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Constituth Japan By H HE whole sec: in the fact th detail, instrun lastly, in the jgovernment o: the fleet, held forward and c whole aspect past three me not maintained in order to sho defence to distant coast towns, but must be concentrated to m By the masterly strokes power, and ; the subsequent the Yellow Sea and the Gulf o anese armies. He did more, be robbed Russia of a base w the Baltic Russia to gain with t though it were, and he gave a the mere possession of ships wi in warlike duties. is not equiva; if well manned, and under a le ability, and perscaal magnetisn dockyards well equipped and w has supplied the world with o of the command of the sea, bu of intelligent, careful organizat She has humbled a power agai Her manner of treating the nations. With a gentle firmne, leges that were granted durin; Old-time journalists who meet in progress say that they never censorship. It was a complete not afford to let the rest of-the that it is a war in which they must fight it as their generals remarked that the war will be want to say that my observati< myriad interesting and importa world knows little or nothing until after peace has been decl 777heEvi WaCter May Wellman F in our gener if war cannot agreements to minimized by amicably. Wi it will be emi mands it; an( broader and t the minor to vast work to be done in mitig With the true genius of a worlt when he made his memorable Japanese conflict and toward pi It is in dealing with the < dream of universal peace and d it reassembles, promises to be o Important question of the rights ships. Mr. Roosevelt renewed had already been made by Pres izd to correspond- with the govi a view to incorporating 4nto th( S ple of exemption of all private capture or destruction by belligt "and the state department now regarded as at hand till the stru to close-for presenting the n the summer, seizures at sea by vexatious and hazardous interna and it is obvious that if the nex settlement in the international It will have justified its reasse: recommended such an agremen Other questions raised at th and now pressing for adjustme: concerning the laws and custon of the principles of the Geneva jectiles from balloons, of the d of bullets which expand easily land mines, such as have work< the inviolability of all private: * ments of ports and towns by n; the neutralization of certain t< states and native races; the co the Turkish Empire, and the sit *United States and the World's of Reviews. r'7irtue o By E %+++++ THINK a greg and even avo ~ ful spirit. If + more cheerful ness to scatts ++++++++'tis like the g There Is nothi en one to me' not observed how much easiei cheerfully? They seem to av< others fail. So, cheerfulness ing that will live in other hrear perform, do it cheerfully. The heart, and will dispel more glo respect. They are a light to lighting and aiding others, but ter. I saw a person one time pected to get well; it seemed r'eached nyer to him to raise his bled thropugh excitement. He o Though he was almost in a dyir These are traits that are more bring true happiness. Happins in. "Give me," says Carlyle," mnore and 'with more ease than is cheerful as he whistles his his plow. The woodman's bloi frequent when a cheerful perso or cleaning the house may do it a disposition that all should st our actual being. God bless th like to meet them, grasp their la the pleasant address, pleasant meeting such a person, and a s our Imitation and admiration. Suaggesting a Variation. Fifteen minutes after the p soni ret'urned, his father, axe it started for the barnyard. "N'ow, look here, dad," said t1 hurrying after him. "I don't wt to kill any fatted calf on my ac "Yew always wuz a thoughtfu muttered the old man, huskily "And do you remember, dad, always used to prefer turkey to innuied the naive youth.-Puc This.. s the Secret of i ese Success Dsmer Whitfield t of the Japanese success may be said to li it problem of the present war was studied rents acquired fitted for the end in view, an war-readiness of the fleet. As s icn as th Japan had decided to thruw down the gag( on the slenderest leash, was rcndy to sprid eal that first crushing blow which altered th of the campaign afloat. The events of th nths have emphasized the fact that a fleet i w the flag on foreign coasts, to provide loca or to cruise ship by ship in a silly isolatior -et the strategic needs of any probable war. which Admiral Togo dealt at Russian navt locking of the Port Arthur channel, he free ' Pe-chi-li to the transports carrying the 1ai ven, than this. By "sealing up" Port Arthu aich the much-talked-of re-enforcements fror he assistance of the squadron within, disable singularly vivid illustration of the truth tha th crews Inadequate in numbers and unshille ent to naval strength. Behind the fleet, eve ader of courage. great strategical and tactic: must be a well-thought-out organization, an th ample supplies of labor for repairs. Japa ject- lessons in warfare and in the influenc , above all else, she has illustrated the cffec ion, and the meaning of being ready for w a ast which even Napoleon could not prevail. war correspondents