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I. i ESTABLISHED IN 189! EDUCATIONAL BOARD I ADOPTED READERS * i ^ THE B. F. JOHNSON COMPANY RE- ( FUSID TO ACCEPT THE CON- t TRACT FOR READERS. HOUGH MAKES STATEMENT ! The Education Board Gives the Con- I r.nmnaftw?States > Why W. F. Johnson Company Could Not Take the Contract. ' Columbia.?"We can not sign it if we hope to exist. It is like placing a rope around our neck and handling that rope over to the book trust; that is our position. It is utterly impossible for us to do it, if we hopeto live." This statement was made before the state board of education at a special meeting by F. F. Hough, the representative of the B. F. Johnson Publishing company of Richmond, the company refused to accept the oontract for the third, fourth and fifth readers under the interpretation of the board of education. Following the refusal of the Johnson company to accept the contract, the board awarded the contract, it is said, for the third, fourth and fifth readers to the Heath company. The Johnson company is under a bend of $1.000 for the fulfillment of its contract. Just whether this money will be retained by the board Is not known. F. F. Hough, the representative of the B. F. Johnson Publishing company of Richmond, made the following statement as to why the contract wun me siaie Dcara 01 eaucauuu was \ refused. "The acceptance of this i contract, under the Interpretation of the state board of education, would t mean the absolute destruction of our c company. The 60 per cent exchange a allowance on the Wheeler books, a which are considerably higher in e price than our books of the same t grade, in some instances, means as much as 83 1-3 per cent exchange in t our books. We have numerous state 1 adoptions on this series of readers, a Were we to have accepted this contract we would have been compelled V under the terms of our contract with other states to grant them the same c y. exchange allowance. s ^ Hope That Governor Will be Good. \> The appointment of the Hon. J. t Willard Uagsdale on the board of I trustees of the South Carolina In- i dustrial School, which is located at < Florence, by Governor Blease, gives i entire satisfaction to Florence peo- ! pie, and all are pleased that the Gov- ] ernor acted so wisely. Mr. Ragsdale < is a great friend of the institution < and when the Governor was here at- < tonHinir thr- Pur;il Garriprs' Conven- ] tion, on July 4, Mr. Ragsdale took j the opportunity and pleasure in car- i rying the Governor out to see this c splendid institution of which Flor- t entines as a rule are justly proud, t and of which Florentines hope that t the Governor will in time be exceed- *1 ingly proud, regardless of the fact I that he "chopped" off the state's ap- 1 propriation to that school ? s 1 The Constable Hits a Snag. I When the Sandy Run section of Calhoun County belonged to old Lex- 1 ington, it was so far away from the county seat and the legal offices that c the negroes and some whites, not ac- r customed to the bit of the law, peri- r odically gave much trouble. Under i the new order of things, Sheriff a Dantzler, vigilant and active, subdued t the wild element to a degree beyond c the expectations of the most opti- i rnistic. Recently, however, reports ( were so rife about "blind tigers" l white and black?in fact all the colors 1 of the rainbow were represented? i that two detectives were sent into < that "neck of the woods" to bring I some of the violators to the light of ( day. Their sojourn was fleeting and 1 unenviable. One or the law sleuths < was set upon and beaten, two teeth < were dispatched down his throat and c his pistol and six dollars in money t were stolen. t Was Pardoned in Spite of Protest. I nnnnnn/iomAnt that thn O-AVOf. I IIV Ulim'UUVVIilVIIV luav IUV ? V nor had pardoned H. L Bazin was t received here Bazin was found guilty 1 at a recent term of court of manslaughter in causing the death of L E. l'ostcn at a school festival in this section of the county in which both live. The friends of Bazin and his attorneys insist that the conviction was unjust to Bazin, and was due to the :harge of the trial judge to the jury and that thee was evidence that ^ might, if It had been brought out. been the means of acquitting Bazin. Arrests Men Who Got License*. Sheriff J G. Long, acting under instructions from the governor, went to the office of the city clerk and obtained the names of the nine parties to whom near-beer licenses had been tasnori hv the citv of t'nion Seven of the nine alleged violators of the ! law have been arrested and are out 1 on bond. The other two are ill, but 1 will be placed under arrest as soon < as practicable. The sheriff states i that he is going to follow the law I and continue to raid the places of 1 business of the violators. 