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u -y ?? 1 i CAMDEN, S. C.,' FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1903 }v?au of tko W??k In a Palmetto Matteta* - accident, 3 about which jtfttlo seems to bay*? been known, on the B? . r-hy*Mftaefef L Alt Lino we*** t ot last o?> home was m^W upon foe * buled cor to go r4 tawba JffflBwBtion, bti ' got inside of the JLowery swunffcon tc gUjUn front of "htm - "Tkinet the door. N a long rock proj. '* if 'a deep cut. As ?at a high rata llistott Rfll until the 2d years kmmm m, attached unty, on Mon an i Lowery, :er, near Mon eud of a vesti oiiroo from Ca t being able to estlbule door, ,e carA having a id. pressed up Osceola, there ing out of the 6 train whirled speed, the rock lan'g head, killing: body was not dis* >xt morning, when W. Lowery was :e artd was es ?nt you i>k mail, holy one, but no ;o the railroad au 66 Monday, loster, s&ejL _a. irg whose name ^According to the was on a Sea fri and ? waa ap inductor to supprtiBs ?hose conduct was Iff attempted to use i men took off their id shoWed fight, bu? the lot to be bulldozed and >unci until the train reached >n he attempted to put tpo ho guard house. They grab pt'. rocks, but being n, and the sheriff, hap BOlng buying and his handy, piuled down on __ lulling his lei full of jis stopped both the men , it into the Jug at Carlisle. J - ' diatlllefy of J. H. . mjlea from Grew: i -2,W0 gallons of " Monday by dls-*4 ?B^fStates Evaluation of the .. timated at $5,000. warehouse thja .of' "door leading ? ?wito found iQuor. War-/] ' .Hie arrest n to *waa?<% <* m"^ young m??5 "Vhome ?nd other &axm *"^iaa fl^ed no; - T^dered ^jp:" e ia a phyai and a inamrbo ' H. ?r oil section of Bdge tan ha thrai EDUCATIONAL REPORT, Statu Superintendent Martini til vet Out Interesting Figures. The report .of State Superintendent _ Qt Education 0. B. Martin Is now In the bands of the State printer and will be issued at an early date. TJi4 report this year^fa unusually lengthy but la full of useful Information and gtatln* tlcs. 2 ? r Mr. Martin, in his introductory re marks along the line of school develop ment in South Carolina, says that .."in soing difitrict^ the- *chuoTaTunonly a sflbrt while, tfie houses are ill adapted and- inadequate, the furniture and equipment rude and incomplete, some of the children ore not in school at all, and yet these districts have a surplus in thevtreasury. Manifestly these peo ple neeS to he aroused. They need more and bct\eK sentiment. In other dis tricts/' nays Mr. Martin, "the condi tions arc almost as had but the people realize the need and are trying to Im prove. Ttfey need nfoney. To equalize the desired results the conferences in the spring planned a systematic agita tion through public speeches and the press." Mr. Martin calls attention to the work of the Southern Educational hoard and to ttje moder school , that they.haVe established at HeathTSprlngs, and adds, "the Southern States have not received their proper share of the great gifts for education. Twenty-five per cent, of the . populatlbn of our country should receive a larger propor tion thaxi;.$ pejr of the general ; contributions to education." The death of the -fete Dr. J. L. M. Curry, genera] agent of the Peabody fund, Is touched upon, and the fact that with the dls eontlnuatlon of the scholarships at the Peabody college in Nashville South Carolina will lose great benefits. . The summer schools for teachers showed enrollment as follows: * State schools,, enro.llmeht 312, averag?^237 ; county Bchoola, enrollment l,214,^er age 919^ district schools, enrollment 8,727, Average 642. The district schools were for negro teachers and were 12 in number, while the schools for white teachers numbered 41. The income for summer schools was re'duced $500, as the Peabody fund amounted to $1,400 Instead of $1,900 as heretofore. "Much credit," says Mfr. Martin, "for the buc cesp of the* summer school work is due my distinguished predecessor, tor:, the presfifiV" plan aAd organization are largely due to his zeal and ability." _ jT|xe superintendent of education be \lievefe that ther general assembly shoqld pass a general act'*hs to issuance of bonds for school purposes, and thus avoid the trouble of special acts when such need arises in a district. Mr. Mar tlh also