was a revelation to othe ,s she promptly denied us the same free rriv the Spanish-American and the Boer wa one another only when some great battle i before saw such polite severity or such rigi surprise. The Japanese claim that they car world gain even a remote idea of their plan ire fighting against heavy odds, and that the see fit. Several newspapers have facetiousl ought over again in the magazines. I simpl ns hase enhanced the belief that there are at matters connected with this v-ar which, th about and will knc,w little or nothing abou red. rSuccess. How.. (s of War i Be Lessened tion the powers cannot be induced to disarn be made virtually impossible by sweepin arbitrate, the danger of conflict may be greatl these agreements to settle all minor dispute th the machinery for such settlement at hani loyed; there will be.a world-opinion which di the tendency will naturally be ever to mak roader the scope of the compacts, rising froi the maj6r. This is progress. And there is ating the evils of war, if war there must bi -statesman, Mr. Hay took a long step forwar aove toward delimiting the area of the Russ< eservation of the integrity of China. ollateral issues of war, rather than with th sarmament, that The Hague conference, whe the highest service to mankind. There is th and immunity of property in transit in neutra o the congress last winter a suggestion whic ident McKnley.-that the executive be autho ~rnments of the leading meritime powers wit permanent law of civilized nations the princ property at sea, not contraband of war, frot ~rents. Congress authorized such negotiation: awaits a favorable moment,-which cannot b ggle between Russia and Japan will be brougi Latter to the attention of the powers. Durn Russian cruisers brought this prolific causeC tional disputes more acutely before the worl< Hague conference achieves nothi'ng else tha law of what is regarded as contraband of wa: nblage. The first Hague conference earnest] at conference, or in the experience of mankin< it, may be briefly summarized: A conventio 5 of war on land; adaptation to naval warfar convention; the prohibition of throwing pr< iffusion of asphyxiating gases, and of the us in the human body; the use of submarine an d such dreadful havoc in the present confliet roperty on land; the regulation of bombar< zval forces; the rights and duties of neutrals rritories and waters; the protection of wea adition of the Armenians and other 'subjectsC uation In the valley of the Congo.-From "Th 'eace Movement."-Americanl Monthly Revie, hTe.. F' Cheerfulness znnie Hawkins .t many cares and trials might be overcom ided altogether, by the cultivation of a chee one is environed with cares and unpleasan to meet them as cheerfully as you can. Tb the better. There is nothing like cheerfu *r the mists that constantly arise in this life mnial sun which disperses the clouds and fog: ng like it to brace one's self with and strengt t the trials and vicissitudes of life. Have ye one glides along life's pathway, who move id many cares and actually win success whet and a mild-tempered spirit will prove a bles ts as well as their own. If there is a duty 1 real cheerful person has more sunshine in hi m, than a thousand that are ae:icient in tirl thers; a light loses none of its brilliancy b ontinues to shine and grow brighter and be who was very sick; so sick he was not eI he would surely die very soon. When head to a more upright position my hand tre' bserved it, and asked, "Why do you tremble' g condition, he seemed cheerful and contente< desirable than gold, for gold does not alway ess must. be cultivated and spring from witi be person who sings at his work; he will d one who lever hums a tune." The plowfbo songs and then sings them while he follow ' sem to hrave a clearer ring and are mor a is behind the ax. The girl who Is sweepin so much easier if shre goes about It cheerfull: rive to cultivate, and let it become a partc echeerful person, man, woman or child. W indly hand, listen to tireir cheerful words, not smile. We feel we have been benefited b ining example is set before us that is worth Referred to Authority. rodigal Congressman Cooper of Texas tell hand, about a distinguished army officer wi on one occasion offered prayer befoi ee boy, a regiment. He summe'd up the caus' nt you and objects of the war-the war wit ount." Mexico-and asserted that it wasr I boy," war of conquest, but annexation onl: concluding his supplication to , l: how I throne of grace with: "I refer yol veal?" good Lord, to Polk's message on th: subjeet." TdE KILLINr OF MILLIE BELL 'wo Bells Sentenced to Eleven and Five Years, Respectively-Others Implicated Were Acquitted. Conway. Special.