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* ESTABLISHED IN 18< HTT WILL BE RETRIED J. B. T0W1LL, L. W. BOYKIN AND W. D. TATUM ARE THE DEFENDANTS IN THE CASE. WAS TRIED LAST SEPTEMBER Attorney General Lyon Will Call It . Again in Richland Cbunty Court In the Near Future?There Has Been interest Shown. Columbia.?The case against John Bell Towill and L. W. Boykin, former members of the state dispensary board of control, and W. O. Ta'.ura, former commissioner of the state dispensary, who are charged with conspiracy to defraud the state of South Crolina in connection with the purchase of 21,671,000 labels during the last days of the old state dispensary, will probably be called this week in the Richland court of general sessions by J. Fraser Lyon, attorney general. The case was heard last September and resulted in a mistrial. The labels were bought from the NevIsson-Wei8kopf Company of Cincinnati in May, 1905. Towill, Boykin and Tatum with Dennis Welt.kopf and Morton A. Goodman were indipted in 1909 on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the state In connection with tHe transaction. The indictment against Weiskopf and Goodman were later nol prossed, and they testified last September for the state of South Carolina. In the trial last September the defense dfd not put up any witnesses. The cases lasted for three days. The Jury failed to reach an agreement after being out for a day and two nights. . The first trial of the case was marked by prolonged arguments over the admission of certain evidence offered by the state. The actual taking of the state's testimony consumed a comparatively short time. Colleton County Fair Association. A meeting of the officers and superintendents of the departments of the Colleton county fair association has been called for the near future for the purpose of setting on foot plans for the county fair next fall. This meeting will be a very Important meeting, and will doubtless be attended by every officer of the association. Matters pertaining to the success of the next fair will be discussed and plans made for making this the biggest and best fair ever held in Colleton county. Seldom have the efforts of the fair association been more regarded with success than have those of the Colleton county fair association. Three fairs have been held under its auspices. each year being much better thnn the preceding. To Represent South Carolina. Comptroller General Jones was requested by Duncan U. Fletcher, president of the Southern Commercial Congress, to recommend to him for appointment three men to represent the state of South Carolina on a committee of the Southern Commercial Congress called for by a resolution of the real estate conference at that congress at its last session. Mr. Jones sent in the names of W. G. Sirrlne of Greenville, J. M. Connelly of Charleston and Robert M. Cooper of Wisacky. The importance of the work to be undertaken is explained by the'text of the resolution. Politics In bidgefleld County. At present everything points to a verjr sane and sober campaign in this county. With the liquor question practically eliminated by the recent failure to have an election ordered on the dispensary it is not likely that any ' burning issues" will be presented 01 discussed from the stump. A great surprise politically came when UlleE D. MIms announced officiall;' that he has decided for business reasons tc withdraw from the race for the state senate This leaves dui two usyu ants, B. E. Nicholson and B. B. May son. One Man Shot and Killed by Another Robert Brown, alias "Nigger Shirt,' shot and almost instantly killed Edin borough Lawyer on the plantation 01 H. B. Richardson, Jr., about five miles west of Sumraerton. Both parties ar? negroes employed by Mr. Richardson Brown being the foreman and Law yer cne of the farm hands. The trou ble leading up to the killing begar when Brown had some trouble in th< field with Lawyer in regard to somt work. Lawyer renewed the row wher he was shot by Brown, it is said, ir self-defense. Files Decision In Three Cases. Judge Gary filed with the clerk o the court decisions on three cases 01 which motions were recently made foi new trials. The Sinders verdic against the Southern railway for $12. 500 wns allowed to stand. In th< suit ' of Halsall against the Atlantii Coast Line, in which a new trial wai asked for by the defendant, the mo tion was granted. In the suit of Tan ner against the Charleston Termina Company, Judge Gary refused the mc tion expressing the opinion that tin verdict of $8,000 should stand. Interest In Newberry Hospital. ' A large meeting of Newberry citi ses was held in the chamber of com merce with President Jno. M. Kinar< presiding, in the interest of the Uew berry hospital scheme. It was a rep resentative gathering of the businesi men of the city, and while there wai no spirit of speechmaking there wai a spirit of earrlest interest in th< cause in hand. The committee, con alstiag of Jno. M. Kinard. I. H. Hun and Dr,. W. E Pelhara, Jr. that hac been appointed at a previous meetiui iuggested plans for "hospital day." I THE )i; WELCOMETO PRESSMEN ' Spartanburg Will Entertain Association This Year?Meeting Will Be Held Next Month. Columbia.?The annual gathering of the South Carolina Press Association in Spartanburg on June 10 will attract every South Carolina newspaper worker who can spare