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PLKUSI!KI> TUHKK Tl^ Speads Rip ?it? A .to (he Nrgroes in PMhibi -ion Trrnlnty. WORSE THAM WHISKEY Vhtte >Ien Connect Themselves With Clubs and Use Whiskey Behind These Doors, While Negroes Are 9?ki?? Mors sad Mora to the Habit of Cocaine. The Charlotte Obaerver *aya the -i?u>rda show that 'the??. th$ aCTe*ta' ' fifir selling whiskey have been girado z?w decreasing within the past sev oral months* the report tronr the of f?o of the chief of poilco for one a&nth not long ago. .ahowina; that taiy one arrest had been '? made for this offense. The oompan^ve.' reo* ?ads of the last six montna^of this yijar and the last b'x months/of 190? wmild doubtless disease the" fact that tifie arrests "have decreased - from 25 to" 50 per. cent, while there has. heea no material reduction In the amount *t drinking that Is going on. ; Students or conditions here would not dare lay to the door of the po . Hcemen of the city a cnarge of dere liction of their duty in this respect. The men who were on the force' a jear ago or two years ago for that matter and who were principally sent oat for the specific purpose of- giving chase to unseeing tigers are still oa the force and are as agile and as adept In th!is service as ever. The main trouble aeeme to he that there fa no game now in comparison to the . ? ?aantity in former times. Of course, whiskey is being sold here Illegally, ta^'for. aome- reason- or otter ofB OBTs have been unable to go out ani get the offenders with the ease of ciber days. , "There are still bllni tteers here.' *ald,an otBcer, "but the sale of whls tey b^s largely decreased amonr-tbe whlte9 because of tbe orevalence of tbe so-called social clubs. We fro ..ajoently comer a defendant in tbe court for belt** drunk In all testlfl oadum pro^eedlnes a*i'i In nearly ev~ .....?ry case he swears that he ordered ?the whiskey as a member of one'of the many of these clubs. There Jb no tell'ng bow much drlnUlng gnps em behin-i the doors of these 6odal organizations. "The l?rge enrollment of member ship which they claim a^d the fre quency of new organizations of the same fort Indicate that these who have been forced at other times ti bray their whiskey from a chean blind tiger and take chances of gettln? al most any old sort of thing to drink have found It p?rv9 better or order tbrouerh these clubs. To my mind this explains the decre?se in the anmber of arrests for blind Hirers. But there is another and better reason. ; "Among the neeroes who were tho most frequent defendants-In the city court for p*?lliner whiskey ilipernllv af ter orohibition became effective, a substitute for drink has been found fat tbe unlimited use of cocaine here, and I bel'eve It is the greatest evil that confronts us today. Nobody but those In 8?ch can<?citlps as a police man can fullv understand the perils of the rse of cocaine so universally among the criminal class of negroes here. "Any offleer will tell you that he would choose to maVe a raid on a dozen blind tlerer sl'ons th<m to enter! one cocaine den where there are sev-' eral neiroes congregated and half i ender the influence of the drug. It, reoulrps all the mental practice and j dexterity of body that can be com manded to pet away from one of! these places with your life. Cheine absolutely crazes a negro. Whiskey, doesn't. Wo have brought neerops' to the station here who were totally | faisene!bl6 to pnln, totally beyond all Lear, In a cnn-IItlon of stupidity or nndue vividness that made him | worse than a beast In ferority. "Ii have been told by one negro, ?"hq used to consvme a deal of co-j ealne and who quit it. that when he took a whiff of the white granules,' the dose seemed to race to the top I of his head- and there break like