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? J. WATSON BETS TS WORK. Immigration Commissioner Gives Interesting Outline of Plans. By an act of the South Carolina -legislature which went into * effect on Feb. 26 there was created in the State a department of agriculture, commerce and immigration. E. J. Watson, of Columbia, a representative of the new generation of energetic young business ?tm who are the impelling force back of .the recent awakening of southern industries and commercial activity, has been selected by Governor Hey? ward as the first commissioner of the .new department. Mr. Watson has been in New York for several days ou business connected with his office. This summer he will make a trip to Denmark, Norway Sweden and Germany, with a view to presenting the advantages of South Carolina as a field for the desirable class of immigrants who come from those countries. .Speaking yesterday --of his visit to New York and of the cicumstances which led to the creation of the department of which he is the head, Mr. Watson said : "My presence in New York at this "?lme is due to the new conditions that .have arisen ir the middle south, and it is no unmeaning errand considered in the light of the development of the 'country. The rapid development of southern manufacturing and the conse? quent robbing of the fields of the white tenant farmer class, the demonstration given last fall of the dependency of the cotton manufacturing interests on the south for raw material, not alone in this country but abroad-these and the tendency of the negro to move to the centres of population and thence to the east are the three essentials to be considered. "It is perhaps a strange and yet not unexpected condition that the very rapid development of the manufactur? ing industry of the south-particlarly ia my State-should result in injury to agricultural interests. The explan? ation however, is easy. When we went ahead and put nearly $4.0,000,000 into cotton. mills, which could only be operated -with white labor for reasons it is not necessary to discuss, we sim? ply robbed our fields of the white ten? ant farmer class and left the agricul? tural interests in such a condition as . ."to demand the attention of the State government. Then came a move of Sally "and Brown which, has revealed tx the whole cotton manufacturing world its dependency npon the cotton growing States, of this country, ac? centuating the acuteness of a situation already seen and realized. The farm? ers fared well and they have profited. Now they realize their power and . their opportunity, but they find them? selves without the necessary labor, and intelligent labor they must have. They consequently want something and want it quickly. "Another phase of this situation is the'negro question. Our farmers have always had plenty cf negro labor on their places. Today they are crying for labor with which to work their crop?. Having lost the white tenant farmer for the reasons assigned, they have suffered the additional partial loss of the negro farm laborer. This is due to the fact that the negro's tendency, in our State at least, in the last few years has been, first, to seek the larger centres of population and commerce. In the cities he finds himself poorly c??u, irregularly and ill fed and a natural victim of immor? ality-the consequent sufferer from diseases which tend to balance the death and birth rats. Again, his ten? dency is to seek railroad construction xarnps and to move north and east. The exemplification of this can be most strikingly found in Washington ^and Baltimore and even here in New ' """"York, the increase in the negro popu? lation iu the first two cities having been reached in the latt two or three j years. > "All of these things have combined ? together with the appearance of the bail weevil in Texas, to awaken the agricultural interests of the south to a realization of the fact that some? thing must be done. The great need S3 wbi?e settlers from this country and abroad. My State has seen the ; situation, .and that is why I a_n here 1 Oar farmers know that the boll weevil, unless an insect to destroy bim i is -discove:ed, is likely to cross t?e -Mississippi at any moment and do ..what Solly bas done this year, with i I "TD? additional feature that the effect on prises will le permanent. They i ^*S5W that ?f t?i? vv?ovil does come prices will remain higbj and t>at the -danger of the pest is an efaltrfit in the situatiOCi rrfcty r??lize that they virant diVersi?ed and intensified farm : i*?) and, knowing this, they have suc? ceeded in establishing near the heart of the State, diversification farm No. 1, by the Federal government, under the boll weevil appropriation. "Further, knowing the need of in? telligent labor, the State bas estab? lished its department of agriculture, commerce and