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TlHE IPEOPLE' JOUNA VOLI 8.--NO. qo. PICKEiNS, S. C., tHURSDAY, JANUARY ~ N OL~J ER THE INSIRUC1ONS TO IHE CONSTABLES 1111 GOViNOR'S DIREOrIONB. lakiluor Meized Under the Instructioes Will Not Ho Retourned-The Coni stables 6have a Large Discretion. Gov. Elte rbe has announcod that in th e fu.uru io iq'mis would be returned by him to .anyone when the constables mako.the selzures in accordanco witr, - the instructaois issued to them. LIe proposes to adhure to this rule. The instructions under which seizure are Lu be miade have been revised and are as follows: . 1. Constables appointed under the Dispoesary law will act only under that law. 2. They have the right to exercises all dutlen and p:)wora confored upon then by the Dispensary law. 3. Constables detectiag persons openly, or in the act of violating any of the provi ions of tho Dispensary law, may arreswt a.nd carry the party before at magistrates for a warrant. 4. They are to i-oiza) any wagon, cart boat, or any o:.hur convoyaneo, togeth or with horses, mules, or fny ot ierani male, dihovtd traspoUrtiug !fquor in the night time. 5. They mu.At obtain warrants from mlagistrateu fur the arrest of any per sons who violate the Dispensary law and such violationas can only be proved by witneswu. Tne warrant must be based upou ua, "".Jlavit. 6. They have the right, at ai'y time during the day or night time, to enter upon iots or open :places, stores, etc., to makd,.atih for contra'band liquorts without a warrant, but should never search privat3 house or apartments without a search warrant, issued by a magistrate. Under section 22 of the Dispensary law, all places can be searcheu when a common nuisance is maintained, and an arrest and search warraut should be issued as provided in that section, and such action should be taken as therein prescribed. l ait abts cannot seize liquors, wines or bers imported by citizens of this State for personal ube. Such li quors are not required to have certitl cates showing analysis. When liquors come into this Stato marked for per sonal use, if it is consigned to a known I blind tiger, or the constables have proof or strong suspicious circum stances that they are for sale, they can seizo and hold for 24 hburs for in vestigation ; but no liquors must be taken from tho railroad while they are in transit. When seizures are made upon suspicion, they must be made after the liquors have arrived at their place of cuonsigument-their destin ation-.or havo passed into the hand to the consignee. Of cou-'ue, consta bles must exercise sound judgment and be careful about seizing liquors mark ed for p.xrsonal use. 8. When constables have a well a founded suspicion that persons are conducting Nind tigers they should .watch tha -ntly. so ia3 to make it dlI., -l A... dgerous for them to sell, an-A frequent raids should be made upon them and all liquors found should s be seized. if conitaules are satisfied c that liquors are illegally sold in any I place, and suspect the liquors are kupt (, elsewhere and brought to the place in 1 small quantities, separato search war- % rants should be taken out and the sus- I pected places searched. 9. All contraband liquors seized f must he disposed of as directed in I section 31 of the Dispensary law. L 10. Persons having contraband liq- t nuors in possession violate the law, and a may be indicted and the liquors cen- a liscated. 11. All liqnors shipped C. 0. D., or order notify or bill of lading with draft I attached, or is in any way to be paid I for the State, should be seized. 12. Liquors found in any express a ellice or depot, at destination, con aigned to a tictitious party, or intended a for any other than the consignee, a should. be seized. If there is good a reason to believe that a package of I liquor is for other persons than con I signee, it may be seized and deposited I in a dispensary or with the sheriff for 30 days, or until investigation is made ;< and if, upon investigation, it is found a to he a lawful shipment, it must be re-I leased. 13. Liquors being shipped, con coaled, or bearing misleading marks for the purpose of disguising the con tents of the package, must, be seized. When parties club together and order liquor, to be divided or distributed between thema, it must be seized. Per sons can only order for themselves, and in their own name, and cannot use the name of a tirm or campan~y, 14. Upon complaint being made by citizens of any community that soft -drinks contalning aicobol are being sold, or if a-constable be satisfied that, the soft drinks contain alcohol ho shall seize and ship the same to the State commtissioner. 15. Conatraband goods, which for any reason are not enipped to the State cornmisuioner at once, should be turned over to the sheriff of the coun ty, or, if more convenient, may be stored in a dispensary andl left in charge of the dispenser until ready to ship. 16. Contraband liquors must be shipped by freight if the quantIty is considerable, but smnall piackagos may be sent by exprebd. ]Railroad or ex press rceipts must be taken for every shmipmnent and mialled to the State comn . iassioner, together with a report of the. seizure should be mailed to the clerk in the exeutive office, giving any information that will be needed by ham i application is made for the re lease of the goods. All packages must be plainly marked, so that they can be identified. 