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<* I9SUED ?BKI'WEKHL^ L. m. OEisrs sons, Pubinhen | % dfaoiilg Jfewspajer: or the jBromotion of the political, Social, Agricultural and Comuurcial Interests of the fhople. {m"in^^opy.^ve'cek^*08' ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JUKTE 3?, 1906. INTO. 53. THE R; A Story of the Times Alexander BY JERE C CHAPTER VII. "And Is there blood upon my shield? Maiden! it well may be! We have sent the streams from our battle-held, All darkened to the sea! We have given the founts a stain, 'Midst their woods of ancient pine And the ground is wet?but not with rain, Deep?dyed?but not with wine." On the twenty-third of August, General Putnam, on account of the Illness of General Green, was assigned to the command of the works on Long Island. Four days afterwards Intelligence was received that the British army was in motion. Aaron Burr, who, in that brief space of time, had made an accurate survey of the ground?who had visited every post and outpost? who had carefully inspected the troops, and made himself acquainted with the state of their mind at the near approach of an engagement, gave It as his opinion that a battle would end in defeat. Probably there was not a general officer in the army, from u 1 ''nwn li'hn (tiH not hold nc?iiiii5ivii UUKII, *fMV the same opinion. But General Washington on this, as on many other occasions, was fettered by the public sentiment of the country- The great mass of the people understood no results except the obvious ones of battles and of victories. They did not understand that every hour gained by the American general was a step toward freedom; that the resources of the enemy were daily diminishing; thqt our own troops were daily acquiring greater efficiency; and the minds of the people daily approaching unanimity. The sturdy resistance to the British arms at Bunker Hill had spread abroad an extravagant notion of the prowess of raw militia, and men unreasonably looked for reports of victories where it was no small honor to escape absolute destruction. In these sentiments the majority of congress unfortunately shared; and General Washington was thus often compelled to risk engagements that nis own ciear judgment told him could have no other result than a useless waste of life. The attempt to defend Long Island against a veteran army one-third more numerous than his own, and deriving a powerful support from the near neighborhood of their fleet, would never have been made, if congress and the country could have been induced to leave the commander-in-chief to the exercise of his own judgment in the conduct of the war. The British attacking columns, on the morning of the twenty-seventh^ August, were fifteen thousand strong. To oppose this formidable army General Putnam had an available force of not more than five thousand untried men. Courage and devotion may, and often do, accomplish miracles but when it is opposed by equal courage, superior arms, superior discipline, and superior numbers, it is madness to expect anything but disaster. In this light Major Burr regarded it, and so expressed himself to General Putnam, who, it is well known, perfectly agreed with his aid-de-camp. General Putnam, however, was too good a soldier to question the decision of his superiors. He was ordered to defend Long Island, and he would have made the attempt If only a single company had mustered beneath his banner. Immediately on hearing that General Howe was moving along the coast, he ordered Lord Stirling to meet him; and sent General Sullivan to the heights above Flat Bush, on the middle road. Lord Stirling promptly engaged the left wing of the enemy under General Grant, who, however, manifested no disposition to press the attack. This seeming hesitation, or supineness, soon had a fearful solution. General Clinton, with Cornwallis and Percy, had been ordered to make a circuit, and gain the rear of Sullivan. When the sound of their guns announced that thTs had been accomplished, Grant shook off his apathy, and put forth his whole strength against Lord Stirling. Borne back inch by inch, the gallant Stirling, at the head of the Pennsylvania. Maryland, and Delaware regiments, struggled gloriously against overwhelming numbers, until Lord Cornwallls fell upon his rear and poured a murderous volley into his already shattered ranks. Even then he gathered the fragments of his corps together, and skillfully availing himself of the advantages presented ,by a marshy creek, retired slowly and in good order behind the American intrenchments. While this was going on. General Sullivan was assailed on the heights above Flat Bush by Clinton on one side, and De Helster on the other. For three hours the dreadful conflict raged. For three hours the boom of cannon and the roar of musketry gave evidence of the impetuous nature of the attack, and the bloody obstinacy of the defense. Hemmed in on all sides, his men cut down by arnr^Q at ovcrv thf? daunt less Sullivan still continued the unequal combat, renewed the disordered ranks of his troops, and infused new fire Into their flagging spirit. Genera! Washington had crossed over in the meantime, but he dared not weaken himself by sending a man to Sullivan's assistance, and could only watch, in powerless anguish, the butchery of that gallant detachment. Red currents ran in rivulets from the crimson hill, and mounds of mangled bodies were piled upon its sides. Honor and patriotism could demand no more. All that human courage could do had been tried; and all that human endurance could bear had been undergone. Slowly and reluctantly a white flag went up from the Continental ranks. Sullenly they laid down their arms and surrendered themselves prisoners of war. Throughout that disastrous day. Major Burr was everywhere present. Utterly devoid of fear?if any man ever lived of whom so much may be said?a practiced horseman, young, active, zealous, he carried the orders of the general from point to point, dashing [VALS. of Aaron Burr and Hamilton. )LEM?NS. through the thickest hail of bullets, and seeming, like Charles XII, to exult in their hissing music. The next day and the next, brought no relaxation from his exertions. On the twenty-ninth, General Washington resolved on retreating to the city. Major Burr was engageo during me wnoie mgni ui iacllitating the embarkation of the troops and his untiring assiduity was such as to attract the particular attention of General McDougal, who did not fall afterwards to manifest his high appreciation of the soldiery qualities then for the first time brought to his notice. This memorable retreat has been reckoned one of General Washington's highest claims to