The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, October 24, 1895, Image 1
~.R-REKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S.C., OCTOBE R 24, 189.5.ESALHD14.
TPE TDE OF TIlE PA ST.
netimes tLe zroublvd tid( of all the past.
Uponii my spirits tlrel>ling stralnd is
rolled;
Y ears ueve-r mime-a;es a 1!uuired fold.
Withl all the Wei;tt t;ose : have
amnass,ed
Of uuman .riefatd ai rof, are on m: cas-.
Within one sorceriu moment I grow ohd,
And biancd as ont- who searce his Nav
can hold,
1~pon a ver-ge that take- sout: ikci-tide
vast.
Ihm come1s relief hr.D: igh -.T e dIcar
cb om-11 mIOil th nf
Thu v,ices o4-f it he children at their plai:
The wiNd :ne thro gh 1ri:ht iitead.
Tie l>ue yii ,..ky ward ll. on hnjpya
So the swee: presen. reaslne Per ,
'' lapse nhe surges Lf t1whe.11usiir-n,
- Edih M. Thonai- i the ( .Ill 1.
Pre alwav had mv theories as re.;arit
-ne'., actin in ill I emer-ency. There are
-oMll 'Ce1C I have thou.1 hiit over. z sort
f m1enta rehearsal. ai-wal and w:an. and
4 1o ntt blieve mi well-trainal wi
bi d~lesertlme. w1hatever the oini )N
I'm not a youn a wiaii. I passci!i
i.,0Undary lie of old maidenhood s-Ven
years ago. I im-de a elebration on mI
51h birthi. I . comes l in Au::st and
I invited sevral of tihe old schoAl ir
from >t. Mary'- to come in their cool
muslin wrappers .East Idia mourning
:C the funeral of ii vouth. serv. i
hnunch Of iceT V.nd(lad-i:eso adn
hair fers and we drauk iced tea Ve a
ways hated tea) as a proper preparatinl
for olId m~aldisn. I read them Plem, zi
.!nrodv on thc 1.rial -f Sir John Mo --
n which 1 became a spins:er ad 11-t
vouth to rest--with her tyt - -
ind her." All tht w-s seven yr
,..1nd1each dayv I ha-ve :.-rown mone
e lf.reliant and brave. Quilte deternired
miake a carcer of mny ow). I pers::ied
Tlek to telcIl 111e b0ok-keeping, :d af!e
ha twas not Very- ".ard to prnd d
l et le cea$c play and keer his i CO
u c-arne-t
So r sevlen vears I hlid Work I enjyd
m. :ix hours of (verv d:av ] spI t 'in t
Itle oOeN bei the great one wi:er
pt.s fro:n the grea: warehouse of G:de &
o. lad ce-n- in ever ;iuce miy Grand
f-ther Gale's w. :-y. Peop!called me
tric and' odd at ir-st. but my Worl
,1:-rew"Sed to dhe fact in thime, 0u! I f.
- eepte:-1 me on my own term.
When Augut' of last year cai aro:m
i had taken my u 1:dJy vnacat, :Md
my :?d birthly fond' m-Ie at .ome, reayt
o assume part f .t ck', daus itis i i
-ion t1 mny o%vl, that "Le and A!imij- ;miupa
have tIr- mion'hll outing also.
--j. wi-h yon wion shtut 'p dhe Ii.s
and board wiie we are n A it. : Am
NIaid. -1 1ate to thin"' of you and 3iag.i
d1i alome i:mrts ~in t*1 great hox. -
- gie aI' Eur. y faith,fmi domecstie.
-Nionse nse, A 7ie" . answered.
--iavel'lt w --e igtayed alune for SiX ytarz
''very Augu-t with a private wateiumll.
Vo. for this block? Im never one i
a fr:a
--Yoliu are uperfetl safe. Jackm sa i.
W Ve've ::ot a newi waitchmanii !lys- ,h
will look after- th'ings sharp. .Ictry w
growing old,. and. I think. iiked it (Ilt
corner toward mUorLlWg. Tis is a- on
fellow who is out of work: he ist as rih
as a dollar
I quite hmughed to mnyself at Anni' -
fears the- nest eveiing as I stood a m
mnent at the window, after extinga;nin.
the gaxs, and sav the bury, thick-set Spe
of the newt watelnunu lighting his pipe. byI
the ias!!!.rt. !Ie lookel i)b to lackl a- -
wh-.i r og of hiousemc -obbers lIiaS5hisd
All went pecefu.tli y. I mtUt :e
c-ame fr.om the emee- .- camea to wat
at d o'lck. lIe hadi a bright face and a
pleasiuis wayv. I f-sund when I stopped t
wet'ak to1 him. lie seemedi to icel a great
the of-i ep:ibiiy srgad hecr
ofni~ our houe. .ic ahasgv ea
comfotablc f-elng. J. .Gakh
thJecshierwaI-s r takndck I tli-erdt.I
theO wetiht Of th -"busmues-s on ouir :-vi-i 'ii
iers the ne.st w.~t.- Mr. (askci! had
:.niy beeni at partnr: for -ix mluonth:-. Ie I~
was* :m Eng"lslunan wihoml .Jack had' mIi I
the~ yea-r before in Niew York. lie h:1
mfanaged to s-i nk a fir suly of Engi'.Iih
I'od in Am-erka v-enJtureS before JaI
mnet him. anid he had gained t hereby:m
1xpeienc that'de h, nowin mkhle -,
ife,i tV:r to pt . ome of : n m:r micanI -
me:di pha-e ofi thtjf lot. 'iil frti
Fme i i-t mtCl"). -oming nng- usIsroi
.\i hielm.E ngl" prejuice.il threiadben
:ret im. -l'm notii-' gouin tlOa Va p
proe ofIt yo1r being here. .lim Lawrence,
:1owled man tk Ic -irbi thin -li e r
l ci e'r tn mae proe,ltlQi' a 1na h
ne must work i'voe istohV-*'i'
he tm thee vr wa ta plaat fiu i
m.........a..it to~4 tin hve taed i o 1 ave :nwl
ouhu hie.
