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VOL. IX. LAURENS, S. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1394. TIflO HAWAIIAN muddlh. President Clovcluiid Sustained by tfio Democratic House?Tho Konub llcaiis <Jot Aid and Comfort from h Pew Democrats. Washington, Feb. 0.?The House took up tbo consideration of the resolu tion from tho comtnltteo on foreign af fairs, which eonsureB Minister Stevens' policy in using tho naval forces of tbo United States to aid in overthrowing' tho queen of tho Hawaiian Islands and in setting up a provisional government, declaring that It was contrary to tho traditions of our Republic and the Bplrlt of our constitution. Tho resolu tion also approves tho prlnciplo an nounced by tbo President that Inter ference with tho domestic affairs of an independent nation is contrary1 to the spirit of American institutions. Fur ther, that annexation of Hawaii or a protectorate is uncalled for and inex pedient and that tbo peoplo of Hawaii should have freedom to pursuo their own line of policy, and that foreign in tervention will not be regarded by tho United States with Indifference. Mr. Outhwuito (Dom.), of Ohio, ad dressed the House. As a preface to his remarks he suid ho should havo nothing to say against President Har rison or Secretary of State Foster, and ho bad no doubt that Mr. Uurrison made u good President, from u Repub lican point of view. But bo did on dorso tho action of tho present Presi dent, and also the policy which declar ed that tbo islands should not be al lowed to fall into tho hands of any fore ign government. Senator Culberson (Dom ), of Texas, defended tbo resolution in u logal ar gument. Mr. Storer (Rop.), of Ohio, mudo a strong legal argument against tho le gality of tho appointmontof Mr. Blount as commissioner to Hawaii, whllo the Somite was in session. Mr. Everett (Dem.), of Massachu setts, spoke, endorsing tho course pur sued by President Cleveland. Ho said that be bad decided the caso on its merits us a judge, us a justico and as a man, but when ho found he could not restore tho Queen without forco, ho re ferred the whole mutter to Congress. Mr. Loud (Rep.), of California, who was the next speaker, prcfuced his re marks with tho statement that last spring ho had visited tbo Hawaiian Is lands, and bad remained there two months, so that bo spoke as ono who had information on too subject. Asa result of an interruption bo said that ho had not gone to Hawaii to spy upon Mr. Blount, but in bis own interest, and ho thought it wus a mistake to trust implicitly to ono man, instead of u commission, for no one man was free from the taint of prejudice. In tho course of his remarks bo said: "I wont to Hawaii to attain a certain ob ject ; I went there untrammelled by any object, for the purpose of calmly looking at both sides of the question, that I might the better perform my duties hero as a legislator upon a sub ject which all know must eomo boforo us for review. So here wo parted com pany, ho to resumo his star chumbor investigation, I to go upon tbo high ways and into tho byways, In tho broad light of day, seeking light." Mr. Loud reviewed the testimony of tho Blount report by the light of his own investigations, and assorted that on that testimony Mr. Blount's conclu sions wore disproved. Ho said if Mr. Stevens had been guilty of tho acts charged, it was the duty of tho Execu tive to "bring him homo in chains," and the laws of tbo country would have punished him. Mr. Loud's conclusion was as to tbo manner in which tbo pro visional government was organized after a full examination of tho testi mony, and a personal investigation during April and May at Honolulu. Mr. Loud stated that u government of the people and by the peoplo of intel ligence and decency had at last been formed in Hawaii, and without tho as sistance, in the slightest degree, of the minister or the naval forces tboro. Mr. Turner, (l)em.), of Georgia, do fended Mr. Blount from tho oh arges which had boon made against him, and attacked the Provisional Government. He was opposed to tbo policy of terri torial extension, and drew a lesson from the fact that when Homo adopted tho policy she began to decline Mr. Sickles (l)em.), of New York, created a sensation by attacking the President's policy. Ho was tho first Democrat who hud not uphold tho re solution of tbo foreign a Hair.-, commit too. Ho bold that ono administration should not constitute itself a court of appeal or review of a preceding admin istration. (Republican applause). The question of a provisional government was a "res adjudlcata," and ho had heard no one propose that tho question should bo reviewed. Ho mentioned a number of instances in which it was shown that this country bad pursued a policy of unnoxution. President Polk, in 1847, bad negotiated a protectorate over the isthmus of Panama, and that had stood for many years. The samo thing was done In Nicaragua, when it became probable that a route from tho Paoiflo to the Atlantic would bo built through, thus giving tho residents control there. In referring to tho ponding resolution of tho foreign affairs committee he said he could notondorso it, and he would not vote for it. (Re publican applause.) Ho elosod his ro inarks with tho prophecy that no mat ter what might bo tbo action of the House to-day, it could not change the decree of destiny ; that sooner or later the Hawaiian islands would become u part of the United Stutos. (Loud ap plause on tho Republican side). Mr. De Forrest, (Dem.), of Connecti cut, defended tho foreign ulfairs resolu tion while Mr. Nopburn, (Ron.), of Iowa, spoke In opposition. Mr. Hooker, (Dem.), of Mississippi, was the last speaker and made u long speech, in which be defended the resolution of the foreign affairs committee. The amendments offered by Republi cans were voted down, and tho ques tion recurred on tho original resolu tion offered by Mr. McCreary. Tbo Republicans refrained from voting, and the Democrats lacked throe votes of a quorum. Reed began filibuster ing, and linally a resolution was passed recalling all leaves of absence and or dering the sergeant-at-arms to summon jibsent members, after which the Houso adjourned. Washington, Fob. 7.?Whon tho Houso mot to-day it became a quostion whether tho majority bud been suc cessful in the effort to seeuro a quor um. Somo little timo was consumed by a parliamentary wrangle. After this was soltlod, the Houso took up tho Hawaiian resolution and tho ayos and nays woro called. Tho vote stood, yous 174, nays 4. No quorum. Every effort has been made to got a Democratic quorum In tho Houses to pa** the Hawaiian resolutions. IHill, Democratic " whip," sont telegrams to thlrty-threo