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ESTABLISHED IN 189 COURT SUSTAINS , EDUCATION BOARD THE ACTION BROUGHT BV THE JOHNSON BOOK COMPANY WAS DISMISSED. ORDER WAS BY JUDGE WILSON The Readers of the D. C. Heath Com* pany Are to Be Retained in the Schools of South Carolina?May Appeal the Case. Columbia.?Discharging the rule to show cause and declaring the peti tioner had no rights to seek the aia of the courts to execute a contract which was never consummated, Judge John S. Wilson signed an order in the case of the D. F. Johnson Publishing Company of Richmond against the state board of education and the D. C. Heath Publishing Company. The Johnson company sought to force the state board of cduatlon to eliminate the readers of the Heath Company from tho schools of the state. The case will very probably be carried to the supreme court for a decision. The contract for the third, fourth and fifth readers was awarded by the education board to the Johnson company. The publishing company refused to sign the contract under the interpretation of the board with reference to exchange prices. The contract was next awarded to the Heath company. The following is the order signed by Judge Wilson following the hearing held several days ago: "On hearing tthe petition in this case, the rule to show cause and the return thereto, and full argument of counsel for both parties, and on full consideration of the issues Involved, it is, ' Ordered and decreed that the rule to show cause be discharged and the proceedings dismissed. It is manifest in this case there was a call for bids, a bid for readers and other books i made by petitioner and the bid accepted. But the call for bids stated as a , condition that the publishers whose , bids were accepted should execute ] and deliver to the board a stipulated . written contract. Such a contract | was soon thereafter prepared by the , state superintendent of education and , sent to tho petitioner. But because , of a difference between the parties as j to the interpretation and construction ; of a clause in the contract, the petitioner, although it signed the submitted contract, would not deliver it. < Therefore this petitioner has no right to seek the aid of the courts to command the respondents to execute a contract which, by the acts of the petioner, was never consummated." Four Receive Executive Clemency. Hampton Wright who was convicted of larceny from a railroad car in Bamberg in March of this year and sentenced to serve 12 months on the county chaingang has been paroled by the governor. M. Citron was convicted in the court of Magistrate Fowles in Columbia on September 24, on the charge of breach of trust with fraud uieni indent, ma was Kemcucm tu served 30 days or pay a fine of 15. He | *' has been pardoned by the governor. Lee Powell, who waB convicted last fall in Barnwell county for violating the dispensary law and sentenced to serve six months or to pay a fine of $400 has received clemency at the hands of the governor. His sentence has been commuted to six months or a fine of $150. John I. Renew was also convicted in Barnwell county on the same charge and was sentenced to six months or a fine of $200. The governor has commuted his sentence to six months or a fine of $100. To Relocate Tne Monticeilo Road. Director Page of the United States office of good roads has detailed M. Good Homes of the engineering department of the University of South Carolina to make a survey to relocate the Monticeilo road from Columbia to the Fairfield county line, truck by Railroad Engine. Lawrence Stephens, an extensive planter living two miles of Mullins was struck by the engine on the N. & S. C. railway and may not recover, his injuries being considered seriou3. The man was seated on the track and is thought to have been asleep. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and was rushed to Hamlet, where close connection with the Lawrence train was made. He is now under surgical care in a Laurinburg hospital anl his chances for recovery are considered slight. kl.& U.tJ A ki . .iU*. nave 1101 neia nnj While there have been no public meetings held at any point in York county for the ???cnsible purpose of urging the farmers to nold their cotton for higher prices, still it is not likely that there is any county in the | state where less cotton has been passed out of the hands of the producers than in York since the price dropped below 10 cents, and it is doubtful if there is any county in wTiich so large a proportion of the farmers are able to hold their cotton as in this county. Governor Will Not Interfere. A telegram received at Anderson from Governor Rlease brought the intelligence that he will not Interfere in the Samuel Hyde case. The telegram came to Leon L. Rice, who was appointed by the <v>urt to defend Hyde and who furnished the petitions, which were freely signed, asking the governor to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment. A counter petition was circulated by Mrs. W. V. Beasley mother and wife of Hyde's victims, in the Orr mill village which was signed bv manv. THE i. DRAINAGE SITUATTON BETTER Mas Shown a Decided Improvement Alt Along the Line ? Progress is Shown in Number of Ways. Charleston?That the past six months have witneised a great increase