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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
Incidental Fees Cannot Be Charged.
Opinion OF Much Importance by
Assistant Attorney General.

Columbia, Oct, 16.-Assistant Attor-
ney General Gunter yesterday handed
the State Superintendent of education
an opinion of far reaching importance.
Under this opinion the law of the
State forbids school districts to charge
pupils incidental fees going to make up
tuition fees which they cannot legally
charge. 1t will affect many public
school in the State whose resources
have thus been most materially added
to from time to time.
This opinion has no bearing upon
the decision of the supreme court rem
dered some time ago, in the Rock Hill
case, which allowed the charging of
such fees in schools. In that case the
schools were chartered, and the charter
gave the right to charge supplemental
and incidental fees.
Mr.. Gunter's opinion reads as
follows:
Dear Sir: Your request to be ad-
vised upon the following question ::
:Can a board of trustees of free
school charge an incidental fee or i'm
pose any other kind of cost as a pre-
requisite to the entrance of scholars to
tie public schools?''
am of the opinion that the boards
can impose no such charges. The board
of trustees being of statutory construc-i
tion can have no authority except such
as granted by statute. Boards of trus-
tees are created under general school
law. This law provides for the COM
plete free school scheme of the State,
and is entitled an act to declare the
free school law cf the State, approved
March 8, 1895. The title as well as
the body of the act denotes the inten-
tion of the general assembly to give
the people free school. Not only free
in name but free in fact.
After careful perusal of every sec
tion of the act I have been unable to-
find any authority ,eitehr direct or i'm
Piled to impose the fee referred to.
It is true that the board of trustees
are charged with the management of
the free schools of their respective
districts, and are given authority to
act so as best to promote the educa-
tional interests of thier district" But
this does not apply to the financial
resources of the district. That feature
is left to the tax collecting and tax
disbursing machinery. The trustees
are given authority to distribute and
expend the school funds Of a district
for the best interests of the district.
There can,. therefore, be no excuse
to attempt to raise funds for any inci-
dental purpose by an incidental fee
for the whole sum raised by taxation
is available for any educational pur
pose.
If board of trustees can impose a
small fee they could likewise impose
a large fee, thereby making attend
ance impossible, and thus thwarting
the object Of free school law. This
conclusion has, of course, no reference
to schools operating under special
charters or special legislation, where
in authority is given to charge fees or
tuition, teh supreme court having re-
cntely sustained such power. The
cases passed upon by the supreme
court have no bearing upon schools
operated under the general free school
law of the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23

New York, Oct. l5.-The Duke de
Alba died in this city today from in
fuenza. The duke was one of the
highest grandees of Spain. He came
here to see the yacht races.
Gallon, O., Oct. 15.-The vault of
the Farmers and Citizens bank at
Trio. small town near here, was
wrecked early this morning by six rob-
bers, who secured the contents and es-
capped. It is said the vault contained
$40, 900. The cracksmen used nitro
glycerine. The doors.of the vault were
blown completely off and the building,
partially demolished.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
Big Telephone Fight.

New York, Oct. 15.-Cbarles w.
Morse, formerly the "Ice King" Of
this city, and nova millionaire bank
er and ally of the Standard Oil Mag
mates effected the organization yester-
day of his recently purchased Tele-
graph, Telephone & Cable Company OF
America, and from now on most
vigorous war will be waged to break
up the Bell telephone monopoly.
The Telegraph. Telephone & Ca
BILE Company of America is capital
lied at $50, 600, 600.
Mr.. Morse bought out more than a
two-third interest in the company
about month ago, paying for the
stock so per cent of the sum which
each stockholder had paid in.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
Hungry Russians Riot.

