The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 01, 1908, Image 1
r?e??ll?atea \n%. tt m
*|r flSattjnnan sab jSoutbron.
MTCCI SUSUSMINS COMPANY
?uyrwt?1? a,
iMHIMStlELT MESSAGE
THAT OOKORB88 ENACT
tAVWf lOr HAS WQQKKTKV.
y -
and
Halt ArsssKlon bo
?a'For
at to lUvssso? of the
of
hi Labor Oto
IiaNtsty law.
aarat the Guih*eiag of
Vpon Whacii to Hoof
of Hat Tartar.
Washington, March 15?Pre eident
Braoavttt today sent a special mee?
ts*)* to Cynara?, complaining that
I tat body baa not g!ven proper atten?
tion to certain aaatters to which he
has Itrerted attention In former mos
assess and mahrtsag that his suggee
?Iotas he arted upon without further
delay. The attMrust law should b*
rertotd, ha says, eepeclalry as It nf
fsots mt'tt nrasHHantlooi and farmers'
aaaiaaasnona Wf$ attorney general
abruH bt allows*! to name one of tn?
t as art era whenever a federst court
#atot >dn?a to phsea a comn> ?r ? ar
rtar on eftar public utility concern tu?
tor a rereteershlp. The present, con
atsculd direct the ga'herltg ?f
*gry to a tevlton
b?r loatelotlon
lajno. none ,* IaVor
Is suggested, and the am ad?
os* tu* Interstate nomaser*. l.iw
tl als and. The need of forest prvee
tie* and of ample provision for a
waterways roieastsason I? sot forth.
The sat Stags was road In both
housss of congress soon after conven
tnf today, and In both It was closely
followed. In t**e houss the president's
dee 1* ration thst the time had come
?or a revision of the tariff elicited
hand-clap pang sn the part f the
Democratic member*. Democratic
aporoval also was grvon by way of
pounding desks to tffe ?uggeation that
congreaa could with advantage forth?
with ren-ove the tariff on wood pulp
with a corresLtondlrg redjetlon upon
paper aaade from woott pulp.
The Republicans waited sn! arts*
Imd th? Ir a p plans* to the tncsage
no a wh da.
In the senete the message wat re
cat/ad without coasmoi.t of am kind.
POOF IfHa. MADE A FR'KCES*.
ff?f a Living
end *? now so Rsrti Thau ?hr Cai
ton fMfafbty Cows* Her Wealth.
Paris. March 23.?P. ci nance , has
eitsrvd the life of ths prcud and
?rlendli Maharajah . of Kupurthata.
>a rdh.f to a wonuVrfiil tale of the
pt?lcnet? and a bsgnar-miild. feotrto
years ago the Delgados father, mo
that, and two Utile girl*, lived at
MaJoam on the proceeds of a fried n*h
stall s*. a street c ?rner. They went to
Madrid to better thenisclvei*. eaic the
two little girls learned dancing. Thl
"liermanas Camellas** w?re tiny start
fust bcainnig t*? s|iarkle on the music
hall stag* In Msdnd at the lime of AI
for.er, gill 's wedling Por the Uttef
ttrvin>ny the Mahsisjah if Kupur
tha wot to Msdrld, ?a v the titters,
snd was vamiw'ah d by the elder. Ho
eairl?*d hai off. gsve her a place In
Paris, and matter* and mlMretfcs t<?
?each h* r every accomplishment u
fl'ung i prlrKVis. The Mher day
Anita D igado that wa*. the llttlo
ftpml'h dancing girl, shore father
kept a fried fob ?teil n the ?trevt
Malaga, ?rat i.-iariled b> the Indian
prince, rod *he Is now her hlehneet
the Mah^ranee of Kspuithula. und
4 both ar.t rap* t-d in Pe rl* .?n their
hsuaawancen.
