BICE RIOT ST 9ILLSB?BS, UL
Sagro Lynched for Usual Crime
Other Negrees Rise in Arms
and 18 are Killed.
New Orleans, Nov. 15.-A special
from Kent-wood, La., says:
Eighteen negroes were killed at
Gills! >urg, a small town, twelve miles
northeast of this place, in a race riot
today. The trouble arose over the
lynching of a negro who criminally
assaulted a white woman.
Details of the killing are very
meagre. It is understood that the
assault occurred last evening when the
male members of the family were
B&absent. After accomplishing his pur
jpose the negro fled to the woods.
8g, The alarm was given and in a ::ew
.moments fifty or more citizens respond
Breed to the calli to arms, andn the man
Hpnnt was begun. A description of the
Sranegro was giren and the posse search
-ed the woods ali night They came
Hpepon him shortly before noon today
sand brought him back to the village,
y where he was fully identified. The
Hgposse was composed of a 'determined
set of citizens and they lost no time in
getting a rope. They hurriedly
^placed the string around the negro's
neck and he was hauled up on a
branc:. of a tree back of a barn.
Prom all accounts received here to?
oday, it is evident that the black man
was popular with the members of his
lace. When they heard that he had
?been lynched, they became angry and
showed determination to avenge his
death. The word was passed around
and soon many of the negroes of the
village began congregating. They
were in an ugly mood, and many of
' them were armed.
They were out looking fer trouble
and from all sections they .got plenty
of it They started the riot with the j
whites, and it is reported here tonight
that eighteen members of their racei
were killed. Others were wouded in '
the riot
The sheriff, assisted by his lieuten?
ants, made a great effort to suppress
the riot and finally succeeded.
A Bank Combine in Berlin.
Berlin, Nov. 15.-The Dresdener
Bank ad the Shaaffhansen Bankverein,
have arranged a community of inter?
ests, the agreement to continue for
"thirty years beginning January next
Both banks will be operated separately,
but the earnings will be pooled and
divided in proportion to the capital
and reserve fund of each.
According to a published statement,
the combination amounts approixmate
?y to fusion, and the securing of all
tte advantages thereof, while avioding
its disadvantges.
Each bank agrees to elect two direc?
tors and three members-ot the board
of overseers of the other bank, thus
securing the mutual direction of the
nssitutions.
The capital of the Dresdener Bank
is -$32,500,000, while that of the
Schaaffltausen Bankverein is $25,000,
O00. The reserve fund of the two
hanks amount to $13,500,000 and their
joint capital to $71,000,000, thus mak?
ing their union the strongest aggrega?
tion of banking capital in the world,
with the exception of the Bank of
England.
" The German financial world was
completely surprised by the announce?
ment of the combination, not the
slightest intimation of which had
leaked out until the matter was pub?
lished in today's newspapers.
One of Cpie Read's Good Stories.
"fie had got out of the habit of:
wearing his dress clothes, when he
was invited to an inaugural ball. His
wife insisted he should go. So he put
on his evening togs with many fore?
bodings, for he had grown stouter since
ne had last wore them. j
"Sure enough,, when he got in the
ballroom he backed against the wall
and started making signals of distress. '
** What is it judge?" asked his wife.
" It's just as told you, " was the reply,
trcnsers have ripped."
"I've provided for just such a contin?
gency," said his.wife. "? kays ?
asedie and thread* ^h?re is a little
dressing-room that's deserted right
outside. I'll fix them for you there."
So the judge backed out sideways
and into the little room. Here it was
discovered that the damage was exten?
sive and it would be necessary to re?
move the trousers. This was done, and
so sooner done than the voices of
ladies were heard.
"Quick get into this closet," said
Ihe judge's wife, opening a small
door. The judge jumped in, just in
time. But no sooner was the door
closed on him than it shook with
kicks and clamorous knocking, with
the voice of the judge heard above the
-tin, exclaiming: "Open this blanked
-door ! I'm in the ballroom !"
Washington, Nov. 15.-Confirmatory
information of the attack on San Do?
mingo City by the revolutionists
reached the State department today
is a dispatch from Minister Powell.
He reported that the revolutionists
were attacking the city on three sides.
There were no other details in Minis?
ter Powell's cablegram. The cruiser
Baltimore, which was ordered to San
Domingo waters, is now there, so
that American interests will be given
. full protection.
