The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, February 16, 1905, Image 1
VOL.11. NO.
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THE ADVENTURES OF JACK MARVEL
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By ARTHUR T. QCILLEB COUCH.:
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i " CHAPTER III. * vl
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/ 'A. pretty shout -went up as I plck'd
toy self off the turf and ruah'd for the
back door. 'Twas unbarr'd, and In a
moment I found myself tearing down
f the passage and out Into the Corn
iMarket, with a score or so tumbling
downstairs at my heels, and yelling to
?top me.
I knew there was no possibility to
Set past the city gates, which were
well guarded at night. My hope
xeach'd no further than the chance of
outwitting the pursuit for a while
longer. In the end I was sure the pot
boy's evidence would clear me, and
jtherefore bejan to enjoy the fun. Even
my certain expulsion from College
?n the morrow seem'd of a piece with
tthc rest of events and (prospectively)
? matter for laughter. For the strug
gle at the "Crown" had unhinged my
Wits, as I must suppose and you must
believe, If you would understand my
behavior in the uext half hour.
A bright thought had struck me; and
\ taking a fresh wind, 1 set off again
Tound the corner of Oriel College, and
<down Meiton street toward Mastcr
Timothy Carter's house, my mother's ,
?cousin. This gentleman, who was
Town Clerk to the Mayor and Corpora
tion of Oxford? was also in a sense
my guardian, holding in trust about
?21)0 (which was nil my inheritance),
?ud spending the same jealously on my
education. He was a very small, pre
? -else lawyer, about sixty years old,
shaped like a pear, with a prodigious
?elf-ltuportant manner that came of
? associating with great men; and all
' the knowledge 1 had of him was plck'd
' tip on the rare occasions (about twice
4 a year) that I dln'd at his tabic. He
liad early married and lost an aged
shrew, whose money had been the
making of him; and had more respect
for law and authority than any Uiree
men In Oxford. So that I reflected,
-with a kind of desperate hilarity, on the
t greeting he waa like to give me.
r This kinsman of mine had a fins
> Jjouse at the east end of Merton street
ai you torn into Logls Lane; and X
-was US |aida (jrom the front door,
and running my fastest, when sudden
ly I tripp'd and fell headlong.
Before I could rise, a hand was on
? my shoulder, and a voice speaking In
>? my car:
"Pardon, comrade. We are two of a
trade. I see."
'Twas a fellow that had been lurking
at the corner of the lane, and had
thrust out a leg as I pass'd. He was
pricking up his ears now to the cries
?of "Thief? thief!" that had already
reacli'd the head of the street, and
? were drawing near.
, "1 am no thief," enld I. .
. "Quick!" He dragged me Into the
?liadow of the lane. "Hast a crown
? in thy pocket?"
, "Why?"
"Why? For a go?d turn. I'll fog
these gentry for thee. Mnny thanks,
comrade," as I pull'd out the last few
?hilling* of ;uy pocket rucn?y. "Now
plteli thy sword over the wall here,
?ml set thy foot on my hand. 'Tls a
rich man's garden, t'other side, that I
was meaning to explore myself; but
another night will serve."
" 'Tla Master Carter's," said I, "and
be's my kinsman."
"Zounds! ? but never mind, up with
thee! Now mark a pretty piece of
play. 'Tis pity thou shouldst be across
? the wall and unable to sec."
He gave a great hoist; catching at
the coping of the wall. I pull'd myself
up and sat astride of It.
, "Good turf below? ta-ta, comrade!"
. ' But now the crowd was almost nt the
corner. Dropping about eight feet on
to good turf, as the fellow had said, 1
plck'd myself up and llsten'd.
"Which way went he?" call'd one,
Us they came near.
"Down the street!" "No; up the
Inner' "Push!" "Up the lane, I'll be
?worn." "Here, hand the lantern!"
ctc., etc.
While they debated, my friend stoo^
(close on the other side of the wall,
but now I heard him dash suddenly
out, and up tho lane for his life.
"There he goes!" "Stop him!" the j
cries broke out afresh. "Stop him, i'
[ the King's name!" The whole pack
went pelting by, shouting, stumbling,
?wearing.