The London Spectator, a most
* conservative weekly newspaper, so
ilously s'Jg*cst? John Hurrs. pr-sident
of the local Londoti govern m< nt board
sad noted labor lesler f>r tho high
est p>et In the cabinet namely, the
chancellorship of ths exchequer, in
the evsnt of Mr. Asqulth finding It nec
to resign the chancel I >r?hlp to
premier. _ . _
Itohed April. ISM. 'Be Ju?t m
tl._'SUM
j VOTING Til VST TO HE DISSOLVED
Heddert of the CifflUNlHl Will bo
Given Aotuul Stock of tin Comp?,
?ijr.
New York, March 2f?.?At a meet?
ing of the voting trustees of the *?ea
boird Air Line railway ioda\, resolu?
tions were adopted looking to the dls
j yniutlc n of the existing vot-ng trust
on Muy 15. 1908.
I In accordance with the resolutions
j notices will b* sent to all holders of
voting trust certificates edvlslng then,
that upon surrer.der of their certifi?
cates I hey will be given In exchange
actual stock of the railway company.
Oeit'Ocales for the common stock of
the cmapany are to be exchanged, at
the olMce of the Baltimore Tru?t and
i Guarantee .?mpany of E.altlrnoie and
certificates for preferred itook wtfl be
excharged at the .tfflc-j of the Con?
tinents Trust company. Ball in.ere.
I radically the entire capital sto *k
of th? railway tnclndl ig SiS.OOn.nou
of prefeared stock and about $17,000
of common stock, has been, votei
since* the organisation ?t tho Ser.board
ab-, at eight years ago, ty eight vot?
ing tiuti?e? 1h?v iinr J.di.i Skclton
Whilems of Richmone* S. Davles
War field of Baltimore Thomas F.
Ryan, Jas. A Blair, John B Der.nl?.
T. J. -"oolidge. Jr, P. F. Yoakuin and
H C FPrce
The actUn tak?n today was In ac?
cordance with an agreement nude in
Washington on Dec. SI. 1907. when
the receivership Jor tho property wai
decided upon between counsel for
the Seaboard Air Line and the New
Tork interests In the property, and
John Skelte.n Williams, representing
the minority.
CRO AT AN QUESTION SETI LED.
tapertntendeejt Martin Says He Will
Heoisjge Before Signing Offilcr Mix?
ing Races.
d?nl
Colilmbia. March 34.?Superintend
em of Education Martin today made
a statement with reference to his ac
Itten, In rsgard to the Msrlb> ro case
[r^ss^s,ed loss sreetr by tee 8Ut?
j hoard of education. It hae been* pub?
lished that Mr. Martin threatened to
resign If the board decided to edmit
the alleged Croatan child to the
I Marlboro county school. Mr. Martin
did not give out for publication that
ha had threatened to resign, but he
did as usual, !a his capacity as sec?
retary of the hoard, prepare and give
I out a statement of the boaid's pro?
jecting*, containing a statement that
the board had not acted on the Marl?
boro case. He considered the case a
local matter and not of sufficient im?
portance to be gone Into fully, while
his own poMtlon in the matter wa^a
tactical move not Intended to gain for
himself public notoriety.
When seen today Mr. Martin said:
"I am sorry that this unfortunate
case has been opened up, yet J must
insist' that the matter be ke?t
straight The facts are*us fellows: I
tried every argument that I could
think of to prevent the board from
ordering a child Into a white rchc ?I
when I was very doubtful as to what
race that cbjld belongs. I deliberate?
ly told the heard that I wo old not
sign or promulgate that order even
if it was pasoed. As I am secretary* of
the hoard, the only way to avoid sign?
ing the order and the minutes avas tc
resign. That I decided to c'o and so
stated. It waa not a matter of ex?
citement but simply a mattet oft but
Iness.
"After careful consideration I took
the position that the child li. qucgjftn
could not enter a white school upon
an order, signed, promulgated or en?
forced by me, until I was convinced,
beyond a reasonable doubt, that site
hid a right to bo th??iv I ?hall s'and
by that position regardless of tho
technical absurdities of lawyers on or
off th* 8tate beard of education."
