The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, January 18, 1901, Image 2

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"Do Thou LAtw'ty Great. Inspire Our Souls and Make Our Lives in Thy Possession Happy, or Our Deaths Glorious in Thy Just DefeneV' VOJL. XX V i HENNETTS VILLE, S, C,, FRIDAY, JANUARY i8. 19?i. wu. 3 A WALK OVER. Stevenson Won Over Two Op ponents on First Ballot. HAMER RE-ELECTED CLERK. The Mouse of Representatives Elects All of Its Officers and Gets Ready for Business. Tho Houso of Roprescn tat ives mot on TuoBday of last week. Whon tho mom hors had all boon sworn in, tho election of officers was in order, tho first elbon to bo filled being opoakor, or presiding offioor of tho houso. Mr. W. F. Stovonson of Chcatorflold was put in nomination by Mr. T. Yan ooy Williams of Lancaster. Mr. Fran ois H. Woston of Riohland was nomi natod by Mr. John MoMastor of Rich land, Mr. Gcorgo IS. Prinoo of Ander son was nominatod by Mr. IC. M. Ru ike ref Anderson. On tho firht ballot 116 votes wero oast, 59 hoing noooBBary to ole ot. Mr. Qtovcnson roooived 73, Mr. Weston 17 and Mr. Prinoo 20. Mr Stovonson waB doolarod oleotod. Tho following is tho voto of tho houso: Prinoo-Austin, Brown, Dantzlor, Boan, Dodd, Dorrob, Efird, Fox, Har din, JohnBon, Kiblor, Lovor, Lomax, Lylos, Mauldin, Morgan,- Nesbitt, Nichols, W L Porker, W II Parker, Rankin, Chas. E Robinson, R B A Robinson, Ruokcr, Strom, Wingo.-26. Weston-Brooks, DeLoaoh, Frooman, Gulluohat, Little, Logan, Mayson, Mc Laughlin, Mcleod, F II MoMaster, Jno. MoMastor. Moffott, MOBS, Ryatt, Robertson, Seabrook, Wobb.-17. Stovonson-Aull, Baoot, Banks, Bates, Uoamguard, Bivons, Bloaso, Bolts, Bostiok, Bryan, Butler, Camp boll, Cartor, Coggoshall, Coloook, Cooper, Cosprovo, Croft, Orum, I)o Br?hl, Donni?, Domini >k, Dunbar, Du rant, ICldor, Eitridgo, Fraaor, Gaston, Gourdin, Gunter, Haile, Hill, Hollis, Humphrey, James, Jarnigan, Keels, Kinard, Kinfioy, L dc, Lockwood, Lof ton, MoCall, M o draw, McGowan, Mishoo, Morrison, MOROS, MurohisoD, Pattoraon, RainBford, Rodfaro, Rich ards, Richardson, Staukhouao, Saun flors, Soigler, Sinklcr, J B Smith, M L Smith, Spears, Si riman, Tatum, Thous, W II Thomas, W?lling, WCIIB, West, Whaloy, Williams, Wilson, Woods. 73. Mr. Ashloy of Anderson, who would havo voted for Mr. Prinoo, was paired with Mr. E B Bagsdalo, who would havo votod for Mr. Stovonson. Messrs. Baoot, Ruokcr and MoMastor woro appointod to oonduot tho speakor- > , elect to tho ohair. ,, ^M^!Uo^M'';y^inreter?d.' C?o oa^h of tito shoak?V?-^m???''''{b"MT/'Stevonfionl wh? was reooivod with applausoi - ". Mr. Stovonson thou addrosBod tho houso, spoaking with difficulty on ac count of a cough. His remarks wero timely. Nominations for olerk of tho houso woro then in ordor. There was two names boforo tho houso-Mr. T C Hamor of Marlboro, and Gen J Walter Gray of Greenville. Mr. Hamor do foaled Gen. Gray two yoars age. This timo HU votos wero reoorded, Mr. Ha mer roooiving 78 and Gen. Gray 41. Thero woro fivo nominees for sor goant-nt-arniB to Buooood Mr. N II Stan sell, who is now a dispensary inspootor. On tho first ballot 116 votos woro oast, Capt. T S Browning of Bcrkoloy, a member of tho houso-last year, roiciv ing 26, Mr. J F Wilson of Lanoasior 42, Mr. .) P Goodwin of Greenville 26, Mr. St. Julion Yates of Orangoburg ll, and Mr. W II Hair of Barnwell ll. On thosooond ballot Mr. Yatos hav ing dropped out, tho voto stood : Wilson 54, Goodwin 26, Browning 32, Hair ft. Tho latter thon withdrow. On tho third and last ballot tho voto stood: Wilson 65, Browning 20, Goodwin 19 Mr. John S Withers of Chcstor, tho evon-tompored stontorian voioed read ing olerk, was reolocted unanimously. Tho election of ohaplaiu was not on toro.d upon, as a motion to adjourn was put through at 3:15 p. m. Tho session Tuosday was not oponed with pray or. WEDNESDAY. Tho Houso was opened with prayer by Hov. J. 0. Abnoy. Tho election of a oaplain was thon ont-ircd into. Tnoro woro two nomin?os, lt-JV. E. Palmor Hutson, of Groon Stroot Methodist church, Columbia, and Rev. R. N. Pratt of tho Sooond Baptist ohuroh, Columbia. Mr. Hutaon waa oleotod. roooiving 62 votes out of 116 Speaker Stovonson announced tho following appointments: Assistant olork, J P Richardson. . Bill olork, Gill Hollis. Journal olork, W E Cook. Insido doorkoopor, W L Gibson. Outsider doorkoopor, W B Knight, Gallery doorkoopor, R L Hagood Keoporof spoakor's room, J N Pear-1 man. ;, Mail olerk, John M Sharp. Pagos, for this session only, William Wannamakor, William Prinoo, Frank Gaultand Calhoun Canon. Laborers: Fred Jones, CollioRobin, Arohio Oliphant, Abram Fosf?ft Mr. Ashley introduced a resolution to extend tho timo for payment of tatos until March 1. Mr. Strom will introduoo a similar moasuro making Maroh 15 tb.? last day; Mr. Tatum wanted to tako a recess until 8 o'olook so that tho spoakcr could at that timo' ann?unoo tho commit tees However, tho houso on tho motion of Mr. Wingo adjournod until Thursday morning at 10. o'olook, as very little could bo accompli sited by tho commit tco boforo Thursday afternoon. )'.i'(X THURSDAY. After. Jtjio oponing oxoroiscB in tho Houso?Thursday tho oalondar was takon up, nn4 sooond reading bills oonsidorod. Mr. Ash)oy mado a oharaotoristie'd?; fonso J.Qf his..joint resolution to extend, tho timo fot tho pay mont of taxes un-' til Marom d . . Ho said it would oost tho State, nothing. Tho roads cannot bo worked?