The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, May 09, 1906, Image 3
PALMEHO AFFAIRS
Occurrences of Interest from
A! Over South Carolina
IANY rTEMS OF STATE NEWS
A Batn of Live Paragraphs Cover
Ing a Wide Range-What is Goinlg
On ir 0u State.
General Cotton Market.
'lalve'to::, steady.... ..... ii ~-It
New Orlean, quiet..........11 1-4
Mobile. ('1et.... .... .. .. 11 1-S
-;avannah. quiet.... .... ..11 1-S
'harlest':2, firm.... .... .... ...11
Wilminztoon. steady.... ...Ii 1-S
Norfol k. ( uiet.............1 :-$
Bal boor-, non. nal .. .11 1-2
Nw En. quiet.... .... .... 11.75
Bost on. giet.... .... .... .. 1I175
P"hiladelp!;:a. steady.. .... -. 12-00
Hou.to:.. quiet.... .... .... 1 II-S
Augusta. qI uiet.... .... ..-- 11 5-16
Me piU ! . steady.... .... .. I I '-1C
St. Loous. quict.... .... .... 11 1
Lo i fle irm .... .... .... 3 -
Charlotte Cotton Market.
Thfte'se prices represent the )rieP
pil ie) wagons:
(ood middling......... .... 11 -
Striet itiddling.... .... .- --1 1
Middlir........ ... .-11 .
4Gmood riddling, tinged.... ...11 -
Stain ...........9 1-4 t" .1 i-:
A Bad Shooting Scrape.
Columbia, Special.-A highly sen
st ional shooting scrape between twt
prorninent men, both well-known it
'olumbia. occurred at 9 o'eloel
Thursday morning at Chapin,
small station on the C. N. & L. rail.
road as the mixed freight and pas
senger train stopped there on its wa.
into Columbia from Laurens. Dr
Rowland K. Smith was in the baggag
.4wn 4 n his way to Columbia wher<
his fatler lives. The passengers it
the coach next to it were completel
taiken by surprise by a regular fusi
ade t- revolver shots between Dr
Sinmit h and his fellow-townsman c'
C'hapin. T. M. Brown. who opened i
ln his assailant from near the track:
The twe men emptied their revolvel.'
at each (ther. but not a shot took ef
1 eet. Dr. Smith caine on to Columbia
Mr. Brown remained at Chapin. Th
e were ; !idign-ant about th,
mat' er and. on the arrival of the trai
here. ~Prsident L. ). Childs of th
rod. aonce instituted an investiza
1ion a'mrog the crew and others. witl
1he reult that the matter was turn
-edl over to the road's attorney wit1
mnstructions to prosecute the princi
vals in the difieulty. "Iam goin:
;e' tinti out whether there is anyla
in this land to punish those respor
-sile for such an outrage'' said M1
'hil~ds. "I am going to lay the fact
bei'ore a jury." From the heate<
wordis that passed betwee-n the com
'batants and from other facts spoke1
ofat Chiapin it is understood th
irouble between the two men aros
ove relations Mr. Brown understand
e'xiste~d the day before between D)
SmnhtI ard Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brow:
is sid to be now in Laurens.
For a Clean Campaign.
selnd: to all cat chairmen copie
if uelaw n1 ing it a misdemeanc
to bur or obtain through any dishor
esj inaluence the votes of people io
e'nv eandidate. The law makes
n:e(esary for all candidates to fil
sta'tement-fls to t:his effect with th:
ler of court or the secretary (
state. both after the campaign an
ii ter the priary election)1 andl th
pldgs ust aiso contain1 an inemize
Iron of tie money spenit and ho0
For a Summer School.
;arianhu'r:, tpecial.-The Spat
tu ohnrg c'ounty sumnmer school wi.
4 pen ''in the 11ithi of June and will b
ini session for tour weeks. The sehoc
will be under the direction of .t
and the faculty will be composed
liroi. WV. Q. Blake and HI. T. Shoel
1er. both of wh~om are in the pubh~
seOls of Spart anurig.
Two Elephant Drivers Charged wit:
Cruelty.
