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NEWS FROM BOTH HOUSES
V The Latest News of The General AsI
sembly Is Given In These Columns
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__ Columbia ?There was a session of
N tbe Joint assembly (or holding elec?'
i tftons. *.
President (JL A. "SaijtT? declared
nominations open- tor tbe position ot
directors of the state penitentiary and
stated that there were two vacancies
ti be filled. W. H, Gtepn and J. D.
feat, two retiring directors, were
the only nominees. After the ballot
president Smith fjhdertd Mr. Glenn
and Mr. D<*s reelected? for another
t term. [ $ .
lite election of two trustees for the
state negro collect at Orangeburg was
' taken up. DW W. R. Lowman of Orangeburg
aqd E* P. Hodge of Clarendon
were tbe? only nominees and
were elected to Dtl the vacancies.
At a jolat meeting of the railroad
committee* of the senate and the
house, held in the senate chamber, the
railway trainmen, conductors, engi-?
neers and the railroads were repre
seated. Their representatives spoke
and gave reasons for and against the
passage into law of the bill providing
for a minion m number of person*
I on trains operated in this state. There
are two bills of this character, one
in the boose and the other in the
senate, hut tbey differ in their provisions.
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The Senate.
A favorable report on the anti- rac.ng
bill war made by the senate judiciary
committee. This bill, if passed,
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A message was received from the
governor quoting a letter that he had
sent to the heads of all the colleges
^ of the state requesting that they, if
z noaslbie^furnlBh him with the annual
^ student S^oilment for the sessions
of 1010-1911. the number of profes
sort in instructors, the expenditure
for the year and any other information
that they cared to divulge. The
< % clerk had just started to read it
when, on motion by Senator Carlisle,
it war received as information to be
Inserted In the journal.
A house message was received informing
the senate that an act to
reqshe the distribution of the dispensa-y
fund and the method of its
distribution had been passed over the
_ governor's veto. A message from the
governor was attached. On motion of
Senator. Weston, consideration was
deferred and the bill and message
Were ordered spread on the journal.
J be other message informed the sento
that the vetoed amended act for
the establishment of an industrial
/school for boys was also passed. On
motion of Senator Christensen this
and <:be governor's attached message
I were also sent to the committee on
j education and the whole matter is to
( be inserted in the journal.
/ The unfavorable report on the
house bill to regulate the awarding
' of scholarships in Winthrop college
was laid on the table. After being
amended by Senator Hardin the bill
j was sent to the house.
, ' Senator Carlisle's bill defining the
' duties and powers of probate courts
in relation to minors was passed and
/ ordered sent to the house.
stumor tarmb secomi rtfauiug um
I to amend section 2743, code cf laws
/ of South Carolina, volume 1. relating
/ to the appointment of Justices aad
' special judges, caused a prolonged
and stormy debate, which was adjourned
until after third reading bills.
Senator Weston's bill to repeal the
act incorporating the town of East/
over in Richland county was killed.
/ Senator Young's bill requiring that
all employers of labor who require
their employes to give two weeks' noFor
Reduction of Cotton Acreage.
Acting under a resolution of the
South Carolina state farmers' union.
Commissioner Watson is soon to inaugurate
a campaign throughout the
cot:on belt to interest the farmers
in the movement to reduce cotton
acreage. He will urge upon the state
Tamers' unions of the various states
and the departments of agriculture
to put the ' Rock Hill Plan" in operation.
The plan was promulgated by J.
G. Anderson or kock Hill and he is
to accompany Commissioner Watson
on the trip throughout the South.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the Sunny Broo': Brick
company of Miles Mill, with a capital
stock of $10,000. The officers are: H.
P. Lee, president; R. H. Johnston, secretary
and treasurer. A commission
has been issued to the T. J. Bentlev
company of McCormick, with a capital
stock of $8,000. The petitioners are
T. J. Bentlev and J. P. Hollowav. The
secretary of state has issued a charter
to the Arthur Hardware company
of St. Mathews, with a capital stock
of $35,000.
Associattion of Architects Meet.
The Association of Architects of
South Carolina was organized at a
meeting held at Columbia city council
chamber, there being a membership
of 34. The association adopted a constitution,
following a general discussion,
and elected officers. The following
officers were elected: C. C. Wilson,
Columbia, president. A. W. Todd.
Charleston, vice president; A. M
Hamby. Columbia, secretary and treasurer.
An executive committee was
also named. This committee will decide
on the next meeting place
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tice before quitting, to alBo give tne
employe the same amount of notice
before discharging him, after being
amended by Senator Carlisle, was approved
and sent to the house.
There was a concurrent resolution
from Senator Earie for the appointment
of a committee out of the senate
and the house to investigate the
recent text-book law. Immediate consideration
was objected to, and the
matter was carried over
New Senate Bills.
Mr. Spivey?To amend an act entitled,
"An Act to authorize the city
of Columbia to execute a mortgage
of the property now used by the state
agricultural and Mechanical society
for the uses of said society," approved
February 17. 1911.
