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HHBBHHSHHHH Vi' BBr Hr Jq ^./cr Thtrtcon Illili wa will by lovAdjiistinont of - gifjfc ' ol $ ?cor K?tnl> I t?oo to tlrp by stott?, W- ?f 0WUorl/cMl Ac! ffWiWfBln atnotlg IP^^^tuto Wilt Lose Heavily. J ronj)it,iilr-(l writhe State I^HuTpoiiBury commission ihev.nonoan ?Audit Company charge dmon>/ron?; MBditionsof bookkeeping, grots;6" ?Mr?! ??of duty, misapplication of lar/W?wf Wg and loose methods of conde/ o tor W institution. Startling diso?t will.',1, ; m made and tho report ass&on K<'c c ff State lost many tho?san^..^71'"'7 I Tho company says tri?VWith Jypor J t unity of examining roiling bo? dis ? closures dwarfing ?fi?se lusymado would result. It submits a biUrf or $8, 000 for its service). , /'. . ,, Many irregulares and/ rimmali nu. .' 7' /'je. ?:?/ ort, which consista ^.-?w.Hsrm JBL"1 " TllWaWlil For one year d?BpK^a^- -, , aggrcgrate f/?O.oiH) and one booh over $30,000. Illustrating the loose methods tho rep/rt says: UNA^TUOI?ZIOD ENTRIES. "In order t<> illustrate more full.v the extent to which unauthorized en tries were carried, we rrfer in de tail to two entries in journal 1, folio; 123 and f?r $5,000 each, undei date of September Sb, 1906, made for th' purpose of transferring $10,000 from the account of the Car olina Glass Company to the account of the Richland Distilling Company Ita-'pears that on April ll, 1904, th< su''1 ?f $5,000 was paid over to th< pd motto National Bank of Col um ipia for credit of the Carolina Glasi Jj?-Company and that on May 12, 1905 ,gr &n udditianai sum of $5,000 was pair. ff to the bank cited, for a like purpose f These amounts were erroneously pan by the Palmetto National Bank to tin Richland Distilling Company. ''The cash items referred to abov< were charged on the dispensar; books to the Carolina Glass Comp any's account and the wrong appli cation of tho $10,000 was presumab ly discovered by the auditor of tb Carolina Glass Company during tb fall of 1906. A refund from the Rich land Dlotilling Company being unob tamable, the entries mentioned abov were passed on the dispensary hook without the authority, so far as w are able to ascertain, of the prope officials. "The characteristic inattention ar notated above shows that the physi cal condition of the accounts was u unknown quantity to the party o parties responsible for their keeping unresponsible times elapsing befor discovery and adjustment too place." Many of the original invoices ar not on file. The minute book of th board for 1005 has been "misplaced. In a test of the cash receipts of Cor missioner Cr um and Tatum, says ' report, misapplication is clearly ei tarnished. Many items appear t h aye. been intentionally omitted f roi the books and the company's repri sentative asserts that losses reach ii to tens of thousands. AS TO FAHNUM'S ACCOUNTS. The pages of the report are devo ed to the account of the Consumer Beer Bottling Establishment and tl transactions of J. S. Farnum wit the Stute dispensary. "The accoui is badly mixed up, says the repo "and it seems that agreements b tween this establishment and tl board of directors as to the amoui of royalty to be paid the Slate on tl Ibeer sola were changed at intervn I without any records of such chargi " being made. A critical observation of the? ma agoment of transactions carried c fe with this company in successive sta] f es dispels the idea that a fair pro! ^ ever accured to the State out < "-/ the sales and repurchases of beer. "Beer supplied bv this company m dispensers and hotels for account < B the dispensary was hilled to the la w ter institution at prices apparent T agreed upon, although at interva additional invoices wore rendered 1 the dispensary, recharging Sta profits on original purchases reso to the State as herein indicate? That the dispensary officials acquie ced to a refund of State profits shown hv the credits given for tl aditional invoices. No trace of tl authority room v. hieb this acquie ence emanated could be found. ^ FINANCED BY THE STATIC. "The dispensary having abandoi ed these profits or royalties place I the Consumers' Beer Bottling K tablishment in a position to realh a profit on beer obtained at first co from and financed by the South Ca olina State dispensary. "No agreement or contract h I tween the State board of directo and this company could he locate L and it was therefore impossible verify the correctness of the prie \ and terms from which sales and pu I chases originated. "A thorough investigation of th [ account with the means at, hand lea I es no doubt in our minds that th % company and its predecessor fail? \ to carry out the stipulations and co \ ditions governing operations in bei in the State of South Carolina. "We recommend, in tho int re 1 of the State, that tho books and a tf counts of J. S. Farnum and his su B eossors, the Consumers' Boer BJ B tiing Establishment, be subj leted B an examination with a view of di ft closiri) 1 :ie extent of transaction.; u Bi noemi m.