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COURT OF INQUIRY ORDERKI Governor Ansel Acts in Boyd-Bn Controversy. Columbia, May 7.?The first Co of Inquiry appointed within t State within the memory of t younger generation, was named t afternoon by Governor M. F. Ans to inquire into the Boyd-Brock c< troversy. The Court will consist the following: Gen. Wilie Jon Col. William W. Lewis and" Col. I win R. Cox. Col. Julius Cogswell v be recorder of the Court. This is official act of Governor Ansel in capacity of Commander-in-Chief the National Guard of the State. 1 following is the order: "State of South Carolina.?Office the Commander-in-Chief. In matter of application for Court Inquiry. Application having b< made to me as Governor and Cc < / . mander-in-Chief, by William Brock, colonel and assistant Ad tant General, asking for the appoi ment of a Court of Inquiry to inqu and report his conduct in and perta ing to the matters and things char* against him in copy of a letter tached to his request, copies which request for Court of Inqu and letter are hereto attached as "] hibit A," and my attention hav been called to a publication in public prints signed by J. C. Bo y- the Adjutant General of South -Ca 'lina, in which it is stated: y . r "I do hereby call upon Goven Ansel to appoint a Court of Inqu i. to make an investigation of the y: pense accounts and two other a f* ? Col. Brock has committed while in 1 sendee of the State as assistant Ad _ . tanf Genei>l," a copy of which pa] is hereto at-^ched and marked "1 hibit B," and Col. Brock having a ~ or i jp requested a Court 01 1114 u^., ? , letter. See "Exhibit C." The Court Named. "Now, therefore, I, M. F. Ansel, Governor of the State and Comma! i. errin-Chief of the National Guard ?: [ ' j the State of South Carolina, do he by appoint: Gen. Wilie Jones, pr< ? dent; Col. William W. Lewis, C ; Edwin R. Cox, as a Court of Inqui / and Col. Julius E. Cogswell as corder of said Court. It shall be 1 ^ duty of said Court of Inquiry to ms a full investigation of all,the matt ? and facts set out in both exhibits jjPir and B, hereto attached. V V ; , "They are authorized to take si testimony as may be presented and * conduct the said Court in all respe ? 48 Courts of Inquiry are conduct g*and to give an opinion as to the fa of the case after said investigat has been had. Let a copy of this ' der, with the exhibits, be sent to ei member of said Court, to Gen. J. Boyd, and to Col. William T. Brocl "Given under my han^d and seal ^ ^ v office, at Columbia, S. C., this ' -day of May, A. D. 1910. W-' * M- P. ANSEL, ' nla Chie f"i?V Governor ana tumwauuv. ? The Boyd-Brock controversy beg - several weeks ago, when Adjt. G Boyd accused Col. Brock of deceivi him as to his possibilities of electi W i: * and Col. Brock thereupon asked ; a Court of Inquiry. Then Gen. Be ? - accused Col. Brock of spending < much money for inspection expens It was at this stage, that Gen. Bo asked for a Court of Inquiry. Tb Col. Brock went to,Governor An 1\ and again asked him to appoint ^ Court of Inquiry. < , From the Governor's office late day it was given o^t that the Coi " of Inquiry had been appointed. f" p-r;: t Struck by Lightning. f Greenville, May 7.?During a : lit; vere electric storm to-day Mrs. A1 Farker was killed while standing Porch of her home in ?he si * urbs, and a 6-months-old infant W; her arms was thrown violently to t L - u j hnriKvi about the fc \ gruuuu* UCIU5 mwa ? and body. A peculiar freak of t F? lightning was that one of the bab pM&v shoes was torn off. The infant, it thought, will survive. y Mrs-. Parker was standing on ( .r * * porch watching a burning hoi y across the street which had b fired by lightning, when she v truck dead. The storm was 1 v most severe that has visited this s tion in years, and reports of c< iderable damage to trees and cr< have reached the city from neai points. ? Avant