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VOL. Ill Y, JANUARY 24, 1907. * S1.50 Per Year: | THE S. C. jcGISUTllRE - Palmetto Ho** *?*? Orgiolii isd li|hi IuiImm. f No Morv U???r Can Be Bovgkt. The ho??e Tuesday had a short eee fVion beore the inaugural exercises 'and wide there were a lot of new -billa htrodnced, there was only ene ii'mat*?r of general interest passed up ?on. ?This was a passage of a reeera '?,ti>? forbidding the State board of ^ispaniMi'y directors to purehase any jmore liquor supplies during the pres ent session. Thfc resolution was in troduced by Representative Carson rnd is as follows: "That the board of control of the <*Stata dispensary be requested not to iNnirrhase any more liquors of any ukiud until the adjournment of the *&gentra| assembly sine die." IK \VWn objection was called for Mr. JrAyeiiof jHorence was the only mem nlK'i* objecting, and under the rules of Mhc house at least ten members hare * object before a resolution can he passed over from immediate consid eration. Accordingly, the resolu tion was passed and ordered sent to thy annate, where it will be taken up. ? A resolution was read to permit the introduction of a bill to charter the South Carolina Jockey club of Charleston. Under the rules a two thirds vote is necessary for the pass ing of the resolution, and Mr. You ma.is w'jr the only vote registered against it. Thanks were returned to the Hampton monument commission, on ftiotion of Mr. McMaster, for their work. A favorable report was made on "the bill to regulate the sale of co ct.ine. - ? Tr.e calendar whs then taken up. The bill' to provide for the erection ? oX * a pract ice school ' at Winthrop was, passed o\>.r rn motion of Mr. }ii<:|:nrds, the* author. T^e bill for ^eduction in railroad fare, by Mr. Gay lea, was passed over. The resolution to extend the time for i he payment of taxes was killed " An motion of Mr. Kershaw. ' A bill to authorize the trustees of ? a l)orehester school district to col lect certain matrlcu'ation fees was parsed over for the time being. The. following bills passed second , WSfbrg: Mr. Little? A bill 'to eunUle the , (pintnj&sioners of the linking fund to lehul funds* to. t He county board of .. coii.mi' fioners of Ihron ' county, tc pay the past inuebW.dnesR of said % coini(y, and to authorise the said county board of commissioners to pledge I l.e special tax levy therein provided for to sccnre the same. Dispensary Overstocked. At a short session of the Scnato Tuesday night the subject of the dis pensary cutne up for consideration, two bills for the abolishing of the ?"State board of control and the office of commissioner being introduced by Senator Jtaysor, joint author of the < liaysor-Munuing bill, which occupied sucn wide prominence in the cam paign for governor the past summer. The most important matter, how ever. and one which demands early consideration, is embodied in a con current resolution introduced by Sen ator Christenseu of Beaufort, mem . ber of the subcommittee of the dis pensary investigating committee. A Concurrent Resolution. "Whereas it i? chained tho State ' board of directors of the State dis pensary Is overstocking the dispen sary over the protest of the commis sioner with an enormous stock of liquor, that much of their stock con sists of case goods for which there ia no demand in this State, that publish ed reports of the said directors as re ? gards the amounts of their purchases " Are misleading, and, "Whereas if these things be true the financial interests of the State de mand that immediate action be taken by the general assembly, therefore, "Bo it resolved by the senate, the house of representatives, concurring: "Section 1. That a joint commit tee, consisting of two senators and three members of the honso of rep resentatives, bo appointed by the pre siding officers of the respective hous es to investigate the affairs of the State dispensary, and to report their findings to tho general assembly at the earliest possible moment. Said committee Is hereby authrixed and empowered to elect a marshal, who, upon being sworn, shall be and be come a peace officer of the Senate, ami invested with all the power of ?haj-iffp hnd constables in the ser "rtce of any and all process issued by the committer aforesaid, and with the power to arrest nnd imprison lipon the order of the said committee any and all persons who shall fail and re fuse to obey any legal order of the vaiil jermimittee, or who shall be guilty of any disorderly conduct in the pres ? of said committor during any { s^saio'il thereof, or who shall be guilty of a?vy contempt of the said oommit 5 ?