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a f. .,% a / drab an I VOL XLIII. NO.4~ NEWBERRY. S. 0. VR[DAY~ TXI'JUARY 12. 190t TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR NOT ALL THE LETTERS DELIYERED TO COURT SQ SAYS MR. CHRISTENSEN IN AN AFFI DAVIT. Alleged Epistle Involves High Dispensary Offieals and Preminent Men the Scheme to Control Newspapers. Quite a sensation was created yesterday when Senator Niels .Christensen of Beaufort, member of the dispensary investigating committee, submitted an affidavit in which he preferred a serious charge against. J. S. Farnum. It will be recalled that when Senator Chris tensen read the communication a few days ago he remarked that it was somewhat like an.expurgated edition. He observed the absence of documents to which he had call ed attention in his affidavit last summer. Yesterday through Senator Hay and Mr. J. Fraser Lyon, the follow ing affidavit was offered to the su preme court: The State of South Carolina, Coun ty of Charleston-In the supreme court. The .State ex rel. J. T. Hay et al., petitioners, plaintiffs, against J. S. Farnum, respondent. defendant.. M a s. South Carolina, Richand County. Before. me personally appeared Niels Christensen, Jr., who being duly sworn says: That the letters delivered by the court to the peti tioners are not all of the letters cot tained in dispensary No. 12 in the city f Cand to which pe tihemselves en ti9%er be'proeedings herein. That the deent -saw in the -twKedy of the saidJ. S. Farnum id-said'gpensary No. 12, a letter 4-i" 1-*owing is a copy: id nd itilery Company. Macon, Ga.. April 22. 1905. -r. J. S. Farnum. Cohumbia, S. C. Dear 'Sir: In reference to a letter ef katrdution forwarded to me from Selibks, beg to state that on the: advice of several cif my friends 1 was yersuaded to take $500 worth afstock in this paper edited by Jas. ieney Rice; Jr. Mr. Seibles also agreed to take a similar* amount. -It wash uderstood that Evans, Ta tum, Towill, Boykin were also to take stock in this paper and several oth:er parties* who felt an interest in the welfare of the dispensary. For this reason I consented to take stock as stated above. Besides I believe that Mr. Rice is a power in South Carolina and can be of much help to us and also to the dispensa ry. * Trusting that I have explained the matter thoroughly to you; and .that it meets wvith your approval. Yours truly, The. Richland Distillery Company, N. M. Block, President. * P. S.--Beg to inclose you the let ter :Seibles taken this amount out of stock and qaid for it. N. M. B. That deponent is of the opin ion that said letter is pertinent to the matters to be investigaed by he committee. Neils Christensen. Jr. Swvorn to before me this 9th day of January, 1906. B. A. Morgan. Notary Public. South Carolina. This is indeed a grave charge and it may mean imprisonmtent for Farnum. A great many people yesterday expected that it would mean immediate trouble for the ac cusedl. The court yesterday after noon ini the consulting room delib erated over the matter and passed the following order: "On reading the affidavit herein of Neils Christensen, Jr.. dated the 9th of Janury. 1906 :-. "On motion of J. T. Hay and ] F. Lyon. attorneys for petitioners "It is further ordered. that saii J. S. Farnum do show cause befor this cotir t at Columbia. S. C.. at i o'clock a. m. on the 15th day c January. 1906, why he should nc be attached for contempt of thi court for failure to deliver the lei ter described in the affidavit c Neils Christensen, Jr., as require by previous orders herein. "It is further ordered, that copy of this order and also of sai affidavit of Neils Christensen. Jr be served on said J. S. Farnum. "Y. J. Pope. "Chief Justice. *January 10. 1906." Committee Wants More Power. The . dispensary investigatin committee has asked the general a sembly for more power. Sen. Ha drew up the bill as introduced, bt received several valuable sug gestions from Sen. Blease and M Lyon. The others members of th committee acquiesced. Some of the members of the con mittee say that they expect no oppc sition to the bill and hope that will become an act with the goverr or's signature by Saturday at lates It would be* embarrassing for th committee to be called upon to e. plain why the aditional poweri needed; but Mr. Christensen. wh seems to* have given more time t the investigation than any othe member, stated last night that if th additional power is granted th committee can "make good.' I this power is not granted, the cor mittee may be able to do something but not so much as if the- bill be comes a law. Just what the bill asks for is nc stated by the members of the con mittee. But they seem to put ever reliance in the efficacy of the mea lure to bring evidence. The corr mittee will not ask for any mor money, not having spent all of thi amount on hand after having bot rowved some with which to continu the work after the first appropria tioi1 of $3,oo0 had been exhausted. 