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THEY CELEBRATE. The Dedication of a Fine Cathedral mj Sa van nab. HIT T1NP AITABC rnVttfDATFn I ? L I IIIL nbinnj vvi<4n.vnnii<v> -4 Mgr. HartinelH Officiated in the Im' posing Ceremonies of Consecrating the Altars. Savannah, Ga., Special.?The fled r cation of the magnificently rebuilt cathedral of St. John the Baptist, by Mgr. Martinelli, the papal delegate to the United States occurred Sunday In order to abridge the long but beautiful ceremony as much as possible, the five altars were consecrated Saturday morning at a private service, in the presence of Mgr. Martinelli and the visiting Church dignitaries. The high altar, erected to the memory of Bishop Becker was consecrated by Bishop Van de Viver, of Richmond. Bishop Kelley consecrated the altar of the Sacred Heart, which is a gift of the priests of the country to their high prieet The altar of the Blessed Virgin, given by 'the orphans of the diocese in honor of the memory of the late Rev. Edward Caffery, vicar general, was consecrated by Bishop Kelley, also. The altar of St. Joseph, given by Captain and Mrs. Henry Blun, in memory of i their daughter, Margaret, was consecrated by Bishop Moeiler, of Columbia. Ohio, while the altar of St. Anthony waa consecrated by Bishop Northrop, of Charleston. Among the priests who took part iu Saturday morning's ceremonies and Sunday in the main event are: His Excellency, Mcot Rev. Sebastlno Martinelli, D D., 0. S. B., archbishop of Dpheus and apostolio delegate; Rt. Rev. John moore, D. D.. bishop of St. Augustine, Fla.; Right Rev. Henry C. Northrup, bishop of v^aarleston; Rt. Rev. Alfred Curtia, auxiliary bishop to Cardinal Gibbons; Rt. Rev. Leo Hald, D. D., O. S. B., vicar aposfotic of North Carolina; -.t. Rev. Van De Vlver, D. D., bishop of Richmond, Va.; Rt Rev. Theophiie Meeschaert, D. D., vioar apostolic of Indian Territory; Rt Rev. Sebastian Byrne, D. D., bishop of Nashville, Tenn.; Rt. Rev. Eidward T. Allen, D. D., bishop of Mobile, Ala.; Rt. Rev Henry Moeller, D. D., bishop of Columbus, O.; Rev. Dh. Brann, of New York; Rev. Dr. Booker, secretary to the apostolic 'Htielegate; Very Rev. J06. M. Flynn, of Morristown, N J.; Very Rev. Wm. Xenny, vicar general of St. Augustine; Very Rev. L. F .Basin, vicar general of the Savannah diocease; Rev. Gustave Deprietre, ol Indian Territory, Rev. Barnard Haas, 0. S. B., of oNrth Carolina; Rev. Dr. Guan, of Atlanta; Rev. Eugene Boyd, of Augusta; Rev Father 0. Shanhan. of Augusta.; Rev. Father McMahon, Rev. Father Sch Ieake, of Columbus. 0.; Rev. Father Luckie, of Brunswick, and (several Jesuits of the novitiate, at Macon. Seriously Injured. Lynchburg, Special.?Friday afternoon several negro men were forcing an iron cylnder weighing 1,200 pounds up a long flight of stairs in the printing house of the James A. Wilkins Company. When within three feet of the top one of the ropes broke and the heavy iron plunged down the steps, dragging two of the men with it and landing on them both on the lower floor. Sam PParks had his spinal column broken and George AEnnis was painfully hurt. The negrofs, while under the cylinder, screamed in a most pitiful manner, and it was several minutes before they could be released. McKinley Goes Home to Vote. Washington. D. C., Special.?President and Mrs. McKinley left the city ~ ' xc in'o ho at 7:45 ociock :uuuub> uigui, ua i-itu Pennsylvania Railroad, for Canton, O., where they will remain until Mr. McKinley easts his vote on November 6, when they will return to Washington. They will reach Canton about ltf o'clock in tne morning. Telegrcpphic Briefs. Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney has been appointed British Governor of Trinidad and Tobago island. Wni?*df?v on retiring from the post of British cornniander-in 'uief will take an extended tour in Canada. / A gas explosion occurred in the Fa= is Exposition grounds, injuring five persons, one of thera seriously. John Alexander Dowie, the Zionist, of Chicago, was mobbed at a meeting .at St. Martin'3 Twon Hall, London. Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, who .since 1S98 has bren British Governor and commander-in-chief of the Gold Coast Colony, bis been appointed gov* * * or dot of Barbadoea. I APPEAL TO V0TE8S. The Slate Chairman Appeals to Voter* In Bryan's Interest. Along the line of the letter recently received from National Democratic Chairman Jones, the .South Carolina Democratic chairman has issued the following to the voters of the State: To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: In view of the present apathy which ieer^s to exist among the Democrats ol this State as to voting at the general election, I feel it to be my duty r.s your chairman to address you in this public manner and urge that you all come out on November 6th and cast your