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ESTABLISHED IN 1891. NEWS Or HE WEEK LATE NEWS OF THE WORID TERSELY TOLD. ______ SOUTH, EAST, NORTH AND WEST1 Notes From Foreign Lands, Through ut the Nation and Particularly the Great South. Southern. The first of the season's cotton crop reports frjm correspondents of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal of date of May 23 and 24, indicate that there is an increase in the area planted to cot* ton in 1911 over that planted in 1910, of approximately 4.6 per cent., which Is in round figures 35,000,000 acres in all. Over 89 per cent, of this area the cotton has come up to a stand. Planting is practically completed, save in western Oklahoma, where, if rains fall soon, oats land will be put in cotton. Universal peace among the nations of the world is only a question of time. War is i relic of barbarism: it is no longer essential either to iepel invasion. to achieve liberty or to further conquests. In the light of a greater and nobler civilization arbitra.1 I- I.. I>w.H try* null IO luc uuii an.u|'io?if uicuivu 1ui settling disputes that may arise in future between the nations of the world. Such, in brief, was the substance of a striking address deliver- I ed in Atlanta by Senator Theorore Burton of Ohio, chairman of the American Peace Society, and one ot the most ardont supporters of the world-wide movement to secure the abolition of war and the substitution oi arbitration in the settlement of all dffferences that may arise in future between the powers of the earth. The Florida senate passed the Ancle bill, abolishing the convict lease system by the vote of 21 to 7. Tfle bili was recently passed by the house, and now it only remains for Governor Gilchrist to sign the measure to sound the death-kuell of the lease system in this stale. The bill was passed by the senate only after a long and nord fight. Only one change was made In the bill as it passed the house, and this in nowise affects the sense of the measure as it was originally drafted. The bill has been placed in the hands of Governor Gilchrist, and It is expected that he will take some action in regard to it within tne next fewdays. Speculation is rife as to whetuer the governor will sign the measure, although there are enough votes in favor of the bill to carry it over the governor's veto. President Taft, in W'asaington, touched an electrio button and signaled the start of the parade in Mobile, Ala., to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of Mobile by the French. The marcners went around the old limits tX the city as marked out by the maps drawn by Bienville and Aberville. incluued in the parade were 200 bluejackets and marines from the fleet at Peusacola. They were under Hear Admiral Ward and Hear Admiral Lucieu Young. The executive committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen voted unanimously foi a strike of thy firemen on the Southern railway should the company refuse to accede to their demand for a 20 per cent, increase in wages. The committee will confer again with President Finley, and if he refuses the demand will a', once order a strike. When Informed of the action President Finney declined to make any statement. a ! strike will affect 2.40U men on 9.00U ! wiles of road. Leneral. Pierre Vedriue, the French aviator, arrived at Madrid, Spain, being the first contestant to complete the third stage ot the Paris to-Madrid aviation race. The Paris-to-.Madrid rac? was begun on May 21 under the auspices of the Petit-Parisian, which offered a prize of $20,000. In addition the Spanish Aero Club gave prizes amounting o J10.00U and King Alfonso offered a special prize for the fastest speed over the Spanish section. Twenty machines were entered. What is looked on by Francisco 1. Madero as a well-laid plan to prevent his reaching Mexico City, to overthrowbis leadership and to start a counter .. ,. ,.1,, liii j! hitil W!LS l t'\I'liU'il in tlit* anv.t of Daniel De Villieres of Mexico City. The alleged plot involves certain sums of money which were to have teen paid out to .Madero's military leaders. Madero, according to details given out by him, was fully advised of the scheiqe and allowed it to be encouraged. No effort is made now to disguise the fact that President Diaz of Mexico wi! Heave t::e country at an early date. It is expected that he win spend several months visiting different countries in Europe. The Mexican chamber of deputies passed the bill providing general amnesty to political prisoners. A ban was placed ou tipping at a mass meeting of barbers in St. Louis. The action comes as the result o! investigation by the International Union of .Journeyman Harbors of AmerIca, representing the United States, Canada and Po?