forked li?htning and when th's ef fect was felt he sail a steam pn^rfne would have had no terrors for him. j "It Is very evident to us that co caine h?s supplanted whiskey among the negroes. They like the Influf-Ke' better and it is making for the c'tv ] the worst sort of ne^ro cithens. Wre bavp no way to Rtor> it. There Is no proems by which we enn find out vherp they tret t'*e sreods and pro ceed to stop the traffic. I "They make a gr^at profit on the ?irtic e. too. The joinrs that sell It mak-? from SO to 100 per cent on every sale they make. These ne groes buy coca'ne In quantities val ued for Instance at $3 and then pur chase twice the same amount of sce.?ne1id. They compound the two drug*, and wrap a whirr in a little piece of paper, retailing each of these for 2ri cents. This small amount will last a nerro about a day If be :e j ??( beginning the habit, whereas M he has been at tbe game long. It will lequire two or three times that much every day." Ferryman Killed. A negro ferryman of Blairs, dlfdl in the hospital at Chester Tuesday from Injuries received Saturday, be ing assaulted by a white man. 1 KS A \V KKK wiZi tun &)t* ! FES^CS WASHINGTON AT THE KX?isK OF LXCLK SAM. They l'iiss in Front of the Agricul tural Buildiug and Have Their Picture Tukeu. The prize corn boys are having a big time in Washlngum at the ex-; pease of Uncle Saui. The Washing-' ton correstoudent of The News and Courier eays eleven boys from as many Southern States, each boy with .an ear. of corn In bis band, posed for a picture is front of. the big building of tho agricultural depart ment Tuesday. They were the State ^rixe -winners la,-.thj).Soys' Own Club contest* of th* >ear, anil Jerry Moore, of -South Carotins, was the .president of the lot In. each of the States represented boys had worked each a measured acre of land, plant ed in corn. The-best yield On each State had taken the first prize, and the boys, none of whom is over 16, Were on a trip to Washington, where they were to be introduced to the FreBldent and the Secretary of Agri culture and ,then be shown the sights of. the city. It was the culmination of the year's work, a work, the Importance of which can scarcely be overesti mated. It has already awakened the South to the knowledge that It can raise, corn and make money by It. The older farmers are being startled by the way the boys are beating them on the corn club idea and it is hav ing' a material effect on the corn production of the whole South. The successful boye from each State were not always the ones that raised the biggest crops. The de partment of agriculture, in outlining the contest, made it a requisite that the-largest crop uhouli be raised with,the lesBt.ejr^ontllture. The high score In the whole group was made by Jerry Moore. But ? ho was not considered the most successful. He had raised 228 3-4 bushels, but it had, cost him 43 cents a bushel to do it There was a boy from Arkan sas who raised only 119 bushels, but he did it at cost of 3 cents a bushel. He.was considered the real thing inj "corn clubdom." The following are the names and, addresses of the ? winners of the ..trip' tov the C?pital and also the yields of their respective acres and the cost per bushel: Kushey A. Harden. Banks, Ala.. 120. 32 centB. Ira Smith, Slier. Ark., 119, 8 cents. Joseph 'Stone, Center, Ga., 102 5-S,! 29 cents. Stephen G. Henry, Melroae. La., 139 4-5, 13.6 cente. William Williams, Decatur, Miss., 146 4-7. 18 cents. W. EarneBt Starnes, Hickory, N. C, 146 2-7, 38 cents. Floyd Garner, Tlhohimgo, Okla., 95 11-12, 8 cents. Jerry H. Moore, Winona, S. C, 228 3-4, 43. cents. Norman Smith, Covington, Tenn., 125 l-2,; 37 cents. Wm. Rodgersmith, Karnes City, Texas, 83. 