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ESTABLISHED IN 1891 COURT AFFIRMET riff OF FniiiiRn? unuL ui Luvvnuuu k BONDING COMPANY HELD LIABLE FOR OVER *IVE THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORTAGE. THE SHORTAGE WAS FOUND ?? Was Removed From Oifice by Governor Ansel Because He Failed to Turn Money Over to His Successor ?Attorney Lyon is Sustained. -? Columbia.?The supreme court affirmed the case of the state agj.lnst John O. Edwards, who was removed from the office of treasurer of Borke^ ' ley county because of a shortage of |5,59').23. The decision of the supreme court upholds all of the contentions of Attorney General Lyon, Tvho represented the state. The above named amount will be collected from the bonding company which holds the bond of Mr. Edwards. The opinion of the case is by Associate Justice Hydrlck. The above verdict was .Tendered in the Berkeley county court. John O. Edwards was appointed treasurer of Berkeley county In 1907 and gave bond in the sum of $25,000. He v/as removed from office In 1908 by Gov. Ansel, because he failed to iurn over to his successor the sum of $5,598.^3 of the funds in his hands as treasurer, judgment was uemaiiueu as for a breach of bond. The allegations of the complaint were admitted, except those as to the breach of the condition of the bond. The sureties set up as a defense that EdwardB had been county treasurer for several terms before that upon which he en terec when the bond sued on was given, and had given other bonds for tho performance of the duties of the office during said terms; that they were discharge! from liability on the bond sued on, because the state, through its officers, had failed to make annual settlements with Ed wards. The demurrer of Attorney General Lyon was sustained on the ground that the duty of making annual settlements with the county treasurer was imposed by law. Governor Has Been Converted. Governor Blcase said that his vl6lt this week to the State Reformatory, at Florence, the establishment of which he as State Senator opposed, had quite converted him to the reformatory idea as there exemplified, and it would be his pleasure to recommend liberal support of that institution by the General Assembly "The place is clean, sanitary and pleasant," said the Governor, "there is no tlubdub about its administration, and I was struck with the home-like atmosphere prevailing. 1 believe Superintendent Einmons and his family are devoted to their young charges, with whom he apuoars to have just the relation he ought to have." Governor Blease said he opposed the measure proposing to create the Reformatory because it originally provided for the care of white and colored boys ia the same institution. For that reason he held up the project for two sessions until the measure was amended so as to provide for white boys only. "At present facilities are at hand for the teaching of no trade other than farming," said the Governor. "I shall favor the making of proper provision for the instruction of the hoys jn one or two good, plain trades, such as carpentry, painting, shoemaking and the like. Bend Issue is Upheld by Court. The supreme court dismissed the proceedings instituted by .1 Bruce to enjoin the cit> council ?>f Green ville from using municipal bonds amounting to $2< The issut was raised on the right of city council of Greenville to use $20,000 for theconstruction of a bridge across Reedy river. The court holds that the street improvements, but that if the sum had been expended to tuild a new bridge wht re there was none beiore that a serious question might have been presented. Sheriff Corley Seized Whiskey. Sheriff t'orlev made a seizure of six gallons, one quart and one pint of whiskey from William Herby. a prominent white man of Lexington, while Berley was en route home from Columbia. having just crossed the Brookland hridee A negro. Will Lorick. who was with the white man at the time, was arrested along with Berley. the negro being charged with transportation and the w hite man with selling whiskey. They were carried before Magistrate Henry Buff (or a hearing. Governor Denies Alleged Rumors. Governor Blmise mentioned a rumor which be said he had heard of in connectu n with the text hook matter, "After the adoption," he said, "it came to my ears that a story was going the rounds, to the effect that B. I,. Atn?y was a representative of the American Book Company and as such hail influenced me in the text hook matter, lie had not said a word to pie about text books I asked him about the rumor, lie said he had no connection whatever with the American Book Company. Secretary Issues Commission. The secretary of st?5e has issued a commission to the Charleston Baseball corporation with a capital stock of $7,0'.). The officers are P. H. W haley, Jr.. president; It. 11. King, vice president, and F. F. Ruero. score tary and C. F Malthewes. treasurer. The Orangeburg Lumber and Supply company h; s been commissioned with a capital stock of The petitioners are N. P. Sheoler and K. C MacNeal. A genend lumber business wiii be conducted by this com THf JOE BATES WILL NOT HANG Governor Blease Commutes His Sentence to Life Imprisonment?Considering Case of Bethune. Columbia.?Governor Blease commuted to life imprisonment the sentence of Joe Bates, the former Spartanburg policeman who was to have been handed July 21 