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0 ESTABLISHED IN 18< EXPENSE ACCOUNT | MUSI BE ITEMIZED C. W. CREIGHTON OF GREENWOOD SENDS IN HIS SALARY ACCOUNT TO A. W. JONES. WAS AGENT FOR GOVERNOR Comptroller General Givea Law Aa To Payment For Services Rendered? Governor Saye Itemized Account It To Be Filed With Chief Executive. Columbia.?Taking the position that tbe law expressly requires that an Itemized account must be filed for expenses. A. W. Jones, the comptroller general, has refused to pay a claim for services submitted by C. W. Creighton of Greenwood, wbt was appointed as a special agent of the executive department by tbe governor of South Carolina. This action was tak en because of a letter written by Comptroller General Jones to Mr. Creighton. He says: "I have before me your special account for the enforcement of law for special service rendered. "I beg to say before we can pay this account It must be itemized, giving the number of days and dates on which services were rendered. Services rendered on the special fund by tbe month is not permissible. "Kindly send statement and we will attaoh to your account and issue you a check for same." The salary is $100 per month. On May 6. Mr. Creighton replied as follows: "Your letter of the 3rd Inst. Is at hand. I am leaving home on duty and will not return until the last of the week, about Saturday, and then 1 will take up the subject matter of your letter with you." On May 7 the governor sent a lot ter to the comptroller general with reference to the claim. The governor requested that the claim bo paid with out resorting to the courts. The gov ernor gave the opinion that the item ized account is to be filed with the chief executive and not with the comptroller general. In his reply MiJones quotes the law and decisions by ifco supreme court to show that an itemized account of expenses must be filed with the comptroller general. Negro Maniac Kills Wife With Axe. Converted suddenly into a raving maniac, after showing signs of insan lty for more than a month, Joseph Addison, a negro, living in Charles ton, sent the blade of an axe crash ing through the skull of his wife. An nie, and a few minutes later attacked a policeman with the same weapon only to be brought to the floor, mor tally wounded, by two shots from the officer's revolver. The tragedy war one of the bloodiest in Charleston': criminal annals. Had Narrow Escapo From Death. His foot caught In the rungs of o ladder In a wagon that was being slow ly smashed into kindling wood by a railroad train, which was backing intc it. a white man named Hilton, an em ployed of the Consolidated Company of Charleston, hod an exciting til' with death. Ho came through the adventure with no more serious inju ries than a badly bruised ankle, bu? the experience is one that in all prob ability will linger long in his memory South Carolina Appointments. President Tafi sent to the Senate the nomination cf Robert Smalls, for an other terms as collector of customr for the district of Beaufort. Scnatot E. D. Smith introduced i? bill author liing the commissioners of Horr county to construct a bridge across Kingston Lake, at Conway. Lawrence 0. Harper was nominated by the President to bo postmaster at Honea Path. Patents Granted South Carolinians. ?James R. Fulmer, Springfield, mower; Jesse B. Gardner, Charleston, alt brake; Walter S. Kirby, Georgetown leg connection for hauling lines. Animal Industry in The South. By direction of Secretary Wilson of the United States department of agriculture, the work of the bureau of animal industry in the South is to be carried to the farmer through the efTorts of the demonstration agents of thp hiironii r> f nlant industry. The valuable work in tick eradication if proving of considerable Importance in connection with the farm demonstra tlon work. The agents in the farm demonstration work, on the other hand, are in a position to do a great deal toward assisting in the work. Freight Train on A. C. L. Wrecked. Several freight cars ^onectcd to a freight train on the Atlantic Coa6t Line jumped the track and rolled down an embankment between Cameron and Crcston. There were five freigh' boxes and one coal car. which war loaded, that jumped the track. A ne gro fcrakeman. who was walking aoing on top of the cars, jumped to the ground when he saw the cars leav lng the track. While working at the scene of the wreck the coal car turned over on the section master, inflicting painful internal injuries. Issue Executions Against Parties. A man in Union county paid the taxes of several people with his pertheir rooointa frnm BUI I t'Urvn auu gui utcu 11vv4* w*?