1-9, 13 2-3 cents. Maurice Olgers, Southerland, Va., 168,40.. REFUSED A PHYSICIAN. Young Woman, Christian Scientist, Sticks to Colors. Mrs. Jennie W. Harvell, wife of Jas. H. Harvell. of Charlotte, N. C, died on Monday after having been "In error" ten days. She was 33 years of age and Is survived by her husbanl, who Is connected with the local firm of G. G. Rav & Co., and three chlliren. 'Mrs. Harvell was a Christian Scientist, as was also her husband, and consequently passed away after "an Illness" of ten days or two weeks, without the aid of a ?physician- or< any medical treatment whatsoever. As the result of such notion, Dr. F. 0. Hawley, city phy sician, who was summoned to Issue a death certificate, made affidavit be fore Coroner Z. A. Ho vis that to the best of his knowledge and belief she "came to her death by the criminal act or default of some person or per sons unknown." BRYAN WILL BE THERE. Will Be Incited to Attend the Balti- | more Meeting. Plans for the Democratic confer ence to be held in Baltimore on Jan. 17 to frame plans for the course of Democratic efforts during the next two years were discussed at a con I Terence at Washington on Monday, I participated in by Senators Smith 'and Rayner of Maryland. Gov. Har mon of Ohio and other lea'ing Dem ocrats. Gov. Harmon Is expected lo attend the Baltimore conference, as Is Governor-elect Wilson of New Jer ' rev and other national lenders of the party. Senator Rayner said that an invitation certainly would he sent to William J. Bryan. Fooling With Carbide. At Lamar A. W. Rogers, who has charge cf the hardware department of the McSween company's depart ment store Btruck a match while looking in the carbide tank. Natur ally the tank blew up and carried off the roof of the building and Mr. ' Rogers' cap and small portions of skin from his face. The report of the explosion was heard all over l town. WHERE METHODIST PREACHERS serve >;ext year. . \?6? Appointments nZado by, Eishop Hen*, Crix at ?ic Conference Just Held in Charleston. Below will be found a complete list of the appointments for next year for the Methodist churches of fhe State, as read Monday morning ty Bishop Hendrlx at the conclusion of the one hundred and twenty-fifth annual Conference. Not many changes were made in any of the circuits, and very few in the pas torates of the larger churches In. the cHles? ^?here 'were .nlne^changfis in. Charleston district, but. only three were transfered to other, districts. Anderson District, A. J. Cauthen, presiding elder. Anderson?St. John's, S. A. Dona hort-. Orrvllle and Toxaway, W. C. Kel'ley; West End, J. W. Neeley. Antreville?'P. K. Rboad. Calhoun Falls?J, E. Taylor. Clemson?M. S. Kelly. ? Honea Path?C. W. Davis. iJowndesvilie?R. W. Humphreys. MrCormlck?N.'G. Balllnger. Pelzer?-O. C. Hutchinson. ^Peudleton?A. V. Harbin. Stprr?I. II. No'and. Townvllle?J. E. Carter. Walhalla und Seneca?A. E. Drig gers, C. D. Dunn, supernumerary. .-, Walhalla Mission?R. R. Doyle. Westminster?J. L. Singleton. Wllllaraston and Bel ton?J. L, Stokes, C. T. Harmon, supernumer ary. WnilamBton Circuit?M. M. Brooks. Conference Secretary of Missions? M. S. Kelly. Chirieston District. W. I. Herbert, presi Mng elder. Allendale?J. W.-Welling. Anpleton?E. Z. James. Beaufort and Port Royal?J. M. Ro*era. Petbpl Circuit?W. D. Patrick. Black Swamp?W. W- Williams. Charleston?Bethel, W. B. Dun can; Trinity, ^Peter 'Stokes; S. A. Weber, supernumerary; Cumberland, J. T. Peeler; Mount Pleasant, George K;. Way; Spring Street, G. t. Har mon. Jr.,... ? C">f.ta<~eville?T. P. Tn?binlt. Cvprers?J. R. Cv^eland. Ehrhardt?a. B. Watson. Estill? S. D. Vai'ffhan. Hampton?Pove Tiller. Hendcrsonvllle?J. H. Moutgom gomerv. Jodsre?J. D. Bell, supplv. Rid?