Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 22, 1912, Image 1
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SOUTH GAROUNA
8ENATE"AND HOUSE ARE BUSILY
ENGAGED IN SOME IMPORE1MH
TANT WORK.
MANY BILLS WERE PASSED
The General Assembly Work of the
State of South Carolina Told in
Brief For The Week That Has
Just Closed.
Columbia.?The general Atl&nbly
heard a special message from Gov.
Blease in which he transmitted a copy
of a lengthy letter be sent to Senator
H. B. Carlisle, chairman of the dispensary
investigating committee, in
reply to an invitation to come before
the committee and give any informs
tion he might have which would substantiate
the insinuations in his message
to the general assembly during
the season for 1911.
The governor signed the anti-racing
bill following its ratification by the
general assembly. The measure was
passed by the legislature after being
amended so as to eliminate the injunction
feature, and is desigued to I
Iput an end to betting on horse racing
In South Carolina. The provisions of
the bill become effective on July 1.
Two important <ibeasures relating to
the finances of the state have been
passed by the house and senate and
ordered enrolled. Mr. Browning's bill
providing for the refunding of the
brown stocks and bonds by the sinking
fund commission when they fail
due on January 1. 1913, was one of the
measures ordered enrolled. The other
was ine juiui rrnuaiuuu ui inv nvj
and means committee, providing for
submitting to the people at the next
general election the question of handling
the old asylum property for $1,000,000
with which to develop the uew
site.
Over 100 acts of state-wide and local
Interest have been sent to the secrei
tary of state by the governor. A majority
of these do not contain the sig.
nature of the ^governor, they having
become law automatically. In several
instances, the governor made notes
on the measures, expressing his opln
ion as to their merits. An examination
of the mass of acts in the secretary of
states' office shows that about three
out of every four have not been given
the official signature by the governor
of the state.
Both the house and senate adopted i
the report of the committee of free i
*3 conference on a bill to create and
operate a state warehouse system for 1
storing cotton and other commodities i
and the measure was ordered enrolled i
for ratification. 1
An important amendment added by t
the free conference committee provides
that the attorney general shall t
institute proceedings against the cot- t
; ton-warehouse commission created by t
the bill and determine the oonstitu- t
tionality of the act before any of the ,
funds are appropriated to put the ware |
house system iu operation. I
The report of the legislative committee
on penal and charitable irsti- ]
tutions has been sent to the general <
assembly. A number of recoinendations
are made. The committee investigated
the state hospital for the
insane, state penitentiary, Lexington
reformatory. South Carolina institution
for the education of the deaf and
blind. South Carolina industrial
school and the Confederate home. The
members of the committee are G. K.
Laney of the senate and Olin Sawyer
and O. L. Sanders of the house.
The -Senate.
The controversy between the governor
and several county delegations
with reference to the appointment of
magistrates was officially brought to
an end in the senate during an executive
session, when that body refused
to confirm the appointees of the governor.
The greatest number of cases
decided were from Spartanburg eounSchool
Work In Orangeburg.
Prof. W. K. Tate, State rural school
' inspector, and Miss Marie Cromer,
girls' tomato club organizer, are visiting
several schools of Orangeburg
county. They visited Kowesville, Bowma
li. Cope, St. George school, Two
Mile swamp school. North Willow
school. Livingston, Neeses Magnolia
school. South Goodland and Springfield.
The meeings are being well
attended. Prof. W. E. Swearingen,
anu Miss Elise Rudd, of the Rural
School Improvement Association visited
many school of Orangeburg.
Have Jailed A Desperate Negro.
About six years ago a negro gen
rally called "Black Kidd," alias
Charlie Williams, shot Leni Bishop,
the big negro formerly employed by
the tire department. The "Black
Kidd" got away, but he came back i
recently and he is now in jail at i
Greenwood. It is said he came back i
to kill Lem. so Lera evidently feels
relieved that he is behind the bars.
The 'Black Kidd" landed several days i
ago end has been around ever since. <
Several days ago he jumped on a
negro aud beat him up badly.
Two Large Trials For Next Term.
The special terra of court of general
sessions. *hleh convened at Aiken
February 4, adjourned after the
rase of Tom Lipford, charged with :
the tnurdcr. of Fuller Gregory, a spe- .
cisl deputy, at Warrcnville which i
had b3*n set for trial, had been continued
until the June term of court.
The continuance of Lipfo.'d's case sets
two big trials for the June term, Lipford's
and thr.t of James G. .Seigler,
.charged with the murder of Policeman
Wade Patterson on the streets of
Aiken. I
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91.
ty. The matter was presented to the
senate by Senator Carlisle.
By a unanimous vote and with no
debate, the senate passed the so-called
anti-racing bill and sent to the
house for concurrence in the amendments.
