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15TH YEAR.
MIV t V A I llH II MB A II V
Acts of Public Nature Passed
By Legislature
DURING SESSION JUST ENDED
Great Many Matters of Gcnoral latercet
Enacted Into Statutes Daring
tho Forty Days.
The session of the legislature recently
closed enacted a great many
new laws - more than two hundred in
fact; of these however, tho lurgor
portion were special acts applying
only to certain counties or individuals.
The following are the laws of
a general nature passed during the
session:
Mr. Saye?A hill to create a commission
and appropriate $10,000 to
provide for a 6tntuc of John C. Calhoun
in the capitol at Washington,
D. C.
Mr. Cosgrove?A bill to improve
the sanitary and other conditions of
the State of South Carolina by proper
drainage and to provide for the same.
Mr. Derham?A bill to amend section
403, code of laws of South Carolina,
1902, vol. 1, requiring report*
from county treasurers.
Mr. McMastor?Forbidding the sale
of cocaine without prescription.
Mr. Weston?An net to reimlate
the marketing of deceased cattle.
Mr. Richards?A bill to provide
for the erection of a practice school
building at the Winthrop Normal
and Industrial college of South Carolina,
and to appropriate #100,000
for the same.
An act to amend the charter of the
Augtrsta ami Columbia Railway eouij>any,
so as to enlarge its powers, and
for other purposes.
An act to regulate the manner of
sale of any drifted boat, flont, water
craft, lumber or timber, and to presenile
a penalty for violation thereof.
An act to amend an act entitled
;Ah net to prevent delavs in the
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tiic Suite dispensary, and to wind up
its affairs.
A joint resolution to require the
comptroller general to issue his warrant,
and the State treasurer to pay
thn same, l'or 120 dollars in favor ol
Brutus C. Moore, for professional services
rendered the State board of
health in the treatment of smallpox
patients.
A bill in relation to the investment
and loan by the commissioners of the
sinking fund of the fund for State
insurance of public property by the
silking fund commission.
A bill to provide for the issuing of
bonds in public school districts in
Soulh Carolina.
A bill to ineorporato the Audubon
Society of South Carolina and to provide
for the preservation of the wild
birds and an mm Is of the State.
A bill to provide a minimum sum
for the annual appropriation for pensions,
ntid fixing the sai.ie at $250,000,
A hill to prohibit the manufacture
or snie of adulterated or misbranded
or poisonous or deleterious foods 01
drugs.
A bill to provide tor the amount tc
be paid ;urors and witnesses in the
?vucI III nrrMUJis CUUl l.
A bill to amend an act entitled
"an act to regulate tho patching
gathering, tale, exporting or ennninp
of oysters, terrapin, clams, shad and
sturgeon to provide for the licensing
thereof, and to provide for the
leasing of public lands suitable foi
the eu:t.\ation thereof."
A bill to provide an annual appropriation
for the holding of the animal
reunion of the Confederal
^ veterans in this State, and to creatt
a commission to disburse the same.
A hill to amend the law in relatior
to the linnres and locations of the
voting precincts in this State.
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A biH lo amend section 2 and weetiou
3 of an act entitled "an act t?
provide for beneficiary scholarships
in ilie Olcrnson Agricultural college
or oomn * arouna, approved r eoruary
25, 1904, so as to allow scholarships
to students taking textile courses,
and to provide futrehr regulation#
as to the examinations thereof.
A bill to protect and secure the
purity of the water supplies of towns
ami cities.
To provide high schools for the
State.
To amend seetion 1555, volume 1,
code of laws of South Carolina, 1902,
us amended by nri net entitled "an
act to amend section 1555, volume 1,
code of laws of South Carolina, 1902,
relative to the counties exempt from
the general laws providing for cotton
weighers," approved the 24th day of
February, A. D. 1904."
To provide the time for holding
eourta in the first judicial circuit.
