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ME I TILLMAN PROVED k FALSIFIER. Snator Frye and Speaker Hender? se? of the ?. S. Senate, and li. S. House of Representatives, SHOW BY THE RECORD THAT THEY GAVE OPINIONS EXACTLY CONTRARY TO THOSE IM? PUTED TO THEM BY "JIU" TILL? MAN. From The State. The following appeared in the "Cap? itol Chat' column of the Washington Post on Saturday last : 9 **An interesting correspondence has passed between Senator Frye and Lieut. Gov. Kilman of South Caro? lina, the result of which may make another chanter in the political his i?ry of Tillman's State. "Lieut G?v. Tillman, when a bill -was recently before the South Caro? lina senate, decided that a motion to indefinitely postpone the consideration of a certain bill was not debatable. Issue being taken with his decision, ^fce wired to Senate Frye for an expert opinion. Mr. Frye replied that al? though Jefferson's manual was sii?nt on the 'subject, -the motion was de? batable. When, however, Gov. Till? man later referred to the matter, he asserted that Senator Frye had sustain? ed his position. A doubting South Carolina editor thereupon wrote to Senator Frye to know the facts, and Mr. Frye answered that Gov. Tillman had not quoted him correctly. "At that point the matter rests. It is expected that the South Carolina editor will make Senator Frye's letter public, and then it will be up to Gov. ? Tillman to explain." We were preparing to have the docu? ments in the case engraved in fac? simile for reproduction, but as the matter has leaked out in Washington, apparently through the president of the United States senate, we shall not further delay publication of the evi? dence we have in hand. This evidence proves that Lieuten? ant Governor James H. Tillman delib? erately and formally spread upon the Jonrnal of the senate of South Caro -?na a statement he knew to be false, such statement being made for the purpose of deceiving the senate on an important question touching the rules of that body. The chain of evidence is complete and cannot be broken. EXHIBIT A. (Senate, report, The State, February 4, 1902.) Mr. Kibler's bill to make turkeysx geese, ducks and guineas subject "to the stock law was reported favorably with a committee amendment strik? ing out the particular birds and plac? ing them all under the general desig? nation of "domestic fowls" which weald also include chickens. Senator Canghman moved to strike out the enacting words and demanded the ayes and noes, the result being the adop? tion of the bill by a vote of 14 to ll. The motion was made to reject the committee amendment, but this was rejected by 14 to 10. Senator Gray? don then moved to indefinitely post? pone the bill. The chair decided that such a motion was not debatable, and he moved to commit the bill. This was also ruled out of order. Senator Appelt moved to postpone it until Thursday,\but this was laid on the table. The opponents of the bill died j liard, but the majority was against .them at every turn. EXHIBIT B. (Senate report, The State, Februarv 5, 1902.) When Mr. Kibler's bill to make domestic fowls subject to the pro? visions of the general stock law was reached Senator Henderson moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. * * * Senator Graydon also wanted the t?U killed, in the interest* of the pros? perity of the State. * * * At this point a rather sensational episode occurred. Senator Sheppard had been presiding when the deba?e on the question started. Lieutenant Governor Tillman came back to the chair while Senator Graydon was speaking, and after taking the gavel interrupted Mr. Graydon and stated that he was out of order, under rule 14, and (on) the ground that a motion to indefinitely postpone is not debat? able. Senator Graydon replied that his un? derstanding of the rule was very clear and that he would appeal to the sen? ate. Lieutenant Governor Tillman began to state the question of the appeal, when Senator Barnwell asked to make a statement. He said that the rule used to be that a motion to indefinitely postpone was not debatable, but that his rec -ollection was that at the last session an amendment had been adopted allowing such a motion to be debated. As a matter of fact these motions have been debated in the sen? ate for many years, by common con? sent. Lieutenant Governor Tillman here ruled Senator Barnwell out of order, on the ground that he was debating a motion that had been ruled out of order. Senator Barnwell then asked and obtained unanimous consent to address the senate. He then suggested that Senator Graydon withdraw his appeal and refer the question to the commit? tee on rules, lt is always unpleasant to appeal from the chair, and he hoped Senator Graydon would withdaw the appeal. Senator Graydon accepted the sug? gestion, and asked to withdraw