The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 19, 1903, Image 1
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VOL XVII.
P* IIKAHI Mi FOR
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Chief Justice Pope Conti wa*
ter of Irremilaril
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THE AFFIDAVITS FOR ' ?,!t,
i Jt
llolizoiibacli ot r;<in?n<K ''' ?'
llimrhiK a Conv?i Hati(
it (
Senate. The Ih'I'i'Ti
No II-Defense 1*1
()n a motion mule l>
Justice Pope at Newberr. . voj
day by Solicitor Tlnirm M
part of the prosecution,
on the application for bj '
11. Tillman, charged w [(ls,
was postponed until Tbur J
stant, when it will be h-I tlox
preme court room in Colt ,
. , ibro
motion was sustained oil 111 i!
that counsel for defense tt'eec
mltted to State's counsel Mist
presented last Thursday ^
counsel therefore had no
I 4.
for reply. KoIIowIuk at Zoni
Its in substance, as tin \y
milted. Mr. Nelson fo thro
also presented the test it
the inquest over the I in In
Gonzales. u;
IIOLTZICNHACH'S A Sum
before me personally i W
ard Jloltzenbach, wh not
sworn, says: "1 came
Columbia on the 12t h <1
15K);t, for the purpose o
a position as doorkeeper
of representatives but <.VH
Kot the appointment a) the f
my home t he 17th day < t|H. v
while I was in thcSta then
or two before the unfit ./
re nee, 1 was talking I
White, who was t he k
the committee rooms. oiylit
there N. (J. Gonzales I>it I
asked White where his oe mi
Capt. White replied, 'I i;t.
Mr. Gonzales said lie appo
Gov. Tillman. He sal u'-d i
is neglecting his dutj
is.'. At the time Gov* .,
presiding. N. G. Gc
Capt. White he was re; m(>
Cnu il, .! lw.
t he white feather 011 ^ <
and would make him badShortly
afterwards Mi ,ri.- i>
off. 1 don't reeolhv ~>( o
turned and went to tj ,, iber.
Soon after saw J 1 in
company with Senatj ;' nd
drown walkingup Mu nator
Grown was on He
dropped hack to spdi.*. a) a iauy and
left Lieut. Lov. Tillman with Senator
Talbird. Senator Talbird was on the
outside. Deponent noticed Mr. Gonzales
coming down the street walking
in the direction of the State house.
He had on an overcoat and each hand
in t lie pocket and his thumb resting
on the top of pocket. As lie got near
(iov. Tillman, be cut across t he pavement
and thrust liis whole right hand
/ in Ills overcoat pocket. I expected
from what I heard him say in the
State house that lie intended to shoot
Gov. Tillman. About that time I
heard Gov. Tillman say, 'Mr. Gonzales,
1 received your message,' and then immediately
1 heard a report of a pistol.
1 didn't see where Gov. Tillman got
his pistol from, as 1 was watching Mr.
MUliMilun, l.*J ?t;i3 111111 ftllUOl
Gov. Tillman. Gov. Tillman, after lie
tired turned and walked olT into Main
st reel. Short ly after he shot, Senator
Talbird said, 'This must stop,' and
several persons went to Air. Gonzales."
a. a. width's affidavit.
An atlldavit was read from J. A.
White, keeper Of one of the committee
rooms, in which White said that
lie recalled the events mentioned in
11 oltz.cn bach'8 atlldavit and substantiating
it in every particular, except
that not knowing N. G. Gonzales, he
did not say it was Mr. Gonzales.
tii.lman's afkidavit.
" lief ire me personally appeard .las.
If. Tillman who being duly sworn says:
That the statement herein made so far
as he is informed and believes, it is
proper to make at this time, is as follows:
That for more than a year and
possibly longer, N. G. Gonzales has
villitied deponent, pursuing him unrelentingly
with malice and venom which
deponent believes was never equalled
in the history of this State, charging
him with being a liar, blackguard,
rogue, debauchee and villain and such
other epithets. Kvcry act of deponent
has been distorted and discolored by
hate and venom of Gonzales. That
though innocent, he wascalled upon to
endure these, inasmuch as deponent
,.011 rnu-i -?*
was a yuuiiu uiueei. i liu.lv III' DO re <111
this with patience although his private
life, heretofore considered sacred was
invaded, discussed and held up to public
derision. That deponent had been
informed that, during the campaign
there was a rumor that Gonzales had
said if Tillman had said the same
things in Columbia that he said else?
