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PPP,f r ESTABLISHED IN 189 THE LAW HAKERST if TAKE RECESS SENATE PASSED RESOLUTION TC ADJOURN ON 28TH OF THIS MONTH. MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR Many Bills Were Passed On Dy the Senate and House of Represents fives of the Palmetto State During 1 the Week Just Closed. - Columbia.?The senate passed a resolution to adjourn sine die Thurs day. February 28. A resolution pre viousiy adopted Dy ine nouse wouiu have both bodies take a rece.'B until May 28. This would be for the purpose of adopting the 1912 Code, and to hear a report from the recently appointed committee to investigate tbe dispensary commissions, etc. The house Is practically sure to resist the efforts of the senate to quit Thursday, i The senate cannot adjourn without the ' consent of the house, but the house < cannot recede from business for long- ' cr than three days without the consent of the senate. In tte event of a t deadlock, the two bodies could stay t here until the second Tuesday in Jan i uary, 1913, when a new session would t have to begin. J Uoth the house and senate adopted i the report of the committee of free c conference on tha appropriation bill, f The bill will oe ratified and sent to the governor. < Possibly the most important t change made by the committee of < free conference was giving the Uni- i versity of South Carolina $25,000 this year for permanent improvements, to 1 be spent as the board of trustees seer lit. The general assembly of South Car olina has provided an appropriation of $5,000 to erect a suitable monument to James Marion Sims, on the state house grounds. The amount was given by the gerieral assembly on the condition that the medical pro ' fession of South Carolina raise ati additional $5,000, making the tota' amount $10,000. It is thought that the question of raising the fund will be brought before the next meetMig of the South Carolina medical society The secretary of state has commis sioned C. E. Spencer of Yorkville, August Kohn of Columbia and \V. T C. Bates of St. Alathews as trustee? i for the University of South Carolina i They were recently elected by the i general assembly. i J. W. AfcCown. state senator froir i Florence, was elected by the general t assembly chairman of the board of commissioners which is to have charg* of the state cotton warehouse sys- < tern, should the act which recently i passed stand the test of the courts a? to its constitutionality. The other two commissioners elected by the general assembly were Maj. John S I Horlbeck of Charleston county and T. L. Clinkscales of Anderson cor Uy All three of the commissioners choser are farmers. i The general assembly passed the Browning bil roviding for refund ing the brow, stocks and bonds in 1913 over the governor's veto. The vote in both houses was decisive. In the house 76 members voted to pass the hill over the veto and 10 to sustain the veto, while in the senate thr vote was 1"J for passing the bill am 4 to sustain the veto. Gov. Blease sent to the house am senate a special message containin; some information about the act to es tablish a sate system of cotton warehouses which he has approved. The reports of the committee on tree conterence on the county suppl\ bill was adopted by both the houst and senate. The message was orderet enrolled for ratification. The Senate. In the senate \V. L. Mauldin, pres ident pro term, of the senate and chairman of the finance committee was presented with a large silver fruit dish by his fellow members on the fi nance committee, attesting their es Refused Verdict Until Paid Off. The case of Shore versus Aver- I buck, w hich was heard before Magistrate Player, in Shiloh. resulted in a verdict in favor of the defendant, the Jury returning the verdict in fa vor of Averbuck after he'ng out only a few minutes and after they had refused to return a verdict until they had been paid off. The jury agreed 1 upon a verdict shortl\ after thev re l tired, but they also decided that thej would not make known this venue, j I until they had been paid their .15 cent! each. * Clinton To Have Home Comers' Week 1 The tow n of Clinton w ill next June i have a home comers' week. Tht preparation for which will insure th? return of every former citizen whi I can possibly get here. The date se lected is the week of the college com 1 i meneement, the exercises of whiel I will prove a strong attraction of the I institution. Commencement exer rises will begin Sunday. June and ' continue through Wednesday. The ' hncitiPBC mon huvo cicnftilunnf rnnfo fe\ r i ? ? ? ? , a Chataiujua pragrim to fill up the; < week. Medical Society Hold* Meeting. The fourteenth annual session of the Tri State Medical Society met at Columbia with over one hundred physiatis of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia in attendance. Mayor Wade Hampton Gibbes of Columbia welcomed the visitors on behalf i of the city. Mayor tlibbes injected South Carolina politics into his address suggesting to the North Caro- J Una physicians present that if that state will take some of the modern i politicians he would be willing for that state to have Audrew Jackson. I I THE 1. teem for him as a man and a senator. Senator Montgomery made the presentation speech. Senator Maudlin has been in pub ic life for many years; for a long period of time he was lieutenant gov rnor of