O n m afternoon the last. the wek. H
nilh: wen-" I else thed! fta- I dei
hcu 1 heard the gong of te fire alarm.
)rdiuarily 1 should not have risen unless
ailed. but t' wei-ht of the business
eemed on ue, I anI I lipped ou my
Vraplper '1nd slippers and watched the
Inri ltht i the went. FhllDy I im:
he alarmi wili"lle to Imi lips and caled
o,. --Find out where it i-. .Joe, I said.
or W' i the iremlon of the shippin,
.uarter.'
Ten m iter nd .nJoe was breatLh
t':.s boW wh .- It's a fearful
ire. , %th vverything as ary us
!Lr. It'.: the elevta-r at the foot vA
treitt.revIl' two Iioeks from the
;RhC, with 1his ht wind hNOwitig
Itl to-Wrd timm: I tught f I
: No one knew te! safe crimiina
on u.x, cpt 31o. UWAk :mn! inysekf nu.il
xr \lr. Ia. elrdli:ed tw. imile fur ther off
_an -ja-1 1 fe,D all me esonsbiit
s llon ne to save duck-o rOpCriy.
-JLe. S lt --I mtus" owt do to th.
x11e--an you. go with 1e-.
.& e l , len. -';ii have 01, miss.
m I-l ',i h1on:.es watch ti IlcveS. Mr.
.'renc - atid] t:;ke c:tre of you' mil. .
!:l." 1 flew ti) drLt-s ly:elf for
he stree. am i two inMawte i revy.
'n 11u11n1nue11n4 r and wvc were before
lie oilct do(;r. Tim air wa- 4 tilling
Q as I iathed the lire brands in the
ir :am Ieartd thet' rr'sing of the tiames
1ett the warlehlloute were .OMled.
.h:e ftun!d: a trucX-:i n a box. and I
deuto! hN., an! insuir:ee pipers nto
iun. I hIl just iiiihei when I heart
..wrnce. :b iz no p11,4-4 for you, but
-:.. - 'i e -P he h, er'e riv st." iw-h adde-i
jUiikly. " -u have the books and
. ,I ; ij tis 'our wattillm:Ll*
I no4 id.
--1ave hi- ake i t:n t) the house:
W! in to with him. anI !e''e iC to
:e what I e:w. I hat;- to have you take
:l:t :nonr-v. e aoided. .eelin the bundle
:id under miy slawl. 'Perhaps. tutigh.
wil -v safer with you than n. -nud
ave c i e t- xrk."
H put his h:m.i mn Joe'Asloh r as we
citl then-. -'I'nne eAttre of her."
Wea n i lai a *w ton". ''and thi"I
:cht shlal.l m1::!m a bvtter pl!ace for yo.l."
'H0e laid his han-d on Iy arm one instant.
I 'il5 1ne as .,oon 1s I can leaVe: I'alm
m' do tIC ined to g u ant see YOU
afe Wome I&Wt.
u-werd -hurriedy, an-: we parted: but
bnnigh n1l Ihe AxlTewarnl, worry and
%re. wan not rirourge. That I hought.
i-nre e'ne"ipa.ed Pie to make even
Ib!e zighter. T -t. creet "i:s flil of
. nurry lnimman beings. it wais
ar;i for Jte t-) f0rc '' a IipasSiage for his
rmvk. but v,e rezachedl the hou ,et in safecty
:Wh onr orn,.
Joe plc"d the I Sin the h:d . ''A bi
;e is the very timue to looi k out for thieves.
'-nt dou't be ica-rey, I'll keep a sharp
're'ut. I Wasc not -VIn. I knew Mr.
co'le to the h:use lh- s:o:inl
Se ire stopped b*- w-r
I tre:a ti oI r hear M...:tg inmt2e nltatioiW.
iew :'I'tr los, eo ..Jack rr mie would bye
:4) o :her di: tz'r own fo.v s r -
're TO Wake I:er 'Ud Imlade coffee ly-set
!tni- eal ranze. coIud not myve with
,t tihe mne;. It haunted me if I ai.t
dowi. Ialhi I raised the ld of the
Wo and .- tl soft!y on the string-.
Then I crawled upii the slfll int
of tihe librare. 1 did nt t .ietall tr;
o!-r rmy e il. I was very. very ti
upp. -', and the nex2'ti! inw mit eyes
N: tn IvLI wI-W iIeI sIt ring at a
n : :: dtr]u n-: . who ] to odr at lth
'-. ten-a. I At-ard Juei . oice,
c eot -il -'cdin' bein1 Ldrg:;ed into
aw:-ee v,b im e aIways t hadt lIt'eories
n th e ubjipect of Ctt1queritng bunr'lars by'
mIwittI im th and2'44 showiing' n l igh't:
dii ;1 il ' uc n. troul'-her Ileari.1
02(n1 towardlc 2 wio otther' w ;ho hld Joec
r hut d t .1 B r r Ie a.:orir'iwaly.