-The spring term of court for Hurry county has just losed. Judge Dantzler having presid :d. The record for this county was roken in the number of murder cases ried. Seven persons were before the ar of justice charged with taking hu nan life, only two of whom were con ricted, and they of manslaughter. William T. Bell and George Bell, a :harged with the murder of Mrs. Mil ie Bell (wife of George Bell and aunt )f William T. Bell), were found gunil .v of manslaugnter and sentenced to .he penitentiary for 11 years and five 5ears. respectively. e Two younger brothers of William e 3e11 and one Van Bullock, implicated .r the same case, were all acquitted )y the jury. The story of the killing of Millie 3ell, as told by William T. Bell, one of he convicted men, to a representative >f The State a few weeks ago, while 3wait4ng tgal, is as follows: r "On November 1, the day of the r ght, my uncle, who Liad been staying with me all night, myself, J. W. Bell tmd C. B. Van Bullock, went over to -eorge's home to bring over to my aome the rest of the corn and potatoes d hat belonged to him. I tolg him he I ould keep it at my home until he could J lo better. Van Bullock was driving d my team of mules. We all walked up a to the house, and got a 'cussing' out for our pains. Some of us worried tier some I guess. in a way. We joked >ack at her. She called us all out of >ur names, and my mother, too. Dur ing the day we notice! the women who -r were in the house, including George's - wife and his daughters, Lizzie and r. Rosella, were carrying considerable water to the kitchen, and as we did d ot see them washing or scouring, we wondered what they were doing with it. At noon Van Bullock carried the first load to my barn and returned Y about 1 o'clock with James Bell to help Y is. We had brought our rations with Y .is, and ate our dinner near a spring. N Waterman, after he ate his dinner, e went up to the house and talked to Rosella and her mother. Lizzie had one toward her home, which was not ar away. After we ate our dinner Lizzie came back. After dinner Irving Bell and his wife came from their aome and tney stopped out on the road. His wife got out of the buggy and held several conversations with the women. They shortly drove away and returned about sunset. This time, they drove up to the field where we were working and he told Waterman he must stop 'cussing' his mother. His wife,cursed Waterman at the same time. After we had finished digging potatoes we threw them in the wagon g with the tools-plow, hoes and potato fork-and rounded the house on our way home. Van Bullock was driving. The others of us were walking. All . had their hoes in the wagon with the exception of Waterman. He had his e on his shoulder. As George passed his n wife he noticed she had a bucket of a hot water and she was swinging it. He asker her not to throw it at any of them. She permitted him to pass. I said the same thing to her and she let me go by. But when the mules started by she threw the contents of e the bucket broadside on one of the mules causing the team to start to run away. As soon as she threw the wa LIter she dropped the bucket and grab bed me. and Rosella grabbed me, too. They tried to gouge out my eyes and -chocked me. I saw they were getting hthe best of me and I said, 'Boys, come i- up an get them off me.' George and Waterman took them off me and George begged them not to have any more fuss. I stepped away a piece L'and I thought they would let me alone. izie Smzith then struck George over gthe head with a missle of some kind, Sit staggered him and he fell. When he I, fell she went on him. George reach a ed and got her by the hair, and she r,scoured sand in his face and tried yto gouge out his left eye. But she kept him down until Jimmie Bell pull ed her off.. When the old lady got -off me she got a bar rail and stood t over- me in a threatening way. Just hen I saw a hoe lying beside Lizzie - and George. I picked it up and poked eit at the two of them, jogging it at dthem." I "Did you strike the woman over the Ihead with the hoe or qoke it at her? It is said she was hit on the top of the head?" was asked "They say there was a mark on her head; some say I knocked her brains eout (with a sarcastic smile); I don't Sknow. I poked her as I said I did." Committee Organizes. The legislative committee appointed )under the Blease resolution last roonth, to investigate the affairs of the State dispensary, met Monday In the parlors of Wright's Hotel and organized b)y electing Senator Hay chairman, Mr. A. H. Booth, of Newberry, stenographer and clerk, and Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate J. Fred Schumpert, also of Newberry, marshal. The commission ~'elected an expert accountant in the per - son of Col. Edmund Bacon, of Spartan -- burg. - Fire at Aiken. Aiken, Special.-The Chatfield build - ing on Park avenue, in which were lo cated the Alken postoffice, the Gift ,~shop, owned by E. S. Campbell, the Eagle News and Cigar store, owned by ~H. S. Jordan, the residence of Mrs. S. SE. Chatfield and the store of the Aiken 0Electrical Construction company, own 5ed by W. Rothrock. were burned here sMonday. The fire was discovered at 7 yo'clock and burned for more than two Shours. The building was old and the smoke and heat were so intense that Spractically nothing was saved except a portion of the electrical company s stock. The losses will aggregate $10.000, insurance about S5.000 SAnti-Trust Law Upheld. Washington, D. C., SpeciaL-The oiSupreme Court of the United States today decided the ease of the National Cotton Oil Company versus the State of Texas. involving the State Anti eTrust