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VOU'MK XV1U. CAMDKN. S. C.. K1UDAY, MARCH 1,15)07. of Public Nature passed By Legislature WRING SESSION JUST ENDFiD ? Great Many Matters of General In tercut Enacted Into Statutes Durijig tho Forty Days. The session of il.o legislature re n?\ *). (''nacted a ninny fa*/ than two hundred in a,'l; "i these however, (he larger spot-ial a?*|s applying "!l 't t'frtain conn tie* or iudividu uls- I In- following arc the laws of a pon<M;:l nature pulsed during the -session ; .Mi. S.i\<' ,\ I,iii orcaio a eow nihMoii ;t in I appropriate $10,000 to provide p.,- a MatI,c i|o|in (, (,a, Jj'U", 111 ,!i" ?-rt|tii??l nt Washington, .li. ( ">;iovc A lull to improve >e sanil.uv and other conditions of I it Slate ut Suiilii ('aruliua by proper <ll':''na-'r <?"?' ?" provide for tin: same. | ham ,\ I? 111 111 amend soc '"u KM. code of |aws ?|- South ('aro ma, lllirj. vol. 1. i?n11'iri11-_r reports irom coijiiiy treasurers. Mr. McMa.'sP'r -Forbidding the sale ot cocaine without prescription, .li. \\ i >(nii An art to regulate <1; niaiI>< |him- d|' dcccascd <>attie Mr Ifieiiards A l:i|| to provide ,'V. "",<'li"u " praeliee school ?Mildin- at the Wiulhro,. Normal ??iul I .'In-1 rial college of South Ciir V I" f|'|iri'nri:ite $100,000 '?u' the r-ame. An jji't li> ;;ii!<a!<d the chartcr of the Aiiypsta and Columbia Wail way com pany, so as to enlarge its powers, and I'M" other |iiii| t< ISO'. An ad to republic the nuinner of silo nf any drifted boat, float, water crafl. lumber ? r limber, and to pre s>eri!;c ;i penally for violation thereof. An :i<"M 1R> amend an act entitle/! "All ;jc| to prevent delays i;> 'tllC transportation of frciyl.t ' hv rail toads in this State." approved 20th March, A. I). |?m|, by :tii!<in?- out Iho worils "railroad companies*' and 'company whejever they appear aml insertimr in lion thereof the words "common earlier.'' .Mi. 1-uM A hiil to aiithoii/e the re-issue of a certain certificate of Mock , i' lhe State of South Carolina foi' $!()!>. An ad to amend section 2t>f>, eode of civil proecdure, l!?02, volume 2, ielaiiuv Jo judgments in action to ih cover personal propetty. An act ceding to tin' 1'nited States of America jurisdiction over certain lands in this State in Sumter county. An act granting; to the 1'nited Stales the title o| the Slate to, and .jurisdiction over, a certain lot of land in the city of Sumter, for Ihe purpose of creeling a pnblio building. A bill to declare the law in refer ence to ami regulate ihe manufacture, salo, us:?. consumption, possession, Iraneixirtntioii and ttafosition of al coholic liquors and beverage# within this ?iatc, and to police the same. A bill to provide for the disposi tion oi all property connoted with the Stale dispensary, nnd^W wind up ils affair*. A .i"i.it resolution to require the comptroller general to issue his war rant. and ihe State treasurer ,to pay !!;<? same, for 12i> dollais in favor of Ihultis <Moore, for professional ser vices rernh red the Stale board of lieallli in the treatment of sm:illpo.\ j-.at ii'ii t y*. A bill i \ relati m to the investment and loan bv the commissioners of the sinking turn! of the fund for State insurance of public property by the sinking fund c< mmission. bill to pi'V^ide for the issuing of bonds in pifntfe school districts in South Carolina. A bill to incorporate Ihe Audubon Si eicly of South Carolina and to pro vide fer the preservation of (he wild bud; an 1 animals of tlie Stale. A bi!i to provide a miuiturm sum for iannual appropriation for pen sions. ai'd t'nii?the s-ame ;:! "rJV. 1.000. A !>.?'! j? :*? hibii th ' manufacture pi iii" adulterated or Tnisbrflnded or prisonous of *Ifl**l*? "iojjs-J'oods flr puijj-s A bill to pi'ovido for tho amount to be paid ;'uiors and witnesses in the general regions court, A bill to amend an not entitled t?;1'n tn<.r to regulate tho entohinj?, Luvhcvi::'-. tale, exporting or canninpr of ovsters. terrapinr clams, shad and sturgeon to proyide for the licens ing t!:0reof, and to provide for the le;.siag of public lands suitable for the (M l ^alnat tHereof.'' \ !;ill i" provide ftn annual appro iniitirn 1 u?