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I kii T .RI-W'IEEKL Y EDITION.* WINNSBORO, S. C., DECEMBER 7, 1895.ESALHD184 V3ITTI?MPFSAGNIT, FOREIGN 'A FFARS DISCUSSED. Our Relations With Englaed-The Cuban Insurrection n d Ascrican Masracres, etc. On Tuesday at noon the long-expec ted Iessage from President Cleveland vas read before Congress. The doe =ent was very lengthy, but below ill be found its salient points: t the Con'ress of the Ltitcd States: The present assemblage of the legis ative branch of our government occurs at a time when the interests of our eopie and the needs of the country :ive to the condition of our foreign elations and the exigencies of our :ational finances spectad importance. The reports of the heads of the several administration depa:tments of t:e government fuliy and plaiLly ex it what has been accomolished xitin the scope of thtir respective cuties, and present such recommen:ia tons for the betterment of our con tv's condition as patriotic and intelli -nt labor and observation sugest. After reviewing in a gneral way the -ports referred to the Presidents pro reeds. The resumption of specie payments 1c Chili is a type of great interest and innortance both in its direct conse q:ences upon her own -eltare, and as an eidence of the ascendency of sound fihancial principles in one of the most isfluential of the South American re p:blics. I take pleas:re in calling to your at te,tion the encomiums bestowed on tiose vessels of our nw navy which tcok part in the notable ceremony of tie Kidl Canal. Our relations with Great Britian, al hy s intimate and imp,ortant, have de mnded during the pe-.t year even a g'enter share of consideration thin is isual. Several vexations questions were left undetermined by the eon oitheBehring Sea arbitratj.:Mi'ounal. TDe application of tfe' pri::ciples Iaid idcwn by thatacgust body h:ts r:ot been Iowed by the results they were in ded to accomplish, because her ex tion habbeen more or lessiml:erfect. The nudeistanding by which the U:it2d States was to pay and Great Bzitian to* receive a lump sum of ?5, 00 in full settlement of all Brit claims for damages arising from seizvre of British sealing vessels a.thorized under the award of the sh tribana of arbitration was not firmed by the last Congress, which des'.ned to "make the necessary -appro pi ation. I am still of the Cpinioithat this arrange ment waz a judicious and adurtaceous one for the Government, an_ I earnestly recoLmnm d -tha it lbe ag.in con:idered and san:ctioned. Not withstanding that Great Britain origi nated the proposal to enforce interiia ioa&1 rules, for the prevention of col isions at sen. It being aaaret !hat thei houndary dis nate between Great B:itarin ar- the Rtepub lic -! Tenezuea cocerninig the liits of British Guiana was approaching an aente stage. a definitA sta:em:ent of interest and polid of the United Stater as regards the con:roversy se :n:: to bo required both on *: w ace.ast and in view of its relatioas with he fiendl pow r dirl concerned. 12lyast, theefore w ipth"as ad de:dto 'ur e:ata. :idor at L.ondcn for c0:n:unictioa n to' :BitinA prarnentin wiVh the atitude. to Un~it States5 was futiv and disncty set~ -ft. The general wr'i'ub:ac that the traditor.ai and cs: oihd p.o.c of this gover-nment is firmiv o nosed toz aorcible inacrease by any "uro~pen rio'ver of its errorial possessions on1.3 cstnet that ti: " pl't-yis as well 'oun led in prieeiple as it is strongly 'sup-. ortd "vy numeous preeerients; that. as a "onsequ~nee th. United States~ insbound to' crot et again~st the eniargerent of the area of Bri:ish Gaiana sn drogation of-the rigiits and against will of Venezuela; theterritorial-: di-pute between t:hem can oe reasor. bly st 'ad cniy by friend!y and im partial arbitrati on, ,.snd tart the resort to such ar itration 4hould nehui-.e tne whole controvyersy and gs.not sa e.'ae if one of the powers coa.eerned .ispg 4te2 to d.r:::. an arbitrary line thro.ugh the mrtarv ir. debate and to declare.jhat it .wi -om:t to arhi:ration only the poti'ozi lyvng one side of it. In view of these coneitis s. ine dispatch in question ealed mpn'n B:itish :rovernment ?or-a defniteansver . the~ mastion whether it wouldi..gr. would. . .bmt the territory controv"rsy between. ? -w Tenezuela in its entirety tWimpar arbitration. The aniswer of the 1mitish rament has not yet been received; MAt ~eeted shortly, when further sconuni ' n th'e subNet will problyl be made e Conlgres. an .gravely distur bed . Anin eton in some respects moro active de i:ist rre"eedina revolt. wh.h con 4 fro:n 'ISS to 13-. now exists in a - ar o te basrn interior 6f 'h I ,..rg encin evn some plopunaton on the cos,of the~ TIslad of which our c.ountry chan e eedomnar share. This flarat ak.'on~of 'ostility byvrous5ingsentiental, cond" by and i'iting adveniturous support syp ur- -eople has entailed earn'st e.fort am rL 0t of ths:overnment to enforce 'o eP o ouraCeutrality laws andtopre obei'::e a riorvc the United States rom eenttreter as a vantage ground from ;beig a^t mose in arms against Span ih .whic -o asd - Whtever may be the tradi sovregnt- -of our countrvmen as nd -ionliuL.