1 Appoint Rural Policemen. At a meeting of the rural police commissioners of Charleston County, I held in the office or Sheriff Martin, i rural policemen were chosen for four 1 townships in this county, in accord- < ance with a bill adopted at the last : session lef the Legislature. These townships are Edieto Island, Christ ; Church Parish. James Island and ) John's Island. Policemen will be 1 chosen for Wadmalaw and St. James, 1 Bantee, later. This will glrs tills { ooostjr ten rural yoBeaasn, whsri, I ( fcaratofor* tfasrt have Hit 11 THE L. )OES NOT AGREE WITH MOORE Governor Blease Opposes Plan to Drill j the School Students in Military Tactics?Gives Reason. Coljmbia.?Governor Blease does lot ty any means agree with Adit. 3en. Moore in the tatter's opinion hat it would be a good thing for this lute to adopt the California plan of irgacizing high school students into tiillU-ry companies of forty men each md frilling thera with Krag-Jorgensen lifles. Adjt. Gen. Moore told reI sorters that he "heartily approved" | ;he suggestion of Mr. Robert Shaw Oliver, acting Secretary of War, that ither states adopt the California sysem. In transmitting Mr. Oliver's letter \djt. Gen. Moore wrote to Gover- : lor Blease in part as follows: "1 leanily concur in the suggestion of'erec and also approve of most of ;he sections incorporated in this [California) Act, but I feel satisfied hat in order to have a similar Act ?ass?d by the Legislature of this state t will be necessary for the war de>a(h:nent to provide at least the arms ind equipment necessary without ;ost to this state, together with the issignment of an officer from the regllar army or from the retired list for nstiuctlon and supervision of such . ..-J., .u icnoois as may come uuuer iue yiurlslcns of this Act." Governor Blease addressed to Mr. ! }llv?r a letter In which he presents n plain terms his views, which difer i-adicallv from those of Adjt. Gen. doore. Tlie Governor's letter is as follows: j Hon. Robert Shaw Oliver, Acting Secretary of War and President of 3oa:-d for Promotion of Rifle Practice, iVashington, I). C.?Sir: Your letter >f ? uly 13, transmitted to me July .9 by Adjt. Gen. \V. W. Moore, revived. In reply 1 beg leave to say hat I cannot concur with the Adjuant General of my state in approvng your bill. In the first place, I do not believe ; his country is in danger of any seri- j >us war, now or hereafter, as I thi.ik .rbitration is more humane than war, ,nd that by peace conferences differnccs between countries will be setloH u-ithnnt hlnndshed I do not believe in educating every toy that he has to shoot somebody. They have enough of that in them .1 ready. Vill Send Representatives. Sumter.?Secretary Sneil of the hamber of commerce a few days ago itarted on the formation of an ad ertising club. The work has pro pressed so well that a* a meeting of he executive committee of the cham>er of commerce it was decided to jerd cne or more delegates to the convention of advertisers in Boston in August, and to secure membership in the advertising association. R. I. Manning was chosen as the ielegate, with the probability that another delegate will be chosen to accompany him. The advertising committee was authorized to have photographs made of the industries of Sumter, and also of fields of cotton, corn and truck grown around Sum;er, these to be used both at the contention and in getting up an adverising book of Sumter and vicinity. The railroad extension committee reco-ted that Mr. Concure of the Seaward was in town looking into sites mi of ways of ingress and egress. The secretary was authorized to era>loy a stenographer. .yons Gives Answer to Glass Co. "It appearing that the dispensary :ommission having fully and finally lassed upon all matters and things >r?sented by the Carolina Glass com- ! iany in its behalf, and having fully ind finally Ixed and determined all natters and things growing out of Its lalms against the state as well as the lisposition of the said moneys taken >ver from the county dispensaries, the espondent, the state of South Carolina, prays that petition fur mandamus herein be dismissed and rule disiharged with cost9." This statement s made in the return of Attorney 3eneral Lyon in behalf of the state ivith reference to the mandamus pro- . :eedings instituted in the supreme ;ourt by the Carolina Olass company >f this city to have the court order he dispensary commission to review he entire case. Louis B. H. Darr is Eelected. The board of health met to elect i successor to Health Officer Towles, a'ho has resigned. There were a number of applicants and the election resulted in the choice of Louit B. H. [>arr. Mr. Darr all his life has been i newspaper man, having learned to ttick type under his father. Horace r>arr, who was publisher of the Sumer Advance, when the town was a rillage, and whpn there were but ew papers in the slate. Mr. Darr or the last few years has been contected with the Sumter Herald. 'onstable Shot the Wrong Man. Constable Walker Moore of Duncan, hinking that a negro who he had folowed for a mile was John Huff, slayrr of Policeman McConnell ot" Asherille, finally caught his man and atcr allowed him to escape. The netro fled and the amateur Sherlock Holmes took a shot at him. The bulet struck the fleeing negro in the irm and Inflicted a flesh wound. The negro turned out to be Bud Montgomery, who stated that he had never neen to Asheville. He was released, 'rom custody. rhe Taxes That Have Been Collected. TTn to Tiilv IS when the hooks of :he county treasurer were closed, tlie oad tax which had been collected to ft>,552. This was a slight increase >ver the amount of rax collected last rear, which amounted to only $?;.U7 ?. The tax that has been collected this >-ear by townships is as follows: Lewisville, 81.96S; Chester, $1,203; Landsford. $1,188; Baton Rougo, 1786; Blacks took, 498; Haxelwood, 1345; RossvJUe, 1303; HalielfJlld, 1182; all eombiaad mAklaf a fatal ?.