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ELBERT H. AULL, . Poprietors. Wx. P. HOUSEAL, i ELBERT H. AULL, Eur:otI:. LET US HAVE ONE GENERAL PRIMARY. Governor Tillman has been ta:king a good deal since he returned from Washington. During his absence everything in the State was unusually quiet and the papers very dull. He has given out two interviews recently. In the first he seemed opposed to any more suggesting conventions and did not think they were necessary. He did not want to take sides with any of the candidates. Well, with that we have nothing to do and do not care any thing about it. In his second talk be does not seemu to know just where he is. He inti mates now that if the Conservatives do not hold a convention or put out a ticket that the Reformers had better do so, for the Conservatives may hold the balance of power in a general and free for all primary. In other words, the Conservatives must be caucussed against and treated as enemies and kicked out generally, it does not mat ter what they do. It is. impossible for them to please him. The Herald and News confesses to a little pleasure and surprise at his first deliverance, for we han hoped that he was willing to have a cessation of strife and bitterness, and we considered it a step in .that direction. If we are all of oue party and are to have a primary why hold conventions and caucusses to which a very large minority is not invited? If that policy is to be pursued why have the general primary at all? We see utterly no use for it. We say, then, that we saw, in his position to do away with prelimi nary primaries and factional conven tions, a step towards harmony and peace and good will among all the peo ple, and, for that reason, we were pleased. But he changes all that in his second talk. Let as have a general primary and let as many men enter the race for the offices as please and feel that the people are demanding their services, and let whoever gets the most votes be de clared " e nominee of the party, and do away with all these caucusses and pre liminary primaries, and we will all be happy once more. If it is not done the breach will only widen and things will go from bad to worse. The people can demand this whether it suits the lead ers or not. There are just lots of Conservatives who will not go into a general primary If they are to be caucussed against and treated as enemies. What they will do we do not know. They feel that they have some rights. But there is plenty of time yet to talk of these matters. We say let.us have one general primary of Democratic voters and let everybody who wants to, run for office, and then the nominees of the primary will re ceive the hearty support of all the Democrats. THE TRIUMPH 0F MUsCLE. For several weeks past the.- news papers have been filled with accounts of the big fight that was booked totake place in Jacksonville between Charlie Mitchell and Jim Corbett. Gov. Mitchell, of Florida, had said that the fight should not take place in that State. The Herald and- News had hoped that Gov. Mitchell would suc ceed but the fight took place as ar ranged. These sort of things are brut al and demoralizing. A lot of betting was done, and'as a result, thousands of dollars changed hands. No orator, r or literary man could have at tracted the wide spread interest that this tight did. It was truly a triumph of mnuscle. Charles Mitchell is an Englishman, and Jas. J. Corbett a native of Califor nia. He, a few years ago met and whipped Jno. L. Sullivan, and now in short order he knocks out Mitchell and is clearly entitled to the champion ship of the world, though on the heels of this victory be is challenged by the negro pugilist Jackson. He knocked Mitchell out in three rounds, just nine minutes, and carried cff the purse of $20,000. They are both fine specimens of phys ical strength. Mitchell took in S1,000 - when he entered the ring as some one had wagered that amount that he -would not enter the ring. Gov. Nerthen, of Georgia, also won a victory. He was determined that the fight should not take place on, Georgia soil. So whben it was reported that probably the fight would not take place in Florida, but that the sportiug party would charter a car and run over in the pines of Georgia and have it, he ordered out the Georgria "melish" and marched to the Florida line and put out pickets in the swamps and arranged the "paelish" in line of battle, prepared to resist the approach of the pugilists, But they didn't come, ar.d after the contest in Jacksonville was over the Genrgia "melish" called in their pick ets, and with victory perched upon their banner, returned to their homes. They had resisted the invading foe and kept a glove contest out the confines of Georgia. It is all over now, andl se bore it is the last of such brutality in this ad vanced ,age of civilization. And yet we cannot help but admire sueb phvsi cal development and strength as these men exhibited. And, too, we feel a little glad that the Americanu won. A State constable takes on a little too niuch whiskey-either "blind tiger" or