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THE BATESBURG ADVOCATE. VOL. LI. BATKSBURG. H. (A, WEDNESDAY. .JAXI'AltY 60, 10O2. NO J ????i ??? ??? , i i i .i.-j- ?? -j- . nwmm* . n .tmmmmmm,, i i mwm Hi i ?h - T ,- )w ^ ^ A HOT DEBATE. Some Warm Passages in the Lowei House cn Weonesday. COSGEOVE ANP Wlf/ICK IJTi*. It All (irew t'l.t IHtir.to on the Hills l'ro| csii?;; Now ( oni?r.1'is!oui\l i>t itrn-'s in (lu> State. The I Touse of Representative*; spent the best part of Wednesday discussing the rcdistrictiuir hill. The debate took wide latitude and sonic of the representatives became aim.-t, jktsonal in their statements. Mr. McGowan opened the debate in favor of the hill, lie said we live under a dual government. South Carolina is entitled to seven congressmen. The population is 1..'100.000. and tin' unit of representation is 101.000. Kach district should approximate that number in population. The several districts should 1k? ncarlv cipial. lie showed the objections to the existing scheme of districts. There are in the fourth dislriel nearly 210,000 people, while in another district thepopulat ion is hut 100,000. He then proceeded to show t he merits of his hill. The fourth district which he proposes falls alxiut x.oou short in population, hut will in a very few years have the requisite amount. It is the creates! manufacturing section of the State. There is a homogeneity of peoples. He explained t he formation of other proposed districts. 'Ulve. 'erritory is contiguous and the 'districts compact, as required hy the Hurleigh act <jf congress. Mr. Weston secured the lloor and 'told how the gerrymander act w;i> passed to save Suntli (.\irolina from being represented in congress by negroes. liichland and other eountic.Iliad cheerfully consented to be dismembered in order that they might help to s-'ve the "black districts." That act was drawn hy Judge Simonton. (Jen. McCrady and Mr. Murray of Anderson. The conditions which des.. manded such enaction have passed away, and Kiehland and other counties demand that they he restored t< their former alignments. The advantage to be gained is that one congressman will not represent 215.000 people and another represent Hi0,000. lb-disclaimed anv scliish desire and stated emphatically that lie is not sucking for congressional honors. Mr. Henry J. Kinard opposed the bill. The present arrangement 1 ia> saved us. why not let it stay? Hi asked Mr. Mebowan what commoi ^ bond or union there is between Pick<ens au'd Xewherry. Mr. Tatum asked Mr. Weston if tin Hurleigh act requires that district'"shair'heof compact territory, etc. Mr. Weston after seeing a printer fcopy of t he I>i 11 in Mr. Tat urn's posses sion argued that while the verbiag< muy not he mandatory, yet the spirit ?0f t.tie entire liill is such. Thellenub licans have been trying to rcduei '.southern representation. and tin Svmtheru Slates should comply witli tlx.' spirit of t hat a ft. M?. Third said lie believed this \va? a light of the politicians; that tie people did not demand a change When they did he would favor it. ih argued that the act. of congress die not require any change in the (lis triets. The present arrangement i: as satisfactory as it is possible t( make, lie moved to recommit tin hill. Mr. Carter of Williamsburg gav? liis reast.ns for favoring a change. Hi cutrnty under t.'ne present law is hadlv cut up. the town of Kings! ree bcinp dlv'ried 1)0.t ween t he ix111 and sevent li dist red s. Mr. ,1. 1'. Thomas. Jr.. restated tin various reasons for favoring redisi rioting regardless of any pari ieular ineaisure. He said it is only justice to tin counties that, are now divided between dvir'erent districts. X". Thomas argued that compliance wit li viie intent of t lie I iurleigh hill demands n cliange in t he dist ricts. The legislators represent the people of the whole State, and should considci whether it is not best for the whole people to redist rift the State. Mr Thomas made a spirited and elTeetivi argument. Then the fun c mmoneod. Mr. Cos grove of Charleston sent up a resolu t ion that all of the 1 tills on t hissubject be sent to tlie committee on privilege: and elections with instructions to tin committee to give one week's notice o the day upon which the hills were ti Ik* considered. Mr. Co-grove said in support of thi xc.solut.ion that "tin* voice of the peo pie" once "was the voice of Hod,'" bu is now t he voice of Si few legislators He charged a few men with trving t< run roughshod over the wishes of 1114 people, lie had passed the judicial'; committee room and had seen inei pointing at a map with si ruler sua saying t hal I hey would "put Charles ton hero," or "put Charleston there.' Tlw.ro Ui'fn i n I i ii?'?t ii me tl.-it flu. i. . pie of <'harleston even speak a differ lit (haled, lie protest*d against thi alleged mist real iiu nt of Charleston Why was not the hill introduce! through t lie com in it tee on privilege. and elect ions? Mr. Weston replied in a very spirit cd manner, lie had served in tin general assembly for years, and lie hu< never hefore had such a churgi brought against him. lie repudiate! the suggestion that no new idea eouli originate except I lirough t he commit 'tee 011 privileges and elections. It i his right to hit rod nee a hill if he want to do so. and lie is not compelled h submit it to the committee on privi leges and elect ions or a caucus. Th politics of the upcotintry is not rcgu luted hy caucuses, lie said pointcdh lie had inl rod need the hill properh and it liad?heon referred to the judiei ary conimittec. lie was willing fo the records of the authors of the re districting hills to lie computed wit: that of Mr. Co.sgrove. If lie had b Iki dictated to hy the committe< "then to hell with tile commit lee oi privileges and elections.'' Mr. Cosgrove intimated that Mr Weston had had the hill sent to th judiciary committee tiecause Mr. Wes-! i tun is a member of tliat committee. j i Mr. Weston scored a point in deny-i< inn emphatically that lie is it niemlier ! | '! of t lie conunit tee named. The speaker nave additional information that sur- j ] prised Mr. Co-.nrove. The bill had not ! ! Iieen referred to that com uiittee of ; tin* speaker's volition or at Mr. < Weston's request, buy by the vote of' | t he house. Mr. Itominiek who seemed to be I 11 warmed up. protested that the com- i jmittee on privileges and elections j doesn't want to no to the neighbor- j hood to wliieli it had lieen consigned hy Mr. Weston. lie defended tllcji i eominittee. it is composed of one j member from each connrcssional dis-|i j t rift and t hese hill should have come II tiirounh t hat committee. lie referred to Mr. Weston's relief-' jtion on <'harlestoil's caucus politics, j .