For two minutes or more the strag
glers Continued to hurry past by ones
t and twos. As soon as their shouts died'
?way. I drew freer breath and look'd'
?round. !
"I was In a small, turfed garden, well
atock'd with evergreen shrubs, at the
back of a tall house that I knew fot
Master Carter's. I remembered that
the Princes Rupert and Maurice lodged
With my kinsman, and, breaking in
^ upon them, I so galnetf their favor
that they obliged Master Carter to pay
ma my Inheritance on tho spot and
ascortcd me themselves to the city
gates, whence I set out on my travels.
CHAPTBR IV?
My Adventure at the "Three Cups."
So puffed was I by the condescen
sion of the* two princes and my head
. ao busy with big thoughts that not till
' I was over the bridges and climbing
the high ground beyond South Hlnck
?ey, with a shrewd aortheast wind at
.my back, could I spare timer for a sec
md backward look. I pulled ou{ the
latter that Anfhony had given me. In
fit moonlight the brown smear of Mh|
Wood was plain to tee running across
the superscription: ! (
J"F? trostyand well beloved Sir
wl f .^?P!fn at our In Corn
wall?these."
*Twas no more than I looked for.
yet the sight of it and the King's red
seal quickened my step ss I set off
And 1 cared not a straw for Dr.
Kettle s wrath on the morrow.
Having no desire to fell In with any
of the royal outposts that lay around
Abingdon. I fetched well away to the
west, meaning to shape my conrse for
Fsrlngdon, and so Into the great Bath
road. 'Tls not my purpose to describe
at uny length my Itinerary, but rather
to reserve my pen for those more mov
ing events that overtook me later.
'Twas about 5 In the evening, and I
still laboring along, when, over the
low hedge to my right, a man on a
aorrel mare leaped easily as a swallow,
and alighted some ten paces or less In
front of me; where he dismounted and
stood barring my path. The muzzle of
his pistol was In my face before I could
lay hand to my own.
"Good evenlngP* said 1.
"You have money about you," doubt
less." growled the man curtly, and In
n voice that made me start. For by
his voice and figure in the dusk I knew
him for Captain Settle; and in the sor
rel with the high white stocking I
fecognlzed the mare Molly, that poor
Anthony Kllllgrew had given me al
most with his last breath.
The bully did not know me, having
but seen me for an Instant at "The
Crown," and then in very different
attire.
'I have but a few poor coins." I an
swered. ' , * vv
"Then hand *em over." ?
??Be shot If I do!" said I In a pass'in;
and pulling out a handful fr4n my
pocket, I dashed them dowii In the
road. r
For a moment the Captain took bis
pistol from my face, and stooped to
clutch at the golden coins as they
trickled and ran to right and left. The
next. I had struck out with my right
flat, nnd down he went staggering.
,His pistol dropped oqt of.hU h"*d and
exploded between my feet. I rushed
to Molly, caught her bridle, and leaped
on her back. It was a near thing, for
the captain was rushing toward me.
But at the call of my voice the mare
gave a bound and turned; and down
the road I was boc-nr, light as a
feather.
A bullet whizzed past my ear; I
heard the Captain's curse mingle with
the repori; and then was out of range
ami galloping through the dusk.
Secure of pursuit, and full of delight
in the inaro's easy motion. I must have
traveled a good six miles before tin
uioon rose. In the frosty sky her rays
sparkled cheerfully, and by them I saw
oh the holsters the silver dcml-hcar
that I knew to be the crest of the Kll
Hgrews, having the fellow to it en
graved on iny sword hilt. So now I
was certain it was Molly that I be
strode, nnd took ofmsion of the light
to explore the holsters and saddle
flap.
Poor Anthony's pistols were gone
fllehed, no doubt, by the Captain; but
you may guess my satisfaction when,
on thrusting my hand deeper. I touched
a heap of coins, and found them to be
gold.
It was certainly a rare bargain I had
driven with CAptaiu Settle. For the
Ave or six gold pieces I scattered on
the road, I had won close on thirty
guineas, as I counted In the moonlight;
apeak of this Incomparable
Molly. And I began to whistle glee
fully, nnd taste tho Joke over again
and laugh to myself, as we cantered
along with the north wind at our
backs.
