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* ?*.,! III ? ESTABLISHED IN 11 LABEL CASE is" WITH ACQUITAL THE JURY REACHED THE VER DICT AFTER THREE HOURS OF DELIBERATION. I LYON EXONERATES TATUM Attorney General Told the Court Thai He Believed One of the Three De fendants to Be Innocent?Trial Lasted Three Days. Columbia.?"Not guilty" was the rerdict returned by the jury in the "label case," after deliberating for i hours and 45 minutes. The three de fendar.ts?L. W. Boykin, John Bel Towill and W. 0. Tatum?former state dispensary ofhcialB, were charged witt conspiracy to defraud the state it connection with the purchase of 21, 000,000 labels. The case was tried it the Jlichland court last Septembei and resulted in a mistrial. It wat called again In the Richland court last September and resulted in a mis trial. It was called again in the Rich land court several days ago and the jury delivered its verdict as above stated. Just before the Jury took the case J. Fraser Lyon, attorney general, announced to the court that since W. O Tatum, one of the defendants, had gone on the stand and testified freely he would not ask the jury to convict i him. The Attorney General said thai he would not nol pros Tatum's case but simply submitted to the jury that in his opinion the defendant Tatuir was Innocent. The jury reached a verdict at 5:1; o'clock hut it was not announced unti 5:50 p. m.( as Judge Gary was not ii the court room. The "label case" hai taken up practically all the time o the court during the last three days Politics in Anderson County. Anderson county will elect eigh representatives this summer, and u] to this time only six candidates hav< come forward. Four of these are ask ing lor re-election. They are J. Bel XV \v .1 L. Jack ion (VttlSUU, IT. ... uw.., .. 8on and Joshua W. Ashley. The othe candidates already announced an Oscar D. Gray, J. A. Hall, R. L. Thack ston and J. Mack King. The people o Anderson county are more concernet ^ over the races for sheriff and super visor than they are about any of th< other jobs. Cotton Caterpillar Near Cheraw. It Is accurately reported at Cheraw that the dreaded cotton caterpillar, which did so much damage last fall has again made its appearance, going in a southerly direction. Col. C. F. Moore, owner of Excelsior seed farm, one of the largest plantations in the South, about three and one-half miles from Cheraw. discovered this dreaded pest a few days ago on his cotton plants. For several days he had noticed that something was destroying the leaves of the young cotton plants, and on closer investigation he found the email caterpillar. Have Abandoned Boulevard Plan. The board of Richland county commissioners met in special session, ll was decided to abandon the proposed 50-foot boulevard to Hyatt Park anc to carry out the original plan of re surfacing the present road, as agreed on by the board several days ago. Ar agreement was made with Dr. E. C Adams to continue the Bluff roac aoross Mill creek at the nine-mil* L post. Lancaster to Have Summer School. In a meeting of the county board o education at Lancaster a summei school for the teachers of Lancastei county to be held here beginning Jun* 24- and closing July 3 was definitely decided upon. J. M. Arial, superinten dent of Lancaster schools, assisted by Superintendent Richards of the Ker shaw school, will be In charge of th< work. The county will pay $8 of th< expenses of each teacher attending Fund For Newberry County Hospital Practically seven thousand dollari was raised in subscription to the cap ital stock of the Newberry county hospital, in a whirlwind campaign un der the general direction of a centra sommittee at Newberry. This araoun' comes entirely from within the city llmit6, and seems to assure that th< hospital will be built. There was ar enthusiastic meeting of the business men,' at which the committee reports were received, and there were c number of volunteers to raise on* hundred dollars more each. ^ ^ . Returned verdict or wiansiaugruer. P-' John C. Ellison, the wealthy Brush] Creek farmer, who killed R. A. Hunt a farmer of tho same community las March, was convicted of manslaughtei and was sentenced by Judge Prince t< servo seven years on the count] chaingang or in the state penitentl arv. Pending an appeal to the su preme court Ellison was admitted t( bail in the sura of J7.000, which wai furnished within 30 minutes after th< sentence was passed. The Ellisoi case was the hardest fought in yean In Anderson county. Graduates of Colleton County. ' Colleton is fortunate in having t number of young men and womer who will graduate from the different institutions this year. These Colle ^ ton students at the different institu tlons have all taken high stands Among those graduating at the dif ferent Institutions are: Citadel, A. C Hiers, Jr., and M. H. Yarn; Columbia College, Miss Ray Jones; Ciemson College. F. W. Risher; S. C. C. I., Miss \ Nottie Yarn; Medical College, E. H Ackerman, Jr.; Winthrop College Iflsses Ulmer FUburn and Sallie Vara \ t ' THE 391. TFTRST^RFgimYNT i:s ^BEST Cergt. G. W. Potts Is Finest Individual Shot?Presentation of the Prizes is Crowning Feature. ' Charleston.?The 1st regiment, Na tional guard of South Carolina, leads " the state In the handling of the rifle. This i6 the inevitable consideration of the aggregate scores for the ten day rifle practice