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tt IHfllli PB jjjg ?IINE1 Publlthad Weekly ABBEVILLE. 6 C. Wireless has done much to minimize the terrors of the seas. Incubators have nearly driven the setting hen out of business. Even the wireless has to send back now and then the signal "line busy." "Get 'em while they're hot" applies to delegates as well as to frankfurt ers. The man who doeB the most kicking fa can or n 111- In noivf of a IrtokfnC him self. The Turks have lost their base In the Aegean sea, where Icarus lost his balance. A Frenchman now claims he was In the house long before the clock struck 24. The boat-rocking idiot has started on his annual murderous Joke with the re sult of a life lost It Is too early to pick a pennant win ner yet; also it is too early In the sea son to give up hope. "American women are timid," marks Dr. Colt The doctor never ku attended a bargain sale. Any fond mother will agree that however much It costs to keep the baby, it Is worth the money. / One of the chief faults to be found i "with gentle spring Is that It generally carries a flareback up Its sleeve. A woman who was sent to Jail for having ten husbands probably waa found guilty of restraint of trade. A western woman, in a $20,000 breach-of-promise suit, compromised for $750, but she had the last word. New York Is trying to secure a street car that is easy to enter if one ! be not a ballet dancer or high step per. The report that the peanut crop has been ruined Is another blow at the ancient and honorable game of base ball. Reports that Wu may not come back after all, will be welcomed by those who have had to answer his ques tions. The Mississippi rl^er Is not a trust worthy Irrigation agent It 1b in clined to overdo the work every spring. A California man has secured a di vorce because his wife went through his pockets. Cut this out and put It In your pocket A burglar appeared as a character witness In a New York case probably to prove the statement that there Is honor among thieves. A Philadelphia man has discovered a way to live on $1 a week. Thus is ftolved the problem how to attend all the games this season. The prince of Wales Is going to take lessons In aviation. Some people find that even the next to the top step of a throne isn't high enough. People who have nothing more Im portant to do are beginning to argue - * it- - xl M.li. aouut me renpet;uve luemu ui Cobb and "Honua"' Wagner. At San Diego, Cal., the police have seized 1,200 pounds of dynamite. W? assume that the seizing was done without undue impulsiveness. The sultan of Morocco is said to be taking care of 3,000 refugees In his Tangier palace. Our flat used to look like that in World's Fair year. A Trenton (N. J.) man claims that he has not been able to sleep for 30 years. Why doesn't he Indulge In a little run down to Philadelphia? A physical culture artist tells us that swimming is the safest exercise, but even if it is, the man who rocks the boat never will become popular. A convention of shoe manufacturers has decided that women's feet are growing larger, and a new and Im proved list of sizes Is to be adopted. An Inventor claims that he has evolved a safe and sane aeroplane, but there are those who labor under the imnrPRdlon that there hain't no norh thing. An eccentric Frenchman has left be- ; hind a collection of buttons valued at ! $40,00. His life was one continual ' game of "Button, button; who's got j the button?" A Cincinnati woman advocates a curfew law which shall be applicable to men only. When the home can be made happy by chasing the man to It we shall cheerfully admit that the highest achievement of civilization has been recorded. An intoxicated Gothumlte was ar rested for celebrating too riotously the not-altogether Joyful occasion or his acquisition of a cemetery lot. The police probably held such an object as running the celebrating Idea Into the ground. An Elgin, 111., preacher suggests *v?ot fhn lrw>nl fhoatoro ho nnonort nil Sundays to keep the young people from going to Chicago. Almost any thing may be Justified In keeping young people from Chicago. A Chicago man bought thirty bottles of whisky with which to end his life. But unfortunately for his purpose, he became paralyzed before he could per ish. and the ignominious end of h!s endeavor to Bhuffie off this mortal coll with spirit was that he was "pinched" by the police. NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA The Latest News of General Interest Collected From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Chester.?J. M. Wooten of Lewis