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z_ OF lilt B. F. ARTHUR Continued from page 1.) testis*? 7~~z :?? / Later on in the examination y Mr. Arthur stated again that he / construed the law to allow him y compensation for the signing of y the checks when sent to Union y for him to sign. y DIDN'T CHARGE FOR CONVENTION W TIME. The following is also interesting: Q. Something was said about your being here as a delegate to the Episcopal Convention during the spring. Did you charge the time while you were here? A. I do not think that I did. Not if I came to the convention I did not charge the time. Mr. Arthur was then asked if be had anything he could bring out, as he stated this morning, as to the transactions of any member of this board or any employee of it, which was unlawful or a subject of criticism. Attorney General Lyon, who was present, also assured Mr. Arthur that if he knew anything against any member of the State Administration now was the time to make it known, and the matter would be sifted to the bottom. Mr. Arthur replied: "I havd no charges to make at this time." When asked by Mr. Lyon if he had any charges, and if so why, Mr. Arthur replied: "I have not approved of every thing which has done by the chairman of the commission?a good many things that it would take me some time to state." He said that he would "bring in a minority report, covering these matters," and he did not think it would be well to state these things now. Attorney General Lyon again assured Mr. Arthur that if he had anything to state in regard to any illegal or improper act by any member of the commission or anyone else the Attorney Genx eral would sift the matter to the bottom. HAD BEEN SHOWN DISCOURTESY. Mr. Arthur was then 1$ked he had anything to state^against any member of the commission, their names being severally called, or against Mr. Stevenson or Mr. Lyon. In regard to Mr. Stevenson he at first said he did not care to ? > say, but l^ter he stated that he * thought ' Mr. Stevenson had made a personal attack on him I in his report regarding the . ' vouchers?that he had shown him discourtesy. He thought he should have been consulted before the report was submitted to the commission. Mr. Arthur stated in answer to further questions that he had no other charges to make against Mr. Stevenson, and he was then asked to specify what his objections were to some of Dr. Mnrrav's pa cliairmon n-f the commission. He said that the first thing was the way the fund was distributed?that he objected to Dr. Murray taking everything into his own hands and running this thing as a oneman proposition. He said that he had made his objections known at the time to several members of the commission, and that he supposed the protest was spread on the minutes of the meeting. He was asked if the acts 01 Dr. Murray were not passed on approved by the commission, and replied that they were. Asked if any of the funds were placed in his (Arthur's) bank he said there were $10,000 and that he did not desire any more than this. The following are the next questions and answers: Q. What bank did you particularly object to receiving any money r a. i did not object to any. Q. It was satisfactory to you where it was placed? A. Yes, in a measure. Q. In what particular was it unsatisfactory? A. I would rather not state now. Q. D? you regard the banks that received these deposits as safe and sound institutions? A. So far as I know. Q. Do you think the public funds safe in those banks? A. I suppose so. Q. In regard to those matters what else have you to criticise as to Dr. Murray'8 administration? A. I will state that in my report. Il TI /r J . \ I I 11 Q. We want it embodied here right now. A. I refuse to embody it. Mr. Arthur again stated that _ he objected to Dr. Murray running the matter as a one-man proposition and said: "I will J specify when I get ready." Later he said that he thought 2 Dr. Murray had sold a good many goods in Richland county J which could have been disposed , of to better advantage elsewhere , and that he had urged Dr. Mur- , ray not to be in too much of