period, which closed at the local range. The last day at I Camp Archibald Butt was featured by the presentation of prizes for best t records, and the announcement of the lists of marksmen, sharpshooters and expert riflemen. The militiamen, whc I have been here since the 20th, representing the thirty-six companies oi the state, were paid off for their work here, and the large majority , of them returned to their homes. Not only did the 1st regiment win s the prize ofTered for the best regimen' tal score, but a 1st regiment comA ? *? kaof r?r\m - pany won me prue iui uc ucoi vv*u > I pany score; a 1st regiment battalion won out for the highest battalion ' score; a 1st regiment man took oft 1 the prize for being adjudged the best 1 shot in the state, among the eligible . contestants; the 1 Bt regiment furnished considerably the largest number of men who qualified as marksman and out of the six individual record ' contests open to the entire state, the 1 1st regiment took off three; the 2d one and the 3d two. The prizes were presented by Adjt. ' Gen. W. W. Moore, who accompanied ! the presentation with appropriate remarks. In addition to the prizes, ' proper, there were distributed badges ' to all who had qualified as a marksman, and camp officials had hoped to ' present the sharpshooters and experts > also with pins, designating their : achievements, but these latter pins ' have not yet arrived. . ^ _ 1 Preparing For Press Association. 1 The committee on arrangements for the meeting of the South Caro> lina Press Association, which meets 1 in Spartanburg June 10-11, held a 1 meeting and decided upon some of 3 the features of the entertainment of * the editors, their wives and their ' friends. They will arrive in the city Monday afternoon and evening. That evening will be given over to the * association for Its business meeting ? and organization. Tuesday morning s another session or' the association will * be held. That afternoon there will -1 j tniir ahnut the city winding up * at the Country Club at 5 o'clock, r where a reception will be given. The ? members of the club and the ladies * will be the hosts of the occasion. f Tuesday night there will be a ban1 quet In honor o fthe visitors. ' Politic* in Calhoun County. The political pot is vigorously boiling lr. Calhoun county, and the prospect is that there will be no abatement until the ballot tells the tale in August. All signs point to the fact that '.here will be a concerted ac- ] tion to measure the candidates by the ^ gubernatorial yard stick, but it is ] hardly probable that the lesser lights ( will be drawn into this doubtful mael- , strom. In fact, many have already stamped their soles heavily to the J ground in disapprobation of such a scheme. They argue?and wisely, too -that their offices have nothing to do with the race for governor; that it has no bearing upon their capacity to perform their duties successfully and well, and that they do not pro- ( pose to be dragged into the matter. How this catechism will be hailed by the aspirants for legislative and senaI torial honors is problematical. I Orangeburg Rural Mail Carriers. I The Orangeburg County Rural > Mall Carriers' Association held its annual meeting at Ktheridge's mill. I near North, in this county. The occaf sion was ? big picnic During the morning speeches were made by members of the State Rural Mail Carriers' Association who have hold f high positions. The occasion was r very enjoyable. Delegates to the state I i* convention were elected at the meet ing. The state convention meets at Chester this year, and every effort will be made to send a large delega' tion from this state to the national convention, which is to be held at Nashville. It is hoped that a South - Carolina man will be elected president of the national association. Lexington County Rural Carriers. s The Lexington County Rural Lcttet Carriers' Association met in annual ' session at Lexington. The feature of the cay was a barbecue, served in the 1 Masonic building, to which the cart riers and a number ot their friends ' were invited. The feature of the meeting was?in charge of the couni tv treasurer, who is an honorary > member of the association. The meets ing vas presided over by W. H. Hare, i who made a strong appeal to the car; riers to rally to the cause for which they have been working. Outlined Plan t? Raise $55,000. ' Rev. A. C. Bridgman, of Columbia . a member of the jo'nt committee on t the endowment of the Presbyterian r College of South Carolina, at Clinton. ) Chicora College, Greenville, and Cor lumbia University, Columbia, was at -_j tha * snarcn ami uumucu mt- j?i?u v.