To amend chapter G, nrticle 1 of
code of laws of the State at' South
Carolina, 1902, in relation to State
insurance of public property by innrflag
therein, immediately after
Motion 129 theroof, a section to be
dteifijnated as "section 129a," by
providing for part insurance in old
line companies and regulating 6ettiapnents
of losses.
To amend an aet entitled "an ort
to provide puniahment for enfe crackers,"
approved Feb. 19, 1904, by addiag
another section thereto, to be
etion 2, providing puniahment for
OSyono possessing safe cracking
quipment.
T? further declare tb? law in rafexnoa?
to the adoption of illegitimate
children.
To provide a penalty for jneors
when duly summoned who ehall neglect
or refuse to appear in obedience
to a venire duly issued in the police
court of any municipality in this
State.
To provide for a moumnent to
mark the grave of Gen. Thomas Sumter.
A bill to prohibit contracts nnti
agreements for sale and future delivery
of cotton, grain, provisions and
other commodities, stocks, bonds and
other securities, upon margin, commonly
known as dealing in futures;
to declare such transactions unlawful
nml to constitute misdemeanor
An net t?? cede to the United State?
the title of this State to, ami the
jurisdiction of- this State over, certain
lands in Charleston, Beaufort
and Georgetown counties l'or quarantine
purposes.
An act to fix the time for the eoinmencine
of lite terms of oflice of the
various county officers.
An net to amend an act. entitled
"an act to amend section 2109, volutins
1 code of laws. 1992 sr? a?
extend the autliority of the railroad
commissioners t<? require depots at
other than junctional point3," ft}?,
proved 2nd day of February, A. D.
.1906, reducing the penalty and specifying
the time for such work.
An net to amend section 099, crim1
lnal code of laws of South Carolina,
; 1902, volume 2.
A bill to allow certain trustees to
pay premiums for surety bonds from
1 trust funds.
A bill to limit the hours of labor ia
' cotton and woolen mills.
: A bill to amend section 179 of the
code of laws of South Carolina of
1902, volume 1, relating to opening
books of
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| A bill to amend section 2f>.r>.r>. vol!
nme 1, code of laws of South Cnro.
lina, 100*2, by exempting property let
or hirod for agricultural pur|?oKC?
' from its provisions.
A bill to amend section 3117, volume
1, code of laws of South Carolint,
1002, relating to costs and fees
5 of magistrates.
A bill to amend an act entitled "An
act to amend section 120S of the code
of laws of South Carolina, 1002, to
provide for the voting of special taxes
' for school purposes," approved 24th
8 February, A. I). 1006, by fixing the
time of the elction.
A joint resolution to authorize and
5 require the payment of the sum of
.$114.70 to J. O. Sanders, M. 1)., for
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professional sernees rendered the
State board of health.
A ioint resolution tr? "nrnvirle for ?n
appointment of a committee to examine
and to revise the railroad rates
and to investigate all matters pertaining
to the service furnishod by
the- railroad companies to the city of
Charleston, to grant certain powers
to said committee and make an appropriation
therefor.
To declare the violation of a lease
of land or tenements and a failure
and refusal to enter upon the due
performance of a contract for leasing/
lands or tenements and the violation"
of any such contract upon the part
of the ladlord a misdemeanor and to
provide a punishment therefor.
To amend section 2935, voume lt
code of laws of 1902, relating to exemptions
from jury duty.
To require the sergeant-at-arms of
each branch of the general assembly
to care for tho senate chamber and
hall of the house of representatives,
committee room* and tbeir furniture.
To empower cities njid towns to
furnish electric current, and water to
parties without the incorporate limits
thereof and make contracts and to tix
the rates and charges in behalf.
An act to authorize and empower
all municipal eoroprations in this
State to purchase or condemn land
for eertoiu purposes.
An aot to create a commission on
State house and grounds, ami prescribe
its duties.
An aot to authorize the State treasurer
to receive from the United
States government a certain fund,
and to nold the same subject to the
uses declared by an net of congress.
