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it a' tttt* K Y~ I. U.N 4 .4 -4, -U. "'1 I~ N 4 t. '-~--"-...-... ~ - ~m. - ______ _________________________________________________________________ E '~ PABLISHEI) L8(i5. NWFWBERRY S C FRJDXY,JUNEO,1902 TWICE A WEEK. SI.50 A YEA P EDITORS IN GEORGETOWN HANDSuW N ENTr rA iN i RN r OF TH 1 sr%TE PRS.446 Aw%1I.TI0N. The Membere of iho Amanctition W elcomed to the Home* 6f ProMinent CI Zens. The Busiaefts SPsOnP. [News and Courier.] Georgetown, May 29.-George town is certainly covering herself with glory. Her entertain[ment of the newspaper editors has been so perb. It seems to be a hospitality peculiar to. Georgetown, aud some idea of the unanimity of the welcome may be had when it is stated that the good women of the city are them selves makini the salads and salting the almonds an(i making all t.be prep - arations. That is real work, but it is simply typibal of Georgetown's way of doing a thing right, and of *the commendable manner in which everyone here is pulling together. That pulling together and co opera tive spirit is wh4t is making the new Georgetown so consf i.uous in the commercial world. Today tge editors had a good day's work, and besides they had a glorious day of pleasure. The day was ideal, indeed the weath er has been perfect since they came here. This morning, after the business meeting, the editors and their lady friends were shown the beauties of the city and took things leisurely nn til 2 o'clock, when the trip around Georgetown harbor began, and at night there was a brief busiuess meeting td select the next place of meeting and elect officers and two splendid addresses by Mr. Julius K Bbggs and Col. J. J. Dargan. Georgetown has just reason to want everyone to see her harbor and especially to know that she has about fifteea feet of water, and that the shipping of the place is increasing The committee, of which Mr. Marks Moses was chairman, made excellent arrangements for the en tire trip, and not only was a delight ful trip arranged, but there was plenty to eat and abundance of finn and a joyous rime altogether, and from the time the Burroughs left the dock until she tied up thbere was a very merry crowd on the vessel and a thoroughly delighted gathering. The Burroughs was supplemented by the revenue cutter Forward, and no more congenial host could be found than Capt. Mitchell, and he certainly made things most agreeaible and de lightful for his friends and guests. The Burroughs and the Forward coverd thirty two miles, all witbin the jetties, and the editors had a chance to peep athe granite walls thbat are to bring Georgetown a so much deeper harbor and.so much more traf fic, but fortunately tthe boats did niot go out to sea. The. steamer first went ** down Sampit River to taike a bird's eye glance at i be imma-nse plant of thbe Atlantie Coast Lumber Company, and then up Waccamaw River to Prospect Hill, where the old bill at which Lafayette was entertained was seen, and down the Waccamab to Winyah Bay, and down Wiuyah Bay to the light house in Northb Island and then back to Georgetown. A landing was made at North Island, and the editois and their friends, es pecially the young ladies, had a de. lightfnl romp around hie beach and they climbed up into thbe light house and then they went to picking up shells and souvenirs of the trip. At North Island Capt. Mitebell sent out two of his boats and a number of those on the Burroughs joined the viioson the Forward on the return trip home. Mayor Morgan and quitE a number of citizens w.-.nt on thbe ex cursion and added to t he pleasure of the trip. The delegates who are here now~ and who are attending thbe sessioni of the Convention are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Aull, with Mayor Morgan. Miss Carrie Jones, with Mayoi Morgan. C. C. Langston, at Windsor Hotel August Kohn, at Mr. H. Ka inski's. J. L Stoppelbemn, at R. M4. Barne5's Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Foosbe, at C. J Crane's. Mrs. V. D. Young, at Mrs. 0 J. Butte'-. .\r. and Mrs. J. M Knight, at J. S. Beatty's. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Berry, at J. B Jobnson's. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Houseal, at G. R. Congdon, Sr's. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Williams, at Winyah Inn. Mr. and *Mrs. J. N. Stricklin, at C. L. Ford's. J. E. Norment, at Walter Hazard's. J. T. Parks, at J. I. Hazard's. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mace, at Wind sor Hotel.. Col. J. T. Bacon, with J. B. Steele. L. W. Cheatham, with J. B. Steele. C.W. Wolf, with. W. Hazard. J. C. Garlington, with Mrs. BUr riss. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Birchmore, with T. S. Daggett. Miss Susie Perryclear, with W. T. Tarberville. N. G. Osteen, with Dr. D. S. Black. Miss Hougbson, with J. W. Doar. J. J. Dargan with H. L. Oliver. Miss Theo. Dargan, with H. L. Oliver. Miss Moneta Osteen, with J. W. Doar. - Miss Kate Blue, at Windsor Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Watkins, with John Burne. John Bell Towill and Miss Towill, are stopping at the Windsor Hotel. Ed H. DeCamp, Gaffney, at the Windsor Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Drew, Darling ton Messenger, with Mr. 0. V. King. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nash of the Belton Times, with the WiLdsor Hotel. Mr. and Mrs A. B. Jordan, of the Dillon Herald, with the Wiyah Inn. J. R. Earle, Oconee News, .with Mr. H. L. Smith. Josiah Doar, Georgetown Times. J. Wal.er Doar, Georgetown Out look. A. P. Wilson, Charlotte, with Mr. F. G. Tarbox. Mr. Jas. L. Sims, Orangeburg Times and Democrat, with Mr. T. S. McConnell. Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer, Florence Times, with Mrs. H. H. Gardener. Mr. A. G. Kollock, of Darlington News, with Mr. F. G. Tarbox. Mr. F. P. Cooper, of The State, at the Winyah Inn. Cot. Janies Armstrong, withb Mayor W. D. Morgan. J. W. Ragsc'ale, Timmwonsville En terprise, at the Winyah Inn. Miss Angel Cheatham, of Edge field Chronicle, Winyah InD. Miss Daisy Sawyer with Mr. R. P. Montague. When the Association met this morning the tirst busine.s was read ing the rep ,rts of the s.tanding com mittees The first report was that of the CoMMITTEE ON OFFICERS' REPoRTS. 1. In accordance with the recom mendations contained in the presi dent's report we recommend (a) that the secretary, in behalf of the South Carolmna St ate Press Associat ion requests Mr. Yates Snowden to fur nish him with a complete manuscript of "Scraps of South Carolina Jour nalism," and have the same printed at the expense of the Association; and further that the association pay Mr. Snowden such necessary ex penses as may be incnrred in collect ing and recording tbe desired data; (b) that the president appoint a com mttee of one to copy from the files of the News and Courier the minutes of t he Association from 1882 t o 1889; provided the said copying does not exceed $50. 2. We recommernd that the balanee, $9, due the secretary, as shown by his reports. be paid him by the treas urer. 3. We have examined the treas urer' s report and find the same is correct. All is respect fully submitted. J. Y. Bacon, C. WV. Birchmtore, J. N. Stricklin, James T. Parks, J. Frank Fooshe. THE FIRsT PAPER READ during the morning was that of Mr. A B. tan, of the Dil'n Herald, on "Hos to Make a Country Weekly a Financial Success." Mr. Jordan DUNCAN'S RETURN. NSWEK O T LF T E CHARGF MADE A' '1o IMPRol'FR UONDiucr. tkarges As Made by the columbia Bai A miociatton -Case Heard. LColumbia Record, 2nd.] The action brought by the Colum ia bar association, through :D. W. obinson, E4q., to disbar Jobn T. nncan was set for a hearing today Rfore the supreme court. When )e case was called it was continued ntil tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, wing to otff,r pressing business on and. Ex J.dges Benet and Hud >n were appointed to bear the case itb other justices, in the absence of bief Justice McIver and the dis talification of Associate Justice ary. The charges against J. T. Duncan e pretty generally known, it being leged that he borrowed $250 from . Frank, which money was loaned Ella Taylor, through Duncan, pop the faith of a mortgage of real tate given by Ella Taylor Decem r 21, 1900. The loan was made Taylor for the purpose of paying e purchaze price of the real estate ortgaged, which price was to be tid to Eliza Mitchell. The money as loaned upon the statement and presentation of Duncan, who drew d prepared the note and mortgage, at the title to the lot was all right, as complete and in the defendant a lor. It is alleged that the. title the real estate was not at the time, >r had been at any prior time