-i mv - committee to raise the $r?5,U00 which ) has been designated as the portion s which Bethel Presbytery will be ask ; ed to contribute of the $200,000 fund i which the Presbyterians propose to > raise as an endowment for these col leges. Vaughn Held on Serious Charge, t T. U. Vaughn, former superintendi ent of the South Carolina Odd Pelt lows' orphanage, located at Green ville, for whose arrest a warrant was - sworn out by the board of trustees. . charging him with committing assault upon the person of one of the orphan . girls under his care at the time he i w.?s in charge of the institution, was i placed in the county jail. Vaughn t who had been out of the city for several days was ignoran* of the charges , that had been preferred against him , until he arrived iu the city. : FOi = F WMWW: FLAMES DESTROY THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE TOWN OF BLACKSBURG. _ 1 LOSS MAY REACH $100,000 I ?1 . .. ( Eleven Buildings Fell In Path of the * ? Destructive Blaze. Including the Iron 1 City Hotel Building?Cause Has Not Been Accertained. Gaffney.?Fire burned the business * h section of Blacksburg to the ground, ^ 11 stores suffering from the flames b at a loss which totals aproximately i $100,000. While some estimate that the loss may not exceed $75,000, the * first figure is generally conceded to 3 be nearer the actual loss. ? The fire was discovered in a build- i ^ ing occupied by the White Front Gro- j eery on Main street. The alarm was ^ given, but with absoluately no appara- , } tus for fighting fire and a strong wind blowing, the property owners were helpless and stood by watching the buildings burn. While the fire was M confined to one side of the street a there was some hope entertained for 5 saving a part of the business section, ^ but when the strong wind fanned the J" flames across and the Iron City hotel ' building, the largest building in the ! town, was ignited, all hope was given 3 up. The fire spread rapidly and in a few " minutes the business part of the town c was in ruins, five stores being burned f( on one side of the street and six on h the other. When the walls of the hotel building collapsed the debris h fell through the roof of the Bank of e Blacksburg, completely demolishing s -1 1 ? * 1 ? ? -' Knnlr nnH taQfintr f1 me lmeriur U1 HAG uann. auu vvuiiMQ down the walls of the building. Much speculation Jia sheen engaged in as to the origin of the fire. No f plausible theory has yet been ad- c vanced, although rumor has it that it r was the work of incendiaries. It is c known that threats were made by ne- d groeB following a lynching which oc- c curred in Blacksburg in March and f some are said to have stated that tf "Blacksburg will soon go up in " smoke." 1 Colleton County Fair Association. e Walterboro.?A meeting of the of- i cers of the Colleton County Fair As- i sociatlon was held at the office of the a president, Mr. W. B. Gruber, for the a purpose of laying plans for the com- i ing fair, which is to be held Novem- t ber 5-8. The resignation of three su- ] perintendents was received and oth- / ers to take their places were elected, v Those who tendered their resignation i] were: Mrs. J. G. Padgett, superin- j tendent of historical department; Mrs. 1 ^ John D. Glover, superintendent of c woman's-department; R. E. JoneB, t] superintendent of agricultural depart- r tnent. The following were elected to y take the place of those resigning: t; Miss Belle Sanders in place of Mrs. y J. G. Padgett; Mrs. T. P. Baker, in c place of Mrs. John D. Glover; B. G. q Price, in place of R. E. Jones. a ' " v South Carolina New Enterprises. Columbia.?A charter has been is- f sued to the Wagnon-Bradley Com- ^ panv of Union, with a capital stock Df $5,000 to do a general undertaking j and real estate business. The oihcers (, are L. L. Wagnon, president; J. T. n Bradley, secretary, and L. L. Wagnon. * -1 irctlbui ei . tuai itri uao urcu iooui < ^ to the Jasper Development Company o of Charleston with a capital stock of $25,000. The officers are: F. G. Havenel, president; W. C. Wilbur, vice- j president, and W. H. Grimball, secre- c tary and treasurer. The company will do a general real estate business. A commission has been issued to the r Carolina Yacht corporation of Char- 1 leston, with a capital of $0,000. State Delegates To Convention. '' Columbia. ? Republican delegates from South Carolina faction to the r national convention in Chicago will ' leave Columbia for the Windy City ' Sunday, June 16, on the "Carolina 1 Special." The train will carry special cars for the accommodation of the white and negro delegates. Job. R. r Tolbert has the delegation in charge. ( Letters To County Superintendents. * Columbia.?J. E. S\?earingen, the ^ state superintendent of education, has addressed a letter to the members of ' the county boards of education of the state, calling attention to the aat t which requires the boards to appoint " for each school district in their county three school trusses from the c qualified electors and taxpayers who ^ shall hold office for two years. The law requires that every school district trustee should have resided in ' the county at least one year, and r should be a taxpayer Decision of Supreme Court. Columbia.?The Supreme Court de- ? clared unconstitutional that part of 1 the aW passed by the last legislature, to provide for the levy of taxes for F oounty and Btate purposes for the I 1 present year, which contains the pro- j viso for Marion county, that the roads I X and highway commission for that county shall furnish convicts to certain towns and that the duties of the oounty supervisor of Marion county J so fa? as they relate to roads, bridges J, and ferries, shall be transferred tc ^ the highway commission. Pellagra Commission At Work. J Spartanburg. ? No time has been lost by the Thompson-McFadden pel- J lagra commission in beginning its work. Two of the physicians composing the commission, Dr. Joseph E. Si ' ler of the U. S. A., and Dr. Philip E. Garrison, U. S. N.. arrived in Spartanburg and the third. Dr. Ward J. r MacNeal of the New York Post Grad ? uate Hospital and Medical school wiH come in the near future. Thirty- 'J five cases of pellagra have been loca- 1 ted and three of them will be sent to New York for treatment and study. 