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VOLUME XI CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY. 'HU T 10, ri>08. In Session at Denver, Colo., This Week. Proposed Bryan Platform With Resolutions Committee. MAKES ROOSEVELT AN ISSUE | Want* "Predatory Wealth" and "Swollen Fortunes" Dealt With--! Contains Ant i-Xn junction Plank ? The Convention programme. Denver, Col,, Special.- -The Arneri- ! can eagle ami the ; Democratic rooa- 1 ter have vied with eueh other in , giving J)cnver oif|? of the most lurid j Fourth of July in its streuuoue ex- j idtence. Throughout the day streets ; were ablaze with color, an ineesaaut din of cannon and crackers ha? j mingled with the enthumatun or ur- ? riving political delegation^ and long 1 William J. Dryan. trains have crept over the prairie from every ?Y ruction adding their throngs and the elatter of fireworks, here. At nlght the Sntfir Capitol and other public buildings loomed out of the darkness in living (ire with every outline marked by myriad lights, the streets pulsated with convention j thongs an<l the elatter of fireworks; the hotel lobbies were lilled with pol- I itieal leaders, delegates and onlook- I ?rs from every section of the country, j It is estimated that 20,000 strangers are already here and tiO.dOO more are expcefc<*l in the next two days. ' The arrivals included the Missouri flclegation headed by the tall ?r:m 1 1 1 form of Senator Stone; part of the North Carolina delegation headed by Governor < Jlentj who promptly retired- j his candidacy for- the vice presidency, and straggling advance guards of many of the o?hrr delegations. These j ith Judge J'atker. the Detnocratic catnVdnte. of IJM.'l. Colonel Clayton, of Alabama, the si'vt. r-t<?ngued South-; ener, ho will be permanent chairman of the convention; Chief Murphy, of Tnmmnnv Hall, and Governor Has kell. of Oklahoma. a likdv candidate for chairman 'of the platform com mittee, are the chief (inures of nat- j ional interest on. the ground. Denver, Special. ? The platform 1 sent here from Lincoln to the reso'u- ? tioris committtee of !he Democratic , National Convention has been com- , pleted. It follows closely the lines of the Nebraska platform, as written l by Mr. Bryan last March, and is one J of the shortest enunciations of the kind in the modern political history of the country. Opening with a sharp 'challenge to the Republicans for failure to put into their platform specific declara tions upholding: the policies " pro fessecV by the Roosevelt administra tion and arranging the party for its retreat from the ' 4 advanced posit ion" taken by the "titular" leader during the last four years, the docu ment will contain a litting reference to the death of Graver- Cleveland. Platform builders at Denver have these subjects approximately as pre sented above in condensed form to deal with as a basis for their opera tions. Tho Injunction Plank. Unless there. is a d'rdedly greater A Leap i ear Dilemma. ? I'rom the Washington Star. tendency towani compromise tlian is now manifested the real fight will be over (ho hiiunction plank-, but the Celebration at Oyster Bay. Oyster Kay, N. Y., Special.? provi dent Roosevelt celebrate# the Fourth of July with his family and a few friend* at Sagamore Hill and nt night the grounds around (ho Presi dent's summer homo blazed with rockcts and red fire. Xo accidents of any kind marred the day at the ..President's home. In v the evening tho President had a bqautiful c^s play of fircwojrks set off fro mthe bot tom of tho hill in front of the house. Pluaks of Declaration. Score# ){<'|hiI>|i('uiih for re treating from "the advanced po sition" tukon by the '"titular leader." WcaftirmH faith in party prin ciple*. Declares for return to govern ment by the people. Urges additional legislation to curb corporations and publicity for campaign contributions. Opposes centralisation of pow er. Favors election of Benatora by by direct vote. ' Demands immediate revision of the tariff. Comes out strong for an in come tux u?d for means to