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I VOL XLV NO. 48 ^ raWBEBBY, s7o? TUESDAY, JUM1?ll908, ^ ^ TWICE A WEEK. SI.50 A YEAR Ii SNYDER DECLINES | THE PRESIDENCY | THE CLAIM OF WOFFORD UPO* HIM IS TOO STRONG. I It is Hoped That the Entire Mattel I Will be Disposed of in a Few I Days. The Slate. I "After conscientious deliberation 1 feel compelled to remain here. Let H tor following.'' ; The telegram conveying tliis in for mat ion came from Dr. Ilenry N. Sny dcr yesterday and was received b> I Mr. C. E. Spencer, chairman of tin I committee on organization of tin trustees of tho University of Soutl { Carolina. Sf It had been hoped that Dr. Snydci would accept and his friends on tin I board thought that he would do so 1 but his attachment for Wofford col 1 logo, proved too strong. The enthusift asm and friendly interest of the friends and alumni of Wofford col B lego proved too strong and the ap^ peal to his cntiment and to his sense Hoi' duty was such that he could no? ^Bsevor the ties.JM| Mr. Spencer .communicated to Gov BHtVnscl this decisi , of Dr. Snyder's. ifi||and the latter notified the trusteesffiiy wire: "Dr. Snvdor declines, iraltoard meets my otliee Monday afterDjmoon 5 o'clock. Come without fail.' The State campaign opens Wed wlpsdav. (lov. Ansel may attend the Ife-octing at St. Matthews and Sup ^ HjLintendent O. B. Martin wishes t< fifin the senatorial campaign party al ^ ^f'|!l"ter. Therefore it will be desira lilt to them personally to select f president at once, or to make ar raugemonts for the management oi the, university. A groat campaign for'now students is being projector and the...authorities wish to get this starltyl as soon as possible. Mr. Oscar L. Keith, professorelect of modern languages in the University of South Carolina, spent sev oral days here during commencement lie is now visiting his parents ii Athens, (la., and will shortly embark for Europe, returning here in time foi his official duties. Mr. Keith made an excellent impresion on all who met him, and ex liis visit to Columbia and the university. Friends of T)r. James A. It. Sober or, president of Newberry college who has been favorably considered ii connection with the presidency oi the university, announce that Dr Schcrer will not consider an offer al this time. It is understood that Dr Schcrer will soon leave for a trij abroad and expects to be absent foi about two years. DR. SNYDER'S DECISION PLEASES WOFFORD MEN Trustees Plddge Their Cooperation ir Enlarging Institution ? President's Salary Raised. The State. Spartanburg, June 13.?Dr. II. N Snyder announced before the boar* of trustees of Wofford college at theii mcet.ng tliis morning that lie wouh decline the presidency of l!.r ,Tiiiver si 1 y of South Carolina, which ha' born offered him by the board of tr.i* loos of that institution. Th-; loon board of trustees of Wofford college waited on Dr. Snyder at his iiom< Wednesday evening, and I ho stndenl body Friday afternoon. The two vis its convinced Dr. Snyder that his duty lay with WolYord, and after mak ing his annual report before the bonre' yesterday morning, he announced thai he had decided not to take the offei from the board of trustees of (h< t*f South Ca.olinv. Dr. Sudor's salary was raised t( $11,001) a year. The board of trustees were el,.ted over his yr.uouncomenl '"it lie would remain with Wofford immediately a committee was ap ted to draft a resolution o CS, lowing is the resolution a up by Hon. H. Hart Moss oi ngeburg and Rev. J. W. Kilg< f Florence: "Whereas Dr. Sny ler lias announc od to this hoard his intention oL' declining tlio Mattering offer recentlv T made him, we hereby express to him our sincere appreciation of his remaining' with ns ami pledge tiim onr f eiruest cooperation and support in his eflorts to enlarge and expand our college.'' * lliis was the most important it?