The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, January 21, 1908, Image 1
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% A VILE PLOT.
(Brazilian Police Discover Scheme
to Destroy American Fleet
AT RIO DE JANERIO
Foreign Anarchists Are Deeply In
volved.?All the Conspirators Fled
to the Interior.?Every Precaution
Will Be Taken to Prevent Injury
to the Ships of the Fleet, and the
Police Say All Danger Is Over. I
A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, says tnat the police have dis-'
covered an anarchist plot having as!
its object the destruction'of part of!
the American fleet now lying in the!
narbor. The conspiracy, while cen
tering in Rio de Janerio and Petropi
lis,. has ramifications in San Paulo
and Minas Geraes.
An individual named Jean Fedher,
who resides In Petropolis, was the
chief conspirator at Rio de Janerio,
??-although it is understood that for
eign anarcnists are deeply involved
in the plot. Fedher has fled to
Sao Paulo, and the police who know
him have been sent to that place for
the purpose of apprehending him.
One of the detectives, who was
well acquainted with Fedher, hav-l
ing served on the police force at Pe
tropolis for some time, returned
from that place Sunday, after hav
ing made investigations there a-nd
had a long conference with the
chief of police at Rio de Janerio.
The latter let it be understood
later that the Sao Paulo police are
on the track of the arch conspirator
and expected to arrest him soon. In
an. official note which the chief of
police sent to the correspondent of
the Associated Press he says:
^'Some time before the arrival of
the American fleet at Rio de Janerio,
the Brazilian government received
from Washington and Paris advices
that anarchists of different nation
alities intended to damage one or
several of the ships of the American
fleet. The names and addresses of
the conspirators were indicated by
information which the police had re
ceived previously from France and
<3ermany. The police of this district
are working with, the police of Sao
Paulo and Minas Geraes and I am
sure every precaution .will be' exer
?^sisejjLand the mos_t rigorous.vigilance,
observed both on "land and at sea to
prevent any injury being done."
The chief of police, after having
made this official statement said that
he did not feel he should go into any
farther details with regard to the
conspiracy, but he authorized the
statement that the plot was organ
ized by Fedher and he added that
the people of the United States could
rest easy, as all of the conspirators
had taken refuge in the interior.
The people of the interior are ig
norant of the details of the plot to
do injury to the visiting vessels, al
though there has been some slight
inkling of the matter. The impres
sion which the exposure of this plot
will make will be profound, because
it is the first anarchist conspiracy
that has ever been known in Brazil.
The police of Sao Paulo have sent
word that they are on the tiack of
the malefactors, who, they declare,
will not be able to come to Rio de
Janerio.
SOME SENSATIONAL ARRESTS
Of Several Old State Dispensary Offi
cials by the Commission.
The issuing of warrants for cer
tain gentlemen formerly connected
with the State Dispensary in various
official capacities created somewhat
of a sensation in this city,- where
several of the accused are well
known. The following are the par
ties named in the warrants as far as
they have been made public:
The Indictment against Messrs. W.
O. Tatum, J. N. Rawilnson and J. B.
Towill Is brought by Mr. Avery Pat
ton and charges that "the parties
named herein between the dates
March 15, 1906, and Jan. 30, 1907,
sold beer to the State , board of dir
ectors of the South Carolina dispen
sary at a price largely above the
true value thereof, with intent to
divide the excess among themselves.
In this way these parties unlawfully
* and fraudulently conrpired and
agreed together to cheat and de
fraud the Slate."
Each of the accused was put un
der $10,000 bond, but Magistrate
Fowles declined to give the names
of the sureties. A telegram was re
ceived from Chester stating that Joe
B. Wylie had been arrested there. A
telegram from Kershaw county stated
that L. W. Boykin was out on a
hunt, but that as soon as he gut
got back he would come to Columbia
to surrender.
The parties under indictment held
executive positions at the State dis
pensary. W. O. Tatum was commis
sioner; Joe. B. Wylie, Jodie M. Raw
llnson and John Black were direc
tors in the last regime. Rawlinson
being chairman. John Bell Towill and
L. W. Boykin were directors sever
al years ago, Boykin before that time
having been an inspector.
A Family Row.
At Charlotte because Zacharia
Gregory, an octogenarian returned
the blow, which his wife planted on
his face during a quarrel, his son,
David E. Gregory, resented the at
tack on his mother and struck his
father down with an axe.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Interesting Statement on Condi
tion of County Dispensaries.
