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The Columbia State of Wednesday ■ays as has been announced In The State, Dr. Spillman came to Colum bia to speak of the dl erslHcation farm to be located nefcr the clty on the lands of Ur. F. H. Hyatt. Dr. Bpillmah and his auditors became so much engrossed In the general discus sion of the boll weevil and its menace to the sou Its that be had very little to say of the plans upon which he will work the farm near Columbia. He is very proud of this undertaking and oallstbe farm on, Mr. Hyatt's place “Diversification Farm No. l,'’ because Ur. Hyatt was the first to consent to let a part of his farm be used by the government. When the government appropriated 1250,000 for the exter- mloation of the boll weevlj by tbe in direct method of starving It out, a certain sum was set aside for the con duct of thes^ptactical farms to show bow crops may be dtvefsMed with profit. . Dr. Spillman was then given the address of a number of prominent farmers of the south, and wrote to each of them asking If tbe govern ment cdbTd be given the use of a cer tain portion of bis firm for thfc’pur pose named. As thi boll weevil is so much more destructive in Pezas than anywhere else, it was decided to es tablish in That great; State 16 of tbe atations, and as tbe pest b is made Its appearance in western Louisiana there will be five stations in tba.. State. Tbe others will be divided as fol lows: Mississippi^, Alabama3, Geor gia 2, South Carolina 2, and 1 In tbe cotton growing section of Fl< rida. This is the first station which Dr. Spillman has visited and from here be goes to tbe other places where tbe farmers will be givei an exemplifica tion of the doctrine preached by The State for so many yean—that tbe Sooth can get along without c >ttoo as “the money crop.” - ' GRKAT IS TH* SOUTHERN CLIYB. In prefacing his remarks Dr. Spill- man said that agriculture is the basis of the wealtfi of this o unry. Tbe products’annually amount to over five billion dollars. Large business con cerns employ tbe best talent obtaina ble. It is not so with agriculture where capital is not massed. If agri culture is to have tbe benedt of soien- ttflo research tbe goveinraent most bring this benefit to tbe farmers. At tbe risk of being considered ex travagant, but in all sincerity, be de clared that tbe soutbern half of the United States has a olimat a which in time will enable it to become the lead ing agricultural section of tbe world. The south will lead in agricultural production when all of her opportunf- ties are Improved.. The toll here will grow a great variety of crops and for a longer period iban any other sectloo of the country. The government spends less than any other in encouraging tbe farmers. The present endeavors are not over doing the matter. He told, how tbe governmeut had spent half a million dollars in stamping out a disease among the cattle. Recently it had appropriated 1250,000—not to fight tbe boll weevil, for that is a useless, bopeleks fight—but to provide other means by which tbe farmers may live. BOLL WKBVIL OK RE TO STAY. There is not the slightest probabil ity that the bol) weevil will be entire* ly eradicated. The government is fully justified in spendiog millions of dollars to meet the iovai ion of the boll weevil and to teach t he farmers of-.ttlli seotjpn to engagd lb other ktods of fanaiag. - When jDr. Spillman took np tbe question of tbe boll weevil he was asked if the pest would get as far South Carolina. In giving enligbt- ment on this subject the speaker de parted from bis regular line of thought but gave aojne.very interest- lug statements. Most emphatically the boll weevil will come into South Carolina and will come to destroy. Wherever it has made its appearance the country has been blighted and a bale of cotton could not be gotten from 25 acres of the most fertile land. In reply to a question he stated that it would be unsafe to buy cats or any thing else shipped from tbe country . infected with the weevil, which has now gotten into the southern part of the Indian Territory and tbe western part of Louisiana. For a long time the government saw what was coming and endeavored to get tbe legislative of Texas to pass a law preventing any eottca from be ing planted on a itrlp -of land 200 miles wide along the Rio G rande river, for tbe pest bad made its appearance in Mexico and was ievaiting