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? ////'AA / mwm. . "Do Thou iAbwrty Great. Inspire Our Souls and Make Our LiveB in Thy Possession Happy, or Our Deaths Glorious in Thy Just Defence." VOL. XXVI BENNKTTSVILLE, S, C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 18. 1901. NO 3 A WALK OVER. Stevenson Won Over Two Op ponents on First Ballot. HAMER RE ELECTED CLERK. The House of Representatives Elects All of Its Officers and Gets Ready for Business. Tho H0U80 of Representatives mot on Tuosday of last week. When tho mom hors had all hoon sworn in, tho oleotion of officors waa in order, tho first oflioo to bo filled being spoakor, or prosiding offioor of tho houso. Mr. W. F. Stovonson of Choatorflold was put in nomination by Mr. T. Yan ooy Williams of LanoaBtcr. Mr. Fran ois H. Weston of Richland was nomi natod by Mr. John MoMaatcr of Rioh land, Mr. Goorgo E. Prinoo of Ander son was nominatod by Mr. E. M. Rujkorof Anderson. On tho find ballot 116 votos wero oast, 59 boing noooBsary to oloot. Mr. Stovonson roooivod 73, Mr. Weston 17 and Mr. Prinoo 26. Mr. Stovonson waa doolarcd oleotod. Tho following is tho voto of tho house. Prinoo-Austin, Brown, Dantzlor, Dean, Dodd, Dorrob, Elird, Fox, Har din, Johnson, Kiblor, Lover, Lomax, Lylos, Mauldin, Morgan,- Nosbitt, Niohols, W L Parker, W II Parkor, Rankin, Ohaa. E Robinson, It B A Robinson, Bucker, Strom, Wingo.-26. Weston-Brooks, DcLoaob, Prooman, Gulluohat, Little, Logan, Mayson, Mo Laughlin, McLsod, F II MoMastor, Jno. MoMastor. Moftott, MOBS, Pyatt, Robortson, Seabrook, Wobb.-17. Stevenson-Aull, Baoot, Banks, Bates, Boamguard, Bivons, Bloaso, Bolts, Bostiok, Bryan, Butler, Oamp boll, Carter, Ooggoshall, Coloook, Cooper, CoBprovo, Croft, Crum, Do Br?hl, Dennis, Domini dc, Dunbar, Du rant, Eldor, Eitridgo, Frasor, Gaaion, Gourdin, Gunter, Daile, Hill, Hollis, Humphrey, James, Jarnigan, Keels, Kinard, Kinsey, L de, Look wood. Lof ton, MoCal), MoOraw, MoGowao, Miahoo, Morrison, MOHOS, Murohison, Patterson, RainBford, Rodfaro, Rioh ards, Riohardson, Stackhouso, Saun ?ors, Soiglor, Sinklcr, J B Smith, M L Smith, Spears, Si riman, Tatum, Thous, W H Thomas, W?lling, Wells, Wost, Whaley, Williams, Wilson, Wooda. 73. Mr. Ashloy of Andereon, who would havo voted for Mr. Prinoo, was paired with Mr. E B Ragsdalo, who would havo votod for Mr. Stevenson. Messrs. Baoot, Ruokerand MoMaatcr wero appointed to conduct tho spcakor elect, to tho ohair. ., .^^M'^fl?M^?^u!:'terc?j|.' tho oatlvof tho Bpvbakor%'m1ibo''''to''Mt. Stovonson, who was roooivod with applausoi ' ' Mr. Stovonson thou addrosBcd tho houso, spoaking with difficulty on ao oount of a cough. His remarks wero timely.^ Nominations for olerk of tho houso woro then in ordor. Thoro was two namoa boforo tho houso-Mr. T C Hamor of Marlboro, and Gen J Walter Gray of Greonvillo. Mr. Hamor do foaled Gen. Gray two yoars age. Thia time Iii) votos wero reoorded, Mr. Ha mor roooiving 78 and Gen. Gray 41. Thero woro fivo nominees for aor goant-at-arma to auoooed Mr. N H Stan Boll, who \B now adiflpouaary inspootor. On tho h.at ballot 116 votos woro oast, Capt. 'I S Browning of Borkoloy, a member of tho houso last year, TOJO?V ing 26, Mr. J F Wilson of Lanoaator 42, Mr.J P Goodwin of Greonvillo 20, Mr. St. Julien Yates of Orangoburg ll, and Mr. W H Hair of Barnwell ll. On thosooond ballot Mr. Yatos hav ing dropped out, tho voto stood : Wilson 64, Goodwin 26, Browning 32, Hair 5. Tho latter thon withdrow. On tho third and last ballot tho voto stood: Wilson 65, Browning 29, Goodwin 19 Mr. John S Withers of Chest or, tho ovon-tomporcd stentorian voiced read ing olerk, waa roolootod unanimously. Tho election of chaplain waa not on tcro.d upon, as a motion to adjourn was put through at 3:15 p. m. Tho aoasion Tuo?day was not oponed with prayor. WEDNESDAY. Tho House was opened with prayor by Hov. J. C. Abnoy. Tho oleotion of a oaplain was thou pnMed into. Tnoro woro two nomin?os, Rov. E. Palmer Hutson, of Groen Stroot Methodist ohurob, Columbia, and Rev. lt, N. Pratt of tho Sooond Baptist ohurob, Columbia. Mr. Hutson was elected, roooiving 62 votes out of 110 Spcakor Stovonson announced tho following appointments: Assistant dork, J P Riohardson. Bill olerk, Gill Hollis. Journal olork, W E Cook. Insido doorkeeper, W L Gibson. Outsider doorkoopor, W B Knight. Gallory doorkoopori R L Hagood Keoporof spoakor's room, J N Pear man. Mail olerk, John M Sharp, Pago?, for thia flesaion only, William Wannamakor, William Prinoo, Frank Gaultand Calhoun Cason. Laborors: Prod Jones, Collio Robin, Arohio Oliphant, Abram Foster. Mr. Aahloy introduood a resolution to extend tho timo forpaymont of ta?*.os until M ar oh 1. Mr. Strom will in trod ooo a similar moaauromaking March 15 tho hst day; Mr. Tatum wanted to tako a rcooon until 8 o'olook BO that tho spoaker could at that limo annbunoo tho committees However, tho houso on tho motion of Mr. Wingo adjourned until Thursday morning at 10. o'olook, as vory little could bo aooompliahod by tho oommit tOO boforo Thursday afternoon. '?,'*,\.. THURSDAY, .After. Jbbo oponing oxoroisea in tho H?UBOiTjhursday tho oalondar was takon up, and aooond reading billa oonsidorod. Mr. Aahloy wado a oh arador ia tic do; forifl'o J.qf his. joint resolution to cxtohd. tho timo' 'for tho paymont of taxes un-' til MnrohM. Ho said it would coat tho Stato. nothing. Tho roads 0an not be workaoVaUd 'tho road tax' would ho ly ing fri tho ire?