( II 7M.HVU ?lj<(OIIC.lMUy I I III L IIK"3 !, bave politic; hi the up-country too. M-V. "Mendel Suilt h opposed reeomit-!. ting tho hills. It would )!)c:i;i llmt a ' week would elapse liofore the kills , could ever be considered. These kills' | ihad come up last year. The mat ter j had keen published widely and no , I complaint s laid eome from the people. ' ! lie declared that it would ke foolish! j to have people come liofore t he coin- . I in it tee arid make statements in regard .' | to redist rid ing. The inemliersnr t he ( several comities know the needs of I ( their congressional distriets and this mat tcr ?imld 1 n set l led in open debate. | j Mr. ('. I*. Sanders spoke along the j . same lines as Mr. Smith. Mr. Ktird staled that he had heard protests! against redistriet ing. . The house by a large majorit y voted !. J <towii t he resolution to recommit. Mr. j M. 1.. Smit h secured thelloor to speak | 'on the main i|tie->ti!!n. lint seeing the , i lateness of t lie lioiir had Mr. Williams i to move adjournment. Tills was car- , lied and gives Mr. Smith the lioor ' when the matter comes up for discus- J ' sion Thursday morning. k When the redist riot ing bills were ' I brought up for discussion. Thursday - Mr. M. I.. Smith of Kershaw had the f i j tloor. lie made the general statement that redist rid ing is necessary and | further that everybody cannot lie pleased with t lie grouping in aeeor- ( I dance with population. lie denied | that there is any personal motive in itho minds of the advocates of tlie | ! kill. Mr. MctJowan and Mr. Weston j have i nt rodueed measures which will j I practically eliminate themselves from i congressional honors. Mr. Smith declared t hat the framers j of the federal constitution never thought of States being divided into ( ' | dist riets. In is 12 congress provided j for dist riet s. Originally it was State I representat ion and the congressmen ! should now represent the entire people of the State as they do of tlie entire t ' nation. It is necessary, however, | that t h*'se renresentat i ves should he dist Glutted over I lie State in order t<> 1 1 lie supplied with as much knowledge 1 ! of Mil* needs of the people of different I sect ions. * < lie then eited tlgures showing that according to the present ^roupin^ of i count ies into districts one voter in ' ' Hampton county has as much representation as live in Greenville. He , ' .favored t lie MeGowan hill, lie held j up the ideal district and compared t.he . distiictsin t lie several hills with this ideal, to the credit of the Mctlowan j hill. He called at tent ion to t he fact i that all hut one of South Carolina's '. I congressmen live in the tiorder eouil*! ties. This is the result of the tferry' ! inandered .scheme now in existence | and the interior counties have no ^ showing at all. The county of KichI i land is so divided that one-half is - tacked on to the mountain counties, j the olher tu the seacoast. lie closed ! ? with tin appeal for a change. Mr. Dennis wanted to ro on record as favoring tlie Metiowaii bill. Mr. Freeman of Marllioro offered a , sul>st it utt* for Mr. Metiowaifs hill. | llesaidth.it some of the districts in the MeGowan hill were like gourd 1 vines, lie had consulted uocandidat.es ] j for eongress in arranging his hill. He had taken tlie map and worked every i 1 coiicei vahle eomhinat ion and he had ( | presented what lie believes to lie the best plan of all. lie then discussed , ' 'the merits of t lie several hills. , , Mr. Klird moved to indetinitely post- 1 poue the whole matter. This was i ,! voted down hy an overwhelming ma,'jorily Its to it. The 1 I wore: I'.lease, r; Ktird, Fox. Hill. Kihlcr. Kinard. Lide, Fornax. MaiiMing, It. Smith, Strotnan, Tatuiu. Towill, Woods. 1 Mr. 1 torroh protested against Green- I vi lie being districted with Spartan. burg. Fnion tind Laurens. 'J'lie re- ' . lat ions bet ween Green villi* and SparI tanluirg are cordial enough, hut much ' s closer arc the relations between . Groomilie and Anderson. Ahtieville, f t ti oiii-e and I'ickens. Greenville and , Spartanburg for 20 years have lieen , political rivals. If you keep them in I he same (list riet you simply perpet - ( .! uate a row of lit) years' standing. I Spartanburg. Laurens and Fnion are iilil I'ctlllif i i v I'timnu'l.iil \w Ll.uwl , | (inriivilli-. Anderson. Oconee and , I Pickens were later settled and eon- , , I neeted l>y tradition and association, ij We have heard there are excellent i | people in trnion hut we are not ae (piainted with tliem. The city of " < i reen \ i lie was settled partly from Ab. ; bcville and Anderson and tlie count ies . I of Anderson and Orccnvillc largely sj set tied Pickens and Oconee. (Jroen- , . ; \ill?*. Pickens and < )eonce are t he only I mountain counties in the State and t should not h.- separated. ' 1 The MeCowan 1 >iII provides a collcc tion of 1i>iio strings. The freeman i> tiili provides a collect loll of hunches. I "I am not a candidate for congress. i> and never e\p et to be one, and I am I not representing any congressman I here.'' Mr. Mcl.anchlin of Orate/ehiir^ s 'moved to t :t t?l?