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Fop Constables, and It Looks Blue
for Them Yet.
SIMGNTON DISMISSES MOTION
Of the Attorney-General to Vacate j
ArrHts--I>ocislon In Full--.Judgo i
Townscnd's Opinion.
The constables' troubles have not
ended, any if anything, they will have '
a harder road to travel than heretofore, j
for tho Circuit Court has put itself on
:n
ioiui u 1U uuii'uniiu it milliner US pussiblo,
that tlio constables shall not
seize, detain or coniiseate liquor imported
into the Stato for personal consumption.
Constablo J. M. Scott and ex-Constables,
Lucius, Cuthbert, Roach and
W. J. Harling arc required by Judge
Simouton's decision, handed down at
Charleston recently, to answer
to the charge of violutiug the liquor imported
for ]>ersonal use by Messrs.
William Beekrogo and M. Hersko
wit/..
The constablos are also required
to answer to the suit entered against
them for JO, 000 by both plaintiffs.
The constables hnvo been fearful of
the consequence of their rash deed over
since Mr. J. P. K. Bryan, the attorney
for the plaintiffs, appeared in court and
began the present action aguiust them.
They felt that they were hoping against
hope when Assistant Attorney-General
Townsend recently made a motion to
vacate the order of arrest, and the decision
will consequently not bo in the
nature of a suprise to them.
The constables will remain out of jail
on bonds of $1,000 in each case recently
givou for their appearance in court. Tho
following are the opinions, which explain
the cases in detail and require no
further comment.
TIIK DECISION.
The United States of America -District
of South Carolina In the Circuit
Court Fifth District.
William Beekrogo vs. W. J. Hurling
and Lucious C. Roucli. f
ti..> c.i.,.1 i.: :?i .1 '
..t I'Kxiiiin iiivo jn.t \unucu coin- 1
plaint stating thatluv hail shinpcd by ?
express to his own address, from Sa- '
vannah, (ieorgia, to Charleston, Month '
Carolina, a trunk containing two cases 1
of llhino wine, four gallons of whiskey, *
two gallons of California port wine,
two hottles of malt whiskey, products t
of a State other than than the State of 11
South Carolina; .r>00 cigars, four dozen <
oranges, eight cans peaches and one *
pair line dress shoes. All of these in I
tended for a wedding festival, his own '
marriage at Charleston, on the night of 1
:27th of .lanuary, IHH7. That these 1
goods reached Charleston on the 30th '
of January, and that the defendants
unlawfully, etc., entered the ollice of
the Southern Express Company in the '
city of Charleston upon the arrival of ^
the goods in said city in due course of <
transportation and before delivery 1
thereof to the consignee, wrongfully, -I
etc., took and carried away the same. 1
I'pon tiling the complaint with alii- 1
davit the plaintill* moved for an order I
for the arrests of defendants under sub- I
division (5, sect ion v20U of the code of I
civil procedure of South Carolina, ?
which permits such an arrest in an action
for the recovery of damages for the 1
wrongful taking, detaining or con- 1
verting personal property. An order :
of arrest was issued under this see *
tion. '
The defendants now come in and by *
atlidavilsshow that in the matter coin- '
plained of they were acting as State
constables and they claim the intmuni- {
ty suit and arrest, provided for them in 1
the dispensary law of the State. It is {
in these words: "Section 4.j. That
chapter 1, title vii, of the code of civil
procedure of this State, entitled 'Of \
Provisional Itcmedies in Civil Actions,'
shall not apply to any officer or person
< '-r > - -? i
Iiuiiu^ >iiiiiL-n iv; i>uri(irill llllUCr 1I11S
act, and in 110 case shall an action )>c
against any such oflicer or person for
damages to person or property, as pro- '
vided iu said chapter." i
The question is does this section protect
these defendants ?
The provisions of the dispensary law '
under which those defendants acted are *
in sections U5,28 and 82 of 18SM1, in stat- (
utes at lnrgo of South Carolina, 142,
148,145. Section 25 declares that liquors 1
which are contraband may bo seized 1
and taken without warrant by any con- ,
stable, etc., while in transit or after arrival,
in possession of a common car- 1
rier, depot agent or express agent.