\Gury until tho first of April. . : . Mr. Jtaiiyiford enid that in a part of Edgcfiold' county it is of almost Vital importanoo that tho pooplo bo givon thia ostensi?n. Mr. VVingo of Greenville, fought tho bill. A pica ?ti mado for tho poor man, whon it is tho rioh man who is roally benefited by tho extension. Tho poor man has paid his taxes. Mr. lt BA Robinson of Anderson, Mr. Cooper of Laurons, and Mr. Doan of Spartanburg, favorod tho resolution. Tho latter, however, said that ho would noyer again voto for suoh a proposition, as tho lino should bo drawn somowhoro. Mr. Strom spoko foolingly of condi tions in Edgcfield. Mr. Domini of Borkcloy, Dr. Woods of Ol aron don, and Mr. Austin of Groen vii lo, spoke in favor of tho resolution. Mr. Harvoy Wilson was not in favor of tho extension as thoro was no groat necessity for it in Sumtor, but as other counties carno hore asking for roliof ho oould not deny thom and would voto for tho bill. Tho voto ' on Mr. Wingo's motion to strike out tho onaoting words was thon takon, tho previous question hoing called by Mr. Wol?Dg, Tho houso by voto of 85 to 21 rofusod to striko out tho ouaoting words. Tho olinohcr was put on tho motion of Mr. Ashloy. Mr. Stono ofTorcd an atnondmont to extend tho timo still further, until Maroh 15th. This was tablod on motion of Mr. Austin. Mr. Ashley's rosolution thon pasood the scoond reading. Tho houso thon took ft roooss until tho Bonato oould oom? ovor to hoar tho publioation of tho Yoto for governor and lioutonant governor. Tho roll of oountinos was oallod, and tho spoakei announocd tho number of votes ro oeivod by oaoh of tho abovo namoc offioora in oaoh county. Tho total vote for M B. MoSweonoy for govornor wai 4G 457; ford. Il Tillman forlioutouan governor, 46.362. Tho tollers won senators Blakoncy and Staokhouso and Roprosoutativos Kiblcr, Kinari and Hardin. After a few now bills had boon in troduood, (ho houso adjournod until V, o'olook Friday, ohoosing that hour ii ordor to let tho committees disposo o nomo ponding matters. FRID?Y. Tho hou9o assmnblod at noon Fri day and iu loss .than an hour and hali had tra minot ed all tho buainos beforo it. Mr Ashley's oonourron resolution extend tho timo for tho paj incut of taxes passed third roading, a did that ol' Mr. J no. P. Thomas, Jr, to provide for tho immediate insurano of tho South Carolinaoollcgobuilding! Whon tho scoond readimr, bills wer takon up, thero wos a fight on M Rainsford's concurrent rosolution t appoiut a special oommittoo to cxamin into tho affairs of tho Stato ponitor tiary and to report at tho noxt sessio upon tho expediency of soiling th Stato farms. Altor nomo disoussion tl rosolution was laid on tho tablo. Justidkoforo tho houso adjournad, Mi Wost?nAiresoutcd an invitation fro tho Merell a nts' aid Manufacture olub of this city, extonding hospitalit? to tho legislators aud inviting thom I 'a reooption Tuesday ovoniug noxt. In profionting tho invitation M Wc'iH?ri said tLa/i Culujibi-oi?oiidou: warm woloomo to tho gonoral assomb! and tho members of that body aro : tho hou'BO of thoir friends. Columb has no ax to grind. Sho is not impolh by any morconary motivoa, but ono cordial woloomo. Tho invitation w aoonptod unanimously, by a rising vot Mr. Frank B Gar;, on ex- poakor the house, was in tho nail as tho hou was about to adjourn. Spoaker Ste onson oallod Mr. Gary to tho Bpoakei dosk and prosentod him to tho' how Tho visitor was roooivod with han olapping, tho membors rising. .. A number of now bills woro inti duood. Starving iii a Box Car. Loud hammering on tho door o! Louisville and Nashville box oar sid traokod in tho yardB at Hopkins vii Ky., Wodnosday morning brought t polioo to tho roaouo of Wilson Klir aged sixtoon. Tho boy half starvod a with evidonoo of u atruegloou his fat hands aud clothe told a tearful aud c oiling story. Ho said that on tho moi ing proviens an unknown man had < ticed him toasocludod spot in tho ra road yards at Nashvillo and had fore him into tho box oar, ontoring wi him and forcibly provoting any outoi Tho oar left shortly aftorward. Shor beforo reaching Hopkinavillo tho m left tho oar ab u stop and lookod KU in. _| Diod for a Kiss. Last wock, at Prescott, Walla Wa oounty, Kansas Frank Sloan in 1 khsod Miss Fda Boono, whom ho 1 blindfolded. She rosontod it, and pt ing a hatpin from hor hat, stahl, him in tho log. Tho pin was brokon in his limb and blood posionina; renn od. Next dav tho pain booamo so tense that Sloan wont to tho hospi at Walla Walla. An x ray maohinoft od to looato any sign of tho romaini portion of tho pin, and 81oan gi worso and diod. Miss Boono had markod in Sloan's presence that t hand novor boon kissed. This innoc remark lod to Sloan's doa th. Talking Out. ,lIn tho lower houflo of tho Mist legislaturo on Tuesday last tho foll ing resolution W10- adoptod by a vot 75 to 47: "Whereas, The sympatl of tho American people go out tc nations and all peoples struggling liborty; thcroforo, bo it Resolved,'T tho houso ..of roproscntativos of forty-first gonoral ossombly of Miss oxtond sympathy to tho po?plo tho Phillipiuo arohi coligo io t heroic struggle for freedom," Misai is a Stato that has had somo oxporh of "pacification" by thohayonot, A Good 'Hit. -Tho- Springfield Republican fi "Tho announocmont that tho oloo of Mr. Oarlislo'to tho board of mana of tho Manhattan Olub is a' fi.nit toward" reorganizing tho Domooi praty givos somo point to Mr. Bry remark that tho talk of roorganijsa oomes from Swoll olubs and high pr hotols rathor than from 'tito throat machino. Tho Manhattan Club 'nh got noarer to tho oom and cotton fiel A. . Sad., poath. Bov.. A'.Patriok died at Gal Thursday, at .4,a. .m ,. and his ron: wore oarriod to Summerville, hib'hi for intormont. Ho was sent to Gal oirouit by tho late sosaion of; the S Carolina Confovonoo. Ho Was mai in Bcrkoloy county Deo. 27, lai Spa?anburg Herald. THE STATE SENATE. John C. Sheppard Re-elected President Pro Tem THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Gen Hemphill Re-elected. Clerk; Mr. Schumpart Detente