his appeal. Lieutenant Governor Tillman stated that he much preferred the appeal should be voted on by the senate, and read from Jefferson's Manual and the rules of the senate to sustain the posi? tion he had taken. Senator Graydon, however, persist? ed ia withdrawing his appeal, and the incident was closed without the ques? tion of rules being settled. The matter was not referred to the committee. Senator Henderson then withdrew his motion to indefinitely postpone and the discussion of the bill proceeded on .ats merits. EXHIBIT C. ?Senate report, The State, Feb. 7, 1902.) Senator Sheppard offered a ti on, which was adopted, to ha1 senate committee on rules to on whether a motion "to po indefinitely" is debatable. The tenant governor has ruled that s motion is not debatable. EXHIBIT D. (Senate report, The State, F? 1902.) Several dags ago Senator Sh? offered a resolution requestin senate committee on rules to rep the question as to whether a n "to indenitely postpone" is deb under rule 14 of the senate. Yes1 Senator Blakeney, for the comn submitted a report saying that i: opinion of the committee such a tion is debatable. The report adopted, lt will be remembered several days ago the lieutenant ? nor ruled that such a motion wa: debatable. Lieutenant Governor Tillman permission to state his position i Journal, which was granted. Ii day's senate Journal he will hav< following : "The chair respectfully cites committee to Jefferson's Manual heartily commends it to the con tee on rules for diligent study. ? making the ruling the chair has t occasion to inquire of the two ] est parliamentarians of this count to the correctness of the same ac much gratified to learn that it is tained by them. Of course the i pretation placed on the rule by committee on rules will be hencei observed, however much at varian may be with parliamentary law." Lieutenant Governor Tillman st last night that during the day he wired to Senator Frye, presiden the United States senate, an< Speaker Henderson of the hons representatives, stating the que? and asking their, decision, and both of them had sustained his ral EXHIBIT E. Editorial Rooms, The State, Columbia, S. C., March ia 190 Hon. William P. Frye, Presiden! the Senate, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: 5-c jj: 3?C On February 3, a motion was n in the State senate to strike out enacting words of a bill, and it defeated. A motion was then mad< reject the amendment offered by j committee reporting the bill, and I I also was defeated. Next, it was mo j to indefinitely postpone the b i whereupon the chair, Lieuenant G i ernor Tillman, decided that sud motion was not debatable. r senator who had made it then mo to commit the bill, and this mot also was ruled out of order by chair. The next day, Feb. 4, it was sta in the senate by a member that motion to indefinitely postpone 1 by consent of the senate been many years held to be debatable : 1 the lieutenant governor ruled t statement out of order on the grou that the senator was debating a n tion that had been ruled out of ord On February 6 a resolution v adopted by the senate to have t committee on rules report whether motion to postpone .indefinitely v debatable. This committee reported Februa 12 that such a motion was debatab and the report was adopted by t senate. Whereupon Lieutenant Gc ernor Tillman had a statement insert in the Journal containing the folio ing assertion: "Since making t ruling the chair has taken occasion inquire of the the two highest parli mentarians of this country as to i. correctness of the same and is mm gratified to learn that it is sustain by them. Of course the interpret tion placed on the rule by the co: mittee on rules will be henceforth o served, however much at varience may be with parliamentary law." TJ same evening he gave a sta tome: to the pres? declaring that "during ti day he had wired to Senator Fry president of the United States Senat and to Speaker Henderson of the hon: of representatives, stating the questic and asking their decision: and th) both of them had sustained his ru ing." (The State, Columbia, S. C Feb. 13, 1902. ) I now beg you to inform me at yoi earliest convenience whether Lieutei ant Governor Tillman made such a inquiry of you, stating the case i herein presented, with advisement ( the practice of the senate of Sont Carolina : and whether you made sue a reply as he reported to the senat i and the press. Very truly yours, N. G. Gonzales, Editor The State. EXHIBIT F. The same to Hon. D. R. Henderson speaker of the house of representa tives, Washington, D. C. EXHIBIT G. United States Senate, Washington D. C., March 15, 1902. Mr. N. G. Gonzales, Columbaia, S. C My Dear Sir:-I have your letter o March 13. A motion to postpone i nae finitely a pending measure, both unde parliamentary law and under the