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AUTOMOBILE PARADE. ?WIM. BF A FFATl'HE OF FIHF MENS rot KS IM* NT WKKK. A Paradr Winding up With Contest In Front of Grand St?nd?No Negro Driver**?I.??ii??*? im* E-imx-IhII) l>o ulresl. The Marthall? In ch?rge of the au tomoblle entertalnmen lot Tourna? ment week met yesteiday afternoon to perfect arrangemen s for the pa? rade. They decided that no negro driven would be allowed in the pa rada. The parade will start from Main and ILberty streets at 4 o'clock. All who enter the parade are requested to bring their cars to Liberty and Main streets at 2 o'clock or as soon thereafter as possible so they can be arranged In order for ? he parade. In the ring there wll be maintain? ed a distance of 30 feet between the cars. It Is suggested that ail who wfll invite the visitors to occupy the ears. It is noped as many ( rivers as pos? sible will be ladies, and that everyone who has a car will ent< r. The parade will wild up at the grand stand and the contest* will be? gin Immediately. There will be three classes of contestants, me, two and four-cylinder cars, each In its own class. The contest will be the quick start. The cars will I e at a d standstill with the engines de? d the driver in his seat unJer t' ? ing gear. At the signal t out. crank up, get In an 1 k against time. Cars ma;* b. li d of tops, lamps and wind l d muffler off. There will also be a ipaaollnt The tanks and earbura er w ill >e drained and one quar: of gasoline will be put In and the car run till the "calf-rope" Is called 'or. The run will be on Washington to Broad, to Church, to Hampton, to Washington. The automobile feat ire can be made an attractive one. and every owner ^f a car should make every effoit to be in the parad ?, GOVEHNOK'S ACTION DISPLEA9 I NO. In Matter of William*! urg Annexa? tion to Floren v. Klngstree, June 10.? For several weeks, it appears, ther? has been a movement on foot to anrex the upper portion of Willlamsburg County, in? cluding Scranton and Lake City, to Florence County. The citizens of the first named place 11 seems, ori? ginated this movement und circulat? ed petltlor.s calling for Lynch's Lake Swamp ss the southern boundary line. This petition, It s said, was unanimously signed by the citizens residing In this proposed territory and was presented to the Govirnor. who subsequently passed It tc the Attor? ney General for his consideration. Just about this time the people of f^Lak^ city started out wi h their pe ' tltlos covering that terlt< ry embrac? ed In the Scranton petition, then south of I<ak? City, f- ilowlng the boundary line of Lake Township to the southwest corner, thence the Cen? tennial road to the Florence County line, making in all ahoi t seventy square miles. When this second petltbn was pre? sented to the Chief Executive his Fx oollency determined to ghe the vote on that embraced In the list petition first, as It covered all the territory embraced in the first and should It fall, then he would orde ? another election to consider this first. I'.y this I SOJFSJt the Governor hoped to avoid a second election. This action on the pirt of the Oovernor. It ipp< irs. Is displeasing to those originating this movement and they now declare the:* >vlll vote against the cuts proposed Ii the Lake City petition, arguli * th.it BOOaUSi. their petition was filed lint, with re? quest that It be considered separately, It should have BSJOSJ slv^n preference, snd besides those who ornaniz. d this movement will not *et a fair and Im? portal deal. The promoters of this annexation to Florence county set forth as their reasons for leas Im? \\ llllamshur* County that they like the way the roads .md - li'H'U In that county ar> taken ' ire of, and that t \e schedule of trait* to and from thoHS points lo Florefee Is better Stilted o the eon venb-ne?. of the bu m- ; nu n Of that se< tl.?n. The opponents of this proposition are lacking In this cum nunlty ate If there any tiny ar- siandlnt aside, rs fusing to i ?ke i ay part Ii thai sefs mMo, |.< m h i n three w. . k < now ui.m Colonel Iloosevelt will l>c "In OSJi mldsf again. Think of t?less thai thre.? weeks' Can we wait.* W? can?Kansas City Journ il. General Weyb-r lias brought out th< first of the four \olumos ?f his mem olrs. If he Is telling the whole truth this Is the most eourageo is act of hi life.?Boston Thranscrlpl. LVOV will EXPLAIN MATTERS. At Present, Howowr, Attorney Gon eral Says Nothing In Reply lO Judge DeVore. Colombia, June 10.?Attorney Gen? eral Lyon returned today from Geor? gia, where he has been on legal bnsi ness for the State. When asked COO eerning the statements of Judge l>e Voti as to the Ilichland county grand Jury, he stated that he had not had time to investigate the situation, but that he would make some statement when he had secured all the facts. Hs will give a satisfactory explana? tion as to why there was no business for the Rlchland county grand jury on the day