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CLAIMS THE CBEDI I fOK TOE ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR CLEMSON COLLEGE DR. DANIEL SAYS HE DID * 'I Ant responsible for Clemson College, and I'm I*roud of It,'* Bays . . Presiding Elder of Charleston District Who Telia of Association With Thos. G. Clemson. "I am responsible for Clemson College, and 1 ain proud of It," was said by Dr. J. W. Daniel, presiding older of the Charleston district, at a meeting of the board of stewards at the first Quarterly Conference, hold Sunday night, at HeLhel Methodist churcu at Walterboro. ? r>rnannl thiu 10 ?1 niau covuv was rather startling statement. Senator It. R. Tillman has been receiving credit for the achievement in this nock of the woods, and doubtless evi-ry other "neck" where the statement of Dr. Daniel has not been hoard. So the newspaper man present. sat up and took notice. The discussion of the efforts being made t.o raise funds for the purchase ! of the new district parsonage in Charleston district, and was asked by a member of the board to tell those present about it. This occurred in ono of those delightful informal periods punctuating all of Dr. Daniel's meetings with the stewards of his district, when bo becomes reminiscent. Ho said that when he was quite a young man, having just entered the ministry, he was sent to the old Pendleton charge. At that tinio Thomas 0. Clemson was an old eccentric man, and a sceptic. Ho had never been known to go to church, but after several visits by Dr. Daniel, be came at once to his church. Dr. Daniel saJd there seemed to spring up a liking for him by the old man, who was quite a talker. About this time a meeting of the local Agricultural P'air Association was held, and Governor Perry was ~ " 1 ?lrn?. A (tnntinn nrnd })r(V)^Ul tin a OiKJarvci . rvivunnw.. .. .... thtm directed to the subject of agricultural development. Shortly after this Col. Simpson came to see Dr. Daniel, and in conversation informed him that Mr. Clemson was thinking of leaving his possessions to found a mining college. Col. Simpson, being an alumnus of Wofford College, was anxious to got this proporty for his alma mater. Dr. Daniel said to Col. Simpson: "It would be foolish for Mr. Clemson to leavo his money to found a colle.ge on mines or mining, as there is nothing to mine in this State but a few fish bones down on the coast, and if lie wants to found a college why doesn't ho found an agricultural college?" Col. Simpson, Dr. Daniel said, was very much impressed with ifche suggestion and stated that ho was going right over an.l suggest it to . n> which ho <i d or ( em*on at once becoming <iuito enthusiastic. ' f'lis" said Dr. Dii.-l, "was the birth of Clemson College, which has become such splendid school. Mr Tillman and others may not like me to say this, but these are facta." After the meeting adjourned, Dr. Daniel waa asked by t ie reporter if ho had ary objection to th? use of his remarks relative to the foundation of Clemson College. "None whatever," was the reply. "They are facts, so why should I mind?" If fnmtlrAe nr? xtrotfll of the imagi W I^W?? \/w * V V w nation to believe that this was the real birth of the College, to ono who known Dr. Daniel. A close student, of conditions and affairs, and with an Intensely practical mind, such a suggestion was but a logical sequence. A book, which is now in the hands of tho publishers, written by him shows how very practical he ran bo. This booh, "The Bottom Rail," will create a sensation, it is predicted, when ft comes from tho press, and perhaps will have as far reaching effects as tho suggestion to Mr. Clemson that h<> leave his money to found an Agricultural College. Gone Back to His Cost. Senator and Mi s. Tillman have rct.urned to Washington and tho Senator's office presented a scene of great activity Monday. The Senator says that ho has not yet made up his mind which of the big Senate committees at. his disposal he will choose for his chairmanship in the next trtrnvrr?! The imnression Is roln ing, however*, that itt will ho appropriations, Iho biggest of them all. Flight People Rescued. After being Imprisoned behind a fall of coal, rook and other mine roture, eight of the n<no i len entombed Wednesday In the colliery of tho East Lehigh Coal company near Tamaqun, Pa., were rescued alive Thursday night. The other man. Joseph Walter, is missing and la believed to have heon killed. The men wore imprisoned nearly 4 0 hours. Hpinal Meningitis in Illinois. An epldem;e of spinal meningitis has broken out at Oalo, 111. John Chlem and his tTireo sons died of tho disease Monday night. Three