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?-3 ?36 0 VOUJMK XI. CAMDKN, S, FRIDAY. NOV KM KKI! Hi. MOO. NO. 4 '? IN* CABINET, V President's CTficial family All Asked to Rcniaii', GIVES CABINET GPT:\T CREDIT PARIS SHOW ENDS. Tor til3 Achievements of His Admin istration?Cordial Relations Hc tween the President and 111< Advis ers. ? Washington, I). ('., Special.?Presi dent Mc.K'nloy has announced c!ea^ ly mill ford-fully to tho menihtrs his cabinet his dc.-iro that they should ?all rMr.nla with him (hiring the four jfears of his eoaiii:g administration. w If hex were made Known in an - ? -<*???-?. ?. Ji >jj Oui j-uiiiitii njf:i 1 - the While llou.se Tuesday. Hw>i)oiues wore made hy all tin- mem bers present, hv '"" ?mI? thero whs no definite pledge from any of them that they would aceert the portfolios thus tendered afresh, there was, en the other hand, no deilnito declination. The day's proceedings set forth the wishes of the President in the matter and relieve*} the members of the cabi net of the customary ohligati >n of ten dering their resignations at the end of the terms, mile s they have made an irrovokable decision that It will tie im proper for them to continue in office. It also sr-t.j at rest all speculation and Blate-making of the country's polltic.il prophet.-*, for it is understood gener ally that there Is hut one doubtful fac tor in the homogeneity of the present cabinet. That f tor i i Attorney CJm eral (ii'i.Kkm, as ho holds his present position at a great financial Racrifl e. Still Mr. Cripcs replied in terms of "warm appreciation to the complimen tary remarks "Iff the President and voiced no intention of retiring from liis present position. This is not the first timr* that the President has expressed to the mem bers of the cabinet his pleasure at the support they had given him. iie said as much in a general way at the last cabinet meeting, when the members, several of whom lnd been scattered by | the political campaign, got together fur ! tho first time and congratulated liirn upon the outcome of the election. Tues day the President, evidently-had pre pared for the occasion and Jn his ad dress reviewed the work of the admin istration in the p*.st four years?four | of the most exciting years the country has known in thro" dorados. It w:n rather a surprise even to the cabinet ! moir.'hers themsolveR to note how ac- j curately the President had fixed in bis memory the sequence of events and Low calmly he relinquished the. per- | eoiial credit for successful strokes of policy or prudence and attributed the i ^honor to the member of his official family in whose immediate drpart- ; mont the matter in question had arisen, j He said that if the result of the re- j cent election was an endorsement of j his administration, it was no less an j endorsement of the mm who had stood | by him in the time of streos and no- ! cessity. The credit for Firrcss, lie said, iay with the heads of his various | departments and ho should shrink from | entering upon another four years of j office without the men who formed lif j j present official household, lie siid he knew that in asking them to remain ?with him there was scarcely one who j could do so without some saorifl.-o j cither in money, leisure or personal inclination. At the same time he said ; he should feel happ'er if all of them J could gratify his wish. Secretary Hay was the first to re spond. He said that for his part ho i deeply appreciated the complimentary ; references mado by his chief and Jliat be thought there was not a member of the cabinet who yould se.vi r such; pleasant official relations without re- ? gret, and even then only in ease-of the most urgent reasons for retirement. I Secretaries Cage, l/ong, Hitchcock. | "Wilson, .Attorney (.eneral Griggs and j postmaser General Smith each spoke ; In turn and in mu-h the fame vein. | Engineers Hay Win S'rlke. TSrre Haute.v" Inrt., Special.?The Bt^o of the hoi.; ting engineers in the ?*<uliana coal field*. which was declar ed Monday, may be settled by the end of the week. Ten of the Indiana oper ators elgned tho Illinals scale and wlil j>ay the wages demanded by the engin eers for one year. Tho signing o? the acale means an eight-hour day and a 20 per cent. Increase In wages for the | striker#. 25 Emigrants Barred. Philadelphia, Special.?Twenty-five Immigrants', who came here as saloon passengers on the American tin steam er Sweaslnnd, were denied admission to this country by a board of inqury Of tho United States immigration com mlailoner.