the time to attend, and indications are that the coming meeting will be one of the most largely attended yet held, H. L. Watson of the Greenwood Index, president of the association, and John Wood, secretary of the Spartanburg chamber of commerce, have the preparations for the meeting in hand, and every detail will be attended to ere the time for the meeting arrives. The first meeting will be held Monday, June 10, and another session will be held Tuesday morning. On Tuesday the annual address will be delivered by Charles H. Grasty, the president and general manager of the Baltimore Sun, and easily one of the leading newspaper men of the United States. His subject will be "The Progressive Procession as Seen from the Newspaper Window." On Wednesday morning, June 12, the association will leave for the annual trip over the C. C. & O. railroad in a special train of Pullman cars, sleepers and diners. The plan is to leace Spartanburg about 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, stop at Alta Pass for a couple of hours, and then go to Johnson City and spend part of the night there in sleepers. Early Thursday morning the special will pull cut for Dante, Va., where the big coal mines are. These will pe inspected and the train will leaVe Dante about noon. At Speer's Ferry a side trip will be taken over the V. & S. W. to Natural Tunnel, and then back to Johnson City Leaving there Friday morning, thence to Alta Pass, and from there to Spartanburg in time Friday afternoon for the members to catch the outgoing trains for their homes. A New Road Is To Be Built. As a result of a petition received by the Richland county commissioners a public highway will be constructed from a point on the Congaree road, about a mile and a half from the intersection of that road with the Leesburg road, to the Garner'3 Ferry road at the Baptist church. The petitioners asseu um the highway be established and worked by the county, and in consideration of this stated that they would grant to the commissioners all the land necessary for the proper construction of the roadway, consisting of a right of way 20 feet wide. Whereover it may be necessary to traverse the property of any of the petitioners by the cutting of curves, the property owners have expressed their willingness to give their permission to the county to act in the matter. South Carolina New Enterprises. A commission was issued to the Realty Trust Company of Anderson, with a capital of $20,000, to do a general real estate business, the petitioners being H. A. Orr, A. Carl Lee and W. W. Sullivan The Hartsville Arcade Hotel Company of Hartsville was commissioned with a capital of $40,000, to build a hotel at Hartsville. the petitioners being J J. Lawton, M. S. McKinnon and A. L. Abbott. A charter was issued to the Oakdene Compress and Warehouse Company of Charleston, with a capital of $150,000, to do a cotton compress and forwarding business, the officers being: R. G. Rhett, president; F. S. Hanckel. secretary, and William E Huger, treas i uree. Interesting Politics In Georgetown. The approaching campaign will probably be one of the most interesting to the people of this county, i which has ever been held. In addition to the marked Interest which the fight between Judge Jones and Gov. i Blease naturally creates here and elsewhere throughout the state, the pos sibillty that Georgetown will have candidates in the field for both coni gress and the solicltorship, will, of course, make the interest much more i intense. As was announced a few days ago. Walter Hazard will prob ably be in the race for congress, and it seems that James W. Wingate, will be in the race for solicitor. . Greenville Hcrse Show Closed. With the exhibits held the sixth - annual exhibtion of the Greenville f Horse Show came to a close. The eni tries this year eclipsed those of any i previous show, and the opinion was , expressed by those who entered - horses that the Greenville show is un surpassed by any in the South. The l weather on all three days was well ? suited to horse show purposes, but ? the crowds were disappointing. Horses i were entered from South Carolina, 1 North Carolina. Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia. Road Work In Aiken County. f The Aiken highway commission at i a meeting held at the court house de r cided definitely to purchase a set of t modern machinery for road work in this county. The commission has had ? this matter under consideration for i 3ome time and recently made a trip s to Florence, where the members inf spected the road machinery there. - The commission's engineer. Mr. Ben1 ?on, accompanied the commissioners. - fn a few days the commissioners will ? go to Greenville to inspect the machinery in use there. Changes In Railroad Schedules. In accordance with an agreement - made at Sumter, when the state rail3 road commission met to hear com daints concerning the schedule on the >- Northwestern Railroad, citizens being = "resent to represent Camden. Rembert, r Sumter, Summerton and other places s jn 'he line, that the commission would ? liscuss the matter and decide upon what steps to take as soon as possible, t he commission has sent Col. Thomas 3 Wilson, president of the road, a letter, t ordering changes in the schedule which will satisfy concerned. : fq OFFICERS GLEAREC THE TOWNVILLE POLICE DID NOT KILL DOC WELLBORN AS