Section 'J!) makes it the duty of all constables
to detain packages supposed to
contain liquors iu the possession of a
common carrier. Section Hi provi les 1
that all liquors containing alcohol
transported into this State shall upon 1
introduction and arrival in this State
be subject to the operation and e licet of
the dispensary law, to the same extent
ami i;t the same manner as if they had t
been produced in the State.
The Supreme Court of the United
States, in the ease of Donald vs. Scott,
Km U. S., US, has held that the provis
ions (n urn dispensary law of ISO."),
which ai'o identical with these sections '
of act of IH'.lii, are null and void. They
are absolutely null and void, because ?
they are in conflict with the Constitu- '
tion of the United States. This heiu<*
so, these provisions must be eliminated f
from the dispensary law and be treated (
as if they did not exist. Donald vs. "
Scott was decided and the opinion pub- *
lished on the 1 Sth of January, ISO?, '
eivrht days before the occurrence com 1
plained uf.
This boinjr so, the act of the defend- 1
ants in tukin<r these floods out ot the s
possession of the common carrier was 'r
not one of the duties they could perform
or be permitted, or bo instructed
to perform undor the dispensary act '
It is urgod that those defendants acted '
under orders of the State officials and (l
that this exonerates them. But as the '
act under which the State oflicials jrave
their orders, if indeed they did tfive 'J
orders, and under which these defend- ''
ants acted, is null and void, there was
no authority whatever for such orders r
and no justification for such action.
This whole matter is set at rest in the
Virginia Coupon cases, l'oindexter vs. r
(ireenhow, 114 U. S.. 'JS7. The court v
says: "Another class of cases is where
an individual iH sued in tort for some
act injurious Id Another in regard to i>er "
?vu or property,- to which hi? dufetibo "
is that ho has acted under the orders
of the government. In these cases
lie is sued not as or because ho is the
oflieer of tho government but as an individual
and the oourt is not ousted of
jurisdiction because he asserts authority
as such officer. To make out his
defonoe ho must show that liis authority
was sufficient in law to protect him.
It is necessary therefore for such a defendant
in ordor to oomplete his defense
to produoe a law of the State
which constitutes his commission as its
ugent and a warrant for his act. This
the defondant has undertaken to do."
The act which ho sets up is in contravention
of the Constitution of the
United States and is void, and therefore
iH not a law of tli? Mfuln of Virnrinin.
"He stands therefore stripi>ed of his
official cbavuotor and confessing u porwn?l
violation of the plaintiffs rights,
for which ho uftust answer iiersonally."
The same case says further, page 290;
"That which therefore is unlawful because
made so by the supremo law, the
Uonstitution of the United States, is
not the work or deeds of the State, but
is a mere wrong and trespass of those
individuals who falsely speak and act
in her name."
This clearly is not an action against
the State in any shape or form. (I'enni>yer
vs. C'onuaughty, 140 U. S., at
l>age 10. Donald vs. Scott, supra.]
Are the defendants, protected from
Arrest? The purixiso of section 46 abovo
pioted, is to protect any officer or person
having duties to perform under tho
datuto, in the porformanoo of those duties.
And if the statute does not, or
2annot,prescriho to them certain acts as
luties, it cannot instruct them to violate
the laws and say they will be pro-.
tooted. It cannot bo claimed that tho
State constables oujoy absolute immunity
for any crime or any act they
may commit whilst thoy are constables
?nd professing to carry out the act, such
is murder, larceny, embezzlement,
>r anj- crime in tho docaloguo. And
vliy? Because the dis|>ensury law could
lot excuse the performance of or exsmpt
from liability for an act cloarly
mlawful. And when a seizure of property
in trausit, in tho hands of a common
carrier, has been doclnred bv the
ugliest authority in tho land clearly
mlawful, it cannot bo excused by tho
lispensuuy law.
Kverv citizen is protected in his prop;rtv.
No man can violate his riirlit
i <11'li-.iiiuiiiki'ii i iisi it til ton--Knelt
of Uiillroiul Kueilit les.
