Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SMbttSMS J? OTAT?MENT iwved by Hll FRIKNIHi. Haw nssny Prophcclcd That tltc ? luCd Will Go Ou table <?I Its OMMObU, fob. I?.?A number of mm seeding afcetaeeo men of the State ?We yesterday In the Inter Of staj. J. L. Cokex of Hartsvllle. Isnoersonal candidacy for the States eenate le being urged by friend*. MaJ Coher Le not seeking stoat* of those who have been count ' declared loot night that It ?gafeteh? to ante me that the laoue U>* onsaptred term Is practically sssstaod and that some member of the gamers* Saas as sty will get ths endorse BBSB* of the lesneuture. It Is declared fjam wfatts soch a sentiment woe ex? it? saaas/. yet It appears that pledged after all of* these Will break away ballot when It Is seen of snob, house has not was Issued saget by the friends of ataj. Is, the Oeneral Assetn CareUaat i the outbreak of ths 4 rsong seen of trained ta hfgh Ideals, adueated at sard Harvard college, set farm1 1st Darlington county, to snake agficalture his He 'sooa became a fac sarfeasrarBl. lad u* trial and ri dseolopsasat of his coun cf J. U Ooker arts Irs of his i of fsar rauued him to or drttl a military company. of hostilities he to his Stau. D?r? ths teftig* struggle that ensued tan* Us i shew fid company were la thick of the Ylrglna and Tesmos ?fSjsjpsApse, and earned their full ssf Ihr giovf of tad gallant Shrth the peerless Jenkins ?I Arenas* enostally wounded at Leok 1 jfjsjf *fssjsitalm. this brave yaurtg officer ^assgewod long aft death's door and ' 'earn** * ***** federal prison 'lamed for h> an* a -**dow of hit former wV.ii- t.r >k * health and wreck ri >??* h*? ' turned to his farm.* surd tu ?orte of h is tins purste and still pain'*., euuud. sestet ed with his hoe d* rafxiyasiag his rrops while hie hlrsld hah plofatd hie oae milk cow sad si sands which Sherman's raiders had Sweh perseverance and Hi had ttr accessary reward, and had year by year forged upward. ig Uta country with his wisdom. snd his open handed until he stands today, do sjgdt* hse retiring) disposition, a cob- I se.ii soos figure hi ear mate. j#1 s>hors hare developed wast) Maces sail* fvtllaews; others havj sue-' thy ausnaged large enterprises, ive patr >nlsed science ' and *Jr**a to the can** of education; others Iura? fet.ght bravely for their country, )% SUM have been maimed In its service; %srt where will you find a roan who toe* done en of these and mor>, euve the* dhrtlngutohed .South Carolinian thai are have named T Hs.ipr Coker is a man of to? highest amslaeFs qualifications, tho soundest ?smI ilpest judgment of men and af alrs. nee given targe sums of money m I much sf his valuable time and ??boushi to the cause of education, re? ligion and charity. Ts* natlot al legislature Is now con? fronted with problems that vitally af? fect the financial and Industrial de ooJupment of th* courtry. At thu? ava?e juncture In our national an? fah*?. It behoove South Carolina to d one of her ablest and most <?tle sons to the United .States le. ?a addition to broad scholarly at? tainment*. Major Co Her has given tfcfelnng study the Helene?* ?r gov ot'?ment. which preeminently /Its him to. dsenbarae che autle* of that 1-igh ?AVe Hie life has been elfeetlvely ausn aase tastily ?p*?nt in the mo ml and shssnelal upbnlldbig of ins i-oulry. which together with bis ?potte*! ca reeir marks him as the Carolin! ?n In Set ted to aid in Has restoration of the HMiln? ~.nnd< nc ? lately eo i enrol, shaken \ Major CSker has w.vsr ^ous'h* p*? BUtcn) preleri^ent ror do-s he seek It see; but hie friends, in the Interest Of Month Carolina, ask If top him. in full eon Ads nee that ?f he bo elect* 1 his ?nVksl carver will add lustre to the ssame of his Stats. <B*r*ed) .'emes Mclntoth wherry. 1. C ga>{f. Oreenwood; G. B. Moore. Co? lumbia, T. K. Rlllott. Wtnnsboro Fl. O. Rhett. Char'eMon; J. W. Nor Clreenvllle; W. J. Koddey. Rock ; Chae. A. Smith, Tlmmonsvllle; C. K Hendarion. Alken. R. N. Pratt. Cniombta, J. P. McNeill, Florence. John Mcwween. Tlmmorsvllle W. C. Columbia; H. T. Cook, nvtllv; T. E M<?oro, Spartanburg. Mulllns. Marlon; W. C. Cleve land. Greenville; Robert Lide, Or? angeburg: R. B. Watson, Cheraw: Kmox Livingston. Bonnettsvlllt?; Rrlpht Williamson, Darlington; E. Mclver Williamson, Darlington; Janus K. <\>gge*hall. Darlington; Robtrt Mac farlan. Darlington; C. C. Twltty, Harttville. SIX MONTHS FOR BOND TIIIE^. Sealed Sentence for Aged Bond brok? er