by one subordinate, Mr. J. J. Cooley. for which M*t". Neal Is not responsible. 2. We find tho farmlm: nronerty 'n ? condition, well Mocked end wll cnl'i voted. In g" cr. ps are made. and valuable Improvements In tho way of bnldlnfcs and dykes and ditching and clearing have been made during his ad ministration. Tho superintendent de serves commendation for 'he energetic and skillful management of the affairs and Improvements made on the prop erty. both on the farms wnd at the penitentiary itself. 3. As to the general financial affairs of the penitentiary proper and the use and disposition made cf the assets, etc \vc are constrained to report that tho Investigation brought forth a stato of affairs which lv not creditable. In the first plate it will be found by a cloi-'e examination of the testimony taken that the directors know too lit tle of the affairs of the Institution and were too subservient to the will cf the superintendent. The fact that th<ie w*re about of Itagsdalc notes in the bank with the penitentiary en dorsement rnu-;- son ting convict hire for two years on Mr. Neil's place. while the directors thought the hire bad been paid. shows i hat their knowledge of I be affairs of the Institution was en tirely superficial. The fact that th?> paid him $10 a month stable rent for six years and two months for allowing pen i tor-tin ry hordes to f/mvl in his ; 'i bles, where they were kept purely for his convenience, and now profess not to know t h<*y were paying It Is another evidence of the somnolence of thf? fa culties when approving accounts They either knew that stirh was the case, or they did not know it. Tf they knew they w6r^ piyir?g it, they w^tc dcllbcr ateiy yielding to Mr. Neai's desire for money, to which he wai not entitled and were therefore culpable, or. If they didn't know if. they were approving and paving an item monthly for sev eral y^ar* which wns wrong and never found out. Kl'h.-r ewpptfelllon \\ clently humiliating. We would note hero that we know of no law authoriz ing 'he dlrertcrs for the u?? of hor ar 1 ca-riage* for the us? of the mi perlntendent's family, and we regard It as an unwarranted extravagant e. . Th* eut'.'iTfft of^ntcrtalnlnx :;n?;?ly at. the penifer.>t*?y grew up aloD under Mr. N-mI. C i o'vds ate th^re frer at ! It r bounty of t-fie S-Jite, making t^e tix pay^rH their hotel-kccpcrs. and exercis ing a thrltfy instinct to get all th'-y could at public credit. Uufortunntcdv the hoard of director* n?t the e^nniple by boarding thenuclvos there. thus Re - ding to the pay allowed l>v law t h> further provision of hotel bills. In Jus tice to the board, tu-v/e'et . we will that after this Investigation be gun and that matter wa.-? In Aught out they decided to discontinue that i rae Woe and pay th*lr own board. This :> mx It :>ii.rjld be. The lavjsj, entoTtrtin raetit tb?re. though, was such as Fhpn'rt not be to!erated again. Politicians, contractor*. State constables and per sonal friends alt fonnd a welcome and iJMrt uTi i'|J_tTt ere TTn* TPtn'Tt ha* been *hat ths Tn?tltution came to be consid ered a* a place wh*r* an ar^onomoda. Ilea desired eo?M b? had. and as a tt-a sultfwe find many thing* to report at. wroag. We ftnd that be has piron a?w many artklea produce.. I 1/ the penitentiary to prominent ii.cn. ?uc|ra? a bookcase to Owgrramiaa tatlouu, furniture to I>. II. Toaapkloa. secretary of 8 late, And T. J. Cunningham and 8. f? f. flarrt*. <Mrecter*. and Seeator fTlTman. whp aim re a ear loitl of Met. |Vlld ha vara Near |w bfm. V hut which Nci! s t y a li ? .< <*) 1 1 1 him Mo t ' O!' thObV .11 (!>.:??. N" . ;? 1 \\ : \ j :? .<?