viiere there would he a personal cn counter
in which one would die. Deponent
was repeatedly urged and
warned to look out for his safety while
in Columbia, by various parties. Deponent
was informed that Gonzales
came to the State house and inquired
for deponent ano said that he had
made deponent show t he white feather
on several occasions and intended to
make him do it again. That deponent
verily believes that N. G. Gonzales
at that time was armed. Deponent was
still anxious to avoid an altercation
if it could be done honorably. Inas?yk
I lol\ nil /1a ?\/A?-? / > It t IIKI a fa lv/via# 1 /\ ? /? t ! iwt
iiiiivyii <ir? ur|A;uuuu ?nn/ui iu mm ill?
from the olllcc he was removing his
personal belongings from the nlate
house to iiis room in the hotel and
among other things it became necessary
to remove two pistols, one the
property of deponent, the other left in
the room by some one not, known, but
presumably some friend. While carrying
these weapons to his loom, while
upon Main street, he observed N. (J.
Gonzales comingoirectly towards him,
glaring at deponent, and with his
hands in his overcoat pockets. Suddenly
he pushed his hand into his
/ \
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> II M>?
pocket on the right side and turned towards
deponent. Said Gonzales was all
x time glaring straight at deponent
L. (. -ving his tile in danger, deponent
i in edlv said. 441 got your message, "
ired. Deponent believed then and
7. l ves now 11i;it Gonzales was armed
sl intended to kill him That lie was
ious of avoiding a ditllculty with
j (ion/.ales if he could. WhenGon,7
s cut across was flic time depots
saw him thrust his hand in his
ct. That deponent when lie left
. State house didn't know lie was
{to meet Gonzales on the street.
I fhent believes Gonzales was about
w a pistol upon him and there*
1 ie lired upon him. Deponent IIred
vi- himself, believing his life was
-tiger."
W. DeVoreandT. II. llainsford,
eal nihers of t he house from Kdgelield
rn.nty. made allidavit that they know
, h J. A. White is a man of uuimliable
character and an old Con*.
. ' ate soldier.
i ug
U(H, ge I'opo sustained the motion
j.1 ontinuanee. Mere is his order
u- 1:
T lg of Soulh Caiolina.
ol, jv.int.vot Uichland.
rs ^>late against James II. Tillman
1,7,1,' Wd with Murder.
or hearing read the testimony
4 before the coroner's jury, and
pteo llidavits submitted on the part
endant in hisapphcat ion for bail,
W ..he State's attorneys thereupon
11 < ig for add it ional lime in which to
\\ hi ullidavlts In reply to the atll.
.. is nn the part of the defendant,
.8 ordered that the further hearing
(his inul inn he postponed nnlil hi
!1/- '?? !< a. in. of Thursday. 19 February,
I' 101 The hearing to he liad in the
iisiiies court room in the city of ()oi&kell
!
the/ ordered that the dee
are a?* ?uneil serve upon (lie conn.
i ' StaU on the l.'tth day of I his
1 ' ' /upies of the altidavits on (he
defendant, and that the State's
I be required to serve upon the
N1 oon of the Kith day of (his
,i((1 v copies of all atlidavits in reply
Jit State will use at the hearing
"ll .s motion. And (hat the defendi01'
;l hall have (lie right to use addiippes
Atlidavits in reply thereto at
iel< ica/ing in t'olumhia.
i t ( lie pel it inner lie retained in t he
(),. ody of the shcrill' of uichland
e I ?'y.
I(. V. .1. l'ope,
< 'liicf .1 ustice.
Nowhcrry, S. 12th February, MOT
ANOTHER MURDER.
iff........ U
villt* by .John Goodwin.
A special dispatch from Greenville
to The State says a fatal shooting
t(X)k place between 5 and <? o'clock
Tuesday afternoon on Washington
street by which-lames Ilinson lost his
life in the twinkling of an eye. His
slayer was John Goodwin, a young
man not more than 20 years of age,
who was a clerk in a store of I'inlay
Pros. Ilinson was a horse dealer who
worked at Pates iV: Allen's livery
stable.
The two men had been together for
several hours and apparently there was
no cause for the trouble which arose
over the purchase of a bottle of liquor
that Goodwin had in his possession.
They had crossed the street in the
presence of several persons, and Goodwin
had walked ahead some distance
when Ilinson called after him
and said he must have some of it, supposed
to be the liquor.
Goodwin had gone about .'50 feet
from Ilinson, when he turned around
and drew his pistol, 11 ring the lirst
shot in tiie air and then in a straight
line tired directly at Ilinson. the
second shot striking Ilinson in the
left breast and going through the
heart. He died almost instantly and
was carried into the ottlce of Thackston
& Son. Goodwin immediately
surrendered to a policeman and was
afterwards taken to jail, lie is well
connected and has been regarded very
favorably since be came here from the
country.