Downhearted; Bigham at Lai . f . Georgetown, May 3.?W. B. Ava who together with his friend, Dr. C. Bigham, were convicted here the last fall term of court for 1 killing of Mrs. Ruth Crisp Bighs near Murrels' Inlet, last summer \ in the city yesterday. * Avant seemed somewhat doT hearted and surprised at the opin of the supreme court, though he 1 nothing further to say. He is n and has been since being out on b residing at Andrews, about 12 mi from here, but it is supposed that was in the city yesterday arrang his affairs preparatory to beginn his sentence of three and one-1 years in the penitentiary. * ' ' I). NEGRO IS CONVICTED. >ck John Mathis Found Guilty With Recommendation to Mercy. urt Augusta, Ga., May 4.?John Mahis this, the negro accused of the murthe der of Dr. C. W. Hickman, was tohis day found guilty as indicted. The >el, jury, however, brought in a recomon mendation to mercy. Under Georgia i of law this insures a sentence for life Les, and such sentence was pronounced. 2d- The assassination of Dr. Hickman trill has been a sensation here for months, an He was one of the most prominent the citizens here and a praticing physiof cian of note. He called at the home ihe of his brother, in Summerville, on February 2 at night. Leaving there i of on his return to his residence, a short the distance away, he was shot to death of and his pockets were rifled. Among jen the articles stolen from his body was >m- his watch. Two months later Mathis T. offered this Watch in pawn. With ju- this clue to guide them, the police nt- threw a complete chain of circumLire stantial evidence about Mathis. Lin- During the trial the court gave to ;ed the accused as counsel ex-Congressat man Fleming and A. F. Lowing, a of well known criminal lawyer. These iry attorneys by evidence in which no Ex- name was mentioned set up that "a ing mysterious man" was seen to leave the the scene of murder the night of the yd, murder. It was held that the mysro terious person was the murderer. In this manner sumcient aouoi was laislor ed to secure from the jury the recomiry mendation to mercy. AY> ~^? Public Buildings. rCwb . the ^ " Washington, May 4.?At present JU the indications are that Columbia per will get an appropriation for a site j for a new postoffice ?t this session. All of the places which have got apD0T propriations for buildings, but in which buildings have not been erect. ed, are asking through their memas bers for slight increases, and it looks Qd~ as if these increases are going to be ?* made, leaving Columbia to wait. re" Representative .Johnson, who is at th4 head of the subcommittee of the '?1- house public buildings committee, ry. which has charge of those buildings re~ in our territory, said* to-day that he the was still waiting to see how large l^e the building is before ^directing ers what to ask for Columbia. He has ; A- himself put in bills for increases of $10,000 e^eh for Union and Laurens. ich and the other So^th Carolina members are asking for increases at the places in their districts for which a] ed? appropriations were made in the last d cts bill. It is practically assured that ci 'on Marion, Camden and Bennettsville or~ will get buildings., n( ich j. C. ^ Man Hangs Himself. fc. . , of Liberty, May 4.?Frank Smith, a Of Tth highly esteemed young man, 25 years old, ended his life here this after- t0 noon by strangulation. He was a son p? I." of J. P. Smith, former president of St :an the Liberty cotton mills. No other sa ^n. cause than despondency can be as- aD [!ig signed, as he left no message. His de [on friends believe that despondency profor duced temporary insanity. aD ,yd Mr. Smith is of a very prominent x>0 family and his sad demise k der ^ es. plored greatly. He graduated from )y(i Davidson in 1909 and taught in do en North Carolina last season. He 011 gel leaves a father, mother, brother and V1< a two sisters. *ni ? a Lion Fondles a