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The Registration Law. Argument in the ?. S. Court of Appeals. RICHMOND, VA., June 7.-Argument in the Sooth Carolina registration case - was began io the United States Cir? cuit Court of Appeals to-day before Chief Justice Fuller and Judges Hughes tod Seymour. Attorney Geo eral Barber opened for the State of South Carolioa. The trend of bis open? ing remarks was that the Federal courts had oo jurisdiction io the prem? ises. He said it was set forth by Judge Goff that the petitioner was a colored man, and therefore the refusal of the laws of Son ch Carolina to permit him to Tote was in violation of the fifteenth amendment of the 'Constitution. Mr. Barber called the attention of the court to the fact that nowhere io the record did the faet that the petitioner was colored appear, though it was comment? ed upon by attorneys in the lower court aod very prominently brought to the attention ef Judge Goff wheo he grant ed the injunction. The Attorney General stated that instead of provid? ing for a discrimination against any voter, the law set forth that aoy male citizen, regardless of race, color or pre? vious condition of servitude, who bad resided in the State for one year, was entitled to vote. It was not law, he said, that caused Judge Goff to bold that voters were being denied ?heir privileges, but it ?was the abuse of law j by people ostensibly working under it. He contended that the law should not beheld responsible for the delinquen? cies of eleetioo officers, s Mr. Douglass made the opeoiog speech for the petitioner. He prefaced bis argument with the statement that though he and bis associate, Mr. O bear, appeared in apposition to the cause of the State, they were in no tense against the State : they were en? deavoring to bring about right. In addressing himself to the question of the jurisdiction of the United States court, be said that if? wrong was com? mitted aod the effect of that wrong was to disfranchise a voter and thereby im? peril the Federal ?lecttoos, he contended that a Federal court bad jurisdiction. The law, he said, was io violation of section 1, article 1-4, of the Constitu? tion of the Uoited States. The State denies a voter his liberty when it take? away his vote, and therefore the court bad jurisdiction to enjoin against fur? ther infractions of the Constitution of the t?ited States. In conclusion, he submitted that the law was io violation of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution, and in substantiation of that statement called attention to the certificate feature of the law, and said that it was almost impossible for the illiterate voter to differentiate hts registration from his taz receipt, or any other of?oial paper be might have. He asked the court the direct ques? tion : " Wbat class is the law directed against-the whites or the negroes V Chief Justice Fuller replied Chat it might have been directed against either Mr. Douglass, continuing, directly attacked the law and argued that it was enacted simply for the purpose of dis? franchising the negro vote. Mr. Douglass was followed by Mr Obear, whose argument was largely of a lega; nature. He held that tbe court bad jurisdiction to hear and act in the case and therefore occupied some time io calling attention to the various authorities aol cases bearing spon the matter av issue. Gen. Edward Mc?rady made the ? closing speech for the State. He began his argument by making a care? ful explanation of the registration law, and sbowiog that the circumstances which existed wheo they were enacted justified '.Oeir passage. He compared them to various other registration laws and argued that they were not more un? just or discriminating tbao the laws of other States, which bad at times been declared constitutional, and thus, I though the laws bad been in existence i since 1876, their constitutionality had never been questioned till 1895. He said if they bad been as unjust as they were charged to be they would not have been allowed to have remained so loog unquestioned. He claimed that the woble case was a political one j sod that Mills was only a figurehead j and the speaker did oot know to-day, so far as the record weet, whether j Mills was white or colored. Gen. ? McCrady closed his very brief argu ment by saying he thought the court ! was in full possession of all the facts ? aod that it would be unnecessary for j bim to ask the attention of tbe court j further. The Chief Justice asked if it were desired by the counsel to submit written briefs, but none were forthcoming. Three days were given each side in I which to band in cases to substantiate their petitions. The court adjourned till Monday, at 10 o'clock. A Desperate Fight. Guthrie, Okla, June 9.