- arid 'th? road tatt would bo ly ing lit the ive atm ry until tho first of April. Mr. JUainsford said that in a part of Edgcfl?ld''county it ie of almoBt Vital importanoo that tho pceplo bo givon this extension. WiDgo of Grconvilhj, fought tho bill. A plea in mado for tho poor tuan, whoa it is tho rioh man who is roally boncfitcd by tho oxtonsion. Tho poor man has paid his taxos. Mr. ll BA llobiuson of Anderson, Mr. Ooo por of Lauron B, and Mr. Do au of Spartanburg, favorod tho rosolution. Tho latter, howovor, said that ho would never again vote for suoh a proposition, as tho Huo should bo drawn somowhorc. ? Mr. Strom spoko feelingly of condi tions in Kdgefiold. Mr. DonniB of Borkclcy, Dr. Woodsof Olarondon, and Mr. Austin of Groonvillo, spoke in favor of tho resolution. Mr. Ilarvoy Wilson was not in favor of tho extonsion as thoro was no great noocseity for it in Sum tor, but as other oountics carno boro asking for roliof ho could not deny thom and would voto for tho bill; ' Tho voto on Mr. Wingo's motion to uti ike out tho enacting words was thou takon, tho provious quostion hoing called by Mr. W?lling, Thohouso by voto of 85 to 21 rofuscd to striko out tho onaoting words. Tho olinoher was put on tho motion of Mr. Ashloy. Mr. Stono offorcd an ainondmont to extend tho timo still furthor, until March 15th. This was tablod on motion of Mr. Austin. Mr. Ashley's rosolution thou passod tho scoond reading. Tho house thon took a roooss until tho sonato oould oomo ovor to hoar tho publication of tho voto for govornor and lioutonant govornor. Tho roll of oountinos was oallod, and tho spoaker announced tho number of votes ro ooived by oaoh of tho abovo namod officors in oaoh oounty. Tho total voto for M B. MoSwconoy for govornor was 46 457; for J II Tillman for lioutonant governor, 46,362. Tho tellers woio Senators Blakonoy and Slaokhouao, and Kcprosoutativos Kibler, Kinard and Hardin. Aftor a few now billB had boon in troduood, tho houso adjourned until 12 o'clock Friday, ohoosing that hour m order to lot tho committed) disposo of Homo ponding matters. KUI DAY. Tho houso assoinblod at noon Fri day and in losu 'than an hour and n half had transaotcd all tho husinosN before it. Mr. Anhloy'n oonourrcnl resolution extend tho timo for tho pay ment of taxes passed third roading, ae did that ol* Mr. J no. P, Thomas, Jr., to pr?vido for tho iiuuied'ato insurance of tho South Carolina oollegobuildings. Whou tho scoond reading bills wore takon up, th ero wos a fight on Mr Uainaford'u concurrent rosolution tc appoint n special oommittoo to examine into tho aifairs of tho Stato peniten tiary and to report at.tho noxt scBsior upon tho expediency of soiling thc Stato farms. Aftor nome disaussion th< rosolution wan laid on tho tablo. Ju?'/.$ioforo tho houso adjouraad, Mr. Woal?Ti0ircsontcd aa invitation frou tho .Mei-ohnnti)* aid Manufacturers duh of thisoity, extending hospitalize: to tho legislators and inviting thom t( a roooption Tuesday ovoning noxt. In presenting-tho invitation Mr VJeatoii said iLai. Cu;uaiUu^?tf?doo/ >j warm woloomo to tho gonoral assombl] and tho members of that body aro ii tho houso of thoir friouds. Columbi has no ax to grind. Sho is not impolloi hy any morconary motivos, but ono o cordial woloomo. Tno invitation wa aoooptod unanimously, by a rising vote Mc Frank B Gar.- , an ex - poakori the house, was in tho nail r.s tho hqus was about to adjourn. Spoakor Stov onson oallod Mr. Gary to tho apoakor1 dosk and proscntod him to tho' house Tho visitor was roooivod with haad slapping, tho mombora rising. A number of now bills woro inlre duood. Starving iii a Box Car. Loud hammering on tho door of Louisville and Nashvillo box oar side traokod in tho yards at Hopkins ville Ky., Wednesday morning brought th police to ?ho roaouo of Wildon Kline aged sixteon. Tho boy half starvod an willi evidence of i struggloou his face hands and clothe told a tearful and os oiling story. Ho said that on tho mon ing provious an unknown man had ci tioed him loanooiudod spot in tho rai road yards at Nashvillo und had force him into tho box oar, ontoring wit him and toroiblv provoting any outorj Tho oar left shortly aftorward. Short! beforo reaching Ilopkinsvillo tho ma left tho oar at a Btop and lookod Klir. in._? Died for a Kiss. Last wock, at Prescott, Walla Wal oounly, Kansas Frank Sloan in fi kit-Hod Miss lida Boono, whom ho ha blindfolded. Sho rosontod it, and pul ing a hatpin from her hat, stabbo him in tho log. Tho pin was broken c in his limb and blood portioning vonni sd. .Noxt dav tho paiu booatno soil tonso that Sloan wont to tho hospit it Walla Walla. An x ray maohinofai id to looato any sign of tho romainir portion of tho pin, and 81oan gre worso and died. Miss Boono had r narked in Sloan's prosonoo that si hand novor boon kissod. This innooo .cmark lod to Sloan's doath. /-. Talking Out. . "In tho lower house of tho Misot ogislaturo on Tuesday last tho folio ing resolution was- adoptod by a voto T5 to 47: "Whereas, Tho sympathi jf tho Amorioan peoplo go out to nations and all peoples struggling 1 ,iberty;'therefore, bo it Resolved;'TH ,ho houso ..of roprosontativos of t forty-first gonoral assombly of Missoi )xtond sympathy to thc pooplo Lho Phillipino arohipoligo io th ?oroio Btrugglo for froodom." Missoi s n Stato that has had sorao oxperiei >f "pacification" bv tho hayonot. A Good Hit. Tho Springfield Republican sa 'Tho announoemont that tho olooti vf Mr. Carlislo'to tho board of manag >f tho Manhattan Club is a' first st .eward 1 reorganizing tho Doraoora iraty givos somo point to Mr. Brya omark that tho talk of r?organis?t: minos from swoll oluba and high prit lOtols rat horthan from 'tho' tnre?hi nach i no. Tho Manhattan Olub abo r.o\noarcr to tim oom and cotton field ,,A,.Sad..poath. ' ^ Bov.. D.. A Patriok died at Gatfi Thursday. at.4,ai ,m ,. and his rema vote oarriod to Summerville, hin 'hoi or intorraont. Ile was ?ont to Gaff) drouit by tho late sossion ofi tho Soi Jamima Conforcnoe. Ho wno marr n Berkoloy oounty Doo. 27r last Ipartanburg Herald. I ..AM'-?tftW*?