Child. ke In Pittsburg a savage lion fondled if irt the hand that a child thrust into his cage. Danger to $. child is sometimes j great when least regarded. Often it comes through colds, croup and whoop ing cough. They slay thousands that an Dr. King's New Discovery could have ea se" saved. "A few doses cured our baby be lie of a very bad case of croup," writes (lonrflro R' novk nf Flat. Rock, Ull **11 O. UWlgv i-r. UUT .U, v?. _ , !b- N. C. "We always give it to him when he takes cold. Its a wonderful th in medicine for babies." Best for colds, Qg die coughs, lagrippe, asthma, hemorrhagice es, weak lungs. 50c, $1.00. Trial se bottle free. Guaranteed by Peoples mj , Drug Co., Bamberg S. C. wl y s ic CU Work Begun on Power Plant. n0 :be Greenville, May 6.?Ground was go lse broken to-day for the big steam plant ev >en the Southern Power company to be ras erected in Greenville. It will, be of fri be reinforced concrete construction, and ag ec_ will be able to develop 10,000 horse- pr >n_ power, there being three of these wl )ps auxiliary plants to be built this sum- sl< .by mer?one at Greenville, one at ar Greensboro and another at a point to be determined on later. The three eli rge auxiliary steam plants will develop a al combined capacity of 30,000 horse- uj nt, power. se G. The three plants will cost over $1,- ki at 000,000 and will probably be the sa the largest steam devlopment in the G< im, country. There seems to be no limit ^as to the demand for power in the Pied- lil mont section. Nearly all the textile m " " J-5 4-"U vn- plants now in operation are unveu m ion by electricity, and all those in con- 01 lad struction will be driven by the same ai ow power. It is cheaper, more economi- m ail, cal and easier to operate, iles In addition to the plant now un- bi he der construction here, a contract has D< ing been let for a large reservoir near the in ing site of the plant. This work is being in talf done by the Dixie Concrete company, d< a local concern. i YOU FE No Doubt Your liver and Kidneys / IMore than half of all sickness is deaths are caused by inattention 1 Don't neglect your liver and kidi tion?"good for nothing." as vou i II they should. You Need! It is a thorough curative agent i Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipatioi Bright's Disease, Dropsy, Gravel, Eh all disorders arising from a diseasec the Liver, Kidneys and Urinary orga SOM Prolonged Her Life. "I have used Dr. Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys for a good many years, and feel that it has prolonged my life. It is the best Liver medicine I have ever taken, and I could not get , along without it."?Mrs. S. C. Haynes, Glendale, S. C. i -4 Tour druggist can supply you at Life for the Liver and Kidneys is I u purpose; old ana tnea; never iai LIFE MEDICI I || THE MURRA3 The Religion We Want. good citizen. Be 'you are preparing The prime test of all osophies, en, You will nev< 1 oligies and all isms is this. qj. vicarious oes their# aceptance make the re- well your simples pient a better man or woman? Dr. Channing once said: "It does Fine opportunit; 3t matter so much what a man be 3ves as how he believes it." The normal a We want a religion not merely of University have b eeds but of conduct; a religion that Each scholarship iftens the step and give gentleness in money, beside ? the Voices; that checks the im- tuition and $18 t< itient word and hasty rebuke. ey js to the ;range, is it not, that one should rafe 0f $12.50 i ve all his indifference, impatience months, to assis id ill temper for those nearest and Qgcessary expens1 arest. While he feels himself scholarship for e; ?und to be perfectly civil, courteous The University d genial, to a mere stranger? great advances. We want a religion not merely for dents the past ye; e church and the Sabbath, a re- jn jj-g history. J ;ion that you leave at the church he made b or as you pass from its