ahsont mem bers of tho Houso last night and this morning a dozen of these mombers were in tholr seats. As an indication tat tho closenosso/ the voto this morn ing, unanimous conaent was donied to Adams, of Kontueky, who had voted Auadvertently. to withdraw hhi vote. The first roll call showed five votes only wer? needed to make a quorum of Democrats. A half do/.on Domoeruts on the floor refrained from voting. These woro Goury, of California; Siek lea, of Now York; Strait, of South Carolina; Swansea, of Virginia; Latl raer, of South Carolina; aullieiont to muko tho 17!? neoossary to a quorum. Whon tho vote was announced 174 to 3, Springer raised tho point of order that ua there wore four vacant seats in the Houso, 177 instead of 17!) should constitute a quorum. After some de bate the point of order was sustained and tho resolution passed. TIIK FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS. Repeal of t he only Itcmiinii. Left of llccoiiHtructloit Measures. Washington, Feb. 7.?In the Senate this morning, the House bill to repeal tho Federal election laws, was taken up, und Senator Hoar addressed tho Senate in opposition to it. In reply to tho churge, uuulo on tho Democratic side, that tho law of 1870 was sectional, ho said Hi at that law applied only to cities of over twenty thousand popula tion; that when it was passed there were llfty-soven such cities in tho North and but live in tho South, and that of those tifty-seven Northern com munities, oloven woro in the common wealth of Massachusetts. How idlo, therefore, said he, to keep up tho claim that tho question was a sectional ono, as if tho brave und gallant men who presented the cause of tho Southern Confederacy had fought and bled and died for tho privilege of cheuting at elections. Another objection made to tho Federal election law was that it took away control from tho pooplo of the locality, but that the same thing had been done in several Democratic States within tho last ten or fifteen yours?in Virginia, Maryland, Dela ware, Louisiana and other States. Tho right of managing and ordering elect ions had been taken from the people who gathered at the polls, and had been put in the hands of the central power of tho State, managed and wield ed by the Democratic party leaders. After some colloquy on this point with Senator Hunton (Dom.), of Virginia, Senator Hoar exclaimed : "Tho records in tho archives of this Capitol, make of the history of elec tions in this country since 18U5, tho blackest and worst history of crimes since the world was created. We can only deal with that subject in silence. When these reports are read, blacken ing the fair name of this land, we must walk backward with averted gaze, and hide our heads in shame. This is a question of fraud or no fraud, and there is nothing else to it. It is a question whether the supreme pearl and gem in the crown of American manhood shall have the strongest force on the face of the earth for its protec tion and defence." Senator Gray (Dem.), of Delawaro, replied to Senator Hoar, who. he said had misstated or misrepresented the gravemen of tho Democratic opposi tion to the election laws. They wanted to wipe them out not because they pro tected tho weak from the strong: it was because Democrats believed, from a bitter experience, that those laws woro not only at war with every tradi tion of local-self government, not only did they degrado tho State of which they were citizens, but they buttressed up tho very fraud which they woro professedly intended to destroy. From tho inherent vico in thoir structure they had been necessarily an auxiliary to the party machine of tho party in power in tho Federal government. In every city of twenty thousand inhabi tants they had been tho ready means by which, during tho last twenty years, tho Republican party had put its hand into tho treasury of tho United States in order to defray election charges and operations of the party. There could not bo a successful denial of that state ment. Senator? Allison (Rep.), of Iowa, ar gued against the bill, stating that so far as he knew, there was no public opinion defending the repeal of the Federal election laws. Senator Daniel (Dem.), of Virginia, was tho next speaker. Ho admitted that ho was mistaken yesterday in his impression that the Democratic party platform called for the repeal of the Federal election laws. It did not do so co nomine, but it did so inferential ly, in a paragraph which he read. The wiping out of that legislation which was an aftermath of tho civil war, but which had proved itself an irritant and fomentor of strife, was one of the great measures for which the Democratic party came into power, and ho should rejoice whon this bill was passed, that at least one of the party missions had boon performed. Senator Bate (Dem.), of Tennessee closed the debate Ho mado an argu ment in support of tho bill. It was susceptible of demonstration, ho said, that the chief object of the reconstruc tion laws (of which the Federal elec [ tion laws formed a part) had been to j capture the electoral votes of the South ern States, and to secure Republican Senatorsand Representatives. Hut the scheme had gone awry and all tho plots had failed. The new allies had desorted tho Republican standard, and tho Republican party had ceased to have a local habitation in these States, from which, for years after the war, it had all their Senators, and all but one of their Representatives. Whether these Federal election laws woro or were not constitutional, they were cer tainly, in tho year of grace, 1804, un wise and unnecessary. They embodied I tho same Ideas that dictated recon- | b true tion, and they should now be, re pealed. They had inspired more fraud I at elections than they had suppressed. They should be all repealed, and the States should be left, to regulate elec tions within their borders?thus giving emphasis to the doctrine of hoine ruh; ?tho only safety of republican govern ment. At tho close of Senator Hate's speech, Senator Chandler withdrew the amend ment heretofore offered by him, and offered another, the purport of which was to make tho repeal effective only to the extent of prohibiting the em ployment of deputy marshals at elec tions. This amendment was rejected, yeas, 27 ; nays, 40. The Populists, Allen, Kylo and 1'etTer, and ono Re publican, Stewart, of Nevada, voted with tho Democrats in the negative. Another amendment was offered by Senator Chandler for tho purposo of excluding from the effect of tho repeal tho crimes' sections of tho revised sta tutes, in regard to elections. It was also rejected, yeas 27 ; nays, .'18. Two other amendments wore offered by Senator Chandler, to