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BARNWELL. S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1006. y NO. 20. x? Brioe law is oonstOuUonal tba daetsiOD tf the S ate iu- eoort The dispensaries kept tojuaetloa must be closed prohibition will prevail to all of the northwest portion of the State, from Eigefleld to the North JQaBDUna tine, except 1 j Abbeville cun ty, where no election has been held. Taeoeeeeargued before the enpreme eourt kit Monday were d> o ded Fri day aad the oowrt decrees that the law la oonstltotlonal with one exoep : tlM. and shat mav beellmioated with < Itself. The excep lathe."rider” which was fui on the Brioe bill by thedlspenaary people, the clsuae which provides that counties voting out the dispensary Shall have no participation In the surplus school fund a< cumuli tad from dispensary profits. ‘ Tim State of South Carolina, in the sapreme ooort, N-v mber term, 1906: W. W. Murph, petiUioner, against B. €i. Laaaurmet si., respondents. Jamss Hodges et al., respondents. Jossph W. Coward, petitioner, a- e iatJ.H. Blaekwell at al., res poo ta, * Joist d. Weir, petitioner against F. F. Walker et al, rsaooLdents. Robert E L'gon, petitioner, against F. H. Burriss et al., respoo dent. Pickens'County, petitioner, adaln«t ▲. W. Jones, as omptroller general, Oconee County, petitioner, against m W, Jonas, as oomptrollss general, Both Branches of the Legisla ture Convened Tuesday. WHAT HAS BE! N DONE ft Adam L. Anil, petitioner, against ▲. W. Jonas, as comptroller general, respondent. In each of these cases brought In the original jurisdiction of this court tbs quasUon is raised as to the con atltuskmality of the set commonly known as the Brioe act, approved Teh. 25,1904 amending ate Aon 7 ol the general dispensary law, approved March 6, 1896. After careful consideration this court Is of the c pinion that said act is not unconstitutional on any of the grounds alleged except in so far as said Brioe act declares that "any county votirg out a dispensary sbsti not thefgwfier rective any part of the surplus that mav remain of the dis pensary school funds a'ter the defi ciencies in e various , county School funds have b sx m de up as provided by law,.*’ While the court considers this provision uncon ■tltutlonsl, tbs court is of the opin ion that it is separable from the re malnder of Mrs t ct and that said act stamfs at constitutional with pronsl'm treated aastr cken out. Tula conclusion renders It m c ary to set aside the temporiry injunc tion granted in tne first five above entitled oaeee restraining the closing Of the dlspenesrles therein mentioned - and also that the tern porary in j unc Moo granted in the remaining three above entitled oases restraining the comptroller general from drawing his official warrant tor the )several sums arising from the surplus of the dts penary fund as therein mentioned be dissolved and thecompuoUer general left free to disburse said fund as It would hsvs been disbursed before the' enactment of the said Brice act, and It is so adjudged. The reason for these oonolusilons will be stated In an opinion hereafter to be filed. Y. J. Pope, 0. J., Eugene B. Giry, A. J . , Ira B. Jones, A- J., s C. A. Woods- A. J. The action of the court means that the dispensaries must be and must re main dosed in Greenville, Spartan burg, Anderson, Laurens, Union, Pickens, Newberry, Oherokee, Horry, Oaooae, Darlington, Marlon, York, Lancaster, Elgefleld and Saluda —oouotlcs. Greenwood have never had dispensaries. Wil liamsburg voted the dispensaries out, but the election was illegal and the On Tuesday nlgbt of last week at Haverstraw, N. Y., seventeen per sons were mlgslng and are believed to have gone to tbelr d jath waea thir teen bouses on R ciUnd street top pled over into a pit sixty feet derp ehich bad been out by clay digger* in cooi eotlcn with the trick makit g lodustry there. Twelve of the per iOas missing were occupants of the fallen nouses, five weiw among the rescuers who went to the aid of neighbors, after the. first bouse fell and were carried dowu when the 12 other bouses went crashing over the pr e pice. Tne wreck<tge q ilokly caught fire and those who were Id the ms s *er either c u bed or turned to d. aih Tuesday nlgbt there was grave. feai of another cave in alcug the s me street and the occupants of seven or eight hous s have moved a wav Others are keeping en all eight vigil, ready to alarm thelr neighbors in osse of Impcrdlng- danger. The missing Tuesday .night, all of wb'm are believed to bj dead, are as foil »wa. - Ojoupants of houses, Harris