* liic bidding oi the ?n Iin-il ;ci miou < f the Cenfederate veterans > > this Stale, and to croatc A eerr.mi^'on to disburse the same. \ i;il! lo imM'ud the law in relation t(, il.e vanVs and locations of the vol ill-' iKc.uets in this-Strte. A I'ili ;o a?i?cnd section 2 and sec tion 3 cf nn ncf entitled "an act to provide brncliriary scholarships in the ricmsoiv Agricultural college of SoHth Carolina, appAvcd Febrn arv 1001. so as to allow scholar ship* to fili.oonts taking textile cours es, and to provide futrehr regulations as td ll'e examinations thereof. A bid to protect and secure the purity "lC Witet .supplies of towns and rMee. ^provide bigb scbools for the l .52* .... . St a ? o. !?< amend section 1*>.V>, volume 1, (ode of laws ??t" Soul h ('aioliiiH, 1902, amended by an art entitled "an act to amend section 1.?.*>."), volume 1, code of laws of South Carolina, 1902. relative to the counties exempt from ilie general laws providing for cotton weighers," approved the 21th dav of February, A. 1). 1904." To provide the time for holding courts in the first judicial circuit. To amend chapter (?. article I of code of laws of the Slate of South Carolina, 1002. in relation lo Stale insurance of public property by in serting (herein, immediately after section 12U thereof, a section to be designated as "section 129a,>'' by providing for part insurant in old line companies and regulating set tlements of lo****#. To amend an act entitled "an act to provide punishment for safe crack ers," approved Feb, 19, 1904, by ad ding another section thereto, to' be section 2, providing punishment for a.nyono possessing safe cracking equipment. ' To further declare the law in ref erence to the adoption of illegitimate children. To provide a penally for jurors when duly .summoned who shall neg lect or refuse to appear in obedience io a venire duly issued in the police court of uuy municipality in ibis Stale. To provide for a monument to mark the grave of (.Sen, Thomas Sum I cr. A hill lo prohibit contracts and agreements for sale and future de livery of cotton, grain, provisions and other commodities, stocks, bonds nod other securities, upon margin, com monly known as dealing in futures; lo declare such transactions uulaw I'll, and to constitute a misdenieanoj "ii the part of any person, association or pert-ons or corporation participat ing therein, whether directly or in directly; to prohibit Iho establish ment, maintenance or operation of any ollice or other place where such contracts are made or offered; to de fine what shall constitute prima facie ?vidence of guilt : to compel all per ?ons participating in such transac tions to testify concern in.if their con nection therefitli; to provide thai no discovery made bv any witness, which would lend him to conviction ?r punishment under this act, shall be used against such witness in any penal or criminal proceedings, and I hat he shall he altogether pardoned therefor; to provide (hat regular com mercial exchanges and other bona tide trade organizations may post quotations or market prices, and for other purposes. An act to regulate the sale of co caine. An act to further regulate (lie law in regard to emigrant agents. An net lo provide for (he appoint ment of bailiffs in the circuit courts of this Stale. An act to cede lo (lie Toiled States the tille of this State to. and th? jurisdiction of this State over, cer tain lands in Charleston, Beaufort and Georgetown counties for quaran tine purposed. An net io fix the time for the com mencing of the terms of ollice of the various county officers. An net to amend an net entitled ' an net to amend section 21(59, vol ?me I oo Jc r,f Iflv *. 