for the murder of his housekeeper, Rosla Bolter. Govvtrnor Blease visited Bates in his cell at Spartanburg and got an unpleasant reception. The Bolter woman's husband signed the petition, other signers being all the county officers. Mayor Lee and Mayor-elect Johnson, five aldermen, several magistrates, Senator Carlisle and several Representatives, a number of attorneys, ten of the jurors, the well-known cotton manufacturers, John B. Cleveland and A. M. Law, three physicians, Revs. Lewis M. Roper and R. S. Truesdale, the chief of police and his entire force, Rev. J. W. Shell, Postmaster Floyd and numbers of other prominent people of Spartanburg county. Governor Blease is considering whether he shall commute to life imprisonment the sentence of Will Bethune, colored, who is ordered to be hanged at Manning July 21 for the murder of a planter named Mims some years ago. Bethune was alleged to be insane but a jury declared him of sound mind. Curiously enough the oltnrnov tthn HofonHpri him i? row in sane. Bethune wont joyriding with Mims' horse and buggy ami when overtaken snatched Mims' own pistol from his pocket and killed him. Urgent recommendations that commutation be granted have come from Judge Gage, before whom the case was tried, and Judge Shipp, who recently represented Bethune. Will Be Paid Salary by County. Associate JuBtjce E. B. Gary has signed the order of the petitioner, R. L. Golden, in mandamus seeking to inquire the county of Greenwood, through the proper officers, to pay him one month's salary up to June 7. This is salary due before the filing of the recent decision of the state supreme court that he was entitled to pay with L. C. Ellidge, as de facto officer. The county, through its attorney, E. S. F. Giles, resisted payment or-, the ground that Golden bad no standing in court, and Mr. Golden's attorney, P. H. Magill, argued that under the decision he was entitled to pay which had accrued prior to the filing of the decision of the supreme court. Justice Gary so ordered, and Mr. Golden will get $83.33. He is .till acting as rural policeman, and his attorneys say he wjll bring another action to compel payment of the salary as long as it is refused. An other month ended a few days ago and meanwhile the decision of the supreme court has been filed. Plans For Postmasters' Meeting. The executive committee of the South Carolina Postmasters' assoeia tlon met in the court room of the federal building when plans were discussed for the annual meeting. An excellent program will be prepared for the meeting which is to be held at Cllenn Springs between August 1C and 15. The following members of the com mittee were pr'sent: S: J. Lcaphart, president, Lexington; fl. D. Shaw Sumter; K. E. l'oag, Kock Hill; Elli son Capers, Summerton; J. E. Stuck ey, Bishopville; O. K. Garner, Sum merville; William M. Pollatty, War renville; J. F. Kneece, Batesburg; E M. Peoples, Hampton; B. Levy, Wal terboro; J. L. Dew, Dillon, O. M Morris, Pickens; George H. Hoggins Columbia: T. P. McLeod, Hartsville; J. A. Cannon, Fountain Inn. Reduce Assessment on C. C. & 0. Reductions in railroad assessment? from the figures made at the meeting of June 15 were made to the aggregate I amount of $OO.S73 by the state board of railroad assessors at its session | the principal beneficiary being the i Carolina. Clinchfield and Ohio. In thr case of this important coal-carrying road, the board receded consider dy from the position taken June 15, when the Clinchfield's assessment was rais ed to $1L',000 per mile from $6,000 The final assessment is $0,000 pet mile, which means that the Clinch field's assessment in the aggregate i? just now $53,K47 less than it would have been. It is For the People to Decide, The city council, at a special meet ing decided to call an election for 1 A f _ 1I .MIlsIlM J" IU1 i\ I'VIJ'IIUU ?UIV Ull MIC question of granting a franchise to the Carolina Traction Company, to operate a street Railway in Rock Hill. Mayor Roddey has come squarely out against the franchise as it stands and ha personally retained Judge McDonald as his attorney. Mayor Roddey claims that when the proposed enterprise becomes a paying investment a percentage of the gross re ceipts should go to the city. Uncle Sam's Business Grows, The business of the past year at the Charleston postoffiee shows an increase of about $10,000 over that of the previous year and in the several departments, in financial and other respects, the postofllce is keeping up with the general progress which marks j the growth of Charleston. The four ' quarters of the past fiscal year, clos; ing on June 30, show aggregates of $36,913.00; $46,955.11; $46,263.94 and -*40.881.93, making a grand total of $171,014.67, which ib a great increase over last year. Discusses Matter of New Train. The regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held I)r. J. \V. Corbett was appointed chairman of a committee to arrange to give the members of the Clenison -Winthrop train automobile rides around the city. Mr. W R. Eve was appointed chairman of a committee to entertain the member:. by giving them an open air reception in the park near the Seaboard depot. A committee was appointed to try and arrange to hare an extra train put on the Southern for the benefit of the citizen*. I FO F PROTEST IS HEEDED' ASSESSMENTS ON MANY LINE8 REDUCED BY 8TATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS. 1 j CUT DOWN MANY THOUSANDS t C The Deduction Leaves Valuation of ? Railway Property $144,0C9 Greater * f Than In 1910?All of the Railroads r Protest Against the Assessment t Columbia?The 6tate board of as- , sBsnrs' meeting reduced the assess- < ments of several sail way lines of the , state for taxation to the extent of $66,875. The assessment of the Carolina, f Clinchfield & Ohio railway of South 1 Carolina was reduced from $12,000 a 1 mile te $9,000 a mile. At the first i meeting of the board when the aBseBs- < ments were fixed this road was increased from $6,000 to $12,000. The , Increase after the deduction is there- j fore $3,000 a mile. The road Is 18 j i miles long. , Following a protest the Blue Ridge . railway assessment was reduced from ( $5,260 a mile to $5,000. The Due West railroad was reduced in value for taxation by $1,550. There < was no other business before the ' board, which was called to meet to < hear protests from its recent findings. ! < It will be left for R. M. McCown, > secretary of state, to decide as to the < assessment for taxation of the union 1 station in Columbia. The property ' was assessed at the last meeting of the board of assessors at $60,000. A , reduction was asked and the amount , was placed at $45,000. The Doara ] took a vote and there was a tie, two | for reduction and two against. Mr. , McCown was not present at the meeting and he will cast the deciding vote ] upon his return to the city. j ( All of the railroads protested against the assessments by the board but no reductions were made except 1 : in the above stated cases. i 1 The Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio railroad was reduced from $12,000 ! per mile to $0,000, making a total ' reduction in that road of $53,847. I The Blue Ridge railrond was re- 1 duced from $5,200.80 to $5,000 per mile, making a reduction of $11,475. ' The Due West railroad was reduced : by $1,561. | , Fair Association Held Nfeeting. Orangeburg.?The directors of the Orangeburg County Fair association met at the court house and elected officers and transacted other business. 1 , ! Capt. J. H. daffy was elected presl| dent, T. R. McCants and J. W. Sinoak, ; vice presidents; A. H. Marchant, sec1 rotary and treasurer. The president and vice presidents will constitute the executive committee. It was decided to call for a payment of 20 per cent, of the stock on August 1, stockholders having the privilege of paying all stock if desired at that time. Text-Book Change to be Explained. Chester.?The state board of education, of which J. L. (llenn of this city, Is a member, has prepared a state- i ment setting forth their position in regard to the recent action in chang- i ing the text-books to he used in the ] schools for the next five years. The ( change raised a storm of protest all ; over the state. i i Select President For Coker College. 1 Ifart6ville.?President Arthur J. j Hall, of Coker College for Women, Hartsvile, S. C. This is the gratify1 ing news now announced to the friends of that new and most promising institution, located in the Pee Dee section of our state The executive committee of the board of trustees have * ' ?or?l?lnl.?n toclir. , .1115*1 ruil?r lUi tui^iu<u,ui|vi. ; ing for tin- presidency of Cnkcr College I his young and brilliant and well ; equipped scholar and educator, Ar* j thur J. Hall, native of Virginia, age 31' years, A. B and A. M. graduate of Richmond College, Richmond, Va.; full graduate of Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester, Pa., 1903; for four years pastor of the Baptist church at Pottsville, Pa.; Ph. D. postgraduate of the University of Chicago, 1911. This, in brief, is the record of the ! training and work of the man chosen. Plans For Improvement of Road. Columbia. M. Goodc Homes of the University of South Carolina, who Is in charge of the United States good roads demonstration work in this state, is at the disposal of the county supervisors of South Carolina, and will give information and demonstration upon request of the country officers. Letters received by \V. 11. Lyles and A. PL Gonzales from Chas. H. Hoyt, acting director of the United States good roads office, announced that Mr. Homes will make an : examination of the Monticello road. Large Amount Received For Taxes. /'loiuunn pnllAtra will tltiu . , V ICIUDVU. V IV IIIOUII v,v/..v "... . ...?year receive about $260,000 from the | sale of the fertilizer tags. Since the ; first of the year the sum of $242,6.83 ' J has been received, as compared with i $216,703 on the same date of last i 1 year. The total amount received by ' | .he school last year was $24<V?98. ! There is a tax of 25 cents on all fir' , tilizers. This means that the farmI ers of the state have used nearly 1,' 000,000 tons of fertilizers this year. The total value of the fertilizers used is about $22,000,000. Lexington Doctors Meeting. Lexington.?The Lexington County Medical society held its recular meeting in the offices of the secretary. Dr. I J. J. Wingard. There were two very i excellent papers rchd -one by D. W. 1*. Timmerman of Batesburg; the other by Dr. J. J. Wingard of Lexington. A committee was named to prepare a programme for the big annual meeting on the first Monday In Oc-! tcber. Dr. Brunson of Ridge Spring. ! was a welcome visitor at tho Doctors' ' reeting. I i RT 'CRT