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Tlie Mar*lt>or* Democrat "Do Thou Liberty Groat. Inspire Our Souls and Make Our Lives in Thy Possession' ?appy, or Our Deaths Glorious in Thy Just Defence." VOL. XXVI BENNE TTS VILLE, S, C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 25. 1901. _._1__ THIS IN KANSAS. Negro Burnod ntl tho Blake In Leavenworth. PROTESTED HI8 INNOCENCE Saturated In Ooal Oil and Strap* ped to an Iron Post With Fagots Piled Around Him. Only a tow wooka ago a aogro was burned at tho stake in a little town in Colorado, and on Tuesday of last wook anotbor was bu?nod at tho atako in tho very heart of tho oily of Loavonworth, Kansas In both oaios tho nogroos woro ohergod with tho saino orimo. Tho last nogro burned was Fred Aloxandor, who attempted to assault Eva Kothos, in Loavonworth, Kausas, on Saturday evoning, Jan, 12, and who is supposed to havo assaulted and murdered Mies Pearl Forbos in Loavonworth in Novom bor last. Ho was takon from tho oho ri ft' a guard by a mob-and burnod at tho stako at tho sooao of his orimo, half a dozon blooks from the oontro of tho oity. Probably 8,000 pooplo witnossod the lynohing. Tho nogro was taken from his o oil nt tho State pouitontiary Tuesday after noon, Jan. 15. and oarriod to Loavon worth. Fifty uoputy marshals surround ed him and Deputy Sheriffs Stanoo Miers, and Thomas Brown sat in tho haok on oithor sido of him. Fifty bug ?ioB and wagons followed tho haok. At fourth and Olivo streots tho polioo in haok following thc enc in which Alex ander was oonooalod, jumped out and ohasod Bovoral nogroos. In tho oxoito mont tho prisoner's haok was frantioally drivon to tho oounty jail, whero ho was looked in a ooll juht as tho mob roached tho doors. Tho j ?il door woro thon lookod. Tho orowd first attornptod to gain ad mission by peaceful moans, but H he nfl Evorhardy rofusod to dolivor tho no gre. Thon tho orowd pushed its way to tho sido door, and using ono man as a battering ram, tho door was foioodfrom its bingos. Thou tho orowd surgod into tho corridor by tho narrow door way. A hugo iron bar fastonod tho iron door of tbo coll room. Tho door was finally, bent suffioiont for tho mon to olimb ovor it. Sovural gainod an ontranoo in this manner. Meantime, the orowd had pushoa down tho sido gato of tho ?took ?do, and a yolling pnok appoarod in tho jail yard. Tho hiugo? of tho sido door inado of hoavy iroi woro out off with slodgo hammers aud chinois and tho door of tho coll room bionen down. A shaeolosB man was crouched down in ono oornor of tho daik ooll. Fivo minutos* work and tho hoavy look on tho coll had boon brokon off. A yell of v terror issued from tho coll. Strong .^riifJSTill?vf tho boWidoW'rmn nysienos? laughter. Outsido tho orowd was yoll ing ilsolf hoarse Thon into tho coll iuahod thone who woro nearest tho door. Tho mob issuod forth in a moment dragging tho negro by tho gcoat collar. Ho had boon struok ovor tho hoad with a hmnmor, but was still conscious. Mon fought to got at him, and, infuriated, struok savagoly at him. Up tho hill into the court houso yard they draggod him. .'Oonless boforo wo harm you," said they. "i A31 INNOCENT." "I am innooent. 1 am dying for what anothor man did. I BOO lois of my frionds hero; thoy know 1 did not do it. If 1 had boon guilty I would havo said so ab tho ponitontiary and would havo stayed-there for life. Tho warden told me so. Tho policemen told me BO. Would not I havo told thom if I was guilty?" ''You Ho," thoy oriod, and ono hugo follow struok Aloxandor in the fore head with his fist throe timos. Ho ?poko with tho resignation of a man who BOOS boforo him only certain death. A movo was mado for a largo ootton wood trco in a oornor of tho oourt houso yard. My God, mon," oriod tho negro in his agony, ul havo told you that I nm innooont. 1 oan't tell you any more. 1 did nob do it." "Ho lies; burn him," oriod tho mob. '* "Tako him whero ho oommittod tho murder," suggostod ono. Immediately tho orowd. oarrying tho nogro, who was thrown into a wagon, pushod on towards Fourth stroot. At 5 o'clock Aloxandor was brought to tho oxaot spot whoro Pearl Forbos, bho murdorod girl, was found, and a somi oirole was ioimcd. Aloxandor was brought up in a wagon with a dozen mon. Tho leader oallod for silonoo Tho roar ooasod and Alcxandor was shoved forward into full viow of tho orowd. A howl wont up whioh was quickly hushed as tho prisoDor rained his ?hackled hands and began to speak. Twioo the orowd drowned his trombling voioo. "You aro going to kill mo whatovor I say," ho said, "but you mon aro wrong. I want to toll you right now, you have got tho wrong man. I did not do that and nomo day you men hero will ruo up against the man who did. I know it aint any uso bo say so. for you aro going to kill mo, but I didn't do it." Tho mon standing bohind Aloxandor thon shoved him from tho wagon and tho roar from tho orowd drowned ovory other sound. Tho negro was quickly drivon down tho embankment to tho pilo of wood, with his hands stilt shaoklod, and thoro bound to tho stako. ? Many of tho orowd otrriod rails and boards. Soveral soizod railroad irons and oarriod thom to tho ravine A railroad iron was planted upright in tho mud. This was made fast to oross iron firmly bound to tho upright iron with wiro. Around tho improvised stako wood and board? woro pilod. To this tho maa was dragged and oh ?vi nod lu a standing position to tho upright railroad iron. Chain. and irons woro wrapped about him and with his hands shaoklod, ho was mado fast to tho post. Ooal oil was then povred ovor him. Boforo tho matoh was applied John Forbes, fathor o' tho murdorod girl, stopped up to Ah landor and said: "Aro you guilty of murdering my daughter?" **1 don't know what you havo me hero for," said Alcxandor. Forbes roplisd: "For killing uiy girl on thin vory spot." "Mr. Forbo9, if that's your namo, you havo tho wrong man,1' said tho negro. "Burn him; hum him," oriod tho crowd, "Gootlomoo, you havo got lots of timo," said Alexander. "You aro burn ing an innocent man. You took ad van tago of mo. You pavo mo no show. Can I soo my mothor?" Aloxaudor again asked to soo his mothor. Sho was oalled for hut oho was uot in tho crowd. Aloxandor thon eaid: "Will you lu mo shako hands with all my friondr?" "You havo no friouds in this orowd, you damnod beast," said ono of tho m?u in charge of tho negro. "If you havo anything to say, say it in a hurry.' Coal oil w\a thon appliod forthoaoo and timo whilo Alexander oatlod to ao quaintaDOOS in tho orowd and said good byo to thom. Ho talked rationally until John Forbot, tho fathor of tho murdered girl, lightod tho mitch Again Alexander waa a?ko J to mako a confession but ho ropliod that ho had nothing, to Bay. .. > As tho tlamof! lflapc 1 ab mt him Alox ander turuod a ghastly huo and, Clasp ing his hands together bogan to swav to and fro whilo tho orowd yelled. In Uve minutos tho nc;ro was hang ing limp and lifoloas by tho chains that hound him As soon as thc orowd saw that lifo was cxtinot, it began to slowly dispone. Ilundrods, howovor, stayod to tho last. Mon kopt piling ou wood all tho timo until about 7 o'olook whou tho darnos woro allowed to dio down. From G to 8 o'olook there was a oontiuuour stream of pooplo going to and from tho soono of tho burning. Lator thoro was a wild eoramblo to obtain rclicB. Aftor Aloxondor's arrest ho was ta koli h of M? o Mi53 Ho Iii, ?rho ?uO?ttfi?d him. Sinoo thon a mob has surround od tho penitentiary day and uight. To day Gov. Staoloy ordorod two compa nies of mditia to bo at roviinois to sUrt for Lo avon worth at a mumont's oonoo. Gov. Stanley ordorod Wardoo Tom liuson to roruio to tura Aloxaador ovor to tho shoritt unless ho agreed in writ ing tn protoot him. HARD ON MCKINLEY. Ho Is Accusal of Trying to Briba Two Judges. It is unfortunato for President Mc Kinley that ho should fool callod upon to take suoh a tendor interest in tho sons of two suprome oourt justiooB just at tho timo whon tho admtustration is a defondant in a most important caso, involving thc oouaitutionality of tho Porto Rican legislation and tho polioy of imperialism. Ono of tho justiooawho, although a strong Republican, is suspoot od of an inclination to dooido against tho administration's contentions, is J UH tice Harlan. Mr. McKinlay has gone out of his way to mako a son of ibis justioo, who lives in Ohioago, Un'.'Od States distriot attorney in that Oliy-0-a highly'- important1 place. Con cerning tho appointment, tho Spring field Republican says that a loading Ubioago lawyor writes: V tho appointment just at this timo of Jamos S, ll trian, ot' this oity to bo attorney ge nor al of Poroto H i co, is a hcaudlous porformanoo. It illustrates woll Mr. MoKinloy'e mothods. Mr. Harlan is au attornoy of a fow yearn' exporioneo and good pomonal standing. lt docs him no injuBtioo to say that thoro aro fifty mon at this bar of his ago and exporioneo who aro equally woll qualified for tho position and thine aro mme redo ol' such mon throughout tho country. Thoro oan bo no possihlo ex planation of his appointment, "unro quoutod," just now, except that tho voto of his fathor, as a justioo of tho nu promo oourt, is desired by tho administra lion in tho ponding casos aSccting its colonial polioy." Another j astico of tho supromo oourt, whoso inclination to hide with tho ad ministration in regard tho now possobB i o n o in lom doubtful, is Mr. MoL?onna, of California. Tho Now York Timos says that 8onator Pettigrew had objeot od to tho confirmation of young Harlan on tho Booro of proprioty, and, furthor moro: "At tho samo time it is assorted that he will also ask tho nonato to oonbidor tho propriety of tho solootion of a son of Ausooiato JuBtioo Mo Ken na, to bo raado a captain and inspootor gonoral in Porto Rico. Ho had boon a first lieu tenant, having boon graduatod from tho military aoadomy. Just boforo his pro motion Lieutenant Colonol R. B. Harri son was disohargod from tho post of inspeotor gonoral of Porto Rico booauso thoro was no longor any nood for his sorvioos. Yet, immodiatoly aftor hiB diemissal hy tolograph from a post that army offioors unito in saying ho had lilied admirably, two office ru woro as signed to tho samo sorvieo, Captain Mo Konna hoing ono of thom. Thoso who oom mont upon tho ohangoa do not quos tion tho oompotnoy of tho war dopart mont to judgo of thoneoossity or desir ability of making ohangOB, hut it is oonsidored unfortunato that in making tho ohangos it was oonsidorod inportan to put a son of a justioo of tho supremo oourt in a oompotont offioor'u plaoo. Of oourso, it justioo Harlan iu dispos ed to dooido against Mr. MoKioloy on constitutional grounds but taken rofugo in tno faot of tho appointait ^ of his son to tako part in tho decidion tho ad mini stration will suocod in roaduoing by ono tho number of justioos who will stand for tho ropublio against tho ompiro. Wo rogard tho manaor in which tho prcoidont ie plainly attempting to in fluonoo tho supromo CHI rt in this oaso as probably tho most soandlous and shooking incidont in our politioai his tory. Wo boliovo that absolutely no suoh inoidont has ovor oomo to tho public knowlodgo in tho wholo history of tho supromo oourt-Hartford Daily Timos. Two Ladies Killed. A tcrriblo accident ooourrod near thc phosphate milla in Columbia on TUOB day morning of last woek. Two young ladiofl namod Daniels, woro on their way just boforo daylb t to work in ono of tho mills. At thu point the Sea board trestlo oroseps tho Southorn rail way traoks, Tho girls, walking arm in arm, stood on tho Southern's traok to watoh