- for in the statement! ii . Wa with tho S ate dispensary commi BB sion." ? In the account of tho Atlant ?Beach Hotel, Sullivan's Island, tl ^books showed that, a debit balam BB of $320.95 was closed out on Mart ?31, ?9U5, by transferring same to tl ?account of J. S. Farnum. The su ?cessors to Farnum denied anv knov ? ledge of this account and refused 1 ? pay it. ffl "It would appear that this a ? count, if not settled, had boen nci ?dected fora period ol' nearly thn Hvears prior to its being buried by r ??nauthori/ed transfer, resulting in ?tal loss to the St atv." 1 DUE POR CONSTABULARY, ? At the close of business on Pel ?sary 10, 13 comities m the Sta' wed to the State dispensary $25 -~~-^JK?MIKWW?- -W .?-*?!<?. Mor,RiiTrscotci,s?F F?ii mm M?NWY* ?AllltlK?> OlilMM. Murd? T>im<td by Found limier ? Floor. .on?y which wa? ?he cause of a brutal murder seven years ago was found a few day? ago by a carpenter who was tearing up a floor in the old Harvey mansion, iivo miles east of Wheeling, W< Va. Thu money/safe ly enclosed in a strong box, amount ed to !f.l 1.000. Col. Jamey Harvey, a wealthy retired farmer, was the vic tim of murderers who entered his home with the object of stealing thc money which was tho purchase price | < of a farm ho had sold. Two men with f criminal records were arrested, con victed on circumstantial evidence and hanged for the crime. A. S. Hell, who purchased the farm and all of its effects claims that under the contract the $11,000 belongs to him. Missionary Nial ir. Mutilated boyond recognition, the body of Miss Agnes Templeton, the only white woman missionary of the Baptist Indian mission, at Valverde. Rio Avriba county, N. M., was found in a grove near vhe schoolhouse in that place. Miss Templeton was working under the Baptist Mission? ary board in New York city. Her predecessor, a woman, was murder ed in a similar manner. Either Mex icans or Indians are supposed to have committed the murder, which is re ! ported to have been preceded by a I criminal assault. Ono man is; under THE chances now are that Roose velt and Bryan will be the opposing candidates in the next presidential election. Bryan will win. BRYAN was given an ovation by the Democrats on the iloor of the House on Monday when ho visited that body. Bryan is a true blue Democrat, and will always find a warm welcome among real Democrats. THE Baptist Church is a great fac tor in the upbuilding of thc State materially and morally, and Orange burg appreciates the privilege of en tertaining the convention of that great church. The delegates are wel come, thrice, welcome, to our hearts homes. THE Newberry Observer says 'Col. William Jennings Bryan may never be president, but he has fur nished to the American people an ex ample of fidelity to principle, fear lessness in advocating them, and un blemished private and political in tegrity, that is entire too rare nowa days." That is a handsome, but de served, compliment. 490.15 on account of constabulary service. This amount is based upon the enforcement of section 7 of the Brice law in counties which voted out the dispensary under that act According to the report but > counties have made the levy necees sary to place funds with thc State treasurer for the purpose of dis charging their obligations to the dispensary in this particular. The I counties of 'Bickens and Newberry .lave settled their indebtedness, amounting to $2,549.16, leaving $22,941.78 due by eleven counties. A balance of $6.60 against John Black, former member of the hoard of directors, represents a charge on j December 21, 1900, for one ton of (coal, the collection of which is con tingent on a counter claim made by John Black for mileage and per diem allowance of $4 per day for live days on a trip to Peoria, III., in Decem ber, 1906. "This matter rests with the com mission for such action as may be deemed necessary," states the re port. CLAIM AGAINST CHARLESTON. Several pages in thu report are devoted to tho account of the city of Charleston. It is set forth that $6 361.55 is the amount of profits witeheld from the city of Charles ton. Against this claim upon the dispensary there is a counter claim of $7.678.68 against, the city. Of this latter claim, $5,462.78 repre sents I he expenses incurred hy the Sdate dispensary resulting from the difficulty between Wi der.