Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, June 13, 1900, Image 1
VOL. IX. FORT MILL, S. C., WEDNESDAY, .1UNE 13.1900 NO. 13.
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American General May Command
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Foreign Forces. <
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CHINESE SITUATION ALARMING <
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Lives of F. rclgners in (ireat Panger? ^
I McCnilrt Put in Command of tlie ^
Forces. c
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Washington. IX C.. Special. -The fol- x
lowing cablegram was received at the 1
Navy DepartuientFrida.v morning from '
Admiral KcinptY, on beard the Newaik '
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vr.t ?.nc lUKu ions:
Tong Ku. Juno 5. 1900. 1
"There was a battle yesterday be- 1
tween Chinese and Boxers near Tien 1
Tsin. A large number of Boxers ex- 8
peeted to reach Tien-Tsin tomorrow. 1
I (Slimed. > "Kemp if." 1
Minister Conger, at Pekin, also has t
been heard from. His messr.ge to the i
State Department said that there was I .
no improvement in the situation and i
ashed for instructions. Secretary Hay t
took the message to the cabinet meet- 1
I ing. where the answer will he framed, i
The State Department is steadfastly <
pursuing Hie line of policy laid down
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m in.- uc-K-iiiiing oi inn? Jioxer trouble, (
of avoiding any interference with Chi- (
nese internal affairs, beyond sueli
measures as may be absolutely necessary
for the protection of American
life and property there. Especially is
it determined to avoid commitment to
the policies of any of the European
powers whic-li might involve the United
States in trouble. Therefore, notwithstanding
the ominous news conveyed
in Admiral Kempff's cablegram, it
seems entirely probable that Minister 1
Conger will lie directed to stick to the
same line of policy which he had pur- 1
sued up to this time. i
It is not to be understood by this that
the United States government is
deerrous of evading any proper measure
of responsibility and the State Department
ollicinls are careful to point
out that while retaining our independ
?-m i- in m iion, our government is real- 1
ly acting concurrently with t'ho Euro- j
pean governments respecting this Boxer
agitation. Thus, at Taku, Admiral
Kempff is acting in a similar manner
to tihe commanding oilicers of the foreign
navy there assembled, although
his orders are subject to the approval
of no one.
, At Tien-Tsin. forty miles up the river.
which the admiral experts to be attacked.
the foreign naval commands
are acting together. It is said that in
cuse of an emergency involving jeopardy
to the lives of foreigners, the
I'nited States forces at Tien-Tsin might
even be directed in their general movement
by the senior naval officer achore,
even though that officer should happen
to be a German, a Russian, a Frenchman.
or an Englishman. This temporary
subordination of authority might
be brought about, and in fact would exist.
solely through a military exigency,
if Tien-Tsin is to be attacked by a vast
horde of Boxers, i! is entirely conceivable.
according to military practice,
(urn a s,i( cPK;nul defense of I Ik- foreign
lives and property in the olty can be
maintained only through the assumption
of the command of the foreign naval
forces by one competent officer;
too many captains may moan defeat,
in view of this possibility the assumption
of the command of the American
forces ashore by Captain McCalla may
be significant, it is an unusual course
fbr a captain of a-hip himself to take
command of a landing party, as has
been done by Captain McCalla. Hitrank
would correspond with that of a
colonel of marines and i; may lie that
he would himself he the senior officer
a.i Tien-Tain and thus he obliged to assume
command of the European naval :
parties landed there. The naval officers
here are confident that Tier.-Tsln proper
is not in particular danger. The
gunboat Helena will soon have the
town under her guns and there are believed
to be three foreign warships in
position to co-operate.
Havana Postal Scandnis.
Havana. By Cable. The troubles of
Mr. Estcs Rathbone, former director
u. iiuovs, ??'wiii i<> i>" increasing. The
auditor's department lias thrown out
$r'>.000 worth of vouchers, including
$8,000 worth of hills, which htiye been
paid twice, most of tlieni at Muncle,
lnd. The Fidelity Company has been
notitied that it will he held responsible
on Mr. Rathbone's bond.
St. Louis Outrage.
