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CAMDEN, 8. C., TJ ?AY, FEBRUARY 9, 1905. S1.60 Per Year* THE SPLENDID SPUR tie a wronger J*q nakvel ' iir iinuB t. <)villbk com; . ^ ^ S CHAPTBB.IL ? tJ (Continued.) * ... "Hi!" be cried, pulling off his plumed hat and bowing low. "A scholar, I per ceive! Let me serve you, elr. Here is the 'History of St. George"*-?snd be picked out a. thin brown qnarto and beld it up? "written by Master Peter Heylln; a ripe book, they tell me {though, to be sure. I never read be yond the title), and the price a poor' two shillings." ~ Now, all this while I was consider ig what to do. So, as I put. my hand my pocket and drew out the shll igs, I said very slowly, looking him the eyes (but softly, so that the ickey might not hear): , us you feed your expenses at ; and my shilling, no doubt, is Jor Luke Settle, as well as the feet." < For the moment, under my look, he went white to the lips; then clspped ibis hand to hlsa sword, withdrew It, and ^answered me, red as a turkey cock: be a parson, yet, Master. quick tetHplrTand Re turned on his neel, was like to* bare replied and raised a brawi. My jgwn meddling tongue had brought the irebuff upon me; but yet my heart was hot aa be walked away. . . % j * wag standing there and looking' after him, turning over In my hand the /'Life, of St. George," when my fiugers wer^ aware of a slip of paper between *he pages. .Pulling it out, I, saw 'twas scribbled over with writing and figures,1 as follows: ~ ^ - 1 i*"Mr. Anthony Kllligrew, his acct for Oct. 29th, MDCXLII. ? For herrings, 2d.; for coffee, 4d.; for sco wring my coat, Od.; at bowls. 5s. 10d.; for bleed ing me. Is. Od.; for ye King's speech, ,Sd.; for splc'd wine (with Marjory), 2s. 4d.; for seeing ye Rhinoceros, 4d.; at ye Banter-go-round. 0^d.; for a pair of silver buttons, 2s. 6d.; for ap ples. 2%d.; fyr ale, 6d.; at ye dice. ?17 tfs.ffo f splc'd wine (again), 4s. 6d." j. And so on.- - '?? As I glanced my eye down this pa per. my anger oosed away, and a great jfeellng oif pity came over me, Obt only at the tame of Anthony? the name I bad beard spoken 1n the bowling green ;lsst night? but also, to see the mon strous item of ?17 odd spent on the dice. 'Twas such a box, too, after sil, that I was apgry with, that had spent jfourpence to see the rhinoceros st a jfalr. and rode on the ranter-go-round <with "Marjory," no doubt, as 'twas 'for her. no doubt, the silver buttons were bought). So that, with quick for giveness, I hurried after him, and laid a hand on his shoulder. He stood by the entrance, counting tip his money, and drpw himself up .very stiff. "I think, sir. this paper Is yours." "I thank you," he answered, taking it. and eyeing roe. "Is there anything, besides, you wished to say?" "A great deal, maybe, if your name be Anthony." ? "Master Anthony Kllligrew Is my name, sir; now serving under Lord Bernard Stewart in Hte Majesty's troop of guards." w "And mine is Jack Marvel." said I. , "Of the Yorkshire Marvels?" ' "Why, yes; though but a shoot of that good stock, transplanted to Cum berland, and there sadly withered." " 'Tis no matter, sir." said he polite ly; "I shall be proud to cross swords With you." ? "Why, bless your heaft!" I cried out, full of laughter at this childish punc tilio; "d'ye think I came to fight you?" "If not, sir"? and he grew colder than ever? "you are going a deuced roundabout way to avoid It." i Upon this, finding no other way out ?of it. I began my tale at once; but hardly had come to the meeting of the two men on the bowling-green, when be Interrupts me politely: I? "I think, Master Marvel, as yours Is like to be a story of some moment, I will *?nd this fellow back to my lodg ings. He's a long-eared dog that I am saving from the gallows for so long as ,niy conscience allows me. The shower Is done, I see; so if you know of a re tlr'd spot, we will talk there more at ?jjr leisure." dismissed his lackey, and stroll'd ?off with me to the Trinity tlrove, where, walking up and down. I told blrn nil I had heard and seen the night before. f*-*'And now," said I, "can you tell nie If you hare any such enemy as this fWiilte-halr'd man, with the limping ,-gslt?" i He had coma to a halt, sucking In bis lips and seeming to reflect. i* "I If nft w one man," he began; "but *?0? 'tis Impossible." !? As I stood, waiting to hear more, he Clapp'd his hand In mine, very quick and friendly. ".Tack," he cried? ' I'll call thee .Tack? 'twas an honest good turn thou hadst In thy heart to do me. and 1 a surly jo^ue to think of flghtina p-I that could make mincemeat of thee." m? ? ' ' tj ^"1 can fence a bit." answer'd 1, ? "??Now, ssy no more. Jack; I love thee.