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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
HAWAIrS NEW GOVERNMENT.
President Mckinley Sends the Hawaiial
Commissions Report to Congress.

President Mckinley Sends the Hawaiian
Commissions Report to Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. C. (SpcciaD. The Presi-
dent has transmitted to Congress the re-
port Of the Hawaiian Commission, consist
ing OF Senators Cullom and Morgan, Rep
resentative Hit, President Dole and JUS
tice Frear, OF Hawaii.
Three bills are formulated for the con-
81 Grafton Of Congress. The first and
principal one outlines a general plan OF
government and the other two deal with
subordinate questions. The main bill pro-
tides for the erection Of the islands into
territory OF the United States, to be styled
the Territory Of Hawaii.
A Governor Secretary OF the Territory,
United States District Judge, United
States District Attorney and a United
States Marshal are to be appointed by the
President and an internal revenue district
and customs district are to be created.
The territory will have an attorney
general, treasurer, superintendent OF
public works, superintendent OF public
instruction, an auditor and deputy audi
tor, surveyor with the powers and duties
of surveyor-general and chfef sherln,
all to be appointed by the Governor.
Probably the most i'm portant portion OF
the bill Is Section 4. defining citizenship,
which provides that "ali white persons, in
cluding Portuguese, and persons OF African
descent. and all persons descended from
the Howaiian race, on either the pa:ernal
or maternal side, who were citizens OF the
Republic OF Hawaii Immediately prior to
the transfer of the sovereignty thereof
to the United States, are hereby declared
to be citizens of the United States"
Provision is made for a legislature to con-
sist of two houses-a senate to consist or
fifteen members, as at present, and house
Of representative, consisting OF thirty
members, double the number under the
Hawaiian Republic. The members are to
he elected at q general election to be held
on the Tuesday after the first Monday In
November, 1S99 and pienniallv thereafter.
The Supreme Court is to be the sole judge
Of the legality of election to seat in either
house in case of contest. No member OF
the legislature is to be eligible for appoint
ment or election to any office OF the Terri
tory, and no officer or employe, notary pub
lie or agent OF the Territory is to DO eiigf-
Bile to election as legislator.
There is also provision that no person
who, having been entitled to qualify and
vote prior TO October, 1897 and since july
1894, failed to register as such voter, shall
have vote unless he shall take en- oath
to support the Constitution Of the United
States. The sessions of the Legislature are
limited to sixty days in duration, and EACH
member is allowed S400 as salary and ten
cents mile for travelling expenses.
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YRAILROAD WRECKS.
dents in Succession Near Port
land Mills, Penn.

dents in Succession Near Port
land Mills, Penn.
Penn. (SpeciaD Three persons
hree injured and the mother Of one
VT dying OF the shock caused by her
S Odeath, is the result Of two wrecks on
the Clarion River railroad, near Portland
Mills, in Elk County. a few days ago.
A train loaded with pulp wood was being
hauled down the steep grade near Port
land Mills, and the rear end was left on
the top Of the hill, owing to the slippery
tracks. While the front end was descend
ing, the rear of the train became IN
manageable, and. dashing down the hill,
crashed into the front section. Both Sec
tions were wrecked and Brakeman Thomas
Breshelman on the front section was in
stantly killed.
A donkey engine with crew OF five men
were ordered back to clear up the wreck
and bring back Breshelman's remains. The
work was completed, and while the train
was returning the engine jumped the track
and rolled over an embankment. Engineer
Harry Carman was fatally injured and died
q few minutes after being extrlcated.
Foreman Daniel Myers was rescued and
has since died, and three brakemen-
Sewers, Cassidy and Mcknight-were all
badly injured Meningitis arm pe!ng
crushed.
When the news of Carman's death was
broken to his invalid mother she lapsed
into Inconsistencies and it was not eX-
pected that she would live.
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DREYFUS'S DEFENSE.
The Picquart Decision Described as an
Attack on the Army.