-, on the ground thp.t tjtey had violated tho contract labor law- It wai "proved that a first class pasttogo had been paid for them .by John Alexander powle, tho "Dlvlno Healer of Chica go," who fa about to found a city call ed Zlon, near Waukegan, 111., whoro ho Intends to establish & lace-pro3fucin< plant. Svtxfeback Boats a Success. _ Now Orleans, Special.?The whale tack low boat McDoufcall. and barges arrived (Tom St. Louts without a sin JBU0fc?.?r delaj. The success of It to expected to revolu Moalaa llvsi trsu*portatloa,emciaJl/ and furnish keener competl* WMnm ! ilsD (lreat Imposition Closes With I rl'llant Scenes. ? I'll v 1.4. By < >?! o.?Tht? exposition 1 clpsi (I Morulay with ;ho ovoning illijr ! minatioa. Five tickets were charged I lor ono ivdui-iSiiHu Tlioro w'oro few vis:t '.s in the daytime, tickets lacking j ;ju:vluuiorjj at a ?ou *?arh. Tho lK>om jpiiig H cannon from tho first st.>ry of > :ho ICIITol tower announced that the ! exposition. of l'juO had cxaAcd to oxisi.. it ended in a blaze of illumination, tho ' final evening bolng oolebi-ated by a i::<;ht fete. '1 ho ath iid'iiue, hiiwever, i was Hinall, visitors ho.'; a kept( away by a cold, drizzling rainfall. Official. iXat'stics show that the exposition wua a gigantic success from the point of view of attendance, whhh was double that of the exposition of 1XS9, when | 25,121,975 parsed the gate-. When the pates of '.the exposition of rjeo closed this evening, more than 5u.OOU.OUO pcr j sona had pa si d through. 'Die Hriti.sh and Belgians headed tho list in 1SX0, in point of number, hut this year tho Cemians were ft rot and tiie Belgians second wilh tiie British far behind. Americans also formed a very notice able contingent. Indeed they were im measurably more numerous than at the previous exposition. Tho record pay ing day tiiis year brought out mere (ban (>00.000 visitors, as compared with a maximum of 335,377 in 1 This evening tickets which had brought a son in the afternoon, were so.u at the rale of five for a sou. A curious scene was wkne sod at the ex position gates shortly before G o'clock, v. hon the authorized ticket booths which earlier in the day had been selling tickets for two sous. re du'ced- the price to one. The street ha.wkers, indignant at this, attached cards to their coats inwribed: "Give you a ticket for nothing." The work of roaioving the exliibi's can Login after midnigui. No vestige will be loft of the great exposition but the art palaces. The prefect of the Seine submitted to the municipal co in oil a scheme to demolish all the build ings on the Champs do Mars and Tro cadero. Tho centre of the grounds will ho maintained in the form of gardens for the embolishment of :he city, while '.lie wide border will he sold for building lots for tho erection of man sions and hotels. The fctate is a.-kod to abandon its right, to u-c the site for future expositions. The closing days of the Exposition have lx)cn marked by wholesale bailiff "eizures of the properties of a num ber of concession holders, chiefly rcu taiirant-kcepers and proprietors of side shows, who have failed to meet their financial obligations. Fatal Fire. Popular Bluff, Mo., - Special.?Fire, accompanied by a terrible fatality oc curred Monday morning, lVsulting in the total desiruetiou of the CJifford house, a large three-story frame build ing. The known dead are as follows: Heck Clark, Rebecca Ower.s, He!by Dehart, Curly Berry. Fatally injured: Etta Hargrove. Wins low Stowe. Mies* ingi Eugene Da I ton. Injured: T. A. Smith. Barney Pernaud, Charle3 ?tr;adley, Mrs. Benjamin Shelby, Bink Berry, Elmer Fresbear and Jnmo< I'p church. An unknown woman it. also thought to be fatally injured, and about a dozen more are slightly binn ed or received bruises in escaping ftom the building. The Are originated at 12:30 In the mornlpg in the rear of the hotel and in a few minutes the building was a mass of flames. There were in the, neighborhood of forty five gi:esi? in tho building. Death of flarcus Da y. Now York, Special.?Marcus Daly, (?f Montana, onn of the wealthiest mine owners of the world and the n:an who put up such a bitter fight agiinst \V. A. Cln.rk when the latter ran for the United State; Senate, died Rt the Hotel Netherlands. Bright's disease complicated with heart. weakness was the rinse of death. Mis wife and chil dren were at his bedsido. and the end fcfv Alaskan Report. Tho report Of On. Randall. of the department ofVAla^<a, conveys con fl-iiiation of the reports which have com? from that'region, from ti-aie to time, concerning the decimation of the Indian and Eskimo Inhabitants. Gen. R.indall makes it clear the advent, of the white man from the States is re sponsible for the 'difficulties of the aborigines and aMKsals fc-r prompt succor. Tho gold hunter has taken from the Indian his Wans of subsis tence and communicated to the Eski mo his dBeises without giving to the one new resources, or to the fcther the knowledge and remedies necessary to , crinbst the Imported ailment*. The Salt Trust. Chicago, fpecial.?