keep down "swollen fortunes." Advocates government control of railroads. Declares for postal savings banks and an emergency cur rency. Insists upon a modification of the law relative to injunctions. Urges an eight-hour law and other labor legislation. Wants Philippine independence recognized. leaders declare that before the com mittee on platform is appointed a substantial agreement will have been reached and that the committee will be relieved of the necessity of a prolonged sitting. In Chicago the fight was against the insertion of any injunction plank at all; here all ad mit the necessity of some declaration President. Tim declaration was made in connection with a discission he indulged in regarding th? action of tlj v Itepublicau National Convention in failing to insert such a plank am he said "after Prssident Hoosavelt and Mr, Tafi had both declared thouiielvee in favor of such action," and was made with a sincerity that left no doubt in the minds of his hearer# that he meant all he said. Split Over Cleveland. Charging that Alton B. Parker'# resolution of tribute to the memory jof the late President Clrover Cleve land is a clover mova on the part of the enemies of William J. Bryan to infuse factional feeling into the national convention, friends of the j Nebraskau are determined to offer a resolution of a character designed ! not to raise controverted political issues. All Democrat*, without regard to factional affiliations, applaud the suggestion coming from New York that the national convention should embrace the 1irst opportunity of honoring the memory of Mr. Clove land, but most of those who have expressed themselves on the subject are of the opinion that the resolu tions adopted should not contain any thing over which there could he the slightest difference of opinion. Mascot Obtained. The Democratic party has secured its mascot for the approaching con vention. It came in the shape of a ' Hock Mountain burro, which was ! presented to Chairman Thomas Tag ' gert, of the national committee, by ; the Denver Times. Mr. Taggart was | unaware of the honor intended for him until the animal was ushered in to bin presence at his headquarters in the third floor of tl-e Brown Hotel. It was duly labeled! in large letters in paint, one side bearing the in scription : . "My name is Denver; ask nie, " the expression having reference to a large badge for residents issued by the citieens' committee for the bene fit of the strangers, reading: "I live at Denver, ask me." The other side was inscribed: "I belong to Tom Taggart." WELCOME ARCH, DENVER, COLO., AT UNION STATION Which Blazed a Welcome to Delegatus to the Democratic National Couveutiou. AUDIiORIUM AY DENVER, WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC NATION AL CONVENTION IS BEING HELD. but many oppose the pronouncement ; for previous notice in injunction pro ceedings. ; There has been much communion with Mr. Bryan on this point, but ap parently liis attitude is not clearly ? understood, and probably it will not ho until bin t'.raft of the platform which he. is understood to be prepar ing is read. It is known, however, that he would ihc stronger langu age than is employed in the Republi can platform. That he is willing to ' go as far as the Federation of Labor demands nunc is disposed to say, but his o loses t friends assert that he does not consider il r.ecessarv to make ? such a sweeping declaration. Tlicy say that Mr. Bryan will himself sug gest what will.be a concession to the I eonser\ at ives and thev predict that ; in the en.i his draft will bo acceptod. Bryan Insists on Publicity Plank. . Lincoln, Xeh., Special.? William J. Bryan, in a speech before the Nebras ka Travelling Men's Club Friday i night, made the significant statement 1 that unless the Denver Convention i incorporated in its platform a campaign contribution publicity plank it niii^ht look elsewhere than : to Nebraska for a candidate for New York Celobrates. New York. Special. ? That patj^ff I ism has kept pace with the rapid growth of the country