London, Oct. 1.-THE Lemberg
morning papers report bread riots at
Taraskova, eastern Russia. says vi
emma correspondent of the Daily Mail.
In Samara, the starving peasants
stormed the municipal buildings and
the residences of wealthy persons, set
ting some on fire. Troops were sum-
moned and IA peasants were killed.
Similar riots. in which several per-
sons were killed, occurred at Ander-
weska, where two landlords had been
murdered, and also at Pestrawka and
elsewhere in the same district.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23

The American Association of Gene
raj Passenger and Ticket Agents, in
session in Asheville, N. c., will wage
war against ticket scalping.
Hon. Samuel B. Spencer, ex-mayor
of Atlanta, died of paralysis on Tues
day.
Strikers have attacked the employees
of the Providence Co.'S. mines In
Webster Co., Kentucky.
The examination of witnesses has
begun in the Powers Goebel trial.
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Ex-Omcio
Board.

Mrs. Roosevelt has selected Miss
Isabel Hagner as her social secretary,
thus following the example Of Mrs.
Levi P. Morton, who was the first
official hostess to employ a secretary.
Miss Hagner is the daughter Of DR..
Charles E. Hagner and niece OF
Judge A. B. Hagner of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia.
She has been in complete charge OF
Mrs. Roots social correspondence fol
the past two seasons, and also served
in similar capacity for Miss Pauld-
ing, Senator Depew's niece, Mrs.
Roosevelt is the first mistress of the
White House to employ young woman
in this capacity.zPost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23

Washington, Oct. l4.-Senator Frye
talked with the president today about
the ship subsidy bill. Mr.. Frye has
prepared new bill, but says he will
not give it out until it is introduced
at the coming session. He says he
does not want it riddled now by hos
tile critics, but is willing to receive
friendly su suggestions. Senator Frye says
he believes that there is a nuch
brighter prospect for a shipping bill at
the coming session than there was at
the last congress. The whole subject
was discussed with the president by
Senator Frye who remained at the
White House for luncheon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23

E. A. Cudahy has withdrawn the re-
ward offered for Crane.
Over thousand persons applied for
admittance to the execution of
Czolgoz.
McColl, Oct. 15.-While assisting a
negro with moving machine this
afternoon, Mr.. J. P. Gibson had MS
right leg cut nearly in two below the
knee. Amputation will likely be
necessary. The negro was badly cut
also.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23

Johann Most, the anarchist, has been
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary for sedition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
PENSION RECORDS.

I have endeavored to make this re-
port full by giving the names Of each
applicant, with postofice address, the
company and regiment in which he
served in the case of the soldier, and
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
WINTER BALLOONING.
NJ. SantOs-DumOnt Plans to Carry On
His Experiments Near the City
of Monaco.

M. Santos-Dumont is bringing to a
close negotiations with the prince of
Monaco's engineers for the con-
struction of an aerodrome below the
city of Monaco on ground bordering
on the boulevard de La Condamine,
says the Monte Carlo correspondent
of the New York Herald. 1t will be
81 meters long, 10 meters wide,
and Is meters high. 1t will shelter
the Santos-Dumont No. Z, measuring
40 meters in length, and meters in
diameter, and of which the capacity
will be 1000 cubic meters. When the
arship leaves the shed it will pass
over the Bay of Monaco, where it
will be put through evolutions daily
during the months of January and
February. The superficial area of the
bay is about 100000 square meters.
Whenever the weather permits the
aeronauts will leave the bay and
carry their experiments out over the
| Mediterranean.
Finally, near the end of February,
| NJ. Santos-Dumont will attempt an
aerial passage from Monaco to Calvi,
Corsica. a distance of about 200 kill
ometers, which he hopes to be able
to accomplish in four hours.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
COMES TO POVERTY.
Relative of George Washington
Found to Be an Inmate of the
AlmshOuse.