'T'ri'i .so ? extend (he authority of the railroad commissioners to require depots at other than junctional point3," ap proved 2nd day of February, A. D. 1900, reducing the penally and speci fying the time for such work. An act to amend section (i.'lit, crim inal code of laws of South Carolina, 19012, volume 2. A bill lo allow certain trustees to pay premiums for surety bonds from trust funds. A bill lo limit the hours of labor in cotton and woolen mills. A bill to amend section 179 of the code of laws of South Carolina of 1902, volume 1, relating to oiMming books of registration. A bill to rfmend sectio/i vol ume I, code (if laws of South Caro lina, 1902. by exempting property let or hired tor agricultural purposes from its provisions. A bill (o amend section dll7, vol ume 1, code of laws of South Caro lint, 1902, relating to costs and fees of magistrates. A bill to amend an act entitled "An act. lo amend section 1208 of the code of laws of South Carolina, 1902, to provide for tho voting of special taxes for school purposes," approved 24th February, A. 1). 100(5, by fixing the time of the elction, A joint resolution-to authorize and require (lie payment of the sum of $114.70 to ,J. 0. Sanders. M. 1)., for professional services rendered the State board of health. A joint resolution to provide for an appointment of a committee to ex amine ami to revise the railroad rates and to investigate all matter per taining- to the service furnished by' the railroad companies to the city of Charleston, to grant certain powers to said committee and make an np propi)*iiton therefor. Ttf 4fcclare the violation of a lease oy tenements anal a failure a^flk,r?fu&al to enter upon the due performance of a contract for leasing lands or tenements and the violation of any such contract upon the part of the ladlord a misdemeanor and to provide a punishment therefor. Tp amend-section 2935, vouine 1, code of laws of 1902, relating to ex emptions from jufy doty. To require the sergeant-at-arms of each branch of the general assembly to cere for the senate chamber and hell of tbt house of representatives, eomauttee mm tfeir furniture, To empower cities ami tow'\* lo furnish electric fin rent ami water l?? parties without tin* ineor|M>rute limits thereof ami make eonlruels ami t<> lix the rates ami ehnrues in behalf. An act to authorize and empower all municipal eoroprations in this State to purchase or condemn land for certain pui*|w>ses. An act to create a eommi>*ion on State house and grounds, ami pres cribe its duties. An act to authorize tlw State treaa urer to receive l'rom the I'nited States government a certain fund, and to hold the same subject to the uses declared l?y an act of congress. A bill to make appropriations to meet the ordinary expenses of the State government for the fiscal \car commencing January 1, 11M)V. A bill to make appropriations for the payment of the per diem, mileage and stationery certificates of the members of the general assembly, (he salaries of subordinate officers and employes thereof, and other purjjoscB herein named. A bill to raise supplies and make appropriations for the fiscal year commencing 1907. TRAIN DASHES OVER BANK Escape of Occupants of Famous 18 Hour Now York- Chicago Train Wrocked at Mineral Point Little Short of Miraculous. Johnstown, Pa., Special. ? The Pennsylvania special, the famous lfi hour New York-Chicago train of the Pennsylvania Wuilroad, wasr'wreeked at Mineral Point seven miles east, of here Saturday about midnight. None of the passengers were killed, and but one, John P. Kline, of .Jolict, III., probably fatally Injured. The train <jrew also escaped serious injury, Practically all the .7} passengers ou the train were more or less hurt Ten of the injured were taken to lite Altoona Hospital, and the others were able to continue their journey. The escape of the occupants of the train from death was little short of miraculous! The train was running at the high..speed of more than .">() miles an hour when the last three cars of the train, Pullman sleepers, suddenly left the rails. They turned down twice, then slid down the 00 foot embankment into the Conemaugh rivei;,, The cars went through the heavy ice, but there was little water in the river so that there was no danger of drowning. The wreck it is thought, was cans ed by the dropping of the brake rig ging on the lirst sleeper following the locomotive and combination car. The rigging lodged under a tie, de railing the following ears. The lo comotive and combination cat" re mained on the track, Artist Killed in Office, Chicago, Special ? Webster II. Guerin, alias Louis Fisher, proprietor of tho Harrison Art Company,, was shot and killed in his office at