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WIDE TIRES WOULD FAY. MR. RICHARD I. MANNING SUGGESTS THAT THE PRESS OE THE STATE URGE TH S MOST IMPOR TANT REFORM. ' Tothefiditor.of The News and * Courier: I read our editorials on "Broad Tires/' and the letter of "J. A* M,." with interest. The matter is ne of greater importance than it appears at first sight, and fte impor tance cannot be too often or too %??'? strongly bronght to the attention of oar people. I hope that you will continue to orge the general adoption of wide tires, instead of narrow ones, by the tl people of our State, and the press of . the State will take up and urge the matter from time to time until they shall be bronght into general ase. I believe that every statement made m your editorial is strictly a fact, and that the only cas6 io which the narrow tires have the advantage over the wide ones is ene that happens so 111 seldom that it should not count. I am confident that wherever the experiment is made of using the wide tires no one will be willing to go back to the narrow, nor could one be, induced to do so after (as would undoubtedly be the case) seeing the advantages of using, the wide-the increased loads which can be hauled with less strain on teams and the manifest improvement to roads. My own experience in hauling over sandy roads, with ruts, deep from the use of narrow^tires, and also over roads in muddy and clay soils, is that a pair of mules will pall at least 500 pounds more in wagon with 4 ^ inc|i tire, and with less exertion, than in wagon with 1 1-2-inch or 2 iuch tire. Not only is this matter important to those who use the pub.ic roads of the country and who have to haul their produce and* commodities from place to place, but it is important also to the taxpayer whether he uses the roads or not. One of the items of heavy ex pense in most counties is "Roads and Bridges," and in these days of high assessments and heavy levies it be comes a matter of public duty to aid in every way to reduce the items of conney expenses, provided it can be done without deteriment to the effi cien cy and thoroughness of the dif ' ferent departments. I believe that the savin? to each county in the matter of road work would be a material amount if the use of the wide tire was generally adopted. Without having fully digested any j :. particular plan with all the details ^necessary to make it successful and to avoid impositions, I would offer to the Legislature the suggestion which occurs to me from reading "J. A. M.V letter : Pass-an Act authoriz ing tbs counties, upon presentation of a certificate from the board of township commissioners, showing that the holder of the certificate owns and opes wagons and carts with tires /not less than .4 inches wide only, to refund to each and every citizen own ing and using wagons and carts with f snich tires only his commutation or road tax, or be relieved of road dcty. The cost of broad tires is some what greater than that of narrow ones, but the increased width of . the felloes adds to their strength and durability and this of itself makes it to the advantage of tue pur chaser to get wide tires, and if by us ing broadfttires he gets back his road tax he is really nothing out of pocket by trying them, bot their use will re duce road expenses to the county, and, besides we will Jiave' smooth, firm roads which will add to the pleas ure and profit of those using them, and which would-be a eredit to the State Richard I Manning. Wedgefield, June 5. 1896. ANOTHER VETE RAN DEAD. One by one the veterans of that famous Palmetto'Regiment, which j was tho first military organization to plant the flag cf tiffi United States upon the walls of the City of Mexi co, are passing away. There are now scarcely more than a half dozeu survivors of that gallant band of sol- j diers. And only two members of the I company which went from this place are now living. There were three until yesierday ! morning, when Mr Henry Beard, i the color bearer of Company H, com- ! manded by Capt. V . D. DesSaus3ure, passed away after an illness of less than a week, at his home on Gates street, in the 77th year of his age Mr. Beard was a native born Co lombian and was believed to have been the oldest resident of Columbia at the time of his death -The State, June 14. Take JOHNSON'S j CHILL t FEVER j mme. Court of Inquiry Organizes and Begins the Ex amination of Witness. Uoxpeeted lo many the court of in quiry yesterday convened, organized and heard a vast deal of testimony There was no delay or hitch io the pro ceedings. General Stopplebein by vir tue of rank wa