Alice Washington Fairchild. who Is
65 years old, and third cousin, once
removed, of George Washington. ap-
peared the other day as a pauper be-
fore Superintendent George Blair, of
the outdoor poor department of the
department of public charities and was
sent to the almshouse. Mrs. Fairchild
has occasioned much anxiety and dis
appointment to many persons who be-
came interested in her because of her
lineage and her poverty. These per-
sons declare she has been tramp for
the last 22 years and that she is incor-
rigible and rreclaimable.
There is no doubt that her father
was Lawrence Washington, who in
herited the Mount Vernon property,
and who was the greHt-grcat-g
of Gen. Washington's half brother,
John Augustine Washington.
Mrs. Fairchild has often been before
the public as the subject of articles,
and for time her claims to distinc-
tion on account of being Washington
were doubted
Mrs. Walter Lester Carr. of the Mary
Washington Colonial Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu.
ton, verified Mrs. Fairchild's state.
ments by the Washington book and
had her fully identified.
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went out to Unsiderab,e distance
from the entrenchment and there dug
rifle pits at intervals in circle about
the inner and stronger defense. For
some unknown reason the encircilng
savages allowed these precautions to
be taken by the foe without much at
tempt at interference. perhaps think
ing that as they had sure thing of il
anyway they might better attack later
under cover Of darkness-for your true
savage has ever a wholesome regard
for his skin and scalp.
Into these well-covered rifle pits
guards were dropped with a plentiful
supply of ammunition and such little
water and provendcr as could be
spared. There was one man in each
pit. They were absolutely protected
from the front. and they were put
there 90 perform the usual useful duty
expected where troops are thus be-
Sieged. Unless the Ctes actually sue
ceeded in getting into these pits, the
men there were Safter than were those
behind the eNtempOriZed fOrtitication
in the center. After the pickets had
been placed in the pits and the fatigue
and posting parties had returned to
the central point of defense, the In
dians drew in. The red circle was
drawn closer and closer, and the bull
let's from the Ute rifles tore through
the frail parts of the barricadc, and
soldier after soldier was either killed
or wounded.
Three times the Indians were driven
off, only to return again. They had
lost heavily, but seemed to be reused to
a maddened pitch that made them
needless of caution. For the fourth
time they were sent hurtling back
ward, and then there came the awful
necessity of sending instructions to
the men in the outlying pits. The
space between the central defense and
the outer guards was as level as a
bowling alley. The Utes, when they
had withdrawn for the fourth time
were still within easy range, though
they had improvised cover for them
selves. 1t came to be a question with
the commanding officer as to whether
or not. communication was possible
with the pits. He did not in his heart
believe that any man could live t.
reach the first one of the guards, lei
alone make the entire circuit.
l
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
NEW ROUTE TO LONDON.
Found That Mails Can Be Carried
Quicker Across America Than
Nia Suey Canal.

According to officials of the New
York Central railroad the British gov
ernment has decided to send Aus
tralian mails for London by way of
San Francisco and New York instead
of as formerly by way of the Suez
canal. 1t has been demonstrated that
the Pacific and American route is
slightly over three days faster than
the old route from Sydney to London,
by way of Colombo, Alden, Brindisi and
London.
"We have heard the good news from
the San Francisco officers of the
Oceanic Steamship company" said an
official of the New York Central rail-
road. shipments of Australian mails
will leave New York for London every
third week. 1t is our hope that the
Australians will travel to their mother
country by this route. We hope, too,
that a large freight traffic will be at
tracted this way.
"The new steamer Ventura, of the
Oceanic Steamship company, has
brought about this innovation. The
Ventura is fast boat. IL is one of
three sister ships built by the Cramps
at Philadelphia. The line from Sydney
to San Francisco is an American one.
so that the voyage from New York to
London is the only English portion OF
| the trip"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
Plan Cars for Women ONLY

