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BENNEITSVILLE, S. G., WEDS
?ESDAY, MARCH 10, 1897.
NO, ll.
THU SENATE WINDS UP
IT8 BUSINESS AND ADJOURNED WED
NESDAY.
TlioHoorotBooloty Will, tho Iimurnuoo Tax
stud tli?llnoomo Tax Ullin Pitflned-II?iw
tim Jttemuoro Voted.
CoiruaiMA, March B-It was. -well i
; -on toward 12 o'clock Saturday boforo
tho senate took. up tho anti G reek fra
.tor'nity bill, but for au hour befpro
tho gallery began to fill with coBego
students who quietly and patiently
V ?waited the result. When tho bill
finally was takon up, Mr. Medalia
moved to labio tho motton of Mr.
Ilondorson to continuo tho bill until
ihqnoxt session. Tho voto is as fol
??ytat
OTeas-Alexander, Archer, Connor,
Dennis", DuBoso, Gaines, Love, Maul
oin, McCallu, Mo??niel, Miller, Nor
ris, O'Dell, Pettigrow, Sanders, Stack
. houKo, Suddath, "Tblbird, 'furner,
Wallaco, Williams-22. <
Nays-Bui9t, Dean, Douglass, Hay,
Henderson, May Held, Moses, Mower,
ltagiti, llagsdale, Walker-ll.
Nv. Sloan had paired with Mr.
Griffith, but he would havo voted no
. ho stated.
Mr. Brow fl asked to be oxcusod from
voting as ho Was a trusteo of the col
logo and did not wish to bo commit
ted to either sido. His request was
granted.
< -Tho voto was (aleen on tho question
of tho passagb of tho bill anti by tho
- ?ame ayo and nay vote as abovo tho
. bill passed.
Dobate on lho house bill to pr?vido
for tho omeo of banking and insur
ance commissioner and to define the
j duties of tho samo was begun by Mr.
Miller. Tho dobate was quito longthy
u.rwl at its close the bill was postponed
to tho next session by tho following
voto:
Yens ^Alexander, Archer, Brown,
Dean, Dennis, DuBoso, Gaines, Dove,
Mauldin, Millor, Moses, O'Doll, Bags
. dalo, Scarborough, Stackhouse, Sud
dath, Talbird, Turnor-18.
,'? Nays-Buist, Douglass. Hay, Ilon
dorson, Mayfield, McCalla, Mower,
Norris. Pettigrow, Kagin, Sanders,
.' Sloan, Walker, Wallaco, Williams
IB.
In tho Se?alo on Monday tho house
concurrent resolution relating to tho
botter Yontiilation of the Stato house
and prodding for ascertaining tho
cost of completing . tho north and
SOUTH'porticos and tho central towor
: wad agree'd^o.after being amonded by
.. striking oui tho seotion that provides
for $100. being expended in securing
estimates. .
Houso joint resolution direoting the
fV comptroller general to levy, and col
i iect a supplementary tax for tho pub
- iic schools was continued, as was tho
houso bill to provide for two more
mombors of tho exeoutivo committee
of tho'Stato board of. health, and for
tho appoiifltnient, ,p6v7ors1 and duties
of townsh' 'i '"rtal>bbardsof health
; bs ^,':?!?; -. '-m
Tho bul putting an additional grad
uated license on niBuranco companies
was tho special order of tho night ses
sion, and when it was called up Mr.
'Douglass moved that it bo con* rted
? .> until tho next session. Thodircc ,ote
on continuance wits taken without do
bato and resulted in refusal to contin
uo by tho following vote:
Yeas-Brown, Buist, Dennis, Doug
las, Griffith, Henderson,Millor.Moses,
Mower, Rogsdalo, Talbird, Turner,
Walker-13.
Nays-Alexander, Archer, Connor,
DuBoso, Hay, Love, Mayliold, Mc
Calla, McDaniel, Norris, O'Doll, Pet
tigrow, Bagin, Sanders, Stack houso,
Suddath, Williams-17.
Mr. Buist, when the volo was an
nounccd, moved to strike out tho on
aoting words. Ho said from tho vote
ho did not expect it to prevail. Ho
hoped, however, it would. If it was
desired to keep outside capital from
coming into and developing ibo State
this bill would secure that object. The
bill would havo either ot two" effects,
said Mr. Buist. It would either drive
companies out of tho Stato or they
will find somo way to muko tho peo
ple pay this additional tax.
Mr. McCalla said for tho past six
yoars it had been charged that the
government waa standing on tho bor
der of lho Stato with a drawn sword
to keep capital out, but if any had
been kept away he did not know of it.
Ho wanted tho day to como whon thc
corporations would boar their just
proportion of tho taxes. This was not
tho caso now, and nover would bo so
long as certain persons cry down
every such measure as this.
Mr. Pvagsdale said when ho was seen
taking up tho cudgels for a corpora
Hon it might bo known that he
thought it was bearing its just bur
dens. These companies were paying
their proportion of tho taxes, anti for
that reason bethought tho bill should
not paes.
Mr, Mayfield said ho would support
tho bill becauso ho thought it an equi?
tablo measure. Those insurance com
panies nover brought any money to
tho State and took out a great deal.
Ho wished to seo them pay for the
protection thoy receivod.
Tho aye and nay voto on Mr. Buist's
motion to strike out tho enacting
words resulted :
Yeas-Buist.Donglass.Grifflth, Hen
derson, Moses, Kagsdalo, Talbird,Tm -
uor. Walker-9.
Nays-Aloxandor, Archer, Connor,
DuBoso, Hay, Love, May Held, Mc
Daniel, Miller, Mowor,Norris, O'Doll,
Pottlgrow, Bagin, Bandore, Sloan,
?Stackhouse, Suddath, Williams-19.
Tho bill thon passed.
Mr. Henderson moved to continue
.until next session tho income tax bill,
and submitted his reason for so doing.
This bill was unnecessary to moot tho
exigences of tho Slate govornmont for
this year. If it wera necessary, it
should go into effect boforo January,
3808. If thero was a dollcioncy at tho
ond of this year when tho gonoral as
sembly met next year, the time for
collecting taxes could bo extended and
tho bill put in forco thon. This, ho
submitted, disposed of tho arguments
that tho bill was a necessity. Ho fur
ther objected to tho bili becauso it had
novor beoh discussed boforo tho poo
'plo, Thero waa no dom and for it; no
expectation of it. This bill should not
be thrown upon tho pooplo at tho last
of tho session. Ho was opposed
to double taxation.
f Mr. Pettigrow avorred that this bill
was rJght and just and it would bo
bettor to moot tho oxpooted deficit
than lo wait for tho dolloit to como.
