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INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. The First Session Held Yesterday for Organization and to Map Out the Work. Senator Cole. L. Blease went to Columbia on Sunday . to attend the meeting of the dispensary investigat ing committee, ap.inted by the last general assembly.. The committee was appointed under a resolution in troduced in the senate by Mr. Blease, and he was made chairman of the committee. The meeting yesterday was called to or :er at 12 o'clock in the parlors of W right's hotel, having been called especially for the pur pose of organization and to map out the work. The ma ters on which the committee is charged .pecifically are: "Whether or not it is a fact that houses represented by agents who are near relatives of the members of the board of directors receive large ordcrs at each purchase. "Is it a fact that members of the board of directors are or have been agents for certain wholesale houses from which large purchases are made? "Is it a fact that parties to whom - large orders are given are not whole sale dealers, but brokers, and that the orders are filled by third persons, thus making the state pay the com missions of the middleman? "Was it necessary to purchase the large quantity of liquors ordered in December, 1904, to fill demands, and especially the new and fancy goods purchased which are unknown to the trade? "Are the extraordinary purchases made necessary to the best business interests of the dispensary system? "What is the financial standing of the busines, and is it run on the best principles for the interest of the law as originally passed and amended? "Is it a fact that the stte, through the dispensaries, is violating the con stiution of 1895, in that it is selling whiskey in less quantities than one half of one pint? "Is it a fact that the state is sell ing fifths in case goods to its cus tomers and charging them for one quart? "Is it a *fact that certain agent are traveling over the state and of fering special inducements to county dispensers to 'push' certain brands of liquor, and if so, is it a fact known to the members of the state board of directors? "Is it a fact that certain require ments of the law are dispensed with by the county dispenser by order of or by the consent of the members of the state board of directors? "Has the whiskey which has been recently purchased been ordered out ' from the dealer, or is it held in re serve for future delivery? "What is the indebtedness of the dispensary for liquors which have been bought but not delivered? "What freights shave been overpaid when better rates could have been obtained?" ERROR IN APPROPRIATION. LSouth Carolinaa College By Accident Was Given More Than Was Intended. In looking over the act making ap propriations for the current year, Mr. S. T. Carter, of the state treas urer's office discovered that the South Carolina college, by accident was given an appropriation of $35,050, whereas thec orrect figures should be $3a-750. Mr. Carter says that there was an erasure in the bill and the figure ~5 was inserted wvhere some o:her figure had been. It is recalled that several years ago1 an appropriation of $a5,ooo was made for Clemson college to replace her burned dormitory. The engrossing department by error raised the fig ures to $35,000 but Clemson turned back the money to which she was not Sentitled. This raises a fine point of law. Suppose the trustees of the South Carolina college should want to use the entire appropriation as it appears in the act-which would be the highest evidence-of the correct amount, the journals of the house and of the sen ate or the act itself signed by the president of the senate, the speaker of the house and the governor of the state? There will, be no necessity :~or such a determination, for the trustees did not accep: the money to which the college is not entitled hon orably. The board of trustees of the South Carolina college had a long session on Friday. It was reported to the board that a mistake had been made in the ap propriation for the support of the college and that $2,300 more than was really intended had got into the act. The board renounced all claim to this $2,3oo and has no intention of using any portion of it. Dr. J. William Flinn. who for many years has filled the chair of moral philosophy, tendered his resignation. It was accepted to take effect at the close of thc present sessio-,. Dr. Flinn has for 17 years been connected with the college. DROWNED AT BATESBURG. Most Peculiar and Horrible Death of Little Girl While Playing Hide and Seek. Batesburg, Feb. 26.-The town of Batesburg was horrified and shocked at a peculiar tradegy which occurred here yesterday in which little Annie, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Wright, lost her life. In the afternoon several little girls were engaged at the Wright home in a game of hide and seek and getting tired of the game quit, and then for the first time noticed the absence of li:tle Annie. Search was made im mediately and - after some time she was found, fallen head foremost into an empty post hole half full of water. The smallness of the hole prevented her from extricating herself, or mak in: any outcry. When found her body was wedged tightly in the holse, so m:tch so that some difficulty was ex pcrienced in getting her out. She se-ms to have been strangled almost in,mediately. Two physicians used evry effort for several hours to re sr -citate the little girl but all to no a, ail. She was buried this after neon in the public cemetery. Little Annie was a lovable child, th.