Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mates' tag. 8, 188 MUM 6MPAHY, #88889 WOS Sfrt ? 88M the free* aastoee to OS>8* tm% tOr wty srofUed by tue dtate fee the,i _ _ gfea ef*tt* trmt fend to, tb*4r heads, be* PI88H8 at toe aegjertty of the .? hare either ;lerlined or ?88 a aargoto to r?erve? flaw #0%rt hoe decided to aepoirt Hon. Mmfi A. MoTe?*e?h ^4 Means. C. ft, afl8fil !? and a F. Arth or nor rere for all fhe fund to the hands of the ?sartwiiUng the. State a eeart ratrrete eao^diaarty that of these istwndaata' should la accept the aaaoratnonta ae It does that taotr aoe?nt 14 have been ? hv ' harmony the 8aate andtr which they Ifr. faswatroe of Atlanta, en behalf of (Use dwpiasary coaMaaaaon. drew tMatteatfnn of the court to the fact that yesterday the comraweion had anede shacks fer a sum asjgi listing 8ltd,few a>, the earnest of claims aeoa ad jadleated on a com aetwoca the creditors repre ay Lawrence Maxwell and the The Judge seated that ha weu?d not ears* under taw receivership and eh owls' he paid. IfJL atttM C. HA HD Dt&M>. Yaare saut Wae Keoeaaly Married. Clemenn Coli??? Mar :h t ?Mr. Ben 01 Hard, bookkeeper at Cleraeen for seeerel rears, died Saturday night at MM home In Pendleton. He had been a few days from grip, but tat iisgioasay ack, fits sodded at a greet shock to alt Clcmeon. he woo vary popular My. Hard was married aot quite ? mm to Mass Janle Oaott of fen a aalet, anobtrosive, young man of sterling aad of ssoelleet Influence, and fellowship will be at Clei Ist ?aaaaa i. m. a brother el Mb Ihntsheassa tea the city aad left for t mmm Afjrt, ism. 'Be JaMao I. i_8?MT Hi cayiti BUBiEo. A TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST IN SCHOOL HOUSE IN CliEVK LAND SUBURB as Rooms on Second Floor ssed m Attto Prcucnted From Es onpioe sad Parish In the teething Cleveland. Ohio. March 4.?P.aned i narrow hallways, Jammed up sdfdlnst doors that only opened In between 140 and 170 children I hi the suburb of North Collinwood to wore killed by fire, by smoke and beneath the grinding heels of their panic stricken playmates. The awful trigsy occurred' this ^SfUhjK <n the public schoo) of North Osmnwood. It ?alles tust of this city. At is o'clock tonight lit corpses In tho morgue at Collinwood, ohildron wore still utsacoountsd far und all tho hospitals and houses tor two miles around contain numbers of siaidttsi sons fatally and many has seriuusty injured. v AIT" of the stcttms were between ? and It years of age. The school eon* tamed between mo and 321 pupils, and of this entire number inly about It art known to have left the build in* unhurt. It will be ?evernl days before the eiset number of killed is known, as the ruins, may still contain other bodies and the list of totalities may be mrriaoad by a number of seethe among the children who are ?vine; in the hcapitals hovtring be* 'levee* life' and /death. - Ths school house was of bnek. two stories and an etile In height The rumber at nup?le was more tbau nor? mally large ant |b? smaller children had been placed In the upper part of. the building. There was but one tire egear* and that wss In the rear of ?tot building. There were twi stair -fites owe leading to a door in front gjbd the other to a door In ih? rear. rWh of these dvot opened Inward I ae* ft hv claim id the rear door was l filssd as well. ?Ilseeeeeed thro^hrhout \eeom is Jutve gsHod with courage and self* nausea te* and to have,etrusg> d h*< rnloally for the safety of their pupils, marshalled the little ones Into column tee the *hro drill/' which they had often practiced. Uiifortunatelf the Uns of march in this exercise had always boons to tho front door and the children had, not been trained to sssk the other exit The Ore today cams from a furnace situated directly under this part of tho building. When the children re.cr.od the f.ot of the stairs they fruud tho flames clots upon them, and so swift a rush was madv ths door that in an Instant a tightly ack sd mass of children was piled against It sV>m ths second floor hone of these who were upon any nertkn ol tho first flight of stairs hsd a chance for their lives. Ihs children at the toot of the stair started to flght their way back to tho floor above, while those who were coming djwn shoved them mercilessly back Into tho flames he lew. 7n an irrstsmt there was a frightful panic, with 300 of ths pupils fighting for their Uvea Most of thoae who were killed died here. The greater part of those who escaped managed to turn back and reach th* fire escape ar' the windows In tho rear. WILL GO TO WASHINGTON. rotntulttee That Will Endeavor to