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VOL. IX. LAURENS, S. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1S94. NO. 46. HAS THE LAW FAILED? a review of thn interstate] commerce commission. Recent DcoIsIoiih tu It* Favor-The . Commission Ih All I'oworOil unit In the Position l<? I 'mimin , Intended. Special to til-- Atlanta Journal. Washington, Juno 14.?With a flaro of Uio trumpet und the eclat due to an unmistakable expression of tho 8ubllc will tho Intor-Stnto Cotnmenco ommission was born sevon yours ago. When tho act creating this now arbi ter between tho railroads and tho peo was passed, tho common belief was tho commission had almost abac* lowers. Tho appointment to tho Mission wore considered tho high "mpliment next to a place on the Eromo Bronoh, that could bo eonfor l-od upon a jurist, and the first eomplo ment of Inter-State Cotumorco Com missions wont to their task baokod by tho moral support of tho busiuess men of tho nation. Tho early doelsions of tho commis sion were considered revolutionary in tho field of jurisprudence, and tho railroad investors and managers foarod Borious impairment of their property. Thou the courts bopan to interfere, and attacks upon tho law, so successful in tho lower courts during recent years, slowly but not tho less surely robbed tho commission of an excuse for oxis tenco. The commission hud the means to determine what was fair between tho railroad and shipper of freight, 1 but it lacked the power to enforce its findings, and by tho famous decision of Judgo Gresham, it was denied the right to oompel tho attendance and testimony of witnesses. For several yoars tho impression has prevailed that tho law was inoperative and that tho commission existed only as i p ex cuse for tho payment of big salaries to politicians and their proteges. Tho opinion that tho commission was al- I lowed to go on simply to suvo the conn- ' try tho spectacle of tho abolition of ono of its pot creations was supported by the idea that tho commission failed to accomplish tho purposes for which it was created not only by defects of tho law itself, but by restrictions of a constitutional nature, and therefore praotloally irremodlal. But within a few weeks tho future of tho Inter-State Commerce Commis sion has undergone a complete rever sal. Three decisions have practically floprod all opposition and tho law stands now stronger than at any time since its enactment. It has now boon i'udlolally construed in its vital points y tho highest court of the lund, and ovory essential particular has boon up hold. Tho first of theso decisions in im portance is that of the Supromo Court of the United States reversing tho de ^?l?ion of Judge Gresluvin declaring a portion of the law unconstitutional. Tho Supremo Court holds that tho au thority is given tho commission to re quire the attendance anil testimony of witnesses from any part of tho United States and to have the aid of the courts to onforco tho giving of such testi mony, und that this delegation of pow er Is constitutional. Strange as it may seem, the commission is hero held to huvo more authority than is given to nnv court, in that it can summon wit nesses from any part of tho country to testify. . , . . vx .... . ? -TAo-i?ng-and-short-lia?i clause, anil the com mission's construction of the 8AH1?, was again upheld in the United States circuit court of appoals sitting in Now Orleans. This is perhaps fully an satisfactory to tho commission as the decision of Justice Brewer, as to what constituted a '? line," which was reversed. Tho commission was sus tained in tho case known as tho "So cial Cirelo Case." This well known town is on tho Georgia railroad, and the quostlon at issue was, whether it was entitled to tho saino rates from Cln< Innatl, as low as those In force from that point to tho moro distant l^clty of Augusta. The roads refused to comply, alleging ''dissimilarity in cir cumstance and conditions.'' Tho judgo, Hon. William Newman, of Atlanta, in deciding tho Social Circle case, held that a distinction between carriers sub ject and not subject to tho act was un sound, and sustained every position taken by counsel for tho roads. Tho commission took an appeal, as stated, and Judge Now man's decision vraa reversed with directions to en force tho order of tho commission. As Judgo Newman's decision was based upon tho famous "lino" decision of Justice Brewer, acting as presiding judgo of the circuit court of appeals at St. Paul li year or two ago, tho effect of tho Now Orleans decision is parti cularly Interesting and Important. Tho result of this decision will bo to compel tho railroad companies seeking to make lower rates for largo distances by reason of railroad competition, to apply to and secure permission from J|lte commission. Tho dooUlon is also in lino with a decision of tho Supreme. Court in tho case of the Union Pacific railway vs. Coodridgo, which recog nises a similar power in the railroad commissioner of the State of Colorado. As if to make success and vindica tion complete comes a third decision from Florida, which holds that tho commission has not only the right to say what rates are unreasonable but to fix the rates that aro reasonable. Whilo obeying many orders of tho com mission reducing rates which it hold to bo unreasonable, tho railroads gen erally havo refused to concede that the law authorized the commission to pro scribo maximum reasonable rates. The United States circuit court of tho northern district of Florida in tho Flor ida Fruit Bxohahge caso uphold the ordor of tho commission in command ing tho railroad to reduce the rate live oonts a lx?x on Florida oranges. There is still ono point which Is sought to bo corrected in the I'attorson bill'now pending in tho House. The Subject of this is to correct any of tho " Uctl.cioneies in tho law under which tho commission is now noting, and its most valuable feature Is that which compels tho railroads to go into the courts Upon tho sumo evidence which was submitted to tho commission ; in other words, which forbids tho rail roads making up a now ca?o in tho courts aftor having been decided against by tho commission, unless this now matter is first submitted to the commission in an effort to securo a ro hoarlng. If this foaturo is added to tho inter state cqtnmorce law it will soon hocomo the aotlvo factor in tho fixing and sot tleinont of railroad difficulties which it was designed to bo. ? PAT'H C?RT1FI0ATJ3.?111 hopo, sor, you will assist a poor man whoso houso and everything-that was in It, includ ing mo family, sor, was burned up two months ago last Thursday sor." Tho merchant to whom this appoal was addressed, whilo very philanth rope, is also vory cautious, so ho asked : " rTitvo you any papors or ecrtiflcato to show that you lost anything by tho fire?" ?? I d'd huvo a certificate, sor, signed fore a notary public, to that offeet, tit was burned up, sor, In the houso mo family and the rest of mo of H .i f -' TIM..H.W OS PARDONS. ; III? Vimvs on the Exercise of the Par doning Power by the Chief Execu tive. The following corrospondonco will 1 provo of intorest and oxplains itself: Dknvku, Col., Juno 9th. 1894. To His Excellency, B. It. Tillman, Govornor of tho State of South Caro lina, Columbia, S. C. Dour Sir : I would Osteom it a special favor if you would reply at an early dato to tho following Interrogatories : 1st. Should oxocutlvo clemency be grunted in any caso, except upon posi tive testimony as to tho innocenco of tho convict? 