-, and State constables, The remainder of the charge, $2,515 90, represents the ex penses of the constabulary force in the city of Charleston from July 18, 1901, to October 9, 1901. The account as adjusted shows that the city of Chareston is due the State dispensary $1,317.13. Says the report: "Practically all purchases made hy thc dispensary over a period of five years came un der our observation in the course of our examination, revealing the fact that the privileges stipulated were not as a rule adherred to in the set tlement of accounts, practically in regard to the purchase of high grade liquors. "Regaugescertified toby United States gangers were obtainable at all times and any looses or gains dis closed should have been promptly brought to the notice of shippers either in the shape of a claim for or shortage credit, memorandum, tis the ease might he. "Judging from the losses shown by regauges taken and coming un der our observation, notably on liq uors purchased of the Richland Dis tilling Company, Clarke Brothers & Co., and others, il is evident that a great saving would have been affect ed to the State had this matter re ceived the attention of dispensary officials. "A large percentage of the low grade bu'k liquors purchased in re cent j ears were b< tight of the Rich land Difttiiinig Comp iny, which compartv received settlement on a ba is of r? ca ge. CPAOTIC BOOKKBiflPINfl. "Tho bookkeeping afYalrt of the South C trotina State dispensary dur ing the years 1905 and 19o0 were in ?i position ol' abji cf confusion, which chaotic state is lefieotoil in the nom inal earnings recorded for the fiscal /ear ended November 30, 1906, in which year the hooks show a net i.i JOme of less (hun 1 percent on sales approaching $2,600.000, "The enormous quantity of pur chase invoices which were omitted 'rom the hooks (hiring the year 1906 i large percentage of which has lever been passed through tho books ndicates thai cish disbursements vere made without knowledge of tonditions or regard to consequen ts, The failure to enter invoices avering purchases does not appear o have caused any delay in the pay nent rr acceptance of drafts drawn igainst. thc institution." u. ?outh Carolina Next to Massachu setts In Cotton Manufacturo. Cold Statistics of tho United Slates Cousus Reveals th? Above Fact*, The cold statistics of tho United1 States census bureau frequently re veal some wonderful things. Among these, in a bulletin just issued, isl that South Carolina ranks second in the number of cotton spindles in the j United States, being exceeded only by Massachusetts, and that during I the past year South Carolina actual ly increased the number of spindles I more than 150,000. This interesting bulletin says: Massachusetts exceeds every other State in the number of cotton spin dles, haying 9,158,389, or 34 per cent of the total; South Carolina ranks second, with 3,609,969, or 13 per cent, and North Carolina third, with 2, 981,386, or 10 per cent, Rhode Island has fourth placo, Georgia fifth, New Hampshire sixth and Connecticut seventh. Massachusetts increased its number of active spindles during the year by 307,443, or 3.5 per cent of the total for the State, while in Kvtfw Carolina the Increase amount ed to 262.652, or ll p^r cent. The increase in South Carolina was more than 450,000 and in New York near ly 100,000. According to Table 3 there were 1,141,661 cotton spindles, exclusive of renewals, added during the year, thus indicating no cessation in the progress of the industry. How ever, the net increase in the total number of spindles for the year is 1,127,734. This apparent discrepan cy is accounted for by the fact that a few plants were dismantled or abandoned, and to the reduction of the spindle capacity in others. In its annual investigation relative to the cotton industry the bureau makes no endeavor to segregate frame and mule spindles; but if the proportion between these spindles as returned at the census of 1905, when this was done, be applied to the stat istics of active spindles in 1907 the ligures would he 20.427,395 frame and 5,947,896 mule. In addition to the spindles design ed primarily to spin cotton, 751,251 have been returned as consuming cotton mixed with other fibres. The States which load in the manufac ture of woollen and knit goods na turally lead in the number of these spindles. Of the total number re ported, 137.190, or 21 per cent, were returned from Pennsylvania; 110, 862, or 17 per cent, from New York; 70,462 from Massachusetts, 52,630 from Connecticut, and smaller num bers from several other States. Massachusetts leads in the con sumption of cotton with 1,253,856 bales or 35 per cent of the total for 1907, followed by North Carolina with 14 per cent, while South Care lina takes third place with 13 per cent. The fourth position is held by Georgia with ll percent; New Hamp shire takes fifth, Alabama sixth, and New York seventh. As stated above, a comparison on the basis of active soindles gives some of the States a slightly different rating. Although Massachusetts increased its cotton spindles by more than 300,000, the quantity of cotton consumed increas ed less than 20.000 bales. If the stat istics for South Carolina be examin ed in a similiar manner it will bj found that the quantity of cotton consumed during the year is 5,705 bales less, while the number of spin dles operated increased more than 150,000. This would indicate a sig nificant tendency during the year to spin finer counts, provided, of course, that the conditions prevailing in the two years were similiar and the spin dies were operated in like manner. In tho mills of the cotton g-owing States 