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VOL. XVI. THE SALARY BILL Was Considerably Amended and Passed by the House. sums UE THE CHANGES MADE In (lie Hill aw It Passed (In* Hcnnto Scvernl llnys Aftn. Some Salaries liaised and Koine Itedueed. The Salai) 1U1I passed several days' Htfo by Hie Senate was taken up In the i I louse on Monday of last week, and after heinp- amended, was passed to its seeond reading. The house made the following Changes in the senate's provisions as to the, auditor's salaries: Itarnwell, from one thousand to sM.MOO; ($8iii>.0<> to be paid by State and by the county). Charleston from $2.son io$3,200 ($2,200 to i>e paid by 1 State sind $1,000 by the county). Chester Held, from fcUTA i.<> &?nn i',.i lcton from $1,000 to $000. Dorehcs-! ter, from $7oo to $800. (Jeorijetown ! from $975 to $1,000: Hampton amount not changed, lmt. county to pay $300 instead of $100 and State $000 instead of $500. Oconee from $900 to $800. Pickens was changed $075 to $525, but was restored to $075 when the house subsequently decided to pay treasurers and auditors the same amount. Union from $800 to' $900. The State pays two-thirds and the county one-third of each auditor's salary. HIIKKIFK S SAI.A UIKS. Under the provisions for she'rilTs, i Charleston's was changed from $1,800 1 f/, I AAA. / i\, * / -- - */?.?/? ' - - i<i <rt,vuv; v-nuroKce innu JJJ5UU l.o ?t> 1.- | 150: Colleton from $1,300 to $1,200; Darlington from $1,500 to $1,800; j ICdgelicld $000 to $1,000; Georgetown from $1,500 to $1,800; Newberry from $1,100 to $1,400; Oconee from $500 to $750; Orangeburg from $2,000 to $2,200; IMckcns from $700 to $000; Spartanburg from $2,000 to $2,400; York from $1,400 .to $1,350. The senate bill provides: "That the sheriffs of! the various counties of this State shall receive annual salaries in lieu of all costs and fees chargeable against the county, as follows," etc.: After stating the amount to be paid the salary of the sheriff of each county, the bill provides: "That in addition to the salary hereinabove provided, the sheriffs of t he various eniint.iou nf the state shall receive 20 cents per day for dieting each prisoner while in his custody, and actual t raveling expenses for himself and prisoners and lunatics, when called beyond the county. Mr. C. 10. llobinson moved to strike out "actual traveling expenses" and to insert instead "actual and necessary expenses." This was adopted. The house changed the senate's figures for clerks of court in the following particulars: Chesterfield 3."id to 400; Georgetown f?00 to 000; Marlboro 0,")0 to% 500: Oconee 250 to 300; Spartanburg 500 to 1.500; York too to 300. And the following changes were made as to county supervisors: Abbeville too for clerical services; I tarnwell 800 to 000: Florence 000 to 750; Oconee 300 to 500; Orangeburg 400 to 350; Richland 900 to 1,200, with the provisions that this does not apply to current term of office. The house changed the senate hill as to the pay and service of county commissioners as follows: In Anderson to get pay for not more that 40 days (senate had if 25 days); Greenville from 75 and mileage to 150 days i and no mileage; Greenwood from 40 1 o :i5 days; Hampton from $3.00 and no mileage to$1.50 a day and mileage; ( Laurens $100 per annum (omitted from senate hill); Lexington county $250 to $300 each per annum; Marion county to to 30 days; Marlboro $.3 per day, not to exceed 25 day and mileage at the rate of 5 cents a mile (omitted! from senate hill); Oconee $250 each to $300 each; Itichland $2 per day for 25 days and mileage. Clerks of county hoards- Aiken $200 to $225; Kdgelield $75 to $150; Georgefnuril ft I r.< I lAft'Ulll* 4*.'. ' iv? I'l/lVIIVOH I i'l'IXIIWI in senate bill); I lorry $150 to $100; Laurens $150; York 1,000. Township commissioners were to get $ 1.00 per clay in t ho senate bill, but the house changed t his to $2 per clay.There was some discussion of t he matter lefore the change was made, but it was urged that the township boards when act ing as township boards of assessors can put on the tax books enough property not returned to more than pay the increased per diem. Mr. Morgan cited that in Greenville county the township I wards had, by working overtime, put $1)0,000 addition on the tax books. The amended sect ion reads: That the members of the board of township commissioners in counties where such officers exist shall receive as compensat ion for their services the sum of two dollars per day f*?r not exceeding five days, and the chairman of said board an additional sum of two dollars per day for each day's attendance, and mileage of tive cents a mile in the most direct route, each way, from his home to th. court house when attending upon meetings of the county board of commissioners, when the said county board is not acting as a board of equalization. The changes as to county superintendents of educat Ion were: liambcrg (where the auditor does the work) from $25 to $5; Itarnwell $150 to $500; Charleston $<100 to $750; Cherokee $.')00 to $400; Fairfield $460 to $500; Hampton $400 to $ 150; Lexington $500 to $000; Marlboro $400 to $<100; Newljcrry i $000 to $0i>0: liichlrnd from $1,000 to $1,I.