The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-11

, was increased to $40 week by tho
board, and tho salary of Constabu.
larry Clerk w. W. Harris was in.
creased to $1,000.
BOTTLES BOUGHT.
The purchase of bottles was com
pleted at the afternoon session. The
Packham company received an ordor
for 10 cars of half pint TASKS and
five cars OF pint TASKS; tho Illinois
Glass company got an order for five
cars of quart bottles, and the Ali
ance exchange, through Colonel
Duncan, received On order of five
cars of pint pottles.
In connection with tho purchase
of bottles, committee consisting Of
Nlessrs. Cooper and Douthit was ap-
pointed to draw up contract with
tho glass men. The contract pro-
vides that the bottles shall bo of q
certain weight, height and come up
to certain other requirements.
CLRARING MIR. aARRIs.
This ended tho routine work of the
board. Mr.. Cooper then introduced
the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That it is tho sonse of
this board that the Hon. G. W. Gar
ris came into the. possession of the
Beckroge trunk in an honorable and
Legitimate way and that tho price fol
said trunk be fixed at $5.
Mr.. Cooper prefaced his resolution
by q few remarks. Ho had seon tlfe
trunk, he said, after Mr.. Garris got
it, and knew tho condition it was in.
Tho other mombors Of tho board loft
1t to Mr.. Cooper to say what tho
trunk was worth, rs ho was tho only
one to sec 1t. Flo placed the price at
the above amount.
AS TO TIE SCANDAL.
When the price Of the Bcckrogc
! trunk was thus disposed of, Mr.. Coop
er said ho desired to make state
ment publicly about tho governors
l .f in Ip t., 4 |,
saying that he thought Governor El-
lerbe had done the State board an in
Justice in proceeding in this investi-
cation in the way he had. He thought
the governor might have left tho mat
ter to the board to deal with as it
came within ITS province. Since see
ing the governor today, however, he
said he had heard certain thing..
which made his action seem more
justitiable.
Col. Jones said that tho governor
had seen him about the investigation
and announced his determination Of
pushing matters.
THE cTIAIRMANsnIp.
This reached the point whero tho
election of chairman was to be had
Col. Jones at the outset said that
an explanation on his part was nee
essary. "Yesterday" "Wednesday
said he, 81 said to Mr.. Williams that
was going to nominate him for
chairman and vote for him. Lre-
signed Tuesday to promote harmony,
but that has not produced it. My
friends stuck to mo IN the last cleo
ton, and instead of producing har-
mony it will mako the situation
worse. will have to stick to them,
but before doing so T ask Mr. Will
l!ams to release mo from my word
which I gave voluntarily to him."
Mr.. Williams said, "Ccrtainly,"
in reply to the request of COL Jones.
MIR. coopER's POSITION.
Mr.. Cooper said that for Col.
Jones to retire now would look as if
he was doing so under fro; it would
look very bad for him, and it
wouldn't do.
MIR. MILEs' IDEA.
Mr.. Miles said that in tho news-
papers he had seen card from Mr..
Caughman which said tho State ad
ministration was backing Mr. Will
liams, and this he thought to be a
slap at tho membors of the board.
That was his position in the matter,
he said.
COL. JONES' POSITION.