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m ? mam city cot-mil hkpoiit censuun'o pahk doahd. Kps-ctel C ommute I ucarttiM a Whole IiM of Crooked Work?Will M*kr r urd?, r loventlgatton. Charleston. Aug. n?At the regu? lar meeting of the city council today ail minor matter? were forgot by the l^^^rge crowd of spectator* in the. read? ing of the reports from the board of park commissioners, from the com? mittee on city affairs and the supple ? mentary report of the committee on city affaire. City council moved that the repou of ths park board be re ?carved as Information and published without the affidavits attached; that too statements of Chairman Lapham and Secretary Jeffords be published ana" that the report of ths committee on city affairs be adopted and publish' od The supplementary report was ?Vet as Information and ordered In adopting the report of the spe? cial committee on city affairs the re ittons contain kI were given toroe. They are. In brief, that ?it* council require that the park ^-ooerd Immediately d Ism lese see secre m\ tnry. air. W. O. Jeffords, and that the committee bo authorised to employ an expert bookkeeper. If they require It to ascertain the shortage In park board flnancee which the committee feels exists: that the park board be' required to cooperate with the special hEcommlttee in further Investigation, and that all questions put be answered by the park board member*, upon pain of a request by city council for their Individual resignations. There was little discussion of the pw, various reports presented and read. keeynr Rhett presided. After the read Bwng of the mlnutea of previous meet? ing In Jnly. the report of the park board was read. In kesplng with the regular order. It was moved and carried that the report he received and published wlthont affidavits. Alderman Ptnckney, chairman of the special committee, then read the delayed report of ths committee on ally affairs. It was adopted and or? dered published, after jome discus? sion about publishing the teetlmony. The supplementary report of the mlttee wae then read by Alder aeon Ptnckney. It was received as In? formation and ordered published. The statements of Messrs. Lapham and Jeffords were not read, but were ordered published. At a special meeting of city council |fc*in Jnly an attempt was made by the uoa>inlttee*on city affaire to preaent a report which contained some II charges of irregularities in the man? agement of" the parka of Charleston. City council refused to received the report, but had It died and made ac h,. cesnible to the members of the park board commission la order that they might prepare a reply. This afternoon the reports were made public. A summary of the re? port of the special committee on city affaire la aa follows: "The Honorable the Mayor and AI? r dermen of the City Council of Char? leston, f. C: "The committee on city affaire, ap? pointed by council to Investigate the various city Institutions, boards and commissions, commenced their work by Investigating the board of park com mission era, there having been cer? tain affidavits placed In the hands of the committee setting forth Irregular ittee In the management of the parks. The Irregularities set forth In these affidavit* when summoned up are as follows: The padding of pay rolls. "The nee of employee paid by the city on private property. "The purchasing of farm Imple? ments and hardware for private use. bills for same being paid by the city. "Purchase of horse by the city, used exclusively for farm purposes on pri? vate farm. "Large quantities of manure bought for nee on private farm paid for by'city. "Lumber owned by city taken and resold to city, also to outside parties, city not receiving any money there? for. "Lumber owned by city taken from auditorium, hauled to Hampton park, city paying for hauling, and lumber aold t - outside parties, city never re? ceiving any money therefor. "irregularities In sale of dirt at Chlcora park, money due to city for dirt collected and deposited to pri? vate accounts, when ordinance re? quires all money shall be turned over to the city treasurer as noon a* col? lected. "Voucher made In name of laborer for painting bench**, who in paid regular wages on pay roll each IVCab na laborer. "Laborer signs receipts on voucher, thinking he was acting ss witness; does not endorse check and receive* none of the money. Horse stabled, cared for and fed at city's eapense. "Hay plsnted at city's expense and atacked by laborers hired and paid for by city, afterward sold to the city and also to outside Individuals, city not receiving, money thereft*. "Land of city plante l In truck for proi.t. WlUsbtU