*.'. HIE STATU SENATE. Joh'n C. Sheppard Re-elected Pr?sident Pro Tem THE GOVERNOR'S ME88AOE. Con Hernphill Ro-oloctod. ClorU; Mr. Schumpert Defeats Col. Gaston for Sortant at Arms. Tho oponing of tho firat aosston of tho South Carolina Stato aonato ia tho Twontioth oontury was a vory qulot and business-like affair.' Praotioilly all tho mombora and attaohos woro on hand, but tho oponing aocmod to ho of vory littlo intorost to tho gonoral pub lic, judging from tho numhor of viait ora proscnt. Probably half a dqzon out sidors had goats on tho floor, outsido tho railing, and ono solitary spootator looked down from tho gallory whon, promptly at 12 o'clock, Hon. It. B 3oarborough, tho rotiriug liou'.onant govornor, gave ono rap with hU gavol and culled tho body to oidor. Tho foaturoa of Tuoaday woro tho address bv Mr. Scarborough to tho old and now mom bora and tho introduction of tho child labor bill and appropria tion bill for tho South Carolina Intor Stato and Woat Indian exposition. Tho oxoroitfotf woro oponod with prayor by Bov. G. H. Waddoll, chap lain of tho last Bunaloo. Mr. Waddoll roforrod foolingly to tho death of Sona tor Mauldin, and invokod divino con solation for tho boroavod family. Clerk Hernphill oallcd tho roll of tho hold-over mombora and all answered to their namoa oxoopb Senator Williams of Williamsburg, who ia detained at homo on aooount of illnoaa. Lator. on raotionof Senator Manning, indofiaito leavo of absonoo waa grantod Dr. Wil liams. Tho roll of tho nowly oloctod Sona tors was then oallod and all woro proj ont exoopt Sonator B. L. Oaughman of Saluda, and oamo to tho bar of. tho sonato. All took tho constitutional oath with uplif tod hands. Mr. Caugh man oamo in a fow minutos lator and took tho oath alvuu. Tho preaidonb announced that tho first businoss in ordor was tho oleotion of a prosidont pro temporo. Senator Mayfield nominatod Mr. Shoppard, who was prosidont pro tom. of tho last son ato. Tho nomination was seconded by Sonator Mowor, and thoro hoing no othor nominations," Mr. Shoppard was elected. I Sonator Graydon nominated G-on. R. j B. Homphilhpf A obovillo forrcelooMcn | opposition. Tho oleotion of sorgo^nt-at-arms thou oamo up. Sonator Henderson nomi natod Mr,. J. I,. Gaston of Columbia for roolootioo; Sonotor Mowor nomina ted Mr. J. BS Sohumpcrt of Nowborry and Senator Brice nominatod Mr. E A Crawford of York. On tho first ballot tho VQto stood: Gaston, 17; Sohumport, 12; Crawford, 5. Tho seoond ballot gavo Gaston and Shumport 18 votoa oaoh and Cranford 1, whon. Sonator Glonn ohaoged hin vote from Crawford to Sohumport, thm giving tho plaoo to Sohumport. Tho rosult was a surpriao to many, as it waa gonorally thought that Mr. Gaston would bo roolootod without diffioUlty. Mr. Sheppard nominatod Mr W. H. Stowart of 'Bockhill for rootootiou as reading dork, and. thoro boiag no op position, ho was elected. Hov. G H. Waddell dooliaod rooleo tion as chaplain, and on motion of Son ator Glonn Hov. S. II. Zimmormaa, , pastor of tho Main Strooc Mothodist ohuroh, waa olootod to tho position. Tho prosidont announood tho follow ing appointments at tho roquoat of tho lioutonant-govornor cloot: Journal Clerk-M. L. Clark. Bill Clork-E. S. Dingle. Doorkeepers-downstairs, J. C. Ra gan, C. F. Holmes; upstairs, J. A. White. Pathos-Halsoy Fox, Willio Loaguo. Mall Clerk-R. J. Parks. Portor-H. D. Butler. Kcopor of Proeidont's Room-h. B. McCraokon. ; Assistant Clerk-R M; MoCown. Laborers-Jaok ProBsloy, Albert, Nanoo. Mr. Soarborough tho rotiring lieu tenaat govornor, thon mado a brief ad drosj to, tho san ato. WEDNESDAY. Tho proooodings of tho Sanato wtwr oponod on Wodnoaday with prayer by tho Chaplain, Hov. S. II. Zimmerman. Tho sonata was in sossion just 30 minutes Tuesday. Tho only features of,.tho sossion of gonoral intorost was i tho reapportion mont, bill introduood by Mr. Shoppard and a mosBago from tho governor announoing his veto of a son ato hillod passed at tho last sossion re lating to granting of charters of cor porations. Mr. Shoppard thon introduood his re apportionment bill. Tho first section doolaros tho Fodoral-. oonsus of last year to be a true and oorreot oount of tho population of tho Stato. Io tho ovontnow counties aro formod thoro will ho a reapportionment by tho gon oral assembly. The mo m hor a to bo choBon undor this bill aror to ho ohoson at tho genoral olootion in' 1901 and f ovory two yoars thoroaftor. If tho bill j booomos a law tho representation in tho j next houBo will bo as follows: \ Abbeville 3, Aikon 4, Anderson 5, ] Bamborg 2, Barnwell 3, Boaufort 3, Borkeloy. 3, Charleston 8, Chorokoo 2 Chostor 3, Chesterfield 2, Olarondon 3r C?lloton 3, Darlington 3, Dorohostor 1, Edgofiold 2. Fairfield'3, Floronoo 3, Goorgotown 2..Greenville 5, Groonwooa 3, Hampton 2, Horry 2, ICorshaw 2, Lanoastor 2, Laurens 3, Lexington 3, Marion" 3, Marlboro .3, .Newborrjjr 3, Oaonco 3, Orangoburg 5, Piokohs 2, Klobjand 4, Saluda 2,/Spartanburg 6, Sumtor ?, ' Uujon 2, . William?burg 3, York'4.' \ . Tho oountiod wbioh v\i\ oaoh gain ono member - under thia reapportion ment wjll bo Spartanburg, Lexington, Aikon and Gleenwood. Tho oountios whioh lon o ono mombor oaoh aro Edgofjold, Beaafort, Borkoloy and OharloBton. Th oro no othor changos. Tho hill was read and rcforrod to tho oominittoo on privilogos and olootions. Senator Livingston introduood a hill to givo attornoya a lion on olaiins plao cd in their hands for collection, and also introduced a oouourront resolution providing for tho appointment of ft ooiutnitto of two from tho nonato and throo from tho house to proparo ft bill to fix oomponsation for county officers and to regulato tho samo no lording to tho amount of work dono and tho im portance of tho oDico. Tho