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a ihu iu mane appropriations to
meet the ordinary expenses of the
Btate government for the tiscai year
ommentfng January 1, 1907.
A bill to make appropriations for
the payment of the per diem, mileage
and stationery ocrtitioaUs of the
members of the general assembly, the
salaries of subordinate officers and
employes thereof, and other purposes
herein named. J
A bill to raise supplies and make
appropriations for the fiscal year
oomrflcru-ing 1907.
Confederate Veteran Dies of Paralysis.
Atlanta, Ga., Special.?Dr. A. R.
Ylley, aged 63 years, a Confederate
oteran, widely known through the
>tata and tho South and a prominent
ihysiciun, died at his home here as
.he result of a stroke of paraysis,
vhicli ho sustained last Monday eventig.
Ho lived in Atlanta 40 years,
oming here from Charleston, S. C.
Ho had a distinguished record in the
civil war.
Second Attempt at Suicido.
Roanoke, Special.?Charles Freese,
-he 20-year-old son of N. L. Frecsc,
*en?rnl foreman of the Roanoke Machine
Works, made a second attempt
xt suicide by swallowing five bottles
)f laudanum. Young Froese is a matbinist.
lie has been despondent for
hree months, ??r eiruw Joseph Kesser,
his friend, was killed by a Norfolk
xnd Western train. Tlie young man
r*s taken to the hospital and his
:o?idition is regarded as critical.
CORN BREAD.
A very nourishing corn bread '.t
made with a cupful of coru meal,
two cupfuls of cold boiled rice, ouo
cupful of milk, one egg, half a tea*
: Hpoonful of suit, a taolcspoouful of
baking powder. Mix corn meal, sugar,
salt ajid baking powder together; add
the other ingredients after melting
the butte: and putting the rice through
tl.e colander. Bake half an hour.
A Fin END'S TIP.
70-Year-Old Man Not Too Oh! to Accept
u Food !*oi:.Ur.
"For the last 20 years," writes a
Maine man, "I've bcgn troubled with
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way of results
until I took up tlio food question.
"A friend recommended GrapeViits
fnnfh after I had iako.i all sorts
of medicines with only occasional,
temporary relief.
"This was about nine months ago,
and I began the Grape-Nuts for
breakfast with cream and a little
sugar. Since then I have had the
food for at least one meal a day,
usually for breakfast.
"Words fail to express the benefit
I received from the use of GrapeNuts.
My stomach is almost entirely
free from pain and my liver complaint
is about cured, I have gained
flesh, sleep well, can eat nearly any
kind of food except greasy, starchy
things, and am strong and healthy
at the age of 70 years.
"If I can be the means of helping
any poor mortal who has been
troubled with dyspepsia as I ha\e
been, I am willing to answer any leti
ter enclosing stamp." Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
' Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Rca
son."
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SDAY, FEBRUARY 28.
144 ARE DROWNED
| Ocw and Passcnecrs Die in
Sight of Land
LIFE SAVERS UNABLE TO HELP
Rotterdam Steamer Berlin, With 141
Passengers and Crew of 50, Wreck
ed Off the Hook of Holland, Every
Soul Aboard With One Exception
Disappearing in Mountainous
Waves.
London, By Cable.?The Rotterdam
mail steamer Berlin, from England,
with 141 passengers and crew, was
wrecked oil the Hook of Holland, at
the entrance of the River Moos, leading
to Rotterdam, shortly before (i
o'clock Friday morning, and with one
exception all on hoard perished.
A terrific southwesterly gale was
blowing right in shore and drove
the Berlin on a sand bank close to
the northern .jetty as she was trying
to enter the new waterway. Heavy
seas quickly pounded the vessel to
pieces. She broke in two, her forepart
sinking immediately, while the
doomed passengers and crew could
be seen for a brief space of time
olustercd on the aftcrpart. Then the
afterpart slipped off the ledge ami dis
appeared in the mountainous waves.