tbe cot ton crops there.. But no precaution ary methods were sdoptei and now tbe entire State of Texas is plague- ridden. It baa been reported that 40,000 farmers are preparing to leava tbe State of Texas and all on account ol tba weevil, which has rained their .Me cited an Instance of In tbe fery best of dream- who bad been reduced to ab- ject poverty and would have sofftied for a little poultry yard which bis i wife fivipnittnf. cover of tory is to get a verf early .varteiy eod j,' plant it very, early, and .even tbtn half the bol lit would Wrulned by the weevil. The priee of cotton is driving farm ers to Increase their acreage. Tbe time may come when cotton will be at such a high price that half a erop win pay. The object of tbla movement is not to displace cotton entirely, but to give the farmer something additional to rely upon. The boR weevil cannot tie fought with a spray, bat a third of tbe appropriation has been tel aside as a fund with which to make experi ments against tbe boll weevil. In Louisiana an effort is being made by the government to raise a erop despite the bon weevil, tbe government ex pecting to get half a erop developed iMfcre the witsvll gets to work and then to cot down every stalk and bora t and plow up the land carefully. The early varieties are not so good as a rale because they drop tbe fruit toe cati'y. METHODS WOT BXMnmnDTTS. Dr. Weber,' who has been conduct- og hybridization around Columbia for fevers! years, will try to breed up mprdved varieties of early cotton. Tbe department of entomology has discovered varieties which are not vul nerable to “root rot" and “wilt dis ease," and is now working on “rust." Tbe “wilt" Is caused by the water veins in tbe plaot belng stopped ap by some kind of fungus. ^ * In regard -to tbe work which Dr. Weber baa been dolpg hare In eoonee- tion with Mr. R. C. Keenan and oth ers, Dr. Spillman spoke in terms of commendstloo, bnt that is an experi ment farmland the new farm to teach methods. Dr. Sjjrillman then told of tbe man ner in which, the quarter of a million appropriation would be expended. One-third would be given to the de partment of entomology (o find some Tbe bob weatR stays woods until la/ , and when the midsummer brings tbs “forms” of embryo bolls to the cotton plant the weevil begins bis depredations. The pest is about quarter of an Inch In length sod a bill half as long again as himself. With this bill and Its point, which is like s circular saw, the bug attacks little bolls, and after bor ing a round hole Into the form de posits an egg which is covered with a kind of wax. The egg in a very abort time produces a worm which feeds upon tbe interior of the cot too boll until tbs vermin develops into a full- fledged boll weevil and goes upon tbe rounds of attacking .cotton bolls. Dr. Spillman emphasised tbe fact that the pest is sure to spread and that In three or four yean it will take South Carolina. i. - The way to exterminate tbs ordi nary pest la by finding another bug which will devour the weevil, as was in California when tbs orange trees were attacked b> a scale louse. Tbe common “lady bug” was onion the trail of the scale vermin and in a short time tbe peat was driven oat. £ut there is nothing known Insolence which will exterminate tbe boll wee vil. It oaonot be reached with spray, for the ml Instrament of destruction is .within the boll where the poison would ruin the fibre as well is the vermin. The only hope of growing cotton with any suboem ijrin infected, terrl rich before curing. His farm would be divided Into 11 acres for permanent crops and 22 to be used alternately tor t a j summer and for winter crops. Of tbe has 11 acres for permanent crops the dis tribution would-be 7 acres for alfalfa and 4 for Bermuda. Of tbe summer crops the planting would be as fol lows: 19 acres In corn and peas, 1 acre in sorghum and 1 acre In peas alone. The winter di<ttrihutloo would be oats and vetch 4 seres, barley 15 acres and rape 3 acres. Tbe estimat ed Income would be: milk, 2 gallons daily from each of 10 cows, 1810; bay, 0120; 4 calves, 120 (a very low figure, he declared); 15 hogs at 150 pounds each, 9112; total, 91,062. He cited ^this Just to show what is possible when a man'plans* bis crop to snlt bis lands. - ^ In regard to tbe farm near Colum bia, he said It would cost less to ran It in diversified crops than it would in cotton. There would be no