Books in Good Condition?Cost of
Office Not Heavy?Aggregate Sales
Very Large?Tabulated Statement.
Mr. W. B. West, the State dispen
sary auditor, Thursday submitted
his first report to the general assem
bly, showing the ope-ation of the
(county dispensaries since their es
kablishment in March. The report
goes into the work of systematizing
the books in each county and ex
plains how each' book is kept. All
of these books have been examined
and Mr. West has met from time to
j time with the county boards and ad
' vised them as to the management of
the business. The only shortage dis
covered during the year was in Col
umbia when one of the dispensers
was $1,500 short in his accounts.
This amount was paid up. Outside
! of this case the books and accounts
have been well kept.
Mr. West says that "the cost of
this office from the time it was open
ed in March to the 31st day of Dec
ember was $4,100.47. The aggre
gate gross sales made by all the dis
pensaries in the State was $2,691,
663.43. The total net profit was
$695,056.61. By a comparison of
these figures it is seen that the cost
of maintaining this office was 3-20 of
1 per cent, of the gross sales, or 3-5
per cent, of the net profit earned.
"After having had 10 months ex
perience in the work it is my opinion
that it can be dpne in accordance
jwith the law if I am given the as
sistance of two competent clerks and
a stenographer, but as it stands now
it is a physical impossibility for me
to cover the territory In the limited
time required by law."
"The gross sales of county dis
pensaries for the month of December
were as follows:
Abbeville county.$16,612.70
Aiken county.15,312.27
Bamberg county. 9.857.38
Barnwell county.. .. .. 21,060.55
Beaufort coonty.. .. .. 14,780.75
Berkeley cohnty. 9,856.65
Charleston connty. 61.974.20
Chester county.. '.14,771.07,
Chesterfield county .. .. 13,947.45
Clarendon county .. .. 8,296.85
Colleton county. 10,353.31
Dorchester county .. .. 8,759.45
Fairfield county. 9,782.75
Florence county.16,713.35
Georgetowntcouoty ?. 16,767.7.5
Hampton county. 7,978.61
Kershaw county. 1-5,535.07
Laurens county. 22,582.54
Lee county. 8,969.75
Lexington county. 9.260.32
Orangeburg county.. .. 32,099.03
Sumter county.22,014.53
Richland county.51,101.25
Williamsburg county.. .. 12,664.90
Total.$431,052.48
The total sales of county dispen
saries for quarter, beginning Oct. 1,
and ending December 31st, 1907,
are as follows:
County. Profit. Sales.
Abbeville ..$14,600.00 $44,047.63
Aiken. 8,533.87 37,852.59
Bamberg.. .. 5,971.41 26,460,37
Beaufort.. .. 9,305.54 32,222.20
Berkeley.. ..6.327.44 27,944.02
Barnwell ...16,386.20 56,ISO.85
Charleston ..30,267.00 169,831.05
Chester .. ..16,185.76 37,083.13
Chesterfield.. 7,575.02 37.107.S2
Clarendon .. 7,359.47 23,375.24
Colleton.. .. 6,280.14 22.3S0.21
Dorchester . . 6.037.94 22.421.7J
Fairfield.. .. 8,316.00 25,730.9!)
Florence.. ..16,120.53 48,207.47
Georgetown. .14,719.39 43,226.85
Hampton.. .. 5.239.06 21,632.79
Kershaw.. ..12,306.98 40,602".42
Laurens.. ..13,138.24 54,106.64
Lee. 7,972.67 26,117.27.
Lexington ... 5,231.31 23.286.20
Orangeburg. .24,555.65 83,121.50
Richland.. ..35,696.13 149,304.40
Sumter .. ..24,334.03 61,843.64
Williamsburg. 1 1,700.27 36.633.4S
Totals. ..314,160.05 1.150,719.86
A MURDERER HUNG.
Goo. Kenney Executed for His Part
in an Awful Crime.
George Kenney was hanged Fri
day morning in the jail yard of
Charleston. He went to his death
without breaking down. The weight
dropped at 11:27 o'clock, and he was
pronounced dead by a physician at
12 o'clock. His neck was broken.
A drizzling rain fell during the
hanging, but it did not interfere with
the successful carrying out of the
legal execution of the negro convict
who struck Herman G. Stello down
in cold blood at the county stock
ade on August 16, 1906.