president of tbe court. He, with Col. J. G. Wardlaw, Capt. Heory T. -Thompson and Judge Advo cate General T. G. Mayfield assembled, io fall dress uniform and with side arms, at noon in the senate chamber. Airead? quite a number of people were in the chamber to watch the pro ceedings. The faculty of the South Carolina college and a number of stu dents, General Watts, Major B B Evans and others were to be noted io the assemblage. The mass of testimony beard was formidable. Twelve witnesses in ail were examined and as.each was an eye witness to the entire cooflict from its incipiency to its end their testimony was naturally fall and required time to narrate. Some of the testimony, too, will bave au important beering oo tbe court. * Tbe coort of inquiry was formally convened by Brigadier Geoera Stop plebein calling it to order.. Present - were Col J. G. Wardlaw, Capt. H. T. Thompson and Jodge Advocate Geoe ral Mayfield, which constituted the de tail of the court. Following his call tog to order Geo. Stopplebeio directed the jodge advocate to read the order convening the court. Followiog tbe reading of this order the charges made by Dr. Woodrow were read. The judge advocate ^ith the members of tbe court standing administered to ali of them at tbe same time the oath. Taming to the recorders, Misses Dwight and Talley, they in turn were sworn to take down only such thiess as transpired io the court. Gsoeral Stop plebeio, presideot of the court, then admioistered the oath to the jodge ad vocate, j Mr. S. P. Cooper was announced as marshal of the coort. The names of the following witness es were handed by Dr. Woodrow to the judge advocate to be called : Messrs N W Brooker, W B Lowrance, D' W McLaorin, R Heyward, Capt T H Dick. Murray Dick, Senator L M Ragin, Capt J K Alston, S R Stoney, Prof F C Woodward, Prof R Means Davis. Prof F Horton Colcock, Prof Be oj Sloan. Without, farther delay tbe examina tion of witnesses was begoo. The judge advocate examined all the wit nesses aod wheo be had concluded aoy member of ibe coort asked such ques tions as he eoosidered relevant.-The ! State, Jone ll. Friday, as OD the previoos day, I interest io the coort of inquiry never j fagged, ana, like the previous day also, the attendance was Targe. Macy ladies 1 were preseot, aod followed closely the testimony, which at times was amos iog. The unsophisticated frankness of some of the witnesses more than once caused hearty laughter. In all, 19 witnesses were examined, and in the main their testimony varied bot little. A sommary of , the facts thus far adduced shows clearly that General Watts acted throughout tbe iospection aod subsequent melee on the evening of May 28ti), -on the theory that be bad fall permission to ase tbe college ath letic grounds irrespective of aoy por tion, aod fortber that be treated Pro fessor Sloan aod.others, who approach ed bim oo the subject, with scant cour tesy. Gen. Watts Testifies and Col. Jones Contradicts Him. If Broker Chapmao had pursued ! the same tactics before the senate com- | mittee investigating the sugar scandals as Lieut. Stokes *em ployed yesterday: when questioned by tbe court of in- | quiry, then maybe he would have es- ! caped tbe month's imprisonment for j contempt Lieut Stokes was on the stand testi- . fying. Up to that time nothing had transpired out of the ordinary. Every . question asked bim bad received a cold, ; calculated answer. To neither the Questions nor answers could any great i importance be attached. Dr. Flinn ar ! this instant handed Judge Advocate i Gen Mayfield a slip of paper. Hoid iog lt in band Mr. Mayfield asked : "Lieut. Stokes, did you counsel or j suggest to General Watts the order to advance thc troops?'' ; "['object to being cross-examined by I persons oct members of the court,'' ! came bacl# thc chilling answer, "and I appeal to the court not to permit ir." In an instant everyone became in'er e-ted and followed closely the subse- ! quent proceedings. The court retired to consider the ob jection raised by the witoess. When they relamed it was to announce bat ! the question was not considered essen- j tial. The examination continue. Ques tions were asked and answers refused un ; til every one wondered what the outcome ; was going to be. They were not long ? kept waiting, for the witness was called down without any facts of special rai portaoce being obtained with the excep tions of the statement that the witness j had suggested to Capt. Bateman that he j have bis crmpaoy fix bayonets. Grn. Watts went on the stand and . for an hour and twenty minutes stood a ! cross fire of questions. His evidence j in a large measure was a fiat contradic- . tioo of mach that has been said the past two davs Col. Jones, Studeot D. D McColl, aod Policemen Dowie and McQuarters ail gave important testimony that will aid the court in reaching its finding - The State May 13. ? - -- Attempt to Assassinate the President of Prance. Paris, June 13.