MILL, S. C\, THU WONG PALMETTO REALMS ntaresting Newt That Mat Been Coifr< denied by the Editor For the Benefit of Buey People. Chester.?Deputy Sheriff Hardin reurned from Charlotte with George dcM&nui, white, wanted here on the harge of abduction. He waB placed n Jail. Charleston.?Daniel Duncan, a ne;ro, was hanged for the murder on lune 21, 3910, of Max Lubelsky, a Fewish merchant, the crime being imong the most atrocious In the anials of this Btate. Abbeville.?An accident at the Abjeville plant necesaitating ordering a >iece of machinery from Chicago will probably cause an i?e famine here. The ice on hand will only last for a k bile. Newberry.?There are no vacant icholarships from Newberry county n Winthrop college, hut 12 young ?omen took the entrance examination with the expectation of entering the college next fall. fhester.?The court of general bob- ; lions was concluded after the Jury lad returned a verdict of not guilty a the case of Mose Chisolm, charged ivith assault and battery with intent ;o kill and carrying concealed weap>ns. Laurens.?Charged with the crime )f incest, Jaines D. Blackwell, a well mown farmer of the upper section )f Waterloo township, was at rested it his home by the sheriff and committed to jail pending a preliminary if the execution of bail. The warrant ?as sworn out by M. D. Mitchell, a 1 brother-in-law of the accused. Spencer.?Entangled in a live wire, twenty-five feet from the ground, ft bile at work on telephone line, G. L. Williams, of Spencer, wag sc lously burned by the 2,3^0 volts of electricity which passed through his body. He was employed by the Southern [tell Telephone Company in rebuilding the plant at Spencer. Columbia.?The supreme court has reversed the Aiken county court in Ihe case of M. C. Craig against the Augusta-Aiken railway. M. C. Craig was put ofT of a car of the company, j It is alleged, and later another car passing cut off his arm. He asked for damages and the court found in r - mlltt-aw rnmnnnv The UltVI VI lliu A Hi 1 *? IV vv..., J - opinion is by Associate Justice Gary. Prosperity.?The Clemson-Winthrop demonstration train stopped over here and was greeted by about 500 farmers, many of whom came from 12 to 15 miles into the city. The | Winthrop car wns a popular place for the ladles, both of the city and the country districts There was a barbecue served for those who visited here from a distance, Columbia.?At a meeting of the state dispensary commission It was debated whether the requisition from Governor Blcase for Attorney Felder of Atlanta, which was recently re- 1 jetted by Governor Brown, should be presented to the ne** Georgia Governor. Hoke Smith, but no acrion was taken. Governor Blcase is leaving the matter entirely to the commissioners. Columbia.?The dispensary commis- ; sion held a long executive session here and It was announced by the chairman. John V. Wallace, of Gharleston. that there was nothing to give ! 3ut. It is understood that the special auditor has made report to the com mission. No announcement has been ' made as to the kind of work that ffc being performed by the commission. Chester.-?Four new teachers have been elected to positions in the Chester graded schools, as follows: Miss Eu I a Willis of Willis, Va? Miss M. L. Blank* nship of Foit Mil], Miss Eve lyn Albright of Chester, and Miss Matti. Mae Neville of Clinton Mis Willis and Miss Hlankenship will teach in the high school, while lb?other two will teach in the lower grades. Charleston Benjamin K. Robinson, the oldest locomotive engineer on the Southern Railway, and reported to he j th> oldest in point of service of any locomotive engineer in the United ; States, died here. Robinson was 71' years of age. Me became an engineer about 1S0Q. Muring his long experience with a locomotive, he in Jtired but one person. Richland. Books of subscription to the capital stock of the Oconee County Fair association were opened. The authorized capital stock of the propored corperntion is to lie $10,000, divided into 2,000 shares of part value of $15. Charleston.? Bids for the erection of the United States immigrant station was opened at the oflice of tin.' architects. Walker & Burden. Bids for the construction of the wharf and approach wore opened last month, but , formal announcement of the award flio rrtnlr-ir-t ic v-fit tn hn maOo hv the department at Washington ''olumbia. -The Southern Beli Telephone company lias completed the delivery of its latest Columbia directories. It there are any subscribers who have not received one of these directories please notify the man;,<rer"s office, teb-phone number 9,00ft. Columbia. -The supreme court in an opinion by Chief Justice Jones has affirmed the sentence of the Florence county court In the case of R L. Bazcn, tvho was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced !'? three, years lor killing Lofton IT Boston. A dissenting opinion was written by j Associate Justice Hydrick. Cartersville.?Cartersville is indeed rejoicing for she is to have a handsome new school building in the immediate future. The election took place for a new structure, and those in favor of this movement won by an overwhelming majority. Charleston.?Several boxes of books of Maj. George P. Howell, corps cf enr neer3, U. S. A., who ha3 been ordered to Charleston, have arrived. bu? ,o far no definite statement has bee received from Lim as to when he aiay be expected. It 13 under stod that he will arrive seme tjaof aext tic nth. MILI RSDAY, JULY 13, 1911. THE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN LOST SENATE SHOWS ITS INTENTION TO ENACT THE CANADIAN RECIPROCITY BILL. ??