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VOL XVII, THE FIRST DEBATE"* * Takes Place in the State Senate Over a Bill to IT REGUL.ATETHETRAFFICINSEED Cotton Mini Uiipttckt'tl Lint Cotton. Full T? xt of the Illll, uml How the Senators Voted (?n It. When . Mr. Gaines' bill to regulate the traffic In seed cot-ton and tin packed lint cotton catne tip for a second luaumg hi me neuaie on Tuesday ot last week, a general debate ensued which occupied almost the entire time of the Senate. As the bill is general in its scope and of much importance to tlie agricultural class, its main foa- j tares are given as follows: Section 1. The tralllc in seed cotton j or unpacked lint cotton by purchase, barter or exchange within tlie perio i beginning August loth and ending December 20th of each year without license, or bet ween the hours of sunset and sunrise, is hereby declared against the public welfare, and is prohibited. Sec. 2. The clerks of the courts of common pleas are authorized and empowered to issue licenses to traffic in seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton by purchase, barter or exchange within the period beginning August .-loth ami ending December 20th of each year, and wit]4p their respective counties to such person or persons as shall tile with said clerks, respectively, a written application therefor, the granting of which shall lie recommended in writing hy at least ten land owners residing within the township wherein said applicant intends to carry on such traffic. Such license shall specify the exact place whereat said t raffic shall be carried on and the period within which suclt traffic is permitted, and shall continue in force for the. period of one year from the date of issue; and for such license, if granted, a fee of three hundred dollars shall tic paid by the applicant to the county treasurer for the use of the county. Sec. II. All persons engaged in the trattlc in seed cor ton and unpacked lint cotton are re<iuired to keep legibly written in a hook, which shall he open to public inspection, the name of the person or persons from whom they purchase or receive by way of barter, exchange or trattlc of any sort, any seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton, with the number of pounds and date of purchase. Sec. 4. Any person who shall engage in the trattlc in seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton within the period begin ning August 15th and ending December ^pth of any year without license as herein provided, or between the hours of sunset and sunrise, or who shall fail to keep the hook of record as herein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a tine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both tine and imprisonment, at t lie discretion of the court. Sec. 5. The provisions of this act shall not apply to tlie purchase of441 iliters'* nor to tiie purchase of seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton sold under process of law in t he collect ion of rents or of liens or mot (gages previously given on the cotton sold. As soon as the hill was called Mr. Warren moved to stiike out the enacting clause, which was promptly seconded. Mr. Gaines, the author of the bill, resisted the motion, and stated how the inequality of the seed cotton law now on the statute hooks mitigated against Greenwood County with Abbeville and Edgefield on her borders; this was not only the case with his county but with several other counties in the State which had had special legislative enactments and it is the nurnose and serine of this Mil in u/lnn them all out and establish a general law bearing equally in every county in the State. 11 is peoplp wanted protection and in granting it to them it was his desire to extend it to others. Mr. Warren believes that there is an abundance of laws already on this subject and opposed it because, in his judgment,it would work a great hardship to the small farmers all over the State. Under the present law merchants must keep a record book open to inspection at all times and if any cotton is suspected of having been stolen and sold, the owner has no trouble in tracing it by the. records. Mr. McLcod strenuously opposed the motion, and believed that it was high time that existing evils along this line should be remedied. The record Irooks he declared, are a farce and are generally tilled up witli lictitious names, and this he could assert from his own knowledge. The County of Lee is hampered just as many others by its