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OLUMBIA AND UNION, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13,1900.
NO. 18.
MESSAGE
lof Governor McSweeney
Legislature.
to the State
ff>ERAL
INDUSTRIAL progress.
Icongratu'at. s the People of South
Carolina P..cause of Their Clsnera!
prosperity—Recommendations.
Fc'lo^ ine •- 'it" substance of the an-
Lgjj m^ssag transmitted to the Gen-
"n- \gseai!-ly ef South Carolina by
£X..,v, M. B McSweeney at
•i« renins; session cI that body Tues-
dav at nov:;"
th-- General Assembly:
Darius year the heavy hand
.f affliction -.v is laid upon the chief ex-
ecutive of the State, and the people
ierp call-' ■; t > mourn the death of their
jovernor A: • ' a long illness, Goveru-
«-William -i- Mil erne died at his home
i- Marion r i:n:y on June 2. 1899.
Young in v tr-i. xull cf honors, and
comnian.lir? the respect or his country-
j, he ■ - gathered to his fathers.
Holding t i position of lieutenant
Oorerr.or. t--> which I had been elected,
ol^vuig the Constitution, I tooK
the oath f office as Governor on the
3rd day f .f ine, 1 s:»9. and immediately
thereafter began the discharge of the
jutIcs pc.-t.lining thereto.
Since yu\i last met there has been
nry marked material progress in the
State in almost every branch of in-
dustry. The hur'Kindman has garnered
the pri luet3 of his fields with the as-
saranoe of trer. i returns for his labor.
Manufacturing enterprises have gone
forward with almost miraculous rapid-
ity, and are furnishing lucrative em-
ployment for many of our people. There
has been great activity in the building
of railroads the great developers c-f a
amounts to the same thing. The ®ate found It necessary to do much re
tion that concerns the taxpayer is tiring on the buildings at the institu-
whltha "f/ST »ValUf ff f33ess#^ and on the farm, and there is
half the actual valu^The burdJ^d^^u^en^hu T^e^here
taxation would then tell equally 0, 8^ turned over to Mm by hla pred.!
Sw"bef^\Pu?^n?man-J 18°" »114'35 «> oaah. Md be foSnd. It
orty is /sMssei at Us ™Wa?£■»?■"»> .^fnJTInd
another man's at one-halt Its ac£l%"uJ?S0tt.,t?e,:f' J£gi "\i
value, the one either contributes laOr, n/w ?. to
than his share to the support of *hy 3 3S3 bushels 'of^om and meal. It
not appear to me to be good busi-
es judgment, with the farms that are
to the support of
government, or the other does
measure up to his duty in this ma
The main desideratum is to se
such a mode of assessment as will
a uniform valuation to all prop
subject to taxation. That such res
are not obtained notw, I am s
"Whether it is the fault of
its
to say. We have Township Boards
Viced by the State, to toe forced to
* so large a quantity of corn and
hi, when they could and ought to be
ie on the farms. I am glad to be
.. , to state that the superintendent
■ - * .. T \ e #;tks his supply of corn made during
administration 1 am not prepafg past yesLTV*fu be sufficient to sup-
nnr sof the institution during this year
Assessors and County Boards of Equal-
ization. but the manner in which thJjjfc,
as a rule, discharge their duties aid
the time they allot to the discharge of
these duties does not secure a unifor||
valuation of property for the purpogje
of taxation. Nor, indeed, could they do
it under the present plan If they gaviji
more time. They may secure an approx?
imate uniformity for valuation in eaclS
county, and, so far as county purpose"
are concerned, that might suffice, bu
the average in the counties varies ant
the burden of taxation does not fal
equally on the several counties, I havi
no fully matured plan to submit fo
your consideration as a remedy for this
evil, but I am persuaded that if some;
plan could be devised by which the
Constitution could be obeyed and all;
property assessed at its actual value,
the burden would bear more easily and
equitably upon all taxpayers. As the
law now stands, the County Auditor is;
required to go into each township and
take returns of property, and then the
township boards meet and go over these
returns and then they are gone over by
the County Board of Equalization. I
fount:
perif
State,
are t :
are i: :i
and
Dea?ii
vcu <■
make
aospi'
in a!!
