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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."
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THE
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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.
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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
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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. ,
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" ' 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.
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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.
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$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.
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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.
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