** t "I think." said I, "yon had better be fconsiderisg what to do." i He laogh'd outright this time; and , testing with bis legs crosa'd, sgalnst the trunk of an elm, twirl'd sn end of 'his long lovslocks, and looked st me <ooailcslly. Said he: "Tell me, Jsck, is there aught in no that offends thee?"# "Why, as,** I answered. ,-*1 think sn I ahoold loathe to Mo. spoll'd ,Kutcr Bottle's knife.'* "Art not quick at friendship. Jack, but better at advising ;*only In this case fortune has prevented thy good offices. Hark ye," he leaned forward and glanced to right and left, Mlf these twain Intend" *my hurt? as Indeed 'twould seem? they lose their labor, for this very night I ride from Ox ford." "And why la that?" "I'll tell thee. Jack, thotgh I deserve to be shqt. I am bound -with a letter from His Msjesty to the Army of the West, where I hare friends, for my father's sake? Sir Deaklm Kllllgrew )( Qleys, In Cornwall. 'Tls a tweet country, they say, though I have never ?een It" * i "Not seen thy father's country?" ?; "Why", no? for he married a French woman, Jack, God rest her dear soul!" -he lifted his hat? "and settled In that country, near Morlalx, In Brittany, ynong my mother's kin; my grandfa ther refusing to see or speak with him for" wedding a poor woman without his consent. And In France was I born and bred, and came to England two fears agon? ; and this last j[uly the old curmudgeon died. So that my father, who was an only son. Is even now. In England returning to his es tates; snd with him my only sister Delia. I shall meet them on the way. To think of It!" (and I declare the tears sprang to his eyes) "Delia will be n woman' grown, and ah! to see dear 5ornwall together!" . ?# '"Tls a tlckliaE* business." said I after a minute, "to carry the King's 1 fetter. Not one In four cf his messen gers conies through, they say. But tlnce It keeps you from the dice " "That's true. To-night I make an end." "To-night !" "Why, yes. To-night I go for my revenge, .and ride straight from the inn door." "Then I go with you to the 'Crown,' " I cried, very positive. He dropped playing with his curl, and looked me In the face, his mouth twitching with a queer smile. ^ "And so thou shalt. Jack; but why?" "I'll give no reason," said I, and knew I was blushing. "Then be at the corner of All Hal Iowa* Church In Turl street at seven to-night. I lodge over Mhster Simon's, the glover, and must be about m? af fairs. Jack"? he came near and took my hand? "am sure thou lovest me." fie nodded, with another cordial smile, and went his way up the grove, his amber cloak flaunting like a be* lnted butterfly under the leafless trees; 'and so passed out of my' sight. CHAPTER III. I Find Myself in a Tavern Brawl; and Barely Escape. ' It wanted, maybe, ft quarter to 7 that evening when, passing out at the college gate on ray way to All Hal lows' Church, I saw under the lantern there a man loitering and talking with the porter. 'Twas Master Anthony's lackey; and as I came up he held out a note for me. "Deare Jack "Wee goe to the 'Crowne' at VI. o'clock, I having raett with Captain Settle, who is on dewty with the horse to-nite, and must to Abendonn by IX. I looke for you. "Your unfnyned loving " " "A. K. "The bearer hns left by servlse, and his helth conserns me nott. Soe klk him if he tarrle." This last advice I had no time to carry 6ut with any thoroughness; but being put in a great dread by this change of hour, pelted off toward the Corn Market as fast as legs could carry me. The windows of the "Crown" were cheerfully lit tyhlnri their red blinds. A few straddling grooms and troopers talked and 8Pnt ln brightness of the entrance, and outside in the street was a servant leading up and down a beautiful sorrel mare, rendy saddled, that was marked on the near hind leg with a high white stocking. In the passage I met the host of the "Crown," Master John Dn vena lit. "Top of the stairs," ssys he. Indi cating m.v way, "and opbn the door ahead of yon, if y'are the " - *? nrrm trrnirrr tctTuRtpw spixfce nf." I had my foot on the bottom step, when from the room above comes/tlie crash of a table upsetting, with a noise of broken glass, chairs tlirust back, and a racket <ft outcries. Next moment the door wns burst open, letting out a flood of light and curses; and down flics a drawer, three steps at a time, with a red stain of wine trickling down his white face. "Murder!" he gasped out; and sitting down on a stair, fell to mopping kls face, all sick and trembling. I waa dashing