Peac
• vail
i .'ti'inal
■s of tin
i f:;r tl)
happiness, and
iii every portion
pros-
of the
bitterness and strife
past, and the people
upbuilding, progres
•vt'hipment of the entire State,
lias not thinned your ranks, and
Tie together to deliberate and
liw.; for the people under mo3t
ions circumstances. I trust that
your deliberations you may b&
guide-i by a single purpose—'the welfare
and 1; tppiaess of the people whom you
have the honor to represent. However,
you may differ, as differ you will, your
comb;red wisdom and high patriotism,
am sme. will result in the passage of
ftieh laves as will rebound to the good
| suromit for your consideration the ad-
I visibility of requiring that the Consti-
S tution foe carried out and all property
! assessed at its actual value, and that
| the County Auditor take returns only
in the townships, and that the town-
ship boards be required to attend while
these returns are being made, and if
any question arises as to the valuation
of the property, it could be settled by
the Auditor, the Board ef Assessors,
and the owner of the property. These
township beards should be men of abil-
ity and character, and sliould be in po-
sition to determine the actual value of
the property. I believe that some such
plan, if properly carried out, would ma-
terially increase the taxable property
property of the State and go far to-
wards equalizing the burden of taxa-
tion. There is need for something to be
done along this line.
This subject of taxation is one that
v-oti in so f ir as my power and ability
may gr>.
EVIDENCES OF PROGRESS.
In coeton manufacturing. South Caro-
lina 1m Is all of the Southern States,
and stands second only to Massachu-
setts in the number of spindles and sec-
ond to none in equipment. If the prog-
ress o? the past year augurs anything
for the future, we shall soon lead all
other? in this important Industry, and
instead of turni-hing any of our staple
crop f ir export to other places for J
manufacture, we will be large import- i
ers of cotton from other States to sup- j
ply the local demand. During the past j
year "levesi new mills have been or- ;
ganize i ami are in process of eonstruc- •
tion, representing a total capital of $3,- I
275,000. Sixteen old mills have been en- j
Urged, representing an increase af their j
capital stock of $2,429,000. This not j
only means a large addition to the I
wealth of the State and an increase of
the taxable property, but it means
vealth put, into active service and em-
ployment for many of our people.
In railroad building, as I have al-
j ready stated, there has been very de-
|.tided activity. 237 miles have been com-
pleted and in actual process of con-
struction. This represents an outlay of
at least $23,000 a mile, or nearly $6,-
WO.ftOO, and when completed and re-
wrnet' for taxation even at a valuation
of $10,000 a mile will add ?2.370,000 to
the taxable property of the State.
In cotton seed oil mills, the lumber
i business, and other branches of indus-
try, there has been very marked activ-
ity. For the exact figures in all of these
tw enterprises I beg to direct your at-
tention to the full and exhaustive re-
port of the Secretary of State. A study
of these figures and a realization of the
material progress upon which the
State has entered, should be cause of
sincere congratulation to every true
Carolinian, and should move you as
representatives of the people to do all
feat you < ;ui to foster and. encourage
tiis progress, and these institutions
Wdindustries, which mean so much for
®r State. I have thought proper thus
triefly to direct your attention to these
substantial evidences of progress and
Powth as an encouragement" and an
incentive to our people to the accomp-
jjsntnent of even greater things which
ne easily within our grasp, if we will
at put forth our hands and lay hold
4»»Pf- a'1-yant-,Ses and opportunities
11h;kIy surround us on every side.
FINANCES.
Ij tlakc Pleasure, also, in congratulat-
i»M0U °n 1:10 condition of the finances
k. State. The State Treasurer has
o» n,a°-<'e t0 meet °-f the obligations
,'r 9 State promptly, and also the in-
>1^* 011 T^° Public de<bt
Necessity
aoney
•till has
consideration, and in whatever you do,
you should endeavor to make the bur-
den bear equally upon all the property
of the State.
By comparison of the figures in the
Comptroller General's report, you will
see that the taxable property for the
fiscal year commencing January 1, 1890,
is $3.185,1S3 more than for the preceed-
ing fiscal year:
Total taxable property for
the fiscal year commenc-
ing January 1st, 1899... $176,422,233
Total taxable property for
the fiscal year commenc-
ing January 1st, 1898... 173,237,103
i\the new crop comes in. There was
large crop of oats made, some-
over 4,000 bushels having been
he St ^tr i n ten den t says: "The
griculturally, has been satLsfa:;-
nsidering the late start and
tilisadvantages under which the
as done." The cotton crop will
to .nearly 600 bale3.
has been no serious sickness
the prisoners except a few
meningitis, from which there
feral deaths.
