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THE COUNTY RECORD, Published Every Thursday ? AT? WNOSTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA. ? B1 ? n ttt t?c v>. ?* . ?' ujji . Editor and Proprietor. A well-known European statistician contributes an interesting article to the London Mail on the question of European birth rates during the last quarter of a century. He conclusively proves that England is steadily falling behind her great trade rival, Germany, In the all-important matter of repro- i ductlon of the race, and is gradually following In the dangerous track of Prance. The Kansas City Star observes: The science of theoretical chemistry fully justified its own existence in the century Just completed. It has made little progress toward an explanation of the fundamental principles of the origin of life and the constitution of matter, but It has made the world a much more comfortable place to live In, and by so much has contributed to the happiness of the race." The trade of Canada for the year ending June, 1900, aggregated over 53S1.000.000, or more than a million dollars per day. It Is noteworthy that the whole trade of the Dominion is something Ipss r>er dav than rhp dnilv expenditure of the United States for Government purposes. In the matter of taxation aud magnificent outlay the United States stands well at the front among the nations. Recently compiled statistics show that both shippers and travelers in the United States enjoy a lower average rate from railroads then do those of any other part of the world. The average rate per ton per mile received by the railroads of this country during 1808 was only ,785c., and the average rate per passenger mile was but 1.004c. In Europe rates of both kinds are very much higher. In this country some ! classes of freight are now carried at a i rate that would not have covered the j cost or transportation a row years ago. | In Austria there is a system of in- j sura nee against strikes. A company ! has been formed which indemnifies its | stockholders or patrons for all losses i sustained by them from strikes in their establishments, whether volun- j tary, sympathetic or forced. The pre- j mium is equal to three or four per 1 cent, of the pay roll, and the indemnity , is fifty per cent, of the wages paid for j the week next preceding the suspen sion of work. Just as ordinary insurance companies will not pay for fires that were due to the carelessness or design of the insured, it is provided, however, that no indemnity can be demanded if an investigation by the , agents of the insurance company j show that the strike was justified, or : was due to bad faith, bad treatment, j or the violation of contracts or agreements between the employer and hi* 1 men. The immediate and direct results of ! rural free delivery are clearly apparent, observes the Augusta (Me.) Jour- ] nal. It stimulates social and business ' correspondence and so swells the ! postal receipts. The farm is thus ! brought into direct daily contact with ! the currents and movements of the ' business world. The value of farms, ! as has been shown in many cases, is j enhanced. Good roads become indis- | pensablc, and their improvement exercises a wider and deeper influence. It becomes a factor in the social and economic tendencies of American life. Rural free delivery brings the farm .within the daily range of the intellectual and commercial activities of the world, and the isolation and monotony which have been the bane of agricultural life arc sensibly mitigated. This extension of rural free delivery is a great national work; it must be carried on with care and wisdom. Every person and family living outside of city limits is vitally interested in its progress. u NO PRIZE FIGHT. /S. Tbi Governor of Ohio Puts a Stop to Public Exhibitions. Cincinnati, Special.?The JeffriesRuhlin contest fcheduled for Friday night was declared off judicially Thursday and officially Friday. XTovnp vlAicrhmnnn's nermit exDired at midnight, and its renewal is not expected by anyone. Judge Hollister endorsed the entry of the decree forbidding the contest. It enjoins the Saengerfest Athletic Club from accepting hereafter from the mayor In the future a permit for a sparring match, a glove contest or a prize fight. The entry applies to all such events in Hamilton county and elsewhere in Ohio. Jeffries appears at the home of Governor Nash, in Columbus, and ltuhlia at Marietta, O. Word reached the pugilists that the Governor not only intended to stop boxing contests in Ohio, but also to investigate these sparring exhibitions. About $50,0Cu had been taken in on the sale of tickets and this will be refunded. The SIO.COO of forfeit was Friday afternoon turned over to Brady and Madden. Favorable to Wilcox. Washington, P. C.. Special.?Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii Friday scored a distinct triumph in securing a unanimous vote of the House committee cn elections No. 1, confirming his right to a scrt in the House of Representatives, and holding that the charges filed against him were not sufficient to warrant his removal. Chairman Taylor will submit the report in about a week. Mr. Taylor explained that Wilcox was hot subjected to the usual strict construction, because he as a delegate from a new Territory and little more than an agerjt. The letters alleged to be treasonable were written prior to the or* panic act making Hawaii a territory ana mere was no uispjsuiou w sw m.i/ these prior issues. As to his election, a perfect machinery of election was established, a ballot box regularly provided, practically every one participated in the voting and the will of the people was expressed. Bail Refused Capt Carter. Leavenworth. Kan.. Special.?Oberlin M. Carter. ex-Captain of Engineers. United States Army, was brought from the Federal prison to the United States District Court here to hear arguments for his release, pending the appeal of his habeas corpus proceedings in the United States Supreme Court. The prisoner appeared to be in good health. Two physicians offered affidavits to the efTect that the prisoner is a sufferer from neurasthenia and if confined for any length of time will suffer mental collapse and become Insane. An affidavit by Carter asserted his innocence, and pleaded for release so he may secure a civil iriai in i\iiauiu. juugc nuun. actuo^a to release Carter on bail and ordered him remanded to the Federal prison to await the action of the United States Supreme Court, on fjie appeal in his habeas corpus case. New Finance Company. New York, Special.?It is reported /n Wall street tcday that a financing company with $20,000,000 capital, was organized some time ago by Kuhn, Loeb & Company, and associates, to acquiro securities of railroad properties. as they may seem advisable, and to issue in their place participating certificates. It Is assumed 'hat securities of the Chicago & Alton. Kansas City oSuthern. Union Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande and perhaps connecting or competing lines of these will be includ* ed in the purchases of the company. Newspaper Men at Inaugural. Washington. D. C., Special.?Judge Boynton, chairman of the inaugural press committee, announces that by an arrangement with Sergeant-at-arms Randel, of the Senate, all local press men and resident correspondents and all visiting press men will make direct application to Mr. E. G. Dunne!), chairman of the congressional press committee, for press facilities at the capltol building and for admission to the inaugural platform. The Inaugural press committee has to do with facilities outside the capital and at the ball room. Windows Smashed by Mob. Buda-Pcsth, By Cable.?Several thousand persons out of ork marched through the principal streets hc.e Friday, carrying mottoes such as "Breid or work is our right." and stnging the Marseillaise. They also began smashing the windows of restaurants and stores. The police, in force, dispersed the mob after scenes of violence, dur. ing which many arrests were made. Telegraphic Briefs. Tbe increase in population in Berlin Is most remarkable. During <the last 30 years the population has increased from 825.339 to 1,884,345 wlithin the | city limits, and, including its imme- j (Hate suburbs, to more 'than 2,500,000 souls. During the la.sit ten years it has grown 'faster than Chicago. This increase is due to the development of the manufacturing industries. Addison Cam mack, 74 years oToge, at one time one of the mwt prominent speculators In Wall street, died at his Lime in Now York Tuesday. Another death from bubonic plague has occurred in Cape Town, and two fre*.h cases were officially reported. GERMAN SUSPICION. I Do Not Fear a Tariff War With the United States. EMPEROR'S CONDUCT AND MOTIVES The Emperor and His Advisors Said to be Heartily Tired of the War With China Berlin, By Cable.?Emperor Wil/iam's friendly conduct towards Great Britain recently and the motives which induced it. still form favorite subject for discussion here. It was because of this that unusual interest was taken in Germany at the opening of the British Parliament. The speech from the throne and the debate on the address in reply to it were thoroughly disappointing, because of the absence of any reference to closer Anglo-German relations. Thomas Gibson Bowies' interpellation anent the alleged German seizure of a portion of the Belgian Congo was seized on by the press [ today, as proof that