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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-02-02
A "DOG FALL"
TIE SUPREME COURTS DECISION IN
THE RAILROAD CASES.

Tho Merits of the Fight Not settIed--Ths .
nu"ation of Jurisdiction Decided Only
So far as Relates to the Amount In
volyed.
COLUMBIA, ). &, Jan. 24.-It looks
very much as if the railroad cases are
as far from settlement as they have
ever been. After months and months
Of delay, a decision has been secured
which is practically Of no value. SO far
us the final settlement of the cases is
concerned. The State selected its own
cases, and, it now appears, made the
very worst choice. The counsel Tor
the State picked out the two cases on
which decisions were reached, In the
hope of securing more complete opin-
ion than could be secured In any Of the
other suits.
Yesterday afternoon the press dis
patches received Indicated that the
State had not secured near as big vic
tory as it had supposed. 1t is stated
that the merits of the case were not
touched upon, and that the decision ia
DaSed upon the unlmpOrtant point that
Tile amount OF taxes involved did not
| bring the case before the United States
Court. The telegram from Washing
ton reads as follows:
"Che lnited States Supreme Court
dlSmis@ed, for want of Jurisdiction,
with directions to the United States
Circuit Court for the District of South
Carolina to do likewise, the suits
brought by the Northeastern Railroad
Company and the Central Railroad
Company against Walker and Ellis, to
enJoln these county officers from the
collection of the tax imposed on rail-
roads by the State. The taxes were
Tor State. county and school taxes.
Governor Tiilman's board of equaliZa-
ton assessed the railroad property at q
higher rate than other property. and
the roads claimed this was unconstitu-
tlonal. The question at issue has
stirred up the railroad companies of the
State ana has been IA political issue be-
tween the two wings Of the South Car
olna Democracy. 1T is held that iur-
lSnlctlon cannot be made to attach by
combining the various forms Of tax in
number of counties and thus swell
ing the total amount involved to above
S2,'ND, the amount necessary to take
case into the Federal court. The mer-
It's of the case Were not gone into.
Opinion 10y Justice Brown"
1t is stated by one Of the counsel that
the word forms" must mean
"amoNntS." From the meagre report
received there is every reason to be-
llcVe that the whole fight Will have to
be gone over again, or the injuncciOns
| ISSUED 10y the circuit courts will stand.
Mr.. }. Il. Barron. of the Atlantic Coast
Lime, said the decision was just what
was expected when the lawyers left
Washington, ADD 1t leaves all of the I'M
portant cases undecided. The lnjunc-
tions which were being gotten ready
Will nave to be kept in reserve for u
good while yet.-The State
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The State Debt Arranged.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. January 25.-Gov.
Flllman is perhaps very proud of the
telegram he has received from the Bal
tlmOre Trust and Guarantee Company,
informing him that the contracts for
Warded for signature have been unani
mously signed.
The contract that has been signed is
the same as that published, and is for
100000 worth OF the bonds at once,
and the right to take the remainder Of
the issuo-$3,8 provided the
terms are complied with prior to April
l, 1893. Gov. Tillman feels confident
that its Baltimore syndicate will in
due time take the entire issue of stock.
lie seems to have assurance to that
effect. If the syndicate takes all Of the
bonds they will get them at par, with
bonus of the amount Of semi-annual
interest. The syndicate was to place
yesterday with the Bank Of Charles
ton deposit Of 100000 as a guaran.
tee of Its carrying the part of the con-
tract: There is, at last, every indica-
tion that the bonds will be placed
The State.
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Death of Justice Lamar.

MACON, Ga, Jan. 23.-Justice Luz
cius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, Of the
Supreme Court of the United States, died
here at $50 O'Clock this evening. 1t is
a terrible shock to the community.
Death was sudden in the extreme, for
although he had been ailug for some
time, Justice Lamar appeared to be
gradually gaming in health. He came
from Washington to Macon about a
mouth ago, and has been visiting at the
residence of Mr.. w. IL. Virgin, in Vine
vile, a suburb OF this city. This after
noon about 3 O'Clock Justice Lamar took
his overcoat, intending to go to the
city, but was met at the door by friend,
DR.. dewCllyT, with whom he returned
TO the sitting room. At that time, and
during all the afternoon, he was in good
sprlts, aud at dinner, at $50 this even
ing, he seemed TO have good appetite.
DIR. Llewollyn left the house abont
O'Clock, and few minutes later Justice
Lamar was seized with violent pains in
the heart, and he died at the hour men,
toned. BrighLs disease. with angina
pcctoris. was the direct cause of Justice
Lamar's death, and is gwen by the ply
sicians as the chlet complication in the
case.
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DECLINES TIE PLACE
Purging the Peusion Roll.

