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Nicholson ?? wnnaA.wiuljxjuwi in? m i in M????icnmniB?i? m MM MI LOOKINGPORTHE BOOKS The Investigation in the C*>rr?>farii of" kJWI VIUl Y u > V u Office, Covering Cer.tain Years Prior to the Term of the Present Occupant, Again At^ tracting Attention.^ Columbia, December 8.?During" the last session of the Gen eral Assembly this note was sent to Secretary of State Gantt: . Columbian s. C.f February 1, 1905. Hon. J. T. Gantt, Secretary erf State, Columbia, S. C. ? Dear Sir: We respectfully ask that you produce for our inspection the four receipt books containing itemized, partly printed receipts, duly numbered, showing fees rpf?pivf?d bv the Secretary of State, extenumg from some time .in 1899 to some time in 1902, . when these receipts were discontinued; also cash book kept for the Secretary of State, extending from time the book, Secre~2, was*tTisconfinu'^HV '^ndf g^sjfcf! ing to the end bf Mr. M. R, Cooper's term of office; also all bank books for the year 1903. The committee will be pleased to have these books this after noon at 3.30 p.m., when it re sumes its examination of th< office of Secretary of State. Yours truly, Thos. B. Butler, Chairman Legislative examin ing committee. This letter is the index to ai inquiry that is now going on. The books were not produced Mr. Gantt could not find ther and wishes very much that h could. What became of the books n one appears to know and that i ) what the legislative committt r is seeking to ascertain. Today the Legislative commi tee, consisting of Senators Bu ler and Douglass and Represent! tives Richards, Toole and Bean guard, instituted an investigatic ? /* qiiph licrht as they could j W -.0 to the whereabouts of the mis ins: books of receipts and vouc! ers. Stenographer McFeat to( what testimony could be gather* and the desire was to gath what light was possible, and the books are not to be foun then to let the General Assemfc know all that can be learned to the history of the particul books, which may or may r amount to anything. The committee say that t books are wanted to check the administration of Mr. Coop while Mr. Gantt was chief clci The books of Mr. Gantt's adm istration have all been chect up and a full report made to I General Assembly on the counts of his term, and the mi ing books refer only to I Cooper's term of office when 1 Gantt was in office only as cf clerk. m 0 I 1 Mr. Gantt was sick m oeu day and he could not beexami by the committee. Mr. D. Means, who was in charge I the books for a while, but 1 turned them over intact in Ji 1902, was not sworn to-day. The chief witnesses before committee today were Mr. R, McCown, who is chief clerk the office and who took chj of the finances of the office a Mr. Means. Mr. McCown had nothinf do with the fiscal affairs of office during Mr. Cooper's tei * > of office, until after 1902. & . Mr. McCown testified ths ^V/i'"iON 11 and prosperous. A safe I lusis with THIS BANK. 9 can Buy, which is also ^ by Insurance, and our J Resources (all of which | ake your deposits abso- | IT YOUR BUSINESS. I & Son, Bankers, | | did not know where the books ; were nor what had become of them. He was .in Florence on the day of the firkin the office of the Secretary of State, when the b?^k3 are supposed to have been destroyed by fire, and he did not know what had been destroyed tnd what had not been destroyed, tie went into a detailed account of how tho bnnk? of tho nffioo were kept, and that he insisted on keeping the books and depositing the funds if he was to be held responsible for the finances, and that the office has had a complete check system during his tenure as chief clerk. Miss Gertrude Walker testified that she was now the stenographer in the office, and knew nothing whatever of the books in question, and that she was not in. the office during Mr. Coopers term of office and that she would not have known the books, as her work was constant and in other matters. i Mr. D. W. McLaurin, who has an office for the sinking fund commission in the same rooms, testified that he did not know what becaune of the books. Ife : tvfi?hl?r4boolrs, "ami coiilcl not tell whether they were destroyed I in the fire of September, 1904, or i not. I! The committee will give Mr. - Gantt and Mr. Means a hearing - just as soon as Mr. Gantt is able ' to be present. - News and Courier. A queer coincident in connection with the investigation above - mentioned, is that every time ! the committee meets for the purn pose, Mr. Secretary J. T. Gantt i is either too sick to be present or ! necessarily absent from the city, n ?Ed. 6 BURGLARS ^AT WORK. o 3 Attempt to Enter the (iibbes e House But Policemen t_ Interfered. t Last Friday a phone message ['- was received at police headquar>n ters from an officer at Carlisle 13 saying that two white men of i hi suspicious character were oi their way to Union. The chie )k notified the