1l. 'When any t'.am is seized fur transporting lhquor ,at night, or any liquors or pereonal property is seized, unador search warrant or othberwise, the constable seizing the same shuall have an inventory and apprasent made by three sworn appr-aisore, pro vided the property is worth more than *50. The con:table will then publish a notice for three weeks in three public places, describing the articles, etc., and rcquiring any person claim ing them to-gpaar and make claim within 30 day, izom the dato of the first publication of the notice. If noe claim is maddt within 30 days, the con stable or other ollicer can soil the samne, without further advertisement, to the highest bidder. In giving the notice for the I reo weekh, the cemr stable should stse in am Lta if 6ei. property is not c. .ime.i within 30 days and. bond filed with the State board, the property will be sold, giving the place wbore it will be sold, and when sold. The bill for keep of team may be paid from the proceeds, and the balance remitted to the State treas urer. A complete statement, showing gross proceeds, expenses, and the sum remitted, must be mailed to the clerk in the executive oflice. 18. Constables may enter any ex press, or other cars, or boats, in the State, for the purpose of searcbing for the contraband liquors, and may ex amine the books and way bills of the transportation companies. Constables may use teams or horses in order to pursue and capture teams or persons transporting liquor when they could not succeed otherwise, but may not use Leams to drive over tho country in sarch of work. Only when reasonably 3uro of accomplishing good work may ihe expense of teams be incurred. 10. It is the duty of all sheriffs, magistrates, and magistrates' consta Ales to enforce the dispensary law sco Section 29), and they are entitled .o half the value of the contraband lquor they seize; but when the State ,onstables get them to servo warrants, >r meuely Jo assist them in arrests or Iearches, they are-'ot entitled to this 3ommission and it will not be allowed. 20. The proprietor, and his aids and iesistants, in any establishment whore iquors are sold contrary to law, may )o arrested and prosecuted. 21. Constables will study the law nd enforce ItL various provisions with rigol. 22. Constables will report daily to ,heir immediate superior, who is ro iuired to examine the same and for vard to the exacutive ofice. 23. Constables must be courteous to 11, but will refrain from talking un lecesBarily about their ollicial plans ini business to the public. They owe o apology or explanation to any one or doing their duty. 24. Constables will refrain from tihe ise of liquors to excess, on pain of ox iulsion. 25. When constables get a case gaist violators of the dispensary law, hey should see that the witnesses are ound over and urge the prompt hear ng of the case, especially if they are 7itnesses themselves, so that if they ,re called away the case will have ieon disposed of and they will not have o return to attend the trial When L can be done, cases should be brought rithin the jurisdiction of the magis rate and finally disposed of. Atten ance on the circuit court by consta les is expensive and takes much of heir Uwie. TnHE EVACUATION OP CUBA. 'he United States Will Assume Control of the Territory--The Cero monies Marking the Transfer of the bland. The Amorican evacuation cotumle loners have issued the following pro lamation to the inhabitants of the sland of Cuba: The undersigned, ommissionors on the part of the Inited States, having been invested rith power by the President to arrange or and execute the evacuation of the sland of Cuba and adjacent islands, ,nd also taking over the public pro orty of Spain, have entered into an rreoment with the commissioners on he part of Spain, for the flual core nonies and regulations to be ob3erved nd carried out on the first day of anuary, and thereafter until all opanish troops shall have embarked or repatriation, and the same is pub ished for the guidance of the inhabi ants and others outside of the Santi hgo district: The undersigned desire in this public narner~ to impress and enjoin upon hi1 the people of the island the neces ity for strict compliance with the orms of this agreement, to the end hat public order and due respect for ho gravity of the occasion may pre rall, and especially to admonish all lasses f people to exercise setlf-re traint and mnoderation and refrain rem giving cause of otfence or irrita ion, and from the exhibition of excite nent, undue manifestation of feeling r from doing jiny act calculated to pro Iloco irritatiod or~ bad fooling. For nearly four months ti' is commis Ion and other officials of the United states have been under the protection >f the Spanish authority. They have 3xtendod to us the miost scrup~ulous :ourtesy and consideration, and not one anpleasant incident has marred our mojourn in their