of C olumbia Opened. Columbia. Feb. 2?.?Mr. T. j. Gib eon, the aged bond broker, who was one year ago convicted of conspiracy in connection with the th* ft of the bonds from the State treasurer's of? fice, and a sealed sentence left for him by Judge Prince, today, for the first time, appeared In court and the sentence waa ot et.ed. It was six month* In the penitentiary without hard labor. An appeal was entered and the sentence Is stayed. Mr. Gibson gave bond in the aum of $42,000. When Olbeon wan tried one year agio hie attorney was Mr. Andrew Crawford. Judge Crawford put up 'a magnificent fight for the old man. who, he sail might;not live un? til the nest term of court When tho court ended Gibst r. was too .71 to ap? pear to rece/lvo sentence. Since that time Mr. Crawford has himself pass? ed away, but Gibson, still fcetie, U alive. 1 r 1 1 ? 1 WOMAN BRAINED WITH AXE. \ ' Foul Murder Omrmltted by Negro In Lexington. Columbia. Feb. 26.?Sitting In her home, two miles went of Cayce. this morning*, whito-haired Mrs. Paul D. ElUflor was suddenly struck down from behind by a negro burglar arm? ed with her husband's axe. The heavy weapon sank deep Into the skull and death was probably instantaneous. His work done, the assassin strove to cover up the evidence so that the crime would not be discovered until he had made good his escape. Catching up the pitiful, wasted body he forced It Into a clot-he* basket hear at hand and toased over it the quilts from the bed. Then catching up Mr. Ellisor's shotgun and, one of his coats . the murderer fled. SEABOARD It ? DUCKS RATES. A Great Boost to Theatrical Compa? nies. Which Hare Been Loser* i n. fm* Prevailing Rates. Atlanta, Feb. Sf?General Passen? ger Agent C. B. Ryan,1 of tho .Sea? board Air Line, created a consterna? tion among the nil mbcrs of the South? eastern Passenger association when ho announced that hie railroad will on April If put Into affect a flat two cent a mile party rate, applicable to all parties of ton passengers or more. This means that unless the rat* Is rescinded theatrical companies will again enjoy a reduced passenger rate. Many of these organisations have during the past *?sson cancelled their 'Southern engagements becaus* ef In? ability to get a cut passenger rate, while In other esses the companies have been compelled to disband. Col. Youman's Dead.' I '_ I Fairfax. Feb. ti?Col. L. W. Tou mans of this place died In a hospital In Savannah, Oa., this m -rnlng at 4 o'clonk, after being confined to bed fo three weeks. The remains arrived here this af ternoon and the interment will take pU~e at Lawtonvlllo tomorrow. 11 : OLD LEE CLAIM UP AGAIN. Senator Hemenwny, of Indiana, Takes Up Old South Carolina Matter. Washington,' Feb. 27.?An echo of reconstruction days In South Carolina was heard in the Capitol today when the old Samuel Lec claim was brought up again for passage by Senator He menway, of Indiana. Many persons In <3outh Carolina remember that Lee, during the 47th congress, claimed that he had been legally dieted to congress from Sumter, and not Rich? ardson, who was seated. From time to time claims h?ive been made for compensation for Lee's heirs by vari? ous members of congress from North em States, but tho claim has never been paid. Senator llemenway would have the federal government pay to Samuel Lee, >nna Lee Andrews, Clarence Leo. Kobert Leo. Harry A. I*ee and Philip Lee. heirs at law, the sum of 110.482.NO, th* same being the amount said to be due the elder Lee for the time his heirs elnlm he was entitled to a seat in congress. Most of the heirs now live In Sum? ter. Thirty days' trial 11 !s the olfer on Pinnules. Relieves backache, weak bark, lame back, rhcunatle pains. Pest on sale for kidneys, bladder and blood. Good for young and old. Sat? isfaction guaranteed or money refund? ed. Sold by Slbert Drug Co. 3-l-3m \ lea H. Poe, of Greenville has been given an appointment to Amiap oil* by Cong'-oasman Johnson. DISPENSARY BOARD HEARING. McSMYHLE, OF CAMPEN DISTIL LEKV TRIES TO DEFEND IIIS PRICES. Folder Shows That McSmyrle Didn't Comply With Law, and Also Chargr od Too Much for 111m Product?Wit? ness Claims Ik* Rarely Mude Ex? penses, Rut Counsel Cites Fuels. Columbia. Fob. 26.?The dipensary wlding up commission today began what it hopes will be its concluding sestion on the matter of adjudging claims. Tho star witness on the stand today was Mr. John McSmyrle. of the Camden distillery, which he