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iM^iiNK k :m?s pay claim. KVoivm foiupt*. oller General in Iiis Statement. Columbia. July 5.?'The charge mad** bv i'omptroller General A. W. Jonen that my trip to Northern cities In the Kay bond ease was a Junketing trip was loo contemptible to be no? ticed by any man laying any I laim to 'decency. " said Assistant Utotmy General l*red ii. Dornum k, in a state roeut issued today. Comptroller General Jones Is out of the city Snd it Is not known whether ae Will Appeal to the Supreme Court, from the decision of Judge Watt? re tiulring him to honor Fred Ii. Domi? nicas claim for $1,250 for services rendered Governor Blease In the case of the Bond Refunding Act. Assistant Attorney Generul Dotftt nick'a statement follows: "When Comptroller General Jonen read his return before Associate Jus tie* Watts In I*aurens on Thursday, I stated to Mr. Justice Watts that 1 bad not theretofore seen the return and had net theretofore known anything as to what It contained, but that I desired to traverse it, and was ready to be sworn If either Jones or Mr. Jus the Watts so desired. There was no r**.|ueat for me to be sworn, but 1 am willing at any time to put what I stated and what I am here repeating, In the shape of an affidavit. 1 stated to Associate Justice Watts that the matters raised in Jones' re? turn which were not consistent with the petition filed by me were traversed by me, as all the facts were truly ana correctly set out in my petition. I de ?sired, however, to call special atten? tion to the paragraph in tl. return re? lating to my having charged for my time and compensation for services rendered in this case since I have been Assistant Attorney General. 1 defied jCnes to produce the records to that effect, and stated that he well knew the records of his own office would show that I had not so charged, and that the only expense charged up since I had been Assistant Attorney General were my actual trs'.eBng expenses in going to Charleston with Mr. J. Fraser Lyon to take the testimony of Col Henry Schachte. "As to the reasonableness of my fee /and at to Its correctness. I prefer to ?ak?? the Judgment of Senator P. I* " Hardln.' president pr? tem and chair? man of the finance committee of the Senate, ard a member of the sinking fund commission, and Dr. QsQTSJSj W. LHck, chairman of the ways and means committee of the House of Represen? tatives, who are my .personal friends. but, M tttf as 1 know, have not agreed with me politically, and to Associate Justice K. C. Watts, of the Supreme Court, who is known to everybody in the state. mm "I stated before ASOOt iate Justice j Waits in traversing Jones' return, that the ohorSjS that my trip to North? ern etUOS in the bond case was a junketing trip was too contemptible to I..- noticed b) any man laying any claim to decency, "My petition and Comptroller Gen* rial Jones' return, together With the ordrr of Asso( iatr Justice Watts,! were sent to the clerk of the Supreme j Court, and 1 have no doubt he has liu-rn on file. "AnochttC Justice Watts promptly signed the order sustaining my peti? tion, and, further than to cite this fact and what I stated before Judge Watts, as outlined above, in reply to Jones' return, 1 have nothing further to say, as 1 do not care to put myself in the position of entering into a con? troversy in the newspapers with the Comptroller General, preferring to leave it to the courts, where he has carried it. "I realize that there is a lot of poli? tics in it, both State and Congress? ional, but in both instances that will be taken rare of at the proper time. "1 am leaving this afternoon for Rochester, N. Y., where I will attend the Grand Lodge of Elks as district deputy from this State. I will be ab? sent some days, and this fact will ex? plain my silence until my return to the State, if it should be mcessary for me to ?ay anything further in the matter. Fred H. Dominlck." CRIME AND ItlOT AT NEWPORT. Negro who Stabs Sailor und Kills Boy Nearly Mobbed. Newport, B. I? July 4.?Ten thous? and people, men and wannen, witness? ed a riot on Newport Beach tonight, when a negro, tiering from a sailor he had stabbed In the back, shot and killed a 14-year-old boy. For nearly an hour police reserves battled des? perately with the mob, which was de? termined to get possession of the ne? gro. Only by carrying him into the suff and holding him in the water up to Mb neck, beyond the reach of the mob, succeeded in retaining him. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year and everybody v.oj aware 0 the fact without consulting the thcr mometer. m:\v chop conditions. Cotton Market Has Much to Watch. New Orleans, July ?5.?The coming v.?