970,039 spindles were report ed as having been idle throughout the year, which is (5(5 per cent of the idle spindles returned for the emir.; country. While the scarcity of labor is largely responsible for this condi tion throughout the country, it ap pears more pronounced in the cotton growing States However, as stated elsewhere, a considerable number of the spindles returned as idle from the cotton growing States were not in fact idle throughout the year, but were new, and bad only been install ed a short time. ItOIUtlOltS IX FLORIDA. There Scorns to He Several Gangs of Huf o I Mowers. At Hawthono, Kia., professional burglars dynamited tho large ??nv hi tho store of F\ .). Hammond Thurs day night, tho explosion Betting tire to tho store, destroying tho building and ii largo stock of goods, only two boxes of Oranges bollig saved. The force of the explosion tore away the outside door of the safe, hut'not the portion where a lingo amount of money was held, therefore t he burg lars secured nothing. From the Hammond store, and while citizens were tight lng the fire, the burglars entered the store of Webb Sr. Har nett, where they secured a small amount of ensh. lutv.w DISCUSSION Mtoss.w;IC On Some Important Questions it Kx presses His Views. Mr, Bryan was reluctant to discuss President Roosevelt's message to congress, saying that, he had not had mflloiont time to road lt through, ile iov/ovor, commented freely on sev eral of the moat Important Issues ind gave President Roosevelt credit 'or Introducing an original proposi on in suggesting thc appropriation >f Campaign funds by the govern neut, "I hopo," said he, "that il will bo maoted Into law." On Importan rjuestions Mr. Bryan's dciis colinde ?villi the lexi of the IlOSSng?. Ile IS Strictly in accord \iih tho president concerning postal avlngi banks and pttarantoed banks. Humed tn Death. The Catholic. Convent, academy nonasiary and church In Covington, iii., were desi royed by fire Satur? ay. The priest, lost his lifo lu the am08. The loss is over $100,000. Killed hy Cot toil Thieves. Jo thro Jones, au aged farmer of VhitCburg. On., was assassinated on alurday night. He was watching or cotton thieves and was shot by ne of them. CArTURftjS ?U?U Mite il \l How a Plucky Little Woman Savor ! j V Her Valuables. Mrs, Theresa Cal?n? Finds Note<l Crook In Hov llorac, Turns Hhyi Over to Police and Faint?. Mrs. Theresa Calo?o ehnsed a bin - glar down two flights of stairs in her home, No..74 Elder street, Williams burg, Wednesday evening and capj turcd him af ter a struggle. Then shje handed him over to a policeman. Admiring neighbors who called offer congratulations marvelled at the pluck of the pretty, slendeV young woman. They marvelled the more when they heard that the man was a desperate crook and that he h&d been released only recently af ttV serving a two years1 term at Sing Sing Prison. ? . Mrs. Calo?? is the wife of Joseph Calo?o, a well-to-do commission mer chant. She is twenty-eight years of age, and is much admired for he beauty. When she returned at 6:30 o'cloc' from a shopping trip she was suij prised that her rooms were lighttjd up. She found every jet burning lb the dining room. Hearing a rustling in the next roon!*, she entered. A man, kneeling/on tne floor, was packing articles he had taken from a dresser into a bag. She; had not made the least noise, and lie , went on with his work, unconscio ? of her presence. j "What are you doing here?" she demanded. Tho startled burglar looked up. sprang to his feet and dashed into the parlor. The door leading from that room to the hall was locked. The man darted back again toward the dining room. Mrs. Calo?o hal preceded him but, before she could lock the dining room door, he ha\l overtook her. ? She grappled with him, but the man struck her in the face, andi shaking himself loose, ran along th?? hall to thc stairway and down to tte ground floor. Mrs. Calo?o, unmindful of the blow she had received, followed eios? at his heels. In the ground floor hal), she tripped him by interposing her foot as he was springing for the front door. He recovered his balance, and then she hit him a blow that sent him spin ning backward. The burglar retreat? ed to the back end of the hall. Fear ing he would go down to the base ment and escape, the plucky woman cornered him and again grappled with him. . Then ensued a struggle that took them from one end of the hall to the 1 other. The man gradually edged his way to the front door and manage1! to get it open, Ile dragged Mrs. Calo?o through it to the front step, and was about to make another effort to jerk himse loose when the policeman approa/i ed. He relieved Mrs. Calo?o of *a>" prisoner, and she sank, almost faint ing, on the doorstep. There she was found by neighbors, who, strange to say, had not heard her cries during the strugglo in thy* hall. At least they had not respond ed. y Mrs. Calo?o had a bruise on right cheek. The thief hud piHeiJclm all of the silver and also all the Hbs? jewelry he could find in the hou<H:\ ' At the Ralph avenue police station the man gave the name of Matthew Endrick. He said he was thirty eight years old, and hud no home. The police recognized in him and old offender. JUSTICIO Prower seems sorry to have caused trouble, but he is not going to take it back. He said the president was playing a game of "hide and seek" with the nomina tion, and adds that that is exactly what he meant. While we think it in had taste for a judge to criticise the President as justice Prower did, we think he sized up Teddy just about right. 