or ibsequerit thereto, in said Taylor, d that John T. Duncan knew it. bat ihe uoney was not used for the leged purpose for which it was )rrowed, but was deposited in the ik of Columia had was checked it and used by Duncan for his own irposes. That after the note and ortgage became due, Duncan re sed payment, and that suit was en red for the hmount and that the aster awarded it. That Judge achanan confirmed the master's iding and also ordered Duncan to iy $250, with interest from May 8, ihin ten days, to which order Dun .n consented. That Duncan failed comply, and on May 12 Judge age adjudged Duncan guilty of ntempt of court and ordered his )uncan's) imprisonment. That af r Judge Gage's order Duncan iid the money the same evening tice was served on him. Mr. Duncan is represented by Jo ph Daniel Pope, L. F. Youmans, W. Sband, F. G. Tompkins and .D. Mayfield. In the return Mr. uncan states that in October 1900 lla Taylor informed him that Eliza itchell would sell a lot in Waverly r$330 and th t Ella Taylor wanted buy it and secured his services in -awing up necessary papers. He ade an examination and found no ed to Eliza Mitchell, but she was possession th rou gh her deceased isband, who had paid all the par iase price except about $25. Eliza itchell asked him to straighten out e title and that she was willing for e remainder of the debt on the iginal purchase to be satisfied out the proposed parchase money. Mr. W. H. Lyles was the attorney r the original owner and Mr. Dun n offered to pay him the $25, and rew up a deed, which he left with [r. Lvles to be executed, and it was is understanding that it would be. ucan says he explained fully the tuation both to Frank and Ella a lor, and finally Frank consented lend $230 The money was fi ally securedl by check on Columbia ank La"r on he arranged with 1la Taylor for a second mortgagE f 12 30, which would, with othei one, raliz- S400, out of whici ewas toreceive 830 as bis fee. Sub jfequet events occurred and thes4 aers wero never used. Having se ured the nmonev fron,~ the bank hE f'red to pay Mr. Lyles $23 for th< leedi e lefr to be executed, but dit wing to his inability to get tb eed, and he iniformzed Eliza Mitebel fthe circumstanic9s. He did no ep t he 823() separat.e from his otbe uds and did use some of it in hi .iatsnes, but he was alway is himself a successful newspaper man, and, therefore, what he had to say had much force and effect, and A was very much to the point and will be of advantage to the members of G the Association. He is thoroughly up on the business end of the news paper business and the points he made were well conceived. b PAPERS IN SMALL TOWNS. The committee arranged for a se sies of articles on "How to Publish a b Good Newspaper in a Small Town." tj The first paper was that of Mr. John u Bell Towill, of the Batesburg Advo- ' cate. He took up the case of the b weekly paper, and then the daily S was discussed by Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer. C The committee selected successful types of editors, of the two types of G papers, to present arguments on the topics. Both of the editors are young a, men, who, by hard and diligent work a] have taken front rank in the State M among the editors. tc Mr. Towill is something of a new u comer in the newspaper fraternity, eE and he read a paper of exceptional b( merit, which took well. It was hear to tily applauded by the members, be. th cause it was a forcible and a manly ni statement. pi Mr. Ayer will read -his paper at a w subsequent session of the Association. re Other papers were reserved for at later sessions of the body. th CHARLESTON EXPOSITION. w Chairman J. M. Knight, of Sum- T ter, read the following resolntions, tc which were adopted by a rising vote: D Whereas, The Charleston Exposi- st tioi i- about to close, and we, the a[ State Press Association of South Carolina desire to put on record our al appreciation of the great benefit b which it has been to the State, both b as an exhibit of her resources aid an 01 educative influence for all who viewed P it, therefore b- it resolved: U1 1. That the State Press Association, fu in annual session convened, does te ereby ccnvey to the management of m tbe South Carolina Inter.State and B West Indian Exposition its cordial tii ongratulations upon having suc p' essfully carried through so great an w ndertaking