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volume xviii. OAMDKN, S. C., FRIDAY. JUNK 14, 1907. No. 2:1. I can not express how deeply touch ed I am at the action of (he State of Georgia, my mother's State, the Stale from which I draw half the blood in iny veins, in Greeting as the Georgia State House at the Jamestown Expo sition a replica of my grandfather's house at Roswell, Ga.; the house i;> which my mother passed her youth and where she was married to my father. It is an act of gracious cour tesy and considertion which 1 very deeply appreciate; and through, the governor and other representatives >if Georgia I desire from my heart to thank all her citizens. Georgia'# his tory is unique, for she alone among the original thirteen colonies and tho (subsequent new States added thereto, ^ was founded with a consciously bene volent purpose, with tlie deliberate intent to benefit mankind by upbuild ing a commonwealth along careful ly planned line's of social, political, religious liberty and justice. Ogie thrope, the founder* of Georgia, was a true apostle of philanthropy and of. equality of opportunity for all. yis set purpose was to found a State the gates of-which should be open to the oppressed of every land and creed, and closed to every form of political religions, or industrial bondago '-or persecution. This colony welcomed alike those who fled from political or social tyranny, und those, whether Christian of Jew, who sought liberty for conscience's sake. It was a high and honorable beginning; and I am proud, indeed, .of my Georgia ances try, and of the fact that my grand father's grandfather, Archibald Bul loch, was the first* governor, or as the title then went, President of the n?*>\ State, when the Continental Congress of which he was also a member, de clare-l that the Thirteen States had become a new and independent nation. Since then Georgia has grown at rate even more astounding than the rifte of growth of the nation as a whole; her sons have stood high in every field of activity, intellectual ,?t physical, and rapid though her prog ress has been in the past, it bids fail to be even greater in the wonderful new century which has now fairly ?"^opened* Perhaps the very fact that I am half Southern and half Northern in fclood, and that for many years 1 ?femr~t>ron?hHnto peculiarly clow iisr " ^P???ilon with tto life of th* groat ? West, make* it natural for me to feel t with Intensity the ltrong Muse of kinship ?rery portion o? our ^ cOtofBOn tountifowhifo should birthrifht of^tery trueAmeri 8iifce I have been President 1 ? visited every State and terri ? tory within the borders of the Vnion gave sa?fc aa ?an omly be reached by im, 1 fciil' te>Ttrted from ibeAtlan* liKEAI GEORGIA DAY ? ? ? i ^ Empire Soithern State Takes Jamestown By Storm PRESIDENT PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Georgia Day and the Opening of Bui louch Hall( Occasion of President's Second Visit to Exposition, a Oala Day at Jainestown. Norfolk, Va.f Special.?Tuesdaj ? * was Georgia Day at the Jamestown Exposition, President Roosevelt was jfjysent and made the principal ad dross. , The day was a very successful one, immeus crowds being present. The naval review of men-of-war in Hampton RoaUs and the reception of the commanders of American and foreign vessels which preceded the President's arrival at the grounds, and llie military review on Lee Parade following the President's morning address, were'the same as on tic opening day, with the exception of some slight di(Terence in the person nel of the participants. It was a distinguished parly that reviewed the assembled vessels from the Mavllowev. ' Immediately upon the arrival of th.it vessel the party of Secretary of (he Navy Metcalf was transferred from the Dolphin. The others to join the President were Gov. .1. M.- Terrell, of Georgia, and \Y. N. Mitchell, of the Georgia State com mission. President Roosevelt was .introduc ed by N. \Y. Mitchell, president of the Georgia Day commission, in a speech of tribute. President Roosevelt on being intro duced, said in part: tic to (he Pacific, fi-otn tho (Jilat Lakes to the (11111. 