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yHE END OF
YACHT RACING.
iselin declines to race
MR.
^(JIINST THE VALKYRIE.
lOflD Dt N RAVEN PREPARING TO
TRAVEL OUT WEST.
vaikr rie Will Probably Be Sent
The
immediately to England.
Southern Associated Press.
g y 13—This morning
New York, Sept.
found the Defender and Valkyrie off
R'dS e the centre of such a group
Baf only international cup
of yachts as an
brings together. Defender was
race full dress of colors. There
decked in a
was a fresh breeze and a choppy sea
Z “, the big single-stickers rode and cour
iei l under their influence. The Valky
" L and her tender left Bay It Ridge after in
for Erie Basin at 9:20. was
L L o’clock when Mr. Iselin, who had
t the night in the city and had come
^ the Atlantic Yacht Club in the
fowa to
fleam yacht Neckar, put off in a launch
,0 the Defender. The tug Wallace B.
flint, then went alongside and put a
Ine aboard. Mrs. Iselin was on the De¬
fender with her husband. As the yacht
lot Joe under way. in anchored tow for New close Rochelle, by burst
of the yachts
j #r th a salute from her gun and the
other yachts taking the cue joined in a
lois y ovation that lasted 20 minutes and
sounded like the bombardment of a be
ifeged Valkyrie town. in tow of the Lewis Pul
The basin shortly
ter, arrived at Erie be¬
fore 10 o'clock. The British boat was
warped in between the George W. Clyde
md the Ship Carnhill and her sailors
were put to work at once stripping her.
By noon her top mast and much of her
top works had been removed.
Lord Dunraven was not present. Mr.
Glennie, his representative, said that,
tii lordship would start at once for
Colorado with his two daughters and
that the Valkyrie would start on her
tomeward voyage as soon as she could
be got in trim for the passage. He said
that the Valkyrie would not enter any
race for a special cup on any,conditions.
Beyond this be would say nothing. Mr.
itatzey, who was present, was even
more reticent. H. Maitland Kersey said
that the Valkyrie’s sails would be
shipped to Cowes. Her spars would fol¬
low later.
Several members of the American cup
committee and the regatta committee
visited the Madison avenue club house
of the New York Yacht Club this fore¬
noon. No meeting of either committee
was held and no communications were
received from Lord Dunraven or sent to
him.
A. Cass Canfield left the city at noon
for Newport. Ex-Commodore S. Nichol
ion Kane, chairman of the regatta com
mittee, said that he regretted the man
ner in which the races wound up, but
that Lord Dunraven at the last mo
tnent made requests which the commit
tee could not grant. Mr. Kane contin
Bed: "If we had acceded to his request
to call it no race if at any time one of
the boats was interfered with by steam
ers, it would be unfair to the other boat
If she were winning. We did all that
we possibly could do to keep a clear
course and and prevent interference, and
offered to postpone the start until the
rse was clear. I don’t know what
aore we could do.”
Mr. Kane said he knew of no arrange¬
ment for races off Marblehead or any
other place. He said it rested with
«>rd Dunraven whether he would race
ony more in American waters.
Mr. Iselin Declines.
Boston, Sept, 13.—The following tele
Pam was received by General Chas. H.
Taylor this afternoon from C. Oliver
Min, who represents the syndicate that
Kns the yacht Defender:
[Brooklyn, Editor Sept. 13-Ghas. H. Taylor,
Globe, Boston:—Many thanks for
pnerous P Valkyrie. offer. I must decline iat present
(Signed.) C. OLIVER ISELIN.
I Tie Globe’s yachting representative in
f Mternoon w York telegraphed the following this
[General :
Chas. H. Taylor, Mr. Kersey
r® telephoned me that Valkyrie is be
P? dismantled and that Lord Dunraven
r s made no formal reply to your propos
pon of yesterday.
Uphold Dunraven.
The America’s Cap.
York, Sept. 13.—Mr. C. Oliver
as the representative of the
Winder syndicate, received an of-
ficial notification by letter this after¬
noon from the America’s cup commit¬
tee that the Defender was the winner
of the three international yacht races
sailed off Sandy Hook lightship and
that in consequence the America's cup
would remain the property of the New
York Yacht Club.
Statement From the Syndicate.