-AB attempt was made to-day to assassinate Felix Faure, president cf the French republic, while he wa9 en route to Longchamps to wit ness the Grand Prix. While M. Faure's carriage wa3 passing a thicket near L* Cascade restaurant in the Bois de Boulogne, a bomb which subsequent- j ly proved to be a piece of tubing about j six inches long and two inches in diameter, witb a thickness of bair' an incb, charged with powder and swan shot, exploded. No one waeiojured by the explosion. A mao in the crowd suspected as the prime mover, was ar rested He gave^his name as Gallet and made only the briefest replies to questions put to him by the police. Gallet said that be bad no occupation, but resided at Levellers Perrel. The police are making a thorough search of j his lodging He is believed to -be insane* for he shouted as the carriage passed along so loudly as to attract gen eral attention in the crowd. The police have also made another arrest, io this case a youth, but it is thought probable that the actual culprit escaped io the thick. The news of the attempt spread like wild fire throagh the cify and when M. Faure returned to the Elysee thestreeis alon the route where it wa9 known he would drive were crowded with people who cheered vociferously. Situation at the Asylum. ' i The amount of the insurance to bc j allowed on the- burned laundry and j electric light plant at the State Hospital j for the Insane has not yet been finally settled The adjusters have held a meeting with the regents, and it is iikely that everything will be set&4<.:} satisfactorily. Io the meantime the authorities have ordered already a considerable amount of new laundry machinery Some has already been secured and placed in another building. This morning this will be put in operation. In another week a good lauodry will be in opera tion. The regents expect to use as much of the old walis as possible of the old buildings in reconstructing the lauo dry It is very doubtful if the elec tiic plant will be restored. The work on the new negro buildiog is getting along very nicely. Dr. Babcock says that he hope the roof will be on this building before cold weather sets io.-The State. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC. The question of what coosrirutes an "original package*' is now being earn estly debated all over South Carolina, but especially in Charleston, where "original package saloons" are expect ed to*open up The %tate authorities contend that a barrel of whisky can only be sold as a barrel or a case, and that the decision of Judge Simooton does not give the authority to any dealer to open the barrel or case and retail the goods by the bottle. Oo the other hand, many contend that provided each bottle is sealed when it enters the state it can be sold, whether it is shipped sio gly or with other bottles. The question ! is a .vexed one, and wili probably have j to be.settled by the court TILLMAN REPORTS HIS BILL. It is to Get Around, Judge Simonton's Decision. Washington, June 14. - Senator Tillman, from the committee oo inter state commerce, to-day submitted a re port on his bill for the amendment cf the Wilson law covering the commerce i in liquor between the States This bi!! is intended to legalize the South Caro lina dispensary, and the report u:adc W>-day say its enactraeot, in view of the j recent decision of Judge Simonton, is necessary to protect the State from the ; evils, of intemperance. Thc report ! also says: "If the State of South Carolina is to be flooded with ' packages, as it wi!! he, under I the pretest -that #they are for private use, wbfn. in fact, they are for sale ; without, analysis, it is readily seer: what obstacles are thrown io the way of State control.'' . The conclusion is drawn that no remedy is left for restricting intemper ance except prohibition, and it is pro nounced a. failure. j asy to Take asy to Operate Are features peculiar to Hood's Pills. Sinai! in ; size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one man said: iou never know you _ have tak'-n.