*.'> ^ 4 ' "Sec. <2. The said committee be, . and 4*e hereby, authorized and em it powefed to call before them by sum mpna ?or notice, in such form as the rdfrif|fc\tter may adopt and to be M?rv ed by the marshal of said committee or sink other officer of the State n? \ may by the combiittea required, I aff?h "pereoo or peroiftift as tba torn - r^itvoe dktna proper, and to require ? such person or perosns to answer up V. on oath any and all question* that the committee deem relevant and may propound to him or them, and upon the failure or refusal of such person or persons to obey snob sum mons or notice or to answer snch I - ---- - ? ' ? - - - question or questions such person or persons shall be deemed to be in con tempt of the authority of said ?ofii mittee, and may be imprisoned upon the order of said committee in tho common jail, to be there held until he or they shall comply with the order of said committee: Provided, That no test imouyi given by said wit ness shall be used against him in ^ criminal prosecution." - Section 3 provides that the com mitttee is authorised to send for and require the production of any and all books, papers or other documents which may be deemed relevant to said investigation and to require said investigation and to require said per son or said persons in possession of said papers to produce the same, and any person or persons who shall fail or refuse to act on the order of the committee to produce such papers or documents shall be deemed guilty of contempt. ? Section 4 provides that the commit tee shall have power to adminiftter necessary oaths and any person who shall, alter being sworn before the committee, swear falsely shall be deemed guilty of perjury and upon conviction shall be punished as pro vided by law. "Sec. 5. That said committee be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to order the commissioner of the State dispensary to withhold the *?vment of any elaims against the State dispensarv or any officer there ui, or tlie claims of any creditor against said dispensary or any of its officers which they may deem advis able, until same is duly proved by the, production of the books *f or iginal entry and all documents and corresondence relating to all their transactions with the State dispen sary and to require the person or per sons in custody or possession of said books, documents, 'papers and cor respondence to produce the same be fore the said committee in person, and when such proof has been submitted to and approved by the. said commit tee, and the State treasurer is here by forbidden to pay such claims upon written notice ffom the chairman, of said committee.". ? This resolution confers practically the same powers as were devolved upon the dispensary investigation committee by the amended joint re solution under which the committee last ^'ear held up the ?l^ims against the State dispensary. It is under stood, however, to be the intention of the mover of this resolution that the committee to be# app6in ted shall re port at this session of the generhl assembly and within as few days as possible. Text of High School Bill. The Jeading educators of the State have been working to create a sys tem of high schools in the State. With that end in view, the following bill has been introduced in tho house by Mr. Nash of Spartanburg: Follow ing is the text of the bill: " Section 1. That it shall be law ful for any county, or for any town ship, or any aggregation of adjoin ing school districts, or any incorpo rated town or city within the State to ostablish a high school in the man ner and with the privileges herein given. , "Sec. 2. That any high school ter ritorial unit mentioned in section 1 of this act may establish a high school by an election to be held in said proposed high school district upon the question of establishing the same; said election to be conducted in all other respects, including the require ments of those who are allowed to vote therein, as elections are now con ducted under section 1208 of the civil codo of 1902, in reference to special levies for school purposes. If a ma jority of the votes cast shall be 