the state. The bill providing for a commisdon form of government for towns of between 4,000 and 10.000 inhabitants hat passed the general assembly last esslon and was vetoed by the gov rnor, wrs passed over his objections n the senate by a vote of 24 to 0. This act had already passed the iiouse and has been held up in the tenate for consideration since the .Irst of the session. The jcint resolution to place before .he people in the primary the issuince of $1,000,000 in bonds to remove ihe state hcspital for the insane to itate Park was passed in the senate i'rom second to third reading. The )ill was at one time indefinitely post poned, but was again placed on the calendar. Senator Summers moved to call from the engrossing department the bill that will place the election of the office of commissioner of agriculture commerce and immigration in the primary in order to amend the title. This was carried. Senator W. L. Mauldin's bill to require one-half of the net profits from the dispensaries to be paid into the state treasury was indefinitely post poned by the senate by a vote of 21 to 10 It was debated for quite a while, many senators from dispensary counties opposing it and several from 'dry" counties favoring. The joint resolution to submit to he people of the state the proposition o vote $1,000,000 for improvements it the Asylum was first taken up when he senate convened. Senator W. J. ohnson argued against the proposition ind stated he believed the people >f the state would overwhelmingly deeat it at the polls. On a resolution passed by Senator "arlisle, the clerk, assistant clerk ?nd other employes of the senate were \ allowed to be paid per diem out of th? sinking fund for extra work done. A resolution was proposed to in crease the salary of the reading clerk from $300 to $400, the pay to com Mftnea n'UK title oocoinn /%f tho cronprtil assembly. Both of these resolutions were adopted. The House of Representatives. Governor Blease returned to thp house, with his veto, the act provid Ins for the refunding of the Brown stocks and bonds, a very considerable portion of the state debt. The vetoed act was referred to the committee on ways and means, which is ex pected to report in a few days. After a debate on the amendments offered by the house Judiciary committee, the house passed to third reading the bill empowering the Columbia Railway Gas and Electric Company to construct a power dam across the Congaree river near the confluence of the Broad and Saluda rivers. The bill passed the sett-ate ?fter several amendments were added to it by the upper house. Mr. Slnkler's hill creating a dock and warehouse commission in the county of Charleston came up for third reading in the house. Mr. Dick opposed the bill and Mr. Vander Horst advocated its passage. Mr. Dick moved to recommit the bill. The bill was called, and the jouse refused to recommit the bill by a vote of 47 to 30. The bill passed its third reading and was sent back to the senate with amendments. The house sustained the governor's veto of the act providing for the med ical inspection of children in the pub lie schools by two votes. The vetoed act was taken up and t>0 members voted to pass the bill over the executive veto while .13 members voted to mstain the governor. It required a vote of two-thirds of the members to )ass the act over the veto. The following bills passed third cading to the house: Mr. Montgomery?To require all persons in Marion county liable to road duty to pay a commutation or road tax in lieu of working upon public highways in said county, to. provide a penalty, to provide for listing persons so liable, and to provide for collecting said tax. Mr. Young?To lix the term of of (ice of the county treasurers. Mr. Mitchum?A joint resolution to direct the attorney general to file suit to annul and set aside the alleged assessments fixed for certain banks. Political Pot Begins To Boil. The political pot is beginning to boil in Marion county, and one can already Bee two or three men in a lit tie batch on the streets with their heads close together. This means that the bee is beginning to buzz and this man or the other is feeling of his neighbor. There is one avowed can rtidate for tiie sheriff's office?his an aouncement having been made about a year ago. This is J. M. Dozier. a popular grocer, it is understood that VV. A. W all and .1. T. Dozier, the pres pnt deputy sheriff, are in the running. Open A Farmers' Institute. Mr. T. F. Jackson and Mr. ('. I! Haddon. of the extension division of f-mson College. opened n farmers' institute or short course at Simpson villc. Mr. T. J. Jackson pave a very ntercsting and instructive talk on thp breeding, raising and feeding cf horses and mules in this state and shots ed very conclusively how and shy the fanners should rai*e more mules on the farms. Mr. Jatkson ;a\e a most practical and useful dent tn<?:ra?ion of horse and mule judgi". ip i how totsclcct and buy farm sicck Butler Given Preliminary Hearing. Isaiah Hutler was given a preliminary hearing on the charge of assault and housebreaking at the county jail at Charleston, the crime having been committed several nights ago in St Paul's parish, and upon his arrest a Rhort time after he was quickly brought here for safekeeping. The news of the affair was kept as quie' as possible and only recently when the preliminary took place, was the main facts