immigration, at the head of which I have been placed for four years, with the view of inducing desirable investments and settlers frcrn European and American points to come to South Carolina-the real garden spot of the world, possessing a soil and climate producing some crop the year ronnd. We have thou? sands of acres of land lying idle at this time, and it is the province of the new department to bring abcut their development. "The department has been fashion ad upon the best features of national and State departments of like nature, and the scope is broad enough to ad? mit of its handling any conditions that may arise a?Tecting industrial de? velopment. "I am here now to set the ball in motion toward getting that which we so greatly need-intelligent white la? bor of Saxon origin. Tue work, so far, is of constructive character, but I trust it will be prolific of genuine results. I am dealing with all having any interest in the situation that is attracting attention to the middle south-the southern France of Ameri? ca-and thus far effectively. I am trying to see all who are interested in any way, for I feel that those who iavest or settle in South Carolina have a bright future awaiting them. When the waste places have been pop? ulated the act under which we are operating is so constructed that we san turn our attention to other plans of development as the necessity for arises."-New York Sun. Farm hands in Norway receive $40 to $$0 a year. J. MM WHITAKER KILLED MI E. GILLIS AT BOYKIN. it is Said That McRae Was Shot Wileri Offering to Fight With? out Pistol. Special to The State. Camden, April 9.-J. McRae Whit? aker, second sen of L. L. Whitaker of ?his city was -shot -and -killed this afternoon at .Boykin Station on the Southern railway, about IO miles be? low Camden, by J. E. Gillis. It was difficult to learn anything definite tonight bnt tho particulars as gathered by yo ar correspondent were as follows: The two men had had some trouble some time ago about some fire which Whitaker charged Gillis with setting out on the plantation of Mrs. M. B, Hale, his mother-in-law. which was in Whitaker's charge. It seemed that the matter was at an end, however, until this afternoon when Whitaker met Gillis, and his father on the Camden road. The trouble was renewed bot noth ing happened until the men reached Boykin station. Here Whitaker call ed to Mr. W. A. Boykin. who runs a store there, and told him of the trouble and at the satnft time suggested that they turn over their pistols to him and fight it out fairly. It was at this juncture, while be was about to pass the pistol to Boykin, that the younger Gillis fired on him, the ball p?n?tr?t ing his body just above the heart and causing death in a few minutes. The elder Gillis was armed but did not shoot. Whitaker did not fire, The latter was about 25 years of age and leaves a young wife. Gillis is a man about 30 years old and is also married. Both were well known and prosperous farmers. The Boykin Homicide. Special to The Daily Item. Hagood, April 10.-I will tell it as I heard it. Some time ago Ed. Gillis, youngest son of Jim Gilh's allowed some fire to get out into th? woods of Mrs. Mary Haile. Young McRae Whitaker, who married the eldest daughter of Mrs. Haile less than a year ago had some words with him about it. Both went to to Camden, where Gillis got into whiskey and renewed the quarrel, following young Whitaker back to Boykin depot. Here young Boykin, a son of Mr Sam Boy? kin, seeing that there was going to be a difficulty, proposed that Gillis and young Whitaker surrender their pis and fight it out fairly. Young Whit? aker no sooner turned his pistol over to young Boykin than Gillis shot him down and fled. H. C. B. Pick-pockets Convicted. Columbia, April 7.-In the Criminal Court this morning the cases of James Polk and Charles W. Banks were taken up. These two men were caught by Dr. I. N. Nair of Union, just after taking a $200 diamond stud. One of them was caught after, considerable trouble and when taken to the police station threw the stud away in the toilet room by flushing the sewerage pipes. Both men have been in jail ever since, although strenous efforts haye been made to secure their release and have the case dropped. Some time ago a petition was circulated around to have the solicitor drop the case, and a woman came here from Peoria, 111., claiming to be the mother of one of the men for the same purpose The men, however, have been kept and today the Court House was well filled with those interested in hearing the ease. They are represented by Messrs. P. H. Nelson and J. J. Earle. Late this afternoon the case was given to the jury and, after being out only a few minutes, a verdict of guilty was returned. Sentence was postponed until tomorrow. lt Didn't Work. "This'll be good for a hundred anyhow,*' said'young Sow His Wild Oats to his pal. "Every young fel? low needs a stake when he is of age, 30 I'll send this telegram, collect, to the old man : " 'Dear Father-I am twenty oi~e today and broke."' Arl ?Cur later the fond, father wired, collect : "SQ W\S? wh?u ? was twenty-one." - -- -- Time and Money. Whistler, on the witness stand one day, was asked the price he had ob? tained for a certain picture. "One thousand guineas," said he "How long did it take you to paint it?" "About a day and half." "And do you mean to tell the court, Mr. Whistler, that you have the audacity to c.naree 1,000 guineas for the work of a dav and a half?" "No, sir: I ask it fur the knowledge of a lifetime." mmm -? i - Washington, April 9.