Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UOVI RiNOR <.l\ I S III \mi\s FOR i LI Ml Nl \ I'trt'uUtr 1'n-fiT?! Charges Against U II So'.dlc) and Dr. H. T. Jen. utng*. IVitltentlury Olhciuls. Columbia. Feb. 26. ?The governor sent a message t.i th.- o-nate last night announcing that he had granted a pa? role t.? Sinnm Kiln, a negro serving a term of 14 years from ' toon coun? ty, because of "inhuman'* treatment by W. H. Sondley, captain of the gvards. and Dr. R. T. Jennings, phy? sician at the State penitentiary. Ac? cording to the message sent to the senate, the case was reported to the governor thiough an unsigned letter. The commur.. ation on which the gov? ernor baaed his action charged that the convlc'. had been severely whipped because ) e Insisted on speaking to the governor while ho was a member of the group of cc a vie is cleaning up the state house. The letter containing th? charges ?M suhmttt? d to the senate w ith a request to investigate the matter. The message was referred by the senate to the committee o?> penal and chari? table institutions foi an immediate investigation The governor said In his message that his private secretary had been sent to the penitentiary following the receipt of the letter and that the re? port was such that he ordered the negro to be brought to his office and a parole granted. C. C. Wyche. Mr. Mltchum and Mr. Fortner, members of the house, were named by the gov? ernor as witnesses of the condition of the negro. B1L<. VUf\ utins Ml DIM ION Take* tdt.iutage of Cowers' l*ro posnl to Settle Boundary Dispute With Itoumania. Sofia. Feb. 24.?BulgatW today ae cepted the offer of med,at <>n made by representatives o/ the powers in the boundary dispute between Bulgaria and Itoumanku l?OlU i: NKKhS MHXKY. Said to be Negotiating for Sale of Isla mis. London Feb 2 4.?A dispatch .to The l>sdly News from Constantinople says the porte is secretly negotiating with Itnly for the aale of the islands of Rhodes, Lerne and Htampada for $1?. 00,000. The correspondent s?1ds that Turkey s n. ? d of money has resulted In recent wholesale granting of sog cessions to foreigners for copper an* mica mine* and oil deposits in Asia Minor s\o\\ \ I TTIK FRovt I|ea\ > Fall Will I'm cut Operation? ucmg Bulgarian Lines. Sorna, Feb. 24.?A hea\T snow which ha.4 falb n along the winde of the Bulgarian lines at the front will pr. w nt fi il.iar\ .p. r items, f?or se - eral days. WILL \ FJTO lit 11 DlNt.s IUI I Taft Warns I n der wood Hint lw Will Not Aits-jii Mij-irr. Washington, Feb. 24.?It was learn? ed today from what is believed |0 hi reliable authority that President Taft haa made up bis mind to veto the public buildings bill as soon as it !s disposed of in eongreas and aent o him for his signature. Word to this effect, it is said, ha* been sent from the president to Con? gressman t'nderwood and by him transmitted to other members of the house While this story haa been cur? rent here for several days, it was not traced to Mr. t'nderwood until today. It Is now ma id that the word has come to him direct from the White House that there shall be no bill of this kind now. The reason is simple. The president thinks that $45,000,000 is too much to put in sie h a measure, when many of the items it covers are not greatly needed It D als., said that if this aeth.n Is taken the advocates of a building bill In the home win heeome active with the 'beginning of tin extra session in April and h ave no stone unturnt d to get such a bill through. PleOnsi-* I'rexented b> ft-reell?. 1. Malaria, by keeping out Ihs A no ph? 11n. tnos.|ulto?-u. 2. Fiian.eos. t.y keeping out the Culex mosquitoes. 3. Yeiiow f?\er. by keeping 0at the st. <om\11 ? aiopm sBjoaqnltoen 4. Dengue (??, by hooping out the Culex fatlgan-* mosquitoes 5. Bleeplngslckness (in Aft 1 ? i ?. by keeping out the taotgi By. infant lib- paralysis (?), by keeping out the i \\ |e lly, Shunyxls calcltrans. 7. And by keeping Ott! 'In h ?u Hj m-a h of the rj phold, and 1 clllat d I < Mt' I y || git I ' "b 'I m. m ' h prof a alt) i al o prevent? el. If wire aasjtfl too mU' h. . h- - - loth gjoei almost as well. BRYAN MIXES IN SENATE FIGHT ATTEMPT TO OUST SENATOR MAIM IN WITH JNO. \\. KERN. Prosjrt'ssitc" IKipjjirngin. Bo-Cslled, Rmh Im?? Fight WitJi Hope ol Deposing old Quid und Destroy iii- SeSttOStt] ltulc?