Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^mmumwrnr * W WB V the st? record. ? % Publiihed Ererj Tbnrtdaj I ?AT? TDTOBTBEE. SOUTH CAROLINA W. ? ' ?BI? C.W.WOLFE. Kdltor and Proprietor. I -** TAKES A NEW TL'RN Plan of Attorney General to Drive Out the Trust. Columbia) S. C., Special.?For soma lime there has been a spirited controversy between the Attorney General k and the Virginia-Carolina Chemical ) k Company, commonly known as the B -fertilizer trust." The Attorney GenW eral recommended anti-trust logialaf tion to the Genoial Assembly and proceeded to indict the corporation for | violating existing laws. The corporation In return takes the matter to the Federal Court to test the right of the State of South Carolina to enact stringent laws. The Attorney General has ina.de a startling move, v/hen he appealed to the General Assembly to revokp the charter of this great corpanartion,* which is operating slxfy iLanufacutrlng concerns in this State. Mr. Bellinger, the Attorney General, zays in part: "In view of the-deliberate attempt on the part of thi leading defendant in the suit to remoye the cause beyond the jurisdiction oI the Sutto ?"'! tkn onan anil #fln IUU110 OilU Uib MMV? ?V.D. ... f tempt of the laws of this State li pure chasing the real estate, business and j gopd will of domestic corporations sitI u&ted in this State and almost certain prospect of a long drawn out litigation during which the litigating corporations in?the enjoyment of the fruits of Lwbat the General Assembly in its joint resolution indicated to be a violation -of the laws prohibiting trusts and combinations in this State. I would respectfully submit to your honorable body the propriety and would urge the conr aideration of the question of passing as eacly as practicable such act or Joint resolution as shall prohibit the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company from henceforth doiug business within th s State, making therein such provisions as will effectually prevent them from I enjoying the benefits of any license or k permit in tbe future. I desira that it shall be understood that this suggestion A If acted upon shall not affect the vigor^ jousnrosecution of the suit to a final ^^^JetoTnination in the courts Of the land V nor is it expected mat any act pa?seu pursuant thereto can reach or affect the domestic corporations charged with conspiring with the foreign corpora tions violating the anti-trust laws of the State." Mr. Bellinger is a hard fighter. He Is the one who prosecuted the "Brox| ton bridge case" several years ago and I Indited white men desecrating a negro W*- church. HLs courage at that time made him Attorney general. Pardons Granted and Refused. The governor has granted a pardon to Jacob White of Colleton county, convicted in August. 1901, of larceny of live stock and sentenced to 13 months on the county chaingang. The man is in a dying condition. > A pardoai was also granted fn the case of William Clark who was convicted in the spring of 1301 In Chester county of the larceny of a ba'.a of cotton and sentenced to one year on the chaingang. In order to meet the k ends of Justice and restore the citizenship of the man Solicitor Henry, who has repeatedly heretofore re/used to re/tAmman/1 ho PTfV?lw? <if ftYAPlltlVP I asked for the pardon. pardon wok also granted to H. T? BHg^Arrlson. convicted in Andersen county O Blarceny at the lest spring term and IjB^Entenreii to 18 months on the ehainThe man has served the greats ^U^Brtion of the semen .and he ha;, aj and four little children v. ho are1 HflBdistrcss. I'pon proper re- immenda-1 n^^Ks the governor granted the pardon, j BR: . jrad in of tli.? HHIflB^Btf'fpg uses; They Laughter. convicted in Spartan her;; battery. ' Hampton Williamson, convicted in ' Orangeburg of violation of contract. L Dick Flinn. alias Richard Flinn. conk Ttcted in Darlington county of murd?r , with a recommendation to mercy. ^ v Large Attendance Looked For. Atlanta. Special.?The board of directors of the Negro Young People's Christian Congress met hore. i?'iflv bishops. s?neral secretaries anil prominent official representatives, represent Jng all denominations, were pres *nt. v ' Reports received from all sections ink dieated that the attendance at the conTention next August will approximate 10.000. The oopmitt?c to invite Presldent Roosevelt to the convtntiou will H^^kTeave for Washington over the SouthHg^Rm Railway. House Fnd|BSciil^y. Frankfort, ?The Ifoiise after a spirited adopted the L resolutions commendaTOry to Admiral Srliley. The Rv>puhiicajAoppj^^fl| jB^K^riion of the r "oluj^H g^PPemned the < BHthe Schley Kflfctiun the fflnO Democr.^BH9S|B^HHKS^w8HM nKcsoiution.^^n^H^nHHMBHg (^7 KOfPITAL FOR INSANE. A Suggestion cs to the Soldiers* Home?.".loney Needed the Coming Year. The annual report of the State hospital for the insane made by the b.?aid I ?>- f.*>nrr>nfc wac ?r>nt tn the governor Tuesuav. This year it contains a great deal of interesting matter, and suggestion made as to the soldiers' homo, will doubtless attract the careful attention of the general assembly. Here is the report: To His Excellency. M. B. McSweeaey, Governor of South Carolina. Sir: I have the honor to present herewith on behalf of the board of regents of the State Hospital for the insane the ann.ral reports and vouchers of the cperations of the institution for the year ending December 31. 