The last of the Barrymores has ceas?
ed struggling against destiny and be?
come an actor. This is Jack, youngest
of the three children of Maurice Barry?
more, and as generously gifted with
the family beauty as the other two.
He had intended co become an artist,
and his drawings showed a high degree
of talent and a very Doresque and
morbid imagination in one so young.
The most youthful of the Barrymores
looks more like his father than any
--C? the others and enjoyed a social
popularity equal to his sister's.
Sunbury, Pa., Nov. 12.-Judge Anten
has rendered an opinion, in which he
decides that, in the eyes of the law,
the decision of the anthracite strike
commission is not binding on either
the miners or the operators. This is
the first legal decision on the subject
The matter was brought before the
Court by the L. L. Wellier Mining
Company. The company refused to
pay cnck wages allotted by the strike
commission, and the miners of the
Soyal Oak Collery brought suit before
Justice of the Peace Lloyd. The Jus?
tice gave judgment in favor of the
m ? tiers.
NEW eOSPEL UNEARTHED IN EfiYPT.
An Important Discovery by Arch?
aeologists in a Rare Ptolemaic
Necropolis.
London, Nor. 14.-Many hitherto
unknown sayings of Jesns Christ have
been discovered in Egypt by archae?
ologists who have dug up papyri, bur?
ied since the second century, 100 miles
north of Cairo. Dr. Bernard P. Gren?
fell, who has been engaged in Egypt
ian excavations since 1894, at the gen?
eral meeting of the Egypt exploration
fund here yesterday gave the following
details :
Accompanied by Dr. Hunt, Dr.
Grenfell found a rich ptolematic ne?
cropolis az El-Hibeh. The bulk of the
documents from one mound consisted
of a collection of sayings of Jesus.
They are all introduced with the words
" Jesus saith, " and for the most part
are new. The ends of the lines, un?
fortunately, are often obliterated..
Apparently all the sayings were ad?
dressed to St. Thomas. One of the
most remarkable is : /
"Let not him that seeketh cease
from his search until he find, and
when he finds he shall wonder : wonder?
ing he shall reach the kingdom, and
when he reaches the kingdom he shall
have rest"
Dr. Grenfell announced that enor?
mous interest would be aroused by the
discoveries, on account of the varia?
tions they disclose from accepted texts.
One variant of the mystical sayings re?
corded in St. Luke, "The kingdom of
God is within yon," was of no great
value as the saying in the papyrus
appeared quite different surroundings
from those attributed tc it by the
evangelist and extended far into an?
other region.
According to Dr. Grenfell these say?
ings formed the new gospel which is
traditionally associated with St.
Thomas.
An interesting variation of the gos?
pel according to St. Luke, 11th chapter
and 52c verse, reads in the papyrus:
"Ye have hidden the key of knowl?
edge, ye entered not yourselves and to
them that were entering in ye did not
open."
Aother fragment contained a dis?
course of Christ, closely related to
passages of the sermon on the mount,
and a conversation between Christ and
his disciples, in which Christ' answers
a question as to when his kingdom
will be realized, saying:
4 * When ye return to the state of in?
nocence which existed before the fall. "
A valuable find was made in papyri,
written in Latin, giving the text of
the epistle to the Hebrews and an
epitome of Livy's six lost books. This,
with other papyri covering the period
150-137, B. C., threw much new and
valuable information on the history of
the world and marked the recovery of
hitherto lost classical literature to
Egypt.
Fatal Railroad Collision.
_
New Orleans, Nov. 14.-A rear-end
collision on the Illinois Central rail?
road near Kent wood, La., So miles
from New Orleans, tonight resulted
in the killing of 20 negroes. Ten other
negroes and three white men were
injured, some of them fatally. The
collision was between the Mc(Jomb
City accomodation train and the north?
ern express bound to Chicago.
The McComb City train left here at
3.50 p. m. It should have side tracked
to let the express, which, left at 5.20
p. m., go by, but got behind before
she reached Kentwood. Near the
station the express train ran her down.
The rear coach of the accommodation,
filled with negroes, many of them
section hands who had been picked up
on the way, was completely wrecked.
The engine of the express did not
leave the track and after an hour's de?
lay the through train proceeded on
her way.
Physicians from McComb City and
Kentwood were sent to the scene of
the wreck to attend the injured. No
list of the dead or injured was received
at the railroad offices here.
Dispensary Vacancies.