Mr. Mayfield said tho que/ lion was
upon the oxpedioncy of pacing tho
bill at this session. Mr. Henderson
had not spoken on the bill only asa
necessity. Mr. Ilondorson and ho
then had an exchange of romarks in
which Mr. Honderson said if next year
thero was a deficit he would vote for
tho bill.
Mr. Mayfield continued that thoro
was nothing in tho constitution lo
prohibit this tax. It was a necessity.
Tho income from the phosphate indus
try had decreased to suoh an oxtent
that it no longer furnished any rove
imo for tho government. Something
had to bo done. Ho submitted that
tho poor mau who paid taxes on $f>00
worth of property paid moro in pro
portion than the rich. Thero were
many wealthy men ia tho State who
paid no tax. It was but just, fair and
right that thoy should pay for tho pro
tection they received.
Mr. Ragsdalo quoted tho saying of
Benjamin Franklin that we should
not put oil' until tomorrow that which
we can do today, and also the saying
Of Aaron Burr that wo should not do
today that which wo can put off until
tomorrow. Ho said that both sayings,
paradoxical as it might seem, when
rightly interpreted, embodied much
of wisdom. Franklin's idea was that
industry should bo placed above all
things. Burr's idea was that in mat
ters of gravo consequence delay will
disclose reasons why action should
not be taken. Ho thought this a
proper couse for tho application of
Burr's maxim. Tho bill was ono of
great importance and it had not boon
considered by tho people Nothing
could bo lost by continuing tho bill,
to tho end that it might bo discussed
by tho press and tho people. He said
that ho would favor an incomo tax
under proper innitiations, if it could
bo shown to bo necessary, but that in
comes below tho cost of Hying1 should
not in any caso bo taxed. That the
people of this State wero not woalthy,
and if the tax should bo fixed ata
figure where an income tax might be
justified that it would iu that case
yield no revenue. - He ?niel that a tax
levied on incomes was double taxa
tion.
Tho vote to continue stood l l to 14
and tho lieutenant governor cast Iho
deciding voto against continuance
Tho voto was as follows:
Yoas-Brown, Buist, Douglass,
Griffith, Henderson, McDaniel, Miller,
Moses. Mower, Uagsdalo, Sloan, Tal
bird, Turner, Walker-l-l.
Nays-Alexander, Archor, Connor,
DuBose, nay, Mayfield, Norri*,
O'Dell, Pettigrew, Ragin, Sanders,
Stackhouso, Suddath, Williams-14.
Senators Love, McOalla and Dennis
wero paired with absent senators on
this bill and hence did not vote. Tho
two first announced that thoy would
havo vo' ) for tho hill and tho matter
against u if they had beon so paired*
Wh?V,o refusal to continue tho
bili waa'.v.nnounced, Mr. Buist moved
to slrij?>;but tho enacting word of tho
bill. Alter a long and windy, debate
tho voto on Mr. Buist's motion to strike
out the ouaoting words bf the bill
was taken and resulted in its failure
by tho following vote:
Yeas-Brown, Buist, Hendorson,
Miller, Moses, Mower, VRagsdale,
turnor, Walkor - -9. , .,
Douglass, Dubose, Griffith, Hay,
Mayfield, McDaniel, Norris, O'Doll,
Pettigrew, Ragin, Sanders, Sloan,
Stackhouso, Suddath, Talbird, Will
iams-19.
Mr. Henderson offered an amend
ment that $2,500 instead of $1,200 be
mado the minimum incomo on which
tho incpra.) tax should bo levied. He
thought that if thore was to be an in
come tax il should bo laid on those
able to V6ar it and not on ?hose who
wore the bulwark of the country. A
man who by industry and frugality
had managed to raiso his income to
$1,200 should not bo made to pay.
This incomo would only sutlico to sup
port his family and by tho use of
ccmony educate his children.
Mr. Mayfield arose to demonstrate
that tho horny-handed farmers would
not bo affected so much by the bill.
He pointed out that it was on tho
farmer's not incomo and not his gross.
Mr. Mower said, as ho understood,
the cardinal principle of taxation was
that it should bo just and equitable.
Ho believed that tho only way to
do this was to make evory man pay
tho same per cont, on his income
Becauso a man had a largo income it
was not right that he should bo made
to pay a largor per cent. He offored
an amendment to provide an income
tax of 1 por cent, to be imposod on all
incomes, By a vote of 2d to 2 this
was killed, only Mr. Buist and Mr.
Mower voting for it.
Mr. Henderson's amendment lo sub
stitute $2,f?n0 for $1,200 as the initial
incomo received the following vote:
Yoas-Archer, Connor, Douglass,
Hay, Love, Mayfield, McDaniel,
Mower, Pettigrew, Sanders, Suddath,
Williams -12.
Nays-Alexander, Brown, Buist,
DuBose, Grifiith, Henderson, Moses.
Norris, O'Doll, Raging, Ragsdaloj
Sloan, Stackhouso, Talbird Wal kor
15.In tho Sonato on Tuesday Mr.Grif
Hth called up the dispensary bill ano
offered an amendment to enabh
any person to mako brandy or win<
from his own fruit and soil same. Ot
motion of Mr. Archer this was tabl
ed. Mr.Sloan ottered anamtrndment t<
authorize tho Stato board of control tc
appoint special beer dispensers a
their discretion. Mr. Sloan said thu
ico cold boor was a pleasant boverogi
in tho summer and it was a convoni
onco to obtain it from theso specie
beor dispenser*. It could not bo ob
tainod from tho dispensary in an ici
cold condition.
Mr. Archer moved to tablo and bj
a voto of 29 to 9, his motion prevail
od .M r. Honderson offered to amone
"that nothing heroin contained shal
prevent the importation or trans por
talion into tho Stato for porsonal us<
of &uch liquors in quantities not ox
cecding ono.'gallon." Mr. Mayfield of
fored to amend this amendment ty
'.adding whon brought in as porsona
baggago."
Mr. Hondorson refused to accopt th<
amendment to his amendment. IL
said that this was a very sovero meas
uro. His omendmont would mak
tho bill popular with tho peoplo an?
bo submitted that only a gallon im
portation at ono time would not fm
nhh enough for blind tigors to do bus
inoss with.
Mr. Mayfield thought tho jug trad
would inako tho law ineffective am
besides it was desired to givo the law
fair trial.
On motion of Mr. Archor thoamon<]
mont was tabled by tho followin
vote:
Veas.---Archer, Brown, Dullest
Hay, Lovo, Mayfield, McOalla M<
Daniol, Millor, Norris, Ragin, Sandort
Staokhoufio, Williams-14.
