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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-11
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
items of More Of Less Interest Con-
densed Outside the State.

\ limited express collided with
a freight near kewanee. Miss. Or
Tuesday. resulting in the death Of
five railway employees and the in
Jury of several others.
John Kennedy, a train robbeI
sentenced to be hanged at Roa-
noke. Va. on next Monday. killed
the negro lett By the iailcr to guard
him and escaped, getting to the
ground from an upper window By
using a rubber hose.
While removing rubbish from a
cellar in Baltimore on Tuesday two
worknen were buried under tons
OF brick from falling wall. Their
lives were saved By large wire
screen which had fallen over them
in such a way as to partially pro-
tect them. Both men had their
right legs broken.
The house committee on reform
in the civil service has authorized
a favorable report on the resolu-
ton for record OF each suspension
of the civil service law and rules
since its operation and the names
OF persons taken into government
service since its suspension. 1t
seems that there is to be another in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items Of More OF Less Interest Con-
densed in the State.

Walter NyttrnbrrS. 4 Young man
OF Sumter. was thrown from Il
horse and received injuries from
which he died.
\ negro became cntangled IN
the machinery in the oil mill at
PickerS and received injuries from
which he died.
The high school building at An
derson, recently DESTROYED by fire.
will be replaced with the insurance
money and $4,000 appropriated By
the city council.
Twelve schools in Fairfield coun-
tv have already raised the necessary
$40 to receive the benefits OF the
Aull Library act passed BY the re-
cent legislature.
Governor Howard has received
quite a number OF applications for
the place OF Treasurer Free. Of
Barnwell, who was suspended re-
Gently on account OF shortage OF
over thousand dollars in his ac-
counts.
Boyd. Bailey. aged 16 years. was
81, + and Instantly killed. at the
home OF his parents in Spartan
burg county. on Wednesday morn
ing bv his 12-vear-old brother. The
boys were playing with an old cap
pistol.
The coroner's jury in the case of
Richard Johnson. the negro taken
from the guard house at Holly
Hill and shot on February Sth, has
charged D. \. Hart. the town mar
shall. with the crime. and he has
been committed on the charge of
murder.
There were iortv-hve convictions
in the Charleston city court on Mon
day morning against parties cllarg-
ed with violating the diSpensarv
ordinances. netting SI.225. nearly
every dollar OF which was paid on
the spot. Nearly every defendant
submitted to fine OF SIS,
A south-bound freight on the
Southern railway, travelling at a
high rate OF speed. on Monday
rushed on a portion OF track near
BonhanS which seems to have beer
undermined BY recent rains. the
train being derailed and six heavily
loaded freight cars being wrecked.
Two men who We're stealing ride
were badly cut about the feet and
legs. \ negro who was stealing
a ride has not been heard from
since.
1t is reported from Anderson that
a few nights ago Mr.. \. S. Cooper,
who has been for several months
the agent OF the Southern railway
at Honea Path, quietly took his
trunk from the hotel and lett for
parts unknown. 1t was found that
he had left money to pay his hotel
bill and it is thought that he settled
all his bills in town and was straight
in his accounts with the railroad.
It is said that there is the lnevl-
table woman in the case and that
one OF the most prominent women
of the town could give all
the facts in the case if size would.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-11
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF NEW BERRY.

BY Jno. C. Wilson, Esq, Probate Judge.
XAYHEREAS, Jas. D. kinard hath
xX made suit to me, to grant him
Letters of Administration OF the estate
of and effects of Mary A. Klnard.
These are therefore to cite and ad,
monish all and Singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Mary A. Kinard,
deceased, that they be and appear be-
fore me, in the Court Of Probate. to be
held held at at Newberry on Friday, March 4th
next, next after publication thereof, at II
O'clock in the forenoon, to show cause,
if any they have, why the sas said Ad-
ministration should not be granted. -,
Given under my hand, this
18th day of February, Anno'
JOHN c. WILSON J. T. N. Z.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
TWENTY-ElGHTH DAY,

