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THE NEXT CONGRESS Will Pass on South Carolina Franchise Law. Washington, Feb. 26.-The com raitte on elections of President, Vice President and members of congress to-day heard further argument in the alleged South Carolina election frauds. Dr. Sampson Pope, independent candidate for governor, took the stand Dr. Pope characterized as a great fraud the constitution conven? tion, and reviewed at length the cir? cumstances attending it Uneasy for fear that the Conservative element of the State would join the Republicans and form a just Constitution, he said, tue Democratic leaders, Sena tor Tillman and others, entered into a most damnable agreement The scheme to which they bound them? selves and their followers provided, among other things, that no white mao should be disfranchised except for crime ; that the whites should be insured supremacy, and the Constitu? tion-when adopted should not be sub? mitted to the people. He had gone into the courts and endeavored to stop the election of delegates to the convention, but bad been unsuccess? ful; South Carolina, he said, was out in tbe cold, so far as representation in congress was concerned It was ad? mitted to the Union provided that it did not change the Constitution of 1868, which was approved by con? gress. The legislature of the State had broken faith long ago, and, as a matter of fact, no senator or repre- ? 8entative, Democrat or Republican, bad a right to sit in the national leg islatnre Further, when the present Constitution was adopted, it was j never submitted to the people for j ratification, those framing it never ? took the oath and a number of them j beld other offices under the State government The provisions of the Constitution were violated in each instance. The result was that thou? sands were debarred from suffrage These were facts, and if the commit? tee would go to South Carolina and take testimony, or send for persons and papers, it could easily get at the facts. It was an important matter and one which congress should look into. Mr. Corliss (Rep ) of Michigan said that tbe memorials presented by Mr Murray, and which were the subject of the bearing, were address? ed "to tbe congress of the United States/' and asked Dr. Pope if be thought, nuder these circumstances, - tbe inquiry should not be joint, tbe senate participating. Dr. Pope re? plied that he thought a joint inquiry would have been bette-. .Mr. Curtis (Rep ) of New York, chairman of the committe, said that this was an important question, and be would like Dr. Pope to submit his views on it folly Replying, Dr. Pepe said that each house was the judge of the election of its members The Constitution guaranteed a republican form of gov? ernment to each State. If South Carolina did not have such a form of government it had no right to repre? sentation. The house committee, he thought, could act independently, but individually he favored a joint in? vestiga .ion. The quest on, as far as he knew, bad never beer, advauced before The committee should not look for precedente, but should blaze a way for itself Reference was made to the fact that Massachusetts bad an educa? tional provision regarding tbe right of suffrage in its Constitution. Dr. Pope said that this was so, but it applied to those/coming *of age and those entering the State and not those entitled to vote when it was enacted. The right to suffrage, once given, became a vested right, and a citizen conld not be divested of such j a right except for crime This, in! itself was an important matter to be considered in connection with the new Constitution of South Carolina Replying to a question by Mr. Tal? bert (Dem.) of Sooth Carolina as to the part be took in certain legislation in the State, he said that it was en? acted before he became a member of the legislature. He added that the scales bad fallen from his eyes, he was now a protectionist and an out spoken Republican, he only regretted that he had not joined this party 12 years ago. He was in it now to stay and would work to convert the peo? ple his State He even hoped to convert his friend, Mr. Talbert. Mr Sails said that the Democratic governor, and not the legislature, had decided that the Constitution should not be submitted to the peo? ple. Mr Wilson replid that the old law did not declare that a new Constitu? tion should be submitted to the peo? ple. It only provided that amend? ments to the Constitution should be submitted. Dr Pope, in the course of the bearing, secured from Mr Wilson an admission that he (Pope) had a right to contest the election, and then de? clared that he had been unable to prevail upon any member of the leg? islature to present his contest, and when the speaker had been induced to submit it the assembly bad voted