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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. MT9XWBY LETTKH? FKOM OUR SPE? CIAL CX)RRK8POXDKNT8. min of Interee* From ?II Part? of Huant<T and Adjoining Counties. MOTICB TO CORIUNI MN'DENTS Mail your letters to that they will iitch this office not later than Mon ?*y when Intended tor Wednesday's v^per and not later than Thursday toe Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond? ence. In case of Items of unusual ?ewe velue. eend In Immediately by nail, telephone or telegraph. Such sew* stories are acceptable up to the aour of going to press. Wednesday's paper Is printed Tuesday afternoon and Saturday's paper Friday after Pi XF WOOD. Plnewood. Feb. 13.?The next at? traction at the Audltorlm Is Herehrt A. and Floy Mtt'ihan Sragu" In "H11> Van Winkle.'* Friday evening. Feb? ruary 17th. This Is under exclusive street ion of Um Ussicllffe entertaln snent bureau. The liapttst congregation will d?mJ - cate their new church here on Sun 4ay. February 19. A large crowd Is expected from all Stattet, of this eount.v and Sumter. Mr. J. Manning RUlSjarflSJOl bride of only a week arrived hare last Friday a. m. for a short visit, after which he will return to the capital city and take charge of nn Insurance business. Rev. Mr. Kennedy of Colimhlu was here for several days last week look? ing over the Baptist charge h< r.\ Calvary, and at ?ummerton. Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Harvln, af? ter spending several days last week visiting in Charleston, have returned hono-. Mr. II. M I'railsford after a two 0 weeks' \ Islt to McClcllunville is at home again. The performance In "The Dixie Olrls Co." are rehearsing nightly for the pi estimation of the play in the near future. Lieut. Col. Isaac M. Lor yea, a weekly visitor failed to mak ? his ap? pearance last week, which caused several laSjniftSSJ as to the cause, but he was right tp skip one we. k ai be left on the 4th with a packet full df applications. Messrs. J. J. Knlh and Henry Frl erson of the Game Cork i itv were in town last Friday. SAW M K SI I KS TO Bl <' \LL BILL II at. 11 Debate In House on Contin ihm"' of < lernst>u ? ollege Tug Tax. ColumMa. Beb. 10.?In tlu- house on Friday Representative. Sawyer pre? cipitated a flonvwh <a- i :m??nious de? bate I \ -? king to have recalled from the Senat?, f r thi parpOSJi of recon sldering the vale by which it was yea tarday ad ? ? pt? d. the concurrent sen? ate resolution Instructing Attnme Oeneral LgSjSJ to report |S the legis? lature at Hg next session on the prac? ticability of the State acquiring con? trol of Clemson t'ollege. A resolution was passed by the house yesterday In pursuance of an agreement by which Crowning of Union was to continue till n?\t \ his bill to divert the tag tax revenues frasn Clemson College to the Btati Treasury on condition that thin In? quiry be made between Browning today said that the agree? ment made and acted on by gentle? men. The house had Bjej right now to repudiate that agreement with a full knowledge of which It -vas en? acted ye*terda> KepresentatK e Uem t>* rt of ItIch land, tVry of i ?. or.ee, and Vanderh?.mt of Charleston agreed with him. Vanderhorst moved to table Hawycr'-< motion. b?j| ooBvaalni of Joint assembly deferred the vote. It la probable that the motion ? ? tah|e will prevail. WOM \N sMI ?.#.|.| It TO .1 \IL. Kxamplo s?x.< \,u York Judge? Also $2,ono Fine. New York, Feh. 10.?As an exam? ple to women who had no vialms against smuggling. Judge v.artln. in the criminal branch of the I'tnt-?1 States District Court, today sentenced Mrs. Roberta <). Mill to the Tombs, from tonight until s ./clock Monday morning, and fined her $'-'.'?00. The fine was promptly paid and Mrs. Hill wa led away, sohbing hysterically, she Is the daughter of Morris Mengen, a welI - k n o w ri Btaallly horseman and the dlvor - 'I \\\f" of ('apt. Janus Hill. of the Itnt ish armv. Counsel for Mrs. Hill made a strong plea for the Court's mercy, but Judg* Martin said he felt a Jail sentence was neeessary as a lesson. "I regret to say," he uded. "that wone n ar>' mu< h moi e prone to at tempt smuggling than are men." Mrs. Hill had plead guilty of smug? gling Into this country ,i said" coat and other good* valued at $v. lb r mother sat near her during the pro? ceedings and saabed bltterl) a hen sentence was prnnottf* ? d - I SOLON'S MAY IGNORE C.W XON. Tuft's Heelprocity IMau Likely to Re eei\o Their Indorsement, Despite (Taste Joe's Opfsasttksa, Bprtngfleld, in., Peb, IS.?President