The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 23, 1905, Image 8
- COUNTY CORRESPONDANCE.
HEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE?
CIAL COKRESP0XPEXTS.
Items o? Interesst From all Parts of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.
NOTICE TO CORRESPOXDEXTS..
Mall your letters so that they will
teach this office not later than Tues
iSay morning. When the letters are
yeceived Wednesday it is almost an
Impossibility to have them appear in
the paper issued that day.'
REMBERT.
Rembert, S. C., Aug. 22.-I am glad
"to see the bull clique, Messrs. Brown
and Hayne, -of New Orleans, getting
together and I trust D. J. Sully will
Join then* and make cotton bring its
value this fall. The crop is a short
one, but if managed right the farm?
ers will make some money, while
the English spinners are trying to de?
press prices and force those who owe-,
?ebts to sell at a sacrifice claiming
they have cotton enough to last them
Xor several months. Now the farm?
ers will have something to say; if the
ICnghsfa spinners refuse to take our
cotton at present prices, we will sim
Tpiy hold^ borrow money pay our debts
?ad when the spinners need*it iater
they can pay us 15 cents or do with?
out it
The weather is delightful again
after so much rain, and crops are do?
ing well. Fodder pulling will be fin?
ished this week. Cotton is opening
rapidly, and a few of our neighbors
commenced to pick this week.
Miss Essie Harvey, of Pinopolis.
& C., made application for the St
Matthews school here and the board
cf trustees have elected her.
"Miss Annie Chandler and Miss Etta
Cuttino, of Sumter, are visiting Mr. J.
UL Reames and family.
JOsses Ethel and Hattie McLeod,
ot Tim monsville, S. C., have been vis?
iting relatives in the neighborhood,
tat will leave this afternoon to visit
relatives at Dalzell. , -r
Miss Adele McLeod and Miss May
"Young Harllee left last week for a
short stay at Chick Springs.
Mr. E. E. Rembert ran down to the
.Isle of Palms last Friday to spend a
Jew days with his family who are
spendings the summer there*.
Services will be held at McLeod's
chapel next Sunday by the pastor,
~Sev. C. S. Felder.
Mrs. J. M. Reames will give an ice
cream party to the little folks in the
.neighborhood at her home this aft?
ernoon.
Mr. S. Murry McLeod, who is in
the mail service from Sumter? to
Lucknow, bas gotten a two weeks*
Test and left this morning ove*r the
Southern railroad for Chick Springs.
MAX.
Max, S. C., Aug. 22.-Mr. Frank
Tomlinson died lask Monday and was
buried Tuesday at Shiloh. Rev. B. KL
Truluck was sent for to preach the -
funeral sermon, but he was not at
iorne.
Messrs. Heyward and Earl McFad
<?n and sister, Miss Vida, of Sardinia,
amd Mrs. Edna Funderburk, of Mon
:roe, N. C., visited here last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay and grand
- daughter, little Maggie Frierson, of
Xynchburg, are spending the week
-with. Mrs. S. J. Tomlinson, and will
..attend the revival meeting at Bethel.
Messrs. S. C. Carroway and Robert
-Cain, of Timmonsville, dined at Mr.
.J. A. Carroway's Sunday and attend
? ?d preaching at Bethel in the after
soon.
Mrs. R, J. Williams left for her
~3bome in Athens, Ga., last Wednes
Several young folks enjoyed music,
?SaScing, laughing and eating boiled
.Sanders at the home of Mr. J. A. M.
aCaxroway last Thursday night.
An alligator measuring ll feet and
ani&hlng 312 pounds was killed in
^3the Wood's mill pond by Mr. J. L.
Voore.
The grumbler can't complain of
4be weather just now.
Vegetables are scarce.
STATEBURG.
Stateburg, Aug. 22.-Mr. and Mrs.
JL M Lee and Miss Lue Lee are to
.return to Charleston this -afternoon
-where they will spend a week before
4they sail for New York.
Messrs. Ransom and Richard Rich?
ardson, with Misses Lizzie and Min?
erva Richardson, of Clarendon, are
^spending a few days at Mrs. W. R.
:Flud*s.
Miss Lee Moore spent Sunday at
home.
Misses Gena and Theo Dargan have
.returned from Darlington, where they
have been enjoying the pleasure of a
house party.