[trat Mine is \nuiii-.i Martin, (aiicih Londori liMM Aguln^t Ttllmuii und Siiu ?MMI?ClOee ami I litter Struggle? Attempt lo I ns al I ndciwood and I lark. Washington, I'd'. LT?. ? CnqUeOtlon aide I ho moot oerioui light thai has yet boon madi on the "old guard*' of 11. in.m rats In the Senate has devel? op* .1 from the eonssnt of Senator Kern, of Indiana, tu Income a can? didate fur tho cauoui i halrmanshlp agalnol Senator Thomas s. Martin, of Virginia, the prootnt Democratic shalroian it i?. being said that the light Ii mainly dlrootod against Senator Mar? lin, bttt tier,, is no dOUbt that it in rohree also Senator Slmmono, of North Cariliaa; Senator Tlllmani of South Carolina, and the whole QUOition of seniority, which ooemedi until the M fan ?lays, to have boon settled in favor of retaining the existing system with ? few modification*. i the " progressives'1 can get Mar? tins scalp they can ret tin- ocapli of Simmons ami Tillmau also and are nut fik tfry to itop before doing so. This the Old men know and the fight hag becouM vorj cloot and bitter, with tin- v bailees still probably in favor of the senior when it comes to a show-down. One or two VOtef may decide the whule matter and thli accounts for the sie,- ol the progressives in get ting Senator Kein to be their candi? date. They f. el sUrt- that his col? league from Indiana, S- natur Shively, would veto for him, eepecially m the ?lootloa of Kem as caucus chairman would take him off ihe finance com? mittee und lease that place fOf Shive ly. The sppenrancc of Senator Kern in the Held against Senator Martin is significant in that it suggests the active entrance of William J. Bryan Into tin- Senate ?qunbblo, The fact is that, having rooognlsed lila mistake in going too far in punn? ing the claim of R< preaentatlve Henry of Texa.s. to DO AttOfnoy General in the WjI.-oii Cal'inet, and havinn ap? parently readied u basil Of adjust? ment, which nioaai the nomination of Coigressman a. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of the Treasury, and Representative a. S IPirl. son to be the T vis man in the Cabinet, the Nebraskan has plunged Into Ihe senate fight with ail tin- fqpoi iw ons ? ict< ? Mr, Bryan l| Writing personal let? ters and doing everything he can to stimulate his followed In Ihe Senate to Join the attack on ?artIn. If that redouht is carried another redoubt of seniority in the Senate will be stormed with the s:im? fierceness, and if the fight of the progressives suc? ceed in the Senate it grill! in ail pro? bability, go over 'ntu the H< tac and overthrow the Isadecship of Mr, Cnderwut-d and SpSShnr Clark, put? ting radical Bryan men in the laddie, The seniors in the Senate have the advantage of position, experience end Organisation. They hS/WI always won and Pa\e a goo.I chance of doing so njjgasn. The Prssldent-cleei lo taking no part in the Senate conflict, but lhal fa? t is not restraining Mr. Bryan in the least. The air is full of elec? tricity around the Capitol igid every? body is on the quI vlve, remember? ing the sensational pure played by Mr. Bryan at the Belli more Conven? tion. KPKKR KNJOINS STATE OORT. Prot>ot?4hojo in Chttuuns' T'^'^t Ootn pnnj of Aagnats Blocked. \UgUStO. On., Fob, II a tem? porary injunction grsntsd by Judge Kmory SpOOff in tin- Halted States Ih^ trlct Court confronted the State Court here today When Judge Henry C Hammond entered into a hearing to Instruct the receiver appointed by him to disburse the funds collected from the asseti of the defunct Ctlsens1 Trust Company. The order from the United states Court Is brought In Hie Interstate Trust Company ease, which originat? ed in Charleston, B c., and is direct? ed to J. P? \rm trong, receiver of the CltIsens1 Trust Company. l( Is returnable before Judge spi er In Sa? vannah, March it. MISTKI \h in I * il l M \n < \v| . .im \ in I'nlon Mm-i. i i i , i ni. in Ibach \ tceimul. Spartanburgi Fcb I ! The |ury .'it [*nlon( in Hi. csse of Harry Coleman, ? I irgi I with killing his father, Rob? ert D, Coleman, failed lo agree onl g. r< din !i i rm d at 11 11 o'clo n tc night. Humor Is that four wanted lo acquit and eight to convict. BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL NEGRO. MAN WHO si r HUE TO MR. B. K. WHITE'S barn CAUGHT. K< beii McBrldo Lodged in Jail Tues? day N'lghl Cliarged with betting Fire t<? Barn?Confessed t?