-News reached here yesterday of a desperate | battle between the Miller and McElroy factions in the Creek reservation. Dr. Bland and Gorge McElroy, leaders on the McElroy side, were killed, and Jim Miller badly wouoded. There has been trouble between these factions for half a dozen years, and eight or ten men have beeD killed during that time Bruce Miller wa9 assassinated in an Jngals ealoon two weeks ago. I Maj. Symines Pardoned. The Greenville Lawyer Gets His Freedom at Last. Columbia State. AH are familiar with the case of Maj. Whitoer Symines, the Greenville atti 'oey, who came here Sf: eeo ra OD tb s ago, after the State Supreme Court had decided against bim, bear ?og bis own commitment, and delivered himself to the penitentiary authorities, to be? gin the service of his three years seo tence for manslaughter. This mao, whose grandfather fought at the battle of Bucker Hill; who graduated at the South Carolioa Col? lege; who fought ie the Western Army under Hood and Joe Johnston and Longstreet^ distinguishing himself; who became a prominent citizen of Green? ville and bad a lucrative law practice, was forced to kill io hts office "Bill" Gary, a white maa who had been io the revenue service in the time of Scott-a man who had been shot by four other mea before Maj. Symmes' pistol ball eoded his earthly career. This happened in July, 1893 The deed was done in Maj. Symmes busi? ness office at Central, in Pickeos coun? ty. After the case had been pending o the courts for a long time, the Su? preme Court's decision was rendered and Maj. Symmes came here fifteeo months ago. as stated above. But the talented prisoner was not to be doomed to serve the three years' sentence imposed. His friends began to intercede for executive clemency, and yesterday be was granted a* full pardon by Governor Evans. The first man Maj, Symmes met when he came up street, after being discharged from custody, was Gen. Capers, and the meeting was a warm one. The general seemed delighted to see him. Maj Symmes says the prison authorities have been very kind to him during his -rible ordeal, and he appreciates their kindoess more than he can tell. No one meeting the rather distinguish? ed looking veteran would think for a moment that he had just relinquished the stripes of a prison and donned ag-^in his oitizen's attire. He looks wall. This morning be will leave for his borne io Greenville. The Contempt Cases. The Papers Served in the Cases Brought Before Judge Brawl ey. The official documents, copies of the order and rules to show cause why they shall cot be attached for contempt cf the court in seizing liquor and why the seized liquor shall not be returned to the rightful owners, have been served upon the State constables and upon the Attorney General in the cases brought I before Judge Brawley io Charleston. There are seven entirely different cases, and in each at least three constables are made defendants. Among the constables against whom these rules have been issued, are Chief Constable Holley. I. U. Roach, J. M. Scott, R M. Gardner and Samuel New? man. The order in one of the cases was issued by Judge Simonton, and was made returnable on the 20th, at Cftsrleston. The others were made re? turnable on the 29th inst., and it is likely that ail will be beard on that date. Assistant Attorney General Town? send, wbo is the States expert in the handling of contempt cases, will likely ; go down to represent the constables in j these cases.- The State Bradstreet^ Report. Bradstreet1 s says : The speculative spirit which seemed to dominate ? bo;:, commercial and financial circles until within a week or ten days past is still less conspicuous in all lines Demand for staple goods in a nura ber of instances is smaller, notably at Boston, Pittsburg, Chicago and Kansas City, particularly in dry \ goods, demand for which at first and j second hands has declined, as is customary at this period. While business throughout the * country can therefore be characterized as quiet, the tone of staple markets con tinues strong and confidence in a good demand when the fall season opens next month remains unabated. The feature of the work as heretofore is the continued long list of advances in prices, notably those for iron and steel, and the upward movement of bank clearings. Higherpr ices are recorded for some cotton goods, shoes, hides, leather, paper, pig iron, steel, galvanized iron, black sheets, goods, wheat, iron, oats and some grades of wheat flour. Prices for live cattle, wool and lumber are re? ported unchanging and firm, while silver, cotton aud lard alone are note? worthy as showing lower prices i than last week. Southern cities, in j most instances, report trade and col- ! lections only fair, with no special change from last week. A slight: gain in demand is reported from Atlanta and from Jacksonville, where collections are also better. The im- j proved condition of business report? ed at New Orleans a week ago con? tinues. A storm near (Mcnburgr. Western Hungary, caused a flood, which swept away several villages and 100 nersocs are missing. Tillman, Evans and Co. THEY ARE BOUND FOR THE SILVER CON? VENTION. Columbia State, Jane 10. South Carolina is to be represented at two big gatherings of national in? terest in the next fortnight, the one beginning this week in Memphis, Tenn., ?nd the other beginning the the same day of the week following in Cleveland, 0.