Although not u Lowell yet awhile,
'atntlen has made a very j?ood be^riniin^
looking to such an end. for it
lossesses one ol' the best organizedeot011
mills in the South. The mill is
it anted to the east of Camden, near the
vmth Carolina depot and almost on the
rround of the old paper mill, now Ions;
linee destroyed. Its mauaueineut is
omposed of men of splendid business
ibility, and they have a superintendent
mi ployed who is not only an all-round 1
nil! man but a tine organizer of help,
iml under his supervision the system of
unninjr the mill is almost perfeet. The
11 i11 turns out a very line quality of
hirtin^, ami when bleached is as pretty
roods as one would find in a dnv'sjourley.
By rights there should lie a
leaehery established in Camden, for it
ertainly has advantages over many
niicr pmees noma, in that its water is
if tin* clearest and best adapted to such
uirposes.
'1 Ik aek of railroad facilities which
ias I'm o long stood in the way of Canilen's
a ivaiice nent will, we hope, soon
ie a thin^ of the past. If the projected
ailroad is lmilt, in running from Cheaw
to Columbia it will doubtless pass
hrough Camden, thus giving it three
nilroixlx. The building of this road
as talked of some Jyears ago, and was
urveyed and stake?! out. It then fell
lirough, but this time it seems to be
omothiog more than mere talk,-The
tfttc.
vitli impunity if he takes that proporty
vithout due warrant of law. "The deense
stands here solely upon the ubso ite
immunity from judicial inquiry of
very one who asserts authority from
;'ie executive lvanehjof th.i government,
lowever clear it is that the executive
(oasessed no such power. Not only no
inch power is given, but it is absolutev
prohibited both to the executive and
ho legislative department, to deprive
1113-0110 of life, liberty or proi>ert3' without
due process of law." "No man in
his country is so high that he is above
ho law. No otlieer of the law can set
hat law at detiance with impunity. All
>f the officers of the law,from the liigh>st
to the lowest, are creatures of the
aw and are bound to obey it." United
States vs. Lee. KH1 U. S., 2,0.
The learned attornej'-general conends
that the mode of arre?t is a provisional
ronied3-, granted 011I3* in special
uses, and that the Legislature can direct
to what cases it shall apply. True.
Hut the Legislature cannot sa.v to what
lersons it shall not apply. All persons
ire entitled to the same protection from
he laws which others enjo3*. (Constiution
of South Carolina, article 1, secion
a.) (Constitution of the Urited
states, article I t, section 1.)
"How else can principles of imlividml
liberty and right be maintained, if
vhen violated, the judicial tribunals
ire forbidden to visit penalties upon
lie individual offenders, who are the
instruments of wrong whereon thc3' incrpose
the shield of the State? The
loctrine is not to be tolerated. The
ivliole frame ami scheme of the politi al
instruments of this country, State
mtl Federal, protest against it. The
ontinued existence is not compatible
b\- it It it.
"It is the doctrine of absolutism,
pure, simple, naked and of communism
ivliieh is it twin, the double progeny of
he same evil birth." Virginia Coupon
cases, 114 U. S., 2111.
The motion is refused.
CHAULKS H. SlMONTON,
March 81, 1H11T. Circuit Judge.
M. Ilerskowitz vs. J. M. Scott and
VV. J. Hurling.
This case is governed by the-samo
principles and must reach the snuie conclusion
as the case of William lieekroge
againsi. W. J. llarling and Lucius
L5. ltoaeh, just decided. Very much
ippearod in the affidavits which may
?o far to mitigute the damages, if any
iro allowed, ltut this does not att'ect
the principle.
The motion is dismissed.
ClIAUI.ES II. SlMOSTON,
Circuit Judge.
March 511, 1H97.
(Ion. Townsend stated in his argunent
that such a decision would nulli
"v the dispensary law and prevent its
,'U forcemeat.
CAMDKN COTTON MlbhS.
OUR COURTS AND KILLINGS.
Is South Carolina to Iiccome Murderer's
Paradise ?
When a judge on the bench, in passing
sentence on a man, practically commends
him for violating the law, and
when a State solicitor shoots a man
doud for cursing him we have reached a
pretty bad pass. And yet, if the newspapers
are to be believed, that is what
took place in South Carolina last week.