1 have spoken if Count ry fairs, to colleges, to commer cial and business orgni/.ation, to as sociations of professional men, to la bor organizations, to men of ever.v creed an<I pa rentage. Tho thing tli.it has struck me most has been tho os sontial oneness, the essential unity of our people. In the fundamentals I have found American citizens to he just about the same everywhere. Mot only is this true as between one community and another, but u is just as true between one elass of ouif citizen.^ and another. Mow and then we meet well-meaning people who have a genuine horror and dread of all rich men and think of them as being vei apart by peculiar vice and iniquity. Now ami then we meet equally well mean ing liyh men who have an equally i.y rational dread of tlio.-u whom Ihvy style "labor leadeis.'' In each case L.think tlie hostility is in hu?o pail due to a want of sympathy caused by complete ignorance of the men who arouse such distinct of anger. A s a matter of fact, it we lake a given iiniiUKr of wage-workers, we tiint thu\ in llteij- essential human natuie they are ail alike. In each group we linti n.en as u i.-'o. and as ioolisli, as goo<t and as bad i>u 111 the other group. ?Such being the ease it is certainly well that, so lar as possible, when the men of a given group, as a whole, act in a way that we deem1 contraiy to the public inlciesl, we should treat the action as a wrong to be lemedied railier ihan as a wrong to be aven;?edv We ought not to tolerate wrong. Ihtiing the last quarter of a ccn tuiy tiii' milieu has made astonish ing stii'le.s in material progress, and in no oilier see!ion lias this progress been more noteworthy than in the South. While her agriculture has grown faster than ever .before, there has also been a new growth of her manufacturing industries ? indeed, there has been growth of every kind. But of coursfc there is ample room for further growth. The South will be all the better for new immigrants of the liv.ht type, and I hope to see steamship lines carrying such immi . lauts t-f, ahlislied at ports like Sa vannah ami Charleston, just as I hope to Fee ports like New Orleans v necled by lines of steamers with (be South American continent, the continent with which our relation should grow ever closer and naturally more advantageous, fn the South, a* everwherc through the Union we need to se:> a good education given free t > all children, no matter what may bo their race or color. It is a matter for congratulation that tharo is such a steady increase interest in the Southern States in everything pertaining to children. This has already markedly shown it sdf, and 1 hope will still .more mark edly show itself in the future, in warring against the evil of child labor in factories. The factory is a very p< or place indeed for a child; indeed, personally 1 think the factory a poor place for a woman?certainly foy^ir "married woman, or for an unmarried woman for more than a very lew years. In any community organized on reallv healthy lines the average wojrr'an will have quite enough to do ift her jwn liome? whether she is rich or poor; and nowhere else can she do work of such value to the nation a-; a whole?and by work, I mean her housework, her work as housewife and mother, and not so-called "home indn.-'l lies.'' As regards children it is essential to look after their .physical as their mental training. We cannot afford to let children grow up ignorant; and if they are sent to school they can not, while young, also work hard out side without detriment, physical, men tal. and moral. Following those practical thoughts l|,,? President went at some length in to |Iir? question of railroads in thr>ii i^ntion to t'ho public. Ho declared tIrat the railroads were showing unwisdom in fighting all legislation !or<k\?