Nel son, a merchant; B r j .min N Ison, his son; Mrs. S Ivermah and young son, Charles Cohen and wife, John B. Beauchamp, A Provitch and da ugh ter, Abraham D<a«; in the rescuing an all nlgbt vigil, ready to alarm are, Bartley M :Gjvern, Mrs. M. Jos rabbi. The landslide which carried away the 13 houses was caused by the fall log la of the bank thder which the excavators of-the brick marufactur- ers had been working for a number of years. When the breakage occurred In the tong Unexif land wtrtci formed the ragged edge of Rodkland Street,, one house toppled over Into the pit with all who were llviog within its wills. The other occupants of j,be houses pre pared to leave homes inthlT’faao pi a blinding snowstorm A number of p-ople who Uvedi nearby rushed to their aid and were assisting them In getting out * hen 12 more houses went down carryir g with them not only the fan Hies woo occupied them, but siio ssveral of those who bad gone to their assistance. O erturned stoves s t firs to the buildings and firemen came from miles arouid bat whin the landslide occurred It broke the water main, thus cutting off the entire supply. Tuesday night relatives and friends of those burled beneath the rubs are still watch!i g. aa they have been all day, for the oodles of the dead to be brought out. __ iSfiS House sod (hi Senate S ssion Btgan Leg'slstion. Governor ward’s Message Houses. MABY 0F1IJB8 VACANT. The General Auvwbly Will Pill Ini portaaf Yhmce a. Mure elections will be held this year by the general assembly than usual. There are vacancies occurring In six of the judicial circuits and the ehlef. Justice of the supreme c.urt is to be elected. ~ Of course much Interest will centre In the election of the three dispensary directors and the S ate liba>lan i also to be elected. There are two. vacanolfis on the boardcf penitentiary directors. New members must In elected on the boards of trustees of 8 nth Oaro Una college, Clemson, Wlnthrop, the Citadel and the State cjlored college, at Orangeburg. Chief Justice Y. J. Pope's term ex plres this year and a' successor must be chosen to serve eight years. Juatice Pope Is filling an unexpired term. The judges of the ct cult courts whose terms expire and their respective c r- oults are: C. G. Dantzler first; James A’drich, second; R. O. Purdy, tblrf; B C. Watts, fourth; G. W Gage six th and J. 0 Klugh, eighth These Judges serve for four years each. The term of State Commissioner W. O. Tatum expires, and also the term of chairman of the bund of dispensary and Marlboro I directors. H. H Evans. The terms of The General Asaembl/ of Suuth CirAlna met in annual session on Tursday < f last week. The whole day was taken up In organizing, and hearing the Governor’s message read. Tbs message Is a long document, and I ke all State papers prepared by Gov. Heyward. Is clear and to the point. T.ie most important subject It treats is the disp nsary. Tne part of the m ss&ge bearing oi this subject is printed in another column. , xas-aaousa. In the House of Representatives Clerk Tom (J. H amer called the roll and announced that a quorum was preterit, and Spsrker ta. L Smith called upon the Rav. Mr. Pratt to open the proceedings with prayer. 8p ak< r Smith made & brief open- iog «*ui.reMi, and said he would 'iffjr no suggestions as to what ought to be done. The members are fresh from th« n^n!« inA bnn» th«v but he fel that if the same broad conservatism and liberality charac ter z xl the action of the membera that nothing -but eueoess wcutd crown the work of the General As sembly. Announcements that several newly were present ready The new members are: E Marlon Ruuker, of Anderson. WmT.~Anderson, of Cherokee. Arnoldus Vender Horst, of Char leston. Dobbs’s election has not yet declared, and Ms soon as the election Is declared be will take the oath. Messrs. Whaley, Doar and D. O. Herbert were appointed to notify tue Governor that the House had organ- iz d and was ready to receive any communications. Messages were exchanged between the Senate and House that each was ready for work. Tne annual message of Governor Heyward was read, having been pre-’ seated by Private Secretary Norment. Tue members gave careful attention to the reading.. There were only two new measures Introduced tbs first day. Both of the new bills came from.Mr. Toole, of Aiken ounty. . The first was a bill to restrict the number of hours ^of labor in cotton mills to ten hou'S, Instead of eleven, as is the law at present. Mr. Toole the bill was introduced in the inter ests of humanity. Mr. LiFttte spoke on his bill "to make