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y ..... ^ f . jg^c | n il 10 and ^?W%. VOL XLV NO. 5 . NEWBERRY, 8. O., FRIDAY. .J ANUARY I 1, 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR > GENERAL ASSEMBLY J ON LABOR CONTRACTS ONE or MOST INTERESTING |F TOPJOS IN PRESENT SESSION % Bill to Be Drafted to Meet Federal ^ Decision?Both Houses Down to Hard Work. toy Special to Herald and News. Columbia, Jan. 16.?The senate today refused to concur in the resolution fixing1 tomorrow for the election J ' of an associate justice of the supreme court to succeed Associate Justice W- Gary; jud<ge of the second circuit, to -M succeed Judge James Aldrich, and directors of the penitentiary and college trustees. The senate named next L 'V' Wednesday as the day for the elec] tions, and this will probably 'be agreed >*'T upon. Special to Herald and News. Columbia, Jan. ,1(>.?It is very cvi1'%'deilt that the question of the farm laVW-?ipbor situation is going to be about the ^ mos,t interesting topic discussed by ^'jlPlfrhis session of the general assembly. On Wednesday night at the call oif Jlf Representative Wade of Aiken, tire farmers of the general assembly were ft called to meet and they took up the H matter in earnest, discussing the sitfi uation from every standpoint. It was fe ctepidod to appoint a committee who S. sliaty draft a bill regulating labor eony^wbts that will meet the decision of l^wlige Brawley as to constitutionalymf' and to present it as this session. flpTho general assembly' has got pajKn-vvn to work very quickly and will Ijionn be disposing o"f business as if it " were sweral weeks old. The trip to |r Winthrop on Saturday will consume T^one day. but it is customary to take a 'day on Lee's birthday 'and the result will not be a loss. * A i The usual number of bills has not '"s/3 'been introduced yet. and while tire engrossing department has not been J 11 lias not keen nvs,l<y* vcr.y "TCat i.g|j|y. The new form of bills as inM iifgtituted by the attorney general is ? BBneeting with favor in some quarters, \ ?$but others object to it. // The two houses assembled on Tues" day at noon and besides listening to R the governor's menage an' swearing in new members little has been ac' f< complisbed so far. Tf the elections \v can bo gwfcten out. of the way this rjp week, the two houses can g;t d >wn to ' business. The House. Columbia, January lo.?'The lions-: of representatives went throng!' the i . j'.'iio"'ur today, as tl"> legislative ex' I-.n is, and tOi1 posed ofji nmribei i of bills left, over from Jnst vs?io.i by allowing lluim to be withdrawn from ' the files of the house. Others ware passed over temporarily, tinier a resolution by Mr. Nicholson to take up only unconstestcd matters today , 'Tlrero was one -bill which passed tc | third reading that is of general inV1*' es't, this being Mr. Croft's bill, to give -electric railroads the right to condemn rights of way. v Governor Ansel sent in a specia UR , message announcing the resignation -of the Hon. Jas. Aldrich of the 2d ,iiiiiicia 1 circuit, and stating that as .'Tti' the unexpired term is for more thai: one year his successor must be elected by the general assembly. The message )r^ was received as imfonmation. Wy- The Senate, r The senate has got down to regulai f work. One of the most, noteworthy bills so far introduced is by Senatoi W. N. Graydon, of Abbeville barring v the plea of self defence where a pis11 Wt?l is used, except on one's own promf A Monster Sausage. Recently it was noted that Mr. and wBf Mrs. J. B. O'Nca'll ITolloway were g ; kindly remembered by lrer brother in ||j i Orangeburg county with a box ot JL ) nice fresh meats, including a sausage 7* n little over seven yardls long. Now L/wf comes another opportiuvte remein[/brance from her sister, Mrs. Tho*. S. ITaigler, of Cameron, of "fresh", & among which was a sausage nine 1 yard's long, from a killing of ei<>ht monster porkers. This sausage cer' \T tainly takes the blue ribbon and the \\m \ recipients are to be congratulated. <,'? "Who can beat it? I SCORES PERISH. Pennsylvania Town Plunged Ir Agonized Grief?Theatre Fire. Buyer!own, Pa., January 1J1.?