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VOL. III. NO. 9. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1906. 8LSO Per Year IN MINE EXPLOSION ? Fifteen Known to Be Dead and Many Others Injured ? EXPLOSION IN WEST VIRGINIA I \ Disaster Caused by Gas in 8haft at Century Enrolls 15 Unknown Dead. From 25 to 86 Missing and Believ ed to be Dead, and 25 Injured ? Only Main Heading as Yet Explor ed by Bescnrers. Fairmont, W. Vn., Spceial ? Fifteen men arc known to be dead, 25 injured and from .25 to 75 missing' and be lieved t? be dead, as the result of an explosion of gas in the shaft of the Century Coal Company at Century, a small mining town situated 50 miles south of Fairmont, on the Bel lington and Buekliannon branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The explosion took' place at 4.30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, but owing to the telephone wires being put out of com mission by the high winds of the day details arc lacking and the names of the victims, six of whom arc known to he foreigners, had not been se- 1 cured at n late hour. Had the explo sion been an hour earlier, the loss of life would have ben appalling. As it was, there were but lew of the 250 men remaining in the shaft, the main body of the miners having quit work for the day. Ti e giant fan which furnished air for tho shaft was par tially wrecked by the force of the ex plosion, hut was repaired immediate ly, and within an hour, after the acci dent Superintendent James Ward had a relief gang in the mine. The first trip out brought 10 men ? live dead and live badly burned. They were found iu the main heading, near the bottom of the shaft. The living could give no details of the explosion saying that they were on their way to the surface when the explosion took plnrc behind them. A second expedition immediately went down and explored the main heading. Four more bodies were found and 20 injur ed men were making their way to wards the bottom of tho shaft and rosctlrew ... . Fourteen sub-headings, at midnight were yet unexplored, and Supt. Ward, who was still in tho mine, sent word out that owing to the prevelcnce of gas he was undecided at that time whether or not to push the work into tho sub-headings for an hour or so. Tho mine, however, was being readily freed from the fume of the explosion by tho fan. and the work of rescue will be pushed on throughout the night. . . Belief trains bearing physician? were hurried from Phillipi and Buek liannon and tho doctors lmmedatelj took care of tho wounded in the office building, which was transformed in to a temporary hospital. After Chattanooga Lynchers. Washington, Special. ? The Depart ment of Justice will take official no, ti<*o of the lynching, in Chattanooga, Tcnn.. of the negro Johnson, iu whose case the Supreme Court of thp United States last Monday granted the right of appeal which acted a? a stay of his execution. Step# have been taken bv the Department looking to an in veatigation of t Ho mutter. Th6 Unit cd States district attorney for that section will be instructed to make a thorough investigation of tho lynching and if the facts obtained seem to war rant it, proceedings under tho Fed eral statutes will be begun against , the participants. Virginia Gets $61,366 on Spanish War Claim. Washington, Special.?The Comp troller of tho Treasury has rendered a decision in tho matter of the claim of tho State of Virginia for reim bursement of funds disbursed by the Statu in aidinq the government to raise a volunteer army in the war with Spain. The Comptroller ? 11 tnl payment to tho State of $61,366. Vcnorablo University Professor Dead. Koanokc, Yn., Special.? A Times special from the University of Vir ginia says: Colonel William F.well Peters died here of pneumonia. He was for 37 years professor of Latin at the t imcrsity of Virginia and was one of the mott distinguished and be- 1 loved educators of the South. He sened a? colonel under fcheneral Ju bal Daily in the Confederate army from '01 to *th? and avhs regarded as one of the most chivalrous Southern leaders. lie i* survived by a widow and three son*. Interment will be ot Marion, Ya., Saturday; Boy Killed By Boiler Explosion at Anderson, S. C. Augusta, (la., S|>ecial. ? A special received from Anderson, S. C., says that Thursday afternoon about ft o'clock ??? engine on thn sow mill of L. A. Bolt, about five roilea from there, exploded, killing ^lr. Bolt's 12-7?sr old ion, Roy, And fstaally injuring a negro. The lad's body was hurled a hundred feet and hor ribly mangled. # 7 LIVES CRUSHED OUI Representatives of Three Gyrations in the Neidig Family Killed by an Express Train. Sunbury, Pa., Social. ? Seven per sons, representing three gene rations of one family, were killed on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad at Hau crossing, one mile south of this place. The dead: O. H. Neidig, aged 63 year*. Clarence Neidig, aged 30, tons of the first named. Mrs. Clarence Neidig, aged 30. and her three children, Marv, aged four years; Blanche, aged six, and Gilbert, aged two. All of the victims were instantly killed with the exception of Blanche, who died later at a hospital. There were to have been a family reunion at the home of 0. W. Neidig at Augustaville, a small village near here, and the latter had driven to the home of his sons to con vey the party to Augustaville. At Hass crossing the Pennsylvauit railroad and the Philadelphia and Reading railroad run parallel a short distance apart. A curve renders one road invisablo from the other and to this fact tho accident was due. The wagon, containing the seven persons, had crossed the Pennsylvan ia railroad tracks and had just reach ed the Reading tracks when an ex press train, northbound from Sham okin, dashed into the vehicle. The occupants of the wagon were thrown or dragged many feet by the locomo tive and their bodies were terribly mangled. Millions of Tons Ready for Strike. New York, Special. ? Announce ment was made by the nuthricitc mine operators that thev have on hand within a radius of less than 100 miles of New York city a supply of more than 9,000,000 tons good marketable grades of anthracite coal. This is in addition to the supplies held by the dealers and larger con sumers. lr.; accumulating this vast store ol' coal an army of men have been steadily employed for mouths. Storage facilities have been incieased very largely, in some cases by the leasing of farms alonir the route of railroads. Many of these sjsits arc isolated but they are within easy transportation distance from New -York. ' Georgia Peach Crop Hard Hit. Atlanta. Ga., Speeiul. ? Reports re ceived from many of the peach grow ing sections of the State indicate an average loss of 50 per cent, from the cold of Monday and Tuesday nights. Commissioner of Agriculture Hudson stated that he believed the damage will reach 40 per cent ot the lowest estimate, but a week or ten days will be required to determine with any accuracy the injury that has been done. Fifty per cent, damages to the crop would mean a probable loss of two million dollars lo Georgia growers. Fire at Fayetteville, N. 0. Fayettevillc, N. C., Special. ? Fire at midnight, Sunday night, starting in the rear of the Thornton dry goods store, destroyed half of tho northern jlock on llay street, west and north west Market square find tho whole of the Highsmith block to the High ;initli hospital. Tho loss will reach *250,000. Boy Drowned at Fredrlckiburg. Fredricksburg, Special ? Krnest Tooms, aged four years, son of Chcs 're Tooma, while playing with ather >oys on the banks of the Rappahan nock river fell into tho water and was drowned. The body was recovered. Fanatics of Samar Fight with Troops Manilla, By Cable. ? A telegram re ceived by the government, from tho sland of Samar says that an engage ment has occurred between the con stabulary and a force of fanatical Pula janes. Gov. Goo. B. Curry is re |K>rted to bo missing. Details of the affair arc lacking. Col. 0. H. Dockery Dead. Baltimore, Special. ? Col. Oliver II. Dockery, ex-Congressman, former consul general to Brazil, and one of tho most prominent Republicans in the South, died hero late "Wednesday afternoon. Col. Dockery v. as brought to Johns Hopkins Hospital a few days ago, by his sou, Marshal Dock cry, of Raleigh, and son-in-luv. Mr. Frank O. Landiv, of Charlotte, for un operation which, it was hoped, would relieve him of a complication of dis eases from which he had bceu u great sufferer for two years. Telegraphic Briefs. The Mutual Life Insurance Com pany of New York has sued formei President Richard A. McCurdy to re cover $3,370,3'l 1 ,0ft and a suhpeona was served on him prior to his de parture for Europe. Edward Pullman, a watchman at Sodu*. was killed by bank burglars whom ho surprised drilling a hole in the ?afe DOINGS