of the case made known Magistrate Towleg came to Charleston to hold the hearing. I FQ F( MUSI SERVE TERM CHARLES BARBER. SPARTANBURG MAN, IS DENIED NEW TRIAL BY COURT. A SENTENCE OF TWO YEARS A Stock and Bond Dealer is Convicteo on a Charge of Fraudulent Breach of Trust?jThere Were Several Exceptions in the Case. Columbia.?Charles H. Barber. th?. spartanburg stock and bond dealer, must serve two years in the state penitentiary on the charge of fraudulent breach of trust. The supreme court affirmed the sentence of the Spartanburg county court and Barber will very probably be brought to the penitentiary within the next ten days. The 1 opinions by Associate Justice wooub. "The defendant, Charles H. Barber," says the decision, "appeals from the conviction and sentence on an indictment charging that he 'did wilfully commit a breach of trust in that 1 he received from one Sally Harrison, the sum of $100, good and lawful monj ey of the United States of America, | the denominations issue and coinage 1 thereof being to the grand jurors aforesaid unknown, for and upon the special trust that he would pay Baid $100 in settlement and satisfaction of committed crime, which had been imposed by the court of sessions upon one Richard Harrison, and wilfully and fraudulently refused to pay said fine, when commuted to the sum of $100 by the governor, wilfully and fraudulently misappropriated said $100, a trust fund, to his own use. There are several exceptions, but the single point pressed in argument waB that the circuit judges should have directed a verdict of acq.ittal on the ground that no evidence was introduced tending to prove the : charge made in the indictment. Dispensary Sales For January. Columbia.?The total sales fron the dispensaries in the six "wet" coun[ ties during the month of January were ?1 ? A^ Kn intol nnnrot inp CI IIII I IIC IUIUI upv i uvi?n expenses for the same month were ; $10,119.42, according to the annual ! monthly statement just issued by Dis: pensary Auditor Mose If. Mobley. j Richland county leads in sales, having $70,231.25 to its credit, and Charles! ton comes second, with $46,912.47. The ' totals by counties follow, the first j group of figures being the sales, fol| lowed by the operating expenses: Aiken, $39,034.10 and $1,740.68; Beaufort, $11,907.66 and $986.85; Charleston, $46,912.47, and $2,892.67; Florence, $34,128.85, and $1,395.88; Georgetown, $10,687.60 and $292.67; Rich land $70,231.25 and $2,873.67. Canvassers Make Final Report. Rock Hill.?The committee of can vassers for York county, composed of i Ira B. Dunlap, T. L. Johnson and R. I L. Sutrgis, to secure acreage reduc! tlon pledges under the Rock Hill plan, made their final report. It shows that j 1.031 planters signed for a reduction. There were 42,691 acres planted in i cotton in 1911. There will be but 36,' 638 acres planted this year, a reducI tlon of 7,323 acres, or 17 per cent. The reason why an average of 25 per cent : reduction was not pledged was because of the large number of small farmers (croppers) in this county who plant from two to ten acres, who have to pay their rent in cotton and jould not reduce their alieady 3mall icreage. Medical Society Has Adjourned. Columbia.?With the election of ot 1 fleors and tho election of Norfolk. Va.. as the next meeting place, the Tri-State Medical Society adjourned, after a two-days' session. The following officers were elected: President, A. E. Baker, Charleston, S. C.; firBt vice president, F. B. Knowlton. Co lumhia, S. C.: second vice president , A. L. Gray, Richmond. Va.: secretary and treasurer, R. K. Hughes, Laurens S. C.; R. B. Kpting of Greenwood. S C.. Southgate Leigh of Norfolk, Va. and J. H. Way, of Waynesvllle, N. C. were named as members of the exec utive council. Treasurer Jenkins Will Retire. Columbia.?Capt. Robert H. .Ten nings. for twleve years treasurer ol the state of South Carolina, announc ed that he would not seek re-election in the primary this year. Following the announcement by Captain Jen nings. S. T. Carter, who has been con nected with the state treasurer's office for fourteen years, announced that hp would enter the race for the posi tion. Mr. Carter has been the chief clerk in the department for five year? having previously hel 1 the position of bookkeeper. Failed to Make Ginners' Report. Camden.?T. B. Blyther of the Anti och section of this county has been bound over to the United States cour* in Florence, charged with refusing to furnish a representative of the government with a ginners' report. Mr. Blyther. who operates a pin. has been .nakinp reports promptly up until thp first of the year, and has ginned litilp cotton since then, and was moving in, to his new home and neglected to report. as he kept little account of the bales ginned, as his customers paid ! "ash. Gives Farmers' Institute Course. Simpsonville.?C. B. Haddon and T. F. Jackson of the extension division of Clemson college opened a three days' short course for farmers' institute here with a good attendance. Ai the morning session Mr. Jackson gave an interesting talk on the breeding, raising and feeding of farm work stock, lie gave some interesti.