*in of business before the board. However. several other transactions of importance to the college were cari ted out. Kev. W. T. Duncan, presiding elder of the Sumter district, was elected to till the vacancy on (In1 board caused by the death of Bishop \\\ \\\ Dun" can. who was chairman of (he board. ,r No chaiman of the board has been J elected yet. Possibly the election of * a chairman will be made at the meet 1 inn Monday morning. lion. John P>. Cleveland was today noiimiaied as chairman, but he declined the honor. A committee was then appointed to nominate some man for the place. A committee was appointed to draft suitable resolutions in memory of the late Bishop \V. W. Duncan, who for so many, years was chairman of the board of'trustees. After some discussion at the meeting- this afternoon and again at the meeting tonight, it was decided to build a $f>0,000 library building for the college, and a $50,000 dormitory. R. A. Child, the financial agent of WotTord, will be instructed to begin the canvass at once for the funds with which to erect these two buildings. The board of trustees adjourned at 10 o'clock tonight to meet atrain Monday morning. The rest of tho business transacted was of a routine nature. Reports showed that the college was in a most prosperous 1 eonditon in every aptiienlar ^ SENTIMENT VS. PROHIBITION. , That is the Conclusion of Dispensary Auditor West?Present Liquor System Gaining. N'ews and Courier. ( olumbia, June ?In the opinion 01 Dispensary Auditor West, who is constantly on the run into various sections of the State on official business, and who comes in contact with and talks to all classes of people all over the State, there has been a marked and steady slump in prohibition sentiment over the State during the past ninety days. He has his * doubts as to whether prohibition J would get a majority over the State as a whole were an election held on that issue right? now, and if the sentiment keeps on changing he is rath Or of the opinion that the August ' primary would register continuance of the present county option scheme as the will of the people generally. Mr. West does not know how to account for this change of general feel ing toward the question. He says the people just appear to be settling 1 down to acceptance of the present situation, although the anti-saloon people are keeping up their fight against the traffic. The fact that the question is practically eliminated . from the summer campaign, the iel solution to provide a separate box at r the primary for the issue having been I overwhelmingly voted down in the - State convention last month, may 1 have much to do with the general at titnde. ' Mr. West himself i^ a prohibitionist and liis observation is not father" ed by his desire in the premises. Mr. ^ West makes the interesting comment, which, he says, is abundantly borne out by the records, that if all memj hers of churches whose church law sets them in a militant attitude tn^ ward liquor were to withdraw their 1 patronage from the dispensaries from ' one end of the State to the other, the justly celebrated -county dispensary * svstem would dry up in thirty days * for want of enough business to pay t expenses. Beth Eden Union. P Beth Fden Farmers' union will meet Friday afternoon at Long Lane > school house at .'1 o'clock. ^ 0. M. Folk, Sooty. Octagon soap 4c. Player & Gauntt. PARDON GRANTED TO GABLE POWERS ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE OF GOEBEL'S SLAYER FREED. Ilov/ard is Also Absolved?Willson, Kentucky's Republican Chief Excxccutivo, Intervenes in -Notorious Murder Case. I'riitil;fori. I\'y? .June K>. ? My announcing iln* pardon today of Caleb Powers and .lames Howard, Gcfv. \\ illson closed tlie last chapter of one ol Kentucky's noted cases, in which the people of all sections of the I'nil ed Stales have formally expressed their interest by signing petitions 1^>;pardon. In the closing days of .January eiglil years ago, while the contest of William (ioebel for the gubernatorial seal occupied by William S. Taylor was being heard, (Ioebel was shot, dying later from his wound. The shot was believed to have come from a ! hall-opened window of the secretary I of State's olTice and as Celeb Powers j was then secretary of Stale, suspicion fell on him and his arrest followed. I* our times Powers has been put on trial for his life on the charge of complicity in the murder, three trials resulting in conviction adit sentence, death being the penalty in two trials. On the lourth trial, which eame after (he case had been carried to the Cniled Stales court and h\l finally been appealed to the supreme court,1 which turned il hack to the State courts, the jury disagreed and thereupon the efforts for a pardon for Powers as well as for James Howard, who bad been convicted some years ago on charges of complicity, were renewed. The names of many thousands of people of all parlies and all sections were appended to the petitions that poured in on Gov. Willson, who for several weeks lias been considering the case. His decision