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THE LEGISLATURE. Doings of Our General As* ! sembiv. SENATE. Kirst Day.?it was proi. pt)\ at o"1 '<a k that the ;*>? nate was >1 to ( r"'? and t V" tail *.%:> trail "1 l?v the < UtK, Gen. R. li Momp'ull. The aentees were Mor-i. Row. n. IV in, ! ^' nn's. liderton. A!?u:'.T:'.ti. Ragsaalc. fulkcr. Wallace i.ii-1 ( The chanlaiu. T{ c. (I. II. WacideJl, j ?c-ned the s ssion vita graver, thank- I iug God for tho blessings of the year and invoicing divine guidance upon the j work of the body. The two new Senators were escorted | to the bar of the Senate by Sergeant- \ at-Arms Gaston, and they were sworn j in. Senator Appelt introduced his bill j providing for the submission to the ! ?e;;ple of a vote upon the question of , dispensary, prohibition or high license The Senate, on motion of Senator j tienaer.-on, men j ujournru. Second Day.?The Senate w.n.* call- i j to order at noon by Lieut. Gov. Scarborough. and the evening prayer was ' tnade by Chaplain Waddell. Senator , Graydon introduced a bill to authorize ' an election in the city of Abbeville up- i on the question of i.-suing bonds in ai:i of the Black Diamond railroad and to ! provide for the issuance of the bonds. | Senator Livingston, to authorize the j -inking fund commission to loan men ey to the county of Marlboro and to j jil'dge a special tax in payment of the ! loan. Referred to committee on finance. The concurrent resolution from i the House providing for an investigation of the dispensary was referred tc i the judiciary committee. Mr. Caugh- ! man's House bill to amend the jim j crow ear law was recommitted to the j committee on railroads, which had reported the bill without recommendation at the last session. Senator Al- ! <1 rich's resolution to investigate the lispensary was referred to the judiciary committee. Third Day. Thp Spnate's session was short and uneventful. About an tour was devoted to the introduction >f :i"?- hills, of which there were 10 v.ul to the consideration of the calcnl:sr. A number of bills of minor im srtance passed second reading. Fourth Day. Among the bills introduced were the following: Mr. (,':nnor To provide for the sale or lease of the penitentiary farms. The Senate agreed to the house resolutions providing for a special joint : committee to consider the plan to ! drain the low lands. The committee on agriculture was relieved of further ons id (ration of the matter. I'ni'avorable reports were adopted on the following bills whi di wpre thereby killed" Makling stenographers' notes cf trials final ar.d conclusive evidence of what was sworn and charged and a biil """"'linf craini . srovprnmrr.' law in .^reference (o roads and highways. t'n^Lfavorable reports were made on Senator Gnydon's bill to provide a uniform ; system of registry, and his bill relating j o service of summonses of magistrates. | These two bills were placed on the I calendar. j On Mr. Gordon's motion, the enact- j ing words were stricken out of Mr. j Stevenson's House resolution to make ! ;t a misdemeanor to swear falsely or | commit fraud in a primary election. I The same disposition was made of j Mr. "Mower's bill relating to municipal ' flections. Th--? following bills pa-sed the sec- i Ctrl reading: Mr. Blakcney's bill to ; give landlords and tenants liens agai'nst the shares of laborers ami -croppers after division of crops for advances was recommitted to the ju dieiary committee. .Mr. Barnwell's bil! I In amend an act approved 11th Febru- j nry. A. D. ISPS. ami entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to out- J power the Wappoo Bridge Company to < construct a bridge across Wappon ' cut.'" approved February l!th. A. I>. : 1SS7. was pasted over in his absence, j Mr. Barnwell's hill to further amend ' Pointer XCIV.. article 1. of the Revised slutcs of South ''arolina, volume I.. 1*93. relating to jury commissioners, as 1 row amended hy law. was passed to a ; third reading. T.;e Senate. having | disposed e>f the calendar, adjournou j until noon. On Tuesday tmxt at o'clock p. m.. ihe juditi'ary committee of the Senate j will com-ider a hill in relation to roin- I svrance and the transaction of business ! I?v fire insurance companies or asso- J . infions otherwise than through res:deat agents, and a bill regulating pawnbrokers and providing a license Parties interested in these cities and towns. Senator Henderson?Granting to the I United States the title of this State the jurisdiction of this State over .certain lands on Sullivan's island in Charleston county for military purposes. Senator Stanland?To alter salaries of Dorchester county officials. Senator Talhird?To amend the act nrcscrPinne the ocrc.nec.saticn of the clerk of court frr Beaufort so as to reduce the ecru per. nation. ?