members of the forc< -d to be on the lookout. That nigh ^ between nine and ten o'clock Mr a Whitener at the oil mill phone U? i --J . >Iy to police neauquaneio tiJii as two men were seen to enter th la? inclosure of the Gibbes House i 1 a suspicious manner. Two p< licemen went immediately to th up place and discovered the tw er, men trying to break into th rk. window of the cook room of th in- Gibbes house. When the polic< ^ed men came to the house the burj the iars fled, and the policemen fin ac- several shots at the fleeing buri iss* lars. None knew whether eith< dr. was hit or not. Neither ha1 dr. been seen since. These burgla lief chose the time to enter tl Gibbes kitchen, during the har to- est downpour of rain, when th nerl could scarcely be seen and n H. heard at all. A man who h ol come in on the noon train a vho had been seen lurking arou ily, Bailey lumber yard that aft* noon, was registered at t the Gibbes house and at the time M. the attempted burglary had ; in light burning in his room, w irge thought to be a forerunner a fter belonged to the gang. T1 night his room was visited j to the policeman and he was clos the questioned, and gave satisfact* aure replies, so as to convince the lice tnat he had no connect it he with the bunglars. < HOT WORDS IN THE SENATE. I Senator Tillman Intro- I duces a Bill as to Railroad Rates that Brings Out the Big Guns on the Republican Side. Washington, December 11. ? With spirited debates on the sub- 1 jects of railroad rate legislation, I arising through the introduction < of a bill by Senator Tillman to < authorize the Inter-State com- < merce commission to fix rates, and the Panama Canal, due to ' a controversy over the reference 1 of the emergency appropriation bill to a committee, today's ses- i sion of the Senate continuously : proved interesting for more than four hours. An adjournment was taken without a mention of the late Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, and so, for the first time, !< the death of a member was per- |' mitted to pass unnoticed by the J senate. 1 After more than a score of ! senators had discussed the Pana- : ma Canal bill it was referred to the appropriations committee by a vote of 40 to 23. SENATOR TILLMAN'S BI^L provides for the amendment of the Act to regulate Inter-State commerce by giving to the InterState commerce commission the power to fix "a maximum reasonable rate" when it determines that an existing rate is unjust or unreasonable. It provides that after the commission fixes such maximum rate it shall be the only legal rate that may be charged. Senator Tillman had the bill read, and said he thought it "got at the kernel of the whole controversy now before Congress." The bill was referred to the committee on Inter-State lieved the bill introduced is the best yet offered, if the government is to go into the rate-making business at all, for the reason that it would do the least possible harm. "In saying that, however," said the Senator, "I | minimize the necessity or any ! legislation of that character, because the bill is directed solely at excessive rates." He said that this is not what the people are complaining of so much as it is rebates; that rebates practically have been discontinued, : and if they have not, that it is I agreed that the present law is sufficient to reach this evil. The i Senator from Ohio took the posi, tion that Senator Tillman's bill ' recognizes the fact that the present laws are sufficient to reach rebates, and in fact everything but discriminating charges. J "I had suposed that the law was sufficient for that purpose," said Senator Tillman, ''but since [ the investigation of rebates begun by Mr. Judson and Mr. 1 Harmon at the instigation of the f Execulive, came to such a misere able and pitiable fiasco, I am t getting rather shakey as to the . sufficiency of that law. It cer' tainlv will prove a failure until d the President stops protecting tt Cabinet officers and whitewashe ing them, and until he does thai ? there never will be anything ac * complished under the laws.'* 1 Senator Foraker declared 3ha' ' the Tillman bills and many other: 0 offered were unconstitutional fo: ie the reason that Congress had n< \e right to delegate to a commissioi e- the right to regulate railroa< rates. id "Then the Supreme Court i ff- wrong on that point," aske er Senator Tillman. ^ Senator Foraker declared thr rs the Supreme Court had never e> he pressed itself on this point i d- anv of its decisians. ey Senator Bailey and Senate iot Clay asked Senator Foraker ad number of questions on th nd point, and Senator Foraker r nd peated his statement, sr- After some further discussic he of the legal question by Senato of Culbertson, Knox, and Forake a Senator Tillman referred to tl 'as discussion he had provoked, nd "With malice aforethought Dat said Senator Spooner. by "Well," answered Senat ely Tillmrn, "I like to get you la Dry