restrict tho BCOpo of the repeal, and they were rejected by similar votes. A taunting inquiry by Senator Chand lor, as to whether Senator Stewart would contribute his vote to tho repeal of the law which had been ono of the noblost acts of his public life, brought, out a abort spoech from Sonator Stow art, to tho offect that tho election act of 1870 was passod just after tho nation had omorged from war, and that now the nation had entered on another war, that of tho legislative against the pro ducing classes. Senator Perkins (Rep.), of California, oiiei-ed on amendmont, of which ho lmtl given notice, yesterday, allowing tho election laws to remain, but oon tlning the Federal supervision to cities of 200,000 inhabitants or over, instead of, as now, 20,000. Tho amondment was rejected, yeas 28 ; nays, .'ill. Three amendments were ottered by Senator Chandler, and were rejected, two of them without a division, and the third by?yeas 27 ; nays, 30. Tho bill was then passed?yoas : nays, 28?a party vote, except that Senator Stewart(Kep.), of Nevada, and Senators Allen, Kyle and 1'offer (Popu lists), voted with the Democrats in tho affirmative. The following is the vote in detail : Yeas?Allen, Bate, B?rry, Blackburn, Briee, Butler, Catfrey, Call. Coekrell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Faulkner, (Jib son, Cordon, Gorman, Gray. Harris. Hill, Hunton, Irbv, Jones (Ark.). Kyle, Lindsay, Martin, Mllle, Mitchell (Wis.), Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Peffer, Pugh, Roach, Smith, Stewart, Vest, Vllas, Voorhees and White (Gal.)?39. Nays?AUrich, Allison, Cameron, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Dixon, Dolpu, Dabois, Frye, Gal linger, Hale. Hansbrouflfh, Hawley, Higgins. Boar, Lodge, Mitchell (Oregon), Perkins. Platt, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Teller, Washburn and Wilson TARIFF IN TI1U SENATE. An Interview with Judge Idndsay, of Kentucky?Ho thinks the Income Tux Will Pass. Special to the Augusta Chronicle. Washington, Feb. 0.?The Wilson bill as it came from tho House is now before the finance committee of tho Sonate, and its career there will bo watched with peculiar interest. Sona tor Lindsay, of Kentucky, wlu will assume an important part in the tariff discussion after it comes from the committee, is manifesting already great interest In the fate of the bill, lie represents the conservative ele ment in the Senate, but is one of the strongest advocates in the Upper Chamber for a tariff for revenue only. Ho thinks the free list will bo de cidedly modified, and that a slight duty will be put upon sugar purely for the sake of raising revenue. He be lieves, moreover, that the income feature will remain In a part of the bill und pass the Senate. As to what changes will be made In tho bill, be says it is impossible to predict with any exactitude, but his beliefs regarding the ultimate outcome of the fight in the Senate are em bodied in the following official inter view : " It is obviously impracticable to give a satisfactory statement of views to the details of the tariff bill sent ovor from the House. How far the Senate Finance Committee may pro pose amendments, and bow many of these may be adopted no man can divine. But one thing 1 think is cer tain?when the bill is perfected it will pass the Senate. " It is the mission of the Demo cratic party to reform the tariff in the direction of freer trade and equality of taxation, and to make the bill as nearly as possible a tariff for revenue. Democratic Senators realize the situa tion, and know what public opinion? that is, Democratic public opinion? expects of them, and when the vote; comes to be taken 1 boliovo every De mocrat will bo found in line. "Wo have no such overwhelming majority in the Senate as in the Bouse, and may be compelled to re cognize local interests that the House could afford to disregard. But no ad ditional subjects of taxation will bo taken up except where the effect will be to raise revenue rather than mere ly to afford protection. Kentucky will ask to have tho extension of the bonded period ou whiskey, reported by the Ways and Means Committee of tho House, restored, and the free list may be modified in somo respects. The sugar interests will insist upon being recognized as the proper subject for a revenue purpose. "The income tax provisions may be modified, but are not likely to be stricken out. I bavo no doubt that the perfected bill will be open to just criticism from the standpoint of a Detnoeratie tariff. But it will be a virtual repudiation Of tho principles of the McKinley law. and an important step in the direction of a tariff for revenue. Wo must got the best bill possible under existing circumstances. "It should be enacted into law at tho earl 1st practicable time. I see no reason why tho bill nitty not bo re ported from tho committee by the last of March. It can be disposed of within a month or six weeks titter that time, unless the Republicans choose to Interpose obstructive measures, l don't believe they will do so, as the manufacturing interests will demand that tho period of uncertainly shall not be unnecessarily prolonged. "We now have indications of a re vival of business, but especially with the manufacturers, and they know the Wilson bill will not interfere with their prosperity half so much as con tinued uncertainty as to the basis from which they shall make their contracts for tho future. " It is undoubtedly true that we arc dealing with a difficult subject, under an extremely embarrassing condition of business affairs. But our duty to go on resolutely with the; work of tariff reform is all the more Important in view of the business conditions brought upon us by tho Republican system of I taxation." -??