*?0. In Lexington, Charleston and Newberry counties special provisions for traveling expenses were inserted. t?ut were afterwards taken out as il was feared t lie const it ut inutility of t he bill might be made questionable: The traveling expense then was included ; m Llie regular salary. Township assessors and city hoards of assessors*are to be paid $-.00 per (lay. The senate bill provided for count\ hoards) of education to bo paid f >r not more than seven days. An addit ional provision was inserted by Mr. West \ to extend this to *20 days for counties of over oh,000 inhabitants. Coroners I'dpvtield S'loa to $1 Itiehland $2o0 to York *2"?0 to $ 1 To. COUNTY TIC. \BU UlSlts. During the discussion of the hill Mr. Lyles olfered and amendment providing for tlie salaries oT ail the county treasurers. Mr. Lyles said that the< treasurers do a irreat d?vi! morof work than the auditors and should jjet more pay. His amendment proposed for the treasurer to not 2."> per cent, more than the auditor. The original liill had proposed the auditors and treasurers to net the same. Mr. Lyles declared that Ids amendment could l?c further amended so as to suit every county. Mr. Muuldin supported the amendment for the same reasons advanced by Mr. Lyles. Mr. Kiblcropposed the amendment on the ground that it would destroy the uniformity of the bill, lie contended that auditors do more work than the treasurer in some counties. Mr. M. L. Smith advocated the amendment, lie protested against | passing an arhitary rule giving l hose ollleers the same salary. The treasure r in the greater number of enmities gets more t han the auditor now and he should, for his bond costs more and lie lias considerably more work to do as a rule. By a vote of f>l to 40 the house tabl- j ed Mr. Lyles'amendment and deelar-1 ed itself in favor of giving the auditor 1 and treasurer the same. The section relating to county; treasurers provides: "That the county ; treasurers in each of the counties of the State shall receive the same salary as that paid to the county auditor of such county, the salary of such treasurer to be paid by the State and the county, in the same proportion as that of the county auditor. That in addition to the salary so provided for. each of the county treasurers of the State shall be entitled to charge of delinquent taxpayers/)!) cents : ior eacn tax execution issued against j delinquent, such fee not to be chargablo against, the county. Mr. Prince wanted to st rike out of j tlie section relating to pay of treasurers the paragraph allowing the treasurer .*>0 cents for each dclinqeunt tax execution issued by him. Mr. Croft opposed I be amendment . On motion of Mr Itcamguard the amendment was rejected. Mr. Austin wanted to make this do- i linquent fee $1.00. This was voted j down on motion of Mr. McLaughlin. | This fee is to be paid by t in; delin- I quent himself, not out of the public j I IIIK1S. Mr. Prince moved to strike out the paragraph giving t he auditor 25 cents j for each conveyance of real estate made on his books. Mr. Prince said that the law requiring conveyances to bo recorded is not carried out. Mr. J no. P. Thomas, .I'r., opposed the amendment. The amendment was lost. Mr. Williams wanted to make this fee 10 cents instead of 25 cents. This too was voted down. The' sections relating to the salaries of t reasurers and auditors were adopted as amended. Mr. Dorroh then offered an amendment to strike out tlie section fixing the salaries of sheriffs and to substitute the old act giving the sheriffscertain fees. Tills was tabled by an overwhelming vote and the house then took up tiie section county by county. NVhcn t he bill after about three hours had been amended and patched up to the queen's taste, Mr. Ihitler offered an amendment that the act irointoef feet (Mi the 1 st of April. Mr May son wanted to know if tins would affect