yers by the cars and then wat po- you pull each other's wool ion which ended a debate lasting hour and a ? -f NUMBER Or BALES GINNED. > Bureau Report Ptaees-'ffie Figures at 5,654,542. President ft D. Smith Says an Outrage >ha$ been Jferpeirated on tht Planters. Washington, December 8. -A bulletin issued by the census bureau to-day shpws the number Df bales of cotm* ginned to December 1, 1905, to be 8,684,842, counting ?;fOund bales as half bales. A previous report showed 7,498.167 hales ginned to November 14, 1905^^^. The amounts* cotton ginned,. ' oy States and Territories is ds f follows: r ? Alabama, 1,066,728; Arkansas, i, 122,813; Florid^, 95,455; Georgia, 1,561.061; Indian Territory 246102; Kentucky, 628; Louisiana, " 5A9 9Q7- Miaciecirvni fl/IH '70Q . Missouri. 80}251; North Carolina, 573.598; Oklahoma230,648; South Carolina, J392.708; Tennessee, a 203.388; 2,075,003; Vir- V ginia, 13,030. li The abdVe statistics were com- v piled from telegraphic reports of ? the special?Jents who canvassed the ginneries, and it was an- 1 nounced tbatethey are subject to 1" slight colwaflions until checked l against thmmdividual returns of c the ginnersythrough the mails. No report jtos made for Decern- : ber 1, 1904, and, therefore, a ' comparison statistics could not * be made. \ < The statistics of this report in- , elude 239,034! round bales, and . 82,203 sea islihd bales: The sea island cotton^ is distributed by 1 States as fothfcs: ' Florida 3084; Georgia 41,692; ; South Carolij?;B,927. , ' *OUTPsVfIJH.l ^ gf bureau fig- 1 n This , report^ B9Mh> &* 478 i Eounds, instead ~bt 506, -to the ale, as heretofore. If figuied i on the old basis the crop would . be 8,204,257, instead of 8,864,842 ?? ?.,nrlc TKia icx cm nut- 1 t(i> II livjvv icauo. Atnu iu mi. v,v? rage. Let the people stand pat now. E. D. Smtiii, General Manager S. C. A. BEAUTIfUL^HOME^ WEDDING. Mr. R. M. Estes, of Union, Weds Miss Virginia E. Wilson, of Charleston. A beautiful marriage was solemnized last Thursday evening, when Mr. R. Melvin Estes and Miss Virginia E. Wilson were united in the bonds of matrimony at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. M. J. Wilson, No. 51 Society street, Rev. Dr. Alexander Sprunt, of the First Presterian Church, officiating. The palror was tastefully and beautifully decorated with flowers, palms and other greens, and the effect under the bright gas light was strikingly beautiful. The , bride was handsomely gowned in j white chiffon habutai, made on I entraine, over which fell a Brus. I sels veil, caught up with an [ egrette and orange blossoms. " She wore a handsome pearl cres"m cent, the gift of the groom, and ", she carried bride's roses with . ' maidenhair fern. The bride was k attended by Miss Katherine R. 3 Salmonsen. whose dress was of r white chiffon china over pink 0 taffeta, made with yoke and berJ tha of point gauze lace and trim a . mod with rose pleatipgs of chif 1 on. Her bouquet was of pin* 8 carnations and maidenhair ferns d Mr. William J. Wilson, brothe of the bride, was the best man & he and Miss Salmonsen being th< only attendant-*. A small rec<p n tion was held after the cere mony, at which were presen )r only the immediate families an a intimate friends. Among thos is present were: Messrs. Arthu e" Estes, W. D. Arthur and C. B Lipscomb, of Union, who cam m down from Union with Mr. Est* rs to attend the wedding. Mr. an r- Mrs. Estes were the ricipients < many handsome and useful pre ents, attesting their popularit, " They left on the night train f< I Tnirtn whprfl thev will mal Ullivii| ?? ? ? or their home.?Charleston Evenir w- Poet. ch . Mr..R. M. Estes is one of 01 ?'' most progressive and suceessf an merchants among the young m< of the county who have embark1 F. M. FARR, President, T H Merchants and Plant Successfully Doing Busine ||mmm Is the OLDEST Hank in Ut has n capital and surplus o is tho on'v N \T1()NA I. Ha has paid dividends -moui pavs FOUIl per cent. inti is tho only Rank in Union : 0 has Burglar-Proof vault, ? pays mo"* taxes than A LL | WE EARNESTLY SOLIC r ' . ? wmii mm> ?? ife. Wm. L. CULP IS DEAD J ri n His Death Union Lose* j One of Her Best and ^[Beloved Citizens. Monday morning at 8 o'clock, t his home on Mountain street, Villiam Lowdnes Culp breathe 3 lis last. The news of his deatl 1S vas quite a shock to his man\ f| riends. Although it was known ar hat he was in feeble health and lad been for years a great suf- l(1 erer from kidney trouble, nt ta ?ne thought that the end was s< p( lear. His familiar form with g] lis cordial, genial and alTablt nanner made him always wel- tl :ome to all and will be sadly i? missed. He was generous, kind, t] thoughtful and polite and gave n none cause to dislike him. He t, was firm, fearless and uncom- t promising in his opinions and convictions but never failed to ; and opinions of others and was t therefore universally popular as t biy and man. j He was born May 10, 1852, fn v th -> house now known as the Hill /e house, then the home of his f grand parents Mr. and Mrs. c Clough Meng. After completing v his studies at the male academy under the tutelage of Judge D. t A. Townsend, he entered the v business college of Bryant and Stratton of Baltimore from which . institution he graduated in 1869 and in early part of 1870 went to * Charleston as bookkeeper for 1 A. J. Salines and Son, cotton i brokers, which position he held for more than twenty years. Afterwards came back to Union 1 and for some time was not en- 1 gaged in any particular business, .