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* VOL. IV. NO. 7. Sl.SO Per Year PALMETTO AFFAIRS Occurrences of Interest Ftmr AlOvcr SotAh Carofina 4 MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Batckof Uf Parapaphi Cotit* Ibc ? Wile lugt-Wtil is Oofaf Om im 0?r BtaU. Dickson Oil Hvrtiaf . Dickson, Special. ? Parties engag ed in the search for oil in Dickson oounty, intend to immediately bogia drilling on the two selected sites, one on the McFarlsnd place and one on the Hilling place, within a quarter of a mile of the town of Dickson. The prospects are declared to be all that ean be desired, and it is <^nfldentiai ly believed that success is going to crown the effort. However that may be, the projectors are going to give tlio territory a thorough test, and that when they are through there will either be at least two producing welb or else a thoroughly punctured bar ren earth. Big Lnmbex Plant is Complete Loss. Hampton, Social. ? The Salka hatchie Lumber company, located on the Hampton and Branchville rail road, at Moselle, one of the largest saw mill and lumber plants in this country, owned and operated by Messrs. Woodward & Lee' of Augnsta, Ga., suffered a total loss' by fire. The fire originated from the ttlab pile and succeeded in burning its way to the mill, after which it was burned, the flames sweeping everything before them until everything in connection with the mill was destroyed. The l?>ss is estimated at $150,000 to $200,000 with no insurance. Gapt. Courtensy Chairman. Columbia, Special. ? The commis sion appointed bv Gov. Ansel fo beau tify the state house grounds met and organized by electing Capt. William A. Courtenay chairman. The other members are: Messrs. Edward Ehr lich and A. E. Gonzalez. There was some discussion over the plans which will probably result in the employ ment of a landscape gardener on the use of plans already sugpestcd. . An appropriation of $15,000 is given for the work, and the commission will arrange at an early date for begin ning work. Aged Man Bnrned to Death. Spartanburg, Special. ? Mr. John Terrell Wilkins, aged 70 years, was burned to death at his home near Oowpens in a fire which destroyed the Wilkins house. Mr. Wilkins ha* for many years been a paralytic and has been practically helpless. A Pardon Wanted. A petition was Hied with the gov ernor asking for n pardon for Wm, H. Todd of Horry county, who i* serving a sentence on the eha;ngang for adultery. His wife and children are saH to be in destitue circum stances. Ho has served six month* already. Stockholders Held. Liable. Charleston, Special. ? A report was filed by Master Sass in the circuit court making the stockholders of the defunct Columbian bank responsible for the faco value of their shares of stock. Tho capital slock of the bank was $50,000 and same investors will be hit heavily. Negro Girl Burned to Death. Sumter, Special. ? An eight year ol?l negro girl was burned to death on a farm at Dalzell, near here, on Mon day. She was left alono in the house ami her clothing caught tire. She was burned to death before assis tance could be given. Boards of Education. Columbia, Special ? The county boards of education will be appoint ed next month by the state board ami since the dispensary hoardrf in sev eral counties have one member select ed by the educational board, the lat ter is generally selected on the rce commendation of the county delega tion, although the state board doc* not always folfaw this rule, and will .scan carefully all lists submitted. Are Legal Immigrant*. Washington, Social. ? A statement was issued by the Department of Justice Thursday concerniug an opin ion submitted to President Roosevelt by Attorney (leneral Bonaparte as to whether certain immigrants who were landed in South Carolina last fall art legally in this country. The opinion in efTrct, is that tlM immigrants wen entitled to admission to the Cnii?d States and that they are in ftiis country legally. The opinion agrees with that rendered on the same cas< by Solicitor Earlc, of the Department pi' Cajjierce and Labor. News Notea. Charles f ? Harrison, of the Loci* burg bar, will be a candidate for Oomwoo wealth's Attroney for. Lou doun county, to euocccd R. E. Qw? tat-, tb# piresftnt Incumbent, who will again stand for tfoe Domination Mrs. Rosa llarwits died at St Vincent's Hospital. Norfolk, from burns received Sunday afternoon Mrs. llftiwitr, attempted to pour oil in a lighted lamp. An explosion l'ol lowed. a NAMED FOR COMMISSION Dr. W. W. Dodson Niwd Ob Piw Fooi Board. Got. Ansel has appointed Dr. W. W. Dodson of Lauren* as member of thft board to carry out the provisions of the pure food law as passed bj the last legislature. Dr. Dodson was recommended by the South Carolina Pharmaceutical association as a man fully conmpeteut to comply with the requirements and his appointment will be well received by the state board of health. k The law absolutely prohibits the adulteration of foods and drugs with out notice given upon the package or bottle and is similiar to the one passed by congress last year. The section relating to the appointment of Dr. Dodson is as follows: "Sec. 6. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act the state board of health with one licensed druggist, to be appointed by the governor upon the recommenda tion ofjbe South Carolina Pharma ceutical association, shall take cog nizance of the interests of the publio health, as it relates to the sale of food, drugs, spirituous fermented and malt liquors, and the adultera tion thereof, and make all necessary inquiries and investigations relating thereto, and for such purposes may appoint inspectors, analysis and chemists, who shall be subject to its supervision and removal. With in GO days after this act goes into effect, the said state board of health shall adopt such measures as it may deem necessary to facilitate the en forcement thereof. It shall prepare rules and regulations with regard to the proper method of collecting and examining drugs, articles of food. 4 4 Sec. 7. The sum of $1,000 is here by appropriated for the purpose of defraying |hc expense, if any, of analysis or examination of any ar ticle of food or drug as provided for in this act; said sums to be expend ed under the supervision and direc tion of the state board of health. "Sec. 8. This act shall go iirfo effect six months after its approval by the governor." Two Constables Appointed. Gov. Ansel has appointed two drs ensary constables as result of let ers received from Greenwood and hester. In Greenwood Mr. J. B. ?iJey was commissioner and for hester Mr. B. E. Wright. The ex ?ense in Greenwood will be paid out >f the regular county fund and in Chester out of the county dispen sary fund, the latter being a dispen ary county. Under a dicesion by lie assistant attorney general there i no longer any authority for the ?h of dispensary funds now iu the lands of the state commission. The ay is fixed at $2 per day and weekly eports are required by Gov. Ansel from the despecitve counties. Dorchester's Board Named. St. George, Special. ? T. W. Stan itid, of Summerville, I. J. Hutto, oi ">t. Georgo and W. N. Campbell, of 'eech Hill were recommended to (ov. Ansel by the county delegation is the board of control of Dor ?hester. S'anland is ex-senator and was the first member of the general assembly to agitate the investiga tion of tlio state dispensary and is a etired capitalist. Hutto is a proin nent merchant of this place and is a ood, honest business man. Camp ell has been a member of the ounty board of control for a '-number ( years. He is a farmer. Board For Bamberg. Bamberg, Special. ? The county >:oard of directors vhas been appoint ed as follows: By the mayor, G. Clayton, Ehrhardt; by the county oa^d of education, W. L. Caliif. enmnrk; by the legislative delet ion, E. C. Hoys, Bamberg. The .oard is considered a very Strong one. It has not held a meeting yet. To Begin Work on New Road. . Charleston, Special. ? Mr. John J, O'Connell bos returned to Char leston from Philadelphia, where lie went to attend a meeting of the pro moters of the Charleston and St. Andrews railway and he re|>orts that satisfactory progress is being made. The beginning of actual work will be begun, Mr. O'Connell says, in about two weeks. ! Abbeville '8 New Court Houfc. Abbeville, Kpccial. ? Tim court house commission met and elected Supervisor Neckels chairman and W. II. Jones secretary. Edward* & Walter of Columbia were chosen a. the architects. It waa decided to remove the old building and jmt tlie new court house on (lie same site. The building will cwl about $50,000 and wiii be modern in every respect. Messrs. Kd wards & Walter are also architects for the new city bali, which will bo built adjacent to the court house at. a cost of about $60, f!0rt. TrcpoaM Y. M C. A. For Ander?on. Anderson, Bpec?el.