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p______ _______ ________________________VOL..X PICKENS, S. (C., THIURSD)AY, MAR~CH 2, 18.NO24
l1AUUUV6 I WU V'Ik'. 1
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A SCUTH CAROLINIAN A BIGAMIST AT 10
SIX I Y. ci
-- sti
Atrested In Atiuanta istid Takest to Charle&- he
ton for Tri]- -Ho Acknowe1ege Alf
Dramatic Mfe-otivt ni Two i,nsiioe. ba
ch
ATLANTA, (a., t-b. 22.--1\Nj. Ed- III
ard A. Itagood, the aied South Caro- be
fina C >nfed-rat,e veterat, who was ar- th
rested here on a wai ran i f'ron Charles- svi
ton chargioig Inn with bigamy, was ed
carried to Chiarl st oil this il ttrrooin to up
s,.and trial.
Th" Constitutionl of this mornig go
gives the following story of Maj. lia- an
good'scrime and ithe cicinkistanc(s of s;i
his arrest: ho
Edward Ilagovd, sixty years old, a '
major of the Confederate ariy, a mlell- CV
ber cf the South Carolina aristocracy, th4
and a bearer of letters of rcoii-ida- all
tion from men of national proiiiininence Yt
to the best people of this cit y, is a pris- mi
onerof the law. wi
lie was arr( sted at his home, on the C,h
VA corner of Forest avenue and Jackson
street, by Detective s McConnell, Loo- 11,
ney and Cason, on a warrant from fir
Charleston. S. C., charging him with Gc
bigamy. Withouerian %'gle word of an
protest, Maj. liagood-.t4onmpanied the an
ofilcers, atkd nis secoi-,.)r third, wife, is
whom he married in Chicago seven mnt
years ago, and With whom he has been sh
living since, accompanied him.
Yesterday milorning's Constitution iml
told about the presence in this city of j
youthful and protty Mrs. Ilagood, who cal
is a daughter of Patrolman Beauderot,
of Charleston, and who was married
to Ilagood seven months ago. She i
came to this city in search of Maj. 11a. Ch
good, who had deserted her and gone un
back to his Chicago wile. tat
She callt d on1 Ciiet Conniolly Sunday po
and V'.i' h,r story. j . young and sei
prett", und the 'cit, -, -fs skeptical.
.lie doubted parts of her story, and
pointedly refused to take any part in
having the erring husband arrested. gr
lie toid Mrs. Itagood that the proper th
course for her to pu rsue was to have
Chief of l'olice Mattin of Charleston
ullicially reqest the arrest of liagood. bU
.le further informed her that this was to
the only way in which she could get lic
him arrestod by the Atlanta officers B
Very iucih uisheattened, she ret,urn
ed to ner boarding house, the Arling- da
ton, and wrtZte Io her lather of wlhat lal
had occurred., She received, oti MondAy of
night, a tele rai from hiiun, stating wi
that le would coie to Atlanta at oii,e cy
and have I lagood arrested. ve
She made no furt,er move, resting el(
on her oars until her lather sould ar- 11U
rive. Yesterday morning she received ch
a visit trom the Chicago Ars. Ilagood. if
This latter lady spent several hcurs ex
with her talking the matter over. ;,he )H
wanted tier to sign papers to the eff-ct Cl
that ;ix.pOuld not give Hagood Itar- ha
thIer t,. l'Young Mrs. Ilagood eil- hzi
phaticai t md ner that lie would pr
not do it, au ,..t P nutended to hunt to
liagood dowin a id have han 1anished, cil
if it took ier ti i est of her life. 'The ill- al'
terview ended i i a stormy manner, at il
the elder of the two %IIs. jiagoods went thi
off defying the younger, and request- lal
ing tier to naOo tneir joint tiusband ar- re
rested it she cared to. Young Mrs. a (
llagood sis tlat the meeting caie i
near taking on a serins turn, as the le1
elder lady informed her, at one point a
ill the conversation, that sho always fr(
went armed. Jhe elder Mrs. Itagood in
gave the younger a cordial invitation ie]
to visit lier at, her hoie on orest avv- sul
nue. wl
On the 7 o'clock train last night Pat.- th
rolwai 11. Ileauderot, the lather of wi
Mrs. flagood, and his wife, reached the to
city. They went at once to the Arling- wi
t,orn, where their daught,er is stopping. ye
Afttr dining they repaired at once t,o thi
police head<quart.ers. pa
For the taird time Chief Connelly in.
gave audience to t,he desert,ed bride of ml
seven mont,hs, and in a few minutes he
became convinced that, just,ice demandl
ed the arrest, of hlagoon, whiom hie had -
at first refused to molest. Beaumderot, pie
t,he father of ine girl, t.old a straight.- Ca
forward story, which was readily be- tl(
lieved, anid trhen handed t,o the chief a.