during the one .hundred and thirfy-five years that i have elapsed since the signing of the : Declaration of Independence was evi i danced on Saturday by the. noisiest ? demonstration in history. Blistered' ! fingers and burned clothing eharaeter litert the majority of 800,000 or si of Ismail boyg who participated in the | celebration here, but oh, what a time : [they had. ' Bryan headquarters were opened Monday at the Brown Palace Hotel. Charles Bryan, a brother of the can didate is in charge. Snow to Cool Hall. ! ? . : tor the first time in the historv j of national conventions an attempt | will bo made in connection with the Democratic convention to moderate the temperature of the hall by the use of snow, and preparations are already und r way for that experi ment. The new Denver railroad, known as the Moffat Line, crosses the conti nental divide 50 miles west of the city and runs through' innumerable | beds of perpetual snow, and this line i has been contracted with to bring to the city laru'e quantities of snow which will be distributed through the hall in barrels. The confident expec tation is that it will vastly improve the atmosphere and at least prove a novelty to the visitors from the States in which snow in the summer is unknown. The hall will seat 12. 000 persons. Probably the most, marked evi dence of preperation to he found is in the new convention hall, a magnifi eent structure which has been erected iji heart of the city at a cost Missionary Conference Opens, at Asheville. Asheville, SpeciM. ? The prelimi nary session of the Young People's Missionary Movement which meets i for a ten days conference at Kenil } worth Inn, was held, about 2o0 dele gates beingAjresfnt. Dr. W. B. Lam beth, the preswTing officer of the asso jciation, delivered an introductory fuV ! dress iw which he outlined the work ?of the conference and its purposes. Dr. Lambclh was followed by Mr. M. I\V. Klines, of New York, who hai? 1 charge of the conference. of $500, 000. it is u ponuanout building, but it will bo ehnrt'teneik bjr it- . - A 5 THE CONVENTION PROGRAMME. 8?m1ods on Four Day? Provided for, Beginning Tuesday. Denver, Speeial.? -The cvnuniltM ott arrangement* the national in i t tt?e met on Friday and rom |?l?*t etl the order of busine** for the Con> vention and for the session -of the national eonniiitlre, to be held on Monday. The Convention progiiunux! ia outlined for lour' t?e?$ions, begin ning Tuesday, Thin will carry the Convention through to Fridtry after noon, unless a light in committee or on the floor should prolong the delib erations. As nlrody announced, it i? proposed* that an adjournment shall be taken imnudiatelj after the tem porary organization ?> perfected ?>iil of respect to the ruqmorv of the lata Mr. Cleveland, although this feature does not nnpear on the formal pro lyl amine. The first day's older of buaiuesB is a* follow*: 1. Chairman Taggart of the nat ional committee, call* the Convention' to order at noon, Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota. 2. iSccreUuy W'outUou road* call j for Convention. M. Prayer by Archbitdiop ,Jas. J. Keano. i 4. Announcement of temporary.! officers agreed upon by the national committee. ( hairman asks for further nom inations. tl. No further nominations, the I eli airman puts question on agreeing I to the recommendations of (ho nat | ional committee.. 7. ( hairman appoints a committee [of two delegates to cst'Ort Tempor jarv Chairman Theodore A. Rc.Il, of i ( 'alifornia. to the' chair. t -H and f>. I nt rodtnt ions anil speech 'of temporary chairman. | 10. Call of States for member* of | the. following eon.inil tees : Cre<lent , ials. permanent orgnnizat ion, rules 'an./, oiiler of business, platform and resolul ions. 11. Probable adjournment or re cess, i It is expected that the Cleveland ! resolution as finally . agreed upon will I be introduced just before ndjourn i ment. i For the second session of the (Con vention on Wednesday the program | calls for the permanent organizat i ion. the address of the