the salaries of those now holding office and if so would this l?e> constitutional. The quest ion was not. answered, but the amendment was agreed to and the bill then passed second reading. A Horrible fate, Eliza Ooodlctt, white, 22 years old, living with her grandparents near (ireers, after retiring last Friday night arose and rushed from the house barefooted. Search was commenced, but she was not found until Saturday morning, dead and buried in the snow. She was subject to epileptic attacks and was complaining all day Friday. She was a daughter of James Goodlett, who abandoned Ids family last fall, leaving them in great want. Tea Cult urc. The production of several kinds of tea in the United States is an assured fact. Four thousand live hundred pounds of high grade tea was grown during the year by l>r. Charles F. Shepard of Suiuinerville, S. C. Experts pronounce it equal in flavor and aroma to the lxst imported teas. The protlt averages from $J0 to $40 per acre net. CollnpM; of n Church. The snow storm Friday night caused the St. John A. Nf. K. church, Spartanburg, to collapse. The new organ was ruined. The loss falls heavily on pastor and congregation, who have striven so hard to build this church. An appeal to all the people has Ix'eti issued. CONWAY, S. C., FINDS FOR NEITHER. President Roosevelt's Reply to Admiral Schley's Appeal. HE AGREES WITH THE BOARD. Sampson's Chui'Kt'* Against Soliloy Krl'utc TIkmiiki'Ivcn; Schley lOrretl in tin* lamp, mil) Noilltcr Won (jlory. The following, in part, is President Koosevelt's memorandum upon theap( jH'al of Admiral Sclde\: "li appi'.irs t hat. Lilt; court ??f iiKjinry was unanimous in its (hiding of fact j and unanimous in its expressions of opiimn on most of its Ihidlngs in fact. No appeal is made tome from the verdict of t lie court on these points where j it was unanimous. J have, however, gone carefully over the evidence on these, points also. I amsatistiod that on the whole, t he court did substantial > justice. It should have specilieally condemned the failure to enforce tin j cNicicnti night hlooVule at Santiago' while Admiral SeliW was in command. ?)n the. ot her hand, 1 feel that there is ! a rcasonahle dot/ ?t whether he did J not move his squadron with sutlleient expedition from port to port. CliNSI'HH KOK SAMPSON. The court is unit in condemning I Admiral Schley's act ion on the point whoIV it see ins 1 <? iiif ho most gravely erred; (his retrograde movement) when lie abandoned tlx* blockade, and bis disobedience of orders and mis' statement of facts in relat ion 1 hereto. If should be remembered, however,) that the majority of those actions i , which t he court censures occurred live ; 1 weeks or more before the light itself: ! land it certainly seems that if Admi; ral Schley's actions were censurable he i should not have been left, as second in command under AdmiralSainpon. Ilis . offenses were jn effect condoned when j he was not called to account for I hem. ) Admiral Sampson, after the light, in an official letter to the department alluded foi the tirst time to Admiral j Schley's 'reprehensible conduct.' six weeks previously. If Admiral Schley I was guilty of reprehensible conduct of j a kind which called for such notice from Admiral Sampson, then Admiral Sampson ought not to have loft him 1 as senior ollicer of the blockading squadron on thc.'ld of July, when he] (Sampson) steamed away on his proper errand of communication with (Jon. Shaftcr. is si'uci ai. citicniT nun anyonk? "We can therefore for our purposes dismiss consideration of so much of the appeal as relate to anything except the battle. As regards Ibis, (lie I point raised in the appeal is between Admiral Sampson and Admiral Schley, as In which was in command, and as ] to which was entitled to the credit., if either of them was really entitled to any unusual preeminent credit by any special exhibition of genius, skill and courage. "The appeal of Admiral Schley to me is not,, as to this, the chief point he raises, really an appeal from the decision of the court of inquiry, fivesixths of the appeal is devoted to this j question of command and credit: that | Is, to matter which the court of in; hoi ..... i. t-- .? I M1IH j mil a II M Kin.Mllfr, III I !S 111 I'llCCI an appeal from the action of President McKinley t hree years ago when he jsent in the .recommendations for promotion for the various officers connected with the Santiago squadron, basing these recommendations upon his estimate <*f t he credit to which | the otticers were respectively