2nd. Is a Board of Pardons, or an Advisory Board, necessary to a Govor nor to aid him in dispensing the par doning powor ? 3rd. Should pardons bo conditional or would tho gonoral doctrlno of tho parolo system bo hotter for tho protec tion of e?oloty ? 4th. Would tho parolo systora act as a doterront for criminals to a greater extent than unconditional releaso oithor by pardon or by sorving out tho aontenco ? Very respectfully, J. L. Appel, l'rost. Colorado Stato Board of Pardons. In answor to this lottor Govornor Tillman has writton Mr. Appel tho following: Bear Sir : Your favor of Juno 9th, propounding certain interrogatories, has boon received. I cannot tako time to answer fully?that is, giving reasons, but will answor briofly by numbers. To tho first quostion, I answor yes. Clemency doos not mean, always, a pardon, but includes commutation from a death ponalty to a term of imprison ment as well as a chango of sentence where the punishment appears oxcos sivo. There are also cities where eon- j viotlod follows ovidonco that may ap pear conclusive to tho jury, but not ho to tho executive. Tho reasoning by which juries roach agreement in a vor diot of guilty Is sometimes altogether Invisible to the exeoutlve and while tho innocenco of tho prisonor may not rest upon " positivo testimony," tho guilt being equally shadowy or uncor tain. 1 have given prisoners the bone- J lit of the doubt especially if there was a lack of motive or previous good char acter proven. To tho second question I would say that a Board of Pardons or an Ad- j vlsory Hoard, while not necessary, would relieve tho Govornor of much work and some responsibility. If such Board exists, however, it should be frequently changed throughout so as to insure a thorough examination of petitions and prevent tho possibility of any trafficking in pardons. To tho third question : I think under certain circumstances conditional pur dons are desirable, and 1 havo urged tho adoption of tho intermediate sen tence system by which tho crimo, af ter a conviction is secured, is punished by a maximum or a minimum term of imprisonmontdepending on the behav ior of tho prisoner and tho ovidonco of hiH reformation. Punishment is for the purpose of reforming criminals and deterring others from committing crimo. Judges aro very capricious and unreasonable some time in passing sontonco, and by such a system tho penitentiary directors could . ii\V5nyeK'* ?ivSt?tfSi*,su'j'eeojuniond x pardon whom ever, in their judgment, tho purpose i of Imprisonment hud boon accom plished. To tho fourth question : In gonoral I do not like tho parolo system of con ditional pardons. Such men aro not free in the full sense of tho term, and I would prefer, as ujgonoral rule, absolute release or service of tho full term. I have never granted but two condi tional pardons. One was a man who multroated his wife while under the in llueneo of liquor. Tho other wus a boy thirteen years old. Tho condition in the llrst caso romandod tho man to pri son upon proof that ho drank any liquor or maltreated the woman. Of course I tho wife bogged for clemency. Tho boy was allowed to loavo tho ponltontiary on condition that he wenWto a roform school whoro ho was practically a prisoner. Yours respectfully, B. U. Tillman, Govornor. A TRIBUTE PROM THE NORTH. The Wonderful Growth and Progress of I ho South as Depicted by a Now England Senator. WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 14.?In the portion of his speech devoted to the BOhedule Of cotton manufactures, Senator Chandler said : If tho bill be comes a law, time will toll wbothor or not the manufacture of tho highest grade of cotton goods can survive the reductions of duties made by tho pend ing bill. I shall wait tho result, but with many apprehensions. Any re duction in existing rates is unneces sary und uncalled for by any sound public consideration. There are many reasons of wise public policy for tho protection and development of tho manufacture of cotton cloths in the Southern States. Tho South needs di versifled industries to promoto that growth to which her material resour ces entitlo her to attain. Tho condi tion of that section at tho eloso of tho war was indeed lumentublo. All val ues bad been destroyed, and nearly all tho property itsolf had been destroyed. The agricultural lands necessarily re mained, but they wero unfoncod, un fertile, uncultivated, and of little or no money value. Few buildings wero in existenco except dwelling houses, and thoso wero dilapidated. Horses and eattlo woro scarce and tangible per sonal property bad almost disappear ed. Tho railroads woro nearly all dis tressed, with bridges gone, rails worn out and tics rotting, stock shabby and Insufficient. Millions of slavos who h'ad boon ratod and valued as property, had become froo. Whatovor values there may havo been in thoeo slaves? and it was nominally a vast amount? had boon lost by thoir ownors. Tho banks and corporations had beeomo in solvont. The value of all tho credits which survivod tho war was iusignifl cant. The paper money of tho whole South was good for nothing, and of gold and silver tlsfey had nono. Suroly novor wus a bravo raco, aftor a devas tating and unsuccessful war, which brought myriads of tho strongest and most stalwart men to bloody death, and forced grief and dospondoncy Into every housohold, loft in amoro pitiahlo condition than woro tho pooplo of tho South at tho eloso of tho war of tho re bellion in lHOo. But tho recuperation of tho Southern Statos during tho twonty-nlno yoars since thoy found thomsolves in such a sorrowful caso has on tho whole