Miss Anna P. Burgess is visiting
Mrs. R. M. Cantey.
Mr. Guy Nelson and Misses Sarah
and Lottie Nelson are spending today
in Sumter.
Mrs. Willie Elanding and little
daughter. Sarah, were the guests of
Mrs. James Pinckney on Sunday and
Monday.
Several of the Stateburg people at?
tended the iast dance of the season at
Providence on last Thurday. Among
those who went are: Mrs. E. X.
Frierson, Mrs. A. M. Lee, Misses Lee
Lee, Bettie and Julianne Frierson,
Janie and Lottie Nelson and Sarah
Dargan, and Messrs. James Pagan,
Dick Cantey and Guy Nelson.
Our young people are preparing to
give quite a large dance on Tuesday
night at "Cherry Vale," the home of
Mrs. E. N. Frieron.
LYNCHBURG.
Lynchburg, Aug. 21.-This corres?
pondent doesn't fancy the idea of te?
ing classed either with tbe pessimists
or optimists, bot sometimes in tryiug
hard to avoid being accused of one, be
unconsciously stumbles into the other,
so in bis report of the cotton crop
prospect, as it now appears, be will
just split the difference of the two ex?
tremes. One farmer after a careful
examination of his crop, and closely
observing others too, says he will
make about as much cotton as he made
last year-about a bale to the acre ;
another farmer of equally as good
judgment, who has made mere than a
bale to the acre, says Le will not make
: more than a half bale to the acre,
[that is less than a full half crop; an?
other good farmer, after making a
calculation, which does seem reason?
able, says he will make two-thirds cf a
crop, and another three-fourths, &c.
j Now after hearing statements from all
j these parties, and having observed
very closely the crcps in this particu?
lar section, this correspondent puts
bis estimate at three-fifths of a crop,
and no more.
Cotton picking opened here this
morning, and Mr. Price bas about 30
hands in bis field today.
Mr. C. T. Quick bas already gath?
ered and ginned fonr bales from his
farm, a mile or so from here.
Mrs. James J. DuRant and Mrs. J.
A. Rhame have been sick, but both
are up again. |
Mr. Carroll DnRant has been riding
out for tbe past four or five days, which
[ ia pleasing to his many friends.
Mrs. John DnRant is visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. R. Sanders, in Tim
montville.
Miss Bertha Chandler, ? of Sumter is
visiting at Mr. McIntosh's in this
place.
The new firm Griffin and McLeod
are getting in and rapidy opening
up quantit?s of new goods.
The Lynchburg Mercantile com?
pany's building, although not quite
finished, is being filed up with
new unopened goods.. The paint on
the inside is just being applied, and
?lt will require several days yet to get
in shape for shelving the goods.
Keels Bros. ' brick store is nearing
completion.' It is the first brick
building ever erected in this town,
and the location is the prettiest in
this place.
Ernest McFaddin, Eddie Wheeler
and Ellie ' Kilpatrick have accepted
situations, respectively with Griffin &
McLeod, The W. J. McLeod Co. The
firm of Griffin & McLeod is composed
of T. Gordon, son of Mr. T. N.
Griffin, and W. T. McLeod.
In the mercantile line, Mr. T. N.
Griffin, will deal only in groceries of
every cescription and fell line of hard?
ware. He will also be np to his
shoulders in the cotton market also.
He. has seen red the services of Mr. D.
P. Dennis to assist him in buying aud
weighing.
Mr. Edwin DnRant of Bishopville
was visiting his lather, Mr. J. J.
DnRant, yesterday.
Some of cur farmers have already
sold a part of the crop for 10 cents per
pound. So let cotton go high or low
they will be sure of 10 cents a poun?.
It is simply taking chances.
BRAUN.
Braun, Aug. 20 -Most cf the farm?
ers have finished curing aud storing
away their fodder, and next in order
is cotton picking. Cotton in several
places is opening fast and in spots is
almost white. Some of our farmers
expect to begin picking nest week.
Rev. T G. Philips, who has been
carrying on a revival meeting at Pis?
gah, spent Thursday with Mr. T. M.
Bradley. Mis. Philips ?nd children
were with him.
Miss Irene Weldon spent a day or
two during the past week with her
brother Mr. A. K. Weldon.