*to Rico. On notificat.on that peace had been agreed to, the management of the National railways of Mexico began reconstruction. It is estimated that j the rebels have put 2.472 miles of railroads out of commission. That the big lumber companies of the country agreed on the curtailment of production, that prices were fixed by a committee ar.d that printed price lists were sent to all the firms as a means of controlling the market, wet facts established 111 the initial hear of the state's ouster suit against the alleged lumber tru^t in St. lx>uis. Mis sourl. Eugene Schmidt, the graft mayor of San Francisco, who was convicted / . * of accepting bribes by the wnolesale with Abe Ruef, Is penniless, and : . stranded in Sinaola, Mexico, where bis ? 1 brother is Interested in a gold mine. THE M SOUTH CAROLINA REALMS A Panorama of Short Paragraph! of Stata New* Picked Up at Public Places. Darlington.-?S. E. Hicks, of Darlington, who was serving a life term ( In the penitentiary for murder, has been paroled by Governor Bleaas. Hicks was convicted in 1902. Greenwood.?The trustees of the Connie Maxwell Orphanage, at Greeuwood, have selected a site for the new sanitarium, which is to be built *'1 ? - V??? a rlnnrvr U'hn wiia money gi?eu uj ? uv?v< r. ..v withholds his name. Mobile, Ala.?The supreme lodge, Knights of Honor, in session here, elected the folowing to serve for the ensuing year: Past supreme dictator, John C. Shappard, ?dgefleld. Brownsville.?Work was begun on the Bennettsville & Cheraw railroad extension from this place to Sellers last week, and the officials expect to have the road ready for the fall shipping. Newberry.?There were some good records made in the boys' corn contest in Newberry county, last year, and the interest which is now being taken in the contest for this year promises fine results. Spartanburg.?Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed eight frame bouses, tenanted by negroes, on Ridge and Vernon streets, near Spartan mills, in an unusually short time. The total loss is about $4,000. Chester.?Rev. John A. White, for more than 30 years the faithful and beloved pastor of Hopewell A. R. P. church, near Blackstock, died suddenly at his home in Blackstock, following a week's illness which had at no time been regarded as serious. Charleston.?Rosa, the 5-year-old >t,,. fVinrroHRiTiRii George S. uaufeuici v? w..0. w Legare, died au the result of a most deplorable accident. The little girl was playing at a neighbor s house and accidentally pulled down upon her tiny body a shelf containing heavy plant pots and she was pinned to the piazza floor by the weight of the debris. Internal injuries were caused which brought about her death. Orangeburg.?Orangeburg county, especially the district around the city of Orangeburg, is suffering terribly for the want of rain. The crops that are up have been growing nicely, but the farmers have very poor cotton stands, the seed being unable to come up owing to the drought. The corn as a whole is fairly good, but needs rain. The oats crop is short in this county. Florence.?There was a very large gathering of the trustees 01 me county schools and of the teachers of the county and others interested in school work in the county. It was probably the largest gathering in the j interest of education ever held in the county. Various matters of interest to teachers and trustees were dis cussed and valuable hints given both in their work. Charleston.?The cornerstone of a Greek church was laid here with considerable ceremony. The oratioD of the day was delivered by G. | VafiadI of Wilmington. Rev. Mr ' David of Savannah assisted Rev. Mr. George of Charleston in the ceremonies. A parade containing 50 carriages filled with Greeks and their friends filed through the streets to go from the temporary church to the site of the new edifice. Sumter.?Work on the new Y. M C. A. building is at a standstill at present. The contracting company is having war among its stockholders, and Is tied up in the courts in Augusta. The directors of the association are advised by attorneys for the company that it is perfectly solvent and will carry out its contract, but. moreover, the association is amply ( protected by the bond given by the contractors, and by work already done on which but partial payment hue been made. Sumter.?City Treasurer Hurst has received from the comptroller gen| eral 1577 44, paid out of the Fir* ! mens' fund. This is Sumter's share out of the first division of this money, j The law raising this amount by as| sessment of the insurance companies was proposed several years ago. and after passing was thrown out by the court, it was put into constitutional form and "has finally become a statute of the state. Honea Path.?Honea Path will have a canning factory with a capacity of 10,000 cans per day. Greenwood.?With appropriate ceremonies the first dirt was broken for the Greenwood hospital, which is to cost for the first building around $12,000. Pinewood.?There has not been a : good season of rain in this part of Clarendon county this year, consequently the farmers are beginning to express some feeling of anxiety about the condition of affairs. especially those who have net as yet got their crops up to a good stand. Spartanburg.?Gary Gist, colored, convicted for an attempt at criminal assault on n white woman, was hung'd In the county Jail. He mounted the scaffold at 11:15 and was pronounced i dead 11 minutes after Sheriff White sprung the trap. He was cool to the