Ilinson has been living here for
several years, but went back occasionally
to North Carolina, where lie has
wife and two children. 1 le was about
M years old and a strong, athletic
man. Jt is another case of pistols
and whiskey as there does not seem to
have been anv previous quarrel, and
an eye witness to the shooting says
that he was with them not ten
minutes before the fatal shot was
fired, when they were friendly so far
as lie knew.
STILL ANOTHKIl MUIIDKH.
A dispatch from Walterboro says
Wednesday morning about 11 o'clock,
near uoLLegeviue, Alien Adams laid
wait for Henry .luques and, with a
shot Kim, sent a load of buck shot
throtiKh his neck, instiintly killing
him. .Jaques was on his horse and
never knew what struck him.
Adams and .laques had a dttliculty
Christmas. Mr. Jaquiet was a quiet,
peaceable man, while the reputation
of Adams in his community for peace
and order is not good.
'idle killing is greatly deplored.
Jaques leaves a wife with eight children,
several of them small. The
sympathy of the people is with.Iaqucs.
Adams came up Wednesday night
and surrendered to SherilT Owens.
One Minute Cough Cure gives relief
in one minute, because it kills tlie
microbe which tickles the mucous
..?v hi ?/i iiu\- | vmniu^ ? in; ?lilU ill.
the same time clears the phlegm draws
out the inhumation and heals and
soothes the affected parts. One Minute
Cough Cure strengthens fche lungs,
wards otr pneumonia and is a harmless
and never failing cure in all curable
cases of Coughs, Colds and Croup. One
minute Cough Cure is pleasant to take,
harmless and good alike for young and
old.
I)r Pi Norton.
A g<od workman Is like a pair of
shears; shuts up when he goes to
work.
CONWAY, S. C
STATK DISl'KNSAHV
To 3e Investigated by a Legislative
Committee.
INTIMATIONS MADE IN DEBATE.
"t'oon Comi, Olil mid Mellow," 1*1 \11
i 11 i f <*? I in iii? Senate C1 li ii in *
bet*. No Drinking on
Hie I'ioiiiI.hoh.
As soon as the Senate assembled
Tuesday evening the galleries began
to till with spec La tors and hei'oro tin*
evening was over every availnhle seat
was taken on 1 tie lloor of the chamhei
with prominent personages, anions
whom were the governor and Mrs.
I lev ward.
When Mr. Hood's Joint resolution
1 "to appoint a eoinmlttee to invest i
gate the management of the dispensary"
was called. Mr. Manning moved
to strikeout the enacting clause and
declared the regular committee was
empowered to make all necessary investigations.
lie regarded litis proposed
investigation a useless expenditure
of money.
This brought Mr. St.anland to ids
ieei. lie rcquesicn i mil lie in' allowed
to address the. Senate limn the reporter's
Iaide in front of the president's
desk. Ills request lieiiur granted
Mr. Stanlaod came forward hearing
in Ids arme a box with the name
of a well-known patent medicine
plainly branded on t he four sides, and
proceeded at once to display its conLents
which were four different kinds
of whiskies contained in bottles of
dliferent sizes.
Senator: "Are you extending invitations?'*
Anot her senator: "Have you enough
to tfo around?"
The president's navel stopped any
further jesting remarks, but could not
prevent the majority of the members
from tfazhitf lon^in^ly and anxiously
at the tempting spread before them.
They wondered what would come
next.
Mr. KLunland prefaced his remarks
with the statement that he is not opposed
to the dispensary, lias always
advocated it, but ids purpose was to
pay his respects to the Richland IMStilling
company. lie said that not
iimiiij c\-> ?itfw in; nan i in iinvi'i II?>*.*
incut in a daily newspaper where this
company was offering a special brand
of whiskey called "Coon Corn?Old
and Mellow." It m; do him smile
when he thought of this si me whiskey
distilled one day, rectified the
next, sold to the dispensary the third
and the fourth day the people were
drinking this "Coon Corn Old and
Mellow." Mr. Stanland went on to
say that the Richland Distilling Com
pany made one X and two X corn
whiskey, gin, rum, apple and peach
brandy, all out Of the same product.
And he thought that it had become
an annex of the dispensary; or rather
the dispensary an annex of the distillery.
lie exhibited the various samples
an 1 alleged that certain products
were bought by the dispensary from
I he dist illery and resold at a profit of
only live cents a lmttlo, on which distilleries
in other States bad to allow
the dispensary a larger margin of
profit besides paying the freight.