..Nays-Buist, Connor, Dennis,Douf
lass, Hendorson, Moses, Mowoi
O'Dell, Ragsdal, Sloan, Suddath, Ta
bird, Walker -13,
Tho bill thon passed to its final road
ing.
Mi". Mo wor ol loved an amondmont to
the income tax bill to pr?vido that the
books of tho collector? should not bo
open for inspection and to provide a
penalty for any ollicial divulging tho
income returns.
Mr. MoOalla objooted to tho amend
ment saying that unless tho books
wero open tho officials could not de
tect frauds.
Mr. Buist pointed out tho impro
Erioty of everyone's private business j
oiug open to publie inspection.
Tho volo resulted in the adoption of
tho amendment by tho following vote:
Yeas-Brown, Buist, Dennis, Doug
lass, Griffith, Hay", Houderson. Mosos,
Mower, O'Dell, Suddath, Talbird,
Walker-13.
Nays-Archer, DuBoso, Love, May
field, MoOalla, McDaniel, Miller, Nor
ri?, llagin, Sloan, Staokhouso, Will
iams-12.
Tho bill thoa passed to its final
road i ng by a vote of 18 to ?.
Tho Sonato, like the Houso, had lit
tle to do all day, moro than tho ratifi
cation of Acts. Many routine matters
woro disposed of and sovoral acts wero
ratified. The Sonato having nothing
boforo it took a recess until 3.80.
When tho Sonato reconvened, on
motion of Senator Mower, it wont in
to a committee of tho whole, with Sen
ator Moses in tho chair.
Senator Mower then introduced tho
following resolutions, which after a
speech by Senator Buist, complimen
tary to tho President and other ofli
cors, were adopted :
Resolved, That tho thanks of tho
Sonate aro duo and aro hereby tender
ed the Hon. M. B. McSwconey for his
courteous, impartial and efficient dis
charge of the duties dovolving upon
him as tho presiding officer of this
body.
2. That tho same are due and ave
hereby tendered to tho President pro
ten . of the Sonato.
3. That tho S?nalo commends tho
Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Sergeanlat
Arms and other officers and employees
for their faithful disobar;,j of tho du
ties of their respectivo positions.
Tho Senate having'dissolved asa
committee of the whole, Lieutenant
Governor McSweenoy resumed tho
chair, Senator Moses presented the
resolution in an address to the Pres
ident of tho Senate, speaking in a flat
tering manner of tho dignity, grace
and impartiality ot his course as pre
siding officer of the Sonato!
Lieutenant Governor McS weeney,
in responso, expressed his appreciation
ol* tho sentiments of tho Sonato. Ho
had boon gratified to bo able to carry
out tho promises ho made on taking
tho chair. Ho trustod that wiitin
members reached their homes they
would lind thoir families in good
health and happy. With tho harmoS
ny and unity now oxisisting through-*'
out tho Seato, ho fait confident that
within two years all faotional diffor
e ?es will dissipate, ?nd all, wilh one
accord, will strive for the glory and
prosperity of our beloved Stato.
Tho remarks of. tho Lieutenant G,oy.
?vnpirwor^
evident warmth of sentiment arid
consequently met with tho hearty ap
probrtion of Senators, as well as all
who heard him.
Senator Moses then offered tho fol
lowing resolution, whioh was unani
mously agreed.to :
That tho thanks of this body aro
due and are hereby tendered to tho
reporters of tho newspapers who havo
faith fully attend our sessions and who
have beon impartial in thoir reports.
After tho general routino business
incident to tho closing day, of a ses
sion tho Sonato agroed with the House
and an adjournment sine die was had.
I'rnlnea for Oenornl I,oo.
TAMTA, Fla., March ?.-Gonoral
Julio Sanguilly arrived hero at 1
o'clock Monday morning. The voy
age had been a very rough one and ho
was feeling a little worn out from the
trip and not inclined to talk much.
4,Of courso, I am glad to DO free
again and am overjoyed to set foot
once moro on Amorican soil," said
General Sanguilly. "It is entirely un
necessary for thom to insist on my
loaving tho island, es ono of thecondij
tions of my release. I would have
left Cuba on the first boat any way," he
continued. I never expocted to bo
free again until the day before my
pardon and tho nows almost over
whelmed mo when brought to mo iu
Cabanas prison. I have always boen
proud of my Amorican citizenship but
am now more so than over before. I
attribute my release to tho livo exor
tion of Gonoral Lee and the stand tak
en by tho sonato. This has demon
strated tho great powor of tho Unitod
States when she exerts herself.
"Two years in prison almost makes
aman forget how freedom feels and I
have hardly been out long enough to
realize how freo I am. My fow hours
in Havana were filled up getting ready
to loavo and I hardly know I was freo
until I felt the boat begin steaming
out of Havana harbor.
I had only ono really unpleasant
experience while inprison. All pris
oners to bo executed woro carried
right by ray cell window and I could
see them.9 They all know my window
and as they passed by they would
shout, 'Vivi Cuba Libre.1 This was
always followed by the most brutal
attacks from the Spanish guards, who
would choke and boat thom unmerci
fully for shouting that olfonsive son
tonco. This was moro th?n I could
stand and I would have to hide from
tho sight. My blood would boil at
tho outrage but I could do nothing.
"I often requested tho guards not to
do this and to allow the poor follows
to shout as they marched to thoir
doom, for it could do no harm ; but
they could not stand that olfonsivo
cry. During my two years imprison
ment I was treated very kindly by tho
keener of Cabanas fortress and they
cortainly showed me every considera
tion they could ; for all of whioh I am
vory thankful. I was always given a
coll alone and it was toado somewhat
comfortable as prisons go.
"Before leaving Havana I had a
long talk with General JJOO," conclud
ed General Sanguilly. "Ho said it
was his intention to freo ovorv Amer
ican unjustly hold, or como back and
toll the American peoplo whoso fault
it was that this was not done. Ho
said lie would not raako another move
until McKinley went in and would
thon tell Secretary Sherman tho samo
thing and not."_
Killed lu n llutiftwfty.
JHSUP, Ga., March3.-W. Ben Bon
nett, tax collector for Wayne county,
was killed near Gardi, a small town
about seven miles bolow Jesup, on tho
Southern railroad, by his horso run
ning away and throwing him from
the buggy, his neck boing brokon by
tho fall. Mr. Bennett was a very pop?
ular young man, about 26 years ola.
FINISHED ITS LABORS.
