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A Novelty In Legal Procedure.

Some important questions concerning the
rights Of accused persons are suggested by
the proceedings which took place on We'd
nesday at Memphis In the case OF ALICE
MITCHELL. who killed her friend FREDA
WARD. In the course Of the judicial in
vestigation which has been going on into
her mental condition at the time OF the
homicide. the Attorney General. acting in
behalf Of the State. proposed to examine
Miss MITCHELL herself rs witness. In or
der to show by her own testimony that she
was In fact sane. To this her counsel
strongly objected. and the presiding Judge.
as we understand the report. finally held that
she might be called to the stand and be ex-
amined by the counsel for the State without.
however. being sworn. inasmuch as the law
OF Tennessee prescribes that In ordinary
lunacy proceedings where no charge OF
crime Is Involved the alleged lunatic shall
be presented to the jury for inspection. and
may be questioned by the jurors. Although
the statute did not apply in terms to such
case as that before the Court, the Judge
evidently thought 1t furnished safe rule
to follow by analogy. and accordingly Miss
MITCHELL was ordered to take the witness
stand. and was examined at length and In
| much detail by the Attorney General.
The Constitution Of Tennessee provides
| that In criminal prosecutions the accused
shall not be compelled to give evidence
against himself. 1t may be said that the
| inquiry into the sanity OF ALICE MITCHELL
| 10 not. strictly speaking. @ criminal prosecu
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Hands or!

4 The hot weather has had most uniortu-
hate effect upon the nerve centres Of the
6Appsal-Avalanche. and has baked its cere-
bral convolutlons into this unsavory mess:
"As the browning effect Of tho MCKINLEY bill, We
havs Homestead riots where the alleged benefca-
Stss OF the protective tarin shot down by Pinker
tens for insisting upon receiving part of the public
ISLANDER they had been assured by the leaders OF tho
Republican party should be theirs in consideration for
&shs!r UNFOLDING robber tariff 1t Is in opposition to
system of public robbery for private gain that tho
Democratic party stands to-day. not because It Is I'M
constitutional but because It unjust: and IL to
right this wrong that Its leaders call upon tho people,"
Tho Appeol-Aralanche should lcave this
eort OF talk to pcnny-a-murderers like the
unspeakable World. or to well-meaning i'm
beetles such as Col. CHARLES HIRsUTUs
JONES Of the 81. Louis Republic. who have.
starved their minds to feed their whiskers.
OF to the MuRwump fanatics to whom
vprotective tariff Ia the encyclopedia OF
erimes. who arc ready to clap murder
sn tho back II they think 1t will furnish
thcm with an Illustration or an argument
for free TRADE. But tho Appsal-Aralanche
neanS we'll. We are sure. Its headpiece
has boon added by the heat. When 1t has
been restorsd to its right mind by q reform
on the part OF the mercury. 1t will consider.
prsyerfully and profltably. We hope. the
nonsense which 1t talked In It's delirium.
Lot us put Its undlgcsted propositions
Into lorcal form and sequence:
1. The tariff is a robbery.
=. The robber CARNEGIE refuses to give
his employees what they consider to be
their proper share Of the proceeds Of tho
aforesaid robbery.
3. Therefore the employees are Justified
IN numbering end despollins CARNEGIE and
any OF his band Of robbers.
Consider. too. what the effect of this Dtye
Of reasoning will be II 1t ia generally en-
plOyeG 10 behalf Of the Democratic party.
When great contest Ia going on In Pennsyi-
vsLit hStween order and anarchy, between
the law aud th> mob. between the right of
every American citizen TO pursue q lawful
vocation aud the intolerant fury Of an Or
ganiEAtion or aristocracy OF workmen that
saeks by violence to make that right sub.
feet to membership In that organization.
what will become OF the Democratic party n
It. allows Itself to he regarded as the apollo.
stat o! murder or tries to make pitiful
k-nnyworth OF political capital out of ques
. tL,.c which traLscends politics and invol yes
thu ktrugHle between individual indepen
deuce end tho tyranny OF associations
whH. will hsoome OF the Democratic party
II II torsets the blood and bone Of Demo
cratic truth. and takes. or seems to take
che sociAlistio and the anarchistic side In
light between tree individual entsrpIis,
snd scti vity and the beginning Of 9 dos
potism In which the State Is everything ant
ths individual nothing? !; the Democrati,
press ehould follow the unspeakable W0rll
In fAwnins at the fact o: anarchy. the Dem
ocrstio chance OF success would be nssdl
In haymow.
The preservation .! public order AID III
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tiun, and therefore does not come within
tho letter OF tho constitutional provision;
but IL seems TO us that the action OF the
Court in practically compelling her to make
even IN unsworn statement. against the
objection and earnest protest OF her coun-
sci, was In plain disregard OF the spirit OF
the fundamental law. A broad rather than
narrow construction OF constitutional
guarantees OF this kind has always boon
insisted upon by the courts. The test to
be applied Is whether or not there Is any
encroachment upon tho essential right In
tended to be preserved. "Illegitimate and
unconstitutional practices" said the late
Mr.. Justice BRADLEY Of the United States
Supreme Court, "got their first foot
ing by silent approaches and slight devla-
tlons from legal modes OF procedure. This
can only be obviated by adhering to the
rule that constitutional provisions for the
security OF person and property should be
literally construed. A close and literal
construction deprlves them OF half their
efficacy and leads to gradual depreciation
OF the right. as IL it consisted more In
sound than in substance"
Now. Is 1t not tolorably plain In this Ton
nessee case that the prosecuting officers OF
the State who desired to punish ALICE
MITCHELL for the murder OF FREDA WARD
were allowed to make her witness against
herself? Such seems to have been the effect
OF what was done at Memphis the other
day. oven though the form OF the proceed
ing may have served TO veil to some extent
its real character.
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Plutocrats and AutOcrats.