< MM : fo I iifiB THE RAILROAD COMMISSION HAS ORDERED A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF RATES. CLAIM RATES ARE EXCESSIVE Will Announce the Date of the Hear inj Later?Has Asked For Important Information?Commission Haj Been at Work For Several Monthc. Columbia.?The railroad commission of South Carolina will Investigate the express rate situation in this state. Au order was issued to the Southern Express company calling for information regarding its operations. This is the first investigation of this kind held in this state, and will be sweeping in its nature, according to members of the commission. It is stated that the investigation will be held for the purpose of determininf If the rates are excessive and if the rules and practices of the company are unreasonable. Members of the commission state that many complaints as to the operations and business of the Southern Express company have been recelvel, and that the commission has not been in a position to determine whether or not the complaints are justified and the investigation Trill be held for the I purpose of securing accurate and definite information. It is stated that a general fight will be waged during the year by all of the railroad commissions of the United States in conjunction with the interstate commerce commission, for the purpose of reducing the express rates over all ' lines, thl6 matter having been already j decided. The question of reducing ex- , press rates was also discussed at tae convention of the attorneys general. Following the order to the commission calling for information on the question of express rates, it is very likely that the commission will issue an order fixing the date for the hear- j ing to be hold. The commission has been at v:ork for several months gathering information on the question of express rates, and has also been in correspondence with other railroad commissioners of the United States, and much information has been obtained. Wanted Hin Near-Beer Back. Columbia.?Governor Blease received a request, almost a demand, from J. T Lawson, of Newberry, that three barrels of near-beer, seized by a constable, be returned to hiin, and the Governor not only declined to return the stuff, but told his correspondent that the authorities would continue to make such seizures. Governor Blease wrote to Lawton: "The constable did right in taking the nearbeer and I have instructed him to keep on taking it and have you put in jail if you keep on violating the law. I do not propose to allow it ! and a copy of this letter has been j forwarded to the constable to act accordingly." Commenting on the situation, the Governor said: I am not a prohibitionist in principal, or in practice, although so far as the prac- j tice is concerned the doctors won't let me indulge now; but I propose to do ail in my power to enforce the liquor laws." National Guard Complete Shoot. Charleston.?The annual shoot, of the National Guard of South Carolina was completed and was so great a success that plans have been broached for having teams from a number of Southern states meet here soon in competition with the South Carolina men. Nothing definite in this direction has been vet derided, but it is possible that th<* necessary steps will be taken very soon. Capt. Charles V. Boykin, 3d infantry. Charleston, won first place In the shoot, from a field of sixty of the best shot3 in South Carolina. Capt. Boykin's score was 490 out of a possible 600. Lieut. Ceentey was second with 4S5. The shoct has been concluded. It was declared by Major T. T. Hyde, the executive officer, to be by far the most successful ever held. The team of fifteen men who are to go to the national rifle shoot has been chosen. Have Sold the Steamboat Farmer. Charleston.?The Simons-Mayrant Company have purchased the steamboat Farmer from the C.eorgetownPee-Dee Steamboat Company, and will use the vessel on the Savannah River In building the retaining walls about the city of Augusta. The Farmer is a largo boat, with a flat bottom. It is one hundred feet long with a twenty-foot beam. The vessel is now docked at the Pregnall marine railway yards for certain improvements which will be made before she takes her long trip up the Savannah River. Has Affirmed Kershaw County Court. Columbia The supreme court in a decision by Associate Justice Gary has affirmed the Kershaw county court in the case o( Nannie M. McKain, as administrator of Richard N. McKain against the Camden Water, Light and Lower company. Richard N. McKain was employed by the power company as an oiler in the engine room of the company. He fell Into a large fly wheel and was killed. Action was brought for damages and the Kershaw court directed a verdict in favor of the power company. Cheraw Veterans to Celebrate. Cheraw.?It is the purpose of the Confederate Veterans, in connection with the Sons of Veterans, of Cheruw and vicinity, to celebrate in a fitting manner on August 2i?. The camps of Veterans in the I'ee-Dee section of North and South Carolina will be invited to attend and take part. The Hon. Robt. Aldrlch, of Barnwell, will deliver the address. There will be a barbecue, automobile rides, dinner by the Daughter! of Veterans, and