< the treasurer. When the check was presented for payment It was turned down on account cf lack of funds by the bank and the sheriff of the county wants to know if lie is to proceed to levy the executions against the parties themselves or against th? man who gave the check which was turned down. The matter was referred to Comptroller Jones who instructed tbe-sherlk to issue extension. \ if m) THE )1. COUNCIL CLOSES SESSION Three Pleasant Days Spent At Beau fort?Much Business Disposed of Next Meeting at Charleston. Beaufort'?After a three-day s 8 lion of the 122nd annua! council of the Episcopal diocese of South Carolina adjourned sine die to meet next year at Grace church. Charleston. The morning's session was given ur to routine matters almost entirely. An exception was the matter of the gift of property in Aiken left by former Senator Edmunds. The vote refer ring the matter to the finance committee for a report next year was reconsidered and the trustees of the diocese instructed to sell the proper ty if an advantageous offer is made the funds to be held until the next council makes disposition thereof. It was decided to leave the disposition open after a majority had decided that the proceeds should be turned into the bishop's funds. The attendance had fallen off at this hour and It was thought best to leave it to a full council. A committee to prepare resolutions of thanks to Senator Edmunds was appointed as follows: Rev. T. W. Cllft. During this discussion R. I. Manning referred to the division of the diocese as something more than a possibility In the near future. A committee on the increase of the number of the ministry was appointed as follows: Rev. A. S. Thompson, chairman; Rev. T. T. Walsh, Rev. W. M. Way. J. I. Waring, E. W. DuVall ( and G. W. S. Hart. The resolution to take up this work had been thorough- j ly discussed at the session of the day , before when an aggressive movement ( was decided on. I Last evening's session was given up | to a report on the apportionment of , the mission and other funds among , the several parishes and reportB of new buildings and other activities of the three convocations. Each made a gratifying showing of growth. Interst in Southeastern States. Never before has there been such widespread Interest in the Southeastern States as Is now being manifested throughout the North and West. The resources and opportunities of the entire section are belter known than ever before and the agents of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern Railway Company are meeting with encouraging success in the solicitation of farm settlers and the establishment of new industries. The growing interest of people of other sections in the advantages of the Southeastern States is summed up in the following paragraph from a recent report of the Western Agent of the Southern Railway Land and Industrial Department: "The work of this office reveals (he continued growing interest on the part of residents of the North and West in the Southeast, and its opportunities in agriculture and the various ' lines of business, and our territory was never before so well and favorably known in the section In which we are soliciting new business or had as active inquiry concerning its resources, advantages and possibilities. We are anticipating an active spring and summer." South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has issued n commission to the Elmwood Develop ment Company of Columbia, with a capital of $6,000. The petitioners are Frank H. Gibbes, J. B. Urquhart, W j A. Clarkson. A general real estate | business will be conducted. A com : mission has been issued to Leverettc j Furniture Company or Laurens, wttn a capital of $10,000. The petitioners are: J. C?. Leverette, W. K. Hudgens and E. K. Todd. A commission has been issued to the Field's Patridgf Wyandotte Company, Inc., of Flor ence with a capital of $2,000. A gen eral poultry business will be conduct ed. The petitioners are W. H. Fields C. E. Commander and C. M. Boyd. Milezge Gcod Over Small Linea. The larger railway lines of the state were requested by the railroad commission at its weekly meeting tc sell mileage good for transportation over the smaller lines either owned or controlled by them. The reques' will apply to the Atlantic Coast Line which is said to contrcl the Charles ton and Western Carolina, and to the Southern, which is alleged by the commission to contro lthe Blue Ridge Politics In Orangeburg County. The political thermometer ha3 risen ! to a considerable height in Orangeburg county. Although it will be several months before the primaries the columns of the newspapers are dotted with cards of those seeking ofllces. The main issue seems to be "Blease or Anti-Blease." In the cases where there are two candidates for an office it is generally understood that one Is "Blease" and the other "Anti-Blense" while in other cases it is not as much a factional light as a fight between individuals. Cherokee Politics are Quiet. The political situation in Cherokef county Is decidely quiet. As yet there has not been a single announce ment from an office-seeker, and it would appear that this is to bp a year in Cherokee when the office will seek the man instead of the man seeking the office. There are only four of fices to be contested for this year, two members of the house of representatives and auditor and clerk. R. A Dob when asked whether he would offer for re-election, stated that he in tended making the race. Died Under Peculiar Circumstance?. Dora, the daughter of David Newton, of Adamsville, died under pecu liar circumstances. A few days ago ) a hook worm specialist examined c number of people in and about Mc Coll, aud whenever a case was found treatment was given. M'ss Newton whs among those who received the medicine, being cautioned to diet her sell. After taking one does of the medicine the young lady became ill and died in great agony. She war buried in the Newtonvlll? cemetery. : fo *? 