Mr. J. B. Black?To grant to graduates
of the state hospital for the insane.
the same rights and privileges
of nurses graduating from other institutions
or hospitals.
Mr G. H. Bates?To amend the law
relating to magistrates and their constables,
their powers, duties. Jurisdiction.
salaries, etc.
Mr. Epps?A joint resolution authorizing
the county commissioners
of WtUiamtburg county to draw his
warrant for $900. and the county
treasurer to pay the same.
The House of Representatives.
Speaker Smith of the house anI
nounced that he had appointed F. M.
j Cary of Oconee; J. J. Evans of Marlboro,
and W. L. Daniel of Saluda,
members of the house on the investigating
committee to probe the goverivor.
the former winding-up commission.
the attorney general and any
one connected in any way with the
old state dispensary.
The house heard three special messages
from the governor. The first
transmitted the annual reports of the
board of fisheries and the commission
un the state house grounds. The
second special message notified the
house of the expiration or the terms
of August Kohn, W. T. C. Bates and
T. Q. Davis as trustees of the Univerjlty
of South Carolina. The third
message recommended an investigation
of the so called "cotton mill
merger."
The house disposed of five vetoed
acts passing four by the necessary
two-thirds majority and sustaining
the governor'} veto on one. The four
acts passed over the governor's veto
will be sent to the senate.
The only one of the vetoed acts before
the House which caused much
debate was that relating to exemption
from jury duty. The governor's
3pecial message stated that he vetoed
it because m.nisters were not exempted
from jury duty. After extended de-(
bate, the house sustained the governor's
veto by a vote of 70 to 36.
The act requiring the distribution
of the dispensary funds among the
common Befools and providing the
method for doing so was passed by
the house over the governor's veto
I by a vote ol 83 to 11. The act, with
the veto message, will foe 8ent to the
senate.
The house defeated by one vote
Mr. Moore's bill seeking an election
for Abbeville county for the restoration
of the dispensary in that county.
The vote was 50 to 49 on a bill that
had been unfavorably reported.
The third reading bill making it a
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misdemeanor to onguimr ui yuunsu
slanderous and libelous matter was
passed and sent back to the senate
with amendments by the house. By a
vote of 68 to 32 the house refused to
recommit the bill.
By a vote of 78 to 16. the house
passed over the governor's veto the
act providing for state maintenance
of the Industrial School for boys at
Florence. The act will be sent to the
senate. The passage of the bill met
with little opposition on the floor of
the house.
New House Bills.
K. P. Snlth?To allow the foreman
of the grand jury or acting fore- 1
I mail to swear witnesses in the gtand |
jury room.
Mr. Casque? Relating to over- .
charges by common carriers.
Mr. Moore? To regulate the liabilities
of common carriers by railroad to
their employes in certain cases.
Mr. Nicholson ?To provide for con
solidated and graded schools in county
districts, and to appropriate ?15.000
to entourage the same.
Mr. Baskins?To limit the time in
which bills of sale and chattel mortgages
can be enforced and collected.
>1 - tljcL-in-Tn nrnvwlo fnr 1'mir
commisicuers for Lee county.
Announcement By Mr. Reid.
The following announcement has
been made by Mr. Whltner Reid. sec- j
retary of the state farmers' union:
"Under the Clinkscales plan, the sec- j
retary of the state farmers' union received
$20 04 for expenses of cotton
holding movement. The commissioner
of agriculture, the president of the
state farmers' union and the secretary ;
of the state farmers' union, who wore
authorized to use this fund, haye
agreed to turn the same over to J.
G. Anderson, state superintendent,
for expenses of the Rock Hill plan." j
Want Sale of Contraband Stopped.
At the roptilnr mppfinz nf thp ritv
council it wh8 resolved and unanimously
adopted that the intendant
and wardens petition Governor Blease
to have his state constable be mere
diligent in his duties in suppressing
the illicit sale of contraband liquor?
in various places in the county. It has
been brought to the attention of the
council that the traffic is being
carried on in open disregard of countv
and state law. there being evidence
of it by brands of liquor being purchased
it. different localities.
Arrested After Seven Years.
Sheriff E. B. Gamble has recently
located and had arrested in .Marlboro
county a bright mulatto wanted at
Manning on a charge of burglary and
larceny committed seven years ago.
On the night of January 14, 1905, Mrs.
Hannah Levi, an elderly woman, upon
going to her room upstairs, discover
ed a man escaping by means of a lad
der. She was so overcome by frigh?
that she died hi a abort while. How
ever, sb* recognized the intruder a
Roten Jackson, a trusted employe c
the family.
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DAMAGE BY TICK1
GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR E. M.