-a meeting very different from the first. The first is to be the Bimetallic convention to be held in Memphis on Wednesday and Thursday of this I week, which is really to be a gather ing of the Silver men of the South, a counter gathering to the recent gold standard convention held in the ?ame city. This convention is to be held in response to a call issued by the Central Bimetallic League of Mem? phis, which is pretty severe on Sec? retary Carlisle. Yesterday afternoon Senator Till? man arrived in the city, and this morning he and Governor Evans are to leave for Memphis at ll o'clock, going via Atlanta over the Seaboard Air Line. Governor Evans says that Superintendent of Educatiou May? field will go along with them, and in Atlanta they will be joined by Con? gressmen Talbert, Latitner, Strait and Stokes. The Governor expects also that all the other delegates be has appointed will join them en route. Governor Evans says that this convention is going to be one of the greatest gatherings of the kind that the country has ever known. He thinks that it wi!! start a free silver wave that will sweep over the length and breadth of the land, carrying everything before it. Prob? ably this is the'reason he and Senator Tillman are so anxious to be on hanti. Senator Irby is a delegate, but it is not known whether he will attend Speaking of the silver senti? ment in this State Governor Evans said that at least 97 per cent, of tke people of the State were in favor of it. He says Columbia is about the only "gold bug" town in the State. The people will watch with interest to see what these* South Carolina solons will have to say at Memphis. Senator Tillman, when asked last night for a preliminary chat about the convention, as to what it should do, etc., said that he did not care to say anything ; that his position on the matters to be brought before the convention was well known, and he had no desire to forestall the action ot the convention in any way. The address under which this gath? ering bas been called states that "the American people are face to face with the greatest peril that ever threatened the life of the nation. Not even the momentous issues in? volved in our civil war exceeded in j danger the present situation." The address then quotes Secretary Car? lisle's speech of long ago on the money question and terms what he said then "prophetic words." It then proceeds to state that since 18T2 one-half of the metallic cur? rency of the country has been de-' stroyed by evil legislation, and that destitution and want stalk through the land now. The address is particular? ly severe ou Secretary Carlisle, charges him with having become the bribed tool of Wall and Lombard i Streets and engaging in an effort to fasten a fearful wrong on his people j forever, and deliver them bound into | servitude more galling and enduring than African slavery. The address, which many have not seen, then con- j eludes as follows : "We do not charge that with full knowledge and purpose these .emi? nent leaders would in cold blood con? sign this people to such a fate. But whether innocently or purposely 1 done, the result to the people is the same .'A convention of gold men, de- \ signed to consummate and perpetu ate the destruction of one half our; metallic money, was held in Mern phis yesterday, with this plainly ? avowed purpose, under the direct inspiration, as we believe, of Presi? dent Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle and Hon. Josiah Patterson, the mis-Rep- ; resentative of this Congressional dis? trict. "They have opened their campaign here. The first great gun against [ the people is fired by John G. Car- ! lisle. "The object is to seduce and | decoy the ?South into supporting j their destructive policy But the j Southern people dearly love their j liberty and rights. They are emi- j nently devoted to the teachings of j the Constitution. They will not be ? led tamely and submissively lo ? slaughter, either by open foes or | pretended friends. They will brave? ly meet the issue and contest it to i the end. The disguise is now ! thrown ofl. We know our enemies j Their purpose is to destroy our silver money, to fetter us in bonds of gold, and then to exact our last dollar on a stupendous bebt that never can be paid. They would deliver us bound and helpless into the hands of the money lords ami money hinders <?f Europe. "This country now owes a total debt of more than 10,000 militions - one-eighth <>t it i" England alone For interest merely we must pay to England every year 250 tu ill;..ns ?ni- total supply of g- ld and silver money, available for all uses, does not exceed 120 millions Under these startling conditions, when