PARIS. France (By Can'r).-The Govern
ment has authorized the >"ndiug to ex-Cap-
tain Dreyfus of all documents necessary 10
the preparation of his defence.
The anti-revisionist newspapers declare
that the decision Of the Court of Cassa-
tion in the case of Colonel Picquart marks
the beginning Of social struggle against
the army, and accuse the court OF assum-
ing the position OF dictator and disregard
ing the law. The revisionist organs, on
the other hand, describe the action OF the
court as the most practical step that could
have been taken.
Great indifference to the decision OF the
Court Of Cessation is displayed at the head
quarters of the Military Governor OF Paris,
General Zurlinden. General Mercier, who
was Minister OF War at the time that Drey-
fus was condemned, is quoted as saying in
the course OF an interview:
They wish to destroy the army, but
they won't succeed. The army will be
found passionately devoted to the country
when it Is needed. As for the Court OF
Cessation, it is doing what it IS its busi-
ness TO perform"
It is said that VI. Labori, Colonel Pic
quarts counsel, has made application for
the temporary liberation OF his client.
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In the conflict which resulted in the
resignation Of the Brisson ministry IN
France, the grave underlying cues
tion was the supremacy OF civil or
military law in that republic. As
long as militarism prevails in France
it can be republic but IN name. Ihe
promotion Of the rights Of the people,
the establishment Of personal free
dom, and all of the elements which
enter into republican government are
at war with the idea OF military SUI
premacy. As long as the man IN ep-
anletS is the hero OF the populace, aAd
his will supplants that OF the states
man, true republican government is
impossible.
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cHIcAco's WAR ON CIGARETTES
The Counc" Committee Raises the Tax
From SlO0 to $500.

CHICAGO, III. (SpeeiaD The Committee
on Licenses of the City Council voted prac-
tically unanimously to increase the annual
tax on cigarettes from 300 to $500. Al
derman Flick was the only dissenter. The
action has caused great excitement among
the retail cigar dealers. They held q
Iargely-attended meeting and voted to
fight the ordinance.
1t developed at the meeting that out OF
the $500 cigar dealers in Chicago only 225
were able to pay the present license fee OF
800, and it was declared that IL the tax
was increased, as proposed, none but the
department stores would be able to pay It..
The action Of the Council committee was
laid to spite the Aldermen being angry be-
cause the cigar dealers had been taking an
active hand in politics lately.
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voted to take up the Nicaragua Canal bill,
oaJ - will ha tba raOplor bu hafnra

voted to take up the Nicaragua Canal bill,
and it will be the regular business before
the Senate until it is disposed Of. The mo-
tion was antagonized by Mr.. Pettigrew
(Su., S. Dak.), who moved to adjourn.
This was defeated by the following vote:
Yeas, Republicans, 8; Democrats, 9: Sill
verites, 2; total; 13. Nays, Republicans,
25; Democrats, 13; Silverites. 4; total, AZ.
The adyo 'ates OF the Nicaragua Canal
bill were as greatly surprised as its OPP
ponents at the result OF the vote. 1t was
so decisive that the general opinion is that
there will be no attempt to displace the
measure in favor OF any OF less importance.
Il may be sidetracked temporarily by the
appropriation bills or other matters OF
necessary legislation, but as against all
ordinary bills and resolutions OF the Nicara-
qua Canal must have the right Of way un-
til disposed Of.
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TIE, curious relations OF personal
vanity With the worst foIV~s1of crimi
nality are plainly >skGwn in the case Of
Vacher, the notorious Jack the Rip
per" of Paris, who has been con-
demned to the guillotine. Although
evidently a mental Fervert, with the
usual accompanying mania f. hoIi-
eide, he was willing to give the all
details of his crimes, previously con
fessed, only on the conditions that
they should be published in all the
leading papers, aud that he should
have a separate Il al for each murder
in the place of its compliment. thus
obviously adding to the morbid noto-
riety OF his Goings. The desire to
create startling sensation by limit
ing his acts to the murder and subse-
ouent brutal Mutila,ion OF young
shepherdcsseS WAS paramount to all
other motives, although he inciden-
tally refers 20 his fancy for shedding
blood. As is nj unusual in such
instance OF gross dep s,iiy, he piled
his arc,~ al WORK los enough to give
it the AZ o, crca; :ays,c ,cry, and when
unable t. keep TIC secret beyond
cer."il tin~ e was compelled 10
opoIlv go ..za his sa ETY. by
eXpio.i.3 Ie,o.;ing confession.
SCrimnv;2Sisss aye quite uniform in
.heir state eats regarding the preva-
ME- "f this weakness among thieves
E l.4ur.;e IS. The detectives I'M
de!stan 50 sell this propensity on
the pa~, Of wcoAGdoe?s that it is IN
ever ready aycnae TO secrets which
otherwise woU.d Terhars never DO
discovered. II is tha plainest O: all
ezenpHticat oas of a fat tha: "mur le'
will out" The crime and It's puuiaD-
ment grow from the same .oot.
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Agitation for the repair of Times
ravages on Faneuil hall has been re-
newed in Boston, and this time the
local papers hope work will follow the
agitation. Ample money to make
the long-needed repairs is said to be
available, and its use maybe fastened
by the reiterate! warnings Of experts
that the Craile of Liberty is actually
in danger. In this case there is no
sucb question as was raised in connec-
ton with the restoration of the bui-
finch front and the dome of the state
house. No one is proposing 10 rebuild
Faneuil hall. 1t is entirely a work
of Strengthening and repairing, and
this, the Boston Advertiser says,
''must be done very gently. 1t must
be done with loving intelligence and
patient reverence. We do not want
Faneuil hall to become Il ruin, venera-
BILE and pathetic as that ruin would be-
We want it for use as we'll as for an
object of patriotic enthusiasm on ac-
count of it's sacred memories. We
want it to continue to be the peoples
forum, as truly now as IN John
Adams's time
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BoER EXPEDITION A FAILURE.
General Joubert, With His Forces De-
moraiized, is Returning to Pretoria.

LONDON (BY YCable).-The Cape Town cor
respondent Of The Daily Mail forwarded
dispatch which the Transvaal Government
had refused to allow The Daily Nails cor
respondent at johannesburg to forward
from that point.
He says that the campaign recently insti-
tuted by the Boer Government against
Chief NJ pefu, OF the Magatas tribe in the
Zouttans Berg District. has proved com
plete fiasco. The chief has outmaneuvred
the Beers, and is now in the splendidly
fortified mountain stronghold which he
has long occupied as a center OF opera
tions, and where he has assembled large
army.
General Joubert, the commander Of the
Boer expedition sent against the chief, is
i'll, and with his forces in a state OF semi
mutiny, is returning to Pretoria. The
Beers have been guilty OF wholesale
butchery Of women, children, and unarmed
natives.
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BODIES BLOWN 100 YARDS.
Fatal Explosion in the Dupont Powder
Works at Wilmington, Del.

Works at Wilmington, Del.
WILMINGTON, Del. SpeciaD.-Three men
were killed and eight injured, three Of them
probably fatally, by the explosion Of a
press mill and four grinding mills in the
Hagley yard Of the Dupont Powder Works.
The dead are Robert McIllhenny, John
Wright and John Moore. The following
were injured: Thomas McCann, John Null
hern, samuel Stewart, Thomas Knox,
James Mclaughlin and Michael Maloney.
OF the injured mon, Stewart, McCann and
Muihern are in serious condition.
The explosion occurred in the press room
OF the Hagley or lower yard works. car
load of powder that was being wheeled in
to the room was accidentally overturned,
and the car wheels running into the loose
powder caused a friction that set the pow
der atlre. The explosions quickly followed,
all the powder that was in the press room
going off in the five successive detonations.
The press mill was wrecked.
The force Of the explosion carried por-
tions Of the bodies across the Brandywine
Creek, distance of 100 yards from the
mill
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REFORMS IN PORTO RICO.
General Henry Will Install America
Teachers in the Schools.

General Henry Will Install American
Teachers in the Schools.
SAN JUAN DE PoRTo Rico (By Cable).-
General Guy V. Henry, the new Governor
of the Military Department Of Porto Rico,
is beginning energetically. He intends to
nold elections for Mayors and Coun"ilmen
in every town and if necessary to secure
fairness, the elections will be under mill
tary supervision.
He will appoint commission to compel
the local courts to bring to trial and punish
at once persons now in detention on charges
OF inceudiarsm and assault.
Another proposal Of General Henry Is to
send his Representatives to the various
Mayors to gain their cooperation In his
r&an for installing several American police
men in every town.
Captain Lemley, of the Seventh Artillery.
has been detailed to visit the schools, with
a view OF installing American teachers.
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Cigarettes Makes a Boy Burglar.