chickens ox., fruits, raised on the diversified farms for tbe' first ytar or so. He S zve an Instance of what had been reduced on 13 acres of laud on just subh soil as Mr. Hyatt's place, and' predicted an entire success for the new venture. As another illustra tion, he told of a “bog" farm which he has mapped opt for a place in Texas. He would put 70 hogs on this farm and expects an income of 91,231. CAPERS ON DECK. very early plant which could hs made m set vigorous. Another third has been aside for tbe purpose of making ex periments to see If tbe pest can be ex terminated by the use of any other bag or otherwise. - Of the remainder, 920,900 has been set aside for the diversification of southern agriculture. This, la his mind, is the remedy for the boll wee vil. In order to induce men to let the government have the nee of a part of their farms, the seed and half of tbe fertilizer! will be furnished. These farms are not experiment sta tions bnt are being ran solely for profit and to exhibit approved meth od* The government-wants to take advantage of local experience. He had not come here to tell Mr. Hyatt what to do, but to git his neighbors Newman, b his remarks Dr. Spill with-questioni, and in ie.called upon.Di- Nesom .views on the subj- et. Col. e bead of the department at Clemson, bad been expecU d, but as be could not come the presen « of Dr. Nesom was gratifying. ’ ^ Gov, Hoy ward jras then ea. led,upon for some remarks He declared that In bit official capacity be would de everything be'could to get tbi farmers Interested in the diverslficittlon of their crops and be thought tt at there is a demafid for just such 'arms as this. The DesCoamps bill, which waa introduced in the legislifnre, pro Tided for one of these farms, in each county, bat as It was seen fit not to pass tbe bill he is glad that tbe na tional government will establish some, farms along about the same lines. AM ACT To Provide tor Beneficiary Scholar* ». abipa In Clemeon Collr.-e. He Is fistaiBed by the Republicans of ■? — ■ r ■ t ■ .■ Seuth Caro ina. - AMD BRAYT0V IB MM0QKXM OUT. The Principal Pentwre of the UepntW Uenn State Convention Waa the Attack by Bray ton on J no. O. Capers. r ": The Republican State Convention met in Columbia on Wednesday, trans acted its business and adjourned. The complexion was mostly dark, with a faint sprinkling of white—those who hold office or hope, to bold an office. Tbe make-op was very much like its predecessors. A hurried glance over tbe temporary roll will show tbe com position of tbe convention and the very small sprinkling of whites present: / Abbeville—Rif^R. Tolbert, Jr., Al fred Ellison, S. J. Donaldson. Aiken—R. B. Perry, G. W. Raiford, E. J. Dickerson, J. G. Eubanks. Anderson—E. F. Cochran, John Cochran, Jr., A. E. Quick, J. S. Ad ams and G. Wadsworth. Bamberg—D. D. Jeter, C, P* Robin son. . _ Barnwell—W. S. Dixson, G, G. But ler. J. A. Davidson. Beaufort.—Robert Small, Samuel Green, J. I. Washington) Berkeley—J^'P>Prtoleau, R H. Jen kins, F. S. Edwardsf Charleston—W. D. Crum, J. L. Mitchell, T. L. Gran, J. G. Capers, C. M. English, M. Caulfield, E. B< Bur- tout?S« K. Smiths r Hherokee—W. M. Goodwin, J. W. Williams. Chester—C. Roes, J. C- Atkinson, J. MoOul lough Chesterfield—J. B. Highland, D. Wilkins. Clarendon—R. A. Stewart, S. M. Walker, Julius Durant. Colleton—W. F. Myers, 8. B. Butler, B. Levy. Dzrlington—E. H. Deas, Z. W. Wines, W. H. Smyrl. ^jTh. Dcrchester- Abbey. to assist him, and for thatTeason they would have a board of directors. Tbe fallowing is tbe bill pissed by the Legislature providing free scholar ships in the Clemson Agriouhursl College. It was first. Introduced io the' House by Col. D. O. He *bert, of Orangeburg County: * S-otion 1. That there are hereby .established and oreated one Hundred and twenty-four beneficiary scbolar- ahipa in the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carol! oa, and each of said scholarships shall be of the value of one hundred dollars per annum, and shall be appointed and distributed among the several counties of tbe State in the same manner as the venture is4 (-members of the House of Representa tives are appointed, so that each coun ty shall have as many scholarships as such county is entitled to members In tbe House of RAperseutatlves. See. 2. That the said, scholarships shell be awarded by the State Board of Education, upon tbe recommenda tion Of