Taft's plan f<?r Canadian reciprocity is Ukbly t?? reeohrt indorsement by th ? Illinois legislature, despite Spea';e i ';innon'i opposition. When the legislators ?et hack en [ "lay they will Bad awaiting ther.1 a t ie irly defined issue whether UUnol will follow tin- president or Bpesfc Cannon. Mr. Cannon's letter to BtsH PSflStOf l'ailey of l>anville Is respm slbls for the lines of personality 1 ??? ing drawn. Among the many legislators a |i > ftmain* (1 here (?vor Sunday, after at? tending the Lincoln banquet, the be lief Is that the legislature will sup port the president in his reciprocity recommendations. They held that tie* letter h;is forced the situation to SUCU a degree that Immediate action by the house and senate is th ma ml ? ?1. Tllfl speaker's action Is looked upon *S forecasting the parting of the way* between him and the president. The ipt of the letter a few hours in ad vance of the speech by the presid???at bofors the Joint assembly Is doplo: J ??>? politicians. SIGNS I'KOIIIIUTION ACT. QmWnUS of Texas Tuts Name to Res? olutlon l*ro\iding For I'.leetlou on State-wide Law. Austin, Texas, Kol?. 10.?Gov. Col Qttttt this afternoon signed the joint it solution adopted by the preset.; legislature pre*. Idlng fur submission to popular ?OtS of ths proposed amendment to the constitution f< r St at -wide prohibition. The quest ion will he voted on at a special ehctb ? to be held July 2'2. After signing the resolution, Gov. Colquitt dedi? cated the pen which he used to th* waste basket. ARMED ROBBERS ABUNDANT. Country Around Aflsoy Is Overrun With BoM Outlaws Who lin er City. Amoy, China, Teh. 10.?The sur? rounding sonn try Is overrun with bands of armed robber* snd the bold* er have ventured into the heart of this city, terrorizing the inhabitant... . The authorlti? | )?ave sdoptsd Btrt " ' measures to suppress the outlaw., and four robbSTS were beheaded t<< d a y. The famine has made ttrosandl of men desperate. NOTARIES BILL NOW LAW. Measure Rlgned by Governor Blonso, Proi Islorf of Same. Columbia, Feb. 10.?Governor Itlease tonight signed the Xotari" PtlbllC Ad ThS Aet provides that the terms of notaries shall be at tea pleasure of the Governors that th< fSSJ shall be $J, instead of $3.2;", M hsrstofors for ? oommlsslons tb ? two members of the legislative d. ! nation *hall ret ??mm-od for notaries; that a notary shall record his com* mission with the Clerk of Court. This In brief, was ths bill recommend- vi by the free confer* nee committee. The members of the General A> senibly have been besieged with re? quests from their OOnStltUSntloiSS t? Obtain <?ommlssions. The olllco of the BtOialnry Of State is busy issu? ing com m lssl on a Today was the date named In Governor Blsass's message f.?r the notaries to gt? out of ofnVc. More than 7.000 went out. but many were recommtssloned within the last few daya INTERESTING EXHIBIT OF liAsi: P.ALL. Little Sluggers Down Church Street ShMuters If to I. That baseball is | UVS issue in this town, yon have only to ask SOflflS of the boyi Of the city who me now 0r? fa: Isini nnd re*organlslng their tsams of last year( adding new strength to the old material and tak? ing In much good new material. Friday afternoon the sseond gam* seheduled officially to corns off in the city was played when the oombln stlon of Little Bluggors went Up nsjalnst the Chureh Street aggregation of Bhootero, and In s rollicking good K?me i eat them nronnd ths diamond to the tune of 10 to 4 with : It nty of time And hits to spare, Th?- batt< t it s f..r the Sin.liters s is Bhaw pitcher, snd Nunnamaker itcher, whlls Bradhnm twirled and Burns taught for tie- Little Bluggera The official umpire was .1?'?' Chend* ler. KALIORH DROWNED. Only One of Crew of Tw cut y-titnc Benilirs Wreck of Russian Hark Glcwbank, Cossack, West Australia, Fob, i". The Kusslan bark QlenbanM w;ts i i eked off lo re today, snd 3? 