boon rapid. Tho growth of tho cotton and its salo at the North and in Europo has brought much money to that section. Tho forinor slaves havo laborod Intel ligently and with assiduity and havo accumulated proporty for thomsolves and thoir omployors. In addition to prosperous agrlculturo the vast mlnoral resources aro bolugdovolopod. Abovo all, manufacturing, which in 1801 was Inconsiderable has become an industry of vast importance. The New South 1 so graphically described by the accom / plished scholar and vcujran editor tho junior Senator from Georgia, (Mr. Walsh) has becomo a kopofuT reality. Newer, higher and bettor prosperity baa como to tho laud onco depressed by tho oxlstence of slavery and all the concomitant ovils which surround it and follow In its course In this now South tho devolopmont of the coal and iron industries is per haps tho most marvellous, but the erection of cotton mills giving prollta blo manufactures of cotton is a striking evidence of tho many changes which the war has brought to tho Southern country. During a recent trip to Ashe vlllo, N. C, I passed through one sec tion of that Stato which was noarly filled with cotton mills all in busy mo tion. Mr. Chandler quoted from tho bulle tin of the sovouvh census relating to cotton raanufucturos to show tho wonderful growth of tho South, parti cularly in Georgia, North Carolina, aud South Carolina, imthe manufacture of cotton in tho decade from 1880 to 1800. Relatively tho growth in tho South was much groator than in any other section of the country in capital. Tho total increase for the country was 70 per cont. Now England, which had much tho largost part of tho capital, only increased 55 per cent. The Middle States, which stood next in capital, iucroased 71 por cont. Tho Western States advanced 71 por cont., but the Southern States advanced UOU per cont. Now Hampshire increased its capital only 31 per cent., while Goorgia increased hor's 170, North Carolina 277, and South Carolina 301, In tho number of oporatlvos the in crease in Now Hampshire was 18.20, In Georgia GO.4, in North Carolina 101.50, and in South Carolina 200 per cent. Tho ratio of increase was oven greater in tho South than elsewhoro In tho items of amount of cotton used, amount paid for cotton, value of total product, va'aoof product por capita, aud total anu unt paid in wages. In tho item of average wages per capita the increase in the South was loss than in any other section. Comparing tho statistics of cotton manufacturing in Manchester, 'N. H., his own city, and Augusta, Ga., Mr. Chandler showed that the percentage of profit was much greater in Augusta than in Manchester. Ho then procoedod: In this con nection I will road a short extract from tho Washington Post of June 11, 1894, credited to tho Atlanta Constitu tion. It is as follows: "All through the dull soasons of the present finan cial depression the Southern cotton mills have been running on full tlmo and yielding groator dividends than thoso of thoir Northern competitors. Tho D. A. Thompkins company mill at Charlotte which was montiouod as an example in thoso columns a few days ago is so crowded with orders for its lino numbors that It has to run night and day. Tho cotton mill is dostiuod to bo tho most powerful factoi of South ern prosperity in tho future. When wo* manufacture our leading staple and sell tho product of our mills to homo and foreign markets this will bo the richost region on tho globe." Tho Senators who represent States wherein those prosperous manufac tures are situated should remember that there aro other sections where ?i>Amills are silent, tho workmen idle, theliMamilies destitute and gloom and sadnesV prevails. "*? ? - w .. OIjBVELAlND'S sickness. His Physician Advises Him to Keep <^uiet a Few I>ays. Washington, Juno 12.?President Cleveland has suffered more or less from dysentery during tho past three weeks, and the oxeessively hot weather that has provalled during tho past two days has aggravated his trouble, so that to-day, by the ad vice of Surgeon lt. M. O'Kiolly, of tho army, who bus been in attendance, tho President de nied himself to all visitors, except the members of his cabinet, who hold their regular bi-weekly meeting in his otlico from 11 to 1 o'clock. Mr. Cleveland expected to go down the river on Friday afternoon for another cruise oh u lighthouse tender with Captain Kobloy Evans. Tho doctor advised him not to go until tho disorder was entirely chocked and sinco that time, though tho Presi dent's health has grown no worso, tho prevailing high tomporaturo has boon very debilitating and tho doctor has now insistod upon tho tomporary abandon ment of tho onormous amount of tedious detail work with which Mr. Cleveland is always busied, and until ho is perfectly well, tho patient, under tho doctor's orders, must deny himself to tho numerous visitors who absorb a largo part of his timo. Unless tho President is much linprovod in the noxt few days, it is vory llkoly that ho will go away from Washington on a brief visit to Gray Gables in order to recuperate, and it is thought in such an event that ho will make use of tho dispatch boat Dolphin, which now lies at tho navy yard ready to sail at a few hours notice. Washington, 14.?-By advice of his physicians, President Clevoland has about decided to tako a short outing down tho Chosapoako Bay. The at tack of summer complaint that has kept Mr. Clevoland closoly confined to his rooms during tho tlio last fow days has yielded to treatment, and with tho exception of slight weakness ho is quite himself ugain. His physi cians, howovor. thought that a four or flvo days' trip down to salt water would entirely restore bis usual vigor, and so today tho President consulted with Captain ICvans, of tho light house board, who will accompany him, as to tho availability of a trip on tho light house tenders. It has not yot been dolinitoly decided as to whon they will leavo hero but a docision w 111 bo readied touight. Muhuku in Hampton County.? Capt. James Mix mi, of tho "Steep Bottom " neighborhood, Hampton County, was waylaid and shot to death on Monday, 11th Inst., while roturning homo at night from Iiis place of busi ness. Oaundry Minis, colorod, has Ijoon arrested under suspicion of boing the assassin. Mims denies knowing anything about tho shooting. Capt. Mixson was ono of Hampton's best citizens. Industrious, hard work ing and universally osteomed, ho had no enemies. Tho theory is that he wat mistaken for somo ono olso and re ceived tho doath wound inteudod for another. Mims, who is suspoctod