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ESTABLISHED IN 1891 HOSIERY MILL IS TO BE ABOLISHED > * THE SOLICITOR HAS BEEN CALLED UPON BY GOVERNOR T n TAWC APTinNI STATE BOARD ALSO ASKED Or. Robert Wilson, Chairman of State Board and Solicitor Cobb Have Received Letters Asking Them to Take Immediate Steps in Matter. Columbia.?Governor BleaBe has Railed upon the solicitor of this circuit to take action for the abolishing of the hosiery mill at the Penitentiary. The State board of health is also asked to proceed at once to 'cause the abatement of this common nuisance." Letters will be received by Dr. Robert Wilson, of Charleston, the chairman of the state board of health and by Solicitor Wade Hampton Cobb, of the 5th judicial circuit calling for immediate steps in this matter. The letters were mailed out from the office of Governor Blease. In Dr. Wilson's letter Governor Blease writes: "I am in earnest; this hosiery mill must go and I now appeal to >ou and your board to help me in this struggle for humanity, Christianity and civilisation." Governor Has Offereo a Reward. Columbia.?Governor Blease has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest of Thomas B. Felder, the Atlanta lawyer, whom Governor Brown, of Georgia, refused to turn over to the South Carolina authorities to answer to the charges of conspiracy to defraud this state and offering a bribe. If Col. Felder is not arrested under the offer of reward, later on Governor Blease will issue another requisition for him. This is taken to mean when another Governor presides over the affairs of Georgia. Governor Blease was asked about the refusal of Governor Brown to honor the requisition for Felder. Governor Blease gave out the following statement in reply to the query: "I am not s'ycprise. In fact, it is what I expected, a political and personal prejudiced decision. You remember my criticism of 'Little Joe' and his secretary about the Langdon Cheves lie. and the fact that tin" people of Georgia had repudiated 'Little Joe,' by defeating him. This is the first chance that he has had to attempt to even up. "As for the papers not being right, he has already honoreu requisitions from my office made out exactly like this one, and made, as this one, strictly according to law. In fact, this one was stronger than the others, because a separate affidavit was attached in conformity with the law. "Possibly 'Little Joe' thought, or was promised, that by his refusing, that the Felder crowd would help elect him Governor if Governor Smith is elected Senator, and possibly they Ml t ? win, iui rriuri vau uicicu; o|?niu some of the thousands of South Carolina money that he received by his contract with Lyon. Getting Drainage Commission Bids. Engineer Rcid Whitford. of the sanitary and drainage commission of Charleston County, is inviting bids foi the purpose of changing the plant and equipment of the commission from mule to gasoline power. This means that the commission will, in all probability, get modern machinery and equipment with which 'o build roads and to drain lands in the Charleston district. Mr. Whitford believes that a complete change of equipment will be a move in the right direction, and that the commis sion will be in a position to do more effective work after the changes have been made. Bids are also called for movable steel convict cages. These rages are of the kind that are placed on wheels, and which can. therefore, be moved from place to place, with the convicts securely locked in the inside. Columbia-Charfctte Highway. Chester -A committee of prominent Koch iiiil citizens, consisting ol .Messrs. Alexander Ixing. Jas. F. Reid T. L. Johnston. J. C. Witherspoon, W, S. Creighton. \V. O. Kimball and P I). Leeslie. was in the city, and while here held a conference with Mayor John M. Wise and Mr. R. B. Caldwell, president of tbe Commercial Club, with a view to constructing an up-tonare |nunr- iiiKiiwny i?fi?een : < Chester and Rock Hill. Tho Rock Hill committee made mention of the fact that there is dissatisfaction. Wants to Form Immigrant Colony. Camden.?J. B. Finister, immjuration agent of the Southern railway, appeared before the chamber of com mence to discuss with that body and to make plans for settling a colony of immigrants near here. He pro poses to bring here a class of people who will make good citizens. Mr. Finister has heen instrumental in es tablishing a number of colonies in the south. He also proposes to es tablish a canning factory near here for the benefit of the people of the colony. Darlington to Have New Post Office, Postmaster King has received the plans for the proposed new postoffice building to be erected in Darlington at a cost ot $50,000, and after exam iring them, having no suggestions to make, he returned them to the au thorities in Washington. It is very probable that the work on the new building will commence in a shon time. For a number of years the people of Darlington have suffered lnconven [fences from an Inadequate building 'used fcr a postoffice. It is Impossible }to acccmmo<Vte all patrons, THf | . i ENCAMPMENT IS OPPOSED Adjutant General Moore Expressed Himself as Not Being in Favor of National Guard Outing. Columbia.?W. W. Moore, adjutant general, expressed himself as being opposed to the encampments