owns, and which bears his name. He has a i claim for I34..000, the State dispen? sary people having for a number of years taken his entire output of I 000 barrels of low grade corn whiskey a year. He had been dealing with the State about ten years when the State dispensary went out of business. Ho claimed that he made bids according to law, hut admitted that he did not send samples to the; State treasurer as the act also required, and also ad? mitted that with the exception of once or twice early in his experience with the dispensary he never gave bond, Which the act also required. Discount plerk Collins was put up to show that the records of the State dispensary revealed/only two papers that''even* had the resemblance to a legal bid, and one of these Mr. Mc? Smyrle promptly pronounced a- forg? ery, and the other was merely a note from him to the board offering to sell his stuff at 1.47.50 a gallon, and in no wise carrying out the provisions of the act on the subject. Mr. McSmyrle claimed that at the prices he sqld to the State he barely made expenses, and that his profit came in the sale of the distiller's slop and fattening nattle lor the market from the slop. .. Attorney Felder. however, introduc? ed a standard authority on whiskies, giving the market value of corn whis? key during all the period, in which the 3otaUon was never higher than $1.58 d often as low a3 $1.19. He con? tended! that under Mr. McSmyrle's tes? timony the State was not obliged to pay the agent of the McSmyrle claim, it having- been shewn that he did not comply with, the law In any of his dealings with the State. Ho would not Insist on the claim being wiped out entirely, as he Intended to insist in some of the cases yet to be tried where the claimate would decline to produce the books, but he would ask the commission not to pay at a higher rate than the highest market quota? tion W $1.88. Tho case of the Given River Dis? tilling company, of Owensboro. Ky.. which had three times been cont*nu ed, was then taken up. This concern's claim is for $6.400. and the usual evi? dence was introduced to show over? charges. Neither claim was parsed upon finally. - o ANOTHER APPEAL MADE TO V. S. COURT. Whiskey Houses With Claims Against State Dtspensary| Make Another At? tempt to Force the United Stute* Circuit Court to Take Charge of the j Dispensary Fund. Charleston, Feb. 26.?In the office of the clerk of the United States cir? cuit court today proceedings wore filed against the commissioners wind? ing up the dispensary and the banks In which the funds are deposited, the r.ggrogatc claims of the claimants amounting to more than $150.000. Of tho proceedings, five of the cases were actions asking for orders allow? ing them to intervene in tho case of the Wilson Distilling: company and other*, Instituted by T. MoultiMe Mor deeia and assistant counsel several days ago and the two remaining cases asked other relief of the court for their claims against the dispensary. The Big Spring Distilling company of Savannah, Anchor Distilling com? pany of Cincinnati, Belair Distilling company of Virginia, with place of business at Baltin.ore. Adolph Ullman and L. C. Straus* of Cincinnati and Richards & Co. of Washington were the filers of tho Intervening peti? tions In the case died a few dayj ago. The claims of these concerns are given as follows: Big Springs, $25.006; Anchor company, $1,914; Belalr com? pany, $6.386; Ullman & Strauss, $35, 331?; Richards & .'Jo., $1,775. Esborn & Furman are the attorneys In th.se eases. Clark Br?then company of Illi? nois, which has a claim of $01,000, and Arthur Lshman & Co. of Illinois with a claim of $14.873, ask the court to ent.jr R decree adjudging and de? claring the money now held and to be gotton fr?>m further sales of property by tho Stat" com mission to be a trust fund and that their claims should b?