The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 02, 1911, Image 7
SEVERE BATTLE
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Mtri ?ka& Oie HaoVrcd S#ldiets Killed
in Tbret Days Fight.
WERE CAUGHT IN TRAP
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And tlic Mexican Troop Were Ulcr
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ally Mowed Down by the Insur^"'"gents,
Who Had Pbsted Tliebi'
selves in the Cliffs and Crevices of
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the Mountains.
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Advices from Mexico say that more
than 100 soldiers were killed in a
three days' battle between the Mex
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lean federal troops and Insurgents in
the mountains between Ojlnaga anu
Cuchollio Parrado. Two hundred
soldiers under Col. Dorantes with
two machine guns went to the rebjprTfi"
and these troops also engaged.
The government troops were
caught in trap and were literally
mowed down by the storm of bullets
which swept their ranks from
three directions. The insurgents occupied
the cliffs and mountains and
the soldiers were in the road with
only one way of escaping and thai
guarded. Of the 200 men who went
into the pass only 4 0 escaped, as far
as known. They joined the column
under Col. Dorantes.
rPlio no/\1iiHnnlato' lncc U'OO clifht
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only five men being killed, according
to the insurgent reports. The battle
was tlio most, severe tough; during
the present, trouble and later reports
indicate that the federal soldiers
are retiring slowly to their fortified
camp at Ojinaga, pressed on
every side by the rebels. The fighting
started on the 1f>th when a small
band of insurgents was routed at
Coyama. A. column of 200 soldiers
pursued the fleeing insurgents and
walked info the trap set for them.
The road winds through a narrow
canon forming a "cul de sac" into
whirl) the government troops marched.
When all were in the pass, the
Insurgents swept down the mountainside
in the road behind them
and the firing began. It is believed
that about 200 insurgents were engaged.
They lay behind rocks and
poured a steady fire into the government
troops. A detachment of insurgents
was seen after the fight
with 2 2 captured Mauser rifles.
The battle lasted all day January
17. On January 18, Col. Dorantes
advanced from Ojinav-a with reinforcements.
He circled about, avoiding
the deadly pass, and entered the
mountains from the west. Ho discovered
the insurgents and a continuous
fight, for two days followed.
Dorantes has retired into the foothills
and Is awaiting reinforcements.
Last night another column of 100
soldiers left Ojlnaga for the relief
of Dorantes. Several wounded insurgents
and a number of wounded soldiers
have been taken to San Juan.
The insurgents had cared for the
wounded soldiers, treating them with
the same consideration shown their
own men. There are about S00 soldiers
and armed citizens of the govf
Anone nnfir> O jinn crn ;t >1 rl i 'n |i
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Insurgents* have about the same number
in the district.
Insurgents who were in the fight
last Tuesday declared that 150 soldiers
were killed. A federal army
officer with the reinforcements reports
that 100 federals were killed.
Yjp reports have been received re"^'mrdihg
the casualties in the fighting
'rhnrsday and Friday.
FIVE DIE IX FIRE.
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Lady, Her Three Children and
Maid All Perished.
At Toronto, Ontario, five persons
were burned to death early Sunday
morning in a fire which destroyed
the residence of Percy C. Brooks,
manager and treasurer of the Canadian
Fairbanks Company, and the
^ iVTorsa Canadian Manuraruirins vom4|p&ny.
Tlie house was at 43 5 Indian
.Foad, in the western end of the city,
a fashionable residence section.
The dead are: Mrs. Brooks, her
three children, Percy, Jr., 7 years
old; George, 4 years, and Wendel, 3
years, and a maid serant whose name
is not known.
The only other occupant of the
building, the second maid, saved her
life by jumping, but was seriously
**fll*Mirned and will probably die. She
unable to give the police any ac'V^Whtnt
of the tragedy.
Scotch
Captain Drowned.
At Savannah, Ga., Capt. Geo. Irving,
master of the British steamship
Anglo Australia, now in port, fell
from a bridge on the wharves Wednesday
and was drowned. Mis hudy
was recovered. Capt. Irvlng's home
was in Scotland, and his wife, now in
London, was notified by cable.
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Turns Them Loose.
One hundred and seventy-three
pardons were issued by Governor
Pattersou of Tennessee during the
period from Dec. 23, 1010, through ,
Wednesday. Crimes of almost every
description were represented in
this list.
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..^Pon't look for moral health without
h^man happiness.
