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VQL~LV NO. 37 ^ N'^W UK y. 8. O.,^ HU DAY. FEBEUAEY 2 8 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR Jf'STATE EXPENSES INCREASED. ] $1,635,857 Will Have fco be Raised by 1 y?< Taxation?Of This Amount $175,[ , 000 Will Come From License Fees. |||||f Columbia, February 25.?The State | ^^mvill need $1,585,857.27 for expenses j&jgQmndor li e Appropriation AH of 1,903. Legislative Appropriation Act is Mfliiot uu/oulfJ in this iiiv.n.nry. an.il l.^\'SvitIi this :lie total expenses of the instate wrl r;?n up to $1 (iT>.Si>7 Compftroller Go i?? el ?!? ties ha d-ne ?oiue figuring on the siiuat'.m :nl -loos iu4t tejS' think the matter serious, but is only 'vyf impressed with the suddenness of th3 increase in the State's expenditures. He figures that the taxable property . of the Stale is $267,000,000, and this will raise by direct taxation $1,468,500. Tn addition to this the State gets from charter fees, insurance fees and license taxes aibout $175,000, which will run the total income from these sources up to $1,641,500. a. The State, with a 4 1-2-mill levy | '/ last year, ran $68,000 behind. This has to be paid out of the first income of the State, as under the constitulion any deficiency has to tie paid be||L fore new expenses are to be incurred. Mr. .Tones figures that there will he about $45,000 not called for in the general appropriation bill that is unexpended balances and money not used. This will run the amount up to about $50,000 that will be to the credit of the general appropriation bill. 'Mr. .Tones had an old report in hand and found that the general appropriation bill of 1807 carried an expenditure of $879,500, and that the tax levy that year raised a surplus of $101,000. The taxable values then aggregated $173,000,000. Since that time?ten yearst?there has been an increase in taxable values of over *04.000,000 and the levy has been in- I < creased one-half mill. The tax levy may npjiear high to some, but when il is remembered that the money is being honestly spent and V that things have been neglected for [? . | a lonsr. time, and that salaries are still W. l entirely loo low, it is not. much after malL cKri The increase in the tax levy ought to raise $267,000 more than last year, J| and of this amount $68,000 will be reIra quired to meet the already made de'fieiency. J GIBSON RECEIVES SENTENCE. Is Given Six Months m Penitentiary Without Hard Labor?Appeal $$? Taken. I Mr. Thomas .1. Gibson, one of the fondants in the stolen bond case in ilumbia, who was convicted at the ring term of the court for liichlaml unity for 1907, but who was too uu>11 to appear i:i court to receive the >aled sentence which was left for in, appeare.i this week and the folwing sentence by Judge Prince was ''The defendant, Thomas J. Gibn, having been duly convicted on e charge of receiving stolen goods, lowing them to have been stolen, e sentence of the court is that the id Thomas J. Gibson be confined I lie State penitentiary, without ird labor, for a period of six ( Signed) "Geo. E. Prince, "Presiding Judge." Notice of appeal to the supreme urt was given and Gibson was reused on bond, the amount of the md being fixed at $2,000. It will be recalled that Gibson in lined ion with Daniel Zimmerman is convicted on the charge of stealg from the treasurer's olTi.ce, ihds amounting to $12,500. Zimmer(in w-as the bond clerk in the treaser's office during the time and Gibn was a local bond broker. Zimmerman pleaded guilty to Baling the bonds and testified that ey were disposed of through Gibn and that the two divided the oils. Zimmerman was sentenced to ree years in the penitentiary. Roth | ses have been on appeal to the sueme court. The Coney Island United Shows il be here for one week comnieiicinjf on day, March 2. IK FILE NEW BILL. Complaint of Whiskey Cdncorns in ' F | Federal Court?State Despositories Named. I I The State. Charleston, Fob. 2-j.?iT;i tlve office ! of the clerk of tlu? United States cir- J cu.it court today papers _were filed in i ii jan amended and supplemental hill of i! I comiplainlt hv the attorneys of the '11 AViltfon Distilling company, Anheus- I'i | er-dhisch brewery, (lallagher & Bur- , n ton and Jack Cranston & Co., against ' h the State dispensary commissioners j .