rule of the senate, is debatable. So als< is a motion to commit. I had a telegram from Lieutenan Governor Tillman in relation to th< indefinite postponement of measun and my reply was : "Jefferson's Man ual silent. Motion necessarily de bat able. Debatable under rules of sen ate.! ' I am verv trulv yours. Wm. P. Frve. EXHIBIT H. Speaker's Room, House of Represen tatives, Washington, D. C., March I 15, 1902. I Mr. N. Ci. Gonzales. Editor The State, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir:-Your letter of inquiry i was received toda v. ? On February 12, 1902, 1 received j from ''Jas. Ii. Tillman, lieutenant : governor, " the following: ''Columbia, S. C., Feb. 12, 1902. To Speaker D. B. Henderson, H. K. Kindly wire me if in your opinion a motion to infinitely postpone is de? batable under Jefferson's Manual. Jas. H. Tillman, Lr. Gov." At once, on receipt of the above I telegraphed the following reply : "Yes. The house of representatives debates the motion to postpone inde? finitely and has done so for many years. Had the Manual forbidden it. this would hardly have been done without a special rule giving positive permission. " Very truly yours, D. B. Henderson. COL JIM ANO THE SENATE. Hitherto Unpublished Story of His Conduct and Rulings. The State this morning makes pub? lic some correspondence between its editor and Speaker Henderson and Senator Frye in reference to their opin? ion as to a certain parliamentary rul? ing and what they said about it* when requested to give an opinion by Lieu? tenant Governor Tillman. That the lieutenant governor had made a false statement as to the pur? port of the two gentlemen's opinions was known of all senators just before the adjournment. The question was I as to whether a motion to indefinitely postpone was debatable. Col. Tillman decided that it was not. The practice of the senate had always been to debate this motion, and the ruling of the chair was evidently so arbitrary and of so far reaching an effect that the senators felt that they could no longer stand the constant interference with the proper conduct of business of the senate by these almost hourly im? proper rulings on the part of the chair. The conduct of the lieutenant govern? or was often most disrespectful to sen? ators, and he'treated them more like a set of school boys rather than men, and men some of whom were adepts in parliamentary usages before the lieutenant governor was out of knee breeches. The senators, with unexam ple moderation, silently bore all this, until one of his rulings made almost any motion that could be made non debatable, and business of the senate might have been brought to a stand? still. A question coming up, Senator Graydon moved to indefinitedly post? pone it, and proceeded to debate the motion. He was called to order. This brought things to a crisis, and with his feelings illy concealed, Sen? ator Graydon appealed from the decis? ion of the chair. After some little j delay, the motion was put and the ayes voted, not loudly but unmistaka? bly, against sustaining the chair. Before the nays were called the chair went into a long explanation, after which Senator Graydon withdrew his motion. This action was explained j afterwards privately on the grounds that there was already a deep feeling on the part of the senators, but they didn't want an open rupture with the lieutenant governor : that they would rather bear in silence the wrongs and insults constantly heaped upon them than create a scene or bring about a condition which would reflect no credit on the State in calling io gen? eral public attention the condition which led to such conduct on the part ! of the chair. It was considered, too, ? that this was the last time that Col. ? Tillman would preside over the senate, | and the senators felt that they, for the sake of the State would bear the con? ditions under which they were labor? ing for a short while longer. For some reason the lieutenant gov? ernor believed, or pretended to believe, that the senate would have sustained him if Senator Graydon had not with? drawn the appeal, when to every body else it was quite evident that the viva voce vote was nearly unanimous against him. But Col. Tillman an? nounced that he would get the opin? ion of Speaker Henderson, President of the Senate Frye and ex-Speaker Thom? as B. Reed. He reported later that the two first named had sustained him. But he never showed the re? plies. Reed decided against him and this he did show, at least to a Record reporter. However he did have spread on the journal of the senate a statement that Speaker Henderson and Senator Frye had sustained him. Some of thfe senators thought their decision as reported very strange, and one member of the committee asked the lieutenant governor to be allowed to see their replies. Col. Tillmna? showed him