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r~p Kv ESTABLISHED IN 1891. 1RAL POLICEMEN 10 GET SALARIES SUPREME COURT SETTLES THE DSPUTED QUESTION IN GREEN* WOOD COUNTY. BUT APPOINTMENTS ILLEGAL - - - Pay Allowed Because They Did Not ^ Obtain Office by Fraud or Force or j Through Contest?Not Recommend- j ed by Entire Delegation. - Columbia.?While the appointment of certain rural policemen in Green- I wood county was not in accordance with the law. the policemen are given j their salaries because they did not ob- ( tain the office by fraud or force or ' through contest. This is practically the decision of the supreme court in an appeal involving the legality of the appointment of C. L. Klledge and it. 1 L. Golden by the governor on the j recommendation of I). II. Magill, a member of the Greenwood delegation, j The appointment was made by the J governor. When the appointment was ! announced the other members of the < delegation protested, because the act | provided that the appointments should , t be made on the recommendation of ' the delegation, and the grand jury of Greenwood county held up the warrants. The case was then brought to the supreme court. in the opinion, written by Chief Justice Jones, he says: "Appointments to oflice not being Inherently an executive prerogative, it is competent for the legislature in conferring the power of appointments to attach such limitations and conditions to its exercise as may be deemed propOt'. The statute expressly pro1 vides that the appointment of he rural policemen for Greenwood cotin- | '* ty shall be upon the recommendation ) of the legislative delegation of Green- . ~ wood county. No such recommenda- i tlon having been inade, the appoint- I ment was made without authority and I the petitioners can not be held to be . officers de jure. The petitioners, however, were commissioned by the governor on the recommendation of a member of the Greenwood delegation, have taken the j oath of office, have given bond for the faithful performance of duty; have Incurred expense of $350 each in providing the equipment required by the ftElf it'h* huw-iw faith discharged the duties of rural police. Having acted in good faith under color of title to the office, they are officers de * facto." The court points out that the usual ' rule is that where the commission to office is not legal, the claimants would - not be entitled to compel payment of salary, and this rule is enforced where there are other legal claimants to the emoluments of the office. In the j Greenwood case, there were no other claimants for the right of Balary. The two policemen were not usurpers of the office, nor did they obtain it by fraud or force, the court points out. They exhibited commissions until now not declared invalid.. ""We think it not only just," writes the chief justice, "but consonant with sotmd law to hold them entitled to the salary claimed." In Behalf of Joe Bates. i Tho nffnrt is hoine made before the supreme court to have sentence suspendcd In the Joe Hates case from Spartanburg. No decision has yet been announced, but the counsel asked that 1 the. supreme court suspend sentence!) pending the appeal. Should sen- j i tence not be suspended. Bates would j have to hang before the next terra of court in Spartanburg. Prisoners Paroled by Governor. Governor Blease paroled during good behavior Warren Mooring, of Aiken, who was convicted of manslaughter at the June, 1908, term of court and sentenced to serve live years in the penitentiary or on the public works. Charlie Williams of Hichland county, convicted in magistrate's court on June 14 of trespass and sentenced to 20 days on the county chaingang. was also paroled during good behavior. Waterworks Association Meeting. The first annual convention of the South Carolina \Vat< rworks associa- ' tion win 1"' hold in Columbia on Juno 28-20. Firemen's tournament will he in progress during that meeting. Hand reel and horse hose wagon races will he run on 28th and 20th. A display of automobile fire apparatus wfll be made by the Columbia fire department. Columbia's crack baseball team will battle with Charleston on 2Sth and 29th. 4 I Richland Wins $11,592.93 Suit. i A verdict was rendered in the Owens case of $11,592.93 against Samuel H. Owpns and the American Surety ; company. The case is one of action brought by Richland against Samuel H Owens and the American surety J company, based on the conduct of the office of county supervisor when Owens held this office during three terms. 181*9-1900. 1901-190l\ 1903-1904. Owens gave bond for faithful discharge of his duties for $5,000 for ench term, signed by the American Surety company. Rate Disagreement Adjusted. The injunction against the railroad commission sought by the cotton mills to prevent a rehearing in the fight for i rates on cotton piece goods to Charleston has been discontinued by Judge Robert Aldrich, the matter having ' . been adjusted by the restoration of the rate in force when the fight was begun but with the concession on the part of the railroads that goods may be shipped to Charleston on through .rates to interstate points and stored < in Charleston while in transit before < forwarded to destination- ^ (| THE sale oF fertilizer tags Tax Amounts to $239,589.31 up to Date This Year?Every Cent Goes to Clemson. Columbia.?The