_* t he freeman ainends 1 inent. This was carried hy a vote of it tu to i;c. and the amendment was re-1 - J jcctcd. e Mr. Itaeot of Charleston offered an . amendment to the Mcttowan tiill tak. iny I tea u foil out of the district with . Charleston. TTere are t hree seaports. . (ieor^et own, I tea nfort and < 'Iiarlest on, r and they should he in seperate dis triets. i Mr. MetJowan said this suited him. i Mr. Moses of Sumter opposed it. . This would make l ho Seventh district n topheavy. Mr. Plains ford made antrong speech against the auiendiuent. It would i> put Kd^elield Into a district lint .10 miles wide and stretching from the | r| >va almost to tlie mountains, a worse .-ondition than any district under the gerrymander act. Mr. Tatum stated that he had op- * posed redist rioting. He doesn't think the Burleigh hill mandatory. Yet the house has expressed itself in favor jf such and he wauls the best hill of the lot. The Mctiuwan hill works a T hardship on Orangeburg county, hut the Itaeot amendment would make it ill right. Mr. t'roft of Aiken made a speech in favor of the amendment. The connlies of Beaufort and Lexington favor it, and wh.v not let them be changed. The amendment was adopted and the hill as amended passed second reading. TUE UKl)!STItu"!'lNO IIII.L. <l; The following is the redistricting " plan passed, by the house Thursday, st with the population of each dist riet: r, 1. Charleston, Berkeley. Colleton! . ind Dorchester H>8,2tM?. 2. Edgefield, Saluda. Aiken, Barnwell. Bamberg, Hampton and Beaurort? 19.1,f?0!i. 1 M( .'1. Oconee, Dickens. Anderson Alibe- jt, ville, Greenwood and Newlierrv Ilk),- ,, 4. Greenville, Spartanburg. Laurens j. md Union?IHl.Dli.'t. p( 5. Cherokee, York. Chester, Fairield. Lancaster. Kershaw an 1 Ches- "n berfleld 190,402. s f?. .Marlboro, Marion. Horry. Dar-; j : ington, Florence, Williamsburg and reorgett ?wti ?201,57 7. ^ 7. Sumter. Clarendon. Orangeburg. itichland and Lexington -211.107. During the. discussion Mr. Weston j,, mnounced that in the debate of the lay before he used language which j -j. lad been misconstrued. ("To hell ^ ivith the commit tee on privileges and ;i| lection.") Mr. Weston explained i'^ that be Ii;ls the highest regard for the I members of the committee and was j merely using a figure of speech. In- J jt d ead of wishing the member-Co go toi.,, that, distant and torrid country, he ^ lopes to meet t hem all in that "house lot made with hands." ^ Mr. Prince. facetiously?Which '. House "not made with hands?" ( Mr. Weston?1 refer the gentleman to 1 lie chaplain. After this good natured amende and repartee. Mr. Cosgrove stated that if I ( le had used olTensive language to ex- j |{ dte Mr. Weston he would retract that language. yu COMMITTED SUICIDE \| k because He Had Heen Defeated for a j, Kmnll < >t1lce. I' C4 Win. II. Hoffmeister of St. Louis, h run- iccumrr ui mr hr^ri??n <>i i I t ( Honor, committed suicide at the Planors' hotel of that city Tuesday of last ,, week by shooting himself. <i The only witness t*> the suicide was s; icorge M. Ackley of Kansas City. Deputy Coroner llooghcr took charge r. >f the remains. f< .Mr. Hollmeister was defeated for M eeleetion as supreme recorder of the 11 Legion of Honor hy C. T. P. White () uul an entirely new supreme council n .vas elected after a sensational contest. ,(| One feature of the struggle was the j( irrest, of Otto A. Overheck, candidate 'or supreme chaucellor(t lie highest otll- ^ er in the order,) and leader of the ,j lppositiou to the administ ration. j Mr. Overheck was arrested while on ^ lis way to the meeting where the elcetion was to lie held. * At the four courts a complaint was lodged against Mr. Overlieek for carrying a concealed weapon. Friends of s[ the (iverlieek ticket, however, procured Mr. Overlieek's release on Ixnid and , hurried with him to the meeting hall. j.where they arrived in time to vote. his one vote being necessary to win. j Ackley, who says he was in an adjoining bathroom when the shot was ^ tired, expressed the belief that llotT- j, melstcr killed himself because lie had lioon defeated in his candidacy for re- v elect ion. "IlolTmeister w;vs drinking Tuesday night," said Ackley, "and lie told me ( there would lie trouble. 1 knew he v had a revolver and 1 took it from him! ^ ind looked it. up. My own revolver ^ was in my valise and this he used to; ^ sixM>t himself." ! j (ieorge W. Teasdale, an Intimate j ( friend of the dead man said: "Mr. 1 lolTmeister's accounts were , Investigated by the supreme counsel , recently and were found to 1k> in good j, shape." A fter hearing test Imony the coroner rendered a verdict of suicide. j' A Novel Marriage. Miss Maggie Stephenson and her [.' step-grandfather, James M. Turner, a well-to-do-fanner of Isle of \\ ight !, county, Va., were married at (Jates- ^ ville, N'. C., Wednesday. The nuptials wore solemnized after the couple had been refused license in Virginia, owing to the Old I >ominion law against such unions. It is claimed Turner ' says lie will Immediately sell all his "J property and leave the state. Motives Ills age as tfi years, hut looks older. ^ The bride's age is given as lit years. ' Turner Is quoted as saying his second '' wife before she died made the reqin st, t hat, he marry her grandaugter. load- s ilition he claim that Cupid's darts ,l found a target In his heart with his ' present, young wife's as the image v graven thereupon, .lust he fori; the performance of the marital ceremonial ' a lady friend of the girl issaid to have " tried to persuade her to wit hdraw from Sl the ceremony, llerelfort was futile. " It is claimed that the father of the ' bride olfered no objections to the ^ match. e Tl?e Jenkiti'n Sword. t; The Charleston Post says "prepara-! S t Ions are being made for the presenta- I t ion of the sword to Maj. Mieah .len- P kins, t he distinguished South Carolina soldier, by the president of the I'liited w States at tlie Charleston exposition on I Feb, 12. The sword w hich will lie a n very handsome one, having engraved h upon it what the president himself.''