remarked on the fact that 1 aetBM^fWH^lwishes to levy a speolal tax It must be doha. iiiaoHrwHy \M~ -tween JamrSry^ and Jtme 1, pnd sug gests ' that ^the limit be extended to "Numerous jr.eflueatsr" says Mr..'Mar tin, "have come to this department from Citadel heneficafries asking to, be released from their bonds oa the grounds that they are unable to seeure posl tlonSTo teach for two years, as is ! required by law. The act seems to leave some,discretio? with this depart-.. but 1 have conetrued it to mean . tb*t the beneficiary is really expected to perform the service indicated or otherwise redeem his bond. The State has the right to expect some return for her investment along this line," One of the moat intercetinr wibJWttr dealt with by Mr. Martin is the dispen sary law as applicable to the school revenue. He says: fr - Section 1236- of the code provides: All net Income derived by the State from the sale of liquors in this State, under the dispensary law, shall be ap portioned among the various counties of this State, for the benefit of the common schools, hi proportion to tho.. deficiencies existing In the various countries of this State, after the ap plication of the 3 mills tax and the poll J tax, to run the public schools for the Itism fixed in section "1233 (three md If jMtrr^"' pins of such net inepme after such de- 1 ficiencles have been equalized, It shall ! be devoted to public school purposes ! and be apportioned among the coun ties In proportion to the enrollment- in the public sehools. "While the intent and purpose of this statute are no doubt good, yet in j its effect I really believe It is Injurious. It encourages small schools and puts a premium onpoirerty. Thla fundi* ac ttially lh?n^y res:! ichooi fund we havff-fXW>$i"t?e small income from , the permanent school .fund, -as the 3-mills tax and<the poll tax are really ! district fWhNT therefor? it teems ^ UMj thatWStke ought to use part of this fund tor tA- iwTpoae Taiing effort and^Koouraging forward movements, t leaim from, reports sent to the wmptroUe* general that ~ 13 ccuntiee scattered throuihoht the State do aot get any funds 3500*12 more than $100 but less than thu $i,00$r4 gfrtmor# than fl.oon end leas than $1,600 and 1 gets more than '^USS jii| <)lw>wrirtlMi*ggiv1acoa me that It la not best for maoy of the dUtrlcu wWck receive tb? help, because it Ms echo*** pther purposes. domft States exnend as uuu'h hs $28 pet pup)) and the aver age in the United states is 21.38." With a population of 1,382,000 South Carolina spends 76 cents per capita for the public schools. The average salary paid to white teachers is $203.04, and to colored teachers $03.04. Every county had a surplus at the close of the school yepr, the smallest amount ing to $604,54.'the largest to $30,572.71. it is estimated that $40,000 to $60, 000 a year is paid out for interest in order to get the cash for school pur poses before tii?-Laxwk^?fr -paid IH7 Mr. Martin think B that the State should get on a cash basis especially as to the payment of teachers and other school expenses. "It is reported that the busi ness of -the dispensary amounts to $3, 00,000 per annum. Ten per copt. of this amount would relieve the situation and this amount could be obtained either by an advance of 10 per cent, on the price of the commodity or. the for mer appropriations from this source could be restored." ' ... Mr. Martin In conclusion remarks that the Illiteracy of Soutlf Carolina is decreasing, bolng now 35.9 per cent. "It is appalling to think that one white Inhabitant out of every , seven Is totally illiterate, while three o t the re- 1 mainlng six have not the education to enable them to properly discharge their duties or to really grasp the purposes and possibilities of life. When wo take the whole population, at least one In three is Illiterate. It la a matter of statistics that the wealths-producing power of a State la in direct proportion 4o-t**^^noney expended for education. A Statrf with the same population as ours but which apends three tlmee as much for schools will get a direct re turn In wealth-producing power." , A FfVER EPIDEMIC. Ravage* of Typhoid In a Pennsyl vania City Gives Alarm. Butler, Pa.