entitled. What I have to decide therefore, is whether or not President McKinlcy 1 did injustioe in the matter. This necessarily involves a comparison of1 the actions of the dMTcrcrent commanders engaged." The president quotes statements from Admirals Phillip, Evans and Taylor, Capt. Clark and Commander, Wainwright as to Sampson's part in the battle and the extent of Schley's command. The president then refers to t lie hits inflicted by the American licet upon the Spanish vessels, saying that out of 10, 11 were made by shells from the Iowa and 10 by shells from the P.rooklyn. lie briefly describes the battle and then goes on to say. "We hllVI' illKt. f?!Lii?p t./i hn Itr/nirl /it' the vigilance and instant readiness our ship displayed, and the workmanlike cfliciency with which they were handled. The most striking act was that of the Gloucester, a converted yacht, which her commander, Wainright, pushed into the tight through a hail of projectiles, any one of which would have sunk her, in order that he might do his part in destroying the two torpedo t>oats, each possessing mnrn 1 han hlo /dVAM?ii??rt .fuxiu mt'iv iimii iii.-i wit ii iiiicnni.T i: power. qUKSTION OF COMMAND TECHNICAL. "The question of command is in tliis case nominal and technical. Admiral Sampson's ship, New York, was seen at the outset of the fight from all the other si)ips except the Brooklyn. Foilr of.these live ship captains have testified that they regarded him as present and in command, lie signaled 'close in' to the licet as soon as the first Spanish ship appeared, but his signal was not seen by any American vessel. He was actually under lire from the forts, and himself IIred a couple of shots, at the close of the action with the torpedo boats, in addition to signalling just at the close of the action. But during the action not a single order from him was received by any of the ships that were actively engaged. "Admiral Schley at the outset of the action hoisted the two signals of 'clear ship* and 'close in,' which were, TIH'KSDAY, FK1JH simply carrying out the standing *?rders of Admiral Sampson as to what should be done if the enemy's ships attempted to break out of the harbor, t'util after I he close of the lirst portion of I he light at the mouth of t he harbor and until after he had made his loop and the Spanish ships were liccing to the westwaid, not another American shit) noticed a signal from him. When t he western pursuit had begun the Oregon and the Oregon onl\ noticed and repented one of his signals of command. The captain of the Oregon l lien regarded him as in command 1 Mtl did not in any shape or wa\ execute any movement or any action I of any kind whatsoever in accordance ' w it li any order from him. KACMI C VIT US I'OH II I.MSKI.F. "in slant the question as it) which of the two men, Admiral Simpson or Admiral S diley. was at the time in command, isofmereh nominal character. Technically Sampson commanded i he lleiT. and Schley, as usual, j the western division. The actual fact. j I !ii? ininid'hinl !' !? ! ie *?'<** ?!?.. I I m |.ll|'"i I Mill I H\ l!? i 1 IIIIM ?l 1 I ? I 111' bill.Mo was joined not a holm was! shiHod, not a jfitn was tired, in>t a pound of steam was put on in the en(riii<* room aboard of any Ship act i vely engaged. in obedience to the ordor of either Sampson or Schley, save on their own t wo vessels. It was a captain's liyrh t. "Thi re fore the credit to which each of the two is entitled rests on matters apart from the claim of nominal command over the squadron; for so far as > the actual tight was concerned neither nitr i lw% UA*. . i \r. i iivi i ill \rnii| mi i,i' i ( \;'|l IMU1 illl> command. Sampson was hardly more than technically in the ti^ht. Mis real claim for credit rests upon Ids j work as commander-in-chief; upon the excellence of the blockade; upon the! preparedness of the squadron: upon the arm of I lie ships headon in a semicircle around the harbor; and t lie standing orders in accordance with ! which they instantly moved to the attack of the Spaniards when the latter, appeared. for all these things the credit is his. Til K "LOOl'" WAS AN KltKOU. "Admiral Schley Is rightly entitled ?as is ('apt. Cook to I lie credit of what the Brooklyn did in the light. (>n (lie wliole she did well; tint I agree with the unanimous finding of the t liree admirals who composed t he court of inquiry as to 1 he "loop." It seriously marred the Brooklyn's ot herwise | excellent record, heing in fact the one: grave mistake made by any Ameriean ship that day. Had