cursing and sb islng any one of another an juuault and providing pun- isbment therefor. ^ Mr. LoFitce tx- plalned the necessity of having such a law to prevent people from being Inputted on the highway and then pro- vidtd for resenting It. The members did not see It his way end killed the bill. In the House on Thursday there were eight Dllla given favorable con sidrratlon, passed second reading and order* d to third reading.. They were ML CaimohT, telattog to public guar 'tins, amending section 2688 of the cod*; Mr. Sand r*’ bill providing for inspection ^f oils; Mr. D O. Her bert’s to authorize mayors and intend- ants to d signsteand detail policamen to perf >rm duties of health officer-; Mr. LiF Ue’s to give magistrates jur Ldlction in case of theft of live stock If *va>ue of st den property does not exceed 12 >; Mr. Sanders’ biP aga'nst “bucket shops;’’ Mr. M W. Wa’ker's to project b isrdlng hous-keepers; Mr. Liban Mauldin’s to require county su d tors to administer oath to jfersons making return of property for taxa tloi;, Mr. PrlcoVS bill to author z) S. tf. Orr, H. H Watkins and others to dam the Savannah river at (Jherokee shoals. Mr. Sant'ers’ bill against "bucket shops” makes a misdemeanor "the keeping any room or place where con tracts are made for the future delivery of any stocks, bonds, cotton, grain, meats, or any other animal, mineral, or vegetable product of any kind with- out thaaaltorhelmrtliq owner Of ttye stick, bond, cotton, grain, or other Governor Heyward’s Views the State Dispensary. THE BEST SOLUTION article contracted to be sold, and with out any intention on the part of either, the seller to deliver of the buyer re ceiving the same. 11 TUX SENATE. The Senate was oalled-to 'eu tenant Gjvernor Sloan, who made a short address after prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. I. Herbert. were then made elected members to be sworn In. sworn In Tuesday so declared. Thus 19 of 41 counties have already declared against the dispensary ays tern and In 20 others there has been no election. Two counties have stood by the dispensary, Florence and Fair field. In several others the people went elections but are being kept from an expression of their views. •Tbnss counties which now have dis pensaries mutt contribute of their y<hnni fund to the o)unties to which there are no dispensaries unless an en tirely new system be enacted. tallied Htmeelt Chat. G. Hear, charged with em bezzling 920,000 from bis employers In San Francisco, Oal., committed ■aielde on a Cunard liner Just as it eras -enterir gfNe w’Yjrkhsrwrr' Hi was being bn ugh t back from Liver' podt where bad been ameted/ the two directors, John Bell To»il) and L W. Boykin, also expire., The term is two years. Suoo-ssdri to- Jr A T Wlog6 and- D D. P.urlfoy of the board of psniten tiary must be elected to serve two years each. The State librarian must be chosen for a term of two years, Mlm La Horde being the incumbent. The college trustees whose terms elplre this year follow, all being elec ted for six years each: Scuth Carolina College—W. T. C Bates, J. Q. Davis, August Knhn. Clemson—W D. Evans, A. T Smy the, L. A. Seam. WihBBrop—E ‘8 Joyces, W. J Roddey, ▲. M. Lee. Citadel—J. J Lucas, E. M. Blythe. State Colored College—W R Low- man, D J. Rradham. ^ There are plenty of candidates out for the varitus offices and there wil beiots of log rolling before neat Turn (be Uguo 1 * Qi:stl in If It Is Properly Conducted. Which He Tnlnks By No Menns Hrpe- Because following are the governoi’s reotmm mdatlons in full relative to the dispensary: The Only o oud which throws a shadow ever the state Is the unsat- Isfactory condition of the dUpenskry. Great dis atlsfaotion has been mani fested by the people in many quar ters. It exists, I believe, txc-.use of loss of confidence resulting from abus es In.oonnicUon with its operation. No tine can deny that the present at mosphere surrounding the dispensary Is a grave reflection upon South Caro- Bna, for it Is-a state Institution, and mtroduqgd a similar bill last year, but it was killed. Mr. Toole’s second bill was to re uee the ptsfbnger rate in this Stat*- to two and a half cents per mile. It s cow three cents per mile on pas ganger trains, with no second class, fthich arrangement was adopted by way of compromise. TbrHoi.se adj luraed, after about an hour’s se&don, to meet on Wed ms oay at eleven o'clock. The house of representatives got down to business Wednesday and at tacked the calendar with an evlden desire to kill everything that ctme in sight. Six b its were tab ed and with drawn