our country is urgently needing every dollar of our silver and gold to as? sist us in meeting these tremendous obligations, our highest officials are endeavoring to persuade us that it is the right policy to destroy one half our supply of money. "Surely such a policy could only spring from insanity, imbecility or villainy. No one will accuse the gold schemers of imbecility or in? sanity. "The destruction of one half our metallic money, our redemption money, will inevitably double the commercial value of the other half. It has already done so. The value of al! other property must sink one half or more. It has already done so. Even now we have a better taste of the result. "It is also inevitable that the pro? duction of gold must decrease in the near future. There is a fixed quanti? ty of the precious metal planted in the earth by the Almighty-that and no more. There are no new lauds to discover, with fresh gold mines to reward the sseker. The search for i gold has been by relentless man with all the appliances of modern science and with all the stimulus of greed. It is altogether improbable that fresh mines will be discovered The sup? ply ?f must gradually, perhaps rapidly, decrease after a few more years. As the supply decreases its value mu6t increase The values of all other property must then inevita? bly sink lower and lower year by year. The increasing power of gold will then increase three fold, five fold, teti fold-where will it stop as it grows scarcer? Debts will be? come increasingly difficult of pay? ment. "Under a single gold standard sys? tem it is plain that we have but start? ed on the period of declining vaiues for other property. Prolonged pa- j ra'yeis of business must ensue, and ; all the horrors so powerfully pictured j by Mr. Carlisle in 1?78 will be more than realized. "This, fellow-citizens, is the fear? ful fale to which fa?6e guides would lead us. It is startling to contem? plate. "Our enemies, the gold advocates are a compact, powerful organization familiar with all the tactics of such a warfare, watchful, unscrupulous, and above all, supplied most abundantly with money dishonestly distorted from the people, and now used for their destruction. It is no sixty days struggle, but a grappling of giants for life and death, for existence or de? struction. "Tue friends of silver, the hosts of i the people, must organize and throw ! their strength as one mau With all j earnestness of soul we appeal to ! them to organize, orgauize, orgauize I -in every State, county, city, vii- j l?ge and hamlet, organize. "For once let us subordinate every j other question to this burning issue. Let patriotism prevail over our ; party. Our cause ia just, The peo-' pie are awakening. Division alone can defeat us. Unity will save us. We earnestly urge all citizens everywhere, who believe in the silver and gold money of the Consti? tution, to send delegates to a Bime? tallic Convention, to be held here in Memphis on the 12th and 13th of June proximo, in advocacy of the free coinage of silver, at the ratio of j 16 to 1, witho'-' waiting for the con? ? sent or approva. ;>f any other nation j whatever." Wretched Condition of Peo- j pie Out in Oklahoma. KANSAS Um. June 9.-Rev P. Shane and Jud?:* T. P. Nash of Grant county, Oki . are in the city asking aid for the people of Prairie township and in fact for the entire population oft Grant couory, who are actually starv? ing. Reports of this state of want and des? titution have rpached the public from time to time, but very little credence was given them The two gentlemen who arrived in the city yesterday to ?sk for bread to fill hungry mouths and clothes to cover suffering bodies, were appointed at a meeting held a few weeks ago in GraDt county for that purpose. At that meeting, the sufferers ; drew up a statement of the condition of affairs there. The section of? the territory that is the sceoe of such suf? fering and want was opened in Septem- j ber 1893. The sealers came, in the rush for claims, with little money and less household goods. To-day Dot a penny of their saviugs is left aDd every household is a scene of destitution. , The unfortunate people have not the wherewithal to leave the country, and so they remain to suffer, and if help does not come soon, to die. The Rev. Mr. Shane says: "For the | last three months four families have been existing on my pension money. It would do, io ordinary circumstance*, for the bare wants of my immediate family, but with four families you can imagine what it means. Last Monday I drew $42 for my last quarter. I paid the grocery bill which bad accumulat? ed during rhe quarter, ?nd then had ft 1.75 Juet before leaving for this trip, I asked for credit for a sack of floor, bur this wai refused. When we had to face immediate needs, it had been customary f.ir tin: merchants to credit rh"*'- who had pensions, so they \?, re sure of getting their mouey. But with credit denied, the last resource was cat nff. My 8on-!??