> Captors ?Little Damage Dono by Eire? .Mi-. Robbing Kims with Dogs. Less than an hour after they had been placed on tin- trail the blood? hounds from tin- state penitentiary belonging to Mr. J, C. Robbins had trailed Robert McBrlde, who Tues? day mottling before daylight set fire t.? Mr, l'.. R, White's barn und stables, to Iiis home and t)ie negro was under arrest ami n charge of the officers of the law. The dogs were brought over from Columbia Tuesday afternoon by Mr. Kohlens ami were taken at once from gumter out to Mr. White's place about live mihs from town on the Manning road. They were there put on the trail, by that time nearly fifteen hours (dd, which they were aide to follow until tiny came to the negro at his home on an adjoining plantation. The tire occurred between 1 and 5 O'lock Tueaday morning. Mr. White was awakened by one of his handl and by quick work the fire was extinguished. However, between $75 and $100 damage was done to the barn ami corn inside which caught. The negroei at the fire stated that they could snudi kerosene and Indica? tions were that it had been set by some one. Mr. White then tele? phoned over to Coiumhia and got .Mr. Robbins to come over with his dogl to trail the flrebtlg, Tuesday night in jail McBrlde con? fessed to having set the building on tire, although Wednesday morning he denied knowing anything about it. McBrlde Is reported to be a half? witted m gro. Mr. White stated Wed? nesday morning that McBride had been working for him, hut left him some time ago owing him some mon? ey, lb' lunl pressed the claim, which the negro refused to pay, saying that he did not owe it. Later McBride'S uncle had paid the money, and Mc Brlde had threatened to put the law to him (Mr. White.) This was the only reason he could give for his setting fire to the barn. Mr. Bobbins' dogs did some good work In trailing the negro after near? ly fifteen hours had elapsed between the time the fire had taken place and the dogi arrived. There were some who did not think that the dogs could get the trail after the lapse of time. Mr. Robbins, who claims to be able to outrun dogs or horse in a chase of ibis kind, leules. ditches and woods being taken into consideration, show? ed those with him last night that he could prac tically accomplish this feat. He was on foot and Mr. J. J. Fox on horse back in the chase Tuesday night, nor oould Mr. Fuse distance him at nary tone. ( ivie Li-n? tie Meeting. Tin- monthly meeting of the Civic League Monday afternoon was s most Interesting one, bolng well attended and transacting much business, a report from the gumpalgn for the Ntose Fand last Monday showed that 11,113.86 had been subscribed for the year. The banner team, consisted of Mrs. B. HT. Harhy and Mr. C. M. Hurst, obtained subscriptions to the amount Of $370.75. There are many parts oi town that have not been visit ed \ et and there are many people who missed the first call of the teams br.t they will soon given another opportunity of subscribing their do? nations to the cause. Another Interesting report was that of Mrs, Fttrd Levl concerning work begun In the railroad homes contest. The league is offering prizes for im? proved premises alone, railroad tracks. Among other matters taken up at the meeting was the appointment of April 10 as ciean-up Pay; appoint? ment of Scorn rait tees to Investigate certain matters connected with the jail, to bring up the matter of hav? ing domestic science taught In the Schools, and to arrange for B public lecture on health. A prise of five dollars has been offered to the school winning the most prises in cooking, at the, April County School Day. Miss Paul has been engaged to get up the Gibson Fumlly Reunion lor the bene? fit of the league, earl) in April. The annual garden contest among the