*::.;ter Marshall?To prevent chilli 1 ra uu' r 12 years of ::%? from worki:.;r The judiciary committee made a favciable report on Senator Stan1 tad's bill to amend the law providing for the appointment of magistrates so f.'r as it relate- to Dorchester county. Th* fame coair: ittec made an unfavorable report on Senator Mower's bill relating to the granting of pardons. The report was adopted and ihn bill rejected. A favorable report was made on Sjnitc.r Hay's bill to amend the law as to county treasurers compensation so far as it relates to I\ :> haw count v. The rennrt was rdopted with cmcr.dments. The favora hi;* report with amendments 021 Sena- ! tor Grulur's hill to require clerks and 1 resistors to satisfy records of certain j mortgages of real estate was adopted. The same committee submitted a fa- ! vorahle report with amendments 0 Senator Graydcn's resolution to re- . quire the attornc-y general to investi- , gats the Virginia-Carolina Chemical j company. The report was adopted. A favorable report v.as made cn the bill in reference to the judgment of magis- ; trates. Messages were received from the governor transmitting the reports cf thrt adjutant general and the State librarian. The rouse resolution in ie- 1 gard to the election of officers during ! una session was reierrea 10 me com- 1 mittee 011 privileges and elections. Mr. Sawyer's house bill t> validate the. grand jury of I'nion county was passed and ordered enrolled for ratification. : On motion of Senator Oravdon. Mr. Suber's bill to amend the school law by adding a provision preventing teachers heing members of boards of > trustees was recommitted to the com mitteo on education in order that the superintendent of education, might be j hoard thtreon. Stnator Barnwell's bill ;o amend the statutes rtlating vO 1 jury commissioners was given its third j reading and passed. It is a local measure cf inures: to Charleston. Tht only second reading b!l considered was Senator Waller's hill to amend title XI. chapter XXXVI. artlclt 3, a'ifiitca r,e 1Xf|?. cr-1 fivinc thA wpiirhr i of a boiht! of bolttd corn meal at 40 j pounds. At this point a recess vas | taken until 12:4in order to allow committers to hold sessions. When the Senate reconvened, a reso- ; lut:on was passed inviting the house ; to a joint tssion at 1 o'clock ^o ratify acts. The invitatcn was accepted, and the house came to th? Senate chamber a: the hour stated, when the bill vali- ! dating the Union county jury was ratified. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE. First Day. The House of Repre- j sontatives assembled at noon. Col. T. j C. Hamer, the clerk, called the roll and f *Ka 1'>1 I?Anr0cnfittifivoc mcnu.r.- I ded. Several of the absentees came in late. The proceedings of the House were | opened with prayer by the chaplain, j Rev. J. C. Abney. Hon. Frank 1). Gary, of Abbevnlle, the sneaker, then addressed the mem- i hers of the House, congratulating the j body upon the conditions existing in 1 the State. The following new bills were intro- j duced: Mr. Mehrtens A hill to amend the i ae^ relating to jurv commissioners. 2'r. Wharton A hill to extern! the time for payment cf taxes until .March 1st. Mr. Jeremiah Smith A bill to amend ! the county government act as far as same relates to terms of county super- i visors. Mr. Means A hill to regulate game and hunting. Mr. Gadsden presented a bill to re- I fund lost or destroyed ante-bellum j coupon bonds to the late corporation . known as the State bank, ete. Mr. Bacot A bill to amend act re- 1 lsting to recording marriage settle- j monts. dowagers, etc. The Honse then adjourned. Second Day. A great deal 01 work | measures can appear before the committee. riv ?T!>(s Senate convened I r iuu . . . ? promptly at nocn. Lieut. Gov. Scar- j hcrc-ugh in the chair. The usual j pnjvr was offered by the chaplain. ' several rew bill? were offered as fol- j lows: "Sec-ahcr \\\ A. Brown?To re quire parents or guardians to compel J their children to attend school fo: i eight weeks in the year. Refarred to rormnitvoa on education. Seaafcor McCcrmott?To amend county government law so as to include Horry among counties wherein townships assessors are appointed by A. the auditor. jU. Senator Henderson?To further prowaterworks, sewers and drains of was accomplished l?y the House of Hep- j rescntatives. The calendar numbers ; 14 pages, each page containing the li- ' ties of eight bills on an average. The i House took up the calendar system at- j ically and worked