One Davis tried to shoot one Smith because
Smith insulted him by calling
him names; Davis was indicted for "assault
with intent to kill," but was
convicted of "assault of a high and agfravated
nature." Judge Gary fined
)avis $25 but instructed that $15 be returned
to Davis because he had been
"grossly insulted and nrovoked. *
From which the inference is that if one
man immltB another by calling him a
bad name ho is excusable if he shoots
him. The judge is reported as having
Baid tliut the defendant "would not be
worthy his father's name if he had not
resented the insult."
We call that dangerous doctrine. It
is a particularly dangerous deliverance
from a judge on the bench. Ab long as
our judges preach doctrine like that tho
people will furnish them murder cases
to try. A judge who believes a man is
not worthy of bis futher's name if ho
does not resent an insult, should express
his opinions on that subject in a
very guarded manner. A few days
ufter the judge commended the son of
his old neighbor for trying to shoot the
man who iusulted him. Solicitor Thurmond,
of Edgefield, a fellow townsman
uf this same judge, shot a man dead for
insulting him by calling him bad names.
The judge is reported to have given out
an official deliverance as to how n gengentleman
should act under such circumstances
and tho solicitor so acted
without waiting for further ruling on
tho subject.
How tan we hope tlint tho people will
ropect the laws and human life when
our officers, sworn to executo aud enforce
tho laws, put such a low estimate
on human life? The judge, who esteems
it a commendable thing, or at
least a trifling offense, for ouo man to
try to shoot another for an insult,
ought to lot somebody else take his
place on the bench; the solicitor who
will so far forget himself as to shoot
down a man because he calls him hard
names, ought to resign his oftice at
once and never try again to act as tho
State's prosecuting attorney. Such
ollicers ought to resign forthwith.
Evildoers have no fear of tho courts
run by such men.
A judge on the bench substantially
telling a man to shoot whenever he is
insulted, a solicitor shooting a man
dead because he abused him, and the
governor pardoning a murderer while
his case is still pending, is a bad record
for one week. South Carolina will be
the murderer's paradise after awhile, if
we continue at the present rate. If he
has money, friends and family influence
ho will certainly be acquitted in
the courts; if he fails there the governor
will make it all right for him. He
has nothing to fear in this State, except
some inconvenience, loss of time
and lawyer's fees.
Sometimes the newspaper accounts of
a killing will say bv way of extenuation
that the man killed made a movement
as if he was putting his hand in
his hip pocket. Is it possible that
putting one's hand in one's pocket is a
deadly offense, for which the men must
he shot down without a second's delay?
Something like this recently occurred:
A man011 a horse was pursuing a negro
and shot him; on the trial the man testilied
that the negro appeared to be
putting his hand in his hip pocket; the
murderer was therefore acquitted on
tho plea of self-defense. Verily it looks
as if we must have a new law, prohibiting
the manufacturers, tailors, sewing
women, wives and mothers from making,
selling or giving away pants having
hip pockets; and that the man or
boy convicted of wearing pants having*
hip pockets shall be lined, or imprisoned,
or both the line, of course,
will be remitted at the discretion of the
presiding judge; and the offender, if
imprisoned, will bo pardoned by the
governor!?Baptist Courier.
A ROYAL WELCOME,
Program of the May Meeting of the
Press Association as Arranged by
the Citizens of Newberry.
The State Press Association having
decided to hold their next meeting in
Newberry in May, the citizens of that
town have gone to work in earnest, and
expect to treat the members royally. To
do this committees have been appointed,
and arrangements are being made for
the various events that will occur. So
far the following program has been
mapped out:
May 25?Address of welcome bvMaj.
H. H. Evans and Hon. Geo. B. Cromer
and W.H.Hunt. *
Mav 26?Address by the Hon. Patrick
Walsh, and at night a grand banquet at
"The Newberry.1'
May 27- The members of the association
will be given a chance to see the
sights of the city ami get themselves in
shape for the "Grand Press ball," to be
given at the opera house that night and
tv ? IIIIUIII' r<U) iii^ ilKU IIII.1 IIJllI
will eclipse anything of its kind ever
^iven in the up country.
May 2iS The Association will leave
for Harris Springs, where Proprietor
Harris has arranged for another banipiet
and on the next day will pull out
for Nashville, where they will see the
sights of the exposition.