Turnout, Chester county, has been granted a patent upon a combination monkey wrench, pipe wrench and nail puller. Gastonia.?Southern train No. 39 was delayed by a freight wreck at Belmont, a station between Gastonia and Charlotte, in which three cars were derailed, and the track torn up for a considerable distance. Greenville.?A consignment of six car loads of tarvia to be placed by the county authorities on Greenville roads has been received by Supervisor Good win, and the work of putting down the material will begin within a few days. Greenville.?According to informa tion from Brushy Creek officers cut up a moonshine still in that section, which was located within a stone's throw of Pisgah Baptist church. .It is said that the operator of the plant actually had the nerve to use water from the churchyard spring to make his liquor. Florence.?Fire destroyed the large frame stables of Brown & McCall in the heart of the business section of ! the city, opposite the court house. The loss is estimated at about $2,500, with only $1,500 insurance. An equal amount on live stock and buggies and wagons was cancelled only a few days ago. Camden.?Capt. Frank W. Eldredge, who died at his stately old Colonial home, "Goodie Castle," and who was buried here, was one of the best known and most popular men in Cam den as well as in Kershaw county. He had been in failing health for the past two years, or more, but it was not until recently that his illness be came of an alarming seriousness. Branchville.?Poilce Chief Franklin and Rural Policeman Browning made a verv successful raid on a neero. Bill Barnwell, living in a negro settlement on the edge of town. Twenty-five gal lons of whiskey and 1,224 bottles of beer were seized. Barnwell will be tried before Mayor Dukes after which Magistrate Dukes has charges against him. Washington.?Daniel E. Turbeville has been appointed postmaster at Tnrhpvillo Plnronrlrm rnnntv fiiir ceeding S. C. Turbeyville, deceased. Ridge Spring.?The school has clos ed after only an eight months' term. The teachers were all re-elected. The trustees expect to have a full nine months' session next year. Some are talking of a new school building, which is needed. Orangeburg.?The board of trustees of the Orangeburg graded schools has held its annual meeting and elected the teachers for the ensuing year. The board of trustees of the Orem^tmrg schools iB as follows: Wm. L. Glaze, chairman; W. B. Thompson, George V. Zeigler, Abram W. Summers and W. W. Wannamaker, Mr. Wannamker having been recently elected to fill a vacancy on the board. Camden.?The warm weather has given Camden the automobile fever, there being live handsome roadsters and touring cars purchased here and five more are to be purchased. RaweBville.?Lawrence Jones, a ne gro, was ehtt and killed near here by J. S. Britan of Branchvllle. Mr. Britan was deputized as a special con stable and had arrested Jones who re sisted and tried to take the officer's pistol from him. Charleston.?A suit for $10,000 was filed in the office of the clerk of the K*r fUUIiom T Pnn nrvr UIIUUll WUlt UJ H iinaiu o. against the Walker, Evans and Cogs well company. The complaint alleges that in November, 1909, the plaintiff while an apprentice, working at a lithographic press, had his hand bad ly mangled, necessitating the ampu tation of three fingers. The bill al leges that the failure of the defendant to provide the proper safety ap pliances was the cause of the accident. Chester.?The Rev. A. C. Bridgman of Columbia, one of the members of the joint committee on the endowment of the Columbia Theological seminary, Chicora college and the Presbyterian College of South Carolina, spoke to one of the largest congregations ever assembled in Purity Presbyterian church regarding the endowment. Columbia.?An order was issued from the state department of agricul ture changing the date of the enforce ment of the regulation against skim med milk from June 30 to August 30. The order was issued to permit skim J *11- J?1 -3 J ?Ua mea imiK aeaiers iw uiayuse ui mc stock on hand. Greenville.?Sheriff Poole and his deputy have arrested a white man by the name of W. P. Powell, who is said to be wanted in Georgia on an alleged serious charge. The man is held at the" county jail, waiting for instruc tions from Georgia. Powell is a brick mason and has been at work here for Chester.?J. D. Ratteree's residence, on East Hinton street, caught fire in the roof from some unknown origin and was practically destroyed. The furniture was nearly all burned. The loss is estimated at $3,000, and is partly