warrant for hiagood, which he had l
swornl out belore leaving Charleston. in
It required but a few minutes talk with an
t,he Charleston ollicer to decide Chief ri
Connelly upon what, courue he would An
pursue. Callmng in Chief of Detectives de
Wright lie turned the war ranit over to hy
him and D)etetives Casoin, AlcConnell tui
and Looney were sent to Ilagood's bui
home on Forest avenue-. a
Tn'ie detect,ives foundh J lgood sitting or
in his parlor enjoying a cquiet, evening ig
wvith istiid wile anid pretty eight,- Ci
een y'ear-old daughter. Tine liome is cv
an elegant, one and is sumptuously fur- lii
nished, all the hangings anid wail dee- alli
orations, as wr1l as the furniishring be- to
Ing o" the finest and of thne best of be'
taste. wi
Maj. hlagood receivedi( t.he dletectives5 be
with a court,ly manner and listened sa
their explanat,ion of their visit without tr
hosing his composure in the slightest in
degree. Hie rose after they had finish- t,u
ed and said that he was read y to go. ca
ills wife also arose arid saiu .noe would lTi
accompany him. -1
Maji.11agood was usheired into Chief se
Connolly's oflce where is youngest U,h
wife, her mother arid lather and sever- ev
al detectives were seated. lie looked fo
toward the prett,y young woman wit,h- pr
out speaking. ills harnosome, fashion. Ci
attiy-diresd Chicago wife took a seat in
beside himi. Tlhe five people mlost in- ce
terest.ed looked at each ot,her. ilaigoodt, oi
soldierly, l.andsome, dignifIed, sat, up. be
right in his chair wait,inig b r some One ni
t,o break the silence- co
"Maj. Jiagoodh," said Chie f Coiinolly, y,
in a low tone, "thins young lady says ex
she is your wile." ci
Maj. ilagood aisented by a nod of to
his head. Chief Connolly paused, ex- Ici
pecting the prisoner to speak. thm
"I1 have here a warrant for your ar- su
-- rest for bigamy," the ciet finally an
S went on. And after anot,ber passe i
hie added: "I believe you do not, denty
4hat she is your wile."
".No, sir," said the major, "I do riot.
.ihe is my wife. I married her in Char- A
leston seven months ago. I was n,ot Wy
myself at the time. Dumring the war i dO
received a terrible woundi( which has
iiever' healed. I am cornstanitfy under -
the necessity 01 using st,rong opiat.es. bi
While under tine nnfluence of opiat.'s I
married this young woman, riot kniow- i
Ing what L wnas doing I told her at, -he "
time that, I hatd a wine i Cnicago withn
whonif*i h ad riot lived for years, but, w
from whom I hadl no di vorce. Tihis I a- cu
dy here Is my wife."v
"Hie did not tell ime that lie was not nc
TILLMAN'S SIDE OF IT,
n
HE DEFINES HIS POSITION IN THE
e TAX MUD -LE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
ho State's ights Must i P1rotectteI
0 Agmat the Eor ah eritne tof the Fa d
4 1 it o rt 0,
I.
,I Editor of the New York World:
4 "There is so much of misinforma
tion and injistice, based on falsehood.
in youar editorial of February 9., that I
asK space to give a piain statement of
I actR.
It is nothing new for ine to be mis
y represented ii "despatiches from South
Carolina," and I have itever thought it
worth while to corr et the erroneous
statements st abroad ny rvny eie
muies in canntetion with local affairs
f and my acts as an cflicer or an indivi
dual. I only make ant exception In the
present instance L,ecause tho inatter is
I one involving the rights of every State
e in the Union, and I do not care to have
ir people outside of the State draw infer
r- ences that are not true.
y The facts in the i aiiromad iax nutiaIle
e are as follows:
Under the statutes ( I Sout h Carolina
a railroads return their property for as
sessment to the County Auditors.
n These returns are passed upon by a
State Baard ot Fqualmttion composed
of the Secretary of State, Comptroller
General, Attorney-General and State
n Tr easurer, empowered to raise or lower
it the assessment, to conformri to the value
placed upon other classes of property
is by the county boards.
n In 1891 this State Board increase I the
valuation of railroad propert,y in the
State about $8,00W),000 above what the
companies had themselves returned
a their property tt.. When time ftor tax
y paying came some of the roads reftused
. to pay more than was due on their own
assessments, and the fight in the
courts, which began in February, 1892,
5 is tor the difference between the State
f- assessmnent and that mad,? by the roads,
, the amount in dispute of State, county
r- and school taxes beiig about 380,M)
onl all t he roads.
Injunctionn were granted by the
'e Judge of the U'nited Itates iourt, re
Y straining the county treasurers trom
i- collecting their taxes, aid utter argu
rs ment I lie Court claimed jurisdiction.
t- Appeal was taken by the State to lie
I nited States Supreme Court on two
cases, involving less than 32,000 and
d that court decided about t hiree weeks
a ago that tht Circuit Court was in er
Y ror in claiming jurisdiction where tke
r- amount was less than $2,000.
s In the meantime two railroads had
t failed to pay or tender taxes for 1892
(the other cases are for 1891), and exe
cutions were placed in the hands of the
Sheriffs, one of whom, Nance, made a
Y levy on the trains of the Port Royal
n and Western Carolina Iilroad.
s A rule was issued by Judge Simon
ton against Nance to show cause why
tl he should not be held for contempt,
- and, pending the decision, the "secret
- circular" which so excites your con
demnation was issued by rue. When
the time came for tne hearing the rule
was dismissed by request ot the rail
d roads's attorney, and that road has
since pali in l ull, the explanation be.
3 ing given that it was a "blu 11"' to gain
a time,
e Other Sheriffi began at once to levy
'e for the taxes of 1892 whielt had not
" been paid, and which, not amounting
d in any county to -2,000, had just beei
e declared by the Supreme Court as not
,d being uinder .J udge Simonton's julrisdlc
3 tion. Thelr Sherliffs have been ruled
's again for contempt, and thte cases will
r be heard on the 13th inst.
Now, please allow ime t.o remind yotu
that our people have been so persecut
ed by Federal ,Judges in the Kukluix
Strials and the political trials, growing~
tout of tire alleged infringements of tIhe
i- election laws, that they regaLrd a son-.
mor1s to the Federal Court,s with ter
ror.
When tire Shreritifs were ordered try
~-me that tire executions mrust be press
s -ed, wit,hout, regard to the Un mitedi stat es
SCourt at Charleston or its orders, as in
e tire Nanice case, anid the propert y held
. at all hazardis, there was rio putrpose Lo
y puti .he State against the I nit,ed Stat es.
e ionly initenided to reassure the Sheriffs
a arid remove tire temporary par'alysis
~joccassionred by tire "bluff" in tire Nance
gcase
I.t, was not, 'blus ter," but, a fi xed de -
.a tenrination to staud by tie State's
a rights, as dleclaredl by the United States
e Supreme Court,, in spite of du cdge Si
di(lsgraceful proceeding.
e Again allow mec to state:
' First-Th'Ilat there has never be-en a
'decision as to tire legality or illegality
k on the merits or airy 01 tirese railrod
Lax castes.
