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BOW-BROCK GASE CLOSED. covrt win. Ki viiAV BTUHDCCS \\i> iti tout latf.k. Cloning Scwdon of Inquiry Into Mili? tia Controversy whm Devoid of Sen? sational Feature?Col. Broc k's ftO* i Unionv \k>iifc Same Lines ns Al rend> ?.l\en?Onl> Argument Made By Counsel For Accused Officer. Columbia. May 26.?The fate of Col W. T. i:r.?, k. assistant adjutant general of South Carolina, now vir- j tually rests with the Court of Inquiry i appointed by Oovernor Ansel. Ad? journing late today, after hearing counsel for Col. Brock in argument, the court will a fain meet to formulate Its report to 'lovernor Ansel. Upon this report will be based the future action of Governor Ansel under the Military Code of South Carolina, ?hould the court's opinion Justify a Court-martial, It will be within Gov? ernor Ansel's discretion, according to the military law. to appoint the same, ?hould the court exonerate Col. Brock of the charges, naturally this would and the matter. Gen. Wille Jones, president of the court, states that he does not think the expenses will be over $500. This la baaed on the calculation that the wltnesees be paid $1 per day each and traveling expenses, and the members of the court the regular pay for Unl ted States officers while on duty. This would glv?> the three colonels about $11 per day and the bilgadier genera' In the court $13 pe?* day. There were about forty witnesses summoned who appeared here. Bach member of the court, Includ? ing the recorder, Col. Cogswell, will write out a separate opinion, and then the court will return to Columbia and formulate a report to Governor An? al. Gen. Jones thinks that this Is the best emthod of arriving at a Just conclusion. The final report may em? body Ideas from the four opinions aubmltted by members of the court. Attorney Tompklns asked the court to declare absolutely unwarranted the charges of Gen. Boyd that Col. Brock had been unfaithful to him political? ly, and to declare also that Col. Brock had been faithful. It will be recalled that on the opening day of the hear? ing Gen. Boyd withdrew the political charges, but refused to apologize for them. Mr. Tompklns said that there was not only no evidence to support these charges, but that Col. Brock's witnesses had absolutely disproved them. In eloquent language counsel stress? ed the Injury that would come t,o Col. Brook's reputation and character should the court not completely de? clare the charges under "Exhibit A" unsupported. rhar.k-terlzlng Gen. Hoyd as a "man whose service to the State had been great, but one who has run his race," counsel contrasted the position of Col. Brock as "one who Is on the threshold of his career with life before him." "Either exonerate him or condemn him." said Mr. Tompklns. "There can be no middle course." Counsel re? quested the court to save Gen. Boyd In Its report. ?'?.?in , l, irc-d tli it Gen. Hoyd had turned to the second charge (the expense mattet > because Col. Brock wculd have demolished him on Ex? hibit A alone, as has been done, "lie has flown to this second charge as a refuge." said couns. 1. Conns. I explained In detail that the total of Col. Hrock's expense was not extravagant In any year; that to trav? el thirty-three counties for thirty eight kaapo liana ?t a cost of from $225 to $325. was reasonable; that taking off $75 for railroad fare the average WOM BOt have been over |1 par day In the first year for living ex? penses Follow this advice. 9u?ter Oats is the best of all foods; It ta alto the cheapest. When such men as rrof Fisher of Yale Univeriity and Sir James Crichton Browne, LI. I> V K.S. of London spend the best parts of their lives in studying the great question of the nourishing and strengthening qualities of different foods, it is certain that their advice is absolutely safe to foil' w. Professor Fisher found In his ex? periments f*?r testing the strength and enduran< e of athletes that the meat eaters were exhausted long before the men who were fed on such fiM?d as Quaker Oats. The powers of endur? ance of the non-mrat eaters were aU-ut eis'ht times those of the BN it caters. Sir James Crichton Browne says eat aofl oatmeal, cat plenty of it and aat it frequently. , Packed In rngaJar ana pacanfta, and hermetically sealed tins for hot climates. - Are You Looking for a Position? We Ctll offer \ ou gi m id Paying Employment that you u ill enjoy ind at home. Write to-day ?MMN Ilia HulVrUk Publishing Co. Ilr-trrh k Uii?ldlnf|. New York, N. Y. SENATOR TILLMAX IX ATLANTA. ?Mm Hospital Suffering With At? tack of Rheumatism. Atlanta, Ga.. May 27.?Suffering from a severe attack of rheumatism. United States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, of South Carolina, arrived in this city last night and was at OllCf tak a to a local hospital for treat? ment. Dr. W. W. Blackburn, who has Senator Tillman in charge, says there is no connection whatever be? tween the rheumatism, an attack for which night traveling and platform work is greatly responsible, and the 3troke of paralysis for which the Sen? ator was treated