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Terrible State Of Affa
of The Czar'
MEN, WOMEN AND CfiILDREN SHOT
The Revolt of the Striking Workmen I
in the Russian Capital Culminates in
a Deadly Conflict With the Troops
One Detachment of the Infantry Re
fuses to Fire on the Strikers, Throw
ing Down Its Arms.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The re
volt of striking workmen culminated
Sunday In a bloody conflict with the
troops. At 9:30 o'clock p. in., it was
believed that 1500 people had been
killed or wounded, but all estimates
for the present must be accepted with
caution. Popular rumor sa:-s that
many thousands have fallen. The city
at 9:30 was quiet. Troops are bivou
acked around 'camp fires here and
there in the streets. One detachment
of infantry refused to fire on the peo
ple and laid down their arms, but Uh
lans and Cossacks attacked those the
infantry would not. Firing continues
on the Vassiliostroy. It is rumored
that the workmen there have seized a
aynamite factory and also that 30,000
or 40,000 armed strikers from Kolpino,
16 miles distant, are marching on St.
Petersburg.
MIDLLE CLASSES FAVOt WORK
MEN.
Barricades erected on the island of
yassili Ostrov late Sunday night were
destroyed by troops almost immediate
ly, with the loss of 30 workmen killed.
The sympathy of the middle class is
with the workmen.
If Father Gopon, the master mind
the movement, aimed at open revo
tion, he managed the affair like a
nius to break the faith of the people
the "Little Father," who, they were
vinced. and whom Father Gopon
taught them, would right their.
ongs and redress their grievances.
rky, the Russian novelist, expressed
e opinion that Sunday's work will
reak 'this faith of the people in the
mperor. He said:
MEANS REVOLUTION.
"This day inaugurated revolution in
ussia. The Emperor's prestige will
e itevocably shattered by the shed
ing of innocent blood. He has alien
tet-rimself forever from his people.
pon taught the workmen to believe
that an appeal direct to the "Little
ather" would be heeded. They have
een undeceived. Gopon is now con
inced that peaceful means have failed
dthat the only remedy is force. The
rst blood has been shed, but more
ill follow. It is now the pe:>ple
gainst the oppressors, and the battle
ill be fought to the bitter end."
ESPERATE STRRET FIGHTING.
The military authorities had a firm!
ip on every artery in the city. At
areak, guards, regiments, cavalry
ed every bridgo across the frozen
eva, the network of canals which in-i
er^ the city, and the gates
ing from .the industrial see
on; while in the palace square,
t -the storm center, were
marched dragoons, infantry, and!
Cossacks of the guard. Barred from
the bridges and gates, men, women!
and children crossed the frozen river
and canals cn the ice by twos and
threes, hurrying to the palace square,
where they were sure the Emperor
would be to hear them. The street
approaches to-the square were cleared
by volleys and Cossack charges. Men
and women, infuriated to frenzy by the
loss of loved ones, cursed the soldiers
while they retreate-1. Men har
rangued the crowds, telling them that
the Emperor had foiled them and that
the time had come to act. Men began'
to build barricades in the Nevsky pros-I
pect and at other points, using any
material that came to hand and e en
choppIng down telegraph poles.
Mr. Croker Killed.
Ormond, Fla., Special-Frank Croker
of New York, son of Richard Croker,
the former Tammany chief, was seri
ously injured on the beach shortly be
fore 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Croker was in his racer, an 80-horse
power machine, with his mechanician,
Raoul, and was going a 40-second a
mile a clip. His machine turned over
andle was thr-own to the ground, sus
taining injuries from which he died
Sunday.
Live Items of News.
It will be several weeks before the
new rules and regulations for the
steamboat inspection service will go
into effect. The Board of Supervising
Inspectcrs will meet in Washington to
day.
Thomas K. Kiedringhaus was elect
edl United States Senator by the Mis
souri Legislature. and many other Sen
ators were chosen, including Hale, in.