other feature!, The arrangement! are 1ft the bands of the Sena of Veteran!, RT TORT MILL, S. THl FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Short Newt Items That Have Been Se.ected in the Interest of the Public in General. Charleston.?Chief Louis Behren, of the Charleston fire department, will attend the annual Convention of the Association of Fire Engineers, which will be held in Milwaukee, Wis., September 19 to 22. Charleston.?Health Officer J. M. Green does not anticipate any general use of typhoid fever vaccine in Charleston which has been put at the disposal of the state by the state board of health. Charleston.?A petition in involuntary bankruptcy was filed in the offloe of the United States District Court by the creditors of S. Shein, of Union County. The customary steps were taken. Barnwell.?An Atlantic Coast Line freight train was derailed east of Barnwell, a number of cars being wrecked. No one was killed or seriously hurt. Passenger trains were detoured over the Southern tracks at Denmark. Greenville.?The executive officers of the Greenville, Anderson & Spartanburg interurban electric road, in session here adopted resolutions which in effect suspend at once all work on the construction of the line between Greenville and Spartanburg until a subsequent meeting of the board to be held at the call of the president. Columbia.?At a meeting of city council it was decided to require the Union Station company to pave Rice street at the intersection of Main street. The tracks of the various roads entering this station cross Main street at this point and as Main street is paved to this point, it was decided to continue the paving across these tracks. Bennettsvfle.?Magistrate J. P. Gibson held a preliminary in the case of the state against Charlie Jenkins, charged with violation of the dispensary luw. After hearing the state's witnesses, the court assumed jurisdiction and tried the defendant for transporting contraband whiskey for unlawful use. He was declared guilty and fined $100. Saluda.?An election has been ordered by the county board of commissioners in accordance with an act of tlie l"ier legislature, to ne neiu uu August 8, at which time the question of issuing bonds to townships N'os. 6, 4. 2, and 1. to aid in building a lino of railroad from flreenwood via this place to Columbia, will bo passed upon. Lexington - By an overwhelming vote the people of Lexington School District, embracing the town of Lexington, declared for the issuance of bonds to the amount of $10,000 for a new school building, and a special tax levy of two mills for a stateaided high school. The vote stood: For bonds, 77; against bonds, 11; for high school, 79; against high school, 9. Winnsboro. ? To Winnsboro no doubt belongs the distinction of being the only town in South. Carolina which as yet has a school boy military company. A company of about 40 boys, pupils of Mt. Zion institute, commanded by T. M. Jordan, superintendent of education of Fairfield county, has been in existence for some months, and is a well-drilled body of soldiers. Kingstree.?At a recent meeting the Lexington County Farmers' union passed resolutions requesting the legislature to cut the enormous amount that goes to maintain Clemsc.. college and give one-half to the public schools of the state. One-half of about $300,000 would help a great deal in building up the rural schools, and it does really seem that Clemson could "worry along" on the same amount per annum. Spartanburg -Alleging that an in inrv received while alighting from a Southern Railway train at Spartanburg Junction resulted in the premature birth and subsequent death of her child, Mrs. Grace Lancaster entered suit against the railroad for $20,000. The case was heard and much scientific testimony wr.s brought out. Many physicians took the witness stand. The jury returned a verdict for $1,600 in favor of the plaintiff. Spartanburg.?What's in a name? Mrs. Velda F. Hecklin, a Richland county woman, evidently thinks there is considerable in it. for she had liar's changed to Mrs. Velda F. Young? not through matrimony, but by an order issued by Judge R. C. Watts In common pleas court. Saluda.?There will be a reunion of the old soldiers of this county at Saluda on August 2. Plans are on foot to make the day one of great pleasure to the remnant of the followers of Lee and Jackson. Delegates will be elected to attend the state reunion in Columbia in August. nennettsville.?The good roads epidemic has reached Marlboro county, and the sentiment in favor of improved highways was vigorously expressed at a meeting at Crosland hall. Representatives were present from the eight townships in the county. C. P. Hodges was elected president; Columbia.?The police have kept . * 1 * ~n up ineir campaign HKiimei uurgcu 'speak-easies" and gaming houses, two clubs being raided and one alleged "bootlegger" being taken in custody, j A number of men were arrested on j various charges, most of them giving bond. Laurens.?More thar. 1,000 people from Laurens and adjacent counties wore at Waterloo to see the Clemson| Winthrop agricultural . n I domestic | science train and to attend the sumJ tner meeting of the Laurens County Live Stock association Florence.?News was received hem to the effect that there is serious trouble brewing in the Orum section, in Southeast Florence county, which reports allege that a feud Is likely to occur between old Mr. Eli Hatchell and h!i eon Herbert Hatchell on tha ana hand and tba Co? 