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XHta NI MTEli WATCHMAN. BMaU i'?i??olt<!sted Aug. 2. lHh ??? .. . I ?. ....... .. ? .. Q Published \\ eil in-<? in .v ii ml Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUM TUR, & C. Term*: 11.10 per annum?In advance. \d \ er t laenients: On* Square first Insertion.11.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.10 Contracts for three months, er longer will he made at reduced rates. All communication* which sub seres private interests will be charged for a* adrerttsemsnts. , Obituaries and tributes of respects ?rHI be charged for. ? ? ? ? i a AS ASYLUM COMMISSION. Adopted Yesterday Afternoon?Was Presented at Morning Session by Wat. L. Mauklln?Committee to Get Options. C U:m > Fob. It.?The State sen? ate yesterday adopted the following substitute by Senator Wm. L. Mauldln In lieu of the house bill on ths State Hospital for the Insane proposition: ' Section 1. That immediately upon the approve 1 of this resolution the governor shall appoint a commission, consisting of five members, to be Known as the State hospital commis? sion, two of whom shall be the su? perintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane and the chairman of the State board of health; and whose term of office shull be one year from the date of appointment, unless soon? er removed by the governor. "Sri- 2. Said commission shall im? mediately organise by the election of a chairman and secretary from their number. "Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the said commission to secure options on suitable sites for a new hospital for the Insane. To have made plans, specifications, and estimates for said hospital "See. 4. The said commission shal? to the ? nerar aassemhly at Its >n. ths said options or JPpltals. to? ll recommendations as dhjtncnt would assist the lily generally In deter end means for building the said hospital. "See. I. The compensation of each member of said commission shall be 16 per day. for each day actually employed about the business of the commission, and actual expenses for the time engaged. "Sec. ?. That the sum of $10.000, If ?o much be necessary, be appropri? ated to defray the expenses of this commission The said sum to be paid out of the general State funds on th? warrant of the chairman of the com mi<*slon. and the comptroller gen? eral." The amendment as adopted carried two amendments, one offered by Sen? ator Montgomery changing the ap? propriation from $10,000 to $1.600. Another senator offered an amend? ment, that was adopted, making members of the gneral assembly In? eligible to appointment as members of the commission. MAY HAVK TO BUY BOX KS. * Lester CarrliT* To Ring \o More Bells If Ttils Bill Goes Through. - Washington. Feb. 18.?Persons who live In cities and have no mall boxes In front of their residencs are liable not to reclve any mail at home after June 10, 1911. Certainly they will not If a provision of the Post ofltce Appropriation bill becomes a law. The provision prohibits any letter csrrler from delivering any mall st any h<>use unless there is a suttsble mall box on the outside to receive it It means that Uncle 8am Is tired of having his uniformed car? riers wait for people to take their time In answering their door bells. The average mall carrier loset about 30 seconds In ringing each door bell and waiting response. This prys/lnion is ? ?pected to Increase the efficiency of the service, reduce th? numbr of carriers required and save $*f)t,f)0i) a year. The vast expenditure by th?< pe ?p i of ths country which will ?>.? required to meat the provisions of this bill In the way of providing new mail boxes - hT'estimated at approximately $20 - 000.000. The average mall box , costs $1. The Postofflce Appropriation bill this year carries $239.812.915. an In a efease of more than $6.000,000 over the ettfreht year's appropriation. A provision la contained In the bill that the Governmnt shall discon? tinue the Printline of the names anc ^addresses of business firms on enve? lopes, ^ lateL. islted April, 1850. 'Be Just ar IL SUMT AUTHORIZE ANOTHER ASYLUM. KI?0.000 MAY BK SPENT 11V COM MISSION. legislature Adopts He port of Free OonfereiM'c Commit tee on Asylum Matter, the lleport Recommending the Erection of Another Plant? Dr. Babcock, Dr. Wilson and Three Others to Form Coimnlsslon, Columbia. Feb. 19.?The free con? ference committee- on the Asylum situation will report a substitute bill. The main features of the bills are along progressive lines and happily something substantial is to be done without delay. The Senate under Its bill proposed simply a commission plan, but pro? vided no money with which to do anything effective and left the com? mission to report at the next session of the General Assembly. Under the plan agreed upon, and what will become the law will be that the commission will be able to spend a hundred thousand dollars which It is empowered to borrow. This com? mission is to consist of Superinten? dent Babcock. Dr. Robert Wilson, of Charleston, and