! Maj. Jenkins' colonel In the war with N Spain, said of the gallantry of the South Carolina!!, has Iicen ordered and N should arrive in a few days. Maj. Jen- a kins Is now teaching at military school k in Virginia, hut lie will Ik* on hand to 1 receive the testimonial to his bravery N from the haq^t, of the president. si A ?HK AGONY ALL OYER urdy aud Dantzler Are to He the Mew Judges. EE OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED. tie <>??! l>is|H*iiHnry IHrcrturn nnd Scvrrnl <>!?! .Iii;Ik<'n IJc-clcclcil. other liiicky <'uu<lidntes Who (iot Thrrc. Tuesday of last week was election :iy with the Legislature. At IO:T) cluck the icnate and 1 lie house as milled in (lie liall of t he house of I :prcsentatIves and proceeded to the' ection of TIIK JT'DOKS. Senator Kaysnr, of Orangeburg, raninatcd the Hon. ('has. (J. Dantzr. This Wits seconded hj- Mr. Cos-1 rove of the Charleston delegation, hy ?nator Sharpe of Lexington and Mr. rinee of Anderson. There were no in her nominal ions. The tellers, nalors Kaysor and Sharpe and Uep'sentatlves Tatinn. Sinkler an I pears, annonneed that Mr. Dant/.ler ad received la.1 votes. For judge of the seeond circuit, nator Henderson of Aiken tioininled the hicinnhent, Judge James Idrieh of \iken. This wjis seeondeil y Mr. Wilson of Sumter and others, here we re no other nomination;.; lie tellers. Senators Henderson and Idrieh and Messrs. Kinsey, Williams id McCowan, reported that. Judge Idrieh had received 1 .VI votes. For judge of the third judicial eirlit, Senator Manning of Sumter mania ted Hon. '1'. It. Frsiser of Sumter, his was seconded hy Mr. Croft, of ikon. Mr. Freeman of Murlliom. Mr. Mel.eod of Sumter nominated j i r. it. (>. J'urdy of Sumter. This I as seconded hy Mr. Henry It. itieh-1 t'dson of Clarendon and ('apt. Hill of: nlleton. Mr. Wells of Florence nominated; Ir. (leorge (ialletly of Florence. This; as see*aided hy Mr. Lock wood of eaufort. Mr. Iiniuinick of Xewlierryl id Senator Aldrieli of Itarnwell. The Hers were Senators Manning and II-; rton and Kepresentatives Carter.! [urehisoti and Theus. When the' >te was lirst taken Mr. Frasor re ived :?T. Mr. (ialletly 42 ami Mr. urdy T<?. The latter 'needed just iree votes of election. Then sue eded a number of changes, the reak being made hy Mr. Lido of ()rugchurg, who changed from (Ialletly i ?I'urdy. The tiual result was: Toil numlM'r of votes east I of which; limber Mr. Fraser received .'U. Mr. nlletlv 4(1 mill \1 i- Punlv Si' iiiwi-.:. I Lry to ;i choice 7H. I Senator Klnkrney of cnestorfleid | nminatcd Judge If. C. Wat ts of Che-1 iw to succeed himself as judge of the uirth circuit. This was seconded by Ir. Mcdowan in Ix'half oftlieI.au-; us delegation. There were nutner- j 11s seconds to the nominal ion. The I Hers. Senators Hlakency and McDer-i iott and Messrs. W. 1.. I'arker. Kllrd ud 1 lennis, reported that J udge Watts ad received 154 votes. Senator t Jlenn nominated .1 udge tieo. ] < lage of Chester to succeed himself. ! his was seconded hy Mr. \\ illianis of aucastcr, Mr. I trice of York and fliers. The tellers. Senators Clenn mi Hough and Representatives Woodard. Reamguanl and Richardson, reIirted that Judge Cage received 155 ntes and was declared judge of the xtli judicial circuit. Judge Klugh was nominated to sue-! mm! himself as judge of t lie eight h , rcuit. The nomination was made j v W. II. I'arker of Abbeville, second1 hy Senator Itricc of York and a1 unihcr of others. The tellers were' enators Hraydon and Herndon and epresentat ives Hunter. Mel'raw and loiTat. Judge Klugh received tts >1 es. Mr. Williams of Lancaster nominal-{ 1 the lion. Ira It. Jones of Lancaster > succeed himself as a justice of the ipretne. court.. This was seconded y Mr. hominiek on behalf of the ewherry delegation, hy Mr. Ilaile of urk. hy Senators Hough and (Henri, 'here were l.'tl) votes east and Justice ones received 150. The election of judges was then conluded and the Joint assembly was adiiirned after having been in session ivd hours and 15 minutes. A KTKltNl m >N 8KSSIOS. At -t o'clock nnothcr session of t!ie tint assembly was held. For tlieofce of commissioner of the State disensaj'y t here was hut one name put >rward. that of 11. II. ( rum. the inunbent. lb was nominated by Mr. 'at urn of Orantfehurtf, seconded by I r. I liven* of 1 Hire best or and several! I hers. There were 117 \otes. Mr.' rum receiving the entire number. ' For the ofllco of chairman of the j oard of directors of tlie dispensary , here was only one nomination, L. J. j i'illiams of Kd^etield. Mr. Williams ithe incumbent, lie was nominated v Senator Sharp of Kexinirt.on, secruled by Mr. Strom of Kd^elicld uol | Ir. Croft of Aiken. The nanu of cnator Stanland was not presented, I though it was expected that it would j e. Mr. Williams received the entire ote polled, l III. Then came the vote for the other wo members of the hoard of directors f the State dispensary. There were ix candidates. Senator J. A. McDerlott of I lorry; A. F. II. Dukes of irunpeburtf, former metnlier of the eneral assembly; II. II. Kvans of lewberry, former member of the tfenral assembly; It. II. 't'heus. represenitive from Hampton; A. II. Dean, r., rept sent a 11 ve from Spartanburg; , Itoykiu of Kershaw, recently a disensary inspeetor. When the vote was tirst taken, it ras seen that Mr. Kvans was elected, 'here were 1 f>o votes cast. 78 bciliK ecesstiry for election. Mr. Kvans ad received Ho, Mr. Dukes received t>; Mr. Itoykiu fit; Mr. Theus 21; Mr. IcDermott tltt; Mr. Dean Is. As soon as the last vote was east, tr. Theus' supporters lietfan to break, iiumlH-r of them voting for Mr. Itoyin. For awhile it appeared that Mr. toy kin would catch up wit It and pass Ir. Dukes. Senator McDermott's upportcrs also licgan to dissipate. When ?