sacred pre- such as a new i icts after the Sunday evening ser- young Men's Ch -e, a religion for the i prayer meet- gymnasium and I g and public profession; we want yhe health and religion for the home; ont that dents are first cai eps the husband from being cross authorities. TKfe dinner is late; one that keeps the tgred definitely u fe from being crosd if the husband growth, marked late to dinner; one that converts ?he basal interests e% honeymoon into the harvest moon a resolute purpose d makes the happy home like the state. Btern fig tree, bearing at once the The current hi? auty of its tenderest blossoms and has greatly increa e glory of its ripened fruit. well-equipped mei We want a religion not only for saiaries that thej e home, but for the workshop, the Examinations y ice, the bank; for legislative as- juiy ist, before t mblies, for courts of justice, for education. Appli irts of trade. We want a religion iea.st 19 years of lich liberates mankind from the <jent; s. C. Mitel rse of selfish greed and false eco- south Carolina, C >mic systems; one that applies the blank on which tc lden rule to the practical affairs of ery-day life. Kecovers 1 Brotherhood has been preached Dm tne puipit ana pianorm ior Greenville, Ma: :es, and yet we are no nearer its the young man actical realization to-day than sixth story of tl aen it was proclaimed from the hill two weeks ago, apes of Galilee by the gentle Naz- thought had^sustj ene two thousand years ago. was on the sttee If you would serve your brother, with the aid of a iminate selfish greed and consecrate ery is almost mil i your work to the betterment and markable even t) iliftment of your fellow man. To escape is the fac rve God consists in serving man- bone in his body nd. That is your offering and your fall and at no n crifice to the Infinite and Eternal conscious, ad. He lost his bal We want a religion for the entire on the roof of th< :e; one that will make the sunlight and when he fell ore radiant; one that will glorify to some extent b: e commonplaces of every-day life; Qf a small buildir le that will smooth the rough places ture of the accii id make daily life brighter, better, thing of a sensati ore joyous. been followed wi Russel H. Conwell said: "Try to terest in the com ing more of heaven into the world. on't worry about your admittance In olden times to heaven, but put your whole soul thought, and th to the effort to set up Christ's king- spent. Now worn )m here." then think and Be a good man and you will be a B. J. Richardson. * - . I \ ? - >" -AsaSsL'-V/i". -j -L ELING OUT ( ire Out of Order. Take Dr. Hilton's Lifi f caused by a derangement of the liver ai to these vital organs, leys. You feel tired and worn out, hav< say. The trouble is that your liver and Dr. Hilton's life For the liver and Kidi n all cases of If you are weak ain i, Biliousness, Dr. Hilton's Life for onwio+iorn on/1 rnmilofao ftia onfiro < OUUICkVlOUl CUIU IVglUUVVH VUV VUU11 V> I i condition of purifies the blood, p ,ns. pleasant to take, mild E IT HAS BENEFITTED Has Sold It for Years. "I consider Dr. Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys the best Liver medicine J have ever taken. Have sold it for years and have never had a complaint yet." ?T. A. Lockman; Glendale, S. 0. Rhode Island Testimony. UI pronounce it the best I have ever used. Please send me two (2) dozen of the large bottles.' '-?J. N. Pearce, Providence, R. I. 25c, 50c and $1.00 a bottle. Don't acce] ^ n i i n i _ jr. union s, a aistmguisnea pnysician s Is to cure. Prepared and guaranteed I NE COMPANY, m i (Formerly Spartanburg, S. C.) f DRUG CO., Columbia, S. C., Distrib a good citizen, and RhXjCZmhSmSSIKbbI ; yourself for heav- 11 >r be saved by creed Pi D ^ ^ rite, but by doing M BcUgaillS 111 t.duty. y (or Young Man. FamS ill Small ? and residence! r in?yaiuhee || ill Sites, Sale is now worth $100 m proposit ons, a 3 remission of $40 terms. DeSCrf 3rm fee. The mon- . > beneficiary at the tion. Call On ( i month for eight it in meeting the ? rw-* es. There is one , 4*1 I- ? o?s?CDis making |j Eeal Estat? ^ It had more stu- E or tVion ovpr hpfnrp ^ tfany improvements | ^SZSSSS3^SESSZII5II y next September, mi mi ?