'atnijv hf mas foil* *>? nthar. MILL rRSDAY, JULY 27, 1911. ORDER REDUCTIONS IN FREIGHT RATES RAILROAD IS CALLED DOWN BY INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. - DECISION IS OF IMPORTANCE . The Commerci.nl Conditions and Not the Will of the Traffic Managers to Govern the Rates Charged?Decision Affects All Freight Rates. I I Washington?In vhat are known as the Spokane-Reno-I'aciflc coast cases, ; the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered material reductions in freight rates from the East to points between Denver and the western terminals of the great transcontinental railroads. For many years the railroads have exacted from shippers to intermediate points, such at Spokane and Reno, i higher raees on Eastern freights than were chafged lor the much longer hauls to Seattle. San Francisco and other Pacific coast points. The theory has been that the railroads muBt meet water competition to the Pacific j coast. The higher rates to intermediate points, arbitrarily fixed, have | been defended by a comparison with the coast rates, plus a theoretical back-haul from the coast to the in' land stations along the line. The commission recognizes the - right of a railroad to meet water competition to Pacific coaBt points, but practically wipes out the back haul rates to Inter-Rocky mountain territory. It lays down what it considers would be fair and Just rates to various freight zones In the West and gives the railroads until October 15 to : adjust their tariffs accordingly. The commission also lays down the | Important principle that hereafter railroads will not be permitted to fix arbitrarily marked limits and that hereafter commercial conditions rath- 1 er than the will of railway traffic managers shall control rates on transcontinental transportation. The decisions announced are of farreaching Importance. They affect directly all freight rates between the ! Atlantic ocean and the Pacific coast. I iiarH/iiiioriv ihov nffppt the rates In th territory lying between Denver and Pacific coast points. May Tell Who Killed Wife of Beattie. 1 Richmond, Va.?The most important development in the Heattie mur* ( der caso was an indication on the j part of Beulah Binford, the woman with whom Henry C. Beattie was in1 fatuated, that she has decided to turn against her erstwhile admirer. Miss Binford, who is in jail as a witness in j default of $1,000 bond, sent for Detec| tive Scheror. A conference followed between the Binford girl, the detective and the Commonwealth's attorney, Mr. Wendenberg, and it is understood that she made admissions which strengthen the theory of the Commonwealth's representatives that Beattie alone sent his wife to her death cn the lonely Midlothian turnpike. Bloodhounds Aid Detectives. New York.?Bloodhounds are aiding detectives searching for the highwaymen who attempted to wreck a Long Island railroad train near Valley Stream, L .1. A 15-car passenger train crowded with pleasure-seekers i was speeding toward the city when ' Engineer Whitford saw an obstruction on the track. He threw on his brakes and brought the train to a stop within 15 feet of the obstruction. A tie had been planted in a ho! dug out between the rallr, the end tilted toward the approaching locomotive. Antis Still Lead in Texas. Dallas, Texas. ? Texas defeated state-wide prohibition according to ; the admission of the "dry" campaign. After 30 hours of ballot counting the "wets" maintain a slender lead of barely more than 5.000 in unofficial returns. Unless the vote yet to come Is different in tenor from that up to | the present time, the remaining few thousands of ballots can not swing ! the election to the "drys." Castro Looking Fcr a Friendly Port. Washington. ? C'ipriano Castro, in the opinion of a diplomatic officer who ! has given some study to the problem of locating the Venezuelan, is now a | sort of a "flying Dutchman" making a desperate effort to reach a friendly port in his native country. Apparently Just as he ncars his goal, he i3 turned back, not by storms, but by watchful guardians of the Venezuelan coast or warships of other nations ; which seek to prevent him from reI newing his activity in his own 1 country. Interest in Outcome of Fake Battle. Washington ?The Navy Department will soon announce which fleet won the "battle" of Narragansett Bay. Admiral Otterhaus, who cammanded one fleet and Commander Eberle, who directed the other, each claims to have gained theoretically possession of Long Island Sound. Each claims he I "annihilated" his "enemy." From the official reports of the umpires, soon ; to reach him, Secretary Meyer will decide which fleet won. Interest in i theoretical battles has been very keen. Cne Killed and Several Injured. Nashville, Tenn.? One necro laborer was killed, a white man seriously injured and several workmen hurt when the walls ot a three-story brick warehouse and store at Broadway and First avenue collapsed. Others may be dead beneath the ruins, spectators stating that they saw men near the building at the time the walls fell. Jim Polk was the negro killed. The wounded are \V, 3. Mitchell, white, fthd Albert C^eHett, colored Both wjij recover I NEWS FROM SJUTif CAROLINA Short Pj.raprj.ghs of the Latest Newt From Many of the Towns and Countias of This State. Columbia.?J A. Stoddard, for several years superintendent of the Heath Springs school in Lanc.st-.