children has been started ami the league i^ continuing Us usual work. Mr. U, \ Waterman was present at the nie? tiflM and at the Close of it gave an Interesting talk on civic work 1 showed the ? los? relation bo Civic League ami a Chamber His talk was very ? n courti n that ho complimented the league on many things, declaring th it it was the league's own fault that it was not mort In Iho public eye and that Its work v\a.; not heiter known, Mil,; Iva Beile Hughson ha i rc ? teired from a delightful visit to ft i? n?!d at Florence where she w as the reclplenl of many social alten t ions. DIRECTORS APPROVE PLANS FOR CHARLESTON TER? MINALS. Building of Immense Piers, which Will Make Ciiarleston one of Great cat of Coal Porta, will Start Soon an phis are Passed on?Stor? age Room tor S50,000 Tons to be Provided?New Devices will Per? mi! of Loading Twice us Fast as at other Ports. Charleston, Feb. 26.?The last ves? tige of uncertainty as to the purpose <>f the Carolina, Clinchfleld and Ohio Railroad to proceed at an early dale With the construction of immense coal terminals at Charleston has been removed by the action of the board Of directors of the railroad in ap? proving the plans for the construction of the pien here. The authoritative statement is made in the New York Times of Monday that the plans have been approved, that work will begin as so.-n as the bids have been pass? ed on, and that it is expected that coal will be shipped from the piers by the end of the year. Although Mr. Henry Buist, local counsel of the Clinchfleld, had noth? ing to say for publication regarding the meeting of the hoard of directors of that railroad, it may be Stated con? fidently that the action of the board Is conclusive and that the C, C. & O, Is to begin construction work at Charleston within a very short time. The railroads own, through a hold? ing corporation, a large tract of about 150 acres on the Cooper River lying between the v tracks just north of the Union Station and the Standard Oil property just south of Magnolia. Drum Island, a large area of marsh in the river opposite the company's hold? ings on the Neck, is also owned by the Clinchneld. it is on this property that the coal terminals, storage build? ings' and piers of the Clinchfleld will be e rected. The article published in tho New York Times of Monday points out from the disinterested standpoint of an outside newspaper the tremendous commercial benefits which will ac? crue to Charleston from the coming of the Clinchfleld. Especially strik? ing points which are emphasised are the fact that the Clinchfleld piers at Charleston will be able to load coal about twioe as fast as coal is loaded at other ports; the fact that Storage space of 350,000 tons of coal will be provided here, a feature possessed by no other American coal port; the fact that the coal terminals here will be ready by the time of the opening of the Panama Canal; and the fact that ships going through the Canal or from the Gulf to Europe will And it greatly to their advantage to come to this port to get coal instead of going to Norfolk, which Is from 30 to 36 hours further North. These facts alone are enough to Indicate tho great benefit which Char? leston is sure to derive from tho com? ing of the Clinchfleld. in addition to the large bunker coal business that the Clinchfleld will do here, COS] is to he exported to coast polls, to Cuba and to Panama, and from Cuba iron or*' will be brought to Charleston. It is believed that this Will be the beginning of what will be? fore buig develop into an important iron manufacturing industry at Charleston, Involving the construction of great blast furnaces in the en \ in>n.s of the city. We Musi Take a Fresh Grip on First Principles. Too many farmers imagine that the ; important things about farming arc mere matters of detail? that If a man knows how to plow and hoe, to break a mule and milk a cow, to adjust a mowing machine and build a fence, he is prepared to farm. Too many think that these are the main things the boy needs to learn when he stud? ies agriculture; that it Is the first business of the farm paper to tell its readers how to do