permanent chairman and the receipt and adop tion of eommittee reports. The nominations for President will be made Thursday, and it is planned to nd.jouin after this is settled nntil| Friday morning, when the nomina-'] titans for vice President will be in order. JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS DEAD. Famous Author, Familiarly Known as "Uncle Remus" Passes Away at His Home in Atlanta Editor and Proprietor of Undo Remus' Maga zine. Atlanta. Special. ? Joel Chandler Harris, familiarly known as * 4 Uncle Remus" and an author of note, died at his home, in a suburb of this city /Friday night. Mr. Harris, whose health had boon bad for fomf time, had only been confined to his bed for about ten days, suffering from ccrrhosis o fthe livr. Complication set in and yesterday l;e grew rapidly worse and continue! to sink until the end came nt S o'clock. Joel | Chandler was born in Eatonlon, CJa.. [December JMh. ISIS, lie was married in 1 S73 to Mi*s l\>sie LaRose. of Canada, and in H7'5 moved to At lanta. joining the staff of The At lanta Constitution. I( was while he wa<r connected with The Constitution that his tales, "Stories by Curie Kemi* J*' first attracted attention. In l!)0(l Mr. Harris retired from active journalism and until las.( year, when he became editor and proprietor of I'ncle Reims' Maernzine. spent mnst of his time at his snibnrban home. He is survived by a widow, four sons and two daughters. Mr. Harris was buried in Atlanta. Summary of Late News. Five persons were killed and 40 injured in New Mexico by a tornado. Secretary Cortelyou explains the $00,000,000 deficit by stating that more than $117,000,000 has been spent on j>ermanent public works. Mr. William II. Taft and his fam ily, on aturdny went from Washing ton to not Springs. Va., where they will spend the summer. go far 214 bodic* bavu been taken out of the Russian mine in which an explosion occurred, rescue work be ing stopped by Are. Hit Mill! RACE' Aeronaut* f ace Death in the Chicago to-0< eun Trial t ? * . . LAND 800 MILES F ROM CHICAGO. All Balloons Accounted For One Party Dragged For Miles Along tho Surface of Lake Michigan Fielding Probable Winner, Chicago, Special, The Chicago lo ocean balloon ruff ended Sunday night, when ill*' la?t ol flu- nine eon . (Cfet Ulltfe ClllUe i ? > I'll i I ll III West Sllt'l to I'll, Quebec, SOU in i U ?? lioui t lie utartiiiK poin(, 'I'liih craft >vm? (lie FictiJ.U,}{ owned by K. .1 Fielding', ol Hun Antonio, Texa?. It covered approximately 100 miles more than it s iieai est competitor and is also be lieved to have captured I lie .prize I'm* tlx balloon which remained in tiie an (be longest. The nine balloon* left CShicajio on Saturday aftei noun. ' 'l'lie oont.tit was marked In several thrilliuK e#. en pes from dea(li. The Ville de Dieppe dropped into l.ake Michigan >:?< ii alter th< .start, and for an hour in more Col. A. K. Mueller ami (leo. j hYl ?ene: k, its pilots, were swept i;eu>: the .sin late, tlnall.v arising wit!, theii crafl to a height of 7,000 feet, from which the> descended I'* I'enion Harbor, Mich. A similiar experience. I ?>l 1 to (he lot ol C, II. I'miiKe. and ?!. L. Caw, crew of the Illinois. While emVavorv itiff *n effect a binding near Lake Ontario their balloon fell into die Hay of Quinte. The aeronauts had don ned lifc-pre*ervei s ami managed (o keep afloat until a yacht put off from (ilen: i Island niul rescued (belli. The i fate of their balloon is -not known I here, I'crrige's message to his family (Stating simply that lie and Cnsc are safe. The third serious accident occurred near Clinton, On(. The balloon Co lumbia could not be controlled by Cnpt'. 1'eterr.on ami C. II. l.eicldcit ?r uud lb?*y ? W4m?* dashed tr?M?H and drugged through barbed wire fences. Both men were severely in jured. The landing places of the nine bal loons weiv ? a> follows: I*' i ?? 