Tugs and life boats, when the alarm
wm tirst sounded, promptly put out
to the assistance of the Berlin, but
the violence of the gale and the
heavy seas made it impossible to approach
the wreck, and the helpless
"^onld-be life savers saw the steamer
break up and the crow and passeng bb
washed awav without being able
to render the slightest assistance.
The Berlin left Harwich at 10
'clock Thursday night, upon the arrival
there of the I^ondon train with
the greatest number of passengers
who subsequently lost their lives. The
steamer should have reached the Hook
of Holland at li o'clock Friday morning
and would have then proceeded
lor Rotterdam.
All on Board Drowned.
As the Berlin was entering
waterway at the entrance of the river
Mans, she apparently became unmanagnble
on aeeount of the force of the
wind and was driven ashore. The
alarm wan given and life boats from
the shore went to the assistance ??f
the steamer, but the seas were so high
that the boats were unable to approach
the Berlin close enough to
take off any of the passengers or
crew ami the life lamt men had to
sit helpless while the steamer pounded
until she broke in two and every
scnil on board was carried down. The
steamer apparently struek off and
sank immediately, while her afterpart
could he seen for a considerable
period of time afterwards.
The waterway in which the disaster
occurred is a new one on the north
side of which is the pier and railroad
station. The steamer must have been
within a few miles of tying up after
her rough passage across the North
Sea when she was overtaken by the
disaster. l*ind was but a few yards
away, and except in the roughest
weather those on hoard the Berlin
oould have been rescued without difficulty
especially as tho waterway is
navigable at all tides.
New Ambassador Arrives.
Washington, Special. ? Honorable
James Bryoe, the new British aml>osaador
to Washington, accompanied
by Mrs. Bryee, arrived here at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon. They
were met at tho station by Mr. Esrna
Howard, counsellor of legation and
charge d'affaires, and the entire embassy
staff and ladies, who extended
them a hearty greeting. The ambassador
and his wife were immediately
^iven to their temporary apartments
?n Stoneleigh Court, while the repairs
the embassy arc being completed.
Rates foT Exposition.
West Palm Bench, Fla., Special.?
The Southwestern Pnssenger Asso
amiuu acjopiPd rates tor the .lames- j
town Exposition and special tourist I
rates, but these will not be publishuntil
revised by the proper authorities.
Otherwise only routine matters
were considered and the association
adjourned.
Fatally Injured by 12-Inch Gun.
Pensacola, Fla., Special.?Harry L.
Leonard, a first-class gunner of the
Twenty-fifth Company of Coast Artillery
was perhaps fatally injured
at Fort Pickens by the firing object
of one of the 12-inch rifles. One of
the primings failed to igniu? the
charge, and after waiting a few minutes
Leonard inserted a now primer.
The gun fire! just as Leonard was
leaving the breach block, throwing
him some distance away. His skiutl
waa fractured, two ribs broken and
he was otherwise bruised. His home
is in Chicago.
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OVER fiO-FOOT PRFriPinH
Escape of Occupant? of Famous 18Hour
New York- Chicago Train
Wrocked at Mineral Point Little
Short of Miraculous.
Johnstown, Pa., Special. ? The
Pennsylvania special, the famous 13hour
New York-Chicago train of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was wrecked
at M ineral Point seven miles east of I
here Saturday about midnight. None
?*f the passengers were killed, iu?d
but one, John P. Kline, of Joliet, 111., i
probably fatally injured. The traiu
?row also escaped serious injury,
Practically all the 54 passengers on
Uk: train were more or less hurt
Ten of the injured wore taken to the
Altoona Hospital, and the others
were abb? to continue their journey.
The escape of the occupants of the
train from death was little short of
miraculous. The train was running
at the high speed of more than 50
miles an hour when the last throe
cars of the train, Pullman sleejKjrs,
suddenly left the rails. They turned
down twice, then slid down the 130foot
embankment into the fouemaugh
rivor. The ears went through the
heavy ice, hut there was little water
in the river so that there wm no
danger of drowning.