here last May. Mrt>. Tillman accompanied her husband. The FW? "Argumenta." When 20 years ago John Wanamak er, then postmaster general of the United States, said there were live arguments against a parcels post, and enumerated them as the live express companies, he stated a trtuh that to? day Is patent, if it was not then, to every person who gives the matter a moment's consideration. We have no figures at hand as to the number of millions of dollars that have been di? verted from the revenues of the gov? ernment into the pockets of the com? panies, but the total amount must be stupendous. It is an indication of the patience conservatism?and dull stupidity?of the people of the United States that they have put up for nearly half a century with the outrageous robbery perpetrated upon both the govern? ment and the people by this Indefen? sible monopoly. For the express com? panies use both hands at once?pack? ing Uncle Sam's pockets with one and Mr. Common People's with the other. By preventing legislation for the Establishment of a parcels post they keep from the postorhce department what would be a most prolitable and egitimate branch of business, and one a hu h would immediately put an end to the bogey of an annual postal de? ceit. The people, at the same time, ire forced to pay exorbitant rates for nteiior service, whereas they would >e much better served at lesser cost vere the express business in the hands >f the postoftlce department where it belongs. A third consideration, not io immediately apparent but none the ess susceptible of proof, it the fact hat the express companies, by de? priving the railroads of this profitable business first hand, have forced :hem to increase freight and passen rer rates beyond the point otherwise lecessary to pay Interest on their ex? cessive bond Issues and dividends on :helr generously watered capital. Thus the public suffers at every point to supply enormous profits to i monopoly that should never have ?een permitted to exist for a day. How nuch longer will it be content to sub nit to a condition of extortion and nferlor service that exists In no oth t country of high civilization on the flobe??Georgetown Item. America's Oldest Public School. The sesqui-eentennial of the oldest > uidle school in America has just been celebrated with appropriate ceremon es in Germantown, Pa., and the vasi lebt which this country today OS/ei to free education makes the incident >ae of n>"r?' than mere local or tran? kest interest. ??n April II, 17 0 0?sixteen year. rofore the Revoltuion?the corner gone of the institution was laid. In tin- autumn following it was ?poned to pupils. The first year's en? rollment showed that ?10 of these were [?mglish and 70 German. The debt ol ll.ttl which rented upon the build lag was raised by means of a lottery. in the early days it was not an nn iauaJ thing to resort to this method >[ raiting revenues. It was also quit. lenerally used in the sale and diatrlb ition of wild lands. But today it is universally outlawed by public senti? ment. Washington was an ardent patron >f the Germantown school, which h< often visited to aooompany home hla kdopted son, George Washington (Mi? lls. In 17'js, when the Bank of the United States was robbed, a great deal of speeie was deposited in vaults un? der the building. In lsL'l General La fayette was tendered a grand recep? tion In the aaedemy. The school buildings were used as a hospital for the wounded alter th in tortc battle of Qormantown, and several British soldiers are burled In I fie school yards. During an epidemic of yellow fever, when General George Washington was at the home of the Rev. Frederick Herman, the German Instructor, he no t hla eablsH f In the academy and prepared to use the achool as a t. m porary meeting place for congress. But tin- fever soon afterward abated and t fie ids i was abandoned, \ M in Want-. Io Dir. 'only when a lasy liver and sluggish bowels causa frightful despondency. Rut l?r. King's New Life Pills expel nelsons: from the system; bring hope und courage; cure all U\er. atomach and kidney troubles; Impart health and rigor to the weak, nervous and ailing. L'.'.e at Slbert's l>rug Store. COTTON PRICES HIT SLIDF. BETTER WEATHER AND LIQUI? DATION HAVE CAUSED DE? CLINE. Sonn? Few Bullish Factors Crop Con? dition Reported Hud?Statistical Position Considered Strong By Many. New York, May 27.?Better weath? er and heavy liquidation partly, it is supposed, for Patten interests have sent cotton prices downward. Day after day Wall street houses sold heavily and this selling was generally believed to be for some large bull In? terest. The rec ent dec line of 10 cents In wheat is attributed largely to the selling by people who were long of both wheat and cotton. Naturally cotton suffered. But for valiant sup? port by leading Southern bulls the decline might have been greater than It was. Warmer and clearer weather throughout pretty much the whole belt has In the general estimation im? proved the chances of the crop. Mean? time, too, spot markets at the South have beeen quiet and the New York stock has been