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SOLICITOR COOPER ON ANDERSON CASE Declines to Recommend Commutation. LETTER TO GOVERNOR Prosecuting A Horn?'J Thinks Tacts in Case Warrant the Full Penult) of the Law. in an official conimunicntion to Gov ernor Ansel Saturday, Solicitor Cooper declines to recommend the commuta tion sought lor in the case of John Henry Anderson, now under sentence to hang on April 2ltrd for the murder of his father-in-law. Josh Carter, on September Isl of las! year. This no tion follows iho appeal last Wednes day to die governor liy Attorneys Riehey und Hlitekwoll to have 11.? * sentence commuted 16 life Imprison men! in ill" pciiiloutiary, on the ground thai the condemned negro is of limited intelligence and subject to ?'spells." Solicitor Cooper, In his letter to the governor, reviews the ease thoroughly, touching on till the main points of the evidence, and bases thereon his re fusal to recommend a commutation; lit* says, however, that "candor com pels me to state thai I believe tile majority of the people who heard the trial and who knew both parties are in favor of the commutation," and then concludes; "1 have tried to state the tacts In this ease as clearly as I know how. and I submit the matter to yon lor decision." "Referring to the alleged "spells" of the. condemned man, the solicitor says: "If the defendant is responsi ble for his crime, if he knew that what he was doing was wrong, he OUght t:> suffer the penalty which tin law imposes. * * * As I under stand from hh; counsel, they do not contend that he is Irresponsible, hut that In- is considerably below the average in Intelligence and was sub ject to spells, and killed the deceased while hi oiii' of his 'spells.' I have given the matter very serious consid eration, and I can not see my way clear to recommend the commutation of this sentence." Whether or not Governor Ansel will appoint a lunacy commission to exam ine the neuro remains to be seen. A PHIL KALKSim IN LACHKXS. The Crews Homestead Propoiij Sold Per Partition. Monday was snlcsday for the month of April in I.aureus. There was but one public sab- of lands, that being the Crews property on West Main street However, a few head of mules and horses were sold, and a car of lumber, refused by the Cray Lumber Co. was bought by Mr. W. L. Cray and Dr. W. II. Dial. The .los. Crews property on Main street was sold in seven lots, the sales resulting as follows: Home lot sohl to Miss l.ouie 1). Crews for $2,500. Vacant lot facing Main street sold to Mrs. ltosa C. Whltohurst for $l.soo. Dot number sold to L A. McCord for $r.oo. Dot number ?"> sold to Miss Louie Crews and Mrs. Whitehursl for $110. Lot number I Sold to I'. A Simpson for S W.Y Lot number fl sob! to I. n. Arm strong for $!II5, Lois' numbers 7 and s sold to I*. A. Simpson for $102. in addition to the public sales the following private deals were made: Dr. W. D. Ferguson bought n lot front Mr. C C Featherstone, on the west id>' of Mr. Fenthertjjono's pres ort! residence; consideration $2,500. M r. \. <'. Todtl pit r< based a lot from Mr. It. B, Ilnbb, on Wesl Main street. Immediately west of Mr Itahb's residen ce; consideration, $1,750. Mr. .Inc. F. Holt ! old for Mr. Joseph W. OrcWK. !M'u acres of land hoar if, D W. Wails' place for $1,200. This was -oh! ii> Mr. \. 11 MOOro, Mi. T. I). Darllitgti a bough) from Dr. W. D. Ferguson a large lot on Irhy nv< line for $2.500, h< v. IV. I>. Hummed \ceopf* t all. I'.io. W. D. Il.iinmett has been raihd ?() Ute Pelham church, Green ville county, made pastorlcss by the removal of |tro. .1. !'