Mr. Jim Evans is adding to bis
home and when finished will be quite
a great improvement.
Mr. Peter James alter finishing al]
out buildings has commenced work on
his house.
Mr. S. D. Hurst while coming from
town leading a horse had quite
painful accident The horse reared
back and the rope lightning on bis
hand cut and tore the flesh in several
places.
Miss Mattie James who bas been
spending some time in Columbia is
at home.
The patrons of the Pisgah school
have elected Miss Hallie Nelson as
their teacher for another term and
under her care a most successful term
is anticipated.
DARK CORNER.
Dark Corner, Aug. 19.-We have
had two fine rains this week, one
Monday and another Thursday.
Farmers are about done gathering
their fodder. Cotton picking bas not
commenced here yet. I expect will
commence next week as it is opening
fast.
Mr. Dud Weeks met a dog in the
road one day this week which had
every appearance ol being mad. He
had nothing to kill it with, so he ran
off and left it aud it went but a short
ditsance before it turned out in Mr.
W. T. Kolb's field and died.
I hear that Mr. J. R. Avin had a
dog to go mad a few days ago, but he
killed it before it did any harm.
?^Mr. and Mrs. Lee Geddings, of
P;newood, visited at W. J. Ardis's
yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Scott, returned
to their homo at Soeven last Monday
after spending a few days with rela?
tives here.
EDWARDS.
Edwardo, Aug. 17.-We an- having j
lots of ram now and cotton has begun
to open. *
The ginners are having their gins
sharpened, getting ready to gin cot
t m.
Mr. A. B. White is preparing to
build a new house for himself.
Mr. A. K. Weldon, of Braun, spent
iast ui^htand ?unuay with ms parents
here.
Miss Madge Weldon and Miss Edna
Caughman of Heriots spent Sunday
at Mr. L. A. White's of this place.
Rev. Mr. Booth spent Saturday
night in the community.
Mr. Edward Lee spent Saturday in
Bishopville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rieb bourg have
returned to their home here. They
nave been visiting the latter's parents
near Greenville. S. C.,
Mr. Harry McCreight of Camden
spent Monday night in the neighbor?
hood.
Mr. Hal Boykin lost a nice young
mule last week.
Miss Irene Weldon is visiting rela?
tives at Pisgah.
POINTS ON FARMING.
Hagood Sets Down Some of His Ob?
servations for the Public
Benefit.
St. Matthews, Aug. 16.-It is too
late to talk, but really it is surprising
how much ignorance is in tbe coun?
try, especially about things people
ought to know, and farming is one ex?
ample. If you have to learn by ex?
perience and that is your only school,
you will get along slowly and pay
dearly tor what yon get. But such
need not be the case, still it remains
that this dear school is the only one
in, which fools will learn. Go over
the country and yen find numbers of
people who could exchange at their
doors their seed to great advantage
but they will not, and no amount of
discussion can convince them of their
error. One man was convinced by
seeing an oil tank burst and the effect
on vegetation around, but that was
expensive, to the oil company at least.
Another mistake we are constantly
making ?is fcto suppose that you must
have weed and the proper seed to
make cotton. Well enough to have
good seed but the other is a mistake.
I believe a man can make a bale per
acre on cotton not over two feet high
and for my part I had rather do it.
Just here it is proper to remark that
many people are of opinion that some
lauds will grow weed whether or no,
while other will not, a big mistake.
Again, a fellow goes by a man's fine
field of cotton and says, " Where did
you get those heed, and what is the
name for them?" When be finds they
are the same as his own he excuses
himself by saying his have deteriorat?
ed, when the trouble is a lack of pro?
per fertilizing. Take one or two good
agriculntral papers, spare time to
write occasionally to some agricul?
tural station, use a little common
sense and farm to advantage. The best
fruited cotton in two counties I bave
seen are the fields of Jno. K. Wanna
maker and Jno. M. McLaughlin St.
Matthews, men who are careful to
proportion their fertilizer, and use
none but the best.
A great many mosquitoes are bred
in our wells, as those* who take the
troule, may find out. Well, put a lit?
tle table salt in the well occasionally
and. kill the mosquitoes.