1These dispensary investigation will have cost the state about $1o doo by the time this one is conclude and this may be the -last. Fori anything is discovered to wvarrar the circulation of the rumors whic caused the introduction of* the res olution providing for the investiga tion, it wil be more than has bee: brought out before. If nothing ca be brought out it wil prove tha! after all human ingenuity andl per severence have failed, nothing ha< been discovered and might never b The Fate of Flies. Some light on the fate of flie was thrown by H. Hill in a lectur at the Roval Victoria hall, Londor on "Flies and How They Disap pear." In England alone there ar 3,ooo dlifferent kinds of flies, an< Mr. Hill mentioned the followin; principle wvays in which flies per ish: They are drowned in milk a the breakfast table; they get sur rounded by a (vbite fungus, whic1 saps their strength; they are eate1 by spiders, wasps, frogs. chame leons. lizards, field mice or fish. With so many enemies it migh be wvondered how flies have contin ued to exist, but Mr. Hill said tha he had himself witnessed a dadd, long legs whose front haii was be ing devoured by a spidler contin uing calmly to lay eggs with th, other half as though nothing wer, happening. "D)oes your clock keep goot4 time? Just any time that comes along THE WORK WAS BEGUN EVEN ON FIRST DAY THE SENATE GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS AT OPENING SESSION. Lieut. Gov. J. T. Sloan's Address-A Mid. Session Scere in the Senate Chamber Soon After the Call to Order. It did not take the senate long on Tuesday to get to business. Half an hour after Lieut. Gov. John T. Sloan had rapped for order and the roll had been called, the calendar was being read. the pages were scurrying about and visitors and senators and officers of the legisla tive departments were passing in and out of the big doors, just as if I g it were mid-session. To make the illusion more complete, several poli ticians were holding an ear to t mouth conversation in the lobby. There was some business done af ter all, although it had been ex e pected that the senate would meet and adjourn. This business .con sisted of reading the calendar and disposing. of the bills on it. Before the hour of noon, the va rious senators were sitting in their seats or walking about in conver e sation and renewing acquaintances and friendships of 1905. and when' President Sloan. in his purple - gown, was escorted to the chair by Sergeant-at-Arms . Schumpert, al r most every seat was occupied. The roll was called and Rev. Walter 1. Herbert, the chaplain of the senate, n.ade a figing prayer in which he! invoked divine guidmeover thej deliberations. of the body.. President.Sloan made a short but impressive- speech of wekome. HeI said: "Gentlemen of the --Senate-: I re sume the discharge of the duties- of the office imposed upon me under the constitution with the full deter e mination to do all I can to promote e the work of the session in a success .ful and satisfactory manner, and I' e shall rely upon your kind indul 1gence and cooperation to help -me in Ithe performance of it. Since wve Slast imet-in annual session another -year of health and abundant harvest dhas passed:; and it has pleased the SAlmighty to bless our state with t prosperity, - great, almost tmnprece ~dented, the extent of which will be, .read by thousands wvith wvonder and astonishment. "We can wvell rejoice as we be hold this grand picture of prosper ity. The cotton mills, banks and va -rious corporations have delightedI their stockholders with several mil lions of dollars paid out in dlivi dendls, the earnings of the success ful year just passed, and the farm er and laborer have met with like s success in their respective callings. e Rejoice, that our resources are va ,nred and unbounded. .that our cli - mate is unsurpassed. e "Rejoice that there has been jthroughout the borders of our state a development in commerce. agri culture.and education that ages to tcome will admire and applaud. -"Rejoice in the increased aue iof our lands, the foundation of Swhich is the high price of cotton. I Rejoice that enduring peace and 1 happiness have been secured to all t of our people. -"W eli may this prosperity glad t den our hearts, for the best energies Kof our lives have been spent in the service of our state. Sonme ot us Ias b)oys. in the armies of the Con- f Sfederate states. fo.ught to establish1 and( perpetuate the principles o fa pure and free government for our <' state: and through all of her p)erils I since the war. toil and honest ad- 1 vocacy for her rights have becen our lot: duties to adlvance the interest of her people have been ours. The 1 >t her people. which places her as n )ne of the brightest stars upon the n1 lag of our glorious -md united( d :ountry. S "I ask you. and rely upon your d l.id. to assist me in my labors. I u feel in