La Salle and Van Burcn streets by Mrs. Flora McDonald, wife of Michael C. McDonald, a millionaire, who was for many years tho Democratic political ;<boss" of Chicago. The motive of the killing is not exactly known. Mrs. McDonald became hysterical, and was unable to make a connected state ment. From what she said, however, it is believed that for .usome time 'iucriu had obtained money from her by the threat of making certain dis closures lo her husband. The Lyric Theatre Burned. Altoona, Pa., Special:?The Lyric Threatre conducted at Keith's vaude ville house was destroyed by lire Sunday. The fire is supposed to have been caused by crossed electric wires on the stage. The house was o|M*ned last November. The loss .is. about *00.(M)0. Ex-Congressman .1. 1). llicks and 1). ,1. Neff, whose lawj offices were in the building, lost $10.ft()0 in their office -furniture and law library. Sev eral other occupants of tbf> building lost heavily. The insurance id only partial. While rpnniitg tq the firo, vVra. W. Redding, of Dixon, 111., a visitor to the city, was stricken with paralysis, and is in a serious condi tion at the Altoona Hospital, Longshoremen's Strike Renewed. Norfolk, Va.. Special.?The strike of the longshoremen employed on the foreign shipping which arrives here, was renewed when some 2(H) men loading and unloading 1 lie British steamship liestia ami the German steamship Wollgnnde, (put work. The longshoremen insist upon an increase in wages of tivc cents j>er hour, mak ing a total general pay of ?if>oht 2.1 cents per honr. .If the stilke continu es the veesels may be taken to New port ^cws to complete their cargoes. Many Injured in Fire Scare. Chicago, Spccial.?More thun a dozen women and children were in jured, several of them seriously, in a fife scare in an Italian church Sun* day. Two hundred persons became frightened by escaping yspor a ndiator and rushed from the buifiP ing. Meat of their injured Were tram pled on or cut by glass from a wiu dow, wbifb was demolished. ":V SI Ja 11 (HI MS MIIGH Lays Hare Much of M*>r Past Life in Testimony RECEIVED MUCH MOM WHITE Collapse Came When Noon Recess Was Announced ai Hho WaB Taken to The WiUic-k )tooin Miss MacKcnzie Revived Her With Smelling Salt^ , j . V '* New ^ ??? U. Special. I'tnlcr |In* stress i?f ;i cio>s-c\!iinili in which I >i-l i i?-t A11?>i n? > Jerome \ <* no quai111'?, Mrs. I'.vi-lyn Nesbilt Thaw l)t <>lv e down ?11>11 th?? vitiu'ss stand. Willi liiiinlii';u tears burning their way down check* w hit h I'rtujj allien \\ hi11* 11a<I (lushed i<> t'lin,miii, sli?a a?liii? 11??<) thai alter !>?.*) lii>i experience with Stanford White hi r relation \\ iIli tin* a ichilect 1111 iii11tor several montlis. Hu| iliiv wn- tini all. There were other confessions, which, while ''.amazing to her own character, ac centuated all the iiioiv the terrible Ix'l'sniiaI .-acriliee she is making in the clT'ii 1 !?? save her husband from death in I In* e'.ccliic chair. Al ter Iii i11i11*? "HI ,A</m h? r rela i inns wilh While ci>rf! i/hu'd fur some I i inc. Mr. .lciotiic/<f\oii| dcepci. Mrs. I'haw admitted flial in l!Hi:(, alter I lie relnrn I i< m Kumpc she spent the ni'.',Ill al Thaw 's apart incuts in New N <? rl< ami that for three weeks he ami she uccnpitil coitcctiup apart ment* al (lie (ir.ntd llold iii this city. Mis. Thaw a? 111.111<-? I freely and with frankness that the chainpaiune which she hail ilcclaieil hail tasted littler the niu'hl >hc |n>t consciousness in I he iiiiin?re?| bed room was no more hit ter than any other chainpaiuue she had <litii'l<. In tail -he declared it ta.-ie-l Iiki? all the re>l. She denied that >hc had intended lor I lie jurv^lo :;ssnn:e ut herw i~e. ??, i Mis. Thau made what was consid ered |)Othaps the in? w-i damaging statement to Ihe defendant w hen fslie said he had showed Iter copies of cablegrams that were heiisent to Stanford White from Km ope a-J<im> him to use Ins influence wilh a cer tain man in London to prevent Mrs. Nesbit fri-tii ''raising a ftis-," and intori'eiine with V'.velyn cuntinniui.' in Ihe company of Thaw. " Mrs. 'I'haw also was forced to ad tiiit tltal when she and her mother went abroad willr Thaw in l!)