NIGHBERT TELLS OF THE
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A Letter Wat Received By Commissioner
Watson and President Dabbs
of State Farriers' Union?The Damage
To Cattle Is Great. ]
Columbia.?Declaring that the state
of South Carolina is losing over $1,- |
100,000 annually and that the loss to i
the South is $40,000,000 by cattle tick,
E. M. Nighbert, inspector of the
United States department of agrlcula
lptfpr to Comrais- i
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sloner Watson and Presidents Dabbs
of the state farmers' union, suggesting
certain methods of eradication. The
suggestions were indorsed by the i
state farmers' union at the recent
meeting held here. ?
"The state is suffering," says the
inspector, "the ban of quarantine on
account of the plenetic fever of cattle,
which is produced and transmitted by
the cattle tick. The presence of this
tick makes breeding, feeding and marketing
of cattle unprofitable and hazardous.
The losses, conservatively
estimated, the result of this disease
producing and blood-sucking parasite,
are $1,100,000 annually to the state of
South Carolina and $40,000,000 to the
south.
"The feasibility of complete extermination
of this disease producing parasite
from every plantation, farm and
cow lot, has been known for 15 years
and confirmed by every Southern
state. By a thorough knowledge of
this condition, individual effort and
concerted action, this menace to your
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cattle industry may ue icimocu
every plantation, farm and cow lot
within the short period of from 4 1-2
to nine months.
"South Carolina is strictly a farming
section. Your worthy citizens and
coworkers are now laboring with a
condition that is adverse to their interest.
You are interested in the production
of the most valuable crop and
by product cattle feed in the world.
Jurors to servecsl.ia cmfwy s
Columbia.?Jurors to serve during
the first week of the approaching i
term of common pleas court for Richland
county were drawn. The term
convenes February 5. The jurors are:
C. L. Sox, B. K. Hunter, J. H. Hendrix,
Lemmell C. Dowdy, W. M. Westberry,
D. S. Bunch, F. A. Muller, H.
Collobgh, J. J. Myers, H. D. Harmon,
J. J. Hinnant, George S. King. J. G.
Etheredge, C- A. Linn, A. B. Langley,
L. D. Friday, Joseph Walker, W. M.
Rabon, C. B. Danforth, W. C. Gladden,
t r? Pnhh I. j Walker. J. Sumter
Moore, W. A. Wimberly. J. H. Haithcock,
J. N. Rawlinson, Clarence Rae,
Edw. N. Word, G. L. Berfoot, A. C.
Fetner. J. A. Carlisle, C. L. Price, W.
R. Buckheister.
Many Acta of Incendiarism.
Charleston.?Arrested at the burning
of the Charleston Fibre Companys
plant, at the west end of Spring street
Marion Burdell, a young white man,
who has been watched for weeks by
Pinkerton detectives, confessed some
hours later to many acts of incendiarism,
among these being the starting of
the big meeting street fire of July 8.
1910, in which six large stores in the
heart of the wholesale district were
practically destroyed with a loss o'
over $215,000.
To Give Short Course at Batesburg.
Batesburg.?Through the efforts of
E. C. Ridgell the extension division
of Clemson college will give a short
course of one week in Batesburg in
the near future. This work is a substitute
for the one-day institutes as heretofore
held over the state. The chauge
is made with a view of reaching a
larger number of people and of giv
ing more detailed instruction along
the lines pertaining to better farming.
Florence? Capt. Harold M. Brunson,
a former Coast Line conductor, waB
elected chief of police of this city at
a meeting of city council.
J. S. Crosby Committed Suicide.
St. George.?News has reached
here that J. S. Crosby, a highly respectable
white man, who lived at
Harleyville, killed himself. There was
no one in the room at the time save a
small boy, who screamed at the report
of the gun, which brought assistance
immediately. The facts were
hard to obtain, but from what could
be gathered Mr. Crosby sat on the
edge of the bed. placed the nozzle of
a shotgun to his heart and with a fire
poker pulled the trigger, which killed
him instantly.
Medical Association Meets
Orangeburg.?The Medical associition
of this district, composed of
Orangeburg, Calhoun, Bamberg, and
Lexington counties, convened in this
city, several days ago and held an interesting
session. There were 20 physicians
from the counties in attendance
at the convention, but the attendance
was not as large as it should [
have been. The entire delegation was
tendered a dinner. The first part of
the business session was taken up in
reading papers and in some interesting
discussions.
Committee To Take Up Plan.
Charleston.?Mayor Grace appointed
H. T. Morrison. Henry Williams
and A. W. Litschgi members of the
committee to take up the cotton acreage
for this county. The appointments
are made at the request of J. G. Anderson,
state superintendent of South
Carolina. Mayor Grace will communicate
with Mr. Anderson and the latter
will advise with the Charleston county
committee a3 to the steps to be
taken to put the plan of curtailing
the " in to execution.
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FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
\ Column of News That Has Beer
Collected and Condensed With
Care By The Editor,
Greenville,?Capt. "Billy" Smith,
the veteran conductor of the Southt
srn railway, who for so many years
has run on the Columbia & Greenville
division of the road, announced
that he had retired from service.