>iu' .if Mr. Dean's supporters i voted for I'.ovkin. this was the sitrnal to several others and they changed from Dean to Dukes and the hitter's; election was ensured. The vote as finally declared was Kvans 8t?: I mkes so: Hoykln 72: Dean 31: MeDermott 20; Thetis 1.7. ' I'KN 1TKNTIA It V DIKKCTOKS. There, were four candidales for 1 he I two vacancies on the hoard of direct-; ors of the Slate penitentiary. The I incuinlM'uts were reelected. W. H. L ?ve of York receiving '.?<? votes: \V. 1>. Mann of Ahheville 7s; J. < >. Win^ol of Hroonvillc lid, and \V. C. Vincent of! iteaiifort ??2. There were 1.71 votes cast. 7ii l>cintj neccessiry to elect. The joint assembly at 7 o'clock took a recess nnlil x:30p. m.. at which time to reasseinltle to elect trustees of several collects and a State librarian. NIOUT SESSION. There were two vacancies on the inthrop hoard, tlie iucumhents tieinrr Dr. T. A. Crawford of Itock Hill and CI. Wilie Jones of Columbia. There w re three nominees. Dr. Crawford and Col. Jones were nominated. The nomination of lion. J. 1-1. ltrea/.eale of Anderson created somewhat of :i surprise. Mr. Itrea/caie was a memh r of i lie original board which established the college. He was -nominated by Mr. Tat urn and the nomination re ceived numerous seconds. '1 lie result was Crawford .71: llrea/.eaie ill. ttud J (.ties 1 oo. The two latter were elected. There were tw ? nominees f >r places on the South Carolina college Iniard to till two vacancies, 't he iucumhents? ) Col. .Inn. T. Sloan of Cohnnhia. and Mr. Kohert MaeTarland of Darlington were reelected without opposition. There wer?* four trustees for Clem-j sou In lie elected. The nominal ions j were Ij. A. Sease of Lexington. W. I >. Kvans of Chestcrlield. A. T. Stnythe of Ctiarleslon and J no. S. Harris of Spartanburg. Th<- three former were reelected. Mr. Harris tills the vacancy caused liy the death of Mr. 1 tedfearn, i There was one vacancy on the board f visitors of the SotMli Carolina Military Academy. Hen. Kllison Capers declined reelection and Mr. Orlando sheppard of Kdgcticld was unanimously elected. Mr. Sheppard is an alumnus nf the < itadel. as is required of all memtiersof the hoard of visitors. Mr. \V. K. Sli<rh of Newberry declined reelection as a trustee of the colored college at < >rautfchui-? and Mr. Cole K. Ideas*' of Newtierry was nonii tin ted to succeed him. Mr. A. K. Dukes of Oiatij^eburir was nominated f. ... 1. 1 . ? ? * t'n uir uiiii'i \?n;iinv;y. i>uiii were ; elected wit limit opposition. Miss L. II. I .a Horde was unanimously elected State librarian to till the unexpired term of the former librarian. resigned. Miss La Itorde has tilled the position admirably for several months by appointment of tlie governor. ) Tiie work of the joint assembly liei}ig coneluded. tliat Imdy was declared i^ijou aed 10.20 p. m., having spent tt-e greater part of the day in session balloting. TERRIBLE MINE DISASTER. 1 Twrnly-< )ne IVroons Killed and I ligli I Itadly Wounded. As the result of a errible mine dis-1 aster at Lost Creek. Iowa, Friday af-j ternoon 21 dead are in an improvised; morgue, and eight are in a temporary i hospital. The dead: .loe (Jaspers, Frank (Jas-: pers. Jim Stohal. Sylvester Chreigh-j ton, Joe llerte. Andy "Fash. Frank Set-roes. John Martin. John Itiros, Mike Mraha. Jack Manley, Mike Fox. Jr.. ' Mike Fox. Sr.. Itoonc Fish, Hush Fish. A. Crews. Jack Eldea, I>ave Malter. Sam. Ilumpbrey. Jim Humphrey, Alex. Cray. The explosion occurred at the noon hour and Is what is known as a "dust" explosion. The miners had just tired 1 heir usual noon shots, one of which proved to be a fizzle. The burning powder ignited the gas and the explosion followed. Smoke and debris were blown out of the shaft 200 feet high. Part of the top works] was torn away and the fans and cages were partly wrecked. This made the work of rescue very slow and it was :t o'clock before volunteer parties dared to venture into the east entrance. I whore tin1 explosion occurred. When din,. ..I Il.nl> - 1- II I- I < 'it j? HMHiti l I III I III tl IIUI I IIMC : itfht greeted them. Tlio doa?l and I injured were terribly burned and inut dated, some pf tliom almost beyond i recognition. l-'iro which at first was feared would prove dost motive in t he enl ire mine had broken out and this added terror to the spectacle. The j flames were finally eont rolled and after several of the rescue party had j succumbed to the fumes all the dead were found and carried to the top of the shaft. At I he t imo of t he explosion more than loo men were in the i mines, but all of 1 hose, except those in 1 he east entry, escaped with only siijrht injury. The total property damage will be about *lo.ooo. It was nearly dark when the las', of the dead was taken out. and the scenes of anu'liisli anions the families of the men Were most pitiful. Nearly all of the i men were marr ed and leave families | in poor eireumstanees. The mines is [owned hy the Lost Creek Fuel company of Lost Creek and has been in operation about one year. Tin1 Cn'nvvhfl Indian*. Mr. Itovd, the state's Indian a^ent !in charge of the < atawha Indian reservation in York County, brought a valise full of handsome Indian pottery toColuiuhla on Wednesday. Tliey Were sent to Seli:it .r l!r:eilnn 'is -i t stimoniul i f tin.- uppreciatIon of t he 1 tidi.ms <>f his clT<>rts in their In-half I last year. These relies consisted of | \uses, pipes, etc. The work is really' admirable. Agent Itoyd says that [there are now almut "f> men women land children on the reservation. Of these illmnit 'Jo are full breeds, one of them I icing over mi years of age. During the year not a single Indian has died while several papooses have tjeon added to tlie community. The Treaty Signed. The treaty of cession of tin- Danish \Y? st Indies islands from Denmark to the l.'nlted Slates was signed at the slate department Unlay by Secretary Hay and Constantino Itruri. the Hanish minister. The treaty will he submitted to the senate for ratification immediately. ! oAKj^ILiv 0ir GOV. LI03E?j. \ K iiiin ?