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^crupo and Jacts. \ ? A movement has been started to ' rebuild, by subscription, the home of ' General John B. Gordon, recently de- ' stroyed by fire. ? A race riot occurred at the Cardiff ' and Blassburg, Alabama coal miues j last Tuesday. It was a conflict be- j tween white and colored miners. Two ( Negroes were killed and several were Tuniinrfpd The trouble has not yet quieted down. Botb sides are armed heavily, and a serious conflict is expected. ? Charles F. Collier, once, president of the South railroad, committed suicide at his home at Petersburg, Va., last Thursday by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. He was 72 years of age, and was a ruliug elder in the Presbyterian church. He had no business troubles, and his probable reasons for self-destruction are unknown. ? The bean king of Ventura county, Cal., looms up larger every year. His name is Dixie Thompson. He raised and harvested last year 1,300 carloads of beans. He says the bean is the | true American crop ; that it is to take the place of corn. It makes bigger returns, is surer, more hardy, more nutritious and less perishable. It will feed man and beast and is not easily I destroyed by drought or insects. Mr. Thompson thinks that if California will only take to the beau she will in time drive all famine from the face of the earth. ? The production of gold in the Transvaal for the current year is breaking all previous records. Nothing equal to it has ever been known in any country. The March yield was almost 500,000 ounces, and 25,000 better than last December, which was one of the best months on record. The March yield this year was almost double that of March two years ago, 1 and 115,000 better than March a year ago. The value of this immense output for a month is $8,500. Official re- , ports say that the average weekly gold output from South Africa is now , over S2,uuu,uuu. ? The president has at last found it necessary to call for volunteers for I service in the Philippines. The regular army has been recruited to the full i limit of 65,000 men, and still General j Otis is sadly in need of troops. The j 35,000 volunteers allowed by the re- . cent congress have therefore been 1 called for. The volunteers are to be j enlisted for three years, although the j law provides for such a force only un- I til 1901. In one respect at least the , volunteers will be on the same footing j as regulars. They will not be allowed to come in as state organizations; but only as United States volunteers, and will be officered through war department appointments. Men and officers i who volunteered for service in the re- i cent Spauish war will have the pre ference. , ? Washington dispatch of June 24: An entomological mystery.is puzzling the city, and the identity of the bug 1 which is devastating the beauty of 1 Washington faces is being sought ea- s gerly. The new bug was first heard ] from a few days ago, when a news- | dealer applied at a hospital for treatment, his face was so swollen that his nearest friends did not recognize him. 1 O! _ ilnn nnona Ka va 1 OIUUC tucu t% UU6CU OIUJIIUI v-aovo uuyv been treated. None of the victims saw the insect, because the attack is always made when the person is asleep. The lips seem to be the favorite point of attack. The victim wakes up in the dead of the night, suffering the most intense pain iu the face, and finds his lips and other features puffed up to an enormous size. The swelling is a bright red, and lasts from 48 to 72 hours, accompanied by almost constant pain. Entomologists at the agricultural department are anxious to secure one of the bugs. ? The water question iu the west is always of supreme importance, because the people either have too little or too much. It is au old story that 1 the man who builds a saw mill on a < western river waits until spring to get i water enough to turn his wheel, and ( then he suddenly gets enough to take ^ him and his saw mill into the next county. But eveu this old and famil- * iar experience does uot match that of 1 Mr. Mayuce Myers, at Whittiers, in : California. He was suffering for the 1 want of water, and he bored an artesiau well, in the process of which he struck an ocean stream that shoots up . 