In Orangeburg county, an enemy to
cotton known as tbe red spider has
made its appearance, doing considera?
ble damage, and may prove a seri?
ous menace to the industry as it
spreads fast, destroying cotton in
bolls, bloom and square/ However it
may originate in the poke stalk, foi
wherever it made its appearance poke
had been cut down. Wnen a boy I
remember, to have heard that peke,
cut down, will cause rust in cotton,
and the effect of this pest resemnks
rust. I mention this as possibly the
cause, so people will do well to be
careful.
GRAFT IN CHARLESTON.
Affairs in Charleston Worse Than
Spartanburg-Senator Chris?
tensen at Work.
Charleston, Aug. 17.-Senator N.
Christensen, Jr., of the dispensary
investigating committee, spent today
in Charleston on his way back to
Beaufort Senator Christensen made
an examination of a number of papers
of the dispensary agency of James S.
Famum, these papers being of the
class not in dispute. It will be recalled
that some time ago Mr. Famum con
sen tea to allow Messrs. Christensen
and Lyon to inspect certain papers but
denied access to others, to inspect
which proceedings have been institut?
ed before the supreme court. Mr.
Christensen bad nothing to say about
the Farnum papers to .ay and it is not
thought, that they contained any in?
criminating evidence, since they were
placed at the disposal of the senator.
Mr. Christensen was asked if it
was proposed to have a hearing here
but he was unable to answer the
question. He seemed to think that
Columbia was the best place for the
hearings and he expects to have sev?
eral Charleston witnesses at the meet?
ing next week to testify about the sys?
tem in this city. The extent of tne
investigation remains to be seen, a
former Charleston dispensary official
having said that the situation in
Spartanburg was not a drop in the
bucket to the local conditions.
Mr. Christensen seemed satisfied
with the "uncovering" which took
place at Spartanburg and he spoke
as if there are other interesting devel?
opments in store before the committee
completes its work of investigating
the system.
. Some criticism was directed at the
commission stopping at the Charles?
ton hotel on the occasion of their last
visit to Charleston, intimation being
made that they were spending money
freely, while as a matter of fact their
allowance is limited to $4 per day and
if they should prefer to spend it all
in hotel expenses they should be al?
lowed to do so. In fact Messrs.
Christensen and Lyon divided their
time on their last visit here between
two hotels, stopping fiist at the
Charleston and then at the St. John.
Mr. Christensen put up today at the
St. John hotel.
W. N. Avant, a member of the
Spartanburg county hoard of control
has resigned the superintendency of
Bethel Methodist Sunday school which
he has held fox 12 years.
"I have lived in thc searchlight of
publicity for forty years, and this is
the first time 1 have been called re> ac?
count for anything," said Senator
Depsw. He could hardly expect his
luck to last longer than forty years.
Washi gt u Post.
THE BENNINGTON DISASTER
The Mystery of an Awful Tragedy
Explained-Bennington's Boilers
Xot Defective, but thc Disas?
ter Due to the Careless?
ness of a Number
of Men.
Washington, Aug. 21 -Secretary
Bonaparte today maoe pnblic the pro?
ceedings of the Court of Inquiry which
investigated the explcsio-n un the gun?
boat Bennington, at: San Diego, Cal.,
on July 21. The findings were a com?
plete surpris?, for they at ond? set ai?
rest the stories that had bpen circulat?
ed to th6 effect that the Bennington's
boilers, and perna^s tnose of other
naval vessels of the same age, were
defective. As a matter of fact, the
Court found the explosion resulted
from the closing of a valve, which con?
nected the exploded boiler with its
steam Mauge, so that the pressure on
that boiler may hr?ve been Srveral
buudred pounds to the square inch
when the accident occurred.
While praise was accorded to the
officers and ship's compauy for their
conduct daring the harrowing scenes
following the accident, the officers
and meu who were responsible, m the
opiniou of the Court, are pointed out,
and Court martial proceedings sugges?
ted in the case of the only one of them
surviving, Ensign Charles T. Wade.
