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o uti) con THE SUMTSB WATCHMAN, *?t?bliih?d April, I860. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TB UK SOUTHRON, Established June IS 66 Consolidated lng. 2S1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 23, 1901. New Series-Vol. XX. No. 2G Cjjf Mailman at?r ^Mjrr?i Publifltol Every Tffs?nsslay, -Bf JV. Gr. Osteeii) SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per anoum-io advance. ADTISTI81?IIT: Ooo Square first insertion.$1 00 Every subsequent insertion-. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private interests will be charged forasadvertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be eharged for. Extension of Tax Payment to March 1 Election of Senator-New Bilis Introduced. Columbia, Jan 16 -The senate was in session three hours yesterday, and spent more than half that time discusaiDg Mr Sheppard's bill relat iog to judicial officers . The house resolution extending the time for the .payment of taxes was passed, and the senate took the preliminary ballot for United States Senator-B R 'Tillman receiviog the vote of every senator present The house resolution to extend the time for the payment of taxes was teen taken up Mr Blakeoey moved to 8trik out the resolving words, and the motion was seconded by Mr Brice Mr Idierton spoke for several rainutes in favor of the extension, and there were a number of other expressions pro and con Finally the senate refused to strike out the resolving words by a vote of 19 to 13. as follows : Yeas-Appeit, Blakeney, Bowen. Brice, Douglas, Gaines, Glenn, Herndon, Henderson, Hough, Mc . Dermott, Stackhouse, Sullivan-13 Nays-Aldrich. Barnwell, Brown, Bean. Dennis. Goodwin,. Graber, braydon, Hay, Hydrick, Ilderton, Marshall, Mower, Ragsdale, Sarralt, Sheppard, Staniand, Tal bi rd-19. The house resolution was then adopted by practically the same vote NEW BILLS. The following new bills were in? troduced : By Mr Sheppard-Allowing a woman dower only in the real prop? erty of which her husband died seized in fee By Mr Brice-To create the spe? cial school district of Yorkviile in York county. By Mr Marshall-Authorizing and directing the comptroller general and State treasurer to ascertain and re port the amount of money loaned by | Joshua Fanning to the State of South Carolina during the year 1777, and whether the sum so loaned has ever been repaid to said Fanning, bis heir, executors, administrators or assigns By Mr Barnwell, by request-To amend the act providing for the in? crease and decrease of the capital stock of corporations in this State except railroad companies, etc. Senator Tillman Elected To Socceed Himself. Columbia. S. C., January 16. 1901 -Wheo tbe house assembled at noon yesterday aod when tbs preliminary business had been disposed of, the speaker called attention to the fact that this was the day and the boar set for the election of Uoited States senator to succeed Hon B R Tillman Representatives G anton, Seabrook aod Stroman were appointed tellers. The speaker then stated that nomi cations were io order. There was no response. After a paose tbe speaker stated tba: the balloting woold com? men?a witboot nominations. Mr Richards, of Kershaw, suggested that it would bs tn better taste to have nominations, and be placed the name of Hon B R Tillman before the house. At ibis lhere was a ripple of laoghter A nt m ber seconded the nomination. Tie first to vote for Senator Tillman was '.be representative from "Aoocr' soo," Mr Ashley. There were 120 votes last, of which number Mr Till? man received 120 Mr Dominick introduced a resolution provtditg that a committee of 6ve representatives aod two senators be appoiotel to wait upon the justices aod circuit jtriges and get their views opon increasing tbe number of judicial cir coi te frire 8 to 10 NEW BILLS. Among fee new bills yesterday were the followitg : Mr Se'ger-To provide tb&S tbe towo of Salida may subscribe $12 000 in bonds to binda and Johnson Rail? road. Mr Strom-To fix tbe time for the payment of te:es Mr Baooi-Regulating the ase of convict labor. j Mr Morgan-To amend tbe dispeo ! sary law aa to distilleries Mr Westoo-Providing that railroad ! sidetracks shall be returned for taxation. Mr Webb-To define rights of employes of mills, railroads, etc. Mr Fox-To iocreaae the pension appropriation to $150.000 j Mr F H. McMaster-To regulate i contracts betweeo employers and j employes ; also a bill to provide for sohools io factory towns Mr Cooper-To provide punishment for 'he manufacture and sale of certain firearms. Mr Jno P Thomas, Jr-To provide for an income tax Mr DaRant-To regulato the hiring of convicts. Mr Moses-To appropriate ?8.862 to buiid a steward's hall at the Sooth Carolina College. Mr Richardson-Relating to the entry on lands of another. Mr Galluchat-To exleod to all clashes of employes peoalties for viola? tion of labor cootr&ots. Election of Senator Tillman Ratified in Joint Session. Colombia, Jan 16.