>.. ;i , I , to ready to pay in, although h hid never charged huntelf wii., :;,.n fo the Institution of ? h .??? inve.t ?;.!? m Mr. also got a r.n h.M.l of lu;<k hiis and tcnio pigs (in 1 t.!Mi'i>v for wJihh Mr N'oal does n??i think he iK! pay. Mi. ft a r i'| s had b.'on ;iii\ t /#?* (?* fettle tho pip bill hut t o ilrj not y i' in ado out an. I :h>> pthev wf^jnrro presents and they < on t ii ?1 v ?'(" tillers. We do (li.nii i' v|^ though. f|<r directors to ho a< I ce.pt ing cvt h valnolo. s pre?enw? from the penitent !m > Fnrtln r than tint, ho ha < allowed the governor.- of ih?'* Si it<> during his admiai-tr.it ion all to grt ;onh tiling-. im they d-^in il from the penitentiary, iiinl has until, r pr- Nvnti- I t ho h|l|> for them nor placed tlo in in tie* a? im.. and j ?'M tji? regular hook ? We tl ml alio ihi? the.o I.. is. be.-n a rulo t h :i t ? I'.pc i ml- in! nt sh.iil l>.? 1 furnished with w< ? I and < o:?t fno This is iu>t warranted oy hi w and is merely anoihrr device to in. ? . i. ? the .'alary of the supirini endent contrary to law A pain. * h ?? governors have 1 hwn ailowol the toe of convicts, foals and stock to cultivate land near the city, rnul this hi* not been charged to j th*m This I* e\cu-ed l> v Mr Wal on tlic plea th.'it tho governor Is ex-offii h? chairman of tho hoird of directors and has in eoiise<iuope-> always gotten what ho asked for If that is correct. It is time that tho governor should ho taken of? tho hoard. \Vc do not refer in speaking of the cultivating of land io tho pHteh around tho governor's man tdon. which Is pul>].|e property nnd pro perly cultivated hy c.onvii ts. hut to in dependent farms outside Again, the | hoard had a steam laundiy osinb'Hhnl In tho r^nltentUry and opernfed by i tho convicts. Mr. Ne-al and (Jo\ i rnr Kllerho have both had t.htli* family washing done there ever e.'nco free, un til tho termination of Vr Ncal'H term of office. Now, 1' h> dlsngre;>ab!o to refer to these iftitirs, wo drem it our duty to call them io the attention ef the general nssc-nihly. If the gov ernor's f, alary Is too small it should ho Inciwdl by the goncal assembly not supplemented hy tho penitentiary. If not too sin all the governor should ho p.,iMsflo<i therewith. The samo re marks apply to tho other officer# men tioned. It should I'o a pleasure to thoro gent Icnion who havo rocd-ed th^so things from the State to nriko rep i ra tion. and the |. .mn should be learned once for all that a public officer. l>e ho Is a public officer. has no more right to tho piop?rty of the StMte than the humldost citizen. an<l when ho attempts to give it away to prominent tnrn Inference properly djdmdblo is that he Is liartering it for their in fiuonco, an?I they should be ahove sus plehm and lic-p thempolves so by <!<? ! eUnlng such prosents. Any other courso brdeds dlstrnft In tho people of theii rulrrs, nnd when that thoroughly per meates t'io mnssos rospcet for law ami order perishes nnd It becomcB n riuos lion of who can ?et he mo*t out of the government, and high offlee Is sought rot from motives of patriotism, hut of plunder We think the ponltontlr.ry ant hoi i i ten s hould proceed at once to ascertain the value of tho assets thus Klvon away and present bills for them 'lie parties who i?--eeive theni, many '-f whom lrave professed willing no:-s and desire tfi pay for them, and If po.