Newberry, as well as Kditor Aull,
who is the hustling president, wish
it) 1 to ome and will "ive a royal
welcome.
Til 10V WISH HOOD WATER.
Lancaster People May Vote lloiuls for
Artesian Well.
The people of Lancaster want an artesian
well. The subject is hein^ agitated
and it is probable that the conn.:i
...:n i ? -i a * "
i n win orupr hu eiecuon ior ilie people
to say whether bonds shall be issueil to
hore the well anil build water works.
First, however, the charter of the town
will have to be changed. Under the
present eharter Lam-aster enjoy a
municipal taxof not more than It mills.
So the town attorney's advice will he
asked as to whether an election to decide
whether the charter shall he
changed can he held at the same time
as an election oil the question of issuing
bonds. If it ho le^al both elections
will probably bo held at the same time.
?The State'
ma ? a n ?.
Question at Issue Was the Power
of Darlington to Exclude Them.
WARD VIOLATED THE ORDINANCE
Under the Law the Authorities Have
the Power to Rxclude Hooters From
Cities and Towns.
The town ot Darlington, in this
btate, lias lor several years bail an ordinance
providing that "it shall be unlawful
for any person or i>ersous to
keep any hog or bogs on uuv premises
within the corporate limits of the tovn;
au^.ahy person or persons bo doing
sbj^lbe punished by a fine of not less
t ^31 dollars or imprisonment not
ex^Rnng thirty days, or both, at
the discretion of tho said board of
health.
Mr. Ward owns a residence on Pearl
street, one of the principal residence
streets of the town of Darlington where
he resides, and owns about six acres,
his enclosuro onibraciug about two
acres. Mr. Ward kept a hog within his
enolosure, the hog being in his lot, not
confined in a pen. There was no report
against Mr. Ward for keeping his
premises in an uncleanly condition,
which appeared to the health officer,
who examined same, to be clean and in
proper general condition.
He was charged with keeping the hog
on the premises in violation of ordinance.
Mr. Ward admitted keeping tho
hog on the promises, but denied the
power of the council to pass and enforce
the ordinance in question.
Muyor Dargau differed with him, and
imposed a fine of $20.
An appeal was taken to the Circuit
Court by Boyd & .Brown, for appellant,
and Messrs. Woods A McFurlaud
Represented the city.
In a trial of the case Judge Buchanan (
decided against the hog spending his ,
summers in tho town. ,
The case was appealed to the Su- \
preme Court and that august tribunal
lias been unable to agree, for there was ?
ii_. .?A. A, 1. 11. _ 1
uii <*<]uiuiv uivmuu t'uuri us ui ? uuuict (
ho could be permitted to luxuriate in
the city of Darlington or not. But
under the rules, when the court is
divided the judgement of the lower
court holds, and it is thus that the
Darlington hog will in future have to
do his grunting outside of the corporate
limits.
Justice Jones says that he is "unable
to agree to tho opinion by Mr. Justico
Pope, as one sustained by authority
and sound reason, viz: that in order
that tho i>olice power may be used by
either the legislative or a municipal
corporation there must appear affirmatively
that its uso is reasonable. The
six-page opinion concludes by suying:
"If we hud the power, can tho Court
say upon the evidence that the Circuit
Judge erred in finding in effect that
tho ordinance was reasonable and necessary
? Tho presumptions are all in
favor of the reasonableness of the ordinance.
The burden of showing that
the ordinance is not reasonable is u(>on
him who usserts it. What evidence was
before tho Court to show the ordinance
to be unreasonable, sufficient to override
the implied fact of reasonableness
and necessity, issuing from the enactment
of an ordinance on the reeorn- ^
mcndation of the board of health
charged with the dutj*of preserving the
public health? Is the power of town
council to preserve the public health to
be measured by the size of Mr. Ward's /
lot? Does the cleanly condition in
which he keeps his premises relute in
any way to the question whether the ,
keeping of hogs within the limits of i
Darlington is or may become preiu- 1
dicial to the health of the people of the
town ?