other members of the family are 111. LOSS IS VERY GREAT / ? CITRUS FRUIT GHOU'EHS HARP HIT BY FREEZE. I Conservative Estimate I'laces Mamage to Orange and Lemon Cropa i at Fifty Fer Cent, of Value. A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal., says twenty-five million dollars was [ the amount fixed by concensus of opinion regarding the loss sustained uy citrus fruit growers in the three Jays freeze ending Tuesday morning. Earl G. Dezell, assistant general manager of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, said that accurate estimates of damage could not toe made for several days, but $25,000,U00 is regarded as a conservative estimate. Other estimates run as high as $40,000,000. ~ ? i 1 r. a UiaiJgca uu> (uauu u v? uvuia u uu a in tho Loa Angelas wholesalo market. This was a direct result of tho freeze. Grapefruit went up 25 cents a box. Temperatures around 3 0 degrees wero expected in some sections of the citrus region again Tuesday night but tho weather bureau assured growers that Wednesday morning would mark the end of tho necessity I for burning smudges in the groves. With markedly higher temperatures prevailing "smudging" was successful Tuesday night In saving oranges and lemons that had been only "nipped" by the cold of tho previous two days. According to citrus exports, fully half of the $50,000,000 crop may bo marketable. Many groves wore reported unmjured in San Bernardino County and growers saw a ray of hope in tho fact that a sudden thaw did not materialize. On tho basis of 50 per cent, crop damage, tho railroads stand to lose $9,000,000 in reduced freight receipts. According to a statement by the Loa Angeles Chamber of Commerce, which concluded Tuesday a careful inquiry into tlio damage to the citrus crops, tho early estimates of loss were exaggerated. "All expert opinions," the statement says, "are to tho effect that the actual damage will not be known for at least two weeks. Later examinations may show that not more than 30 per cent, of the fruit had been materially Injured." A report from Pomona says that the growers there are more optimistic than heretofore, and probably 50 per cent, of the crop may be saved. EIGHT KILLED ON WAKSHIP. ? Victims Scalded to Death by an Explosion of Steam. At Toulon, Franco, eight mon woro killed Monday by an explosion in tho stokehold of the Fronch battleship Messena. Tho Messona, accompanied by two cruisers, was proceeding for Biserta. She was passing tho Hyeres Island when the steam collector pipo of one of tho boilers burst. The engine room staff rushed to tho stokehold, where they found a petty ollicer and seven men dead. Tho ship landed the bodies at the St. Mandrlor Naval Hospital. The cause of the accident has not yet been ascertained, but it has occasioned great surprise among tho naval authorities, as tho steam piping on the Messona had been completely renewed two years ago and was thoroughly tested last year. Detectives Report on Lynching. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says the Governor stated Tuesday morning that he had received tho reports of two detectives, together with certain affidavits they had gathered on tho lynching of the negro at Norway, and has submitted all tho reports and affidavits to Solicitor Hildobrand of Orangeburg, with tho request that he take such action as his duty calls for in the matter. Tho nature of the reports and findings of tho detectives were not divulged and it is presumed that Solicitor ilUdebrand will lay them be'oro the grand Jury of Orangeburg County for investigation v hen that body meets at tho next term of tho criminal court for this county. Taught Roys Drug llnhit. Harry Pratt, of Chicago, known to tho police as the "walking drug store", who was charged with distributing free small packages of cocaine to youths in pool and billiard halls in order to rreato victims of the drug habit and then profit by their patronage, was fined $2^0 by Judge Mahoney. When arrested Pratt had a dozen largo boxes of the drug In his room. ? Rreaks In the Mail. At Hopk'.nsvllle, Ky.f ft jug of molathes shipped by parcel? post, was found broken in an incoming pouch. Tie letters and registered mall In the pouch were "sweetened" and even ftcr a cleaning process had been tried showed traces of the experience. ? ? ? Killed in a Rnnawny. Miss Amelia Doclo of Chicago died this mo^nlnq at Manatee, from Injuries record yesterday afternoon when a bono ehe was driving ran Away. Tho remains were shipped to Chicago for interment. J IHLY WILT AM MANY NOrABLtS ACCEPT INVITA TIUNS TO THE NATIONAL CORN SHOW Congerssniati Lever Is Pleased Tliai Secretary Wilson