SSecomi -'lTe i0 case) w p)endinrg are
fo)itr tire taxes orf 1892, anir Iare f or fes.
t.han $2,lXtu each.
Th'liri- --Ti'ie putrpose atppears' to be to
p irevernt, tire collect,ioni o t.he taxes onr
ii,hei ground t hat, property in tire hanids
o1 a receiver cannrot tne lev'ied (on anid
Ssold for taxe's even though thie irnount
tis less than $2,000i.
Axs rar as I have bueen able to diiscov
e er, t,re mratter has never beeni <tet erin Ii
~. ed Iby tire I 'nited Statm Surpremre Contrt,
k( arid a Federal .J idge is intereferiing
wit the State oli ers andL Stopping tIhe
iI collect,t)in of t,axi's where ire has nio jimr
~o isdictlin, trnmless by re-ason of tire prrop
'r t'rty going into tihe hands of a receiver.
.k I amn resolved that t,he St,atec's right.s
arid digniity shall be miainrtaineLd as
against thIis localh jrid iciail o1fleer, anid
t.nat, '1 Srut,h Catrolinra miulst pass her
r accotunt for taxes against inisolvenit cor
.porat,onis to a Federal ,Jurdge lot' ac
d prroval, along with ot.her credit ors, lhern
n sister States shalul I siller a Iike degrada
tion.
T1hieSuipreme Cour't, of tire I'rrite'd
Str'tes haus sustained my adm inristration
- in every case whichi has be'ir tried by
re it, arid I wili ceerfuln ly aide its dccis
is Ion. We will resist, unrlawriu iI inte,rfer'
is ence ilth our affairs as a State, even by
ain'arUted States , edge, and collect or
a taxes thirouagh our own ollicers ini cur
own way.
O.rr laws gIve every taxpayer wiro
Iels lhe is unj ustly diealt wit,hi a means
'of' redress, and it' bankriipt,ers can idet
rs tehinid a F-ederal Jurdge here it, mut,
as be so L,hrouglrout the Union.
is Governor of South Carolimia.
Colnmhian . C. Feb. 11.
rurceu uint, airer we were married
d Mrs. llagood No. 4, speaking ft
3 first time. agood did not eve
ik toward her.
'We will have to hold you, sir," sai
ief Connolly. Ilagood bowed in th
ifest8ort of manuer. "I am willing,
4aid.
rhen some words were spoken aboi
requisition. le said lie would g
ek without one if allowed to get Ili
ithing and articles lie would net
asked to be allowed to go hoime an
giarded there by an oflicer, sayin
it, lie would pay any price for sic
'vice. Chief Connolly curtly in forn
himt aIlit lie wotild have to be lockt
'Oh1, not that sir," exclaimwd 11
)d. "Not that, for Go:'s sake.
I willing that Mr. leauderot her<
ill go with h's lanilly out to III
ise and guard me-"
,ir." said Air. Beauderot, rising ey
ifdly, "I wouild not do it, sir, for a
world. You cannot buy me wit
the money you can get togethel
in have destroycd thlie hatpimess c
home, and you shall suffer, sir.
I not rest content, until I see you i
arleston jail-"
1' am not trying to buy you," sai
igood, then breaking down for t1i
it time, he exclaimed brokenly: "Fc
d's sake do not lock me up. I at
old man, an old Cont ederate vete1
and I am almost dying. My bed
orn with old wounds that tortur
constantly. I am a sick man.
tl dlie. I-"
['he big, warlike man was now
ek as a child.
lis handsomo. wife sat beside hit
in and composed.
Offer them nothing," she said.
L'he scene was intensely dramatic.
lagood was allowed to remain i
iet Connolly's ofilce during the nigt
der guard of Patrolman Smith, di
led tor the purpose. lie has in bi
ket letters of recoinnendat ion froi
,eral distinguished men.
llowdenl, Pre<dicit,m
OiXMinA, S. 4,'., Feb. 23.--There is
?at deal of int(rest being taken L
1 politicians In the probable intel
ns of Air. Cleveland as to the distr
tion of patronage, and surmises ,
what lie will do about the gift of o
,rs are inultitudino.. Alr. J. V
wden, of Third party fame, yeste
y gave his opinion as to Mr. Clevi
id's present conduct and the futtu
the politics of this country as thc
11 be shaped by the President's pol
Mr. Bowden stys liat it appea
ry clearly to him that the Presiden
et in imaking his appointments
t going to recognize tne party im,
ities in any State in the Union, ar
the party inachine in South Carolit
pects much from it it will be pretu
dIy mistaken. lie thinks that M
3veland, by appointing Juldge Gre
in and lloke 6mith in his Ca'ai.t
s amply proven this. Ar. Bf)%% (t
Ddicts that Cleveland's policy will I
leave behind him a set of party prii
iles that will go down into histoi
ing side of those of Andrew Jackso
d Thiomas Jefferson. lie predicl
it the adminiostration of Air. Clevi
id will witness the greatest, politict
rolution the world has ever known
utting loose from all party bond
thinks President Cleveland wi
d his endeavors to the formation c
new party which will draw forct
m other )artits and be very broa
its scape. If this is done, Mr. iom
i says Mr. Cleveland will nave Ili
iport and that of thousands of othei
o are not now his followers. 11
nks that in th3 next caipaign thei
it be but two parties. Tile new oi
be created by President Clevelan
11 under the name "Democratic," t
ry strong. The other wvill be calle
People's party. If Mr. Cleveland
rty, however, grant,s such believe:
the present People's party thei
Id demana they will go with nim.