resolution wai ploood on tho oaloudar. Mr. Grubor introduood a bill to do olaro tho construction of oertain aots amending former aots. Kol'orred to tho judiciary oommitlco. At half pant 12 o'olook tho Sooato adjournod to Thursday morning. After tho roll oall au 1 morning prayor in tho sonato Thursday notico waa roooivod from tho houso that that body had oonourrod in tho s mato ros) lution adopting tho rulos of tho last session for tho govorumout of tho two houaos during tho prosont sossion. Tho Sonato at 12:15 wont over to tho hall of tho house to witness tho opening of tho roturns for govornor and lion tenant govoruor. Thia oonsumod 30 minutes, Sonator Shoppard iutriduood n oon ourront resolution, which waa adopted, fixing Tuoaday, February 15, as tho dav for ballotting in tho two houses for a United Statoa eonator to suooood Souator Tillman, whoao torin oxpiros Maroh 4, and fixing tho dato for tho joint balloting on Wodnosday, tho 16th. Sonator Ilondoraon introduood a res olution, whioh was also adopted, pro vidiug for a joint session to bo hold on Thursday tho 17th, to hold all olootions whioh ar? to bo hold ot ihia Hermon exjopt Unitod Statoa sonator Tho positions whioh aro to bo filled at this BOBaion aro: Suoooasora to Judges G*ry and Townsend; ono truatoo of tho South Uarolina oollcgo to suoeocd An gmt Kobo, who was appointod by tho governor on tho resignation of I. L Withers; ono trustoo of donison ool logo to Buooood tho lato Senator Maul din; a auporintondont of tho ponitonli ary and thrco dirootors of that institu tion to suooood Messrs. 0 loll, Sandors 'and Howland; a State librarian and a oodo oommiisionor for tho term of ton yoars. Sonator Shoppard introduood a bill io oroato a' Stato board of ontomology. Tho bill pr?vidos for tho inspootiou of fruit troes, vinoyarda and truok farms to provont contagious diaoases, aud de stroy doatruotivo insects in oroharde, vineyards, oto. Tho board is to oonsist of tho president, tho oh ainu an of tho board of truatoos and tho professor of agri?ulturo of Olomson oollogo. Tho board is authorized to rnako suoh rulos and regulations for tho prevention of diseases of fruit .troos and vogotablos point wa va to entomologist 'ana' an ns-' instant if necessary, whoso salaries shall bo paid out of tho funds of Olem HOn oollogo. Whon disoasos appear in ooharda, vinoyarda, oto , tho entomol ogist ia to tako propor stops to provont tho spread of thodiscftBO, tho oxponao to bo paid by thoownor, and whon troca aro condemned they shall bo destroyed and no compensation paid tho owner An appoal to tho full board from tho decisions of tho entomologist is provid ed for, ns is also tho inapootion of fruit trooa shipped into this Stato from othor Statos. Sonator Marshall introduood a bill to amend tho aot regulating to tho ap pointmont of tho pcaoo offioors in unin oorporatod towns. Tho hill requires thcao e ffioers to givo bond for tho por formanooa of duty and roliovoa tho shorifE from financial responsibility for diroliotion in offioo on tho part of these offijors, as is now tho case. Sonator Graydon introduood his hill, requiring railroad companies to tako out elianora in this Stato. It was re ferred to tho oonnnittoo on railroads. Sonator Goodwin introduocd a bill authorizing towns, cilios, special aohool districts and counties to issue negotia ble bonds to rofund any sohool dobt that may bo incurred by thom. Sonator Grubor introduood a bill to ?mond sootion 1,819 of tho gonoral sta tutos of 1892, rolating to landlords and tonants; and also introduood a bill looking to tho ratification of tho consti tutional amendment as to drainage. Senator Dean introduced a hill to ammond tho oounty govornmont law so far as it relates to working tho roads. Sonator Livingston introduced a bill, whioh was placed on tho oalondar without roforonoo, authorizing tho sink ing fund commission to loan certain monoys to tho oounty commissioners of Marlboro oounty for tho purposo of building a now jail, end authorizing tho oommissionorn to imposo a spooial tax to moot tho debt. Senator Livingston introduood a bill dirooting tho board of dirootors to oan oel all oontraots with private partios for tho working of convicts and to hiro tho oonviots tb tho different oountios; also a bill to amend sootion 8 of tho aot rolating to tho appointment of mag istrates and their doputios, and an ortbor bill to authorizo tho sinking fund commission to soil or lnaso all tho Stato fanns except tho Lexington farm. Immediately af tor tho oponingof tho sonato Friday Mr. Manning offered a resolution that whon tho body adjourn it adjourn until 12 o'olook Monday. Mr. Graydon moved to arnond by mak ing tho hour 8 p. m. Tho resolution was adoptod with this amondmont, and tho sonato will not bo in sosoion again until 8 o'olook Monday night. Boforo adjourning tho Sonato passod somo unimportant bills to a third read ing, and a numbor of now onos woro in troduced. Misunderstood Ordors. An cngino, runing light, struok a froight on tho Monongahela rivor divi sion of tho Uah!moro and Ohio railroad at Anderson, >W? Va., Wodnosday morning at 8 o'olook And tho collision roflultod in tho death of nix or no von mop and the sorious injury of two o th orn. AU woro railroad omployo'os ex cept tho tramp, who was stealing a rido on tho freight It is supposed that a misunderstanding of orders was the oauso of the aooidont. Tho wreok bo* oucrod on a trostlo, whioh was broken doarn and tho traok badly torn up. TIIUK8?AY. yai DAT. A STEAMER ASHORE All Attempts at Rescue Have Failed 80 Far A TERRIBLE SUSPENSE Of tho Loved Ones of tho Possen? gers and Crew, Who Aro Wait-ng in Groat: Anxiety. Di?pathos from tho villago of Fara mau, Franco, noar whioh tho Fr?n oh mail stoamor Russio, from