last. Orangeburg?The city board ol health held a meeting at which time Col Mortimer Glover came before the body, asking that some steps he taken towards having all foodstuffs sold in the city screened from flies and other disease-carrying Insects. The board has acted favorably on the matte: Andersofl.?The whole place 01 Mrs Emma F. TYIbble. at the corner of Tribhle and north Main streets, was purchased by the Greenville. Spartan I burg & Anderson ratway for $_'< /' " ; to he used for freight and passenger I terminals. Florence. Sheriff T. S. Burch had a conference here with rural police men. He instructed them to make ? regular weekly report to' him of their work, and to give a written summary of all actions each month. He alsr Instructed them to pay particular at tention to the dynamiting of flsh and ' the sale of Illicit liquor. : fo ] IOBAGCO COMBINE REPUGNANT 10 LI SUPREME COURT DECIDES TRUST CASE IN FAVOR OF UNITED STATES. AFFECTS 67 CORPORATIONS American Tobacco Company and Allied Corporations Violate the Sherman Law?Fares Worse Than Standard Oil?Dissent of Justice Harlan. I ' I I ! THE VICTORY. j The tobacco trust decision is characterized by Attorney General Wickersham as "a most copre- * bensive and sweeping" victory for the government. * The trust is held to be a com : binatlon in restraint of trade?a monopo y in violation of law. The decision affects 65 A.neri can corporations, two English corporations and twenty-nine in dividual defendants. ! An opportunity is given the trust to disintegrate and recreate, * a condition of transacting business i * not repugnant to law. | If at the end of six or eight months the corporations failed to bring themselves within the law, ; a reecivership and dissolution by court decree will follow. The triiEt 1b held to have been * 1 guilty of intimidation and ;lear!y * to have shown a purpose to stifle ! ; * competition. * Chief Justice White announced i the decision, which was practically * i unanimous, although Justice Har- * ! lan dissented on several points. I As in the Standard Oil case, j * Justice Harlan resents the applica tlon of the "rule of reason" to the * Sherman anti-trust law. 1 The court having held the de fcndant corporations guilty of con- * * scions wrong-aoing, uusuce nar- - j : lan "is not at all anxious" to per- ! * petuate any new coinbinaticn . growing out of them. * Washington.?The government won J a sweeping victory over the so-calied ! "tobacco trust" when the Supreme , Court of the United States held the : American Tobacco company and its allied corporations to be operating in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. By directing that the combination be forbidden the privilege of interstate commerce or be placed in the hands of a receiver unless it disintegrates in harmony with the law within six or, at the mo6t, eight months, the court is regarded to have dealt with the tobacco corporations more drastically than with the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, whose dissolution was ordered two weeks ago. Both the first and second sections of the Sherman anti-trust law have been violated by the so-called tobacco trust according to the court. Not only has it, in the eyes of the court, restrained wrongfully and unlawfully interstate commerce, but it has attempted to monopolize the tobacco business to the injury of the publio ; and of its competitors. While the decree was regarded ai unusually severe, at the same time there was a touch of leniency in not I making the combination an outlaw "now." The various elements of the combination are to be given an apportunity, under the supervision of the United States circuit court for tha Southern district of New York, of recreation so that there may be brought about "a new condition which shall be honestly in harmony with and not i repugnant 'o tlie law." The entire court agreed that the ; combination violated the anti-trust ! law, but Justice Harlan dissented from ! the repeated interpretation of the ! Sherman anti trust law so as to call for the application of the "rule of ! reason." in determining what restraint.; of trade were forbidden by the act. Fifty Additonal Pcstal B.inkn. Was: ngti n. -Fifty additional postal j savings depositories are designated, making the total number to be in operation before July 1, more than 300. \'r. Hitchcock still adheres to his policy of designating only second class postcfTices in the belirt that thereby ho is extending the banking facilities of the smaller communities. Among the offices designated which will open for the receipt of deposits on June 21 are: Daytona, Ha., Thomasvillc, Ga.: Rocky Mount, N. C., and Rock Hill. S. C. Victory for Patent Medicines. Washington- Medicine which is nothing but sweetened water or pills composed of colored mud may be lautieu cures ami sum us such ?mu impunity under the national pure food and drugs act, according to a decision rendered L> the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Dr. (). A. Johnson cf Kansas City, Mo. Provided there is no misstatement on the bottle or package as to its contents, the manufacturer is free to sell his goods. The act is faulty. Any statement as to "cures" may be made. Service Hours Law Upheld. Washington.?The "hours of service : law for railroad employees," pass.