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VO X RalD auu 23cw0. VoL XLuv. No, 33 NE WBERRY. S. 0 r1T!SDkAY .APRIL 23, 1907. T W10E A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR WILLIAM 0. OKER DBAD. Darlington Loses One of Her Best Citizens-In War, rn. Peace and in Private Life His Career Was One of Honor. The State. Darlington, April 20.-Hon. Wil liam C. Coker died at his residenee heire at about 8 o'clocit this morning. For some time he has been in fail ing health and his death was not un expected. .Born in 1838, he had not reached the allotted space of human life, but in the years that were given un to him, he rendered such service to his state and to his country as can only be given by a true hearted, pat riotic manhood. Capt. Coker was a Souith Carolina college honor graduate, class of 1859, and enlisted Apr1il 1ith. 1861, as a private in Company F, ,1ighth South Carolina infantry, cominanded by Capt. W. 11. Eivans; served as ser geant until Mareh. 18(12, reenlisted and came home with his cap)tain to recruit the ranks so sadly thinned by war. These were soon again fill ed. The new company mustered in as Company M, Eighth S. C. I., and Sergeant W. C. Coker was elected first lieutenant. At the battle of Sharpsburg Cqpt. T. r. Howle, com mnaiiding, was killed dnd Lieut. Cok er was promoted to the captaincy, servintg until the battle of Gettys burg, where he was wounded and cap tired, and takei to Johnson's island where lie was kept as a prisoner of wAar until March, 1864. From John son's isllad he wa,; taken to Fort Delaware, ite to Michiond and 1),paroled in February, 18(15. Capt. Cokem and his conandi fon.Vht ,allantly at First Manasas. Williamhur. Malvern1 Hill, Chan Cellosville. 'MarYlaind IIeihts. Sharpshnr., and letlYshur.g. At Malvern Iill he was eseverly wvound ed. He served with courage and dis tinetion tirou,hoit his long l period of active service. Capt. Coker's Private Life. Retirning to privato Iife, Cap.t. Coker was a successful busiivss man, dealing with large affairs. He was once president of the Bank of Dar lin;ton, for several years president and treasurer of the Darlinton Man ufacturing company and at the time of his death he was vice president of the Bamil of Darlington. Capt. Coker had no desire whatever for political preferment. but it can truly stated that his fellow eiti s who knew his sterling wortl, hN stainless integrity and his unlas slimed ability leterally made hiim state senator from his native county. He served three successive terms anld voluntarily resigned his office. ie took an active interest in mat ters edueational and at the time of death was chairman of the board irilstees of tle Darington city IN ots and president of the Darling di. Airriculture society. *Capt. Coker was mairried twice, glrat in January, 1869, to Miss Mary E. .McTver: his second marriage be ing in 1885 to Miss Lavinia -McTver. From tihe first marriage wvere born seven childdren: Prof. E. C. Coker of WTinthriop college; R. E. Coker, now in Peru holding a position with the United, States governmiflenlt as5 asp ialist: Franik. W. Cokr. post gra it e cou rse at Colutmbhia0tl yniersitIy: lian M. Coker, now in charge of' iminig and1 meircntile iterest s of father at Society H-ill. His wife IthreeC dlaughter's, Miss Mary. as Sarah aind Miss Lavinia, wvithi soins menltione~d surviveo him. ~apt. Coker was a brother of Maj. 2Coker of H-artsville, Mr. E. T. or, and his several surviving sis