There are two amendments,
one eliminating the injunction feature
and one making ttfe bill take effect
July 1, 1912. The race bill has
been in the legislature several weeks
and has caused general interest. It
is the chief matter of legislation at
this term.
The bill to provide for auditing the
books of the state officials that wan
sent to the senate with the governor's
veto and his reasons therefor and referred
to the judiciary committee was
upheld by it and so reported to the
senate The senate then concurred
in the veto.
The senate took up all unconested
matters on the calendar and rapidly
disposed of it. The debate on the
racing bill was the principal feature
of the evening. Many senators partlcpated
In it, and the injunction feature
of the bill was killed by a vote
of 33 to 2.
The bill to allow the Columbia Elec- ;
trie, Gas and Power Company to
build a power dam across the Congaree
river just below the confluence
of the Broad and Saluda rivers was
killed on third reading, but the senate
reconsidered its action and adjourned
debate on the measure.
The introduction in the senate of
the bill to place the offlce of the commissioner
of agriculture, commerce
and industie8 precipitated one of the
liveliest fights of the present session.
It was Anally passed to third reading
unamended.
I
After considerable debate the sen ,
ate passed the Joint resoluton provid (
ing for the investigation of the rate? j
for the water used by the state from
the city of Columbia. (
The senate passed the supply bill, i
after haying adopted many amend- ,
ments, and it was sent to the house i
tnr rnnoiirrenpo in th? a menfi men t S. i
The joint resohtfion to investigate <
the so-called Parker mill merger that
was recalled from the senate was
killed in the senate by a vote of 16 I
to ft. This resolution was the out- j
come of a message from the governor 1
in which he charged that the Parker
interests had consolidated their cot- I
ton mills in violation of the law. This
resolution had previously been re- !
ported unfavorably by the judiciary
committee, but was later adopted and
sent to the house.
The House of Representatives.
The house took up the Crosson i
bill creating the office of state high- i
way commissioner. The house ad- i
journed without taking any definite i
action on the bill. Numerous amend- j
ments have been offered. <
Mr. Hitt's bill to provide for a tax 1
on standing timber was passed to *
third reading in the house.
By a vote of 57 to 45, the house (
tilled the judiciary corammee s jojui
esolution providing for an amendment
to the constitution providing
or biennial sessions of the general ''
tssembly.
Mr. Dobson's bill was tak^i up in (
he house. The bill provides that f
he tenure of the county superintendsnts
of education expire in July ra- |
her than in January. The counties ' ^
vere being rapidly exempted when
i>r. Sawyer moved to indefinitely >
postpone the bill, and this was lost. .
The bill, after many trials and trihu- ^
at ions, was passed and goes to the ,
senate for concurrence in the amend
ments.
The Crosson bill creating a state ,
highway commission was tabled by a
vote of 62 to 36 in the house alter a |
long debate. The measure, which
was introduced last year, passed the !
senate during the present session. It i ,
provides for levying a tax on automo- j |
biles to pay an expert to supervise {
road construction in this state. ,
The house concurred in the senate's
amendments to the OsborneErckmann
anti-racing bill. One of the
amendments abolishes the injunction
feature of the orignal bill while the (
other provides that it shall not become
effective until July 1, 1912. t
On the motion of Mr. Erckmann the 1
house accepted both amendments :
and the bill was ordered enrolled and j
was transmitted to the governor.
Is To Become Convention City.
Managing Secretary McKeand, of
the chamber of commerce, received I '
- .u- ?... !
iroill lilt* pniuur nit; iirai tuples ui
the leaflet to be issued by the newly ' 1
organized Tourist and Convention i (
League, setting forth the new plan j '
under which Charleston intends mak- ;
ing the efTort to become a great convention
city and presenting in com- ;
pact form an argument designed to 1
show why the public in general
should he willing to assist in enter- j
raining the convention delegates who
will come hero In 1912 and 1913 I
Telephone Company Loses Suit.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Minnie
C. Lundy against the Southern '
Bell Telephone Company rendered a
verdict of $20,000 for the plaintifT.
The suit was for $50,000. growing out
of the death of Mrs. Lundy's husband 1
Charles Lundy, in the northern part
of Columbia in 1909. The case was
preveusly heard in May, 1910. and a
verdict for the same amount as 1
awarded this time was rendered. The
case was previously appealed by the
defendant and a new trial was granted
her. i '
Work of Sumter City Council.
Postmaster Geo. D. Shore wants a
relic from the battleship Maine for
the new- postoffice grounds and has
asked council to help him secure it. .
Clerk Hurst was directed to write
Congressman Lever and ask his aid '
in securing the same. A matter that
has been annoying the people of
Sumter for a long tim?\ and especial
ly during the bad weather for the las!
three months, has been that on Main
street gutters discharge water ont'
the pavement. Council will give owne
rrs 15 days to install draios.
LEO
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A 6111 ELEVATOR
THE BUSINESS MEN OF THE
STATE DECLARE THAT IT IS
BADLY NEEDED.