midst, and now that our~ positions are soon to be r'eversed, and they are to become our guests and antitled to our protection, we must see to it that they enjoy the same im munity and consideration. Apart from Lhe eminent propriety of such a course, the host interest of all classes, Cubans, Spaniards and Americans, will be thereby subserved. Acting under a sense of duty to the peop~le and our government, we give notice that any violation of the terms and provisioins of this agreement will be resented and the offendera brought promptLy to justico. IRopresenting all olasses and interests we shall be gov orned by the strictest inparti ality, with tho sole purpose of promoting the rehabilitation and pacificatlon of Coba. Thue preservation bf peace and security to persons and to prop~erty and the establishmonnt and maintenance of gov ei-nment, with just laws impartialiy administered, are indispensible to the welfare and happtiness of the people. We, therefore, confidently invoke the aid and co-operation of the inhabitants in accomplishing these ends. The agreement is as follows: " Whereas, The convention entered into on the sixteonth day of Novem ber, 1898, between tihe commissioners of the United Statos and the commris sloners oif Spain provides that *.he final evacuation of the territory of Cuba and ad jacent Spanlsh .islands by the fortos of Spain shpil be completod by 12 o'clock meridan~ on the first day of January, 1899, and says that if for un avoidabile reasons the embarkation of the Spanish forces shall not be comt ploet~d on thme date herein fixed, in such case suitable and convenient placs shall be designated for the residene. of the remaining Spanish troops until their embarkation shall be alccomplish-* ed. it boing well underatood, however, &hat theso troops will not b ej.-et from thoeir gairters duriJg t:ie 6in that they must nocobuarhy inaal thero ; leaving them in their quarte and the sick in the hospitals un(or ti safeguard of the armies of the Unitt States until they can be sent home and, " Whereas, notwithstanding tho b forts made by the Spanish authoritic faithfully and promptly to carry om the provisions of the aforesaid conve tion, there will still bo a number t Spanish troops in the provinces ( Mataizas and Santa Clara, whom : will hav6 been impossible to embar for their natlyo country before the firt day of January next. "Now, thorofore, be it agreed b< tween the commissioners of the Unite States and the commissioners of Spal in joint session assembled, po(sessiu fur this pui pose under article IV. of th protocol agreement between the Unite States and Spain, signed at Was: ington on the 164h day of August, 1898 full authority from the government, the United States and the governmen of Spain, respective, as follown: " I. The Spanish troops remainini unembarked on the first of Januar 3hall remain undisturbed until thei ambarkation to Spain, in their respe Live quarters, buildings and ground Ictuauly then occupied by them, an luring that period shall enjoy privi legos and immunities usually accorde< by the rules of internationai law gov 3rning foreign troops in a friendi :ountry. The quarters, buildings ani grounds actually occupied by saiL iroops will be considered as being ;overed by the privileges of extri territoriality, the responsibility fo keoping good order in places thus oc 3upled being upon the authoritIes o 6he United States forces. The o inanding offlicor of the Spanish forceu in the event of public disorder wil place himself at once in communica rdon with the commanding officer o Aho United States forces, and in con .ort with him carry out such measurc ,or the suppression of disordor us they nay jointly agree upon, or which t!el nay have formulated in advanco for ibe prevention and suppression of suct lisorders. " 2. The Spanish officor in corn nand of troops will give duo notice tu ohe nearest commanding ollicer of the Jnited States troops of intended de )arturo from quarters for their ro pectivo points of embarkation. "3. Provincial and municipal au. ihorities will not be allowed to tax I: my manner the Spanish forces nor oheir belongings, nor give any orders vhich will increase the price of atablcs or other effects necessary for ,he subsistence of their troops. Com )inations to raise tho prices of supplies )r to deprive the Spanish forces of vhat, Is necessary for their subsistence vhile in camp or en route will not be >ormitted. " 4. Employes of the postal and olegraph service will continue tu 3arry the correspondence of th( spanish lorces anu Lransmit thel AillIlal telegraphic messages under the iamo conditions as horetoforo. "5. No import duties or charges o y, ikintl or charactor will be levied my custom house olliotale upon materia f war of the Spanish or upon the per ional effects of Spanish soldiers and >llcers or on those of their families. "6. Hospitals with their sick, at .endants and medical officera in evacu ited territory will be under the protec ,on of the army of tho United States iho Bpanish authorities providing ev >rything necessary for the care, sub mistence and transportation of the aic o detained and for ropatriation upor 'ecovery. " 