past him, with the landlord at ray heels, when three men came tumbling out of the (door, and downstslrs. I squeesed myself against the wall to let them pass, but Master Davenant was pitched to the very foot of the stairs. And then he plaked himself up and ran out In the Corn Market, the drawer after him, and both shouting "Watch! Whtch!" at the top of their lungs, snd so left the three fellows to push by the women already gathered in the passage, and gain the street at their ease. All this happened while a man could count twenty} and la haif a algate X heard jtttiim of stMl and wu steading ? "tW* was bow at light within Ml what vu iM tqr tktm ui twt tallow caalM that grttowd ca tM mantelshelf. The remaining candW ?ticks lay In a pool -of win? on tho floor, amid broken glow, botttaa. ?cattered coins, diet boxee and powtor pots, In. the corner to myrtght cow ?red a potboy, with tankard dangling, la his hand, and the contents spilling into his shoes. Bis wide, terrlfled eyes were fixed on the iar end ot tne room, where Anthony and the brote Betth stood, with a shattered chair between them. Their aworda -were crossed In tierce, and grating together as each ?ought occasion for a lunge: which might hare been fair enough but for a dog-faced trooper In a frowsy, black periwig, who. as I entered, was gather ing a handful of coins from under the fallen table, and now ran across, sword In hand, to the captain's aid. Twas Anthony that fae'd me, with his heel against the wainscoting, and. catching my cry of alsrm, he call'd out cheerfully over the cnptaln's shoul der, but without lifting his eyes: "Just in time. Jack! Take off the second cur, that's a sweet boy!" Now, I carried no sword; but seising the tsnkard from the potboy'*hand, I hurl'd it at the dog-fae'd trooper. It struck him fail ^between the shoulder blades; and with n yell of pain he spun round and came toward me, hla point glittering In a way that tum'd me cold. I gave him a pace, anatch'd up a chair (that luckily had a wooden seat) and with my back against the door, waited his char^c. 'Twas in this posture that, flinging a glance across the room, I saw the (Captain's sword describe a small circle of light, aud next moment, with a sharp cry. Anthony caught at the blade, and stagger'd against the wall, plnn'd through the chest to the wainscoting. "Out with the lights, Dick!" bawl'd Settle, tugging out his pplnt. "Quick, fool? the window!" Dick, with a back sweep of his hand, sent the candles flying off the shelf, and, save for the flicker of the hearth, we were in darkness. I felt, rather than saw. his rush toward me; leap'd aside; and brought down my chair with a crash on his skull. He went down like a nlnepln. but scrambled up In a trice, and was running for the win. dow. There was a shout below as the Captain thrust the lattice open; an other, and the two dark forma bad clambered through the purple square .of the casement, and dropp'd Into the bowling-green below. By this. I had made my way across the room, and found Anthony annfc ? against the wall, with his feet out stretched. There was something be ( held out toward me, groping for my hand and at the same time whispering in a thick, choking voice: "Here. Jack, here; pocket it quick V* 'Twas a letter, and as my fingers closed on it they met a damp smear, the meaning of which was but too plain. * "Button it? sharp? in thy breast; now feel for my sword." "First let me tend thy hurt, dear lad." ."Nay? quickly, my sword! 'Tls pretty. Jack, to hear thee say 'dear lad.' A cheat to die like this? could have laugh'd for years yet. The dice I were cogg'd ? hast found it?" I groped beside hlui, found the hilt, and held it up. "SO? 'tis thine. Jack, and my mare Molly, aud the letter to take. Say to Delia? Hark! they are on the atairs. Sny to " With a shout the door was flung wide, and . on the threshold stood the Watch, their lanterns held high and I shining In Anthony's white face, and on the- black stain where the doublet was thrown open. In numbers they were six or eight, l* led by a small, wrynecked man that | held o long jgtaff, and wore a gilt chain over his furr'd qollar. Behind, in the doorway; were huddled half a dozen women, peering, and Master Davenant at the back of all, his great face looming over' their shoulders like a moon. "Now, speak up. Master Short!" "Aye, that I will? that I will; but my head Is considering of affairs," I answeTit MasTer Shdrt-be of fhe wry neck. "One, twq. three " He look'd round the room, and finding but one capable of resisting (for the potboy was by this time in a tit), clear'd