receipts in the Btat* treasurer's office from the sale of fertilizer tax tags up to date for this year have been $239,589.31, and It is probable that the sales for the year will exceed those of any previous year. For the same period last year the > receipts were $213,126.28. The total for 1910 was $240,098.95, and if the sales for the balance of this year amount to as much as they did for this part of the season last year the total for 1911 will amount to $266,562. It is expected, however, that from now until the close of the year the sales will be larger than ever, and ' that the total will reach at least I $275,000. Every cent of this fund is turned \ over to Clemson college. , 1 Mill# Are Curtailing Production. , Fulfilling the agreement reached at i the meeting of the South Carolina | Cotton Manufacturers' association, at a meeting held in Asheville, the cotton mills of Spartanburg and surrounding counties have begun to curtail their output. Whitney, one of the largest mills near Spartanburg, closed its doors and the several hundred employes are idle. Gaffney Manufacturing company has aLso closed. This follows the agreement to cur tail the output for two weeks during the summer months on account of the poor condition of the market for finished goods. The closing down of the cotton mills in Spartanburg county is not a new precedent, for they have often done the same thing in previous years. During the time that the mills are closed the machinery is overhauled and other improvements are made in the mills. President Sent Governor Invitation. Governor and Mrs. Blease received an invitation to attend the silver wedding reception at the White House, on June 10, the occasion being the 25th anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Taft. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Tart toon place june f 19. 1886. t Governor and Mrs. Please were not i able to go to Washington for this reception, owing to the meeting here of the state hoard of education on the 17th, the meeting continuing for some time. Columbia and Her Freight Rates. Columbia will not permit the vital question of the apparent discrimination against her in freight rates to remain in status quo. The case has been placed in the hands of attorneys, and if the prospects of securing relief as it i ow 1 stands are satisfactory, and it Is deemed advisable to proceed at this ] time, they will present the ficts be- ] fore the interstate commerce comrnis- ; sion to secure the relief, which it is ] fejt that the progress of the city de- i mands. , On July First Free Marriages Stop. i From and after the 1st day of July , It will not only cost one dollar to get 1- J J- o a ,..uA.A u marrifu m ouuiti taiumia, nucic 11 ^ has hertoiore cost nothing, but the marriage ceremony can be performed < only by ministers of the gospel. Jewish j rabbi's or officials authorized by law j to administer oaths. < The marriage license law, passed by { the legislature at its last session, goes into effect July 1. It is sure to cause some confusion at first; as in other states, the ignorant may conclude that i the securing of a license is equivalent j to a marriage ceremony. Hence it s ( important that the provisions of the \ law be fully understood, especially by ministers who are most frequently ; called upon to perform the ceremony, z Preparing for National Corn Show. r George H. Stevenson, secretary of f the National Corn Exposition asso l ciation came to Columbia for a confer- ; ence with the chamber of commerce \ otlieials regarding the holding of the i exposition in this city in 191.1. Fol- , j lowing the conference with the excutive committee, a special committee ' composed of A. E. Gonzales, R. Bev- ; prim- Herbert nresident of thp cham- < bor; L. T. Wilds and A. McP. Hamby, the secretary, was appointed to cooperate with Mr. Stevenson in a dis- ] cussion of such plans as come up. ! < Citadel Commencement June 25-28. Invitations have been issued for the annual commencement exercises of < the Citadel, which will be held this \r.ir. beginning on Jim" 2 and con- , 1 tinning for three days. : | Lieut. Gov. Smith in North Carolina, j j Lieut. Gov. C. A. Smith and family ] of Timmonsville passed through Lan- ] caster en route to Charlotte, Morgan- i ton and other [mints in North Caro- \ lina. The Smiths are traveling in their ] (curing car, and made the trip to ] Lancaster in three hours. ) Congressman Finley on Sick Leave. Congressman Finley has been on leave'to be away from Washington for a week because of illness Several | days hco it was announced that he ! < had gone to his home. I R. F. D.'s Convention at Florence 4-6. ( A little more than a week hence | tho South Carolina Rural Letter Car- | riers' association will meet in annual ( session in Florence for business and ( pleasure, the exact dates being July ] 4, 5 and 6. Pee Dee carriers urge ] their brothers to attend. , Large Number Before Medical Board. i One hundred and twenty men wishing to practice medicine in this j state and 34 young women who wish t to become registered nurses went . ; through the three-days' examination. ! The successful applicants will be an- j aounced in a few days. Pushing the State Farmers' Union. B. F. Keller will aid in organizing the Farmers' union in Charleston county. A schedule has been arranged for