500 feet into the air aud threatens to 1 wash his whole ranch into the Pacific. ( This ranch oonsits of 1200 acres, and half of it has been overflowed, destroy- t iug 10 acres of grain. Trains are now ruuniug to the vicinity crowded with sightseers. It is a free show, as there is no way to hide the display, though it is probable that Mr. Myers would be glad to give the thing to any one who would take it away. Oue of the California papers says that the state authorities are getting ready to add a new river to their map. ? An investigation is under way by officers of the war department with a view to the adoption of au invention by which it is hoped to locate the flash of smokeless powder in warfare. The department has been informed that Prof. Reginald A. Fessenden, of the Western University of Pennsylvania has invented a telescope with which it is possible to locate tbe flash when the weapon is discharged. This is not the invention, however, before the war department. Several days ago an inventor wrote to tbe department suggesting the adoption of a specially constructed pair of spectacles made of b.ue glass, by the use of which be tninks the wearer will be able to locate a.. ,.e . l,... tft , i ill.' un.mi ui mijum;ic99 jiuwui-i. it isu * scientific fact that the flash from lighted potash is more easily perceptible ( when observed through blue glasses, and the suggestion has been referred to the medical department for iuvesti- J gation. Colonel Smart of this department has procured from the ordnance ( bureau several samples of smokeless 1 powder and an experiment will he coniucted at the army medical museum in Washington to determine the value ) :>f the blue ?lass invention. It is provable that Prof. Fesser.den's telescope will also be given a trial as soon as he -ubmits it to the department. An ex- ! periment conducted last week is reported to have been very satisfactory ; ( but further tests will be necessary. (The VlurhviUc (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: ' SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1899. < ? There is Dot a little interest in Co- ] lumbia on account of the proposed < passage of the Seaboard Air Line i through the city. Everybody wants | the railroad; but the railroad wants | Sidoey Park aud a number of citizeus i object. Tbe railroad has commenced ] proceedings to condemn the property i and it is not improbable that an effort ? will be made to fight the matter as | aggressively as possible. There is considerable feeling on the subject; but i not a great deal of it is finding ex- ] pression in the public prints. ( ? This, from the Aiken Journal and Review, is the most sensible ob ^;0/.nc. I servation uu iut; wwu-muci umuu^ sion that we have seen : "Some of our state newspapers are discussing townkillers; but they do not seem to agree on any one variety as being the worst. Every town has its 'townkiller.' The man who sends out of town for groceries, shoes, clothing, printing or anything else he can get in bis town, is a 'town-killer.' Nothing makes a town so prosperous as keepmg money at home. The 'town-kil!er' is everywhere. The ouly remedy s to multiply the 'town-builders' until the 'town-killer' feels lonely and oins the majority. In the past Aiken aas had its 'town-killers'?it has some aow ?but its 'town-builders' are now n the traces as is evident by our substantial progress." ? We give rather more space in this ssue to the cbaingang investigation ? than we would have preferred to give. ' rhere is evidently a great deal of interest in the matter, however, and although nothing sensational was developed, it has been demonstrated uerv r.learlv that the county commis iioners are looking after their duties. Most people will be gratified rather ,ban otherwise at the result of the in/estigation, and it is quite probable ( ,hat others will be disappointed. That I s human nature. After reading the eport of the proceedings, however, v 10 reasonable man is likely to con- ? jlude that the investigation has been ^ mything else than earnest, intelligent j md vigorous. The commissioners show iy their actions that if there is any- c ,hing wrong they want to develop the v "act fully, and uuder the circumstances lostile criticism is, to say the least, J infair. It seems to be a very clear :ase of "put up or shut up." The jates have not yet been closed. 