steadily increasing, giving rise to the impression that bulls will have to take and pay for more cotton than they originally ex? pected to do. The spot sales at Liver? pool have decreased. The dry goods trade in this coun? try is in by no means as satisfactory a state as could be desired. Large ex? ports or impending exports are re? ported, but on a basis, it Is said, of sharp discounts under the July op? tion, and to some the wobbly condition of the Liverpool market at times has seemed highly suggestive. From some parts of Texas the advices are to the effect that the crop outloook could hardly be better. Large spot interests have been heavy sellers of both crops. On the other hand some reports about the crop are distinctly bullish and the statistical position is regard? ed by some close students of cotton as strong. It Is argued that the situ? ation is precisely opposite from what it was a year ago when the cotton trade was confronted with big stocks of both raw and manufactured cotton whereas now these stocks are either actually small or very moderate, a difference of a whole diameter be? tween the situation now and that ex? isting at this time in 1909 with the single exception, it is true, that the price is now nearly $20 a bale high? er than it was then. The crucial question now is wheth? er or not this increase in cost offsets the bullish factors. Meantime bulls contend that ideal conditions are necessary to produce the bumper crop which seems neces? sary to replenish the supplies of the world, that the crop has had a poor start, that the plant is small, that in some States it is two to three weeks late and that it is open to serious question whether a crop of the need? ed lllfl can be raised. Recently very drastic liquid* ion has paved the way for a rally in prices which is not un? likely to be accelerated by the govern? ment report which is to appear on June 2. General sentiment here for the moment, however, is bearish. DROP CASE AGAINST GOODMAN. Whiskey Agent May Appear Beforfl (?rand Jury, Columbia, May 27.?Indictments against Morton A. Goodman, charge J with conapiracy and perjury in con* nactlon with the alleged dispensary g-aft cases, were nol proaaed in the Court of Sessions for Rlchland coun? ty. Assistant Attorney General De Br?hl appeared before Judge DeVore and, upon the motion of Solicitor Cobb, it was announced in open cour. shortly after noon today that tho cases against Goodman were nol proaaed, it li believed that Goodman will ap? pear before the grand jury here next week, Goodman was to have appear? ed last year, when the alleged graft caaes were In progress, but be was not present. One conapiracy case Involves mem? bers of the last board Of direct ?rs and certain agents of whiskey house*, ln< ludlng .Morten a. Goodman. John Barley, another whiskey agent, tes? tilled here last rail In the Black ca%e. Barley and Goodman were involved In some of the same Indictments. Tha otior case Involved the directorate Immediately preceding the last. New Orleans seemi to have the courage of its Panama Exposition - om let ions. I.Ion I 'oiidlca a < 'lllld, ?In Plttaburg n savage lion fond? led Ihe hand t ho t h child trust Into hin cage, Danger tu ;i child Is some? times great when least regarded, Of t< H it comes through colds, croup, and who< pine, cough, They slay thousands thai Dr. King's New Discovery could h .\. i \ed. " \ f v. doses eur< l our baby of a very bad eas? ,?i croup,'* <? rite - Mr - ?; >rge M 1 ?a> is, of Flal flock, N. "We nlways give it t? him when he takes cold, Its a won derl ul modl< Ine f? r habb : " Heal f ?i coughs, < oids. lagrlppe, asthma, hem nrrhages, weak lungs, 50c, $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Si I m i t s i (rug Store. ANTI-PROHIBITION NEWS. An Kx Parte showing Indicates On Fane of Facti Quoted That Pro? hibition Increases Beer Consump? tion and Promotes Moonshining. Washington, May 27.?The status of the prohibition situation in various parts of the country, but especially In the South, will be one of the subjects considered at the fiftieth annual con? vention of the United States Brewers' Association when it meets at Wash? ington on June 8 and 9. The situa? tion as it exists in the various South? ern States has been thoroughly can? vassed by the officials of the associa? tion and lengthy reports will be made on each State at the convention. The reports will show that there has been a decided improvement from the brewer's standpoint throughout the South. In Alabama, the recent spring elec? tions resulted in an anti-prohibition State ticket and legislature being nominated, and in the defeat of the prohibition constitutional amendment and it is believed at the next session of the legislature in January State? wide prohibition will be repealed. In Tennessee, Texas and Florida, the brewers report, there has been a change in sentiment and lively con? tests are now being conducted be? tween "drys" and "wets." In Okla? homa the prohibition and anti-prohi? bition forces are about to make a test of the ?.uestion at a special election. From ^J.OOO to 70,000 