'ireenvilee. Special.-Dr. Hext N
l~eirrv, president 'f the local societ
for the preventioni of cruelty to an
muals. had tw elephant dIrivers wit
ten;etr-' circu'ti arrested and carr'
ed before a maeistrate or. the charg
p ~~. t'I:'. . The men~l wer
mein were :t'l' "n paymnit oL 1ii
Drowned in a Tub.
gnw l. Speial.--News has bee
reeie hre to ti' elTeet thait at m
- <-Ini aoult w.' years' of ag'e wa
dr wne iin a in 00f'wate a w
m hs dimm eon. hsem.'a
~nion 3 School Tax.
1A uiGHT ON DISP[NSARY
Aa Appeal to The Democratic Voters
-f South Caroli:aa.
Tio the D fe:orati' \t'r- of South
5\ysteml. we. the. unde2~i sijum-d. ('ali ny
wu our felba- cit-izen- A1f likt- opiniwn
to ut tfir the purpos fi t'anz
ing tie oppi :-inII to Tie uiispensary
system.
So nearly of one mind concernin
the dikpensary systein are the people
of the State that it is oily by their 2
failure to unite for action that tile
dispensary can be preserved. It is
only by default that the dispensary
can win another vict'ry. before lhe (
electors or in the legislature. and it C
will be foolhardv for those who desire
its overthrow to sit supinely by and
see til pernieious systerl again en
throned in power i or coiron- I
wealth.
Every sincere. put iotic eitizelt must
regret that this ssu' should be again
the paraiount que-st ion in a South G
Carolina campaiin. But as long vs G
the dispensary remains just so lonig
will it continue to be the paramount
issue, and it should therefore be the
desire of every thoughtful eitizen zo
see this festering sore renioved and a L
healtlier condition secured. To this
end wc invite the cooperation of all
those who believe the State dispen
sary sxtem to be an evil and pro- )
pose that, other differing policies for C
the time being laid aside, the de- C
mand, first. now, be made that the
R
State dispensary system shall be de
stToyed. S
On trial now for 13 years. fortified S
all the time by strong support :and as
truly protected by unre-asmi': encitlCismfl
and watchfulIess. there is no ieed to
point out the evils which the State
monopoly of the whiskey traffic has
bred. -Clorruptioni at the fotuntaiinhead p
and in its branches. drunkenness and
-urder, woe and misery have been is
products. A pernicious political m'na- C
chine cf gigantic proportions, with a
beavered lobby in Columbia and a
willing ring in every county, tile mon- t
ster has waxed fat, insolent and de
fiant. The will of the peple has been
perverted and suppqressed, and whena
finally dem Iandinig exp~ression. that de- t
mand has thwarted and circumvented p
by appeals to the trivial technicali- b
ties of tile law.
In I8 counties the people have (
spoken and in all these except two
their v-oice has in thunder tones repu
diated the system. In other countiest
they are now ready to g~ive expression (
to ther will, awaiting the summer e
primary. In this primlarv. where the ~
life or the death of thle dispensary v
w ill be and should be dec'idcd, it is
vittlly necessary that the opposition P
to the dispenisar'y shall be active and r
united. It is only by action and utn- u
ion thant the dispenlsary' hais been v'oted
otut of 16 counlties tundeir the Br'i(c l.
law~ and by no (otiler mean s than :ie- S
tion anld 'union2 canl the sy'stemn be o
Thepeole re ecied.It mer'ely ~
rean for thmto make thteir d-1
eisiont effeetive. They must chooset
representative's whlo will repeal isucht
lawvs as tiley desire to hlave recpealedl a
and wh:o will enact such laws as they s
desire enacted. Then thiey must put f
in office men wilo, in ful sym- .
pathv. wiil eniforce justly and v'igori
ously w.hateve'r laws are upon tlie sta- b
tute. books. The people have shown
by thleir eaaer acceptance of the only
(pportunity accorded thuem, thlat they
1believe in the principle of local selt
C overnment, and now,. lest they havec t
1tis inalienabmle right agauin wrested 'l
from tiem. the free citizetis of Sou.th
.Carolina must make thteir sovereign y
power felt. There must be elec'tedh a 1
legislature which will not renounce
(2this principle. which will not yield 3
must he elected executive and prose
euting~ officials who will not permit
the laiw to b~e made a moe:.:ery for its
undoing.