-r county, has been appointed assistant to J. E. Swearingen, the state superintendent of education. Florence.?W. F. Clayton. Esq., of this city, attorney for William furroughs and Alex Weldon. two of the three negroes who were Convicted last winter for the killing o. Mr. Elihu Moye, of Ebenezer, has been advised that the Supreme Courr. has rendered a decision or. nis appr-m uifirming the judgment and sentence of the lower Court. Orangeburg.?Jake Mouzon shot and killed Freddie Goldson at the plantation of Mr. Harley, near North, while engaged in a crap game. The wound was inflicted with a 32-calibre pistol, and Ooldson died from his inJury. The ball passed through tho spinal cord, ptvering the vertebra. St. Matthews.?The doctors from Orangeburg, Bamberg, Lexington and Calhoun assembled here In their regular district meeting. An attractive programme had been prepared by those in charge of the affair and all spent a profitable time. Drs. Knowlton of Columbia, Dantzler of Klloree and Kollock of Charleston made addresses. Chester.?Bids for the new building which the C'emmercial bank is to erect In the near future were received. The plans for the new bank building wore drawn by Shand & Lafave of Columbia, ^ will probably be several days before the contract will be awarded. Whten completed the new bank will be one of the handsomest In the state. Camden.?Two packages of currency shipped to Boykins station, which is 10 m'les below Camden, for the purpose of paying off the guards, etc., at the state farm were stolen. E. F. Baffard, depot and expresa ' agent, received the money on tho northbound trai l, and he said that one or two farm hands were the only persons to see him get the money. Washington.?The following changea ere announced in fourth class postmasters in South Carolina: At Blake, Berkeley county, Mamie Litchfield succeeds A. Guerry; at Cantey, Ker shaw county, J. E. Creed succeeds N. S. Watts, at Hamer, Dillon county, ! E. L. Westberry succeeds J. fl. Smith; at Moore. Spartanburg county, Clara Hughes succeeds N. W. Pwitzer. Columbia.--If property owners will agree "LaMotte's Bottoms" will be made sanitary and suitable for habitation. At the meeting of city council an estimate was submitted from the city engineer as to the cost, which will be about $11,700. Councilman Keenan will consult with the property owners on a proposition for the city to pay a certain proportion of the cost. Florence.?The officials of the Coast Lino are convinced that the wreck of the Palmetto llnjited was caused by some one meddling with the switch, and they have offered a reward of $100 for proof to convict the party. The wreck occurred between Latta and Dillon, and several persons were hurt. The cause was, as reported, an unlocked switch, which opened as the tain struck It. Columbia.?Columbia is ready to join other South Carolina cities, led by Anderson, in expressions of earnest desire that the Southern Railway extend through to Knoxvllle its Blue Ridge line, which now ends at Wal- ! halla. It is likely that resolutions will be adopted simultaneously by South Carolina cities in the next few days, for submission to the officials of the Southern, at a conference to be held in Washington the last of this month. Bennettsville.?The subject of general high school and public common school education in this county is receiving much attention, and in the | past several years a number of costly modern and comfortable school buildings and academies have been constructed. Recently the Brownsville and Key school districts. In Brownsvile township, decided to erect each a $3,000 building, making $0,000 to be expended in the same community for school buildings alone. Chester.?J. S. .MoKeown, H. T. Boyd, W. B. Boyd, Clarence Roney of Cornwell and S. B. Clowney were visited by a hail storm, which wrought considerable damage. Reports state that Mr. Clowney was the heaviest j loser from the hail. Columbia.? Commissioner Watson will deliver an address before n farmers' meeting at Pleasant Valley, in York county, on July 26. On July 27 he delivers an address at the closing meeting of the campaign now being wager! in Sumter county in the interest of the Lomi of $150,000 for good roads. Florence ?The survivors of Company G, 2Cth regiment. South Carolina Volunteers, held their annual reunion at Oak Grove, in lower Florence. There was quite a number q/ the "old lx>ys" who wore the grey present when the roll was called. Rock Hill.?Work on the sewers is progressing. The work was started about a month ago with a force of about 30 men at the Arcade mill. The pipe is laid continuously to Wilson street, in the rear of the Victoria mill, and a gr*at deal of the work between Wlson street and Black street has hr>on finished. Chester.?Customers of the cty's water plant aro promised cheaper water as the result of new rates that the city is about to put on Liberal reductions will also be allowed manufacturers, especially where large quantities are consumed. CheBter.?There are many plans which the commercial club has on foot for the Improvement of Cheiter. One of the most