1 onIliquorlaws THE UNITED STATES MARSHALL SELLS WHISKEY AT GREENVILLE?COURTS CLASH. ITS PURCHASER IS ARRESTED This Action Marks An Open Conflict of Authority Between the State and Federal Officials.?There is Much Interest Shown In Case. Greenville.?Tho first clash between the United States court and state officials over the recent decision of Federal Judge H. A. M. Smith that the government has a right to sell al public auction in a "dry" county whis key that has been seized and con demned as contraband occurred here In compliance with the order of Judge Smith at the April term of the federal court, held In Greenville, J Duncan Adams, United States marshal, advertised for sale at public auction at Greenville county court house, two packages containing in toxicatjng liquors, the packages being marked "G. V. Stoeber" and "J. B. Thackston," care of the "Hundred Thousand club." Several days ago Gov. Blease ad dressed letters to the sheriffs of South Carolina and to one of the mng Istrates in Greenville advising them to arrest any party who might pur chase contraband whiskey sold in the state by United States officials. Sheriff J. Perry Poole of Greenville and Magistrate Samuel Stradley received copies of the letter and forthwith primed themselves for the clash Deputy Marshall J. L. Adams appeared in Greenville and prepared for the auction. Governor Blease has ordered any purchaser of the beverages to be arrested. A Very Peculiar Accident. Florence.?A rather peculiar accident occurred on East Evans street a few days ago in which there came very nearly being serious results. A man was riding a bicycle. In one of his pockets he carried a box of mairhes. Behind him was an auto mobile which had just been started up, and the auto barely grazed tlu man's pocket, in which the matcher were, and they caught fire and would have burned him badly had it not been for some bystanders who saw the smoke arising from his pocket and informed him of the fact. Tlu Are was quickly extinguished after burning a hole in the pocket. Commissioners Appoint Guard. Columbia.?The. county commin sioners have appointed W. F. Carter guard of the Gervais street bridge, with power to make arrests. When the bridge was private property few rules were enforced; but now that the county has the bridge in charge the statute laws pertaining to the matter will be enforced. A number of persons already have been arraigned before the magistrate for breach of the rules governing traffic on the bridge. Most of these, however, were dismissed because of the fact, that the rules were not as yet well known. Convention of Odd Fellows. Orangeburg.?The annual eonven tion of the grand lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows adjourned in this city after accomplishing n great deal of work. The grand lcdgf wa8 very largely attended, about 200 delegates being present, and the 2es sions were very interesting and greatly enjoyed by all Odd Fellows The next annual convention will be held at Anderson, the homo town ol the grand master. Hyatt Park Road Resurfaced. Columbia.?The road to Hyatt Park will be resurfaced with artificially bound macadam by \V. F. Miller, su pervisor of Richland county, within the next 60 days. The work will be done under the supervision of M. Goode Homes, special agent for the United tates office of public roads. In addition Mr. Muller intends tc have a concrete bridge built at Mcssers Mill on the Columbia-Camden road, at a cost of about $850. Legal Fight Over Near-Beer. Gaffney.?Another legal fight over the matter of the sale of near-beer sometimes known in Gaffney at "knee-high," is now impending. About a year ugo there wore four houses in Gaffney selling this most popular ar tide and doing a profitable business Orders wete received by Sheriff Thomas from the governor to move on the places and capture all goods on hand and this was done. The men conducting the places were arrested and given a preliminary hearing and bound over to court. Burned Trestle Delayed Trains. Columbia.?Traffic on the Southern line, between Columbia and Charlotte. was blocked on account of the burning of a trestle at Sniallwood nenr Ridgeway. The trestle war burned early in the morning and was discovered by the crew of train No 74 just before the engine reached thf dangerous part of the bridge, which was 42 feet in length. Train No. 31 was aetoured by way of Spartanburg and train No. 3'1 was delayed severa1 hours, as were all cf the northbound vegetable trains. Euphradian Intrasociety Contest. Columbia.?The annual Euphradiar ntrasociety contest was held in the Suphradian hall at the university The debate on the occasion was high ly interesting. The question was: "Resolved. That the United StatcF should fortify the Panama canal." declaiming contest was held just be fore the debate. The contestant; spoke on whatever theme they pleas ed in the latter event, and in the do bate it was a matter of individua: effort rather than one of negative aiu' affirmative. RT FORT MILL, S. C., THUS NcWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1 Shcrt Paragraphs cf State Newt That I hfave Been Gotten Together With Care By the Editor. McCIellanville.?The good weather has put the planters ahead and the crop3 ere looking very fine. Florence.?In the civil court here the jury in the case of Frances Stone, a minor child of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stone, vs the City of Florence, rendered a verdict for $8,000 in favor of ^ the child. 