' Maine: Aldrich, in Rhode Island;
Bulkely, in Connecticut; Depew, in
New York: KnoCx in Pennsylvania;
SBeveridige and Hemenway, in Indiana;
*Burkett, in Nebraska; Clapp in Minne
sota and others.
Gov. Preston Lea, of Delaware, was
inaugurated at Dover, Del.
E. C. Stokes was inaugurated Gover
nor of New Jersey at Trenton, and ad
vocated improveing corporation laws
there.
Rev. I. N. W. Irvine filed a suit for
slander in Philadelphia against Bishi
op Ethelbert Talbot, who was attend
ing a meeting of the church committee
on Sunday school instruction:
The 'cruiser, Maryland will have
speed trials January 23.
president Samuel Woolner, of the
Union of American~ Hebrew Congrega
tions, in his message to the nineteenth'
biennial meeting in Chicago, prophesied
the downfall of Russian autocracy.
Fire destrOod the Athenaeum and
other buildings ii Ne2w Orleans, causing
$100,000 damap
STrial of the 'uit of John R. Platt,
who seeks to r-over more than $600.
000 obtained from him by Hannah El
a lias, a negress. began in New York.
Handwriting experts testified in the
Mabel Page murd.er trial at Cam
bridge. Mass.
USSIAN RIOT
irs Existing in Capital
s Dominions
Fighting meantime continued at va
rious places, soldiers volleying and
charging the mob. Tie whole city
was-in a state of panic. Women were
running through the streets seeking
lost members of their families. Sev
eral barricades were carried by the
trcops.
Towards 8 o'clock in the evening
the crowds, exhausted, began to dis
perse, leaving the military in posses
sion. As they retreated up the Nev
sky Prospect, the workmen put out
all the lights. The little chapel at the
Narva gate was wrecked.
WITTE MAY BE DICTATOR.
On the Kaminostov all the lights
were extinguished and an officer was
found and mobbed. A general was
killed on the Nicholas bridge and a
dozen officers were stripped of their
epaulets and deprived of their sa ords.
It is rumored that M. Witte will be ap
pointed dictator, but the report is not
confirmed. The authorities, while they
seem to realize the magniture of the
crir; with which the dynasty and au
to' cy are confronted on account of
e .ts, apparently are paralyzed for a
m nent.
MUST END THE WAR.
A' -iicial statement was promised
- night,.at which hour it was an
iwvnced that it had been postponed.
Intense indignation is bound to be
aroused all over Russia. The workmen
and revolutionists expect news from
Moscow and other big centers, where
the troops are not of the same class as
the guards regiments of St. Peters
burg.
A member of the Emperor's house
hold is quoted as saying that this con
flict will end ,he war with Japan. and
that Russia wi!l have a constitution, or
Emperor Nicholas will lose his head.
The Warsaw & Baltic Railroad is
reported to have been torn up for a
n.le and a half, but the damage is said
to have been repaired.
There are rumors of trouble in Fin
land and disaffection of the troops.
WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT.
With darkness it was feared the mob
might try to.loot and pillage and even
burn, but beyond the breaking of a
few windows in the Nevsky prospect
and the pillaging of fruit shops, little
disorder was reportrd. Most of the
theatres were close , but at the Peo
ple's Palace. which was open, Liberals
attempted to harange the audience,
proposing, but at the close the audi
ence testified to their sympathy with
the workmen. In the meantime the
strike leaders met and decided to con
tinue the struggle with arms. No day
was fixed for the demonstration. The
strikers are so excited, however, that
trouble is expected.
At a big meeting the following mes
sage from M. Gorky, the novelist, was
read:
GORKY'S INCENDIARY MESSAGE.
"Beloved associates: We have no
mperor. Innocent blood lies between
him and the people. Now begins the
peoles struggle for freedom. May
it prosper. My blessing upon you all.
Would I might be with you; but I have
much to do."
A workman who was introduced to.
speak in Fatb'er Gopon's name made
a fiery speech. He appealed to Lib
erals to furnish arms. The meeting
adopted a letter denouncing the offi
cers and regiments that fired on the
workmen and another letter extoiling
the Moscow regiment, which refused to
fire.