Kenney's last act was to kiss the
crucifix taken from his manacled
hands by Father Duffy and pressed
to his lips. He was repeating the
Lord's Prayer when the signal was
given for his death. t
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
An Ungallant Preacher Made to Re
sign His Charge.
Rev. William McPherters, form
erly pastor of a Washington, D. C.
church, has been dismissed by the
Presbyterian church of Tekansha,
Mich., because he called the women
of the church "A flock of cackling
parrots." That remark was only the
direct cause of his departure. His
congregation has been offender In
many other criticisms, contained in
his sermons. t
MM
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BIG SENSATION
Created in Columbia by the [Old
Dispensary Commission.
WHAT CAUSED IT ALL
The Letter and Proposed Agreement
That Raised the Hornet's Nest.?
Names of Prominent Charleston
and Columbia Gentlemen Figure
in the Case.?They AH Deny They
They Are Guilty.
The commission appointed to wind
up the old State Dispensary, sitting
as a court of inquiry, held a special
meeting on last Wednesday for the
purpose of making an investigation
of a certain letter purporting to be
signed by W. D. Roy, a prominent
liquor manufacturer of Louisville,
Ky., and addressed to various cred
itors of the State dispensary. The
letter, which is published in full
herewith, fell into the hands of Hon.
W. P. Stevenson, attorney for the
commission,, and he advised the com
mission that it was a matter which
demanded immediate consideration
at their hands. The matter created
a sensation as the names of several
prominent gentlemen were connect
ed with it. The letter is as follows:
Letter Boy Wrote.
'Columbia, S. C, Dec. 21, 1907.
' Gentlemen: At a meeting of the
creditors of the South Carolina State
dispensary, held at Ciucinnatti Dec
ember 9, a committee was appointed
for the purpose of securing a set
tlement, or at least to arrive at a
tentative basis of settlement with 'the
commission in charge. For several
weeks prior to this meeting I had
been here and about effected ar
rangements which, if a co-operatiou
of creditors could be obtained, seem
ed to me reasonably promising of
favorable results. I so notified sev
eral of the creditors, who presented
my proposition at the meeting, and
from the telegrams sent me I sup
posed it had been adopted and that
the committee had been appointed
to carry it out. I believe that quite
a number at the meeting were of
the same impression and to these I
wish to say that not a shadow of
authority was given to me to act in
any capacity whatever. The com
mittee was represented here by Mr.
Geo, B. Lester, a member of it, and
general counsel for Messrs Fleisch
man & Co., who made Charleston
his headquarters when he first reach
the State. I met him there, and
whilst somewhat disappointed at
finding no power to act delegated to
me or my associates, determined not
to let this abridge my efforts to get
our money. I went over my plans
with him and gave him the names of
gentlemen associated with me, also a
letter endorsing these gentlemen
from Gov. D. C. Hey ward and E. W.
Robertson, in whose bank about/half
of the dispensary money is deposit
ed. Mr. Lester seemed much im
pressed, both with the plans and the
eminent respectability, financially
and otherwise, of the members of my
organization, several of the latter be
ing officials or co-directors in banks
with some member of the dispen
sary committee.
"Mr. W. D. Melton, who, with
some difficulty, was induced to join
us, is the lawyer who was tendered
and declined the position on the com
mission now held by Mr. Stevenson.
With these and other connections or
relationships, not prudent to men
tion here, Mr. Lestef appeared much
pleased, and gave me a letter autho
rizing me to go ahead with my plans.
"Two days later he came to Col
umbia, and at a meeting for the pur
pose I introduced him to three of
my associates; in the discussion
which ensued a difference of techni
cal nature between him and Mr. Mel
ton, which culminated as Mr. Les
ter will admit, in quite a display of
temper on his part. Mr. Melton
therefore declined to have anything
further to do with the case, and with
him I lost forces without which I
could accomplish noting.
"Before T could patch up the un
fortunate disagreement Mr. Lester
was persuaded by rosy assurance
from another element to adopt
plans- altogether independent from
mine. I stuck to him, however, hop
ing his strong personality might car
ry him through, but kuowiug that he
was pursuing a course into which
others had been allured only to meet
with failure. He proved no excep
tion.
"Now, I do not wish this to he
construed as a reflection upon Mr.
Lester or the vigor of his efforts.
During the week I have been thrown
with him my regard for him has
grown daily. He is a manly fellow
of high attainment, and I think a
lawyer of exceptional ability. Indeed,
a man who under conditions approx
imately normal would succeed in al
most any undertaking, but he is
wholly out of touch with these peo
ple down here, nor has he the tact
to handle this situation. I am send
ing him a copy of this letter and be
lieve he will confirm all I have writ
ten.