Oran, Al geria, stranded Monday in a violent storm with 50 passengers and a orow of .IO cn board, say that all efforts to roaoh tho Hteamor have failed, owing to tho trouiondous hpight of tho soas whioh aro running. Tho pilot boats and tor node beats whioh havo attempted to roaoh tho stoamor have boon uaablo to battle with tho waves and havo return ed. Tho only hopo scorns to bt in tho stability of lifo savers to throw a lino over tho Russio as tho wrooked vossol is drivon closer to tho shore. Tho foro oaatlo and part ol tho forward dcok houso aro all of tho vessel remaining abovo wator. Whon night fall Tuesday enshroud od tho Russie, quito n nurnbci of tho I orow and passengers wero aeon olingiug to tho foro rigging ond to tho rails, making despairing Bignala for succor, which thoso ash oro wero powcrlcsa to afford. Tho galo inorca?od in fury all night long and though a fliokering light was porooivod from timo to timo, ap parontly waved .by thoso on board to attrnot attontion. it was foarod tho stoamor would oithor break up or dis appear in tho ahiftiug aa?da beforo morning. A thousand porsons awaited along tho shoro aud tho fishonuon pro partid to launoh a boat at the first sign of .tho aba'.omout of tho hurrioano. When day broko it was a great rcliof for tho watchers ashoro to fiod that tho bow and other parta of tho forepart of tho ship woro still abovo wator, though tho atom had oomplotoly vanished A group of mon huddled on thc atoain Va bow renewing their muto appoala for help. A's tho day woro on moro persons ap poarod on tho dook forming thrco groups, ono at tho bow, another on tho bridgo, and a third around tho funnol. Thus it was soon that most of tho orow and pasaengo.a who, a rectified li?t shows numbor 102, wero still living. . Tho Russio Hos partly on hor boam onda, with hor dook faoing aoaward and thp aoaa, whioh havo oarriod away her h'r?ohways, filling tho bolds and cabina wijih water, it!vory possible expooiont wa V tried from tho shoro to savo tho aut^rcra. Tho ooast guards mon and fir.l??r'ttion manned life boats and miado np l?oj?ootual; attouip?B ? te . ?oaoh th jj .*t?or whioiVwas' anutedCffjf tho ini.&f?iit pounding of tho seas a trillo nearor tho shoro. Ooo lifo boat got half way whon it was oapsizjd and ita orew swam ashoro and woro dr?g?*od out of tho wator by tho pooplo ashoro, who formod a lino willi banda joined and waded breast dcop into tho wator in in order to suizo them. A tug approached ai noar as possible to tho wreok and then How a kito to whioh a lifo lino waa attached in tho dirootion of tho Rusnio, but it failed to roaoh tho stranded vcssol. Floats woro also sent out from tho beach with lines, but in no eas j did they HUjoeed in roaching tho stoamor. Rockets were fired fruiiloas'y until tho amunition of tho rooket mortars, whioh was vory moagro, ran out. Tho tuga whioh mado ropoatod efforts to approaoh tho llussio wore themselves menaced with diaastor and obliged to rolinq lish their at tempts. Lato in tho aftornoon anothor expe dition was assayed-that of launohing a raft, with a lifo lino, from a tug laying offtho wrook. Tho rosultof thia attempt to reach tho endangered orow and passengers of tho Rus.do ia not yot known. Thoso on board of her wero soon to launoh floats, but thoy wero all oarried away out to sea by tho current. Harrowing sooncs wero witnessed at thc offices of tho steamship company hero, outsi'lo of whioh woro gathered weeping wives and children and other relatives of tho orow, who mostly hail from Marsoillos. A mcaaago posted ab 3.30 p. m. that up to that time all on board tho Russie woro alivo, ovokjd a patholio explosion ol joy. Shortly after 2 o'clock, during a lull, tho mon on shoro sueooodol in getting a lifo lino to the Russio, but it snapped as it was boing pulled on board. O dior similar at tempts failed; but a moro hopeful fooling provails in view of tho indications that tho weather is deal ing. A mossago from tho Rassio says: Tho pa&songors aro kopt below, but all tho orow aro at thoir pjsta; and tho captain and officers aro lashed to tho bridgo. Tho soamon triod to construct several rafts, but as thoy noared oom plotion thoy woro washod away." Tho sinking of tho stem in tho sand proves to havo boon a luoky thing for thoso on board, as tho bow of tho mail boat is tilted high abovo alt savo tho biggest waves and affords a rofugo. Othorwiso it is believed that all would havo long since poriahod. Tho oruiaor Galil?e and a tug with rookot apparatus loft Toulon to attempt to rosouo tho passenger*, who aro ohiof ? ly oolonial functionaries and soldiers. 80MB UK ROW WORK. A mossago from Faraman Thurday morning roport that in spite of tho heavy spa still running a lifo boat sue ooedod in roaching tho French stoamor llussio, from Oran, whioh stranded on Monday on tho ooast, noar tho village of Faraman, during a violent storm, at 8 A. M., and attachai! a lino to hor, by which food oanbo furnished to tho pas sengers and orow, who had all boon ooopodln tho forooastlo sinoo Monday ovoning, whon tho vossol stranded, and woro famishing. Th?r? aro sarfg'uin'o hopos that tho rosouo of tho end angered persons is possiblo, now that communication with tho Russio ia ostablishod. Thc lifo lino Still holds good, doapito tho tremendous Hess running, but lt ha's not yot leon possiblo to take off tho passen gora. Tho attaohmont of tho lino was duo to tho heroic efforts of two nt) .ftshormon, who attempted what ap poarod to bo a fool hardy task. Thoir flat-bottomed craft I was tossed about Uko a straw ou tho wavo?. Tho apcotatora watohod it with bated breath. Sovoral tim^a thoy thought tho small oraft was loot, but it finally got into a ourrcnt whioh oat ried tho boat to tho starboard sido of tho 'tunsio's