(Kl they were still drawing upon the bounty of Stanford While. Kvelyn declared llval she' had a letter of cordil for ?f'lOO or .^.">(1(1 which was yiven to her by While, and which she later lurnc<^ over to Thaw. There was siiil a bal ance in the Mercantile Trust Com pany to Iter ordt r, '?But Mama yoi all of that," said the witness. A recess was taken tmiil Monday. Mrs. Thaw Cross-Examined. New York, Special.?In continuing his cross-examination of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Tltnxv at the trinl of her hus band, District Allorney Jerontc brought out the lad that in 1002, Stanford While deposited I ho sum of $l,:r>0 with a New York trust com pany wilh instructions that it should be paid lo the Nesbit jrirl at I he rale of $2.") a week. Mrs. Thaw frankly admitted receiving a number of cheeks from the trust company, but she would not admit thai (here was a provision that she would receive the money only when out of employ ment. I lie prosecutor spent nearly the entire afternoon in living to make Mrs. Thaw admit Unit ihi^ was true, bill as often and in as many ways he put the question to her, she jrave the one answer: "I don't remember." Mrs. Thaw 's inability to remember a nuniher of other things about which Mr. Jerome questioned her was by far the most material element in the c:oss-e.\amin;il ion. The distiict at torney delved into Ihe witness' past life with a familiarity as lo details and a store of ?;encnil knowledge which a! times s'-cmcd ,to amaze all who heard, no| except my S In* defend ant's counsel themselves. Mr. yilerome indicated early in the Jl|itesiioiitnir that lie had no disposi tion to spare Mrs. Thaw's feelings in any wa ? whatsoever, lie interrogat ed her most pointedly as to her mon acqunintanec* of the past. He laid especial stress upon her acquuiutunec ship with James A. (lailaud, who tig lived for the first time in the ease. Mrs. Tliaw ai?1 she knew Garland hefoie ?he met White. "Weren't you named a* co-re spondent in tin* <iarlnud divorce ense y asked Mr. Jeronie. Mis. Thaw w;:-. shakinu Iter hend when Mr. Dclmns spran.y ti? his I'eet with .an objectton. He demanded that the record of the divorce ense he brought into court that it miuhi speak !'or itself. Justice J'it^?.*rnid over ruled the objection. but >4r. Jerome withdrew the question. By Wire and Cable. Koitner President Clevela/Kl <laliv eiv.\ nn address ai Chicago; A member of the Missouri Legisla ture was stricken with fmall)<r?x as he sat in his seat hi the Capjtol. Archbishop Patrick \V. Kiodan says Prfsidfiiil Roosevelt is wrong on the San Francisco school question. The Navy League is holding its convention in Washington, (len, Hor ace Porter presjdjng. REVIEW OF WORK. OF CONGRESS (Vhat Our National Lawmaker* Are Doing From Day to Day ttinoot Holds Hit< 8?*t. Willi t!u' gallaries |?;??? k?'?l ami the n'owds extending "u< into tin' corii* it'is, ? i 10 \ 'it mi l i" question of x> ii'?"i* Heed Sum': it'li'rit 1011 of lis M'.u whs t illicit utter an en tin) lil'Mix.un ii:itl been devoted to the loin !'ifin.i t.|' the tU-'.Mf. Tin1 linai .oto Mood 1.1 ti> 2-S in lavoi ? >I Snuiot. !?*i?xlitSenators won* )?aiiftl on ;|\o |.i si,?.n, bringing tIt*' actual voti' *t ft * i tit > I j.nd pain <1 ti i > to !>l lo .17 n l.ror (>i the retention of tin' I'tiiii Senator. i lu> fittii ? Mitnglli ot* tlu? Viv.ite wu.i eil her it'n>,tit'tl or paired, ai'.i lit- ? n (( pt ton 4?I oil t two Sena tors Mr. /->ino?>t "himself and 'M*\ IVetnior^, of Ithode Island, neither t>f A llOlll t ! <d. Tin on^i.t nt the t-iii. c speechniak ? ng Senator Sinoit listened atlcn i'.vch, but when thr \tiling began lie cetiicd In the |{e|Hioii?T.n cloakroom Hid their .?wailed the lesult. At tin* conclusion ? I the voting vhere va i rush of lit publican Sen 11<irs lo lhe cloaki\<o.i. in eongratu ate Mr. Sinoot. A largo number of .iifinlu is ?d the Hon... followed and .Jn n the '.'tali Seiii.toi was palled >n the hack ami his liamis were diakcn in hearty fashion by the men who expressed their atlmiralioii of his (fearing m llie long ami Irving ordeal through which he has passed. On the floor of the Senate ami in the failur es i( was many minutes heI'ore