The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, January 13, 1910, Image 3

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^' j j ~ j ??I P rtETEil I us wii ti * n S So Recommends in His Annual " J Message to General e v |p Assembly. r 1V4EEDS NEW EXECUTIVE MANSION Deals Further With State Finance,1 Education, Dispensary Law, Agriculture. Confederate Veterans and si Monument to the Women of South (I . Carolina, ? Columbia, Special.?Governor An- jj Bar ?el"s message was read before the w Senate and House of the General As- A seinblv Tuesday, and is in part as 1' folows: * To the Honorable, the Members of q H the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: q \ It becomes my duty, under the tl G? (Constitution of the Slute, at this, Vl the opening; session of your honor- (M Sr able bodies for the year 1910, to give (, to you such information as 1 have as R to the condition of the various de- Pl partments of the State and to sr.g- li r gest and recommend such legislation jr %as to me seems meet and proper. ii I " The year 1909 has been one of (1 much prosjierity in all lines. Your duty, therefore, as the makers of the s law which is to govern this great ai people, is more grave ami momen- ti tons, and I beseech that you bring y\ to the discharge of these duties your best thought and judgment. v< State's Finances. p During the present liscal year, it st became necessary for the Governor, p State Treasurer ami tlie I'nnmlmllov- -i (ieneral to borrow t lie sum of live f, hundred thousand dollars in antici- B pat ion of the collection of taxes, to ei pay off the interste on the State pi debt, pension for the Confederate ?] r- veterans, the other appropriations \V made by you at the last session, and m to pay the expenses of the State u government for the year. We were fortunate in being able to borrow c< this money at three per rent through li the Plninetto National Hank of the ni eity of Columbia. The notes given sj for this amount are now being paid lj out of the taxes collected for the ?i year. ai in order to place the State on a (< cash basis without borrowing each iv year, 1 recommend that you levy an ti extra one-half mill for the next few si years, placing the same in the tt hands of the Sinking Fund Com- ai TYlIucion 4Ka lrtonojl 4 /? <1*** ? iv w n/niicii l*; I IIC HI UllT^ IM until a sufficient amount lias been (] thus raised, to do away with the 01 necessity of borrowing. ti Sinking Fund. a I wis!) to call your attention to ti the report of the Sinking Fund Coinmission which will be placed 011 your desks during the session. The as- o: sets, as shown by said report, are as p follows: 11 Cumulative Sinking Fund (for re- p demption and payment of South Car- p olina Brown 4 1-2 per cent bonds), b $700,208.58. S Ordinary Sinking Fund. $70,208.47. Sinking Fund for insurance of it public buildings, $51,928.90. n Several losses have been paid dur- cl ing the post year from this last nam- si od fund. The largest being the in- a ^ surance on the dormitory and school t! building of the Colored Normal Col- tl lege at Orangeburg, which was de- n stroyed by fire in December of last year, the amount puiii on this loss ci being $1,670. to The Sinking Fund Commission, in ! accordance with the power granted V it by the last act of the General As- h scinbly has contracted to lease the tl old State dispensary building in the e city of Columbia for a term of o threw years, and the automatic d sprinkling apparatus is now being put in the building as authorized by ? said Act. The rental price is $1,200 11 per annum, and eight per cent upon n the amount expended on the im- '* provements made. By making this d ! lease we save to the State the five b dollars per day and night that we g now have to pay for watchmen and fc will receive twelve hundred dollars per annum and eight per cent on the amount of expenditures for the im- ? ^ Kyfenents put on the building. o obedience to the last Act of s you honorable bodies, we advertised ( the property for