of having done tho doc<1, is ono of a rather poculiar race of people who llvo in tho river section of this county, locally known as "old issuo." Thoy aro a mixed race,, and havo novor boon slaves. They are supposed to be do Bcondants of Indians and negroes, but nothing is definitely known to their origin. Mims has always borno a good roputation, and has boon lookod upon as rathor a thirfty man. There was strong talk of lynching whon Minis was first arrested, but ho has boon lodged in lall, and It is though t that the law will bo allowed to tako its course. A PERPLEXING SITUATION. Why the United States Government does not Wish to bo too Liberal In the Matter of Affording Asylum to Political Refugees. WASHINGTON, June 13.?It Is stated on authority that us soon as tho now government in Salvador has fully established itself and is able to pre sorvo law and order it is the iuton tontlon of President Cloveland to diroct tho surrondor of tho refugees now on board the U. S. Stoamor Bon nington to tho proper judicial authori ties, not however, without tho fullest guarantees on tho part of Salvador that tho prisoners shall bo tried by an Impartial tribunal organized in con formity with the constitution of tho republic. - According to tho latest dlspatchos from Commander Thomas, there still exists throughout Salvador a stato of alburn but little removed from an arohy, and tho members of tho lato government, who wero givon asylum on tho Bonnington, would, in his opin ion, bo murdorod without any formal trial whatever, tho moment they roaehod shore, if ho woro compelled to give them up. It is said Commander Thomas was anxious for permission to tako his refugees to Panama in tho Bonnington, or to put thorn aboard some outward bound merchant vessel, but was restrained from this procc *d ing because this government was op posed to establishing a precedent in the matter of granting asylum. While it is truo that tho naval regulations contain an aneiont paragraph giving a commanding otllcor certain discre tion to act in tho interests of humanity in extraordinary contingencies, and that Commander Thomas is in all prob ability fully protected by that clauso in tho present instance, it is also a fact that very grave complications might arise from u continuance of this old practice in modern times. Tho diflferoneo between tho caso iu Brazil where tho refugees on tho Portuguoso ship woro revolu tionists and at La Libortad, whore they woro members of tho overturned gov ernment, is considered scarcoly ma terial. Tho Hawaiian situation presents possibilities which tho United States desires to bo prepared to moot, for in ease of trouble there tho United States does not want to mako it possible for British or Japansos ships to grant asylum. Last night orders woro cabled to the Charleston, at Callao, to proceed to San Francisco, "stopping at nocossary intermediate ports,'' La Libortad, Sal vador, is tho first intermediate port she will roach, and as it is only one 1,000 milos from Callao, tho Charles ton ought to roach thero by Saturday next. If her hull were not so foul she could mako tho trip in loss than three days. The Salvadorean refugees will be kept on tho Bonnington until the arrival of tho Charleston, when, as thero aro more accommodations on tho larger ship, they will probably bo transferred to her, where they will remain until tho government of Sal vador is organized to tho satisfaction of tho United States and when there is no doubt that tho death ponalty will not bo recklessly pronounced or that tho prisoners can be fully pro tected from mob violonco. Tho demand which, has boon made on United States Consul Pollock at Salvador for the extradition of the i^r*ftpB "on~ou\*?'Y?bs' ei' does not 'affect tho administration in its action for the ox tradition treaty pro vides fully for its enforcement without governmental iutcrfenco. Should tho Salvadorean rofugees bo regularly in dicted under proper judicial procedure tho courts of tho United States, upon receiving the warrants, would alone bo com potent to oxeeute it if tho ro fugees woro within their jurisdiction. This mattor will not bo permitted to obsecure what is considered to bo tho paramount ono, that of granting asylum. Reports from Salvador this morn ing show that the now government thero is as far from stability as over and that tho conditions requisite for tho delivery of tho Bonnington's rofu gees aro distant. In the meantime, tho United States is chafing undor a very embarrassing situation. AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR. The Reeent Homicide in Rcnnctts vllle?The People of tho County Taking Sides. Special to the state. BENNETTS VI LLE, Juno 11.?A pallof sadness and gloom has shrouded our community sincotho unfortunato homi cido in our town. Tho procossion that followed tho remains of Mr. J. Douglas Moore to tho eemetory was tho largest ovor soon in this section. Mr. Henry T. Brccdon, who shot and killed Mr. Moore, remained at home from Tuesday night, tho time of tho shooting, until Thursday evening, when Mr. Mooro died. Thoro was no attempt to arrest him. Much indigna tion was and is manifested, yot the sheriff was acting upon orders from Judgo Benot und Solicitor Johnson. It is a badly mixed affair. Tho sheriff married a first cousin of Broeden's, and Breoden's wife is tho sistor of de ceased. Breoden surrondored when Mooro diod and has boon in jail over since. To saddon the lamentable af fair, Broeden's infant died Friday evoning. The sheriff allowed him to go homo to see his dying child, also to soo it buried. The lawyers on both sides loavo to- I day for Darlington, with many aflida- , vits, whore they will make application boforo Judgo Buuet for ball. Many say that it is a caso of eloar murdor, while othors eay thrt manslaughter will be all that can bo made out of it. Friends all ovor tho county uro rapidly taking sides, and intense bitterness is boginning to provai'. Tho Broodons immediately employed nearly tho en tiro bar at this place. Messrs. New ton Sc Shipp and T. J. Rogers havo been employed to assist the Stato. Both families havo wealthy and Influ ential connections, and it is evident, that tho lawyors will havo a "good timo." Our county novor boforo suf fered from so demoralizing and dread ful an occurrence. READS LIKE A NOVEL. A Strange Case Brought to Light Homo Itomatio Features?The Com plete Story in Ono Cuptcr. Tho State, lath hist. A caso was brought to tho attention of Governor Tillman yostorday, tho de tails of which road liko tho plot of somo good novel. As a rosult