Atlanta Hias a sensMation.
r'TLANT'A, Ga., Feb. 22.-The disa
trance an d defalcation of Assistar
shier Itedwine of the Gato City N
nal Bank of this cit-y is the bigge
ancial sensation Atlanta has k now~
years. Th'lis morning a thorough e:
iination of the b.nk's affairs w:
de by oflicers of the Clear ing IIoun
sociation and they reported that tl
l'alcatioin was about 85,000, certal,
not, more thani t,ha. T1hey also s:
it 1tedwine must have taken L
'k of this within t,he past few days
d that, lie probably let wvith $300(
$40,000) on his persoui. The Clear'in
>use( ollicers (leclare that the Gatn
y3 Naitioiial Bank caii pay (teposit,o:
ary cent and can pay stockholdersi
ll. 'The greatest, mystery about til
air is lIeuCwine's disappearance. IT
tihis t,imie absolutely nio trace ha
Sn fotud of his wvhereabouits. 1I
Ilked ouit, of the baink barehieades
rrowed a hat, fromi a bartenider in tlI
Loon in t,he baseirelmt of the bamn
liding anld rnot.ling has been seen <
ni since. W het,ber lhe is in hidingi
s city or whetber lie hiappenied
tch anx otlgaing train nobody know
io b)aiik is only hall a block from ti
lioni Depot, andl thle lat,t.er t.heor
emsi mfost probable. It, is believe
it lie has gonie WVest. Hidwin ha~ i
idtently been li ving beyonid his meai
years. lie has been one of the mo:
Iiniiiienit, memlibers of the CapiL
ty Citib, anid It is believed that, 1
5 somei, fid' of the club, the pr
ds of a recent bond sale. 1'he ban
bcias believe that Ited wine has het
hind for several years, but ini a sma
ount. JI[is position enabled hlim i
Ver the shortages so that they n1eve
ire discoveredl. A week ago a bal
aiiuner was here and Iledwane,1
ver his shortage, drew on other hanl
a total of $2,000i. P'resident i
rued this day bielore yesterday f<
u lirst time. lLedwine, it appear
spected that, lie had ben d iscover .
C took $50J,000 or $t,000o wit,h h im:
flight.
PA~ iM VnA, N. V. , F'ebruatry 21.
liut, 10. 15 A . M. traini No 5, on ti
radled a mile cast, oh' Pahmnyra and wi
:owni down an emb,mk umnt, iighte.
it, huiru. There were lIve coaches
.Na-. e car an~ d two eniginies. OGeof 1,L
Kmnes anid afi the cone'ies were bad
iashed(. Ti'iree peole were kille
le was a child and t,be two othe
ire meni, izumnes unknown. Oao w
tin two. i'wvelve were injured, son
ry badly, pcrhiaps latally. There
exnlanaion of t.he accident.
THE STATE WINS.
Judge Aldrich Decides the Poirt Royal
Case in Her Favor.
BEAUFORT, S. C., Feb. 19,- The
decision in the Port Royal and Autusta
Railway case, over the lease of that,
line by the Central Railroad and Bank
ing Company of Georgia, which has at
tracted such keen intere&t in the State,
was signed by Judge .1ames Aldrich in
Aiken vesterday. The orders resulting
from tho (lecision were possibly not
wholly unexpected, and will be received
with great sati,!aetion by all persons
ever remotely interested in Port 10yal
an( its future. In both cases .Judge
Aldrich decided in favor of the State and i
plaint,ills, appointing J. I[. Averill pPr- t
n3anent ruceiver. and deciding that a re
moval of the c'nse to the United States i
Court is not proper.
As the decision was not received here
until a very late hour last night, it is not
vetavailable for verbatuni quotation,
but the terms of the (ecision have be
e-me known on excelleit authorlty. I
<due A;drich rehearsed at. zreat ]
unuth and with minute detail the his'o- t
y of the case and the arguments made <
.nd the hills filled upon both sides. 1
Taking up the points at issua seriatum. v
he discusses their merits with great force, t
1idn41iubjo ins copiouis quotations from fi
the best authiori ties, both State and Na
tional.
lin cot:ludit g the review of the case,
wIch coitailns probably live whusand
wor(s, lie orders that the receivership r
of Col. J. II. Averill he made perma- I
nent. The answer of the defendent is 0
overruled, as being insuilicient, in each d
pasticular, and the r ceivernhip grauted r
formerl y is sustained in the fullest terms.
Col. Averill is ititructed to continue t
his apnlication bel'o-e the Unite(l States t
Ccurt for the possefPPion of the property. a
The State, as plaintiff, is instructed
to (elpoit $500 t- Lover (it umages in case I
the action of the court is not. liually sus- o
tainedh. m1il Col. Averill will be requir- n
ed to Furnisili bond ii atuount of $10,000 (
us a guarantce of hi., equitable a(dminiE.
tration of the powers tvest.ed inl lim'as 1
the rcceiver of the roadt. C
- --- -I
'I tie Woi ritt Cotti Soed.
The oil companies are now paying
from .20.A) to :22.t) per ton for cotton
see-.. 'T he prices of the product stand
about as follows: Cotton seed hulls
for catt le and sheep feed, :2.5(, to $5.0o
per ton in differeit parts of the South;
cotton set u oil 60 cents per gallon; cot
tun seed meal $25.00 per toi. At pres
ent market prices the 4,IxJ,000 tons of
seed that would come from aa 8,000,000
hale crop of cotton would be worth to
tihe South $100,000,000.
Deducting l,txo,u00 tons of seed for
planting, there wilId be 31,000,000 tons
left, about, 1,50J(,0j ',ons ot which the
existing mills work.