city redalrtng any rev? enue. "Your committee has not been able |0 ascertain bj dollars and cents the mount that the city has lost by these inrregularitles. . . . Your com mllttee have teen Instances them? selves of checks that W< re pal?l the representative of the park board for dirt in 1907, amounting to $700, which have not been paid to the city treasurer, of which the city treasur? er has no record and which have been deposited to the credit of pri? vate account?, and from the testi? mony given, your committee is forced to the belief that these irregularities seem to have existed with the knowl? edge, If not the approval, of the chair? man of the park board. "Your committee have reached the conclusion and beg to report, only after careful consideration, and with reluctance, that the park board has been negligent In Its duty In com? mitting to the chairman the entire management of Hampton and Chlcora parks, where the irregularities chiefly exist, as It apepais from the testi? mony that these matters have been going on for some time, and from the tatlmony of the secretary no member of the park board, with the exception of the chairman, either had knowl? edge of or aproval of any of these irregularities. "Your committee would recommend that city council require the board of park commissioners to Immediately dismiss the secretary of the board of park commissioners, and that the committee on city affairs be author? ised to employ an expert bookkeeper, if they desire It, to assist them in as? certaining the amount of shortage which your committee feels exists. "That the board of park commis? sioners be directed to respond to the Invitation of the committee on city affairs to meet with them In further pursuance of this Investigation and that upon failure of said board to do so. that the mayor be and here? by Is directed to request the resigna? tion of the said board of park com? missioners upon report to him by this committee. "Furthermore, should any member of the said board of park commission era refuse to answer any questions relative to this examination put them by this committee, that the mayor be and Is hereby directed to request the resignation of said member upon re? port to him by this committee. "All of which la respectfully sub? mitted: "Lawrence M. Plnckney, (Signed) "Chairman; "Riehard J. Morris, "Wilson O. Harvey." In reply the park board com mist sloners only treated of the matters of padded pay rolls, of Irregularity In handling dirt contracts and of the withholding of olty funds by the sec? retary of the board from the city treasurer. Their conclusions wer? that the secretary was not censurable In the matter of dirt contracts, that they did not have sufficient testimony at hand to come to conclusions In re? gard to pay roll padding, and that the secretary acted improperly In not pay? ing into the olty treasury at once cer? tain money received Jot the sale of dirt. Furthermore, the park board committee, appointed to Investigate the charges of the special committee, declared that In the future they could do no more than give Information to the special committee of city council, as the task of straightening out the charges preferred was too large for their accomplishment. Statements from Messrs. Lapham, the chairman of the park board, and Jeffords, secretary, contain denials to the specific charges preferred against them, and many affidavits are Intro? duced to sustain their denials. The charges of Irregularities against the park board and the secre? tary have created a lot of excitement In Charleston. Just what will be the outcome of the matter has not been settled as yet. Much Said In a Small Space. Mayor Rhett, of Charleston, Is sim? ply a shining mark for the perspiring malevolence of certain of his oppon? ents In the senatorial race. And with this frantic and perspiring malvo lence they make bold to entertain generous and intelligent people by the hour. Their frenzied attacks upon the democracy of Rhett; and upon hin good faith to his own race, roll off g| that gentleman as rain drops roll off of cabbage leaves. And this Is pretty much all we choose to say about tho senutorlul, congressional and senator ship meeting In our town on Thurs? day of laut week. It was a lively an 1 highly entertaining meeting. There were brains in It. and education, and high mental cultivation, and oratory, and eloquence, and wisdom, and wit, und humor, and satire, and ginger, and red pepper, and Tabasco-nance, and what we primitive Kdgerleld peo? ple call "hell-fire and poOOOOfl root." And Mill it was but a wretched and pitiful manifestation of human self seeking?Fdgefield Chronicle. ?Operation