The wreck it is thought, was caused
by the dropping of tho Drake rigging
on the first sleeper following
the locomotive and combination car.
The rigging lodged under a tie, derailing
the following cars. The locomotive
and combination ear remained
on the trark.
Artist Killed in Office.
Chicago, Special ? Webster II.Guerin,
alias ixmis Fisher, proprietor
of the Harrison Art Company, was
shot an?l killed in his olliee at l.a
Salle and Van Huren streets by Mrs.
Flora McDonald, wife of Michael ('.
McDonald, a millionaire, who was for
many years the Democratic political
"boss" of < liicago. The motive of
the killing is not exactly known. Mrs.
McDonald became hysterical, and was
unable to make a connected statement.
From what she said, however,
it is believed that for some time
Ouerin had obtained money from her
by the threat of making* certain disclosures
to her husband.
The Lyric Theatro Burned.
Altooua, Pa.. Special.?The Lyric
Threatro conducted at Keith's vaudeville
house was destroyed by tire
Sunday. The lire is supjiosed to have
been caused by crossed electric wires
on the static. The house was opened
hud November. The loss is about
$1)0,000. Kx-(.'onjrressinan .1. I >. Hicks
and L). J. NetT, whose law offices were
in the building, lost $10,000 in their
office furniture and law library. Several
other occupants of the building
lost heavily. The insurance is only
partial. While rinminsr to tin* tire,
Win. W. Redding, of Dixon, 111., a
visitor t-o the city, was stricken with
paralysis, and is in a serious condition
at the Altoona Hospital.
Longshoremen'3 Strike Renewed.
Norfolk, Ya., Special.?The strike
of the longshoremen employed on the
foreiirn shinniny which arrives hero
was renewed when some 'J00 men
loading and unloading the British
steamship Hestia and th?? Herman
steamship Wollgundo, ?|iiit work. The
longshoremen insisi upon an increase
in waires ot' live cents |*-r hour, making
a total general pay of about *J"?
cents per hour. If the strike eoiitinues
the vessels may he taken to Newport
News to complete their cargoes.
Many Injured in Firo Scare.
("hieogn, S|>eeial.? More than a [
doy.en women and children were in- |
jured, several of them seriously, in a
lire sean- in an Italian church Sunday.
Two hundred jMTSons became
frightened by escaping vapor from
a radiator and rushed from the building.
Moot of their injured were trampled
on or eut by glnss from a window,
which was demolished.
A Fatal Shooting Affray.
Milieu, fJa., Special.?Robert II.
Humphrey's shot and instantly killed
James B. Daniel, son of Hlias Daniel,
Sunday morning at 1) o'cloek. They
had been at outs for some time and
this morning they met in the road
and eaeh began firing Humphrey
was the quieker and Daniel was shot
in the face with a load of buckshot.
Humphrey telephoned the authorities
here of what he had done, and
immediately coming to the town sur- '
rendered to Sheriff Kddenlield and is
now in jail. Both parties are of
prominent families.
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NO. 48.
DOINGS Of CONGRESS
What Our National Lawmakers Ars
Doing From Day to Day
a TT^U- TTJ- n--a
muuuv uvuut nis Bo**.
"With the gallaries packed and the
crowd6 extending out into tho corridor.-*,
the \ *te on the question of
.> tiirr Heed Smott's retention of
his seal was taken after an entire
alteration had been devotort to the
conclusion of the debate. Tho final
rote Mood 42 to 2S in favor of Smoot.
Fightcen Senators woi-o paired on
the qa-.slion, bringing the aotnal vote
recorded and paired up to 51 to 37
in far or of tho retention of tho Utaii
Senator. The cntira strength of the
Senate wa., either reco.ucd or paired,
with the octption of but two Senators?Mr.
fhuoot Jhimseif: and iMr.
Wclmorc, of lihodo Island, neithor of
whom u.id.