him and committees have been ( if pointed to help biiu- , ; fo EPWORTH LEAGUERS ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN FLORENCE. MAY CONDUCT AN INSTITUTE Committee of Three Given Power to Act?Difference of Opinion as to Whether or Not Suggestion Can be Carried Out Effectively. Florence.?At a special meeting ol (he Epworth League conference here the state officers were elected: President M. W. Howard of Spar tanburg was re-elected. J. C. Guilds * >f Spartanburg was elected first vice president, and the following reelected: Second vice president, Miss Irene Prince, Anderson; third vice president, W. D. Roberts, Clio; fourth vice president; J. A. McCormack, Charleston; junior superintendent; Miss Norma Emmons, Florence; Secretary, Power W. Bethea, Allendale, f. C. Smith of Waterloo was chosen as reasurer and Miss Mable Montgomery of Marion was re-elected League ?ditor. District b Tetaries: Charleston, Rev. Ceo. K. Wa>. Mount Pleasant; Coumbia, Miss Sali. > Belle Watt; CokesPury, James F. E. ting, Newberry; 'lorence, Mrs. Stephe Vaughn. Dovesville; Kingstree, Mrs. Tartha Gordon; Marlboro, Miss Kate i oward Cross; Drangeburg, B. F. Kelli ; Rock Hill, D. W. Hall; Spartanbur. Rev. S. B. Dawson, Facolet. The committee on invit tions made i suggestion by resolutU that the conference hereafter resoh itself into in institute and meet fot study and nstructior., and that a ct imittee of :hree be appointed on the . after with power to act. There seen s to be a R'ide difference of opinion among the nembers as to whether the sugges:ion could be carried out to the advantage of the league and its work, ind the appointment of the committee o take the matter in charge will be matched with the greatest interest. Remarkable Sale of Illicit Beer. Easley?One hundred bottles per ninnte is the record-breaking sale of llicit bee- alleged to have been made tere recently by a man named Dooittle, whu passed through the town vith a la-ge supply of the intoxicant, : lisposlng of 1,600 bottles in 15 minues. He was arrested later in Sparanburg and put up bond of ?10O for lis appearance in the city court. k Colonel First Regiment Indignant. Aiken.?Did the First regiment, | National Guard, on its encampment in Aiken last summer discriminate j igainst Aiken in the purchase of supplies or did it go away leaving bills unpaid? These are In substance the charges made against the regiment by a letter purporting to be from the Aiken board of trade, published in the Aiken newspapers. Col. W. W. Lewis, commanding the regiment, stoutly denies that there is i partic e of foundation for the iharge, and it is now rumored that le is preparing to enter suit against he Aiken board of trade for giving jut such a letter charging libel igainst his regiment. Cedar Springs Institute Execrises. Spartanburg.?The annual com nencem?nt exercises of Cedar Springs 1 nsiitute. the state institution for the i ?ducation of the deaf, dumb and blind, vill be held on June 28. Honoring the memory of the late 1 S'. P. Walker, founder of the school, l mural tablet will be unveiled. Dewey Cantrel. the little deaf, Ittmb and blind boy, will uh<- a per onnanie, showing that he in reality las communication with th" world' \l out him even in sj?ii ' hi - afl'lie liens. This boy is a marvel and a special teacher is employed by the state to do nothing but teach him. Among the visitors at the exercises will be Governor Blease and Mr. Swearingen. the state superintendent of education. Aiken.?Mailman Hosiery Knitting Mills, of Montmorenci, Aiken county, will increase capital front $0,000 to i Whipped His Wife to Death. Spar'anburp The coroner's jury investigating th" death of .Mary Lawler, who died at the home of relatives in the upper part of this county, returned a verdict that the woman came to her death from a whipping administered by her husband, Andrew Law- | ler. The whipping occurred at the Lawler home, near Saluda. X. C.. .and was the result of the wife's objec tion to the storing of liquor in her lome. Lawler was arrested near Aril gton in this ocunty and is being Held tiy the authorities. Judge Smith Sworn Into Office. Charleston. Judge H. A. M. Smith succeeded Judge W. H. Brawley, as the presiding officer of the Cnited Slates court for the district of South Carolina, the oath being administered by the retiring official with but little ceremony. Mr. Smith was escorted into the court room by Judge Braw!ey. they ascending the platform together. Judge Brawley then announced that the commission of Mr. Smith ind arrived and ncL-ed f'lerlr I! \V Hutson to read and spread it upon the record. For National Park at Cowpens. Spartanburg.?A conference was teld here between representatives of he chambers of commerce of this city ind fiaffney. lookine to the creation >f a National park a1 Cowpens bat tie rrounds. It was pointed out that the [>eople of four counties. Spartanburg ind Cherokee in South Carolina and | Cleveland and Rutherford in North Carolina, are interested in the movement and will work for its success. \n organization will be perfected and he matter urged before Cpngresf. It rjJJ l)c secured, 4 RT FORT MILL, S. C., THI DOMAIN Or SOUTH CAROLINA Jclumn of News Summarized From a Number of Towns and Printed Without Headlines. King6trce.?Fire destroyed $20,000 worth of property here. A valuable