^r to their proper regulation. The speech ?yts a good one and wns attentively listened to. The event okfed with a fine mi!i 'nw i?nd naval displav. *' * ,-L A . Temporary Injunction Issued. A Atlanta, (W-, Special. ? Judge l\u dec in the Vnited States Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporaly injunction, restraining the Georgia railrortd commission from putting in to offcet a redueticyi of 10 per cent, iu the freight rates of the Seaboard Air Line until a finaNhenring on June 27. On May 10 the commission issued a ?iioular ojum#infc the Seaboard from :1a** C to tU?t D, reducing ita rate '0 per c?t:t., effective in 30 day?. A preticent of the "Roo*erel\ type* would it all right, bat the caption of the New York Commercial !? that -Mr. Rooeerelt thoald bo cereful to preserve tfce type that the public toaa tn mind. ? ? M * ? Tho north |,.,te. There It atande, protected by the loe^Tuet, aanouacee tho Boston TimaeeripL * <? 1 ? i * ?. ? - .. . * WOFFOKD CLOSING Election of Two New Trustees The Exercise# Very Interesting Spartanburg, Special. ? A great audience representative of the Meth odists of tli Carolina, gathered a1 WofTord college (Sunday morning lo hear the baccalaureate seriuen, preached by Bishop Seth \Var?l. Tlio sermon \va? characteiistic of the man that preached it. Clear cut aml.tto the purpose, at times the speaker grew eloquent, especially in his eulo gies to the* Master. At a meeting of the board ol| trus tees Saturday Hon. If. P. Stackliouse of Marlboro ami lion. Howard B, Carlisle of this city were elected trus tees to till the vacancies caused by the resignation of Judge Prince and Associate Justice Woods. The court duties were such that these two gen tlemen could rarely ever attend the meetings of the board and tlicy sent in their resignation^ which were ac cepted with regret. Dr. Frank C. Woodward of Rieh Mond, Va., delivered the literary ad dress before the Preston, Calhoun and Carlisle societies Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Monday evening was given up to the alumni when lion. II. B. Carlisle delivered the annual ad dress Jo the former students of the institution. Tin1 alumni banquet fol lowed. The commencement closed Tuesday morning with the graduating exer cises, awarding of diplomas and eei tilicale.x, Six members of the gradu ating class spoke upon this occasion. The following are the speakers and Uieir subjects: C. N. Sapp, Lanc.is 'fer county, "Our Industrial Out look;" W. W. Carson, Spartanburg, "A Force That Counts;" I). M. Fl len, Lee county, "The' South Since Reconstruction;" M. C. Paster, Spar tanburg, "Brothers Reunited;"' IT. L. Powell, Polk county. "The Philoso phy of the Dollar;" \\\ S. Floyd, Marion county, "Polities vs. States manship. '' The following received the degree of bachelor of arts: S. S. Beth"a, Wesley Boyd, O. (*. Calhoun, W. W. Carson, P. F. Dukes, T. F. Dukes, I). M. Fllen, W. S. Floyd. M. C. Foster, W. I). Frierson, F. M. Fripp, R. F. llolrovd. J. ('. Jordan. J. B. Koon, J. M. Latimer. J. B. Madness, W. 11. Polk. H. ]j. Powell. S. L. Prince, W. C. Rodgers, C. X. Sapp, R. N, Sfeig ner, P. K. Sinit/.crs, S. W. Taylor, if. A. Walden, J. C. Watson and II. C. Wood ley. The following received certificates: s. I,. Allen, B.' N. Allsbrook, J. T. Harris and Joe Sparks. The class officers are: Provident, W. W. Carson ; vice president, 11. L. Powell;% secretary, If. I?. Switxer; treasurer, S. L. Prince; historian, M. C. Foster; prophet, R. N, Spoigner; poet, S. W, Taylor. Newberry College Commencement. Newberry, Special. ? The opening exercises of t lie 5.1st annual com mencement of Newberry college were held in the city opera house Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Long "before the exercises began the large hall was futf~Tru overflowing and many wore turned lo tind seats in the hundin^fc Many visitors are :n the city to attend commencement, among whom are Itev. C. Arinand Mil ler, D. I).