-law arni bi: wife srarted away in their wagon Tue. day, without a cent H ri d wKtd?ur pro visions. They said they might as well starve on the road a* .-tay there an Marve I have not heard from them since." The Kansas City Live Stock Ex? change has appropriated $50 and a movement has been started to send re? lief to the destitute. A PITIFUL APPEAL. WICHITA, KANS , June 9.-An ap? peal for aid has been received from Ok? lahoma. The citizens are in a wretched condition as far as food and clothes are concerned, and pray for relief im? mediately. The appeal closes as fol? lows: "Io the name of suffering hu? manity we appeal to you for such food and other things as you can spare to help the destitute, and that as soon as possible to appease the hunger of cry? ing children. M Departure of a Body of Men From Florida-More to Follow. ST. AUG?SEINE, FLA., June 9.-It is reported that a party of Cubans left here this morning while the townsfolk were wrapped in slumber, for Matanzas. They were well-equipped with firearms aod provisions. The steamer Orgarita is preparing to leave for Maganzas on Tuesday and expects to carry quite a party. Capt. Bodington knows all the coves on the coast and feels quite sure of the success of ihe Orgarita's under? taking. JACKSONVILLE, FLA., June 9.-A cablegram to the Times-Union from Key West, Fla., says: It is now known that the expedition that left Wednesday lnight anded on the north of Cuba, in the province of Las Villas, near Sagua Lachico. The expedition was under the command of Gen.Roloff. lamedi-; ately upon landing they were joined by I 2,000 insurgents, under command of Zayas, Castillo and Dey es. Among the fi Iii baster e-8 was a very prominent sur? geon by the name of Valdes Domin? guez, author of a book on the medical students who were assassinated in 1871 They carried 500 pounds of dynamite. It is rumored that fourteen Americans accompanied the expedition, and also that an expert telegraph operator, civil engineer and a powder maker were in the party. The vereis that carried the expedition, though not a warship, was prepared to show fight in case .they were stopped by any Spanish gunboat:. It was undoubtedly the best equipped expedition that bas left the States io the cause of Cuban liberty. Gen. Gomez reported killed by the Spanish newspapers, has invaded Cam aguey at the head of 2,500 of the best equipped men. At Camaguey, Gomez was joined by 700 men headed by a nephew of the Marquis of Santa Lucia. The invasion of Camaguey is consid? ered of great advantage to the insur? gents. The province of Camaguey is guarded by the best Spanish forces. Martinez Campos, who was in Cam? aguey at the time of the invasion by Gomez, immediately left for Havana and called a meeting of the Reformists and Conservatives, with the idea of a fusion. The home rule party being ig? nored, has decided to disband, the ob? ject being to create bad blood or race war, Cuban? against Spaniards. Many young men of the best fami? lies in Cieofugo?, Santa Clara and Rem odios are joining the insurgents. In official circles the death of Marti is denied. It is reported that the Cuban how deserted the insurgents stole Marti's correspondence and delivered the same to Gen. Salcedo, thus laying the foundation for the report of Marti's death General Sanguily, who was arrested by the Spanish government, charged with being an accessory of the noted baodit Manuel Garci. is kidnapping, bas been tried. The government failed to convict bim, and the probabilities are that he will be liberated shortly. ANOTHER EXPEDITION. It is rumored that another expedition ha9 landed, consisting of three gene? rals, one American, a South American aLd a Cuban Jero Buden, a promi? nent member of the Home rule party aod a oewspaper man, who left the isl? and of Cuba at the commencement of the revolution, has landed with an ex? pedition of twenty-four men from Monte Cristo, Santo Domingo. De? sertions from the Spanish army are re? ported daily. - -? - mt - Three Boys Drowned. CLEVELAND, O., June 9.-Three boys were drowned in Lake Erie this even? ing near the life saving station, two of them in any attempt to save their com? panion. They were Michael Sheridan, eleven years ; Patrick Morris, twelve ! years ; Emmett Sweeney, eleven year*. They were bathing in six feet of water, ? all beiog good swimmers. Morris was j taken with cramps and Sheridan went to his assistance, but his strength gave | out. Sweeney then attempted to rescue them, but all three became locked in a helpless and freuized group and werp drowned. -~mmw>~?