IT WILL BE LOCATED HERE
This Project Will Be Necessary For
South Carolina In Two Years Be- ,
cause of the Increased Production
of the Corn Industry.
Colu?bia.?The production of corn
in South Carolina has advanced to
the point where a grain elevator will
be needed within two years," said
F. S. Terry in discussing the increase
in this state.
Accordlug to statistics prepared by
the state department of agriculture,
the corn production for last year was
about 45,000,000 bushels. Statistics
obtained by the department show
that about $6,000,000 worth of corn
is brought from the West to this
state eacty year. This means that
the farmers buy about 7,000,000 bushels
of corn annually. With average
conditions it is expected that the corn
production will reach 55,000,000 bushels
this year, which would eliminate
the Western corn producers from this
territory.
Practically all corn produced in this
state is consumed by South Carolina
farmers. Little corn is shipped out
of the state. Reports have been received
in Columbia from time to
Lime that farmers in various sections
of the state experienced trouble in i
finHincr a murbot fr?r thoir mm
tinning ? 1?M?( AVV *v. v?v.. vw. ...
First of all, the elevator would be
erected in Columbia because this is
the logical and geographical point.
A. farmer in the Piedmont or Pee Dee
sections, with an elevator here,
would have little trouble in disposing
it his crop.
"The elevator should be erected
with a view to handling all kinds of
grain," said Mr. Terry. "Within two
yearR' time this state will be in a po- 1
sition to ship corn out."
Study of Rider Spider Goes On.
Bjitesburg.?The planters of this
section are pleased to learn that Con- |
gressman Lever has been successful
in his efforts to have the red spider
pest investigation continued. About
two years ago Mr. Lever's attention
was called to the existence of the
spider in this section and the damage
threatened by its presence. Owing
Lo its alarming increase in the vicinities
of Bate8burg, Leesville and Lex
ington, Mr. Lever was enabled to se:ure
an appropriation for an investigation.
The work has already cov;red
a period of two years. During
he past season the investigation was
:arrled on by E. A. McGregor.
Not Much Fertilizer Being Sold.
Yorkviile.?Little or no fertilizers
lave been shipped to this point this
ear up to this time. Inquiry of a
ealer, who is among the largest in
he county, reveals the fact that so
ar he has not had exceeding a dozn
inquiries as to prices and has not
aade a single contract with farmers,
'he outlook is that farmers throughiut
this section will buy the ingredints
and mix their own fertilizers
his year on a larger scale than ever
?efore, and as a result the demand '
or cotton seed meal is unusually
arge and will likely continue unless
here should be an extraordinary adance
in the price.
A/ill Give a Freight Bureau Hearing.
Charleston.?The joint committees
)f ways and means and railroads of
:ity council will give a hearing to
hose business firms who may have
jrguments to submit for the continued
operations of the freight bureau,
'or whose abolishment a bill has been
ntroduced in city council by Alder- '
nan Pinckney.
Charged With Violating Liquor Law.
Columbia.?"Bill" Pot was arrested ;
>n a charge of violating the dispen- !
wry ordinance. Bond was put up in :
he sum of $40.75 for his appearance 1
it recorder's court. A quantity of
?eer was seized at the club.
Files Suit Against Southern.
Charleston.?D. E. Riley ha* filed !
lult against the Southern Railway for
?2,000 damages on account of alleged
nistreatment he claims to have re..J>iA.I
n I.An..1 a t,oln KAta>aan '
oitcu rtuwdi u a uciiii uvi n vvu vji vv?i
rille and Seneca at the hands of a
icket collector. It seems that the dificulty
arose over the question of
are between the two places, Mr. Ril?y
claiming: that the agent at Sjiaranburg
had taken from his mileage I
100k sufficient mileage to cover the
iistance to b? traveled, and the ticket
-uditor claiming that he did not.
Women's Club Board Meeting.
Greenville.?The South Carolina !
iYomen's Clubs' executive board is
lolding its meeting in Greenville. The
xecutive boatd is composed of. Mrs.
'ulius M. Visanski, president, of
'harleston; Mrs. Alexander ixtng,
irst vice president, of Rock Hill; i
tlrs. John Ruiisell, corresponding sec- ,
etary. of Greenville: Mrs. L. I). ;
'hilds, second vice president, of Co- i
umbia; Mrs. Frank B. Gary, treas- i
tier, of Abb?ville: Mrs. Mary E ;
A'aterhouse, recording secretary, Mrs
lobprt A. Chandler, auditor.
Low Priced Cotton Did Not Hurt.
Yorkville.?Low priced cotton did
tot hurt the majority of the white
arnters of York county so badly as
t did those it. some other sections of
he state, except in their minds. The:
rere hoping for 12 to 15 cents anc
vere hurt by disappointment. They
used a big corn crop in 1910, ditto
egs, and their store accounts were
afhespondingly less than the all-cot>n
farmers in other sections Last
aar they raised the largest crop of
otton and the largest crop of corn.