1 RT OKT MIL-L.-S.-C., THt ROM OVER PALMETTO STATE hort Paragraphs of State News That Have Been Gotten Together With Care By the Editor. St. Matthews.?Unless the presiding ldge who now has two very long rawn out cases on appeal in his ands for a review, shall find where ome error has been committed be)w, Magistrate Prickett at this place ill have a perfect mark on the apeal side of the court. He has been lagistrate for more than two years. Lexington.?Lexington peaches are ipening rapidly now and the farmers re beginning to haul them to the olumbia market. The crop this year ill be good and the fruit of a very igh class. There will be no apples f consequence on account of the light, which has practically killed 11 of the fruit. Hompton.?Considerable excitement as caused here when a telephone tessage from Camp Branch to Judge lurdaugh announced that two ne-" ro women had killed two white chilren at Stone & "Patrick's mill. Judge . G. Murdaugh, J. Held Fitts and Dr. I. A. Rush set out at once for the cene, which is six miites away. Charleston.?Forty electrical work rs employed by the Chart#*** Rail ay & Lighting Company, which opertes Charleston's electric power and treet railway plants, struck for high r wages and a nine-hour day. The omjany has no strike-breakers here !o trouble is anticipated as the queslon of compensation will be settled micably, it is said. Orangeburg.?Candidates for cotton weigher for the various towns of this ounty and candidates for magistrate ar the different districts of Orangeurg county are corfing out fast, and he races for these offices are going to e interesting. All tho cotton weighrs are elected by the voters of that ection, but the two cotton weighers or the city of Orangeburg are voted or by tho whole county. Greenville.?Georgo Benson was Ined $50 in recorder's court on a harge of storing illicit liquor. This larticular blind tiger Is very ingenious. When arrested he had an orlinary lard bucket. When the offlors opened they found a pan on top Hied with real lard, but when the pan eas lifted they found two gallons of moonshine dew" resting intact below, rhe case was heard by a Jury. Leesville.?The Methodist confer'iice of the Columbia district is now n sessin in the Methodist church of .eesville. About 05 delegates are in .ttendance. This is about an average ittendance for this season of the year, lev. W. M. Duncan, presiding elder of he district, is in charge. Rev. Hamin Etheredge is acting as secretary. L spirit of harmony and concord preails ^nd all seem to enjoy the nteetng tc the fullest. Newberry.?The friends of Newierry college are rejoicing at the sucess that has crowned the efforts of he president, Dr. J. Henry Harms, to aise $50,000 for the endowment fund, le l egan the canvass in January of his year, and has just completed it. lis success in raising this fund seures in addition $25,000 from Andrew 'arnegie, who contributed that mount on condition that the college rould raise $50,000 by June 1. Darlington.?The annual July 4th elebration for Darlington is assured or another year. The business men f the town who have always given iberally to this movement have deide 1 that the horse show and racee nust be pulled off again this year, and he only change that will be noticed rill be in the added features of the iccasion not heretofore seen. It it ertain that there will be more prizes .nd larger prizes, and more and bet er stock than has ever been shown >r raced here on this occasion. Chester.?It is reported here that he Seaboard Air Line railway ha? inder advisement the monumental troject of lowering its tracks, in the Jemphill avenue section of the city ind then tunnelling under the Caroina and Northwestern and Southern ailways at the crossing above Cheser. This arrangement, if carried hrough. will be a bonanza to the real state men here, giving them an op>ortunity to develop a section thai lU'infT 1a tko #1 A/>n >in/l nr/\olnitlr?iic IU IUC ucrj' uuu picvipiuuuc ailroad cut has kept Chester from xpanding in that direction. Columbia. ? Council convened in ?pecial session aL . disposed of much tusincss. A committee from the foung Men's Christian Association iresentod a petition asking for sew rs and drain on the property in con ection with its new buildings on Sumter street. Swansea.?The buggy house of C J. Jefcoat, R. F. D. carrier Xo. 2 oi Swansea, who lives about two miles rom tpwn, was destroyed by fire. The ire was evidently the work of an inen liary, as a bicycle track from about >ne mile east of his home, to the bug;y house and back, was noticed. Columbia.?David Senters of Moulrieville has been appointed as a ;ame warden by the governor. There s no salary attached. Orangeburg.?Mr. W. W. Watson, iroprietor of "Carolina Farms." near he city of Orangeburg, has received eport of sales of two bales of "Alen's upland long staple cottons," vhich sold at 21 1-2 ceuts a pound, he proceeds of the two bales amountng to $277.35, an average of $138.f<7 >er bale. This lot of cotton was corntressed in Charleston on or about the let of last December and shipped to >Ir. Watson's agents in F.oston, Mass Columbia.?The details of the Scotish Rite re-union to be held in