1\\I01 MONIA CIOHMS. Homo IlhUs to People I?OW to Avoid tho Disueno. The Chicago Herald saya tho health department bogan its last weekly bulletin with tho aphorism;: "Too much fresh air ls just enough -to prevent pneumonia." After quoting some excellent authorities on tho need of fresh air, lt Concluded Its advice on this subject hy saying: "Ventilate, ventilate, ventilate--In doors and out -outdoors by living in tho opon air as much as possible." These aro days when pneumonia threatens all poisons who do not '.alto reasonable precautions against lt. Tho pneumonia germ ls Always with us, hut it gets better opportunities for work under climatic conditions than under others. When the days come that people shut themselves up Indoors with closod windows instead of Rooking tho frosh air tho pneumon ia gorm finds its victims. It ls a .simple thing to escapo the peril of pneumonia. One (loos not riced to avoid hard work, hut one must avoid exhaustion from exces sive exertion without proper relaxa tion, whether that exertion comos through work or through dissipa tion. One must avoid BO far as pos sible close packed gatherings of mon and women In ill-ventilated halls. If oms has por for CO to stay awhile in Such a gathering, ?. vigorous use of . ho lungs In'jLho fresh ail Immediate ly afterward should not be omitted. Thc commissioner of health him sell took a two-hour walk In the rain the other (lay and finished it ut a meeting tn a public hall. Rome om regretted that he should lia ve ox pos ed himself to pneumonia so reckless ly in the rain and his answer was that two hours of open air under the worst conditions was loss dangerous than fifteen minutes In tho hall ho was In. The story lias a moral to be remembered. Wants to be Judge. lOx-Senator Hebert Aldrich, SOU if tho old judge of (hat name and .oufdn of the younger judge, and -Senator Halos, both of Barnwell county and C. BJ. Sawyer of Al.lOn svlll be candidates for the vacancy rn tho bench caused by tho roslgna lon of Judge .lames Aldrich. Wanted to Lynch Him. A negro near Columbus, Qa,, came M>ry near being lynched by his own aco for annulling a colored woman. ?ANY CHANGES MADE. If here the Preachers of the South Carolina Conference Ure Sent by tho Bishop for tho Next Year.--Several Presiding Elders .Seut Into tho Pastorate. A dispatch says the closing day tt tho South Carolina Conference, viiich met nt Gaffney last week and idjournod on Monday, will bo long emomberod by tho Methodists In louth Carolina. It woe expected hat thero would be many changes In ho Conference, hut tho Bishop hand Hi OUt a number of surprises. Ho 'ore reading tho appointments the Jishop* made a talk, setting forth his oason for making ohanges. He said that no one was reduced jocauso of inefficiency, but because do bel loved in rotation of the min sters both ns to place and ofllco. Hu thought it right that presiding eldorB diould go hack into tho past?rate md mako some now sermons and ?toy with their families. Seven of the old presiding elders were seato Into tho pastorato and seven new DUOS were appointed. All the old presiding elders who hod been In Dfllco four yoars and over were eup orseded by now ones. Tho Iiishop said ho had had all the experiences of tho pastorate and was not giving any appointments which ho himself had not had. Ills talk was woll received. The Conference wat? In a spiritual condition, having just held an experience meeting. There wore songs and witnessing, and when tho Bishop arose to read the appoint ments tho body was In n tender mood. The Bishop begged all to toko thoir work without complaint and do the best work of their lives. Tho appointments are os follows: Anderson District. Presiding elder, A. J. Cauthen. St. John's, P. B. Wells, West End, J. M. Lawson, Orrsvlllo, S. C. Morris, Autrevlllc, Wm. Ruff, Clemson College, I. H. Graves. Donald's, F. W. Henry, Lowndtsvllle, O. M. Abney, McCormick, J. M. Friday. Mount Carmel, J. W Balley, Pelzer, E. P, Oreen, Pendleton, J. F. Anderson, Starr, G. F. Harmon, Jr., Walhalla and Seneca, J. C. Younge Townvllle, C. L. McCain, Walhalla Mission, J. S. Snighton. Westminster, R. R. Doyle, Williamston circuit, R. C. Boul ware, Williamston and Bolton, R. L. Holl royd, G. T. Harmon, supernumerary. C. D. Mann, supernumerary, Charleston District. Presiding Bider, W. I. Herbert. Allendale station, H. B. Browne, Appleton, J. T. Peeler, Beaufort and Port Royal, A. B. Wat