W\e suggest conlsultation and co
oprationf inl ever'y coung ad
-throughtout the State t hat t hese ''nds
. '-. Brice.1d. ( . ()1'5- I t- 221 C k .
James . H-oy t.1 Loui -. IBisltow.2 W.
I \1atuldin .~ d *\ -\- ihulo'ugh.
. Hemel.~ 12. 1- Wa 2l. ( .
itT.e. gr-aPlic Br~weglrru
Cha1s.( .\ t. 2 R.1142II~ L. 1e l - 121
1 2wto ds. -\2.' 1 21. 12."(2N (D. .r . 1rad-2
!I.Laa 31ul C.T lai
Feahs i one.il~ T.nI 2 It i'(*, a i L' ]i'-i
T hln1 aelapic Bief st eI2
T ht Rusia.4 ha10( d i" ('a re' -
to be idle t-l inIo IB"
remens strke.
PINSION DISTRIBUTION
partanburg, Greenville and Anderson
Get a Large Share of the Appro
priation-Charleston but Little.
The dihtrIib ion by conie of S
.20- b1 i the loi m IIIjI p p I
t only i. . . Fo!bw 1in l._- in
bhe~vi:e.. .. ....10 $ 4.1:2.25
.e.... .. .. ..:18 7.St05.7('
der.... ....503 1:3.2Mu.::n
amber............91 LS71.5n
arnwell.. .... ..152 :I.681.5
eatufort...... .. ..4:; 839.75
erkelcv.. ... ..127 2.74:-.75
harlestol .. .. .... 5; :3.619.61
herokee.. .. ..209 5.719 -
lester.. .......142 ,907.Sf)
lesterfield.. ... 2
1a)re: don...1-15 3.7.0.0.
1lletol.. .. .. ..7.955.4It'
.r'ngiwn . . .. . 20
or(h('stV.. 2.011 90
dellehl....1.. .. 05
iiel...124 .42.90
.... .. .. ...20o 2.35S
e 1town.. ....55 1.201-5
reenville. .46 12.11.65
e od...2 3.445.0
mpon.. ..212 4.S0
orry.. .. .. ....2V 5.27 65
ershaw.. .. 1.. 31 ..0
aneaster.. ... . 261 .54.2h1
urens.. .. ..270 7471.70
e.. ..... ..134 3.432.5
exingto....... .62.50
Larion.. .. .. ....252 5()i45
[arlboro.. .. .. 16 3,71.55
ewberrv.. 4.295.0
colee.. .. ..7.. . -7.9
ranir1ebur. . . . 1
ickens.. .. .....255 6,19.5.65
jellanid.......270 6,S29)-8--)
1eln . .2 .. . . - -,
aluda.. .... ... 1 -
partanburg.. ..740 S,9:0.2O
umre...... ..... 3,352.30
on.. ....... 1.95
illiasburg. ... 4.651.40
ork... . 30. 830
TctAI........$.915 3224,180.80
-ee.ville and 4 Anderson 3.et77 .
misol a pro ritil'.22 5.5ti:1.:Io
ts very little.
ommssion to Investigate Propc sed
New County.
ovenor Hleywar~l has appoli. ted
c commiission for the proposed iiew
u11n, of Fairview to bia fo--med~
.om parts of Gre22nvl. Lauens
i..~:Oppoed5t the 20w1.35ty
~hre Funai In .1: N.1T3.:1(.7
nSipsnvle:Dr .2( J i.54.
'resnt.Mr. 2hit is .47Geenill
unt. r..Jne i.Lr3 san 3.43.5
irnsnonthelin24tween.0ree5
ie ndSprtnbr.5 5l he.9.45f
O~r res.e1wthin the teritor
roosd o e utf.: e 4.95.
2issi~ners.ppo :e to.te 5r-.9in
f thenew.21nt resde 8nee .10i
.i od 'Oli i .255t~il the 19rri.6r
roosd o e utof.7 This 2m.85
iouis o S .157On or ,2re 1.45ey
r. report the Go...30r willo.d5
Greenvi!!e Fandw il Adrofn coe re
ensione aproeproosit. harern
ents over alittle. en wthte
rommiso toenvestigate Srpcsed
r oNew mCouty
CharnrtHewrs Grated. ite
>uA ofutii F~eanirviewda tobefnd
lo prtsiiul' of Greenvlle. Laens
'ieoin Inr a'i th cont 1" seiert. Tei
en.' A.\c'aid Gem-ille;T. B.
es. Laue rns:dn W .1W. Simpsrlon.