-? -mmm Nectar. Tltts year has been so far HO exceptionally good one for bee-keepers, the honey being of tine quality and plentiful. Tb ose who would like to enjoy the purest and best or' all sweets, can do so by send ii.g to the residence of N. Gr. Osteea, Republican Street, or < leaving an order at the FF. k S. office. Washington Letter. WASHINGTON, D. C., June IO, ?95 President Cleveland's official fami? ly is again in tact. The promotion of Mr. Olney, who has proven him? self capable and forceful-the prime requisites for the position-to be Secretary of State, has been well re? ceived, and the prediction is made on every hand that he will add to the good reputation he made as Attorney General. Judge Harmon, of Ohio, the new Attorney General, is not widely known in Washington, but those who do know him speak in the very highest terms of his qualifica? tions for the place. He was en? dorsed by Senator Brice, Ex-Govern? or Campbell, and Secretary Carlisle, and any man endorsed by that trio of good democrats can count in advance upon the|hearty endorsement of the rank aud file of the . party. His ap? pointment is particularly pleasing to Ohio democrats, who have always regretted that their State was not represented in the cabinet, although their regret was somewhat mitigated by their knowledge that Ex-Governor Campbell might have bad a portfolio when the cabinet was first orgauized had he so willed, and they expect that it will have a good effect upon the party in that State in the pending campaign. Secretary Carlisle will this week resume his financial speech making in Kentucky. According to advices received by him his other speeches have had a marked effect upon the democratic sentiment in the State. Senator Harris, of Tennessee, who has been in Washington for a week or two on public business, has gone to Memphis to take part in the silver convention to be held there this week. It is expected that he will be one of the principal speakers at the convention. He says he believes that the democratic party must either declare for silver or abandon hope of carrying the presidential election. Postmaster General Wilson is in great demand as a speaker at college commencements. Last week he went to Mississippi for the purpose of talking to the graduates of a college, and to-day he left Washington for Centralia, Missouri, where he will deliver a similar address. His pop? ularity dosent end with his being asked to talk to graduates ; he is constantly being sounded to ascer? tain an offer of the presidency of this or that college. Senator Smith, of New Jersey, who is in Washington arranging some public matters in which he is inter? ested, previous to making a short European tour, says on the subject ia which democrats are greatly interested : "I am not committed to any candidate yet, but it goes with? out saying that Honorable William C. Whitney would make a most ad? mirable President. He is popular ; he is conservative ; he is able, ard he would unite the democratic party. I think he would poll the entire dem? ocratic strength. n Representative Sayers, of Texas, whose good work as chirman of the House Committee on Appropriation was a striking feature of the last Congress, is in Washington, having just returned from the graduating ex? ercises of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He is a member of the Board of Government Visitors One ! of this years graduates, Joseph B. Sayers, jr., is his nephew and name? sake Governor Sayers speaks in ? the highest terms of the system tof education maintained at the Naval Academy, but, like all human sys? tems, he thinks it might be improved in 6ome directions. For instance, he thinks the cadets ought to graduate in five years, instead of six, as at j present j President Cleveland received a ! document a few days ago that will I doubtless be a prized relic with the ! decendents of his family for ages to ! come It is a personal letter from j the Emperor of China, thanking the ? President for the kindly offices exer ; cised by the United States in bring j ing about peace between China and I Japan The letter is beautifully en? grossed on parchment, in the Chinese j language, of course, and was in a ? case covered with imperial yellow silk of the finest texture. It was piesented to President Cleveland by the Chinese minister in person, who gave Mr. Cleveland a verbal transla? tion of its very battering contents. Governor Oates, of Alabama, who is now in Washington, says upon a subject that is being much discussed : "I do not believe that the silver movement in Illinois is as important as has generally been believed. To my mind, the democrats who took part in this movement showed their weakness in their alliance with popu? lists. I have no idea that the Altgeld faction will dominate Illinois democracy r Governor Oates while in Congress was always classed as a free silver man, but he now supports President Cleveland's financial pol? icy. Carlisle's Final Speech. WASHINGTON, June 10.-Seecretary Carlisle will leace hero the latter part of tins week for Kentucky and will deliv? er an address on the financial question at Louisville on Friday or Saturday of this week. This will be his final spoech. in the present Kentucky campaign, hej haring been compelled to decline i nv; J tations to speak ar Lexington and Ileum