Bon, Bethel Circuit, C. W. Burgess, Black Swamp, J. E. Beard, Charleston: Bethel, M. W. Hook, Trinity, Peter Stokes, Spring Street, G. P. Wntson, Cumberland, S. T. Creech, Mount Pleasant, to be supplied, Rrhardt, T. L. Bolvln, . , Hampton, J. W. Elkins, Hondersonvillo, J. M. Collins, Ridgeland, J. R. Copeland, Round O, T. D. Vaughan, Smoak's, J. R. Sojourner, South Hampton, W. D. Patrick, Walterboro, J. L. Daniel, Young's Island, B. G. Vaughan. Cokeslmry District. Presiding Elder, J. C. Ropor. Abbeville, J. W. Arial, Butler. \V. P. Way. Cokeslmry, F. E. Dibble, Greenwood: Main Street, M. B. Kelley. Greenwood and Abbeville Mills, G. R. Whitaker, Kimmi's, J. P. Boyd, Newberry Central, J. W. W?lling, Newberry, O'Neal Street and Mol lohon, .1. T. Miller, Newberry Circuit, A. H. Best, Ninety-Six, E. T. Hodges, Parksville, E. F. Scrogglna, Phoenix, J. E. Strickland, Prosperity, H. W. Whitaker, Princeton, J. L. Ray, Vordory, W. E. Wiggings, Walterboro, O. L. Durant, Whitmiro, F. Speer, Lander College, J. O. Wilson. Columbia District. Presiding Elder, J. W. Daniel. Aiken, W. .1. Snyder, Batosburg, .?. S. Beasley, Bath, W. S. Meyers, Columbia : Washington Street, H. W. nays, Main Street, A. N. Brunson, Green Street, B. It. Turnlpseed, Granby, L L Bedenbaugh, Brookland, J. K. McCain, Edgewood, C. E. Peel, Edgefleld, L. I). Gilesple, Fairfield, .1. I. Spinks, Gilbert, O. N. Roundtree, Granlteville, J. N. Wright, Johnson, B. O. Guess, Leesville, M. M. Brabham, Lexington, A. L. Leslie. r Lexington Fork, J. C. Holley, i North Augusta, J. L. Stokes, Ridgeway, J. R. Innblnet, Wagener, D. R. Ruff, Langley, E. A. Wayne, Col umhin College, W. W. Daniel, Epworth Orphanage, W. B. Wbar on, Pain College, G. W. Walker, Assistant. Sunday-school editor, I/. '\ Beatty, Conference missionary secreta! ?<:s, t. H. Browne and P. F. Kllgo. Florence District. Presiding elder. P. F. Kllgo. Bennettsvllle, R. IO. Turnlpseed, Bennettsvllle circuit, W. P Mead? :WS. f Bennettsvllle and Borea, W. Quick, Bi ightsviiie, p. B. Ingra ham, Cartersvllle, H. Etheridge, Cheraw, B, G. Murphy, Choraw circuit, F. 8. Hook, Chesterfield, .T. J. Stephenson, Clyde. J. B. Welldon, ' Darlington, Trinity, M. L. Banks, Darlington circuit. J. H. T. Major. ; Florence, R. H. .Iones, . Hallsville, A. T. Dunlap, ? Jefferson, W. H. Pony, Lamar, .1. L Tyler, Liberty. I). H. Everett, Marlboro, R. A. Rouse, McColl station. G. C. Leonard. South Florence, w. c. (Heaton, Timmonsvillo, jg, v,. Mason. ? Greenville District. Presiding Elder, W. M. Dunucan. Clinton, W. H. Hodge?, Ea*loy? C. B. Sums, Fountoiu Inn, 0. H. Waddell, Gray Court, H. M. DuBose, < Greenville: Buncombe street, W. A. Massebeau St. Paul's J. L. Horley. Hampton avenue, A. Id. Driggera, West Greenville and Monohon, W. B. Justus, 1 Sampson and Poe. J. N. Isont, Greenville circuit, J. P, Attaway, , Greer's, J. A. Cook, , Laurens, First Church, J. D. Grout, . Laurens circuit, A. A. Merritt, North Plckens, S. P. McCarty, Picketts, N. G. Ballenger, Piedmont, 8. T. Blackman, South Greer, J. J. Huggins, Travelers' Rost, J. R. Welker, WoBt Bosley, D. J). Jones. "Minion District. Presiding elder, E. Q. Watson. Blenheim, J. E. Rushton, Biitton'o Neck, R. A. Brock, Brownville, C. M. Peeler, Bucksville, G. P. Penny, Centenary, J. C. Counts, Conway, C. E. Edwards, Conway circuit, J. C. Davis, Clio, F. H. Shuler, Dillon. W. C. Kirkland and J. A. Campbell, superan. Gallivants, W. G. Kelley, Latta, H. R. Mills, Latta circuit, W. II. Baker, Little Rock, W. C. Owen, Loris, E. G. Gibson, Marlon, J. W. Kllgo. Marion circuit. J. H. Montgomery. Mullins, W. L*. Walt, Mullins circuit, D. Tiller, North Mullins, A. McFarlaue, Waccamaw, G. W. Godbred. Conference secretary education, W C. Kirkland. Orungcburg District. Presiding elder, C. D. Smith. Bamberg station and mills, T. C. llorbort and S. W. Dunner, Branchville, E. H. Bockhara, Barnwell, R. A. Younge, Cameron, A. C. Walker, Blackville station, J. D. Traywlck, Edisto. L. E. Wiggins. Elloree, J, W. Neely. Fort Motto, J. H. Manly, Providence circuit, E. A. Wilkes, Norway, J. A. Graham, Orangeburg, St. Paul's, L. P. Mc Gee. Orangeburg Mills, N. F. Jackson, Orangeburg circuit. G. W. Davis, Orange, M. F. Dukes, Rowesville, A. H. Phillips. ' Sprlngneld, G. W. Dukes. St. Matthews, J. H. Thacker, Swansea, G. R. Shaffer. Rock Hill District. Presiding elder, R. E. Stackhouse. Blackstock, H. L. Singleton, Chester, D. M. McLeod, Chester circuit, A. E. Holler, East Chester, S. M. Jones, East Lancaster, E. M. McKisslck, Fort Mill. W. M. Owen, Hickory Grove, 3. D. Bailey, Lancaster, W. A. Fairey, Lancaster circuit, W. C. Wynne, Lancaster and Chester mills, F. E. Hodges. North Rock Hill, W. A. Beckham. Richburg, W. S. Martin. Roek Hill, St. John's. T. C. O'Dell. West Main Street, J. M. Rogers, Manchester, to bo supplied, Rock Hill circuit. W. H. Arial. Van Wyck, C. P. Carter. Winnsboro, Henry Stokes, Yorkville, H. J. Cauthen and S. A. Wobber, supernumerary, York circuit, H. B. Hardy. Hpurtnnburg