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?1 TIE MUT ML OONDKNaHD REPORT OF THE TEHTlMONV. m Reference to Charge* by Chairman of Polle? Olren by Chief of Police an* OMcer Orndy. R. Ugon. chairmen of the lealttee, again began his it by saying that council had, resolution*, left It to the discretion notice committee to abolish or the oaVe of plain clothes ha connection with the police The committee, after comid had deckled to abolish that selection of a policeman street taxes bad also been te the police committee. The referred this matter to the authorising him to select to collect the street taxes, an chairman, had no other ?r ?sets i than to do the light ad te detail the man beet fit? ted he da tans work. After conslder eantter carefully he'had con that Officer H. Q. MoKagen for the place, and accordingly detailed him tor ta this connection he st well to state that a major tty of the commmlttee favored the Nfet of Officer McKagen. As ef Information, he also de that he was guided In action by the fact that tax collection last year lens than for the previous whereas the Income from this lid have been, according ?^nn^p?fwi? of Clerk Hurst, at lehnt gjae *>or<* man for the previous yaar. r? hie opinion Officer McKagen I' v tor for this class of force, and the best tception, to be e rose It of OfH- | ( * thus far. goee iIntake was made ? collect the street | < day night he had I < the primary which that he. Llgon, would ^ ?mber of city council, 1 come to him and fey, ^ s him. Orady, any ?. %ktl, _ ' his having clr .c v??#n4 *r\ nst the negro I pettlidh) egaa He bad <*M *. ?J?[ him no 111 ?t* , ,n *? he had no grc*0n? f?r *uch u that If he should ham * A reneatmeat against atiye rltv Jd be against others In autlnv ' i mm had required Ofncer Orady' dhreulate the petition. Mr. Llgea VeaU Into farther details respecting unto eaavorsnUon with Mr. Orady. ahnun days ago It came to his earn unut eoaarts and orlt'clame deroga ajpry he at* official action as chairman an* the setae committee were being ejrnhtntad ay Officer Orady. These QjrtUclsam oars so preposterous In UM atreaasstaacae that he decided to hunt Mr. Ore ay If the reports that he hn*C- circulated euch statements were He therefore asked Chief Brad ha bring Officer Orady to his of Whea the*/ came he told Officer what he had heard, and asked whan he had "done him dirt." Mr. Orady replied that he bad clr the reports referred to and eontlnne to tell his friends, ashed hrm why he had been tak ajp off of the Jen of tax collector and OJny detective and had been put on fJhs regular fwree. that Mr. Llgon had anare It oat af spite, and that was Mas eery seananailon for the change gas could tsnaalne. Continuing, Mr said. "Look here. Llgon. you ?one me all the dirt you could I mmtv you to do any more." that Mr. Orady had tak not at being made to put a aalferm. but because the tax ing Jet had been taken from I an Oi M m wl St CO ly dj Cl re cr In M al ol h> w to c< CM M h n fr n said that he hud never nay disparaging remark con Orady?bore him no 111 mem A had no desire to do him an aally, or In his official Daring the course of the Mob he had asked Officer why. If he was dissatisfied, he let resign Mr. Orady replied It seems that was what was but he would be on the force ag an Mr. Llgon was In office, that Mr. Llgon could not put off fho force. . Orady next testified. He said on Wednesday a week sgo. Chief ford anhed him to go to Mr. Te ofuce with him When they they went Into Mr. Llgon's office. Before going Into a nt of what occurred then. Mr T^tfrreri to a conversation Ach he had had with Mr Llgon a time before the primary. In nt of Chandler's clothing store, In ?he question of whether or n<?t r. I f had said that he had It In r him. Orady. Reverting to what occurr?>,t in Mr. n's office. Mr. Llg-?n tatted that awn brought to his attention t 1 hart beoi, criticising his offlelul as chairman of the pottoe committee. He eald he would have me dismissed from the force, if I didn't quit lt. I told him that he could not do that, that he would have done so at the start If he could. He said that If It came to his attention again he would bring the matter be? fore council and find out the senti? ment of council on the matter. 