votes for the Democratic ticket from president to coroner. Our people have gotten into the way of thinking that when they have cast their votes In the primary there ia no further use to vote. But this is a very dangerous policy to pursue and may result in great harm to our State. Our State and county tickets are safe, as the Republicans have put up no opposition at all. The Republicans nave an ejecwrai ticket In the field composed mostly of negroes, and they have a candidate In every congressioni .1 district in this State hoping to have their candidates seated by a Republican house. Let every Democratic voter come out and rote for the Democratic nominees in his district and elect them by such an overwhelming majority mat nut a Republican house would care unseat them or even consider a contest. The Democrats of this nation hare given you one of the grandest, purest and most brilliant men this country has ever produced, and the Democrats of this State have given you seVen of your best men as candidates for congress, and II cainot believe that you will not come o it and vote for them. We have heard of late various threats on all sides that our representation in congress would be reduced by a Republican congress on account of our small vote in the general election. Now, fellow Democrats, do not allow this serious charge to be made against you. WILIE J ONES. State Chairman Ex. Com. Notes. The Secretary of State has chartered the Bank of Due West, capitalized at 120,000. The officers are B. F. Mau'din, president, A. S. Kennedy, vicepresident, and C. E. Todd cashier. The Lutheran Synod held an interesting session in Columbia last week. The reports showed a healthy increase in m^mhArshln and a year of general prosperity In their denomination. . Five children of Arthur Lablanc ' were suffocated in a tenement house fire at Montreal, Que. Minister Charles B. Hart sailed from Colon, Colombia for New York, Oil leave of absence. A negro charged with stealing cotton shot and killed J. F. Redding, a prominent planter, in Madison county, Fla. The Elder Dempster Steamship ComVkAd rwA thfitfl piny, or wouu cm, u? uiuciw. .? 19,000 ton vessels for the St. Lawrence foreign trade. The New York State College of Forestry has been asked to furnish six competent assistants to the Forestry Bureau, at Manila, P. I. On a wager Charley Kent, of Primrose and Dockstader's Minstrels, made a stumpjspeech to a large crowd In the principal street of Wheeling, W. Va., The national convention of the Patriotic Order of America opened at Binghamton, N. Y., with the national president, Mrs. Randolph Jones, of Scranton, Pa., In the chair. A complaint has been filed with the ??>-? i nt Cleveland. 0.. r eumai uumui . that Congressman Benton, chairman of the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, has allowel the Republican committee to send out campaign literature on his frank. The importation of Italian window glass into Brussels has seriously attect* ed the Belgian glass industry. Chicago is not only the greatest cattle, sheep acd hog market in the world, but it now leads all creation cs a norse marke*. During the uiue full months of the present calendar year 147,000 horses were received and sold there, breaking all former records by nearly 30,000. The large increase is attributed to the demand dur-f ing the last year for cavalry horses, which have been purchased by the government and by Germany and England. "The present coil strike fn the anthracite coal regions," says the Philadelphia Prcs?, "has cost the United States nearly thirteen and a half million doliars. The greater part of this burden falls on Pennsylvania. At the time the strike was declared 143,000 men were employed in the colieries of this State. Of this number a scant 9,000 are working. In the twenty-five days just ended 134,000 miners have been idle. The average rate of wages per month for miners and breaker boys is $37. In wages the strikers have given up $4,938,00. During the same time the coal companies and individual mine operator have lost $4,000,90Q."_ CASE WITHDRAWN, 5uit Against South Carolina For a Quarter of a Million. The suit of the United States against the State of South Carolina which wai sprung last spring, causing muchi comment in view of the fact that it involved about a quarter of a million dollars, will be withdrawn from the I United States supreme court, and wfll I t will ha raraJled IlVl, UC J[/I CJOCi, Ab n?t? M- - ? I that very soon after the notice of tho suit was received Attorney General Bellinger went to Washington and remained there about a week. When he returned he would have nothing to say about the matter for the reason that he was not then in position to state what course would be pursued. Recently, however, he woe formally notified of the action Indicated above, and in reply to a