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A THOROUGH IN VH8TIGATION TO
RK MADR AT 6NCE.
^Thfeo Mctnberfe of House and Three
OV $y[ ,Blt I-J'..- v(1 .dOfJttOlf*
of Sjenate to Inquire Into Dispensary
Matters.
The special message of Governor
BteaBe to thfe?general assembly was
listened to attentively on Tuesday.
It was received as, Information, and
on motion of Mr. Brlce of Chester,
brother of J. Steel Brice, one of the
members of the winding-up commission,
was spread on the journal.
That night in the house Mr. Kibler
of Newberry offered a concurrent
resolution that a joint committee of
the two bodies be appointed to in" l""
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the message of the governor's oflice.
W. F. Stevenson, attorney for the
commission, declared that the commission
seeks nothing more pleasing
than to give to the people of ]the
State all the information asked for.
Attorney General Lyon etated that
he would not talk of the matter in
advance of a formal statement from
the members of the commission, but
that he wishes for every act of his
as attorney general to be known to
the people of the State.
"A concurrent resolution to provide
for a committee of the house
and senate to investigate the matters
referred to in the (governor's message
in relation to the winding up
the affairs of the State dispensary
and for other purposes.
"He it resolved by the house of
representatives, the senate concurring,
That the speaker of the house of
representatives appoint three members
of the house and the president
of the senate appoint three members
of the senate to inquire into alt of
tho matters and things referred to
in tho governor's message of the
24th inst.., relating to the investigation
of the dispensary by the legislative
committees appointed in the
i-niirc 100" 1 OOfi mi ft 10 07 n ml as
to the acts and doings of the State
dispensary commission and also why
the attorney general has not made
certain prosecutions.
"Section 2. That the said committee
shall have power to summon
witnesses and to require the production
of books, pages and documents.
"Section 3. That the committee
herein provided for he permitted to
sit during the sessions of the house
and senate and shall report before
the adjournment of the present session."
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PROFITS IN ALFARFA.
Southern Railway (jathcrs Statistics
Proving It.
The opportunities for profit;
which the raising of alfalfa offers
the farmers of the Southeast is indicated
by letters received by the land
and industrial department of the
Southern Railway, showing increased
interest in the production of alfalfa
and highly profitable results in widely
separated districts.
Fort and Stone, of Dunleith,
Washington county, 'Mississippi, owners
of a plantation in the Delta, reported
that on 2S acres seeded in the
fall of 190.0 168.8 tons were produced
at a cost of $593.05. They
figured this hay fo be worth $15 per
Ion in the barn, though hay was selling
$20 to $23 per ton. At this low
rating they received a profit of $ 1 ,940
on the 2S acres, the hay costing
them only $3.4 7 per ton. Reports
from the Delta show that about 50
farmers are now growing alfalfa
with success, all having seeded tin ir
fields in the last three or four years.
J. W. Fisher, of Newport, in the
East Tennessee, writes that he is
greatly pleased with results having
averaged five tons per acre and finding
a ready sale at $22 per ton, but
he has found the hay so good that
he prefers feeding it to his own
stock to selling it. ITe has grown
alfalfa on the upland, red, calcarious
clay, general throughout East Tennessee.
Success in growing alfalfa
is also reported by growers in Southern
Virginia, North Carolina and
Alabama, and the acreage devoted to
alfalfa in all the Southeastern States
is growing steadily.
Took ller Own Life.
At Hattiesburg, Miss., Miss Maud
Hixson, a pretty 18-year-old girl,
despondent because of ill health and
the thought of being separated from
her sweetheart, telephoned the latter,
George Bony, Saturday niglit, and
immediately drank an ounce of carbolic
acid. She died Sunday at noon.
Tramp Was Killed.
An unknown negro tramp was fatally
injured, three trainmen were
slightly hurt and six freight cars
were heaped along the track as the
result, of a collision between an ex
tra freight train, No. 526, and local
freight No. 63, at Killtans, 15 miles
north of Columbia, Tuesday
Robert L. (iiuitcr Named.
Robert L. Gunter, an attorney ot
Aiken, has been appointed as solicitor
of the Second circuit by Gov.
Blease. Mr. Gunter will fill out the
unexpired term of James F. Byrnes,
who was elected to congress last
summer. The appointment is to take
effect on February 1.
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INHERITANCE TAX MEASURE
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SEEMS TO RE POPULAR.