- dutyv of their itovernment is viduni- the pP.' --it in the recog'nized o0 to obsrv *roca - relationship. -r v have cont'aped to Ocures i -m .e. 'ord e dca-:r~e excite ca'- . - - b e6 i Coh diare +~ rc- a the'C acee mT" -- - :i -h~' o in tw* rated Stts reideca . .ore un'ier theNaratee ofraw and arei their "a - '' te rt-et I-y n tro .:-C 1 been earnes5tIy wihnor par . . pe.erei :.d t th extension of the As we turn fr0 a review of our forean relations to the cont.: iatien of our n:ti). a financial situation we are immediai ly aware that we areroach a subject of doms "'c co'ern more iportant than any other that can engage our attention, and cne at present in such a perpiexing and delicati preictamnat as to require prompt anuc.:e treatment. n y command of the pepr?e a customs reve nue ,ystem, designed for the protcction and be-,it of favored cla:ses at the expcnase o the great asses of our countrymen, and which, while in"flicient for the purpose of j revenue, curtailed our trade relations and impeded our entrance to the markets of th1 world, has been s'upersecded by a tarif' policy, which in principle is based opon a denial of the right ci the governm::t to obstruc' the avenucs to our pcopies' Cheap livine or lessen their comfort and content ment, for the sake of according especial ad vantages to favorites, and which, while eneouraring our in:e:for and trade with other nations, recognizes the fact that Ameri can self-reliance, thrift, and ingenuity can build un our countrv's industries and develop its resources more surely than an enervating paternalism in February. 1895, therefore, the situation was exceedingly eriti:a!. The results of prior bond issues had been exceedingly unsatisfactory, and the large withdrawais of gold immediately succeedintz to their public sale in open market gave rise te a reasonable suspicion that a large part of the gold pail into the treasury upon such sales was promptly drawn out again bV the presentation of United States notes or 'r.: urv notes and found its way to the hands of those who had only temporarily parted with it in the purchase of bonds. The message then takes up the repeal of the :ilver .urchase clause, says it under mined confiden':e and prodneed the p.ale. The history of the issuo and partial redemp tin of United States notes is given at length. GOLD RESERVE. Stress is laid on the importance of the gold reserve. Loss of gold is attributed to the existence of Treasury notes. The rise and fall of the reserve is followed, and the hi:to ry of the bond issues. matters that are fam:i l.iar to our readers. :de rehearsed in detail. Then follows a history of the contract with the bond syndicate. "I have 'never had the l-lightest misgiving concerning the wisdom or propriety of this arrangement." As to further gold withdrawals it says: Quite large withdrawals for shipment in the immediate future are predicted in well ' formed cuarters. About $16.000.000 has been :ith'drawn during the mouth o1 Noem ;er. The foregoing statement of counts and condition, develops the fact that after m creasing our interest beariu: bonded indbt edaes more than $162,000,000 to save our gold reserve. we are nearly where 'e startd, ha:ing now in su:h reserve $79,3330G6. as ai-'b 465.3,377 in Feb. 1$'4, when the Ifrs' bonus were issued. The government has paid in gold more tha nine-tenths of its United States notes and still owes them all. It has paid in gold one-half of its notes given for silver I pu-es..- "ithout extinguishing by such avment onr -4ilar of these notes. The government ha= incurrod a thanded inde:t edness c $95,500,000 in establishing a gold reserve, and of $162,3i5,400 in cforts to maintain it. r.vons BEE:EziEx or GnEF.si-cEs. Trouble is found in the retirement and can cel!ation of our United States notes, common ly called greenbacks, and the cutstanding treasury notes :-sued by the government in D. ent of ri!ver purcnases under the act of I believe this could be quite readily acomn pnished v the excage of ti:ese notes for U'Iited States bondS of small as well as large denominations, bearing a low rate of inter est. The cnrrency withdrawn by the retirement of the United States notes i.d treasury notes, amountig to probalty less th:a -45Q1000.000. might be supplied by st gold as would ne use on t eir retirement or by au increase in the Cr:uiion of our national banks. I iiik the should be allowed to issue cir eulation equ! to the par value of the bonds ther denc t to secure ir. and that the tax on th:i e"reulation should