through the first 10 pages. The following , were introduced: West, to amend pension laws so as to include the maimed, irrespective of i ago; E. B. Rag?dale, to limit the num- i her of acres of land which an alien or a corporation controlled by aliens may j own in this State; Bacot. relating to , the transportation of dead bodies: Ha- ! ban Mauldin. to amend law relating to working convicts on private farms; C. E. Robinson, relating to examination of teachers for certificates; Blease, i to require one disinterested witness to j bills of sale and to mortgages; also, to : amend constitution cb as to place in j State treasury for general purposes the I State's pro rata part of dispensary pro- i fits; W. J. Johnson, to make rates of j milroail trnnsnnrtntinn 2 :i-2 and 2 I cents; Richards, to exempt graduates I of South Carolina Medical college from examination for license; Rogers, to authorize building up new jail in Marlboro. Third Day. The house of representatives worked steadily. A number of new bills were introduced, among them Mr. W. J. Johnson's to prohibit the formation of trusts in this State, and Mr. Harvey Wilson's providing for an appropriation for a Confederate monument at Chickazaauga. Mr. Eugene 13. Gary was unanimously elected to succeed himself as associate justice af the State supreme court. Mr. Tease's proposed amendment to the onstitutlon to make length of terms of representatives four years was killed. Mr. W. J. Johnson introduced f a bill to prevent trusts, etc., from being formed and operated in this State. Quite a number of bills passed third i reading and were sent to the Senate. Fourth Day.?House passe! Sonator timber's bill providing for county courts, after about thirty counties had i been exempted. Mr. Mess introduced ' r. bill providing for two additional judicial circuits. Mr. Winkler introdmrd his bill designed to reconstruct the dispensary law. Mr. Epps introduced , an anti-cigarette bill and Mr. Stevenson a measure to prevent children under 12 from working in manufacturing esiuoiisniuems. i nc* iiim uiii uisniao! od was Mr. Winkler's. 10 provide for | round-trip tickets on railroads and at reduced rates. Mr. Gadsden moved to strike out the enacting words. Mr. 1 "Winkler disclaimed that it would work p. hardship on railroads and would benefit the people. It will encourage travel and benefit both parties. The tickets are not transferable and scalp* er.s will net be benefited. Mr. M. I?. "Woodward opposed the general assembly's interfering with a railroad company's private business. There was now a law fixing the rate of transpoc tntion. and whv should that rate he cut down one-'half for round-trip tickets? There was then a colloquy between himself and Mr. K. 15. Ragsdal.r as to the rai'roaWc HeM and the justice of making tickets "not transferred By a vote cf ol) to 31! the Hou.-s killed tile bill. Mr. Wood's hill to forbid persons Jti.llWtlK (I'l) JIIITB t-?II lit 1IO Wll tlWJia IV take other collatera was indefinitely postponed on motion of Mr. Magill. Tfie House passed Mr. Sanders' It'll to change the scholastic year from the 1st of July to the 30th of the succeed- i ing June, as the law now is, so that j the law shall read. "The scholastic ; year shall begin on the first day of January of each year and end on th-a 31st day of December following." This does not affect the terms of schools, but simply makes the records ! conform to other records. Fifth Day.?The legislature finished t?AAl.V ~ VT/^til. no iiirt w rcn a wuikv. .ui . .ui v. ur lough's bill providing for an extra term of court passed. Mr. Bacot introduced a resolution looking to the ' conversion of Sullivan's Island into a I'nited Stages government station. Mr. | Montgomery introduced a resolution that January 18th at noon be set apart as a day on which the Senate and house of representatives should meet \ in joint session in memorv of the late Gov. Wm. H. Ellerbe. The resolution provided that the governor. State su- i premo court and State officials be invited to attend, and that a committee ; of three representatives and two Sena tors be delegate! to prepare a pro- i gramme. ! The resolution was adopted unanimously by a rising vote. Twelve third reading bills were passed, all but one. having been passed by the Senate, are ' row in the engrossing department be- | ing enrolled for ratification as 1 aw?. Thefirst bill brought up was Rogers' requiring marriage licenses in this j State. Mr. Rogers stated that South Carolina was the easiest State fn the I'nion in which to get married, and 1 the hardest to get cut of it. The issu- ; ing of marriage licenses will be of bene fit in