was made known today in the shape of a formal statement of the pardon and his reasons therefor. After reciting1 the fact that the application for pardon had been accompanied by a petition 1 rom nearly half a million persons some 240,000 of whom were Kcntuckians. Gov. Willson in his statements reviewed the history of (lie case, deploring the crime, and t hen said : "The sympathy which makes all the world akin, of every good man and woman, is with I he brothers, kinsmen and friends of the victim of the murder. ''I have not heard nor considered, but have refused to consider, any private or secret request or appeal in either of lliese cases and have without exception required thai all of the pr oeeedings should be heard publicly in the presence of representatives of both sides, so that all should know everything to which any weight was given for or against the applications, and that all the world should have a chance to judge that the reasons for the decision were just and righteous." After detailing the political conditions which e.vistM when the murder was committed, he continued: Impartial Consideration. "1 have considered the eases regardles of my personal wishes, sympathy or lirst impressions and wholly in the light of truth and right. I neither seek to avoid criticism not to win applause. I am reverently I hank fill thai I should be the instrument ol justice and mercy as God has given me to see my duty and know the right and my faith is that good may come of it, that peace jnav end these I roubles. "I grant Caleb Powers a full and unconditional pardon for the offense with which he stands charged, a restoration to all his rights of citizenship and order that he forthwith be released from I he jail in which he is incarcerated. My reason for granting a pardon is that I am firmly convinced that he is, beyond all reasonable doubt, innocent of (he crime charged against liiin in the indictment and that any further prosecution against him for the crime so charged would be a great wrong? and against the peace and wellbeing of the coiiimuiiuvnlt 11. J "In the 1ri;il of Youtsey (In* Stat? contended earnest I y for a verdict ilia I"' I i if I the lalal shot. My rcadini I? I" I In* testimony leaves no doubl . that l !ii-> charge was conclusively jproved. At the end ol' liis trial You j l-se.v accepted a life sentence and de filled not to appeal. I here is very little hope of evei having a .jury trial of this case ii Kentucky without political <|U<*sliom upperinost in the minds of the court the counsel and the jury. Because ol this and I lie unequal struggle of tin deteudant, with no means (excepl those given him) against the whole power of the commonwealth, I feel i a plain duty to end this futile strug iile. the anxiety, distress and waste of time, money and care, and to take away from hoth parties the hone ot contention and do all I can to rest on ponce to the State. 4' 1' or these reasons 1 pardon CaleTi Powers and order his immediate release tro'n the Scott county pail at (leorget win, this June l.'l. 1008. (Signed) "Augustus Willson. " (lov.'rnor of Kentucky." (5ov. Willson also granted a pardoi to Caleb I'ov/yrs upon the iudiclmenl pending against him in the I'Yanklii circuit court charging subornation ol perjury. The governor's reason for the pardon of James 1J. Howard and restoration of Howard to all the rights ot citizenship are that a careful examination of all of the evidence and proceedings of the trial had satisfied the governor beyond all doubt that Howard had nothing whatever to dc: with the murder of William CJoebel, but that Henry Voutsev, as set fort I in the reasons for the Powers pardon. formed the plan which was car ried out in the murder of Goehel. COLONEL HENDERSON URGED TO ENTER RACE His Friends Suggest That He An nounce His Candidacy For Senate in Coming Primary. (' I. I>. S. Henderson's friends hav? been urging him to reenter the rac< lor the I niled States senate since tin announcement of ex-Gov. Hey ward': withdrawal. It is known that Mr I ley ward s candidacy had much to d< with Mr. Henderson *s withdrawal, a? they are from the same section, am now that the former governor is o::, of the race friends of Col. I lender son feel that he should again gel inli the running. To a representative of the State Col. Henderson said that if it wen not lor the fact that he has already made preparations for an extended Kuropean tour he would file his pledge and enter the race. He said