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A Column of Short Paragraphs That
Were Collected With Very Much
Care By the Editor.
Chester.?The adjutant general. W.
YV*. Moore, has fixed Thursday, April
11, as the date for the inspection of
Company G, First infantry of this
city.
Columbia.?Dave Lucious, who sl.ot
his stepfather, Wash Hightpwer, was
fined 595.75 in recorder's court or given
a sentence of 90 days. The shooting
occurred on Assembly street at
the house of Lucious' mother. She
had married Hightower the night before.
Newberry.?The rain fell in torrents
and the wind has been blowing
hard for many hours. Farmers are,
- # * II k 4 Un.f
Ui uuiiinf, letrmiK uiur, uetauBc iucj
have not been able to do any work
of preparation on their farms. The
area planted in wheat and oats this
season was not up to the average.
Columbia.?At a meeting of city
council it was announced that representatives
of the Southern railway
would arrange for a suitable steel
bridge at the foot of we6t Elmwood
avenue. At present the line is crossed
by a wooden structure, and it is
probable that at an early date a steel
bridge will be constructed.
Yorkville.?The representatives of
a carnival company was here and undertook
to persuade the town council
to allow the aggregration he represented
to come here for a week during
the near future. After hearing
his proposition and giving the matter
due consideration the council decided
they would not allow the outfit to
come.
Orangeburg.?The political cauldron
is beginning to boil in Orangeburg
county and the election this year
promises to be one of great interest
and vigorous contest. As yet no announcements
have been made except
M. E. Edwins, who will be a candi- ,
date for supervisors of Orangeburg
county. Rumor is that practically all
the officers of the county will have
opposition.
Chester.?W. E. T. Wade, who was
recently appointed canvasser ior cotton
reduction pledges in Baon Rouge
township has finished his canvass.
His figures indicate, in 1011, 2,447
acres were planted in cotton, whereas
during 1912 the farmers pledged themselves
to make their aggregate acreage
not greater than 2,952 acres. This
is a reduction of 15.09 per cent, or
525 acres.
Waterloo.?Reports'from a number
of the best farmers in this section,
say the recent cold snap has greatly
injured the wneat and oat crop.
Where the ground will permit oats
being sown in the hope of making a
Bpring crop. It seems that oats have
suffered more than wheat, as they
will not stand as much cold. Mer- j
chants ar* busy selling; seed oats, ,
and prices range from 80 cents to $1
per bushel.
Gaffney.?Postmaster Thomas Hester
is in receipt of a lettter from the
Inspector in charge at Atlanta, replying
to the application made by Mr.
Hester for an inspection of Gaffney
with a view of free delivery of mail, in
which the inspector states that a man
will be detailed for service here
within the very near future. The city j
is in readiness for the inspection
and there can be but little doubt as to
whether or not the system will be
secured.
Bishopville. ? Bishopville's new
hank. Merchants' and Planters' bank,
has opened for business with capita! :
stock of $50,000. The officers of the
bank are: J. S. Corbett, president;
A. M. Lee. vice president; \V. J. DuBose,
vice president; W. \\\ Watson, j
cashier. The directors are as follows:
S. L. Austin. E. \V. Tisdale, i
W. \V. McCutcheon, A. M. Lee, Geo. j
McCutcheon, Dr. A. C. Baskin. J. E. '
Cousar, W. .T. DuBose. R. W. McLen- i
Jon, J. S. Corbett.
Columbia.?Rain for three days and
two nights has caused the rivers in
this vicinity to rise and .4Pf&t/rions
are being taken to prevent the flooding
of warehouses close to the river
banks. The Congaree river is up to ;
20 feet, which is several feet above
flood stage. The Wateree rivpr is
30 feet at Camden, where the flood
stage is 24 feet. The rains continue
and flood warnings come from the local
office of the weather bureau, saying
the streams will continue to rise.
Mallory.?It is now just about six
weeks until the time to begin planting
cotton and practically no farm
work has been done here. Some oats
have been planted but only a small
part of what would have been planted
had weather conditions been good.
Orangeburg.?Orangeburg is experiencing
a coal famine. All of the local
dealers exhausted their supply a
few days ago and some suffering
from the cold weatliPr is being experienced.
Just when the supply will be
replenished is not known, but the
Ucra ICI3 o i c rAj/uvinife ? Cici;
day.
Charleston.?In the United States
district court in the case or the Huber
Manufacturing Company vs E. J. Corley
and John P. Corley, an order was
taken giving the plaintiff 30 days n
which to file additional argument,
otherwise the case will be dismissed i
on a technicality.
Greenville.?Former Sheriff J. I).