be reduced to ne ourth 01 one per cent., which would un dou-btedly meet all the expense the govern etinrson thei:- acqtount. Ia general way tile President proceeds to intim:te that tho estaclishment oi State banks mnay be a necessity. As to silver coin age, he says : I do not overlook the fact that the cancella tion of the treasury notes issued under the siver purchasirng act of 1890 would leave the teasury in the actual ownership oicf suilicient silver inelading seigniorag.', to eoin nearly $178000.000 in standard dollars. It is worthy of consideration whether this might not, from time to time, e converted into dicliars or fra-:tional coin andi slowly putt into circu lation as in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury the necessities of the noun try should requaire. ETtEL!s1r nsrosssnn:. INo government, no human contrivance or act of legislation.~has ever been able to hold the two metals together in free coina;:e at a ratio appreeiably dit.verent from that which is establihed in the markets of the world. Those who believe that our independent free coinage of silver at an artificia~l ratio with gold of 16 to 1 would restore the parity be Sween the metals. and consequently between the coins, oopose an unsupported and im robabie theory to the general belef and ractice 01 other nations, and to the teach lg of the wisest statesmen and economist of the world, both in the past and present. The President then went on to argus the .ipractbiiity of birnetnlism, upheid the"gl stadard as the only true mneans of '.a-ue. holding that "It does not dospise silver nor seek its banishment," and that 'Nuefl a standard also gives free scope for the use atnd expansion of safe and conserva-tire credit. Hle urges the advocates of free cc' age. of shilver to re-examine their views and i;ifb in the light of patriotic reason and familiar ex'erence, and to weigh again and aga in thO consequences of such legislation as their eforts have invited. Even the cr ntinned agitation of the subject adds greatly to the dificulties of a dangerous flsancial situation aready forced upon us. In conclusion 1 especially entreat the peo ri's reoreseantivcsin the Congress. who are charged with thu responsibiity of inaugura ting measures for the safety and presper:ty of our common country to promptly and ef fe-tiveiv consider the ills of our critical fi nancial' pight: I have suggested a remedy which my judgment a'pproves. I desire, however, to assure the Congress thtI am prepared to co-operate with them in perfecting any other measure promisimg Ithoough and practical relief, and that I will gladly labor with them in every patrioti.- en: deavor to further the interests and guard the welfare of our countrymen whom in otur re pctive places of duty we have und-:rtaken o serve. -Carlisle's Estimates. ~Screary Carlisle has sent Congress esti mates submitted by the several cabinet offi 'ces ,of money reouired for conducting the moenment for:the fls'al year ending Jane 0 ?o . am..ounting to $13.031.073. Appro -rition\ .nmde for the present flscal year ein- "a - ne 30, 1593, amounte:1 to $4l2,753. i, ?Am '~ the m-a s of detailed esti:r.ates 'oted are \'tA proving harbor at Charlrston, s C. 3100, 00- imn,roving harbor at Salv:s. ton, Tex., 51\140,000: for expen?s's at Norfoik. a navy 'Ard. .$75,7:,0: naval stotion at vo -r sval S. 'C.. $33S.132: dry dock at Al ie', ILa., 1le ..000. 1the total cost of which will be :1.250-o0: public building at Savan nah, Ga., :100.000. $200,00~0~for her Autobiography. .4 firm of publishers has offered Sarah Bernhardt $200,000 for her autobiography. This beats by $75,000 the check which Messrs. Longmans pai-l Macaulay "for on3 Iedition ot a book." as Mlacaulay himself a. THE FIFTY-FO-ur COGRESS A Sy:upsis of the ProceCdiIX. of Dot -ru ses.r. TitilSSYAE. Tae i\'-fi;r.th Co:lress Legan its se SG:: at n., a' a wit: crowded galleil d manyLi Ov:ther , 'uestations of aentc : '-dt preiu; , iai n.:. of cours, ;::e i ltri:'@ -orai doorati.e,s. The w r15 e". 1: anng the eaators, =< u ('' ..a Chiit, 'A Texas, who re-occup -;ra:iE E it. ESO.CE C?tiLTO. ( ' ntors iconm Eansas and Texas.) a seat he on"e h.l belfore by an.:pointmen a:.d there were in addition 13 re-elected Sni ator to be a wurn in by Vice-President Sti ven;on as their own suecessors. Of th hod-o"-ve :ens v:hon terms will e:cpi: e rm :?ow. so:ne of the most prr mnint, lmnldin.t laeckburn, Price. Hi Voorhe's-. Vest aud ?effer. Among the nie SenaiLrs -rn in wore Lucien Baker. c in.o te and T. i. Carter, c Montana. f 't rY ?r ?E I rnTL. T. H. CAt?em Half the time" the Senate -.as in _:;-ssio: on Ta+s"y was Const:n d in the reading c the Pr:si.knt-._ message". The-, duities of th taited States ia reliation to affairs traenspii ing in other countries were the theme c various tlis, rero1ntiors and memorials pr( (ented to the Senat. Various annual r ports and departmentai communcation were tid before the Senate and laid on th ta'ble. Tn.