at Society hlill. A Loss to South Carolina. e death of tis hoored and use itizen is a loss to his counity and s state. Capt. Coker wapi sinlgu retiring and modest and was be and respected by all. He was a htful student,' a careful reader is intellect, strong and flexible, eliente in its finish, with fine yattainments. given buit few mcin to serve c niid his counitry' as did this earted, riOble-hearlited Chris ontlemani. i' from one of tIl ol, hon. ored, South Carolina families, the record of his useful years shows that lie upheld at all times and in all circumstances the honor of his state, the best traditions of his people. He followed Jackson and Lee as a gal lant sollier atid inl times of peaeo his strviee was as triue and as brave as when he fought for home and right. On Monday morning his remains will lie carried back to Society Hill, the home of his boyhood, there to rest in the quiet little church yard. Friends aid loved ones will go with this sad funeral procession and the members Camp Darington, U-nited Confederate Veterans, will attend in a body, and these, withl friends all over his native state, will mourn the loss of tiis legal friend, this chival rous type of rare mnahood. Ire was seiiior deacon of the First Baptist churech of Darling,rton anid lwas vlo(sely identi ied witi all tie inter ests. J. E. N. CLARK WHISKEY WAS GOOD. Commissioner Patton, of Greenville, Discusses the Acceptance of Ma jor Black's Purchase. Greenville, April 20.-The report that the windin in commiission of the state dispensary had accepted the Clark Brothers' Whiskey, contract (,I for by Ma.ior John Black, a for mler memnber of tihe board of control, he cansed no lit tle comment all over the state. Mr.- Patoton, who is tle Greenville! Ir1mber of tlie winllin'. up1) commis sini. when asked for a statemienit, ud"Y ur inf'rimnlti is coecl.(-t. I oplMW(bl receiv lle ih Clark roh 11' 1r.,0ha onl the l that the !bo *r wa ille-allY b1ol".ht. Myv posi-I tion all alon. lids hee to r 1etun all; ,Mil 0n hand that havo been ille'Il l haught. anid pay% for oie goods that I've been used provided the state has not been overeharged. "'Mr. IT11ll, of Clark Brothers' Company, caie before our lboarld anld made a proposition for a certtain (is count if we would receive tle goods, or he was willing to take the goods off our hands. I opposed the motion to receive the goods, and, as Mr. Steve!ison was not. present, I asked that the Attorney General be con sulted before we nceepted the goods. Allorney General Lyon advised that we had no right to receive them, as it would he legalizing an illeail trans action. It was finally deejded that Attorney Geneigal Lyon atnd Mr. Weston, attorney for uiark Brothers, should -o to Clieraw and discuss the legality of our right to receive the .oods with Mr. Stevenson. ' ,v agreed that we had a legal right to receive the goods. Wilenl our board reconvened on April 9 we necepted the goods on terms which were very advantageous to the state, wvhich enabled ns to get rid of some very high-priced whiskey, and which atlogethier resulted in a good profit to the state. We had the Clark Bros.' whiskey analyzed and it showed one hundred proof, chemically purte. ''While I originally opp)osed re ceiving the goods, the final vote to receive was nanimous. This act ion of our boardl in ino sense exoinerates the boarid of control for the illegal maniier in wvhich this purtchiase was made. n1or does it approve Clark B~rot hers ' el