-A'.hlo save nil such Items. This p.bould by no means prevent their hold | Ing theTiead of the superintendent lia ble for such tilings as are not Kottied for. Ho has misappropriated the ns -etH and fhould account for them. There is another rentier which deserves attention In our sce-inn, has been re eMving favors and granting them In return It fhould pav fnr nil nsR|: tance l? xet s and then charge for all matters rendered. Thc,jjfl?e of Hon. \V. Ash '?v Is In point. ' Ffe furnished transpor tation for the officials, making no ehargo; In return his horse was boird ? '1 at the penitentiary during tho to-.. Hon of !???? of t hf> legislature. Wh''o this may be, very convenient, it is not business. If Mr. Ashley's favors wore worth receiving they should be worth paying for. and likewise the hoard ot the horse Is worth paying for. The pla-ln intent of the law is that he shall r.ot hire them to himself, directly or indirectly, or he perr-inaliy Inter ested In the amount of work done. Wo also coixlemn the practice of the superintendent's endorsing p.ip'r as .superintendent and thereby pledging tho eredit of tho penitentiary without express authnrl:y from the hoard of di rectors in each instance. We ?ipecialiy condemn Mr. N'eal's action in endors ing an *850 note- for J. B. Watson and thus making tho psnltenUary borrow that amount of money merely for U'a s-/Oii's aceommodat Ion. We also con demn lis me :'n the Hasr.ilr.le i.ov nnd W. W. Itufif-ell no:e The evidence tak^u 1^ h?r:-wlth sub mitted. The pifjfl-r ?tej>i to li;? t ikon as a re?ult of thfp report and thn v\l denee will I n fb-tfr.T n 1 no <b".ibt by yourself ar<1 tho nt'o^iicy gcntral. R? :-p-e ."fuliv s'l limit rod, W. [?". STKVKN.SON. ?I. T. HAY. K N'fJX Id VI Nl'JST.J.N K. TJiOS F McDQW. : 1 < O'vVI'KK PA'f TON*. Thf> %>ry Wnrit F.rvr. "I am willing to pay arta*., amount for the return of (ho slippers!" exclaimed the man as ho nervouply paced the ?Joor. In addition to their Intrinsic value, which Is not inconsiderable, they are dear to mo through Associa tion". "Oh, we'll get 'em for you all tlgiht!"\ronfldently replied^, the detec ftfe*cer,g?ant. ''Diam<rtTd-Tl>othed Mag admlU^ stealing them, but won't tell where ?b?'? hi<UtSn them. We'll And 'em though!". "Has she hidden the ?Upper# remained man. "Why. yes, but " "Fx>at! Lost forever! A woman can put clipper* away so you'll never And them la the worM!" Even though unmarried the detectlre tergcant appreciated the fact that he was In the prrrmcc cf a' great %r\*t, and alienee. ?h* c?r? ? r*r ?f ?tm dropped fr (niton U> into th9 water-barfti, where* her husband held If OoWft With a feoe. chuckling ^>ntente^l>. tfbieir ?ot, mf friend. K the calkmaaett of the J&& o?ia?: ?1mh- there thfajr aft to tan t ? il ra?_* hamf i - 0 ----- BRYAN SPFAKS. r.?\s III? Respects To Irusls And The Oo'd Standard. 1> ? M i.m n< ft. T -i \\ ? . Sproi.il. ? The <??,!>? w i ? ifull of I )o iiiocr.i i s 1 uesday to at fond tho Dt ujoo.i at Stile coiiven* j ton and i-taton to "William Jeniningii Bryan. Ocnoy.il \Y. R. Weaver and otheis expound the g^splo of 16 to 1. an:J-lmpn'i.ill?.m and anti-trust vlow*. Two ?r?wt meetings were hold tho main one at t ho auditorium, where Mr. Bryan si>uk< t<? s.onn people and tii? rvhor at tho tabernacle, where Ooilfrfll | Weaver held forth for an hour until Mr. Bryan cam* from tho fltst mooting Sonw I 5,000 person* oongrogated " at t Ik tabernacle. ami t ho two building* wore ih>' gr^at onongn to jiooonfcme dato t ho t hrong. Mr. Bryan fpokc for two hours at tho auditorium hi night to an audience of 1 .5110 ptoplo. The h tuno was crowd od, and tho audience. which included prnotji ally all tho delegates to tho Pf :no-.4ratii convention to ho held here to^k every opportunity to applaud. Mr Bryan first reviewed tho record of i ho Republican party, accusing It of put tint.* the dollar abr>ve the man. Ha I then look up tho >i1\mc question, say* ing prosperity did nol not In until six jjvuithF after tho election, when th* Klondike gold mines began to be hoard from. The Republican^ who claim that times ale hotter because the bal ance of trade la in favor of the United States glvo away their own position and admit tho Democratic view oHh* quant alive character r>f money is cor rect. The financiers. of England. he naid. control the Rngllsh government, through England". tho roM of Europe, and through Kurt po I he United States. The fi.son.ono Democrat lo voters of t'ho I '?