'For high schools,' and not 'Against high schools,, the high school shall be es tablished, and become a body cor porate under tho name and style of high school district No. of county (the State board to insert the number in order of its establish ment in the particular county, and also the name of the proper county), whereupon the county board of edu cation shall appoint for mid high school a board of trustees composed of five regular members: Provided. That the five trustees for ?:>ul high school shall he appointed for six years, one of whom shall serve for only one year, two for only four years, and two for six yoars, the ten ure of each to be determined by lot: Provided, further, That tho chair man of each school district board within the high school territory he ex officio a member of the high sohool board; provided futher, that tho trustees of any special district in any incorpor ated town or city operating under a special act of the general assembly shall bo ex officio trustees of flit high school in that town or city, every vacancy by expiration of tenure to be filled for six years and nil unexpir ed terms to bo filled by appointment of said county board, except in spec ial districts otherwise provided. Sec. 3. 'I hat the board of tmsteef of every high school so established it he rob v authorized to low annually -?r tne support of such high school not exceeding 2 mills on tho. dollar in addition to tho l#-vy now allowed by law, of all ta\xblc property with in such hijjh sckool district, the tax to be collected /in the t;aioo manner as sp?eial lexjc* arc now collected ,,n?f ">c,i0IJ fm ot Baid ?>de : Pro. v*d?d, That thfc right to make a levy raereiy for Conducting the high school for tm then next current scholastic yeftr as now defined in see-l lion 1232 of paid code mav be voted down for thut year in the same manl ner as now provided for in said sec tion 1208 prith reference to voting upon special levies for school district |ZMW?aV UlgW bed, or any number of high sciiboi grSaM Ijt i? public school already established, provided it shall be organized and adopted as a high school by special election AH pHuicribed in sec'tiou 2 of this act, in atiy high Bt1hdttl territory above described, may claim the pri vilege of this act, provided it con forms 4o the provisions thereof : Provided^ further, That nothing in this act shall b# loilfttttiPd as a re peal of any of the privileges frfciilt ed them in the special acts of the general assembly. publie high "Sec. 5. That a high school main taining a four year*' course of study beyond tlm branches of learning pre scribed to be tauglit in the common schools of the State, and embracing not fewer than seven grades or school * yearn shall be known as a four-year high school; a high school maintain ing a three years' course beyond the common school course shall be known as a three-years high school, and one maintaining a two years' course be vond the common school course shall be known as a two-year high school. "Sec. 6. The State high school board shall provide for the inspection and classification of high schools un der this act. In doing this, it may invite the assistance of such members of the faculties of the University of South Carolina, Clemson College, Winthrop College and the South Carolina Military Academy as they may select, and their actual expenses shall be paid out of the fund here inafter appropriated from year to year while actually engaged in the duties devolving upon them. "Sec. 7. That the State board of education as now constituted, shall constitute the State high school board. The State high school board shall provide rules for tlu? apportion ment and disbursement of the St^te r.id to the high Schools, giving due recognition to the number of years ?f high school work, to the number j>f courses of study offered, to the enrollment of pupils, and to such oth er matters of local merit as may ap pear to the board after a careful ex amination of each high school : Pro vided. That no school shall receive more than 50 per cent of the amount raised annually by taxation, subscrip tion or otherwise: Provided, further, ,That no school shall receive aid un less it has at least 25 pupils and two teachers in the high school depart ment: Provided, also, That no school shall receive more* than" .ft .200 annu ally from the appropriation provided in this act: Provided, further, That, no