his throat, and spoke up> "In the King's nnmo. I arrest yon nil ? so help mo God! Now, what's the matter?" "Murder." said I. looking up from my fcork of staunching Anthony's wound. "Then forbear, nnd don't do It." "Sirs" said I. laying poor Anthony's bend softly back. "you ore too late; whilst ye were cackling my frlvnd Is dend." "Then, young man, thou must come along." - "Come along?" "Thr? chnvge Is homocldlum. or man slaying, with or without malice pre pense " "But " I looked around. The pot boy was Insensible, and my eyes fell on Master Davenant. who slowly shook his head. I "VII say not a word." said he, stol idly; "lost twenty pound, one time, b>* a lawsuit." ?Tack of fools!" I cried, driven be yond endurance. "The guilty ones escap'd these ten minutes. Now stop me who darso!" And dashing my left fist on the nose of *a watchman who would have seised me. I clear'd a space with Anthony's ?word. made a run for the casement, and dropped out upon the bowling green. , , ' (To be continued.) ? It l? suggested by Professor Picker ing that the streaks which raduto from lunhr craters? oae from Tycho Is 1700 miles long? are caaasd if punloe thrown out by t be volq^Nk PALMETTB AFFAIRS ** i ? d Market. _ _ Middling. Galveston. t rm ..J? 7 3-16 New Orleans. lr?#v..- ...... 1 1-16 Mobile, trm J 7.00 ItTUBih, quist ....I 7.00 Charleston, atwir ?.?!? 7-00 Wilmington, itoidy L 6% Norfolk, steady ...J. 7 >4 Baltimore, nominal** 7% Now York, quiet .,a 7.45 Boston, quiet 4 7.46 Philadelphia, steady X. 7.70 Houston, steady ..?a 7 3-16 Augusta. steady ....J 7 3-16 Memphis, firm .. ..u 7H St. Louis, firm .... ?v 7% Loulsrllle, firm 7% No Compulssqn Education. The house by a dajjlslve vote killed the compulsory education bill. While hours hare been spilt In debatl on other matters at far less serious Im port. the members of the house ssemed unwilling to discuss this measure. In less than sn hour V| wss numbered among the good whlCh'He burled In the a rehires or the honfei Those who ?feted In fsror of striking out the en sttlng clause? and thsk to kill the blll?| ?were: Speaker Smith and Repreeen ta tires Ardrey, AshUC* Baker. Ballen tlne, Banks, Besm#? rd. Brad ham, Brant. Brantley, Browning. Oallison, Clifton. Cloy. Oolcock) Cothran, Doar, Dukes, Earhardt, BptlCg, U B. Etho redge, E. J. Etheredffe, Fiust, Ford. Foster, Eraser, Gausp, , "Graham, D. U Green, Hamlin, Hpjrlson, Harley, Hemphill, J. E. Herbert. Hlgglns, Klr ren, LaFltte, Laney, La*aca, lister, Lomax, McCants, Massey. Miller, Mor rison, Nance, Parkerj Prince, Pyatt, Rawllnson, Richardson, Seabrook, Shel don. Stoll, Strong, Trlbble. Verner. J. J. Wateoh, Webb, Whhtley and Wlm berly. Those who favored the bill and roted nay on the motion were: Messrs. Arnold, Bsss, Brlos, Bruce, CtiUer. Darls, DesChamps, DaVore. Edwards* Frost, Oaston, J. P. Gibson, W. J. Gib son, Gray, W. McD. Green, Gyles, Hall, D. O. Herbert, Hsyward. Hot to, Keenan, Klrby, LHl*, Lyon, McOoll, McFaddln, McMastet, Laban Mauldin, J. J. MaaWn. Moeet, Nicholson, Otts, stterson, Plttmah. Pollock.-'iPMtttt;' Riley, Sanders, 'Sellers, Slnkler, Splvey, Taylor, Toole, Turner, M. W. Walker, J. M. Walker, and Yeldcll. Killing Near Hones Psth. Greenville, Special. ? Sheriff Gllreath was notified that a man had killed his wife In the Princeton neighborhood during Thursday night. He at once dispatched Deputy Sheriff Ballenger to the scene of the crime. The murder occurred about one-half mile from Princeton and nine and a half miles from Momca Path. Dennis Wood, a white man, tenant on a farm, killed his wife, who was said to hare been half-witted. It is said thst Wood beat her first and then shot her, the wo man only llrlng a few minutes. The couple hare four or five children. The tragedy occurred at 4 o'clock. . The man was arrested and Is now in the Greenrllle county jail. Burned to Death. Aiken, Special.? A telegram was re c el vert here stating that Mr. George P. Ashley was burned to death In the ofllce car attached to the railroad camp of W. J. Olliver ft Co. at Wyckllffe, Tenn., at 2.30 o'clock Thursday morning. Mr. Ashley is an Aiken boy. about 27 years of age, a son of Mrs. 9. J. Ashley and a brother of Miss Annabelle Ashley and Mr. Charles Ashley, now a student at South Carolina college. Mr. George Ashley had been In the employ of W. J. Oliver ft Co., and had worked his way up to a responsible position with that large firm of railroad contractors. No further particulars of the tragedy wsre glren in the telegrsm. Will Rebuild Mill. Bennettsrille, Special.? The manage ment of the Southern Cotton Oil com pany say