~Mr. 0. ('. ifuntinjtion, wtretavy of the Young, Men's Christian asAoeintion for the; Ctrolinai. addressed n l?r(?c ?udt'] e?jce in thfl court bouse on the estab lishment of the association here. He Tilt lined the plans of the interstate ?ommittee for raising funds and es tablishing association*. Ilia vis-it means much to Anderson for it has jjiven a great impetus toward the movement, TWO IMPORTANT LAWS to Bt Opoud in All Towna and Cities. Members of the county board of registration will do well to acquaint themselves with the new law con cerning the registration of voters, which provides that the books shall be opened in the various towns and cities throughout the counties. The law is as follows: "An act to amend section 179 of the XJ? of,Iaw8 of ^'"th Carolina of 1902, volume 1, relating to opening ?V? ? of reffist ration. Be it enacted by the general as Hna- ,he 8tRlc ot Sootl1 Caro" "Section 1. That scction 179 of if i?UJ6 ?{ ,aWs of South Carolina or 190.., volume 1, be amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 179. The supervisors of registration for the several counties of this state shall, in every general olection year or in any year in which any special elee?. tion is to be held, subsequent to the first day of September, hold in each pnd every town, city or industrial community containing 300 inhabi tants or more, in their respective counties, at such time as may be designated by the board of regis (ration, after two weeks notice, pub lished or posted in such town or city, one meeting, at which shall be registered such qualified electors of the county as may present them selves. "The books of registration shall be also opened on the first Monday of each month at the court house for the registration of electors entitled to registration under said constitution, and be kept open for three succes sive days in each and every month until 30 days before a general elec tion, when they shall be closed until the general election shall have taken place: Provided, That such persons J as shall become of age during the said 30 days shall be entitled to reg istration before the closing of the 1 >ooks, if otherwise qualified. After each general election the registra tion books shall be opened for the reg istration of electors entitled to reg istration under the constitution on the first Monday in each month at the court house until 30 days preced ing any general election, when the same shall he closcd until said gen eral election shall have tuken place. The registration books shall be in like manner closed five days before any special election. "In those counties of the state hat ing more than 50,000 inhabitants, as shown by the last preceding United States census, in every general elec tion year, when the registration books arc opened in the month of August, they shall be kept open continuously every day except Sunday at the court house up to and including the 15th day of August of said year, for the registration of qualified electors, and this particular provision shall in no wise affect the registration of elec tors in counties having less tliah 50, 000 inhabitants, and any additional cost incurred by rer.son of the partic ular provision in regard to keeping the books open in August in those Tn11.08 ?* ovcr 50'000 inhabitants shall bo paid by audi respectivo coun ties 'In Sumter county tho supervisors of registration may attend at least one day at some public place in each voting precinct in said county, of which duo notice shall be given." Violation of Land Lease a Misde meanor. Another law of considerable im portance, especially to landlords and tenants, is the following, which makes the violation of a contract between tenant and landlord a misdemeanor: An act to declare the violation of a leaso of laud or tenements and a failure and refusal to enter upon the due performance of n con tract for leasing lands or tene ments, and the violation of any such contract, upon the part of the landlord, a misdemeanor, and to provide a punishment therefor. "Be it enacted by the general as sembly of the state of South Caro lina: Section 1. That any person or persons who shall hereafter go into possession of any farming land of another, or shall enter into a written agreement or contract to go into pos session of the farming land of an other as a tenant or under a con tract to farm and cultivate said land, and shall without just cause or ex cuse leave, desert or quit the land so leased or contracted for, shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and he finished not less than .$25 nor more than $100, or suffer imprisonment not joss than live nor more than 30 days, in the discretion of tho court. That any person who shall violate any of the contracts mentioned in section 1 of this act shall bo deemed guilty of a misde menor and he fined not less than $2o nor more than $100. or suffer im prisonment not less tlvwi five nor moie than 30 days in the discretion of the court." J Hflyward Qoe>? to Europe, Ex-Gov. P. C, Keyword, ncootnpa* niofl by Commissioner E. J. Watson, will Icavfl Friday for New York, whcnoe t UC?y soil for Bremen c-dily nsyt wpfk. Th* trip is ibade in tb? intent of imraiprration. ftov. tye.