If the whole 3,000,000 tons could be
worked the following products would
he obtained:
3.000,000 bbls, of oil at 830
per bbl................. . ,000,000
1.OC0,000 tons of meal at 625 251J,000
1,500J,; tons of hulls at 83.. 4,500,CJO i
125,000 bales of lint at $20 1
per bale ................ 2,500,000
Total .................122,0 ,000 0
'Thus, ;at preseit prices, the product
out of the cotton sted of the South,
over and above that. necessary to re
plant, would reah the enormous sum
of ,122,t;*.,tX)U. A a iatter of fact,
about half the spare seed are worked it
the mills ai,d the Sauth is getting the
iioney for the prodticts at the rate of
about 66;0,00o,0'J. for the entire season's
work. This leives out of considera
tiotn the etittle feeditg business that
has been developed at, andl ne-,r the
tmills by the use of hulls aitd meal as a
fer( ti tu.f.
Cotton 4krowers Coinfer.
M1-:MPiHi is, Tenin, F'eb. 22.-Sevent,y
live declegates were present, when t,he
Cotton Growers contvention mnettm Mem-i
phls this itorning. ,1olin S. l{ichtardson
thle promuinent Louzisiana p)l inter, was
called uplon01 t presille. A twoodl Vio0
let., of New Or)leans was in attcindanice,
iGtethter with A ericul tural Commissi
oter Goo10 ti andt( Izm ofiQ ) TIeiinessee
and Alatbama respe :livelyv. Thelire werem
kinghty <hseussionts over vatrious resohut
'its which wecre all referred to lie com
itte e andt' repo' rtedl later in the sesiton.
A (esot itn atskig Illther reductioni
ol cott.oin atcreate and d iversi ticastio n ol
irops was untainit usly adtedtC. Stit
tust'em were <quot,e . shiowintg the bernelit
to t,bo S.>uthi of acereage rediiction latst,
5Ceason1. A resolutn I i avoring the aniti
op)tiont bill camie ti , but, was pigeonhtol
ed andl then droppedl, alt.er assurances
that the bill1 had beetn killed mi Congress.
Th'fe convent,ion t,hen adjonrnted.
Tihe Cabait COaaPie-ie.
dlent-elect, Clevelanid annioun iced this
morning t,hat he lad comtpleted his
Caubinei, by the selection of lRichard
Olntey of lIostont, f or A tt,orney Genieral,
atid II liary A. I Ierhert,, of A labaima,
f or S'ecretary of the N avy. TJhoe om
p1letc cabiniet, is as follows:
WValter Q.- G resiaim, of lilinois, See
retary of : ;ate,.
.i(ohnI (. Carlisle, of Kenit.ucky, Secre
t.airy o)f thle Treasury.
I)mniel S. Lamttonit, of N ew York, Sec.
retary of War.
Iflulary A . Ilerbort, of' A labaima. Se
irctary of the N avy.
IIloke Siithl, of Ge-orgia, Secretary
o)f the i nt,erio r.
.I. Sterling Morton, of1 N ehramska, St-c
rt,atiry ol A gricuiltur e.
W ilson S. lhsseli, of N ew \I (rk, l'ost
mater Getneral.
licho~t d Ol)ney, of .\latss techusetts, At
tor-ney Gen-teral.
A Priaaaary II laury,
ltwai goN i, Febl. 22. The historical
coimituttee of thle grandi Icamtp of t,he
C;otnedeirat Voteranis hld ai meeting
l.,iiday aiti dhiscussedCi me su11 e oft4) lire
parmti ia pimatry his Oily t 'he late war
to ha use d in - pulic shlA. .J. N.
fnum of(4) Notrliolk pided.4!l I 'cofessor
Ilall suigi stedl that the nitory be illus
trttd wi th pitres of genierals ando
mps show ~V.nk thle! pos-on of01, 4he troops
dutrmii. mattiy of the imtat, btttles.
lie wats 1loiw by h'ro(esso)r .yon G.
T'yler. C41. ;Cary-, G eneral Taliaferro
intersp)ersied with reminiiscem o1 th.c
war and were of a ver-y intLeresting cht ar- -
actier. No ofmilal actiont was taker.
A LIVELY SCENE
N THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE4
AT WASHINGTON.
rwo Meuboas Come Near Fighting-A
Telephone Employs Drawing a Penstoi
for Deafnexs--The Heuse was Obliged 1#
Adjourn Aftor the Spat.
WASiiiNOToN, Feb. l6.-Quiu t
ively spat occured in the House toda
Aile the pension bill was under consid
Ltion.
Mr. Tarsley, )emocrat, of Missouri,
i speakinm to an amendment referre<
o a speech made a few days ago by Mr
dorse, Repu)lican, of Massachusetts,
n which that gentieman either in hi
>pen remarks or in his copv sent hit(
he ofllcial reporters had stated that he
Tarsley) had referred to the pensioners
in the rolls as "ruflians, theives a1(
coundrels." lie had never used such
anguaco, nor would he do so. IIe waE
iot in the habit of using harsh laniuage
o any one, but it he were compolled tc
1o so it would not btl agalnst the men
Fho had fought for the TUnion. bul
gainst the men who occupied seats or
his floor and wilfully and maliciousli
idsify the words of their collea-ues
Applause.) lie stood here, and every
vhere, ready t respond to any individ
ial for his utterances and therefore h<
vould not sneak into the House ot Rep
esentatives and under a liberty grante(
>v its rules throw into the oficial repor
I the Ilouse words of villification. slau
er and falsehood against his fellom
embers. (Applause.)
Mr. Morse replied that he had not at,
ributed to the gentleman any wordf
hat had not been utte.ed by him so fai
a lie (Morse) had lmderstood them.