many ways. Mr. Weston spoke in favor of the bill. For a fee of 1T> | cents a man may, under this bill, hare the record of hi3 marrage perpetuated. There is a need for such a record to aid in establishing the rights of parties to deeds, titles, dowers, etc. Mr. Williams opposed the bill. There might be marriages by officials ignorant of the license law and such marriages would be illegal and entail great confusion. Mr. Wharton thought licenses would be of great value in preventing unhappy marriages and in preserving the peace of the home. Mr. K. B. A. Robinson?Let's give the vcung folks a showing. Let's give them a chance. Marriage is a fine institution. I don't see any use in this bill. Mr. Woods thought this would be but a stepping stone towards a divorcement law. Mr. Jeremiah Smith thought it reflection on the preachers and law ofticers to say that there I would be illegal marriages by officials ignorant of the law requiring licenses. If a $1 license is an obstruction to marriage. then there ought to be no mar- j riage? of such people. Mr. Stevenson ! favored the bill. A man may know that he is married, as the law now is. j DUl IUTiy years nemo II:? nt-irs win have a hard time proving it. for there would be 110 records. The house re- j fused to strike out the enacting words and Mr. C. E. Robinson introduced an 1 amendment making the bill 'become ' operative Jan. 1st. 1900. The amend- j ment was rejected. Mr. Magill moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. Lost ! by a vote of 33 to 61. The bill passed j its second reading. The measure pro- j vides: Section 1. That from and after the ' approval of this act. no marriage shall he solemnized or contracted in this State without a license therefor issued 1 by the judge of the probate court of j the county wherein the ceremony of , m o o o>Q c Ra.lt i>prfr>rmpfl a reeord of which license shall be kept in said probate court, always open to public inspection. For such licenses shall be charged a fre of ^5 cents, to go to the probate judge, except in counties where the probate judge should be a salaried ; officer, when the fee shall go to the : general county funds. Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the judges of probate to issue marriage j licenses on application of any person, j whic-b license shall contain the date of the intended marriage, the names and ages, race and color, of the contracting parties, and the facts as to whether they are respectively bachelor, widower? widow or maid: Provided, No such license shall be issued fcr tha marr:a?? ef a?y fern ale wnose rnr- ' i % riage would be contrary to the laws of j this State. See. 3. That any person, either a civil magistrate or a clergyman, or minister cf any religion, church or 1 sect whatsoever, who shall perform the service or ceremony cf marriage for any person without first having such license exhibited to him. shall he guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction. shall b? punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year. ; in the discretion of the court. Senate bill to provide a uniform time I for payment <>f municipal taxes was j re :<1 in th? house for the first time yes to relay. Also the Senate bill relating to Marlboro's new jail. Mr. Martin introduced a bill re'.aiI ing to the making of highways. Mr. Bacot Relating to the board of I trustees of th^ Citadel. Mr. Jerr-miah Smith To put Ilorry county tinder county government law. Mr. Thetis Relating to the hunting i of deer. Mr. Ashley to change county line of Anderson so as to include a part of Donalds' township in Abbeville. Mr. Gaatt To declare the rights of certain corporations. Mr. fatton To protect partridge, i quail, ('.per and turkey. Mr. Lock wood To relieve certain Beaufort taxpayers from nulla bona taxes. The several committees have been working cn the new bills introduced at this session, and a number were renorted tmon i Favorable with minority report on Mr. Moss' bill to increase number of judicial circuits. Favorable with minority report on ; Mr. Epps' anti-cigarette bill. The judiciary committee returned the Winkler dispensary bill without recommendation. Unfavorable on Mr. Blcasc's bill to require chattel mortgages and bills of sale to be witnessed by at least one disinterested party. Favorable cn Mr. Patton's bill to declare in what manner city and town boundaries may be changed. Unfavorable on Mr. C. E. Robinson's bill to regulate the bond* of county dispensers. Favorable on Mr. Wilson's bill to erect a monument at Chiekamauga. Favorable on joint resolution to auo ; *1 1* : rr ftirwl * r\ 1/?rwl f 11 n /I C f A r. .iii\.a^ iuuii 