law. The court found the com gpany guilty under that law and held that it had forfeited its right to do fbusiness in the State. The case was eappeaWId to the Supreme Court on con estitutional grounds. That court, how ever, in its opinion, which was deliver ed by Justice McKenna, held that the charge was untenable Two Want the Position. -The legislature recently passed an act authorizing a survey of the line be [ ween the State of North and South carolina along the border of Marlboro otunty. It is believed that this survey c il lead to valuable territory being hdded to the State of South Carolina. The friends of Mr. R. L. Freeman of B ennettsville have urged upon Gov. - eyward his fitness for the place of urveyor, and Mr. W. H. Yeldell, who urveyed the Calhoun county tract, s ver which quite a stir was made, is ls n pplicant BiG APPROPRIA IONS Congress Spends Public Funds With Lavish J and THlREE BILLS AGGREGATE HEAVILY Senate Passes Postoffice Bill, Carry ing $181,526,843; Pensions, $138, 000,000, and Rivers and Harbors, $38,350,899-$332,000 Added to Riv ers and Harbors Measure. Washington, Special.-During the day the Senate considered and passed three supply bills aggregating an ap propriation of over $357,000,000 and at night took up a fourth bill carrying over $67,000,000. This session began at 11 a. m., and after recess lasting from 6 to S, continued well into the night. The appropriation measures passed druing the day's sessions were: The postoffice bill, carrying $181.000,000 and the river and harbor bill, carrying in immediate appropriation and continu ing contracts, $38,350,899. The river and harbor bill was increased by $332. 000, among the increases being Winyah Bay, S. C., $40.000; Charleston, S. C.; $25,000; Cumberland River, Tenn, $50, 000. During the considering of the post office bill Mr. Clay took exception to the Increase of the appropriation for pneumatic tube service to $1,500,000, saying that the Postmaster General's estimate called for only $500,000. He said that the plan was to extend the service to cities of 200,000, and added that already cities of 100,000 were be ginning to ask for the service. He also asserted that the expenditures on be half of the postoffices .in the United States were now practically equal to the entire expenses of the government fourteen years ago. Mr. McCombs prposed an amend ment giving preference to soldiers of the war of the rebellion in the matter of the transfer of i-ailway clerks to the regular clerical service. "Make it soldiers of the civil war," suggested Mr. Bacon, adding. "It is more courteous." The change was made and the amendment agreed to. The Senate agreed to conference re ports on the Military Academy and Agricultural Department appropriation bills. The report on the agricultural ap propriation bill showed that the Senate conferees had receded from the Senate amendment requiring semi-monthly re ports on the cotton crop. Mr. Bacon read a telegram from President Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association, urging the impor tance of more frequent reports and himself dwell upon the wisdom of the amendment. He said, however, that he appreciated the pertinacious and unyielding opposition of the House and that the Senate could not do other wise than yield. He attributed this opposition to the Agricultural Depart ment, saying that subordinates, and not the head of that Department had haunted the capitol to defeat the leg Islation. He remarked that it was the duty of legislative officials to execute the laws and that if they could not do so they should be required to retire from office. Mrs. Stanford Poisoned. Honolulu, By Cable.-Mrs. Jane Lathrop atanford, of San Francisco, widow of the late United Stat4s Sen ator Leland E. Stanford, died at 11.40 o'clock Wednesday night at the Moana Hotel here. Suspicious circumstances surround the death of Mrs. Stanford. She was taken ill at 11 o'clock, and said: "I have been poisoned." An autopsy was held and it was found that strychnine had been admin istered, but by whom is not yet de termined. to Start South. New York, Special.-A number of the members of the New York Na tional League baseball club will eave for the Southern training trip k,f the City of Mason, of the Savannah line, on Thursday. Mathewson, Wiltz, Bowerman, Dahlen and others will be among the players to start. They go from Savannah to Birmingham, Ala., to play from March 15 to the 26. Attacks Repulsed. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-General Kuropatkin, in a d4spatch to Emperor Nicholas dated Friday. says: "Ten at tacks made by two Japanese battal ions and some cavalry west of the village of Tansingtong have been re pulsed. The Japanese renewed the attack in the morning of F'e'ruary 27 and were again repulsed. They left a hundred corpses in front of our posi tions. The Russian loss was six men, Rus:ians Hold Their Own. Mukden, By Cable.-Fighting is in progress along the whole line, the Japa nese attacking everywhere. All attacks were beaten back, and the Russians made cornter-attacks at many places. On the right flank the Russians occu pied the village of Boatatzsi, which is close to Sandiapu, and from that posi tion hurled hand grenades across the interven ig ravine into the Japanese trenches in Sandiapu, causing heavy loss and great disorder. Must He Rereat? St. Petersburg, By Cable.