-, and Col. John L. Hobbs >f New York. Rev. George L. Cornelson of Salisbury, N. C., Hon. John I). Chappelman of Charleston and oth ers. The exercises consisted of an address to the student body by Rev. George L. Cornelson of Salis bury, N. C. The programme of exer cises throughout the commencement was one replete with interest. Thus closed one of the most successful years of this truly great institution. Claude Beacham Suicides. Spartanburg, Special. ?? Claude I'.cacham. young white man, commit ted suicide Sunday morning by tak ing laudanum, lie took a small bot tle of laudanum at '2 o'clock while in a restaurant and die,I from the effects at 5 o'clock. It is said that he had been di inking hard. Quarreled'Over "Craps." Andersoiy, Special. ? As a result of I a quarrel over a crap game near here Sunday four negroes were shot, one of them being very seriously injured. The trouble occurred in the woods ad joining a church, about four miles from the city, at which dedicatory exercises were being conducted. The ' negro who is most seriously wounded is named Snow Burden and it is said * . c his Wnunds inflicted by a nogtv named Hall. The bullet eutered hif side, and passed through the jung. Kiillcc in Edgefield. Edgefield, Special, ? Now# has reached here of the killing of Jim Co gey by Luther Harris ou the plan tation dt Mr. T. L. Harley, in lower Meriwether township on Thursday night laat. Coeey, it ia aaid, waa ad vancing oh Harris with a hoe and Harris shot him in self-defense. Mr. Harley landed Harris in jail .hero. Bail waa fixed at $500, whieh was given, and the negro is released until I the August court. FINE HOTEL DESTROYED The Princefift Anne at Virginia Beach, One of tho Handsomest Resort Ho tel* Along Middle Atlantic Sea board, Burned to Ground Entailing Loss of $185,000. Norfolk, Va., Special.? The famous Princess Anno llotcl at Virginia Hcach, Va., built 25 years ago and one of tl>p handsomest summer resort hotels along tlu' middle Atlantic sea board, was destroyed bv lire which had its origin early Tuesday in the kitchen, supposedly from a defee*live Hue. In two hours the entire hotel building together with the Norfolk & Southern depot, the bowling alley, lio tH laundry, engine house, the oilier ol the Virginia Beach Developing Com pany and all the board walk n~ front of the hotel had been wiped' away. 'I here were 110 persons, guests and employes in the hotel. All are thought to have escaped with I he exception of Knuna Clark, a negro chambermaid, John Katon, the while steward, and an unknown special guest of Manager Mitchell. That a score or more of persons j were not l?>st is attributed to the groat j heroism of Carl Boesehem, a young sergeant with the Wichmoud l*i";ht In fantry IU lie's, who. rushing from room to room, awakening the sleep ing occupants, many of whom barely escaped in1 their night clothes. 1 *>???? chem finally fell exhausted and had to be borne from the burning building. The less on the building is jflSfj.nOO with only ^il.OOO insurance. Man ager A. C. Mitchell, ??f Asheville, K. had no insurance. The hotel saf<?, in which the heavy re<eipts of the day and thousands of dollars worth of valuables placed therein by guesis for safe keeping, was not loclu'd and its entire contends were losf when the buihliug eolla| sed. A large num ber of proniinent people from ^liffer ent parts of the cMiitry took refuge in cottages nearby. Ydlow Journalism Attacked. Norfolk, Va., Special. ?The James town exposition as a "harbinger of peace and not of war," was the sub ject of Mrs. Belva A. Ijoekwood, of Washington, who made the principal address before the Woman's National Press Association. The feat urea <>f Mrs. Lock wood's address were her de nunciation of yellow journalism and appeal for universal peace. Mrs Cornelia Branch Stone president of the Woman's I'ress Association of Texas, urged members become ener getic in efforts to surpress the great divorce evil of today. Mrs. K. P. Moffatt, of lialeigh, N. C.. spoke bri ?f ly for the North Carolina Association. Judge Alex. S. Prwin Dead. Athens, (la.. Special. ?.]udga Alex ander S. Knvin, of this city died ut his home Saturday. Him ?lcath was caused by%n attack of neutcindigcs tion followed by heart failure. Judge Envin was 04 years old. lie has served as judge of the Superior Cour^, of the western circuit, and as a num ber of the Georgia railroad commis sion and at the time of his death was counsel for the Seaboad Air Line