that the mill here, which was burned last Wednesday, will be rebuilt at once. They say that Marl boro is one of tbelr best counties, both for buying seed and selling meal and other fertilizers, and they cannot af ford for a singte season to pass with out a plant In operation here. The new building and equipment will prob ably be much larger and more modern than the old one. South Carolina Iteme. At the next term of the court of general sessions of Horry county, which convenes on Monday, WIlllam^T. Bell will be tried for the murder of Mollie C. Bell on Tuesday. November 1, last year. In Bayboro townnhlp, near Zoan oostofllce. George C. IJcIl, Julius Wa terman Bell, C. B. Van Bullock and James M. Bell will be tried at the same time as accessories to the crime. Wil liam T and George C. Bell are In tho county jail. William Is held with out ball and George's ball was fixed at $3,000 and he was unable to get bonds men. Julius Waterman and Jamos M. Bell are out on bail In the sum of $1,000 each. C. B. Van Bullock Is also out on $500 bond. Dougsn A Scheftall and 8olomon Scheftall, wholesale merchants of Sa rannah, hare purchased the White Stone Uthla Springs property sod will at once begin Improrements and In noratlons looking towsrd the establish ing of a modern tourist hotel In Spar tanburg county. It Is understood that the consideration was $160,00. It Is probable that J. A McDonald of Wlnnsboro will be appointed to act as speclsl Judge to preside orer the regular term of erlmlnsl court which begins la the city next Monday. PALME1T0 LKI5LATUM The Hmim mH ?mm% IiHIh to Mid Wo*. A Lot of BimImm, * After disposing of the St third imI to* bUla and 16 Mooed reading iKUs, i5* Senate took up Senator Brown'* bill to require all common carriers for hire to transport sheriff, a** their deputies free when on ofBdal fraslnrse Senator Raysor moved to strike oat U?e enacting words, and Senator Brown spoke for his bill. He said that the railroads' large Interests make ttem anxious for the enforcement of the laws. It would be no hardship on the roads, for ho was Informed chat previous to the free pass law evepy sheriff held a pass. While having no interest In the bill'. Laid Senator Raysor, he thought it wrong In principle, especially since the passage of the free pass bill. Tho isllroads had made no objection ffo the bill, but the prlnclplo was wroag. Senator C. L. Blease offered an amendment providing that the sheriffs should recolvo no mileage while trav eling. This was adopted. Senator Raysor said that no St?to officer should be carrlcd free, that the telegraph was very instrumental In the apprehension of criminals, and that tho bill suggested moro haste (ban was necessary. "You might as ?.oll include livery stables," said 8enator Blake, who op posed 1he bill. Concrete instances in which tho bill would be advantageous were given by Senator Wells. Opposition was made by Senator Black and Senator Hay, the chairman of the judiciary commit tee. Senator Raysor .enewed his motion to kill the bill, but debate was post poped and so no action was taken. Besides Senator Brown's bill and the bills already spoken of thorc were 15 other bills which were disposed of. This makes a total, with the six spe cial orders, of 65 entries on the cal endar which lay on tho desks yester day morning. / Third Reading Bills. The following are the third reading bills which were passed yesterday. Mr. W. J: Gibson's to increase sal ary of the county superintendents of education as follows: Spartanburg $1,000 to $1,200; Lancaster, $500 to $600; Horry, $300 to $400; Georgetown $500. to $600; Orangeburg, $750 to $850. Special committee's bill fixing time for holding court in the eighth cir cuit Mr. Cloy's to make it a misdemeanor for a train or a person to obstruct a street or a road for more than five minutes. Mr. Laney's to authorize Jefferson school district, In Chesterfield county to issue $7,500 Un bonds to build new school house. Senator McOoWan's to amend char ter -e? Presbyterian Cottege of Sooth Carolina. Mr. Morrison's to authorize school trustees of district No. 18 in Green wood county to borrow money to pay past Indebtedness. Mr. DeVore's to exempt Edgefield from the act requiring county superin tendents of education to establish school book repositories to sell books at cost. Mr. Kirby's to provide for tho pay ment of pension claim to widow when pensioner dies after his application is approved. Col. Trlbble's to exompt from license Confederate veterans who enlisted from other States and are now living In this State. Mr. Brlce's to provido for expendi ture