l>order counties, and he wanted the bill to become a law as soon as possible. Mr. Mclver favored the motion, declaring tire bill to be extremely dras 1.. ? uit aim in nuiiic ui tair iiuuiur uuuiiMi'S would almost amount to a confiscation of property. The law, if enacted, would not step stealing, and the small farmer will he the innocent sufferer. Mr. J. W. llagsdale favored the motion and told how tlie cotton acreage had been decreased in the Tee 4 Dec Country by the cultivation of tobacco and he knew that his county desired no change in the seed cotton law, as tills matter had been thoroughly discussed throughout his coun^ ty during the last campaign. The enactment of the bill would encourage rather than discourage stealing. Mr. Hardin was of the opinion that the existing law is unconstitutional and would not stand the test before the supreme court and therefore advocated the passage of the bill, believing it to be for the general good of the public. Mr. Sharpe opposed the bill, believing that the law as it now stands is amply sutllcient. It On the motion to strike out the enneting clause the yeas and navs were demanded and resulted as follows: Those who voted in the utlirmutive were: Messrs. Davis, Forrest, McDermotl.Melver, Rajjsdule, .1. W. Sharpe, Sheppard, Stackluiuse," Talbird, Von Kolnltz, Warren. 11. Those who voted in the negative wcte: Aldrieh. Make, Mice. llrown, Carpenter, Douglass, Gaines, Goodwin, Hardin, llav, llerndon, Hood. Hough, Johnson, Manning. Marshall, McCull, MeLcod, leu (toy. Uay.sor. Stanlund, Walker Total So the motion was lost\ f .. n tv 1 - ? .m i. r?ui miy ouereu ;i11 i inciKiinciu making the license lee $100 instead of $aoo. The amendment was killed hy a vote of 1H to I:t. Mr. Talbird then moved to exempt Beaufort County. Mr. Hrlee moved to lay Mr. Talblid's motion on the table, which was [carried by a vote of IS to 11. Mr. J. W. Kagsdale tlien moved to exempt Florence County. Mr. I trice moved to lay this motion also on the table, which was carried by a vote of 20 to 1 I. it now became evident that the Seriate was about to pass the bill, and on motion of Mr. Slieppard the bill wis committed to tlie judiciary committee to report whetner or not an amendment to exempt certain counties from the operation of this bill will be obnoxious to the provisions of the constitution relating to s|>eeial legislation/ THE CHILD LABOR BILL. i This I in port a ii t Measure I'hnhch the S?*n?le by a (iiuxl Vote. Mr. Marshall's bill "to regulate the employment- of children in factories, mines and manufacturing establishments in this State," hem# made a special order for Wednesday, came up for a second reading in the Senate on that day: Mr. Hood of Andcison moved to strike out the enacting clause. Mr. Marshall stated that every senator had already studied the bill and had their minds made up as to how they would vote on the incisure, and lie saw no use for argument. A direct vote was immediately taken on the motion to strike out the enacting clause and resulted as follows. Those who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs. Butler, Carpenter, Davis, Dennis. Douglass, Haines, Hay, Ilerndon, Hood,-llough, Molver, Walker, War re u?13. Those who voted in the negative were: Messrs, Aldrieh, Blake, Brice, Hottest, Goodwin, Hardin, Johnson. Manning, Marshall, Mayfield, MeOall, McDermott, McLeod, Uagadale, G. W. Kagsdale, .1. W.; Kaysor Thomas, Sharpe, Sheppard, Stackhouse, Stanland. Talblrd, Von Kolnitz 22. So the Dill was passed to a third reading with notice of an amendment by Mr. Marshall On Thursday the bill came up for a timi! reading. Mr. Butler oifered an amendment adjudging as vagrants all fathers who put their children at work in the factories and spend their time in idleness, drawing the wages earned by his children to be squandered by him, the overseers, superintendents and mill presidents being required under penalty to report all such cases to the proper authorities. Mr. Butler recited instances that came to his own knowledge, among them an instance Where a father had drawn his children's wages and had gone lirst to the dispensary, then tc a rcsturant and spent the balance of the afternoon at a baseball park The hill provides for the protection of the physical condition of the laboring children and now he wanted the State to protect them in their right* as they don Id not elo It themselves. Mr. Marshall objected to the pro posed amendment, stating that the bill provided that children under 1: years of -age could not work in the factories and he thought it unjust te placo this extra vigilance on the mil presidents and managers, and there fore moved to idctinitcly postpone the amendment. The yeas and nays being demandet the vote resulted as follows: Those voting in the allirmative were Messrs. Blake, Brice, Brown, Davis Forrest, Gaines, Hardin, Hay, Hood, II yd rick, Manning, Marshall. McCall McDermott, Mclvcr, Mower, Peurifoy Ragsdale, G. W. Kaysor, Sharpe Shcppard, Talblrd, von Kolnitz, Warren?Total 24. Those voting the negative were: Messrs. Aldrich, Butler, Carpenter Dennis, Douglass, Hcrndon, Hough Johnson, McLcod, Ragsdale, .1. W. Staekhousc, Stanland, Walker, To till ?13. And thus the child labor bill in it* original shape passed ii third reading and was sent to the house of representatives. A Iteronvcd Family. A dispatch from Yorkvlllo to The State says the family of Mr. J. C. Conner, of thaji city, have been sorely bereaved within the past few days. The body of one daughter, Mrs. I). A. Poplin, was brought here from ?Vinnsboro on Monday for burial, and while family were at the cemetery laying this beloved daughter to rest, another daughter, Mrs. J. M. Kdwards ol Virginia, who was hero on a visit, died and was buried beside her sister Wednesday afternoon. '1 lie age of Mrs. Poplin was lb years and that of Mrs. Kdwards was 25 years. CONWAY, S. C | DEATH ON THE RAIL. An Appalling Disaster on a New York Suburban Line. SCENES Wf RE HEART RENDING. | An lOxprcsM Train, Going at tho Huto of Sixtv-llvo Mih'H an Hour Itan Into a Local Train. One of the most appalling railroad wrecks that has occurred in the vieinlj ty of New York for many years took place Monday night, .Ian. 20, at Uraccland on the Central railway of New I Jersey near Wostlield, N. when! the Uoyal Blue Line F.x press ploughed at top speed Into tlie tear end of a ! local train. Immediately after the crash three lot the shattered cars of the local train | took lire, rendering Impossible the usoue of many of the wounded, who were pinned fast in the wreck. Many bodies arc believed to have been consumed. On board the Flyer all the passengers, although badly shaken up, escaped uninjured except for trilling bruises. The train which was run into NewYork at 5:4f> and runs as an express to hound I'.rook, making stops at IDlizabeth, West field and Plaltytleld. Beyond hound hrook it runs as a lo- j (til. The Koyal Blue train left tiftefen minutes later but travels at a high rale of speed and makes no stop exec pt, at Ml zibeth and Is scheduled to overtake the slower train just beyond Graecland, where the latter switches from track three on to track four to pet mil i in- Uoyal Blue to pass. Monday evening a freight train was blocked on track number four and the j local received orders I > proceed on the express track to Duncllon and there take the outside or number four track. Sin-rtly after receiving orders the train had to stop for a hot box which ; li layed her so that when she got un- | del* wnv airnin she was duo at. Dmiol. Ion. She had Just started and was moving slowly when the Royal Rlue, traveling apparently at full speed, which at that point usually approximates 65 miles an hour, crashed Into the rear end. The heavy engine of the Royal Rlue tore Its way into the rear car and at the same time drove the forward end of that ear into the rear end of the car ahead, which in turn was driven into the third car and this in turn was ' driven into the fouth car from the rear. The fourth car was only partly wrecked but the bust three were torn to pieces. The engine of the Royal Rlue left, the rul's and turned over on her side, the engineer and tireman sticking to their posts and going down in tin* wreck. They arc now in Muhlenburg hospital at Painlied and the engineer Is not believed to have a chance of living of more than a few hours. , Passengers on the Flyer say the engineer applied the hreakes hard a minute or so before the wreck. The train ahead had sent a flagman back, hut It seems he was recalled when the train to stop In the short distance remaining got under way and althuogh he left the torpedoes the Royal Rlue did not heed them or else was going too fast to stop in the short distance I remaining. The man who went back to Hag the train had just flung Into ! the rear end of his train and is among the dead. The engine and three worst wrecked ears were oiled into nn awful heap containing at least one hundred dead and Injured. From the I mass came fearful cries for aid. A > minute later the wreck caught lire ; from the lire box of the locomotive. . The screams of the injured In the i heap were Intensified as they found themselves hemmed in by the flames. ; The passengers in the two forward ? cars of the first train and all the men from the express and every one In the - neighborhood started to work at once j to get out the Injured before the 5 flames could reach them. At times i while toiling In the wreckage the ? flames reached the rescuers and their 1 clothing took fire, but they worked on though, in constant danger of being i killed themselves. Some of the Injured were burned to death in sight I of the men who were working with desperation to save them, hut the . flames soon gained complete mastery , of the two last cars. , The firemen from Wcstficld were , summoned by telephone, hut arrived , too'late to save many lives. Doctors , woe called from Elizabeth, Wcsttleld and l'lalnfleld, and there was a score on hand. The parlor cars of the Royal I due train were converted into , temporary hospitals. The dead as , they were taken out were laid in a , row along side the track until means could be found to convey them to Piainfled. The firemen after a time i mastered the flames. Then the wreck\ age was attacked again and the work of recovering the Ixxlles was begun. Out of the first car eight bodies were taken. The sight while the wreck was burning was horrifying. . Men could be seen In the wreckage pinned fast amid the timbers of the - vxim nun m.id^KllIlK W) DC ITCC WI1I1C the llames roared around them. The rescuers were helpless to aid them as . they had already been driven from the , wreck by the flames. One of those who tried to take a man pinned in found that he was held down hy one leg near the ankle and seeing it would be useless to do anything else is said to have finally severed the man's leg and then carried him to one of the 1 parlor cars. Iloth rescued and rescuers were badly burned. xamination. ( /dfe.Audtnn for Teacher's ^ ^uiy, on Friday Feb. ' JL/ S. V. Best, cation, Horry County Ice, ted to the estate of ( r p deceased, aro hereby '' |^|-J E? Jl mediate payment to * -* .IttleJBlver, 8. C./and aim* against said es) present same duly When? required by law, rear iT plead In bar of their and at on to ohn E, Vereen, to taktJenj. 11. Justice, are dean. ^JlNlpistrators. T^t, to be beneath the overturned engine. Those in the car ahead which was lifted over the rear car suffered the most. For some time before the Haines readied them from the ear below and behind them they were enveloped in smoke and steam and it was here that the worst sights were witnessed. One passenger only was severely hurt, on the lloyal Blue, lie was walking in the aisle in one of these cars when the crash came and the impact hurled him up in (lie air and sidewise acioss tlioihcnds of several persons in ehairs and then through a window One of Ids hands were cut and he was l t 1 ti i.i ?. - uiuisuu. mi: s?i111 iit? was a son or .1 oil 11 ! NVanamaker, of Philadelphia. lit; did j good work tutor, after his hand had been bandaged. Just as the wreck occurred an eastbound train was approaching on track Before it could be stopped the engine crashed into the wreckage, which had been hurled 011 to t he track, hut if was light stulf and the engine hr'.ished it aside and crushed part of It under the wheels. The train ran Its own length beyond the wreck, stopped and after ascertaining it had sustained no injury Itself, proceeded toward New York. The total loss of life 20. In addition to those Engineer Davis and Kretnan McCarthy of the Philadelphia and Heading express, who are in the hospital at 1 'lainfield, may die at any moment, and it/ is believed that several of the injured passengers cannot recover. The number of those known to be injured is upwards of tilty, of whom thirteen remain in the I hospital. The blame for the disaster is placed by the railroad on Engineer Davis, who, according to policemen who took him from the shattered cab of his engine, admitted that he had seen the red end green danger lights displayed, hut expecting to see them suddenly change to white rushed on until it. WilM 1m> til to to oll.w.b llm speed before lie plunged Into the roar of the train ahead. No statement has been obtained from Davis in the hospital, but in intervals of semi-consciousness and delirium he moans, "I saw nothing." TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER And Many People Moot Drutli by 1 ltciiig ('mulled and llurnod The