Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Wtt Ol JErKnSBH. tenrnan diplomat marks ad UKIXH AT UNIVERSITY Of VIRGINIA. aa VAa* the !?.",<h Hlrtluluy of erm*n Aod MBth Anniversary of Founding of University. CharloUesvflle. Va.. April 13.?The aa hundred and slaty-fifth annlver of the birthday of Thomas Jef and the eighty-ninth annlver of the foundat'on of the UrUver of Virginia waa celebrated at that issatltution today., and the chief ad ?dsTaaa waa delivered by the British ? Ambassador. Hon. James Bryce. a Tt?? attendance waa perhaps the lam1J since tha Inauguration of Pr?sident Akkrman. April IS, 19.?:,. ' mk%m formal exercises began at noon. After an Invocation by 'the Rev. Dr. Michard Davla Smart, of the Meth adaat Episcopal Church South. Mr. Mill i waa Introduced by President AJderman. who Incidentally referred to the fact that TarMon'a soldiers ehaj^d tha Oeheral A"*emblv of Vir? ginia from the town of Charlottesvlllc aad cauatd Mr. Jefferson hlmseir to leave Montlecllo somewhat , hastily. **We are very fortunate today," ?ild Dr. Al lerman. "In having as our gue-t % representative of our great mother empire and of H Me King Ed? ward VII. Twenty-five million people have come to thin couatry since the Maarolutlon from all ^uu-ters of the worVU and tart* few of them have been Engllshrr'n. It Is perhaps falriy accurati to'aay tb\t rural England aad tha douJiernVtntes are.the most Mnajllah part-* of the world today. Still, this republic Is an English land. Mvery well-regulat'd American Col? lege roan knows his James Bryce. **Of all Jefferson's Ideas and pro Mats. * aald Mr. Bryce. "none lay near? est to hla heart and none deserve such ua 11 fled praise aa hi* faith in odu n and hla efforts to dio'uae It. He fred to establish a py-dem of gen? eral r lament a ry Instruction and to to a system of upper secondary da corresponding to the grammar aahoola of England and then complete fabrlo ay a university, whore aim lid he commensurate with all hu knowledge and which ahould both In the variety of ita Mea and In the width of the Held a* lection .laliong ththj* studies, as aa la the hVaePce of eccle*laitl aal control anl even of coercive dls ?tplrne. th"ve pnn/.lplea if liberty parVoh ha hold so desr. ' It waa a fine and fertll ? cmcep tkwi. || aa? the I ?ays etas II does pH the mare credit to bee:iuse mold of the colleges the United States were In those classical or majth^mattcal ncatl amice attached to partlcuk/t dtnomi aartons aal with a t *.rmW range of anhjacts. dnllln. thei- pupil* thor aaghry. but drilling them by old-faehi leased methods, Ardently Interested *n aal sorts or rtudles. natural as well a? arvll or humaalatlc. Jefferson desire J a wnlverrHy which should take, as paeon aald. all knoladgo to be Its province and should provide insiruc Med) In every eubject that men sought fja study. This vllew of a university? the old, true view of those early Mid? dle Ages, whan universities first arose ?had been forgotten. We are so familiar with It now that tve scarcely ? raalla* how novel it was when pro? pounded by Jefferson said how mucjh it transcended the common notions of those tin ea whan In England Oxford eaad Cambridge were Just beginning to aavake from their long torpor, days daring which It had been left to the .Qnrra'raltWs of Olaagow and E*iin Vfergh to keep abl.ue the sac red torch la Britain. Jefferson lit the torch aaYeefc In the South. In 1771 he tried ta aecure a scheme for establishing pep alar education. In 1714 he sought %? transfer bodily to Virginia the whole faculty or tha University o ?va Never thereafter did he de from \hla efforts till In 1SIP tha legislature passed an act which, while providing primary schools, crowned tha edtnee bv making nn approprla tfon far tha University of Virginia Tou ramember his words?'Our unl vanity, the last of my moitnl car* eaad the laat sarvlce I can render to any conntry.' President Aldermn.i followed Mr Brye* with an lnter?<tng statement concerning the Ufa of tha university lor the praaent year. The total en? rollment to date, he said. Is 782, ex? actly equaling the enrollment at the aame date laat aaalon, 414 student* routine from Virginia and It* from 4l etate* and* territories and five foreign countries. Thirty per cent, of tha stud em La are atudylng law, 21 per cent medlrlna and 7 per cent engin? eering. The sons of farmers conrtl tate It per cent of the student body. The second placa Is held by the sons of merchants, and the sons of lawyers third. Mr. Bryca visited Montlcello this af ?n and witnessed the placing of m> laurel wreath on Jefferson's tomh Thy the Albemarle Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. After the wreath had been placed upon the grave by Thomas Jefferson Randolph, <* descendant of Jefferson, Mr. Bryce a artaf speech. Tonight Ambassador Bryce WM the guest of