University of South Carolina Libraries
Scraps and partis. ' ? The feature of Monday's pre-ln auguratlon exercises was the woman's * suffrage pageant. There were thousands r of women from all parts of the coun- c try in line, and many of them were . elderly women. The procession marched up Pennsylvania avenue, between lines of hooting and Jeering hoodlums, who hurled all manner of Insults and j did what they could to block the way. At several places the mob closed in on the line of women and many were injured. The capital police proved entirely inefficient and it was necessary to call for troops of cavalry from Fort Meyer to keep back the ruffians. The cavalry charged in on the ruffians and made tnem give way. une wunuui rode down a half dozen Jeering men i and another struck a ruffian who had j mad% an Indecent remark to her, in j the face with a riding whip. The quiet dignity of most of the women under insult was remarkable. After the parade the women held an indignation meeting and called upon congress to investigate the Inefficiency of the capital police. ? The Turkish fortress of J&nlna. key to the possession of Epirus Province, wth its garrison of 32,000 men, surrendered to the Greek army yesterday after a defense which stands out ' as one of the most brilliant episodes of 1 the Balkan war. The surrender was preceded by a fierce bombardment continuing two days and nights. Every available gun including howitzers i lent by the Servian artillery, was j brought to bear on the forts defending the beleaguered city. Thirty thousand shells were fired by the Greek guns during the first day's cannonade, i Gradually the Turks' batteries at Bi- j zani, Monaliari, Saknl and elsewhere were silenced. The Greek cotnmand- 1 ers, by a feint led the Turks to believe 1 that their attack would be made from j the right As soon as the attention of the defenders had been distracted, the - - ? * - * ? ?? ?< Infontrr o-reeKs nuriea iait? uuuico u? uuouw/ onto the Turkish left The Ottoman I troops, utterly surprised, fell back In ( disorder. Athens and all Greece are celebrating the great victory with de- 1 monstrations of Joy. 1 ? Washington, March 4: Despite the i fact that he signed the public build- j ings bill today, President Taft sent to congress with it a memorandum stating that he would like to have withheld his signature. Because of t many projects in it he held to be mer- ( itorlous, he added, he had decided to approve it "There are in this bill c items aggregating perhaps half a mil- i lion dollars that ought not to be in it, } authorizing the construction of public . buildings In towns too small to justify them," said the president, "and on 8 that ground, for the purpose of giving emphasis to my views on the subject, I should like to withhold my signature projects. The bill, In itself, contains c authorizations for improvements so I important in the development?and I t say the unduly delayed development? v of the city of Washington, that I cannot bring myself to defeat such worthy ^ projects. The bill, in itself, contains a certain restrictions upu i imun m/yv- j priations of a similar kind that may tend to prevent the vicious 'pork bar- 8 rel' feature of the bills of this character." ? Mexican troops were responsible for the latest border fight near Douglas. Ariz., with troops of the ninth cavalry by firing the first shot, according to a report last Wednesday from Brig. Gen. Bliss. He said Colonel ' Guilfoyle reported that an armed body of Mexicans, apparently Yaquis, moved out of Aguas Prieta Tuesday morning, deployed and fired a few shots at a detached post about a thousand yards south of the camp on the boundary. An American machine gun replied with five shots and the Mexicans retired toward Agua Prieta. Colonel Guilfoyle makes no mention of any casualties, but says he has two troops with a machine gun on observation at the points where the trouble occurred. He says no cause is known for the attack as no provocation of any kind ' was given by the American soldiers. General Bliss reports that he has instructed Colonel Guilfoyle in case of a further attack not to return the fire unless it is necessary to protect the ' lives on the American side. He also has cautioned him to keep his men under cover as far as possible so as not to Invite hostile acts from irresponsible parties. Detailed reports which have reached the state department of the first collision between American and troops and Mexicans near Douglas, make it appear that this was the work of Maderistas and that while the Mexican federal troops were not at first Involved, they were In the end drawn into the long range musket duel, and only one person was wounded. ? Washington, March 5: Speaker Clark was renominated, Representative Underwood of Alabama, again chosen chairman of the Ways and Means committee, the entire Democratic personnel of that tariff-making body named and all the house officers re-nominated at a harmonious sixhour caucus of the Democrats of the house of the Sixty-third congress today. The caucus took place in the house chamber and 270 of the 290 House Democrats were present. The following were nominated for ratification by the house when it meets in extra session on April 1. Speaker, < Champ Clark of Missouri. Ways and j Means committee, Representative Underwood of Alabama, chairman; Fran- 1 cis B. Harrison. New York; Dorsey W. t snacKiexora, Missouri; uauue xvnuuin, North Carolina; Henry T. Rainey, Illinois; Lincoln Dixon, Indiana; Cordell Hull, Tennessee; W. S. Hammond, Minnesota; Andrew J. Peters, Massachusetts; A. Mitchel Palmer, Pennsylvania; Timothy T. Ansberry, Ohio; John S. Garner, Texas (new); James W. Collier, Mississippi (new); Augustus O. Stanley, Kentucky (new). Republican members to be chosen in April: Clerk of the house: South Trimble, Kentucky. Doorkeeper: J. J. Sinnott, Virginia. Sergeant-at-Arms: Robert B. Gordon, Ohio. Postmaster. William D. Dunbar, Georgia. Chaplain: Rev. Henry N. Couden, Washington, D. C. The Democratic members of the Ways and Means committee will commence its financial committee revision of the tariff next Friday, taking up the work where the Democrats, constituting the majority of the committee in the last session of congress, left it as a "tentative basis." ? People in the neighborhood of Rutherfordton, N. C.. are seeing spooks. A correspondent writes from Rutherford college to the Charlote Observer as follows: "Coincident with the discovery by Mr. R. T. Clay well of Morganton, of a mysterious light that has been appearing and disappearing in upper Burke county, is the even more mysterious disappearance of sheep, dogs, hogs and other animals in this part of Burke. For the past month some unknown and unusual animal has been preying on the sheep, dogs and hogs of the people of this section and along the Catawba river line in Caldwell county. John Hice, a Caldwell county farmer living on the river line, was the first to discover the presence of the animal when he found a fine house dog had been carried away one night while he slept. Burr McGalliard, a former slave, who belonged to an uncle of President Woodrow Wilson. and was born in slavery as a Wilson, found that the animal had visited his premises and eaten one of his dogs with the exception of the dog's tall. The animal then visited a number of premises in the vicinity of Shadv rirove where it carried awav a number of dogs and hogs. It is un- i derstood that 'Squire J. E. Coulter, a prominent farmer living at Connelly's Springs, has lost quite a number ot r his fine Angora goats in this way. Just s what the animal is. that is perpetrat- i ing these marauds on the premises of ? the citizens of Burke, no one seems f able to tell. It has been seen by sev- c eral persons and looks like a large dog t or a small bear. Crossing the college \ campus on Sunday night after the t Epworth League services. Mr. Arthur T. Abernathy saw on a tennis court 1 what he thought was an overcoat, i Thinking that one of the students had j forgot his coat, he started to wak over i to where the garment lay. As he ap- r proached it, it moved a little. Throw- e Ing his cigar in the direction of the f object, Mr. Abernathy hastily struck a 1 match. The thing crouched as if to e leap at him, whirled around at the r sight of the light thrown toward it, and galloped off in the direction of the a woods back of the Methodist grave- a yard. He could not tell what it was. t but says It looked like a young calf, I md was black. It was too large for a w log and Its movements did not seem c o be those of a bear, as It appeared t; o be crouching to spring at Mr. Ab- h rnethy as he approached It. It would leem that the presence of a good li luntsman would be appreciated in this s< lommunity. r s t 5"ht Motkrillr (gnquitcr. I r* A .J .a AW. n^^A^oi^,. I_ <?rA.i...liiA ^ wiiercu ai iu? ruoiuiii^j ui iuiivvijic q as Mall Matter of the Pecond Class, li a ??? r ? e TORKVUXE. ?. C.i P FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1913 ~ ? * Wonder If those hoodlums who In- e rerfered with the suffrage parade In ^ Washington were Washlngtonians. c . ?. g It is a big task that President Wll- f< ton has cut out for himself; but the ? freat question ?*, "Can he do it?" n When Representative Mann of Illilols. said that the women who were nsulted in Washington deserved what 8' hey got, because they were out of c" - * At. - M A AI A 1 U )iace, ne aaverusea me iaci inui hc s a man only In name. * e< Although President Wilson says It P s his purpose to restore rather than a lestroy, we are inclined to think that b >efore his policy has proceeded very a ar a great many interests will be lm- 81 jressed with the idea that the restor- Cl ng process calls for their destruction. ? ei Mr. Wilson talks like a man who 01 las a definite purpose in view, and we n 'eel that if he did not have to depend t< >n others he could carry out his pur- P >ose. As to whether contrary and c' lostile influences will succeed in 81 hwarting his plans remains to be 81 teen. b ? d Speaker Clark says that the Demo- 81 :rats of the house are lined up behind ? 'resident Wilson, and that there is to 81 >e no friction. The Democratic party. a le promises, will suppoit the presi- n lent through thick and thin. That is tl l11 that will be necessary to make tl ?renMpnt Wilson's inauirural address ?. l fundamental document e' ti One of the saddest things to con- c' emplate In connection with Pre?ddent JVllson's lofty, patriotic and clear-cut 1 naugural address, is the possibility ^ hat thousands of honest earnest peo)le who now endorse every sentence )f it in both letter and spirit, are lia- g >le to be mixed up by designing poll- si iclans to such an extent as to allow h hemselves to become the most seri>us obstacles in the way of eventual ix ealization. tl t< "Just about the most unpleasant tj eature of editing a newspaper is the mpo8sibility of pleasing everybody. rhose people who are most anxious o see their names in print are the t) rery first ones to raise a row when a lome minor mistake is made. The f, lewspaper ousmess. an iuiu, >a uuuui a ;he most unfruitful labor In the world. a Mighty little money and no thanks at t< ill, tells the tale in a nutshell.?Gaff- 0 ley Ledger. C( Sounds like there is something the c natter with the Ledger again; but n ust what it is we do net know. Of ? :ourse the newspaper buriness is hard ?nough, and equally of course nobody ti :an come to know the fact except in he light of practical experience; but c hen grumbling is not calculated to ti nake it any easier. So far as pleasing a sverybody Is concerned no one should ^ :ry. for even if such a thing were possible it would be wrong When the h >dltor talks of expecting thanks he tl inly causes those who take notice at b ill to open their eyes in wonder. What g las he done to expect thanks for?the n nan who is generally presumed to do tl ill thanking himself? And money! o Don't be sordid. If the editor of the T jedger will take something for his n lver, maybe he would feel better. e m Ii The Inaugural Address. g* President Wilson's i laugural ad- a Iress is different from .nost such de- " iverances in that it deals only with v lasic principles; but those principles ir ire defined with sufficient precision to Ll ireclude any suggestion of meaning- ? ess generalities. 1< There are those who have suggested b hat President Wilson is only a school ^ eacher full of theories, but without a i working knowledge of practical a statesmanship, and these are pointing o the inaugural address as evidence ? )f the correctness of their judgment, tl People who have a fairly compre- fi pensive knowledge of the real manner r' n which political affairs have been e nanaged, and are now managed, s should very readily be able to see that b f President Wilson's programme is 11 .'arried into effect that it will only be ifter a very radical change from n present conditions. And as it is not -easonable to suppose that the people vho are now in the saddle are going g :o surrender their presumed preroga- C .ives without some kind of a protest at east, it is not difficult to scent ap- c jroaching trouble. Ij But as to whether Mr. Wilson is p eally only a theoretical pedagogue 0 emains to be tested. While we admit rs hat the principles laid down in the naugural address are ideal in their ^ correctness, we are not quite willing tl o concede that the ability to formu- si ate and declare correct principles deraets tn the least from presumption ^ >f ability to give those principles prac- o ;ical application. On the contrary we ire looking for Mr. Wilson to do exictly with this government what he a las promised to do with it. or be found Si naking a very earnest trial. If we ' lad no better reason for looking for c ust that, then a sufficient reason would 1 ie the absurdity of the fool who would b nake such declarations as have been ? e nade, merely for the sake of appear- a ng to be inspired by lofty sentiments, o If anybody thinks that this govern- * nent Is now pitched on the plane de- r( scribed in Mr. Wilson's ideal of what T t should be. then those vho so think tl ire as badly mistaken as to the real c< acts as are those who think there is ould be any considerable change in T he direction the president indicates, u vithout a very violent shaking up of is he present established order of things, si And another thing. If President 1? iVilson were a mere time-serving pol- p tician of a kind with a majority of e< iresent day so-called staiesmen, who b ntonHoH tn ririft plnnc with the our- r< ent. trusting to truculent fawning as ti i means of securing peace, comfort T ind applause, he would not think of bi aying down such principles as he has Is nunciated. He would Instead have st referred to have dealt only with gen- st 'ralities that could be twisted to fit m my conceivable condition that might c< irise. As it is, without going into de- t? ails as to what he expects to do or tl low, he has laid down a chart on st |.j I 'hich he can be exactly . -located in onnection with ever* pdlttlcal Issue hat can arise, and with no chance to ilde. Of course predictions are no safer l politics than elsewhere; but as we ee it, President Wilson has without eserve dedicated himself to the real ervice of his country. We sincerely rust that he will be able to carry out .11 of his ideas to the letter; but as we .re unable to conceive of the posslbilty of such a thing without a tremendus struggle on the part of the vested nterests he will have to flght. There re ahead of him some rough?very ough experiences. Perjury and the Law. More than ordinary interest ha# ieen aroused in