DOUBLE CRIME BY LUNATIC.
Young Pertnsylvanien Kills His Step?
father und then Himself.
Somerset. Pa.. March 29.?Edward
Watrlng to-day fhot and instantly
killed Denr.ls M. Welmei, ?0 years
old. his stepfather, tet fire to a sum?
mer kitchen and ended his own life
with a bullet. The m%n lived or. a
farm near ltockw??od, about one mile
from here. Watting, who was 80
years old. was about six months ago
released from the Somerset county
alms hot se. apparently fully recovered
from a mental disorder, which caused
his confinement for some time In the
insane war! of that institution. He
hud amce appeared rational until to?
day. There was a sudden return of
dementia and it took a violent form,
resulting In the double tragedy.
Nature is sometimes kin 1. Occa?
sionally a red-headed man gets bald.
nd Fear not-~Let all the ends Thou Alt
TER. 8. 0 . WEDNE8
THE FEATHERSTONE PLATFORM
THE PHOI 11 Hl I ION CANDIDATE
STATES HIS ATTITUDE.
Refn)ids th* Time a? Ripe for Prohi?
bition Fight?WiP Stump the State
. for Stralghtout Prohibition?Tiic
System Discussed.
t'lreenwood, March 25.?Hon. C. C.
Featherstone of Laurens passed
tli- >ugh here jevierday and while
here was questions as to his attitude
on the matter of prohibition in the
c?*.nine campaign. Mr. Featherstone
fluted that he was for prohibition
v. ifnout any provisions or conditions
to it. In this co. nectlon, he s'ated
that he had made his position clear
abo-'I a month ago in which l.e stated
that he was for straighout irohibi
btisf ?.
Mr. Featherstone rtated that four
??f eve month* ag > he gave an inter?
view on tho sutjuct advocating for
Ihr present the >nactment of a aw
making the entire State dry, but per?
mitting counties where prohibition
acxtimeht was weak to votj in the
sgs*. >f whiskey. Continuing he said'
"A treat majority af my prahiul'lon
frJenis In the State endowed my
views. I
"I ttated in that Interview tha\ of
course, what We vltlmatel> sought
ea* 'rou-clad. Stale-wide prohiblt.'on,
a.id 'urther thai in iny judgment the
time wa* not far off whan 'he Slate
wculd lie ready for It; and further,
that when there was sufficient public
smt'ment behind It. T would then be
In favor of State-wide prohibition*.
"Since giving out that .interview, I
heve been in close touch with prohi?
bitionists throughout the State, en*
Cer.vorlng to ascertain the present
strength of the ann*lment and mak?
ing d'.llgcnt lnqulr/ us to the enfotoe*
nwnt of the law in dry counties. 1
1 a? e also been studying the -eports of
t ie dispensary auditor, and to* my
amazement, I find that the county
dispensaries are selling almost at
much liquor as did the old dispensary
when It wea in full blast nTvy sold
In tne last year thr>e million dorla'W
w vth of xliquor. In addition to this,
1 ?nd that the dispensary counties
are selling tremendous quantities of
whiskty to contiguous dry t-.-rritory.
"In this state of affairs I have de
Klmined to stump the State this
year, advocating stralghtout prohibi?
tion. The only wav to find out the
?iriugth of the ;i:-?dilbitlon sentiment
is to t'ubmlt the uucstion squarely to
the people. If a majority of tho pen
pie are In favor of State prohibition,
then we will give It an horn st. fair
trial. The prohibitionists of the
State are not fanatics, but on the con?
trary are sensible, practical men.
"If the practical workings of a
Stat? prohibition law should demon?
strate that it was impossible to en?
force it in certain counties where the
sentiment Is weak, thin II will be a
very easy matter to tack on a local
option feature, permitting those coun?
ties, under the most riuld resit ictions.
to vote in the sale of whiskey.