Coumbia on Thursday and Friday, June and 7. have all been completed. The ,odge of Perfection will convene at :30 on Thursday morning and coninuo until Friday night with recesses or refreshments and sleep. Lancaster.?Fire from an unknown ause broke out in the Lancaster Oil nill's immense seed house, and for everal minutes before the fire deartment could reach the scene the lames raged furiously on until the ire department quickly extinguished he blaze. JRSDAY, JUNE 6, 1912. CONTEST HEARING MAY BE PUBLIC TAFT WRITES CHAIRMAN NEW ASKING THAT THE MEETING BE OPEN. HE IS FOR FULL PUBLICITY The Previous Request Has Been Received From Roosevelt and the Doors of the Convention May Be Thrown Open to Newspaper Men. > Chicago.?A letter from President ' Taft to Chairman Harry S. New of the : sub-committee on arrangements for ! the Republican national convention j suggesting that the meetings of the national committees at which contests are heard, bo public, was received at the national committee headquarters. The President suggests that Mr. New take up with the committee the matter of open hearings and that If the committee finds it possible the deliberations over the contests, 230 of which have already been prepared for | submission, be carried on in open ses| sions. Chairman New said the suggestion of the President will have great weight 1 with the committee. This, taken in ! connection with the previous request of Colonel Roosevelt for publicity of the contest arguments, indicates that the doors will probably be thrown j open, at least to newspaper men, when 1 the committee takes up delegates contests. Few members of (he national committee have as yet reached Chicago and of those here none would make a prediction as to the action of the committee. Tho President's letter was the chief subject of discussion at Republican political headquarters and his declaration for publicity of the hearings is declared by his supporters now here to indicate that the Taft managers believe their contest cases are strongly prepared. Taft headquarters were opened by Joseph B. Keallng of Indiana. Up to a late hour only two Eastern representatives of the President had reached Chicago, John Rayan and A. A. Early of the publicity committee. ' i _______ Commission Asked to Suspend Rates. Atlanta, Ga.?The Interstate Commerce Commission was aBked to bus1 pend for 120 days the "Southern classification No. 39," recently Issued by railroads operating in the South and Southeast, which was to be effective June 17. The petition for suspension was signed by representatives of five state railroad commissions and more than a dozen trade bodies of as many ; cities in the South. W. R. Powe, agent ; for railroads operating under the Southern classification, attended the ; conference called by C. M. Candler, ' chairman of the Georgia Railroad i Commission. The Present Situation In Cuba. Washington.?A distinct improvement in the conditions in this neigh l>orhood of Daiquiri, Cuba, is reported to the state department from the New York headquarters of the iron com pany whose plant was threatened by the insurrectos. The state department, however, has no advices of its own. The fact that tho gunboat I'aducah, which was expected to sail from Daiquiri 'for Santiago to look into a threatening situation at El Corbra, where there are large American interests, has not yet quit Daipuili, is reported as an indication that Commander Mitchell does not believe conditions would be safe without a warship there. Convicts Hatched Up Murder Plot. New York.?Behind the bars of the federal prison at Atlanta several members of the Lupo-Morello gang ol counterfeiters and murderers have hatched a plot to assassinate William J. Flynn, chief of the local division of the secret service who ran the counterfeiters to bay, and George W. Ray, of the United States district court, who sentenced the coiners to terms of from 15 to 30 years at hard labor. Thousands Flee From Mexico Cities. Chihuahua, Mexico.?Out of a normal foreign population of at least 2.000, this city contains exactly 100 foreign residents. Of the 1,000 Americans who ordinarily live here only 35 men and 12 women remain. An official census just issued shows that fear of an attack on the rebel city by the advancing federals has practically depopulated the town. Thirty thousand people inhabit Chihuahua in time of peace but at the present less mail -ii,vuv art* iifit* aiiu uie cauuuo is daily growing larger. Mother and Child Were Drowned. Cameron, Idaho.?Mrs. Howard Tupper, a widow and her two sons, Otto aged 15. and James, 11, were drowned on their homestead near here. The boys were in bathing and the elder got beyond his depth. James ran to the house for help and the mother rushed to the pond and jumped in. The drowning hoy caught his mother around the neck w.'th one hand and wnn me ouier ciung iu james, wnu also had plunged in. The three went | down together. Captain Rostron Given $10,000. New York ?Captain Arthur H. Rostron, of the steamship Carpathia which brought into port the survivors of the Titanic disaster, was presented with a draft for $10,000, a fund subscribed by readers of The New York American. Captain Rostron said that whatever part he had played in the Titanic tragedy v as due to the loyalty 01 tiiis crew. It embarrassed him, he said, to fee! that honors were being thrust upon him througli the