county shall receive more than 5 ]>er cent of the annual appropriation provided for under this act. "Sec. 8. The funds raised in the various counties by taxation, sub scription, or otherwise, for high school purposes, shall be placed in the county treasury together with any apropriation received from the State board of education, and shall be paid out only upon the order of the board of high school trustees, duly approved by the county superintendent of edu cation. Both the treasurer and the county superintendent of education shall keep accurate accounts of this fund, as is provided for other public school funds. "Sec. 9. That each of the high school districts so established is here by authorized to receive and use, transfers, bequests, or devises of property for corporate purposes, whether absolute in their terras; and al9o to issue coupon bonds within the constitutional limit, and to dis pose of the samo to raise money for the purpose of purchasing sites ar.d the erection of buildings thereon, or for the purpose of purchasing im proved property, suitable for school, or dormitory, or mess hall purposes: Provided, Thot the question of amount of issue, and the rate of in terest, and the time or times of pay ment of the principal shall lirst be within the said high school district who return real estate or personal property for taxation, at an election to be held in (he same manner as elections for special levies for school district purposes are now required to be submitted under said section 1208 of said co?le; and, provided, further, that an annual interest on said issue shall not exceed (i per cent., and that the sale shall not be for less than par and accrued interest. "Sec. 10. That the sum of $50, 000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for each of the school years, beginning July 1, 1907, be, and the samo is hereby, appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act, and the comptroller general is here by authorized to draw warrants upon (he State treasurer for such amounts, upon the order of the State board of education, duly signed by the gover nor, as chairman, and the State su perintendent of education, as secre tary: Provided, That tuition shall be l'reo in every school reveiving aid under this a?*t to all pupils in the county where the school is located: Provided, further, That nothing this act shall be construed to mean that pupils of different races shall attend the same school." The first thing the House did Thursday moniing ^as to kill the bill to raise the pay of circuit solici tors. by adopting the judiciary com mittee V. unfavorable report, After ft brief debate it parsed Mr. Rialisxd 'a bill to appropriate *.20,00?; toward the erection or n practice school at Winthrop College, condi tioned on the raising of $25,000 ad ditional outside. Mr. Richards ex 1 plained that the new department would provide for tho accommoda tion of 200 more students, that the $25,000 was already on hand, and m ? m Asmut, such ah' yt?r 40Q students had to ra lQtn*A *wby. Mr. Cosgrove had his bill ffldttoj? to a general drainqfce law made a order for WMnesdav next. Tfce to introduce a bill to amend the BflfcflWM* A Kmnchville Railroad Company' patted. Anion},' the new bills was one by Mr. Lawson, to , erect a Supreme L'OH Ft holding at a cost of $100,000 on South CdHJltoi* V?iv?rsity prop* erty. jf Demands Conntie* Shall Deciat?. The bill of the : anti-dispensary ftu't ton wan introduced in the House b>| KeprCseiltafiV# Crrey. It pro vides for a choice' fctt wft'H thf coun ties between county dispensaries and county prohibition. It covers 13 printed pages atod is written in 42 sectioite; The 1?U1 was prepared by T. #}\ Cot h ran, of OfPMirillw, S. C.. J. I'. Carejvof Pickens, S. C.f E. Marion RneWKand others. It was drafted with 9* view to meeting the figlll Which will .be made on it that a county diftpPHMty timtnure is un constitutional under the constitution adopted in 1897 by a Tillman consti tutional convention.' The House passed Mr. Saye's bill to appropriftto $10,000 for a manu mont to Calhoun at the rapitol in Washington. It also passed Mr. Yon man's bill to repeal the act provid ing a i>er diem for road overseers in Hampton county. In the Senate. It' Senator Smith had had hi# way the State dispensary would have been abolished forthwih, so far as the Sen ate was concerned.