-d bv Congress it. ltH'7. was upheld as oi nstitutional by the Supreme Court Ol the United State?. The act mad?-- it unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce to permit any trainmen subject to the act to remain on duty for a longer period than 16 consecutive hours, or any telegraph operator more than nine or 13 hours. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad at tacked the law as unconstitutional. TORT MILL, S. CM THUI THREE MEET DEATH I ON SHOD HAIL A DOUBLE-HEADER COAL TRAIN 1 PLUNGES HEADLONG INTO BURNING TRESTLE. HAD NO TIME TO STOP TRAIN 1 Seventeen Cam of Coal Pile on Top of Engines and Men at Bottom of Creek?Two Fatally Injured?One Fireman Saves Himself. Charlotte, N. C.?A double-header i Seaboard freight train plunged head- ; I long through a burning trestle between Bostic and Elleuboro, N. C. Three men, all white, were killed. : 1 They were Engineer R. M. Green of j Monroe, N. C.. Engineer J. M. Lind- j 1 sey of Cherryville, N. C., and Fireman 1 Roy Dooley of Monroe, N. C. Those seriously injured were Eafly Lewis, , colored, a fireman rrom Monroe, auu Lon Neely, colored a brakeman. Capt. Frank Howell of Charlotte, wae conductor of the train, which consisted of 29 cars loaded with Clinchfleld ooal destined for various points in this section and to the South. The train was drawn by two engines, owing to its weight. The fact that the trestle was burning was not discovered until too late to halt before reaching it. Both engines and 15 of the cars crashed through the fire-eaten woodwork to the stream below, five cars piling up on the two engines. Engineer Green s body was extricated at once. A wrecking train was started from Monroe for the scene of the tragedy as soon as tidings of it reached that place. The scene of the accident was Watkin's trestle two miles east of Bostic. No other members of the craw xcept those specified were injured, itadm /-ciridc nr thf SOUTH. rnnm vi?vr w w. ? ? . Growth In Past Decade Pointed Out by Southery Railway's President. Washington.?The astounding progress of the Southern states along agricultural lines is pointed out by President Fin ley, of the Southern Railway company, in calling attention to the comparative figures made public by the government showing the increase in the value of farm mops in 1810 as compared with 1899. The values in the two years referred to with percentages of Increase, | are as follows: Vr.ltie Value Per. cent States .. 1910 1899 of increase I 1 Oa $210,192,000 $72,985,000 188 ! S. C. .. 140,009.000 51,324.000 173 Ala. ... 138.867,000 62,584,000 119 Miss. .. 134,401,000 75,066,000 79 N. C. .. 122,037,000 53,214,000 129 Ky 110,731.000 65,655,000 69 Tenn. .. 102,009,000 56,459,000 81 Va 71,264,000 41,517,000 72 Fla. .. 15,104,000 6,677,000 126 $1,042,614,000 $485,481,000 115 President Finley, believing the interests of the Southern Railway company and the people of the territory it serves are identical, states that the Southern is devoting much of its energies toward making Southern development more positive. It has now in operation live stock and cotton culture departments, for the purpose of promoting the raising of live stock and securing larger yields of cotton to the acre as well as aiding in the boll weevil fight. It is now conducting a campaign for good roads throughout the South with a road Improvement train with the hope of inducing the construction <>f a complete system of improved highways. Civil War Prisoner's Feat. Terryville, Conn.?A memorial can* j non and tablet were dedicated here to | Dorence Atwater, who was born i here. While a war prisoner at An! sonville, Atwater copied for the ConI federate government the names of j 13,000 Federal prisoners who died while in confinement and secreted on his person a duplicate list. Dy means of this duplicate list the graves of all the dead were located at the close of the war. Postoffice Department Out of Debt. Washington.?Fc~ the first time in the history of the s Tvice, it is said, ( the deficit in the postoffice denrtment has been entirely wiped out and $1,- j 000,000 surplus for the current fiscal 1 year, ending June 30 next, is in the treasury to the department's credit Postmaster General Hitchcock has signed a warrant returning to the secretary of the treasury $3,000,000, the last of the amount set apart from the public funds to assist in defraying the expenses of the postal service for the present fiscal year. Field Mass For Spanish War Dead. Washington.?Military field mass ! for the Spanish war dead was Cele1 brated in the shadow of the Washington monument before and audience of fully 25,000 people. President Tatt, | members of the cabinet, the diplo- | mafic corps and of Congress were among the participants in the mass, ; which was preceded by a parade of the local veterans' association, the , National Guard companies of Wash- j ington and members of Catholic organizations. The event was the first ! | of the kind celebrated in