Col. Gaston for Sergeant at Arms. Tho oponing of tho firat 808Bton of tho South Carolina State aonato in tho Twentieth oontury waa a vory quiot and business Uko affair. Praotio?lly ail tho mombora and attaohos woro on hand, but tho opouing socmod to bo of vory littlo intorost to tho gonoral pub lio, judging from tho numbor of visit or? present. Probably half a dqzon out siders had floats ou tho floor, outoido tho railing, and ono solitary spootator lookod down from tho gallory when, promptly at 12 o'olook, Hon. ll. B 3oarborougb, tho retiring liou'.onant govornor, gave ono rap with hi? gavol and oallod tho body to ordor. Tho features of Tuosday woro tho addross bv Mr. Scarborough ti tho old and now mombora and tho introduction of tho child labor bill aud appropria tion bill for tho South Carolina Intor State and Woat lodian exposition. Tho oxoroison" woro oponod with prayor by Rev. G. H. Waddell, chap lain of tho last Bussion. Mr. Waddoll roforrod foolingly to tho death of Sona tor Mauldin, and invoked divine con notation for tho boroavod family. Olork Hemphill oalled tho roll of tho hold-over mombora and all ausworod to their names oxoopt Senator Williams of Williamsburg, who is dotainod at homo on account of illnosa. Later, on motiouof Senator Manning, indoftnito leavo of absonoo was grantod .Or. Wil liams. Tho roll of tho newly eleotod Sena tors was then oallod and all woro pros- < ont exoopt Sonator IL Ii. Oaughman of Saluda, and came to tho bar of tho nonato. All took tho constitutional oath with upliftod hands. Mr. O au g h man oamo in a fow minutos lator and took tho oath alono. Tho president announood that tho first businoss in ordor was tho election of a prosidont pro tomporo. Sonator Mayfield nominatod Mr. Shoppard, who was presidont pro tem. of tho last ren ato. Tho nomination was sooonded by Sonator Mower, and thoro hoing no othor nominations,! Mr. Shoppard waa elootod. Sonator Graydon nominatod Gm. ll. IL rfoniphilKof Abbovillo ferroiil^otion opposition. Tho olootion of sorgomt-at-arniH thon oamo up. Sonator flondorson nomi i natod Mr, J. I. Gaston of Columbia for roolootioo; Sonolor Mower nomina tod Mr. J. F-. Sohuinpcrt of Nowborry ? and Senator Brioc nominatod Mr. 10 A Crawford of York. On tho first ballot tho vqto stood: Gaston, 17; Sobumport, 12; Crawford, 5. Tho second ballot gavo Gaston and Sbumport 18 votos oaoh and Cranford 1, whon. Sonator Glenn obangid his volo from Crawford , to Sobumport, thus giving tho placo to Sobumport. Tho result was a aurpriso to many, as it was gonorally ?bought that Mr. Galton would bo rcolootod without difBoulty. Mr. Shoppard nominatod Mr W. H. Stewart of Hook hil! for roolootioo as reading olork, and. thoro hoing no op position, bo wan eleotod. Rev. G IL Waddell dooliuod roole? tiou as chaplain, and on motion of Son ator Glonn Hov. S. FI. Zimmerman, , paBtor of tho Main Stroot Mothodiot ohuroh, waa olootod fco tho position. Tho prosidont announood tho follow ing appointments al tho roquost of tho lioutonant-govornor cleot: Journal Clerk-M. Ii, Clark. Bill Clerk-E. S. Dingle. Doorkoepors-downstairs, J. C, Ra gan, C. P. Hoi mos; upstairs, J. A. Whito. Pagos-Hal?oy Fox, Willio Loaguo. Mad Olork-ll. J. Parks. Portor- H. D. Butler. Koopor of President's Room-Iv. JJ. MoCraokon. * Assistant Olork-R M.' MoOown. Laborers-Jaok Prossloy, Albert, Nanoo. : Mr. Soarborough tho rotiring liou tonant-govornor, thon mado a brief ad drosj to. tho san ato. . WEDNESDAY. Tho proooodings of tho Saoato waar oponod on Wodnosday with pr\tyor by tho Chaplain, Rov. 8. H. Zimmerman. Tho Renato was in session just 30 minutes Tuesday. Tho only foaturcs of],tho aossion of gonoral intorost was i tho reapportionment.bill introduood by Mr. Sheppard and a mossago from tho [ govornor announoing his voto of a son ato billod passod at tho last sosBion ro tating to granting of ohartora of cor porations. Mr. Shoppard thon introduood his re apportionment bill. Tho first sootion do ol aron tho Foti oral . oonauu of last year to bo a true and oorreot count of tho population of tho State. In tho ovont now oounties aro formod thoro will bo a reapportionment by tho gon oral aasombly. , Tho morabori to bo ohoHon undor this bill are to bo ohoson at tho gonoral olootion in 1901 &ud ovory two yoars thoroaftor. If tho bill booomos a law tho roprosontation in. tho next houso will bo AS follows: Abbovillo 3, Aikon 4, Andoraon 5, Bamborg 2, Barnwoll 3, Beaufort 3. .Berkeley 3, Charloaton 8, Oherokoo 2 OhoBter 3, Chesterfield 2, Clarendon 3r Celloton 3, Darlington 3, Dorohcstor 1, Kdgoflold2. Fairfield 3, Floronoo 3, Georgetown 2, Greenville ?, Groonwood ,3, Hampton 2, Horry 2, Kershaw 2, Lanoantor 2, Laurens 3, Lexington 3. Marion 3, Marlboro 3, .Newborry 3, Ojonec 3, Orangoburg 5, Pi okena 2, Ttlohfond 4, Saluda 2,/ Spartanburg 6, Sumter 6, ' Unjon 2, .Williamsburg 3, York-4.'" ?.??? < Tho oouutioa which vyiii oaoh gain' ono member - under this reapportion ment wjll be . Spartanburg, Loxlngton, Aikon and Greenwood. The oounties whioh lono one membor each aro Kdgof(old, Boaafert, Borkcloy and Charleston. Thoro no othor changea. Tho hill was road and roforrod to tho oommittoo on privilogos and olootions. Sonator Livingston introduced a hill to givo nttornoya a lion on olaiuos plao cd in thoir hands for oollcotion, and also introduced a oonourront resolution providing for tho appointment of a oommitto of two from tho sonato and throo from tho houso to proparo a hill to fix oomponoation for county oflioers and to regulato tho aaino aooording to tho amount of work dono and tho im portance of tho office Tho resolution wai plaood on tho oaloudar. Mr. Qrubor introduood a bill to do olaro tho construction of oortain aots amonding formor acts. Uoforred to