three business men to be appointed by the Governor. It Is empowered to buy suitable land and to begin the construction of a plant upon such nines as may be agreed upon. It is unhampered as to where the land shall be selected, but it will likely be near Columbia, and it is further provided that the plans shall be along the lines of relieving the overcrowded conditions Just as quickly as possible. The members of the free conference commettee agree? ing upon and making this report con? sist of Messrs. Mauldin, Montgomery and Hardin, on the par^ of the Sen? ate, and Messrs. Carey, Sawyer and Harrison on the part of the House. The bond issue was not taken up by the free conference committee, hav? ing been rejected by both of the branches, and the impression is that the plan suggested is entirely fease b!e. I - The hundred thou*r*??l oV>lhrrs is | made available as soon as the com? mission wishes to spend the money either for land or' buildings. The bill does not Interfere with the general appropriation bill, In which $50,000 Is provided for improvements to the present plant of the Hospital for the Insane in the City of Columbia. Under the Hospital for the Insane bill the commission Is to be appoint? ed for one year. The members are to be paid $5 a day and expenses. The commission can borrow from the sinking fund commission or else? where at a rate of not over 5 per cent. The commission may make such plans and begin on the development in such way as it sees fit. The report was adopted in the House> at 12.4 5. without discussion on the motion of Mr. Carey. The report of the conference com? mittee is unanimous, and a beginning is to be mad? at once. The bill be? comes effective on approval. Fertilizer Bill Passes. Columbea,, Feb. 19.?The Laney fertilizer bill has been ordered rat? ified. The Senate bill was accepted. The main point of difference was whether the seller or manufacturer be held responsible for any defi? ciency. The "seller" was finally agreed upon as being responsible and the bill as passed fixes the liability on the seller and not the manufac? turer. Cane Given McLeod. Columbia. Feb. 19.?Lleutant Gov? ernor McLeod Was presented with a gold-headed cane tonight by the members of the Senate. Th presen? tation was by Snator McLaurln. CHARLESTON ELK SUICIDES. Alex Mclioy of Charleston shoots Himself. Charleston. Feb. 17.?Alex XcLoy, supei Intendent of the Elks club, com? mitted suicide this ev ning by shoot? ing himself in lh< right temple with a ? iillhre pistol it his room at No. 83 i:.' vufaln street. The Inquest was held tonight and a verdict was rendered that the deceased came to his death 1'V hU OWfl htinds, while under tem? porary aherratlon of the mind. Japanese mothers do not kiss their ? hlldren. though they may press then Hps to the forehead or cheek of a \ery young baby, A gold medal and thanks are about all Peary may expect. He needn't kick. Dr. Cook, by the com mander's own udmlssion, gave tip the public a gold brick. 1 id Fear not?Lot all the ends Thou Air ER. C, WEDNES THE MERCHANT MARI'lE. SOUTHERN BUSINESS MEN Si: CURE PlUDsa ship AMEND? MENT. DClUOtraUc Congressmen Urged to \\ atcii Inlerests of Gulf Ports? Louisiana Asks Oilier State? to Organize Merchant Marine Leagues ?Ainendiiients Said to Mean New Ship Lines From Southern Ports to South America. New Orleans, Feb. 20.?The orga? nization of Merchant Marine Leagues throughout the Southern States is now underway. The object in view is the securing of federal legislation that will encourage the rehabilitation of the American merchant marine, and, also, the securing of such legis? lative provisions as will give the Gulf ports their Just and proper share of the ocean mail lines to be inaugurat? ed. The immediate issue is the pas? sage of the amended Humphrey bill, known as H. R. 16362, which ha? been reported favorably by The House committee on merchant marine and fisheries. The first of the Southern Leagues to be formed was that of Louisiana, which held a convention of Southern delegates this week in New Orleans. At this convention it was pointed out that the United Sta&s merchant ma? rine, the greatest in the world before the Civil War, had now under a pro? tective tariff declined, to but eleven vessels of the across-sea type, as contracted with 11,517 merchant ves? sels reglster3o. r*der thte British flag, and 2.094 under the German tlag. Action by f.e federal government looking to the rehabilitation ol this country's merchant n arlne. accord? ing to John Temple Graves and others present, Is Inevitable In the near future, and the benefits the South will derive from such legisla? tion will depend upon the activity of Southern representatives In safe? guarding her interests. The Humphrey bill has been amended to -provide for American registration of foreign built ship*., This amendment was made In re? sponse to the demands of the Louis? iana Merchant Marine League. It overcomes the major difficulty, and Is really a Democratic measure. The bill also provides for mail carrying routes