> paid from this money upon the ap? pointment of a master to ascertain and determine the correct amount. The defendants are also to be re? quired to uccount for nil money which It has received, paid out and expended. Attorneys Wcston &. Ay cock and Merricl< A Barnard are the counsel for both orators and in the bill of oomplnint, among other alle? gations similar to those which have alrpady been made, it is further charg? ed that the commissioners have abus their trust, wrongfully and unlaw? fully performed their duties, suspend? ed their duties, spending large sums salaries, clerk hire, etc., aggrenrat g $90,000 so far. This relief which is asked differs from the action of several days ago, stituted by Attorney Morcecai and tlietrs in the respect that it docs not ask the appointment of a recoWer. The cases will be heard on Friday by Judge Pritchard at Asheville. SOME MoGHEE TOMMYROT. Washington Correspondent Endeavors to Create a Maudlin Sensation In Connection With Latimer's Seat, t??? Washington, Feb. 26.?It has been sugested here that one reason why there are not more candidates fpr the vanant seat In the senate which Sena? tor Latimer occupied is because of the long continued series of mtefortun s and griefs connected with this seat To the superstitiously inclined Indeed there is reason to hesitate. L;Thls Is the seat held by the great Hampton. Long will it be remembered how that sorrow was brought to his old "age by the Ingratitude of his State in turning him out cd? offleo after such a career of patriotic devotion to his State. It is unqestlonably true that this hastcnted him to his grave. Hampton was succeeded by that most typical representstive of the strange spell which had come over the State, John Lowmdes Manning Irby. Irby erved out his term of office, but within a short time after he retired to private life he was called to an let world. ,..'"-/' \ Joseph H. Earle, who sucoecded Irby, war, a senator Jutt one month and 16 days. Ho took his seat March 4, 1897, and died May 20 of the same And fhen came the vagarious John L. McLaurln, "Little Curly-Headed Johnnie." Cast Into utter darkness with a millstone about his neck, it were better for that man that he^had not been born, at least politically. The lamented Latimer succeeded to the ill-fated seat not quite five years ago, and now he has been gathered to his fathers. In this connection it is worthy of note that SUmator Tillman is perhaps the first senator in the history of the senate who has attended the funeral of two of his colleagues, Earle and Latimer. During Seator Tlllman's two and* a half terms In the senate also two ex senators hav j died? Hampton and Irby.?Zach McGhoe -ri th ) State. TO MARK TEST IN ORANGEKURG. Mr. Lever Arr-insjcs ftf Cotton Seed Selection Work In That County. Washington, Feb. 26.?Congressman Lever has arranged with the depart? ment cf agriculture to oarry on some cotton seed selection work In the county of Orangeburg. All of the cotton breeding work In the State Is being carried on by Mr. I* E. Boykln i graduate of Clomson College and a citizen of Lee county. His work at present Is confined to the northeast part of the State In Marlboro and Darlington counties. It Is Mi. Lever's, idea to have some of the work done in Orangehurg, which is the U.rgest cotton growing county in the State, and to this end Mr. Boykin will he di? rected to begin work in that county. The matter of seed selection is very important to cotton growers. It ena? bles them to get rid of light, inferior seed, and the cost of separation is practically nothing. The experiments so far made by the department Indi? cate that through proper seed selec? tion the yield can be Increased from 10 per cent, to 15 per cent, per acre, rtnd this would mean for the entire South an increase of 1,200,000 hale* without any increase of labor or acre? age, and this means, of course, a net increase in the value, of the cotton crop of about J60.000.000 per an? num. HUNTER GETS EIGHT YEARS. Judge Gage Refuses Motion for a New Trial. Greenwocd, Feb. 27.?Judge Gage today refused to grant a new trial tc G. Wash Hunter, convicted yesterday of manslaughter for the killing of El bert CopHond in Laurens county in l?06. After refusing motion for a new trial, his honor sentenced Wash Hunt? er to perve eight years at hard labor In the State penitentiary. Counsel Rlchoy for the defense at once gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court. Hunter Is out on $1,000 bail. 'ManSan Pile Remedy, price 50c., is guaraneed, Put up ready for u??