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P VOL XL.V NO 7 NEWBERRY. 8. O.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 24. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR 1' ? . ? ' OUR LEGISLATURE LETTER. <> ti Justice Gary Reelected?Honorable r ' Robert Aldrich Named as ^ Judge. I P Special to LI?rald and News. Columbia, Jan. 23.?'The t'wo houses I in el in joint assembly yesterday at noon and proceed to illl vacancies in ccrtJtin offices, as f diows: Hon. E. B. Gary of Abbeville, i'3- ' elected, associate justice of the supreme court. '' Hon. Robert Aldrich of Marnwell, I judge of the second circuit to sue- v eeed h/ts cousin, Judge Jiamos Aid- ' riolf, resigned. Col. Aldrich receive 1 85 votes to 72 for Col. plaudc E. ? "Sawyer of Aiken. Directors of the penitentiary, <1 Messrs. I). H. Peurifoy of Saluda and a B. E. Thomas of Barnwell. Air. John ,0. Wiugv) of Greenville, an incum- v bent, whs defeated. Mr. Peurifoy <? wlas- reelc-cled. Eur trustees of Clemson. Messrs. C. 1>. Mann. .1. G. Hichards, Jr.. and M Jesst? 11. Hardin of Chester, Mr. liar- u din being relected. Air. G. Duncan n Bellinger of Columbia- was defeated for relection and Air. II. L. Wat'son j of Greenwod was also voted for. Eor State librarian Miss L. II. LaBorde was reelected without cvppo sition. p The following trustees wore re>elected: , Winthrop, Gen. Wilio Jones of Columbia ami Mr. John E. Brea/.eale of Anderson. Citadel, Hon. Orlando Sbeppard of Edgefield. State Negro c College, Mr. Arthur lvibler of Newberry and Mr. A. L. Dukes of Orange- k bu rg. The elections were not concluded until nearly six o'clock yesterday, 0 afternoon, a recess having' been taken for dinner at two o'clock. / 1< Today at one o'clock the general |) assembly in joint session will be addressed "by Gen. Stephen D. Lee, tin a commandiiv;>; ollicei* of-' the United Coiifedeii.it e Veterans, and a native ^ of this State, but now a resident of Mississippi. . | Tonight, by invitation through a ^ resolution. Senator B. K. Tillman , will address tho general assembly, the subject; announced for his talk being /' Immigration and llow it. Affects the Race Question." This is the address he has delivered in the a north and west but it is doubtful if ' the senator sticks very close to his subject this lime. Tiie house has passed a bill introduced last year by Air. Marshall of e Charleston, changing" the lerms of the / court county superintendent's of education and supervisors from two to four years. The vote was 50 to 31 in (i. favor of the bill. By a vote of f>!) to 47, lire house rejected Air. Alorrell's bill to require marrfovge licenses. The house is evi- ^ dcr.it ly against any form of miamagfc ^ license. A bill by Mr. Douglass of -Chester-, field, requiring railroads to post late . trains every 15 minutes, instead of 30 minutes, as under the present law, passed tho house without opposition. ft O Air. Nash's bill to establish an insurance department has been dis- ^. cussed but not voted on in the house. Senator Earle has a bill to fix passenger rates, his schedule of rates III being less than two cents for mileage books. It alsxi prohibits tire exchange of transportation for advertising. Senator Carlisle has a bill ^ fixing the nates in accordance with the suggestion's of President Fin ley. ri * The senate has passed over Gov. 111 Ansel's veto a bill relating to a local sohoird district, in Lexington county. 'l Senator Efird of Lexington made a " flghl for t'he bill and the senators 'r stod by their fellowjsenator. ^ Petitions for prohibition have se.it '1( in from several places, including Richland county. A delegation appointed by (he Sl.at'o Baptist convcn- s'' tion has appeared before the dispensary committee and asked for a state w law, the spokesman being the president of the convention, Air. C. A. Smith of Timmonnville. The house has passed a resolution condemning W' the action of the Aiken county (lis- hi pen?ary Iward in o|>ening a ddspen- pf 'fcary at North Augusta, in defiance W it f democratic. doctrine. An cltort my l>c* made to have the resolution econsidored. 'ARMERS' UNION ELECTS OFFICERS. Harris of Pendleton Elected President?Large Delegation Here. 