<v Bpecial.?No authentic report of the number of cases of ty phoid fever that developed in the city Sunday could be obtained} The chair, man of the war committees reported U that they had heard of, but the men had no opportunity to ascertain the full number of cases. The total of the day wll! probably run from 15 to 20. Only one death occurred. Tills evening there are reports in several cases that pa tients are' not expected to live through the night. Dr.* Neely, Harris. Mihtfcr, McAdee and. Heilman are now on the fever list. Thia evcning a sub-commit tee reported to_tha executive committee on the relief work. "^ffWsume shows that the total number of caaeaj^ -ported up lu Buua&Y"niOnung was 1,138 and the total number of deaths results log ftom typhoid 'fever 43; that there .were three caws of diphtheria ?&nd three-of scarlet fere r under <iuaranUne In the town, which is above the nsOal number in a city of 18.000 people; that about 200 families had received aid, and 15 at the State board of health and Drs. t rench and Houston had said to prepare for struggle of from six weefc* to thlfeo moniliB. with the epi demic.' A fund of at least $50,000, and perhaps t*ice that amount, they esU mated. would bo necessary and to raise this amount all voluntary contributions would be received- airo used In the work. ^ ~ I-..-. Convict Kills Himself. Thoaaaston, * Me., # Special. ? After reading a letter from his attorney in which the recipient was told that there j wa? no hope of a pardon for him,1 Charles Morgan Wallace, a Ufe con vict at the $URe prison, killed him self by taking morphine. On January 6, 1886, Wallace, who was a prominent Cfrand Army man and lived in Augusta ? was convicted of murder in the second | degree, in killing Deputy Sheriff Bow man. Influential friends have since made repeated attempts to secnre Jbla . -pardoi^ Wflllager~faga Tieen charged | with selling liquor to the Inmates -of the old soldiers' home at Togus, Bow man stopped . Wallace's carriage, In which were Wallace and his wife. Wal lace claimed -4hnofl}cer had insulted his wife. Wallaoe came 'to Augusta' from Philadelphia, where It is said re latives now live. He was possessed of some means and during his Imprison* ment made several gifts to public In stitutions. I ? ? rrt'? Fired oa the Fort. Aden, By. Cabis:?- lieutenant Com mend^ Charles Orabau, an Italian of fiflcer, commanding an. armed dhow, landed a jjarty . of friendly- natives -at 'OjD-belTSomal i laa d , Africa, and order od the Italian flag hooted on the fort. The commandant of the fort refilled td pee wit the order to he car* leu out itniess It ??* tb? sanction of the Saltan. ; Lieutenant Ooinamader Qrabau there updnjitTS the oommandant two" hours In which to obey the order and at the expiration of that time, the oottimasd-*] da&t soi having compiled, fl red on the tori. The ton replied with shell, kill, tng Qrahan. The dhow then puf ux sea a?4 waa trtckftqTfn by the Italian mil Mr Galilee, which landed the officer's . body here. SESSION IS OPENED. inn, -- .tii ? Ml" ? . " - Regular Meeting Succeeded Extra Session of Congress r - V" VERY LITTLE WORK WAS DONE The Ctrtoan Reciprocity Treaty Wm the Qnly fleaaure of Importance to Receive Consideration. Washington, Special.? The Senate Monday, closed the extraordinary ses sion and entered upon the duties of the regular session by announcement from the chair and the offering of two pray ers in the Senate within half an hour of each other, The buginetm transacted' consisted of, the reading of the Presi dent's message and the beginning of ; the discussion of the Cuban reciprocity bill- On this bill, Mr. Cullom, who has charge of it, made a speech, advocating its passage in the interest of American trade. Mr* Ksan made a favorable report from the committee on contingent ex penses on tho resolution of Mr. Penrose Requiring the transmission to the Sen ate by the ^Postmaster * General of all the papers relating to the postofllce in vestigation. Mrt Gorman suggested a jmmher ol amendments, the effect of which was to make it mandatory for* the committee i^Lmake an investiga tion Into postoffibe affairs and to com pel the committee to make a report to the Sc-nate by May 1 next. Mr. Penrose, ao author of tho resolu tion, and chairman of the committee, indicated a willingness to accept the amendments, but Mr. Piatt, of Connec ticut, objected. Mr. Piatt said that as orginally introduced