the title of a great commander. In the presence of a victorious enemy, overwhelmingly superior in numbers and in guns, whose parties were advanced to within 600 yards of his lines, he transported his whole army, numbering altogether about nine thousand men. all his military stores, and nearly all his provisions and artillery to New York In a single night, in such perfect order and silence, that the enemy obtained no notice of his movements until the last boat was crossing. The high praise to which General Washington is undoubtedly entitled for this successful military maneuver, must be shared by his subordinates, since it was one of those movements in which the highest skill of the commander may be put at naught by the cowardice or the stupid ity of an inferior. The slightest mis understanding of an order, the least delay or even the accidental discharge of a single musket, would have caused an alarm that must have been attended by the most deplorable consequences. The conspicuous coolness, the quick intelligence, and the unwearied exertions of Aaron Burr, contributed more than that of any other officer of his grade to the happy result, and won for him a crown of laurels that will never fade until the early history of the republic is unread, and Hs early struggles forgotten. After the retreat from Long Island, the wildest terror pervaded the city of New York. The horrors of a bombardment were daily and nightly before their eyes. Nor, it must be confessed, were these terrors confined to the citizens. They extended to the army and spread through every rank. Desertions became so frequent that. General Washington, In one of his letters to congress, described them as going off "almost by whole regiments, by half ones and by companies at a time." The Insubordination and want of discipline of those that remained were also the subject of frequent and bitter complaint. Despairing of defending the city with such troops, he began his preparations for an evacuation that he foresaw would soon be forced upon him. The stores and baggage least wanted were removed beyond Kingsbridge. Nine thousand men were stationed at Mount Washington and Kingsbridge. Five thousand, under the command of General Putnam, occupied the city; and the residue was posted in the intermediate space, in good supporting distance of either division. The British, although completely successful in the affair of the 27th of August had suffered severely, and manifested no impatience to bring on another engagement. It was not until the 15th of September, that Gen. Clinton landed at Kip's Bay. The scene that followed was the most disgraceful that occurred during the whole period of the Revolution. Our men were shaking with dread before a gun was fired, and fled in irremediable confusion at the first appearance of the foe. In the rear of the flying troops, Major Burr found Captain Hamilton, vainly endeavoring to restore something like order, and as vainly appealing to them in the names of patriotism and manliness, to turn and redeem themselves from everlasting disgrace. Addressing himself to Bun-, he said, in a tone of despair.? "The day is lost, major, and our honor is iost with it!" "Not yet," was the reply. "Something may still be done." Gallantly and manfully these two struggled side by side. Freely and boldly they exposed their persons to the hottest of the British fire and desperately charged almost alone upon the British bayonets. Their threats, their entreaties, their animating example were thrown away upon the panic-stricken men. The shameless race was continued, until the fugitives were sheltered behind the works at Harlem. Happy would it have been for Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, if none but the glorious rivalry of that day had ever darkened their lives! On that field, in the midst of the dangers and distractions of a routed army, both gathered a rich harvest of renown; which, to the one was destined to be barren of its legitimate fruits, and was stained by despicable meanness in the other. After the retreat, or rather flight, had become irretrievable. Hamilton devoted his attention exclusively to his own company of artillery, and, by the exhibition of remarkable skill and courage, succeeded in leading them from the field with the loss of but a single gun. In riding toward Harlem, Burr discovered a brigade, who, under the impression that their retreat was cut off had thrown themselves into a mud fort, and determined to defend it to the last. On learning of the determination of General Knox, who commanded the brigade. Major Burr protested vehemently against it: assured him that he knew all the by-paths through the country, and that he could and would guide them safely to the main army. His offer was accepted, and the young aid-de-camp, himself riding in advance, led them to Harlem, unmolested, except by one small detachment, that was quickly dispersed. If Major Burr had lived in the days of the Roman republic, this achievement would have won for him the highest honor to which a Roman soldier could aspire?the Corona Clvica, awarded to him who saved the life of a citizen?an honor so highly esteemed that afterwards, when the republic was converted into a despotism, and the senate had exhausted its ingenuity in Inventing honors for Augustus, they crowned the whole by decreeing that the Corona Civlca should be forever suspended from the top of his house. The degree of credit to be ascribed to Burr's conduct on this occasion may be correcUy estimated when it Is remembered that of a brigade of twenty-seven hundred men who surrendered at Fort Washington a short time afterwards, only five hundred, or less than one-flfth. survived the ill-treatment they received In the prison ships of England. Partly on account of the unfortunate difference between him and the commander-in-chief, and partly on account of the malign influences that followed him wherever he went, he never reaped from this brilliant achievement any substantial advantages. That night General Howe camped In front of the Americans, his right resting on the East river, his left on the Hudson. The next day our troops had recovered from their panic, and, in a sharp action of four or five hours' duration, obtained a decided advantage over the British. The spirited conduct of the men In this affair, so different ? * 1 ~ O oiiimflooH I rum lliill ui lUC uixy uciuic, out pi iovu General Howe, and deterred him from making a general assault on Washington's position. It did more; it inspired him with so much caution, that for three weeks he lay almost wholly Inactive in sight of the enemy. James Billings had followed the retreating army from New York, and on