that Judge DeVore said that the Attorney General requested that the Jury meet. TAIJAFERRO IS BEATEN. Napoleon Bonaparte* Broward Win*. Senatorship in Florida. Jacksonville, Fla., June 9.?Friends of United States Senator James D. Taliaferro. concede that Governor N. P. Browrad won the election for the United States senate by more than 1, 500 majority. The man who has been chosen by the people of Florida to represent them in the United States senate has had an adventurous and remarkable career. Napoleon Bonaparte Broward is of Huguenot descent on his father's side and his mother was of an old New England family. Broward's parents died when he was 12 years old. Two years later he began as varied a ca? reer as ever led to a Governor's chair and a United States Senatorship by finding employment in a logging camp run by an uncle. He rafted logs, sawed fence rails and made him? self generally useful. Next he tried farming, then he became a steamboat roustabout. Starting on a tug as cook, he had worked his way to second In com? mand, when he shipped north on a coastwise sailing vessel, bound for New Bedford. At 16 he was fishing for cod on the Grand Banks. One of his vivid rec? ollections for this chapter in his ca? reer is that he went to the fishing grounds clad in a gingham shirt and Jean "pants" and nearly froze In con? sequence. Broward first went after cod In 1873. During the 14 years that en? sued he was a seaman on coastwise sailing vessels and fishing boats, a steamboat hand and a piloe, in Flor? ida, finally becoming part owner of a steamboat plying between Mayport and Palatka, Florida. In 188 7 he gave up the sea to run a wood yard. The same year he was appointed Sheriff of Duval county, In which he was born, to fill a vacancy caused by death. By reappointment. ? lec tion and re-? lec tion he remained Sheriff until Ifta, when he went to the State Legislature from his coun? ty. He became Governor four years later. hut before he quit the otfice ut Sheriff he had gained fame In at least two national capitals as one of the most daring of the Cuban (111 bUeter* In U!?' he re-entered the steam in.at business, having secured an in? terest in the notorious Three Friends This ocean-going tug was built in Jackonvllle for the primary purposi of supplying the Cuban patriots with munitions of war. Broward him? self commanded the tug on eight of her trips to and from Cuba; he al? ways took charge whenever the signs pointed to an exciting voyage. Through his connection with the Three Friends Broward has the dis? tinction of being the only living Gov? ernor for whose capture a foreign government offered a largo reward. One of Broward's partners was "Dy? namite Johnny" O'Brien, the Spanish government also having a standing reward for his Interception and cap? ture. Broward could not, with truth, he called a po..r man these days, though ?von now he Is ne millionaire. A goodly portion of his worldly posses? sions has resulted from his filibuster? ing ventures, While Broward turned filibuster partly to make money and partis for the excitement ol the game, he insists that he was actuated also by a strong desire to see the Cuban* fr? ed from Spanish ruh . In am event, his is a name writ large In the last yean <d* the hlstor) of Cu? ban filibustering, a few >'ar> before h< became in terested in the Three Friends, Drow lard mined phosphate; two years be? fore he was mad. Governor he got in the towing and wrecking business. The native- of Florida, asked as to what his Governor has done, could i reply quite truthfully, wore lo so ? minded, "Aboul everything excepl i Hy.M He who gi\?s up th. smallest part of a secret has the rest no longer In his power.?Richter. Tho Tnggnrt quarantine against Bryan Is about the most unique it in frenzi? ?I politic Wa hington Pus' COTTON LOOKING UP. HAS GONE UP IN FACE <>I GOOD WEATHER. Busing on Part of Wall Street Shorts Has Contributed to Gnlns In Sum? mer Months. New orYk, Juno 10.?Cotton has advanced in tho face of weather con? ditions over most sections that have been practically ideal. Covering by large Wall street shorts has been the great feature so far as the summer months are concerned. The new crop months did not move materially until Thursday, when there was a sharp advance. These options had evident? ly become oversold, owing to the fav? orable weather and the many reports of steady progress of the plant. Yet of late excessive rains have occurred in many parts of the belt, while in Texas maximum temperatures have been reported of 100 to 104 degrees. These conditions have caused consid? erable covering and there has also been not a little new buying on the idea that quotations for the new crop months are too low when com? pared with the prices ruling for the summer months. The stock of certificated cotton here has decreased at the rate of 5, 000 to 10,000 bales daily, and thus far this month has diminished over 54,000 bales. As leading bulls arc reported