libarary was burned. Barnwell.?It is now practically assured that Barnwell county will have a fair, to be held at the county seat, this fall. Washington.?Patents issued: South Carolina, Charles B. Adams, Charleston, propeller shaft; Benj. T. Turnage, Blenheim, lubricator. Laurens.?According to statements just published of eight of the 11 banks located in Laurens county, the total amount on deposit June 7 was $708,026.04; loans and discounts, $1,350,233.07; capital stock, $405,000. Spartanburg.?The body of the man who was killed by a Southern train near King's Mountain, N. C., was identified when the clothes taken off the i corpse wert shown to Mrs. Mary Sel- j lars, who stated that they were those of her son, John Sellars. Lancaster.?Foirr fine thoroughbred hogs belonging to T. V. Williams, were killed by lightning on Mr. Williams' plantation south of town. The hogs were under a tree which was struck by the bolt. There were also some sheep under the tree, hut they escaped unhurt. Spartanburg.?The Wofford college I summer school for boys delinquent in ! their studies was opened with a large attendance and a faculty composed of prominent college men from all over ' the state. The sessions will continue ; until August. Sumter.?The county commissioners have signed $10,000 of bonds and will j soon receive the money for it. This j is the tirst issue or nonas Ror gooa roads under the (nabling art passed by the legislature. With this issue of road bonds and the pavinp of Main street as per contract just awarded, travel conditions around Sumter will soon he much improved. Yorkville.?Maj. M. J. Walker, sur peon of the First regiment, N. G. S. C., has received from the war department at Washington a supply of typhoid serum with which to innoculate all members of the regiment who may desire it. He vaccinated the local | company. Oconee.?A man by the name ol Harris is in jail at Walhalla, charged with horse stealing. He hired a horse from Mr. J. T. Patten, of th? Hrasstown section of Oconee, agreeing to pay him $1.50 per daj for several ays. Instead of returning the horse to the owner, Harris went off into Tennessee, where he was arrested. The case will come up at the next court of general sessions. Lamar.?On January 1 the post ; office here was raised from fourth class to third class with a salary of I $1,000 a year. Postmaster Spears has now received notice from the depart-1 ment that on July the salary will be increased to $1,100. The census shows that Lamar has gained 1170 per cent, in population within 10 years. Aiken.?Postmaster Carman has made public some very interesting figures on the volume of business done by the Aiken postofflce for the month ; of May. The total number or tit- i going pieces handled was 59,038, and the time consumed in handling, 30,125 minutes. The total number of incom ing pieces handled was 82,505, and the time consumed in handling, 41, 741 minutes. Washington.?Congressman Fin ley made two nominations to fill vacancies in the Naval academy at Annapolis as follows: Appointment No. 1, prin cipal, John May Fewell, of Rock Hill; alternates. Oran Crawford, of Rock ' Hill; William C. Moore, Lancaster, and William N. Craig, Hlackstock, Appointment No. 2, principal William Neville Craig. Hlackstock; alternates, Joseph II MorelK.nl Hlaeksbtirg; William S Fewell. Reek Hill, and William (' Moore, Lnneusti-r. Washing!* n. An effort was made to get tin war department to assign .. .... -? . i l. apt. weorge m. .Mcaiasier, 01 me 8th infantry, who is a South Carolinian, as instructor of the South Carolina division of the National Guard. The department replied that it could not grant the request, on the ground that ('apt. McMaster is not at this time eligible for the post under regulations of the army. Rennottsville. At the graded school building, r.w in state of erection, men were etiga ed in placing a large steel beam, when the brick work gave way, causing the heavy beam to fall, strik ing Joe Zeigler on the head, death following in a few minutes. Hock Hill.?It is proposed to ask Mr. ( arnegie for a $20,000 library. This means that the taxpayers will be required to pay $2,000 yearly for ite support, Mr. Carnegie requiring a 10 per cent appropriation of the amount he gives. A handsome lot for the library has been offered free of all cost by Mayor John T. Roddey. Aiken. H. \\*. .McMillan, Southern railway freight agent here, was ac quitted of killing .foe Miile., a negro, whom lie killed at his hoarding house several weeks ago. shooting the negro, as he was fleeing. The jury did not move from their seats. Florence. -H. 11. Bailey, a wellknown farmer of Mars Bluff section, Florence county, lost his barn and stables and their ntire contents by fire. The barn was struck by lightning. Four tons of fertilizer, two tons of soda, and entire oats crop, a quantity of fodder and a mule and all farm implements were destroyed. Bennettsville.?The hail storms did great damage to cotton and corn in sections. In this vicinity about 1,200 acres were so badly injured that replanting was commenced at once. Sumter It is a matter of general comment around Sumter how fine cot ton looking and serins to be doing. It seems that 'be dry spell came after the cotton was out of th? ground and the heat of May caused It to grow fast. Corn, too, is looking good. The vegetable gardens suffered greatly during the long drought, but the rains of the past week hav$ causetj them to (ako cji new life. MILL JRSDAY, JUNE 22, 1911. BRILLIANT Ml IT WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT GIVE WEDDING RECEPTION AT 25TH ANNIVERSARY. 