order jo)ild he restored. The fltij*? vol e on I lie proposit ion !o expel the Mormon Senator *%;??, as follows; eas . Kepuldii Hiis llin'rows, t'lapp. Dupout, l.'ale, 11 anshi oiil-Ii, Killridge, I.a I.allelic ami William A hi en Sin i I Ii, of Michigan; total, I). Democrats liacon, llerry. Caniack, Clarke, of Arkansas; ('lav, Culber son, Dubois, 1'Yazor, Lattimer, Me i't'eary, McLaurin. Money, Ncwlands, Dverman 1 Vitus, Ifayner, Simmons, "stone ami Tillman. Total, ID, Ag jTegale, years, 'JS. Nays, Democrats ? ? Blackburn, 'larke, of Montana; and Daniels, of Virginia; tolal, A. Republicans?Al Jiich, Alice, Ankeny, Beveridge, Bulkeney, Hurketl, Burnhnni, Clark, jf Wyoming; Crane Curtis, Depew, f)ic|f, Dillingham, Dolliver, Flint, ("Waker, Krye, Fulton, (iallinger, .iambic lleyburn, Hopkins, Kean, Knox, Lodge, Long^McCnmber, Mil lard, Mulkey Nelson, Nixon, Penrose, Perkins, l'iles, Spooner, Sutherland, Warner and Warren. Tolal, 30. Ag gregate nays, 412. Pass River and Harbor Bill. 1 he Senate passed the Kiver and Harbor Appropriation bill, carrying a tolal appropriation og $0'2,720.472. All the eointnillee amendments were ijfreed to. ' The bill as passed earries the ap propriation for the completion of the 35-loot channel, (>00 feet wide, up the Pntapseo.rjvor lo Baltimore. Grazing on Public Lands. It was ooneeded by Senators in .'barge of the agricultural appropria tion bill in the Senate that tho graz ing lease provision will be eliminated from the bill on a point of order. Several Senators desire to mako jpeechos on tho provision before it is itricken out, otherwise this action would have bwffTaken at once. The reading of the agriculture bill was completed after most of the day had been spent in debate on the for estry system and the grazing provis ion. There is to be decided objec tion, according to Senator Lodge, on several provisions relating to thu bureau of chemistry of the Depart ment of Agriculture, and these were passed over. An ainendcment as i agreed to at the suggestion of Sena- ' lor Nelson which will add $5,000 each year to the appropriation for , agricultural colleges until the total I amount, lor each state for these col- | leges sholl be $50,000 annually. The | annual appropriation at present for agricultural colleges is $.'10,000. The salary of the assistant secre tary of tTie department was increased from $4,500 to $5,000. The provision for the survey of I he While mountain and Appalehian mountain water sheds, to ascertain tho feasibility of making a forest re serve, was also passed *ovcr for dis cussion, v* Tho session throughout tho day was devoted to tho agricultural appro priation bill, and It is understood that tbi* measure will bo again consider ed with the idea of gotting tinal no tion on the measure, Senator Dephcw ores Mod the fol lowiug resolution. It >>as ordered printed and went over. I "Resolved, That the committee on financc be authorized to investigat^ and report what legislation, if any, may he necessary in relation lo the deposit of public moneys and the is sue or currency to prevent condi tions of abnormal and dangerous rates of interest at certain periods, of I he year and provide such elasticity in the currency that it will be more responsive to the condition^ of busi ness." Unofficial Return Indicate a Victory for Mayor Dnnne. Chicago, Special? Unofficial re turns from the Democratic primaries indicate a victory for Mayor Dunnt with 655 delegates, former Mayor C. H. Hanson with 230, Roger C. Sul livan with 62. Four hundred and nfoety-four delegates are necessary for a choice. The city convention will b$ held February 23. Yisii 01 mum Commander of Department of the East at Capital i ' ? ? ? CONFERS WITH TAPT AND HF.LL Com in a ndo v 01' Department 01' iho East Visits Washington 111 Conipli anco Willi Orders From Chief of Staff to Confer Relativo to Army Participation ii> Exposition. \N a^liiitt*loo. Special. Nftiji?r (!>'u eral I-roderick <?i'iiui. commanding tin- I >eparlinent ui tli.* I '.iisi, (?tilled ill the War |>?'| ia I I tuciu and had a ( short talk wiili Si'rrciai \ Tali ami ?a longer oiii' wiili i.'i'iioial 11<> 11, chief ?l win It. (Ji iu'ial '!tit 111 i-; 111 WiinIi ingtoii hi compliance with ordci* is sued last Thursday l??r 11 iin to |-o I"" I I ll?