aimi for anyi sneci fic amount. VTe qutest ion of r'eba:t es in connect ion with t his tranisact ion is st ill an1 openi one and( will be looked into.'' ''Uncle Joe's"' New Situation. New Verk Times. Speaker Cannon has (decided to nlay nurse to his tw'o grandchildren dnriag the summer and pay no at tention to the Presidentiaj hee. The ISpeaker is to he head mirse to two young ladies, one of 13 and the oth er 7 years. They are the ehildiren of htis dlaugh Ier, who will go abroad during the summer. ''Uncle Joe'' will reumaini at Dan v-ille from May until July. He is Ipassionately foitd of his grandchil dren, and said today he would have the liiggest timte of his life when ho is t.he had .nirn of tlohouannholnd, GRAVES SPEAKS IN CHICAGO. The Atlanta Editor Lauds Both Br* an and Roosevelt-He Refers to his Speech at the Chattanooga Banquet. Chicago, Ill., April 20.-''Bryan, aod ilosevelt, lie two greatest men inl all (lie world.'' Joi remple airaves, of Atlanta,! Ga., thus approaehed tle conchision t-f his speecli to-night at the 27th an niml banquet of the Iroquois Club on. ''The liegeneration of Parties.'' The address keynote was the speak r's assertion that party lines in gen eral Iad never been so lightly con .idiried as tolay. Mr. Graves spoke fim the sindpoint of a Democrat, 11d (Ieilared: I hive Inever been a net Ier Dlemo rat than i am tonihlt, a..d I Iave -1:'VIr beenI mor(e hopefutl of 0he IIii S- P uccess of )Denocraev. Followinl'- the tribute paid to All.. I'r-vani an el idn(i II l?1? -Zc.\vlt i lte liaker SaIid: ''One vorI from Bryan would send Ioosevelt omipotent to the White ltouse. One word -from Roosevelt would just as surely make Bryan President and clothe him with the pwer for reform.' Othier speakers of the evening were Gilbert M. Hitcheock, of Oma ha; B. F .Snively, of South Bend, id, and Edwin M. Grouw, of Brook lyn. Mr. Graves spoke in part, as fol lows: ' If I ha\ve spoken on anotlher day be ' yond the limit of party ' ortlhodoxy it is heense iny eyes have ben open -to a -1dition fi affairs whihel I ave not know-n before. I am look I ntw wvit,h ope eys, where I have bet'n acel.An-(led to grop)e in heredity -!)l Irndiion. I am seeim-: things. I t in the ni..ht time. out In the open Iy. and I sholid be less thanl loyal :11d less 1than1i lionest if F railed to :Xpre,ss my conVictions of my party's future and of tle people's weal. It nIe add just this, that if yol do not ,I, what I have counselled you to (o, I tinnot do it by Tself, an1(d if YoU canntt go withl me, T shall doubtless without dogmatic obstinacy go with youl. Wien the general council is conchide(i and when the roll of the rank is called I shall be found fight ing, as [ have always fought, be liiid the organization to which my fatlhers pledged their faith, and wbich beyond my individual Vision of any present. opportinlity and duty, Car ries the permanent hope of (he 1),N) ple and the best, construction of the Grove1rnment. I have never been a better Democrat than I am tonight. I iave t\ever biee m tie hopefil of ultimate D-noeracy than F am to night.'' ** * * * ''The practical citizen-and lie is nine-tentls of the Republie-cares less than lie ever did befoire for names and theries. HeI is less fright ened and1 less inspired than he ev'er was before by shibboleths amnd organ izations. What lie fears is not os traeism. but p)ractical damage to what lhe prodIuces. What lhe wants is good government wit hout. regard to names.'' * * * * * larty iilames arte notliin i, lii em tolicies arie every3thimng. Party ifa f'illme'nt. 