HAD BEEN CHARGED. SPEEDY VERDICT BY JIW The Five Policemen Were Acquittei In Lees Than Five Minutes?Thi r.ase Has Attracted Intense Inters All Over the State. Anderson.?In less than Ave minute after retiring to the Jury room th? Jury with the case of W. H. Holcolmt Justine Woolbrlght, James Baldwli and I. B. Sears, charged with the mui der of Doc Wellborn, a mountalneei on the night of November 12, 1911, a Townvllle, this county, returned verdict of not guilty. Holcomb was chief of police c Townvllle at the* time and he, wit the assistance of three other defenc ants arrested and locked up Wellbor for drunkenness and disorderly coi duct. Soon after Wellborn was place In the guardhouse the calaboose wa discovered to be on fire. The bulk ing was completely consumed, and 1 the ashes were found the charred r< mains of Wellborn. A detective was engaged and h worked up sufficient evidence to caus the arrest of Holcombe and his assist ants. The case was called for tria several days ago. Many witnesse testified for the state and the d< fense. The state attempted to prove tha Wellborn was beaten up by the off "?ro nnrt that he died from the wound Inflicted and that the guardhouse wa fired to hide the crime. The evidenc adduced did not convince the Jur that such was the case, for, as soo as a pen could be had, the verdict c not guilty was returned. The cr.se attracted intense interet in the Townvllle section and the sei Bions of court was largely attendei Adjusted Right of Way Matter. Sumter.?W. R. Bonsai, president c the Carolina Western railroad, othe wise the local branch of the Seaboar was in Sumter several days ago. K saw several parties with whom thei had been slight "hitches" in the n gotiations for right of way, and thei matters were adjusted. Mr. Bonsa too, inspected the proposed line lea ing cut of Sumter southward, thou? it depends on the terms offered t land owners whether this line will 1 chosen or another line will be ru The grading from Bishopville here about completed, and it is the wish < the contractors to move the sarr grading force down to the south lin ! Mr. Bonsai did not make public, hot ever, while he was nere what evei one wishes so much to know, and thj it whether his road is bound. Politics In Darlington County. Darlington.?Darlington county wi be interested this year in the outcon of several political fights, not only 1 the state at large but at home. Thei will be contests made over the offic< of sheriff, clerk of court, superinte ! dent of education, solicitor in th I circuit and possibly in other office For sheriff E. W. Kegisier, me mum bent, has announced his intention run again, and he is opposed by Hen Mozingo, Walter Parrott and R. Scarborough. W. Albert Parrott, wl has been clerk of court for 20 yeai . will be opposed by L. G. McCall, T. Stokes, who for four years has be< superintendent of education, has a ! nounced that he will not offer for i ! election, and W. H. Lewis and Jeror Pate are seekers after the office. Cotton Acreage Reduction. Columbia.?Mr. John G. Anderson, Rock Hill, originator of the "Rock H plan" for the reduction of cotti acreage, was in the city in conferen with Commissioner Watson relative closing up the acreage reduction this state. Figures on this will given out in the near future. Mr. A derson is encouraged over the repoi | he has received on acreage reducti from all parts of the cotton belt a says the acreage reduction in tl state will show a good figure when j reports are in. Governor Commissions Magistrati Allendale.?Mr. Fred H. Edenfl* has been commissioned at Allendi by Governor Blease as magistrate fill out the unexpired term of Jud W. R. Brabham, who has resigned account of his continual illness. Jud Brabham has filled the position w! satisfaction to all concerned for s< eral terms, and great regret is < pressed that his ill health forbids 1 continuance in office. However, ] successor, Mr. Edenfleld, it is p dieted by his many friends, will pre himself an efficient and just officer. Scottish Rite Reunion. Columbia.?The Scottish Rite union in Columbia on June 6 and will be of peculiar interest to the who make a study of Masonry. A s cial dispensation has been secured as to give all the degrees at one c vocation. It would take many monl to take these degrees a few at a tir in addition to the extra expense of tending so many meetings. Un< the proposed arrangement an expem will be reimbursed and those takl ; the degrees will only pay the regu initiation fees. I Two Prisoners Escape From Jail I Beaufort.?Two prisoners escaj torn "the county jail several days a a id were caught near Sheldon Saeriff McTeer the next morning. C c I them from Savannah, who was cc I anion of the prisoner killed by Ch c f Police White making an attack 1 im at the jail several weeks af lhe other was a negro named Willi: Ohieolm, who had just been sentenc to five years for cutting a young wh man at Blucton a short time a Crosby is awaiting trial. RT FORT MILL, S. C., THUI fFROM THE PALMETTO STATE I Short Paragraphs of State News That ' Have Been Gotten Together With Care by the Editor. Lancaster.?The election held here on the question of extending the town's limits from one half mile to one mile resulted in the overwhelmI ing defeat of the proposition. The vote was within corporate limits 71 to i 37 against extension. In the propos! ed new territory 171 to 