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B> Gov. Mc Sweeney to the General Assembly, AT SESSION BfcGINNING JAN. litli. Chief Bxtcijftlve Olvis Some Sound Advlco to the Law 'Maker* of the ?{' Palmetto State. The following is In nubstanc& the animal message of Hon. Miles It. Mo {Sweeney i Governor of Sooth (Carolina, read in both houses of the General AsHeuiblj .avuuuch 01 itie General Assembly : i on come fresh from the people t I'-gisiate tor the welfare of Bouth ttorollnq. There arc many grave j problems demanding Rolution. It Is a ' time pregnane with opportunities* and vestibulites. There is demand foo ; the exorcise of wise counsel and pru dent judgment. The office of login- | laity la one ?>f jjroat possibility. You tp' Ve the power Id lay the hiu'deft ot ' taxation upon tin* people and at the , fani" time the power to Bpen<p- the : tnrr.vy gathered from the people. You < ivlsu have the power to make the laws I by w?jch they arc to be governou. | They htivo trusted you with thte great ; r?)Vtt and expect you to use It with wisdom and with prudence, looking ? ??nly to the best' Interests of all th 2 people.- Whatever promotes their j 'happiness and welfare should be your , constant concern. If all men would refvaln from interfering \ylth tho j fights oi' oth*ns or of molesting them, government would not he necessary. j JJut, unfortunately, wo have not reach- - - that high Standard of morals. ? ?fjovernmeut. however, should nttemj-t 1 to do no more than to protect persons | property jtnd ?wfofce contracts \ aoIuu larily mad*V It lis true, as a i j ule. that, the least goveVned are Ihe j invit governed. *,> sending to you this, my last an- j V.ur.i message, it Is gratifying to note j the,- good foxing which prevails i thu peapb throughout the Stale. and the alyfcneo of factional bii- j - rerness v.nieh at one time divided on1* : /people. During my administration 1 j 'hrv-'o endeavored to ignore factional <<i{, visions and to be the Governor of ; pi' t lie people^r-to Insure to each com- j jMunily as far as possible the right o:' , local sidf-govevmuent. In making lo- | cat appointments 1 have sought in j ? a' h <^fe *'ae advice and recommenda- ? 1 : n oC the representatives of" tho ' , believing thai they were b"i t". acquainted' with local affairs and t> wishes of their people than ! j re*rl't" possibly be. If by this courei i 1 h.r? vo in any measure contributed to j flic unification of sentiment among ! rur people and the wiping out of fae- | ?. tional. lines, 1 am gratified. In this ! day.'ufrYapid iiidttstrlai development ; ??nd ' progress ihcro is not time for i fjictionai bickerings. Oftr chief pur IK pc should he the material progress ; and development of our State, alone: 1 -with the mbral and Intellectual uplift- I iUft r?t onr people. ri;he State has enjoyed an era of .m;?- j ter'al prosperity which is uiipreuo- i dented. Now enterprises are being; projected, and the building of coltou j mills gtoea constantly <01. Business of every rharacter has boe.11 exception ally prosperous the past year. Peace and good order prevail'' throughout \ the Stat?, and at the same. time pro-, gress has been made along education- : al ilpe m. ' FINANCES. ? ? ? - ? The fncomt* to the State ''for Lhc j r- -yr-ar ending December 31 was not suf fl< lent. <o moot Its obligations. The ! Governor and th<? State Treasurer j - were forced to borrow the full amount. I ?>f the $300,000 authorized by th?f" last ? J .v/rtslature. This was made necen- I aarjr by the fact' thatJ.be last Appro- ] Drlntion Act rarriod with it more than j ? he revenue from the levy for Stat*: lmrposes would realize. Jf^Vls not ItOOd hu'slnbss judgment. (<gr the Stai" u to borrow money to meet current ex* j pcns'R. Knowing the total assessed , property of the State, the levy should be sufficient to raise enough money to meet the appropriations. Or if it j?_jtejBircd to fix the levy the Appro- ! ^pilatlon Hill should be kept within: the amount such levy will realize. ! You should so regulate the two that : the State will not he compelled to bor- \ row money for current expenses and be foreed to iwy interest charges TAXATION. Tho Constitution of savs: "All taxes upon property, real and person nl.' shall he laid upon tho actual value ? of the property la x*<l, the same i may be ascertained "-by an assessment | made for the purpose of laying such] tax." And in another section it! Rftyp:' "All property subject to tax . ation shall be taxfd in proportion to ; Its value." And why not at itfc "at - i ti?;?l value?" VOji wlll^note lhc iai. ! guage of the Constitution. 'Tfe say*. J ~ "'"iS^aTr lie,1' not "may bo." Jt. is mnn- 1 datory. uutl _j-Ct ..wc OXf. JCoiiuc? al*m*j- r Violating this provision every year by j tryJiiK*lo fix seme percentage of "av- ! tual vatue" and this percentage is dif- ? fevent In every; county. The State j 'ttoard of Eamjdizatk'n, at u meeting; hold the past (tuujnicr. found such In-j equality ,ju thoXadfaOssments that tbeyl decided to mefcioriallte tbo I.egUla- ! tor? to cenl* the -?c- 1 tual value as the proper basis of vain- j itlon for the purpose ut taxation. Why I iixty psc cent? sixty P*\r < opt . Wl.