in activity in land drainage in South Carolina and that the entire drainage situation has shown decideded improvement all along the line during that period, is the opinion of Mr. P. G. Eason. United States engineer in charge of the drainage work in this state. Mr. Eason has an office in the postofflce building and he is now, and has been lor some months, actively engaged on a number of drainage undertakings in different parts of the coast country of South Carolina. The improvement of the drainage outlook is shown in a number of wayB, but chiefly in an increase of activity on the part of certain communities which havo inaugurated definite move' ments to drain the swampy lands lying round and about them and in an obvloue awakening on the part of many land owners to the benefits to be derived from drainage and to the fact that the work is not prohibitive aa to cost. Engineer Eason, in an interview, spoke interestingly of the drainage work now being done, emphasising certain important features of the situation. He holds the position of government drainage engineer under the United States department of agriculture and stands ready to cooperate in any practical plan for the draining of lands in any part of South Carolina. Recently Mr. Eason has been engaged with the great drainage proposition that has been put under way at 8ummervllle. It is planned to drain 19,&)0 acres in and around that town and Mr. Eason has just completed the plans and reports preliminary to the work. It is expected that tb-5 work Itself will be begun soon. Pellagra Clinic Fair Week. A pellagra clinic will be held in Columbia during Fair week under the auspices of the state board of health. The arrangements are in charge of the state health officer, Dr. J. A. Hayne, and Dr. J. W. Babcock, superintendent of the state hospital for the insane, where the clinic will be held. For the last three years during fair week this clinic has been held, and it has had excellent influence in for warding the Btudy of the disease. Recently atate board of health instructed Dr. Hayne to look into the advisability of holding another clinic this year, and after conference with the hoard of regents It has been decided to hold the clinic at the state hospital at 2 o'clock of the afternoon of Thursday of fair week. Invitations to be present will be extended to Dr. C. H. Lavinder, of the marine hospital service, now Btationed at Savannah,, and Dr. R. M. Grimm, now stationed at Spartanburg, both of whom are engaged in pellagra work. There will be no formal paper*. # Important Railway Development. An important piece of railway development in South Carolina was the amendment of the charter of the South Carolina Western Railway by the secretary of state. The company under the amnedment proposes to construct two branch lines of railway from Hartsville to TImmons and Sumter. The 8outh Carolina Western railway was organised a year ago with an ultimate capital stock of $500,000. During the year a line was constructed from McBee on the Seaboard Air Line railway to Florence. The roaJ touched Hartsville. The construction of the branch lines will t;ive the Seaboard Air Line a connection with a large section of the rich Pee Dee country Economic Value of Good Roads. The economic value of good roadB A A i-J AO kolA. rv# was fierauusint itru wuru u* uau-o ui cotton was brought in on a dozen wagons. Three wagons carried 33 bales, and one wagon had a load of 12 bales. The cot on was from the plantation of the Prrker Lumber company, near Dalzell. From Sumter to that point there is a hard clay road nearly ail the way. This is nearly all made road, and on it were formerlj sand beds and swamps. Bamberg.?Three small burglariei wero committed in Bamberg. That the burglars were umateurs Beem certain from the way :he work was done and the class of merchandise stolen Moving Picture Man In Columbia. Mr. Freeman D. Owens, moving picture photographer for the syndicate with which the Associated Advertising Clubs of South Carolina have arranged for cinematographic reproductions of commercial activity in this state, is at present in Columbia. 1 and will take views in the Gamecock City. He is accompanied by Mr. J. B. Finster, industrial and immigration agent of the Southern Railway, wffh headquarters in Washington, D. C. Mr. Owens was due in Columbia about a week ago. la Sentenced To Thirty Years. Robert Matthews, a colored laborer who was declared guilty of manslaughter by a jury In the court of general sessions for the killing ot Annie Brown, a negro woman, near Mount Pleasant several months ago. was given a maximum sentence by Presiding Judge T. S. Sease, of Spar tanburg, and will, therefore, spend the next thirty years of his life in the state penitentiary at hard labor. The judge spoke severely to the negro foi his crime in killing the woman He contended that the Jury was lenient Will Enforce The Health Laws. Dr. J. Merceir Green, Charleston health officer, stated that the health department intended to make it hot for all those who were fond of violating the health laws cf the city. Dur ing and after the storm the health office found conditions in a chaotic condition and their work was in many ways greatly hampered in consequence. The illness of several inspectors also added to the