7. The genoral in chief of th< 3panish army agrees that his oileer mndl soldiers will preserve the mos 3xact discipline and in the event tai tny should enter the houses and land: >J private persons without consent o >wners ho shall severely punish th< .flYendors. "8. Should any offense be corn mnitted by any officer or soldier of th< Spanish against inhabitants he will be promptly brought to trial by the pro per military authorities of said force: before a proper Spanish military tri bunal. Any offense committed by ani' Inhabitant against any person of th Span ish forces will be properly brough to justice by the commander of th< United States forces in connecio with the commanding oflicer of thi Spanish forces. "9. In event of any injury or damn ago to persons or property being comi mitted by Spanish troops the Injure parties shall have the right to subt mit their claims for indemnification t the Spanish government, It being full, understood that Spain ia aiccouintabi for injuries to persons and privat property established by proper pr c It Is understood that this paragrap, is subject to any provision the peac commissions of the United States an Spain may have made on the subjet. of settlement of claims arIsIng thert after. "10. Punctual payment will h made for whatever is purchased of i habitants by or for the SpanIsh. S11. It is un derstood th at th Spanish authorities will use due dli gepco in ombarkcing for Spain at th earlIest possi bla time the Spanis troops remaining in Cuba. "The commissioners of the Unite States and the comlmissioners of Spali in order to accomplish with duo foi malities the official delivery of Cub b~y representatives of the governmrnc of Spain to representativos of th government of the United Stn:teos in at cordiance with the agreement betwee both nations we have resolved by con mfonl accord upon the following: "I. At 12 o'clock on the first, day< January, 1899, a battery cf salutes Cabanas, will discharge 21 cannon an Immnedilately theor'afte e the Spanis flag will he lowered from Morro Casti and from all ofiicihl buildings whor displayed and the filag of the Uoite~ Stat s shall ho raijod In Its plaei saluting with another dIschargo of I guns from the same hattery, ther iaiutes to be fired by American an Spanleh artllorymen respectivol: AmerIcan and Spanish ships of wn that may be in this port properi equippoed shall also. saluto both flag dIscharging the proper number guns. "2. TLand and naval forces of tI United States wvhich may have her( designated hj their resnpnev cot d mandorn 111d wI' 1ha ha1vo -ntred 'o Havana in av m' atu havo ) located them elk at * conveniurt, k place, upon hearing thu eaI o lus sihall o proccod to occupy thu fortilications, d odifices aid pllaces In th- coy wvnie ) the Amiorlea authori tirs may detuire to occupy, t d at all illury plactts f- a pparnish ollicur will await thc arrival 's of the American foros at w il d it liver the place to them, icaving it In - their pos-ession. If oi that day and I; hour there shal yet bo Span ish troops it in LIvana, they will remain in their .t quarturs and will form rI-ianks during k toe time of the deivery of the city, t sa uting American troops which may pass there, preslenting arms to soutndh i of march from imusicialis and baltnds. I The Ainerican troops will i eturn the U salito in ideitical forI. " . At the same hour ef 12 o'clock SOil the 1st, day of January, t.-i;'ru Sha I J be, present, at all cenere, tribunal - oe,s, and civili dit pt ndencis of t.he Span ibli gover1nmen t, t he respctive I fULct unW0s and iloye, wh W V0 - t not yut ceaiied d isciarying1! their duti s and they shall mako delivery to theI American functionaries who may pre-I sent thvmi3ems-e for that purposen, and I r will then rue iva tihe proper instVrac tion. 1 "4. Biforo the tnio of dedivory the. Ico inissione r of the United SatIn - and the Commiiiiissioners of Spin , to I feVher with the two governot a gcn - eral and t1heir headquarterd oLlicert F and guards, will seemlue at. tihet palace I of the ca iptaini general to decid mt I tbhu Moment and by c0iiioml actord .auy doubt or diulilty w h juic .u:y o0 our over the delivery ani to rcCCivU L iImmeiidiitely aftIrward any person - who may de to visit them enliti ii recog I'On of niw authority 'or in farow0li to the 0110 that ce.%ous " 5. Although it Is not to bo ex peted from the culture of this city, that any o1n will disturb order or the gravity of the delivery of the islands, but if any ono should so disturb it he shall be immediately suppreseid by I public force an.1 the American a-i thorities will punish tho guilty with severity. "6. On concluding the delivery, the < Spanish troops which may yet remain on the island shall be considered as a foreign army in a frinndly country, and as such restpec.ed by all. " James 1F. Wade, Maj. Geu. U. S. V. Matthew 0. Butler, Maj. Grn., U. S. V " Attest: John W. Cloue, Brig. Gen., U. S. V., Seccotary." THE COUNTY COURT ISYSTEM. A Bill Has Boon Piepared to Estab lish County Courts When antd Where They alro Wanted. The grand jury of Greenville County not long ago recommended the cstab lishmoint of county court., In order