: Columbia, Nor\ 10.--The terms of
all the directors of the State dispen?
sary as well as that of liquor commis?
sioner will expire next January, and
their successors will be elected. It
is stated that neither Mr. Williams
nor Gen. Jones will be condidates for
reelection on the board, but that Mr.
Evans will. Heretofore there have
been any numrer of candidates for the
places, but one of the retiring direc?
tors said that so far he bad heard of
only two or three candidates. There
are only two or three out for liqour
commissioner, the office now held by
Mr. Cram, and every Legislator has,
no doubt already been canvassd by thc
candidates.
New Orleans, Nov. 12.-General
Passenger Agent Anderson of tlie
Southern Pacific announced today that
John T. Patrick, general industrial
agent of the Seaboard Air Line, is to
become the chief of the Southern Pa?
cific's industrial bureau.
Prof Johannes von Mikuncz, a fam?
ous German surgeon, has just returned
home from a tour of the United States.
He tells the people of Breslau, in a
lecture, that, though he bad been
warned against the wiles of American
newspaper reporters, he found them
1 ' polished, educated gentlemen. ' ' Tho
Norfolk Landmark says: "The excite?
ment and pleasure produced by this
unprecedented tribute may cause a
number of reporters to fall dead."
In a special issue devoted to
"Modern^aids to printing,' the Scien?
tific American presents to its readers
a fund of information about an indus?
try which plays an imprtant part in
the life of the people but of which
little is popularly known. The num?
ber describes in an entertaining way
the advances that have been made in
the printing art within rect>nt years
and strikingly shows the economic
significance of the press. Of the more
important articles in this issue may be
mentioned an instructive interview
with Theodore L. De Vin ne, the mas?
ter printer of America : an account of
the influence of mechanical typesetting
as a labor-saver; a description of a
modern newspaper press which prints
150,000 copies per hour; an outline of
book binding which tells how books are
sewed, case-made, and embossed. The
number is dressed in an admirable
colored cover.
A REVOLUTION NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
Panicky Feeling Prevails in the
Colombian Capital-Bunau-Va
rilla Urging Recognition of
Other Powers.
Washington, Nov. 15.-A revolution
in Colombia is not impossible accord?
ing to an opipion expressed in a dis?
patch received at the state department
today from United States Minister
Beaupre at Bogota, lt was dated Thurs?
day, Nov. 12, and at that time Mr,
Beaupre described the feeling in the
capital city as panicky.
The minister has delivered to the
Colombian government his^instructions
sent him by the state department on
the 6th inst., advising him that the
United States has entered into rela?
tions with the government at Panama
and commended to both governments
of Colombia and Panama "the peace?
ful and equitable settlement of all
questions at issue between them."
The Colombian government, accord?
ing to Minister Beaupre, was disposed
to ask for an explanation of the instruc?
tions, but the minister informed it
that he regarded them as self-explana?
tory.
M. Bunau-Varilla, the miniser from
Panama, continued his effortr today
to secure recognition of the new gov?
ernment by the European nations.
Twice he saw M. Jusserand, the
French ambassador, in this behalf,
and tonight M. Varilla expressed the
opinion that France soon will accord
the recognition desired. The French
government is anxious that the repub?
lic of Panama shall guarantee to the
Panama Canal company nd the French
citizens interesed therein ali the
rights, privileges, etc., now held by
them before any steps looking to the
recognition by France is given, and
tonight M. Varilla cabled his govern?
ment for authority to make such repre?
sentations.
Today he received a long cablegram
from Panama expressing thanks to the
government of the United States for
its courtesy in offering the privileges
of the United States warships to Gen.
Reyes on his arrival at the Isthmus
of Panama should he desire to go
aboard one. Gen Reyes and two other
Colombian generals are reported to
have gone to Panama from Bogota on
a peace commission. The cablegram
says the greatest enthusiasm exists
throughout the republic of Panama
over the reception given to its minis?
ter here and to the recogition of the
new republic.
The same cablegram gave authority
to Minister Varilla to make rep?
resentations to tlie foreign rep?
resentatives here necessary to effect
a speedy recognition of the new re?
public. The minister has suggested
to his government that it clothe the
! commission now cn its way from
Panama with such powers, but the
officials there preferred that the
minister should exercise these
offices as he already possesses diploma?
tic functions.
In official circles here the opinion is
expressed that tL^ 2ommission consist?
ing of Gen. Reyes, Holguin and Opina,
which have started on a peace com?
mission to Panama, are embarked on
a hopeless task. It is now too late,
it is said, for anything in the direction
indicted in a dispatch to be accom?
plished.