-The senate is j keeping up with its work, and ?he calendar wa6 cleared today. The two houses met io assembly at 12 o'clock to ratify the election cf Senator Tillman, bat this did cot take more than 15 mioutes. The judiciary committee made a favorable report on the resolution lookiog to the incorporation of the board of visitors of the Thorn well orphanage. Tho oommitte report on the bill to ratify thc amendments to the constitu? tion relating to municipal iodebtedoess, ?od the bill was read the first time by its first title. There was no unfavorable report in tbe bouse resolution as to an amendment of the constitution relating to tho jorisiictioo of magistrates. The house concurrent resolution to appoint a committee of ooo senator ace two representatives to consider the report of the code commissioner was referred to the oommittee on jadiciary Senator Graydon introduced a con? current resolution, which was adopted, calling on the attorney general to report at once what action, if any, he bas taken ic regard to tho fertilizar trust, as isstruoted by a bill passed at the last sessioo. The following are some of the new bills introduced : By Mr Gains-To provide for the running of public schools on a casb basis, and to provide for tuition fees. Referred to committee on education. By Mr Sheppard-Providing that tho same commissioners and managers of election for State and county officers abai! also serve io elections for members of congress Referred to committee on privileges and elections. By Mr Sullivan-To require county commissioners to show che nature of claims in tbeir published reports. Re ferred to jadiciary committee By Mr Stackbouse-To abolish fees and costs for clerks of courts and pro? vide salaries instead Referred to judiciary committee. By Mr Gains-To provide for the appointment of county dispensers. Referred to tbe judiciary oommittee. This bill places the selection of dispen? sers in tbebands of the grand jury. By Mr Gaines-To regulate the de livery of alcoholic liquors by oom moo carrier?. By Mr Manning-To regulate the width of tiree of vehicles aod to en? courage the use of broad tires. THE HOUSE. The boose was io sessioo ooly an hour Toe calendar was cleared aod quite a cumber of new bills were introduced The followiog are tbe more im portant of the new bills : By Mr Lever of Lexingtoo-Re? lating to working of childreo in cot too mills Mr Westoo of Richland-To au? thorize municipalities to biro crimi nais, convicted under their ordi? nances, to county authorities for road working, at a rate of 25 cents a day and keep Mr Weston introduced another bill to authorize the management of the penitentiary to hire convicts to coun? ty authorities for road working at a raf of $6 per month and keep The bill also prohibits the hiring of con? victs to individuals. Mr McLaughlin of Orageburg To make the rate of interest in this State T per cent Mr West of Spartanburg-To pro vide that dispensary profits of a couoty go to public schools Mr Strom-To limit the pay of members of tbe general assembly to 30 days Mr Kibler of Newberry-To creatR ttie office cf banking and insurance ! commissioner j Mr McCali of Darlington-To re I peal lien law I Mr de Loach of York-To sell the Reid aod DeSaussure farms A bill which is liable to cause con- I siderable debate was introduced by j Mr Joba McMaster of Richland yes? terday. Its object is to allow damages against telegraph companies doing business in the State, for mental anguish or suffering, even in the absence of bodily injury, caused by negligence in receiving, transmitting or delivering messages. Slr Webb of Aiken has introduced in tbe house a bil! granting additional rights and remedies to the employes I of any cotton manufactory, street j railway company or telephone com j pany The bill provides : Section 1 Every employee of any cotton manufactory, street railway or telephone company shall have the same rights and remedies for any in? juries suffered by him from the acts j or omissions of said corporation or : its employes as are allowed by law to other persons not employes, when the injury results from the negligence i of a superior agent or officer or of a person having a right to control or j direct the services of a party injured and also when the injury results from the negligence of a fellow servant ? engaged io another department of j labor from that of the party iojured i or a fellow servaot 6n another train of cars or one engaged about a differ eot force of work. Knowledge by aoy employe io? jured of the defective or uosafe character or condition of aoy machi oery, ways or appliaoces shall be DO defeoco to ao action for injury caused thereby, except as to cooductors or engineers in charge of dangerous or unsafe cars or eogioes voIuDtarily operated by them When deaths eosue8 from any injury to employe the legal or personal representatives of the person injured shall have the same rights and remedies as are allowed by law to such