by tbelr authors, there were recommitted, three had the enacting clause stricked out, the parliamentary way of saying that they were "kilt” tod two were also killed by being indefinitely postponed. Speaker Smith announced the ap pointment of Mr. E M. Rucker, Jr., as a member of the committee on wayt and mean*, and stated that Mr. Jno. G. Ricuards, Jr., would be the chair man of tha* c jmmlttee. Tne following rxe'utiive appointments were an nounced by the speaker: Journal Clerk—Christie Benet. Bdl Clerk—W F. Norton. " K ep r of the ^speaker’s Room— James N Pearman. Mail Clerk—John. Sharp*. Doorkeepers—R ,B. O wings, Bar been made a Judge, Is succeeded by Itfr. H B Carlisle as Senator from Spartanburg. He was duly sworn In < sn rwas appointed to all those com mittees on which his predecessor served. A oimmlttee, consisting of Senators Manning, Earle and Raysor, was ap pointed to Inform the Governor that the Senate was ready for business and to receive any opoamunlcation he might see fit to make. It was expected that the bill giving tbe dispensary investigating commit- nee fudther po wers would b* Intro- duc^d Tuesday, but Chairman Hay said there had Wen so'ae.jnlstake in enrolling it, and ttfltTt*~would likely be introduced later. The oommittee met Tuesday after noon to perfect the bill. In general terms It will be similar to tbe original ^solution, except that it will be in tbe form of an Act, and tbe phrase ology will be so constructed as to give the committee definite and positive authority to compel attendacoe of those summoned as witnesses, punish for contempt, etc., and In short to give the committee those powers, for the lack of which the investigation has been much hampered. The following appointments were announced hi fore adj ournmeht: G. E Moore, Honea Path, Journal Clerk; A. M Deal, Columbia, bill clerk; N. O. Plyes. Columbia, postal clerk; Andrew Crawford, Jr., Columbia, clerk to the president; E. V. Cullum, Jr., Bates burg; and W. D. Johnson, of Aik^n, pages, and tbe ssms laborers whi served laat year. There Is a vacancy In the place of assistant cl* rk. Gsttr Hemphill will announce that appoint meot Wednesday, and the successful ocau will likel/'be Mr. W. W. Mann, of St. George. Tns Governor’s M ssags was read aiid with that tbe business of the day was completed. Oaly ono bill was Introduced, that being by Senator Bates to amend Section 3,057 f Volume I of tbe Civil Code. It has reference to assignees’ any odium which attaches to Its oper ation necessarily attaches to the state. Since your last session s large number of ountles have voted cut dltfpens&ries, but I must say that the vote abolishing them 1 take to be a order bvi tlBbuke ^ the m0<ie 01 OP®^ 11011 r * th than a repu ilatlon of the. system Bsslf. In my last annual message, when considering the ne*ds of the dispense ^ eenylno-'tM^ -thl* system can be properly regulated, It will be one of tbe best solutions of tbe liquor question. If not properly to file a bond of not lass than 910,* 000. "1 further recommend that tbe law as to the location of oennty dispen sartes be amer ded to reitrlot them to such Incorporated town* and cities as. In tbs opinion of tbs tioard of direc tors, furnish adequate polio* proteo tl m to tbe public against disturbance* or the peace.” In this oonectlon I might add that dispensaries are now loca'td In places which are without adrquit* police protection jome in places with ab solutely no protection. AH dispensar ies so located, in my opinion, sbculd be closed. After nature nfl ctlon I am con strained to r« omraend that the q un ty board of control b* ab llahel, and tbe dispensers appointed by the state board of directors upon the rccomda- tlon ot the legislative delegations ot- ibe various counties.' It should ncvjr bs the policy of *he xtate to force dispensaries upon coun ties desiring prohibition, nor to mein tain them,when it is the wish of tbe majority of tbe people to fcucstitute prohibition in tbelr stead. Legislation should be enacted at this session to free tbe system from tbe abuses which have crept in, t emphasize its restrlcJyqJeatures, and to ensure p oper compliance with tbe strict letter of the law.