the third day after the occupation of Harlem, he was seated on one of the guns of Hamilton's battery, apparently watching through a telescope the movements of the enemy. It was not long before he was joined by that officer, who inquired,? "Why did you not come to my tent Billings, Instead of asking an interview here?" "Canvas walls," was the cool reply, "are liable to two very serious objections: they obstruct sight, and do not obstruct sound. It might be inconvenient to have our conversation overheard and repeated by a lounging soldier at the back of your tent. I prefer the open air, where you are certain that no one can come near enough to listen without your knowledge." "A tent is indeed a poor place for the discussion of private matters, and I should not have suggested It If I had supposed you had anything of importance to communicate so soon." "Nor have I much to tell, If you allude to our plans in reference to Ma jor Burr. Most men have been too busy since our last interview to waste time in listening- to stories of private scandal; yet I have not been altogether idle. I have already whispered a pretty little story of the seduction of Miss Moncrieffe, In a quarter where it will be sure to reach the general. By the way, captain, do you know I have a shrewd suspicion that we are much nearer the truth this time than we were before?" "Why so? What have you seen?" "Nothing myself; but servants will talk, you know, and both General Putnam's and General Mifflin's speak of longer interviews and more tender partings than were to have been expected between the daughter of a British major, and a rebel in arms against his king." "I do not believe It. Mrs. Putnam would have turned them both out of the house at the first appearance of impropriety, much less of criminal intercourse." "Well, I do believe it; but as it will equally favor our schemes whether he is really guilty or we only make him appear so, it Is not worth while to discuss the truth of the case. Besides, I do not want to nave my Deuet in nis present guilt dispelled. After having been actively instrumental in circulating one false story of the kind it Is a comfort to think that I have discovered a true one at last." The color faded from the cheek of Hamilton, and his voice trembled as he replied,? | "Let me beg of you, Mr. Billings, not to refer again to Adelaide Clifton. That tragedy has been played out, and I would rather hear no allusion to It, particularly in your cold and devilish tones. As to Major Burr, I am half inclined to abandon my plans against him. When he came to my side the other day and generously assisted me in arresting the flight of my panicstricken men?when I heard his earnest appeals to them not to abandon their guns, and saw him desperately expose his life to save me from that deep disgrace, the memory of the wrongs I had done him smote me like a bolt of iron; and the thought has ever since haunted me that it would be better, as it is the more manly policy, to discard all underhand intrigues and trust to superior energy or superior fortune in the race between us." "There is a little question to be settled. Captain Hamilton, before taking that resolution, which I should be sorry to think you had entirely overlooked." "Fray what is that?' "How far you have a right to engage men in schemes for your benefit and then abandon them to the mercy of enemies they have made on your account." "If I remember rightly, you had the frankness to inform me that your services were rendered chiefly with a view to your own advancement." "Certainly! I am not so fond of tortuous paths as to tread them without the hope of reward. Still, you must not forget that it was yourself who devised a plan for the destruction of a dangerous rival. In the execution of that plan you sought my assistance. When your views were unfolded to me, I concurred in your opinion, and labored faithfully according to your directions. I had no other interest in it than that of binding you to me by such ties that hereafter you could not decently refuse' any reasonable request I might make. You showed me a means of accomplishing the object I had at heart, and I adopted it. If you had shown me any other. It would have been the same. Of my motives I make no concealment. I was willing to work for you now, and take the chances of your paying me hereafter. A part of my work, the most disagreeable and the most dangerous part too, is done. Your bond to me is uncanceled, and you have no right to lessen my security for its future payment." "Suppose I admit the force of your reasoning, now win you prove mm i jeopardize your interests by refraining from further acts of hostility to Major Burr?" "It needs no proof. The proposition is self-evident. You may remember the fable of the serpent which stung a child and killed it. The father endeavored to destroy the reptile, but only succeeded in striking off a part of Its tall. Afterwards a reconciliation took place, and the two engaged In friendly conversation. The man pressed the serpent to come out from his hole; an invitation his snakeshlp politely declined. 'Why not come out?' asked the man. 'Are we not friends?' 'Oh, yes! but your dead child and my shortened tail are not; and we should quarrel on their account.' You are in the condition of the serpent. There Is that between you and Aaron Burr that makes a truce impossible, and if you leave your hiding-place before you have an opportunity to sting him, you are lost." Something, not exactly a sneer, nor yet a smile?a compound expression of anger and mortification, curled the lip of Hamilton, and imparted a tone of bitterness to his reply,? , "I presume you do not expect me to thank you for the compliment deduclble from your story, and its application. That Major Burr is a true man r Irnnw that ho la a man r?f can I lis all report agrees; yet I did not know that you held him In such high esteem, or regarded me as so deficient In like qualities, as to render an open contest between us one of certain defeat to me. You will pardon me, I trust, If my vanity prevents me from looking at the picture In the same light that you do. I am loth to believe that I may not couch a lance at his breast on terms of equality." "Six months ago you might have done so; but within that time events have transpired that put you at perilous disadvantage. What would become of your open rivalry, If he should discover and proclaim your agency In bringing about the quarrel between himself and the commander-in-chief? I will not refer to other matters, as they are disagreeable to you. That alone would be sufficient to blast you In the estimation of your comrades and your superiors. What security can you