to so magnificent a con. ca summation. to 2. That the whole State is indebted G to the men who made the Exposition cc for this magnificent setting forth of (I er resources and industries, and te tus placing her in a most favorable pI light in the eyes of the country.n 3. We desire respectfully to com rend the patriotic and energetic la- se bors of the able president of the Ex- R position Company, Capt. F. WV. X Wagener, who has given so liberally U >f his time and money for the good E >f Charleston and South Carolina. M Mr. Augnst Kohn, of the News fc and Courier, statted that he had been to requested by Mr. J. C. Hemphill, d] manager of the department of pub- ~ licity and promotion of the Exposi- d~ tion, to express the cordial thanks i~ and apprecianion of the Exposition h management for the valuable and ce very great service rendered by the I~ press of the State to the Exposition. t Mr. Kvbn stated that he had been tU asked to say by Mr. Hemphill that 01 it was a matter of sincere regret to o~ him that he wa' not able to be pres ent to expree his personal apprecia fc tion for the co-operation given him ci by the editors of the State and to as.. d sure the editors of the gratitude he N. and the Exposition management had h for the splendid services of the press I of thbe St ate. 51 (I AT THE NIGHUT SESSION. There was a spirited conteMt for the next p)lace of thbe associatiou, b Wite Stonie Litbia Springs, Glenn Springs and Cheraw were the for 0 midable candidateCs, andl to pour oil n on thM truoled waters Mr. J. Walter L Doar invited thbe convention to return to Charlestonw, an1d this bronght forth rounds of applause. Mr. Giarlington e and $Gen. Stoppobein particularly pressed the claitum to Whbite Stone Lithia Springs and won, the final vote being White Stoke Springs 18, Glenn Springs 12 and Gueraw 8. The editors expect to have a great time as the guest of Mr. J. T1. Har ris.hd n4-ipae able with cash on band to replace all or any part of it. After advertisement, which aiiver tisement he alleges he never saw, the land was sold and he tried to secure titles from the purchaser by payment of the bid and costs, but the purchaser refused to yield to his tax title. Frank demanded the money which he refused to pay be cause Eliza Mitchell had -ights prior to tax sale, but he offered to return it if Frank would allow Ella Taylor the amounts she paid to Frank in part payment of the loan, which Frank refused to do. He declares that the master's find ings were based upon testimony which was not true, and which re flected severely upon him. After )some negotiation he finally con sented, with Mr. Robinson, to sign an order wherein it was stated that, the findings of the master were ap proved but he never intended to ad mit the correctness of any of the findings except that he should pay Frank $250. He delayed in making payment in ten days by reason of unavoidable absence from the city, and partly by the bond from whom he expected to get the money, and by whom it was promised before his absence and from whom he did get it. He paid the money May 13. He denies all improper and unprofessional con duct and of any intentional wrong doing. SUMMARY OF THE TESTIMONY AND A ,GU MENTS. [The State, 4th.] The State supreme court yester day afternoon took up the proceed - ings to disbar John T. Duncan of the Columbia bar instituted by D. W. Robinson, Esq, and for the first time ia the history of the court oral testimony was taken, the meng er' 6 -and being used by the wit nesses. Save for the four justices on the bench the bearing very much resembled an ordinary case in the magistrate's court. One feature, of the testimony was the plain and bold admission of a negro woman witness that she had in her testimony before the master told what she was told to tell. The court room was crowded throughout and th~e court sat from 4 o'clock until everything had been disposed of. The decision of the court in the matter will probably be announced this morning at the open ing of the court. When the court. met the clerk of court of Richland county, Mr. J. Frost Walker, was put on the stand and testified as to thbe circuit court re cords. Mr. W. H. Lyles was then placed on the stand. He testified as to matters related in the complaint and answer in regard to the deed, as published in the return of Mr. Dan can. He was cross-examined