From this Mr. Stanland argued that
the profits accruing to the State were
dissipated and wrongfully diverted and
given to the Richland Distilling com
pit ii y.
County dispensers had told him that
they could not get what they ordered.
New and untried brands were shipped
them instead. Picking up one or the
bottles from the table he read the
name Of the lable, "'Cream of Carolina."
"Its real name," said Mr. Stanland,
"1 cannot mention in this chamber,
but 1 have written It on a slip of
paper and hand it to the reporter."
On the slip of paper were written
the words, "II? Fire."
Mr. Stanland asserted that the last
general assembly had instructed the
management of the dispensary to reduce
their stock to $400,000 but instead
they had increased it nearly
$811,000. The very fact that the management
is lighting this investigation
is proof conclusive that something is
wrong.
He charged that the dispensary liquors
are adulterated by water and if
the investigation is ordered he promised
to produce all the necessary documents
and testimony. The regular
committee has no authority to go into
the internal management of the con
cern, which nannies a business
amounting to $3,000,000 a year and
he did not think the small salary of
i$100 a sufficient amount to pay to
each of the memliers of the hoard in
compensation of their services.
Mr. Aldrich opposed the resolution
and said there was nothing brought
l>eforo the committee,nor in Mr. Stanland's
statements except the lK>ard
was discriminating in their purchases
in favor of the Itichland distillery.
The legislature in its wisdom had
granted them discretion in their dealings
with distilleries within the State
and with foreign concerns, and lie saw
no wrong in what they had i>een accused
of doing.
Mr. Sharpe asserted that "the dispensary
is allrlght." "The people,"
said he, "are satisfied that it is the
best solution of the whiskey question,
It J.. I.. II.. .11 ?1 <!- -1 ?
ami iu in iMiiy tut; uinsausueu onus
that arc making all thi.s fuss." The
only trouble that exists rests in the
minds of those who are hostile to the
Institution and are basest upon a
newspaper article signed by Mr. l)outhit,
who at one time was connected
with the dispensary.
Mr. Hood said that the national
government keeps a close watch on all
its employes and there is nothing
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THURSDAY. FK1J
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wroiitf in the State doing the same. If
i nothing Is wrong the friends of tho
institution have nothing to fear and
i the moral elfeet would in,ire. than
| compensate the cost of the investltfa- |
I lion.
Mr. May held opposed tin* resolution
at length and said that as a linancial
Mi -cess the lost it lit Ion has done Jiel t ei
each year of its existence. In |Nt)t)j
the dispensary's net prolit to the State
was $414,000; in 11)00, $171,000; in!
lnoi, $,'t4*i.ooo, and last year $f>(lt*,oon. j
lie asserted that the people are satis- !
tied and the appointment of the roinmission
would result, in nothing more
than a junketing I rip.
The yeas and nays were demanded
on the motion to strike out the rej
solving words and resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Aldrieh. Ill ike, IhitI
i. Dean, Forrest, Dailies, (i todwin.
i I I n driek, Johnson, M inning, May lit Id. ;
| McLeod, Uavsor, Sharpe, Sheppard,
W ilker. Warren, Williams 1*.
Nays Messrs. Hrlce, lirowi, (Carpenter.
Davis, Dennis. Douglass, liardin,
lieriidon, Mood, Marshall, MeCall.
McDermott. Melver, IVurifoy,
(i. ?W. Kayx.s<l tide. .1. \Y. Itagsdale,
j Stackliouse, Stanland, Talhiid ID.
So the resolving words were not
! stricken out and the joint resolution
passed to a third reading, it is as
lonows:
this i:nsoi,rTinN.
Section I. That a committee consist
intf of live members, two of whom
shall he members ot the senate, to he
appointed hv the president thereof, j
and three of whom shall !?o members!
of t he house, to he appointed by the I
i speaker thereof, is hereby appointed I
for t he purpose of examining into t he ,
j hnsiness management, methods and
: control of the State dispensary as ad- J
j ministered by the directors thereof, j
and by the dispensary commissioner,!
and by any other otlicer or olticers
t hereof,having administrative author*
ity in connection therewith.
S.c.j. Said committee shall have j
power and authority to send for perI
sons and papers, to administer oaths I
! by its chairman,or any member there- j
of, to employ a stenographer and
j other clerical assistants that it may)
deem necessary; and such stenographers
and other necessary assistants shall
receive a per diem of not exceeding
four dollars, in the discretion of said
committee, and actual mileage.
Any witness failing to attend at the
'time and place at which lie is rel<iuired,
or to answer any quest ion propounded
by t he said commit tee, or '
any member t hereof, shall lie deemed
in contempt and shall lie punished
there by said committee, as may be j
done, by courts of record.