-o iundred and seventy-tcro b;ll and elven joint resolutio:s were introduce and :eforreJ. 2fa::y of these were ini:eritefr: eiu nr ss on Wiedaesday immediately afterthe read in" of the ournal Mr. Mitchell, Republicat f Orego . presented the caim of H nr . Dunodt to t- he e.at and iron ti maie o Deawae uderan el".ction by th Legislature on the th of May, 1895, and i was referred to committee on prvileges an c rl haderpesnedptiinsoo various evunties in Alaoama alleging t com:nis i'n of viection frauds and askin:. tha: Congress shuli securu to that State a re +ubl:ial .ri of government; and they wor Is rr.r io to committee on privileges an eieetions. :Ar. hranler presented a petition fro: th citozuns of Ohio for o aniti len of the ide uendence r I Cuba. Re."ferred to comn.litte on forein relations. ria etii>ns were pr se'ated Cores slord secr. t tattae. r.biaafri ofee govenment;andhe reolet: hic wasrrrtfe to the committee on foresa elg eations: Pres 'npeent ed ms aioru pettion fro ma de-.itztzolOhae for th rcitiao thendc t'nrdosfr nuba red com itteo onc foeigzns trelin. Lc- ciia eep seted,e Flrat th r.dn bea esied. the istron De:ofre;;ret fan rdsgnatio: v;ieh wich refrr-:-o he om miateae onear or then injie t icte up5oons actions he ma dehmisto fato n teuroectio and thatet Amra plei'! cannot' Tueyex actd tootie wit indffresce any:repetitioniorecotine 5. Haar'n tlohered eouin hc wa 2gre t ruesinte resid t communicateto h -c-rete all indirmatioe receiveby hi or th"teAeartmven bea reeec ' i're f ficte u on tersonron or roery l'min citzen an thatey and k'refe~re. n tos the expcten o afi:u thre,das?f:ore so oretitin orcticnt onth'uAnian ubcs ofat all Tnfrkaiso gorcvenme n c h tt.Dprmn releenc to inrmte Senaited onether persohn Amrrertyomrian citisuns inthTris Tmpre and inreferetnces t h e onterferred affit! thn rt:ormanjan subthcts dute Tu i governmlent. f orsathnadeedt st inforial 0 the Sena whetherenlth. American conuinth rsh pre at the pos of ty pand sefnt,atoestah ca:e cre s:ii that haireredn ofth teatres whinchY prvoerdutime fomt g.Allen waf Ntresyouthel adderssed Seateiya of the Cu ebars Sevlieren tate Inv te aose ofTes prtiesenthoes r charge we. re still fory mared pOne of ag thepries wasHtuse yothfu appneatrknce t te isty of An meicas. egran Taes boIhaesen aspeargatvers, menighta,i ~ta'igenrtweoinc. eP roomed, twoeera neroed a wti!dred forty.::n ponot o g tem, '.resented a striking co.. in thei vuthfiri aupearance to their veteran assoce a'y such u~s Grosvenor of Ohio. whose fiowi i ...wite'hard gives him a venerable ap neanacd s;>rortiOnate to his age; to ex Speaker. G:dusha Grow, of Pa., bale, heart and rigr-us. despite his seventy and odi vears: to Cu>-r:rsor., of Texas, now enterin: imon Lis &'veeth term and other of th I1se veterars, whose political prospeet we. notiteinorani:v sabmerged in the Nc emnber ee tiers of '94. Mir. Rteid, of Maint 'a rarsm:0c to the u.nanfimous decisionc the liepubaltica ea'u"s. was elected Sueake lbX L vote of 2:? aant J5 fur Mr. Crisp.c G~'or'aia. Th rules of the Fifty-first Con :tres-poplarl a;: as the lReed rules v:-- ado; .d for toe government in th Uo e .or the pr sent. In the Htiese on TuesdQay no business wr ra.''ed *xcept the reading of the Pres: dents metreandt 'he referring of it to th comite of the. whot. The House t" i ern toii -iay Shrmn oAppo. .i Committee Fil.i Vacancies. Ther~ ar.i-e:m caucus senators Wednesdt; af'rnoo-n authorized chairman, Sherman1 apita committee of nine senators who! dty it-'hall be to flU vacancies en the cot mtt- - of t.he s--nate. Heretofore it he been the eusterm for the caucus ehaiirman :mpoirt this ce:nittee aria its ae:i mf is fint Wednesday hiow-ver the caucus ue-.rreed th; te names of tie committee selected 1 5-rmaut should b:e submitted to the cauci for its aprnroval. The most marked increaso in v:.1r 00ETITUTI0 REVISIING TII ON THE C.MII TTEE ON ORDER, aTYLIE ! I:.NRVIS!ON. its Report Considered Ztc: by Item, and Orditanices Ra:itifedI as Amend ed by the Committee, Etc. The Constitutional Convention got to work on Tuesday night, and the committee oa order, style an revision reported a number of ordinances. The committee recommended that the ordinance on the age of consent be tabled, as the subJect matter had been incorporatad in the :rticle on the leg islative d,:artment. The committee recommended verbail and immaterial charges on the ordinan.ces reported, and all suggestions were accepted with o it questin. 