Gilreath has gaain announced his candidacy
for that office and will enter
the primary this summer against the
incumbent. J. Perry Poole, Hendrix
Rector and probably one or two otn- !
ers. Mr. Gilreath was defeated for j
the office four years ago.
Charleston.?County Supervisor W. j
P. Cantwell opened bids for the repainting
of the interior and exterior
of the court house building. Four
bids were received, and the contract
awarded to A. Duffy & Son, >1,992.
Spartanburg. ? The demand for
coarse goods corning into the mills of
the Spartanburg district duriag the
last two weeks is said to be almost unprecedented
in the history of cotton
-piods manufactured in this section,
"he demand is said to be from China,
ue merchants of the country buying
11cre heavily than they have a; any
ime within the last three years.
MJLL
SDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 191
PRESIDENT TUFT
SELECTS PITNEY
JERSEY CHANCELLOR CHOSEN
TO SUCCEED JUSTICE HARLAN
ON THE BENCH.
ABLE RND POPULAR JURIST
The Iowa Federation of Labor la Pro- ;
testing Against Placing Pitney or,
the Supreme Court?Governor Wil
on Speaks a Good Word.
Washington.?President Taft sent to
; the Senate the nomination of Chan
i cellor Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey to
be an associate justice of the United
j States Supreme Court.
In executive session, the Senate
without discussion, referred Chancel
lor Pitney's nomination to the com
mittee on judiciary which probablj
1 will make a report in the near future
Trenton, N. J.?Governor Wilson
gave out the following statement rela'
tive to the appointment of Chancellor
Pitney to the Supreme Court bench:
"I have known Chancellor Pitney
: ever since we "were young men together
at college and I feel that both
I In character and in attainment he
j is singularly fitted for the great poslj
tion for which the President has chosen
him. I think New Jersey is to
be congratulated upon this choice of
a representative and that the court
will find itself enriched by hie presence."
Chancellor Pitney, besides being
recognized as an able jurist, is
popular because of his geniality. B?fore
going on the Supreme Court
bench he was active in politics and
I represented the old fourth New Jersey
district in Congress.
Des Moines, la.?A. L. Urick, presi
dent of the Iowa Federation of I>abor, i
addressed Senators Cummins and Ken- |
yon at Washington, protesting against i
the appointment by President Taft of
Chancellor Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey
to succeed the late Justice Har- !
lan on the Supreme bench.
Court of Honor Has Been Revived.
New York?The business men's
court of honor, a court without a
judge, lawyer or jury yet recognized
by the law of ihe state, has been revived
in New York after a lapse of 17
years. The court is conducted by the
chamber of commerce for the purpose
of settling disputes between merchants
and, so far, as Ib known here,
there is no other court like it in the
world. The business men's court was
established in 1768 and for more than
a century the merchants adjusted
their disputes there. In 1874 the legislature
voted a salary of $10,000 a
year to the official arbitrator of the
court and when this salary was dis- ,
continued in 1895 the court passed out '
>f existence.
Hiram Johnson For Roosevelt.
New York.?Hiram Johnson, gov
ernor of California, hertofore an ar- j
dent supporter of Senator La Kollette, I
issued a formal statement here say- j
Ing that in his opinion Theodore
Roosevelt should be the next Republican
nominee for president of the
United States. The statement was
Issued, he said, with Mr. Roosevelt's
knowledge.
One Killed In Wreck of Building.
Pittsburg. Pa.?One man was killed
And four were hurt in the collapse
of a three and a half story concrete
and steel office building of an Etna
steel plant. The building which was
Hearing compietion. was a thousand
feet long and without warning about
500 feet of it crumpled up like an
egg shell and crashed into the eel a
r.
Conviction of Power# Confirmed.
Washington.?The Supreme Court
Affirmed the conviction of John Pow
ers Of tne > lrgiuia. muumaiua urni
(he Kentucky line, on charges of connection
with an illicit distillery. Powers
claimed that his constitutional
rights were violated when he was compelled
in cross-examination at a preliminary
hearing to tell about his
connection with a still a year before.
Young Lady Found Murdered.
Dothan. Ala.?The body of Miss Es
telle Brown with two bullet holes in
her head and rifle resting across her
chest was found in her home near
here. It is thought she had been
murdered and a lynching is probable
if a n?gro seen in the neighborhood is
raptured. The body was found by
the young woman's mother when she
returned from a visit. Rumors that |
she bad been assaulted caused a mob
to visit Dixie, a nearby settlement?
and ran all the negroes away, one be-B
tng killed and several injured.
A Triple Murderer Pays Penalty. I
Mobile. Ala.?Refusing th>* offers ol
a minister, who labored with him all
night, his own son, a Catholic pries
and members of the Salvation Army, !
Lawrence Odom. a triple murderer.
went te his death here on the
gallows. On the gallows the condemned
man, when asked to say his
last prayer, answered by requesting
that his flve-year-old daughter. Hazel,
Le brought to him to remove the
black cap from his face. He mount 'I
the gallows stoically and laughingly
asked to see his wife.