the British peo- ; pie's hostile and meddlesome feel hiss ; towards Germany remained unchang- I ed. The Emperor's pro-British senti- j ments and actions are still unceasing- , ly condemned. The Dresdner Nas- ' ehrichten (Conservative) says: "Since Prince Bismarck's fall, the relations between the nation and the Emperor were never worse." The semi-official press, since His . Majesty's return, has been doing ev- | ery thing to counteract this all per- i rading anti-Emperor sentiment, but i raxher unskilfully and unsuccessfully: 1 It is noteworthy that the strongest op- ; j position to Emperor William in this 1 connection comes from the Conservatives which party usually claims loyal- j ty to the monarchy as a monopoly. ! The Munich Allegcmeine Zeitung (National Liberal) inspired, announces that Count Von Bulow, Imperial Chancellor, assumes full responsibility for Emperor William's pro-British act3 and that he will seize on an early opportunity to show the nation that His , Majesty had good and sufficient rea- | ! sons for his conducit. There is no doubt that the German I nation is heartily tired of the China I war. This is shown not only by the | atttituc.4 t)f +he press, but by the ut- j ^ *? VUa T~ A<s>Vicf-o<y o r? rT Dru coi Q n If I ttUCW iu IUC ?**v* A Diet It Is true the China expenses for 1900 amounting to /53,000.000 marks, were finally voted, but the opj posing Socialists and Freisi inige criti| cisni were heard by the Conservatives ' and Centrists almost without reply, . 1 except in connection with the mission. , Mass meetings called by the Social- ; ists throughout Germany this week | passed strongly worded resolutions against the proposed prohibitive agri- , cultural duties, branding them as a most unjust and most onerous burden for the working part o? the nation, and dictated solely by the brutal class of the empire and the lowest agrarian selfishness." They not only protest against increased duties but demand j their entire abolition. I The Berliner Neueate N'achrichten | (Conservative), has printed an article i making a strong argument that Ger- j many has no need to fear a tariff war I with the United States, even if large j agricultural duties are imposed, be- | cause American imports here are two j and one-half times those of Germany ; i to (the United States. It cites a disj patch saying that the Treasury Department at Washington is overwhelmed with telegrams on the subject of additional sugar duty, adding: I "This shows that American busine?? : interests are opposed to a possible ! tariff war with Russia. How much | more will it oppose a tariff war with Germany, whose business is worth ten times to the United Stages that of Rua? sia?" Cotton Ship Floated. Charleston, S. C., Special.?Tho Spanish steamship Otoyo. cotton la- j den, from New Orleans to Genoa, ! which ran ashore near Beaufort last Monday, has been floated and towed to Charleston. Her cargo was lightered and brought here by itow boats. A survey will be held Monday. The Otoyo had 9,000 bales of cotton or board and was putting into Norfolk f/\r* 1 chfl PTnnr.flpri. Telegraphic Briefs. At Crescent City, Fla., Saturday, Dr. W. L. McLeod and his wife were found dead in their residence. The evidence disclosed that McLeod Lad killed his wife and then himself. McLeod had been drinking. He was a prominent citizen. Secretary Long, accompanied by Mrs. Ix>ng and Admiral Endkott, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, left Washington in the private car Riva, over the Southern Railway, for Pensacola. where they will inspect the navy yard at that point and participate in the Mardi Gras celebrations. The party will remain there about one week and return to Washington by i way of New Orleans. , SESSION ADJOURNS. South Carolina Legislature Closed on Saturday. The South Carolina Legislature closed its session sine die on Saturday at 10:30 a. m. The closing session of both Senate and House was quite uneventful. The members were all in the best of humor. The officers of both branches were given resolutions of thanks for their faithful discharge of duties. A complete list of the bills enacted Into laws will be given in n/vlmv?ne no e o.a 4* Aon Vua nrn. lurot' cuiumuo ao o.vu au au uv pt v cured from the clerk. The session just closed hes b:ea o".e marked by conservatism and good feeling. and the State starts out on the new century with high hopes and boundless good feeling. SENATE. Thirty-second Day.?The Senate gave both the supply bill 2nd the appropriation bill their second reading. The appropriation bill was amended in only one particular?by striking out the provision for giving an extra $100,000 to the common schools. There are majority and minority reports on the house bill