THE HOUSE ADJOURNED 8INE DIE
LAST WEDNESDAY.
tho l.tutt On j ? of tho Session-What Wan
Oouc In tito IIotisc>-A. Voto From tho
Oovoruor.
COLUMIUA., March 6.- Tho Legisla
Lure finished its labors and adjourned
slue dio on last Wednesday after a
session of about sovon week. Af tor a
number of bills had neon p issed by
tho House on Saturday a message WAS
received from tho Governor vetoing
tho bill regarding tho omploymout of
conviot labor on tho State farm. The
Governor in his message says tho bill
ia objected aud not approved because
if enacted will injuriously affect tho
State penitentiary. To prohibit tho
superintendent of tho penitentiary i
from employing free labor in oases of I
emergency might entail considerable
loss to tho State. Whilo an expendi
ture of a fow hundred dollars for labor
to chop cotton, to hoe cotton after a
long wot spell, or to help harvest tho
crop, might savo tho State soveral
thousand. It would bo unbusinesslike
and too cxpensivo.to rotain a su Ilici?n t
number of convicts on tho State farms
to meet such caaes of emergency. Tho
policy of tho board of directors of the
penitentiary has boon to hire as little
free labor as possible, and to pay for
it the prisos Axed by tho farmers in
tho neighborhood. Tho houso refused
to pass the bill ovor tho voto by a volo
of.38to<!9.
Tho senate bill to make railroad
corporations liable for damages result
ing to land ow nora from tho wrong
f uYobstruclion of watercourses, which
had boon unfavorably reported, was
taken up and passed. It provides that
railroad corporations shu!i bo iiablo to
laud owners for all damages resulting
from the wrongful obstruction of wa
ler courses by suoh corporations, and
it shall not ba necessary to allego and
provo that suoh damages resulted
from tho negligent construction of
tho road or other works of such corpo
rations, but any porson who-is dam
aged shall bo eutitlrd to recover
as in actions against individuals upon
showing the wrongful obstruction of
such wator course.
At this juncture a message carno
from tho senate which crus ned tho
hopos of many candidates, that tho up
per house had continued the banking,
md insuranco commissioner, bill to
Lim next session.
In the Houso on Monday when tho
ronato bill to pr?vido for laborora\Uo?v
was roached, Mr. Toole moved to
itrike out tho enacting \vords. This
the houso refused tt? do and tho bill
was ordorod to a third reading in this
shapo: y
Section 'il That from and aYtpr tb/o
ftassago and approval of ibis'act all
apiployos in factories.,., minos, l. milts
Jjstillori?s and all .and oveVy. Hind of;
m^uuf?ctuVing; establishment in this'
3t?t>?, shall hayo a lien upon all. tho:
lishmont in which they may bo em
ployed, either by tho day or month,
ar whether tho contract bo in writing
jr not, to tho extent of such salary or
wagos as may bo duo and owing to
them under tho terms of their con
LraH with their omployor, suoh lien to
take precedenco over any and all oth
?. lions, except for municipal, Slate
ind county taxes.
Soo% 2. That any one entitled to the
provisions of this act may begin suit
upon his or her demands in auy court
yt compotont jurisdiction, and at tho
timo of commencing such action may
file with tho oflicer out of whoso cou?;t
t\e desires process to issuo an affidavit
jotting forth the facts out of which
Iiis or her alleged lien arose, the
\inount of same, and shall designate
the property alleged to bo alloted by
lion; thereupon it shall be I* duty of
?aid ollicor to issue his proct. in. the
nature of a warrant of attachment, di
recting tho sherill of the county or
my lawful constable to soize so much
>f the property described in said alli
lavlt as may bo necessary to satisfy
aid alleged lion. Tho oflicor oxecut
ng aforesaid process shall soizo and
ako into his possession and custody,
iccording to tho mandate of said pro
joss. the property described, and shall
mid tho same until tho final determi
?ation of tho suit between the parties,
ollowing tho ut ual practico in attaoh
nent cases as to salo after judgment,
>r OYOn boforo judgment if thoprcpor
y seized bo perishable and ordered
?old by tho court; provided, that
ihould tho party claiming to bo tho
ogal owner of tho property seized de
liro to do so, ponding suit, he may
amish good and sufficient security
'or tho payment of such judgments as
nay bo recovered by plnint?it* against
lim in suit pending, to bo approved
>y tho ollicor issuing tho procesa, and
?hall thereupon bo entitled to tho cns
ody of tho property seized, just as
hough tho process had boan issued
igainsl it.
Sec. 8. That tho cost and fees of offi
jors in this proceeding shall bo tho
?amo as in cases of attachment under
,he codo.
When tho sonato bill to amend sto
lon 15 of tho dispensary law as to l?
jense of distillers was taken up, Mr,
W. II. Thomas olFered an amondmont
or his colloaguo, Mr. Mitchell, who
was absont, that tho bill do not apply
,o broworics.
Tho bill after some discussion was
tt'dorod to a third reading in such
ihape as to make section 15 of tho dis
jonsary law road as follows:
Section 15. No porson, firm, associa
tion or corporation shall manufacture
or sale, or koop for salo, oxchango,
urtor, or dispenso, any liquors cou
ai ni ng alcohol, for any purpoao what
loevoi, otherwise than is provided in
his act. Any person, firm, associa
ion or corporation desiring or interni
ng to manufacture or distill any liqu
>rs containing alcohol within this
itato shall first obtain from tho Stato
)oard of control a permit or liconso so
o do: but in tho caso of distillers suoh
permit or liconso shall not bo granted
>r ronowed except on politl?n signed
n porson by a majorily of tho resident
freeholders in tho city, town or town
ship in which it is proposed to locate
ho distillory, and it shall bo unlawful
for any porson, firm, association or
jorporation to manufacturo or distill
my liquors containing alcohol within
his State without having such pormit
>r liconse. Any violations of tho torms
>f tho pormltor liconso shall authorlzo
uul wurrnnt the seizure of tho produot
ni hand at any distillery or pluce
where liquors containing.alcohol aro
nanufaeturcd : Provided, Tho United
States has no lion or claim upon the
?amo. And in tho application for a
tiermit or liconso to manufacture llqu-,
>rs containing alcohol tho applicant
shall We? the Stato full power upon
any violation of this act to soi/.o and
tako . )\o/5SC33ion of auy product on
hand'tw tho distillery or place whoro
such applicant shall manufacture such
liquui?t and shall ?x?horiKo, tho Stato
to pay mo United States government
tho ta; iUpon tho same if unpaid and
to dispuso thereof as provided heroin
for contraband goods. Kvory pack
age, Vtt??el or bottle of suoh liquor
shincclibey?'iH? tho limits of this Stato
shall" have thereon tho cortiflcato of
tho StAto board of control allowing
samo, MHorWiso it shall bo liable to
confiscation, and the railroad carry
ing it shall ba punished as in Bection
8: A?ld provided, That any person
shall hhVO ihpi'lght to make wine for
his or {nor Own uso from grapes or
other iVultsV The inspector appointed
by tho Btato board c* ".outrol, as hero
i n provided; shall have tho rig ht lo en
ter aviiljexamine at any and all timos, ?