a! hurry to get matters closed up,: that the commission could make ( more by holding the goods over! for a year, and the first thing he j knew the goods were sold. He j admitted, however, that Dr. , _ * i ? .! j Murray naa written mm anout i I the sale. j COMPLAINS OF TREATMENT. Pressed again for specifica| tions in his criticism of Dr. Muri ray and Mr. Stevenson, Mr. ; Arthur referring to Mr. Steven, son, said: "He could have spoken to me in Columbia and I ! want to state that I have been I outrageously treated the major ity of this comission in having I this this thing passed through ; their hands without asking me something about it. My integrity i ' has been questioned and I nave I been assailed and charged with 1 t&king $65 from the State of i j South Carolina." Mr. Arthur was then asked if j he had discussed the affairs of ! the commission in the presence of outsiders, for instance, Mr. Matthews and Col. Wilie Jones, j and he denied that he had ever discussed matters with these gentlemen except in a general way. Q. Was it not your custom to carry your minute book to the | Palmetto Bank? A. It never j has been out of Dr. Murray's office at the dispensary to my knowledge. Well, that is the limit. Q. Did any person ever read your notes taken at the meeting? A. No. Q. You have never written them up at the Palmetto Bank? A. Never. Q. The typewriter there never prepared the minutes of the board? A. xt u.. : a.?o nn? < I never. my iiuiiuies: w ny, i i never, most emphatically no. Q. ' j Were Col. Wilie Jones, Mr. Mat- < I thews or any other person at ] ;that bank acquainted with the I general course of things which ] i transpired in the commission? A- I deny this most emphatical- j 1 j ly. I have never shown my min- t ; ute book to a living man. i i Mr. Arthur went on to say that | ] ! Col. Jones had asked him only 11 such general questions as any 11 , one might ask in regard to the 1 condition of affairs, and that he:; had shown him, Arthur, a letter i from the Loan and Exchange! I Bank Written to one of the whis- j: key houses in the West about;: this fund being paid on the 15th ! < of October. Mr. Arthur denied i1 : that he had let out information * about the employment of Felder i i i to investigate claims, and denied . that he told McGhee, of Green- < wood, that he would refuse to i countersign the check if the com- i mission undertook to pay out the i claim before a certain date. In ] answer to a question Mr. Arthur: I said he had voted for the resolu- j < tion instructing Dr. Murray to: < rl nnAO 1 f A1 ' 1 u^j/ujiu \,ci tain IUU11C.Y 111 um I 1 National Loan and Exchange : Bank until further arrangements 1 i were made. ; In concluding his testimony i Mr. Arthur repeated that he did 1 not think he had been treated | i right, and said that the Richmond 1 trip was the only thing which he j i ! incorrectly charged to the com- s mission, and he would refund!. that amount. The other commissioners were j i severally sworn and examined as I to their vouchers, and some of i them inserted dates that had i been omitted. It was also brought i out that Mr. Lyon had submitted ' a statement for traveling ex- I penses from Columbia to Augusta, i $7.90, on business for the com- s mission and failed to specify in 1 his vouchers what it was for; this i 1 was corrected. I < Among the vouchers on record i i as having been presented by Mr. ' Arthur and paid are the follow- i ing: October 16, $32.15; September ' 16, $76.45; May 31, $95.80; April' < an ?77 AA FoKKMamr 1Q OK. < , Wf yi l f A VVA UU& J At/) <jn JL \JKJ , . I April 1, $104.95; October 28, i $25.10.?News and Courier. ?