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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-06-14
Havana Postal Scandals.

Havana, BY Cable.-The troubles Of
Mr.. Estes Rathbone, former director
Of posts, seem to be increasing. The
auditors department has thrown out
$4,000 worth of vouchers, including
$4,000 worth of bills, which have been
paid twice, most Of them at Muncie,
Ind. The Fidelity Company has been
notified that 1t will be held responsible
On Mr.. Rathbone's bond.
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Killing at Ocala.

Ocala. Fla. Special.-Joe Pitts, a
we'll known citizen of kendrick, be-
came intoxicated and went to the
house of Mrs. Chappell. The latter s
SON Will, seeing Pitts enter the house,
ran to his mothers protection armed
with a shotgun. Pitts attempted TO
shoot young Chappell, but the latter
emptied a load of buckshot into the
formers body. Pitts died few hours
later.
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Increase to SI,ooo,ooo.

Lancaster. Special.-At a meeting OF
the directors of the Lancaster Cotton
mills held here, it was decided to in
crease the capital stock to $l,OOO,OOO.
Orders for all the machinery have
been placed and work will be COM
mcnced at once. The present mill has
10 900 spindles and the capital stock is
$50 900. When completed, the mills
will have $1,000 spindles.
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Machinery for the establishment OF
a complete steam laundry has Just
been shipped to China This seems
hardly fair, in view OF the fact that
we no longer admit human laundry
machines from the Celestial Kingdom.
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Washington, D. c., Special.-The fol-
lowing cablegram was received at the
Navy DepartmentFriday morning from
Admiral Kempff, on beard the Newark,
fln rn1r fnrtc.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-26

Gen. Weyler, ex.Captain General
of Cuba under Spain, has been aP'
pointed Captain General OF Madrid
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-26
REV. Mr.. ISOM RETURNS.
Mrs. IsoIn's Health not as Good as
Hoped for.

Mr.. Editor:-If you will not con-
slider it too much of pcrsonal advan-
tage to me would like to make the
following report to my friends in the
county:
We arrived at the parsonage few
days ago from Campobello, by way OF
West Springs, with Mrs. Isom's health
much improved and yet good deal
worse in other respects. therefore,
she will likely be confined 10 her room
| more or less for quite awhile. In con-
sequence of her illness shall Eot be
able to do the PASTORAL visiting that
I intended to do; neither will L be able
to travel amongst my members to take
up nv conference collections, but Will
adopt the following plan, which L
trust will be respected by every mem
| bsr: The stewards will take with
them collection envelopes with the
assessment already made out by the
District Board. The members VIII
deposit the amount and seal and send
to me by steward.
Mr.. Editor, as Lam rounding VI
nv term of four years want to THANK
you for your kindness in sendipI
me THE TIMES and for announce
ments through the same. trus
that The TIMES may long be the It'll
of the peoples paper, and that throug
its columns the people may receiv
large benefits eluoationally, moral
n and religiously. d. M. lsoM.
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New Hope and Vicinity.