Washington. Atlanta Endorses Peace Movement. Atlanta.?President Taft's stand for , international peace was endorsed with j i rising vote by more than 3,0' ) persons gathered at t :,? mammoth peace meeting held here under the auspices of the Georgia peace society and the Atlanta chamber of commerce. While the meeting was primarily to endorse President Taft's efforts for an arbitration treaty between the United >tates, England and France, it was llso intended to lend the influence and moral support of this city to the kd s MILL i *SDAY, JUNE 1, 1911. iZ FLEES NOME AND NATiVE LAND &FTER THIRTY YEARS THE IRON RULER OF MEXICO LEAVES CAPITAL SECRETLY. ? . MADRID. SPAIN. HIS POINT rhe Former Grim and Determined Sovereign, "Unhonored and Unsung," Departs for a Foreion Shore. President De La Barra Inaugurated. Mexico City.?Porfirio Diaz, for whom during thirty years a'l Mexico Jlood to one side, hat in hand, stole from the capital. Only a few devoted friends, whom he dared to trust, loliowed him to the station at 2 o'clock in the morning, shortly after the celebration over his resignation had quieted down. Diaz was bound for Vera Cruz to take ship for Spain. In the distance he could hear the voices of a few of a more enthusiastic citizens who were still acclaiming the new President, Francisco Leon de La Parra, and shouting "viva Madero." So carefully were the arrangements made for the abdicated President's escape that the news did not transpire until late. Secrecy was due less to apprehension of a popular outburst than to a desire to reach Vera Cruz before marauders along the route could learn of the trip. General Diaz, still feeble from his illness and far fram being a well man, left his home under dreary circumstances. Kain had fallen earlier 1 In the night and, by the time the former President emerged from his house, the air was chilly. Me was closely muffled. To aid in the disguise a borrowed autornobhe was used. The trip to the San Lazaro station was made over unfrequented streets. By a prearranged scheme, at the last moment, police were scattered along the way. At certain points close friends of the former chief executive, including those who are to accompany | him across the Atlantic, fell in behind the Diaz automobile. Three trains wer* uted, the first as a pilot. The Diaz special followed. A third train, occupied by a detachment of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, brought up the rear. The cars of the fugitive's special were occupied as follows: First car?General Diaz and Mrs. Diaz, Mrs. Romoro Rubio de Teresa. Col. Porflrio Diaz. Jr., a son; Lieut. ! Lorenzo Klizaga and their families. Second car?(Jen. Fernandino (Jon- | zales, Manuel Gonzales, Col. Santa Ctttz, Maj. Espinosa V. Rondero. Third car?Francisco Garita, Ig- ! nacio de La Garita and a kitchen crew. The train ran without orders, for fear bandits along the line might tap i the wires and get news of the flight. General Diaz probably will make his home in Madrid. The inauguration of De La Barra as provisional President was a brief affair, occupying only ten, minutes. The oath was administered by the president of the chamber of deputies. \ The provisional president stood with 1 his hnnds extended and repeated the oath. It is not the custom in Mexico to use the Bible in taking the oath, nor is the name of the Deity used. Those present remained standing while the oath was administered. When this was completed many vivas and cheers rang throughout the chamber. The diplomatic corps was present. The city was quiet throughout the day. A few street urchins, apparently not recognizing that the change of regime had been effected, tried to ifnew the demonstration of the last two days; but they were kindly nr.'i firmly suppressed by the police. Apparently the capital has passed the crisis with the greatest credit to itself and has given the lie to those who prophesied that there could be no change of President without subtv quent anarchy. According to advices Diaz boarded j the Ypiranga, a Hambur,';-American boat. French Aviator's Interpid Bravery. Madrid?Pierre Vedrine, the French aviator, completed the cross-country, cross-mountain (light in The Petit Parisian race from Paris to Madrid and is the lion of the Spanish capital. I On the lapel of his coat hangs the cross of the order of Alfonso XII, ; which is reserved for porsons who | have distinguished themselves in the j arts and sciences. It was pinned there by the hand of the Spanish monarch who warmly shook Vedrine's hand and congratulated him for his intrepid bravery. Sen. Baily Wants New Investigation. Washington. ? Senator LaFoIlette concluded his four-day speech on Lorimer and announced that when the voting stage is reached he will so change his resolut*>n as to provide that the senate shall elect an inves tigating committee of five from amone the new senators Senator Borah supported the LaFoIlette proposition and Railey and Dillingham opposed it. .Mr. Bailey said that all the Democratic Senators desired a new investigation, he himself favoring it because of discovery of new evidence. Look Like Firemen Will Strike. Washington. The