to oxpedite the criminai business and to decreaso the ecounty expenses, and ths recomrrmembd~ t- ro I'),;'4.r*-.oA1 pe,(o attention all over the State. The Greenvillo Mountrlucer has published interview? with several lasvyier arA members of the Legislature, and aimong others thu follIng 1rom Ion. W. L. Mauldin, former Lieutenwmit Governor of the Stato, and lion. Josoph A. McCullougi, both of whom are membors of the House for the next two years. Mr. McCullough explains a bill he has prepared for the organ ization of county courts: Hon. W. L. Mauldin, member of tlw House, states his tpprovl of thn lrf osition in this way "With the lights heforo mo I shal favor a proposition to submit tbo que. tion of an inferior court for tihe lart e counties to thu peollo for their dee ion. In my opInion euch a cour't could be operated at an expenso at leaist not greater than the present syrtemn tf mag istrates' courts. TPhis now costa this county twenty-livo htund iedt don Ima:-,, and is not at all satisfac~utory. Money could be saved by havinp! smallce' juries, and by speedy trials we: wouldi havo y less expense for witnes~e antd jail fees. As I take it. we are a-i interested in anything that pr'ornisi s h r'eduction In our hecavy taxes, counI y as well as Statde, hence It aohpearIs ;o me that this is a comnmendable feature There has been much comp J~aint of ti.e delays of thu law, and the tardy3 way in which justice is dipensecd. Would anot a county courit tend to corretct that "'A-ide from the mitre pcunia-'ry view' of this qutestion 1l believo that imt med~ti ate triaili of pe-'rso om chareged~ wJiin vIolation of thme law would be bounmd tm exercise a w holeomme inflIut-ec e)pi Sthe piublic mln'l. Tie jurbulicdon n suich aL tour it i ght, safely embralee Ul trIal of civil cau~se.< where'x thme aoult I involved wvas under live huend;edl tie' lars,orsm idamuanth relieve the S'uperior Court' of a lar-; nmumber of case. "It illbe hrneIn mnind that In e'A e of the estalishiment, of a counmty cou.t we would hav'e no neecd for magir tr:t 14 except ats comin It)tinlg Olliicrs, and~ that Item of expense~i culmd be LIiseiharg " 'I am glad to seo that you hav ax't ik - ed for op)in ions upon thiis matter, am hope thbere will bet i general exp~lr:ssiat fr'om those w--ho feel intere.;-ii. Ther may be some b-:tter o' wiser plan, tar, d if so, It would be well to ur-ge it. ino-'. " Of course the Leghilaturo can only 1:uh mit the qjuestiona to t~he pmopiio for tne.r a adoiption or' retjetiont, anid in event, :t tshould imioot w ith, popu~alar approi-vail a to bill for the estalhishmi~ent of the eoun I wIth other detali of'A its imach ine r n would follow latr' Lon."' Mr. Joseph A. MLcI ullouigh, memi% r of the Hlouse, g'ives Ihi- position in tI'' ,following: ti "i see that Senator Tillmtan queo h Lions the constitutionalty of ain Axct t e t'Lblabing county courts. Section 1 e Article 5, oif thi- Consm4t~itin (of I a dpci tIc tally pi de~(Is for- . oir' estr~blii - t, ment. I am tuirpr'ield thbat the ti, .1 tingui shed Setor iiit houit d not remetcim o bor such an item as this. d "'I am preparing a general bill frr r, the ostablishmunt of coun ty 3ouirts to .r go Into imme~diato elfct in any county y when ratiflod by a veto of the miajorit.y 3, of the voters of tihe said county. Aly if bill contains the following pri~iion) , "1. The county judge is to be olectti d aby the L"egislature just as circuit n judges are olcted. I do this becaus~e o' 1 bellieve that he shouicd be abovo lnoi politics or i.lluones. Thoro shoul bi no tumptat~tion 'to decidu IIn favor. of or eVen lean1, towards 01) sid. becausef forsoot th 1hat party happen to be ia Imn ) of large political influenco, when uriaps his atilvertsry would bo com aratively unknown. Th. judge should recVeive a alwary of fromt tvelvo to lif(teen hundred tollart; per year, which sumnI in my opinion woud h conhteSIn-tL, with wihso econoIy and ellicioncy. l30t te have no coiuty court thban havo an incom(tpetntL judge2. "2. Thu Said couirt 4hall haIvo ritilminal ju'-di ctOun of all crimucs And mnisdeeIuanors Cecept. thoseI W 1ilch Lt is prolIhibitcd fromli trylog by the Con 0tittutioln of the State. It shall havo :ivil jurti.dicUOtn in alI civil natter:4 whuro the ainount utarled ioes pot exuees fivo humlr01ed dollars. t 81111 have concur'inlt juri.l V:tion vith the Cou'? (of uom 1:m p:t, in all 1)tt:'s over live Iud d ar.; by -onent), of thu Lpartics Or thir t ' I O -.t w hI o p. - or ;oi v Irun:, minof bulsine--s. Sun'11M3y1 ;6m1( legal kolidays excepted, and tIt ollileur of ,ho creu it court shall .ot, as olliet I-. of ,bo coui:ty court, and ho aIlowed h 1AMU CO.