-I I and the luvnks which are lepositories t. for tJie funds of the commission. - ? ; The bill declares thai the plaintiffs -i have their only nenreoy m ? eourt or* e< equity and asks the appointment of a ' e: received as administer upon the af- I e fairs of the State dispensary; a re- 1) straining' ord>cr to prevent the com- it tnissione-rs from paying' out any mon- 1 e; ey until authorized by the court; the a appoint mend of a master to take tes- ! f timony and ascertain the claims of j creditor ?, paying' such as may be an- ' ti th'oni/x'd by the court, and incidental- 1; ly requiring' the commissioners to , ;1 make an a'ceounting to the court for )i all money paid out ana received, sale . -.1 of all property, die., and for such , ti other relief as may be found neces- u sary. The order was sinned early this li morning- by Judge Pritcliard at Ashe- <) \iille and under the order the commis- ja siioners are required tio answer the ae- ! d lion a.t a hearing in Asheville on Feb- h 29, at 10 a. m. o In the bill of complaint it is alleg'- j y ed that the commissioners have | \> wrong-fully and unlawfully failed and ti refused to pay tJne just claims of the j t' plaintiff; that the commissioners are j j delaying" and trying" to defeat the , 0 payments, have denied their trust and 'bat they owe any duty to the cred' irs of (be dispensary, have wrongly ' f and unlawfully exceeded the powers j conferred mpon I linn by la w and us- j , urped and at tempted to exercise the j < powers of a court, unlawfully at - j > templed to anrogiate to themselves ex-'t elusive jurisdicilion of all claims j ,] against the diisepnsary ami funds in their hiands, I IkiiI these powers and n functions, unlawfully usurped, have j been partiially, unfairly and oppres- n sivelv exercised. The hearings have ^ mot been designed tio ascertain just ? liaibilities hut to secure evidence for ( criminal prosecution of alleged g'naf- n ters; witnesses have been unlawfully i, assembled for the .service of papers v upon thenis while refusing* to p-asw juflt claims; thai tine commissioners t, are attempting- to have the act of L, 15)07 amended so as to legalize the ,, usurpation otf the lunclions of the j court and tihe exercise of these wrong- |, I'ul claims and exclusive jurisdiction: tlvait they seek lo place the funds be- ., yond tlie reach of ibis court and olli- j | er courts and render it impossible to n have any claims paid, s'ave those thai i they see fit to pay, ami the commis- j.. sione.rs go farther, according to the ^ coniipkunt, in their last contention / that lilie commissioners deny the right 0 of the plaintiff lo h'ave their claims I i tog-alt ed in a court of general jurisdiction and are attempting- to twake such denial effectual. SALUDA COUNTY COURT. * o May he Necessary for G-ov. Ansel to '' Order Special Term. n The situation in Saluda county with reya-'d lo the courts in an intcrestin?r one for the 'Stale officials. ' A dispatch in the Slate yesterday s mornin'i' stated thai in esiaiblishiny the two new circuits and rearrang- 1 in<r the old ones Saluda had been ! 'l lefl without a court for the present, frov. Ansel has looked into the law M'1 on the subject and will probably, upon request of Chief Justice Pope, or- ' der a special term with the newly elected judg'e, Hon. Jas. W. DcVoro. to preside. The court, if ordered. '' will open Monday. ' tl Excelsior Union. ^ Excelsior Union will mice I at the a school house on Friday morning' alU< nine o'clock. All llie members arc j a earnestly requested t<i be on hand .il n the appointed hour. j t< . -".