The Helping Word.
There was a certain old woman who
was a constant and devout attendant at
church. Her husband died, and her
pastor called upon her to comfort her
in her sad bereavement.
"Well, my good woman,"' the pastor
remarked, "in your bitter trial I hope
you have found some ray of comfort
from the Scriptures."
"Indeed I have, dominie," was the
confident, though tearful reply.
"That's grand, sister," exclaimed
the parson sympathetically, "but
tell me what passage of the word help?
ed you most."
"Grin and bear it."
Well Corned Vets.
If all the booze that has been drunk
in Augusta during the reunion were
in a tank Speedy could make his 100
foot dive into it with no fear of strik?
ing bottom.-Augusta Chronicle.
Guayamas, Mex., Nov. 15.-J.
Carara, an officer of the Twentieth
Mexican battalion, died today as the
result of a duel between himself and
Alberto Mungia, a local merchant.
The cause of the duel, which was
fought with swords, is riot definitely
kown. C?rara's fame as a soldier bad
preceded him to Guayams, so that his
death was a shock in civilian as well
as in military circles.
Rome, Nov. 15.-Signor Marconi
beagn work today on the powerful
wireless station at Pisa, through
which it is intended to establish com?
munication with the Argentine Re?
public and later with the United
States. When the station is finished
it will be inaugurated by King Victor
Emmanuel, who will send the first
message.
Atlanta, Ga.. Nov. 15.-Dr. J. Mc?
Fadden Gaston died at his home here
today of acute indigestion, aged 79
years. He was prominent during the
Civil war as a medical officer in the
Confederate service. After the war,
from 1865 to 1883, be made his home
in Brazil, attaining distinction in his
profession there. He returned to At?
lanta in the latter year and has since
that time been at the head of the de?
partment of surgery in the Southern
Medical college here. He was an au?
thority widely quoted in this country
and Europe on intestinal surgery, and
teaching the treatment of intestinal
diseases he was the pioneer in several
methods. He was a member of several
medical societies, national and south?
ern in which he held high office.
Aiken, Nov. 5.-Last night, or ear?
ly this morning, Aiken was visited by
the most skilful gang of burglars that
ever disturbed this usually quiet city.
The residences of four of our most
prominent citizens were entered and
robbed of jewelry and money in
amounts ranging in value from $50 to
SI,OOO. Several other houses in the
city were visited during the night,
but for some reason these were not
entered.
Dr. Parkhurst says: "New York,
after Januray let, will be hell with the
lid off." '
COLOMBIA'S PROTEST.
Strong Arraignment of Coursa of
United States Gabled to London.
Parallel Drawn Between Panama
Affair and Policy of Govern?
ment in 1861.
London, Nov. 16.- The Colombian
authorities have cabled to London a
lengthy protest against the United
States action toward Panama, in which
they claim that the "main responsi?
bility for the secession of Panama lies
with the United States, firstly, by
fomenting the separatist spirit, of
which there seems to be held clear
evidence ; secondly, by hastily acknowl?
edging the independence of the revolt?
ed province, and, fially, by preventing
the Colombian government from using
proper means to repress the rebel?
lion.5'
The cable message goes on to say
I thar President Marroquin has ener?
getically protested to the United
States and wishes that his protest
should be known throughout the
civilized world.
The president contends that the
United States has infringed article 35,
of the treaty of 1846, which, he asserts,
implies the duty on the part of the
United States to help Colombia in
maintaining her sovereignty over the
isthmus and adds that the1 ' Colombian
government repudiates the assumption
that they have barred the way to
carrying out the canal."
The protest asserts that the delay in
the negotiations bad not affected the
ultimate issue of the canal project
and concludes:
''The hastiness in recognizing the
new government which was sprung up
under the circumstances is all the more
surprising to the Colombian govern?
ment as they recollect the energetic
opposition of Washington to the ac?
knowledgment of the belligerency of
the Confederates by the powers dur?
ing the Civil war.
TEXT OF THE PROTEST.
New York, Nov. 16.-The New York
Evening Post has recieved the text of
the Colombian protest. It is addressed
'to the United States senate and is
signed by President Marroquin. The
Evening Post's dispatch is as follows:
"The president of Colombia has
today addressed the American senate
in the following terms :
" 'To his excellency, the president
of the senate, Washington :
" 'Excellency: The government and
people of Colombia have been painfully
surprised at the notification given by
the minister of the United States to
the effect that the government at
Washington had hastened to recognize
the government consequent upon a
barracks coup in the department of
Panama.