insured. Chester.?Zebulon Vance Davidson, a member of the city council, has en tered the race for th?? house of rep resentatives in the general assembly. cnarles <j. MCAiuey nas wunurawu his name from the list of candidates. Walter Simpson of the Armenia sec tion of Chester county has announced for auditor. Greenville.?George H. Stephenson of Columbia, secretary of the national corn exposition, which will be held in Columbia in January, is in the city working up interest in the forthcom ing exhibition. Greenville will be well represented at this show, as both boys' and men's corn clubs are in competition from this county. several weeks. Columbia.?John Henry May and Clyde May, aged 22 and 17 years, who were sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Henry Bocha were brought to the state penitentiary. The prison ers were assigned to work. DISMISSES CASE AGAINST MAULDIN THE MAGISTRATE THROWS OUT t CHARGE IN WHISKEY CASE ? AT GREENVILLE. 1 HIS COLLEAGUE'S RULING ! Mr. Stradley Basing His Decision On f the Finding of Mr. Inman?He Holds That the Possession of the Liquor J 18 Legal. ( Greenville. ? Magistrate Samuel Stradley dismissed the charges of 'having in possession and transport- ] Ing spirituous liquors for illegal pur- ] poses" brought against 0. K. Mauldin t as a result of his purchasing two bar- < rels of whiskey sold at public auction I here May 11, by order of Federal < Judge Smith. Coming upon the heels I of Magistrate Inman's decision that ! the government had the right to sell i the liquor, the verdict signifies that I Gov. Blease has lost, so far as the i magisterial courts extend, in his clash ; with the United States court. In view of Magistrate Inman's ruling i that the whiskey purchased by Mr. : Mauldin was not contraband, the hear ing before Magistrate Stradley was I largely perfunctory. In referring to i his decision, the magistrate said: "By agreement the testimony taken by I I Magistrate Inman in the claim and de- i livery suit of 0. K. Mauldin vs. J. 1 Perry Poole, sheriff, should be used i in this suit. < "From the testimony and the in- I terpretation given by the supreme court in the cases of the State vs. 1 Bwokand, reported in volume 87, Sou'h Carolina reports, page 442, and i the State vs. Green, reported in ad vance sheets of August, 1911, page i 113, my mind is clearly satisfied that i the defendant, O. K. Mauldin, has not 1 been guilty of violating the laws of ? the state, by either having in posses- 1 sion or transporting spirituous 11- I quors for illegal purposes and the ! case is hereby dismissed. Labor Legislation In This State. < That South Carolina has made a re- 1 markable record, tor a soumeru state, since the opening of 1911 in la bor legislation is the statement made by E. J. Watson, commissioner of ag riculture, commerce and industries. He points out that not alone has valuable legislation been enacted in behalf of the working people, but the state dia not stop at putting the laws on the staute books to be dead letters; in stead machinery for the enforcement of those laws are provided. One of the most desirable acts, and one prob ably affecting more people and af fecting the future of the state citizen ship more largely than any other, was the new chiid labor law. Acreage Reduction Predicted. "I feel from the reports in my hands and from my own observations and indeed, my knowledge of condi tions, that the acreage will be about 5 to 20 per cent less than that of last year for the entire belt," says E. J. TXTo n/\mmloolnnDP f\t flprlcilltlirp J ] i i i < i ] ] ( i ( ! I I I 1 1 ( I I I 1 TV aiOVU, VWU4*Uiuw?W"v? v? ?o- - - ? of South Carolina and president of the Southern Cotton congress in a review of the cotton situation. He states that it is difficult to give an estimate of the cotton crop now. Pellagra Station At Spartanburg. The Thompson-McPadden pellagra commission of the New York post graduate hospital and school of medi cine will be established dluonononn cine will establish its station in Spar tanburg. A letter received from Dr. Siler, who visited Spartanburg recent ly in the interest of the project, an-1 nounced that the selection of that city and conveyed the information that the members of the commission will come within the next ten days. The commission is composed of Dr. Siler of the medical corps of the United States army; Dr. P. E. Garrison, past assistant surgeon of the United States navy; Dr. Ward J. McNeal, assistant director of the department of labora tories of the New York post graduate medical school. Are Indifferent to Their Fate. jj From their