A vigorous correspondence has
been proceeding in the London press
lately on the comparative politeness
of different races toward their wom-
en-. in which it is alleged that the
treatment of women in America by
mcn in the street cars came in for
rough criticism. and it is claimed
that, as IL whole, chivalry toward the
weaker sex is more general in Eng
land than anywhere else. A curious
commentary on this comes this week
ty council 10 establish system of
street ears especially for women, as
in the busy time of the day women
have no chance of getting place in
the councils cars.
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HERE passed through the gates
OF Fort sheridan the other day
nIan with coal.black face and snow.
white hair. Ills bearing was military
TO a degree. Notwithstanding the fact
that he limpcd painfully. His shouI.
hers were well thrown back and his
head erect and carried with prob
ably unconscious sort of pride. The
limp in the gait, however, was so
marked that an observer, II he gave
the subject any thought at ALL would
know that this negro would never run
a step in his life.
The name of this Fort Sheridan Wis.
itor was and is Henry johnson. one
time OF troop X. Ninth United States
cavalry. Ii certain of the older Off
GERS and enlisted men of this colored
outfit Of Uncle Sam had known that
the thought that this limping ex.sol-
der would never run again had entered
into an onlooker's mind. he proba bly,
would have said: mo. johnson never
will run again. but If he could have
kept up the gait that he once showed
these iO0.yard sprinting records that
we hear so much of in this day Of
sports would be headed by another and
the name of its holder would I've Henry
Johnson"
In the month of November. 1879. a
band Of Ute Indians surrounded a
small command of United States regu.
lars, composed for the greater part OF
troop X. Ninth colored cavalry. There
was for awhile the heaves' kind OF
fighting and at close quarters. Final
| ly the red retreated little way, bu,
still held their Gordon of braves in.
tact. The temporary withdrawal fol
a short distance did not give the troops
a breathing spell. for they set to work
at once to entrench. They succeeded
with their horses and impe pedimenta
and by vigorous use Of the shovel ii
forming and in throwing up a fairly
strong defense bulwark After thi,
had been done small parties under
cover of the rifles OF their conrade'
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
MAKING A MATCH.
Result ~ the InGuisitiveness of .
Chinese NobIem1n at mn Even
ing FunctiOn.

zone OF the interesting novelties of
the social life of the new century is
the occasional appearance of our Mon
golian neighbors in society" said a
matron to New York Tribune man.
ut goes to show how small the world
really Is and how intimate the nations
are becoming. As yet these visiting
noblemen from the orient are few and
far between, but they will undoubted-
ly soon be as familiar a sight in our
drawing-rooms as are the titled Hin
doos in England. Although he often
speaks English remarkably we'll, q
Chinaman has no idea of what con-
ventionally ought or ought not to be
said, and his artless frankness in this
respect is most amusing. He also asks
questions with direct simplicity that
is sometimes embarrassing.
"A Chinese nobleman who was pre-
sented to young woman at an even
ing function not long ago began the
conversation after the manner of his
nation by propounding a series. of
questions. At first the answers were
easy. DO you live in New York;
Have you both parents living" Have
you brothers and sisters?' How old
are you"
"These being answered to his salts
faction, he became more particular in
his inquiries.
"'Why are you not married?'
Perhaps the right person has not
asked me- answered the young wom-
an, laughing.
"'Haye you any objection to matri.
mony" asked the Chinaman, gravely.
"'Not in the least she replied, i'm
mensely amused by his persistence.
For the time being he seemed salts
fed. but later in the evening he came
up to her with young American
who evidently had no idea Of what
was in store for him. This is Mr.
Robinson began the old man; he IL
graduate of Harvard; he. too. is un
married. and also has no objection tc
matrimony. Why do you nd Dmarry
him?'
"And the odd part of It all was that
he actually made the match. for the
pair. who until then were not ac
quainted, were engaged not long
afterward."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
"Maafer of the Musick."