11 ox jt.pt one of the crew of thirty were REPORT ON TRUSTEES. THOSE IIOLDINC1 TWO OFFICES ARE CONDEMNED. \sks Attorney Kenerul to Make In? vestigation?Those named ?s Lire Trustees of Borne State Institutions i Arc Mentioned?Report Adopted in | Dotti of Hoax a Columbia, Feb. 11.? Deciding that the trusteeship of any ol the institu? tions of hating of the State i.s an Of |cs of ti ust the holding of which pre i lud? s one from holding another of? fice of trust at the same time, the special commission snpolnted by the general assembly to Investigate the holding of sueh offices, last night re? ported to tlu- tWO hous. s. The report names B. R. Tlllman, senator from South Carolina; John Q. Rlcharda Jr., railroad commissioner, and Robert McFarland, judge of pro? bate of Darlington county, as trustees Of State Institutions who are holding other offices contrary to the constitu? tion. The trustees of the various Insti? tutions serving without commissions are also named in the report. Tiie commission did not attempt to decide the question of whether the lit*' trustees ,.f Clemson college are holding otiiee contrary to the consti? tution but submitted with the report a concurrent resolution directing the ittorney general to proceed with pro? ceeding! lO determine his point. The re >ort and concurrent resolu? tion were adopted by the senate and In the house there was tin same pro oedure, A letter was read In the sen? ate from the governor to the commis? sion saying that in the message to the moral assembly relating to the hold? ing of offices by trustees the name of Francis H. Weaton, senator from Rlohlandi was given as a trustee of the University Of South Carolina. He had since been informed by Mr. Wes ton that he had resigned as mi. tec, gnd had BUgg< Sted the very point raised. The commission consists of Senator \V. L. Mauldln, chairman: Senator Le Orande ci. Walker, T. P. Brown, Qe ?. S. Mower, Krank B. Gary. The report of the commission says: The special commission appointed by the two houses in accordance with the provisions of a concurrent resolu? tion "That a commission of live he appointed, three from the house and two from the senate, to investigate and report back to the general as? sembly, during this session, the trus? tees of the various educational insti? tutions of this State who are serving without commissions, and also those who are holding Other positions of public trust of this State contrary to the constitution of thh: state, begs have to report that it has duly In veslgated the matters referred to it. "Your commission decided thai un? der the terms of the concurrent reso? lution its investigation was limited to those who arc trustees of the various educational Institutions of the State, and has contin d Its Investigations to i u h persona Your committee has h *ight Information from such sources as it deemed proper. "Ai we understand the concurrent resolution "u?' duty was to Investigate and re ?ort! l i The trustees of the various educational institutions of the State who are serving without commissions; "{2) Those trusties who are hold? ing other position.- of public trust of this Bti te contrary to the constitution of the State, "Tour commltee Is of the opinion that those trustees who are ex ?officio members of Di? m veral boards are not violating any constitutional Inhibition win n SO serving and we deem it un ii. ssary to name those in that cate? gory. "As coming within the category* of tlu.se who are serving without com? mission your committee would name the following: ? Trustees of Winthrop college who have not been commissioned: Hon. W, J. Roddey, lion. j. B, Breaseale, Hon. Will? Jones and Hon. B. Ii. Tlll man; "Trustees <f Clemson Agricultural colege who have not been commis? sioned: Hon. John c. Richards, Jr.. Hon. Coke I >. Mann. Hon. B. H. Uav. 1. "Trustees of University of South Carolina who have not been commis? sioned! Hon. Robt. McFarland. "As to the Inquiry .is to what trus? tees are holding other positions of public trust of this State contrary to the constitution of the State your committee would report that after mature deliberation it is of the opin? ion, generally Speaking, that the trus? teeship of any of the Institutions of learning of the state is an office of trust, the holding of which precludes one from holding another office of 'rust at the same time. "Having reached this conclusion your committee Is of the opinion that lohn Q, Richards, Jr.. wh"? Is an elected trustee of Clemson agricul? tural college and also railroad com* missioner of this State is holding one or the other of said offices contrary to the Constitution of the State. "That B. it. Tlllman, trustee of Winthrop college atid also United State* senator from South Carolina, is holding one or the other of said offices contrary to the constitution of the state. "That Root. McFarland, who is trustee of the South Carolina univer? sity, is also probate judge of Darling? ton county, is holding one or the other of said offices contrary to the constitution of the state. "Your committee has given much thought to tin question bf whether or not the life trustees of Clemson col-j lege are