the Reed reply which was against him, bnt stated that he had left the other replies in his room. That was the end of that incident and the senator never saw the replies. Senator Blakeney, chairman of the committee on rules, wrote a letter to Messrs. Henderson and Frye, stating the question at issue, and also send? ing them a copy of rule 14, which cov? ered the point. He also told them ! what the lieutenant governor had re- ! ported as their opinion. He got a re? ply in writing in which they said their opinion had been stated directly opposite to what it was by the lieu? tenant governor. Officially Senator Blakeney made no use of the corres? pondence, but all the senators were made aware of it, as well as the newspaper men. As it was the close of the session, and as it was consider? ed that no .immediate good could be accomplished by giving publicity to the facts, nothing was done along that line. But every senator and perhaps every representative, knew of the cir? cumstances. These facts are published simply to show that the senators were cognizant of the facts, and also to add that had they not developed so near the close of the session some official action almost certainly would have been taken, for the forbearance of the senators had been exhausted : but in order to save the state a scandal they went home carrying their open secret with them. -Columbia Record. What Jim Tillman Says. Edgdefield, Mach 24.-Lieutenant Governor Tillman was seen today with reference to the ruling he made on a motion to indefinitely postpone dur I ing the last session of the Senate, and which was given such prominence in the newspapers of this State today. He was in the midst of an important j trial of a case in Court. He merely answered:" I have nothing at this time in reply. In fact just now I am too busy to pay any attention to the diverse libels and slanders being cir? culated by a few venal newspapers. At the proper time and before the peo? ple 1 will make answer, and by them 1 am ready to be judged. 1 know who inspired this attack and also their pur? pose." i ??? ? mw - XewJ York, March 23. Capt. W. Garry of the Spanish steamer 4'Ea" and his crew of 27 men were brought to this port today by Thc Old Domin? ion liner Princess Anne. His ship, with a broken back, lies on a sand? spit some nine miles south by cast from Cape Lookout light on the North Carolina coast. The latest in fine stationary just re? ceived and placed on sale at H. G. Osteen & Co's book store. TRYING TO MAKE PEACE IN AFRICA. Acting President Schalk-Burger Sees to See Gen. DeWet. Boers May Surrender if the Banishment Proclamation is Withdrawn. London, March 24.-The Associated Press has good reason to believe that Lord Kitchener, in his interview with Mr. Schalk- burger agreed to withdraw the banishment proclamation issued in September if Gen. De Wet and other Boer leaders surrendered. In the house of commons today the war secretary, Mr. Brodrick announc? ed that, a fortnight ago, Mr. Schalk Burger intimated to Lord Kitchener his desire to be granted a safe conduct through the British lines and back in order to see Mr. Steyn with refer? ence to the possibility of peace propo? sals. Lord Kitchener with the con? sent of the government, had acceded to the request. The announcement of the war sec? retary was received with cheers. London, March 25.-The Daily Chronicle this morning asserts that an armistice has been arranged pend? ing the duration of Schalk-Burger's mission to Gen. De Wet and that offensive operations against De Wet, De La Rey and Botha will be suspended. The three generals have agreed to observe the armistice honorably until the return of the envoys to the Boer lines. It is believed, continues The Daily Chronicle, that the envoys after ac? quainting Botha with the result of their mission will again confer with Lord Kitchener although no arrange? ment for the second conference has actually been made. London, March 24.-There is little disposition in London to regard the news of the Boer government's visit to Pretoria any too hopefully. Official circles express the doubts, held throughout of the abiilty of the acting president, Schalk-Burger and oth? er civilian leaders of the Boers to in? duce such men as Gens. De Wet and De La Rey to surrender. Possibly, they think the representatives of the Transvaal government are desirous of suing for peace but there is nothing to show that they have any authority to impose submission on the comman? ders in the field. The most hopeful sign they see is the announcement that Lord Kitchener permitted Mr. Schalk-Burger and his companions to proceed to the Orange River Col? ony, the contention being that unless the British commander-in-chief of the South African army, who is on the spot and therefore most thoroughly conversant with the situation, recog? nized the possibility of fruitful results and believed in the good faith of the Transvaalers, he would not have per? mitted the visitors to continue their pilgrimage to the headquarters of their Orange River Colony allies. The same cautious reserve permeates the news? paper utterances and the comment in well informed circles. The Hague, March 24.