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ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1911. Vol 17. No. G.
LETTER EXPOSES FELOERII
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST ATLANTA D
ATTORNEY
SCHEMES TO DEFRAUD STATE E
? i
Gov. Hloaw I'ubliNh^ IjoMw Al- *
lcged to Have IWn Written by
Atlanta Attorney Kxpoeinn Oiftan- j
tic Scheme to Kob State.
A letter which Gov. Blease says , }
was written by Thomas B. Felder '
of Atlanta, offering to frame up a! j,
$500,000 deal with H. IL Kvans, t(
who was formerly a member of the e
State dispensary board of control, , "
IlOW undor IndlMmont
cy to defraud, waa given out yester-i o
day by Gov. Blouse as "hla first u
grain of sand" on the dispensary *
investigation situation. ' s
The following is the letter: is
"Dear Hub: I have just return- j e
ed fromPeoria, 111. I have framed | n
up our company in such a way that V
we will be able to make all the i
money out of it by the time your i ti
term as commissioner expires as tl
we will reasonably need and you n
can then retire. I want you to u<
think seriously of the plan which I p
submit and make an appointment as ;
soon as possible, either here or else- h
where, and I can discuss with you u
more fully and satisfactorily the si
details. The plan is sufficiently w
feasible to justify our taking your ] c<
associates in on the ground floor. (d
It iB this: The capita] stock of our n:
company at present is $100,000, j n
owned by you and I. It la all paid j it
for and 1 have the actual custody ol \ B
the stock. Hull, the general mana- j m
ger of Clark Brothers & Co., wants ; 11
an interest and we may need him, i ti
but not at present. If we can get *
for October, November jutd Decern- P
ber large orders from Carolina, 1 t<
can issue $000,000 in jreierred j h
stock of the company, ~ sell it to a
parties who have alre-ady ugreed to I
purchase; we can divide the pro- : ti
ceeds from the sale of the prefer-j tl
red and then do one of two things j P
?sell the common and let some new J P
company run It or run it ourselves. | n
Meantime we will have in hand ; ti
$250,000 each, less such sums us we ?'
may have to duv to nthera I I
business in the meantime. J fi
Serious Consideration. I I'
"Now, Hub, I want you to give j?'
this matter your Berioua considers- 10
tlon and co-operation. If you will c
do it I will make you a fortune and 1<
that very quickly. Write me when s?
and where you will meet me upon ; h
receipt of thin. We have very lit- [ a
tie time in which 'to pull the I w
scheme together.' Have been work-;a
jng ob the plan several m^ptbs and ti
now have It perfected. 1 have a^
a brother-in-law 'n Indiana, a million- , d
aire, who assisted me in working j 3
the pinna and will assist me in sell- '
ing the preferred stock as soon as j
we can make a good showing. He it
^ has, as all other very rich men, ac- ! a
cumulated h>s fortune by tbo man- j b
ipulation of stocks. There Is enough w
in the plan to justify us in paying j a
more for business than uny one else \ w
can afford, as you will perceive. ; ?
Then, too, as Clark Brothers & Co. b
are the largest distillers in the j
United States, no one can be criti- i
clzed for giving them large orders. u
Whatever is done must he speedily
done. Can you get your associates
to meet us here in Atlanta or in |
Augusta right away? Now, Hub,;
don't dilly-dally about this for af- j y
ter months of labor my plans are j'
mature and we can make a killling."t *'
This letter was signed, "T. B."
The letter was dated "Atlanta, "
vrit. W.lODCr Z. 1VO&." 11
>lf. Foltfcr Denirs l.(u.
T 15 Felder yesterday when told w
of the letter that had been given n
out by Gov. Blease said that "it was u
a forgery." He denied ever visit- 11
ing Peoria. 111., and said that the'?
letter had been "failed" up by the "
governor of Houth Garolina. P
H. H. Evans, when aaked as to jj
? the letter, declared vehemently that j J'
he had received the letter in quee- lf
tion and many others and that T. B. '*
Pelder bad tried "to frame up" IC
with several of the members of the 1 ?
dispensary board of oontrol. w
Gov. Blease announced the letter;
had been obtained after months of!