making this request that it e will be heartily responded to by t< ach one of voui. tI Senator H. f. Carlisle. who sue- o :eeded Judge ). E. Hvdrick. was tI then sworn in. He was appointed s to the committees on which his b predecessor served. s The house was informed that the senate was "ready for business," t and a like message was sent to Gov- c ernor Heyward through Senators J Raysor. Manning and Hood. Clerk r of the House Hamer appeared to 1 inform the. senate that the house c was, too, "ready for business." Pri- 1 vate Secretary J. E. Norment ap- I peared with the governor's mes- t sage and Clerk Stewart's rich, York-Scotch voice boomed out for s a time. t Senator Manning wanted to re- r commit all old bills on the calendar c to their respective committees, but N Senator Cole Blease opposed this ( on the ground that some of the bills [ would not be needed again and that t the extra printing would be un- r necessary. Senator Manning's c resolution failed by a vote of 16 to 15 . a The calendar was read and the e bill to provide for a boy's indus- t trial school was recommitted. A i bill to abolish printing of a list of s charters and resolutions other than r th9se having the effect of law was -1 withdrawnas was a bill to require the iSouterrrrailway to erect a dev y pot at Newberry and a bill relating- r to contracts.. A bill relating to the v school tax in Edgefield was. killed. s TWo bills read were to punish the I theft of car brasses and to require railroads to provide t9ilets in sta- t tions. Both passed to third read- < ig. Senator Earle of Oconee is in- r definitely excused on account of r sickness.( The president announced the fol- r lowing appointments': G. E. Moore. r Honea Path, Journal Clerk ; A. M. I Deal, Columbia. bill clerk. An as- c sistant to Gen. R. R. Hemp~hill,. clerk, wvill be appointed today. M'r.1 i, W. WV. Mann, of St. George will a likely be the man. N. 0. Pyles was reappointed pos- e taclerk, and Andrew Crawford, Jr. r secretary to the president. E. V- c Culumn, Jr.. of Batesburg and W. D. 1 Johnson of Aiken were reappoint- e edl pages. The senate then adjourned to e meet at noon today.s 'THE HoUs?. MEETs. The house of representatives was b call to ori(r T-ltesday 'A nloonc b the clerk. Tom C. Hamer of Bennettsville. The mace of state a was swvung into place by the ser ~eant at arms. After the calling ij >f the roll, by which it was made ~vient that a quorum was present, a speaker M\. L Smith took charge h f the proceedings and presented g :he chaplain. Rev. R. N. Pratt of u :he Second Baptist church of Co- 'e umbia, who opened the delibera- h ions of the day and of the entire ti ession with a prayer entirely ap- h >ropriate to the occasioni. I Mr. Pratt's prayer was in part as a ollows: "WVe are in Thy presence a Ls Thy servants at the call of duty-.t lay Thy spirit guide andi Thy T ~race strengthen us in the dis harge of these dluties which p)er an to the peace, the happiness andp he p)rosperity of our loved State. ' \1av Thy servants be kept in health f body andl strength of mind and 'arnestness of heart until the comB letionl of this wo rk here.i n Speaker Smith addressedC( the ci ioue bult briefly. andl yet to the >o init. H1e stated that it was not [ S roinc and if it were he jl U LIC 11UU1e LIC. UII pUVliulng or iore authority and power to be giv n to the legislature's committee. enator Hay called a meeting of he committee for vesterday after ioon in order that the situation night be canvassed for the last time )efore the bill was presented in or ler that it might be lacking in no essential qualifications. The first bill introduced was one >y Mr. Richards to grant to the :ompany which proposes to build a -ailroad from Heath Springs in Lancaster county to Magill in Ker shaw county. This company re juires certain charter rights whicli :ould not be obtained from the sec retarv of State. said Mr. Richards, ind the company will pay the rdgu lar charter fee. Mr. Toole of Aiken introduced two bills which will attract atten Lion, one is the so-called "ten-hour [abor bill" providing that the num Jer of hours of labor in cotton mills ind other such enterprises be re luced fromi i to 10 per day. The )ther bill was to reduce the rate of Fare on passenger trains in this ;tate from 3 to 2 1-2 cents per mile. OUT IN LAURENS. Complete returns received from 7aurens show that the dispensary ias been voted out o' that county )y a .najority of considerably less :han one hundred. The vote was iot very large, and was close. e cruel Plant. A Canadian climber. the Physi mnthus albens, has received the iame of "cruel plant" from its ill ers iii the nonth of Augst au& he butterflies attraeted by the per E hover aromditi4 laoe um. Mi aad pusktlitrnfm intD the oraliasW to sip the honey: A pair f sensitive vegetaf pinchers Pt. the heart-of the flower grips the -elicate proboscis, and in spite of dtruggles to get free- the buttery langs suspended