EDUCATION.
with the material progress
come to our State, there has
vely interest in the education
outh. Not only has this been
in our higher institutions of
but the country schools and
ry schools throughout the
been greatly improved. In
nt like ours the education
th is of paramount import-
legislation that will foster
[age our common schools
live your hearty approval
ment, for you may foster
Ipolleges as you please, the
i that a vast majority of
ca.n never avail themselves
training. Intelligent citl-
ntedJigent voters. Educated
intelligent citizens. When
ey in education you Invest
will give you ever increas-
nd catn neither be lost nor
To secure efficiency in our
ools three things are of
portance: First, you must
ans with which to operate
, you must have educated
ted teachers. Third, you
;ent and efficient County
nts of Education.
It INSTITUTIONS,
may have been the differ-
n as to the wisdom of c*s-
ate Colleges, the policy of
tne 1 intdiis matter has been fixed,
and e ifl titutions are here and are
all dag iod work for the State, and
If ju ay the enrolment of students,
therta ^ -mand for them. To pull
thenivij ;r to give them niggardly
assisa^sfnj^ be a backward step
hat no true son of South
d be willing to take. It is
^estion whether or not the
engage in higher educa-
been settled. To make
tate institutions is to re-
ess and development of
re should be no conflict
nominational college and
ge. They are both doing
tstitmion says that "All taxes
Property, rc-al and personal, shall
without the
of having to borrow any
or overdraw his account, and
a balance in the treasury.
TAXATION.
'fie Con
l^pori p
3,w! u;ion the actual value of the
£ taxe,-i- as the same shall be as-
'i>y an assessment made for
laving such tax." It also
"General Assembly shall pro-
r>' -cr a uniform and equal
i;®1 ^se=sment for taxation." It is
^ a&sL- Vfry ^ a°y property
»UUP •'>" taxation at its "actual
«nv of ;,or V i:; were, the taxable prop-
5or» thtae S:i.?c would be a great deal
5tj'f i!; is, and the rate of taxa-
^ tar considerably reduced. Tc
'fry j>ayer- that is not a matter of
concern, for a certain
it 5' Jnoney has to be raised tq
t» e,X5en3^s of government, and
IgjJ'.1115 valuation vece high the
**"' • ivaueed, jr#t ia tu« it
Increase
PENSIONS.
A g'exiera.tion has passed since the
"War Between the States." The South-
ern soldiers who fought for a cause
they believed to be right laid their all
upon 1 - e altar of their country. Greater
sacrifice and self-denial were never
more cheerfully made in any cause or
in any country than in this struggle by
the Southern soldier. They displayed a
fortitude and a heroism t.hat will fur-
nish themes for the poet and the histo-
rian for all time to come. They lost in
battle because of overwhelming num-
bers and resources on the other side,
and without repining laid down their
arms aaid returned to their homes and
began with a spirit of cheerfulness
rarely seen to rebuild their lost for-
tunes.
PENAL, AND CHARITABLE INSTI-
TUTIONS.
The Constitution of the State imposes
upon usithe duty of caring for the in-
sane, bliid, deaf and dumb, and the
poor, an4 says that institutions for this
purpose ihail be fostered and support-
ed.
The Bclird of Regents desires to sug-
gest for tour consideration the better
development of the system of county
poor houies and the consideration oi
the matter of "settlement," by which
it would better established who onay
claim beneficiary support in the State
Hospital. Jur law should also be more
specific in dealing with inebriates and
the criminil insane. During the pre-
valance of in epidemic disease, it is al-
so recommfided that for the protection
of the patielts in the Hospital the right
of quarantffle against the infected ter-
ritory be ertrusted to the Governor, the
Chairman cs the State Board of Health,
and the Praident of the Regents.
The grow#i of the institution has
w-hic eel
Caro joi
no lo-i
Sta te .it
tion. v
war ose
tard i
•the St
betwei
the St
a goo x.
I w
sepan
the w
i astiti
to ref i
$3,185,183 j orame.j:i|
your
South ail
c-udturad |
South
throp
and thi;;
will aJ_
heads
sitatemt lgi-s
and th'pe
tion. yH; .
the exTi^Jij
ent wir
institu i
is neceW;-^!
tenance™ ;'u
been so grej!
for ordinary
come a con
maintenance
that in orde1
and make
recommende
000. An it®
found in the
P
At your la.
adopted ord
the affairs o
That invest
port of the
that the necessary repairs
wear and tear have be-
derable drain upon the
and. The Board estimates
to keep up these repairs
tie of the improvements
will require about $10,-
zed statement will be
uperintendent's report.
