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VOI/.- V. NO. 10. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL. 9, 1908. Sl-SOPer Year 'Palmetto AJifuir* inc new w? jowk ijrowui n tonoensca ronti . -# . 1 1 ? 'i-i Dispensary Muddle. ' Colombia, Special.? 'No immediate action is to be tsken bjy the State as a result of Judge Pritehard'e ordei st Asherille granting the- motion of , qouneel for the commission to stay the order appointing receivers on con dition the commission giv^boryl equal to the amount of claims involved, about $250,000. Attorney General Lyon sent letters to the members of the commission and attorneys asso ciated with him asking for a con ference to be held here on the 6th to decide on the State's course in view Of -Judge Pritchard 's latest* order. Yfbat that conference will do is not nitimated, though before the order ? was made the State 's attorneys jrtain br-tsaid that an extra session of the Legislature would be probable if Judge Pritchard required too large a ? bona. And the bond he did require Attorney General Lyon does not hesi tate to characterise as outrageous pnd indicative of the sort of justice to "be expected from Judge Pritchard, who allowed the other side some time ago to tie up the entire fund with a bond of only $10,000 ' Governor Ansel gently, but flnnly msintained bisvusual attitude of silence* Asked whether he would object to going as , far .as to say that an extra session is possible, he replied : 1 * My answer to 411 questions is that I shall have . absolutely nothing to say 'one way r I or the other touching any phase of . %lie 'situation." It has been intimat ed ^rom time to time that Governor Am?l has been usurping the prero , gratives of the attorneys in .the case, but 'at present he seems to-be follow ing "their lead entirely. He .hwiApen studying the case constantly erf an at torney as well as from hie jpwwpbint as Governor, but be seems eeotent to follow the adviee of th^ , Attorney General's office. No important move ' ' \is espected on the part of. the re ' r ceivxys within tlie next few jlays. It , is thought the commission will be given ample time to decide on wheth er to give the bond, to choose between giving the bond and going to jail for ! contempt. In case of attachment for . , contempt the case will be taken Up on '?/afcabeas corpus, in which the trouble ' ^^about the bond will have to be ffone ? iall over again.* The Governor prefers ? jito get to the Supreme Court with as little friction as possnble, but it is still believed' at the State houpe that an extra session is it least a possi bility. The State sinking fund 'com mission put out its advertisement for bids for the dispensary real estate This is a valuable piece of property for wholesale purposes, embracing an ?t entire square in the wholesale dis trict, bounded by Pulaski, Lady, Hughbr and Gervais streets, four acres in all, with a two-storv briek *? ? office . building, a two-story brick warehouse, three small dwellings and i a spur track running into the lot. The i#pset price fixed bv the act, au thorizing the sale in $75,000, t.he pro ceeds of the sale to go direct to the State Treasurer's office for the school fund. Spartanburg Man Loses His Resi dence by Fire. Spartanburg, Special. ? The resi dence of J- M. Anderson, a traveling man. No. 480 North Church street, .was destroyed by fire. The Are orig inated in the kitchen and was eaus jed by a defective stove pipe. The building adjoining has a narrow escape from catching on fire '? wast only bv hai;d work of the tire .. department that the property loss was not gi&ter. All of Mr. Andersons household goods were saved, lne loss is estimated at $2,000. ~ ^Conductor Cooper Injured. ' >- . Greenwood, Special, ductor Sam Cooper of the Seaboard Air Line railroad had his leg broken early Friday morning by a fall from a car. He was holding to the iron "grab" by which ascent and descent is made on freight cars when his iron "grab" gave way, allowing him to fall to the ground. Hi* tag was brok en in two places. ' State News. Thomas Fowler of Lancaster plead ed guilty to the charge of housebreak ing and larceny awl last week was sentenced to serve 20 months (lov. Ansel has received a petition for par don on the ground that Fowler is of unsound mind. The following were appointed mag istrates in Berkley county upon recommendaiton of the count v dele gation: J. S. Gurry, I. N. Wilson, C. K. Dutart, J. M. Wilder, T. N. Drose, R. L. Prose, L. W. Hill, flor dph Wiggins, J. R. Spires, M. J. Motte and A. O. Mitchuru. -,8. P. Holladay haa forwarded to - Gov. Ansel hit resignation as county superintendent of education in Clar endon. Ill hsalth is the cause. The State board of education will probab ly name the jucccssor. J. 0. Murray of Summerville, upon v recommendation of tfoe Porcbester delegation, has been appointed to suc ceed T. W. Stanlaad aa a member of the county dispensary board. A. J. Pounds haa been appointed magistrate at Bradley, Greenwood county, vice J. L, Widaman, resigned. n. u. ntti to tte Fanun. Colombia, Special. ? "I have just returned ft fom a rather hurried trip to the