-Word comes from a high source that Gen eral Kuropatkin considers his position on the Shakhe river to be mienaced to such en extent by General Kuiroki's success on the left flank as to necessi tate tl-e Immediate withdrawal of this army :o Tie Pass, and has so advised Empt or Nicholas. No confirmation of this is obtainable in military circles here, w here it is pointed out that with the Japanese pressing the whole Rus sian line such an operation must al most inevitably end in a disaster of the first magnitude. Woman and Child Shot. Spartanburg, 3. C., Spectia.-A diffi culty occurred this morning at the Spartazburg junction, between Chas. Anderson and his brother, Ernest An derson, colored, and Wallace Whitlock and Robert Whitlock. white, which resulted in several shots being ex changed between Charles Anderson and Robert Whitlock. No lives were lost, but Mrs. Whitlocv, wife of Wal. lace Whitlock, and her young chilC were struck by the shot from Ander son's gun, and sustained painful, bul =t serious injies WORK OF CONGRESS The Senate and House Regularly at Work-What They are Doing. The Civil Appropriation Bill. The Senate passed the sundry civil appropriation bill, carrying about $GS, J,000. Various amendments were ffered to the measure, and most of them were debated at some length. There also was discussion of the pure rood bill, and Mr. Dolliver made a brief speech in support of his reso lution providing for the appointment cf a joint congressional commission to investigate the question of railroad rates. The resolution was referred to the committee on inter-State com merce. When the sundry civil bill came up, the House provision relating to the expenses of Federal judges was amended at the instance of Senator Platt, of Connecticut, so as to provide pay "for reasonable expenses actually incurred for travel and attendance," not exceeding g10 a day. Mr. Culberson presented an amend ment, prohibiting the allowance of fees to United States district attor neys in excess of their salaries. It was aimed especially at the New Yo3 district attorney. Mr. Bacon suggee ed a fixed salary of $10,000 for the New York officer, and with this change the amendment was adopted. It prohibits the payment of fees to district attorneys except in the case of the District of Attorney. An amendment was adopted author izing the construction of a light-ship off Brunswick, Ga., at a cost of $90, 000. The bill was then passed. A conference on the river and har bor bill was granted, and Messrs. Gal linger, Nelson and Berry appointed conferees on behalf of the Senate. Mr. Heyburn immediately called up the pure food bill and addressed the Senate on its provisions. While talk ing he was interrupted by many Sena tors desiring to pass bills. Among these was one prohibiting the sending of insects injurious to crops through the mails,. Mr. Culberson objected, and in doing so had a letter read from Charles William Cunningham, of Tex as, proposing to "corner" the cotton crop by the wholesale introduction of the boll weevil into the Southern States. While the letter purported to be from Texas, it was written on paper bearing the letter head of Price, McCormick & Company, of New York, and the writer said that the name signed was fictitious. Mr. Platt, of Connecticut, offered a number of amendments to the pure food bill, and discussed the provisions of the measures. Mr. Hale reported the general deficiency, after which a recess was taken. When the Senate reassembled, the pure food bill was temporarily laid aside, and Mr. Kern reported back the resolution instructing the committee on inter-State commerce to sit during the approaching recess of Congress The resolution was commented upon by several Senators. At the instance of Mr. Martin, the scope of the reso lution was so extended as to include an investigation into the liability of railroads for accidents to employes, and was then adopted. The -general deficiency. appropria tion bill, the last of the great supply measures, was taken up. While the general deficiency bill was under consider-tdion Mr. Martin called up the House oill appropriating $250,000 for a celebration in 1907 of the first settlement of English-speak ing people, and it was passed. The bill will now go to the President. Mr. Hansbrough moved to increase fromi $10,000 to $25,000 the appropriation tc defra.y the expense of the congression al committee to attend the opening 01 the Lewis and Clark exposition. Mr. Bailey opposed the increase saying that $1,000 each for the com mittE e on such a trip is unwarranteC extravagance. The motion was voted down. The general deficiency bill was passed ef'er striking out the HCus4 provision appropriating $190,000 t< pay mileaZQ to Senators and Repre sentatives ona account of the extra ses sion of the 58th Congress. Messrs. Allison, Hale and Cockrel were appointed conferees on the sun dry c lvil bill. For Jamestown Expo4ftion. The Senate bill providing for partici pation in the