11/ ivnu iuuuw vw Marlboro with which to build jail. Favorable on hill regulating the working of convicts on private farms. Favorable on bill amending Charlesten's harbor commission law. Unfavorable on bills proposing to charter the Winston-Salem anrl Carolina and the Carolina and Southwestern railroads. Unfavorable on bill reducing railroad fares. a OVERRUN BY RATS. Enforced Cloning of the lllittlcictt* office in London. Something like twelve months ago an important district postoffice in London was closed. It had been opened for stamps, money orders and postoffice orders and telegrams till midnight, and it was in the center of a thickly populated district. One day, without any previous notice, the doors oIaooH an/1 f> P(ir/1 ftffivorl Qtfltinf* I that it was closed for repairs. Weeks passed and it was not reopened. The postmaster-general received complaints by the score. But the weeks became months, and still the doors remained closed. And the people around wondered why. The murder is at last out, and some of the families residing near know it to their cost. The postoffice in question had to be cloeed because it had become the happy hunting ground of vast hordes of rats who consumed letters by the bagful, and j many postal orders, money order forms and other official papers. The rats forced the postoffice to be closed, and after numerous attempt*, to rid the i place of the rodents it was found possible to do so only by putting down entirely new cement foundations and entirely retimbering the place. As nearly as possible the postoffice had, but for its mere shell, to be rebuilt. That done, -*t_ _ * 1.1? ~P Immnrlintp TlPlffh me irouoies ui mc 0_ borhood became accentuated. Driven from the postoftice, the rats have journeyed to the surrounding houses, which are now infested with them. The correspondent from whom this information comes has had several cats in his place, and they have done something to keep things down, but, to use his words, "to go home is to find the wife and the maids with flying petticoats rushing up the stairs; servants won't stay in the house except for a ; very short time; mats and pictures, j some of the latter several feet up the ; walls, have been consumed. My wife is terror-stricken, and when I reach home at night I often find her locked half starved, in an upper room afraid to move about and too nervous even to go near where tne iooa is Kept until I come in." The informant states that his experience is similar to that of many residing near him. London Daily News. British strategy has consisted mainly in coming on just aa their opponents desired. The succession oi disasters, with the heavy losses even when an advantage has been gained, will not make the war, or the government responsible for bringing it on, highly popular in England. But,* oi course, there can be no question oi the British determination to see the thing'through nt any cost. -. c NEWJERSEYOUTOF DEBlt Tho Legislature Convenes and f.D-f eeives the Governor's Message. In Splto of 1'nnsaal DUIiumementi', State Has the Greatest Cash balance in Its History. | Trenton. N. J. (Special). The Cno Hun' <1 red and Twenty fourth Now Jersey Legis-j j laturo convened at 3 o'clock Tuesday} afternoon. The corridor?, galleries and! floors of both Houses were crowded, andj thers was a profuse -floral display. Tha two Houses organized by the election off the officers recently decided upon by thai ! republican caucauses. Senator Johnscnj of Bergen, taking the chair in the Upporj House, made a short spoech thanking thai members for the honor. Assemblymanj Jones, of Essex, Speaker of the Assembly,] also thanked the members of that body. After the two houses had been organized the annual message of Governor Foster M. Voorhees was read. Governor Voorhees calls attention to the fact that the State was out of debt, and had, notwithstanding extraordinary disbursements, the greatest cash balance on hand In its history. This state of affairs is believed to be partly dne to the many incorporations in the State in tho last flscal year. In discussing the protection of tho oyster] bods, tho Governor says the annual value of the oyster crop of " the State 13 nearly 52,060,000, a sum equal to the value of the yearly wheat production. The industry gives direct employment toabont 600 boats nnd over 3000 men. He calls attention to the fruitless joint efforts of New York and Now Jersey to interest the Federal Government in tbo preservation of the Palisades of the Hudson from defacement and depredation, but expresses the belief that the two States will succeed in acquiring the necessary land to insure the inclusion of