honor at the reception of the Colonnade Club, to which members of the Albemarle chapter of the nlun.rl society were invited. ITH KT TH HOUGH LINK. ?r San Francisco to Savannah Line Fin , IsIhhI?Link Joining Oceans Is Completed by Harriman. Birmingham, Ala., April 15.?The ; openlpg of the new Birmingham di? vision of the Illinois Central railroad for traffic April 19, announcement of which Is officially made, calls atten? tion to the completion of the link of road in the great Harriman trans? continental route, for by controlling the Union Pacific, Illinois Central and Central of Georgia, this system will extend from the Pactinc to the Atlan? tic. In addition to supplying the last link In this chain, the opening of the Haleyvllle branch will give the Ulli nols Central an inlet to the great coal and iron fields of Alabama. The entrance of the Illinois Central has been accomplished by traffic ar? rangements and by the building of an entire new line from Corinth, Miss., to HaleyviPe, Ala.f' a distance of 80 'miles. Leaving the main line at Jack? son, Tenn., the Illinoi* Central will come Into Birmingham by the follow? ing route: * Mobile and Ohio from Jackson to Corinth, Miss., 5 7 miles; Corinth to Haleyvllle, Ala., ne\v line; Northern Alabama, owned Southern railway; Haleyvllle to Jasper, Ala.; Alabama Western, owned hy Illinois Central, in? to terminals, a total length of aboul 220 miles. The Central j of Georgia terminal here connect with those of the Illi? nois Central, thus giving a dlteet con? nection Irom all Illinois Central points with the sea at Savannah oyer the Central of Georgia. Connections of ihe Illinois Central with the Union Pacific thus give a complete system from one ocean to the other. ' The Mobile and Ohio will open Us new Birmingham! branch on April 20. The officers of the two lines will be guests of honor at a big banquet to be given on the night of April 20. Presi? dents and high7 officials of all the railroads entering Birmingham have been invited. The Mobile and Ohio, which will run Its first train Into Birmingham on the same date with the Illinois Cen? tral, will accomplish Its entrance without building any new tracks. It will use the new Haleyvllle branch of the Illllnole Central from Corinth to Haleyvllle, 80 miles; Northern Ala? bama, Haleyvllle to Parjrlsh, 50 mil ????; Southerr railway, Parrishj to Birming? ham, 42 miles, making a total of 172 miles. -1 ELECTION AT LYXCIIBURG. Or. Tarrant Elected Intendant With a Council of Solid Business Men. Lynchburg, v\pril 15.?The munic? ipal election held on yesterday for an Intendant and four wardens for the next term, resulted as follows: For Intendant, Dr. J. Wyatt Tar? rant. j For Wardens, Messrs. T. N. Griffin. S. W. Frlerson, John F. Mclntosh, Jr., and Walter J. McLeod. As there was no opposing ticket, very little Interest was manifested, only 35 votes being polled. ! With such a strong and representa? tive ticket but little anxiety was felt as to) the success. Not a ticket was cratched, which Is evidence complete as to the ability and popularity of the new council. Two of the retiring council were reelected, Messrs. T. *N. Griffin and S. Walker Frlerson, the Dther members, John M. Miller, Inten? dant, P. H. Mclntosh and Geo. F. Stokes, wardens, declined to consid? er reelection, but they all did their duty as they sew It, and retire from these thankless duties with the kind? est feelings by all and to all, In the opinion of this correspondent. FIVE GREATEST MEN. In iVivete Life Invited to Attend a Conference. Who are the five greatest men in the United States?not in public life? According to President Rooosevelt, they are Grover Cleveland, Andrew Carnegie, John Mitchell. William J. Bryan and James J. Hill. The president has Invited these five to attend the big conference 'at the White House during the week of May 14, to discus* conservation of the nat? ural resources of the country*. Every governor of a State, Cabinet officers, members of the United Stntes supreme court and members of the Inland Waterways Commission are to attend officially, but these five men are singled out from the whole United States as five Individuals to be invited. They are all Democrats. Whltelaw Held, the American am? bassador to Great Britain, and many other distinguished persons attended the Basque Feters arranged In Sate. France, In honor of King Edward. His maesty, who Is sojourning at Biar? ritz, was prevented from attending however, on account of a storm which I prevailed there. THE CIRCUIT CORONER. A SlMTKlt PHYSICIAN' MAKES A sl<;<;estiox. Would Have Office of County Coroner' Abolished und .1 ml leal Circuit Coro? ner oilicc Kstiibllslicd. Dr. Walter Cheyne's suggestion that the olfice of county coroner be abol? ished iajfl that medical coroner be ap? pointed with a territory corresponding to the judicial circuits has caused con? siderable comment on the streets. A great many people agree with the Sumter physician that numerous mis? carriages of justlice would be avoided If a man of experience and ability and one with a medical learning be elected to the office to hold inquests and to assist the prosecuting solicitor of his circuit. In speaking about the matter Dr. Cheyne said: MI believe that every coroner in our State should be a graduate in medicine and si:rp< ry. "In ilnclent times it was necessary that the coroner be a knight ppese - ing sulHclent means to answer to all manner of p<< . for it* he had not T -\ enough est te to ?neater ail lines and duties in posed, lh?