general handicap. But the places of these in spectors have been temporarily filled, and Dr. E. H. Sparkman. is in charge 4 ; * LEO I mwm -# THE STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION HOLDS A VERT IMPORTANT MEETING. SEVERAL REPORTS RECEIVED I The Plane For the First Building at "State Park" Ha? Been Accepted? Have Outlined the Plans For the Remainder of Building. Columbia?Much work was done by the hospital commirsion at a meeting held at "State Park." The plans for the first building prepared by F. B. Ware of Albany, N. f.. were accepted. It waB decided to make the first group of six buildints of brick and fireproof construction. Mr. Kelsey, the landscape architect, reported progress, and will submit hU first outline plans of roads and driven In a short time. A large five-foot contour map was presented by E. T. Walls, Jr., the engineer. This work has taken much time for its preparation, but was'required by the architects and J. L. Ludlow, the consulting engineer, before definite and final planB could be determined. The commission decided upon the location of the first building, which will be two stories, with basement and attic. It will accommodate 150 negro men. Some 700 cr 800 acres have been cleared up, disclosing building sites of unusual attractiveness. The south hill near the six mile post haB beefi assigned to negro patients. The north hill, which is 444 feet above sea level, is reserved for white people. It extends nearly to the eight-mile post, and is north of Dent station on the Southern railway. A broad central plain between the two elevations wll> be UBed for administrative purposes, power and heating plans, waterworks, etc. Eventually a reservoir will be developed on a central knob. From this water may be used for irrigation of the gardens. Young Men Capture Two Moonshiners Anderson.?Two young men, G. C. Marrett and Willie Fant, surprised a couple of mountaineer moonshiners while distilling whiskey on the banks of the Tugaloo river, captured both of them, confiscated eight gallons of beer and a complete distillery outfit and poured out 136 gallons of beer. The captured men are F. C. McCracken and Foster Caps, who hail from the mountains. They were carried before Magistrate Fant at Townville and on default of $500 bail were committed to the county jail here. Willie Fant is deputy for his father. Magistrate Fant. He and his young companion were in the river valley searching for a still about which they had received some information. The moonshiners were taken completely by surprise. South Carolina New Enterprises. Columbia.?The Navy Yard Building and Investment Company of Charleston, chartered with a capital stock of $5,000, hats been given the right to change its name to the Charleston Building at d Investment Company by secretary of state McCown. A charter has been issued to the Baker-Craig Sanitarium of Charleston, with a capital stock.of $50,000. The officers are: A. E. Bak'er, president, and L. R. Oraig, secretary and treasurer. A charter has been issued to the Carolina Realty and Auction Company of Bennettsville, with a capital stock of $1,000. The officers are: Harris Brls tow, president, and T. C. Crossland j secretary and treasurer. President Gadsden Has Returned. Charleston.?President P. H. Gadsden of the chamber of commerce returned to Charleston and is pleased with his interview with Capt. Ellison Smyth and other representative mill men up the state in the matter of Interesting them in the Atlantic and Pacific transportation corporation Jrhich is to operate steamers through he Panama canal when it is opened Party Has Gone To New York. Anderson.?The party to represent Anderson in the Glidden tour has gone to New York and the car to be used has been shipped to that place from the automobile factory. In the party are Bob King, president of the local chamber of commerce, County Auditor James H. Craig. Eugene Watson and Arthur Sullivan, the chauffuer. The tourists will reach Anderson on the 201h to spend the night. Extensive plans have been made to entertain them when they do get here. Dr. S. C. Mitchell to Make Address. Batesburg.?Dr. S. C. Mitchell, pre* ldent of the University of South Carolina, will make an address at the TriCounty fair at Batesburg October 19, which will be "Educational Day." It is expected that pupils of several schools will be present on that day and participate in the exercises. An interesting programme has been arranged and liberal prizes will be awarded to the successful contestants. Prof. A. 0. Smith of the agricultural department will also speak during the day. To Muster In Edisto Rifles. Orangeburg.?A meeting of the Edisto Rifles has been called preparatory to the mustering in of the com panv on the 23d of this month. This historic company disbanded a few years ago, the members not caring to serve in the 3d regiment, to which they were transferred from the 2d regiment. The company was to be mustered back into service several months ago, but from some unac countable cause it has not been Adjt Qen. Moore has advised Capt. J. F Moseley of his plans. / RT i-ORT MILL, S. C., THU FROM THE PALMETTO STATE ihort Paragraphs of General News That Have Been Carefully Gotten Together For the People. Johnston.?In the town election for water works, the