* ? ? ^? ? I 11 ON. WILLIAM li. WILSON. Something About His Domestic lafe ?ills Wile Chats About Hie Tariff Reformer. Philadelphia Times. Congressman Wilson is a slender man, not over live feet, if that, with a pale face, bright bluo oyot and a fine head of rapidly whitening' hair. He and Mrs. Wilson live in a very quiet and unpretentious way in Washington, occupying rooms in a neighborhood far from fashionable and taking their meals at a near-by boarding house. Mrs. Wilson's room is a sunny one overlooking the streets, and scattered about are pictures and other souvenirs of her home and absent children. Her manners are very quiet but are kindly, and she talks about her husband in an entertaining way that, plainly shows she is proud of the fame he has won. " Yes, Mr. Wilson is just about broken down,'' she remarked yesterday morning, when speaking of the mcas uro which had passed tin; House tho day before. "Hehns been constantly at work since October and I have really seen scarcely anything of him for weeks. All day he is at the Capitol and just as soon as dinner was over ho went back to work ami toiled on till midnight. When ho first began tho work Iiis hair was just beginning to turn gray and now I see it is almost white, all tho rosult, I think, of his constant application to bis work. In fact ho is so broken down that next week we will start on a two weeks'trip to Mexico and we will not return until easy, traveling in a private car, and oxpeet to have a pleasant time. " Mr. Wilson is nothing of a politi clan in tho common acceptation of tho term?that is, ho is not a wire-puller. At homo ho is as gay and light-hearted as a boy und is up to all kinds of jokes and pranks. Our home is at Charles town, W. Vu., and last winter ho used to come home every Saturday night and stay until Monday. Ho is fond of society, loves to see people go about in company, and is one of tho most socia ble men imaginable, though perfectly devoted to books. " We have six children. Willie tho oldest boy who U 24, is assistant clerk on the ways and means committee of which his father is chairman; Walter, who Is 22, is in tho chemist's depart purtmont of some steel works in Pitts burg : Allen. 21, is connected with the railroad, and lives in Westou, in West Virginia, and Arthur, my eighteen* year-old boy. is still at college. "My eldest daughter is now at Hol lins Institute down in Virginia, but my second daughter is here with us. Mr. Wilson was born in Jefferson County, and lived only eight miles from tho town which is now his home. I pussed my girlhood here iu Washington, my father being president of the Columbian College und Mr. Wilson professor of Latin for tho same institution. After wo were married he began as a lawyer in his native State and has now been in Congress several years. Mr. Wilson and 1 are both Baptists, and I remem ber when wo heard of his nomination for Congress he was at a prayerntneet ing. It was an honor he had not thought ol or expected and was cer tainly a ease of tho 'olliee seeking the man.' "This is my firstseason in Washing ton, for I have been hero before only for a fow weeks at a time during Mr. Wilson's term. Of course 1 am used to the easy ways of Virginia life and cannot readily accustom myself to tho rigid forms in vogue at the Capitol. But 1 have met a good many pleasant people, gone out as much as my delicate health would allow and have always onioyed my afternoons devoted to re ceiving my friends. There are several other Wilsons in Congress, and I have been much amused when calling to have myself sometimes introduced as 'Mrs. Tariff Wilson so closely has my husband become identified with his work." Mrs. Wilson is a small woman, prob ably about 10 years of age, with blue eyes, gray hair and a delicate appear ance, as Of one whose health is far from strong, and there isnodoubt that her husbaml would not permit her to keep up with the rapid pace of society dur ing " the season." THE PRESIDENT AM) CONOUKSS Harmony Restored in a Great Pleas ure? The Senate is Not a Hot-Bod of < Opposition. J. S. (Johcii in Atlanta Journal. It can be truthfully stated that tho feeling between Mr. Cleveland and many of the Democrats in Congress was not particularly cordial, during his first administration, nor has there been any improvement until recently iu thia one. But that they now both think more kindly of each other, is becoming more and more apparent each succeeding day. Senator and Congressmen who, in tho public estimation, at least, have been unutterably hostile to the execu tive, and who never went to the White House before except to attend the Stato functions, call early and often and are welcomo. There are many reasons given for this change?a different one, in fact, for each man?but it probably comes from a realization of the fact that, as Senator Morgan says, " party harmony is indispensable." There was a very good feeling ex isting between the President anil the party until the silver light of tha extra session. It has naturally taken some time for tho bad scars made at that time, to heal. There were things said by both Senators and Congressmen in the heat of debate which probably would have boon li ft unsaid upon re lloetlon, but they have been forgotten all around in the honest desire which is now shown by till the members of the party to stand together and pres ent a united front to the enemy. There was never a more opportune time for this feeling, which now thor oughly permeates the Democratic side of both ohaiuboi'S. They realize that every Democratic picker, every anti administrat ionist, is an assisant Re publican. There is criticism for some things done, and some things left undone by this administration, but every Demo crat realizes that the party to which he belongs stands or falls by tho re cord which is now being made. The President and the party are in accord?hearty accord?on every is sue except that silver, and that is settled so far us this Congress is con cerned. A Congressman frnmj Georgia, ono who voted (or ull tho Bland amend ments, said to me yesterday : " Free silver is very popular in Georgia, but it is not more popular than the Democratic party or a Demo cratic administration. If tho tactics oi certain men and certain newspapers in tho State are continued, we will not have another Democratic administra tion in a quarter of a century. If t here was anything to be gained poli tically by impugning tho motives of tho President, and the prominent leaders of the party, there might be some excuse, but its only offeot can but be damaging, causing distrust uufong the masses or the party." This seems to be the light in which all the public men here 800 the situa tion. This is more than true of the Democratic side of the Senate, which has always been described as " tho hot-bed oi anti-Clovolandism." Such a .staunch advocate of freo silver as was, and still Is, Senator Morgan, has this to say of the situa tion : "The Democrats in the Senate are supporting the administration and supporting it heartily " Any one of us would go to great lengths and saorificos 'to do so. Party harmony is not only desirable and necessary, but absolutely indispensa ble. We must have it." Of course, Senator Morgan's posi tion On the silver question is well known and the Senator has no regrets or excuses. So far as patronage is con cerned, ho said : "I have not opposed the administration but in one instance, and in that I kept quiet.'1 lie. said he was not a pat ronage man. He made few requests, except those in which the majority of the delegation joined, lie had no personal requests to make. Prominent among the Southern Sena tors