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TJnder It an Estate of $100,00 Inher!
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ite<l by Widow and Two Children
f .'*1' ' * ' b.'.i i ?; ; f , ??.
; Pays $1,000.
%; *1 mtxjii two > nab ' < 'i
Substantially unchanged, Reprecoritn11
vp Humbert's Inheritance tax
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bill was passed Thurdsay by the
house. There was a snappy debate.
The temper of the house was Indicated
before the final test by the
vote on a motion to continue, 4 4 to
4 7 against continuance, and the
vote, 34 to 71, by which the house
refused to strike out the enacting
words.
Messrs. Belser, Williams, Davis,
.Ashley and Scott opposed the measure,
mainly ae being "strange and
undemocratic doctrine." Mr. Rembert
took the floor several times in
advocacy of his bill. He was reinforced
by Messrs. D. L. Smith, Brice,
Browning and Mines.
If a man had an estate of $100,000
and Wt a widow and two children,
the inheritance tax, payable at
the winding up of the estate, would
be $1,000. The widow is entitled to
an exemption of $1 0,000, the children
to exemption of $5,000 each.
Representative Ashley made a
characteristic speech. "I had hoped,"
he said, "that Richland had commenced
sending here men who would
not give us trouble. The fool-killer
must be dead in Richland. This is
the most unjust bill I ever heard j
of."
Mr. Rombert said he had drawn
his bill after months of study and
comparison of inheritance tax measures
in force in other States and
abroad and had also consulted able
lawyers here. TTe said the bill was
heartily approved by Prof. Nelson
Prierson, who practiced for six years
under the similar law of New York
State and is now a member of the
law faculty at the University of
South Carolina. He read authorities
in support of the bill.
ACTED AS PEACE MAKER.
Judge Gage Makes an Attempt to
Settle Old Feud.
Judge Cage, while presiding at the
Greenville Court Wednesday adopted
an unusaul method in an attempt
to settle a feud between two mountain
families. Two young men, Roper
and Trotter, were being tried for
assault and battery, and during the
course of the trial Judge Gage left
the bench and conducted the fathers
of the young men into a jury room
and sought to have these two men,
close neighbors, bury the enmity existing
between the families.
When the judge returned to the j
bench he announced that he had
used his utmost endeavor but lia?
failed to reconcile the fathers of the
combatments and that if the present
feeling continues it will result in a
homicide and in a trial of somebody
for murder, and that in the sight
of God these fathers would be responsible
for it. The judge further
stated that he attached more blame
to the fathers for the present situation
than to the sons, though the
sons had technically violated the laws
of tho State.
After the young men?both mountaineers
of the most stalwart type?
had been convicted, the judge sentenced
them to chaingang terms
without tlie alternative of fines, the
sentences being suspended during
their good behavior. This action of
Judge Gage has provoked the most
favorable comment.
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CAKjiHT FIKR AT SU A.
Steamed Into San Francisco Witli
Fire Ruming.
Tho steamer Queen, on which a
fire broke out. Thursday night while
she was at sea off Point Reyes, returned
to San Francisco shortly before
3 o'clock with the fire still
burning. Her passengers, 02 in number,
were immediately taken off by
launches which met her in the
stream. The steamer will be sunk
if the flames cannot be extinguished.
The Queen, which belongs to the Pacific
coast line, left hero yesterday
afternoon for Paget Sound ports.
When the firm alarm was given tne |
wireless operator sent out an "S. O. .
S." message which brought many re-j
spouses from land and sea. Five
steamers and tugs went to her assistance.
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iMfiiiiF in i IIK
At Chicago a bomb explosion Monday
wrecked a drug store owned by
Artzio Stlnano and Guiseppi Namiana
at 100L Larribe street. The
druggists had previously received
letters demanding money. No one
was injured.
Killed Going to Fire.
At St. Louis while responding to a
fire alarm Charles Offenstein, aged
4 2, a horse truck driver in the local
department, was thrown from his
wagon and instantly killed. The lire
damage amounted to $3.00.
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True charity will seek to purify
the well and not rest,content with
painting the pump.
bo/iwisb
spies cadght i
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Bine Prills Made of Many Pacific Caa*t
Defenses By Tfcem. ' t
FORTS ARE SKETCHED
Secret Service Men Captured and
Foreign Experts Have Keen Cau^lit
Working in Many Disguises, liut
Country Has No Law Whereby
Tliey Can He Punished.