failure of night operator George Clough at Vails.Station Ari. zona, todeliver orders to a west-bound train, known as the "Sunset Limited," caused a head-on collision at o'clock Thursday morning between two passenger trains, four miles east of Tucson and six miles from Yalls Station. At last accounts twenty bodies have been taken from the mass of burned and charred wreckage and it is believed that several more are burled in the twisted and tangled mass of iron and steel. Lynn Helm, an attorney of Los Angeles, Cal., and his wife, who were passengers on the Sunset Limited which was wrecked near Vails, Arizona, Wednesday, arrived here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Helm wero asleep in t he rear Pullman car of the train and escaped without injury. He attributes the escape of the two Pullman cars of the westbound train to the nerve of Engineer Hrucel who stuck to his engine and set the air brakes. Mr. Helm says: "There were no groans from the 20 or more victims buried in the burning mass. All must have been killed instantly. The llames were so fierce that those who were not killed instantly by the shock must have perished within a minute or two from the intense heat: The crash must have signalled the death of all, and therefore the complete destruction of cars and inmates mercifully saved the victims from the tortures of the flames. "Passengers in the uninjured Pull; mans without exception, sustained | bruised heads. It was a matter of I general comment afterward that every j passenger had one or more bumps on his head caused by the sudden stop! ping of the cars which threw the sleeping passengers against the headboards with considerable force." Kodnl DyHpepHia Cure. Digests all classes of food, tones and st rcngt hens the stomach and digestive organs. Cures Dyspepsia, indigestion. Stomach troubles, and makes rich red blood, health and strength. Kodol rebuilds wornout tissues, purines, st rcngthens and sweet ens the stomach. QOV.. W. At kinson, of VV. Va., says: I have used a number of lottlcs of Kodol and have found it to be a very effective and. indeed, a powerful remedy for stomach ailments. I recommend it to my friends. Dr" K. Norton. A Prince Killed. Prince WollTank Zu Stolberg, was found shot dead early this morning in the park of Ins castle at Kuttlebcrode, Prussia* 11 is ride, was nearby but it is not known whether lie was murdered or accidentally shot himself. The prince's father died a few days ago. What's In u Name? Everything is in the name when it comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C. DeWitt & Co., of Chicago, discovered, some years ago, how to make a salve from Witch Hazel that is a specific for Piles. For Blind, bleeding, itching and protruding Piles, eczema, cuts, burns, bruises and all skin diseases. PeWltt's Salve has no equal. This lias given rise to numerous worthless counterfeits. Ask for DeWitt's-? the genuine. Dr. E. Norton. ~mli HICaHY 1J)()8. JEW COLON EES. ior Hcyward Makes Hi9 Staff ~ 1 Selections. PERSONNEL IS REPRESENTATIVE The New Oillcci-H Come Prom Different Purls of Ilie State. 'I'tii-lr Commissions Tukc lOll'ect I aunary '2 I. Uov, Hcyward lias, as commanderin-chief of the military forces of the St ate a mini ill e I I t?.. I..r i.e. .. ^ ..r|x,...,.x . i n\. iiu 1111 u i r? mi iil.^ personal stair, the commissions being issued to lake elVeet from Jan. - I last. Tne following general order promulgated from the ollloe. of the adjutant and inspector general Thursday makes the formal announcement of the appointments: Headquarters Adjutant and Inspector (itncral's Ollloe, Columbia, S. C., Jan. 2It, I'.to.'t. tieneral Order No. 12, Hy direction of his excellency I). C. 1 ley ward, governor and commanderiii-uhief of the military forces of South Carolina, the following ollteers are hereby appointed members of his statT to take rank from date of commission, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly: Brigadier (Jeneral John 1). Frost, adjutant and inspector general of South Carolina, ex-olllcio member and chief of stall", Columbia, S. C. Colonel John M. I'atiijk, assistant adjutant and inspector general, exollicio member, Anderson, S. C. Colonel 11. II. Watkins, quartermaster general, Anderson, S. C. Colonel Altamont Moses, commissary general, Sumter, S. C. Colonel J. F. Folk.engineer in chief, Bamberg, S. C. Colonel (I. A. NeulTer. sergcon general, Abbeville, S. C. Colonel II- A. Molony, paymaster general, Charleston, S. C. Colonel II. A. Morgan, judge advocate