Revolt in Circassia.
Victoria, British Columbia, By Cable.
--Capt. Orlan Cullen, representative of
the Imperial Marine Association of
Tokio, received a cablegram from Cone
stantinople to the effect that 1,500
Circassians had revolted and killed the
Russian guard, numbering 200. at
Savini, in the Caucasus, and that Rus
sians and Turks in large numbers were
crossing the frontier into the Caucasus.
Valuable Laces in Chadwick Home.
Cleveland, 0., Special.-United States
Customs Collector Leach has found
valuable laces belonging to Mrs. Cassle
L. Chadwick in the Chadwick home on
Euclid avenue. Mr. Leach is going to
learn whether duty has been paid on
the articles, all of which -have been
imported. They are said to be worth at
least $10,000, and a charge of smug
gling will be preferred if duty has not
been paid.
Steamer Sinks a Sloop.
Elizabeth City, N. C., Special.-The
Old Dominion steamer Ocracoke sunk
the sloop Bay, which had aboard a
pleasure party, including several wo
mn. The Ocracoke was bound here
fom Newbern. Mr. Lem Champan. a
member of the pleasure party, was
knocked overboard, but was picked up
by the crew of the steamer, which
brought all on the sloop to this city in
safety.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Russia. it is reported, has threatened
to invade China unless alleged dis
erimination in favor of the Japanese
ceases.
The verdict in the case of Deputy
abriel Syveton. who was found dead
in Paris, was that he met death by
suicide.
The cultivation of the olive is in
creasing constantly, though slowly, in
Spain. The area devoted to olives in
creased from 2,673,666 acres in 1901 to
2.683,550 acres in 1902 and 2,690.%3Z
acres in 1903. The oil yield per acre last
year was 32 gallons. or 13.8 gallons
moe than the yield of 1902-1903. 3 gal
lons more than the yield of 1901-1902
and 2 gallons more than the average.
An av.alanche of rock at Naesdal,
Norway, caused the death of 59 per
sons.
The new Danish Cabinet proposes
universal suffrage in communal elec
tions.
The Duchess of Mariborough (who
was Consuelo Vanderbilt) inherited
a love for the ouaint melodies of the
ld Southern plantation darkies, and
sice her residt.nec in England she
~as ren-lcred them so effectively that
they hav3 onzome all th-. rage in the
f, mihes of the n'bility. The Duchess
f Westminster has taken them up,
nti so has Princess Henry of Pless.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
What Is Being Done By the Palmet
to Lawmakers.
The House finished all business on
the calendar and adjourned until noon
Friday, a recess being taken in honor
of the birthday of Gen. Robcrt E. Lee.
The greater part of the day's session
A as fccupied in presenting new bills,
fC in number, and in receiving com
n ittee reports, 14 being favorable and
9 unfavorable. Th:s shows that the
committecs are doing something.
Mr. Beamguard introduced a concur
rent resolution to provide for the ap
pointment of the zegular committee
to make quarterly examination of the
books of the State treasurer, comptrol
ler general, secretary of state and
the sinking fund commission. The res
olution was passed and sent to the
Senate.
The following resolution, introduced
by Mr. J. B. Watson, was agreed to
and sent to the Senate: "Be it re
solved, etc., That the Senators and rep
-resentatives of this State in the Con
gress of the United States be request
ed to procure by Federal legislation or
otherwise the prompt transmission by
mail to each cotton ginner in this
State a compleL. copy of all ginners'
'ieports in this State to the agricultural
department of the general govern
ment as soon as the same is received
by said department," etc.
The House agreed to Mr. Haskell's
resolution to extend to the Daughters
of the Confederacy and certain other
ladies the use of the hall of the House
of Representatives Thursday at noon
for the purpose of presenting a por
trait of General Micah Jenkins.
Second Reading Bills.
