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WRITESa result jj^nte4, enei$fGTm^. Ithesc jfenKlomen will be ' hundred .hues the money vr has cost, .? i Occup* Ainir what is, perhajjL most des^Viable section of tlx' * states' exnybit building', the! l? ficcnt exhy|it of South Ca1111?1 varied prouuc ts of ficl.l and <)<? ' has been most artistically ? 0,W| by one of America's leading'0! ( ' tors and the pretty and luvj"\ a arched booths that run aloniV, lCi1 , of the building, with itsfi lighting, are decidedly feteM^'1'' i9 It is a fact that on iheFS? ?. " formal opening' of the j?.w u April 20, South Carolin- , , ' of 11,0 stales I,ml her <-r"c,ul-v ''f" . ,, . ...eccssary lor ness. 11m laet call. ^ , o i turther. Our words ol. praise lor , . i p .1 o and were met sonnel of the Sol . , v- i i . . . . Isuls at Naples mission, not op t? . i i / ... ', . Messrs. Bvington and ' visitors but/ * i- ,v? I* . , i.ise oL our mission tne eia s. ilin01|j \ia(\ arranged that the'1 should be speedily inr ... ^and we were therefore in a while at Parker's Hotel, where l^-ooms had been engaged for us. After V voyage of twelve days we were de% ^rhted to be on land, though the voy' /ge itself was most pleasant, both the lun above and the sea below being* /friendly. f The next morning we went to the ' emigration station to witness the method of inspection of emigrants. "While there we were joined by Cavalier Adolfe Rossi, one of the CommisI. sioners of Immigration, who has been H$?ueiH from Home by Hie Government B^place himself at our disposal in orB|L to facilitate in every way our BJ$10|rk, (be ini|?ortance of which is rec UVu7.ed by the Italian Government. By -'nih' at the Custom House we also Kf oectc'p x'ost thoroughly one of the MM \-hips, the "Florida", go|| Presulem h? ,owesl dcoks used by Btf In nitroV (ip(r (hc f()0d and (u_ m sel> , and eating cp'.ar- ' B't.i tlie^ Soiil^t "?ted the method I ' j!lrNihe inspection B commissi. ^ ^ m^Vat Nap'.es I I il,oj|r mfe ! \ . d?? B\i ,11. j'" are |)ljr tlx- II. S. ?olcom/Icalth ^ mMarine Hospital Scr\and one Julian. Dr. Honacori, who'is employ^ by the government. The method of " jlllieal inspection is thorough, as no Itigfeauts who have not been passed C favbrablv by our doctors aic ad\ted to the ship. The largest emijftion from Italy conies from Napffi and is i> therefore pleasant to W the methods of inspection so Jl-ough. Immigrants from Naples i he not only from Northern Italy K front the Province in which the By (>f Naples' is situated, but also Bn more Southern Italian points, I ffljtly and Sardegna, and there are I . . "^I^nnm'hcr of Greeks, Syrians and linBL,,s who are subjected to this 1 'W inspection, as Naples is the < 1U Wrl embarkation for many i in"'W|,ich touch first at other ports ] three ir-i-UK i \ same time g'?,oon) .,s Js the custom ity of Col. \ wc. called otlicially on : little fort <?f |>C|.fetto, as he is ( vanees of Si\rovinec, who received 1 ^ 2Sth of Tun^oul.j0Sy) and recalled i / pome within ,M(. ,jay, which is r?- 1 i/e the apparei^ the highest con- < South Carolina < '7 deal more with tj undertook t<? see 1 J "I am not.,'>f the ancient cities, I awards/,i llcrculaneum, and the ^ medals J lioscotrecasa, which only i I that wtvear ago was destroyed by i L here is |ption of Vesuvius. These I |, inns, if \ been so often described < Bl'Jknppcnrnn^ not attbmpt a descrip- ; Hif:^'ye given t say as all d? that we j fly Plate's relin much of interest. 1 ciale moiv we attended services at ! B lories, if b\n Church and heard the 1 these sons pioned Gospel as it is I B aged to gre,ome. The theme discuss- < nient, then ,?achcr was the healing 1 {ion and thojn's Servant and dwelt I W warded. T^ti the idea of obedience, ? od in many v?t. Paul on his way to 1 B play or hej;o.i the inquiry lie made i fl hf> foo f/s stricken down, "Lord, ! p.'ide in .Oiou have me do," and it I in .nore iurniind the fact that we were i ^B' to biKaiue country through which he < D futnrJn his way to Home. The ser- t W Z by a Scotch Clergyman and < fi very refreshing and pleasant I B& Vit wc spent in the little chap- ^ el. in I lie afternoon, by special invitation, we were taken to the Royal Palatt in Naples, and given an opportunity to admire its beauty. On Monday morning Commissioner si bad arranged to have two of the best students of emigration in Italy to meet us, Porf. Nitti and Mr. Moretti. Hotli of these gent lenient are members of Parliament, which corresponds to uro Congress, the members of which are called "Doputati." We went with these gentlemen, and the ladies of their families, on a special steamer to the famous Island of Capri, and although we bad crossed 4,00(1 miles of ocean without any trouble, many of us succumbed on this