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Politicians Pull Pistols.
Blood May Flow Like Whis?
key in Kentucky.
frankfort, Ky., March li.-In
order to stave off the Thorne distil?
lers bill in the house, those opposed
to it demanded the consideration of
the Kaufman-Dunlop contest ?c?seas
?privileged matter. Mr. Carroll made
the point of order that there was no
?longer a contest, as the contestant
toad withdrawn.
'Other Democrats made similar
points, but the chair decided that the
common wealth was interested in the
matter and it was in the province of
the house to declare who was en?
titled to the seat. Mr. Fiippin in?
sisted that a vote was the special
order of the house, and the chair so
decided. The vote was theti taken
on the minority report in favor of un?
seating Kaufman and it was adopted
by a vote of 49 to 46. The final
vote was then taken on the majority
report, as amended by this minority
unseating report. All the Democrats
left the house. The ladies withdrew
from the lobbies Mr. Poor stayed
in and 51 members were present.
Mr Kaufman was unseated.
In a minute the wildest excitement
prevailed all over the state house.
Senators huddled together in the
middle of the senate chamber while
a mob crowded every entrance.
The Democratic senators yelled their
votes unseating Senators James and
Walton, Republicans. Titree min?
utes later a mob was at the door
declaring that James and Walton
should never go in. it was now
11.45. In the mob were several men
holding pistols, standing at the door
daring Republicans to attempt to
bring the two unseated senators
through. In the crowd were Jack
Chinn, Jim Williams, Senator Bron
ston, Senator Martin, Walter Sharp
and Senate Doorkeeper Tyler. Sen?
ator Blackburn was in the crowd
counseling coolness The crowd
was furious when they learned that
Jam?8 had already slipped into the
house and had done so while they
were unseating him in the sen?
ate. At 12.05, Dunlop approached
i;he door, but was waved back.
Speaker Blanford of the howse re?
fused to recognize the senate, hoping
that Dunlop would come in, but at
$2.19. Lieutenant Governor Worth?
ington took the gavel from Blanford
almost by loree and called the joint
session to order.
Senator Bronston, Democrat, m-ade
a speech, supporting the action of
the senate in unseating Republicans.
Mr. Bronston made the point that the
senate's chief clerk was the one to
cal) the roll. The Republicans dis?
puted tfoe right of the senate clerfc
to cali the roll. The point was that
if James' name was not called, the
vote would fee r. tie. The discussioH
became general and assumed a j
milder tone. Finally, at 12.30 p. m., j
the chair ruled that the Democratic j
senate derk ?bou ld call the senate
roll and the house clerk the house
roll. The roli call was then begun.
The senate clerk did not call the
uara es of Jones and Walton. The
house clerk did not call the name of
Kaufman. Dr. James sat still and
did not demand tbe cal! of his name
and Mr. Bunnan demanded the read
ing of the journal of yesterday. At
12.50 p. m. the demand for the
journal reading was withdrawn, and
a roll call was begun, the Republi?
cans refraining from voting. There
was a whisper that the Republicans
might ask to vote at the last for Car?
lisle.
At 1 p. m. the roll call was com?
pleted. Eight or 10 Democrats
voted for Carlisle Neither Mr.
James nor any of the other Republi?
cans asked to vote, except Mr. Flip
pin, who recalled his request. The
vote stood : Blackburn 54, Carlisle
10, Buckner 1. The chair announced
no quorum voting.
At 1 10 p. m the session adjourn?
ed, the doors wera thrown open and
the members filed out and mingled
with the mob, all seemingly in a good
humor.
Not a Republican voted.
The scene in the senate immediate?
ly after the unseating of Kaufman,
and while James and Wallon were
being unseated, was riotous. The
lieutenant governor ignored the clerk
putting motions. He broke bis
gavei and left his chair The Demo?
cratic senators shouted their votes
like commanding officers giving
orders in battle.