{oral l.cHHtiiiN From the I'itil'ul I'liKtit of Foriucr Governor. The New Vork Journal this week devotes a page to an illustrated story ' (if the blighted career of Franklin J. i Moses, former reconst ruction governor of this state, now a morphine j tiend. tramp and criminal of the lowest type o.' New Vork. it is a siory of just retribution overtaking a man who desert eel his people in time of trouble for gain of money and p lilieal preferment. The hulk of the, argument is taken up wl-h an new tltit l>y Moses himself, tail the tacts of interest are all told in The ! .loui'iiars introductory, winch though somewhat exaggerated covers the main points well. This Introductory is as follows A weel< ago ox-Governor FranHiii.l. Mo.S' S. of South Carolina. was sentenced ina Boston police court to four months in the House of Correction at Deer Island. Back of tills is a lif ? story, strange, dramatic, pathetic, which trades a powerful moral. The downfall of Franklin .1. Moses fr an the s'rtdal and political influence of chief executive of a state to tramp convicted of passing a worthless check is direct-ly traced to opium. The only son of wealtliv and in-1 tluential parents. Moses had ever pus-1 sibie advantage. His father was chief I <?f justice of the State of South Carolina. nis mother a distinguished South-1 ern heauty. Tall, handsome, of distingue presence. gifted with exceptional talents.] prestige and wealth, Franklin .1.1 Moses made a dashing soldier and later an able statesman. That was thirty years ago. Today lie is. the ruin of his for-j mer self, bowed down, haggard and pitiful. His picture is in the Ungues Gallery. He has neither friends nor | money. Nothing seems left to him except I the gift of eloquence. and lie has used ! that with telling etfect in his own tie- ; half when arraigned in police court j from time to time to answer for his: various misdoings. In Ills you,.h Franklin J. Moses was tin- pelted darling of South Carolina's! proudest and most exclusive social [ sets. All the men admired him. The j women adopted him. At the banquet liis speedl was the most conspicuous toast of 11 io evening. No liall or social gathering at Charleston was considered a complete success unless lie was t here. inhi.scell in ttie House of Correot ion at Deer island, Boston. Franklin .1. Moses yesterday dictated the history of his life. Too nervous to write, he restlessly paced backward and forward as lie sorrowfully told of glorious I prospects blighted, golden opportunities thrown away, and the final subjugation of those attributes which mark the gifted scholar and statesman by tin* I'litirrii'tiiricl t t ...wl t?VWVI IQVIVO VII I III. Ultllll}) tllltl criminal. 1*4:1 Franklin J. Moses, the only son of Chief Justice Moses, horn in Stmt h Carolina. 1S.V? -Sent to college, where he astonished all by his brilliancy. 18t>2 Graduated with highest honors. 1 Hurt ?Joined the Confederate army. Hoisted the Stars and Bars aver Sumter when the Stars and Stripes were hauled down after Anderson's surrender. 1870?Elected speaker of the state house of representatives of South Car-1 i olina. l*7.'l Elected governor of the state of Soiit ii Carolina. is7"? Vacated his ofllce as Chief Executive of toe State. Suffered so| rial ost racism. Became addicted to t he use of morphine. l^Tti Moved to New York to look for work. Made a living writing ! |M>lit ieal speeches for candidates for j ottices. 1877 Began frequenting opium dens in New York's China town. 1S7S Arrested in New York charged with forging note far i.'tltl I in South Carolina. Delivered to j South Carolina aurhoritics, but es| caped. 1**4 Arrested in New York and [sent to Blaekwell's Island. 1**."> Arrested in Massaehset ts. I charged with obtaining money under false pretense and sent to Charlestown Penitentiary for .'t years. 1*** Discharged from prison cured j of the morphine habit. Went to i Winthrop. near Boston, resolved to I begin life anew, and commenced the publication of the Winthrop Sun. a week ly newspa per. 181W Elected town moderator at Winthrop, where he presided for two j consecutive terms at all town meet- j lugs. Isos Met with business reverses. Sold the Winthrop Sun and drifted to I ? i > niiMMiu, Ii>oo -Ureamo an outcast and | jirainp. Arrested In March on a! charge of larceny, and again In An-; gust on another charge of the same nnt lire. 1002 Arrested at Boston for larceny of an overcoat valued at $f>0. Sent to tIn* House of Correction at 1 >ocr Island for four months by Judge Brown on January 8. I'lllleil (till Mel- KfCO. Mrs. Iteula Abbey, the wife of a young merchant near Sparta, Term..! | is dead as a result of pulling out one ; of her eyes in a fanantical and literal interpretation of the scrptual iinjunc- j | t ion which says: "If thine eye offend, j pluck it out and cast It fmi i thee, for It i Is lietter to go into Heaven having only one eye than to suffer the tortnients; of the hell lire." She became much excited over religion last autumn and since that time.it is said, she lias been noted for her st range vageries. Iloilcr Kiplimlon In lttOl there was about one boiler' | explosion daily, on the average, in the! United States, and there were 788 victims of explosions during tIn* year. In Croat Britain during the same year there were only twenty-four persons killed by 1 k?IUt explosions and only sixty-live wounded eighty-nine vie-1 I tims. I HOKOaiiiu A julEEO. I j Tlinrikn of Coiiui-omi to Itenr Adiiilrnl _ Sei Kchlfj for His KcrvU't!