"Now from a standpoint of re
source I am perhaps more vitally in
terested than any other creditor; mv
claim is over $4 0,000 and I want the
money. A concentration of the
claims or a major part of them is
absolutely necessary to get it and
I ask you to join in my plans to se
cure a settlement. I am unable to
give you any flattering assurance of
success, but I am free to say that
RG, S. C TUESDAY, JANT7ABY 21, 1908.
ONLY A PACIFIC DIP.
"Don't be alarmed," says Uncle Sam,
.Vith really friendly fervor,
jj.'ij i ! "I'm only taking a quiet dip
In my nice new life preserver."
?Thorndike in Baltimore American.
your claims will be in the hands of
men of unquestionable financial re
sponsibility; men who are also in
close business relationship with
members of the commission, and if
they cannot get our money for us no
one else can.
"If you care to join me please sign
and date the enclosed agreement and
return it to me, with statement of
your account, by next mail, care of
the Columbia Hotel, Columbia, S. C.
Let me beg of you also not to insert
any time limit in this agreement, for
if you do my parties here will not
handle your claims. You are at lib
erty to withdraw when satisfied that
no substantial progress is being
made, and remember I shall stay
right here on the ground until some
er more, if the worst comes to the
more, if the worst comes to the
worst, and we have to appeal to the
Legislature, or any local tribunal
which that body may establish to
pass upon the claim, we would have
in my organization the strongest rep
resentation to be gotten together in'
the State. Very truly, W. D. Roy,
President, Belroy Distilling Com
pany, Louisville, Ky."
Accompanying this letter was the
.following proposed but -unsigned
agreement.
Agreement Proposed.
'We, the undersigned creditors of
the State dispensary of South Caro
lina, hereby appoint the National
Loan and Exchange Bank, of the city
of Columbia, S. C, and W. D. Roy,
of Louisville, Ky., attorneys in fact
for us and in our name to represent
us in the adjustment and collection
or claim and demands against the
South Carolina State dispensary,
and to that end employ such attor
neys and others and to do all such
other thing as they may deem neces
sary or advisable with power of sub
stitution. Provided, however, that
no authority is hereby given to in
stitute any proceedings at law with
out first referring it to us and ob
taining our consent thereto.
"And we do hereby agree to al
low the said National Loan and Ex
change Bank and W. D. Roy six per
cent, of all sums as may be hereaf
ter collected, or paid, or satisfactor
ily secured to be paid on our claim
for such services as may be ren
dered by them or other persons em
ployed by them.
"And we do hereby authorize and
empower the said National Loan and
Exchange Bank and W. D. Rcy for
us and In our name to collect, re
ceive and acknowledge receipt for
all such sums as may be paid on our
claim, remitting to us the balance
after deducting the said six per cent,
for the services and expenses.
"In the event disputes or differ
ences shall arise as to the amount
due on said claims or the prices
charged in said claims and demands,
for as to any other matter effecting
the amount thereof; it is understood
that the same shall be referred to us
for advice and instruction.
"We also agree to waive interest
on said claim and demands if such
will be found necessary to facilitate
a settlement.
"And we do hereby agree to fur
nish to our said attorneys in fact a
full itemized statement verified of
our said claims and demands, forth
with upon the execution of this
agreement by us."
Lyon Questions Roy.
After the letter had been read Mr.
Roy was questioned as to its contents
Mr. Lyon asking the questions. Mr.
Roy said that the agreement with the
letter had been signed by only four
or five creditors whose names he
gave, and that these claims repre
sented less than $10,000 altogether.
His information as to the deposits of
the commission had been obtained
from Mr. Melton and Mr. Kohn.
The gentlemen referred to as asso
clatted with him were Metton. Kohn
and Nelson. Others were Indirectly
interested, as referred to further on
in the letter. Pressed by Mr. Lyon
to say what others were interested,
either dirctly or indirectly, Mr. Roy
said that only the Loan and Ex
change Bank was interested and no
others.
"Who occupied the relationship of
codirectors with members of the
commission?" asked Mr. Lyon. Kohn
and Melton," replied Mr. Roy.
Mr. Lyon called Mr. Roy's atten
tion to the fact that in the letter he
used the word "banks" in the plural,
and wanted to know what other
banks were meant. Mr. Roy said
this was an error of the typewriter,
as no other bank, was interested.