w WAsIIINGTON, Jan. 2S.--The Demo-
cratic members of the House sub com
mlttee on appropriations, in framing
the annual pension appropriation bill
for submission to the full committee,
have made a vigorous onslaught on the
dependent and disability pension act
passed by the Republican Congress in
1880. They have adopted number of
appointments changing that law. Fol
lowing are the principal changes
made: That no widow shall receive a
pension under the act of 1890 unles she
was married to a soldier prior to 1870;
that no person shall receive pension
under the act of 1880 unless disabled
in service from manual labor and in
receipt OF an income of less than 5000
a year; and that no nonresident of the
United States shall receive pension
unless he was actually disabled in the
service. Another amendment provides
Tor the appointment of a commission
10 consider necessary notifications in
the pension laws, and to report at the
next Congress. Most Of these amend.
ments were offered by O'Neil, of Mas
sachusettS, who stated that they were
framed so as not to exclude persons
actually dependent, but would require
all persons to prove that they were in
fact disabled and dependent, as con-
templated in the title of the act of
lo9O. They were adopted by vote of
8 to 2-the Democratic members vot
ing yea, and the Republicans nay.
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". w D UGH = n 4 n,
Assistant Attorney General
The Vyhiskey Fight On.

COLUMBIA, 5. c., Jan. 26.-Maj. S
Il. Hamilton Of Chester, representing
the 81 keepers of Chester, appeared
before the Supreme Court yesterday
with petition,to require the town conn
cIl Of On ester To show cause why a writ
OF mandamus should not be granted to
require them to issne licenses for year.
Thus has the fight as to the constitution
ality of the Evans Dispensary law been
started. The proceedings Of Mai. Ham
llton were somewhat unexpected and ii
is net now known whether he will have
counsel assisting him or not. He says
that he proposes to- light the battle out
to the end. 1t depends entirely on whist
ls done by the liquor men as to whether
the State will take amy hand in the test
ing OF the law. Maj Hamilton has pre-
pared somewhat lOug statement of the
case for the liquor men. The liquor as
soclatlen it might be stated, is not act
ing through Maj. Hamilton. The Su
preme Court has fixed the 18th of Ap
ri for the hearing of the cases and every
one will watch early Tor the importan
hearing. The State.
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P1CKENS S. c.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY D. 1893

and he cannot understand whv it should
be different at the mines. Under any
circumstances he will never say any.
thing against his cOuutrymau.
found the situation there about as
described by the French Consul, M.
Leon Guran, in my talk with him in
Charleston, and have given the French
men relief as suggested by him. The
oppression and i'll treatment Of these
men was not owing to any negligence
on the part o / any Of the officers of the
county, On the contrary the Sheriff,
Mr.. Black, has been very active in try
ing to ferret out the matter and protect
these men since his attention was call.
ed to it, and l was enabled through his
previous knowledge OF this condition to
find out the facts herein mentioned. Tie
contractor is an Italian, tie storekeep-
er an Italian, and all with whom they
came in contact were Italions. | am
glad to state that DO charges have been
made against any citizen Of The State.
The French Consul being Unable tc
leave Charleston, the Investigation was
made by Mr.. Black and myself. Ex,
pecting to arrest the boss who made the
assault upon them, Mr.. Griffin, Trla
Justice Of WalterborO, w3s on hand
AS this man was supposed TO be In
New York, and these particular French
men did not charge any one else will
any crime, nothing was left to be done
except the freeing of them as mentioned
above, which was all they asked. There
were very few natives around the mines
but those there were uhlformly polite
and kind, anG gave me all the lnforma
ton about the people, both favorable
and uniavorable.
In conclusion, allow me to say in my
humble judgment the remedy for this
evil is beyond the jurisdiction of the
State. The crime is begun in New York
and often in Castle Garden, where Ital.
ian padrOnes and immigrant steerers
paint in magnificent cOlors the profit 10
the employment in the several States
and territories. Ii the regulation of i'm
migration bv the Federal government
be applied to a complete trip from Eu-
rope to the place Of delivery in one of
the States beyond the port Of entry, It
certainly should apply to the temporary
stopping from necessity, comfort or con
venience. in the port of entry while the
intention to go further has not been aban.
dened. 1t also should apply as strong.
ly when the destination IN dis.
tant Sta;e has been changed sc
lon as the intention is Aot TO rem lin in
the port of entry.
The State, however, should see tn At
these immigrants while I'D her borders
are not Injured and the practical relic
OF freedom assured them. About The
only way this Can he done eAectuallv i!
by the employment of detective when
ever there is any cause to suspe It sucl
otlenses and proper conviction IN the
courts of the State for the crime.
O. w. BUCHANAN,
Assistant Attorney General.
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on the work. Capt. WAGNER asked