sale at the upset t price you placeo upon it, but re- c ceivcd no bids. We then mide the t lease above mentioned. p Education. t Marked progress has l>een made d during the present year in the edu- b national institutions of the State, c The increase in attendance in the y common schools, as well as in the c high schools and colleges, ia greater t than in any year in our past history. I a reference to the admirable report a of the State Superintendent of Education will verify the above assertion. New and better school houses a are being built, and many of the l ecbool district a are taxing them- 3 I ' m\' * * \ ' slves, in addition to the ordinary tiree mills tax, to run their schools rom eight to nine months in the ear. We have now 131 high schools 1 the State, and the good work they re doing will, in my judgment, fully ompensate for the appropriations on have made for them. The ret rictions you have made of an exeuditure of not more than five per ent of the appropriation to any one ounty, 1 recommend be changed, so liat the State Board of Education lay use more than that amount in county where it is needed, it" some ther county does not qualify for the nil amount it would otherwise be ntitled to. The appropriation made for the ural schools last year has been of reat benefit to many in the. Stale, nd I respectfully recommend anther and larger appropriation for tie next scholastic year. A bill will be introduced at this sssiou of your honorable bodies >oking toward a change in the presnt law as to the examinations for ;holarships in the various State intitutions. After consultation with tie represent alive of said State intutions, the bill which will be introueed accords with their views of tie changes which should be made, nd I respectfully recommend that tie said bilL be enacted into law. Dispensary Law. In obedience to the last Act of tiis Oeneral Assmeblv, an election as held 011 the third Tuesday in .ugust lust in the twenty-one counies that had county dispensaries at ic date of such election. The elections all passed off very uietly and the people voted in ac[>rdance with their views upon the uestiou presented. Fifteen out of le twenty-one counties refused to ote the sale of liquors into said unities. Six of the > wit: Charleston. Georgetown, eaufort, Aiken, Richland and Flornee. voted in favor of the sale of quor. and the county dispensaries 1 said six counties have been carryig on their business as provided in le " Carey-Cot h ran Act." and the ct "To Prohibit tbe Manufacture, ale. etc.. of Alcoholic Liquors, etc., nd to Provide Penalties for Violaoil Thereof," approved 2nd of larch. 1909. The fifteen counties refusing to r?te in the sale of liquor have disused. or are disposing of their oeks, as provided in the Act "to rovide for the Closing of the Severl Dispensaries in This State and >r the Sale of All Stock of Liquors, everages, Fixtures and Other Projirty Belonging to the Several Disensaries," approved March 2, 1909. ml the business of the dispensaries ill soon be wound up under the ipervision of the Dispensary Audiir. As to the dispensaries in the six unities which voted in the sale of quor, 1 desire to renew my reconilendetion made in my annual inesige to the General Assembly in 1)08. to wit, "That not more than ne county dispensary be allowed in ny county where liquor is allowed i be sold, except in those counties here there are cities with a populu *>.. cAtcciim^ iwenvv-iive tlioumd." This is in the interest of imperance. I firmly believe that if not her election is held in those six unities in the coming year most of lem will vote the sale of liquor lit. I ask your earnest considera011 of the question of providing for nother election in these six counes in the near future. Winding-Up Commission. Since the last session of your honrable bodies, the litigation that was ending in the United States Court estraining the Commission from roceeding with their work and apointing receivers for the fund, has een decided by the United States