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j ^ ^ ~ ^ . ^ IH^XLYIII. WINNSBORO, S. ., WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1894. NO, 50. ' " PBBRmLY MEETING. ELLERBE AND EVANS GETTING DOWN TO HARD WORK. Governor Tillman S?ya ?be Gcberna'orlal Candidates Nf-cd Not Fxptcr any Help from Him?Senator Butler Miking ? xs&iu ri^uw Barnwell, S. C., July 17.?Newspaper correspondents had to hustle for """ awhile today to keep up with some of the speakers. The reason for this was that new firecrackers were lit and ex ploded. For several weeks, except occasionally, the press gang has found it monotonous killing time during the speeches. Nearly every man thrashes the same old straw and the reporters ^ know it all by heart. They do not bother with anything except whatever new matter may have lodged in a candidate's head over night. In other H?. words, it is a good deal like milking a M cow. The milk is the same each time, I Hbut there is always a little cream to j B fckim. It is the cream which the pencil W&hovers look out for. Well, cream was I plentiful here today. ^ t ^ "*r*n?" ? fka avaf. I ]3gr ?t8V. J. XJ. upcucu vug wav* | |f cists with prayer and Chairman Doncan Bellinger asked for a respectful and attentive hearing for each speaker. The first candidate introduced was Superintendent Mayield. That speaker told his hearers what ha3 been accomplished in an educational way in the last few years?naming the building of ? Clemson Collegae and the erection of the Woman's College, together with the improvements in the public school system. Mr. Mayfield told of the law passed by the last Legislature permitting each school district to levy an extra tax to sustain its sohools. The cities and towns, he said, have voted this tax and are giving their children ^ educational advantages. The people in ^^^^pjthe country have the same law to Thar Mn vote this SDeCial and under the law, each taxpayer can m Sk tell the County Treasurer what school I I lie wants the money to go and. can [ have it sent there. Mr. Ma; field was W applauded. I WF G. Walt Whitman, who followed, H said he could tell that the audience was Bp composed of true- blue Reforders by wBr the "visages of their forefronts'' and fK by the sparkle of their eyes. He claimMm ed that the Reformers have not done W their duty by the public schools of the * State. This was because the recommendations of Governor Tillman have no? been carried out and the representatives of the people have been misrepresentatives. He said the1 public school children get ?2.50 a year each and the students of the South Carolina College get over ?500 each. "Brother" Whitman declared that Superintend ent Mayfield has developed into a wonderful lover of the South Carolina College. If he was not mistaken Mayfield baft-always been against the college until he (Whitman) began to attack / it. Whitman said tte amount which keach student costs at lhe college is sufficient to pay all a man's expenses to Europe and back and give him several month's schooling. Whitman scored his opponent a little more severely than usual. While doiDg this there were shouts for Mayfield. General Ricbbourg spoke third. He said he was a candidate for Adjutant General because the military service in the State is in a bad fix. The speaker said that he had given his services to his State for thirty-three years. His young friend Watts was not Assistant Adjutant General, as there is no such ct5ce in the State. He was merely a cierk. There seems to be a plan to ask General Richbourg at each meeting if he was not a candidate on the Haskell ticket. The question was again put to him today and he answered that he was, but tuat his position was defined a few days ago. This explanation nrtnMnHoa lion oral "Rlrhhn Tire's VTU4VU WUVA-uuWk vtvMv*i?* 0 ? speech, was received with applause and several cheers were given for him. Colcnel Watts followed bis opponent making a brief speech. He was given considerable applause. Colonel Watts is developing as a speaker. He no longer appears ill at ease, but is free and easy. Candidate Yeldell spoke for votes for Railroad Commissioner. He was asked if he would look out for the Carolina and Midland (Mike Brown's) Road and he promised that he would. He put himself on record as being in favor of separate coaches for the races. He was also in favor of reducing first class passenger fare from 3% to 3 cents a mile. A He. didn't see why railroads in this n*"~ * " Ol / AAnfa nr'non OUtlti SUUUiU. oy-y kuu navu JB they only charge 3 cents in other States. ; Railroad Commissioner Sligh next made a dash for votes. The crowd asked him as they asked the other speakers, to be short and sweet, ?s they didn't want to hear anjbody but Tillman. Mr. Sligh said he had been in office only one term and didn't believe the people would turn him out now. The present Railroad Commission has made no radical cbaDges in affairs, but will A reduce passenger rates if the roads can ^ ?-stand it. Mr. Sligh closed with some humorous remarks. [ellerbe's speech. ^Elierbe led the procession of the gubernatorial races today. He came on the iraCK ID gUOU iUi LU auu vrgau the trim racer from Aiken at the very outset. This is said to be one of Evans's counties, but tbe Swamp Fox did not mind this and before he finished be had made a strong impression and was frequently and even vociferously cheered. Some ef those who at first i began to question him ceased and ^ cheered many of his manly, open statements. General Ellerbe requested to be allowed time for a personal explanation. He read from the Laurensville Herald, which, he said, was Evan's organ, something about the treachery of the Shell-McLauria-Ellerbe crowd. After reading this General Ellerbe said: "Fellow citizens, I have lived in South Carolina, all my life and 1 was . never before charged with treachery. While I am not a lighter no man will dare come to my lace and say 1 am a traitor. 