of tho presentation of mattor to tho Govornor a small, quiot lookingwwhltc man, who went inside tho pentontiary walls only two days ago as a common convict, oamo forth again yostorday afternoon, after a briof oxporlonco of prison lifo, with a full pardon in the pockot of his coat. His briof stay In prison had ohangod his appearance very materi ally, for his hair had been clipped and his faco had boon oloan shavon. The strange part of It all Is that, oven though pardonod, and a froo man; ho does not ovon know what (egal-rela tions he hears to the young women whom he sometime ago wedded. It is truly a most remarkablo case. Too story, -as told to tho Governor, is romantic in extreme. The man in tho case is John W. Hodge, of Clarendon county. Tho woman is Hester Hodge, noo Gibbes. It seems that about two yoars ago Hodgo married the girl, who Is said to be strikingly pretty, the ceremony boiag performed by a trial justice. They lived together as man and wifo and things wont along without any trouble until a short time ago. About four months ago a child was born to the couple. It appears "jjgit thoro was anothor man who hlrVwblf wanted to marry th? girl. She preferred Hodge, howover, and tho othor suitor at tended the wedding. Tho statement made to tho Governor was that this jilted suit01, alleging that tho girl bad colored blood In r jr volns, had a warrant issued for her and Hodge charging them with "unlawful inter marriage." They wore arrested, tried and convicted. Hodgo was sen tenced to one year In the ponitontlary. Tho woman was sentenced to pay a lino of $500, but, owing to tho illness of hor child, the judgo roleasod her from Imprisonment temporarily without tho payment of tho line. Upon tho allowing mado to tho Gov ernor, thoro is no doubt as to Hodge being a whlto man. The girls grand mother and mother woro of pure whlto blood. On her father's side, howover, thoro seems to have been a strain of Indian or some othor kind of blood, tho Intorjoetlon of which Into the family oxtonds back boyond the Revolutionary war. To all outward appearance, and as far back as tho neighborhood history goes, no trace of any othor blood but this cau bo found. Tho girl's family has always boon con sidered whit e und has associated \\ ith nono but white people. Her father fought as a Confodorato soldier through tho recent war. Tho family has til ways stood well in tho com munity. Those are tho facts of tho remarkablo caso as presented to Gov ernor Till man yesterday and which ho considered justified a pardon. Now the quostion arises w bother, after conviction, in the court of Gun oral Sessions, tho parties to tho mar riage contract can now be considered legally married and whothcr their child is legitimate or not. It is un derstood that somo effort will be made to have this question decided in tho conrts. DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN. Schedule of the County Campaign meetings?All White Voters Are Ad mitted to the Primaries. Tho Democratic Stato oxecutive com mittee at its session in Columbia last wcok adopted a resolution permitting any voter who would tako tho pledge to participate in tho approaching primary. This was intcudod to ro movo all restrictions from thoso who voted for Weaver electors, and who aro now willing to pledge support to tho Democratic party. Tho cotumittoo ac cepted a sehet'ulo for campaign meet ings to Open In Yorkvllle on Tuesday, Juno 10, and close at Abbeville on the 8th of August. The following is tho official action of tho executive commit tee as to tho schedule of tho cam paign : Resolved, That tho onsuing Demo cratic campaign meetings bo held as follows: Yorkvlllo, Tuosday, Juno 10th. C^e^^r.JKai^<*tfdft.v? Juuo 20th. LuneastJf, Thursday, "fhttt? I'Jst. Camdon, Friday, June 22nd. Sumter, Saturday, Juno 23rd. Chesterfield, Tuesday, June 20th. Bennettsville, Wednesday, June27th. Darlington, Thursday, Juno 28th. Florence, Friday, Juno 2!)th. Marion, Tuesday, July 3rd. Con way, Wednesday, July 4th. Goorgotown, Friday, July 0th. Kingstrco, Saturday, July 7th. Manning Tuesday, July 10th. Donneaus', Wednesday, July 11th. Charleston, Thursday, July 12th. Waltorboro, Friday, July 13th. Beaufort, Saturday, July 14th. Hampton, Monday, July 10th. Barnwoll, Tuesday, July 17th. Alken, Wednesday, July 18th. Edgefleld, Thursday. July lilth. Lexington, Friday, July 20th. Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 2Ith. Columbia, Wednesday, July 25th. Orangeburg, Thursday, July 20th. Nowberry, Friday, July 27th. Laurons. Saturday, July 28th. Union, Tuesday, July 31st. Spartan burg. Wednesday, August 1st. Greonvillo, Thursday, August 2nd. Pickens C. U., Friday, August 3rd. Oconeo, Monday, August 0th. Anderson, Tuosday, August 7th. Abbeville, Wednesday, August 8th. PROHIBITION IilOAGUKS. Rules and Itcgnlations lo flovcrn tho Formation of Leagues ill this Stale. Tho following regulations adopted by tho Stato Prohibition Executive Committee, by virtue of authority con ferred on them by tho recent State Convention, will govern tho formation of loaguos in and throughout tho Stato. 1. Ono longtio may bo organized in each township, town, village, or school district, to bo eomposod of such white votors of tho township, town, villago, or school district, as will enroll them selves for that purposo. 2. Tho roll book of tho league shall contain a copy of tho platform adopted by tho convention of Juno 7th, '04, and a pledge under which the names of members shall bo signed by thoin, de claring that they endorse tho platform, and will in overy proper manner on doavor to socuro tho election of prohi bitionists only to Stato and legislative ollices, and promote the passage of laws to prohibit tho manufacture and sale of all intoxicating liquors as a bovorago in this State, and aid in tho enforcement Of BUOh laws when unact ed. 3. Each leagtio shall upon its organ ization elect a chairman and Secretary, and treasurer, and adopt such rules for Its government as aro not in con flict with tho principles declared in tho platform, or tho tegulntlons which may bo made by tho Stato oxecutive committee. 4. All tho loagues of a county will be considered as subordinate to the County convention, which shall bo composed of delegates elected by the Loaguos at such tunes as may be llxud by tho Stato executive committee, and announced through t lie county chair man. 5. Tho county chairman shall call all county conventions, and whon assem bled tlioy shall oloct their own otllcors, dologatos to tho convention, and an executive eonuulttco, who, with the county chairman, shall havo the gon oral dlroetlon of tho movement in the county, and shall bo ox/-olHcio members of the county convontlon until thoir successors aro olootod. 