The following bills were given sec
ond reading:
Mr. Colcock's bill to dispose of fin
ally all moneys in the State treasury
known as the "Direct Tax Fund." The
bill provides in part: "That all claims
on the funds in the State Treasury
known as 'Direct Tax Funds,' for pen
alty and interest colle::ted from citi
zens of the former parishes of St. He
lena and S. Lukes, now a part of
Beaufort county, on account of direct
tax by the United States, must be
presented for payment before the first
day of March, anno domini 1905, or
be forever barred."
Mr. Stoll's bill to amend the charter
of the town of Kingstree.
Mr. Prince's bill relative to the elec
tion of professors at the Citadel by
the board of visitors.
Mr. Sinkler's bill "granting to the
United States the title of this State to,
an- the jurisdiction of the State over,
certain lands on Sullivan's Island, in
Charleson county, for military pur
poses."
Bill to amend the law fixing travel
ing expenses of county superintend
ents of education in Abbeville, Marl
boro and York counties.
Third Reading Bills.
Mr. Whaley's to permit the construe
tion of a permanent dam across Goose
Creek.
Mr. McColl's to permit the town of
Clio to issue $10,000 in bonds for the
erection of another school house.
Newberry delegation's bill to change
the school law for the city of Newberry
so that there will be five trustees in
stead of 11, and that they shall be
elected for a definite term Instead o1
holding a life tenure.
Mr. Morgan's bill relative to ap
pointment of foreman of petit jury.
Bills From the Senate.
The following came over from the
Senate and were read the first time:
Senator Mauldin's bill to authorize
the Governor to app)oint a commission
to examine into the financial condition
of Greenville county.
The resolution providing for an in.
T estigation of the dispensary.
Senator Raysor's bill to authorize
school district No. 52 in Orangeburg
county to issue bonds.
in the Senate.
Nothing was done in the senate Wed
nesday further than the introduction of
bills. The body adjourned until noon
Thursday.
Senator Earle introduced two bille
affecting railroads, one to require rail
roads p,ractically to abolish grade
crossings by the use of undercuts and2
bridges, the other limiting the time o1
work of employes operating trains,
This latter bill allows employes tc
work only 12 hours at a time, and ther
rot to work again until after eight
hours of rest except in cases wher
trains are p"evented by casualty from
reaching the destination on schedule
time.
Senator E. S. Blease introduced a
bill to prohibit employment in the leg
isature or engrossing departmaent of
any persons related to any member or
officer of the legislature or any State
officer.
Senator Butler introduced a bill
which is practically "anti-graft" is
substance. It is intended to punish the
corrupt g. -ing, offering, promising anc
receiving gif.ts and gratuities anc
provides that whoever corruptly gives
offers or promises to an agent any
gft or gratuity whatever, with inten'
to Influence his action in relation tc
his principal's, employer's or master's
business, or any agent, employe or ser
vant who corruptly requests or aceepts
a gift or promise to make a gift bene
ficial to himself; or any agent, employ(
or servant who, being authorized tc
procure materials, supplies or other ar
tiles by purchase or contract for his
principal, receives directly or indirectly
for himself or another, a commission
dsount or bonus from the person whc
makes suc'h sale or contract, shall b(
punished by a fine of not more thar
$00. or by such fine and imprisonmeni
for not more than one year.
THIRD READING.
The following 'bils v:ere given thirc
redng:
Senatoir Ras'sor-Joiat resolution re
lating to adjaernment of the general
assembly.
Senator Raysor-Joint resolution re
lating to filling vacancies in the su
preme court and inferior tribunals.
Senator Hough-To fix the salarie:
of the sheriffs in1 this State.
Senator McGowan-To amend the
charter ofthe Presbyterian College o
South Carolina.
SECOND READING.
The following bills were given sec
ond reading:
Senator Blake-To authorize Patriel
Calhoun, Augustine T. Smythe ant
Granville Beal to construct a dan
across the Savannah river.
Senator W. E. Johnen-To amnene
the code relating to general election;
as to apply the provisions thereof t<
primary elections in this State.
Senator Warren-To provide for the
holding of the summer term of cour
o common pleas for Hampton county
Senator Brice-To amend an act en
titled "An act to provide for the char
te fees for domestic building and loai
associations.'