Taft Supporters In Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis.?A large number
of Taft supporters are in Mlwaukee
to select delegates at large to the national
Republican convention. There
will be a banquet at which Attorney
General Wickersham is scheduled to
deliver the principal address on the
subject of "trusts." The delegates tc
be elected at the Republican conference
must go before the primaries
in opposition to those selected by the
LaFollette conference held at Madi
son several weeks ago.
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CHANGE DATE OF MEETING
The Teachers of the State Will Meet
on April 15.?Change Satisfactory
to Mr. W. W. Finley.
Orangeburg. ? The date for the
meeting of the state teachers' association
which was to have been held
in Charleston, March 28 to 29, has
been changed to April 25 to 27, or
account of the first named date con
flicting with those of other important
gatherings. When the change of
date was decided upon, Prof. A. J.
Thackston of this city, who is president
of the slate teachers' association
and a member of the state board of
education, notified those who were
to make addresses on the occasion,
and received favorable answers from
all of them. The following telegram
was received from President W. \V.
Finley, of the Southern Railway Company:
'Your letter and telegram received.
Change of date for my address to the
evening of Friday, April 26. is satisfactory
to me."
The Southern Railway Company
has arranged to rward agricultural
college scholarships in the states
through which its lines pass, and the
company is taking a general interest
in educational affairs.
While the meeting is in session, the
hospitable Charleston folk have announced,
there will be boat trips to
the islands, Fort Sumter and Magnolia
Gardens, and numerous other
things to add to the pleasuer of those
attending the meeting
Spartanburg Wants To Win.
The Spartanburg chamber of commerce
is going to back the farmers
of this county in a coinpetiton to win
prizes at the big corn show in Columbia
next year. At a meeting of
20 or more of the leading business
men of the city it was decided to go
in to win by employing the services
of an expert in corn growing to Instruct
and direct 50 or more of the
most progressive farmers in the
county on the raising of at least one
acre of prize corn. A committee of
12 was named to direct the organization
of the corn growing forces.
Interest in Humane Work.
The Richland Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals held its
quarterly meeting in the directors'
room of the Carolina bank of Colum
bia, the president, Capt. W. D. Starling.
presiding. Some of the women
who belong were present and expressed
deep inlerest in the cause
for which the society stands. A committee,
appointed by the president
to bring in new m?mbers is composed
of Mrs, Edwin T. Seibels, Mrs. Arthur
Williams Hamby and .Mrs. Hen
ry Warren Richardson.
Police Charged With Murder..
H. W. Holcomb, ex-chief of police
of Townville, and Justin Woolbright,
I. B. Spears and Jim Baldwin, who
charged with the murder of a white
man named Doc Welborn, were
bound over to the higher court by
Magistrate Muldrow after a preliminary
hearing. Judge Memminger
granted bail in the sum of $2,000 for
Holcomb and Woolbright, and $1,000
for Spears and Baldwin. Three well
known citizens of Townvillp signed
their bonds, and the men were released.
Columbia.?The steel frame for the
building of the state fair grounds, a
structure 400 feet long and 168 wide
which had just hern completed, fell
with a crash and is considered a total
loss. Contractors in charge of the
construction gave the opinion that the
wind caused the building to fall. Th<
building was valued at $25,000. The
heavy steel girders supporting the
structure were bent and twisted.
Many of the steel beams were snapped.
The minor supports were bent
aand broken.
Brakeman Had Leg Cut Off.
J. P. {Jrownin?, brakeman on tlx
switch engine at Branchville wat
thrown undpr a car and his left, leg
cut off just below the knee. While
switching in a side track he was
knocked off by a car standing at the ,
end of another side track. He was
given immediate surgical attention b>
Ur. J. S. Wimberly and is reported tc
be doing as well as can be expected.
American Berkshire Congress.
A telpgrani received by Secretan
Hamby of the Columbia Chamber 01
Commerce announces that the next
meeting of the American Berkshire
congress will be held in this city or
the same dare as those announced
for the National Corn show. The tele
gram was received from John F.
Monroe of the agricultural depart
men' or me soutnern railway ano
was in response to an invitation ol
um^fpun^ilo^o^rouf m?? business
was disposeri of. The scholarship to !
Orangeburg college- that is given by ;
the chapter was awarded to Miss Inez
Westbury, of this county, the success
ful contestant. The Kdisto district
conference will meet at St. Matthew
on March 27. The musical and liter
ary programme rendered at the meet
ing was a very good and entertaining
one.
Convention League Getting Busy.
The tourists and convention league
is getting busy, planning a campaign ,
to bring a number of state and in- j
terstate associations to Charleston. !