tho Judioiary oo mm itt co. At half paat 12 o'olook tho Sonato adjournod to Thursday morning. TIIURSDAT. Aftor tho roll oall and morning prayor in tho sonato Thursday notice was roooivod from tho houao that that body had oonourrod in tho amato ros) lution adopting tho rulos of tho last session for tho govoromont of tho two houses during tho prosont session. Tho Sonato nt 12:15 wont over to thc hall of tho houso to witnoss tho oponing of tho roturns for govornor and liou tonant govoruor. Thia oonsumod 30 minutes. Sonator Shoppard iotnduood a oon ourront rosolution. whioh waa adoptod, fixing Tuoaday, February 15, as tho dav for ballotting in tho two bouses foi a United States senator to succeed Sonator Tillman, whoso term oxpiroe MAroh 4, and fixing tho dato fov the joint balloting on Wodnosday, tho 16th, Sanator Hondoraon introduood a ros olution, whioh was also adopted, pro yiditig for r? joint cession tobo hold on Thursday tho 17th, to hold all olootiooa whioh am to bo hold at this session exaopt Unitod S tatos senator Tho positions whioh aro to bo filled at this session aro: Suooossors to Judges G*ry and Townsend; ono IruBtoo of tho South Carolina oollego to succeed Au gust Kohn, who waa appointod by the governor on tho resignation of I. L Withers; ono trunco of donison ool lego to succeed tho lato Scnitor M ml din; a superintendent of tho ponitonti ary and thrco dirootora of that institu tion to succeed Moss rt*. O loll, Sandon and Howland; a Stato librarian and a oodo oommiisionor for tho term of ton yoara. Sonator Shoppard introduood a bill tc orcato a' Stato board ot entomology. Tho bill pr?vidos for tho inspection ol fruit trooa, vinoyarda and truok farmt to provont contagious diaoasoa, and do atroy doatruotivo insects in orohards, vineyard^ otc Tho board is to oousist of tho prosidont, tho chairman of thc board of trustoos and tho professor ot agrioulturo of Clomson oollego, Tin board is authorised to mako such ruloi and regulations for tho prevention of disoasos of fruit .trooa and vogotablof as it may .doom oxnodiont and to puiui)'>a Stato 'entomologist and' an aa sistant ii' nooceaary, whoso salarlei shall bo paid out of tho funds of dom aon oollogo. Whon disoasos appoar ir oohards, vineyards, oto., tho ontomol ogiat is to tako propor stops to provonl tho spread of t ho disenso, tho expo usc to bo paid by tho ownor, and whon troc? aro ooodcmticd they shall bo destroyed and no compensation paid tho ownor An appeal to tho full board from th< dooisions of tho entomologist is provid ed for, aa is also tho inspection of frui trooa shipped into this Stato fromotho Statos. Sonator Marshall introduood a bill t< amond tho aot regulating to tho ap point mont of tho uenoo o Ibo o ra in unin oorporatod towns. Tho bill require! theso officers to givo bond for tho por formanooa of duty and rolioves th sheriff from financial responsibility fo direliotion in offioo on tho part of thea ofiioors, as is now tho oaso. Sonator Graydon introduood his bil! requiring railroad companies to tak out ohartora in thia State. It was rc ferred to tho oommittoo on railroads. Sonator Goodwin introduced a bil authorizing towns, cities, special sohoo districts and oountioB to iasttO ncgotia bio bonds to rofund any school dob that may bo inourrcd by thom. Senator Gruber introduood a bill t amond section 1,819 of tho gonoral sta tutos of 1892, relating to landlords an tenants; and also introduood a bi! looking to tho ratification of tho const: tutional amendment aa to drainage. Senator Dean introduced a bill t ammend tho oounty govornmont law s far as it relates to working tho roads. Sonator Livingston introduood a bil! whioh was placed on tho calenda withoutroforonoo, authorizing tho sink ing fund commission to loan nerlai mono} H to tho oounty commissioners c Marlboro oouaty for tho purposo c building a now jail, and authorizin tho commissionors to imposo a spoon tax to moot tho debt. Sonator Livingston introduood a bi directing tho board of directors to oar eel all oontraots with private partit for tho working of convicts and to hil tho oonviots tb tho different oountio also a bill to ?mond sootion 8 of th aot relating to tho appointment of maj ?intraten ?ud their deputies, and ai crt ho r bill to authorizo tho sinking fun commission to Boll or lnaso all tho Btai farms exoej tho Lexington farm, .rai DAT. Immediately after tho oponingof tl sonato Friday Mr. Manning offered rosolution that whon tho body adjoui it adjoura until 12 o'olook Monda; Mr. Graydon moved to amond by ma! ing tho hour 8 p. in. Tho rosolutic waa adoptod with this amond mon and tho sonato will not bo in noonie again until 8 o'olook Monday nigh lloforo adjourning tho Sonato pass? nomo unimportant bills to a third roa ing, and a number of now ones woro i troduoed. Misunderstood Ordors. An cngino, runing light, struck froight on tho Monongahela rivor div sion of tho bal tl moro and Ohio railroi at Anderson, .Vy. Va., Wodnosdi morning at 8 o'olook and tho oollish ronni tod in (ho death of nix or 1 nov* saop and tho serious injury of two ot ern. All woro railroad omployeos c oopt the tramp, who was stealing a ri on tho freight.. It is supposed that Misunderstanding of orders was tl eauso of tho aooidont. Tho wreok c ourrod on ? trestle, whioh was brok doom and tho traok badly torn up. A STEAMER ASHORE Ail Attempts at Rescue Have Failed 80 Far A TERRIBLE 8U8PENSE Of tho Lovad Onus of tho Passen gers and Crew, Who Are Waiting in Oroat Arxloty. Di*pathos from tho villngo of Kara mau, Franco, noar whioh tho French mail ntcamor Kussio, froo) Oran, Al gor?n, stranded Monday in a violent storm with 50 passengers and a orow of .10 onboard, say that all efforts to reach tho steamor have failed, oving to tho