'te'. Fountin.M in:i'. W.d Tem.le
oe. Suisnvil: Dr. hi aH. oes.
Cauent. r t i s ivn Wheev.ie
Bauntv.' Dr. Jonees'in Lau-vrynsand. Mr.
ll 1uii~ and patanur.ill treie.. of
roposed on be ut off. The'' cninm-i
fteI- i i new unt reide one eac in
de old m conies outiee errit.
ropse to be cut ofi. Thit cmdis-.
esan tak oter neepsysest
1ewehrterqieet of'the
ontiuto as towatara u
'ition an'itnew udb e i
iencuty weefre.'
SOUTi CAROLINA CROPS
Report of Crop Conditions For the
Past Week as Given By. the. De
partment of Agriculture.
Th1 Souit Carolina Sect ion of the
Wher a Crop Service of the De
rtmeni ft o Aarieilture issues the
folloing Inlb-tin or cnditions for
the past veek:
The temneraturfor tihe week :ver
!iged from two to three degrees per
day v above normal. The beginuing 4f
the week was unusually cool with IilUht
to lwr'avy frosts on the morning of the
2-lth in exposed places, over the great
I portion of the State. but the frost
was damaging in limited localities oi
ly. The State maximum temperature
was 92 degrees at Bennettsvilles and
at Summerviiie on the 27th. which
was generally the warmest day of the
week. The State miminum temper
ature was 33 degrees at Liberty on the
24th which was lie coldest day of the
week in all portionis of the State.
The first four days of tile week were
.eerally clear and without rain.
Show'rv conditions set in over the
western and central portions on the
2th and( during the 27th and the 28th
showers and thunderstorms occurred
in all portions of the State. The rain
fall for the week was heaviest in the
western and central counties where. in
places. the amounts were above nit
inch. with a maximum weekly amount
of 1.90 inches at Columbia. In the
northeastern, eastern and southeastern
counties the weekly amounts were
-enerally less than half an inch. and
the need of more moisture is indi
eated. especially in the immediate
cost sections. Tile thunderstorms
that occured on the 26th were ae
comapnied by hail in a number of the
western counties, but the resulting
damage was not material in any local
liv.
The relative humidity was unusual
lv low during the forepart of the week
and was high at the close of the week.
Fresh to brisk winds prevailed on the
25th. 26th and the 27th.
Shot By Mistake.
Gergetownii. Special.-A very re
grettable accident occurred in this
ounty early Saturday morning i the
killing of Mr. J. B. Bunch by Mr. D.
'. Allen, while turkey hunting. Both
men are prosperous farmers hvmg
(1v :1 few miles from town. Y1r.
Allen is overcome with remorse at
tie terrible result of his mistake. He
and MIr. Bunch had always been tne
best of friends and vere near Ieigh
bors. Mr. Allen is an elderly man,
prbaby 60 years of age. and his mis
take was caused largely by failing
sight, the distance betwveen the two
men when the shot was tired being
about 50 yards.
New B. & L. for Anderson.
Anderson, Special-Applicaition has
been made to the secretary of state
for a charter for the Anderson Build
ing and Loan association,. which is to
be capiahized at $100.000, with the
privilege of increasinig the capital
stock to $500,000. Nearly all of the
stock has been subscribed by business
men of the city. The corporators are:
W. F. Cox. G. N. C. Boleman. J. C.
Watkins. J. M. Evans. J. M. Paget,
T. C. Walton and W. N. Walker. An
orzanizatiorn will be perfected as soon
as the commissioni is received.
Oil :Plant Burned.
Eiae(thl. N. .,. Special.-The
a Way Refining company's plant
t 'Elizabethport was destroyed with
a loss of $100.000. Six of the com
ays oil tanks blew up. The burn
in oil flowved into Staten Island
ound and for a time endangered
shipping.
The Ligtning's Work.
Union, Special.-During~ a very
heavy rain and electrical storm here
lightning struck a large barn at the
Aetna cotton mills in the suburbs,
killing a fine mule and burning the
barn, 1,000 bundles of fodder and
other things. The loss is placed at
$800, partially insured.
