Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, June 22, 1911, Image 1
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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.
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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.
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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. ,
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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- ,
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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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?.
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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
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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*
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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. '