tremendous hoij?ht of tho Boas whioh aro running. Tho pilot boats and tor podo boats whioh havo attempted to roaob tho sicamor have boen unablo to battle with tho waves aud havo return ed. Tho only hopo scorns to bi in tho stability of lifo savors to throw a lino j over tho Russie as tho wrooked vossol is drivon closer to tho shore. Tho foro oastlo and part ol tho forward dcok housoaroall of tho vessol remaining abovo wator. ' When night f.?ll Tuesday enshroud od tho UU8B?O, quito a numbei of tho orow and passongers wcro scon oliogiug to ibo foro rigging and to tho rails, making despairing signals for sueoor, which thopo aahoro wcro poworlcss to afford. Tho galo inoroaeod in fury all night long and though a flickering light waa porooivod from limo to timo, ap parcntly waved by those on board to attract attontion, it .vas feared tho sloamor would oitbor break up or dis appear in tho shifting sands beforo . morning. A thousand persons awaited along tho shoro aud tho fishermen pro parara to launoh a boat at thc first sign of tho aba'.oraont of tho hurrioano. When day broko it was a great relief for tho watchers aahoro to fiod that ?ho bow and other parts of tho foroparc of tho ship wore atilt abovo wator, though tho stern had oomplotoly vanished A group of mon huddled on tho steam r's bow fenowing thoir muto appoals for help. ' As tho day woro on more poraons ap poarod on tho deck forming three groups, ono at tho bow, anothor on the bridgo, and a third around tho funnol. Thus it was soon that moat of tho orow and passcngo.s who, a rectified list shows numbor 102, wcro still living. Tho Kussio lios partly on hor boam onds, with her dook faoing seaward and thy soas, whioh havo carried away hor h&ohways, filling tho holds and cabins with, wator. Every possiblo expedient wal tried from tho shoro to savo tho Butterers. Tho coast guards, mon and fir. 1; of moa manned iifod)?t>ts and triado im l?offoc?tua^.at.tpiupta . t?V?o'aoh, Ith ^?or whi?ll waa Bruited hy' th? ini.Ocrfaf?t pounding of tho seas a trido noaror tho ahoro. Ono lifo boat got half way whoo it was oapsizjd and its orow swam, aahoro and woro dr?ggod out of tho wator by tho pooplo aahoro, who formod a lino with hands joinod and waded breast deop into tho wator in in order to soizo them. A lug approached ai noar aa possible to tho wreok and then flow a kito to whioh a life lino was aiUohod in tho direction of tho Russio, but it failed to roach tho strandod vessel, Floats woro also sont out from tho benah with linos, but in no oaso did thoy suooced in reaching tho stoamor. Rookots woro firod fruitloss'y until tho amunition of tho rooket mortars, which was vory moagro, ran out. Tho tugs whioh mado ropoatod efforts to approaoh tho Kussio woro themselves menaced with disaster and obliged to rolinq tish thoir at- j tempts. Lato in tho aftornoon anothor expe dition was assayod-that of launching a raft, with a hfo lino, from a tug laying off tho wrook. Tho rosultof this attempt to reach the endangorod orow and passongors of tho Russio is not yot known. Thoao on board of hor wcro soon to launoh floats, but thoy wcro all carried away out to soa by tho ourrent. Harrowing scones wevo witnessed at the office:* of tho stoamship company hero, outsido of whioh woro gathered weeping wivos and ohildron and othor relative.! of the crow, who mostly hail from Marseilles. A mossago posted at 3.30 p. m. that up to that limo all on board tho Russio wcro alivo, eve kui a pathetic explosion of joy. Shortly at tor 2 o'clock, during a lull, tho mon ou shoro suoooodol in gotttug a lifo lino to tho Kussio, but it snapped as it was hoing pulled on board. Othor similar attempts failed; but a moro hopeful fooling provails in viow of tho indications that tho woather is deal ing. A mossago from tho Kussio says: Tho pafcsongora aro kopt bolow, but nil tho orow aro at thoir p>sts; and tho oaptain and 0mooni aro lashod lo tho bridgo. Tho Boainon triod to construct sovoral rafts, bub as thoy noarod oom plo lion thoy wero washed away." Tho sinking of tho stern in tho sand provos to havo boon a lucky thing for thoso on board, as tho bow of tho mail boat is tiltod high abovo all savo tho biggest waves and affords a refuge Otherwise it in believed that all would havo long oinoo perished. Tho oruisor Galiloo and a tug with rookot apparatus loft Toulon to attempt to renou0 tho passongors, who aro ohiof* ly colonial functionaries and soldiers. BOMB HKROIO WORK. A mossago from Paraman Thurday morning roport that in spite of tho hoavy soa still running a lifo boat sue needed in roaching tho French stoamor Kussio, from Oran, whioh stranded on Monday on tho coast, noar tho villago of Faraman, during a violont storm, at 8 A. M., and attachad a lino to hor, by whioh food oan ho furnished to tho pas Bengora and orow, who had all boon ooopod Tn tho forcoastlo sin co Monday ovoning, whon tho vessol strandod, and woro famishing. Thcro aro skrigliino hopos that tho rosouo of tho ondangored persons is possiblo, now that communication with the Kussio is ootablishod. Tho lifo lino Still holds good, doapito tho tremendous seas running, but it ha'? 