wag" scale of the Southern railway firemen has not yet been adjusted and the two parties are apparently as far apart as ever. The offer of President Finley, representing the company, amounted to an advance of about 2 per cent in wages, whereas the men are asking a 20 per cent Increase. Vice President Howard O. Teat and the committee of twenty-one men representing the firemen have notified the company that they will not accept offer made. Board of media'ion may be applied for. . TI PALMETTO NEWS AT STATE CAPITAL ITINERARY CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL TRAIN?EXPERTS TO BE IN CHARGE. CONCERNING THE MILITARY Encampment Placea Not Selected? Unusual Incident in Supreme Court ?Dispensary Sales in Six Counties ?George Nichols Pleads For Pardon Columbia.?The itinerary for the agricultural train to be operated by Clemson college during the summer has been announced The train will be in charge of agricultural experts, who will deliver lectures at the vari- | ous points. The following is the itinerary: June 6, I'arksville; June 7, Allendale; June S, Kstill; June 9, Ridge, land; June 10, Walterboro; June 12, St. George; June 13, Bamberg; June 14, Crofts, Aiken; June 15, Ridge Spring; June 16, Lexington; June 17, Columbia; June 19, St. Matthews; June 20, Orangeburg; June 21, Sumter; June 22, Manning; June 23, Georgetown; June 24, Kingstree; June 26, Marion; June 27, Conway; June 28, Dillon; June 29, Timinonsville; June 30, Bishopvllle; July 1, Darlington; July 3, Bennettsville; July 4, Cheraw; July 5, Chesterfield; July 6, Camden; July 7, Prosperity; July 8, Newberry; July 10, Winnsboro; July 11, Chester; July 12, Fort Lawn; July 13. Lancaster; July 14, Rock Hill; July 15, Hickory Grove; July 17, Gaffney; July 18, Inman; July 19, Union; July 20, Greenwood; July 21, Waterloo; July 22, McCormick; July 24, Abbeville; July 25, Anderson; July 26, Williameton; July 27, Greenville; July 28, Fountain Inn; July 29, Easley; July 31, Westminster; August 1, Walhalla. C.HKNOT HOLD TWO OFFICES National GuaW Officers Have no Right to Serve on Governor's Staff. Adjutant General Moore has taken the position that an officer of the National Guard of South Carolina has no right to serve as a member of the governor's staff. He has requested C. J. Kpps, captain of company H of the Third infantry to resign as captain or as a member of the staff of the chief executive. J. M. Richardson of Aiken, captain of the Coast artillery, has refused to accept appointment on the staff of the governor. It was also announced that G. E. Bamberg has accepted the position on the staff of the governor and had resigned his commission as lieutenant of battalion adjutant of the Third infantry. An opinion has been given by M. P. DeBruhl, the assistant attorney general, that an officer of the Nation Guard has no right to serve as a member of the governor's staff if the duties of the two commissions conflict. Adjutant General Moore Is of the opinion that the duties of the commissions might conflict and therefore he will again request Capt. Epps to resign one or the other commissions. Encampment Places Not Selected. Adjutant General Moore has not yet decided on the encampment places for the three regiments of the National Guard of South Carolina. It is possible that some of the encampments will be held at Columbia, although no selection will be made for several days. There w ill be available for encampments this year about SL'd.nno. This money will not become available until after July 1. Letters have been sent to a number of cities and towns interested and it has been decided to place the various regiments where there will be camp comforts and at the same time facilities for drilling the men. Columbia.?S. \\\ McKenzle, accused of (he murder of Henry Carland at Eastover last October received a verdict of acquittal by the jury. Pardons and Paroles Granted. A compilation made shows the following as to pardons, refusals and commutations from the governor's office: Total petitions presented 2S4 Pardons granted 44 Pardons refused 84 | Sentences commuted 31 Paroles 63 Not acted on. including petitions in hands of Judges and solicitors at this time 63 The governor will pardon all those who are unable to work. Educational Board Has Big Job. The state board of education will | meet In Columbia on June 17, when the text-book contract will be taken up for consideration and the contracts , awarded. The contract will be for five years, and will involve the sale of over $1,000,000 worth of books. This meeting of the board Is con sidered very important. Already the various publishing houses of the connI try have sent their representatives tc this state In the interest of the contract. Competition will be strong The task is a hard one. Officers Ordered to Make Reports. A letter addressed from the office cf adjutant general requires that all officers of the National Cuard who iho mtinnonrrpQ thfl Mexican border make full report. This order was issued for the pur pose of gathering information whict will be disseminated among all o the officers of the National Guart \V. \V. Moore in his order