All the same. I had no relish for rid
ing thus till morning. For the night
was chill enough to search my vory
bones after the heat of the late gallop;
and. moreover, I knew nothing of the
road, which at this hour was yulto de
serted. So that, coming at length to
n tall hill with a black ridge of pine
wood standing up against tho moon
like a Ash's fln, I was glad enpugh to
note below Jt, and at somo distance
from the trees, a window brightly lit,
nud pushed forward in hope of enter
tainment.
The building was an Inn, though a
sorry one. Nor, save for tho lighted
window, did It wear any graco of hos
pitality, but -thrust out a bare shoulder
upon the road, nud a sl?n That creaEeiT
overhead nnd looked for all the world
like a gallows. Hound this shoulder
of the house, and Into the main yard
(that turned churlishly toward the hill
slue), the wind howled llko* n beast in
P?ln. I climbed off Molly, and press
ing my nUt down on my head, struck
n loud ratt-tnt on the door.
Curiously, it opened at once, and I
?aw a couple of men In tho lighted
passage. i
??P Hino! What in tho fiend's
name la thlsr '
1; that keeps
thhi house, I want two things of you?
first, a civil tongue, and next a bed."
"Ye'll get neither, then."
"Your sign says that you keep ma
inn. i ^ |
"Aye ? the 'Three Cups;* but "we're
full." ,WWTt,
"Your manner of speech proves that
to be a lie."
I liked the fellow's voice so littls
that 'tis odds 1 would have re moan te^
away; ?mt at tfc*
". J1. H*** tm flow, toe kiW
??4 <m? through the darfc-amelllhg W
y * ?wma th?t Mde m* Jumn.
? tUTm Yoioe Hixtag: - * 1
i 1 ^ at H??CWfOTd. I
tanied sharply toward tbe landlord.
"Mt^Ta* met by another sarprlae. Th*
?jcond man, that tiU now had stood
^ ?* ,had0^. *" Peering
!!? ^La,Ul devourln? Moll y with hla
(fa*e. Twos hard to read his features
but then and there I would hare wa
Luk? he W" no other th*a
Luke Settle s comrade, Block flick.
My mind was ra^de up. "m not
"Ti? nteP *arther to-night." said I.
Then bide there and freeze." cn
swcred the landlord.
fc?# forflammlng the door In my
race, when the other caught him by
the arm and. pulling him n little back.
* ^0rd ?r two" 1 S^sed
. i meanf. hut resolved not to
io?rtTL jT LaDd pre*cntly the land
and poH0t^l^f,m agnia' tetvrlxc surly
onftrawr a t0? bteh * 8tomach to 1,e
I ? mh?*! >lh0"Bht 1 to "then
I am to be kept for the mare's sake
D?t to tbe house;" and
Mid aloud that I could put up with a
straw bed.
"Because there's the stsble loft at
tnl7 ??rv,ce* As re hear" (and, in
fact, the singing still went on. only
now I heard a man's voice Joining In
the catch) "our house Is full of com
pary. But straw |s clean bedding, and
tie inare I II help to put In stall."
Ajy^ed," I said, "on one condition
that you send out a maid to me with a
m^a??v?",,0d 8aCk* f?r m* 00,(1 eats
hn1? \hi* he ?>n8Pnte<I. and, stepping
bark Into a side room with the other
fellow, returned in a minute alone, and
carrying a lantern which, in spite of
the moon, was needed to guide a
stranger across that ruinous yard. The
? flare, as we picked our way along, fell
I?h a ?rCDt ?" an open cart abed.
Jgd within, on the gilt panels of a
jonch that I recognized. In the stable
that stood at the far end of the court
I was surprised to find half a dozen
horses standing, ready saddled, and
munching their All of oats. They were
un groomed. and one or two^ln a lather
of sweat that on such a night was hard
to account for.
But I asked no questional, and my
companion voushsafed no talk, thoaah
twice -i caught him regarding me curi
ously ag I unbridled the mare In the
only vacant stall. Not a word pass'd
88 he took the lantern off the peg
X't. ?n<L,ed the way up a ram
shackle ladder to the loft above. He
1"mber,ns fellow and made
the old timbers creak. At the top be
?et down the light, and pointed to a
Heap of straw in the corner
wYOI1'*t y?Ur be<V' he yowled: and
liefore I could answer, was plcklne
his way down the ladder again.