The Legislative feature today was
the consideration of the bill in the
senate providing for a uniform system
of school books, which was left pend.
ing when the body adjourned for din
ner.
The working committee of the SEN
ate accomplished some good work. Fe-
Vorable reports we're made on the bills
Tor better working of public roads. in.
creasing Supreme Court to five mem.
bers and making terms ten years each
the house bill changing Office hours
Oh state officials so as to cut out the
noon dinner hour, and the measure
nxlng the maximum legal rate of in
terest at 8 per cent instead of 10 per
cent. unfayorable reports were made
on the bill regarding the management
or the ~penitentiary.
The house judiciary committe IA.
Voraoly reported on the bill increasing
salaries of judges. as amended, Mr.
Estes introduced a bill providing for
a geological survey of the State. The
mouse Wrangled for some time on the
Dill to reimburse Greenyille citizens
lot FUNDS expended in preparing for a
military encampment which failed to
held at that place, and the meas
llre was finally defeated. The house
passed the bill allowing the governor
special contingent fund of 81 500
per annum to suppress whitecapping
md other forms of lawlessness.
Nothing further of general Interest
happened in either branch of the leg
e
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
Prohibitionists Scared,

The prohibitionists have sent out
an appeal to the legislators who ara
friendly to the cause of constitutional
prohibition to remain at the capital
continually for the next few days in
order to assure the successful passage
of the constitutional amendment.
1t appears that the prohibitionists
were rather surprised at the small
showing made by them in the first
skirmish last week, and they are now
making an energetic effort to rally
their forces and wage a fierce fight
for the cherished measure. They re.
alize that 1t is a difficult matter to
command e~ighty-nine votes at a full
session OF the house or to maintain
this ratio with many members alb
sent, and as the amendment is to be
voted upon three successive days, it
might meet a defeat on either of these
days by falling a few votes short of
the required two-thirds. The adyo.
OF local option and the antipro-
h~ibitionists have taken much courage
the new phase of the situation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY.

The feature of the legislative sessiot
today was the consideration of the
Sample amendments to the primary
election law, which we're the special
order for the day. Fairly good head
way was made on the bill during the
morning, and the measure was left
pending when the house adjourned for
dinner.
At the opening of the session CON
sideration was resumed on the bill fix
ing penalty on railroad companies for
failure to deliver freights. The meas
ure is quite drastic in It's provisions,
and was passed in al amended form.
1t is held by its opponents, however,
that it will not stand a test in the
courts.
Another somewhat remarkable bill
passed vas in the senate, being 3 bill
to confer on illegitimates and mothers
of illegitimates the same rights as le-
climates to recover damages for death
or Injury. There was practically no
opposition to the bill, the vote being
2S to 5.
Outside of the Introduction of the
usual deluge of duplicate and local
bills, nothing further of a general ma.
ture t%ranspired in the deliberations of
either house before adjournment for
the day was taken.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
SEATS WILL BE HARD TO GET,
Changes In Coliseum 10 Comply
with New Building Ordinances
Takes out Many seats.

Chicago, Feb, S-The action OF
the city building department in limit
ing the seating capacity Of the coli
scum, where the national republican
convention will be held, t o 5000, has
thrown members of the national sub
committee and local politicians into a
turmoil The action comes, of course,
as the result of the lroqdois fire hor-
ror aud the reforms started by Mayor
Harrison following the disaster. With
all public halls and gathering places
the seating capacity has been reduced.
This will compel a reduction In the
apportionment of tickets Of admission
TO the different states from what had
been expected, II is proposed to give
Chicago about 1000 tickets TO each ses-
sion of the convention. These will he
turned over 10 the local committee for
distribution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
TWENTY-SixTH DAY.