of the companies of the National Guard of South Carolina during the present summer. He said that funds were lacking, and that he did not believe that an encampment of five or six days would prove beneficial to the National Guard. The sum of about $18,000 is available for encampment purposes. The total amount received from the United States government was $26,000. Of the above amount the sum of $5,000 will be used to make up a deficit brought over from last year and $2,500 will be expended for the officers attendine the manoeuvres along the Mexican border, which leaves only a balance of about $18,000. ) The adjutant general haB referred the matter of holding the encampments to the war department. "I believe that encampments should i be held," said the adjutant general, , "to improve the efficiency of the Na! tional Guard." Objects to Thompson's History. Although Col. Waddy Thompson's history, the recent casus belli, was adopted by the 6tate board of education, it was with the understanding, as stated Governor Blease, that a sentence be inserted stating that (Sherman's army burnt Columbia. That this direct statement be made was, according to the chairman of the board, the condition upon which the book was adopted. Governor Blease's objection to Col. Thompson's history was that it did not make the direct statement placing the responsibility for the burning of Columbia. The board is to receivo the reply from Mr. Thompson about the insertion of this sentence. Governor Blease will not sign the contract, he stated, until this feature is provided for. In other respects. Governor Blease did not have objection to the book. County Treasurer Pays Surveyors. ) (,'ounty treasurer v\ esiey lunce has paid to D. V. Reeves and A R. Nicholson, surveyors, $1,718.75, which was their bill for Aiken county's portion of the expense^ of surveying the proposed Heyward county. The bill , was presented to the county commissioners who refused to pay it on the ground of exorbitant charge, the charge being the full amount the lawallows $52,500 for both counties, this being about $40 a day for the time consumed in the work. When thf commissioners refused to pay it the surveyors drew on the county treasurer, who held the matter up until the comptroller general was con suited. The comptroller general referred the matter to the attorney general, who advised the treasurer he would have to honor the draft. To Hold Conference in Charleston. Mr. R. E. Jones, treasurer of Colleton County will be in Charleston for the purpose of holding a conference .with Mr. E. P. Waring, superinten dent of Charleston County, in conjunction with several of the trustees of the surrounding school districts recently annexed to Charleston County. The object of the meeting will bo to effect a settlement of accounts between the two counties, covering I the expenses of the various school districts recently apportioned to this county. There has been some unavoidable delay in straightening out these accounts. It is believed that a satisfactory settlement will be reach |ed at conference to be held in the ^office of Superintendent Waring. I The First Dutch Vessel Arrives. The fir.*t Dutch vessel to arrive in I this port this year was the steam | ship Themisto, which reached here j from Rotterdam with a cargo of ferutilizer material. Her captain's name ' is Tesnema and a number of her officers are Dutch. Although three Dutch vessels arrived here last year. | this was the first bearing the flag of Holland to reach here during the current year. The Clyde steamship Irouuois reached here front New York. ' Chamber Commerce Members Meet President Alexander lx>ng and Sec ' rctnry frcihgton. of the Chamber of : Commerce, with Messrs. Thos L , Johnston, J. C. Witherspoon, Burton , j Massey and others went to Chester, > incidentally to hear William Jennings Bryan speak, but primarily to attend ' a "good roads" meeting. These gentlemen with a number of officials and other citizens had an enthusiastic meeting and appointed a working committee to get up a big picnic at a central point between Chester and Hock Hill, 1 Governor Commutes Sentence. I Governor Mease has commuted the 1 sentence of David Maze, who was con victcd of violation of the dispensary law and given a fine of $100 or ninety days. The sentence is commuted to $25 or thirty days. The petition which . j came from Charleston, where Maze , | now lives, he formerly having lived . in Bamberg county, states that the i j man was paroled trying to collect . his fine which he was unable to do ? ; It was stated that there was some ; misapprehension and Maze pleaded guilty at the time, , Delegates Named for Negro Congress > Columbia.?Coventor Blease named delegates to the National Negro Con i ' gress. to be held at Denver, Col. . August 12. 12. 14. 