Sec. .'1. Said committee shall meet !
in Columbia, and at such time doritur I
t lu: present year as it. may tix, and |
each member thereof shall receive the .
same enmpensatinn per day, and mile- j
age, as is allowed members of the
general assembly, but nut to exceed I
.'to clays.
See. I. Said committee shall make
its report to the governor on the com- ,
pletion of its investigations, with all
convenient speed, including t he test i- 1
mony taken, and the governor shall
transmit the same to t he general as- ;
semhly on the lirst day of the next
session thereof.
The senate' meets at 11 o'clock
Thuisd iy.
A (>o<hI Hill Killed.
One of the first measures that was
taken up in the Senate. Tuesday was
Mie bill which passed second reading
the day previous relating to the
qualification of t he county superintendents
of education. The bill was
called up for a third reading and immediately
Mr. Sharpe moved an indefinite
postponement. Mr. Itavsor
moved to lay this motion on the table.
The yeas and nays were demanded,
which resulted as folllow.s:
Yeas?Messrs, A Id rich, Make,.
Mown, Carpenter, Hoodwln, Ilerndon,
II yd rick, McLcod, llagsdalc, .1. W.,
Kaysor, Stackhouse, Stanland 12.
Nays Messrs. Mice, Mitler, I)can,
Dennis, Douglass, Forrest, Haines,
Hardin, llood, Johnson, Manning,
Marshall. McCall, McDcrmott, McIver,
l'eurifoy, Sharpe, Sheppard, von
Kolnitz, Warren, Williams 21.
So the motion to lay on the table
was lost and hill killed.
The lOftHy I'ill.
DeWitt's Little IOarly I Users do not
gripe nor weaken the system. They i
cure biliousness, jaundice, constipation
and inactive livers, by arousing
the secretions, moving the bowels
gently, yet cITcetualiy, and giving such
tone and strength to the glands of the
stomach, liver and bowels that, the
cause of the trouble is removed entirely.
These famous little p.lis exert
a decided tonic elTect. upon the organs
III I'Alunil nn/l il' tlitf.ii* ii.... Iu ...... I i... i...I
... VIIV/M, UIIVI < I (/ii v i i IID*; irj i ' 'I i i i i I ii'"< I '
for a few days there will he no return
of the trouble.
Dr. K Norton.
NVnntcd trie Money.
Dp in Michigan,Mrs. Hay, aged ho,
has been granted a dlvtomy from her
second husband-i" order .that, she may
secure thy renewal of a .widow's pension
made .void by her second mar
riage. Mrs- Hay :.will therefore l?c
looked upoirROfuewhati i.n the light of
a grass widow*. >* * * r
l>c\Vitt> \Vi(ch ll^zol Salvo.
The only: po^tdve^oitre for blind,
bleeding, itclung amfcprotruding piles,
cuts, buijis,. bruise*},. cc/eipa.and all
abrasions of:Ute rtkillV .DpWitt s Is the
only Witch Hazel Salve ti.uit.is made
from the pure*, urvvi?'ltc?atcd witch
hazel ami. ol.U?'vsAjjrJ'e. M'ountcrfcil s.
DeWitt's witch Hazel Saiv/> is made
to cure counterfeits arc made to sell.
Dr. K. l^prtQHur
The sMdfl(!rt.tU)bcUfanr'y of an acre
of sea HslV fiiojp'as \outf on a California
hUf Ofj' miW;fr.onj ihP ocean is
more interesting tnan the downfall of
frotfs ko often'jtocord&l. After a while
the atmo$f?hc?* nrniV 'tdktt to carrying
larger fish or a variety of marine objects.
IU AHV 11), mo:{.
THE PUBLIC MONEY,
The Appropriation Bill as Passed by
the IIouso.
HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT.
The Appropriations Mail*' l??r t fie
.Maintenance ?>!* tin* Several
Depailtiien and Instilii*
t inn <>r t fie State.
The appropri.it ion hill was taken up
in the JltitiM* on Wednesday. The
hi truest (lisetis* inn ai the morning j
session was I he proposition to renew
(lie annual appropriation ot $15,000 to j
prevent epidemics ot mntaipous tilseases.
Mr. DePruhl wauled to reduce to
$ I tf,i)t)n. Mr. P-annanof Anderson.
Mr. Williams ol' Lancaster and Mr. '
Winpo of (Jreeovi lie railed attention
to the fact t hat. in these fountirs there
ii.m ihtii epidemics aihi i tn ir apptica
t ion lor help mi l rebel' had Ihtii rejected
by the Stale hoard ol licalt li.