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. (SpeciaD.-Within
a short week Raphael Molrot has degen-
Grated from good little ten-year-old boy
into an accomplished hcusebreaker. Gig r.
cites prepared him for the downward
plunge. The influence Of bad boy COM
panions keeled him over the moral preci-
pice. The child Is the only son OF Louis
Moffot, a carpenter OF this place. 1t ap-
pears that the boy being pressed for money
with which to purchase cigarettes, broke
into three stores, stealing the money and
the cigars and cigarettes that he laid his
hands on. He was, however, caught, and
now languishes in jail.
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Ohio Murder Law Held Valid.

The new Ohio law giving to juries the
option to impose either death penalty or
life Imprisonment in murder cases has
been pronounced constitutional by Judge
Davis, in the Common Pleas Court. The
decision was rendered in the case OF
Harry Jones, colored. convicted OF mur-
dering Anna Johnson, and sentenced to
life Imprisonment by the jury. A motion
for a new trial was overruled.
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GI5 5mno..hD HAPPENIl
Captain Dreyfus VIII Receive -
ments to Prepare His Defense.
RUSSIA'S GRIP ON CHINESE SOIL,
The Situation is Critical in China, Says
Ex-United States Minister Barrett
Our Interests Are in DanGcr-The Boer
Expedition a Failure-Spanish Sol
diers Rebel in the yisayas.

SHANGHAI, China (By Cable. John Bar
rett, former United States Minister to Siam,
has returned here after visiting Pekin and
the principal Chinese ports. He says the
situation in China is Of the most critical
nature, and that Nanchuria is no longer
Chinese. but Russian territory.
He asserts that NiuChwang, the chiel
northern port for the movement of Ameri-
can pro ducts, Is also practically Russian,
and is liable to be closed any day.
The only permanent safeguard to the
paramount American and British interests
Mr.. Barrett sa IS, is Immediate and united
action by TIE interested Governments to
defend the integrity Of the Chinese Empire
to enforce reforms in the Government, to
prevent further cessions Of ports and
provinc IS. and to insist upon the "op"n
door policy in all ports OF China, includ'
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A Soldiers Costly Embrace.

In the City Court Of Savannah, Ga, a
few days ago, Judge Thomas ". Norwood,
former United States Senator from Georgia,
fined Private j. E. Moore, OF Battery A,
First Maine Artillery, $500 or six month.
on the chain gang for embracing the wife
of a prominent county Off :ia on the street
while the soldier was intoxicated.
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The entcrp:ising yo@ng fellow
whose meaus OF livelihood is Ihe
marrying of widows wi!h money Is IN
the wrong state and lives IN the wrong
time. de should nave lived in liaii
four years ago. Then his pecn.i&rlty
would not have excited comment.
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SPANISH TROOPS REBEL.
Three Outbreaks In the Philippines Re-
ported by General Rios.

MADRID, Spain (By Cable).-General Rios,
Governor OF the Visaya Islands, cables that
the troops at Minas rebelled, and that the
mutiny was suppressed after six Of the SOL
diers had been shot.
4 similar rebellion at Tumbac was also
suppressed. Eight Of the troops there were
shot. The garrison at Bilbao has also re-
volted. General Rios sent reinforcements
to that Mace
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To Sell Cincinnati,s Zoo.

Judge r. B. Smith OF the Superior Court
at Cincinnati, Ohio, ordered the sale OF the
celebrated Cincinnati Geological Gardens
on January 16 next The Zoo has been in
the hands OF receivers for months. Over
two-thirds OF the appraisement, which is
900 600, must be realized to pay the debts
on the property.
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New Russian Minister tc China.

PEHIH, China (By Cablel.-The new Rus
sian Minister, NJ. de Giers, pre- ented his
credentials to the Emperor few days ago.
The Emperor appeared to be weak and
sickly The Dowager Empress was not
present VI de Giers, on his arrival here,
refused to present his credentials to the
DowaSer Empress.
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A Christian Scientist Convicted.

Harriet o. Evans, the Christian scien-
tist, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, under whose
treatment Themas Med recently died
OF typhoid fever, has been tried and con-
victed OF practicing medicine without a
certificate. The attorneys Of the "faith
cuze" defendant at once gave notice OF ap-
peal from the police cour;.
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Regular Troops For Manila.