1 SOMEWHAT ORIGINAL. Superintendent of Education Carroll ind Mr. J. A. Barron have been en- ? ;aged this week in the examination of he papers written by applicants who 2 jntered into the recent competition j :or certificates to teach in the public I schools. The majority of the papers >vere verv good; but the answers to ' ;ome of the questions were, to say the ' east of it, quite original. f One of the questions on civics was is follows: "Explain the American 1 dea of government," and here are a J :ouple of auswers : "To keep a man from carrying more hau five gallons of liquor at a time." "The American idea of government 1 s very good ; but the United States I ias never beeu able to give expansion 11 ,o it." Auother applicant says: "Day and night is cause by the risen and sitteu )f the sun." Auother says: "A man could go p iround the world iu five minutes, if I le could travel at the rate of 25 miles t in hour. I: "To secure the right to vote," says <1 mother, "a man must pay $300 and v ie able to read law." s "The cause of night," explains an- 1 Uher, "is the sun revolving on its ac- C " I. IUU. u "The moral effect of alcohol," de- s dares another, "is to cause people to <1 ost respect for each other." t "The moon," says a learned student t )f geography, "has a great influence t >n the crops. For example, if you bed 1< otatoes in the light of the moon they f< vill be all vines." c Another student of geography dis- v :our.ses as follows: "The axis is a tl od on which the earth turns. The fi >oles are the ends of the earth axis, e fhe distance around the earth is 25,- tl 100,000." b C.OCAL AFFAIRS. j INDKX TO NKW ADVKKTISKMKNTS. Irs. T. M. Dolison?Offers to close out ladies, misses and children shoes lor the next ten days at 50 and 75 cents on the dollar, and 50 cents shirts for 35 cents, 75 cents shirts for 50 cents, fas. F. Hart, Commander?Asks lor a meeting of Camp Micah Jenkins at the court house on July 4 at 11 a. m. ianson Dry Goods Company?Announce a midsummer stocktaking and a reduction in the price of every article in the store in order to matte room iur men fall stock. GOOD ROAD WORK. The chaingaug has done a considerible amount of good road work down n Bullock's Creek township since fune 1 The work was commenced on the irst hill on the Pinckuey road beyond he York township line and continued >n the various other hills on down the oad below Blairsville. What are known as the Turkey ;reek hills are now in better condition han has ever been known before, formerly the hill on this side of the ;reek was not only very rough, but was studded from top to bottom with [itejecting rocks that made travel a positive torture. Now there is hardly i rock in the way from top to bottom. [t is the same with other hills. The road lacks a great deal yet of heing suitable for bicycle racing ; but there iias beeu a considerable improvement. The chaiugang on last Wednesday [vas grading down the big hill on the rtoodtown road just beyond the resilence of Magistrate Plaxico. GENTLEMEN OP THE JURY. The following jurors were drawn ast Wednesday morning to serve durng the approaching term of the court )f general sessions, which convenes on Monday, July 17: R. W. Roach, Bethesda. IV. D. Glenn, York. SV. S. Jones Broad River. 5. S. Faris, Ebenezer. T. W. O'Neal, Catawba. 5. J. Clinton, Bethel. F. B. Ratcbford, Bullock's Creek. IV. T. Nichols, Bethel. >. S. Glenn, Bethel. T. M. Brian, York. T. E. Thomas York. r. J. Clinton, Bethesda. S. P. Workman, Bethesda. R. D. Wallace York. R. C. Barnett, Bethel. F. H. Matthews, Ebenezer. r. M. Oates, Ebenezer, r. C. Hope, Ebenezer. -V. B. Stroup King's Mountain. F. M. Leech Broad River. -*1?\r:ii j. J. Massey, rort 4?uu. P. T. Davidson, Bethesda. f. T. Spencer, Catawba. 5. L. Matthews, Ebenezer. I. R. Clinton, Bethesda. 21ias McCarter, Bethel. rV. M. Carothers, Ebenezer. r. D. B. Currence, Bethel. fohn H. Adams, Bethel. V.. B. Crosby, Bullock's Creek. I. P. Stowe, Bethel. J. M. Faris Fort Mill. V. A. Fewell, Catawba. V. S. Hogue, Bethel. V. M. Matthews, King's Mountain. . R. Sparrow, King's Mountain. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Quinn Wallace, of Yorkville, ias been quite ill for a week. Mr. T. L. Smith, of Oak Ridge, Chester county, is visitiug Mr. K. A. >obson. Miss Janie Massey, of Rock Hill, is isiting Miss Lowry on South Confess street. Miss Maggie Neely, of Leslie, is 'isiting friends aud relatives out at landana. Rev. W. G. Neville left Friday aorning for Greeuville on a two veeks' recreation. Mr. Mason Thomas, eldest son of dr. J. A. Thomas, who lives on King's dountain street, has typhoid fever. Miss Christine RutF, of Rock Hill, s visiting in Yorkville, the guest of ler sister, Mrs. Clarence M. Kuyken lal. Messrs. Asa aud Wesley and Miss duggie Shannon will attend the Cate:hisin contest at Bowling Green next Tuesday July 4. Miss Maud E. Yoder, of Hickory, ST. C., has returned home after a deasant visit to her frieud, Miss Ida iYrguson, at Bandana. Dr. A. Y. Cartwrigkt had another etter from Mr. J. H. Kiddle Thurslay night. The tone of the letter was rery encouraging. Mr. lliddle thinks le is getting along splendidly. Mr. Itobert Deas, manager of the dock Hill electric light plaut, was hiteu on the thumb by a mad dog last Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock. He vent to Charlotte and had the rnaditone applied. Miss N. Hazel Grist and Mrs. D. W. dicks and her two children, Masters Juke and Ollie, left on the Carolina ind North-Western yesterday mornng for a two weeks' visit to relatives u Spartanburg. YORKVILLE VS. CHARLOTTE. That baseball is the all popular ;ame here goes, without comment, ivery afternoou you can see the basetall enthusiast wending his way to the >icycle park to indulge or to be iu lulged. JNaturaJiy tne "cuneu man" ras not to be outdone ; so this week a eries of three gumes were arranged letween the teams from this town and Charlotte. Two of these games have ieen already played. Both have reulted in favor of Yorkville. Weduesay's game was practically a gift to hem ; the Charlotte players claiming hat their regular pitcher was not with 1 hem; but he would be tomorrow, so ;>ok out! It is not surprising, there)re, that on Wednesday the Yorkville 1 olored team had it all their own way, ' ,'inning by the score of 18 to 7, and hat Swamptown was all ablaze with reworks, etc. Thursday they cross- ' d bats again. The regular pitcher of , he Charlotte team was in the box ; i ut Yorkville by good hitting scored < two runs in the first inning. But IV when Charlotte took up the willow, 1 my ! my ! it was a slaughter of the in- 11 nocents. It was whack, whack, S! a whack, and with the execrable fumb- >r ling of the Yorkville Negroes, Q thincrs look particularly rosy for o their opponents, for when the |? smoke of battle had cleared away 11 seven large runs were credited them. ? The game seemed really lost, and won, (j just here. This exhibition of how not p to play ball was continued throughout v the whole game. It was simply rot- S ten. This is a technical baseball term n and expresses to the crank the style and type of play. Will Adams must (j have thought the ball was the bald- ? head of some of his customers, so J gingerly did he handle it at times, t< There were a few redeeming features s amidst a considerable amount of mis- .h plays. Allen White played well and j| Tom Burt made two fiue catches. The a Yorkville third baseman too, was far h und away the best ball player on the field. It was refreshing to see his pick ups, his fiue judgment on grounders, 11 and his strong batting. Apart from ^ these four incidents, the balance of t this game was poorly played on both a sides. The excitement was kept up a by the seesawing leads which both ^ teams alternately held. The York- * ville colored team cau play a good game. They have some good material g and they ought to give the best they b have "in the shop," if they want pa- o tronage. Ultimately the long drawn e out, and tiresome game ended in favor jj of the home team?27 to 19. j c CHAINGANG INVESTIGATION. 8 The county board of commissioners 1 held court at the home of Magistrate 1 Plaxico, at Hoodtown, in Bullock's 1 Creek township, last Wednesday, for the purpose of investigating the con- n duct of the superintendent and guards of the chaingang. The matter bad been on hand for some weeks; but h 7 Idid not take place on a day previouslyset on account of the absence of ^ Supervisor Culp, who was kept away by the serious illness of his wife, v But, on Wednesday, a number of I witnesses were duly subpoenaed, and ^ ihe work was entered into with full * determination on the part of the commissioners to develop the truth or t] falsity of such reports as bad, from h time to time, come to their ears. tl The court was called to order by Supervisor Culp, after which, on account of the fact that the superintend- ^ ent of the chaingang is his son, the 5 supervisor took no further active part si iu the proceedings. He remained in tl the room, however, throughout the in- ^ vestigation. Mr. J. S. Brice, as clerk ^ of the board, administered the oaths Q to