-el:'nd?R. C. Bo ill ware. Rldtreville?J. W. Eilrns. South Hnpinton?O. V. Pe?ney. Sumraervllle?J. C. Chandler. Walterbpr^?H. J. Cvithen. Youngs Teland?A. Sahara". Co\esbnrv T>l?ti l< t. J. C. Poner. pra?ldln? elder. Abhev'iie?fT. K. Edwards. Abbeville Circuit?T. M. Bawson. jt?f.ter_^.T, t. Miller. Cokesbufy?C. F. Clarkson, sup ply. Oree""*o"d?VTn'n Rtrp^t, J. W. KIl?-o: Crepn^ond MBIb. W. h. G"u1t. Greenwood Circuit?W. V. Dibble, supply. fvlnards?W. R. Bouknlght, sup ply. r-V",br,-'rv?Cpnrr.nl. M. T,. Hanks; 6'N?9lJe Street and Mollohon, A. M. Qi roller. >7an'i)pTTr Q'rrvU.? T. HT. Friday. Nipe'y-<""lv?ir F. D'hb'e. Pnrk=viiie?o. N. B^untree. 'Pboeniv?Vc^trr S^eer. Prrsppritv?R. C. Mo-ris. Frinreton?B. VT. DuPoso. Snltidn?E. P. Tflvinr. V*?it?rlor>?TJ*. G. Wb'tloclc. W?bftn>irp_o. A. .Teffcoat; R. E. Mood. Jnnlo*1 preacher. ?Ban-'er College?JoV? 0. Willson. pres'dent; R. A. Child, fhuncial agent. Columbia Dictrlrt. J. W. Danipl. presiding elder. AB-en?J. B. Triwiok. Baf.p?5bure;?R. O. Cantev. Bafe?bnnr Mi?-do-j?D. E. Jeffcoat. TWh?ID. R. Roof. Columbia?Washlptrron street. E. O. Watson; .J. A. Campbell; fiuner rnTtiera'-v: Main etreet, T. C. Her bert: Green strebt, a. E. Holler; HranV, A. Macfrr'ine: Tiro ok land. TT. w. SiveaW: EdeowPod, TV. F. McT.en?'o'i; Rbaiu'on. H-inHu Ellier ode?: Wnverly and North Columbia, .1. W. T>'v|g. El -rPelt!?t,. D. cm??nir>. F.iivPPl'--C. M Pooler; \Y. .Ma son, punernnmeran*. ri'l)orr-_r- S T,'0|Vr. On-fitpvlllo?C. A. Nprion. .Tob,,c'0"?E. IT. Neckham. Lonelev?T. F. Gibson. T ee^v;lle?R. IT R->oth. Le^lntrtmi?.T. C. Counts. 1 rx'nT'mi Fcric?C. W. P"rgess. N?rin A'liructi ? G. 1". Peele. RidTRwav?E. A. Wavne. Icnrincflcld?o. M. A'mey. Swansea?I. K. Tua1'i'>it. Vrrrener?W. D. Quick. Columbia College?W, W. Daniel, j president; Henry Stokes, financial I a^e^t. Epwortli Or?h'>n.ac;e?W. 13. Whar ton. piireriHeTtdcnt. Piini Coll?<r<v?Cleorgo Williams Walker, president. Florence IMstrirfc P. F. Isil<rr\ presidinc elder. P^nnettsville?R. E. Turninsccd. Bennettsville Circuit?13. C. Mur pby. Briehtsville?M. F. Dukes. Bethlehem?J. G. Farr. Cher aw?M. Auld. j Chesterfield?J. t. Fowler. j . S. C TillHSDAV. L>1 Darlington Trinity, B. R. Turnip seed; Epworth, F. S. Meek, supply. rarlint'cn Circuit?3. R. Mason. East ChesterSer?J. E. Cook. Florence?R. H. Jones. ? Hartsville?A. T. Bunlap. Jerferson?J. A. Graham. j.ijrar?B. J?. Robertson. Jjbertv?J. M. "Moore. Marlboro?J. B. WeL'on. McBee?J. L. Tyler. McCell?C. C. Leonard. Pa?el"nd?M. G. L?tnam^ Patrick1?M. M. McLendon. . Timmonsville and Pisgah?W. F. WI?gIns. Timmonsvllle Circuit?W. A. Youngblood. Assistant Sunday-eebool Editor? L. F. Beaty. Greenville District. W. E. Duncan, presiding elder. Clinton?J. E. Ma^iiaffey. ?:Eaeley?S/k. Cook'. :? Fountain: f nh-^S. T^yBlAcimaa. ' ..<Jray Court-^J. .P. ?ttaway. "; Greenville?Bhncombe Street, W, A. Mtessebeau; Bt. Paul's, R. L. Hol r>yd; Hampton Averieer J- R- Walk er ri West GreenvlHeV -E. C. Wells; Brandon and Camperdown, J. N. lsom, Bethel and Poe, D. W. Keller. ?Greenville?P. B. Ingraham. GreerB?E. T. Ho-fg'es. Laurens?First Church, L. P. Mc Cee. Laurens Circuit?J. C. Davis. Liberty?A. A. Merritt. North Pickers?E. L. Thomasson, L L. labinlt, supernumerary. PicVens?G. F. Kirby. Piedmont?W. L. Walt. South Greor?W. M. Owlngs. Travellers Rest?W. Henry. West Easley?R. -F. Wellons. Conference Secretary of Missions ?M. B. Kelley. Kingstree District. W. P. Meadors, presiding elder. Andrews?W. C. Bpwden. cVdea?J. R? Solourner. Cordesville?J. B. Prorseri Georgetown?Duncan, E. S. Jonea; West End. W. H. Murray. Greeleyville?L. E. Peeler. Honey Hill?C Taylor... Johnsonvllle and Prospect Station ?E. P. Hutaon. Jordan?J. W. Bailey. KIngstree?W. As Falrey. lake City?C. C. Derrick, W. S. Siokc3. supernumerary. MrCIeUanville?W. F. Way. New Zlon?J. L. MulIInlx. Fee Pep?T. 0. Cm-away. Plnopolls?W. C. Gleaton. Rome?T. J. Clyde. SaUers?W. T. Bsdenbaugh. S-imnit?W. H. Perrv. Prrrnton?W. D. Patrick South Florence?J. M. Casque. Summcrton ani St. Paul's?J. R. T. Major. Marlon District. R. E. Stackhouse. nresHInj elder. Blenheim?S. J. Bethca. Button's Neck?W. P. Meadors, Jr. ?Brownsville?J. I. Sninks. TUicksville?W. R. Barnes. Centenary?W. S. Myers. Conway?A. D. Betts. 