-i pill Till it is all Bfji I I over." 25c. C. I. Hood & Co., K*** I | I Proprietors. Lowell. Mass. T ??HW i he only pills to fcike with Hood's Sarsaparilla. ' Programe of State Teachers' Association. Tbe twenty-sixth annual meeting of the South Carolina State Teachers' As soeiatiation, will be> held at Hotel Al tamont, Paris Mountain. Greenville, June 30th to July 4th, 1897. PROGRAMME. Wednesday. June 30^h-Opening exercises; address of welcome; re sponse by President of Association ; organization : address : The Teacher as a Social Factor, Supt W H Haod, Chester Graded School. Thursday, July 1st-Address : Effect of Recent Constitutional Action on Education in South Carolina, W D Manfield, State Superintendent of Ed ucation ; business ; Voice Culture, Mrs M E Nowell. Aoderson, S C ; dis cussion ; How Should Spelling be Taught? Supt S B Watkins, Graded School ; discussion ; Argon and At mosphere, Prof M B Hardin, Clemson College. Friday, July 2od-Drawing, Miss Condon, Winthrop College: discus sion ; Manual Training, Prof S Tom kins, Clemson College ; discussion ; Intermission ; Some Common Faults i Speech. Prof S P Kicard, Winthrop College; address. Saturday July 3rd-A Talk on Child Study, Pres J A Rice, Columbia Female College ; discussion ; Nature Study, Miss Sarah Withers, Darling ton, S C; discussion,; intermission; Talk along Kindergarten Lines. Mrs Ida Marshall Lioing, Charleston, S. C ; discussion ; election of officers ; miscel laneous business; literary and musical evening Sunday, July 4th.-Address : The Christian Citizen, Rev G B Moore. D D. Furman University ; convention of Sunday school workers ; Associa tion sermon, Pres R P Pell, Presbyte rian College for Women, Columbia, S C Department Meetings-The s virai departments will meet in the after nocos of -Iulv, 1st, 2od, and 3rd as follows : , Thursday. - Primary department; Miss Hattie Pope, Greco ville. Presi dent.. 1. Botany as an Aid in Primary Work, Miss Kate Habernicbl, Spar tanburg. 2. Child Study, Miss Min nie Macfeat, Columbia. 3. The Pri mary Teacher and the Blackboard, Supt E L Hughes, Greenville 4 Open conference on subjects pertaining to Primary work. I Friday.-Department of Superioten I dence. W H Hand, Chester, President. I 1. The Essentials of a Coarse ol Study, by C A Greaser, Darlington ; discussion led by W F Moncrieff, An derson. 2. Who Should Select Assistant ' Teachers ? by A M Rankin, Oraoge I burg, discussion led by J W Thom son, Rock Hill. The College Department and the Department of County Superintendent, of which Dr James Woodrow and Supt W Banks Thompson are tbe re spective Presidents will meet on Satur day afternoon. Their programs have not yet been reported to Executive ! Committee. - - ?- ? rn - Quinine and other fe ver medicines take from S to IO days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY. President Craighead Resigns. Calhoun, Jane ll -Prof Craig bead has resigned the presidency ol Clemson College, to take effect in Sep tember. He bas been offered the pres idency of a college out West A meet ing of the board has been called for the 29th to consider the vacancies caused by ibis resignation and those of Prof. Tompkins and Mr. Wright. THE REASONS WHY. Mr. Craighead Resigned. ! . To obtain a statement from Presi dent Craighead ns to his reason for 1 resigning The State telegraphed him last night, and received the fol lowing reply, fully explaining his action : Clemson College, via Calhoun, June 1*2-On Wednesday night I re ceived from Bishop Hendricks, presi dent of the board of control of Cen tral College , Mo., of which I am au alumnus, the following telegram : "Unanimously elected president on first baliot, amid much much entliu siasm 71 Among other telegrams, the following from the president of tbe alumni association then is session : "Central alumni heart ly endorse your election and send greetings.'' I was not an applicant nor had I even con sented to allow my name to be pre sented A call so hearty and unani mous from my alma mater and the growing desire on the part of so many of our people to see a real agri culturaliet at the head of Clemson ai my reasons for resigning My relation with the faculty and students could not be more pleasant. I can never hope to live amunga more gener ou ? people than the Carolinians But many of my friends even think I am bettor fitted for the work of a literary than an agricultural coliego. There are no other spacial reasons for my i( signation at this time. E B. CRAIGHEAD. Hammocks nil sizes nod prices -H. (i Osteea &, Co. I WOODROW RESIGNS. ] ! Will no Longer Serve as Pres ident of S. C. College. Dr. James Woodrow, who basteen connected with the South Carolina I college continuously since 1880, first j as professor of geology and o ief j natural sciences, and for the past six ! years as president, as we!! as profes I sor, wiii