who opposed the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act, was Senator Isliatn G. Harris of Ton 008800. In discussing party questions with him yesterday he said : " I believe that tho Domoeruts of tho Sonate, in tho main, heartily favor tho tariff bill as it came from tho House. There is some discussion as to tho in come lax and other matters, but it will eventually pass." In regard to the "friction" which is said to exist between the adminis tration and tho Sonate, he said ! "There is not, that I have boon able to discover, any 'friction' between the Democratic Senators and tho White Houso. If tho silver fight eamo up ugain, 1 would tuke the same position, but I do not think it hus caused uny bitterness or resentment at either end of tho avenue. I am far from having uny prejudice uguinst the President or any of bis cabinet officers, and I do not think there is uny felt uguinst me or tho Senato." These uro only sample tulks of the hearty desire tbeoDemocrats huve to get together und support tho adminis tration. Tho Domocruts, in tho future, who jumps over the truces, will be very effeetuuUy squelched. It bus tuken tho party a long while to learn tbut " in unity there is strength." It is to be hoped that the lesson will not soon be forgotten. AMUOVILLiIO TO T1I10 ITtONT. Favoring a May Convent ion?The Ke Ibrinere Wont to see the Candidates ?Sticking to Tlllman und Lattmer. The Farmers1 Association of Abbe ville County held a meetin, on sales day and the following' resolutions were adopted: Whereas, The question of holding a convention on the part of the Reform Democrats of this Stnto for the purpose of suggesting candidates for the sev erul Stute offices is being generally dis cussed throughout the State. And Whereas, Wo, the representatives of the organization known us tho " Farm* ers1 Association of Abbeville County," In convention assembled, considering this mutter of the proposed convention us one of very grave importance to that faction of tho Democratic party with which we are allied and in the success and perpetuity of which wo are deeply interested, desire to put ourselves on record and to speak out in no uncer tain manner on this important subject. Therefore, be it Resolved. 1st. That the holding a convention by the Reform Domocruts of South Carolina for the purpose of nominating a State ticket without first having tho aspirants for tho several offices to be filled to appear before tho poople and give expression to their views touching the various questions of State ]H ey which arc so deeply agitating tin public mind at the pres ent time, woidd smack so much of " Ring Rule " and " Bossism "as would, in our opinion, result in producing widespread dissatisfaction in the ranks of the Reformers. 2nd. That it was one of tho funda mental principles of the Reform move ment that the people should have tho right to choose their public officials, and we hereby enter our protest against tho subversion of this right, and innist that In order that they, the people, may exercise said right intel ligently and satisfactorily to them selves, it is necessary that they be given an opportunity to both see and hear those who desire to be honored with such positions. 3rd. That as tho Reformers claim to be the regularly organized Democracy of the State, having the entire ma chinery of the party in their hands, the conditions which made it necessary in 1890 for them to bold an early conven tion for the purpose of naming tneir standard bearers no longer exists. We, therefore, see no occasion for such a convention being held this year sooner than the middle or latter part of May. Or lit least until tho people shall have bad an opportunity to see und hear the several candidates and thus be in a condition to act intelligently in tho matter of choosing their public ser vants. -1th. That in the interest of peace and harmony we advise against any thing like snap judgment being taken, or sharp practice adopted to advance the CUU80 of this, that or the other candidate, and insist that each and every candidate be given a free, fair and open chance before the people. ?th. That tho secretary be instructed to bond a copy of those resolutions to the Cotton Plant, Columbia Register, the Headlight, and suoh other papers as ho may think proper, requesting their publication. CONGRESSMAN LATIMER ENDORSED. Whereas, Congressman A. C. Luti mer is earnestly endeavoring through national legislation to obtain financial relief for an impoverished people, and to fulfill the pledges made to bis con stituents. Bo it Resolved, 1st. That wo, the Abbe ville County Farmers1 Association in convention assembled, do most heartily endorse the course of our representa tive, and commend him for his fidelity to duty and untiring zeal in behalf of the liberties and welfare of the poo pie. 2nd. That we commend him for bis Opposition to that financial policy that has been foisted upon the country through the manipulation of Wall street speculators and English bond holders, under the pretence of " re storing confidence" and "reviving prosperity," and which has culmi nated, as was predicted, instill greater financial depression, and in the effort to fasten upon an already oppressed people, a still greater bonded indebted ness. 3rd. That we endorso his bold stand in defence of the rights of the many against tho arrogant assumption of the few, and for bis refusal to sacrifice principle for tho mess of pottage of fered In the form of petty federal pat ronage. Ith. That the above resolutions be published in our county papers, and u copy be sent to Hon. A. c. Latlmcr. GOVERN Ott TILLM AN ENDORSED. Rosolvod, By the Reform Democrats of Abbeville County in mass-mooting assembled, that we heartily endorse the administration of the duties of his high office by Governor Tlllman since his first election in 1890. That we be lieve his whole official course has been guided by an honest desire to do his duty us u faithful servant of the peo ple, that bis administration has boon marked by the enactment of most im portant laws which, in a largo meas ure, be initiated, and which have al ready proved of great bonoflt to the people of the Stute: und thutshould he desire to bo olootod a n einbor of the Senate of the United States, we here by pledge him our sincere and unani mous support, believing that as Sena tor lie would servo our State with zeal and fidelity. THE DISPENSARY LAW. Resolved, By the Farmers' Associa tion of Abbeville County in mass meet ing assembled, that we heartily en dorse the law known as the Dispensary Law : that we recognize in it a whole some moral agent, and that we insist that whoever may be (diesen as our standard bearer in