ami the House Committee on Agriculture Will Attend the Great exhibition on educational Day. The Washington correspondent oi The State says (Jeorge H. Stevenson ecretary aud general manager of tiit National Corn Exposition, which is to hold its fifth annual meeting in the city of Columbia January 27 to February 8, was in Washington Thursday and with Representative A. F. Lever, extended an invitation to Jas. Wilson, secretary of agriculture, and the entire agricultural committee of the house of representatives to visit the exposition on Roy's day," February 1. I3oth the secretary and the committee accepted this invitation, and the committee recorded a vote of thanks to the exposition management for the courtesy thus extended. The acceptance of this Invitation by the secretary of agriculture is itself a fact of large significance, and his visit to the State, supplemented by that of the entire agricultural committee of the house, under the auspices of such an agricultural institution, means one of the most auspicious gatherings in the interest of agriculture in the history if the country, This is the first time in the history of congress that the agricultural committee, as a whole, has accepted such an invitation, and on this datr the exposition and State will have as the exposition and State will have as their guests the cabinet officer of a great department of tho government and a committeo of congress whose personnel, coming from all sections c f tho nation, represent overy phase cf agricultural thought and work. The committee will welcome this opportunity to viow the National Corn exposition as an institution dealing with the fundamental agrigiatifled at the acceptance of this invitation by the committeo and the secretary, as was also Representative T r\\rrk9? Mr. Lever said: "I regard this exposition as the greatest thing, In the way of agriculture, that has ever occurred In the South, and of course 1 am quite proud of the fact that It Is being held in the district I have the honor to represent here. I am sure that Its educational feature will moan much to the present and future agriculture of the State, and the acceptance of this invitation this morning by Secretary Wilson and my own committeo means a gathering of distinguished men, all of whom have their best efforts directed along the linos of a hotter and a more profitable agriculture for our nation, and I am sure the people of our State, and the entire South, can not overestimate the importance of this occasion." TWINS ROUND TOGETHER. Itaby Girls Attached at Hips Like the Siamese Pair. Mr. and Mrs. John It. Gibbs, of Holyoke, Mass., are the parents or two girls which in many ways are liko the famous Siamese twins. They are attached to oach othor at the hips, but in every other way are perfectly normal. The twins are seven months old and have developed splendidly since their bith. Experts say It will be impossible ever to separate them. The Gibbs twins are different in a great many ways. Often whon one desires to sleep the other is wido awake and shows a strong desire to bo playful. They never seem to agree on the eating hours, for while one crloB for her food the other one pushes the bottlo away. * - A Reform That Is Needed. Tho Spartanburg Journal says the Stato legislature Bhonld pass some measure, requiring registration and proof that all taxes have been paid before permitting any person to cast a ballot. If a man does not pay his taxes, then certainly he has not tho interest of tho State at heart and he should ho denied the balTht. Senator Tillman says "stringent rules and regulations are required. The rules should be few, plain and simple, but they must be enacted into law in order to compel compliance." Crazed Men flattie With Axes. Crazed by drinking wood alcohol, a camp of lumber jacks in the vicinity of llrainard, Minn., participated in a bloody massacro. Armed witrt axes tho crow attacked each other. Tl linn Uin n irnnpft w.nq OVOT* tho ccmp was transformed Into a Bhamh'efl and 1 4 men lay dead or wounded. Cold Extends Into Mexico. The cold wave has extended far In fo Northern 'Mexico. Much suffering among the natives, unaccustomed to cold Is reported, not only In Mexican border States, but along the American side of the border, r PLAN TO BUILD ROADS <.OOI> SYSTEM EXPLAINED BY ITS AUTHOR. ? Will Enable Counties to P*jr Off Road Roods With Amounts Now Required to Pajr Interest Alone. The following plan to build good oads by the different counties at a minimum cost is published in the Progressive Farmer by W. S. Wilson, of Raleigh, N. C.. who is the author of the plan: An overwhelming majority of the people