tlie Brooklyn turned to the westward, that Is, in tin; same direction that the Spanish were going, instead of in the contrary | direction, she would undoubtedly have been in more "dangerous proximity") to them. But it. would have been more dangerous for them as well as j for her! This kind of danger must.1 not lie too nicely weighed by those! whose trade it is to dare greatly for the honor of the (lag. Moreover, the: danger was not as great asthat which, in the selfsame moment, menaced j Wainwright's fragile craft as lie drove forward against tin; foe. It was not, in iny judgment as great as the dan- i ger to which the Texas was exposed! by the turn as actually made. It certainly caused both the Brooklyn and the Texas materially to lose position compared to t he Hoeing Spanish vessels. But aft er t he loop had once been ! taken Admiral Schley handled the Brooklyn manfully as well. She and the Oregon were thenceforth the headmost of the American vessels ?though t he Iowa certainly, and seemingly the Texas also, did as much hammering to a standstill the Yiscaya, Oqucndo and the Tercssa; while the Indiana | did all her eastward position and crippled machinery permitted. In the chase of the Colon the Brooklyn and Oregon share the credit between them. SUSTAINS M'KINMCY'S HKCOMMBNOA- | TION8. '"Under such circumstances it,seems to me that the recommendations of President Mcivinley were eminently proper, ano mat so mr as Admirals Sampson and Schley were concerned it would have been unjust for him to have made other recommendations. Personally I feel that in view of Capt. Clark's long voyage in the Oregon and the condition in which he brought her to t he scone of service, as well as the way in which he actually managed her before and during the tight itj would have been well to have given hi in the same advancement that was j given Walnwright. Hut waiving this, ! it is evident that Wainwright was entitled to receive more than any of the other commanders; and that it was just to Admiral Sampson that he J iNiiouiu receive a grcaier advance in numbers than Admiral Schley- thorn was nothing done in t lie battle t hat warranted any unusual reward for either. In short, as regards Admirals Sampson and Schley I lind that Presi1 dent McKtnley did substantial Justice, and that there would be no warrant for reversing his action. "Iloth Admiral Sampson and Ad| rniral Schley are now on t lie retired list. I n concluding their report the members of the court of inquiry, Admirals Dewey, llonham and Ramsay, unite in stating that they recommend that no further action he had in the matter. Willi tliis recommendation I most heartily concur. There is no excuse whatever from either side for any further agitation of ttiis unhappy controversy. To keep it alive would merely do damage to the navy and to ! tlie country. Theodore Roosevelt." the Mennto. The State Senate committee Wednesday wanted Confederate pensions put at $lfiO.OOO. The bill as it came from the house carried $200,000. After some discussion the committee amendment was Cabled and the pension fund will be $200,000. ' il'AUY 2V. TilK Tlil I'll III UTS. Mr. Wheeler's Speech Cuts the Re-| publicans Like a Lash. HIS STINGING REBUKE OF THE S)C(?(iliniii') of (lio llrpiiMloail \iliiiiiiislrai ion in Mealing Willi L ('i'iiwimmI llmitls Mitki'M Ko|>nl?lionn KopiN'Honlnl I vr* in I , Congress The speech of Nli'. Wheeler. of Kentucky. in the lions" when ho 1 >i I terly as-.,tiled Secretary I lay and Lord PamiaTotc and eritieisnl I lie. oltleial preparations for I ho roc-p* linn of Prince Hoary, had a sequel in ill.' Ilnuse Wednesd.n during thddehale on I lie I lie 1 ia 11 apprnprlal ion hill. Mr. iiillel.nl' Ma^saehuset ts. brought the suhject forward in a speech of half an hour, lie declared I hat the intemperance of Mr. W heeler's language carried its own condemnation. During I,lie course of his speech two i Democrats Kohiuson. of I ndiana. and Thayer, of Massachusct ts disclaimed any sympathy with Mr. Wheeler's utterances. Mr. Wheeler himself suh- i sequent !y replied to Mr. (lillct, reaillrmhig what he said and declaring < t.hat he would stand by his own words, whether they were discreet or not. Mil. OlIXKT'S lU.CNOKU. Mr. (Jillet criticised Mr. Wheeler for making t lie charge that t he Secretary of Slate was a "pitable llunky, who should he hooted out of I he State depart int nt." for making fun of the (Jer man nai mn ami saying he did m>1 euro for tho jfood wi I of I lie (icriniin poo- ! pie. Tlic more disgraceful such utteranci's