I look d about and shlver'd. The
caves of my bedchamber were scarce !
on speaking terms with the walls, and
trough a score or crannies at least the
wind poured nnd whistled, so that
after shifting my truss of straw a
dozen times I found myself still the
centre of a whirl of draught. Tbe
candle-flame, too. was puffed this wav
and that inside the horn sheath. I wa9
losing patience when I heard the foot
steps below; the ladder creak'd. and
the red hair and broad shoulders of a
chambermaid rose into view. Hhe car
ricd a steaming mug In her hand and
mutter'd all the while in no very choice
tone.
The wench had a kind face, tho';
and a pair of eyes that did ber more
credit than her tongue.
"And what's to be my reward for
?!i? 7flnt'? know?" ?he Panted out.
resting her left palm on her hip.
"Why, a groat or two," said I.' "when
it comes to the reckoning.
man??d! 8h? C,rICd' "wlint a du? *<>?S
"Dull?"
"Aye? to make me ask for a k!ns In
nnd w,th tho ^ok of
?tier left hand she wiped her mouth for
in ? .7u ^hUo 8he he,d 0,It the mug
In bWTlght. k
*^d< bp?r X??r pardon, btlt
my wits are frozen up. I think. There's
two, for Interest; and another If you
in niSTf '"aster entertains
this CTib" ln"8t b? contcnt ^ ,th
'.ML''" """
"Well-to l?egln, there's the gen'le
folk that came this afternoon with
French*" 0nr,lf,?e nnd heathenish
n ?,k>' tfrawlee
. U*htrr with n,OT* airs than a
peacock; Sir Homethinsc-orother Kllll.'
gew Lord I?1oph the boy!"
ti.n?LV,1Ul ,!ropr,'d tl,e n?'* and spilt
the hot sack all about tho straw
where It trickled away with a frag!
ranee reproachfully delicious.
?iJ J l,r,f Jrm,r I?ardon a hundred
?" ,h0 01,111 ,fl ,n ?y hones
^orse than the apue;" and Huddling
y shoulders up, I counterfeited a
?hherlnjj flt with a truthfulness that
snrprlsd myself.
"Poor lad!" * '
?And 'tis first hot and then cold all
down my spine."
"There, now!"
"-And goose flesh and flushes all
OTer my body,
h*art~and to pass the night
In this grave of a place!"
"-rA?? by morn,n* 1 ahall be In a
of jtr and oh! 1 f0?l 1 ih*11 dle
J HTo be continued.)
th^1?lre,?tateme,,t for abows
*** * education flts a young
n to earn |i,08 at harvesting; with.
* ? aducatlon be gett |5UiQ,
M'CUE fiOES TO SCAFFOLD
? h. ,
Confesses MOfder of Bis Wife and Pays Law's
I Just Penalty
WAS SmA OF NESfE T0 TIE END
Chartottes^L Wife-Murderer MwU
Death P/fiout n Tftmor, Walking
Unaaai^tfHto tha 'f&*ee ? No State
ment Forfh^minQ^hen AtMd at
tha Laat Momant HLMa Had Any
thing to 8ay, But' v Written Corv
faaaion Waa Qivan Out Aftar tha
Execution by Hla Spiritual Adviaera.
Charlottesville, Va., Special. ? With
out a tremor, J. Samuel MtfCue met
death on the scaffold tit 7.35 o'clock
Friday morning for wife-murder.
Hardly had his struggles ceased when
his confession was given out by his
three spiritual adviaors. Revs. O. L.
Petrie, H. B. Lee, and John B. Thomp
son. McCue listened .calmly to the
reading of the death- warrant, and
when Sergeant Rogera asked, "Do you
think that If I gave you my arm you
would be able to walk to the scaffold?"
He replied calmly, "I can walk with
out your aid." On the way he atum
bled once or twice and the officers of
fered assistance. It was not needed,
however. There waa no weakness.
McCue had merely altpped on the fro
zen snow.
No Statement to Make.