in the same category as trus? tees elected by the general assembly or their officers. Some of your com? mittee have grave doubts upon this point, it is a question that ought to be definitely and Anally settled. it can only be determined by tribunal whose province it is uuder the law tu determine legal questions. Your com I mlttee therefore r> eommends the adoption of the accompanying concur? rent resolution directing the attorney general of the State to institute quo warranto procei dings, or such pro? ceedings as In hll judgment are proper, before a proper- tribunal i< t the purpose of determining whether or not a lit'? trusteeship of Clemson agricultural college is an office of honor or profit, or wether it is an oflice or position of profit or trust under this State, the United States of America or any of them or under any other power. Until this question shall have been finally determined in the manner suggest d it will be a con? stantly recurring s< urce of annoyance to the people of tlu Slate and to those who are holding such trusteeships, and an offl e at th ? same time, be sides under tin- honest belief that they are not violating the law. "Your committee, composed of lay? men and lawy< is, does not undertake to deride this purely legal question, but for the purposes above indicated it. reports that Alan Johnstons is a life trustee of Clemson agricultural college and also State senator from New berry county, and that B, R, Tin? man is a life trustee of Clemson agri? cultural college and also United States senator from South Carolina." I The following Is the concurrent resolution the commission attached to Its report: "That the attorney general of the Slate Is hereby authorised and di rected to institute In the name of the State quo warranto proceedings, or such other proceedings as In his judg? ment may be proper, before a proper tribunal, for the purpose of determin? ing Whether or not a life trusteeship of clemson agricultural college tinder the will of the late Tomas Q. Clem? son is an oince of honor or probt, or whether it is an office or position of profit or trust Within the meaning of the State constitution under this State, or the United Stabs of Amer? ica, or any other power, and if so, whether a p? rson holding such life trusteeship is inhibited under the con? stitution of this State Horn holding at the same time any other office of honor or profit, and especially wheth? er a p< rson can be a member of the 'general ass< ni'ly of Soiuh Carolina while holding a life trust) eship on the Clemson agricultural college." GOV. HAS A It Mo It PIERCKD. Salts ami Arrow*, of One Time South Carolina fklllor Injure Governor's Self Esteem. Columbia. Feb. 10,?On pre'ty good authority it is said that 'Governor Coleman Livingston Blease has learn? ed to bear with equanimity the slings and arrows ol the press, hut there is one editor, Major James Cal? vin Hemphlll, erstwhile of the Char? leston News ami Courier, but now of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, whose 1 darts always pierce the armor of the governor's self-esteem. Governor Blease has never been able to forgive the Major sundry sar? castic references to the gubernatorial pompadour, pallor and Prince Albert and the one vote that the governor's brother, resident at Staunton, got lor Congress; nor doc the Palmetto State chief executive relish the va? riations which the Richmond editor plays upon his middle name. In the Times-Dispatch Governor BFease li one day Coleman Lusitanta Blease, the next day he is Coleman Lallapa loosa Blease, the next Coleman l.et 'er-roll Blease and still another day he is Coleman Lopes Blease; w hich I sat is the "most unklndesl cut of all,"? for Lopes hath a Cuban sound and If there is one thing Mr. Blease abominates it is a Cuban, I Every day the Richmond paper has an editorial or two on South Carolina affairs, and Governor Blease is Invari? ably the hub. A bill, pending In the South Caro? lina legislature for an appropriation of $10,000 to supplement $16,000 to be furnished by the railroads, for the purpose of advertising South Caro lytna, llowet, t, the method of adver? tising the state will differ consider? ably from that of Governor Blease. - Wilmington Star. it begins to look as If Davlla, the present President of Honduras, might bad the insurrectionary army of next year.