Professional and merchants associa
tions and fraternal organizations are
on the list, to be invited and lo be
especially urged to meet here or at
the Isle of Palms during the present
year. The officers of the Hardware
Dealers' Association of the Carolinas
were in Charleston, making arrangements
for their meeting at the Isle of
Palms June 11-14.
MES
OFFERS AN INSULT ~
TO THIS COUNTRY
3RAVE SITUATION PRECIPITATED
IN BY ACTION OF COLOMBIAN
MINISTER.
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MAKES PROFOUND SENSATION
Smarting Under the Panama Canal
Zone Differences the South American
Republic's Representative Takes
a Ra?.'i Step Toward United States.
Washington.?A grave diplomatic
Mtuation between the United States
ind Colombia has b^en precipitated
by the publication of a letter which
Senor Pedro Nel Ospina, the Colorn
biati Minister, has written to Acting
Secretary Huntington Wilson of the
State Department suggesting that it
might be "inopportune" for Secretary
Knox to visit Colombia during his
projected tour of Central America.
The Colombian minister, first drawing
attention tq the fact that the
views are his own and not officially
those of his government, seriously
criticises the United States for not
submitting to arbitration the differonces
with Colombia growing out of
j this government's acquisition of the
Panama canal zone.
Inasmuch as the letter, admittedly,
Is the personal expression of the minister,
written without having communicated
with his government, it
was received at the State Department
in the nature of a personal insult
to this government.
No action has been taken and no
official would comment on it for the
present, but the incident is known to
have stirred officials of the United
States to such an extent that the recall
of the Colombian minister is expected
as a matter of course. At present.
however, the United States is disposed
to wait until Senor Ospina receives
the instructions he has asked
for.
Are Hiding the Real Situation.
Mexico City.?Kmilio Vasquez Gomez,
declared that he would accept the
provisional presidency in case the
reoeiB succeeded in lorcing president
Madero from the national palace.
This declaration has gone far toward
convincing unofficial residents of the
capital that a general rebellion is in
progress. Mexican officials, however,
: continue to characterize as local dlsj
orders every insurrection in the
country. Although rebels now are
[ operating in eighteen states the Department
of Interior countiues to give
out news denying trouble in a great
part of these.
Lubricating Oil# Prey to Flames.
Philadelphia.?Haifa million gallons
of lubricating oils wpre destroyed by
flames which raged for more than
tewlve hours in the works of the Atlantic
Refining Company at Point
Breeze in the southern section of this
city. When the flames finally died* out
for lack of further fuel, the still
house, receiving works and pump
house, together with numerous buildings
and large tanks, had been destroyed.
Loss about $80,000.
Situation in Manchuria Acute.
Nanking.?The situation in Manchuria
has become much more acute
since Kang Yu West, leader of the
reform movement in 1.898 and grand
head of the Umpire Reform Association,
has thrown his lot with the new
regime. The latter, according to a
dispatch from Tien Tsin, refuses to
give up his office. The Manchuria
Prince Su is financing a movement to
establish a constitutional monarchy
In .Manchuria.
To Develop Potash Resources.
Washington. ? To develop more
thoroughly the fertilizer and potash
resources of the United States, Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson has ordered
the establishment at Reno, Nev.,
of a government laboratory v.here
natural material supposed to contain
potash will be examined without cost.
Thoso sending samples must prepay
transportation charges, however.
A Jerseyite May Be Appointed.
Washington.?.Mahion Pitney Chan- j
cellor of the state of New Jersey, I
member of Congress for two terms, a
lawyer and jurist of thirty years' 1
practice, looms up as the man whom
President Taft will appoint to the Supreme
Court bench to succeed the late
Associate Justice John M. Harlan, j
Among friends of the President, ft :
was reported as practically certain i
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IllclF. V I lllir* muuiu IJ\Z n\t |
pointer! and the nomination, according
to excellent authority, will be sent to
the Senate in the near future.
Pinchot Is Now For Roosevelt.
Washington. Clifford Pinchot, in a
signed statement, made public, announces
that he has withdrawn his ;
support from Senator LaFollette's
presidential candidacy and that he j
will hereafter advocate the nomina- j
tion of Theodore Roosevelt, Mr. |
Pinchot declares that the events of '
the last month have made it apparent
that Senator LaFollette's candidacy !
will neither hold the progressive Re- j
publicans together as a fighting force, ;
aor prevent the nomination of a "reactionary
Republican."
Denounces Hi? Mother and Sister.
St. Louis, Mo.?Andrew J. White,
claimant in the Kinimel mystery case,
now on trial in the United States district
court, renounced Mrs. Estelle
Kimmel and her daughter, Mrs, Edna
Bonslett, mother and sister of the
missing George A. Kimmel as hie
mother and sister "These women are
no longer my mother and sister," the
claimant said, "1 mean, of course, that
they t.r? my blood relations, but I feel
no kinship for them. Our relationship
is dead. It was killed by their action
| toward me in this litigation."