the witnesses, and as attorney conducted most of the examination. Sev- ts eral questions were asked the different tv witnesses by Commissioners Wilker- l( son and Crawford, and also by Mr. W. P S. Gordon, who had been summoned because of the fact that he is a member of the grand jury, and because he tl resides in the neighborhood where the w chaingang was working at the time ? the alleged misconduct, etc., had taken e place. j] By way of preliminary, Mr. Brice b explained that the specific charges in u regard to the chaingang, were drunk- Sl enness, incompetency, and neglect of duty on the part of the superintendent uud guards. It was alleged that on ^ out; occasion?the date of which lie Jj had not been able to fix?there was a p drunken row at camp near Mr. Camp- w bell's, in Bethel township, and that ~ this row lasted from Saturday after- jj noon until 10 or 11 o'clock Sunday S1 morning. The information had come V to the commissioners in the shape of s( rumors, and in order to get at the facts, the commissioners had instructed him ^ to summons as witnesses Messrs. Tru- jj man Turner, F. E. Clinton, R. B. Rid- C( die, R. L. Campbell, W. S. Gordon and Jim Robertson. M Commissioner Wilkerson said : "I r( want to make a statement with regard jj; to this matter. All along there have ^ been reports in circulation reflecting on the conduct of the cbaingang. y These reports have touched on the al- y leged incompetency and misconduct of the superintendent, and have sugges- " ted wasteful extravagance in the purchase aud use of supplies. There have also been ruuiors of disorderly pro- q ceedings at the convict camp on Sundays, aud other scandalous stories. " Mauy of these reports have been of a . nature that would hardly be apt to reach the ears of Supervisor Culp, be- q, cause of his relationship to the super- a iuteudeut of the chaiugaug. They came fij to Captain Crawford and myself quite 531 freely, and for that reason we have or- ^ dered this investigation. I do not ^ pretend to say that there is anything fr wrong, or that these reports are true w or untrue, for I do not know. That is tc what we are here to find out. -If there is anything wrong, I hope it will be Sj developed by this investigation, and if q there is nothing wrong, I hope that w fact will be established." w Truman Turner was the first witness hi iworn. In answer to the questions of lb Mr. Briee, he testified that he went to ui the chaiugaug camp on the Saturday ki light before it was moved to Bullock's cc Jreek township, accompanied by Mr. [ikcl, and remained there until about 1 o'clock next morning. They did ot take any whisky with them. He iw a jug, however, that was hidden bout 150 or 200 yards lrom the camp, "here was a fight that night between riiards Davinney and Mendenhall. It ccurred between 10 and 11 o'clock, ud was precipitated by Mendenhall nd Mikel waking Davinney up. iavinney went down stairs and came ack with a piece of plank with which r? strike Mendenhall. Mikel took the lank away from him and they fought rithout weapons. Neither had a pistol, nperinteudent Culp came out in his ight clothes?haviDg been waked up y the racket?and put a stop to the ow. Witness saw Mendenhall, Mikel rinking some whisky ; but did not ee Superintendent Culp take any. nothing else of a disorderly nature ook place during the night. Witness aw some whisky next morning in a ottle. It had been taken out of the ug. Did not see anybody drunk. Iikel was the drunkest one, and at bout 11 o'clock witness took him iome. One of the county bloodhounds had een shot during the night. The ruaor is that the dog was shot by Sulerintendent Culp while drunk, and bat the act had no other justification han reckless wantouness. Mr. Brice sked witness if he knew anything bout the shooting of the dog. Mr. Turner said ihut he did not see the hooting; but that Superintendent Tulp did it. One of the dogs was supposed to be at the jail in charge of iheriff Logan. Superintendent Culp leard a dog in the meat house. The ither chaingang dogs had been fastend up, and Mr. Culp went with his pistol. As the dog ran out, Mr. Culp ired and the dog hollered. Mr. Jim tobiuson said that it was one of the haingang bloodhounds. Mr. Culp aid no, the dog was at the jail. YTheu they weutto thedog they found hat it was one of the bloodhounds? be one that had been at the jail. Commissioner Wilkerson : Did you ee Mr. Culp drinking any whisky that ight? Witness : No, sir. Commissioner Wilkerson : Did he ave the appearance of a man who ad been drinking? Witness: No, sir. If he was drinkag that night, I saw no signs of it. Commissioner Wilkerson : Who else ,-as about there the next day? Mr. jem Woods, Mr. Leslie Campbell, Mr. ,ee Campbell and a man named Valker. Commissioner Crawford : You say ou did not see Mr. Culp drinking any hat night? Did you see him drinkig, or did you have any reason to bink be was drinking the next day ? Witness: No, sir. Mr. R. B. Riddle was the next witess sworn. In answer to questions y Mr. Brice, he testified that he had een to the convict camp on two occaons. He had never seen any whisky here except what he took with him. le gave the bottle to Superintendent ulp and saw him smell it; but could ot say whether he had taken a drink r not. He bad never seen Superin;ndent Culp, or any of the guards ike a drink of whisky. While he as about the camp everything seemed L 1 . 1 1 ??,i o.. ) UtJ UtJCtJlil ttuu uiuci ijj auu iijc ouerintendent appeared to be giving lose attention to bis duties ; not only t camp but on the road. Mr. Lee Campbell, sworn, testified iat for sometime the convict camp ras located on bis mother's land in etbel township. He passed by there very day almost, and also frequently assed the convict gang on the road, [e was not at the camp the night the loodhound was killed ; but was there ext morning and heard about it. He iw Mikel with a bottle of whisky lat morning, and thought Mikel looki as if he had been drinking ; but did ot see anybody else who seemed to e under the influence of whisky, id not see any of the guards or Suerintendent Culp take a drink of hisky during the day. One Saturay night previous to that time, saw [r. Culp apparently somewhat under ie influence of whisky ; but could not vear that his supposition was correct, /hen he was about the camp or the juad on the road, Mr. Culp seemed to e attendiqg closely to his business, lever knew Mr. Culp to be absent at ight except when he went on the reuion excursion to Charleston ; but suld not say positively that he had ot been absent on other occasions. lr. Culp spent part of his time on the >ad, part of his time at the gang, and ill L iJi ii 10 uuiv i uuvut, |7i^oumaIv looking after duties that require is attention. Commissioner Wilkerson : From our observation, Mr. Campbell, would ou say that the convicts were proprly looked after? Were they iu safe ud prudent hands, and did they make ? good time as they could reasonably e expected to make? M*. Campbell auswered all of these uestious in the affirmative. Mr. F. E. Clinton, sworn, testified lat he lived in Bethel township ; that le couvicts had worked on the road i front of his house; that he was a uard a part of the time, and was freueutly at the work when he was not guard. He kuew nothing of the j ght; had never been to the camp on i unday. He never saw Mr. Culp take hisky on any occasion ; but had seen I [r. Culp, one afternoon, when he >. lought he was drinking. He judged < nm nnnPQriinnpt: nnlvr Air f!n1n 1 vuij. r ' as quite jovial; but was not unable attend to business. He was at the me out bunting fodder for the chaining mules, and witness made a trade ith him. Witness stated that Mr. ulp stuck close to his business, was ith the gang most of the time, except hen engaged in duties that required s business elsewhere; never knew le superintendent to go off for pleas*e, except to Charleston, and never iew of any disorderly or unseemly mduct about the convict camp. W. S.Gordon was the next name on the list. Mr. NVilkersou explained that Mr. Gordon was not summoned because of auy personal information ; hut because of the fact that he lived ^ in the neighborhood where the convicts had been working, and knew of these rumors, and also because of the fact that he is a member of the grand jury, which has had the conduct of the chuingang under iuvesiigation. Mr. Gordon was not sworn as a witness. He, however, watched the progress of the investigation closely. Mr. T. W. Davinney, one of the chaingang guards, was the next witness sworn. Mr. Brice explained to him that he had the privilege of de4. .; .1 4 cnuiug iu auswrr any quesuuu luui might seem calculated to prejudice bis own case ; but he did not take advan- ^ tage of such privilege. He said that he had been a guard on the cbaingang for 22 months. "During the time you have been a guard ou the York county chaiDgang, have you