?Sufficient unt> th? day Is the evil
thereof.'
?What wt want" said Mr. Fc ather
stone, "is to give a general prohibi?
tion law an hor.est, ?fair tilal."
.V?*. Feaihcrstcne said 'n regnal to
the present law: "We have a Substi?
tut) fei the old dispensary law that
Is nothirg but a reproduction of the
old system on a smaller scale V In
tinv he think? this substitute win
develop it if the bad rea*a:res *>? the old
law.
He also said that so far as he was
personally concerned 1 e would pre?
fer not to run this year, b.tt his pro?
hibition friends Insist that the time Is
ripe, and he agrees w'th them as to
condiiiem) and that he f. el? lie
must respond to what ho lYgatdt a*
a great moral obligation.
He stated that he hoped the ques?
tion of prohibition or no prohrbit'on
should be submitted to the people In
the primary and he htped ? he State
Democratic executive OCmnA'tee would
have (hi* done He said: ' "The peo?
ple have a right to vote upon Ih's
question and settle It ut the ba*L?f
bot. snd thai he knows of to ?hier
prtclioal way of present I-ox the gglien
to the people other than from the
slump during tin* carupiiun.
"I am f-r trahfhtOUt pi chititlon,"
said Mr Featherstone in cnnclusb n.
Washington, March 24.?Congi e.-s
man Scott of Kan* is today In u
speech on the agricultural appropria?
tion bill declpred that the d ima^e*.
cai sed to the South al >ne by the Tex?
as cattle tick amounted to at !ea*t
$40,000.000. Losa through the rava?
ges of the boll weevil* he said, was al?
so very great He recommended that
the government appropriate $250,000
for the eradication of each of these
pests.
ftltlH
ns't at be thy Country'*, Thy God's ai
JDAY. APRIL I. 190*
AN INFAMOUS SCHEME.
A VILLAIN RUN TO EAH7II BY
THE STATE.
G. A. Bristow Arrested In Columbia by
Inspector Gregory for Fraudulent
Use of the Malls?Ht Was Enticing
Young Women to Trelr R?*Mt.
Wl'.at has every appearance of be?
ing a Hysti-mutld and vicious scheme
to bring abcut the rjin of young girls
throughout South Carolina, and what
was, to say the least a brawn and
dastardly scheme tc deceive and de?
fraud unsuspecting nnd unsophisticat?
ed young women and to inveigh; them
into compromising position* was
thwarted yesterday morning by the
arrest of George A. B'Istow, formerly
of Darlington, on a warrent sw. rn out
by Postomoo Inspector ?Iregory,
charging film with "devising a scheme
to defraud and using the United
States mails to conduct same." The
warrant was sworn out before United
States Commissioner James S. Werner
and Bristow was committed to jail in
default of $1,000 ball.
It is not at all unlikely that a sub?
sequent indictment will be issued
against Pristow, charging him with a
more serious offense against the State
laws as it is thought that the United
State statute which he Is charged
with violating does not provide suffi?
cient punishment for the crime com?
mitted. The extreme penalty for us?
ing the malls to further a scheme to
defraud Is Imprisonment in the feder?
al penitentiary at hard labor for a
period of 18 months and a fine of
$500.?The State, March 28.
BRISTOW S DEFENSE.
Statement Frcm Rev. Louis Bristow
?Declares His nn>tlK* jfe^f
From the State. i?*^
Tho Rev. Louis J. Bristow, pastor
of tha First Baptist church in WU
llamston, came to Columbia yesterdav
in conrequenco of the charges against
his brother. George A. Bristow. The
Ttev. Mr. Bristow gave the State the
following statement last night:
"My brother, George A. Bristow, Is
of unround mind and has been so
since childhood. He was at one time
i.n inmate of the State Hospital for
the Insane here In Columbia. 1 do
rot think your paper would have pub?
lished the charges against him had
you known of his mental condition.