have that he does not make the discovery? Or suppose he does not, you will be forever haunted by the fear of detection. Your resolutions will be vacillating, and your efforts will be timid. Can you doubt what use a bold and sagacious adversary would make of such advantages? Be assured that If you mean to run out the race of ambition In which you have entered, you must crush Aaron Burr without his knowing the hand that deals the blow. For you there Is no return; and hesitation is destruction. The ambitious aspirant can hope for no forgiveness when his errors are exposed; for the only evidence of amendment that will be received Is an abandonment of the designs he has cherished. You have, indeed, the alternative of retiring to private life, or of contenting yourself in a subordinate position. When you are no longer in the way men may overlook your former indiscretions, and extend to you the charity of forgetfulness. If you have made up your mind to this course, it is but fair that you should take upon yourself the blame for what has passed, and leave me unimpeded by any other enmities than those with which you found me. If, on the other hand, you are resolved not to abandon your hopes of power and greatness, there is no alternative except a steady persistence in the plans we have adopted. Major Burr must be kept too busy in repelling new accusations to allow him leisure for minute inquiries into the" sources of old ones. In my judgment, this will be easy; for I repeat, that I be neve ne is guiuy mis time, anu in his efforts to hide the real crime, he will be very apt to overlook the false accusation." "And I repeat," answered Hamilton, "that I do not and cannot believe him guilty; though to you, who are a doubter of the existence of virtue, my reasons may appear ridiculous. He Is too highly esteemed by General Putnam, and too warmly loved by his wife, to have committed an act of such 'flagrant immot ality beneath their roof. I cannot be mistaken. He is as certainly innocent as I am. There may have been some love passages between them for she is a girl well calculated to inspire the utmost madness of passion; but if so, they were of an honorable nature, and both General Putnam and his wife have been apprised of whatever has taken place." TO BE CONTINUED. DEPTH OF OCEAN CABLES. Some Cases In Which the Wise Men M iscalculated. Pessimistic prophets sometimes sound sage and logical, but the unreasoning optimist who sees better things despite argument, outstrips him. In the days of Stephenson's early experiments it was predicted that a speed of more than twelve miles an hour by rail would be impracticable, if for no other reason than that the human system would not withstand traveling at a higher rate of speed. In the early days of steamboats it was declared that transatlantic steam navigation would be impossible, mainly because of the inability to provide room aboard ship for the coal that would be necessary for the voyage. The prophet had scarcely done speaking when the news arrived that a ship had just finished a trip across the A' lantic under steam. So with the transatlantic cable. Some promulgated the belief that they could never be laid because the density of the water below a certain depth would be so great that the cable would not sink to the bottom of the ocean. All the wise folk regardless, however, the cable promptly descended to the ocean bed at a depth of 16,404 feet, and within the last year a cable was sunk in the Pacific ocean in the vicinity of the Lukln islands at a depth of 26,246 feet.?Chicago Tribune. Great things can't be very difficult or an ordinary man couldn't accomplish them. ROUND AMONG THE GRAFTERS" G hi Messrs. Lyon and Christensen Report U To Committee. ? , a OFFICIAL VISIT TO WHISKY DEALERS. 2 si * ~ . ?l Interesting Story of the Manner In |r Which the Big Whisky Concerne Have Connived With Representatives L .... _ _ _ _ h< o( the State to Defraud South Caro- D !i li Whisky Drinkers. s< " p? The dispensary investigating com- p, mlttjee met in Columbia last Tuesday pi for the purpose of considering the nettlement of th? claims of the whisky ?c houses which sold liquor to the state to last year and which claims were held hi up by a resolution of the general asseinbly. The whisky houses were rep- 9^ resented by attorneys. John C. Shep- li< herd appeared for S. Grabfelder & Co.; ?' W. Boyd Evans represented W. W. e> Johnson & Co.; T. M. Mordecal repre- of sented the Richland Distillery; P. H. Nelson represented Ullman & Co., and ^ Huger Sinkler represented Cook, Bernheimer & Co. Messrs. Lyon- and Chnstensen presented a partial report of their trip tg among the llc.uor houses after which In Mr. Lyon took the position that: the si committee had no right to pay any of ^ the claims until after ttie legislature w shall have taken action. The attorneys, di however plead for immediate action. Mr. Mordecat claimed that the state re dispensary owes $800,000 and has only ki $325,000 cash with which to pay, and n< yet the Institution Is being run on ^ money that belongs to other people. aj He claimed that the amount due his p< client the Richland Distillery Is $121,- Cl 000, and It has no money with which ** to continue its business. The holding te up of the amount due he said, would amount to confiscation of the distillery company's plant. pl Mr. Shepherd represented that his In clients were high toned gentlemen who would not think of doing the dlr- C? ty things that the others were accused of doing and there was no reason why h< the Innocent should be punished with the guilty. Mr. Lyon pointed out a j[^ case where Grabfelder had been selling whisky to the state at $3 per case high- th er than the same whisky was sold to other people. The report of Messrs. Lyon and p< Chrlstensen makes an interesting story that is well worth reading. It Is as m follows: w To the Board Appointed to Investigate sa the Dispensary: Your sub-committee would respect- cc fully report that they have visited various liquor houses, which have heretofore done business with the state dispensary, the payment of whose to claims has been withheld by order of hi this committee. Your committee has not been able, by reason of lack of ai time, to visit all of them and will refer only to such of them hereinafter as we deem advisable for the purpose of aj this report. In the city of New York the Cook M & Bernheimer company were visited, m We were received agreeably by this concern and were allowed to Inspect such books and papers as we required, 'o Their books showed that the state dispensary was purchasing Mount Ver- w non rye whisky at 2 per cent less than other customers as large or larger than st the state dispensary. On the other ci hand the chemical anal} sis, which has heretofore been presented to the com- lo mittee, shows that this brand of liquor is sold in Atlanta, Ga., at a proof of 97 pi to 100, while that sold the state dispensary is much lower proof, towit: In About 90 proof. See report of chemist, rj Your committee is unable to say what th this difference in the United States ti proof degrees would amount to when g< stated in dollars and cents, but evidently from the chemist's analysis, the of liquor sold in Georgia is more valuable from a commercial standpoint than sc that sold in South Carolina. In Philadelphia the firm of Rosskam, lo Gersley & Co., was visited. The books of this concern showed, upon invest!