\ ie un: VITH THEIR ELEC DELIC From Absolutely Pure Cream an MORE ABOUT MEXICO. (Continued from f1.) rery profitable, as each plant vi ill rield about 820 worth of this fluid vhen it is tapped. At about 8 rears old it then dies and is used or firewood, its leaves go to make ihingles, etc. 80,000 gallons is said o be the daily consumption of this iquor in the city of Mexico alone. !t is the drink of the peon and poor ndian. As night comes on we enter this :osmopolitan city, brilliantly lightirl wit Vi ifo orn n/1 nofkn/1 IT i v11 ivQ V/?iiiiii^uiaiO| |/ai AO ind palaces, with a history reaching :>ack to the misty past, with relics n its museums unmistakable evilences of a knowledge of the arts ind sciences, rivaling those of Greece and Egypt in their palmiest lays. On Sunday afternoon, we. like ill visitors to Mexico, attended the jull fight, and saw for the first time n all its horror this brutal relic of a mrbarous age?fastened upon all countries where the blood thirsty Spaniard has set his foot. When Jiis wild, unseemly sport was endxl, eleven horses and six bulls lay lead outside the ring and one matalor severely wounded; it is a most horrifying spectacle, one that is calculated to put to the severest test he strongest nerve, and chill the jlood in the boldest heart. Mexico City has one of the most complete streetcar system of any city >n the North American continent, [t is owned and managed by Canalians, with native operators. Every car runs to the Zocalo or the ?reac Plaza, situated in the center of the city. This Plaza is surrounded t?y the National Palace, the great Cathedral and all the government buildings. This cathedral is one of the grandest architectural structures in Mexico and perhaps in the world, requiring more than one hundred years to complete, at a cost of many millions of dollars. The tones of its organs are of inlescribable sweetness and the sing,ng of the choirs is inexpressibly ;rand?its altars are beautiful and J-L 1 1 ? ? ncn ueyonu estimation?its walls ire hung with the grandest pictures from the most famous old masters, ro see Raphael's original painting >f the Crucifixion is worth a trip to Mexico. Thousands of dollars have been refused for this world-famed picture. The altar where the Emperor Maximillian and Empress Carlotto were crowned is chained off, having never been used since his death. Nearby are beautiful pictures of the two, one represents the Emperor mounted on a magnificent white borse. He was superbly handsome, ind the peons looked upon him almost as a god; he was tall and beautifully formed, with flowing yellow hair and long side whiskers jo unlike any of their race. The jross that he held in his hand when he was shot is in the altar still. When the detail of the Mexican soldiers lined up to shoot him ind his two Austrian generals he called each one up and gave him a 520 gold piece with the request that they would shoot at his heart so as not to injure his handsome face. He was a good spender and a great beautifier, and Mexico City in inJebted to him and the refined taste )f the lovely but unfortunate Carlottsi for the grandeur of its parks ind public gardens. I say unfortunate Carlotta, for she, after a vain attempt to enlist the sympathies of Napoleon III in the behalf of her husband, became a raving maniac while pleading for his life l>efore the Pope of Iioine, and today is an old, gray-haired, miserable maniac, shut up in a castle in Belgian. After leaving the Cathedral and passing through the most beautiful flower market in the world, we visited the Thieves Market, which was indeed a most sudden transition from the sublime to the ridiculous. The thieves have a square alloted to them near the Cathedral in which to expose their stolen stuff for sale, ind from the looks of their collection you eould easily imagine that they are the greatest thieves on iarth. They .vill steal anything from a toothpick to a dinner pot. Fhey will try to sell you something ind at the same time attempt to steal what you have on your person. Two little rascals dropped down and ?? vnh mtr ulw.ua ?.?m? vv ? ??ij Ol IW\>0 n 1 111 the light touch of the born thief? in a few seconds they were standing jp under my overcoat tail. I had lon~ 5 TRIC MOTOR AN! :ious d Milk. It is smooth and of HUYLER'S CJ been watching them, and soon had each one by the hair pulling them out. We then went through the Nation- w al Palace, going in at the main en- tl trance over which hangs the liberty p bell that the old priest Hidalgo g< rang on the night of the 15th of c< September, 1810 for the war of in- w