he expected to sail for Europe 111i> week on the Lusitania and would be gone for several months, this beinu the only thing which would prevent his becoming a candidate at this stage of the game. Col. Henderson is a very able and popular member of the Aiken bar and has friends of prominence in everv county in the State. His Aiken friends especially regret 'hat he will not consent to enter the race. The entrance of Mayor Ifhett ol Charleston into the race is still causing much speculation among tlir triends ot l he oilier candidates, Many wise in political matters have predicted that he will be in the second race, but of course this is largely speculation at this stage. Mayor Khell is regarded as a strong candidate nevertheless, and even though his announcement comes late his friend.1 teel that he will make a sufficient impression upon the voters of thr Slate to easily be counted among 'It* runners in the second heat. Tt has been expected for a yeai that Congressman A. I'\ Lever might enter the race for the senaie. Wliei i ex-Gov. 1 ley ward withdrew from tin race on account of illness, it wa> thought this might increase the probability of Mr. Lever entering tff senatorial campaign. But all speculation was put at rest yesterday wliei Mr. Lever filed his pledge and became a candidate for reelection. 'betting is stopped |r . j at gllavesend tllack ' 1 ' ,. I r Policcmon Prevent Gambling?Ten C t Bookmakers Arrested ? 10,000 ' Gather to See Races. I _ I - 1 New York. .lu tie I.!.?Three hitii- j jdred ttnil'<>rrii?'fI policemen ami mmphk ' . i?l |>l;iin fliil lies Mien swarmed I lie con- i ( lines <?I (iravcscud race track todav ' . and gambling was practically slopped in compliance with the I lart-A'.mow :i l? laws. A few bookmakers made qutot I , ! at tempts in lake wafers and ?>I' lliese I I i len were arrested and arraigned ho^ j lore Magistrate Tigli. Five of (lie ; j bookmakers were discharged and 1 lie . | others were released on .$.">00 hail for , j exainination on thine 'JL\ . Sixteen thousand persons went In ' ' I lie track today to see a day of racing i withoni |lu? interest of a speculative ' element. \ t j dolm Cavanaugh, head of the Hook- r j makers' clnh, told the hookmakers 1 thai the .lockey elnh would aid the ' ! laws. Tin? bookmakers filed out of 1 I the rim; and dispersed among the I spectators on the lawn and in the grandstand. 1 ' ! With all hope of gambling on a ' i la rye scale abandoned some of the !, I bookmakers stood along the rail and ' made bets with friends. ! > Defectives in plain (dollies jnoved fin and about the crowds and when- | , ' ever they saw three or four persons ( "engaged in quiet communication tliev | j pushed their way between them and j I ordered I hem to move on. There was no disorder at any time. Several wafers were made along j ! the rail by passing money in handj kerehiefs. The bettor would anpoar ; to pick up a folded handkerchief and hand il to the bookmaker, who would ; place the linen in his pocket ami nod his head to indicate that the bet had been mentally recorded. August Belmont's Fair Play. qnol Jed al '2 to easily won the $|.'i,.'{"?0 ' Brooklyn Derby, one and a half miles, today. equalling the track record oT , 2for the distance. j Jem Addon's entry, Fayette and Sir Martin, the Treinonl stakes, > j worth $l'2,.~>00 to the winner, finished, i j respectivolv, lirst and second. j In a hard drive (Iretna (Ireen won * the $-l,70."> net Brookdale handicap. I 1 j Rutherford News. Kutherford S<diool, .June 1~>.?The ' j crops of Ibis section are looking ! nice, the oat crop is turning out verv i good. We are now having plenty of } j good fruit to eat. Misses Mamie and Yiiinie Aniiek, ?|of Peak, spent last week very pleasantly with their uncle, .1. B. Ifawles and brother, (!. II. Amick. I Mad dogs are. raging throughout I the country at this time and as the , mu/./.ling law is not strictly carried , out we should have a law passed that , each and every dog-owner throughout j the State of South Carolina be. re, quired to kill his or her dog just as j soon as the dog is thought to have been bitten, and not let the dog or ' doij-s run al lartre. The law should r appoint a committee to kill all dogs bitten and not killed by owner and 1 i I lie owner of the dog be required to ' pay a fine of $2.