- He introduced a resolution to abolish it. and asked for immediate consideration, but objec tion being; raised, the resolution went over to take its regular place on the calendar. Objection was raised on t part of several SenatoTx to Mr. Sinkler's ic.>olution to allow- the introduction of-p bill to amend the charter of the Charleston Jockey Club, but it was finally passed with only seven votes against It. The ground of objection was merely that (lie amendment should be secured from the secretary of State, but Mr. Sinkler explained that some |>o)ice regulations had to be ai langed for which ihc secretary of State could uo^Jiundle. There was a favorable report. 011 Mr. Ott \s resolution to require the old dispensary committee to report it6 findings "soon as possible." There was an unravorable report oij the bill which the newspapers are asking be passed to amend the libel law go as to make correction of an er ror a defense. At the request of Senator Christenscn the bill was plac ed 011 the calendar instead of bein?; immediately lynched by tltc adoption of the unfavorable report. President Mel-end announced the appointment of Senators (iravdou and ( hristcusc.'i as the Senate's .nem bers ui the new dispensary investi gating commit tec. The new Senate bills included Sen ator Orawden's to allow circuit judges traveling expenses. Senator Sinkler '?.< to authoiize gas and elect 1 ic companies to lease their proper ties. Senator ( arlisle's to provide for interchangeable 2,000 mile mile books at 2 cents a mile. Senatoi Griffin's nffccting court schedules ii Colleton and Beaufort counties, Sen fltor Rive us' to provide a penalty for shooting deer out of reason. The new House bills included: Mr. North: To provide for the set tlement, registration, transfer an assurance of title to land and cstai. lisli a court of land registration an define its jurisdiction. Mr. Reaves: Extending the freiqb claims act to include ba?"-p"e, go a to get prompt payment for lost bag {fngo. Mr. Nash : To have power con poms make it urns for taxation as cotton mills, etc, Mr. Lawson: To provide for a Su preme Court building nt the cost of $100,000. Mr. Shipp: Affecting school dis tricts in Darlington. Mr. AonKolnitz: To prevent those convicted of crime obtaining a license under the cotton seed act. Mr. Carey: To abolish the State dispensary and substitute local op tion as between counties dispen saries and prohibition. Mr. McMastcr: Against charging usury. This bill is directed against money sharp*. Mr. Walker: To amend the law re lating to ?on?>ist rates' fees. Mr. Yelldcll: To provide for build ing a bridge across the Saluda river near Island Ford. Mr. Von Kolnitz: To cede to the Hcderal government jurisdiction over certain lands in ('ar)eston and Herk N-y counties used for the nnvv vards etc. * ' There was a lively debate in the Senate Friday over Senator Crouch V anti-gambling bill, which was finally passed with the only change Mr J>oubb MMiGlit amended out' of the' bill. The bill aw passed will make the Mine laws as now, cxcept that the feature giving half the fine* t? tin informant is icpealed. This feature H vas urt'd. caused negioi* to <lrum v'' to get the money out of the fiuC'f . Both houws odjour::ed over Setui *hy to moet Mtudny. Health, one of the lig Engllfb au thorities (Sir Michael Totter), put* It. dce? not *xjit. it i? lflca happl nert Each baft a goal or limit, -which wMl? seemingly attainable, eludes pcrfect possession. The body consists of a number of mechanisms which have the closest and most exact re lations, and a? Uey approximate to. harmony there ii health, but -when disordered there l? ill health. DOINGS OF CONGRESS ?kM Our National Lawmakers Aza Dote | From Day to Day Senate Still Talktaf. tlkiflff but a brief time to pass the kfiil [fti+e, executive and judicial ap propriation fcttl, carrying nearly thirty-one million dollars, the Senate devoted the remainder of the day to 6 message, ac companied bf tt M??y additional atti davita and a cigar btfi ballets and ampty cartridge shells, wag received raad and ordered printed. The apf^cb-luaking on th/ subject then began and continued until 5:30 o'clock. Mr. Foraker. saying ti(f w? not going to make a speech, "but a few ft'ttiftrkSf" observed that the testi moi:y aiiio'MW** to a great deal, "for the President t vtfo te* it is conclu eiv?. ' ' "But it does not remove tfiC *?b jlftlon I