by G3en. Youmans. This cross* exami-~ nation was a pretty piece of legal cross fencing. Mr. M. Frank was then sworn and testified as to the loan made, and said that Mr. Duncan had told him that the title was all rightr When e found the mortgage was no con sequence he demanded his money back from Mr. Duncan. G3en. Youmans considerably tan gled the witness as to testimony he gave before the master. This was in regard to the reading of the re Eipt to Frank by Duncan and Frank's request to Duncan to set forth cer tain facts ina the receipt. The crose examination was persistent and lengthy, and directed to bringing forth statements from-thbe witnss in conflict with those made at the hear ig b.efore thbe master. Ella Taylor, black, withb pearly white teeth, wearing a man's straw hat and a pink and white gri;ped sbirt waist, the heroine if the $20 -loan, gave her testimony in police curt manerisms and ini a rare e--.n Stralto voice She went over the statements she had made iu the com plaint. She said she ran a boarding house and a restaurant and always paid her bills. Mr Frank had told er to swear that the money she was .paying him back was on her store ac count and not on the note, so he I coul et his money back from Dun can. She went before the mastei and swore as he had told her and when she came out Frank told her that she had "talked like a damned fool." Frank bad told her she must swear that way or she would have to be locked up. Frank had told her the papers were all right. She said "Jesse Williams is a drinking man; and you know you can't tell when he is drunk and when he ain't." This was in answer to a question as to whether the witness, Jesse Williams, was drunk or sober when he testified before the master. The court gave permission to ask the witness leading questions as it wished to have everything throwing light upon this matter. Mr. McFadden was put up to test ify as to the looking up of the titles. Mr. W. H. Squier, the county au ditor, was then put up and asked to produce the slipoena served upon bim, which was accompanied by a letter asking for certain information from his office. He had examined his records for 10 years and found no property charged to any of the per 3ons named in connection with the ase. At this point Mr. Robinson rested bis case so far as the testimony was concerned. The defense opened by putting r. John S. Verner, master of Rich and county, upon stand. He was questioned as to the testimony taken before him, when Mr. Robinson said he would admit all the stenographic testimony taken before the master. rhere was a lively legal discussion is to the method of bringing out points desired. It was 6.30 o'clock when Mr. Dan an, We defendant, took the stand. Ella Taylor was one of his first lients. Gen. Youmans conducted ,iis examination at first along the Line of th loc1ing up the title. The witness gave the different stens ,aken in his efforts to have the title itraighened out, his conferences with Mir. Lyles and other matters bParinig apon it. Mr. Duncan said he had prepared the deed had left it with Mr. Lyles to be signed. Mr. Lyles promised to forward deed and have it signe4 at once. I expected the :eed. I told Ella Taylor that she must prepare her money. She had said 'she had money ready. When notified she said that Frank had greed to furnish money. At my office I told Frank all about it. I old her the Mitchells most make the deed. I afterwards went to Frank's store. She said she could raise the balance of the money over te $250. By Frank's directions I drew the mortgage for $250, witb no interest at all. Ella Taylor said Frank had $50 of her money. Frank said nothing. Frank gave me $250, seking a receipt and a statement of the status of the title. I gave the receipt for the $250, and therein stated what had been done as to get ting the title. There could have been no misunderstanding by Frank. HI. took ample time to read the re ceipt-read it himself-read it de liberately. For the $102.50 bal an ce, note and mortgage were drawn. This was never used. I excepted te te master's report. Latter Mr. Robinson sent an order for my con sent. It had no erasores. When I got the order I wrote him I,couldn't consent without his striking out all except a simple order directing th payment of the money-striking oul the approval of master's findings and conclusions. I regarded myself