general, Urecnvillc, S. C. Colonel It. J. tiuntt, chief of ordnance department, Spartanburg, S. C. A 11 >KS TO Till: COM M A N'DKIt IN-CIIIICK. Lieutenant Colonel T. V. Williams, Lancaster, S. C. ineuienant Uolom i t. I>. D.ulington, Laurens, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel I>. A. Spivey, Horry, S. (J. Lieutenant Colonel .1. I*. DoYaux, I Charleston, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel \V. (5. Smith, < )rangehurg, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel August Kohn, Columbia, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel 1*. C. Smith, Newberry, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel C. F. Moore, Marlboro, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel It. T. Jaynes, Oconee, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel J. 11. Towill, Lexington, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel E. Ib Clark, Columbia, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel George Colield, Spartanburg, S C. Lieutenant Colonel .lames G. Padgett, Colleton, S. (J. Lieutenant Colonel Geo. 1\ Elliott, Beaufort, S. C. Lieutenant. Colonel llobt. \V. Hunt, Charleston, S. C. Lieutenant Colonel I). N. McLaughlin, chaplain, Chester, S. C. Captain A. G. Binckney, Anderson, S. 0. Captain It. M. Barnes, Georgetown, S. 0. By order of t he Governor, commander-in-chief. John I). Frost. Adjutant and Inspector General. A Cold Wave. The forecast of sudden changes in the weat her serves not ice that a hoarse voice and a heavy cough may invade the sanctity of healt h in your own home. Cautious people have a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure always at i hand. E. II. Wist;, Madison, Ga., writes: "1 am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my present, good health, and probably nay life, it cures coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, llroncrfflis, I'nuemonla and all Lung troubles. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, draws otit t he inllamat ion heals and soothes the mucous membranes and strengthens the lungs. Dr E Norton. Devoured t?y Hears. A Pedford City, Va. special says: A few days ago three black bears attacked the children of a mountaineer named Parker, living on the road from Mone to Arcadia, on the James river, and killed an I ate his 2-year-old baby. Parker's three children were playing in the edge of the woods only a few hundred yards from the house, when the bears made their appearance. The animals were very hold, and the two older children ran to the house, forgetful of the baby. The father and mother rushed to save the little one, but the bears had torn the head from the body of the child and were devouring it. During tin; winter black bears have Ixjcn very troublesome In the mountains and have preyed on hogs and cattle to such an extent that owners have been forced to keep their stock housed. If you feel ill and need a pill Wiiy not purchase the best ? I)eWitt's Early Risers Are lit t ie surprisers, Take one they do the rest,. W. II. Howell, Houston, Tex., writes ?I have used Little Early Riser Pills in my family for constipation, sick headache,etc. To their use I am.indebted for the health of my familt. Dr. E. Norton. Tiiriik is not a negro in either brapch of the present general assembly. This is the tirst time that this has been the case since the negro entered political affairs In the state. 11__ COMPULSORY EDUCATION. Till? Stiito utile I'iihmch u Kill To ^ Tliut llfl'ect. 'Phi? Itaysor compulsory education bill, "to requlro all parents or guardians to compel their children or wards to attend school for eight weeks i in each year," was taken up in the Senate on Thursday and after a protracted debate which consumed the 1 great part of the morning session was with the Addition of two amendments finally passed to a third reading. The hill hud been curried ovef from the previous day when at the conclusion c?f Mr. I trice's argument to strike, out the enacting clause it was agreed to resume t lie arguments Thursday. , Mr. Itaysor, in opposing Mr. Itrice's motion, spoke at length and held the ' undivided attention of the senate throughout, lie said that the mat- a tcr had been before the public a long J time and had been discussed in all its 'I phases. 