Killed By Li.ghtning.
Ridgeway, Special.-Thomas J.
Price was struck andl inst~ntly kill
ed by lightning. ilso thle muile he was
diving. Mr. Pr ce haid started home
fom his tield toi get out of the rain
when struck. U e was5 a member~ of
Rdgeay loidge of Kigiht: of Pyth
iCs and one of! theL progressive young
farmers, Ile leaves a mnothier. Mrs.
B olton of HennliWeutVille, andl~ his
candfat her. Mr. .1 as. Walker, of this
place. IIe will be based~ by thet
K nights of P'vyie-S
Passenger Wounds A. N. & W. Con
ductor.
Bristol. Sp: -ii!---)o i0 Miusii. who
! 5 a jig-r L acto e ('thtloundl Nor
f lk nd \\ es.teri t rain: as-s ulltel {("
iou sly gasing his head and aim. [h
assault followed a dispi~ *. abou~t 2k
::id the riiP- lie tired ln-i' it4
tol shots at 1usi.-k a the hau ter~ jumpl
ed fron the tra! . and escaped.
Confessed to B,iiiing the Mails.
Sh'vitll,- Sp ciil.-William Li.
''k~y iz.9 ''5. wa brou.lau here
frmDul\ spr ?.'*in7 i. ut1a ioty.
PLAN fOR AN "ORGAN"
Executive Committee of Southern
Cotton Association. at Meeting in
Birmingham This Week Take Up
Matter of Establishing an Officiaj
Organ. D]
("oumia, Special.-At the meeting
!1th executive comlninWe of the
Souhernl Cotton Association in Bir
mingham next 'Saturdav the matter
of putting out an ofdicl. organ will
be brought upl). In the opinion of
the oflicers of the South Carolina Cot
ton Association the scheme will be
pressed to a successful issue as the
time is now ripe for such a represen
tative of the organization and such
a means of disseminating information de
to the farmers. The officials of the of
Sout'i Carolina Cotton Association tic
who opposed a similar scheme a year
ago because they thought it prema
tare at that time will now favor it,
seing evidence on all sides that the St
time is ripe. p
"There can be no doubt now that sa;
the time is ripe for putting out an ur
olicial organ of the association,'' re:
said . 1). Smith, "and I think the Pa
executive committee will provide the
v.ay for doing this at the Birmingham
meeting. We could do the association
great good with it and we could make C(
money for the association with it. PC
There are half a dozen papers now in m<
the territory asking to be made the tr
organ of the association. President co
Seymour found it necessary to print in
a paper to get the information to the wl
farmers, and lie now has a circulation w.
of 17,000. We should have one recog- Hi
nized official organ, backed by not ar
less than $100,000, but every division en
ought to have editorial representation ge
and take stock and look after the ed
subseription in its territory.
"Of course the newspapers, both le
daily and weekly, were very helpful an
in the beginning, and they have done re
a great work for the association. but vi,
now that the glamor is worn off we to
cannot expect so much assistance pr:
from that source. The time has come co
when we should get down to a busi- co
ness basis, and inthing will help so ad
much toward this as an official or- or
It is thought that President Jordan th
and other officers will favor establish- th
ing an organ, as Messrs. Jordan and di
CLeatham were the prime movers in di
su:ch a scheme a year ago. A $100,000 qi
cnterprise was offered through them, ti
th-- plant to be located in Atlanta. TI
0i
Lydia Mill Lost. ly
Greenville, Special.-In the Federal b)
Court here a verdict of $2,300 was ra
given to the plaintiff in the case of b
the Prairie Cotton Company of Mis- qi
sissippi against the Lydia cotton mills th
of this~ State. The Porairie company tl
claimed that the Lydia mill failed to C<
arry out a contract which provided th
that the Lydia mill should buy 200 m
bales of cotton from the Prairie com- la
pany. The Lydia mill claimed that p1
the cotton was not up to grade, thre- im
fore purchase was not made. The af
Prairie company later sold this cotton ra
to parties in New England. entailing al
a loss of 2 cents per pound. Hence w
the suit for damages. A motion will ro
be argued for a new trial. b
--- ea
Clinches Gift for Newberry . e
Columbia. Special.--A -special to o
The State from Newberry says that
Dr. James A. B. Scherer. president of P
Newberry College, raised $10,000 tI
from among the citizens of Newberry ei
after five hours' work, in order tob
secure the ten thousand offer D
from Andrew Carnegie. which provid- tI
ed that the college raise a like sum. t
The raising of the $10.000 has a
two-fold purpose. in that it meanst
a credit of $10,000 towvard securing
the recent tender of $23.000 mada byt
Dr. D. K. Pecarson of Chicago.