<1 (ween fifty and seventy-five perse were burned to death tonight. in a f which completely destroyed Rhoa< opera house, in this place. The opera house was crowded w members of 'St. John's Luther Sunday school, who were attending benefit given for that church. Wl) the show was in progress a tank i ploded. The actors endeavored quiet the audience, but in their ai iety to make themselves heard a to avoid the awful stampede of I vfomen and children the coal lamps which were used as footlig! were overturned, setting the place fire. The flames, fed .by the oil, n almost to the ceiling, and there v a rush of the seven hundred pors? to escape from the burning bnildi Scores of women and children w trampled upon and several who caped being iburned to death died tor being dragged from the opi house. Boyertowu, Pa., Jan. 14.?Wi nightfall put a stop to the work recovering' the dead from the ruins tho Iihoades opera house, where I night's holocaust occurred, the olfi< roll of victims numbered 107. Whe er any more bodies are buried neath the ruins can not be positiv stated, but it is believed that the fal list of victims will not go aJlx 170. The ratio of women and girls men and boys is about nine to o The work of identification will not begun until tomorrow as most of bodies are lying in a confused st nt the four improvised morgues. In Memoriam. 'At the regular meeting of the co cil of Holy Trinity church, Li I Mountain, S. C., a committee was pointed to draft suitable resoluii of respect in memory of Mr. Sim Miller, who departed this life S tember 20, 1007. in his 88th year. ' following was submitted and adopt Whereas, the Lord in his all-v providence has seen fit to call fi our'midst unto himself the soul of esteemed neighbor, comrade-in-ar and fellow-councilman, Brother S oon Miller, who for years has bee faithful servant of the church, milit and resting assured of his happy trance into the church triumphn therefore, be it. , Kesolved 1. That we bow in In . hie submission to the will of > Heavenly Father and resign ourse' r to his ways, meekly trusting in , goodness and grace so abundantly i stowed upon all his faithful child 2. That we hereby express our g , itude to God for the exemplary our brother lived in the church , in (he neighborhood, and that . cherish the memory of the patic ? and perseverance he exhibited in . Christian life he led and the exan he left for us. [ 3. That we strive to amend , lives, to order our wallk and conve [ tion in such a way as to emulate 5 virtues, that we may lvave hope , union again with the blest in I realms o<f glory. ; 4. That, these resolutions be v before the congregation of Holy T ity church, of which he was a in . her, and which ho attended even , great inconvenience up until near . end of his life. , 5. That, a copy, of these resoluti II be furnished the familv, and the . j pers for publicalion. and that a ji in our minute book be inscribed ; red to his memory. 0. B. Shea rouse, | W. 0. Shealv, > J. A. Boland, i Commit te", > J Notice. ! T earnestly request (Ire bu^i: | agent of every local Farmers' Ur in (he county to meet me in i! court house ne.vl Saturdav just. ! | lor the adjournment of the Cou , Teachers' Association. This is portant. business to all. ! J. B. O'Neal! TToTloway, County Business A gen ' TILLMAN ON THE DISPENSARY. ito Addresses Prohibitionists of District I Of Columbia in Favor of the G. M. I. Jo- A special from \Vaisliins?lon (o the ms Columbia Stall', under lato of 1)3- \ ire cumber 14, Pit ye: I 1 * Senator Tillman tonight proposed u to tin1 prohibitionists of the District I ith <>t" Columbia, who are making a fight an for prohibition in Washington, that 1 r a thoy establish the <1 tapensary. lie i iile reviewed the history of the 0. M. I. ex- in South Carolina durine; its long ert- i to reer and said that it. was a success t ix- and would he the thing1 to establish ( lid here. The prohibitionists held a large I [he m:,"tiiK?' in the First Congregational i oil church and Tillman was one of the lit3 .-peakeiv. 1 on 11 was a now thing /or the senator > use to be making a speech in a church, i'a's hut he made the same sort of speech ; >us that he is wont to make on the stump I ng. in South Carolina while preaching the ( ere irospel of good "licker" and he used os- Ihe same sort of word's. { af- The church was filled to its utmost I era mul Tillman's remarks created lire 1 great interest that they usually do in lo;1 Northern audiences. j of 0f Bank Examiner Resigns. 