on the work. Capt. WAGNER asked
what amount would probably be re-.
quired to conduct the fight, and the
president replied, "in round numbers
$4,000 to $12,OOO." He also stated that
In Charleston city alone the committee
had on hand 81, 800 in sight and about
$1,000 yet to be collected. Capt. Wag-
ener said 1t was no time to look at the
dollars and cents. They must employ
the finest legal talent obtainable and
pay full price for 1t. The lawyers
would not begin the work without a
retainer, and it, would be far the wisest
plan to raise large amount of money,
and then if necessary refund a pro
rata amount to each contributor.
Col. Brown mentioned that there
are nine hundred bar rooms in South
Carolina, and that each one in Barn
well County could be relied on for 1926.
Several other delegates spoke on the
subject, those from the interior, espec-
tally, urging that the validity Of the
law be tested now 80 as not to cause q
stoppage of the trafllc if it be declared
unconstitutional. Various amounts
were pledged from the different coun-
ties and a number of letters were read
from gentlemen who authorized the
committee to draw OH them for differ
ent amounts.
Capt. Franz Melchers read an earn.
est, honest and amusing letter from a
York County wine-grower, who was
emphatic in his denunciation Of the
new law.
Col. ID, A. j. Sullivan, Mr.. T. w. Ba-
cot and Mr.. George +. Won Kolnitz, Jr,
Of the Charleston legislative delega-
ton, were present by invitation and de-
livered brief addresses, after which the
Convention adjourned.-News And
Courier.
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fSiOwn Up.

UUNTINGTON, w. w., Jan. %
Seven tons OF powder this afternoon cx-
plOdcd in The large mill of the Kellogg
Powder Works, near tins city, wrGcking
the plant and shaking up the CITY fear.
fully. Fortunately no one was hurt, the
employees having gone to dinner.
This IS the sixth explosion in less than
two years. On the 18th ofJanuary, 1892,
seven men were killed and great manv
wounded by an explosion at these
works. A SUIT has been in court some
time to compel their removal. Dam
ages SIC, 900.
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An UnusuaI OCourrenca

OAKLEY. BERKELEY County. Jan.
ga most unusual occurrence took
place Sunday, the suicide of q genuine
negro, Peter Barnes, who lives on the
Dockon plantation, belonging to Mr.. Il.
w. Hayward. Barnes had been work
ing for Mr.. Hayward for years, and
hardly week passed but what his
name Was on the pay roll for Rreater
or less amount. Last year he made
quite Il good crop and had quite good
pile OF rice untouched in the barn, so
that suffering could not have been the
motive. lie was getting to be an
elderly man and was physically incap-
able OF doing what he used to, added
TO which money was not as plentiful
as III years past. Sunday he went TO
church as usual, and conducted himself
IN his ordinary manner. Last night
he went home, took off his OvercOat
and shoes and after some talk with
the younger members of his family
went into the upper part of the house
10 get feed Tor his mule. Then he
made moose OF one end of plough
line, put that around his neck, tied
the other end to rafter, and Is sup.
posed to have gotten from box, which
strangled himself to death. He seems
TO have gone very methouically to
work and 10 have determined to die,
for he could easily have saved his life
even after the rope frightened by simply
standing straight upon his feet, but he
dld not DO 1t. Trial Justice Haynes,
acting as coroner, empanelled a jury
ahd held an Inquest. The verdict Of
the jury was that Barnes had commit
ted suicide by hanging during tenn
porary alteration of mlnd.-News and
COuripr
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Standplpe COIlapses.