New York by the con iction of a man for perjury. Last ummer a judge in that state averred hat lying when under oath had beome so common and professional fitnesses so numerous that It was lmost impossible to discover the ruth In any case In court. He pointd out that the most obvious cases of erjury were allowed to go unpunishd. Only a short time ago It was dlsovered, by accident, that a lawyer ;ho had been disbarred for ten years, ,-as the victim of a conspiracy hatchd by the legal advisers of a great cororatlon. Almost every day there are agrant Instances of perjury. The ure lies in drastic punishment for the uilty, and It might not be amiss to :>rce the attorneys for whose cases erjury was committed, to prove to the atlsfaction of the court that they had othing whatever, to do with the crime. -News and Courier. Although it is a New Tork case that i being referred to it is not to be preumed that the News and Courier is oncerned about that far off commonwealth only in so far as it furnishes itimatlon of seeking a reform that is qually desirable in South Carolina, erjury has grown all too common, nd with the heavy premium that has een placed upon th's most dangerous nd dastardly of crimes, the fact is not urprlslng. There are all kinds of omplaints about the mal administraon of the law, miscarriage of Justice, te hilt If this one evil of Derlury suld be blotted out, there would be o further trouble. Of course It Is not ) be suggested that the practice of erjury is confined to any particular lass of cases; but the most prolific jurce of It, probably Is the damage iiit industry- The law of such cases elng governed so largely by preceent, the principal requirement for a uccessful suit is the preponderance f the testimony, and the supplying of iich preponderance has become a fine rt. Because of the fact that only a mall per centage of the people are lade victims of perjured testimony, tie arousing of public sentiment on le question is extremely difficult; but nyhow, if any considerable portion of le public had a fair conception of the xtent to which perjury is practiced, lere would soon be a Very decided tiange in existing conditions. MR. 3WEARINGEN IS PLEASED. tats Superintendent Thinks General Assembly Is Educational. Discussing the work of the repent 1 ??iAmklw 'rnm on tlnilQ 1 CUCi ai ooociil i/ij vm uu vwuvwmw?*w? ;andpolnt, State Superintendent of iducation bwearingen hap given oui le following: "The history of public school finance i South Carolina falls naturally into iree periods. The first embraces the m years between 1868 and 1878, rhen the idea of free public educaon was establishing itself, and when lie support of the public school deended on annual appropriations by le legislature. The uncertainty of Us policy led to the constitutional mendment Imposing a two-mill tax >r schools. The adoption of this mendment by popular vote in 1876 nd Its ratification in 1878 laid the lundation of all the subsequent devel pment. In 1895 the constitutional onvention of that year raised the ounty school tax from two to three tills, thus closing the second period f seventeen years and ushering in a ew era of public school growth. "It Is interesting to note that the wo-mill tax Imposed by the constituonal amendment of 1878 raised less Ian 5250,000 for free schools. Eduational expenditures for the scholasc year, July 1, 1911, to June 30, 1912, mounted to nearly $2,500,000?an lcrease of 1,000 per cent in thirty-five ears. "The friends of public education ave advocated state appropriations to tie common schools for many years, ut the signal advance made by the eneral assembly in levying a oneliil state tax for schools, marks the tiird great step in the financial develpment of the public school system, his additional mill provides in effect early $300,000, and raises school revnues nearly 12} per cent in one year, t was naturally to be expected that so nportant a measure would arouBe trenuous opposition. The law is not 11 that is needed, but the establishtent of the principle of state-wide ixation for state-wide support of uniersal education has heretofore been npossible. The constitutional poll ix is a district tax. The three-mill onstitutional tax is a county tax. The apltation dog tax and all special ivies for current expenses or for onds are also district taxes. In comlunities where railroads, factories nd banks create a high district valution and assessment of property, an dditlonal mill in local school taxaion will raise a fair sum for school urposes. In rural districts, with a parse population and small tax values tie maximum eight-mill Levy not inrequently fails to produce enough evenue to run the schools seven lonths. If the state is to provide qual facilities for all the children, the tate must levy a school tax in order [> equalize the wide disparities in disrict and in county assessments. "The text of the law follows: " 'An act to levy and collect a onellll state tax for the free public chools and provide for the distribuion of the same. " 'Section 1. Be it enacted by the encral assembly of the state of South arolina. That a tax of one mill Is ereby levied on all the real and peronal property of the state, the proeeds of which shall be used exclusiver for the free public schools and exended as hereafter stated. " 'Sec. 2. Of the proceeds of this ne mill tax levy 50 per cent shall be etained In the county In which col?cted to be known as the "county oard fund" and shall, be used by the sveral county boards of education for tie aid of the free schools in the repective counties in the discretion of tie said boards: 50 per cent of the roceeds shall be deposited with the tate treasurer and disbursed by him n the warrant of the chairman and ecretary of the state board of educaion as other state funds are disbursd, to be used by the said state board, s follows: For high schools under ections 1825-1835 of code of 1912. 60,000: for extension of public schools nder the act of 1910, $60,000; for onsolidated graded schools under act 912, No. 497, $20,000; for rural IIraries, $5,000. Any additional funds t the disposal of the state board of rlimatlnn nnrlor (hp nrnvision nf this ct shall be used for the lengthening f the school term under sections 783-1780 of code, 1912. "Forty-one of the 257 acts of the scent legislature relate to education, his act is not only the greatest of iem all. but it is by far the most onstructive and patriotic school legilation of the past eighteen years, his fourth mill should have been aligether a state tax for schools, and it i to be hoped that the legislative seson of 1914 will not only continue this tvy but will do so for the specific urposes of high schools, rural grad3 schools, term extension, school uildings. libraries and for agricultuil, industrial, textile and teacher aining courses in suitable localities, hese specific activities have already een established. Their development i essential to an efficient system of thools, and this development for the ate at large can not be left to the arrow limits of school districts or of juntles themselves. A complete sys m of public education must rest on le three units of district, county and ate taxation." LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Idle Hour Theatre?Announces grand opening with three reel programme 1 this (Friday) evening. Shannon-Smarr Co., Sharon?Has lota of new dry goods and notions, WalkOver oxfords, and seed potatoes, etc. C. E. Spencer and others?Give notice of opening of books of subscription to capital stock of Yorkville Real t Estate company, March 8th. Geo. W. Williams, Sec. and Treas? Publishes notice of annual meeting of stockholders of Yorkville Building and Loan association, March 11th. J. P. McMurray, Sec.?Gives notice of | regular and special convocations of Mackey Chapter, No. 15, R. A. M. , J. C. Wllborn?Has several new offer- \ ings of town and country property of interest to real estate buyers. Geo. W. Williams?Offers several new pieces of real estate and calls attention to others on his list Yorkvllle Hardware Co.?Talks about garden tools, farm tools, and Buists' garden and field seeds. York Supply Co.?Has Nancy Hall potatoes, Landreth's and Ferry's garr] An CppH B pf P Shleder Drug Store?Suggests that you start your garden and buy Landreth's seeds from It Thomson Co.?Is showing a variety of new spring dress goods, and Invites attention to muslin underwear. James Bros.?Want you to see them If you want to buy a mule or horse. You will find them when you come. Kirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?Makes a showing of coat suits, skirts, muslin underwear, etc. D. E.