dispensary-it mait ters nut much whbich, raids an estat.lishmuent in the absence of the proprietor, strikes the wife of the proprietor, finds no whiekey, is in dicted for as-aultingr a white womnn, is'tried and c-onvicted. Giov. Tr2!!man~, for fear that he will go to jail. te:e graphs that he will pardon himz. If this is not an encouragrement to con - stables to run roughshod over the law we would like to knowv what it is. W~hat has bccome of our boastedl .chivalry? Do the people believe that a law that has to be enforced in this -way is a good or a wise law? Reader, -suppose it had been your wife that the constab!e in your at-sence had gone into your premises and slapped in the face, THE CHARLESTO( AFFAIR. The Herald and News is law abiding and believes in enforcing the law as it is found. It we happen occasionally to get on the books a bad law a strict enforcement of it will cause the good people to demand that it be wiped from the Statute books. We see no reason, however, why an oflicer of the law should violate another law in enforcing a law. And when he is tried and convicted of such violation why should he be so quickly nardoned. We take up a good deal of space this week in laying before our reader., all the facts in the Charleston case, and we hope they will read them. They need no further comment. We do not believe that Gov. Tillman himself, when the mad frenzy which seems to have taken possession of him leaves Lim, will endorse his own action. We do not believe that the brave and chivalrous people of South Carolina will hold that it is necessary even for the enforcement of the dispensary law that a State spy should strike a wl ite woman, and we do not believe that when one does, and is convicted, that he should be pardoned by the chief ex ecutive of the State, even before he has seen the evidence in the case. Read 1 the testimony of the witnesses who were present. Such action is only cal culated to make the State spies reckless and indifferent to their actions. What would they care if they shot down in cold blood any one on the smallest provocation, for they can feel sure that tbey will receive an unconditional par don from the Governor. No man's life can be considered safe. No man's home can be considered sacred. Some one may say that if you are not vio lating the diispensary law the spies will not molest you. But there is no evi dence that Mr. Nolte, whose wife was assaulted, was violating the law. No contraband goods were found on his premises and there was no evidence upon which the entrance to his house was made, except that a negro said to Elliott as he was passing, that he had better raid the place, and h'e did. It is a bad state of affairs. But we still have faith in the people to do the right, and we believe when they are given the opportunity they will right these wrongs. We are not encourag ing the violation of 'any law. On the contrary, we want to see all law re spected. Not only the dispensary law, but all others. 13OW IS IT? For several years past, if we remem ber correctly, our neighbor at Prosper ity, the Press and Reporter, was an ardent advocate of prohibition. In 1S92 it was still an advocate of prohibition, but when that great and good man, Gov. Tillman, and his Legislature gave tbe prohibitionists the Dispensary law, it, like some other prohibitionists, chanted the praises of the Dispensary as a step towards prohibition. The Dispeasary law was a great and good law. The first step that this law takes towards prohibition is to do away with local option in the matter of establish ing Dispensaries and also allowing their establishment in towns heretofore dry. Still, according to our cotemnporary, it is a good law and in the interest of prohi bition and one in which the good Chris tian people or temperance advocates should accept positions. The Dispen sary is a good thing for Newberry and Chapius and other towns, but when there is talk of a State dram shop being established in Prosperity our cotempo rary begins to kick. It don't want any. If it is such a good thing all the way through and such a long stride towards prohibition and such a good place for the Christian people of the country to work in, why not have one in Prosper ity? How is it such a good thing for other places but not for Prosperity? If the Dispensary is in the interest of pro hibition the more we can have the nearer to prohibition we will reach. Is that not good reasoning? XXe would not have our Prosperity friends conclude that we are arguing for a Dispensary in their town, for such is not the case. We only want to know just where out prohibition neigh bor is at. Some of these refcrm prohi bitioniists have some queer notions. Gov. Tillman is using some big bun comnbe and bluff about the Charleston affair. One of his official spies raided a. grocery and found no contraband goods. In doing so he assaulted a whbite woman, the wife of the proprictor; was indicted, tried and convicted according to law. There is no out break of law lessness there. We thought the slogan was that our wives and mothers and daughters