short t"'P to our first attack of sea-sickness, and offered up our breakfast a* a sacrifice. However, the Commissioner treated us to a beautiful luncheon at the leading hotel on the Island, and we were soon all right again. After luncheon we viewed the Roman Villa of the American Consular Agent, Mr. Jerome, a most interesting building, and then in carriages we passed over one of the most beautiful roads 1 h<i\ o e\ei seen, which winds on a n ?asy grade up and around the face of an imposing cliff from which we had a wonderful and oft described view of the Blue Mediterranean and the May or Naples, arriving at the village of Anacapri on (he top of the Island, koine ladies oi' the village entertained us by executing their native dance, which is very curious and simple, tbough attractive. We returned to Naples in the evening and had conferences with various persons why are interested in emigration, and on my part to framing a letter to Deputato Morelt i who expressed an interest in South Carolina, and requested nie to write him fully regarding our State, which, of course. I was only too glad to do. On Wednesday after completing *ome necessary shopping. Messrs] Murneti, Hennett and myself (<.<>!< the seven o'clock train for a tour of inspection through Sicily, and SouthI'rn Italy, arriving at Messina, Sicily, it nine o clock the next morning after .i.i iiiviill ride in a very comfortable Pullman Car. Hy previous arrangements we were met at (he wharf by Mr. Caghy, the American Consul, Dr. Maurice Fishberg and Mr. Robert A. Doremus who are connected with the Commission, and who preceded us to Sicily. That morning we bad nn interesting interview with the Perfet-to. or Coventor, of the I io\ ince ol Messina, whose jurisdiction extends over .">00,000 people, and which Province is one of three in the Island of Sicily, each governed bv a Perfetto, who is the representative of I lie King. The Island of Sicily has a total population of .">()(),000 persons. At ].,{() )). m. we were on our way to Liesso. As soon as we had left the city limits of Messina, with the American ('ice Cnuusul, Mr. Peirce. as our Lfiiide and interpreter, I was attracted Vuain by the tact that we were on a ^ei,\ remarkable ami marvelous road, such as is found all over Sicily. The country here is very mountainous, >ut this road was so well construet?d and on such an easy grade that 1 hough it was a continual ascent our jari rages moved along without appar:mt discomfort to the horses..The road lied was hard and firm and tin; system of drainage had been worked out with so great skill that it was a postive pleasure to climii such mountains is we did, in a distance of not more than five miles rising to an altitude if about '2.000. At the village of Oes10 we were met by the Sindica, or Mayor, and two Carabinieri's, ineiniiers of a magnificent state police force who had been assigned to that tillage for that afternoon by the Perfetto of the Province to assist us in >nr investigation, as well as to show respect to our mission. Oesso is a village which\but a few years ago had >vor 5,000 population, but which now lias probably fewer than 1,800, though that w/rs the figure given us l)y the mayor, about o. e in nine of I hose left being a man ii his prime, I he rest being old men, old women and children. Upon inquiry we found that lie former inhabitant-Is are now located at Philadelphia, Pa., Atlantic City, Pleasantville and ITaminondtown, N.'.T One of the old churches in the village ,/ / It, jLr I I was burned last Christinas day and il J was an interesting and curious sight ltd see on tlic walls ti' this burned . I chnrcli, which itself dates hack tunny centuries, a printed subscription list of over .'{00 former residents of Gesso, who now live in the United Stales, [ and had sent the money back to assist in the restoration of the church in the village of their childhood. Gesso is on toip of a mountain which overlooks the Mediterranean. Going to | the boundary of the village we came to a place where we had the unusual spectacle of seeing two smoking volcanoes, Aetna and Stromboli, which i still have frequent eruptions. We returned to Gesso by the same road, reaching our hotel about eight o'clock. ; One thing that impressed me very deeply was the immense amount of work necessary in the utilization of every available inch of ground on the steep hill sides. There are terraces constructed with stone walls anywhere from three to twenty feel high, which protect the soil, the terraces being not much wider than the walls are high, / and such erraccs extend to the tops of the mountains. On these terraces are .frown all the crops that are raised in the Southern part of South Carolina. We were taken to dinner by the American