upreme Court in favor of the State. The Commission, since that decis>n, has been busy in the performnce of its duties and many of the laims against the State have been ettlcd. A few of the claimants havo ppealed to the Supreme Court of liis State from the adjudications of lie Commission, and these cuses are ow (lending in said court. The Winding-up Commission is [imposed of D\\ W. J. Murray, John IcSween, Esq., Avery Patton, Esq., . S. Brice, Esq., and Capt. A. N. food. I wish to recommend in the ighest terms the fidelity to duty on lie part of these gentlemen and to xpress my sinceer thanks to each f them for the work they have one as members of said commission. They have up to this time turned ver to the State Treasurer for the ae of the permanent school fund, s required by law, the sum of two undred and seventy-five thousand tdlnrs. and more will, in all probalility, be turned over after the litiation about the claims now in out Itate Supreme Court is ended. Supreme Court Building. I wish now to recommend that a lupreme Court Building be erected >n the State House grounds, on Asembly street side, but facing thf 'nilitol a nnflt tint birty thousand dollars. This monev ould be borrowed by the Stute from he Sinking Fund Commission and aid back by an annual appropriaion of from Ave to six thousand lollars until the same is repaid. I telieve this to be feasible, and t ommision could be api>ointed b\ ovrr honorable bodies consisting ol me of the justices of said court and wo or three of the State officers t< orange the plans and superintend th< ions truct ion of said building. * * ' State Hospital For the Insane. At the last session of your honor ible bodies, you appointed a com nittoe to investigate and report b rou the conditions and needs of thii nstitutiou, and, as aaid committee'i report will be on your desks very , soon, I shall content myself with giving the following data: There weer on the first day of January, 1910, 1528 patients within its walls: White men, 375; colored men. 322; white women, 511; colored women, 320. There were admitted during the year (>05. Theer were 287 discharged and 25(5 died during the year. Penitentiary. This institution, under the care and direction of the Superintendent and Directors, has kept up its good reputation and has had a year of good results. There were on the first of January, 1910, 893 prisoners in the penitentiary, as follows: White males, 170; eolored males, 661; white females, 3; colored females, 59. They are located as loilows: tin county chain-gangs, 69; on State farms, 185; at Lexington County Reformatory, 90; at Clemson College. 55; Penitentiary yard and hospital. 516; total. 895. Railroads. The passenger rates on railroads in this State, that were put in operation by the railroads on the first of April, 1908, are still in existence and the charges for passenger transportation are the same. 1 am still of the opinion that more authority should he given to the Railroad Commission of the State, to require the railroads to comply with all reasonable rules and regulations made Insaid Commission. The Commission, in their report, make certain recommendations which 1 respectfully ask you to consider. State Board of Health. Our people are becoming more inteersted each year in the health question and in the duty of the State to prevent the spread of all epidemics and contagious diseases. National Guard. 1 desire to reiterate here what I said in my last annual message, to wit, that; "The citizen soldiery is a very important arm of the State Government and should be sustained and encouraged by all lovers of peace and order.*' Whenever called upon to render any srevice for the State, they have responded with promptness and dichargcd their du ties with fidelity. ! recommend a liberal appropriation for its maintenance. Salaries. In my annual message to the Gen) eral Assembly in I used these words, ''Some years ago, when the purchasing value of a dollar was more than it is at this time, the salaries of our State officers and judges of the supreme court and circuit courts were reduced. 