Astounding: revelations of the ex-'
tent of the military spy system as
practiced against the United States
government are made in a report
presented to Congress recently by
the House committee on Judiciary.
More than a score of instances in
which spies are known to have been
engaged in collecting the military
secrets of the United States are
cited. Plans of insular fortifications
have apparently been spread about
as freely as hand bills. Ollicers of
foreign nations, disguised as waiters
in restaurants, have been caught
in the act of delving into the secrets
of our national defenses.
A package of blue prints containing
the schemes of defenses for Correaidor
island, in the Philippines,
was picked tip in the streets of Calcutta.
Spies have swarmed in Pacific
coast ports and without molestation,
for there was no law governing
the ease, have mapped and chartoft
nvorv bnv and inlet, fort and for
tification along tho Pacific coast.
Members of the House read the
report with amazement. Inasmuch
as the facts in tho report were
gleaned from secret records of the
Government and confidential police
reports from various large cities, no
names were mentioned, nor were the
nationalities of the spies who have
been detected disclosed.
The report came in connection
with a favorable recommendation
for the passage of the Hobson hill,
providing for the arrest and imprisonment
of all persons caught in the
act of spying. The bill carries a penalty
of a fine of not more than $1,000
or imprisonment for not more than
one year, or both, for any unauthorized
person who makes maps,
sketches or photographs of anything
connected with the national defenses.
The report in part says:
"A gentleman in the city of Calcutta
picked up on the streets of that
city a small package of blue prints
containing information with reference
to the defenses of Corregidor
island. Recognizing their character
he delivered them to the American ;
consul at Calcutta, who forwarded
thorn through tho ^tato department,
in Washington. Significance is attached
to the fact that these were
blue prints. Tho whereabouts of the
original tracings is still unknown.
These blue prints contained a complete
set of drawings of the defense
of Corregidor island, which is the
main stronghold of the United States
in the Philippines.
"Tn .19 0 7 and 19 0.9 a number of
reports were received, to the effect
that foreigners were very active in
mapping" r.nc I'acinc coasr ana nio
harbors in (he vicinity of Paget
sound and the month of tho Columbia
river, making sketches of (he
fortifications and seeking in (he most
open manner to secure and record
military information bearing upon
the defenses of that locality.
"In one instance, report was to
(he effect that a certain officer, a
lieutenant in the engineer corps of a
foreign service, was serving in the
capacity of a waller at the Commercial
hotel at Seattle.
"Tn January, 1 007, the police department
of 1 os Angeles, Cal., reported
that a foreigner was rctWely
engaged in copying recrods fr'nn the
land office hi the city.
"In 1 007 also the American ambassador
at a foreign capital notiheu
the State department that a certain
c;t pi ai11 uciuu^iiii; t?> i lie ui ui.i ui mr
country, to which our ambassador
had been accredited, had boon detailed
to secretly visit the American
countries and spend three years
there ascertaining strength of their
troops, arms, fortifications, etc.
"In January, 1908, the police department
of the city of New York
reported that military maps and information
of a military character
had been found in a trunk belonging
to an American whom they had reasj
on to believe was in the employ of a
foreign government.
"In Manila in April, 19 10, an enUctr?rl
111:111 of llie I'nited Slates E11
gincering corps was approached by
two officers of a foreign nation,
which it is unnecessary to name.
Tie was sounded thoroughly, and
then a flat offer of $25,000 was
made to him for complete detailed
drawings and photographs of the defenses
on Corregidor island. The
prize was too big to resists and an
agreement was reached.
"As the official photographer for
tho department, the engineer had
no trouble in getting his material.
Xo one suspected him as he went
along taking photographs of the interior
works at Corregidor. When.
he had everything he met the for- J
eigners in an office building. Ho
spread out his^ decuments and with
eyes asparkle they pronounced the
results splendid. They had a gen
W^VEfi"
ON WILIE JQNKS AND W. A.
CLAHK IN SKMINOLR tASE.
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They Were Arro-stod Hut (jave Bond
in the Sum of One Thousand DolI
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lars Kiu'h.
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1 lie UUlUlliUlit nciui ? oajo vieii. |
Wilio Jones, president of the Palmetto
National bank, and Mr. Washington
A. Clark, president of the
Carolina National bank, were served
with papers Thursday by Sheriff
Coleman, who acted on authority of
a warrant issued by Magistrate J. H.