-t., aS ILI,() areW -llow( ,-dv 1taw. "4. T grand jury Of ho county hould meet att the (0 cow)ty oat. the irtst IOIay i eachI mo0th to conscider nd11 c Ic'ntLs an(d 111'o' a rge Lhe other1' iltie:, It)mosed upont thbn bY h..w. ",5 'Thie cOUnty solii;tor hO11-uld be lkcted for at liko term a" th county odge. 1.1 should rcueive f rcim four. o tiX hunmdrtd dolla; per' . car 'knd1 houlid act, as a1isot Solicimr fl the ounty, attend all. coronlr's Ir(ques'': id Invstigations, an1d pe'rform titvu.1h Itiher doutiL.s as8 thO (i1citor of the i' uit might r quire. .1 consider this a 11 f -atur0 of thO bill. Lay ilt )OtIlt CaseS lian oi' decided-at the 0 oron'd Inquest. The dofoindant is lway ropresunted by attuto counsiVl, vhilu tibe Stato is notl represinted by Oiutel at all. I is very Itm purtant, bi il v.t this invcstig' ati Oit, tho testi notly should bo duveloped on both ides, and that tho State t'luti havo .11 attorney to asstat in the propaation f its caLes. "Gi. A jury of Iivo Is provided for, at lirect~td by ArtIcle 5, Section 22 of the onsltituotion, the nialics to ho put in a lox by the jury colmmiis'ione:rs. T['hey hall select elun witIli a radiuls of live niles from the court. house. Any par y dumiatiding a jury ihall give 21 m1ur' notice of thO iten tioe, whn he jury shall b drawn nld sumnomcd ho next day when th ase will be fix :d for trial. Th j)'uroi and witnie. ,0 be .llowCd 50 ceTILs por day aid uileiuge. In civil cases to be pitd by ,he party demanding thu jury, and .ixable as dilbursemrents ains1IlO1t thu Osing party. Only thoso witnessu It :riminal uases to be piaid by tihe StLte n souch caisos 1s3 1 nuv provlled fu r by a0W. "7. Magistrates to bo only commit dng oilicers and have civil jurisdiction Ab 13OW PrCbcrlbud by law. Only one nagisa ato t. two tOWvUStipS. -1'o o0 oct in allowing thon civil juritidlution s,in very emiai cases Where the party usires, ho can try themr heforo thu un11glstrate, and t1hus SLvO the lt)IO (if 3oming t:) the county court. This uets Senator '.T'iliman's objection that .0 eve.ry Ilitlu , a.e the parties woul u forced to come to attnd the county "8. All aLp)p!eal5 from the county -ourt to bo direct to thu nuprumo courl. p provided for by the CoittiLion ind the rules of pleading and'i practieu t1plieable to the circuit court. are also tpplicablu to thi:s court. 0. Upon the poetition of one-half of he qu,!!ied voeter's w ho aro frec ho!d ,rs of winy col uty, or upon thu recons IlendaLion of thu grand ju ry for such ~On ty, the COut)y~3 boaird of comm i s ionerms shtall (order' an elect~ion at wchib he~ queistion of thu county courtf' shall '10 .suomi)tted to theO people. If a'ta jOrilty vote in faivor of estah! ish inog theo mid( county, the boar'd 'of catomi -ion.. r1': shall1 curtdify tohis faoct to) theu Gohv trncor, wov. shali bomeud 'itely appol~int he (ilcers hIeen pr'ovideud for wvhen btis Act shall go Into inl ttmd late r. lect. '10. It is further provided thtt in ,bo cuan1ty (tf Grceenvillu, inasmuch a. ,h e grand j ur*y h avo airt ad y r'eon uetnded ue e'stabli ihment of the said :Ou ri, that an ele ction shll be h ord or -d wiin thirty days frotha the date of ,bc alpprovl of the Act, and i1 such to clection Is carried] thu Act g.oes3 into mediatc effect 1)n the said county "TheI~re are umany roasons in favor of .he hill: "'1. 1It Is morc econoical. Our court set, no it tm it)formed, amun)t to four' .ou-sand de~arts a tur mu. With tho :Odnty court in ;;-ston, I am)) saiiieU ha. the chi cult court woul not la,t longerVt. Li)a lit) '103week.. to). teni dalys, aL saving~ therebyh aifected of imto to' tv~c termOs worth bLea alil thu exjuies of a1 bnunty cort. "'. . C e'r w'.oud be opaedil~y iihlposed 4f, thereby fl, et i)ng at grt avirwhL it)I t thueust: of synIn tos in~' j both civil and .aimtinaol cases. Untder tim pratt systing they attend1 courtt for d1ays; anti 0iml'time; weeuks, wvhen the2 caso lk contintuud, anid theo earne thintg 0occutb ati thu next term. An entOrmousl cx t)nO 0 is Li)u a- 1ccumula)1ted a~a ist, the cu)tty in erII )1nu~ al (i ~ andli aigiit the 10, ig par'ty Inr civil c~ rs. 'l 'Tnt j 'Al will hbn ket, pr~v.:hudiy ler, theCrefy sayving at great expi~e I In ivill ecate;, a~ party canlt 12 t .a '&;d y Ihearing of is cane.. .JuOi, . mon as the issute is j'iined1, the. (0ast 'h. d on thbu(calendoar for heaii11, a liv i "oil d whet the rnan Ienn comu In, o i'g his witnce'es, attnd thte tioi of is 0.su ind go0 htottne. Undier thei pr.: den I, system, ho hlas to h:AnO .':on I) au r t Io:' a w or.kI, or mi)ore, lit el, (11r. iteme exletiso for self andr w'.-s, wylien put'-)aps his (tt is tnol ,(talm'h 0n the~ Calen1tir~ antI is coattineal. At the) hatL termJt of ouri courtt we hxe:1 jie~. for tnearly four Woucb and therot were ''t.iz'a'o only a fee; of die tguoy reasonts whiiich ma~iy b0 sho n it)fvo of o:,tablishing this court epenciamily in thu Iarger' countict'. " As to the snmaliletr cou nthrp, thety doo ot ) .a'd the~ couty coutil anmd therat foreu It 1s not nee'-s5:ary to ma~ks; anyI providlOns for' them. If they Hbouii.d need It. thbey could easily haivo it as Is p).'ovideid for abovo. "I thInk the peopJle of Groonville county shonl vno, mr~ctia y a olmd fr this ieasure. I cannot concolve of one 41ingl vaiid objecLion to its Isago. Like thu roadit loading to Rome, all reasuon1s point to but o result. If, howevor, wo should try it and for any reason It should Dot bo satIsfctory, and could not bo made so hy legislativU ainondmi Iteht, It canl aIyo repeailed. L it us ry the oxperiment. We eor ta: nly cannot mako our condition worte tot an.v etiango mutit be for the bettor." Mr. M N ullough hau submitted the draft of his bill to tho meiiers of the Groenvillo delegation and lits oliiLted theicr sipport of the imetsure. W LLj WM' llAV19IC lPERI Ali sM ? Tho Geniia of Amnerican ii berly and ho Wise3t 5101n of li0 Past warn Us Agninsat thle Folly. nichmndi~ Timea, Doc . 