" 'The bonds of sincere and unin?
terrupted friendsnhip which unite the
two governments and the two people ;
the solemn obligation undertaken by
the American union in a public treaty
to guarantee the sovereignty and pro?
perty of Colombia in the Isthmus of
Panama; the protection which the
citizens of that country enjoy and will
continue to enjoy among us; the
traditional principles of the American
government in opposition to secession
movements ; the good faith which bas
characterized the great people in its
international relations; the manner in
Which the revolution was brought I
about and the precipitancy of its re?
cognition make the government and !
the people of Colombia hope that the
senate of the people of the United
States will admit their obligation to
assist us in maintaining the integrity
of our territory and in f repressing that j
insurrection which is not even the re?
sult of a popular feeling.
" 'In thus demanding justice? Colom?
bia appeals to the dignity and honor of
the American senate and people.
(Signed) " 'Marroquin."
" 'It is to be hoped the petition for
justice which Colombia makes to the
American people will be favorably re
ceived by a sound public opinion I
among the sons of that country.
(Signed) j
" 'Minister of Government, Esterban
Jaramillo. ' "
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Cars Were Kept Moving Sunday
-Many Arrests Made.
Chicago, Nov. 15.-A victory, tem?
porary at least, was scored today by
the management of the Chicago rail?
way against its striking employees.
From early in the morning until dark
tonight the company succeeded in main?
taining a rpgular service on its Went?
worth avenue line which extends from
Seventy-ninth street to the down town
district, a distance of eight miles.
Twenty five cars in all were put into
the service but the schedule was inter?
fered with frequently by delays caused
by obstructions being placed on the
tracks and the inexperience of the
men in charge of the cars. The most
serious trouble occurred during the
morning when a number of arrests were
made but clashes between the police
and the crowds that lined the streets
were frequent during the afternoon
and when darkness set in it was not
considered safe to send more cars from
the barn. The last car returned to the
barns at 4.30 o'clock and after it had
been safely iioused the day's work
came to an end. More arrests were
made during the day than at any time
since the strike was declared.
Yellow Fever in Laredo.
Laredo, Texas, Nov. 15.-The official
bulletin issued tonight is as follows:
New casee 22, deaths 2, total number
of cases tc date 688, total deaths 84.
Drs. K. D. Murray and G. M. Gui
teras, of r,he marine hospital service,
met with a serious accident in a run?
away today. They were returning
from the bedside of a yellow fever
patient when their horses ran away,
the bugey collided with terrific force
with a large stone pillar, and throwing
both the physicians and driver to the
sidewalk. Dr. Murray sustained in?
juries, which may prove fatal, owing to
his advanced age. The driver was un?
injured, but Dr. Guiteras sustained
severe bruises and was badly shaken
up. His condition will not prevent
him from continuing his work.
BRIBE-TAKING SENATOR.
Senator Dietrich, of Nebraska, In?
dicted for Corruption.
A Sensation Created in Nebraska
by Damaging Evidence Before
Grand Jury and the Finding
of a True Bil!.
Oamha, Neb., Nov. 16.-The United
States grand jury tonight returned true
bills against United States {Senator
Chas. H. Dietrich and Postmaster
Jacob Fisher, of Hastings, Neb.,
charging them with bribery and con?
spiracy. The Senator is charged with
accepting a bribe of 81,300 from Fish?
er, in consideration of which the lat?
ter was recommended for the post
mastership at Hastings.
When the indictments were brought
into the United States District Court,
Judge Munger presiding, and were
placed on file, the Court merely ac?
cepted the report of the grand jury,
making no remarks on its contents.
The indictmnt against Senator
Deitrich charges that he accepted
money and property in consideration
of his reccomending Fisher for appoint?
ent as postmaster at Hastings. That
against Postmaster Fisher charges him
with making an agreement with Sena?
tor Deitrich by which the former was
to pay in property and money $1,300
for securing to Fisher the appoint?
ment.
The last witness called before the
grand jury was William Dutton, a
hardware merchant of Hastings, who
gave his testimony today. According
to Dutton's testimony, he (Dutton)
acted as intermediary in ajl the alleg?
ed transactions between the indicted
men, and, after hearing his evidence,
the grand jury excused the remaining
witnesses who had not testified, and
at once prepared its report to Judge
Munger.