'not yet loon poasibio to take oil tho passongors, attachment of tho lino was due to hereto efforts of twont) .fishermen, altomptod what appoared to bo a fool hardy task. Thoir flat-bottomed was tossed about Uko a straw on wave. Tho speotatora wotohod it with bated breath. Sovoral timaa thoy thought thc fiinall oraft was lost, but it Moally got into a current which oairiod tho boat to tho starboard sido of tho '?UBB?O'H bow, and a lino was thoo thrown on board tho wrook, Tho oiptaiu of tho Russie, standing on tho bridgo, phoutcd: "Wo havo not lofit heart and havo oocfidonoo in you, but bo quick." A inoincnt later, atnid groat cxaitoinont among tho apootators ashore, tho lino was soon to part. ' Tho fishermen tnado another effort and again got tho lino on board tho strandod ves sel. Thoy then returned to tho bosoh, whore huodrcda of willing hands pulled their h. ut high and dry, while a thril ling sjeno of enthusiasm onsuod. The fishermen wcro oarriod in tho arms of tho pcoplo out of reaoh of tho waves. L-l tor the lino again partod, oausing muoh noxiniy, as tho soa was becoming r nigher Then /tho same ?ahcruuon mado aootcr attempt to reach tho Rus sie OJ tho first attempt they wero opoi/.od into tho turf and tho olen wero thrown baok on tho strand, They mado a frosh effort, with n fow now corner'* aidiug, and tito samo boat's orow again succeeded in gotting a lino on board tho Russio. This time ita soourity was enhanced by tho lino being attaohod to scvoral rafts botwoon tho wrook and tho shore UESOUKD AT LAST. Aftor a night of torriblo suspenso all tho passongors and crow of tho Frcnoh Hteamor Russio, from Oran, Algeria, whioh stranded near Karani an duiing a violent storm havo boon safely landed. Tho lifo lino conncotcd from tho shoro with tho stoamer partod again yester day afternoon, and a signal last night read: "Wo havo not a sorap of food loft. Consternation provails on borad." Tho fishermen mado two moro pluoky lauDohou of thoir boat but woro beaton back. Tho storm ragod with renowed fury duriug tho night, and fow remained along tho shoro At midnight two attompts to reaoh tho Russio wore fruitless, lu tho oarly hours of tho morning torohos lighted at tho bow of tho Russio oauBed tho fish ormon to mako anothor effort, but thoy wcro again tossed baak a9horo. At day break tho weather porooptibly moder ated end at about ?:30 a. m. tho (Jarro fishcrnion again put to pea- Thqir small or aft gradually noarod tho RUBB?O. Thon a ropo was thrown, whioh tho fishormcn oaught, and tho lifo boat soon afterwards was alongside Thon anothor boat mannod by four mon was launch od and buooccdod in roaching tho wrook Od VC830l. A fow minutes later the Carro boat left Russio's sido with tho women and ono baby. Tho enthusiasm wan doli rous. Tho apootators plunged into tho sea. Some dragged tho lifo boat ashoro and othors carried its occupant? in thoir arms to dry land. Most of them collapsed from fatiguo, cold and hungor. Their haggard faoes and >rr?mbling littles 'told of thoir awful ox porioii?u?. Byan ov^'iii'ghVali ?'u?'?oac ishmont was ' ipt ot tho lighthouse,' two milos distant, wheoco tho sufferers had to walk assisted by their friends. Tho lifo boats thon mado ropoatod journeys until all woro oavad and shel tered in tho lighthouse A FILIPINO PETITION. Teller Springs a Sensation on the United State Senate In tho United States Senate on last Thursday Sonator Tcllor presontod a memorial from 2,000 "Filipinos and peaooful inhabitants" of Manila. Tho memorial was in tho form of an appeal to tho congress of tho United StatOB and as Mr. Toller statod, was "signed by tho loading pcoplo bf Manila and that sootion, lawyors, bankers and pro fessional mon ro;resenting tho bestolo monta of that oommunity." It reviewed tho oiroumstnnoos loading up to tho pro ? sont stru?glo of tho Filipino? for in dependence. It paid a high tributo to tho work of Aguinaldo and his coadju tor? in thoir behalf to obtain liberty and independents for tho pooplo of tho Philippines. RoferoLOj is mado to somo of the priiioipal ovonts of tho prosont revolu tion against American authority, tho potition urging that tho American troops had failod to make a serious impression upon thc revolutionary party, lb point ed out that Aguinaldo had doolarod he might IOBO tho hopo of victory but ho would not loso tho hopo of dying for tho liberty and tho indepondonco of his pooplo. It points out that tho re volution has tho support of praotioally all tho pooplo of tho Philippines and declaro? that though 100 revolutionists bo dostroyed, 1,000 will rise up to sup port tho fight for indopondonoo. All of tho islands of tho arohipolgo, says tho memorial, aro supporting tho tovolution und thoy will not yield until tho last dron of Filipino blood has boon shod. Tho Filipino nation, tho memorial continuo?, boaring in mind tho history of America and.it? humanitarian doc trines asks tho government of tho Uni ted State? to ooaso its "prosooutioo of mon struggling-to bo froo." Tho appeal doolaros that an autonomy similar to that enjoyed by Canada or Australia would not. bo acceptable to tho Filipinos who deni rc full liberty and indopon donoo. Whoo tho reading of tho docu ment had boen ajLoludod Mr. Tollor renewed a.roquost that it bo printed ai a dooumont hut Mr. Harwley objeotod. Later Mr. Tollor prosontod an ordor for tho printing of tho Filipino appoal as a sonato document. Mr. Hawloy immediately protoitod. Ai Horrible Fato. Shortly after ono o'olook Wednesday morning firo broko out in tho Ilubbol Orphan Asylum, a throo story struoturo on tho comer of Ilubbol Park and 10K obango stroot.Thoro woro ono hundrod and sixty to ono hundred and oighty in mates and botwoon twenty end thirty aro dond. It is impossible to got tho namos of tho oxaot numbor of doad now as tho bodios havo not boon rooov erod, but o fluoro of tho institution are certain that tho numbor of doad is not under twenty, and may bo thirty. Tho bodies, as rooov'orod aro hoing takon to neighboring housoa. Thoro aio twolve doad in ono houso and throo or four.in anothor. A down injured are in an othor. Tho numbor or ie jared is^pw bably forty and somo of .thone, will dio. Tho firo originatodin tho furoaoo room and was followed by an explosion of gas. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE In Which tho Various State Mattors! Aro Reviewed. Gov. MeS boonoy's ruossago to tho Legislature wai a sorsiblo. paper, lt was quito longlhy, hut ovcry lino of it boro tho imprint of tho honest .ra llootions of the Governor's idoaH abq?t tho affairs of tho State Tho Spartan-; burg Herald, spoakiog of tho inosiago, says tho Govornor "troats exhaustive ly of cduoation, flnanocs, child labor, tho dispensary, and all of tho' Stato ch uri bio and ponai institutions;'' Ho 'talks of ponsioos and tho SUto militia, of tho Ohioauiauga battlefield and tho Blaok roport of npcoial courts and looal logiblition, anendmcnts to tho Gonstitution and tho apportion ment of .ropronootbtioo. Tho fact is, Governor MoSwconoy has touched on everything directly or iodircotly ooo nootod with tho SiatoGovornmoat ' On tho subjoo't ot tho. dispensary, Which was tho main issue in tho lau campaign, ho is of tho opinion that tho present system'can bo pcrfootod to suoh an extent as to silonoo all opposi tion. Ho thinks that tho question of 3tato ownorshlp of tho saloon* bu? noss of ono of oxpodionoy rather than prinoiplo and ho docs not hesitate to say that in his opinion tho dispensary oliera tho host method of dealing with thin OVil. "Govornor MoSwconoy oontonds, with roason, that tho law is moro rig idly enforced now than over boforc.' Ho oalls for a moro explicit doolaration by tho law making b???oh of tho Gov ornmont in order Cat thoso who aro oharged with tho execution of tho laws may know how to act. Ho is very muoh of favor of abolishing county hoards of control, dovolving thoir dutios upon the Mayors, and oounty Buportisora. Govornor MoSwconoy's mcssago is an aldo and oxhaustivo doQumont. It shown tho present condition of tho Stato and will provo a valuable guido to tho legislators. Ho has not hesitat ed to make suggestions for tho improvo mont of tho various departments and ho has shown an earnest and sincero do siro, to recommend suoh things SB will tona to tho advancement of thc pooplo and tho prosperity of tho Stato." Mr. Bryan's-Noblo Words. Whatever may bo said of tho plans and polioio'? 'advocated1'by" Mn- Bryan in his Jaoksoo day spoeoh at Ghioago last wook tho manner in whioh ho allud ed to his own intorests and prospoots was certainly admirable llosatd: "I am pow a. priv?to oitir.ee, with exooll ont prospoots of jromainlng suoh* -1 intend to contiAUO actively in tho discus sion of publio questions and do not de eiro to lm ombarrasod by being plaood in tho attitude of a candidate for any 0 Iii co. In solooting journalism as tho host Hold for ueofulnoss, I am awaro that I am plaoing myself in a position whore I can givo moro aid to others than to myself, hat tho ' field is ohos.on deliberately booaueo I am moro inter ested in tho promulgation of Dcracoitjo. 1 principiosi than 1" am in on joying any? honors whioh my-countryman oan bo* stow." -1 Stole Safo in Daylight. Jos. Hart, Samuol Gol^stoin, David Karnor, David Worblinsky aud Tcrcty Silverman woro arrostod at Oholsoa, Mass., oharged with stealing a safo oon tinin'g $1,300 in monoy and $2,000 worth of jowoVry from tho o flue of Morso Biothorfl in Boston on Novem ber 14th. Tho pol ico have rooovercd a part of tho stolon jowolry and $5000 in Dank bills, Tho robbery waft tho boldest over committed in Boston. In broad daylight tho safo, whioh was 20x14x14 inohos arid weighed 300. pounds was whoolod out of tho officio." Morso Bro thors oonduotcd a diamond and jowolry business on tholoaso plan. Tho robbers visited tho plaoo whilo tho proprietors wore out solio ting trado, and, ooveri?g tho safo, took it away on a wagon. A number of porno un saw tho safo hoing carried away but supposed tho mon woro legitimate safo uiovora." ' Florida's Cattle Famine. Aooording to tho Jaoksonvillo papers a serious condition confronts tho o ttl lo industry in Florida. It has rcoently developed that tho remarkable lomand for hoof and dairy oattlo in Ouba ha9 about strippod Fibrila of hor sup ply of thoso oniuanls-espooially of tho better grades. It Booms ' that tho island was oomplotly depicted of oattlo by tho various armios during tho long war poriod and every rango and farm is now gotting baok its stock as fast as it oan proouro tho oattlo. Many aro ooo funned as fast as they arrive whilo tho bottor brod animals aro pro sorved for breeding purposes. Florida's I ranohoB havo boon drawn on vory heavi ly to mcot thin demand, and tho remit ! hai become very noticeable -1-j She Is Wido Awake. I The Floronoo Timos says: "Tho world do move I and it outs sorao quoor oiporti in Gli ar lea ton. A fo.w yean ago thor o was a droadful wail down thoro against tho introduction of tho trolley and now prostol a company that asks tho right to run oars through oar tain of its Btroots has to swear that it will not under any oiroumstaooos uso horses a i a m,ojtivo powor or tho right will not bo gr&ntod. I Possibly Uh ario ri ton is afraid that hornes wi]I drag hor baok into tho old quiot 'ways. But what aro tho nowly pro gressive oitiaona going to do with that aldorraan who.wants to-put tho embar go automobiles?" Thin only shown that the old oity is now wido aw?ko ?and proposos to stay so. McKinley Prosperity. Tho Floronoo Timos says tho ouv ployoon of tho Seaboard Air Lino, aro nt)W on joying sumo of that MoKinloy prosperity that thoir prosidont John Skelton Williams, who mado somo twonty millions by soratohiog around a little on some paper, advised thom to vote for. They aro hoing laid off by tho dozoiia ia all depart mont ii. MoKinloy proipsrity is a groat thing, oh yost that ? in for thoso who oan got it, thoso who j ?an eoratoh around on paper and oall it laonoy. Suicide. . ' Feilx.t?..Oobb, a politician and law yer .'of Oarrollton,. Ga.vs- committed suicide- in Atlanta ? Wounosday night. Ho loft a