West," said Mr. E. D. Smith. "The serious decline in the price of cotton made it of the utmost impor tance that I should get a better per sonal idea of the real situation. "According to the facts gleaned I 'see no:, reason why" those who have spot cotton need be uneasy as to the final outcome of prices. India is prac tically 2,000,000 bales short. America practically 2,000,000 bales shorty ag gregating from these two sections alone 4,000,000 bales less than last year; making a reduct ion of 25 per cent in the world's visible and invis ible supply. . "The spindle capacity this year is far in excess of that of last year. Therefore more cotton is needed. "It is estimated fhat there are be ing consumed at the present rate, about 1,000,000 bales per month. Ac cording to the figures of Mr. Hester there is available, for the balance of the season, a little over 4,000,000. Therefore by the 1st of September the stocks of raw cotton will be prac tically exhausted and no reserve to carry over at all "Confidence in trade is being rap idly restored, money is geting easier, the Southern mills are reported as being practically without cotton, the Northern mills are short of stocks and from all indications and from every standpoint, if the present hold ers of spot cotton are able to hold on somebody will have to pay the P"ce- , ? HWe have learned a valuable les ? S6tf;*n aecfnttit/of the; dependence of so many inducers oin the store* and reduce that dependence thirf *vear by< reducing our obligations foghorn* supplies and fertilizer bills 'ft was delighted with the spirit of chejjjr and determination at every poitn visited. We are becoming, sea soned veterans in the fight for South ern prosperity, and we are learning to use the weapon with skill and ef fectiveness. and in the proportion that we demonstrate our ability in that proportion is the world learning to respect the one-time despised pro ducer." Business Getting Normal. Columbia, Special. ? There are strong indications going to show that tlie principal railroads of the State are enjoying a steady return to a nor mal amount of business. The roads are required by law to file monthly financial statements of business done in the State with the railroad com mission, and while many of these have not been filed for the spring I months, those which have been make i an encouraging showing, and fwts picked up by members of the railroad commission in various parts of t ie State lead the members to confidently believe that not only arc the roads now experiencing a good business throughout the State, but that f?en* erally speaking both the freight and passenger- bnsiness for February of this vear has been greater than the corresponding month of last year, when the wave of prosperity though out the country was at top notch. Neither the Southern nor the Sea board has so far filed reports for the ? sping months of this year. At Oreen I ville, where the Southern proposes to lay off a number of men, the commis sion has information from employes to the effect that while a comparison between the passenger business for Februarv of this year shows a fall ing off of about 10 per cent as com lMred with last year, the freight busi ness is actually larger than last year at this time .according to the road s report for February. Mack Giles Under Arrest. Spartanburg, Special. ? Mack Giles, a young white man who lives at Dray ton mills, was committeed to jail Fri day morning on the serious charge of attempting to make a criminal assault on Mrs. Anna Oault, who, with hor husband, boarded with Giles and his wife. At the time of the alleged at tempted assault Mr. Oault wns out of the city. Governor Heyward Resigns. Columbia, Special. ? At n mcetinp of the directors of fhe Standard Warehouse Company former Gover nor P. C. Hey ward tendered his resig nation as president of (he company, a position which he has held since the company was organized a few years ago. Governor Heyward 's action was taken in order to permit him to de vote his time more largely to his can didacy for the United States Senate. The affairs of the warehouse company are understood to he in excellent con dition. Tillman Improving. Columbia, Special. ? A special from Trenton says that the condition of United States Senator B. R. Tillman is so much improved that he expect* to leave Trenton for Atlanta on Mon day next, where he will undergo treat ment in a sanitarium for several weeks. after which he will go to Eu rope for a complete rent. Tho S*na? tor was so wall that he was able to take a drive in the afternoon He is regarded as steadily improving. MANY LIVES LOST TkbtHNs Mm Leee TMr Utm Whm the Torpedo Boat Destroy* Tiger and the (Mnr Berwick Col lide Off the Bxitth Oouk Portsmouth, Eng., By Cable.? Thirty-six men, including Lieutenant Middleton, the eommender o t the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger, lost their lives in the collision off the Isle of Wight Friday night between that vessel and the British oruiser Berwick. The vessels belong to the Portsmouth division of the British home fleet and were engaged in nig-ht manoeuvres in the ehannel while