The committee by this time was ex.
ecting a aensatlon. The arena In front
f the speaker's dek was throntred by
iembers who were awaiting furt,her
evelopmente. The situation took u
ew and more serious turn. Mr. Morst
taving yellded to Mr Turpin, Democrat,
if Alabama. to ask a question, thi
ater brought about a scene which hai
xot, been enacted on the floor of thi
louse since Sparks, of Illinois, au
Neaver, of lowa, took oil their coat
md proceeded to settle their difference
jy a fisticuff.
Mr. Turpin inquired of the gen!.lemel
i'om Massachusetts whethe le wa
xware of the fact that there stood toda
ipon the pension rolls an ex-soldier wh
was drawing a pension of $10 per mont
for total dealness, who was receiving
salary of 41,700 a year and who we
employed at a telephone. (Laughter,
Now if any tyentleman wanted t
know the name of this gentleman 11
could tell it.
"Name him! Name him!" came i
,horus.
Mr. Turpin-I do not know whethe
.he soldier is a Democrat or a Republi
.an, but in the light of present surround
ngs, I suppose that he is a Deiocra
>ecause he comes from the doubtfu
Late of Indiana.
I do not believe your statement i unles!
rou prove it," shouted Waugh, Itepub
ican, advanciig into the arena ol thi
peaker's desk and then the interest be
anie intense.
"The gentleman's narne is Wm E
Davis," said Turpin, leaving his posi
ion in the main aisle and advanding to,
vard Waugi.
"I do not believe the statement is tru<
vhether you have the gentlumai't
same or not," retortedl Waugh.
"The gent,leman can dloubt, the state
nent, but, lhe cannot say that, I an
alse." and with these words Mr Tur
>in came dIown the aisle and madle man
festations of an att1ack upon Mr
Vaugh, who was prep)ared t,o receivi
Th'le two men were not,seporated by
oot of space andI had it not, bet
or the intervenition of Mr. Hlooper, o
ndiana, aind other gent.lemen, thern
vould have been an act.ual pugilist.ic en
~ouniter in front of the speaker's desak
peaker~ Crispi seizedi the gavel from thi
and of Chairman Wilson as qjuickl y au
is predlecessor, Mr, Randall had taket
t, tromi the~ hand or Mr. Springer during
hIe Sparks-Weaver conitroversy.
The touch of the authoritative ham
of the speaker pirocured compiaritive or
Iler hut, the excitement was inlt,ense
Thbe speaker at~pealed to the member
1to put, ian end to this nmost uniseem 1
scene andi take their seats; hut, it, wa
ieverai minut.es helore his appes
puroved of any avail. When order wa
finalliy restored, the If ouse findingi
was inI notme tolD0 pr loceedl with coil
S (derat,ion of tbe hill, at, 5.05) adjiournet
No,talet FunearaI Mer,non.
.i A('K<ON, Miss., Feb. 19.-- Ifisho
Charles JB. Galloway , of t.he Met,bodit
Church, yest'irdiay puroinounced ani ek(
ruent, fu eral oration over the remain
of ex-Conigressmuan Ethibiert, Barksdah
which fact, perha ps, furnished the I ir
case on record where the ohiituairy of .li
funeral orat,or had been written b-/ th
maun at, whose funeral he was olliciatinm
In I 888, Bishop) G all owaiy, then a rmu
ier in charge of a church at, Vicksb)ur
was rep)ortedl dead, and before tbat, repiot
was conitradhictedI, Majl. Barksdale ha
written andl published, winh mnournin
olumns, a highly eloquenit tributet
the mani whom hie suppos(ed t,o b)e dea<
but who )et p)reachedl his funeral oratiol:
Fight in Court.
A coUs.A, Ga., Feb. 18.- A specii
to the Chronfcle from Macon say.s
Hion. Rt. W. l'attersor' and( Olin Wfau
bierly, two p)romlinent i Iwy'ers, ergage
in list, fight in the couirthouse over
card in yesterday's issue of the Maco,
News by WiberIy, charging I'attei
son with "trIckery uniwort,hy a lawyer.
A duel ia hinted at. P'atterson, it will U
remembered, ligured in a duiel sens51
io w rh WV. A. 11 off, when both wer
ime, m ers of the St,ate Legislature.
Miller Gjets Left.
WV A sHlING' TN, Feb. 18 --The hlout
Commit,t.ee on Elect,Ions to.day by
maiorit,y vot,e dlecided to report, in favc
of Elliott, the Demvetlins sitt,mg men
huer, in the contestedi election case<
Millet vs. Elliot, from the "shoestring
or "Black Distrhct" of South Carolin:
Thiis is the iast election case before thm
cmmitte.
WI i H THE SLEDGE
The Causas Republican Speaker 0psens
the House Doors. HC
ToPEKA, Kan.. Feb. 16.-A blood
less but exciting battle took place be
twCeU the RCubliCaUs and Po)ulists
house at the entrance to the representa
tive hall yest,3rday morning. The Pop.
ulists, who have had possession of' the "
hal in the afternoon, adjourned yester
day antil this afternoon, an( as has
been the custom since the b)eginuing of ing
the SsiOn, the lepublicans expected blo
to hold their regular mornin,,, session M C
1 today, but last night the 1'opilists lov
swore in a large inmher of assistint ane
sergeants-at.arm, who were placed on o
euard ind the doors and entrances to mu
the hall were locked this mortime. n
No one was admitted to the halt except,- e
ing the l'opulists and members of the It
press, and they were required to show I)u
a pass anti rim the vauntlet of a dozfn Is
guards. The lteptublicans were fully ing
informed of all these preparations to ex- I v
clude them from the hall, and last I'
niviht a hundred men were sworn in as k
otficers ot the Itepublicans, and at 9 "
o'clock the members of the tepublicai till
house, with their olicers, started from th:.