this resolution left it optional with the committee to ex tend Its investigation if it thought ne cessary after seeing General Bristol's report. That/ he thought was just what should be done. To order an Investiga tion would be to work in the dark. After some discussion the resolution was l#d over until tomorrow and Mr. Cullom began a speech on the Cuban ity bijl. He spoke especially ot the effect of the bill npon.lho trade with Cuba, which he contended would be greatly .stimulated by its passage. Situated as j were within a few miles of the Cuban ccast we should control the Cuban market, but the trade thus lost had gone to Great Britain, Franco and Germany instead of coming to the United States. Mr. Cujom conceded tliat ao increasod pnSdiiction of Cuban sugar was prnhaftlo hnf h*-*W--nat-trg=~ -lluve tljurirwas danger to the American sugar industry because 'ofjthe_-corrp a ponding increase in the population of this country making a._g$9ftLjcaiiacUy Jac_c6???mptioii: Bfised on last year's imports from Cuba, he said that the aggregate con cession of the United States would amount to about f 10, 000,000. The Cuban concession would amount to only $1,109,000. This groat difference, he attributed to foci tfrat Cuba's tariff was muc^i lower than'oura and1 also to the fact that our exports to Cuba were" of toaucli smaller volume than our Import* from thai country. This discrepancy, he predicted, would continue until the reciprocity bill be-. . mma fc lfrta ? - - ~r ? prr-r House Hears Message. Washington, Special .?The House convened Monday " In regular ses sion and listened to th? reading Of Jhe-Pretftdent's annual message to C|te* gross. The special session robbed this, tbto first day of the regular session of the Fifty-eighth Congress, of many of the features interesting to spectators. The House, having organised four weetis ago, the ceremony of opening today was materially shortened, it. only being necessary to call' the roll to develop the presence of a quorum and to prpyidfi-for^the-ettetomary notfl cstiona to the President and to the Senate. No reference was made to tho special session, or to its termination, the proceedings of today being the same as they would have been had the extra session adjourned. More than an hour and ft half were consumed in the reading of the President's message, at the 'conclusion of which there was a general applause on the, Republican side of the chamber. A considerable amount of rcutkrcr waiters necessary to facilitate the work of the commit* tees was tran&acteA wtof to the-*e^ ceipt of the mdisage. The House ad journed at 3: JO, but of respect to Henry Burke, of Pennsylvania, a mem ber, who died last So^rdoy. Postal Fraud Paper*. \ The House Tuesday authorised the committee on pcfetofficgl and post-road#, to request the Postmaster General to supply the committee with the paper* In eonrctton with the recent tovsttlga tlOn of the Postofflce Department. It was explained by Mr. ,Overstra*t. chair mac ol tiie committee, that the pur pose of the resolution was to supply ? tti> MMmlltM 'ttrtlk lllftll ?! ?! Illll ITn? BAPTIST CONVENTION. InlporUot Work That Was Done la Annual Stttnlon, Suuiter, Special.? The Baptist Con vention accomplished a great deal of work here last week. Roports wero full and encouraging. At Saturday's session Dr. J. D. Chapman reported for committee to nominate trustees off tho orphanage as follows: J. N. Drown, J. IC. Durst. C. P. Bftlu, W. H. Hunt and R. N. Pratt. Dr. H. A. Ragby moved that a tele gram ef acknowledgment be sent to Mas, O. McKlgslck for hor gift to the orphanage. Carried. ? Rev. R, T. Marsh moved that the convention recognize in a suitable manner the sP'ondtd services of Mr. John W. King in tho great work of in creasing tbe Furman university en dowment. On motion of Dr. Bagley tho follow lng committee was appointed "to make tecommend^dons as to enlargement for the coming year: W. W. Keya, H. A. Bagby, J. B. SheHon, J. D. Chap man aud R. W. Sanders. The report on the report of the or phanage superintendent was offered by Rev. Rufus Ford, It expresses entire satisfaction with condition of all the affaire at the orphanage. Special re i commendations are made In regard to having an orphanage day each year. Mr. B. J. W. Graham of Georgia stated that after some considerable