- Boney, Manager?Says meat is necessary for the family, and a life insurance policy is necessary also. W. C. Thomson. Executor?Gives notice that he will apply ta the probate court for discharge as executor of estate of W. M. Faulkner, op April 14. First National Bank, Yorkvllle?Calls your attention to the safety of national banks. Loan and Savings Bank?Outlines a few of the reasons that make it a strong bank. Carroll Bros.?Announce an offer of Columbia fertilizers to Boys' Corn club contestants. Palmetto Monument Co.?Says that monuments show the development of civilization. Miss Sallie McConnell?Requests subscribers to The Enquirer on her club to make settlement. People on the rural routes are making: very good use of the parcels post in getting packages from the towns; but as yet they are doing very little in the way of making use of the same agency in getting packages to the towns. There are certain articles that the rural people could send to town with profit if they would, and the possibilities of the parcels post for the development of traffic In such articles has as yet hardly been approached. THE CLUB CONTE8T3. The Enquirer's annual premium contest comes to a close on .March 15. On which date clubmakers are expected ? to make full settlement with the busi- * ness office for all subscriptions re- * turned , and not heretofore settled. A large per cent of the subscriptions a returned, have been duly settled for; jj but still many names remain unpaid, jj and the attention of subscribers is 11 called to the fact that additional de- c lay imposes annoyance and responsl- ? bllity upon the clubmakers, who have 1 to make a showing for all the name*- 1 , retprned by each. , v ,? 9 ' e WITHIN THE TOWN d ? The sale of new buggies continues ? at a pretty stiff pace in YorkviHe. f ? The "Idle Hour" theatre is to $ open its doors for the first time to- 8 night and show three up-to-date reels. j The theatre has been put in fine shape, c and the people who go out tonight will t get a pleasant touch of what they are s to expect hereafter. e ? At a meeting of the YorkviHe b Board of Trade last Wednesday night, a one of the principal subjects of die- a cussion was the prospects of getting o a public building for the town. The ii postal receipts last year were several f hundred dollars short of the $8,000 un- I derstood to be necessary for elligibili- a ty for a public building, and the un- B derstandlng is that it is doubtful as to s whether the receipts will reach quite b $8,000 for the year ending March 31. ti ? h ABOUT PEOPLE 5 Mr. Quiller Jackson of Grove City, o Pa., is in YorkviHe on a visit to .his t parents. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Jackson, v Mr. C. H. Ferguson, of Clover, R. F. ' D. No. 1, has been commissioned as a notary public. * . Dr. C. Hi Prince of Charleston, has j been in Yorkville during the past few t days taking a look over the Episcopal j, orphanage. ? Chief of Police Sanders of Chester, ii formerly of Yorkvllle, underwent an n operation for appendicitis last Sun- v day. Information from him yesterday ii was to the efTect that he was getting p along very nicely. t Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Willis, of York- n ville, were called to Atlanta, Qa? Mon- e day evening, on account of the critical b illness of Mr. M. C. Willis, Jr., from v appendicitis. Information this moraine tl Is to the effect that young Mr. Willis v is getting along nicely, following an 11 operation. 8 Mr. E. A. Hall of China Grove, N. J C., is to be the superintendent of the f York Cotton mill, vice Mr. J. R. KI1lian, who is to succeed Mr. Hall In the superintendency of the Cannon mills ? at China Grove. Mr. Hall was in r Yorkvllle for two days this week, looking over the situation, and Mr. Killian left for China Grove this morning to spend two days with Mr. Hall, getting familiar with conditions surrounding his new work. Mr. Hall will c probably take charge in Yorkvllle next e Monday; but his family will not move t( here for several months yet Mr. Kil- b lian expects to move his family in about two weeks. Col. J. G. Wardlaw -y is to remain in charge of the business office at the York mill. Such changes as are to be made in the local plant rr have not yet been announced. ^ d MR. JOSEPH A. SMITH: n "V Mr. Joseph A. Smith, a well known -y and highly esteemed citizen of York county, died at his home in the Beer- 0 sheba neighborhood last Wednesday w afternoon after a long period of failing -y heailth, and was buried on yesterday p at Beersheba, the services being con- t, ducted by Rev. Grady Hardin. There j, was a large attendance of relatives, ri friends and acquaintances from all the b surrounding country. g Mr. Smith was born in Chester 8 county on June 1, 1837, and came p with his father, the late John A. Smith 8: to the Hoodtown section of York coun- r ty In 1853. He was married to his a wife, who was Miss Mary Hucinda i Burns, in 1857, and in 1861 he located n on the farm in the Beersheba neigh- a borhood that was his home for the re- -y mainder of his life. e Mr. Smith entered the Confederate a service in 1862 as a member of Com- j{ pany I, Sixth South Carolina Volun- a teers, and was under General Jenkins p in his bloody campaigns in Virginia p and Tennessee, participating in the w battles at Second Manassas, the Wil- n derness, Cold Harbor, Spottsylvanla, p Carrsville, Chickahomlny, Richmond -p and Petersburg. He lost five months ^ as the result of a wound and got his f parole at Appomatox. n Mr. Smith served two terms as p county commissioner previous to 1895, p when the county was governed by a 8( board of comissioners consisting of f( three members, and was for many w years chairman of a board of school n trustees that had charge of all schools -y in,York township outside of the town of Yorkville. His service as a school trustee was of the pioneer kind and was highly creditable as well as bene- a, ficlal. la Just before his marriage in 1860 Mr. Smith connected himself with the a, Methodist Episcopal church, and was u an earnest and enthusiastic religious worker during the balance of his days. He was the main reliance of the late Rev. L. A. Johnson in the organiza- c< tion of King's Mountain Chanel in a oi territory that was then but little bet- si ter than a howling wilderness, and he v< continued to give the work his time, hi labor and means, until increasing g< years and infirmities curtailed his ac- c< tivities. It waB in connection wth this ta work that he earned the title of "Bish>p," which was bestowed in good natlred banter; but which stuck because >f a certain unmistakable fitness, for 1 lis was a spirit that was filled with cindness, generosity and; charity. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born y ilxteen children of whom the fo'.lowng survive: James F. A. Smith, 1 rohn F. Smith, Joseph W. Smith, Mrs. i Jallie Ann Thomas, Mrs. Fannie O. f Iflark, R. L. Smith, Mrs. Margaret L. Roberts, Sam C. Smith, Mrs. Belle N. Vdams, Mrs. Eliza E. Drennan, Hugh 5V. Smith and Edward Asbury Smith, i . ( LOCAL LACONICS 2 Rock Hill Votes Bonds. 