-v.. vVl'/'i -1 '. 1 V WOMAN BRAINED WITH AXE. oul Murder Committed by Negro in Lexington?Sitting Alone in Her Home, Near Cayce, Mrs. Paul D. Ellisor Ha> Her Skull Split Open. Columbia, February 20.??Sitting I In*i* home, two miles we>t of Cavce, ii- ino-niniv. white-haired Mrs. Paul '. Kllisor was suddenly struck down rum behind by a neirro burglar a mill with 11or husband's ax.1. The eavy weapon sank deep in to the <"11 and dwitb was pn.balbly inslanmcous. IIjis work dMiiCk tho asissin strove to cov.'r up the evidence D that the crime would not be distvercd until he had made good his cape. Catchiny up the pitiful, wastil body he forced it into a clothes asket near at hand and tossed over the quilts from the bed. Then niching nj> Mr. Kllisor's shotgun ml one of his coats the murderer led. Tho crime was not discovered unil an hour or more afterward. Mr. IMisur had yone to New Hrookland t an early hour to sell vegetables, a vintr "Mrs. Kllisor alone in the lit le thivo-reom house. The supposiion is that the murderer, secinir the. latter of the house drive away, supnsil the home to be empty. Mr. Elsor returned lo the house at about .:W o'clock and found his daughter nd several friends sitting upon the oorstep awaiting his return. The onse was locked up. and all supposil that Mrs. Ellisor had closed it to un over to a neighbor's. After ailing around the'premises for some ime they became alarmed and forced lie door to find the reality far worse lian anything they could have fearI. The alarm was qiiicldv given, and rithin the hour men were searching or the murderer. Within a few minutes after the larm was e;i veil Mr. Swvgerl, coti abie for Magistrate Baehman, of ?ow Broe'kland. was on Ihe scene. TTe nok chart'e of the premises and niirer Mi-. Baehman's directions emlauelled a jury, which viewed the retains. The inquest was then adiiuiiied to 10 o'clock tomorrow lornimr. when it will be resumed at I*r. Bachman's office. The body rclains at the home. T't is said that he funeral, will take place Friday lorning in the Dutch Fork, of T;e\*ivrton county, wheiv the deceased :a* born and reared. It is believed that the murderer !imo direct to Columbia hoping- to lode pursuit in the criminal quarters I' the cilv. The police- were not notied of the murder until nearly two our* aft m- it had been discovered. Mrs. KUisor leaves her husband, n aved farmer mucti respected in be community, and six children, four mm i'md daughters and two ?towii iTh-'se children are: Mrs. Afar| Hovv, Mr*, \urelia fleddintrs, Irs. X.trab Auehtry. wife of f!eorn*e uurhtrv, Mrs. Bessie Ferrell. wife f T.ester Ferrell. Arthur KUisor and Ycd KUisor. News From Excelsior. Excelsior, February 37.?-Excelsior 'armors' Union will meet at the cliool house Saturday morning at J) 'clock. Each member is requested i? be present if possible as business f much importance will be transaeld. Little Miss Nannie Wheeler has een confined to her bed for the past ; !> days with pneumonia. Oald to ;??;<? ?lie is improving. Mks llosalee Wheeler, of Kewbery college, spent Sunday at her home ere. Mr. B. A. Thomason's ii.tlc son is uii'iincd lo hi* hed with pneumonia. Mrs. II. S. I?. Kibler and daughter. !i*s rha, of Newiherry, spent 'Sunay wit'll her mother's family. Our new school building was coml.'ted ou Tuesday afternoon and liool oj?ened again Wednesday lorn inn-. We now have one amongst le nice?! country school houses in le-wherry county and one we should II feel proud of. Our Sunday diool will meet second 'Sunday afterooii in March and with a nice new rgan and a large 'i hoiw new hope > have a !a?vc S,unlay dmal. HERE'S WHAT THE ' LEGISLATURE DID ' SCORES OF NEW LAAVS. MOST OF THEM PURELY LOOAL. Very Few Measures of State-Wide 1 Importance Pa.s?cd?Colleges Were Treated Liberally. News ami Courier. 