to increase the pension fund from $100,000 to $200,000, the majority report being unfavorable. Thirty-third Day.?The Senate did a Tousing day's work. The Senators were in a working mood -and. although there were many speeches, action wa3 taken on a great many bills. At the morning session the bill to give Wlnthrop college the use of 25 convicts was debated and killed; the unique House bill as to carrying pistols was given its second reading after a long debate; and a batch of secondreading bills were advanced. Many bills were continued until the next session at the request of the authors who saw no chance of getting them through this year. At the night session the general appropriation bill was given its third rea ng and ordered sent back to tha House for concurrence In the senaie ? ? - ? ? t ? A. ? ? A. nmenarrenrs. wn;cn ar? mi.uipu.utui, except the defeat of the appropriation of $100,000 fcr the common school?. Considerable work was also put in on the supply bill. Mr. McMaster'B bill to extend the rights and remedies of employes of railroad corporations, as provided by the constitution, to employes of street railway and textile mill corporations and telegraph companies was the flrit bill on the calendar and was taken up and given its second reading. Thirty-third Day.?The Senate put in another hard day's work. There was no night session as the members wanted to go to the theater, and an afternoon session was held Instead. The finance committee's? bill as to the lighting of the public buildings was given it-* third reading and sent to the House. The bill provides that tho State shall establish its own electric light plant at a cost of $30,000. The noted bill against the carrying of pistols was given its final reading. The bill to allow the working of 10year convicts on county chalngauga wo a nnotrvnnoH until the next Se-S'OU. and a hil! to provide a new method of apportioning dispensary profits was indefinitely postponed. A big batch of bills received third reading, some others passed second reading, and a number of act3 were ratified. Senator Caughman's resal 'tion fixing Friday as the day for adjourning sin'1 die came up and Mr. Mcscs moved to change the date to Saturday night. 12 o'clock, the lGth. This was agreed to by a vote of ">S to 44. Speaker Stevensou declared that midnight Saturday night it. should be?to the minute. There would be no "ju?gling with the clock," and running the legislative day over into Sunday. Thirty-fourth Day.?The S;nat; did another big day's work, getting ready for the adjournment. Morning, af'er* noon and night sessions were held. Tim Senate reduced the House appropriation of $200,000 for pensions to 000; killed the House bill to appoint a commission to investigate child labor in cotton factories; passtd the "mental anguish telegraph hill" to its second reading: killed a lot of bills and advanced a lot more: settled the general appropriation bill by the aid of a free conference committee: adopted a resolution endorsing in fulsome words B. R. Tillman's course in the United States Srnate. and wound up by reversing its action of a week ago on a bill to repeal the law forbidding publie officers from using railroad passes. Thirty-fifth Day.?The Senate met at 11 o'clock and in to Lours had gleared the calendar. There were only third reading House bills to be acted on an l most of them went through without discussion. Some had amendments and and these were sent to the House for concurrence, and these withcut amendments were ordered enrolled for ratification. Mr. McMaster's bill to extend the rights and remedies of railroad corporations, as provided under the constitution, to employes of street railway and textile mill eorporatiens, and telegraph companies, was the specal order and was given its final reading without discussion. These also passed third reading: The bill to increase pensions to $130,GO0?taken up and given third reading without debate. Mr. Cosgrove's bill lelating to county chaingangs. Mr. C. E. Robinson's bill to Incorporate Clemson College for the purpose of police regulation. There as some discussion over the proposition to allow the magistrate at Calhoun, in Cconee, jurisdiction over a part of Pickens county for the purpose of p> % w ! "toymend a. ' former act which inadvertently repealed the charter of the town of Calhoun. HOUSE. Thirty-second Day.?The House ! passed Mr. Lockwocd's bill to allow narflM to rwlaim within air months . property seized by the State and so'd ! for back taxes. Also Mr. Jno. P. i Thomas's bill to grant the Twin City I Power Company leave to build a dam across the Savannah river; Mr. Riv1 en*' biil to authorize Dorchester coun1 ty to collect certain funds from Co'le ton. and a committee b'li to te-iuircommissioners of publia works to report to city council monthly. I Mr. Kibler's bill to provide for the* | creation of the office cf Insurance* ; commissioner was killed as was Mr.