'The ordinances are: To pay the intere.t on the State debt in Januury and provide for the loan of e i the money neces.:ary if needed. e To prov:de for the pa and mileage for menbers and oiiceers as adopted in the eriginal ordinance, and the pro fpis- as to the mileag for the recess. The ordinauces were dily signed and ratified at ' :'c ".. Next the ordinance as to the boids for the CaroKna, Knoxville and West ern Raiiroad, voted by the people of Greenville county, and the ordinances to provide for the payment of the managers of the clection who managed the election at which the delegates were elected, and to di:eCt the General Assembly to provide for the expenes of the Convention were ratitied. The ordinance to provide for bonds that have been voted to railroads by the people of Fairfield was then rati fied. - The ordinance to provide for the pay of the State printer for work done aiter adjournment was taken up, signed and ratified. The following ordinances were next taken no and ratiflied in sort order,the committee's verbal amenmments being adopted: i To provide for the alphabetical in dexing of the Constitution. To provide for a si:lking fund to e place counties on a cash bass. :Mr. Sheppard introduced the fol lowing resolution: Resolved, That the president of the Convention be, and ishereby,authorzEL 4 to fi1! + -g s.i or.vN*Le e forthe purpose of indicating the day e { of the final adjournment of the Con vention. 'Resolved, That the Secretary of State be permitted to allow any mem b her of the Convention who is absent at the time of the ratitcat.ion of the Constitution to sign his name theretc at any tim before the 31st day of Decernber, present, at which time the same is to go into e.fect. 1. i?eoived, Thaet five hundred copies of the Constitutisn be printed in adition to the number heretofore provided for by the Convention. 2. That ont of said namber one e cop;; be sent to each imemb er of the General Assembly except such of them as are members of the Convention; that the remainder thereof be dispos ed of by the Governor, Attorney Gen ei al andl librarian, as provided in a ~resclntio n beret ofore ad oPad S3. Thaat the slim of titty 'dollars, if so much be necessary, b-e and the satme is hereby, appropriatedt to defray - the expenses incident to the distriba tion of the Constitution, as herein and in the previous resolution in relation thereto directed. 2 Resolved, That the Conventioni shafl 5 adjourn sine die on the 4th day of De cember, 18S5. All of Mr. Sheppard s resolutions were adopted without dis:mission. In ase the work should not be finished Tuesday the resolution as to the time eof adjournment could be reconsidered. 1 The Consi-itution as a whole was Staken up and- there was some hitch about getting the matter on a proper basis as to its reading. .Judge Fraser, chairman of the com mittee that had done such excellent e iwork, exulained that t:ie committee fhad hand the constitution printed as a whole, and allt amnendmrents and the original as changed were clearly indi cated in the printed copies, and it would be well for the members to take up the printedi copies. Presidecnt Evans thought it better to f rea:l from the constitution as enrolled. Mr. Sheppard wanted to save time Sand said it would save several hours if the constitution were read from the ,rit~ed ouies. The committee had one over~the printed copy several tims and compared every word, every seton, punctuation and all, and that sther wa~ s ,;i the slightest discrepancy, and the cou-tmtion as printed was en tirly correct. rrjPresident Evans said unless the printed bi wals sa bstituted for the ofii -cial lill he could not read from the prnted copy, and by th.is he meant no possible reflection en the committee or any of its mnembers, but it was simply a parliamentary safegu.tard. I Col. Geo. D. Tillman said the sug gestion was most unusual in a Consti t ational Convention. The members o had labored for fully two months with al thei' ability and patriotism and it v would be very wrong at this late honr > to attem~pt anuy such action. Every Immber was to sign the Constitution 2- s wrtten for a voucher for his work 3 ad no memiber wvould want to sicn a o pper which ha~d not been read or: -which he hinmself had not examined. No on'e would undertake such a matter son hearsay, rno matter how much co:: fidnce he may have in the committee. le saidl much vicious legislation had slipped in by acocepting committee re "Beast" Butler, he related. swore by all that was holy that the revised edi tion of the statutes alterre.