IN CONGRESS What is Being Done Day by Day By the National House and Senate. Statehood Bill Revived. The statehood bill was taken from the speaker's table iu the House sad placed in the hands of conferees and a request made of the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing was not accomplished without many words and votes. It was developed at once however, that there wero votes en ough to carry out tho programme of the leaders. Then followed 40 minutes of flery speeches, some of which provoked the amusement of the large attendance of member* and the crowded galleries. Then camo the iinal vote on the adoption of the rule, which 175 members approved and 150 opposed. Messrs. Hamilton of Michigan; Brick, of Indiana, and Moon, of Tenncsse, were appoined the conferees on the part of the House. The features ol" the debate were remurks by J. Adam Rede, of Min nesota, during which he told of his approval of the President, particular ly because lie hud given his daughter it' marriage to a member of the House of Representatives and not to a degenrate prince or to a repre sentative of "that house of deten tion at the other end of tho eapitol." Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, cham pioned the sjieeial rule, and Mr. Wil liams, the minority leader, suggested (hat Republicans would need the spe cial prayer of the chaplain after they had made their record on statehood. Several other slior* speeches followed Would Ruin New England. The railroad rate bill occupied prac tically all of the time of the Senate. Thero were two speeches, one by Mr. Lodge and the other by Mr. Spooner. Mr. Lodge spoke in advocacy of his amendment looking to the enlarge ment of the inter-state commerce commission and iu doing so replied sharply to some recent utterances by Commissioner Proutv. Referring to an interview by tho commissioner, Mr. Lodge spoke lirst of an utterance of Eugene Debs, and then said that it was not capable of doing so much harm as Mr. Prouty's statement. He outlined N-.-w England's attitude to ward the .-ate bill and said that with the inileaire system established all the manufacturers in the New England States would ge destroyed. Mr. Lodge entered upon a plea in support of the various provisions of his amendment, first taking up the distribution of the commissioners throughout tho country on tho basis of the judicial circuits, when he was interrupted by Mr. Tillman, who ob jected to this method of selection be cause of tho importance of tho com mission, and Mr. Eoraker agreed with him, saying that locntion should not bo considered in filling the commis sion. "If," he said, "wo are going to have a rate-making commission, 1 shall insist ujjou tho confining of the number to three and that all be res idents of Washington and free from prejudice." As going to show how location might influeuco action by commissioners, he eitcd a ease in which Mr. Clements, a member of the commission had written an opinion favorable to Rome, On,, his own eitj*, as compared with Atlanta, in the maximum rate case. $1,480,000 to Jameitown. Tho Houso Committeo on industrial arts and expositions deoided to ro cemmend a total appropriation of $1,480,000 for tho Jamestown Expo sition. Of this sum $285,000 is a direct appropriation. Tho exposition sought a direct appropriation to $1, 000,000. Eor tho construction of a pier at tho exposition grounds $400,000 was approved, ami other items were agreca upon as follows: Government, building?, $250,000; government exhibits, $200,000; ren dezvous for army and naval officers, $HO.OOO; rendezvous for enlisted men, $100,0(10; transportation for soldiers uid arms, $100,000; for an exhibit of negro development, $100,000. The proposed appropriation of $40, 000 sought for building a pier at famestown Island and improving the islands was referred to a sub-commit* (ee, which will investigate what rights the government will have on the island, which is owned chiefly by private parties. In case (lie gov ernment can improve tho island on satisfactory terms, this appropriation doubtless will he agreed upon. Pass Tortification Bill. Mr. Spooner concluded his speech in the Senate orj the railroad rate bill and the fortifications appropriation bill was taken tip and passed. The bill carrier ami appropriation of $1'J..?,000 fur the erect ion of a powdei manufactory and Mr. Danitl spoke at length in support of the provision. Ho declared (bat. (he nation was en tirely at the mercy of a "jmwder trust" and urged that the amendment should ho adopted as a safeguard. As passed the hill carries an appropria tion of $5,278,00:1. Mr. Till man also s|w?ko on I lie rate bill, suggesting that the mterEtate commerce commission should have au thority to enjoin the railroads from increasing their rates. He said the ! suggestion had ben made by a "corn field lawyer" in Oklahoma. DARING BANK ROBBERY One of the Most Daring Job* on Record Performed by Twenty Rus sian Cracksmen? The Credit Mu tual, One of the Largest Banks in Moscow, Plundered at Dusk. Moscow, By CnKa. ? Tlic Credit Mutual, one of (lie largest banks in Moscow, was mysteriously robbed by masked ..sen at dusk Tuesday night, the robbers securing $432,500. It was an extremely daring job. The facts already dcvelo}>ed raise the question that the robbery was committed by or under the direction of some one at present or previously employed in the institution. The bank is situated in llinku street, in the heart of the city. A Negro Arested For Horse Steal ing. Greenville, Special. ? The arrest of a notorious negro named Will Gam mell will possibly put an end to the numerous horse stealings tlfat have occurred in Gr<?ciivillc recently. lu three weeks eight horses lind mules have been stolen in the business cen tre of the city. The arrest was made by a plain clothes man, and it i? said that Gamuiell has confessed to being responsible for all eight thefts, lb' has also implicated John Carter and two other negroes. Carter has also been arrested. All the negroes mentioned are kuowu by the police as a bad lot. Heavy Loss to Texas Fruit Growers.' Houston, Tex., Special. ? The eold wave which prevailed over Texas on Tuesday night was one of the most severe ever known at this time of the year. Freezing temperatures extend ed far down the coast, and consid erable datpage was done to vegeta bles and strawberries. In east and northeast Texas, the orchardists made efforts to save their peach crop, but to little avail, and from reports now at band, it is estimated that the crop is damaged at least GO per cent., in round figures, equalling a million dol lars. The weather continues eold and another heavy frost is frarad- ' ' i ? -* ? ^ ?*- ? Track Boss Killed. Knoxville, Tenn., Special. ? Reuben Bird, aged 20, white, employed as a track boss on the Louisville & Nash ville Railroad work fifteen miles from this city, was shot and fatally wound ed by negroes of his working gang who refused to go to work. Two bul lets entered his body, in the right side and the other in the abdomen. Bird was hurried to a hospital in this city, wliero ho died within 15 minutes after he had entered. Several sus pects were arrested by members of sheriffs posse, but none proved to be the right parties. Killed His Divorced Wife. Memphis, Tenn., Special. ? Leon Croft, a night watchman, shot and mortally wounded his divorced wife, Mrs. Lena Croft, late Monday night at the residence of his brother-in-law G. E. Nurrny and then committed suicide. Croft had called to see his littlo daughter. Mrs. Croft died at the city hospital Tuesday. Clubbed Seven to Death, Bristol, Tenn., Special, ? Informa tion received hero from Mnrion, N. C., is to tho effect that in a fight be tween a foreman and Italian laborers on tho South & Wcstorn Railroad, the foreman, in defending himself, clubbed seven of the men to death with a crowbar. News Items. The legal contest for the fortune of Mrs. Margaret Todd, who was found dead along the Reading Railroad trucks in Philadelphia, began in New Yoi k. Witnesses in the complaint against certain railroads for vale discrimina tion told about the methods employed by the Standard Oil Company to kill competition. Mrs. Georgia O. Carr, of Louroun county, Virginia, sued her husband, William Carr, a proininont Washing* tonian, for divorce alleging infidelity. Tho Virginia Legislature met and adjourned after doing little business, Governor Swanson appointed a num ber of oflicials. Louis I)o Lange, a writer cf plays, was found dead in his room it New York with his throat cut, and it is believed he was murdered. The hunt of the Wickliflfa band of ouf laws continues, and later reports show thut only one deputy vss killed outrischt 'list Sunday. Judge Alton B. Parker delivered an address at Jackson, Miss., to the Mature on "Democracy." A Chicago paper says John Alexan