suffering of others, UNDERTAKERS' CONVENTION The Election of Officers?Able Address Delivered By Dr. J. A. Hayne.? New Members Elected. Columbia?The 14th annual session of the South Carolina Funeral Directors' and Embalmers' Association met in city council chamber. In the absence of R. Y. Leavell, president, the meeting was called to order by W. M. Waters of Florence. .The invocation was delivered by Rev. C. A. Freed, after which the address of welcome to Columbia was made by Mayor Qibbes. The response was made by James F. Mackey or ureenvuie, me secretary of the association. The regular routine of business was then entered into. Applications for 11 undertakers of the state for membership was received and acted upon. The following are the new members: T. J. Keller of Hock Hill, E. A. Counts f Prosperity, R. A. Austin of Cross Hill, George H. Hurst of Sumter, Charles E. Mackey of Greenville, Hank Rogers of Spartanburg, Charles E. Taylor of Lexington, IV. A. Harris of Abbeville, E. L. Oulla of Florence and J. O. Matthews of Ninety-Six. These men are all engaged in the undertaking business, either as pro- i prietors or assistants. In addition tc these there were about 40 members of the association present After the routine business the association adjourned to the morgue of J. F. McCormick, where a practical demonstration in embalming was given. The attendance this year was the largest in the history of the associa tion. President Grants Two Pardons. President Taft pardoned Austin McKinney, convicted in the district court at Greenville, of selling liquor at retail without a special tax, and sentenced to three months in the county jail, beginning April 19, 1901. When McKinney was first placed on trial the jury disagreed and he left the jurisdiction of the court under the impression he had been acquitted. The case was tried again during his absence and after eleven years he learn : ed a bench warrant had been issued for him. He then voluntarily returned i and surrendered. Owing to his good behavior during the past,ten years the president pardoned him. H. T. Kelly, of Greenville, who pleaded gull- j ty of illicit distilling and was sentenced to two months in Jail, had his sentenced reduced by the President to twenty-four hours in jail. Thomas Gray Charged With Murder. A policeman from Aiken went to Edgefield and placed Thomas Gary un-1 der arrest, charged with^ murder. The officer took Gray to Aiken Jail. Gray is charged with murder of Mrs. Carl Sharpton at Vauclue in Aiken county. The accused went to Augusta and returned to Vauclue, accompanied by Abner Sharpton. While at Sharpton's home his stepmother came home from the cotton mill complaining of being ill. Gray is said to have given snarpioil it uuae ui ineuimre uuu. bottle he produced from his pocket. Thi3, given to Mrs. Sharpton, is said to have been followed by another and then a third dose, when she seemed to be no better. The woman died without speaking shortly after. Dismissed Appeal of Joe IVIalloy. The Supreme Court in an opinion by Chief Justice Gary, dismissed the appeal of the State appellant, against Joe Malloy, defendant, the state having appealed from the quashing of the indictment. The case came up from .Marlboro county. Joe Malloy. when he was placed on trial for the killing of Guy Rogers and Prentiss Moore moved, through his attorneys, to quash the indictment, on the grounds that one of the jury commissioners, N*. B. Rogers, was the father of GuvRogers, whom Malloy was accused of having murdered. The action of the grand jurors which found the indictment against Malloy was challenged by defendant's counsel on this ground, and Judge Wilson granted the motion, and quashed the indictment, I although it was admitted by the defendant that he had no ground on which to base a charg? of wrong-doing on the part of the jury commissioners. r-tma nt inn?t Anain Prfore Court. Tin* appeal of John J. Jones, the Hranchville attorney, who is tinker a sentence of 10 years and 30 days on the charge of killing Ab*? Pearlstine was argued for the second time hefore the supreme court. The court recently gave a decision affirming the j verdict of the Orangeburg county cou.'t and the second appeal was from an order by a circuit judge refusing a I new trial upon the grounds of after discovered evidence. John J. Jones has been confined in the penitentiary for more than a year. Hookworm in Florence County. Dr. Howell, who has charge of the war on the hookworm in Florence county, says that he has had 3,100 applications for treatment sinco he 1 came to Florence, but that the infection here is not so great as it was in other counties. He has been gratified by the response of the people in the matter, and is sure that he has been able to do a great deal for a great many children who were suffering from this ailment. Dr. Howell would be glad to say that he had effectually stamped out the- hookworm. Ftate Firemen's Association. The outlook Is that the coming con veniion of the South C rolina Firemen's Association will b^ the most fhrgelv attended gathering in the History of the organization. The Rock Hill committ- es are arranging to give all who come the time of their lives en dr.ct effort will be spared. That there will he a hire number or entritin the various eoct"Sts is shown by the fact that the applications have alrf !y been received. A number of the teams ;.r practicing daily and will coiue prepared to make fast time. FORMAL WLEGOME ! IB GERMANFLEEI C PRESIDENT TAFT WILL EXTEND f GREETINGS FOR U. S. AT T P HAMPTON ROADS. e . tl WILL EXCHANGE SALUlES ? . ? 