letter received from New York by the secretary of State Mr. Btellinger prepared the following, which is a full statement of the whole thing: dan*ionn>n the secretary of state, Mr. M. It. Cooper, received from you (he following letter: We understand that some'time ago cult was brought by the attorney general of the United States against your State to recover on $125,000 principal and $123,750 over due Interest on bonds issued in 1856 to complete the state house. It is also stated that the bonds matured In 1881, but principal and Interest were never paid. Will you kindly advise us as to the present status of thta litigation? If any decision has been rendered in the case we should be glad to hive the text of the same. Any Information that you may favor us with in regard to this matter will be greatly appreciated. We desire it for publication." Inasmuch as this case has been in the hands of this office, Mr. Cooper requets that II answer the same, wnich I now beg to do as follows: Your Information is correct as to the amount of bonds held by the United States government, the date of issue of the same and the amount of interest due upon the same, as well as the date of maturity. It is true that no part of the principal appears to have been aaid, but the interest was met up to and including the year 1869. By the act of congress approved March 3. 1899, 30 Statutes, p. 1356, it was proviaeu in ;>ec. * mat ue oowir tary of the treasury be, and is hereby authorized and directed to institute any act or proceeding which he may think advisable against any State or its representatives to secure the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds or stocks," referring to the bonds issued by this 0tate and now the subject of your inquiry. Illn pursuance of this authority, demand was made upon the department of jus:ice at Washington by the secretary of the treasury to take such action as might be necessary to secure the liquidation cf the Indebtedness. Thereupon suit was brought. In the supreme court of the United States, agai:ist this State for the sum of $248,760, and the governor and attorney general served with process on the 25th day of June, 1900, a copy of the bill reaching thjs office on the 80th of June. Although it BubseQuently transpired ?.uat the sundry civil act of June 5th, 1900, which you will note was passed 19 days before suit began, provides that ec> much of ".he act first referred to "as authorizes or directs the secretary of the treasury to institute any suit or pro31 L ^ ** " enna</1ni* Q H _ 066Q1Q^ WDiCIl .JJ9 ilia,' wu^iuvt ?uvisable against any State or its representatives to secure the payment of the principal and interest of any bonds or stocks," etc., "is hereby repealed and the secretary is hereby directed to discontinue and to dismiss any suits, actions, or proceedings which have been taken under the authority of the said section 4." Having received no notification from the dent nf Ha intention to withdraw the suit or ask for a discontinuance thereof, aa attornew general, called upon the assistant attorney general of the United States for a conference and explanation and was then informed by him that the last provision had been unaccountably overlooked, '>ut that the suit might be consider ;d at an end. Subsequently, to wit, on the 3rd of August, 1900. the acting attorney general notified this office that on the opening of the supreme court in October it was h>B expectation to submit a motion to dismiss the case. Presbyterian Synod at Florence. Florence, Special.?The Synod uf South Carolina met in the Presbyterian church and was opened with a sermon and devotional exercises as usual. The sermon was preached by the Rev. W.. G. Neville, -pastor of the Presbyterian church in Yorkville. Mr. Neville's text was 1 Chron. 22:14. The session was one of great interest throughout. The Synod next year will meet in Charleston. .Spartanburg's Carnival. Spartanburg, Special.?Fully 11.000 people were here to witness the third day's exhibits of the carnival, me weather, while not rainy, was to somo extent cloudy and threatening, and a feeling of dismay and dampor filled the hearts of many people. This onlj goes to 6how that the people here haev strength and confidence in the street carnival, and hundreds and thousands of people flocked to see the floral parade. It was a grand sight. To attempt the enumeration of any special toat o' floats would be folly. Suffice to say of the sevemty odd exhibits in line, a number were original and unique aud met the approbation of every one in the trades display parade. CAN'T BE LEASED. Those That Were Convicted of Hel? nous Crimes. The attorney general has renaerea an opinion on an important matter.; The text of the opinion explains the matter very fully: Hon. D. J. Griffith, Superintendent State