--,anstruction was absolutely correct, and in that re vision more oppression and cutrageous legislation was smuggled through than can be well imagined. So silver was demonetize:l by accepting erroneous revisions. The best thing, he thought, was to proceed with the reading and go on in an orderly manner in this impor tant work. Mr. Hutson thought it best to go on with the reading from the enrolled Act. President Evans insisted that it was proper to read from the writen copy. The Constitution, as reported by the committee, was then taken up, and read section by section, with the com mittees's amendments. As each sec tion was read it was adopted, and if amendments were affixed they were taken up and accepted without debate. When the article providing for re appointment of members in case of a division of counties was reached Mr. Prince, of Anderson, wanted to change the word "between" to "among," so as to read "shall reapportion the Rep resentatives among the counties." President Evans said that under the rules he would not entertain the amendment except through the com mittee. Judge Fraser said the change had been considered by the committee and the word "between" was accepted. Col. Tillman came to the rescue of Mr. Prince. He urged that between only applied to a division between two and if a county was made of four old counties "between' would be out of place. Any school boy knew the word "among" should be substituted. President Evans declined to enter tain the amendment. Mr. Prince wanted - to have the section recommited if that be the only way to get his amendment before the Cons ention. There was a general talk among the members and the matter was not pres sed. All amendments went along smooth ly until Mr. Johnstone called attenlion to a possibleambiguity in the section as to the election of Senators and Re presentatives. He thought it beet to recommit to clarify. The change of the words "the first" to "ai election" would, he thought, remedy the ambi guity. The section was recommitted. In the homestead section the com mittee recommended to strike out the wordS'"in case" and the proviso "oro vided that in case any woman having a separate estate shall be married to. his own sufficient propdrty to consti tute a homestead." etc. Mr. George Johnstone urged that the words "in case" were necessary to the proper constrution of the article and at his suggestion the words were returned as originally adopted. Af ter two hours of reading the Convention ran upon the first mistake. In enroll ing the word "respectively" had been written "respectfully" and the word escaped the committee reader's eve. When the Convention had gone half way through the Constitution an ad journment was taken until Il o'clock Wednesday morning. THE CONVENTION'S WORK ENDS. The New Constitution Now the Law. A Review of Its 3Iost Imiportant Features. After remaining in session for three months, less one week, the constitu tional convention has at lost comp leted the work of framing a new constitution for the State of South Carolina and has adjourned sine die. Seven mem bers of the convention voted against the final adoption of the new organic law. Mr. Doyle voted with these seven at first, but upon the completion of the roll call had his vote changed. It has taken a long time and no end of debate to construct the new organic law, and consequently many radical changes from the old constitution have been made, the five most radical being the regulation of the suffrage, with the "understanding" -feature; the increase in the school tax; the imposition of the graduated income tax; the putting in of the dispensary law regulations, and the adoption of the anti-lynch law section, which is the only provision of the kind in any State constitution. Then there is the increase of the Supreme Court to four justices, and an endless number of other important changes. The convention was in sassion so long that it come to be considered al most a part of the State government. I t is needless to say that a good many members seem to be much fatigued and worn out, and no doubt they will be ghtd to get away to to their homes. The cost of framir.g the new constitu tion has been grea.ter than was expect ed, but that has been provided for and the people will scarcely complain. Thus far very few opinions as to the merits or demerits of the paper have Ibeen expressed, but no doubt many of its features will be heard from'"during the coming state campaign. The convention's members as a whole have stuck pretty close to their work during the entire session and are to be commended for their endurance. Thr e members of the convention died during the session. Wednesday's work was purely of a routine character from beginning to end, the committee on or der, style and revision directing the proceedings. This com-nittee has done its work in the most thorough manner. The consideration of the committee's roposed amendments was completed Wednesday at exactly 1:38 p. in., and after considering some resolutions the convention at 2 p. m. took a reces., all 4 p. mn. to allow the committee to have changes put in the enrolled copy. In te afternoon the comittee had all tee pag~es ready. They were adopt ed after being carefully revised,' and whole. A recess was then iaken till 7:30 to allow the Lomra tee to arrange the enrolled sheets in their proper