~? in the county treasury lor the purpose of sending persons to the institute for treatment thai have been bit ten by a mad dog, 1 think if we should have this law {passed that we would have but little ' trouble with the mad dogs, and an other law to this effect that if a man's dog gets bitten by a mad dog and i lie at once sells his dog to some one ! > eBc as he doesn 't want to lose him J by killing him ami wants to net five : or ten dollars out of him and doesn't ( care how soon be noes mad. jusl so " he has the money foi him and the j ' person who bought him knows notli-j im* of him having been bitten by a I mad dog and some member of the j family gets bitten, if il could be prov- ! i ed that the dog has been bitten and the person knew it before he sold it ; In* should be required to pay a fine - < ! s .0 lor selling the dog and know- i I ii.*i' that the do?r had been bitten. C>. II. A. The songs you can not recall are not the good songs. 1 tfAYOR R. GOODWIN RHETT ANNOUNCED FOR SENATE. Charleston's Executive Makes Formal Statement of His Candidacy ?Solicits Support of Democratic Voters?His Decision Something of a Surprise. I'lie State. < 'hnrle^tou. .lime IV. -Mayor Illicit itit? 11ict < 1 his candidacy tonight for "nil< ?I Sinics senator am! will file lis |>!? ?t _!* tomorrow. Follow ini* ;i colllcieilce III his office il (lie People's Niil iuiinl hank lie lave oiil the follow in-- statement : "To (lie Democratic Voters of ^oulli ('ai'olina: I have determined to ie a candidate for I ruled Sla'es senitor at the approaching primary elecioii. I shall tomorrow file my pledge villi the Slate I tcmocra (ie eomniiltee is required by llie rules of the priuary election. I respectfully solicit lie support of Democratic voters of lie Stale. " W. (Joodwin Hliotl." The announcement of the candilacy of Mayor Hhett will he in tin' mture of a surprise the voters of lie State, as his name has not hereofore been mentioned in connection villi the olliru. lie and e\-(Jov. Heyivard have heen close business and >crsoual friends for years and wit'i he decision of the latter to forego nakinir the race on account of his icaltli. Mayor liliett (tecided lo oner the race. Kurt her than (he statement sjiven ibove Mayor liliett said tonight that ie had nothing to say but that in the iexl few days lie will probably oiaTce. i statement. Mayor Ulielt is one of the best aiowii and regarded men in the State ind il is admitted thai his candidacy s a strong one. lie is one of the nost successful business men in Cliareston. having large finanenr. inter?sts but these have not interfci cd villi a dose study of public <|nestions iikI on these matters lie iparticularly wi ll 1111:iIiiieiI to discuss ami nakc the race for the oilu-e that lie. -ecUs. lie was a delegate at lame to lie Democratic national convention 'our years auo. lie entered upon his second adminst rat ion as mayor of ('harlestou last December, after havimr served sev ral terms as an alderman and has icld oilier positions of public trust. Uayor libel I has spoken before comnercial organiza!ions in ('o)umhia, \nderson and other cities in the inerest of the Slate, where he has ininv strong friends and supporters, lis discussion of financial and rail oad questions have especially .impressed bis knowh'dire of matters of he kind. This was particularly in vidence in the consideration given o his views recently on the proposed pform of currency legislation by foverniuenl officials and writers on 'inancial matters. Mayor I{hell is a t*ood speaker and ie promises to make a hard fiiiht for he olTiee that he seeks. He will enleavor to onliuditen the public on the |iiest ions of I he day and will make he race on his merit rather than on my attack on opposing candidates. Il s thouirht that he will tret a -rood lortion of llcy ward's strength hroii'^honl I lie Stale. Kept, But Not Used. (!eor<*e Hayes, clerk at the Fairlimit. who is Knirlish but is ambitious o outirrow it. was discussing I lie enlurance contest in .Indue l.awlor's ourl. "Of course. I know you <_'of our jury system from Hmjland." In1 :aid, "and so I suppose I oiijrhl not o criticise il. I'ul this is a eounry of progress and you ouirlil to try o make some improvements." ''Surliest one," interposed Altoriev-(!eneraI I.auck, who was pass i'~. "Well, you might allow more leeway in the matter of having opinions. Now, il I were a talesman 1 diould not consider it a bar lo jury service if I hail an opinion. I co'dd lay il aside while the trial was >n." "And what would you do with I he >pinion while il was laid aside?" "I would keep it."?San Francisco Chronicle.