The finding of the Court says, in
part:
"About 9.30, on July 21et, after
both boilers bad been filled aud the
furnaces started it was observed that
the steam gauge on boiler "B" show?
ed about live pounds of steam pres?
sure, and at this time Oiler Fran*:
de Courtani, acing as water tender,
directed D. N. Holland, fireman,
second class, to close the air cock on
Boiler "B," that the said Holland
climbed up and closed a valve and
almost immediately the steam gauge
on boiler " B*' failed to register any
pressure: that this was apparently
not noticed by either the water tender
or the fireman, and no attention ap?
pears to have been paid to the fact
that the steam gauge failed to regis?
ter, but they kept on working the
fires and firing heavily ; that when
the steam gauge on Boiler "A" show?
ed one hundred and thirty-five pounds
there was no pressure showing on the
steam gauge of boiler "B."
The finding then goes on to state
that about 10.30 o'clock a small leak
was found in boiler "B." A request
had been sent to the boiler maker to
come and attend to the leak when the
explosion occurred.
The opinion of the court follows:
"The court is of the opiniou that
the explosion was caused by excessive
steam pressure in boiler "B," which
came about, first, by shutting on the
air cocks alone, as was intended, so
that the steam sauge did not indicate
the pressure in tue bpoiler; second,
by unusual and heavy firing in the
boiler to get np a pressure which the
gauge failed to show ; third by the
failore ot the sentinel and safety
valves to lift at the pressure for whicti
thev were set, and the pressure in?
creased witnout relier until it was be?
yond tne strength of the boiler which
*ave way in its weakest part, after?
wards founa to be the corrugated flue
of No 2, the lowest or middle fur?
nace, which collapsed.
"The- Court is also of the opnion
thar D. N. Holland (fireman, second
class, who was the fireman on duty
firing boiler 4B' at and bet?re the
time of the explosion, die, by mis?
take, shut off tue steam valve connect?
ing boiler 'B' with its steam gauge,
instead of the air cock, as directed,
sbus preventing the gauge from re?
cording the steam pressure in its
boiler; that Frank de Courtani, boil?
er, acting water tender, on watch in
charge of this boiler from about 9.15
a. m., until the time cf the explosion,
did fail to observe that this steam
gauge was not recording and did con?
tinue pn>hiug the fires on this boiler,
and, further, when leaks developed
from excessive pressure, did fail tu
relieve this pressure, which should
have been done at once ; that E. B.*
Ferguson, chief machinist's mate,
on watch in charge of the engine aud
fire rooms, did fail to inspect boiler
' B' under his charge while steam was
being raised, and did fa ii to cause this
steam gauge to be connected with the
boiler. The said D. N. Holland, fire?
man, Frank de Courtani, oiler, aud
E. B. Ferguson, chief macninist's
mate, are now all dead and, therefore,
no further prosecution can be taken
against them
"The Court is of the farther opinion
that further proceedings should be had
in the case ot Eusign Charles T. Wade,
in that he did fail in Iiis own person to
see that the safety valve in boiler ' B'
was overhauled at the proper time and
kept in good working order, but did
accept the verbal statement of his sub?
ordinate or subordinates that it had
been overhauled in March, 1905, and
further, that he did fail to keep the
sentinel valves on the boilers in good
working order, and to canse the safety
and sentinel valves on all boilers to
be tested, in all of which he was neg?
ligent in the performance of his duty,
and the court recommends that be be
brought to trial before a general Court
martial. ' '
PAYING DARGAN INSURANCE.
Darlington, Aug. 21.-It is author?
itatively stated that the unpaid insur?
ance on the life of the late Robert
Keith Dargan, president of the Inde?
pendent Oil Company, will be paid in
fall within the next week, the com?
panies not questioning the losses.
The Equitable has already paid its
policy of $2?,000. The agents of the
Fidelity and the Mutual Benefit of
New Jersey will pay the respective
policies of ?15,0u0 and $2u,0U) within
the next few da\s
The insurance, aggregating 8 7.1,000,
goes to the widow of the late Mr.
Dargan, she being the only party in
interest.
The setiement with the companies
has been completed and the amounts
due are to be delivered at once.-News
and Courier.
j General Wilie Jones has been re?
appointed brigadier general et* the
j ?tate militia.
j The minus quantity appears to
I pursue Secretary Shaw with fatalis
: tie precision-there is a deficit in his
I presidential boom also.-Charleston
.News and Courier.
THE PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.
Appointment ol' a suite Executive
Committee to Build Up Temper?
ance Sentiment and Help Rid
the State of the Dispen?
sary.