Senator Holloway left the chamber,
and threatened by his manner every
Democrat who tried to make him go
back. When the clerk announced
the result of the vote on the motion
to unseat, the senators rushed to the
house door and the crowd roared like
a mob. The real danger was that an
attempt would be made to take
James from the house into which he
had slipped while being unseated.
He promised that he would not try to
vote until a further settlement of the
matter. Soon the only people to
hold the door were Captain Bob
Tyler on the inside and Jack Chinn,
his temporary deputy, on the outside.
When things calmed down a little, it
could be seen that Chino's demon?
strations to draw a weapon were
only made when the mob pressed too
hard at first, and that when he start?
ed to draw, those around who were
determined to protect him would also
prepare to fight. Any attempt of
Walton to force his way in would un?
doubtedly have caused great blood?
shed. Neither James nor Walton
will get in the joint session to mor?
row unless they go before the senate
convenes and are let in by the Re?
publican doorkeeper of the house.
After -the joint session, the sen?
ate adjourned, but the house ex?
tended its session to take up some
unfinished work Mr. Kaufman was
not present.
As Dunlap will not qualify a?
Kaufman's successor, the joint ses?
sion vote is again a tie The talk
this afternoon of the militia having
charge of the state house to-morrow j
is said to be without foundation.
Dr. C. J. Walton, one of the ex-,
pelled Republican senators, was for
merly United States pension agent at
Louisville.
TO COUNTY DISPENSERS.
Gov. Evans Writes An Inter?
esting Circular Letter.
Governor Evans has sent out circu- |
lars to the various county dispensers in
the State, warning them not to violate
certain sections of the dispensary law
and advising them to enforce certain
sections ia particular. The following
is an exact copy of the circular :
Office of Stale Beard cf Control,
Columbia, S. G., March, 9, '96.
To Couuty Dispensers:
You aro hereby notified that you are
to comply strictly with ail the provi?
sions of the dispensary law relating to
your duties, etc. Your oath forbids
yoG to sell, give or furnish to any per?
son any intoxicating liquors, otherwise
than is provided by law.
2od. To sell or furnish to aoy minor,
intoxicated or persoos in the habit of
becoming intoxicated.
3rd To sell liquors only between the
hours fixed by tbe State board of con-1
trol. . ?j
4th. You are forbidden to allow li- j
qoors to be opened or drank in the dis- j
peusary. -j
5th. You shall require all persons >
purchasing liquors to sign a request i
tor the same as required by law, ex-1
cept iu cases where liquor? are ordered J
from counties in which there is no dis- !
pensary, and in such case? the liquors i
may be shipped uuder the proper labels
or certificates, if the dispenser is satis?
fied they are not ordered by
minors or persons who are in the
.habit of becoming intoxicated.
Liquors must DOD be sold on
.written orders from persons residing in
-counties where a dispensary te located,
?oless the handwriting is known to the
dispenser and is attested by him, or the
person presenting the order will sub?
scribe the name of the party making
the order to the request, as agent.
AU other provisions of the Uv must
be also complied with. Any failure to
observe your oath or the provisions of
the dispensary law will work the forfei?
ture of your permit,
Respectfully,
JOHN GARY EVANS,
Chirman State Board of Control.
W. W.HtRRis, Clerk State Board
of Control.
Right You Are, Mr. Stump.
Washington. March 13.- Commis?
sioner Stump has decided to admit un?
der contract at New York, Walter Ains?
worth and four other machinists, from
England, who have come to this country
to put up new improved cotton machi?
nery in Columbia, S. C., New Bed?
ford, Mass and New York city. It is
stipulated that these men shall do no
other kind of work.
- i rag- ? <. . cw.
King Mptnbk, of Abysinoia, is mak?
ing it hot for the italians and the lat?
ter are DOW actiog strictly on the de?
fensive instead of attempting the con?
quest of the country.