** : ? ?or*T5TT&tv " the plhlfi IMUDtago of th : * Constitution? It touml (hat 5 ? , tome counties eighty por cent, of . t|io L actual value was tlss Tats!*. r/iiiic i;| . otbr s it trns a? to**.** fifty p?- cent. , of the artnal viqfcif : ?otHii some coses. I A Holiday LJf*, Ufteltm tHM!*5"" ~r A wild **nn o" cl??noc Tune up <1? fid Me, An* Jolu In tbtMc*y Bright ?y?i ^*rwi i or laeegS^ Ufy Jwi ji|l|pl| ?wen lower. To adopt # tyerctuilage oi actual vnlije VrdUld bo u plain viola tion of the provisions of the Consti tution. If makes little dliferencu to the taxpayer what the bu*?iK of valu ation lb ho that all property la ed in the same ratio i*f VAlUft, for A certain amonut of money hat* to li ra tBOd- to meet thy expense* Ci I he KOycrnmcnt, ftm\ if fbe valuation is tilth tho rate in low, and vice versa. The Inequality which now extsts, how over, makes the burden bear unevenly and the best plan is to. require that the mandate of the Constitution be followed, if one county Is tfoscssed at 80 per cent, and amuiw- -- * ... ... tamv, t/ue la' paying j too inuth or the other Is paying too ! little of its proportion of the Ktat ?? la*. The tax for county purpose* makes little difference-. This Is 1 I question which has puzzled lcgisla- i tors ftinco government has been ; oufti* j Iztwl nhd laxes paid, and the IViaii who can devise u plan Iiich will make the burden of taxation bear evenly on all property will receive tho well done of the people of the State, Equal and just taxation, levied on all property proportionately and lit av- j cordaneo with its VAUie; ia the pro- i duct of the highest. justice, and when ' done to meet simply the demands oi ! ?government, economically administer-] ed, la never bUrdensome. On the! other hand, unequal or unjust taxation' is always burdensome. If all proper- ! ty were returned honestly and fiiily iU : i t h just valuation the prUblom would | bo solved* hut so long as human na ture Is frail and the impression pre- ' vails that it Is not exported to retttrii j property at ity value. V; fiiny not ex ! pact this resuliv ? ? i Tho plfth recommended in my last 1 message. 1 believe, will aid in g"t- 1 ting all property on the lax book* ftlv.t contribute largely to an oiluitable val- j nation, and I i^poat it here. Undef. the present system the re turns are made to the County And'.- j tor. There is a Towhship Hoard of J Assessors. Which meets at the court : houfce after the Auditor lias tal^en the i returns, and undertakes to go oVPr ] all of them in one or two djtyf;. Th< n j there is a County Hoard of* Kquall- I zatioii, which also meets at life eotlit j house and goes' over the returns for the entire county in one or two days, i All of this is done in somewhat of a j perfunctory manner and accomplishes , little or tuti.hlng In securing an eqilil ; able asscBruKnl of property. There ! are counties in tin* Mtate In which I some of the land Is assessed at one- j third or -one-half its actual t value* | while other land Is assessed at Us real i value. In fart, thero mfty be two ad- ? joining plantations, the one worth twice as much as the other, and yet under our system each is assessed for taxation at the same price per acre. , EDUCATION. ? Tlx; strength and stability of any community are. largely iu proportion to tli? intelligence of that community. Tho imtelllrfcnco of the community is alv.'avsSin proportion* to tlx> education of tho\ jnassci*. The power and# Strength 7)f a State are not In its material advaneo and development, however valuable these may be, but fr? an educated elUzen?fil|t? an educa tion which traJiM its citizenship .intel lectually, physically and morallyt. If our State is to keep pace with the other States o i the Union our people must be educated ? ^ot a few here nnd tlioj'o. but there must be a gen eral education of the masses. The wealth producing power of a country is iii proportion to the education of jis cmit!|i5,_ ana a& wn mo?v.?se the i efficiency of every citizen by educa tion, so we increase the wealth pro ducing power of t lie State. "If we should double t is o wages of every man in tho State. w? should not thereby increase i t ? wealth a dollar, but if we could double the efficiency of ev ery man in the State and then double tlio wages we shpuld quadruple the wealth of the State." Said Mr. Rus kin: "A piece of land which will onl> support ten idle, ignorant, and improv ident persons will support thirty or forty intelligent. and ? industrious ones." The value of a country de pends rather upon the virtue and in telHaertce of the people who inhabit" it than upon the richness of the soli. All wealth has lis basis in Intelli gence. We shoukd permit no