The War Department at Washington will
send regular regiments to relieve the
volunteers in Manila Just as soon as trans.
portation on the Pacific Coast can be ar.
ranged. The volunteers will be returned
to the United States In the order in which
they left
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Killed himself Because lie Lost $40.

Jacob Stohler, thirty-nine years old, OF
Paterson, n. j., committed suicide by
hanging himself to a beam in the cellar Of
his home. 4 few days before Stohler lost
$40 while on the way home after doing
some shopping. He brooded greatly over
the loss. although he is said to be well to
do, and his wife believes that the thought
Of 1t finally drove him to seek death.
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Dewey is said to be coming home.
Il will be such a homecoming as no
American ever had. Fox his own
comfort we advise that he be put un-
der strong gaard in Fort Warren.
where his family and friends might
visit him with passes signed by him
self.
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ing the spheree OF inSuence claimed by
Russia, Germany and France.
Otherwise Mr.. Barrett contends, the i'm
pending partition Of the Chinese Empire
will seriously curtail the field OF trade by
disastrously affecting American and Brit
ish influence in Asia.
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Mr.. Joe Letter is saiGyo have t&k2a
to literature. If lie caa bulge the
poetry marke; in the s:aie WAY that
he did the wheat market ne Vii Ac
regarded as nene actor oy 4 very
numerous constituency.
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A Stay For Colonel Picquart.

The Court of Cessation, in Paris, France,
has ordered stay Of proceedings in the
Picquart court martial.
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Safe blowers wrecked the strong box In
the bank OF Antioch, ILL.,, a village OF 700
inhabitants, fifty miles from Ch cago, and
robbad it OF $4,000 and asome valuable
papers, and escaped.
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A New Coast Survey Steamer.

The Coast and Geodetic Survey stea amer
Pathfinder vas launchat on Wednesday, at
Nixor'S i,""ri n. T'iza rL'lport, p. J.
;. II the
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scheme is reported, and the di
gotiations with Spain rehearse
ident mentions, also, the effort
eign powers to intercede and th
dertaken by Congress to prepare
intervention.
He mentions Dewey's acheveu as
having given the "prestige Of finvincHlity''
to American arms, recounts Hooson's ex-
plot aud describes the defeat OF Ceryera as
the decisive naval battle"
The President says the fall OF Manila con-
stituted a conques. OF the Philippines.
Except for the war with Spain, he de-
clares the United States has amicable rela-
tions with other powers, and an era OF
prosperity has begun.
Negotiations to protect American food
products from discriminating action on the
part Of European Governments have been
undertaken.
The President comments upon the friend
illness shown by Great Britain.
He commends the Cars project for uni
versal peace.
The Presidents recommendations are:
He does not discuss the kind of govern
ment he approves for Porto Rico and the
Philippines, but announces that those ISL
ands will be kept under military govern
ment pending the action OF Congress.
Cuba, he announces, 1s to be kept under
system of self-government can be estab-
lished.
The President recites the annexation OF
Hawaii, and calls upon Congress to take ac-
ton relating to the future form of Hawaii
ian government.
He asks for the immediate enactment OF
legislation setting aside a portion OF the
gold holdings of the Treasury as trust
fund for the redemption Of greenbacks,
but providing that greenbacks once re-
deemed shall not thereafter be paid out ex-
cept for gold.
The President recommends the increase
OF the navy and the revival OF the ranks OF
admiral and rear-admiral.
He urges the acquisition OF new terri
tory as reason for adopting maritime
policy.
An increase OF the army to peace foot
ing of 100, 900 men is recommended.
The advisabiity OF making an adequate
display at the Paris Exposition is noted and
Congress urged to further the work with
an appropriation OF 81 ,000,0 900.
Immediate action looking to the con-
struction OF the Nicaragua Canal is urged.
The desirability OF protecting American
commercial interests in China is noted and
measures to that end are recommended.
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The Secretary OF the NTvv in Washing
ton has loaned the cnTnOI: tnqu rer to the
state OF New Jersey :or tj'- us" o. the Cam
Ten militia
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White Squadron Once More.

Orders from Washington were received
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to paint h
ships whits. owing that peace is assure l.
The WORK began ut once.
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~ NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
Senate Votes to Take 1t Up-Its Friends
Have Good Majority.

WASHINGTON, D. C. (SpeciaD.-On mo-
tion of Mr.. Morgan (Den., Ala.) the Senate