Chester.?Jim Carter, a paroled negro
convict from Chester county, who
was arrested during a raid in Chester,
was in police court and found guilty
of carrying concealed weapons and I
paid a fine of $20.
Honea Path.?Joe Black, a negro,
about 40 years of age, who lived one
mile east of town was found dead on
the place of M. L. Latimer, some two
and one-half miles from town. There
were no marks of violence on his perBon
and nothing to indicate that he
had been a victim of foul play.
Edgefield.?People in. this county '
Beem to favor a reduction of the cot- '
ton acreage. The "Rock Hill plan" l
has been adopted, and a committee 1
appointed by Mayor John Edwards to '
canvass the county. They will se- i
cure pledges from the farmers to re- <
duce the cotton acreage 20 per cent, i
Washington.?The Senate has con- 1
firmed the nominations of Mrs. E.
M. Sloan to be postmaster at Walhal- 1
la and of John W. Dunnovant to be
postmaster at,Chester. J. F. Flowers 1
has been appointed postmaster at Syracuse,
Darlington county, succeeding 1
J. A. Clark, Jr., resigned, mis is a '
fourth class office and requires no ionflrmatlon.
Barnwell.?Messrs. H. I). Still, of
Blackville; J. D. Jenny, of Jenny, and
Harry D. Calhoun, of Barnwell, who
were recently appointed to further
the "Rock Hill plan" in Barnwell
county, are strictly "on the job." Mr.
Calhoun is not sitting still and holding
his hands by any means, but is
going out among the farmers and get- 1
ting results.
Greenville?Samuel J. Taylor, one
of the most rrominent and Influential
men of Greeiyville died at his home
after only a few days' illness. Mr. i
Taylor was 72 year6 of age, and had !
spent nearly the whole of his life
in this place, always taking a leading
part in the affairs of the community. |
He volunteered at the beginning of
the civil war, served the whole four ;
years with honor and distinction, sur- [
rendering at Appomattox.
Walterboro. ? Several more blind
tiger cases will come up soon, which
were continued by Mayor Ackerman.
It 1b hoped that these caBes will be
completed at this sitting of the court.
Great interest has been manifested
An?An ??/! w/v little ovoifomon f
IUCDC VidOCD, nuu 111/ nine iaiiiviuviu
was caused from time to time, owing
to the many rumors afloat, one ol
which being that an effort would be
made to have the detectives at work
on these cases arrested on a counter
charge of some kind.
Greenville.?News was received in
the city of a deplorable tragedy
which occured near Tigerville, when
the 15-months-oId son of Mr. and Mrs. |
E. L. Hightower was burned to death
and their house and furnishings completely
destroyed by the flames. Mr
Hightower is a farmer of the Tiger
ville section, and at the imp of the
Are he and his wife were picking cotton
in a field some distance from the
house.
Chester.?There will he a big rally
here Febuary 2, Messrs. W. H. Barton,
W. W. Ix>ng and C. B. Haddon,
of the co-operative demonstration farm
work having informed Mr. R. L. Cunningham,
county agent, that they will
be here at that time to address the
farmers and Chester County Boys' i
Corn Slub. The exercises will be
held in the court house, and efforts
will be made to organize the Boys'
Corn Club for the year 1912.
Spartanburg.?Thomas Holcombe
was awarded $">00 damages in the
court of common pleas. The verdict
was against the Spartanburg Railway.
Gas and Electric Company, the
plaintiff alleging that he boarded a
street car of the company and was
told that it would carry him to Clifton,
a distance of twelve miles. He
further alleged that he was made to
get off in the city and had to engage
a private conveyance at a heavy cost.
It is further said that his carriage
broke down, thereby causing mm
great inconvenience.
Charleston.?The "small farm idea"
was given an impetus at a meeting of
the chamber of commerce, when a
number of business men and others
participated in a discussion looking
towards the colonization and development
of an area of 0,000 acres near
Summerville,
Edisto Island.?Miss Jennie McConkey
was burned to death at her
home here, the tragedy occurring
while her brother, with whom she
resides at the famous old McConkey
plantation, was in Charleston on
business, the unfortunate woman being
alone on the place at the time.
Florence.?As a result of the big [
snow storm and freeze, the birds had
a very tough time of it finding something
to subsist on. and the average
sportsman and small boy was "making
hay while the sun shines" killing
them out.
Orangeburg.?Quite an exciting and
unique event tcok place here on the
public square when Charles A. Stromon,
a large grower of cotton, sold
at auction 88 bales of his last year
crop. All the buyers were notified
that the sale would take place and
were present and the bidding was
spirited among them.
Hock Hill. ? The Sumter County
committee, consisting of Messrs. Xeill
O.Donnell, Richard I. Manning and S.
A. Harvin, is the first among the lowcountry
counties to perfect organization
under the "Rock Hill plan," and
get its canvassers out rfter pledges.
Greenville?A. B. Bramlett of SimpaOnvilie,
Greenville county, a switchman
at the local yards of the Southern
railway, fell beneath a shifting
engine and sustained very serious Injuries.