Hoar Opposes
THE ADOPTION OP THE
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
Washington, March ll.-Senator
Hoar's resolutioc postpone the con?
ference report on the Cuban concurrent
resolutions till Monday, the 6th of
April, waa taken up early in the morn?
ing hour to-day, and, after a speech by
Mr. Hoar in support of it, lost its place
in tbe morning hour and went to the
calendar, from which there will prob?
ably be no effort to resurrect it. Bat
the debate in the senate will go on all
the same'to-morrow and until the sub?
ject is disposed of, as the conference re?
port is a privileged question, at least
until 2 o'clock every day, when it comes
in conflict, with the resolution for seat?
ing Mr. Dupont as senator from the
State of Delaware-a question of still
higher privilege.
Mr. Hoar's spoecb was largely an
arraignment of the committee on for?
eign relations for reporting the concur?
rent resolutions without having any
facts to justify suob action. He ap?
pealed to Senator Sherman, whom he
placed on the same pedestal with Lin?
coln, Grant. Fisb, Seward and his own
illustrious brother, General Sherman,
to recede from the position which he
bad taken ; aod the only reason for
which was, he intimated, because a
Presidential election was at hand.
Mr. Hoar said some very severe
things about the aotion of the commit
tee on foreign relations, and said that
when it wrote the word "concurrent" at
the bead of tbe resolution, it meant,
"it is to be distinctly understood that
this is a Pick wickian resolution."
In openiog the debate on bis motion
to postpone the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions, Mr. Hoar said
he did not suppose that at his time of
life it was necessary for him to proclaim
his sympathy with any people Strug
gling against oppression.
The question of belligerency, he said
was a question of fact, and it was
reasonable that the usual precaution
should be taken. The senate should
have before it the finding of facts by
the proper committee charged with its
investigation. This subject was dis?
cussed in the committee for several day9
and was then brought into the senate
without any report but accompanied by
a speech from Senator Morgan, who
laid bis .?.word on the table and asked
j Spain to take it up and declared his be
! lief io the power of congress without
the President to grant belligerent rights.
The other speech, that of Mr. Sherman,
contained quotations from a work that
was repudiated. Upon these statements
and without any presentation of facts
congress was asked to act.
Mr. Morgan interrupted Mr. Hoar to
say that he was entitled to his own
opinion as to the authority to grant
.belligerent rights and wouid express
them whenever he saw fit. As a mat?
her of fact, Mr. Morgan said, the
committee oo judiciary, of which Mr.
? Hoar was chairman, had before it the
?.question determining the nature of a
concurrent resolution and involving the
status of the Cuban resolutions them?
selves. There had been unusual deUy
there and the committee on foreign re?
lations waited patiently, bat in vain,
for the light from that committee.
IFORAKER FOR MCKINLEY
The Senator-elect Deelares
Himself-The Ohio State.
Columbus, 0., March 10.-The
most notable feature of the short session
of the Republican State convection to?
day was the speech of Senator-elect
?Foraker, in which be declared hts al?
legiance to McKinley with all his char?
acteristic vigor. **? want my speech
to be short enough," said he, "for ail
td read it, and plain enough for all to
understand it."
And then he passed into praise of
ex-Governor McKinley and a presenta?
tion of his qualifications for the presi?
dency that fully made amends for tbe
notable omission of aoy such sentiment
in bis epeech accepting the office of
United States senator two months ago.
"The Republicans of Ohio don't
look unkindly at Thomas Reed (ap?
plause) nor Levi P. Morton, nor Wm.
B. Allison, nor Matthew Stanley Quay,
tbe other great leaders wbo have been
mentioned to connection with that hon?
or. On the contrary, if the St. Louis
convention should disappoint us and
give the honor to one of them, we here
now pledge bim in advance the elec?
toral vote of Ohio by the largest major?
ity ever given in tho history of the
State It is not that we love Caesar
less, but Rome more. William Mc?
Kinley is our own."
The crew of the schooner James B.
Ogden, Captain James Summers, which
sailed from Newport News last week for
Allens Point with a cargo of coal,
were brought back last night, haviug
been rescued from their vessel Friday
last just before she foundered 200 miles
from Cape Henry.