or der. In the interim a mock conven tion was held and much ,-ort indulged in. Wednesday night, at the final ses sion, the interesting ceremony of sign ing the constitution was witnessed. President Evans signed first at 7:37. Gen. Robert Smalls, one of the negro members, refused to sign. The other negroes were not in the hall. At two, minutes of 9 o'clock the constitution was declared the organic law of the State. The convention then went into committee of the whole with Mr. George Johnstone in the chair. Ap propriate resolutions were adopted. When President Evans again took the chair, Mr. Bellinger, on behalf of the delegates, presented him with a hand some gold watch. President Eva:2s then delivered his farewell address, speaking as follows: "There are times, gentlemen, places and circumstances, that bring the hearts of men tc.gcther, when the out side bickerings, when dissensions, when animosities are forgotten and hearts that were divided become united and beat for one body. I feel that this convention, representing the sover eignty of South Carolina now rests in that condition. It has been the cher ished hope of the most of us that this convention would be the means of framing a law around which South Carolinians could unite; around which a divided people could unite and bury past differences and be brethren once more. I feel that that has been ac complished. We came here with tome misgivings. We came here some of us mistrusting one auother. We came here possibly thinking that some of us in the heat of debate, in passion, would inflict wounds that would never be healed. I thank God that this has not been the case. I thank God that this body will adjourn, and I say it from my own heart and I believe I but reflect the feelings and the sentiments of every delegate upon this floor when I say that when we leave here we leave it with no heart-burnings-with - no prejudices. We leave it a united p: - ple once more." He then thanked the body for hon oring him, and for the gift to him. He then made the following appropriate personal reference: "And now, gentle men, let me assure you that before we meet in another constituiutional convention I shall be a married man. I am satisfied, gentlemen. it will be sooner bu_hsL t = isZ agnine a piace-to make rash promisee." A compliment was paid to the vener able statesman, ex-Congressman Gee. D. Tillman, the convention calling on. him for a speech, and he spoke for a half hour dealing with national issues, and praying Heaven that Tom Rsed won't be the next President. The convention closed its session in an impressive manner, singing -God be with you till we meet again," led t+y Clerk Melton, and the benediction by Chaplain Parrott. The adjournment sine die was reached at 9:57 1-2 on Wednesday night. PROTECT USERS OF "ROYAL." Eaing Fowder C:mpany Wins Its Case in United States Court. The decision of Judg~e Showalter in a re ent case that came up before him sustains the claims of the Rloyal Company tc the ex lusive use of the na:no "iRaa" as a trade mark for its baking pow.ier. The speial imortance of this decision consists in the prtection which it assures to thae mill ions of consumers of Royal Bak ing Powder. The excellence of this article has catused it to be highi-. esteemed and larmnely used almost the world over. Its high standard of quality having ben always maintained, consumers havo come to rely impiitly upon the "Rfoyal" brand as most wholesome aud euitcient. If othe~r manufaeturters could sali un ietr the name of a well known. reputable brand incalculable damage would be done to the public by the deception. Tne denermina ton of the R~oyal Baking Powder Company to protect the ussr; of the Rioyal baking powder a::aidst imitators by a rigid prosept tion of them makes such i:nitations of its brand extremely rare. PANIC AT A CMUCH FAIR. A Lazno Exp!odes and~ -et Fire to an At ~tendant's 1)ress. Daring the progress of a church fair at Wooaster, Ohio, an immer.se crowd was pakted intotho city at nory, where a la-np in one of the bootiis explode!.set ting fire to the draper ies,and Miss Myrtle Eiser.ac. attendant. A rush for the single exit followeJ, in whtch dozens o f women and children were trampled upon. Fly one hundred persons jumped or were throwa from win-.ows, many beine badly (out by the glass. Mrs. Carey McKee. of Johnson, was thrown through a window, sustaining fatal injuries. ,Tennie Putna:n, a ten-year-old cripple. could not help herself, and received faal iaternal injuries. BIEVES '-I IS A VAV?;IP. Who KAIll Catt:e for Ther BSlooi. The~ cattle -n on furin; E FPierre. S .I:h 'D i-d.. t-all -t * .