^ This matter will certainly be brought to your at tentiou at this session of your bedy. 1 site rely trust that yon will give it your most careful consideration, and that you will, with a realization of your responKibilitles make a fear less and determined tffjrt to enc such changes as wiU at least reUeve our state of the reproach wfi’c’h oer tain features of the dispensary system have cast upon us. I need not assure you that la tbe discharge of this duty I Am ready and willing to aid you in every way that lies In my power. The enfO’Cjment of prohibition In counties which have voted out dispen saries presents a serious problem. The present law, as I construe it, make* It the duty of tbe governor, whenever he teAt&isftSd WaU&mJJi vlQiktioneof SERIOUS GHIRGE Made Against Farnum in Connec tion With Certain I etter. WHICH IS FEINTED 1*7 or Wednesday, when the lucky once will get the plains. Hoover, — McKinney. Pages—James H. Tompkins, Earle AA j-k HP s Y DlOuCliU, Pattrick. Laborers—William Lmg, Henry G IDam, Gsorge El wards, Caleb B.a cy, Robtrt Chisolm. After a short dabate the house post poned indefinitely the bill presented by Mr. Ardrey to sell the State farms. The vote was 78 to 39 In tbe ocuw of the debate Mr. Banks of Orange ourg called attention to tbe fa:t that 25,000 bushels of corn were-raiied on these farms leal year. Mr. J. B. Wats in’s bill suggesting an Increase In the length of terms oi circuit j Hgeti waa killed. Tne bill merely provided that the people be given the opportunity to vote on this qu’S'ton.- ■ ' .. 0ipt. Rimers bill proposing that ex*ration uf criminalsbe-coflductea within the penitentiary walls was killed. Capt. Hamel explained that The tuiln«ss of the senate Wtdnes day was not lengthly. There was only one diecU'Skm while the calen being read. Tae report of the dispen siry committee was made The two thlrd.readlng bills to pun ish theft of dir brasses and to rs q sire toilets at railway stations were read. Tqs coco cola bill was re-oommlted ind tkere *a*>, an effort to have Sen Uor W. E Johnson’s lockout bill mide a special order for Wednesday out this failed. Senator Hood < Hired sn amendment relating to a change In the code regarding wills but after a legal discussion tnis was killed. A bill killed was that sent from the louse Introduced by Mr. Clay, re warding the obitructlon of streets by railways. It was thought there are now enough laws to cover the sub jjot. A resolution was passed to Investl- to be held thl< year. Preiident S:oan read a letter from Mr. E 8 Dingle, formerly assistant clerk, who has resigned. Resolutions were passed accepting it and Mr. M. M. Mann was appointed to sucoeed Mr. Dingle. The dispensary committee’s report and hill were Introduosd by Senator Christensen. In the Senate on Thursday a b'll to give the railroad commissioners more power over depots was given thftd reading, end a bill to extend protection over quail and partridges until 1910 received aeond reading. Several bills were nc.'mmlttesd, a- mong them ^ one regarding railroad rates and two relating to the kinship managed and controlled, Its usefulness will be at an end.” Despite the events of the past year and tbe revelations which have at tended the Investigations of your cm mlttee, 1 am by no means hopeless, I still believe that,tbe dispensary sys tem has many strong points and ad mirable features which commend It, but In saying this 1 am by no means blind.d to Its imperfections. Tt4e Imperative for the honor of tbe state that existing conditions shou d be immediately remedied,'either by radical changes In the laws govern ing the dispensary or by tbe adoption of a different sysum for the regula tion of tbe-lUnior question. The de tails of this situation are so well known throughout every county in the state that I feel no extended dis cussion is necessary here. It Is incum bent upon your body to give this mat ter your most careful and serious con sideration. You are chosen by the people to make their laws, and In such a crises as this they will bs sat isfied only with direct and specific ac tion on your part. During the year that has passed since your last session I have given this question my earnest considera tion, hoping to devise some certain lemedies for the evils complained of, but have been impressed with no bet ter solution than was included In the recommendations I made to yon last year. In order that my views may Jie dearly understood, I shall call to yrur attention toauch extracts from my last message as 1 deem neoessary f jr this purpose. I herewith submit for your consideration the following extracts upon this sut Ject with oi c isnge, namel): tbe abolition if oounty^oarda of c mtrol. These are again recommended to you as embody log tbe changes which I think will oest serve the properkegulation of tbe dispensary system; "The state c mmlsslonf r bay Judgment, be the -(.11 oer whose duty It sb u d be to purchase all nppha§ for the dbpeasarv. He shook be required