Secure Larger Appropriation for PostofDce. Mayor Boyle received Monday night from Congressman Lever notification that tho house committee on pubUo buildings will hear committees from South Carolina towns interested in the public building appropriation bill on March 19th and asking him to ar? range for the Sumter committee to be pr?sent on that date. The committee appointed by the chamber of commerce and endorsed by olty council consists of R. I. Man? ning. Marion Molse. Dr. J. A. Mood, Geo. D. shore and E. I. Reardon. This committee has ready a maaa of sta? tistics and other Information of a practical description that prove that ISO.000 is totally inadequate to erect [ n postofnee sufficiently large to meet the present needs of this city, to say nothing of ths future requirements of s place that Is growing ss rapidly as Sumtsr. Ho Is now prepared to make a strong showing, but Secretary Rear? don le still at work and will put in all of bis spars time between now and ths lVth In collecting additional facts only 1.497 of 100.000 at sages at suicide were successful hm mi d Fear not?*Let nil the ende Thon Alna ER. S. O , WEDNESl BILL DEFENDED BY LEVER. South Cnrollnn Congressman Thinks Agricultural Appropriations Just. Washington, March 6.?Represen? tative Lever takes little stock in the stories that have been printed te the effect that when the. agricultural ap? propriation bill Is reported to the House next week for consideration. Chairman Tawney, of the appropria? tions committee, will move to cut off many thoaands of dollars from the bill as It stands now. Mr. Levut la a member of the committee on agricul? ture, and has been in almcst con? stant attendance on Its meetings since congress aasembled after the holiday i The' bill that has been agreed upon and which will he reported will carry with It appsupi tilths im to the amount of approxlmatoly\$11,100,000, which Is considerably in excess of the am? ount heretofore reported by this com? mittee as necessary to be expended in any one year to maintain the depart? ment of agriculture. Among the Rems which are under? stood to have come,In.for very large appropriations are those for the ex? termination of the cajttle tick, the boll weevil and tho gypsy moth, as well as for the complete extermination of all other plant-destroying pests of varl lous Unds. The cattle tick eradica? tion wiU cost U50.000, tho boll weevil, $40,000, and a like amount I possible for the moth extinction. /| In addition to this the government weather bueau will come in fur a large amount, as well as road building aad object toads* througftowfc the rural sections of th* United States; the in? troduction and teaching of elemen? tary agriculture in tho schools of tho country, the further making of soil surveys in order that the people may find to what uses their lande are best suited, the raising and care of cattle, both for dairy a r.d beef purposes, and the general dissemination of Informa? tion to tho people fan the agricultural tstrtcts tending to Impress anon, them the value aad importance of co? operating with the depart men tot of agriew^ure 'gooerelly m their work. The agricultural committee of the House consists of nineteen members, and perhaps suffered more In the ft election than any other committee of that body. Out of the total member? ship of nineteen there Ore but seven old members?-two of . these being Democrat*?Lamb, of Virginia, and Lever, of South Carollua. It may be said that the presence of twelve new members of the committee accounts for the unusual result In the vcon ?tructlon of this year's appropriation bill. Of these new memcer* of the committee, five are just enuring up? on their second term in congress snd four are absolutely new members. For this reason It Is suggested that it may have been somewhat easy for the experts In the department of ag? riculture to convince the new mem-,] bera of the committee that they should be given everything asked? which apparently wai the case--and that the estimate could easily be lost sight of when It earn* to tabulating the total of all the Items granted. Mr. Lever does not think that there will be any efforts on the part of Speaker Cannon te cut down the esti? mates. It has b*?en said that the ac? tion of the commit tea has come to the attention of the speaker, and he Is said to have privatelv expressed his disappointment that the appropria? tions orered to be reported wer*? so large. It is not concealed, nowever, that It will be the province of Chair? man Tawney and other members of the appropriation i committee to use the paring knife vigorously when