Some Of the historical newspapers havo
printed cartoon which represents Mr..
ANDREW CARNEGIE MS sitting upon pile OF
money bags-a most uncomfortable chair.
we should supposc-nnd guzzling cham
payne. while on the left. or over the left,
poor lockcd-out Homestead unionst in
paper cap contemplatcs bitterly his starv-
ing and ragged vito and children. We quote
from a Chicago despatch to the Boston
journal some interesting remarks about
these suffering gentlemen:
al. C. ArER who owns rolling mills in " ungstown
and cohtcSss to having money invested In iron
ami steel works than he wishes he had said to some
friends to-day; we learn from the spa pers that
some OF the striking mill men earn much as SIS a
day These are the rollers The statement falls short
of tho truth. for many men In my employ at similar
work have earned $40 and $40 day AMI they do
It In evening drsS without soi!ng white gloves They
skilled men In their line Upon their skill depends
tho merohantabiity Of or prodnc and is costier
put xperis need men III their place than 10 to
pay them $40 day"
An elght-dollnr silk hat should take the
place OF tho cap ih future cartoons. The
oppressed toilers ut $40 day are arraDt
plutocrats. and the hypocrisy OF the plu-
tocracy haters in holding up theso pam
pered aristocrats is evident. Mr.. AVER
has shown US Tho Homestead rollers. the
high rollers. as swollen plutocats. lie
next shows them to US as tyronnous and
selfish autocrats:
~ have them stop work and leave the furnaces
full of melted iron. causing great loss in the mill
ply because OF change In the Lengths Of rolled iron.
which really enabled them to earn mora than before
know mill Who decided shat his sons future
would b. more serene roller than as proprietor.
he put him in the niiu and subjected linn to the
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The weather here during tho pnst week
Chicago during the Same time. Tho torridity
and humidity OF the Chicago atmosphere has
rendered life there almost intolcrable. Tho
accounts Of tho physical and mental irritation
Of tho people there. as Giyon in tho dispatches.
have been painful reading to New Workers.
The people there have no such coolng-oT
places at tho seaside. no such outrageous
preserves in the heart Of the city. as New
Workers enjoy, With the Catskil Mountains
to the north and the ocean to the south, with
bays. rivers. and islands MI around. New York
Ia truly q favored city. The Icople here may
well sympathze with tie supcrheated deni-
zens OF Chicago In times like these. Those OF
thom who cannot stand the torrid weather OF
their place any longer will he welcome to this
region. whore they can cool OFF,
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THE SUN. SATURDAY. JULY 80, 1892.