-Acting Pres? ident Schalk-Burger's arrival at Pre? toria was a complete surprise in Boer circles here. It was surmissed that the step taken was connected with the instructions sent to Lord Kitchener to j communicate the text of the Anglo Dutch test of the Boer leaders. IMPORTAMT, IF TRUE. From the Philadelphia Ledger. Wilmington, N. C., March 20.-Iris rumored here that the parties holding controlling interest in the Atlantic Coast Line system have sold out to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The price paid cannot bc^learned. No confirma? tion of this rumor can be had, for all in a position to know are reticent or profess ignorance. The Pennsylvania Railroad made an , offer some years ago of 84 per share for controlling interest in the Wilming? ton and Weldon Railroad, the parent road and the main link in the whole system, which comprises over 2,500 miles of road in Virginia, North Caro? lina and South Carolina, and connect? ing with the Plant system of Georgia. It forms the shortest and main line between Florida and the Northeastern States. The Atlantic Coast Line is in exellent condition, the market value of its stock being far above par, and it has paid its owners handsome divi? dends. HOMICIDE AT NICHOLS. Nichols, Marion County, March 23. -Gus Johnson, a "negro desperado, was killed here last night by D. S. Pitman, railroad agent, and a promi? nent citizen. His last train having passed Pitman was going home for the night and was followed by the negro, who with a dangerous and ugly knife made threats of violence and cursing .oudly attempted to enter the gate of Pitman's premises. All quietly spoken requests to "move on" prov? ing unnoticed, Pitman, who is known to be a man of nerve and courage, -used a double barreled gun with deadly re? sults. Mr. Pitman's act is approved by the leading citizens of the town and community, and is regarded as perfectly justifiable. The negro came from Whiteville, N. C., and bore abad record. Horsewhipped Topeka's Mayor. Topeka, Kas., March 24.- Miss Blanche Boise, a protege of Mrs. Nation, horsewhipped Mayor Parker in his office at the city building today. Three times she slashed the mayor and then he sprang at her, tore the rawhide out of her hand and pushed her into the hall. As Miss Boise was thrust out of the cilice she exclaimed: "Thank God Tve done it: I've horsewhipped you and now I'm going to horsewhip the governor." Before beifjnning her horsewhipping Miss Boise ga vt? the mayor a severe scolding and accused him of being responsible for the fact that the joints are running openly in Topeka. She then pulled the horsewhip from the folds of her dress and before the may? or knew what had happened she struck him three times across the head and shoulders. Miss Boise is about 35 years of age and is a nurse by profession. GEN. MILES' TESTIMONY. He Points Out the Dangers inhe? rent in Administration Biil to Establish a General Staf of the Army. Washington, March 24.-The state? ment of Gen. Miles before the Senate committee on military affairs, as it will appear in the official records, was made public tonight. The features wi heh caused something of a sensation when published the day the statement was made do not appear and the fol? lowing colloquy at the close of the hearing explains it: Mr. Pettus: "Mr. Chairman, I think there ought to be some mode of having these notes revised." The Chairman: "That will be done." MT. Pettus: "The report of the pro? ceedings should be submitted to Gen. Miles, with permission to strike out such port*ons as ought not to be pub? lished." Mr. Proctor: "That is it." Gen. Miles: "I do not know that there is anything to be stricken out." The Chairman: "We have been in the habit of submitting to the witness before the committee, whoever he was, the stenographer's report of his re? marks for correction, of course." Mr. Pettus: "I wanted to go further than that. The stenorgapher bas, no doubt, taken down correctly what the General has said, but there are some things that he said which he may desire to strike out, and I think he should be allowed that privilege." The Chairman: "He must be the judge of that." Mr. Pettus: "He should be allowed the liberty of striking out anything which ought not to be published, even if it is stated correctly in the report." The stenographer's report as sub? mitted to Gen. Miles and the official report indicates that he followed close? ly the written statement he had pre? pared and read to the