must be protected. The great Tillman has changed that now and the cry shall be, our good and pure spies. m ust be protected. They can do no wrong. There is a point beyond which eveji tyrants cannot go. The people will, by and by, wake up and see things just as they are: And great will be the awakening. The Herald and News directs atten tion to the communication of Mr. J. F. J. Caldwell on the first page of this paper. He outlines what in his opinion is the proper-course for the Coneervatives to pursue in the coiming campaign. We agree with 31r. Caldwell in many re spects. There is very little use for Con servatives to go into the primary at all if they are to be caucused and con veni tioned aigainst. *We do not want to see them put out a separate and distinct tcket either, any more than the Reform ers should put up such a teket. Weare for a general and free primary, open to anybody who wants to run, and then lt thbe people decide. Neither is there any sense in Demo ratsguing around simply calling them selves Democrata and standing on the Pplist plat form. If they favor that patform let them call t bemselves Pop uiit-. We do n ot understand why Editor Dowden should have so much to do. wth the Democratic nominees for Governor. As we understand the situ at ion, he is an ont and out Third party man and was the organizer and mnanip ulator of WXeaver's campaign in this State in lit. Then what has he to do withealling a convention to suggest Democratic candidates for State oficees? Are Third Partyites stiil to go masque- 1 rading around with the Democratic WATER WORKS. We are told in a conference between the committee from the fire depart- 4 ment and the insurance men of New berry, it was found that, if Newberry had a good and approved system of water works, the basis rate of insur ance would be one-fourth of one per cent. lower than it is now. Take, for instance, a man who has S2,000 insuranec and pays now 21, his kisurance costs him $45 a year. With 1 a system of water works, the rate re duced one-fourth of one per-cent., be would pay $40, a saving of five dollars in insurance alone. That would be as much as the additional tax for water works would be on that amount of pro perty. But The HPrald and News does not urge the estabiisbment of water works on this ground alone or mainly. The protection against fire would be greater even if the insurance were not lowered. The health of the town could be made better and the convenience and com fort of a system of water works is worth the cost. Some persons pay more for sprink ling the streets in front of their storEs than their annual tax would be for a system of water works, We are told that just above the old tanyard there are three or four very strong springs that would give plenty of water. This would bepureand fresh spring water. We would like to have some expres sion of opinion from the citizens and taxpayers on this subject. We had hoped to get some interviews for this week, but have been too busy to get them up. There is every reason why we should have water works, and no good and valid reason against the sys tem that we have seen or heard. The Reformers need to hold a "peace and unity" convention.-Laurens Ad vertiser. That is what they tried to hold in Washington, but there are'nt enough good fat jobs in sight and the trouble is the leaders are getting too numerous. GENTLEMAN ELLIOTT CONVICTED. But a Full and Free Pardon Granted-The Evidence Against Him Overwbelms Ing-The Governor Angry. [Special to The State.1 CHARLESTON, Jan. 27.-The trial of J. C. Elliot, a whiskey spy, whose as sault on Mrs. Noite a few days ago led to a riot and an attempt to lynch him, was concluded to-day before Justice Burnett. The defendant was convicted of assault and battery, and was sen tenced to $50 fine or thirty days im prisonment. Betor' a^nouncing the verdict Justice Burne. said that the testimony submitted by the State had been uncontradicted save by the de fendant. The defense had not shown that any of the witnesses should be doubted. It is probable that the defendant will pay the tine, and that it will be reimbursed to him by Governor Till man, who will in turn take it out of the city's share of the profits of the dis pensary. Although perfect peace reigns here, the air to-night is tilled with rumors stating that the Governor has called out the militIa of the city with a view of declaring martial law. The armed .white force of the city consists of three battallions 'of infantry, a squadron of cavalry, a regiment of artillery and a gatling gun section. Besides these ara two regiments of infantry and one of cavalry, all colored troops, who con stitute the National Guard. The police force is also armed with Wmnchesteri repeating rifies, as are also the battal lion of State cadets. There are plenty of troops here. Governor Tillman must have thought that there was "blood on the moon" in Charleston yesterday from the char acter of the telegrams that passed be tween him and Capt. Cogswell, of the Washington Light Infan try. During the morning he was advised by Chief