Tentative wnsa strike mt q time when 1t wou,d have
been fatal TO the business. So the propretors son
was unable to learn trade In his fathers shop
and had to join the clerks in the office"
Certainly the nominal proprietors son
couldn't be permitted to learn the trade.
III no had come into tho union, he would
have become ono OF the real proprietors.
He was very unreasonable. and 80 is Mr..
AVER. They don't understand the new
Gospel OF Labor yet.
Isn't 1t q glorious sight to see these down
trodden s4O.a-day victims OF the greed OF
plutocrats rcsortlng to riot and murder to
preserve to themselves. and such favored
persons as they may DC graciously pleased
to allow to learn their art and mystery. q
very soft snap. including tho right to boss
tho whole business?
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Tho Century for August contains q dialect
story not lold IN dialect, an II It contained nothing
else at one story would make 1t the best OF the three
great mouthlI.s" Nus II contains many other IN
trrcsrlng sriirr- only so'ae OF which IAN be men
toned here. DAVID lUii anl Mabel Todd tell OF their
a. Of "fuI. The Peerless the mountain which has
Influenced the japanese 70 uateriay Ca'slArs Nfs OF
Columbus hr.ng. the Admiral to his great voyage Mrs
FoDIes novel TIE Chosen Valley" is continued as 10
Mr. ful.rs W. H. Norris writes OF the apothsoss
OF gulf. aud Mr., CNsLza gives US farce In Ar.
HDweils's manner. Perhaps no magazine ever offered
poetry 10 It's readers than the Century for August
for among its nributofs O. the number arc Aidrich.
st0ddard. strGmun. Anne ReeTs Aidrch Richard Wat
son Glider. Miss ThaSier, Theodore Z. Williams. Joan
Vance Cheney. virginia Boyle. and Frank DemP''er
sherman vh.ie MI siedmau further comments on tue
nature Of poetry, and Mr.. q. T.. Woodbefry discusses
Shelley portrait Of tbs poet serves as fFonthpse'
OF the number,
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Last Wednesday Recorder SMITH SEN
kenced CHARLES REILLY to Imprisonment
Or life. REILLY was n striking 'longshore-
ian. md In June OF last year no dubbed
70 death JAMES KELLY "a non-union mnn.who
bad applied for work In an establishment
vhere strike was going on. The jury were
10 far lcnicnt to tho murderer that they let
pim Off with conviction OF murder In tho
econd degree. though. rs Recorder SMYrH
aid In passing sentence. they would have
)eSn justified In bringing him in guilty OF
he first degrso OF the crime, and booming
Nm to death.
On Wednesday also. STEPHEN WHITE
ruok driver. who had been out Of work for
lx weeks. and whose sick wife and baby
we're suffering for the necessities OF life.
applied for employment nt a brick yard
where strike was in progress. At tho
borner OF Avenue c and East Fourteenth
trcet. not far from the yard. he was hit OH
he head with brick thrown by striker.
Ind yesterday he died in consequence.
It appears. then. that the Jury were mer-
piful. but that the strikers showed no
mercy. Tho Jury spared the life OF the
nurdering striker. but tho strikers prompt
y killed the poor men who tried to earn
heit living. They thus proclaimed that
Il. is an offence punishable with
heath by mob law for any man
10 take Job which union man throws up.
II they will not accept the price offered
themselves, nobody else shall take 1t. no
matter how willing he is to work for the
wages or how great may be his need ofthe
Employment.
The greut mass OF the members OF the
labor unions are reputable workingmen.
They are orderly and conscientious men,
humane and civilized. They arc not Co.
manche Indians. thugs. and pirates. They
Nhave been brought up In the Christian re-
tligion. and they have been taught to obeyth
Yet great strikes ordered
uby the unions never take place without
The occurrence OF these outrageous assaults.
Instead OF being met fairly. the competition
tof labor is attacked with physical violence.
In order that it may be frightened off.
NThe rules Of the unions arc enforced
submission to them. and not mere
ly In the cases Of tho members Of
/ the unions. II the unions refuse the terms
offered. az they have the right to do. they
also Get out to prevent all outsiders from
accepting them; and savage men among
their membership go go far as to use per-
sonal violence. and even commit murder, to