- re gation, that Old Saratoga rye whisky of is sold to other customers at 20 per th cent less than to the South Carolina dispensary. Mr. Gersley explained this Bi discrepancy by stating there were dlfferent qualities of liquor put up under III the brand of Old Saratoga. As to this w point your subcommittee has no meais pt of ascertaining the truth or fa'sity thereof and would direct the attention G of the committee to the testimony and al chemical analysis in case of Mr. I. si Trager, which was presented to the s< committee at its session during ine pi month of February. qi The firm of Gallagher & Burton was p< also visited in Philadelphia, but Mr. u Gallagher being absent, it was unable u to obtain access to their books. We, tl however, have been Informed by Mr. vv Bender, a special gauger in the Unit- a< ed States revenue service, who has ex- h< amined the Richland Distilling compa- ot ny recently, that Mr. Gallagher stated in tr his presence that it cost him so much E to do business directly with the state r? dispensary that he turned over his c*< Interest to Mr. J. S. Farnum of Charles- w ton, S. C.. who, we are informed, has ct heretofore represented this concern to u the state dispensary. The exact amount si of the compensation paid Mr. Farnum ct for his service cannot be ascertained, to In the city of Baltimore we visited ol the Wilson Distilling company. Mr. Jacob A. Ullman vice president, allow- in ed us access to such books and papers hi of the concern as we requested and tl furnished us with an affidavit from ni which I quote the following: at "Several persons from South Caro- hi Una requested that they be allowed to u] represent us in making sales to the di South Carolina dispensary. I was ri given to understand that we would rr have to give up something or divide up at with certain persons. I gathered from ec thfir statement and demeanor that tl they would have to give some rebate ti: or graft to the authorities in South ir Carolina for any business secured for p< us, but in each case I stated to these c( people that we were doing a square, pi honest business and it was not neces- ni sary to divide up with any one to hi continue the same business, and that pi we would always refuse to be a party be to any such shady transactions. It ly was. I believe, sometime in 1905 that bi J. S. Farnum of Charleston went to w our New York office, which has charge ct of the selling of our goods, and asked tl that he be allowed to represent us in bi South Carolina on a commission basis. Si He said that he was able to control w some business In the South Carolina T dispensary and that it would be ? > st our advantage to retain his services. H We agreed to retain his services. And is agreed to pay him 10 per cent on the F amount of goods sold and delivered to 01 the dispensary, which is approximately C the cost of selling our goods through ti our regular salesmen. Shortly after h< this agreement was entered into, we si received orders from the dispensary, which orders have been shipped to the It amount of $5,000. That he has made ft no difference whatsoever, in the qual- ci ity and price of his liquor sold to the b< South Carolina dispensary and that hi sold his other customers. That he T does not consider it either good busl- ct ness policy or fair and honest treat- w ment to the customer to put up sever- hi al different grades under the same la- n< bel." w Mr. Douthlt presented an empty ui bottle of this concern, which measured et less than cne-half pint. hi We visited Myer & Pitts Co., but our M interview was entirely unsatisfactory, bi One of the members of this concern ni seemed to be offended that we called ai upon them in the capacity in which we ti were acting, and we were not able to gi btaln anything definite from them. 1 In Norfolk, Va., Mr. Paul Garrett of i arrett & Co. was Interviewed. It 1 ad been reported to your subcommlt- ( ;e that Mr. Garrett had stated that he i ad paid rebates or graft on the bus- I less his house had done with the dis- i ensary and that he expected to make i confession of the same whenever an ? pportunlty offered. Mr. Garrett, how- < /er, declined to make such confes- t on and your committee had not an i f>portunity or time to make an exam- < lation of the books of this concern. i In Augusta, Oa? the house of Jack < ranston company was visited by Mr. i yon, and upon inspection of the sales I jok of this concern it appeared that < iodora corn whisky, in quarts, was f >ld in the city of Augusta for 17.00 t er case, while the dispensary was I tying $8.40 for the same. In ex- 1 lalnlng the reason for this difference < i charge, it was stated by Mr. Cransn and his rectifier, that the reason . r difference of this charge, was due I > the dispensary's goods being of a ] igher proof than that sold in the city I Augusta. It being stated that the l spensary whisky of his brand was < I U. S. proof degrees. A test of this i luor purchased from the saloon of < utler & Ratskellar, in the city of ] ugusta, showed that this would not < cplain the difference in price, as one I ! theBe samples showed 90 proof de- ] ees, while the other was slightly 1 ss. Reference being had to the i lemlst report, the same will more ] illy and accurately appear. < The Augusta Brewing company was < so yisited. The result of that visit is been already shown the commit- 1 e by the evidence heretofore offered ] i relation thereto. The practical re- I lit being that this brewery has re- 1 jced the price on beer $1.00 per case, < nee they feel they may dispense l 1th the middleman and do business 1 rect with the dispensary. < In the city of Cincinnati the firm of i llmari & Co., was visited. It will be I called that a brand of their liquor, i lown as apricot brandy, was pro- 1 junced by the Georgia state chemist I ? Kq on opHflnlal ntvwiiint Snlritfl 1 ere flavored and colored to resemble jricot brandy, reference to said re>rt being had, the same will more acirately appear. Access