- Wm. Arm? strong Turk, passenger traffic manager of the Southern railway, died here to? night of pneumonia, lie had been ill three days. Mr. Turk, who formerly was general passenger agent of the Southern, had been passenger traffic manager about a year. He had been with the Southern and its affiliated properties 21 years. Letter to A. j. Meses. i Suntlcr. S. C. Dear Sir: Thomas J Bannon, drug- j gist, Westerloy, K I, says: Westerloy painters expect a gallon i of paint to cover 19 sets of blinds: j Devoe covers 25: there is no such ! tilinsr as rubbing this out. i The usual reckoning is fer a gallon to cover 1G. We suspect th<i Westerly ! people don't wear their paint till it i gets very shabby. \ Devoe covers more; of course, we know that: we know why too; it's all ? paint and full-measure. Yours trulv 20 F W Devoe & Co P. S.-L. B. Durant sells our paint. Hayti is represented at the World's Fair with a display of mineral, wood, stone, agricultural products and arti- ? clea showing the handiwork of the ' natives. NO FEAR OF FURTHER FROSTS. Forecaster Frankenfield Does not Think the Crops in any Danger. Washington, April IO.-Reports to the weather bureau show that light frosts appeared last night on the northern portions of Alabama, Missis? sippi and Georgia, and in a modified form in Central Mississippi. They were accompanied by temperatures averaging around forty degrees. To? night's indications are that there will be a gradually rising temperture in the re? gions affceted as well as further south, thus during the present cold spell. Forecaster Frankenfield does not think there is any danger to; the crops from the frosts, and from the present indi? cations he does not look for any more, as he says the weather is becoming too warm. JURYMAN PROTECTED. Virginia Judge Promptly Brought Employer to His Senses. Richmond, Va., April S.-Judge Chotton of the corporation court of Manchester received a letter from the secretary of a prominent tobacco com? pany requesting that one or* their fore? men be excused from jury duty and stating that it the foreman was not at work today the company might be compelled to employ some one else in his place permanently. The judge at once ruled the secre? tary into court for contempt and he purged himself under oath but was informed that if the foreman was dis? charged another summons would be issued and the judge would hold that the threats had been carried out and declare the secretary guilty of con? tempt. A Tragedy in Edgefield. Edgefield, S. C., April 8.-Jeff rlenderson, who was retained in jail pending au appeal to the Supreme Court from a lift sentence, and who recently made his escape by throwing cayenne pepper in the jailer's eye?, but was captured, was burned to death Last night, the fire being ignited by ais own hands. About midnight the second floor of she . jail was discovered on fire. Several citizens rushed to the scene ind by great effort succeeded in check? ing the flames. A large hole had been sumed in the door leading into the prisoner's cell and upon entering Jeff's oody lay on the floor, cold in death, Durned almost to a crisp. The fire ?ommenced from the inside of the cell. Lt being the evident intention of the prisoner to try and burn his way out, Dot the flames got beyond his cotroi md he fell a victim to his rash act. After hearing the evidence, a jury of inquest returned a verdict in conform? ity with the above facts. The State House Commission. Columbia. April 8.-The first meet? ing of the State House commission, ippionted to complote the State ?ouse, was held tcdav, there being present 'Senator Von Kolnitz and Re? presentative Moses, Colcock and L?n? gster. Senator Marshall, the other nemter o? the commission, was ab? sent, being ill and out of the city. Che meeting tcd3y was merely pre iminary ana for the purpose of or? ganization. Senator Marshall was sleeted permanent chairman, 2nd Senator Von Kclnitz temporary jbairmsn, Mr, A. D. McFadden of .his city, was elected secretary. No ictual work was done, the committee, limply looking over the Act and and ?onsulting Assistant Attorney General 1 Townsend on the manner of borrowing 1 ;be money. The Act provides that \ 545.COO shall be borrowed from the linking fund commission, and that i ?he work shall be done in the manner j .ecommended by the, former State ?louse commission and by Architect hilson, who was employed at tbejtime The money is now in the bands of ;be secretary of the sinking fund com- i nission, and will be ready to lend as ( oon as the contracts are let. . j Democratic Primaries in Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., April U.