tho Soaboard'? train from Savan nah oomo into tho tro s tip abovo thom. Thoy did not soo a Southorn shifting ongino baoking down upon thom. Ono of tho girla was killed and tho other was so badly injurod that oho died lator in tho day. THE ARMY BILL PASSFD. It Gives Pr?sident Authority to In oroaso Army. Just boforo 6 o'olook Friday ovouing tho Ronato finally disposod of tho army reorganization bill. Tho moasuro hav ing originated in tho sonato, tho final question watt not upon itt) passage, but upon agrqoiug to tho souato ainond manta. They were agreed to by a voto of 43 to 23. Tho dobato upon tho bill oloscd under tho spooial order aud tho voting bo gan upon tho ame ml mont? to the bill. Mr. Mallory of Florida offored an amondmont striking out oootion 26, om powering tho president to atnaiutain tho on Hs'?id force of tho army at tho max imum atrongth during tho prosont ox igonoieo of tho sorvioo or until Buoh timo as OongrosS may hereafter diront. Tho amondmont waa rejeoted-26 to 42 Mr. Monoy proposed an amondmont providing that tho provisions^ of tho ponding bill should romain iu forge only until July t, 1903, aftor whioh timo tho army should bo roduocd to tho number provided by law prior to April 1, 1898. lt-joctod-25 to 39. Mr. Berry proposod an amondmont directing tho president to ?SBUO a proc lamation within 10 days aftor tho pas sago of tho bill diaolairoing any inten tion on tho part of tho Uuitod States to oxcroiso sovereignty ovor tho Philip pino islands excopt for tho purposo of pao'.fuation and thereafter to lei.ve tho government of tho islands to their poo plo. ll'jeotod-22 to 43. Sonator Mo Laurin voted with tho llopublioans. Mr. Galhugor thon oilorod a new soo tion to tho bill, providing that all lioonBos for tho salo of liquor in tho Philip pines horotoforo granted, bo re voked, and that nono horeaftor bo grantod; and that tho importation of boor, wino and distilled spirits into tho islands bo prohibited Tho amondmont was rejaotod-23 to 43. Tho dotailed voto follows: Yeas.-Allon, Bacon, Bard, B?rry, Clay, D*niol, Dcbco, Billingham, Frye, Galiingor, Halo, Hausbrough, Harris, JooOB of Arkansas; Lodgo, MoUumbor, Mallory, Sullivan, Tahaforro, Toiler, Tillman, Towno, Turloy.-23. Nays.-Aldrich, Allison,Biker, Bato, Burrows, Callory, Caner, Chilton, Ulark, Culb roon, Bollivor, B kins, Forakor, Fontor, Ilauua, Hawley, Kean, Kenny, Kylo, Lindsay, MoLau riu, McMillan, M ison, Morgan, Pen rose, Perkins, Pcttus Platt of Conncoti out; Priohard, Prootor, Qiarlos, Raw lins, Scott, Howell, Shoup, Simon, Spoonor, Stewart, TburBton, Turnor, WarroD, Wellington, Wotmoro.- 43. Tho amondmont of Mr. Lodgo pro hibiting t.ho importation into tho Philippines of distillod liquors, oxoopt for medioiual purposes, was rcjeotod 23 to 41. Mr. Gallingor then oilorod his amond mont in modified form providing that tho liquor lioeuRos horotoforo grantod in tho Philippines bo rovokod and that nono !mroafV>rh'? arsntod. Rtioetodr 20 tb .41. ' . Mr. Baoon proposed an amondmont striking out of tho bill tho paragraphs authorizing tho prosidont to inoroaao tho numbor of men in any company of infantry, any troop of oavalry or any i battery of artillery to tho maximum. Bojeotod-22 to 43. Tho moasuro having originated in tho sonato, tho question thon was upon agrooing to tho bill ai nmo^dod. Tho motion to agroo was adoptod -43 to 23 as follows: Yoas -Aldiroh, Allison, Bard, Bur rows, Cartor, Clark, Bobeo, Billing ham, Dolliver, iSlkiuB, Forakor, Foster, Fryo, Gallingor, Halo, Hanna, Hans brough Hawloy, Kean, Kylo, Lindsay, Lodgo, MoComaa, MoCuinbor, MoLau nn, MoMillian, Mason, Morgan, Pen roso, Perkins, Platt of Conuootiout; Pritohard, Proctor, Quarlos, Scott, Sowoll, Shoup, Simon, Stowart, Sulli van, Thurston, Warron, Wotmoro.-43. Naya.-Allon, Bioon, Bato, Berry, Callory, Chilton, Clay, Oookroll, Cul borson, Daniol, Harris, Jonos of Ar kansas; Konny, Mallory? Pottus, Raw lins, Taiiaforro, Tollor, Tillman, Towno, Turloy, Turnor, Wollington. 23. He Wrooked a Train. Norman MoKtnnoy, colored, has boon lynohod for wrooking tho Plant system fast train noar Dunnoll Fla., on Sunday, night and tho viotini implica tod two others who may sharo tho samo fato if thoy aro caught. In loss than two hours aftor tho wreok, in which tho onginoorwas killed, tho Citrus coun ty officers woro on tho trail of tho wreckers and a di zen arrosts woro mado boforo Monday at noon. AU of tho ar rosts woro mado on suspioion aad sovo ral of thom woro liboratod, proving oon elusively that thoy woro not tho guilty partios. Monday afternoon MoKinnoy was taking a (loop intorosts in tho affair and was promptly arrostod by tho offi oorsalsoon suspioion, That night ho wa?questioned BO olosoly and to d r.o many conflicting stories that it was do oidod to carry him to Invernoso to tho county Oa tho way a mob of 50 or moro overpowered tho offioors and took tho prisoner. Ho was taken back to tho soono of tho wrook and thoro confessed to tho orimo, implicating and describing tho two others who escaped but aro now being hunted. Aftor tho confession, in which ho statod that tho train waif wrooked for the purposo of robbi.ry, ho was hung to a treo. Tho ooronor's roturnod tho vordiot that ho mot doath at tho hands of partios un? known. No Moro Child Lahor. Sixty North Carolina mill ownors, said to represent ovor 100 cotton mills, met in Greonsboro, N. C., Wodnomby/ and oonsiderod tho quostions of roduo tions of hours and child labor. An "ogrcomont and petition" was signed by 40 of thoBo in attondanoo and it was dooidod to oiroulato it among all tho mill ownors of North Carolina for thoir approval. It provides that, taking effect March 1,1901, ono wook's work shall not oxoood 66 hours; no ohild loss than 12 yoarsold shall work in tho cot ton mill during a sohool