have had from the beginning of this pfwaeding. What I have been trving to conteittl for, and I hope I will be successful, is to iSffnre a hear ing for the men charged witlt this serious crime. This testimony hasj been tsken as the other was, behind closed doors Without anybody rep resenting the men. "That is the reason I shall ftoi de sist, notwithstanding what the Presi dent hna said as to the character of it, from J.rPMing for an investigation of the subject wh*?rc especially the men who are charged with th? crimes of murder, pur jury ami conspiracy can be h??nrd to the end that if they can establish any facts in their favor they have an opportunity to do so." House on District Bills. The House spent most of Monday considering legislation pertaining to ahe District of Columbia and proposed a number of bills, after which con sideiation of the fortifications appro priation bill was resumed. There was considerable debate regarding the proper refenses at the mouth of Chesapeake Ray aiul notice was given by Mr. Maynard, of Virginia, of an amendment ? providing for surveys looking to that end. A War? Of Words. The House took on the appearance of the clog days of the 55th Congress commonly known as the '"war, Con gress," when altercations bet wee. i members became frequent. Mr. B. Gaines, of Tennessee, and Mr. Ma* none, of Pennsylvania, were only pre vented from meeting in personal en counter by the intervention of other members. Mr. Gaines was making :? speech on his bill to "dock" members pay for absence from the House and was being twitted by both sides of the chamber, to his evident embar rassment, when ho charged Mr. Ma hone with being absent from th?J House 95 per cent, of the time. Pre vious to this sweeping assertion, Mr. Gaines had read excerpts from Th? Etecord in relation to the withholding of pay in the 53rd Congress and the part. Mr. Mahone had played at that time. When Mr. Gaines had concluded Mr. Mahone rose. Ho explained how, in the 53rd and 55th Congresses, he had had $7,000 due him and that the then Speaker, Crisp, had given him an order on the sergeant-at-arms for thy amount, which was paid. Then com ing to the cruix of Mr. Gaines Mr. Mahone thundered: "Any man who charges me with being away from this House 05 per cent of the time, tells an untruth." Mr. Gaines started down tho nislo from his seat. "No man can call me a liar," ox olaimed the Tennessean. Mr. Mann Interferes. Then Mr. Mann, of Illinois, who was in the chair, look a hand in the altercation. Both men were ordered to their seats, Mr. Mahone obeying the command, while Mr. Gaines stood two seats away from the centre of ttie chamber shaking both lists and head at the Pennsylvania!!. When order lmil been restored Mr. .Mahone again rose. Having been cantinoed by the choir that it was against the rules to address a mem ber in the second person he measur ed his words saying he would speak in "tho fourth person.', lio then said : "The charge of the gentleman from Tennessee that I am away from thw House 05 per cent of my time is a deliberate falsehood." By a vote of 70 to 1 the Senate passed a bill providing that railway employes engaged in the handling of trains shall not work more than .1(1 consecutive hours, which period is to be followed by JO hours off duty. The one negative vote was cast by Sena tor Pettus. This accomplishment was reached after an entire day spent in consid eration of the subject. The parlia mentary situation was confused dur ing the entire time, caused by the 40 pending amendments and the three substitutes for t lie original bill, all of which had to bo disposed of. The bill, which was Anally passed is the one introduced by Sena tor LaFollette and is not in print. It was amended in several resepcts by the Senate. The bj II pro vide* that tfnder certain contingenci-:* atfd iu cafc'o of iOi-uUnit, the time fix ed may bo oxee'odsd. The onforee- ] went of the law is placed in the hand* of the inter-State commerce commis sion and the Federal Courts, the pen altv provided being a Hii" of not les than $100 nor more than $1,000. The act ii to apply to trains doing ai; inter-State or foreign commerce bu?i ne*?. Mr. Spooner spoke on Tuesday i reply to Mr. Tillman. The raee que tion as brought forward by th? Brownsville trouble was the only issm involved. In the House routine work was dis patched with considerable speed though nothing of general importance was considered. A New York minister declared many girl stenographers and typo writers aro in constant danger fron unprincipled employers. DEATH OF DR. JUDSON Prefeaaor of Mathematics for Mero Than Half Century ? On* of State's Leading Scholars. Greenville, Special.? Dr. Charles Hallette Judsou, for 34 years profes sor of mathematics at Furmun Uni versity, died at 4:4f? o, clock Satur day afternoon. Dr. Judson was stricken with par alysis Monday and continued t?