Damaged 'by Windstorm. c
Fort Miill, Special.--The Charlotte e
Brick Company sustained a loss of c;
several hundred dollars by a wind- a~
sorm that blew down the stacks at
their drying: kilns at the plant nearm
here a few days ago. As a conse- S
quence there will be a few days con- c
estioni at this busy plant.C
Verdict For 25,000. .
Yorkville. Special.-A $25.000 ver- s
diet was recordedl against the Sea- rt
board Air Line Railroad in the' Cir- a<
euit Court here for the killing or' Mrs. ,
Annie S. MeManus in the ( atawba ir
Junction wreck on the Sth o Spet
mber, 1904. l
Deputy Sheriff Dead.
Spartanbhurg. Special. - D eputy n
Sheriff Pat an.n who was ambush- a~
ed and shoi lby Ben Wells Satutrday f,
nihe t GCreenvi lle. Wells had kill- t,
ed Pitutnan before 'the latter fell hi
with seven bullet wounds in his body. h:
New Corporations.
The Alpha 'oti'on Mli!!s ofJoes
Si lle hIas ch8 ny.&d ,n-im to die n
.Jonesville M~[: mre-urig omnpaun
t
u
Want New Assessors.
Spartanburl. Speciall. -Spartan- e
bur' - is di- ait ihed with its late ass- i
e5sfment e1' sie =1 ne board of
..,se$)Sor. It w i be rmembered tham
'RESIDENT ON OIL
r. Roosevelt Rakes Standard
People fore and Aft
01LARES THlEIR IETHODsIDARK
I Array of Facts and Figures
Transmitted to Congress :y the
President Which Convicts the
Standard Oil Company of Flagrant
Violations of the Law and Accnses
its Officials of Delibrate Lying.
Washington, Special.-The Presi
nt has transmitted to) both houses
Congress the report of Corpora
n Commissioner Garfield. conveying
e long-expected revelations regard
, the methods and practices of the
nadard Oil Company and accom
nying the report is a special mes
e from the President in which he
ges upon Congress the necessity of
medial legislation. The message in
rt follows:
The Senate and House of Represen
tatives:
I transmit herewith a report by the
'mmissioner of the Bureau of Cor
ration in the Department of Com
!rce and Labor on the subject of
insportation and freight rates in
uection with the oil industry. The
vestigation, the results of part of
ich are summarized in this report,
is undertaken in accordance with
use resolution-499, passed Febru
y 15, 1905, but for the reason giv
in the report it has been more
neral and extensive than was call
for in the resolution itself.
I cill your especial attention to the
tter of transmittal accompanying
d summarizing the report; for the
port is of capital importance in
?w of the effort now being made
secure such enlargement of the
wers of the inter-State commerce
mmission as will confer upon the
mmission power in some measure
equately to meet the clearly dem
st rated needs of the situation. The
ets set forth in this report are for
e most part not disputed. It is only
e inferences from them that are
sputed, and even in this respect the
spute is practically limited to the
estion as to whether the transac
>ns are or are not technically legal.
ie report shows that the Standard
1 Company has benefitted enormous
up almost to the present moment
secret rates, many of these secret
tes being clearly unlawful. This
nefit amounts to at least three.
iarters of a million a year. This
re-quarters of a million represents
e profits that the Standard Oil
>mpany obtains at the expense of
e railroads; but of course the ulti
ate result is that it obtains a much
rer profit at the expense of the
ilie. A very striking result of the
vestigation has been that shortly
ter the discovery that these secret
tes by the Commissioner of Corpor
ions, the major portion of them
are promptly corrected by the rail
ads, so that most of them have, now
en done away with. The immediate
rrection, partial of complete. of the
'il of the secret rites is of course,
the one hand an acknowledgement
at they were wrong, and yet were
~rsevered in until exposed! and on
e other hand a proof of the effici
ery of the work that has been done
the Bureau of Corporations. The
epartment of .Justice will take up
e question of instituting prosecu
ans in at least certain of the cases.