accomplish their end.
That will never do in civilized society. 1t
is method which belongs to savagcry and
not to civilization. Unless the unions
themselves rise up and prevent such out
rsses on personal liberty. they are bound
TO 60 to pieces. They cannot exist as perma-
nent organizations OF labor II they are not
orderly. peaceful. rational. and useful to
labor. II they are cruel despotism. dan
gerous to lsborers. their end is near. They
will be blown to atoms by explosive forces
working from inside. and crushed by out
Bide forces fighting for self-preservation.
The right Of every man to labor, and to
8sell his labor at his own price. cannot be in
terfered with. It is inherent and inalienable.
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Come. turn your tiger loose once more.
Agd let us hear the cheerful roar
Tho Muswumps soul d0th iG"st abhvr
Oh. Tammsny
Go paint his stripes crimson hue.
l.is tail Rdora with GarInl"s, too.
Aud let his WHISPERED point OF Wow
be rei'ler than tho Uthertwo.
TAn:aany. oh. Taramanyi
Turn loose. turn loose tho royal hess.
Aud when Eovenbers liza has csasad,
Then like n victor shall he feast.
Oh. Taiainany!
Well give the Force bill to his paw,
That oiiUas. wicked Critae Of law,
And sauce the Mugwump for lis NAV.
Tanirinny. oil, TAulnAnyl
lvAGSAu, d.. July "a WALILA FAAse
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Tho Canadians may rs well cease their
whining because tho American Government
is preparing to enforce measures for tho PRO
lection of American interests. Their fortunes
are In their own hands. They will not have
any trouble with us that Is not OF their own
creating. They cannot obstruct our com
merce without paving the price OF tho obstruc-
ton. or deprive our vessels of any proper right
without themselves losing privileges TINT we
have granted to them. When they try to cheat.
we will not follow their example. but We shall
adopt measures of self-dcience. There must
be no tomfoolery with Canada.
The thing for patriotic Canadians to do Is to
drive out the foreign government which holds
them in subsection. which interferes with their
freedom OF action. which prevents them from
entering into desirable relations with tho
United States. which disrcgards their rights
and interests. which binders the development
Of their resources. which imposes hurdensome
Responsibilities upon them. which impover-
ishes them to their shame. which has set up n
pretentious aristocracy among them. which
compels them forever tt realize TINT they are
mere provincials. which keeps them in perpet-
ual trouble over one thing or another. and
which has made life in Canada intolerable to
the million Of them who have taken refuge in
this country.
Tho Canadians must get rid Of alien dom-
nation. and strike for freedom and indenend-
ence. When they do this. they will find that
the very hest friend of Canada in oil the world
is tho American Union
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Our Government had better think twice
before providing that its naval force In Samoa
shall be used upon the outbreak OF the civil
war which has been impending ever since
MALIEToA was proclaimed King under the PRO-
lection OF England. Germany. and the United
States. The peculiar Government. made up ola
native royal nonentity and a foreign autocrat.
which the three protecting powers established
In Samoa. has not worked well. and Is unsat-
isfactory to both parties OF the natives rs well
as to the white residents. The followers OF
MATAAFA. the dcposed King. would undoubt-
eddy set him up again but for the three for
cign flags. including the American flag. that
defend his branlcss rival Under existing
circumstances. it is tho duty OF our Govern
ment to net with peculiar discretion In samoa.
Wo would rather not sec American guns
turned nron the long suffering natives in sup
port OF interests that are not American.
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CovCoEp " H.. Juiy 2o.-The Supreme
Court to-day rendered. u decision sustaining
the cpnstilItiOuHlty % IN, law under which
Frank Amy tn" murderer OF Christie War
den. was 10 b" hang d. ana denied the notion
Of his counsel for new trial.
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Law and Order Must Pr'yiii.