antlB won by a rote of 52 sainst 22 for the enterprise. Cartcraville.?A large crop of cotton is being gathered here this fall, but the farmers are wearing long faces on account of low prices. There are Bome fields in this section still in full bloom. Lexington.?Within a few days the telephone poles in the centre of Main street will be removed. The telephone company has had a force of hands at work stretching wire and erecting poles on the back street for several days. Kingstree.?Mayor L. P. Kinder, recently elected to the mayoralty of Kingstree, took the oath of office and was formally installed in his new office. The new council, which is, however, practically the same as the for raer, was also Installed. Columbia?Bryan H. Lumpkin, formerly of Columbia but now of KIIllans, has raised a sweet potato on his farm weighing eight pounds. Mr. Lumpkin has several other potatoes of large dimensions, but this was the largest. Columbia.?Judge Jas. Coke Klugh, of the South Carolina Circuit Court, died at his home in Abbeville. Judge Klugh had been in falling health for several months. He has had an interesting career and has held many offices of honor and trust. Columbia.?Posters advertising the state fair are being pasted upon billboards throughout the state by representatives of a Columbia concern. This week attention is being given especially to St. Matthews, Orangeburg and other towns between Columbia and Charleston. Spartanburg.?This city entertained for two hours the State Fencible of Philadelphia and members of the Old Guard traveling in a private train as escorts to Mayor Reyburn and members of the city council of Philadelphia who have been in Atlanta attending the unveiling of the peace monument St Matthews.?Under the recent resolution of town council that another member be added to the police force in order that the streets may have the undivided attention of the street overseer when his services are needed an election was held at the council meeting and F. M. Heckle was chosen to fill this position. Lexington.?A record was reached in price of Lexington county farm lands when J. B. Amlck of Newberry sold his plantation of 89 acres, two * a n miles norm 01 L.exiiiRiun, 10 \j. a. Gavin of Wagener, (he consideration being $5,000. It Ib considered one of the best farms in the county, but 1b almost entirely without buildings. Columbia.?An order to parties who may be concerned to show causo within four weeks why amendment? to the charter of the South Carolina Western Railroad, permitting that company to extend its lines of railway to Tlmmonsville and to Sumter, should not be approved, was issued by the secretary of state. Gaffney.?About one hundred representatives from Spartanburg, Cherokee and York counties gathered at the Broad river bridge, in this county, and organized an association to build a highway connecting Yorkvllle and Rock Hill with the national highway, via Gaffney to Spartanburg and thence to the North Carolina mountains. Cartersville.?The site for the handsome new school building has at last been chosen. In addition to the present school grounds another acre has been bought, making a spacious playground. The building will be placed in the centre of the lot. This is about the prettiest and most desirable lot in town and on it there are several large shade trees. Woodruff. ? The Woodruff fair closed, i ne nrsi uay wan r?iuj iu the forenoon and while the track was slippery, some very good races were run, but the next day the Bun was bright, and the running waB much easier and better. Those who are judges say the horaeB showed this year were the best that have ever been In Woodruff. Chester.?The police ahe looking for one W. D. Langston, who Is charged with having obtained money for magazines which he was not authorized to represent. By offering attrac tive clubs for well known publicat'ons he is said to have secured $250 and left for parts unknown. Orangeburg.?The October term of the court of common pleas adjourned after one week's session. During this term about 15 cases were disposed of. In the case of L. G. Way vs. Alice Harper, a suit for the recovery of real estate, a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff. Charleston.?A Charleston plant, the Riverside Iron Works, will build the 12-inch auction dredge for which the contract was recently let by the navy Hpnaptmont tn a New Jersev firm. The contract has been sublet and the Charleston yard will do the work. Orangeburg?An enthusiastic and largely attended meeting of the Orangeburg chamber of commerce was held at the court house. Routine business was taken up, after which subscriptions for the support of the chamber were asked for. This appeal met with great tuccess and the treasury is considerably better off for it. Columbia.?The case of H. C. Craft against the Seaboard Air Line railway for JfjO.OOO, which has accupied several days in Richland county court of common pleas was completed and a verdict rendered in favor of the dedefendant. C.affnev.?Mr. Doc Cooper, one of Cherokee's well known farmers, planted about one gallon of beans, from which he has sold $52 worth and has some left to can .Mr. Cooper Is progressive in every sense of the word. He farms from the word up and is consequently making money in his agricultural