bow, and a lino was thoo tluowQ on board tho wrook, Tho o ?ptain of tho Russie, standing on tho bridgo, shouted: "'Wo havo not loht heart and havo ooefidonoo in you, lui bc qui ok " A moment later, amid great cxaitomoot among tho spectators aahore, tho lino WCB soon to part. ' Tho fishermen m ado another off ort and again got tho lino on board tho stranded vos aol. Thoy then roturncd to tho boaoh. where hundreds of willing hands pulled their bvttt high and dry, while a thril ling ajeno of enthusiasm ensued. Tho fishermen wero oarriod in tho arma of tho people out of rcaoh of tho waves. Lalor tho lino again partod, onuting muoh anxiety, as tho aoa was bnooining rmghor Then /tho samo fiahermou mado anoter attempt to rcaoh tho' Rus sie Oi tho first attempt they wero e i psizod into tho surf and tho men woro thrown back on tho strand, They mado a fresh effort, with a few now oomora aiding, and tho samo boat's crow again succeeded in gotting a lino on board tho Russio. This timo its security was enhanced by tho lino boing attaohod to several rafts bo tween tho wrook and tho shore'. UK ROU KD AT LA8T. Af tor a night of tcniblo suspenso all tho passengers and orow of tho French hteamcr Russio, from Oran, Algoria, whioh stranded near Caraman duiing a violent storm havo bcon safely landed. Tho lifo lino oonncoted from tho shoro with tho steamer partod again yoator day afternoon, and a signal last night read: "Wo havo not a sorap of food loft. Consternation prevails on borad." Tho fishermen mado two moro pluoky launches of their boat but wero beaton back. Tho storm ragod with renewed fury duriug tho night, and fow remained along tho shoro At midnight two attompts to rcaoh tho Russio wore fruitless. In tho oarly hours of tho morning torohos lightod at tho bow of tho Russio oauscd tho fish ortnon to mako anothor effort, but they wore again toasod baok ashoro. At day break tho Weather perooptibly moder ated and at about 0:30 a. m. tboUarro fishermen again put to sos- Thoir small oraft gradually noared tho Russio. Thon a ropo was thrown, whioh tho fishormon oaught, aud tho lifo boat soon afterwards waB alongside Thou anothor boat manned by four mon was launoh od and buooccdod in reaching tho wrook od vcssol. A fow minutes later thc Carro boat left Kassie's sido with tho womon and ono baby. Tho enthusiasm was deli ro m. Tho spectators plunged into tho sea. Homo dragged tho lifo boat ashoro and others carried its oooupants in thoir arms to dry land. Most of thom collapsed from fatiguo, oold and huuger. . Thoir haggard faoes and I U;opiblin^ : limbs told of thoir awful ox l' porloncW. j?yv&u ovci^lghi aU turnout:1, iahmont was kept at tho lighthouse, two milos distant, whoncotho sufferers had to walk assistod by their friende. Tho lifo boats thon mado repeated journeys until all woro saved and shel torod in tho lighthouse. A FILIPINO PETITION. Teller Springs a Sensation on the United Stato Senate In tho United Stntos Scnato on last Thursday Sonator Tollor presontod a memorial from 2,000 "Filipinos and poaooful inhabitants" of Manila. Tho memorial was in tho form of an appeal to tho oongross of tho Unitod Btatos and as Mr. Toller stated, was "signed by tho loading people bf Manila and that sootion, lawyora, bankers and pro fessional r?en re? resenting tho best clo utent s of that oommunity." It roviowod tho oiroumstanoos loading up to tho pro* sont strucglo of tho Filipinos for in dependence. It paid a high tributo to tho work of Aguinaldo and his coadju tors iu thoir behalf to obtain liberty and independence for thc people of tho Philippines. Reforouoj is mado to somo of tho principal events of tho present revolu tion against American authority, tho petition urging that tho Amorioan troops had failod to mako a serious impression upon the revolutionary party, lt point ed out that Aguinaldo had doolarod ho might loso tho hopo of viotory but ho would not lose tho hope of dying for tho liborty and tho iudepondoneo of his pooplo. It points out that tho re volution has tho support of practically all tho peoplo of tho Philippines and deolaros that though 100 revolutionists bo destroyed, 1,001? will riso up to sup port tho fight for indopondoaoo. All of tho islands of tho arohipolgo, says tho memorial, aro supporting the io volution and they will not yield until tho last dron of Filipino blood has bcon shod. Tho Filipino nation, tho moraorial continuos, boaring in mind tho history of America and.its humanitarian doc trinos anks tho government of tho Uni-' ted Statos to o o as o its "prosecution of mon struggling.to bo freo." Tho appeal doolaros that an autonomy similar to that enjoyod by Canada or Australia would not bo acceptable to thc Filipinos who desire full liborty and indopen donoo. Whoa tho roading of tho docu ment had boen o (.eluded Mr. Tollor renewed a request that it bo printed nu a doouinont but Mr. Harwloy objdotod. Later Mr. Tollor prosentod an ordor for tho printing of tho Filipino appoal as a so.nato dooumont.. Mr. Hawloy immediately protottod. Ai Horrible Fato. Shortly af tor ono o'olook Wednesday morning Uro broke out in tho Hubbol Orphan Asylum, a tbroo story struotnre on thooornor of Hubbol Park and Ex change nt root. Thorn woro ono hundred and sixty to ono hundred and oighty in mates and botwoon twonty and thirty arc doad. It is impossible to got tho namos of tho oxaot numbor of dead now as tho bodios havo not boon recov ered, but ofuoors of tho institution are oertain that tho numbor of doad is net under twonty. and may bo thirty. Tho bodies, as rooovorod aro being takon to ?neighboring houfloa. Thoro aie twolvo I dead in ono boase nnd-thrco or four, in anothor. A dosen injured are in an other. Tho number of injured is, pro bably forty and some of .those will die. Tho Aro originated in tho f urnaoo room and was followed by an explosion of gas. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE In Whioli tho Various 8tato Matters! Are Itoviewed. Gov. MoS-vconoy's mossago to tho Legislature wat a sorsiblo. paper, lt was quito longthy, hut every lino of it boro tho imprint oftho.honoBt.ro. flootions of thc Governor's idoas abq?t tho affairs of tho State. Tho Spartan-: burg Herald, speaking of tho mos iago, says tho Govornor "troats exhaustive ly of cduoation, finances, child labor, tho dispensary, and all of tho' 'Stato charl ble and ponai institutions.'* Ho talks of ponsioDs and tho Stun militia, of tho Ohioamouga battlefield and tho Black report of Hpcoial courts and local legislation, anondments to tho Constitution and tho apportion ment of .representation. Thc fact is, Governor MoSwconoy has touohod on cvorything dirc.ot.ly or indirectly cou ncotod with tho Stato Govornmoat ..'.On tho subjoot of tho. dispensary, Which was tho main issue in tho last campaign, ho is of tho opinion that tho present system oan bo perfcotcd to euoh an oxtont as to silonoo all opposi tion. Ho thinks that tho question of Stato ownorship of tho galoon* busir nons of ono of expediency rather than principio and ho doon not hem'tale to say that in his opinion tho dispensary offers tho bost mothod of dealing with this evil. "Govornor MoSwooncy oontonds, with roason, that tho law is moro rig idly enforced now than ever boforo." Ho oalls for a moro explioit declaration by tho law inakingb^iioh of tho Gov ornmont in order I ..?t th?so who aro ohargod with tho oxooution of tho laws may know how to ?ct. Ho is very much of favor of abolishing county boards of control, dovolving thoir dutiosupon the Mayors, and oounty supervisors. Govornor MoSwconoy's message is an able and exhaustivo document. Il shows 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 carncAt and sincero do Biro, to recommend suoh things as Will tona to tho advancement of tho pooplo and tho prosperity of tho State, "i Mi'. Bryan '??Noble Words. Whatever may bo said ef tho plans and polioio? 'advoeat?tr''by"Mr*- Bryan in his Jackson day spoooh at Chicago last wook tho manner in which ho allud ed to his own interests and prospcots wai certainly admirable Ho said: "I am pow a. priv?to oitiaon, with exooll ont prospecto of romaining suoh* I in tond to oontiauo aotivolyin tho disous sion of public quostions and do not de sire to ho ombarrasod by hoing placed in tho attit?do of a o?ndidato for any omeo. In solooting journalism as tho best field for usefulness, I am awaro that I am plaoing myself in a position whoro I can givo moro aid to others than to myself, but tho field ia ohoscn deliberately booauso I am mor? ?nter;' os.tod in tho promulgation of Domcortio | principios than 1 am in enjoying an/ honors whioh my countrymen can bo ato w." ''?_ Stole Safo in Daylight. Jos. Hart, Samuel Goldatoiu, David Karnor, David Werblinsky aud Tcrcty Silverman wore arrested at Cholsoa, Mass., ohargod with stealing a safo oom tining $1,300 in monoy and $2,000 worth of jowolty from tho elli JO of Morse Brothers in Boston on Novom ber 14th. Tho polioo ha'vo roooverod a part cf tho stolon jewelry and $5000 in Dank bills, Tho lobbory waa tho boldest ovor committed in Boston. In broad daylight tho aafo, whioh was 20x14x14 in oh os aud weighed 300 pounds was whoolod o.ut of tho ofliooi Morso Bro-, thors conducted a diamond and jewelry' business on tholoaso plan. Tho robbers visited tho plaoo whilo tho propriotors woro out solioting trado, and, covering tho Bafo, took it away on a wagon. A number of porsons saw tho safo hoing oarriod away but supposed tho mon woro legitimato safo rnovors.'1 1 Florida's Cattlo Famine. According to tho Jaoksonvillo papers a serious condition confronts tho Oittlo industry in Florida. It has reoenily dovolopod that tho remarkable domand for hoof and dairy pattie in Cuba has about strippod Florila of her sup ply of thoso animals-cspooially of tho botter grades. It Booms ' that tho island was oomplotly depleted of oaUlo by tho various armies during tho 1 long war poriod and ovcry rango and farm is now gotting baok its stock as fast aa it can proouro tho oattlo. Many aro consumed as fast as they arrivo whilo tho bottor bred animals aro pro served for brooding purposes. Florida's ranchos havo been drawn on very heavi ly to meet this domand, and tho result has become very notioiablo. She Is Wide Awake. Tho Floronoo Timos says: "Tho world do move! and it outs somo quoor oipors in Charleston. A fow years ago th oro was adroadful wail down thoro against tho introduction of tho trolloy and now pronto! a company that asks tho right to run oars through oortain of its stroots has to swear that it will not undor any oiroumstanco9 uso horsos a* a motivo powor or the right will not bo granted. Possibly Charleston is afraid that horsos wi)l drag hor baok into tho old quiob *way?. But what aro tho nowly pro gressive citizens going to do with that alderman who. wants to.-put tho embar go automobiles?" This ooly shows that tho old oity is now wido aw*ko ;aud pro posos to stay BO. j MeKtoloy Prosperity. Tho Floronoi Times says tho onv ploy oes of tho Seaboard Air Lino, aro now enjoying somo of that McKinley prosperity that thoir prcsidont John Skolton Williams, who mado somo twonty millions by scratching around a little on somo paper, advisod thom to voto for. They aro hoing laid off by tho do7!ons ia all dopartmonts. McKinley pros par tty is a groat thing, oh yes! that is for thoso who oan got it, thoso who ?au soratoh around on paper and oall it monoy. Suicide. . Felix.ft..Cobb, a politician and law yor .