was given >ur committee to books and papers tiled for, and affidavits were submltd. In the affidavit of Mr. M. F. oodman, traveling salesman for Lilian & Co., and the Anchor Distilling a., both concerns to all intents and jrposes one and the same, the followg appears: Q. When did Mr. Black sever his >nnection with your concern? A. May, 1905. Q. What was his compensation while s represented you? A. About $300 per month, salary and avellng expenses, but I was not parnular as to what his expenses were. Q. Did you have a fixed amount for te salary or compensation? A.?I did, but did not adhere to it. Q. What was the fixed amount? A. $300 per month, salary and excises. Q. It even went over $400 per onth? A. I do not remember; if it did and e got the business, I would not have tid anything about it. Q. As a matter of fact, you never >mplained as to his expense account? A. Not once. Q. You paid different bills he sent in? A. Yes, sir; Mr. Black would draw >r the amount of his bill or I would ind him the money in person. Q. Cannot you recall some specified nount you gave him at some time? A. $50, possibly $100. On page 16 of the same affidavit, it spears: Q. What would your expenses and r. Black's expenses average per onth in South Carolina? A. About $500. On page 8 of the affidavit, the folwlng appears: Q. Did you put a bid in the boxes ith the samples? A. We usually expressed a bid to the j ate dispensary, and also put a aupuite bid in with the samples. On page 7 of the affidavit the folwing appears: Q. What motive did you have in emioying Mr. Black? A. Being a resident of the state, havig teen connected with the dispensar, his acquaintance was worth all tat I paid him in introducing and getng the public in general to use our jods. Q. Does his Influence with the board f directors enter into that? A. His acquaintance possibly had me weight. On page 11 of the affidavit, the folwing appears: Q. Think well and see if you can member the names of some of the flcial employes of the dispensary lat you have sent presents to? A. C'elaret each to Messrs. Tatum, oykin and Hub Evans; punch bowl Tnwin t hnvp freouentiv sent a ttlo wine and occasionally some hisky to those mentioned above, and isslbly some others. In addition to the affidavit of Mr. ] oodman, from which I have quoted 1 )ove, other members of this concern j ibmitted themselves to examination. 3 far as we were able to discover, gin 1 losphate was the only brand of 11- ' ior sold by this concern to the disjnsary at a higher price than to oth- 1 customers. After visiting Messrs. ( llman & Co., in Cincinnati, I learned 1 tat Mr. B. Ehrlich of Atlanta, Ga., ' as Interested in the South Carolina j icount with Mr. Goodman and that 1 i could throw some light on the meth- 1 Is adopted by this concern to con- ' ol business in South Carolina. Mr. ' hrlich declined to show me his cor- ! (spondence to this concern and' In 1 jurse of conversation asked if he 1 ould be subjected to criminal prose- ' ttion if he related their methods to me. I pon calling upon Mr. Ehrlich on a J lbsequent date he stated that he >u!d not give me any information as ' i any irregular dealings on the part j ' this concern with the dispensary. ' The Fleischman Co., of Cincinnati J ivitcd your committee to its place of ' jsiness. After accepting the invita- ' on of this concern, Mr. Julius Fleisch- 1 an demanded of us our credentials or ' jthority. We stated to him that we ' id no written authority and was there 1 pon his invitation. After considerable ! scussion of matters really immate- ' al to the investigation, Mr. Fleisch- 1 an finally refused to allow us to ex- 1 nine his books or accounts and stat1 that he was opposed to investiga- ' ons. He also stated, in substance, I lat if he did not receive his money i one year, he would in two years or 1 jsslbly in six years, in any event he >uld afford to wait for it. We exaim d to him that we were in Clnclnlti for the accommodation of his iuse and other creditors of the dis?nsary, that an examination of his joks by our subcommittee would likerelease him of the necessity of ringing his books to South Carolina, hen his claim was proven. This con?rn was at one time represented In lis state by C. O. Smith of Spartanurg and J. M. Cantey of Columbia, ee testimony of J. M. Cantey and of itnesses at Spartanburg investigation. ' he rt port of Dr. McCandless, Georgia ' ate chemist, shows that Congress all rye whisky sold by this concern artificial. We are informed that the leischman Co., controls or is part vner of Gerson-Seligman & Co., of incinnati, and also of the Belair Dis- t llirig Co., of Baltimore. As to this ' Dwever, we are not positively as- I ired. i The I. Trager Co. was also visited. , will be recalled that Mr. Trager ofred to pay the expenses of the sub- ' immittee to Cincinnati, to examine his i >oks, if he would be relieved of ringing same to this city. Mr. I. . rager. Sr., was not present when we - - ? ? - i 1 txrrt T iilea at nis piace 01 uusmras. ??c ere met by his son, who represented < Imuelf as being In charge of the busl- 1 ess, who stated that ordinarily he ] ould be willing to open his heart to j s and show us his books, accounts, :c., but in view of the fact that he I ad heard a few days since from Mr. < [cDonald, attorney for the new state 1 aard of directors, that the purchases ' lade from I. Tracer Co., were illegal ] rid irregularly made, and in view of 1 le fact that the letter stated that the 1 aods purchased from I. Trager Co., ] / now at the dispensary, were subject to the orders of the I. Trager Co.. that s they would be returned, he, Trager, lid not feel disposed to show us his : accounts or books, nor have anything further to do with the matter. Upon ecelpt of this Information, your comnlttee telegraphed Messrs. RawMnaon -1 tnd Towill of the effect the returning >f liquors was having upon our investigation and protesting against such ictlon by.the board of directors. We 1 ivere not allowed to make any exami- ( nation of any books, papers or ac- , counts of this concern, and were abruptly stopped In the pursuit of our ' nvestigatlon. The price paid by the < lispensary for some of the liquors < wld by this concern to the dispensary md sold to customers In Georgia have ' been heretofore discussed and set forth In the testimony heretofore tak:n on this subject. The firms of Rhelnstrom, Bellmon, Johnson & Co., was visited. Mr. Bellmon discussed his accounts with us. He admitted having Mr. A. Shayer of Laurens, as his agent In this state, but "efused to allow us to examine his correspondence with Mr. 8hayer. He admitted sending a $50 check for Mr. [.turn through Shayer, which was a present on the anniversary