two weeks hence at the meet j ing of the college trustees tender his ; resignation. A rumor to this effect having gained currency in the city yesterday, a reporter for The State called on President Woodrow and asked of its truth or falsity. To the inquiry he replied that for some years past he had frequently declared a man j should retire from the presidency cf \ a college when . he had reached his < allotted three score years and ten. These views, and the fact that he had j just entered his seventieth year, no i doubt, had given color to the report I of his resignation. He had not, he | said in answerto a question, changed j his opinion as to the proper age for a college president to retire. This being the case he would hand in bis resignation when the trustees met The college at this time was in such a coudition, he continued, that he could, with a feeling of satisfaction and relief, turn over its management to his successor Certain contin gencies might arise, added Dr Wood row, that would suggest his continu ing to be president for another year ; but that he desired to be relieved of the cares and responsibilities cf the office as soon as might be consistent with the welfare of the college. Dr. Woodrow's influence is felt wherever a graduate from the State's college is to be found When Dr. Woodrow's resignation became known a gentleman who has a deep interest in the welfare of the college made the suggestion, that though he might be tired of the presidency, yet his fondness for teaching might induce bim to still fill the chair of geology and biology, a chair that he has filled ever since he has been president As Dr. Wood row has no definite plan for the future, if the suggestion were acted on he might accept. James Woodrow, Ph. D , M. D., D. D . L L D., member of the Ger man Scientific association, of the Swiss Scientific association, the Vic ' toria Institute of London, fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the International Congress of I Geologists which meets this summer j at St Petersburg, and of other seien j tifie associations in Europe, and presi I dent of the South Carolina college, ha3 won as many honors in the field of science as any man that could be mentioned. A sketch of the mar: whose eruption has won for him in ternationafname and recognition, and who in the role of edtcatorand theo logian has been acknowledged the foremost thinker not.only in the State but the Union, would be instructive j But before giving a brief outline of his life the narration of an episode of i his university life serves to show the j worth of the man. The day after he received his degree of Ph. D. at ! Heidelbeg, he was waited on by a deputation of university dignitaries and offered a full professorship in the university. The full force of the honor cannt obe appreciated until it is told that Dr Woodrow at that time was not quite 27 years old. A mere youth and a foreigner, he was asked to accept a position in the leading university in the world to which much older men aspired.-The State. Smmh Nervous 4 / i i j Report l Change of Attiude i in Washington. London. June ll - The Madrid cor ; respondent of The Standard says : j "The Madrid papers re-echo the popu j !ar anxiety and curiosity concerning j the at ttu c which the United Sratcs ! will adopt in the face of recent events \ The sensation caused by the reports of : a change of attitude increased when it j was announced thar American tribunals j had acquitted filibusters who bad been stopped by an American man-of-war. Muc!t suppressed indignation can be i discerned between the lines of articles j ol every shade of opinion, bitioriy re I seoiing the idea of American ipterfer j enc? io Cuba. Everything >bows that '? Sp in is driping again into strained re j lati os with the Uoited States. In : deed. t:;<i<t Spaniards are convinced that the significance bf the issue lies in the i fact that the queen rege ot has ! giv.'t) another trial t? thc Can ovas-Wey I cr policy, chiefly be i cause the premier ami the cipt-i.o em eral are both considered best able to show a bold front and to act with euer j gy tn case President McKinley and i Secretary Sherman should decide to in ! terveue upon humanitarian and philan thropic grounds. "Any suggestion of mediation shows but little knowledge of the temper and ! feeling ) of the Spaniards Any *ueb ' htep on the part of Americi would in duce all parties, even the Republicans ! and Carlists, to rally round the cabinet. Although ofiit iai cirles and the press affect to feel confidence in the friendly disposition of America, it is easy tc detect