St. Louis, Special. A mob of furious
women and boys boat and denuded
Tena Kenier, a young woman
who makes her living by peddling
lunches among the employes of the
California street car line. When the
mob had stripped her to the waist,
one woman daubed her with green
paint, while two others held her, the
jeering hoys and women of the mob
applauding the outrage and throwing
mud. Two shop girls were attacked
by the same mob and partly denuded.
Au organized "committee" of women
began to visit the public schools Friday
afternoon, . threatening bodily
lianrn to teachers riding on the tabooed
cars.
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TO CAjLL OUf MILITIA,
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fhe Sheriff Unable to Cop? With th<
Siti atlon in Stj Louis.
St. Louis Mo.. Special.?Governor
Itephens, "Brigadies General H. C.
?lark. Adji Want General M. F. Bell, ol
he MissouJri National Guard, police
ftleinls anid a committee of citizens I
vlio held conference Saturday night
v'th a vie w of calling out the militia
oniric*? , uisoruer in connection with 1
ho street railroad strike, were clos tod
again; Sunday at police lieadinarters.
The feature of the meeting
vas the presentation to the Governor
yf a form al written request by Sheriff
'ohlman to call out the militia, as folows:
"As shd-riff of the rity of St. Louis.
desire tto inform yon that there now
xists in y, this city a condition of tunult.
A yts of violence and disorder
ire of <ln ily occurren e. I have sumtvoned
t<S my assistance a large posse,
md hav<e exhausted every means at
ny coniiinand. but the civil authorities
ire una) de to cope with the situation
All oth<|:r means being exhausted. I
-espectly call upon you and request
hat tlifft National Guard of Missouri
jt- cjnifMi out in numbers sufficient to
-estore jorder and prevent further add
if violeince."
The t Jovernor left soon afterwards,
rienera. is Bell and Clark said positively
that tr.tey have not yet received any
lelinit'.? orders. If the imilitia i6 called
aut, it is likely that the entire National
Guard of the State, comprising
Four regiments and a battery, will be
pressed into service.
P rogress of the Enumerators.
Wa shington. D, C., Special.? It liaa
been reported to the Director of the
Censihs that complete returns have
been j made from 17.1 enumeration distr'ct
j;, principally in New York and
otliejr large cities. The entire enuro*
eratlon of the large cities will be finished
by the middle of this month, and
as sjoon as they can be checked and
tabulated the results will be made publie.
An enumerator in the Indian Territory
has informed Director Merriam
that certain Indians there refuse to reply
to questions contained in the census;
schedule. The Director advised
him to let the matter drop, as an effort
to compel the Indians to reply
would probably lead to serious difficulties.
Ilanna Will Be Re-Elected.
'Washington, 1). C., Special.?It is j
stated on high authority that Senator !
I i anna will succeed himself as chair- !
man of the Republican national com- j
mittce and will conduct the coming '
campaign. The only thing which can j
change this programme, it is stated, is i
some change for the worse in the Senator's
health. Senator Hanna and
Secretary Dick had a long conference
with the President about political matters
in general. Mr. Dick will go tc
Philadelphia next Monday, and Senator
Hanna will arrive there on the I3tt
inst.
Native Police Did the Work.
.Manna, uy Cable.?General Pio del
Pilar, the most aggressive and most
persistent of the Filipino leaders, whc
was captured as previously cabled to
the Associated Press, was made a
prisoner at GGnadaloupe; six miles east ;
of Manila, by some of the Manila na- :
tive police. Upon information receiv- I
ed that Pio del Pilar was to be at a '
certain house. Captain Par a and twelve l
policemen proceeded in a launch to '
Guadeloupe where, aided by a de- <
tacliment of the Twenty-first infantry, !
thej surrounded the house, captured ,
the general and brought him to Manila !
this morning, where he was positively
identified before the provost marshal.
Killing at Ocala.
Oeala, Fla., Special.?Joe Pitts, a
well known citizen of Kendrick, hecame
intoxicated and went to the 1
house of \ rs. Chappell. The letter's
son. Will. s;eing Pitts enter the house,
ran to his mother's protection armed 1
with a shot-gun. Pitts attempted to 1
shoot young Chappell, but the latter
emptied a load of buckshot into the
former's body. Pitts died a few hour*
later.