conduct during the past few days in their cells in Charleston J county jail, John Cole and Isaiah But- t ler do not seem at all perturbed by ( the fact that they are to die on the r 21st of next month. Indifferent to c their fate, these two negroes, who are J to die in the electric chair, are spend- t ing their last days on earth in a calm a and tranquil manner. They eat well, c sleep well, and Cole is the star lectu- c rer twice daily at the meeting of the f prisoners at which moral visions are t expounded. s Youth Acquitted of Murder. E Walter Hall, the youth from Rock Mills township, Anderson county, t charged with murder, having killed e his father in the defense of his moth- \ er, as he supposed, about four months c ago, was acquitted. The jury was t charged at 9:30 o'clock and at 11:45 C a verdict of not guilty was returned. J The contested point was as to the a cooling off period, it being claimed u that it was some time after the de- v ceaaed came home drunk, that his son, l who was sick in bed, fired from a t window, striking him in the back. a Almost Ready To Take Up Work. A The Presbyterians of South Caro lina are almost ready to take up work ^ in Bethel Presbytery for the fund of $200,000 that they hope to raise for c their several institutions. Chester S will be headquarters and operations a will be commenced with a banquet on 1 June 7. The following Sunday spe- t cial sermons will be preached all over J the presbytery, and the next day the E collections of funds will begin. Bethel t Presbytery, being the largest and a strongest Presbytery has been assess- C ed $65,000. o HAS NAMED AN INSPECTOR M. R. Connelly of Chester Was Select ed By Commissioner E. J. Watson ?Well Equipped For Work. Columbia.?W. R. Connelly of Ches ;er was appointed as a factory inspec or by E. J. Watson, commissioner o: igriculture, commerce and indus :ries. Mr. Connelly was highly rec >mmended for the position by wel cnown citizens of Chester. He is ? graduate of the textile department o: Dlemson College and is well equippec 'or the work as factory inspector. "He is a young man of excellen ;haracter and habits and ability, be 3ide3," says A. G. Brice, member o he house of representatives fron Chester county in recommending Mr Connolly. "I am quite confident Mr Connelly is well qualified for the po sition, having graduated at Clemsoi College and has had considerable practical experience," says M. S Lewis, cashier of the Natinal E: change bank of Chester. "Since hii graduation he has worked at the cot :on mill business with marked sue 3ess," says J. M. Wise, mayor o Chester. "He is indeed a very de serving young man'1 is the recom mendation given by J. E. Glenn. "Hi las always been regarded as a youni man of good habits and character, jays A. L. Gaston. "In making this appointment," sail Commissioner Watson, "I feel as if im simply on behalf of the state o South Carolina awarding a diploma t< the type of young man that the com monwealth needs ? rewarding on* whose life thus far has been lived u] to the highest Ideals of America] litizenship. Up to two weeks ago had never heard of him. Pursuini my policy in making appointment 3f selecting men specially fitted fo the duties they are to perform, am with no other regard whatever, I hav been trying to find the right man." South Carolina New Enterprises. a cnarter was issued Dy me seer* tary of state to the Buncombe Roai ind Realty Company of Greenville with a capital of $5,000. The officer ire: W. G. McDavid, president am treasurer; W. C. Beacham, vice pres ident and secretary. The Charlestor Summerville Development Compan: was commissioned with a capital o $1,000, to do a general real estate am ieveloping business, the petitioner being E. W. Hughes and J. M. Phi; lips, both of Charleston. The C. E Franke & Co., of Charleston was core missioned with a capital of $250,OOC the petitioners being Emll H. Jahn ind Julius H. Jahnz of Charleston rhe company proposes to deal in am Jo a jobbing business in wagons, cat riages, motor vehicles, materials, suj plies, and to acquire the business o Emil H. Jahnz and Julius H. Jahnz carpenters, doing business under th Srm name, and style of C. D. Frank & Co. State Poultry Raisers Plan Show. About 20 members of the Soutl Carolina Poultry Association met ii ho nfflrp nt thft chamber of commera it Columbia to perfect plans for incoi porating the organization, with a car tal of $1,000 with the privilege of in creasing to $5,000. It la ezpectei :hat the necessary amount of the cat tal stock to obtain a charter will b jubscrlbed in a few days. Theodon