*; facts as to the large number of horses and mules brought into the state every year and made it very plain why and how South Carolina farmers can j raise more of this stock at home. I RT i>rt mill, s. c? thurs news~of south car jlTnaA Column of Short Paragraphs That Were Collected With Very Much Care by the Editor. Charleston.?Advices have hern re ceived here that at least two large schooners laden with hard coal have gotten out of the ice of Chesap?ake bay and are in cpon sea en route to Charleston, ending the present famine, the like of which has not occurred in many years. Edgefield.?The indications are at present that the consumption of fertilizers in this county will be at least 25 per cent, less than last year. L:p to this time a year ago, more than 1,000 tons bad been delivered. The very naked decrease is due both to the bad roads and the decision of the farmers to curtail the consumption. ] Chester.?A careful eearch for the j robbers that effected an entrance into the Seaboard Air Line rai'^oad depot at Edgemoore has proved fudle. There is no clue to work upon. Moreover, so much whiskey is sold and drank by worthless negroes in that section, that it is almost beyond question of discov- 1 ering who stole the 11 gallons of whis- i key. Greenville.?John Burke, an aged white man, who was injured ia being struck by a box car while crossing tho Snnthprn rollwnv vnrHn ilipri nt , the Greenville city hospital. Br. Burke was crossing a track when a shifting engine pushed a car down in r.TS direction. and for some reason he did not see. The coroner will later hold an inquest. Edgefield.?Charles Copoand and William Reardon, both while, became involved in a difficulty, which resulted in C'opeland's shooting Reardon. They reside about ten miles from here in the Pleasant Lane section and it is impossible to learn the particulars of the trouble. The wound is not regard- ' ed as serious. Copeland gave bond for his appearance. Chester ? William Henrv Hardin. former mayor of Chester and member I of the state pension board, died of | the infirmities of age. He was 86 years of age. He distinguished himself greatly in the War Between the States, and was commander of the Walker Gaston camp. United Confed: erate veterans. He was a conspicuous ! figure at all veteran gatherings. Orangeburg.?The court of general sessions in session in this city is now well under way, and is dispensing with justice in good order. The grand jury finished its work in the matter of passing upon bills and making the , necessary visits and inqiuries. The i court will be in session a whole week and many true bills have been found making a heavy docket for the court Greenwood.?The arrest of two white men at Grendel mill No. 1, supposed to be a daring safe cracker and hie pal, has developed into another casr of "not wanted." The local officers were led into the affair by a man nam ed Peace who said he was a Pinker ton detective. After landing the men in jail Peace decided they were not the men wanted. Both have since been released. Rock Hill.?A report received here from the United States Postoffice De ; partmcnt, made by Inspector Brown refuses an application made by Post master L. E. Poag for an extra car rier, made necessary by the rapid : growth of Rock Hill within the past year. It is said there are about thres ; hundred families living within the in j corporate limits who are not enjoying j the benifits of free delivery. St. Matthews. ? This burg waf thrown into a mild spasm of stir prise over the raid of a room over Dr L. M. Abie's store, where, it is alleged some white men were gambling. Soon afterwards Mr. Ben F. Antley, a for mer chief of police, and the present chief of police, W. C. Bowie, got in some words over the raid, which re suited in a fistic cuff, adding additional interest to matters. Greenville.?A model dairy farm stocked with the finest bred Holstein cows, and conducted on the most ap j proved government pkin, is the latest enterprise in Greenville. The barns for the farm h ive been built, mostly of cement construction and the Hoi steinB have arrived and it will only be a few days before Greenville will have a milk supply equal to that of any city in the country. The investment it is understood, repres>nts quite an outlay of money. It Is owned by local Edgefield.?The spring term of the court of general sessions will convene on March 4. George E. Prince will preside. The criminal docket is comparatively light, and will be disposed of in elss than a week. There are only four prisoners in jail at this time. Columbia.?A charter was issued by the secretary of state to th? Caldwell A* 4rnpftA Cn nf Wirnahorn u'ifh a capital stock of $18,000. James P. Caldwell is president. W. C. Peav, vice president, U. E. Caldwell, secretary and R. E. Arnette, treasurer. The company will do a general merchandise business. Greenville.?The Boys' Corn Club ; contest this year will be the biggest yet, there being more than sixty names already on the list. These lad3 represent every section of the I county?from the Dark Corner to Brushy Creek. Spartanburg.?R. T. Wilson, of Laurens, will represent Wofford College in the Greenwood intercollegiate oratorical contest. He is the representative of the Preston Literary Society. His subject was "The future of Democracy in South Carolina." The alternate is L. P. Wannamaker. of Cheraw. Boy Scouts Move on Sumter. Sumter.?The Boy Scouts are mov! f-ig on Sumter. Carl Witherspoon. | who is assistant secretary of the t'ouug Men's Christian association ; bere lias been commissioned scout master and has gone to work to organize a patrol. He has