\v wnr <1 being president of the South* crw Immigration association, the offi cers of which hnvo decided to have the South net right in countries where desirable immigrants mny be ob tained. TO ENFORCE THE LAW Governor Ansel is Determined to Car ry Out Prorisione of the Gorey Cottrnm Law. The enforcement of the Carey Cot bran law and the many changes it has brought about, results in many lettere of inquiry being received by the governor and the attorney gen eral daily, all asking for information on some particular paragraph. The hunrdeds of printed copics sent out by the governor and previously pub lished broadcast has resulted in a careful study being given each sec tion and there is no law now on the books that has had more construction placed upou it. The governor has determined that it shall be enforced to the letter. The appointment of constables in Greenville, Chester and Greenwood was made because the governor was satisfied that the law was being vio lated and assistance was needed in keeping down the blind tigers. The governor will not always wait for petitions for constables if he thinks the law is not being observed. He has the power to appoint the con stables in any of-the counties and he will use this power if it becomes nec essary. In ail cases the sheriffs are required to report weekly. Particu lar watch will be kept on Columbia and Charleston. The county board of liichland ex perts to open up some of the dispen saries and this will do away with any of the blind tiger business that might have been in existence, although there has been little of it and a close watch has' been kept on the express oflice and the freight yards. Some of it may have slipped by, but there has not been enough sold to aiiect the record in the jmlice courts. ? Colum bia State. Great Power Plant Finished. Chester, Special. ? I)r. W. Gill Wylie of New York, president of the Southern Power company, spent Sun day night with his sister Mrs. E. P. Moore. Ho left for Great Falls, ac companied by Mr. W. S. Ix*e, Jr., of Charlotte, chief engineer of the great work now going on at the falls. Dr. Wylie stated that the water from the main channel of the river will be turned into the dam in about two weeks. The exact date has not been decided upon, the event being de pendent ujion the state of the weath er. This company owns the great est water power in this country, ex cept that of Niagara. When all its sites, extending from Hickory, N. C., to Camden in tiiis state are develop ed, the entire development will be 200,000 horse power of electrical force. Chester is about on an air line of electric towers to be con structed bctweeh Great Falls and Spartanburg and lias favorable pros pects for an early supply of elec tricity for its cotton mills, city lights and street cars. Kiling In Laurens. Laurens, Special. ? Lato Sunday night Sheriff Ducket t was notified of a negro homicido which occurred on Dr. Thos. W. Weir's place. 18 miles east of Laurens, in Jacks town ship, about 6 o'clock Sunday after noon. According to the sheriff's in formation the alleged murderer, Kil rail Jenns, fled at onco and had not been captured. Deputy Sheriff Sui livan left to attend the inquest and to innko an effort to capture Jeans. Abraham Gist was Jean's victim, who was shot dead in his own cabin, a shotgun being used by Jenns. The killiwr war. probably the result of a quarrel the night before between the two over a game of cards. To Enlarge Watts Mills. Laurens, Special. ? T. 0. Thompson & Bros., general contractors of Bir mingham, Ala., have the contract and have begun the construction the a 05-foot extention-to the Watts cotton mill, loeated here. The extention is to be added to the west end of the building. The Watts mill buiiding is constructed on the one-story plan, which gives every department an abundance of natural light. Fine quality of fabrics is manufactured, tlio long staple cotton being used in it:? production. Gompany Organized to Make Silver ware. Ifartsville, Special. ? A commis sion has been issued by the secretary of state to the East Carolina Silver company. Books were opened Fri day for subscription l?> the capital stock, which is fixed at $10,000. The purpose of this company is to go into the manufacture of all kinds of silverware, silver novelties, etc. New Hotel for Greenville. Greenville, Special.