There are two dissenting opinions,
one by Chief Justice Melver, and another
by Mr. Justice Poj>e. After an
extended legal discussion on the issues,
Mr. Pope says: "As we before remarked,
hogs are recognizable us a '
legitimate species of proi>ertj'. and
therefore, in order to forbid their presence
in the town of Darlington, iu the
lot oi ft corporator as its owner, some ,
thing more must be clone than was done J
in this case to justify the denial of the 4
defendant of his right to have his prop- j
erty on his premises freed from this
ordinance. 1 do not feel that a law such
as the police power needs any more dis- \
cussion at my hands. It is too well un- j
derstood to justify any extended notice j
of its generul effect." {
Mr. Chief Justice Mclver concurs in (
the opinion of Mr. Justice Tope, but j
adds a few words indicating the differ- j
ence between this case and that of the
town of Humnierville vs. l'ressley. }
There was nothing, I10 held, to show (
that the keeping of the hog in the two- (
acre lot was detrimental to health, and .
to the contrary the health officer re- \
ported the place in good condition, and
aside from this Justice Mclver holds
that it is clear to him that the council
had no power to pass such ordinance as '
that in question.
FAIOIKKS* INSTITUTES.
Cif'iiisoii Authorities Will Continue to
Hold Them.
The Trustees of Clenison College at
their recent meeting decided to con- j
tinue the work of holding farmers' in- ^
stitutes. Arrangements havo already
been made to hold institutes at the fol- 1
lowing places: At Greer's in April; at <
Fair view, Greenville county, May 1; in l
Chester county, April 15-lti; in New '
berry county, August 14.
Ihese institutes will be hold without 1
cost to the community. Members ol
- the college faculty, who are experts ii:
the various lines of agriculture, chem
istry, horticulture, dairying and vet
erinary science will be present.
Every county in the State has tlx '
right to at least one institute. In or '
der that arrangements may be made t(
cover as much ground as possible witl
the least expense to the college ) nrtiet 1
wishing institutes held in their coin t
inanity should address at an early dnt< <
President E. 11. Craighead, at Clemson i
A Wilmington corpse was brought to (
life by the singing of the mourners. I
This Is not the tirst instance of music 1
being horrible enough to raise the "
death . .. . I
/
I
PAIjMETTO pointers.
In the court of common pleas al
Charleston Thursday,the jury returned
a verdict of the sum of $7, fiOO for the
plaintiff in the case of the Carolina
Terminal company against the South
Carolina and Georgia road. Mr. Burke,
representing tho respondent, served
notice of appeal.
In a short time Columbia is to have
another hotel. Mr. F. M. Nixon, pro
priotor of the Nixon House in Sumter,
has been negotiating for some time
with Lorick & Lowrance, owner * of the
old Columbia Hotel building, for c
lease of the house and it is un derstood
that negotiations have progr? soil so
far that tho lease contract l--~.s been
signed.
Prof. Wardlaw lias written to the
South Cavolina College faculty oat the
executive committee of the Stat-- Teachers'
Association has decided u|>cu Parii
Mountain us tho place for the annual
meeting and June 80 as the date, provided
un auditorium bo erected. If not
they prolapse to meet at the South Carolina
College, July 10-22. It is said
that the auditorium will be built, hence
the committee's decision is for Paris
Mountain.
The franchise granted to the Charleston
City Railway bjf City Council is
entirely satisfactory to the company,
and the work of tearing up tho old
horse car line has begun on Meeting
street at South battery. From now
until the grst of Juno the company is
going to push the work with the greatest
possible speed, and expects to have
nearly all of the old City Railway in
trim for the trolley line by that time,
nly two months is left the company
in which to tear up streets in tho city,but
with the big force which will be put on
it is probable that everything will be in
diape to start the first cars by the end
>f two months' time.
"** Jl'ltY REFORMS.
Text of Important Hill Passed by tlic
Last legislature.
A bill of considerable importance
which became a law at the last session
af tho Legislature is unknown to nine
men out of every ten. It is a reform
jr improvement in the jury system of
the State and is given below in full.
It provides; "That during the last
;erm of the court of general session for
jaeh county in tho year 1807 six of tho
grand jurors then in service shall bo
lrawn in the manner now provide I by
itw ior tut? empaneling 01 petit jurors
11 criminal cases, who shall serve as
?rand jurors during the next succeeding
year.