-The Chronicle eaya: "The National Salt Company ti?# put up the price of cozmnop sail otalair quality to f2.50 per 100 pounds. The price before was $1.10 per 10? tor the same grade. The Na tional Salt Company control* directly W per cent, of the ealt output of the country, nrl b aWe ladirectly to tSam tMBMmtMf fir* per ceat 1 tit: COMING LEGISLAIIRK An IntclligiMi' ' t of What W ill lie Done. Columbia, spe. i.t;. -,1 he (loner:*.! As sembly when it mint's hero i'i J??;? tary will have n<> really seriou.; pro positions to sittH'. While :ho:?.? i-> i mcit deil of legislation lift out from year 10 year, the consensus of opinion :.s that there is abundant. legislation on the t:*tiito books ami that the b'ftFt ttno the better It witl 'ir* tor th?? Mate at large. '('he new (loural Assembly will p a la:Kir proportion of new Uw!?_..^.s than has ever before bee.n in Mvli a body. The usual quota of re clctt d members,is absent, ami no donb! the young ami new members will think hat their greatness depends upon the number cf bills offered and new and novel ?ehen;e> proposed, starting wi'h amendments to the concealed weapon law and ending with amendments to. the Constitution. Naturally the a trend men is recently voted upon will eome up an<l consume, eonsiderable time. Some will want to Avii.h ,tlu? neoc.-> .ii >? leg islation. taking for gran'evl that the eouitH will pasa over ttie e: ror ma lt in tho enrolled ie olution at I the ballots, while others will want to li ? the question go before the people again. At all evrntaVnis will be om> of the foremost qiMPuons to come up. There will be the usual legislation proposed as to new Judicial and Co:i gr< -slonal districts. Vc ir after year bills are oiYercd proposing the rco-rganization o? the judicial circuits and that there l e ten ii. lead of eight circuits. The scheme adoptoJ by the last (Sen oral Assembly of providing for : pe eial terms of courts, on petition of a majority of the members f>f the bar o.' any county, seems to havo worked ve:y well, and a good deal of the con gestion in Spartanburg, Cherokee r.nd other counties has been relieved, and if the lawycis would tike advantage of this statute and hive their work rcidy for the court when it a.ssombleu there wouHfc not be s:> mn h i om plaint and such h perennial demrnd for additional courts. Tho census doc*s net in< .eate that South Carolina will get an KtUSit.ona! Congressman, Some who have figur ed on the r'ehsJAve lncirencio siy that there seem* to be no chance for an additional Congressman from Ciis Slate. The iifi:;il propositions to re district the State will be made, and the usual fight against any change i:\ the districts, if ,the p,L:it.e is net t> gt another Congrc. sman. The fl.nht against any change , here-fore to a large extent come from the Con gressmen in office or those who have made the races in the <1 ? j trI? : - as they have been standing. The lion f as will be remembered, pas* c l the Patton rdistricting bill, but th? S.c:i? ate killed it. It malj.ofl ^Vr.v li'l'o '!;f ferenee to the average eithaw the district-* are arranged, but it n.illy does seem nonsensical to have sho< string districts in tlifs rtfTV ar.o tinis. and have part of one township in one district and the remainder of a coun ty in another district, and divide up counties so as to completely nullify their Influence. The demand has be? n for some time for tie* districting of thp State* upon county lints, and it makes but Ijttle differences how tin counties are divided as to districts, but there is no longer any use tn cat up the countIca and put part of a county in one district and part of the same county in another district. Ono question that will come up. in fact it has been coming up for several years, is the rale of the Plate farms. Some of the members of the General Assembly think jh/U because the Slate inaUu two ^ncf^iree bui.dn I bales of cotton ami t<^jj?Sigfen t wlicjit and corn with which tqjg^^ the <o?> victs the .State ought *3?Sf o engage in farming at all. and |ff&fi<l s II. no matter at what prle/WS^'/e valuable farms that it own.*. y*a^ o ha:: be:n discussion of the questroil during the recent campaign and abundant prom ises that the question would be brought up. Thinking that ii v.