on their way to Portland. The night was very dark and the Ber wick was steaming slowly. When the destroyer attempted to cross the big cruiser's bow she was caught amidships and cut in half with knife-like precision, sinking almost immediately. The deck crew, who were dressed in heavy oil skins and boots, went down with ? the vessel, not having time to free themselves from these heavy encumbrances. Of the 22 men who were rescued most of them were engineers and stokers, who, having light clothing, were able to keep themselves afloat until boats from other ships, which were im mediately launched, picked them up. The collision occurred at 8:10 o'clock at night. The ships were manoeuvring without lights. #t is believed that several of the men were killed bv the impact. Tugs were dispatched to the scene of the disaster at daylight. The smaller naval vessels were in the midst 'of an attack on their big ger consorts when the disaster oc curred. The entire fleet was under masked lights, and in the absolute darkness the Tiger was suddenly struck square amidships by the Ber wick. The stem of this vessel, to use the words of an eye witness, cut the destroyer in two as if she had been made of paper. The forward half sank instantaneously and the sea became dotted with struggling men. Most of them, however, sank he fore help could reach them. The warships in the immediate vicinity quickly had their boats overboard and the scene of the tragedy was bril liantly illuminated by a concentra tion of searches. After the accident the Tiger floated for a minute or two, just long enough to enable those on board to seize life belts. They threw themselves into the water and were able to keep afloat until picked up. William E. Middleton was on , the bridge at the time of the dis aster and went down with the fore part of the ship. The Tiger had a complement of 59 men and was of 400 tons. A stoker rescued from the Tiger gave a vivid account of the accident. "The Berwick flew up out of the blackness and seemed to fall on us," said this man. "The noise of the impact was not great, but in a few seconds we were ripped in halves. The forward half of the Tiger reared up like a frightenede horse and then sank beneath the waves. The en gineer-lieutenant, who was in the engine room in the after part, shouted:- 'All hands on deck,' but owing to the hissing of the steam and the noice of the engines many of tho stokers could not hear him. When we did realize what had hap pened we made frantic efforts to get on deck. The water was pouring down into the hold in grent torrents and it was all we could do to make our way against it. Everything hap pened with startling suddenness. A minute or two after the collision we were drifting past the Berwick in I lie full glare of the searchlights. The next thing I remember is being dragged into one of the rescuing boats in a semi-conscious condition." Gfrl Adopts Man of 46. Boston, Special. ? Bv (he action of the Superior Court nt Lowell, James Butler, aged 4(5. legally becomes the adopted son of Miss Wilhelmina Crawford, a young woman of 2S. Butler was raised by Miss Craw ford's parents and the girl declares that she entertains a most motherly feeling toward him, despite the dis parity in their years. Negro's Educational Needs. Chicago, Special. ? Educational needs of the negro in the South were described by Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Institute. The meeting was arranged by a com mittee of prominent citizens with a view of forming a permanent organ ization <o encourage interest in the schooling that is given at Tuskegee. Mr. Washington declared that educa tion as a force for the uplift of the negro had not been given n sufficient test to warrant judgment as to its efficiency. Straus at Savannah. Savannah, Oa., Special ? The Twrn ty-fifth anniversary of the Savannah board of trade was celebrated Fri day. The ohisf feature of the cele bration was a largely attended ban auet at -which Sorretnry Ocar S fwus, of the Department of Com tnerce and Labor, was a ffuest and speaker. Other distinguished vifi tors were present and responded tf , toast*. WATSON IS NAMED Popufists Nmc Georgian ftr Presidential CandkfaU WILLIAMS GETS SECOND FLAG! After Two Moray Seasons the Vto'i Party Hoainates Thnua & W?taoa, of OmtiU, u iu BUbA ?rA-Bomr "la tk? Ooalng Oam Hip. . St. Louis, Special. ? For President of the United States, Thomas E. Wat son, of Georgia. For Vice President of the United States, Samuel Wil liams, of Indiana The foregoing ticket was nominat ed Friday by the People's party con vention, after two stormy sessions, during which the Nebraska and Min nesota delegations bolted because they could not procure a po tponment of the convention until after the nom ination had been made by the Demo cratic convention so that the People's party might nominate W. J. Bryan for President, if he were defeated at the Democratic convention. Delegations Bolt. The Nebraska men fought desper ately to the last, snd when Jay W. Forrest, of Albany, N. Y., mounted the platform to place Watson in nom ination they withdrew from the con vention, followed by the