operations. " .. MILL \ RSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 191 ATTEMPT TO WRECK PRESIDENT'S TRAIN WATCHMAN FIND8 THIRTY-SIX 8TICKS OF DYNAMITE ON BRIDGE. NOTIFIED THE OFFICIALS Watchmen Exchanged Shots With Two Men Who Are Cuppoted to Have Been Responsible?Santa Barbara Officials Are Making Search. San Francisco, Cal.?A report rerAtvod hprn hv officials of the Southern Pacific Railway Company from C. B. Brown, section foreman for the road at Naples, Cal., gave details of the discovery of thirty-six sticks of dynamite under the Cairtan viaduct, 20 miles north of Santa Barbara, several hours before President Taft's special train passed over the bridge, en route to lx>s Angeles. The dynamite was found after the watchman engaged in a revolver battle with two men, who scaped. The dynamite was discovered at 2 o'clock. The President's train passed ovor the bridge at 5:51. They were at the opposite end of the 1,000-foot span and ran when ordered to halt. The watchman ran across the bridge, firing several shots, vhlch were returned. After the pair had escaped in the darkness, the watchman returned to the bridge and began an investigation. Near the center of the span, lodged on one of the supports of the viaduct, he found Cue thirty-six sticks of dynamite with a ten-foot fuse attached to one of the sticks. He left the find untouched, going immediately to Santa Barbara and notifying the officials. Sheriff Wines of Santa Barbara county went immediately to the bridge with several deputies and removed the dynamite. A general search is being made for the men. I Pay Tribute to the Dead. Washington.?The courta in Washington paid tribute to the late Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan of tho Supreme Court of the United States. The highest tribunal of the law, of which Justice Harlan was the oldest member, the court of commerce, the court of claims, and the various branches of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia adjourned immediately and the court of custom* appeals announced (hat out of respect To him It would not be in session for two days. The Supreme Court of the United States was In session only one minute. Excluded From American Ports. Washington. ? Tea-drinkers, especially those who prefer the Chinese blends, may soon find the price of their luxury advancing in the wake of coffee and sugar as a result of the Treasury Department's strict ruling against importations of teas artificially colored. The order already has resulted In turning from American ports several hundred thousand pounds of Chinese tea treated with Prussian blue, talc and other drugs or chemicals. Cars of Glidden Tour In Virginia. stAiinton. Va.?Ten cars of Glidden tourists reached here from Gettysburg, Pa., after n day of mild sensations including two hold-ups and one rather serious accident. The holdups occurred at Harrlsburg, Pa., where a policeman cautioned the tourists to go slow at the point of a gun. At a toll gate where they wpre halted for orer-speedlng, they were allowed to ipsume after leaving their numbers. Cracksman Rob Bank in Virginia. J Clarksville. Va.?Cracksmen wrecked the vault of the Planters' bank here and escaped after exchanging shots with the watchman. The bank was entered from the street and dynamite or nitroglycerine was used to open the vault. It is not yet known how much money was taken. The bank, however, is heavily insured against loss. China Faces a Crisis. Peking.?Simultaneously with the acceptance by Yuan Shi Kai of the post of viceroy of Hu Peh and Hunan provinces, to which territory he is : directed to proceed and immediately 1 re-establish imperial authority, the I Chlneso ffnr?pnmont in nhnwine re markable activity, even in the face of a depleted treasury. The government Beems to realize the necessity of crushing the rebllion promptly and is dispatching the army to the scene of revolt as hastily as preparations' can be made. Demonstration to President. San Francisco.?Every officer and enlisted man on the flagshhip California drank President Taft's health in California champagne the treat being | provided by the President. Although other naval formalities were observed when the President came, It was noted that the regulation seluta of 21 guns was not fired. That, an almost unprecedented breach of naval courtesy, caus| ed considerable speculation until it I was learned that the salute had been omitted at the special request of the President. LaFollette Gun Has Been Fired. Chicago.?Two hundred progressive | Republicans here in their first national I conference endorsed Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin for President and declared in favor of a direct primary as a means for the expression of a presidential choice. The endorsement came in the shape of resolutions framed in part by former Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield. who it was held by the delegates appeared as expressing the views cf Theodore Roosevelt. , . f/ . T! 1. TanTlong stapleIxhibits Arrangements Were Made For Space at Fair By Mr. Carpenter?List of Classes Were Announced. Columbia.?C. H. Carpenter of Pickens was in Columbia to make arrangements with the state fair association to secure space for an exhibit of long staple cotton at the fair. Mr. Carpenter