for piles will not be necessary If you use ManZan Pile Remedy, guaranteed. Price 50c. Sold by Slbert Drug Co. 7-l-J:m JKFFOlins dismissed. Park Hoard El n presses Confidence in Chairman Lapham. Charleston) Aug. 12.?At a meeting <?f th?? board of park commissioners, held at noon today in the city hall, W. G. Jeff or.Is. secretary of the board, was formally dismissed, upon the re? quest of cky council, sont to the board by the acting clerk, and Dr. A. A. Kroeg was apolnted acting secretary of the board. A resolution of confidence in Chair? man Lapham was passed by the board of commissioners and Air. Lapham was urged to continue in charge and management of Hampton and Chicora parks. The committee on city affairs, of which Alderman l. m. Pinckr.ey is chairman, has not yet held a meeting to consider the question of procuring the services of an expert bookkeeper to examine the accounts of the park board, but It seems probable that an expert may be retained by the com? mittee. Active cooperation of the board of park commissioners with the Investi? gations of the committee on city af? fairs was assured yesterday in the re? port of the park board to the city council, so that the only recommen? dation that remains to be taken up by the special committee is the question of hiring an expert to assist In further probing. MILEAGE BOOK RULES. Will Not be Changed by Railroad Com? mission?The Commission, After Hearing Protests From Traveling Men, Decides Nothing Can Re Done. Columbia, Aug. 12.?The railroad corr.mlsslon has decided not to attempt to interfere with the new mileage books regulations, which will there? fore continue indefinitely, unless the traveling men find some other means of blocking the roads, which is not likely. It Is understood that Mr. Caughman who a few months ago, when the traveling men first had the commission to review the situation, sided against the roads, will sign the majority re? port, although It Is understood that he favors the Central Passenger As? sociation's method of handling the sit? uation, which Is to sell mileage at the oir? rate? and give a rebate equivalent to the difference when the book has been used up. Messrs. Earle and Sullivan, consti? tuting a majority of the commission, It Is understood, are not Inclined In the first place to interfere with the present arrangemet, which they con slier necessary to protect the reve? nues of the roads, and in the sec? ond place they do not consider that the commission has the power to fcrce a change back to the old system. As pointed out previously In the news papers, It Is felt that In case the com? mission did order a change the roads would be in position to either retaliate t!ils . .loaoheshslcddeemhlmhmhmmm by withdrawing the new rates from this State, which would be greatly against the interest of the traveling public generally, or they might con? test the order In the courts with the almost certainty of securing a favor? able outcome. But all the. members of the com? mission are agreed that the commls ulon has the power to demand adequate fccllltles for handling the business under the new regulations and the roads will be ordered to provide these facilities. The traveling men have been complaining that they were frequently delayed on this account. Memorable Impressions. The French sailors In town didn't' understand English, and the English didn't understand French. But there were times of tense emotion when both nationalities broke out into the universal language, the natural Es? peranto signs, and then they all un? derstood. On the terrace the other day stood a group of French tars from the Gambetta in company with one or two English jacks from the Alber marle. All were looking glum. Suddenly one of the Britishers lift? ed his hand to his mouth as though raising a glass, threw back his head and gurgled suggestively. Then he brought it down, shook his head sadly to intimate that there was none to be had, and said express? ively: "Bloomln' town! Rotten dry!" And tho Frenchman nodded in sympathy.?Montreal Star. A Faithful Friend. ?"I have used Chamberlain'* Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since it was first introduced to the public in 1872, and have never found one in? stance where a cure was speedily ef? fected by Its use. I have been a com? mercial traveler for 18 years, and never start on a trip without this, my faithful friend." Sayn H. S. Nlohols, of Oakland, Ind. Tor. When a man has used a remedy for 35 years h knows Its value and Is competent to speak of it. For sale by all drug? gists. Send us your Job work. BRYAN'S NOTIFICATION HELD. Dcimututic Standard-Hearer Accepts