II litis 111o111 y is spent who tfets the
henelll ol il. Mr. Williams moved to
ent out flu* cni ire propositi appliea
lion. Tills was voted down, axes Is,
nays (id.
The Slate hoard of healt h was defended
hy Messrs. Musis, Tatiim, (
Cooper, Lancaster, Lotion. Jeremiah
Sniith and Iiescsne.
Mr. Donnald moved lo cut the ap- .
propria I ion from $!.*?,nun to $0,000.
This was carried hy a vote of OS to '
a 1. ,
SOI Til CitllOtlNA I UM.KQK, I
Mr. Klird olfered an amendment '
proposing to reduce 1 lie appropriat ion '
from $ lis.lino lo $H 1,000. Mr. Lllrd 1
said that last year lie had warned the'
house that I In1 appropriations would
exceed the Slate's income. This (
prediction had been fulfilled. There
are other appropriations in the hill '
from which t he South Carolina college
will derive henelits. lie proposed no!'
discrimination, hut would move lo re- 1
duce proposed appropriations to all 1
State inst il ut ions.
Mr. Towill, also (if Lexington. M
differed with Mr. Llird. lie spoke of I I
the good the college lias done for over
one hundred years and referred with '
feeling to the splendid work being
done there now. It would not do to '
cripple t he inst il ut ion. 11
Mr. Lyles in reply to Mr. Kllrd slated
that the $7,500 for sewerage is an :
extraordinary expense imposed by j'
the city of Columbia, and should not :
como out of the fund for operating '
the college. h
Mr. Cooper called attention to the
fact that the college asked for more J
than the commit te bad recommended, I'
although a great many of the commit- 1
tee favored the increase in order to
pay valuable men good salaries.
Mr. I'urifoy of Saluda supported Mr. 1
Klird's amendment, lie decried the i
tendency to increase appropriations. :
Mr. Moses replied that not a single 1
appropriation to colleges had been in- i
creased. Furthermore the. bill this
year is $12,000 less than the expenditures
of last year. No appropriation 1
had been recommended unless it. was
needed. 1
The motion to cut the appropriation
failed by a vote of OK to to. Mr.
Itcnnett wanted the appropriation tixed
at $25,000. This, too, was voted
down, and the eommlMee's recfim- !
inundation, $28,000, was adopted.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Mr. Pollock olTered an amendment |
to appropriate to the public schools
$100,000. Mr. Pollock declared that I
the house had refused to put aside a j
little extra dispensary profits for the |
benefit of the schools, and lie felt it a
duly to introduce this amendment.
The State of South Carolina has never
appropriated a cent tor ttie public
schools while she lias always tfiven
liberally to the colleges, but the I
masses should lie taken care of lirst.
There was no other discussion. Mr. I
Don oh moved to table the amend- '
inent. This was lost by a vote of 18 j
to f>l. Mr. Dorroh then moved to;
provide that the money be applied to
the counties in which it is raised. Mr. j
1,'oiiock urgen mat tins would reduce |
it to a local.tax Instead of a general
lax. IIe moved to table Mr. Dorroh's
amendment. This was lost, by a vote >
or 21) to 7!).
He fore Mr. Dorroh's amendment
could be adopted Mr. Kibler moved to j
indefinitely post pone t in* original Pol- :
lock amendment. The vote was ;"?.*? to |
on, and the motion was lost.
Mr. Mauldin moved to continue the
amendment. This was carried by a
vote of (10 to 54 and the amendment
was killed. There would have been
another tie vote, but three members
who had boon with Mr. Pollock, voted
against the proposition this time.
There were three roll "cklls- and one
poll of the house on this amendment
so close was. the vote.
The house passed amajnondment
giving the gpvci nnr'solllce an addition
a) $2,500 for paying judges of special
courts if So much be necessary. The
governor's stenographer is also to get
nil ini'rn:iun' A I* sk 1 l ii i
The two flVcinen in the engine room
of the Stall*house tfet $15 a month additional
foi? the seven months t hey are
employ^ *M)d there is a State house
j.udtress,ati $!20 per annum provided
for. ; t
I To Cu
I Take Laxative Bror
I Seven Minion boxes sold In past 12 n
i
DISPENSARY CONSTABULARY
V I'.ill I'iinki'm tlio Mouse to IteorKitnixo
the l''orc?.
In llit! House on Tuesday morning
Mr. Anil culled up Ills bill to reorganize
the dispensary constabulary
system.
Mr. Laney moved to strike out tin;
enactinvr words.