1 desire to ask if the time has not come when these salaries thould be raised again and your ollieers paid a salary commensurate with the work they are required to do?" I desire to again bring this matter to your attention and to ask its serious consideration. Our State is prosperous and the work of each of the oflicers is increasing. The increase in salary would not bentit any oflicer now serving his present term, but I feel it is due to those who come after us. Department of Agriculture, Etc. Much good work has been done by this department in stimulating the fanners nf tlm Suu (/> ? .... ....... n. iiupiuic tneir methods ot" farming and by giving them information that will he lielpful. At the last session of the General Assembly an Aet was passed making it the duty of this department to see that the provisions of the factory inspection law and the child labor laws he obsrcved and enforced. Insurance Department. The work of this department has been carried on with great zeal and fidelity. When we consider the great volume of business done in both life and fire insurance in this State, the wisdom of establishing this department is demonstrated. Confederate Veterans. Tt is hardly necessary that I bring to your attention our duty, in a substantial way, to help the poor and needy Confederate veterans. This duty I a:n sure is appreciated and felt hv eve ry one of you. South Carolinians will never forget the valor and heroism of these true and tried old soldiers. I recommend a liberal appropriation for pensions for these grand old men. The Soldiers' Home, established by you in Columbia, has been inj operation for the past year, and there, are now sevnty-seveu inmates there-) in. It is well managed and I hope) that each of you will visit the home; and see what is being done for thesel helpless and otherwise homeless oldl souners. { Monument to the Women of South Carolina. In obedience to the provisions of\ . the Act passed at the last session of. the General Assembly, entitled "An! Act to Provide for a Monument to' L the Heroism, Fidelity and Fortitude I of the Women of South Carolina during the War Between the Con, federate States and the I'nited I States," approved March 3, 11)09, I , appointed as the commission therein provj^led for Gen. (\ Irvine I Walke/v>f Charleston; Col. Thomas J. Moo of Spartanburg county; I Capt. C. A. Reed, of Anderson; Capt. W. E. Gonzales, of Columbia, and 1 Major John G. Richards, of Kershaw r county. These gentlemen went imr mediately to work and in u coinparI atively short time received contribu) tions in cash amounting to about , eleven thousand dollars, thereby complying with the terms of the Act, and a contract has been entered into between them and Mr. F. W. Rnckstuhl for the sculpturing and erection of the monument aforesaid. ' He is now engaged in making this i monument and the hope of the com mission is that it may be completed |U during the present year. In an Act providing l'or the appointment of the commission, there was no provision made for the payment of the actual expenses of the commission while in discharge of ar their duties. 1. therefore, recom- ^ mend that some provision be made ^ to pay the actual expenses incurred by these gentleman while attending to the duties of the commission. . Reports of State Officers, Etc. The rejMM'ts of all the State officers j| and departments will be given to you during the eariy days of the early days of the session, showing .jj( the work of each during the past fiscal year. I commend these reports to your careful consideration. I j^( ask that you study them and make yourselves familiar with all the business of the State. These gentlemen have all been faithful to the trusts committed to their charge. Income Tax Amendment to the Con- |(>, stitution ,<? the Unitd Setates. TllO ( 'iiittrvouk* i?l' ' !?'? ' "''"'I v.! * 1 "" ? ??v. -v vn^ivoii \rt i iir * ii 11 ru at its session begun ami held at Washington on the fifteenth of .:i March. A. I). 