1 Columbia, February '21k?dnberalily, "personal privilege" ami letting : well eii<sni!'li alone, characterized the session of I lie (ieueral Assembly of IPOS. h will go down into history ' as a conservative, liberal-minded ami "standing pat " ("5 on oral Assembly. The peoiple nmler tlie laws Ibal have been enacted will continue to enjoy the same privileges that they have heretofore been permitted. Those who want to give liens can do so, for there 1ms been no iatereforence with Chat statute, although a persistent effort was made to do so. Those who have been permitted to loyally sell or buy liquor will be allowed to continue to do so. for the liquor laws stand exactly as they did a year ago, and exceipt for a few special Acts relative to the distribution of Ibe profits in the various counties, increasing the pay of the boards of control and providing for the winding up of the old State dispensary nothing whatever was done on the liquor question. The county boards continue to have the same privileges that they have heretofore had relative to the opening or closing* of the dispensaries; no new rights are given the voters, except th'at in several counties, where an election has recently been held a new 'trial is to be given and elections arc 'provided for oilier counties. The railroad laws stand practically as they have heretofore done, and the much mooted passenger rate legislation came to nothing. There have been no general laws enacted, unless the statute providing for an insurance department and a special officer of the board of health and the creation of two new judicial circuits be so regarded. While there was abundant discussion of general issues, nothing special was done. What was really done in an affirmative way is best: shown by the complete list of Acts that lvave been ratified. This is the net result of the work?the rice after all the chaff has been left in t'he mill. Tt is a formidable array of legislation, but' close inspection will show that practically the entire list is of local, county or special legislation, as necessary, perhaps ;is other things. ibul not of such I general importance. T have, at great , pains, undertaken to classify the list ! of ratified Ads so as to give the render a better understanding of what was done and to enable Ihoso interested tn find that in which they may be especially interested. It. v ill be seen how important a i part county affairs now take in legislation. The list of Ads relative to county affairs includes items ranging all the way from amhority to buy a couple of bloodhounds, to permission to build a court house; from legislative authority to abolish offices, lo permission to cut trees along the public highways. Some of the counties want lo reindcx their records, others want in have their county affairs examined by experts; some want to borrow money; others haw sinking funds that have money to lend; some want to tighten the stock law; others to loosen it up a bit, and all this appears to necessitate legislation. Some countries want more cotton1 weighers; others want to fire some of those they have along with county i commissioners or masters, and there; I has to be more legislation. Some of! the counties want to pay for elec- | tions on new counties or other mat- j ters, and others again want to change ' the law relative to the working of the j roads. And all this, for some mvs- j Icrious reason, calls for a special Act in almost every case. If it lie desir-i ed to furnish a county office with new | furniture State legislation seems necc-.