as simply consenting to pay the money. I am not. conscious of any im proper conduct. I had no bad mo tive-ujo intention to do one wrong thing-no deception-no desire t< tke~ advantage of anybody. Ellb Taylor told me she had paid abon 74.50 on the land. I learned o tx sale of land only after it. I mad repeated efforts to get it back an failed. I offered to pay Frank if h would allow Ella Taylor credit fo her previous payments, and he re fused. Cross examined: I made the eras res in the copy order sent me. made crasures in both copy an Cunncluded on 4th page. MEMORIAL DAY. THE SOUH WILL HEREAFTER 08 SEIRVE JUNE 3 Georgia is Exempt and Any Other State Who So Deaires to be-the Official Order. The following official orders are being sent out from New Orleans: Headquarter- United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, La, May 17, 1902.-General Orders No. 287. The general ' commanding an nounces the adoption of the resolu tion, which was passed at the Dallas reunion on April 23d, 1902, fixing June 3d, the birthday of Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Southern Confederacy, as the universal Memorial day throughout the South, with the amendments thereto, and an epitome of the oc currences connected with the pass age of the same, for the observance and guidance of all commanders, camps and comrades, and all others interested in honoring the memory aud decorating the graves of 'Our Dead." A resolution to fix the third day o,f June, the anniversary of the birth cf Jefferson Davis, as "Southern Yemorial Day," was adopted by the "L.%dies' Memorial Association," of New Orleans, at a meeting held Marc:i 19,1902, and the matter pre sented to all the camps through a circula- letter, and the adoption of the resolution was vigorously advo cated b) Mrs. W. J. Behan, the pa triotic aa d splendid president of the "Ladies' Confederate Southern Memorial Association," of New Or leans, and who is also the president of the "Confederate Southern Memo rial A tsociation," and also by her able associates, and which efforts culminated after having been adopt ed by many camps, in the following resolution presented at the Dallas re uniof', > VIL. Resolution ofered by "Army of Northern Virginia" Camp No. 1, of New Orleans, Louisiana Division U. C. V.'s as follows: In order that our children may be fully instructed in all that pertains to the rise and fall of the Southern Confederacy, and the date of the birth of its first and only pregjdent will be indelibly impressed on their minds and hearts, and generally ob served with appropriate cermonies, be it, Resolved, That the United Con federate veterans in convention at Dallas, Texas, do ratify and adopt the resolution as passed by the La dies' Confederate Memorial Associa tion, of New Orleans, making June the 3rd, as the niversal Memorial day throughout the south. Said res olution to go into effect on June 3, 1903. The resolution was unanimously adopted by th9 committee on resolu tions, and when favorably reported to the convention met with opposi tion from the Georgia delegation, and others, and after much discus sion the following amendment was offered by Lieutenant General S. D. Lee, to wit: "I move that the state of Georgia, and any other state which so desires shall be exempt, and that the resolu tion so amended be adopted." And after further discussion the resolution as amended by Gen. S. D. Lee was almost unanimously adopt - ed by a rising vote. By order of J. B. Gordon, General Comdg. George Moorman, Adjutant Gen - eral and Chief of Staff. (Official.) ) A Gentle Hint. in our style of climate, with its sud bden changes of temperature,-rain, wind and sunshine often intermingled in a single day-it is no wonder that our child ren, friends anid relatives are so frequently iaken from us by neglect Sed colds, half the deaths resulting di erectly from this cause. A bottle of Boschee's Germain Syrup kept about ryour home f.r immediate use will pre -vent serious sick.e.ss, a large doctor's bill, and perbatps death, by the use of three or four doses. For curing Con sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia, Svere Coughs, Cr-oup, or any disease Iof the Throat or Lungs, its success 1s dsimply wonderful. asxour druggist will tell ' ou. G--t a sam pie bottle free from W. E Pelhamn & Son. Regular size. 75 ce nt. Ge mneen' Special Almanac.