ESTABLISHED IN 1891
HOSIERY MILL IS
TO BE ABOLISHED
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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NOTICE IS GIVEN BY SENATORS ]
OF THEIR INTENT TO FORCE j
REVISION OF TARIFF.
ROOT'S AMENDMENT BEATEN !
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Senator La Follette and Senator Clapp ,
Want All Duty Taken Off of Print
Papers?Senator La Follette Makes ]
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 |
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