exposition to celebrati the first permanent settlement oj English-speaking people on the Wes tern hemisphere, in the vicinity 0j Jamestown, Va., on the waters o0 Hampton Roads, was provided by thE aouse when, by a vote of 192 to 91, the i111 for that purpose was passed unde: a suspension of the Rules. The amoun1 appropriated Is $250,000. To put the bil through a two-thirds vote was neces sary, and this was obtained only afte; considerable debate. The members o the Virginia delegation during the rol call mingled among their colleague and personally appealed to theni t< cast their votes In support of the meas ure. An Interested spectator' was Gen Ftzhugh Lee, president of the expo siton company. Mr. Maynard, of VIrginia, moved t< suspend the rules and pass the bill ap ropriating $250,000 for an internation al naval, marine and military celebra tion to be held on the waters of Hamp ton Roads, beginning May 13 and end ing not later than Nov. 1, 1907, Ir, com memoration of the first permanent set tement of English-speaking people i America at Jamestown, Virginia, 1i 1607. Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, chairmai of the committee on Industrial art! and expositions, in favoriag the bill gave a graphic description of the plan: and purposes of the exposition com pany. The bill also was strongly sup ported by Mr. Sulzer, of New York, oi the ground that expositions educate th< people and that the results are lastin, and beneficial. The whole plan was described by Mr Burkett as "ridiculous from beginning to end." The proposed exposition, h said, was clouded with indefiniteness because, he said, no one knew when o how long it was going to be held 0 whether there would be a single cen available to hold the exposition at all Mr. Hepburn could only see in the appropriation an international junke for certain foreign guests, providel they came with a military or naval dis play. In addition, he said, it was bu the authorization for further expendi ture. Mr. Barker. of New York, also oppos ed the measure. Mr. Samson, of Virginia, replying tV Mr. Burkett, indignantly denied tha the money was intended for a govern ment exhibit. He emphatically assert ed that the exposition company had a its disposal $1,200,000 for the undertak ing. The debate was brought to a close-b: Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, who, in fa voring the bill, appealed to the Hous to get rid of the questions of economy and of territory for a moment, "an do an act of justice to the grand ol patriotic Commonwealth of Virginia. On division the House by a vote c 185 to 81, suspended the rules and pass ed the bill, but on demand of Mr. Lit tefield, the yeas and nays were order ed and the bil was pnasd. NEW VACCINATION LAW Full Text of the Act Recently Passed Permitting Municipalities to En force Vaccination. Following is the text of an impor :ant act passed at the recent session )f the general assembly relating to 3ompulsory vaccination. A similar law s >f the State of Massachusetts has just I een upheld by the Supreme Court of :he United States. The act is: A bill authorizing the passage of or- N linances by incorporated cities and 3 :owns, and the promulgation of rules N and regulations by the State board of 3 aealth, to enforce and compel the vac- e ination and revaccination of citizens 3.nd residents of the State of South Carolina; and prescribing the duties of certain officials and persons to that c ?nd, and providing certain penalties for 3 failure, refusal or neglect to comply 3 ivith the provisions of the same. Be it enacted by the general assembly , of the State of South Carolina: r Section 1. The city or town council 3 wo every incorporated city or town in this State may provide by ordinance for the vaccination and revaccination with fresh bovine virus under the di rection of the health authorities of said cities or towns, or of some com aetent physician appointed for that purpose. of all the citizens and real ilents of such cities and towns ex :epting such persons as obtained the 2ertificate of a reputable physician that vaccination would - be dangerous to health. Such ordinance shall establish :he periods of time. satisfactory to the state board of health, within which vaccination and revaccination shall be equired; shall provide for vaccination and revaccination of indigent and pau per individuals at the expense of the ity or town; and shall establish and provide penalties by quarantine ard otherwise of such persons as are con victed of neglect or refusal to obey the provisions of such ordinances. Section 2. The State board of health shall have general directioni and su pervision of vaccination and revacci nation in all cities and towns, and shall, in case of threatened epidemic of smallpox in any such community, and if insufficient ordinances therein, re quest the passage of the city or town :ouncil of a new ordinance framed in accordance with the provisions of sec tion 1 of this act. The State board of health shall have full and absolute con trol in matters of vaccination and vac zination of all persons within this State, who do not reside within the limits or jurisdiction of any incor