Consul and his charming and estimable wife, and given an opportunity lo taste some purely Sicilian dishes, one of which made of rice, chicken giblets, and solid yolks of eggs, mixed with a meat gravy, ?vas a very delicious dish. J The 1'erfetto called on the next morning at our hotel and we had a very interesting interview of more than an hour with him. lie brought several minor otlicials with him, and during his visit the chief of police, called here the Sequestors. dropped in, ns the local inspector of emigration. At two o'clock we started for Taormina. a typical Sicilian village three miles up the mountain side from the railroad station, where we made inquries relative to emigration, and also were shown some noteworthy antiquities. 11 is a most beautiful place and one which is frequently visited by American Tourists during the winter. The next morning we went to Siracusa, the ancient Syracuse, of which history speaks so much, and which was formerly a city of over a million inhabitants, but now contains about 110.000. We held some important interviews with the 1'erfetto, and the British Vice Consul, Mr. Joseph Lobb, who is well informed on the subject of emigration, lie also gave me a ureal deal of information in regard to the farm products and the condition of the Sicilian in his native la<nd. We were in conference with Mr. Lobb well on to midnight. We also met here Mr. Frank Murphy, of Arizona, who gave a glowing account of the fine trip he and his wife have had through Sicily in an automobile. During the afternoon, Mr. Caughy who accompanied us. took us to see some of the celebrated antiquities of ancient Syracuse, including the ear of Dionysius, which is a marvelous development in acoustics. We stood at the entrance and our guide gave us a test of the echoes of the cave, and made the statement that Dionysius used it as a jail for political prisoners, and where, from a station above, his guards could hear the slightest whispers of those confined therein. As to the truth of this I make no statement. We also visited the catacombs said to have been con? 1?ucted by the Christians of Syracuse in the first century, and which offers evidence of great antiquity. If was much impressed with the catacombs which extend for some three miles through solid rock, and cut in three tiers. There is a difference of opinion as to their origin. One is that they were quarries from which stone was laken to build ancient Syracuse while it is also claimed that they <veor constructed during the persecution of the Christians in the first century, who took refuge therein. It is evident from paintings made on the ceilings of the church connectJ ed with the catacombs, also cut in solid rock, showing pictures of St. Paul and other apostles, as well as that of the Virgin, that these catacombs were used by the Christians in j the earliest years of the Christian era. It is also said that in this church St. v v ? j Paul preached on one of Ins mission j itr.v journey.-. and we found on il ceilings a tre-coe of tin.' apostle whicl is evidently very old and which i said lo date hack to the 4th century These were the most interestin*?- am impressive spots that 1 have yet visit ed here. On our wfrom Syracuse to Pel J erme we passed through a very ex cellent agricultural region on whicl crops very similar to our own are be ins? grown, and where for the firs time we saw a plow. The grain is stil being reaped in the way described i; the Book of Kutli. We also passei through Castro?iovami, the center o i the sulphur industry of the Island j and were interested in observing th I great cakes <>i concentrated sulphu :iit the railroad station and on eithe ! side. j We have concluded our invest iga lion in Palcrine and on the Island o Sicily, and return tonight by steam cr to Naples to rejoin the rest of th party. Respect fully, A. ('. Latimer. I j Railroad to Use Gasolene Motor Car for Branch Line Service. New ^ ork. June .50?An extremel; interest ing innovation in railway pas senger transportation in this countr; will be inaugurated next month, whei jit is announced. the I'uion Paeifi j b'ailroad will place i . service 12 gasn I lenc rail-niot.