New York, Sept. 13.— In reference to
the gold engaged in this city today for
shipment on tomorrow’s steamer the
United Press is authorized by the bond
syndicate to make the following state¬
ment:
“The impression has become general
that members of the bond syndicate en¬
tered into an agreement with the United
States Treasury to maintain the $100,000,
000 reserve until October 1 proximo, and
upon that date, said obligation will cease
and terminate. Such is not the case. The
bond syndicate fulfiilled all its obligations
to the Government in June last and has
not since been bound in any way to the
Treasury. It is true that it has from
time to time since June last paid over
sums in gold coin to the Treasury which
have sufficed to maintain the reserve,
but it has done so voluntarily and will
continue so to do in the same spirit and
for the same motive. So far as October
is concerned it has no relation to the ac¬
tion of the bond syndicate and it will
continue to deposit gold until the 1st of
November and the 1st of December and
the first of January if necessary and if
existing conditions make it feasible to
do so. But neither the bond syndicate
nor any one else can control the ele¬
ments. But the idea that its relations
to the Treasury situation will be any dif¬
ferent on or after October 1st from what
they are now and have been all along is
erroneous and should be corrected.”
NOT SO AWFULLY SLEEPY.
Indeed, When all Was Reconed Up
he Came Ont n Trifle Ahead.
“What station was that?” demand¬
ed the passenger In the rear seat, sud¬
denly rousing himself, straightening
up and projecting his voice through
the dimly lighted car.
The conductor, who was coming
down the aisle, stopped and held the
lantern close to the speaker’s face.
“It was Bragdon,” he replied. “Ain’t
you the man that wanted to get off
at Smallville?”
“I am,” rejoined the passenger. *T
asked you to wake me up when we
got there, and you said you would.”
“I did wake you up.”
“Oh, you did, did you? How far
have we gone past Smallville?”
“Fifty-five miles.”
“And you waked me up? Strange I
didn’t konw anything about it!”
“I shook you, called out the name of
the station and you said ‘all right’ and
reached for your hat. I supposed you
were wide awake. Several passengers
got off there and I took it for granted
you were one of them.”
“Well, I wasn't. I’m pretty hard
to wake up. You ought to have been
sure about it. I had friends waiting
for me at the station. It’ll make an
awful muss. I wouldn’t have had
this happen for a thousand dollars.”
“You can’t telegraph them, can
you?"
“i suppose I can. What’s the next
station?”
“Flaxwood.”
“Does the next train back stop
there?”
“Yea’’
“Well, you give me a note to tfefl
conductor, can t you, telling him to
pass me back to Smallville? It’s as
little as you can do.
j The eonductor scribbled a few lines
on a pIece of paper and handed lt t0
* ‘ hl^Sv . “I- „
y ye you . re awake?”
,. rll getoff here , anyhow," respond
tbe pa8Ben ger, grabbing his valise
and starting for the door, “whether
| I’m awake or not.”
. As the train pulled out of Flaxwood
the brakeman standing on the rear
platform of the last coach heard a
voice calling out in the darkness:
"Hello, old fellow! I was afraid you
wouldn’t be here to meet me. I came
all the way on a 60-cent ticket. There’s
more than one way to beat a railroad,
i b’gosh!” —Chicago Tribune.
COMING SOUTHWARD.
New England State Official* En
Route to Chattanooga and Atlanta
By Southern Associated Dress.
Washington, Sept. lo.-This evening
Governor Woodbury, of Vermont; Lieut
Governor Mansur, with the full staff
passed 5XT^VV^inT^via tt
Pennsylvania and Southern Railway
en route to Knoxville. Tenn., to attend
f the encampment of the Sons of Veter
n8 Thence they go to Chattanooga to
toke nart In the dedication of the Chick
amansa battlefield on the 19th, 20th and
0 prom Chattanooga th<> Ver
f monters continue exposition. their tour to Atlanta
°\f the
dav night Governor Werts and
ctaff am^iga of v^a New AsSe Jersey, will go to Chick
by the Southern
Railway. They will have three special
Pullman cars for the entire trip, and
will reach Chattanooga Tuesday even
ing. The travel Southward just now is
enormous, both to Chattanooga and At
lanta by all the routes. Great prepara
tions have been made by the railroad
companies to handle the heavy traffic,
and no doubt is entertained of their
ability to provide adequate and prompt
service to both points.
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SESSt oleander, and the large
gora cat, the
leaved myrtle.
CAROLINA’S
CONVENTION.
FIRST WEEK NOTED FOR ITS RE
MARKABLE HARMONV.