. Colcman to Nor? ry county. Ilm, H um mi: will con tinue to reside nl Lnurens in reach of oth ehurohoi of which lie is pastor. ??apllBl Courier. W. L TAY LOR IS HURT IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT Popular Newspaper Man Mid Mai! Carrier I'ainfullj Injured in a Disastrous Occident. Mr. \V ,L. Taylor, mail farrier t>n rural route number two, was con lined to bis bod two days last week and part of this week on account of in juries received Friday afternoon In a runaway. While not seriously hurt and fortunately having escaped any hones broken, Mr. Taylor was novel - helcss painfully injured, and will he some time recovering from the effects of the accident. Returning from his usual route Friday afternoon the horse, one be longing to I'eden. ot the city, became unruly becnus. of a slight lashing with the Hues by Mr. Taylor; taking the bits in his mouth the infuriated anllVial tore off down the road at a breakneck si.d. It was Impossible to hold or stop him. so Mr, Taylor, knowing the road well, and remem bering a sharp tun; just ahead of him decided that his botd ehnnc..' was in jumping, This In- did. with hut the few bruises ami scratches anil an injury to the knee cap. which may, however, prove more serious than is now thought. Ii is well that Mr. Taylor jumped, for his buggy was almost completely demolished at the sharp turn of the road. Fortunately the runaway was seen by Mrs. Mattie Rowland's family, and Mr. Taylor did not lack attention. Mr. Taylor, in .addition to being a rural carrier, is at the sann? time as sistant editor of The Advertiser, and correspondent for the Columbia State and Spartanburg Herald, and he has many friends who will regret to hear of his painful accident. WEEK'S NEWS OF CROSS hm.i,. New Korr)-boat (her Salnda River Personal Mention. doss Hill. April r.th. Mr Walter Hill has soli his house and lot to Mr. N. I. Williams. lie will move with his family to Columbia. School Commissioner Pitts, Prof. It. I.. Jones and \tt'y .1. M. Cannon of l.aurens wire Cross Hill visitors last Friday. Rev. Mr. Wood Worth of Clinton filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian church yesterday. Dr. .1. D. Austin of Clinton was in low n last Thursday. Mr. It. <> Guthrie of Burlington, N. C, is with his brother, Mr. .1. G. Gu thrie. Corn planting will begin in earnest this week. Only a few have planted bo fore this on account of (he cold and rainy weather. Mr. niuc Goodman is putting in a tlal near Puckctt's old ferry, on Sa lnda river. It is nearly ready to launch. He has built him a little cottage near, and will operate it him. self. |t is on the direct road to ! Greenwood from Cross Hill Mr. W. V. Payne of Cross Hill has an article in the Atlanta Journal of recenl date, deprecating laws against so-called "speculating" In cotton, and armies that such laws are helping to keep the price down. If he refers to laws ngalUSt "Ducket Shops," I want to refer him to an article in the April number of the Cosmopolitan Magazine, by Mr. Daniel .1. Sully. Mr. Sully says "the cotton gambler has no more to do with advancing the cotton indus try than the patrons of a roulette wheel have in in Increasing the cur rency." \ i.Ftn ri: it Moi n n u i i: Slct. .1. S. Cook of Xewherrj l<? Lecture for HcitClH of School. MouttlVille, Mar :.lst The public are cordially invited to attend a lec ture at the Mouutvllle school audito rium on Friday evening, April nth, at 7::t0 o'clock, by the Rov, .1. S. Cook of Newberry. The entire proceeds of the enter tainment will he devoted to the pur chase of new furniture for the school, and it Is hoped that a large crowd will be present to assi-t in this worthy object, in addition to being entertained by Dr. Cook, who is an Interesting lecturer. .1 lldffc Feat hot-stone. Hon. c. c. Peniherstone holds the relllS of COUli with a master hand ills, rulings nnd ehnrgos are succinct :.nd clear. He leads the skein of justice through the mystic maze of testimony, evidence und counsel with balanced mind ami . to; .]y hand Ab beville Pr.ss nnd Fanner. PR1TCHARD REVERSED IN DISPENSARY CASE Supreme Court of the United States Decides That Federal Judge Is Without Jurisdiction and The Winding-Up Commission Wins in Case. ? Washington. D. C April 5th. The 1 winding up commission of the State I dispensary will he able now to pro- I ?-eed with its investigation without Interference by Judge I'rltchard or any other federal court. The re ceivership is destroyed and the in junction against the commission dis solved by order of the United states supreme court, which in ti decision handed down today takes the position, that (ho commission created by die legislature is a direct representative of the Stale of South Carolina. 