1 ast M''- Ct. Hblleman has tendered i ,jal to Governor Ansel his resignation as , 11,_ state bank examiner, to take effect < |H>_ February 1. He has recently been ! a]v elected president, of the Peoples' < Bank of Anderson. , Jve . ? ( jo Card of Thanks. , ne. Kdilor: Will you kindly allow , us space in your paper to voice, in the somo degree, our gratitude to the ' n(e many friend's who, during the last illness of the companion- and mother of our home, exhibited towards her so much of that heaven-sent solicitude, which lvas taught mis lessons to be enull~ shrined in our hearts while life shall ' c last. Mere words fail to express all ,llJ" we wish to say, and we can only wish 0 for the choicest, blessings to be pour"? 1 ed in full measure upon the heads of '~ each and every one of them. Your loiitr continued services merit a liighCv ' er reward than aour heartfelt thanks, and as snrelv as the Creator lives so ?m surely you will find that "as ye have om" done it uivlo the least of tlie.-e, so, al,ns' so have ye done it until the me>ek and im~ lowly one." n a 'Again may all that conduces to ant happiness, here and hereafter, attend p:,~ you, physicians, friends and relatives int> is the heartfelt wish of Your friends for all time. iun" 0. C. Evans and family. our Ives _ ^js The Last Week. 1 The Rinahlos, California\s noted ron Palmists, located at 020 Main street, rat- have announced the week ending Satiirday, January 2;"), as their last week and 'n Newlberry. In view of the refinw>a <vl, appreciative patronage here, it is mce vv'11' re? t they terminate their visit ljl0 in Newberry next week, but being ipfc? hooked in other cities in this utate and Florida, it necessitates their deom. pnrhtre. Those who have not had the rsa- Plea??ra of the honest, sdctHifk t'eajlhis in-7S these people give should not fall , 0f to consult them be-fore they depart, the '^lc vendings prove OTitertaining, instructive and to one's advantage, and ead aro ffnft,,nnteed correct and satisfacrin '(>,-v or n? charge made. Charges reem Sliced to 15c. and 25c. ( nj - Oifj Trains Delayed. A small trestle on the Southern ions ihv?.V' n'?Jftr Pomai'ia, was burned pa_ hist I uesday morning*, and oceasion,niro ed much delay of the t rains for about *nc- 1 '(MU hours, it being necessary for it I to change over to the C., N. & L. [ track to get to Prosperity and Ncwj berry. i A wreck on the C., N. & I,., near | Columbia, the same day caused Ihe I trains on thai system to be held up . for (piite awhile. less J Found to be Insane. non Fannie Williams, a young colored woman, who has been living in fl ravel I own, has been declared to he j ^ unsound mind, after an cxamina- 1 lion by Doctors Ilousea 1 and Smith, ! ordered by Probate Judge Schumperl. ' | The woman was carried to the State I Hospital for the Insane on yesterday by the sheriff. NEWS FROM EXCELSIOR. Jogro Has Narrow Escape in Swollen ^ Stream?Personal Mention? Other Items. Excelsior, January 1 (>.-?Mr. (J. V. Kiuard, who lias been confined to lis bod I lie {>ast week with grip, is wle to get out again. it is gratifying o report. iMr. riiouvpson Young, and family iave moved from this ^section hack iear his father's. Our new organ has been ordered ind will he in soon. A<t our Sunlay school Sunday afternoon Miss >llio Counts was. did*Iod organist 'or (lu? Sunday school and Miss An- j lie Singley assistant organist. Mr. I'. S. Cook and family, of Coumbia, arc up spending a i'ew days vith his mother, Mrs. C. Cook. Hon i Iorget the union meeting' vnd oyster supper at the school j louse Friday afternoon, .January 17, I Munniencing at 4 o'clock. There win bo communion service it Bachman Chapel church on the fourth Sunday morning in this month jy the pastor, Rev. J. C. Wcssinger. Mr. J. D. Lorick spent a few days ti Columbia last- week. Drayton De-Walt, colored, who lives :iear Mr. W. P. Counts' place, had a' lainow escape with his life Satur- | lav afternoon. The negro had tak- , in a bale of cotton to Mr. Mike / ihealy's gin, in the Ml. Tabor section, and was going home with an fmpty wagon when he drove in the ?rcek near Mr. Counts' home. The L'reek was up higher than he expected, and the two amies and wagon were washed on down the -stream, j fho negro says tlmt he narrowly sav- j ed his own life by jumping from the wagon just when he did. The J two mules and wagon were found our Sunday morning some distance ! down the stream, both the mtvles being drowned and the wagon body being albout a mile further o:i down the stream. The negro says that the tiwo mules were his own, and the loss is heavy on him. Mr. Willie Cook went down lo Columbia last week to take a special course at a business college in that city. Mrs. E. M. Cook spent Monday in Columbia. Sigma. Granted Bail. Nam Set/.lev, ill?. negro lodged in jail several days ago, charged w?tli the murder of Clarence Hates, another