Jordan of lversliaw.
The warrant alleged that Messrs.
Jones and Clark, together with Mr.
John Y. Garlington, as oflieers in the
Seminole Securities company, obtained
from L. L. Clyburn a note to
the amount of $1,500 for stock in
the Seminole Securities company.
Mr. Clyburn alleged that there
was misrepresentation in the deal on
the part of the persons named. The
warrant was set ved on Messrs. Jones
and Clark at their respective oilices>
at noon.
Sheriff Coleman, accompanied by
w I T I 1,.
i>irniv iiuiut's ii. i vi? icd, .ii.,
went to the bank buildings and
found Messrs. Clark and Jones seated
at their desks.
They we"e not taken by surprise,
as the news that the warrant had
been issued in Kershaw was known
in Columbia Wednesday afternoon.
Magistrate Jordan had authorized
bond in the sum of $1,000, which
Messrs. .Tones and Clark promptly
made, the ollicials of the banks signing
the bonds.
The defendants have the right of
a preliminary bearing, but the date
has not been agreed on.
IIK WANTED TO GO.
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Wealthy Georgia Planter Takes His
Liife At Last.
After being defeated in his effort
to commit. suicide with a razor,
James Maddox, aged GO, a wealthy
planter. of Hutts county, cut
his throat with a pocket knife, and
then finding death coming too slowly,
he rammed a pair of long scissors
down his throat. Death resulted
in a few minutes. Maddox's attempt
to use the razor was frustrated by
his three sisters, who overpowered
him after a hard struggle. Just as
the women turned to leave him, however,
he drew a long-bladed knife
from his pocket and cut his throat
from ear to ear. As his sisters
again rushed to his side. Maddox
snatched up a pair of scissors and <
shoved them into his mouth, split'Imi*
i li /-? urtiwlnlna Mnil ilnv lirwl lionn
I i I 11 I liv. n I -. %% v? VV,V.?
11 for a long time.
Hookworm Spreading.
Fivo million Americans have
hookworm. This is the fact of primary
importance disclosed through
the investigation of the origin and
progress of the disease by the corps
of experts of the Rockefeller commission.
Hookworm is spreading.
The commission has discovered evidences
of the development of this
parasite in Arizona, California and
other Western States.
Ignorance is the principal difficulty
the physicians are meeting in the
South. The only way to stop the
spread of the disease is by teaching I
the poorer people to keep themselves,
clean and introduce sanitation into J
their homes and schools and factories.
That the hookworm germs
are being carried almost every day
into new territories has been established
by the commission.
The fund of $1,000,000 donated J
by John 1). Rockefeller for the erad- {
ication of the disease was given to
extend over a period of five years, i
Members of the commission say it j
will take at least 2 0 years to begin
to stamp out the disease.
So far the Democratic legislators
elected last fall have acted wisely in |
choosing United States senators. It
is encouraging.
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Lost in the Sea.
The steamer Seattle Maru brings
news that Japanese fishing vessels
were lost in a heavy storm which prevailed
near Owarl hay January 8.
Twenty vessels wero wrecked and
120 men drowned.
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Don't overlook the sanctity of sacrifice
and service.
oral knowledge of the works and did t
not hesitate to show it.
"'You have brought just what wo j
want,' the spokesman said in broken
' Rnglish, 'but we did uot bring the '
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| $zi),uuM iicrt, lonigui. at a o ciot'K
you will moot another agent of the
government, and a place on the outskirts
of the town was named, where
you deliver to him the photographs
and plans and he will pay over the ;1
money.'
"These words had scarcely been 1
littered when the door of the room !
flew open and four soldiers rushed
in and arrested all three. Two '
weeks before the engineer had re
pen ted and told the plot to his superiors.
The attorney general of the
Philippines undertook a prosecution, 1
but habeas corpus proceedings were
brought and the foreigners went i
scott-free because there was no law i
under which tbqy could be prose- t
cuted."
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NK(iROKS hold most inte kestlvg
meeting rx this crty.
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Speeches Made by Prominent White
and Colored Speakers From This
State.
The colored race conference that
has been in session in this city during
the past week adjourned Thursday
night, after a most enjoyable and
successful session. The conference
uino In ? tr o 1 v r? 11 enrl erl j.nrl the PX
penses of the conference were all
easily raised during the session.