Graves at Camp Chase Dccorat- d.
Columbus, O., Special.?Palmetto
wreaths from South Carolina, Magnolias
from Tennessee, daisies and
roses from Kentucky, and flowers from
North Carolina were Saturday afternoon
strewn on the graves of the (kinfederate
soldiers who sleep in the old
burying ground at Camp Chase. Sectionalism
was forgotten, members of
the Grand Army taking cousypieuous
part and floral contributions were ad
numerous frt>m Federals as Confedertes.
IDIRItNI OF CONGRESS
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:cssion of Both Houses Closed on
Thursday.
ft ANY MEASURES WERE ENACTED.
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I he (iold Standard Bill, Porto Rican
Act and Plan of (iover?ment For
Hiwaii.
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After a session marked by much
leated discussion and the transaction
f legislation of great importance to
he whole country. Congress adjourn d
on Thursday. Following is a sum- !
nary of its work, from the Wasuing011
Post:
The record of the first session of inc
<*ifty-Sixth Cougre.ss is now closed,
ind it is possible to survey the
inportant work it has accomplished
luring the last six months. It has been j
i busy Congress, the busiest, according !
o veteran officials in many years. In ;
;ome respects the work has been less
4\citing than that of the preceding |
Congress, which covered the dramatic j
jo rod v<hen war was declared against '
Spain, and also tlie period of reconstruction
and treaty making with
Spain following the successful close of
ho war. Hut in work actually accomplished
and started toward accomplishment,
the record of the present session
stands well in comparison with the
lost energetic Congresses.
Our new territorial possessions have
received much attention, and while
there has been no definite action as to
the Philippines or Cuba, a form of gov- j
eminent and a means of raising rev- ,
enuo has been provided for Porto Iticc
and a comprehensive territorial form j
of government has been given to Haw- j
aii. The financial act lias made im- 1
portant changes in the laws relating tc !
the parity of the metals, the bonded )
indebtedness, national banks and tlie ^
security of the Treasury by a gold reserve.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL HILL.
The Nicaragua Canal bill has passed
the House, and is on the calendar o)
the Senate ready for attention when (
Congress reconvenes. The anti-trusl
bill is similarly advanced. The anti '
trust constitutional amendment has : '
defeat recorded against it. The Pacific
cable measure has passed the Senate
and is awaiting final action in the i
House.
The exclusion of Brigliam 11. Robert*
from a seat in the House because o! '
his polygamous status, the refusal ol
the Senate to admit Mr. Quay on tin j
appointment of the governor of l'enn- .
sylvania, and the sensational charges !
investigation and developments in tin ,
Senate in the case of Mr. Clark, ol ,
Montana, have added some exciting j
personal phases to the session, Invea- i
tigations have been prolific, including
the inquiry into tlie Coeur d'A lent |
mining riots in Idaho, the various in- i
quiries on polygamy growing out ol
the Roberts case, and more recently
the Senate investigation of the posta'
and other irregularities in Cuba.
The total of appropriations cannol
yot be stnted with exa< tness ius fivt j
bills are pending, but it is approximately
$700,000,000 for the session
The Senate, in executive session, has
been occupied to a considerable extent
with important treaties. Of these the
treaties with Great Britain and Germany
closing the tripartite government
in Samoa and awaimng to tin i
United States the island of Tutuila ;
with its valuable harbor of Pago, hat
been ratified, while the commercial re ;
ciproeity treaties with l'Tnnce and tin
British West Indian Islands and the
llay-Pauncefote treaty concerning thi i
inter-ocean canal go over without ac i
tion.
NEW LAWS ON THE ST A TUT i- :
BOOKS.