*. An effort was made in the senate Thursday by Mr. Mason of Illinois to obtain consideration for a Joint resu-; lotion which lie introduced, extending the thanks of congress to Hear j Admiral Wlnfleld Scott Schley "for -n, ills brave and able conduct while in command of the American fleet at the! victorious battle of Santiago." The | eifort, however, was not successful. On motion of Mr. liale the rcsolu-1 tinii wav rnroi-rn/l " kj vuv v.-1 'inmiitvy on naval affairs. Mr. Mason's rcs.Jution was as follows: In t "That the thanks of congress lie wet hereby tendered to Rear Admiral Win Held Scott Schley for his bruve ainl able conduct while in command of "."ll I lie American licet at the victorious S'K' battle of Santiago. ten "That a sword be presented to him naj hy tlie secretary of the navy of the j I'nited Stales and the sum of $10.not) or so much titereof as may Ik* neces- j sary is hereby apptopriated for 11 ?e . stTi' purpose of this resolution out of any ere. money in the treasury not otherwise i fen appropriated. lion "That the secret my of the navy fact shall cause to l>e struck bronze medals (>r*commemorating tlie tsittle of Santia- . ; go and distribute the same to the ofticers and men under command of , Schley during said battle of San- atot tiago." tKir Mr. Mason said the resolution was dirt practically identical with that adopted all in the case of Admiral Dewey. "1 think we would better let this:. ' resolution go over." suggested Mr. ,'.'p., Hale, chairman of the committee on ' s, naval affairs. "The matter involved s)i:i is in cont roversy. It ought to go to a eui| committee." phc "I do not see that it is necessary," the said Mr. Mason, "that the resolution ''J1 ' should go to a committee. It is a , statement of a historical fact which n'J!^ has licen passed upon by the American mj,, people. 1'nder the rules It can lie ryji read a second time and passed. " S When the resolution was read a ton second time Mr. Hale moved that it l>e one referred to the committee on naval affairs. ^ To this motion Mr. Mason objected. j ? urging that the facts licing known of |u,j all men every scnatoT knew precisely s how he would vote upon it. fact Hy a viva voce vote the resolution ten was referred to the committee on bar naval affairs. Plc x issti A Terrible Experience. -'li A dispatch from New Haven, Conn., of s says lighting a tire that drove thetn nva from an engine running 25 miles an a,1(' hour, Engineer William Johnson and ,V Fireman James King rode 25 miles ^j,] over the Air Line at 2 o'clock Thurs- jsf;i (I.'IV miirnltm 'Pl.r... ' ?1 - "V ? uv; ncic (I'KMIU ?l or 1 locomotive pulling a freight running atc< between here and East Hamptlon. lien The bursting of a pipe reversed tlie the blower in the lire Ikjx. and huge Jjek tongues of dames swept back into '. 1:1 the cab. Johnson hurried out of his ()l"n window and King climed out on the tj,a side and on top of the eab. The cab aft< was soon alirc, and to reach the throt- pro tie meant death to Johnson. King the clung -to the top of the cap as the Pr? engine rocked and swayed, having all cuJc he could to keep his position. The . '' top of the cab became heated, forcing '^.j. King to get upon histhands and knees. With a spring he leaped olT into t lie ordi tender on the heap of coal. Getting trol possession of tlie hose next the water wai tank, so that Engineer Johnson was 0Xt'( able to get to the throttle and reverse lro: his engine as the train pulled into raH East Hampton. Iloth Johnson and King were badly burned, there hair ^jn| being singed from tlioir heads. "It not was the wildest ride I've had in ray pen expeiience of 25 years," said Engineer &><* Johnson. 'he lili St. litiuiM Shaken. anf Two dist inet shocks of earthquake :uu were felt in St. Louis, Mo., and in 'lin many of the adjoining towns a few J.Jjjj minutes before .*> o'clock Friday morn- ^ ing. The slun k was light. The sec- an( ond was more severe. Persons who an< had slept through the tirst shock were liix awakened by t he second. The shocks cer were accompanied by a rumbling f?rt sound. Reports received show that . ' the shocks were very generally felt *!lln throughout the city and suburbs. 1h?- sa" ing of sufficient ftirce to rattle the crockery and swing pictures in resi- , deuces, in Clifton Heights, west of .' the city, the shocks were very severe '' and residents ran into their yards. n fearing their houses would t>e shaken down. The shocks were felt distinct- Illa ly across the river in Illinois, in Hast St. Louis. Alton, ijuincy, Granite City Sl'' mi,i vonin it,.. i?<<a- mo ...... . x ...v* . an UK 1(11 I V" I (WWII 11(11111in^s shook and windows rattled sovlo- ?] lently that residents l>olieved an ex- ' : plosion had occurred In the neighborhood. Shocks were felt at St. Joseph, Kansas City and Leavenworth. ! ? opi Many Solilirn N'ocilcil. js ( Loth the civil and military author!- all tics at Washington deprecate the puh- pel lication in the Philippines of Prof, haSchurman's Lost on speech and the mi- fro nority report in the senate on the dul Philippine taritT hill, which they say, are liatde t?? have a had effect on the Filipinos. (Jen. Wheat on. eoinman- 2 der of the department of the north Ha Philippines, says men have l>oen sent ma to prison here for remarks as those of the Prof. Schurman, and that if what lie Fr< advcK'ates was accomplished it would iln mean tlie expenditure of much treas- Mil lire and the shedding of hlood like ths water. Now, as Ik*fore, lie adds, 50,000 pai soldiers are needed here, and will l>c of i required in these islands for at least Jai five years. It will then be possible to; wit form a government based on that of mo the colonies of Holland and Great spr Britain, they having proved the most or successful managers of oriental races. I tlu His I'lml Speech. The Washington Times says: Mr. never. democrat. the youtlirul meml>er of the house from South Carolina, ; addressed the speaker for the tirst, r| time several days ago. lie Is