representa? tives of other persons Any contract or agreement expressed or implied, made by any employe to waive the benefit of this section shall be nuil and void, and this section shall not be constructed to deprive any em? ploye of a cotton manufactory, street railway company or telegraph com? pany or his legal or personal repre sentative of . any remedy or right that he now has by the law of the land. Columbia, 3. C , January 18, 1901 -The senate met at ll o'clock yester day and io thc home intervening before the inauguration at 12 o'clock tho routine business was transacted and several new bills were introduced No bosi was transacted after the inauguration. SECOND READING BILLS. The following bills passed their sec? ond reading ; Mr Graber's bill relating to landlord and teoaot Mr Stanlaod's bill to abolish the summer term of court in Dorchester county. Mr Barawell's bill providing for renewing tb<3 characters of corporations, oxcept railroad corporations, etc, incor porated by special acts, whose charters have not yet expired. Mr Marshall's bill to ratify tbe amendment to the constitution relating to municipal bonded indebtedness. NEW BILLS. The following are the new bills in? troduced : By Mr Dennis-To amend section 1087 of thc general statutes relating to damages caused by defective highways, causeways or bridges By Mr Appelt-To plac9 the clerk of oourt of Clarendon County on a salary instead of allowing bim fees. Also a bill to authorixe tbe treasurer of Ciar eodoo County to pay certain claims By Mr Barnwell, by request-To amend the act providing for renewing the oharter of ferries. THE INAUGURATION. At 12 o'clock tbs senate went over to the bouse to ait io joint assembly to witness the inauguration of the govern? or and lieutenant governor. The exercises occupied about 40 minutes The full acoooot is given elsewhere After Co! Tillman had taken the oath of effioe Mr Scarborough, the retiring lieutenant governor, removed his robe of office and helped to adjust it about the shoulders of hi9 euccessor. There i wa<> bandclapping in all parte of the hall as the new lieutenant governor faced the assembly and took the gavel Col Tillmao formally announced that | tbe busiocsss for which the joiot aesem- | bly had convened having been transact, ed the joint aasembly was dissolved, and the senate retarded to its chamber After a short address by the presi? dent Mr Henderson offered the following resolution, which was second? ed hy Senator Mower aod others and adopted by a rising vote : "Resolved, That the thanks of the j seoatc are dus aod are herby tendered to the Hoo R. B. Scarborough, our rehiring presidio? officer, for ht* j uniform ktodneHg. firmness r;nd i urbanity in the discharge of his arduous ! duties." Ol motion of Mr Sheppard the ! satiate then adjourned to me-.:r at 11 o'clock : hip moroiog _ I CARELESS DRIVING TO j BE STOPPED. The houee yesterday killed two bills and gave six others their second read- j ing. The day wao spent in work, ont side of the interruptions incident to tb inauguration. A number of oew members mad ' their maiden speeches and aoquittei j themselves with credit, among thea ! being Messrs Fraser and McLeod o Sumter, Logan of Charleston, Gastoi of Chester and Mauldin of Piokens There was a spirited debate over M Tatum's bill to prevent reckless driving on the highways. The bill passed seo ood reading. There was a fight on Mr Anil's bil to empower school trustees to say wba number of hours school shalt be i? session, provided the number of houri shall not exceed seven a day ic winter and eight hours a day in spring ant summer. The bill was indefinitely postponed. The following bills passed seconc reading without debate : Mr Butler-To empower and requin oounty commissioners of Cherokee t< build a bridge across Broad river. Mr Baoot-To amend spctioo ll o the code of civil procedure of thia Stat? relating to the jurisdiction of the su? preme court, Mr W. J. Thomas-To exemp Hampton coonty from the provisions o the act of 1899 providing salaries foi clerks of courts io certain counties. Among the bills which yesterday received unfavorable reports was th* one by Mr Wells to make attempt t( ravish punishable by death penalty : Mr Durant's relating to the hiring oi conviots ; Mr Dorroh, as affects regis tration of legal instruments ; aod oe Mr F. H McMaster's bill to require cotton mills to build, maintain and equip schools for obildren of operatives. At the author's request this bill wai recommitted to be considered in con section with other matters of kindred nature. NEW BILLS. Mr DeLoaoh-A joint resolution proposing amendments to constitution providing for biennial sessions. Mr F H McMa8ter-To regulate the employment of minors in factories and mines. Also a bill to require life insurance companies doing business in this State oo a reserve plan to invest that reserve on policies issued m this State in secondes io this State. Also a bill to further regulate life iosoraoce companies io this State. Mr Deao-To provide for marriage licenses. Mr Dunbar-To require all children between ages of 7 and 12 to attend school. Mr Prince-To authorize the hiring out of all convicts except those under sentence for rape. Mr Crom-To divide counties into road working districts. Columbia, Jan 18.