Railroad Company. .Judge Krwin wis during the war a captain in Phillip's Legion and on the battlefield of f}et tyaburg went further than any Con federate soldier, thus reaching the hitih water mark of the Confederacy. RACP. ROIT IN MISSISSIPPI. Tbrco Negrofs Killed and Pour White Men Wounded in Clash Near Yasoo City. Yazoo City, Miss., Special. ? In a lace clash near this place late Satur day three negroes were killed, four white men were wounded and two negroes were severely whipped. ? James King Hanged for Murder. Koanokc, Va., Special. ?James King was hanged at Pearisburg. (files county, Va., I'Yiday for 11??* murder of Charles II. fvaily last September. Karly was foreman of h ack const rue lion on the Norfolk Wcs/crn Rail way and ordered King away from a ?.rang. King left .-but retained lator i'rnu'd wish a revolver and ^ot Early dea<W \ Wanted For Donblo Murder. Knoxville, Tenn., Special.?John Mcl'herson, white, wanted here for fKe murder of Airant Smith and De puty Sheriff Walker, was arrested near Badford, Va., ace tiding to infor mation received Ky_ Chief of Police Chandler. Smith was killed in a house of ill fame on the nfcbt of July J 1)00. and in trying toj arrest Mc pherson, tj)c deputy was killed by the young desparad>V. Mcl'herson's father was with him when both tragedies were enacted and is now "nd?r sentence of 10 yearn for com plicity in (lie kiltitf.* of ||i<* <lejw:y sheriff. Treed o( Murder Charge. Danville, Va., Hpeflal,?- The four ymiit white meu and. boy* charged with the murder of Elle^SElUott, a ne gio woman who was killed^Srhile m?? qurra<Hnfr^itr^tm4e aJtira on the sub urb's of the city on tbe niyht^of April 20. have been freed. Theeawr against John. Talhot, Oscar Neath erly and Tom Walker were nojle . proesed by Commonwealth'a Attorney Thomas Hamlin. i.AU V>-* ?- <? i ? I . ? V. 'jCSK .ill (Mill Mill IMS Occurrences of Interest From AH Over South Carolina ? r? ? MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS \ Batch of L|^| Paragraphs Cover ing a Wido Rango?Wlitt ia Going On in Our State. District Association of Rural Carriers itutesbuw, Special. ? Tho rural carriers of Aiken, Lexington and Sa luda counties have been requested to meet at Hatosburg, July 4, for the l?;ji poxe of organizing a j ural earners' nssocintion. Haf.'.sbiirg is located, on the edge of those three counties nnd il was selected as being the most cen tral point for the meeting;. A spec ial invitation has been sent out to all lh,' carriers and all have signified their intention to he on hand. These associations have llie mo t hearty endorsement of the post. Hi,*e depart-? incut and it doe* much to increase the efficiency of the sen ice. Congress man Lever and Patterson have been invited to be present on this occasion and make addresses and they will, in all probability, bo on hand. A Forward Stop for Turner. (Jroenville, Special.?? At the annual mootiup; of tlu* hoard of trustees of Km man University held in the First Baptist church a conditional donation of *2;>,000 from the general education ho aid was accepted, and ana n^cmcn'a wore made to send out a financial atrent for the purpose <>| raisin r -Vo'V 000 to b?rn>e.' as an endowment fund in coivtiecl ion w ith the money from the f/eneral education board in tin erection and proper equipment of a school of sciences. 11 is understood that the financial agent has already boon elected, hut until ho has accept ed the work his name will not ho an nounced. This means another for ward step for Km man I'liiversity. Clemt'on Scholarships. Columbia, Special. ?,(!ov. Ansel recently received a letter from I'resi dent Moll of Clcinson college, asking for a ruling on a Tory interesting question. lie wished to know what disposition should he made of schol arships at Clcmsou when I he benefi ciary required only three vears to complete the course. t!ov. An.'d re ferred the matter to the attorney yen-' eral, and Mr, Lyon'rs oflicial opinion is that the unexpired part of the scholarship might be used in post graduate work. This is <juito an im portant" matter, as tho number of scholarships