1 Columbia.?That the county treasurers of the state have no authority ^ to accept anything other than mon?y for payment of taxes was the ruling given by Comptroller General Jon?*8 in a letter to the sheriff of Union county. The comptroller general holds that a check for payment of taxes is not legal. Rock Hill.?Prof. J. W. Fertig. su- f perintendent of the training school department of Winthrop College, has been chosen by the- state board of ^ education of Tennessee to be the head t or the department of education of the Middle Tennessee Normal School, at Murfreesboro, and has accepted the ^ position. u Rock Hill.?Beginning May 26 the ^ Southern will put on an extra train j from Columbia to Rock Hill, via King- ( vilie, Camden and Lancaster, arriv- f ing here at 10:10 a. m., and returning c at 1 p. m. This is a matter of great t satisfaction to Rock Hill, evcert that j everybody feels that the tra'n should r stay here at least two hours longer { and leave for the return trip at p. m. Columbia.?Superintendent H*. A. ^ Williams was before the railroad com- 1 mission In connection with the alkg- t ed failure to promptly report .the wreck of No. 31 the other morinng. < Mr. Williams explained that, the re- < port was filed as soon as possibly, 1 and the showing was fully satisfactory I to the commission who exonerated Mr. 1 Williams and the Southern from any i blame in the matter. I Florence.?There is going to be a great deal more tobacco planted in Florence county this year than there has been in many years. The plants are being rapidly set out and the seasons are most excellent for their setting. Great fields, as well as small ones, are to be seen on every hand as one passes along through the farms through the county and new tobacco ( barns are going up also. Newberry.?The Boys' Corn Club of the county met in the ccurt house and ] heard talks by Prof, flr.rper of Clem- \ son College and Mr. Barrow on corn ( growing. Commissioner Watson and ] Prof. English, coming from Columbia. ] were delayed by an accident on .he , Coast Line and did not reach New- , berry until the meeting was over. , There were 3D out of the 63 members t of the Corn club present. i Easley?In the election held hpre for the purpose of selecting three school trustees Dr. R. P. Smith, J. H. Cheatham and J. L. Camp received the highest number of votes. No candidates announced themselves and the citizens voted according to their own choice. Those receiving votes were R. F. Smith 91, J. H. Cheatham 90. J. ' L. Camp 73. R. T. Thornton 31, J. L. 1 Bolt 11. Several parties received smaller votes. Barnwell. ? By an overwhelming , majority the citizens of Ba-nweli voted a bond issue of $22,000 lor the i purpose of installing an electric light and water works plant. Thr? ' mnmissionr-rs of public works wore also , elected, as follows: J. M. Easterling, , W. J. Lemon and T. S. Cave. The . vote on the bond issue was a i follows: For water, 87 yes; 7 no; for light !>0 yes; 4 no. The commissioners will meet as early as possible. Anderson.?During the past two years every church in Anderson with one exception, and tha? the First Presbyterian church, has either enlarged their church buildings or constructed new buildings. The First Presbyterian church has now decided to enlarge its handsome brick building on west Whitner street, about $10,000 being appropriated for that purpose. The plans, which have been approved by the sessions, provide for a handsome brick buildings just in rear of the present church, this building to be equipped for Sunday school and training Echool purposes. Columbia.?The commission charged with erecting buildings at "State Park" to relieve the congested condition at the state hospital for the insane met when a numbpr of routine matters were considered. Work on the new buildings at "State Par!;" is ' progressing well. Sharon.?Notwitstanding the very i unfavorable weather conditions inis spring many fanners have both cotton and corn up to a stand, although very little of it has been worked out. Oar* 1 dens are looking tine and the prosj pects for a good oat crop continues j good. Washington.?The following South Carolina boys have successfully passed mental examinations for entrance to Annapolis: F. W. Benson, W. S Cnrrington and W. S. Heath. They wjll now be examined physically and if found in good health will at once enter the academy. Charleston.?The adjutant general W. W. Moore, enme from Columbia for a eonferetrre with local military officers, regarding the encampment of the marks men of the three regiments which will begin May 20, continuing or a week at the state rifle range in :lie suburbs. f'ninmhia.?H. C. Dickinson died at the Confederate home in the suburbs of Columbia. The remains were sent to Allendale for interment. Mr. Dickinson had a largo circle of friends who are jfrieved to hear of his death. Florence.?The two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Purvis, who live in the Willow Creek section, died as a result of being poisoned by eating the heads of matches which the little fellow go hold of in some unknown manner. The burial took place at Willow