t it is most desirable to enact in
law the bill introduced by Senator
nox to correct the interpretation of
e immunity provision rendered in
idge Humphrey's decision. The
nds of the government have been
reatly strengthen~ed in scurmng an
feet ive remedy by the recent de
sion of the Supreme Court in the
se instituted by the government
~ainst the tobacco trust which de
sion permits the government to
~amine the books and records of
i corporation engaged in inter
Late commerce; and by the recent
nviction and punishmenlt of the
icago, Burlington & Quiney Rail
'ad and certain of its officers.
But i.: addit ion to these secret
t the Standard Oil profits inunen
l by open rates, which are so ar
iei as to give it an overwhelming
ivantage over its independent comn
titors. Thec refusal of the railroads
certain 5case to proate produ(ces
malogous effect. Thus in New Ekng
.id the refusal of certain railway
:stems to) prorate has resulted in
eping the Stanard Oil ini abhsolute
0nopl)ist ie ~ont rol of the fiehi. en
bhing~ it to) charge from three to
ur~ thous1i~and dolrs a yeari more
the consumers of oil in New Eng
.nd than they woutldl ha vi had to pay
ad the~ prie pa id been that obtaiu
ig in the comipctitre fields-.
Though no't beairing upon ti Ihe queis
on of railroazd rates. thler''e 1wo
nee f'rativel 5suggeted by the~ ub
i~ sin of this r--po)rt. LTe Stanidai
l Comptany has. hlargely by mnfai
runlawful m:tahiod s.~ 5i~' ..r'i"t
I IlCcompetCLition '. It is laduby de
ruble thast (u lf'men'l or onpl
e of som niuch law u ihut which
ng alcohol u Id i th arts and man
Lictres rpen'i the f ree list. .'ur
o il or coul landls he.ld bhe 'i'5'V
ni prope'r~ 'r in44 teriory ~ 'one by
he fe' e to '' uch lands 1-huldl be' hy
he I 'd St at e g tveronllt
hteri r o he proen n I g
aie andI the lands shoubi heIn leased
lr on sneh terms ''nd fo uc"
r'i')dl a~ will! enahie th Iva
Th \E ~t'. Houise. i\lay 4 19'J
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY 13.
SOuJect : A Flerce Demontac Ifealed.
Mark v.. 1.1:O-Golden 'Tex:, Mark v.
19-Memory Verae, 1.-Tovic: Grea,
Fact' Reispectina %alvation.
1. The ir-L d mnc(s 1-.'). 1.
"They." .eus :md the disciples. "Tao"
other sid."' They orossed the sP-L of
Gliee frm rpermnt:inoii to the Eastern
"i o tiarenes. Tbis na.1u inI
Miatthe 'ise tergesen. and in the R~e
vised Version is CGernseneIs.
2. "The tombs." These tombs were
either natural caves or recesses hewn
out of the rock. with cells upon their
sides for the reception of the dead.
"A man." Matthew mentions two men.
Mark and Luke speak only of one,
probably the fiercer of the two. with
out denying that two were healed.
"Unclean spirit." Called unclean be
cause the spirit aiefiled both body and
soul, the outward filth being a type of
the inward defilement.
3. "Could bind him." Attempts had
been made to bind him because he was
exceedingly fierce (Matt. 8:28). Luke
tells us that he was naked. 4. "Fet
ters and chains." Fetters were for the
feet; chains for any other part of the
body. "Tame him." It was impossi
ble to bring his wild, savage nature un
der restraint.
5. 'Night and day." He was de
prived of sleep. "Mountains-tombs.'
Here the demoniac bad his home; for
all maniacs were outcast as soon as
they became violent, for that age had
no provision for taking care of them.
Institutions of pity for the unfortunate
are antong the -gifts of Christ; an
tiquityf knew nothing of them, or of
the spirit that would produce them.
"Crying." Pfobably with hideous yells.
"Cutting hiinself." Here Is an impres
sive picture of what all men would
become under the absolute dominion of
Satan.