1 told him to do so. I told him also that, whenever asked why the change had been made, I would tell my friends that I thought the change was made by Mr. Llgon to get even with me. Mr. Llgon said that he did not Intend to be criticised by any po? liceman. I replied, "Mr. Llgon. or I may have said Llgon, I reapect you as chairman of the police committee, but as a man you are no more to me than anybody else.** Mr. Orady aald that he would also like to state to council that, when he waa circulating the petition against the negro college, Mr. Llgon one day asked to aee the pe ltlon and he handed-it to him. Mr. Llgon asked If rdld not know that as an offleer, I had no right to circulate such peti? tion. I told him I certainly thought so, but I was circulating It by the di? rection of Mayor Boyle and that my opinion was not asked In the matter. He said that he thought Mr. Llgon had removed him from the position of city tax collector and city detective on account of personal feelings, and hs had told his friends so, when ask? ed. Chief Bradford, and members of the council had told him that he could render better service as a plain clothes man than elsewhere. At a meeting of the police commit- I tee subsequent to this Interview with Mr. Llgon he was asked about being permitted to make a trip to Baltl- | more. Mr. Llgon wanted to know < If I did not know that he let me go. \ I told him that I knew no such thing, i hat I understood that Chief Bradford ind the police committee had granted \ >er mission. I "If, when I went to Mr. Ligon's ) >fllce with Chief Bradford, the police 1 ?ommlttee had been preaent my re- < marka would have been quite differ- < ?nt. I talked to him as a man, as I lid not consider that he was acting t I hen in hla official capacity." i Mr. Llgon then made a statement 1 In reply. He said that he had not ! l>ut Officer Orady in uniform, the po- r lice committee did It. He then refer- 1 red to Officer Orady's trip to Balti? more, saying that Chief Bradford * asked permission for an officer to go 53 snd suggested Mr. Orady, as he had a ilck sister in Washington whom he a desired to eee and this trip would be 1 *n opportunity for him to do so. I c told him that I would be only too glad c for Mr. Orady to have the opportunl y to make the trip and consented, readily, for him to get a furlough to nake the trip. a Chief Bradford related the facts in I nection with hla and Officer t iad> 8 visU ** *r- LJfon's office, at a u^-on's request He said that it m dur> "ft* the morning at a time e hew Mr. Orady was off duty. Hla * i.temerrt o{ wbat occurred1 practically n rroborated J^f statements previous- g made by Mr. Llgon and Officer Ora- a r. There was an effort aaade to have oi hlef Bradford express an opinion In n 'erence to Mr. Orady's action In I Heising Mr. Llgon and hw did so R i reply to ope or two questions, but " uyor Boyle subsequently ruled that w II expressions of opinion were out aj f order. Mr. TJgon asked him if he, tl ? d ever discussed the Orady case si Ith him at any time, or said a word ? him In reference to the matter, ex- P i-pt In the presence of the police* d >mmlttee? Chief Bradford replied, n mm Mr. Llgon asked If Chief Bradford eard him say that he would dls llss Officer Orady from the police a >rce? He answered , No. Did Officer Orady aay he respected ly office? Answer, No. Didn't I say I wanted to transact fi ustnese pleasantly? Answer, Yea Didn't I >ay I had sent for Officer ir idy personally, and didn't he say ^ te didn't care how I had sent for ^ dm. for I had done him all the dtrt I ? uid and had gone the limit? Chief Bradford replied that Officer Orady ^ aid something to that effect. Mr. ^ Lagon asked If he had ever had a po- ^ Iceman to talk to him In that man? ner? He replied. No. A general dlscusalon followed, In- x dulg?d In by several members of council, during which a great many ( questions, some pertinent and some J not. were asked. I Mr. Ugeon then briefly discussed the ] charges and contended that a case had been made out. thst by Officer Orady's own admission he had criti? cised the official action of the chair? man of the police committee, and that he had used unbecoming lan? guage to the chairman of that com mlttee. Hi said that the matter was squarely up t?? council, und wunted to know how they stood on the matter ??f members of the poltet force criti? cising the official acts of the police committee, <?r other officers of the i ity government. Mr. K. F. Ilnynsworth said thai he hald listened carefully to the stat.