child to grow up to meet the responsible duties of < Itiztugshlp without at least the rudi ments of a good education. "In llip South 85 percent, of tho criminals are deficient in education, while 60 per cout. arc totally illiterate." Statistics shinv that 22 per cent, of all the Inhab itarrts in the South over ten years of ng<> are Illiterate while in New Yo.k it fiTjgSly B 1-2 per eont. TUB COMMON SCHOOLS. There la a market! increase in the interest in public education, and there uro many encouraging evidences ol improvement. Yet the bare facts of the condition of the average s?chool jn .'oil)*1 counties' "are shocking. Reiler encc to the statistics in the neport of the State. Superintendent of Kduca-, tlen disc-loses that there are numer ous schools with less than a" three mcnths* term, and still more avith teachers so badly paid thai they can u6t be supposed in any degree compe/ tint. If ' the Legislature will dla ge its responsibility to the cause its entiroty in the State. th?re ullMt-luiJState to the. public schools. An appropria tien-ln be apportioned according to tho uion cy taisod In the counties is nothing iiLore tbaa a' county tax? ?u increase. f)f the cftptUutional three mhJ tax. ;noi is harptofore Made to pass such ' ;y Iat have Itiet wilh the response . ^ - ~ii FT W?%VT?Vjr ~ . ~ ''I ham a little JioTMay IT** Herb, n?v <?*->??." said thn AotborV /""licAd It." *aid k.c auiliar. sternly. * It Is: Yo?? jic to write n soo n*t for* tarke>\; n wautifol little lyric few a fe&m ; assort] story for * sack of JfawL-ailA-* flne IChristaws o?|e for the feat. aM tfjcpo'ra real gootl. I'll Ht JM I)>i jw**> u+w <4oak and pay t fx>m tome delegation*: "Wo haw . ?non-y enough already." The Clunk' tonlang can point in th?dr v Rehool tornm and their leacitorb' MtlUrlMi *> ? vlKncM thnt they heed lit 1 1*? or no n\ot?ey. The truth l?. tlini >? i^pi^i* 'ivo apprgprlntloii bmttltit man* titohg lr?V; linen preacrlbed l?y the Con stitution to bring i! i j the deficient schools to ft minimum gtanda/d. The dlnponaary money ban been appor tioned under a law ftxlug * h ?????? month* or $7j ralai'.v iIr thi* mjniindm ntuhdrtrd, but the tdiuatlobrtl , Rohtl nipnt of the. 8t?tr> tittft DaaufiU lh? point Ah?.tc U ? an lx> longer f$tUflcd with this minimum; It would he lit tl/i tmough for tho Legislature to con tribute to the efficiency of tho public .sfhoolw a Kuin equal to ihe amount l( appropriate jo th<> Htate college*; .A nnhii smaller *unh rtft efctihiatkd U> J the.Mt^te Buporlrtlelidont In his sin linai report, wouUrhe more than ado.. Willi a ?-'10 tone lit' r to every school in the Htato that eonjd mate Itself derervlftg of thin aid h>' H)hformilt|t 1 ? o ihj? proper, J)ojley ill it? io<a'.Ioii tlhd the qualifU-Hiion of Its ifiudiii5!. south caromiVa COLUfiUi:. 'I'Hife honored institution continues . to measure up to tlic liigii standard of j efficiency which It has maintained dur i Inj? tho ^Awt hundred yonr*i It* af- j fairs arc wisely administered. wild tUn (?mitu'tulv R\Sei-\?nsfai, \\st?fui nUd ; honOiabl^ t-rireers of its graduates, Mpphfa&IV.rs tho w sdom of the; j 111 continuing Itr, matUteHaHep. Tho j college how hnV20!> &tit<lenls, who> ? worwreg earnestly and harmoniously with their prcfeufcore. and there Is ' Kood reason to hop*- that thin yca;*?, ?nay add n? omlnrntly mjrFPSfcfdl | Its HisUn V; Ah lihihoprjattoli of at lyrist *?J3,t)U0 will i;e asked. For fur ther and detailed information 1 r**fer you to the report of tho of : Trustees. WINTnkO!? NOUM.Vt, AND IN IHTb- ' TRIAL C,tff,J,EUK. J Thoro.Jtj no. UAprJ important instltu lion In Old State than WtUthfOn Col* | logo, its vital importance eoNsists id the f At* * that It i-dut-Hl^K oriel trains the fritdre mothers ami teachers or th'. | State. It is now iiitiv'CrHHHy roc or nized Hint if a people arc to be edu cated and. therefore, groat and inttu entinl. the women of that people must bo educated. An educated mother inoans educated \ -hiidrrit WbnVoti aw t'.n* HfttllrNl teacher^- cf children ami \Vlnthrop College is doing a great fcVi Vice to the State by j giving a pro- 1 feirdional training in \th?se natural traehors. The college lu?s sent out tin graduates in its short life? -eftr neat, devoted wiimi-ll, iiin>l of whon! are Uaehiug iu this State arid by their work ftttd cxkmpic are elevating tin tOtoe hUd Standard of the common school*? The. college has rerit'.hed ami benefitted yb great many more sins than tills/ however. During the past seven- and a half yoars there have been enrolled in the department of sowing, dressmaking and millinery 950 students, through whom the work has reached at least tn?Q hono* j throughout tU'e Stute. - The new building haa made il poss1 bio to have practically all btudehtn not living in Uofck Mill equally under col lege authority, and has enabled theni 1 to share equally in all college oppor tunttics. It has also served to bri.ig the faculty and students into close an?