Creek Rapt 1st church. The child died within twenty-four hcurs after eating the match heads. MILL r , !SDAY, MAY 16, 1912. Miiosrr OP 10 RIDICULE H BITTER SPEECH HE CALLS COLONEL INTENSE AND DANGEROUS EGOTIST. IF RY SCATHING CRITICISM 'he President's Address Boiled Over With Attacks on Roosevelt Calling Him a Demagogue?Spoke in the 8teel Manufacturing District. Steubenville, O.?President Taft'i Irst day of his final campaign swing brough Ohio, which came to an end vith a speech here, was marked by he most pronounced verbal assaults lpon Col. Theodore Roosevelt, to vhich Mr. Taft so far has given public iterance. In speeches that were flll'd with indignant attack, that bubiled over with uncomplimentary ad|ective8, Mr. Taft discharged his ora ory at his predecessor in the White louse. He started out upon his last ampaign to urge the people of Ohio o rupport him in the primaries of day 21 at Marietta in a cold, hard aln which kept up for several hours, >ut which finally fled before the sun. When he spoke at Dennison, Uhrichdlle, St. Clalrsville, Bellaire and Bridgeport, the weather was fair and he crowds came out in summer attire. At many points the President touch ?d the steel manufacturing district oi 3hlo, which his political advisors open ly said was opposed to his renominadon. ?he crowds, however, were inreo enough and frequently demon strative enough to make his Ohic riends feel a bit optimistic. Although in substance all of the iozen speeches the President made were much alike those he delivered ir Massachusetts and Maryland, they differed widely at times in the word* used to score Mr. Roosevelt; thes? were unusual and piquant and gav? his hearers opportunity for applause nnd laughter which seldom failed tc :omo. Will Not Accept Red Cross Workers. Washington.?A proposal that the Fled Cross of foreign countries might be of assistance in case of civil war jr revolution in some other country aas met with violent opposition from Lieutenant General Yorraolow, Russia's representative at the international conference here. The suggestion j was made at a meeting of the International committee by J. R. Clark, Jr., \ solicitor of the State Department. The Russian officer declared ht thought it "out of the sphere of Red Cross activity to give aid to Instir gen.s and revolutionaries who, in mj country, are considered as criminals.' Darhed to Death From Aeroplane. London.?Victor Louis Mason, an American indentitled with extensive mining interests and at one time private secretary to the American Secretary of War Gen. R. A. Alger, and to his successor, Elihu Root, was kill ?d while making a flight at Rrooklands with the English aviator. E. V. Fish pr. Fisher also was killed by being pitched out of the machine when at a height of about 150 feet. Fisher was about to give an exhibition and picked Mr. Mason as a passenger from among the spectators. Cherokee Babies To Share in Funds Washington.?The right of about five thousand Cherokee babies born after September 1, 1902, and living on March 4, 1906, to participate on an equal footing with other Cherokees ir the government distribution of sever al millfbn dollars of the Cherokee funds in the Treasury was upheld by the Federal Supreme Court. The Italians Win An Encounter. Torbuck, Tripoli.?A hundred or more Bedouins were left dead on the field after an encounter with Italian forces in the desert near Torbuck, according to a report here. The Italians claim to have lost only three killed and wounded. Evelyn to Quit Harry Thaw For Good. New York. ? Bewitched by the charms cf a red cheeked, raven headed tot, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, it is reported here, is straining every resource * - *15 ftnn nn r-hoflfo cie-ned hv I.u 1-UllCl/l <pxi/fVW vu Viivw^w ~-D h?r husband. After this, is is declared, she hopes to quit Thaw entirely With the beautiful baby boy, whot constant companion she has been ever since its birth, and with $15,000 capital. she hopes to cut loose forever from Thaw, abandoning the $5,000 a year that she long has receivd from him. Many Rebels Taken Prisoners. Ruenos Ayres.?Official advices received here from Aunscion, Paraguay conflun the victory on May loth of the government troops over a largl revolutionary force under the command of Colonel Alvino Jara, forme? president of the republic. The revolu tion now is considered as over. Colonel Jara was wounded. The rebels lost many killed and 500 of them were tak *n prisoners but Colonel Jara, despite his wound, i pel. All the artillery as well as 1, >0 rifles belonging to the rebels were captured. Pcwder Trust to Be Disolved. Philadelphia, Pa.?Counsel for the so-called pcwder trust and the government appeared in federal court and agreed to a form of decrease for the dissolution of the combination. Tho decree dissolve the combination and creates three companies in such way that competition will follow. The antral terms of the decree wore Agreed to by both sides, except that the powder trust dees not desire the decree to extend to the foreign trad? of the companies involved. / / J I ^Tficers~named fo.r shoot General Order Has Been Issued by Adjutant General Moore of State National Guards. Columbia.?Officers of the national guard to report at the camp of instruction in rifle practice to be held ' near