the bill comee up for consideration,, and It is only natural to supop*c that many items now in it will be stricken out for various reasons. Mr. Leve is glad that the work of framing the bill is completed, for while this process was going on It meant almost dally sittings and an endless amount of detailed work.? News and Courier. SUM TEH BOY'S SUCCKSS. Mr. W. 8. Manning, Jr., Has Been Made Washington Correspondent of the New York Times. Mr. W. S. Manning, Jr., of this city, who has been on the repertorial staff of the New York T'.mes for th* pust eighteen months, has been transfer? red to the Washington enreau ?f that papor and is reporting the pro? ceedings of the house of representa? tives. Mr. Mannings rioo has been rapid cinco he went to Now Y-ork to accept a nwetilen with the. jTlme*.,,having been oroin Jttd several times. Before going to New York U? w irk for the Times he was I tee* editor of the Item. is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and DAY. MARCH 11. 190 LION MAY BE RULED. ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARGED' WITH CONTEMPT OP COURT. Liquor lawyers Declare That He Should he Carried Before Judge Prrtctiard and Sent to Jail for His Severe Criticism of Action of Fed? eral Judge. AshsvlUe, N. C, March 8.?The at? tack made on Judge Pritohard by At? torney General Lyon at Augusta, Ga., last night and published by the morn? ing papers, wherein the attorney gen? eral severely critit?d the action of the Judge in appointing permanent receivers for the South Carolina dis? pensary fund, created a profound sen? sation in this city, the Judge's home. It is stated tonliht that representa? tives of the suitors will call the at? tention of the court to Mr. Lyon's at tank, and will ask Judge Prltchard to attach him, ths attorney general, for contempt of court, on the ground that while reflections on ths Judge's per? sonal character are not contempt, the advice of Atterney General Lyon to the commission to disregard the or? dern of the -federal court directing the deUverance of ths dispensary fund of $800,000 to the receivers does in Itself constitute contempt, hi that it tends to actually interfere with the administration of the court and to nullify its powers Judge Prltchard, who left this af? ternoon for Richmond, with a stop? over at Washington, declined to make any statement before leaving, saying that it was not his practice to discuss In his court. Two local lawyers who represent distilling companies in the suits against the South Carolina dispen? sary commission issued a statement tto ths press, wherein they handled Attorney General Lyon without gloves, resenting what they termed "a great injustice done to Judge Prltchard." They also declare that Mr. Lyon's statements are "wide of the truth.*' present status of the dirpen is as follows: I When ' the dispensary commission created by the South Carolina legis? lature tc wind up the affairs of the dispensary failed to agree with cred? itors who sold liquor to the lispen sary, as to amounts due, George B. Lester of New York/ attcmey for Fleischmann company, came to Ashe vllle a month ago filed with Judge Prltchard of the United States court a bill In equity, asking receivership for the fund of $800,000 left by the dispensary, and a few days later, Frank Carter of Asheville and T. Moultrie Mordecal of Charleston filed a bill for the Wilson Distilling com? pany and others, on which Judge Prltchard Issued a temporary res-train? ing ordei, forbidding the commission from disposing of the fund or turning it Into the State treasury. Three weeks ago both oases were argued, the judge then declining re? ceivers and taking under advisement the question of Jurisdiction of the court, raised by the commission through Attorney General Lyon and counsel for the commission on the ground that the suit was against the State itself. On his return from Richmond, Judge Prltchard, one week ago, an? nounced he would take jurisdiction and hearing on application for receiv? ership by the Wilson company was set tor Saturday last. On Friday counsel for the Wilson company and for Flelschmann company presented the affidavit of George B. Lester that the governor of South Carolina urged the legislature to take action to defeat the jurisdiction of the court and that the legislature would Inter? fere with the court's powers, where? upon D W. Rountree of Atlanta, counsel for the commission, heir.?: here, was notified other counsel not having arrived for the mxt day's hearing. The court named all the members of the commission as tem? porary receivers, and yesterday (Sat? urday) Judge