1 Onnwav C'*"?nlt?E. F. ScogglnS. Clio?C. C. Herbert. D'llon?A. N. Brrnscn. GaUivantB?D. H. Everett. Latti?I. C. Carlisle. letter Circuit?B. J. Guess. Little River?R. F. Bryant. Little Rock?W. C. Owen. Loris??\ T. Creech. Marlon?S. B. Harper. Marlon Circrit?T. A. McGraw. Mrllins?J. L. Daniel. Mullins Circuit?W. A. Beckham. North Mullins?W. B. Baker. WaTamaw?W. M. Hardin. Student Vandcrbilt University?J. H. Graves. Orj?r?rcbur<r District. C. B. Smith, presiding elder. Bamhcrir?W. H. Hodges. Bamberg Mills?To be supplied. Barnwell?W. J. Snvder. Branchville?S. D. Bailey. Cimcron?L. L. Bcdenbaugh. Denmark?T. E. Morris. Edisto?T. W. Go'bold. EutawvIPe?T. P. Simpson. Orover?S. W. Danner. Harleyvllle?A. S. Lesley. Norway?W. .5. Godwin. Olar?To be supplied. Orangeburg?St. Paul's, H. W. Bays. Oran^cburg Circuit?S. W. Henry. Orantre?T. L. Belvtn. Providence?J. J. Stevenson, J. F. Way, supernumerary. Rowpsville?A. R. Phillips. Pmrakp?J. R Brshtnn. St. Ceorge?J. W. Ariail. Strdent Vanderbilt University?L. E. Wijrgins. Dock TT ill District. T. C. O'Dell. presiding plder. Phe'-sbur??J. P. Pnttnn. Blackstork?H. E. Hardy. Chester?M. W. Heok. Chester Circuit?R. A. Yonjrue. E-st Chester?F. K. 'i'oriws. Fast T aneaster?W. B. Justus. Fo-t Mill?T. J. While. Hickory Hrovc? C. T. Bhoad. Lancaster?M. M. Brabham. Lancaster Circuit?J. T. Macfar Ir.ne. North Rock Hill?I. A. White. Richburg?W. S. Martin. Ro'-k Hill?St. John's, E. K. Har din: West Ruck Hill. C. P. Carter. Rock Hill Circuit? H. W. Whit "iker. Van Wyck?E. P. Green. Winnsboro?D. Arthur Phillips. Yorkville Circuit?J. F. Anderson. Spai'tnnbut'K District. M. L. Carlisle, presiding elder. Belm out?T. B. Owen. C.uiipobeilo?E. Y. Kil.'ore. Carlisle?E. L. McC >y. Cherokee?W. H. Thrower. Clifton and Cowpens?E. A. Wiikes. Enoree?D. D. Jones. Gaffney?Buford Street?G. P. CCKMIlKlf 15 12* IC? fBOBABLE STANDING OF STATES IN THE NEXT HOUSE. I Under the Apportionment Demo cratic States Will Lose While the Usually ltcpuhlici:u Stutcs Gain. Under the projected changes in (the apportionment of representation ? in the House on the proposed basis i(.f 225,000 population for each die-j 1 trict, the House.in the 63rd Congress; will be'apportioned as follows: in odd In Present .t State. Congress. Congress. Alabama........ 9 9 Arizona. 1 ? Arkansas. 7 7 California.10 8 Colorado.. 3 3 Connecticut. ... 6 5 'Delaware.1 1 [Florida. ..... 3 3 'Geortla. . .... 11 11 'i'aho..1 1 Illin.ls.26 25 Indiana.13 13 I..wa..10 11 Kansas. 8 8 Kentucky.10 11 T.euikiana.7 7 Maine..3 4 Maryland. ..... 6 6 Massachusetts. . . 16 14 Michigan.12 12 Minnesota.9 9 Mississippi. ... 7 8 Missouri .... 15 1G Montana. 1 1 Nebraska.5 6; Nevada.1 1 New Hampshire. . 2 2 New Jersey. . ... 10 10 New York. .... 40 37 New Mexico. ... 1 North Carolina. .10 10 North Dakota. . . 2 2 Ohio. ...... 21 21 Oklahoma. .... 7 5 Oregon..2 2. Pennc:'lvanla. ... 34 32 Rhode Island. . . 2 2 South, Carolina. . . 6 7 South "Dakota. . . JZ. 2 Tennessee.10 10 Texai.17 16 Utah.1 1 Vermont.1 2 Virginia.9 10 West Virginia. . . 5 5 Washington. ... 