it down. The committee then went into ex? ecutive session and decided to sub? mit tbe facts gathered by them to the ! house with the recommendation that ! the whole matter be referred to the i next congress In view of its im portance, it deemed unwise at this j late stage of the session to uudertake j the inquiry POPE SETTLED IT. Washington. February 26 -It is now certain that the Murray investiga? tion resolution bas been put to sleep by the committee on election of President and Vice President The hearing be fore that committee commenced yes? terday, was continued to-day, and the result is that the favorable report al? ready signed will be thrown a?de as so much waste paper The change of the committee bas been brought abont by the able and comprehensive manner io which Representatives Wilson, Tal? bert and Stokes have presented the case. Instead of accepting the report prepared by Mr. Atwood, a new sub? committee has beeo appointed to draw a new report, aod Representative Mitchell, of New York, has been as? signed the task A majority of the committee are now of the opioion that the present Con? gress has no right to make the proposed investigation aod report to a future Congress, even if their were sufficient time during the present session. The committee beli?ve all the facts can be brought out io the contested election cases of which notices have beeo given Representative Talbert enlivened the proceedings of the committee again to? day by discrediting Dr. Pope before the committee. Dr. Pope was endeavor? ing to support the Murray resolution, and a majority of the committee were j uoder the impression that tbesleek look? ing doctor had been a life-long Repub? lican He was shattering the confined atmosphere of the narrow and poorly ventilated room with his violent ar? raignment of the Democratic party in j Souih Carolina The basement of the Capitol resounded with the Doctor's impassioned flood of invectives hurled with tremendous force 2gainst the wick edness of the Democracy of hie State. Ile was just reaching a point where he was beginniog tc interest and perhaps impress the committee, wheo Reprer sentattve Talbert asked the excited Doctor if he was a member of the Con? stitutional Convention against which he inveighed so bitterly. Dr. Pope reluctantly admitted that he was "Were you not then regarded as a Democrat ?" continued Mr. Talbert. "Yes, I was," replied the confused Doctor ; but the scales have fallen from my eyes," be added. "Well, I just want the members of this committee to know the true politi? cal character of this mao/' said Mr. Talbert **He has been a u.emberof? every party that was ever organized in j the State, aod be was eventually thrown out of all of them, so that he made an unsuccessful run for Governor last fall on an Independent ticket/' This brief, but scathing, summing up of Dr. Pope's political status com? pletely discredited him in the estimation of the committee, and bis remarks were of no practical value to the Murray res? olution. The committee then went into execu? tive session, and decided to submit the facts gathered by them to the House, with the recommendation that the whole matter be referred to the next Congress In view of its importance it was deemed unwise at this late day of the session to undertake the inquiry-News and Cou? rier. AFRAID OP THE DAUNT? LESS. Not Allowed to Go to Sea With Naval Officers Aboard? Washington, Feb. 26 -Tho alleged filibustering steamer Dauntless, in whose behalf suit was filed yesterday against the collector of customs at Jacksonville, declined to accept the conditions imposed by the treasury de partment for her departure from that port, and as a result was not permitted to leave. It is learned at the treasury department that permission was asked by the owners of the Dauntless, then in the custody of the collector, to per? mit the vessel to proceed on a wrecking expedition to Fernandina. Fla. The suggestion was made by the Dauntless people that an officer of the Federal government accompany the steamer as custodian. The treasury department granted the permission, imposing, how? ever, :be further condition that affida I vi ts should be furnished that there was no intention to violate the navigation and neutrality laws. But the owners of the Dauntless declined to make the sworn statements and the steamer was obiiged to remain at Jacksonville. A renewal of the application for per? mission to allow the Dauntless to pro? ceed from Jacksonville to Ferdnandina without conditions other than the pres? ence of a Federal efficer on board was made TO the treasury department to-day. It is unlikely that the department will chango thc first decision It is sus? pected that a combination of filibuster? ing expedition is being planned. Tho Bermuda was reported to have left .Ber? muda tor Fernandina several days ai;o. and the officers of the revenue patrol arc on the lookout for her. As Fer wandina is also the proposed destination of toe Dauntless tho department nffi cials think there is good ground for proceeding with the utmost care io deal? ing with the steamers suspected of be? ing engaged io filibustering operations, i The War in Crete. Otr.pa.Fcib 26-Mon of the for i eign warships that were lying io tbe [ harbor here have left aod gone to Suda Bay. where there is a better anchorage than here. It is likely, however, that their presence here will again be re? quired, as ?he situation bas become more critical than ever before, and it would not be surprising if a coDfiict sfrould occur. In one respect the in? terposition of ths powers bas had a bad effect, io thai it ha? led the Moslems to believe that Europe is back of them io their combat with the Christians As a result there are this afternoon 8,000 Moslem fighting men, besides the Turkish soldiers, all heavily armed, parading the streets of the city and demanding tbe blood of the Christian dogs who have dared to question the rights of the Turks to rule them. The combined forces that have been landed by the several powers numbered only 800 men, and it' is believed that with? out the aid of the warships they would prove of no avail in preserving order in the city. The popular passion has been added to by Ishmael Pasha, the acting gov? ernor, who bas circulated false stories to the effect that the Greek troops are mutilating Moslem children. The governor knows these stories to be un true and apparently his only object is to create among the Moslems deeper hatred of the Christaios and to further excite the desire for revenge. He is carrying matters with a high band an it is likely that the powers will have to check bis ardor in behalf of the Turks. Accompacied by an armed body of Turks he left Candia to-day and oc? cupied strategic positions in the vici? nity of the city from which he attacked the Christians, causing serious losses to them. The commanders of the war? ships remaining in the harbor protest? ed to the governor against breaking the armistice, but the protest wa* unheeded. The admirals commanding the foreign fleets have been notified of Ishmael's action and there is much speculation as to the course they will pursue. RUMORS OF A BREAK. Athens,Feb. 25.-The popular indig? nation against the great powers shows no sign of waning, and if the people had their way they would fight with arms in their bands the combined forces of Europe io defense of their right to protect the Christians in Crete. It is not alone among the people that this feeling prevails Parliamentary and official opinion strongly favors resis? tance to the demands of the powers. The joint note addressed to tbe Greek government has not yet been delivered and the delay is unexplained Only the Russian, Austrian and German ministers have been instructed by their governments concerning the notice. It is reported that two of the powers have withdrawn from the concert. If this is true it will leave matters io statu quo, and will break up the concert, the concert, the efforts of which have been directed to overawing Greece by threats. ? Coercion of Greece Russian Orders Greek Troops Withdrawn From Crete. Berlin, Feb. 27.-Tbe news agency dispatch from Sr.. Petersburg published io tbe London and continental news? papers yesterday purporting to describe Russia's attitude on the Creation ques? tion and asserting that the Rosian gov? ernment bad ordered Greece to reoall ber troops from Crete within thre* days is now koowo to be authentic, though its cublicao bas been belated. A similar proposal issued by the St. Petersburg government reached the foreign offi? cers of Germany and the other powers early in the week and it is now said upon unquestionable authority that it met with remonstrance from England, FrancG and Italy, but was assented to by Germany and Austria. This propo sal by Russia and the real importunce of the communication lies in the fact that Russia is determined upon a policy of speedy and decisive coercion of Greece by force of arms and that the northern empire is ready to apply fiuch measures with or without the coopera? tion of the powers. The actual state of tbe case is that Russia agreed to delay action for three days only upon the strength of repre? sentations from the British and French governments that time ought lo be ac? corded to the Greek government in which to consider its position. The impetuous initiative taken by Russia bas certainly accelerated the negotia? tions among the powers, which are now turning mainly toward a procedure of coercion. Official advices which have been recived here from Athens have caused the conviction that the fleets of the