der Dowie and Mrs. Dowio have part ed. Friend y of Senator Depow, w/mj is in seclusion somewhere in Ne* York State, ?iy he is wnstincr awav. The latest figures give toial num ber of victims of the French mine disaster as 3,212. HIS OPEN LETTER Mr. Ansel'g po?ition on Dispensary Issue. . .?reeinvill?' SPecial ? The following letter has been given out for publi catiou by Mr. M. F. Ansel, candidate or the office of governor of South Carolua: * 4 Having already announced my candidacy for the office of governor of the State of S0llth Carolina, many ot my friends throughout the statu desire that I give my views Ui>on tie dispensary question. "I, therefore, take this opportunity 0 again stating my position anil ?*??11 hope ,o satisfy a majority of lh? voters of the state thai my solu 11 of thai subject i.s correct, "in a letter published by me in August, 1005, 1 stated my position in substance, ?* follows: "'In the flrst place 1 am op,m*od o the sysi-,n of a stjt? ,|is|H>llsai.v 1 once thought it (he best solution of the liquor qneMion, because I thought it would minimize ami decree the sale of liquor i? this Mate, but when ?e consider the great amount of li. Q?or that has been sold by the various dispensaries the past .war. my hopes lave been disappointed and it ? ""????? - ,'!"|'ll?V I am in la , ol ,0''?l county option, as I? . SK W1? uisiM,? ?in^s tha! is, I J, m in tax or ot anv eounty in the state voting upon X h'"?? !?.? .hat o.???v w?e!l?.r *y "rnnl.v dwimwariiw. If ?'?viw-fy <.f ii,, ?uaiin,,i Nib .'onnty ,|111( wrtleulnr eniuity, then I am ,v|?, fmlr ''a? il. .....I I ft" ? l or believe II, !lt Ot such county will nee to u tlnit the piohibition law is enforced.' "i also stated in that letter as lollows: ' 1'crsonally 1 would like to SCO no liquor sold in this Mate as a ex?*raj,'e, but it is a comlition which omfron Is us, and the question is how . <U'aI Wlt,? tli?t comlition. There L* no law that can be passed that will keep some peopl9 from driukin* li quor, still I believe it fo bo the duty of the State to pass such laws as will minimize the use of liquor as much as possible. " "I Slated also ill dial let ler, m; lollows: 'J am opposed to the hMi license system, as it in too near the barroom system, r.ml would not de crease the sale of liquor, whatevei flie restrictions might be.' "I have no cause to chan?e my opinion since thcfpublication of said utter, but the more I consider it, ilic stronger is my convuiion that this position is corect "County prohibition has been a success in many enmities in th" 'tales yl' OeoiTgia and Korlh Carolina, and in those counties in th? two ftao.s named where county dispensaries na\e heard ot no complaints. "Why should we not adopt the same system in our Mate that has been tested in those states? We should at least be willing to Kive it a trial. "The 'Morgan bill' as it passed the house of representatives nt the last session of the legislature had many good features in it, was on the line of the laws of the slates named, and had it passed, I believe it would Iiflvo given more satisfaction to the people of the stato than the present law. "In the several counties in this stale where elections have been held under the 'Brice law' and prohibition has been adopted, so far as my infor mation goes, it hns pioved a success, .'.ml the longer the law is in force, the stronger will be its favor in the minds ot the people, "In short, 1 am opjiosed to the sys tem of a state dispensary. I am in lavor of local county option lls be tween prohibition and count rv dispen saries. I am opposed to hiirh license nml ain in favor of such laws a.- will decrease the sale of liquors in this state." A Horrible Death. Columbia, Special.? Silver f'liap pele, an aged colored woman, met a most horrible death nt her nome on Indigo street Thursday afternoon bv falling in a lit almost into the lire. She lay there senseless and hHpless while she roasted to death. The un man was about 73 years of nee and was alone in the house when she is supposed to have swooned away, tail ing with her head so near the lire that a cloth thyown o> er her head be came ignited and burned slowly un til her clothing caught und v.us burn ed away from t ho body. Bought By The Bolls. Camden, Special. ? Mr. T. 1?. Mr lyean, owner of the local telephone ex change, ha* just closed n deal with the Hell Telephone company whereby t h** latter secures control of hi* ?x change. The Bell people have been trying to ?et into Cnmd^n for some time and now promise an np-to <i < <? exchange. They will take over Ibe business about May 1st next. A YOUNG MAN SHOT t M. J. B. Oaylor Shot and Instantly Killed by M. Oror? Mathis. Bishopville, Special. ? Friday night at tin* homo of Mr. \V. F. Outlaw ?f the Harriott section, Ja?o county, Mr. (?rover 'Mathis shot and instantly killed Mr. .1. 