,-int v ' dare tuh 't Imir of er
'1..C etrl.tt Mre-..in o ferj : 1
-- 'tt'ier un e,.s vn w11nt to but
It'a.-'n. ted nut ther you]~it pu ]therl
it ::. : Il ;:m tl'a'ain. ' I friihe wan tIle
-i te tavm :it:i.p:'c :n
'. i rehlI wrdsa2td tcik' ofe a-U14t
si i s tim fI hat :emd liozt 'ito~ i2the
r.t cri thad breati: a rayrndifo
n- 'r LIA tilt! ofprnolltectin haloe no
:I r.-' 'n u e tr the wa ] tc idgI me.
en t-i. a T oni only '1-a22n tn -r n
-. a t o m i"r' reslu;i,i 1:ma: over5
rl m fa h : I'r had r Ti -e ro:t
.t is 2t: ; i dan t t.re r ' i it'es
.i.. t is lf. W h th h :: h
a- E :a o L:rrrr;n', spintr . :tI in
eiln -ou te. truth" - briightin'oI
.ni tood h.C 'th,e"-brary ':ile nd- dm
-t:.am c ill'y it Vinge I t n ithfor su
a- en an'Eeasoce if a or
a' i ipken r blieve. Hx'el'jm.:pe'l twor
s.: : bus. :m- the-abe t o< -l It. r
thoughts.i tried to bamDI4,. i 'e
first.
"Are vou itiends." I tsi-d the cae.
"-h:a you hamnt an innoCE 1101t1)
'We'll not 1iaU vol, YO:'hi.,
swered quickly. --but the mony :vY
Blut I hadi ss:;n my avmaJ.Ti
: h ader, had once bteenl
bett ir h he was Ilow- ie - :v: I" i o
tre:! Vi0!eoleC. and e hadn
instincts of a 'entlemrian left t i :I,(. o n
DOV a lady. I saw that, :mi n tait I lie
te!rmttine:l Lo work."
"Threats are uie.-" i b -ar
hw bu\ fi y-oursv.f. mdT I p,l:t Itib
h. The box bi ', ronv c
tho at the, dI t a!! ut,-- ti a '
ing thing hot for thi- by-yu ar", IvI,:
I gave- Joe a qu ck i.-.: nl i he
were t wistin a the rqpe :nirou n biim-.
.--olm't mnilli mel. Miiss Larneh
said bravely. but his lips w-re ihe
"-Let myr boy alone." I ai:10:
--No one shall uti,r to SaV' mlWn*: f.
Lawretnce." I turned nLain it th ii'. li.
klark kqtier. a: I :av tiwy be Ks
n:a and reicascrl Joe. -I p a m:m
Ilierit stilI e 1 e ti i alii ' I iiitl.
t -aw hi:1, flinchl :..; j l m th . r t
himl.) '-If I weLre a im: n w '. th ih
Zome one the lire i:ad not l y rahh'
followv mev andhl sorel.'I do
--ItS TI.', a job tI :y li :. h : :
tered. as hio Mn'Alved.
! mo)ved as quitly wn! an -VOSdY a,
tIul try ar! te nex! rI.:. ! ha ::.n
:.wful feelin-. hiat t ere vouli ih a i Ic
ton to all this. hmt I w:tiil M R:
what was property s4 if M'ly Mr. 0kel
were Safe.
Joe gaven ine a lok. I knui bis h t
as well a- if W h1W b: hQO. "if -'in 0
kell werc alive e ,,- m ! - . "
The thlougilt gavv In1t col..rsc. ')ilt i Ihi:.'-.
1 acted out Inv (Ad day dre:n .f b.%4 ry
Aily beamuse I haIl r3hnry 1di so mn,:
tim.ient.lh. I pa :ed in.;o zijvn
room: the gas was it. I o I d
tl d:or into the buteir'' pi'ry. f hd I
lie luor in my !al . and :" [ i io 'u t
dlown thle sp i iwk. Tht tiumb"u! e
wa .-Nowered part wrny. 1 1)M t " > I
covere:i box It conit-,ne'l . :V: _
wnys' put thle Silver there. for h.imd 1m
said:'Take t." A he Unt i " :ri it
I rushed oit t'h uppos"ie 'oor af c'Osf.
h. Meore hW CoUld ri.d h fn SM the
t. I e his mnu"wrctd - I'. he
:md1 it held. I I'hot liw .:olt on i - i r
door. I h:N my aturyar : ri:ar on
ulesc lie shoul d'tre ta, frai vallr.
I knew I hal <mi.1 a cn Iv- .!;
Hnd ip before t e in m: !nry
oor c:m ioI.y "here I ,ti, a-c m
1lices out-ide: wht I 'a wa ar mvn
coming on a rii. I tr:ed 1 ' :
is refusedI to move. :
Ai- n:venpe. ("nAd n;:. uner PICKm,
ThereN:LS wai no need. I was A' in 3r.
: arkell' ar'.n i ' rd
-T : kGoti. Ele:-m-r. t rc .
dil nat fain I knuiv parDs :qy x' : : On
le. o0tl rs ru wd ily "..:i ''xc tw
. 1-ed-bt I could onlY:.ear :L r: Zmwln
r*.ar.ing- as if the lire w.- in. a audi
po'er to mnove or .pezk J '': M -
Prcsently I was t:i :Lf th I 'L
cuee more on th library .M and What
bending over me an1d 5peaking Iy.nmt:
nit other had ,-ve-rspkutwa.!mm:
J had fearco 1 i:i41t nt:ccr ta g
Jo wa eni tiu 1 ut am'It te fo f H-a
-To rY,: 01 . at ut a ''f
-Oh, Inv br:ave Mi.s I.n*t :-- '
oi v:ith iau.rie for ti cui :o~f coik
--We have 'wo of thtemin :.a eu'i.
he was, on the second. a:u i we.. h: him.
The iire is under iontrol. and you mtaI
lt m.e brinz vou someu coffilee~ at' wy 1:
W\eren't y(t t'uirobbed au d uree1
1 mauagedl toi say. .*'~
yout reaize'/ that I amt (tinit 8:fei hec'
thbed Wi a andv. left ime i ehe
a!!e'., back of the otlce. butt r'e- uad.:"a
n/ittrat thoualht wals oif the '-l:rryu
must be in2. We' w"ou~: ite of1\m
hee ccomes 31tagie wvithithei colli.:hw r
mutst see you drink befoire 1 l.ai''e y''n
to lher catre.'