Charleston, beginning on May 20, were named in a general order issued by W. W. Moore, adjutant general. The ftilowing officers have been j named: Executive and ordnance officer, MaJ. Tristram T. Hyde, ordance department, N. G. S. C. Assistant to executive officer, Capt CharleB V. Boykin, ordnance department, N. G. 8. C. Chief range officer, Col. Oscar W. Babb, adjutant general, N. G. S. C 1 Range officers, Maj. James W. Bradford, 2nd infantry, N. G. S. C.; Capt. James H. ClafTy, 3rd infantry. N. G. S. C.; Capt. Linsay C. McFadden, 1st infantry, N. G. S. C. Assistants to range officers: Capt Daniel C. Pate, 1st infantry, N. G. S C.; Capt. Edward B. Cantey, Jr., 2nd .infantry, N. G. S. C.; First Liuet. Dan,iel Miller, ordnance department, N. G. ,8. C.; First Lieut. Walter H. Ligon jOrdnance department, N. G. S. C. Statistical officers: Maj. Charles 'Newnham, adjutant general, N. G. S C.; Second Lieut. Robert J. Scott, 3d infantry, N. G. S. C. Quartermasters: Capt. Henry P Raines, 3rd infantry, N. G. S. C. Assistant quartermasters: CapY Alexander C. Doyle, 2nd Infantry, N iG. S. C.; Second Lieut. Walter A Seybt, 1st infantry, N. G. S. C.; Sec 'ond Lieut. John N. Richardson, Ifcf infantry, N. G. S. C. Interest in Southeastern States. Mover before has there been j such widespread interest in thf | Southeastern States as is now being manifested throughout the North and West. The resources and oppor tunities of the entire section are bet ter known than ever before and the agents of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern Railway Company are meeting with encoTtr | aging success in the solicitation ol farm settlers and the establishment of new industries. The growing interest of people o'l other sections in the advantages ol the Southeastern States is summoned up in the following paragraph from a recent report of the Western Agent of the Southern Railway Land and Industrial Department: "The work of this office reveals the J continued growing Interest on the i .part of residents of the North and ! West in the Southeast, and its op portunities in agriculture and the varJ ious iines of business, and our ter ritory was never before so well and favorably known in the sections in which we are soliciting new business or had as active inquiry concerning its resource, advantages and possi bllities. We are anticipating an active spring and summer." Council Reject* 8uffragan Plan. By a vote of nearly four to one. the South Carolina diocesan council of the Episcopal church at Beaufort decided against creating the position of suffragan bishop, to be held by a negro, at this time. As a substitute for the negro suffragan, the council appropriated money for the maintenance of a negro archdeacon for work among the negro members of the church In this state. The resolu| tion against the suffragan bishop proposal was adopted without debate, the council considering the winter's open discussion of the matter sufTi cient to enlighten all the delegate*., The resolution was adopted after the presentation of the majority report of the committee, ravonng me ymu the minority report opposing it. Prizes For Firemen's Convention. Prizes aggregating $1,000 will be hung up for the tournament to be held during the state firemen's tour nnment, June 25-27 at Rock Hill. Sr says a special committee of the local chamber of commerce which has beer appointed to handle the proposition and raise the money. Chief T. 0 Flowers of the local department Is ar ranging the programme for the a* rasion. There will be a number of reel and wagon races and a number of entries for these races have al ready been received. Catalogue of The University. The catalogue of the University of South Carolina for the present session has just come from the press. It was edited by Dr. Edward S. Joynes and bears al! the marks cf his carefu' scholarship. The attendance num bers 443 students, of whom 7! err law students and 70 teacher students Dr. Joynes has listed in part the visiting lecturers for the year, wbloh shows what signal advantages the unl versity and Columbia have enjoyed the present session in hearing somr of the most notable men. Shaping of County Campaign. At a meeting of the county execu five committee, held at fit. Matthews steps were taken towards the shap ing of the coming campaign. Thr candidates were assessed as follows: Senate and Housp each $lh; probata judge, superintendent of education sheriff, auditor and treasurer, each $10; clerk of court, $15; supervisor $7.50; coroner and county cuiiuihb fiioner, $1 each; magistrate, St. Mat thews, ?5; other county magistrates $2.5d. The first gun of the campaigr will be fired at Cameron July 24. Lexington County Paid Claims. For the first time in three monthr Lexington county paid off its claims in some instances the amounts bcinr for February, March and April. Tlflr has been the first year that there ha* been such a long delay in securing funds to meet its obligations. Thlr rear, however, it was found that the county would run short of money t< meet the ordinary expenses, and the Lexington delegation made arrangenents to borrow $25,000, but it was not until recently that this money .vas forthcoming. LINES OF BAnLE I1 DIN IN 01 ROM NOW UNTIL MAY 21 FOUR CANDIDATES WILL TOUR THE STATE. 