porated city or town, and shall promul gate rules and regulations which shall have the force and effect of law for I vaccination and revaccination of sucn persons under the supervision and di rection of agents appointed by the said 3 board, and which shall contain pro- t visions similar to those of section 1 of 3 this act applying to ordinances, but such requirements may be modified by the State board of health in case i )f sparsely settled communities so as I Dnly to apply during apprehended dan ger of an epidemic of smallpox and I the necessary- expense of such vaccina tion cr revaccination shall be paid by the county commissioners of the county within which the persons treated re side, and a bill or certificate of the ser ices performed endorsed and approved by the State board of health shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and value of such services. The State board of health shall at all times keep in stock a supply of fresh bovine virus and supply the same to -cities, towns and Individuals without cost. Sectli 3. If the city or town coun cil of any Incorporated city or town shall neglect or refuse to pass an or dinance in accordance with the pro visions of section 1 of this act, it shall be the duty cf the state board of heath to promulgate rules and regus lations for the vaccination of the citi zens and residents of such incorporat ed city or town, which rules and regu lations shall have the, force of an or dinance, and the state board of health shall have the power, and It is hereby made its duty, to enforce obedience to such rules and regulations by the pro mulgation and enforcement of proper quarantine regulations whenever the said board shall deem it necessary for the preservation of' the public health from possible danger of a threatened epidemic of smallpox, at the cost and expense of such incorporate1 city or town. In case such incorpotated city or town shall. refuse or neglect to re imburse the state board of health for all of the costs, charges and expenses incurred under this section, including the cost of any necessary quarantine then the state board of health is here by empowered to collect the same by suit in any court of the state having jurisdiction, from such. incorporated city or town, and a statement of such Icost and expenses by the state board of health shall be prima facde evidence of the amount of said costs and ex penses. Section 4. No superintendent of any Institution of learning, and no school board, or principal of any school In this state shall admit as a pupil any child or person who cannot 'produce satisfactory evidence of haing been vaccinated so often as the ordinance of the city or town in which the school is located, or If not located within the city or town, so often as the rules and regulations of the state board of health may direct. Section 5. It is hdreby made thle duty of every parent, guardian or other per son, chrged-'ith the care of, or re sponsibility for, any child, to see that such child is vaccinated so often as may be directed by ordinance of the incorporated city or town In which such child resides. or If not a resident of an Incorporated city or town, so often as the rules and regulations of the state board of health may direct. Section 4. sNo owner, lesee, mana ger. superintendent, or agent oper ating any manufacturing, phosphate -plant, saw mill, turpentine still, store, railroad or other business employing~ workmen, laborers or gangs of men, women or children, who work, sleep or eat together, shall employ any man. woman or child who cann.ot produce satisfactory evidence of having been vaccinated. And It shall be the duty of such owner, lesee, superintendent. manager, or agent, to see that such employes are vaccinated so often as the ordinances of the Incorporated city or -town In which said business is located. or the rules and regulations of the ,state board of health, If such busi t ess Is not located within any Incor -porated city or town, may direct. Section 7. Any officer or person who tshall fall, neglect or refuse to comply -with any provvision of this act appli cable to such officer or person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon Sconviction thereof, in a court or com petent jurisdiction, shall be fined in the sum of $100 or be imprisoned for 3 0 days. Section 8. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions f othis act, be and the same are here by. repealed, Section 9. This act shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the onvernor. ALMETTO MATTERS any Newsy Items Gathered From all Sections. General Cotton Market. Middling ew Orleans, easy ........ . . . . . 1-4 :obile, quiet ................ 3-8 avannah, quiet .............. 7 1-2 harleston, firm ..............7 1-4 Tilmington, steady ........... 7 1-4 orfolk, steady ............. - -- altimore, nominal ... . .--....7 7-8 ew York -tuiet .............. 7.75 oston, uiet ...............-- - 77 hiladelphia, quiet ............. 8.00 Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid wagons. - trict good middling ........7 3-1 cod middling ............... 7 3-4 trict middling .............. 7 5-8 [iddling ................... 