8 against exs tension. t Walterboro.?E. L. Benton, Jr., who is keeping a store near the Walterboro Cotton Mill, was arrested charged with having sold some whiskey. Benton was arrested and placed in jail. By putting up a cash bond of $50 e he was released. The trial was set, ?. but Benton, not wishing to stand trial, 3 forfeited his $50 ball. j Chester.?The regular annual meet' ing of the Rural Free Delivery mall * carriers of Chester county will meet 0 in the auditorium of the court housa at 10:30 o'clock, May 30. The officers '' for the ensuing year will be elected, ^ likewise the delegates to the state convention, which assembles in this D | city July 3 and 4. d Charleston.?The order of the board E of health declaring 31 dairies within j the limits of the city of Charleston c to be a "menace to public health" ^ caused something of a sensation, which was not confined to the dealers, t and the wholesale condemnation of the dairy establishments, nearly all ^ the milk-selling places in the city, was I j a general top;c of conversation, i 1 Aiken.?The trustees of the Aiken j. institute, Aiken's public schools, have selected as principal for the 1912-13 j .seBBion Prof. H. H. Scott of Chester. I Prof. Scott is a graduate of the Unlg versity of South Carolina and a teachg er of experience, having taught five e years in the Chester graded schools. y He will come to Aiken with the highn est recommendations. >1 Lancaster?Lancaster's town council has made some very much needed 1m* it provements on the town lot. The old b- stable has been torn down, and a new 1, stable, with sleeping apartments for the street force has been erected near the guard house. A separate partment >f has been provided for the fire reel and r- hose. Two fine bay horses costing' d, I $632 have been purchased for the fire [e department. "c | Brunson.?Quite an interesting ocI casion in the town of Brunson was the 5 trial of H. G. Dowling by the town L'' j council for selling whiskey. Mr. Dowlj ing was reported to the mayor of the >'h town by detectives from Columbia. W The trial by jury excited considerable >e interest and resulted in a verdict of n- guilty. The fine imposed was $85 or 30 days on the county chaingang. It ; is quite probable that the fine will be ie quickly forthcoming. Piedmont.?W. Busey Simmons, sec: retary of the South Carolina Dental , y association, announces that the asso1 elation will hold its annual meeting at ! the Isle of Palms, Charleston, beginj ning June 18 and continuing three ! days. President BIgham has secured some of the best men in the profesle slon to give clinics. All ethical mem- | n . bers of the profession are invited. Dr. P. Atmar Smith of Charleston is 58 1 chairman of the Arrangement com" mlttee. 1B g Florence.?J. S. McKenzie lost his , barn and Btables at Howe's Station by ?0 fire, one fine home-raised horse being py burned to death and another so badly j burned that it will die. Several mules 10 were scorched, but not seriously. A .8 lot of feedstuff was also burned. Mr. E* McKenzie fears that the fire might ?n have been incendiary. He has had *n. two losses of the same sort previously, p. The loss is estimated at $3,000, partly ne covered by insurance. Anderson.?Candidates for mayor and alderman of the city of Anderson are getting numerous since the time of of the primary, June 18, is not far off. Ill The following announcements have an been made: For mayor, W. B. Mace gruder, Robert E. Ligon, Clarence E. to Tolly and J. A. Cook; for aldermen, in Ward 1, E. E. Elmore and J. E. Barbe ton. for aldermen, Ward 2, C. M. Morn Clure and L. A. Sampbell; for alder ts man, Ward 3, J. L. Hembree; for on alderman, Ward 4, L. P. Fouche and J. nd H. Tate; for alderman, Ward 5, Lee lis G. Holleman, and for alderman, Ward ~ " tr all 6. W. C. Broaawen, j. m. taiuv.au and R. L. Carter. Charleston.?Because there is not b. sufficient money to keep both army ?ld dredges at work, Major George P. lie Howell, United States engineer, anto nounces that the dredge Winyah Bay ge would be temporary laid up at the on wharf, with only a crew of four men ge aboard. Ith Bi8hopville.?The high and graded ev- school has Just closed a most successex ful year. The commencement exertils cises began with a recital by the puhis pils of Miss Fair's music class. Every re- member acquitted herself well, which ire showed the splendid training she has received. Columbia.?The governor has granted a parole to Lanoe Kelly, who was re- convicted in Darlington county on the I ' charge of manslaughter and sentenced >se to two years in the penitentiary. Since pe- assuming office the governor has exso tended clemency in 370 cases, cn- Aiken.?On May 30 the citizens of ths Monetta, in this county, will hold ne, their annual picnic and barbecue, at- ! Judge Ira B. Jones, Gov. Blease, X. B. ler Dial and W. J. Talbert will be present ses and address the public. An invitation !ng has also been extended the several lar candidate for county offices to attend and address the voters. Chester.?The initial steps will be inaugurated here toward making the ied i c'ty one ?' n,08t lovely ones in 1 ramiinn nnd to be known as 8?' "Chester?the City Beautiful." Camden.?The U. D. C. Chapter will 'ne hold a baby show on the 6th of June, ?m? or if the weather is bad on that day, ief It will be held on the 7th, on the on school house square. Handsome ;o; prizes will be given to the finest baby am under one year old. and the finest be ed tween one and three years old, and ite the prettiest of the above classes, also go. for the best group of larger children and the best decorated carriage. MILL 3SDAY, MAY 30, 1912. HILL IU GENERAL' WOOD BE OUSTED? THE HEAD OF CHIEF-OF-STAFF , GOES TO THE BLOCK IF ARMY c BILL IS PASSED. 