Mr. Anil explained the provisions
of the bill. It keeps the governor
from IteinK the chief constable and
Hives the constabulary a head who!
can tfivo Ids personal at tent ion to I lie
workings of tlie constables, lie described
the annoyances to the governor
on aceounl of having so many pel.ty
details to keep up with. The bill
will not. do away wHh the uo\crnor's
constabulary clerk w ho keeps up with |
I lie seizures, expense, etc.
Mr 1 ). It111111 iitiiuivo i i 'to Kill ??.
provides for a new oilleo an ' uives the
,-hief constable much lat itude in approving
expense accounts.
Mr. Tatum thought tie' governor
should he mveil tiie machinery with
which to enforce the law. The chief
oostahle would save the Slate ten
limes more than Ids salary d he were I
my account. There are mow over
I ,000 applicants for places on t Ic con '
dahulaiv, and lie governor cannot!
immediately p<i through that volmninmis
correspondence.
M r. 1'olinek told of I lie manifold dulies
of the governor who oiiKht to he
relieved of passing upon every little
Maim rot liquor seized hy constables.
Plie governor will si ill he the responsible
head.
( 'ol. Moses and (iol. Towill favored
I lie hill. The latter declared that I lie
present law makes the governor aconstabulary
clerk, lie staled his sin
ere belief I hat tin* prosenl governor;
wants to v111<tree tho law.
Mr. Pollock also favored the lull.
Mr. Nichols thought/ llie dislrlet
hlcl constables could do this work'
ind save the salary of the pro|M>sed I
illlce.
Mr. I fowling thought lids would he!
removing the responsihillty from the
governor's olllee, and Unobjected. If
there is too touch work t the done,
why not tfet another clerk in the kov rnor's
otlleo to sift out the corresp<
>ndenec?
The motion to st rike out the enacting
words failed by a vote of X't to T."?.
The hill provides for a chief constable
at a salary of #1,500 a year, and
expenses. Tho chief constable, with
Lhe advice of the governor, is aut.ho
li/.ed to appoint one or more State
ijonstahles at a salary of $U per day
nod expenses, seven assistant chief
constables at a salary of $.'! per day
and expenses, and one or more detectives
at "reasonablecompensation."
The expenses of the chief constable
are to be approved by tho governor
and tho expenses of the subordinates
a re to be approved by t he chief.
I he latter is to have an ollice at the
State dispensary. The proposed
bond of the chief constable is to #1,000;
and of the subordinates $500 each.
Salaries and expenses are to come out
general dispensary fund.
Mr. Anil proposed an amendment
that'the governor and not the chief
constable should appoint I,lie subordinates,
but/ tbis was rejected and the
original bill passed intact.
/I New DImminc.
rriie mysterious "sleeping sickness"
of West Africa, which has been the
subject of latescientilie investigation,
proves to be a form of meningitis, differing
from cerebro-spinal meningitis
in its chronic and almost Invariably
fatal character, it is classed with hydrophobia
as one of t he most deadly
diseases known, if is communicated
from person to person in some unknown.
It is communicated from person
to person in some unknown way,
beginning with slight, list lessness,
which passes into coma and then into
death, its duration being fio n one to
six months. Thus far it lias been
known only among negroes. If has
depopulated lartre districts, however.
:iiul its spread is feared through the
opening of Africa trade.
Overcome hy (ias.
Kive men met death and ten were
overcome Thursday ni^ht by the
fumes of ^as escaping from the purifying
box in the plant of the Northwestern
< Jaslitfht and (Joke company at
liliic Island 111. The men, under the
direction of .Supt. Kussell had been
cntfaKcd in chan?iriK the purltier in
the purifying box. According to the
statements of men at the plant when
the men Mulshed the work of chan^in^
the substance in tin; box they did not
close the covers of tile box. >Vhen
the tfas was turned on Into the box for
the purifying process, it escaped in
volvmes and the men were overcome
where they stood. Supt. Martin is
amonx the dead. The other victims
were laborers.
Many a prominent man lias ceased
to work at it after the votes were
counted.
When the house took recess, the
following items in r.he hill h.-ul lm<>n
approved;
# KXKCUTIVK OKKICEH.
(Jovernor's Oillee Salary of governor,
$.1,000', private secretary $l,.'lf>0;
stenographer $500: messenger, $100;
contingent fund, $5,000; stationery
[CONTINUED ON I'AOK KOUK.J
re a Cold in On
no Quinine Tablets.
lonths. This signature,
.. #* ?
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NO. 20 1
KING ARRESTED.
(
ti.? m\>\ir?? 1 ;.. t?i~? r?- ?u. y
a iic man fi autca in f luicuto lUl tiio '
Murder of Rogers.