-The senate was in session barely an hour today, and when adjournment was had the bour oi reassembling was fixed for 8 o'olock Monday night. Only routine busioese was transacted, everything that would evuke discussion being passed over or made the special order for foture days. Notwithstanding the apparently small amooot of work that has been done by the senate io its sessions so far, the vari?os committees are bosy every daj aod the real work of the legislature ia progressing. The foliowiog oew bills were intro? duced : By Mr Staclaod-To provide for the establishment of obain ganges in incor? porated cities, towns and villages sito ated io oouoties that h&ive oo county ehatngaog By Mr Mower-To provide a mode for the amendment of charters of cor? porations heretofore or hereafter grant? ed By Mr Herndon-To regulate the granting of pardons. By Mr Dean-To amend the iaw relating to insurance companies At present insurance companies are re? quired to put up a oasb deposit of ?20,000 Before doing business This bili provides that a certificate from the eouoty auditor showing that the oom pany bas assets to the amount of j $20,000, above its liabilities, will be j sufficient. By Mr \Manning-To regulate the ! bonds of county officers. Mr Henderson presented a petition from the State Agricultural and Mechanical society endorsing the Char? leston exposition and urging the appro? priation asked for. ; THE HOUSE. The house of representatives today at 12 o'ciook adjourned until Monday night at 8 o'clock A number ?f bills passed second reading yesterday, and some were kill? ed, amoog them Mr McMaster's State bacteriologist bill. Mr McMaster's bill relative to liabil? ity of textile mills, railroad, telegraph compaoics, etc. to the employes was reported favorably with ao amendment striking out 'Textile miils" wherever it occurs in the bill. There was .> favorable report on Mr Jno P Thoma?7 bill to provide expert supervision for public schools. The minority submitted au unfavorable report There RSS a favorable report on the two biiis to provide for taxation of dogs. _i. Uofavorable reports were made OB Mr McLaughlin's biil to reduce tbe rate of interest ; and on Mr McCall's bill to repeal the lien law. An uofavorable report was made on Mr Gallaohai's bili relating to labor contract** Mr Gunter's bill relative to the division of dispensary profits was reported favorably with amendments, the principal one being that monthly settlements instead of quarterly be made with oouoty and city authorities. Nor tn Carolina Mill Men Sign Agreement. Charlotte, N. C., Jan 16.-Sixty North Carolina mill owners, said to represent over 100 cotton mills, met io Greensboro, N. C , today and consider? ed tb? questions of reduction of hours and chiid labor. An "agreement and petition" was signed by forty of those in attendance and it was decided to cir? culate it among all the mill owners of North Carolina for their approval. It provides that taking effect March 1, 1901, one week's work shall not exceed 66 hours ; no child less tban 12 years old shall work in a cotton mill during a school term ; provided this shall not apply to children of widows or physically disabled parents ; that 10 years shail be the lowest limit at which children may be worked ; all will pro mote the education of the working people ; cn the basis of these agree? ments of the cotton mill owners petition thc legislature n<H to pass any iaboriaWd at this session. A QUEER DAMAGE SUIT. Birmiogbam, Ala., Jan. 15-B F. Perkins has entered a suit of unusual character against the Western UnioD Telegraph Company He was io the company's telegraph office at Killebrew's reek quarry, La? mar county, last spring during the pro? gress of a thunder and lisbtoing storm A boit of lightning siruck the telegraph instruments in thc room and be was severely shooked. He was partially paralyzed for some time and uoable to work. He lays his damages at {5,000 McKinley is Improving. Washington, Jan 15-The president passed a good oight. He is daily gain? ing strength aod everything points to a speedy recovery. He ?3 attending tc more business than at any time since bis illness, but he docs not expect to go into his effioe for several days yet. - .it- mm Magaars Coming South. Danielson, Conn, January 14 -The Tribe of Magaars, who lauded in Boston some weeks ago en route from Russia to the Southern States, have reached this town and last night encamped in the fields, sleeping on the snow covered ground They are in the utmost destitution and have caused consternation among house? holders by tbeir persistent and some times threatening begging. PATTERSON MURDERERS Patterson, N. J , Jan 15.