named as scout leaders to help him. E. H. Rhame, Jr., E. M. Hall. R. F. Haynsworth, Jr., Luard Bultman, H. P. Mohes, Fraser Dick, Robt. Hancock, J. P. McClellan and R. P. .Monaghan. Nearly 100 boys have joined, and the scout master hopes to have 300. MILL iDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912 iHE ADVANCE OF ' JAPANESE EMPIRE ? THE "LITTLE YELLOW GIANT" , < WILL BE THE THIRD NAVAL , POWER B / 1916. REORGANIZATION OF NAVY j1 I Secretary Meyer Pleada For Plan to 1 Keep United States in Front Ranks J as World Power?Should Abandon Some Navy Yards. Washington.?Japan by 1916 will have wrested the position of third naval power from the United States and this country will have difficulty In maintaining itself in fourth place unless it builds two battleships a year. Secretary Meyer declared this to be i fact in his testimony before the House naval a*.airs committee. The Secretary urged greater liberality by Congress in dealing with the naval establishment. Mr. Meyer asked also for an appropriation of $1,000,000 to establish a globe-girdling wireless system, by which United States warships could keep in constant touch with Washington, with their bases and with each other. The committee is pledged to eeon orav and although appropriations for j battleships hare not been acted upon, j many members are said to be inclined not to support the caucus which decided against a two-battleship program, j The wireless suggestion, it is believed, ' will not be agreed to for reasons of economy. The Secretary told his committee that even with the construction of two battleships a year the United States, in four years, would be forced to drop behind Japan in the naval 3cale. If only one ship a year be built, he said, the country would find j itself outstripped by Great Britain, Germany, France and Japan. As part of the general naval reorganization scheme, Secretary Meyer suggested the abandonment of the navy yards at New York, Boston and j Portsmouth. N. H., provided $24,050,- | 000 could be realized from their sale. : Overman Raps the Report. Washington.?Sharp criticism of i bureau of labor report on labor conditions in the South was made in the Senate by Senator Overman of Nbrth ?arolina. He found especial fault with j a comparison of the bills of fare of the mill men of North Carolina and Geo- j gia with the menus of the prisoners ' in the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., and after reading several of these bills of fare, declared they were equal to those of the average Senator. He did not know, he said, why the mill operatives of the South should be subjected to such an Indignity unless It was to meet the demands of sectional fanatics. Critical Time of Coal Strike. London.?This is considered as the most critical time in negotiations be- j tween British coal owners and miners who under the auspices of the British government are trying to find the basis for a peaceful settlement of the controversy that threatens to involve nearly a million men in a strike. The Association of Mine Owners in South Wales and the executive com- ! mittee of the South Wales miners fed- | eration are to hold separate meetings at Cardiff. As they represent the most stubborn elements in the conflict, much depends upon decisions 1 reached during their meetings. Whole Family Sat On Burglar. Chicago.?A negro burglar was taken prisoner here by an entire family sitting on him. George A. Schmidt, Jr., entered his home after attending a dance. He saw the inrtuder dodge behind a portiere In the parlor. He grappled with him and when he railed a cry, his father, mother and sister came to the rescue. Father and son succeeded in felling the burglar and then all aided in holding him on the floor. Miss Rose Schmidt left long enough to call the police by telephone. Want Uncle Sam to Take Expregs Co Washington.?Senator Gardner, of Maine, introduced a bill under which the government would take over the properties of the express companies and operate them as a part of the postal service, extending the service to the rural delivery. The measure in dicates the probable cost of taking over the properties as follows. Real property $14,932,169, equipment $7,381,405, materials and supplies $ 138,210, advance payments on contracts $5,836,666 and franchises, good will, etc., $10,877,369, total of $36,165,819. The Situation In Mexico. El Paso. Texas.?Col. Pancho Villa ex-bandit but loyal to M&dero, is pursuing Col. Antonio Rojas, according to dispatches from Chihuahua. Villa, with one thousand loyal ex-insurrecto troops, left Chihuahua over the National lines railway with orders to catch and fight Rojas and is not at Villa Ahmunda. 