of 4,000 miles and over, the OOet to the federal government not to exceed the postal revenues received from ocean mail postage. There It a provision for the reduction of ton? nage rax where a ship galling under the provision of the Humphrey bill carries a specified number of cadets in her crew. Prsident S. A. Trufant, of the Louisa na Merchant Marine League, who is a banker of note In New Orleans, Is now preparing an address to the chic and commercial organi? zations of the Southern States in which he will point out that the Humphrey bill is a patriotic, not a partisan measure, that amendments of huge benefit to the South have been secured, that the bill will prob? ably pass In some form, and that it is of great Importance that Southern congressmen carefully safeguard the South's best interests by seeing that the amendments thus far secured be not eliminated. "Both the Pacific and the Atlantic Coast people, are alive to the Impor? tance of the matter," said Mr. Tru? fant, "and they are watching this bill very carefully. We of the Gulf States hope to profit greatly from the Panama Canal, because our ports are nearest to the Canal. But we cannot profit thereby should the new shlplng law not give us direct steam? ship lines to Colon and to other South American ports. The Government Is now running a line of transports from New York to Colon, and beef from M?nsas and other products from points nearer Southern ports than New York, are being carried overland to New York and then transported to Colon over a route 1200 miles longer on the round trip than is the distance from New Orleans to Colon and return. "I am assured that the passage of th I Humphrey bill in the amended form. Which provides for the registrat? ion of all foreign built ships, would be Immediately followed by the Inaugu t|lon of new ship lines between South tm States ports and the ports to the Southward. legislation that Will ac OOmpllsh this result Is what we want and What we need, and it Is very Im? portant that the amendment provid? ing for the registration ..f foreign built ships be fought for by Southern (!ongrestnv d< "in the opinion of the Louisiana Merchant Marine League, there Is now no great flaw in the Humphrey bill, and that is why we are callin" Ii nst at be thy Country's, Thy Cod's DAY. FEBRUARY 22 ANOTHER COLD WAVE COMING. bureau Predicts Wintry Days and Nights During The Current Week ?storms Predicted. Washington, Feb. 20.?Heavy Over coats and warm furs will be in de | mand all over the country during the present week, according to the fore? cast made tonight by the weather bureau. Unusually stormy and cold weather is the -indication especially in all districts from the Rockies to the Atlantic coast and from the Rockies over the north Pacific States. A storm area tomorrow and Tues? day will cross the central valleys, the Great Lakes and the Atlantic sea? board, attended by heavy snow in the north, rain or snow in the mid? dle and rain in the southern part of the country. Clear, cold weather will follow the storm, overspreading the Mississippi valley and the upper lakes Monday, reaching the Atlantic States Tuesday or Tuesday night with diminished vigor. A second storm, also to be follow? ed by a cold wave will appear in the extreme West about Tuesday, cross the plains and central valley States Wednesday and Thursday and reach the Atlantic coast by Friday. DEEDING OF CHILDREN. Law is Fnally Passed by House and Senate. Columbia, Feb. 11*.?When the ac? tion for the possession of the chil? dren of B. R. Tillman, Jr., came up several bills were introduced in the Genaral Assembly to amend the old statute. Since the bills were intro? duced the Supreme Court has declar? ed th aet unconstitutional and the legisfetlon is perhaps unnecessary. The House and Senate, however, thought it best to enact into statute law the protection to prevent a parent deeding its child away, with? out the consent of the mother. The mctter went to free conference and mwyis the statute law as it stands: Sction i. That Section 2,689, Vol? ume 1, Code of Laws of Souih Caro? lina, 1902 be amended so as o read as follows: "Secteon 2,689. The father of any child or children under the age of 21 years, and not married, if the mother be dead or the mother of any such child or children, the father be? ing dead, whether such father or mother be under the age of 21 years, or of full age, may, by his or her deed, executed and recorded accord? ing to law, or by his or her last will and testament, meide probated ac? cording to law, dispose of the custody and tuition of such child or cheldren for and during such time, as he, she or they, respectively, remain under the age of 21 years, to any person or persons in possession or remainder. But no such deed shall be valid un? less signed by both father and moth? er, if both be living: Provided that nothing herein shall be construed to abrogate, lessen or interfere with the right and duty of a Court of compr tent jurisdiction at any time, as heretofore, to transfere and assign