'I'o sue it or to proceed against it in any court i- si proceed ihg against the Slate ot' South Carolina, which, says the supremo court. Is a violation of the I lib amendment to the federal I Constitution. Justleo White read the. decision, which w inds up with this j pa ragraph: "Deciding as we do that (ho suits in question were suits against (lie State of South Carolina, and. within tin In hibition of tin- iiih amendment. Hie decree of the circuit court of nppeals is reversed, the decree of the circuit court is also reversed, and the cause remanded to that court with instruc tions to dismiss the hills of com plaint.'' Chief Justice Fuller, who sat with the Circuit court of appeals and whose decision in 111:11 court is today re versed, did not imrticipnto in today s decision. T M. Mordicni. chief coun sel for tli" whiskey liouse complain ants, was in (he court room when these words fell from the lips of Jus lice White, ami. completely Ihibhcr. gristed, he wen! ottl and toofc f 11? - train lor Charleston, it is a victory lor Attorney General I .yon ami I,is nsso |chttc counsel, none of whom, iiowever. ! were here. Chairman \V. I .\turrn> when in formed nl t'n decision said: "We have beeii receiving litterest on our tii |i(jfdii ill the rate uf $;!,000 per month for nhoul Iii months. In "Yon nee- Ihe lawyers of these liquor houses initsl now look to I heir < m I ployers for their pay. whereas it' iIk Sia:.- had lost (lie Kiul We would have had Ilm. i' enormous fees to pity. In addMion to receivership expenses. Ii i is i Ite a fenther in the cap Of Attor ney tieneral Lyon, and we lire proud of the light made by Mr. Abney and Mr. Stevonsi)ii." Ill- Murray thinks the net assets Of the Slate, alter all claims arc paid, v. il be $1100.000 in cash and the dispen sary building, valued at $75,000 The Slate. SPUING .MILLINERY OPENINGS. Prottj Hals arc Inspected It} tin La ?lies et' Laurens. Spring hiings with her warm gen tle breath thoughts of the llowory, | millinery openings. On last Thurs day, and man., days since, the stores. Davis-Roper Company, Switzer's, and Simmons' have been crowded with tin- ladies of (.aureus, some highly { pleased with the new shapes that have come in style, while others a little du bious as to the beeomingness of (hem. The milliners at each of the above mentioned Urins. Miss COX and her able assistants-, at Davis-Roper's, Miss Paituie Mae Wright with her assistants at SWIt/.cr s, ami Miss ('annou With her corps of helpers at Simmons' are all to be congratulated for the remark able amount of laste and variety of styles displayed at the openings. Ii Is not possible to describe tin- hats as shown this season; they are too varied but the hats an- becoming smaller, hot so much so as had beet: hop* d. still it is a little encouraging, One is struck with the height that some of the hats reached, they are the other I extreme of the very broad styles, but the milliners have used so much skill in trimming those odd shapes that it might be unqualifiedly said that they , are st rlkingly pretty One consolation to the financial side, is the bats are of all colors and in Consequence will go with every thing; heretofore it has been a hat fo. each gown. TWO RTXAW WS HATt'ltDAY. llXCitlng Tillies on Streets, Hut l.lttb Dil IIIIIge is Done. Saturday seemed a good day tor ruun ways. One ot Klchelhorgcr's wagon toam> took fright on West Main street and ran to Counts' stable where they were stopped by running Into a hugg) standing by the curb The team lore up a back in f foil I of the postOlllCC in their mad run: fortunately no one was hurt. In the afternoon Mr. C. I). Marks, dale's horse was frightened by a hiev cle, and ran around part of (ho square. Miss I.am,; linrksdnle and little Miss Simpson were in tin- buggj The horse was slopped by some by Standers in front of Payne's without damage* to either buggy or occupant. Kxccllcil! Portrait Presented. Col O. (i Thompson, in behalf ot the survivors of (lie famous Lauren Driars, has. presented ;!i<- Traynham Guards an excellent portrait of the P.rinr survivors. Tile photograph from which this portrait Is made wa taken April JTth. IflO". Tie- follow lllg then-survivors appear in (lie plctu re: .1. 