II-lI n AU.'I IIIW W'TNI0I N'"'N'T
Thank heaven there ia on" great nletropoli-
tnn NOW spalor that has ~ustun"d the hEieri-
can idea in the Homestead matter We refer
u Y
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Tho figure at which THE SUN IL valued by
Its present propretors is not stated.-8~''n Herald
About six years ago syndicate OF statesmen
wanted to buy it, and then The price was put
at $1,000 600
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Some OF tho Kansas Democrats arc In
favor OF fusion with tho Populite party. and so
are some OF the Alabama Republicans. and so
are some OF the Chicago Socialists and SO are
some OF the Kentucky Frohbitionsts. Mrs
LEASE. the Popuitc orator. is now boasting.
out In Colorado. that WEAVER will sweep the
CouDtry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-30

We cannot believe that tho Liederkranz
would rofuse to Join with other New York
singing societies in giving welcome to the
Arions upon their arrival at homo nftcr their
triumphnl tour through Germany. There may
be rivalry between the two most renowned
bodies Of German American SINGERS. but there
cannot possibly be such jealousy as would
lead either Of them to deny tho merits OF tho
other, or rs would impel tho 1ielerkrnnz to
keep away from n reception to the Arions. who
are winning praise in all tho cities OF Ger
many. Now York. tho homo of the Arions.
must surely stand ready to give them rs warm
q welcome when they como back hero
as they have got this weok in Wiesbaden.
Maycnce. heidelberg. Frankfort. and other
places. The singers Of tho world arc frater-
nifty. and MI OF them must feel proud OF tho
honors that ore Won by any part Of them.
Wo therefore favor tho idca OF welcoming
tho victorious Arions back to New York.
through the concert OF all the singing societies
Of tho city under harmonious and festive cir
cumstnnces II they were to 10 Joined by tho
SEDUCTION bunds Of the city, which are to have
their parade and fcst on Monday next. the ro-
ception would be grand. beautiful. melodious.
heroic. and lovely
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You can bresk up a bad ro,d by the timely use ~
Or. JAyne's Expectorant. an Old and popular uedi.
cine for lungs and throats and the beet oi Al
cough EsQsdles,-Ads,
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At the very close of the session of Con-
gress Senator CHANDLER has introduced and
secured tho passage through the Senate OF his
bill for tho better regulation Of immigration.
The bill is OF very slight consequence. and its
adoption by tho House cannot be OF any public
service 1t Is hardly any improvement upon
the laws that are already in existence. and It's
enforcement would 10 but little more ndvan-
tageous than that OF existing statutes. 1t does
not deal with tho serious aspects o! the very
serious question of immigration. which will
surely have to be dealt with some time 1t
makes no practicable provision for the sitting
OF the masses Of immigrants who are daily
landing upon our shores. We shall continue
to suffer from indiscrminate Immigration Mt
least for timc.
We are disappointed in tho bill OF Senator
CHANDLER. He has boon at work on 1t all the
session. lie has investigated tho subject Of
immigration. He has expressed somo opinions
about it which do not Appear in his bill.
We hope he was not induced by the Interests
OF his party TO refrain from tho proper treat
ment OF n subject which rises above parties in
importance.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-19

Nor PARALLEL CAsEs.-The contemplate
Tlirodgerster excuses the Tillmsnite attempt
10 kill Maj. Murray at the Cedar Grove
meeting, by citing the McGowan-Benett incl
dent at Abbeville and the Orr-TilIman Incl
dent at Union. There is no possible parallel.
Mr.. Bsnet accused Mr.. MoGowan Of endors.
ing lie, and he resented it by striking
him. Governor Til'man insinuated that Col.
Orr was . liar, and he made him dodge out
of it. In each case the Tillmanite gave tho
provocation by insult. But Maj. Murray,
as candidate, merely tried to speak at a regu-
lar meeting for candidates. and was mobbed,
beaten, and barely escaped with his life lie
gave no provocation, offered no insult. The
STATE. t-s--
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Death Of Mrs. w. T. Beatty.

Again are we called upon to announces the
death Of another Of Unions most estimable
Ladies, Mrs. William 4. Beatty, nee Miss
Nsely Culp, which occurred at the old
family residence last Thursday night, at
10 clock.
Mrs. Beatty was the youngest and only
surviving daughter of the lamentel Mr.. b.
ID. Culp, and the last female member of one
of the best families of this County.
Her life was spent iu Union, and by her
gentleness Of manner and christian walk,
she in early life endeared herself to ell
whose good fortune il was to know her, and
she will be greatly missed by her many
friends.
She leaves devoted husband, two chill
dren and five brothers to mourn her loss,
who have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity in their sad bereavement.
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rroxr.m fer Teacher. A..osiatMn.

The Union County Teachers Association
held their regular meeting August 9th, but
on account of hst weather the attendauce
was not as large as usual.
In the absence Of the president, the meet
ing was called to order by Mrs. B. g. Cliff
ford.
IS The program was carried out as usual,
and great interest was manifested by all in
the whole meeting.
The following is tho program for the next
meeting to be held Sept 3D.:
Music-Miss Sallie Munro.
Word method of teaching Reading. G.
practical leeson,-Miss Annabelie Johnson,
Mrs. N. NJ. Liuder, Mr.. So. McKown.
Exercise from Dio Lewis. Method of
Calisthenics--Miss Anuabells johnson.
Best method Of Teaching Arithmetic.
= '(paperl Mr.. Robt. Morrison.
Music-Mrs. DR.. Orr.
Recitation or Reading.-Miss Minnie
Gist.
Music. Miss Josie Garner.
Is the reading Of newspapers beneficial in
schools? (Question) Mr.. Ed. Aycook.
Aliernates.-Mrs. NJ. E. Britton, Mr.. j. L
Walker.