favor good roads and want them. The men most bittorly opposed to road taxes and road bonds prefer traveling over a good road to traveling over a bad one. We must, therefore, look back of the fact that good roads are favored and wanted, to find out why more of them are favored and wanted, to find out why more of them are not built. The one absolutely essential thing in road building is money In larger quantities than can bo raised by taxation except In a few of the wealthier localities. In most cases a bond Issue is necessary, aud. bond Issues aio not popular. Business men who do not hesitate to borrow money to use in their own business enterprises oppose bond Issues for roads or other purposes. Why Is this? If it be good business to borrow money for a private enterprise, why would it not be as good business to borrow money for a public enterprise? Why are bond issues unpopular arid why do some of our best men oppose them? Our people do not vote blindly for or against ft proposition. They count the cost and take into consideration the benefits. They know that in most instances bond issues under our present plan became permanent doWg; that they ate never paid and the *1on them is an iniidii.; k ad f'T thf m and their dese ?idnn'.s 4o cJVi V. ben they bor-ow nion >y lor rvrivflfn nnlomrico th#?v Mrnvidft for (* ^/1 i f UVU VU p* IMV^I v .. its payment, and then the interest stops. When bonds are voted for and sold, they know that in certainly a great majority of cases no method of repayment which can be effectually carried out is provided for, and the interest does not stop, and therefore, they vote against the bonds. If some moans can be devised whereby money may be had at a reasonable rate of interest and with a fixed period of payment, and the people can bo made to know that at the end of that period the debt will bo cancelled, they will vote for bond? and good roads will be built. The plan which I shall here outline to meet this condition is based upon the fact that in this State the bonds issued hy the State are exempt from all taxation, whereas county, district or municipal bonds are subject in taxation. There is, therefore, a difference in the value of these bonds, which is shown in the rates at which they may be sold. The State can and does sell Its non-taxable bonds readily at 4 per cent., while county, district and municipal bonds range from 5 to 7 per cent., with a prevailing difference of certainly as much as 1 per cent. It is to take advantage of this difference and at the same time ve prepare a plan by which a sinking fund can bo croated and invested under State supervision, to care for the county bonds at maturity, that the I plan Is proposed as a substitute for I our nresent ineffective and unpopular method of road bond issues. This Idea waa drafted into a b'-i which waa presented at The last session of the General Assembly, wh -re it pease d the House by a practlcallv unanimous vote, but was defeated in the Senate by a small majority. Tho plan day bo summarized as follows: 1. On January 1 of a fflven year the State Treasurer shall bo authorized to issue and sell State 4 per cent, bonds, Interest to be paid semiannually, to an amount not to exceed $200,000, the exact figure to bf determined by the applications received by him before such issuance, 2. The bonds are to run for a period of 41 years, since it takes thai time to mature a sufficient sinking fund to retire them. 2. Tho steps preliminary to such application for road funds, including the method of voting in the count) are set out In the bill, and must b< regular in every way, and bo approved by tho Attorney General, 4. Taking for granted that enough counties havo appliod to take the whole issue of $200,000 for use or reads in the following six months the Treasurer issues State bonds tc that amount and the proceeds aris1 ? ? n fa lAonnr) f a Vi r iJlfS 1 I '/HI tlU'Il Pn'u CVI u ii/nuviu cv viav counties. Thero counties must furnish proper proof of having voter "For Hood RoadR," and must execute and deliver to said treasurer a bond tc pay him 5 per cent, per annum or the amount loaned, to bo paid semiannually at least one month beforr tho interest is due on the outstanding slate bords. A penalty for failure to pay within tho specified tlrno is provided which would amply reimburse 'he State for any advance payment It might have to make 011 its outstanding bonds. n. Ttofh interest and penalty arr made a State tax and the Treasurer is given every facility for Us collection that ho has for the collection ol * ' e FOUND HIM GUILTY YOUNG HAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS FATHER