CI T ENT IA R Y.
session, a resolution was
ng an investigation into
[the State Penitentiary,
tion was had and a re-
mittee was submitted
to me. as dlrfcted by the resolution. I
have submittf in a separate message
the action talin by me on this report,
and beg to diret your attention to it,
and also to til report of the special
committee. Tilt committee performed
the duties lablupon it efficiently and
well, as you wj see from an examina-
k.
uperintendent of th*»
t. D. J. Griffith, took
th of March. An ex-
report will show that
o Penitentiary have
a very eatUfactorj.
cA the insti-
*7
tion of their w}
The present!
Penitentiary, til
charge on the I
amination of M
the affairs of
been ujanjtgsdij
$88f#£ i
to take up each college
call to your attention
and the needs of these
!t I can do no more than
o their reports and rec-
and commend them to
e consideration. The
College, Clemson Agri-
eohanical College, the
Military Academy, Win-
and Industrial College,
a College at Orangeburg
to you through the
institutions detailed
condition and needs,
your careful atten-
e as economical in
money as is consist-
nt conduct of these
withhold more than
eir proper main-
_ 'be wise economy. I
feel sur;f win not ask for extrava-
gant or. e$sary appropriations, and
I, thert opnfidently commend to
you a cy. Ituidy of their needs and
demand ^ forth in the reports
that wi submitted to you.
E DISPENSARY.
There 0'iquestion that will en-
gage yoVfention at this session that
will den more careful thought and
in wihici.re is more interest mani-
fested tt^at of the control of liquor.
You wil joubt have several propo-
sitions loted to you by different
members our body for your consid-
eration. important that you should
take hoi the question in a positive
and dfireaaner and meet the issue
squarely.,.r the Constitution of the
State th re only three modes al-
lowed feeing with this question.
"The |§0 Assembly may license
personM-porations to manufacture
and se»retail alcoholic liquors or
bevera®~,in the State, for the Gen-
eral Af may prohibit the manu-
facture®,^ and retail of alcoholic
I iquorsf|i beverages within the
State;'»"may authorize and em-
power Ss0unty and municipal offi-
cers, aq|»ber, under the authority
and in»me of the State, to buy
in any |m and retail within the
State li*hnd beverages in such
packag® quantities, under such
rules ajPdations as it deems ex-
pedient.Kin no case shall it be sold
in less &ies than one-half pint or
be twee ii® awn and sun-rise, and it
shall nofcmk on tie premises.Nei-
ther caiBieneral (Assembly "dele-
gate to Municipal corporation the
power t®^ lincenses to sell the
same." ®the lasi alternative the
Dispens^Bv is in firce. At the pres-
ent timeBi view tf the era of ma-
terial pi« and development upon
which tl»e has eitered, I do not
believe i^a be wiie or good busi-
ness jud&to referihis question to
a popula™on. Not that there is any
uneasine* mwillinbiess to trust
the peoplB it woultlhave a tenden-
cy to re:»ifes ami bitterness ana
engender® feelingland I blieve
would ret®,e progris of the State
in Its znaSievelopsr-t- It seems to
me that i®d be go
take hold ■ present
and iraprc®profcibl
in theory,® »xi»tln
i64 MMpt® 49
!>e practicable. Local option would be
even worse than prohibition. To have
prohibition in one county, a license
system in an adjoining county, and the
iispensary in another, would create no
?nd o" confusion and trouble through-
out the State.
I would recommend for your consid-
eration the abolition of the State and
County Boards of Control and that the
duties of these officers be devolved
upon other officials. You should elect
i State Commissioner of high charac-
ter and good business judgment, and
give him sufficient compensation to
fomimand the services of such a man.
He should be given more authority and
discretion, and required to give a good
and sufficient bond and be subject to
removal by the Governor. As an a<l-
visary board to the State Commissioner
I would suggest the Comptroller Gen-
eral, the State Treasurer and the State
superintendent of Education, with such
powers and duties as in your wisdom
you may think proper to confer upon
them.
In place of the County Boards I
would suggest that the County Super-
visor, the County Auditor, and the
Mayor of the county seat town, if a
dispensary be located there, if not the
Mayor or Intendant of some town in
the county in which there is a dispen-
sary, constitute the County Board, and
that they serve without extra compen-
sation.
These changes are suggested not cnl>
because in my judgment they would
improve the administration of the law,
but on the ground of economy.
I would also suggest that the law be
so amended as to bring violations with-
in the jurisdiction of the Magistrates,
so that all cases might be promptly
and summarily adjudicated.