> j;rn\v worse until the end came. He suf fered three distinct strokes in all, the laai affecting his side- and throat to such an extent that he was unable to take nourishment. Dr. Judson leaves only one surviv ing relative, his sister, Miss Mary C. Judsou, who, like himself, has conse crated her life to education, inning been connected with the faculty of the Greenville Female College for half a century. Dr. Chas. Manly, a former presi dent of Furman University and now a pastor in Lexington, Ya., and Dr. C. S. Gardner, formerly pastor of the Jirst Baptist church and now of Richmond, Ya., have been especially invited to attend the funeral nerviees, which will he i-onductcd by Dr. %. T. Cody, the present pastor of the First Baptist church. In all Dr. Judsou gave $41,000 to !? urmau University from his estate, which he accumulated in the course of a long lifetime by dint of care ful saving. J hese gifts have made the Carnegie library building ami the $100,000 endowment of Furman pos sible. With Dr. ( arlisla of WofYoj.l ( ollege, Dr. Judsou was generally le gal ded j;s the leading educator it; South Carolina. Dr. Judson did not live long cnouuh to profit in any material wav hv the distinction iccentlv bestowed 'upon him by the trustees of the Carm-ic foundation fund. Skctch of Dr. Juclcon's Life. Charles llallettc JmUon, J.L. I)., was born in Munroe, Conn., April 1.S20. His parent s were hut li of pure English stock. His father, Charlo Judson, \\ 11.4 ii man oj sterling <|iiili ties and became one of the most prominent men in his community, in business and social circles, lie was noted for a high sense of honor, a strict adherence to principle, a rare good judgment. While not possess ing a collegiate education he was giltud with a line mind, which was cultivated by reading a;id bv keen observation, and by association with men of education ami culture, llis father, James Judson, lived and died in Connecticut, and was also distin guished for hi* sterling worth, busi ness habits and correct principles. The mother of Dr. Charles 11. Jud son wag Miss Abi Sherman ?>!' Con necticut, a relative of the distinguish ed Itoger Sherman. Dr. Judson 's earliest education una obtained at the public school in his own town. From this he was trans ferred to a high school, near his home, taught hv a graduate of Yale, lie was afterwards sent to New lln ven to prepare himself for business j Not long after going to the city he became interested in mectimrs in one of the Baptist churches of the place. Ho professed faith and joined the Baptists. At about the ;anir> time IiOehe s " Kvsav on the Human Un derstanding '' fell into his hands These two circumstances combined t? change the current of his life. As jj result he resolved upon leavin" bus ii;ess and continuing his education. He entered Hamilton Literary ami Theological Institute, located a: Hamilton, New York, known tod.t\ as the Colgate University, and the t olgate Seminary. He remained at Hamilton two years and was then compelled to teach for a while to further prosecute lib .'Indies. I've. since that day lie wa'? able to sympa thize with the poor boy strung! inv; tor an education, ami lie generously assisted such all through his loir* and useful life. His greatest and most extensive work was done at Furman I'niverd t.v, an institution that was vcrv dear to his heart. He was universally he loved. His place in the educational field will be difficult to fill. Rev. Battenvhite Injured, Sumter, Special. ? Rev. F. M. Sftt lerwhite, pastor of Bart let te St ret Baptist church, was run over by a hoi;?o Saturday afternoon ami ?nittaJiieU paiqfal iojurfbl. Hi* left leg below the knee is fractured and bis right arm badly sprained and the fingers crushed. His head and fa.'e are badly bruised. The surgeon* re set the broken limb, and ho is suf fering much pain. COTTON MEN MEET Growers Hold An Interesting Convention DOWN ON