When asked to tell the plans re
ferred to in the letter Mr. Roy said
he was glad to do so. He said that
the creditors had received a letter
from Dr. Murray in September stat
ing no condition as to bringing the
books before the commission, and
later had received circulars saying
the books would be required, but
setting no date. Then the panic came
on.
He concluded that the commission
wanted to aid their banks and he
knew it would be a hardship to call
on the banks to pay out the money
at that time. Therefore he conceiv
ed the idea of forming an agreement
with the banks so as to solve the
situation and let. the money remain
on deposit. To do this he surround
ed himself with men above suspicion.
He would not be fool enough to cast
any reflection on the commission, in
whom he had confidence. He said
he had no intention of using undue
influences on the commission.
Other Names Mentioned.
Mr. Lyon asked if Mrj. Melton was
one of the interested parties referred
to, and Mr. Roy replied that he hop
ed to get Mr. Melton interested, but
failed.
"Why did he withdraw?" asked
Mr. Lyon.
Mr..Roy: "I don't know. He is here
and can answer."
Mr. Lyon: "Is it not a fact that
Mr. Melton \ withdrew because the
proposition included the use of mon
ey improperly?"
Mr. Roy: "No, emphatically."
Mr. Lyon: "What was the $35,000
to be used for?"
Mr. Roy. "It was not" that much,
not half that much."
Mr. Lyon: "What was the occasion
for raising this fund?"
Mr. Roy: "It is a reasonable per
centage for attorney's fees."
Mr. Lyon: "Is Mr. August Kohn an
attorney? Is Mr. T. B. Stackhouse
an attorney? Is Mr. J. L. Mimaugh
an attorney?"
Mr. Roy could not say positively,
but he did not think the gentlemen
named were attorneys.
Mr. Lyon: "How was the 6 per
cent to be divided?"
Mr. Roy: "I do not know; Mr.
Nelson is to get it now, I get about
$2,400."
Mr. Lyon: "How much was Melton
to get?"
Roy: "I don't know."
Lyon: "What was the occasion for
the disagreement between Melton
and Lester?"
Roy: "It was In regard to Lester's
authority."
Lyon. "You Introduced three as
sociates?who were they?"
Roy: "Melton, Kohn and Nelson."
Lyon: "When Melton and Lester
disagreed who else drew out?"
Roy: "All of them?Melton, Nel
son, Kohn and all the rest."
Lyon: "What force can Kohn and
the others exert on the commission?"
Roy: "All that he showed to me
was a good deal of activity in get
ting matters in shape to present to
the banks."
Mr. Mordccai's Plan.
Questioned as to what he meant
by others being urged, he said he
referred to the plan proposed by Mr.
Mordecai.
He was asked to tell what Mor
decai's plan was. and replied that he
would have to give hearsay, as he
was not present at the meeting when
Mr Mordecai stated his plan.
Mr. Roy said there were two plans
presented. In the summer a paper
was sent him to sign, which he did
not even read, 'ibis paper appoint
ed Mordecai attorney.
Mr. Mordecai proposed to secure a
settlement through Mr. Stevenson
provided a commission of twenty per
cent were paid. The committee of
creditors having a communication
from him (Roy) did not take Mr.
Mordecai up. He did not remember
details of the proposition.
Mr. Lyon: "Does the letter refer
red to set forth the plan?"
Mr Roy could not say.
Mr. Lyon: "You stated Mr. Morde
cai was to get a settlement through
Mr. Stevenson?"
Mr. Roy. "Mr. Mordecai so stat
ed."
Mr. Lyon: "Did he explain how
(Continued on page three.)
SEVERAL ARRESTED.
Dispensary Investigation Results
in Sensational Arrest
Goodman, Black, Towill and Boy
kin Arrested and Warrants Are
Out for Others.
As a result of the investigation
which was conducted by it on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friway of last
week the state dispensary commis
sion has caused a blanket warrant,
alleging conspiracy to defraud the
state, to be sworn out ags.inst about
fifteen persons, two of whom have al
ready been arrested.