1t has been raining here; no cotton
picking to be done. A few moro days
aad the cotton crop will be harvested.
Then we farmers will give our time
and attention to tho sowing Of wheat
and oats. / think from what / can
hear. there will be good deal of each
sown this fall. The ground is in fine
fix for putttug in the seed.
shoMft" hMt" cr6Gs r7G icfH iCcfH cotton, Niar It bThgs
better price. The shorter tie be-
ter are the prices, Brother Farmers,
lets plant less cotton and more ofolher
crops. BY doing this We will soon see
that we arc getting along batter, an |
will be more Independent.
Ofr's Crossing (Lockhart Junction
now called) is about one mile and
ha,f from New Hope. had occasion
TO be there the other day. [ found
force of hands pushing forward to
completion q nice and convenient de.
pot. At this place thirty-fve years
ago is where 1 enjoyed many pleasant
hours of my boyhood days, never
dreaming of another railroad Or depot
being there, however, it is true ;Ifor
both are there. What wonderful
changes few years will bring forth.
Progress seems to be the byword these
days. We are glad that we live in
this day of enterprise and push.
| I want very soon to write up the
history of New Hope church. When
it was first organized, by whom ano
it's progress from then until the pres
ent time.
The Rev. E. II. Beckham filled hi
) appointment Eat New Hope Sunda.
evening.
Mrs. Il. II. Gore and children, o
! Cross Keys. are over at Mr.. j: W
z SCOTS, her father, to spend few days
g Myself and John Whitlock wen
| up to Mr.. j. l.. Wards Sunday to Sc
g his daughter, who is very sick, and
/. expected to live only short while.
i Best wishes for you, old TINES,
~ olose TRAVELLER,
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THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
Mr.. Hames Makes a Plain State
menf, and a Statement from
Him Goes. The College
Teachers to the { :trarr
Notwithstanding.

To the Editor of The Union
Times: days ago an article
came out in The Daily State from the
President of Claremont College, Hick-
ory, N. c., making certain denials of
statements in an article written by the
Jonesville correspondent.
To the said article 1 made reply,
and doubtless you and all readers saw
my article. l stated facts, a I'd stand
to anything have ever said. ANY.
body, who knows me, can take these
statements for what they are worth
AS for this statement published in
your paper from these teachers of said
college the whole thing is misrepre
sentation. My daughter was delighted
with the Columbia Female College
and would have been there now, but
her health failed her the last session
she attended said college. The rea
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-26
do you wArr2 TO-
YOUR COTTON?
Vim. 4. NICHOLSON & SON, Bankers,
Store Cotton and Advance Money if Desired.

the rosalt for each Office and sign the
same.
Within three days thereafter, the
Chairman of the Board. or some one
designated by the Board, must de-
liver to the Commissioners of Election
the poll lisf, The boxes containing the
ballots and written statements of the
result of the election.
One Of The above named Managers
at each precinct must call upon the
Board Of Commissioners at Union,
November 3cd Saturday. 1900, to
recaivo ballot boxes, poll lists and in-
atruc'ioos. and to be qualified.
G. O NUGHEY, } CONS
AsuNoRE NANDERroRD, of State
c. b. Bono. ~ Election
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HOW COTTON IS GROWN.
Little Mary Nurrah Tells What
She Knows Abont the F1eecy
Staple and its HaudIinS.
Uaion, S. G, Oct. 15, 1900.
70 \ BosTON GIRL:
DEAR FRIEND:

Union, S. G, Oct. Is, 1900.
70 \ BosToN GIRL:
DEAR FRIEND:
will write AMI tell you about
something you have never seen; it is
cotton.
The ground is ploughed an then The
acid or guano is put IN the ground 20
ieriiiize it. Then the cotton is planted
and in about week it comes up. Il
lCoSs like little seeds on top and then
The next day there will be little leaves
The pretty little bloom comes next.
1t is white ana then it is red. When
the blooms drop offi5 leaves little
green thing, called square. Whsu
the bol!s grow large they crack open
and inside Of that boil is cotton.
When the cotton gets dry tho pe0-
pie pick it and carry it to town to be
sold.
A cotton field is the prcttiest thing
/ ever saw.
When the cotton is solj, they curry
it to the gin. The gin has shelter
out from the Eln, 81 thas the WaSDlS
Gin 60 under there. The wagons carry
it under there and tue cotton is drawn
up through pipe, called the suction
pipe. 1t tatles it up into four munger
feeders, having 80 SAWS. Those saws
cut the seed from the cotton and then
the cotton Is called lint cotton.
The lint is carried up into the pres
by a large pipe, called fume. When
the press gets full, the cotton is press,
p3 Two MEN ahu uHe Uale rs rnrowh
out. 1t takes fifteen minutes to press
a bale. 1t takes six ties and six yards
of bagging TO each bale:
Friend, l have deacribed all l can
think of about cotton. You must
write me something about your city.
Your Friend,
MARY MURRAH.
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soa, she went to Hickory, n. c., was
that she thought thai the climate and
water wou!d be beneficial TO her.
Now rs to the litigation about tbe
baggage. I will cay that l positively
had to employ an attorney 10 aid rno
in getting the girls baggage, aud ha
charged ne $40; l have receipt for
same.
Now, Mr.. Eii!or, l am sure there
has been too much said already about
this matter, and 1 hope to see 10 m re
in public print. Yours Truly,
II. l.. HAMEs.
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BUY NEW BOOKS.