1 ro MAKE RADICAL CHANGES I 3 The Measure Will Disqualify Every f Officer Who Has Not Seen Ten Years ! t of Service?The Report Has Not t I Yet Been Acted On. , . i " ' 1? tv. ? onnrnnria >\ asningiuu.? iuc mm; nrr..t tion bill was reported back to the 1 Senate and House by the conferees 1 with anti-administration amendments | which would legislate Major General ; Wood out of office as chief of staff i and would leave the location and distribution of military posts to a commission. The amendment which relieved General Wood also would prevent either Brig. Generals Crozier or Funston from ever attaining the office of chief of staff. No officer who has not spent ten years in the line with troops before becoming a brigadier would be eligible. Many army officers charge that the fight between the line and the stafT which recently resulted in the retirement from the army of Major General Ainsworth is responsible for that provision. Lieutenant Generals Young and MacArthur, Major Generals Randall Lee and Humphrey, all retired, with two members of the House and two of the Senate will compose the commission to report to Congress by Jan uary 1 upon the location and distribution of army posts and the proposed ' abandonment of many recommended by the War Department. The report was not acted upon in either house. A sharp conflict over the amendments is anticipated. Senators Curtis and Smoot blocked imme nation in the Senate by insist ing on time to study the changes. Secretary of War Stimson In a statement on the proposed action by Con- | gress said the provision, supposedly aimed at General Wood, would have rendered ineligible for service as chief of staff every one except four oi the nineteen generals who have served as commander-in-chief of the American army since General Washington. Dinner of Pan American Society. New York. ? Ambassadors and ministers of nearly all of the twenty Latin American republics, who constitute the governing board of th Pan-American Union in Washington, gathered in New York perparatory tc attending the first dinner of the recently organized Pan-American soc iety of the United StateB. The banquet will be in honor of the Secretary of State of the United States and the representatives of the Central principal address will be made by secretary of state, Knox, Domico d? Gama, the Brizilian ambassador; Manuel Calero, the Mexican ambassador, and Congressman Wllla Sulzer, (hair i man of the house committee on for ei^ns affairs. Net In Any Sense An Intervention. Havanna.?The exchange of cablegrams between President Gomez and p President Taft has led to a more definite understanding regarding the attitude of the United States toward Cuba ! President Gomez's message of protest against American intervention drew t a response from the President of the 1 United States in which assurances were given that the action of the American government was merely a measure of precaution, and entirely disassociated from any question of intervention. Reported to Have Attacked French. Paris.?A report is published here that ten thousand Moors have made an attack on the French camp at Merada, near the Algerian frontier, that the ; French troops lost 150 killed and 380 ( wounded and that the Moors were repulsed, leaving one thousand dead and 3,000 wounded on the field. Trying to Close The Alto Break. Melville, La.?If the second effort of the United States engineers to tie the ends of the Alto break proves futile, it is probable that the job will be given up as hopless. The largest canvas which was swept away has been repaired and will be used again. The break is more than 1,000 feet and the ends are holding well. Water covers the entire town and motor boats are navigating the streets of water. Telephone, telegraph, and bridge repair gangs are gathering here to begin work. Norwegian Steamer in Distress. Mobile, Ala. ?The Norwegian steamer Vincenzo di tiiorgio, jacouson, master, .arrived here in distress with her high pressure cylinder bot torn and piston broken and damaged. The vessel is being held here awaiting orders from the owners at Bergen, Norway. The accident happened while the vessel was outbound from New Orleans to Puerto Cortez, Honduras, with general cargo. The vessel drift1 ed for 24 hours while the entire crew woked in making the repairs lasting ! enough to reach this port. Reactionary Movement in China. j London. ? Reports have reached j Tien Tsin, China, that the reactionary movement is gaining strength in the vicinity of Wu Chang, where Gen. Li Yuen Cheng, vice president of the Chinese republic, has his headquarters. According to a dispatch from Tien Tsin the republican officials in \Yun Chang are growing very apprehensive and are preparing secretly for flight. The district surrounding Hankow are seething with anarchy. Wholesale executions are taking place iaily <tWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 11 "he Latest News of General Interest | Collected From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Chester.?J. M. Wooten