to maka contracts, not for any specified amount of liquor but for such supplies as may be aotu ally rquired, such requirements to be determined by the commissioner.” "Each contract made by the com mlsaioner should u r quire tbe firm emtrseted with to guarantee the sale of suci goods as may be ordered and shipped to the state dispensary, said guarantee to be entered as a part of the bund. All advertisements fir bulk goods should be placed strictly and absolutely^ upon a conpstitlve basis, by letting it be distinctly under stood that tbe loweat responsible bid der shall be awarded the oontn cl It should further be the duty of the com mlsaioner to mtke each year, quarter ly reports t) the state board of direo tors, showing the amounts contracted for-the previous -quarter,- including taw in such counties, to stables; these constables tc be paid from the special tax lev ed tor that purpose. During tbe past year 1 have been confronted with many difficulties because of local conditions and di verse public sentiment, but have en deavond to do what I considered my duty- My experience In the enforcement of this law has convinced me that Certain changes are necessary for the mutual interests of all concerned. While I believe that Special officers are necessary to preveirtmolatlons, and that such officers should be paid by the counties, I also think that these officers should be selected bv lo oal authorities and be under tbelr dl rectlon and control. I, therefore, recommend that in fa tare this coarse be adopted, and trust ; ou will so Amend .the law. The law, as It now stands, will give rise to se rious complications, and these should be avoided as much as possible. Should to* Punished. A dispatch from Gi fluey to The State says it seems that Oherokee must appear before the public In a bad light. I he last horror here is tbe arrest of a white man attempting to criminally rssault a negro woman, and failing in the attempt ■hooting her. The charge is that Scruggs st>le a Winchester rifle at tbe Oowpens bat tle-ground on Saturday and came back by Oowpens station, where he bought some cartridges. He walked ou back towards town, coming b) Tolckety, where he attempted to buy some long cartridges A negro woman, about 24 years old, Lets Glover, passed and ^cruggs followed heritor two miles B« low. And Which Involves High Disp'i ssry Olfidals, the R>chlaa4 DLtlll- • "5-. 4 Ci y — ■ s — cry sod Promhiest Mea it t - Scheme to Coeiroi ■ Cer* * - tain N WFpaper. Tbe Columbia State says quite a sensation was created^ Wednesday morning when Senator Niels Chris tensen of Beaufort, member of the dispensary investigating commltee, submitted an affllavlt in which he preferred a serious charge against J. S. Farnum. It will be recalled, that when Senator C irlftensen read th* communicatioc a few days ago he re* marked that it was Somewhat like an expurgated edition. He observed tbe - absence of documents to which he had called attention in his nr&Tlt fart summer. Wednesday through Senator Hay and Mr J. Fraser Lyon, the following ■ fll’avit was (Hired to the supreme court: ' * Tne State of South Carolina, Oounty of Charleston—In the supreme court. Th* State ex rel J. T, Hay etal., petitioners, plaintiffs, against J. S Firnum, respondent, defen dant. Mandemua ;rm Before me personally appeared Nulls Christensen, Jr., who being dulv sworn says: That the letters delivered by the court to the petitioners are not all of the letters contained In dispenaary No. 12 In the city of Oharleatoo and to wnloh petitioners e insider them selves entitled under the proceeding# herein. * ~ That the deponent saw in the cue- today of -tbe-eeld J. 8. Farnum in ■aid dispensary No. 12, a letter of wblih the following is e copy: Richland* D stlUery Company, Macon, Gv, April 22,1906. Mr. J. S Farnum, Colombia, 8. 0. Dear Sir: In reference to letter of Introduction forwarded to me from Selbies, beg to state that on tbe ad vice of several of my friends 1 ■—J—r-jn — Scruggs says that he'made a proposal 40 or ^eaahecursed him and drew pistol from her stocking and pointed it at him, when he loaded hi* gun and shot her. Site lay in the road for some time before she was found ande rried to her home. Tire authorities w re notified and from the description gtv on Scrupgs was arrested. He was his Ttctim, who identi fled him. ■ - - persuaded to take 9600 worth of sV e x la this paper edited by James Henry Rice, Jr., Mr. Selbies also agreed lo take a similar amount. It was und*r-~ stood that Erana, Tatum, Tjwlll, and Boykin were also to take stock in this paper and several other parties who felt en interest In the welfare of the dispensary. Fgr this reason 1 mnesnt ed to take tbe stock as stated above. Besides 1 believe that Mr. B’oj M a power in Scuth Carolina and can be of much help to us and also to the dispensary. Trusting that 1 have explained the matter thoroughlv to you, and tha it meets with your approval. Yours truly, The Richland Distillery Company, N. M. Black, ' President. P. 8.