to have sold the bulk of" their holdings of spot cotton, it Is pre? dicted that the stock will continue to dwindle as fast as freight room can be engaged. The Liverpool spot mar? ket has been active with spot and '-?all transactions of as high as 17, 000 bales in a single day. Manchester is reported active. The spot demand in parts of the South has increased of late. Large sales of the actual cot? ton have been officially reported here in New York. According to some Liverpool people the sa'.es of spot cot? ton there would be larger if desir? able cotton was avilable. Increasing reports of the appearance of boll weevil have been received from Mis? sissippi, Louisiana and Alabama. The crop is reported to be from two to three weeks late in many sections and the plant will be exposed to a greater degree than usual to weevil damage. A large crop is undoubtedly needed On the other hand the weather has been in the main favor? able. Crop reports are In many cases more cheerful. Trade reports from most sections of the country have been unfavorable. The action of the American Printing Company at Fall River In deciding to close down indefinitely has been followed by the announcement that the big Fall River iron works, the print cloth plant owned by C. D. Borden, will shut down every other week for an indefinite term. At Charlotte, N. C, a movement has been started looking to a complete shut-down of the yarn mills. Leading bulls have liquidated to some extent on the advance and there has been considerable selling attributed to James A. Patten. The dominant factor, however, has been active covering by shorts, large and small. ROOSEVELT EN ROVTE HOME. On Board Big Liner, Mighty Teddy Rests From Strenuous Trip. Southampton. June 10.?After an absence frcm home of nearly fifteen months, eleven of which he has spent in the African jungle and the remain? der of the time in making a tour through Northern Africa and various parts of Europe, Theodore Roosevelt sailed from Southampton today on board the steamship Kaiserin Au? guste Victoria, bound for New York. Accompanying Col. Roosevelt were Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Nicholas Long worth, Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Ker mit Roosevelt. The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria is due to land Col, Roosevelt in New York Saturday morning, June IS. ?Foley's Kidney Remedy may be given to children with admirable re? sults. It does away with bed wetting, and is also recommended for use after measles and scarlet fever. Bl bert'l Drug Store. A gentleman brought a freak og^r tu this office on Friday. The ogn was a soft shelled egg ami it had a well defined tall, it might be call? ed a comet egg, hut th<- tall is short . r than the egg, hence another name must be found for it. Buch freaks ,irv not Infrequent where the hens are too fat and do not M>-t enough oi the shell making mat -rial. * Marvelous Discoveries mark the wonderful progress ol the age.. Ai?- nights on heavy ma? chines, telegrams without wires. t< r rlble war Inventions to kill men, and that wonder of wonders Dr. Klng'i New Discovery?-to save life when threatened by coughs, colds, lagrlppe asthma, croup, bronchitis, nemor rhagea hay fever, whooping cough oi lung trouble. For ail bronchical af? fections It has no equal, it rellevei Instantly. Its the surest cure. Jamei .\r. Black of Ashevllle, N. <'.. K. R No. 4, writes it cured him of an obstl nate cough alter all other remedlei , failed, 50c. and $1.00, A trial hot He free Guaranteed ?>>? Blbert's Dru| store. TRAVELED WITH NEGRO; HELD Pretty Fr?ulein Didn't Know About The Color Line. New York, June 9.?Pretty Frau? lein Marie Rodenbeck began to get her American education before she landed here, for she hasn't landed yet, although it la expected that she will be released from Ellis Island af? ter the Government authorities have heard from the German Consul. The fraulein is a student at the University of Strassburg, Germany, and an employe of the postofhee there. Studying German and philology for eight months at the university was the wife of William Hunton. Internat ionl secretary of the Colored Young Men's Christian Association in the United States. The fraulein saw that the colored matron was treated the same as white women at the univer? sity and didn't see anything wrong in accepting her as a traveling compan? ion. So the fraulein was in the same suite with her in the second cabin of the Holland-American liner New Am? sterdam. The German girl has a leave of absence of a year and had no trouble until she reached Quarantine. She did not know there was any feeling here about a mingling of the races un? til an inspector told her that at the request of the German Consulate she would have to be taken to Ellis Is? land. The colored woman and her two children were held up, too, but she communicated with her husband, who soon had her released. The fraulein wept, but was told that she