1*. (Jaylor, both voting i men of that isectiou. From information reeel\ed it bcetns that ther was a party at the house of Mr. Outlaw. Mr. .J. B, Gay lord escorted Miss Alma Cmighinan to the party. While the pleasure* of the evening were in pi'o^n ess and everybody was apparently hap|>v, Mr. (irover Mathis was Inking a proiniiinde with Miss Conghmtiu. When out of doors Mathis attempt ed to take liberties with the voting lady. She resisted this attempt and quietly rebuked him. lie jteftjtated and again annoyed her. She then left him and weut baek into the honso crying. Mr. (Savlord, her esoort, ami lo whom -t is said she was engaged to lie married, begged the young lady t ? ? 1 ?*l 1 him the cause of her trouble. At first she declined to tell him, but finally informed her sweetheart that Malhis had persistently tried to take liberties with her. At an opportune time (Jaxlord took Maliiis out into the hall for :? ! i inler veiw. After asking Mathis why he had treated the young laily s?> uu gcutlemanlv. hot words b-ou/ht on an iiltereation. There ale several report* as lo how the til* li t started mid how the shooting was done, nose of which are |n?sitive, as this corresjioudent has not been able to interview any eve-witnesses. From reports, it seems that (.Jaylord had a knife and Mathis had a pistol. When the tight was over (j.i/Ioi'd was mortally wounded ;i 1 1 . 1 lived but a few minutes, and Mathis had one or two stabs in his shoulder. Mathis claimed to have acted in self defense. The reports are conflicting on this jioiut, however. .Mime claiming tl^at there was no ne cessity or excuse for the killing, these opinions being liaised on what* they have gathered from the reports. sheriff Muhb'ow was notified about 1 ?i \-lock aial took Deputy Sherlft Moiojcyhaiu anil went to 1 1:?- scene oi the homicide, lie was informed that Mathis had come to Bishoville to sur render. When the sheriff returned It* f ound Mat his hero and the prisoner is now in jail. D. 0. Zeigler Shot. Sumter, Special. ? Kugeno llognn, Jr., shot 1). (}. Scigler Friday after noon at 4 o'clock. The weapon used was a .'12-cnlabre pistol. He fired five times, t lie lhst ball entered directly under the lelt shoulder blade and took a downward course toward the right side. The second hail entered jiirl about two inches bove the tiist one and took an opposite c.nus\ The t hii <1 ball wenf between the bony and the elbow, grazing I he Ue??h on tlu aim. The fourth and fifth shots went wild. The tragedy was enacted on the stairway of the Winn building, l.'l North Main street. Mr. Zeigler was? coining down the stairway. Win n about half way down Mr. llogau be gan tiring fn:?n the top of the stair way. When the first bnll struck Zeigler he turned, he says, holt' way around and begged Hogau to Mop. This accounts for the two ball', cross ing each other in the body, presum ably. Zeiglor ran on down the stair way into the street, then turned and went into Duront 'u pharmacy where lie was made comfortflbe until lie could he taken to the Sumter hospital. The physicians have made an exami nation with the Roentgen X-ray, but hove failed to discover the bullets. New Enterprises The Bank of Inman hafi a*k- . ed fo be incorporated. Capitali zation to bo $10,000. Corporators are* J. II. Ballanger, .1. II. Gomel), J. K. (libson, J. A. Hroek, .1. D. Humphries and Arch B. Calvert. The llccker-Thoma?-Bishop Coni l?a??v of Spartanburg a*ks for a eom tnission. This is a retail drug com pany to bo capitalized at $9,000. A charter was issued to the Bank of Mt. Carmel. capitalization *2 ">.000 l>. F. Manldiu of Anderson is* presi dent and ,1. W. Boyd is cashier. Di rectors are: ft. F. Mauldin, B. A. Boyd, John W. Morrah and T. M. Knox. The Rcedv Biter Power Company, v, hieh tt os chartered by act of the legislature, 1 paid the secre tary of state the regular 3tjuount cf charter feet? $50,000 being tb?? capi llizatiou. The charter could not be granted by the secretary of state as certain rights were ubked which the '???jii-.lature alone can i j? n ? . Ciniilcston is to have a bjtr lutti! - 7.cr plant. It is beleivcd that the pur pose of this organization is to bur! the so-called "trust." The secretins of state issued a commission to tlu Planters' Fertilizer and Phosphate company of 'hat. city to be cupitali?. t?1 at $150,000. The corporator; ar< F. W. Wagner, \V, IT. Welsh, Otto Tiedmann, .Toh 'i A. Her'/, ,1. 