1!)05?. passed a Joint Resolution proposing an amendment ,(1 t?? tlie Constitution of the I'nited States, commonly known as the "In- j((| come Tax Amendment," and has sent the same to the Govenu,,*s of m the several States of the I'nion to he presented and submit ted to the j)(( legislatures of the several Slates for such action as to them seem meet. I( 1 request you give the matter attention at this session and say by your action whether the State of South Carolina is in favor of the said o amendment or opposed to the same. Gentlemen, the people of South Carolina look to you as the lawmakers of the State, and the guardians of her welfare and future prosperity. to enact such laws as shall pt) redound to the best interests of all the people. May the God of all nations and of States guide von in all vonr delihera- .< tions. ' M. K. ANSKl,. January 11. 15)10. Governor. Plot on Zelaya's Life. Mexico City. Special.?Jose Santos Zelaya has been warned by officials <a lipro 1 l?!il I i?<* o,,t -? ?? ? I 1u in receipt of secret information that two Salvadoreans ami an American are in Mexico t'ity and are only p awaiting a favorable opportunity to take his life. j Heavy Cost of Canal. New York. Special.?"l believe it will cost $.100,000,000 to complete the ^ Panama Canal and that will amount to $5.00 a head for every man. woman and child in the t'niled States." , said Mr. Langley. of Kentucky, returning from the Isthmus. Jim Farnum Pleads Guilty. Columbia. S. C., Special.? James S. Farnum, agent in this State for r. tn number of brewery and liquor firms who did business with the Stale dispensary. has plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to defraud (In- Slate t'i and paid a tine of $5,000. Congressman Griggs Dead. Dawson, Gn.. Special.?Represent ativc James M. Griggs of the second Georgia district died suddenly at his home here Wednesday. lie was in bed at the time, apparently convalescing from a supposed slight attack of , heart trouble. Aged 40. ^ Favors Plan to Raise "The Maine." so Washington. 1). Special.?I'res- ]>, ident Taft is in favor of the plan to p, raise battleship "Maine." from 11a- Si vann harbor ami suitable inter the remains of the sailors who went down ( , with the ship. C Big Poultry Show in Texas. ^y Dallas, Texas, Speeial.?Poultry breeders and fanciers front all parts Hj of the Southwest met here to attend P. the annual show of the Southwestern Poultry Association. The prizes were M more than $2,500. p< 294.89 Railroad Miles Built. ^ Baton Rouge, La., Speeial.?During the year ending June JO, 1909, . there were 294.89 miles of railroad track built in Ixniisiana, according ^ to a statement issued by the Ixmisiana railroad commission. u Cardinal Satolli Dead. *' Rome, By Cable.?Cardinal Satolli fp died Friday morning at 4 o'clock. He was one of the in ?st prominent of the princes of the Roman Catholic church. Tried to Save Groce and Cannon. Sl1 Managua, Nicaragua. By Cable.? Gen. Medina, of the government forces, savs be and Gen. Toledo did all in their power to prevent the execution of Groce and Cannon, the .. Americans, decreed by President L'f" Zelaya. * M King of the Gypsies lead. Boston. Special.?Rich a n't Stanley nH king of the powerful Stanley trihf of roaming Gypsies, whose fame lias been world-wide for 70 years, is dead in, here. ^y Texan Murders His Family. G< Ballinger, Tex.. Special.?F. B. 0' Kimbler, n prominent farmer living in the northern ]>ortion of this county, killed his wife, his G-year- I*1 old son and 3-year-old daughter, ? seriously Wounded his niece, aged 20, and ended his own life by cutting his G throat from ear to ear with a pocket w knife. Ill health probably the cause. Four men attacked a bank in G Brooklyn aud fatally ^ Ved a clerl. t< / IEMBERS OF GENERAL^ ASSEMBLY Tlie roll of (he senate ami house e given below, the stars showing ose who have two years yet to rve: Lieutenant governor unci president the senate?Hon. T. <i. Mel^eod of e county: postotliee is Hishopville. Abbeville?W. N. (jravdon, Abbelle. Aiken?