By the narrow majority of two votes
the lower house of the legislature last
week passed the bill allowing boards
of supervisors to make partial pay
ments on contracts for public build
ings as the work progresses.
This measure was indefinitely post
poned in the house a few days since.
and the motion entered to reconsider
was called up by Mr.. Stelnis, of Lau-
derdale. The debate was quite spirit
ed, Messrs. Watts and Stennis, of Lau-
derdale, and MCGEE and Kinds leading
the forces in favor of the bill. Their
chief contention was that the present
law practically prohibits small con.
tractors, who are not plentifully sup
piled with funds, from bidding on pub
lie buildings. The vote by which the
bill was reconsidered was the closest
that has been taken since the legisla-
ture convened.
The house committee made a favor
able report On the bill providing for
a new codiication of the laws of the
State.
In the senate the bill prohibiting
non-members from wearing the en-
blems of secret societies was passed
by a practically unanimous vote. An
other interesting bill passed was to
prevent frauds In awards Of contracts,
by boards of supervisors by providing
that such contracts must be examined
and passed upon by the circuit judges
Of the districts.
The uniform school book bill, which
was the special order in the senate,
was postponed until Thursday. The
house made the amendment for con.
stitutional prohibition a special order
Tor next Tuesday morning, at which
lime the first of three votes will be
There was the usual number Of To-
'al bills introduced in both branches
If the legislature, but no further ac-
Ion of general interest transpired in
either the house or senate before ad-
ourlment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
WAS FOUND FROZEN STIFF.
Michael WhuIcn of Ashland, Wis
ucrnm'r BewiIdcrcd IN blizzard
and rcrIshrd In Snuw Drift.

Ashland, Wis. Feb. S.-One death
has been reported rs a result of the
terrific blizzard which has been raging
here, and there Is not much doubt that
more fatalities have occurred, Street
car traffic has been entirely suspend
ed, All logging operations are seri-
ously hampered. Reports from log
ging camps for over a hundred miles
along the south shore of Lake SUI
pcrtor show that immense drifts have
practically brought operations to a
standstill.
Michael Whalen, an ore trimmer,
was found frozen stiff within a few
feet of his residence. lie had started
to come in from the camp, but evi-
IDENTIFY became bewilderd by the storm
and wandered about until beuumbed,
when he sank into a snow drift and
persisted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
May Have PLENTY 70 Do.

Plenty of work is being mapped u
for the Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College to perform during
the next few years. Following close
ly on the heels of the proposed estab-
lishment of a State department of az
rlculture at that institution, whose
chief work shall be to suppress the
Doll Weevil, m a bill introduced
IN the senate by Mr. Boyd providing
Tor a geological and agricultural sur
Vey of the State, to be made under
supervision of the director of the ex-
pertinent station, and to be completed
by February, 1908. The bill is ably
prepared, and sets forth at length the
manner in which the survey shall be
made and printed reports of the result
given to the public.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
Slow in Committees

There is every indication that III.
present legislature will be long draw,
out. Much complaint is made abou,
the size of some of the larger and
more important committees and the
difficulty of getting meetings. Whetb.
Ell this be the trouble or not, the far,
remains that it is very difficult to 20,
reports. The appropriation commit.
tees seem to be way behind, especial.
ly in the senate. The house bill max.
ing the appropriation for the common
schools, which was passed during the
early part of the session in the house
is still in the hands of the senate com.
mittee and has not been reported
There is understood to be some oppo.
sition in the senate to the increase
in the appropriation. If the senate
amends the bill by cutting the appro
priation down, as is said to be very
probable, it will have to go back to the
house and may have to go to a con.
ference committee. This will delay
the distribution of the school fund
some days yet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
TWENTY.NINTH DAY.

by the very close vote of 4s to 4s
and atter a most spirited debate. the
mouse today passed the bill pro.
viding the death penalty for the crime
OF attempting to commit criminal as.
sault, If the jury. in its discretion
should see fit to impose such a nen.
atty. The present maximum penalty
tor this crime is ten years in the
penitentiary. The lynching question
was dragged into the debate, ald aims
bill. '" Inc
Inc senate was engaged for a great.
er portion of the morning in a dis
oussion of the bill seeking to exempt
money from taxation loaues at a rate
not exceeding 6 per CEN. The meas.
ure was left pending when the sen.
ATE adjourned for dinner. with fair
ment. p'''pone-
inc house appropriated 5000. GOO
per year for the support of the peni.
tenuary, and an additional $4,000 to
ue.Iay tne expenses for January
The Hightower woodworking h,u
made the special order for NEXT
wednesday. This is one Of the most
important measures pending.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
TWENTY-FouRTH DAY.