/, * science building, a 1116 HUllty 01311'IS ristian Association, His good fortune, >aths. , He works and sai morals of the stu- only, but the fruil re of the governing he lays by for the University has en- ?"-ings are * . tion from loss ana ipon a new era of a jajr rate by sympathy with DEPOSITORS WITH 1 5 of the people, and Interest is credited > to serve the whole through the quart PEOPLES BANK ;h-school movement sed the demand $pr ^'"l" ?? a teachers and the j receive. I ;ill be held Friday " I [[yanfog Q| he county board of I J cants should be at ?J Lgj dpy xwo daysage. Write Presi- Scratch it if you can bell, University of Make it flour (show Jolumbia, S. C., for You CAN'T, becau > apply. KYANIZE FLC from Injury. ?s made to endure?an No floor finish ever J 7.?D. M. Floyd, near wearproof as KY. who fell from the I _ ... +aw._lA I The Seven Beautiful Color* t ie Masonic temple ?kw. Ibe? are ill good f>ri and who it was I lined fatal injuries. . ? - ? J" ' ? a HI TWTCr its to-day, walking J? A? nUiNlCrr l stick. His recov- A A A a a t A A ^ aculous. More re- ^r^P^P^P^P^P^P^P^P^P lan his miraculous * * ^ y ? mm t that not a single mp IVI 1%/I ^ was broken by the (2, I ^111 I W 1 2 loment' was he un- ^ ance while at work tIiat auto ?^ . A hflV6 me to put it i g office bu ding ^ prepared to do you] his fall was broken cities, and my price j striking the eaves (2, also have in stock i lT^L\JhLZ: 4 AUTOMOBILE Ll^UL Ul V/tttVU uvuiv i v ? on and the case has which I will sell to :th considerable in- what you need I wi Jfc the next one. Whe "umty- J don't forget me. women thought and 3 w y?fr ought' before they J # I Mm, en often spend, and -think and think -1 * ^6 fopag Ma.lL/ . .. )F SORTS?) e for the liver and Kidneys. i p-XUM id kidneys. At least half the M *" f V i no energy and little ambikidneys are not working as leys It d debilitated, or nervous, take ' the Liver and Kidneys. It J ? J_-?. XI V 3 1- --.'t. 53 system, invigorates tne ooay, 11 uts you on your feet. It is H I and certain in its effects. V " >: ; \ mm Prom Afar Delaware. , ' .! . J;'fli "I have used your Liver and Kidney medicine for indigestion-and feel that it did iy i me lots of good. It is safe,f*. | pleasant and-sure laxative, ' ! and I get quick relief from it, and conmend it to all my friends."?Edward H. Beck, ! '; Middleton, Delaware. pt anything "just as good." ; prescription for a specific >7 ' UMB1A, S. C. pi utors. 1 i Real Estate, etc; J and large tracts, town lots I s, mercantile businesses, I stables, and pole and tie t low figures and on easy ptire list sent on applica>r write, . O'NEAL U Bamberg, S. C. f =Q^=E3ESl l ?Q :t ; a Lucky - 3?| however, does not come by chance, res. His labore are not for to-day ts of some part of each, day's labor vj morrow. x * S >posited where he is sure of protecwhere his deposit will earn for him v>' est. / , '' *&?? .'HIS BANK ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE. I quarterly upon balances remaining '<4. er. Four per cent, is allowed. Bamberg, S. C. ^ ;-3gj| ft ? ummmm . Mar it if you can. . V mm ^HL iggAySyiSlll r ?j' white) if you can. ^gy^gl| >OR FINISH 1^91 1 i ire Just as dnra&Ie as tLe I J Wnltaro as well as Floors I , -4l Agent, Bamberg, 5. C. >re TVotible*f i<1?* hWMo nrnn nr tiietnl If vnTI will V in first-class repair. I am just as well Mm r work as anyone outside the larger x ;s are abont twice as reasonable. I * * a well selected line of Mm - ] : & BICYCLE SUPPLIES T j you at closest prices. If I haven't \ ILL get it for you just as prompt as v n in need of anything in my line \11 work guaranteed. *, RDir^I