ASHVIL.E, \. G., Jan. 22.-The
standplpc containing the ctys water sup
ply, slLnaLeu on the mountain side,
burst this morning. II was sixty feet
high and forty five feet IN circumference,
with capacity OF seven hundred and
fifty thousand gallons. There was
about iorty-livc feet Of water in the pipe
at the time OF the collapse, which went
rushing down the mountain SIDE with
terrific lOrce. No lives were lost. The
loss to the city was about $l2, 900. The
water was at once turned into The rcscr-
voir, aud the city was only out OF water
q few hours,
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To lSe Discontinued

COLUMBIA, 5. e., Ian. 2G.-Thc in.
dications are that the Union Alliance
stores which are now located at l4uu
ems, BALcsburI, NJ. M.!rion, McCll's and
Sligh's, Will be discontinued. IL is re-
ported that The company operating the
stores has found them unproilLablc auC
will as soon as possible arrange to with
draw their capital from she South. The
Alliance has Cuimcd that these stores
have saved the members of the associa.
Lion great deal Of money. The man.
ayers Os the stores do not care TO talk
about the report. The State.
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Gov. TnImsn WIN Go.

COLUMBIA, S. G, Jan. 26.~-GoVernor
Tillman Will attend Cleveland's inau-
guration. lie has received an invita-
tion from the committee asking that
he and his staff attend with as many
of the State troops as possible. H9
has written TO the members of his stan
asking them to notify him as soon as
possible whether they can attend
Register.
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q eta Loft,

AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan. 2l.-A special to
the Chronicle from Greenwood, $. G..
says: Sheriff Nance Of Abbeyllle Coun-
ty to-day detained the through freight
and material train on the Port Royal
and Western Carolina Railroad by a
Tax execution. Both trains were stop
ped for two hours, and we're ordered to
SIDE track to await the Sherift's orders,
put they pulled out and left the cha
grlned official to the amusement of a
crowd of citizens.
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CruelY Woman

BEDFORD, VA, Jan. 18-The wife of
"A. w. FIllie. who come here from I'LL
nOls recently, was found chained in a
deserted barn near town yesterday.
Filne had spread the story that the wo-
man Was insane and would soon be
sent TO the asylum. She proved per-
fectly sane. 1t IS supposed that Fillie
and a woman who posed as his house
keeper were trying to put Mrs. Fillie
out their way Fillie Is under arrest in
jail heavily guarded, as there Is danger
of lynchinp
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All Wont tn o Same Way,

CINCINNATI, January 25.-Jules
Kampe local manager OF the Washington
Life lnsurane Company, of New York
who shot himself because he was short
in his accounts, was buried yesterday
Kampe, samuel McGlasson, Samue
Clark and Fred Roles, were for severa
years inseparable companions an, al
four held responsible positions. Boles
had shortage and shot himself IN the
head four years ago. CLARK did the same
in the presence of Kampe and MEG lassor
the latter following 10y taxing poison il
the Virginia Hotel. and now Ka lpe ha
taken his own lie.
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The Oniv Survivor Dies.

Como, Col, Jan. 2l.-James Cormen.
Gina, the only survivor OF the recent
King mino disaster died yesterday
making % victims. He died without
having uttered sentence or given any
intelligence as to how the accident oc
CURED.
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All for Love-.

ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 25 An ILal.
ian artist, Umberli piaItina, and his
step sister, Celeste Mucggo, attempte
to die together Lnn'%h Tor love they
sald. piagtina is ircscOer well known
in art circles, having taken prizes both
in this country and III Europe. 4 few
weeks ago his step sister came here TO
visit her mother. The girl, who is q
beauty, had been living in New jersey.
She and PlaEtna fell in love with each
other. He has wife and she discov-
cred it. Tonight they quietly went to
the Metropol tan Hotel aud took rooms.
Soon after shots were heard in the girl's
room. The door was broken open and
the two were found lying on the bed in
each others arms. P,aytina had shot
the girl and then h:G self. They LETT q
letter on the table saying that as the
law Of the land forbade them living to-
gether they would die together, and
asked TO be buried as founu, locked In
each Othor's Grm'a. At midnight nei-
thcr is dead, but both are unconscious.
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Famine Still RaRes,

DAyENPORT. Ia, Jan. 2l.-A letter
received by resident of this state who
was connected with the Iowa Russian
famine relief party year ago from
Andrew White, the American minis
tor at st. Petersburg, gives the present
situation in Finland and in the south
ern provinces of Russia as most dis.
tresslng. Although the danger Of
famine is not so widespread az a year
ago there IS stir pressing need Of sup.
plies to me9t the present and imminent
wants. Minister White offers TO take
personal charge of any fund that may
be collected and forwarded to him.
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Not ~ Life Saved