County Superintendent of Educa-
ton w. III. Barton has received let
ter from j. McMahan, the State
superintendent requesting that no
more of the old books which he has
on hand be sold, as the contract with
the publishers of the new books re-
Gently adopted goes into effect Nov
ember 1st. 1t would, therefore, be
economy for pupils not to purchase
old books but buy new ones.
After July /, new booke must bt
used in all the schools and pupils vii
only get exchange prices for the ole
ones. The contract with the pupil
for exchange prices holds good onl..
till November l, 1901.-Greenvill
News.
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seel being carried cut of the ho@se
through tubes and cmptied into tho
wagon. The lint is put into press
and packed into what is called bales,
this work ia ali done By machinery
which is run by Steam engines. After
the cotton has been packed into bales
it is then ready for market, and is
taken to various parts of the world to
be spun into thread and woven into
cloti. Yours truly,
TOM HOWE.
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UNION COUNTY NEWS
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
THE KING OF THE SOUTH.
A Fifth Grade Scholar Writes In
terestineIy About the Culture
and Marketing of the
EIeccy Staple.
Union, S. G., Oct. Is, 1900

Union, S. G., Oct. Is, 1890.
DEAR FRIENDS:
I will write about our king cotton.
The ground to be planted is first laid
off in rows from three to four feet
apart after the ground has been we'll
broken with the plow it is then
ready for planting the seed. Plant
ing season for cotton seed IN TINS iati-
tode commences generally about tie
frst of April. The seed are planted
bv what is known as "cotton plant
er," the implement is hitched to
horse or mule and guided by man.
it opens the furrows and distributes
the seeds and covers them. 1t the
weather is favorable the plant will
make its appearance about eight or
ten days after planting. The young
nlant at frat resembles bean or pea,
the plant having only two leaves. AS
soon as the young plant has reached
the height of ono or two inches 1t is
ploughed, generally with the turn
blows running the bar side next to tbs
plant and turning earth from tbs
plant. We then take the hoe ano
chop through the young plants leaving
one every ten or twelve inches apart
Altar it has been thinned to q stani
nv the hoe, we then use the pio'
again, putting the dirt back to th
nlants. The plov aud hoe are use'
"a often as necessary tor the mex
eight or ten weeks, to keep the gras
and weeis killed. The cotton plan
grows very fast after the weather gel
warm. When the cotton reaches tn
height of Eve to six inches 1t seno
out limbs from the main STEM up
on these limbs soon appear shape
In about three weeks after ii
shapes appear the shape blocI
the first day the bloom is whit
the next day it takes on pin
hue the third day it turns red al
then droys off, leaving small po
these pods become grown in aoo
thirty days. After they ripen t
mods burst opsn and then the viii
flsecy staple appears, the cotton
pickea from these pods by hand
r. nut in wagons and hauled TO
modern gin. The cotton 10 TAX
from the wagon by a suction pl
through tube into house wh'
tho Gins are running, the cotton dr'
from the section tube into la
hopper, it is then distributed to
Gins by machinery which separa
shs saed from the lint by disc saws,
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Heretofore the government has con-
tented itself with politely requesting
the Sultan of Turkey to. pay, those
American missionary claims, put ac-
cording to a current story in wash
inqton, it is about TO change Its tactics.
In fact, it is said that U. 5. M'nisser
Straus, who was withdrawn from Con-
stantinope some months ago to en-
phasize the displeasure OF this govern.
ment at the tardiness of the sultan IN
keeping his promise to pay those
claims, may return and present an
ultimatum demanding that the claims
be Immediately paid or force Will be
used. unless the Sultan pays before ne
can Get there. In official circles IL Is
believed that the Sultan has only de.
Iayed payment because he though'
this government was too busy IN China
and the Philippine to bother abou' 1
Q him, and that he will soon come dowr
without any show of force.
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STATE NEWS.
7 he Cream Of the News CuIIed
From Our Exchanges.
TENT MEETiNG C'LOsED