>n::,"ra,io party in 1896. w*trc for ^livrr. The Y.Onn.OOO Republican votre ; were for n platform which called for luternationml bl-ftietallism. Only the Palmer a.nd Busktior voters wore for ' (.he gold standard ? lose than 1 per cent. ( irt now t.lio [.ma Bcpublioan platfoim k?" \ .i st<p further and is making for gold alnno Moreover, tho Republican# l hreati n in retire tho greenbacks, though t hoy have never boon before t.he people on that isfnie. The speaker nextt won' after tho trusts, but said If ; ho Democratic party neglected th? fUye-r <ntostil?.?n to attend to t r net It would rightly forfait tho confidence of tho pc-ople. The money trust la the | It -;K??t trust of all. llo waif glad that traveling men wore flKhtlns t.he In dustrial truri'.F now. but ,-orry they had not *een tho logic of ovt nts In I89t? and helped to fight the money trust then. .. Mr. Bryan closed hla speech by a lengthy discussion of imperialism. The difference, he vnld, Ivetwoon a republic and an eimplre Is this: A republic needs an army of 2\.n00 for 7n, 000,000 people; an empire nerds four times that largo army, when in, 000,000 pcpu> latiion Is added. This suits the young men who get fat Jobs in tho army, but not the popple who pay the $1,5(^0 a year need ell t.o maintain cacli of the ^ soldlors In \ Che Philippines. This gov ernment, hi said, ought to make a de claration oj good Intention* toward the Philippines, as It did toward Cuba. Tho Prj>6ld*nt ought to h.'ivo done so, or If be dl<l not have the power should^, have' asked Congress for It. Now be might call a special session to ask^for the power. A special session ?^OW-~ would cost much hVcney, but not nearly fo much as t.ho continuance of tho war. Heavy Purchase of Ammunition. Cape Town. By Cable. ? Tlyf reported shipment of ?400,000 frmp London banks Is believed to be duo to the 0 onormoiw purchases by the Transvaal government of ammunition, provisions a.!id torage.the supplies* exceeding those of many European nation*. Tho field cornets are distributing arms to the burghers. Maunscr Kifks G.vcn Cut. iJrtiori?. By Cable. ? The excr.utiv# - council concluded Its session at 12:30 p. in., whon orders wore Issued to the field ocrncts to give cut Mauser r.fUs in ?exchange for Martinl-iienri riflts.. ? A great crowd gathered to rccolve the arniM. The posPibllity of 'war v.'lh (ireat Britain 1s about the onljvoubject . dlEcuf.-ed and It Is g' nerally f? It tho Burghers f-UVuld bo cr.n^ldej'ivt before extreme measuros are adopted. Whitccaps la South Carolina. Atlanta, fla.P &pec!al. ? A special to The Constitution from Greenwood, S. savs: The sheriff of this ccunty has appraied to Governor McSwreney for aWI to aaglst him in fmp*>;*esslng while rip outrages, *rhU.*h begin here fudlenly one wee-k ajr>.? Tttfrrfly nlRht. the Gove/nor sent Word that be would be In Greenwood Wednesday . with Attorney General Bellinger to maVe a personal^JnTestlgmtlon of the siti>a;icn. Krr tnore than ? week A gang of ao-called whUeeap.i h%vo been wh'pplng negroes In 'this r runty near ly oxetf night. The section between Greenwood and Vhocnl* i* largely tenated by negroes, who rent 'from whroriiii<nord8. tgjg IWfccr Set tim. ? ? Cape Town. By C.ible.-No reply ha* beeo recti v^l hero up to th? . t ] ltdRn "tlwr Trwirail "jortTrmrrt tt3 the ttiMect of HM litest BrttLb pm -ppinla Xor a peacciilc lb* q?t?tods lail>pe!? Mi tmm fRtmrt* aayi the r? MM. w>ir be dtaa^polBting i. !? IWM ttw rmrit mm trf tm 4* ot negotttMVm*. <trr pretsJis at tkr -'iOVVBL ' tail. ?;w.?: