The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 19, 1906, Image 1
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Supreme Court Nules That It
is Constitutional
ISSUE IS SETTLED UY OPINION
Only Part or ThU Local Option Law
Rejected by Court Wm the School
*und "Rider."
? ?
.'K lJr,^ is eonstiiut ional.
uch is ,|1(1 decision of I lie Stale Su
mcme Coiu i ti?. .1; .. ? .
ooen hv ?l'*pensanes kept
lierearhM ,m,st 1,0 <,|os"(l
i? all of tin will prevail
State iv "Vil,,m<,sl l??'tion ol" tlu>
(WoHni T' K<,"Hi<,|<1 ?" the North
j hue. except in Abbeville*
held 1,0 <'le'',io" '??? been
I he eases argued before the M,pre
Vv: r;jin 1 ]r; *"?*">? ?
???.v ami ,|,e court decrees tl tlu>
Ho?, u, '',?',.s,",i',oiuiI u-ith one ex<;ep
out Lir r " wiih
? i|,ff ll,<' linv The ex
ception ^uanlar to relate is the <ridh'
ij v XVas I"11 K'ice bill by
d.spensary people, the el a use \
piovitles that eoiutiies voting
""f. <l'". ,,?JI'?-?Knry have no pn,tiei
,>Uti0 , "V1"' ?Hi')?lus sel I f,?n|/ ae
??"" ,|islK'"s"i.v t-ro
|&e Sinte ,,| S.nnh Carolina, in the
MiprOme eo,,il. November term, 11)0.1 ;
. ? ? ? 1 >i ? pb. pel it ioner, against
1 ? f-aiulnim. e't al.. respondents.
-oin.s M < n\ petitioner, against
?fames I halves. ,,f al.. respondents
Joseph W. Cnuunl. petitioner,
gainst ,1. ||. Mhirkwel,. et al . re
spondents.
J?J?? A. Weir, petitioner, against F
alker, i't al., respondents.
Kobert I). Ugon, petitioner, against
n i 1 "ss ,'1 respondents.
Pickens Connt.v, pet it ioner. against
"? ''"ites, as eomptroller general
respondent.
Oconee County, pel it ioner. against
A. \V. .1 1 ii ii's, as compl roller sres feral
respondent.
Adam I,. A nil, petitioner, against
A. \Y. Jones, as eomptroller general,
respondent.
In each of these cases brought in
Die original jurisdiction of this" court
<he question jy raised as to the e.,n. '
stituionaJity oi the act commonly
known as the Twice act. approved
rcbruar.v 'Jo. 1H04, amending section
* oi the genarl dispensarv law. ap
proved March (i. 180f>.
After careful consideration this
eourt is of the opinion that said act
is' not unconst it ional on any of the
ground alleged except in so fur as
said Knee act declares that "any
county voting out a dispensary shall
not thereafter receive any part of the
surplus that may remain of the dis
pensarv school ' funds after the defi
ciencies in the various school funds
. liave made up as provided by law."
While (he court considers *t his. previa*
ion Unconstitutional, the* court is of
opinion ihajy it is separable from
the t cmaimler of the act and that
said act stands us constitutional with
this provision treated as stricken out.
The conclusion renders it necessary
to v.;t aside the temporary injunction
granted in the first live above entitled
rases restraining the closing of the
dispensiaries therein -mentioned,' and 1
that I he temporary injunction
granted i:i the remaining three above \
entitled ta<ts restrining tho eomp-.
froPe general from drawing his ofth
vial warnsni for i tin several sums
arising fioin the aui plus of the dis
pejj^ary fund rs therein . menlKtiiec?
' he dissolved t'.ud the coinpi roller gen
eral left free to (Hsbnive said fund ne
it v.'ould have been disbursed bet'oiv
the enaction of the said Hrlee act
fl?d it is so adjudged, /
The reason for these conclusions
will be stated in an dfuuion hereafter
fo be filed.
Y. J. Pope, C. J.,
Eugene B. Gary, A. J.,
Ira B. Jones, A. J.,
C. A. Woods, A. J.
The action of the court means that'
the dispensary must be and must re
main closed in Greenville, Spartan--,
burg, Anderson, Laurens, Union, Pick*
Newberry, Cherokee, Horry, Oco
nee, Darlington, Marion, York, Lan
caster, Edgefield and Saluda counties..
Greenwood and Marlboro have never
had dispensaries. Williamsburg voted
the dispensary out, but the election
was illegal and the result was so de
clared. ,J '
?Thus 10 put of M counties have al
ready declared against the dispensary
system and in 20 others there has been
no election. Two counties have stood
by the dispensary, Florence and Fair
? field. .In several others . the peo^je
?want election* but arc being kept
from an expression of their views.
^ Thote counties which now have dis
C-./' pem>aries must contribute of their
/ school fund to the couutiea in -which
there are no dispensaries unless an
entirly new system is enacted.
Negro Child Burned.
? Swansea, Speciak ? Melton Jamison,
a fifiyro living on Mr. Lem Berry\i j
place near Swansea, lost a -child from
* severe bum. The child's clothing
? income way cau^it on Are and at
least one half the skin on ita entire
body arid extremities was burned, the
cuticle pedjff ofi The ehild was 21
months okf and <ftd not ?eem to w.f
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE
The Governor's Message Was Read
Dispensary Investigating Com
mittee Not Heard From Officially.
Jhe house ot representatives was
ealcd to order Tuesday at noon by
the clerk, Tom ( '. Hamer of Bennetts
\ilh. 1 he 10 nee of state was swung
iflto l'lare l?y the sergeant at aims
Alter (he calling oi fit.. roll, by which
?t was made evident that a quorum
was present, Speaker M. I,. Smith
| took charge of the proceeding and
j presented the chaplain, He v. H. N
Piatt of the Second Baptist c hurch of
Columbia, who opened the dclibera
,lo"s of tho day and of the entire
S?" "l'p.0
, 5 occasion.
. I Morgan ol Cireenvilln
" Mr. w. a. x,si,
?!' l'?"" y as successor to Mr. .1 j
, VN?Uson .deceased. lltMV
* 10 presented as follows; Mr
bv M. Tf Vl,,,(UV Ho,Kt "I* Charleston
An I T'' A,?- lM?r of
Anderson bv Mi- t n i< mt ,
and w"ir . * HHlon Watson;
keebv M V V- ',\n,,0'*>n <>f t 'hero
nml l, ''"' '"orabors
* , i,m'
" L , <'lon subscribe,! to
?"'1' ?{ oftice. Mr. J). w. j >abbs
A; Aha.' ,lll! Jale
. Mus"8 ?f s tcr, was
S ale boa 7* ">? ?'o
c Irani, I ?f ,.?,ivassers I, a, I not bn.l
"< lo pass ii, ran Jus ere.lentials
fj"'| Alr- T- I! I'Vaser of
SlInMl I. l ? "?tllKI "'""I"
" organized ami w?s raa.lv
for ii,'";',! "f' Ml- ?'?.?lllir,ll,,ll?i
IV. .'."'.'"""?'??'"ii of business. Col.
eari'ie,| . "'J* rlerb of < lie bouse,
lo i i i i '"!'ll",e"ls "f tbc bouse
?le .T ii ""d U""' " "
.'10, hi I ' '""Uf;lu 'iuiilar
r,?e< .tings from the senate
On motion of Mr. Whaley, chair
' house? ? ll'. ?'"<,'<'iuiy committee, the
f n,,<1 a eoioiiiittHe of three wis in
pointed to convey to his excellent the
for'thn P ,nt.,h? ,lOIWC W"8 ,:<'n<,v
oi the transact ton ?f business and
??? awou'ng li8 pleasure. The co m
nnttee, consisting of Messrs. Whalev
oai and I). <). Herbert, returned
thai the senior tlao'
s P'^ale secretary, Mr. J p vnr
men. would submit in writing
m'^'v <(> 1,10 9sseinbly.
Mi. Wit was then presented bv
sergeant at arms and presented
trT1 ?****** 0t" (,ovcrnor Hey.
Al /he conclusion of these for
"bo! lira I n'- """s ro""1 "?<'
was staiieO? 88 ?C "" 8Cssio"
vJrnt!-aiy -? exPCeta lions the in
rr2* Cim;uission di<* "ot send
to the house tho bill providing for
moie authority and power to be given
o the legislature \s committee . Sena
nitteear caired , meelinS of the coin
th? ?l l'( OM.dny "J'leniodn in order
hat the ? uatmn might be canvassed
the last time before the biU was
presenteel in order that it i?X So
Tl'ic^li'i'V'l ?HSSl'1'1"1 ''""''""alioiis.
>v,ls ??
In t im" I ?w ^raiit a charier
to the company which proposes to
"dd a railroad from Heath Sprint*
m Lancaster county to Ma^ill i? kX
9 law eonnVy. This companv requires
oertaiii oliarler rights ,v|,i,.|,
bo obla.n" ,1 f,??P (bo secrolary of
ktak, said Mr. Hichards, and the coin
pan^wlUpuythe regular charter f"
Mr. Ifloio of Aiken" introduced two
ft ;v',ieh wi" aitraet attention, one
the uncalled "ten-hour labor bill"
provniing that the number of hours of
labor, in cotton mills and other such
enterprise? be reduced from 11 to .10
fbe of f b'" ,v,ls ro<ll",<
b. 1 1?, a, , i'6 ?n J,aM<'"?er "'flinf
f p?r ?Tl? ? 3 '? 2 1"2 C01lU
Senate Organizes.
It did not take the senate long
Tuesday to ^et to business. Half an
hour after Lieut. (5ov. .John T. Sloan
had rapped for order and the roll had
been called, tin? calendar was being
read, the pages were scurrying about
and visitors and senators and o Ulcers
of the. legislative departments were
passing in and out of the big door?,
just as if it was mid-sc**i?f* To
make tin* illusion more complete, sev
eral politicians were holding an ear to
mouth eoversation in the lobby.
President Sloan Speaks.
President Sloan made a short but
impressive specch of welcome. He
said: "Gentlemen of the 'Senate: I
resume the discharge of the duties of
the ofllee imposed upon me under the
constitution with the full determina
tion to do all I can to promote the
work of the session in a successful and
satisfactory manner, and I shall rely
upon your kind indulgence and co- op
eration to help me in the performance
of it. Since we last met in annual
session auotliur year oi health and
tbuudant harvest has passed; and it.
baa pleased the Almighty topless otit
State with prosperity, grcatKplraort
unprecedented, tho extent which
Wilt be read t>y thousands with wonder**
?nd astonishment.
"Ws can well rejoice as we behold
Ibis grand picture of prosperity. The
eotton mills, banks and various cor
porations have delighted their stock
holder! ntjth several milliohs of dol
lars pai<t out ii dividends, tba Sail
ings of lbs ? eeessful year just past,
M ihs famer and laborer have
with like success in their respective
callings. Hejoicc, tluit our refvorees
are varied and unbounded, tliut ?>m
climate is unsurpassed.
' ' Rejoice that there has been
throughout the borders of our State
a development in commerce, agricul
ture ami education that ayes 10 come
will admire and applaud.
. V Kt?j*>ice in tin* increased \alue < ? t
our lauds, (lie fonudat ion of which is
the high price of eollon.
"Kejoice that enduring peace and
happiness liavj; Jj/cen secured to nil oj
our peopto.
''Well may this prosperity gladden
our hearts, for the best energies of our
lives have been spent in the service of
our State. Kot^c of us as hoys, in the
armies of the Confederate States,
fought to establish and perpetuate the
principles of a pure and free govern
n*ew for our State; ami through all
of her perils since the war, toil and
advocacy for her rights have been her
lot; duties to advance the interest of
her people have been ours. The foun
dation of our political creed lias been,
Ls now, and forever will be, love for
our Slate, and the triumph of her peo
pic, which places her as one of the
brightest stars upon the flag of out
glorious and united country.
4 ' In-eonelusion, senators, let me say
I want your encouragement, and coun
tenance in carrying through the legis
lation of the present session.
"i ask you, and rely upon your aid.
to assist me in my labors. I feel in
making this request that it will be
heartily responded to by each one of
you."
Must All Be Done Over,
The joint committee ap|>oiuled to
look into tlu> uilcged illegality of tho
proceeding under which the "
?sessions" amendment to the constitu
tion was adopted by tho legislature
I wo years ago was ralitied hy the peo
ple at the general election in l'J04,
submitted it h report.
In this document it js set forth
that the constitutional exaction^vmd
requirements were not observed in the
enaction and this joint committee re
commends th^t the whole transaction
be started ovfcr anew and that the
matter be again 'submitted to the peo
ple lor rat ideation.
I he house gave second reading to
eight bills; rejecting one on the un
favorable report of a committee ; per
mitted fourteen to be laid on the
'.r.ble and withdrawn from the calen
dar and killing' five by indefinitely
postponing them. This is a good re
cord for the third day of the session.
Among the bills tabled and with
drawn by the authors were the follow
wing:
By Mr. Hiley ? To make operation
of bucket shops a misdemeanor.
Hy Mr. Kershaw ? To require loco
motives to* be epuipped with electric
headlights.
By Mr. Culler ? To provide compen
sation for owners of stolen property.
By Mr. Turner? To provide for
compulsory vaccination.
By Mr. Sellers ? Three bills to re
reilvc certain parties from financial
responsibility on bond of (}. Raymond
Merry, defaulter. *
By Air. Ardrey ? A dispensary bill
introduced fast year.
By Mr. (Jastou ? 'Co give sinking |
fund commissioners exclusive ri?"ht
for the protection of shell fish, tern*
pin, etc., jn the public water# of tho
Stale.
The Bills Killed.
The folowing were indefinitely post
poned :
Mr. LaFitte ? A bill to iVinit the ap
pointment of baliifs in the courts ol
general session and common pleas.
Mr. Hi ley ? A concealed weapon
law.
Committee Appointments.
The speaker announced the appoint
n?ent ol' members to slanding^eoinwit
ten* as follow* ;
1'. Marion Kuoker, Jr.?- Ways and
means, railroads, rules,
0. A. Hamlin ? Way* and means,
railroads. i
L. W. Dabbs ? Agriculture, com
merce nnd manufactures.
A. N esbit t ? Koads, bridges and
ferries, penitentiary.
Win. Anderson? Medical affairs,
hospitial for the insane.
A. A ander Ilorst? Judiciary, enroll
ed acts.
The speaker announced that he had
relieved Mr. Richards from service on
I ho commit tec on public schools as
Mi. Kii'hards is the now chairman of
the ways and means committee. /
; Twenty-lour new bills were intro
duced, none of which however were
of general public interest.
In The Senate.
W bile the senate is now steadily at
business, nothing of a sensational or
cxtrordiiiarily interesting nut are has
dove loped.
Thursday the calander was read as
usual and a number of billo "were ju
troduecd. The biej^njal sessions cam
in it tee made its report.
A bill to give the railroad commis
lioncrs more power over depots was
jiven a third reading, and a bill to ex
tend protection over quail and par
tridges until 1910 received second
reading. Several bills were recom
mitted, aiuong them one regarding
railroad rates and two relating to the
rimhip. of supreme eourt justices and
circuit court judges with reference to
their sitting in eases.
The Bun. /
The boose of vepreeeaUtme km at
last got started on ita way to the Mil
to grant additional powers to the dis
pensary investigation oo*miU? On
account of numerous uqfyH w^n yy
runisiaiirrs it appeared that tin- hill
' might I ??? delayed -until the In 1 1 c t pail
ol next week, Init Mr. Nash suv od it.
A session was held at night csjjeciallx
lor tin* pill|>oSe of letting the dispell
sarv committee of (he houbo repoit
the bill.
Among ''u* h,'w Wills nit rodnced
j were tin* following:
By Mr. llaskill To pro\ide tor the
study ol* forestry l>v experiment sta
tion at Clemson in connection will;
t lie 1' nit Oil Stall's department ol agri.
culture,
My Mr. (Wis To autliori/.e election
in eounties o y townships on perma
nent roa<! improvement a.
Mr. ()lt8--To require certain medi
cines to he plainly marked.
Mr. Cothran ? To permit clerks of
court to fjrnnt writs of herhus corpus,
and admit to hail iu certain cases.
In the Seneta.
The senate worked for about an
hour Friday and adjourned to meet on
Monday. The calaatulcr was read
th rough and a uumhev of hills intro
duced.
When the dispensarx investigating
commit tee 's bill lu give tin- committee
further |?*wer cam" up, asked that it
,v
l?o to third reading. This was oppos
ed by Senator lJlease of Newberry,
who said that lie had asked for a fin
ancial statement from the committee
and as it had not been presented he
wanted the bill passed over. This
was done.
Saturday in The House.
The Senate was not in session Sat
in day, having adjourned over from
Friday to Monday. The House how
ever, did a good days work. The dis
pensary investigation bill wafc advauc j
ed one day on the calendar, and quite j
tn amount of routine business was
transacted. A number of bills were
read a second timo, a few passed ti
nal reading and several new hills were
Introduced.
NHWSY GLKANINtJS
The Mss. of Swinburne's ??First Book
of Ballads*' 1 1 ;i h been sold.
Tli o immigration into Canada for the
month of October was S:i.V,s.
Tin* taxpayer* of Lincoln County,
Nebraska. are suing for an increase in
the Jax levy.
A Kentucky home-coming week, in
?Tune next, with Louisville as (lie host
city; is projected.
An international motor ear exhibi
tion is to be held in Merlin, Germany,
from February & to 1H.
A newspaper correspondent recently
found near Kiinhcrleyf'Kouth Africa, n
diamond of 1 40>4 carats.
Magnetic compasses are tn be sup
plied in future (o all British and na
tive cavalry regiment* in Judia at the
rate of four per mjuadron.
In a recent upeeeli at Belfast Mr.
Redmond, M. P., said: "Parliament
next session will be no place for Irish
member!) who cannot attend." -
A British Magistrate has made the
suggestion that criminals caught com
mitting a crime under an alias should
be branded with their real name.
A second-hand book s<eB**r tit \Velinej>
has been arrested in f co?nH'Uon_;?nUl
the theft of valuable Goethe" manu
scripts Vroin t lie Goj/the house there.
The lima rv of the late Professor Max
M ulle'r? a eoiT^?^ion of books of pe
culiar interest to Oriental students? has
I been bought by Biir?n Iwn?;?ki for the
University of Toklo.
Tlie Roman Catholic bishops of Ire
land have issued a circular to be read
in all the chapels of the four provinces,
warning* the young generation against
the evils of emigration.
The sum of $ISO.OOO. which repre
sents a one per cent, tax on betting
transaction under the French law, be
tween Jar., ary 10 and December 1 of
tlie present year, is now available for
the relief of the poor of France.
PROMINENT- PEOPLE.
Don Carlo#, King of Portugal, Is n
wan of many meals,
The King of ftpAin has a number of
wax model* of himself.
Kaiser Wllhelm In his *porU"uses all
the modern improvements.
The Shah of Persia has just placed
an order for two large automobiles in
Paris.
Ixird Roberts has accented the presi
dency of the Soldiers'' Christian Asso
ciation.
Lord Strathcoina, High Commission
er of CniiadH. ' Inn* just turned his
eighty-fifth year.
Senator Depew" occupies a larger
amount of apace in the Congressional
1 directory than any other member.
Dr. Livingston, the African explorer,
is to have a monument erected tn his
memory at Chitmnho, where he. died.k
John M. Gearin. recently appointed-'
United sStntes Senator from Oregon,
will be the poorest man in that body.
Andrew Carnegie, observing his six
ty-elgth birthday, announces that he
has succeeded iti glviug away $138.000,.
000.
Sir Henry Campboll-Bannermau. who
has formed ? new minititi'y for Great '
Biitaiu. is un exceedingly Witty Scotch
miiu.
The Khedive of Egypt is one of the
1>otentntes who have profited, both
morally ami financially, from the pro
tection of Britain.
Sir Conan iJoyle and other public
spirited mei\ have started iu to ascer*
tain whether tobacco can be cultivated
profitably in Ireland. *
King Kdward Is turning his attention
to beautifying Windsor Park, which,
since the death of thn prince consort tn
1801, has been sadly neglected.
It .Is tb<taght probable that three
members of -the present Cabinet Uve
within their salarlee -Attorney-General
Mood)', Secretary Wilson ami Post
master-General Cortelyon.
Chtaa'a "open door' la nowanoppefi
wld? ape* *y M?f 0m
What Our National Law Makers Are I
Doing Day by Day.
Washington, Special. Tin' Philip- j
pine tariff measure was tlx* single
topic of conversation in tin- House I
The speeches were n 11 i I ? ? rtn I v against ?
I In1 measure ami were allowed to !~r?' I
iu general without answer. Oiyres |
Moit in (lie I ? > i in nt tariff revision dis J
cusaiou wa? in it ? t ?' in a Uriel speech h\ i
M r. (I illet t , of Massachusetts, who la j
\oit.1 Canadian reciprocity.
$200,000 For Oonfe?lerato Graves, j
The Senate made it plain i hat it
had heard all that it wants t" heai i
lor t he present on the Moroccau'ipies
t ion. There were two opporl unit ies t<> 1
resume consideration ol the subject
hul both were avoided ami appaicutlv
with the assent oi' all the members
Having* hail its. ilay in court, l In* reso
lution dealing with the subject as
placed on the calendar, and when it
was r-eachcd in regular order no >>ne
manifested the tcu>?L Jispo^irtou to <lis
tilth ii (liens ami 'Hv*' N'-tittle ad(
join tied ai il eonipiirai i\ <?!,>' early lioui
rather tliail lake il upi
Notwithstanding llie eaily ad join n
nien, a great deal ol business was dis
posed Ol'. About SO hills were pass
i'd. leaving on tin* calendar only six
fir seven measures, tli the hi.lls pass
ed a large majority grant private pen
sions ami many were bridge bills. One
of the hill* favorably aeted upon ap
propriated .f'JtMUHM) lor the appro j
priate marking of (lie graves ol ('en
federate soldiers who died in North
ern prisons during lite civil war.
Row Over Patronage.
Representative Overstreel tlml.)
secretary of the Republican congress
lomil campaign eommil tee. animunced
that the Pi esideul 's failure to allow
him to name the surveyor < ? I the poll
at Indianapolis has discouraged him
so bailly that lie will not again serve
on the committee.
In a written statement issued li\
Mr. Oveistrect lie discusses the tail
arc of President Roosevelt to appoint
Frank I). Stalnaker, tlm ()\ erst reel
candidate for flic ludianapolis sur
veyorship and the appointment of l<
(!. Rothschild. Senalor Revcridge s
candidate. The statement say.'- the
surveyorship has always been regard
ed as the patronage ol the. Indian
apolis Represent at ive, Mr. Overstreel
says Senalor Beverage has more than
his share of Federal ollici s in In
dianapolis. He says lie feels he has
been badly treated hv the President.
Philippine Tariff in the House.
The Philippine tariff debate in the
house consisted more of party nuijioe
vouriug for advantageous campaign
material than a discussion of (lie
pueition at issue. The tariff was the
text of a speech by Mr. (i convenor, of
Ohio, who began the debate, and of
an extended reply by Mr. Williams
the minority-leader.
Mr. Adams of Wisconsin, opposed
the bill, but advocated a readjust incnl
of the tariff on business principles.
Mr, McKiuley of California, deliver
ed his lirsl s| icech in the hyuse in
favor of tlu* pending measure and
pointing a linger, of warning toward
the growing industries of Japan.
In secret session I lie senate discuss
ed the si a ins oi' Senator Bacon's
Moroccan resolution for three hours
and in the end it /was left on (he
calendar. V ice- President Fairbanks
declared thai his course in placing
the resolution on the calendar had
been the unvarying practice and he
produced as a precedent, a ruling
made by Vice President Morton in an
identical situation. * Several otliei
precedents were quoted in brief
speeches. Senator feller ami Morgan
defended the contention of Senatoi
Bacuu that the resolution had been
plttetfd on the calendar wrongfully,
the llrft mentioned making a long
speech in ?upj>ort of hi* position. Xo
Republican members talking on the
resolution, leaving' the course of the
presiding officer to himself to defend.
Arrested on Charge of Forging 14/on
ey Ordors.
Montgomery, Alu., Special. ? .J. P.
Cokcr, alias l'owell, wa* arrested by
the Montgomery |>olice Monday, it be
ins? allcinjiJr that he is wanted by (Imj
United State* govern men t for the for
gery of postolliee money orders at
I'ensacola and Mariana, 1 'In . It is
said by the police that Cokcr skip
ped a .bond of $500 in Pensacola.
Confederate Bills in Vienna.
Vienna, By Cable. ? What seems to
be an organized effort to pass off bills
of the American Confederacy has
come to notice lately in this city, the
shop-keepers of which have been vic
timized to n considerable amount. Th6
tirst ease occurred during the Christ
mas holidays ^vben several jewelers
accepted -Confederate noted iu i?ay
ment of purchases. 1 he publication
of the swindle caused tt he operators to
cease, but they have again become ac
tive and have secured another crop of
victims.
Bonaparte to Charleston.
Baltimore, Special. ? Secretary of
the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte left
on the United States dispatch boat
Dolphin for Hampton Roads, where
be will board the united States enfi
ser, Charlest<|0 and proceed to Char
leston, 8. C., where the citizens of
Charleston are to present a silver aer-j
vice to the cruiser. Se<vetm-y Bona
parte is expected to reaeK-^harlaaton
in tima to attend a reception on Tvaa
day evening.
PATl.ICK RESPITED ONCE NIOKt
Tim# to Bring Before Court Alleged
Newly Discovered Evidonco is
Granted by Uuv, Higgins After
Hearing Addresses by Covir.fwl of
the Man Under Sentence For Mur*
der of Millionaire Rice.
Albany. N V., S| MM'in I. A Hum I T.
I *ji 1 1 it- !? . tbi' New \?mI\ l>i vv \ <m convict
ed ami ii? ait 111,4 execution in Sm'4
Siui> prison ue\l week li>i i lie murder
oi \\m. Miiisli li if*.* in N'ew Yolk ?- i ( v
in Kept ember. WOO, was reprieved by
< J?>\ eriiol' Ilij^iiiN until March 10, a
space ii| "iti days. 'I'll ??* reprieve is
mi it 1 1 i ?*< i for ibc | m i | >< ?Si? of >;iv 1 1 j Pat
i irk 's 1*1 mi 1 1 s* ? | nun1 to ln iuu" before n
trial court t? 1 1 1 newly discovered
evidence. Itn ^lant itjy followed a
boa riuu heloti; the tioveriior and was
in accordance witli I In' ? > *? j i u'f ? I of lor
hut Senator I1, ill and . I it? I if William
K. <Mc< ti, ol ('(iiiusol for I'. it i n k, and
willi tin* l ull roii si' u I of I > i >t rit- 1 At
torney tli'imue w ho iin | ?i*i ? t ? in per
sun. Senator liill came forth lor the
lirsl time fioiu bin *ii k i>hmii atl,er
an illness of more llian I wo mo|)t}is
in order to all' .id l!i< heariuu and ad
dressed the (loverip r al ronn<ln able
length.
In unnoiine iti'.* Pie ivpneve of Pat
rick, tlovernor lliuttins yavc mil th'e
following? memorandum :
?'It appeals thai Patrick i* not at
this time an applicant for executive
clemency, bill thai he desires I ?? pie
sent new ly discovered e\ ith iire hear
ing upon I lie' ijuesl ion of his ;;uilt or
uuioeeiiee which has not been pres
ented In f I if court. A motion lor a
new trial on the ground of newly dis
covered evidence may lie made al an\
?ime before execution in case of a
sentence, of death and Patrick V
?onus'd hi ate that it is their intention
o make a motion in his case if time
s y i von 1 liein. Patrick whohld have
ample opportunity to present his case
to I In* court, and w hen his case is
ended in the courts an appeal to Ihe
executive for mercy w ill be in order."
Bout horn t o Build Coal Road.
Knoxville, Special, Chief Engineer
of Construction Wells, of the South
ern Wail way. awarded a contract hcfe
I'nr (hi* construction of the .Johnson
City lfailroad, a coal road which will
mil 1 1 ? mi KmbreevillOj ?r??n n., to Mar
ion, N. 'nil!" Sunt hern 'has been
prucf ieall v forced to Iniild this line
proposed by the construction of the
South & Western Kailroad along the
Wauhiuga river into I be Carolinas.
The new road will be about 1>0 miles
lonn- and will have many tunnels. It
will save the {Southern a haulage of
about 70 miles, the road now hauling
all conl from the Virginia Holds into
Iho Carolines by way of Morristown.
The Southern has awarded this con
tract to \V. J. Oliver & do., of this
city, and the price will be in excess
of $5,000,000! It will require fully
three years to complete the enterprise.
Re-Elect President Jordan.
New Orleans, Special,? TllO South
ern t'ottton Association held its au
uutil business fwetiuy wifb !i!n?'?s! a
full board sitting. HarVic Jordan
was re-elected pitysident and l{ ieliard
Cheatham was re-clcceted secretary.
F. 11. Hialt, of Columbia, S. <\, was
elected treasurer and < leorge T. .Jc.-*
tcr, of Corsiciana, Tex., was choscfi
vice president in place of Mr. Peters^
of Texas. The salary of the president
was lixed at $>,000 a year. Secretary
Cheatham's salary -was raised from
$'.?,500 to .+.'1,000 a year. The salary
of the treasurer wan tlxed at $500 a
year and the vicO-prAsidenl is to
serve without salary. The walaary of
the general llnaneial agent and _^r>
gani/or, K. I). Smith, who was elected !
according to the sutrffMi Um& of the
mass meeting, was fixed at $5,000 a
year,
Shot and Cut to Pieces.
Elizabeth City, Special. ? The body
of George Hopper, colored, was found
Saturday afternoon by Henry Dun
ston, colored fisherman; it. was float
ing in (.'un it uck sound, near Coinjack.
The body wan' horribly harked and
slabbed with a razor and a pistol ball
had plowed its way through his head.
Dunstou was manipulaat in^ his line in
Wincy Island bay, on the easl side of
the Albemarle and CheaspeaUe canal,
when he discovered I be body Moating
in the water.
The Dentist and the Alligator.
Roy Farrell Greene, the president
Of the American Society of Curio col
lectors, told ut a dinner of dentists an
appropriate story.
"A dentist," ho said, "was onqe
traveling iu the East, aad in the
Ganges his boat overturned and he
obliged to strike out for the
skore.
"As the dentist swam . sturdily
through the muddy water an enor
mous alligator suddenly rose up be
fore him. Tho alligator opened Its
eAormoua Jaws, and the next instant
would hare been the dentist's last,
only? Just In time? the man* hap
pened to notice the great reptile's
sharp, white teeth, and an idea struck
Mm- * ....
"He drew a probe from his pocket,
and, pressing It Into the alligator's
gums, he odd:
"Does thla hurt; your
''The alligator screamed with pain,
aad the dtatiat, amid lta great agony*
made good hla egoap*,"? pfcttarttlpfctft
Inquirer.
SALOON ISTS RESPONSIBLE
Time Chicago Bar Proprietors Must
Pay Drunkard's Children $17,500.
A Jury llohU Them Accountable For
tlir Ituln of John 11<<II11H<I, tu?
W Ik, 111 'I liry Sold LlqUOl*.
Chicago' Txtmiimo biolr father, it if*
declared. was ruined by drink, n Jury
in .1 inlgo 'I'lMlilll'ii court returned a ver
dict oi ' 1 7 . T?< m > iii favor of tho tivo
children of John Hedluud against three
fca loon keep era,
*1' Is ?* defendant* art1 Oscar <;e.\?r, Er
nest Thorcn and I.ouia laiudqnist.
According to (ho story told in court
lli'dlmid and Ids family wore happy
until live years ago, witoii lio is said to
li a \ <? llrst htfuu the uko of liquor.