r.. \. j. Holmes closed his even.
goI'yi2 service last night which he
L. @e!n hnlcing hero in his tent dur
Ing tho past TWO weeks. An exceeb-
lugly large congregation attended the
service, and ali the 'seryicc haves been
we'll atteaicd- Rev. MIR. Holmes
preaching was very attractive feat
ure CT the meeting. A liberal collcc-
ton was taken the last night. Rev.
MIR. Holmes has returned to Laurens.
-Newberry Observer
MEETING OF FIRST PREsBYTERY.
The First Presbytery of the A. r.
7. Synod Of the South will meet at
Tirzaa, York county, S. c., Rev. B.
Il. Gricr's charge, On Tuesday after
opening sermon VIII Da 'ptruvu1a:~y
the retiring moderator. Rev. j. E.
johnson or his alternate, Rev. j.
Pressly, and the session will ba pre-
sided over by Rev. J. +. Hough,
moderator elcc.. Rev. JAS, Bryce is
commit;eo on railroad rates, which
will be reduced for the occasion:
INTO BANKRUPTCY.
The firm of Grist Cousins, operated
tby Mr.. d. w. Hicks, has gone into
bankruptcy, the order having been
signed by Judge Brawley Wednesday
afternoon. The bankruptcy is volun-
tary and is brought on by the inabil-
irty TO Uoffcvo oooouHsp- Ovi---
bilities amount to about $4,000. The
exact amount of the assets is unknown,
but the amount of accounts owing to
Mr.. Hicks is about $1,000, two.thirds
of which is probably uncollectible'-
Yorkville Yeoman.
PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
( Mr.. James r. Cantelou is one Of
< Eigefeld's most progressive farmers
He does not own n large number O
s acres Of land, hut he makes what n
:. has got pay. Last year Mr.. Cante
lou made 600 bushels Of corn and min
IS bales of cotton with one mule. Thi
e, year he will make 700 bushels OF cor
and ten bales of cotton, ,notwithstandln
k, the fact that this has been such ba
8 wear On our farmers. The majority
IL our farmers will only make about
II. third of cotton crop,-Edgehe
le Chronicle. esSy- -. --- -
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-26
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
For Presidential Electors and Ken
rcscntativcs in the 5zM Con-
aresS OF the United States.
State of South Caroline,