Before he placed the fope about Mc
Cue's neck, Sergeant Rogers put hla
arm over the condemned man's shoul
i k?Tt this world With suspicion resting
on any human being other than him
self; that be akme was responsible
' for the deed, impelled to it by an evil
power beyond his control, and that he
recognised his sentence as just."
J. Samsel McCue was 4( years old
and twice had been mayor of the city
of Charlottesville. The tragedy for
which he paid the penalty created
more interest than any other crime
that has occurred in the 8tate
in the past quarter of a century,
?lory ef the Crime.
On Sunday night, September 4, Mc
Cne accompanied his wife to church*
and they returned home about 9.16
o'clock. Within 15 mlnutee after they
had repaired to their roam to rotire
for the night the city was aroused by
messages announcing the murder of
Mrs. McCue, and friends, physicians,
and officers hurried to the McCue
home. Mrs. McCne was found dead
in the bath room, and McCne was ly
ing on the floor with an abrasian on
his cheek and feigning unconscious
ness. He later asserted that the at
tack had been made by an unknown
white man who bad climbed through n
window. Mrs. McCue had been dealt
a blow that broke her nose and her
left ear had almost been severed by
a second blow. Death was causcd by
a gunshot wound just above the heart.
McCue never was able to explain the
presence in the bath room of a small
piece of cotton undershirt which fitted
exactly a torn place in the shirt which
he had on when the officers arrived.
The women figured in the reports cir
J. SAMUEL McCUE,
ders and whispered something to him. i
Whon everything was ready Mr. Rog
ers again spoke to McCue, asking him
if he had anything to Kay. "None at
all," was his answer. The trap was
sprung, and nlnteen minutes afterward
McCue was pronounced dead of strang
ulation. His neck was not broken.
The body will be taken to Brookvllle
for burial.
Confession as Given Out.
"J. Samuel McCuo stated this morn- 1
ing in our presence and requested us
to mako public that he did not wish to
culnted as to the cause of the murder,
and a letter filled with endearing lan
guage sent him by ono of his women
clients was produced at the trial. Mc
Cue had quarrelled with his wife a
number of times. She was 40 years
old and the mother of four children.
The coroner's jury held McCue for the>
murder three days atter It. occurred,
and he had since been confined in the
jail, vehemently protecting his inno
cence. His trjal was conc;:i.lcd Nov
ember 5, and he was convicted, the
jury being out only 2G minutes.
Broke Into Jewelry Store.
Suffolk. Special.? The Jowlry storo
of R. L. Brewer ft Son, owned by R.
L. Brewer, Jr., former mayor, waa en
tered and robbed. The burglars ^ot In
by prying up with a crowbar a sill un
der a read window. The practical loss
was the theft of articles left for re
pair. A $300 cash register was destroy
ed. but only $4 In cnsh was taken. Mr.
Brewer cannot ascertain bis exact loss,
but It Is estimated at between $500 and
$700.
May Punish Atchison Road.
Washington? Special ? Attorney Gen
eral Moody has appointed Judaou Har
mon. of Cincinnati, who was attorney
general during the second administra
tion of President Cleveland, and' Fred
erick N. Judson, a prominent lawyer
of St. 1/mls, to Investigate the al
leged action of the Atchison, Topeka
ft Santa Fe Railroad In granting ret
hates to the Colorado Fuel ft Iron Com
pany. This employment is wltli tho
view of taking lenal proceedings
agalnsfTho company. If. after an Inves
tigation. such proceedings seem justi
fied. Both lawyers have accepted the
appointment.
Live Item* of Neww.
The Hungarian colony In New York
la making great preperatlons for the
banquet to President Roosevelt on Feb
ruary 14.
Gen. Nelion A. Miles, In a statement
In Boston, says he has no apology to
offer for his treatment of Jefferson
Davis In Fortress Monroe.
Many ressels are still- held In the Ice
jam In t|?; Delaware river and heavy
rain affraleet storms were reported In
tk South weat.
Judge Campbell to be a Candidate.
Richmond? Special? It Is reported
that former Judge Clarenco J. Camp
bell will he a candidate for the legis
lature from Amherst county this year.