The first arrest under this war
rant wa* that of hi. A. Goodman, a
representative of Ullman & Co., who
was taken in charge Thursday eve
ning and later released by Magistrate
J'as. A. Fowles, Jr., under a surety
company's bond of $25,000
Friday morning former Dispensary
Director John Black, of Columbia,
learned that he was one of the per
sons named in the warrant, and
came at once to Magistrate Fowles'
office and surrendered himself. Ten
minutes afterward he was released
on bail in the sum of $10,000, the
bond being justified by a number of
his family and by Mr. Wm. L. Ca
Hffe, who is understood to be worth
more than $50,000.
Warrants for former Director John
Bell Towill and L. W. Boykin have
been sent to Lexington for service.
It: is supposed that Sheriff Corley, of
Lexington county, will serve these
upon the defendants at their homes
in Batesburg.
Warrants are out for other whis
key men and for other former dis
pensary officials, but these cannot be
mentioned because to do so might
interefre with the officers in their
attempt to apprehend the persons
named.
The blanket warrant under which
these arrests are to be made was
sworn out before Magistrate Fowles
by Mr. Avery Patton, of Greenville,
a member of the dispensary com
mission.
In the work of developing these
cases the attorney general has the
assistance of Col. T. B. Felder, Gen.
Clifford L. Anderson and Mr. Hill,
all of the Atlantic bar. , t
THE LABOR CONTRACT LAW.
Declared Unconstitutional by the
Court En Banc Thursday.
The judiciary of the state, sitting
en banc at Columbia has declared
unconstitutional the labor contract
law. This is In effect the same decis
ion rendered in the opinion by
Judge BrawJey of the federal court,
several months ago, and puts an end
to any speculation as to the validity
of the statute.
The court was divided on the ques
tion before it. The majority opinion
was written by Associate Justice
Woods and was concurred in by
Chief Justice Pope, Circuit Judge
Watts, Gage, Wilson, Gary and Mem
minger, as to the general contents
of the opinion, and by Judge Dantz
ler as to the result.
The minority opinion was written
by Associate Justice Jones and was
concurred in by Circuit Judges
Klough, Prince and Hydrick.
Associate Justice Gary filed a sep
arate dissent, as follows: "I dissent
on the ground that the constitution
ality of the Statut-; is not before the
court on a habeas corpus proceed
ings." t
VESSEL A WRECK
And the Crew of Thirty Souls Are
Probably Lost.
The British1 ship Hartfield, Cap
tain Sindson, from Liverpool for Val
psriso and Seattle, is doubtless a
wreck on Vancouver Island, with, in
all probabilities, the loss of 30 odd
lives. Wreckage from the vessel
'p oyjJUH.. poJiJnui siuoqojt[ -puu
Liverpool," have washed ashore on
the west coast of the island, accord
ing to a wireless message received in
Seattle. Only a meagre account isi
given of the find, but the news of
the ship is such to warrent that she
was pounded to pieces on the treach
erous reefs of the island. If any of
the crew of 30 escaped alive, news of
such survivors should have b^en re
ceived ere this. t
MARCH OF TBK UNEMPLOYED.
Ten Thuosand Union Members to j
Make Great Demonstration.
At a canvention of delegates from
labor unions at Seattle it was decid
ed that a monster demonstration be
made on Monday to enforce the de
mands of the unemployed for work
or food and shelter. Ten thousand
meu will assemble and march to the
city hall, where they propose to camp
until the city council takes favorable
action. t
SULLY IN COTTON DEAL.
Such Is Report. That Comes From
New York.
Reports from New York say cot
ton traders are taking an interest in
a story which is ciruclated among
them to the effect that Daniel J. Sul
ly, who engineered the most gigan
tic cotton corner ever attempted
some years ago, and who led the big
gest hall market the Cotton Ex
change ever saw until he failed for
something like $2,000,000 had again
entered the market. t
81.50 pee Asmrou.
NO MORE BALLS
To Be Held In the State House
at Columbia.
HOW MEMBERS VOTED
On the Question, Which was Adopt
ed by a Large Majority.?The
Members Decide That Use of 7IaH
of Representatives Should be Giv
en Only When There Will be No
Removal of the Carpet.
The house of representatives de
cided Thursday that the new furni
ture should not be removed, espec
ially the new carpet, which means
that the South Carolina club must
hereafter seek new quarters for
their annual ball held during the
State fair. The action of the house
was not taken until there had been
considerable debate, but from the
vote of the members it could be seen
from the start that all parliamentary
moves to defeat the exclusion of the
club would be of no avail.
Mr. Lane's resolution refusing the
use of the hall of the house for any
purpose that would necessitate the
removal of the carpet was taken up.