Cuba's Captains Combine.
Tbo Insurgent Forces Massed
Near Nueva Paz.
Habaoa, March ll. via Key West,
March ll.-Gomez. Maceo, Lacret and
other leaders have united just east of
Habana line, Nueva Paz. It is sup?
posed their intention is to return to this
province. The troops have recently
made several combination tor the pur?
pose of crushing Maceo and Gomez
separately, but all failed. Ooe is
blamed upon the telegraph operators'
failure to deliver messages. This is
said to be an excuse, the charge against
operators not being proven. There is
considerable uneasiness in official cir?
cles in regard to the concentration of
rebel forces. Taken in connection with
rumors that the main portion of Col
lazo's expedition with ammunition and
also that Calixto Garcia with 20 others
have just landed, it may mean the
rebels want to be prepared to strike an
effective blow. The news of the first
action by congress bas already reached
the rebel camps. The union of forces
aggregating 15,000 men may be the re?
sult.
During the past 10 days, the cane
has been burned in all parts of Matan?
zas, showing the impossibility to re?
sume grinding. All the recent encoun?
ters with Gomez and Maceo were noth?
ing but outpost fights and losses r-*ere
trifling on both sides. A report has
reached here that General Pando has
been defeated near Caibarien, but it is
impossible to obtain details. The en?
counter ia not mentioned in official re?
ports. ' It is now learned the attack
upon Sagua Detanimo reported as a
government victory resulted in rebels
capturing the towu and using cannon
in the bombardment. The insurgent*
in this province also have several field
guns supposed to have been uken from
Spanish troops.
Domingo Betarte, owner of thc
Oyalita estate, ha3 filled a claim with
the French consul for the destruction
of property by Spanish troops and also
for insult to the French fias:, Manager
Duarte being shot while raising the
fiag. The consul bas cabled details to
Paris. Refugees from interior districts
coutinue to arrive. They report desti?
tution in ail districts. The operations
of both armies have impoverished the
country. The stoppage of cutting and
grinding cane and shipment of other
crops is reducing the peaceful inhabi?
tants to a deplorable condition.
The government proclamation declar?
ing property of absentees liable to con?
fiscation ia denounced.
Reports of excesses committed by
Spanish troops reach here daily. Mak?
ing allowance for Cuban exaggeration,
probably some truth remains. No one
has been yet punished for the Gpatao
horror. The foreign peaceable citizens
taken from their homes there still re?
main in Morro castle. There is one
American among them and nearly a
dozen other Americans languish in
Spanish dungeons with no prospect of
an early trial and release, although in
most cases there is no evidence of guilt.
(Signed) Clark.
Preparations for the Cam?
paign in South Carolina.
Washington, D. C., March 13.
To the Members of the State Demo?
cratic Executive Committee :
Pursuant to the call of the Demo?
cratic National committee, directing the
selection of delegation of delegates
from each each of the several States
to assemble in Chicago on July 7,
next, for the purpose of nominating can?
didates for President and Vice President
of the United States, the Democratic
State executive committee is hereby re?
quested to meet io the city of Columbia
on Taesday,the7th day of April, 1896,
at the hour of 8 p. m. for the purpose
of taking the necessary steps looking to
the reorganisation of the Democratic
party, and to the assemblage of the
State convention to elect delegates to
the national convention as provided for
by article IV. of the constitution of the
party.
Recognizing, as I do, the wide differ?
ences of opinion as to tde details of
party policies and party management,
yet fully alive to the present emergen?
cies upon the Democracy, we cannot
but realize that the party's purposes
and successes can only be attained by
discipline and organization.
As understood by us, the hopes of the
country is centered io the Democratic
party. Its principles, which have been
banded down from Jefferson and Jack?
son, are absolutely necessary to maio
taiu the equal rights of all of the
States and to secure the wise aod econ?
omical government of the country.