His right foot was cut completely
off and the left foot so badly
mangled that amputation will probably
prove necessary.
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;i)AY, JANUARY 25. 1912
FlL WRECK OF
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
OUR PROMINENT RAILROAD MEN
MET THEIR DEATH IN A PRIVATE
CAR.
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Illinois Central Express Crashes Into
Private Car.?Bodies of the Victims
Were Badly Mutilated?State and
Railroad Officials to Investigate.
Conetralia, III.?The state of Illinois,
the coroner of Marion county and the
Illinois Central Railroad Company itself
began a three-fold Investigation of
the fatal collision on that railroad in
shjch four men, high in the railrond
world, were killed at Kinmundy, 30
miles northeast of here. In a private
jar of wood construction attached to
train No. 25, the New Orleans express,
.'our men were instantly killed, while
four other men in the forward end
of Ihe same car escaped unhurt.
The four victims of the wreck were
sleeping in the rear end of the private
car which was telescoped by the
engine pulling train No. 3, the I*anama
limited, running fifty miles an hour.
The aeaa:
James T. Harahan of Chicago, former
president of the Illinois Central.
Frank O. Melcher, second vice president
of the Rock Island, whose car
was crushed.
E. B. Peirce, general counsel of the
Rock Island.
Eldridge Wright of Memphis* vice
president of a Rock Island bridge
company and a son of Luke E. Wright,
former Secretary of War.
The trainmen injured are: Robert
Stuart, engineer; C. J. Bert, firemen,
both of limited; Jessee Gilbert, fireman
of express.
They were taken to their homes in
Champaigne. Gilbert's hip was broken,
Berts skull was fractured and
Stuart suffered from concussion of the
brain.
The heavy engine, drawing a solid
train of steel sleeping cars, plowed
half way through the private car.
The Throne Will Not Abdicate.
Peking.?Premier Yuan Shi Kai'i
efforts to bring about the adbication of
the throne have failed, and the situation
in China has entered a new and
perplexing phase. Prince Ching, the
sx-premier, Prince Pu-Lun, ex-presi
dent of the National Assembly and
Princes Tsai Sun, brother of the exregent,
absented themselves from the
inference of Princes of the Imperial
clan, which left the decision as to the
ibdication to the reactionaries, who
have been strengthening their hand
iteadily since the Premier permitted
he probability of abdication to become
known.
Shot Niece and Killed Himself.
Tacoma, Wash.?T. B. Neff, a young
ancher. accidentally shot and killed
lis 12-year-old niece, Annie Beyy Bond,
while hunting rabbits near here.
Overcome by remorse he wrote a note
to his sister explaining the tragedy
ind committed suicide by swallowing
strychnine. Neff had been left in
charge of the girl while her parents
made a trip to Seattle.
Must Carry Beer When Offered.
Washington.?Beer is a commodit)
ind railroads must carry it when offered
for transportation, from one
state into "dry" counties of another
state regardless of the laws of the latter
state. The supreme court of the
United States made this ruling regarding
a proposed shipment from Inliana
into 'dry" counties.
Fire Destroys a Large Hotel.
t i?Kin <nrinc? eta ?Fire destroy.eo
the Sweetwater Park Hotel with a
loss estimated at $250,000. It was not
occupied except by caretakers. The
hotel was one of the largest resorts in
the South and was built 25 years ago.
It was three stories high and contained
350 bedrooms. It probably will be
rebuilt. The origin of the fire is not
'*nown.
Lytle Enters Gubernatorial Race.
Nashville, Tenn.?The first entry in
to the democratic gubernatorial lists
in Tennessee since the recent harmony
pact, is Thomas L>. Lyttle, of Murfreesboro.
Previously an independent, he
joined in the effort to harmonize the
party in October, 1910. In his platform,
just given out, he says that
while in favor of temperance and temperance
law's, he is convinced of the
utter failure of the present prohibition
law and favors its prompt repeal
and in its stead high license, seggregation
and rigid enforcement.
Ovation Given First Over-Sea Train.
Key West. Fla.?Cheering by thousands
of visitors, the blowing of whistles
and the ringing of bells announced
the arrival of the first passenger
train over the newly completed extension
of the Florida East Coast Railway
between this city and Knights Key,
forty-six miles toward the mainland of
Florida and marked the beginning of
a three-day celebration over the completion
of the line. The first train bore
Gov. Gilchrist, other state officials and
Henry M. Flagler, president of the
Florida East Coast Railroad.
Traced to Religious Fanatics.
Lake Charles, La.?The series of
wholesale murders of negro families in
this state, totaling 26 victims within
the past twelve months, the last of
which being the murder of an entire
family of five of this place are believed
to have been the work of religious
fanatics and the officers are holding
Rev. King Harris, a negro preacher
at Jennings, La , for further investigation.
Harris heads a sect known as
the "Sacrifice Church" and has succeeded
in establishing a following in
several Louisiana towns.