Minnesota delegation, which consisted of one man, T. J. Weighan. If Bryan is nominated at Denver the men who walked out of this convention say that they und (be Populists of Ne braska will support him to a man. Debate on the proposal to postpone the convention and the discussion of the phraseology of the money plank of the platform consumed the great er part of the day. The discus sion of the money plank was long, but nil the oratory went for naught as the plank adopted was that recom mended by the resolutions commit tee. The platform was adopted as re ported from the committee on reso ld! ions. At a meeting of the new national committee, Jbmes H. Ferris, of Joliet, 111 Wfcs re-elected chairman and Jay W. Forrest ,of Albany, N. Y., was chosen vice chairman. The platform, after setting forth that the government has been con trolled so as to place the rights of property obove the rights of human ity, and that financial combinations have exercised too much power over Congress, gives the position of the party on finance as follows: "The issuing of money is a func tion of the government and should not be delegated to corporation or individual. The constitution gives to Congress alone the power to issue money and regulate the valued there of. We, therefore, demand that all money shall be issued by the govern ment direct to the people without the intervention of banks and be a full le gal tender for all debts, public and private and in quantities to supply the necessity of the country. We demand that postal savings banks be instituted for the savings of the peo ple." Alien ownership of public lands is opposed, and lands now held by aliens or by corporations which liavs violated the conditions of their grants should be restored to the public do main. Government ownership of railroads is urged on the ground that that pol icy would prevent unjust discrimina tions. Also that in order to per fect the postal service the govern ment of conditions of the wage earn general telegraph and telephone sys tems and provide a parcels post. The platform favors the enactment of legislation looking to the improve ment of conditions of the wage eras ers. demans the abolition of child labor and the suppressing of sweat shops, opposes the use of convict la bor in competition with free labor; denmnds the exclusion from American shores of foreign pauper labor; fav ors the 8-hour day, demands the en actment of nn employer's liability bill within constitutional bounds, de clares that in times of depression when workingmen are thrown into enforced idleness, that works of pub lic improvements should be at onee inaugurated, emphasises the declara tion of the Omaha platform that "wealth belongs to him who creates it .and every dollar taken from labor without n just equivalent is robbery." and opposes gambling in futures. On the subject of injunctions the platform says. "We condemn all unwarranted as sumption of authority of the inferior Federal courts in annulling by in junction the laws of the several States and .therefore, demand of Con gress such legislntion as shall inhibit such usurpation nnd restricting to the Supreme Court of the United States alone ths exercise of this great pow er." To Settle Big Question. Syracuse, N. Y.. Special. ?^ne of the grave problems now confronting the country will be finally settled by a debate between the wind-jammers of Syracuse University and Wesleyan College. The latter will affirm tfce nuestion:' "Resolved, That a%idc rrorf the question of amending the constitution, the Federal government should exereise further control over nuasi-public corporation* doing inter State business. ROAD EXPERT IN STATE Mr. W. L Ipmb ?f the Dtf ifimt of Afrinltm Twit* the Hlgh wiyi of iwkr Ooumty. Sumter, Special ? Mr. W. L. Spoon, road expert of the department of ag riculture, arrived in this eitj to ex amine the roads of 8umter county that he might make a report to the department on the character of work needed in this county. He spent the morning in making an examination under the tutelage of Mr. W. H. Scale the county auperviaoi\ whose con struction work on the famous sand and clay roads is so well and favor ably known. Mr. Spoon was shown what improvements had been made, what 'conditions must be met in im proving those roads where nothing nas beendone and the material avail able for the work. He is now in a position to make a definite and com prehensive report on the character of the work to be done when the gov ernment road outfit visits Sumter county. Mr. Spoon was emphatic in his praise o? the sand and clay roads in this county, which he has inspect ed. He said that they were in the main excellent examples of scientific road building and that with improv ed drainage and a few minor changes in the method of construction there would be nothing for the government road experts to teach the Sumter county officials. He said that some of the roads were the most perfect type of sand and clay highways he had ever seen. The red clay, which is found in quantities in this county, he pronounced the ideal material for this class of work. Mr. Spoon is not informed of the exact