the Palisades In a public park scheme. The Governor devotes considerable space to the attacks on the management of the State Industrial School for Girls, which he declares were UDju3t. On this subject he saj's, in pari: s "Tlii3 school has, (luring the last year, galued an dnpleasant and unfortunate no-i toriety. Exaggerated and sensational accounts spread broadcast over the country, have created a deeply erroneous impres-j siou as to the purposes of the school, thej methods of its management and the results) there attained. "At no time has the claim been made that ihe school has reached the full measure of perfection, but under tho management of the trustees, aided by the intelligent and suggestive help of the Board of Women Visitors nnd of the officers, decided and, under the circumstances, astonishing reforms and advances havo been made." i ue uovernor uas, in regaru ro iud wis-* ntlon of franchises, the following to say: J "The question pressing upon your attea-j tion and demanding answer is, Do tho) franchises of corporations of a quasi pub-1 lie nature, enjoyiug special privileges in the use of public property, possess a value which should be tho subject of taxation, nnd, if so, are the laws defective in not subjecting them to such taxation? "I fully realize the importance of dealing! with this matter in a conservative spirit' The prosperity of a State depends largely) upon the security which it affords to in-j vested capital. Those who have been, and( who still are, willing to take the risks inn volvod in such enterprises, hazardous and) uncertain in the beginning, are entitled to encouragement and considerate treatment. "In my judgment, the fairest and jnost practical way to deal with the problem is to classify by legislative enactment theso special franchises for the purpose of taxafir\n Kw nnn nf f hn Wl of a Hnarrfa "Tills subject Is probably tbo most Important that will engage your attention during the present session, and I suggest that it be taken up fur consideration as early as practicable, to the end that something dellnlte and satisfactory, may be accomplished before adjournment." < After the rending of the Governor's mes-| sage the presiding officers of both houses! announced tboir committee appointments^ FOUR MEN SHOT IN COURT. Litigants Take Law Into Their Own Hands at Oakridge, Bliss. Vicksbcro, Miss. (Special). A desperateand deadly pistol duel, in which three ofi the best known residents of Warren County) were killed, occurred in Oak Ridge, eigh-J teen miles from here. The dead are A. D.j T> . I T> n an,I T? a Othal Austin. The light occurred In the courtroom of Justice B. E. Griffin, before whom Dr. Austin had been called for trial on an affidavit sworn out by Itoland charging him with having whipped one of Boland's colored tenants. Dr. Austin was accompanied to the court by his father, Dr. James Austin, and his brother-in-law, Mr. Stephenson. As near as can be learned, the trial had been in progress only a few minutes when the shooting began. Once started the desperate battle only ended when all three of the men were stretched lifeless on the door of the little courtroom. When the firing had ceased the spectators, who had bolted at the first shot, entered the building.! Overturned and broken furniture., bloodl covered walls nnd floors, and in the mldst| of ull the three dead bodies were seen. DOUBLE HANGING IN MONTROSE.) Murderers of.! J. Pepper, a Pennsylvania) Farmer, Pay Death Penalty. Moktbo3e, Penn. (Special).?Cornelia & Shew and Jamas J. Eagan, the murderers) of A. J. Pepper, were banged here a fewj days ago. Over one hundred persons, in?l eluding the jury, witnessed the execution.! The crime for which the men suffered) death on the gallcws was the murder otj Andrew Jackson Pepper, a wealthy Sus-J quehanna County farmer, living in Rush! Township, on the night of October 19, 1897.J m for the purpose of robbery. The men were tried separately. Aften a J n. i a i I .J ..nAM| SUUieUCO UL UUKIU UttU UUt)U lUlJiUBOU upuj them their cases were appealed (our times. Murderer Wasco Hangod at Pittsburg^ Pittsbueo, Ponn. (Speclnl). William, Wasco, u Hungarian, was hauged ia th? yard ot the County Court Hojse. The$ crime (or which Wasco was executed wasl the murder ot Aunie Sestak, a youDH Huugariau girl who had refused to marryj him. lie snot himself at the same time,) hut soou recovered from his wounds. Typhoon In the Caroline Islands. Mail advices received ia iierlin from tha, Carolines say that a typhoon destroyed! much property in the islands, especially in) the Island ot Yup. The German warship) Jaguar narrowlv eacaned destruction. j < m .+ I