The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 27, 1902, Image 1
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