their headquarters to the state house. tro
The march throuwh the long corridors
leading to the representative hall was wo
unimmped(ed. an
The little column forc-d its way (l,i
through the line of 'rtis(N stationed at lot
the foot of the stirs in the west wing tIb
and started upstairs. Ott the f1rst land- gel
ing was i crowd of l'olphist, house otli- at
cers tnder co nman. of Ad jitfatt (en. tio
eral Artiz. Thiey were armed and the .
advancin llentiublican crowd were met ,
RbI
with muzzles of revolvers and Winches- .ob
ters. Tihe ajutatt getneral commaInded w
them to halt, it no stop was made an] .
the advanced guard pushed into the wi'
crowd of 'opulists. Tlree or tour of' t ra
them succeeded inl passtt thie( door- a e
keeper atter a brict stra.tele and gett!tig tig
into the hall, but, the l'opulists succeed- ou
ed in closig the door and barriig it. I
The Repiblicans on the outsitle de- Nt
mantded admittance, and whenl it wts m
dented theni Speaker D)ourlas swunt a
lari-e sled.ze Lanimer tindl began to hat- I
ter the heavy doors leadim-r- from the
cloak room. It took nmny blow- to heat
a passage way through. hut 1te doors
ltinally gave way ind the Nepiblicla
%legislators suttged itn wit a hl suit.
The Popiulists promptly retreated and
tow the 1Repiblicans arv at kill pimases- i
Sion of the hall. th
Ever Pince lthe openlin (I' tihe Sessiotn W
the Populists have had the committee
rooms, the sergeant-at-arms' room atid ri'
0 the chief clerk's room. Tlepe were all m
locked and guarded on the insid7, but a
after the house had liecen alled to order rt
the Iepudlicans battered down the doors
and took )os8sionl of them Withtout tr
r encountering any resistanec.
At 10 o'clo,k there were a few Polu- p
lists in the representative hall. and the
Rtepublican house had settled down to oll
the regular order of buisinesc as it' noth- thi
Ing unusual had happened. Asiistai)t itn
sergeants-at-aris, eaci wearitng i briurhit to
red ribbot, promenladed the at sles anitd Ott
lobbies, at
- ~ wl
The i:oilot Stoen Olopotd.
CO(11NimImIA, S. C.. Feb. 22.---A s wis ir
announced inl the Iegister somne weeks e
ago the U nion Store Compatty, which
has been running several stores in this *
State tinder Alliance influences, has 4it
determined to withdraw its btnsiness a
and all the stores will be closed. Stores ani
have tben conducitted tin Marlboro,
LMarioni, XLigtoni, Newberry andlLi
Laurents Counties. It has been learned bum
that the stores in South Carolina have
ntot fallent behind like similar instittu
Lions in otner parts of the cottntry, btutli
on the othe(r hand have beendin
very well. It appears thtoeof the
ohiects of' t he montyed man of the con- b
cern was to sell as much as possible of g
Sbindfing twine. hie being the plresidenlt e
Sof the Naitiontal Cordage Comp any. Ile
didn't kntow thtat binidinig twine wastw
niot tused ini the Soth to any coitsider- -i
able extent and ,ontseutently was is
appoitedtto abot1 the sales mnarje in I he
Sonut. Thle stor's have, however, dlonie i
a gi oid btusiness ini South C'arolinta aitt
the uatiage'rs of thei compantiiiy wouildIki
Icotinnte 1hem bit for the fact thatdi
they hatd detterineti't A to qut busi~iness
in thte Soth atltogetheri. I t lt:s been i
said lo 1. Ihtat t hie iredlit buisi ness of-'i
f ered was5 mtore than the companyitt in
Vthought satb>, btiut abuti this no) Ii dfitnite a
itntrmation cottlid be obtained yestter- '
d (ay.
'rhe Union ci l ort' Comnpany hats (donte
Ia big butsi ness ini It his Slate atnil of'erted r
-very Iibieral cedlit prices to its ctust.Omi- kit
ers. Tlh at it htas toiundl it niecessaryV to T
withdraw~ it.s businiess from thte St ate I.
Is a matter' thtat tmutst be' deplored'b I
p the marty patrons of thte stores. It is kit
t un iderst.ood that thle comiipanty Is getter- l'iN
.ally sellIinug ot to its mtanagors att' It
St,hat they will conitt iue ttohitbs iness k
hieretof'ore condute by li.'hem as noi
Sagents. It is a reporteid fact. Ithat all ph1
the sItores will lbe closed at oncme except wt
ths in Mlarlbhor anid Mlarion C ounit- ( b
ties, which w'~ill b' ritn somt time ftur- go
theor tunrder theo direc'ttiot of lthe coinL
pany. -li'gistetr. W
1 CtmA nm.:>ToN, 5, C., l"eb, 1$.- Shier
ill Natice of Abbheville', one1 1)1 the coitunt
ty otlicials senttenced to $5(00 line uindt ro
,imtprisonmeunt by' the Umttl Stautes vi
Couirt for coitntpt, to-dtay puirgedl him- L0
self fit open cocurt of cotntetmipt antd was ar
ordieredl to be reletased from custody. 'I
I''Te $50(0 line, however, still remains ~
j udgmertt hiavinig beetn entered ni'pt
a ugamatt himn for that amount. T1hte I
shierills of Atndersont andi Aikeni have
both returned to tbelrttomes on parols,4
being sick. Trho She,rill of Newborry
remainis tm custody ot the tmashial, htav- 81
i itng t,bus far relitsed to purge himself of I
- contempt. It is probable thiat tie will
e be committed to jail..
Bribes Ofteredt.t
ANntmRSON, S. C., Feb. l8.---There f
0was a genuine sensation .are yest.erday ti
a when mit became knownt that, att at,t,empt p
rhad been made t,o bribe the jury tu- the 'I
7- Sullhvan murder case. Aflidttits were v
)i read in court, showmng thaut, B. P. T1ram- a
" mell, a policeman, had otlered bribes t.