Section 88 (b) further provides:
"That the clerk of the court of general
sessions in each county in the year
181)8 and each succeeding year tlicreifter,
not less than ir? days before the
lommencement t>f the term of the court
n the said year, shall issue writs of velire
facias in each county for 12 grand
urors to be returned to that court, who,
ogetlier with the six grand jurors for
vhose selection pro\ ision has herein
>een made, shall be held to servo at
sack term thereof throughout said
rear and until another grand jury is
selected and empaneled."
Section 88 (e) provides: "That at
he end of each succeeding year thereifter
during the last term of the court
>f general sessions held in ench county
or such year, six of the grand jurors
hen in service shall be drawn as liereubefore
provided, who, together with
2 grand jurors selected in the manner
lerein prescribed, shall constitute the
;rand jury for said year."
A TitII* TO MEXICO.
t Ooo?l Opportunity Afl'ordcd for
Teachers to <?o There.
State Superintendent of Education
daylield has received a letter eoncernng
a pleasant trip to Mexico, which is
iroposed the teachers of the National
Educational Association take. The
ates and cost of the trip would bo
nuch reducod by many going on it
it the same time. The letter is as folows:
"Mexico, March 22d, '1)7.
'Mr. Wm. I), Maj/Jicld, State Manager
National Educational Association,
Columbia, S. C.
"DearSib:?As previously notilied,
pou are aware that I expect to organize
in excursion of teachers from the Naional
Education Association for a trip
dirough Mexico.
"I think that if this is properly proicnted
it will tend to increase the aton
/I o linn n 41^/v .1 A - ??1
.vu.tiaijvv I* t IUU .1 tllUIIlUl J .U IH Ill lOIUO
Association. Will you kindly give mo
lames and addresses of those m your
$tate to whom you think it advisable
to forward descriptive matter pertaining
to the trip, and giving coniploto
itinerary.
"These addresses are particularly deiirable
this far in advance of the asso iation
meeting for the reason that anyone
undertaking the tour should have
impletimo in which to prepare for the
rip before leaving lio^ie.
"Yours truly,
"HAUHV INOKHSOi,n."
The next meeting of the National
reaehers'Association will he held at
Milwaukee, .July >-!'. Heduced rates
kvill be given by the railroads and hotels
o the teachers attending. From there
.lie trip to Mexico will probably start.
Nominations Continued.
The United States Senate has confirmed
the nominations of Jos. L. Bris;ow,
of Kansas, to be fourth assistant
l>ostmaster general: Henry ('lay Evans,
){ Tennessee, to bo commissioner of
!>ensicns; Thos. Ryan, of Kansas, to
ie first assistant secretary of the inferior;
Frank W. rainier, of Illinois, to
?e public printer.
To Retire From tlie Itench.
Stephen J. Field, Associate Justice of
he United States Supremo Court, has
lecided to retiro from the bench in
nuy. ^
The Invesications <>r a French derliutologist,
In*. Saboiirand. go to show
lint baldness is a contagious disease,
luo to a microbe which lie claims to
lave isolated. It is spread, lie delares.
by barbers' brushes, and Its
iresenre is not recognized until the
inrm has been done. In other words,
in ounce of prevention is worth several
>uttle# of lialr-restorer.
i
GEORGE THREATENS WAR
I :
I
i The Kine of Greece Assumes a Bel|
ligerent Attitude,
> - __ %
DENOUNCES THE GREAT POWERS. '
(f the Allied Nations of Europe Blockade
Volo, Hie Navel Base of Supplies* It
| Will lie Useless to Try to Restrain His
| Hen?"I Will Order My Troops For.
I ward," lie Says?All Athens Excited.
I
Athens, Greoce (By Cable). ? Kin# Goorgo
In an Interview at tho palace with James
Dreolman, the well-known American correspondent
uttered a kingly threat which brings
the Great Powers (ace to face with a war
mar, in mo boner or mnny, will smash the
Turkish Empire and turn central Europe
Into a battlefield.
A CITIZEN OP CIIETE.