. hard work. He said he knew the; F
letter had been written telling of I oi
such a deal to H. H. Evans and that li
it was not until a few days ago j I
days ago tnat he was able to secure | ir
the original manuscript. j R
What H. H. Kviuw Baid. jo:
"H. H. Evans told me that this [ 8'
letter was from T. B. Felder." ThiB tl
statement was made by Gov. Blease. 11?
Gov. Blease declares that there Is j N
f no doubt but that the letter is a
In the same handwriting-as that of fi
T. B. Felder. He placed the letter's
by several letters from T. B. Feld- ii
er and he said that the handwriting w
was the same. Gov. Blease said ! h
that the original letter wa? locked a
up in one of the vaults of u bank a
in Columbia. Gov. Kinase said that
several other persons had read the
letter and declared the handwriting n
to be the same as thel etter signed n
by . U. Kelder. b
At the conclusion of the letter j
the following signed by A. W. Todd, '1
It. M. McCowan and h. M. Over- S
street appears: "'We the under- n
signed have read the original of the d
above and certify that it is an exact
copy thereof." R. M. McCowan, h
secretary of state, and A. W. Todd n
is a member of the house.
H. H. Evans when asked last t!
night why he gave the much-desired d
letter to Gov. Blease, refused to
make a statement, stating that he j tl
HIS PEE DEE STATION A
ILLON BEST LOCATION FOR CLEWSON'S TV
NEW STATION
iOARD OF TRADE INTERESTED SI
Icinson is 111 vit4*<l to Seiitl Coin- \
mittee to Dillon suul Select Site
For tlie \nv Station.
The farmers of Dillon county nnd
he public generally are very much w]
nterested in Clonwon's proposition ro
a establish an experiment station jH
it the Pee lX*e country. The mat- pj
Br is beinir nrettv rpni.rniiv
.. . Ki
d and the people ot' the county , cj
re willing to make liberal con- to
essions to land the station. The ar]
latter was discussed at a meeting
f the Dillon Board of Trade Wed- re
esdny afternoon and n resolution ; th
ras passed inviting Clemson to jn
end a committee to Dilllon and
elect a site for the station from WJ
uch lands as are best Huited for
xperimental purposes. It was an- w,
ounced at the meeting that Dr. ' hi
fade Stackhouse would head a he
ubsoription list with a contribu- a
Ion of $-00 to purchase a sito for th
tie station. I)r. .1. 11. David an- or
ounced that he would deed Clem- j)a
in 25 acres of land adjoining bis
lantation two miles from Dillon. i cr,
While the Clemson authorities j no
ave not definitely stated the terms I
pon v. hicli they will locate the; he
.ation, yet it Ls understood they hit
'ill ask for 50 acres of land. Of Ur
nurse the land will have to be j0
eeded to the College lor experi- hi
lental purposes. As the authorities th
o doubt willl want a variable soil tli
was thought best to invite the iy
onrd of Trustees to send a comtitt.ee
to Dillon and select the land th
tey want. There are other coun- 1 w.
,es pulling for the station and it an
ill require some effort on the|en
art of the Dillon county farmers Df
> iand it. The following letter ' p|
ag berji addressed to the Clemson ' ov,
nthoritles: i ho
"At a meeting of the directors of co
ae Dillon Board of Trade held on cr
tie lGth instant, a resolution was nc
assed unanimously endorsing the ^
roposition to establish an experi- [ th
lent station in the Fee Dee sec-1 th
ion, and extending to Clemson an dr
ivitation to send u committee to ta
hllou for the purpose; of selecting! si
rom Dillon county lands such j co
inda as in their judgement are best;Hi,
uited for experimental purposes, i ve
?ur citizens are very anxious to so- Dv
ure the station and will offer such
iducements as are eonslstent with
ound judgment to obtain It. We i je'
ave in Dillon county the best corn ! j0
nd cotton lands In the State und 1 ov
re believe it will be greatly to the 1 La
dvautage of Clemson to consider;
be nianv advantages offered by our, hy
rvuntv twfnrfi /v/vw?t.??? - ' '
J rt. HI1U1 (Q
ecibion as to the Vocation of the jn
tation." | Bp
Nothing ran be done until Clem-1
ou notifies the Board of Trade of j
;s purpose to locate the stalton D1
nd what inducements will have to !