> ments and could see nothing In It 1 but a personal matter between Ofti- J ? cer Orady and Mr. Llgon. He then moved that Officer Orady be rein? stated as city detective. This motion was ruled out of order by the mayor. There was more discussion and the case was finally concluded by being brought to a vote as stated in the re? port of the proceedings of council as previously published. ORDERS ISSUED TO VETERANS. Gen. Cabell Gives Directions Con? cerning Lee Memorial Service. New Orleans, June 6.?Adjt. Gen. Wm. E. Michel, of the United Con? federate Veterans, at the direction of Gen W. L. Cabell, lieutenant general commanding today issued a special order In which he directs that the first act of the memorial services to be held at Birmingham June 10, shall be the consideration of resolutions on the death of Stephen D. Lee. Gen. W. A. Montgomery, of Mississippi, will prepare the resolutions and pre? sent them to the convention in a suit? able address. In another special order Gen. Ca? bell directs that Major Gen. K. M. Van Zandt, commanding the Texas division of the United Confederate Veterans, shall assume command of the Trans-Mi8sisssippl department. Gen. Van Zandt Is directed to instruct the ranking brigadier general of the Texas division to assume command of the Texas division. DARLINGTON CITIZEN DEAD. Mr. W. ,E. McCall, One of the County's Most Respected Men, Passes Away. Darlington, June 1.?Mr. William E. McCall died at his home in Spring? flut, last night after an illness of three days with acute indigestion, iged 77 years. Mr. McCall is survived by his widow, who was Miss Josephine Mill ng, and his children, Mr. D. Clarence McCall and Mrs. E. B. Ellerbe, of Darlington, Mrs. English DesChamps, >f Sumter. and Mr. T. H. McCall, of Georgia. The funeral and interment will ake place at Grove Hill cemetery to? morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock, and vill be conducted by the Rev. Darby 14. Fulton of the Presbyterian church, >f which Mr. McCall was a life-long nember. Mr. McCall was born arid lived all \\i life in Darlington county, and was i man of high character, strict ln egrity, of a most amiable disposition tnd greatly respected by all who 1 tnew him. He lived the life of a 8 jountry gentleman and never craved c >r sought public life. 1 ????????? a Sad Death at Biahopvtlle. r Blshopvllle, June 3.?After a long 1 s c s nd painful attack of typhoid fever fr. Henry Scarborough, a citizen of his town, died here this morning at bout daylight 1 ' * He had been clerking here for seve? ral years, occasionally running- a arm, but his honesty and pleasant lanners caused his services to be reatly sought after by the merchants nd he had clerked regularly in one r the other of the stores for' seme lonths. He had been for years an active lember of the Baptist church and as ever to anc front irr all good' | 13 orks. He was about 4<* years- of ge and, until Bis Iatal illness, he was embodiment of health, and n trength. v His aged motmrr, who is completely ' rostrated by her affliction, has the ? eepest sympathy of the entire com- a ?unity. 0 1 R. liKK BRUSaON RETURN8? |^ k'doomed at Floaeace Depot by. Rel? atives aad Friends. I Florence, June Jv?R. Lee Rrunson, * ormerly assistant cashier of the " lank of Florence, who mysteriously U laappeared frona this city several reeks ago, returned to Florence at T o'clock tonight coming from Rich/- 8 nond or some other northern point C Mr. Brunson had telegraphed a t; elative of his earning, and a number C >f his friends met him at the deyot j * nd gave him a cordial reception, ea >resslng themselves as being pleased it his return. Physically. Mr. Brunson looked >adly. No statement concerning Mr. Brun ton's whereabouts for the past sev? eral weeks, or the cause of his leav? ing Florence, coaild be obtained to? night. Gen. Duller Dead. London, June 2.?Gen. Sir Redvera