unusual anxiety as to the news from Washington." To Anex Hawaii TREATY FOR THAT PUR POSE ALREADY PRE PARED. Waefaiogton, June 14 -A treaty for the annexation of Hawaii to the Uoited States will be sent to the senate soon after (he re turn of the President, unless pres et pbns are altered The treaty bas been written aod all its details were fully agreed unon before the Pres dent and Secre'sry Sherman let* for the south The treaty is on thc general Hoes of the treaty negotiated during the administration of President Harrison and withdrawn by President Cleveland. It provides for annexation without the exaction of conditions on the part of the Hawaiians as to the form of govern ment to be vouchasafed to Hawaii, leav ing that question to be disposed of by the government of the United States. The United States will agree, how ever, to assume the debt of the present Hawaiian gavernmeot, but will come into possession of all the Hawaiian crowo lands and other possessions. The Veterans* Reunion. Much Valuable Informa tion for Those Who Are Going, j Below is a considerable amount of io i formation of value to those veterans j who will attend the seventh annual re I ut ioo, to be held at Nashville, Tenn,, j on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, j June 22, 23 aud 24, prepared and is I sued by the chairman of the executive ! committee in charge of the reunion, j Accompanying it have been distributed j excellent maps of Nashville. Here is j the circolar : j We issue tbe following circular of i additional information about the re j union : ; All trains will come to the onion ; depot. Headquarters of the execu. ! tive committee will be located, j during the moDtb cf Jane, in chapel of Ward's seminary, two blocks from union depot. Each properly accredited Confeder ate soldier will be famished with a badge, free of cost, which will entitle him to all courtesies doe veterans. We ask that commanders of organ izations or chairmen of squads see that each badge goes to a Confederate sol dier io good staodiog. Any person [ weariog a badge who is not entitled to it should be branded as a faaud. Delegates' badges will be delivered to the U. C V. authorities, who will i distribute them. j State Headquaters.-A room for j each State will be furnished in Fogg ! school building for division headquar ! ters. This is one block south of j Ward's seminary. ! The Gospel tabernacle, accommoda ! ting 7.000 persons, will be used for ali I - rv* \ C. C. V. meetings. This is three and j one-half blocks from Fogg school buiid ing. The mess ball will be located on Hay Market square, two blocks from the tabernacle. We will be prepared to accommodate 1,500 at one sitting free to all Confederates not otherwise provided for. Reception committee will wear their badges nil the time of the reunion, and will give any information desired to visitors. Call on them. Members of this committee will meet every railway train at union depot. Street Cars.-Our system ,of electric cars is such that every portion of' the j city, to its ut-cnos: limits, is in conoec ! tion with all piaces of o*ur meetings ; and headquarters, at one fare cf 5 CrOTS. From present indications the city wili provide accommodations, at reason able cost, fer all who attend. We will as will as far as Wi find our ; selves able, provide free lodging ;iod ; meals for al! Confederate soldiers who j cinnot pay for themselves Organizations of any size can secure i rooms and cots or mattresses on reason able terms. We would urge you to send a representative here, some time I ahead, to get your quarters ready by ' the time you arrive. This is very important Would suggest that each person w,ho i expects to go into camp or sleep on a i cor. bring a biaoket aod towel. in the grand p^ru'ie on June 25, each State is expected t.i furnish its own music and Gags Write for further special information. J. B. 0'Brian, Cheirman. Several cannon stolen from West ! Point l *sr March have beeo found io Frankfort Germany, to which city they had been shipped and sold to an [ "old metal man.'' Two of them were ; captured from Santa Anna during the Mexican war Bunbay, June ll -A dispatch re ceived hero from Simla, the residence nt toe Indian government officials dur ing heated period of the year, ao nouocts serious trouble on the northern frontier aud thy massacre of British officers nd native soldiers in the gov ernment's employ. The rst report : said that Coi Bunny. t o officers and* i 25 privates had been killed and ;bat ! three officers and 25 men had been j wouoded. In addition, numbers of I mules and horses are reoortcd killed.