e offered to get it. IMllon county i M
'ill offer as many inducements asI
ny other county and if the citizens
ill make the proper effort there is so
very reason to believe that we can ca
ring the station to this county. ca
Hon. Jno. C. Sellers, of Sellers, co
as here Monday attending court.
Dillon People Wear Clothes. ;
The people of our neighbor town,
lllon, wear clothes, lotB of them '
ine ones, too, if a statement of a .J
aveling tailor is to be cashed for
ice value. He spent one day there
?eently and took measurements for \
>rty-flve gentlemen for tailor made .
aits and the average price per suit V
as $35. This amounts to a busi- "*
ess for the day of $1,575. If the
itlor gets one-third commission for oa
tese orders he made u clear profit1 .
f over $500 that day. Pretty good '
ays business. Meantime the peo- P
le of Dillon certainly are not par- .
al and give other salesmen si mi- :
ar orders for their houses. Dillon w
i populous with a very prosperous
eople and wear the best on the a
mrket.?Marlboro Times.
. w(
as not being cross examined. pa
Swears to It. th
"Why certainly," he said, "Tom ?)U
elder wrote me several letters
ffering to "frame up' a big deal. )Q.
(e came to Newberry with Hull nnd
told thein to put their proposition j
l writing. The letter that Gov. I j'G
(lease gHve out is the proposition t?(
f Felder which I turned down. 1 PU
wear on a million stacks of Bibles 8(i
Hat Tom Felder wrote me that
tter and if you will come up to C()
ewberry 1 will tell you hot stuff
bout other deals that they tried to co
-ante up. It is a bona fide letter aj
nd I swear it. I can prove by liv- Pf
lg witnesses that Tom Felder
rote the letter. You don't know
alf the inside business aud if you
'ill come up here I will tell you all of
bout it." Mu
Has Oilier Letters.
Gov. Rlease declared that he had ro
tany other letters which would 1M"
it use sensations and that they will uj
? ?<-u uui ai in** proper lime. |lt
"Have you any information as to (
tie acts of the members of the old
tate dispensary winding up com- ,kr
lission that would show unfair re
eulings?" he was asked. wl
"Not so far. I know they are all
onorable men. I have heard ru-;
iors about them," was the reply.
"Will you sign the measure an- ol
horizing an investigation of theivii
i3pensary?"
"I have not yet decided," was wl
he answer. hi
BRUTALIZING SCE
*0 VICIOUS BULLDOGS FICHT I
FINISH
ELLERS PEOPLE SHOCI
Hull Dob: Pinhf is Ihilltsl off ?
Sellers. Whisky Flows Fr
uiul Hitth WajpN ar?' >ltul*-.
Sellers, March IS. Special: '
liole conimuaitv is Indienant 01
unt of a bullldog fight that
illed off about a mile below*
aoe, in Dillon county yester
irly in the morning the peac
tizens of tho place were surprr
see so many automobiles, bug
id bicycles passing by and gi
break-neck speed to the placi
ndezvous, at a negro's shop,
ey were soon joined by the sp
g element here. The place sel
1 was in the woods. The gro
is cleared of leaves and straw
rele was formed, a stakeho
is selected, the money placed
s hands, and while the bets v
ing made and the money put
big negro, was passing aro
rough the crowd dealing out 1
by the cupful to all who w<
irtake, while everybody was ui
0 put up or shut up." When
owd was sufficiently fired up
1 more bets were forthcoming,
gs were turned loose and for
>ur and a half they gnawed
t each other, while the cr<
ged them oon with such expr
lis as "sic bitn," kuaw him," '
m up.," " break his legs." "ch
e life out of b1m." At the en<
e fight the poor dogs were ut
exhausted, both lying down i
eir backs to each other and om
e dogs soon died, while the ol
is horribly torn and lacera
d it would be a mercy to hirr
d his miserable life with a 1
buckshot. The dead dog
need in an automobile, and as
mors were returnrlng, the d
dy was dumped out within the
rporate limits of this town. S
uelty and lack of decency oi
>t to be tolerated * in any de?