of Lewis Turnout, Chester county, has been iranted a patent upon a combination < nonkey wrench, pipe wrench and nail uller. Gastonia.?Southern train No. 39 vas delayed by a freight wreck at Jelmont, a station between Gastonia ind Charlotte, in which three cars vere derailed, and the track torn up or a considerable distance. Greenville.?A consignment of six :ar loads of tarvia to be placed by the :ounty authorities on Greenville roads ias been received by Supervisor Goodivin, and the work of putting down the material will begin within a few days. Greenville.?According to informa tion from Brushy Creek officers cut up a moonshine still in that section, which was located within a stone's throw of Pisgah Baptist church. It Is said that the operator of the plant | actually had the nerve to use water ' from the churchyard Bpring to make his liquor. Florence.?Fire destroyed the large frame stables of Brown & McCall in the heart of the business section of the city, opposite the court house. The loss is estimated at about $2,500, with only $1,500 insurance. An equal amount on live stock and buggies and wagons was cancelled only a few days I ago. Camden.?Capt. Frank W. Eldredge, who died at his stately old Colonial home, "Goodie Castle," and who was buried here, was one of the best known and most popular men in Camden as well as in Kershaw county. He had been In failing health for the past two years, or more, but it was not until recently that his illness became of an alarming seriousness. Branchville.?Poilce Chief Franklin and Rural Policeman Browning made a very successful raid on a negro, Bill j Barnwell, living in a negro settlement on the edge of town. Twenty-five gallons of whiskey and 1,224 bottles oi beer were seized. Barnwell will be tried before Mayor Dukes after which , Magistrate Dukes has charges against him. Washington.?Daniel E. Turbeville has been appointed postmaster at Turbeville, Clarendon county, sue ceeding S. C. Turbeyville, deceased. Ridge Spring.?The school has clos- 1 ed after only an eight months' term The teachers were all re-elected. The trustees expect to have a full nine months' session next year. Some are fniifintr nf a new school building, which is needed. Orangeburg.?The board of trustees of the Orangeburg graded schools has held its annual meeting and elected I the teachers for the ensuing year. The board of trustees of the Orangeburg schools is as follows: Win. L. Glaze chairman; W. B. Thompson, George V. Zeigler, Abram W. Summers and W. W. Wannamaker, Mr. Wannamker having been recently elected to fill a I vacancy on the board. Camden.?The warm weather has given Camden the automobile fever, ! there being five handsome roadsters ( and touring cars purchased here and five more are to be purchased. RawesviUe.?Lawrence Jones, a negro, was shot and killed near here by J. S. Britan of Branchvillc. Mr. Britan was deputized as a special con stable and had arrested Jones who re sisted and tried to take the officer's pistol from him. Charleston.?A suit for J10.O00 was filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court by William J. Connor against the Walker, Evans and Cogs well company. The complaint alleges that in November, 1909, the plaintiff while an apprentice, working at a lithographic press, had bis hand bad ly mangled, necessitating the amputation of three fingers. The bill al leges that the failure of the defendant to provide the proper safety appliances was the cause of the accident Chester.?The Rev. A. C. Bridgman of Columbia, one of the members of the joint committee on the endowment of the Columbia Theological seminary, Chicora college and the Presbyterian College of South Carolina, spoke to one of the largest congregations ever assembled in Purity Presbyterian church regarding the endowment. Columbia.?An order was issued from the state department of agricul ture changing the date of the rnforcement of the regulation against skim med milk from June 30 to August 30 The order was issued to permit skimmed milk dealers to dispose of the stock on hand. Greenville.?Sheriff Poole and hie deputy have arrested a white man b> | the name of W. P. Powell, who is said to be wanted in Georgia on an alleged serious charge. The man is held at the county jail, waiting for instructions from Georgia. Powell is a brick mason and has been at work here for Chester.?J. D. Ratteree's residence on East Hinton street, caught fire ic the roof from some unknown origin or,^ was nmetirallv destroyed. The furniture was nearly all burned. The loss is estimated at $3,000, and i.? partly insured. Chester.?Zebulon Vance Davidson a member of the city council, has en tered the race for th?