observation he 1s protbundly con vinced that the Connie Maxwell or phanage is the best managed institu tion of the kind iq the Southern Bap tist convention. . The following standing committees were appointed by tho president: Order of Business:'. O. I Martin, H. A. Bagby/M. A. Connors and B. J. Woodward. Foreign Mlssslons: C. M. Billings, J. D. JPJtts, T, P. Udb, M. W. Gordon and S. R. Bellochampe. Home Missions: J. II, ^Boldridge. John O. Gough, F. M. Satterwhite, N. B. Fallow and W. H. Rowling. ? ? Sunday scisoole: j. s. Corpensing, "P. Easterllng, S. R. Bass, J. E. Brunson and D. C. Freeman. Young Peoplo's Union: W. B. Oliver, Wflft. H ay nos worth and C. C. Vaughn. Tomperahce: J. H. Edwards, F. P. Curtis, W. JQ, Thfcyer, Fv_J3^_ Hl^sonjcid^.?H^itar^""" Chairman at ^mmuinn -?ri?H ? Jr W- Perry,- with a member from each association. The next aeaeiou goes to Cheater. iTWinnaboro. g Winnsboro, Special.? -Winnsbpro will have a beer dispensary unless some thing 10 don# to prevent the carrying out of the decision of the county board ct control to the effect that/a beer die i petiaary be opened at an -early date. I* Ly'H be rccaiiyd that this faatter came up several months ago whin a petition was presented' by Samuel 'Simpson tb L the State board of directors asking for ? the estabjlsment of beer dispensary at this place where a regular dispen sary was doing; * thriving- business. A counter petition* waa also presented at the SSttie meeting, and the authorities of the State machine referied the mat ter back /to the local board with -the authority to establish said dispensary {* unlese a petition against It should be presented bearing the signature of a majority of the registered voters of the tewnship In which Winnsboro Is lo cated. The said petition was presented, and with, the records that the cOunty board bad before It they deeded that It contained the necessary majority and so the .instructions of the State board were not carried out. v ^1 The next step wjyj;dB..numin<ml?r of the-metnbGf^ onho county board to appear before the - State hoard and show/, why their instruction bad not been carried out. The whole matter, however, was referred back to the local board with the result that it yesterday , reversed Its previous action. TboSe' who have opposed the establishment of the said dispensary will now- take out so Injunction against Its establish* raent till -certain facts can be dscided by the courts. Th? i*ee It regard tu woo are Voters. According to the registration board there aye a great many n? men there of partfes~ Who do, [ hot now reside ftf this township and who have been away from It long enough to be entitled to TQt# elsewhere. Thoae Who oppose the dispensary hotf that these are not now entitled to vote nt the township ancTtbeir names can Liiot. therefore be counted in making/up the list of registered motets. Those, who favor the dispensary not only ?At the names of those stated above counted, hut they also clskn the names of those who are registered elsewhere and -wh? hare teen "here long enough to have regtsterd if thy tugl only at tended to these pohrti hscvr to the attorney gen sson he has do* an answer in the Leialrhut |tor#?d gl ter. t%e Ba:?k Rebbjry. V /.?-'SwiSrp St^ U^f-3 LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS. M?tiy Matters of General Interest fit Short Paragraph** I " 4 Down In Dixie. Tho submarine torpedo bbat Adder was Bayed by -tho heroism- of Boal: Hwoiii Door, who swam 100 yards In ft mountainous sea to carry a Hue to the boat. Statements of expenses flledby can didates for tho LeRlalaUw* lli Rich mond show boiuo inexpensive camr palgning. '4 R. E. Phelps Is held at Parkers burg, W, Va., on a charge of arson preferred by hi* wife. ?? Brlnkley, Ark., Sunday morhlng ft white man who had cut a policeman to death was lynched by a tnob com posed of less than fifteen people. The coroner's Jury returned the usual ver dict. At The Natlonn! Capital, Representative Hill (Hep., Conn.) Introduced a bill "to Improve currency conditions." It is thought the Senate subcom mittee Investigating the case of Gen eral Wood will not go to Cuba befofre UftrCB7 /? The United States Court of Claims ^decided a number of cases coming from \Iaryland and the Virginias and grow ling out of the Civil War. Republicans are urging