< but did accept the position of , bookkeeper for the Union oil ' mill while Mr. W. E. Thomson 1 was president and resigned when the mill was sold to the Standard | Oil Company, since which time; j he has not engaged actively in I ! any business, except the manage-1 i ment of his own property. It | would not be saying too much of William L. Culp to say that he was liked by all who knew him and that his death wih be a profound regret and sorrow, lie is survived by two brothers, Dr. M. W. and Barto Culp, both of this city. 11 The following were the pa.lli bearers: i Honorary?A. H. Foster. F. M. Farr, W. E. Thomson. W. W. Hughes. J. G. Long, R. W. Tins: ley, J. P. Gage. -! Active?-L. S. Townsend, C. - II. Norman, J. Gordon Hughes, - J. A. Wilburn, J. C. Fincher, c L. J. Hames, I. F. Peak, S. M. . Beaty. r The funeral and burial services , were conducted by Rev. I). M. e McLeod, pastor of Grace M. E. ?- Church, and the remains were - laid to rest Tuesday at 11 a. m. t in the cemetery of that church, d Requieseat in pace. e ? . . . .. ir * ; in the mercantile business. W< most gladly welcome Mrs. Estei ;3 into our miast as a iuosl cuann ,',j injar and desirable accession t the increasing and widening so s_ cial circle of this most thrivinj Y city. Mr. and Mrs. Estes are a or the Mangum house for the pre* <e ent, but will in the near futur occupy a house of their owr We offer our sincere congratuh Jr tions to our happy townsman an u| wish for him and his bride 3n long, happy and most prosperoi ed Wied Ufe? J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier. E ers National Bank, ss at the "Old Stand." Won. . fJ10\000. nk In Union, , ? ,C itincr to $300 400. l. \. prosi on deonait?. Inspected by nn officer, mrt Safe with Time-Lock, tho Hanks In Union rorubln"d. : B IT YOUR BUSINESS. I ictiifciM ctiNl coi iUN. otton Growers of tfe South Winning Greatest Commercial Battle Known to the World. The Cotton Growers of the >uth, through and with the sistance of their organization, le Southern Cotton Association, e slowly but surely winning the "eatest commercial battle ever lo.vn to the world. Thev are ling applauded by millions of jople who are watching the reat fight that is being successllly waged by them to throw off le yoke of thieving and specuitive manipulation that has held tiem so long, and has been the leans of enabling the spinners o grow enormously wealthy at he expense of the poor farmer. Those who stood loyal to the Association and accepted its adix a price of 10c per pound en ,heir cotton demand it and get t?did so, notwithstanding the^e oolish, etc." T^e otton held by the loyal ones yas sufficient to bring the pi ice o 10c before the present cr.p vas ready for market. On September 7th, the Associi,ion advised the farmers to ask lc for their cotton, as conditons 'ully warranted that price. Many ixed that price and sold for it. Now, on December 1st, the fact that the crop is very sho.t has been established beyond ihe shadow of a doubt, and onl> a small remnant of that left unsold, also, that the markets are bare of dry goods with i'utuie onrtrmonnlv iidvfllirPil. Pot ton mills loaded down w Lh contracts and orders lor goods several months ahead, and with only about one half enough cotton in sight to lill them. Will they pay 15c l'or cotton? Why, of eo^r e, they will if you ask for it! If you do not they will take it at 5c as they have done in the past. Decide for yourselves,?let them have it at its actud va ue, 15c, or let them take it at tl eir price, 5c?it is yours?do as \ou please, but remember that if you sell for less than its value, 15c, you are not only injuring yourself, but every other owner of cotton is being denied his price j while you are giving yours away, which prevents the advance as long as they can get it at less , than its value. Hundreds of thousands of bales 1 are oeing iu mv uvuuiern Cotton Association for 15c, enough to force the price to its 3 value very soon, unless buyers I can continue to get yours that is 0 not pledged at their price; in this i- event, the price cannot reach its ? value until yours has been taken * out of the way and at their price, then the loyal ones will again L reap the benefit af their Association's hard work in th.ir behalf. ^ Richard Cheatham, ^ Secretary Southern Cottni Assoi yociatioB. j