of $15,000 on new jail and repairs of court house at Winnsboro. Mr. Gaston's to authorize Chester county to borrow $75,000 pending vali dation of bond ' issue. Mr. D. L. Green's to place under tho operation of thtf stock law Motte, pouglass, Mouzon, Midway, Mt. Zlon. New Zlon. and Sandy Grove townships in Clarendon county. Mr.. Lyon's to require the secretary of state to make to comptroller gen eral monthly report of receipts of his office and to turn over funds to State treasurer. Mr. Haskell's to make it "a mis demeanor to place any explosive sub stance whatever upon the rails of any railroad in this Stato by any unauthor ized persons." A Busy Day in Legislature. The 8outh Carolina Legislature ac complished more Wednesday than in, any two days of tho present session, which is over half gone, and thero were some interesting debates on both sides of the capitol. In the Houso, Mr. Richards' bill set ting aside 5 per cent, of the country's dispensary scnooi tuna to De arawn on to the extent of $100 at the discretion of the county board of education for a new school building by a district that has raised $300 by subscription or otherwise, was passed, after it was amended so as to make tho amount to be raised $100 and that to come out of the special fund $50. The House was hardly out of this (angle before the wheels became clog ged again with the widow pension bills. It had to beat a retreat from this by referring tho matter to a spe cial committee, proceeding on the principio that he who fights and runs away lives to fight another dny. The propositions under the two bills undei consideration were to Increase tho pay to Class C, No. 4 pensioners from $3 to $4 a month, and merge Into one class tho present two clauses of wid ows?those of men who died in the servico and those of men who have died since the war ? and allow a tu ture widow of a present pensioned tc draw the deceased husband's pension at his death when she has reached tho age of 50 yesrs. Then the House Immediately hut ted Into further trouble with tho wo men in the discussion of Represen tative Ardrey's bill to prohibit child marriages. The bill as amended by the committee makes It a mlsdemean or for a preacher or other person to marry a couple where he knows the age of the male to be less than 1$ years and that/ of the female less than 16. The bill was favored by those having a large cotton mill operative constituency^ but the House, true to the South Carolina tradition to be wedded to its unique marriage lawa and not permit any kind of an Innova tion, killed the bill by the decisive ma jority of 64 to 40. The Senate, after virtually kllllnf the Rayater compulsory education bill with amendmente and by recommit HS* ***? ^ W to 15 pfcmge4 SfJ? ? **?*o en the Brte? %?? ^ protSSS a* ?tov?Wi?i by tbsj - - ? "PPM!d *? tho?. Aftei ? ?fiech from Senator J3rfe? IS* **? adjournal. ti* to tamper wfcfc tht iiw lw killing by i decls a?*e BMjsrtty t?o bin to allow Imml gtutloa CjiMfaioter Watson to tmr eI oar a km, 1W mill stone thai pvoaihl tho tetl af the bill ww the rider eompeOa* tbe mads" to "trave alls ? iM ?*? 8MTH8 IfM. ^ Tker ffemtfe Friday ?Mk a fail out o> Oka psesent dtopensaxy arrangement* with rafereoee Co ttte tffrecttasate ara the purchasing power, by passing v to m third' reading the* IhyMr bOt, wltir an amendment from th? ManntOg bill' requiring the quarterly punch to be made eompletely at each quarter so as t+ do away with the- aril of "Ming la." The bill gives the- appolnttaent of the throe members of tw boar<t of directors to the Governor md requdns the purchaser tJrv be madVt by secnat, numbered bids., the bids to be- submit ted to the Senate- Treasurer along wlUfc samples in' a bottle of uniform slbe and pattern and with no> dlstlngutstv Ing marks. The eoatraots are to go>ta? the number whose corresponding sann ple shows up best according' to quality and prtee Only standard caee* nooda are to be used and what rematna over of these st the end ?f the yemr is to be returned to the sellers. Senator Cole L. Blease, leading the ultim-dls paasary forces, made a vigorous fight against that portion of the directorate to the Governor on the ground that &> Governor hostile to the dispensary would be givan the authority through his beard to' close every dispensary in Aa State, but his motion to con t inner die bill till next session) received only five other votes besides his own; It ia frenzied legislation to the House' today over the cock ffghtfiog bill and a number of otncr bills.. The Housw re? fused to kill the bill forbidding deck fighting or attendance