torin; providod this shall not apply to children of wid ow? or physioally disabled parents; that 10 yoars shall bo tho lowost limit at whioh ohildron may bo workod; all will promoto tho oduoation of tho working people, on tho basis of thoso agroo ments, tho ootton mill ownors potition tho logislaturo not to pass any labor laws at this session. IN THE HOUSE. Thor? Will bs No Moro Spacial Legislation. TILLMAN ELECTED SENATOR. A Recant Decision ot tho State Supreme Court Gauaes Gen eral Assembly to Proceed Cautiously. The fiona ion of 'ho HOURO OD Mon day of last wrok waa devoted almost jntircly to tho introduction of DOW aillB. Tho rcoord in tho engrossing d? partiront shows that 100 bills havo boen proparod. Thoro waa only ono sooond reading bill whioh tho houso dioouaBod-thnt relating to oonuty government in Marl boro. Air. ltiohards moved to striko out tho enacting words, on tho ground that this is spooial legislation. Mr. Prooman explained that tho ex isting law as to Marlboro is spooial logislatiooj nod thoro has boon somo difficulty m collootiug taxes in that oounty for that roaBon, Tho bill moroly Boe!'i to rostoro Marlboro under tho provision of tho gonoral aot. Aftor somo diuous&ion, itwasdeoidod to refer tho bill to tho spooial commit too to consider all matters rolating to oounty govornrnont. Undor provious aotion of tho houso, tho oominittoo is to consist of ono meinbor from each ooun ty. Spoakor Stcvonaon oallod tho roll of oountios and tho following woro named hy their rcspootivo delegations: Abbeville. Jno. O Lomax; Aiken, il L Gunter; Anderdon, It B A Robin son; B.mbcrg, A Mol. BoBtiok; Barn well, J O Patt orson; Beaufort, U J Ooloook; Borkoloy, E J Dennis, Jr ; Charleston, tl M Lofton; O.hcrokco, T B Budcr; (1 hester. P L Hardin; Ohos tor?old, G J Uodforu; O atoodon, M O Galluohat: ''olleton, J W Hill; Dar lington, VV 33 Jamos; Dorelle s er, J D BivinB; Ridgefield, W A Strom; Fairfield J G W?lling; Ftoronoo, J M Hum pliny; Goornetown, M W P>att; Greenville, B A Morgau; Grcon wood, J II Brocks, Hampton, B II Thous; Hurry Joromiah Mi?hoe; Ker shaw, M L Smith; Lancaster, J N Kat ridgo; Laurens, lt W Nichols; Lexing ton, A F Lnvor; Marion, J 13 Jarnigan; Marlboro, ll L FrcomaD; Nowborry, Jno. F Banks; Goonoo, W M Brown; Orangeburg, A II Moss; Piokons, J M Mauldin; lliohland, J O Ilohortaon; Spartanburg, F ? Wost; Saluda, J M Se.iglor; Sumter, Tho*. O McLeod; Union, A O Ly'os; Williamsburg, J D Oartor; York, W N Eldor. This ?B a very important commission. Thoro aro many systems of oounty gov eminent in oporation ia tho State, and it is hopod that a moro uniform systom oan be adoptod. Vot fcvmt reason this snooial oommittoowas appointed to oon aldor'tlio iionoial a?La'?fc'U'i!; * '? r -> Mr, Tatum introduoad a resolution that ono member from eaoh oounty bo appointod a committee to look into tho auuso of tho fish industry. Aftor somo dhoussion tho resolution was adoptod. Tho houso oonourrcd in tho sonato resolution to croate a spooial oommittco of two senators and throo roprosonta tivos to frame a gonoral bill rolating to Balarios of oounty oflioors. Tho fol lowing woro appointod on tho oominit too by tho spoakor; Jno. P. Thomas, Jr., J li dog gosh all and F H MoM au tor. Tho oommittoo to notify tho govornor aud lioutonant govornor of their oleo tion oonsifjts of Monat ora Appell and Brioo and roprosontntives Parker of Abbevillo, lUincsfoud of Edge field, Uampboll of Marlboro, Wolla of Flor ?neo and (Mun of Bamborg. A host of now bills woro Introducid and tho Houso adj mr nod to Tuosday. TtTBBDAY. Whon tho houso osBomblod at noon Tuesday and whon tho preliminary huoi noriit had boon disposod of, tho spoakor oallod attoution to tho faot that this was tho day and tho hour sot for tho olootion of TJnitod Stato sonator to suo oood Hon. B R Tillman. lloprosontativos Gaston, Soabrook and Stroman wero appointod tollors. Tho spoakor thon statod that nomina tions woro in ordor. Thero was no ro sponso, Aftoi a pauso tho spoakor statod that tho balloting would oom moneo without nominations. Mr. R tollards of Kershaw suggoBtod that it would ho in bottor tasto to havo nominations, and ho placed tho name of Hon. B. lt. Tillman boforo tho house. Ab this thoro was a ripple of laughter. A number sooondod tho nomination. Tho first to voto for Sonator Tillman waa tho representativo from "Annor son," Mr. Ashley. Thoro woro 120 votos oaBt, of which numbor Mr. Till man roooivod 120. Tho houBo agreed to Mr. Oosgrove'a roBolution providing for tho appoint mont of a standing oommittoo on bank ing aad insuranoo. Tho spoakor bubse quontly announood thc appointment of tho following oommittoo: Jarnos Oos grovo, Arthur Kibler, W II Parker, W II Lockwood, A ll Moss, B A Mor gan, Goorgo II Moffatt, Jno. W Orum and W B doLoaoh. Tho spoakor annouaood that, as tho sonate had agrood to tho resolution of Mr. Sinklor providing that tho validity of oortain lost bonds be inquired into, tho following mombors of tho houso would form a part of that oommittoo; Mr. Jno P Thomas, Jr., Mr. W II Parkor, Mr. W S Smith and Mr. Thos. H llainsfoid. Tho last mattor undor diseussioa was a oonourront resolution fixing February lat as tho day of final adjournmont of tho houso. Mr. Tatum, author of tho resolution, spoko in its favor. Mr. Do Br?hl ahowod tho impraoti oahilityof adjourning on that day. Tho provious question was oallod and Mr. Tatum demanded a yea and nay voto, to put tho individual mombors on rooord. Boforo tho motion oould bo pul, Mr. Williams movod to adjourn until Wodnosday at ll o'olook. This motion prevailod, and Mr. Tatum's resolution was loft in stau qcto. Tho Houso then adjourned to Wodnesday. WJBDNKSDAY. The Houso was in session but one hour Wodoosday. Very little businoflj was disposod of, although tho oalondar was