mmunlty. and it ia determi
at if there is any law to pro
e decent men, women and <
en from such barbarism and 1
1 exhibitions tt shalll be ihvol
lould not the grand Jury of Di
unty take this matter in h?
ded by the Society for the 1
ntion of Cruelty to Animals? '
mers of these dogs are i
iown. The dead dog is ownec
arion and has been a familiar
ct around ? huii'hoi' v
r several years; the other
n?ed in Florence, but is kept
itta. The rural policeman
arion county, recently provi
the Legislature, vras inten
prevent such brutal exhibiti
country places by the t<
orts.
i i ? ? ?
KCLAJKK OOCA-OOILA HARMF
edical Experts Testify in Trial
(liattanooga.
Chattanoogo, Tenn., March 11
me of the most prominent m
1 men furnished testimony In
se of the Government aga
veral barrels and kegs of c<
la. on trial in the Federal c<
re.
The following testified: Dr. O
(borne, professor of materia m
in Yale Medical College; Dr
lis Cohen, professor of clin
ediclne, Jefferson Medical Coll
liladelphia; Dr. Joseph H. N
r, professor of clinical medic
livereity of Pennsylvania.
The evidence of the day all te
to show that caffeine was,
a component part of the dr
ca-cola Dr. .Osberne stated t
ffeine is a drug, that it is poh
8 ill its Icnrii'iipv un/l "
e, as served in the drink c<
la would have the action c
ug, and would be harmful, ei
illy in children, and those i
10 have a tendency to nervousr
Dr. Musser 8'iid that caffeine
drug, and that, as used in c<
la, would have a tendency to
re the human system; that
>uld temporairly excite and
rently stimulate the spinal c
e kidneys, the heart and br
it reaction would be harmful; I
e stimulation would natually
w.
Dr. Cohen followed and was i
ve that caffeine was a ha
'ming drug; that it excite
?rbid craving, which had to
pplled by this or some ot
mulant. His opinion was I
e constant use of coffee, wl
litnins caffeine, was deleter!'
it. not so much as when used
ta-cola. lie said the other na
constituents in coffee offset
feet of the caffeine in coffee.
The ttlue X .Mark on the mm
y?>iir paper indicates that \
bscription is in arrears. I
sting us too much to send
,per on credit, ami unless jron
?. jour paper will Ik* tllscontlni
ok at tlie lals'l on your paper
v. ill show you liow far you ar
rears. All subscribers who fai
sponit to this notice by Mairli
ill he tlropiMHl from the list.
?
Young oetor- Congratulate
tl man. 1 am just preparing
?lt my urst patient.
Young Lawyer -Good! I'll
Ith you. Perhaps he hasn't n
s will.?Boston Transcript.
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:NE FATAL SHOOTING SONDA1
0 A WILL BETHEA. COLOREO, MORTALL
WOUNDS WILL ATKINSON
KED WHISKEY CAUSES DIFFICULT'
irai1 Will Bet boa, Coloml, Shoots ium
14'ly Fatally Wounds Will Atkinson
Also (V>lore<l.
This A serious and probably fata
\ ac- shooting affray took place at -Mr
was Hot boa's saw mill Sunday betwoot
this Will Betbea and Will Atkinson
day. Ffcoth partios are colored. Fron
eful what can bo learned it seems tha
ised BetTaea and Atkinson had a ro\
gies over some whiskey. Words wore es
jinp 1 changed, folllowod by a persona
e of difficulty in which Bothoa pullet
And pulled his pistol and shot Atkinsoi
iort- thrrough the abdomen. The bulle
lect- ' perforated the intentines and At
iund kiuson is reported in a dying con
r; a dition Both were laborers at Mr
lder ! Bethea's saw mill. Bethea was ar
1 in rested shortly after the shootii.
rere|''"d is in jail awaiting the result o
up his victim's wounds,
uud -- -? -?-?