* county as his su? perior and : uety, and as a punish* meat for leftectipg ; n Inefficient offic< r, must iiibvu' lor htm? ? iti i\ this re? quirement waa altspcnaed with. / "In Louisiana, a r is elected by the iqualified doctors of a parish, I 1 and must be ? lawful citizen of the State, of fair Education, good moral character, and must be pOteessed bf g{ leral buaihest qualities, ami must have ? medical or aurgfca] education. In Rhode Island, the town councils of the several towns and the city coun? cils resjx ettvoly elect as many coro? ners for their towns or cities as they deem fit. In Come i tiicut the coroner is appointed by the Judges of the su? preme coui't. Upon n commendation of the state attorney. In New Hamp? shire, he is appointed by the governor and council. In West Virginia, he Is appointed by the county court. In Tennessee he is elected by Justices of the peaqp in county court assembled. "The qualifications of the old Eng? lish law are good ones. 'He should be probus homo; legalls homo; of sufficient knowledge and understand? ing; of good ability and power to exe? cute his office according to his knowl? edge and, lastly, of diligence and at-* tendance for the due execution of his office." v "The office Is equally as important or should be, as the office of the prose? cuting solicitor of a Judicial circuit. Our state has been accused time and again, of condoning ci-'mes, of allow? ing murderers to escape without a trial; or the state is satisfied with an acquittal by an ignorant coroner's Jury on insufficient or partial testimony, not rebutted by cross examination. A coroner of education, with power of law to impanel an intelligent Jury, is the first step to aid justice and punish the guilty. Aak the solicitors of our state the value of the Ordinary coro? ner's "evidence in his murder cases, and he will tell you It is defective in some point or other. The doctor as coroner means today an educated man as coro? ner. If a doctor must be called as a medico-legal expert, would he not be the better mun to have charge of alljj the legal forms The medical coroner then must be a man Who Is not a neophyte in medicine, whose Knowl? edge tells him whether the corpse found In the water has been drowned accidentally or has been poisoner!, shot or knifed and thrown in to cover the crime. "Who must know the petechiael marks of the early stage of decom? position ami how they differ from con dtlatone, The examination of a body Is both external and Internal. Frac? tures of the skull are easy to escape observation. Direction of a wound is the first and most Important detail. Wounds of the scalp, clean cut as by a knife can be produced by a blunt Instrument. Corrosive poisons always1 leave their mark on mouth, throat or gullet. Time of death, the onset 61 rigor mortis all require r>pclul Knowl? edge. Ann" yet, with all this pedal knowledge and t x. . i lfe nrci.cd to know the cause of drath. the state ol South Carolina require5 no condition of the man who Is coroner, except that he gives bond and be elected by his county. As a matter of fact, bu y prac? titioners avoid the services of coroner's physician as underpaid for services rendered and as compelling attendance for days In court rooms at the price of a laborer's hire. The coroner should be a physician of ability and experience. He should have a territory corresponding to the judicial circuits. He should at all times in all cases, be In Immediate touch with the prosecuting solicitor of him circuit. He should receive a sal I ary of not less than $2.r>oa. Such a I change will require In our state 'constitutional amendment, for no coro? ner has Jurisdiction out of his own county. Rut I assert, that if such change In the law be made, that jus tlce, even tempered, will hold he sway in greater peace."?Anderson Mall. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. I trims of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed lor Quick It -adlng While being curried to the State Hospital for the Insane E. E. Smith a carpenter of Harf ville, Darlington County, Tuesday morning threw him? self out of the car window and recei? ved injuries from which he died an hour or so later in Columbia. The 15th annual conference of the Epworth league of South Carolina convened in Darlington Tuesday mor? ning at 9:30 in the Methodiist church with largest number of delegates pre? sent in the history of the league, in? cluding puite a number of ministers presiding elders and speakers from various points. Commiissioner Watson has just had published a new map of the State of South Carolina and has mailed out to the various county superintendents of education |copies of these maps. He has also Issued notice that other edu? cational officers or schools desiring these n aps should send in their ap? plications in order to seeuj-e copies. The maps show 'the new county of Cal houn. Martin Rushton, one ox the Wofford Fitting School boys, in attempting to Sump over a crossbar ,i'i the ?gym? nasium Tuesday fell >ani broke both bones in one arm. ? Superintendent of Education Martin Is sending out to county superintend phte noti<c Jthat by resolgrton of the State board .of education the next re? gular teachers' examination has been appointed for Friday. May ir>, and instructing the" county mp rrintehdente to give due n'otice. The resignation of Coi. ?sb?ry Cow? ards M superihfc nd< nt of the South Car dlna Military Academy hae been tendered to the board of visitors, t?.' take effect September 30, the rub*, requiring six months' notice of such resignation, with the onrderstanding that ow of abutting property bear one-fortk the expense, the Greenville city coun? cil decided to lay a hard pavement on Main street, and paving commission was appointed for the purpose of in? viting bids. At the request or the Spartanbnrg city council Private Pell resigned from th police force Tuesday. The officer went'to the express office for some whiskey shipped to an acquaintance, the latter telling Bell he could have part if he got it out of the office. It is said that the party for whom Bell got the whiskey has been tried several times in Police Court on the charge of violating the liquor laws. Ira Harrell, who shot and killed Walter Fraser in Darlington county during the latter part of March, and made his escape, has been located in Newnan, Ga. / Anderson's new $25,000 hospital will be opened tonight. Archie Brown, the 14-year-old sort of Mr. D. B. Brown of Trough, Spartanburg county, was accidentally shot Sat?ray afternoon by Will Tale, a youth 15 years of age and a son of Dr. H. B. T?te of that section. The wounded boy'B condition is serious ind little hope of his recovery is en? tertained. Gov. Ansel has recelvod from the judge of probate of Charleston notice that Josephine Damariska. a native of Germany and a resident of that city for a few months, is now in.sane. Un der the law it will be necessary to communicate witn the German gov? ernment on the condition of the wo-, man, as a residence of two years in this State is required before a patient can be admitted into thq] State Hospi? tal for the Insarue. f The name most generally mentioned for president of the hjoqth Carolina University is that of the/ Hon. Jn<?. J. McMahnn, formerly state superintend? ent of education, now a member of the Columbia law firm of Lyleg & Me Mahan. There' has been a sort of( understanding for some years thai when Major Sloan should deem II time towetlre, after hi? long und ir riuoui service to the university the presidency would b? tendered to Mr. McMahau. who has been very inti? mately ana actively connected with the affairs of the Institution for many years. Willie Richmond, the negro, who was shot by Policeman Joe F. 'fur beville In Florence, died about % 0 clock Wednesday morning nt the city station hduse, where he was car? ried after being shot. A cyclone passed south of Jones vllle, Union county Wednesday after? noon, doing considerable damage. The dwelling of Mr. J. C. Spears was de? molished and Mr. Spear:; was badly hurt. The top of Mr. \V. Fowler's barn and his we'd house were blown away. The dwelling of Mr. W. F. Ha? rnes was torn to pieces, and Mr. Ha? rnes and his wife were both badly hurt A movement to stob the Sunday sale of soft drinks and cigars in At? lanta has been Inaugurated by the preachers of the city. Resolutions are now pending both in the Methodist Ministers' association and In the Evangelical Ministers' association Which, if they are carried into effect, will dose every s<>dn fount and tobac? co stand in the county and make the sale of these Sabbath amenities an of? fense punishable under the law. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the Signatur 3 of and has been made under his pcr J1*. sonal supervision since its infancy* (<ZccA4titi Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits. Imitations and " Just-as-good " are hut Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil. Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups* It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium? Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee* It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural slc^p. The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Haie Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years, TMt CCNTAUH COMPANY, TT MURRAY STRCCTV NEW YORK CITY. JmUslX Sill.IS I (;i: AU OHOL. \ arioAis explanations are 1 ! fiasco For You. I "How do you like living in a pro? hibition town?" "First rate," answer-* The DenfltttrCMi Product lias \oi \d- | ed Colonel Btiliwell. "1 have B^veratfJ \auccd As Expected, neighbors that I don't think mu< h *>t,\ - and I positively enjoy seeing thto^ go From the Now Yorl: Evening PWt thirty."?Washington Star. 'Aleoh >1 .0 th ? ill* IU ncrv in- -_ ? l - forms UsV "is a powerful stimulant." First Club Member?I hear it's been W" would suggest, on cohjompo-ar> touch and go with poor old Carter, evidence, that tha?tner* idea of al-! Second Ditto?Yes; he touched n.e for*| coital?denatuul alcohol?Hi a s-tli 01- a dollar this morning and weht?r lar.t Jtlfv ( T.ln i wis, wh> have the ; London Tatler. \ orophesies of chtMOi industrial alcohol \_ flip this country gone *o woefully i Wining for one- --'^T^oy, I want wrong? Two years ago Congress re- | a flower-garden hat tor Easter." "All moved the tax from industrial alco- ri&nt Anything to get rid of that hoi. One year ago it so far removed ash-barrel affair you're wearing now.'^ other restrictions that the farm; r ?Louisville CCourier-Journal. * could manufacture alci>hol in hLi own \ backyard without maintaining a Fed? eral inspector on the premises. Spurred by this doubled generosity, the 10,438,217 perrons engaged in agricultural pursuits have among tht ro net up exactly ton stll'i. This Is in'approximately the ratio of one to the million. Tn German*, there is a stil to every 120 farmers and farm workers given* of tht fiasco. Some say we need new patterns of lamps and stoves i ome that we need mor-i f iiril't. some that we need a tariff, though bow a tariff can defend the farmer against the competition of native petroleum is another matter. Farmers are not the readiest people in the world to avail themselves of such brand-now opportunities as this, and ic mas* be that if the daring 10 are successful. 10,400 will "follow th^ir bid next year, Even if they do no:, It is no argument against the wisdom oV re? moving needless restrictions from an important Industry. i_ I TOLLMAN SCENTS VICTORY.! Says Democrats Have Magnificent Otaance to Win in November. Atlanta. April 14.?Senator Tillman la much Improved at the sanitarium, but is I till weak. In an interview he says: "The Democrats have a magnificent chance to win. There is a spirit of unrest and discontent in the Republi? can party. With Uryan and a strong mute we can win. "Everything* now points to Taft as the Republican nominee. He is sup P' i.d to typify Rooseveltism, but I believe he would be a different man a.s president. I do not believe Roose? velt or any other man could control him. "In the Northwest I found thou? sands of Republicans who wilt vote i for Bryan because they know he stands for the things Roosevelt stands for. Of course, the old conservative Democrats would probably go to the Republican nominee." Mr. Tillman expects to sail for Eu? rope in a few weeks. He may decide to Uike a cattle steamer for the long slow trip and ocean air. He Is able to take short walks. If you are in the market for a Pi? ano, Organ or Sewing Machine see or \ write me, and I will give you more for your money than any op? else. Call and see "The Best." 9 % Beautiful Upright Piano from $150 up. New Home Sewing Machine ^ from $27 Up. \ 1 Organs from $30\iip. | Old pianos, organs and sewing ma? chines taken in exchange. New ones sold on easy terms. Repairs of all kinds do"e, and supv plies of all kinds Turnished. ^ Write for prices. OfEco telephone No. 181, resident telephone No. 162. JL H. HANDLE, Manager, 10 West Liberty Street, Sumtcr, S. C 9-25-ly KILL the COUCH and CURE the LUNGS w? Dr. King's j Now Discovery for and all throat and lun0 troubles. GUARANTEED HATISFACTOBT OB MONET RE FUNDED. 1 The town of Dubno, in [ttttatatl been sold by The owner, Cr unters Bhuvilovo, to Count Odendorf an Austrian, for $2.omo,000. The nans f? r includes the *ite of the Russian fortress at Drmbo. The tow.i was founded In the tenth century, an 1 w.i* ? nee owned by a King of Poland The 1 ortress has been the field of itumv engagements, ar.d has the distinction of never having been captured in the Cossack or Tartar invasions. PATENTS JaOCUREO AND OLfCNOlO^8*10--^ rawing or photo, for exp srt BMfSST and free repot*. Pree aTvi.v. how to obbOn paten U, trade mui% copyright*, etc.. (N ALL COUNTRI CS. 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