these things; in snort, that the good farmer is the man who knows how to do well the differ? ent kinds of work necessary to run a farm. This la a very wrong idea, it is im? portant to know these things, of course, and unfortunately, many farmers do no! know how to do prop? erly many of the common tasks of the farm; but there not where our lt. a t trouble lies. The great trouble with Southern I farming is. thai we have forgotten the underlying principles of successful farming. We du not value as we should the basic facts Upon which an> permanent system of agriculture must rest, There will, for example, soon be nny number of can l< ss, inefficient plowmen at work in Southern fields, and they should he taught to do bet? ter work; but no matter how well a man can handle B plou ; it I"- think he ?an brook the same piece of land put in tt cotton year after year, ho going to work harm by his plowing. No matter hou will tho dairyman can milk, if he canno! Mi whether or not the cow he milks is paying for her feed ami his time, h?- is not like? ly to make his milking profitable. So it is, through the whole list The big eh mental facts are the things that need first consideration, are the things In which we are most deficient. We forget that when we make poor land, we are surely making hardships for ourselves and our children. We for? get?especially when the price of cot? ton gees up?that .any single-crop system of fanning is bound to result in poor land. We imagine that it is a small thing to drop out a legume crop from our rotation because are may get a little more money this year from corn or some other crop. We overlook the fact that every crop takes plant food from our soil and that we must return this plant food if we would not exhaust the land. We do not consider that the galled plai I I and the hush patches and the swampy strips add to the cost of cultivating the fields they mar. We try to think that in some way we can make up for the soil and the plant food that the winter rains take away from our land. So when we come t.? our livestock, we forget that the poor cow, the non laying hen, the idle mulo are making us poorer every day we keep the m. We do not consider that unless we know how to feed, we are wasting, all win? ter long, what we worked all simmer to make. We fail to see that who n the manure heats or washes away, it Is just the same as if dollar's were burn? ed or thrown into the river. Farmers of the South, we need, first of all, and most of all, to renew our acquaintance with the fundamentals of our business. Wc have, many of us, lost our bearings.?The Progres? sive Farmer. < lleomargartne and Cottonseed oil? A Prevalent Misunderstanding, The olemoargarine manufacturers are again busy with their campaign of misinformation regarding the amount of cotton seed oil that is used in the manfacture of ok... It is peculiarly unfortunate that Southern Congressmen, Bouthe-'n newspape rs and the cottonseed oil in? terests should have been so complete? ly misled by the oleo interests. The one need of Southern agricul? ture is increased soil fertility. The one safe, certain ami effective way of increasing our soil fertility is through stock raising and the use of stable manure. The one line cd' Stock rais? ing which is safest and most profitable is dairying, and yet, in the face of all these facts, established beyond doubt, many of our Southern people? though not the Southern farmers, we arc glad to say,?are on the side of tlie oleo fraud, instead of on the si le of honest butter, the dairy interests and the build ng up of soil fertility. "But," someone may say "cotton? seed oil is used in oleo, and if l<?ts of oleo is made, the oil men will get more lor their oil and will pay m? -e for our cottonseed." Tili-- sounds well, and since it is al? ways easier to appeal to the prejudices of any people than to their I'eason or to facts, this sophistry has array* A many of the Southern people on the side of oleo, Which is directly against their best interests. A small part of the cottonseed oil made is used in oleo. ESven a small part of oho is made lip of cottonseed oil. ??n an average, perhaps, not over