15. as follows: > 1 The Rev. C. \V. Mance, Beaufort the Rev. Thos. E. Williams. New berry; the Rev. J. C. Colt. George r town; James Brigham, Columbia; t Prof. R. S. Wilkinson, Orangeburg; > , William Jackson, Columbia; the Rev . jS. D. Covington, Columbia; the Rev 'M. V. Lee, Rock Hill; the Rev. 7? IE. Cbappell, Columbia; the Rev. M C. McClellan, Columbia I FO INI TO GET THE BRAZIL WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE COMMERCIAL RELATION WITH U. S. + STUDIES COTTON CULTURE ? Mr. Watson Talked With Brazils Commissioner For Two Hours and Gave Him Some Information on the Subject of Cotton. ? Columbia.?"Brazil would most corlially welcome trade and commercial elations with the southern part of the United States," declared the Hon. Theophilo Kibeiro, who lives at Bello Horizonte, and is commissioner of ag ncuuure ior crazu. okiiui j was a visitor to Columbia, leaving here for Greenville. Senor Ribeiro spent two hours with Commissioner Watson, going over the cotton situation. He is engaged in a short trip over the cotton belt in the South, vith a view f studying the development of coton culture. The hybridization of the staple was discussed with Col. Watson. Leaving for Greenville, Senor Ribeiro will meet State Farm Deinonstrar lion Agent Ira W. Williams, who will go over with him the cotton farm\ showing the breeding. From Greenville, the commissioner of Brazil goes back to New York, to join his family md set sail for his native land. Commissioner Watson gave the visitor bolls showing the long staple and the hybridized Arabian, and considerable literature upon the subject Df cotton. Senor Ribeiro says that considerable success is being had with cotton in Brazil, although some trouble has been encountered with the Btaple. An inferior grade of goods is being shipped from this country through New York exclusively. "This situation is amazing," said the commissioner, "when we have here in the South such an opportunity for lirect dealing with Brazil. It is inJeed amazing that this country should pay so little attention to the oppor'.unities that lie open before it." Appalachian Exposition Attraction. | Knoxville, Tenn., June. 25.?The i Southern Railway will make an attractive exhibit showing the agricultural, forest, and mineral resources md manufactured products of the Southeast at the Appalachian Expo' ?*ition to be held at Knoxville, September 11 to October 1, 1911. This exhibit will contain handsome displays di certain, roiiun, luuiiicu, i^uuii'ii, vegetables and fruits and especial attention will be given to forest products and manufactured specimens of woods. The exhibit will shqw in a comprehensive way the possibilities and advantages of the Southeastern states and should prove a powerful advertisement for the section as large numbers of visitors from points outBide the Southeast are expected at the exposition. At the same time the exhibit will serve the very useful purpose of calling the attention of the people of the South to the great opportunities which exist in their own country. This is a feature which the management of the Southern Railway considers of the highest importance ns nothing can have a more powerful effect in discouraging emigration from the South to less favored sections than a thorough knoweldge of the South and the many reasons which make this the best reasons which country in which to live and prosper. Volunteers to Hold Annual Meeting. , Orangeburg. The Tillman Volunteers will bold their annual pa nic this !}ear at Four Holes Haptist church grove on July 7 The people of that : community have consented to join ; the military company to make the i j day a big success. The Sautee j Uifles of Klloree have been invited to i attend the picnic. { Among the speakers will be Sena lor B. R. Tillman. Congressman A. F. Lever, Gov. Cole L. Bleasc, Senator E. I). Smith, Adjt. Gen. W. \V. Mcore, Col. Cogswell o fthe Third regiment, J Dr. \Y. M. Riggs, president of Clemson college, and Stale Senator S. J. ; i Summers of Calhoun eonntv. Pee Dee Section Instead of Piedmont. j Darlington. It is in tlie range of probabilities that the Pee Do is to be the cotton mill section instead of the Piedmont? For many years mills have been built In the Pied mont because it appeared tha' those in that section were miking better ! returns cn me capita- investe.1 man were the mills of the Pee Dee. There | were facts that pave color to the I claim, but there is another story be- i ng told at this time. At a meeting af the Darlington Manufacturing Co.r.pany, held Thursday, the report of Gov. Sent Requisition For Avant. Columbia Requisition was issued by Governor Blease upon the Govrnor of Texas for \V. R Avant. the fugitive from this state, who was arrested in Cameron. Texas. Avant had stated according to press dispatches that he would come without requisition. but it was deemed best as a ; precautionary measure to have the requisition papers ready in case Avant should change his mind. Deputy II. H. Ward, representing i Sheriff Scurrv. of Georgetown, left Columbia for Austin. Texas. Commission to Build New Roed. Columbia.?The Charleston & North western Railway company has been :ommissioned bj the secretary of state. The proposed road is to be milt from Mount Pleasant, just across 'he bay from Charleston, to Catering's aridge and from that point to I3onaeau's, in Berkeley county. A branch iine will extend from Guering's bridge to McClellanville. The total distance . ?f the railroad as proposed will be CO miles. Bonneau's is a station on >he Atlantic Coast Line between Ctn-'leston and Florence, RT FORT MILL, S. C., THl NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA <lews of General Interest From Towns and Counties All Through the State. Washington.?The president ap jointed J. Frank Neece postmaster it Batesburg. Washington.?Announcement was nade here by the first assistant postnaster general that, effective Sepember 1, city delivery service would >o instituted at Laurens. Columbia.?A charter has been issu5d to the Columbia Investment company, the capital being $10,000. The jfflcers are Phil I). Kohn, president ?nd August Kohn, secretary and treasurer. u'?iiorhnrn?fivpr fifteen hundred people were present at Court House iquare to witneBS the unveiling of the Bonument erected to the memory of he Confederate dead of Colleton bounty and to hear the addresses that nade the occasion peculiary enjoyible. Sumter.?At a meeting of the Suraer Bar association held recently, tho >ld officers were re-elected. These ifflcers are: President, Col. R. D. .