>r cars. The cars are | tended for braucii-line t rathe. whor | the fast and frei|ueut service re<piii ed cannot be maintained by ordinal' i trains except ;il a loss. I'lie latest type of ihc^c cars deve] oped at the Omaha shops of the I'nio Pacific mal<< * 00 miles an hour wit a '200 horse power engine, reachc Iiili h speed within six ear length; and can lie stopp(>d within 120 feci j Willi these advantages the cars ca be put on a much faster schedule ilia is possible with the steam locoinotiv( Outwardly the newest of the car: which are built entirely of steel, ri semble a Iurned-over racing yaclii The forward end tapers sharply, an the roof and rear are rounded off t reduce the air resixtance and avoi the vacuum produced by a square cai Hounded wi (lows ?ivi? to the passei. I gers a wide range of outlook, and in crease the nautical appearance of th ca r. J In cold weather the ears are to h heated by hot water from the cyliji der jacket. They are lighted by acet\ lene gas -hilling through opalescen panels. For sanitary reasons the floors o the cars are built so that they can b thoroughly cleaned by flushing wit hot water. The familiar system o ventilation has been replaced by roo ventilators which exhaust the insid air by suction, fresh air being lake; in from the car roof in front. Vibra tion is reduced to a minimum by tli way in which the motive power i balanced. The cost of operating the cars vai ies from ten to twenty cents a milt according t<> the density of the Ira I tie, but the records kept prove be yond doubt that the rail-motor ca will make possible ureal improve mollis in handling branch line pas senger trallic. Reclaiming Swamps. Albert Plienis in Southern Karn Magazine of Baltimore for June: By spending a few millions dollar the United States can reclaim ennng land along the Mississippi river m>\ valueless to duplicate the entire cot ! ton crop of the South. It has bee I proven that there are 30,000 squar i miles capable of yielding indefinite) i without fertilization a bale to aci*( j and even allowing for only one-hal of it to be in cultivation at any on time, there would still be land ennug to give 10,000,000 more bales of cot ton than the South is now prodw ing. Considering the amount to be e.\ pended, this is probably the most gi gantic investment opportunity eve given to any country in the world, fo this .10,000,000 bales of cotton wonl mean an annual addition of .$500,000 000 to $(>00,001 >.000 to the value of lli ' South's agricultural production. s-jL/s . , j ? . A "*u' >iiv JUDGE LOVING SET FREE. s li Slayer of Theodoro Estes Acquitted s of Murder.?Insanity Given as ! the Basis. il Houston, Ya., .1 tine 2!).?Alter be- | iny in the jury room forty-five mill- ' _ tiles the .jury this evening returned' > a verdict of "not guilty" in the li case of former .Jmine William (*. i. Loving, of Nelson County, and man{ ager of the Virginia estate of Titos. II K. liyan, who was placed on trial u here last Monday before the Circuit i Court of Halifax. .Indue W. U. Iiraksf | dtilc. presiding, for the murder of \t j Theordorc Kstes, son of Sheriff M. L. | K. Kstes, of Nelson County. -Judge ) | Loving shot and killed young Kstes t* I on April 22 at Oakridge, following ! j a buggy ride Kstes had taken with _ I the Judge's daughter. Miss Kli/.abcth Loving, who told her father _ that her escort ha*l drugged and ase saulted her. Instanity Basis of Verdict. Koroman McCraw, merchant and I farmer, said that when the jurors en| tered the room one of them did not g i exactly understand all of the instruelions of the Court, and those were ! read to hint. Mr. McCraw said that ' i when he eailvd for a vote he re<ptested all who l.wored 1 lu* acquittal of the defendant |o hold up their right ' i hand. On ihe first ballot every hand promptly went up. When asked what jlhe basis of the verd?"i 'vy;, l,e said j " insanity," and jtfal lie and the oth| er members of Mic jury believed that iJudge Loving jJFas out of his mind at 1 j I lie time lie (billed young Kstes. The j stress, he sj(tid. had been brought on " i by the stoff v l??I<I him bv his datigh" ler. 'Wiil Not Sue Judge Loviirg. 1 Houston, Ya.. June 2!). John P. I j Swaiison. brother-in-law of Theodore i, j 1 - Ksie-. who was killed, issued the n j following si a i emeu i to-night: ?. ! "The statement in the press to-day s. ! 111I M. K. I-Nles would qualify as an .. j admini>t rator of Theodore I. Kstes, I, | deceased, and enter snii against Judge d ; Loving. is a mistake. Neither Mr. Kso tes nor any mcuibor of the family . er eo.'ieinplated a suit against Judre i\ jl.ov \\ c had hoped that the Court j would admit the evidence of the ('? !i : niotiwealth as offered by Mr. Harmon. (? ' which would have vindicated Tlieoi dole Kstes (lie charge of assault and I established the fact that no assault . I was committed.'' j , ; Jurors Call on Judge Loving. j Houston, Ya.. June 2!). The folj. lowing statement was given out tonight bv counsel for Judge Loving: o I, I " Wii'.oii Sir*! *' a iiMuv ;i!"; r the j- ! :> !iIi< n of the verdict by ihe jury j> and the adjournment of Court, coun>el for Judge Loving were called on ,, by two of the jury, who stated that !