-*- A meeting of the Greenville Hotel company was held for (ho purpose of organWng. A strong board of diseotor* was electa^ and plaas f^r the erection of the hotel which, when completed, will cost between $1 50,000 and $200, 000, were discussed. A charter wiU be applied for at once and work wiil start on the building as soon as pos sible. JEROME GETS HUFFY District Attorney and Judge at Cross Purposes PROGRESS IN FAMOUS TRIAL Alienist for Defense Under Oroes mnd Examination During Entire Day and When Adjournment Wm Announced District Attorney Seem ed to Have Much Ground to Oorer With Expert. New York, Special. ? Interest ?roused in Tuesdays session of the trial of Hary K. Thaw by tho an nouncement that Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the defendant, would take the witness stand, was quickly dull- J ed by the continued cross-examina tion of Dr. Charles O. Wagner, one of the alienists for the defense, by District Attorney Jerome, Dr. .Wag ner was on the stand the entire day and when adjournment was announc ed tho district attorney seemed to have much ground yet to cover with the expert. Mrs. Thaw was present in tho wit ness room waiting to be called, but sh? may not be reached before late Wednesday or Thurday morning. Whilo dccidedly dull in the matter of tho testimony elicited from tho witness, Tuesday's session was made aotable by a clash between District Attorney Jeromo and Justice Fitz gerald, at the climax of which the prosecuting officer refused point blank to cite to the court the author ities upon which he predicted an argument. Mr. Jerome was required by the presiding judge to submit to him whatever authorities he had up on the subject. "I have such a high respect for the courts of this juris diction," retorted Mr. Jerome, "that I will not submit authorities on a question of law which is so elemental in character and upon which the authorities are so abundant that I must presume the learned court knows of them." Tho Debated Question. With flushed faco' and a sharp rap of the gavel, Justice Fitzgerald said if tho district attorney did not sub mit tho authorities the court would assume that he did not know of any. Mr. Jeromo did not submit t lie authorities, and Justice Fitzgerald ruled in favor of the defense on the point at issue which, briefly stat ed, was the question as to whether the State on cross-examination should be allowed to go further with an ex pert witness than counsel for the de fense was allowed to go upon direct examination. District Attorney Jeromo was a* defiant in his tone us he was in the words he uttered. Justice Fitzgor ald rapped several times with his avel, twisted about impatiently in is chair, and it was pluinly with much effort that ho retained his ju dicial composure. Tho storm broke in tho midst of an extremely dull morning session, when some of the spectators in the court room actually were nodding in their chairs. During the unusual scene between tho judgo and Mr. Jerome, however, there was a hush in the room which gave emphasis to each word uttered either from the bench or by the pros- ( ecuting attorney. The incident began with an objection interposed by Mr. Delroas for the defense to a question asked Dr. Wagner by Mr. Jerome. The district attorney wanted the wit ness to repeat certain conversations , he had with Thaw in the Tombs. I News Notoa. Baltimore and Ohio train No. 40, westbound, was wrecked six miles east of Pittsburg, an engineer was killed and another person hurt, while the escapc from death of all on board was remarkable. The Uarriinan investigation before the Interstate Commerce Commission revealed profits of $24,000,000 in the Alton reorganization. Atthches of the United States ? District Attorney's office in Chicago J complain that they 'have been sub- j jeeted to espionage by Standard Oil Company men. j London has repudiated municipal ? ownership and socialism, the re- j formers winning an overwhelming victory at flic polls. Cogitating over Christian scicnce doctrines, a whole family in Berlin, Germany, has gone insane. Senator John C. Spooner, of Win consin, one of the Republican leaders, has resigned his seat in the United States senate to resume tho practice of law. For Labor Hall at Exposition. Norfolk, Yd.