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State Prison Association f'ormedSeveral
Speeches Heard.?Address
by L. J. Barnhardt.
Columbia?While the object oi
improving prison conditions in the
state, the South Carolina Prison association
was organized here with a
score of members. Two sessions
were held in the hall of the house of
representatives. At one meeting N.
W. Brooker acted as chairman and
A. T. Stratton, secretary. Several addresses
on prison conditions were delivered.
A committee consisting of
C. E. Burts. C. E. Wellner and Alan
Johnston. Jr., was appointed to franu
the constitution of the association
The constitution was submitted anc
adopted.
Several addresses were delivered
bearing on prison conditions in South
Carolina. The question of corpora
punishment and the prison hospitals
were informally discussed by those
attending.
An address was also delivered on
"Criminal Porcedure" by J. Bern
hardt. field secretary of the Georgia
State Prison association. He is devot
ing his life to the improvem?nt of the
prison conditions. The South Carolina
association will be modeled after
the Georgia association. He discussed
the questions of "Why are prisons
necessary? Do they meet the need
of the hour? Conditions in Southern
prisons; prisons in politics type of officers;
why do men commit crime?
Society's attitude toward the criminal
type of men who commit crime;
probation; juvenile courts; inspectior
of jails and discharged prisoners."
Commissioners Held Meeting.
The Charleston board of commissions
for the management, cutosdy
and care of convicts held an extended
session at the City Hall, the result
being the election of William E. \\ ingate
ac captain of the guard, with the
following guards; Guard No. 1. W.
H. Churchill Guard No. 2, Thos. C.
Laffan; Guard No. 3, Albert Diers;
Guard No. 4, Henry Doscher. The
elections are for one year. The meeting
was called to order by Mr. A. Sidney
Taylor, acting chairman. Mr.
John F. Riley was duly elected chair
man and Mr. Taylor vice chairman.
Mr. John M. Semken was elected secretary.
The following constitute the
committee on accounts: Aldermen
John Wohltmann. M. P. Healy am
Mr. A. S. Taylor.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued
a charter to the Barr Drug Company j
or Ninety-Six with a capital stoca 01
$2,500. The officers are: J. H. Barr,
president, secretary and treasurer. A
charter has been issued to the Johnson
Mercantile Company of Chesnee
in Spartanburg county with a capital
stock of $10,000. The officers are: A
S. Johnson, president and treasurer;
J. S. Wingo, vice president, and F. H
Weaver, secretary. A general mercantile
business will be conducted. A
charter has been issued to the R.
H. Nesbitt Auto Company of Spartanburg
with a capital stock of $10,000. j
The officers are: R. H. Nesbitt, president:
W. D. Nesbitt, vice-president,
and J. I). Garlington. Jr., secretary
and treasurer.^
Mystery Is Partly Cleared.
The mystery which shrouded the
disappearance of Mr. W. Iv Agnew
from hiB home has been cleared up
to some extent. His body was found
by some negroes about two miles behind
his house, in a narrow gulley,
some ten feet deep. His body was
lying downward, nearly covered with
snow, with arms crossed, legs crossed
and the face and head lying in
a pool of water, with no marks of any
knd upon his person.
Commission Form of Government.
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The commission form of government
i has been discussed more or less in
Sumter ever since Columbia set such
a good example, and a meeting of the
: chamber of commerce some few weeks
Bince the form was indorsed for Sumter
and President Baker was instructed
to appoint a special committee to
1 carry the matter further and to coni
fer with the legislative delegation.
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KJIUllluia.? lue CUJII t-uic vuuii ir
appointed Messrs. F. B. drier, of
Greenwood, and \V. C. Miller, of Cliar!
leston, as members of the hoard of
law examiners.
Branch of Alumni Association.
An Anderson county branch of the ;
Alumni association of the University
1 of South Carolina has been perfected
with the following election of offi- ]
cers: Rer. Sanders R. Guignard,
president; A. H. Dagnall, vice presi
dent; G. H. Geiger, secretary and
treasurer, and T. P. Dickson and F
K. Todd, members of the executive
committee. The meeting was attend
ed by many graduates of the univer
sitv, and if is expected that every
graduate of that institution now in
this county will become a member.
An A. C. L. Engine Was Derailed.
The engine driven by Engineer Fer
ris, pulling Train 8ti, from Charleston
to Florence, was derailed at the
switch near the Evans street cross
lng as it was entering the passenget
yards. The cause of the derailment
was the snow and ice that had become
so packed in the "frog" at the
switch, causing the flange of the front
truck to mount the rail and the loco
motive went down on the ties. The
derailment caused a delay of about
four hours to No. 86 and No. 82, the
Northbound fast mail.
Work of State Farmers' Union.
At the concluding session of the
State Farmers' Union a measure tc
provide for the creation of a state
j commission on agricultural education
j and a state director of agricultural
] education was indorsed. A resolu
i tion indorsing the co-operative reia
i tions recently entered into by Clem
; son College and the United States
! farm demonstration work was adop
ted j by the state union. The union
also approved the efforts being mad*
. to enir.rge and improve the agrlcultu
' ral department of Clemscn.