STATE MIldTIA.
It is gratifying to note that marked
improvement has been made in the
status of the State militia under the
present administration of the Adjutant
General's department. The number of
companies in actual service has been
considerably reduced but there has
been an increase in efficiency. You are
aware that for several years past the
support of this department by the State
has been very meagre, and really insuf-
ficient to meet the demands required in
maintaining a creditable and an effi-
cient military organization.
thy.
BIENNIAL SESSIONS.
The advisability of biennial sessions
of the Legislature has been frequently
called to the attention of the General
Assembly by my predecessors. That we
have too much legislation, we all ad-
mit. For changes in our laws as
would be better. Many States have
adopted biennial sessions of their Leg-
islatures. The State Constitution pro-
vides for annual sessions of the Legis-
lature and the declaration of Rights
declares, "The General Assembly ought
frequently to assemble for the redress
of grievances and for making new laws,
as the common good may require." I
submit the matter to yna for ..your care-
ful consideration, inasmuch as there
has been some discussion of this sub-
ject and some demand in certain sec-
tions for biennial sessions. As you will
see, in order to change .would require
an amendment to our Constitution.
I invoke upon all your deliberations
the guidance of an all-wise and over-
ruling Providence, and trust that what-
ever you do may be done with an eye
single to the good of all the people of
-.he State.
M. B. McSWEENEY, Governor.
THE MARKETS.
Highest. Lowest. Closing.
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MARKET.
BRITISH LOSS 8,213.
Trained Men and Volunteers to be
Called Out.
65,000 MOORE TROOPS ARE NEEDED.
Mr. Balfour Says the American Revo-
lution is the Only War England has
Lost—She Has Suffered Disasters.
London, by Cable.—The War Oftice
has neither contributed any light on
the situation in Natal sines Sunday
nor allowed the dispatches of corres-
pondents to get through. Consequently
the public impatience finds vent in a
discussion of the conduct of the war.
The Morning Post demands that the
forces afield, afloat and in preparation
shall be increased by 65,000 men. To
this end it urges that all the trained
men the country possesses, militia and
volunteers shall be called out, assert-
ing incidentally that although the atti-
tude of the other powers is correct in
the diplomatic sense of the word, an
invasion, If attempted, would be sud-
den, and that now is the time to appre-
hend contingencies.
The Daily Mail says it understands
that the suppression of another general
commanding in South Africa will
shortly be announced. This may have
relation to General Buller's hasty sum-
mons from Davenport. It is reported
that he came by special train to Lon-
don yesterday and held a long consul-
tation with the headquarters 6taff.
This seems to indicate that his advice
which only recently was in extreme
disfavor, is about to be utilized.
The critics range up and down the
entire field of war transactions, finding
fault especially with the lack of trans-
ports for the troops who are ready to
depart, and with the concealment of
news, averring that the censorship in
South Africa embraces the mails; that
the reports of correspondents are be-
ing mutilated and entire letters sup-
pressed. The admiralty is seeking
transports and is reported to have char
tered the American liner St. Paul,
which was inspected previous to the
chartering, and three Liverpool steam-
ers.
The government's defense, as put
forth by Mr. Balfour, at Manchester,
has produced a disagreeable impress-
ion upon the country. The Standard,
the Times, and The St. James Gazette
join in the almost unaimous metropol-
itan and provincial disapproval of Vne
government's explanations.
Great Britain's los?&s since the war
began are fast approaching S,000. A
War Office compilation of casualties,
issued last evening, shows a total of
7,213—1,027 killed, 3,675 wounded and
2,511 missing. These do not include
140 who have succumbed to disease,
nor the casualties at Ladysmith last
Saturday.
The Daily Mail says: "With charac-
teristic bad manners, the Transvaal
authorities have refused to allow Mr.
Hollis, the American representative at
Pretoria, to care for British interests.
This is Unprecedented in modern dip-
lomatic history."
judgment to
iw and amend
bn la very nice
tai-roumst&noefl
it -would
Prevailing Prices «S Cotton, Grain and
Produce.
CHARIvOTTB COTTON MARKET.
These figures represent prices paid to
wagons:
Strict good middling 7 1-2
Good middling 7 7-16
Strict middling 7 5-16
Middling .. .. .. .. .. »• •• .71—4
Tinges 7 1-8
Market—Quiet and steady.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Cotton futures quiet. Middling up-
lands 7 0-16: middling gulf 7 13-16.