lu or 1- per cent and this us. - not over 1 or J per cent of the cot? tonseed oil produced. Let ui see where tlie real interest! of the South lie. or, if you please, where the real interests of the od manufacturers lie. There is not much difference in the value of the oil and the cottonseed meal obtained from a ton of cottonseed. The dairyman is the one livestock feeder who can af? ford to pay the top price f..r cotton? seed meal. If we feed it. its fertiliser value remains largely in the South. If we favor ?de... in its attempt to masquerade as butter, and sell our meal t?? Northern and foreign cattle feeders, wc get a pittance in the in Wood's Seeds For The Farm and Garden, i i Our New Descriptive Cat?..' \, is fully up-to-date, giving a est rip tiona and full information about the best and most profitable seeds to gi'ow. It iv-!!.-. all about GLissas and Clovers, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats, Cow Peas, Soja Beans, The Best Seed Corns and '<il other Firm and (iarden Seeds. Wood's Seed Catalog loin; bee i r< ? ij niz< I as u i tau dai d authi >i iij i ds. Mail< 'I on i' ?|uest; Wi'il ? for it. f, VV. rVOOD ONS, M LDSM1 I creased price of teed (If indeed the amount of oil used In oleo makes any difference at all in the pric e of sand) and h<s? the fertilizer value of the meal thus aiding tin tin depletion of Southern soils. ,? The politic lane, the press and the cottonseed oil producers ought to he on the side of honest Putter, b'-causc: I 1 > it means increased soil fertility and general prosperity to the Soufli to develop a dairy industry, and (2) because oleo is only sold for a little less than butter, and is a fraud when Jt is sold as butter. The claim that oleo is a poor man'o substitute for butter is on,- of the many frauds p< rpetrated, end perpe? trated by the oie<> manufacturer! which has been assisted by our pa? triotic (?> politicians, oleo ought to i?e a cheap substitute for butter. It has food value and should he sold, but it should not be sold as butter, and only for a little less than good but? ter and for more than the lower grades of Putter. The dairy COW Is the cheapest ani? mal producer of human food; the dairy business is the safes! and most profitable form c f animal husband? ry; and animal husbandry nu ans in? creased soil fertility and increased prosperity to the South and to South? ern farme rs. Therefore, The Progres? sive Farm . :.- for honest butter and the dairy cow, regardless of where others may stand on this question.? The Progressive Farmer. AMIiAssAPoK WILSON'S VIEWS. Di^|M?se<| to Accept Ofticial Version of Trsgedy, Says statement. Mexico City, Feb. 24.?The Ameri? can ambassador, Henry Lane Wilson, made the following statement to? night regarding the death of Madero and Suarez: "In the absence of other reliable information I am disposed to accept the Government's version of the manner in which the Ex-President and Ex-Vice President lost their lives. Certainly the violent deaths of these persons were without Government ap? proval, and if the deaths were the re? sult of a plot it was of restricted char? acter and unknown to the higher of? ficers of the Government. "Mexican public opinion has ac? cepted this view of the affair and it is ne t at all excited. The present Government appears to be revealing marked evidence of activity, firmness and prudence, and adhesion to it, as far as I have been aide to ascertain, is general throughout theN Republic, indicating the early re-cstahlishmer*^ of peace. ?'The Government as constituted is very friendly to the L nited States and is desirous of affording effective pro? tection to all foreigners. ? For the present American public opinion should deal with the situation calmly and accept with great reserve the lurid snd highly colored stories which are being furnished by some few correspondents The great ma ' Jority of the correspondents here are endeavoring to deal fairly with the ?itual ion. Eat Bread Dr. Wiley says : "Measured by ac? tual nutritive pow? er, there is no other complete ration which, in economy, can compare with I read/' it The i Ff Exclush ci\ Made IU Now York Bal very. :: - * I