> pleasant relations. ?> The fact that .">-1 per cent, of the students at Wtnthrop last year coulu not have wattended any other collc-go , If Wlnthvop i had not brought eduea^ tion within their reach Is evidence of the much umled work it Is doine for ! tho State. CLEMSON COLLEGE. Clcmson College opened last Sep tember with a matriculation llht uf 510 student*. which number is very near the limit Of its accommodation. The character of work done -by the Students is much in advance or former vearn. an:1 the institution is rapidly growing in favor with the people. And justly so. for it is doing a great service to the State in Rending out such a isygV number of young men with practical framing to lake chargc | ol' pursuit* looking to material bene : lit to the people in developing the | resources of the State. The various j departments are being steadily devel ! oped, and the facilities for work arc I being rapidly Increased. Olemson v#> ! ceives no direct appropriation through | you. For detailed information as to ! its financial condition and in regard f ?? j'thc different departments i rnf??r you : fo the annual report ofvthe college, | which will he sittomltfeu to you. SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY ACADEMY. 1 The report of the superintendent oi ? this institution will bo submitted to ' you. The school is doing a good work | for the young men of the State,- *an(l is run economically. The Board of Visitors will ask for an appropriation ? of $2">.ooo for maintenance, $1,000 for | repairs t?> buildings ami $250 for ad i ditions to library, making a total of $2<>,2&0. It should be romembere I !thr.t tho---. Academy educates voting men from iaeh county absolutely' free I out of tlio appropriation asked, anti i j recommend to you the request of the i Hoard of Visitors as entirely reason- J ' able. THE INSTITUTION FOR THE KDU CATION. OF THE l>BA+*-ANH DUMB AN1> THE BLIND. The annual report of tho supertn^ I tcndeiit of this Institution gives in [ detail all necos^rv information in j /reference to the work being done by 'the State for the education ??f her blind and deaf children, and al:<o fully sets forth the amount of appropriation necessary lov the maintenance of the school for the ensuing fiscal year. Tho superintendent asks for an ap .mopriation of $24.000 for support. a?:i 3500 for genorift repairs. Th's request Jia<j the full and unqualified endorse #r*nt of tbe Board of ConimlssiOMra. The reputation established1 by?th?. t.:&jia*e)n?nt cT this institution inrj < t>n*ierv?ffve estimates, and the eco j a >leicai expenditures and the ?? Oct Batter A foreign ror respondent lamenting : the lack of American enterprise is i>. matter of Introducing goods In foreign markets cars that "bo large connttjjr ft?as *6 mauy commercial travelers at ! homo ao?1 mo few abroad.'' Tt^t aoea to ' r>9% tbat Americans ted borne i KciJ deMrtrs.tMr eWff attention. Say fbal T4fe hi WnfinK - Providence, or Ofcaar* All w aH my fintfeiH; la font enongb t? date* creased attendance, arc n sufficient j guaranty that a les# hU m than uskod j for H'oUUl tt<lt ndflteo ft if the proper maihteUftttee of the bcI'mmI, ? , t'OUHlkiV I'O I .).<!$<? 14 ThJ. Noi'hikl, lliiiu.itflui, ?ig- j ricultural and Mechanical College will i ask for an appropriation of not than lin.ono, haif of which amount is ; needed to finish ami equip tho t,jr|c|; Industrial MulldinK- This building itni? hfi&n l?u ttf erection during t!iv Ptu?l hvo veilrs; tin (I should #%*-* : Hiriiliieteil Hi ill- i. a rly dati- as jmssl ' bio. Tho othor $5", 000 Raked Is for current exptnwetJ. Tim Institution m j present having uioru tb?*u (500 ?t uncut a ( it He a vfiry roftaouaiblo amount . Tblu ? ollcg*, since it# foundation lit 1 ; lu\tf Wen run nit dooiiomieai prihei j The, total, appropriations ro- , ?Mv?'d by It illiriiig tho whole jtcrlod of its existence amount to only j .... 'mill > fui , received from the' State. MHDICAI, COLI.WHC. 'I'hc Medical College of the H'at" , Of 3outii CtiroiiHa,( IHcplVd Ht Charles lint, continues to place at tiie disposal Of tin1 Governor -the privilege of pointing to scholarships, good for oil" year, gcvep young men or young wo men, one from each Congressional DJrttHct of the ffirttCv Th? appoint i ?ltofHS>.h&ve made emit yertr, ann : lite effbrt has boon to secure doner r Ihg ami awbltloita young men hmjI youilg \voitdii frlim timiui* t II Mppn cants. The liberality of thin institu tion deserve# commendation. for i? giving there scholarships It has aided ! :.ianv young men and young wonien in their c-ft'ortK to fit theiuaulvea for'thefr it'f?? Au?r!i. ? i rtnut labor. A compulsory education law \<ould hejn vitv mdch III the pohitlori bt i|W> j child iiibdr question'. In fart, the ( adoption of a child labor law will ne cessitate compulsory education. Thin <i"u?