Senator Hay-To amend the code re
hating to change of venue.
Senator Bivins-To amend the cod<
fixing the time for holding the court:
for Dorchester.
genator Ravsor-TO define and pre
scribe the manner of "showing com
pliance with the requirements of the
constitution" to governor prior to the
ordering an election as to the creation
of a new county.
Senator McLeod- Including Lee
county in certain provisions relating
to supervisor's powers.
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
S nator Jivens-To amend the law
relating to magistrates and consta
b!es.
Senator Hood-To abolish days of
grace on notes and other papers.
Senator Wells-To make the act reg
ulating relief departments of railways
a general law for all corporations.
Senator McIver-To have Chester
field and Marlboro purchase the Che
raw bridge across the Great Pee Dee
river.
Senator Hood-Relating to jury fees.
Senator Butler-To punish corrupt
giving, etc.
Senator Earle-To require railroads
to abolish grade crossings.
Senator Earle-To limit the hours of
work of railway employes operating
trains.
Senator Brice-Relating to transfer
of persons from school districts.
Senator Mauldin.-Giving authority
to corporations intending to furnish
water and light power to condemn
lands.
Senator E. S.: Blease-To prevent the
employment of certain persons in the
legislature, or in the engrossing de
partment.
Senator Earle-Relating to survival
of actions.
Senator C. L. Blease-Ratifying and
extending the charter and power of the
Parr Shoals Power company.
Senator Manning-Relating to the
payment of annual license fees by cor
porations. (This bill corrects an er
rcr.)
Senator Marshall-To prevent r.ny
one except the State electrician from
interfering with the new heating sys,
tcm of the State house. ,
Senator Blake-Incorporating the
board of trustees of the A. R. P. synod
of the South.
ELECTIONS.
A concurrent resolution introduced
by Senator Warren was adopted to hold
the following elections on Thursday,
January 26: Two circuit jujdges, to suc
ceed Judges Ernest Gary and D. A.
Townsend; a superintendent of the pen
itentiary, to succeed Capt. D. J. Grif
fith; three members of the board of
directors of the penitentiary, to suc
ced John G.. Mobley, A. K. Sanders
and M. O. Rowland; one trustee of the
eclored college at Orangeburg, to suc
ceed Cole L. Blease, resigned.
The Dispensary.
The dispensary law seems to be the
chief subject of interest In the Senate.
Not content with the other two bills
that have been introduced, . Senator
Brice has put in still another. This
is not an investigating bill, but seeks
to change the law, and is along the line
of the celebrated "Brice" local option
bill introduced by the Senator from
York in 1904.
It substitutes for the present sec
tion 7, the following:
"Sec. 7. There may be one or more
county dispensers appointed for each
county, the place of business of each
to be designated by the county board
of control, but thie State board of con
trol must give consent before more
than one dispenser can be appointed
in any county, and where the county
board designates a location for a dis
pensary, 20 days' public notice of
which shall be given, it shall be com
petent for a majority of the qualifie4
voters of the township In which the
dispensary is to be located to prevent
its location in such township by sign
ing a petition or petitions to the county
board requesting that no dispensary
be established in the township. Any
incorporated city or town may secure
the establishment of a dispensary or
dispensaries within its limits in the
following manner: Upon the petition
of one-fourth of the qualified voters
cf such town or city, as shown by the
registration books of the same, an
Ielection, either upon the Question of
the establishment or removral of dis
pensaries therein being filed with the
intendant or mayor of such town or
city, he shall order an election submit
ting the question - of 'dispensary' or
'no dispensary' to the qualified voters
of such town or city, which election
shall be conducted as other special
elections, by managers appointed by
the town or city council, and if a ma
jcrity o/ the ballots cast be found and
declared to be for a dispensary, then
a dispensary may be established in
said town or city, but if a majority or
the ballots be found to be against
wne dispensary, then no dispensary
shall be established therein, and any
dispensary already established shall
be closed. Elections under this sec~
tion cannot be held oftener than every
four years.