1301. The fact that this is the seventyeighth report of this hospital subilted to the general assembly serves to airert our attention to its long career of usefulness to this and neighboring States. During the past year the 10.COOth consecutive admission has teen ? reacnea ana passea ana mt uio?vai number of annual admissions?453? has been received. From year to year the growth of our iL^ane hospitals has been appall'n? to serious-minded persons In all countries and not the lea-st to the board of regents themselves and to their resident c.fl'uers. Still, as great as the burden upon the tax payers in our State for the suport has grown to be, yet as has beer. shown in former reports this buiden is not excessive as comixared with that of other States. In round numbers vc ere called upen to provide for about one person out of every 1.000 of the gtuera) population, while in other States the average has reached about 1 to every l'50 or 300 of the population. In administering the affairs of the hospital it has been the constant put pose Of the board to rc-ommcnd only such Changes as w ould enlarge and broaden Its .sphere of usefulness and j charity. One of the principles of our | general policy may be enunciated as aiming towards promotion^ tne grcarest good to the greatest number. Up to the last half dozen years our doors vwee kept open as th<>y had been from the beginning to patients who were not residents cf the State. 1'ractically all ! citizens of South Caroiiua have been j received who by reason of diseased braihs or habits of inebriety required the restraints of an asylum. For seme years the regents have ret doubted that the privileges of the hospital have been abused and they have consequently so reported to the general assembly. But heretofore no stringent measures have been pasrc.T for regulating admlssious. But it appears to the board that the time has at length arrived as shewn In the superintendent's report wh-n the general assembly should regu'atc ino:e minutely the c'as-:ps cf admissions. Our attention has been especially directed to the refusal of neighboring States to admit to their iusar.e hospitals persons who have not been residents within their borders at least two years. We feci therefore that we eanI not ton pnrnestiv ?.3k through your ox ccllency that the genera) assembly define clearly the length of time necessary to establish the rights of ' settlement." as it Is called. la regard to the admlesior. of old people who are not strictly insane, the board leans toward the side of broade3t charity and cannot therefore recommend their refusal until better provision is made oy the several counties in | their poor houses. I The board of regents, therefore, are I forced to take the view, however, much I It may be against their natural inclinations and wishes, that there seems Lo be little prospect of reducing in the tuture the number of admissions or | greatly curtailing the annual [ of the hospital. On "he contrary, if j we to judge tp the unprecedented | demand.-* mad* upon us during the pas' i decade, this hoioital will year by year j be ealJ .d upon to provide for an evor I inr-r . nonulftt'oa. Jn thc past -3 years our beard has been forced by circumstances to recora1 mend from time to time the purchase | of -and adjunct to the hospital property. It has been our purpose, so far as ! lay in our power, to provide for exisi tins and future need3 in the hospital j without greatly adding to the amount j of taxation. The location of the hospi' tal practically within the city of Co1 lumbia has always made the price of land comparatively high, but in our judgment the various steps of expanding the oronerty to its present aggregate of 230 acres have been made in response to the existing needs and la preparation of future exigencias. The purchase of the Wallace property live ! years ago contributed largely towards giving the patients for tHo first titae that privacy which they so much needed and of which they wor? deprived by surrounding streets and highv.ays. The wisdom of that puu-lmse is now recognized by a!!. It has 1k?i the d'sire of tli" hoard to aa*e p 'titionin? me gea?-iul ass-nthly for th* purchase of more load TJijt tfc? recent rapid growth of the city of Columbia has made us apprehensive that in the near future the land now occupied by doinitories for patients may be encroached upon by manufactories o.r settlements of undesirable neighbors. This applies particularly to th? building for colored men, known as tin Parker building. On kUonfomiwr v>. last th<* board was U^jfore induced to paas these resoluB^Brolved. That for the sake o* eomH^Bss and for the purpose of giving space adjacent to the Parker we recommend the purchase BB^Lstate of the property known as HflBBfelots, provided said purchases G^^BBf^^frea^nablc prices and the W ' ; \ w V- * k'J, ______________ t i ,'i : . "Resolved, 2nd. That the subject be referred to the genera! assembly for action. "Resolved. 