has been increased large ly. Spartanburg Banks Consolidate Spartanburg, Special.?The Central National Bank ami the Spartanburg Savings Bank have consolidated, Tho Spartanburg Savings Bank will re tain its name and charter, but its an. sots will bo joined with those of the Central National Ba.nk, new stock in the Central National Bank issued therefor, and Rulllcient additional capital added to give the reorganized Central National Bank $300,000 capi tal r.nd a surplus of $75,000. The en tire business both commercial and savings will be transacted through tho active arul savings department of the reorganized bank, and both depart ments will ho placed under national supervision and control. Plan to Erect Big Hotel. Spartanburg, Special.?The com mit feu on the new hotel question held a meeting here and discussed plans for raising finances with which to build a splendid commercial and tour ist hotel. The plan is to meet a build ing to cost between $200,000 and $300,000. Tho Southern Fined. Charleston, Special. ?Cases against the Southern railway and the Atlantic Coast Line were called in the Flitted States district court for the violation of the net of congre>s prescribing safety appliances on the cats. The Southern railway was fined $100 and the case against the Atlantic Coa^'t Line was continued. Arrested in Florida. Columbia, Special. ? Joseph Brown wanted in Chester on the charge ??f grand larcny, was arrested in Jack sonville, Fla., on May 23. Sheriff Ilunter on learning of the arrest ot Brown, secured requisition papers from Gov. Ansel ami went to Florida to brijpg back his prisoner. On reach ing Jacksonville, however, Sheriff HunterNpas informed (hot the officials of the State had received no notice of the requisition pnpnr*. He telegraph ed Gov. Ansel to itils effect. Gov. An sel immediately communicated wit It the Florida authorities, asking that Brown he turned ovm* to the f>|)crifft Jtjdp J. 8. BoMi?r Killed, Greenville, Spatial.?*Judce J, B, flossier of New Orleans met dwtlj Wednaaday night about 3. o 'clock by falling ficro n Southern pnswenjfev train about two miles south ot Eeti ley. He wat apparently passing from one car to another aud- fell nv?m a platform, falling a distance of GO feer*down an embankment. He was a/tteran of the Civil war and hail i?onn in attcmlanae at the Richmond reunion, from which ht waa returning. SOUTH CAROLINA WF.A1 HER Weather Conditions for the W*?ii Ending Monday, June 3, a* Given Out by the Weather Bureau. ? The weather burco^of the South Carolina section of (heClimatolegical Service of (ho United States I>*?|>a?t men of Agriculture issues (he follow ing went hoi* bulletin for the paat week : Tho week wan cool und cloudy. There wore from one to three clear lays at tho beginning of the week, tint during the remainder of the time the weather was partly cloudy to cloudy* with a very low percentage of bright sunshine. Unseasonably low night tempera tures ocourred rally in tin* week aud low maximuiu temperatures on the last two days. The mean temperature was below normal. The greatest de partures were noted on the first and the last days, the temperatures hav ing been but slightly below normal during the middle of the week. The weekly extremes were a maximum, of decrees at Blaekvillo on Juno 1st, nnd a minimum of 42 degrees at Wal tia 1 la on May 2Sth, on which date light frosts was note<l in Spartan burg county. The average precipitation was shove normal. The heaviest rainfall occurred in the western and central portions where the amounts ranged from aii Inch and a half to over live inches; in the southwestern portion the amounts were generally less than an inch. The following special rainfall re ports were received by telegraph and include the measurements at 8 a. in., of June 3rd : Columbia, 3.88 inches; l'el/.er, inches; ('happels, * 1,88 inches; Catawba 3.82 inches; Camdeti, 1 .;>(? inches; Saint Stephens 1.3(1 In ches ;Allendale 0.32 of an inch; liatea burg, 1.1*1 inches; Hlaekville, 2.54 in ches; Charleston 0.38 ?if an inch; Cheraw 3.10 inches; Florence O.70 of a u inch; (Jreenville 