> house of rep resentatives in the general assembly Charles C. McAliley has withdrawn i his name from the list of candidates Walter Simpson of the Armenia sec tion of Chester county has announced for auditor. Greenville.?George H. Stephensor of Columbia, secretary of the nations corn exposition, which will be held it Columbia in January, is in the city working up interest in the forthcom ing exhibition. Greenville will b< well represented at this show, as botl boys' and men's corn clubs are ir competition from this county, several weeks. Columbia.?John Henry May ant Clyde May, aged 22 and 17 years, wh< were sentenced to life imprisonmen for killing Henry Bocha were brough to the state penitentiary. The prison ers were assigned to work. MES ID OF NEGROES PILLAGING TOWNS iONDITIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF ORIENTE CONTINUE TO BE ALARMING. THE CALL FOR PROTECTION The Rebels Have Surrounded Palma Seriana and Inhabitants Are Vainly Appealing to the Government For Help?The Situation is Serious. Santiago, Cuba.?Conditions in the province of Oriente continue extremely alarming. From all quarters peti- j tions are pouring in for protection which the government is unable to furnish because of all available troops are being concentrated for the purpose of surrounding the main bodies of the rebels under Generals Estonez and Ivonet. Troops under Colonel Machada had an engagement at Parral with the rebels in which a number of the rebels are reported to have been killed or wounded, the remainder being dispersed. At Tiyuabos, near Guautanamo, government forces under Captain Percy routed a band of insurgents, killing several. Great alarm is felt at Baracca. The town is without protection and is cut off from communication with the interior. An urgent appeal has been made to the government to send a gunboat. General Ivonet with a band of 150 negroes, mounted and armed with new rifles, is pillaging the stores at La Carolin.i and vicinity. The rebels have been again surrounded Palma Soriano, north of Santiago, the inhabitants of which are vainly appealing for protection. The Atlantic Fruit Steamship Company has also asked protection for its property at Sagua de Tanoma on the north coast of Oriente, but no troops are available. Reports from Manzantillo, on the west coast, state that a number of negroes who were leaving town to join the insurgents in the field, exchanged sho's with a police patrol, some of them being wounled. Are After Long Distance Record. San Antonio, Tex.?The balloon '"St. Louis" ascended here in an effort to lift the Lahm cup for long distance flights. Traveling rapidly and at high altitude, the balloon disappeared in the North. In the basket are Albert Von Hoffi?n and Capt. John Berry, both widely known aeronauts. The St. Louis is better equipped than any of the balloons that have flown from here in the past two years in an endeavor to break the long distance record. Features of the equipment are oxygen tanks, which the aeronauts believe will enable them to fly high over Arkansas, where the storm areas are usually encountered. Atlantic Fleet Ordered To Cuba. Washington.?Insurrection and disorders in Cuba, threatening the life and property of Americans and believed by the United States to be spreading beyond control of the Cuban government, caused the American government to take active steps in preparation to cope with any situation which may arise in the island republic. The third and fourth divisions of the Atlantic battleship fleet were ordered to take on their fulJ quota of marines. The Aftermath of the Flood. New Orleans.?Railroads in the submerged territory north and east of Melville are organizing repair gangs to be sent out to rush the work of repairing roadbeds and bridges damaged bv the waters from the Dogtail, Torfras, Panther Forest and Beaulah breaks. There will be a large demand for labor, but the supply made available by idle farm hands is expected to more than equal the demand. Tho Texas & Pacific, Southern Pacific and the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific sustained considerable damage by washouts. Section damage gangs will probably be the first to begin repairs. Oldest Hotel In Baltimore Burned. Baltimore.?The Eutaw House a1 Baltimore and Eutaw streets, the oldtintf.1 in Baltimore, was badly dam agei by fire which started in the basement from an explosion origin Much of the damage was caused bj the deluge of water poured into the structure, a five-story brick building from practically the full strength ol the fire department. All the guests ir the house at the time escaped ir safety, but several were obliged tc use the fire escape because of the smoke which filled the corridors. May Take Over C. C. & 0. Railroad 1 Richmond, Va.?To further perfeci its scheme to get a direct westerr outlet, as well as a through rout< from the Great Lakes to South Atlan tic seaboard, preliminary to the com pletion of the Panama canal, it is de clared in railway circles here to be th< principal motive behind the deal foi the sale of 210,000 shares of Seaboart Air Line Stock by the Cumberlant Corporation, which owns the Carolina [ Clinchfield & Ohio, running fron Spartanburg, S. C., to St, Paul, li southewest Virginia. ; Fifteen Officers Retired. Washington -Fifteen retired officers mostly of high rank, who have beet ' performing active service were reliev ed. Heading list are three rear ad j mirals, Lieutze commanding the Nev Vnri.- narv vard: Wainwright, who ha been on the general board and Mahoi j on duty at the r.aval war college. Thi others are Captain Little ilalsey am * Koester; commanders Hulme, Welle f Poyter and Moritz; Lieut. Command er Whittlesey, Lieuts, Mcintosh am Davenport and Chief Engineers Craw ford and Williamson. ? I $1.25 PER YEAR HAS NAMED AN INSPECTOR W. R. Connelly of Chester Was Selected By Commissioner E. J. Watson ?Well Equipped For Work. Columbia.?W. R. Connelly of Chester was appointed as a factory inspector by E. 