GREAT DEAL ACCOMPLISHED IN
SHAPING THE WORK.
Tbe Economic Basis Contemplated -
Had to Be Abandoned.
Columbia, S. O., Sept. 15.—The end
of the first week of the session of the
constitutional convention has come.
Five days work has been done in com¬
plete harmony, with absolute freedom
from utterances of a political savor.
It is indeed remarkable that 160 South
Carolina political leaders should be to¬
gether in the same hall for a whole
week, discussing all kinds of political
matters, without letting politics come
into the proceedings in any way. If
this alone be all that will be accomplish¬
ed by the convention in this direction it
will be more than any one had any rea¬
son to expect, judging things from the
light of the events of the past five or six
years in Carolina.
The first week has been a pretty busy
one and a good deal has been accom¬
plished in the way of shaping out the
work. Enough ordinances and resolu¬
tions have been presented to permit one
fourth of them to be incorporated in
the new constitution and even then have
the document be a perfect book. The
most important single matter that the
convention has thus far acted upon was
the refusal to permit the formation
of any more counties. This means that
there will be a great saving in the
time of the convention. The length of
the session will thereby be greatly re
duced. ’ while there can be no doubt that
a general , ordinance .. providing ... for „ the
formation of new counties will pass
making the maximum area not over 500
miles, which ordinance will give the
Legislature all the power it needs and
will result in the formation of many
new counties at the coming session of
the General Assembly.
The printing matter is also out of the
way now, and the body is thoroughly
organized and in working shape. The
engrossing department will be ready for
work tomorrow, and this week things
Will move along swimmingly.
The work of the first week just closed,
to one on the floor, seems to indicate
that the following matters in one shape
or another are pretty certain to be con
tained in the new constitution:
1. An ordinance providing for a gen¬
eral reduction of the area of counties,
with a maximum of scarcely more than
500 square miles and a maximum pop¬
ulation . 1
2. An ordinance providing for bien
uial sessions of the Legislature.
3. An ordinance providing for the
eleetion of all State and county officers
every fourth, instead of every second
year.
4. An ordinance in one shape or an
other providing for the establishment of
county courts, presided over by county
judges.
5. An ordinance regulating the pay¬
ment of the school tax so that the tax¬
payer shall have the right to designate
to which of the public schools it shall
be applied, and providing for separate
schools for the races.
6. Such a regulation of the liquor
traffic and manufacture as has been
proposed by Mr. Efird, which allows I
the State to license and regulate under
its police power. char¬
7. A general provision for the
tering of corporations.
8. A provision for the establishment
of a State board of pardons.
9 That judges of all State and conn
ty courts be elected by the people. I
10 The establishment of a State bu
reau of labor statistics and State labor
commissioner. j
There are some other things about the
first week’s results which impress an on
looker. The convention has been abso
lutely unable to start out upon the eco
nomical basis, upon whioh it was
thought that it could be run.
It has been a strange condition of
affairs so far but it is true neverthe
less that nearly all the debate that
has been indulged in has been bet
tween the Conservative members of
the convention. Mr. Johnstone and
oov. Shepnard have done more talk
in g than any other four men in the
new resolutions and or
dinances have come from unexpected
quarters, from men who have been
heard of but little in the presentation
! of ideas for the formation of the new
I constitution. Senator Tillman has had
j but little to say so far though several
times he has displayed his stump
| speaking sentative ability. Tillman, His has brother, been Repre- pretty
much alive to things for the past two
.days. His speech on Saturday as
i | ^"fse'sfon It was^eToq'enT fir an5
h more force one could
| but reaHze that the snowy locked
j gage Qf Edgefie i d wae speaking straight
frQm the beart . His voice had a ring
of >slncerity j n it that was eally re
f regb j ng -.
'Woman’s suffrage has made no fur
ther advance than the introduction of
a b j;i providing for it in municipal
elections.
The suffrage plan that Senator Tlll
man has frequently outlined, designed
to disfranchise the negro and no end of
homestead exemption ordinances, have
stjssswjs sir
Among the curios that have made
their appearance is Mr. Stoke’s scheme
of abolishing the State Supreme Court,
Mr. McGown’s plan to engraft the
dispensary law in the constitution and
the resolution affecting the right of
the press to publish report; of certain
trials.