Of the legislation actually accomplished
and now on the statute books
the financial act is regarded jus tin '
chief achievement of the year. Tin I
noteworthy feature of the debate or
this measure in the House was thai |
party lines were broken to some ex |
tent, a number of Democratic members
trom tne Kastern and Now Knglunt
States joining with tlie majority ii j
passing it. In the Senate, also, part]
lines were not entirely regarded. Senators
Lindsay and Caffery voting for the ,
measure and Senator Chandler agains
it As it became a law by the l'resi i
dent's signature on March 14, It makei '
Bpecille the declaration of the golc I
standard, provides a Treasury reserve
of 1150,000.000, establishes a division
of issue and redemption of the Treasury,
provides for the redemption anc
reissue of interest-bearing bonds yl
the t'nitcd State:- and make new reg
illations as to national hanks then 1
Circulation, establishment in snial :
communities, and the tax they pay
The act also contains a specific declaration
that its provisions "are not in
tended to preclude the accomplishment
of international bimetallism."
F'osto Rico legislation has been tht j
most fruitful thmne of controversy in !
and out of Congress during the sesiion.
The discussion first turned on thf
revenue bill lnwimr .* rlutv i
rent, of the Dingley rates on Porte
iiico goodt,. The majority of the Wayt
Mid Means Committee urged the constitutionality
and necessity of this
ourse, while the minority, re-cnforc<<5
by Nlh McCall, of Massachusetts, a
member of the majority, malntuitieri
that the Constitution of t?e United
Spates extended to Porto Kico. and that
^oi.gicSb wan IliiitiguiaUil^ ?? uew and
dangerous precedent by giving the
island any other law than that of the
rest of the country.
PASSAGE OF THE PORTO RICAN
Excitement ran high under the spur
of widespread public attention. The debate
\ in the House was signalized by
the division of the majority, which for
a time made the result doubtful, but
the bill ultimately passed. The con.
test in the Senate was animated but
less acute, the Senate changing the etu
tiro scope of the measure by adding a
complete lbrm of civil government. In
this form, raising revenue and establishing
an island government, the
measure became a law. subsequently it
was amended so as to limit corporate
franchises, and on the President's recommendation
an act was passed appropriating
for the use of Porto Itico for
the $2,095,455 collected from island
sources since its acquisition.
Next in importance in the accomplished
work of the session is the act
'to provide a government for the Territory
of Hawaii."' The debates on it
n the Senate and House aroused little
jivision. save on matters of detail. The
act provides a system of government
much like that of Territories, with a
governor appointed by tlie President,
a legislature of two houses, franchise
rights practically the same as these of
voters in the Pnitcd States, with the
additional qualification that a voter
shall he "able to speak, read and write
the Knglish or Hawaiian language."
Administrative and judicial officers are
provided, and the island is given a
Delegate to the House of Hopressenta- '
tives of the United States, chosen by
the people, with a right to debate in
the House, but not a right to vote.
CUHA AND THR.Jvitl LIPPINES.
The Philippines and Cuba have occupied
much attention in tli;> way of ucbate
and the adoption of resolutions of
inquiry. The Spooner bill providing
that when all insurrection against the
authority of the United States shall lie
at an end then all military, civil, and
judicial powers shall, unless otherwise
provided by Congress, bo carried on
under ths direction of the President,
formed the basis of the Senatorial dehate
on the Philippines, hut was fruitless
of action. The only legislation as
to Cuba is of a comparatively minor
character, relating to Cuba shipping.
The extradition bill, applying to all
insular possessions and dependencies, !
has passed both Houses and doubtless \
will become a law. It is designed main- j
ly to reach eases like that of Charles i
P. W. Neely.
The Nicaragua Canal bill and tlie ,
shipping subsidy bill are notable instances
of legislation partly advanced
during the present session, but not en- j
acted into law. The canal bill has passed
the House and has been made the!
special order in the Senate, beginning
December 10 next. The shipping Dill is .
011 the calendar of tach House, with
favorable recommendation from a ma- j
jority membership of the Senate and
House committees.
ATTENTION PAID TO TRUSTS.
Anti-trust legislation has come prominently
into attention in the llou-e at
thr el OB* of the session, the House hav- j
ing passed a new anti-trust bill and j
defeated a < (institutional tun* ailment. j
The Senate has passed a bill fo.* a
cable to the Philippines and beyond, to J
be constructed and continued under
government, control, but no action has j
been taken on it in the House. The restriction
of oleomargarine has boon
productive of considerable agitation,
mainly in committee, and a radical restrictive
bill has been reported to the
1 iOUoC.