'From thie staiwait raniks oft eithi ('r pati'y, fromi the olliwitei side's of 1he Repj ublic, from thle ri chi and1' fin ishb'd East, and fr'om thle miilit anmt andl virmi le Wrest, there have risen ando r.iown and broadened two gre'(at men who, mor'e than all othier's, are pre va.iling~ now to dethrone (lie partisan and to uplift, the pat riot. They are grieat b)eeanse they lare abiove the partisan. ''Mr'. Br'yan is great because ini all his life lie has never feared or hesi tated to champion his convictions agaiisi his par'ty, and to put them in balance against his personal intem' est. 'lHe is the first Democi'at of thie wortildl today. '' But lie is a composite Demioerat ini hi ~'sP Isn (eeeds. WithI the bul1k of' ht is ert ml(' n l Oi'it a mi m.n'i n)e_ mocracy, there aire shining sentences of his belief that came from the Po pulist party, and that great econ omic proposition to wich he brave ly lined his 111me inl Madison oar den was., a graft pure and simple from Ile Ildyin". bc.soIml of hiat old farner h11o1 whivl breathlied its hoin est dre"tines tresl from the soil into our mattria polities, and paissed lin stained to Ilhe vindicarion of time. ''Mr. Hloosevelt has grown great only beenise lie too iats risel above the pairlisan. Born and prospered in the camps of privilege, lie came wviti a brave heart and an open mind to Washihton. He followed orthiodox in the wlke of his party and in the pathis ld, his predecessor. But one day WNm. 1?. Hearst flunr at his feet an arrav of unanswerable sifisti(Is to privev tihe baneful existence and iniquit vf1 the Irusts. The challen.ge raIn : I inist ' '. brave man's shiold :11141 ''lheo.lore Tloosevelf was, never Oh mae man wnlin. Ile buck led w, hi' 4word .i1l went forth to war,It w%-;i the Imerlener of those North e.rn rnifi-mds under Uill and Harri man. Ile hias never sheathed since then the blade lie bared in our Demo cratic battle against corporate greed and nrofit. ''Therv they are-lhose. two -reat mni-1he !"re'ltest men in all oul Pountrv-t-lie Iwo Pratest men inl all tle world. B tlie record Ilie stand. each for r ihtousness and justice ever*ywliere. By the recorJ tear 1111111atelhed eliaipions of the people inl tile slipremellst eri.-is of tihe 1e100I)es' noed Dinoeartie lieptulicau or Reinileam-n Democrat, it matte r. 1101. They ae Am ilerieanii st at esiei n11d 1"t ievvery puilse. Th'le tower Ilil~ :ml am1o tle host s of Tsirael. ()e c- lie othiri' of thf's( mern sh:ll e-tabllish orderi' :iiil *jui Itiep ii, Ibis erisis of mr- e i,onm i<, I ife. Ole m thle l0whr (t' t hie mIe shothi he t linre-ident and pilot ol tlhe Iwople inl thwsw Iremendoils times Eithier is wortliv. Eaeh deserves Whic'h cnn hle?'' STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dates for Meeting Were Not Chang ed. Thie executive committee of tli( 6..te Press association met llasi iit at the Colum.bin ltel, ther heinur present Mressrs. 1 . 