OX K SHOT, OTHKIt ("I T.
>uld
K?d Difficult! White Men ii
the Murlboro ( ountjr Knds Fatall).
and Bennettsville, March IK.?Special
the ...
one '?hn A- Odoni was shot five timei
and 'a8t niRht by William Harrington
d who was badly cut by Odoni. Th<
_i difficulty occurred at the nev
"eat : Rc'100' building, recently erected a
a result of the consolidation of tin
j of Hrightsville and Antioch school
ter- wherc an entertainment was beinj
*itb held for fhe purpose of raisinj
of i funds to defray the expenses o
hpr painting the school house,
ted Four shots entered the body o
j lo' Odom and his recovery is deonie<
oatj impossible. Harrington, while seri
wa8 ously cut, is expected to recover un
less complications arise.
in- j KLiKCTlON AT L1TTLK HOCK.
lucb [
iglit | Five Good Men Will Adininiste
cent j Thriving Little CMty's Affairs fo
ned j X'ext two Years,
dfn* kittle Rock'H first mufcicipul elee
. " t?On was held on the 24th ult., un<
j j the following well known busines
J | men were elected to administer thi
ll?" ' town's affairs for the next tw<
ina, iyear8; yj U Hoahn, mayor ; A
| Schafer, O. W. Leach, W. H. Powel
? i and Hufus Edwards, aldermen,
i 1 j ?.fayor Boahn is manager of th<
i Southern Cotton Oil Co's. plant a
ot)" Little Rock. Messrs. Schafer
ie,Je Iyeacb and Powell are engaged ii
18 j the mercantile business and Mr. Ed
*.in ! wards is cashier of the Bank of Lit
for , tje Rocj{ yjje entire board is com
detj ! posed of representative businea
,ded ! men and the thriving little eity'i
lon5 ; affairs will be safe in their hands.
"*" i Mr. B. P. Mobley, formerly >>ook
: keeer for the Dillon, Maple ant
' Haraer cotton mills and now a mer
I chant at Little Kock, was electee
secretary and treasurer, and Mr. R
I at s?ortt?n, formerly constable foi
Magistrate Smith, was elected chiel
; of police.
' A1 " "
e?1_ ; MKKT AFFKR FIFTY YKAKS.
the:
iust -j^vo Former Dillon County Mer
aca" Meet After a Separation of Mori
)Url i More Than Fifty Years.
. T. It is not often that two men meet
edi- ; again after being separated for hall
. s. ' a century, but sueh an incident waf
ical witnessed in Dillon the other da}
ege. ! when Mr. Miles Mclnnis, of Texas
lus- and Mr. H. C. Alford, of Maxton, N
Ine, <C., were "introduced" to each oth
er in Judge Mcltae's office. Mr. Mc
>nd- Innis and Mr. Alford were born und
and raised in the Carolina section. Fift)
ink, i years ago Mr. Mclnnis moved tc
lhat Texas and Mr. Alford moved tc
ion- North Carolina where both settled
ffo- down and raised families. Each it
>ca- So years of age and it happened
,f a that a desire to see their old friend!
spe- seized both at the same time. Mr
nen Mclnnis returned the other day foi
less, a visit to his old home and wai
was I "Pe nding the day in town. Mr. A1
*>ca- ! ford was in Dillon also and while ir
in- Judge McRae's office making some
it inquiries about his old friends lu
ap- "aw a rather aged looking gentle
ordjuian going down the street. He
;iin,:!*Nkoii Judge McRae who the elder
lhat ; 1> gentleman was and with replying
fol- -lodge McUae railed 'Mr. Mclnnii
into his office. friend!
pos- gazed at each < ^ggtror severs
bit- s?'t ouds but there AKBffr sign ol
d a recognition. Then McRa?
be introduced them an ^Tkcene thai
,h? r followed when eacti friend recthat
ognized the othervw^ one seldon:
licit witnessed in tin- e man. \V1 ? r
ous, I bey last saw eacit other Mr. Me
in 1 Int !t and Mr. ^licM/weri younji
tur- men ml) of life and vigor and now
the their heads are white with tlu
snows of many winters. The meeting
of the two old friends and the
exchange of experiences that fol*,n
lowed would make a story full ol
our "human interest."
t is ?... ?