the County Board of Education of the several oountiee to the tpost worthy and needy young men, of such age as is fixed by tbe Board of Trus tees of said college for other students who shall have passed an approved en trance examination upon the common school branches and made at least 90 per cent, upon such examination; and preference shall be given to thoee young men who desire to take the agricultural course. Sec. 3. The questions for such ex aminations shall be prepared by the President, or some member or mem bers of the faculty of the said Clem- son Agricultural College, under the direction of the President, and shall be forwarded to the respective Ooun- *ty Boards of ^Education on or before There M s fine urtet for form Bhaber or w»at tehelatsiilpB Jr ln f* 00 * 1 st y le on ttie reuniting-of-ihe products right here In Sooth Carolina where there are so many mills, but from bleak and barren New Snglaad many commodities are shipped Into the State w hereto they could be raised here much cheeper and sold-at'better profit than cotton. He bed looked over Mr. Hyatt's farm sod Is very much pleased. He does not ezpeot as much snooees from any other of these farms as be does from this one In Columbia. He then told that In tbefall be will establish another diversification farm In this State, perhaps la Spartanburg, where the character of the soli la dif ferent. and during the progress of tbe farm work, hr,wants criticisms, cum jlimentary or otherwise, Just so they are helpful. — In order to exhibit the manner ta whlctf be will go about operating thoee dlvenldeatfoo farms, he exhib ited charts showing the work to be dons on a 30-acre tract In Texas. He tocoonted for every item of cost and tefelmatod item of receipts, although to declared toat the estimates In the latter case were redly a little lower than the ieoelpto would be, by peat ex perl nee. He eecoon every pound of provender whloh would be obtained, showing the poroentog* which would be used aad the part that would be sold. AM EXAMFLB CITBD ~ On this farm of 9t asm he would have 10 dairy sows, 1 young cuttle, 10 hogs and t mules. Ha woold plant alfalfa for the hogs, one acre snpporfr tag 10 hogs, and 9 additional aerau of thtr. succulent food -for hay for the cattle, the hay being tbo best stook 9B«liuly judgl Dted for Df gather with a statement showing tbe Edgefield—P. Slmkins, A. W. Sim- kins - Falrfleld-4. 8. Byrd, J. B. Williams, E. W. Boykin. ' Florence—J. R. Levy, W. C. Rush, M W. Harrall. Georgetown—J. A. Baxter, J. W. Bolts; alternate, R. B. Anderson. Greenville—J. A. B.rier, A. A.Gates, W. T. Smith, Thomas Brier, L. F. Goldsmith. w Grsenwood—J. R. Tolbert, J. W. Tolbart, J. L Reynold*. Hampton—W. A. Ab.ton, G. W. Al ston. • Kerry—G.C.Slngletcn.J. H.Goudy. Kershaw—C. C. Scott, P. 8. Brown, F. P.erce, Lancaster—F. B. Massey, W. F. Swaringen. Laurens—P. S. Suber, L. W. C. Bla lock, J.D Adams, r Lee—Job Toney, A. T. Butler. * . Lexington—F. C. Aldridge, 8, L. Lorick, G. W. Aasman. Marlon—W. H. Collier, N. E. Be thea, T. R. Alford. — Marlboro—E. J. Sawyer, J. C. All- man, W. 8. Thompson. Newberry—R. E. W Young, J. D. Eichelberger. Oconee—R. Q. Merrick, M. Smith. Orangeburg—J. H. Fordbam, Jacob Hoover, A. D. Webster, C. W. Cald well, A. D. Dantzler. > * Pickens—R. K. Moon, W. M. Wat kins. Richland—E. M. Brayton, R. W. Baylors, L. C. Scott, J. F. Lopez. Saluda—J. M. Jones, M. W. Watson. Sp&rtanburg-rB. F. Means, G. W. Foster, Laban Moraan, S. T. Polnier, Thos. Rhodes, G. C. Page* Sumter—<5. W. Murray, Z. B. Wal ker, O. C. Jacobs. Union—J. C. Hunter, J. P. Sartor. Williamsburg—James Tharpe Z. R. Coooper, G. W. McCullough. York-G. A. Watts. J. W. Satter- wblte, A. W. Lee, B. H. Harris. The work of the convention waa began by tbe election of E. B. Dess, of Darlington, as chairman, and J. H. Johnson, of Rlohland, as seontary, E J. Dickerson, of Aiken, threw a rilliams, J. C. begged forgiveness. They were exon erated by a formal vote. Chairman Deaa issued an ultima tum that tbe deficiency for hall rent and expenses be raised. Capt. Capers put up 925 and most of tbe candidates 95 each. Chairman Deaa is a wonder as a col lector. He utterly refused to get things moving until tbe collection was complete. The platform endoned Roosevelt and his administration. It was in- trod uoed by Capers. Another resolu tion protested against tbe manner in which the dominant party is enforc ing tbe