-ary. Funny, is it not ? Next' to county legislation comes j i-h'tioli. an!lio;-i:y for the i-. ; siianec o!' new b.nids. Towns from the size of dollferson to Columbia all want t to issue bonds for cilv purposes. Olli- s i>r cities and counties have bonds fall- t inn' duo and they arc arranjj'iujy (o v have them refunded. To the early s part of ili,' session a ironoral statute a was passed exempt insr from all taxa- u lion Stale, county and municipal, all 1) lionds issued in aid of schools, or for t school buildinu's. Twenty of the Ads lvfer to claims for various matters. ^1 ??sl of the. / idaiius are for overpaid taxes or for a dock killed, and it will lie noted thai 'I some of the claims are for less than I much more than lhal was spent t in the print i:ii? alone to have the e claims paid. Phe matter of Mie contract labor * laws ??ave the (Joiioral Assembly much conhern. but a statute was on- I acted that it is thought will moot the ?1 needs of the State. ( ("' instructive legislation was tiro motto ot the Assembly. 'There wore 1 some who complained, but the people 1 are satisfied, and while some may complain of their taxes hoiim1 a bit I higher, they are to i?vl somolhim?" for 1 their money. Tii:> State colleges are boinjj; woll suppo-ted. a ad each is to be i>iv.?n > funds with which to erect now build- ' in.ns. i The new circuits w->ro established to relieve what it was claimed was an unbearable congestion. < An insurance department '.vas established to otter protection to the policydiolders of the (Stale. Toe total expense of t'liis department is to bo paid by the insuranee compa.iies, i as the State bank examiner is now paid by the banks of the Slate. < A health ollioerhas boon provide! for. ivnd he is to bo paid out of the funds now devoted to the Stale board of health. There is to bo a now and necessary resist ration of all the voters of Hie State. I ..But here is the list of ratified Acts what was actually done at the session 1 of IMS. Dispensary. II. S17 (S. Mil :) An Act (o provide for the distribution of the funds aris- ' in*.*" from the sale of alo'ltolic liquor in Abbeville county. An Act to provide for the distribution of i he fund arising from the sale of alcoholic liquors in Richland county. An Ad to amend Section 2 of an ' Act entitled' " An Acl to declare the law in reference to. and to regulate ! the manufacture, sale, use, consniiup- < tion. possession, transportation, and dispo itiou of alcoholic liquors and bevora.' .< in til.' State and to police t'lio sam;." approved the Kith day of Fobriiaiy. A. lb. 1007, in so far as I' s'ljn;. relaito I'nion oou i'.v. iS. >'.!!( it!. 1.")('">:) An \et to amend Soctii " of a i Act ent'll *;l "An Act : to <h to !I1 > law in reference to, and I 111 ;; (|||. ii.'Vtuf.lcl ore. side. I use. i. iM"i>t;< n. po-- sioii, transport: : i< is a id disposition of alcoholic liffo: ; :;ud beveia-res within the S|; ami lo in tier ll.e s.?ni<\" as re- I jrards Charleston. Kerdi;*>v, Orange- , bui'v and Snnilor counties. ir>. 1.1 'i(5 (II. I,I:?(?;) \i) Act to I | ain- ixl Section of an Act entitled "An Act to declare the law in refer- < once to. and lo roynlalo the manufac- . lure, use, coiisunrplion, possession, 1 transportation and disposition of al f coholic liquors, boverntres, within this State, ami to police the same, so far as Hie same nwiy relate to (looriio- ; Icwn county." | S. SS{) (II. I ,.">()S.:) An Act to amend .< Sec tioii IS <d" an Acl citilled " A'n | | Acl |o declare the law in reference f t i. and to regulate the maiuifacl nre^ ; ( sale, use. consumption, possession, i t ra n.-port a I ion and disposition of al- < if'1111 ie liquors and he vera ires within f the Stale and to police the same." approved Kith day of I'V'bruary, A . I)., 1 i)rj7, in so far as the same applies ( to the counties of Churl est on and ) i (}oor<rolown. I | S. HOP ([ 1. 11 n:) All Act to make J an appropriation tr. mod the expenses | . < !' criminal proceed: n<r" and proceed- j > iie.'-s a-jfiins! certain : !:*<. rs nod olli- J >t jter-fins and to provide for the pfly- ' men!. I hereof. j , S. 1.000 (II. I.I7."