Constable Gaillard, who is very much of an alarmist, tbat he feared trouble. It was upon this message that Governor Tiliman telegraphed Capt. Gogswell, of the Washington Light Infantry, whether he could count on the com pany in case of an eiiaergency, and if the men would respond to a call for immediate action if such be necessary, Capt. Cogswell sent a satisfactory reply. The members of the company were not ordered out to their cmpany armory, but were ad vised to be in readi ness in case of necessity. Here the matter rests. During the morning Governor Till man received advices from his consta bles that Elliot, the spy, had been con victed of assaulting Mrs. Nolte, and that he had been sentenced to pay a ine of $r>0 or be imprisoned for thirty days. Immediately upon receipt of the telegram Governor Tillman sent thist message: T. S. G3aillard, Charleston, S. C.: Notifyv trial justice that Elliot's par don will be forwarded as soon as copyt of sentence is sent here, and not to 1 commit him. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. , Governor Tillman said that he does not believe that Elliot ever struck 1rs. Nolte, as lie believes that he is ~ alt.gether a diff'rent kind of a man.: Later dispatches from Charleston in- t dcated that Gov-erner Tillman's re-r quest for the military to be in readiness a was not necessary, as everything has E passed off quietly. TILLMAN TALKS. Last night Governor Tillman made i the following statement regarding the C military feature of the Elliot trouble in r Charleston: t "I received a telegram to.day from c Chief Constable Gaillard informing me ~ that he was about to order rifles for the b constables in Charleston, in addition to 12 the side arms they af-eady carried. e Gaillard said he did this because of the 5 evident feeling against the constables o in the city. There is every evidence of d a conspiracy in that city against the o' law and the constables, among the i Italians and whiskey toughs under the C employ of the Whiskey Dealers' Asso- " ciation, and I propose to see if such 1: lawlessness can't be stopped. I tele- a graphed Capt. Cogswell, of the Wash- V ington Light Infantry, to find out the e temper of the military of the city on the subject. telling him I relied upon a them to sustain the law. He replied . that I could count on them, and I t ordered him to notify the members of r his company to be izn readiness to be a called on at any timie." The Governor said that he did this f' simply to be prepared, as in the light t of past events he did not know what l~ might take place. He simply ordered t tem to be prepared, and not to he e uder arms. Continuing, he said: "I don't propose to have partisian juries put a constab'le in jail when they won't ~ convict a whiskey seller on thie most 0 indisputable evidence. They shall not D put lying witnesses against a gentleman 0 whom I know personally to be a gentle- .c man. I wo.uld take Elliot'u eviden.ce t against any whiskey dealer in Charles- r ton or any where else. There are num bers of men in Charleston wbo won't e perjure themselves, and such men shall 0 be put on the juries or I will remove every trial justice in Charleston. Ifin- c tend to rigidly enforce the law and a stop ali importations and sales of con- e traband liquor in Charleston at what -j FAVORS A BIG PRIMARY. overnor Tiliman on the Political Situa tion-An Interview in Which He Says to Let all the Gubernatorial Candi datee go Before the People. [The Register, 25th.] Governor Tillman returned to the ity yesterday from Washington and, n view of the fact that all eyes in the tate have been turned in that direc ion of late by reason of the dispatches tnd letters from Senator Irby and >tbers, which have been sent from here, there is a deep interest felt in the state as to the object and result of his isit. The reporters swarmed around the Executive Mansion as soon as they earned that Governor Tillman had reached the city, and his Excellency tubmitted to an interview with as good trace as possible. "In the first place," said be, "I desire :o state that my visit to Washington 3ad nothing to do with the prevalent iiscussion on the subject of a conven ;ion. I had intended to go to that city )efore the Legislature met and have .een arranging my business with a view ,o that visit. I desire, and took occa tion while there, to investigate the de ay in refunding the interest and penal it s on the direct tax because I felt that ow, if ever, when our people along be coast are so destitute, they should ave the benefit of this pittance in heir distress. "Anotl-er purpose of my visit was to ppear before the Judiciary Committee > the House in support of legislation ooking to relief from the usurpation of he Uni'ed States Judges in the matter f receiverships, taxes on railroads, &c. [ also had a pleasant conference with he Commissioner of futernal Revenue, SIr. Miller, with a view to explaining he situation in the State among the i'nall distillers and I made an efttrt to mlist the support of the Commissioner . a project I have for establishing a bonded