Whatever differences there raav be as
to the application of the general princi?
ple for which the party stands, all
must agree that only by harmony, con?
cession and loyalty to the party can
great ends accomplished. The rep?
resentatives of this State should there?
fore go to the national convention with
a fixed determination to meet their
brethren io a spirit of amity and with
a view to harmony. United, and in
perfect accord, we ought to be able to
continue in control of the governmeut.
With a determination to introduce har?
mony, we can gain much io the direc?
tion of our own desires as to the appli?
cation of Democratic principles.
We cac gain nothiog except the de?
feat of the Democracy bv^ open declara
tioDS of our determiuatioo to disorgan?
ize if we cannot have our particular
views carried out. However, we may
differ as to details with our brother
Democrats from other sections of the
Union, we all know that, the Demo?
cratic creed and a Democratic control
of thc government are far better for us
than anything we may expect from our
opponents. J. L. M. IBBY,
State Chairman.
Circulars of Instruction Sent
Out by Comptroller Gen?
eral Norton.
Comptroller General Norton is gun?
ning for county treasurers and sher?
iffs. Yesterday he sent the following
circular letter to the several Sheriffs
in this State :
The attention of this department
has been directed to the fact that
sheriffs have paid State, county and
school taxes, collected under tax ex?
ecutions to other than the county
treasurer. When the sheriff receives
tax executions of the county treas?
urer, he gives his receipt therefor
and should pay the money-State,
county and school-collected from
such tax executions to no other par?
ty or parties than the treasurer of
his own county. Even if the comp?
troller general vested with his au?
thority under the law, should de?
mand the money or executions, you
have no right to pay the money or
deliver the executions to him, but to
the treasurer of your county only.
Respectfully,
James Norton, Comp. Gen.
J. P. Derbam, C C.
The comptroller general has sent
the following circular letter to the
county treasurers in the State:
"Your attention is directed to the
fact that the Constitution prohibits
any voter from voting who has not
paid the poll tax and other taxes and
is able to present to the managers of
election a receipt according. These
facts when known to the delinquent
taxpayers of your county should ope?
rate as a stimulus. Notwithstanding
th^se simple facts, however, it is your
duty to proceed under section 6, sup
ply act of 1894, to make the proper
affidavit in ail cases of delinquent
polls and turn such affidavit over to a
magistrate, taking his receipt for
! same. These magistrates should be
held to strict account for all the affi?
davits placed in their hands and re
quired to settle promptly and with?
out unnecessary delay All fines col?
lected under these proceedings should
be placed lo the credit of the school
fund, as provided in section 6, sup?
ply act, 1894. Wc wish to impress
on the minds of the treasurers that
all moneys paid into their hands can
be drawn out only on the warrant of
the proper authorities or paid to the
State treasurer as provided by law.
"Our attention has been called to
an instance where a county treasurer
paid moneys to an agent of the sink?
ing fund commission. This is in voi
lation of ?aw, and treasurers will be
held strictly accountable for such il?
legal disposition of State, county or
school funds. For all State taxes the
State treasurer's receipt is the only
proper voucher. For all county tax?
es the warrant of the countv commis
sioners, and for all school taxes the
warrant of the school commissioners,
except where specially provided that
it must be paid on the warrant of the
trustees.-The State, March 14.
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How To Prevent Croup.
Some leading that will prove interesting
to young mothers. How to guard against
the disease.
Croup is a terror to young mothers and to
post them concerning the cause, first symp?
toms and treatment is tbe object of this item *
The origin of croup is a common cold.
Children who are subject to it take cold very
easily and croup is almost sure to follow.
The first symptom is hoarseness; this is soon
followed by a peculiar rough cough, which is
easily recognized and will never be forgotten
by one who has heard it. The time to act is
when the child first becomes hoarse. If
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is freely given
all tendency to croup will soon dtsHppear.
Even after the croupy cough has developed it
will prevent the attack. There is no danger
in giving this remedy for it contains nothing
injurious. For sale by Dr. A. J. China.