Futures closed steady.
January ..
February .
March
April ....
May •
June
July
August ...
September
October ..
November
December
BALTIMORE PRODUCE
Flour—Dull, unchanged.
Wheat—Steady; spot and month
09% to 70; Southern by sample 65 to
71; Southern on grade 66 to 70.
C0rn—steady; spot and mon-th 36%
to 36%; Southern white 37 to 37%;
Southern yellow 38 to 39.
The Passing of the Crocodile,
To say that the crocodile has seen his
best clays is but feebly to express the
rapidity with which he is lapsing into
the class of sxtinct animals. As a fea-
ture of modern Egypt he Is perhaps
rather a curiosity than a plague; and
the traveler has to get far beyond
the regions of the Delta before he can
begin to hope for the chance of being
introduced to one. Crocodile stories are
no longer told; in fact, it is safer to
trust to the sea serpent. Nothing can
make the crocodile attractive, and even
the man with the camera is shy of
treating him as a subject—whether for
personal or artistic reasons is not quite
clear. Possibly, the crocodile resents
being focussed as he formerly shrank
from confrontation with a mirror—an
ordeal which often led to his dying of
chagrin, as was supposed, at the sight
of nis own ugliness. Moreover, the
experienced photographer is wise in
' taking no risks," remembering tnat
the crocodile's tears are only a natural
solvent which the saurian applies to
the tougher for pi of animal food.—Lon-
don Globe.
The letters addrfMed to tbs Presi-
des! average % &*?■
S. A. L.'s Liberal Offer.
The industrial Department of the S.
A. L. announces that they havo ulie
following breeds of fullblooded roos-
ters: Light Brahmas, Black Lang-
shans, and Black Monorcas, which
they uropose to lean to those who are
located on the line of the S. A. L. sys-
tem, for the purpose of improving their
breed of chickens. These roosters will
be loaned to parties for a term of nine-
ty days, which t>ime will be ample to
get the breed of same. It is important
in order to get a good pure breed of
chickens to let the roosters above men-
tioned exclusively run in a pen with
not more than fifteen hens. Those de-
siring the service of any one of the
above named roosters should apply to
J. Strang, Assistant Chief In'd Agent,
Portsmouth, Va. Applications will be
recorded and served as they come In
turn.
Pulitzer's House Burned.
New York, Special.—The handsome
residence of Joseph Pullitzer, publisher
of The New York World, at 10-12 East
Fifty-fifth street, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday and two women servants were
suffocated or -burned to death. The total
loss is estimated at about $300,000. The
insurance is $250,000. The victims of
the fire were Mrs. Morgan Jellett, the
housekeeper, and Miss Elizabeth Mont-
gomery, a governess.
20,000 Witnesses.
Frankfort, Ky., Special.—The ses-
sions of both houses of the legislature
were uneventful. Former Governor
Bradley, chief counsel for Governor
Taylor, denied stories that troops had
been brought here in citizen's clothes
and that Republicans had arranged to
import here large 'bodies of men from
over the State to Intimidate the legis-
lature. He said: "We will summon
20,000 witnesses, whose evidence
is to be taken for use before the State
contest board, and many of them,
suppose, will come, but there will be no
effort at intimidation. I take no stock
in the talk about 'bloodshed."
Race Riot Feared.
no.wx^smrJfN^'nriAuoe ■eq j :p-ejui -nisi
Columbia, S. C., Special.—-Last Satur-
day at Pinewood, a small station on the
Atlantic Coast Line, near Sumter, Con-
ductor Frank B. Hursey shot and in
stantly killed a negro train 'hand, Lewis
Burton, who was advancing, threaten
ingly, upon the conductor. The ne-
groes' at Pinewood became disturbed
and the White people, who are in
great minority, are fearful of violence
although Conductor Hursey baa
THE NATIONAL UW MAKERS.
What Congress is Doing From Day to
Day.
The Senate.
Fourteenth Day.—The Senate evinced
no disposition to take up the work off
the session in earnest, ajid while the '
sitting was of only a little more than
sua hour's duration, a large number of
important bills were introduced and a
definite foundation laid for proceeding
with the financial bill. The hour for
the beginning of the debate on this
measure was fixed for 2 o'clock Thurs-
day. The most notable event of the
day was an objection entered by Mr.
Hoar, of Massachusetts, to the sum-
mary disposition of resolutiontions
asking for information about the con-
duce of the Philippine war.