"No dispensary shall be established
in any county, town or city wherein
the sale of alcoholic liquors was pro
hibited prior to July 1st, 1893, except
as herein permitted. Provided, That
where dispensaries have been estab
lished in such county, town or city,
they shall remain established until re
moved or closed as permitted in this
act. Provided, a dispensary shall not
be established in any town or munici
pality without a majority vote of such
town or municipality in favor of such
establishment."
Barring the introduction of new bilis,
there was nothing of deep or lasting
interest ini the proceedings of either
the House or the Senate Tuesday, both
of which held short sessions.
The Senate occupied its time dis
cussing the Blease dispensary investi*
gation resolution and passed it with
amendments extending the scope of
the investigation to practically every
detail of the system from -its inception
to the present. The commission is tc
meet as often as it sees fit, and is not
required to report until the next meet.
ing of tile Legislature.
Among the new House bills this
morning was one by Mr. Boyd, mak
ing ordinary promissory notes invalid
if presented for discount at any other
bank than that on which they art
drawn.
Mr. Fishburn introduced a bill re
quiring marriage licenses. The couplk
is to get a certificate from the clerli
of the court, giving their names, ages
and places of residence and setting
forth that there is no Impediment
This they are to present to the per
son performing the ceremony, who is
to return the paper to the clerk witl:
the endorsement that the ceremony has
been performed. Marriages contracted
in ather way are not to be recog
nie smarriages.
Mr. Kershaw had a bill to amenc
the law as to cock-fighting so as tc
prohibit engaging in or attending i
fight anywhere. The law now forbids
this within two miles of an incorporat
c d institution of learniug.
Cousins Marry in Germany.
Among the marriages recorded ih
Ber!. last year there were 121 o
blood-relations; 100 of these weri
marrie., of cousins.
PALMETTO AFFAIRS
Many Newsy Items Gathered From
all Sections.
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent prices paid
to wagons:
Strict good middling ........... 7 1-2
Good middling ............... 7 1-4
Strict middling .............. 7 1-8
Middling .................... 7
Tinges ................. 6 to 6 3-4
Stains ................... 5 to 5 7-8
General Cotton Market.
Middling.
Galveston, steady ............ 7 1-16
New Orleans, steady .......... 6 7-8
Mobile, steady ............... 6 7-8
Savannah, steady .............. 7.00
Charleston, firm .............. 6 7-8
Baltimore, nominal ............. 7.25
New York, dull ............... 7.25
Boston, quiet ................. 7.25
Philadelphia, quiet ............- 7-r
The Good Roads Association.
Columbia, Special.-The South Caro
lina Good Roads Association assem
bled in annual session at the court
house last week.
The following were the delegates
present and the counties from which
they came:
Abbeville, Supervisor G. W. Nickles.
J. C. Lomax, and J. R. Blake; Ander
son, Supervisor S. O. Jackson, J. W.
Ashley, J. R. Watson, John K. Wood,
J. A. Hall, A. C. Latimer, M. P. Trib
ble, M. L. Bonham and M. Perrin;
Berkeley. Supervisor J. H. Harvey,
and J. W. B. Breland; Charleston,
Supervisor Wm. P. Cantwell, T. W.
Bacot and Earle Sloan; Chesterfield,
Supervisor Smith Oliver; Clarendon, -
Supervisor T. C. Owens; R. E. Mc
Faddin; Darlington, C. O. McCullough;
Dorchester, Supervisor H. H. Gross;
" Florence. Supervisor James B. Mc
Bride, W. R. Langston, W. B. Gause:
Greenwood. Supervisor J. M. Major,
J. B. McCants, R. L. Lyon; Horry,
Supervisor J. L. Boyd, E. F. Todd,
W. L. Mishoe; Kershaw, Supervisor
J. M. Sowell, D. M. Bethune: Lan
caster. Supervisor, M. C. Gardner;
Marion, Supervisor J. P. Stackhouse,
J. C. Sellers; Orangeburg, Supervisor
Olin M. Dantzler, T. D. A. Livingston,
J. A. Banks; Richland, Supervisor W.
D. Starling, P. J. Garrick, L. Rabon,
Wm. Douglass, N. Rawlinson. W. H.