0. By-laws not Inconsistent with thoso regulations may bo authorized by tho county chairman for tho loagues In their respootivo counties. ?Tho Jamos D. Nanoo oainp of Con fodorato Veterans in Nowberry has one hundred and ninety members. A MUUDKHO?8 SUOT. A Populist Li .xl. i Knocks Au Old Man Down und Kills His Son Threats of Lynch Lug the Slayer. Bikminuiiam, Alu., Juno 12.?Peyton G. Bowtnau, loader of Kolb's Popullte campaign in Aiubama and a prominent lawyer of this city, occupies a coll In tho city jail tonight charged with tho murder of Hugouu Jeffries, the .17-year old son of ox-Mayor Jeffries. Tho tragedy occurred at 10 o'clock to-night in tho saloon of tho Florence Hotel. Late .this afternoon Bowman, who is a great bulldozer aud bluffer, wus drii.king with somo friends in tho sa loon, when ox-Mayor Jeffries, who is an old aud Inoffonsivo man, ontorod. llowman was talking in a loud tono of voice and, it is said, made an insulting "remark to Col. Jeffries, who replied by saying that Bowman had had a Con fodorato deserter for a law partner. Tho lio was passed, when How man struck Col. Joffrios on tho head, knock ing him down. Frionds separated them when Col. Jeffries wont his wuy. BugenO Jeffries, son of Col. Joffrios, a mere stripling, weighing not ovor 100 pounds, hearing of tho difficulty start ed out to lind Bowman, intending to havo him apologize, so it is stated. Bowman was still in tho saloon drink ing when tho boy started to enter through the folding doors. The min ute ho put his head inside Bowman snatchod out a pistol and shot the boy through tho neck, killing him in stantly. Bowman was arrested and hurried off to tho city jail. Within a few min utes a groat crowd bad assembled at tho scene and throats of lynching were freely made. Indignation is nl fever beat, but it is not thought that an at tack will bo made upon the jail. An eye witness to the shooting says it was a foul murder, and tho people scorn to be of ono accord in that opin ion. Bowman claims that tho boy was armed but tho statement is contra dicted. One story is to tho offect that .John Bowman, brother of the slayer, held the boy while Bowman shot him, and they assert also that tho pistol, it will bo claimed the boy had, was v>:io now in the bands of John Bowman. Bowman has always been regarded as a dangerous man. The effects of the tragedy on the Kolb campaign will be most disastrous, as Bowman is Kolb's right-band man. Do::sn't konw the president.? Mr. Henry O. Havemeyer, of New York, president of of tho American Sugar Penning Company, known as the sugar trust, arrived in Washing ton last week in response to a subpoena from tho Senatorial committee engaged in investigating the alleged relation between Senators and mem bers of the trust, and appeared before tho committoo us a witness. In the course of his testimony Mr. Havemeyer made tho astounding statement that he had never seen President Cleve land although living in the same city with him for years. Tho following extract from his testimony is peculiarly interesting on this poiut: Tho Chairman?I havo already asked you about tho conversation Mr. lidwards alleged you bad with Mr. Cleveland, either in Greenwich or on the yacht in the summer of LSD2, or in tho summer of 1803. Did you ever have such a conversation anywhere V Mr. Mavomoyer?I have never ex changed a word with Mr. Cleveland or been in bis company in my life, and 1 have never seen the man. The Chairman?You have never seen him P Mr. HavOnaoypi?I have^Mvor a??". Mr. Cloveland in New x'ork or else where. Senator Allen?Do you mean to say, Mr. Havemeyer, that you havo never soon Mr Cleveland. Mr. Havemeyer?I have never seen Mr. Cleveland. Senator Davis?You do not know what he looks like, except from his pictures ? Mr. Havomoyer?Except from bis pictures. 1 suppose I would know him if I saw him. THE Bicycle.?That the bicycle has come to stay is beyond all question. Its manifest mission is that of locomo tion or abridging distances as much so as it provides a means of sport on the road or track. Physicians are recom mending Its use for health-affording, tho elorgy advocate it for ohuroh-go ing as less infraction of the Sabbath than the employment of your horso and driver, practical uso' is derived from it by postmen, liromcn, police men, traveling men and others desir ing to cover ground quickly with or without light loads. Lately the best society in Philadelphia and other cities has pronounced in favor of tho wheel : and many elderly persons only regret in their indulgence that the advent was not vouchsafed them earlier in life. Abroad dukes and duchesses ride, and the parks are thronged with lady riders of tho highost social position. Nothing over so forcibly agitated the question of good roads or general street Improvement as tho bloyole. The Now York Herald is authority for the statoment that there aro cer tainly three millions of bicycles in use in the United States, and that about 400,000 persons aro given employment in the manufacture. Tennessee i Prohibitionists.?a State convention of the prohibition party mot in Nashville, Ton., last week to nominate candidates for Governor and Supromo Court Judge. About lot) delegates were in attendance, ten of whom were ladies. K. S. Chevcs, of Unicoi, was chosen chairman. The convention adopted a resolution favor ing prohibition of tho manufacture, sale, oxportations. importation and transportation of all intoxicating li quors as a beverage. They favored tho issuance of all national currency directly to tho people through the Government banks, the banks to be loan and saving1 institutions. The President, Vice President and United States Senators should bo elected by a direct vote of the people. The conven tion decided to mako no nomination, but to instruct tho executive com mittee, of which J. H. Tato is chair man, to place such candidates in tho Hold or recommend such candidates as in their opinion will promote prohi tlon. ?Charles H. Spurgeon was noted as a famous preacher, but he was equally good in giving practical comments on tho Scriptures. One Sabbath morning ho read boforo his vast congregation tho passago. "Tho young lions do lack and suffer hunger," and then he paused and said : " Tho Lord's pcoplo aro not Hons, but sheep, and therefore thoy havo a shopherd, and so thoy neither lack nor suffer hungor, us lions do, but thoy aro led Into greon pastures aud beside still waters, and safoly guarded in tho fold by night." Tho commont sooins natural and obvious, yot how few aro tho preachers who havo mado it. ?It is so hard to got innoconco to understand that tho devil can bo a dovll and still look Uko an angol of light. * <; I : \ K K \ 1/ NttWS SUMMARY. Latest Items and Curious Notes from Our Exchange*.