allied powers must rn^ke their ap? pearance io thc Piraeus before the king of the Hellenes will yield to the will of the concerted governments and that his Bubmiff-icn will certainly be accom? panied by the resignation of the Greek cabinet and prob? ably by thc abdication of the Greek monarch. A semi official article in the Pcsther-Lloyd conveys tho idea thar the Austro-Hungarian government, al? though now following thc lead of Rus? sia and Germany, is very much averse to Russia's style cf initiative as affirming her ri^ht to be regarde! as the leading O' O T power in the Ralkans. In official circles in Berlin, however, Russia's haste in the matter is attribut ed to the movements which have been made by Servia and Bulgaria toward an offensive alliance against Turkey King Alexander of Servia will star! i from Belgrade for Sofia to-morrow io confer with Prince Ferdinand of Bul? garia upon the situation, and, accord? ing to a dispatch published in the ! governments of Bulgaria and Servia have demanded from the porte an ex? planation of the mashing of Turkish troops upon the frontier of those states. - - ??.?? Protest of Greek Made With "The Force of a Greek Nation" Against Wrong. Athens, March 1.-After a recess that called forth the protest of the op? position, the boule, the siogle parlia? mentary chamber of Greece, met to? day. Nearly all of the members were present and the gallery of the chamber was filled with visitors, all eager to listen to further authoritative state? ments of the government's position io regard to Crete and the powers. There was an air of suppressed excitement and all the patriotic references of the speakers were applauded. Prime Minister Delyannis announced that he had received positive informa? tion that the fighting at Akrotiri, which had induced the bombardment of the Christians' position by the foreign war? ships, was provoked by the Turks. M. Delyannis denounced the bom? bardment of the Christians as savage, impious and unjust. He said that the blockade of Crete was inexplicable from the view point of international law. He further said that he was convinced that the admirals had acted without in? structions In conclusion M. Delyannis said : "We are a small nation and cannot prevent such ac's, but wc protest against them with the force of a great nation. We know that all great peo? ples are with us.'' The prime minister was cheered again and again as he took his seat. A dispatch received here to-day states the insurgents have captured the town of Kandamos, but gives no de? tails of the engagement. GIVEN HER OWN TIME. Athens, March 1.-The ultimatum served upon the Greek government by the powers insisting upon the with? drawal of the Greek army of occupa? tion from Crete and the recall of the Greek war vessels from Cretan waters, does not specify any date upon which the evacuation must be accomplished, but leaves the time opeo to the conve? nience of Greece in completing the necessary arrangmenta. Good Thing for Mr. Howell. Washington, March 1.-Mr. A. M Howell of South Carolina has been, upon the recommendation of Dr. C. W. Dabney, assistant secretary of agricul? ture, appointed tobacco expert io the of? fice of minister of mines and agriculture of New South Wales, Australia. Mr Howell has had practical ex? perience in farming in his native State for .many years, including especially the raising of cotton and tabacco, and for a considerable number of years past has added to the position of farmer that of journalist, his first work in this capacity having been for The News and Courier of Charleston. He has also served as editor of the Greenville Daily News and of The Cotton Plant. Mr. Daboey's recommendation was made in response to a request of the government of New South Wales that the department of agriculture should send them a tobacco expert. Taxes will be higher this year. They are getting almost unbearable. The large appropriations will have to be shaved down, and the creation of new offices must be adandoned, cr things will get in such shape that after awhile we can't pay them at all -Wateree Messenger. New York. Feb. 27.-Charles Par? sons, president of the South Carolina Railroad company, when seen to-day would neither deny nor confirm the dis? patch from Augusta, Ga., that this road had acquired the Augusta South? ern railroad. Lincoln, Neb , F eb. 27.-The ex State treasurer, Jos. Bartley, is to? night nominally in the custody of the sheriff with a possibility of going to jail in the event of his inability to se? cure bail Decisive action in the sbort abes of the ex-treasurer, aggregating half a million dollars, was taken to-day by Attorney General Smyth, who swore out a warrant in the county court, charging him with embezzlement of State funds in the sum of ?537,762 Charlotte. N. C., Feb. 27.