I lie \KKO rsi-:i> BY FAIt.MF.lt.
pa>
||(il Had Novel Kxperienee at Aiken, S
* 1 csicmilV.
HIM I
(, jI( Vtkrii, S. March is. -Probably
for ihi* first time since tin- inil
to vontion of tin flying machine :l
i :N> was pur in uso b> a farnior to-da.v
to visit his plantation. I bis morn
ing as a passenger of Aviator ('offyn,
Thomas Hitchcock flow to Ce
uio. (liti- Cn-ok farms some 16 milos
to making the trip in 20 minutes. After
attending to business meeting!
go lie again entered the machine and
lade flow back to Aiken, making the tri|
without accident.
i1KE NEW UNION DEP
Y DILLON HAS EXCELLENT PROSPECT!
SECURE STATION
V HEARING SET FOR 21
I Railroad t'oinmissinn Will Meet
i, Dillon on Tlint Date (41 Take
Inion Station MiiIUt.
I The I >i 1 Ion Hoard of Tr
has received notice that a mem
II of the Railroad Commiswion will
1. hold at Dillon on April 20th to t
a up the matter of erecting a ur
t passenger station at Dillon.
r matter was first taken up by Mr
L. Moore who presented a petit
1 to the commission asking that
i , union station be erected at Dil
i or that the N. Ar S. C. railroad
t required to erect a passenger
- tlon at thin point. The matter
- referred to the Hoard of Trade
. a resolution was passed at a rec
- meeting authorizing the follow
letter to the commission:
March Id. It'll.
Mr. T. It. l.umpkin, Sec.,
S. C. Railroad Commission,
Columbia, S
Dear Sir: ?
1 The correspondence relative
the erection of a union passes
* station at Dillon between v
s Hoard and Mr. K. h. Moore
been referred to the Dillon Hoar*.
l* Trade. At a meeting of the Ho
v" yesterday a resolution was pat
s unanimously endorsing the posil
b taken by Mr. E. L. Moore relativi
s the establishment of the stal
? and also urging your Hoard to t
t such steps as were necessary to
1 us in securing such a station.
{ in the event that we are not
f ally entitled to a union station
1 desire to secure the aid of y
-' hoard in urging the North A: So
- I Carolina railway company to e
a Htation at Dillon tha will be i
quate to the needs of'the trave.
public.
Yours very truly,
A. 11. Jordan,
|t! Rros. Dillon Hoard of Tr
Mr J- 12. Hancock. V. P. & O. M
- N. & S. C. H. R.
i Hamlet, N. C.
3 Mr W Ii". Newell, Gen. Supt.,
B ' A. C. L. R R,
a i Rocky Mount, N
I Messrs. E. L. Mctfre * Co..
1 , JMllon, S. <
i Oentiemen: ?
a J The Commission this JaV '
1 ' under consideration your va."
' j letters in regard to petition of
1 ; citizens of Dillon, S. C., requesl
" the Railroad Commission to roqt
" the railroads to build a union |
- j senger depot if feasible, or to
8' quire the N. Al S. C. R. R Co.
* build a depot adequate far the
comodation of their patrons at t
- ' place. I am directed to inform .
1 that the Commission hereby
- j points Thursday, April L'Oth, 19
1 | at 11 o'clock a. ni., to hold ii m?
j ing at Dillon, S. C., for the purp
1 | or investigating this matter.
F J By order of the Commission,
T. it. Lumpkin,
S?>or?,t:i
i A. B. Jordan. Pres.,
Dillon Board of Trade,
i Dillon, S. C.