* One application prompt relief to any form of piles. Soothes and heals. Sold by Plbert Drug Co. 3-l-3m QOV Hughes and Gov. Yon Yonson are running a close race for the world's wood-sawing record.?Ohio State Journal. INTERESTING DISCUSSION BY rfODwK AND ATTORNEYS. Charged Tliat ( liai leston City Council Was Practically (.ranting forrnors to Sell Whiskey and Connived at Violation of Law. Charleston, Feb. 27.?In a discus? sion of the policy of the dispensary law, arising from the case of J. F. Hoffron, in the court of General Ses? sions today, between the attorneys for tho defense, Messrs. Lo?an and Grace, and Judge Hydrick, during the arugments by tho defense, a frank and somewhat sensational statement of the situation of the enforcement of ths law in Charleston was made oy the attorneys, and equally striking statements of the attitude 6f the court on this question were made by Judge Hydrick. The defendant in the case was declared not guilty by the Jury. In opening for the defense Attor? ney Logan said that the dispunsary law was conceived in iniquity, and this brought on an interruption on the part of Judge Hydrick to the ef? fect that he could not allow the pol? icy of the law to be treated of by counsel In an address to the Jury. Later on. Attorney Grace, in order to present mitigating circumstances in favor of the defendant, brought to view a slip of paper, one of the no? tices sent out by the police to alleged violators of the dispensary law. re^ quiring him to appear before tiie re? corder to answer a charge of violating the law and fixing the bail at JTO. This is declared to show that city council connived at the violation of the law by making the amount to be forfeited practically a license to sell liquor. Judge Hydrick replied to this state-, ment that if the grand jury preicnted city council or the members thereof for aiding, abetting or assisting in the illegal selling of liquor In this city, and the petit Jury convicted, he would sentence the defendants as he would anybody convicted before him. H*. said thar the slip of paper ah ?wn hnn appeared to him to be evidence that city council was rather, enforcing *he law than conniving at its violation. It was brought out previously to these statements by counsel that It was a notorious fact that 'the senti? ment of this community was against tho enforcement of the disp.n&ary law and for the protection of its vio? lators. Judge Hydrick then said that if it were shown in the testimony of any case of this sort either oirettly or indirectly that the sentiment of the community was ?ueh that a man jsfsft violated the dispensary law did bo with a consciousness that he was no? doing an act condemned by public sentiment here this fact would be con? sidered very largely by the eturt. where ? conviction was secured, and it was the duty of th3 court to aen tence him. Judgi Hydrick maintained the atti? tude that it was not in his province to consider whether or not the law were popular or unpopular. He would not allow the minds of the jjry in be influenced by a discussion of the Toed or bad qualities of a law. He could not allow a criticism of th<? dis? pensary law to ho made to the jury by counsel before him. The case in question bodiy charg^ci that J. F. Hcffron sold and stored li quor in this city illegally. There were no witnesses put up by the defense. Chief Constable Cureton and two of his constables, Bell and Batoman, tes? tified for tho prosecution. They told ?f raiding Heffron's place and buying liquor there. Their testimony was ridiculed by the attorneysy for the defense. The indictment was criti? cised, and it was declared that the 3t*te has by no means proved its grounds of prosecution. The jury, af? ter about an hour's deliberation, brought in a verdict of not guilty. The manner in which the legisla? ture has assumed that the unexpired term of senator is the property of one of its own members is one of the nas? tiest spectacles that has appeared in i long time in this State. The out? spoken candidate who would like to be elected In the State primary will be a candidate before the legislature, and If defeated by a member of the legislature it will help him with the people. If defeated by another It will not hurt him In his race next sum? mer.?Laurrns Advertiser. Best Healer in the World. ?Rev. F. Btarblrd, of East Ray? mond. M* . says. "I have used Buck? ler's Arnica Salve for several years, on my old army wound, and other ob? stinate sore*, and find it the b^st heal? er in the world. I use it too with great PUCCess in my veterinary busi? ness." Trice 25c at Sibcrt'a Drug St ore. Occasionally a woman marries a man for the purpose of lifting him up ?and then makes It a case of h;dd ? up forever after. ?Here comes rhe spring winds to cuts, sores, burns, chapped skin. Sold Car bo Used, (acts like a poultice) for cuts, sores, burns, chapepd skin. Sold by Sibert Drug Co. 3-l-3m COURT AT BISHOP VILLE. One