Congressman Talbert in talking
the situation tonight and about the
week’s work and he outlook stated
| i that could there be said was really yet very to little the work that
as as
of the convention. He withdrew from
the race for president to insure har¬
mony, and he is gratified, he says, to
see that the sessions of the body have
j been perfectly harmonious so far. From
the composition of the body he sees
no reason why they should not remain
so to the end. The work will, in his
opinion, get rapidly into shape for
action from tomorrow onward. He
thinks an early adjournment can be
reached for it is the general disposi¬
tion of the members to get hrough as
soon as they can without undue haste.
In regard to the suffrage, Col. Tal¬
bert says he favors the Mississippi
plan pure and simple unless some¬
thing better is proposed, and he hasn’t
seen it. yet.
Col. Talbert is one of the strong
men of the reform side. Senator Till¬
man having gone home to spend Sun¬
day, his views could not be obtained.
Irby says he is adverse to having
anything to say.
Col. Jno. T. Sloan, a prominent Con¬
servative, who was elected on the
equitable division basis, says: “It is
not probable that the convention will
disturb the pleasant relations of our
State with the Federal Government
by attempting to adopt any article
that will disfranchise all of the col¬
ored people. We will be guided by
reason in this matter, a spirit of wise
statesmanship will prevail, and the
permanency of white supremacy will
be secured without injustice to the
negro. I believe the convention w
blot out - and discountenance any
f rauda in elections I favor the dis
franchisement . of all persons convicted
of registration or eiection frauds 1
am opposed absolutely to female sur
and j think a large major ity
Qf the memberg of the convention en
tertain thig oppo * ition . G od created
woman for higher a nd nob ler purposes
than poli tics. 1 think many of the
mem bers are tired, if not disgusted,
with being buttonholed on this sub
ject by old maids and widows. The
judicial system of this State will be
changed and for the better interests
of the people in the establishment of
county and municipal courts, the
judges of which should be elected by
the Legislature, and in the overthrow
of an expensive and useless trial jus¬
tice system. The Legislature will be
given power to establish smaller coun
ties rvith prescribed conditions as to
area and Inhabitants.
The right of dower in all lands aliened
by husband during covertures will not
be abolished. I believe the Legislature
will be authorized to provide for the
maintenance of the educational institu
tions of this State. I think the dispen
sary law will be left out of the Consti
tution, and the homestead law with pow
e r of debtor to mortgage the same will
prevail. The granting of divorces in
this State is now being considered by
tbe committee of which I am chairman,
j am opposed to divorces, and will use
my influence to defeat any Constitution¬
al provision to provide for them. My
committee has reported favorably on
ordinances, eliminating the oath on duel¬
ling, and preventing lotteries in the
State, and such ordinances will in all
probability be adopted by the conven¬
tion. The convention has been in ses¬
sion now for a week, and factional lines
so far have not been drawn, and the
best of good feelings prevails among the
members, who in my opinion will be act¬
uated by patriotism in framing a Con¬
stitution that will be acceptable to the
people of the State.”
Mr. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, an
other promment . compromise Conserva
tive. stated that he favors an honest
suffrage article m the Constitution, such
as will ensure a permanent system of
honest voting. He had no doubt such
a plan would be reached by the mem
bers of the convention who are working
most harmoniously without regard to
faction or party. He especially advo
cates a qualification of the suffrage in
the towns of the State, which are now
suffering, he says, from a large
influx of lazy, idle negroes
f ronl the country. He is ehair
man tb e comm ittee on municipal cor
pora tj on8> and his committee, he says,
^ paying spe eial attention to municipal
in all departments. He thinks
^ convention wi „ Jagt at leaHt one
month and that a Constitution will be
formed as wdl allay pohtlcal trouble, in
this State and invite capital and
operation from abroad.
The convention does not reassemble
unt il noon tomorrow, and during the
day the bulk of the outstanding resolu
tions and ordinances will be presented,
The ind i C ations are that the second
week wilI start off with a brief and un
eventfB j session. In the afternoon the
ommjtteeg wi n get down to work in
real earnest. They have no end of mat
*ers before them for consideration and
report, and until these reports are pre
sented, the work of the convention will
necessarily be clogged. The first half
of this week will consist' almost exclu
sively of hard work in the committees,
with pyrotechnics on the floor of the
convention each day over questions of
v jt a l concern.
A mixture of Vienna lime and alcohol
imparts a beautiful polish to iron and
steel. Seleet the soft pieces of lime,
such as can be easily crushed by the
thumb and finger, as they are the most
free from gritty particles. Apply with
I a cork, piece of soft pine wood or leather.