3.48 inches; (ireenwood 1.82 inelies;Kin^strey 1.44 inches; St. (Jeorgc ?03 inches; St. Matthews 2.2ft incl^^; Spartanburg I.,' 18 inches; Ycniassee 0.24 of an inch; Charlotte, N. C? 3..'10 inches; Wil mington, N. C., 2.00 inches; Augusta, (Ja.. O.oO of an inch; Savafinah, (la., 1.00 inch.?J. W. Hauer, Section Di rector. Inspecting Winthrop. Hill. Special. ? Monday was tin" day for inspection of depart mciltp e.t Winthrop ami everything was open !'r< in the school rooms to the pumping station. A large crowd was on hand and thronged tlie building in all de part ments. This in one of (he most interesting features of Winthrop com mencement. Every one wants to jsee what the girls at the bfg college jare taught and in some of the depart ments where the haudiwork is display ed the visitor stands with open month and views with wonder, admiration and secret awe the work which thesq 000 Carolina lasses have been taught to do, and which they lnr.ve done to well. The departments are well worth, visiting. The gymnasium is, of oourse not open to all. No one hut tickvit holders enters those sacred precints and these tickets arc hard to get, be ing confined mainly*lo female-visitove. The model schoul rooms show the work of the primary, intermediate and higher grades and are very interest ing. There are specimens of work done in arithmetic and algebra, a number of charts showing the work done in drawing and manual training. The free hand cutting done by the lower grades is splendid. It is used very effectively in illustrating stories. The designs for Indian pottery, book covers, basket decorations, picture framing, calendars, portfolios, etc., is indicative of splendid training. There aie also other lines of drawing exhib ited such as pose drawings, crayon sketches; studies in still life, brush and ink work, colored crayon and wa ter color sketches. The breadth ot imagination and' correctness of exec ution done by the third and fourth grade* in their illustration of stories are especially good. The department of domestic science is an exceedingly popular one, for there, in addition to the exhibit to he looked at only, is M iss Mulligan wi^b her corps of efficient and deft ^rssVatants, actually dispensing k><Tfh sninV and delicious dainties to * .e hungry throng of visitors. In Wis department are shown pickles, pre 1 servjed fruits, jellies, chemical charts, work tables, range and accessories, in fact, all that should lie found in a perfectly apj>ointed kitchen and pantry, and adjoining this is a model dining room which is exactly what che name menus?n model. Tims each de partment in turn shows that it 19 managed in the most perfect manner. Those so fortunate as to view the de partment were a unit in declaring everything in perfect condition, and that this famous institution may well be de?ciibcd ca '* the pride And gtery-j of the State." Killed fo Railroad Accident. Spartanburg. Special, ? White it taoaptlnn to drive aexoee traeke of tbe Southern road at Fraakliu atreev eroaaing, pear the coal ebute, at 6 o'clock Monday aorniojr John Wil li ama, colored, wee killed and liara-L. Bryaon * contractor waa jjajpT fully injured by being at rock W ai" ?hiKjiw n> Iw >> ?ma?hed np apd.th? korea waa eo badly tojwad tbat it had tab# tiM. ? , ,V'; ; MPOHlANTINSUKANCfc RULING South Carolina Supremo Court Hold* That the Policy Holders Who Al low Agent to Palm 0# Spurious Policy on Him Haa no Renltdy to to Refuse to Pay for it. Columbia, S. Special.?A very nterc?ling decision to lite insurance igents and the general insuring pub lic was handed down in the JJupreme /onit in which it is held unauAously >y the court that the policy-holder vho allows tin agent t*? palm off on urn a policy inferior to that which lie agent really agreed to give iiim lau no remedy but to refuse to p.?y 'or it. It has been a favorite trick iniong a large clans of insurance jgents representing leading old line ?onipnnics at times, it is said?to sell me kind of policy und deliver ??n >ther kind, the assured riot discover-? ng the difference in many cases until io has paid