Judge Campbell was removed from the
Amherst county bench by the legisla
ture for cowhlding Rev. Mr. Crawford,
of the Antl-SaloOn league, lie had
acquitted Mr. Crawford of the chargo
of contempt of his court.
Flr? In Jacksonville Jail.
Jacksonville, Fla.? Sprcial ? What
the officers believe to have been an ef
fort on the part of a negro prisoner
to escape by setting the jail on fire
resulted in one negro being killed by
suoffcatlon and 15 escaping. The cries
of fire In the Raspberry Park city jail,
shortly after 4 o'clock, awoke Jailer
Rryan, who rushed from his room to
the corridor to ascertain the trouble.
As he opened tho door leading jnto
the tall proper a dense smoke came
rushlnp toward him. He Immediately
went to each cell and released the
prisoners, and then sent In the alarm.
Freeh From the Wires.
The peace movement In Russia is
growing fast.
Surrlvora of the wrecked Furnea
liner Damara reached Pleasant Point,
N. C., after a terrible experience.
Germany's success In capturing the
contract for rearming the Turkish ar
tillery continues to cause resentment
In Parla.
King Oscar of Sweden, who la HI.
turned over the Government tempor
arily to Crown Prince Oustaf.
swn CAM.IIM U6ISU1IIKE
Tk? Houm and Senate Getting Sown
to Solid Work.
Tb?r entire time of the senate Itaw
day night waa devoted to ? 41icinBloi?
If th? tea clr?ait bill and the end. is
net yet. The apponeirts of the fcttl
founded their speeches on eooBtutloaicC
technicalities bat tho supporters took
a breeder view and held that no met#
technicalities should stand i? the way
of progress and rtlief from congestion
in the courts.
Senator tflrown move* to> pHetpone
the consideration ?t the* bill antll the '
next stssion but Ssnator Hood moved
le tabirt this.
COMMITTEE REPt*tTEDl
The- joint committee appointed ftam
tlas houne and senate dGring. ttae1 ses
sion of ?904 tu investigate the Book*
and acco.mts of the State officers,. yes
teryday made tSelr ntport flD> the* gen
eral assembly. The report tin the sec
retly o I state's office appears on the
face of it to b?* a condemnation- or
rather a rebuks of lax methods of t'lnt
office. The committee has been thor
ough in its investigation anu' has nnt
spared wort*. ? Columbia Stare.
HOUSE.
By a vote of 68 to- 311 the louse at
representatives Tuvsday nighti put it
self oar record as favonfag tide- origi
nal "Brice bill." This bill was Intro*
duced by Mr. Toole of Aikent end was
the Identical bill presented' by iftenatorr
Brfce ef York lkst year. The vote
last year was 49 tn> 60. ?Ue- majority
being fin* fkvor of riacintc the odious
half tax on the coenties. voting out j!
the dispensary. ?)
Among the new bills Introduced' 'j
were:
Senator Butler ? Fixing the time flbr >
holding courts in the- several circuits i
This blK is conditional to the passage ;
of the ten circuit bill
Senator Butler ? T;? incorporate- the
Cherokee, Union and Spartanburg rail
way.
Senator McGowan ? To incorporate .
the Reedy River Power Cbmpany. ?
At the morning session of the sen
ate third reading bills on the calendar !?
were read and debate begun on the
10-clrcuit bill bat this was interrupted |
by the visit of the boose so that acts j
might be ratified.
ACT RATIFIED.
Debate was then curtailed by the en
trance of the speaker and clerk to
ratify acts made into laws as follows:
To allow county treasurer of Ches
ter to borrow funds.
To prohibit trespass.
To allow Clio school district In Marl
boro to issue bonds.
To dispense of all moneys in 8tate
treasury known as direct tax funds.
Ceding to government certain lands
on Sutlivan's Island.
Amending law relating to powers of
trustees of the S. C. M. A.
FY>r the protection of aids to navi
gation established by the United
States lighthouse board.
Fixing liability of stockholders in
banks.
After ratification was over it was
-not long until the senate adjourned
until evening.
The house sent word that it refused
to include traction ongines in the pro
visions of the automobilb bill and the
president, appointed Senators McLeod
and Warren as members of a confer
ence committee on this amendment.