<te; secretary, Mark Reynolds, Esq. Marion W. Seabrook, Esq. was adnltted to membership in the Associaion. Mr. Seabrook is one of those vho recently passed the examination >f the state board and were adtnited to the bar. Columbia.?The South Carolina Coton Picker Company, of Yorkville, has >een chartered with a capital of $4, iOO. The concern will manufacture md sell cotton pickers, and sell to ?thers the right to manufacture and tell cotton jdckers and other goods. The officers of the cornpan are: R. j. White, president; J. Brown Neil, jeneral manager; R. E. Heath, secreary and treasurer. Charleston.?The court of common pleas was busy with the trial of the 125,000 suit of Wingate Muckenfuss igainst the Atlantic Coast Line. Muckenfuss was injured while perorming his duty as a switchman In "1"1 tftlA TL" "oort woo rio/l curuary, i^iu. 1 uc i?oc r*?o * * ast February but a mistrial was en:ered and now the suit is again beore the court. It is probable that he case will soon be concluded. Orangeburg.?The Orangeburg coun-. ;y fair committee at a recent meetng decided to make a canvass of the ounty in automobiles in order to se;ure the remaininp stock necessary' o secure a charter and begin work )n the buildings and grounds. Comnittees from the chamber of comnerce were appointed to work with he chairman of the township comnittees. Chapin. At the last meeting of the joard of trustees of the Chapin high school the following teachers were ?ltcted for the next season: Prof. J. 5. Shealy of White Rock, principal; }ev. W. J. Roof, first assistant; Misses Maggie Shuler and Ethel C'linc of rmo for the lower grades. Miss 21ine will also have charge of .the nusic departments. Columbia.?Theophilo ro Ribeiro of Bello Horizonte. Brazil, who is traveling in the South studying agricultural and textile conditions was in Colum>ia. He held a conference with Com-nissioner Watson and discussed the situation with reference to South Car>lina. The condition in this state vas thoroughly explained to him by Commissioner Watson. Charleston.?Companies 78, 144 and 145 of the coast artillery, reached Pert Moultrie. Charleston harbor, beng brought ^rom the manouvres in rexas by the transport Sumner, which tffer filling her coal bunkers and aking aboard water and supplies will return to Calveston foi :nor< sol ]iors who will he transported to their regular staitons. Only one company ias been at Fort Moultrie during the ihsence of the other three. t'oluintiia \ r?-?l flag floated from i staff attached to one of the canons funding solemn go- rd in front of the tate house, and the auctioneer's voice rang through the corridors of the building. The voice as the passerby j drew near, sounded like an eloquent appeal in the legislative halls, yet it is summer and the general assembly always holds forth in the early winter During the past several admin- | istrations old furniture has been accumulating at the governor's mansion. and it was decided to have an auction sale. Hampton. The contract for the erection of the $10,oo<) high school building at this place has been let to Mr. W. H. Ilite. contractor, of Aiken. The building will be of red > brick and modern in every respect, i Work will be commenced on this ; school building soon. Florence.?The Palmetto Bank and Trust company of Florence has been chartered, with a capital stock of $">0,000. The officers are J. W. Ragsdale, president; J. M. llolliday, vice prosi- j dent, and C. M McCurry, cashier. A general banking business will be conducted. Columbia. Leon M. Green, Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier of Charleston, has been made lieutenant colonel on the staff of (lov. Please Col. Green has been commissioned as an aide by the adjutant general. Charleston. A special examination will be held in Charleston on July It' by the Cnited States civil service commission for positions as carrier for the Charleston PostofTice. The subjects for examination will be spell- j ing. arithmetic, letter writing, pen- | manship, copying, Cnited States geography and reading addresses. Columbia.?The South Carolina del- ! egation to the national convention of | Klks will leave Columbia on the af- ' ternoon of July S over the Southern railway for Atlantic City. A special ; Pullman car will be provided tor tne delegation from this state. Lamar.?Lamar was visited by a wind and rain storm which assumed the proportions of a small tornado. The greatest damage was done in the northern end of town, where nearly every tree and fence wgs