warehouse at Columbia where 3ll (if the small distillers could store their liquor after purchase by the State to that we could age it before enteritig into consumption and before paying the tax on it. I directed the attention >f the Commissioner to this matter with the hope of having him given authority by Congiess to do this, (for be does not possess it now as I am in formed) and he took very kindly to the idea, especially when I assured him that if we could find steady and quick ;ale for all the liquor that is made in tbe State, it would largely increase the revenue of the National governm -nt." "But, Governor, what about South Darolina politics? "Well, as the impression has gone ibroad from our enemies that I went there solely with a view to have a con erence with Senator Irby ri nd our me m bers on this all absorbing topic, I will be very frank with you. In the first place, speaking for myself and for all of those who represent us in Washington mnd who participated in the conference, we desire it to be distinctly understood that we do not assume to do more than give expression to our views and offer idvice to the people whom we represent is to the best course to pursue. I found that there has been a desperate effort by ur enemies to sow seeds of discord tmong the leaders of the Reform Move ment both here and in Washington. Ihose of us who were present in the -onference that was held, after a full liscussion of existing conditions and onsideration of the question in all its bearings, arrived at the conclusion that :he agitation for an early convention md the calling of one are unwise." "But, Governor, I thought it was anderstood that you favored a conven ion?" "Ne; there you are mistaken. I have iven the matter serious thought and bave always doubted the propriety and wisdom of a convention. There are trong arguments in its favor looking romx a certain standpoint, but there are tronger arguments against it when we sonsider t he situation as a whole. I dis like to discuss this question in any pirit other than from a disinterested mnd impartial standpoint, and my only excuse to the people for obtruding my >pinion upon them (and I will say here hat it is the opinion, after deliberation mong all of our friends in Washing on) is that I, as the acknowledged eader and exponent of the Reform ovement, could with more propriety ssume to advise the people than any >ther one man. In the first place, it xust be remembered that the funda ental principle underlying the Far ers' Movement in South Carolina md the issue I madc' more prominent ban any other in the camnpaign of 1890, vas the demand for a primary election t which each and every voter would save the opportunity of voicing his >wn wishes as to those who should be ut in office; and we went so far in that irection as to incorporate in the March latorm the demand for such primary nd a joint canvass by thoee who ought the suffrages of thme people. I ~onsider that that issue alone was para nount in the minds of the people in e unanimity with which they rallied o my support and that all others were f minor importance. "Now this demand for a convention ~mong Reformers arises from a desire n honest one, I am ready to admit n the part of many, to prevent wrang ing inour own ranks and to concen rate our force's in support of some one andidate. But what then becomes (of he grand principles of a free, fair, open ght before the people and discussion y the candidates if such convention be teld? In 18S90, after being defeated in he camrpaigns of '86 and '88 by reasons f our disorganized condition, the Re orm Democrats decided to meet in con ention, in order to pit organization gainst organization and to force a dis ussion of the issues because nearly all 1 he newspapers were against us. The ing at that t.ime had full possession of 1 the party machinery. They were trenched in the State House, and it ras felt necessary to form'mlate a plat >rm and put forthi exponents of the rinciples declared in that platform to anvass the State and to arouse the eople to carry those principles to vic ry. The conditions are entirely banged now. The Reformers are in bsolute possession of thbe government, oth in State and county, except in alf a dozen counties. We have the ntire party machinery in our posses ton and if we hold a convention with Ut a campaign in which all t he .candi ates shall have hearing, we stultify urselves, forestall the will of the peo le, assu$me to dictate who shall be the rididates for thbe offices and, in truth, uchb a cemvention would be in the ght of fac'ts a convention of Reformers gainst Reformers. The machine which e fought in 1890 is dead; it no longer "Well, Governor, what ahout the1 rgument in favor of a convention?" "There is only one argument, and bat is this: With say balf adozen men, rominent ir' the Reform Movement, ndl allied with it, all running for the tlce of Governor it mIghbt be possible >r our opponents to give theirstrength some one of those who would be ast objectionable and most inclined to 'ade with them or make concessions if