not forbidden by tho United States
Jaws, ;\ny distillery, brewery or place
where Jhiuors: containing alcohol is
mftnvJlov Mired "within this 8tftt?. Any
manufacturer, distiller, or brewer who
may re? uso to allow tho inspector or
constable to outer and oxamiuO his
placo of business and its appurtenances
at such .limes as the inspector or con
stable. j\Vuy doom proper shall forfeit
his pr;i'ioit or liconso.
Tho \Houso on Tuesday tho legisla
tivo apnVppri?tion bill como over with
a numlwr of amendments for omplo
yeos o?. J.'tho sonato who had been loft
out of tho bill as it went over to tho
senate, j Tho sum of $27,500 was ap
propriated for tho per diem and mile
age orimotnbeis of tho boase alone.
Tho ho?so declined to agree to tbU as
the stauouory account did not seem to
be iuoJ vtdod. Tho house agreed to raiso
tho pay bf the sonato and house assis
taut c?ales from $250 $350. All sala
ries Wc {oil xe d so as to provide for RI
days mm Tho salary of tho two read
ing ol?'j??s-was raised to $350.
The Committee on free conforonco
agreo U't aunanimous sotiloment of the
dllferovl?es. Tho basis of agreement
being : ' Jut Stato Colored Normal col
lege $7/000: oloolrict station for Deaf,
Dumb/'Uhd Blind institute $2,000;
se rat South Carolina collego
$1,500 ;'}le(vve out Patton amendment
?ns to iiouth Carolina college; raiso
i South parolina college appropriation
to $25,^0- as fixed by sonato and all
clerks Alarios as now paid.
At'ti;|3:night session tho most impor
tant n<;^oh was tho agreomont lo tho
sonato Amendments to tho inoomo tax
bill. Whon tho amendment to raiso
tho aiWiunt liable to the tax to $2,50
was ; .vl'?d, Mr. Winkler promptly
mo v?dy concurrence. Mr. Skinner
rh?j^{Uau^,.hous? would not concur but
^fOl'o^p.?rp was further argument
tho"'-hivVftO t\gvecd to fix tho starting
point ?oK^?o; income tax at $2,500.
Mr. Minor's; amondmont to proteel
from ? Kolit?ity ..tho roturas was then
adopted' s^.?h?ut debate and tho income
lax biU)'VaS',r'?.?dy to babnrollod, prac
t Jeal ly ;vj?'it^t?rted,1
Tho' V:])i))'l of tho; cpi?mltto? on free
con fe iv i io -\ on 'tim genera] apw*?'jpiria;
lion > dj, -i?-bn'illled '. itsToporti Aa .soon
seomod to bo struck by a cannon balli
Ho wanted to know why the colored
coll?ge had beon out $7.000. He
thought a serious mistake had boor
made.
Mr. Baeot stated that the trustee!
asked for $20,000 and as tho collog<
got $13,000 J rom outside sources ii
was thought $8,000 would suffice. Ii
was purely on tho request of the trna
tees th.it tho action was taken.
Mr;10Ukes of Orangeburg and Mr
Klbler wanted to know if somethlnf
could not bo dons as it was very necos
sary, if possiblo, to keep the appropria
lion up to $15,000 as agreed upon bj
tho house in tho fir&t instance
Mr. Wilson, of the ways and mean
committee, said that $15,000 was
thought to be necessary niter a full
hearing of the case.
A message waa received from th?
sonato that it had adopted tho f roo con
foronce commiiiuo roporc on tho bill
Dr. Price said that the colored col
loge is doing fine work and shouh
bo oncouragedin overy way and that i
was a great pity that the $15,000 wa
not given tho college.
Tho only question was whether th?
bill was to be killed or not, said Mr
Livingston. Ho had no doubt tin
committee did the best it could. .
Mr. (larris assured tho house thu
the conference committee had no ide;
of doing a wrong and that no projudic
towards tho colored collego influence)
the action taken. Tho board simpl;
wishod to give what was nocded am
came to its conclusion upon tho repor
of the trustees.
Mr. Kibler said it was a pity th
matter had gono as far as it did bu
that thoro was now no way out of th
trouble. The cut was a completo sur
priso to everyone. The appropriatioi
bill was then finally agreed upon b,
tho adoption of tho free conforenc
committee report.
Thero was not much business tram
acted by the Houso on Wednesday, a
it had pretty well finished up its bus
ness tho night bofore. After the trans
aotion of what business was left ove
Mr. Livingston movea that tho IIous
f[0 into a commitleo of tho whole an
ntroduced tho following resolutior
Dr. Wyebo hoing in tho chair:
Resolved, That tho thanks of th
House are ono andar? horoby tendere
to Hon. Frank B. Gary for tho abb
impartial and* ofilciont manner i
which ho has discharged tho onorot
and exacting duties of presiding office
of this body.
Resolved, That a copy of these van
lutiohs bo proporly engrossed by tl
Clerk of this Houso and presented 1
tho Honorable Speaker and tho san
bo spread on tho Journal.
Mr. Thomas offered tho following :
That the thanks of this Houso b
and aro hereby, oxtonded to tho oil
cors, pages and attaches of this Hou
for tho faithful and eillciont servio
rendered by thorn during tho past se
blon. .
2. That tho Houso recognizes tl
valuable service? rendered by tho r
portors representing tho dally now
papers and express hereby its approoi
lion of thoir courteous and imparti
roports of the daily proceedings of tl
Hous?.
Both of these woro unanimous
adopted.
Tho Houso having roso as comnaltt
of tho whole, Dr. Wyo ho in como
montary and deaorved terms notilh
tho Speaker of tho action of tho Houe
Tho Spoakor, in reply, said In su
st a nco that tho resolutions woro lug
ly appreciated. In tho discharge
his duties it had beon his effort to
fair and impartial and by tho ass
lance of tho Houso muoh of tho om
otis duties of tho volition had bo<
mado ejtsy. These duties havo bo<
fOpNIINUBD OH PAO H KOI) lb]
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE HEARD
MCKINLEY'S INAUGURAL.