ON STREET OF CLINTON Witneanea Tell of the Trouble lie1 ween Father and the S:>n, Which Koaulted in the Tragic Killing of tli? Former by the Latter last October. Guilty of manslaughter was the verdict of the Jury at Laurens which tried ltobert Lawson, charged with the murder of his father, W. Frank Lawson, of Lanford, Laurens county. Tho jury was out three hours. Sentence has not yet been passed, as counsel for tho young man will make a motion for a now trial. The trial was begun at Laurens Wednesday morning at a special session of Criminal Court. Defendant and deceased were farmers of Laurens county. Tho killing occurred last Octobor on tho streets of Clinton, the young man shooting his father to death in Lawson's brother's wagon, which was loaded with cotton. Tho killing it is said, grew out of a dispute over the poseasion of a balo of cotton. Tho 1 case went to the jury shortly after 1 6 o'clock. Eleven witnesses testified for the State, while ten wero introduced by the defence, including 1 tho defendant and hns wife. Dr. J. D. Austin, who made the postmortem, said there were three ' wounds found on tho deceased, one just behind tho left ear and two ' in the loft side, Eddie Lawson and Victor Lawson , brothers of the dofeudeut, testified as to tho beginning of the troublo over a bale or cotton which their father claimed. Roth said they assisted in loading tho cotton over the protest of the J defendant, and after the cotton was loaded on tho wagon the defendant took charge of tho team and drove ,i-_ -I - \X7 TV TO UIU fcl'I, in tit iwiui unu 11 . . Lawson , tho father, went along In a buggy. The cotton was carried to 1 Clinton. Witnesses said Robert Lawson offered the cotton to a bank ho 1 owed; the deceased objected and jumped In the wagon and took charge of the lines and Btnrtod to drive ofr. 1 Robert Lawson standing immediately behind in the front of the wagon. Presently, according to testimony, ' tho shooting took place and W. P. Lawson fell mortally wounded. None 1 of the witnesses saw W. F. Lawson with a pistol; saw the defendant fire ' five times, three times after his fatn1 er fell. One of the mules was shot 1 at tho time and since deid. In his own behalf Robert Lawson claimed self-defence, swearing that he shot to save himself and to protect his property. He expressed his sorrow for the deed, sworo his father pushed him back against tho cotton balo and drew his pistol and with an oath saying ho (W. F. Lawson) was going to kill defendant. Instantly, defendant said ho drew his pistol and fired on his father. Dosen't remember whether ho shot after his father fell. Defendant said he took his father's pistol out or his hand and put It In his own pocket. Defendant testified that his father had been an unnatural parent toward him, treating hiin cruelly for several yearn. Several members of tho Lawson family were in Court, as was the father of Mrs. Robert Lawson. fiho * * ? < " m ?? J ^ A is only 1 i. ojiw nmuu a kuuu wuuoto but only knew of the trouble at tho Lawaon brother's home on Enoreo ; River in tho morning of the day of * the killing. any other State tax. 6. The county bond Is not ont? that can be stolen and at maturity " presented for payment, but It Is an ' undertaking on tho part of tho county ) to pay the State Treasure annually, ' In two payments, 4 per cent, to be applied towards tho payment of the ' Interest on Its outstanding bonds, and an additional 1 per cent, to be ' Inveptod by the State In a sinking fund to retire Its bonds at maturity. 1 At the end of the first six months 1 the counties pay to tho State Treasp urcr two and one-half per cent, on * their respective loans?being a seml" annual payment of 5 per cent. Interest. On $200,000 this amounts to i $5,000. Of this amount tho State ) Treasurer taken $4,000 and pays tho interest on the outstanding State 1 bonds, and has a surplus of $1,000. , Then to get his $200,000 to bo loaned > to the same or other counties upon . the same terms as at first prescribed, ? the Treasurer puts this $1,000 into . tho road fund and Issues $190,000 I lr bonds and sells thorn, and the pro5 coeds arising therefrom are added to I the $1,000 sinking fund and the whole amount Is loaned In the same way as at first Indicated. At the end of t.ho first year the State collects 5 per cent, on $100,000, whereas It pays out Interest on orly $399,000. This process Is continued semi-annually for 41 years, and at the end of each six months the State's bond ls9uo is reduced by tho amount of the surplus, so that the two shall aggregato $200,000. A careful computation -will show that there Is a sufficient income from the county