11 had the endorsement of ' till the loading educators of t he conn- (' try not only in tlds State hut else- ' where and In addition to this the gov- !l ornor and t ho superintendent of education had earnestly pressed it. upon the general assembly. The most abiding ' good that can come to a people is the v uplifting of the masses. Conditions 1 in the State are rapidly changing, ' competition is Incoming sharper every ' day and it Is the duty of the t State to do all In Its power to Improve the mental as well as I the physical well being of her pen- N pie. The children of today are the N material out of which our future 1 statesmen are made, who id after * years will come into those legislative ' halls to enact laws for t he government s of our people. The argument of pa- ' ternalism lias nothing to do with the I fulfillment of (lie conditions in this ' proposed measure. It Is a matter of x record that 110 State which has ever I enacted a compulsory education law ' has ever repealed It. Ilcdrew acorn- ' (Itlll.MMI IHMWCCII MIC Mill C 1(1 .Nollth Carolina and Massachusetts where c the law had been enforced for a mini- 1 her of years, lie spoke of Germany l and pointed to her as the leader of all ?' the nations, today thestri ngest com- t mcrcial competitor of the United ' States. In South Carolina there are ' Mi>,000 white ehildroi and the sta- ( tistles show t hat only 58 per cent . < f I them attend the schools and 25 per 1 cent, go to school only two weeks in the year. The great question now Is ' to arouse the parents and make them ' take advantage of the opportunities wliich the State lots given to aid t.hein ( in t in; discharge of their Cod given 1 obligations. The l>ill is intended to represent the rights of tin? child. The State undertakes to defend his physical condition and It is nothing but right, that Ids mental condition lie also cared for if we expect to take our proper places anions tho sisterhood of States. The constitutional convention, lie said, fixed a tax of three mills upon all our people whether they be parents or not and under the law we have an educational qualification for voting. As to the negro, he is here and here to stay. No law is necessary to compel him to go to school. Ills parents are willing to make any sacrifice to send him and will do so even if they have to steal from their employers to buy books and pay contingent expenses. It is the white people who are indifferent and he believes if necessary the strong arm of the law should bo used to compel them to take advantage of the opportunities extended. Mr. Hough thought the proposed measure beautiful in theory hut tlioroiiishlv imiiriif"! IimiI " YO,. ...... O-.-j . ... . .TV- ,<111 WJ/UII the school doors," declared Mr. Hough, "but we cannot drive the children into them without violating one of the fundamental principles of the constitution. The child labor hill embodies all that is necessary to give the children opportunity to attend the public schools. Mr. Shcppard expressed himself as being in favor of the bill except that he is utterly unwilling to imprison any man who lias committed no crime j but whose financial conditions are! such that he could not possibly coinply witli the conditions of the law. ; He said that if the penalty of "imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten days nor more than 20 days" be stricken out, he would cheerfully vote for tin; measure. Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Itrlco opposed it ; Mr. Johnson and Mr. Sharpe favored it and Mr. J. W. Kagsdale stated that lie had promised Ids people to favor and vote for the bill and he was now perfectly willing to fullill that promise. Mr. Shcppard offered an amendment to strike out f iie words "or imprisonment in the county Jail for not less than 10 days nor more than 20 days." 'Idle yeas and nays were demanded and resulted as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs. Krlec, Drown, Davis, Dennis, Forrest, Haines, Goodwin, Hardin, Hood, Hough, Mclver, McLeod, Mower, I'eurifoy, Kagsdale, G. VV., Shcppard, Talbird, von Kolnltz, WJ? IU o r \V:trrr>i, I (i Those who voted In the negative were Messrs. A Id rich, Itlake, 1 hitler, Carpenter, Douglass, lfay, llcrndon, I Ilydrick, Johnson, Manning, Marshall, McCall, MeDermott, Hagsdale, J. \V.f i Kaysor, Sharpe, Stackhousc 18. * 1 j Mr. Manning offered an amendment , which was adopted to rcduco tlie age limit from 14 to 12 years so to make It conform to the child labor measure. Her* Prom a Moil's llttc. J. H. Sparks, a well known show proprietor, (lied at Winston-Salem, N. C., Thursday, as the result of a bite on .the arm by a young Hon some weeks ago. Blood poison attacked the j wound. The remains will be interred j at Kast Brady, Pa. . < * ' ' i ? NO. 28. BURNED TO DEATH. Fifty Lunatics Porishe I by Fire in an Insane Asylum. \LL THE VICTIMS WERE WOMEN. I'Mro In JcwIm!) \V lug of Colnoy Hutch I itHtIt iiHon, I'anlc-St rick ?mi II If II1 ?"