of Mr. Drum's marriage and said that they loped that It would bring business. He stated that we might consider It a irlbe, but he did not consider It as such. He refused to state what compensation was paid Mr. Shayer. Up>n the whole, our Interview was decidedly unsatisfactory. In Louisville, Ky., the firm of Bernleim Distilling company was visited. Mr. Bern helm stated to your committee in Columbia that if ^we would visit | lis house in Louisville, and make an examination of his books, that it would ' je an accommodation to him and that 1 ie would notify other creditors of the iispensary of his city to be ready to eceive us whenever we should arrive ' n Louisville. Upon appointment we I net Mr. Bemheim in company with i lis attorney, Mr. W. O. Bradley, for , the purpose of making our investlga- 1 tlon. We were unable to agree upon the extent of the investigation; this joncern desiring to confine your committee to a ledger, showing the dispensary account, which we were assured was simply a copy of their account kept In a similar book in the itate dispensary. The waybills or Jsilis )f lading for goods shipped the 'disptnsary were also offered. Inasmuch as the book and papers mentioned would be of no value in making the investigation and Inasmuch as an inspection of other books and accounts )f this concern and an examination unier oath of the owners and employees >f this concern, were denied us, we realized the futility of an attempt at ( in investigation and proceeded no fur- * :her In that direction. We are Inform- 1 ?d that J. S. Farnum of Charleston is , the agent, or middleman for this concern in South Carolina, and have an impression that a commission is paid I ilm of something over |2.50 for each < rase of liquor sold by this concern to , the dispensary. In Chattanooga, Tenn., J. W. Kelly 1 & Co., was visited. Their books were 1 submitted for examination and they | igreed to give us a sworn statement . In regard to their transactions with the dispensary. Questions were pro- I pounded and answers thereto given, | nil of which were taken by the steno- , <rapher. Subsequent to leaving Chat- , tanooga, a letter was received by Mr. Lyon enclosing a check for 17.60 1 which amount had been paid the ste- ' #a*. toUno- nntna ant1 trona. bribing same, with the statement that this house had decided not to give us 1 i sworn statement as formally agreed ' upon. The books of this concern re- | veal the fact that Deep Springs whisky is sold to customers in Chattanooga at $1.76 per gallon, while the same whisky is offered to the d is pen- i sary at $3 per gallon. The explanation was made that this low price was made on account of some interest the Kelly Co., had In this customer. This l account is on page 189, and is dated November 15, 1905, it appears that A. Alude of Decatur, Ala., bought one barrel of Deep Rock at $1.65 per gal- ' Ion, with labels thrown in. On No- ( member 6, 1905, one dozen Silver j Springs, quarts, sold to Pete Conry at $6. The same brand being offered to the dispensary at $8.40. One bottle | of the Silver Springs whisky made ( by this concern was purchased at the Elk's saloon in Chattanooga for i5 cents, making the same retail by , the single bottle at the rate of $9 per ( case. Other instances similar to the one above noted, could be pointed out, but these are deemed to be sufficient. Your subcommittee has information ' that Budweiser beer is delivered in . Chattanooga. at $9.80 per cask. That taking into consideration the difference in freight, estimated, the same should ' be delivered in-this state for $10 per j cask. The books of the dispensary ?how that $12.02 per cask is the imount this beer is offered the dispen- ! arv by J. S. Farnum, agent of the j Anheuser-Busch Brewing association. In Atlanta, Ga.. the firm of Bluthen- J thai & Bickart was visited. I received 1 the Impression that this concern sold ' some of Its whisky at a considerably higher price to the dispensary than j to its customers, saloon keepers in the ; :ity of Atlanta. Your subcommittee while In some j Instances obtained information Irrel- : ?vant to our investigation, does not 1 feel, that the examination made by it, ' pf the various firms mentioned In this ] report, as well as many not mentioned herein, has in no wise been thorough I pr complete. Neither of them being an 1 sxpert accountant. We are of the j opinion that all of the claims, which 1 ire now being held up, should be ex- 1 imined further and that expert ac- ( pountants should be employed to do this work, as it will be practically impossible to ascertain the real condition , >f affairs without this being done. | Vour committee Is, therefore, of the in- , "lination that none of these claims, ! payment of which is now being with- ; held, should be ordered paid by this | committee, and that the whole matter | In relation thereto should be referred to the next legislature, with the recom- ( mendation that a proper tribunal be ] established to pass upon these ac- , pounts and that It be given authority ( to employ expert accountants to make , luch examination as it may deem ( necessary, and pay said accounts in ( svhole or In part as may be proper, in view of the circumstances, or refuse payment of such accounts entirely; that the said tribunal be forbidden to ] pay the claim or to order a claim of i uiy of the creditors to it, if such cred- < Itors shall fail or refine to submit to I mch examination, under oath, a? may ] Pe required, and to an examination of < ill books, papers, records and docu- ] ments in the possession of such con- | ?ern, which may in any wise relate to 1 iny of their business transactions with | the dispensary, to their other custo- | mers, as well as all accounts of other i nature and kind wnatsoever, aepi uj such creditors. That In passing upon the said accounts, the said tribunal shall have authority to require, before payment of any of the claims herelnpefore referred to, any other proof or examination of any witness, which to it may seem just and proper. Respectfully submitted, Neils Christensen, Jr., J. Frasbr Lyon. A Froo to the Rescue.?One day * couple of my friends were sitting on the river bank when they heard the try of a frog In distress. Following the direction from which the sound tame, they discovered a snake In the ict of swallowing a frog. Just then another frog, evidently attracted by the distressing cries of Its riate In jeopardy, hopped up to the scene of action. For a moment It sat I blinking at the enemy; then leaped i forward, seized the snake by the neck 1 ind tugged it into the river. i The water quickly poured between i the snakes distended Jaws, and It was, i pf course, compelled to release