Piltchard announced the appointment as permanent re. celvers of Jos. \. McCullough of Greenville, 8. C; B. F. Arthur of Union, 8. C, and C. K. Henderson of Alken, S C. Attorney General Lyon, on hearing of this action, denounced Judge Prltchard and particularly his action in naming receivers prior to the date set for argument on the question of whether receivers should be appoint? ed. Judge Prltchard declines to make reply, but local attorneys Issue state? ments to the effect that Rour.tree was given notice of hearing on the ap? pointment of receivers Friday, and that. they are "Southern Democrats and that no State rights are In* volved." W. F. Stevenson and D. W. Roun? tree. of counsel for commission stated I Truth'*." THE TRUJ 8. New Series that the question of Jurisdiction will bo taken to the supreme court of the United States, contending that the suit is re all/ one against the State of South Carolina, which is immune from suits unless it consents to be sued. How the question of whether or not the court has jurisdiction is to be raised Is not yet settled, Mr. Steven? son saying that this would be deter? mined later, but ha thought It would be by writ of error which could reach the present term of the supreme court, although habeas corpus pro? ceedings following a refusal to obey an order of the federal court would be more expeditious. If Judge Prltch? ord should fine or imprison a com? missioner for failure to obey orders, application could be made at Wash? ington for a writ of habeas corpus and immediate hearing had, poobably before Chief Justice Fuller. The pro? cedure would be the same as when Messrs. Wood and Wilson applied to Judge Pritchard for this writ and de? cision wae immediate. On trie ciher hand, the writ of error Is more reg? ular and the objection, to it is delay Involved in getting a decision. The attorneys for the commission claim they have not used all their weapons in federal court There Is now pending beforo the supreme court of South Carolina the man? damus case which Involves a decision on the question of who has the cus? tody of the $800,000 fund, the mean? ing of the act creating the new com? mission. Now counsel for the com* mission maintains that the United States supreme court always fellows the Interpretation placed* by ^the** high? est court of the State on laws of that State and If the State supreme court should hold that that fund was in th? Immediate custody of the Stats Itself, then tho United States supreme court would adopt this decision, and therefore the circuit court would have no Jurisdiction because It can? not entertain a suit against the State without Its cor sent. TO PAY NO ATTENTION TO LYON. * * Attorney for Flelschmann Comments on Attorney General's Statement. Ashevllle, N. C, March 9.?Mr. Al? fred S. Barnard, one of the attorneys for the Flelschmann company In the suit brought by it against the South Carolina dispensary commission, was this afternoon asked by the News and Courier correspondent concerning the report that some steps would be ta? ken to have Attorney General Lyon, of South Carolina, attached for con? tempt, and his attention was also called to the interview In which Mr. Lyon was quoted as referring to tho attorneys representing the creditors of the State dispensary who have brought suit as "harpies," and in re? ply Mr. Barnard said? "No attorney representing the complainants In the South Carolina dispensary cases has ever suggested, so far as I know, that contempt proceedings might be in? stituted against Mr. Lyon on account of his remarks concerning Judge Pritchard and has criticism of the judge for appointing receivers. "The attorney general appears to be seeking notoriety, but It Is not probable that any further attention will be paid to him. t It is almost Inconceivable that any lawyer worthy of being elected to the high office of attorney general in a State in which the people aie noted for their unite rm courtesy, as the people of South Carolina, should have attempted such aspersions as Mr. Lyon is reported to have cast upon counsel who appear in opposition to him in this litigation. It must be either that the attorney general has been misquoted or he has permitted his disappointment to get the best of him." BANKS SERVED WITH ORDER. Banks Holding Dispensary Funds are Officially Notified of Receivership. Anderson. March 9.?At the in? stance of Marshall Adams, copies of Judge Pritchard's order placing the funds of the dispensary into the hands of receivers, were today served oa the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Anderson and on the