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FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
The Latest General News That Has
Been Gotten Together For the t.,
People of the State. ^
Conway.?William F. Simmons,
skidder engineer for the Conway
Lumber Company, was arrested on
the charge of infanticide. Simmons
denies his guilt. He is in jail.
Lexington.?The first quarterly conference
of the Lexington circuit was
held in the Methodist church here.
Presiding Elder Wallace M. Duncan
preached.
Chester. ? Mary the 3 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank MoFadden.
of Fort Lawn, was so frightfully
burned that she died in a few
hours. The funeral services were
conducted by the Rev. D. A. Phillips
at the El Bethel Methodist church at
Hichburg. *
Winnsboro?Joel McMeekin, a highly
respected citizen of this community,
was burned to death when his
residence, near Strothers. was destroyed
by fire. He is supposed to
have become overcome by the smoke
and found himself unable to leave the
burning dwelling. Mr. McMeekin
was 80 years of age. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Anderson. ? Ed White, a colored
brakeman on a freight train of the
Charleston and Western Carolina
Railway, received probaly fatal Injuries
when he was caught between a
moving car anu ine siauon piaiiorm
The negro suffered three broken ribs
and was painfully and very seriously
injured internally. Medical aid was
secured at once, but it is believed that
the injured man cannot survive the
injuries.
Rock Hill.?The committee on programme
and arrangement for the celebration
of XVlnthrop's 25th anniversary
has decided upon May 3 as the
date, at which time the cornerstone
of (he new Training school will be
laid and the dedication of the new
industrial arts and science building
will occur. Many of I he leading educators
and speakers of the country
will be 011 the programme and a large
j attendance is expected.
Greenville.?A week ago track-laying
was commenced at Greenwood
on the interurban, and by this week
it is estimated that arrangements of
contractors will have so far progress
ed that record of a mile a day will
be made. This week also, work of
truck-laying will begin at Belton and
in a few weeks at this end of the
' line, sq that three crews of men will
be at work at the same time. This
means that cars will be running within
six or eight weeks.
Orangeburg. ? Another star mail
route is soon to be established from
; Orangeburg to Bowman. The new
service will be inaugurated about
July 1, and will be & double dally
; service. The government is now advertising
for bids from persons who
desire to carry the mail between Orangeburg
and Bowman. The flat
mail will leave Orangeburg at 7: ilN
o'clock in the morning anr return trip N x
will be made by noon, while the sec ^
ond mail will leave Orangeburg at 5
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A nderfion.?According to several
successful fanners, the recent cold
weather has greatly injured the
wheat and oat crops in Anderson
: county. Oafs will not stand as much
cold as wheat, and have, therefore,
suffered most, being spewed up out
of the ground in many Instances and
turned black. The wheat in some
places haR alfto spewed up and has
| turned white. More grain than is
usually planted in this county was
sown this year,
Spartanburg. ? In the preliminary
hearing of the cape against H. K.
Jackson, charged by John G. Harris,
his former business associate, with
being short to the extent of $1,275,
part of which alleged shortage ia due
Mr. Harris, as a member of the firm,
Magistrate Rawden reserved his decision.
Mr. Jackson is charged with
breach of trust and with obtaining
money under false pretenses. The
prominence of the defendant caused
much interest in the case. He is one
of the leading members of the younger
society set and is very popular.
Columbia.?Leslie Hammond, the
12-year-old daughter of Mrs. Joe
Hammond, 1120 College street, was
struck by the auto patrol of the city
of Columbia at the intersection of
Senate and Sumter streets. Her injuries
are not thought to be serious.
Saluda.?During the past week hundreds
of bales ot cotton were marketed
here. Since railroad transportation
was opened February 1 close
around $40,000 worth of cotton has
been bought in this town. The establishment
of a cotton market here hss
caused a wonderful activity in every
line of business.
Orangeburg. ? Moultrie chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolution,
of this city, at Its recent meeting
held at the home of Mrs. A. C.
Liaon. decided fittingly to celebrate
Washington's birthday. The exercises
will be held at the Klk' home.
Florence.?A small blaze, causing
slight damage, about $75 in amount,
gave the new automobile fire engine
itB first work several days ago. The
fire started within the wall* of the
storage vaults, and was hard to get
at, giving the firemen about two
hours hard work in dense smoke, but
they prevented its spread,
Clio.?Very little farm work has
been done up fo this time this year.
A very limited amount of fertilizers
bought, so far and practically none
has been hauled.
Columbia.?John Samuel Verner, a
well known resident, of Columbia and
prominent in South Carolina, died
at his home ai Colonial Heights after
a long illness. The funeral services
were held at the First Presbyterian
church, the Rev. J. O. P.eavis,
D. !>., pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, officiating, assisted by Rev.
K. c. Held, b. D? of the Columbia
Theological Seminary