olot^cd. Unidor tho rulo of tho houso lu that cffcot, a numbor of bills ooujd riot bo considered as priutod oopios Had not boon plaood upon tho doeks o.fjtho mombors 24 hours. Tho tt?st eooond reading uiattor takon up woo ?fir. Tatum's motion to fix Feb ruary lid as tho day for adjourn mont. Tho ponding motion was to indefinitely postpone. Tho motion prevailed by a voto of y6 to 27, and tho resolution was thus killed. Scvoral other unimportant bills woio killed. At ?ooh tho sonate aUondod in tho house ht tho purposo of dedaring in joint nsfombly tho result of thoolootion for ; Ucftod Statos sonafor. This was moroly formal. Tho olork of tho sonato annouuwd that in thc conato B. It. Till man hoi! reooivod 34 votes. Tho olerk of tho bou?e nnnounood that in tho houso lt.lt. Tillman had roooived 120 YotfS. , B R Tillman wai doolarod oleotod: Sonator Jno. U. Shopparod of Ed^tli- ld proaidod at tho j ?int aaaom bly aud tnado tho announcomont. Lt was r? f> uga I ar turn of ovunts that tho result aheull bo declared by tho mau who izas Tillman's opponent in tho heated campaign for governor in 1892. When tho sonato had roturned to ita ohainber, tho houso adjournod at 12:15. ) TUUttSDAT. Tbo.Jirst of tho mond roading bilb (alon up in tho Houso Thursday waa thatof?AJr. duo. P. Thoma i. Jr., to ro gelio tho bonds of publio oflroors. Theresas no dibato on tho bill. It provides that bonds of all county office'* must bo rooordod by tho olork or willi tho rogiotor of mosno oonvov anoo mid by him trausmiuod iimnndi atoly lo tho seorotary of atato, who shall tito them with tho s'ato troasuror. Tho bouda of oounty disp> niora muat ala i h'irooorded with tho olork of court ned mimt bo fi ed with dircolors of tho y tn to dio in n nry. Thc' bonds of {State, district and cir ouitojiioori must bo roooidcd by tho Acoren ry of state and filed with slate troasu'or-and tho bond of ?ho lutlor must bo filod with tho governor. ? fortified OOpy shall bo good and sufiioio'nt ovidenoo in suits itiBtitutod oo such blonds. Tho'last sootion reads: "That it shall bo unlawful for any portion to aasuaio or attempt to aisuiuo (ho duties of any o iii JO in which a bond is rotiuirod, without in good faith hav II g r?ivon tho bond requirod; and any portion assauming or attempting to ai sumo tin? dutios of any oflieo as aforo said,, s'hait l?o guilty of a mmdomcanor, ai.d 'shall bo t-ut je jt lo a Hue of $500, or iiiipnsoomout for not lesa than ihrco montas, in iho dosorotion of tbooourt." Thoro was aspiritol debato over Mr. Tatum's bill to provent rookloss driving on tito highways. Thu bill passod BO coed reading When tho bill etuno up Mr.?i'atutn said there is now no law on tho Botuto books to roach this offonao. Ho d,colarod that tho bill had boon ro pottid unfavorably booauso niouibora of thVoommitloo own raoo horsos and wann to tipecil thom on tho highways. Ho galled tho faot. that ono of tho booi oitia?nV of Orangoburg had rcoently b \a. killed by a negro driving; rookloss-1 Mr. Qaston of Ohostor spoko in favor 1 of tho bill. Ho had had ocoasion to re present a man whoso property had boon danagod by a nogro driving rookleoely, and iho law gavo no rodross. Mr. Dunbar of Marlboro and Mr. Rainoford Bpoko in favor of tho bill. Mr Morgan opposod il. Tho houso by a voto of 00 to 41 ro funod to ?triko out tho onaoting words. Mr. McGowan offered an arno nd mo nt to inoludo bioyolos under tho provisions of iho bil!. This was adopted. M?\ teston oilcrod -n i/voodrnoul to doolaro moro apooifioially what high ways woro nioant. Tho bill was impor foot in this particular. Tho amondmont was r< jdotod. Mr. Sanders offored an amondmont to mako tho provisions apply to tho towns and oitios. This was agrood io, FaiDAY. Tho Houso did not do muoh work, but soon aftor assembliog adj igrnod to Monday in honor of (Jon. ll, ?. Loo ; birthday which was Saturday. Mr. Weston's Plan. Mr. Woston Wodnooday prosontod in tho houso a bill to roarrango tbo con gressional districts. Tho following is tho grouping ho suggests: Poo Ddo District-Tho oountios of Marlboro, Ohostorfiold, Darlington, Ma rion, Floronoo, Horry and Clarendon. . Santoo District-Tho oountios of Goorgotown, Williamsburg, Charles town, Borkoloy and Dorohostor. Watoreo Dittriot-Tho oountios of Riohland, Fairliold, Kershaw, Sumtor, Lanoaotor and Lexington. IO listo Distriot-Tho oountios of Orangoburg, Barnwell, Bamberg, Hampion, Beaufort and Colinton. Saluda Distriot-Tho oountios of Edgeficld, Aikon, Saluda, Nowborry, Groonwood and Laurent). Koowoo District-Tho oountios of Abbevillo, Aodorson, Goonoo, Piokons and Groonvillo. Catawba Di-Uriot-Tho oountios of Spartanburg, Union, Cherokoo, York and Cheater. Verdict of Guilty. Waltor MoAhstcr, Andrew J. Oamp boll and Wm A Death, throo of tho four pomona indiotod for tho death of Jennie Bossohio-.or, a mill girl of Pater son, N J , who waB murd? red on tho night of (Jjt. 18 last, wiro adjudged guilty of murder in tho socond degroo. Aooordiog to tho Now Jeraoy law tho maxinuni pjnalty for tho prisoners is 30 years imprisonment Tho jury took 14 ballots and aftor summoning Judgo Dixon at.il tho prisonors, filed into tho oourt room. Tho priaonora appeared vory nervous. MoAlistor soeinod moro txottod than any of tho other*. Ho sat bitting his lips whilo waiting. Camp b il thrust his ha ad into his trouser pookota and olinohed his fists in thom. Do*th lo jkod anxiously about tho oourt room fora momont and then a9sumod tho eamo attitulo as Campbell. An Exciting Scone. Thoro W?B anothor cifort in Wednes day's oxcoutivo session to tho nonato to socuro tho confirmations of Mr. Jamos S. Harlan to tho attornoy gonoral of Puorto Hiuo and as on Tuos day, tho effort failod booauso of tho ftbnonoo of an aigumont. Tho attempt to roaoh a voto rosultod in an animatod ?ceno in v/hioh