suffrage laws, whloh are not only xepugnant to tbe Federal Con stitution, but are enforced in viola tion of the laws of South Carolina Itself. A separate resolution con demned as unjust and narrow the sot of tbe State offloers who had refused the use of Hall of the House of Rep resentatives. v' Resolutions were adopted ou the death of Marcus A. Hanna. , There were two protests against tbe alleged disfranchisement of the col ored voters of tbe State. It was held that 100,000 Republicans were dis franchised, and asked the Republican party to take the matter up. Geo. W. Murray wanted to take away the suggestion of nominations from the national committeemen and put it in the hands of tbe congress men or congressional nominees. There wfere nominated for delegates to the National Convention: L. W. C. Blalock, Laurens; W. D. Crum, Charleston; John G. Capers, Charles ton; E. H. Dea«, of Darlington; Robert Smalls, Beaufort, R. R. Tol- that 63 would be neoesaary to a oboioe, t iere beln 125 delegates. Capers voted for Blr.lock, Deas, Crum and Smalls. Cru n voted for Capers. Deas voted for Smith, Bls- Uck, Small and.Oapers. A. A. Gates voted for Capers, Smith, Smalls and BlaloUL John R. Tolbert voted for Djos, Tolbert, Crum and Murray. Joe Tolbert voted for Capers. Blalock vote 1 for Capers, 8pith, Peu and Crum. United States Manbal Adams voted for Blalcck, Capers, Deas and Smalls. J H. Fordbam voted for Jspers, Bla lcck, Smalls and lisas. Before Rich land was reached Dias, Capers and Blalock had received a majority. Brayton, by proxy, voted for himself, Deas, SmaUa and Murray. Postmast er Pointer, of Spartanburg, voted for Capers, Cram, Smith and Blalock. G. W. Murray voted for Tolbert, Brayton, Smith and Crum. The vote on the«first ballot was: Blalock 80, Crum 43, Gapers'! 02, Deas 107, Smalls 45, TolbertAS, Murray 47, Smith 22, Brayton 10. Great yelling and rushing about tbe hall followed tbe announcement of the vote, and Chairman Deas threatened to put a motion that Oram be declared tbe fourth delegate If the members did not take their seats and maintain order. This finally restored order Brayton and Tolbert then withdrew their names. Murray withdrew in favor of Craoa. Smalls followed suit In withdrawing in Crum’s favor. Then after some more disorder Smith’s name waa withdrawn and Crum was elected by aoolama: ion. An attempt was made to have tbe four defeated candidates chosen as al ternates, and a rodtlon to this effect was put and declared carried. by the chair, amid cries that Brayton be sent as one of tbe alternates. The district delegates to the Na tional convention are elected by the district conventions. nr THl BUT 0Y HAMDB. My. E. J. Wateoa Appelated to tbo CommlMloner of Immlgradoa. Gov. Heyward announced Tuesday night that he had appointed Mr. B. J. Watson commissioner of the new department of the State government— the bureau of commerce, agriculture and immigration. In speaking of the appointment The State says to those who know Mr. Wataon, and they are not few. this is assurance that Got. Heyward Is determined to see that the department shall be a success. Mr. Wataon htt been tried in work of a Very similar nature and has been found eminently fitted tor the work and for the responsibilities. The new department of the govern ment of the Stetris on* of the mat ters in which Gov. Heyward has bean interested most deeply. Through this medium he hopes to build up the State and bring money and settlers into South Carolina. He took a per sonal interest In the work of the immigration convention here last fall, and seeing the opportunity for effec tive work lias chosen a man who has had experience in promoting the inter ests of the State, and a man of un bounded energy and enthusiasm. The qualifications exacted by the law creating this office are that the commissioner shill have a good moral character, competent knowledge of matters of commerce, shall be charg ed with the work of promoting agricul ture, manufacturing and other indus tries and to prepare a handbook giv ing a statement of the resources and bert, Abbeville; G. W. Marray, Sum- advantages of the State in such tor; Dr. W. T. Smith, Greenville; B M. Bray on, Columbia. After nominating speeches of ten minutes each andsecondlig Advertise ments 0 five minutes each tbe con vention went Into an election, the delegate 1 voting for four as tbeir names sere called under the direction