II. The demoniac goes to Christ and
is delivered (vs. 6-13). 6. "Ran and
worshiped." As a man he is attracted
toward Chript. but when under the
influence of the demons he desires to
withdraw from Christ. 7. "And
cried," etc. It is impossible to account
for his strange consciousness of a:
wonderful power in Jesus. or for the
utterance of language which comes, 8*
it were, from a being within the man
on any other hypothesis than the ex
i-tence of beings superinduced upon
men. "To do with Thee." Literally,
What is there between Thee and me?
What have we in common? Why in
terferest Thou with us? The devils
at once recognize their great enemy
with divine power. "Torment me not."
Herein the true. devilish spirit speaks
out, which counts it a torment not to
be suffered to torment others, and an
injury done to itself when it is no more
permitted to be injurious to others.
9. "What is thy name?" Christ asked
the man (not the demon) his name in
order to get his attention and bring
him to a consciousness of his own per
sonality. "Legion." The demon an
swered, speaking through the. man.
The Roman legion consisted of about
six thousand men. The word lIas come
to mean any laroe numbar-a host.
10. "Besougt." The demon, knew
who was in authority over him. "Out
of the country." This is explained in
Luke 8:31. They did- not wish to be
sent "into the deep;" that is, the abyss
of hell, into the bottomless pit (Rev.
20:3). Send us anywhere, anywhere
but to perdition. Send 'us to the most
shattered man; send us to the lowest
creature, into man or beast, bird or
reptile; anywhere but into hell. 11.
"Great herd." Though the Jews did
not eat pork the Roman soldiers did
,and the swine may have been kept to
supply their wants. 12. "Into the
swine." How could demons enter
swine? We do not know. -But we see
many things quite as difficult to under-I
stand. The connection of mind and
body in us is an equally great mystery.
13. "Gave them leave." The devil
cannot so much as trouble swine with
out leave from God. "Were choked.
Cavilers have charged our Lord with.
wrong doing in "sending" the demons
into the swine and thus causing such a
great loss to the owners; but it should
be noted that what Jesus did was to
drive them out of the man and then
permit them to go where they wished.
III. The effect of the cure (vs. 14-17).
14. "Fled." Their occupation was
gone. "In the city." Gergesa, near
the sea. "Went out" The quickness
with which intelligence flies in the
East. Matthew says, "Behold, the
whole city came out to meet Jesus.".
13. "See him-sitting." There is a
marvelous contrast between the man's
former and his present condition. In
stead of wandering among tombs, in
nakedness, and filling the people with
terror by his wild, maniacal ravings.
he 'is now sitting at the feet of Jesus,.
clothed and in his right mind. Those
who' come to Christ and take Him as
their Savior always come into their
right mind. "Were afraid." They
knew they were in the presence of one
who had great power, and perh'a
they feared Jesus might send upon
them the punishment they knew they
deserved on account of their sins.
When Christ comes into a place there
is either deadly fear or great rejoicing.
10. "They saw it." Those who fed
the swine and others who may have
been there when Jesus landed. Then,
too, the disciples may have told the
story. 17. "To depart." They no
doubt feared greater losses. They pre
ferred swine to Christ.
IV. The saved man at wvork for
Christ (vs. 18-20). 18. "Be with Him."
Htow different is this grateful man
from what he was before le met the
Savior. He loved JTesus now and de
sired to .join himself to Christ.
1i). "Go home-tell." We owe our
first duty to our home and friends. 29.
"Decapolis." From deka-ten, and
polis-city, meaning ten cities.
Few Australians in America.
There are o-.ly a ft'-v Austra!!ans
distributed throughout the United
States, and their numbe.r is so smuall
that in m-ost of the offietal bulletins'
they come under the head of "un-'
classified."
There are in New York city less
than 500 Australians and the major
ity of these ar :e such "in name only;'
baving been born in Australia during
the temporary residience of their par.
rnts. One such case is that of Mine.
Melba, the prima donna, who was
horn in Melbourne. Australia. in 1S36,
though her home is in England.
The only city in the country In
wvhich there is a'ny co)nsiderable num
her of Austr'alians is San Francisco,
in which there are aboem a thousand.
Chicago has some :20.'unr Oaklland. a
suburb of San Fra:misco. 250. Once
every y'nar the Aus::alians int New
Xork city; aser tl o: fraternal meet