Sonators Porakor and Pottigrow woro tho principal aotors. Thoro waa a lively oxohango of person alities. IN THE SENATE. Lieutenant Governor Tillman In the Chair HONORING LEES MEMORY. A Number of Bill Passed, Oomo Killed and New Ones Brought In Tho Sonato was in sosB?on j ant half an hour Monday night of laat wook On Tuesday v/aa in noasion throo hour*. Aftor tho roll nail and prayor Prosi dunk Sonrhorough announocd the ap pointment of Ho tutors Q rubor and Graydon and IViprosentativos J P. Ti om AH. Jr., J. ll. Ooggoshnll and F. ll. Mo Mastorao tho oom mit too to pro paro a bill fixing tho compensation for county offioors. At 12 o'olook, on motion of Mr. Shoppard, tho sonato proooodod to bal lot for United Btatos Sonator, as ro quirod by tho constitution. Thia was gone t hrough with without any firoworks or blowing of horns or clashing of oym bals. 4 1 nornioato lion. B li. Till mau of Edgotiold, who was noininatod at tho rooont primary," said Mr. Hend erson. "I sooond tho nomination," said Mr. Brioo. Tho olork thon oallod tho roll andoaoh sonator prono nfc votod "Tillman !" whon bia nama was oallod. Thoro woro 34 sonators prosont and Senator Tillman received ovory voto. Not moro thau throe minutes was eon eutnod from tho timo of Mr Sheppard's motion until tho result of the voto waa announced, and tho nonato quiotly pro ooodod to othor buainosfl. The houao resolution to oxtend tho timo for tho paytnoot of taxos was thon taken up. Mr. Biakcnoy movod to atriko out tho roaolving words, and tho motton waa ?ooondod by Mr. Brioo. Mr. Ildorton ?poko for sovoral minutes iu favor of tho oxtonsion, and thoro woro a nutnborof othor expressions pro and o.m. Finally tho sonato rofusod to ntriko out tho resolving words by a vote of 19 to 13 aa followa: Yeas-Appolt. Blakonoy, Bowon, Brio), Douglas, Gains, Glonn, Horn don, Iloudoraon, Hough, MoDormott, Siaokhouso, 8ulliv?n.-13. Niys-Aldrich, Barnwall, Brown, Dean, Donuia, Goodwin, Grubor, Gray don, Hay, Hydriok, Ildorton, Marah.ll, Mowor, lligsdalo, Barratt, Shoppard, Stanland, Talbird.-19. Tho houao resolution was then adopt od by tho samo vote. Vf EDNB8DAY. Tho sonato was io sessioD not quito two hours Wednesday, but notwith atanding that a groat doal of timo was spent in discussing Mr. Umber's "oon struotion bill," tho oalondar waa oloared and a nutnbor of now bills and resolutions wore introduced. Tho non ato wastes vory little timo ovor unim portant matters. Tho two housos mot in assembly at 12 o'olook to ratify tho "o???Uon of ^wV-or ,HU?nn. but thi? did not take moro than 15 minutes. The sonato mot, at ll o'olook and adjourn at 1:50, to moot at ll o'olook this morn ing. Sonator Graydon introduced a oon ourront resolution, whioh was adoptod, calling on attornoy general to report at onoo what action, if any, ho han takon in rogard to tho fertilizer trust, aa instruotod by abill panned at tho last sossion. Tho special Order for tho day, Sona dor GrurW's bill t'ideolaro tho eonstruo tiou to bo plaood on oortain aots amond iug formor aots, was thon takon upand Mr. Grubor spoko in favor of its adop tion. Sonator Mowor thought suoh a law would bo harmful and gavo illus trations hy whioh tho intorost of tho gouoral assombly would be defoatod and thc rosult thon would bo remodid. Mr. Graydon favored it, saying ho want ed to mako tho laws so plain that any layman might road thom and toll what they meant. Mr. liagsdalofavorod tho bill, as ho thought it would provont many laws hoing ropcnlcd by implica tion without tho intontion of tho l?gis lature Barnwoll opposed it. Ho thought tho bill unnecessary and oaloulatod to make oonfuaion worso confounded. Mr. Hondorson favored the bill, saying that at prosont tho preamblo of an sot rcfors to ono thing and tho body of tho aot rofors to somothing entirely differ ont. A motion w*s mado to indofinato ly postpono tho bill but this was lost by a voto of 21 to 6, and tho bill was road and ordered to ile third reading. Mr. Marshall's bill as to requiring poaeo offioors in mill towns to givo bond, passed its third reading and was sont to tho houBo, Tho houso resolution as to tho exton sion of tho timo for tho pay mont of tax os was road tho third timo in tho son ato. Tho sonato then adjournod to Thursday. THURSDAY. On Thursday on motion of Mr. Gray don, tho sonato adoptod a rosoludon calling on tho attornoy gonoral fer in formation as to tho onforoomont of tho law in regard to tho fer ti li a or trust. Mr qhoppard annouocod that he had boon reauostod to stato that tho information donned will ba found in tho forthoom ing report of tho attorney gonoral, whioh will be plaood on tho desks of tho mom bara in a fow days. Tho following billi paned thoir third reading and wero sont to the houao: Mr. Grubor's bill doolaring the oon struotion to bo plaood upo? oortain aots amonding former note. Mr. Shoppatd'a apportionment bill, Mr Grubcr'Bhill to ratify the amond monta to the oonatitution providing for tho oondomnation and assessment of lands for drainage purposes. Mr. Livingston oiforod the following resolution: "liosolvod, that tho oomprtollcr gen oral bo and is horeby requostod to re port to tho sonato at tho oarliest prao ablo day whothor or not ibo provisions of an aot to provide for tho taxation " tolograph, tolophono, palace oar, sloop lng oar, drawing room ear, express and fast froight, joint stook associations companies, partnerships and corpora lions, transacting business in tho Stato of South Carolina," approved February 18, 1898, have boon compiled with by poraons affootod thereby; what oem pauioi, assooatlons and corporations have mado tho returns requirod by said aots and whethor er not suoh returns aro in oomplianoo with tho torms of the saids law; the aggregate valu? ?ssetsed against oaoh of said companies, aseo