-fcMon must bo met ami solved, and the sooner it la done the 1<%fcc> difficult of solution It will he. I JCngiattd, FYalke, ddrtfiaPy and nil Hi<< j manufacturing {Sihteft hi i l?o nortii of , our country, after thorough investi gation and long experience, looking both to the mental aud moral uplifting and the material advancement of the pcoplC. have decided to prohibit, tin* i?b??r lit mills bf children or teildfcr age. Wo cannot longer avoid the re sponsibility. That the S'atw has a i igbt to interfere, no thoughtful ci'.i y.en will question. No on* can sue eea-ffuily controvert t lie position that ibis labor of long ami constant hoitn is injurious to the child, and. thfVe forni affects th" citizenship of the future. This being true, the Htate has i ;i right lo clime in add say II shall be ' stopped. We have rapidly grown into a nianu- ) facturing State, ami are being forced j to meet strong competition from oth- j er sections. It I* argusd thst the State ha* r right to control, to a rea- ! eonable extent, the hours Of labor oi j the Child, in view of tho fact that j the responsibility for Crime fthd ltfrtOr- j tillcfe ref>ta Upon tile State; PENSIONS. 1 '/hat it is right 'and proper that the i Stn\e should do all it ran to cai1^' for theVleserving and needy Confederate I Eol.dftT, no one will question. It , shoiMd be the patriotic concern of ail , tru tf eitlnens of the State to Wo"lo II. that no man who upheld the cause of 1 south Carolina, ill the troubloua timcsJ from Mil to 'wo shall ho sent f county home, but Jliflt All wlyr^iiecd ? sJhe help of the Jtftato have It sulll- i ciently to make tnelr declining years ! ' f re(Wr?m wowry and care ajud full of ' all the blessings it Is possible to r ; the State to extend. The Southern ' < ause wAs hot. upheld by hirelings or : slaves or those who foughfcyfrom jnfo : eenary motives. The Southefir sol 1 dier went to battle for a . cause -lie . be-. Tleved to be right and just, and be* : cause of his love for his lome and | his ftreeldc? Hut fdl4 these patriotic. , sustaining motives be never could ! . havo jmt up Ihe fight which he did I ' against such odds of numbers and re- : . t.ourc< x. 11 in not the purpose of out* | pension laws tc pension all who were ; deserving Con fed 0 rati* soifdiers, but only thopp who ar?> needy. We start ? ted with an appropriation of $50,000 and h?st year it rcacbed $200,000. j That there are many on the rolls who ] do not neou the assistance of tb!s i i State is a matter which is attracting I the notice or many Confederate sol \ dters themselves, and this fact Is a ' violation of the intention for which our pension laws wore enacted. The trouble lies with the county boards. 1 It too often happens that these boards, argue that the State appropriation is jsoing to bo expended. and the more they can g?>t *for their cMintlo.H the. better, and thus they put on the rolls those who, tho.ugh they come wH.li I a the strict fetter of the law, under its intention should not be there. Ac cording to the report of the Comp troller General there are now 7.7*><? : on the pension rolls of tho State. KAII/ROAD COMMISSION. ! The twenty-fourth annual report of the Itaiiroad Commissioners win be foun.l upon tho desks of the members of the. General Assembly. It contains u very complete synopsis of the- vail road situation in the State. It is gratifying to be able to give ] j'P^cial commendation to the military ' department, and to note the interest j and onergy displayed by the head of : the department in his efforts to build j up and energize the militia system ] of tJbe State. TUB mSPKNSAITT. i For the first time since the Dispen . kavy l.aw was enacted, it was not an intue in. the political campaign for i tho Governorship the past rw. ?* all , < C the candidates for Governor wexe , uledgfid to iU Sifrpovt and to the strict : enforcement of the law. 4TUe greatest | cpnosttkjn to the system at Stata con i troi of ibo sale orHiquors K ift lue'1 larger cities of fhe State. Aa a ??? j sjili U>?w* ?* Albeit, tale of ttqupr iu < *? you Uha It, <rrotn the Atlanta Constitution.) RUST MUSIC OF TH? YEAR. Reaping time or sowing. . ' SwMteii sound to bear? U|tle tin burn bio win* AU iAo Bittic o' tb? ysar! It flits with Joy dim pUosa Of xhmii and of aigta; Bring, dreamy of children's tmctm And brisfct, eapwsat eyw. St?ra Ufa? a rivscfiawta* ? T#t pauses atHI to Mar That huh- ?? huta worn* j^P'Pwijrlr ? ~ thcne c-it !?.??. and there will eouilnn?? j to ho until public sentiment in thcHO ( oinniunltloH kiowh mots* wuon#ly in .favor of the liitipcnanry ftyttem and i birom rr^md more ?<>?< i? dly their Ott'h j ail'l w (lb nrv pro\c?l ! i;uiiiy of the violation of tile U\V. Hi1 *' k? lal (onstAbh* ? nn ut i nmpil.