^ / Banks' to provide for the election of county dispensers. Mr. Richardson introduced a resolution turning over the clerks of the ways and means and the Judiciary committee to the engrossing department for the remainder of the sess on. Adopted. THE STATE'S RELICS. Mr. J. Caidwell Robertson ofcre! the following which W3S adopted: Be it resolved by t.h?> house of reseutatlvcs, the senate concurring. That the secretary of state be and he Is hereby authorized to permit the exhibition at the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition cf any and all historic relics and other things in his office or within his charge or custody upon application to j him by the proper authorities of the I exposition company and upon such security for safe keeping and return of said relics and things as he may deem expedient. The house argreed to all the senate ! orr>on.imor?*a trt Mr Johnson's hill re ! lating 10 the charter of cities of moro I thaa 5.000 inhabitants. This dees not I affect charters existing. Thirty-third Cay?The House too\ j up second reading Senate bills and passed a number of them. Nearly all I of thera were local measures. Senator : Graydon's bill to domesticate railroad rorooratior.s in this State passed. There were eleven third reading ; bills, among them the legislative ap! prcpriation hill, and all of them passed i and were sent to the Senate. Thirty-third Day?The calendar contained no bills which had originated in the house, but showed 21 second reading senate bills. These were ail taken up and disposed of. There were 20 third reading bills, all of which were passed. The house voted down Mr. McMaster's resolution to censure Hon. Jno. L. McLaur'n for supporting the Re! publican administration in its foreign 1 policy. | Thirty-fourth Day.?The nouse of l fcnrficnnfoHvac In f It A If p? n f {'a I morning session acted upon two im| portant matters. One of these was j the proposition of Senator Mower to i establish a plant in Columbia for the i purpose of lighting State buildings in i that city. This bill was passed by the } home. t" The other matter was Mr. Rucker's ' motion to again bring before the house ; Mr. McMaster's resolution condemning j Senator McLaurin. Thi3 was kille/l by a vote cf 55 t^ 49. There were 14 senate bills inder the head of "third reading." These were j all sent to the engrossing department j to be prepared for ratification. There was a fight on Senator HenI derscn's third reading bill to regulate j the as.-eisment of stock in textile enl terprises. Mr. John P. Thomas, Jr.. took the i position that this was double taxation I and would keep investments out of the j State. Mr. C. P. Sanders and Mr. Brice supported Mr. Thomas. Mr. Croft and Mr. Williams favorea the bill. Mr. Croft cited as an instance that the Clearwater Bleachery, which is being established in Aiken, could have secured $2C0.000 in subscriptions from Poston had the stock been taxable in this State. But they did not wart to pay axes on real esate in this State and cn personal property (stock) in the State in which they reside. tu- ?ll_ rnua?.?- a. ~ 1 1XU LliUklUU U1 ?tir. 1 ilUXIJda LU itXUUlmit the house was lost by a vote of 74 to 31 and the bill then passed third reading. Thirty-fifth Day.?The House spent a listless session. Four third reading bills were ordered to third reading, these were the bills to incorporate the Seigler Mills Company and the Hickory Grove orphanage. However, they have slim chAaces of becoming statutes. v When the House reached Senator Moer's bill relating to a lighting plant to be built by the State, Mr. Moses, moveu 10 amend oy anowing me commission apointod for that purpose to u-e its discretion as to erecting a plant or contracting for poer. The amendment was adopted. The House passed the Senate resolution commending the action of SenR. R. Tillman in the recent party i?SHC3. me nouse killed the resolution of the coramitte on State house and grounds providing that the halls of the State h >use be built by political bodies only. Mr. Moses explained that the use of 'the hall had already been tendered the Confederate veterans and the resolution would nullify that action. The retolution was killed by a vote of 43 ta 14. The object of the resolution was evidently to keep out the State ball. The House accepted the report of tho committee of free conference on the supply bill, the difference between the senator from Charleston and the representatives from that county having been adjusted. The bill was hustled to the engrossing department. 0 iXv