a young ; ve?i man of very I my ish appearance, hut of ! >rii recognized ahility. Kxcept Mr. Feely of Illinois, who is several months his' an junior. Mr. Lever is the youngest mem- , ber of the house, lie arose yesterday i I1 to otllclally announce the death of his ||u predecessor. Hon. J. William Stokes. ]jv and to otfer the customary resolutions. | at* FERTILIZER PLANT. lator May field Proposes that the State Build One. HOW IT WILL BE BtTILT. n Text of tin* MrHtsurc Presented to tin* State Senate on Tuesil:?j ol" l.ust Week on tin? Subject. i hill of sonic interest introduced lie State Senate oil Tuesday of lost K by senator Maytield.of Bamberg g inly, is that to provide for State I uufacturc and sale of fertilizers, de- M led to utilize the State phosphate itory to lictter advantage, and peris cheapen fertilizers for tlie farmThe l>ill read tlius: .Jl < . l. That from and after the pas- J p of this ait the directors of the I 11* penitentiary shall forth wit li J t. I* jiiip and maintain one or more ilizer plants and suitable waresi-. wit Miii this State for the roanum e and sile of commercial fertlliz,*e. 2. Tiitit said plant or plantsshall located at such points as may he mod most advantageous to the in sts of t he State and shall be oper1 iu whole or in part by convict la. and to this end the said board of dors tin* hereby authorized to sell I he state farms save and except the lington farm for cash to t lie highest h i and shall execute title thereto lie name of t tic State to the purBsers. ' iv. i nut said l>oarcl of directors II have the right and are hereby lowered to liorrow money, mine I isphute rock, manufacture and sell same to t Ite citizens of this 'State I inch terms us may be deemed advis : to acquire phosphate beds and to and sell or exchange fertilizing terials, and such other business as I y Ik- necessary for the successful car- I tgout 1 he provisions of this act. 1 cc? t. That the said board of direo- t J ? are hereby authorized to employ / ^^B head Ixtokkeeper at a salary of $1,- / fl^B two assistant bookkeepers at a / try each of $1,200: a business man- f J^^B r u it h a salary of $2,500; a chemist a salary of $2,000, and such other necessary. l'c. That the fertilizers so manunred. may be sold in lots from oneth of a ton to oOO tons, put up in rcls, boxes, hags, or in hulk: and directors are hereby authorized to to the purchaser a certificate iyh shall correct ly show tlie quality ] iicii ..goods and the percentages of I liable "hmmonia, phosphoric acid, kd potash and f lie sources from which fl| said inercdient.wire obtained. H iv. t>. That said be I for cash or guaranteed jf?J'et sat- ^B ctory to t he said l>oard of\'rt'c,ors agents: the dcbreP a prior lien to on the crop or crops purchaser, and shall be demanded, ^H^BH| I and taken to Ik-, a debt due t<> t he 1 e of Sout h Carolina and as such no B testead exemption can lie claimed H I oi personal property; t tlie profit arising from the sales ^ x repaying the loans hereinafter \ vided foi above !?< distributed in \ - JH counties of tltis State when the lit was made and applicable to the ^^^B rent expenses of the county. 7. That for the purposes of this the sum of $300,000 shall be approited and made available ana the i l>oard of directors tnay draw their ^B|H therefor as needed on the comp- B ller general, whoshall issue a proper ^HBB therefore for the sums not to flBBH pod said sum of $300,000on the State tsurcr who shall pay the said warec. That said hoard of directors further authorized to borrow of the commission amount R H to exceed $400,000 and from the State school fund the sum to 1m- repaid out - arising from the sale of plant franchise^^^H|^B|^^^H hy po? heeaUtfj^HH^^B^^^m re'pay'mont^P^B 9 first from the sink^H^^B^B^^^^Bfl id. and then to the State sch^HHRH^HHI^H the pullic carriers to transport^^^^^HH^^H 1 deliver all lots of freight over their Which have or has a titieate issued hy the hoard of direc- WMffiHffi HKEHB >ec. 10. That all tu-ts or parts of acts BHHH onsistent with tiiis act he and the fl Needn't Live With Drankardti Jfl H No West Virginia woman need live ^^BNRSH husband if lie a habitual ^^^BSHbH mkard. the supreme court of decided that, if. after jBra&faflRBH rriage. the husband becomes a '^HR^HRSm ink.ini the wife is justified in do- ^H5m?RH| ting him. For this cause, furtherre, tiie wife is entitled to her ver. although at the time of his ^^EjgHHB ith she be living apart from him. e decision of the court is reported HHH the case of Neeley vs. Neeley, ^B in Dodd county. In his nion Judge l>ent says; No woman s| torn pel led to live with theworstof brutes, a drunken brute?to the il i?t her health and life, but she 4 ? a right to leave him and live anart m him until he furnishes her in- t Uitable evidence of reformation. I Will I In n a Year. j I i has been organized at J I, Conn., |f<>r the purpose <>f w a \early-wind clook, A invention "f l >;i \ i<i Vauthier, a fl mchman who lias lx*en residing in wj rtford for several years. II. D. Iderbcrger, a well known lawyer of it city, is the president of the com- fll iy. and he has in his ofllcc a clock this kind which was wound on jpg 111:1 r\ I. I'.HMi. It h;>s Icon running H hunt intermission ever since. The SgaB vcment is said to contain but one lug, which is placed within a drum barrel. This drum is equipped on outside with a ratchet gear con ting with tlie train. The drum it mum ii, aiiu comuently makes but twelve revoluus in the course off the year. run record of suicides for the pas' - ? n i> something grim and ghastly* ere were no less than 1,245 of them ^^9 this count r\ alone, and t lie chances d|!29B that f\.n ! hesr figures do not toll whole story, inasmuch as a great uiv >wi -ides are concealed. The blislu i s i >i !c> show that 'be mlierjof people who take their own es i> growing much faster proport ionily than our population. ? ?