WHAliKlt'S C'AHCiO RICH.
f! Viola, on .Maiden Vojnge, <iet> A
i bergri* Treasure Worth WiJlMH)
The old saying, "A bad be*;
1 ning makes a good ending," wo
seem to have verification in
" i present voyage of the Provinceto
whaling brigantine Viola,
I John A. Cook which has arrived
8t. Helena with 1,100 barrels
' sperm oil and 58 pounds of ami.
| gris for the voyage.
Leaving New Bedford for
[! maiden cruise?the Viola was bi
, for the sperm whale fishery ]
1 year?the brig turned up at Fa;
Azores, September 3, with 270 t
rels of sperm oil to show for
j summer catch, a rather poor be*
ning it was considered.
M At Fayal practically all the i
' i ward hands deserted and several
the "after guards" were discharp
[ leaving the craft short handed. !
sailed September 22 for Capo
\ Verde Islands to procure new m
' ! was struck by a squall three d
out of port, and lost fore and m
J topmasts and proceeded 1,100 m
under Bhort sail, arriving at C
4 uc verae uctoner 6, where she >
* detained until lato in the month
pairing duma^es.
Aftor leaving the inlands
1 wont to the whaling field off Or
1 and Little Fish bays, west coast
' | Africa., as her recent arrival at
; H-ncna indicates. News from
[ i Viola was not expected until M
and then it was thought the ci
" i would make a port at Barbados*
' | The Viola's voyage since leav
'r Cape Verde Islands has been
mnrkably successful. The
catch alone since leaving her 1
port of call assures profits far
c.-cding the average. Inegth of
cruise considered while the sale
, the immensely valuablle ainberf
should tend to swell the gr
profits to a figure calculated
r.urpilSH I lie i?osi previous sitl
' season sperm whale voyage of
last twenty years.
Allowing $.100 a pound, the pr
' received by the Willliam A. Groi
" Company for their find of
" pounds, the Viola's lot of amb
k^b would bring $29,000. Kven
present prices it should briug
4 least $11,600.
Tlie lllllon Herald, $t..10 a Yf
itertu ir'iiiiFiiififihiiiitfltti' > ii
OT NEW GOUIMISSIOM NAMED
) TO COMPOSED OF FRIENOS OF 60VERHHR
BLEASE
)TH SEN. STACKHOUSE A MEMBER
j
1 C' <??v. hlri^c lln*? Vanity) lh?* Metn1
P h.-r? of (he Now Dispensary Wlmiin^
l'|i <'oiiiiiiissioii. <>l<! I ton if I
Has ll?N-n l?l<iniss?s|.
; The N'cw Commissioners.
' John V. Wallace, Charleston.
:l^<> James .Staokhouse, -Marion,
lion P Hrantley, Orangeburg.
The }{ Uoininick, Newberry.
, *"- John I-. Miinnaugh, Columbia,
lion tv.,k?..^ .? ? ?%* **-?
i uv .ii'uif uauit'u win cuiimiiuie
H the new dispensary commission
"?" namt'd by Gov. Mease.
i This board will lake the place of
sta- [jr \v. j. Murray, of Columbia,
was Avery Pntton, of Groenvillle, J.
and j Hteele lirlee, o:' Yorkville, John
eut McSween, of Titnmonsville, and N
'"K A. Wood, of CJaffney. The old
I commission was removed several
, days ago by Gov. Iilease.
John V. Wallace, of Charleston,
represents the Cable Piano com;
pany and is a former member ol"
'the house of representatives.
James Stack house, of Marion is .t
10 former member of the State senate
ger Thomas F lira alley, of Orango
our 1 burg, is a former menib?*r of tluj
has gtate seiutte and at one time was.