blown down. The barn of E. M. Rogers was blown over. Several smaller outhouses were overturnc1 MILI JRSDAY, JUNE 29, 1911. LOSS OF LIFE IN BOAIHOUSE FIRE TWO YOUNG WOMEN LOSE THEIR LIVES IN THE BLAZE?UNABLl TO FIND ESCAPE. EFFORTS TO RESCUE IN VAIN One Man Is Dead, and Two Others May Die From Injuries That Were Received While Trying to Save Others. Nantucket, Mans.?Thomas Kerr of New York and Thurlow Weed Barneg, second, of Albany, N. Y., are still in a critical condition aB a result of the burns sustained In the fire which destroyed the boathouse of young Barnes' father, William Barnes, Jr. There was reason for hope, however that their injuries will not prove fatrl. Miss Helen Wilson of New York nud Miss Mildred De Haven of Brooklyn were burned to death and Ulysses Pahud, 21 years old, butler and valet of the Barnes family, succumbed to his Injuries, largely received in herolo but unsuccessful efforts to save the young women. The latter in their effort to escape had rushed through a door which led to a closet hnd there they were imprisoned with flames licking up the oil-soaked structure on every side, Kerr is more seriously injured than Barnes. His arms, chest and head are ter-ibly burned. Young Barnes is severely burned about the arms and legs and is suffering particularly from the results of inhaling flames and smoke. Both Kerr and Barnes received their burns as did Pahud, in an attempt to rescue Miss De Haven and Miss Wilson. Loses Control of His Aeroplane. New York.?A wild aeroplane romp? ed over the aviation field at Garden CHy, L. I., for twenty mlnivtes Injuring four men and finally wrecking itself on an embankment. Andre Harpert, aviator,'stepped out of the aeroplane while his engine was going at half speed to adjust a rear plane. As he tried to re-enter the seat the aeroplane started off and he was thrown to the ground. It dragged him 200 feet and when he released his hold he was badly bruised. Half a dozen mechanics gave chase and were bowled over in succession, three of them being cut and bruised. Flue Collapsed?Many Are Hurt. Memphis, Tenn.?Seventeen negroes dead, two others who will die, and Engineer Floyd Morgan fatally scalded, is the result of the collapsing of the flue of the boiler on the steamer City of St. Joseph. Eight negroes died immediately, Ave were drowned and three scalded to death. Nine of the others fatally scalded died. Engineer Morgan, whose condition is regarded as critical, declared that he was standing near the steam gauge as the boat was about to land at Ilerk* ley Landing, Ark., 7 miles below Memphis. The gauge, he maintains, 8too at 145 degrees. The high prossure is believed to have caused the flue to collapse. An investigation will be made by the Federal authorities. No Ground For Habeas Corpus. New York.?United States District Attorney Wise in whose jurisdiction Charles W. Morse was convicted, do clared that he knew of 110 sound basis In law for either of the p!< as advanced by counsel for the rc nv '.d 1 nnk r in app)>ing for a writ.of habeas 1 or pus at Atlanta. Morse's sentence \sas for 15 years. The maximum penalty on any one count is 10 years and thero is no specification of counts in the sentence imposed. Mr. Wise declared that in his opinion this was not material. "The 'pros' sentence is constantly employed by judges," b<- said. "Morse was convicted 011 fifty-two counts. He might have been s? ntenced to 52o years or 10 years on each count. Now, if any two of these fiftytwo counts hold good, the sentence ia legal, is it not?" Treasurer of Church Was Robbed. Wheeling, W. Va.?Brooks K. Adams, treasurer of the First Christian church, was held up by a masked bandit aud rbbed of the church collection in the pastor's study while a large congregation was listening to the sermon not twenty feet away. The robber leveled a revolver at Adams, took the small basket and disappeared. Adams immediately notified the congregation, but no trace of the robber was found. The police have been notified and a search is being made. Anti-Saloon League After Near-Beer. Atlanta, Ga.?A State-wide movement having for its ubje< t. the repeal of the near-beer clause and the abolition of locker clubs, was launched throughout Georgia by the Georgia Anti-Saloon league. Letters had been sent to the pastors of all the churches in the state and these were read at nfsuiuuuua ?t? < DUI jmn> the letters also were presented to tho congregations. These approved the proposed near-beer bill and called upon the several Senators and Representatives to work for its passage. Athletic Meeting is Started. Pittsburg.?Athletes from all parts of the United States are beginning to reach this city to participate in the National Amateur Athletic Union Junior and senior championship games to be held at Forbes field. From the winners will be Belected the American representatives to the Olympic games next year at Stockholm, Sweden. Provision has been to accommodate between 40,000 and 50,000 spectators. The entire program is free to the public, and all are invited to attend. _ T! SEWS FROM OYER THE STATE Small Paragraph# That Are Gotten Together For the Benefit of Busy People. Newberry.?Governor and Mrs. Blease were in the audience in the npera house and listened with interest to the speech of the great commoner, William