dependence.' The Palace stands on fr the spot where once stood the palace h of the Montezumas that Cortez occu- fr pied, and for months held the powerful Emperor of the Aztec a pris- tl oner in his own palace?robbed him C of his treasure and degraded him in s< the eyes of his people, who considered him a god. On the "nochie sj triste" or "sorrowful night," when s< Cortez determined to leave the city ir to escape from the wrath of the in- s< furiated Aztecs, he had the tre. sures w of Montezumas poured out before tl his avaricious soldiers and told them b to help themselves, but to remember that he who was lightly burden- li ed could travel the best?but few w heeded his warning and few escaped u t Al-~ ' hamii nit; carnage 01 inai. (lreailiui a night. Following the course of his ci retreat from the city we came to p a place marked Alvarado's I^eap. fi History tells us that Alvarado, one of the famous lieutenants of Cortex, h leaped a canal at this point alxmt ? 26 feet wide; perhaps he did it with p the assistance of a long spear or a lance. We came to the "Harlinl Oel Nochie Triste," or "The Tree fi of the Sorrowful Night," a very ? large oak which is still living?un- p der which Cortex sat and wept on n the following morning at the rem- ! h nants of his shattered and broken o band. It seems strange that a tree I that was perhaps at that time sev- 11 eral hundred years old, should still g be living four hundred years from that period. C Fearing that my letter may by its i length become a burden to your h readers, I will stop. May write C something more another time if you p wish. t Respectfully, a J. H. Hamilton. t Lockhart Locals. t t Lockhart, March 9.?Rev. J. C. 1 Lawson, of Kelton and pastor of the ii Baptist church at this place, was T visiting among the members and Y friends generally the most of last c ' week, and also filled his regular appointments on Sunday delivering I two splendid sermons. I The farmers around Ixickhart are Y very busy just now buying tools, : hauling fertilizer and doing general c | routine work preparatory for a good a crop this year. d Messrs. J. B. Hall, J. C. Amnions and E. R. Reggins repre- ii sented Lockhart at' 'The Clansman'' J n _ A 1 * . . ^ I natureay mgnt at fepartanburg. I I They claim to be well paid for their i t j time and money. 1 r j Rev. White, of Kelton, was in our town last Friday and Saturday i in the interest of the M. E. church J of which he is pastor. r Mr. Melvin Bobo and Miss Ix'la Hill were married on the <Sth inst at 7 o'clock p. in. The people of f I?ckhart extend to them many good \ ' I wishes. J Mr. Thompson, the retiring agent I 1 of the Southern railroad at this r place, leaves for Charlotte tomorrow, e Mr. Wallus Gibbs, of Union, visited our town Sunday and the 1 1 writer I relieves some of the young ] ladies appreciate his calls. He is a i worthy young man, has many t ! friends and is well liked in our vil- r 'jlage. . 8 The 12-year old son of Barnie i Ballew has l>een very low with pneu- ( ; monia fever last week but is renortwl some better at this writing. Mr. Arthur Burgess, of the Lockhart store, visited homefolks at I i Pacolet Sunday. | Evolin, the 8-year old daughter 1 of Mr. and Mrs. Z. K. Callas, who i was very sick with pneumonia, is > mulh better, and we congratulate the parents for such rapid improvement. i " NOTICE. ? : State of South Carolina, County of Union. Notice is hereby given that E. C. Briggs, administrator tie bonis non of the estate of Coleman G. Shettlesworth, , deceased, will, on the 7th day of April, P.HI8, at 11 a. in. apply to W. W. Johnson, Judge of Probate for the county aforesaid, at his office in Union, S. C,, for a final settlement and discharge. All creditors must present their claims against said estate, properly proven, on or before said date, or be barred, and all }>erKons interested in said estate an* notified to be present at the hearing of said application. K. C. Briggs, Administrator. / March 2, 1908. lo-4t V RUG C< D KREEZER MANUF ICE C R a Rich Quality. Come once and LNDY FREBH. Jonesville News Items. Jonesville, March 10.?The warm eather last week started the sap in I ie trees and some of the peach and c luin blooms are out, but they are itting a set back by the present r >ld spell. It is hoped that the ^ eather will deal gently with the * uit |this spring and let us i: ave a good crop of all kinds of s uit. ? 