'J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, commerce and industries. Mr. Connelly was highly recommended for the position by well known citizens of Chester. He is a graduate of the textile department of Clemson College and is well equipped for the work as factory inspector. "He is a young man of excellent character and habits and ability, besides," says A. G. Brice, member of the house of representatives from Chester county in recommending Mr. Connolly. "I am quite confident Mr. Connelly is well qualified for the position, having graduated at -Clemson College and has had considerable practical experience," says M. S. Lewis, cashier of the Natinal Ex change bank of Chester. "Since his graduation he has worked at the cotton mill business with marked success," says J. M. Wise, mayor of Chester. "He Is indeed a very deserving young man" is the recommendation given by J. E. Glenn. "He has always been regarded as a young man of good habits and character," says A. L. Gaston. "In making this appointment," said Commissioner Watson, "I feel as if 1 am simply on behalf of the state of Soutn Carolina awarding a uipiuum iu the type of young man that the commonwealth needs ? rewarding one whose life thus far has been lived up to the highest ideals of American citizenship. Up to two weeks ago I had never hearJ of him. Pursuing my policy in making appointments of selecting men specially fitted for the duties they are to perform, and with no other regard whatever, I hare been trying to find the right man." South Carolina New Enterprises. A charter was issued by the secretary of state to the Buncombe Road I and Realty Company of Greenville, with a capital of $5,000. The officers are: \V. G. McDavid, president and treasurer; W. C. Beaeham, vice president and secretary. The CharlestonSummerville Development Company was commissioned with a capital ol $1,000, to do a general real estate and developing business, the petitioners being E. \V. Hughes and J. M. Phillips, both of Charleston. The C. D. Franke & Co., of Charleston was commissioned with a capital of $250,000, the petitioners being Emil H. Jahnz and Julius H. Jahnz of Charleston The company proposes to deal Ri and do a Jobbing business in wagons, carriages, motor vehicles, materials, supplies, and to acquire the business ol Erall H. Jahnz and Julius H. Jahnz, carpenters, doing business under the firm name, and style of C. D. Frank* & Co. State Poultry Raisers Plan Show. About 20 members of the South Carolina Poultry Association met In the office of the chamber of commerc? at Columbia to perfect plans for incorporating the organization, with a cap ltal of $1,000 with the privilege or increasing to $5,000. It is expected that the necessary amount of the cap1 ital stock to obtain a charter will ba subscribed in a few days. Theodore E. F. Holzhauser, of Irmo, president of the poultry association, said that the organization intended to have a creditable exhibition at the National Corn Exposition in Columbia nex* year. The association will be capitalized to provide for the expense incident to making tho poultry exhibit. It will pay for two judges of the fowlt besides the expense of cooping. The shares of stock will be placed on salt at once. They will be 200 in number for the present and sell for $5 per share. The association expects to offer them to poultry raisers and to the public at large. ! ' Young Man Killed By a Train. The Gastonia police were notified by the Southern railway that a young man was killed at Gaffney by a train and that all efforts at identification of the body had proved unavailing ' The young man was apparently about 18 years of age, with light hair, but there were no other marks, or papers by which his identity could be fixed, ' The body is still at Gaffney. South Carolina Historical Society. : The 57th annual meeting of the Soutn Carolina Historical Society was held in the Charleston Library Soci! ety building. The attendance was . much larger than usual. The presi' dent's report was as follows: "To th? Members of the South Carolina Hls, torical Society: In making my eighth f annual report as president of the Soi | clety I am pleased to say that the ini come of the Society will again be suf> ficient to discharge the expenses of s the year. The report of the secretary, shows a dimunltion in expenses. Elect Garnet and Black Staff. t At a meeting of the student body of l the University of South Carolina the > n?u.- stnff for the Garnet and Black - was elected. The staff is: Editor-In chief, W. H. Scott: senior literary edi tors, J. Broadus Mitchell and R. S. > Owens; senior law editors, Jrs Allan, r Jr., and W. C. McLain; business man1 ager, Sam Latimer, Jr.; assistant busi 1 ness manager, J. D. Featherstone; ad, vertising manager, J. B. Murphy; athi letic editor, T. S. McMillan; art edii tors, C. Roper and J. L. Greene; literary editors, Green and Foster. Attempted Assault On Young Girl. '? Frightened by the screams of the 1 daughter of a prominent Bamberg county farmer Eatherlee Jones, a nej, gro, was forced to flee after making s an attempt to assault the young girl. 3 The negro was arrested and hurried e to the state penitentiary at Cc'umbla, \ J. Felder Hunter, deputy sheriff of i( Bamberg county, bringing his prisoner [. to Orangeburg through the country i and taking an early evening train for Columbia. The action of the father of the girl was commendable. * I