(i. W. Croft'. Aiken. Anderson?(J. \Y. Sullivan, \Yilunston. Bamberg- .1. B. Bluek. Bamberg. Beaufort. Niels Christensen. Jr.. aul'orl. Barnwell. (I. II. Bates. Berkley?J. A. llarvey, I'inopolis. Calhoun?S. J. Summers', Camon. Charleston--linger Sinkler. Cliarcton. Cherokee?\Y. C. llamriek. (ia'Ty. Chester?1*. L. llardin, Baseomlle. C'hesterlield?<!. K. Laney, Cliesrtield. Colleton? J. S. (irifliti. \Yalterro. Clarendon - -Louis Appelt. Mating. Colleton J. S. tlrittin. \Yalter>m. Darlington D. T. Mi-Keithan, nnber. Dnrdicsl pi*?Si. < "lit; r Mnckenss*. SI. (ifOR"*. Kdjretield?Titos. S. Rainsford*, Icefield. Fairliclil- W. .1. Johnson. RidfreIV. Florence?J. W. McCown. Florae. Georgetown? Letirand <!. Walker, jorgelown. Greenville \V. I.. Miiuhlin. (ireenlle. Greenwood?C. A. I'. Waller*, reenwood. Hampton?W. S. Smith. Hampton. Horry?1). A. Spivey". Conway. Kershaw- W. If. Hough. Camden. Lancaster?T. Y. Williams, Lanister. Laurens?J. 11. Wharton*. Watero. Lee?It. F. Kelly. Bishopvillc. Lexington?I). M. Crossom. M .*. Leesville. Marlboro?T. I. Rogers, Bennettslie. Marion?W. J. Montgomery, arion. Newberry?Alan Johnstone*. New rrv. Oconee?J. If. Karle*. Walhalla. Orangeburg- Rohl. Li?le*. Orangeirjr. 1'ickens?C. II. Carpenter, Kasley, Richland?F. 11. Weston. Columa. Salnda?J M l-'m-po' S?nlii?l-t Spartanburg?H. It. Carlisle. Sparnburg. Sumter?.7. II. Clifton. Sumter. Union?B. F. Townsend. Union. Williamsburg4?VV. L. Bass, Lake t v. York?W. II. Stewart*. Rock Hill. House of Representatives. Following: are members of the mse of representatives. Abbeville ? 1*. It. Carwile. Abbelle: M. .1. Ashley, llonea Path: J. oore Mars. Abbeville. Amlerson?1\. U. Smith. Atulerson; M. Ktteker. Amlerson; II. F. ley. Amlerson; .1. W. Ashley, iinea Path; .1. L. Jaekson. Andern. U. F. I). Aiken?R. .1. Wa<le. ^'-mtiiiorenei; r. W. I). Wright. I.angles ; A. R. tsli. Bush; John S. Williams, mugfleld. R. F. I). Berkley?Lewis U. Full/.. Moneks >rner; -Jeff I). Wiggins. Kutawville: T. Sliuler. St. Stephens. Bamberg?C. W. (iarris. Denmark; . I.. Riley. Denmark. Barnwell?Dr. A. B. Patterson, irnwell; .1. U. CSrillin. ibbins; (>. A. Wilson. Uliner. Beaufort?.7. Berg. Ridgelaml: .7. . Ijengniek. Beaufort: W. H. Xiver, >rt Royal. Calhoun?11. C. Pauling. St. Matesvs. Charleston?A. C. Tobias. .7r., larleston; R. S. Whaley, Charlesn; A. W. Todd, Charleston; James isgrove, Charleston; F. M. Bryan, inrleston; A. Yander Horst, Chariton; L. C. A. Roessler. Charleston; , G. Iceland, McClellanville. Cherokee?W. S. Hall. GafTnev; K. Clary, Gaffney. Chester?A. (!. Briee, Chester; S. McKeown. Com well: J. C. Nuiiry, Kdgenioor. Chesterfield?G. Wells Vaughn, fferson; 15. "W. T)uva71, Clieraw. Clarendon?O. C. Scarborough, unmerton; J. R. Dingle, Summer ii; I). I,. Green. Turbeville. Colleton?J. L. Robertson. Round; W. Way. Stokes; I). L Smith, alterboro. Darlington?L. M. Lawson, Darigton; 1.. K. Carrigan, Society Hill; . J. Spears. Lamar. Dorchester?Walker S. I'tsey, St. >orge. Folrenee?Clias. A. Smith. Timinsville; 11. M. Aver. Florence; T. Brown. Friendfleld. Fairfield?F. H. McKaehern, Walireville; <\ W. Mobley, Woodwards; . W. Dixon. Winnsboro. Georgetown?J. Walter Doar, jorgetown; Olin Sawyer, M. D., eorgetown. Greenville?J. O. Wingo. Campo>llo; John R. Harrison, Fountain in; T. P. Cot bran, Greenville; T. . league. John G. Greer, Greer. Greenwood?W. H. Nicholson, reenwood; W. H. Harrison, Greenood; L. M. Bowers. Hp worth. Edgefield?S. McG. Simkina. Edgeeld; M. P. Wells, Edgefield. Hampton?T. B. Whatley, M: D., illisonvillc; G. Miles Riley, b.igh>n. A-.. > . 'M Horry?L. B. Singleton, Conway; M. M. Stanley, I^oris. Kershaw?j. (}. Richards, Jr., Liberty Hill; M. L. Smith, Camden. I^ee?0. W. Harris, M. D., Bishopville; J. B. Lane, M. D., Bishopville. l^incaster?J. Harry Foster, ILancaster; Harry Hines, Lancaster. Laitretis?I a red I). Sullivan, I-aii- Jreus; Win. Irbv, Jr.. Laurens; R. I). Boyd. Laurens, K. F. I). Ix'xiugton?Jos. L. Amick, Chapin, |{ P. 1).; E. c. Kidgell. M. D., Batesburg; Isaac Kdwards, Batesburg. Marlboro?J. C. Gibson, Bennettsville; I>. 