1. Stoddnrd, p.. w. Lanford, I i> Power. Mien ttarksdalo. t. v i lender son, Meli VU Illing, W. P.. Lamb. C II. DrOOltS. I. It Hiownloc. W. \ Mi Ollntook, o. 0. Thompson a. v. 'I hompsou. IHK CLINTON IIOTHL MIDDLK. Hestclr) Alm In ('linages Hunds \ftcr Recent Lease. CliutUll, April G. It was reported in this correspondence last week that Mr. A. H. Henry of Ureciivlllo was to take charge of the Clinton hotel, which he had leased from Mr W. II. Workman, on the first of April. And he did take charge, hut tor some rea son not clear to the public In- tailed to hold out. guvi up the deal and re turned presumably to Greenville. Mr. I'.. I.. Kin;;, who has been run ning a small hotel here, tool* the lease and moved in today, Tuesday. Mr. W. ii Workman and family rented one of the houses Used b> Mr, Kin*: for lodging his hoarders, The larger of the two houses rrotn which ir. and Mrs-, king moved to day has 1m en rented to Mr and Mrs. Johnny r'lnney, who vVIII continue to keep it as it public hoard I iik house The whole thine has been a great surprise to the public, Mr. Work man has desired to lease the hotel lor soite- time, hut it was not known that Mr. King; wished it. When || became known yesterday that Mr. Henry would not keep it Mr. Kinr applied for it and the agreement was made. The papers were Kiglicd last night, and Mr King moved in today. Col. IVliarton Sends #2.0?. col .1 H Wliarton, of Waterloo, I enclosing a check for $2.00, says: "Let Lauren:-- raise her two hundred dollars at once. I heartily commend your effort in this noble cause," IWMI Vs MKKTINGS I (Hi \ 1*1111? ftiiptlsts of the Count) Cond tictlnu U \ Igorous t'limpaiuu. Mr C. I? Itoho. chairman of tl Laymen's missionary con mill ??? for Lailrcuii county, announci ihc i'i lowing places Of meeting! and (lie s.peakers for these, for ih - (iioiifll Of April : i. her, I'rof. W. I', ('tilbertsoh mid M i W. c WiiartOu u ill be liie : i ? aki Sunday. April Kttll, at i'i ilicvtnil, Messrs Ii. A. Cooper and ( ii Itopei C II, llo?O of this ciiv will i.take ad ehurcIi, Mr. I-'. I.. Hramb (t oi I'rii ton and j'rof, W I'. CuShCi till Mount \ ille ai e to wpcal Mlectrlr Power at Woodruff. iilectrlc Manufn day mid the n REV. C. P. PARKl.R TO SUPP1 ^ CHURCH HI Rl Bishop Oucrrj Sends Minister to Lpis. ['?pal Church as Supplj i alii (Melier Kl. In ii letter to Dr. \V, II Washington inn df this city, Itlsliop Win. \. Ouorry of the diocese of South ('a roll no writes that tlx' Church of the F.plphnny of Luurcus is to be supplied soon by the Rev. Clarence Prentice Parker, at present of Klllgstrce, hut now pursuing his studies in the Kpiscopal service at Marion under the direction of the Rev. Alberl Thomas, I: is uu derstood thai Mr. Parker will come to l.auritis under temporary arrange ihents to exist until October l. after which other relations may ho entered upon. The reason for the leniitorary ar rangeinenl i- the fact thai Mr, Parker has only been rod ally ? onllri led in (lie I'phteopnl church ami under the etimm ( tin not pei'forin minlttterial functions, bul ; k Itlsliop lluefry sat s: "I am ash inc. you 10 (?(.IVe him al I.aureus as your acting minister and lay-reader until ()( toh< r I : after that lime I may send him (0 Lantus or make SOIIIC oilier arrangement." Mr Philter was until recently a minister ol the Prosby teriiill church, and st.I high in that denoiulnation lie is a young man of L'.'i years, and unmarried; he is consul ered by (he people of Marion where he held his first charge, as a man of uu usual ability and us a minister of great promise. Mr. Parker Is a H \ graduate of an Ohio college, ami of the Presbyterian seminary at Coloui bla. The people of Laurens of all denomi nations, as well as the members of the Church of the Kpiphany. will welcome Mr. Parker lo this city, and hope that the relation of pastor may be effected at the expiration of the required time. '?i R. KK A Til CUSTOM-: AT CLINTON. Delivers a Verj Strong Address on "Pj I hin n is m/1 Concerning lion, C. C. Feather stone's address on PythianSsm before the rec.