11. Al] W11illiam Bank, Aii.ust Kohn, E. IT DCmp and C. M. Galloway. TI matter of the confliet of date hl ween tlie meetin." of the Stat Pres.s association an( the Nationa Editorial association was diseussed I was decided that Ihere he n ehan-ro-, made inl presen11 plrnirmnm as Ifhre will be few Io -ro 'tm li ' ate to the National Editorial asso ei -t icln. ''l dates for the meetim, in Char leson are June 12 to 15 and the Na. ti onal association meets June it 15. President Anll was auithorized to nmem four decleientes from thi: stale to the National Editorial asso. eintion. Thie mnatteir of' transportation foi he t rip to t he JIamest own exnosit i RoutIh Carolina day' was taken n; and President A nll was ant horizei to nmroceed with his work oni this line It i, Irobal)e that therei( will ber snial Itraiin f'rm ('ohnnin in Nor. li':i 1 I o~ niewvanmimer woib' i alone r'- Pe" Mm Game 00ock' uinte Itemii. wil be thle h~iertesI i i t of tie kind Ivt i'iiemnte' in Somer i Counmtyv.i Col. I ar '2ani sn('eieleds ini carryini I onli his ilans. Thie Marine llanid, Ilh< 1F'iiri mlntre i2arrisn andi~ ten thou for S~uter ('ounty, mi to speakl 01 Staite-hbirer to enitertainl. rt wvill lie Lerent o(ension, hiowever, andii every bodvil ini Rumter County will have ti heip m ia k e it a sni'eess. One Exception. Alb-my Te'legram. M I -ame ona(f elhance are prohiit eid hv lie new law ini Montanma-.M a I rbnienv. (of ('onese(, .Ncented. $1,000 SUIT OVER A HEN. Which was Killed for Trespassing in w Woll Know Citizen's Garden- u. Jonesville Furnishes One of the Most Unique Cases ' on Record. Papers Filed Wednes day. Oie of,the IImost ligiltne datimauge suits ever bro"uglt in a Soulti Ca Io lina couirt is t1hat1 for $1.000.50, wieli - his been institiuted agaiisf the wife fi off at well known Imlerhanllt at Jones- l ville, as a result. of a hten, wlill was t respassing, beig killed. It seems thIalt. several weeks ag : Mr. 1. . llmesplanedlis garden,. er' Nvxt ito Alr. I-ames lives Mlr. J. Ml. Ise AlbrightIl. lr. Albri.-hJt has some .i fowls. anId following. 16I.hei .1a11ual 1 instinct Ihey be."an1 their depre4I- I tions n e411 tI sve.s. he had sE canrofl.. m y plaed1 ,'4. :1 1141 r tie1Ii'st was lmade to kwvp lhe. vihi-kvins ouit tf thte inar- a dlen. v It. appears, lowever. til((lne l diay a1 len, suipposeld to have beell relaed It to Ilit one that laid the golden egg s was discovered not. only investigat- b) ing, im1 really devoiurin sole ofr tle seeds already plaiteI iIN Mr.1W l1aImes' garl'ni. lis wife r-(I1equested i Ihe bienl to) depart wVith the well o lilown ery ol' "S-h1-o-o'' andt Irived VI to aveceleate. IhI movements by ii tIhrtowinig someihiim. at lieir. Unlike i woman's usuial hlir'_Ows, Ilie projectile an] vt went siraigit to tile imark al, n1111 sin1114k "h)iihlv'' a blow which 11 stateredher,st 'st]I i':i id li'~~ i 4he ha. done. 4\lnz. El 11b11n1s cAlledt.. her nebor a a a 11l her.] 0' theo en rn , with thev I, I ',li ht 1 h1Ie Iii'l wn- s -d1 (overl. l il h I nII(.II 1- ,k- r 's yan1. There it b 1 [:wIlV-, qi ly wrim,.:- is neck, amil wV il dle 4.11e1 U 'v wh 11111corm- " ,I E.1 1n impor >:l part lf' 0he hilli- 1i a"re' 4111 its 11WIe i's 1.110c. But it appvars I Iat 114o twit h1st:1i4 iII t.he subslatia'i me l "h 1 id '' 4 i 111:14N ., IIhe fe4eli i s a roised hiv IIer I Iaste:ed (vath i w. 1111 as a resultIt a law suit l(v1e4141. r. Ifililles ofTfeId to ma1' ilt Y (enIs,N. whieb is a -oo(IIv price f'or1 itells., exNe t .114ii,111111 Joe svileIIv i seeins, but Was 1ot satistactoiy, rn er llaua!es i1list 1H') aill a1 11id ill Ithe complailnt tihat has beein seive(I it is statel tI t 1114 d1ama'11e askedl is Ili 1 (ents fr1. tle ww.l and $,0ooo I'm. I uiiiiliation1. it is l posE5 l s)lp a14'- Ia count of, tile oxwier ilot il avillu. t.be o livilf.e ol' killin his "NI Iow1. ' hIlle l'ollowinl are featllurvs of teiv mplain whil was on Wedetl d IIVS1I fIml withl Ille elerkl of vollr[ I,t h ;!, where it is excit ilg cn4isilera vomn- 1 non. A (list ill iled attrney EX loliv, exlelnisve pract ice says I has b MI'Verl spen its egnilal inl Southl Car- V ofina k-olirt'. ( "Th P111v11lirff complain6inz of thev 4 I)efedenat alle-es: Fist.