-ou':l be a popular cry the sale of the.prop erties lias been demanded on thu etuir.p. It ought to bo realized that only the long-term convicts arc now font to the penitentiary from practically ail of the counties, except Charlesto:). The coutitles have their own chain gangs, except Charleston, and prison ers sent to the Penitentiary and tlu Ftate farms are such as have long terms and are not wanted on the coun ty chain gangs, -irtd some way of working the convicts has to be found, i and the only question seems to be I whether tho convicts <ire to ir.akc their own livelihood?their Hour, meat and clothing?or whether others J re to do no for them. The only other plan suggested is to lea. e the convicts out and that is even more to.'iously objected to. Of eouiai* the dispensary law will come tip this year, as usual, fcr patch ing. There never has been a year when suggestions have not been made looking to improving the system. Sug gestions will be made this year, but whether any changes will be made or not 'a doubtful. jThe suggestions ^Tong tho lie of purchA^ing tho supplies and the county boardsiof control wl|l come up, and no doubtJaenvand much Ettentlop'of the fnwmwkt-r*. Th^re U plenty'to do as tk> the dispensary sys tem, from the 'piirchaeing to tho di vision bf-the.pfofita, many think, but whether It will be uOfiv or sot is an - other question. ? The General Amenably #111 be called upon to take notice of the Charleston exposition, and whatever >fa within reason, and no more will be aeked, la moat likely to be done. Governor Mrflweeeey will glee-hie hearcy ?up port to ??y reqeeeteomlag from- the exposition naucMMBt The code wiU dm* up for'adoptica at till* ??eetof or tho General A* ?eoak?r. The &M+ printer la not ?et tln* out the jtork, and It.win be ready Jar tho wlftwlfpi of Ihe <* ** Qm*I #PfPWf. ---? w TR01BI.E WITH DAKKILS A (ieutIonian ?? P.'o cticv* Has a I Ight at t h?^i>opot. I I 'loronve. Special. There might have hoi n s rious u ou'de at tl>> 't lr.nl ic Coat line p.ts v i! ,'i>! Siii! day iri'hi hrtwten the ran .-i lc; for the effoiis ?>f a poll; eniaa. the of ficii vo \\o:k ?l .Mr. J. <.i. Kppi r^m's Walk ing stick aiul lit! illy I ho I ? ? * i la! dt>Mi:;r?o of a pistol whi-li >(: ppvonrt thr crowd of ^ have been to |.n the lniv.it ? n< I riot. 1 llt'-l O f*n t thill ?' t I'* *\v d ? ?t I ? 1 M loatlng about the pla,f?:?n, ,i u i;al .'nnday evening iwn. n n. ?? \ir. i';? person was i s. or tin.'? a Mdy iii.ni o? ?? c-f the trains ami his pro;;/? < \\ :? > hlo:k? d by a I i o:' si ;*.? < w 1 ? > io fi:-od to nun 'I t p ! a: ??? - : ?; linn rsi <J language raid '<> t ?? \. '? ml Mr. K|)]Hr;On Lioi'.o ?") ?i *?i i??**! I i ?? \ . ii'r he id, the mgio ? ru.-1* Mr la |. ?f.a twice in the head ?..111 a hi \ > y . lie';, each blow hrini i n ? 1 do-d ai.l !< .t tl f'.Urit, >e\e ill n> nvii' ? .ti. iu havo suri o'.mih'l i he tii'an(?!sh!n,T w.tIvmvt r-.v". <vie of ti e eaiif.i .Mr. I'pp??? ? m ? i / 1. ami n i \ era-king heads promiv. r.on-|y until the stick broke. Few while nun weie near, an l one or two alto'iatel to aid Mr. I'pper on Mr. I'hil.ips rushed in but w. > knn.krd down a:. I pulled to one side by some n; ":o n. Mr. Phillips' pistol was accident illy d'i-: ehargtd and the negiocs rcatte;o.l. Policeman Mrun-.on did lii.s uta.ost t<v quell the di-tin'banco. The New I lip:. Urnufort, Special.?7he new sioam toy Abrun Minivs. of Savannah, tin., was horo Sivnhiy night. The vrs.-el is the most powerful tow boat on tin; eolith Atlantic coast, end was only \? r recently oomph ted by a prominent shipbuilding (ono< rn in the north. As the Minis prorcrdod r.p thr harbor hor powerful scare h light reveaied every object fo. k vi i il inl'i - around, and ti e spectacle attracted \o.y gi w ral attention. When the tuj; was abreast of the plant of the Vir^inia-('aro!ii.:i Chemical cciaipany, the sicnni r I'lh t lioy was just pjusinn the Coihuw works, a mile further up the harlor, cn h? r w.<y down to hand's laid. The H :iri h, light was turned on the I'ijid' Hoy a'nd K veah. I her to people atoiiR the .-horo as clearly as the light of,the m a would have dor.e. The steamer'? high, white hull and j i Idle baxr? standing out in bul l relief against t!i? luudignMiid i;f i'i:,ii;. 'I t:;' Favannall Tow l.'..at fc.ii;:;iny may well fer| proud Oi' this q^w ami lir.e aequlsitioa to their fleet. 'I he i.iinis i. o.cr feet long, and i > etp'.ipped with ti c latest type of quadruple expansion ea g!ne.--, and ill o with >U*nin itrerinp gear. The vcsi-v l's hull, oonstructe) cf sici!. id a line specimen of marine t' rchitcctore, < </mhining tlu* lint - of a cam yacht with far greater siteaglh than is ever found in vet-sols of that type. The s. :r?)? light is an adjumt se ldom. 1f ev< r. scon on tugs o.dddcj the government service ia tie -c waters, and the display ofstlie one on board the no turn.Tj vi-ltor attracted perhaps gr< ater ntti iition to her than would otherwise have manifcilea It self. killing nt Hnstovcr. Fa.slover, Special.?Mr. W. S. Hodge who lives about one end one-ha'l miles fiom Kiislovor, was found dead Monday morning in the road about half a n.i!e fit :n . ? r. l-'iom evi dence it appears fiat Mr. Hodge nn;l Mr. Houston .Icyncr. who 1 i\ r. t nr:u each othtr and are hroihrr.