11 1 1. mi Italian. If. P. Knvenel, A. ('. Tobttas and K. II. Janz, PALMETTO AFFAIRS Occurrences of Interest from AH Over South Carolina MANY ITEWIS OF STATE NEWS A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover ing a Wide Range ? What ta Going On in Our State. General Cotton Market. Cialvwton firm 11 1-R New Orleans steady 1(1 lf>-l(i Mobile llrm 10 7-S Savannah steady 10 13-1(5 Charleston lirni 10 7-* Wilmington steady 10 ."?-S Norfolk linn 10 11-10 Baltimore nominal II .'f-S New York ?|niet 1 1 Boston <|iiiet 11 .-V? Philadelphia steady 11. Houston steady II 1-S Augusta, til in lll-K Memphis steady II 1-S St. Louis firm . Ill Louisville linn 1 1 .VS Charlotte Cotton Market. These ligures represent prices paid to wagons: (Sood middl-ing 11 Strict middling ..11 Middling 1U7-S (iood middling tinged 10 7-S St;t in* ?> |?? 10 1- i Board of Assessors. Comptroller (leneral Jones la.-t X?? vemher issued inslruetions to county auditors giving- directions as to the manner in which properly should li re t urned l'or taxation. In onl\ one county, (ireenville, have his instruc tions l?een diregarded. llere the township hoauls raised the points as to whether or not they should he requested to sign the oath ot ollice. ( iov. Hcyward litis heen ap pealed to by Mr. Jones to withhold his signature from the commissioners of these township hoards unless they Subscribe to the oath. Last week Mr. Jones gave out the following state ment : Permit mo to sav that the country government act was amended in 1HOO abolishing boards of conimissioncts as assessors and devolved the duties up on township and special boards of as essors and required I lie governor to appftlnt on the recommendation of the legislative delegaton. Certain count ies named therein were exempt. The act of 1S00 tixed the term of o Alice of the township hoards of asses sors as conterminal with that of the governor. The constitution, article 1. section 17, requires the governor to commis sion all officers of this State. An appointee of t he ^rovernor can not nv*imi ? or discharge the duties of I'll ollice except by virtue of a commis sion issued by the governor, conferr ing Mieh authority. It is not my duty nor have I noti fied anyone in (ireenville or anywher cist relative to appointments of town ship asses>ors. His excellency, the governor, was appraised <>f the fact that only one assessor had been com missioned in (ireenville county since the net of 1800. (.'ode of laws 1002, Sees, .'570 and 207, reunite* the comptroller general from time to time to transmit to the county auditor* such forms and in structions as he may deem necessary to carry into effect the provision* of the tax lows. The instructions thus given shall be obeyed by and shall be binding upon all county, town and munipnl otlieeiv. Hurt by a Train. (ireenville. Special.- TV est lev llmn inoy, a 14-year-ohl hov employed bv the Pot; Mill1-', t# II from a passing freight train which lie was trying to swintr at the Huncomhe street cross ing late Thursday afternoon and as a result lies serouslv injured, i i'.e boy's left foot v. as horribly mangled by being crushed under the trucks. Pbarmaclutical Board. Columbia, Special - - Th.' Slate board of pharmaceutical examine!* met here to examine scleral appli cants for permission to become lieens < d einbnlmers. There were four ap plicants and two passed f uccessf ully The members of the board present were l>r. L. S. Burnhsm of Charles ton, Dr. ?'?lyron II. Saadifcr of Rock Hill. Dr. Matthews of Bennettsvillc. L'r. DeLorrae of Sumter. Dr. 1 rank M. Smith of Charlestoj aud Dr. O ^ . Go ings of Columbia. Found Dead In Field. Colitr>?lin, Special. ? Henry If. Thomas. former railroad commission er, was found dead in a field on hi" farm near Wcdirelleld Thursday ev ening. If'* had been absent from the house 'nticfj morning and a nrac hine party fo:md h)5 body. He had b^pn dead ?*veral hour*. The canso of death was lieart disease, fixnn which lie suffered for some time. No imjuost was held.