-Mac Alestor, Campbell and Death, the three men on trial for the murder of Jennie Bossenieter, showed, when brought into court today, that they bad had a sleepless night following the terrible disclosures made by the witnesses during the first day's pro? ceedings in the court. It i> not yet definitely known whether George Kerr, who was jointly indicted with the other prisoners, but who was granted a separate trial, will be called as ? witness for the State. The principal evidence yet to be introduced by the State is to be given by the county physicians and experts to prove the cause of death and to prove that Jennie Bosschieter was criminally assaulted before her death, and that it was through assault that her death was brought. Humane Society Asks Con? gress to Protect Horses. Bostoo, Jan 17-The directors of the American Humane Educational Sooiety aod Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Aoimals have vote? to petition congress to rake measures to preveot the farther ship ment cf American horses and mules for use by the British army in Souto Africa, in consideration of the terrible pufferies for American horses and mules chipped from Amerioao ports for use by tbs British array iu South Africa ARMY BILL HAS BEEN PASSED. Senator McLaurin Deserted His Party and Voted With Republicana Washington, Jan 18 -Just before 6 o'clock this evening the sonate finally disposed of the army reorgasi tion bili. The measure baring origi? nated in the senate, the final ques? tion was not upon its passage, but upon agreeing to the senate amend? ments They were agreed to by a vote of 43 to 23 While the party lines were drawn on the measure, four Democrats voted for it-Senators Lindsay of Kentucky, McLaurin of South Carolina, Morgan of Alabama and Sullivan of Mississippi, Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, who was detained at his home by illness, was paired against the bill with Senator Spooner of Wisconsin The bill bas occupied practically the entire attention of the senate since the third day of January, when it was made the unfinished business. ~ While the opposition to it at ali stages was vigorous it was never bitter. Num?reos amendments were made to it, but io general the com? mittee was sustained and the meas* sure, with the exception of the elimi? nation of the canteen clause, is not widely different from that reported to the seoate A determined effort to amend the bill tc provide against the sale of liquor in the Philippines and to pro? hibit the importation of any kind of intoxicants into the islands was de? feated Every effort to prevent the increase in the strength of the army was de? feated by a decisive majority. Three Girls Missing in New Orleans. New Orleans, Jan 15.-The police have been asked to find Rita and Mary Holzer aged 16 and 18, and their infant sister. The two girls left home with the child on Sunday to visit relatives They never reach? ed the residence of the relatives and have not since been seen or beard of. The kidnapping theory has been advanced to account for their disap? pearance CAUSED BY JEALOUSY. Thomasonville Boy Said to Be Murdered by His Ri^aL Thomas vii?e. Ga, Jan 15 -Three-" weeks ago Emmet tSimms, a stndeGt of the business college, was assassinated at night as he was returning from a calf* upon a yoong lady. This afternoon William Doss, a yoong lawyer, was-' arrested oe a charge of having commit-" ted the crime, upoo a warrant sworn ont by the father of Simms. Doss is the son of the sheriff of the oounty. It appears, from the statement of the elder Simms, that yooog Doss was in love with tbe lady upon whom Emmett Simms was calling, and that there was* jealously between them. Simms charges that in consequence of Ibis jeabusly his son was waylaid aod shot to death. A Negro Rapist Barned Leavenworth, Kas, Jao 15-Fred Alexander, thc negro who Saurday eveniog attempted to assault Miss Eva Rothes and who was sopposed to bave assaulted and killed Pearl Forbes in this city in November last, wae taken from the sheriff's guard by a mob to? day and bumed at the stake at the scene of bis crime, baif a dozen blocks from the oeorre of thc city. Probably 8,000 per.ple witnessed the lynching. mm? i ? ???? mimm West Point in Disgrace. West Poiot. N Y., Jan 16 -The congressional investigation committee ' today got down to the bottom of the k&ziog practiced at the academy daring the last four years aod tbe inquiry will be fiajsbed before tbe eod of toe week. Cadet* Mabaffey, Doekery and Pe^ram were examioed today very vigorously by Congressmen Wanger, Driggs, Smith and Clayton. Gen Dick, of Ohio, questioned them io bis quiet, suave ma&nor, and theo let loose his torrents of scathing sarcasm, making every witness wince. All three witness left ia a worst state of mind and body than if they had j ust bern compelled to go through the entire curriculum of hazing. POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROV*L BAKIHO POWDER CO., NEW YORK.