1 The city of Rock Hill on last Tues- < lay voted $75,000 worth of bonds for < :ne purpose or erecung new scnooi , wildings. Commandant Confederate Homo. Capt. A. M. Black of York county, ias been selected as commandant of :he Old Soldier's Home in Columbia, rice Capt. J. P. Caldwell, who has reigned. To Nominate Magistrate. Mr. J. W. Ardrey, precinct chairman it Fort Mill, has called a primary >lection to be held on Saturday, March [5. for the purpose of selecting an ac:eptable man for magistrate, vice J. V. McElhaney, deceased. rho' North and 8outh Road. The principal purpose of a bill that 1 ecently paased the general assembly * o enlarge the discretion of the county J >oard uf commissioners in the matter < if road building, was to enable the 1 onstruction of a section of road beween the North and South road at 1 Ulison Creek and Filbert The matter * s being urged upon the board of com- < nissioners, and the board has it un- < ier serious advisement. The work will irobably be undertaken. The biggest { iroblem in connection with the road ' nto Bethel is the Allison Creek hill. 1 rhere has been talk of getting around his problem by raising the bridge ' tight feet and Ailing in the low places 1 >n either side; but more recently 1 Township Supervisor Miller nas ens- ? overed a probable crossing' that can be nade more satisfactorily at less cost tnd this is now under consideration. 'ort Mill 8ehools. Superintendent of Education Caroil vlsiied the schools of Fort Mill ownship recently and in the current Bsue of the Times, has the following ] o say: "I have just returned from m official visit to all the country j chools in Fort Mill township and if : rou can find the necessary space I vill be glad to have you publish some ' ibservatlons on conditions as I found . hem. I am writing, not in a spirit ' if criticism, of either teachers, trus- : ees or patrons, but I shall be per- 1 ectly frank in calling attention to : he needs of the schools, with the hope . hat steps will be taken to improve ' conditions very materially in the near hture. I reached Fort Mill early Tuesday morning and drove at once o the Massey school in District No. t The trustees for this district are i dessrs. J. F. Lee and B. F. Massey. j diss Alda Therrell is the teacher in i barge. The school house is built on i he old style with no regard for ] cientiflc lighting or ventilation, but I 9 comfortable, has a porch in front md is equipped with good desks and < . fair amount of blackboard space, i The outside is painted and both build- i ng and grounds are reasonably well i ared for. I was glad to see a well i .rranged program of daily recita- ( ions on a separate blackboard, and i here were other evidences of syste- 1 natic work on the part of the teach- ( r. The annual school term is only < our months and something should be ^ lone to lengthen ft. A four months', erm does not give a child a fair howlng In his preparation (or the attle of life. This is one of the few listricts in the county which has no peclal levy for school purposes, and f a two mill tax were voted, enough ould be secured from the state exension fund to increase the term to even months and add some needed qulpment in the way of maps, 11irary, etc. The afternoon was spent t the Flint Hill school, six miles ,bove town. A few of the patrons were iut to meet me, and we had quite an nteresting discussion of school arairs. Flint Hill is in District No. 39. fessrs. W. H. Wlndel, W. P. Epps nd W. B. Medlln are the trustees. >fis8 Mrytle Smith has charge of the chool this session. I am told, and lelieve, she is doing faithful, consclenious work, but it is impossible for ler or any other teacher to get the est results under existing conditions, 'he school building is miserable?the utslde patched up and unpainted, t he Inside walls black with age? 1 ery few desks?old fashioned plank 1 lackboards?no maps or globe?no ? Ibrary?Its venerable roof leaning to- ? /ards the beautiful church, as If In < rieek apology for Its very existence. 1 f anyone thinks I have overpalnted < he picture, let him go and look for Imself. The hopeful factors In the ? Ituation are the 50 or 60 bright faced ? intelligent looking boys and girls, the ( magnificent new church, showing < /hat the community is capable of do- 1 ng, and the general air of prosperity. 1 revalent on the farms and around ? he homes of the citizens. Flint Hill t igeds a new building, and from the c xprrssions heard, I am encouraged to t elieve that I will soon be able to ? /rite a very different story. With t his accomplished other improvements t /ill follow in rapid succession. On < my way to the next school it was my ^ ood fortune to spend the night in the I tome of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Blanken- 1 hip. whose hospitality made me feel i hat even the life of a county super- * itendent has its compensations. Ifi ou find this useable I will say somehing next week about the Gold Hill, j lureka and Riverside schools." j MERE MENTION [ Eighty-three trains, including 1,400 c oaches, were necessary to take the J rowds from Philadelphia to Washing- ,3 on for the inauguration. The trains s egan moving early Monday and con- j Inued until early Tuesday morning... c William L?oeb, Jr., collector of the port v f New York, has tendered his resigation to take effect March 8th s 'he first territorial legislature of ^ Jaska convened at Juneau on Tues- ( ay.....More than 300,000 people wit- t essed the woman suffrage parade in Washington, Monday afternoon When Mr. Taft retired from office 'uesday, he had been holding public ffice continually since 1887, when he ' /as appointed a state judge in Ohio... t Wholesale liquor dealers of Philadel- 8 hia, have declared their Intention of esting the Webb-Keny?n liquor law u i the courts Thaddeus S. Shar- v etts and Roy H. Chamberlain, mem- 0 ers of the United States board of v eneral appraisers at New York, were 8 ummarily removed from office by t 'resident Taft on Monday for malfea- 8 a.nce In office The government of ihina has about completed details of 1; n international loan of J125.000.000. a 'en per cent of the money is to be fur- r ished by United States capitalists r nd bankers Five coaches of a & Wabash train rolled down a 20-foot ? mbankment at Cayuga, Ontario, Mon- v ay, and twenty persons were more or 8 is8 injured A locomotive pulling 8 special Washington train over the H ennsylvania railroad, exploded at tl Ahway, N. J., Monday. The train tl -as running at the rate of twenty-five tl files an hour at the time of the ex- a loslon. The engineer was killed a ne oriuan govcrnmeni is auegeu iu ? e negotiating for the purchase of the P urklsh battleship Rechad-I-amls. tl ow building at Barrow, England ei resident Wilson on Wednesday found J : necessary to say that he would not 8' ?e applicants for office unless he sent P >r them A German torpedo boat u as sunk In a collision with a Ger- tl lan cruiser In the North Sea last Wednesday, and sixty-six members of le torpedo boat crew were drowned. n President Wilson has made for- C) lal announcement of his intention to ppoint William F. McCombs as min- s, iter to France Governor Mann t) P Virginia, has respited Floyd Allen nd his son, Claude Swanson Allen, u ntll March 28. ' e, ? Dr. John C. Clinkscales of Wofford ai illege, is quoted as saying that unless ne of the candidates for governor s< nail come out positively and unequincally for compulsory education, he b< Imself will become a candidate for jvernor, and preach the doctrine of c< >mpusory education from the mounting to the sea. IT THE INAUGURATION. Jtory of the Exercises in Washington Last Tuesday. Washington, March 4.?Woodrow CVHson, of New Jersey, was inaugurated today