5.000 PEOPLE ATTENDED _?. Hundreds of Silver Presents Worth Thousands of Dollars ? Grounds Dazzle W'lh Electric Lights?Gown \AJnnn ku P r * c i rl P n t' S Wife. ? Washington.?The silver wedding celebration of President and Mrs. Taft, the second that has been held in the , White House came to an end with the reception on the White House lawn. Invitations had been sent to elose to 12,000 persons and it was estimated that at least 5,0f0 were present. Never in the history of the nation probably has such a function been held in Washington. The diplomatic corps, the United States Supreme court, the senate and the house of representatives, the departments of the government, the men who are high j in political affairs of the country, the at my, the navy and every walk in life almost were represented. Possibly 15,000 people crowded about the iron fence that surrounds the i grounds and looked longingly at tho electric display, the splashing lountain and the gay throng within. President and Mrs. Tafi took their stand beneath two trees just about the center of the lawn, whose branches were joined by an electric sign flashing "1886-1911." Above the walks the electricians had touched the trees with magic and they blazed in red and white and blue bulbs. The presents that numbered in the hundreds and whose money value ran * high into the thousands attracted many, while others turned to the east room, whose polished floor echoed to the tread of the dancers. Preparation had been made for 5,000 guests and the refreshment tables in the state dining room came as near groaning as a perfectly good table can come. The President and the members of his family, with the cabinet and the aides, were served on the east terrace, but the guests found their refreshments in the state dining room. Mrs. Taft surprised even those familiar with the improvement in health that she has shown by remaining by the President's side in the receiving line all of the evening." She wore a gown of white satin, brocaded with silver flowers, with a co*H frtfln. Miss Helen Taft, who was near at hand, wore a gown of pink satin, with a tunic of pink chiffon. President Taft Speaks of Retiring. Washington.?President Taft in a happy vein delivered an address to the Commercial Club of Cincinnati at : which he lightly referred to the pos- ; sibility of "going back to a less active life" away from the presidency as having both welcome and unwelcome phases; that in the absence of any provision for ex-Preside tits he would open a law office in his old homo city and that he is determined that his son Kobert shall work out his life amid those surroundings. .Mr. Taft was speaking at the Chevy Chase club ! here in the Washington suburbs, at a luncheon tendered him there by the Cincinnati Commercial club, and was formally accepting for .Mrs. Taft and himself a silver rose 1 owl presented by the ( iie innatinn: Rome Nov/ Objects to Bull Fights. Home. The announcement of a grand bull huh' at the inauguration of the new National Stadium outside of the Klaminian ' ?, has given rise to a spirited conn rors.v in tlie Roman press. Well-known public men like Signer Luigi Luz/.ntti. the expremier. the Florentine historian, Pas* quale Villari, and ethers protest against the revival of this form of entertainment. Republicans Threaten to Desert. Washington. Republican opposition j to the Canadian reciprocity bill in the senate has reached the stage of open 1. i ?,i ?.v su.nntnr llivoil of Moll j 1 * ?>'" ? " '* W- - I tana, who again failed in his demand tor an explanation of a speec hin faI vor of the bill from some of the Republican leaders who championed the j measure, the Republican opponents '< declared that if the bill passed many Republicans would join the Demo- 1 crats in an attempt to lower the duties on all manufactured products. There is a warm fight ahead. Investigating the Sugar Trust. Washington The first day was field day in the house inquiry into the American Sugar Refining company ! and other refineries, two committees | devoting hours to interrogating witnesses as to the formation and operations of the big corporations. A number of new facts were brought out bearing on the sudden creation of wealth by combinations of manufacturing concerns and more was learned j of the frauds practiced on the government in sugar weighing at tlie port j of New York. Postal Banks do B>g Business Washington A statement issued by Postmaster Ocneral Hitchcock shows that a total of was deposit'd in the first 4* postal savings banks in the five months of their operation. I The second group of 45 depositories, which opened for business on May 1, received from the first month $70,749 In deposits?14.47 per cent more than was taken in at the initial officeB during the first months operation. There were 2,119 separate deposits, averaging $33.39. Deposits wijl reach $1,* 000,000 July 1. >; : :'. \ '. ^ MES ACCUSED DEACON DEMANDS HEADING COVERS CROWE WITH REVOLVER WHILE HE ANSWERS THE CHARGES ELOQUENTLY. MOTHER'S BIG KNIFE AIDS Scramble For Windows When Baptist Official