Mr. Banks by the ways and means
committee thought that the resolu
tion should be killed. It would af
fect the South Carolina club and
their annual ball held in the State
house for years and while he did not
dance himself he thought that it
would be very small and narrow on
the part of the members of tue house
to object to the use of the hall by
others. Mr. Rucker spoke along the
same lines. On motion to strike out
the enacting words by Mr. Banks,
the house refused by a vote of 60 to
61.
Mr. Howell Morrell then spoke In
favor of the resolution, following
the explanation by Mr. Lane. The
latter did not think the house should
turn over the use of the hall to any
body for any purpose. Mr. Morrell
thought that ir?was wrong to use the
hall for balls, even though they were
attended by some of the leading cit
izens oi the State, including the gov
ernor.
Mr. Porter McMaster spoke in fav
or of Mr. Banks' motion to kill the
resolution as did sevearl others. Af
ter it was seen that the bill would
pass an effort was made to exempt
the South Carolina club from
the provisions of the var
ious paragraphs. The house, how
ever, killed this by a vote of 64 to
45. It was decided, however, to al
low the desks to be removed in case
of a convention. Motions to leave
the entire matter with the secretary
of state were killed with little dis
cussion and Anally the clincher on
the resolution was put on by Mr.
Sharpe.
The vote on the motion to strike
out the enacting words of the Lane
resolution was as follows:
Ayes?Speaker Whaley, and Mes
sers Ayer, Banks, Beattie, Brantley,
F. M. Bryan, Cannon, Carrigan, Car
son, Cothran, Courtney, Cox, De
Vore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Dowling,
Fr?ser, Frost, Garris, Hall, Harley,
Harmon, Hughes, Hydrick, John
stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare,
Little, McColl, McMaster, Nash,
Nichols, Nicholson, Patterson, Rich
ardson, Rucker, Saye, Scarborough,
Shipp, Kurtz P. Smith, Spivey, Still
well, Tompkins, Verner, Walker,
Wingard, Woods, Youmans?50.
Nays?Messrs. Arnold, Bailey, Bal
entine, Bethune, Boyd, T. S. Brice,
W. D. Bryan, Carwile, Clary, Clink
scales, Derham, Dixon, J. B. Dodd,
Douglass, Epps, Gause, J. P. Gibson,
Goodwin, Greer, Gyles, Hardin, Har
ris, Harrison, Hinton, Jones, Kelle
han, Kirven, Lane, Lester, Leitner,
Major, Miller, Morrell, Nesbltt, NIv
er, Norton, Parker, Reaves, Rich
ards, Robinson, Scruggs, Sellers.
Sharpe, Salughter, D. L. Smith, J.
E. Smith, Stubbs, Tatum, Wade,
Wannamaker, Wiggins, Wimberly,
Wyche, Yeldell?60.
Those who voted on the amend
ment introduced by Mr. McMaster,
which exempted the South Carolina
club from the provisions of the reso
lution, were:
Ayes?Speaker Whaley, and Mes
srs. Aull Beattie, Brantley, Cannon,
Carey, Carrigan, Clinkscales, Cox,
DeVore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Dowling,
Fraser, Frost, Garris, Hall, Harley,
Harman, Hughes, Hydrick. John
stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Mc
Coll, McMaster, Nichols, Nicholson.
Patterson, Richardson, Rucker, Saye,
Scarborough, Shipp, Slaughter, Kurtz
P. Smith. Spivey, Still well, Thomas.
Tompkins, Verner, Wingard, Woods
?45.
Nays?Messrs. Arnold, Ayer, Bail
ey, Ballentine, Banks, Bethune.
Boyd, T. S. Brice, W. D. Bryan.
Carson, Carwile, Clary, Courtney,
Derham, Dixon, J. B. Dodd. J. H.
Dodd, Douglass, Epps, Gause, J. P.
Gibson, W. J. Gibson, Goodwin,
Greer, Gyles, Hardin, Harris, Hin
ton, Jones. Kellehan, Kiryen, Lane,
Lester, Leitner, Littlo, Major, Mc
Keown. Mann, Miley, Miller, Morrell,
Nash, Nesbitt, Niver, Norton, Par
ker, Reaves, Richards, Robinson,
Scrugggs, Sellers, Sharpe, D. L.
Smith. J. K. Smith, Stubbs. Tatum.
Wade, Walker, Wannamaker, Wig
pins, Wimberly, Wyche, Yeldell,
Youmans?64. t