The Now President, Burrouutlotl by Nota,
bleu of Tilla Billi O thor T.imlri, Nturnio? o
III? 1'olloy Aruta Doafonhig I'lnmlltH
l'eoplo Hurt lu tho I'ron o.
WASHINGTON, March 4.--President
McKinley pledged his fealty to tho
American people on tho East torraco
of tho Capitol in tho presence of a
groat multitudo. Tho peoplo massed
on the plaza had waited pationtly for
hours to seo tho President, and it was
omiuontly fitting that ho should take
tho oath in view of thoso whoso sor
vant he was to become. A dazzling
and inspiring scono spread out bofore
bim as ho appeared on the slops of tho
Senate wing. Tho background of tho
splendid scono was tho great marble
building with its cl as.-.io outlines and
its hugo domo, hung with- llutterihg
Hags and surmounted by tho heroic
bronze statuo of liberty, typical, not
of political dynasties, but tho enduring
majesty of tho people.
In tho foreground was the imposing
granitojibrary building, with its baau
tiful architecture and its shining gol
den domo, rivaling the splendors of
tho sun. From tho contra! wing floated
tho stars and stripes, immediately in
front acres of upturned faces wero
wedgod in so ci?se together that tho
broad plaza seemed a vast pavement
of human heads. Tho people extonded
back lo and choked, up the mouths of
tho radiating avenue. Through the
naked limbs' of tho trees which
veiled tho park appeared patchos of
brilliant color fragments of tho pa
geant-gay plumes of horomen, gor
geous squares of resplendent military
banch, streaming pennons, lluttoring
banners, thousands of gleaming gun
barrolsand glistening bayonets, which
markou tho massing of the troops of
tho escorting logions awaiting tho
moving of tho procession.
Tho broad platform, smothered with
national Hags, on which tho ceremony
occurred, was built out iuto tho crowd
in tbo form of a right anglo. It ran
parallel with tho Capitol front from
the Sonato wing to a point drirectly
opposito tho north lino of tho main en
trance, where it bout back sharply to
tho main building. Mr. McKinloy
faced tho park full of peoplo from a
small raised and carpeted platform,
railed with blood red bunting, at tho
apex of tho anglo. Tho square space
at the juncture of tho anglo was Hlled
with about a thousand kitcbon chairs
resorvod for tho Cabinet oflicors, Sena
tors, Representatives, membors of tho
diplomatic orops, tho Supreme Court
and other dignitaries who wore entitled
to admission to the Hoor of tho Senate,
and the benches which ran back tier
^A t^ior in both directions wore ocoupicd
by th?So who lilied tho Seuato gallo
":v?vXf^-?y^jbuect!i>^,?;two military nidos,.
Mrs/ McKinley and hor party emerged
lirai from.tho yphato.wlngVabd wore
W:M led io J hoir ?oat i.?bi tho-pl?U?vm
ih/Adv?ric? of ttic procession. "M?tli?r
McKinley and tho other mombors of
the party were shown seats just in.the
roar. The orowd waited Hi teen min
utes more bofore the head of tho pro
cession proper appeared at the door of
tho Senate wing and tho closely
packed multitudo moved and pressed
suddenly forward as if thrilled by au
electric shock. First came Mr. Wil
son, marshal of tho District of Colum
bia, and Mr. MoKenny, marshal of the
Supremo Court. Following thom
came Chief Justico Fuller and Justices
of tbo Supremo Court, their glossy
black satin robes displaying tho curves
of their generous figures. Thon tho Sen
ate committee, oh arrangements in
which the tall spare form and intellec
tual countenance of John Shorman,
the new premier, was conspicuous,
Then carno Mr. McKinley and Mr.
Cleveland, arm in arm. Almost in
stantly thoy were recognized by tho
multitudo that had boon straining for
tho first glimpse of thom. The univer
sal shout with which their appoarauco
was greeted bogan with a ripplo that
ran down tho platform, swelling as it
went, until it fell upon tho sea of
faces on tho plaza and broke into a
thunderous roar that recoilod from
tho dome and rolled away through the
diverging avenues. As Mr. McKin
ley and Mr. Cleveland doscondod tho
steps and emerged upon the platform,
the formor's Napoleonic head was
thrown back and his clear cut, cameo
like features were softened by tho trace
of a smile ns ho advanced along the
platform with a confident air and an
elastic tread at Mr. Cleveland's sido.
Mr. Cleveland now faced an inaug
uration audionco for tho fourth timo,
onco moro than auy othor President
of tho republic. Although ho appeared
twenty years older than lib did when
ho was first inaugurated twelvo years
ago, asovidonced by his almost bald
head and the lines which oll?cia 1 cares
have chiselled in his rugged faco. yet
ho heyer looked bettor in his lifo and
his faco displayed in no way tho fati
?;u8 of tho oppressive work of tho past
ew days, but his gait was rather slow
and haul ting. As thoy walked down
tho platform tho yells and shouts bo
carno deafening and when they step
ped upon the raised platform, Mr.
McKinloy felt called upon to acknow
ledge tho rocoption by bowing right
and loft?
Ho thou look a seat in tho big
loather chair. Tho press against thc
stand was so terrific that women
scramed with pain and several fainted.
Moantimo tho procession from tho
Sonato continued. Tho diplomatic
corps, rigid with gold braid and
adamo with ribbons, headed by tho
British Ambassador, with tho gold
plato, red coats, horse hair plumos,
high boots and shining swords, woro
enough to palo tho s pl o udora of any
spnctacula di earn. All this time, 40,
000 peoplo were stroaming to koop up
constant and tremendous applause,
whilo Mr. McKinloy survoyed the
crowd, occasionally looking aloft at
tho boys on tho dome. Ho smiled,
and bowed.
Thon Mr. McKinley tuoso and stood
uncovered, whilo Chief Justio Fullor.
in his ilowing robes, administered
tho oath in tho presotico of that tre
mendous multitude. Tho next Presi
dent kissed tho largo gilt edge Bible
presented by tho bishops of tho Afri
can Methodist Church to aoal his oath.
. A Horrible Donth.
PHILADELPHIA, March C. -Christo
Sher Mooney, aged 40 years, of No.
,037 East Ontario streot, whilo prun
ing a troo at the rosidonce of Mr.
Hoary W. Scattergood, of No. 330
Manheim St., Germantown, fell and
was impaled on a sharp-pointed iron
fonco. Ho was instantly killed, the
fdokot ontoring his breast and passing
hrough his back.