-ck In the cotton market will prob ably be given up mure than any pre? ceding week this season to consid? eration ?>f new crop conditions. There will be no bureau reports to attract attention away from the fields and there ars signs that less interest will he shown by the trade in general in the summer montha Under ths circumstances the weath? er of the week ought to be the main Influnce. a fair amount both of rain and sunshine are the conditions most desired. Too heavy rain will start bullish gossip concerning sappy growth of plante, shedding and boll weevil damage, while too little rain Will tend to renew the drought talk In those sections of the belt where the rainfall has been none too heavy. First bales of new crop cotton w ill probably be heard of at several points In ths earliest counties of Texas this week, but it is prohahle that they will have little bearish effect on prices for it is generally understood that buy? ers are as eager for new crop cotton to appear as growers are to put it on the market. Unless a more favorable turn takes place on it, the trade will watch the European political situation closely, for it has more of a bearing on the money situation than any other factor and the market is beginning to look forward to the problems surrounding the marketing of the crop now grow? ing. A vast sum of money is required to move the cotton crop each year and consequer ily, from now on the money marke? must be taken into considera? tion. High rates and tight money will, of COUrss, he a bearish influence of Importance. A matter which is being much agi tated just now by residents of the neighborhood Is the erection of a suit sbls station at White's Biding on the Northwestern Railway. As there are no houses nearer than several hun? dreds yards off from siding it is very Inconvenient for the patrons of the road at this point, especially when th< is any delay of the train. There Is no Shed of any kind that nifty !>?? used in wet, Cold or extremely hot Weather and some kind of a suitable shelter or station should he erected her?', a petition has been presented to President Wilson to build a station here, hut the matter has not gone further than that up to the present time. Mi>s Rembert is Hostess. Miss Sallie Rembert was the hos? tess Thursday evening at a large and Interesting reception given at the res? idence of her aunt, Mrs. S. A. Abbott, in honor of Miss Rembert'S cousins, who are spending the week with her. .Miss Alice Rembert of Spartanbuxg was the guest of honor of the occas? ion, which was In every way a delight? ful one. Those in the receiving line were Misses Alice Rembert of Spar tanburg, Sara Elisabeth Herlot, Sara Jones Herlot, Anna Delle Herlot, Em? ma Herlot, Alice and Mattie Hill, and Messrs. Robert and Abbott Heriot. At the door the guests were re? ceived by Miss Sallie Rembert, as? sisted by Mrs. Archie China, and in? troduced tO the guests of the hos? tess. The house was very prettily and tastefully decorated for the oc? casion with potted plants and cut flowers. Delightful punch was served by Misses Sallie McDonald and Mar? guerite McLeod. The amusement of the evening was a unique guessing contest, which af? forded those present much fun. The boys and girls were placed on Bepa? rate sides of a curtain and each one had to whistle his or her favorite time, the others on the opposie Bide of the curtain having to guess who the whistler was. in this contest Mr. Caryle Herbert was the most successful guesser and won the prize, | a large box of candy. Mr. Billle Bowman was unable to whistle at .'<H and was presented the booby prize, a mouth organ. After the close of this c< ntest a delicious sweet course was served un? der the direction of Mrs. Campbell Stubbs and Mrs. W. A. Thompson, who presided over the dining room. The Tobacco Crop. The outlook for a good season for the tobacco people is the finest in many years and the local buyers are making every preparation to induce the weed to this market. All of the best concerns In the United States will have representatives upon this mar? ket and the competition bids well to be strong. The city ordinance against selling cigars and soft drinks on Sunday shobld be repealed for it is not and cannot be enforced; furthermore there is just as much reason to {orbit the sale of ice as tobacco and soda water. Ice i;-- regarded by many as a neces sity because they are accustomed to Its use, but it is really a luxury and no more an absolute necessity than cigars, tobacco and soda water. ORGAN RECITAL WIXL ATTEND KD. Auditor* Pleased With Kwecl Music at Presbyterian Church. Ths ?ugan recital a*as given at the Presbyterian Church Friday even? ing in nriler that all who < ared to might have the pleasure <>f hearing the sweet toned new instru? ment