committee. The main facts of the General's opposition to the war department staff bill were given at the time. Some of the fea? tures of the statement, however, not reported at the time are of interest: Gen. Miles said of the bill : "It is centralization of the most pronounced type, augments the power of the staff and, in effect, removes it further from the touch with the fight? ing force of the army. The scheme is revolutionary, casts to the winds, the lessons of exnerieno and abandons methods which successfully carried us through the most memorable war epochs of our history. * * * The proposed plan is but an effort to adopt and foster, in a republican form of government such as oars, a system peculiarly adapted to monarchies hav? ing immense standing armies. It would serve to Germanize and Rus? sianize the small army of the United States." In addition to that portion of the statement heretofore published, show? ing how the President could by pro? motions make a captain chief of staff with the grade of lieutenant general, Gen. Miles said : "It seems to me you are throwing the door wide open for a future auto? crat or a military despot. It is not, in my judgment, in accordance with the principle and theory of democratic government and for the best interests of the army, which has existed more than a hundred years and fulfilled all your requirements, to adobpt such a scheme." Charlottesville, Va., March 23. Passenger train No. 38 northbound cn the Southern railroad, was wrecked by a landslide at Covesville, 15 miles south of here at 4.15 o'clock this morn? ing. The train was 40 minutes late and running at an unusual rate of speed. The engine was ditched and six coaches completely destroyed by fire. The loss of mail was the greatest in the history of southern railroading. Nicholas Lown, a Pullman car porter, and also an unknown tramo were kill? ed. HOW GATES FOOLED THE BEG? GAR. They are telling a story on John W. Gates." It is that the other night he had eluded the swarm or beggars that hover around the Holland House, the Waldorf-Astoria, Delmonico's and Sherry's. Later he was accosted by a particularly insolent beggar, so very daring and aggressive that he promised to be interesting. Mr. Gates dug down into his pocket, jingled some coins and pulled out a quarter. This he gave to the beggar. " You're a nice one, you are, " said the mendicant. "You'd spend that many dollars for a luncheon, and you give a man in hard luck that chicken feed. " "Excuse me," said Mr Gates. "Give me that back." He reached into his pocket as if to draw out a larger coin, and the beggar expectantly handed back the quarter. Mr. Gates put it in his pocket, remarking that it would be useful for a tip and walked into the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria. According to the story the beggar now takes his hat off every time he sees Mr, Gates. Incidentally Mr. Gates denies the story. But it is one of those that aie going tho rounds in happy Wall Street.-New York Times. Hew York Cotton Market. Corrected daily by I. H. Moses, Cot? ton Merchant, Member N. Y. Cot? ton Exchange. Orders promptly executed. Sumter, S. C. The New York cotton market open? ed easy at 3 to 4 points decline, but soon regained the loss on general buy? ing for both accounts. Prices ruled steady, 8.65 being bid for May at II o'clock. News from Fall River and Lowell i about this time), saying the Union men in the mills had decided on a general strike, broke prices sharply. We can see no reason for a higher market until these labor ques? tions are settled. Liverpool is ex? pected to be lower in the morning. Market closed barely steady at a net decline of 12 to 13 points. Opening. Closing. March, 8.65-6S S. 63-64 April, 8.65-67 8.60-62 May, 8.58 8.50-51 Jurie, S. til-02 8.53-55 July, 8.64 8.55 August, S.44 S.:i"> New York spots S's Receipts todav 12,336. Last year, 21.617. MONEY TO INVEST. Capitalists Wish to Put lt In a South Carolina Railroad. Chairman J. C. Wilnora of the State railroad commission has receiv? ed the following letter from Roberts^ Blair & Co., 52-56 Broadway, New York, which may be of interest to some : Dear Sir : In view of yonr knoweldge of and familiarity with all the rail? roads in your State, we are induced to address you and state that we have money which we would not be adverse to investing in independent short lines -roads from 25 to 200 miles in length. This proposition contemplates a road which is already paying, or one which can be shown can be made to pay by extension, connection, or traffic development. In entertaining an investment by purchase, loan or otheriwse, the local business and the resources of the terri? tory through which the road runs would be an important factor to con? sider, and coal and mineral tonnage would be regarded with great favor. If therefore, you have in mind any road which would meet the conditions which we have outlined, we would esteem it a great favor to be] put in correspondence with the interested parties. Bespeaking your kind offices as an intermediary in this matter, and thanking you in advance for any at? tention which you may give to this subject, we are, etc : Any one desiring to communicate with the firm referred to may do so? directly. ENGINEER'S* IRIBITFATE. Hurled to His Death in the Orr Mill at Anderson-He Came From Michigan. Anderson, March 24.