would have to wait until the Consul-General presented his reasons for having her stopped. It is understood that the fraulein's friends on the other side, after she left with the colored woman, decid? ed that she would lose caste on this side when the facts became known and set in motion the official ma? chinery that resulted in her being halted. WILL SHUT DOWN. South Carolina Cotton Mills to Shut Down For Two Weeks. Hendersonville, N. C, June 10.? The opening session of the South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' Asso? ciation here tonight was marked by the passage of a resolution urging curtailment of products and by the report of the president, E. A. Smythe. The plan of curtailment is for each mill to close down for one week in August and one week in July or for two weeks in August. More than 100 members of the as? sociation attended the opening ses? sion. About 60 more were in town at noon. They were met at the depot by a committee of business men and escorted to the Hotel Gates. At 3 o'clock a reception at the hotel was tendered them by the citizens of the town. At 4 o'clock there was a street car ride to Laurel Park where a tour- j foot key to the city was presented to the association. V. M. Montgomery, of Spartanburg, accepted the courtesv in a very happy little speech. The Merchants' Association tendered the delegates a reception at Laurel Park retreat, where refreshments were served and some excellent music lis? tened to. Short informal talks were made and the delegates returned to town. At 8:30 the convention was called to order in the court house by Capt. E. A. Smythe, president of the asso? ciation since its organization at Lake Toxaway, N. C, tive years ago. He is slated for re-election tomorrow. The president's report and those of the coal-buying, waste, traffic, bag? ging and ties committees were read. George W. Forrester of Atlanta, traf? fic manager for the association, made his annual report. President Smythe in his report made the following recommenda? tions: To amend the labor law of South Carolina to prohibit employ? ment of children under 12 years of age for any cause whatever; to rec? ommend to the legislature a mar? riage- certificate law, a birth registra? tion law and a compulsory school law for children under 12 years of age. The discussion of the condition 01 the cotton and goods market was In? teresting ami participated in by a majority of those present. There Will be another business SVS si..ii ;n 9:30 tomorrow morning, when officers w ill be elected and Vice Pres? ident W. 8. Lee of tin Southern Pow? er Company will address the conveu t !o||. At :: o'clock, in carriage and auto? mobiles, the delegates will be taken to the lakes and various points of ? scenic interest. The weather is ideal < and the association seems well pleas i ed with their reception and treatment ? here. ?If you are not satisfied after using a according to directions two-thirds of s a bottle of Chamberlain's stomach and Liver Tablets, you can have your '. money back. The tablets ? b anse and I Invigorate the stomach, improve the . digestion, regulate the bowels. Give r them a trial and get well. Sold by W. W. Slbert. SUGAR TRUST MEN GUILTY. Employes Who Defrauded Govern? ment Convicted After Hard Fight. New York, June 10.?Charles Ii. Heike .the white haired secretary of the American Sugar Refining Com? pany, was convicted tonight on one count of an indictment charging con? spiracy to defraud the government of customs duties on sugar. Ernest W. Gerbraecht, former sup? erintendent of the Williamsburg (Brooklyn) refinery, was convicted on all six counts. For James F. Bendernagel, former cashier of the refinery, the jury stood 7 to 5 for acquittal. He will be tried again. This ends the government's second attempt to imprison the group of men responsible for the vast underweigh ing frauds, to which the so-called trust has virtually confessed by the restitution of more than $2,000,000 in duty. Heike is the highest official of the company upon whom blame has been fixed and he now faces a pos? sible sentence of two years in the federal penitentiary and a fine of $10,000. He is 65 old a: d broken in health and spirits. His counsel, in summing up, declared repeatedly that a prison term meant nothing less than death. Convicted on all six counts, Ger? braecht can be sentenced to 12 years In prison, with a maximum fine of $40,000. He is 53 yean old. All three, defendants who were un? der bond, were paroled in the cus? tody of counsel until 10:30 o'clock tomorrow when court will hear the usual motion in the cases of Heike and Gerbraecht and barring some stay, will announce the time of sen? tence. The trial which endec' tonight was started on May 16 with six defend? ants included in the indictment. Be? sides Heike, Gerbraecht and Bender? nage!., there were three minor em? ployes?Harry W. Walker, assistant dock superintendent, and Jean M. Voelker and James F. Halligan, checkers. The trial had not progressed far, however, when the te?