1 ? I i 1 1 \\ est Sheffoi'd. Qui bee ; America,' Car ' hoi. ville, Miefi.; King Kdwnrd, Port 1 1 til <>n Mich.; Chicago, At wood, Out. : I'uited States,, I'inkerton Sta tion Out.'; Columbia. Clinton. Out.; Ciueiuuafi, Covert, Mich.; llliiois, Cilen Island, Out., and Ville de Ditpp . Hellion llaihiir, Mich. SEVEN LIVES LOST IN A FIRE At Cleveland. O., Fireworks on Dis play Explode, Causing Panic Among Clerks and Shoppers. Cleveland, <>.. S p ? ? ? s : ; 1 . Seven p"i soiis were killed. i>l lea *t two < ?! hers wen fatally injure/. and lnlly thirty more* were severel y hurt as tin* re sult of fir**" * in S. S. Ktvsyu's live and toil cciil sLore on Oniario si ivet Saturday. Tin*. dead : Fnuna Seliu makeivlS fioor ivalker;; Mario War ner. 17, clerk: Anna Trofall. '24, clerk ; Frieda Trofall, 17. clerk; !?' I i - /.abet It Hois 1 S, clerk; Marv 1 lush's, 27. shopper; .lames I.. Parker, four years. The firo followed an explosion of (in works on di-plav in the store. Opinions ditTor as to the exact cause of the explosion. A woman who was at. tho fireworks counter said the stock was ignited bv a spark from a device which wa< being demonstrat ed to her by a clerk. Fire Chief Wal lace and the store manager were of the. opinion that the pieees wore isr nited by an arc light Immediately following the explo sion an alarm of tiro was sounder and a panic seized the hundreds of clerks and shoppers. A mad rush Was made for the doors and windows. IN QUEST OF NOU1H POLE. - Undaunted by Former Trial, Com mander Robert E. Peary Heads Another Expedition to Search for the North P:lc. New Yoi k. Special. ? With the i Peary Arctic ('bib's p"ii:tant lluttcr I in ft om her main truck and the Stars and Stripes at her n:iz;:cn, the Arctic | exploitation steamer Kooscvclt left In r pier at Fast Twenty-fourth street M unlay carrying Command' r l{ob*rl F. I Vary, who is to head another ex pedition in quest of the. North Pole. He fore the ship hit (Vunmander Pearv said : ''I have ?lone too much work in the Arctic regions to believe that I can make the polo without ?trenuous work. 1 am not foolish enotmli to snv that I am yoiiur t > ?!<? or die, bui I )?ni ecrtainlv (.'oin?; to put into this trip every bit of onerirv- ? mc-nt a I. moral and physical that I have in ordei to succeed in mv undertaking I know mv path ".ill be hedged in b> mmiv trials anr'i I am confident I will carry the American llatr farther north than by any other explorer. Two Men Burned to Death. Philadelphia. Special. ? Two men were burned to death and If) others were injured Saturday in n fire fol lowing an explosion on the oil tank barge Shenango, which is undergo ing repairs nt Cramps' shipyard in this city. The <Vad are: Herbert Page, "Walter* Tyson, Joseph Hiener ia not expected to recover. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS Newsy Items Gathered frcm (he Different Sections of South Carolina. THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS Date of Examinations Has Been Changed for Reason* Set forth in the Announcement. 1'iot Andrew Moore, acting president of t h<* I'niveraity of South Carolina, received u letter with ref .erence u> the examination* for the t ecil lihodes scholan>hi|>*. The let? t ?? r i* of interest t <> young men who are studying now with the expect u t.ion of' standing the examination. The letter is from Mr. Oco. H. Purkwi, Seymour liou.se, YVntorldo place, S. \Y. London, Knghtud, who as the i'Ikmi initu of the hoard of trus tee* of tlu? Whodcs scholii I'riliip trust | write#.: "Our t rust ecs after careful consid eration. have decided that (lie quali fying examination for the KhotVa scholars to hi- elected' for HRU shall he held in the autumn of 100!), in stead of in the month of January as heretofore. "it is hc|ieved that tin examination held in fletoh *r will interfere less than. olio held in January with the regular work of American universU ty students, and that tjie earlier selec tion, which it is hop m| can he coiri pjeted by the beginning of the year, . will give a better opportunity lor the' Helected scholars to direct tlcir worti on lines mo?f advantageous for their course at Oxford. I '"It has u I s ? ? been found that when the examination is held in