11 The Officers and Men of the American fl P Warships Will Be Hosts to the Vis- li . ! C Iting Seamen?To Dine at White ^ House. s * o Washington.?The German naval division, which is in American waters c to return the visit to Kiel a year ago u of the flrst division of United States ^ Atlantic fleet will be formally wel- . r corned at Hampton Roads by Presl- c i . (lent Taft in behalf of the government r and people of the United States. Mi. 1 a Taft and his party left Washington v on board the Mayflower. With the a President are: Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth j J Sr., of Cincinnati; Miss Mabel Board t man, Count Von Bernstorff, the Ger- c man ambassador and the Secretary of i the Navy. Also on board the May- j flower as aides to the President are | Admiral Charles J. Badger, U. S. N.; 1 Maj. T. L. Rhoades, U. S. N., and ' Lieut. John W. Timmons, U. S. A While the Secretary of the Navy has j i as his aide3, Capt. Templin M. Potts, IT. S. N? and Lieut. Commander L. C. Palmer, U. S. N. When the Mayflower steams into Hampton Roads a presidential saluto of twenty-one guns will be fired by both the German and American warships. The salute having been returned by the Mayflower, President Taft will then go aboard the Moltke to formally welcome the visiting sailors. The return call will be made by the German officers and the presidential party later in the day will start back to Washington. T'ae officers and men of the Ameri- 1 can warships will be hosts at Hampton Roads to the officers and men of the visiting men of war. The German officers will leave for Washington on a specially chartered steamer. Upon their arrival here official visits will be exchanged and will be followed by a luncheon at the German embassy to whicn a hundred guests have been invited. The officers also will call on President and Mrs. Taft and will be their dinner guests. Refugees From Mexico Landed. San Francisco.?Back from her relief trip from the west Mexican coast, the army transport Buford landed 160 refugees. A committee of citizens was at the wharf to care for thd^ strangers. W. S. Hunt, manager of a plantation of ten thousand acres In the Culiacan valley, said the rebels hold everything from the California boundary to uuatemaia except luc > garrisons at Guayamas, Matatlan, Acapula and Salina Cruz. Disastrous Fire at Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale, Ha.?Fire which swept the business section of this place resulted in damage estimated at $200,000. Greater damage only was prevented by the use of dynamite in destroying buildings in the path of the flames. Fire apparatus from Miami and Palm Beach were hurried hero in response to appeals for aid, but leached the scene too late to render service. A partial report of the loss follows: Wheeler Mercantile Company $10,000; Stranahan & Co., $65,000; Everglades Grocery Company i $15,000. r A Report on Cotton Conditions. New York.?The condition of cotton on an average date of May 23-24, according to 1,077 replies of special correspondents of The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin was 76.9 per cent compared with 83.8 per cent a year ago at this time, 80.2 in 1010. 82.1 in 1909, 70 in 1908 and 69 in 1907. This is 6.9 points below last year, which was the highest condition for Juno in 10 >;ears, and 7.9 points better than in 1907, when similar con( ditions existed as now. I Adds Opium Den to Appointments. t-ui Francisco.?Among other appointments for the comfort of passengers of the Pacific mail liner Siberia is an opium room in which Chinese smoke. So testified Charles B. Kenney, lately third officer of the vessel, in .i hearing before Francis Krull, United States commissioner. Kenney was caught with opium on his person. The opium room is marked "hospital," ! Kenney swore, but on board ship it was commonly called "the opium den" and so far its he knew only opium i smokers used it. Guilty of Second Degree Murder. Wythcvillo, Va.?After deliberating two hours and a half the jury in the case of Claude Swanson Allen found I tiif young man guilty of murder in the second degree for the killing of Judge Thornton L. Massie, and recommended that his punishment be fixed at 15 years in the state penitentiary at Richmond. Sentence was suspended in order that the prisoner may testfy in the other cases growing out of the shooting up of Carroll county court on March 14 last, when the five persons met their* deaths. Aviator Parmalee Crushed to Death. North Yakima, Wash.?Aviator Phillip O. Parmalee was killed while attempting a flight in an aviation exhibition. A gust of wind caught the tail of his aeroplane and overturned the machine. Parmalee had been up about three minutes on his first flight of the day and had traveled almost 3 miles from the fail grounds at a height of 400 feet when a gust of wind struck the mac'nir?. The biplane ' crashed to the ground, crushing the aviator beneath it. % $1.25 PER YEAR IEWS OF SOUTH CAR .'UNA he Latest News of General Interest Collected From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Florence. ? The Southern Express orapany will hereafter give service n trains 82 and 83 of the Coast Line, his will mean one thing that the peole of this section have long wanted, specially the truckers , an evening rain to the Northern markets. Charleston.?Edwards Smalls, the ,egro desperado, who was shot by Poce Officer Johnson after the officer ad been wounded by the negro, Is exected to die. The bullet pierced his ung, and he is reported to be in a ritical condition. The police officer 3 confined to his home with a woundd leg.