Timmonsville, Aug. 21.-The Tem?
perance Conference he'd in Columbia
on June 15. left with the undersigned
committee the appointment of a
State executive committee to consist
of one from each county of the State.
The primary objects of this commit?
tee will be to perfect a temeprance
organization in every county, with a
view to building up temperance senti?
ment, to aid in ridding the people of
the iniquitous dispensary system, and
to enforce a prohibition law when the
people have expressed themselves at
the ballot box.
The following appointments are
herewith made:
W. P. Russell, St. Stephens, S. C.
L. D. Childs, Chester.
W. G. King, Manning.
The Rev. J. J. Stephenson, Ches?
terfield.
D. R. Coker, Hartsville.
The Rev. John S. Calhoun, Charles?
ton.
W. J. Talbert, Parksville.
R. H. Jennings, Winnsboro.
Dr. J. F. Pierce, Florence.
W. D. Jones, Georgetown.
J. G. McCullough, Greenville.
The Rev. L. T. Bristow, Green?
wood.
The Rev. W. H. Dowling, Hamp?
ton.
Jeremiah Smith, Conway.
J. W. Hamel, Kershaw.
"Waddy C. Thompson, Lancaster.
Dr. A. C. Fuller, Laurens.
H. S. Cunningham, Bishopville.
L. B. Haynes, Leesville.
Mark Stackhouse, Marion.
John F. Everett, Bennettsville.
George B. Cromer, Newberry.
The Rev. John A. Branson, Elloree.
The Rev. D. W. Hiott, Pickens.
Howell Morrell, Horrell Hill.
A. B. Cargile, Saluda.
The Rev. E. O. Watson, Spartan?
burg.
A. B. Stuckey, Sumter.
The Rev. L. M. Rice, Union.
J. Davis Carter, Jay.
Sam M. Grist, Yorkville.
In a few counties no appointment
has been made. We request the
friends of temperance in these coun?
ties to agree on a representative man
and send his name to the chairman
of the undersigned committee ar.
Timmonsville, S. C. The delay in
making these appointments has been
caused by a desire not to interfere
with or retard the efforts to vote out
the liquor traffic in individual coun?
ties.
A meeting of this State executive
committee is hereby called to meet in
Columbia on Thursday of Fair week.
Chas. A. Smith,
Joel A. Brunson,
Louis J. Bristow,
Committee.
August 19, ly05.
AIR BRAKES REQUIRED.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The Inter?
state Commerce Commission is about
to take steps to requirie all railroads
engaged in interstate commerce to
increase the minimum percentage of
air brakes used on freight trains.
Recent accidents, involving loss of
life and property, caused by the
"buckling" freight trains when em?
ergency application of air have been
made on trains partially air-braked,
have demonstrated that such, trains
are not actually under the control of
the enginieer, as requiried by law.
The original safety appliance act
requiried that every train should have
a "sufficieint number of cars so
equipped with power or train brakes
that the engineer on the locomotive
drawing such train can control its
speed without requiring brakemen to
use the common hand brake for that
purpose/' The amended act of March
3, 1903, established a minimum of 50
per cent of the cars in each train re?
quired to have their bakes operated
by the enginieer. The amended act
also provides that "the Interstate
Commerce Commissioin may increase
the minimum percentage of cars in
any train required to be operated with
power or train brakes."
The commissioin today issued an
order ealing on all railroads to report
to the commission on or before
Oct. 1 next, as follows: "The num?
ber of freight cars in use upon the
line of railroad: the number of such
cars equipped with air brakes, and
the average percentage of air-braked
cars used in trains during the six
months prior to Sept. 1, 1 905, to?
gether with a statement of any in?
structions issued hy the carriier rc
?rracting the use of air on its lines."
Sheriff Nelson K. (?reen, of Ander?
son and his deputy. W. N. Scott, were
painfully, but not fatally wounded
by A. C. Whitten and three brothers
named Richey while attempting to ar?
rest them for disorderlly conduct at
the farmers' barbecue at Anderson
Wednesday afterno? n.
A pile driver Mi over a twenty
five foot. e ubanknient on the
Southern Railway near Blccksburg,
Wedin -day. Five men of the crew
of fourteen were injured.
W?ERE ?S THE MONEY ?
STARTLING REVELATIONS CON?
CERNING THE DISPENSARY.