Determines to Present His Side of the Case?Disarmed and Vote is Unfavorable to His Cause. Savannah, Ga.?A marl scramble for windows and doors interrupted the . TI ARE CONSTABLES DESIRED? Governor Blease Writes Letter to ' Supervisors of Eighteen Dry Counties on This Questio:. Columbia?In the dry counties ot the state where constables had been kept, Governor Mease has taken up the matter with the local county authorities ns to whether or not It Is desired that the constabulary be continued. A letter has been written to the county supervisors of eighteen counties in the state, where the prohibition law Is in force and where here- | toiore one or more siaie tunoirtujc-n have been at work, to ask whether or not it is necessary for the state detectives to be retained at this time. The form of the letter is as follows: "On account of certain Information reaching me f appointed a detective under the dispensary law, to work in your county. "It Is now the dull season of the year and I would be glad if you would take up with your sheriff the conditions in regard to the enforcing of the dispensary law In your county, and you and he decide whether it Is necessary to longer keep an officer in your county. If the local authorities will enforce the law 1 have no desire to j put the county to the extra expense ; of paying for a special officer." This letter to the county supervisor is signed by Governor Cole L. Rlease, and as the replies are received Governor Blease will take up the question of withdrawing the state constabulary from those counties where it is said tne state officers are not needed, as the local authorities are ahle to cope with the law. On July First Free Marriages Stop. From and after the 1st day of July : It will not only cost one dollar to get l married In South Carolina, where if has hertotore cost nothing, but the j marriage ceremony can be performed 1 only by ministers of the gospel. Jewish i rabbi's or officials authorized by law | to administer oaths. 1-1 !??? lUftnaA r.,oon,l hv ! I IIC 111(11 I la^U lltciioc nx r* , I'uoovu uj , the legislature at its last session, goes ' Into effect July 1. It Is sure to cauEe ! Borne confusion at first; as in other states, the ignorant may conclude that 1 the securing of a license is equivalent to a marriage ceremony. Hence it s important that the provisions of the ' law be fully understood, especially by ministers who are most frequently called upon to perform the ceremony. ork Man's Cotton Picking Machine. A company has been formed In i Yorkvllle to manufacture a machine \ for picking cotton in the field, re- I cently invented and patented by J. Hrown Neil, a resident of Clover and well known farmer of York county. A petition for charter was granted to the company by the secretary of state tinder the name of fh? South Carolina Cotton Picker company. The j corporators are \Y. \V. Lewis and H. i K. Neil of Yorkville and J. Hrown Neil of Clover. II E. Neil is the pres?. . ?/ V 1, fill llfrtJMil'l Ui 1UII\ vuuiut. The capital stock is $4,500, which has been practically all subscribed for and paid in. Col. Lewis is a well known attorney and the commanding ofTlcor of the First regiment. National Guard of South Carolina. President Sent Governor Invitation. Governor and Mrs. Rlease received an invitation to attend the silver wedding reception at the White House, on June 19, the occasion being the 25th anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Taft. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Taft took place June 19, 1S86. Governor and Mrs. Rlease wefc not able to go to Washington for this re- j ception, owing to the meeting here of the state hoard of education on the 17th, the meeting continuing for some time. Columbia and Her Freight Rates. 1 to ill Hot I.oritiit til,, vitii 1 ii<-tii'ii i ! i1k> apparent Hi-' rirriin.i :i. 11 i lc r m freir.lif r ties to i innmi in .* r..111 s i|iin. The case has been placed in the bands of attorneys, and if tho prospects of securing relief as i' . ow stands are satisfactory, and it is deemed advisable to proceed at this time, they will present the facts before the interstate commerce commission to secure the relief, which it is felt that the progress of the city demands. Large Number Before Medical Board. One hundred and twenty men wishing to practice medicine in this state and f!4 young women who wish to become registered nurses went through the three-days' examination. The successful applicants will he announced in a few days. Pushing the State Farmers' Union. B. F. Keller will aid in organizing the Farmers' union In Charleston county. A schedule has been nrrang ed for him and committees have been appointed to help him. Citadel Commencement June 25-28. Invitations have been issued for the annual commencement exercises of the Citadel, which will he held this year, beginning on June 'J and con tinning for three days. Lieut. Gov. Smith in North Carolina Lieut. Gov. C A Smith and family of Timmonsville passert through L.an caster en route to Charlotte, Morgan , ton and other points in North Caro ! lina. The Smiths are traveling in their touring ear, and made the trip to j Lancaster in three hours. Congressman Finley on Sick Leave. Congressman Finley has In en on leave to he av ay from Washington for a week because of illness. Several days ago