--in-law had Iiad some old feud t*\?s ..Int? be tween them for scire time, ar.d they met this .morning and gol into o light and Mr. Hodun in the fight w:u killed by Mr. Joyncr. The verdict ol the jury of inquest was "that Mr. \V S. Hodge came to hi? death by ? gun shot wound and a blow inflicted at lh< hauls of Mr. Houston .Joyn-er." Mr .loyner after the killing of Air. Ilodgo rair.o to the. station and hoarded ? train as coolly and quiet as if noth ing had happened. He went to Colum bia and .surrendered to the phe:-jff. Mr. Joyner is a vfcry quirt and peaceable man. Killed at Clifton. Clifton. Special.?Immediately afl?ir religious services ?t the lih 11 at (Vo li ve rso (Clifton No. :i) Sunday night, Thos. Clb.-on and I'asco IJradley be came engaged in a difficulty whlc.i re sulted i?? (libfon fhooting and in stantly killing Bradley. The former, however, i.i dangerously cut and little hope la entertained for his recovery. Moth are young m< a not over 21 year? of age and of respectable families. Annual Inspection. Tho railroad ?commissioners arc now arranging to f!l ?rt out at once upon thftSr annual inspection tours ol ihe various railroad.-; in the State. This year the commis.-.ione:s will divide up tho work one taking ono road while each of the others take two others. Jnl this way the work will be ?much fa cilitated. Caro'gl inspections will be made of all lines, particular attention being gixl'n to bridges nnd fre?U#i. This year's report will show consider* able addition to the mileage of the State. Secretary Duncan is already arranging much cf tho material fcr the forthcoming annual report. Charitable Institutions. Dr. A. A. Mooro, of Camden, who is the Inspector for the State Board of Heaftlf of the penal and eharitable in- i e-Utuilotf In the fctcte. is now on*his annual tour of Inspection preliminary to the annual report of the T>5Sihl: He1 arrived here yesterday and I* first: making * thorough i aspect Ion of con dition* at the State Hospital for tho Insane. He wm tWPore he leoveeame a csrefrt ttspectlOB of th# dlher is* ?UtattOM hero, . ' ? * . nil: AM, MINI \r MUDDLE. A Clerk's Blunder Sets Aside the NN 111 ?.?t tlu* People. I ho ns.sist.uit attorney general. M*\ Hunter. n tiiIKiit>; about tin* loud amendment matter, sai<I: It lias b? en called to the attention * > f t lit* publio t It a t tlie tii Kits \otid in the general ehvtion on the const liu liona.' yiueiulnii'iil in reference to tuo to wis of Columbis, |{ock lliil, ('hat les ion, Florence ; n I H orgetowu allow inn theyi exemption from c. rtaln sec tions rr r*.,*? rnnpt'tntlon, wor.-* lnnr*?n t'ilti> in.ismm h .1,4 tl e proposed atttOnd meat purports to amend a Mvtioii f the ion tiiutu u that In uo wi.o aflocta the subject The proposed amendment contains the follolng: He it enacted liy the general assembly of the State of South Carolina, that the follow hk amendment fr> i-e. tioti 7 of artlelo VIII of the constitution ho agreed to: Add at tin' end thereof the follow lug \vori|;?: Provided that the limitation inipo.cd hy siction .?, artiele I \' of tins eon ti tuthm shall not "I P >' bomb ?l in dchtelncss incurred hy the cities of Columhla, etc. As will bo seen the umeiulm. nl proposes an amendment to scctlou 5. aiti l? IV of the conMitut on which h;is no bearing on the subjoct of i h?* propo-ed amendment That atr.i'Milnirnt reading' A llouteiianl )i.i i Liin ii ;ii. tiir bailie time, in tlu- same manner, continue in ofllio for the same period and he po ros- e I of thi' j." a li i e qualities! ions, ete Of course the proposed aineudinent v\;e*> to allow the cities of Columhla. Ko U Hill. Charleston, i'lorence and (!? org?* town certain exemptlor? nndi r rosrric tions offered hy section 7. article \' 111 t>f the constitution, the main feature of which section was to limit the honded debt of all cities to X [tor e< lit per annum of the assessed value of ; 11 taxable property thereof "The proposed amendment as voted upon was an aim ndinent to this so - Hon the support of which was to allow those cities to exceed the S per cut limitation n< well as to allow them tho privilog.i of establishing a sewer system, ete. "In the hiil i s passed the general as sembly the said bed Ion 7, article VIII was properly referred to as well as was so.tlon &. article IV above r> f<r.ei to (which had no bearing on the mat ter.) The evldtnt Intention was not only to propose an amendment, t?? ar tiele VIII, section 7. but also to article X, section a, inasmuch its that section also limit* d tho Ponded ^Xlebt In any mnuieiptl corporation to 8 per cent, of the assessed value of the taxable prop erty therein. Hut for some reason thi.j section w:\s not referred to and not voted upon. "It will be noticed therefore tint while article VIII. section 7. which limits the hondfd indebtedness to S pr-r cent. of the es osscd value of the taxable property, was purported to be amended, that article X. H' ct oil which also purports to limit the bond ed indebtedness of any municipal cor poration to S per cent, of the a -?s<'tM?