'The Grout Powers should take warning
boforo It Is too Into," said tho Kin:;. ' The
Grcok nation cannot endure this state of
affairs much longer, and the situation will
become uncontrollable. Tho world busnever
aeforo witnessed such a sjieetuclo as six
powerful nations, acting in the name of
christian civilization, surrounding an islnud
with tneir warships and starving a noble
Christian people, whoso only offence is that
'.hoy have toucht for their liberties. While
doing this the nations are feeding an t upholding
thoir savage Turkish oppressors.
"It seems almost incredible that the egoism
bf the Powers could lead th en to outrage
svory principle of humanity, ignore and t
trample downtho publlcsentiui?nt of Europe
mil in(1 let slow death upon the bravo Cretans.
1 cannot understand it."
Tho lines in the King's face grew har l and
his big brown eyes Hashed, the veins stood
but with paiuful distinctness in his temple*.
"It is hard to restrain the natural impulse
bf the Greek army to vindicate the honor ->f
their llag and advance on tho Turkish forces
which threat* 11 our northern frontier," lie
mid. "We did not send our torpedo ho its
and troops to Crete until tho Turks threatened
to seud more troops to subdue the
Christians in the island, and we did not send
our army to the frontiers' ot l'.pirus and
Macedonia until a large Turk shforeetiir atened
us there.
"Now it is said that the Powers are threatening
to blockade Volo, ttie naval base of
our forces in Thessaly. It would be nu iuhtmous
thing to blockade Volo while the
Turkish army menaces our territory.
"If it Is done it will lie useless to attempt
to hold our troops back any longer, and I
will order them to go forward. My mini is
made up.
"There is not another people like tho
Greeks in the world. See how the Greeks
are coming If -a across seas ami continents,
I from tho mos. distant ends of the earth, to
I fluht fnr th?% mintm lihurtv nn.l v.
tion.
"Those raea who are marching past the
pnlaco at this moment are Greeks from remote
parts of the Caucasus. There are
more than 700 of them, their Greek ancestors
having lived In the Caucasus for a century.
"Greeks are coming from overy country,
and all this shows what an unconquerable
spirit moves the Groek race at this moment.
Their national sentiment is magniflcent.
They are pre|>ared to make any sacrifice, and
no loss can bo too great for them.
"They will fight barefooted; they will light
even without hope, und, if this conflict be.
gins, the Greeks will not cease till they have
achieved victory or the lost fighting niaa has
fallen."
POPULACE WILD FOP WAP.
Stirring Scenes on tlin Departure of the
Crown Prince for the Frontier.
Athens, Greece* (By Cable).?When i: became
known that the Crown i'riuc.i (Vui-tantin
would leave the city iu the evening lor
the Greek camp at I.arissa, to takec unman I
of the Greek army iu the Pel i. a large r nv l
gnthero 1 in front of Constitution Sipi ar , adjoining
the palace. The square;uid streets
adjacent were (lllod with an exulted thr ng.
cheering, singing patriotic songs ami firing
revolveis. The populace shiuite I "Tor
union and war," and cheered continually ;'oi
the Crown Prince and the army.
The demonstration of the crowd in : 1
during the service in the palue * ,!i:ip I an 1
thousamisgathered in front oi th -t t ?
witness the departure of Constant .n. \:. t r.
menso throng, includ'ug many thoa an * of
Cretans, assembled out tie quu\- a: I'.rn-. ?,
brilliantly illuminated by lime lights fr un
houses in tin* vieinty, to will .-a tti-enbarkation.
The wildest eat!iu-i;n e w s dis
played, with shouting. <*in iritis .v; ;h .ncossaul
disebargoof therm-.
Iiali.ciH I'ire <>n < Sir ?! i .
Canf.a, Cr t" ('Ky Cable). ? I>nr i> * :li if
tack on Fort Istziden, near Apnkmmm, mo
Italiun warships i.i hu?in bay lire.; mi tho
Christians unit luuii of tbo Turkish garrison.
Were wo to believe nothing but what
wo could perfectly comprehend, not
only our stock of knowledge in all the
brain-lies of learning would lie shrunk
up to nothing, but even the affairs of
common life could not no carried oil.
In 1SJH1 there were imported into tho
Vnited States a million dollars' worth
of bristles, nearly $li,(?00.000 worth of
feathers. $.'{.<K>0.<XX) worth of furs, and
uiore than $1,000,000 worth of hair. ^