Penitentiary, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: On the 22d inat. you wrote to this ofTice as follows: "When the paeeent board of directors entered upon the discharge of their duties, they found quite a number of convicts, hired out by their predecessors in ofTice, who had been convicted of murder, rape, arson and manslaughter. Upon reading section 5 5 ( 2729) of the revised statutes, I find that it is forbidden to hire out convicts convicted of any of these offenses. The present board is in doubt, however, whether it la now its doty to recall such of these prisoners who are still in confinement and keep them within the jurisdiction of the penitentiary authorities proper, or whether the action of the previous board is final in the matter, -nd binding upon the present board. I therefore write to ask that you will kindly give me your official opinion upon this matter, and advice me what action the board should take, if any, ia regard to the same." I beg to reply as ronows: Section 565, criminal statutes is as follows in part: "The board of directors of the penitentiary are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, or hire out any convicts in the penitentiary, except convicts under sentence for murder, rape arson and maneiaughter " You will notice that the use of the words "authorized and empowered" evidently implies that but for this provision the board would not have the authority and power to lease convicts and that such authorization and empowering Is limited expressly by the word "except preceding ,the naming of certain classes not permitted to be hired out. So that to my mind It follows that no attempt on the part of any preceding board to hire out these convicts would or could be construed to be a valid contract, but, on the contrary, would be con. etrued uRrft vires and of none effect. Such being the case these convicts are beyond the limits of the penitentiary in violation of the law and it becomes the duty of the present board to have them return to the walls of the penitentiary or property exclusively under the control of the authorities of the penitentiary euch as the farms. It Is clear that the action of the previous board Is not final In tne matter, nor binding upon you. Section 573 of the "criminal statutes' | directs "no convicts shall be hired out, as provided in the foregoing sec. tk>n, unless 6uch convicts shall be and remain under the supervision of a sworn officer and guards appointed bj the superintendent of the penitentiary; such officer and guards to be responsible to the superintendent oi the penitentiary and to hold their office subject to removal by the superintendent; The superintendent and directors of the penitentiary shall prescribe the rules and regulations to b< observed by said officer and guaras iB all cases;" and art xii, sec. 9 of the constitution of 1895 reads as ronows: "The peniten..ary and the convicti therein sentenced shall forever be under the supervision and control of of- . flcer3 employed by the State, ana in ? ? ? -""-("to ?Vi)raH rvr fa-rmArl <<111/ WUUYiUlO Ui c Ull VU V? tui tuvv out, as may be provided by law, their maintenance, support, medical attendance and discipline shall be under the direction of officers detailed for the* duties by the authorities of the peni tenttery." If the requirements of the statute law and the constitution have been respected by the present and preceding boards then these convicts are directly under the control of officers and guards appointed by .he superintendent, which officers and guards are subject to your orders, and in my opinion, it ie your duty to order these to return to the peniterntiary the convicts who are serving sentences for any of the crimes mentioned in section 505 of the criminal statutes. While one convicted and duly sentenced by law is deprived of his liberty to a certain extent, he still has certain rights under the law. and among these rights is the one to be punisnea only as prescribed by the law in force at the time of his conviction and sentence, and the hiring out of a person sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the crimes of "murder, rape, arson and manslaughter" is a violation of the law and (it may be) j in derogation of the rights of the convicts so hired out. Very truly yours, G. DUNCAN BELLINGER, j k Attorney General Verdict Set Aside. Anderson, Special.?The court of Mrr.mrvn r>ims whifh recently adioum ed tried several ca.