Its ' I'ictim in order to escape drowning. This it promptly did, and the liberated frog swam away with its plucky mate, while the baffled snake wriggled, as best It could, to the shore.?Woman's Rome Companion. ^lisrcllanrous grading. A NEGRO MI88IONARY. relli of His Trying Exporioncoi In . Africa. Rock Hiia, June 25.?The Rev. W. EI. Sheppard, the colored missionary )f the Southern Presbyterian church :o Africa, spoke In the First Presby:erian church of this city Wednesday ivenlng. The church was filled to jverflowlng, the lecture room and ;he aisles being: seated and the ves:ibule8 filled with people who stood :o hear him. A more interesting adiress has never been heard here. Sheppard Is gifted as an orator and n addition to that his story Is an jarnest personal one. For an hour >r more he held his audience hangng upon his words as he told of iome of the trials and hardships he ind the lamented Lapsley had undergone In their efforts' to reach the in:erior of the dark continent and :arry the Gospel of Christ. He was very interesting, in his toucning reir :rences to Mr. Lapsley, the son of fudge Lapsley of Alabama, with whom he was Intimately associated, ind quoted the very last words that reached his ears as their steamer eft the dock at New York, they were :hose of Mr. Lapsley's mother, as she held out her hands and shouted: " 'Sheppard, take good care of Sam." Although he did not dwell upon the terrible African fever transmitted through the bite of the mosquito, he gave an interesting account of the very effective "three days" treatment which usually brought a robust padent around. Sheppard himself had suffered sixty-six attacks. Mr. Lapsley, "Eutnomongela," the "pathfinder," as he was called by the natives after they learned to love him, lied of the fever while away from their station. The natives of their station would never believe that Lapsley was dead, but said: "He Is gone >n a journey; he will come again." Barely Escaped From 8avagee. The speaker ?old of their trip from Stanley Pool up the river into the King's Land, and mentioned the many times they were beset by the cannibal savages. One of those experiences was when the natives were coming in their canoes with the war whoop sounding. Mr. Lapsley was lying 111 of the fever, too ill to attempt an escape. When hope had Stone and they were resigned to wait the inevitable, a hippopotamus arose In the shallow water nearby. Sheppard was in a moment inspired, and seizing his rifle shot the animal dead. Then waving his arms in welcome, he called to the savages to come on. 'Come on, all of you," though they were coming already as fast as they could, and presented the carcass to them, thus gaining their friendship, instead of death.Heard But One Homelike 8ound. He spoke of the lonellivap of the missionaries there upon the river at night a thousand Tnlfes rrrfm^he " nearest white neighbors, and surrounded by cannibal savages, not a word of whose language they could understand. The friendliest, most homelike sound that greeted their ears was when along about 6 o'clock In the morning when the roosters, who spoke the English language, began to crow for daylight. The dogs aver there, of which each native has ei numerous array, never less than five, do not bark at all. When they i * ? b-??^ nf Kail which the missionary exhibited, was tied around them and their owners know the sound just as other hunters recognise the voice of a dog. Upon reaching Luebo, that point on the Kassal river where they had determined to make a start, the missionaries found themselves 1,200 miles from the coast. The demonstrations were at first warlike, but through the interpreter they were made to understand that they had come to live with and teach them, and not to buy rubber or steal away their children. After that the natives became friendly and vied with each other in ihowing kindnesses to the visitors. The people were of the Baketti, and lived in tribes of from 50,000 to 350,000 and in villages from 1,000 to 20,000. The flrst thing the missionaries did was to bargain for a house. Ln the heart of Africa this, bargaining was the same as horse trading ln the back lots on sales day or court tveeK. setter starts nigu, uiuuer iu?. The former comes down, the latter ?oes up until the happy medium Is found. When this was reached the missionaries found that the house had cost them the magnificent sum af fifty cents. Then they bought anather. How They Learned the Language. Mr. Sheppard gave an interesting account of how they set about to learn the language. With book and pencil they went about seeking objects which the natives would name, rhis name was jotted down phonetically and so they got their vocabulary. That was fifteen or sixteen years ago. Now those natives, who had never till then seen a book, many of them can read the Gospel and the catechism and some of them, from memory, can both ask and answer questions of tne latter irom cover iu cover. A Picture of Today. In that far away land these people. who had never seen a book, now sit upon high stools before a printer's case and set the type?English type?for the making of books. Mr. Lapsley's prayer for some visible dgns of God's favor Is thus answered. It was answered by conversions even cefore he died. Then came Mr. Lapsey'8 trip to the coast and his death there. Some of the results now apparent were told of. Ten years ago i beautiful church, capable of seating 600 people, was erected. This ^hurch has a steeple and bell and when the bell is rung everything Is Jropped where the natives happen to Pe and to the church they rush as f to a fire or a fight. 1 U..IIJU. u A more spurious uuiiuuit is iiiu last one erected and known as the 'Slaymaker Memorial Tabernacle." Another self-sustaining station, ivith a thousand members, has been ?stablished forty miles further on. There are fifty native evangelists and teachers from the Luebo station. There are twenty-five more from anather church. When the missionaries went there the giving of poison to supposed witches was a daily occurrence. The Sabbath and week days were all the ?ame. The sacredness of the marriage tie had not been taught. This has all been changed. The orphan rhildren who were formerly sold for rattle are now housed in two comfortable homes. "Pantop" and "Maria Carey." The poisonous cup is a thing of long ago. Day and Sabbath schools are taught and supported by natives. The Sabbath is observed md polygamy Is fast disappearing. Christian marriages and funerals are the rule, family prayer is held in every Christian home. Men who were once cannibal savages are setting type, printing and binding books in the Leighton Wilson printing house. ?News and Courier.