E. F. Holzhauser, of Irmo, presiden >f the poultry association, said tha :he organization intended to have i creditable exhibition at the Nationa Horn Exposition in Columbia nex fear. The association will be capl :alized to provide for the expense inci lent to making the poultry exhibit. I vill pay for two Judges of the fowli -vqoMao f a ovnonaa of Pnnnln fr TVn ihares of stock will be placed on sali it once. They will be 200 in numbe: 'or the present and sell for $5 pe: ihare. The association expects to of er them to poultry raisers and to th< jublic at large. /oung Man Killed By a Train. The Gastonia police were notifie< >y the Southern railway that a younj nan was killed at Gaffney by a trail md that all efforts at identificatioi )f the body had proved unavailinj rhe young man was apparently abou .8 years of age, with light hair, bu here were no other marks, or paperi >y which his identity could be fixed rhe body is still at Gaffney. ?outh Carolina Historical Society. The 57th annual meeting of th< Soutn Ca-olina Historical Society was leld in the Charleston Library Soci ?ty building. The attendance was nuch larger than usual. The presi lent's report was as follows: "To th< Members of the South Carolina His orlcal Society: In making ray eighth innual report as president of the So :iety I am pleased to say that the in ome of the Society will again be suf icient to discharge the expenses ol he year. The report of the secretarj hows a dimunition in expenses. ilect Garnet and Black Staff. At a meeting of the student body 01 he University of South Carolina the iew staff for the Garnet and Black v&s elected. The staff is: Editor-in hief, W. H. Scott; senior literary edi ors, J. Broadu3 Mitchell and R. S )wens; senior law editors, Jas Allan, r., and W. C. McLain; business man ger, Sam Latimer, Jr.; assistant busi less manager, J. D. Featherstone; ad ertising manager, J. B. Murphy: ath etic editor, T. S. McMillan; art edi ors, C. Roper and J. L. Greene; liter ry editors, Green and Foster. attempted Assault On Young Girl. Frightened by the screams of thi auphter of a prominent Bamberg ounty farmer Eatherlee Jones, a ne ro, was forced to flee after making n attempt to assault the young girl, 'he f.egro was arrested and hurried o the state penitentiary at Columbia, . Felder Hunter, deputy sheriff of Jamberg county, bringing his prisoner o Orangeburg through the country nd taking an early evening train for Jolumbia. The action of th6 father f the girl was commendable : CARS LEAVE TRACK TWO COACHES TURN TURTLE AND ROLL DOWN A TEN-FOOT EM BANKMENT. FIVE PERSONS INJURED Southern Railway Train No. 16 It Wrecked Seven Miles Below Green ville.?Train Running Thirty Miles An Hour?Tore Up Tracks. f Greenville. ? Southern rallwa: 1 irain No. 16, leaving Greenville for Columbia at 5:15 p. m., via. the C. ? and G. railway, was wrecked seven i miles below here. Five negro passen 5 gers were Injured, the bagage car c and coach for negroes turned turtle b down an embankment and the tracks badly torn up for 500 feet Is the ex ^ tent of the damage. The injured are: _ Mollie White, Andersdn; Ethel Rob - inBon, Anderson; Annie Harper, Jer e sey City, N. J.; Belle Owens, William S ston; John Davis, Griffin, Ga. " The train was .running along at 30 miles an hour when the front truck i of the tender left the track, this being I the beginning of the trouble. Within f the twinkling of an eye almost the 0 baggage car and the coach for negroes i- had left the rails. The connection e between the tender and the baggage P car was broken. The baggage car and a the negro coach were turned over and 1 fell down a 10 foot embankment. rne iront ena or tne wnite coacn was jerked from the track but the connection between It and the negro coach was broken before any serious damage was done. The trucks of the white coach, however, left the rails. The Pullman sleeper, the fourth and last car, was derailed at the front only. The tender was also derailed, leaving only the engine and the rear trucks of the Pullman car on the rails The escape of the mail clerk and bag gagemaster and the 10 or 12 negro passengers from death is considered remarkable. The train was in charge of John W. Nix of Greenville, as con ductor. J. B. Long of Columbia was engineer. Fop Colleton County Fair Waterboro. ? A meeting of the ot ncers ana Bupennienuenis or me ae partment of the Collenton County Fair Association has been called for the near future, for the purpose of setting on foot plans for the County Fair next fall. Matters pertaining to the success of the next fair will be dis