pressing of theee is the trolley connections between this city tld Great Falls. Some action will probably b<? taken to save the rich and profnlala* trade flraaf Mil 'to Cheiter. MES SENATE PASSED " CANADIAN BILL ADOPTED RECIPROCITY MEASURE BY GOOD VOTE AWAITS PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE. DEMOCRATS RESPONSIBLE Of the Fifty-Three Votes That Were Cast For the President's Pet Meas ure Thirty-Two Were Cast by the Democratic Senators. Washington.?The reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada, embodied in the reciprocity bill that proved a storm center in two sessions of Congress, passed the Senate without amendment by a vote of 53 to 17. A majority of Republicans voted against it. Of the 53 votes for it 32 were Democratic and 21 Republicans; of the 27 against, 24 were Republicans and 3 Democrats. This action settled the whole Canadian reciprocity question so far as Congress Is concerned, and save for executive approval and the Canadian Parliament's ratification, made the pact the law of the land. Congressional practice will delay the affixing of the President's signature until the House is again in session. The reciprocity bill, having originated in the House, must be returned there for engrossment and for the signature of Speaker Clark while the House is sitting. The Candian Parliament has not yet acted on the agreement. With one exception the provisions of the bill as passed by Congress will not become effective until the President issues a proclamation that Canada has ratified the pact. The exception to this procedure is the paper and pulp section of the bill, which it is announced will become immediately effective when the President signs the law. Morse Appeals From Decision. New Orleans?Charles W. Morse has appealed to the United States j circuit court from the recent decision of Judge William T. Newman of Atlanta, whpn he was denied a habeas corpus writ to secure his freedom from the Atlanta prison, where he is serving a 15-year sentence for violation of the national banking laws. Tiie papers in the case were received by the clerk of the circuit court here and will he formally filed. .Morse contended that the court should fix his status as a prisoner under a 10-year sentence or under a 15-year sentence in order that he might be enabled to determine how much time he would get off for good ; behavior and when a parole migh* be applied for. He also contended that the Atlanta prison was for the detention of prisoners at hard labor, Cholera Has Reached Boston. Boston.?Asiatic cholera has reached Boston and caused one death while two foreign sailors who are believed to have brought the dread disease here, after being taken ill, disappeared and their whereabouts is unknown, according to a statement given out officially by Chairman Durgin of the Boston board of health. The cholera victim was Mrs. Tamassino Mastrodenico, who died at the detention hospital on Gallups Island. The children of Mrs. Mastrodenico are under observation at the quarantine station and the board has already begun the work of examining the many persons who may have come info contact with the dead woman. To Prepare Revision o* Equiy Laws. New Orleans. A committee composed of prominent Southern attorneys was appointed by the United States court of appeals to undertake a revision of the equity laws for the purpose of preventing unreasonable delay in equity litigation, unreasonable costs and to simplify as much as possible the present mode of practice in equity courts. The naming of this committee is in compliance with a cir- ] cular letter issued by the Supreme ' Court of the United States. Mass of Bones Found on the Maine. Havana. A mass of bones, supposed to represent six or seven members 1 of the crew of the battleship Maine, j were found beneath the wreckage on the central superstructure near the inverted conning tower. The bones bore evidence of fire. Still other bones are in sight and they will probably be taken out in a day or so. The i total bodies thus far recovered is now placed at eleven. The bones recover- : ed are believed to be those of men : sleeping on the starboard main deck, the night of the disaster. To Speak Before Good Road Meeting. Washington?Senator Simmons has been invited to deliver an address before the National (Jood Hoads Asso- 1 ciation at its meeting In Chicago the latter part of September and has promised to accept if his engagements j at that time will permit. In extending the invitation President Arthur C. Jackson of the association 6aid the association desired 5,000 copies of Senator Simmons' speech on Federal aid to good roads to distribute in con- j nectton wun ns caiupintu iui improved highways. Wall Paper Men Plead Not Guilty. Cleveland, O.?J. B. IVarce of this city, president of tin- J. B. Pearce Wall Paper Company; Norton Newcomb, of St. Louis, president of the Newcomb Brothers' Wall Paper Company, and E. E. Maxwell, of Chicago, general manager of S. A. Maxwell & Co., charged by the government with maintaining a wall paper trust, appeared In the United States district court and pleaded not guilty. The otiee have been net for th* October Urm M the 1 $1.25 PER YEAR. M GOVERNOR TO PREPARE LIST 1 To Furnish the Names of Barred Liquor Houses?Did Not Await Attorney General's Reply. Columbia.?Governor