The historical commission bill from
the house, was amended on motion of
Senator C. L. Blease by reducing the
salary of the clerk from $1,200 to
$1,000. The bill which tho senate sent
to the house had the amount of $1,000.
The bill known as the matrimonial
law was killed.
The House, by a vote of 77 to 20,
refused to kill Mr. Ij. (). Patterson's
bill for the establishment of an in
dustrial school for boys at a cost of
$15,000. It then passed, the bill amend
ed so as to reduce the amount to $5.
000, but requiring the penitentiary peo
ple to furnish the necessary convicts
without expense for the construction of
the original buildings. An amendment
also requires three of the seven trus
tees to be women. The l?oard is to
select the place for the school.
Tho Senate passed the tenth circuit
bill, amended so as not to interfere
with the present arrangements retard
ing judges and solicitors. It makes a
ninth circuit out of Greenville. Ander
son, Oconee and Pickens, and a tenth
circuit out of Charleston, Beaufort and
Berkeley.
Answering the Invitation to address
tho Assembly on the 9th, In the inter
est of the Jamestown Exposition, Gen
eral Fitzhugh l>ee wired his regrets
trom Washington, saying that on tnat
day the matter would come up In Con
gress. and he could not reach South
Carolina. He suggested that the mat
ter could be attended to next year,
but thought It might be best for the
Senate to take action now along tho
lines suggested In his letter of a few
days ago.
One of the Interesting features of
Houso legislation so far was the de
cisive majority with which that body
last night passed the Toole bill, which
eliminates the tnx feature from the
Price act, allowing counties to vote out
their dispensaries. Tho Sonato has
killed a somewhat similar measure, hut
the Senate bill went further, and al
lowed not only counties, but. commun
ities. to veto out their dispensaries,
and the friends of tho Toole bill are
by no means discouraged with the
prospects of Its passing the Senate.
To hold this proviso of half a mill tax
over the heads of those counties de
siring or which might desire to vote
out their dispensaries Is looked upon
as a threat, which Is being resented.
Tho hand writ I tig upon the wall has
been brought Into bold relief by tho
action of the House, which comes
freshest from tho people.
In the House or Representatives
Thursday, there was a final tight on
Mr. Patterson's bill to establish an In
dustrial school for boys.
The ten-hour labor bill was killed,
as was also the, Inheritance tax bill.
Col. D. O. Herbert's bill to codify
the militia laws of the State was
passed by the House. Col. Herbert ex
plained that the laws of this State are
In Imperfect condition, and the bill
would re-enact these laws with a num
ber of desirable changes. The bill pro
vides for no appropriation, although It
does increase the salary of the adju
tant genoral from $1,500 to $1,900. He
showed some Instances In which thoro
Is no warrant of law for the militia or
ganization; there is no statute to pro
vldo for three majors to a regiment, al
though every regiment has three ma
jors to comply with (he maimer of or
ganization In other States. There way
? opposition to the bflf.
The house gave second reading to ther
ways and mean* committee's bill to
prsvlde fer a committee- of live' to In
spect the looks sad vouchers of' the*
Stale treasurer, comptroller geaeral.
secretary at state and slaking fund"
commission. The committee has here
tofore consisted of fftree members. but
Mr. Hoses explained that tbe work la
very fteavy and the committee can save
' time Hy having a laflge number of
; inemlm and dividing the work.
The Senate mcurrerf to the ten clr
! -mlt blW and matte a slight change.
f In jouzt session acts vere ratified as
follows::
Issuing school bonds in district No.
JS In Orangeburg;
Amending the art requiring payment
ct license* fees (c.wrccts :m error).
Relating* to board of trustee of
Ptwabyteriini College of South Caro
lina.
tfavlng fRate Treasurer issue dupli
cate Instead of triplicate receipts.
Amending; l*w relating to primary
elections.
Ratifying charter of Parr Shoals
Power company.
Allowing cminty oommlssfoncrs of
Lee ck> borrow money .
Refatlng u>? bond Issue 4>r court
house at Camifeni
Electing tcvn auditor for Union.
Validating uale of two lots- in Dar
lington- to C: W. Hewitt. ?
Reiki ing to schools .HatrlctK of Ma
rlon, Mullins, Dillon aind Latta.