Sligh, F. H. Hyatt- Spartanburg, Su
pervisor D. M. Mifes, M. F. Turner,
W. T. Brown; Union, Supervisor T. J.
Bedenbaugh, R. L. McNally, James
P. Vinson; Williamsburg, Supervisor
John J. Graham; York, Supervisor
Thomas W. Boyd; Barnwell, Super
visor J. B. Morris; Marlboro, Super
visor M. E. Coward; Laurens, Super
visor H. r. Humbert.
President F. H. Hyatt called the
meeting to order. The proceedings
were opened by prayer by the Rev.
J. W. Daniel. Mayor Gibbes, on be
half of the city, welcomed the dele
gates.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: F. H. Hyatt,
president: Earl Sloan, secretary; O.
M. Dantzler, treasurer.
President Hyatt read his report for
last year. which is full of interest.
A learned and highly appreciated
address on the subject of improved
roads in Canada. the United Staes
and Mexico was delivered by Dr. C.
M. Niles.
Gov. Heyward sent a message ex
pressing regrets at his absence, caused
by temprorary illness, but pledges his
'warmest sympathies and most earnest
efforts in the interests of the South
"arolna Good Roads Association.
State Bar Association.
The first session of the twelfth an
.ual meeting of the South Carolina
Bar Association was caUed to order in
the hall of the house of representatives
by the president, Mr. H. J. Hayns
worth, of Greenville. The opening ad.
dress was delivered by the president
upon the subject, "Lynch law in South
Carolina." The address was most in
teresting and instructive and was lis
tened to with marked attention. On
motion, the Association requested that
it be published in the papers of the
State, and it will also be published
among the proceedings of the Asso
cation. The following new members
of the Association were elected:
Messrs. J. Wright Nash, Thos. S.
Sease, W. A. Holman, D. J. Baker,
John R. Cloy. W. S. Smith, W. H.
Welis, T. 3. Mauldin, J. Harry Foster,
Lawrence Orr Patterson, Z. T. Ker
shaw, W. P. Conyers, C. P. Sanders.
Camden's New Court House.
Camden, Special.-The contract for
the building or the new court house
for this county was awarded to T. C.
Thompson & Bro. of Birmingham, Ala.
The firm's bid was between $31,000
and $32,000, that being the lowest bid
out of seven. The exact bid was not
obtainable tonight. Work will com
mence at once.
To Meet at Marion.
Marion, Special.-The f,a-mers of
the county have determined to organ
ize for the purpose of reducing cotton
acreage. A call.. signed by some of
the most prominent farmers of Marn
on, has been published in the county
papers, requesting all cotton planters
to meet at their respective voting
precincts next Friday, organize and
elct delegates to a cotton growers'
meeting to be held at the court house
next Monday to form a cotton growers
county association. The purpose of
the association will be mainly to re
cuce the amount of cotton produced
Iby a reduction of the acreagae and of
the amount of commercial fertilizers
used.
South Carolina Items.
Frank Leslie Morrell, age fifteen
years, died at his home at Wellford
Tuesday afternoon. He was operated
on last Thursday for appendicitis|
and it was thought that he would re
cover. Complications set in and he
soon passed away. Leslie Morreil
was the son of Henry Morrell. He
was popular in his county and gave
promise of developing into a good
and useful citizen. His many friends
are grieved to learn of his death.
Railroad From Wards to Saluda.
Wards, Special.-Thie railroad com
mission, accompanied by Supt. H. A.
Williams, of the Southern Railway.
visited Wards for the purpose of look
ing into the matter of building a new
passenger station at this place. Plans
were agreed upon. and it was stated
by Mr. Williams that the work wouldt
commence at an early date. It is
learned from a very reliable railroad
official that the contract for building
the railroad from Wards to Saluda
has been given out and work will be,
gin on the grading within 60 days,e