many premiums. It ra pi ires nn expert to unravel the intri cacies of an ordinary insurance policy >r application for a policy, ajjd the mlinnry man usually tukes the igent'? word for the contents. In the ease on which the court hos passed, that of Albert I. Prince, >f Hampton county, against the Mu tmil. Life Insurance Company of Home, On., which is jnat now doing i big business in this State, the al legation is that one MeKoe, as nn igont for the company, induced Mr. Prince to sign an application for a policy, which MeKce said would ma ture in ten years, at the end of which time the assured would get $1,000 in cash, if living, his estate to get the $1,000 ir. ense of his ,death within ten years. When the policy came Prince discovered that jnst.end of ti ten-year endowment policy he had a tweuty-yenr nnuity policy, which the ?ompany's agent attempted to force on him. The company even refused to return him $l.r>.4.'i, which he &au\ as n premium. In the Circuit Cmirt Mr. Prince got judgment against the company for $f)00 damages, but the Supreme Court decides that the Cir cuit judge erred in admitting testi mony as to the oral agreement be tween Mr. Prince nml the agent, bat ing thnt the written application was binding upon Mr. Prince without any qualifying x oral agreement. The judgment is It hat Mr. Prince must surrender his judgment against the company V it returns him his $15^13. Moral: He careful to see that the policy you are after is that stipulated in the application blank. Cotton Poor in Cherokee. , ? _ r> Oaffnoy, Special. ? Mr. John B. Brown, one of the most extensive and successful farmers iy Cherokee coun ty, was'in town and reported that the cotton prospect in the county i3 the poorest that he has ever known. lie says the .cotton, seems to be diseased and i? dying rapidly. He further saya that tho stands of cotton all over" the country ore very poor and that lie does not see how anything like ft half crop con be made. Mr. Brown is, :as a rule, very conservative a/?d what he says can be relied upon ab solutely. When asked about the wheat crop in his section Mr. Brown said that in his immediate neighbor hood there were somo good crops of wheat; but that in other sections thoy were worthless. K Col. Jno. B. Gulp Dropa Dead. , Chester, Special. ? Col. Jno. R. Culp, judge of probate of this county, fell dead nt 5 o'clock Monday after noon in the court house yard /.when in the act of preparing to ent?r hit bnggv to go to his home." He was 78' year* old and was one of the county*e most hitrhly esteemed citizens." He entered uj>on the duties x>f his office the first of this year. lie was lieu tenant. colonel of the Seventeenth, regiment of infraritry in the war of ISfil-lRfifl. Thero was no braver Sol dier. He is survived by hia wife aud seven grown children. Funeral ar rangements have not been completed. Roffpito fcr Giic Loe. Jiester, Special. ? Gi'.a Lee, color ed, convicted of murder nt the spring Icun of the court of general sessions and sentenced to be hanged Jufio 7, has been granted a respite by Chief .Instice Pope until his case bo argued on appeal. Lee's attorney, \V\ II. Newbold and the solicitor will argue the case on Tuesday, June 11. Erskine Commencement. Due West, Spccial.?Tuesday waft an auspicious day for Erskine College ?the closing of^ ono of the most sue cepsfnl years in iUj history. The day was made more eventful by the inau.-. guratiou of itjf new president, Dr. J. 8. Moffat. The' day also marked the closing of the fiftth yunr.of its useful ness to church and State and marked [the dawn of a year which promise* even greater things not only for the denomination it represents but for the State at larzc. The exercises weza very interesting. Tho past yesr baft been a remarkably-prosperous |me fay this famous institution, Crop Outlook QKoe*?. Banberf, Special. ?- Perbsf* tbom Omm- HfV9r own | IQUI1 Kiuuu^. p?ct tot pood hamsti in tbUftWrti* tban tbera is at preieot. that ootMt Ift-'o* poor, a?4 tbft aotftlanod ftftMonft ?ake it . Ji&'ttOfOv the fanriif jLatfttesla." ft spalls bare -4o?e m* fttawi of