5 Wisconsin.10 11 Wyoming.1 1 Total.405 391 There is a belief In Washington that In the Reapportionment Act a nrovkion may be inserted enabling States to hold such representation as they now possess. This would save I States like South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont and Missouri from a lo38. Watson; Limestone Street?W. A. Ferrell. Gaffney Circuit?J. A. Bledsoe. Inman?A. H. Best. Jonesvllle?W. H. Ariail. ?Kelton?J. H. Manly. Pacolet Circuit?R. A. Brock. Pacolet Mills?C. B. Dawsey. Reidville?J. H. Danner. Spartanhurg?Bethel, J. W. Speake; Central, R. S. Truesdale; Marlon Dargan, supernumerary; Duncan and Glendale, D. E. Camak; North Spartanhurg, W. H. Polk; West "Tpartanburg, J. W. Shell. Union?Buffalo and Green Street, Elzie Myers; Grace, W. C. Klrkland; South Unirn, J. G. Huggin3. Woodruff?J. H. Brown. Southern Christian Advocate?S. A. Nettles, editor; J. L. Ray, as s'stant to publisher. Superintendent Anti-Saloon League?J. L. Harley. Siimtcr District. \V. T. Duncan, presiding elder. ^Bethany?J. V. Davis, supply. 'PIshopville?P. A. Murray. Camden?H. B. Browne. Elloree?T. E. Strickland. Fort Motte?J. P. Winningham, eupply. Heath Springs?H. C. Mouzon. Kershaw?George Gary Lee. Lynchburg?J. S. Beasley. Mannin??F. H. Shuier. Oswego?T. W. Munnerlyn. Pinewood?David Ilucks. Providence?J. N. Wright. Richland?L. T. Phillips. St. Johns and Renibert3?R. E. ^harp. . St. Matthews?.T. M. S'eadman. Sumtnr?First Church?D. M. Mc Lrorl. Broad Street. J. B. Wilson. Wateree?C. D. Spires, supply. Transferred. P. H. Wells, to Louisville Confer ence. C. L. McCain, to Western North Carolina Conference. Superannuated. W. E. Barre. R. W. Barber. D. F. Royd', G. M. Royd. D. A. Cilhoun. W. A. Clarke. X. B. Clarksdn, R. R. Dagnall, D. D. Datzier, R. L. Du?le, C. W. Dukes. O. L. DliRsnt, A. W. Jackson, X. K. Mult on, J. K. Mc Cain. [. J. Newberry, C. H. Pooser, W. C. Power. If. L. Singleton, R. VV. Spigner, J. X. Thacker. C. II. Wad dell, A. C. Walker, W. C. Winn, J. A. Wood. Joint Board of Finance. Clerical?A. V. Harbin. W. B. Duncan. G. E. Edwards. S. O. Cantey, .'i. L. Tyler, J. P. Attaway, C. C. Derrick. B. J. Guess, T. L. Belvin, T). Arthur Phillips, D. E. Camak, R. E. Sharp. Lay?W. R. Osborne, H. P. Wil liams. J. F, Lyon, R. H. Jennings, M. S. Haynesworth, B. L. King, J. D. Carter, W. H. Monroe, A. C. Dibble, J. E. Bailes, J. J. Burnett, R. Y. Mc ?KPKCFIYK FLU KS CAUSE ?KKAT MANY OK'T^KM. Sonic TinieJy Words of Criticism and Suggestions Fro:n Inbiiraucc C?ui jntasioner McMaster. "Maybe Nero would enjoy it, but a nun who realizes the labor and time that It bas taken 'South Carolina j to produce $2,500,000 is distressed when he knows that so much was burned up In less than one year," Commissioner F. H. McMaster will say, In making to Governor Ansel and the general assembly the third annual report for the State depart ment of lnsurancee. The reported fire insurance losses of South Carolina for the11 months ending December 1, 1910, were $967,565.17. 8aye the commission-j er: , ? "The actual losses, reported and i unreported, were probably three times that much." The losses by, months were, as reported: January, $26.699.94; February,! $100,330.24; March, $113,888.36; j April, $131.1/18.74; May, $76,520.02; j June, $33,154.77; July, $194,214.91; [ August, $G5,739.93; September, $54,049.10; October, $87,162.02; November. $84,087.18. The largest losses In the State for the year were: The Charleston con flagration, 8 firms, total loss $215, 549, Insurance lobs, $189,757; the D. W. Alderman & Sons lumber plant, Alcolu, loss $53,600; the San tee River Cyress Lumber company plant at Ferguson,, loss $59,420; Sumter, 8 Arms, loss $30,000; Tim monBvllle, 7 firms, loss $13,50-0. Out of 1,219 fires, 667 were of un known origin, sparks on roofs caused 93 and lightning Is held responsible for 76, while 11 are set down as. In cendiary. Defective, chimneys or flues cr.used 89. fires. In 29 caseB the ex plosion of a lamp wrought the havoc Along this line, the commissioner has some words of criticism and sug gestion: "It must be kept in mind that not cn'iy are the uninsured losses a loss to the i:t?te, but