Nomination. Lincoln, Neb.. August 12.?Under the burning rays ..I an almost tropical ;un, and in the presence of a va.st assemblage, which cheered him to the echo, William J. Bryan today received from Henry D. Clayton, of Alabama, formal notification of his nomination for the Presidency of the United States. of the United States. Thrice honored by the Democratic party as its standard-bearer, Mr.Bry an plainly exhibited the pleasure it gave him once again to proclaim the principles for which he stood. His nomination lor a third time, he declar? ed in his speech of acceptance, could only be explained by a substantial and undisputed growth in the principles and policies for which he, with a multitude of others, had contended. "As- these principles and policies," he said, "have given me whatever politi? cal strength I possess, the action of the Convention not only renews my faith in them, but strengthens my at tachment for them." The ovation accorded Mr. Bryan as he rode through the streets of Lincoln on his way to the State House, where the exercises were held, were non-part? isan. It was the homage of the citi? zens of the Western city of the plains to a distinguished neighbor. Almost the entire Republican Administration was represented, Governor Geo. L. Sheldon and many State officers lend? ing their presence both In the parade and on the platform. Before coming to Lincoln from Fairview?four miles distant?Mr. Bryan received 1,500 visitors. To all he extended a cordial greeting. His arrival shortly after noon at the Hotel Lincoln, where he and John W. Kern, the Vice Presidential candidate, were the guests of honor at a luncheon to the committee on notification was the signal for an outburst of cheers and applause. He was immediately sur? rounded by a great crowd, and was kept busy for some time shaking hands. Never before had Lincoln's streets and buildings presented such a gala appearance. O street was a riot of color. Around the mutilated Taft banner a crowd of curious4 visitors was always clustered. With a national notoriety the banner was almost the first point of Interest visited. The pa? rade carried Mr. Bryan directly un? der the banner. Not an Untoward Incident, The State House grounds were a mass of humanity and Mr. Bryan's ap? pearance on the latform was greeted with vociferous cheers and hand-clap? ping. The ceremony of notification was conducted on the north front of the Capitol. The balconies and every window were jammed to overflowing. Not a single Incident occurred to mar the proceedings. The police arrange? ments were excellent. Realizing that the regular police force was not suffi? cient to cope with the great crowd, the Adjutant General cf the State, at the request of Mayor Frank Brown, ordered out the 2d Nebraska regiment, and with their assistance, perfect or* der was maintained. Before the notification and accept? ance speeches were delivered, Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic national committee, who acted as pre? siding officer, called on John W. Kern, the Vice Presidential nominee, to make a speech. Mr. Kern responded In a few felicitous remarks, In which he gave unstinted praise to the non partisan character of the exercises. The speech of Mr. Bryan concluded the ceremonies and he and Mr. Kern retired to the Capitol, where they held a public reception. To Fit the Occasion. Senator Elkins was congratulated at a Washington dinner on his fine new yacht, the Marietta. From yachts to yachting clothes the transi? tion was easy, and Senator Elkins told a story. ?'An old fellow," he said, "sat in a seaside cafe. He had finished lunch? eon; he was now drinking champagne. The sun shone on the white sand, the sea sparkled, and every little while the old fellow ordered another cold half bottle. With the third order he said uneasily to the waiter: "Waiter, is my nose getting red?" " 'Yes, sir,' the waiter answered, 'tis, sir; I' sorry to say, sir.' " 'That won't do,' said the old fel? low. 'That won't do at all. Waiter, send out and get me a yachting cap.' " ?Exchange. Why James Lee Got Well. ?Everybody in Zanesville, O., knows Mrs. Mary Lee. of rural route 8. She writes: "My husband. James Lee, firmly believes he owes his life to the use of Dr. King's New Dis? covery. His lungs were so severely affected that cop umption seemed In? evitable, whom a friend recommended New Discovery. We tried it and its use restored him to perfect health." Dr. King's New Discovery Is the king of throat and lung remedies. For coughs and colds it has no equal. The first does gives relief. Try it. Bold under guarantee at Siberfs Drug Store. 