CAROLINA’S
CONSTITUTION.
CONVENTION DOING RAPID WORK
TOWARDS ITS COMPLETION.
THERE WILL HEREAFTER BE BI¬
ENNIAL SESSIONS OF LEGISLATURE.
Smaller Countie*—Jndget Will Be
Elected, by the People.
Columbia, S. C„ Sept. 13.—Today was
a rather important one in the constitu¬
tional convention. The morning ses
sion opened with a long wrangle and
rather spirited debate as to whether
the convention should go to the ex¬
pense of having each ordinance and
resolution printed as soon as presented
and laid on the desks of the members
or whether the manuscript copies
should be handed in to the commit¬
tees without printing, allowing the
committees to report recommending
substitutes in shape of clauses to the
amendments. All ordinances now go to
the commutes’ room and no one on the
floor would ever know what was
proposed. The members wanted to have
the ideas of one another and conse¬
quently ordered the printing of every¬
thing. The convention spent several
hours discussing this feature of the
rules. Then in the last fifteen minutes
of the long session the wheels of the
resolution and ordinance mill flew
around with the rapidity of lightning
and some forty new propositions were
presented, some of them being of vl*
tal importance.
It is now pretty thoroughly under¬
stood that bl-enniel sessions of the
Legislature will be provided for in¬
stead of annual sessions; that the terms
of the State officers would be made
four years instead of two years as
heretofore; that smaller counties will
be provided for; that county courts
will be established and that judges
will be elected by the people direct
instead of by the Legislature. When
rule 41 in regard to the ratification of
the constitution was reached the col¬
ored member, Canary Miller, made an
effort to have it referred back to the
people, presenting the following
amendment to be added to the rule:
“And the said Constitution after it
shall have received the majority vote of
the delegates present shall be submitted
to the electors of the State of South
Carolina for ratification. The vote of
ratification of the people shall be taken
on the second Tuesday In January, A. D.,
1895. The vote shall be taken at ths
several precincts In each county of the
State.”
The form of the ballots to be voted
shall be as follows: “I favor the »ew
constitution, or “I do not favor the new
constitution.” Mr Efird raised the point
that this was not the proper piace to
present such a provision. The proper
way to present it was in the shape of an
ordinance later on. Miller said that this
appeared to him to be the only proper
place to bring this matter up. hand¬
ful of people had no right to act for
the whole people and declare after they
had completed drawing lt up, it was the
constitution of the whole people.
The president said: “The chair will
not entertain this in the shape of an
amendatory resolution to tS» rule but as
a regular resolution and refer it to the
proper committee. The resolution took
the latter course.
Miller’s effort will be a fruitless one.
J. William Stokes introduced an ordi¬
nance to abolish the State supreme court
and establish an appellate court consist¬
ing of the circuit judges.
Senator Tillman intrduced an ordi¬
nance providing for smaller counties of
400 square miles each. The present area
is about 960 square miles each.
Mr. Patton introduced a suffrage reso¬
lution providing for an educational quali¬
fication, a property qualification of $300
and for the disqualification of no Con¬
federate soldier or son of such.
Several ordinances providing for a
four year’s term of all State officers
were introduced.
Mr. Hodges asked for a three mill
constitutional tax for educational pur¬
poses, giving the tax payer the right to
say to what school it shall be devoted.
Mr. Farrow, of Charleston, presents a
strong plan for the reorganization of the
judiciary.
Ex-Congressman George Johnstone
presents a strong suffrage plan with
alternative property and educational
qualifications.
Mr. McCown has introduced an ordi¬
nance, which is against the wishes of
Tillman and Irby and the most ardent
dispensary advocates, providing that the
State shall never issue any licenses to in¬
dividuals or corporations to sell liquor,
but can provide for its sale under State
control.
The committee on municipal corpora
tions will report tomorrow recommend
ing the plural system of voting in cities,
coupled with a female suffrage which
allows the women to vote through agenta.
The legislaive committee has decided to
allow Charleston county only one sena
tor.
The committee Is tied on the matter of
bi-ennial sessions of the general assem
bly and favors the four years term of
office scheme,
Steerage Rates Raised.
By Southern Associated Press.
Hamburg, Sept. 15.—The Hamburg
and Bremen steamship lines Have
raised their steerage rates to New
York to $35. The advance will go Into
] effect Oct 16.