Henry Duller, who has been 111 for some weeks, died today. He was born In 1839. President Elliott, of Harvard, will be pleased to read the announce? ment of the Barnard girls that man, rather than man's studies, is theii favorite study.?New York sun. "Well. what's on the bill of fare today7" inquired the genial drummer. "Beg pardon, sah?Ah guess dey'l flyspeeka Ah'ii git jro' annuder, sah.' ?Judge. MAKING UP A CABINET. WASHINGTON PROPHETS TRY TO PICK TAFT S CHOICE. All New Members But One?Hitch? cock and Burton Almost Sure to Have Portfolios If Taft Is Elected? Cllanges Predicted. Washington, June 5.?While the platform builders are busy with their plans whipping the Republican dec? laration of principles into shape to the satisfaction of President Roose? velt and Secretary Taft the slatemak ers are also busy figuring out the per? sonnel of the Taft cabinet. Frank H. Hitchcock, manager of the pre-conventlon campaign for Taft, is said to be slated for postmaster general. This would involve either the shifting of Postmaster General Meyer to another post or his retire? ment from the cabinet. Mr. Meyer is prominently mentioned for secretary of the treasury. This arrangement would fit Into the movement to have Mr. Cortelyou nominated for the vice presidency in order to bring New York State and the financial Interests into support of the Republican ticket during the coming campaign. Some Taft men are urging Mr. Mey? er for chairman of the Republican na? tional committee in opposition to Sen? ator W. Murray Crane, of Massachu? setts, who is a reactionary and who is the candidate of the "allies" for the chairmanship. Mr. Cortelyou was made chairman of the national com? mute, being taken from the postofflce lepartment, and he was made secre? tary of the treasury at the close of he campaign. Meyer may follow his course. The secretary of agriculture, James Wilson, of Iowa, the only member of the original McKinley cabinet who ias held his position continuously, Is lot expected to serve longer than March 4 next. If he retires Gifford FMnchot, of Massachusetts, now chief ?f the Forestry Bureau, may be nude the Secretary of Agriculture. Iis ambition is to serve in that capa sity, and if Mr. Taft Is elected, this imbitfon will probably be gratified. Mr. Oscar S. Straus, of New York, rill probably remain in his present >osltion and likely will be the only nember of the present Cabinet to emaln in office, unless Secretary loot consents to remain at the head if the State department, where he las rendered such Ideal service. Mr. 'heodore E. Burton, member of con xess from Cleveland, will almost 'ertalnly have a position in any cab riet Mr. Taft has the opportunity of ppointing. Mr. Burton is very elbse, 1 ?ersonally and politically, to Mr. Taft. Iis admires as?<jrt that he would" I erve with distinction fn at least three \ ablnet positions?secretary of statte,, eeretary of the treasury or attorney [ eneral. He Is a lawyer by tralhirtgr nd would probably prefer the attor ey geralshlp or the treasury port itto. He was the friend and blog*-, apher of John Sherman and lias< candled and written extensively on? ( 1 innrtcial subjects. Tt Burton iw lade SsereCtary of the Treasury then tie- poet of Secretary of; the Navy l rootd probably go to Weyer. But Mr. Truman HI Xew berry, the- ( resent assistant Secretary of the* | Tarr, fs generally regarcSsd as having- L lie strongest chance of securing the avy portfolio. If Secretary MetcalT refg to retire before Ufte end" of* ] looserelt's term it is believed the ( resident would name Mr. Newberry s. Mb successor. Mr. ISTewberry wan rt? of the organizers or the Michigan* raval Brigade and served on ttte ' "eseralte In the Spanish war. Hte hns 1 nade an able assistant secretary.. The attorney generalship will be rre of the most important posts to* be ' lied by the next president. At least Ve men are mentioned for the peace -MiTton C. Purdy, c*f Minesota, enief trust buster" of cfte present admln n raff on; Frank B. Kellogg, who rep esented the government In the suit gainst the Harriman roads; Attorney lenleral Wade El Tis, of Ohio; Theo [ore E. Burton and Judge Edward Si. VRear, of the supreme court of Ker? ircky. Junde O'Rear Is a strong Taft nan and his selection would probably (trengthen the chance of a Repubtt nrt victory in Kentucky. Secretary Taft may name a Demo? crat as a member of his cabinet if darted president. Gen. Luke Wright, ?f Tennessee, is said to have been :hosen by President Roosevelt to mcceed Mr. Taft If the latter is nomi? nated at Chicago and retires from th*? cabinet on July 1. Secretary Taft worked in close relationship with Hrov. Wright when they were both in the Philippines and It Is not Improb? able that if Mr. Wright enters tho cabinet he will be retained there by Taft. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, has been mentioned for the State portfolio, hut It Is hard? ly likely that he would be given that place. If Frank Hitchcock and Post? master General Meyer enter the cabi? net Lodge would make three mem? bers from Massachusetts, which Is re? garded as too many from one State, though New York now has three members In the Roosevelt cabinet ATTENTION! Farmers and Planters. You Have no Control over a Hail Storm. And the best and only way you can PROTECT your sea? son's work and investment is by INSURING in the Carolina Hail Insurance Co., that has been proven and found to be Absolutely Safe and Reliable. The Carolina Hail Insurance Company Was Organized in 1906 and in the two years of its existence has paid out to its policy-holders in the State of South Carolina alone, the enormous sum of nearly one hundred thousand Dollars (Sioo, 000.00.) It is a home company, devoted to the interest of South Caro? lina only. RATES: $50.00 per Acre loan ranee $80.00 per Acre Insurance $25.00 M M $20.00 M M $15.00 44 44 $10 00 44 44 $10.00 per Acre Insurance Tobacco. Cotton. Grain. at $5.00 per Acre. at $1.05 per Acre. at$.87H" at $.70 44 at$.52H" at $.85 44 at $ .85 j per Acre. Premiums are payable in cash and policies are issued by the agent and delivered at once. Ter. Thousand Dollars worth of securities deposited with Insur? ance Commission of South Carolina for protection of policy holders, in compliance with new Insurance law. Don't put this very important matter off, but see us and insure at once. Tomorrow may be too late. The Citizens' Insurance Agency, 29 N. Main St. 8. E. HAYNSWORTH, Mgr. Sumter, S. C Cortelyou, Root and Straus. Senator Lodge wields vast Influence In the sen? ate and would probably prefer to re? main there. The same is true of Sen? ator Warren, who would make an ad? mirable secretary of war as a result of his service as chairman of the sen? ate military committee. The removal of either Lodge or Warren would greatly weaken any Republican ad? ministration on the floor of the sen? ate, which hag been none too strong in "administration defenders" since the departure of John C. Spooner, of Wisconsin. The Pacific slope is entitled to rep? resentation in the new cabinet, but It is not known who would be chosen for such a place by Secretary Taft. The man selected however, would probably g?t either the Secretaryship af the Interior or the navy portfolio. NO TRAVELING BY AIRSHIP. IVilbur Wrlc*fki Discourages Ideas About Future Flight. New York, May 19.?Tanned to a ieep brown by the North Carolina ?uns, under which he and has broth? er Orville have been experimenting vita their airship, Wilbur Wright, the iDdax of the brothers, arrived in. New ?ork this moning, "Business," was the answer when leUsedl if his coming; to New York had o de* with the furtherance of his- air ?hin- plans. '"SLy brother probably will seturn. ?? Ohas? with the machine we- used at Want**," he said when questioned urtiher. "It is likely that we-will, nake sense preliminary flight as. Fort ilyer before the officials of the- war lepatrtment step in." "I? tflfce machine youj will turn over ;o the government bustt?" "W*e? have several machines, Hhere ACCUSED OF ARSON. Union Photographer Arrested on the Charge of Trying to Bun His Home, Union, June 4.?This city Is in a condition of excitement due to the suspicious circumstances surround? ing two fires that occurred here early this morning on the premises ef H. T. Yates, a photographer, who eame here some years ago from Kentucky, and who has made a reputation fbr himself as an artist of considerable., merit. The first