-nt convent ion at Clinton, the Clinton (Chronicle snyi "Hon C. C Fontlicri lone wi u pn i Olli and doli\ ereu an add ? ; . fl'-lli will long be reihohlbontd |>y tin' I'j l.hhins WIU) were to fortunate as to loar him. Mi Fonlhorstoiie spoke in part. 'I'ythiani in is a llrnthci'hood.' ol men In udeti together ? ? the forefront In the ? hood we hold to the groat Hook as authoritative. To the Father we at tribute all honor, glory and powet The order exemplifies the loachiiifi of the man of Cnlilcc Not merely an emotional body, hut a set of men banded together with definite ami practical purposes. It is a social organization as well, Man Is a so. elal animal. Once we galll a fellow's good will and in a social way capture his confidence, the battle Is won I do not believe that we should criticise everything that wears the name ni ?society.' but fin He- other hand let Us seek to uplift society Let us put Into the social world all tliosc enter laililnents and pleasures that will go 10 i.eiietit mankind. ' The world is growing better. I Hill an optimist TIlO fact that v*0r> It i a body with nobb i ? . . 'I : fool ami all brought to "III conch r r? at pnn (I ami Sa\i ?is into tin tands for ' I?. \. If, ttccfliiv N? M POINTEDLY NOTED Entertainment to be Given by Orphans. PERSONAL MENTION ( lint.>ii Capital Will Vi.I In Uulhllllg I nlt i-I rliaii Trolle) Line Pros hj l< ? i in ( ollcuc Mall Ten ill. Clinton^ \pr. "i. Tin.? greatest events <>r (in- past vfi'U in Ulla Iowa wore llio opening millinery displays ill Italloy Pros ' and !!?<? i. w Copclund Co.. which were It. hj i'a Thursday the Ihm n, \pril On. man Mil Id that 11n ? nOw style hats accounted for (he opening heia,?! Imld on \l! Pooh ' I lay. Ihti i.iiiny Clinton Indies bought ne\\ head gear as was c idem in ail tin- churches Snmla\. an. i hue of ihcm in- illlcd the I it. I' I ? ('., :-< I'Va'il a delight fill I ni Uo> dinner ami nystOr :upper in ihn city hall last Wednesday; ami aller pn; lug all i \pein i liu \ cleared nioro than liiiv dollar:-, which will he de sailed in the monument iand. I he plipili oi i he Thoriiwcll Or plliimige are preparing an cf.tcrtlllll menl winch will he g| ven lor I he monument fund. This will he the In.-i time tin- Orphanage has given an cnterluiiiiucnl In which admission is charged hut In .IucoIih agrees with tin- teachers and pupils that it is an exceptional case The town nas done a rreat deal lot I he Orphanage and they want a tnin This entertain lllelll Will he oil the older tlf the ||||. mini exhibition ol I ho Thorn woll schools which always draws a packed house. All the numbers on the pro gram will relate to ih< war or typical Southern customs. One will he a thirty minutes minstrel from the older boys. Another will be a pantomime and drill represent III).: the drama of Secession. There will be a graphic representation ol the Tai' baby I lory und puutoliilinc in cost nine of t he . ong, "The I lomespun I n ess." (in Suhdiiy iticrnlnj Iii" ilneobti an nounced to his con a !? sal ion that I lie committee of nrraiigemenlr lor (he Pre hytcrlan iiiiymeu'tt Convention e t| eh <\ Hill has' h< en in Clinton sevot'ill I the ( .11.,' team h it Moiidav morning on its Ufai trip of the season The schedule f?l tie : eason as arranged so far is as follow : April Pni'lliail at Crccn ville, Iii Wo ff o i d at Kpnrtlinhurg; 10, N'ewberry at Clinton. NowbOrry at S'owberry; 2!!, ICrskim at Clinton: :.' i. Charleston at Clinton; Charles ton at Clinton; Mn> ". Woflord ?it Clinton: ."?, Kurmni. at Clinton; 8, New'bOrry at Clinton. Sevel'al practice gainei have already been played with l./iureiiH, Wiiltmiro, Clinton Mill, and I.mP.i Mill Tie- college ho. - A'ere lilstly proud oi theli representativi id the Inter collegiate tennis (olmuiincul in Co luinbhi last weil, Mi jiftrhy Pulton, son < : (he di lliiguished missionary, tied tor the trophy cup tin the host : ' ? plii) er. I !?? |osi to Ca rol ilia ' id Clinton capita ad Pluilihlliu lliisim Han iiidl In