St3;o o! South Carolina,
.Inurty IF Union.
i. Notice 5 hereby g;Ye- that an clc2,
li)l WI be held at The several . O.
eiacts established by law in Union
county, OIL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1890,
for Eiae Presidential Electors, ani
;ir sefsRepresertative in the F,f;y-
8 sS1fk long gress ofihs U aited S;a:os,
4's SEE lssea w. RlssslfEt f4ssi1cs Will
be opened ut Z O'clock 3. III. and closed
at 4 ?. M.
The following named persons have
been appointed
MANAGERS OF ELECTION,
10 vi:
Union Township-Uaion Precinct:
:. X. Foster, A. S. Whitener, G.. G..
Greer.
Santuo Township --Sauluc Procil c.:
John w, Gregory, Sims Gilmore,
Genrgo Harris.
Fish Dam TownShip-CArli.lo Pre-
ciac!: J. Mohley Hill, w. 7. Nc
Gowam, II. G. Hill.
Goshen Hill Township - B ack
Roc! Pcecirc,: G. W. Willard, w.
n. Brock, Green j. Lie.
Gross Keys Township-Cr0S4 Keys
Pfcciac!: b. G. Wi!buro, Ptestoa
B,bo, j. II. Bonnet,
Bogansville Township - West
springs Precinct: r. G. NYiiliam',
w. {. West, NJ. B. Lee.
IGibbe3 Precinct: Sanford VIII
burn, Henry Smith, j. B. Davis.
CoIefaiuo Precinct: j. Il. Summer,
Bailey Lawson, Andrew Hem5rew.
bonneville Township Jonesvil!e
Pfecinot: N. G.. Gault, f, P. O'Shields,
A. 9. White.
Pinckncy Township-Keltoa Pre-.
cinei George Gault, II. S. Porter,
j. W. Smith.
Lockhart Precinct: Joseph Bailey,
w. G. johnson, w. M. Ross.
Hughes Precinct: I. S. Vaughan,
F. M. Adams, Oscar Harris.
!3:san NUS t,},at a,i. boxes in the precincts
ing the timo of the election.
A space or enclosure, separate and
distinct from that used by the Mana
gers of the State Election, must be
rallied eff or otherwise provided, at
each precinct, under direction ct the
undersigned.
But one voter must be allowed t:
enter any ting place at time, anc
no one except the Managers must Cf
allowed to speak to the voter while II
the voting place casting his vote.
For further instructions see not'c'
of Commissioners of State Election
One of the Managers at each pre-
ciact named above must call upon tn
Board of Commissioners for the Fed
eral Election at Union on Saturday
the 3rd day Of November, l9o0'
receive ballot boxes, poll lists ana IN
structions and to be qualified.
+. B. LANCASTER, CONS
JOHN. w. MCGOWAN, of FEEDERS
G. G. GREER. E'ecs'oh'
|
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
For State and County Offices ana
for Amendments to State Con-
StitutiOn.
State ofSouth Carolina,

State ofSouth Carolina,
County of Union.
Notice ishereby given that an eiec'
ton will be held at the several pre-
cincts established by law in Union
county, on ~.
) ruEspAY, NOVEMBER g. 1900,
for the following offices, to wit: Gov
eruor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
of State, Attorney General, Comp
troller General, Adjutant and In
spector General, State Treasurer
State Superintendent Of Education
one Railr 5ad Commissioner. one CIR
cult Solicitor, one Senator, two Eep
resantatives in the General Assembly
Supervisor, Sheriff, Clerk OF Court
Coroner, County Superintendent
Education, Probate Judge and 80
licitor.
Pursuant t, the Constitution {
South Carolina, and the terms OF jon
: ! Resolutions No. $40 and 34l, a
proved February 10Th, A. ID. 19o
TActs of South Carolina, PIP. $40 an
5711, an election will also be held
. the same time and place for amen
ments to the Constitution OF sou
o Carolina, as follows: x,,,
u Amend Section 7, of Article w
= of the Constitution of South Carolii
T. u as follows: Add at the end ther
- - the following words: "Provid
y That the Limitation imposed by t
70 Section and by Section B, Article
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-26

The largest Knitting Mill and
Dye Plant in the State. An Oil
and Manufacturing Co. that
makes an uneXcelled Guano.
Three Graded Schools. Arte-
Sian Water. Population $500.
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THE TOWN OF UNION HAS

Two Cotton Mills, one the
largest in the South. Two Fur
njturo and Woot~Manu;actur-
ing Concerns. One Female
Seminary. Water Works and
Electric Lights.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
First publication September 10. 1900.
PROBATE NOTICE.
order for limiting Time and Notice,