January, the selections are frequently made so late that satisfactory arrangement'' for the entry of the men at the <^x fon'< college can not be made, and the j prospect of an earlier election is wel comed by all the collude authorities. I "The holders of the examination in October is experimental, and the question of making it permanent will be decided later. I shall feel obliged if you "witl give publicity ? m your State to this notification. The usual memorandum, giving the require ments of the examination, is being prepared and will be distributed short I v. ' ' I Agricultural Experts to Investigate Conditions. Charleston, Special. In the' course of n few days t wo agrieult .urn) j part merit expert* and an liuimnt in-! dustrv department expert arc expect- j ed to arrive in ( 'harh'ston with Mr. .1. T. S itor. < orrespoudenl nt Wash ington for the Chicago 1 v e?-i i ;?< ! - ! I cr aid. for the pu rpos" of invest iirat inir roinlil imis in yem t!?l ??t?- 'Tivr 'he -ea island plantations, lookirg to the* e<( itbli-liliteiii of tin experiment ji I station at Waterloo pburaliotr. on ?John's Island, and to opcii'lug a tight ? *n l lie <? ?? 1 1 le tirk and cucumber and cotton blight. Mr. Sufor who has leased Waterloo plantation for the purpose of starting and maintaining a truck and stork farm on a large j settle, next fall, is nuieh interested in getting the experimental station established. Particular attention will 1 be naid to the growing of Oregon j veMi. an exeelletit fodder plant, and ; to alfalfa. It n planned to experi ment with vetch by inoculating' about | ?*i0 acres of ground with three of four tons of soil in whieh vetch haw I been grown. Of great interest amonu j the truck farmers of Charleston will be the experiments ma<le bv the animal industry experts in lighting against the cattle tick. And the work of. the agricultural experts to doing awnv with the dreaded cucumber blight and the equally hated cotton blight will attract the close atten tion amii hearty approval of every planter in the low country. Mr. Sutor writes that he hopes to bring the experts to Cliar.ko.tou .some tim\ this week. Candidate Gored by a Bull. Anderson, Special. ? Mr. C. O. Bur* riss. a former aiuVlor of this count'/' and a candidate for that ofliee, was pored l>v a young bull last week'. : The bu.l.l pored bim four times while he was trying lo place a halter on him. The wounds are painful and may prove to be serious. B. F. May Taken His Own Life. ( i rcciiwuDil, Special.? (jrcenwood was shocked win n the sail news was made known that Mr. 15. F. May, one of the most highly respected citizens, had committed suieiiV by scii'dinp a bullet through his brain. While Mr. May had been a resident of Oreenwuod only two years, he having moved here fvoni aluda, he hai'i many friends lure, who were deeply pained to hear of tins awful tragedy. N*<> possible reason can be j piven for the deed other than the fact that Mr. May lias been in very | bad health for some time. # I New Enterprises. * The secretary of state has author ized the Summerville & Charleston Electric Railv v.y company to in crease its e pital stock to $300,000, The present capitalization is $100, 000. Tho secretary of state also com missioned the Bank of Eat ill (Hamp ton county); capital sto<;k, $25,000; corporators. J. W. and W. E. Peopled and F. 11. Wyman all of Estill. Change la Management of Jkufmcmm Concern. Anderson, HpooiaL? At ? wHw*! ? meeting or the stockholder# et tiie AndcrtMin Phosphate & Oil omnpaujr n change hi |ho . mnna{$t'uttuxt. (?wk place. Mr. J. K. Vuiidivm- **?* elected president and trmwuiw to ?ucccod ('apt. K. A. WinytU, wfi? Lua held this position fur I lie |Mcd yr-mr, ('apt. Smyth whs today ?loot??/Sr vicm president and (roisitr?r and will ?* cijpc this position and' Mr, X. W. Tribbie whs reelected #err <;im v A?* inngemontH for this ?hMii^?r wcro Hindi' HJtno I imo ago fiml lhit? moot- , ing was for t lid formal t'rurwl ftr ?f the property. Tho Hnuociai 4?ficad ()??