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The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 33. SEMI-WEEKLY. l/VNCASTEB. S. C., MNU/ aY 27. 1906 PltlCE?-FIVE CENTS PEI1 COPY. Elections by the Legisia ture. All Judges Reelected?Also College Trustees. Columbia Record. Today was election day in the legislature. The house was in session two hours before the time appointed, but only uncontested bills were disposed of and they were of no general in teiest. Toe sena.'e met at 11 , o'clock, nms' members expecting to have an hour lor the transaction of calendar work, but thev misapprehended the time for the elections and had hardly more than assembled when tlie body Venl In Ihn liniion Legislative elections are long and fedious processes, whether there is one or more candidates for any position. The vote must be by ballot, necessitating the calling of the roll of I otli houses for each election. The first held this morning was for chief justice. Chie' Justice Pope had no opposition ?iid was placed in nomination by Senator Hudson. He receiv ed the whole number of votes ca>t?146. Justice Pope succeeded ^the late Chief Justice Melver, filling an unexpired term. His present term is for eight years. There was no opposition to Judge C. G. Danfzler, who was nnammmialv MQlaoturl ? ~ " V4u*j i vcv u? For the Second circuit then were two candidates?Judge A] drich, the incumbent, and Sen ator Warren, of Hampton. Judg* Aid rich was reelected, the vol* being: Aldrieh, 118; Warren, 32. Judge II. O. Purdy was renominated for the Third circuit, and, there being no opposition, he was unanimously elected. Judge Walts also went through without opposition, Judge Gage also had cleat sailing and was reelected unani monsly. Judge Klugh, however, had an opponent in Senator McGowan, of Laurens, hut he was reelected, the vole standing Klugh 100; McGowan, 41. The contest for stale librarian ? was between Miss LaBorde, the Thcuinbent, and Miss S. M. A. Black, of Fairfield. Miss L ? Bor.le was reelected, her vote being 130 to 14 lor Miss Black. Two directors for the peni tentiary wero elected, both being incumbents and having no op vposiuon, they being Messrs I'eurifoy and Wingo. l)r. E. 8. Joyces, A. M. Lee and .1, W. Roddey succeeded themselves as trustees of WinthkTfc}, as do Messrs W. T. <-. Bates, J. Q. i).?vi-s, and Annus! K?>hu as trustees of the South Carolina college. Eigh'een persons wore hilled Sunday nuhl by a panic 111 a colored church in Philadelphia, caused by an alarm of fire. IUmb .l1 ? . ^ '\ Defense of Roosevelt?Spooner Replies to Tillman's Attack on President. Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.? For more than three hours today Mr. Spooner occupied 'he time of the senate in explanation and defense of the course of the ad ministration r< iative to the Moroccan conlerence at Algerias and in connection wi h Santo Domingo The speech was deliv ered to crowded galleries and a well filled senate and received careful attention throughout,. In main it was a response to the speeches of Mr. Bacon and Mr. Tillman and its purpose was to justify the president's acte in both matters under discussion.? There were frequent interrup tions by Mr. Tillman and some <harp exchanges at repartee be tween him and Mr. Spooner.? l'u:_ > ?iiis aimisen gaiien.es, Dut once or twice Mr. Spoouer showed lie was annoyed and once he made serious protest against Mr. Till man's imputations that Mr. Spooner's appearance in the case was that of a special advocate tor <he udministration. About Pensions. T ? r i r- .? tk . - xiuuimauon iorine unintormed. A Confederate veteran of Pleasant Valley writes to us for some information about pensions, ask ins us to make answer through he columns of The News. Lie ^bllAM Mini- llO llua ?uu ?u .?i?o 3CC11 liutlllliy from the pension board in this paper. Our old friend lias evidently iverlooked the publications heretolore made in relation to pensions. In tho issue ol The News of December 20ih the fact was noted that Mr. W. B. Bruce had i)^n reappointed pension commissioner for Lancaster county. And in The News of the 6ih in stmt Commissioner Bruce him seif published a notice to the elloct that on eve rday in the month of January Id be in the Supervisor's other lor the purpose ol receiving new applications for pensions. Those already oil the pension rolls do not have to reapply. It is onlv new amilicant-i wlm to file paper etc now. I? will proo&biy be some (JO or 90 days before pensions will bo , (he amount of whicb is not vet fixed. Urgent Call to Every Member of Dixie Council No 43 j Jr. O. U. A. M. I Everv member of Dixie cmnI , . - I c i l' 11il to attend a meeting on i'?*b. ihe 3rd 1303, a* bnsi ness of great importance to every member is to be transacted at that meeting. Take notice and govern yourselves accordingly. Done by order ol council assembled Jan the 201li, 1906. B. F. Adams, Recording Secretary. Dispensary Money For Schools. Over One Hundred Thousand Dollars Apportioned Among the Counties this .?u n ?? wi\? ? * nai cctui \JUUI1ty gets for its Schools. Columbia Record, Jan. 25th. Comptroller General Jones today announced the final disfcribu tion of the state dispensary pro fits for 1905 which go to the school funds of the vniious counties. Another distribution had already been made. The total in this final distribution iR slightly over one hundred thousand dollars. The follow infi is a statement ol the division: Abbeville $ 3,097.70 Aiken 2,880.75 Anderson 4,560.75 miiuufrg 1,4(57.75 Barnwell 2,425.10 Beauford 1,380.80 Berkeley 1,860.65 Charleston 4,580.25 Cherokee 1,537.60 Chester 2,163.10 Chesterfield 1,516.75 Clarendon 2,132.00 Colleton 2,008.75 Darlington 2,003.25 Dorchester 1,021.70 