of tbrbe tetters. Tbe cha'r announced.] tion that Mr. Wataon flllsall of the way as to appeal to people who are dissatisfied elsewhere and are seeking a fertile soil in a temperate climate. To these qualifications Gov. Heyward add ad that the commissioner must be a business man not in politics and must devote his entire time to the work. It is declared without reserve- qualifications, and after some delibera tion has agreed to take the place with the added requirement of giving It hie entire attention. The position cam* unsolicited—for Mr- Watao 1 was not an applicant— but was (.rraffged through mutual friends wl o wishing to see the new step FITE SHIPS SUNK. a* mioBoiB nu to uma Port Arthur, Thor A With So Bottl* Up Old Worm Oat Ship*. uuicawuu iaj ui« enact uiati a to* squadron, during the night jruary 24, tried to block the en- 1 of Port Arthur harbor, at tba A dispsteh from Paris says the Rus sian embaoMy In that city received a communication to the effect that a Japanese squadron, du of Febr trance same time attacking Russian war ■ ships there with torpedo boats and trying to set them on fire. The bat tle ship Retvlsan, supported by the ooeet batteries, repelled this attack, forced the Japanese to retiifc end suc ceeded In sinking four of their vemele. The news of this Russian victory was posted in the lobbies of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate during the sitting Wednesday and caused great enthusiasm. ’ FIVE SHIPS SUMS. A dispatch to Reutarfo Tslifiam Company from St. Petersburg, sent at 11 o'clock Wednesday night, says that - on February 22 the Japanese attempt ed to send four steameni filled with ex- K ' elves among the Russian fleet in rt Arthur harbor. These Are ships did no damage and were themselves destroyed, two befog mink and two going ashore. Two Japanese boats escorting the fire ships were destroyed by Rumlan guns. . ▲ dispatch to the Central News from SL Petersburg gives another ver sion of the reported Japanese detest at Port Arthur, according to which the Japanese planned to sink some bargee in the strait leading from the outer to the Inner harbor of Port Arthur, thus blocking the exit. The Russian gun fire, however, sunk tbe bargee before they arrived at the In tended spot. A SUSaiAM ACCOUNT. A Telegram from Viceroy Alexieff to the Cezr says: At a quartar before 3 In tbe morning of Feb 24, oumer* Mr. Wataon to the consideration of Jap ansae torpedo boats attempted the goverror who had witnessed the ^ attack the battleship-Retvlsan and successful efforts of Mr. Watson In managing the Columbia Chamber of Comm tree the hardest months of its existence hnd was convinced that in Mr. Wataoii’s hands the department of immigration would be an entire success. - Mr. Wstzon stated that be would not establish the bureau before 15th of March, aa he has in hand the opening of the navigation on the Con- fares and he does not want to leave he office of secretary of the Chamber Of Commlroe until that work la in augurated. He has had a consultation with Gov. Heyward, and will carry out the wishes of the latter to to this bunoh of bouquets at Chairman Deas, and said: “You have won." He congratulated the SonvenQon on what the foth day of July in each year, to- hcoalied the reuniting of the RBpffb- lloan party. He whooped things np whloh each county is entitled, and the laid County Boards of Education ■hall bold the said examinations, and thereafter read and grade tbe exami nation papers of all applicants and forward tbe same to tbe Stater Board of Education, with their reoommen datlons as to tbe award of tbe scholar ships. Sec. 4. That before applying for tbe said soholarshlps applicants shall make proof, under oath, io their re spective County Boards of Ed jcatiun, as required by law for scholarships in theSouth Oarr Una Military Academy,. ^ . of their financial inability to attend' ^ing, he remarked, college, before they shall receive from' fo,k * not * now wbere such said Board permission to stand examination. **! Sft. 5. mat tna said shall be paid from tbe regular income of said Clemson Agricultural College, to now providedIby law, and shall continue for tbe term of four yean, or for •och length of time as the beneficiary shall be able to main tain himself and comply with the rulea of the College; and tbe iiald turn of one hundred dollars per ear um shall be placed to the credit of esc i of said bebelloiariea and applied towards the payment of his board and other neces sary school expense*. Bee. 9. That this Act shall go Into effect from and after tbe first day of July, A. D. 1904. Special features of tha nee law are that tbe applicants mast be 10 yean of age, most be able to stand The en trance examination to tbe College; and then tbe scholarships must go to tbe poorest boys who stood in great- tot need of them, and preference is given to those who wish to take the agricultural coum. _ fii BtaliHftlfr 1 nriifftfrifrk'**£**:&&'£**&*- ■ ****.