- ^ Throuzhout Alabama today Demo- ? :ratic primaries are being held for all ( state and county Congressional offices. ? md for the selection of delegates to lie State convention, to be held next j j nonth. The present representatives in j ( Uonrgess will for thc most part be .eelected. In the Fifth district a new candidate will be named to succeed the ate Congressman Thompson. Overshadowing almost everything ilse, so far as public interest is con? cerned, is the contest in the Sixth district, where Captain Richmuod P. flobson is fighting for the nomination igainst Congressman John H. Bank nead, who has held the office for 18 rears. The contest between the two is conceded to he extremely close and tho announcement of the final result is awaited with keen interest. This Man Walks Under Water. The latest unique trip to the World's Fair is one contemplated by Henry Hoffman, of La Crosse, Wis. HcfY man who is a deep sea diver, intends to walk irc.m La Crosse to Sr. Louis, a distance of GOO miles, on the bed of thc Mississippi river. He will.start as >oon as the water warms up a little and he expect- to make the tri!) i:: four months time. Ile wiii be accom? panied by a b"ar carrying a.r pumps and provisions, arri claims he will 1er.ve the water only fur mee.is and to sleep. Hoffman has ordered a special diving suit in which t<? make the novel trip. Santa Darbata, Cal. April 10.- -One I of tfa?* Edison Company's street cur? ran ( IT the tra?'k in th;.*- city today and was turned over. Three people were instatnly killed and two were .-<> badly j injured that they died soon after the j accident. Twenty were more or less j injured, sustaining bruises ami broken | hones. All are believed to have been j residents of Santa Barbara - ? .???.?. 1 - Europe has four and a half miles of railway for every 10,(KM) people; the United States has 2?3 miles. A speedy wild duck can fly at the r;te of ninety miles an hour. JAPS MOVING ON NEW CHWANG. Fleet Sighted Off Port Arthur by Russian Signal Officers Who Believe lt was Headed for New Chwang. Attack on That Place Expected fay Rus? sians and They Claim to be Prepared to Give Japs a Warm Reception. London, April ll.-No confirmation has reached London of the various rumors, most of which came by way of Paris, of land fighting, landings by Japanese on the Liao Tung peninsula, the capture of Japanese transports by Russians, etc. Dispatches from various points agree that the Russians have completely evacuated Corea but beyond this there is little reliable news. A Chefoo dispatch which reaches Loudon by way of Rome, aserts that the Japanese squadron with 20 steam? ers was seen making for Port Arthur. The squadron of Admiral Wi reni?e left Cherbourg yesterday for the Baltic. On the occasion of Easter the czar conferred numerous decorations and promotions on naval and military com? manders prominent in connection with the war. Marquis Ito, president of the Japa? nese privy council, was given a ban? quet at Tokio Saturday. He announc? ed the success of his mission in estab? lishing confidential relations between the Japanese and the Corean courts and said that, at his government's re? quest, he had drawn up an elaborate report on Corean political needs. The Japanese papers ridicule the idea of the Russian Baltic sea squadron ever reaching the far east and do not believe that it will ever make the attempt. ALL QUIET AT PORT ARTHUR. St. Peterbsnrg, April 10.-The generally anticipated attack on Port Arthur did not occur last night although a telegram received from Grand Duke Cyril reports that the enemy's ships were sighted on the horizon. It is presumed that the Japanese were warned of the extra precautions which had been taken to guard against a surprise. There was no Easter merrymaking at the front. By special dispensation the soldiers and sailors there were re? lieved of all religious services on p.cccunt of the necessities of the mili? tary situation. Vice Admiral Maka roff's torpedo flotilla patrolled the open sea, while the war ships, with full steam up, remained outside Port Arthur Elsewhere throughout the theatre of war all xs reported quiet. A high military authority, in con? versation with the Associated Press, ; sxplained why Gen Kuropatkiu's plan j Di campaign does not contemplate a ' heavy resistance to the Japanese ad? vance at tho Yalu