represented Ira Williams of the state demonstration work. It is planned to offer $1,000 in prizes for upland long staple cotton and every effort is being made to have an excellent showing at the state fair. "The interest in this cotton that has been awakened in our farmers," said Mr. Carpenter, "and the splendid results that have followed their epeHments make possible an cxhibt of this kind. "In order to encourage our farmers to show what they have accomplished, liberal premiums have been offered both for the best plants and also for cotton in bales. Do not let any one ; think that because he can not have his cotton ginned on a roller gin it is useless for hira to compete. The cotton of this class bringing the highest price last year was ginned by a saw gin. However, it must be remembered that the greatest care must be exercised and the gin run as slowly as possible in order to avoid cutting the lint." Mr. Carpenter is himself most enthusiastic over the possibilities to be found in the long staple product and is very desirious that every grower in the state shall take part in this contest, as he feels certain that an exchange of experiences and of results will be of great' benefit to the farmers. He says also that those desiring to sell the cotton on exhibition can dispose of it to advantage here in Columbia. May Favor Board of Education. At the conclusion of the arguments Judge Wilson indicated that his decision in the case of the B. F. Johnson Publishing company, seeking an order to force the state board of education to eliminate the readers of the D. C. Heath company from the schools of the state and adopt the Johnson readers, would be in favor of the education board. He took all written arguments under consideration, and said that he would announce his final decision at a later date. R. W. Shand, attorney for the D. C. Heath company, has completed his argument. Attorney tienerai L.yon was present and gave his views on the case. He did not think that it was I within the jurisdiction of the court to assign the order sought by the Johnson company. It is very probable that the case will be carried to the supreme court for a decision. It is claimed that the bid of the Johnson company for the third, fourth and fifth readers was accepted by the state board of education. The company refused to sign the contract for the' delivery of the readers under the interpretation of the board with reference to the exchange values. The Barnwell Fair Premiuma. The premium list of the Initial Barnwell county fair has just been Issued. It Is a neat booklet of 36 pages and cower. The agricultural products are well covered, handsome premiums being offered for the best exhibits in this line. There are also stock, poultry, household and educational departments, with capable superintendents In charge of each. The Boys' Corn club and the Girls' Tomato club, in charge of Horace J. Crouch, county superintendents of education, and Mrs. Dora Lee Walker, respectively, will be held in connection with the fair and will add much interest. Gov. Blease has been asked to deliver an address here fair week, but it is not et known whether he will come. Clemson Erects New Building. That a permanent building for Clemson college will be erected at the fair grounds was the announcement made by J. A. Banka, president of the Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina, who was In Columbia. The building will be completed and in use for the opening of the fair October 30. In this building will be shown stereoptlcon views of the many branches of instruction and work done at ClemBon. Clemson Students May Come. While no definite announcement has been made that the Clemson students will visit the state fair it seems a surety that they will be on hand. Capt. Marcus B Stokes, commandant, A. E. Shillite, commissary, and H. A. Sloan, quartermaster, were in Columbia to look into the possibilities for arrangements if the regiment of students is brought over. Much red tape is to be unwound before the crowd can be instructed to proceed. It is expected that there will be no difficulty in securing the orders. Fire Report Arouses Interest. Reports for the month of September from the various city officers were re celved by city council at the regular meeting of that >ody. Especially did the report from the Are department arouse Interest and commendation from council. During the month Columbia had seven fires. The value of property endangered was reported by W. J. May, chief of the fire* department, at $8,050. The loss by fire was only $22. This 1b a remarkable showing, especially where the fire loss for the entire stste Is considered. Mr. Hamby Unable to Oo To Meeting. On account of railroad schedules A. McP. Hamby, secretary of the chamber of commerce was unable to go to Ornngpburg in order to make an address before the Orangeburg chamber of commerce on the Corn exposition. Orangeburg is among the banner counties of the state In the promotion of the exposition, and Mr. J'amby was disappointed at his inability to attend the meeting. Geo. H. Stevenson, secretary of the association left by automobile, and it Is pref.' tied arrived on time. \ / MES CLAIMS AGAINST IHE GOVERNMENT ? # - - SUING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR PATENT