time that the road outfit will visit this county, but it wil be here within a few months Cotton 46 Tear* Old. Columbia, Special. ? The history of perhaps the oldest bale of cotton in the State, which is still in a ware house ,at Laurens, presents some in teresting and instructive reflections on the grest question of holding cot ton for advance in price This parti cular bale was grown in the season of 18G2, and three years later was worth 40 cents a pound in gold. As it weighs 444 pounds, it would have brought then $176.G0, which deposit ed in a savings bank at 4 per cent compounded quarterly would now amount to $483.07. At one time in its long history, however, it would have brought only 4 cents a pound, oi less than $20. Today it is worth $44.40. It was recently rebaled and in excellent condition. The bale is the property of the grandson of the lute Henry 'ihmnpson, who frew it iu the war paiod of 1302. Fountain Inn MU1. Fountain Ino, Special. ? The stock holders of the Fountain Inn Man ufacturing Company held their first meeting since the change of manage ment last October, when Messrs. .1. 1). Woodside and John T. Woodside were elected president and treasurer respectively. Over 75 per cent of the stock was represented at t lie meet ing. The capital stock was increased from $200,000 to $300,000. Before adjournment $S0,000 of t lie new issue had heen subscribed. To the mill's present equipment of 10,000 spindles and 100 looms will be added 5.000 spindles of the most improved pat tern and 300 Draper looms for tho manufacture of print cloths. This will necessitate an enlargement of the building. When the addition is completed the mill will discontinue the manufacture of yarn. Arrested For Forgery. Manning, Special. ? January Scott, colored, was arrested here Monday charged with forging the name of Robert Johnson, also colored, to an order for $2") drawn on the Smith Mclvcr company ? ? f < harleston. Scott wrote that he was sick in Manning and needed money. The Smith-Mel vcr company sent the and also wrote l>? .lohuson's sun. telling him of the supposed sickness of his father. Johnson's son then came to Manning and finding that his father had written no such older the two went to .the postoffice :m<l aotified the authorities. When ' went to the office t ?> get the letter i he was arrested and turned over t?> | the police. Johnson then had a war- I rant sworn out for the forger. Amount of Loss About $10,000. Winnsboro, Special. ? Fire broke out Sunday night at 11 o'clock in the ginnery of the Southern Cotton Oil Company. He fore the flames could he cheeked 'he ginnery, seed house and ofll??e and one of the warehouses were destroyed. Seventy-five bales of lin ters in the warehouse were burned, as were also 15 bales of col ton he longing to a colored man named .Jo seph Davin. The loss to the Southern Cotton Oil ( ompany is about $10. 000, which is fully covered by Insur ance. There was no insurance on the cotton belonging to Joseph Davis. "Coal I>rop? at . Knoxvllle." says a Chattanooga Times headline.' Which will Inevitably remind local readers, laments the Richmond Times-Dis patch. of the other Interesting fact tha? tho best coal Is only $:i a ton at the mines. f 1'iiUAllAhM' 1'hUi'liK Andrew Carnegie's Income Is said to be $71,000 a day. President Roosevelt has started A vigorous campaign against anarchists. Prince Lultpold, Regent of Bavaria* celebrated his eighty-seventh birth day. The Duke's name is pronounced " Abbrutsee." Second syllsble ac? cented. Emperor William and the Empress arrived at Venice and were welcomed by King Victor Emmanuel. Rear-Admiral Evans lett the fleet at Magdalena Bay to take California baths as an aid to his rheumatism. Father Peter Chang, the first Chi nese priest to visit America, cele brated mass in a Hoboken Catholic church. The will of James Oliver, wealthy plow manufacturer, offered for pro bate, disposed on an estate of $60, 000,000. Rome society was pained to hear a rumor that Senator Elklns had re jected a proposition to make him an Italian Duke. Chow Tszchi, ex-first secretary of the Chinese Legation at Washington, D. C., sailed from San Francisco on the Manchuria for China. M. Dutuit, who died in Paris In 1902, left a large part of his wealth to all those who could legally claim kinship with him. The court has just rejected the claims of the 747th "friend." When Senator Stephenson, the old Wisconsin lumberman, was a young lumberman he contracted the tobacco habit. About nineteen years ago he "swore off." Now he's smoking ngain. "My! but It tastes good," he says. To Add Fertiliser Plant. (iaffney, Special ? The Victory Cot ton Oil Company, of Gaifney, S. C.f of w'litli Mr. J. N. Lipscomb is the sec retary nnd general manager, arrang ing to install in connection with the woks a fertilizer plant with a daily capacity of from fifty to a hundred tons. It i? Mr. Lipscomb's purpose t > manufacture only a high grade of !?'? >?m1s and to have tbe same on tuo market in time for using it on the iicxt cro*? Big Suit Compromised. Greenville, Special. ? The suit of Mrs. L. Q. 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