WAS CAPTURED IN DENMARK.
(
llo llud Formed Partnership With ?
Senator S. <i. .Mnyflnld to
I'lunt Tulmccu. A Mud(It'ii
DImmoIuHoii.
A spec ial dispatch from Denmark
to The State says Win. C. Kin#,
wanted in Morenco county for the
killing of Sam lingers and tlie wounding
of .lames Holers,was caught there
on last Thursday. The dispatch says"The
linn of Mayllcld & Kintf, composed
of Senator S. (} May Held and
Win. C. Kintf, tobacco planters, has
been dissolved by the arrest of the
latter.
< )ur inlendant a- d chief of police
h.diiK wide awake, saw in tlie Mr.
kintf, expert on tohieeo planting, the
man wanted in Florence county for
murder and notified the sheriff that
1)1! was here. Mr. TIkm. Murch arrived
here Thursday morning at an
early hour from Florence and from
discripl Ion u'iven him said at once it
was the man wanted.
lOxpeetln^ that Kin# would tfivu
t rouble to those trying to take him,
and knowing t hat lie would tx; armed
and know the Florenco sheriff at sight
it, was decided for Mr. lUircti toremain
out of sitfht sind lot our plucky
deputy, (Japt. 11 unter, arrest the man.
Deputy Hunter was assisted by (J. J.
Maxtor, and expecting trouble they
had to do their work quickly.
kin# was armed as expected, having
a pistol in t he inside pocket of his
vest. Me fori! b">iuK' to arrest Kill# Ids
room was visited and in it was foun I
a Winchester rllle, which lie brought
with him hero, and this was taken
possession of hy the sherilT.
' .Mr. Kin^r tells your correspondent
that In* went direct to Sumter after
the killing, from Sumter to Columbia,
and thence to Denmark, where he has
been ever since; also that he intended
iroiiiLf back to Florence in time for
court. It seems strange that he
should use Ids correct name here, but
it is true that no one thought to ask
him his lirst or given name. Says he
t hicks'Senator May Held should put in
a good word for him.
"Mr. King, I learned, called on
Senator Maytleld Tuesday morrlng alter
his arrival here and represented
himself as an expert on tobacco raising
and made a bargain with the senator
to plant 10 or 1 ^ acres on shares,
tie to do all the work and Maytleld to
furnish the land and fertili/.ers. Mr.
King was progressing nicely with his
new farm when the law steps In today.
It is hoped the senator will
succeed in getting another partner to
carry on this work, for it is believed
that our soil is the very thing for tobacco."
The Oreen l<2yod Mounter.
At liirmingham, Ala.. John Smith,
a motorman, put lour bullets in the
chest and abdomen of A. T. YVrlirht.
a iholdcr, at/ the common hoarding
I house of Wright, himself and Miss
Gussie Gardner. I loth young men
were enamored or the girl. Wednesday
ni^hl Miss Gardner went to the
show with Smith and they returned
at a late hour. Wright, just after the
young man had told the girl goodnight,
appeared in ttie hallway with a
pistol. Smith at once opened tire on
hiin and inflicted what are bound to
be fatal wounds. The girl was a witness
of the tragedy. She spent a portion
of the day at the bedside of the
wounded young man, advising him to
be quiet.
Hurrah lor Ilcrkeloy.
The St Stephens Echo and Press
says. "Von can often hear our neighhors
of adjoining counties calling
Ilerkeley County the "black county;"
of course tills is because the colored
element predominates, but can our
sister counties make as nice a showing
as was made at the assembling of the
Court fur the February term and the
Grand Jury failed to obtain a single
finding. The Judge commended the
Jury and the county, and we would
likewise wish and hope that such con!
ditions might prevail the entire country
over but how futile such a wish
i or hope."
A desperate Fight.
Chief of Police Albert Hughes, of
Laurens, had a desperate encounter
lasting fully ten minutes with a negro
named John Workman whom he was
attempting to arrest Thursday night.
The negro resisted and struck the of
floor a ?err I Uo blow on the head with
a Hat iron. This occurred in a cabin.
'The fight was tiien transferred to the
i yard, when in the struggle the negro
secured the chief's pistol but the orti|
cer managed to keep hi in from using
it, and finally in a terrific grapple and
clinch the chief caught the negro's lip
in his teeth. Al>out tills time help
arrived and the coon was subdued.
Tiik anti-trust hill has passed the
national house unanimously, Republicans
awl Democrats alike voting for
it. Some people l)clleve it is so constructed
that it will fall to accomplish
anything, and we are one of them.
ie Day 1
frij J?* on every I