3rd. That the ibove resolutions bo incorporated in the annual report" Ill tn:s rnauer uie iej,cuw uu ?.wV recommend the policy of a single payment fv>r land purchased, but again submit the plan of the annual payment of a small portion of the sum total, the whole sum being carried under mortgage of (J per cent. By this method the Wallace property passed into the possession of the State without increasing individual taxation whereas the result has been bf incalculable benefit to all the patients but particularly to the white women. The purchase of the land now under consideration will greatly benefit the negro men and in the near future will uc necessary for the development of workshops and the other buildings belonging to the mechanical department In view of the consideration Ly the general assembly of the advisability of i purchasing a home fee- Confederate veterans, the board of regents desire to present to your excellency the praetica- ! bility of using the tract of land embracing about 50 acres upon the Wallace purchase known as the Bellevue place. It waa the many excellencies of tu.s iraci for hospital purposes in view cf future needs to this iistitution i which largely induced the repeats five ' i yea. s ago 10 recommend to Gov. Evans the purchase of the Wallace property. Upon this tract could new be begun a series of permanent buildings adapt; ed to all the uses of the veterans, and j in time they could revert to the re- j gents for the purposes of this hospi- ; :a:. By this method the veterans would be given such buildings as they desire, j since, in view of the future use of these buildings the State could well afford to | expend a larger sum upou theic eon stm< tion than couia dc clone ro- mtreij temporary buildings. Should such a proposition commend itself to your excellency to the general assembly the regents wish it well understood from the beginning that the proposed veterans' home on the Bellcvue place should in every way be separate ami distinct fr>ni the State hospital, and for the furtherance of this plan the laud could he temporarily transferred to a separate hoard ol managers with the proviso that it should ultimately revert to our successors in the regency. i Because cf the crowded conditions of the wards for females, both white and colored, it will be necessary during the ~ coming year to e-cct a building for white women upon similar plans to the Taytor building now in process Of construction for white men. INSURANCE. The matter of our present inadequate protection from loss by h:e is set forth hi the superintendent's report and the boned desires to refer this important question to your excellency with the recommendation tha*. she several com j raittec. of the general assembly to < whom this particular matter belongs j b* asked to give it due consideration. | Tfc..: board purposely abstains from cx j pressing any particular personal preferance or criticism 'regarding an act already passed by the legislature and intended for the b?ttcr:n nt of tbc hospital, feeling content, as wc do, that the committees, to whoso special attention the matter is now referred, will teadily kcc that our institution occu-. pies a peculiar position' in regard to | tire risk and demands especial protection la the event of a possible confla- ~~ gvation. The board wishes to make grateful acknowledgement to the general assembly for the appropriation of two hundred and fifty dollars ($230.00) to . enable us to present some record of the hospital at the exposition now being held In Charleston. This sum is being expended in propeidynresenting ^ t ha portraits oft^s -fotimfers and eariv ,<>*'.crfsTand paintings and photographs of its stveral buildings. In addition to thus serving the present purpose, this fund will euable the re- ~~ gents, also, to begin preparations tor _ the centennial of the hospital's foundation, now within but nineteen years. A lu our last report the question was m j raised whether we should be able to c maintain toe institution ior me sum ui $100,000.00. which ha^ been the oppro- jS priation for that purpose for a number a of years. With a balance of ^1,104.S4 R la-st >ear. v.e hesitated to ask for an In- p crease. But because of the Increase of H market price of all supplies and food- U? stuffs, our expenses for malntonam -; E proper hav? been $110,000.54. Wo now B (piistion whether hereafter tire instl- w tution can be supported for less than B au avoraga ' f $10,000.00 per month. K After careful consideration of the E needs of the hospital for the n?xt year B the hoard has decided to ask upon a E strictly business basis for these appro- |t APPROPRIATION'S. Deficit 4* ..4 11,520.00 Maintenance .. .. H', . '120,OOO.M Improvements and repair# ' 15,000.00 Rpients .. .. 1,2(.m).00 Th-; matter of a special appropriation for insurance will have to he consideiej whether this item Is catfied upon the present basis or the general assembly decides to exempt the institution for the ne* insurance law and return to the old method. The purchase of the Jones land will also demand special consideration from your excellency and the general assembly. Conimendiug the Interests and welfare of the hospital to your excellency and to the members of the general assembly, we remain, very respectfully, W. B. Taylor, M. D.. President uo&ru or no gen j -m Dmth In a St<H(inln>'?'SlldC, A mosquito caused the death of Mrs. Anna LawleT of Elizabfltijj?N. J. A n 1 few weeks ^?0. she -wWetung by the j*, fin.^he ankle ?nd blood poison- r'"1 owed. On a recent Tuesday she tv rletL ; * W ? ' &j I^rot rxtrn jtvnr*. eu. wi< t*r,Jc THE SOUTH'S LITEI Pablisl\ed at At! Over 50,CTOO Circulation. O m ForOr?rTwsnty?firBYo}ri a J Under new manajeruint for a yearpai ite mover 50.0 3 0 homes an among the household iitertry weeklies I and writers and is their own story sketches, incidents of travel, war and peac househo'd. hints (or hom-iivjeper* and othi iu excellent weeily makeup. Only Fi "Qy THE SOUTH'S GRE^ Orl^htei*, B?st of Only $1.00 a A complete re?nme of each week'* evei of every wje.t will anuiar. T.ie news ft All the news, nil the time. 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