as president of the United States; Thomas R. Marshall, of Indlina, its vice president; democracy, the vehicle of Its destiny. Under the dome of the nation's capto!, in the presence of a countless, :heering concourse of his fellow-citisens, the new president raised a hand toward a prophetic sun that burst, dissolving clouds, and pronounced the pccasion a day of dedication; not of triumph. It was an intensely human, precedent-breaking Inauguration. With nembers of his chosen cabinet sur-ounding him, the justices of the supreme court before him, his wife and laughters actually dancing for Joy on he platform below, and William Howird Taft, ex-president of the nation, Lt his side, the new president shouted l summons to all "honest patriotic, 'orward-looking men" to aid him. exonHlnv tho nrnmlap that ha tvmilH nnt 'all them in the guidance of their govsrnment. Taft First to Congratulate. While the president's concluding inlugural words were tossing in tumultous waves of applause, the retiring bresldent clasped his hand and enisted as a patriotic servant in the ranks of private citizenship. "Mr. President," said Mr. Taft, his 'ace beaming with a smile, "I wish you l successful administration, and the rarrylng oyt of your aims. We will ill be behind you." "Thank you," said President Wilson, uid he turned to shake the hand of lis secretary of state, William J. Bryin. There they stood?Taft, standardbearer of a vanquished party, after sixteen years of power; Bryan, perilstent plodder of progressive democracy, thrice defeated, accepting aco'mnlsslon from a new chieftain, and Wilson, the man of the hour, victorious, mustering, as he expressed it, "not the 'orces of a party, but the forces of lumanlty." Crowds Cheer Wilson. It was a political picture far beyond the conception of a few years rone by, a setting that stirred the souls of the assembled hosts, whose :heerlng at the scene seemed actually io reverberate from the distant Vlrrlnia hills. The military and civic pageant that followed this climax of the historic lay was more than five hours passi n review. Leaving Capitol Hill at 2 j'clock In the afternoon, the last of he marching thousands had not sauted the president until long after larkness had fallen. Ho Gr**ts Thousands. President Wilson stood for more :han an hour under the glare of myiads of brilliant electric lights as he rreeted thousands In the long line, imong them the host of Princeton students, who, as they passed before Him, shouted a heavy greeting that le never can forget The music of the bands, the glitter 5f the uniforms and all the enthuslism that had gone before him, had stirred him again and again, but the sight of this cheering student army was to President Wilson an Insplra :ion tnat Drougnt cnensnea memories ind joyous tears. Not long: after the soys from Old Nassau had passed he turned from the human panorama and entered the White House to grasp the wheel of the ship of state. A New Congress Convenes. Ceremonies in the senate chamber, which marked the dying of the Sixty lecond and the vitalizing of the new 3ixty-third congress, embracing the Inauguration of Vice President Marshall and the swearing in of the senators-elect, were never more impreslive. Though delayed somewhat by the course of legislation necessitating turning back half an hour the hands >f the clock, the interest was tense. The procession into the chamber of nembers of the house, ambassadors ind ministers of foreign countries in *11 their brilliant regalia, the chief lustice and justices of the supreme eourt in their sombre robes, the vicejresident-elect, President Taft and :he president-elect side by side, escorted by the members of the congreslional inaugural committee, was an iwe-inspirlng spectacle. Marshall Takss Oath. When all had taken their places and :he members of the new cabinet had jeen seated in the rear of the room, Vlr. Marshall took the oath of office, idministered by Senator Gallinger at exactly 12.34 o'clock. He then delivered his inaugural address, in which le referred to the senate as the 'blinlers of tho governmental harness." Then began the procession from the lenate wing of the great ampltheatre it the east front of the capttol. After ?hlef Justice White, followed by the >ther justices of the supreme court, lad entered the Inaugural stand, Presdent Taft and President-elect Wilson tppeared in the doorway of tne capl;ol. Their presence was the signal for iheers from the crowd assembled in he wide esplanade on the hugegranditand and perched fringe-like on the oof of the capltol from one end to the ither. Reaching the stand, the presilent-elect stood for several moments vith head bared, acknowledging the >laudits of the crowd. Then, with the >re8ident, the vice president-elect, the ustices and Speaker Clark, he seated ilmself to await the solemn ceremony. Mrs. Wilson Enthused. Meanwhile Mrs. Wilson, the Misses Margaret, Eleanor and Jessie Wilson. Mrs. Marshall and the Wilson family >arty, reached the front of the platorm and took seats adjoining the inlugural rostrum. As the gay crowd iheercd Mrs. Wilson was carried away ?y enthusiasm. She ran to the front oil t%v%A umuoH frv thn fhrnnc Hpr laughters followed. So did Mrs. Marhall. Before the ceremonies began diss Margaret Wilson stood up In her hair to view the scene to better ad-antage. "Isn't It beautiful," said Mrs. Wlllon, as they viewed the gay crowd, the iVest Point cadets and naval cadets' rom Annapolis, drawn up In review iefore her. "Isn't It?" said Miss Margaret. Wilson Kisses Bible. When suddenly reminded that she vas standing on her chair, high above he heads of all, the magnet for thouands of peering eyes, she exclaimed Oh! I'm afraid I am too conspicuous ip here. Eleanor come on up here irith me." And her sister seized anther chair, and, she too, stood up and ratched the throng. Then Mrs. Marhall stood on her chair, waving to he vice president. "Come on In here," aid Speaker Clark to Mrs. Marshall, and I will give you my seat." Prompty at 1.35, when Chief Justice White rose to administer the oath and Woodow Wilson stood with righ' hand upalsed to heaven, the most human ouch In the picture of the day assertd itself. Mrs. Wilson could not see / ell from her seat As spryly as a choolglrl, she moved her chair to the Ide of the rostrum and climbed upon : with the assistance of Lieut. Rogers, lie president's naval aide. Grasping he railing, she stood there gazing at he president as he kissed the Bible, nd she remained standing until his ddress was concluded. The Misses Wilson Joined her. When the new resident swore to uphold and defend tie constitution, he stooped and kissd the open Bible, held in the hands of ames D. Maher, deputy clerk of the iipreme court. His lips touched a age, turned to at random, and fell pon the 119th Psalm, the verses being lese: The 119th Psalm. "Let thy mercies come also unto le, O Lord, even Thy salvation, aciirdlng to Thy word. "So shall I have wherewith to antver him that reproacheth me; for I *ust in Thy word. "And take not the word of truth ut;rly out of my mouth for I have hop1 in Thy judgments. "So shall I keep Thy law continually nd forever. "And I will walk at liberty i for I ;rk Thy precepts. "I will speak of Thy testimonies a'so pfore kings, and will not be ashamed. "And I will delight myself in Thy jmmandments which I have loved. "My hands also will I lift up into hy commandments which I have1 loved; and I will meditate In Thy statutes." President is Cheered. Throughout his address President Wilson was cheered frequently by the people immediately In front of the stand, who could hear him. The applause was particularly emphatic when President Wilson declared "The scales of heedlessness have fallen from our eyes. We have made up our minds ta square every process of our national life again with the