* A Norwegian woman near Yankton, Nob., is the mother of eight living sets of triplets. Over 4,000.000 poople in this eountry livo upon tho wages paid by railroad companies. Gco. P. Wotmoro, Republican, has been eleeted United States Senator by Rhode Island's Legislature. Chunoey M. Dopew delivered tho ad dress yesterday to tho literary societies of the University ofVIrginia. Hoko Smith, Secretary of the Inte rior, is now an LL 1)., by the grace of tho University at Chapel Hill, N. C. Moods in tho Columbia river, Ore gon, aro doing terrible damage. The town of Grant has boon almost swept away. Rev. "N Miujdook.a Methodist preach er of Ro" o, Glf;, has been suspended by tho North Georgia Conference for editing a secular paper. John T. Crlttenden, a grandson of the noted John .1. Crittenden, has been on trial at Frankfort, Ky., accused of stealing $2.25 from a couvict. At Tampa, Pia., a young man named S. C. Griffith was struck in tho head by a baseball and killed. Griffith was at tho bat and tho patchor throw tho ball. Tho Kansas Populist convention re nominated Gov. Lewelllng and nom inated I). I. Furbeok for Lieutenant Governor. Tho platform contains a woman suffrage plank. George A FerreU, a prominent young man of Enfuulu, Ala., aeoldently killed himself while Cleaning a Winchester rillo. The hammer struck a chair and caused a discharge of the weapon. It is stated by tho Wilmington, N. C, Star, that tho government will soon establish a torpedo station at Fort Caswoll, at the mouth of tho Capo Fear river, tho beginning of tiio line of defenses on tho South Atlantic coast. Mark Jacobs, an industrious colored farmer, was taken from his Held in tho parish of Bienville, La., in broad day light by a crowd of white men and car ried into the woods, blindfolded and beaten so terribly that he died from tho effects. Tho London Daily News says that of the guests present at the reception given by Admiral Frben and bis olll eers yesterday on board tho cruiser Chicago none was more honored than Miss Lee, daughter of the late Confed erate Gen. Lee. Tariff was originally tho name of a Moorish ehief, who, from a port in Spain, near Gibraltar, was accustom ed to levy toll on passing vessels. His toll became a regularly understood thing, and the amount was added to tho price of vho goods. Tho Southern Railway and Steam ship Association lust week adopted the recommendation of the committee that tho present low rates on freight bo not extended to July 31 and tho commis sioner was requested to withdraw au thority given members to make sue!) rates. Information received at the State de partment from our minister at Athens shows that in f>li towns 2?1 people were killed und 146 wounded and 3,002 houses destroyed or injured by tho re cent earthquake in Greece. The valuo of the property destroyed is about $1.000,000. _Tho coalition of tho American iRall wayT/hi^^JFliU C?U BJuiaj.'.ws Of Labor was ofTtfoton last week in Chicago tit tho first annual convention of the Kail way Union. The first steps wert: taken towards an offensive and defensive al liance , these two groat labor organl zutio. ,, With an effective strength of 3.j0,000. John Winter, of Montgomery, Ala., f who has boon lighting the city authori ties in tho courts for twenty-one years, in the endeavor to avoid tho payment of taxes, has been beaten at last, and tho eity treasurer has received his eheck for $17,200, which covers the amounts assessed against him for the period named. Inquiry has been made as to the au thorship of tho lines written on a Con federate note. Colonel James U. Ran dall, who is well up on all such litera ture, says tho poem was written by S. A. Jonas, editor of Tho Aberdeen (Miss.) Kxaminer, and now employed in the office of tho scrgoant-at-arnis of tho Senate. The Chattanooga Tradesman has re ceived official information that How ard-Harrison Iron Co. of Bessemer, Ala., the largest iron pipe works in the South, intend to erect one hundred COke ovens in connection with their works and will probably operate their entire plant, covering several acres of ground, by electricity instead of steam. ?Tho prohibitionists of Havorshill, Massachusetts, have a new scheme to i attempt to prohibit. They propose to run a saloon on their own account, and charge the minimum cost, whiskey live cents a glass and beer two cents a glass. They will operate until the saloons give up business then they will close up and only resume when the saloons reopen. This open and shut business to continue until the saloon men give up the fight. Tho Bastorn Telegraph Company of London has received a cable mosstlgo from Hong-Kong. China, saying that tho native population is leaving tho eity by thousands daily on account of the plaguo. It Is estimated that 100,* not) huvo already Hod and tiiat 1,500 deaths have occurcd. Several Euro peans have been attacked by the plague and one of them bus died. The num ber of deaths is estimated to bo 100 por day. The labor market is para lyzed. Tho government proposed to demolish the unhealthy native quarters of tho city. Tho grand jury In Washington ha I deoided to return a true bill against ? lohn S. 9hI'lver, correspondent of the Now York Mail and Express, and 10. .). Edwards', Now York correspondent of tho Philadelphia Press, for refusing to give tho sources of their information to the senatorial investigating com mittee in regard to statements about tho Sugar Trust and Democratic Sonu tors: and the United States District Attorney Is engaged in preparing the indictments. Ho has notified Shrlver and Edwards to appear before tho criminal court Saturday to answer to the indictments, give bail or go to jail. Tho sensation in political circles of Kentucky is the published statement that General liasll Duke, of Louisville, editor of tho Southern Mugazino, and brotbor-ln-law and chief of staff of Gonoral John Morgan, tho famous Con federate raider, bus assured Major Honry Clay MoDowoll that ho will stump tho Ashland district for him and a;rain-,! Colonel Brecklnrldgo, if tho latter is re-nominated. Major Mc Dowo'l resides at Ashland,Henry Clay's estate, his wife being the granddaugh ter of Clay, and ho has practically con sented to no the Republican