-es o'f interest. The case of Harris against the Anderson county was an action for $2,000 damages provided for by reoent legislation in cases of lynching. It seems that Elbert Harris, a negro, was arrested on the charge of arson some time last year and was taken* from the officers and severely beaten, dying from the effects of the beating. As in the OrangebuTg case, the jury found for the county, ajid hie honoT Judge Aldrich 6et aside the verdict an- granted a new trial. In Justice to the jury. | however, it must be said in some points the case of the plaintiff was n?t I made very strong in cue evidence. . :a severe jolt. ^ I was seated in the corner of the car, When I got a most excruciating jar? t Not the ordinary kind To which gripmen are inclined, r?..i . ciin?l'o/l m<? more than DUl a JXJIV Viiau suwvavvk ? ? w that by far. From riown the aisle a fascinating girl Set my senses in an amatory whirl, When she turned a pretty smile Toward my corner, and the while Showed the tips of teeth that glistened as the pearl. I responded with a twinkle of my eye ('Tis a little trick I studied, by the bye)^' And although I passed my street, Still I kept ray corner seat, For the hope within my heart was run* ning high. Then it was I got the dolorific jar; Just behind me, on the platform of tbd car, Stood the man at whom, 'twas plain, f he was smiling through the pane, ADd?I'd ridden half a mile or more too iar. ?W. B. H., in Liffc PITH AND POINT. "Isn't that man over there an ad* mirer of yours?" "On the contrary* he's my husband."?Meggendorfer Blaetter. Hoax?"Do you always leave cards when you call?" Joax?"Not always. Sometimes I leave an umbrella."? Philadelphia Record. ^ Lawyers are men who work with a will, At least, so the doctors say; But the lawyer's work don't begin until The doctor has opened the wav. Cnicago Inter-Ocean. The new minister had a decidedly slow delivery. "Mamma," exclaimed Beth after the service. "I wish they'd sent us a higher-geared speaker."? Judge. "But, mamma, if I buy clothes first I may not have money left to buy a trunk." "Ethel, 5*ou haven't any business sense at all; you can borrow a trnnk." "The doctor says you ought to tako life easier?to enjoy yourself inore."! "All right; I'll go take a trip on this money which I had saved up to pay on this bilL"?Chicago Record. I love the man who's always late Although he makes me have to wait; Yes, though he cost me time and pelf. He gives me grounds to praise myself. ?Chicago Record. , "I suppose," said Miss Snapp's fiance, "you'l^be sorry when I marry your sister and take her away to live with me." "No. replied her little brother. "J never did like vou much, anyhow.'* ?Philadelphia Press. "I know that a great many people do not like my business." said the chimney-sweep; "but it soots me." After due acknowledgment of the courteous smiles of his audience, he went up the flue.?Baltimore Aiherican. He?"I notice that Fred and Harry have made up and are as good friends as ever." She?"Yes, they had to make up. Everybody else had gone away, and neither had anybody to play goir witn."?Boston xrauscrjpi. Trayder?'"Yes, sir; honesty Is the best pol?" Beyer?"Say! I never knew anybody who quoted that old proverb as much as you do." Trayder ?"Well, I know that honesty pays, that's all." Beyer?"You've tried both, I suppose."?Philadelphia Press. The lamb and the lion were about to lie down together. "Don't you think,'* said the lion, with uncommon politeness, "you had better occupy the in side Dertn?" wnui iuc mm U 1UUJ have thought will never appear. It was the end.?Philadelphia Press. Wife (reading)?"Another mysterious suicide?unknown man throws himself from a cliff." Husband (thoughtlessly)?"Bet his wife was at the bottom of it." Wife?"Charles!" Husband (hurriedly)?"Of the cliff, my; lovej not the suicide."?Collier's Week* iy. jV The Value of Saving. In New York State the past year, how widespread has been prosperity; is betokened bv a report on savings banks, which shows that one out of every three persons in the State has a bank account; The total amount deposited was $2G4,S27,203. In France, the Government offers Inducements to school children to open savings bank accounts. The Government of the United Etates plays no such paternal role in encouraging thrift nmoug its people. It is left to wise mothers in this country to encourage children to the virtue and sound business principle of saving. The spirit1 * ?!>nll ual paradox, "io aim iuai nam ouaa be Riven, and from liim that hath not shall be taken away." is a stern, unrelenting condition of business success. Not alone is it true nowadays that "a penny saved is a penny earned," but, more ayd more it is necessary to save the penny in order to earn one. The youth boginniug life under present economic conditions must have capital and a capacity for acquiring it. Saving through childhood is a moans to both these indispensable ends, and the solemn truth of this should De religiously placed before the minds of the young.?Harper's Bazar. Dlvlno Ulffht of Daughters, The divine right of kings isn't In It with the right of the married daughter who comes home for the first time to show off her baby to her parents.-# Atghlson Globe. - : .. . :x f ri