People's Savings Bank of Anderson by Deputy Mc Adams. The former bank has $5,000 of the dispensary money on deposit. It is now almost practically as? sured that the Cllnchneld Coal com? pany, owners of vast coal fields in Vir? ginia, will decide to erect large coal docks In Spartenburg, and maki that point the distributing point of the company. The company will keep something like from 100,000 to 200, ? tors of coal continually on hand so aa to furnish large consumers of coal on short notice. P SOUTHRON. Established June, UN -Vol. XXYH. So 32 ; BECEIlfEB IPPIIIITEd! ~~ DISPENSARY BOARD ASKED TO i MANAGE FUND. i Appointments Made on Petition of Hokhmann und Wilson Compa? nies?Mr. Arthjr, of Union, Ac? cepts the < ommisston, mit Ott ?er Members of Board Wir? Decline. Ashevtlle, N. C, March ?.?Appli? cation was made to Judge Pritchard in the United Stales court today by counsel in the case of FUkmmann & Co. vs. W. J. Murray et al, and the Wilson Distilling Company vs. W. J. Murray et al, for the appointment of a temporary receiver tor the South ' Carolina dispensary fund. The de? fendant commissioners were repre? sented in the heating by Mr. Daniel W. Rountree of Atlanta, Ga., who waived the required notice of motion aa to the Fleisch mann company, and after hearing the nettloa, the court granted an order appoint heg the de? fendants, Means. W. J. Murray, C. H. Henderson, Avery Patten, Jean Mc Sween and B. F. Artbus, as tempo? rary receivers for Use dispensary funds now in their nosssadr a. The petition upon which the motion was granted stated that a bill had t>ecn Introduced In the Sooth Caroli? na legislature directing the defendait commissioners to return lee funds now in their hands to the State treas urer. The commissioners were immedi? ately notified of their appointments as'receivers, but up to a late hour to? night only one response had boeo re? ceived that of Mr B. F. Arthur, who stated that he would accept and would act as a receiver. At a hearing tomorrow it will be determined as to whether the appointments made to? day shall be mad a penmOAMtt. Other Members W1H lief Aeer-pt. Columbia, March t?It is unjder stood that Judge Prtecaasw hast ap? pointed as receivers for the State dis? pensary funds Dr. W. J. Msirray, of Columbia, and Mr. B. ^ Arthur, of Union, both members ot ihe dispeh sory commission. Dr. Murray has declined, since to accept weald be to admit the jurisdiction of the federal court, but it is learned that Mr. Ar? thur will accept. Mr. Arjtbur has for months been out ot sympathy with the rest of the commission. Messrs. Patton, McSween and Henderson will not accept. Whether or not Gov. Ansel will call an extra session Is now the question. Greenville, March 6?On account of a death in his family Dispensary Commissioner Avery Patten, of this city, could not be seen tonight In ref? erence to his appointmei>t as one of the temporary receivers in the federr [gl court for the dispensary fund, over which United States Circuit Juc r<> Pritchard has assumed jurisdiction, -!) WIRELESS FROM THE FLEET. Message Picked Up at Pensscola Af? ter 2000-Mile Flight New York, March 9.?The position of the American battle shir) fleet, as given in the wireless despatch from the Genorgia, is oft the Mexican port of Acapulco. In its long flight from the fleet the wireless message Was relayed enly once. The message was picked up by the Southern Pacific steamship Creole, bound from the port of New Orleans, while off Pensacola, Floriday, last night, and was repeated to the city. The message hod travelled 2,sag miles when the Creclo received it, accord? ing to the officers ef the wireless com? pany, who explained thai notwith? standing that this distance for wireless messages to travel this season of the year was favorable to long distance wireless transportation. On board United States Steamship Georgia, March-rlvla United Wire? less Telegraph Company.)?The fleet's position at this hour Is latitude 14.37 north, longitude 12.61 west The weather is flr.e and thr? ships are moving along at a speed of 10 l-I knots an hour. The neet will probab? ly reach Magdalena Bay en March 12, two days ahead of their schedule. The cruise has been eajcteseful la ev.*ry way. The ships are In perfect condition ard will be ready lor re? cord target pratlce immediately up? on their arrival at Magdalene Bay. The development of the water ci growing Industry In Dorset, England, is enormous. One farm alone employs 40 persons in picking, pack lag and preparing the' cress for the market nag In most large cltUS thi death rate m winter Is much greater than la summer.