-Dr. J. Kinyoun, past assistant surgeon, was in the city to-night cn route from Washington to Habana, where he had been sent, to inspect quarantine condi? tion, and he wi'! report at once to Sur ! geon Wyman. There arc 5,OOO cases I of smallpox in Habana There were j 100 deaths last week. TT i Dr. Lawrence was m a cemetary ; ; at Pymouth thc other day, when he saw 'in old man weeping over a tombstone. "Have you lost a dear relativer' be asked with 6yropatqy. | "No," said the man, pointing to the inscription, that said "Here lies al lawyer and an honest man,'' ' but I was wondering how they came to j lav two poor fellwa in one grave." -Ex. Calling a Spade a Spade. Tillman Stirs the Senate by Denouncing the Armor Plate Frauds. Washington, March 1.-Senator Tillman created a decided sesation in j the Senate to night when he attacked ? the navai appropriation bill and de- : nounced the Armor plate frauds in the mest bitter manner . . j The naval bill was under consider j ation and the pending amendment j was to reduce the cost of armor for j three ships to $3.000,000. Mr. Hawley was opposed to the | amendment and spoke of vexations j encountered by manufacturers in j doing work for the government. Senator Tillman of South Carolina then provoked a turbulent scene j when he charged that the armor plate j manufacturers had their paid agents j in that body who were robbing the , government. The charge was re- ? sented by Senator Hawley' of Con? necticut, whereupon Mr. Tillman re? plied that "the galled jade winces," and it looked for a time as though a personal conflict was imminent, until Mr. Hawley was escorted to the cloak room. "Although a member of this Naval CornmitUee,-* began Mr. Tillman, who followed Mr. Elkins, "and al? though I have given as much time to this question as I could spare from my other duties, I a1h not able to give the Senator as much information j as he wants. "Bet I am able to say," he added with emphasis, "that no recent ex? penditure fo the government has been so reeking with fraud and so | disgraceful to those connected with i it.7' ? When Secretary Whitney made the j firpt contracts for armor plate it was ! understood that those enormous ; prices were to be paid only for a time j and on acconnt of the great expend- ! kure necessary to build an armor plate plant. Then coming to the armor plate question, he said: "Instead of us controlling the monpolies, the mono? polies have this Senate in their vicious pocket." Senator Hawley at this charge half rose from his chair as though he would interpose an ob? jection, then changed his mind and sank back "I would hate to say, or even in? sinuate," Mr. Tillman continued, twirling his glasses in his hand, "that these armor plate manufacturers have their paid agents in this Senate ,s Then Mr. Hawley rose, beginning: "Does the Senator dare ?"-" Mr. Tillman took the words from his mouth "I dare to say," he shouted, "that so far as I can see there are things here that can be ex? plained on no other theory." "If the Senator dares to say, or even to insinuate, such a disgraceful thing, he says what is untrue and what is unworthy of a gentleman," Mr. Hawley replied very deliberately and emphatically. The galleries were crowded and at this exchange of charges a deep hush 8ucceded their buzzing. Senator Tillman was unruffled Ile thrust a hand in his trousers' pocket noncha lentiy and looking over to Senator Hawley coolly returned : "To that I can oniy say it is the galled jade that winces." Senator Hawley turned pale and trembled visibly. "If the Senator applies that to me, I have a sufficient answer," he said angrily. Two or three other Senators gath? ered around Senator Hawley, en? deavoring apparently to calm bim Finally he walked with them into the cloak room, while Senator Tillman continued his speech. "I don't want to say anything harsh," he said ; "God knows I've got enough vitriol in me now." Going on with the subject of armor plate, he said he could see no expia nation for the ctate of affairs, except that the manufacturers had their friends in the Senate chamber There was proof that the government was to be looted to the extent of two or three millions, yet Senators said: "We can't help it." The trusts had the government down and their hands in its pockets, yet if any one opposed them, if any one proposed that the government do its own work, make its own armor plate, Senators were quick to bring out the awful spectre of socialism, said-Mr. Tilllman. "The country's eyes are on us We are already disgraced because we do not hasten to do the bidding of Wall street fast enough. The jouch of the button between Wall street and the Senate seems to have been broken somewhat lately and so the metropolitan press is set upon us to whip us into line " He continued to lecture the