loans to pay the Interest 4 t v LYON GOES FOR EVANS i ? BRINGS A NUMBER OP CUABQM AGAINST HIM. Several Criminal Acts of Barney B. Evans Named by the AttorneyGeneral In the I*roceeding. Attornoy-Goneral Lyon Monday began disbarment proceedings in the State Supreme Court against Barney B. Evans, an attorney of Columbia who was an opponent of Lyon In tho recent primary. The petition alleges that Evaus as an attorney in Saluda collected monies for certain clients which ho failed to turn oyer to them. Geo. R. Rembert of Columbia is named among the witnesses to this charge. It further alleges that Kvans collected cortaln money for the Murray drug company of Columbia which he failed to turn over to the firm. A part of tho petition refers to tho charge made by Evans during tho campaign lust summer that B. F. Samples, Sheriff of Saluda county, stole a certain receipt from Evans, ofilco in Saluda and it also contains a statement signed by citizens of Saiuda denouncing Evans and denying his charge. Tho petition of disbarment further charges that Evans at tho campaign meeting In Spartanburg last summer made tho statement that if the Aetna and Hartford Firo Insurance companies did their duty, B. W. Crouch and E. W. A bio, Attorneys of Saluda would ho behind prison bars, that ono of theso persons was caiigm a? an uicmiuiury uuu inni, ho destroyed all tho lawyer's HbrnrioH In Saluda. Evans further referred to these men, it Is alleged, as blind tigers, thieves and Incendiaries. Tho complaint further alleges that Evans Is of had reputation. It also charges him with forging certain names to notes which he had discounted at a Columbia Bank, and ihat ho collected funds for a Baltimore trust company which ho frd!,ed to turn over to It. Lyon close* his complaint with the statement that his opposition to Evans as a candldute has prevented his bringing tho cose sooner. DAMAGES FOR SON'S DKATII ? Camp of tho Woodmen of the World Sued for Rig Burn S. P. and M. J. Taylor, parents of Milton Taylor, tho young man who was killed last July while loading a degree team in initiating Furman Bagwell Into tho mysteries,q$ the Woodmen of the World, at Henson Camp, near Anderson Wednesday began action against Benson camp for damages in the amount of $22,000. Bagwell became frightened when Homo blank cartriges were exploded whilo ho was being initiated. Ho ran | into the anteroom, secured his pistol I .? ..! f I !d/t rcii/dpal tinuifi fill T.1 vlflf <\ I i ' A lii UH I (VI till! \yg vy u M. %.+ j ?xy( y who was leading tho initiation. Taylor deid next day from tho wounds. Tho parents of Taylor base thoir claim on tho alleged negligence on tho members allowing such antics as wero alleged to have been practiced in tho lodge room during tke initiation. Tho case will como to trial in February on the outstanding State bonds and still leave a euflicient amount to pay off the first Issue of $200,000 in State bends. And by further study it will be seen that each succeeding issue always decreasing In amount, will be retired in the same manner. Tho ^unties borrowing tho monoy wili have paid but 5 per cent, per annurr, yol their debt will have been discharged, and the State as such will have paid nothing oxcept for the sale of the bonds and for tho bookkooping. It will have loaned Its credit only and in return will have reaped an abundant harvest by way of add! tlonal fax08 from incroased prt)perty values. Tho counties are enabled to get money at a greatly reduced rat? of Interest and their sinking fund Is handled and Invented undor State supervision, po that they aro not required to perform tho Impossible task of collecting, handling and investing It. so that It will mature their obligations, and a county bond Ibruo Is changed from a permanent debt, to he handed down from generation to generation, Into a fixed yearly payment for a definite number of years, long enough to keep tho load from resting too heavily at. any time, and as short as accumulative compound Interest can liquidate tlio loan. ? ^ ' Young Hoy Accidentally Shot. fJharles Miller, aged 15, was shot and fatally wounded Wednesday by his cousin, Ralph Johnson, aV,cd 15, when tho latter's shotgun was accidentally discharged. The hoys were returning from a hunting trip nea* Mount Airy, N. C. Miller was only a few feet away from Johnson, tho en tiro marge irom tne siioi-gun um*?rIiik tho abdomen. Ho lived a few hours. ? ? < Hunter Has Slain Many Honrs. Ellas P. MoBorvoy of Mariaville, Mo., celebrated hlB elrhttloth birthday by killing a black bear which had been terrorizing the neighborhood. During his careor as a hunter Meaervey has slain 300 bears. - -.w I