-As a result of an accident at the Orr Mill this after? noon Hugh H. Scott, a machinist and engineer, lost his life. Scott was sent here several weeks ago by the Westing house-Church-Kerr Company to super? intend the erection of the new 1,000 horse power engine. Steam was turn? ed on the engine for the first time i to? day and Scott was standing by watch? ing its movements. He stepped up on. the base to oil a bearing when his foot slipped and he fell into the rapidly moving fly-wheel. He was whirled around and hurled to the opposite side of the engine. He was horribly crush? ed and mangled, both legs being broken ana* the lower part'of his body was crushed. Notwithstanding his injuries he was conscious when assistance reached him and wrote the name of a relative in Michigan to whom he wished a tele? gram sent. He was brought up town and carried to a room in the Chiquola' hotel. The accident occurred at 4.40?' this afternoon and he died at 9.40 to? night. Scott was about 40 years old and was from Brooklyn, where he has a family. He was a Mason and his remains are being cared for by mem? bers of that order. They will be ship? ped north tomorrow.-The State. CHARLESTON PRIZE FIGHT. Charleston, March 23.-J. C. Jan don wired Harry Beecher, sporting editor of the New York American and Journal, today offering a guaranteed purse of $25,000 in cash or 70 per cent of the gross gate receipts to have the 20-round glove contest between Jeffries and Fitzsimmons on May 15th, pulled off on the grounds of the South Caro? lina Interstate and West Indian ex? position here. If the offer is accepted an arena with a seating capacity of" 20,000 will be erected at once. The people of Charleston are enthu? siastically in favor of the scheme, and it is understood that all the local and State authorities have been communi? cated with and have y i ven their con? sent. The boxing contest would not I be under che direct patronage or aus ! pices of the exposition company, but that enterprise has declared through its board of directors that if it can be I brought here it will be more than willing to furnish an arena for it. Mr. Jaudon will leave here for New York tomorrow afternoon to confer personally with Bob Fitzsimmons land to post 85,000 as a guarantee of good faith. _ PROSPECTS OF COTTON. New York, March 22.-The cotton market closes tonight at 25 points below the highest figures reached dur? ing the course of the present bull movement. The decline has been the result of selling on the part of over? loaded buQ operators, in conjunction with bearish attacks made by those whose purpose it is to profit through the unwisely extended accounts o weak speculators. To me it seems that the decline had run its course. The following, are the cold facts of the situation : Spot cotton throughout the South is selling above the equivalent of New York prices and at very nearly the highest prices of the season : con? sumption is practically the largest on record ; the reports of exhaustion that reach me from the South are from people who cannot be untruthful, and ahe prospect of the gravest cotton famine the world has ever known is none the less definite because pri?es have reacted 25 points. The statistical situation tonight is as follows: Re? ceipts today are 17,000 bales: exports are 44,000 bales. Net stocks at Jthe United States ports tonight are 624. (XX) : stocks at the interior towns are 444,000 bales. The amount of cotton to come in sight, if the crop is 10, 000,000 bales, is'900.000. Total avail? able supply in America is 1,968,000. The minimum requirements from this supply for American ?nd Canadian consumption to the end of the season are 1,1500,000: for export 1,300,000. Necessary stocks at the end of the season, 150,000: total, 3,050,000. With an American crop of 10,000,000 bales, therefore, we are face to face with an actual deficiency of 1,000,000 bales I of cotton in the supply. Under these I circumstances there seems to be no reason to anticipate any further decline in the market. 1 take this mode of replying to the many telegrams that I have received, and to advise people who own cotton to hold it, and those who are prepared to trade in it to buy it. Theodore H. Price. The best typewriter ribbons for all. standard machines for sale by H. G.. Osteen & Co.