_ they had been appointed a comiuit tee, t, j representing the entire jury to cons vey to Judge Loving and his wife and daughter the information that, while they believed that Miss Loving's statement on Ihe witness stand of .' what she had told her father was a true account of what she had eom, ni'iiiic.1!ed to hini, yet not lor a moment did the jury entertain the opinion that an actual assault had been , committed by the deceased upon the young ladv, but on the contrary, they j were all fully satisfied Jteyond all j doubt that I'^ict nil I assault had been a! committed, but t hat there had been {an attempted assault. Judge Loving, . ! upon being interviewed in litis eonnccj lion, said : 'The conclusion of the jury j to the effect that no assault was comvi'nilicd was ah-olnlclv cored.' "Judge Loving and his wife will ,, ; remain here for several days before J returning lo their home in Nelson ' County. Miss Kli/.abcth Lf"..ing will N Meave shortly for a visit to friends ' mi a distant slate, in order lo escape f I the notoriety incident to the trial of e I 'icr father.'' h! -' Supervisors Registration. The supervisors of registration - vere in their ollice yesterday and i- onie thirty or forty registration cerilicatcs were written. They will meet r tgaiu on the first Monday in August, d inless the elect ion on the dispensary , hould be ordered for August. In that i t | ', -vent yesterday was the as! day for i registering for that election. I I y. GROANING UNDER BOND TAX. Edgofiold and Saluda Townships Paying for Non-Existent Railroad. News and Courier. Kdgelleld, .June .'50.?Many years botore the formation of Saluda County, Pine (irove Township, then in Kdgelleld eounly, votetl $11),000 in bonds lo aid in I lie const ruetion of llie Augusta, Kdgefield and Newberry Railroad?a road that never materialized. Much litigation was had over this unrighteous debt?unrighteous because no road has b?>en built ? and the bonds were without consideration. Although the Courts held that having been sold in open market and being in the hands of innocent holders llicy were a legal subsisting debt against llie township. Cpon the fnniiation of ihe county of Saluda more than half of Pine (Jlove Townsliip went to that county. Yesterday a meeting of the representatives of hoili counties was held here to adjust the debt between the parts of the township in each county. The debt had finally been compromised for #12.000 ami of this amount Kdgelicld pays $1,000 and Saluda .fX,(100 in accordance with today's settlenient, new bonds being issued as / evidence of llie obligation. While / helpless and without legal redress all the people in the area effected feel that it is a great hardship to be sad \\ >d with 1 his d* I. t! < -?ad was |in cxish rice '.he I:. willingly paid, but wilh hope < its ever being built I hey are 0 \ j solutcly nothing. | J -?.? I COAST LINE TRAIN WRoJL (. Engine Tender Jumped Track while on Down Grade and Control of Train was Lost. News and ('ourier. Darlington. .June .'{0. --A 1 lantic <'oasi Line train No. li. from Florence lo llartsvillc. was wrecked on McI 'own's lie lie, three miles a'; ve I )arlinglon. I mornin,_. Two passengers we :";;:"eil, II. !'. ,.'i Melon , iif Flo: . ' - ' ised on the hack an ! .*. and A. M. Moore, ol 11:i!' 1 - ?eing slightly bruised on the back and knee. The escape of llie remaining passengers and of the crew was miraculous. The lender of the engine .jumped the track three hundred yards from llie trestle, after entering upon '.lie down grade. The brakes from the engine were of course instantly di<loiinectcd, and the emergency brake failed to stop the cars. The engineer reniaine- a I his joist, but was powerless. When the cars struck I he trestle it. was destroyed for several feet and a general smash-up seemed unavoidable. Fortunately, however, one stringer continued |o hold and against it llie coaches wedged themselves. The engine was uninjured but Ihe tank was thrown into the stream several feet below. The wreck train was soon at the wreck but transport at ion will be delayed abonl IS hours. Annual Masonic Picnic. The Joint Committee of Newberry ind Prosperity Masonic Lodges are low hard at - Work on tlier annual taskel picnic which will be held at Prosperity, on Thursday, .July tweuy-fifth. They have several of the most proninent speakers in the stale, whom they are endeavoring |o get to speak that day, and the committee say that they will have none but the best. They have extended an invitation to the lodges at Whit mire and Peaks, and are expecting a good many from each lyodge. The full program will be announced later. Kverybody is cordially invited to be present, and the committee have made arrangement for trans. poriation to and from the grounds j for all who desire same. v . i S^XLIY UO ~ UKWBEERY. S. O. TUESDAY Jl'I.V 2, 1907. TWICE A WEEK, 11.50 A YKAR Sou tli ? . 1