The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, February 09, 1905, Image 1
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; .
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(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