- Omaha World-Herald. DEFENDS THEJ??TH. senator bacon challenges root's ST a i i ;ments. Almost Sensational Incident Follows Speeeli of New York Senatoi n Opposition Ui Direct Eli i ; n. Cliarghtg ??Illing-? Happen in Southern States which Should, if Necessary, be Corrected by Federal Got c.??uncut. Washington, Feb. 10.?Through the injection of the race tiuestion into the hitherto comparative ly commonplace discussion, in the ?Senate, of the reso? lution providing lor the election of Senators by direct vote, Senator Root, of New York, and Senator Bacon, of Georgia, today lifted that controversy to a plane of almost sensational In? terest. The Incident arose in connection with extended remarks made by Sen Ator Root, in opposition to the Borah resolution. The New Yorker said that the National Government could not afford to barter away the privil? ege of supervising Senatorial elections in the South if the heed should arise for such supervision. Also, in speak? ing of the observance of the four? teenth and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution, he said that from time to time "things happen" in the Sotuhern States which should not be permitted by the State*, ami Which should le corrected, if not by the States themselves, then by ths Natlon j ai Government. Later he took oc j caslon to mphasise this statement, j win n ilst made tiie declaration I caused a visible stir en the Demo? cratic side of the chamber and the feeimg ans intensified by the repeti? tion, it became manifest at once that ii anything was lacking to insure op? position it had been supplied by Hoot. Senator Borah, who has charge of the message, charged that the rave question had '. ecu dragged Into the case for the purpose of alienating the minority. When Mr. Rool concluded his speech about ^ o'clock, he left the chamber. Mr. Bacon immediately ex? pressed a desire for specifications re? garding the things that the New York Senator had said ' happened," and which ought to be prevented, but the demand did not reach Mr. Root un? til after Senator Bacon had made a feeling reply to the New York Sena? tor's speech. Just before G o'clock Mr. Bacon re? vived the Southern question. Repeat? ing the remarks of the New Yorker, Mr. Ba?on addressed himself directly to Mr. Root and asked: "What are the things to which the Senator re? fers?" Mr. Root, in response, said that he had had refer* nee to the voluntary surrender by the Government of the power to enforce the protec tion of the suffrage privileges of the Southern ne? gro. Facing Mr. Bacon and speaking with great deliberation, Mr. Root enu? merated the peonage system, the lynching of negroes ami the disfran? chising provisions, such as the grand fa ba rs' clause in the Constitution of many of the Southern States, as some i f the things calculated to deprive the black man of that equal protection which the Constitution guarantees. ?The people of the United States are willing to fold their hands and wish the Southern people God-spei d in working out their delicate prob? lem, so long as they do so in kind? ness; but if there should be such op? pression as to call for the exercise of th- power Of the United States to en? force the amendment, that power should be used, and it ought to be," he said: Mr. Bacon replied that tuch ques? tion as lynching and peonage were no wise cognate to the subject under dis? cussion. He acounted for lynching on the ground of severe provocation, which lie said deprived men of their reason and made demons of them, lie found one cause for them in the spar Sity of population and, to show that this crime is conlined to no particu? lar part of the South, showed that there had been a lynching in New York, in which the victim was burned to death. As for the charge of peo? nage, he declared that there was no practice in the South worthy of thai name. Indicating doubt as to Mr. Root having had such offences in mind, Mr. Bacon said be was sine the New Yorker was really inveighing against supposed offences against the fran? chise. "Perfectly," responded Mr. Root. 