25. A few days ago iITIo Titmei repuh lbibcd, from the Greenvillo (3. C.) M1ounttaiieur t substaCU of it m1ot, vigor-ou editor-ial againlst " Expn sion." Colonel Rloyt, thu cditor, evi ienitly know what [te was about wIein he etiitled his artiek', " I avo Wo it Monar.by or aI R pu li le" lE'ver9-y oi ligt.tened state3mani is oblig d to set' thait, whilo a " colonliat " policy many, perhaps, under exceptionalily favorab-to conditions, be t4afe-ly adopted and wisuly dit~linisteLred under a Uonar3hy, btill, unider a repblica n formi of got erni mtcm, th ohat les agaiisit ucli t puhe1y are weAIlli il nuprbe The rit itisli it'litesmot havo vad long gete.rations of Cxp rienlcl in aldini - teIug IL colonil iI!ey, and yet r(0 mi al or tes)*o and codor call read tilt pecuehes or tho writings of 1muno Burke without haviing his faitlIh in t.h it policy, evenI under1 a mtion0arch,3'. very seriouly bliaken, and it is ia faut perfectlpvell known tu all coipetet students of E tglish poili tcal history, that not i few ofi 111 ablet Ih-itisi Staitesilon sinco Brko'4 d; have Ser;Cioslliy (uiesitioned tile wiidom o lat po.licy, while soll of tt,o lmoi; en1114;htu ned of them have expendeld a11l 0h powet 8 of t heilr eloqMue tnce of tongtie and ple ill dnlouieing it is its unwise and ilj t-ious to thu be t, iitterests of l.thiir eutLtry. iu tt, the present peiotud Jn the his Lory of Aimeiricia, thero lre so1m very peullar treasoll why comlon ilodety, and " a dt-eent reuipuut, for th opinioui of t tnnki ild "'lioulu imake us slow to u t cept, "imperialism." Darin;', tho whole of our i:tory we havo boun " hoio blodles," and, o far its we kiiow, it wias thu uMnaniUnilous 0)11on of tile fathers of tho repu111bli Lhalt wo blould always reiiain home bodies." Til warnitg itgailn3t " entangling illances," sound cA more thai IL century ago, In t he very infiney of the republic, citiio from one of the wiseSrit, pure,, niost unel lish and mo:t far'-seel t i! atebmuen that ever ad mid n iltered niy goVernil ment since Mosi'es led Uod's p oupte out of 1Egy ptitn bondage. 'IThaL IL'nling politiCs, and tho v(Ary 11011 book of Aierten stal nen of all parties. We have, for n, thal ait cettury, been Aohnst Vorridl llt of oUr )I v(. inl tou ! N LI l with th3 Ighty prob) lumi, how t go vetn in ll riaces. No 1an1 V ho has htally t1 died 1, 111 11 CL histury of thiIs coulltry in th. D - hates of the FL eeratl CIv1t11ion, ln tou's Thi rty Years' View, J3inetic's Twenty' year tIl CO tlg rUs1, Jobi Quiineoy Adams' DMary, or any other "mauthority," can help seeing that !ol'Xy evrytling wih wleli O call iuinlierlea po iden," a , durin 'g L1he whVolo Coursie of our1 Iistory, grown out. of, or la-i heeln closely COnnted with the q uestiolnsz, " Vha4nt, shll Vo do witli he Lnegroe.- ?" itid " How sillli wectht oIL)C mamie th inu: ?"d ni3 LIb(ughItfu LI umIn111 lL heve I.,bat 1any ap proacth to) a settlement ii s any3 I wheru in sight. Now. with Luch aI1 is lltory bellhid us, and11 suich prlenI)cs be fore us, r'ight1, anier to Lhe " lim per ili-'t, '' to itay, " Th is is tle 0very cob ago of your' An olud Vir'gitia sta't.iman of the Il'itdon11:t, re~g in uls d to Lell geeful 1ly thu following anecdote wIchl Is hiero in polut : A nt'irt(. y o'.d farmer, w ho was5 nlot d for' bstay1ng att hom111 andi~ miing1 i Is own (Ifc inrn, liIved upon01 theo publIC r'oad w h Ich led toL~u L(our't ho (use. Oil o:Very liour1thl N oday --- Countty (Cout --day1 of Oralnge--lhe woul d sieo, hund(1reds oIf illen idIng by hi s galte, Ont Lhir wiay to thbe coltrt 1hous3. Not a few of Item were is neitgh bor3s, and1( h1e woul a tS k LIhemi, "' W here' are yiou Wli ng ?"' " (Going to cottrt." "'WhaL, for! ?" " Buinesnet." Now the (Juhlt old soul had nev been" ,~ f to cou.r t, ini htis lifeL, and1(, natdura~y unugh, wasn pazi' zhdwIth the (uet( IOn, "'V What stort of bu11: s It5.canf take nsl manyLt3 people to) coutlrt,?" SO, one0 fotlh Monday, heo said1 to the good Ife t, " Nancy, as theo crap~ is la~Iid by, I h'Ilievo i'll saddl theLi oldi gray3 mrar', anld r'Ido dlownr to the hutdniies all thema folks Is got, thar." Sol a1way h10 rodle to the courit.-houis'. T.her'o 110 mott old friends, whom he hadtc not 13e0n for' yoars, and1( dIiverol "dit k "KI. were0 taken. H o tjccamte a liti!t. fuhileod ; suot.i man ia toai i hi .umthin;: heI, t did not lik e. A Ii stIcunffi ensuedt. ; he gil'oiouly "' whipped be of hIs~I lfo. It, Is not t niocosilary to " apply"' Li 'etory ; it :ppil s It-mlif. wich' itelIs equl~'ly pointa:d An Old far-' The Low Price ol Riemi'tinda ts of te fact that to reindi you (If thei faet thla maretC for wheat. I alsio hmli Ca~1ps, Dressiu (Goods, Silk aI H~osiery andC Untderwear. I hiaive a first-class lino of C descript~ion. Call anid eco nui W.A. HAA\ mor among the mountains of Virgina had ,a mountain jield, skirting the . public roatd. Near the roaid was a cabin, ifnlhtabltoLI by un old froo-nckro woman, with a whole tribe and gener ttion of children, for whom she found it a hard task to provido. One day 9he sont ono of hor ljoys a mnilo and a quarter to her landlord's house, to nooify him that t,b fonco was down. Now, our friond wit an ardon, pro lavOry mau ; 8o ho said, jocularl ' Toll your mnot or l'm11 very much oN. liged to hor, and I'll givo hor a no gro.'' Tho half-starved, ragged ur chin prom ptly repilod : Sho's got moro Iiggers now than sli know what to do wid." TILUMAN ON VAIOUS TOP gOS, fie Th'ii inks (h lIepublicans Have an Elepiant in the illpinos. Souator Tillman, aftor tpending a day or two at 'Triltoi, looking aftor his4 homo iXiia fC 4tatsud I -,rongi- Co. Ioumbia just.