50c. and $1. Trial bot? tle free. BUMPER CROPS PREDICTED. Latest Government Report Very Op. tlmlottc. Washington, August IS.?Unless all signs fail the people of the United States will this year set- the btgg< it crops in the country's history. The year has been free from prolonged droughts and the rainfall has been al? most normal with few Hood periods. In the great grain growing States of the West the crops have been made and housed, and in some parts of the South King Cotton is coming again into power. The latest report of the department of agriculture is optimistic with re? gard to the year's productions and is as follows: On August 1 crop conditions in the United States were In the aggregate somewhat better (2 per cent.) than a year ago, but slightly (1 per cent.) below a ten-year average condition on that date. Of the crops that area bove the average may be mentioned winter wheat, hay, cotton and tobac? co. Corn, barley, rye, buckwheat, ap? ples and flax are slightly below the average; potatoes above 5 per cent, below and oats nearly 10 per cent be? low the average. The conditions vary, however, in the different sections of the United States. In the North Atlantic States general conditions are slightly better (1 per cent) than a year ago, and slightly below (:: per cent.) than the to \ year average condition on August L Corn, wheat and apples are slightly to moderately above the average con? dition, while hay, potatoes, oats, rye, buckwheat and barley are below; the deficiency in condition of potatoes is about 10 per cent, and of hay about 4 per cent. In the North Central States, which are east of the Mississippi River, gen? eral crop conditions are above 4 per cent, below the average. Corn is about 7 per cent, below, oats 18 per cent below, potatoes 4 per cent, below, arples 20 per cent, below and tobacco 6 per cent below the average. Hay is good, being about 10 per cent, above the average, wheat, barley, rye and grapes are slightly above, and peaches are about 50 per cent, above the ave? rage. In the North Central States, west of the Mississippi River crop condi? tions In the aggregate are practically the same as the ten-year average and nearly 3 per cent, better than a year ago. Hay alone of the Important crops Is materially above (14 per cent.) the average; rye Is slightly better and peaches abou,t 40 per cent, better than the average. Practically all the other Important crops show a more or less lower condition than the average, corn being about 2 per cent, wheat 2 to 3 per cent, oats 5 per cent, flax S per cent, barley 3 per cent, and ap? ples 20 per cent, respectively, below. The condition of potatoes Is about the average. In the South Atlantic States crop conditions are favorable, being about 4 per cent better than a year ago and nearly 5 per cent, above the average. Rice and potatoes are the only ones of the Important crops which are be? low their ten-year averages. The re? lative betterment of the other Impor? tant crops above their average Is, cot? ton 6 per cent, corn 5 per cent, hay 10 per cent, wheat 4 per cent, tobacco t per cent, sweet potatoes nearly 1 per cent, apples 25 per cent, peaches 40 per cent, and oats 4 per cent. In the South Central States, also, conditions are favorable, being .shout 8 per cent, better than a year ago. and 2 per cent better than the average. Cotton, the most important crop, has the same condition as the ten-year average. Corn is 3 per cent, above the average, hay 8 per cent, wheat 6 per cent, tobacco 5 per cent, sweet pota? toes, oats and rice, each 4 per cent, and peaches 10 per cent, respctively, above their average condition. Apples are 12 per cent below, and potatoes, sorghum and sugar cane are each slightly below the average condition. In the far Western States conditions are not as favorable, being about 5 per cent, below a year ago and nearly 5 per cent, below the ten-year average condition. Nearly all the important crops are below the average. Peach? es, however, are about 15 per cent bet? ter and grapes slightly better. The approximate extent of deficiency in the condition of other crops is, hay 8 per cent, wheat 6 per cent, barley 8 per cent, oats 4 per cent, potatoes 5 per cent, and apples 1 per cent. TELEPHONE WAR IN OCONEE. County ami Southern Reil Linos no Longer Connected. Anderson. Aug. 12.?On account of a business disagreement the Oeonee County Telephone Company and the Southern Bell Company have severed connection. This will work a hard? ship upon the people in the territory of both the lines in this section. Ander? son will have connection with Pendle* ton only, through B toll station Com? munication with Clemeon Collen . Walhalla, etc.. has been cut off. It Is said that the subscribers of the Oeonee County will demand that the former service be restored immediately. METHODISTS AGAINST GANDOH CHURCH MEMBERS WILL rltatr His KFELRCTIOX AS SPFAK ER. Denomination Declares That Hw At** titutt- Toward Trmgirmmo EtfgladaH tion should Defeat ihm Baltimore, Aug. 12.?The Method fcs% Episcopal church has begun an nt'i\*> cruaade for the election of a speaker "who will allow congress to vote ort? the interstate liquor shipment bill.