oiations and corporations, and tho amount assossod against oaoh in this Stato, and any other information ho roany be abio to givo tho sonate in refor orioo to tho oxooution of said not." The resolution was adopted, At 12 o'olook tho sonato wont over to tho houso to sit in joint assembly to witness tho inauguration of tho gover nor and lieutenant governor. Tho ox oroisos oooupicd about 40 minutes. Tho full aooount is gi von olsowhore. Aftor Col. Tillman had takon tho oath of office Mr. Scarborough, the re tiring lieutenant governor, removed his reboot effi:oaad holpod to adjust it .bout tho shouldors of his suoQcstor, There was hawdolappiug in all patts of tho hall as tho now lieutenant governor fne,od tho assombly and took the gavel. Ooh Tillman formally ?nnouveaa that tho business for which tho Joint assem bly had oonvonod hating boon trans not jd tho Joint assombly wat dissolved, ! and tho senate returned to its ohambor UBUT. GOV. TILLMAN'S ADDRESS. Wnon Lioutonant ti o vor nor Tillman called tho sonato to ord or tho aisles on tho floor as woll as tho gall?nos wore filled with spectators. Iiis inaugural address was brief, but his words and II?B sontimonts woro woll chosen and ho was grootod with applouso ae ho oonoludcd. His address was as follows: ''Sonators: In assu oing the dulles of tho ofdoo to whioh I have boon oloolod I am not unmindful of tho responsibili ties thrown about it, nor om 1 ungrate ful to tho pooplo who put me hore, uor oan I forgot that I prosido ovor a body whioh has written sonio of tho highosb pagos in South Carolina's history. Weat standard of morit will mark my career in this cfSoo, I do not know, but impartiality shall bo my guido star. '"It is hardly nnooBBary for mo to ex press tho wish or ovon rofor to tho fact that I trust the accustomed harmony will prevail in this body. "In tho va?t domain of tho old cen tury, I am gratifiod to know that thero may bo found tho oomotory of factional differences in South Carolina: and that standing hero in tho dawn of tho now century, we find thia is not only a re uuitod Stato but a reunited nation. Couiurios havo faded into shadows; in that great poriOd of tho past Napoleon had his groatno-is and his gravo; tho Southorn Ooofodoraoy blossomed liko tho IOHO, faded and foll; "wo stand hero at tho end of tho mighty yoars' with all tho responsibilities of an advanood oitizonship; gravo oonditioni confront eur country, perhaps a docado may find this tho greatest ropublio that the world bas over known; anompire, ruled by aa omporor in royal robos, ora pres ident with imperial powors. It thoro foro behoovos tho party, to whioh wo all bolong, to unite and join in tho des i erato strugglo that will deoido tho destiny of our country. "Invoking the blessings of tho Deity upon your deliberations and asking the ?uidanoo of His divine hand for myself now doolaro the sonate ready for any bnsinoss that may properly bo bo foro it." Mr. Hondorson offered tho following resolution, whioh was sooondtd by Sen ator Mower.and othora,aud adoptod by ? rising voto; .Tto?olvod, That the thanks of the sonato aro duo and aro hereby tondorod to tho Hon. lt. B. Scarborough, our re tiring presiding officer, for his uniform kindnoss, firmness and urbanity in tho disohargo of his arduous duties." On motion of Mr. Sheppard tho son ato thon adjournod to mot at ll o'olook Friday morning. FRIDAY. Tho Sonate attondod only to routine bnsinoss on Friday and adjourned over to Monday in honor of Con. il. Pl Loos birthday whioh was Saturday, Tho Salt Our?, A romarkablo salt oure is re^rrted from Chango. A soven-montk?-old ohdd was so dosporatoly ill of a fovor that tho family physioian gave tho oaae up, saying the obiid had only a fow hours to livo. Another physician was oallod, and as a desperate resort it was agreod to use aalt. A solution of com mon tablo salt and water was inj -Mod into ?tho stomaoh and a omni lor quantity into tho rogion of tho -heart. Twolve hours lator tho iu j odious woro ropoatod, and almost at onoo a ohange for tho bettor waa noted. Within twenty-four hours tho fovor had gono down, oon8oiousooss had returned and tho pulso was normal. Aftor the lapse of about throe days tho child was pronounood woll on tho road to com pleto rooovory. Five Killed. A head on collision botwoen freight trains on tho Qrand Trunk railroad noar Look's Mill Maino oarly Friday morning rosultod in tho doath of fivo mon sorious injury of sovoral othors, and four locomotives and 12 caro woro domolished. Each min was drawn by two onginos. Tho oars took firo and explosions occurred. It is olaimod that tho oonduotor of oaoh bolioved ho bad tho right of way with a oloar traok and oaoh train wa* taking advantage of down grado to make a fast run. Tho trains mot with a tonino orash on tho curvo at a point whoro tho two grados mot. Ia an instant tho four onginoB moro nothing but a shapcloss pilo of iron and stool. Loss Than Ten Million Bales. Tho Now Orleans Times Domoorat publibhod a lottor from Statistician Noil, in whioh ho shows that his esti mate at tho boginning of tho oot'.on soason, that tho onton orop would not oxooed nino and three quarter million balos, is substantiated by tho season's roooipts, tho prosont visiblo and futuro outlook._ Served Thom Right. At a j-lint oauous of tho Pennsylvania sonato and house Domoorats Wednes day, resolutions wcro adoptodoxpolliog from tho party and donounoing in very vigorous languago thoso Oomootats who aidod tho Quay lt jpublioana in tho or ?anization of tho house and Wm. d'. ?alvin who also voted for Mr. Quay for Unitod States sonator. It Jarrod Him. A Georgia judge who tried to i mi ta to King Soloman in dooiding tho owner ship of a six months old baby was non plussed when, as ho put tho infant on tho tablo and announced his intontion