At that ..loo lie was oinrieyod as ?
carpenter. with an incoino ol' #ir?<H> a
year. The children. Mary, llftoon years
old: lather, olovoii; (Junior, eight;
Waldo, five, and fail, two, wore pro
vided wiiii a comfortable homo, tlio
o!i|cr ?u"s attending school regularly.
one ovi-nlnif the father failed to ap*
ponr for > tpper, and. w hen ho oame in
mvimmI hours later ho staggered
again*! the door. 'I'lio younger ehil
drou orlod with fviuhr, while Mary,
the oldest', assisted flcdlund up staira.
l'r< in tluiL time the carpenter Is said
to have continually frequent**! the sa
loons owned hy (Joyor, Thoreu ami
I . u in h 1 u i s i , lie Ioki his position, apd
tln? chlp'teii wore brought to the vt
tenthni of Miss Caroline Bllnn, a pro*
iiation ollleer,
Mi.-s H I i n 11 appealed. without avail. *
to the liquor dealers, hoggin# thoni to
stop sidling liquor 10 lledlund or to
the two ohler ciilldren. who are said to
have been compelled by iheir father to
bmiiha? e Deer for l.iiu.
m ,?
co.ssack.s sl mcMiNACY.
(.'mis Hatter Huilding, Soiling . It
Aflame With Victims Penned In. '%
>
'i'Vlla. < 'iiueashi.? Three hundred hikL.
li'ty persons wore killed or injured a8"
au outcome of a 11 attack made by Cos
sacks 011 the Armenian Seminary here,
following tlto throwing of two bombs
from that institution at a passing pa
t I'ol.
l-'our Co.-saeks were founded and tt f
hoy was killed by the explosion of the
missiles.
Artillery was immediately called up
and the seminary surrounded ami
shelled. The building soon burst Into
Haines, ami the bombs and cartridges
stored therein exploded. Thirty -three
persons perished during the lire, while
over 300 were Injured by tiro or wound
ed by shells.
The troops subsequently shelled an
r other Armenian house where bomb*
and weapons were hidden and killed
eight revolutionists. .*???? ? . .
$ 150,000 MeCALL MORTGAGE.
Given to Secure Ills ?lfi0,Q00 Note to
the -New York Llfe^ ?
Freehold, N. J. ? A mortgage for
$150,000 from John A. McCali to the
New York Life Ins uramre Company
was recorded here. , The mortgage
covers Mr. McCall'a summer home AC
,Svest"Knd, Long Branch.
The mortgage or trust deed is made
"for the purpose . of securing payment
to the New York Life Insurance Com
pany of the sum of ?1 50,000, pursuant
to a guarantee given by* the said- ? ohn
A. MtCrtlt October t). 1005, covering tllg
Stilt) of ?285,000, UR recited ill Hithl
guarantee, and On which gnarairt^e-ihe
sum ill' S85.000 ban been Paid in eusli."
The $235,000 Ik the amount Mr. Mc
Cali returned to the New York Life
in *iOtlcm?ui -<ol' the Audy Hamilton
piiyiv-Mttv. Ho originally gave hi* note
for tlie *150,000, which 1h now secured
by mortgage.
WAH COST RUSSIA A B1LLIQN.
TiukI lly/row 5240,000,000 to Mak?
BotlTEnd* Meet;
St. lVt.- r^burg, 'Russia, ? The budget
statement ? or ItMHl kIiowh thatr'jt wllj
be necc.Vft.iry to borrow 9210, 500, 000 to
balance the estimated receipt* and
p&ndliurpj',
,/Tho lnttev include ?202,500,000 for
paying expensoa of the Hu$*0'Jflpanet*i
war. bringing home the ivoops aild *??
duelug the unny to a pence footing.
For thy first time the total cost of
the war, ?1,030.000.000. is revealed. -
Tho budget statement does not dodge
tlie prevailing conditions In Russia. It
Is pointed out tlh.t receipts from nearly
all Kourcea have been *ca?eu down and
that If the iuterlor disorders do not
cease tome sources of revenue cannot
be ecnuud on. ?
OUK SQUADRON AT GIBRALTAR.
Calle^non Its Way to Moroccan Confer- -
? ence at Algeeiras.
Gibraltar.-- A squadron of the United
States North Atlantic fleet, under com
niund of Rear-Admlraf Charles I).
Slgsbee, consisting of the armored
cruiser Brooklyn (flagship) and the pro
tected ember* Galveston, Tacowa;
and Chattanooga, called here. T!*e
warships were on their way to Alge
ciras, wime the international confer-.,
enree on Morocco Is to meet. ' ;
* RITCHIE PIE^ SUDDENLY.:./
Former Cancel lor of the Exchequer
Had J Uit.Cstc Raised to Peerage. ...
I-ontioy, ttpglaiul ^Charlc? TJWia
Ritchie, who waa Chancellor of the
chequer iu thf Balfour Cabinet- J
.who was vaUtd to the peerage on tfe* .
retirement of that Ministry the ether *
day, died from the effects of ? spode?^
stroke of paialyslf.
???'<? .ITOp-.TTi I i> "|~TT- "
To Commemorate Peaee
A tal?let lo commemorate W '
month <N. HXpsue oDBBfOKft:
New Bridges Om tike
The ICgyptina Oorecmmemt
ctdcd te build weveral new " '
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