cussed and plans made for making this the biggest and best fair ever held in Colleton county. Three fairs have been held, each year being much bet ter than the the preceeedlng. At this meeting the matter of premiums will be gone into and the premium list ar ranged. Willi Accept the Mllleage Books. . Columbia. ? Southern railway in trastate mileage books will be accept ed for transportation on the Blue PIHco rnllrna/1 nnrt AtlnnH/? Pnaat Line railway mileage books will b? accepted on the Charleston & Wes tern Carolina railway, according to letters received by the railroad com mission from W. W. Finley, president of the Southern and T. M. Emerson, president of the Atlantic Coast Line. Charged With Assault and Battery. George Bell Timmerman's of Lex ington, solicitor for the 11th circuit, before Magistrate James H. Fowles, Jr., gave bond for $200 pending his appearance in the court of general session which convenes in the near future to answer to the charge of assault and battery with Intent to kill. Mr. Timmerman was represent ed by Attorney John J. Earle. About a month ago Policeman R. A. Mur phy in attempting to arrest Mr. Tim merman for violating the automobile ordiance, was attacked by the solici tor with a knife, according to the i charge. Mr. Timmerman was arraing ? ed before the city recorder and fined t $55. Policeman Murphy later got a t warrant from the recorder for the ar 3 rest of Timmerman on the charge of . assault and battery with intent to kill. For Murder of Mountaineer. Anderson.?Charged with the mur s der cf a mountaineer named Welborn 3 two years ago, Halcomb, the former - chief of police of Townville, this ! county, and his three assistants were put on trial in the court of general > sessions here. Welborn was arrested by these officers on the charge of i drunkenness and was lodged in the - guard house. That night the guard house was destroyed by fire, and Wel born's remains were found in the ? ashe3 A detective began investiga 1 tions and the officers were arrested. Dates For Aiken County Fair. Aiken.?The directors of the Aiken County Fair Association have set the ! dates for the Fair to be held this fall . for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October L'2, 23, 24 and 25. Heretofore the Fair has been held too > late, and this year it was decided to hold the Fair the last part of October. Mr. Geddings Cushman, the new pres ' ident, with Secretary Herbert E. Gyles and the board of directors, are going to do everything possible to make this fall exhibition the best yet held. Improvement in Road Work. Aiken.?Messrs. C. K. Henderson and R. B. Dunbar, of the highway com mission, with Mr. Chas. Benson, engi neer of the commission, went to Flor ence county and spent several days inspecting the road machinery cf that county, with a view of purchasing a similar outfit for this county. They purpose purchasing a traction engine with a set of road machine:?, aud with this outfit they can do an im mense amount of nnd wcr': n : .i*1 day. FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Short Paragraphs of State News That Have Been Gotten Together With Care by the Editor. Union.?The court of general ses liona has been in session here for 3everal days. Judge Thos. S. Sease !b presiding, J. C. Otts is solicitor and T. Carlisle Perrin stenographer. Columbia.?The annual convention ot the South Carolina Funeral Direc tors and Embalmers' association will be held In Columbia on May 29 and 30. The address of welcome will be delivered by Mayor Gibbes. Newberry.?News was received in the city that a little negro was found dead on Col. D. A. Dickert's Broad river plantation, the little negro hav ing been hanged by getting caught in & wire fence. Columbia.?The board of county commissioners convened in regular semi-monthly session. Nothing out side of routine business was taken up. The board will let the contract for the paving of the road to Hyatt Park, It was said. Charleston.?With the exemplifica tion of the thirty-first degree, and the communicating of the thirty-second degree of Scottish Rite Masonry, the third semi-annual Reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies of Charleston at the Masonic Temple came to an end. Fort Mill?The Fort Mill graded Bchools close next week. The sermon before the graduating class will be preached by Rev. Joel S. Snyder of Chester. Dr. George A. Wauchop of the University of South Carolina will deliver the literary address. Manning.?The committee having in charge the work of raising funds for the erection of the Confederate monu ment at this place