The People of Labrador.
Labrador is not considere.: i e
sirabe place int which to~ ive, yet the
people who live there seern to n
it. Onte of the tavantage ' tha
they do not have to pa' ren. 'ios
of the people own a m:ehos
and a winter house. The =tummer'
house is on thu coast. Th p'io
live in these houses fto u.fuet
t'tober. The gooi fishin. season is
.lirng these months, ad thXi-th
principal industry of: thI epe
'Tey catch, dry anzd sell i the "li to
trdrs, and thus purhas ther
winter supplies. The wintrli ue
are on the shore of an ishmd'l.i ae or
ri er, and built inthe sh"i 'r of
trees. In the winte~r lth men but'
fo rabbits, partridge n a e
small gtame and trap the ft:r bc-.a"ring
anials. W\ood-cuttn '2' a se
industry. but does not bring movney
'he wood is for their own usC. l'ar
of the time the weather is so se'eres
that t.here is no pa sioi!ity~ fo wyr 1
or 'utn out of doors.
Winter is the time of visitin:. The,
dogs :are harnessed, and Ithe whole1
aniy Cross 'the lake or river' for' :
vr. D ancinag is the evenintg :uue
:~ent. 'T'he people of Labrador are a
kindly, 'hmom-Ioing" peopie.
Searching Ancient Graves.
Il the J'utn': cem'.eteries of Crt hig
Father iDlattr'e ha;s already e::amnined
12 'tmb. HIe has founri a paited
tra-cotta aask. with oval face.
short side wvhisikers andt acle
:mnt~ I :hin :mdU bronzie rint i th
ar:aa.d a-SO a diskt of traot
;:: a watrrior on horseback in reie.
up:n .kdr the horse a runnting
d.,and1 above the tigare a lotust
oer and a crescent moon.
.'...... n in k-ept- by moan. r-Yx -'i'.
CONSTITUTIONAL
CNVENTIONe
S0 1 IN SESSION AT THE -TATE
cAPrTAL.
,inly irimportant Measures Introdied.
F'ho- Proceedings froifm
Day to Day.
VIIE TWENTV-S EVENTH SESSION.
Department of Forestry and Roads
Voted Down.
SLturday's session of the Constitu
tional convention, so far as making
ieaiway with the farming of the Con
.,titnttivu is concerned was of less mo
meit than any day's work since the
convention reconvened, but there were
sonme interesting tighta and lively de
bates. The debate on the matter of
the tinte State bonds should be al
lowed to rrn was particularly interest
iug. and that on Mr. McMahan's orcdi
warce tc establish a department of
roads and forestry was quite lively. In
the norning the committee on rules
reported a rule--and it was adopted
allowing the amniadments on the third
reading of an article, which will doubt
less lAngthin the session of the con:
vention. The greater portion of the
Jay was taken up with the discussion
of Sections 5 and 6 of the artick -%,
hoance and taxation.
One of the most important amend
rents was one that provides that no
county, township of inunicipal prop
erty, unless used exclusively for pub
lic purposes and "not for revenue,"
shall be exempt from taxation. This
was adopted with the question about
the Columbia city hali property in
view and the ef'ect is that the city will
have to pay taxes on her city hall ii
she rents her opera house or any of
her stores. The amendment adopted
the night previous to allow State bonds
to run not less than twenty nor more
than forty years was reconsidered and
after a long debate the minimum
proviso was stricken out.
There were lively times when Mr.
MeIahan s ordinance providing for
the establ'shment of a department of
roads and forestry was taken up and
discussed. The conv-ention was in
elined to carry it through, but finally
killed it.
All schools, colleges, institutions of
learning, charitable institutions such
as asylhms, etc., ihe profits from
which do n:ot go to priyate gain were
exempted from taxatiozr.
TimE NE COUNTY QUESTIO N.
An Amendment Proposed to the Suf
frage Section Makes a State War
on Municipal Control.
1 the constitutional convention
.%j.konday the 2xth day. the article vii
1uty adCounty governmenit was
k Me into the conven
iin minorit.y nnd mnajor;ty- form.
Thefist s ndr cnsdertin.The
secionproidng or heformation of
uder discussion all dar. Mr.
Sheptrd moved to limit the total
numbehjr of counties to 50. Senator
Tilhnen wanted 02 and George D.
T'Vaiman. of the committee, wants to
31r.Geoge . Tilma wa inthe
mid ofan laorae agumntwhen
bat onthenewcouty uesionwas
continued at the evening session until
i'ter 11 o'clock, when a vote on Sena
or Tillman's amendment to limit the
whole numbe-r of counties in the State
to ":2 was voted down, 90 members
voting against him. Elaborate aigu
monts were~ made by George D. Till
man, Senator Tillrn..n, George John
stone and W. C. McGowan.
The muirag:e committee met in the
atrnoon and made some changes in
the article reported to the convention.
The tirsi section now reads: "All
elctions3 by the people shall be by
1mio and the elections shall never be
ield 'r the ballots counted in secret."
Aocther chauge allows "mninisters"
f>rmecrly rending "'ministers of
te gospet: and "teachers of pubi
i schols to vote, if otherwise
plified.1 Another important amend
mnt ~mke sction 12 read. thus:
sall possess all the qJualifications
e rein pr'e.:ribed, and the Gener9i
Ass '51 shall provide for a speci.al
reistration~ of voters for each munici
pal election, provided the governor
.1ai appoint municipal registration
err. The last clause of this nee.us
a lechration of war on municipal self
r.flg PRIZEFkG1' OFF.
The RepresentatiGP7of Corbett and
Fit,.simmnls Could Not Get To
gether on a D)ate.