' candidate for congress.
artl F. 11. Oominick is a former law
>sed . p;irti?.r 01 (Jov. Mease and was at
t'on ; one time a member ol' the house of
l> to ; representatives. He lived at ColumLion
pja f0r <( number of years .
ake I John C. Mitnnaugh is a successful
Columbia merchant and a brother
: of a prominent Newberry business
leg- man.
wo It Is expected that the members oS
our the old commission will meet In
?uth | Columbia this week when all mat
r?'ct ters will be turned over to the n?-w
ide- 1 commission.
liU<;
; "STl'lT ON OTHKU PAKTIF.S.*V
acle. : Governor intimates (Supply of I?is'
pensary Ammunition Not Kvhausted.
! Columbia, March 13.-?Special: "1
j have some stuff on other parties,"
j said Governor Please to-daj, In
: connection with his sensational
. C. | ter on Tom Pelder, of Atlanta, givi
en out last night. "I will not give
[!. j out anything else for the present.
| but 1 have other stuff," said
00k ernor Meose.
Sous | The alleged FV'der letter was an
thejopen secrr* h*.rp for tjje i.^vft week
LinK,^.'rs HO- discussion a few daya
uire a^d, B?uie one remarked that the
r>as- f Governor has a certain letter that
re- j would bo of intercut in connection
to with the dispensary matter. On top
ac- ; of this Huh Kvaiifi* presence in towm
hat i lent color to the statoraent. The
you Governor then left lor Charleston,
up- 'and when he returned yesterday ho
11. decided to Rive out the letter.
?et-1 Governor Ulease has made no
osc other dispensary ..nn-auncement to
day. except to verify the five com!
missioners that rumor had it he will
'appoint to-morrow. He said that
try. no other dispensarj stuff is for publication
just now.
; .
IKItKV MtKUti; IN HISTORY.
i Sc1uk?1 (lilldirn to I/earn of Champion
Com tlrowir.
o"' Columbia, March 17.? Special:
.* When the school children ol' the
'***" | lliited States, who use the re? '.er*?
j publlished by ; well known p^olish'
inp house in ChicaRO, stu?'y their
wn . lessons next year they will find
'Pl jthe story of Jerry .Vlootv and hi?
. remarkable earn yield. There will
ot | also l?e an excellent picture coti"'r~
tained in all books.
Jerry Moore will supplant the boy
"?r \ farmer of lllimnri, who has occupied
Ul't,a position in the readers for the
last ? . -
. i??ist sevcnti years. There will also
be a story of the tea farm at S?miar"
merville.
Miss Lizzie IS. Wooster, the au~
^""'thoress of the readers, was in Columbia
to-day conferring with Com'or"
i missioner Watson to secure data
?f for a story about Jerry Moore.
:ed,
she
d,. i IHllon in Atlanta.
[t'n< In its account of the meeting of
a>'8 i Southern Commercial Congress tin*
ain ! Atlanta Journal sny?:
ileH j "Among the distinguished defeaP^
j gates who attended the congas*
*as , were Col. Knox Livingston, Col.
re" John N. Drake and Mr. Willianf M
Hamer. The first two named are
from Marlboro county?the county
eat that holds the record for production
of corn, cotton and wheat?
] the national agricultural departtae
mint estimating that if each oounlay.
i ty in which cotton is planted pro
"a'1 duced in the same ratio as Marl'
boro. the yield in the south would
be mo,000 hales. Col. Livingston is
r<*~ one of the most prominent una well
known lawyers of the State, having
'asl j been a representative of his coun?i*~:
ty several terms in both senate and
! house. Col. Drake is the brother of
the gentleman who holds the prcmfris
ium for corn production, haviug
OB8 ,qrri? un/1 lo - %
I.. ....... ...... id uiiuouii a large and
t? an acde, and is himself a large and
K*e prominent planter, and Mr. Hamer
is president and treasurer of Dillon,
Maple and Hamer cotton mills, and
,|CP one of the most successful manufae i?r
turers in the State." ,
ten
>erat
i Hlohhs? \\ hen Bigwad was a bor
Ht everybody pre'dicted that he woul I
wind up in jail, and now he is a
member of the legislature. ^
Slouus?Oh, well, efve him tim* .
*r- (tigwad is a young man yet.