the coining cam paign shall champion ami discuss this law as one of the main issues of tho campaign, and that we heartily endorse tho dotermined efforts of our Chief Exocutivo to enforce tho provisions of this law. ?i ? a? ?While reform Is going on among the politicians, don't let the people forget to reform themsolvesin the way of economy. Live strictly within your income, and there will bo no cry of hard times noxt fall. THE \Y I :i,l.l < >K t> TRAGEDY. An Official Statement from chief Constable Pant/?He Mnkes it n Clear Case of Belf.Defbnoe. Columbia (teglster. Governor TiUman hau received tho olllcial account of the bloody tragedy at Well ford, in Spartanburg County. Before the olllcial statement of Chief Constable Fant Is given, it will be In teresting to say that on Sunday tho Spartanburg correspondent of several papers sent to these papers a story that there were about fifteen men in that county who went armed with Winchester rilles and other weapons, and boasted that they sold whiskey when they pleased and that none of the constables dared to try to arrest them. This is tho same party which the posse was after when it had tho shooting with Ballow and Moore, and tho dead man und the wounded man were two of the fifteen who had defied arrest and said that they would sell whiskey when they pleased. This is givon as an explanation of tho opening part of Constable Pant's report, which is as follows: " It had been reported to mo for tho last two weeks by different parties that a crowd of men from Glassy Mountain had established themselves at a trestle, nine miles from this place, and were selling whiskey to anybody who would buy, openly defying the law, and swearing that they would not bo arrested and that any officer who attempted it would bito tho dust. Having obtained sufficient evidence to convict these parties of selling whis key, warrants were sworn out against live of them and placed in tho hands of the Sheriff. His deputy summoned me and my constables as a posse and we went where it was reported the whiskey was being sold, but found no one there. Wo mot a party who in formed us that he had just bought from them at a house near by. Ho told us that the whiskey was not at the house, but if we would go to the house and give them the money, one of tho men would take a lantern, go to the swamp and get the whiskey. We got this man and two others to go back to the house and make unother purchase. We secreted ourselves near the swamp where the whiskey was supposed to be. In a few minutes a man came toward us with a lam;), but on the opposite side of the -wamp. He dlsappeorod awhile and then started back toward tho house. We followed but could notcross the swamp. We then went up the swamp to the railroad above us. Dean, Massey and Jackson were ahead of me a few paces. They made a rush at the man. He ran and fired back at the offtcoi'S. Dean and myself returned the lire. The man fell crying for help, and calling for Hallow. Ballow responded : " Yes, -, I am coming,*' and he came firing. There woro not less than a half a dozen firing on us before he came. I shot six times with my double-barrel shot gun at the Hashes of their guns. After the bring ceased, wo got a lan tern at a house near by, and went to look after tin1 man who was wounded at the first of the light. We could not lind him but found his lantern with blood on it, denoting that the man was wounded. Hearing hollering at a house near by, we went up the path to ward the noise and saw a man coming toward us with a pistol in each hand. We told him to drop his pistols. He lowered them to his side, but kept the muzzles toward us and hailed within twelve feet us. We again told him to drop his pistols, He would not do so but raised the one In his right hand, and Massey shot hitn. killing him in stantly, lie foil, holding on to his pistols until Jackson took them from him." News and Courier. The other side of the dispensary killing has been told. Perry Moore says that some men were sent to him for whiskey. They pretended to be drinking and begged him for more. He let them have some, and after awhile they asked him to show them tho way out to the railroad. He went with them and kindly proposed to help them across the trestle. They de clined this, and about that time some one commanded him to halt and sur render. Not knowing what it. meant he ran. A shot was lired at him, and while retreating he lired in return. Then a whole volley was lired at him and he was shot in the leg and dropped to the ground. After remaining there, awhile Hallow came out in his night clothes to set: what was the. matter. Finding him wounded he carried him on his back towards the house, but said that he would he killed if placed in the house, and therefore he was left in the field for safety. The constables thon camo up to Ballow in the field and shot him down when he was making no resistance whatever. According to the statement of Moore and his friends it was a murderous assault, and the constables sind without any provoca tion whatever. TIIK All) Ol-' <;<)()!) C1T1ZKNS. Governor Tlllinan AsksTliom to Help Suppress Lawlessness. Every good and law-abiding citizen, says the Columbia Register, is looking forward with serious apprehension to the prospects of more trouble over the violations of the Dispensary law and tho attempted punishment of the violators. Nobody dares to predict the outcome, but till hope that some thing may be done to avert further bloodshed. No sane man, however, can expect tho officers of the state to be intimidated into abandoning the law. Hundreds of men who have here tofore shown no sympathy in the en forcement of tllO law now , regard themselves as compelled to lend their voices and aid to tho suppression of the lawless feeling which is every day gaining ground. There seems to be a general desire that the Supreme Courtsball at once decide on the constitutionality of the law. If tllO COUI't regards the law as all right it will receive more general support now. If the law is not good then t he quicker the matter is settled the better. Many who arc- now violat ing the. law would cease at once if the court decided that it was constitu* t lonal. Govornor TiUman, in commenting on tho situation and the outlook yes terday, said to the reporters : " I deprecate, along with all law abiding men, the spirit, of lawlessness and tho spirit to incite resistance to the law and magnify and distort all efforts to enforce it into act of tyranny and blood-thirstiness. Tho Dispensary law is not on trial as much us all law au I obedience to tho recognized channels through which laws are en forced. " 1 invoke tho moral support of all good citizens, whether they uro in favor of the Dispensary law or not, to put down this rebellious spirit. 