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Some Troops Still Loyal.
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Peking.?A special train has been
neld in readiness to take Yuan Shi '
Kai to Tien Tsin. It was evidently <
the Premier's plan to transfer the pro- I
visional capital to that city where 1
the danger from Manchus was slight. I
Apparently he intended to escape '
from Peking as soon hs the edict of '
abdication was signed, but the resc- 1
tiouary Princes gained the upper 1
hand temporarily and prevented the 1
issuance of the edict. Meantime the
Republican ultimatum arrived, result- I
iug in a considerable change of program.
This ultimatum demanded the <
abdication of the throne and the surrender
of the soverign powers and
set forth the refusal of the Republicans
to permit Yuan Shi Kai to participate
in the provisional government
until the republic had been recogn
nized by the* foreign powers ana uie i
country restored to peace.
Premier Yuan may still have need
of the special traiff, because it is expected
he will refuse to carry on the
government at Peking without abdication,
after which he and his troops
will be subjected to the gravest Manchu
hostility. The ex-War Minister,
Yin-Tchang, and the ex-president of
the board of war, Tleh-Liang, are <
mentioned as possible successors to I
Yuan Shi Kai. Both are Manchus j
and, therefore, should the throne appoint
either of them, it would be a
breach of one of the nineteen consti- .
tutional pledges, but national exigen- j
cies might be considered a substantial j
excuse for such action.
Many of the Chinese troops are at
present loyal to Yuan Shi Kai.
Honey Creek Heroine ia Dead.
Boone, Iowa.?Kate Shelley, hero- j
ine ot the Honey Creek flood disaster
In 1881, died at her home a quarter
of a mile from the Moingona bridge
across the Pes Moines river, the
scene of her heroic act. Six months
ago she was operated on ror appendicitis
and before she recovered
Bright's disease set in. During a
violent storm thirty years ago Miss
Shelley, who was station agent at
Moingona, crossed the bridge over
the Des Moines river on her liandB
and knees at midnight to flag a pasI
senger train on the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad and save it from
plunging into Honey Creek over
which the bridge was washed away.
Nomination of Hook Likely.
Washington. ? Among friends of
President Taft it is generally understood
that the nomination of United
States Circuit Judge Hook of Kansas
to the Supreme Court succeeding
the late Justice Harlan, would be 6ent
to the Senate. Objections to Judge
Hook referred to Attorney General
Wickersham, it was said, have not
proved convincing to the president.
Roosevelt Gathers Moss.
Chicago.?Political leaders here expressed
belief that by action taken
Theodore Roosevelt was assured of
his first two delegates to the Chicago
convention. The move was made in
the first Illinois congressional district
which in 1908 was the initial one in
the state to take an open stand for
the nomination of President Taft and
which formally instructed delegates
in his behalf.
Plot To Involve Uncle Sam Fails.. 1
Teheran. -A plot to kill one of the
American officials has been discovered
and this explains the attempt
against the American Folbruce, attached
to the treasury gendarmerie
who was shot at while leaving the barracks
January 10.
Royal Family To Visit U?.
Ottawa, Ont.?Canada's Governor
General, the Duke of Connaught, accompanied
by the Duchess aud their
daughter, the lTincess Patricia, left
for New York, to be the guests of
Whitelaw Reid, the American ambassador
to Great Rritain. and Mrs. Reid.
The ducal party left on the car Corn
wall and York and were attended by
Lieutenant Colonel Lowther, military
secretary; Captain Rivers-Bulkeley,
aide de camp, comptroller of the
household; Miss Pelley, lady in wait
ing, and several servants.
Was A Bad Year For Crooks
Washington.?Promoters of fratidjlent
schemes who had obtained J77,000,000
from the public were put out
of business during the fiscal year,
ended June .10 last, according to the
annual report of obert S. Sharp,
' chief inspector of the Postoffice Department.
This showing is the most
remarkable in the history of the de- !
partment. During the fiscal year, 529
individuals were indicted on the
charge of using the mails in furtherance
of schemes to defraud. 196 per
sons were tried and 184 convicted.
Are Opposed To Paper Bill. ,
Washington.?The Pepper Bill to;
"further increase the efficiency ol j
I the organized militia of the United
States, and for other purposes," ie j
meeting with much opposition In the
House. The bill was introduced by
Representative Pepper, Democrat, ol
Iowa. Members of state militia orecnintions
are pressing the bill. "Thlr
bill seems to be so radical a departuri
Tom Democratic standards," said
Representative Page "that I am Invlt
Ing an expression of opinion on 11
from my constituents."
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Jews That Has Been Gotten Together
From Many Towns and Counties
From Over the State.
Timmonsville.? Fire destroyed four
tores, odices and the Knights of
^thias and Masonic hail entailing a
088 of nearly $10,000, mostly covered
iy insurance. Owing to the snow
>eing on the ground and the intense
:o!d, there was considerable delay
n getting streams of water playing
in the flames.