# Spccial? The Con trol Labor bodies of Norfolk, Porti moyth and Newport Newi have de cided to eretft ou the Jgjucstown l?x osition ground* a labor hall to eoit etween $10,000 and $15,000, wbicb will be designed for labor hcadquart ters during the exposition and in which it is proposed to have the union label exhibit" authorized ny the Am erican Federation of Labor, at Min neapolis last November. ATT'Y GENERAL'S OPINION Holds That it is Unlawful for Stato to Pay Passage of Intending Immi grants or to Assist Immigration 1 Otherwise Than By Advertising, j Washington, Special. ? An opinion has boon rendered by the Attorney General to the President bearing on the legality of the action of the South Carolina authorities in bringing to the . . . . United States a ship l'uul of imini- j giants for work in various branches of industry in that State. The? Attorney General holds in ef fect that it is unlawful for a State government to pay the passage of iti- I tending immigrants or to assist im migration otherwise than by adver tisement!*. I In the South Carolina case $30,000 1 was raised by an association of pri I vate persons, by which a general fund was constituted for the encourage ment of immigration and out of which the expenses of the immigrants brought to t lie United States through the efforts of State Immigration Com missioner E. J. Watson. The 'secre tary of Commerce and Labor, in ap proving an opinion of the solicitor of the department hold that the plan as carried out did not constitute a violr. tion of the contract labor laws. The dicision came up for consider able discussion in Congress, during the debate on the immigration bill. There was some dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Department of Commerce and Labor on the subject, and the Department of .lust ice was asked to rentier an opinion, with the view, it is understood, of determin ing the soundness of the contentions of the former department, with the result above stated. Thunder Precedes Storm. Pittsburg, Special. ? Fiom out of an apparently cloudless sky and without an instant 's warning, this city was. suddenly enveloped in a snow storm that resembled a bliaurrd just before darkness fell and for an hour fill street car service was crip pled, many lines l>eing tied up be cause of the inability of molormen to nee beyond a few feet abend of their cars. Through the fury of the storm thunder and lightening were prevalent, teleghaph and telephone lines were sci iouslv affected, and chimneys were blown down, pedes tcrians were obliged to seek shelter from a 52-niile an hour north wester ly wind and persons all over the city were frightened by the wierd and marveloiu stoiiu. Chinr/o Famino Growing. Victoria, B. ('., Special. ? Advices from Central China report famine conditions becoming worse. Middle aged women e.re being sold tfor from $10 to $]."? and children for $3 to $4. Complaints are made that officials are delaying shipments of flour sent by the foreign relief com mittee. A correspondent who toured the famine districts reports it denuded of animals, and lawlessness is growing. In some places dogs are being caught by starving pcaplo by means of traps and hooks, and are eaten as soon as captured. Fearful Dynamite Explosion. Pottsville, Pa., Special. ? Two score of persons were injured, four of whom may die, bv the explosion of 1,000 pounds of dynamite in the dy namite store house of the Hichards colliery of the Susquehana Coal com pany, near Mount Carmel. They are: Lewis Dowis, skull crushed. Rcilly Arnold, tl'ractui<e of skull and extensive lacerations. George Billman, fracture of skull, ribs broken and bad lacerations. Tlios. Pilchard. lacerations of the arms and head and several blood ves sels bursted. Sully Has Severe Turn Tor the Worso New York, Special. ? Daniel J. Sul ly had a severe turn for the worse Friday. At niglif Dr. Sully's con dition was unchanged and that there was still a fighting chance. All of the members of Mr. Sully's family were at his bedside during the even ing. Bust of Capt. John Smith. London, By Cable.- A bust of John Smith, founder of the colony of Vir ginia, was unveiled in the grammar school of South Liufolnshiic, by Charles W. Kohlsaat, special com missioner of the Jamestown expo sition. This work was executed by Ocu. Haden Powell and presented by him to the school where Smith was educated. After the unveiling Mr. < Kohlsaat presented an American flag to the school and said lie hoped the two nations would alweys he unit ed by friendship. Geographic*! Advantages of Mobllo Mobile, Hpocinl.