<,d value was referred to in tho act p isso I by the leg I -1 at ure. Then* is no doubt that this section was intended to be referred to wdten the section in refer ence to the tenure or the lieutenant governor was referred to, This is made manifest by the fact that the original hill as certified to contains tho same reference to sections and number* of the constitution as the ticket voted upon, but that the hi 1 as lotto !.u -ed and amended contains different mini-, burs. Tho bill as Introduced and amended referred to article X, ee> t ion r>. wlieras In tho engrossing de partment it w'*s changed to article l\. section 6. I'pon an inspection of the bill as atnend< d it was evidently dlfll cilt to determine whether the article referred to was article X or article 4, which was probably due to the hurried legislation. It is tiiiin evident that the error is duo to n clerk In construing X Into the figure 4, and. as h s a'ready been st At'd. from an Inspection of the original j.rper.-', it is hard to toll whhli was inteiiili d. I'pon inspection of the original papers it appears that the in sertion of the phrase sertion 5, article X wa* an amendment to the original bill and was of course. In the handwrit ing of the* lieutenant-governor. The ticket"! as sent out hy the l) nio:'ratic executive committee, who. without any obligation sent them out. did so after a careful examination of the original aer and the print'd a-l Th's was tlielr duty and having done so the q<W.t'on rs to (he constitutionality niii;l be de termined by tho^ourts." There has much Interest In the blunder that occurred in the enrolling of the joint resolution under which the voting on the constitutional amend ment as to municipal Indebtedness was had. The supremo court of South Carolina irt two early CP.sos derided that it re quired three readings in each house rind the approval of the presiding off 1 - rors as well ps tho endorsement of the governor and the groat seal of the State for an act to bo an act. In a ?-H>-e from Barnwell county, where Rome trick w*b played and the word riaokvillo was slipped into an act in stead of the word Harnwell the pu promo court held thai the hill as It wont through tho house and senate was tho law and ih another ca?e of IMatt the supreme court also decided that tho manuscript Mil, tt'hich had received tho threo readings in the two housed, but which was not tho en. enrolled and approved legislation, was tho law. Then came along the dispensary law and the supreme court in the ea?e of Hoover, In 1893, reversed the previous decisions of die supreme ^eurt and held that the Instrument to which the great seal of the State and the signa ture of the presiding officer# of th? two houses and the governor was at tached was the law. It Is a sort of "the king can do no wrong" doctrine and whes the imI la attached to an Instrument right or wrong it mu*t stand. Tho supreme cotjrt in the Hoover case said: "Therefore, however unpleasant It may be to reverse preflhue fttetstooe of thhr etUl eftiPfall an4 tth? tuxe conalde?l!os_we feel.it .to be a duty we owe the State thaTtbe one of the State vs. Piatt, aopre. sbo?H he ab4 ti hereby overruled, eod ee the caietfthedtete ra. Ha*ood. supra. when (ho fonndation upon which it rest i 1s tak?n away. We annouiue that tho true rule is, that when an act has boon duly signed by (tie i . e siding officers of the central a- -.ji'iy in open fesslon !n the .-fiuiu house, approved by tho governor <>;' 0>o Slate ud duly depo.iled In t!r'> ofN.o of the :>nrotary <f St.;to, it Is s';fliolciit e\ I demo, nothing to tho contrary appear irg upou it*1 f'?* o, thai it p;:.<.st d the general assembly, and that It is not ?ompetent either by tho Journals <>f tho two houses, or either of them. oi by uny other c\. Icnci; to an act. and thl.s being ^o it follows that tho court is not at liberty to In quiie into what tho journal ?.f the t >\?? thous< s may allow as to the auccr-'siv e '(fjs w 1?if!i a:.t^v have I. i l! ! .H>' M ill tho passage of tho original biil. it will l<i> observed dial t-i..> concluion 1>y no moans negative.* the powers <;f tho court ti> inquire into those prere quisites fixed by the constitution, and of whbh prcrequlsiti ^ tin* Journals o" the two houses are require I to furnish the evidence -Mich, for instant", as (ho organlzatlon t f tho two } the pve-once of a quorum, the,\(-'.e; of two-thirds of the members by ay?s and noes to bo ontoicd on tlio journals ixx certain ca.