'Ii3 Stale, 2lird. The Farmers' union of South Carona met in the council chamber in he city hall at 11 o'clock yeviterda.M, illi 24 counties represented by 10(5 elevate*. Besides tlio delegates lieie w.is a large crowd of! visiting icwlbers. President ('. S. Hanv.tr, the presionI of the National union, presided t all the sessions. The body adopted a constitution hiidi is more explicit than the old ne and will give Ix-ttcr satisfaction r> the .members, it is claimed. The utmost lyannony prevails and here is no schism or faction in the ;iion. There never was a more harlonious meeting, it is claimed. After the adoption of the eonstituion iho following officers were electd: R. Harris of Pendleton, president. A. J. Pen-it of Darlington, vice resident. J. \Y. Reid of Spartanburg, secreary-trensu rer. W. E. Rodie of iSalwla. chaplain. R. P. Earle. of Greenville, organ izr. ?A. F. Calvert' of Abbeville, dooreeper. S. Quinn of Cherokee, conductor. Executive committee??W. R. Parks f Edgefield, J. 0. Strilbling of Anerson. 0. P. Goodwin of Laurens, .T. 'rank Ashe of York, T. C. Willoughy of Florence, L. L. Raker of Lee. The following resolutions wore unniniously ndoptod: "Resolved, by the State Fawners' nion (if South Carolina, That the jgislature now in session be and is erc'by urged .t<i pass the Richards ill for the. repeal of the agricultural ien law that our people may have elief from its ruinous effects. "Resolved, further, That our State >gisl.alure be ni"ged to speedily pass labor contract' law that will stand he test of the courts." Out of Sight. Philclus M. .TIelfcr has estaiblishd a college am one: the prisoners at uiburn, X. Y? the faculty being omposed of convicts who are gradates of Oxford. Harvard, Yale and thcr great universities. Discussing his old college scheme peen'tlv, Mr. Heifer said: "Rut anything is good for convicts IVat interests, cheers and 'encourages 11em. Diseouragc them, scorn thorn, nd you rouse the latent evil in them ven as it. -was roused t.he other day i a frail and beautiful New York rpewriter girl. "This refined creature worked fori rather cranky old broker. The brokr found a good deal of unjust fault 'i/tli her. but she was gentle and pa onl, and put up with him in silence. "One morning, however, he turn[1 up in a quite insupportable hulor. " ''Look at mv desk!' he roared. All in disorder! All in confusion! 11'? " 'Rut, sir,' (lie young girl inlerlpted mildly. 'yf?.c have often told e never to touch your desk.' " 'Well, T don't want you to disirb my pawl's,' he admitted. And ien his eves caught a sheet of posi"-e stamps. 'Rut look at these amps. T don't want them here,' >. shouted. "She took up the stamps. " 'Where shall T put tlvem, sir?' ie said. "'Ah' he snarled, 'put 'em anyhove?'anywhere out of sight.' " She finished. " 'V'-rv well, sir,' she said icily; ul, giving the stamps a quick lick ith er pretty tongue, she struck the g sheet, on his bald head and denied to look for another jo(l).'' ? 'ashingtbn Star. WHERE STATE'S MONEY WAS SPENT LAST YEAR. Interesting Annua.! Statement from Comptroller General Jones?Es: fcimates of Expenditures for Year 1908. (V'inplroller General .Jones lias submitted (o (lie general asse>mbly liis estimates of the receipts and expenditures tor the year 1908 and also a detailed account of the expenditures tor 1907. The eonvplroller genural estimates that a tax of 4 .3-4 mills, together with tlu? revenue from indi| r.vt sources, will pay the estimated ivvpi'iises of tiie S|iate and leave a surplus < t' $-25,000. while a levy of 5 mil's will not only pay the expenses; of the Stale, hut will pay the dciliciency of 1007, amounting to $64,j 000. and leave a surplus of over $20,- J .000. At the same time the comptroller general estimates that the approI priations lor the year will exceed those of last year i)v about $150,000, i thus making allowances for any -exj traordinary expenses that-' might be made and also for the. expenses of the general oleetiotn, which bakes place in the fall. 1 ho report is of interest to every j taxpayer in the State, as it shows i exactly how the money will bo spent I in the various departments. It is as j follows: I To the Honorable General Assembly of South Carolina: As required by Jaw, I submit herewith fiio annual report of this office for the fiscal year ending Decem'ber 31, 1007: In the State treasury a c>a&h balance of .. .