worn tin- more notoriety tliey achieved, lie said, and naturally mad" an Impression uhroad. People there knew nothing of the man who jjave utterance lo them. They only knew! of his ottlcial position as a member of, the American House of Representatives. On that account , he said, the stigma of the gentleman's speech at tached to all of t lie memhers here. At this point two Democrats arose and disclaimed sympathy with Mr. Wheeler's remarks. tiVO TIMID DKMOC'lt ATS. )hiuson, Democrat,of Indiana, amid Republican applause, declared thai the Democratic party should not he held responsible for Mr. Wheeler's statements. '"I have made no such charge," oh- j served Mr. (llllet, "hut if gentlemen j on the other side do not a^re.e with Mr. Wheeler they should say so." This brought Mr. Thayer, of Massachusetts, io Ids feet, with another statement that Mr. Wheeler spoke only for himself. It was unjust and un- i fair, he said, to charge t he. Democracy wit h hein^ in sympat hy with Ids utterances. "One after another." observed Mr. | Talhert. Democrat, of South Carolina. : jumped up. "I want to say," lie cried, "t hat I desire to take my share of the re-i <nrmni 1 >iIiI.v fur llifil unnimli 1 /,..?!/I every word lie said and am sorry lie did not jjo farther. 1 think those who believe as lie docs should say so and nol he Infernal cowards about it." CONFOUNDING "l?IHTHM AND ''HACK." Continuing Mr. fJillet said t beyond will of every nation was valuable to the t nited States, and that it was ex- 1 ecedingly unwise to ilin^ a taunt in ' the face of a jjreat people. Personally, he said, lie himself, was not in ! sympathy with t he worship of royalty. There were, he said, only t wo classes I in tills country who regarded birth. One was t he aristocratic class of the Krcat cities, and the other the class which refused to recognize refinement, culture or education if it. was t ainted wit h color. I tut. lie had believed that 1 lit; occasion of the visit of Prince llenrv was a Drone r time, fori ;t suitable demonstration of good will. ; Our relations with Germany recent ly had been almost strained and here was an opportunity to display our friendship. Iteside it, would be churlish and Inhospitable not to welcome properly the representative of the i German people, .lust, at tins time also he believed that it was proper to send embassies to Rngland and Spain to attend the coronations, although he was not in full sympathy, generally speaking, with such displays. A KOLA NO FOR AN OLIVKK. Mr. Wheeler replied to Mr. Glllct. He disclaimed any idea that on Friday last he had spoken for any one except himself, hut nevertheless, he said, be believed that many people believed as he did. lie, said he had Innumerable letters and telegrams from different parts of the country containing unstinted praise of Ids speech. For himself, he said, he preferred to tell the truth, no matter how unpalatable It might be. lie said ho never had objected to receiving a distinguished foreigner with proper consideration. What lie objected to was the spirit of trueulency and sycophancy that had characterized this and the; preceding Administration, especially, in the conduct of the State depart-! merit. Referring to the communications lie had received lie said that nine-tenths of them were from Northern States and a great majority from Republicans. "Before the American people," lie said, "I say unhesitatingly that 1 have not a word to retract. I sincerely believe we are drifting to a position hostile to Republicanism, i do not believe to occupy a great position in ' f fc u? world thai it is nccossarv for us to saoilllee our traditional principles, i ;u i the sou of a foreigner, and my love of the Republic was l>orn and i>red in inc. I have l?cen charged in the press with being an 'ignorant ag- ; rieult mist..' I am proud of Indng the' son of a farmer and the son of a foreigner. hi11 I am AMII.VMKI) OK TIIH HOOT-LUKINM that characterizes the otllclal class in t lie Republic today." Mr. Wheeler then began to read some of the communications he had received. in reply to a question from Mr. , Itorchig, Republican of Kentucky, lie said that few of them were from Kcnt uoky. "I lave you anything then; from Kdward Atkinson?" asked Mr. Shat - |( I uc, Republican, of < Miio. "No, not yet," replied Mr. Wheeler, amid jeers on the Republican side. ' '/Anything from Aguinaldo?" asked Mr. Mercer, Republican, of Nebraska. | "To one who would lie guilty of the (liscourtsey of that question," retorted Mr. Wheeler, "I will say I had