-eo." Miuii.u fir iIitv Governor rK'5>vo. ni'v Issues The Us ual Proclamation. Tho regulation Thnnkgivlng Day proclamation has been issued. Co v. McSweeney has issued lho customary Mvcl'.tmat ion. in which this year thoro mui'h more of fact than usual. The people generally pay but 111 tin attention to tJievo 't iia? ? UwxIviitk D..y proclamation and they are gotten out year by year to keep the idea before the oil 1/eiis and to exchange with other Mates'. Tho banks and publi t?fli? <v-t close for the (1 iy ami a ft w churches have special t, rvlces. (iov. M S'A coney a proclamation reads as follows: lUOU.AM \T10X. hi the Prf.vi lent'O of Cod we have been .-pare I its a | >? .(pie I'.ml a i-'t i?_o for another year. Peace and prosper! ty, health mid hnppiue.a Jiave b? >' l vom hsaf-.'d to us. We have not been visited by plague or j?r si lie:.. o. Tim labor of our hands has In en attended with luit'ri. h and the State has grown In male ial wealth. New manufat lur ing cnterprl-en have sprung up and wo aid Cut becoming a great manufactur ing people. The husbandman has be. a permitted to plant and to reap, and enjoys the fruits of his labor. Tho.e !?? good fel ling among ail our pi.qde Mid pi'ogre.1 a in all gi\d and worthy deed ; is evidenced on every Ira ml. Kdoe-U b.n and Chrivtianily go hand In hand; our colleges and s/iiools arc filled and lho cultivation of the head and the heart is keeping pace Villi the ai'iiui Ial de velopment t' tho Slate. To the end. therefore, that we may with thankful hearts snow our appre ciation of the many blessings which we enjoy and the tender care of our Heavenly Father. I. M. M. McSfceiney, governor of the State of Soal.li Caro lina. in conformity with the proclama tion of (he president of tin? t'nitod Status. do hereby appoint and set apart '1 hursdtiy, tin* 2Sth day of November. 1900, ;?:s a day of thanksgiving ami prayer. t.u bo kept and observed by all <lio people of this Stale. , 1 advise that all public officrn ho closed and all private business and (labor of every kind cease, and that our people assemble In their respec tive places of worship and give thanks to Him who is the giver of ev< ry gtJocl and perfect gift, for the need time and the harvest, and that tiny binerch Him in humility to continue His good ness end gracious forbearance. Thet they also remember the poor and tho fat herb us, for we are told that it more ldeH?ed to give than to rxtive. and every gift to tin e will go to our credit in the great book of renum ,branee. . in test imony whereof 1 I have lif ra .unto set my hand and caused the great, seal of the State of South Caro lina to be affixed. Done at the capi tol, In tlie city of Columbia, this 10th day of November, A. I)., 1'jOO. I)y the (Joveinor: M. 11. MeaWICKNBY. M. R. C-OOI'Kit, ?Secretary of State. The Now York World wanted f!ov. MoSweeney tf? say in opO senteneo what, was the greatest oausn for thanksgiving this yoa^T Tie replied: "Peace, pro.-perity And general pood feeling between the" people of tho country." He took this to bo the sentiment among tho people of tho Stales, and, particularly, among South Caro linians. Superintendent /TMahan's Report. Superintendent MfMahan Is expect ing to mako in his annual report a full report of tho college.'} in tho State. Ho hts just prepared and sent out blanks to all tho colleges for information to be embodied in t!io report. One cry ing neoil of tho county wttf)cri\ilen donts of education, etxiu^rbuurds and teachers has been a i+etui the conogc-3 In tho State whoso diplomas ontit'o to teachers': ccrtiflcatca. Superintendent McMahait hopes to have this list com plete. I-aU year blanks were went to the varioiip uolleiffs, but some o? the"* were nover* returned; henro his Hrt m the last annual report was Incomplete*. It may he th?t some colleges have been omitted In sending out the blanks VPcently, as the names of some of tho smaller colUs?a are not readily ^ralN Uble. Invited to Lttttd Rock. Tho Arkansas State board of trade has extended * constat and preeeln* irTiHawm to xtemmauj-JaJ Ttt**4-4h* uumupim ^jLtbtr Hyfgot the corner-etone ofthe potter LttUe Sl'CCrSSI UI. FNTI:liPRISE?, ." ivccIieiH Showing Hy n South Caro* Una Company. i'n(. nf the most ercvlltahlo exhibits ut the Kent State fair wan that of tbo l!t \l( r liioom and Mattress Company of 1'i'lzi r. Through :in error In ? the < in h of the reportwork this ex hibit w. j, i ivdiUM to a North Carolina town l tut cud of to the enterprising Pol /> i" concern. 'I he ma!tshown st t!v r.iii- v>'t.11.. uucu dhcctly.trom tbQ?