ALL THE GAMBLERS The Several Welcoming Address** Responded to by Head of Georjia Division of Southern Association, Who Asked if the Growers Wer* Street Gamblers, Spinners of Eu rope and Spinners of Our Own Country ? President Jordan Directs Attention, in His Addresses vo vho Achievements of the Organization ? He Enumerates vhc Remits and Urges Continued Effort ? Old Meth ods Revolutionized. Birmingham,. Ala... Special.. ? "Throw olY tin- Wall street yoke," was the predominant sentiment nnmiij; the speakers at the third an nn.,1 convention oi' the Southern Cot ton (J rowers' Association, which as sembled here. Kinging words favor ing closer organization among cotton growers and standing up for what tlie\ think are their rights were cheered to the echo by the decimates. 'J'he idea prevails ihat there has been more prosperity among: cotton growers since the formation of the association two years ago, than ever before and the speakers, who urgo further steps to protect their own in t<*i est s and to refuse the prices of the South 's great staple to be tixed in AV'll street, were applauded. \Y. L. Foster, of Shreveport , La., said that he hoped to see the time come when a man could not sell his cotton, unless he was a member of t iie Southern Cotton Association. Three sessions of the convention were held. The executive committee assembled again. but the sessions were secret. The speakers at the afternoon ses sion were W. L. Foster, of Shreve port, La., on "The Average Cost of Producing a Pound of American Cot ton;" Bernard Suttler, of Atlanta, editor of the Southern Cotton Jour nal, on "The Benefits of Closer Or ganization," and K. It. Dancy, o I Houston, Tex., on "The Relation of .American Cotton to the Civilized World." The speakers were John D. Walk er, of Sparta, t!u? and Col. T. G. B.isli, of Birmingham. Every one of the cotton States are represented. After several welcoming: addresses, M. L. Johnvon, of Georgia, president of the Georgia division, responding, said that for -JO years the South had submitted to being robbed 011 the pt'ice of its chief product because of its poverty. "For 10 years," he con tinued, >"\\C Jiave j>:iid tribute to Wali street gamblers, tho spinners of Europe and spinners of our own coun tiy. Are you ready for the battle against this robbery ?'' The speakers scored the American spinners "for allying themselves with the interests of the foreign spinners to the detriment and impovishment of their own people and their own consumers, ' ' President Harvie Jordan then de livered his annual address. Horror Great As Frisco 'e. Kingston, Jamaica. By Cable. ? The disaster here is as great as the ca lamities at San Francisco and Val praiso. Thousands of persons have* been killed, and the dead bodies art} being taken from the debris by hun dreds. The whole town is in ruins, and tho greater portion is still smouldering ashes. The smell of burnt flesh prevades the air. The cable lines from Kingston is broken, and the correspondent had to j.x> to Holland Bay, -10 miles to the east, to file this message. Thousands of pci Rons were on the streets of Kings ton at the time, and great numbers of them were crushed. Manv Ameri cans in Kingston were killed and have been buried. Inventor of Ivlellory Plow a Suicide. A 1 1 11 1 1 ( ;i . 1 in .. Special. ? Suflferfnjj from an attack of temporary insanity, following ill health, A. H. Mallory commit ted suicide l>y shooting him self in the head here. Mallory. who was ,">2 years of aue, was (lit* inventor of valuable agricultural machinery, particularly the Mallory plow, which is used extensively in the South. S'crct?.ry Root Loaves for Canada. Wa-hiiut -in, Speeial. -- Secretary Root left Washington for Ottawa, Canada, where In1 will arrive about iwoil Friday to be the guest Kearl firry, the (lovenmr (f-neral. Mr. Hoot was at'-'ompanied only by his wife and dnuyhter. Patterson Inaugurated Governor. Nashville. Trim., Special. ? Malcolm H. I'attei >oii. rf Memphis, wan on Thin, day iir:uguiate<| (Jovernor of Tffnncsvef. Bcssemrr City Mills Fail. Or?ejibb ?ro, Special.?- Judge Boyd in the United States court Tuesday a/torrjorcwj ajtyfljutcd CaGM?v Cone, of tBt? cif?. t6x tUc fttfutitfrn stills, at Be'H?mor City. The com plaint was tiled by lvin^ aud Kim ball, attorneys for the Cone Export and Commission Company, of nil tho creditors and a majority of the stock holders, 1