THC BRUTAL SPANIARDS.
Gonotul Tico Gould Stand lt No Longer nu tl
8 Md Bo.
WASHINGTON, March G.-Tho corro
Bpondouco of tho department of stato
with Consul General Leo at Havana
in tho case of Charles Scott, an Ameri
can oitizen, which was laid before the
senate confirms tho published story
that Gen. Leo threatened to resign
unless tho dopartmont supported his
demand, that Scott bo released from
solitary couOnoment
Tho correspondence is much like
half of a conversation by telephone
as tho telegrams sent to tho depart'
mont by Gen. Loo only aro transmit
ted; the department's ond of tho iuter
? change being omitted. February 9th,
Gen, Loo wired thc stato department:
"Charles Scott, an American, arroated
at Regla this morning. Charges not
yet known."
Thi next is dated February 20, and
says ScoH had been in jail in Havana
without communication for 2GHi0urs,
Tho dispatch continues: "cannot
stand auothor ituis murder and havo
demand* d his roloaso. How many
war vessels at Key West or within
roach, and will thoy bo ordered hero
at onco it' necessary to sustain do
mand?"
February 23, he again telegraphs
Secretary Olnoy, evidently replying
to inquiries and in language that can
scarcely bo misunderstood:
"Situation simple. Experience at
Guannbacoa mado it my duty to de
mand beforo too late, that another
American who had been incommuni
cado 261 hours bo released from said
incommunicado, I did so in courteous
terms. If you support it and Scott is so
released tho trouble will terminate. If
you do not I must depart. All others ar
rested with Scott havo boen put in
communication ; why should tho only
American in the lot not bo? Ho has
j boeu incommunicado now 338 hours."
Tho correspondence closes with, a
telegram of tho same date in which
General Loo informed the stato do
partmont ?hat his domand had been
compiled with and that Scott hadbaon
released from incommunicado, aftor
fourto3n.days solitary conllnomont in
a damp coll livo feet by cloven, with
water on tho iloor. "l?o was not al
lowed a chair, or anything to sleop
on," the tolegram concludes, "and
discharges of tho body wero romoved
only onco in livo days. Scott says ho
went always twelve hours without wa
ter, and onco two days. Scott, who
was charged with haviug Cuban \tos
tago stamps in his houso, was an em
ploye of an American gas company."
In regard to the arrest of Y. J. Cas
eanas, an American citizen, Gen. Leo,
on Fobruary 17, in a dispatch announc?
lug his arrest, denounced it as a groat
outrago and said thoro wore similar
cases at Sagua and elsewhere on the
is)aud.. Two department six days lalor
ordered LcoHo report upon the whole
?faets nnd oil fobruary 21, Loo replied
that ??sennW.iH^t?d. his.treaty right
sh?uld be respected, Thejirlspuor had j
raided ^t^^^^>Xi.^^ 1^^^^^^'^^^-^^v*-?^-1
show tho number ?^:?is''V*?gi^ration
entry-, nuuipe? of passport, ole.,'and
conoludos with a dispatoh dated Feb- '
ruary 27, leaving tho matter undis
posed of. \ '_
Murdorod for lils Blouoy.
ATLANTA, Ga.,Fob. 27.- A special to
the Evening Constitution from Gains
villosays: "The Evening Constitu
tion correspondent this morning visit
ed Grady Reynolds, who is in jail at
this placo charged with tho murder of
M. C. Hunt His crime is ono of tho
most horrible, in alldotails, ever com
mitted in his sootiou. The alleged
murderer is a heavy-sot, stalwart man
some thirty-live years of age. He is
cool and collected and has oxhibited
marvelous nervo from tho very be
ginning of tho awful plot which he
conceived. To your correspondent
ho gave tho following statement in
direct confession of his guilt: "Bud
Brooks and myself planned tho whole
murder and robbery a month ago.
Brooks was raised in South Carolina
near tho formor home of Hunt ho is a
relativo of my mother. Hunt; ran a
store at Bolton and carried about $1,
200 worth of goods. He had $1300 in
gold and $1,600 in bills, willoh ho car
ried for weeks en his person. He was
free in tho matter of showing his
monoy, and went around with itali
tho timo. I wont to him and agreod
to buy his stock and on Monday tho
15th, I-persuaded him to take his team
and go with mo to Harmony Grove,
where I said I would pay him tho
monoy in tho trado. Ho understood I
had money thoro in bank. Wo drove
to Harmony Grove, both of us in good
humor, and wont out to Mrs. Butler's
plantation, near tho Oconoo river, to
spend tho night. Tuesday morning
wo went bird hunting. Hunt carried
tho only gun in tho crowd, and Bud
Brooks wont with us, Hunt shot two
birds and Bud pointed ont a third and
asked for tho gun to got a shot. Hunt
handed him tho gun, and as he looked
oil" to 360 tho bird, Brooks hit him in
tho baok of tho hoad with the butt of
tho gun. Ho foll liko a log. Wo
thou took off what things wero of
value on his body, and Brooks got an
ax ho had beon using to got out rail
road ties and hacked tho body in tho
side and ovor tho hoart. We thon
carried it to tho rivor, weighed it and
sunk it. Both of us thon wont back
to Mrs. Butler's, and when sho askod
aftor tho other man. Bud told hor he
had gono across tho iron bridge and
wo wore to moot him, I hooked up
tho team, took Hunt's ring pistol and
ovorcoat and wont back to Bolton. I
loft Brooks working within 300 yards
of whore Hunt's body was buried in
the water. At Bolton I told tho story
wo had fixed up-that Hunt sold out
to mo, gone wost to seo the pri/.o light
and had directed mo to disposo of his
oifocts and n?nd him tho monoy. I j
sold tho team for $100 to Quillian &
Bros., and took charge of ihe store.
1 didn't know that Hunt had another
horso in the li very stable, and when
thoy askod about it, I guess I. gave my
self away. They suspiolonod some
thing and sont for Hunt's brothers.
I thou got away from Bolton and. was
near Harmony G o trying to get to
soo Brooks wno was arrested* I
didn't do tho killi..g myself, I was
togotlfunt off and Brooks was to
have the $2,100 for killing him. Ho
got tho monoy. I was afraid tho peo
ple of Bolton would lynch mo, but I
fool safer in this placo. But I don't
soo any way out of tills thing now."
Tho above ia tho substance of his con
fession, mado as ooolly and with as
muoh newe as could well bo oxhibited
Vttdor the most comfortable drouin
stances. It is tal Ked about in Bolton
that Reynolds olaimod that certain re
lations notwoon Hunt and Reynold's
slstor had something to do with tho
tragedy.