7 5-8 'inges .............. 6 3-4 to 7 1-4 tains ................ 5 1-4 to 6.00 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES TO BE RESISTED. ,ct Passed by the Legislature Recent ly Will Give Local Communities Following is the text of an act to revent the spread of contagious dis ases, a very important measure: - Section 1. That each incorporated ilage, town and city of this State shall ave and maintain a board of health, nder the direction and control of. the tate board of health. Sec. 2. That all local boards of health hall forthwith quarantine such con agious diseases as smallpox, dyph heria and scarlet fever, as soon as he knowledge of the occurrence of uch disease comes or is brought to heir attention; they shall cause to be laced notices at the entrance of the reinises where the disease may be 10 ated, stating the disease and that the uilding infected is quarantined. The uarantine shall remain in force until he attending physician shall certify hat.tthe danger of the contagion is assed or removed; that no person hall enter or depart from the premises o quarantined during its quarantine xcept attending physician, without a pecial permit from the board of ,ealth. Sec. 3. That when infectious diseases uch as enumerated in section 2 occur utside of incorporated towns, the at ending physician shall quarantine the remises whereon the same occur, give otices and assume the duties of the oard of health in the premises; aqd he hall report the same to the nearest oard of health; and that in the case of uch quarantine of a country house by he attending physician, po one except imself shall enter or depart the prem ses without the permit of the attend ng physician. Sec. 4. That any person violating the rovisions of this act shall, upon con iction, be deemed guilty Qf a mis lemeanor and shall be fined not ex :eeding $100 or imprisoned not exceed ag 30 days; and that each member of he council of any town neglecting or ,efusing to establish and maintain a ocal board of health shall be deemed o violate this act, and upon convictiont hall be subject to the foregoing pen South CarolIna Items. In the court of common pleas ID partanburg -Tuesday; the case of R. ).. Bloyers vs. the Southern Railway, n action which~ was begun Monday fternoon to recover $1,750 for trans ierring mails from one train to another at the Southern depot,, was concluded, he jury rendering a verdict ,ln favor :f the plaintiff. The /case consumned all of Monday afternoon and the en ire morning Tuesday. When the ::ase was given to the jurg very little time was taken In arriving at a ver ict, which was for the full amount ued for by the plaintiff. William Proph~et, colored, was ar rested at Yemassee by~ Constable Pinckney after a short cbase and urned over to Sheriff McTeer, ot Beaufort, for safe keeping until he Is given a preliminary on three charges of burglary, his crimes having been committed in Yemnassee several months ago In stores at that place. He was recognized by the constable as he stepped to the ground from a train, and he made a desperate attempt to escape by jumping on an engine. The funeral of Col. James L. Orr was held at Christ Episcopal Church in Greeenville, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o-clock, and a large concourse of rel atives and friends were present tx pay the last tribute of respect tc one universally known and admired. t is said to have been one of the most largely attended- funerals. ever held In that city. Many people were in attend ance from every part of the State. The foral offerings were profuse and beautiful. Ex-Senator John L. McLaurin has sent out an emphatic denial of a story to the effect that he Is seeking a posi tion on the cotton 'commissiop, it Is proposed to get congress to create, and says he will not accept an appoint ment on the commission, even If it should be offered to him. The dispensary investigation com mission met Monday and organizec by electing Senator Hay chairman, A H. Booth, of Newberry, stenographer and clerk and Sergeant at Arms os the Senate J. Fred Schumpert, also of Newberry, marshal. The commisslor will hold its first meeting for business about the first of May. Mr. E. D. Smith, president of the South Carolina Cotton Association made an address in Columbia Friday night and secured pledges of con sderably more than $1,000 for the ben efit of the association. These promis es of money came principally froir fertilizer and cotton seed oil com pnies. The Columbia Chamber o: Commerce promised to try to raise at least $1,000. Treasurer Hyatt say: he wants not less than $5,000 imme An attempt was made Sunday nigh in Columbia to break open the vaull of the Norris-Cooner Co. The worn was bungling, showing that the at tempted deed was committed by ax amateur cracksman. One hundred bales of cotton were burned at Lancaster Thursday, sparki from. an engine setting It on fire. A great deal of damage was done. It I: said the cotton was insured. It Is now very probable that Dr. R C. Reed, one of the leading professor: at the Columbia Theological Semin ' ary, will accept a recent call made him by the Presbyterian Church a Gatoia ....C,. .