_ ? FIGHT GIVEN UP BY CUMMINS The Amendments That Were Offered by the Iowa Senator and Those Offered by Senator Simmons Are Defeated by a Decisive Vote. Washington.?The Canadian reciprocity bill emerged unscratched from the most serious ordeal it has yet experienced in the Senate. The series of amendments offered by Senator Cummins of Iowa and tbe two offered by Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ail seeking to increase lite number of Canadian manufactured articles that shall be admitted to the United States free of duty, were voted down by large majorities. The vote in favor of the amendments was so small that Senator Cummins only asked for five roil calls, nlthough he had previously announced his Intention of asking for at least ten. The maximum vote for his tariff amendments was 14, compared to a maximum vote of 53 against. The defeat of the Cummins amendments clears the situation in the Senate and leaves the reciprocity bill much nearer final passage. Senator Bailey offered an amendment to the House woolen tariff bill, Imposing a duty of 33 per cent on raw wool. He will ask for the consideration of this amendment and of his farmers' free list amendment, Senator Cummins, after the first few votes on his amendments expressed the conviction that it was the Intention of the Senate not to change the agreement in any particular and that It was useless to press the Senate for further votes. On the proposal to put flour and cereal products on the list of articles which the United States will admit free from Canada, Senator Cummins was defeated. 52 to 14; on the proposal to put agricultural implements on this list he was defeated 53 to 12; on the proposal to put lumber on the list he was defeated 51 to 12. Other amendments voted down proposed to admit free from Canada, without demanding like treatment of American products, automobiles, iron ore, pig iron, coal, rubber, cotton, woolen, leather and silk goods. Senator Bristow demanded a record vote on the rubber amendment but enough Senators would not join in the demand. Five Men Killed When Girder Fall6. Meyeredale, Pa.?Five men were killed and two seriously injured when a traveling crnne bearing a 14 ton steel girder collapsed at a new viaduct being constructed by the Western Maryland Railroad at Salisbury Junction, one mile below here. The dead: John Scott, McKeesport, Pa.; Joseph Smith, Grove City, Pa.; J. It. White. Grove City, Pa ; C. H. Kennedy, New River, Va.; E. L. Sanders, Bullochvllle, Ga. The injured are: A. E. Kluttz of Salisbury. N. C.. and L. C. Garner?of Helton, S. C., both of whom may die. The men were all structural iron workers and were killed or injured in the fall. They were in the employ of the McClintic-Marshall Construction Company of Pittsburg. The heavy g'rder was being conveyed to the west bank of the Casselman river when the crane toppled and crashed to the ground. Educational Association Session. Ran Francisco The acceptance of the resignation of f'r Nicholas .Murray Butler from the hoard ol directors of the National Educational Association and the formal opening of the fortyninth annual convention of the asso a tltooior nf tho Clarion ai mi; unrn ? University of California in Berkley occupied the delegates. Thousands of teachers crowded the Hillside theater In the campus of the University of California, where the convention was formally opened. Elks Are Given Freedom of City. Atlantic City, N. J.?Although they had already taken the town by storm the thousands of Elks for their annual reunion gathered In the marine ball room on the steel pmr and permitted the people of Atlantic City to formally give them the freedom of the city. The principal address of welcome in the absence of Gov. Woodrow Wilson, who had expected to be here, was made by Harry Bacharach. exalted ruler of the Atlantic City lodgp. August Herrmann of Cincinnati, the grand exalted ruler, responded Chespeake and Ohio Men -Strike. Richmond. Va. -Negotiations between officials of tlm Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and representatives of the various organizations of employes of the system, growing out of a demand for increased pay for the men and which have been In proEre-;* since July 1 are understood to hav ended with the decision of the men to strike. A vote of the inen is said to have resulted in this decision. lTcsid-nt Stevens lias telegraphed here that he ,'1 niiv inrrpasR of wages under present conditions. Will Ask For Absolute Divorce. New York.