Not a Cent of Profits Turned Dato
State Treasury Since January
Only a Few Hundred Dollars
On Hand.
Columbia. S. C.. Aug. 22.-The dis
pensary investigation immedately de
veloped interest today. It came out
in the examination of the State treas?
urer that, in spite of the law which
requires the profits to be reported
(iuarter'y, not a cent has been turned
into the State treasury since last No?
vember of the profits accruing since
that time. And no money whatever
has come in from the State dispen?
sary in profits since the 10th of Jan?
uary. A draft for $15,000 for sup?
plies from the Richland distillery was
turned down, as there was then and
is now only a few hundred dollars
on hand.
The financial statement brought
down to the 31st of March, 1905, was
read. The dispensary owes over
$800,000 and is still buying liquor.
An apparent discrepancy of $35,00O'
may be accounted for later.
Mr. Carter testified to total receipts
of profits of $142,752.91 for 19?2;
$185,602.83 for 1903; $235,663.17 for
1904, and $68,776.77 so far this year.
Commissioner Tatum will be put on
the stand this afternoon, but after
this the sessions will be from 9:30 til]
2. There will only two more ses?
sions.
Mr. Lyons' committee on county
dispensaries^ which developed the
sensations at Spartanburg, will have
a session here.
A "PERPETUAL PEACE BOND."
How Judge Purdy Thinks It Would
Act in the Case of Suspension
of Sentence.
One of the -matters to be acted
upon by Governor Heyward upon his
return to his office is the application
for a pardon for Zeke Brown, a white
man of Williamsburg county, sen?
tenced to pay a fine of $100 for viola?
tion of the dispensary law. The pris?
oner pleaded guilty at the suggestion
of his lawyer. The presiding jr.dge
named the sentence at $100 and pay?
ment of the fine was suspended until
the next term of court.
Governor Heyward has been asked
to commute the sentence to $25. The
reasons alleged are that Brown has a
family dependent upon him and that
he cannot raise the money.
Judge Purdy makes a rather unus?
ual recommendation, but one which
may appear to be just. He says: "My
opinion is that the ends of justice
will be fully met by suspending sen?
tence during good behavior and until
a true bill be found for a' similar of?
fense. I would recommend this
course:
"It would be a constant incentive
to make the party obey the law and
would be in the nature of a perpetual
peace bond. The officer who prose?
cuted the case seemed to think that
the party is a chronic lawbreaker,
but his appearance does not indicate
it, and in my opinion if he be, or rath?
er if he has been, constantly violating
the law the suspension of judgment
as above indicated would deter him.
in the future."-The State.
BABY AND THE SNAKE.
The Narrow Escape of a Little Child
From Horrible Death.
Lynchburg, Aug. 22.-I send you
herewith eleven rattles and a button
from a rattlesnake which was killed
today on Col. J. A. Rhame's farm and
near his house.
A child narrowly escaped being
bitten, and but for the presence of
mind of the child's father, Hughy
Carter, colored, the child would have
been bitten in two seconds or less.
The child, when discovered, was
standing over the snake, and its father
with the quickness of lightning
snatched it from the jaws of death.
So you see St. Patrick doesn't lurk
around Col. Rhame's place.
CLEMSON COLLEGE INCOME.
Columbia, Aug. 13.-Accorrding to
a tabulated report filed with the State
superintendent of education, Clemson
College has spent for the last scholas?
tic year more than 6155,212 This re?
port was filed today and it is the first
of the series of annual statements to
be sent by the colleges of the State.
The figures are most interesting.
They are given month by month and
show that Clemson is one of the rich?
est colleges in the South, although
practically every cent of the income is
expended on account of the enormous
attendance and the necessary expense
attached thereto. Of the ?150,21:2 ex?
pended a great deal came in from the
fertilizer tax which was fl IS, 000 last
year, and has already gone nearly
that high this year. The statement
does not give the soo rees of revenue
but this will be filed later.
SheritT Martin, of Charleston, has
arrested a negro named Galliard on
the rharge of murder, preferred by
tho sheriff of Colleton comity. The
negro has been in the city hospita!
under treatment for a broken leg. ile
has nearly recovered now and as a
precautionary mensure Capt. Martin
has placed bim in the county jail,
where he is more secure.