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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.
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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