1 Karly gardeners have planted ieir seed and a great many early harleston cubbagejplants have been ? it and they are doing well. Farmers wanted to sow largely of 1 aring oats but they were kept from J >wing until they have to a great leasure abandoned the idea of >wing. A great many bushels of 8 heat, that were intended for seed lis season, will go to the mills and * e ground into flour. ti The guano trade is getting to be f velv and this is rii?ht for our lands . - ?v ? - o? a ill give good returns for a liberal t Be of commercial fertilizers under II kinds of crops, and if corn is to ultivated upon the Williamson lan commercial fertilizers must be reely used. A a gmxl many bales of cotton ave gone on the market in this I ommunity in the last few days at rices all along from ten to eleven nd three-quarters cents. I I see considerable cotton in some 1 elds yet to pick, and I hear of y orn not yet gathered. Are our | eople lazy or are they making t (lore than they can gather? Per-! (s aps it is on account of a scarcity f lalx?r and poor lalxir together, t is rather bad for a country that iiakes more produce than it can ather. ( The John Hames Chapter U. I). 1 !. had a very pleasant and successnl meeting this evening at the 'i tome of Mrs. Lula Crawford. The ( Chapter is clear of debt, having aid for the monument and all dues o date, and they are looking ^ round and hunting something else o do or some needy veterans to ( lelp. The will never rest until I hey find something to do and then 11 hey will do it with all their might. 1 I)r. W. J. Douglass, of Pacolet, 3 visiting in our town this week, t Tie doctor looks considerably off as e has just passed through a severe ( ase 01 pneumonia. j Mr. J. R. Page, of Chester, has 1 ately moved to our town. Mr. J 'age is a good citizen and he has a learty welcome to Jonesville. Mr. Charles Littlejohn, of Packet, spent Sunday in Jonesville .nd attended service at the M^tho- i1 list church. Mrs. H. W. Ackerman, of Latta,' , s visiting her parents, Mr. and | i >Irs. J. H. Littlejohn. \\ Mr. George I. McWhirter has re- j, urned from several days visit to i elatives near Elberton, Ga. ( Mrs. C. A. Pender, after spend- { ng several days with her parents, < Jr. and Mrs. J. B. Foster, has eturned to her home in Augusta. Mr. Roland Coleman, a son of [ Jr. R. D. Coleman, who has been 1 rom home for the last four years ] vorking in different places in the j forth, came home the other day. ; dr. Coleman is right from Cincin- ] lati, where he has a position as !| lectrician. j: Miss Beulah Hancock, of Bon-J >am, is visiting her cousin, Miss I { telle Gault. Miss Jones, of Baltimore, will , ake chrge of the millinery depart- > nent of the R. \V. Scott Co. this I pring. I Plant Wood's (\ / Garden Seeds \\ FOR SUPERIOR VEQE- | > TABLES & FLOWERS. Our business, both in Garden , and Farm Seeds, is one of the 1 ^ largest in this country, a result due to the fact that v B Quality is always our ^JJ ! first consideration, q i J We are headquarters for Grass and Clover Seeds. Seed Oats. Seed Potatoes, Cow 1 1 Peas, Soja Beans and ;1 otticr Farm Seed*. Wood's Descriptive Catalogue jls the best and most practical ol seed I catalogues. An up-to-date and re- 1 \ cognized authority on all harden \ and Farm crops. Catalogue mailed / , \ free on request. Write tor It. II \ T. W. WOOD & SONS, / ! ^SEEOSMEII, - Richwen ' OMPAN ^ACTURES DAILY E A M I you will come many times. y t. . M t Statement of the condition of EVERYBODYS BANK x>cated at Joneeville, S. C., at the lose of business March J), ltiflf. HESOU WES ,oans and Discounts $ 2U.0Q2 72 verdrafts 1 IH tanking House.. I.ur, a uruituro and Fixtures .. ??