$ 275,448.42 Les-v-* warrants issued by comptroller general and not paid at close of business Dec. .11, 10,003.35 leaving a cash balance, as shown by eomptrolbooks $ 255,785.07 Of this cash balance tho following special funds are not available for ordinary expenses of the State government: Privilege lax $ 805.00 S. Carolina Dispensary 28.0(5 ('omission sinking fund (ordinary) 002.05 Morrill fund 0,002.70 Sinking fund, for reduction 3,701.73 Permanent school fund. 8,128.75 Insurance sinking fund. 13,550.41 Hank examiner's fees.. 1,308.73 Redemption brown con"?,R 2,000.14 Clemson bequest 457.70 Special dispensary investigation 41.08 Firemen's pension fund 21.45 Dispensary auditor's salary and expenses ... 1,002.08 Trust, school fund U. S. 51,171.72 Game protection fund (Audubon society)... 280.00 Total special funds $ 03,502.06 Cash balance ordinary expenses 102,103.01 Drought forward cash balance ordinary expenses $ K>2,103.01 Uncollected taxes 1007 and back yeaix, estimated 010,540.07 Total available for ordinary expenses 1008 $1,081,733.08 Less notes and interest outstanding $ 300.321.8:; Balance interest on bonded debt due Jan. 1. 1008 82.807.77 Tn tores t; on 1st a n dli ng, past, due ... 2,840.32 Open balanco appropriation 1007, $70,032.01, of which there will bo expended about 70,000.00 $ 405,065.04 Leaving estimated balance for ordinary expenses 1008 .. !. . .$ 016,688.04 Add insurance license | fees, estimated, 1008, and additional license $ 45,000.00 Koes secretary of State, ( estimated, 100S .. .. 20,000.00 Fees corporation licens- I es, estimated, 10OS .. 70,000.00 Income tax, estimated, 1008 .. .. 12,000.00 ( Salaries railroad comnvisssioners, paid by J railroads 10,700.00 Hoard of fisheries . . .. 10,000.00 I I Total indirect taxes, estimated, 1008, . . . .$ 173,700.00 Total 'balances 1007, and previous years, and indirect taxes 15)08 700,368.04 The etsliinlated expenses oL' the 1 State government for 1008 are $1,422,232.30.. It appears that if th'J 1 appropriations do not exceed the estimated expenditures for 1008, it will require the taxes of .1008, 081,864.00, and as no part, of these taxes will 'be available 'before November 1, it is apparent that the State in list ; borrow $37"),000.00 t<> pay expenses ] before the taxes of 1008 are availa- ; iblc. The State's revenue for 1008 1 from taxes estimated and based up- ; on tlie present assessment of $207,- : 438.0:50.00, at a rate of 4 3-4 mills 1 oil (lie dollar, would retalize $1,270,- i 330. To this add from indirect and ? other sources $173,700. and we have ] a total estimated revenue of $1,444,- < 030. If the 'estimated expenditures, $1,422,232, arc not exceeded, a State | levy of 4 3-4 mills will pay all ap- ; propria Pious and leave a surplus of | $21,798. * i Less Deficiecy. 1 In my last annual report f called ' attention to the gratifying circum- ! stances that the. Stale (finances were iiv such condition that it would only 1 be necessary to borrow aibout' $1.">0,000 to $175,000, as compared with $500,000 in 100;>, to meet the current ex- 1 penses prior to the collection of taxes for ihat year. In consequenc of 1 the increase in current appropria- 1 tions of $102,783, more than was es- ' timatcd in my "eport, without a cor- 1 responding increase in the revenue, ' thei'e would have been a deficiency 1 of $102,783 in meeting the appropriations of the. year. This deficiency < was found to he much less, because i of an increase of $11,487,000 made | by t'lio State board of assessors in i the assessment of railroad and otii- I er corporation property, together ? with the natural growth of the State 1 causing $0,451,000 increase of other < t'axaiblc property which resulted in i an iurease of ad valorem State (axes to the amount, of $80,721. This, . together with an increase from cor- ; poration license taxes of $23,755, , following the decision of the su- , preme court in the ease of the licit- , ish and American Morlagage com- | patiy, and the unexpended balance of ] $13,580.47, written off, and $10,000, estimated open balances, to lie written off for the year 1007, with other revenues, reduced the deficiency at' the close of the fiscal vear to $64,420.00. The increase in the. valuation of railrcvad and other corporation prop- , erty of the State 'board was caused by their effort to obey the law, by assessing sueh property at its true ; value. The hoard did so; but n|w>n ( a showing ,made by the corporations ' affected, that other property was tax- ' ed at much less than its true mine, and that the taxation of this property at its true value was a discrimination against the corporations, un- 1 der decision of the courts, tho Stale J hoard granted the request' fir a reduction of the assessment t-i 00 per i of what was deter.i; -el to he . the {.lit value of the property. Estimates for lf08. Tii? ordinaly expense-, of the Stale! I f.u is estimated a! ,422,232. j 1 vhicli is in excess of tho estimated i s <xr-!-^es of 1007 by $1"A150. The | increaserd estimate for 1008 is cans-1 v ed by the statut'ory appropriations, s legislative contracts made at your last session, and the general election s expenses for I lie ensuing year, vi: (. Annual apprpriation for , high schools $ 50,000.00 ,, Tncreaso of pensions .... 25,000.00 Balance duo on purchase of police barracks for South Carolina Military J' Academy 7,500.00 ' u 'ommissioti on Sl'ato house ami grounds .. . 15,000.00 'neroase maintenance I Wiuthrop college (salaries) 4.350.00 iVnoral el.'cl-'on expe?.\j-. and piT.t!i m 25,000.00 Salaries supervisors ! w retii ?!**;"?ti?"?? . (5,130.0') (' '.oard of i'.s cies .. 7,(500.00 f ncreaso in salaries st'Ono- s araohers. assistant : ! * torucy v'':n- al, phv<. ii eian ami captain eC b guard .t t penitentiary ami clerk of historical <? eon.mission 1,340.00 f ioni**l (>f health pure food 1' inspection . 1,000.00 a fnsurance Wiuthrop col- o lege 2,059.00 I $150,150.00 h There (being a deficiency of $(i4,- 1 120 nl the end of the year l!)07, and he estimated expenses for the. year <> I00S being $1,122,2:12. as a.iiove li dated, il will he necessary for your < loiiorable body to levy a lax for the ii rear 1 {JOS, which, with the other u sources of income, such as corporation licenses taxes and other taxes from indirect sources, will pay this defi iency. as well as the estimated ex- ^ penses of the year 1!)0S, both agr regal ing $1,485,(501, s In order to eompy with the consti- i lot ion. article 10. section 'J. a levy of < ") mills will raise $1,337,100. To ( this add the estimated revenue, from s indirect sources of $173,700. and W3 t iiave $1,510,800, leaving o surplus ( balance of. say, $25,000. Had this con- . -ditulional provision been eonvplie:l \ with heretofore, the State would. (. now be on a cash basis, aid if it il is now complied with, in a few years . Ihis result will be attained. This is clearly apparent' from the fact that | with an actual deficit of $04,429, (he ^ S'ltate only had !o borrow $350,00 in the year 1f)07; whereas in 1005 it had lo borrow $500,000. Tn other words, ^ Ilw> State only lacks the amount of borrowed money to be on a cash basil! the appropriations are kept within the amount of the estimated j revenue, the natural increase in pro- . i>erty values will give a surplus an- ^ iimillv which will soon be sunicienl ^ to run the State until the collection j ?f taxes, thus rtbviating the necessity j for borrowing money in anticipation j if the collection of taxes, and place lie iS'tale on a cash basis. Vour attention is called to the , datement that follows, showing the ( incieased receipts and expenditures . >1' the Stat'e from 1807 to 1007. The ( receipts for 1007 are necessarily estimated, for the reason that on Decern- <_ bor 31 the net uncollected taxes estinated for 1007 amounted to $910,540. \ BOY OF FOUR BURNS BARN. I i Rom?.rkable Instance of an Outburst t of a^Child's Temper Near {> Santuc. n The -State. d; Union, Jan. 20.?