Fifteenth Day.—In accordance with
the notice previously given by him,
Senator Aldrlch to-day opened the dis-
cussion of the financial bill in the Sen-
ate with a speech in explanation of
the Senate substitute for the house bill.
The speech was carefully prepared and
was read from manuscript. It was de-
livered in clear and distinct language,
but without any effort at oratory. Sen-
ators present gave him careful atten-
tion, but no one interrupted him with
questions or otherwise during the de-
livery, nor did any one manifest a dis-
position to reply after he had con-
cluded.
Sixteenth Day.—In the Senate a
resolution, offered by Mr. Allen, of Ne-
braska, calling upon each cabinet offi-
cer for an Itemized statement of the
amount of the $50,000,000 defense fund
each department expended, was
adopted. A resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Navy for Admiral De-
wey's report, in which he made the
statement that he could take Manila at
any time, offered by Mr. Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, was adopted. A resolu-
tion offered some time ago by Mr. Pet-
tigrew, calling upon the Secretary of
War for information as to an alleged
Interview between General Torres, of
the Filipino army, and General Otis
was called up. Mr. Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, offered a substitute for the
pending resolution, calling upon the
President, if not Incompatible with pub-
lic interests, to furnish general infor-
mation regarding the Philippine in-
surrection contained in official docu-
ments and dispatches. Mr. Pettigrew
aaid he thought Congress was entitled
to all Information regarding the action
of our forces'in the Philippines.
After a protracted discussion of the
general pension act, brought out of
amendments made to the dependent
pension act of June 27, 1890, the Senate
adjourned.
Seventeenth Day—Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts, introduced a resolution
asking the President to furnish the
Senate with all communications receiv-
ed from Aguinaldo or any one repre-
senting the Filipinos or any alleged au-
thority of tihe people there and our
replies thereto; the proclamation sent
to the Philippine psopl^ and t:£"
as actually proclaimed by Gene*
if In any way altered, together wicn in-
formation whether such change was
approved, and the President is also
asked to forward without delay all in-
formation he has of the forms of gov-
ernment, proclamations or convention*
at those islands. Mr. Hoar sought im-
mediate consideration, but on objec-
tion went over.
Senator Rawling, of Utah, has intro-
duced a resolution directing the Phil-
ippine committee of the House to re-
port on what form of government other
than the Spanish, existed in the Philip-
pines prior to December 10, 1898, and to
what extent Spain had actual control
of the islands. Also whether sovereign
power can be justly and in accordance
with international law claimed in the
absence of power of control.
iMr. Allen, of Nebraska, offered reso-
lution calling upon the Secretary of
War for complete information as to
the transport service. It was adopted.
The Senate, at 4 o'clock adjourned.
HAD HOT TIMES.
Men Crowded Around The Engines
Clamoring For Water.
BRITISH SUFFER WITH THIST.
Descriptions Showing The Fearful
Suffering The British Are Undergo-
ing In the Transvaal.
The House.
Fifteenth Day.—The house was in
session but 15 minutes and during that
time had a little flurry over an attempt
by Mr. Sulzer, of New York, to secure
consideration for a resolution asking
Information concerning the relations of
the Treasury Department with the Na-
tional City Bank, of New York. The
resolution was referred to the commit-
tee on ways and means. Mr. Gaines, of
Tennessee, rose to a question of per-
sonal privilege respecting his vote on
the Roberts resolution. These events
and the prayer of the chaplain occupied
the brief time the house was in ses-
sion.
Sixteenth Day.—The house session
was brief again, the only incident being
the adoption of the Sulzer resolution
introduced yesterday calling upon
Secretary Gage for all information re-
garding the deposit of government
funds in certain New York national
banks. The resolution as adopted was
made more general in its scope and an
amendment was added to cover infor-
mation respecting tihe transactions re-
lating to the sale of the New York cus-
tom house site.
Seventeenth Day.—The House or-
dered two investigations aa a result of
resolutions introduced by Representa-
tive Lentz, of Ohio. The first is to be
an investigation by the committee on
pc*s toff ice and post-roads Into the
charge 'that two Federal appointees of
the PregideU*.?■T^yvmaster John G. Gra-
ham, of Provo City. Utah, and Post-
master Orson Smith tA Logan, Utah, are
under indictment as polygamists, and
whether affidavits to that effect were
on file at the time of ykelr appoint-
ment.
Murder and Lynchtaj.