> m )ue from Banks and Hankers 0 444 Ul lurrency I.aw no lold ; 47.i 00 ilver. Nickels and Bennies 234 t'd hecks and Cash Items 27 77 Total % *1.118 yr> LIABILITIES aDital Stock Paid in t oni?? Individed Profits, less Current Kxu-jnws Hiul Taxe:i P->id S7d s-u ndividiial Deposits Subject to chock jr,,?kh m "ime OertltlcatcB 3S43-ft tills Payable 3.000 (10 Total $ 43.1**^ tate of South Carolina t ounty of Union liefore me came J. M. Oatilt, Cashier of tverybodya Hank, who beinir duly *w?rii ays that the above and foreiroimr statement < a true condition of said Hank, as shown by he Itooksof hie in said Hank. J. M. (iuultwcashie'. Sworn to and subB bribed before me, this l'?tb ay of March, JWJS. O. C- Perrln, Jr., < L. s , N. P., S. C. lorrect Attest: ' J. K. Alman 1 J. W. Lipscomb V Directors * L. K. Littlejohn ) Statement of tin* Condition of THE CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK xx'ated at Union, S. C., at the close of business March Oth, 1008. KKHOCnCKS ?ans ami Discounts $ 8,0:?4 :;<? h'lnainl Ixtans 5()U no )vcnirafts 10T? 'urniture and fixtures 780 52 )uc front Bunks and Bankers. 21.101 so , Jurrency 2.557 ?a? w told 05 HO silver, Nickels and Pennies... 027 so 'hecks and Cash Items 41 Total $55,022 12 I.I A BII.ITI KS 'apitul Stock Paid in $12,5175 iki ndividiial Deposits Subject to Check 18,580 Savings Deposits 1,405 no rime Certificates 1,057 i?t Cashier's Checks 07 77 Total ?15,022 12 Hate of South Carolina ( I (bounty of Union 1 fl Before me came H. B. O'Shields, I Cashier of the above named hank, who, fl x>ing duly sworn, says that the above- fl ind foregoing statement is a true condi- fl ion of said hank, as shown by the lxmks I >f said hank. II. B. O'Shields. I SsU'fiPii tii uiwl anliuitpilatil luit'/iru nuk H hi* 12th day of March, 1H08. I J. 1). Arthur, I Notary Public. I Correct attest I I. T. Douglass ) I IV. S. McLure > Directors. I I. <ji. 4 icing ) I Statement of the Condition of THE PEOPLES BANK Located at Union, 8. C., at the close of " ^ business, March IHh, 190S. 1 RESOURCES: [iOani and discounts $130,402 l?7 Ucmund Leans 0.40U 00 >verd rafts 8,020 13londs and Stocks owned by the nunk 40,003 00 tanking House 12,000 00 furniture and Fixtures 2,000 mi Due from Hanks and Hankers. 12,459 IS Currency 2,841 00 Sold 4.la. oo Hlver, Ntcklesund Pennies 372 20 Checks and Cash Items 210 0-> Total $222,463 53 1.1 A SII.1TI KS: Capital Stock paid in 00,000 00 lurulus Fund 15,000 Ou .4 Undivided Protlts. Less Current \a Kxpensus and 'l uxes Paid 2,204 4 2 71 Due to Hanks and Hankers l.tiitti 01 Duo Unpaid Dividends 150 00 Individual Deposits Subject to Check 71,573 12 'avinss i)c|M>sits 30.308 05 1'uiiittuu t;uruncatc8 1U,(X)U (10 Pime Curtittcutea 11.177 81 'ashler's Cliecka 117 70 Votes and Hills Kediscounted 2U/.5M Total 53 State of South Carolina, t'ouuty of Colon. Hefore me eume J. M. Greer, Cashier of >f The Peoples Hank, who being duly iworn, says that the above and foregoing itateiuent isa true condition of said Hank, us mown by the books of tile in said bunk. J. M Gkkkk. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this iSStti day of March, 1W0H. 11. it. O'Shields (I.. S ) N. P. far ti. C. Jorreet Attest: J. H. Hamilton, 1 f.. M. Jordan V Directors. It. F. Artnur, I ^ / NOTICE. \ Uate of South Carolina, 1 County of Union. I J Notice is hereby given that K. Cl /n llriggs, administrator of the estate i I / n >arah Shettlesworth. deceased, will,/ I J he 7tli day of April, IHOK, at 11 o'clnf I | t. in., apply to W. \V. Johnson, Jul / I I'robatvfor the county aforesaid, atI J. I tfflce in Union, S. C., for a linal sel I' I nent and discharge. All creditors iA I I resent their ehiimx against said estftc,*."w^J >ropcrly proven, on or hefore said date, II >r he barred, and all persons interested jl n said estate are notified to he present. ill it the hearing of said application. ?i. * . "iiKK'i) .mini nisi ramr, March 2, Mmis. io-4t II fl All persons holding claims against the yl state of J. R. McGowan, deceased, must 19 present the same to me, property proven, 9H mil all persons indebted to said estate- II oust uiHKe payment to me. J. W. McGowan, Administrator. March2, 1908. Carlisle, S. C., IO-:it P^B I Hf t ' ' ' ??1 .n .* It Ijf ll