-vAt an open meet ing of the Conamercinl club repolu lion* wow pnfiJK'd denying t,hat Mo bile ^orfoedcB to Xcw OrleoB.I en* porioritv a? ft Cfu)f port f/r tli* es tablishment of the government steam ship line to Panama, calling attention to the geographical advantage* of Mobile, and appointed a euiuniftee to press the claim-* of i ! iv port be fore the canal commission, Mill MEN ACQUITTED ? ' ? Government's Charges Fall Down Completely NO LAW HAS BEEN VIOLATED Counsel for the United States Throws Up tho Sponge in the Prosecution of the Charlotte Mill Men Charged With a Violation of the Statutes Forbidding Importation of Alien Labor. Greensboro, N. C., Special. ? Neve* has there been a more impressive scene in Judge Boyd's court than was enacted at G o'clock Thursday evening when counsel for the gov ernment in the penalty suits against the Charlotte mill men, Edward A. Smith and Sumner B. Sargent, ask ed the court to instruct the jury ts bring in a verdict in the defendants' favor in the ??asc on trial, and to make entries of a nonsuit in tho other cases and a nol pros in the case for conspiracy. Thus suddenly and unexpectedly was brought to a close a ease that has attracted the atten tion of the cotton manufacturers in every section of the United Statea, after nearly two weeks has been, spent in the trial. After the day had been spent in examining a number of witnesses, for the eovernuient, court adjourned several for tin* defendants and a few at 4 :M0 o'clock Thursday afternoon. At 0 o'clock couusel for the govern ment informed tlu> judge that after a conference they had agreed to sub mit to a verdict in favor of the de fendants and asked that court ba con vened for this purpose. The jury, de fedants and defendants' counsel wers accordingly summoned and a few minutes later the court wa?* ojiened. Assistant Attorney General Coo ley, whose frank and candid manner has won for him the friendship of every one who has met him since coming to Greensboro, sjx>ke for the govern ment. In a few word-* he told the court that tho counsel had held a eonfercnec and decided that tho course they were taking was the prop er thing to do. lie expressed the opin ion that the government was not en titled to recover and asked that his honor instruct the jury to tind in tho defendants' fnvor. Mr. Cooley's re marks were very timely and expres sive of the feelings he entertained. Judge Boyd Complimentary. Judge Boyd spoke briefly, lie said that he thought that the government had taken t lie proper course in the matter. It was their duty as publie officers to investigate the immigra tion of (he laborers and to bring the suits if they thought the circumstan* ces warranted such action, but that they displayed the true spirit in tint course they look, llo complimented the attorneys appearing in the case and expressed his approval of the manner in which the case hod been brought to an end. The judge in structed that the following be en tered a? the verdict of the jury: "The jury finds for the defendants and for a verdict say that the plain tiff is not entitled to recover upon any of the cause of the action alleg ed in tho complaint" District Attorney llolton then an nounced that he would take a nol pros in the other ease, in which Edward A. Smith, Sumner B. Sargent, E. C. Pwellc and Thomas M. Costf.Uo nre the defendants, the government suing for $.30,000 as penalties for the al leged violations of the immigration law in importing alien labor. He al so took a nol pros in the case against the four men, charging them with conspiracy to violate the immigration laws. Judge Boyd instructed that the proper entries lie made. Strothcr Brother* Not Guilty. Culpepper, Va? Special. ? After being out ono hour and n half tlii jury in tho case of James and Philip F. 8trother, on trial for the murder of William 1'. By waters, returned n verdict of not guilty at 11:10 n . m. Thursday. The jurors retired to t he jury room immediately after Jud^e H>.irison had put the case in their hands. Then be^an the mosj trying ten ot t lie ordeal for tlto ticicmiunt*. The strain was most apparct.t >n th* face of Child,? Strothcr, the younger defendant, while .Fames apparently was confident of a favorable vfrdict. I !r sr{ in pilenec, listening to th ? c?m nietda of his counsel, and occaMon .iliy offered words of eonsolati ? i to h.< wife, who sat at his side. As the minxes sped hv tho situati mi be c;vrii> more strained,* many in tlie con 1 1 room taking the delay as an unfavorable sign to tho accused. Judge Harrison, himself keyed to a hugh pitch, paced restlessly up and down the narrow space behind his bench, while the counsel for both ?ides gathered fo discuss the mean ing of what seemed to them a delay. Norfolk Postm*ft?r to Take Offlc*. Norfolk, Hj??cial.~8tephen b, Cat'' ney, who he* bora confirmed a* poit ? Mooter of Korfolk in (lio fa?e of ehar*f? tiled nflfaiu*t him by Aftol" noy Ralph H. Riddlebcrger and others, Announces that he will give the necessary $50,000 bond the latter part of this week or early in the uext, and take cliargc of the office,