<- m.uti ’1 « party. E. M. Brayton also rejoiced and In als ted that this representative con vention was an omen of success. He felt that it meant mnob for tbe good of tbe State.. He most heartily sec onded the nomination of Deas and said be deserved ell of tbe glory show ered on him. Robert Smalls placed the nomina tion before tbe convention and pre sented Chairman Deas. Deas spoke of tbe unity of tbe party and expressed bis surprise and grat 16* cation at tbe selection. Politics is they will go to sleep. Smalls said it seemed to-be a bar men ous gathering and be moved that a committee on credentials be ap pointed. Capers then took the floor and re plied to tile attack recently made on him by K. M. Brayton in a Charleston paper. He defiled that be ever bad any connection with lynching negroes or embezzled foods of anyone. Bray ton replied and aconsed Capers of pleading tbe baby act. He said be did not want Capers elected to the national convention aa a delegate Tbe convention, itam adjpurned until tbe evening when it retosembled. Daring tbe morning session two preeobers got Into a flatlcoff over some discussion they werehftvtag near tbe chairman’s desk. The combatants were Revs. A. P. Dunbar and E. D. White, membera of tbe staff of a col ored paper published in Colombia. At the evening aeseion the preachers, who had the flgbt In tlie morning, ex plained their troubbs, apologised, said they were not delegates and as yet he has no statement to make as to the manner in Vhich he will pro ceed. Mr. Wataon waa secretary of the immigration convention and 4 member of the executive committee of that organization and his interest in the work has been of a purely un selfish nature Five Ml aery Killed. Five miners werCkilled by a cave-in of earth and rooktn UtTMinnle Healy pear Butte* Mato^ Thuraday After,. noon. The accident oocurrm «n tbe sixth floor of tbe 1,000 foot level. Early in the day Foreman Joseph Kane was Informed that Abe ground In that place was very soft and in danger of falling. He withdrew ail the miners who were working there. Thursday afternoon Shift Boss Hager- ty took four men into the place to bulkhead and otherwise strengthen the weak spots. Just how the fall came will never be known, as not one of the five eacaped. Only two bodies have been recovered. Commerce, Mr. Wataon became known personally to a great many peopla of In South Carolina on oooount of tha way In whloh ha managed tba general preparations for tha reunion last spring and for the lest State fair. But before that time be had had s wide acquaintance on account of his work for ten years as city editor of The State, which position he held up to last March when he was promoted to the position of newe editor. His retirement from The State will be regretted by his associates, and ths members of the Chamber of Com mere* will find great difficulty in getting efficient man to carry on the work which Mr. 'Watson bad established. -> Poraed to Death. A dispatch from Anderson to The News and Courier says about two o’clock Wednesday , afternoon Mra. Wilson, living with Mr. L. M. Wilson, a prominent planter, at Hones Path, was terrible burned and cannot re cover. Members of the family who had left her alone in the room, re called by her screams, found her on the floor, with her clothing all ablased. They extinguished the flames, but the doctors say that the extent of the burns and the shock preclude hope of recovery. Kilted by a Boar. The body of Baron Martin Von Sohkisser, formerly an ( ffleer In the German army and for many yean resident of Port Angeles, Jol. has been found on the range south of the Hot Springe, near the body of a dead bear, The Baron undoubtedly had killed by to* bear while hunting, Miss Jearl Niedeotha , aged six teen, committed suicide in Baltimore on Sunday by swallowing carbolic add beoauss ibs wit