The general pension laws have been
materially change*! by the present Con- !
gross, largely as a result of th" efforts
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
which secured the passage of a bill
amending the law of June .7. 1S9*>. so i
.is to permit the "aggregating" of disaI.IISC
n.l ..hnnnln.r ll,.. nmolclnn o a I
miiiiiid, hum ' nmit.,,iih *??? juwf ioiwm ? .? .
to widows so that a widow :nay receive
pension when she is "without i
means of support other than her daily j
labor, and has an actual net income j
not exceeding $"">0," etc.
The "free homes" act has tit last lie- ,
come law. It provides for the patenting '
of homesteads on the public lands acquired
from the Indians, on the pay- |
ment of the usual fees, and no other
further charges. This opens to free '
homestead entry many millions oi
acres o public lands in the West
heretofore sold at suited figures per
aero. Another measure passed of some
general interest permits the Secretary
of Agriculture to restore game birds
which are becoming extinct, and provides
means for the restriction of
traffic in dead animals, birds, etc.,
from State to State, the latter provision
being in part designed to limit the
destruction of song birds for the sale
or their plumage.
PRESERVATION OF FRIGATE CONSTITUTION.
Among tlir other miscellaneous acts
of the session are those for the pre-|
nervation of the historic frigate Constitution
and extending the work of
the twelfth census.
Considerable general legislation i.carried
on appropriation hills. These
provisions include the amendment to
the Military Academy bill, niu.ving the
commanding general of the army :
lieutenant general, and the adjutant
general of the army a major general;
also the amendment to the sundry civil
bill appropriating $">.000,000 for the St
Louis Exposition. Both of these bills
are still ponding. The naval appropriation
hill adds two battleships, three
.armored cruisers, three protected cruisers,
and five submarine boats to the
naval strength, and may Include special
legislation as to armor-plate and
u ?,*>?<-i i iiiaiii. iiit' otiiet appro- i
priation bills in the main carry the
usual government supplies.
The Alaska code bill, giving a complete
civil system of laws to the territory.
has passed both houses and uitboubtedly
will become a law. Other
measures which have passed one house '
or the other, but are still pending, iu- 1
elude those for the election of Senators I
by the people; authorizing the l'resi- >
dent to appoint a commission to stuAy ,(
commercial conditions in China and ;
J?pan; for increasing the efficiency of
the army by making serivice in the '
staff corps temporary; extending the
eight-hour law. and increasing the an- P
nual allowance (o the militia of the w
country from $100,000 to $1,000,000. 1
Commissions Issued.
Washington, O. C.. Special.?111 ac- j1
cordnncc with the provisions of the ^
Military Academy appropriation bill, p
the President has issued commissions 1
to lieutenant Clcneral Nelson A. Miles, d
commanding the army, and Major (Jen- '
eral 11 t\ Corbin. adjutnnt genera, of j"
the auny. These arc recess appoint- j.
incuts ami will he nominated to the t
Senate at its next session in Herein- S
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Gov. Oatc5 Kills n Negro. I,
Montgomery. Ala.. Special. Ex-Hoy- (
ernor \V. Dates, shot and killed a '
negro man at his residence in tliis eity h
Saturday night, General Dates heard
a pistol shot in his kitchen, and 011
investigation found his cook lying 1
dead, killed by a negro. The lie- e
gro. whose name is not known, started ''
towards the Governor, pistol in hand. 1
Not paying any attention to warnings
not to advance, Governor Dates shot ,
and killed him. ri
Hotel burned. '
Norfolk. Va.. Special. The Hotel ?
Norfolk, formerly the Pureeil House, 1
a large six-story hotel on Main 81root, .1
caught tire Friday night on the fifth s
floor from some unknown cause. The
flames spread quickly through to the '
roof. The fire department soon had
water playing on it. The flumes were t
finally extinguished, hut the entire
building is damaged by the Hood of
water played upon it.