which has recently been in? stalled in the church. Th<- organ was manufactured by Henry Pilcher and Sons and is an exceedingly line in? strument. I The recital was well attended and the beautiful music, was a most de? lightful treat to the many music lov? ers who were present. The program was an excellent one and showed many of the beautiful tones of which the organ is capable. The program was: Prelude: Miss Edr 's and Miss Fr?ser; Mlstlca?P. A. lumdella. lntrumental: Miss H. M. Stuckey? Serenade, Winder. Vocal Solo: Miss Keller?The Pub ! lican, Beardsley Van De Water. Instrumental: Miss Edmunds? March, Harry Howe Shelley. Instrumental: Mrs. Stuckey ? a Andantino, LeMere; b. Voluntary, Cal? kin. Violin Solo: Miss Fr?ser:?Ber? ceuse from Jocelyn, Oodard. instrumental: Miss Edmunds?Ro? mance, Fidelis Zitterbart. Instrumental: Mrs. Stuckey?Of fertorie in A, Read. Benediction. Instrumental: Mrs. Stuckey?Tri? umphal March, Dudley Buck. Atr.orica was also played as the na? tional air in honor of the day, July During the recital Rev. J. P. Marion took occasion to tell of the movement to get a new organ for the church, this movement being initiated by the ladies of the church and the work being carried on hy them with unflagging Seal. While the men had aided, it was due to the women of the church that the beautiful instrument had at length been secured. He made a plea to his church memhers for more congrega? tional singing in future. The memhers of the church are very ptoud of their new organ, especially the ladies who have worked hard and faithfully to secure it. Tluj.se in charge of the music of the church are very much delighted with the Instu ment. 4th. Miss Lucile Iseman of Manning is visiting relatives in the city. LADY lNJl Ki:i> AT LYRIC. Miss lt. I . Hopkins Cul in Ili ad by Electric l aii. Miss R. R. Hopkins, the daughter ?-l Mr. I?. W. Hopkins of this city, was verj painfully, though not seriously injured al the Lyric Saturday nicht just as she rose to leave, when in rising her head cnme in contact with tie- blades of an electric fan and WUS severely cut in four Places. Miss Hopkins was taken to the Sum? ter Hospital after she left the Lyric, wln ro her wounds were treated. She suffered a great deal from the wounds received, all during the night, hut Sun? day night she was some better and rested easier and without so mueh pain. At the time she received the injury Miss Hopkins sat back down, but af? ter a f<*w seconds rose and walked out, so that those near her did not know that she was injured. She found that her head was bleeding profusely af tr- she reached the street and after walking as far as Eemp's Pharmacy, she b -came very weak and fainted. I>r. Burgas, who happened to be near at hand was called in and he took the young lady to the hospital in his au? tomobile where the cuts were sewed up and the wounds bandaged. If Miss Hopkins had been slightly taller than she was, it is probable that the injury would have been very serious, as the blades would have cut deeper. Death. Bennettsville, July G.?Mrs. Mar? garet Klrkley Croslnnd, wife of i>r W. J. Croslnnd, died last night after a long illness. Mrs. Crosland is sjr vived by hnr husband and four chil? dren, the eldest being about 8 years. As a teacher in the graded school she first endeared herself to the people of Bennettsville and by her beautiful life, her devotion to her home and family and friends won and held the tendereat regard of all who knew her. While she has been in poor health for more than a year her death came as a shock to all except her imme? diate family. The remains will be in? terred Monday evening at I? o'clock. The King of ail Laxatives. For constipation, headaches, indi? gestion and dyspepsia, use Dr. King's New Life Pills. Paul Matbulka, of Buffalo, X. Y.. says they are the "King of all laxatives. They are a blessing to all my family and I al? ways keep a box at home." Get a OOS and get well. Price |&c. Recom? mended by your druggist.?Advt. The CITY NATIONAL BANK Is pleased to announce that it now occupies its new home in the City Na? tional Bank Building, and wishes to extend a cordial invitation to its custo mers, friends and the public to call and inspect the new quarters. -_ The Officers izt.izzz Of the Bank will be glad to show you around and to talk over with you the importance of having a bank account and a place in which to keep your val? uables safe from thieves and fire and where they cannot rust. This Bank has a specially constructed fire-proof vault containing safe deposit boxes for the preservation of important papers or valuables, which will be rented for $2. $3. $4 and $6 per year, according to size. The City National Bank, Northeast Corner Main and Liberty Streets.