VIENNA, Jal. 25.-All hope of rescu-
ing alive the men entombed by the ex-
plosion of lire-damp in the Eortbscritt
mine at DuX, Bohemia, is abandoned
investigation of the list OF emplOyea re-
veals the fact that l3O men lost their
lives in the dis ,ster, as it is generally
conceded that those who were not killed
by the explosion must be sulfocated by
after damp. The mine is being cleared
Of wreckage as rapidly as possible, but
the work 10 necessarily slow. Every
effort will he made to recover the bodies
OF the dead, Many heart-rending scenes
were witnessed about the mouth of the
shaft when it was announced by the
mine officers that beyond the shadow
OF doubt, every man in the mine was
dead, No explanation Is made az to
how the explosion occurred.
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Hill IL tho Man

COLUMBIA, Jan. 25.--GOv. Tillman
yesterday appointed II. S. Hill. of An
derson, as commissioner under the pro-
visions OF the Evans dispensary bill.
About all that is known of Mr.. Hill
here is that he is a Tlllmanite, and a
merchant of Anderson. 1t is stated
that he is a successful business man,
and that he will devote his entire time
TO the duties of commissioner, and
that he will make a success of the new
Office. Mr.. Hill, it is stated, has never
taken any active part in politics
When he will come to Columbia to un-
dertake the work of his position is not
yet known. Notwithstanding the fact
that there were fifteen or twenty candi-
dates Gov. Tillman appointed Mr.. Hill,
who mad made no request for The po-
sition. Gov. Tillman said yesterday
that the law was going to be given a
thorough test, and that further objec.
ton was uselesS.-The State
DECLINES TIE PLACE.
ANDERSON, S. c.. Jan. 26.--Mr. Hill
recently appointed State dispenser by
Gov. Tlllman, declines. Mr.. Hill ex.
presses his appreciation of the compli.
lnent to his business ability, knowing
the Office to be one of great responsible.
lty and trust. Mr.. Hills refusal is not
surprise to his friends. lie could not
accept the appointment without a seri-
Gus sacrifice of his large business inter
eSts. lie is president of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank and manager of
the Alliance store here. and has large
mercantile interests in other portions
or the State as we'll as in Georgia.
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Mr.. II. Burns Anderson, of Colum bia
has leased the Bennetsvllle Banner, and
will conduct that paper in the future.
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uor Mon Meet In Charleston and
u Permanent OrganiZatiO'l--T -Th @
y OF those Who Attended the
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Tho Merits of the Fight Not settIed--Ths
nu"Atton of Jurisdiotion Decided Only
- Far as Relates to the Amount In
yOlYeu,
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Happenings at the Court House

Happenings ut the Court House,
Our base ball nine WAS beaten
out of sight last Saturday week at
Dickson by the boys from the Falls
The score stood AZ to 20 in favor
of the Falls. The same nine will
play another match on next Satur.
day at the same place. Redeem
yourselves, boysl
Peter Fischbach has bought out
]. B. Smiths grocery, and it is
said, he viii carry full line OF
fancy groceries.
one-half of the Smith hotel be.
longing to Mr.. Smith, was sold last
Saturday at public auction to Mr..
Charles Ferguson for $4,000.
The II Pole Baptist Association,
n now association just formed, con-
voned its first session at the Cen
terville Baptist church, on Wednes.
day morning continuing two days.
Quite large crowd was in attend
ance. 1t will meet at the Wayne
G. III. Baptist church next year.
Judge Burgess and wife, VIM d.
Fry aud wife and w. S. Thompson
and wife took in the association at
Centerville last Thursday.
Rev. NJ. A. Kelley. of Logan c..
H., preached an excellent sermon
at the Baptist church hero last
Thursday night on his return from
the association.
Circuit court convened on Mon
day morning with Judge V. S. Arm
strong, of the 9th judicial circuit
on the bench. Judge Harvey is
holding court in Gilmer county.
Wonder il our Judge is feeling his
way to Congress2
Mr. Andrew Keyser ana wife re-
turned from the Worlds Fair last
Sunday. Andrew reports a good
time.
Zed Herndon, attorney Mt law,
of WEIGH, Mcdowell county, w.
Va, passed through here Saturday
for Louisa, KY, on professional
business. Il.