rattier ' nuinlier Aguinaldo among my friends t Itian such as he." I In conclusion Mr. Wheeler stated ( that lie had meant no disrespect to Prince Henry or t he (Jerman people, as lie did not see how what he said ! could lie tortured into such an Inter- ; nipt ion. The incident closed with a \ few remarks from Mr. Rorelng, lie- , publican, of Kent ucky, who disavowed on behalf of the people of Ids State ' any sy input by with Mr. Wheeler's po- i sit ion. ' Shredding (torn. The modern method of harvesting | corn lias nut been generally adopted , yet. in any portion of the. South. | Wasteful methods that have always , prevailed, and are still practiced. The , blades are somet i nies st ripped from the | stalks by hand and cured for fodder, | I mi t experience has shown that this fodder does not pay for t ho labor <>f > gat tiering and curing. The ears arc ] snatched from the stalks, t brown in small beans, and afterwards a wairou r-. -- < coini'S along and tin-cars picked up, | thrown into the wagon and hauled away. The other half of the crop is left, to brave the weaklier and be consumed by wind and rain; and if any part of it remains when plowing time comes it is piled and buried to the deteriment of the soil. The modern way is to reap the corn, as well as the wheat, and in much the same manner the machine cutting the stalks and tying in bundles, ready to lie set up In shocks. The ears may he seperated , at any time husked and shelled, or the husking and shelling can be done as needed. The stalks, entire, may he cured and stacked and makes excellent fodder. Or the whole hatch can be run through a shredder and made into hay, when it will he eaten up clean by the stock. One reason for not saving the stalks is there Is not live stock enough on the farm to consume it. Tills is another piece of had management. There is where the farmer's profit should come from. l-'ly Wheel lliu-MtH. Wednesday night at the power house of the Spartanburg Railway, (las and IOIcctric Power company, a terrible accident happened as a result of which the three porsonsIn the: build- ' ing were dangerously and perhaps fatally injured. The flywheel of the larger engine which runs the trolley cars hurst, destroying the engine and generator. Laurens Wilson, night engineer, was fearfully hurt. Ills right leg was cut otT below the knee and his right arm and side mangled. nope 01 ms recovery is given up. Kobert Sample, colored, night tlreman, was killed. T. R. Pike, white, who has charge of the gas house Just by I he power house, In the building, was seriously injured. The roof of the building was torn olT and the windows smashed. Killed by Her I,over. Confined to her bed with a badly injured ankle, the result of a fall last week, Miss Gertrude Gothic, aged 22 years, was shot dead Thursday by her lover, George Sutton, aged P.) years, who, with his mother, had gone to the young woman's home in West Philadelphia to pay a visit. Still standing beside the bed, Sutton sent n bullet Into his own breast., but his at* tempt tocndhisown life was defeated by hospital physicians who say lie will recover. The young couple had l>ecn friends for years, but differences In religion, youthfulness and parental objections prevented them from becom ing married. Wiiithrop CoIIcko< The State Senate spent most of Wednesday In debating the Winthrop college appropriation. The hill as it came to the senate made the amount $50,000. The committee on tlnancc amended to make It $55,000, and Senator Henderson olTered a substitute making It $00,000. After a two hours debate pro and con the Henderson amendment was lost by a vote of 20 to 11. Senator Sharpe's amendment to make the appropriation $43,000 was killed by a large majority, and the committee amendment tixing the appropriation at $55,000 was adopted. Will (Jet In lilno. The Dallas News says Congressman Halicock Is acting In the ways and means committee In a manner calculated to annoy the Republican majority of that iKKly. Hut that may be mere play. These Republicans can in committees cut up high jinks, but when they get out in the house where a vote Is taken they are usually as meek as lambs. Look at Senator Hoar, for example. He talks rebelllously, but when It comes to the voting time he can always be found right in the front of the charging Republican column. NO. JJ1. BRUTALLY WHIPPED. A White Man Whipped Almost to Death by Another. WHILE HELD BY TWO NEGROES. Ad'iiir Took I'luciMMi t!??? lliuh-\Vt*y in (IrcoiiwiNKl County. One Mini WltnoHHcd the llrulul AhmuuII. A