Four other cases, said to be of a
similar nature, are being investigated
by the grand jury and a report on all
or part of them is expected very soon.
All are cases in which postoffices and
postmasters are concerned.
This indictment is said to be the
first ever returned against a United
States Senator on charges of this
nature, and caused intense excitement
in Government circles in Omaha, and
in adjoining towns, when it became
public. What action will be taken, if
any, to apprehend Senator Dietrich
could not be learned tonight.
Postmaster Fisher said tonight:
"There is really nothing in the
charges, and my friends will support
nie in my defence. If the witnesses
had been permitted to be cross-examin?
ed the result would have been quite
different and no indictment would
have followed. Men have pushed
this matter who were turned down for
reappointment, and have trumped up
charges to 'get even.' "
Washington, Nov. 16.-Senator Deit?
rich and Editor Rosewater of the
Omaha Bee, have arrived in this city,
and tonight all inquiries as to the in?
dictment of the Senator were referred
to Mr. Rosewater, who declared that
the indictments were the result of a
political quarrel. Mr. Rosewater as?
serted that Senator Deitrich had a
good defence, and added that he and
the Senator had come to Washington
at this time to bring about the removal
of Ditsrict Attorney Sommers. He
baid they had already been to the
White House on this mission. Mr.
Rosewater declared that District At?
torney Sommers had pushed the
charges against Senator Deitrich for
the reason that they were politically
antagonistic.
THE STRENGTH OF THE S. 1 L
What President J. S. Williams
Says of Mr. Ryan's Offer.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 15.-President
John Skelton Williams, of the Sea
bord Air Bine system, who returned
to the city today from New York, said
tonight to an Associated Press corres?
pondent :
"The financial proposition recently
made to the Seaboard Air Line Rail?
way by Messrs Thoms F. Ryan and
Blair & Co?/of New York, -will be act?
ed upon by our board of directors at
their meeting on Tuesday. The propo?
sition meets the approval of myself and
my associates who own a large majority
interest in the system. The money
which is offered, if accepted, will be
used to pay off the company's floating
debt, which, by the way is inconsider?
able, amounting to scarcely more than
one month's gross earnings, and also
will furnish the funds desired for cer?
tain important plans of development,
including the amount required for the
completin of the Birmingham line.
The funds necessary for the construc?
tion of the Seaboard's new road be?
tween Atlanta ad Birmingham was ob?
tained more than six months ago
through the sale of $6,000,000 Birming?
ham division 4 per cent bonds at 85
and interest, and the additional funds
now desired in this connection are to
be held for the purpose of providing
extensive terminals and equipment and
for the cid East and West Railroad,
now part of the Atlanta-Birmingham
line, which expenditures were not
covered by the bond sale above referred
to. The Seaboard Air Line Railroad
is in a thoroughly sound and healthy
condition. The last annual report
shows that the floating debt of the
company at the time of that report,
was considerably less than $1,000,000.
' The surplus earnings of the property
for the past year were not only largely
in excess of all interest, rentals and
fixed charges, but were equal to more
than 4 per cent on the company's pre?
ferred stock, and its physical condition
is good."
New York, Nov. IC?.-The Standard
oil company lias declared a dividend
of $12 per share payable. D?cember 15tb
next to stockholders of record of Nov.
20. This is an increase of $2 from the
dividend declared at this time a year
ago, and brings the total dividends of
the year to 44 per cent, compared with
45 per cent, last year.
Washington, Nov. 16.-Representa?
tive Crumpacker of Inidana introduc?
ed a bill today making it a crime
punishable by death to participate in
the lynching of an alien.
STATE BOARD GUTS OFF
CHARLESTON PROFITS.
Profits to be Used for Constabu?
lary Expenses in Charleston
Board Furnishes Bonds.
At a called meeting held yesterday,
the State board of directors applied
the lash to Charleston for the treat?
ment the constables have been receiv?
ing there recently. This was done by
adopting resolutions temporarily with?
holding the city's dispensary profits,
amounting to 830,000 a year, and sum?
moning the Charleston city and county
authorities here on the 2d of next
month to show cause why this with?
drawal shall not be made permanent.
The profits thus withdrawn will be
used in furnishing bond for constables
and in otherwise meeting the expense
of enforcing the law in Charleston.