--Confirmation of the report that Kthel Harrytnore. tli" actress is to sue for a divorce from Uusseli Oriswold Colt, son of Samuel I'omeroy Colt, president of the United States ilubber company, her husband of two years, was given here, when material from which Miss Barrymore's lawyers expect to prepare and file initial papers in the action, reached this city from L03 Angeles, Cal. The suit is to be for absolute divorce and will be formally contested. It will be filed in New Yoik. _ T1 BRIEFS OF SOUTH CAROLINA A Few Short Paragraphs Containing the Latest News From All Over the Palmetto State. Lexington.?A bis rally Is being planned for the entire section of the southern part of the county at Ed* Diunds on Saturday, July 29. Sumter.?County board of commission., is lias elected J. 11. ltaflleld as cotton weigher from the city ol Sumter. W. S. Chandler was elected weigher for .Mayesvllle. Greenville.?Capt. Geo. W. Bramlett, one of the best known veterans In Greenville county, was found dead in bed at his home in the country, about 10 miles from Greenville. Abbeville.?A business deal of considerable importance was concluded here when W. A. Calvert sold to the Starke Vehicle company all his Btock of buggies, wagons, etc., and bought from the Kerr Furniture company all its stock of furniture. Vn.b..iiin?rinrina a thnndprnfnrni i I yj ift'iuv. '"r> ? - lightning struck the transformer house at the Neely cotton mill. There was quite an excitement, hut the firemen responded promtply and found their services were not needed as the trouble was soon over. Camden.?The ice famine has been somewhat relieved here since Mr. Kennedy has procured ten tons from Columbia. He was forced to pay retail price for the ice, and therefore Ice has gone up considerably. A permanent relief is looked forward to ! very soon. j Camden.?Will Kirkland, who killed his father. McCrae Kirkland, gave himself up to the sheriff and was committed to jail. When interviewed he refused to make any statement except that the facts in the papers were correctly stated, and that he had employed Mendel Smith, Esq., as counsel. He appeared to be cheerful. He je a man about 27 years old. Yorkville.?The regular monthly meeting of the York county Farmers' union, J. F. Ashe, president and A. L. Black, secretary, was held in the court house. There was a good representation of local unions and only routine business wns transacted. J. F. Ashe was elected as a delegate to the state union, which meets some time this month. Chester.?Chester has been desigmated by the Postoffice Department as a Postal savings bank. Postmaster Dunovant having received information tn this pffert a few davs ,iko. , The bank will be opened for business oih the 31st of this month, that is the postofficc will begin to receive deposits on that day. What bank the money will be deposited in wili^be designated by the government. Sumter.?The election for an additional levy of one mill for school purposes was more than ten to one in favor of the additional levy. The , funds raised by the levy wil be used ir securing a supervising principal and an instructor in writing and singing for the primary department and an instructor in manual training and in the industrial arts in the girls' grammar and high school departments. Spartanburg.?As the result of widespread destruction of the pine tree in this section of the country, it is announced here that the government will establish a forest insect field station in this county. A. I). Hopkins, in charge of the forestry insect investigation, will arrive here to take up the fight against the pine beetle, which is believed to be responsible for the destruction, i Summerville.?The South Carolina ! Agricultural Society will hold its annual meeting at the Jedburg (lovernmen! experimental station, near Summerville. ('apt. S. (I. Stoney is president of this organization. The So( jety is about to close one of the most fruitful years in its history, and it is therefore probable that sore very int<i> iiii^ reports will b<- made on the occasion of the annual meeting Charleston The one hundred men of the first and second companies ol coast artillery who arrived here from j Aiken and Lancaster have gone into camp on Sullivan's Island and will r>e drilled in "real war" manoeuvres for fifteen days. The militiamen are to have the use of the big guns on the Island while at Fort Moultrie and they will take part in some of The work of the regular troops, if possible. Lancaster.?The IT.-year term bonds issued by Hill ("reek. Cane Creek and Pleasant Hill townships in Lancaster county, in aid ol the old Three ("s railroad, now owned and operated by the Southern, will mature July 1 of next year, for the payment of refunding of which provision will have to be made. The amount issued by each of the three townships is: Hills Creek, $39,000; Cane Creek, $19,000; Pieasant Hill, $19,0e0; total. $77,000. j The townships wil have paid alto, gether in princ ipal and interest when the final payment shall lie made next year, the sum of $L'M.7">0. Charleston.?Daniel Duncan, the negro sentenced to die for the murdc r of Max Lubelsky, was baptized. He seems now to realize that there is nc hope for him to escape the gallows and he is preparing to meet death on the gallows. Leesville. In a speech at Summer land, before an audience of about 1,000 people, J. E. Swearingen, superintendent of education, declared that he was not now and would not be a candidate for the office of governor He made a ringing speech o tithe textt,/->r>lr mnttcr ("nnnressmn n RvrnPI , ? ?? also made a speech. Chester.?Ernest Hardin, a son of Adam Hardin, has accepted the posi tion of deputy sheriff under Sheriff Colvin and has already entered upon the duties of this office. He is a well known young farmer of this county. Newberry.?Andrew Davenport, a white farmer living on H. H. Rick ard's place, four miles west of New berry, was badly stabbed in the chest by T. Grif Williams, in a difficulty at a barbecue at