- darling and pet of every one who kr ew her, and her untimely end has ca;t a gloom over the whole town. H -r loss will be felt as the loss of on lv few children is ever felt. The st-icken family have the heartfelt sy-npa:hy of the entire community. NOTICE. All persons having claims against th- estate of John J. Mayer, deceas ed.. to the undersigned or his attor edi. to the undersigned or his Attor ne y., Fred H. Dominick, on or before th ' 15th day of March, 1905 and all pt -sons indebted to the said estate wi:1 make payment of said indebted ne.;s on or before the said date. John M. Suber, Administrator. "Maud MiuIier" Coming. Take "Old Homreste 'd." take "Josh Whitcomb," take "David Harum" and "Shores~ Acres " Roll their homely truth and humor and philosophy into one. Then add a wholly new flavoring of the sweee.t ter.derest youngsenti ment imaginable, and you have some thing like the new play of "Maud Muller", the stage version of Whittier's immortal poem. It is a version of the old story greatiy amplified and varied. The Judge is young and handsome. He makes ardent love to the pretty hay maker, unlike his too cautious prede cessor, and in the end, despite a de signing sister, wind her through only after a medley of incident tender and humorous. "Maud Muller'. is a play no one can afThrd to m,ics: will be nt the Opera House Wednesday, March 1st. Price 25 50 75 and $1.00. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More of Less Interest Con densed Outside the State. Mr. Luther W. Hydrick, of near Nrwa'-. met d !ath last week v:hile :nloa::ing a i,)g cart at a saw mill ,lear ''pringfield. The mules moved 'he cart unexpectedly. caus6ng the og to drop, and the sweep pole sud !enly struck Mr. Hydrick against the head, causing almost instant death. R-:. Benjamin XV. Ashley is in jail at Newport, Tenn., on a charge of perjtry and may also be prosecuted ror higamy. Ashley is a member of th. Christian church and on prelimi n:1y hearing has been bound over to tl federal court. He served in the Union army and later became a pen sioner. In 1863 he married a North Carolina girl and lived with her until 1883. He went to Tennessee and in 1888, without having secured a di vorce, he warried a Miss Miller at his n.-w home. When he applied for and received a pension under the act of i89o his first wife learned of his fic kleness and applied for half of the pension. It was then that Ashley made affidavit that he was never le gally married to Wife No. i. A pen sion examiner unravelled the mystery and Ashley is in jail. A six-year-old daughter of A. J. Clemmer was burned to death at Lowell, N. C., on Saturday, her moth er probably fatally burned and two other children seriously injured as the result of the explosion of an oil can. One of the children was pour ing oil into a wood heater containing fire. The decision of the international commission of injuiry into the North sea incident says the delay of the Russian transport Kamschatka, fol lowing the breakdown of her machin ery, was perhaps the cause of the in cident. The commander of the Kam schatka signalled to Admiral Rojest vensky during the evening that he hr.d been attacked by torpedo boatsf. The admiral therefore had reason to b lieve he might be attacked and g-,ve orderes for strict vigliance against the possible approach of tor pcdo boats. The majority of the c(;mmission considers that Admiral R, jestvensky's orders were not exces sive in time of war, particularly un dcr the circumstances, and that he hrd every reason to consider the sit uation very alarming. IElaborate preparations are being made for the inauguration of Presi dent Roosevelt on March 4. The A';sociated Press says that the inaug urattion of 1905 will probably surpass ary' of previous years in excellence of derail and thoroughness, for it is the pu:rpose of the White House people to outdo anything ever before under taken. Best Mineral As phalt Roofing C. H. CA NNON, Near C., N. & L. Depot We Leave It TO Your Judgment. Put a doz. of our Cups and Saucers with a doz. of any other dealer's, compare them point for point, and we are sure, quality and price considered, you wil say that we have the best CHINA ever sold in New berry. Here are some prices: 25 doz. Plates worth $1.00 a set at 60Octs. 12 doz. Dishes worth $1.00 a set at 60 cts. 25 doz. Cups and Saucers worth $1.00 a set at 60 cts. Come in and see our goods. MIMNA,.GH AND HIS BUYERS are now in the Great Dry Goods Market of the North. Keep both eyes open on Mimnaugh, he is going to make it lively for the boys this Spring. The Greatest Thing in the World is not the saving of a few pennies. There is a saving which does n ot save. in drugs and. medicine quality is of first importance every time. Nothing else is of any importance. The size of a bottle of medicine has nothing to do with its cost, or its real value. We do expert, trustworthy prescription work. We use only the purest drugs of the highest quality. We charge a fair price-no more, no less We never overcharge on prescriptions. We safeguard every detail from the time we receive the prescription until the medicine is in our cus tomer's hands. Quality is the only thing we think of in our prescription department-the highest possible quality of work, exact and unvarying compliance with every pres cription as written by the phys cian. We desire prescription customers who appreciate qu ality. Our wish is that we may do your prescription work. You are at liberty to bring us any pre scription, written by any physician on any drug gist's blank. Our charges are always fair and reasonable-never7 excessive. We stand for quality, first, last and always. AT The Right Drug Store, GILDR,WEES&HUNTEf, NEWBERRY, S. C Cabbage Plants & Sea Island Cofton Seed. "Charleston Lage Ty Waefield", troea rliest sharphead vareties ad headn rota~za esfiat-headvarietieand headinrotationas named. h Prie:Snlusnd $3 500 ad over $1.5 per ioo; xo ooo and oer. Si per ioo. Tbe as i acr or ant o s bn C -0 sve re col without injury. Plants .rte for shipment weih io bs. perzo a we ae speca low rte for prompt tansportatio by Southern Exrs cte ko te pla2tash fr marm chaem twoof tht mopsto reibe ee use in the Unite Stts I ilrfund pncbt pr Ctony edit of or Long dStapl .variety of Sea Island Cotton sold this yealr ch espn ec 2, i atPrt Shipmen .rue Varieties and Stisfid Custmers. I have beeni the plant business for thirty-five years. Wiei.C.G UR ATT? ..eigm2"-'You's IslandASC