have just completed an arrangement for a lecture by James K. Vardaman of Mississippi, to be de livered for the benefit of the fund The lecture will be delivered in the auditorium of the graded school. Florence.?The city council has at last granted a franchise to the Elec tric and Utility company, and L. C. Ritchie, the president of the company, says that it is his purpose to put in a much larger plant, which will have to be done by the issue of bonds, and fur nish light and power, power especial ly, 10 industrial concerns all through the surrounding country. Florence.?Rev. E. O. Watson, D. D., of Columbia is to make the annual address for the Florence graded nrhnnlo nt thA pxpr cises to be held on the 23rd. There will be quite a large graduating class this year, and the greater number of them will return next year to take a postgraduate course, the additional grade which is to be added. Washington.?In order to expedite its passage, Senator Smith of South Carolina has had incorporated in the senate agricultural bill his joint reso lution to authorize the secretary of agriculture to prepare and display an exhibit at the fifth National Corn ex position, to be held at Columbia from January 27 to to February 9, 1912. The measure was unanimously agreed to. Gaffney.?Gaffney munniclpal auth orities let the contract for 3,000 square yards of pared sidewalks to V. L. Spurgeon of Gaffney. The figure was 97 cents per yard, totaling $3,460, be ing $389 cheaper than the next lowest bidder, P. S. Minas of Spartanburg. The contract calls for work to be be gun within ten days. Contractor Spur geon stated that a force of 20 men would begin at once. Newberry.?The barn of Mr. Alex. D. Hudson, near Silver Street, one of the largest barns in the county, with contents, was destroyed by fire. In the barn were about thirty tons of hay, about $600 or $600 worth of farm machinery, and some five or six tons of fertilizer, all of which was burned. Mr. Hudson's loss is about $2,500. He carried some insurance, but his in surance is very small in proportion to bis loss. Orangeburg?Algernon Blair, the contractor of Montgomery, Ala., who was the successful bidder for the con tract for erection of the new postofflce building for Orangeburg, is in the city making preparations for the work of actual construction of the building. The new building will cost about $50, 000. The lot is now being cleared of debris and the work of excavating will begin in a short while. Columbia.?The state board of equa lization met in the hall of the house of representatives, when several pro tests were heard on the assessments of the cotton mills, cotton oil mills and fertilizer factories. Abbeville.?Seth M. Milliken and party were in Abbeville for a direct ors' meeting of the Abbeville cotton mill. A dividend of 3 per cent, amounting to $9,500, was declared on ; the common stock, payable July 1. Besides paying this 3 per cent divi- i dend, $125,000 worth of first preferred stock was ordered called In and paid on July 1, the regular dividend period. Sharon.?It is said that there will be the finest crop of blackberries here this season that has been known in several years. The very dry weather of last year cut off this crop very much and had the effect besides of 1 making what berries there are very hard and dry. Charleston.?A dispatch from Wash ington. stating that L. Redinger had been "removed" as postmaster at Myers, this county, conveyed a wrong Impression. Mr. Redinger was not re moved, but tendered his resignation several weeks ago, and it has just i taken effect. i Charleston.?In the May 15 issue of the Country Life Mabel Burke Egan has an article, illustrated with two fine photographs, which shows that in ! coastal South Carolina exist the larg est oak trees in the world so far as is ; known. I Orangeburg,?The trustees of Or- j angeburg college have met and elect- i ed the officers and teachers for Or- i angeburg college for next session. The : college has undergone a change and i the affairs of the college will be hand- < led directly by the trustees and not ] by an individual, as has been the case ; during the past several years. ; ' t ?. r TV'? RI6HT TO SEIZE BRAZILIAN COFFEE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRO CEEDS WITH NEWEST MOVE UNDER SHERMAN LAW. . ' ' 3 INTERNATIONAL MAGNITUDE Prominent Lawyers Clash When the Government Makes Move to Break up Coffee Trust?Much Coffee Held Under Temporary Injunction. New York.?Questions of interna tional magnitude came to the fore when the Federal government proceed ed with its newest move, under