District. Presiding elder, M. L. Carlisle, Belmont, W. W. Williams, Blaeksburg, C. C. Derrick, Buffnlo und Bethel, B. M. Robert son. Clifton und Cowpons, R. W. Hum phries, Canipobello, E. S. Jamos, - Cherokee, J. T. McFarlano, Enoree, J. C. Chandler, Gaffney, Dufors street, S. B. Hur por, Gaffney, Limestone street, I. N. Stone, Gaffney circuit, T. B. Owen, Jonesville, E. P. Taylor, Kelton, J. A. White, Pacolot, T. J. White, Roldsville, J. H. Moore, Santuc, W. L. Gault, Spartanburg, Bethel, M. Dargan. Spartanburg, Central, R. S. Trues dale and W. S. Stokes, supernuniary, Glendale, W. H. Polk, linnean and Saxon, J. T. Fowler, City mission, J. W. Shell, Union, Grace, D. W. Keller. Union, Creon street, J. G. Farr, Wofford College, flnaucial agent, R. A. Child, South Carolina Advocate editor, S. A. Nettles. Inman, II. L. Powell. Hingst ree District. Presiding elder. J. E. Carlisle. Cade's, H. F. Bryan, Cordesville, W. T. Bedenbaugh, | Cypress, J. IO. Carter, St. George circuit, T. J. Clyde, Duncan, T. E. Morris, West End, W. II. Murray. Oreeleyville, T. E. Pedler, Grover, B. W. Barber, Harleyvllle, J. P. Inabtnot, Harper's. W. II. Thrower, Johnsvllle, L. Mulllnix, Klngstree, J. E. Muhaffey, Lake City, S. J. Bethea, McCleallnnvlllo, E. K. Moore, Pinopolls, J. P. Winnln?ham, Rldgeville, H. C. Mouzon, Rome, W. S. Goodwin, Salters, W. T. Patrick, Snmplt, J. O. Carroway, St. George, J. W. Steadman, Scranton, W. S. Henry, Summerville, M. Auld. Sumter District. Presiding Older, Waddy T. Duncan. Bethany, T. W. Munnerlyn, Bishopville, P. A. Murray, Camden, C. C. Herbert, Heath Springs, R. E. Sharpe, Jordan, S. H. Booth, Kershaw, o. A. Jeffcoat, Lynchburg, S. O. Cantey, Manning, D. A. Phillips, New Zion, IO. 1'. Unison, Oswego, D. 11 neks, Pinewood, J. II. Noland, Providence, W. H. Gibson* Richland, C. S. Polder, St. John and Rombert, L. L. Inabi uet, Sumter, First Church. W. D. Dun can, Sumter, Magnolia Street, J. H. Wilson, Summerton and St. Paul's station, ].). Oi .luin:,, Watoroe, W. H. Barnes. Transfers, W. H. Hardin Little Rock Conference, W. A. Betts, Louis iana Conference. Killed by Policeman. John T. Werner, of Plckens coun ty, was killed Saturday lu Central by Pol leeman Attnway. Worner hod boon arrested the day hofore by tho policeman and when ho got but he hegnn abusing bia and a flghl re sult od. Joneerni?* tho Methodist church, South, la Sont i, Carolin?. Tho following sro th* figures of uomhershlp. property, anti such, os eud near the close of the' sesBlon: Local preaohero (not including mern hers of the conference J1 77; tnombors, 85,084. Total 85.161. Infants haptisetl, 1,886. Adults baptised, 2,072. Epworth Leagueus, 51; members, 1,701.. 8uuday schools, 681; teachers, 4, 813, scholars, <4,012. Raised for worn out preachers, their widows and orphans, $10,488, 49. Contributed for missions: Foreign, $21,813.51; domestic, 816,454.49. For church extension, $6,887.10. American Bible Society, $630.4 8. Paid to presiding" elders, $22,582. 10. Paid to pastors in charge, $174? 961.07. For bishops, $3.069.56. Number of church societies (or ganizations) 775; houses of worship, 764. Value of houses of worship, $1, 412,300. Indebtedness on sume, $41,049. Number of pastoria! oharges, 23 5; number of parsonages, 190. Value.of parsonages, $802,525. In debtedness, $14,219,50. Number of districts, 12; district parsonages, 9. Value of parsonages, $50,000. Indebtedness, $1,800. Number of churches damaged by fire or storms, D. Amount of dam age, $2,113. Insurance carried, $509,983.50. which was a very larg? one, the hng Number of schools und colleges, 6. Value, $573,000. Endowment, funds, $115,560. WAR COMBS HIGH. Russia sont a draft for $24,300, 000 to Japan on the 24th, in payment of tho last portion of the debt incur red in her disastrous war to gobble up Hanchurla, and Incidentally, an nex cortaln parts of tho Japanese empire. The draft was to cover tho cost of caring for Russian prisoners taken by the victorious Japanese. The first bill for this was $75.000, 000, but this was offset in part by a Russian bill of some $40,000,000 for the maintenance of Japanese prisoners. FRECKLES, As well 3 Snnbnrn, Tan, Moth, Pimples and Chaps, are cured with Wilson's Freckle Cure. Sold and guaranteed by druggists. ?Oc. Wilson's Fair Skin Soap 26 I cts. I. R. Wilson & Co., Mfgrs. and Props. 