*ii font P little whore Much conditions 1st . ! Fortunately, however, these contQuni' l It's are tho exception, and In thu . Htuto Kt'ntMMlly tho law Is uiforcel ! and the jriility ron viol oil and pun ' tailed: Hit flyMom In, a fcood one for 'tho coiitioi of tiie ualo or liquor nn I | i Iihi it M violated In rom.' locality , is no valid argument against tho law. I Tho htiKluoKH tho i Hint year has In - ; </i<>nM>d, whirl) may he taken iih uii ? v ! idoiiee thai ihe people are beoomiiu more und more lit rtympntbv *-ith thtf ln.w. rather than that the eoflamnptlotl [ of whiskey ta iil< rousing. School Fund on November 3vt;li. 1902, j v as |0r?2,$2i).Si!. according to ihd quarterly report. of tho l/otflttlaiive ' t'oninrltteo, hut not available, as It was in gtOcil. (iljdtfi Ihtf Am of tjio last LoKtala 'lure requiring the dlietibift in pay to th*> State Treasurer quarterly tho ! pi Q litis to the credit of tho 8<li0'>l | Kund, three paymeuts have be^ni j made aagrogaliiig *$92,755.91. The : fame Act required that t he profits to <h<' e red it of the ftehool Fund rarrlM us sl.doiv shall i>r rediicOd by wml aiilliuii l>uyniont* to ftoo.ono by li'.t III ?t ot .January, l{to4. HflrJor thin re <|i|l'?Miiei)t $ 1 110,000 have be- 11 jjftlj to the State Treasurer tho past your. This mak<>* n total paid to rodit of the Srhoo! Kund du> Inj^too > ^ ?102,73R 01 . Tho following ilgur?t? ?!iow the to ial lift profits for tlvo yt??r ?'0diii? No YPllibfii" ftfltli. front fh'i Rule ? ?/ liquor and beer: From whiskry to towns and counting .. ?-J8L'.6KK..,p} From boor to town* ami count lea 00,,' 15.10 Net firolil td the StrtU'.'; . .$I23,(J!)!'.07 j Tot nl' net prod ( $."??{??, k 9 7. n;; 1-Yojn the figure* quoted above j there \vu8 on hand to the credit of the j School Fund November 30th, 1 1'U 2 . ; ?('52,82{>.'J2. and Hie Ibtal tUrt.OUlK car- ! ii?rt In merchandise was $7.10,0 18.lf: I It appears that wit hthe easy rucll i i ???h [ of transportati )n and the freqirnt , purchases whh'h are made that ?Uila ; amount ? arrh- 1 In iuerrhnndi?c could ho matei laiiy reduced without detri ment ttj Iho I- unirivRH* hlvd yet tho ill rt'ctoiH claim, hh yon will see fronl t !?oir report, that it ip Impossible to ' '?itii tu? large a bushleas on ailv lcsf. { stock than l? iiotV (firHedi H uhouh! he remembered tiiat there at'fc about ? ono hundred ani twenty Ave local tils jionsaries in tlie FUate. find when (hi.t Htock Ir divided among them II does not* give each a very largo amount. ft alao appear* from the ?iatem<nt of the f.egi?lil<ive Investigating Com liilttK1, that oil November ifOth . 1002, ti^e biyperisary owed for suppiie.-., tvhlak^yj etf:. WiMlM, THE STATE PE^lTE^Tl A lit. The pa?i year han been a moat ?<?'? cessful one In thn history of this Insti tution, as -the nnnunl report, whh'h Will lie submitted to you. will show. historical RKConna. v. No State in the l!nion has math- j history, or more glorlou#-hlsW?ry. -j than -?o?t*U^Caio!lna. Nor has there i be? n a State^Vllh-li had paid lesii at tention to than |>V<JtevVation At that his tory. The mord hooks anH historical papers have [been preserved, but until recently "tltlM^ were scawvly available j on accouht o*, the romtftion in which thpy were kcpt\ TheVork of indexing and of properly "Srrarfgiug them, how ; ever, I# now done, and"wn?ch'TiIsf6rlcai data of great value Is being brought to light. PARDONING BOA HI).* The Constitution of the State pro vides that the Governor "shall Lava povyor to grant. reprieves, commuta tions, nnd pardons ? ? * in Hugh man ner. on such terms. and under such restrictions as he shall think propyl." He is required to report all pardons ami ro/nmutatlon* to the General As sembly. It. Ih ulfco provided that. ev ery petition may first bd referred to i "Hoard of Pardons, to \\p. provided by the General Assembly, which Board nhalt hear all such i>etltlon? under 'such rules and regulations aa the General Assembly may provide. The Governor may adopt, the recom mendations of such Hoard, but in oass ho docs not he Khali submit his rea-\ son* to the General Assembly. " Tflo Board of Pardons has hover bfceh pro vided by the Leglnlature and very lit tle "good could * bo accomplished by Kuch boa nib for the responsibly if. at last on the Governor, and he< musi meet and bear it. CONCLUSION. I have endeavored to obey the man date nf the Constitution to review the departments of government and to moke such suggestions as have seorned to nw proper. In taking leave of you, you will permit mo to say that my car nest prayer shall always be for tha welfare of all the people of SoiitlLC.tl,r__ olina. 1 trust that your deliberations .may reflect 'credit upon your Judgment And that whatever you do may redound to the good of the State we all love* so well. I am sure you .will have the hearty cooperation and sympathy of my successor In all things that tend to promote civil Itfffrty. high ideals of citizenship and the continued bappl iiqm and prosperity of the people. You should lay aside all personal in terests aud let your best efforts be di rected to maintaining a government that will bring peace to the people; that will instill a love of country; that will develop the highest type of true j manhood, and that will "conform to' ? the highest ideals of civic virtae." I V B. McSWJBENKY. Governor. Off His iNMt, Tfce meat flrll wrtlct tkiMinittion brlnm to mind *n AmiMtnt story wnkh w*s (old la coanfctlAo with oiurbi tho earliest eumlnfttloM - for pollcoxne*. Tho fMtOM Mkod by tk? Ml?l?la( i DflBllWlOB WM! "How oaanr mile* to tke mmr Pat, * looty m of old ?rio. wfcooo rl?M U * ?? ihm tore* h?4 **rmr SHOT HER TRADUCED Georgia Woman Defends Iter Conor Willi Revolver - \ BUSINESS COLI.IOE SIUOENT SI.AIN A V\ oi??u Shoot.