nevro, near Pomaria, was granted bail by JtuVge Geo. W. flage, at. Laurens oiv Tuesday last in the sum of $1,000. lie has not as yet furnished the sureties. Messrs. Blcase & Dominick represent Setzler. Here's a Test. If yc.u want to know whether you have catarrh of the lungs or not, simply expectorate in water. If tho sputum sinks instead of floating you have lung catarrh, the forerunner of the great white plague, consumption, Other symptoms are short breath, night sweats, stitches in side, unusually 'bright ttyes, extra loud voice, easily tired, prominent collar nones, usually hopeful mind and loss of or fickle appetite. While these latter signs accompany lung trouble, the first mentioned test may be considered infallible, and should be heeded by a thorough course of Andes' Great Prescription, the most reliable blood purifier and consequent healer of diseased tissues on Hie market. It is but wisdom to hearken nature's warnings if' one reirards goods health. Each hours delay i'lvclteasex the risk, entailing additional. yet unnecessary suffering. Andtts' Great Prescription is an honest remedy, showing its contents in plain English on every label and package. Tt is recommended to cure only certain diseases. Among them are catarrh, whercevcr situated, rheumatism, indigestion, constipation, biliousness, bl<fod impurities and resulting complications. TI: co?fs $1 per bot "'roc for $2.50, or six for $5.00. Thousand* of bottles have been distributed by Win, E. Pel ham and Son. and not a single failure or complaint has been received. This is a wonderful record for any medicine. Got a bottle and make your own test. SILVER STREET ITEMS. Farm Work Moving Along Slowly? Bad Roads and High Water? Personal Mention. Silver S'lroot, Jan. l(i.?<Tlic? farm work is moving' along* slowly. We ca.i do nothing' l>nt eul wood and split rails, the ground being1 so wot. 'There has been \\;rv little travelin^ in thHs section, as the roads arc so very bad and the water courses have boon so high, and the train's have changed schedules. We regret very much that t'ao trains Nos. 12 and 11) had to he discontinued. Misses Mayme Loniinick and Malic Wicker, of near Potnaria, visited relatives and friends in our com mainly last week. Mr. David Poller, of the city, lias been visiting his uncle, Mr. D. G. Livingston, at Dead Fall. Mr. (iault, of Jonesville, is visiting some time with his son, Mr. Frank (Iault. who is depot aye at. at this place. Mr. .Jos. W. Alewine, of this place, visited the family of' Rev. Jno. J. Long:, near Pomaria. Miss Minnie Crouch, of this community, lias returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Glenn, at Greenwood. Miss Carrie Horry, of Saluda, visited her sister, Mrs. M. D. Shcppard, at. Dead Fall. Mr. Will J. Long', who has boon working at the carpenter trade hers for several months past, has g'one to his homo at Greenwood to be with his family for some time. Mrs. John J. Long; and son, Virgil, of near Pomaria, are visiting tives hero this week. They will return homo Friday. | Mrs. David R. Worts, of the city, | visited in our community a few days this week. i Mr. Moore, of Spa Hamburg;, visilcd [ his son. Dr. K. 11. Moore, who is | practicing medicine in this comnmn, ity. | Mr. I' Imrono IT. Longshore. of the ieitv. was iliis we k on business. .Mrs. .lames P. IJIair, of ihe l.'topia ; community, accompanied by Miss j Helen Nichols, visited relatives here ,this week. [ The phone line from here to III? i city i-; proirrossims nicely and will j soon be ready for use. i We fear that the "rain crop has j been shortened by the recent cold j and wet weather. The family of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. ! Roozer have boon blessed with twin "-iris that have a hearty welcome into j their new homo. In Magistrate's Oourt. Ivl Shell and Illiaois Spearman, | both colored, were up bofore Magis|trate Rleaso Tuesday, being; charged I with disposing; of a small amount of seed cotton' over which M'"- ?L ?L IIit 1 has a iion, lioth negroes plead guil! ty, and each of them was sentenced to pay a fine of $10, or to serve on the gang* for thirty days. fSTewberry City Directory. Mr. Frank Wingard lias been 111 town this, week, securing; information for the publishing of a city directory of Newberry. The book is to bo published by the Piedmont Directory Company, of Asheville, North Carolina, and is to contain the nam's and address of every business man in tlie ci'ly, and his home address. The directory will cost $.'1.00. and those who do not get to leave orders with Mr. Wingard may send tliein direct to the house. Air. Wingard is very eawful in obiaiiiing his iaforinalion, and promises 4o give u.