This action was taken at the instance
of Gov. Heyward, or rather with his
sanction and cooperation. The profits
cannot be diverted to meet snch ex?
penses except upon his approval,
though had he failed to act the board
would doubtless have withheld
Charleston's city profits and turned
them over to the county of Charleston.
Gov. Heyward and Chief Constable
Hammet laid before the board the con?
dition of affairs in regard to the con?
stabulary and the enforcement of the
law in Charleston. The action in?
stituted by Wieters in the United
States court against the dispensary
constables and the arrest of the con?
stables and their indictment in the
State courts under two charges were
discussed. Chief Hammet reported
that every obstacle conceivable has been
thrown in the way of the constables to
hamper their efforts in the reasonable
enforcement of the law. Not only
were heavy bonds demanded, but for
the want of bondsmen, which the
division chief could not obtain in the
city 3f Charleston, the constables were
thrown into jail even in a civil action
where nothing but a money judgment
was asked for. Mr. Eammet also com?
plained that the clerk of the court
refused to accept cash in lieu of bond.
In these conditions the constables
were said to be hiding out in order
that they may escape being placed in
jail, from which it seems next to im?
possible to obtain release even though
placed there while attempting to en?
force the law under the direction of
the governor.
BOARD BACKS THE GOVERNOR.
Inasmuch as the constables were un?
able to procure bond in Charleston and
upon the- statement of the governor
that he had no funds available, and
requested such financial aid as the
State dispensary authorities could
afford, the following resolutions were
adopted :
"That the sum of $1,000 be deposited
in the Carolina National bank as an
indemnity for bail demanded of dis?
pensary constables in the city of
Charleston, and that, upon the perfor?
mance of the conditions of said bond,
the said $1,000 be converted into the
fund from which it was set apart.
"That upon the written order of
Chief State Constable Hammet, on the
approval of the governor, that so much
money be set. aside and deposited in
bank as may be necessary.to indemnify
any bail given for the release and ap?
pearance of any dispnsary constables
that may hereafter be held for appear?
ance in any coart for charges arising
in the performance of their duty."
With this financial aid furnished
him by the State baord the governor
will be able to see that the constables
are fully protected in the discharge of
their duties and that the enforcement
of the law will be carried on with the
means placed in his hands.
At the same meeting Chief Constable
Hammet made a statement as to the en?
forcement of the dispensary law in the
city of Charleston. He said that the
present endeavor to enforce the law
in Charleston as.elsewhere had result?
ed in an improvement but that this
very fact is evidently irritating to the
law breakers and the efforts to enforce
the law are met in a still more deter?
mined spirit to hamper the officers
and to violate the law. This was
event from the badgering of the offi?
cers that led to the resolutions of the
board in making provision for bail.
Mr. Hammet Lays that not only are
the officers hampered in their work in
every conceivable manner but the
State is forced to great expense in en?
deavoring to keep the constables at
their appointed duties.
OFFENDNG LOCALITY MUST
PAY.
It is determined that in view of the
persistant violations of the law and
the flagrant failure of the local au?
thorities to enforce or to assist in the
enforcement of the law in Charleston
and the\extra expense incurred there?
from, that the school fund should not
suffer from the violations of the law
and inaction of the local authorities,
but that under section ??? of the dis?
pensary law, the offending locality
should pay the expense incurred and
that this burden should not fall upen
other sections of the State where the
law is enforced and obeyed and where
the local authorities give their assis?
tance and moral support in the en?
forcement of the law. In view of these
facts the following resolution was
unanimously adopted by the board :
Resolved, That under authority
vested in the State board of director?
by section 565 of the dispensary law,
the part of the profits going to the
city of Charleston from dispensary
earnings are hereby withheld to be ex?
pended on account of the constabulary
force, and the city and county au?
thorities are hereby requested to show
cause at our office on the '2d day of
December why this action on our part
shall not be made permanent from and
after that date.
Second. The county dispensers or
the city of Charleston are hereby di
rectd until further directed to remit
on Monday of each week the amount
of profits otherwise going to the city,
to the State treasurer, and the county
board of control is instructed to see to
the execution of this provision.
Wife Murderer Convicted.
Walhalla, Nov. H.-After a trial of
five davs the jury, after being out
about five hours, found HoytL. Hayes,
guilty of the muiuer of his wife.
Hayes received the verdict without
the slightest emotion.
His attorneys gave notice of a
motion for a new trial.
This bas been the most interesting
! case in Oconee's history.