-A remarkalble in- o stance of the serious matters that j an follow a child's outburst of temper, is reported today as having oc- ^ urred in this county near Santuc ? rcsterday. From the storv as told, it vppears that because a little 4-year- ? Id negro boy whose mother would (| lot dress him in his best suit of |( lollies and take him to church with | ler, the boy became so enraged that ? ifter li is mother had gone away from |, ionic, in a spirit of anger ret' (ire to a M arge barn and completely destioyed j, t with all it's contents. p The boy's father's name is Andy tl familton an 1 lives on I)r. T. B. p dates' place near Santuc and the c .lory that the direct causo of the e: iriving was duo to tilie boy's anger, i*as vouched for by several respon- r. ilble persons. cj The barn was fpiite a good sized j a truolure and contained, it is said, N oiisiderable forage. Wli^n the |>a- '1 en Is returned , home and found ut what thoir offspring had done '*< nd what -had caused it, all, what they " id mav be imagined though at this * w nocture the chapter on spanking is f, nrecorded. iu ARRESTS MADE AT RIO. )cvelopmcnts in Plot to Blow up American Ships?Band Made up qf Foreigners. Kio ile Janeiro, Jan. 20.?Thera ore I'urther developments today, neordtinj? to ('he local police, to t?ho ofurts .1km iif? made to unearth the porous responsible lor the allowed plot i? destroy part of the American fleet i this hai'bor. Several arrests have eon made. A band which is supposed to have r^aniy.ed the plot is mado up of oreijjncrs. It ptwsumaibly is comosed of five Italians, one. Canadian nd two Ciernuvns. John Fedlver is ne of the Mermans. Thrco of tho talians have been arrested, and it is aid What oUier members of tho band ave been taken into custody at Sao 'anlo. The hand counted on the assistancft T a Spaniard named Uochero, who as lived in this city for a lo'.itf time, i year ajjo, however, this man went nsane and since till en lvo has been shut p in a sanatarium at Montevideo. JOHNSON'S AVAILABILITY. few York World. 44 The republic is opportunity," aid <larlicld. Could the Democrmtic >arty nominate any man for presilent who more completely embodies his vital principle ot American intitutinns ttlian (iov. Johnson, of Minicsota? Is there another man whose anilidacv would prove such an inpiration to the foreign-born voter vho has reached up to freedom and iti/.enship? Not since Andrew Jackisou has tho Tnited Staltcs had a preside.it whose >arents were 'born under another 'lair. Not the part of Jackson's niar elous political strenu'th lay in the ippenl he made to those humble city.ens of t'be Hepublic who realized hat what, he had done the son of nine other immi'i'rant miuht do. AecoriVmu- t> the census returns, ess than lisvM* t''ie voting population if thi' 1'nitcd Slates is of na-tivetorn white parentage. One-lourth of t was foreign-horn, and of the naive-born population nearly on.>ourth had for-.-iirn-horn parents. It s to this latter element that (lov. fohnson belongs, as did Andrew Fackson. The Scandinavian population, from vhich flow Johnson speanjr, holds til is lalaisce of political power in Mitiicsota, South Dakota and North Dakota. These three States have 10 lertoral votes, and Mr. Bryan coul 1 i. ( po.vsjib'ly carry one of tihein. The Scandinavian influence is very troiu; in Illinois, Wisconsin, IMicnii;m, and Montana, which have *' 'otes in the electoral collejre. Mr. <rvan could not make the sliirhtcst mprcssioii on the Republican -majoriies of these States. There are. (>0/)l")0 Scandinavian voters in Chicago alone md 86,000 in Illinois. Under normal Militica) conditions sutfh as existed ie'fore Mir. Rryan became tho hxuler >f the Democratic party, tln-y mipht perhaps turn the State. ("lov. Jdhnson's appeal would not. ie restricted to Swedes and Nonveians. It- would ?nl t-o all thoso 1 emeu Is, once alien in blood or lniurlatre or allegiance, who sought freelorn under the American f 1 a?r, and now from their own experience that he repnblie is what flai'fiold said it ,'as?opportunity. The candidacy of his son of a Swedish immigrant 'ho has worked his way up from the um'blest conditions would he hnr.lv less inspiring to the native-born linn to I lie man of foreitrn birth or a rent aire, for John Johnson's enri?r represents the proudest and old<1 boast of American citizenship. The World repeals what it. has nloady said, filial as the Democratic mdidate for president he would ba I least 1,000.000 votes stronj^er in ew York and New Jersey alone inn Mr. Dry am Surely the Democratic national >n vent ion will not shut its eyes to ie qualifications and availability of icli a man unless it is so infatuated ith defeait- and disaster flint tho tintesf prospect of victory is ropugint.