** The church, which has over 3,000,000? communicants, has created the Tem? perance Society of the Methodist Epi?x copal church, with authority to repre-. sent the denomination in all temper-* ance matters. This society is man? aged by a board composed of ahoo> 615 members named by the bishop, and elected by the general conference^ The board of managers has organised! and directed its chairman to take* steps to begin an active campaign. An? official address has been issued to al^ members of the denomination, asking*, their cooperation. The "shipment bill," which has been pending in con* gress for at least five years, does not seek to Impose prohibition upon an> locality, but provides that liquor ship ped from one State to another steak immediately upon the boundary be? come subject to the laws of the State> into which it is consigened. "The speaker of the national house, of representatives," says the address^ "absolutely controls its procedure. H<? is opposed to this legislation. He ha* used the power of his office to hold It in the judiciary committee appointed* by him on the alleged ground that It is unconstiutional. Our church, action of the recent general confer? ence, insists that cogressional doubt as to the constiutionality of such leg? islation be resolved in the interest et the people and the public morals and> that the general conference unani? mously accepted the report of Gov, Hanley's special committee appointed; to wait upon Speaker Connon, which* closes with the following words: 'We submit to our people and to all goodi citizens the wisdom of electing men. as members of congress who believe in its validity and who are willing ta enact it/ "At least one member of the house judiciary committee has been defeat? ed for the nomination on his record) on this question and we believe that the time has come when our people*, who want to help secure this legisla? tion must support for congress candi? dates who will rot only vote for. thle measure If they get a chance, but wil^ themselves support for speal.er $\ man who will allow it to be voted* upon, and that its passage Is improba? ble until Christian members recognize this situation and cast their ballots accordingly." - STIRRED UP HORNETS NEST: I Charleston Dime and Cement Com? pany Has Cabinet Officers Knjion* Washington, Aug. 13.?A Charles? ton firm has stirred up a hornets' nest here, and never before, perhaps, have so many Cabinet officers and high Gov? ernment officials been summoned to* Court at one time as was done today, On request of the Southeastern! Lime and Cement Company, ot* Charleston, Justice Barnard, of the Supreme Court of the District of Co*, lumbia. today cited Secretary CerteK you, of the treasury, Secretary Met calf, of the navy, Treas. Treat, of the treasury, and the Rockwell Engineer*, ing Company, of New York, to appear before\him on September 1, and show cause why an injunction should not bt> granted restraining the payment by the Gvernment to the Rockwell En* gineering Company of $1,775.50 to* work done for the treasury depart* ment. It is declared by the Charleston flrn\ that as sub-contractors on Govern*, ment work at Charleston they furnish-, ed the materials used in some of the work have failed to receive pay? ment. The further make the allega? tion that the engineering company, above mentioned is insolvent and that such payment as is due them will not be made unless the Court interferes. The filing of this case has caused a considerable amount of talk here. l\ sometimes happetns that the Secretary of Treasury or the Treasurer of the> United States arc restrained from maa> ing payments because of the large, amount of money handled by them but it is must unusual for two Cabinet officers, a high tieasury official and the defendant all to be enjoined at on% time. lYutl Settled With a Shotgun. Florence, August 13.?News reach* ed the city last night of a shooting scrape, which occurred near the home of Mr. w. B. Ganse, In the coward's, section, on Tuesday afternoon, ii\ which it is reported that l^wis 1/??^ a well known resident of that section, had shot and probably wounded Rhett Matthews, of Cov ardV T*u shooting was done with a ? -able bairelied shotgun.