on such sports. Mr. LaFitte wanted to amend it so- as to exempt fight without gaffs., as he contend erf that under the bill in its ori ginal shape any one who hesitated by tne road-side to "look at two dunghills trying their manhood" would be liattfe to criminal prosecution, bat he Called as did Mr. Ashley, who wanted to im elude football, horse racing and! bau? ball, and Dr. Dean, who wanted to; Include dog fights. The House- albu passed Mr.. Edwards bill to prohibit shooting matches for prizes of vaule. The House 'killed Mr. L*Fltte's bill to amend the law with rega-zti to drunk enness and disorderly conduct on- high ways and at other public places. It was objected to on -ae ground tbat in> ismuch as the worumg would maker three separate offenses grow out or the same act, which Is forbidden by the prostitution ? would, as Sr. Foster ex pressed it, pt a man in about severr different kinds of imprisonment for the same one old drunk. The bill hatfi passed to third reading when Mr.. Har< Iqy. remembering that Mtr. LaFJtto had failed to apply the clincher, had' t reconsidered, and it was soon killed.. Intense Celcf in Manchuria. St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? Accorcfl ing to General Iluropatkln's latest re ports. which indicate the wounding off a third Russian general, the operations*: at Sandiapu and the fighting at Shakhe have been momentarily suspended!. The Russians successfully repulsed the latest attack of the Japanese, east ward with heavy losses. The cold ifc still intense, there being 24 degrew of froBt. There are indications that the Japanese are preparing to hre?k the inactivity on their own account as toon as the weather moderates. NEWST GLEANINGS. Pickpocket* and swindlers are muttl plying in Madrid. There Is an establishment In Brus sels for teaching Uk? art of grave dig ging. In Lake County, California, to the north of San Francisco, is a tret? vn ?tilts. Census returns show i lint then* are 1.1.15.01(1 white and 5,108.175 colored people in British South Africa. The Jnponese strictly enforce a law whlch prohibits the use of tobacco by boys under twenty years of age. Two extra steamers had t?> Fie dis patched from Bremen early in Decem ber to accommodate alt the llussiau fugitives bound for America. A man who committed snlclde In Braunschweig, Germany, left a letter in which fear of his impending mar riage was given as bis motive. The Parthenon, the first Greek paper to be published in Boston, was issued on February 1. with <1. D. I'appageor gian and N. Sakelylarlos as editors. A hoy In Berlin. Germany, only thir teen years old, has been convicted of the crime of l"se mnjcste. and has been sentenced to three -months* imprison ment. A herd of aboriginal wild white cat tle. which lias been confined for nearly 700 years In Churtley Park. Stafford shire. England. on the hereditary es tate of Karl Ferrers, is to be sold. The Board of Supervisors of Tehama County, Arkansas, have passed ?n or dinance putting a bounty of $1 upon each bald eagle killed in the county. The birds have been killing many la mhs. President Itoosevolt hns given his un restrained approval to tho mission of Mr. J. It. Thompson, who goes to es tablish the work of the Young Men's Christian Aseoclntlon along tho route of tho Panama Canal. Turkey Hatches Chickens. fiert Crum, who resides northeast of 8ulphur Springs. Ohio, has a turkey gobbler which has succeeded In hatch ing a dozen chickens. Not being satis fled with the work already Accom plished, the gobbler hss undertaken to raise the chicks and Is doing as well as a mother hen could. This <s the second attempt of the gnhbler to hatch a lot of eggs, the first at tempt being a failure. Sevsnty-nlno years ago Crum's great-grandfather possessed a gobbler of equal distinc tion, the ancient gobbler having hatched a lot of eggs. SOOTBEKN mum Xfir Uuftf Dixie Fast is tie ?riip - ?f ftc Ice Ktef I?EN GJlt COAST FtOZEW VAH> ** U?r CmiplM# Tte-Opf Aw ? ??porter from LeulsviU# t? Mlw Oi& I eons- a? *,R muH. of tip# Threw Day/ '? ItDMI) of Snow M(f SleSt* I \ j fcy., S'psclalt? Telep&dnd' | ?Mtl telegraph service over a ?tdw area o3 the South vsas almost 'com* dtotely {Tippled1 by heavy sleet Sunday. Railroad service also autre red1. . and in* some towns th* lighting and strcet ensr farilitdea'wer* susptoded.- The tie up* was t lie moit complete iiiJ many' ye.ars, and although t<4egraph? com panies and railroads hav-v large forces of men at \<wk lt May bt ' two or three days* before normal! conditions prevail. The storm which covered Kentucky, TeniiMssee, IVkanftat, Initial Tlwrrl tory. Mississippi. Alabama*. Louisaaa, and (Georgia, had prevailed intermit Oenly Cor ?