-+{--"->ny so in? criminated these men that their counsel offered pleas of guilty. They have not yet been sentenced. Bendernagel had been tried pre? viously with Spitzer, the pardoned dock superintendent, who testified at the trial just closed, but as was the case tonight the jury disagreed. Spit? zer got five years, and four checekrs were sentenced to one year each. They are still serving time on Black well's Island, but Spitzer, conscience stricken, made complete confession and told a story that resulted in Heike's conviction. WILL MAKE FIGHTING SPEECH. J'inchot Sends Word to Roosevelt Club, of New York. St. Paul. June 9.?Gifford Plnchot announces that he will make a fight? ing speech when he comes to this city next Saturday as the guest of honor of the Roosevelt Club at a con? servation banquet. Hugh T. Hallbert, president of the club, today received a letter in which Mr. Pinchot said; : "I shall be obliged to make a fight? ing speech. It will deal directly with the political situation of the moment and will say what I think with entire frankness. I am clearly of the opin? ion that the present situation means nothing so much as an honest effort to get a realization of the facts firm? ly implanted in the public mind." Mr. Pinchot added that he would avoid personalities and would men? tion no names. He would not, as has been reported, enter into his own fight, but would deal solely with the idea of conservation. ?Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold on a guarantee that if you are not satisfied after using two-thirds of a bottle according to directions, your money will be refunded. It is up to you to try. Sold by W. Y7. Si bert. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 1, at 0 a. in. Applicants must he not less than fifteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 1 tin y will be awarded to those making the highest average at thlt examin? ation, provided they meet the condi? tions governing the award. Appli? cants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the ex? amination for Scholarship examina? tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 21, 1910. For furth? er information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. ?Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will brace up the nerves, ban? ish sick headache, prevent despond? ency and invigorate the whole sys? tem. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Ml ST DO TIME IN ATLANTA. Dr. Roland Register Sentienoed to 13 months for Mlssusinsj United state* Mail. New Orleans, June 9.?Dr. Roland Register of this city whs today found guilty in the United States district court here of the charge of using the mails to defraud and was sentenced to 13 months in the federal peniten? tiary at Atlanta. It was alleged that he sent out circulars making false claims and guarantees of cures. Drs. A. S. Dyer and W. H. Hale, who were found guilty on a similar charge sev? eral days ago, were also sentenced to? day, the former to a term of 13 months in the Atlanta prison and a fine of $1,000 and the latter to IS months and a fine of $5,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT COMING. Will Make a Fine Showing at the Sumter Tournament. I - The Greenwood Fire Department hopes to he represented at the State Firemen's tournament which will be held in Sumter soon. New uniforms have been bought and the young men have been practicing daily for seme time. They will enter the contest for the big prizes offered. All the big up? country towns will be represented. Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Union, etc.?Greenwood Index. CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COL* LEGE EXAMINATIONS. -M TK examination for the award of sch rships In Clemson Agricultural ,:e will be held In the County House on Friday, July 8th, at 1) a. m. Applicants must fiU out prop er - rms, to be secured from the County Superintendent of Education, befoj.- they will be allowed t.? stand the examinations. For detailed in? formation, apply to the Superintend? ent of Education, or to the President of Clemson College. Applicants for admission to the College, but not seeking for the scholarships, will also stand entrance examinations at the court house July 8 th. The scholarships' are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session of the college opens Sept. 14th, 1910. COST AND COURSES OF STUDY. (1) Agriculture. (2) Agriculture and Chemistry. (3) Agriculture and Animal In? dustry. (4) Chemistry and Geology. (5) Civil Engineering. (6) Mechanical and Electrical En^ gineering. (7) Textile Industry. Cost per session, including Board,. Laundry, Heat, Light, Uniform and all fees, $118.70. Books and all other miscellaneous supplies, about $20.00. For studentswho, pay tuition, $4 0.00 additional. For catalog and information, apply to W. M. 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