The court position of master of
the musick," to which Sir Walter
Parratt was reappointed recently in
London, is much sought after by com
posers. One first hears Of this quaint
office in 1860, the first holder being
Davies Nell, famous as a violinist and
clockmaker. John Bannister, his sue
cessor. was dismissed because he
dared to think that English violinists
were superior to those who came
from France. In 1872 Thomas Pur-
cell. uncle of the great Henry Purcell,
held the appointment, and he was
succeeded ten years later by DR..
Nicholas Staggins, the first professor
of music at Cambridge university. Sir
Walter Parratt, who Is the organist
of St. Georges chapel, Windsor, and
who is an eminent chess player, was
appointed master of the musick" in
1893 on the death of Sir William
Cusins. The band he conducts con-
sists of "a instrumentalists, one of
whom, the harpist, is woman.
When performing before the court
they wear very picturesque costume
of blue.-Chicago Record-Herald.
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throat and showed its beauty. She
smiled with fascination that bao
never stirred him before.
"Yes. go, Eustuce; tonight"
lie Redeemed.
81 never have any money, Hortense.
You know capnot keep it---and my
expenses are so great"
She laughed little mockingly.
II am sure you cannot ask me to be
purse bearer for that. Oh. no, / have
due respect for myself. But go,
Eustace. Break the silken snare and
go--in your real poverty and hardship.
See the woman of your dreams-now--
and you will return and tell me
about it,"
A last fash of his manliness arose.
II might not. Take care. I might
not"
She was at the door.
But you will. Eustace. You will
Go and see her--after these years
and see life as 1t is. You will return
return to wealth. to ease, to care. tC
me. You will returp-for know you
aud the stuff of which your dreams are
bred"
He leaned over the window rail ant
saw her enter her carriage far below
II will have to walk IL I get there
he said; walk all night. But I'll go
though know that Fate returns m,
here and to Hortense in the end"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19

the place on Kenmore avenue it did
strike Henry that the place savored
rather more of cheap sales barn than
ii did of a gentleman's private stable,
but he dismissed the thought as un-
worthy. The coachman was an oily in
dividual. lie led forth the mare, which
was well-groomcd looking animal,
plump, and with shiny coat and a
fairly good name.
"Aint she beauty, sir?" said the
coachman. Henry Sparks put on wise
look and stroked the animals neck at
arms length He would have looked
at the tail if he had not a wholesome
respect for the rear part of horse.
In the meantime Mrs, Sparks, who had
been at the animals head, said: 80,
Henry: do buy her. She has perfectly
beautiful blue eyes"
just at this iuncture a stranger en-
tered the stable, He was large man
with big, yellow watch chain. 81
want to buy that mare you adver-
tised," he said to the coachman.
I'm sorry, sir" was the reply, "but
this ere gentleman" pointing his
thumb at Mr.. Sparks, "has the first
call"
Saint she beauty?" said the stran-
ger. 81 want her bad; know her pedi-
gree. I'll give you $l75 for her If you'll
let me have her."
81 can't do it," said the coachman.
at wouldn't be fair to this gent, and
besides, he lives in a suburb and the
boss wants the horse to go there"
Henry" whispered Mrs. Sparks,
"buy quick or the coachman will sell
him to this man"
"I'll take him for $3.50" said Mr..
Sparks.
"Done," said the coachman.
Then Henry Sparks paid SIS for a
buggy (which will be of no use now
that the mares gone, and so we'll let
it go at bargain"
The Sparkses drove for week. Their
purchase never showed any symptoms
of speed, and, in fact, was something
more than laggard on the road. II
was fed oats and oats and oats, but II
grew alarmingly thin and patches be-
gan to show in its hide. One day II
began to limp painfully. 1t was that
day that Henry and his wife had re
solved to drive two miles to call on q
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
Roosevelt Omccr Of BibIc Society,

President Roosevelt has been elected
first vice president Of the Long Island
Bible society Al meeting OF the eX-
ecutive committee of the society it was
said that the address by Mr.. Roose-
welt at the meeting of the society last
June at Oyster Bay had been printed
in leafet and had very large circu-
lation. 1t has been translated into
several languages, and has been circu-
lated in Mexico and the Argent tine Re-
public. 1t was because of his services
to the society in making the address
that Mr.. Roosevelt was given the office.