eted; and thereby the Conservatives 3 some of the counties, and possibly the State convention, might hold the alance of power. Thblsis thbe only argu ient that has ever presented itself to e, and I think it is the one to any ne.; but [ think the people aresufli ently educated and can be relied upon > atel the words and remember the eords of the various candidates so asC > hoose wisly syho shall be Gov rnor a'nd v;io shall $11 the other tflcers. "On the other hand, -.f we hold a* an.eution the trouble is that a large ntingent of our people, a majormity robably, would take no. hand in it, for! is very early, and there are no signs3 Sny peruam-o n aon< the mases, I although there is a vast deal of effer vescing in the minds of those who want to get office. In due tiwe, after the crops are laid by or at least after they are well under way, the issue of the eoming campaign, which I take to be the Dispensary law and the holding of . constitutional convention, will be thorougbly discussed by Reformers and antis; and the people will no doubt elect such men as will carry out their wishes. "If after four years' discussion and agitation and another canvass our peo ple shall not have become sufficiently educated to make a wise selection and iee that good men are put on guard, I fail to see bow the holding of a Von vention and forestalling their action will better our condition. The danger of some ;weak man, who is lacking in backbone and nerve to continue and perfect the reforms which have been inaugurated during my incumbency, being elected is as not'hing compared to the danger of the people feeling that they have been betrayed and that office is the paramount object rather than the welfare of the commonwealth. "To return to the convention system, after proclaiming our belief in the ability and right of the people to gov ern themselves, is like a dog returning to his vomit, and I would be ashamed to go on the stump as the nominee of such a convention. Let the men who desire to rule South Carolina win their spurs, as I won mine, by open discus sion and a fair fiebt, and all will be well. Let any self-constituted leaders undertake to call a convention and nominate a ticket and the order to the army of Reformers to advance will only be obeyed by a small contingent. Demoralization and recrimination will surely follow and while the30,000 ConI servatives are ranged in serried phalanx moving as one mnan, the Reform forces will be scattered and divided. If we cannot trust the people, they should not trust us; and, if my advice has any weight, they will absolutely refuse to countenance any attempt to cheat them of the right of seeing the as pirants for office face to face and judg ing them on their merits. "I do not wish to say riore and in justice to myself and those who have trussed me I -cannot say less. Of course, if the people want to hold a convention it is their right and they will do so anyway. No one can objgect, least of all the candidates ' BOWDEN THINKS DIFFERENTLY. SAYS A CONVENTION WILL BE CALLED. J. W. Bowden, the editor of the Cotton Plant, also returned from Washington yesterday. The news paper men immediately tackled him foi an interview, and this it what he had to say, showing that a conven tion is to be called in spite of what is said by others : "I was very well pleased with the results of my trip to Washington, but I was in no conference. My trip was principally on business. I did not at tend a single conference of any kind with reference to State politics. I in terviewed the delegation from this State-all df them-and I am well sat isfied that a March Convention will be held, as I suggested, called by the Ex ecutive Committee of the Farmers' As sociation, and the people will rule it. I don't believe the conference of the bosses in Washington will have very much effect on the action of the peo ple in SouthCarolina. I will simply add that I think that it will pay better for gubernatorial candidates to hereafter do their work at home instead of spend ing their time electioneering with the ring at the National Capital." WHERE IS HE AT?-TILLMAN TALKE IN ANOT HER STRA IN. (The State, 28thb.J It looks as if almost every paper ham its own idea as to where Governor Till man "is at" in the merry war that ii now being waged amaoag the Reform ers. He is said to be favoring Irby, and at another time it is that he ii partial to the anti-Irby element.. Re alizing that it would be especially in teresting.to the Reformers and inciden tally so to others, he was yesterday asked for his real position in the mat ter. It will be seen that he wishes it understood that he is not to be too closely -'wedded to Senator Irby. He started out by saying: "It is funny that there should beso much contradiction and na~ sunder standing of what ought to be clear to any one. I have tried to make peace and prevent a factional fight amnong the Reformers themselves. I :do not lean to Irby as against McLauriu nor to McLaurin as against Irby, and I have no candidate for Governor, as all those whose names have been mentioned are good