60 miles south of Juarez. Col. Rojas with about 500 mvi is advancing from Pearson to Battche over the Mexican Xortheasern and probably will unite with Saltzars' and Campas' forces. Merchants Meet In Nashville. Nashville, Tenn ? Delegations ot merchants from Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida. Arkansas and Tennessee are in Nashville for a three days convention, the object of which jB to register opposition to the parcels post. This is the second annual gathering of the Southern Merchants' Association, which was organized here last year. The convention will be of three days duration. The first afternoon was taken up with welcome addresses and apoointment of committees. s . TI rROM THE PALMETTO STATE The Latest General News That Has Been Gotten Together For the People of the State. Columbia.?The United States department of agriculture will send an exhibit to the National Corn show, :o be held here in January and Feb*uary of next year. Latta.?The Dillon County Teachers' association met in Latta and car ried out an interesting and instructice programme. It is the policy of the association to devote a considerable part of its time to round-table discussions of the actual problems and conditions that they have to face. Columbia.?Amelia Free, a negro woman, was arrested by the Columbia police on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons, ft is alleged that Amelia used a pistol too familiarly with another woman, taking a shot at her. The woman was not hit Florence.?That Florence will have 1 a complete and upto-date gas plant if assured from the fact that the new company, which was recently formed here for the purpose of establishing a gas plant,-began the work of laying its mains throughout the city, preparatory to furnishing the residents ol the city with gas. Sumter.?Through the efforts of the chamber of commerce, it is n>_ k assured that a shoe factory will be established in Sumter. The matter j has been pending some time, but a canvass of the city has secured necessary capital stock subscriptions and a commission has been applied for. Columbia.?At the instance of Gen. M. L. Bonham, a former student at the Carolina Military institute, a meeting of the sometime cadets of that college, now resident in Columbus, was held at the city hail to do honor to the memory of their honored chief and freiud, the late Col John i'eyre Thomas. Greenville.?With the near approach of spring, building activity is becom ing more pronounced, and in all sec- 1 tlons of the city new buildings are going up. In the business section the activity Is still more pronounced, there being several large structures under way and others upon which it is planned to begin work in the next few weeks. Greenwood.?Sheriff McMillan assisted by three special deputies arrested a man supposed to be W. Britt Stanley and his alleged accomplice. D. M. Cheeks, wanted for safe-cracking and murder in other states. The two men are in jail here and officer? are expected to identify them, l'lio tographlc identification, it is stated, appears to be complete already. Anderson.?A large land deal was consummated when Forest I'ruitt sold his six-mile farm, containing 5.'?3 acres, to J. J. Frewell tor $30 an acre. The deal also included the old C'enterville mills, which was recently bought by Mr. Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt recently lost his handsome new home by fire, and since then has been living in this city. Lexington.?D. If. Eflrd, (1 .A. Guig nard and Arthur Dreher have call ed a meeting of all persons in Lexing ton county interestd in the raising ol live stock. The meeting is being call ed for two purDoses, first, for the for mation of a county association, and second, to devtse ways and means fot the eradication of the cattle tick and for the prevention of Texas fevet among cattle. Columbia.?To complete the pauel for the third week of common pleascourt in Richland county it was found necessary to draw an extra venire ot 15. The jurors drawn follow: J. L Roan, R. V. Stiller, D. Y. Montieth, L. L. Bultrnan. \V. E. Avery, R. Meant Davis, A. C. Bishop, D. .1. Rhodes, T C. Williams, J. A. Piatt, P. B. Harden W. A. Keenan, W. E. Aughtry, M. L Kinard, Jr.. If. S. Cathcart. Columbia. ? Coincident with thf planning of a reunion next June ol Confederate veterans who attended the University of Virginia, it is de blieu lu secure lilt- imim-ui iiuuicaai-b of the survivors living in this state Karle Sloan of Charleston, president of the South Carolina Alumni associa tion of the University of Virginia, will appreciate any information regarding the address of those now living who were students at Virginia at any time from 1860-61 to 1865. Greenville.? The worst wind and rain storm this vicinity has experienr ed in years passed over here. At Traveler's Rest. Ruth Watson, 7-year old girl, was killed by a falling tree. Sumter.?The police seem to have run across a gang of thieves whe were doing systematic work here Following an arrest of a negro foi breaking into the stables of Shaw ? Co., eight negroes were arrested fot stealing. One of the arrests was that of a negro man who is charged with being the " fence" for the gang and with receiving and storing the stolen goods. Bombay.?Thirty thousand bales ri cotton were destroyed by fire which ; broke out in one of the big war! houses in this city. The damage it estimated at $1,250,000. i Anderson.?At the regular monthly J meeting of the Farmers' Union of An 1 derson count, held here, the local j cotton buyers catne in for a good t sound roast because of the present j prices paid for cotton here. Kvidencf was introduced at the meeting tend| ing to show that the prices on the lo ! cal market are anywhere from an I eighth to a half a cent lower than at Hart well, Ga.. and other nearby towns Washington.?The following South Carolina postmasters were nominated: I Martin Cauthen at Kershaw, Charles j D. Kennedy at Johnston, Kllison Ca ' pers, Jr., at Summerton, A. D. Webster at Orangeburg, Aaron M. Morris at Pickens. Spartanburg.?A committee com i posed of Charles O. Hearon, editor of ' The Herald; Walter P. Maner and J j W. Webber, was named to take charge of the canvass of the county in behalf of the Rock Hill plan for the reduction of cotton acreage in 'his county. The work will begin at i once. I MES if SENO TROOPS OVER TIE BORDER PRESIDENT WILL BE VESTED WITH POWER TO QUELL MEXICAN DISTURBANCE. THE SENATE WILL SOON ACT President and Number of Senators Held Conference at White House? Act Could Not Be Considered An Invasion or Act of War. Washington.?1-resident Taft soon may be clothed with authority to send American troops a toss the Mexican border to queil either conditions of anarchy or fighting which might threaten lives or property on this side of the line. A resolution probably will be introduced in the Senate shortly, with the knoweidge of the administration, which will be similar to Senator Stone's of last May, which directed the foreign relation committee to ascertain the duty of this government In connection with the killing of Americans by firing from the Mexican side, or it may prepare to delegate to President Taft authority to take whatever step? he may deem necessary in an emergency. The proposed resolution is assumed to he the direct outcome of the conference at the White House between the President and Senators Lodge. Bacon and Stone of the foreign relations committee, and Senators Bailey and Culbertson of Texas. The President discussed the situation with these Senators and being without authority to send troops out ol the country without authority frofo Congress is believed to have explained that a situation might arise wherein it might he necessary to cross into Mexico to compel the ro nbatants to remove their battleground to a point safe beyond the American border. Such an act, it was said could not be considered an invasion nor an act of war as there was precedent for the landing of marines on foreign territory in the absence of troops from tlie constitutions I government to protect foreign residents. Session Will Adjourn in June. Washington.?Political activities arc heating the atmosphere to such a degree that it was freely producted that Democratic leaders of the House and Republican leaders of flie Senate soon would find themselves agreed that Congress could not keep up the pace beyond the middle of June. Until now it appeared to be ap accepted fact that, the session would be prolonged beyond the Chicago and Baltimore conventions. Unless Democratic Lead or Underwood and his associates in the House are willing to abandon a part of their program to bring in metal, sugar, chemical, cotton and woolen tariff bills night sessions soon will be necessary fcr practically noth ing has been done with supply ineas J ures. Cry of Hard Times Silenced. Washington.?The annual report of the Pliillipine commission for the fiscal year 1911 has just been issued by the bureau of insular affairs, War Department. The following is a sumJ marization of the report. It is stated ' that the cry of ' hard times" can no longer he raised in the Pliillipine islands as most of the provinces have enjoyed a year of unprecedented prosperity. The result of the legislation by Congress, which practically granted free trade between the islands and the Cnited States, has surprised even its most optimistic friends. Had Stern Battles With Sea. Vineyard Haven, Mass. The story of a forty-three days' battle with a succession of heavy gales was told by Capt. J. Clement Harding of the fivemasted schooner Dorothy Palmer, which was towed into this port by the revenue cutter Acushin. The Paltner left Portsmouth, X. H., January 13, for Norfolk and had not been reported until she anchored off the Nantucket shoals lightship short of food. Report on Phosphate Deposits. Washington. The phosphate deposits of Tennessee rank next in importance to those of Florida, according to a bulletin by the bureau of soils. Department of Agriculture deal ing with the natural phosphates of Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas. In regard to the Kentucky deposits, the report says their value has not yet heeti sufficiently well established to encourage the outlay of much captial; and those of Arkansas, it adds, "are not generally regarded as of treat economic importance. A Recurrence of Rioting in Strike. Lawrence, .Mass.- The mill work ers' strike now in its seventh week was marked by a recurrence of the riotous scenes. The distrubrances however, were not connected with the exportation of children. Police officers were forced to use their chiTHs on a crowd of strik? sympathizers who had thrown stones at them, following some arrests, iso far as could he learned no heads were broken. A small number of infantrymen and a troop of cavalry were sent to the scene and were kept busy. It Candidate For Third Term, I New York.?"1 w ill accept the nom ination for President, if it is tendered ! me, and I will adhere to this decision ! until the convention lias expressed its preference." is Col. Theodore Roosevelt's reply to the letter of sever Republican Governors asking him tc stand for nomination. The eagerlj awaited reply was given out at Col onel Roosevelt's offices here durin" his absence on a trip to Boston. [I was unexpectedly brief, ji:t was ver; definite. % $1.25 PER YEAR AN ADDRESS ON DRAINAGE A. G. Smith Speaks at the State University?What It Meant to State of South Carolina. Columbia.?"One hundred miles of tile drains are In South Carolina. There should be 500,000 miles. No single thing would mean so much to the state as good drainage." Such was the statement made by A. G. Smith, in a practical address delivered at the university in the course on agriculture. His subject was "Drainage." He handled It in a sk'!'