?:1 An Ad to;' i'ik nd SfrtifM ") of an Acl entitled '' A n A'1' I' dOf 1:1 re ! it:' I;ii n r d'1" eiioe ! < , ".id to iiy.lilaie ! !ie n:P.i;.i me, ssilo, use. consun.pt it. n, possesion, li'iiiiMiprlitlHiii .md dispi>s:!'on 'I alconolic 1 i<|ii?ti*>c ami heversiy'js i 111 i! ? lli,1 Si silo and to police (lit* an.e, approved February Hi. 1!)07, so s In ehauye I In* compcnsat ion of thfl members o| ill,* county dispensary oard lor Ivichlaud and ('iiesler counties lS- 1.2KI (II. 1,230.) Mr. N\ash: A a ^c| lo amend an Act entitled "An ^c| lo provide lor the disposition oft II property connected with the Slato lispenssirv, and lo wind up its sifairs." so as lo provide eompeasaion for the members oT (Tie Staid ommission for tilie vear. H. ST.", (,S. Pi! |.) A| r. (J vles: An Act; nbmit t injr the ipiestion of ''dispeuai\ or "iki dispensary'' lo (lie voers of Aiken county al a special 'lection. Confederate Infirmary and Pensions. S. 22*1 (II. 711):) An Act to estabish a a infirmary for Ton federate Veterans. 11. 1.221 (S. 1.1S1 :) An Act In null orize the payment of cert sin hack lensions. Miscellaneous. II. 00S (,S. 1,0.'M?:) An Act lo pornil llit* establishment of tmhlic baths n oiilies containing ;t population of more than 20.000 inhabitants. S. 015 (l|. 1,.?.J0:) Aa Act to enahlo Will A. Kirby. dr.. of Dorchcsl*,1 a in _\ , a i,i j 11or over I lie a* d't wen 1 v !>? .ii>' 'v si iini< .,, , |0 the Mar. II. 001 (S. 1.2(10.t M,.. (Has,cock Aii A e| for tin- |>< o| < ( ! ji,<i of I'Ml pnver >si,m h. 'S- S7(i MI- 1.270:1 An A-1 t:> aelht>rize and permit masters' and sheriffs' sales in (iharleslon county to he made al (lie Charleston Heal IvMato Ivvehanito or such other place in said county ;is Ihe court mav direct II. 1.221 (,S. 1.1,91:) An Ad lo anthoru.. the payri*"!)! of certain back pensions. S. I.inr, (II. I.I2M:) An Act lo -' 'laril a.-ainsl the Mil roduel mv, of I ho Mexican boll weevi* into ih's Slate 'I- 1.0-M 6S. I.O.H.: Mr. Coll,ran: An Act to protect hotel, inn and !??*:?I'din*.r housekeepers. S. dt) (||. 1.1| |;) .\? j|( i!i>. term ol o.'Vn f <>on i! v Hip'-rinlende.,., SU|( t'y ^1 ' " I'l ! ,""_l i *d ra i' > 11 me >' e o..p. veyan j'anr yoa:\y. 1.0,'M (II. 7!)!:) An Act to auJ.iuri/e and empower electric railway, and ele: 1 rir lityhl companies | > I In ir property and franchise- |(l ilhcr "o?npan Itailroads. S. S_ I (||. I,-|-|.>;) An Act lo amend i*i ' itilb'.l ''An ah |o incor "M-aie I lie ri:i*i''be*ir. Khriiardi and. V.'allerboro b'srlwav fiimpsin v," apr?r??v.--fl Ihe 2:ir! day of February, 1000. by conferrin-i- iiikmi il ( ;,tain iltl:!: I i* n a I po-'er . and rat i fviii ill Ah*: done under the oriinnal e!iarler. S. Q":: (II. 1.2(1(5;) An \h to emend the ' irler ol t! ?* I !eor'.:elown and A i*1!i i n < 'onij .! <. ^" ' ! I" am md Section 2 of an Ac| lo reu det" the manner by which oinmon carriers shall adjust freight f ,-a ins. 'S- '.''HI (II. 701 : | An Act lo authorize and empower electric railways, ?as and electric liu'lil companies to l<'ase their properly and franchises o olher companies. II. <? 1.?-Alr. I>oiurlass: A bill to imend an AH entitled "An Act lo lnieml Section 2,170 of |),e Code (Volume I. Code of T/aws, 1002,) so is lo increase the penally provided Herein, and lo <j;ive. onedialf thereof o the parly a-.f-vieved a id Ihe olh r ha If to county,'' approved |'e!l>niiry 20. 1000, so sis lo further in rease said penally and reduce time rains are to be posted. S. I.2S0 (II. RV2.)?ATr. A. (!. B. ice: Nn A'cl lo amend Section 2.1 f>r> of Mm ode of (yaws relating to pi'isseni^ei* ales on railroads. On Ihe Due West load. S. I.DIM (II. 1. 100.)? AT r. Hardin: Nil Act lo reijiii-e Ihe Southern IfnilA'av to build a depot a I Mlacksbur-r, "* and lo provide a penally. S. 0<0 (II. 1,2o(i:) An Ah to repis re railroiol comvsinles I , pu( einlet' defleetors on the windows of pasi.'ii' er coaches. ^ Q,?' Ml. !.! Id:; ,\n Ah jiiisv l!ie Ait .'iisl.i Ml., ;r,