-. t,o the jury mn the Sullivant case, iIe d
0 was ruled by .Judge Il 'ur when he left '1
for parts unknown. d
'9
A PITCHED BATfLE.
)RSE THIEVES AND A POSSE OF
CITIZENS COME TOGETHER.
0 of the Particitants of the Figb
rore Wounded- The Uattle Took Placc.
ear Muontmsiorenci--rt. Thieves Cap.
tred.
U4 I-s' A. Feb. 19.-Yesterday morn
news was received in Augusta of a
ody battle that had occurred in the
rning near Montmorenci, just be.
r Aiken, between a posse of citizena
I two horse thieves of that portio,
-oiith Carolina. The affair savor
ch of the wild and wooly West, bu
ert.heless it comes from responsibl
ties who fiay that it really did hap
seenis that Hale 1Hlstein and Jahn
hose, two young white boys between
md 20, who have reputations for be
qmnte desverate characters, but who
connect ed with the best families of
mileville, S. C., left there about a
I ago and went up to Bamberg.
ere tvey have been living up to the
o of t heir [light, are the two thieves
it rcsisted arrest and caused so much
lible.
)iibose and 11olstein decided that
y were tired of that portion of the
rld and so they determined to leave,
I not having any money, last Thurs
( night they slole a horse and buggy
in Mr. 1). .1. C un, -it a mule and
xgy from Mr. W. 11. 1l imierg, two
itlemen of t-it. ii-ihborhood, and
lirsi it, was not known in winch.direc
a t hey wont.
riday Mr. Bam berg caie to Augusta
ierach of the thieves, but being un
e to hear from them he returned
neand notified the sheriff of Barn
l1 county. A small party of citizens
i organized by Deputy Sheriff De
, who iminediately started on their
:k and in a short while they obtained
low and rapidly gained on the fleeing
itives who were making their way
ot that part as rapidly as possible.
-,:Ir'ly yest,erday morning just beyond
mt iornei, Mr. C. 1). McLendon, a
mber o the party, who was riding
,W vance of the main body, discovered
Alstein in the main road ahead o
n. Cautiously riding within hearing
;tance of the young thief lie com
oded him to surrender, but 11olstein
is deterimined not to give up without
itruiggle, so he turned and lired. On
cotunt of the distance between the
'o Mr. MeLendon was only peppered
the face by the number four shot
at Ilolstein used, and fortunately his
mnds are not of a serious nature.
Mr. McLendon drew his pistol and
turned the fire, but his aim was poor
i1 the ball Ilew wide of the mark. Hol
in then emptied the cuntents of nis
maining barrel, but this time his aim
as low and the shot took effect upon
e horse which Mr. McLendon was
lng, causluig the horse to plunge and
ance in such a manner that he was
iable to get another shot at Holst,In.
The matin body of the posse who were
ly a short distance behind, hearing
rapid firing, spurred on and came
on the scene of action just in time
see Ilolstein starting down the road
ia dead run. They rode rapidly
ead and surrounded the young man
to at once gave up without receiving
scratch. Thinking that his partner
crine must be near at hand, they
miienced to search the woods in the
:.r vicinity. In a short time Dubose
is discovered seated in one of the mis
ig burggies waiting for his compan
i, whom he thought would escape
d they would be able to elude their
niters.
D)ubose sa w the cro wd about the time
ey saw him and he sprang from the
ggy andi( dashed into the woods. HIe
s commiand(ed to halt and surrender,
t lie (lid iiot heed the command and
,reatsed his speed. The posse then
cried fire andh after several shots had
ni fired the boy tumbled to the
aund pie~rced( with a bullet from a
inchester rifle. The bali entered the
'just below the knee and shattered
o bones in a most frightful manner.
Che two boys were at once taken to
mitmiorenrci and D)r. .John Woodward,
physician of that town was called
O, lie pronounced the wound a
'y Serious one, and said( the limb
old have to be amputated below the
'e. l)ubose was bleeding a great
il anid it it had not been for the
d.cal attention be received he would
v'e diedi in a short time. The stolen
mus were returned to their owners
I the t wo thieves were carried to
roiwell to await trial.--Chronicle.
Elardi on McKinley.
or McKhinley left here this8 morning
(Col umbus111, utt.erly broken-hearted.
e Wanlker failure is growing, as far as
ulities are concerned, and it is now
>wn thait the Governor is surety on at
st $75.600 vort,h of notes given by Rb
bertl Walker. Th'le Governor does not
uw how much the notes will aggregate,
ewhich ones have been paid, lHe
Lte(d implicit confidence in Walker,
(o inever hesitated to use him. The
'vernor is not worth more than $40,
or $50),000, and the payment of'
ase notes will leave him a tinanclal
eck.
**1'row Uip Yonur Hands,'"
I(nLA, Kan., Feb. 22.-Early this
ormnilg a man entered the waiting
omi of' the Sante Fe depot with a re
niver in each hand and marching up
tihe ticket window, brokein the glass
Ld saidl to the night operator, WVm, T.
Vier, " Uhro w up your hands!" The
erator j umpedi for his revolver, got
e dIrop on the man, and shot him in
e head, lie fell to the floor mortally
ound~ed, arid will die. The night op
ator at Ilumboldt was held up about
o'clock last night, and a few dollars
ere obtained It is thought the man
iot here is the one who attacked the
[umlOdt agent.
Th'ouns, Ntarving.
St. PETE'ii.nsaUnio, Feb. 21-FollowIng
re dlestruction by fros., last summer,
imine andI disease are now prevalent
troughout. Fmnland. More than 20C0,000
er'sons are dependeuat, upon charity.
he towns and villages are t,hronged
'ich beggars. Some 500,000; peasants
re barely able to find meads of subels
mece. They have eaten most of thelr
r'alt animals and their domestic pete,
yphuis fever is carrying off' hundre
stily.

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