Fixing time for electing trustees In
Easley school' district.
Providing foir reappralsemeat and
taxation of certain abandoned rice
fields.
Authorizing town of Wagenev to Is
sue bonds..
Authorizing school' district Not 65 of
Orang?Aurg to Isaac bonds.
Authorizing school d 1st i let No. 70 In
Orangeburg to issue bonds;.
Developing duties of board of public
works en town council ami' treasurer
and clerk of Gaffnvy.
Although the Bioiate wa9 too digni
fied to eonfess it. it adjourned until
11 o'eI<*rk this morning m> that the
senators might go to the minstrels
last evening. There* was no night ses
sion. a* all wantexf to attend the the
atre.
The Clem son Bill.
Debate began Friday in the senate
on the Pollock bill. This is the house
bill to establish oj Winthrop an in
spection bureau to> examine fertilizers.
Clemson now deriws the total Income
from the privilege tax and if the bill
passes the senate Winthrop will be a
part beneficiary in a.
The bill has been on the calendar
for some time, ever since it came over
from the house. Senator W. i. John
son has on the isiwte calendar at sim
ilar bill but he will let it rest now
that the Pollock bill has arrived.
A good deal of speech-making was
engaged In Friday on this bill, but no
action was taken. Its consideration
occupied both the asorning and even
ing session.
The house of representatives has
declined to pass any legislation to
amend the dispensary law. Saturday
the senate bill was considered as a
substitute for Mr. Hrantley's bill, and
the whole matter was indefinitely post
poned after a long fight.
Will Increase Levy.
The "supply bill." or the bill to fix
the levy for taxes for the current
year, was given second reading in the
house of representatives Saturday.
The levy for State and county pur
poses is raised in the bill front f> to
r? 1-2 mills. This is the first time in
two score years that the levy has ex
ceeded 5 mills. This hill occupied prac
tically the entire time in the House.
In the Senate routine business only
was considered. Many members wero
absent.
PERSONA L GOSSIP
Pernard Shaw is becoming very pop
nlar in Germany.
Andrew Carnegie Is a great lover of
flowers, especially of roses.
' The only woman blacksmith In Amer
ica Is .Miss ('lava Mcdlin. of Pilot Oak,
Ky.
The German Emperor Is said to he
twenty-fourth lu the Hue of succession
to the Rrltlsh crown.
Miss Ethel Rret Ilarfe. daughter of
the famous writer of early California
life, will devote herself to concert work.
President Ttoosevelt has departed
from the social usages of many years
in becoming a dinner guest at the
house of the Vlee-PrcsMent-clcet.
Mrs. Rosalie Loew Whitney, who for
the last three years has been attorney
for the Legal Aid Society at New York
Clly. a few months ago sent lit her
resignation.
George S. TtniilwclT. former Governor
of Massachusetts, and Secretary of the
Treasury in Grant's Cabinet, celebrated
the eighty seventh anniversary of hi*
birth at Groion.
Edmund S. Ifoeh. ns?ls(ant director
of exhibits at the St. Louis Fair, has
been decorated by the French Govern*
ment with the select order of Olllcer of
the Academy of Franec.
Many years ago. when Senator Moses
E. Clapp v*'iis a bov, he was the oillee
boy in a newspaper ofilee in Minnesota,
and "Hod" Taylor was the editor.
Tay! ?r is now Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, and Clapp is about t<? en
ter on his second lerni lu the United
States Senate.
The Czar of Rtts?la and Cie Emperor
>f Germany miuht, if they please, dis?
pnte with eaeh other n* to which of the
two owns the greater number of pal
aces. Each might sleep in a different
honse every night f<?r a month and not
exhaust the number of his various
dwelling places.
Relics of President Jackson*
Greenville C. Smith of Ipswich ha?
presented the Maine Historical society
with some Interesting relic's of Presl
dent Andrew Jackson. The relics con
els of a lock of hair cut from the bead
of President Jackson a few hours bo
fore his death, a letter from John Ap
plcton of the navy department and th<
commission as brigadier general ot
John W. Smith of Portland, signed bj
President Jackson, and countcrslgnet
by R. R. Taney, then accrctary of th?
treasury.