< which hcKot tlx? mmfimtf MnM time ago have all boon n(?ifljtft(?stwd out. and (lie fertilizer plant wU Im? ,m mini up again a? anon as th? ma chinery can he overhauled. Tha plant lin rc h-'en standing* idTir amotr,.,. last fall. Mr, Vundiver, tlirf imar jirra i?* lit, said. I lint tho work of <rvedb|nd ing the machinery bcjgiii at once, and that the com parry will bo manufacturing fertilizer a?ain fry fiw? latter part of .Inly, DividorriR Paid in Lauras. Lauren*, Special. ? For tlM> wrcrat day* past t ho oflice f?r<r?!?r Ifce va rious dividend-paying iiwtil^tipi* ?f ilu> city and county fiirvo- boen ??~ paged in the work of prqwim ?n# mtiil it)K clieokrf to (ho utmiMnWiw in payment "f the Bemi-anmml ?r July dividends. The ammapf ?f money paid out here, fronr tfcr Bank of Cioks Iiili an<! one of Ww CiutM mills makeH a total of ?xuan. w lowing are the item#:: The Bank of Croan Hill, 4 per eniL oil $25,000- $1,000; Lau reoai mttwi mill, 0 |x?r cent, on $3G0/XXI ? Ulr 000; WitttH ctotoii mill 4 por ?ori. mm <100 nnQw $1 2,000 ^ Peoptn'a , T ? and Kxcliange bank, 8 por $100,000? $H, 000 ; Kiiitefpriw (?ol; 3 1-2 per cent, on $tOO,OOCr-WiOej: Bank of Laurens, 4 per cent, en . 000 $2,000; Clinton ootton mBkt, por cent. on $,'100,000 ? $12^000; L*u rciis Tni?t company, 4 per <wnf, m $25,000 $1,000. Total' dividciuV rif $(i0. oh ft capital atock of 000. I i The Mcdical Examination*. _ ! Columbia, Special.? The I'oUawinf 1 ;i PI >1 i <?(? ills successfully pnsaed tte : St ?t ?? board of medial iixamitrnw Mt . :1s re< en! Meeting ?? OolumK'n in '.June: l)r>. K. M. PollitiMir, J. H". < ti tn pi x> 1 1 . T. W. (Junter, T. II. I'<tp*V, , IT. N. rnnloxn, VV. I). Simpson, CL I A. Flaw kins, W. J. IT. Boohor,^ T?? B. jLiddell. V.. J. Sawyer, T. A. J?nea^. j W. U. Banm), Fletcher .r?rdTnrv ^~hCe-~' - ! Rojrers. J. IT. Hunter, a F1 Robert^, I \V. F.. Brown, (>. F. MeOi?mW?, J? A | Parker, ('. J. Lornmon, A. P. JCe ; Klroy, (). W. Nettlea, ,K. TV l J. S. Rhame, M. S. Moore, Ct. P. Viih jeent. IT'. S. Fengin, O. T,. TCtfafet^ KL I F. f 5 recti. Surah (^oker, ?T. T\ Gogfpm*~ iiuli. W. J. Cranston, ft, "E. * "oricjr, II. O. Bvrd, J. L. Valley, W. K. lT?fe, O. S. Wa'rr, fl. C. Stuart, J. If. Fun*- v erbnrk. I). II. Swengel, J. I#. Andff 1 Hon, W. K. Fulmer, J. 8. Fox; ?L:M 1 I Thomas, H. S. Rosenberg? R. Q_ Mo jCutchcon, C. H. Burton* K. H. Hmk. A Pleasant Occasion.. Charleston, Speeiul.- ? A pktsaH feature of the commencement w orc,ifM)5, of the South. . Carolina M5HS tary academy was the presonliiqr mtt' a handsome silver toying nop to- CM. Asburv Coward, the retiring wpa?" iutendent, hy the board of ri^H?n and a sword to Cnpt. W. If. fSwdMv U. S. A., the retiring commanding by t he faculty. Both were made with appropriate remaribL' i ?* rrrmer3'-BalIsg-Pn,Ttpfmni' Chester, Special. ? On aecrrrmt ?f .Si the meeting of thi State Fkrawns*" Union in Columbia on Jufy IflSw* * rally arranged for this city ?ui ffcp- . same dad' and for which rxt?Bjin> u preparations were being made I?m ?? been postponed. It is antroai that the Hanio speakers wall be mm cured as originally intended, and 11m meeting held just afc intended at RrntL. Hampton Summer School. Hampton, Special. ? With 32 toch ers present Monday mominjt thf> Hampton County Summer;-- ^diool opened with Prof. J. W. Kotrsf at it? head assisted by Miss Kmmie _ Sipple of (Irahamville. Prof, i Reicne will have in chargo the teaching? higher English and nrathermrties soft Miss Sipple will tcaeft tfift sXudic* " I... ' . / from the first to fourth prudes. This is the largest enrollment the eetiaty " has ever had at the tuunmer tctrzu i ? \ *t. . Editors at Lake Toxaway . Lake Toxaway N. Cn pcciaL ? Ttm J.. member^ of the South Carolina Pit? Association spent Saturady" at T?~ away Inn in the hetttltifa! Sip^iro Court try .,M Provident K. H- Aott xrod the mwrnlwra are enchanted. A. fw? plinicntiiry dance was had and tke editors mingled with tbo Jum? brifca Part of the 'day was spent in llow dersonville as gueete ?f the ?f - trade. Sunday tho editors 'spoat tbe day here quietly. ? . y. \^T.f^ey.xSi