the custody of a child for its best in? terest. (2) That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon its ap? proval. And ail Acts or parts of Acts Inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed." ? BETTER TRAIN SERVICE. Coast Line to Give Beiincttsvillc B*>t tcr Service. Bennettsville, Feb. 19.?The peo? ple of Bennettsville and the traveling public generally will be glad to know that the Atlantic Coast Line has de? cided to improve its service on the line from Sumter to Bennettsville. Heretofore there have been only two Sunday trains, one coming from Sumter at 12, and the other going to? wards it at 3.37 P. M. The regular daily service will hereafter be install? ed, and on Sunday, as on other days of the week, the morning train leav? ing here at 7 will be run, and the night train will also come In. The people of Bennsttsvllls and other points along the route have long de? sired this accommodation and it will be very much appreciated. This change will hegen Sunday next. The government can hardly hope for much success probing the beef trust In Chicago, as Chicago would rssent any Interference with her leading institution, the stork yards. on the Southern States to aid us in securing its passage." The bill in its amended form has b?en endorsed by a large number of commercial organizations In the ^Southern States. Ii Truth's. TUE THUI ? in 10 New 8eri COLUiBH C0MMI8S10H UW. MR. MdMAHAN EXPLAINS \ LEGISLATION. How it Proposes to Affect the P a Government <?f the city- 2 Whole Plan is Given in c i ? Pom for the Readers of Th?* *' By the Author. ?, _< I 5 ?????m ^ The State. Feb. 18. 5 Jno. J. McMahan, authc / ? city government bill ratified df e general assembly, has prep *? or The State the following stat, of some special features of the a >on to be voted upon by the city of Columbia. "It Is provided by the act that council shall consist of a mayor and four councilmen elected at large, whereas now the council consists ?>f a mayor and 15 councilmen; the may? or alone being elected by the city at large and the three aldermen elected In each of the five wards. "It Is thought that the reductio.i in number will increase the sense of per? sonal responsibility and will thus make it easier for the citizens to place the blame for any public action that is *.o oe- against the interest of the ciy. In a large body of 16 (somewhat like a legislature) It is not &o easy to know who are responsible for the measures which fall and POUtetllAO* the people may not even know all who are responsible .or the meosuics that pass. 'To insure further th* fixing of re? sponsibility for every act the new law ? provides that on every vote the yeas and nays shall be taken and recorded In the minutes and that every ordi? nance shall be signed by those, who voted for it. Further it 's provided that no ordinance affecting t'm streets or certain public rights shall be pars? ed unless it is for one week upon Alt for the inspection of the puo?c, in the office of the clerk of the city, in the exact form in which it is finally pass? ed. This prevents eleventh hour amendments which may radically Chang* the scope of the la^', alco that ho public utilities comp&ny shall be granted any franchise by council but such franchise shall be tuhmltte1! to the electors. "Moreover, the provisions for the refer* ndum make it possible upon petition of a certain number of citi? zens to suspend the operation of any ordinance passed by city council un? til the same is submitted to the voters In a specal election, the result of which shall either repeal the ordi? nance, or if in favor of it.ratify itasa law. Moreover there is the right of initiative of ordinances. Thus an ordinance may be proposed by citi? zens petitioning, and it shall become law unless council orders an election and submits to the voters at such elec? tion the question of adoption or re? jecting such proposed ordinance. "In addition to this safeguard against rascality on the part of a city council and against any acts which may be contrary to the judgment ar .1 wishes of the citizens, there is an ad? ditional provision for the recall of the mayor and councilmen. Thus up? on petition by citizens for the recall of any members fo council, a special election must be ordered at which the names o/ such members and of any other candidate or candidates for his position are put on a ballot and the result of the election either continues the councilman in office or puts in a successor to supplant him. "The new act further provides for a civil service commission of fnree to be appointed by city council wtio shall hold practical examinations testing the fitness of applicants for service in the different lines of city employment and council shall not be able to elect to such position any person who has not been first certified and approved by the civil service commissioners. It is provided that the police depart? ment shall be always subject to the civil service regulations and that council may put any other class of city employes under the