ROYALTIES AND OTHER THINGS. ONE CASE IS A BIG LAND SUIT Claims Against Government Must Be Tried In Court of Claims With the Governments Consent?Cannot be Sued in Ordinary Court. Washington.?Claims involving millions of dollars and suits against the Federal government in which claimants are trying to secure patent royalties and damages of other kinds await the decision of the United States court of claims. The moat important case approaching decision la the claim of the Missouri, Kansas ft Texas Railroad to damages of $61,287,000 for lands which It declares were originally granted to the railroad and afterwards granted by the government to inamua. One of the interesting cases to be argued before the court of claims is the demand of Frank Q. Farnham of Honesdale, Pa., for royalties on the method used by the government In preparing the stamp book sold at all postofflces. Mr. Farnham claims to have invented the method of binding the books and the government is paying no royalty. The claim of Capt. John J. Knapp, U. S. N., for patent royalties of $160,000 for a safety apparatus now used in battleships to prevent explosions In the turrets, also has been argued and is awaiting decision. Still another large claim against the government is that of Purcell Envelope Company, which claims that a contract of the company with the Postoffice Department was ignored when Charles Emory Smith became Postmaster General. The company wants $500,000 damages. Claims brought against the government must be tried in the court of claims with the government's consent, as the United States cannot be sued In ordinary courts, or against Its will. Beet Sugar Men Are to Fight. Colorado Springs, Col.?That the statement of John Arbuckle, New York sugar refiner and coffee magnate, that he will go before Congress next winter to fight for free sugar, is the beginning of the first genuine battle between the beet sugar manufacturers and the cane Bugar refiners, is the declaration of Clarence C. Hamlin, chairman of the executive committee of the United States beet sugar industry !n a statement made public here. Mr. Hamlin stated that while the condition of the sugar market this year has been bad, it would have been "Infinitely worse but for the 500,000 tons of beet sugar America produces. "It Is this great industry, the one which Senator Bristow said was the best Justification for a protective tariff, that the cane sugar refiners are seeking to destroy/ he said. Walsh Has Quit Fighting. Chicago.?John R. Walsh, former banker and former head of a score of railroad and quarry enterprises in this vicinity, who was paroled from the Fort Leavenworth Federal prison after serving part of a term of imprisonment following conviction of charges of infraction of national banking laws, has outlined his plans for the future. The course he has mapped out does not comprise plans for another fight for financial promin- 1 : eace. One More Victim of Football. Athens, Oa.?Suffering from a blow on the head received in a football , game between the scrubs and reserves F. M. Moise of South Carolina, a student at the University of Georgia, is in a local hospital in a serious conH<?inn Vfniao u-n? rpnrtcrpd uncon bcIous by the blow and had not regained consciousness at last report. Physicians state they are unable to determine the extent of his injury. Madero Officially Nominated. Mexico City, Mex.?Lacking only the ceremonies of the inauguration, Fran! Cisco I. Madero is President of the 1 republic of Mexico. Rv a vote of the I electoral college, which was practi[ cally unanimous, he was officially nominated. Jose Pino Suarex, with: out doubt, will be the vice president,; if not already such. Even if he has , failed to get a majority, there is now no reasonable doubt that the Chamber of Deputies will name him as Madero's lieutenant over Francisco De La Barra. Presidential Boom to Be Launched. Chicago.?Friends of Senator LaFollette became active with the arrival in this city of delegates from many states to attend the conference of the National Republican Progressive League. They assert that they would begin an aggressive movement to bring about his nomination for President. No antagonism, they said, had developed as yet to his nomination and if any of the delegates have come to Chicago intending to oppose the plan of LaFollette's friends they have not announced their intentions. Have Taken Radical Steps. Peking.?The Chinese government I has placed severe restrictions on the telegraph lines, evidently for the purpose of preventing communication between the rebels. The telegraph administration refuses to transmit megsages either to or from the provinces of Hu-Peh, Human. Kiag Si, SzeChuan, Kwei-Chow and Yuan. On this account, Kankow, where the revloution is at its height, is cut off. It is not considered possible that the wires have been cut throughout these six provinces. $1.25 PER YEAR IB|HanIaaaIa|a^HiaHalaaaMaaaaM| . 'jVc.- ? FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Some of the Latest Happenings That Are of Interest to the People of the Palmetto State. * a k % Lancaster.?Master Odell Horton, son of Robert Horton, suffered a broken arm while cranking an auto mobile, the machine "kicking" him. Columbia.?W. F. Stieglits, council . superintendent of waterworks, sewerage and city hall and opera house, submitted bis report upon the ra rlous departments in nn care ana gave an extended report on condition* In each. Lancaater.