Jennings Bryan. They came up from Columbia on the same train with Col. Bryan. Columbia.?Governor Blease will 3peak at Cowpens. Spartanburg county, on July 4, the occasion being a big picnic of the Red Men of the county oil that day. Dr. Carlisle, of Greenville, great sachem of the Red Men will also be on hand and will make an address. Columbia.?The governor has been in office since January 17 and during that period he has extended clemency In 186 cases. Charleston.?Charged with stealing ibout $65 from James Truesdale, on 11..I1I r\ Tim rro OUJllVUUa 1BM1UU, UCVIftC L/ingaiu, w?" ored,'was arrested here by Officer Levy In Charleston, and ia now being leld at the City Jail, subject to a warrant sworn out before Magistrate Buckley, of Sullivan's Island, The details of the theft are not known. Atlanta, Ga. ? Gen. Clement A. Evans, former commander-ln chief of the United Confederate Veterans and the announced appo'Intec of Governorelect Hoke Smith to the position of Adjutant General, is critically ill with muscular rheumatism at his home, this city. Greenwood.?Capt. F. S. Evans, who was recently offered a decided promotion from hiB old position as manager of the local branch of the Southern Cotton Oil company, the place offered being In Little Hock, Ark., has decided to remain here and devote his entire time to the Panola Cotton mills, of which he is president and which he has Just completed. Columbia.?Questions of vital importance to the farmers of South Caro, Una will be discussed at the annual | convention of the State Farmer's ; 1 jnlon to be held in Columbia. Announcement was made here by J. Whitner Reid, the secretary of the state union that the executive committee of the union will meet in Coumbia, when plans for the state convention will be discussed. This will be the quarterly meeting of the coraailttee, and the books of the secre:ary and treasurer will be audited. Anderson.?The South Carolina Funeral Directors and Embalmers' association, which lias been in session here, ndjourned after deciding to meet . next at Columbia. R. Y. Leavell of I S'ewberry was elected president; Geo. H Hearst of Sumter, rtrst vice president; K. 13. Sloan of Clifton, second rice president; Jas. F. Mackey of ."Jreenville, secretary and treasurer; ! 3eo. M. Tolly of Ander?on and R. Y. , Leavell, delegates to the national convention at Atlantic City. Several new members were received. Adjt. Gen. Moore, one of the original organizers, lttended one of the session. Dr. J. B. Townsend of Anderson delivered ihe principal address before the body. Cheraw.?There was a flutter in inturance circles here. The Godfrey In lurance Company, Just incorporated j vith 11 capital of $8,000, has bought >ut its most prominent rival, the firm )f Lindsay & Mulloy, and now prac- ; '.ically controls the field in fire inturance. Mr. Lindsay, who is also Cheraw's young clerk and treasurer, will now devote his spare time to life nsurance. This town is branching out n journalism. Mr. Stricklin, of the Cheraw Chronicle, a weekly, has "launched upon the treacherous sea of journalism," a neat and readable daily, railed the Cheraw Daily Herald, It Is meeting with a hearty welcome irnong those who wish to see Cheraw -row. St Matthews ('on. iderahle improvements are being u upon the properties t.f the Southern railway here. A safe and suitable place for unloading freights is being made and Ihe passenger yard is being extended. Additional sidetrack will be put in and the passing of trains will hereafter be made without congesting the j rards. Heretofore unloading freight .ias been done under the most disidvantageotr arrangements. Drains md sewers will be put in to carry >fi the heavy accumulations of water, ind the general appearance of the i^rmiimn ?III i><- t,ivnu.i mi|>iufvu. Lexington.?Samuel I?. Fulmer, for >n years superintendent of Hie county poor house and farm, died after i severe illness of ten days. Columbian-Governor DIease has rereived a letter stating that Frank Murray, who was convicted of murder ind sentenced to life imprisonment, being paroled recently by Governor lilease, is dead. The letter Governor I3lease received in this matter is from Frank Read, of a large general merchandise firm. The letter states that the paroled man was certainly in a serious condition when he arrived at Monck's Corner. Sumter --Sumter is to have a new hot el. The secretary of State has issued a commission to the Motel company of the city of Sumter with a :aoital stock of toO.OOO. The peti doners are L. I). Jennings, Neill D'Donnell, It. I. Manning and H. D. 3arneft. Greenwood.?Dr. It. E. Mason, who was severely injured by being gored )}' a Jersey bull, has improved sufi Iciently to be out. He had quite a narrow escape. The r.nimal had him Jown, but was prevented from doing Mm further injury by a negro hand who rnn up and beat the bull off. Columbia.?Magistrate Addy, of Lex- ' Ington. about whom the recent investigation was held in Lexington, resulting in his exoneration and the arrest of two men, has received his commission from Governor Blease. Clinton?At least 1,600 people pack d into the Carolina Memorial chapel to witness the closing exhibition of he Thornwell orphanage schools. The programme was varied and all the aumbers were excellently presented. \!most all of the 300 pupils of the institution appeared in some part of the programme and some of them distiatuished themselves. SI ASSAULT ON 1 HE TARIFF ILL I NOTICE IS GIVEN BY SENATORS ] OF THEIR INTENT TO FORCE j REVISION OF TARIFF. ROOT'S AMENDMENT BEATEN ! i ( Senator La Follette and Senator Clapp , Want All Duty Taken Off of Print Papers?Senator La Follette Makes ] ( an Attack on the Newspapers. Washington.?