candidate I if Brecklnrldgo is ro-nominated. Gen I oral Duke is a stalwart Domocratv -_-? Weadil STATU NEWS IN ?KIEP. vjtttt*1 - \>a? Interesting Notes from Various Sowk v ees. ^ ?Franklin Calhoun Caughroan, of % Lexington, tins announced himself as a eandidato for Congress from tho Sov enth District. ?Potition to tho Governor nsking pardon for S.A. Mel ntosh, convicted of mnnsluughter in Abbovillo County, is being circulatod. v ?Govornor Tillman bus received something like $1,000 in contributions for the relief of tho storm sufferers in HlutTton township. ?Tho city council of Columbia has passe d an ordinance permitting tho sale of beer malt und vinous liquors and Qxlng the license at $200. ?Tho annual BOSslou of the Stute Al liance will bo held in Aiken in duly. Kxtensivo preparations are being made for the reception of the delegates. ?T. P. Ligon.a farmer who lives near Winnsboro, has ploughed up all his Mareh corn and replanted, believing he will get bettor results thereby. ?Solicitor .lohn S. Wilson, of the third circuit, is quite ill at" the Colum bia Hospital from the effects of an op eration performed several days ago. ?Every Democratic member of Con gress from South Carolina voted to sustain the platform adopted at Chica go on the State Dank tax repeal bill. ?Rev. R. N. Wells is in a critical condition physically, aud acting up IU the advice of physicians, has gone to Glenn Springs to recuperate his health. ?Secretary Carlisle has awarded tho contract for tho erection of a lifo sav ing station at Sullivan's Island, S. C, to Hoary 11. Cade, of Charleston, S. c, at $4,400. ?Gov. Tillman has offered a reward of ijlJ?i) for the apprehension and con viction of poisons who took part in tho recent lynchings in Lancaster and York eountlos. ?It is roported that Mr. E. A. Wol> stor of Orangeburg, will bo a candi date for tho Republican nomination for Congress from the Sevnth District next fall - '^.. ?Dr. Pope and Senators Butler ami John Gary Kvins and Govornor Till man havo been invited to deliver speeches at Little Mountain, in New berry county, on 4th of July. ?The Charlotte, Columbia and Au gusta Railroad is advertised to be sold in Columbia on the loth day of July, und the sale of the Columbia aud Greenville Railroad will take place at the same time. ?On Tuesday, 5th instant, the wife of Mr. William Boulware, living near Dyson, Edgelioli county, gave birth to triplets?two girls ami one boy, weigh ing seven pounds each. At last ac counts they were all doing splendidly. ?Col. Wilio Jones, who has been spoken of as a candidate for State Treasurer, is out in a card declining to run for the office and announcing that ho favors Dr. Dates' re-election, whom ho says has conducted the (ioanoos of the State with ability. ?The Columbia mill, manufacturing cotton duck fabrics, 30,000 spindles, started operations last week. The opening of the mills is interesting fr the fact that tho machinery \m ? i '" tirely by electricity generated by Co lumbia Canal water power. ?Mr. W. H - hew, who is interested in the cam ' property in Columbia, is arranging to develop the old Saludu Factory property across the river in Lexington county. Two Hnglish capi talists have recently been looking ovor the property with a view of purchas ing. ?Tho Charlotte News says Baxter II. Moore has received an invitation from Mr. Thomas W. Hoiloway, secre tary of the Staa; Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina, to read a paper on "'The proper system of working public roads," at a meeting of the society at Rock Hill on Au gust 1. ?The police of Sttmter are said by a local paper to have roceired orders to enforce tho law against selling whis key and at the same time are instruct ed not to enter any place supposed to bo a barroom. How are they lo enforce the ordinance if they are not to go in when they think whiskey is sohl V ?Mr. A. J. Sprolosof Groonwood met with an accident near Honoa Path on the 13th inst. He and Mr. Shannon of Donalds were travelling in a buggy. Mr. Shannon got out to seo a friend when the horse became frightened and ran away, throwing Mr. Sprolos out of the buggy and breaking his thigh bone. He. was taken home in a day or two. ?Govornor Tillman has pardoned David Jackson, colored, who was con victed in Lancaster County, in 1801, of criminal assault Oil a white woman, an inmate of the poor house. He was sen tenced to life imprisonment in tho ponitontiary. Tho Solicitor, In recom mending Jackson's pardon, says the woman who claims to have been as saulted was a person of bad repute. The Columbia Register says that the Sal ley Hilles, every man of whom is a Reformer except its commanding of ficer, have elected Brigadiot'-Gonoral R. N. Riehhourg an honorary member requesting his picture to bang in their armory, and by a unanimous vote en dorsed him as their choice for Adju tant and inspector General of South Carolina. ?Rov. B. C. Lttinploy, a Baptist min ister of high character and considera ble influoneo In the State, died at bis residence in Summorton, Clarendon County, on the Jlst lust., and was bur ied tho next day at Union, where ho was a pastor SOVOral years ago. lie roturned not long ago from Greenville, Miss., w here he contracted ttf? disease which terminated his life and useful ness. ?The Voice of the People is authori ty for the statement that Robert Moor man, ex-postmaster at Newborry, has boon called upon by a committee from tho Republican party ami urged to mako the race for Congress in tho Third District, aud that be has con sented. Moorman is a white man and belongs to a prominent family. It is said that Moorman was present on the last registration day and took deep in terest in the registration of negroos, many of whom secured tickets. Moor man denies the report and says he has not entertained any such idea. ?Sam Alston alms Dufllo, an escaped ponitontiary convict, was captured last week in Lancaster County. The arrest was made by Chief Morgan, of Chester, who went over to the ne gro's home whore he had been living unmolested for eighteen years, ami ufter arresting him the negro ran for bis gun when the chief opened fire. The ball entered his back ami struck a rib. Though bleeding profusely ho soon got medical aid and was in lino traveling condition in a few days. Alston was convicted of rape in "71> and was in tho penitentiary only a few months when ho made his esoape. Ho was carried back to Columbia. ?Some people seem to think that religion consists of being long-faced, sad, and stupid in this world, and In 1 playing a golden harp in the next.