the Sherman law, to break up the "Br* * v zilian coffee trust" Prominent coun sel clashed with the government at torneys and judges of the circuit court of appeals took issue with some of the propositions made by the Federal prosecutor. The issue mainly resolv ed itself into the right of the United States government to seize and sell $10,000,000 worth of coffee, the prop erty of a foreign state, because of an alleged illegal combine in control of the coffee market. The coffee in question?approxi mately 950,000 bags?has been held up under temporary injunction against the New York Dock Company, Herman Sielcken and others as alleg ed parties to the "conspiracy" and the proceedings were arguments for and against making that injunction per manent. United States Circuifr Court Judges Lacombe, Coxe. Noyes and Ward reserved decision after hearing an interesting exposition of both sides. Solicitor General Frederick W. Len mann, who came from Washington to move for the permanent injunction, and United States District Attorney Wise led the government's case, while Tnoanti W Phnntft mnA thA nrlnciDal argument on'behalf of the defend ants. Waves Toll Bell For Titanic'* Dead. . Halifax, N. S.?An incident which made a tremendous impression on the officers and crew of the Canadian steamer Montmagny, while that ves sel was searching for the Titanic dead, was described by the ship's chaplain, the Rev. S. H. Prince, on his arrival here. "On the morning of May 9," he said, "as we were passing over the ocean graveyard of the Ti tanic, the rocking of the boat sudden ly started the ship's bell ringing. For fifteen minutes the bell tolled at reg ular intervals. It seemed as if the elements had been purposely aroused to peal this sorrowful dirge." The captain of the steamer reports the ocean strewn with life belts for a ra dius of fifty miles. No bodies were found. New Foreign Commerce Record. WasMngton, u. u.?a new oign record for foreign commerce will be established by the United States in the fiscal year 1912, ending with next month. Growth has been espec ially marked in the export trade, but Imports also show a substantial in crease. Figures for 10 months to the close of April made public by the com merca and labor department's bureau of statistics, Indicate that exports for the year will approximate in value $2,200,000,000, exceeding by $259,000, 000 the previous high-record made In 1911, while the Imports total of about $1,600,000 will top that of 1910, the previous record year, by more than $40,000,000. Former Governor of Maryland Dead. Elkton, Md.?Former Governor Aus tin Crothers died here of Bright's dis ease. Austin Lane Crothers was born in Cecil county, Maryland, 52 years ago. He never married. He chose the law as his profession, entering public life soon after graduating from the law school in 1890, and was suc cessively prosecuting attorney for Cecil county, State Senator and asso ciate judge, assuming the Governor ship in 1907. Governor Crothers in augurated many progressive measures most of which afterwards were placed on statute books. Women Charged With Theft. Atlanta, Ga.?Two women were ar rested here and were later jointly in dieted wun u ew meu yier?uuoij ?.i rested for larceny, in connection with the theft of $30,000 worth of jewelry here last April. The diamonds and other gems were taken from two trunks, belonging to Sol and Harry Gilsey of Cincinnati, as they were be ing transported from a local hotel to a railway station. The women are Mrs. Ida Wrenn and her sister, Mrs. Morris, both of whom later made $500 bonds. 'Body of King Laid to Rest. Roskilde, Denmark. ? Among the tombs of Ills predecessors me uuuy ui King Frederick VIII of Denmark was buried. Two hundred thousand mour ners thronged the streets that led from the railway station to the cathe drel where the impressive funeral ceremonies took place. The cortege, led by a millitary band, included in its personnel the Kings of Denmark, Nor way, Sweeden and Greece, all the male members of the Danish royal family, a number of foreign princes and special envoys. Schooner Lost Off Diamond Shoals. Cape Hatteras.?The four masted schooner Rob Roy, from Fernandina, Fla, May 16, for Philadelphia, was ibandoned in a waterlogged condition two miles southwest of outer Diamond Shoals. Capt. Norbury and crew of sev-an men were rescued from the ves sel's rigging by Capt. Edward F. 3towe and the crew of the Cape Hat :eras life saving station in "their pow ;r surf boat and landed here. The Rob Roy carried a cargo of lumber md is owned by George Warner, of 'hiladelphia.