Furthermore he is subject to fits of
?pilepsy, which are almost Invariably
uccompaniod by some fo us of mental
disease. '
"For years he has disappeared at
intervals for long periods of time and
his family wculd not know anything
of his -whereabouts His family had
not heard fron: him for several months
previous to the publication In the
State last Saturday, and I am sure he
has been suffering ffom his usual dis?
ease of mind.
"My brothei- has been mentally dis?
eased from chtlchood, as above stat?
ed, and in 1897 he was sent to the usv
lum and was subsequently released
by Dr. Babcock on probation. He
then suddenly left his business and
enlisted in the Second South Carolina
regiment fcr the War with Spiln H>
never realized what military duty was
und could net comprehe/d the na?
ture ( f his duties, sine; hU Usc^ftrirc
he enlisted for service in the Philip?
pines and was smt from there to a
hospital In Japan and was later
transferred to the hospital at the Pre
sido, In California, on account of hU
weak mentality. Since his discharge
from that hospital he has disappeared
at frequent Inlervais, and th? re uro
many men of prominence an>! position
in Columria who know him to b?? o?
ut.soui d mind.
"I have had an Interview with him
t- day ar.d my brother has no rea'iza
tion of his pyJtlou,. or of the serious?
ness of the charges mrainst him. I
called on Dr. L A. ?"tlffith lofliiV v>ho
attended my brother during the peri?
od of h's enlistment and since, and I
append the stitement which he fur?
nished me.
(Signed) "L-ui- J. Frist jw."
Dr. Griffith's statement is as fol?
lows:
"I was ar^istant aurgeon of the 3ec
crid South Carolina volunteer infantry
('uring the Spanish-American war and
knew George A. Bristow, who was a
private In the regiment. I had occa?
sion to treat him a number of time*
for epilex>tlc convulsions and I hav^
treated him for the same trouble since
the Second South Carolina volunteer
Infantry was mustered out.
"I will ptate that it is generally
conceded by medical men that epi?
lepsy gradually but Mirely unde?
mines the mental and moral charac?
ter of people who have the disease.
(Signed) ' L. A. Griffith,
"M. D ?
id Truth'*,"
THE TRU
New Series
MUST HA VF HUNTING LICENSE.
An Important Announcement From
the Amlub hi Society.
The legislature if .South Cardlna
irovlded for a lieen-*? for non-resident
hunters many yean ago. This
license was fixed at $25, but was sel?
dom, if ever, collected The am ?unt
was reduced at the Ression of .90 7 to
$10, with 25 cents C*?,. to the ??!? rks of
the court for Issums eaid heeiisea
Practically every tftate In th.? Urion
has a non-resident Hcelnse, and some
of them exact a license of *50. In
othe-s the license is good for only
on?* county and hai to be renewed In
each county the hunler enters.
The Audubon Society of South Car?
olina, has labored under memy diffl
cultle^'in trying t? collect this non?
resident license. Th.-. old law per?
mitted a guest hi hunt without paying
I this iicense. an<| some are not aware
I of the change. If a man's guest were
ailowet! to hunt without license rhen
there would be an end of licenses for
each and every Incomer would be a
guest of somebody. This may in *ome
I individual cases *nrk hardship, but
11: Is ] erhaps impo\-Mble to point to a
I regulation of any kin.l that would not
I work hardship to soinenody.
The States right lo exact this 11
I cense has been pgsjp.J on by the lTnl
I ted States supreme court and settled
I for all lime. The noney co.lected
I from non-resident licenses foes into
the .hands of the; State treasurer,
I where it is placed tu the credit of the
I 'game protection fund," and is Or awn
out and used lor enforcing the game
I laws. All good citizens shou'd insist
Ion v*.rilors paying this license and re
I pert them when the/ lail to pay It.