VERNON COUNTY ooURT--TN PROBATE IN
the matter Of the estate of Thomas Caucutt
deceased.
On the application OF James Caucutt, executor
of the estate of Thomas 0aucutL late of Yer
non county, deceased. one having reQuiredthe
appointment Of Commissioners to receive exam
inc and adjust claims against said estate:
1t lie ordered, Thstsix months from and after
the date of this order be and is hereby fixed a.
the time within which all creditors are required
to present ID cir claims and demands against the
said Thomas Caucutt. deceased. to the county
court OF Vernon county, for examination and
lowance.
II is further ordered, That all claims and de-
mands so presented viii be examined and adj
justed before the said county court, at it's court
room in the court houee ia the city of Yirougs in
said county, at regular term thereof, appointed
10 be held on the first T1esday Of April
1891 and ali creditors are hertJy notified thereof
Ii lie Further Ordered, thai notice OF the time
within which creditors may resent their claims
and demands and of the time Shen the same will
be examined and adjusted BY the court as sfore-
said, be given by publishing copy Of this order
for four 4acceesive weeks, olce in each week, in
the Vernon County Censor, a newspaper pub
lished In the city OF Viroqua, in said county; the
first publication to be made within Is days
from the date hereof,
Dated this 18th day Of SeptembersIs00.
By the Court D. o. MAHONEY,
County Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
Fine Farm For Sale.

1oe ACRE FARM IN VERNON COUNTY
lou II miles from Niroqua, nine miles rom
nearest railroad town; 1I8 acres cultivated
sG acres good oak timber: all fenced; build-
ingz all complete: veil watered This farm
IL we'll worth 30 per acre, but IL taken soon
we Will sell for quite little less and will give
tina on S2o0o for years 81 5 per cent. per
annum interest For further particulars
about this farm, or any lands 10 Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North or South Dakota. Cali on
or write TO igTER-sTATE LAED Co,
Soz soHth ssh street. La Crosse, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26

To the County CLERK Of Vernon county Wis
consin.
STATE OF vi SCONSTN.
COUNTY or VERNON.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
VIR0QuA, Wis. August ,, 1900.
|. Don Sherman, comfy clerk Of Vernon
county, Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the
oregoing Is q true copy Of the general cleo
ion notice served on ne by the secretary
tate OF the state OF Wisconsin.
STATE OF. WISCONSIN,
COUNTY OF VERNON
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s

Proposing an amendment to article XIII OF
the constitution OF the state of Wisconsin
to prohibit the pass system.
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That article XIII of the constitution
be amended by adding new section, to be
numbered ana to read as follows: Section IL.
No person. association, co-partnership, or
corporation shall promise, offer, or give, for
any purpose, to any political committee, or
any mem Der or employee thereof, to any can
didate for, or incumbent OF any office or
position under the constitution or laws, or
under any ordinance of any town of munich
paiiGy, Of this state OF to any person at the
request or for the advantage OF all or any of
them, any free pass or frank or any privilege
withheld from any person, for the travelling
accommodation or transportation of any per-
Sol or property, or the transmission OF any
message or communication.
Nop0litical committee, and no member or
empioye thereof, no candidate for and no In
cumbent of any office or position under the
constitution or laws, or under any ordtdance
OF any town or municipality of this state,
shall ask for or accept, from any person asso-
citation, co partnership, or corporation, O; use
In any manner or for any purpose. any free
pass or frank, or any privilege withheld
dation or transportation OF any person or
property. or the transmission OF any message
or communication.
Any violation of any of the above provisions
shall be bribery. and punished as provided by
law. and IL any officer or any member OF the
legislature be guilty thereof. his office shall
become vacant.
shall be privileged from testifying In relation
to anything therein prohibited; and no per-
son having so testified shall be liable to any
concerning which he was required to give his
testimony or produce any documentary
evidene.
The railroad commissioner and his deputy
il the discharge of duty are excepted from
the provisions of this amendment.