until it dies. Ap )arently the plant has nothing to rain by the death of the insect, as t is not carnivorous. like the Ve mus fly trap. In fact, if the butter ly were allowed to come and go t would tend to foster the-species >y assisting cross fertilization. It appears, however, that the "cruet >Iant"' came- originally from Ba 11; where the butterflies are muciW ~tronger and extricate their succors, from the trap. We may add that Lother Canadian plant, the Cnicus liscolor, is charged with cruelty. ['he flower has a gland which se :retes a viscous liquid capable of iming insects which are fond of it. Voreover, they seem to be stupi ied and poisoned by it, and no reas >n can as yet be assigned for the eadly consequence. Fitz & Webster present to the heatre-going public of this city heir newest version of the big ~arce Comedy success, "A Breezy rime." A surfeit of merry ideas nd hilarious situations, incorporat& d into a plot of ingenious original tv and intense interest. An enter ainment of absolute superiority, tell to the front in the race for ~opularity. The name of Fitz & Vebster for past seasons has been "trade mark" for good. clean omedy, and those who attend a erformance of "A Breezy Tiine" an assure themselves of an even nig's enjoyment served up in the ery latest style. Our specialty ar ists are a decided feature, having een chosen from among the lead rig vaudeville performers of the .ay, and wvith our long experience le could not (do otherwise than hoose pleasing and catchy acts. n all a prodluction of vast amusing >ossibilities and( recognizedl upon .s merits as the best Farce Comn ot teel tat ie snoma auvise ne I L iembers of the house as to their r uties. If conditions had arisen C nce last thev met which demanded elicate handling. lie feels sure that I rith the excellent capacity display d last session the house will be able ) determine easily and wisely those ings which should he stamped ith the dignity of law., He is sure lat the house will acquit itself in uch a manner that its record will e a matter of which the entire tate may be proud. Col. B. A. Morgan of Greenville 'ien presented Mr. W. A. Nesbitt f that county as successor to Mr. J. Watson, deceased. Other new nembers were presented as fol )ws: Mr. Arnoldus Vander Horst f Charleston by Huger Sinkler: 4r. Rucker of Anderson by Mr. J. lelton Watson; and Dr. William nderson of Cherokee by Mr. Otts. hese new members and their spon ors presented themselves before he bar of the house where the aembers elect subscribed -to the ath of office. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, vho was elected to succeed the late ol. Altamont Moses of Sumter, iresent but was not sworn in, as he state board of canvassers had tot had time to pass upon his cre lentials. There is some good material 1 mong these new members and it is I xpected that they will represent t beir constituencies with credit. It i said that Sumter could not have elected a truer or more thoughtful ian to succeed the lamented Col. 4oses. Speaker Smith announced that he rotd make .the committee'assig aents for these new members and vould' make them public at the ses ion today. It is considered qitel kely that the ranking men on- the bmmittees will take-the place of hose chairmen who have been ta :en from the house by death or res nation. Mr. John G. Richards is anking. member on ways and aeans and will probably succeed :o1. Moses. This is perhaps the rost important .committee assign ent in the gift oi the house. Judge ~rince was also a member of this 1 ommittee. Mr. P. B. Callison of Greenwood second man after Judge Prince ni the committee on railroads. Mr. aker of Charleston was a. member f committees on dispen( sary anid on enitentiary. Mr. Richards is also hairman of the committee on pub c schools with Mr. Fraser as sec nd man. On motion of Mr. T. B. Fraser f Sumter, the house notified the enate that it had organized and ras ready for the transaction of usiness. Col. Tom C. Hamer, the lerk of the house, carried the com liments of the house to the senate rd General R. R. Hemphill, clerk f the senate, brought similar greet-t 1gs from the senate.t On motion of Mr. Whaley, chair ian of the judiciary committee. the ouse sent its greetings to the overnor and a committee of three as appointed to convey to his ex llency the information that thet ouse was ready for the transac on of business and was awaiting is pleasure. This cofimittee con sting of MIessrs. Whaley. Doar nid D. 0. Herbert, returned and nnounced that the governor, irough his p)rivate secretary. M r.c .E. Norment. would submit in riting his suggestions to the gen -a1 assembly. Mr. Nornment wast resented by the sergeant at arms 1( p)resenitedI the annual message i F Governor H1eyward. At the conl usion of these formalities the esage was readl and then the busi-c >5s gril (f the sessioni was start- I (+nltrarv 10 UNJ)uC'al(lls the in1 :s i a il iill - ld 14$s ld e