Ripley, Tenn., Special.—OffKV.rs Mar-
vin Turner and W. D. Turner Tuesday
arrested a desperate negro named Gin-
gerly, five miles north of here, and
were escorting him to the Ripley jail,
when two negroes, brothers of the pris-
oner, sflaot both officers in the back,
killing them. A large posse instantly
began pursuit of the murders to lynch
them. The latest reports from the
posse are that two of the miscreants
have been caught and. lynched. The
two negro»$ were swung- to U"ees at the
rood#W»-
London, by Cable.—"The men were
crowding around the engines in line,
offering the drivers fabulous prices for
a cup of water," writes the Globe cor-
respondent, describing the close of the
battle at Enslain, "but it was useless
The drivers had been threatened with
court-martial if they supplied a»y, as
there was great difficulty in keeping
a sufficient supply for the engines. I
saw one soldier lying fiat on the line
under an engine, catching a few drops
in his mouth from a steam pipe."
Such extracts as this from the mail-
ed descriptions of the fighting in South
Africa give some faint idea of the con-
ditions under which it is being carried
on. Belated as these letters are, by the
time they appear in English papers
they throw much-needed light upon
the campaign so barrenly reported
over the censored cables. The heat
that drove British soldiers to drink
gratefully from the exhaust pipe of an
engine after seven hours fighting at
Enslain, where they lost 179 killed
and wounded, has proved a serious fac-
tor in the care of the wounded. Sur-
geon Makins, formerly of St. Thomas
Hospital, writes from the field hospital
at Orange river:
"During an eight days' stay some 609
wounded men have passed through the
hands of the Royal Army Medical
corps here. In one night alone 200 pa-
tients arrived from the fight at Modder
river. Yesterday the thermometer reg-
istered 125 degrees Fahrenheit in some
of the tents. ^ The journey from here to
the base hospital takes 28 hours and
emphasizes the difficulty due to the im-
mense length of line of communica-
tion. The doings of the. beseiged at
Ladysmith have been fully described
by recent letters. If the Boers con-
tinue to so closely hem in and contin-
uously bombard White's force, the be-
seiged promise to become full-fledged
cave dwellers, few according to the
Daily News correspondent at Lady-
smith, £irepif?v3Teiit" tende
to burrow.
"Some people," writes the authority,
"having spent much time and patient
labor in making burrows for them-
selves, find life there so intolerably
monotonous that they prefer to take
the chances above ground. Others
pass whole days with wives and fam-
ilies, or in solitary misery where there
is not light enough to read or work,
scarcely showing a bead out&ide from
sunrise to sunset. They may be seen
trooping away from fragile tin-roofed
houses half an hour before^ daybreak,
carrying oiMldren in their arms, or a
cat, or monkey, or mongoose, cr a cage
of pet birds, and they come back sim-
ilarly laden when the night gets too
dim for gunners to go on shooting.
There would be a touch of humor in all
this, if it were not so deeplv pathetic
in its close association with possible
tragedies. One never knows where cr
at what hour a stray shot or splinter
will fall, and it is pitiful sometimes to
hear cries for "dolly" from a prattling
mite who may herself be fatherless or
motherless tomorrow. We think as
little as possible cf such things, put-
ting them from us with the light com-
ment that they happen daily elsewhere
than in beseiged towns, making the
best we can of a melancholy situa-
tion."
Mineral O ltput ,For 1899.
New York, Special.—The United
States Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal, in its annual statistical number,
says that the preliminary statement
of mineral production in the United
States In 1899, shows that the total
production of metals in the United
States for that year was valued at the
place of production at $413,738,414, as
compared with $314,255,620 in
1898.
Wants $100,000.
Chicago, Special.—Miss Etta Thomas
a niece of General Joe Wheeler, has be-
gun suit in tihe superior court against
Wm. H. Fahrney, a prominent West
Side society man, asking $100,000 dam-
ages for alleged breach of promise to
marry.
It Is alleged that Fahrney, who la
treasurer of a large patent medicine
manufactory, and reputed to be weal-
thy, has been engaged to Mis3 Thomas
for over five years but tHat recently
he broke off the engagement on the
ground that his parents desired him to
marry another woman.
Lily WhitJ^icket.
New Orleans, Si>eclal.—At a eorirSr-
ence of Republican leaders of th© par-
ty (sugar planters' branch) at the St.
Charles, it was resolved to put out a
straight Lily White Republican ticket.
If the sentiment expressed can be de-
pended upon, Wr. Thomas J. Wood-
ward, of this city, will be nominated
for governor. The Lily White State
central committee met in the St. Char-
les hotel tor the purpose of calliof a
f
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