1 in tend to put it down with un iron hand, but tho collision between tho consta bles, tho sheriffs and other officers of the law and the violators of the law will be minimized if those who ought to know, and do know, bettor would seek to discourage the lawloss ele ments e' tooioty in this resistance." 1 THE TRADE-MARK PALMETTO. The Commissioner ol'Patents is Sus tained by the Court of Appeals. Washington Tost, Keb 0. Cov. Tilhnan, of South Carolina, will have to prolong his legal light if he would still have u trade mark for Pal metto whiskey registered in the Patent Office. The Court of Appeals handed down an opinion yesterday by whieh the decision of Justice Bradley in tho Circuit Court is reversed, and the right of the Commissioner to refuse registra tion was upheld. The Governor applied for the trade mark July 15, 1803, on behalf of the State of South Carolina, which should consist of tho word " Palmetto." After passing through the various stages of the Patent Office examination the mat ter was beard before the Commission er August 30, 185)3. Ho refused the application on the ground that not withstanding the acts of the Governor and the board of control, the Stato of South Carolina had no authority to trade in liquors outside its own limits, and was not the owner of a trade mark sought to bo registered. A petition for a writ of mandumus was then filed and was heard before Judge Bradley in Circuit Court No. 1, where it was granted and a peremp tory command issued to the Commis sioner to register the trade mark as requested. The Commissioner forth with appealed from the decision, and it was argued before Chief Justice Al vey and Justices Morris and Shepard. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER. The opinion which was handed down yesterday was written by Justice Shep ard. It states that the points on which the ease turns are, first: On the argu ments that the duties of the Commis sioner of Patents as prescribed by law are not ministerial simply, but are such I as to call for the exercise of judgment und discretion and that bis decision having been made in the performance of this discretionary duty it is not sub ject to revision by the courts. Tho other argument is to the effect that the State of South Carolina is not en titled to have this trade-mark regis tered because she is not and and can not be lawfully engaged in foreign commerce. As to the writ of mandamus, the court holds that it will not lie save in a plain oase and where there is no other legal remedy. Under no cir cumstances can it be made to operate as a writ of error. It maintains that there is a distinction between official acts and duties that are ministerial and between those that are judicial. The official act is where the law pre scribes plainly and demands the doing of ti speuillo thing. Then he has no alternative but obedience. Hut in the present case discretion is necessary on the part of tho Commissioner and his action ceases to be ministerial and be comes quasi judicial. His duties are dltforont than those of a register of deeds, with which he has been com pared. The court holds also that no appeal will lie in eases which involve tho trade-mark act to their jurisdiction, as it does in cases of refusal to grant a patent. The fact that a trade-mark I lias been used for years and that it has the quasi character of a trade-mark at common law does not make it such in the meaning of the statute enacted by Congress unless it has been used in commerce with foreign nations or with Indian tribes. Although there is no provision as to the manner in which he shall inform himself as to the lawful ness of an application it is still to be infernal that be is free to choose how ho shall obtain this information. The limitation of the otfect of the Commis sioner's decision does not in letter or in spirit show that bis action in the promises is to be without the exercise of discretion. STATE CONTROL OF THE LIQUOR TRAP PIC. As to the power of the State to en gage in foreign trade the court inter prets the act of the State of South Carolina, which took effect July 1. 1803, to be that the State wished to as sume police power as far as the sale of intoxicating liquors was concerned, and that the matter of revenue was en tirely incidental. If the supreme question laid beim the collection of revenue, and the object was the mak ing of money, the question would arise as to the power of the State; to legis late in this manner without express authority in the constitution. If such a question was presented to the court tho opinion states thai, it would have no hesitation in declaring that the the State did not have this power. In conclusion, the court maintains that it can find no justification of the right of the State to trade in liquors outside its own limits. The sending of a case to Canada, which was offered us an oxatnplo that the State should trade outside its limits, was not an act of the State, hut of the officials, and it could not be designated as lawful foreign commerce. Messrs. .1. Edgar Smith tfad .1. Al thens Johnson, who appeared'for Cov. Tlllman. were unwilling to stato posi tively whether the ease would be car ried to the Supremo Court of the United States, but it bad been the un derstanding ever since the legal con test began that it would not be allowed to rest until the question was decided by the court of last resort. The mother of the Confederate Gen oral. Loonldas Polk, was one of the earliest promoters of railroad enter prise. She) projected tin; first lino of railway in North Carolina. It was a cheap tramway, costing $2,250 per mile, running from the east portico of t he capltol at Rulotgh to a stone quarry, but it was tin; precursor of greater things.nnd was culled the Experimen tal railway. Mrs. Po k was one of the principal stockholders, and the sound ness of her judgment was amply vindi cated when her profits of the enter prise amounted to 300 per cent, of Un original investment. At a banquet given in honor of the Hist train drawn by steam entering into Ualeigh. a special toast was drunk "to the dis tinguished lady WllO suggested the construction of the Experimental rail way : she well deserves a name among the benefactors of the State." ?SirGeorgO Humphrey has investi gated the life histories of centenarians in England with tho view of ascertain ing the causes ami circumstances of longevity. As one reads of the habits and life of those men ami women who attained t he age of 100 years and more, one Is struck by the fact, that they wore almost invariably lean people, of spare habit, and of great moderation in eat ing and ?Irinking. Of thirty-seven three took no animal food, four took very littlo, twenty a little, ten a moder ate amount, and only one aeknowlodgod taking much meat. With regard to alcohol tho returns aro rauch tho same, and abstemiousness is found to be the rule of life os these centenarians. ?''ol. D. A. Dickert has been up poir ted chief constable under tho dis pejnary law for New berry County. 