1). McColl. Jr., Bennettsville; J. 1*. Bunch, McColl. Marion?K. C. Kdwards, .Mullins; II. I'. llamer, Jr., Hamer; L, M. Gasque. Marion. Newberry?C. T. Wvche, M.' I)., Prosperity; Arthur Kibler, Newberry; Godfrey Harmon, Prosperity. Orangeburg; Jno. S. Bowman, Orangeburg?A. J. Hvdrick, Orangeburg; B. A. Shuier, Klloree; T. P. Horger, Jamison. Oconee?C. I). Mann, West I'nion; P. P. Sullivan. Madison. Saluda?W. K. Bodie, Batesburg; W. L. Daniel, Saluda. Spartanburg?"W. J. Gibson, Cam poDeuo; i... i?i. uantrelf, Spartanburg; Hen Hill, Spartanburg; M. A. MoselcV, Cowpens, S. N. Nesbitt, Moure.' R. V. 1>. No. 2; .J. W. Lee, Whitney. Sumter?T. H. Fraser, Sumter; 0. W. Diek, Sumter; C. K. Stubbs, Sumter. Pickens?.T. I'. Carey. Pickens; W. (j. Miiublin. Cnteeehee. K,."bland?M. W. Coker. Columbia; .1. .7. "Mahaii. Columbia; K. G. Seibels. Columu.;?*' H. Suy.lam, Congaree. I'nion?L. .1. Rrowmii.IT* ^a'uJa; .1. Gordon Hughes. I'nion. Williamsburg?W. 1). Bryant, Taft; .1. Davis Carter, Leo; ,1. S. Graham. Morrisville. ^1 ork?.7. A. Glasscock, Lesslie; O L. Sanders. MeConnellsville; W. B. Wilson. .1 r.? R?iek llill; Porter llullis. Work Hill. | Wili Hamper "Tigers." I Charleston, Speeial.?With tl"? new federal law wbieli went int?s,?rTr?ct January 1st. whieh will adiby the trials and losses of the hi in The and other importers of eoi ;i.j. li(|iioi*s in making these shit .t,' all the more liable to seizure thr?x" the branding or marking of par.. ' ages, and tlie dispensary constables ami police department will he able to make a still better record during the coining year in confiscations for the violation of the dispensary act. RESUME WORK. Congress Meets After Holiday Recess?Increased Cost of Living. Washington. I). C.. Special.?Congress, after taking holiday recess, reconvened Tuesday, but after brief sessions of both houses adjourned Until Wednesday to the memory of the late Senator McL&urin, of Mississippi. Representative Mann introduced a bill making sweeping changes iD the interstate commerce law; Representative Humphrey also introduced a ship subsidy bill, which has thp approval of the President. tit Thp increased cost of livi;tjvew the subject of a concurrent tVhjjp offered in the House by Ro tive Hull of (Tenn.) Tt pr- . -,t* a joint committee of seven r " 11 the House and five mem~ Senate to investigate eo,; fittest, report upon them and St 'fains remedies may be affectedat y<?ur islaiion. k omn" " m an :ItFrench Aeronaut . .. Bordeatix. By Cable.*. . Uj m grange, noted French aero, , ' killed while making a figh1]. *' Noted Prisoner Set Fr/U?(l Washington, I). C.. Speeialcd. miali Gibson, Henry Padge up William Mayse, having servetenee imposed by IT. S. Su Court for contempt of court. 11 ing to prevent the lynching at CI nooga. Tern., of Ed Johnson, a m under sentence of death having released after (>0 days incareerat Shipp and his two comrades be released on the '28th. / .Is Cashier Admits Hold Tip "by $14,000 Theft. a_ Niagara Falls, Out., Bp^e Cashier William Dobson has r fessed to Chief Mains, of the tario police, that he and two c planned and executed the ro1 here last November when $1' 1 consigned to Toronto banks wai en after an alieged sensational' up in which Cashier Dobson'a was cut open with a pieee o< P'pe Lad Coughs ird Cure Himself <j pendicitis in Nick of Time Pittsburg, Special.?{Surgeons, lvittanning, Pa., had placed N< Barnett, the little son of G Barnett, on the operating tab ent out bis appendix, but just as knife was ready the lad was aei with a tit of coughing which cu him. He emitted a needle, whicl believed to have caused his illnea \ 1 Students Have Hookworm. New Orleans, Special.?Cenat* . tion prevails among the 100 or students of Tulane College foil the examination of every si for hookworm. It is announeec . more than a third <rf the Jaier 1 were found to be infefcted wM dents said to be thus afflicted