Senate, saying he had no doubt the proposi? tion would go through. The ('handler amendment reducing the price of armor plate to $300 a ton was adopted without a division Then another amendment proposed by Mr Pettigrew to reduce the total ot* contracts, was lost, by a vote of 2G to 30. The amendment authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to establish a a government armor plate factory at a cost of $1,500,000, if he failed to make contracts, was lost, by a vote of 2 j to 30. The uaval bill was passed at just midnight, and although Mr. Chandler tried to call up the international monetary conference bill, the Senate ; adjourned. Bryan in New York. i _ He Makes a Red Hot After Luncheon Silver Speech. i New York, Feb. 27 -A compli iTientry luncheon wa3 given at Hotel Bartholdi to-day to Wm J. Bryan. Ellett Danforth. chairman of the Slate Democratic committee, presid? ed, and in responding to the address of welcome of Mr. Danforth, Mr. Bryan made a red hot speech, en? couraging the bimetallists and de? claring that the free silver ?ght must go on. He said, in part : "I have never lost the opportunity since the election to assure those who labored for free coinage here, that we, who in the west and south have more of local victory to rejoice over, re? cognize the valor wjth which you made the fight. I do not know of any Democrat or free silver Republi? can or Populi8twho deserves more credit than those who made the fight in New York city, whicb is the centre of the gold influence of the Uniied States. '"I appreciate the work which you have done and the moral courage which it bas required, and when the history of those years is written the taxtman will have to say that there were heroes in those days, and that New York, New England and the eastern States furnished their share of those heroes. "I want to say to those who have fought that the fight is not done I have found a great many who had not been with us before election day, or on election day, who have come to us since the election. If your ex? perience has been the same as mine, you will find that there has been a profound disappointment among many who were led to believe that the maintenance of the gold standaid or the positive declaration that it would restore confidence, revive business and bring back prosperity. This has I not been the result. I "The gold standard is doing now ?just what it has alwas done. It is helping those who own money and hurting those who are producing wealth. "I want to say that the agitation will go on until every American citizen understands the money question, and then, we want them to vote on it and settle it. But I don't believe any question can be settled through the intimidation practiced through money lenders aud employers Men must be free. They must have the right heart, and I believe the question can? not be settled until the verdict is that ; of the right heart, and not of the j body bent down under the lash I . appreciate the opportunity to be with i the bimetallists of New York, and I I shall be glad to bring back the news that the bimetallists of New York j are not ashamed of the fight they i made " One of Josh Billing's maxims : "Rise early, work hard and late ; live on what you can't sell ; $ ive nothing away ; and if you don't die rich and go to the devil, you may sue me for damages." It begins to look as if the legieU'ure ' is determined to spend five sixths of the j amount in discussing schools and ap j propriations therefor. If the amount of I money consumed in talking schools to the legislature could be applieo TO I teachers salaries, we would have longer ' terms.-Spartanburg Herald. Nervous Prostration Cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Prolonged derangement of the nervous system not only affects the brain and men? tal powers, but develops disease in some of the vital organs. The most dangerous of ! these indirect results is when thc heart is ! affected. This was the case of the Rev. N. ? F. Surface, Fawn River, Mich., who writes I under date of Feb. 14, I?55: ! "Fourteen years ago I had a slight stroke of ! paralysis. Overwork brought on nervous : prostration. I was exceedingly nervous and the exertion cf public speaking caused heart palpitation that threatened my life. I used two bettles of Vr. Miles' New [fSarfi Cure for my : cart troul le, and two or Dr. Miles' Restorative Nv : vine for my nervous? ness and feel better than I ever expected to feel again. I cari speak for hours without tiring or having my heart flutter as it> for? merly did, and I have you to thank that I am alive today." On sale by all druggists. Dr. Miles' Book on ?eari and Nervous Disorders FREE by mail. Pr Miks Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. 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