Old Pianos taken in exchange for new ones
at the Sumter Music House.
WHAT WOULD CLEVE?
LAND DO?
The President Said to be Con?
sidering the Cuban
Situation.
Washington, March 13.-The Presi
dent is known to be giving much atten?
tion to the situation in Cuba. So far
as can be learned, nothing definite bas
yet been the outcome of his considera?
tions. Rumors that an investigating
commission or an army officer has been
or will be sent to Cuba do not find cor?
roboration among well informed offi?
cials.
Several army officers have applied for
leave of absence wiih permission to go
to Cuba, but in earn of these cases the
permission asked for was refused.
While it is not believed at the war de?
partment that any of thc officers who
made such application desired to take
part in the present hostilities, it was
deemed best to keep them away from
Habana. There were several reasons
for this.
It was thought that the Spanish gov?
ernment might be suspicious of the
presence of United States army officers
in the perturbed section, and it was
leared that the feeling against this
country might lead to incidents, in
which these army officersmight be in?
volved that would be decidedly embar?
rassing to the governments at Washing?
ton and Madrid. It is obviously im?
possible that au American officer of in?
fluence could have visited Cuba under
present conditions without his presence
being promptly reported.
In this connection it is also learned
that permission to go to Bermuda and
other British fortined posts near the
United States coast has been refused to
Uuited States army officiais pince Mr.
Cleveland's Venezuelan message was
sent to congress. The reason for this
is obvions. American officers might
be held in distrust as persons seeking
information about the British fortifica?
tions, and the war department did not
propose to take chances.
Diseases of Fowls.
Cholera.-A good remedy is hypo?
sulphite of soda. Dissolve as much of
it in a pint of water as possible ; then
mix up some com meal or wheat bran
with the water, and feed to the sick
fowls Dissolve some in their drinking
water also. Feed this till every trace of
thc disease disappears. If '.hey are too
sick to eat, (oreo it der?o their throats.
Roupe.-Take sulphate of zinc ; wet
j the finger, then dip if in the zinc and
I rub it ioto the i'owi's mouth ; repeat
? twice, applying three times a day. Or
i inject a solution of copperas water info
j the nostrils and down the throat. The
I fowls should bc- kept io a warm dry
' place.
Scaly Logs.-This disease can be
cured by applying a mixture of coal oil
and sulphur, with a few drops of car?
bolic acid added ; apply twice a wee!:.
Sore Head.-Droopiness and loss of
appetite are sure indications of lice.
Examine the head and neck ; if they
are found, apply insect powder.
Gapes.-To every pint cf meal add
one teaspoonful of turpentine ; see that
every chick gets some.
Diarrboi.-Place the fowl in a
warm dry place, and give it a good
dose of castor oil twice or three times
a day.
Canker -Scrape off the scabs and
apply blue vitriol ; wash the head and
mouth with a solution of alum a'jg,
vinegar*
To prevent the laying of soft shell
eggs, feed wheat and oats and supply
the bens with grouod oyster shell aud
plenty of lime.-Southern Planter.
A story is published that Char'es
Broadway Rou?s, of New York, recent?
ly had 520,000 stolen from bim by ?.ne
of his employees, and wheo bis ?on
wanted to have the thief prosecuted ?he
old man said that a man who was smart
enough to beat him out of $20,000
should not be in a jail bat io Will
street.
The Uoiversity of Cambridge is
about to decide 00 what terms women
may be admitted to degrees.
Why suffer with Coughs, Co?ds and La
Grippe wheo Laxative Bromo Quinine vr??l
cure you io ODe day. Does oot produce the
ringing io the head like Sulphate of Qui| ne.
Put up in tablet" convenient for taking.
Guaranteed to **. or money refur.jed .
Price, 25 Cents. rsalebyA.J. Chin?.
Nov. 20-6m.
In going to get a drink stop and tb nk
what bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewiog
Machines are to be hadst the Sumter M w.-?c
House, in the Masonic Temple building.
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