* cllic I of Jilaff |0 Confer relali\e In the a 1in\ |>arl icip.-n n?u in I lie approaching .lamc>towu lv\?????i? ' kiii. 111 \i>il, therefore, was not I>roi111 :iIm? ? 11 11 y ;iii\ 11a111 ic*11i 11,1/ al I In* recent dinner al I *J 1 ija<Id 1 tlii;i. when he wus r?') 10i t 1 '?| to 11 a\ <1 tyade a 1 efcreiiee |n 1 lie President's treat ment of 1 lit* Japanese <|ucstiou. Mow ever, incidentally. in talking with Sceretiusi* Tall. <icnet:i| (Irani look occasion to (iii v l luil li" had us (piotcd, *>r misunderstood. Visit Navy Department. Alice seeing' Secretary Tail, (!cn c.ral (irant visited 111?* Navv I it-part incnl and nici Wear Admiral llariing ion. retired, and t'aplaiu I'olter. ? >I the Navigation Itincan both ..I whom arc mcmhci- of the hoard charged with I lie arrangement ol the pn>-_*rani loi l lie naval pai I icipal ion al the ex position. Admiral Mart i 11?*(??!?. who will lie directly in charge o| the eyc enl'(in ui the naval progiainme sub ject ?.f coiir.-c, lit (he orders of Hear Admiral IJohlcv I). Kvans, the eoin inander-in-ehief of the Atlantic licet, had come to Washington over night 1 l'oni Norfolk to talk with Seerctarv Met calf ami some of the naval bureau eliiel.s about the preparation which lie ha* in hand. Admiral Kvans will bring norlh his entire fleet, now mauocuvrcing in tin* ( arrihean sea, to Mamploii Itoadx, arming there hy Apiil li(>. the day the exposition is to be opened, and presenting- the grandc;;} -p^cani of armoured fighting ships ever gathered under the American Hag. Heing freshly from a comparatively long; and bard cruise in tropical waters, in cluding extended drills and large! practice, the big lighting' tdiipx may not be an pick and spry as American naval vessels arc wont to appear, hnl perhaps 11 icy will bo tin* more inter est in to the general public from the fact that they bear the marks of hard work at ?ea. Within a few days after the opening of the exposition the great fleet will be dissipated, th<\ vessels scattering to the various navy yards to undergo repairs which always are necessary nt the expiration of such a, crnine n? they are now mak in<?. An Engineer Buried Under His En gine and Killed. Macon, (ia., Special.?The fSeorgia ^Southern & Florida Railroad passen ger train which left Macon at 12:o0 Monday morning for .Jacksonville. 1'la., was wrecked about -Imiles south of here at 2:10 a. in. Kngi neer Fanner, of Mat 'was buried under his engine and killed. No pas sengers were injured. Three haggaye and express cais and two passenger coaches were burned, Imi the I'nll man, which icmained on l lie track, were saved. I hi* cause of (he wreck is supposed to have been a defective switch. Hickofy Inn Burns. Mickory. N. (Special.?Hickory's $.'{0,000 lintel," Hickory Inn." which our citizens pointed to with pride, lies in allies, as a result of n lire which seemed to have caught in the baggage room from the explosion of a coal oil lamp al 1 o'clock Monday morning. A number of quests were injured in making thejr escape from the burning building, A Confederate Editor Dead. Atlanta, 0a? fl|>eoial.?.1. llenly Smith, who editor of Tlio Smith ' em Confederacy, a daily paper pub lished here during tlio oivil war died his liomo in this city, aged 78. Shortly after tiro war hi' served at different lirnos us editor of the Macon Toloyraph and tin* Savannah News. In lSfHt ho and Alexander IT. Steph ens jointly established The Atlanta Sun. which was afterwards merged with The Constitution. He subse quently engaged in real estate busi ness, from whieh he rot\?-d several vears aco. Fatal Shooting at Valdosta, Qa. Valdosta, (lit., Special.?Henry Ro wel t, a young man. was shot and kill ed late Sunday afternoon bj D. C. Connor,, a merchant, at Mom**, on the tJeorgia Southern & Florida Rail road. Rowell i* said *(o have b??n cursing j?Ytnnor in the presence of the latter '* family at his home when th< Shooting occurred. Occurrences ot Interest Ironi All Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATU NEWS \ Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover ing a Wide Range- What, is Going On in Onr Htato. South Carolina Day in Public Schools A program nit' and collection ol ma terial is being prcpat?