X .jiaiz :ro:n flit Sprng~s. Ark.. says:
T~> C-.rbett-Fitz5inunoO.s light has heen mce
,-*. r.t by the Florida~ Athlie 1G!u h.
C )trbett and1 IUradiy were willing to' poStpio
the i lih to Novi'mber 11th. but JIuliaa.:
F itz-inun.,na- rer-.-aio ws~ not ami the
--i thea deiaried th:- mas.:h on'., The n
--pai.n wire biric flLand nt ini thme b'ioa
..n ;*t. ii..- -:de' en: rgm', thi. o'ther wthF
: .a m t jiPt to get th- better Ojiith
o rgai o ' to il i nht ;ui.>gether.
The entie Salvation Army -of3Mi'
1n Wis., was put in jail the otmier
va for holding a meeting in the pi
cial~ street in the town, contrary to
the !1iw. There were eleven of the!u
-91teywn right onwith thi ser
vac in the jail.
The "cost price restaurant" which is to-1
enrae by a leading New Jersey manu
l;during f rm for its workmen is to be inau
euraed orn the thaeory that well-fed jp1plo
FWTH W EEI'T WORK
A Coniplete Simnary of What the
Convention has Done to Date.
.The constitutional convention has
completed its fifth weeks' work, and
so far exactly one and one-fifth of an
article. to be mathematically corrCeCt
has be:n completed each week. While
considerable of the heavy work was
dcne the past week, the rule now
adopted allowing amendments on the
third reading opens up many possi
bilities. and again it must be said that
the mass of the Leavy work ic still
ahead of the convent;oo, for the great
fights and livey ind long deiates ate
to come en the snffrage orticle and the
rticles. on education and count:y gov
ernments. The io t prormincilt is- j
sues before the conven1tionl are to be
found in these rticles, the sutfrage
problem standing far in the lead of all
others. Then again there is the home
stead Eection of the article oE le:,isla- I
LiVe department yet to I.e completed.
T. ATITLES AVOTrT.
Only six out of the sixteen articles
proposed have been entirely completed
is yet and referred to the committee
on style and revision. They are the
1rticles:
1 ---On excentive department.
2--Ou impolweltmnentts.
-On nmiinicipl c-rporatious and
police regulations.
i--on amnr.(1dment and revision of
the Constitution.
5-- -On miscelaneous matters.
-. -)n penl and charitable institii
tions.
All tb sections of the article on
legislative dcparrinent have been pass
ed to their third reading. save that re -
laing to the honieste.t], discussed a
whole day, and then laid over. and the
section relating toiotermarriages. So
this article is almust comiplete.
All the sections of fit article on tin
anezu and taxation have likewise becu
passcd to a third reading save five.
The same thing apmlies to the orti
cle on the declaration of rights, ionr of
its secti.as bcing unacted upon ar yet.
If these articles were all entirely
completed and had gone to the com
mittee on style and revision, the con
vention wonid be half through with its
work from a niumeric.l standpoint, but
the heaviest debate by far is yet to
come, and the convention has refused
to pass a resolution limitin.g speehe,
to 10 minutes. save -n the debates en
to limit speeches. The possibilities a
to the duratiou of the session arethere
fore obvious.
Considerable has been accomplished
siuce the recess, and there have been
some interesting debates. Exactiy
-t-a be cotipleted toware the
building of the Constitution is enum
erated above.
Other matters brought up during
the 1.ast weck were resolitious of re
spect to the late Dr. J. Byrd, w hich
were adopted; a resohuton to provide
for the disbursemenut of the conven
tiou'.- excnisc q)ppropriatiou. which
wa,s adopted; . resoli:tu to prvid
for printing of copies of th'e Conrtit1
tion when ratilled,' which standS over.
e.
T'he rienventionL comidered an ml ll-1
ed the following re.sointiois: By 'Ir
Rodges, relating to judgments; by Mr
M3ahan, relat:ug to a department 0
roads and forestry; by 31r. 3Mc3ahac,
relating to the concurrence of the~
whole jury in a vcrdict; by Mir. W\har
ton, to limit speeche:, to 10 minutes
except in the sutTrage debate. The
convention also taled the petition of'
the W. C. T. U. in\ regard to the age
of consent.
Some notable constitutional ehanges
were made in th~e conItIitt tne past
week. The m-o t prominent change
was perhaps in theI~ paag of the clause
providing.for ai gra-duated tax oni all
incomes and a graiduated becense on ali
cupants and buisiness. A notable
proposed change i to be found in Mir.
Bellinge's anti-lvnch' law setin, the
ne~cessty for ;which was showu in a
ynching case the ve-ry night of its
introduction. The action of tne
convention ~in voting down Senator
Tillman's resolution looking to holding:
a constitutional conventiou every 20)
years. and his scheme to tax each dog
in the Staec S1, dispo:wld of two unit
ters that meant a great deal. The ac
.; .- -iblmveuitwnf in fixinigit soth.
counties and town:ships enanfot 'ssue
bonds( - to 1: in bli il r io::ls is
a nother 'very ion11-La- ehang.
o the convenuouhC. -o .. ?je(roi\~UCe'
i.it . ' .C erb.. . r. .!a ioni looking.
t o l- - : - C a :*es:ii)n ofC the
geC:- i b!y i b iC CCr
SUTIiE RN COTTON MOVIENT~x.
Comparisons of ILast \Veel':; Fi:.:,nre
Wih Thos~e of the Past l'Cree ears
in.:h t-ilj *CC -e:
SC.rt- uree . 1.03 8.C 0 C dalsito -.
,9GT for t heCl Jas t':. :-*--'ed
,,r .-: tCI l!be C:t 2'.- : -.a -t 17 .127,
1(17 5:1 a d 1:. i -reprae utk ns
4.'.1 r p br.:, ht 'int - h th
50 year b-e-ore la anL I i 5- - ~' 0C
A 3Tihigian Town .u Ashe-.