it was announced that he had gone to his home. R. F. D.'s Convention at Florence 4-6 A little more than a week hence the South Carolina Rural Letter Car riers' association will meet in annua", session in Florence for business ant pleasure, the exact dates being Jul? 4, 5 and 6. Pee Dee carriers urg. their brothers to attend. J Bitting of a Jury of elders at the Clifton Baptist church, 5 miles from here, when Deacon Joseph Smalls, Jr., who was on trial for card-playing, drew a revolver and covered the Jury and audiece which he forced them to listen to his defending argument. The hearing was going along smoothly but applause shook the building every time a point was made against the defendant. Just before the jury began the consideration of their verdict. Smalls arose and said he was determined to give his side of the case. When he drew his revolver, he quickly cleared the house of all except the scared conference members. Flourishing his pistol, he waxed eloquent and before he knew it, two of his hearers jumped behind him and pinioned his arms, while others came to disarm him. At this point, Small's mother entered the church armed with a butcher knife and promised to make more trouble, but she soon was quieted. Police were called from Savannah and Smalls was taken to the station. The elders continued their session and Smalls was deposed as deacon. CONVICTS KILLED IN PEN Collapses Suddenly and Slides Down Mountainside?29 Injured. N'ewnort. Tenn.?Four convicts were killed, 12 seriously injured and 14 convicts and 3 guards slightly injured ' in the collapse of a bull pen near' Waterville, N. C? in the heart of the Smpkles, where two railroad companies are engage in a war for the monopoly of the only remaining mountain pass to the east. The convicts were all negroes, the property of the state of North Carolina, and were being worked in connection with the construction work of the Transcontinental railroad. All four men had only a few months of their time to serve, one or two being due to leave the camp in August., Major Wyun of C.oldsboro, convicted at the same time as his brother who was killed, and Sylvester Parham, serving a 30-year sentence for murder, are not expected to live. Georgia Will Elect a Senator. Atlanta, (la.?The forthcoming session of the Georgia legislature, which will convene on Tuesday, June 27, will have at least one important task before it ami probably one other. The first is the election of a United Stater senator to succeed Joseph M. Terrell, who is serving the unexpired term of the late A. S. Clay by appointment ol Governor Brown. The other is the matter of liquor legislation?of far more important interest to the people of the state?and of interest to the people of other states contemplating nrnHihifinn (J1VU1U1WV "O"? Two Killed in the Air. I';iris. Fifty neroplanists took winp fi*?-in thf aviation fipld at Vincennos on tho first stage of tin- Knrnpean rir < 1111 i i<f. sv It it'll calls for a flight tc Loudon ;tri'l return with stops ,it var Ions places going and returning. Two of tltp aeroplanists, almost immediate ! ly after the start, met with tragic I deaths and at least one was gravely hurt. The dead: Captain Princetau, whose motor exploded in mid-air, flooding him with gasoline and burn Ing him to death. M. Le Marline, who dashed against a tree, the motor ol his aeroplane crushing the head. To Tell President of "Wrongs." Providence, It I. A delegation ol fi.tMtO negroes to visit Washington with a committee of 1"> for spokesmen to tell President Taff of the alleged wrongs which the race suffers in the South, was decided upon at the New England Baptist missionary conven tion (colored). None of the details was fixed but I member of the executive committei said that they would probably gathet In a Washington church and ask i> T*., f o/lrlruou thorn nnr! s rrfaiueill J nil Iyj committee visit him later. Wants Army Investigated. Washington. Representative Kahr (Cal l introduced in the house a bll which would provide for a thorougl" investigation of the army and whirl" , declares that the Cnited States shouh he given an efficient fiahtinR force ir , return for the $100,000,000 and tnort expended ev.-ry year on the militarj i establishment. The resolution woulc direct the appointment of a congref sional committee of 10 to sit at anj place deemed fit, and to call upon tht war department for any documenti desired. Embezzling Charge Not Sustained. Cincinnati.?"Not guilty" was tht verdict returned here by the jury try iriR the case of Kdgar S. Cooke ol Chicago, who was charged witfc embezzling $24,000 from the Big Foui railroad. The trial was the laBt ol three connected with the $643,00( ?* T UrA?.?.|nar Pin snonage Ul V^HailCD U. xanmc, viu cinriati treasurer of the road, who ii serving a six-year sentence in th< Ohio penitentiary. In the second tria' Mrs. Jeannctte Stewart-Ford, "the woman in the case," the jury dis agreed. $1.25 PER YEAR STATE NEWS SUMMARIZED South Carolina Affairs of State-Wide Interest Crowded Into a Crisp Compact Column. Aiken.?Hallman Hosiery Knitting Mills, of MontmorencI, Aiken county, will Increase capital from $6,000 to $81500 and enlarge plant. Springfield.?John B. Stroman, game warden for this county, has resigned. The people refuse to obey the lnw. The rivers in Orangeburg and Barnwell are being dynamited to get fish. Greenville.?At the first Baptist .