- be-furo Cheistmuas on his way back to Wishtington., 10 Heecmed Lo be in thO hUbt of spi ritil and talked inte(resitngly of tIho l'htippino and ot.her (iestlons v hich arc to engago the attent.ion of Ctngres. H1 is b0ttriy t)I)IOSUed t) the peAcc commiiission% I'vecouuitndc Ion to )!%y 81,abin 1420 000,000 oi Lb Philippino akide, adi rmtatrled tlhat. "it would nvi' rI' eive his vo 0."1 Llo regarded tw o do lats p,,r Lead tun onormous It'iCu for' th Uli d Mater govern munt to my for - ' e (m at wild and uncivi's U i ) lbea ..'- bino so man~tily a niicidy " Wim4 iL . iVt on' tel colil It t iuotl to Itr!. Ct the troublo 3"A t, aheati hehmo7- the)- IrO iiilatevd. 110 exprte s ~ Ilt lu oplitiiinittn i ,1t the Re publican arity has an el :phiant on its niati' i na'.Lmor of Lim lilipinos, and I a, r r iI Cho poiLion of thc fol low wh. .td t.hu bear, .frvda to hold On anld yet dalro 1101 let todst. 'Tie Soiator thinks a b:!1 of somo s3ort touching the Nicaragua Canal vtil b'i pmwd. in hi opinion therm will bo no extra' .uf.ogr'oi, . Mention bing triao of Mr. McKin Iey'8 guaii. reius refe rences in his recent t.leeles W tthe Co'nIfederato dead, the Sunator said :" Nought that tho Presi deCnt 0' auy 01n0 ':1so says of the Con federato dead Cal help oir1 hurt thoem ; w .itt w w mnt is to hear soomth Ing abat t LIM Cot) iderato livig-these ioor old, oto-trmled anld ooe leggod fellows who Ire Oin thu verge of sLarvatioa. Lot the money that is to ho 8poit, in rear ing montuients t.- tiho Confeder.to dead Liu put Into tile Poclets of the Confedorato living espeiUlly suCl as I lavO re furre-Cd to and thousands of homesi will bo blo!ssedA." Coming down to WIM mattor too Sentitlor Wlal' of 0)opht'iln thitt Ce 0cOunty gCver t1 tt tir., which is now Iee ivilag oo much atltnt.on just prior v) th eit"'ing of ther Lg. geso, would b UIcontstitutUio1I if a pr'oviding for counu ty l'urts was pasot I tit, a e ewes at; pa vt o, l thought tho UoIJtutoInA prohipi.r-4 Ltho esitiblIlshme'nt, if county courts, 6u0h aW arC ConltemplaLed. On11 thling 110 Wit cC' Lain otf wa! 3haLt ho led the li itt in th conl1tutIional convention againAt county con. tm ind If the pro vi.-:on waks now In that instrument it was Iblipped IIt or crupt, in without, his knowle dgc. When aukcd h!s objection to couily courts ie replied : " lIutead of le0se.ning txes they will bo in creased, for th eXI)0ensUs will bo in erlu'set(d :30 por cunt., and atnothor thinltg, peopie liv1ing at a .1istancO from the, COUt!, l housos will bo forced to un dorgo extra expenao in thel 110itig -ation by resiol of lthe ihicontvlienco and tioublc in Iettng to tie judge of the county court. it is prebumi, of courso, hatt ii iutoiary vill resido at th cou ntty seat,." A WONDieGG[uc TlIMEP'FIKOE.-Thke iBrulssels colrrespontdcnt1 o tho London hron eo 01ay: A truly wutItondoful timl)licU 1s now On vlowi in Br')S~u3l. 1iTno iniventor, . Nitit, htailttg from the lac~ik FoNrest, spentl fiv V!years ini its consltrutction and haes betenttt aill pireviouts reCcords in clock maktin g. -IThis dtr~ut'o which stands Ii f een feotithight, ptroducs the facado of the' otarly. ltatissanrtct period.Th olock, in additionm to Its ordinary funo tionsti, marLtks the foutr sieasons, as well as the chief citutrhi festi vals, fixod and movoule, all of wvhiaht aro heralded in to0 thu mn uno by , automaton ilgurce, choral sur'v ics, cturicih mici~ or the rontg of birds, aiccordhlig t.o thu season. A featuo o(f the mechan ism is the hoitrtly priocetssioni Of Iwol ye aplosties beofotre tho dgure of Christ, and the mrornin rg and evoninug chantttt of monks, who tare 8utmmtonod fr'om the cloister by thte monaltistery biu, tolleod by thti Bex to:m in vie(w of theo puile. A repreoon tion oif titbo ett artht'suSo.,rtOUnd the sun, and of I he mluon round the earth, furnishes an ohbjoul lessont in thte sea sonsi cclipJits antd otlhor ()Ie~lotal phe niuterat. TVho ilck wvili ho exhtibitedl at 1l'is ini 1900, and wvill be prob~ably tillfured for tlot, being valu ed at ?3,000. Its miovemttts arto reutltd by the calendar for theo next 100 ycars. CASTOR IA For Inifats and Children. The Kind You lius AEmp Bought Bears the... Signature of Cotton..... we shoul sow pilenty of wha~tn I i I htave a car load of A cid, the best on the 'e a ttico hino of I)ry Good., Shoos, Hat id Velvet Tiritmmintga, Laies Kid Gloyes, rocoricat and( (Canneid Good. of almost every antd I wiill treai yOtt White.* IILTON, EASLE'! S. C