that the Insured losses merely represent premiums collected from all of the people' and paid to those who suffered. If these Iosscb; cquH be cut In" half, premium re ceipts could be cut in half relatively, and would remain in the pockets of tboso who now pay them. "It will be noted that 25 fires were traced directly to rats and matches. Amon; the 677 fires from 'unknown' rar.ses a very large percentage of them were supposed to have originat ed from friction matches by one means or another. It Is believed that it would be profitable for the State, Oi- for municipalities to forbid the sale of the ordinary friction match. "Eighty-nine fires came from de fective flues. These may be charged to the incompetence of the bricklay ers who made these flues. If the old fcmglish system of guilds was recog nized and enforced by law, and no rne permitted to build a chimney until he had served hiB apprentice ship, the people of the State would be saved many dollars. ' Twenty-eight fires were caused by sparks from chimneys. Ninety-three more by sparks on roof?121 fires chargeable to wooden shingles. All if these could have been saved, and :ower insurance rales would have, neeu paid if metal, slaie or composi tion roofing had been used. These elements, together with the extra lime needed to put on a shingle rcof, makes this the most expensive roof ing material, besides being a constant menace In extending fires from house to house." VERY PECULIAR CASE. Young Woman Swallows Llzzards and Slowly Dies. A live llzzard, six inches in length, and the head of another lizzard was discovered In the stomach of Miss Lovie Herman, 19 years old, who died early Friday morning at her home at Akron. Cleveland phy sicians and surgeons are interested in the case and a number of them will attend the post mortem examina tion to be held at Akron. Miss Herman had been III a year from a disease which had' puzzled many specialists. Last Monday the attend ing physicians succeeded in bringing from the girl's stomach the live liz zar.i and the head of the second one but too late to save her life. The family formen;- lived near Millersburg, O., and drnnk spring water. It Is supposed the girl swal lowed the lizzards when small, while [drinking and that they gradually [ grew and killed her. lulled by His Stepson; While protecting his mother from i an attack made c-n her by her hns | band, who was his step-father, Jim Chambers shot and killed Corey Palmer, near Spartanburj. Husband and wife weru quarrelling over some minor matter, when the son walked in and attempted to quiet the pair. Piilmer was In the act of striking his I wife, when Chambers shot him. The top of his head was blown entirely ; off. All colored. Several Horses Hurtled. At Clover the livery stable, includ ing 11 horse3, a lot of feed, harness, etc., all except two of the horses being the property of A. J. Quinn, [ was destroyed by fire Monday morn ing at about 2:30 o'clock. The two \\ ( > CKV'KS l>K!f COPY KILL OLD MAN d With the Brutal Mu'd-r o! a-. Old N.gio. HEAD BEA1EN TO A PULP The Head Body of the Old Man Was Found in a Ditch Where It HmS Been Dragged by the Person Wfro Hud Foully Slnrdered Him, As a result of an Inquest held fctte Sunday afternoon, over the bloody irt> mains of Jake Wallace, an old -?Bjfji.; half-witted, negro, near Langleyr*^ Lacy, a. young negro, la In the Aifccfl, jell charged with one of the most,-, fool murders in the history of Atee? county. Late Saturday the body of Wallaces. was found in the woods, about &{& yards from the home of Ben HanMii?. son, a white man, near Lamar's kacr* 1!?. he's, by some boys who were???)?