--That oni the 20th daiy of ' Marc(hl, 1007, thie de fendanit, willful ly,. mralic'4iusly, wanitonly, and14 iln ut ter disr'egard of PlaintifT's ri.ils and4 fee(linlgs and1 with initenit to hutmi- e linte phiint iff' andl plainitiff's family, r. (lid wVilIf'ul ly, mali cioutsly, wontnly11 Iri pla1111inlA's properly eat one1 414 olf b 4 1' lintill''s h,Enis withI a 1 ti(k 1111144 e and li eri thap tdefenthad ,' I gu,':.11 1id hin t)ii44 liliath iaed . fton 111 n 44a~l14l laint ind deified nt. hoy ai 441 whichl iaiiff wa11 dam 1(1 Toiii thels of,a' ine then ofi thefval. a 1'llllf wh'i lainlaiit iffhferedeat g fendanut for' (41n thou411enn1d doll ars and tl1yed hv' h4th Ii 4rt4 '''. and '' i ai -1am1es mlii'Ih 1 intit a' contr11 a suit for 111:' doue.: (nu1 by.' ii.h le hio' when n just a basis as the killing of the a for the danme. hut whether this 11 materialize has not yet been MISKEYISHIPPEDBY EXPRESS mstable Williams Makes Inquiry Answer of Attorney General Can Deliver at Night. The l'olloWilw is talkie from ;ho ehnhii orresp )I lle of tile ' all (Conid er. anil is pIblished r fle iifornation of those who IN he interested. Tt has beeii prelty we,Il settled that liskey eonlld nlot le Seized unil it Ai been deliveved by tle Express Imlpan.y. Thle piin-pose of the Iaw em,1s to he to stop people from sell 4), whiskey. It is Very prohnhle -it Ilere will be people Who Will illk it so lu I s it is nilltIae(Ired, l il ' . ' ral Itili,Y pv('ople , who (11t1l VI I i 1' W emll lhe ite r tiio,lls () s' ir'e slille 411 it ' A riooi'neV leeal I, YV1 il 011(ilil1es '011INVe in(iltIries (*Oileer ll.g the ipilils of wliskey ito this state *lie express 'o-llipallies. IHe to-day plied to a letev fronm Coistable 'illinmuis. iii NewherrY, :nd oie from wioill Wr'ote i 11 ask 11il Il le pow s Ill oIlIt'ers (It ill, I:1\W. :v, |o sviz . Al IT 11ffsvnt 1,\ expr)es". M r'. 1, \'ol l Ohein that t1ey Conll not eiter I vN)r'ess ole 11141 S--wizv WVislh', (d (on1id not svize it tilti it is 4le 6,01141il l 111 4-4 t i1 711 -lev, lle, also atvd to "Mr. W illi:11 i hlnt 4he Ow ex Tss (1lIlin-:Y vn d'o1 lilver whi-zkt'y '('5 n (' 4111 li * l ('al 414 i Vll 91 v ;llitli'f Il'i-1d it' I do1 r :4' to4 1 4 4l , .lle 1m it' iW NIrt - V-pi111 t1 i 3li ,tV iit Iors ' 41 \I -v 1e\ '14,4 1" 11lii liW hiv'l ,:I, ro'll b 6!11. Mir, I.V:All akSo ni 44 in hi h~ 4 hat thei headi 4)1 alod il l I '. ' n Il il l 1411 i 1' \*4aa s ''4 I.1 ee i lie t ll -ils Wi'V4 0l:-ilco 'l MY'v4'l 11-111 111i le IIaI(',44 sot Il hw' i a'iii - -( il aIi t 11 Vt' 11 11 .44 4 1 vI 1. - *r In I"',"II ;a I,l i Ii 11l n-4-vi fl f Smie l ;iv (l 1 ' V bil1 14111 1 1 10 l I lod pre e~ ~~~w1l flflt >tr| ill.bnti )Vl lit iiid oi. a Ow 11Ir hY Owt1 First Navies of Greatness. lievi l1d ISenler. Fl mer i ' 41S-1 '-r C'all, 11,f ri- , hitiis $1111( :lll/ l I e1111-ol lf, I :, o\ '11, (MV iY 11 11)i 11 11l2 :1 Cu14rOt, InI ill b 11. vnrn soch, 11 1) l s Vt'I 44. i ('nt'rI 4ri 1ni ''lier 5141i ators,'4 I * '*li li 4 f '* ile'' I ll>Ii 1- 4144 l4 11, tlVeiiialis1s il- 'l L ' ' hi i,ilallis to iaVe ul!n l1ie110 Ilil. h nlr n.V 4I 11' V 1411 I 4445'' 14lii 4. Cl'4ii wated V .I','m I1e 'nsan ie 144S 'lHit : 'o a a i et ol il