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The President's Movements.
Washington. P. Special.?It j
seenis probable th.it the President will tnot
go to Canton until the latter part 1
of the month, and certainly not until '
after the national Republican conven- *"
tion in Philadelphia, on June r.t. A
large number of letters have been re- 1
ceivcu at the White House from presidential
organizations in different '
parts of the country, stating that it ''
was their intention to stop in Washington
for an hour or two on their '
way to the Philadelphia convention to
pay their respects to the President. ^
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PAPA FROG AND THE TADPOLF.S ,
Ills Children Clinic to II In Hack Till
They Are HIr Knougli to I.euve.
A male frog with little tapoleK living
on his back was discovered lately
by Dr. August Brauer of Marburg, Germany.
For a little fellow it has a (
pretty long name, but perhaps its pa- j,
ternal devotion has earned it the Ion if t
I,atln name, arthroleptis seychellensl^
boettger. rt lias been noticed bcfor3 |i
tliat in somo species of frogs living ir? i
Venezuela and tlie island of Trinidad ;1
the male bears the young on its back,
to which they hold by their mouths. '
But this new species Is th 5 first 0110 *'
011 which so many as nine little ones v
were discovered, and besides they do (
not hold on by their months, but seem ^
to be stuck to the papa frog's back and t
sides by some gummy substance which ^
holds them in place until they are
t IHMIS'I *' fin t" iur I lit* III SCI VPB. r
It is u wonderful device of nature, that n
tho female sometimes deposits hnr fi
eggs on the hack of the male, where ^
they hatch out. and the little tadpoles '
grow until they attain a certain size. 1
Such is. of course, not the case with
our common frogs, but in these raro
species only lately found by naturalists
is a strange reversal of what seems
to us to be the usual law that tho
mother takes care of tho young. In
this species the eggs are not laid on tl
the hack of the male, hut on the it
ground, and only after they are "
hatched do they take up their position '
on papa's hack. And there they ride f<
until they are big enough to walk "
around and look for their own food. ^
Tim iliip'a Kr??r<l for lli? Fog.
All over Japan you will see images
of foxes old foxes, with their noses t!
(hipped and their ears broken oil; M
older foxes still, with a growth of hi
moss on their backs; sly. alert, foxe... ai
with noses perked smartly in the air; w
great foxes and little fo\> rages and
clowns, all kinds and degrees showing
the prevalence of this belief in
the land of 'the wistaria and the fan.
and also showing in what respect the "
fox is held, 'ays a traveler. It is curl- xv
ous to note that In all countries the
fox above all other animals lias been
considered to exert great influence and
power. All nations have legends of Sj
which the cunning and intelligence of jr
the fox 13 the theme. r(
WINTHROP COM MENCEMENT,
lass-Day and Graduating i:\crcisesat
Rock Mill.
Three store and live "sweet girl
raduates" were seated on the stage
t Winthrop Tuesday morning when
lie hour arrived for the class day ex.
n isi s. i ne graduating class was in
ontrol of the situation and the pretty
xereises entertained the large gatherig
of friends from the city and from
ifferent sections of the State; for the
arents of many of the young ladies
'ere present to rejoice with their
aughtcrs in this the close of a busy
ut happy school life.
The :il graduates in the four years' (
orinal course with the degree of
aehclor of arts this year are Misses
laggie Connor. Orangeburg; Ida Corett.
Hampton; Nellie Cunningham,
leaufort; Ollie Klder. York; Inez Peeler.
Clarendon; I)oeia Folk. Colleton;
ailie llarvin. Clarendon; Cora Hug-,
ins. Williamsburg: Fannie Johnston, 4
tarnwoll; (lertrude King, Aiken;
Mith lanyea, Orangeburg; Rosa Melon.
Orangeburg; Gertrude Mitehell,
aluda; Jeanette Murdoch. Abbeville;
nnet Mclatre, Chester; Paris Neal,
aincaster; Luey Reed. Dorchester;
lloise Scaife. Spartanburg; Seltna
hirlev. Anderson; Emmie Tindal,
'larendon: Beulali Walden, Spartanurn:
Nannie Wallace, Cheater; Mary
Iwaffleld. Richland.