lotter to. his paronts saying' domcstio trouhlon was tho oauso of his aot. Uobb was tho oandidato of tho Populists for attornoy general of Geor gia in tho lent oloolion, ANOTHER BOY GONE. Kidnapped While Walking "or? an Atlanta Street. THE VICTIM WAS A STUDENT. Tho Crime Was Committed In Broad Daylight, A tetter na? Ltnun ?.wnv TO ino ' Boys Father. Frank Bass Frazer, of Union Springs: Ala., a nineteen year,,old student Of tho Atlanta Technological soho ol, vruo kidnapped on tho stroota of that oity last Saturday week. ''Ho was taken io a ntupoQod.ooudition to Kansas Oity and is now hold thoro by his abduotors for ranaom. Tho only olus to tho per petrators of tho oritno is found in a lot ter mailed from Memphis and addrosscd to tho father of tho boy, Captain N. H. Frazor. Tho lottor stated that young Frazer was hoing carried to Kansas City, but tho polioo of that oity have >? boon unable to aoouro any duo as to tho ( kidnappers'idontity. ? - \ An explioablo motivo for tho crime Booms entirely hoking. Captain N. H. Frazor, fathor of tho kidnapped x youth, is a o om para ti vol y poor man. Nv Until six yoars ago ho had oonsldora ble wealth, but buinoBs rovorso ab that -, timo swept his fortune almost ontiroly away. All tho oiroumstanoos surround ing tho crime aro cloaked in doop and soemingly unfathomable mystory. Tho first intimation roooivod by tho ..... paronts of young Frazor of his diaap- \" poaranoo in Atlanta carno in tho shape v' of a tologram from Miss Callio Yfil- K Hams of 405 Spring street, ,wiib, -^L?pa B ?ss Frazer boarded in this oity. The young man was last soon at his board ing Kouso at 1:15 o'olook Baturday after noon. Ho did not roturn to supper, but this faot did not causo his room matos any unoaBinesss. It was takon for granted that ho was taking tea with somo oollogo friond. Whon howovor, young Frazor failed to show up at hisjoom Saturday night, Mian Williams gavo expression to sonao uneasiness. Tho foar that oomo'uiio-, fortuno had ha'pponod to tho young man took firm hold of hor mind whoa tho room matos of tho young man nott" fiod her Sunday morning that thoy were ontircly ignorant of tho oauso of his absonoo. Half of tho opinion that IKsa ' Frazor" had gone to his 'homo at-ffnion Springs, and foping that susi, would provo tho oasoV^-^^QftMib Williams addrossod tho following tologram te tho fathor of tho missing boy on Sun day: "Baan loft Saturday at noon. Is hs at homo?" This oamo to tho paronts of Bass Frazor asa first intimation of his dis appearance from Atlanta,, for tho re ply from Captain Frazer,'roooivod la-' tor eta|,pd. that ? Bass ygas no,fc..at . homo and iudfc&tod tho groatost surprise that " he was not at his boarding houso in Atlanta, * Miss Williams was at a loss to un derstand tho ?ituatiou, as she felts responsibility attaching .6. in the nutter of tho young man's safoty. Monday af tornoon Captain Fr nz or, at his homo at Union Springs roooivod tho lotter whioh explained his sen's unusual absonoo from Atlanta. This lottor, which tells the tale of tho kidnapping, waa not dated by ita author; but tho onvolopo, whioh bore a spooial dolivory stamp, ?IBO bore the postmark, "Memphis." Tho words of tho lottor had boon oarofully printed out and tho wording indioatos that tho writer is a man of moagcr cduo&tion. Tho lottor is as follows: "Doar Sir-As kidnapping is all tho rago nowadays, wo have stolen your ?ton. Wo intondod to steal him boforo Christmas, but oould novor got a ohanoo. Wo ddn't know your nnsn oial standing, as your son refuses < to tell us and wo only found $15 on his person. Ho is a boy 'way above 'the avcrago r.odwo-nccd him in our busi ness, wo intondod to keep him, hut you might ?end a lotter to Jim Glaoor, (Jencrai Dolivory, Kansas City, as we will bo in that oity by tho time this reaohes you stating how muoh you will givo for his roturn, and if the amount meeta with my approval I will w vi to you moro about it. De not notify any official authorities, as it won't do any good and would min all > your chancea of gottlng him. We will al low him to sign his namo, to provo to you we aro not joking. Wo havo him i in stupe Hod bondition and wo aro oar ! rying him as ? sick porson and our youngor brothor. fiBass Frazor." Tho lottor is in ponoil throughout, while tho signal uro of "Bass Frazor is in purplo ink. Tho name or names of tho abduotors do not appoar at tho end of tho communication and tho only namo londing the slightest olue to tho idontity of tho mon is. that of that "Jim Glacer," who is mentioned as tho intermediary at Kansas Oity be? twoon tho kidnappers and tho family of tho kidnapped. Tho oaroless tono of tho letter loni tho impression to tho mombors of the family that tho abduotors moant'busi ness and that to put , the dotootivos on tho traok would bo work in tho injury of Bass Fraser himsolf. Our Cotton Mills. Tho Now Yolk Tribune says: "Cot ton mills,both in thp North and tho South*havo had an encouraging and prosperous year. In New England most of. tho makers of oottou goods aro rejoicing over handsomo diyidonds, I while manufactures in tho Carolinas? in Georgi?, in Mississippi and other Southorn Siatos, havo boon built and many old onos havo boon enlarged. Tho North and tho South shake nando over tho sound and healthy growth cf thohvjndufi trios. . * .,. : A Tribute to Loo. ' In tho course of debate on tho reor-' Sanitation of tho army in tho United tates Sonato Senator Sowoll paid a handsonfo tribute to both Gen. Wilson and Oon Lo?. Tho latter, ho Raid, had oonforred brilliant service, upon , the country in a civil capacity and 'Ht wai woll known that he had hce? sol?ot?d 1 practically to load tho attack upon Hiv I hana. Ho oharaotoiiied him wi ono of ! tho tinost officers in the army,