of outting it in h al von with* big hutoh or knife, tho womon oriod, ".Don't do, that; koop it yourself," and left tho oourt hurriedly. SOUNDS THE ALARM. Qrover Cleveland Speaks of National Decay. OLD POLICIES ABANDONED And the Rep?blicas In ' Gravo Danger A Strong.Appeal for Rai urn to Our First Principles Ex-President Olovland was ono ot the spcakora At tho Holland sooloty dinner in Now York on Thursday night. He spoke as follows: "Tho quostion ls suggostod whothor in prosont condition this conservatism . oharaot&riaes the conduct or guides the sentiment of ?our pooplo? There cnn be but ono aeswor to this question. Con nor vatio m ha? in a groat d?groe boon jauntily oast asido, or oondoiunodjaa oppoiod to our country's welfare and glory. A strango voyago has boos* on? torod upon wit hunt count of coat and, without ohart or oompass. Tho tried and sure fou nd titi o no of our -1 i bor ty ?u d v national hapn^u?'j* haye boon disorodit od. T?ovbronco for ourgnational tradi tions has boen volaxod-and-eatinfaotion with our coan try's mission has hoon undermined. Tho restraints and linii- . tations of our constitution haye booomo galling and irksomo undor tho tompta ttons of national grood and aggrandise mont. Oar old lovo of poaoo? Honor and justice has boon woakonod and frugality and contentment ?are not<>now traita insaperablo -from Amerioan character. ??rr? .. ...... _f?v ?1,1 n_Ut- _ J nar. uvuu wi LU mu unwriu D au vanood civilisation, may*still ho some time! neoossary ' and justifiable, but . whothor nooosiary and justifiable or not. tt o demoralisation that follows in its train caa novor bo ovadod. It.toaohcs bloody instruotions, which in iv country whoso oitisons do tho fighting, oan not fail to ioavo thoir impress for a time at least upon public and private lifo in time of poaoj. ''Thirty yotrs af tor tho dose of tho war for tho prosorvation of tho union, a troaty of arbitration was formulated botwoon tho United Statos and Grout Brittan whioh, if completed, would have gono for towards romoving every protest of war botwoon tho two jooun tries This treaty failod of confirma tion in tho senate of the United States. Lusa than five years passed, and these English-speaking ohampions of poaoe and arbitration aro ?*till4 opora?Dg? on parallftd linos-ono in the Philippines and the other in South Af rion-but no longer for peaoo and arbitration. Both are killing natives in an offort to pos sess thoir lands. "This indioates a jiad rolapiio,>anddn our case it is a most serious ono. If England suooeods in*'hornett tempt in South Afrioa, ehe will but add anothor to her list of similar acquisitions; .a braye poople/will bo . subjugated, and: be??ttso of our ongagcmont iu W ?'fti?ijU ' lar venturo in anothor quarter thoy will miss the expressions of American sympathy whioh wo aro aodustomcd to extond to thoso who struggle for na tional life and??independence. On tho ethor hand, with BUOOOBS in ou^ouh jugating o if ort a new, untried and ox oeediugly perilous situation will be foroed upon un. Wo oan conquer tho Philippines, and af tor conquering thom, oan probably govern thom. It is in tho strain upon our 'in H ti tu tiona, the de moralisation upon our pooplo, tho eva sion of our constitutional limitations and tho preservation of our national mission that our danger Hos. As a dis tinguished bishop has said: 'Tho quos tion is nui what wo shall do. with the Philippines, but what the Philippines will do with us.' ''Oar country will never bo the pam? again. For woal or woo wo have al ready irrevocably panned boyond the old lino. The ropublio will in some ?ort be saved. Shall it bo only in name and semblanoo, with fair oxtornal ap-, {.p aramco but with tho germs of decay afltonod upon its vitals; or shall it, though changed, still sur vivo in ttuoh vigor and, stronath as to romain the hopeland pride of Amorioans? "Tho problom is a momentous ono. Ia the midst of rookloss tumult and in the confused rAgo of national greed and bloodiness, lot 'it bo proolaimod that American) freedom'^ and popular rulo cunno ti perish exoopt through tho madness of thoso who havo thom iu thoir koeping, and by the blood and Baorifioos of our? fathers, by tho lofty aohievomonts of tho froo inst i tut iou,, they established, by our glorious vie torios of poaoe and by ounroliaaoo on the promise of God, the Dutch con servatism enjoins upon our p?oplo a faithful disohargo of their saorod trust." A Mysterious Murder. Tho body of a man, with his throat out from ear to oar and showing other marks of violonoo, was found in a trunk on a pilo of skids at tho bulkhead of pier ll, East rivor, Now York just bo foro noon Wednesday. It was identi fied two hours later by a woman as the body of Miohaol Woiasborgor, or Weiss borg, an East Sido Hobrow, who was ompfoyed by a j weir y drm te soil Jew oliy on tho instalment plan. Polioo Capt. Titus doolared thu tho motivo for thoorimo was robbery, and intimatod that at least two mon were concerned in in tho murder. Attontion was oisllod to tho trunk by some longshoremen working on tho pior. It lay within 50 foot of tho rear end of tho old Slip sta tion houso and on a busy thoroughfare Thoro was a spattor of blood on the trunk. Patrolman Riloy openod tho trunk, Lying on its loft sido, and with knees doubled up, was.?tho body of a man, tho uppor part completely dronohed in blood. Examination of tho body showed, in addition to tho terrible gash in tho throat, a number of bruises on the abdomen, forehead, ohio, noaoand lips, and threo of tho viotim's front tooth had boen knocked out. Tho body had been partially undressed. Father and Son. Alexander Chester waa ground to pi?ces Thursday In a shaft of tho Penn sylvania Ooal company at ^Pittsburg Fa. His father was was kilted in tho i same shaft a short while t*o.