The legislature wal a duh attrac,
tion today. The senate adjourned I'M
TIL Monday, and the house spent the
entire morning with local and private
legislation, it being a custom to set
aside this day for bills of this nature.
The house galleries were deserted
during the session, and many mem
bers were absent from their seats,
having either left for their homes or
being confined in their boarding
houses with bad colds and la grippe,
resulting from the spell of severe
weather.
The Joint legislative committee Of
tWe1ty-four members appointed to re-
district the Circuit and Chancery
Court districts of the State, has thus
far made but little progress with the
undertaking, which is of a rather stu
pendous nature.
One plan suggested to the commit.
tee, which Is attracting much atten.
ton, proposes the formation of thir.
ten Circuit Court districts, an increase
OF two over the present number. This
plan q one very commendable fea-
ture, in that it does not place any two
circuit judges or district attorneys in
the same district. 1t is as follows:
First Notwithstanding, Alcorn,
Prentiss, ltawamba, Lee, Monroe.
Chickasaw and Lowndes.
Second DistriCt-Pearl River, Han.
cock, Harrison, Jackson, Greene and
Wayne.
Third District-Tippah, Union, Ben
ton, Marshall, Lafayette, Pamela, Tate
and DeSoto.
Fourth District-Lefore, Sunflower,
Washington. ~Issaquena and Sharkey,
Fifth Observation-Disclosures. Yalobusha,
Grenada, Calhoun, Carroll, Moltgom.
cry, Clay and Webster,
Sixth Decentralization, Amite. |
Franklin, Adams, jefferson and Clai.
borne.
Seventh District-Holmes, Madison.
Kinds and Yazoo.
Eighth District-Rankin, Scott,
Newton. Winston, Neshoba, Leake,
Attala and Choctaw.
Ninth D~istrict-Warren.
Tenth District-Lauderdale, KEN
per, Noxubee and Oktibbeha.
Eleventh District-Tunica, Quitman.
Coahoma, Bolivar and Tallahatchie.
Twelfth Distrmict-Copiah, Lincoln,
Pike, C~ovingto1, Lawrence and Ma
rion.
Thirteenth District-Simpson, Jas.
per, Smith, Clark, Jones and Perry.
After the introduction of quite a
number of private and local bills the
house, without the transaction of any
other business, adjourned for the Law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
SENATOR HARNA'S CONDITION
His Extreme Weakness Is More
Marked Than Heretofore.
The senator IA Taking No Nourish-
m"nt Except n LittIe MlIh, and
4" TOO Weak to TnIk.


washington req. ".-senator Han
ma passed SUNDAY without any radical
change IN his condition. His extreme
weakness was more marked Than
heretofore and his temperature was a
little higher Those attending him,
however, Insist there is nothing sig
niOcant In these conditions, and that
there are no Developments on which
10 change their EXPRESSED belief that
the outlook is hopeful for the senator's
recovery. There WAS a consultation of
Dr.. Rixry and Two out-of-tOwp ply
si,Ians during the lay. but the only
important DEVELOPMENT that trauspired
as To- the consultation was that IL had
been decided TO omit the evening cali
uf the attending physicians. 50 as to
rive the uatinni mora reqt
The consultation was held about
0 clock Sunday afternoon Those who
participated beside Dr. RIypy the sur
gruu general Of the navy who ia the
regular attending physician. were DR.
OeIcr. the expert diagnosucian Of
Johns Hopkins university Of Bait
and Or brewer of Now York
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