*ojf Car roi lt on, Ga. ty. oommittod suicider in Atlanta* Wednesday nighty He left a lotter to.? his parents, saying' domestic troublos was tho oauso of hin aot. Cobb was the candidato of tho Populists for attornoy genoral of Geor gia ia tho last citation, ANOTHER BOY GONE Kidnapped While Walktn^'on' art Atlanta 8troet. THE VICTIM WAS A STUDENT. The Crime Was Committed In Broad Daylight. A Utter Has ?sen 8*nt to th? Boys Father. Frank Bass Frazer, e( Union Springs: Ala., a ninoloua yearijold student ol tho Atlanta Toohnolpgloal sohool, Wai kidnapped on tho stroots of that olty inst Saturday week. 1'He was taken ia a stupouod.oouditiou to Kansas City and is now hold thoro by his abduotors for ranaora. Tho only olus to tho per petrators of tho orimo is found in & lot tor mailed from Memphis and addressed io tho fathorof tho boy, Captain N. H. Frazor. Tho lottor stated that young Frazer was hoing oarriod to Kansas City, but tho p?lipo of that oity have bcon unable toaoouro any oluo as te the ? kidnappers' idontity. - Aa cxplioablo motive for the orimo sooma entirely laoking. C?ptalo N. H. Frazer, fathorof tho kidnapped youth, is a comparatively poor man. Until six yoara ago ho had considera ble wealth, but buinoss rovorso at that timo swept his fortuno almost entirely away. All tho oiroumstanoes surround- r ""' ing tho orimo aro cloaked in doop end soomingly unfathomable myotory. Tho first intimation received by tho parents of young Frazor of his dionp poaranoo in Atlanta came in tho shape of a tologram from Mino Callie Wil- j llama of 405 Spring street, -?ith ^hvS? BiBS Frazor boarded in this oity. The young man was last soon at his board ing h'ouso at 1:45 b'blook Saturday after noon. Ho did not roturn to auppor, but this fact did not oauso his room mates any unpasinosss. It was takon for granted that ho was taking tea with somo oollogo friond. Whon howovor, young Frazor failed to H ho JJ up at bia,room Saturday night, Miss Williams gavo expression to sonne uneasiness. Tho foar 'that nomb'piifl-, fortuno had happened tb the young man took firm hold of her mind whon tho room mates of tho young man noti fied her Sunday morning that thoy wero entirely ignorant of tho oauflo of his absenpo. Half of tho opinion that J)tM ' Frazor1" hadgono to his 'homo at-ffnion Springs, and JfepPjjK that B?u>i WOuld provo the oa80,'v*JsiflJ^Q?A'? Williams addrossod tho following tologram to tho father of tho missing boy on Sun day: <(Bass left Saturday at noon. Is he at homo?" This carno to tho paronts of Bass Frazor asa first intimation of his dis ?ppoaranoo from Atlanta, for thoro ply from.Captain Frazor, roooived la ter stabed, fcbat ;. Baes %w net at homo., v, I arid indicated tho groato?t ??ipriso i?fci . he waa not at his boarding house in Atlanta. * Miss Williams was at a loss to un derstand tho situation, as she felt a responsibility attaching to her in the matter of tho young man's safoty. Monday af tornoon Captain Fnzer, at his homo at Union Springs reooived tho lottor which explained his son'a unusual abaonoo from Atlanta. This lottor, whioh tolls tho tale of tho kidnapping, was not dated by its author; but tho onvolopo, whioh bore a spooial delivery stamp, also boro the postmatk, "Momphis." Tho words of tho lotter had boon oarefully printed out and tho wording indioatos that tho writor is a man of moagor cduoation. Tho letter is aa follows: "Boar Sir-As kidnapping la all tho rago nowadays, wo have stolon your son. Wo intended to stoal him boforo Christmas, but could never got. a chanoc Wo don't know your finan cial standing, AS your non rofusos* to tell'us and wo only found $15 en his person. Ho is a boy 'way above the nvcrago and wo-need him in oar busi ness, WO intended to keep him, bul you might sond a lotter to Jim GJaoor, Gonoral Dolivory, Kansas City, as ne will bo in that oity by tho timo thia rcaohos you stating how muon you will givo for his roturo, and if the amount moots with my approval I will wtito you more about it. Do not notify any offioial authorities, as it won't do any good and would ruin all your cha??os of getting him. We will al ic it him to sign his namo, to provo to you we aro not joking. We have him in stupe fiod condition and wo aro oar* rying him as ? siok person and our younger brother. ?Bass Frazor." Tho lottor is in ponoil throughout, while tho signature of "Bass Frazor is in purple ink. Tho name or names of tho abduotors do not appoar at the ond of tho communication and tho only namo londing tho slightest olue to tho idontity of tho mon is. that of that "Jim Glaoer," who is mentioned as tho intermediary at Kansas Oity he tweon tho kidnappers and tho family of tho kidnapped. Tho oarolens tono of tho letter lon? the impression to tho mombora of tho family that tho abduotors meant'buni ne an and that to put , the dotootiven on tho traok would bo work in tho injury of Bass Frazor himsolf. Our Cotton Mills. Tho Now Yoik Tribuno says: "Cot ton mills,both in tho Noitu and tho South, havo had an encouraging and prosperous yoar. In Now England moat of. tho makers of cotton goods aro rejoicing over handsorao dividends, Whilo ruanui aotur?s in tho Carolinas, in Georgia, in Mississippi and other Southorn States, havo boon built and many old onos havo boon onlarged. Tho North and tho South shake hands over tho sound and healthy growth of thohv industries. . ' - v A Tribute to Leo. In tho couran of debato on tho roo?-1 ganizatlon of tho army in the United Ht atoa Senate Sonator Bowell paid a handsonfo tributo to both Gen. Wilson and (iori Loo. Tho latter, ho said, had conforrcd brilliant sorvioo. upon" tho country in a oivil capacity aria 'Ht '.WM' woll known that ho had hoon - selected: Sraotioally to load tho attaok upon: Ha ana. Ho oharaotcrizod him as ono of tho fi no Ht olli oora in the army.