* IKwit thr fl it Ac cused of S'aml ring ll<r I li .11 Sh $iirrendrrr<! 1 nil Wns Rtrlena d a Ma?or>, Special. - Mit?. L. < 'arson. *if?? of a railroad lujclfinfct. ...... . .+?%'! KI MCAI ,<? *on. a printer, sh'U a.i 1 Ifuiantly kill ed Ro|>ci t A. Ri^sby, a t>tod<iii in a |>n winces cojlegf* hero. The tragedy took place In the law oftlc?? of Marui.i duke <}. Ravne, an attorney to whmn she had ff.oji'' for advice. Xhe t>bot toe man twk'f! hi the hrad uud once though the heart, 8Ju? emptied hor re volver. the other ahota going wild. Hh" at on ee delivered herself to the ahcriff. IgOiJIK arrow the strrrt with (h:? smo'i Ing weapon In her hand. Phe was promptly placed In jn!l an1 sulw (jnently rebuked on a bond of $1,000. . . coroiier'ft Jury found 0 verdict of mi. untary manslaughter* Mrs. Carson \v#s a teacher of teleg raphy In 'mother business college. She charged that Rif-hby had circulated Mori? d'ii'flving to her character. fihe ha.l gone to the lawyer with a paper lor fligr.hv to sign. exonerating her, The lawyer (titfk tjjn paper to the. .col lege and buhmltted It trt Kigaliy, who declfned lo t>lgn, hut asked a p?r:iunM iuteivlew. He went to the lawyer's Office and Immediately asked the law yer and his stenographer to step Into the hall. The door was at oner closed and locked. In a few momenta . the shots rang ont end M rs. Carson ap peared. announcing that she had killed themrtn. Rlgsby was found on the floor with hlft Own r- volver near Ills right hand. What occurred between them b not known, except an admission by Mrs. Carson thai he applied an appro hlotH epithet to her. Rlggby was originally from Bowling (lre?n. Ky,. or a village near by. and Is aald to have 'been a member of a family prominent there. He had con ducted n business college in T?:npa, F*!a., but had come to Macon to oom |llfet6 his education and Intended open ing another college In .June. He^ivas about 25 years old. lie had prevloi^[ to the killing been threatened by mem bers of Mrs. Caroon's family. Hor mal dfii name was Fletcher, and sh<3 wan bent near Macon. ^ Cliitf JuCce riclvir D ad. Uolumbla, S. 0., Special. ? Hon. Henry McKtfi', Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, died ttt his homo at Cheraw Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. He had been a Bufferer- from ! cancor of the tongue and had been an invalid severaj months. Ills gesLfifca | tlon would have gone to tho legTsIa ture to-morrow bat death docrced that | ha cbotlld die an Incumbent In the of ; flee which he ha? honored for more (than a decade. - . ' i He waf perhaps the moat remark' 1 able Jurat ever produced by thin ; State. A matt of the moot gentle na i t tfvo, he was a Judge 6f floe discern | ment and h^s writings were master | ful. He had been on the Supreme Court bench ftinee 1877, and at that , time ?l$efifled the office of Chief Jus- i (ice, sacrificing personal ambition* i for tlie good of the State, aa the Re i publican who was Chief Justice aided In the recognition of Wade Hamptou I Aft the rightful Governor. Judgo Iver was a gatlailt hut not eonspt* * uons soldier. Ho survived <h<r*ev?ral political revolutions in tills State th^ only man In public llf? who was un touched in the "ternerin'e political slaughter.1' Tho General Assembly meets, tomorrow morning, but Will not be convened In time to send a delega tion to the funeral. The State Supreme Court will attend in a body. The fun oral will be held tomorrow afternoon. Tile Governor has sent a m*st*age of condolence.. to the Chief Justk-c'3 /amity, ? " ? | Whipped Attd O. t drrd to L lM, Anpuata, (la., Special, --^Tom JofTer- I ?on, n negro who aut>Atilted h crippled white boy in Alkcn, 8. C.. last Katiir day night, war whipped by a crowd of white people at Oranitevllle Monday night.. The hegro war. arrested at Aiken, 8, C? Saturday a'ternooa, but was released upon his proniln? to I ave town. l?pon learning thai the ne gro would hoard a train at Uranlte vjllo, white t iuien* of thai place met the negro and gavo him over GO lashes, accompanied by the order to -Iwr th-? community at ctiec. Of Interest In the Kitchen. Those who exercise supervision ovor the family board will be interested in the suggestions for the ineanu appear tag in The Dellueator for 'February. Some dainty ways of serviug mid winter fruits are described aui illus trated. and the suggestions Id regard to Winter vegotables should be ap preciated