- Smalls is the second negro hot in the last few weeks by a police ifflcers. Sumter.?The annual exhibit in the ity schools of the work of the raanlal and training department was held .nd attracted many hundreds of parons and interested visitors. In the iritnary building each room had its iwn exhibit and was presided over ly the teacher of the class. Kemarktbly good and particularly interesting vas the free hand cutting and tearing ind drawing from models. Florence.?Magistrate George W. Ukinson, one of the veteran magisrates of the state, has resigned his >ffice on account of ill health. He was nagistrate at Timmonsville. There ire a number of applicants for his position, which will be filled, probably oy recommendation of the delegation. The delegation will, at least, make a. recommendation in the matter from the petition before them. Aiken. ? Officer J. E. George, of the local police corps, went to Branchville to deliver over to Sheriff Salley, of Orangeburg, one Dan Watkins, col1 ?otwl Hottoru ored, cnargea wmi ubkiuh auu with intent to kill, upon another negro, at Orangeburg, about two months ago. Since that time the negro has been at large until he was arrested in Aiken by the above neamed officer. Chester. ? At a special meeting of the Chester Historical society the following elections were made: President Dr. C. B. White; secretary and treasurer and historian, J. T. Bigham, and trustees, Judge George W. Gage, J. K. Ilenry and Arthur L. Gaston. It was decided to push with all speed the complication of a history of Chester county, including credible traditions and legends. Chester.?The trustees of the Chester graded schools have tilled two of the existing vacancies in the corps of teachers by the election of Miss Emma Nettles of Hartsville and Miss Ellen J. Murphy of Denmark. II. H. Scott, who has taught in the high school for the past two years, has resigned to accept the prlncipalship of the Aiken schools and this has created another vacancy. j Lancaster.?A young man hamed Claude Blackwell of Kershaw was arrested and lodged in jail here by Sheriff Hunter on a warrant from the chief of police of Charlotte, charging him with stabbing Dr. Fred Mlsenheimer of that city in a room of the Buford hotel. Blackwell was taken to Charlotte in an automobile by Chief of Police Cbristenberry, who came after him. Lexington.?At a recent meeting of the trustees of the Palmetto Collegiate institute all the old teachers were reelected for another term. There in one addition to the faculty. .Miss May Lois Boozer, a graduate of the College for Women, was elected a teacher of music and voice. Mrs. E. B. Hoof, who has had charge of the music department for a number of years and has given entire satisfaction, was reelected. Sumter.?City council held a short meeting. It gave its ear, however, to the important matter of sanitation, acceding to requests from the city board of health and ordering the cleaning of portions of Main street by use of hose instead of sprinkling wagons; better wagon service for the removal of garbage, and ordered the use of the police buggy by the health officer for the transportation of disinfecting materials. Dr. Mills of the health board suggested that Sumter should have an abattoir, and council assured him of a willingness to co-operate in the matter. Anderson.?In the court of general sessions, Sam Fisher, a young white man of Belton, was convicted of manslaughter, his victim being Motte Strickland, an employe of the Belton mills. The case attracted considerable attention. Columbia.?Reports on file in the state treasurer's office show the fertilizer tag tax sales for the year to be v $204,458 as compared with $235,352 for the same period last year. There is a tax of 25 cents a ton on fertilizers which shows that over 800,000 tons have been purchased by the farmers this year. Dillon.?A deed was obtained from J. W. and T. A. Dillon for a very desirable block of land in front of the present school building for the sum of $3,000. They valued it at $6,000, donated $3,000 to the school. Columbia.- The Taylor street and Elmwood avenue grade crossings were condemned by the railroad commis 3ion. 1 he commission nouis mat me croasings are a menace to public safety. The question of condemning the crossings will be brought up at the meeting of the commission, when i resolution will very probably be adopted. Columbia.?The governor has namqd Judge R. W. Memminger to sit as in associate Justice of the supreme ! i jurt in the case of Gibson vs. Gibson t. take the place of Associate Justice I l foods, disqualified. Washington.?The Southern Railway !t (is filed application with the interstate commerce commission to be aili wed to establish class and commodity rates to and from Goodrich on the Charleston basis, lower than rates concurrently iu effect to intermediate i points until the Charleston rates are passed upon. The application wa? granted. . J* H iitLM