-hnrrh I)r 7 T f'nrfv fnr over nine years paBtor of the church, delivered his farewell sermon to a large congregation. Ithaca, N. Y.?Samuel Pressley Coker of Society Hill and Charles .Madison Sarratt of Gaffney are announced as among the list of the successful candidates for graduation at Cornell University at the commencement, which takes place June 22. Sumter.?The Civic league nurse, supported for the purpose of free public nursing, reports for May, patients 32, number of visits 306. Six patients were tubercular. C>ne patlent_ died; one was sent to hospital and if were dismissed from treatment. Charleston.?According to figures made public by the local postal authorities, over one and a half million pieces of mail were handled at the Charleston poBt office during the month of May, which is considered by postal experts to be a standard month of the year, and a month on which a fair average can be based. Abbeville.?The season of Intense heat which has prevailed In this section during the past several days was broken by a wind, rain and hail storm, which brought relief to those suffering from heat. The hail stones were about the size of buckshot, and did not fall in sufficient quantity to do any damage to young cotton. The rain was sorely needed. Kansas City.?After voting to combine the Baraca and Phllathea Union Bible Study societies under one head and electing among other officers: President, Marshal A. Hudson of Syracuse, N. Y.; rice president, R. N. Sims of Raleigh, N. C.; corresponding secretary, Mrs. \V. C. Womack of Spartanburg. The convention of the two societies closed. Laurens.?Ed. Hutto, a white man, was brought back from Union several days ago by Deputy W. H. Worthy and lodged in the county jail on the charge of bigamy. The warrant was sworn out by the alleged wife number two, who was a Miss Armenta Wix who works in the Laurens mill. Hutto is said to have a wife now living in Augusta, who has agreed to come here to testify against him. Newberry.?The court of general sessions. Judge Gary presiding, was engaged two dayB in the trial of the case of Sam Boozer, colored, and John C. Hipp, white, indicted for the murder of James S. Gilliam at Mr. Hipp's Old Town plantation on March 3, last. Mr. Hipp was acquitted and Boozer convicted. Mr. Gilliam was killed with a shot gun by Sam Boozer, and Mr. Hipp was charged with being accessory before the fact. Boozer was sentenced to hang July 18th. Blacksburg.?An unknown tramp was killed on the railroad near here. He was about 25 years old and fairly well dressed and had a tobacco label on his person bearing the initials I "H. J." and postoffice box , Flor ence, S. C. He was seen by a livery, man as the train passed lying on top of a freight car. Apparently he was asleep at the time that he was sern here. The train was a through freight and only stopped here to get water, hence he was not seen by any of the train crew. The body was found by a negro woman and she reported the matter and the body was j taken on to King's Mountain. Greenville - Engineer Joe Austell reported the finding of the mangled I "dy of a w hite man across the-track about three miles tin's side of King'B Mountain in Cherokee county The body appeared to be that of a man about 30 ytars of age, was well dressed and bore every mark of refinement. The absence of cards or letters in tho dead man's pockets rendered identification impossible. From all rppcarmmaa* * V* ^ n?nn Vilo /iaolh rovnro 1 tUii:i:n uiu iiiiiii im*c ilia ucuui c^iviai hours previous to the passing of No. 39, which was about 8:30 o'clock. Bennettsville.?The hail storms did great damage to cotton and corn in sections. In this vicinity about 1,200 acres were so badly injured that replanting was commenced at once. Sumter?It is a matter of general comment around Sumter how fine cotton is looking and seems to be doing. It seems that the dry spell came after the cotton was out of the ground and the heat of May caused It to grow fast. Corn, too, is looking good. The vegetable gardens suffered greatly during the long drought, but the rains of the past week have caused them to take on new life. Bennettsville.?At the graded school building, now in state of erection, men were enga. ed in placing a large steel beam, when the brick work gave way, ItAAWV KflOm ft fall air\\tm CilUtilllK I"*" llCt&vj urnui vw .. ing Joe Zeigler on the head, death following in a few minutes. Uock Hill.?It j>roposed to ask Mr. Carnegie for library. This means that the taxpayerB^HiLbs required to pay $2,000 yearly forifiPNi^^^ support. Mr. Carnegie requiring a 10 per cent appropriation of the amount he gives. A handsome lot for the library lias been offered free of all cost by Mayor John T. Roddey. Aiken.?H. W. McMillan, Southern railway freight agent here, was acquitted of killing Joe Miilei, a negro, whom he killed at his boarding house several weeks ago, shooting the negro, as he waB fleeing. The jury did not move from their seats Florence.?H. H. Bailey, a weliknown farmer of Mars Bluff section, Florence county, lost his barn and stables and their entire contents by Are. The barn was struck by lightning. Four tons of fertilizer, two tons of soda, and entire oats crop, ? quantity of fodder and a mule and all farm lmDlrments were destroyed. '