Througbtnt tho entile speechmaking
Senator Smott listonod attentively,
bat when the voting begun lie
retired to the Repuoiicun cloakroom
ami there awaited tho icsiilt.
At tho conclusion tf the voting
! there v a.- a rush of Republican Sen|
a tors lo t Ike cloakroom to congratui
late Mr. Smoot. A large number of
I members ot the limits followed and
| then the Utah Sen;,tot was patted
on the hack and his hands worn
shaken in hearty fashion by the men
who expressed their admiration of his
bearing in the leng and trying ordeal
uirough which be has jmKiM.Nl. On the
floor of the Senate atui in the gallariee
it was many minutes before order
oould he restored.
The final vote 011 tun proposition
to expel the Mormon Senator was as
loik>wa:
Yeas , Republicans ? Burrows,
Clapp, Dupont, Halo, Hansbrough,
Kittridge, La Ralletto and William
Alden kuiith, of Michigan; total, 0.
Domocrats?Paeon, Berry, Camaek,
Clarke, of Arkansas; Clay, Culberson,
Dubois, Frazer, Lattimor, MeCreary,
McLaurin, Money, Nowlands,
Overman l'ettus, Rayncr, Simmons,
Stone and Tillman. Total, lb, Aggregate,
years, 28.
Nays, Democrats ? Blackburn,
Clarke, of Montana; and Daniels, of
Virginia; total, 3. Republicans?Aldrich,
Alice, Ankeny, Bo ve ridge,
Bulkeney, iiurkett, Burnham, Clark,
of Wyoming; Crane Curtis, Depew,
Dick. Dillingham, Dolliver, Flint,
Foraker, Frye, Fulton, (iailinger,
Mumble Heyburn, Hopkins, Kcan,
Knox, Lodge, Long, McCumber, Millartl,
Mulkey Nelson, Nixon, Penrose,
Perkins, Piles, Spooner, Sutherland,
Warner and Warren. Total, 39. Aggregate
nays, 42.
Pass River and Harbor Bill.
The Senate? passed the River and
Harbor Appropriation bill, carrying a
total appropriation og $112,720,472.
All the committee amendments were
a{freed to.
The bill as passed carries the appropriation
for the completion of tho
35-foot channel, <500 feet wide, up the
Patapsuo river to Baltimore.
Grazing on Public Lands.
It was conceded by Sonators in
charge of tho agricultural appropriation
bill in the Senate that the grazing
lease provision will he eliminated
from the bill on a point of order.
Several Senators desire to make
speeches on the provision before it in
stricken out, otherwise this action
would have been taken at once.
The reading of the agriculture bill
was completed after most of the day
had been spent in debate on the forestry
system and the grazing provision.
There is to he decided objection,
according to Senator Lodge, on
several provisions relating to the
bureau of chemistry of the Department
of Agriculture, and these were
passed over. An amendement as
agreed to at the suggestion of Senator
Nelson which will add $5,000
each year to tho appropriation for
agricultural colleges until the total
amount for each state for these colleges
shall be $50,000 annually. The
annual appropriation at present for
agricultural colleges is $.'50,000.
The salary of the assistant secretary
of the department was increased
from $4,500 to $5,000.
The provision for the survey of the
White mountain and Appalchian
mountain water sheds, to ascertain
the feasibility of making a forest reserve,
was aiao passed over for disPtlUgifin
The session throughout the Hay was
devoted to the agricultui'ai appropriation
bill, and it is understood that
this measure will be attain considered
with tho idea of petting final action
on the measure.
Senator Dephew presented the following
resolution. It was ordered
printed and went over.
"Resolved, That the committee on
finance lx? authorized to investigate
and report what legislation, if any,
may be neeossary in relation to the
deposit of public moneys and the isi
sue or currency to prevent conditions
of abnormal and dangerous
rates of interest at certain periods of
! the year and provide sneh elasticity
r in tho currency that it will be more
responsive to the conditions of business."
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