—Beg to Inclose you the letter. Selbies taken this amount out of stock M.M.B. , That deponent la of the opinion that said letter Is pertinent to the 'matters to be investigated by the com mittee. Neils Cbrlstensen, Jr. 8 worn to before me tbit *ab day Of January, 1906 A. Morgan, Notary Public, South Carolina. / This is Indeed a grave charge and ■I imprftmmMtt tn* w+r. the brands and prices and the names of parties from whom goods are pur- chaaed, which report the state board of dlnetors shall have published in at least two dally newspapers Of the state.” "The board should be required to meet each week at their office in tbe stats dispensary, to remain In session a* long as may be necessary for the transaction of their buztne s. The general supervision and management of all county dlspensar.es should be In their charge and they should be spedfloally charged with the duty of seeing that all restrictions governing the various dlsp*nsarles should be strictly enforced. These are responsl ble and arduous duties for which the ■ersupreme court)ostloes and "ffirculttmemben OfTEIs board should receive court Judges with reference to their % salary of not lem than 91,600 per lilting In caief. annum each, and should be required Hold a Gratta > . The grave in which lies the body of tbe man she called husband- was yes terday deeded awfcy by Mrs. V. J. Dubois, of Des Moines, for 140 to Mrs Mary Dubois, of Denver, whose claim as wife of the same man has been substantiated by the courts. With tbe transfer goes tbe Desmois wo man’s claim to the body of the promt cent and wealthy Dee Moines oontrac tor, E. T. Dubois, who was found to have three wives, one in Des Moines one In Denver and on* in New Orleans It is mid that Dubpis also bad family connections in New York and Phlla delpbia. It was only that the title might rest with tbe legal wife that the transfer was made. Mrs. V. J Dubois, firmly belivibg that the otb er women were imposters, had purch ued the lot In the cemetery, And the possession cf the grave remained with her until the ooufts decided that ttu legal rights rested la Mrs. Mary Du hois of Denver, and she then parted with the remains of her supposed bus band for S40 Want the «l-ib* Candidates for places on the dispen sary board are looming up. - It is mid that H. H. Evans,_ Chairman of tbe Board, will have ro opposition. The candidates for th* other a'e: MaJ. John B ack, some tlofie ago shipping clerk at the dispentary; Mr.J. M Rawlioson, a menbjr of the boom from Richland county; Mr R Fulton Dukes, menb r of the bouse from Or* angeburg oounty and a son of a form er director of the dispensary; Mr. J. B Wylie ot Coaster, who (flared for this pises oncr^wfor*. Mr. Towill and Mr. Boykin will not stand for re- election. num. A great many people Wednes day axpuD jai that It wtuld mean Im mediate tro* ble for th* accused. Tbe ooart ednesday a f l^srnoo^x l^u the consulting room deliberated over the matter and passed the following order: "On reading tbe affidavit herein ot Neils Christensen, Jr., dated tbe 9th of January, 1906; * . "On matlon of J. T Hay and J. F. Lyon, attorneys for petitioneOra: "It is further ordered, that said J. 9. Ftrnum do show cause before this court at Columbia, S. a, at 10 o’clock a. m. on the 15 ah day of Janaary, 1906, why he should not be atteebed for contempt of this court for fall or* to deliver tbe letter described In thn affidavit of Neils Christensen, Jr., m required by previous orders herein. "It is further ordered, that a copy of this order and also of said sffl lavlt of Neils C iristensen, Jr., be awed im said J. S. Farnuet.” "Chief _ "January 10, 1906.” Family Barned so (Math. Several persons, comprising an en tire family, were burned to death la e lire which destroyed the home o4 Isar c Sy ler, at Pleasant, J uniala conn ty, Wednesday morning. The deed areiMr. Syler tisjdatighter, Mm. Pets Martin and the letter's five oho* iren. - HAiTwuJotMk James B. MrLiughUn Is th* otUy member of the District of Columbia bar with two widely different and die* it ret profemtone He la aa eaoaUaat lawyer and an ordained gg -tbe Methodist regularly presobm ta ., % f'"