the Presi dent not to ask retirement of Perry 8. Heath as secretary of the National Re publican Committee, ?os they stiy thla woul<* be unwise. State Department officials say no proposition for a protectorate over Santo Domingo or for' its annexation will be considered. Ex-Representative 'William M. Springer, of Illinois, died ut Washing ton, aged 67 yeata. At The North, Rev. Jonathan a; Willis died at <UU ford, Dotowarfe, Sensational testimony was given be* fore the Shipbuilding hearing in New York. A daughter was bom to Mr. and Mrs. W. K Vanderbllt, Jr., In New York. A receiver was appointed ? for? the" Townserrd, Downey Shipbuilding Com ? ? ? r NeftTly 2,500 pershns who believe they have claims, to ft large pan of Harlem, in the nonempty of Manhattan Island, have or gau 1 i,?gJrekjadej>end?nt government. , ' As an explanation, in part, of the call for a reduction of 10 per cent In the -wages of StMfOO cotton mill oper atives in Fall Itl^er, some m&nufac? lurers say that Fall, River cannotaf fqrd to pay wages far higher,, than Southern ^jpiiits l>ay for making the tame goods. v y~:. The registration of pupils In the reg ular day public schools o t Boston, not Inoludlng those in the two Special schools and seven, jpeclal - eiases, ti~ W.178. This is J2,028 greater than on* rear ago. In the I^atin and high school* the total number is 7,056, a net gain of 281. In the grammar, primary and ki1* dergarten grades the number of pupils If 81,876, ft gaia of 1,72^. From Across Th? 5e^ Sir John n. Maple died In London. The city of Santo Domingo was sur rendered to the Revolutionists. The Free Stood League opened the campaign against the Chamberlqlft proposals with a great meeting in Lou don . ? Turkey was warned by Russia xan 3 Austria that unless the reforms w<*?e carried out in Macedonia at once the power would take charge of thero.? Three hundred English pilgrims Were received by the Pope. It was reported In Paris tha* Russia and Japan had arranged terms of set tlement of Far Eastern matters, but re ports from elsewhere , did not confirm the story. . Sentiment in French' official circled teemed to favor the case joL Captain Dreyfus. . -?om ftfty-ni n Alexandra v, celebrated her ninth birthday, v Premier Glollttl outlined his policy beforft t&a Italian Parliament M. Thoplteau, French Deputy, pro poses to tag aU games oMwutanti# tftte ?jrte At of 8 sm otttt of the x tax would bring In an annual revenue of $2,000,000. O Miscellaneous nattsrs. Secretary Hay Wilt rscetve the 06r lombian nxxroy, Oeweial Reyes. OTJtJT with the understanding that his mis sion is to *etk aid I* restoring peace chrtha Isthmus and The Unspeakable Turk Seekisg Kerf ' Trouble With Uncle Sam t- ?,)? . .I..V1TH 1' CONSUL ASSAULTED IN *hp outrage will, it u Thought, Lead to Strong Action on the Part of til* Unite* States. Constantinople, By Cable. ? The United States flag over the consulate at Aloxandretta, Asiatic Turkey, haa been haulod down and Consul Davlea has left his post for Beirut in conse quence of the serious diplomatic in cident, during which Mr. Davie a wag insulted and assaulted by the local police. The affair grew o\it <? the ar rest of an Armenian, Ohannes Jkt tarian. a naturalised American citlrtra, Attarian has boon in prtoon at A1?pm* dui'ing the last two montfiC and had just been liberated through intervene tjon of the American cpnautar agent# on condition of? his leaving the coutt' Hry forthwith.' rlan on board a departing steamer, when the police Intercepted the party, assaulted and Insulted Mr. paTt*s,?id despite the resistance of the 'conaolar and his attendant guards rearrepetd Attavlanl and took him back to prUocu Mr.. Davies, immediately lowered tfcov flag from over the consulate, and many broke off relation* with the Tu#tsh authorities by quitting ./*?*; andretta, leaving the charge of the vice .consul. A mob o* : Moslems ac^od theWeastott a Wlio demon iilrati cm isjafiHrtik* consulate and against the Cfcrlatitoa, generally. " f^3Pho ioca^-;ii^hGi?p^pig|^B Energetic attention State* legatieahei man has m^ mgj Jj>..fha t\>rf?r-acd-l f ttllor reports fce?w< partment gramtriH dretta,Al had trog yfitlgattofr of ;Ngry Dewmae^Sjp eteps toward sending ? Alexandret^fpfae ?, It doea not doubfc that * ernment will jnak* pre any nysconduct of ltX C andretta. -v