>' thra* day \ and the wires broke wider tfcc> accimui latt ice. The ?all of* snow and sleet, varpfag from ? sue to three i inch eg, citmdhi ? aa far north tea Louisville. For several boars .Atlanta, and New (SMcans were cift off f4oaii>th)? rest of" ttte country. Ailiwlr?a watt down f*?im M? aphis t * Natch at aa<v>I*ew Or leans. am the oMegr&oh companies sent messages fi ntkese points: to New York and down thp ct est, feet* even this service was Interrupted for a - tiro*. T\*o hhnd *?d pol m went down in the Mississippi ? In Chat<fenooga the streets were Ailed with lice ken wlrru. and a linen>an.twa v^kllUdi by a - live wire. The lighting and street car currents v.?re turned off no avoid fur ther dang<?r to pc destralxs an4 line men;. Ncsfotki a 'Sty, of . Ider. Norfolk, Va., Sp*mal.-i-Hfirfolf is a . olty of ice:. Th(s wid th cb has con tinued for several < ays ha.r frozen ev ery piece erf water: h ithls section), ex oept the main harbor; and thousands of people- have enjoyed gced skating here for the first, tune in -years*.. A.. drizzling ra<b froze as it fell and hun dreds of. people are skating litthuweat end at streets. Hospitals and ' police - report ar great number of iniJiriesj due bo fallen The sleet storm ii general . throughout, this section' and! probably will ruin- tih? growing^- r ops unithu bis truck farm s^ The thnee-masted. schoonerr 9. . |fc Anthony ..ashore nea* -False Cope;;. Is in danger us? going to pi-aces. She* floated at high. Utter Saturday night, bkit when back on> the shoals before a >.t?g, could reach her,, and now seems, she* will be a total! Ibis. Philadelphia P?ett Froonr.i. Philadelphia, Special. ? Aaji aftnost aompleU* suspension of the coastwise trade out. this port, has followed the general fiwoze up of >:hte harbors. There are a number of veshets, but ia?n? will charter until there Income probability of their hieing able co get cat of the Delaware river, which is impossible at this city.. Very litt'* coal is b.-bag re ceived at tirls port In conse yuence of the extreme cold hi the mhiing re glonH, ami groat dc lay is being experi enced by steamships under ?jJuurter for the Wesir Ihdles in getting, their car goes. More Vian fifty vessels* were held fast ih die ice on the lower bay and a number of ocean steamship*, which attempted to forca their way through the obstruction a?; the Delowuive capos were compelled to retunr to sea and anchor for the nigbt. 'Worse In Atlanta's ;HiStoary.. Atlanta. Ga., fecial. ? Nov-ir hofore in the history <J Atlanta has the Ice king held such a grip an the city as he did Sunday. Traffic is oimplotely at & standstill, the str-aet oor service closing down at night tall. The entire eleetario light uervlce axcopj that in ? the kmniedlatiT copter- of the city ia. deaxC. It has beoin either sleetitag or rain ing since Friday afternoon. a heavy rair? falling and freezing as.lt fell Sun day? afternoons Sunday idght throe iitvhes of solid' ico covers the streets. The telephone and telegraph, service la. badly crippled. Kvery wjbe betweou Ibore and. fctow. Orbnns Ih; down. South Carolina's Wor*t Irv Years. Columbia, S. C., Special.? Tteporta. ljrom various sections ?af South Caro ttna show that the entire State Is ex periencing the most Mevere sleet and' snow storm for yoarts. The ground Is covered with l*a!f an/ Inch of Ice, and sleet to still falling. Pedestrainlsm is perihms and scarcely possible. Tho thermometer registers at>oui. 20 de grees above zero. Men Draw Hearse a<i Funeral.. Columbia. S. C.. 8pecial.? Th? un usual spectacle of me? drawing a hearse containing a corpse was wit nessed here Siimhiy afternoon. This was made necessary by a sleet storm which has prevailed for 2t htnirs mak ing ft almost. Impossible for .horses to keep their footing. After several futllf* attempts to dnrw the hearse with, horses, sixteen negroes, memlwrs of fraternal ortlers to which George Me Fee, the corpse, belonged, procured repea which they fastened to the tongue of the hearse, thus carylng the body to the cemetery, a distance of over two miles. . Militia Commander Dead. Fairmont, W. Va? Special. ? Briga dier General Clarence 1*. Smith, com mander of the West Virginia National Guard, died of a nervous disorder. The general recovered from a disease he contracted in the Spanlah-AmeHoan war, In which he was In command of the First West Virginia Regulars. He was 55 years of age and prominent po litically In Marlon county as a Demo crat. The funeral will be held Wednes day. A