civil service protection. "A city employe can not be re? moved by council except for cause to be approved by two out of the three civil .service commlsioners. Thus ih'> new form of K"V' rnment contem? plates retention of the greal body of city employes during a period (>f anV ciency and good behavior, which will remove from them the constant fear of being dropped to make room for political Obligation to any ward boss and will tend to hold before them at ail times the sole consideration of efficient sen ice, "The mayor is to be paid a salary of $2,500 and each councilman $2, 000 and they shall give to the duties of their office all the time that may bo needed f >r the most efficient con duet of public affairs. Thus, while it is not required that a member of ? SOUTHRON, Established June, IMS les?Vol. XXX. No. 52. PACKING MM IN01GTED. CUtiED OF CONSPIRACY IN THE RESTRAINT OF TRADE. riiK)ur. Swift and Other Notables, Directors of National Company, Likewise Will he Prosecuted. New York, Feb. 18.?Prosecutor Garven said tonight that, acting un? der his recommendation, the Hudson grand jury of New Jersey had in? structed him to draw up the form of an indictment against the National Packing Company and its directors. The grand jury, he said, had positive evidence that food products have in 1 some instances been kept in cold stor ? age for several years. It was stated here tonight with much positiveness that the National Packing Company had already been indicted. Prosecutor Garven's state? ment, though, technically a denial, forecasts such action in the near fu? ture, and it is understood that the indictment when finally made will probably be for conspiracy in restraint of trade, as the court instructed the jury It might find in his charge. The testimony of chemists and biologists has already been heard by the grand jury and evidence has been laid beforee the State board of health on the one hand, while consultations have been held with Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist of the United States government, on other. Prose? cutor Garven held a conference today In this city with District Attorney Whitman. In the directorate of the National Packing Company apper.r the names of many recognized heads of great packing interests. Apparently, said Mr. Garven, these companies were working independent? ly, but he believed he had evidence to show that the directors of the Na? tional Packing Company had taken formal action to hold surplus in stor? age until the market .price should meet their own figures. The directors are J. Ogden Armour, Edwin Morris, E F. Swift. E. . M. \ Morris, Arthur Meeker, Edward Til den, T. J. Conners L. A. Carton, T. E. Wilson, C. H. Swift, L. H. Heyman, Samuel La M. Roberts, F. A. Fowler, A. W. Armour, L. F. Swift and Ken? neth K. McLarin. It is understood that none will be named specificially, with the excep? tion of Mr. McLarin, who is a resident of New York, as required by law and has no known active share in the management of the company. DUEL FOUGHT CN STREET. Georgetown Man Fatally Wounds His Brother-fri-Law. Georgetown, Ga.. Feb. IT.?In a pistol duel on the streets of this place today, G. O. Kelgler shot and fatally wounded his brother-in-law, Walter Vining. Both men are well connected and the shooting created a sensation. It is stated that the men had been on bad terms for a long time and that they met this morning in Gay's store and quarrelled. It is said that Keigler accosted Vining and struck him with a walking cane, whereupon Vining drew his pistol and began firing at close range. His bullets went wild a rid Kelgler drew his pistol and be? gan shooting. One bullet took effect ii Vining's neck. Keigler surrendered to the proper authorities and is held pending the termination of Vining's injury. council shall have no other employ? ment or business interests, it is re? quired that he shall set no limit to his labors for the city so far as they may be needed. "It further provides that no mem? ber of council and no officer of the city shall have any interests in any public service corporation doing busi D ^ss in the city or with the city or in any contract In connection with any city work whatsoever. Heavy penal? ties are provided for the violation of ; this and of any other violation of this act. "Th.- elections provided for in the acts are to be conducted under strict ^regulations thereby preventing fraud and irregularities and the primary elections for the choice of candidate^ for mayor and councilmen are cover? ed by the provisions governing the general elections; thus the right to vote in the primary is to In covered by th? same rule that fixes the right to rota In the regular city election. No one can vote who is not a registered elector of the State and also a regis? ter- d elector of the city. In this con? nection it may be observed that the> state constitution reoutrea that no one shall be registered to vote In the State or city election! t Tiless he- has paid his taxes, if there are any taxes UMeoeed against him."