6? and 65 Alexander street, ( Charleston, S. C.When ordering dl j rect mention your druggist. THE ON in Columbia, South Carolina, ma thing in the Machinery Supply Write us for prices before p! COLUMBIA SUPPLY On corner opposite Seaboard i LOOK FOR TH! It moans that we are manufacture and sales agents for complete F . Plants, in steam or gasoline, .S ary and Portahle Boilers, Sa1 Edgers Planers, Shingle, Ln and Corn Mills and nnythl chlnery. Our stock is prices are right and om autoed. . Write for GIBBES MACHINERY COMPANY 1 hsve find several y all other kinds ofveget planta, Collard plants, an I now have ready lo follows: Early Jersey V and henderson Successl< cties to ?ll experienced the open air near salt > Prices: ?1.00 (or 500 pl sand, 5,000 to 9.0C0 at $ thousand. We have spei this point. All orders w money with orders. I v will save the charges for r Other plants wilt bo prompt and personal atti . trial ordcri 1 guarantee B. J. DONALDSON, Wakefield and Succession tuce, and large type Csull'.o best growers in the world. W stock for 20 years, and il 's safe to tainable. They have successfully si ?honil, ?nd?rerelied on by the most pi South. We guarantee full count Jnd itt PRICES: Cabbage ?nd l ettuce f. o. b. Ye per thousand; 5 to 0,600 at $1.25 per thoi Cauliflower. $.VM per thousand, quantities Write your name and expr?s: W. R, HAST, B References: Enterprise Dank, Charlei tfflf 111 lilli i -- LArg? Whit? Iron Bed Beautiful S6 Inches h Floor Oil Cloth, pe LION FUN Ooah or Credit. L/vrge I'f eorntftd rtr\f ????..?, Hall lAino $4LM COLUMJb ? Newly Married Cpiiplo Slain by ? Tramp. tying fae? downward i:; ppoia vf blood, the bodies of Mr. and M ra, VanWyuklo, a newly married couple, were found on tho floor of their cabin at Fairport, a maali hamlet. east of MuBcatlno, Iowa, Thursday. Thoy were attacked while asleep and kUled by a heavy club. Harry Jone?, an adventurer and tramp, who was seen carrying a heavy club on the afternoon preceding tito murdor and visited tho VanWyuklo home Tuesday night, was found guilty of tho dou ble murder at tho Inquest, and a poBse Immediately organized und made a search of the entire neighbor hood. How io Cur? Rheumatism. The cause of Rheumatism and kin dred dh-eases is an excess of urie acid tu Hie blood. To cure this terri ble disease the acid must be expelled and the system so regulated that no more acid will be formed in exces sive quantities. Rheumatism la AW Internal disease and .requires an in? ternal remedy. Rubbing with oils and liniments will not cure, afford.') only temporary relier at best( causes you to deluy the proper treatment, and al lows th? malady to get a firmer hoi* on yon. Liniments may ?ase the pal?, but they will no more euro Rheuma tism th MI paint will chango the fibre of rotten wood. I Science has at last discovered n I perfect and complote cure, whloh ie oalled Itheumacide. Tested in hun dreds of cases, it has effected th? j most marvelous cures; we believe lt 'will cine you. Rheumacld? "gets at tho joints from the inside," swoops tho p< isons out of the system, tones up the stomach, regulates the liver and kidneys and makes you well al) over. Rheumaelde "strikes the root of the disease and removes its cause." This splendid romedy is sold by drug gists and dealers generally at 60o. and $1 a bottle. In tablet form at 25c. and BOc. a package. Qet a bottle today; delays are gonorous. adv OFFERED WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLE. Ko natter how limited yonr mean? or edt? pallon, u yon desire a thorough buslnasa train* tag nm Kood position,write 'or our ?KBAT H ALP RATB OFPKl*. Bnccoi?. tndep'ndenco ?nd probable FOR? TU NE irnarantecd. Don't delay; writ? to-day. The OA -ALA. DUS. COLLEGE. Macon, dot Pl .NOS AND ORGANS FOI? THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE ARE FACTORY AGENTS and represent, only the best Pianos and Organs, that will last a life time. Wrlto ot once for our liberal terms and Special prices. MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE, Columbia, S. C. IJY nor SE king o npeclalty of handling every one. lacing order elsewhere. ' CO.. Columbia, S. O. Ur Line Passenger Station. ETRADEMARK ors ,??CMA,V .owcr talion* .v Mills, til, Stave lng in Ma large, our V goods guar Free Catalog. , : Box 80, Columbia, S. O Mfjll |ij ii a N I Ml I cars experience in growing Cabbage plants ?nd able plant-, '.ir thc tudc, vii: Bec! plants, Onion d Tomato plants, r shipment Sect plants and Cabbage plants at Wakefields, Charleston l,argc Type Wakefields, 3ns. Thea* being thc best known reliable vari* lr-.:ck fern ers. These plants are grown out in vater and s,.il stand severe cold without injury, ant*. In lots of I,Of' to 5,000 at fl..10 per thou 1.25 per tr.iusind, 10.COO ind over at 11.00 per -?al low Kv.-ress rates on vegetable plants from ill bc shipped C. O. I), unless you prefer sending .m:!.i ad vis% lending money with order*. You cturning the ?, O. O'*, ready in February. Your orders will hay arion. When In need of Vegetable n' B've m' i satisfaction. Address?" * _?, " MECCETT, S. C? ;ST R THE SOUTH i Cabbage, Sig lloston Let wer. Crown from ?teds of the c have Worked diligently on our i say (hat to-day they ire the beal ob. ood the most severe tests of sold and ominent growers nf ?very section of the e arrival of all goods (hipped by express, lung's Island. 500 fur 11.00; I td 5,000 at 91.50 is nul; 10,000 and over at $1.00 per thousand in propoition. ? office plainly and nuil orders to NTRRPRISE, S. C. ston, S. C.; Postmaster, Enterprise, &. C. aaaaaMMaiMTiiiiaMM ?? ummmmum?mM*mm ?AKEFIELl? VST /ARlV iRiarx rx UE FREE! Igh Alarm Clock, large als?, nickel.ego