Columbia. ? The National Guards
Vssoclation of South Carolina, meetng
here, discussed a number of mat:ers
of importance to the organixaJon
and elected Major W. B. Moore,
>f Yorkville, president, and Capt. A.
E. Legare, of Columbia, secretary. A
jmoker was tendered to the seventy
risking officers by the Columbia ofSeers.
Columbia.?Dr. J. A. Hayne and Dr.
LaBruce Ward will begin their course
jf lectures on public health and sanitation
at the University of South
Carolina on February 6 at 11 o'clock
In LeConte's college. Lectures like
these last year attracted wide attention
in tiie university and throughout
the state, and proved of utmost bene
flt to a basal cause in the well-being ,
af South Carolina. V
Anderson.?According to the bud- \
get of the commissioners of Ander3on
county it will require $10,100 less
this year to run the county than it
did last year. It is estimated that >
tbe cost to operate county this year
will be $104,190. After making a de- \
iuction for the fines in the courts
jf the magistrates, the courts of general
sessions and the commutation
r.Qa ? )v tho ammini needed will be
"educed to $93,690, which must be
-aised by taxation.
Columbia. ? Commissioner E. J.
Watson, the president of the Southern
Cotton Congress, was asked by resoutiona
adopted by the Farmers' Union
lere to go into other states and puBh
he campaign for cotton reduction in
icreage under the "Rock Hill plan."
Jovernor Blease has forbidden Mr.
Watson leaving the state again with)ut
permission, and it will be necesiary
to get this for him to go, with>ut
disobeying the governor's manlate.
Anderson.?The Greenville, Spar*
anburg & Anderson Railway has be?un
the erection of its $20,000 freight
Ration in this city. The station is
aeing erected on the Reed & LIgon
lot on the corner of Federal street
and Murray avenue, just in rear of the
postofflce. The work of constructing
the several freight and passenger
lines entering the city and appproaching
the terminals is progressing, and
within a short while the tracks will
be in place.
Wagener.?The newly sworn city
council decided not to charge any
town taxes for the past year inasmuch
as there is already a sufficient
balance in the treasury to run th?
town for another year. This speaks
well for the former council, and will
be remembered by the taxpayers. A
modern school building is about completed
at a cost of $15,000, and ea..k* *
litlzen can point at this structure with
pride, for indeed it is an ornament
to any city.
Marion.?At the request of the
state superintendent, J. G. Anderson
of Rock Hill, Mayor E. T. Wilcox has
recommended a committee, consisting
of J. D. Montgomery, chairman; S.
W. Norwood and N. A. McMillan, to
.ake charge of organizing Marlon
county for the reduction of cotton
acreage. Thia-committee is composed
of enterprising business men. and
likely Marion county will soon be
worked over in the interest of the
movement.
Columbia.?"If the governor had
evidence or reason to believe that
the law of this state was violated by
the merging of the cotton mills, he
has failed to communicate the same
to the attorney general's office. Betides,
he has in no way indicated to
this office any desire he may havs
had to prevent or interfere with the
merging ofthe mills in question. If
tie or any one else has evidence or
;an indicate where the same may be
jbtained, showing a violation of the
iuti-trust laws of this state, proper
proceedings will be commenced to
>iiforce the law and the litigation will
oe pressed as far as the means of this
office will permit," says tne attorney
general.
Easley.?Priuce Hill, a negro employed
in the freight and express
rooms as porter of the Southern Hailway
Company, was arreBted and
locked up on the charge of stealing
packages from both offices and also
for stealing and selling a railroad lantern.
Washington.?The following South
Carolina postmasters were nominated
by President Taft: E. M. Sloan at
Walhalla and John W. Dunovant at
Chester. Their commissions will be
issued as soon a sthey are confirmed
unless there is opposition, and none
is known to exist at this time.
Chester.?At a meeting of the
Chester Poultry Association it was
decided to hold the poultry show on
Friday and Saturday, January 26 and
27. Eegorts will be made to secure
a vacant store room iui me yuiyvoc.
Sumter.?Friday, January 26, will
be tag day in Sumter. The tagged
will be expected to contribute, the
fund derived from which to be expended
for doctoring the sick trees
of Sumter. The trees of Sumter are
always a subject of admiration to
visitors to our city, and many of them
need serious attention to keep them
from going into dangerous decay.
Aiken. ? Thos. Dugan, who came
trom Charleston to Aiken some week*
.go and opened a house for winter
tourists, has left Aiken, leaving behind
him four little'children, the age
of the eldest child being eight years.
Charleston.?At a meeting of the
board of township commissioners of
Sullivan's island, resolutions were
adopted taking official recognition of
the splwdid work of the officers and
men of the array post at Fort Moultrie,
in preventing the spread of the
tire which burnt the Witte "and the
Mazuck houses a couple of weeks
thanking them for their services.