-The Canadian reciproKill omoriroH frnm its first ordeal in the Senate unscathed. The Root amendment, proposing a modification of the wood pulp and print paper section of the agreement, was defeated after seven hours of debate by an i overwhelming vote. The friends of the amendment were so satisfied of its defeat that a roll call on the vote was not demanded. This leaves the reciprocity meas- i tire open to the general fight that is to follow for amendment of important provisions of the Payne-Aldirch tariff law. Senator LaFollette an- i nounced in a speech opposing the Root amendment, that he would give to the Senate a chance to pass on general tariff amendments for free paper, free lumber and lumber products and for reductions in many other schedules. Senator Clapp also announced his intention of offering a free paper amendment later. Other Senators gave evidence of their purpose to force, from now on, consideration of tariff revision on the widest plane. Attack on the Root amendment was interspersed with attack on the whole reciprocity measure. "I am opposed to this so-called reciprocity legislation as a whole because 1 believe it is wrong, harmful and unjustifiable," said Senator LaFollette. Senator LaFollette declared there was no justification for any duty on print paper. To continue a high tariff on paper, he said, was to put a premium on "inefficiency and sloth," and to make the protective tariff "deaden all constructive force" for the development of efficient management. Captain Killed by Explosion. Tort Arthur, Texas.?At least two deaths and property damage estimatOf] nt hfH) rnmilfpH frnm n mvstor. ious explosion aboard the oil barge Humble here. The Humble and the tug John I. Brady burned to the water's edge and sank, two other barges were damaged and three concrete warehouses of the Texas company, containing 10,000 barrels of oil, were destroyed. The dead: Capt. Frank Weber, of the barge Humble; Sam Sicero, Italian laborer. A companion of Slcero's is missing and is believed to have been drowned. Captain Weber, who was standing forward on the Humble, was blown high into the air. It is presumed he fell back into the burning barge and that his body was consumed. Court Again After Labor Leaders. Washington. ? President Samuel (tampers, Vice President John Mitchell and Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, under rules issued by Justice Wright of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, were cited to appenr Monday, July 17r and shew cause why hey should not b<> putii-hrd for contempt of court, i The court's action followed the filing j < t Mi?' report of .1 committee of law- 1 ytrs appoint'd to investigate the ! ? liarge that an injunction granted tip' court in favor of the Buck Stove A- Range Co.. had been \iolated. In case the labor leaders are adjudged guilty, it is yet an open question whether the court will impose a jail sentence. The committee's report, presented by Chairman J. J. Darlington, submits that "there is reasonable cause to charge eacii of these parties with wilful defiance of the orders of tho court. v Charged With Criminal Lioel, Jackson, Miss. -N. I'. Bonney, editor of The Daily Corinthian: A. C. /\t:d< rson. editor of The Kipley Sentinel, and B. S. Bernard, editor of The Meridian Dispatch, are under arrest at Tupelo, Miss., on a charge of criminal libel preferred aginsf them by former Congressman "Private" John Allen. These editors printed what is nlleged to he an affidavit that in 1880, ttie Tupelo statesman and humorist, l roke into a mill and stole a gallon jug of whiskey. Mr. Allen denounces tin. story. A Big Fire in Lumber Yard. Chattanooga, Tone ?Fire which broke out in the furniture factory of , Loornis <fc Hart on Water street on the j river front, destroyed the factory and all machinery and stock. The large j saw mill was saved together with a ; large amount of lumber and the ware- ! houses. The fire at one time appeared j to be beyond the control of the depart- j ment but was checked before it had < gotten well into the immense stacks j of rough lumber which cover many j ;k res of ground along the river. Loss i estimated at $ 125,000. Charged With Theft of Bonds. Pittsburg, Pa.?A. L. Pearson, an attorney and president of the Union Realty Company of this city, and Emanuel M. Carnahan, a clerk employed in the office of Holmes, Wardrop & Co., brokers, were arrested here charged with the theft of bonds valued at $10,000 belonging to the brokerage firm. Pearson is a member of a prominent family. His father, Gen. A. L. Pearson, commanded the state troops here during the railroad riots of 1877. Doth men were committed to Jail In default of $12,000 ball eacii. v-4' ' Sfi * jfe * 51.25 PER YEAR A SNAG IS STRUCK BY BOARD Postponed Final Action Until July 12 ?Confronted by Many Questions ?Hold Secret Session. Columbia.?The board of