sooldsd b v her tether sink large steamers loaded with in flammables. The Retvlsan was tbe lint to observe the torpedo boats, and opened a strong. Are on thus. She was supported by tbe land tattertat. Sbe destroyed two steamers nsar tbe entrance of tbe harbor; they wen coming directly towards bar. One of the them went on the Pentaeuls nod tbs otbsr lank under Golden HalL Tbe Retvlsan observed four streamers fa ar slaking condition and eight torpedo boats departing slowly to rejoin tbe waiting Japan*— war abipa. Soae of tbe sailors of the ware drowned. The grounded er is still burning. Tbe enemv is ob- gener&t policy of the office, although * n ot P® 1 * Arthur In As secretary of the Chamber of M°® and destructive lire of to* two lines. Tbe Japanese crews saved themselves In boats, and It la possible that soma of them were picked np by , toe enemy's torpedo boats. “1 am proceeding to examine tbe coasts. Tbe entrance of the harbor is open. I at tribute toe complete derangement of toe enemy’s plan to toe brilliant so- visan. Floating mines are still visible in the roadstead. I have recalled tbs three cruisers sent In poranlt of tbe enemy In order, In the first place, to clear the roadstead of floating mines. We had no Inasm." Klilad fcv * Trailer tier, dispatch from Union to florveSi Hha Rtffht. * ^ A man in Philadelphia purposely tell In front of a trolley car and leal hla leg in order that he might eecure damages from toe eompany. Two friends who were to act as his wifc- against tha eompany were un able to undergo the ordeal of a severe ’ crom-examinatton and refoaled too scheme. The crlpple waa found guilty of conspiracy ami sentenced to two yean Imprisonment. He finished his A dispatch from Union to The State says as tbe result of a trial trip qn toe Union and Glenn Eleotrtcr railroad Wednesday Miss Sallle Sprouse now lies dead at Buffalo and Seymour Gallman is badly hurt. Chief Election Wellborn was In charge of tbe motor ear and was just making tbe first trial trip In changing tbe road from steam to electricity. He bed made tbe trip very soocemfully until be came within a few hundred yards of his stop, where be had to cross a trastle on. which Miss Sprouse and Mr. Gallman were crossing. As soon as they saw the oar coming, tbev ran and in attempting to get off Hiss Spume's dress was oangbt m tbe bridge and sbe was orusbed almost be- yoi 1 recognition, white Mr. Gallman had a bole torn in his head. No bla 3e Is attached to Mr. Wellborn, as hs did Ul be could to stop tbe oar but tbe brakes failed to respond. Crashed to Death. William Brady, a farmer of Oampo- bello, Spartanburg County, was kilted Thursday i fternoon by a tree foiling on him and crushing his body.' He and several other men were out tell ing trees on the lands of Benjamin Bowling, near Campebello, when the tragic occurrence happened. Mr. Brady is survived by a widow. Am It Shook! Be. , ^ At Waantagton on Thursday the house committee on elections No. 1 decided the Gudger-Moody contest from the Tenth North Carolina dis trict In favor of Gudger (Dem.) sitting member, Siid the Dantaler-Lover coo- tost from the Seventh South Carolina * district in flavor of Lever, to* sitting. to hi* home, broken In health, maim- | ed for life, a charge upon hie relatives Springs and forever branded with the stigma of his oonvic’t sentence. His was Indeed in unprofltabte and svsn piU- scheme.- able “get-rich-quick" State. Catoaabed by Baltlatora lira. Tbe building of the Bobbitt Chemi cal C., No. 819 West Lombard Baltimore, tbe proprietors ot “I maotde," the famous remtdy for Rheumatism, was laved from the gnat fire that deatwyed moetj>f tba. business section ot thecIBelt Time and again it was threatened with destruction. But “Rbenma- oide” Is still being manufactured ami shipped in quantities from tbe lame old stand. Tried To 0*4 Pretedeaz. An armed crank, who attempted to get Into the White Honse Monday morning, was promptly captured and bust ed to poUee headquarters. ^H* Identified blmaelf as Edward Relglo of . 271 Booth Clark street, Chicago. A Big revolver and a box iff cartridge# were found in bis pockets. He waa committed to Sk Elisabeth's Insane Asylum. Tbe Graeovtik Beweflays toe Gar mon elder who kilted hlzonelf In Ka»> sas City on Saturday did eo because a young convert refused to be his wito. He teavas six widows. m:' Rut > Georg* B. n w la BawYovkoo Freak McNamara of « aanwof