The v:lange of RiveCr-id.e .1ih. a rmall
wipdC out1 by fir Sunday nin: '.i. win'l
f iIghin - r we-r- very :i:.'a r' X.or.: I-f
lwling hou"es a -'al :!.C . .ia:-mit h
SEVEN HU.NDR%E) 1 L!S S.
An Incendiary Fire Destroys ,21'
Houses in Algiers-- Loss $',40,000.
A flire roke out in AIria ub~f;
OrlaOs at 2 o'c.klo-k Sunday mri; ai
vonitiuill'd4 to burn1 until 0 '
walgtind--r oontro! ea. eyltl
elsewas lef to bmurn. Twv indr- r a;-i
twenty housos were burned ial. The li'
was confined almost entirely to ih rviden'e
portion of the town. the owntr; or w e
peopltl in moderata airemn-.
The insurantc is said t. I.: ver -igtan
th- loss is therefore alnmb:t t-tt.
It is estimated that the I- if l .
001, but it will ue evera!
be a-euratelv stated.
Tho fire orignat,.-d in -.n 1 t
fftionery and truit sto,c. t1ra h -
5ens t' prov,e it was inccn-liary.
A subs,-ripzi)n for tli reli fth h0ma
l'.s people who mt ::.-r 70 i b:
-tarted aad has oien lib a ".t':"
The pu'li.. school bui lt hwav. :1 t'r-Io
open to them and mauy.* hav'e wunal lielter
there
Al-;ir.though situated on he14.
e the river, is a part (f the mui-'ia:aity of h
New Orleans, havin:: been jLiooa'ltedl as
tiae iifth district and F al atonth ad n tile
1:.l vf Iareb, 17o.
The flre w s the m,o:jt d-isatrous that evpr t
visited the city in the numl' If iiiu- )
burned. no lest, than 11 b .. Lavi a
,We1)t clean away. 'T"he fire va- -'4:12114.11 to
re.sidnce's, not a Stat'rv in tlh. e por
tion of the town labing amat theal':! !
lcstraoved. Oie generad stor. a burned,
Lhit ti Patri-k IHartnett. Ilis -la i.i fto
ad bucildota wsi. Zmto;t to 1. :a
,u:lv insured. The ropar
'ire did not get nwar rhfir m-)!u . m
the pri.ital ..i-hp : the cour' hou.- bea
the Ii-t. It was about -O.O(K0 r. l'e.
re id 'n.- i ad firnitur?. val:wd at' I
insured for ti.-tithirds. S:ao a:ior Turn
ull, of . pafe:rson parish. lu-1 a -
ture. a15.00. antd City Coihan :a
15.00. 'hmse and furntur, iu th iar
.cover:dt. with insuraneo.
Th,: suAsription fvr tho r!li,f (af ti
ferers biv the tire amounts o far to .
50. of which amoint the cy Vf N:v Or
leans sub"tribtes $5.000. 31ayor F1 a .tritL
S500 anad Tit,mas Pia.lr ow r 'a
Cnual street ftrry. :K,00.
A careful estimate make th' li-n r r;f
buildings destroyed of all kindl a. -i'
31.st of these were smali woodalen i rtr
and turned lik mateh woud.
The los h-v braikagea !ad otha i.- - an
age to houieiolI e'ff'ects eit mot b, a-! a..
The scene is aimost imleseriabl. a "
of smoulderim; ruins, gat it' iays
xrasses of household eflets . in :.
unatly here anl there in rt'tway ;rvi on
l"avee~ erest. men'ant wme --.azim;a. with1
Jea"vy hearts on the amoubl
wark the spot they on.e sal-1 hom , -
was Algiers on 31onday.
THE ROAD PARLTA'ENT.
Addresses on Good Road5.-Con iet
Labor Condemned, ...
Tho National Road Parliament us';emlel
at the Chamber of Comrne.-O. At;aui, wift.l
Pre-tident Stone in the chair.
3fany interesting reports w._-re heal froM
the severa! states etn,rcng uhe.roxe: of I
th anstruiction of imprved r:as'-da leg-]
islation concerning the r-ad ubj:t. The
following resai'wtions wcre adopted:
By ex-Governor Levi Fuller. of Vir
\Whele a. The rejserthaon of uitable.
auvil, far the -mainL thoroughfu,ar,:" of our pub
lie tomiain is a matter of the dghet Jmpor
tan.:: thgrefore.
a.olved.i That thw vviiross A the' 1-211
ed1 Staites be requsted to m'keo it p
vi;ion for th. layin, cut of mt main thor
ogh1ar"5 of travel' oar ple.~'I hia.ag b;
for" the a.Terng~ af the ptub'a Iu La a'
ltv Honi .Jamesta tUweni. atNe
J.aesolvead. That the 1.uit.ed Sata. ' ga'v-~
Crnme.nt t'reute t'ClOt ol ' uia'h5 through
the rn'iumnof the road inquir" del:reat
Ttati::.:a m ier )won. ofth leaiet o
material suitable fo,r ra-: contrucat t he11 t,i.t
diterent states of1 the union.