MURPHY IS RESPITE!).
HIS EXECUTION POSTPONED POW
GOOD REASONS. <
A Lawyer Hay? Ko Cau Produce I'-vhlsncs
lu Murphy'a irnvor-Murphy Tolls tho
Governor Ho Has n Confession tn Mniti);
hat Falls To po t?o. ,
; COLUMBIA, March 4.--Tuesday after
noon, when Governor EUerboo told
tho Register reporter that ho would
not interfere iu behalf qi Murphy, tho
condoin ned murderer or Treasurer
Copes of Orangeburg county, ho add
ed: "Unless something of which I
havo now no kno wledgo comos up."
Something has como up,aud though
it promises little bono for Murphy.yot
tho Govornor, in order to give tho
prisoner every possible chanco, for his
lifo, has granted him a respite for
twenty days, and so wired tho Sherill
of Orangoburg county last night.
It scorns that tho Governor some
limo ago asked for tho oourt records
of tho Murphy trial. Murphy's irionds
could not raiso tho money to have
them copied ,and sont to tho Governor
and this record, therefore, has nover
boon laid boforo him,
Murphy has a Brother in Augusta,
on tho polico force of that city. He is
said to bo a good follow, and has suc
ceeded in interesting Attorney Carroll
of Augusta in tho prisoners behalf.
Yesterday Govornor Ellorbo rocoivo'd
word from Mr. Carroll that if tho
Governor would grant a respite ho
would have tho court records copied
athis own expenso, aud would also
send au additional matter that might
givo a now complexion to tho coso.
Though the probability isoxceeding
ly small that anything can bo brought
forward in Murphy's favor at thia lato
day, yot (ho Governor, actuated by
humano motivos, aooedod to Mr. Car
roll's request and tho condemned man
is thus given a singlo straw te clutch
at in what was supposed to bo tho last v
hours of his? mortal Oxlstonco.
But though there is a baro possibili
ty that Murphy's friends may suecoed
in saving him, tho mau himself has
seemingly dono everything in 'his
power to alionato sympathy.
Yesterday ho sent word to Governor . ."???<
Ellorbo that he had a confession to
mako. This was about 5 o'clock. Tho
Govornor was waiting for tho supply
bill to bo sent down for his signature,
but ho put ovorything asido whoa
Murphy's request reached him, ?nd
accompanied by Senator Connor of
Orangoburg, an intimato friend of tho
lato.Treasurer Copos, and by \\LO Reg
ister reportor, ho entered his oarriage,
which was standing at tho Stato Houso
door, and drove rapidly over io tho
Penitentiary. It Wa9 tho second time
in four days that tho Governor had
gone to visit this convicted felon.
Arrived at tho Penitentiary,Murphy
was led into Captain Westfield's prk
vato office. Tho Governor entered thov >.
room,tho door \vas closed behind him,' <.,:.'
and''-Murphy tuijl tho man itt whoso'.": .'/
Viands h^
moss?fe?i w^s.reooi V?KI that thouanwal
Assembly was only awaiting tho Gov
ernor's presence at tho Stato Houso to
adjourn. Elvo minutos after ' thia ,
Govornor ' Ellorbo carno out from
Captain Westfield's office. HU non
committal countenance betrayed noth- ,
ing of his interview with tho prisoner.
He entered his carriage and was
drivon rapidly back to tho Capitol.
On tho way tho Register, reporter ask
ed if Murphy had made a confession,
"No," said tho Governor. "He not
only did not mako a confession, but
denied that ho had sont for me. The ;
man is evidently undor tho impression .
that ho ia going.to bo pardoned."
"Did you toll Murphy, Governor,
that you wera going to grant him a
respite V1
"No," was tho reply. Then ho ad
?c?, "I said I was not going to inter
fere and that I don't want it to bo
thought that I nm vacillating in this
mattor. I think it only right that I
should grant a respite undor the cir
cumstances, as Mr. Carroll has laid
them boforo mo. It is only fair.' If
Murphy is innocent ho will bo par
doned: if he is guilty ho ought to
hang."
If Murphy had deliberately planned
to injure his oauso he could not have
adopted moro successful moans than
thoso he employed yesterday-first to
3end for tho Govornor saying ho had
% confession to make, thoa w> dony
both propositions, and oauso the chief
axecutlvo of tho State to undevtake a
bootless errand when other demands
upon his time wero urgent.
It was the most preposterous pieco
af folly of which tho condemned man
has yot boon guilty. Unless Mr. Car -
roll, of Augusta, can produoo unex
pected evidence in the prisoner's be
half. Murphy will undoubtedly swing
an tho 26th of March.-Register.
Muhou a Grnh and I.oavog.
WASHINGTON, Maroh 2.-Paymaster
John Cor wino, U. S. N., stationed at
K wport, R. I., has abscondod, taking
tris cheok book with him. This state
ment is made on tho authority of tho
navy department, Yesterday after
noon Paymaster Corwine cashed a
oheck for $5,000 and thon loft Now
port. Au investigation of his ac
counts shows that ne is botwoon $5,000
and $10,000 short, exclusive ot tho
amount of yesterday's chook. Tho ac
counts of tho paymaster oamo under
suspioion recently and PAy Director
Casper Sohenok, general inspector of
tho pay corps, was sont to Newport to
investigate. His inquiry shows a
shortogo betweon tho amounts gi von,
Oaptaiu Wallaoo, the commandant of
the No wport Naval Station tolograph
3d tho navy department today of Cor
wino's disappoaranoo and tho facts
discovored concerning his accounts.
Immodiato action was takon by Secre
tary Horbort. Ho sont tolegraphlo in
structions to tho aub-treatury at Bos
Ion and to tho treasury at Washing
ton to stop paymont on ehooks signed
by Cor wino, and also wired to polico
?\uthoritios to endoavor to intercept
him.
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An Ovation to ltryan,
DOVKR, Del.', Maroh 4?rv*Wm. 'J.
Bryan oaine to Dover Tuesday morn
ing to address' the honorai Assombly.
Ho was mot at tho.station by tho leg
islativo reception coinmittoo and an
sorted to tho residence of John IP.
3aulsbury, the mart who gavo him his
drat vote for President in tho Chicago
tionvontloit, Noariy 5,000 poople hud
fcssOmblod at Dover, but only a thous
and could get into tho oourt.-house''
hall whore Mr. Bryan spoke -at 2
o'clock* His address waa maiuly u?>
on national finances and taxation.
Tho audionco gave him an ovation.
Ho loft Denver at ;?;45 p. m. to
Washington,