persons have signed a call for a special election, but Governor Haskell refused to call the election. Recently, however, the Supreme Court decided that the elec? tion must be held, and a call prob? ably will be issued in the near future. A report just issued by the depart? ment of internal revenue for the month of March, 1910, shows a de? cided improvement in the brewers sit? uation. In March of this year the barrel tax amounted to $4,993,793 as compared with $4,079,222 in March a year ago, or an increase of 22.4 per cent. The beer sales for March, 1910, were the heaviest for the same month of previous years, and show an in? crease of nearly 8 per cent, over the largest March sales in 1907. The fol? lowing table shows the amount of beer sold in March of each year from j 1901 to 1910: March. Barrels. 1910 . 4,993,793 1909 . 4,079.222 1908 .4.109,152 1907 . 4,647,066 1906 .3,821,078 1905 .3.S90.817 1904 . 3.631.29 1 1903.3,516,580 1902 . 3.3?7.009 1901.2,892 570 I It Is recalled that the bee?* DAles for j the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1909, showed a decrease of 4.14 per cent as compared with the previous I year, the total amount of bee:" sold being 56,303,497 barrels of 31 gal? lons. The beer sales for th? 9 months I of the current fiscal year (June 1, j 1909 to March 31, 1910) shows an in? crease of 4.60 per cent. If the same ratio of increase is maintained during April, May and June, not only will the decrease of the fiscal year have been made up, but the total sales for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910 will actually show an increase of 145,777 barrels over the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1908, which was the banner year of the beer business in the United I States. In other words, it is practi- j cally certain that the beer sales for ( the current fiscal year will consider? ably exceed all past records. That "moonshining" has increased in the various southern prohibition states has long been claimed by the brewers association, and this phase of the "dry" movement also is to be consid? ered at the coming convention. Com? missioner of Internal Revenue Ca bcllf before the sundry civil subcom? mittee of the house committee on ap? propriations, recently admitted that there had been a decided increase in "moonshining" whiskey in the vari? ous prohibition states in the south, and that the department had been j obliged to enlarge its force through? out the "dry" territory. "Owing to the fact that a large amount of territory has recently changed, on account of state legisla? tion, from license to no-license terri? tory, tiie amount of "moonshining" and blockading has increased enor? mously," Mr. Cabell told the com? mittee. "Those increases took place in States that have recently gone "dry?" Representative Fitzg< raid of New York Inquired. ??Yes sir", Mr. Cabell replied. "Mow .Iocs the number of criminal cases arising now in the states where prohibition laws have been enacted compare with the number of eases in those states prior to the enactment of such prohibition legislation?" In? quired Representative Yaw m y of Minnesota, chairman of th ? appropri? ation committee. "A very great Increase, a notable Increase," Mr. Cabell replied. "In Georgia las! year there were 294 llli cf| distilleries seized and destroyed, For the year ending June 30, 1909, there ware 623 in North Carolina, which has recently gone dry, the pro portion is just about the same. In I Oklahoma there were practically three times as many arrests and re? ports of violation since the state had gone dry as there were for the cor- ; responding period while the state wa a licensed territory. THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. ?Increases the price of many neces? sities without improving the quality Foley's Honey and Tar maintains its high standard of excellence and its great curative qualities without any increase in cost. It is the best remedy for coughs, colds croup, whooping cough and all ailments of the throat, j chest and lungs. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Siberfs Drug Store. "v7du can guess how good Nun nally's bonbons and chocolates are just by looking at them ?but you'll know their superior de liciousness if you buy a box. These French duels are getting to be oturageously violent. FOR MORE THAN THREE DEC? ADES. ?Foley's Honey and Tar has ben a household favorite for all ailments of the throat, chest and lungs. For in? fants and children it is best and safest as it contains no opiates and no harm? ful drugs. None genuine but Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellog package. Refuse substitutes. Slbert's- Drug Store. The new King of England is begin? ning to be a king, as Artemus Ward would say, from the very first off start. ALL TIRED OUT. candies are un equaled in purity and freshness in all the south. They are shipped us by fast express?always fresh. W. W. SIBERT. Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy -Shakespeare. Hundredi More in Sumter in the Same Plight. 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