ever seen Mr. Gulp under the influence of whisky?" "I saw him that way last Christmas; but have never seen him under the influence of liquor at any other time. Witness went on to say that at this time the superintendent was not past attending to his duties. Had never known whisky in camp but twice, and only once while the camp was in Bethel. Did not mean to say that there had been no drinking there at other times; but if so, it was not within his personal knowledge. Had never known Superintendent Culp to drink whisky but two or three times. There was whisky in camp on the Saturday night already referred to. There was a gallon of it. It was brought from North Carolina by a Negro, and belonged to witness, Guard Mendenball and a citizen of the vicinity who was not. connected with the chain gang, it was mnaen some aisiance outside of the camp. Witness drank some of it, and so did others; but Superintendent Culp knew nothing of it until next morning. It was the last Saturday night in Bethel and after getting permission to spend the night away, witness put on a substitute guard and left. He returned about 10 o'clock, and went to sleeep. Afterward, sometime between 10 and 11 o'clock, Mendenball and Mikel came back and woke bim up under circumstances that aroused his Irish. He wanted to hit Mendenball with a piece of scantling; but Mikel took it away from him and insisted upon a fair fight. He did not like this because Mendenhall was the larger man ; but did the best he could. Superintendent Culp came out iu his night clothes while the fight was going on, and put a stop to it. He knew nothing of the killing of the bloodhound except what Mr. Culp bad told him. Mr. Culp did not know anything about the whisky having been sent for that night. It was sent for in violation of Mr. Culp's orders. There was a rule against the use of whisky in or about v the camp, and this rule was never violated except on the sly. Commissioner Wilkerson stated that be had several points that he wanted to bring out and asked the following questions: Did you ever see any card playing ???v%Kl!n/v r\4 onir in tho notyin c VI f;aUJUUUg Vi auj aiuu iu WMV - ou Sunday, since Mr. Culp has been in charge ? No, sir. Did you ever see or know of anything of the kind in or around the camp at any time ? No, sir. Did you ever know of patting and daucing among the convicts on Sundays? No, sir. Any wrestling? No, sir. Do you remember of saying at anytime that Mr. Culp did not dare to report you or turn you off for auytbing, because you knew as much on Mr. ^ Culp as he knew on you ? No, sir ; I have never said anything of the kind. Did you ever hear of any. of the other guards making any such statement ? i\o, sir. What was your business before you became a guard on the cbaingang? Buggy trimmer. By Grand Juror Gordon: Did Superintendent Culp rebuke you for ordering that whisky that night. Yes, sir. By Mr. Brice: You have said that you are aware that it is against the rules to bring whisky about the camp. Why did Mr. Culp not discharge you ? We went to Mr. Culp next morning and told him that we bad made friends; that we were sorry for what we had done, and offered to hand in our resignations if he desired them. We expected him to discharge us. He said, however, that just at that time, on the eve of moving, he needed experienced guards, and that since we bad made friends, he would look over it that time, if we would promise not to bring liquor into the camp again. We promised and Mr. Culp did not do anything more about it. H. C. Culp, superintendent of the chaingang, was the next witness sworn. In answer to questions, he said that he hurt hpp.n superintendent of the chain gang since December 1, 1898. He commenced on the Charlotte road, worked in Bethel township and has been working iu Bullock's Creek township siuce about June 1. He said his J u lies were to look after the safety of ihe convicts, see that they were properly cared for, provide the necessary commissary supplies, block out the work ahead, and see that the property jf the county was properly taken care jf. Sometimes, when short of help, he lid guard duty on the road. The lumber of prisoners in his charge anged from 24 to 33. At the present ime it is 24. It is necessary to have i certain number of trusties, unless he county is willing to hire additional ree labor. Trusties are used as wagmers, water-boys, cooks, aud do the vashing. In all, including the water