Edgefield 2,094.30 Fail field 2,511.60 Florence 2,231.60 Georgetown 1,149.05 Greenville 4,224.20 Greenwood 2,531.50 Hampton 1,723.85 Horry 2,101.50 Kershaw 1,601.95 Lancaster 2,235.35 Laurens 2,741.35 Lee 1,544.50 Lexington 2,318.20 Marion 2,897.75 Marlboro 1,979.65 Newberry 2,392.85 Oconee 2.086.40 Orangeburg 4,938.75 rickens 1,807.49 Richland 3,037.85 S 4utlu 1,835,4o Spartanburg 5,242.10 Sumter 2,440.45 Union 2,153.50 Williamsburg 2,316.15 York 3,497.35 Total $100,241.50 The total amount of slate (lis ponsarv profi's during 1905 was $198,675.77. The balance lroni the previous year was $50,000. The total distributed was $218, 975.78, paid out as follows. In April, 1905, to cunty trcasur eis for county schools, $112, 434.2" ; summer school, $ 1,000; teachers institute, $5,000, and the distribution just made, $100, 241.50 ?Granville Masaey, col., was accidentally shot in tho face at Osceola last Monday, ly Mr. W. 1>. Yaudio, who was shooting at a bird. The wounded m a n wa taken to Monroe for treatment. It is thought that he will lose an eye. ! One Hundred Students Leave Negro College. Talladega, Ala., Jan. 22? Over 100 student * left Talladega College (colored) today because a Southern white man, L O. Parks, ot this county, was employed as superintendent of the college farm. The students de manded his discharge, and that witi refused by President R. M. Nice. They appealed to Dr. S. H. Baird, secretary ol the American Missionary Society, of New York, which fosters Talladega College. Talladega, Ala., Jan. 24?The student strike at. Talladega college lor negroes broke out anew today. It is said that, at a conference of the faculty and students it was agreed that Mr. Parks should remain as super in'endent of the farm, but when it came to putting this in writing to tie i^ued in a circular, the students again revolted and resolutely refused to work under Mr. Parks. President Nice I ^ i oroKe otl relations with them land as matter now stands the disruption of the school may result. It in reported on the streets that there is a rupture in he faculty; but this is denied by the president and others, al though they will not discuss the matter. The report that Mr. Parks had a ^ffioulty with one of the stu f ?t? is untrue. That ho is a So lv mer is the only complaint a;. $ ust him. Gen. Wheeler Dead. A 11V. r amuua *juiucucraie j Cavalry Leader Succumbs to an Attack of Pneumonia. New York, Jan. 25.?General Joseph Wheeler, the famous Confederate cavalry l? a lor and a brigadier fjenoial ()f the United Si at* s army since the war with Spain, died at 5:35 o'clock thi> afternoon at the home of h's s-ster, Mrs. Sterling Smith, in Brooklyn. Tne veteran of two I wars was 61) vears ??1?t i^i* i ! spile ol Ins a.re, there was hope! until yesterday of his recovery from the attack ol pneumonia, which caused his death. Child's Body Found in Well. Special to The State : Anderson, Jan 2 1 ?The body i f a ehii i, app r -ntiv white and about 10 years of age, was found in an old well in the J western part of the city this] morning. nio tiiseovcry was! made by a negro, who for frigh' or s' ni" oilier :? a u did not roj)1 i*l this prue-oune tied until t >night. 1 he coroner has been noli lie 1 and the holy will be removed from the well tomorrow for idunification. It is in an ai vanced stasre of docompsition. There is no clue whatever to tin mystery and not even the race or sex of tho body can be ascertained before morning. A Happy Occasion. A Public Official Substantially Remembered by his Neighbors on the 57 th Anniversary of his Birth. A most uprppoblo surprise uwaicpu bounty Supervisor M. (J. Gardner on his return home from Lancaster last Saturday evening. Mr. Gardner had forgotten that the day was his birthday, but his neighbors and f riends had not, for they assembled at his home to the number of about one hundred and fifty, to help the popular county official celebrate the event. Mr. Gu'dner was the recipient o! a regular "pounding," which he most gratefully appreciates. It was his 57th birthday. Cochran's Confirmation Held Up at Request ofSpooner. Washington cor. The Columbia State : The confirmation of Ernest F. Cochran as district attorney has been held up in the committee at the request of Senator Spooner. It is reported hat Capt. Capers instigated this. Beiug asked about it lie s?id that he had not seen Senator Spooner since he came here but admitted that his friends among the Republican senators had held up the confirmation. "It is not an attempt to defeat Mr. Cochran," he said. "I would not do anything in the world to do that. In fact I expect to go before the committee myself and ask that Mr. Cochran bo confirmed. I will probably do that tomorrow. | "What then is the meaning of 'this hold up," lie was asked. "It means," said Mr. Capers, " merely that my friends in the senate, of whom 1 have a number, are unwilling to call this matter a closed incident, as my enemies have been trying to have it called, until I have had a hearing." Capt. Capers expects to make a statement tomorrow. | Senator Tillman says that the j for \ holding up of Cochran's confirmation means nothing at all; will he confirmed all righty "Capers and Cochran both bev j I if i n with the ?ame letter aqoj | iii >n 1:?? a k d t'O ui-lay iny ^ think that somehow the pre?*,^jk dent got the names mixed,"ho the way lie lauuhed at the mt^ars when asked about it. ! C(W Basket Supper. Stable a There will be ft basket upper ^f? at upper C-unp Creek Fiiday niglit, Feb. 2nd. Proceeds are W to go to the church. Public cordially invited. * C mini!toe Misses Maggie Steele Maggie Mailman lassie Montgomery Minnie Morris Lessio Mothershed j I'anuie Mel 1 wain i Cora Roberts Leola Williams.