Man Gets Thirty Years for At? tempt to Ravish?Grand Jury's Presentment. BishopvUle, Feb. 27.?In the Lee county court the following cases have been tried before the petit Juries: The State? against English Wilson and Dave McDonald, housebreaking and larceny. Guilty of larceny. Sen? tence 30 days each on pubMc works or $100 fine. Walter Williams, assault with In? tent to ravish. Guilty. Sentence 30 years in the Stab penitentiary. Stephen Bristol, assault and bat-, tery with intent to kill. Not guilty. Moue Wilson, obtaining goods un? der false pretences. Guilty. Sen? tenced to six months on public work and $25 fine. I| The State against Thomas Mingo, disposing of property under lien. Not guilty. The State against James Owings, assault and abttery of a high and ag? gravated nature. Guilty. Not yet sentenced. The case of the State against Jake McGlll, arson, is now being tried. Solicitor for the State, M cLeod, and Dennis for defence. The. grand Jury brought in the fol? lowing. The State against Thomas Mingo. disposal of property under lien. True bill. The State against Bob Lucius, lar? ceny. No bill. I i The grand jury handed in their pre? sentment at about 6 p. m. and were discharged. The grand Jury made the follow? ing presentment: / To His Honor, Judge Charles |G. Dantxler: We beg herewith to make tho following presentment for the February term of court: We have paseed on all bills present? ed by the solicitor. We have investigated the Jail and find it in good condition except a leak in the top. We recommend this be remedied and ask that the rcof be painted. , Therpoor house and farm have just recently been opened up to the recep? tion oil pa' pers, and this is the first inspection ' made of the same. We find everything in good condition ex? cept the old dwelling house building, which is badly in need of repairs. We recommend that such repairs as will make this building habitable and com? fortable be made. We made an effort to get the books of the various magistrates, out oniy succeeded in obtaining those of J. T. Munnerlyn and L. H. Peebles, both of which we found correct. We find from the record that the constable serving under Magistrate J. M. Reid Is not under bond, and we recommend that he give such bond as is required by law. We find from the records that cer? tain tax executions issued in 1902 1903 are uncollected We also find six executions, 1905-1906/ uncollected. Some of these executions appear to be on real estate. Upon examination we find that the clerk of the court has made no re? turns of fines or licenses collected by him since 1905. Wp are unable to make an exami? nation of the office of tan* supervisor on account of the illness of the clerk, but will at a subsequent date examine this office and report accordingly. All the other offices of the county have been examined, and we find them in god condition and books properly kept and balar.ced^ We recomnjend the the supervisor see to it that the snules belonging to the county are properly care for. Upon examination of the dispensary we find the books neetly kept and properly balanced. We find that the supply of the flncr grades of liquor Is short, but bids have been asked f^r and prop? erly advertised, and In a short time an adiple supply will bo on There is a good supply of com r\nd low grades on hand. Th penser reports the greatest dem; be for compound. On the win believe that tho board is doing the best In their power and hope for a steady Improvement. We call the attention of the proper officers of the county to the fact that liquor is being illegal-y sold, and recommend that all diligence be used by both the officers of the county and of the municipality to suppress this illicit traffic. We further recommend that in case this traffic Is not sup? pressed the governor be petitioned to appoint a constable or constables as provided by law (Of the enforcement of the law. We beg leave to extend to your honor and the solicitor, Mr. W. H. Wells, our thanks for courtesies ex? tended to us during this term of court. We regret exceedingly the creation of a new circuit by the recent act of th. general assembly will deprive our county of the faithful and able services of the present solicitor in the futiirc. and we desire to make this expression of our confidence in him ami to express our approval of the conduct of his omce since serving as solicitor in our district. Respectfully submitted, L. A. James, Foreman.