.ful way. There sat before him many members of the faculty as well as a large company of students, and all were richly repaid by their presence. Mr. Smith exhibited various kinds of tiles that are actually in use. He also had on the desk a number of different kinds of tools used in drainage. He spoke of the three tile factories in this state, and the possibilities of tile manufacture. The whole task of drainage fairly glowed before the minds of his audience. "Drainage is essential," said Mr. Smith, "to the highest development of agriculture. The removal of the surplus water is necessary to the proper root development of the plants, to the warming ana inaDiuiy of the successful cultivation of the land. Drainage makes land, uncerI tain in production, produce good crops every year, and brings into cultivation land that otherwise is worthless. It increases the value of the land, and makes the unhealthy communities ! healthy." Appointments by The Governor. The following appointments were mado by the governor: Dr. Thomas It. Caruthers of Rock Hill, regent of I the state hopsital for the insane, to take the place of W. J. Gooding of Hampton, deceased. E. Tom Rauch, magistrate for now upper township in Richland county, Rallentlne postoffice. B. \V. Daniels of Columbia, J. W. McCrefght of Killlans, J. W. Freeman of Columbia station A were appointed as the Richland county board of supervisors of registration. L. A. j Griffith, C. C. Stanley and G. W. Collins were appointed as commissioners of election for the city of Columbia. J. \V. Hill, member of the house from ; Colleton county ,has been appointed to the office of highway commission- [ I er of that county, which takes the place of the county supervisor and the county board of commissioners under the terms of an act passed by the legislature at this session. The Bad Weather Delays Work. The farmers of the community are at a standstill on account of the very bad weather. Last week wae wet from the beginning to the end. i So fertilizers have come into Dillon yet to amount to anytning. inr uw ^ chants have had few inquiries about . ? them. Everybody seems to >6e holding oHk^xnectinK a slump ip^ prices. The fertil?z7*r 1>UU in^DIIWh county will be cut. about onediaT?s'1HUl^ last ! year. The merchants are KplnjT^iite^ ask better collateral than? ever be-^W fore and are not aB anxious* about selling guano this year as last. There is yet lots of cotton to be picked and many are heard to say they will ! get what Is in the fields if it takes them until April or May to get It. Is Charged With Murder. James Moultrie, a negro near Mount Pleasant, was held for the killing of another, named James Jefferson. Moultrie alleges that Jefferson destroyed the happiness of his home in the wilds of Christ church parish, lie hid in his home and awaited the coming of Jefferson and I then attacked both the man and his wife. He beat them both over the head, and Jefferson died a half hour ; after he had been beaten. Is Candidate For Sheriff. J. C. Hall, former chief of the constabulary for upper South Carolina, has announced himself as a candidate for sheriff of Greenville county This announcement makes three avowed candidates for this office the incumbent sheriff P. P. Poole, former Sheriff J. I). Gilreath and Hendrix Rector of the police force. There are yet more to come, it is said. Chester.?Miss Rosa Lemon, a resi.1 . . I, ? Kill ..III... ,1 - UUI1L ui til*? liUirn.i > iiid^r, ujnur a desperate but ineffective effort to commit scicido Filed Suit For $5,000 Damages. Suit for $5,000 damages was filed at Newberry in the circuit court for this county by the American Cash Purchasing Company against Copeland Bros. The basis of the suit la that two years ago Copeland Bro.v sold their stock of goods to the American Cash Purchasing Company, a condition in the trade being that thev would not go hack into business of a similar nature for five years. Recently they bought a stock of goods I and reentered business. The defend ants have not filed their answer. Breeden Speaks At Lander College. Prof. J. K. Breeden, dean-treasuref of Anderson College, was one of the cnoaL-ora at thf> tt> lutira t inn nf tha fortieth anniversary of Lander Col' ; lege at Greenwood this week. He spoke on the subject of "Our Sister ' ! Colleges." Work on the buildings of j Anderson College on College Heights ! Is progressing very nicely. The buildings will be completed in plenty of time for the opening of college next fall. The college is to be conducted under the auspices of the state Baptist convention. Butler Given Preliminary Hearing. Isaiah Butler was given a preliminary hearing on the charge of assault I and housebreaking at the county Jail at Charleston, the crime having been committed several nights ago in St. Paul's parish, and upon his arrest a short time after he was quloklv brought here for safekeeping. Tl news of the affair was kept as quiet as possible and only recently when the preliminary took place, was the ^ main facts of the else made known. Magistrate Towles came to Charles- V ton to hold the hearing. fl