*? 1 at ti??? request of (lu' Slate superintendent of oduea tion by Supl. A. J. Thivkst.m "I Or angeburg and some of lli*-* teachei < ol (lie Orangeburg school * l<>r I in1 eelebt at itni of "South Carol inn day in the schools of the State on * *'l lioiin's hiitInlay, March 1^. 'this p?vr ^litiiiin** with tho accompanying se lect ions will he distributed by tho Stalt' supei inlciideut 's otlice, Super inlimkIi'iit Martin has issued the !pl~ low iTft?-Id tor to the supporintendonTS ? nt.nl teachers in connection with the mat t?? i": "To Superintendents and Teachers: "In accoitlainc with an act <?| the general assembly, approved 1?t h day of Kcbrnary, A. I>. HKXS, and hcrud with incorporated, I ant sending yy1 suygesi ivo pi<>gt amine and ninl et/iI ' for the ceh?hration of 'South JJnw liua day' in tin* public schools. -\ott will notice that this pamphlet con tains matc|ial which is .not in the surliestive programme. This is done m order to allow a**' much variety as possible. Some teachers may desire lo include in their programmes other selections which are not contained herein. < M' course this will be all right. "|i i^ hoped that the celebnition of this day will cause the people of South Carolina to study and appro-, i ciate more generally the history and , the resources of this great State. We ccitainly have not, in the past, given due attention to these matters. If this programme is carried out as the law provides gfeat honelit will accrue to the people of the State. ? t } "Allow me to suggest that, in ad dition to carry out a programme* to which the patrons of the schools - my be invited you also provide for Hie rising of sulliciotif foods <?;; ?ha occasioiT*tt) purchase for your schow ^ rooms copies of pictures of Calhoun and Hampton. I have arranged with W. A. Reckling & Sons, Columbia. S. ('., to furnish to such schools as may desire them, pictures Hi by 20 incite?, nicely framed, of these two great mwh at $2 each. 11' tffe cKlldren raise fjtonoy for these pictures and have t'lieni put in tho school rooms I think that such work will, in itself, have a tine influence, ^ "Sineerlv yours, "0, B. Martin. ' "State Superintendent of Educa tion." The programme is as follows: Sop#, "Ho for Carolina." ? s Roll call of South Carolina cele-. brities. Recitation, "Carolina,". Reading, 4*Th# South in theVH evo lution." V ' Recitation, "Charge of Hagobd's Brigade.'' Song. "Carolina." Sketch of the life of John C. Cal houn. .lohit C. ('alhoun in public opinion. Industries and education of South Carolina by several children. Recitation, "Butler and the I'ul uietio Regiment." Song, "The Children's Song." Sketch. "Henry Laurens." Uocitatioii, " Kntily Oeiger's Ride." Sketch. "South Carolina." Song, "Dixie." Hurt by Powder Explosion. Benucttsville, Special ,b? Benny Moultsbv, tho 10-year-old son of Capf. A. V. .Motdtsby, was^aiufully burned by the explosion of a hag of powder in the store at the plantation of his uncle, Col. Tom C, lianier. llo wits smoking a cigarette, and a sparlf loll into tlm bag, Thi shoulder, neck, and fide of tlm 'face were badly scorched., Oho of,.'the eyes may be permanently effected. ? Child Burned to Death. Union, Spfceial,?A horrible acci dent occurred Sunday morning when the eight-months-old infant of Mrs. Jennie Shuler was burned to death. Before going out tp milk her cow, the* mother placed the l^tle hahe on a pallet before the Are (fiat it might W comfortable,} during her absencfj.. a daughter of Mrs. Shuler being in a. near by room cooking. When Mrs. Shuler returned nhe found that the pallet underneath Hie child had caught fire and burned out from .un der the babe, whose little body wfl* burned to a crisp. ^ On* of Abbeville's Board. Abbeville, Special.?City council appointed W. F. Nickcls a member of Abbeville county's dispensary board,.* Mr. Xickle* has accepted. H? ;* bookkeeper for the People's Saving* Bank. Mr. Niekles was clerk in Uh? dinpenaary here for several years be fore going in tbe bank. ITbfc county delegation bave not aflpoiated MSjf lowjwt. t .