Those who graduated with the deroe
of Lioenoiate of Instruction after
three years' course are Misses Mazie
Ireland, Berkeley; Julia Gregg, Flornec;
Millie Lynn, Chester; Eva Verier.
Beaufort; Lvdia Taylor, Lexingon;
Josie Platte. Berkeley.
In the literary department, full
nurse, with degree of bachelor of arts
he following finished the course; Agios
Douglas. Chester; Louise Gillepie.
York; Anita Hall. Chester; Berlin
Kirkley. Sumter; Mayne Me- %
rteekin. Fairfield; Cora McRae, Maron;
Lila Neal, Anderson; Mary Alice
leaves, Marion; Scotia Meid. York;
eannie Sprunt, i* i.. Fannie Wilon,
York; Virginia Norrts. Anderson.
Miss Ethel Welliorn of Anderson is
lie only graduate in the department ' .,
if science, and Miss Edith Howard ' ,
Itewart of Rock Hill has completed
lie full course in music.
There are quite a number of special
itildieuts who have finished the
ourse selected by themselves and
vere given certilieates of proficiency.
These are.
In Stenograph v and Typewrit inn ?
diss Willou Moyil. lamrens; Miss
htdie Mao ltyrd, Darlington; Ada
'asey. Anderson; Mary Cummings,
ilay Fllison, Mary Sledge and Beulah
j pears.
Miss Willie Southard. 1'nlon, corideate
in industrial branches.
Dressmaking Misses Mullic Breeale,
Itarnette Miller, Margaret Tripette.
Lucia Bradley and Klla Parks.
Millinery- Bessie Dove, lillerbe
tiehhourg. Margaret Spears, Ronnie
vnderson, Mabel Crosswell, Mamie
leMeekin and Cora McRae.
Miss Floise Robert Scaife of Sparanhurg,
the class president, welcome)'
he visitors.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith of Anlerson
rend the class history, a hisory
of which each of the ?I5 is prou
ml the saddest page in which is tl.
ast.
Miss Inez Fullenwider Feldor c
'larendon read the class poem, a com
losition which is creditable to her na
ive talehts well trained.
aiiss .leanie D. Sprunt rendered a
dano solo i.i a delightfully easy and
ntelligent manuer, its sprigi...>ncsa
tiding tt> the effect of tin- last will
ml testianient of the class of 1900.
his instrument was not so doleful
fter all. as it merely disposed of the
liiniv inil twltlilii.u ??*.!
f the seniors, bestowing them upon
hose succeeding to the dignity of the
raduating class. This was devised by
lie class lawyer. Miss Alice McRae ol
larion.
The class prophecy followed, and
aeli of the sweet graduates blushed,
loved nneat.ily in her chair and
tinned vigorously as the prophet, ? - lis-.
Rosa l.ee Melton, drew aside the
urtain of futurity and pictured the
ineied destiny in this life of each ol
er sissociates.
Miss Scaife then feelingly bade the
lass adieu and distnis ed the audience
South Carolina News.
C.ov. McSweenry lias commuted tc
liree years the sentence of four years
nposcd on Joseph Smith, convicted ol
lanslaughter in Chesterfield county
i Decomber, 1 st?7. He also commuted
) two years and eight months the senone
of three years given Turnei
leredith upon his conviction ir.
aureus in October, 1 SOT. for the samt
ffense.
While a man named (Hover and Naum
Rrown, plowmen on the farm ol
Ir. (1. 11. Cornel-on, near Orange- I '
nrg, were riding to the field a disputt /
rose over some trivial matter. Hot
ords ensued and without stepping
le mules they were riding it is supis
ed an altercation occurred when
lover whipped out his pistol and shot
rown, inflicting a mortal wound, ol
hich Brown died soon .after. The offers
were at oner notified and the
uoner with the sheriff repaired to
le place of the homicide and found
mt the slayer of Brown had fled
heriff Dukes, however, lost no time
i getting upon his trail and finally ar>sted
Glover after a llvelv chass.