to the of fleers states that the trip to the Mexl can frontier and the participation ii the mrnoeuvres was not for pleasur but for instruction. MES MAY DISMISS THIS BOARD Rumor That Governor Blease Wil/ Appoint New State Board of Education. ?That Governor Blease will dismiss the members of the state board of education within the next several days and appoint a new personnel is the general rumor, it was stated by many that the governor had said he would dismiss the entire board before the meeting in June. The following are the members of the board: C. L. Blease, exofflcio chairman; J. E. Swearingen, ex-oflicio secretary; A. G. Itembert, Spartanburg; J. M. O'Driscoll, Charleston; H. F. llice, Jr., Aiken; Nathan B. Toms, Darlington; J. L. Glenn, Chester; A. J. Thackston, Orangeburg; D. W. Daniels, Clemson college. The law governing the state board of education provides that the governor and the state superintendent of education shall be members. Each congressional district has a representative on the board. The governor has the right to dismiss the members of the board without cause. The secfion of the act creating the board, with reference to the appoint- i ment of members, is as follows: "The governor, the state superintendent of education and seven per- ; sons, one from each congressional district, to be appointed by the governor, j who shall hold office for four years, I and until their successors may be ap- j pointed, unless sooner removed by the governor, shall constitute the state board of education." Dispensary Sales in Six Counties. The sales by the dispensaries in six counties of the state for the month of April amounted to $186,695.13, which is practically the same as for the month of March. The operating expenses amounted to $5,531.63 The following are the sales by counties as given in the monthly report of M. H. Mobley, dispensary auditor: I Aiken $10,532.45 j Reaufort 13,424.80 , Charleston 54,515.52 j Florence 27,556.06 Georgetown 10,907.05 Richland 60,759.25 George Nichols Pleads for Pardon. 'The proof of the mufder was clear and strong and under the law and testimony the defendant might well have been hanged. I cannot concur in the prayer of the petition." Thus writes Circuit Judge George \V. Gage, in refusing to recommend a pardon for George Nichols, the Illinois man, with the Hagenbeck Wallace circus, who in the fall of 1910, at Lexington, was convicted with three negroes of murder of Paul Williams, and sentenced to life imprisonment. ?An"effort is now being made to secure a pardon for Nichols. Dr. F. W. P. Butler wrote Governor Blease as follows: "This is to certify that Geo. Nichols is in good health. Has only been to me once for some very minor trouoie. I)r. Butler is the prison physician. Carolina Glass Case to Higher Court. Attorneys representing the Carolina Glass company, have filed notice of appeal to the supreme court with the present dispensary commission from the recent findings of the commission, which refused to return $21,000 taken over in this county by the old commission. The commission also refused to reopen the Carolina Glass case. Should the supreme court sustain the commission the case will be appealed to the United States Supreme court, or a suit will be instituted against the members of the old commission for $21,000. Unusual Incident in Supreme Court. In the supreme court B. B Evans, who ran for attorney general last campaign, strenuously denied that he knew anything of the whereabouts of ' rtain records connected with a case in which he was figuring, an affidavit having been presented by opposing counsel that the records were last seen with Mr. Evans. The incident was a little out of the uiuiuary in the supreme court. Clieraw.?This section of the country is suffering from a long and severe drought. Many wells have gone dry. Rrtionalist Society Organized. The first Rationalist society ever organized In South. Carolina and probably the first in the Southern states was formed at Columbia, with ten charter members. Freedom of -f ligious thought is the aim of the so' itty it is explained. Railroad Commission on Inspec'icn. Starting with the Piedmont section j the railroad commission nas com' ntenced an inspection of the entire railroad syi tern of this state. There are 114 lines to be inspected. Dr. J. Adams Hayne on Duty. The new state health officer and secretary of state board of health, [>r Adams Hayne, has reported and the affairs of the office are being turn-d over to him. He is a former resi< dent of Greenville. Notaries Public Commissioned. ; In the records it is shown that 3,302 notaries public have been com missioned during the present administration. At the rate for eommis. sions of $2 each the amount of money taken up is $6,724. Greenwood Man Leaves Prison. The governor has paroled Brooks Moore of Greenwood, convicted on i the charge of assault and battery ( with intent to kill and sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary. A strong petition was presented. j f Crops In Greenville Above Average. 