By J. 0. Donnelly. of New Yo)rk:
."-Whereas. There is at great and imttpendl
ing dianger that the railrad and tr illeya cor
porations of thei dliiTerent stat's wula 'eaere
the right of wayv on landa over our colIry
highways: therefore,
"Resolved, That this. Na-tional oad Iar
liameant enters its solea.mn p'rotestL ag~ai 'at
any such puObliac 'apropri'ationl of thea pubhale
highways and al 'lk. ano th al'' ..tig
of the several states to) '-ee it t:'i:n
pending d::ngr " i' ated 1bya au.: rm
thir raespectiv"e le:i .t-as a5. -a.iuto .1
amnlment toraver prohionin : 1...n,
selling or icasina the couty iiaast
any corporaa..m
k.y W. G. W'hiday. cf G.': :
m end's tahe friends af iap-a' aO I uNia road
in heevealstte-; f thea uniD a they'
hve n ttoraianist h rast
"00goo roads' to argiani on a''r ha
prct'ianbie and the'ta'y strea~ he :id en
'rage the educaaation:l itu!er:s"ot tr:i.apgir
itammt."
the te.,iinug of steel raliways .." .1aa a.
faoriu;: the abolislti:'nat afIAIEN9 e
J Iohn i. Mahl. e i Ii,i,o . :
on "AgrhaIitur'a' .ii:a'." T-: .aa l.
mnt the a rd.journ.~
Lage Gains in ('ottou---An Elor to'
'Corner in New Orleanls.
Bradstreet's reptort of the PtolntionI of bus
iess for the' pasLt wee sas
There is less push t tthe. general com
. erind mov'ement this v:;t'tk, indtainla.. as
muchi hy raepcrts fromn the: Eaisterun 1 j .er a
anal tthers, . whase tr:taveltrS hiavea ret::.ned~a
froman tripas West anad No,rthwa:t. The:-":i.~
of a'niurs..noate'wathyI aa.alptiaa:t. j;timor
mnerhtst iling~ relativi'.ly me-t stisf:taery'
tradet. Thii5 is iingelyV duie t. the'. r--m:ar.:l
favrab'lei eeonditions ~af thea S:aith. i
etnar:l. tha. vo'lumea af b:aaline.a' Up;a.Ira
sligtly smaller tis week. ! it with awde
spread. although ::a) mewahaLt irregailard
Te toala. busain fa-~iluirs ahog,tth
a'gains't a74 ..'t teak . 2: in ih li ' - we' k
in a l'0a . 892.a it i !' W . - -u a il
pare, ta:'i''w '.afith aaa<.ta
1'Faor a' tr'ad" reporats ri ma ath I : a
wim"alaa"aiei i ad r til de:a nd11, w" . I ~:1->
- %amoa. iheari-. o :-a-'ara
ar a~'ttf .n 1 an ' ato'n gCo-~ ate
ua.-] . a pr c uilatio th:t' goitd a a. --
Cnd row' n I'tOt' ofi _ h bl a
ba-'-- trto a cair' a'.r oai b a - a'a :- .:at -
t.a'ma'rket. Whea~aataloses ha.:hr ena
* .. ~atu"h :-,prng whet eei" : : dr
i-r'e. Wsintea'.r hat brand i.:: 'tl"r
I eare and bigh-r.' Oen. is a a:r 5
.sttd ret'eipts, aiiil o.at. e-m a a -::
a.ra' als-o higher. tha' lataor on cottujd.
* Low'er priaesa for' 'ata'al bill ret.ait te a'
aia-ae'a of the' lt tat ra rtr' n thea ir:-n ad
fitae't,rae lo'.a'a Bo: a' p'C i::aa isaaa tnan d
a'de aret~a alower, a tt retnd s:ar. of 0
.rattint da nd~ t fort' aa"'' nd a aaet' t.
rawl. ardiigh! d adfr
VVFI 1AAR 1-IPS
LAUNCHED.
11E NASHVILLE AND WILMING
-1ON LAUNNCHED.
I)escription of the Vessels. Ful!y
,000 People NVitnessed the
Launching.
At N-:. New, Va.. on Saturday fully
0-) p' .n a.ne:.i tit': launching of thc
WhvIlle : ' W ilmintonl. the nwStOCl gun
tbuii byte Nwport News Ship Build
nd ry t ComnpaThy. Te Nashville
M fron: C ways at exa:tiy thirteca
inut. to 1) "-elock.Miss Emma Thompson,
. ofHo. iJoseph Thompson, of
1.:4'l.hr -lki--- thetraditivinal chiampag-ne
t i a - : r I)o w .
-T Wi::;:: ;ton was launhed at 11:08 ex
-t-. :amI w.L.- ehri.st-ned by Miss Anie B.
r. iv \ 4 'f to, daughter of Senator
Tip' Wil,, :i 'ton's course. 300 feet over
-.v:.. v;-!-the ilongest ever taken by any
i:: I rn this content. Her speed,
b.- '" ., the water, was 11 knots all
eur '--:a nOt a single lutch in either
..T .unhing was as near a perfect
-r aq , which followcd the launch
n of the biggest affairs of the
a here.
The i' n- were made in a very happy
elaamia!!-i he peaerstookr o(,cas.lon tos
'om.v:yiJce tlinge n*out the Newport
-. Sip-Yar'i. Tpill!reee of the .wNrth
1ai :p n (Afin the river addi a great
'*l te Ih impress.iveness. of the vc,asn.,
The o guaea.luoihed ar- t1-j fir-,t
raft d,lig"ne a enctiely inder :SurtA.ry Ler
v i.,nii-tration. T a'y re esP ;a!ly
uI (ede . . 1--' th' need fojr - ll, ai
a1lV :1: e. *u->:al draft to do poli(c
vin tr.i;eal p.:r:!- an ul Asiat
* rv-ers, thu .-ivn t he largc- ezr;ers o.
fr w.ch tll are ill-littd. chiet
astrui r *ii. . pianued to nake them
api.er-she'athed vessel-,. so that
hvy wu .I.t be obliged t. resort fre
iuatly t,) r-.-noto. dry J1Y1,:. but. owing to
hl liitati'u of the a a this could not be
ion1 an flu the Wfimington and the
rg.stge boats.