-J-The case ol Jim Clark, I a negro, charged with killing a woman & of his own race in the southeastern *" part of the county October 15, ltlO, ws found guilty of carrying concealed weapons and fined $50. The state failed to make out a case of murder. Washington.?Fourth class posfcna* t?rs were announced for South CaroUna as follows: Long Run, Fairfield h,V' county, J. Gilder Norris, to succeed Lr- t M. A. Aiken, resigned; at Windsor, Aiken county, Annie J. Toole to succeed C. P. Boggott, resigned. Charleston?The New England Society of Charleston is already arranging for the due obseravnce of Forefathers' Day, December 22. The principal address will be made by the Hon. William Hodges Mann, the eloquent governor of Virginia. The Old Dominion's love for the Palmetto state will flad voice from the lips of her honored executive. Chester.?Two negroes wanted for participating in a free-for-all shooting bee near Edgemoor some weeks ago, were rounded up by Constable Henry Gibson and carried before Magistrate Reid at Richburg and fined $40 apiece. The two culprits were Will Johnson j and Will Rawls. Three more negroes JL wanted for participation in the same affair are still at large. " A Lancaster.?The jury in the case of wtf Julius Caesar Watts, charged with ^ the killing of C. C. Faile, rendered a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy which means a life sentence. Watts killed Faile in Flat Creek township, December 24, last The parties involved were white and well-to-do farmers. Sentence has not yet been passed. M Walterboro.?J. Rice Godley resign- <j ed as a member of the county board C of education. Mr. B. Godley Is a grad- f uate of Clemson College and has served acceptably for the past three years. He will De succeeded Dy air. j. wuMans Campell, a graduate of the Citadel and one of the best known and most prominent educators in Colleton county. Aiken?The Baptist church is now perfecting plans to erect a Sunday school building adjoining the church building. The approximate cost will be $5,000. The building will be modern in every respect, containing II rooms, an auditorium and kitchen. A committee has been appointed to solicit subscriptions for the building and is meeting with splendid success. Columbia^?Arrangements are being perfected for the third annual conference of Charities and Corrections in South Carolina. The sessions will be held in Columbia at a place to be announced within a few days by the executive committee. The dates are Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24. The programme will soon be ready, and will shortly be publish ed In full. Sumter.?At a regular meeting ol city council it was decided to purchase a combination motor pumping engine and hose wagon. The Are department committee was authorlxeo with full power to act to select a make of pumping engine and hose wagon and report for ratification at another meeting. Mayor Jennings cast the deciding vote in favor of the combination pumper and hose wagon. About $8,500 will be the cost of the apparatus. Orangeburg.?Mayor Rain has declared his intention to put a stop to , vagrancy and will rigidly enforce the ordinance. In his Instructions to the grand jury 01 urunjseuui* tuuui; mm September Judge J. W. DeVore of Edgefield, then the presiding judge, laid particular stress upon the state vagrant law and pleaded with the grand Jury to see that magistrates, c.ty authorities and others put a ban upon vagrants by bringing them to criminal prosecutions. Columbia?The city of Columbia re- ' ceived a check for $29,202, this being its share fn the dispensary profits for the quarter ending September 1. The county nnd county board of education will also be sent checks. The total profits for Richland amounted to $58,404.94. Barnwell ?The cotton caterpillar is doing much damage in this county. The young cotton and the top crop will be damaged greatly, one farmer, who usually makes 75 bales of cotton a yea\ says that the caterpillars would cause him to lose seven or eigni Dates. Manning.?A call has been issued for a meeting at this place of all the merchants, bankers and business men Interested in the holding, warehousing and financing of the cotton crop in view of the depressed state of the market. The weeting will be held In the court house. Johnston.?Th<- corner stone of the monument to the Confederate dead, which is being erected by the Mary Ann Blue chapter, U. D. C., was laid with impressive services, the Masons assisting. After the assembling of the crowd at the place the Masons circled around the stone. Columbia.?Commissioner Watson has been invited, and will attend a * cotton conference, to be held in Ches- jj&v. ter during the county fair on October 24. It is said that much cotton Is being held in Chester county for a higher price. Columbia.?The Florida Citrus exchange has called upon the governor of South Carolina to cooperate in the fight agc.inst the shipment of green oranges. The matter was referred to the state department of agriculture and the Inspectors 6f the department have been ordered to 6ehe nil such shipments found in the *tatt , i ' >