*,' bunting. Their dogs trailed the body and directed them to. it Tho boys were frightened, and immedfr . ately gave the alarm. Beforre finding the oody, they had. picked up a razor and a pistol, bat. neither bad been used in killing the,, old man, and it is presumed that they fell out of his pocket. The pkH lol was loaded, but had not beea. fired. At first it waB not believed, that there had been a murder, as arj> investigation was not made until ut ter midnight, when the surroundings/, could not be fully taken Into ecu? slderation. Sunday morning the investigation was. resumed, and everything pointed': to a foul murder. It was found thai on Saturday old man Wallace was a*. Pope Noirrla' blacksmith chop and; that Jim Lacy came up in a boggg,' bu"hing his mule. In a few mlnuU?, vld man, who was about 65 year* old, went away in the direction where he was killed. Jim Lacy started In .the same di rection, and two witnesses state that., tbey eaw him catch up with the did man a short distance from the shop.. The Indications are that the old man was killed a few minutes later. Lacy' admits talking with the old man at the shop," but says he left him there1,", and be says he was at the shop but ten minutes, whereas other witnesses say that bis mule was tied there 45 minutes or an hour. The murder was evidently com mitted in the public road; as the scene of a difficulty is plainly visible. The instrument used was something blunt, evidently a club, and the old man's head was beaten almost to a pulp. After the heinous crime bad been committed the perpetrator dragged the body some 150 yards and threw It Into a ditch, where It was found by the boys a short time later. A fact that may have some bear^ ing on the murder is that on Sunday the old man was to have .been mar ried to a woman residing near there.. Nothing of any value was found Onu the old man's body. SAA?ES THE CONSUL AT QUEBEC. He Is Charged With Fibbing to Help Paper Trust. The paper committee of the Amer ican Newspaper Publishers' Associa tion has sent a letter to the Govern ment tariff board, stating that the United Ctates consul at .Quebec, in reporting upon the available pulp wood supply for American paper mills, from private forests In Que bec, "has suppressed datu that had1 been furnished to the consul by the highest official authority In that pro vince, and that the consul has mis represented the situation." The consul's report said the recent prohibitions "will not have the effect of reducing the quantity of pulpwood: for export for some years to come and perhaps never," implying that the present needs of the American markets, one million cords of pulp wood per annum, could be obtained', from private forests. But according to the committee the suppressed data from official sources showed that only 530,000 cords per annum, under present restrictions, would bo avail able for the American market. The letter charges that an area of 1 SO.000 square miles of public for ests has been withdrawn as a source rf supply and that the private forests now available measure approximately 7,S00 square miles, or one-twentieth jof the total forest area. On behalf ! of those who pay ?f*\000.O00 per [annum for news prim paper, the 1 committee "protests against one 1 sided and colored reports." i Among the Missing. The steamer Arkadla, of the Now. I York and Porto Rico Navigation Company, has been added to the oat j alopue of ".Missing Ships." It is sup posed the Arkadla went down !n the hurricane which swept the gulf and j the Atlantic off the southern coast j last October. She was a 300 foot steel steamer. Killed From Ambush. F. Nevln, a prominent merchant, operating a general merchandise es tablishment two miles from Fort Mill, was shot from ambuoh about 6 ' o'clock Monday afternoon, dying al most instantly. No clue as to the ' perpetrator is obtainable. Nevin waa shot from ambush and. seriously in* jured a year ago.