_ . i i Uie Columbia dealer and worn not spt daily prepared for exhibition purposes aa in not inf. e?pieut ly Hit) tii-o wlih some exhibitors. The Dexter niittrrss, made by an Improved pro cts.?, is .sild by Iho^e who bays us^d them to he always soft, springy and de lightful. The mat* rial used In their manufacture coiner from tbo grout I'el ?.< j' cotton milhi, just at their do<fV, but the iaw material out of which tbo h.ooin produ t of Hut s.uno company is indil - is not as accessible. Mr. ' Hrown, the treasurer and manager of the I>t x11 r campanv, has Just returned from Indian i. whero ho wai com p-lled to )??> for 11!broom corn, al though ap'M-ial inducements have for nvrrnl years part tio^n nfrerrd South Carolina fanners who would gro\y thla . i.ij. llr 1 In.n ii. ijivs Ihiit. Si 1)1) ?-11 _ arvc 's net an unusual sum to realize from broom corn and tbo cost of cul tivation and preparation Is not grou'-Cr tban for cotton. t'liusual Case. A rather e.\tiaerdinary <ra"o comes from Wallialla. The authorities in 0-conco think a principal witness In tbo case against Acker la wanted in Ocor gia mainly to get him across tbo lino so that ho can fiot bt* a witness In yio case. Governor McSwoeney received the following letter relative to tbo ease: Hear Sir: '1 hero is pending In the court here for trial the c. use of tbo State \ a. Will Acker on indictment for in i'd( r. The defendant 1:? In jail await ing trial. The chief State witness ~ against, him In one Warren Kilpatrlck, who lh under Loud tu iiynpai! ua a wit-, ncp? in the case. Recently Kilpatrlck lus been nrresti.d and put in Jail for for >01110 small misdemeanor of long standing In Georgia. 1 desire to sug gei; that yon should not honor the re (inlsitlon till th.o murder trial is oyer. A rumor Is afloat that the Georgia case Is trumped up to get Kilpatrlck out of the way as a witness. Yours truly, W. W. MOSS, Sheriff Oconee. J. \j. HOGGS, Coroner County.' Set 1'rce to D'c. Win. !x>wry. of Chesterfield county, was pardoned so that be might $Wo the chain gang and die in peace. State ments ate made G it ernor* McSwccney that Ix>wery was in a dying condition. County Supervisor It. P. Adair wrote Governor Mc.Sweenoy suggesting that 'ire commute the line of 11111 Miller from ^ $ 1 r?0 to $100. Miller was convicted of violating the dispema-y law and sen tenced to servo one year 011 the chaln gang or pay a fine of $l.r>0. Mr. Adair wrote to say that the $100 would be more acceptable to Laurena .county than twelve months < f Miller's KorvieoV. crpreially now tint the. cold woather 1#._ coming on. Miller has friend^. .Kb?? will pay the $100 fine. A Constable's Desperate Fight. Florence. Fprclal.?Thursday morn ing at. Jeffrey's Creek pump houso, on? mile froiy Florence, Constable Thos. 10. Dennlf bed a fierce and very b'oody fight witl a big negro whom he at-' tempted to arrest as the probable mur derer of Mr. Carter, a chalngang guard, wlili h occurred In Marlboro Co. somo time ago. Itlood flowed freely on both sides. Thfi nrgro was a!iot In the thigh and othe:ise bruUuyl^during the fiyht. Mr, Dennis ua, tcrrlMy cutia. thv head, thfi negro belaboring h!t? with hi.ndcuffs. The negro escaped frorr^ Mr. Dennis, but as enptured later by a., posse after he had been shot with a Winchester rifle and peppered with buckshot from a double-barreled ahot gun. The negro Is in Jail nnd ha$ re ceived medical attention. Although a p'stol ball went through bis thigh and si Winchester ball Is lodged In his neck, the negro see.au to be all right. The CliPitcr Secured. Tito South Carolina Telephone com puny got its charier.from the 3f?cretary of state. The ha'f million cipltal was easily arranged for. The officers eloo- ? trd arc Samuel I;. .Miller, president and Irra liter; John H. Schoflcld, of New " York, pecretary and Win. D. Mellon, ~ attorney. The purpOso <f this compa ny to eonneet all portions of South Cnrolira with Independent telephony J'ihm h; ft already been detailed. rv rrT Kilted By Companion. Bateshurg, Special.?An entertain- - ment among tho colored peopl^Mon dny night had tho usual resimfr On tho road home und In front of R. B. Shcaly'n store, two lads nearly grown were fooling with a pistol;"-wh'ch wa? tlisv-lnrged and one of them. Will-Clark, ? was shot In the neck. Tho other, .John Ruoker, ran ofkfor assistance, as he had shot-Will. Dr. L. A. Quattle hnum did all that could be done for the suffering hoy, hut he died last nlgbt, and a coroner's Jury this evening ren dered a verdict of "accidental hoBBt clde" against John, who bad bees is I the locfcnp until |t>e caee as passed up on, afis tn 3an ?n* will await ?; the Result of^he trlaL / ^ v A Womsn nurdere4. V DirSSiigtwS, Zyiy-tM.?- - w-s called upon to invest! ciuao of the death of Li da colored, who lived near this county. It e-m? to her deoUyst tto. JTcFadden, also colored, mtl thrffurflrsi war? ^ iiujrrel tn tho raddeu), and !fave the yard she w?r