Richard Carroll, of Columbia, presided
over the conference and was
presented with a gold-headed walking
stick by the conference in appreciation
of his services in working for
the betterment of the negro race.
The sessions were held at Trinity
Methodist church, Mount Pisgah
Baptist chvrch and at Claflin I'niversitv.
No fees were charged for admission.
only collections being taken.
Addresses were delivered during
the conference by Hon. Mcflowan
Simpkins, a member of the legislature;
Col. J. A. Banks, Dr. \Y. II.
Moses, Hr. R. P. Wych. II. S. Murphy.
Dr. W. D. Chappell, W. T. Andrews,
Dr. M. M. Mouzon and a returned
woman missionary from Af
rica.
Among I lie white speakers who
were absent were Gov. Cole L. {{lease
and Prof. Ira \Y. Williams. Hooker
T. Washington's wife was to have addressed
the conference but was unable
to attend.
Tuesday night, Hon. McGowan
Simpkins. of Edgefield, delivered an
excellent address before the conference
at Trinity Methodist church.
The speaker was introduced by Dr.
A. I). White and Mr. Simpkins took
as his subject, "Good Citizenship and
the Formation of Character." Although
he spoke for more than an
hour, still his speech was well received
and was loudly applauded
throughout.
Rev. D. A. Christie made a motion
at the close of Hie address that a rising
vote of thanks he extended Mr.
Simpkins by the conference. This
motion was seconded by a ringing
speech by Dr. W. H. Moses. The
audience arose and gave the Chautauqua
salute. The waving of 400
or 500 handkerchiefs presented an
interesting scene.
The speech Thursday night by
Col. J. A. Hanks, of St. Matthews,
president of the South Carolina State
Fair Association, was a good one and
Col. Hanks won his audience. The
conference adjourned Thursday nig.it
after a banquet at Clailin University.
Music was furnished by the Clafliu
band and orchestra.
On Tuesday morning of the conference
a very important meeting
of the stockholders of the Colored
Fair Association was held at Trinity
Methodist church. This meeting
was well attended and was called to
order by R'chard Carroll. In the
beginning President Carroll, of the
State Fair Association, read his resignation
and made a few remarks
thereupon. Carroll then left the
chair and during the election of of*
fleers. Dr. \Y. 1). Chapped presided..
The election of ollieers was en
tered into and the following were
nominated for the presidency: Dr.
\V. D. Chappell, of Colunibisi; Dr.
M. I). Lee. of Rock Hill; E. J. Sawyer,
of Bonnettsville; Dr. .1. H.
flood win. Dr. W. D. Chapped and
Dr. J. H. Goodwin withdraw their
names and the election for tho presidency
resulted as follows: Sawyer,
ID: M. D. Leo, 19. The voting
was partaken of only bv shareholders.
'Ihie election of Sawyer was made
unanimous. Dr. \Y. I). Chappell was
elected vice president: T. A. Williams,
treasurer, and Dr. J. II. Goodwin,
superintendent. The following
board of d'rectors was elected: .).
W. Easley, E. 1). White. M. L. Patterson,
Dr. M. D. Lee, G. C. Williams,
X. J. Frederick, J. E. Plan ton.
Wednesday morning another meeting
of the stockholders of the Fair ?
Association was held at Mt. Pisgnh
Baptist church on Green street. The
following additional members were
elected to the executive committee:
Rev. C. R. Brown, W. M. Kin;, Rev.
F. D. White, G. C. Williams, L. \V.
Hook, Rev. M. D. Lee, C. G. Garret
t.
The following commit tees weco
n ppolnt ed :
1 .ogisla I ivo appropriat ions?Richard
Carroll, J. II. Goodwin, I. 10.
Lowery, 10. J. Sawyer.
Fair Grounds?M. D. Leo. C. G.
Garrett, J. 11. Goodwin, L. A. Hawkins,
W. M. King and TO. J. Sawyer.
Tlu> Times and Democrat. %
Will Land Him.
Congressman Lever has received
the solid endorsement o<" the South
Carolina delegation in Congress for
chairman of the House committee on
igrioulturo. This will no doubt land
him at the head of this important
committee.
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Killed in Wreck.
Herman Irons, brakeman, was
killed and Engineer Wilkinson and
Fireman Uowlette, Conductor John
Gleen and another trainman were
injured in a wreck of an oxtra freight
train of tho Southern railway, near
Nleherrin, Va.
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