Since the legislature convened near
ly 500 bills have been introduced in
the two houses. Aside from the dup
licate measures, and bills bearing a
similarity to each other, which are
either unfavorably reported or re,
turned in the form Of substitutes, 1t is
fortunate for the people Of Mississippi
that a very small percentage Of the
pending measures will be enacted in
to law. The legislature has been In
session four weeks, only a half dozen
measures have been signed by the
governor, and not over a dozen will
be In readiness for his signature with.
In the next ten days. The promptness
with which the working committees
have squelched the life out of a large
majority Of the bills introduced is a
highly gratifying indication that the
people Of the State will not be op.
pressed with a burden Of useless new
laws when the legislature %adjourns.
1t has been the history of legisla.
lures and lawmaking bodies since the
beginning of time that some members
are imbued with the idea that they
must be continually introducing bills.
Their work is of the class that
amounts to nothing, and is worse than
useless, for it becomes really PERM
cious and develops the d~emagogue of
the most dangerous type. 1t can be
safely asserted that 80 per cent of the
bills offered in the two bodies since
the Legislature convened have no more
place on the statute books than they
would be entitled to in the Bible.
They cover almost every phase of wis
dom ald unwisdom, imbecility and
corporate favoritism, and serve only
to illustrate the freakish intellect or
cupidity of their authors. 1t is there
doubly fortunate at this time that
Mississippi has a legislature which Is
being conducted by men of sense and
business ~sagacity. Unquestionably
he personnel and standard of the
oody is higher than it has been for {
many years, and while some laws will !
probably get on the statute books be- ;
ore the end of the session which .
)ught not to be there, the general c
rend of legislation promises to be
and conservative. '
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

The proposed revision of the method
of governing the ~penitentiary finds its
first legislative manifestation In the
bill introduced by Mr.. Denton, of Lau.
derdale, which abolishes the prison
board of control and places the man.
ageme1t of the penitentiary in the
hands of an assistant, who is required
to give a $4,000 bond, is appointed
by the governor for a period of four
years, and is authorized to employ
such assistants as may be necessary to
conduct the affairs of the prison. The
superintendent is made responsible for
the finances of the prison, must make
payments direct to the State treas
ury, and is required to close his &C.
counts on the first of January each
year and make official report,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

| general interest. and the house at
1890 adjourned for the day.
In the Senate.
The senate met at 4 p. N. A sealed
mess age was received from the gov
erno' to be acted upon in executive
session.
A motion was entered by Senator
Franklin to reconsider the vote in
definitely postponing senate bill II,
exempting 3-year-old cattle in the
hands of the original owners.
The committee on local and private
legislation reported favorably senate
bill to refund to owners of live stock
in Copiah county an amount equal TO
the value of the stock destroyed on
account of CHAMBERS.
Senate bill 10S, paying the adjutant
general the remainder Of his salary
due him for 19O2-03, passed.
At 5 O'Clock the senate went into
executive session and later adjourned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
TWENTY-FlFTH DAY.

The committee on universities and
colleges has just completed its in.
v~estigation of the various institutions.
The report will be read to the house
at an early date. The one of most in.
terest is that relating to the university
and some of the testimony as to the
Greek letter societies is said to be of
a sensational character.
The judiciary committee of the
house has finally decided to report the
same code bill formerly reported
which provides for a commission to
report a code to the next legislature
Constitutional Prohibition.
When the house met the constitu.
ito committee reported concurrent
resolution No, 10, submitting an
amendment to the constitution pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor in the State
with the recommendation that 1t do
pass as amended, the amendment
changing the time of submission from
a special election in August to the
general election in November.
Mr.. Brown, Of Adams, moved that
the resolution be referred to the LIQUOR
traffic committee to pass on the sub.
ject matter.
Mr.. Ross moved that the Brown
motion be tabled and the roll was
called on this motion, which resulted
In tabling by So ayes to SO nays. the
mouse refusing to send the amend.
ment to the liquor traffic association.
A minority report from the consti.
tuition committee was presented to
the house and signed by Mr.. Watts.
Lauderdale, and T. e. Williams
In which they took the position that
the proposed amendment to the con.
sututon a unnecessary, and for
that reason they could not concur in
recommendation of the majority
the committee.
There were no bills introduced of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
IR0QUOlS WILL OPEN AGAIN.


Chicago, Feb S.--A contract has
been let for rentting and re~decorating
the lroquoIs theater, In which 572
lives were lost on December 30 last.
It has been uncertain whether the
iroQuois would open again as a play
house, but the letting Of the contract
for repairs indicates that the theater
Will be reopened to the public as a
place Of amusement.
The cost of repairs will be $22, 900,
and the management hope to reopen
the house In the early spring. 1t Is
said the name of the theator will be
changed to the Northwest"