Reformers and laim to be my friends. When the riscussion on the question of holding a convention was precipitated by the resolutious of thbe Farmers' Alliance]I at once took the position that a con vention in July would not do. "I felt that it was desirable to have a convention not later than May for the reasons already given, to prevent any struggle resulting in bad blood among the Reform leaders, but as soon as I round that there was no unanimity in the demand for a convention, to hold sue would entail more serious conse juences than not to hold one, and I at mece decided to give the advice con ~ained in the interview already pub ished. That ad"ice was given~ in thme nterests of no man and rmy conclu ions were reached before I saw either MIcLauriu or Irby." Since Governor Tillman's interview ~ame in out which he suggested a pri nary there have been a variety of >pinions as to what he meant with -eference to the Conservative voters, md whether they were to be given any howing in the contest. On that ac ~ount the question was asked him. "Are the Conservatives to be allowed 0 vote in the proposed primary or is it o be a fact ional affair?" "Whby that is more astonisning still. rhe Democratic constitution pro -ides for the primary as the way in vhich all of the democratic nominees hall be chosen and unless the Con ervatives, as you term them, have eft the Democratic party, or intend to eave it, of course they will vote .t the primary. It may become iecessary for the Reformers to weed heir candidates to a stand, but that vill depend on future developments." "What kind of developments?" he ras asked. "Why if we find that the Conserva ives do not put up a ti.cket of their wn -and are trying to bamboozle Re orm candidates by offering support, ye can prevent their holding the hal a.ce of power, in the gen9rai primary, fter the canvyass is over and taking all nen out of the race, except those who 'ave the support of Reformers alone. f the campaign does not become bit er, and is one of discussion and edu ation and not of vituperation, and ying, as has been the case heretofore rom the Conservativeside I don't think yen this would be necessary." "Do you think the lines will be as harply drawn this year as heretofore?" "On that point I can't speak with .ny degree of certainty, In the last :ampalgn men who have always ad 'ocated the constitutional convention pposed it, and attempted to use it as n argument against me, and since the reen ville News and other advocates of rbiskey have grown to be such trong prohibition organs solely on ac ount of their opposition to the dispen ary law, as a Reform measure, I can lt prognosticate. I shall be surprised t nothing they do. I feel satisfied, towever, that the people will take care f themselves." "Are you going in the campaign?" "I expect to be around about there then th'e brick-bats are pitched and ossed; but I will discuss questions on beir nyerits, if I am allowed to." The World's I<alr is now over, but Iatthews 4~ Caunon's prices are lower han. ever tf Mrs. L. Townsend Rising Sun, Delaware. Good Family Medicines Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills. "I regard Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills, the very best family medicines, and we are never witout them. I have always been A Dellcato Woman and began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla three years ago for that tired feeling. It bpt me up so quickly and so well that I feel like a different woman and have always had great faith in it. I gve It to my children whenevc r there seems any ouble with their blood, and it doc: them goo. My little boy likes it so v:ell he cries for it. I cannot find v;ords to tell how highly I priee it. We use Hood's 1Ells in the family and they Act Like a Charm I take pleasure In recommending these medi cines to all my friends, for I believe if people Hood's l Cures would only keep IIood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills at hand as we do, mucb sickness andsuf fering would he prevented." 1Rs. L. TowRS EDm, fIsing Sun, Deaware. Hood's Pill- act easily, yet promptly and af;aciently, on the liver and bowels. 25c. Master's Sales. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN COMMON PLEAS. The National Bank of Newbarry, S. C., vs. Harriet F. McCarley et al. Foreclosure. B Y ORDER OF THE COURT herein I will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder, on the first Monday in February, 1894, during the legal hours of sale, at New berry Court Rouse, all the sbare, interest and estate of Harriet F. MIc Carley, James S. MeCarley, John F. MeCarley and Sidney B. McCarley, (that is to say, two-thirds) in that tract of land in said County, formerly owned by John MeCarley, containiug Nine Hundred Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of William Wallace, Thomas Abrams, estate of J. E. Brown and Enoree River. TERMS: The purchaser will be re quired to pay one-third of the bid in cash, and the balance payable in one and two years with interest from day of sale. Credit purchase money to be secured by bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises sold, with leave, however, to pay the whole purchase money in cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. A&- By the mortgages I am directed to append to this advertisement notice to the effect that unless the purchaser or purchasers pay one-third of the purebase money within one hour after bid is accepted I will at once offer the said premises again for sale. SI LAS JO HNSTONE, Master. Master's Office, 1.5 Jan dary, 1894. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN COMMON PLEAS. Wmn. H. Sondley et al., vs. Caroline WV. Sondley et al. DY ORDER OF THE COURT b) erein, I will sell at public out ery to the highest bidder, before tbe Court House at, Newberry, on the first Monday in February, 1894, all that tract of land (in one or miore parcels), lying and being in thbe county and State aforesaid, containing 'rwo Hundred and Seventy-five Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of Jos. L. Keitt, Wmn. H. Sondley, J. E. Sondley, Mrs. J. T. Mayes and others. TERMS: The purchaser will be re qjuired to pay one-fourth of thbe purchase money in cash, and the balance in one arpd two years, with interest from the day of sale payable annually until paid in full; to be secured by bond of the purchasers and mortgages of the prem ises sold-with leave to anticipate pay ment in whole or in part. Purchaser to pay for papers. SIL AS JOHNSTONE, Master. Master's Otlice, 15 Jan., 1894. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN COMMON PLEAS. J. J. Norton and Win. J. Stribling va. James M. Workman, John A. Daven port and Milledge Q. Chappell. B Y ORDER OF THE COURT berein: T well sell at public outcry to the bighie. bidder, before the Court House at New berry, on thbe first Mon day in February, 1894, all that tract or parcel of land known as thbe James M. Work man place, lying and being in thbe county and htate aforesaid, containing Two Hundred and Sixty-four Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of John T. McKittrick, Jno. R. Thomp son, Rob't. Atchinson, estate of Jam.es B. Chappell, Nancy Satterwhite and Little River. TERMS: The purchaser will be re quired to pay one-fourth of the pur chase money in cash, and the balance payable at twelve months with interest fromr day of sale, with leave, however, to the purchaser to pay all cash. Com pliance withb terms of sale must be made within four days or the property will be resold on Saleday in March next at the risk of the former bidder Pturchase r to~ pay for papers. SILAS JOHNSTONE, Master. Master's Office, 15 Jan., 1894. BARGAINS!I BARGA BIG BA RGA INS AT s: CALL AND SEE SMITH S Nwberry... e. r. Il NHI Clearance Sale TO REDUCE . . ily stock of Cloth ing, Overcoats, Woolen Underwear, etc., etc., I have this day marked the entire line dcwn 25 per cent. NOW Is Your Time N to get an out fit at your own price. A nice line of Over coats, worth from $14 to $20, to be closed out at $12.5O. DlIIPT Let This H I opportu= tunity slip. This sale means SPOT CASH. Respectfully, 0.MJAME, THE LEADER OF LOW PRICES. Attention Please !! If You Want to Buy Nice Clean Goods REAL CHEAP TRY THE'LIVE AND LET LIVE STOR E.. better thanshwewcan tell you iyou wl only come in to see us. Then if our prices do not suit you, no harm done. We can and do please the most exact inoin or pthe b>est Check Homespun .ad Beautiful Counterpanes fro m~ to $300. Table Linen 25c to 81O00per yard. Special priceson Ladie', Gent's and Children's underwear. Standard Calicos, ne. All Wool Jeans, 25Sc to 331e per yard. Now Comes the Cake Walk on Shoes. Ladies' Shoes from $1 00 im - .50. IMen:'s Sboes from 7.5c to $.5(j. Children's Shoes to suit every one. We Pay the Cash for Our G,oods which enables us to make prices to Meet All Competition. Notwithstarding the depression in business Our prices are daily making us New Customers. Our Motto: LIVE AND LET LIVE. MATTHEWS& CNNO. She riff's Sale. STATE OF SOUT H CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN COMM1ON PLEAS. Commercial Bank of Columbia, S. C., Plaintiff, against the Piedmont Land Improvement and Investment Com pany, Defendant. Foreclosu re. B Y VIRTRE OF AN EXECUTION in the above stated case, to me directed, I will sell before the Court ouse door, in New berry, S. C., on the first Monday in February next, sale day (.5th day), at public outcry, within the legal bours of sale, the following described property, viz.: All that tract or plantation of land in said county, ontaining Seventy-three Acres, more r les adjoining lauds of A. N.Boland, Bowers and Frank Sheely, which tract is ger.eally now as Little ountain property of "bThe Piedmont Land Im proveent and Inetment Cotpany2 with all costs. TEaRs: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. \V. WV. RISER, Sheriff Newberry County. Sheriff's Office, January 9, 1894. JA RGAINS I nith & Wearn' s. FOR YOURSELF. , WEARN, ~WBEflRY DH R . Dream -VWifiter Fabriw re beig sold at EoIuoed so as to bkill our stock as lov as los Our Buyer wilt leawia a Markets ,and will be C,& G. S. MOWER CS.