saying: "Either defeat or victory in a battle there would bc disastrous io us. If we lost we would have to fall back through a difficult country. If we won-and I say to you that Russian strategy is based on the idea of victory and not on shat of defeat-success would be fruit? less. We could not follow it up with? out exposing the army to too great ::sks. On account of the Japanese control of the sea if we pursued the Enemy into the-peninsula of Corea, we ?vould open beth flanks to a possible it tack in the rear. No, tho Japanese nust come on to a point in the in? ferior, which we have selected, where ?ve can follow up a crushing defeat to ;he better end with b?ow after blow md seal the fate of the campaign. "Oar pi??:? on sea and land will ?onverge at a time next summer, when Vice Admiral Makarotf's fleet will be relieved by the arrival of reinforce? ments. Then, if successful ou land, xe can clear the sea of the enemy, cut lis communications and the Japanese n Corea and Manchuria will tten be it our mercy. "The world must not be impatient. The prelude to this war is not yet inished." It is understood hore as the result }f Gen. Kuropatkin's visit to New 2hwang reinforcements of 100,000 men ire to be sent forward from Liao fang. Port Arthur, April 12, ll a. m. The Japanese fleet was sighted off this lort this morning at an early hour, mt no attack was made and tho fleet lid not change its formation or make my demonstration indicative of an intention to attack. lt is believed ;hat the distiuation of the fleet is New Chwang, where an attack is expected Dy the Russians, who have concentrat? ed a large force there and have mate? rially strengthened tho fortifictaions during the past few weeks. St. Petersburg, April ll.-Excep? tionally reliable information regarding the Russian military plans confirm the repeated annonceraient made by the Associated Press that those plans will not mature until late in the summer. They are of iar greater magnitude than is generally believed abroad and take iuto account all possible contin? gencies. Gen. Kuropatkin, remembering the experience of Russia during her war with Turkey when the Russian army of 30,000 placed in the rbld at the beginning had to be more than doubled has insisted that the men and guns to be placed at his dispualshall cover the extreme limit required to settle the fare <<f tho campaign. Tho Russian plans are predicated | upon Napoleon's dictum that ''God fights on thc side of the heaviest j battalions." and they arr beirii; work cd out and timed so as to apply to a i superiority of numbers on land and sea j simultaneously. The army is designed ! to attain the enormous total of a half ; million at the timo scheduled for tb.'- ; reenforcement of Vice Admira' ; 3JakaroHMs fleet w ith the Baltic squad : ron. Tho Seventeenth and Tenth army | corps now drafting are expected to reach Manchuria by the middle of Juno. Tho mobilization of four other ! corps, at least two of which N\ill be j from the Volga, will he announced by the middle of next month, and will j htart ea.-tv.ard a month later, reaching : their destination at thc end of August. ! Rear Admiral Kojestrensky will j hoist his flag as commander of the ? formidable Baltic squadron eaily in 1 July and will sail immediately ior! Port Arthur with the following vessels : 1 The battleships Slava, Borodino, Orel, Kniaz, Souvaroff, Alexander III, and Os.liabia, the last named being now en route here from Cherbourg; the cruisers Aurora, Dmitri Donskoi, Svietland, Almaz, Jemtchug and Izumrud. and the transports Kamts? chatka and Ocean, each carrying 1,000 tons of coal. The conveyers ordered in the United States are expected soon and they will enable the squadron to coal at sea. The last possible difficulty regarding the passage of the Suez canal disappeared last week with the signing of the Anglo-French colonial treaty, by which Great Britian adheres to the convention of 18S8 concerning the free passage of the canal. RUSSIANS NOT PREPARED TO MEET JAPANESE. Linden, April 12.-A correspondent of The Times with the Japanese head? quarters, sends the following, dated April ll. by wireless telegraphy via Wei Hai Wei : 'At present, information from the land front must be belated owing to the distance of the existing sea base from the advance guard, but this will soon be remedied. "It is doubtful whether the long ex? pected engagement for the possession of the Yalu river will ever take place, certainly not unless the Russians have been reenforced more heavily than my information leads me to believe. This was foreseen by the Japanese and hence their strenuous efforts to block Port Arthur so that they may be able to reduce the length of their land com? munications by the establishment of a more convenient sea b?se. It must be remembered that unless the Japa? nese secure the north of the Yalu with new base by July the land movements from Corea will become practically impossible." BEET suGaFsiRoit. Makers of Beet Sugar Trying to Get Into Politics. Washington. April 12.