of last night's fires, which broke out about 2 a. m., de? stroyed Mr. Yate'sr automobile. About an hour later fire was discovered in the Yates dwelling. The fire company arrived this time ea*r?y enough to ex? tinguish the flames. There was every Indication that a deliberate plan had been laid to destroy trw? house. A de rfce, consisting of a clock, which had been fixed so as to ignite a fuse at a certain hour had been so arrang? ed that when ignited the blaze would be communicated to a pile of excel? sior, which, in turn, was connected wfth two trains of the same inflam? mable material, one of Ufte* leading *> a pile of stove wood and5 excelsior placed about the refrijgerator in the tfrrrfng room, the other train leading to a similar pile in the kitchen. All of this had been saturated" with kero? sene. The work was well done, and tfn* fire caught, but fortunately was seen fn time. Yates, with his wife and twe Chil? enen, left about 9.30 last night for Carlisle by private conveyance, hav fnog missed the train dm? at that hour. Ffie was arrested there about noon to? day and brought bac& here- this af? ternoon and lodged in jail on a vlli: mr no difficulty about gntiing ;charge of arson. Some weeks ago a ?eady:. There will be no- delay au- far J similar mysterious fire destroyed is we aure concernedl** "From the results of your flfehts in Nortfti Carolina recently, have- you 3raw.m any new concMsions a* to the 'utune o? the airship?**' '^S'a\. Three years ago we knew the Unnip had arrived as a practical! lerice- ffor certain special use*. I have nepxen lselieved it would supplant transportation methads now/ Ln prae rirre, and see no reason now to change ray mied. The an-ship> wit! be ef great value in mimttary operations. It will be the medium of establishing a most interesting sport and it will serve- other purpjoses of a special na? ture* "Se far as we have been able to dis? cover the form we have used is the best, the superimposed, rectangular aeroplanes. I believe this Is the form the airship will hold when It has reached a state much more close? ly approximating perfection than at present. "There seems to be nothing better." ?Baltimore Sun. Yates* $4,000 autornatoile. REPORT ON COTTON CROP. Cotton on May 25. Last as- Gleen at It.T Per CeiUL?32,0*1,000) Acres Planted. A Grand Family Medicine. *"It gives me pleasure te speak a pood word for Electric Bitters," writes Mr. Frank Conlan, of No. 436 Hous? ton street, New York. "It's a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver complications; while for lame back nnd weak kidneys it cannot be too highly recommended." Electric Bitten regulate the digestive func? tions, purify the blood and impart re? newed vigor and vitality to the weak and debilitated of both sexes. Sold under guarantee at Slbert's Drug Store. 50c. Washington, Jane 2^?Tbe cotton planted this spring is estimated at 32,081,000 acres and Its condition on May 25 last Is given as 79.7 per cent, in the first cotton report for this sea? son, made public at tbe department of agriculture today. The acreage as estimated is against 32,060.000 acres last year an? the condition on May 25 is against 70.5 per cent, last year. The area, as given, includes that already and expected to be planted and is about one-tenth of 1 per cent, greater than the* area planted In cot? ton last year. The condition of the growing crop on May 25, 1906. was 84.6 per cent, of a normal and the average of the condition May 25 for the past 10 years was 82.3 per cent. The estimated area planted in cotton ln 1908 and conditions, by States, follows: State. Acreage. Condition. Virginia. North Carolina South Carolina. Georgia. . . . 37,000 .1.437.000 .2.463.000 .4.775,000 Consumptive* Made Comfortable. Foley's Honey and Tar has cured many cases of incipient consupmtlon and even In the advanced stages af? fords comfort and relief. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar. Sibert's Drug Store. Florida. 268.000 Alabama.3,509.000 Mississippi.3.252.000 Louisiana.1,656.000 Texas.9.533.000 Arkansas.2.O11.O0O Tennessee. 757.355 Missouri. 74.000 Oklahoma.2.309.000 88 87 81 80 82 78 80 80 77 85 84 86 80 The closing exercises of Due West College were held Tuesday.