Oldtown. Davenport was brought to Newberry and hrd his wound dressed by Dr. Houseal. While the wound is serious, a safe recovery is hoped for. IMES fHE DVNAMITfR MUST STAND TRIAL ilcNAM AR A IS OVERRULED ON HIS PLEA OF JURISDICTION OF THE CASE. - - PROSECUTION WINS VICTORY Effort of Defense to prove Irregularities of Extradition is turned down by court?19 charges of murder against the Dyamiter. Los Angeles. Cal? A perliminary victory was won by the prosecution n the case of John J. McNamara, sec nfiirv-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural iron Workers, accused of connection with The Los Angeles Times dynamitng. Judge Walter Bordwell sustained he objection that the pie of no jursliiction Introduced in behalf of the alleged dynamite conspirator. Judge Bordwell said that the Los Angeles courts have jurisdiction over the impending trial of McNamara on ainteen charges of murder. As to the allegations that extradil tion has been accomplished by irregularities or what the defense termed fraud, Judge Bordwell said it was not his province to enter into the question , of how a prisoner was brought into the jurisdiction of his court, but to try him after he arrived there. It was agreed that the same ruling should apply to all the pleas of no jurisdiction. Replying to the question of the prosecution, if It desired to have John J. McNamara plead to charge against him, the defense answered by filing motions to quash the indictments, the motions being the same as those filed in the case of his brother, James B. McNamara, so far as the murder charges were concerned. The prosecution then moved that all affidavits filed with the motions to quash be stricken from the records. Arguments will be made on this motion. Dog Blocked Aviators Flight. Atlantic City, N. J.?The curiosity of a bull dog endangered the lives of Henry N. At wood and Charles K. Hamilton, aviators, and compelled them to abandon their proposed flight to Washington. Just as their biplane atr.rt.wi from the ground on the first of several attempts to get Into the i air, the dog running across the beach, Tw>ked its nose into one of the whirlInJ*1 ^rppellers. The dog was killed, one nt he blades was slightly spilt. ; After some Hamilton succeeded in temporarily rearing the damage. Then followed aniuTTN^unsuccessful i attempt to assccnd. Assailant Held for Intent to Kill. Starkville, Miss.?J. J. Henry, former penitentiary warden, was formally charged with assault ar.d battery with intent to kiil in connection with his encounter with State Senator Theodoro Bibbo aboard ia railttoad train here. J. G. Nichols was arrested on similar charges. Nicols. it is alleged, held other occupants of the car at bay while the affray between Henry I and Dilbo was in progress. Henry and Nichols waived preliminary hearing and were required to furinsh J 1,0000 bonds to await the action of the grand Jury. Reports from Jackson, Miss, state that Senator Bilbo is resting | easy and that no unfavorable symp toins have developed. Severe Storm Does Much Damage. Wheeling, W. Va.?Two deaths t tie wrecking of two motorboatf on Mo- Ohio river and a narrow ( i-api- from destruction of the Pitts inir? f'ini innaM packer Queen City wit tanst'il hy a severe, storm Miat broke over this rify. The Queen City was torn from her moorings and blown ashore, where she chashed into and destroyed five gasoline laun ches. The big steamer boat was not damaged. On the Ohio side of the river near bridgeport, Fred Young, a mill worker, was feeding his pigs when a smalll run overflowed almost in an instant and carried Young and his pigs down the hillside. Slow Drag in Halls of Congress. Washington A eontinuance of the debate on Me- Canadian reciprocity bill and ;t speech by Senator Swanson. of Virginia, on his bill to appropriate twenty million dollars annually for five years to put the public roads of the country into standard condition constituted the pro- day's rogramme of the Senate Senator Theornton, of Louisi ana, Democrat, arranged to deliver his perch in support of the reciprocity bill and Senator Gronna, of North Dakota v. ill continue his attack on the measure. Mississippi River Water Freakish. New Orleans. Although New Orleans eluded the recent heat wave, enjoying instead shower rooled breezes from the Gulf the almost startlln/s discovery has been made that the ternperlure of the water in the Mississippi river at this city has for the past two weeis averaged SI degrees, 6.2 degrees warmer than the maximum tempera ture record here made by thowcathei bureau. The matter attracted the attention of the hydrographic office and a number of tests have been made. Club After Some Prize Fights. New Orleans.? Diminlck J. Torforich manager of the West Side Atheletic Club of McDonoghville, La., a suburfc of New Orleans, said that his clut would be bidder for the proposed Wolgast-McFarland fight. The fighters must agree on the weight and a rea sonable guarantee must be put up. Wi are ready to make large Inducement) for this battle to be staged here nex November, said Torforich. The Wes Side Club will also be a bidder for th? match between Wolgast and Welsh. I $1.25 PER YEAR THEFEESHAVE INCREASED Greater for Half of 1911 Than Whole of 1910?Notary Public Fee# Have Helped. Columbia.?For the first half o! th* year 1911 the Secretary of State's office has taken in fees far In excess of the fees for the whole of tbe year 1910, thus Indicating that the amount of capitalization invested in enterprises in South Carolina for six months of 1911 is greater than the total amount invested in the year 1910. Not only were the fees In oxcess through June 30, but through May 31. or for the first five months,.