? I IVI|IIM|f n (M'K of Konoiiorfi. At l/md hi, ICngland, on Tuesday norning <?f last week fifty-two insane latients, all women, were burned to leatli liy a lire at the Colney Hatch sylum. The outbreak occurred in lie .lewish wing of the institution. I'lie llaines spread with great rapidity aul before they could tie got under ontrol live wooden buildings, Includng dormitories and the doctors' part incuts, were gutted. All the efforts or the ortlcers were lirected towards moving the Insane nmatcs, but the later became wild v11 h excitement and so panic stricken hat not only were they unable to lelp themselves but greatly Impeded he operations of those trying to save hem. There were nearly COO persons In ho burned annex at the time the lire vas discovered, and most of them vere safely transferred to the main inllding which was uninjured. All he victims were lunatics. Their barred remains presented a horrifying pectaele. The asylum was tiesleged iy anxious relatives or friends of the latlents whnarrived from all ipiarters. IMtiable scenes were witnessed as veeplng men and women left the iremises after ascertaining that rclaives or friends had perished in the lames. The 1111 rsn* hurt :i Inrrlhln moo in trying to assist the Insane jcople, who were so panic stricken ,hut they had literally to be driven to i place of safety. The Inflammable >rcmises almost Immediately became i furnace. Nothing was left stand* ng. The corrugated Iron roofs of the lorinilorioR and the bedsteads of the patients were melted by the intense icat. Some of the lunatics were burned in their beds and the charred remains >f others were found huddled together in corners, while groups of partially consumed bodies on the site of the corridors showed that many persons lost their lives and sacrificed those of others in their frantic efforts to force a passage t hrough the man building. BIENNIAL SESSIONS. Tli? Itill OcIh (tin lift Two* Thirds Vote in iho Mminto. There are two bills on the calendar in regard to biennial sessions, one by Mr. Warren and the other by Mr. Itaysor. Both are Joint resolutions "to amend section i) article :t of the State constitution so as to provide for the biennial sessions of the general assembly." Mr. Warren's having been placed lirst on the calendar was read and upon it the vote was taken. This being a proposition to amend the constitution of the State a twotliirslc tifi'i ini'i I ?? ?**? "" ? vii*imi7 liiujui ivjr TV/iU >TiW UCUt'iWtiry. Those who voted In the affirmative were Messrs. A Id rich, Blake, Brice, Butler, Carpenter, Davis, Dennis, Douglass, Forrest, Hardin, Ilerndon, Hood, Johnson, Manning. Maytield, McCall, McDermott, Mclver, McLeod, Peurlfoy, Ragsdale, G. W. Ragsdale, J. W., Raysor, Sharpc, Sheppard, Stackhouse, Stanland, Walker, Warren?total 29. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Goodwin, Hay, Hough, Marshall. Talbird, Von Kolnltz? Total ?>. So the bill was passed to a third reading. , , On Thursday the bill came up for a third reading and was passed and sent to the House. A tv/o thirds vote was necessary. Those voting for the bill were as follows: Messrs. Aldrieh, Blake, Brice, Brown, Butler, Carpenter, Davis, Dennis, Douglas, Forrest, Gaines, Hardin, Ilerndon, Hood, Hydrlck, Johnson, Manning, McCall, McDermott, Mclver, McLeod, Reurlfoy, Ragsdale, G. W., Ragsdale, J. W., Raysor, Sharpe, Sheppard, Stackhou e, Stanland, Walker, Warren?31. Those voting against the bill were as follows: Messrs. Goodwin, Hay, Hough, Marshall, Mower, Talbird?0. Before the final Dassaire of the mea*. lire the Itaysor bill was sulxitituted for the Warren bill as lieing more complete. As the House passed a similar bill several times it is almost sure to pass tills one, and then the question will be submitted to a vote of the people. Kncii|>c(1 in a CnrriaKe. I lubbers blew open the vault of the Bpnk of Steelvllle 111., early Wednesday morning and secured $3,000 with whloUthey escaped in a carriage. The sheriff at Chester was notified at an , early hour and he has left with a posse for the scene of the robbery. Latimer Klected. lion. A. C. Latimer was formerly elected United States Senator by the Legislature last Tuesday week to succeed Senator John L. McLaurin, whose time expires on the 4th of next March.