Eetween S.000 ai I 4.00* men come
into South Carolin annually to hunt,
I hut this year the merest fraction of
I them Will pay lljeu?:e. The Audubon
I Society has pursued the policy this
I year of not proseenmg a man who
I hunted without license provided he
I paid the license on demand. Heieaf
I ter all parties founi hunting without
I license will be indicted and .ined for
I cam day they hunt without license.
I There are sufflc.cn: non-resident 11
peniej to support u vigorous enforce
I nient of the game laws if these 11
censie are collected. In the present
I instance the weake.ness of the society
I has been presumed on. and 4te confi?
dence has been generally abu.sed.
I The natural ard inevitable presump?
tion ml the future will le that the
I man who hurts without license Is try?
ing to evade the payment.
0 James H:r.ry Rice, Jr.,
Secretarj.
TRAMP AND CO\DUClX>R KILldER
Conductor %S\\ ink Kills His Murderer
After Being Shot Tt rough His
?Icart.
Anderson, Mar^h 24.?Conductor C.<
D. Swink of freight train No. ?4 o.'
the Anderson branch of the Charles
tor & Western Carolina railroad was
killed by a white man named Bur.nie
Brcck this afternoon at 4 o'clock
while his train was standing in the
yard at Calhoun Falls. Frock was
arrested and lodged In the Abbeville
Jail where he died during the n'ght
Brock is about 2: years of age and
has the reputation of being a big
b'jlly. When he is drinl ing he be?
comes unruly.
Brock got on Swi alt's train at
Lownd esvllle In a druken condition.
He succeeded in beating his way as
far as Latimei when S-.vir-k w?*et into
the coach and collects! his fare fron.
Lettner to Calhoun Falls. Brock, so It
is said, cursed Swink werv vilely and
got off the train near 'he Calhoun
Falls ynd. When Swi ik's train pull?
ed up t- the station Piock secured a
pistot and cursed Mr. Swink again.
Conduct r Sw ink th.m struck Brock
and P.r-.ek opened fire.. Rw*k fired
only one time the bullet penetrating
Swink's heart As iWl?k fvll he
pulled his pistol and Jlre 1 st RfOCk
once or twice, on; of tlie .-hots taking
effect.
Conductor Berti k ?vas a man of
amiable dispos tlor. anl friendly. H:
j
was ab ?ut 28 yens of av;e and was
from Woodruff in Spart inburg boun?
ty, where his parent now re*id?.
He was unmarrle I and hid only b-en
running on the Aeiereon branch
abnit 60 days. He wts poia ' ir wii.i
all of his leite W trainmen. The
body will be earned M Woe-'ruff, for
but lal.
Ted Swink, wh > caught for Ander?
son ?n the State league la*t year, was
a brother of the ceceaod
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Com?
pany now have their Easter suits on
elsplay and a visit to their store wi';
give the Easter shepper the Correct
ideas as to style. It is much easier to
make a selection when the stock *s
'arge and varied, and the ringe of
prsce.? great. You find these conditions
at Chandler's.
B SOUTHRON, Established June, UM
Voll XXVII. No 35
OUR AMBASSADOR REJECTED.
KAISER RErTSES TO RECEIVE
TOWER S SVCCESSOR.
Dr. Hill, Who Was \p--)ion <l to Rep
rose nt Uncle Sain at the ???raian
Capital Person* \on Grata (t? tbe>
Emperor?R-asoii C mnceied \\i a
Prince Henrys Visit.
Washington. March I'5.? Ilia Ger?
man Government has declined tt* re
ret%? VHi DavM Ityur mil 10 tha
capacity ? f American Ainbissa'lar to>
succci d rharlemagne Tower, whose*
resiunati >n has heen ac :ept?v| f.? t tka
cffeet upon the qualification of ci%
successor. Dr. Hill is at present minis?
ter to the Hague and was formerly
llrst assistant Secreuirx of Stsic under
the administration of Secretary liar.