standards we so proudly set up at the beginning and have always carried in our hearts. Our work is a work of restoration." When congratulations were over, the Justices of the supreme court members of the retiring and incoming cabinets, and others shook the hand of the new chief magistrate as he wai ushered to the carriage in front of the stand. Mr. Taft followed him into the carriage. Taft Smile is Fixture. His smile had not worn off and il radiated over the crowd as the new president doffed his hat to the populace when the procession started. There was hardly a minute during the new president's ride from the capitol to the White House that he did not hear a constantly rising chorus cl cheers. As his carriage passed up Pennsylvania avenue and those in each section of the densely crowded thoroughfare spied the visage of the new president, the outbursts seemed to increase in volume and enthusiasm. The mass of humanity that crowded lti way within seeing distance of the presidential carriage could not be pictured by numerical estimates for there was hardly space on the avenue or Its tributary streets which was not tilled The buildings along the way seemed fairly hidden by their human coverings, and the specially built steel stands were crowded to overflowing Amid it all was a profusion of decoration, varl-colored and elaborate, sc that the buildings along the way were fairly hidden behind it all. Doffs His Hat. President Wilson doffed his hat continuously in recognition of prolonged ovations. The ride from the White House tc the capitol was brief but spectacular The Essex troop of New Jersey led the presidential carriage, while the Culver cadet troop of Indiana escorted Mr. Marshall. Although the crowdi were not as demonstrative on this occasion as they were on the returr 4 AIIOM /v.f f fnAiw #KA aanltAl A tK A U/kltc juuiiicj "win mc ua^/i ivi wvr utc House, there was a cheering tribute all along the line. Lunchss at Whita House. It was nearly 3 o'clock before President Wilson returned to the White House, where he partook of a buffet luncheon with 250 Invited guests, including members of the new cabinet and official folk generally. The inaugu>*al parade Itself was a delight to the new president, he said afterwards, but it was an extraordinary physical strain. President Wilson and Vice President Marshall stood side by side for nearly five hours. Members of their families sat behind them, all intensely interested in the various divisions of the military and civic organizations as they filed by. Mrs. Wilson Cheers Georgians. State pride brought forth a bow ol friendly recognition when the New Jersey organizations came by and Mrs Wilson, who is a native of Georgia stood waving her handkerchief as the cadets of the Georgia Military academy passed the stand. The three Wilson girls, with the president and Mrs. Wilson, did nol conceal their enthusiasm when the Princeton students, more than 1,000 ol them, passed the presidential reviewing stand. The Princeton 'locomotive" cheer burst forth and Mr. Wilson morpH htu nnnroolnHnn The various governors were cheered as they passed. Governor Sulzer, of New Tork, came by bowing on hli horse and sweeping his hat from side to side in appreciation of the applause. Governor Mann, of Virginia, was the recipient of a big ovation too. The seats Immediately behind the president, vice president and their farailes were occupied by many people who are to be conspicuous in the new admlnstraton. William Jennings Bryan, the new secretary of state, and Mrs. Bryan were In the centre of the new cabinet group. National committeemen, campaign celebrities and s host of government officers were ther. and during the long parade they visited each other frequently, chatting Joyously. In the stand Just behind the president were many of his Princeton friends, neighbors from his home town and graduates of the university. Associate Justice Mahlon Pitney and Cyrus H. McCormlck, of Chicago, both ol them classmates of Mr. Wilson, sat In the midst of a group of the prcslHont'a onllora rhtims. Colonel Houm Duck*. Of the men who actively helped Mr. Wilson within his election who were there, were Chairman William F. McCombs and Treasurer Rolla Wells, ol the Democratic national committee, There was one intimate adviser of the new president who saw a little of the parade and stole away as inconspicuously as he came. He was Col. E. M House, of Austin, Texas, the man who is said to have brought to the attention of Mr. Wilson at least three ol the new cabinet. Colonel House, who has a great affection for Mr. Wilson, did not go to the inauguration ceremonies; he did not even stay in the presidential reviewing stand. He chatted a moment with Mr. Bryan, saw Mr. Wilson, cheered him as the new president of the United States, and retired beaming with satisfaction. Two Whits House Babies. Two babies who probably will be frequent vistors a1 the White House sat in the presidential reviewing stand, Miss iosephine Cothran, a grandniece of Ihe president, and Miss Virginia Howe, another grandniece of the president. After the parade Mr. Wilson was es corted back from the reviewing stand to the White House by military and naval aides. It was his first touch of the military in his home. He paused for a moment embarrassed by the formality and the strangeness of his surroundings. Mr. Wilson rested for an hour and dressed for the dinner at a nearby hotel, given him by the class of 1879 at Princeton, of which he is a member. His family saw the fireworks from the rear of the White House. On the streets of Washington tonight the crowds flowed back and V? In <1ano/v llnna TKo KrHHonHv 1U1 bll III UV.IIOC llllvOi A lit lighted thoroughfares presented a carnival-like appearance and the merriment and Jubilation of the visiting throng continued until a late hour. Talks to Classmates. President Wilson drove to the hotel to attend the dinner of his classmates, Princeton '79, without his aides and attended only by the inevitable secret service men. He was ushered quietly into the hotel and disappeared through the doors of a private dining room. Sounds of laughter and song told of the delightful informality of the gathering. The president made a speech, but what he said to his classmates was not for the outside world. Prominent former Princeton men attending the dinner included the Rev. A. Woodruff Halsey, Robert Bridges, Cleveland H. Dodge and William R. Wilber, of New York; Cyrus H. McCormick and James B. Waller, of Chicago; the Rev. James L. Leeper and Thomas N. Henry, of Philadelphia. The Webb Bill.?We are glad to see that both branches of congress have passed the Webb bill over the veto of the president and it now becomes a law. The vote in the senate was 63 to 21 and in the house 244 to 95. President Taft based his veto upon the ground, that the bill was unconstitutional in that it delegates to the states control of interstate traffic which, he holds, is vested only in congress. In this opinion he was sustained by the attorney general. Hon. Yates Webb, the framer and advocate of the bill, is a congressman from North Carolina, representing a district in which many of our people live. He is a representative of whom any district might be proud, being the champion of many measures, in addition to prohibition, that look to the real welfare of humanity. In securing the passage of this bill, which it is believed will make effective the prohlbton laws of dry states. Mr. Webb has rendered his country a service that, it is believed, | will be of lasting benefit.?Associate ! Reformed Presbyterian. I rison, 01 ?ew jersey. Attorney General?James McReynolds, of Tennessee. Postmaster General?Representative Albert Burleson, of Texas. Secretary of the Navy?Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina. Secretary of the Interior?Franklin K. Lane, of California. Secretary of Agriculture?David F. Houston, of California. Secretary of Commerce?Representative William C. Redflelds, of New York. Secretary of Labor?Representative William B. Wilson, of Pennsylvania. Secretary of state, William Jennings GOVERNOR SCORES COMMITTEE 8ays Report in the Matter of Or. Mitchell ia Evaeion. Among: the messages that Governor Bleaae sent to the general assembly yesterday was one in which he gave his views on the report submitted by the committee appointed to Investigate the statement made in the inaugural address in connection with Dr. Mitchell. The message is as follows: Gentlemen of the General Assembly: The majority of your Joint committee appointed to Investigate the conduct of Dr. S. O. Mitche'i. president of ' the South Carolina university, in con1'nection with the distribution of the | Peabody fund, has submitted a report i to your body in which it Is stated that , I was "misinformed." I I stated in my Inaugural address: "I am told that Mr. Ansel has In his possession a statement signed by the president of the 8outh Carolina col; lege that if the Peabody Fund, trustees ' would give to the South Carolina college a certain amount of that money. , that he, as president of the South Cari olina college, would agree and conI sent for the remainder of that money to go to the education of free negroes." ' Upon the hearing by the commiti tee, this statement was produced by i former Governor Ansel, and the committee incorporates it in its report ' The whole issue, and the sole issue, was whether Dr. Mitchell had signed i such an agreement and the agreement i speaks for Itself. In all seriousness, I I ttl.~ lii WWU1U ll&C IU RUUW UUW iUV WUIUHIICC has reached the conclusion that I was > "misinformed," when In the commiti tee's report the very agreement which I . stated I had information of is set out. I In a message to your body on February 6, I said: "There may be a ! paint brush used, and It may have white paint on It; there may be all kinds of quibbling explanations and > references to Mr. Peabody's will, but ? the words "For the training of negro teachers in same states' will never die." 'I had no idea then, however, that it l would be possible for a committee to go to the extent of saying that I was "misinformed," and, in almost the same breath, set out the very thing, j speaking for Itself, which I said I had , information of. Lightning-like is the j rapidity of the strokes of this paint brush. In half a stroke, or less. It paints it out and then paints it back | j again. Kaleidescopic are the changes. , The committee says that something M ; isn't, and then presents it The farfamed magicians of old have been out- ^ classed, and the days of miracles are ^ again at hand. In this connection I desire to call t your attention to an expression from a i newspaper which, while it has supported me. has frequently disagreed t with me upon matters?a newspaper which has been conservative and fair i and which, I believe, slways tries to I be honest in the expression of its opinions, and which has always stood for the educational advancement of the I state. In a recent issue the Herald and . News, of Newberry, after stating that i the committee has "filed a report ex! oneratlng Dr. Mitchell," says: i "This was to have been expected from the trend of the testimony and the color given to the testimony by uic c?o. vv u uavc uvvui oaiu f icor ' dent Mitchell wai guilty of any of. fense, and do not now say so, but the . whole testimony and the entire lnves> tlg&tlon was based on a wrong prem' ise. Whether intentional or not we do not pretend to say, but it has seem> ed to us that the entire testimony and : all newspaper comments were away > from the subject to be Investigated ' and entirely foreign to the charges, If charges ycu desire to call them, of Governor Blease. We have not the i speech of Governor Blease before un but our recollection of what he said is that he understood that President , Mitchell had signed a petition or an i agreement that if the Pea body board would give the university S 100,000, that he would agree to give the balance to ! negro education In the south. And that if he had signed such agreement he. President Mitchell, had no part In - the educational system under the ad: minlstratior of Governor Blease. The ' only thing x> be investigated, then, as we see It, was, did President Mitchell 1 sign such an agreement, and if he did, i did it disqualify him for a position In the educational system of South Cari ollna under the administration of Governor Blease? That Is all there was to the charge, and that is all that was to De lnvesugaiea. "What are the facta? The report of the committee says: 'We do not find i from the testimony that Dr. Mitchell, i the president of the University of South Carolina, signed an agreement by which any money of the Peabody ! fund, that had heretofore been deslgi nated to tc given to Winthrop college, should be transferred from Winthrop, and be given to the University of South Carolina and negro schools. In this, therefore, the governor was misInformed. It was well, however, that the governor called the matter to the attention of the general assembly, and , urged this investigation, for In doing so he has caused the whole matter to be fully, and, we hope, satisfactorily cleared up.' "The petition which it was charged that President Mitchell signed, and which he did sign, says: 'If, as we confidently, believe, the need of high school teachers is urgent and a school of education in the state university Is the best and most suitable method of supplying this need, we most earnestly request that your honorable body donate $100,000 to each state university in those states heretofore participating in this fund, for the training of white teachers, and the remainder for the training of negro teachers in the same states.' "Heretofore this state had been participating in this fund through Winthrop college, an Institution that has been training teachers. Dr. Johnson gave it as his opinion that this petition kept Winthrop from getting the amount she would have gotten. That was his opinion. He may have been mistaken. But the question was, did Dr. Mitchell sign an agreement that If the university were given a certain amount that he would agree that the balance go to negro.education in the south. He did sign it Was it wrong? The committee report evades the issue. The isriue was not, did he sign an agreement ty which the money that had heretofore been designated for Winthrop should go to the university. rne governor never so cnargea. This articie is headed, "Evade* the Issue." The report of the committee ia an evasion the like unto which there has never yet been. Chamelonllke the agreement of Dr. Mitchell runs through the report. Now you see it and now you don't It would hardly be possible for a greater joke to be perpetrated in so serious a matter?a matter Involved in white supremacy, that possession and heritage dearest to the hearts of all true men and women of the south and particularly of South Carolina. Very respectfully, Cole L. Blease, Governor. The reading of the foregoing message carried considerable commotion, and several members expressed indignation; but it developed that neither the house or senate had a quorum and it was necessary for both bodies to adjourn until this mornig at 10 o'clock, the sergeancs-at-arms in the meantime doing all they can to secure the attendance of senators and representatives. , WILSON'S CABINET. Five Out of the Ten Are From the South. . Following is President Wilson's cabinet as confirmed by the senate on Wednesday: Secretary of State?William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska. Secretary of Treasury?William G. I McAdoo, of New York, j Secretary of War?Lindley M. Gar