-An effort to solve some of the serious problems confronting the beet sugar industry will be made by the American Beet Sugar association at a convention be? gun in the capital today. There are now 50 beet sugar factories in the country and several more 2 re building. A profitable market must be devel? oped for tho product of these factories and steps taken to enable the beet sugar to successfully compete with the cane product. It is reported that the association will request the department of com? merce and labor to make an investiga? tion of the operations of the sugar trust. Since the Cuban reciprocity treaty went into effect tho association has had an expert in Washington watching the market and he has pre? pared a report Dearing on the opera? tions of the sugar trust. The claim is made that the trust is the real beneficiary of the reciprocity treaty, that the Cuban people have not re? ceived one cent of benefit, and that the Cuban cane sugar crop instead of selling at a greater price in conse? quence of the treaty, has been bought by the sugar trust at an average of 30U cents per hundred less this year than at a corresponding period last year, before the treaty was in effect. Regardless of the operations of the trust, however, the beet sugar manu? facturers recognize the fact that many things must be done to put the indus? try on a sounder and more profitable basis. Improved conditions in manu? facturing, lessening the cost and util? izing by-products are regarded as nec? essary before the beet sugar industry will have developed to a point where i; will control the markets of this country. As a step towards bringing about j th9 conditions and likewise enhancing tho efficiency of the association it is proposed to widen the field of the or? ganization. Heretofore the association has been purely a business organiza? tion, but hereafter it will include everyone, farmers, manufacturers, chemists, supply men and others in? terested in the industry. Dakota Stock Growers Meet. Rapid City, S. D., April H.-Mem? bers of the w?stern South Dakota Stock Growers association, one of the largest organizations of stockmen in the country, are gathered here for their annual convention, which will be in session for three davs. The citizens have arranged to make the entertainment features of the pro? gramme the most elaborate and inter? esting ever offered at a convention of the kind. Incladed among the numer? ous features will be mess wagon and cooking contests. Indian parade, pony races by cow boys and Indians, roping ard tying contests, riding bucking bronchos, and other typical western sports. The density of relativo population of Coba is nearly the same as that cf the United States. Man is such a simple minded crea? ture that he thinks, a girl believes him when be tells ber she is the first one he ever Kissed. At a conference of the Morman church the other day at Salt Lake City, it was decided again to abandon Polygamy. We'll never believe it un- ? ? til Polygamy sues for a divorc?- and ' gets it on the ground of abandonment. -Wiimintgon Star. Paris. April 9.-Queen Isabella of Spain, grandmother of King Mfor.so died here at 9.40 this morning of in? fluenza with complications. I W lillington, April 7.-Representa? tive Hearst of New York today intro? duced a resolution calling on the attor? ney p-r.eral to furnish congress certain evidence offered by "a citizen of New York in October, lOO'J, showing a conspiracy in restraint of interstate trade among the anthracite coal rail? roads. Charleston, April 9.-The condition nf M. S. Sullivan, who was shot in his launch by either Constables Owens or ilutson on Wednesday night, con? tinues to show improvement, which is remarkable, especially if it; be tvue that the man's intestines have been cut in six places, as announced by one | of the physicians in attendance. York. Fa., April 6.-Three firemen | lot their lives, several others were injured and a loss of about $200,( 00 was caused ny fire this afternoon which ; destroyed the large plant of the York Carriage company. The plant was consumed with ils inflammable con? tents and much adjoining property was damaged. PREMIER OF SPAIN STABBED. Anarchist Attacks Him With Dag? ger and inflicts Serious Wound. Assault Occurred as Premier was Leav? ing Council Chamber sn .Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain, April 12, 1 p. rr.. -A man who is said to be an anarch? ist, attacked and sncceeded in seri? ously, if not fatally, wounding Pre? mier Maura as he was leaving the Council Chmaber this morning. The attack was so bold, sudden and unex? pected that the police who were pres? ent in considerable force had no op? portunity to interfere and prevent the assault on the Premier. C?RNEBlTeiFHO^ WINTHROP ACCEPTED. Library Building to be Ready by Opening of Session in September. Winthrop college has accepted tha gift of 820,000 from Andrew Carnegie to be used in constructing a library building. The trustees of the college met in the office of Gov. Hewyard yesterday afternoon, all but two of the members being present and resolutions were passed thanking Mr. Carnegie and also President Johnson, through whose instrumentality the donatio:: was received. There are no conditions imposed by Mr. Carnegie, who has also given $20,000 to the North Caro? lina Normal college at Greensboro and 810,000 to Converse at Spartanburg. At the Winthrop board meeting yesterday a committee of three WES appointed to consider the preparation of plans and specifications. It is ex? pected that the library building will be ready for use next September. Winthrop has a select lot of literature, the library now consisting of 11,000 volumes. The committee has exercised great care in the purchase of book--. -The State. April 12. SOLLY i 00. DEMUR. Resisting the Bankruptcy Pro? ceedings in the Federal Court New York, April H.-D. J. Suliv Sc Co., through their attorneys, Dos Passos Bros., have entered a demurrer in the involuntary bankruptcy pro? ceedings instituted by creditors of fcha firm. The demurrer states thar the petitioners are not just, true and lawful creditors; that it dees not ap? pear upon the face of the petition thai Sully & Co., have comimtted an act if bankruptcy and further that it does aot appear that the petitioners hart? made such a csse as entitled them to my relief. Daniel J. Suily in a sworn appended statement declares that the demurrer las not been interposed fer the par pose of delay but has been entered in ?cod faith upon the advice of counsel. The demurrer was filed, according ;o the statement of John R. Dos Pas? ses, in the federal court for the south? ern district of New York. Mr. JJos Passos ?ays that if the ac? tion is sustained Sully & Cc. will bi "reed from bankruptcy. Megro Resisting Arrest Killed by Constable. Special to The State. Orangeburg, April ll.-Fred Foures. Constable for Magistrate C. P. Bru.i >on of this city, shot and killed Rich ?rd Shuler, a negro, while trying to ?erve a warrant this morning. The ?egro and his brother, 10 miles ea?t )f Orangeburg, had been indicted by i negro living near them for assault md battery with intent to kill. Constable Foures lives in the same leighborhood and tho warrants were jiven him Saturday. He went to bis lome to spend Sunday and while ;here was warned by both white and colored people that the two negrees ?aid they would never be arrested. Foures started out alone this mora? ng to make the arrests. He fcnr.d :he negro, Richard, sitting by the roadside and as lie drove up spoke to lim. Foures then got out of bis bue zy and told the negro to consider hir. ;elf under arrest. The negro put his lands to his pocket, saying with a rile oath no white man could arrest lim. Foures then shot him in the lip and closing in threw him to tho ground where he held him until a bcy plcugbing near by, upon being hailee, ?ame and put the handcuffs on, aftvr ?vhich lie returned to his work. The negro was not conquered, but rurious and still continued to struggle ::ursing all the while. Finaaiiy Foures got him in the bugry but th? DandcurTs gave way and the negro re? newed the struggle and Foures again shot him, this time through the head A loaded pistol was subsequently found on the negro. This is substantially the story of thc >lTair as told hy Foures, but also cor rohorated in the main by parties from that section. After the shooting Foures came to :he city and reported the affair to Magistrate Brimson. He then retnrn jd to thf country where lie found the :ther brother, Jeff, at home, arrested and brought him to the city with< ut trouble. This negro secured bail dur? ing the day in the sum of 8500. Kansas Populists. Topeka, Kas., April H.-Delegates b?.ve been arriving constantly today to attend the Populist State conven? tion, which will be called to order here at li oe lock tomorrow morning. Present indications point to a large attendance, despite the early predic? tions to the contrary. As a rule, the delegates seem to be much in doubt as to what the convention ought to dc. One faction is in favor of fusing wi::; rhe democrats, while the opposing element de.sirts that the Populists shall go it alone. Besides electing a delegation to attend the national con? vention tomorrow's gathering will name candidates for the State offices to he filled at the next election. Oph - ions exprvs&ed by the party pleaders indicate that ex-Senator W. A. Harris could have the gubernatorial nomina* tion if he would indicate a willingness to accept it.