Blease said that he would, in a few days, furnish the boards of control in the six dispensary counties with a list of the liquor houses which, in his opinion are in bad standing with the state, and which, accordingly, should not bo patronized by county dispensaries. Governor Blease said several days ago, upon the issuance of his letter and telegram to the several county boards, threatening with removal such of them as continued to buy from . Kmiaac that had admitted (ipfraihiinkr tho old state dispensary, that he would ask Attorney Genen 1 Lyon to provide him with a list of such concerns. But he has himself under- ' jS taken the complication of this list, without waiting for a report from tho Attorney General. The Governor has been in frequent consultation with Mr. M. H. Mobley, the state dispensary auditor, in regard to this "in- ' \ dex expurgatorius," and hopes to have it ready in a few days. Governor Blease said: "I have checked the records of the dispensary Investigating commissions against 3 the list of liquor awards in the varl- < , ous counties recently, and I find that numbers of houses shown by the dispensary investigations to have defrauded the state have continued to enjoy the patronage of county dispensaries. Florence, Charleston and Richland counties nave patronized seventeen such concerns, and business has been given to eighteen of these concerns by the boards of Aiken ahd Georgetown counies. I shall not send out my list until I can verify it. I * do not wish to do any honest house an Injustice." Jasper County Carries 12 to 1. Jasper county was placed on the map of South Carolina by a vote of 283 to 26, or 12 to 1, in tho election. In the race for the county seat Ridgeland won over Gillisonville by a vote of 235 to 61. The election passed off quietly, and without any disorder. The territory- involved contains 627 square miles, and is taken ar-wl from Hampton and Beaufort counties. . .1 Section 637 of the civil code of South Carolina, outlining the duty of the general assembly in the formation of new counties, provides that after the returns of an election on a new county have been canvassed by the commissioners of election and certified the result to the secretary of slate "the general assembly at is next > f; session shall create such new county at two-thirds of the qualified electors voting at such election shall vote in favor of the establishment of such new county. Ask For Report on Investments. Insurance companies doing busi ness in South Carolina have invested over $2,000,000 in this state since the creation of the department of insurance. A letter has been addressed by Insurance Commissioner McMaster to all insurance companies asking for reports as to investments in this state. The following circular has been sent out to the insurance companies by Mr. McMaster: "Please make return of all investments of your company in the following named Soulli Caroilan securities on inclosed blank: (1) South Carolina state, county or municipal bonds. (2 First mortgage bonds of South Carolina real estate. (3) First mortgage bonds of South Carolina corporations whose property is situated entirely within the state. (4) Property situated within the state and taxable therein. Alumni Association Hold Meeting. The alumni association of Thompsons school met when several matters of importance to the association were discussed. The committe on constitution and by-laws reported a constitution which was adopted. The committee oa history and enrollment made a complete report embracing a total of 361 names and of that number 120 are dead. Dr. E. S. Joynes was present at the meeting of the association, much to the delight of the other members. He made a feeling talk. The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the cliairman. Traffic Law May Be Modified. At a special meeting of city council Mayor GIbbes introduced an ordinance to permit street cars running south on Main street to proceed east into Gevias street without stopping before entering on the curve. The object of the ordinance is to prevent congestion of traffic in front of city hall. It was explaied by Mayor GIbbes th.vt crews of several cars had been fined for not coming to a full stop before entering on the curve. The street railway company asked for a modification to the ordinance. J> In Conference With Prof. McKeand. Prof. M. Goode Homes, government road expert, was in Charleston in conference with Secretary McKeand ?4 >!"> ?Umhnr nf rnmmprcp and See retary Whltford of the Charleston sanitary and drainage commission, regarding the proposed construction of the 300-mile road in a day from Char leston to Asheville. Prof. Homes lias recently been working up the project and matters are in good shape for the carrying out of the scheme. Prof. Homes reports much interest being taken in the road bTiilding work. Fraley Ha6 Been Granted Bail. A. B. Fraley, the Drookland young man who has been in jail here for several days, charged with breach of trust, has been granted bail by Magistrate Thoa. L. Harman, pending bis decision as to whether he will grant a change of venue or not. This is the case that attracted so much Attention in the court room, when seven warrants were served upon the young man after he had been declared "not guilty for lack of prosequi ton" by Magistrate Hsrmeiv