dispatch from tlrocnwood to the ['olumbia State says as tho result of i severe whipping administered to him by II. I'. Williamson, .1. II. Weil/. Is not expected t ? live. I loth persons are white fanners living near I >ysons in l lie lower part of this onnty. The story tells of one of the most brulal alfairs ever reported from this county. Many reports of the deed and t he causes leading up to it have l?cen circulated, and the facts ire hard to ascertain. These thin#* ire certain: J. II. Wert/, was whipped nearly to death by II. It. Williamson while two nop roes held Wert/, at tho command of Williamson; the two negroes are in jail here; tha' Williamson is at liberty under a thousand dollar bond. The preliminary hearing was held at Ninety-Six Wednesday before Magistrate, lingers. The prison1rs waived tlie preliminary, and a IkiimI of one thousand dollars each was lixed by the magistrate for their release. Williamson was able to give the bond, and the negroes in default of t heir bonds were remanded to Jail. The whipping was given last Thursday. It appears that had blood has existed for some time l>etween Wert/, and Williamson and on Thursday morning Williamson determined to whip Wert/.. With two negro men lie waited on the side of t he road along which lie knew Wert / would soon pass. Wert / with a Mr. Kpcake had gone to look at some Limlier which Speake wanted for a hardwood factory In Spartanburg. After looking at the timlier they started hack to Wertz'a home. As they approached the place where Williamson and the negroes woro waiting, Williamson ordered them to halt. Spcakc was told to stand aside and the negroes were ordered to seize Wertz. This they did and Williamson then whipped Wertz with a buggy trace. The brutality of the deed now appears. Having llie unfortunate man entirely at his mercy he was not satisfied with ignominy which would have come to tile man held by negroes and even lightly whipped, hut whipped him so severly that his very life Is in danger. Williamson is a very much large and stronger man than Wertz and could have whipped him easily In a fair tight, hut chose the must brutal mode of procedure he could. Some persons from t hat section state that Wertz was a fellow of no value to the community. etc., but there is no attempt elsewhere to excuse so brutal an act. WHAT WILLIAMSON HAYS. The account of the whipping at Dyson's sent you is denied by Williamson. lie atllrms that he whipped Wertz without aid; says the two negroes had not hing to do with tho affair except as spectators. They wero arrested on Wortz's statement. Tho negroes are still In jail here. Williamson was here this afternoon and made the above statement. Went Democratic. The Columbia State says "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the capital of Quay's State, went Democratic In the municipal election of Tuesday, although the normal Republican majority is (100. The Democratic nominee for mayor, who not a majority of 2,300, was Vance C. McCormlck, known to fame as a great football and baseball player on the Yale teams a few years ago. Evidently the Republican party Is not to have a monopoly of strenuous leaders. Mayor-elect McCormlck Is only 20 years old and was two years ago elected to the common council, where he made a popular fight for municipal Improvements In the shape of parks, sewers and tlltratlon plant, all to cost over a million dollars. On this Issue he ran for mayor and won? it was a sort of revolving wedge, so to speak, which made a large opening through the Republican centre." Only Seven IjoFi. The Columbia State says there are now surviving only seven of the members of the original secession conven won, which was perhaps tho most eventful gathering of men ever held In South Carolina. On the occasion of the last State veterans' reunion there were nine of tho convention's surviving members. Since that tlmo I)r. Campbell and Capt. Klnsler have crossed the river. The survivors are Chief Justice Mclver, Col. Jos. Daniel l'ope, l)r. James H. Carlisle, Dr. Stokes, lion. 11. A. Thompson, L. W. Spratt and H. C. Logan. The Firm Ijum. The Columbia State says since the system of State Insurance of public buildings was put In operation there have been no losses. But one has come at last. The burning of the nx)f from the court house at Newberry is the tlrst losss sustained, and It is believed that it will not exceed $300 or $400. Tho amount of premiums paid into the State insurance fund to date is about $4,000. The Newberry lass will txj adjusted In a few days. I