by those who find it dHR cult to 'present stored products a> tract! vely. JDIehe* renowned 4* tish hUtory Is a feature and offara some choice recipes. An apwently excellent assortment of Vj^tjpe* - for cakes and fillings la also included. Paying Off Bo d* men ?T ?. O. Ortfno and John P. Gov- , opr. fu*lt i vv? /ruin ju*llc? lor j fratftfa to cotototton wllk frWff rf ?t mSS! J*c__ ihIj i ninor Kventi of the We<rk In ? Brief Form..' While tho banqueters lu Georgetown wore celcbratlng \Vedue?day evening, the occasion was somewhat dlstorbeit ?vt " o'clock by the Incessant ringing of ilic fire boll, lTpon examination a bis b)n/o wns discovered in the boiler HK>m of tho Gardner & Lacy Lumber Com puny. Thofo was a wU.? * utgan crossing tho river. .The ( uk boat? were hood on the aceno and in !? r's tte?n twenty mlnutea Iho tugs Congdon and Fearless hud Hawed ( he fire engines of t Ijo city across on lightera and through the efforts of tho firemen (he only damage waas'the -de alruction of the planing mill, involving? a loss of about $7,500, fully covered by insurance. The building will btf re Plaoed at once. 'I'll" Charleston football team m- - turned Friday morning from Savatv nah, brulHcd and battered, oh a re* . I milt of their gamo in Savannah Thuro 1 day. The young men brought bxJt u 8 lory of the outrageous treatment to which were Hubjeeicd by the \&a? vaniinli tea m and about 400 spectators who crOwdvd Into tho field and assault | ed them, when they had had the flavati i Haitian* hard pleased. Immediately ! upon the beginning of the game stlfka, I and ftonen were used and oases wer^ j cited where Charleston men were held while they were plied with n hors<? wli/p in the general acheme of disab I ling thorn-. All the men were severely handled and the cuts and brills** tvU I donee their hard treatment. - Almost. 600 pooi- children ?at down to the big fon?t which hud hfcwi pre* pared for (hem Vy the cbHfltubfe peo ple of Charleston at .the Masonic tem* ple Friday. The dinner waif given under the auspices of the King's Daughter#,. It WBH a feast which brought gOO'tl cheer to th? little children and they dined happily pud well. \A band of. music wa? In attendance to brighten the occasion and the Halt was beaut fully decorated for th? -dinner,-.. Tho prayer and ad Areas Was delivered by. Kfv, C. rt. Vcddcr. of the Huguenot church. All th?* children wer? given r bass of candy to take home. ? Saturday morning about 10 O'clock ft fatal shooting affray occured be tween two white men. a mile or two from CayeeV In l,oxlngton county. From what was learned the ^Irm named Charles Hutton a??fl Wirlt Sprlm and the former wsrar killed, trnv*" lug had a double load of buckahotflred Into hie body. The men "bail baen till-.: friendly for 10510 time, a w?hian?bel??if the cause of their enmltjr, ft is said* Evidently each had ? expert** vtoieHefc on the part of the other and both wef* prepared for it. Spiers wail ,.arf?*t?(t and taken to joil at T^?xtngton. . n^j4|lT f On EJecembur 2<Mif a white man gir lag an hie name Jake Bpencer. hired a horde and buggy from E. L WI?on'? livery gtables In Spartanburg, stating rhat u wished to go to Clifton Xttd return. Mr. Wilton has not since s??n the man nor his horse and buggy. Kffortg havfl_JtoaB..marta to Uaee al locate the man and team', but ? ftf thepe has been ineffectual. The turn out was traced to Henrietta, W. C? but nothing further hsr *f?\ Wilsott heard on the aubject. J. 8 . Diakcford, of ?<jfkViH<v (h tough hi* attorney, Frank !?. ,M< CJaln. Esq.. Saturday pirocured an or tior from Judge ag?*. at Chatter. ~ pointing Paul T. t McNeet\ receiver of tho r>rpk??ford Newspaper ConfptutyV ' publlfchei v. of tho YorKvllle Yeoinau, * U is though t the creditors will be paid In full. v The ilrst new cotton mtil projected this yr ar got tts com mtMtonmrmvttta : secretary of State Saturday. tt 1? in hear the name "Gluck MIIW *n<t wfjfl ho located near Anderson^ having a capital cf half a million dollar*. The corporators are: R, $. HriU--NtHr Sullivan, Robert B. 1-igon and Joe. is*. Drown. An amendment of . .. charter was granted changing the same of tho NorrlB-Cooncr-KIng <krmpaur~tp "Hwr . Norrls Cooner C'omany. Th la la one of Columbia's leading wholesaJftgra-.: eery concerns capitalized at $100,000. The Far mors and Merchants Banh, Orangeburg's fourth bank, opened ita v doors for business Friday ittqrniaat. The officers are: L. 8 . HarWy, jpraat dent: W. B. Thompson, . caafclAv ahif Davhi Wolfe. assistant. -~~ Thc Now Year starts^ out" ' Witft'v a n ew J?an k? th c. hank nf ^cmnhtfa Ihljii ? Greenville county. It fjaxo havaaca|H^ t nl sjork of $15,000. The COVpOr^tOff arc. to. M. Garrett, J, F. Steas a?d H. ?r.. Shaw, of Fount* tn N6r * wood and Greenville^. ^am 7^ Brakeman Harper Glenn, oi tSreenvllte awl WWW cwridL ,South#rn road," death Saturday Greenville and bulled to the Srooa$ ; \v 4* ..overturned while rate at abotitSftafcUta