^ 1911 the fees received by the ty)?/ of State exceeded the aggregft^|^for 1910 by a small amount. For the year 1910 the fees at the office amounted to $23,122.32. For the five months of 1911 ending May 31, the fees were $23,2(6.37 For the month of June, 1911, the fees were $2,357.66. This year's business has been helped a few thousand dollars by ths notaries public fees. The actual amount of capital is vested in new enterprises tot the year 1911 is not yet available for pub[ lication as the books haru not yet been gone over to get the figures. The Piedmont Bonded Warehouse and Compress Company, capital $100, 000, of Greenville, has been chartered to do a real estate business. The officers are: Frank Hammond, pre* ident; E. O. Porter, secretary aad tieasurer. The Cartecar Distributing Conpaay of South Carolina, of Spartanburg, to do an automobile business, has beea commissioned. The capital is $6,000. The petitioners are: J. W. Woodruff, Li. M. Pearson, of Woodruff. The Helms-Willis Furniture Con* pany, of Rock Hill, capital $16,006, has been chartered ?.o do a furniture business. The officers: J. C. Helms, president and manager; A. E. Willis, Jr., secretary and treasurer. Lexington Officer Chases Gamblers. As the result of a raid made upoa a party of Columbia gamblers by Sheriff Corley and Deputy Sheriff Miller, Lexington county's treasury is $275 to the good. The men were caught on the banks of the Congaree river, about one-half mile below the Guignard Brick Works. They were seven in the party and they gave their names as follows: Robert Padgett, John Cassady, Ed King, Wilt Clough, Will Poison, E. F. Swlnk and Monroe Higgins. When the officers came upon the party all of them ran but three. These being handcuffed and left in charge of Sheriff Corley, Deputy Sheriff Miller and Special Officer Graham started in pursuit of the others. Deputy Sheriff Miller and Will Poison had a 300-yard foot race across a fjeld, the officer finally succeeding Tn out running his man. Wh'.n the race first began the deputy called to Poison to halt, but when he failed ^ do so the officer fired his pistol into the air, thinking that It would caufce the man to stop, but Instead he fdot faster. Poison said that he had beenViu foot races before, but he had never bifcon chased by an officer who could kf^cp pace with 'he deputy sheriff ofbLexington. All of the m? | pleaded fuilty in Magistrate Buff's Court an? each were sentenced to pay a finelof $35 or serve thirty days, except Pa<Hg?tt. who was given $60 because of the second offence. 1 Must Serve the Sentence!^?^ 1 The supreme court In a , given by Chief Justice Jones amrraednL* ! the verdict of the Sumter county - court in the case of the state against Robert M. Barwich, who was convicted of manslaughter with recommendation of the mercy of the court. , Robert M .Barwick was employed as s a policeman of the town of Pinewood, in Clarendon county, in 1908,. was opening the way through a i crowd for passengers upon the ar- J rival of a train from Suriter. Tbomja^M Singleton, according to Barwick's ve|HH i sion, declared in strong iiinguag^JH that he would not siana dbck ior man. Barwtck tried to arrest Hlnglo^^Sj ton. who broke loose and ran. B?r^| i wick shot at him and killed i Oracey, a bystander. There was i question raised as to whether was killed by Singleton or Bar^^Hjj^B 1 No official record Is given M tfl ? length of the sentence of Barw|^B^H I j Lancaster Wants New Depot H Representative H. Hi.ies Is havlm^RH some correspondence with the state^^B i railroad commission in relation to the ^B Southern railway company's depot at Lancaster, a more commodious and better equipped passenger depot being desired. It is contended that Lancaster should hare a building in keeping with its progress and in coni formity to the modern and approved I style of such structures. The commission writes that the matter is now being handled with the railway authorities. Suit For $25,000 Against Railroad. Suit for $25,000 damage was fllod in the office of the county clerk of II Court by Henry G. Rice vs. the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company. Krnest C. Council, engineer, sad James M. Lamb, conductor. The pa-^^l , j pers in the case allege that on Msrch^B 4, 1911, the plaintiff bad bis rightSH hand mashed and mangled while I tempting to couple an engine torn nj freight train and that the Injury so serious as to necessitate the an^^HH tation of the member. The defen^^^^J company is held negligent Council Committee Meeting. The joint committee on ways and means and port and harbor Improvements of City Council met in the 1 People's Office Building for the puri pose of considering matters referred l I to It at the last meeting of the City A i Fathers, the special committee o& M water and light. Alderman Pinckneir^J chairman, met for a short seselonflfl 9 The special committee on city aJHl f fairs, A'derman Pinckney, chahgM^^H I met In the City Hnll for the } pose of considering the petition it^BH (reduced into Council some time nf JHh I k?-v