'I'lun he added: "if the Constitution should be so amended as to provide for the election of Senators by direct vote, th.' National Government must retain th" power to make those elec tions frei and unhampered. With out this privilege the Govern men! surrenders the power of it. i>w ii preservation," "Does tie- Senator contend for tin power of Congress to annul laws now on 'he Statut?' books f<>r the States stu b as the grandfathers' claua ."' asU ed Mr. Bacon. "Without the slightest doubt." re plied Mr. Root. "Well," returned the Georgian, 'th Senator certainly has put us on no? tice." "I meant to put you and also the country on notice," replied Mr. Hoot, j bpeaking with force. Replying Mr. Bacon said that to ?bange th<' manner of electing Sena? tors without giving the States control, was a grave risk. Speaking of the past exp Tlencea Of the South he said: "if Southern people had not con? tended herocially against conditions (vhich confronted them, civilization '1 v, ? old have been destroyed la the South, and it would have been but s short time 1" fore it would have been de stroyed In the entire nation." After a few remarks: by Mr. Fletcher, of Florida, regarding the so called peonage of the South, the in- ^ cident closed for the day, with Sena? tor Borah's declaration that every? body knew perfectly well why the 1 question of lynchings and peonage had been wrought into controversy. SENATE PASES LIBEL BOA?. J Goes to House in Aaaessded Form? The liill. r I Columbia, Feb. 10.?After a discus? sion lasting during most of the legisla? tive session, the Senate passed the 'v^a I bei bill, in amended form, that was ; proposed by the South Carolina Press ^ Association If the House adopts the ; amendments the bill becomes a law. ? The discussion on the libel bill to ; day assumed such Wide range that it I would re< utr< .-. page to t?-!! all thatsBJj v aa said. Th< prim Ipal change made :i th- 11, BS It came from the House, \ was that part making proof of no malic and of retraction sufficient to do away with any punitive damages. The hill as passed leaves this to the jury entirely, j The following Is the libel bill as passed i y the s. nat ? ] lb' it . nacted by the General As? sembly ,.i the State of South Caro , Una: ; Section 1. That in any civil action Cor libel, changing the publishing of^ an erronei us statement, alleged to be i ? Itbclous, it shall be relevant and com ! petent evidence for either party to ! prove retraction or omitted to re I quest retraction. The defendant may j also show by way of defence to said action that the matter alleged to have~# been published, and to he libelous, was^ , published without malice and the bur I den of proof to be on the defendant I in the ne xt regular Issue, of the news paper or publication, after receiving demand in writing, or within seven da; s if no such demand in writing;^. Is made. to correct and retract ! said statement, or in the next rugular I issue of the newspaper or publication j did publish a correction, or retraction, as conspicuously and publicly as that j in which said alleged libelous state on tit was published in at least ta>aj? isvbw ; per or publication, accompaali d by an ' < dltorlal in Which the alleged libel is specifically repudiated. And upon the publication of such correction, re traction, explanation or rectification, ? d f< i may pl< ad same in miv4| Igation of damag* s. Section 2. All Acts or parts of Acts j In conflict herewith are hereby repeal? ed. To SEEK POTASH. House Directs Hunt for Fertilise* In-^ grcdlcnta.?Suggestion by Mr. Dett? er? Washington, Feb. 10.?The house today adopted without opposition an amendment to the agricultural ap? propriation bill, offered by ltepre--% setftative Lever, directing the secre? tary of agriculture to make ? an in? vestigation Into the possibility of finding deposits of potash and nitrates In the United States at a cost not to exceed $12,5O0. Mr. Lever spoke briefly to his amendment, explaining^ that potash and nitrates are princi? pal Ingredients In all commercial fer? tilizers and that we are dependent upon Germany for the potash and Chile for the nitrates. He said the farmers of the United states consume each year $c.20,ooo,nr (?00 worth of commercial fertilizers and that of this amount $8,000.000 goes for potash alone. He read a Utter from Prof. Milton Whitney, chief of the bureau of soils, in which he estimates that SO per cent of co merlcal fertilizers used in this coun try go into Southern States, the Car? olinas and Georgia being the heaviest consumers. He enumerated three possible sources of a potash supply in the United States. The idea of produc? ing at home the potash and nitrate^ required for the manufacture of fer? tilizers, particularly at a time when Germany has come Into public notice In the matter of its potash contracts with Americans. became popular as ?on as it was suggested ami the amendment to have the investigation made was unanimously adopted. There n'ere three of the whiskey < ?s? ? appealed from the Recorder's courl which were continued until the next term Of court, these being the cases agali M Andrea* Jackson, Joh?s^ Washington and Oeo. P. Iti Ifagsa