The c bjeclion to Dr. Hill is ..tk>
purely personal to Empror Witliarh*
wtio has simply caused it to be known
that the American diplomatic ts per?
sona non grata 10 him. The leasont
for the ISmpror's objection Is connect?
ed w-.ih the visit t- America recerar
years ago of his brother, Prince
Henry, the ranking admiral of the*
German navy. Dr. Hill, at that trnefc
was first, assistant Secretary of States
and necessarily was brought into*
contact with the distinguished foreign
vlskcr. Just what he did or did not.
do to fclve offense is n??t known here.
A ferplexing fcatuie >>t the case la
prosentel by the fact tin* bet Novem?
ber the German Government let It he>
known that Dr. Hill would be cordial?
ly icri-ived as the American ambassa?
dor to Ber?n.
Dr. Hill was selected to fill this Im?
portant vacancy for two reason*?
first, recause of his high ra:.k In the.
werld of literature and ?hpl ?maev.
and scemd because Ms pr .motion
would be in execution of.civil service- ^
principle* in the dtptomuili *?.*rv?ce
Fcr two years preceding Dr. Hill haa
been an Arierieean minist *r. hfst ac
credited Switzerland and then to the*
Hague.?
l o lays decision of the German
Empror has c me as a complete sur?
prise tc officials at Washington. It
is. ne\ertheless, Anal so lar as Dr. Hilt
is concerned. The action of tae Ger?
man Gcvernemnt in (sr. Hill's case
eafic to the State department an
officially to-day. There was nothimr
in the shap? of a form:.I notification-*
but simply an intimation of what is to
follow. Presidtart Roosevelt l* ;im
a/cd, because his own information waar
that not only the German foreign
office, but Emperor William himself
had fermerly signin -1 a willingness tp>
receive Dr. Hill when his name wutff
suggested last fall.
It is said at the ?S* man embassjr
ihjt 11? knowl ige jf Pr. Hill's rese?
ll m had retohed the embassy offi?
cials. 4 J ^^y^L
MAYOR GARDNER ttNRORSKDV T
Favored for Third Term 1% Ma*or o|j"
j Ma.tcvvilfc t ^
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Mu\esville, M trcb -5 - A: th?r*
mass meeting held tonight to nomi?
nate municipal officers f'.r the rowing
year the following were nominated*
For mayor, Dr. W. W. (Gardner*;
for aldermen, Mr. C. Mayes, R. J?,
Mayes, Jr., J. F. Bland, Jr.. and R. F*
DesChamps. This Is the fame couclt
as last yar. with the exception of R?
F. DesChampj?, who was nominated in
place of H. L. Thomas. The same?
board of health was nominate d. aa
follows: Dr. C. E. King, chairman. j\
R. Mayes, C. N. Sprott. C. D. Cooper*
J Harmcn Burgess
This Is practically an election of
these oQlcers and is a trilmte to*
their work of the pa$t year. Dr. Go~d
ner h^s been m*?yor f.?i ihr??i year**
past.
ARRESTED FOR ROFGERY
Negro Taken lato Custoriay st Manning
on Se?rie us Charge.
Manning, March 2s.?Januar Scott,
colored, was arrested here yesterday
charged with forging the name ofc
Robert Johnson, also colored, to art
order for $25 drawn on ihe Smith
Mclver company of Charleston.
Scott wrote that he was sick in Maa
ning and needed money. The Smith
Mclver company sent him $25 and al?
so wrote tc Johnson's son, telling him
of the supposed sickners of his father.
Johnson's son then camo to Manning?
and finding that his father had writ?
ten no such order, the two went to tha
postofflce and notified the authorities*
When Scott went to the office to get
ihe letter be was arrested and turned
over to the police. Johnson then hadl
l warrant sworn out for the forger.
Gov. Hughes says that men are>
nine-tenths good. But what a lot ?*
iroubl*. anet expense that otV-r tenth)
makes!?New York Tribune.