director* of the Btate penitentiary struck a legal snag when the question of abolishing the contract with the management of the hosiery mill came up. it had been previously announced Lhat the board would meet to arrange the details of abolishing the contract for five years held by Jno. M. Graham of this city for the labor of about 300 convicts. When the board met so many legal questions presented themselves that it was decided to postpone final action ot. the hosiery mill contract. It is said that members of the board realize that they have no legal right to abolish the contract with the management of the hosiery mill, and that Borne arrangement agreeable to Jno. M. Graham, the holder of the contract, will have to be made before the hosiery mill is stopped. * While Jno. M. Graham has made no statement, it is thought that ha will carry the matter to the courts for a decision, should an attempt be made to annul the contract which holds. The board met in executive Bession. Dispensary Commission Meats. The new dispensary winding-up commission met in Newberry. Thara were present Thos. F. Brantley of Orangeburg. Fred H. Domlnlck of Newberry and Edgar M. Thomson of Columbia, the new member appointed by. Gov. Blease in' place of B. Frank Kelley, who resigned. In reply * to an lnqury as to what was dono at the meeting one of the members said that nothing was done of public Interest beyond the election of Mr. Thomson as secretary, In place of Mr Kelley. The next meeting of the commission will be held In Columbia. Will Make Report to City Council. Dr. W. A. Boyd, health officer, waa Instructed by city council to visit Savannah, Ga? also and report on conditions In that city regarding a central slaughter pep. Dr. Boyd has already been to Anderson and Greenville and will make a report of the three visits, when he returns from Savannah. It is with a view of giving Columbia a sanitary place for meat to be prepared, that city council Is sending Dr. Boyd on these trips and the result will be very beneficial to the residents of this city. May Not Have Summer Term of Court While the Jury has been drawn for the summer term of Sessions Court for this county, it is doubtful If any will be held. Owing to the serious illness of Judge Klugh he cannot hold Court, and the members of the local Bar have indicated a willingness for the term to go by without the appointment of a special Judge. A letter was addressed to Solicitor Timrnerman and signed by the attorneys of this Bar, which will be mailed tc Tearing Down Old Court House. The work of tearing down the old court house to prepare the site for ' the new one has been begun by Contractor Jno. J. Cain of Columbia. All the officers of the county that were housed in the old court house moved to nearby offices. Degrees Conferred on Ministers. Three well known Methodist ministers of South Carolina, have been honored in the past week by having degrees conferred on them. Rev. J. W. Kilgore was thus honored by Kentucky Wesleyan college, Rev. M. B. Kelley, and Rev. R. E. Stackhouse have received degrees from Emory college, Oxford, Ga., and Wofford college, respectively. There are In the South Carolina conference many very able and eloquent preachers of the gospel, worthy of the highest honors i *" Predict Large Crop. Rains have visited the greater pon tions of Newberry and farmers are much more cheerful. Crops are looking very well, cotton especially is well grown for its age, and all crops are clean. Predictions are already being made that a large crop will be made in this county, though in many sotionR the stands are very poor. Cotton Mills Increase Capital. Notices have been received from offices of the Parker Cotton Mills company at Greenville, telling of the proposed Increase of the capital stock o( the corporation from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 for the purpose of taking over several additional cotton mills, notably the Pine Creek Manufacturing company at Camden and the Ottaray Mills at Union. Charleston investors are asked to forward their proxies for the meeting which is to be held at Monaghan mills on July 20, to determine upon the proposed increase. * ^ Organizing Farmers' Union Locals. Meetings are being held in Richland county for the purpose of organizing farmers' union locals, in accordance with the recent decision of the farm- 4 ers of Charleston county to effect an 4 organization. District Organizer B. V. I Keller of Calhoun county is making 1 the rounds of the county with H. T. I Morrison and meetings are being held fl at various places. >9 Organizers will be sent into every I county to interest the farmers, where 1 the union Is not already established. } The farmers are greatly interested. ronrait ot uoi. Jimci. urr. The new portrait ol Col. James On of South Carolina, a former speaker of t the house of representatives, which has Juat been painted by Mies Esther > , Edmonds, baa been delivered to the bous ecommittee on library, In Washington, D. C. Some time ago congress authorized this new portrait to be painted and those who hare seen It 1 Hay it la an excellent likeness of the V distinguished South Carolinian. 1 house committee on library, in Wash- I Col. Orr was a great statesman, and rendered very valuable service | . -Vj -V' )* :??- * *.