- * - a 'iuv1 l w n fo: s>a a ti ' 1 - ' roan '-;over to3 ras ar,ado. l..n a :O wth h-s n-it huvi> W t s - : ani in s>na e'ise eveaa.n tirn a'n:t the r4'y3. R13 Wi f S: smi s> for or fiv+* wa: ant r2". I .: te mts have been 'a t1. to ' totes hen. >t: thus far with~i n m.. HE I t)n i t > an1 his actioe.s cercin.ly '>ni ":a tos~ 'v pon o: any in&L to kill t'iu c cia om '. l i~ ben siby te' ei5 i, isr to.he i'ta by -rtla :-sa :i a i I .tmi '. pie.: oy l23 Th *.n tiy Unit d States Treasury state m: fthe pw:!i debct smows that on ov )te : S,.8. atehneb. less cash in to T:2:u:-y. mounte to :018.77.611. an LATEST ES IN BRIEF. -4 GLEANINGS FROM MANY POINTS. Important Happenings, Both Home and Foreign, Briefly Told. Newsy Southern Notes. More than 60,000 people were at the Atlanta Exposition on South Carolina Day. The steamer Jeenie Campbell struck a snag 20 miles below Vicksburg, Miss., and sank Tuesday. C. W. Gibbes, suffering from melan cholia jumped in a well at Atlanta Thursday and was drowned. About 400 wheelmen were in the par ade to the Atlanta Exposition grounds Saturday, where the races took place before 15,000 people. At a conference of miners in Phila delphia Friday plans were adopted to secure an advance in wages next spring to some 25,000 miners. William B. Clements has been ap pointed traveling passenger agent of the railroads comprising the Seaboard Air Line, with headquartersat Atlanta. At Richmond, Ky., Miss Mary B. Clay Saturday paid her State and county tax and wrote on the margin of the sheriff"s tax book: "I protest against taxation without representa tion." She is a daughter of Gen. Cassius M. Clay. At Mount Sterling, Ky., Friday John-Williams and David Rose, who were wealthy stock traders of Wolfe county, fought a savage duel to the death at Hazel Green. Williams was killed and Ruse died later. They had a dispute over business. Northern News Notes. The New York Central shortened the time of the Empire State express twenty-five minutes between New York and Buffalo. It is. the fastest train in I merica. The Spanish consul at Wilmington, Del., caused the arrest of the captain and officers of the Norwegian steamer, coarging them with violating the neu trality laws. W. Hasell Wilson, president of the Belividiere Y.ailroad, a part of the Pennsylvania system, is probably the oldest rgwav resident in the world The New York World reports 38 cases of flagrant crime involving mur ders, burglaries, highway robberies, arson, suicide, trolley wrecking and aggravated assault, all occurring within three weeks in that city. All the sugar refineries in Philadel phia, including the Franklin refine ries, which are connected with the sugar trust, and the Independent Mc Cunn refinery, shut down Wednesday night, throwing over 2,000 men out of employment. At Decatur, Ills., Friday, C. N. Smith, known in professional baseball as "Pacer," was hanged for the mur der of his little daughter Louise Smith and sister-in law on September 28th. He had tried to kill his wife but she escaped. .Washington. IIt will probably be after the holidays before the Senate re-organizes. IComptroller Eckles has ordered Bauk Examiner Burgoin to take charge of the failed Chattahoochee National bank of Columbus. Ga. The capital of the bank is $100,000. There was an unusually large at tendance of Senators when the Fifty fourth Congress convened Monday, the only recorded absentees being Mr. Hill, of New York; Mr. Lindsay, of. Kentucky; Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, and the two Senators fro:n Louisiana. According to Secretary Lamont's report, the United States Army cou sists of 25,358 men, of whom 20,584 are effective for field service. The total officers are 2,128. The Secretary re ports the army in good condition as to dicpieandhealth, atnd says the past year htas been undisturbed by Indiad outbreaks or domestic violence. Foreign. Captain Lang, a British officer, has been invited by China to take comn mand of her navy again. A Rio Jeneiro dispatch says the I.R. zilian cruiser Uranus has-been wreck ed and her commander and five others drowned. At the Ontario Teterinary College at Toronto Thursday, an American stu dent raised a flag in honor of Thanks giing Day, and it caused a genera!, long-protracted, bloody fight between the Canadian and American students. Another dradful massacre has oc ,rred at Marash. The American Theologicail Seminary was plundered nd burned, and two studeWt shot and fatally wounded. Another massacre is reported at Aintab. Twenty thousand Turkish soldiers are marching upon - ISeitung to raze it to the ground. Miscellaneous. The ten thousand n.'ners in Indian. Territory threaten to stlike for:highezr Reed's Conittee's. Congresmen who have interviy.ved fle' ire of the opinion that the commilttee li wil b1 a ~nnounced en or before the 15th-' tii' mouth. Former speakers have eY o had the li t made up I;fore Chrastmas, t - v-"r ir which to m?ake up hi3 .amite {esv tha c is an.xious to ~have co'gre :ori'otits work and a~Uourn. A woman with pretty teeth finds a