. - 11l is a schooner rigged oat.
m i- t. teeting becaue of her peculiar
ua -hmrva ra ments. She has twin
:r j an' t wo sets of quadruple expansion
-ineL. Tc 'inders of these a" arrange
v for::dat lies. with the low pressuree
:uwards the- b-.. The purpose is to discon
lyet.tha ,Aig fgltit by a shaft (ouphng
-.'len th: vlee is on ordinary cruises, ma!t
in the euzia z triple expa-i on, and as thus
.rrand, thv can be worked with small
jfaio coal. at about eight knots
td. By vonpling thc low pressure cylin
.r' wi Ah others. the speed may ba ,mn
U, t fourt:a knuot. though at the expense
iI mullh more. approximate to that of care
1Al .: eunerS, is expected.
A futhOlor e.0 nV an. .siapllyity is of
f tA A riing the main air pump directly
Im th! a engines. keeping in reserve a
j*m:ii m AUb. t p)U:p for UZe3 with itgh
pel-ds. kA irious arrangement of boilers.
%a- been adopted to meet the needs of the
alternative quadruple or triple expansioi
system. There are fotir tutbulous and two
~v.iindri-al boilers. With full nower and
Sp*e al of the boilers will be used.the tal-u
o): -upl.plving steam at 260 pounds to the
ighi ressUre cylinder; and the snell boilers
stpvin teamn a' IG-O pounds to .the lirst
int,.rniediLte, evliim-es to meet it. At er;As
i; Cpe .AL her het of boi mars may be usAd
lne Thl nlmximut hvr:-power will be
.0 AIdc from these novel -.achinerv
a lrragemeni!tS. the features of the Nasavillo
, --ar aS folo .' - .
Le b. 2" feet: breadth, 28 feet. 3 ineifm;
disil'eent. 1,:71 tons: .comp.ment. 150
meA: baitt.er. -fou.r rapid lire 4 imeh rifles on .
th an d"'eg. four of the same mn armored
Ap.ns:r L: ueguIn deck. four 6 pounder
HtAhkis.; guns and a niumber of 1-pounder
The ~ W iigton's peculiarities are in the
.1 Ae .i:- only 21 tors 1arger than the
al i ..t shs is full thirty feet longer
.'n nmarly two tect broader. being 2.50 feet.91
jAi. -ng by so fAeet. 1 inch broad. This
is eJAL7. Ifor by. the fact that she draws
ol Lnine fAeet of water. beIng specially de
Al.ne for . ervice in the shsilovr Asiatic
rvr.hehas y,) sail power. butt hias one
3.' m-ii..ar v ma::t in the shape of a conical
stel t.-we'r.~eoating a special staircase ted
'arrving two Gatdag and two 1-pounder
Hthk us. Tafl vessel has twin screws
nAdle rAAuOIdde:s. ensuring quick turning
in aro'w .'han-:ks and to protect them
LA-.::t i.mlini :utd damage from the banks
r afl, th'e hhe! i.s shaped astern into two
let'n"l-. This givAs a great breadth of
hull ...te. whiA.h aufrAds a large berthing
.0pace. aum-t&db a e.,w:red deck estend
imi "t tA wetisofthe vesseA * length. -
A.: e- are :ie~d with ele.:trie lights.
el ,;ri fuandre frigecratinug plants to muaks
t 1'm' em f..r aW when in the tropics.
The.. Wlr:"3gtonI ia an ordinary arrange-.
me0't of m:im-hinery. six 5ml1ul boilers. furnish
iue team t the two trip)le-expasion1 en
.-id Al rie:'g the ves:'el at thirteen knots,
- n umAseed. The batterv I-' substantial
Uvhk tt a. the Nashville.
vnc viotS L.i2eHED).
T *h-: ne wi hconst uAte battle-hip Victor
is wI WA- nneheud att Chathlam. Eng.. in the
p..m. ,.2 a larze cr'owd of spectators on
t iav. This warship is the third vessel
.- hr..!r: r vi.ie for by" the naval de
A.A~ -t of 15h3, t., leave the stocks. The
\ AtO'A:a., is of 15.050 tons displacemenat.
: 1'-.et lo" and has a coal capacity el130
3m. iOR A'S CLAI PAID.
Te (ets $'594,809,yG for the Corfis
(tion of Hiis Cuban Estate by Spain.
.2-r mo ri' than a Score of ye.r of wait
in:. .ntA.30 AMaxim:a Mora on Fridayveev
e.tlr.:u::h repr .--etativep. raf'ment for It he
*oi.-aio o:'. Cubae etate. The' -pay
ment was madAe&riircl to -Dr. Rodrig
ndl C-an:'n K~sned.i attory for Mr.
Mo: a t.h" for o1.f a~' ck s~lined. by .'
'AnoyOe. A d'~1Am; ren a'n the' A.istant' r'
rear '':- as "at t A cabie mehi" ,
en U fM . rl \n uDyne, thec .i:. i
i A)r AAA th- ' 'ar:meniAt. the ntt)rney'c v in
a r~'. h a'oznt of t3 h chek.Pw
*: /0.. whih r. prs:i Mr. MAora't :
min:. ie cha::nt: of10 erAt. tt .h.
I- riua .:"Am'' 'dr Natha'niel lAj.i .
pr.ip!! .a r-p e sai s a ee:
Ufd Dr. I:.jig . L.z been comietd and
t te bene.iaries wcill pr..baaoy receive their
share in a few day.s.
THE SINKING OF TIHE KUNG PAM.
O nly 24 Out of 400 Persons on the
Chinese Steamnor Saved.
AThe L':don 2:lly Graphic publish-n
di"ac Ar., Oe.:n-~A. sayingt tAt; th'."
0e-41 :)A.pS 'O Aoar t.c transport Ke::ar
A' ., .wh- v's.9-l an exlosAion occuiirr' .t