1 That the crops in Greenville countj are somewhat above the average toi this season of the year is the opinior [j rxpressed by several citizens who are e in touch with farming conditions. In other sections prospects bad. v IkM' v u * ta jgj $1.25 PER YEAR SANDSTORM SEVERE SWEPT LANDS IN PEE DEE AND CROPS ALMOST IF NOT TOTALLY RUINED. AN UPARALLELED DISASTER Ground Pulverized and Loose as Ashes Wind Leveled Rows and Middles in the Fields?Cotton Leaves Stripped as if Hit by Hail. Bennettsville.?The sand storm which passed over Marlboro is conceded to have been the most severe sand storm the country has known. Kesults can not be ascertained with any degree of certainty owing, to the fact that there is no way to compare. In many places the cotton had the appearance of having been scalded; in other places the leaves are stripped as though a heavy hail had !>%ssed over and in other places the fields appear smooth, the bed and middle having been leveled. Some planters think the damage great and the storm an unparalled disaster. Others think the plants will recover. W uni 01 experieuuc wmi onuu olw....makes all opinions questionable. Struck Clio Severely. Clio.?Clio was visited by a severe wind and sand storm and fears are expr<55sed on all sides that serious damage has been done the growing crops. Extremely dry weather prevails and without showers within a short period the conditions will become alarming. In Dillon County. Dillon.?One of the severest wind storms passed over the upper portion of Dillon county that had been seen here in years. It came up suddenly and lasted for over half an hour. Without rain for over five weeks the top of the ground had become pulverized and in the fields as loose as ashes. The dust and sand was blown into the houses so that in almost all cases ft was stifling. On sandy lands it is feared that cotton will have to be planted over. The sand beat it literally to death in many cases. Great Reunion of the Fatherless. Clinton.?Plans have been consummated for the holding of the biggest rally the Thornwell Orphanage pupils have ever had. This grand rally will bo during commencement week, June 18, and following. Boys and girls from all parts of the Southland have written that they will be at the reunion. It is hoped that at least one hundred will be back at Thornwell to renew their early associations and learn the things and people there now. It will be like going homo truly, for many of these boys and girls and men and women spent large parts of their young lives at the Orphanage. It vill be a glad day to all who return when they look upon the face of that man whom they can call father, the noble president of the Orphanage. Exercises, literary and formal, all kinds of social affairs, trips to the Enoree river, a banquet and such will fill the program. A great, good time is looked for. Rockefeller Money for Education. New York.?The general educational board, endowed for $32,000,000 by John D. Rockefeller, made public, following its first meeting for the current year, a list of its latest ap! propriations for colleges and schools, amounting in all to $634,000. All the gifts to colleges are what is known 1 as conditional and are applied to en1 dowment only. That is, the general - board agrees to give a certain amount, provided the beneficiary raises a greater amount. Other gifts may be applied to current expenses. The only Southern college in the list is Converse at Spartangur;j, which gets $50,000. Appropriations aggregating $68,000 went to the education of Southern negroes; $130,000 is set aside for demonstration work in agriculture also in Southern states, under the supervision of Bradford Knapp, and $36,000 for professors of secondary education in state universities of the South. Preparing for Textile Association. Greenville.?Preparations arc now being made here for the meeting of i the Southern Textile association, which is to meet in Greenville, July 1. Three hundred or more delegates are expected to attend. The local entertainment commlt'ee met to outline general plans relative to giving the mill superintendents and overseers a hearty welcome and generous entertainment when they come to the Mountain City. The last meeting of the association was held in Charlotte in November. Patents Granted to Carolinians. Washington.?The following patents have been issued to South Carolinians: j Robert E. Heath, Yorkvjlie, aeroPhnsllnn L" I Ounh'Jff Uruilic, V-iiujiiuu i--. LA.ffy.iB. c? ? j ton, cotton picker; William H. >.McKlnney, Sumter, device for hairing violin bows; James B. Shiver, Rock Hill, combined book mark and paper clip; John P. Todd, Anderson, metallic shingle. Manning.?The long dry spell con| tinues. The brandies and creeks ar? 1 ail dry. Edgefield.?It has been unofficially reported that Ervin N. Smith, a progressive young farmer of the Harmony section of the county, has har1 vested 38 2-3 bushel* oi wheat from his special ^acre, whlefc in probably the largest yield from an acre that has ever been made in "the county. He will win one of the cash'iprizes offered by The Ed^ofbld Advertiser ' every year. 1 Lexington.?The ,'r>i t rrop in this 'ounty has teen t My damaged by 1 he long and continued dry weather. ? i.