8TATK NEWS IN BR1 l n( (???(".( i n;; Notes from Varl. CC8. ?Wm. E. Boll, of Abbovil in dry rood8 und mlllinory, an assignment to R. M. Ill benellt of bis creditors. II uro thought to be about $10.00? liabilities about $.">,200. Sea. money and inability to make* tlons caused the failure. ?William MoMurtroy, of & Mills, near llonea Path, died t 8th in?t. He was about eighty * old and was the father-in-law tv late Malcolm Brwitt. Ho was forn of Belfast, Ireland, but has live?. this country for the last flfteon yoi Uo has crossed the Atlantic oc*. eight times. ?Governor TiUman has appointed H. E. Young, of Charleston, R. W Boyd, of Darlington, and J. H. Ear' of Greenville, commissioners 1 the act approved December 18, entitled an act " for the proi of uniformity of legislation 1 United States." These gen are to servo four years without t> ment. (' ?The fly wheel of the cngim Spartan Mills broke in two on I list., just a few minutes befo begun. Engineer Lewis was in killed and two men who w the engine room wore V w< The roof of the engine room \vvr cd off and part of tho brick wi will cost tho mill sovoral tlrousan dollars and it will be several wookt before they can run again. Tho wheel, was thirty feet in diameter. ?Col. .lohn P. Hobbs has beed sojourning at Hope Station since he returned from the World's Fair, whore he was the Commissioner from Au stralia, and also employed his tir and opportunities in studying tho'u. dustrial problems of tho day. HoH engaged in literary work for tho j stralian press at present, and il work upon some books ho will br out. He is also considering tb? visability of establishing a shoe at Hope Station. 4 ?Governor TiUman says surprised at the dceigfon of the trict Court of Appeals at Washing in reversing the decision of the lo> court regarding the Palmetto tr. mark. He says that an appeal will taken to the Supreme. Court of United States. The only OiTcot ofL recent decision, if upheld, will bl allow infringements on the businosl tho State when done outside, but! will not in anyway affect tho busin?] in South Carolina. ?Governor TiUman will shor select the commission which will visly the battlefield of Chickamauga for the, purpose of laying oil the battlelield if* conjunction with commissions of the same kind from other Southern States who had troops in that famous battle,. The South Carolina commission is tj? stakeout exactly the positions occupied by the troops from this State and up* propriately mark them. The Legis-* la tu re at its recent session appropri- 1 ated $7011 for this purpose. ?Senator M. C. Butler addressed a ? very large audience in the court house i at Bennettsville mi yaleoday in this ) month. He discussed national politics, reviewing his offlcla acts. He stated that he bad favore 'he free coinage of silver since 18S1. lie said nothin/ that any Reformer could object to, and was attentively listened to. Ho was frequently applauded during his address. The Senator was at his 000*. and made a line impression. Senator! W. 1). Evans, In a few complimentary" remarks, introduced Senator Butler. i ?Governor TiUman. at the sngges--: tion of the board of trustees of Clem-t son College, has written the United States War Department asking that; Lieut. Donaldson bo again detailed! so that he can remain in charge ot\ tho military department at Clemsqn, College, as long as possible. Under \ the army regulations he can remain at Clcmson for four years. He has been 2 there three years already, but his do- t tail will expire in duly next. The I Governor says in his letter : " His/ tact and success in handing 450 raw * cadets, who matriculated in July last, { was such as to make us anxious to keep him as long as possible." i A PISTOL IN HIS PAGE. A Member of the 1 icirislal uro Demands' an Apology ami Finds Himself ill an 1111 pleasant Predicament. The State. l?*eb. K. There came very near being another serious shooting scrape on Main street in this city yesterday afternoon, about I o'clock. The affair took place m ar the Hotel Jerome and created no litt.lo excitement, although it was very ijuiet and no disturbance, was raised. Only the few bystandors who saw the shin ing barrel of a pistol shoved in a stranger's face know that anything was wrong-. The parties to tho affair were Maj. Thomas W. Woodward of Rock ton, Fail'llold County, and W. J. Johnson, a member of the House of Representa tives from tho same county. TllOI'O were two other men concerned. Messrs. John I), and L. S. Harrison, also from Fairftold County. They had come down here, as peacemakers and arc said to have been friends of Maj. Woodward. It seems, so the witnesses say. that Maj. Woodward came out of the hotel followed by Johnson. Maj. Woodward begun J,o talk to Mr. Harrison. After some conversation Maj. Woodward and the Harrisons stopped inside of Van Meter's store door. Some say that Johnson followed them inside. Maj. Woodward, in speaking of the incident last night said : "Tho trouble grow out of certain publications in tho Winsboro News and Herald, Mr. Johnson had ascertained through a telegram t hat I had sent to a friend in Rldgewaj thi* morning, that I was coming to Columbia today. Ho foi lowed me down here. While I was at dinner a card was sent up to mo to the ulfoct that I was wanted down stairs. \h I came down I passed Johnson, but didn't say a word to him. and had pass ed On OUt intO the Street. He followed me wit h hi* hands In his pockets and had a hostile look upon his faeo. lie camo up to where I was talking to a friend am' stood there in a threatening attitude with his hands still in his pockets. " I said to him. 'Do you wish to see mo?' Ho said he did. I said 'All right. What is it ?' lie said. 'You have insulted me grossly and I have come to demand an apology." I remark ed to him, '1 am not making any apologies today.' He said. 'You are duo me an apology ami I intend to have it.' Thereupon, believing he was in the act of either llring from his pocket or going to pull ami Uro. ! put my pistol in his lace and told him to help himself. I said to him, 'Well, w> are you going to do alniut it ?" U 'Nothing.' After considering' for a moan said, 'If you have nothing further If you aro satisfied, I will go on then passed on up tho street. ? other two gentlemen present' 1 friends of mine." I