-^ the best drectory ever made of Newberry. Mr. Wingard is a son of II011. J. R. Wingard, a prominent attorney of Lexington, and well know aero. Took His Liqivor. i.\ few nights aim Chief of Poliov Adams seized from Mr. -T. Henry j Todd four nations of corn "'liiskoy, I Me. Todd had- .just a.lighled from the train when Ihe officer tool: the booze. The liquor was purchased by Mr. Todd from the Columbia dispensaries. for his own personal use lie claims, and it is understood that, ho will take legal steps to secure, its return to him. ANNUAL MESSAGE TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY GOVERNOR ANSEL REVIEWS AFFAIRS OF STATE Gives Information and Suggestions Ga.thorcd From His First Year's Administration. (lovernor Martin F. Ansel's annual message "wtts transmitted to the general asKcinbly <>n Tuesday. Following is u synopisis of the message : State's Finances. We aio one year behind in the assessment and collection of our taxes, or rather we collect tiro taxes at the end of the year for the expenses of the state government for the year, past, when we should have tlie taxes in hand at the beginning of the year In pay the obligations of the state as they mature. This condition of things frequently makes it necessary for tha state to'borrow money before the taxes are collected to pay tho running expenses of the estate government and the appropriations made by (he general assembly. During this year tha governor, state treasurer and comptroller general have had to borrow $350,000 for these purposes, the authority for borrowing tire money having been granted by you at your last session. These conditions are likely to continue year after year unless provision is made to cat-ch up. T, therefore, recommend that at least an extra 2-tnill lav for state purposes be provided for at this session of the legislature, the same to be done for the next two years, when we will have in the treasury money sufficient to placn us where we will not he required to borrow, but "can pay as we go." Another matter which I desire to call to your attention is that tire appropriations of last year exceeded the ( 'timate I r: >'oh a I 1 'J-niill levy, by s? . tali luou.-a.ul dollars (see report of comptroller general). ' ll is \-rv evident |o cvety thinking business man that if an appropriation is made I he tax levy should be snlllcient to meet the same. Assessment of Property. Ilv Hie constitution, it is made your duly to provide "for a uniform and equal rale of assessment and taxation, and shall prescribe regulations i to secure a jusl valuation for taxation of property, real, personal and possessory, except mines and mining claims, I lie products of which alone shall be taxed." All property should bear its just, proportion of ?lhe (axes. The question arises, How is the auditor In liud out what personal property the taxpayer has? I suggest, the Inquisitorial plan: Require Iho pounl.Y auditor 10 puihKvl.v administer. l\' Ihtj taxpayer ?\<? o?it.|j 1'e.quiriug. htm to truly answer uonfiTiitng nil l?is pvo-. party ot! whalS'CVer kind and record it on his tax return with the valuation he places on -same, which is to be afterwards equalized l>y the township and county boards of equalization. Uy 'Ibis means the value of all , the visible property, as well as all stocks, notes, bonds and money can be arrived at, and much personal property which now escape* rtusessmont would be brought to light. More ertr<* should be used by the coumty auditors in receiving the returns of tho taxpayer. The oath should he administered and the party fully interrogate.! as to his or her properly and the property under his or her control, with the valuation thereof. When Ibis is done publicly the neighbors who may he present will know whether the valuation is correct and the "tax dod.j-er" will be required to answer correctly or take the consequences. Labor Contracts. fiovernor Ansel calls attention to 1 the fact that the United Rtalcs govnv.-Mit has declared tho labor contract law.- unconstitutional, and ha:i ' following to say i:i ivrard to the ' m'.:"|?< : f recommend that von pass a .-11 '>?;;( it act which will punish both landlord and laiborer for violation of a labor contract, and make it a misdemeanor for one person lo employ a laborer who is und'er contract with another. Require that these labor