3RYAN IS BEING TRAILED The Lesser Lights Will Appear in the Buckeye State in the Interest of the Various Seekers After the Presidency?Who They Are. Columbus, U.?brora now uum iu? | lawn of the primary election May 21, here is scarcely a cross roads station n this state so unimportant numercally that it does not expect to enteraln at least one presidential possijillty. Four seekers after the non^lnaien for the presidency, President Taft, Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Coverinr Harmon and Senator LnFoilette will tour the state while lesser lights, (Jnjted States Senators, Cabinet Members and department heads, are flgurng on campaigning and speaking at joints where limited train facilities tnd the inability of the candidates to De in more than one place at one time will prevent the appearance of the presidential possibilities. It wjll be a hard time for the train dispatchers. President Taft will begin bis campaign at Marietta and make more than a dozen important speeches during each day. Colonel Roosevelt will begin his speaking at Bellaire. Colonel Roosevelt's Itinerary will take hlra over practically the same points where the President spoke the preceding day. Altogetner co?* onel Roosevelt will make more thac sixty speeches during the tfme he li hero. The more Important night speeches will be made at Canton, Dayton, Columbus and Cleveland. Governor Harmon will begin hii speech-making trip at Wooster. H? will cover many of the points lately visited by Colonel Bryan in his antl Harmon trip and has announced that be will speak on the charges made by the Nebraskan that friends of the Gov ernor sought unduly to influence Bryan-pledged delegates in 1908. Charles W. Morse Coming Home. Bath, Me.?Friends and old chumt of Charles W. Morse, lately pardoned from the Atlanta penitentiary by Pres ldent Taft .are arranging to give him a big welcome when he returns from Europe to this, his former home, aboul the last of this month. Morse is reported to be in the best of health, apparently all traces of the disease, I about which he said, when in Atlanta would kill him in ten days unless given his freedom, has disappeared, and is said to be as chipper as when he was known to be worth millions and the head of the ico trust. Pay Tribute to Congressman Gordon Washington.?The house met to eulogize the late Representative George W. Gordon of Tennessee. Chief in terest centered in the tribute paid tc the late Tennessee Congressman by Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood of Ohio. Dur ing the civil war General Gordon fought on the Confederate side, and at the battle of Franklin was captured by General Sherwood, who in latex years became his warm friend. Train Wreck Near Norfolk. Norfolk, Va.?Norfolk Southern train known as the "Newbern Fiver" was wrecked half a mile south of Hickory Ground while en route to Norfolk Twenty people were slightly hurt The wreck was caused by the rear truck on the mall coach leaving the rails, causing the three rear coaches to turn over. The track was torn uf for :i hundred yards. Two Officers Assassinated. Gainesville, Fla.?Marshal Charier Whito of Archer, Fla., were d"coyed to a lonely spot near there and assas sinated. J. S. Manning, another dep uty, feigned death, and escaped after being wounded. He shot one of the murderers, capturing him and hii three sons, who are now in jail. Probe Into Archibald Charges. Washington.?The investigation Into charges against Judge Robert W Archibald, of the commerce court, by he judiciary committee, will be pronged. The committee determined tc immon many more witnesses. Th? .nquiry has developed clrcumstancci not mentioned in the original charges Certain documents have been turned over to the committee since the Attorney General delivered the papers ic his posrosEion. Theso facts have eauscd the committee to determine tc probe deeply. President Sinned Pension Bill. Washington.?President Taft signed the Increased pension bill, passed by the House and Senate. The measure was signed and ber'mo a law just be fore midnight. A c mmiftee including Senators McCumbr and Burnham and Representatives Sherwood, the authoi of the original bill, Adair, Russell and Carly S. Anderson, was awaiting the arrival of the President when ht reached the White House after return ing from Princeton. He affixed hii signature to the bill in the presence of the committee. Retreating to American Border. El Paso, Tex?General Orczco ia re treating northward toward the Ameri can border. A message to the Mexi can consul here from General Huerti at the Federal front declared tha Orozco had hastily abandoned bio posl tion at Conejas, leaving many gttni and ammunition. The Federals occu pied the same positions held by th< rebels. The- fighting began at day break. There aro many dead an<! wounded. The Federals claim a vie tory In the fighting. $1.25 PER YEAR FROM ALL OVER THETSTATI The Latest News of General Interest Collected From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Lexington.?Col. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture of South Car* olina, and J. Whltner Reid, secretary of the State Farmers' uuion, spoke a: two points in this county?at Union school house and at Oak Grove school house. The attendance was not very large, but there was much Interest manifested by those present. Columbia.?The state of South Car olim, through its agents, Commissioner Watson of the department of agriculture and A. F. Conradl, director of the department of entomology at Clemson college, will wage a fight on tho "sapsucker" or the "yellow breasled woodpecker," because of the attacks by the bird on the spruce pine trees on the state house grounds. Columbia.?John Richardson, a negro, was ground to death in a seed conveyor at the plant of the Southern Cotton Oil company. A workman tried to cut ofT the power, but the negro's legs were mangled before the conveyor was stopped. Magistrate Fowles, acting for Coroner Walker, who was at the wreck on the Southern railway, made an investigation of the case and found that an inquest would not be necessary. Charleston.?When Mayor Grace's attention was called to the fact that there is a belief on the part of many that the slot machines will be banished for a short time only and that the restrictions on whiskey traffic will grow less strenuous until the two evils come again into their own, he asserted most positively that the exodus of the machines will be for good and that the restriction on the sale of whiskey will be kept up as long as he is at the head of the city's affairs. Charleston.?Secretary McKeand of the chamber of commerce has taken up the matter of having a car fitted out for the purpose of demonstrating drainage improvement work under the auspices of the Clemson college agricultural station. The idea of the Chari leston secretary is to use the car all I throughout this lower section of the I state, and he Is hopeful of having the ' scheme carried successfully through ! certain that it would do much good to the section. Thn T .nn TOlintV DPIEO | DISI1UJJ* inc. * ~ cratic convention plected tho follow, in/? delegates to the State convention: Thomas G. McLeod, W. A. Stuckey, B F. Kelley, W. A. James, Bishopville; G. A. Moseley, Rembert; J. A. Rhamo Lynchburg. W. A. Stuckey was in dorsed as delegate to tho national convention from the Second congres sionai district without instruction. The issue as to the gubernatorial contest was not raised, but the delegation If known to be divided. Barnwell. ? Tho Farmers' Union Warehouso Company declared a dividend of 12 1-2 per cent on its capital stock of $10,000 and paid 10 per cent $1,000, to its stockholders. This is one of Barnwell's newest enterprises and its success is a source of gratification to the peoplo of the county generally as well as to the stockhold era. Col. Harry D. Calhoun was ? prime mover in the organization of thr Warehouse Company and deserves commendation upon the way in which the business has been managed. Spartanburg.?Julia Taylor, the wo man arrested as a result of the cor oner's investigation into the death ol tho baby found dead in an cid well in the Drayton Mill village, has confess ed to her part in the crime and ha* implicated a man. As a result of this confession. Noah Rath, white, is lock ed up in the county Jail, and faces r < harge of murder. The name of tue father cf the child is given in thr woman's confession and officers are searching for this man. Abbeville. ? With the election of officers and the selection of Florence as tho meeting place for next year, the Scuth Carolina Federation of Woman's clubs closed its annual session here. Darlington.?Mr. W. J. Brent, presi dent of the W. J. Brent Construction Company, of Norfolk, Va., who have been awarded the contract for constructing the now postofflcc building at this place, arrived here and began work immediately. Tho people of Darlington are rejoiced to know that Mr. Brent promises to complete the building by Christmas. Lainar. ? Rev. C. W. Flood, pastor of the Baptist church of Lamar, has invented a cotton chopper which is bound to revolutionize the cultivation of the fleecy staple. It is a most engenious device and has already amply proven it will do all the inventor claims for it. Chester.?The two days' convention that was held under the auspices of the Men and Religious Forward movement closed its session at a mass meeting in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church that taxed the seating capacity of that large building. Dillon. ? A. B. Jordan, editor of the ! Dillon Herald, has been invited to deliver an address before the National Press Association which meet3 in Chicago June 24. Mr. Jordan hr,s accepted the invitation and will speak on "The Cost System." /-?-i v,i? TV,n otitn Honnrtmpnt of l.UIUIM ma. i i?* ...... ? agriculture will lend assistance to the campaign that has been inaugurated in Spartanburg county to havo sllfc raised in South Carolina. Commissioner Watson will take the matter up with Clemson college and an effort will be made to furnish the farmers , of that county with mullberry trees. Lexington. ? Appl" trees In the orchards in this section are badly a.fected with the "blight," as are the pear trees. The leaves are dying and the young fruit is falling ofT. Unless . the blight is checked the apple crop will be short. ! Camden.?Fire was discovered in ' the combination store and restaurant building of Francis J. Hart, a negro, ' on lower Main street. The origin of the fir* is unknown. The contents of ' the building, which were valued at ' about $250, with no Insurance, was ' practically ruined by flre, eraoke and ' water. ji