1 have been a Reformer from the time Tillman made his first speech at Bennettsville until now. I have * ?? ??- * OAm'ol Deen HIS personal, puauuu emu jwim friend. I ask him if he has ever doubted my loyalty to tbe movement 1 take it that no man who charges another with treachery will do so unless he has the proof. I challenge any man to produce proof that I have been treach* erous. 1 have been misrepresented by G&ntt in the Piedmont Headlight. He said that I was in favor of a snap shot convention. 1 wish to state here, and in the presence of Governor Tillman, that before anything was said about a ^ convention I went to Tillman, as the recognized leader, and asked his advice and his views. He told me he was in favor of an early convention, but afterward changed his mind. "I am charged, fellow citizens, with1 *v s having held a Sunday caucus at Spartanburg a:.'ter the meeting there. Now, the facts ?re these: Atter the meetiDg a few of us remained over in Spartanburg. It was a rainy day and Captain Shell. General McLaurin, Colonel Neal. mys*lf anJ others went into the parlors and had a talk. The name cf no man was mentioned there for Governor and the only thing discussed was the Dispensary. Shell and McLaurin, in answer to a direct question of Colonel Xeal's, both said that_they would sup port and worK ror Tinman ior me United States Senate. The fact is that Captain Shell was in Spartanburg to work up a boom for G3neral McLiurin for Governor. "I have been slandered and misrepresented on all sides and it bas been said that I wa-i the candidate of a factioD. "Now, fellow citizen?, I am goiDg to tell jou something I vexy much dislike. I am going to tell you whose candidate I am. At a meeting of several Alliance and Reform leaders, Governor Tillman among th em, thev asked me to make the Gght for Governor, Tillman himself joining in the request. 1 c onsented, although I told tnem that my health was bad and that it would be better to take some other good farmer and put nim up. Governor Tillman said that we must have a farmer for Governor by all means." About this time General Ellerbee was several times interrupted by a man asking him; "How about the Conservatives sup porting you?" This question was several times repeated and General E'lerbe finally answered in this way: "I don't know why they ana supporting me if they are doing so.but 1 would rather have the good will of a dog than the bad will. (Cheers.) But I will say this: If they are supporting me thinking L am a compromise candidate they are badly mistaken. (Loud cheers and applause.) If I am elected Governor or if I am sent to the sand hills of Marion I will still remain loyal to the Reform cause. (Vociferous applause.) I will say further that if Evansis nominated for Governor; if Tlndal is nominated or Pope nominated, I will support with all my energy the nominee." (Cheers and applause for the speaker.) This strong reply struck the crowd forcibly and there was no f urther attempt to cast an imputation on EUerbe. Continuing his personal remarks, General EJlerbe said: "There is a disposition to change the Farmers movement into a Lawyer's movement. I do UUU tUlilUA. IUCJ UU^UU W MU ?M4V < v?? everything. All classes and interests should be represented. Thu lawyers have the most now." General Ellerbe proceeded to show that lawyers now draw from the State treasury $54,600 a year and all the other clisses only "$22,300. He asked if this wis just and fair. General Ellerbe next reir.d a paragraph from the Laurensville Herald to the effect that when he (Ellerbe) was at the Spartanburg meeting he was a great advocate of the Dispensary law, but since be had been a candidate he had barely mentioned the Dispensary. General Ellerbe declared that in a dozen counties he has talked, tbe Dispensary, and if I am elected Governor, fellow citizens, I will have the Dispensary law enforced to the letter. (Loud applause.) My record in the lights with the railroads and the banks shows 4,1 ^ 1 T ?I mill uiai< wueu x matie uy luj wiuu x. nm carry out the law in spite of all opposi tion." (Applause.) General Ellerbe lollowed this with a hot discussion of the Dlspeasary, saying that it is the only solution of the saloon: He declared that prohibition is impracticable. Toward t:ie close he started to say that if he was elected Governor "You will be," said a voice, amid applause. General Ellerbe had devotsd the best part of his time to his personal remarks and not many minutes wer-3 left him, but he talked on national issues, saying, with loud applause, that if Cleveland's policy is continued it will make the rich richer and the poor poorer. General Ellerbe wound up by saying that the people had tried one moss back farmer for Governor and are guiug uj Liy auvuia. Voice -''Yes, and we den t want any lawyer." There was various witty sallies by the crowd. At first some of them were intended to annoy General Ellerbee, but he raade such a strong speech that the mea who were engaged in this stopped and applauded the speaker. SENATOR EVANS IN K3PLY. Of coarse hot stuff was expected from Senator Evans when his time came. General Ellerbe had jumped on lawyers too hard for the Senator to remam quiet. The Aiken Game Cock was warmly welcomed by his many friends. Barnwell adjoins Aiken and the Game Cock is popular here. Senator Evans began by saying that he "was prepared to answer any ding at himself or his people. His cousin Wil lie says he (Willie) would De elected if there W3s not a ring. There is no ring, Evans said, except a hancs all round ring of the people. It wa;. doing the Reform movement no good to be making such charges. Willie has simply lost his candy. (Laughter and cheers.) Hs says he Is going to mai e me a Trial Justice when he is elected Governor. Voice?"I believe he wil! do it." Evans?But he won't ge-; the chance. Willie has been sucking the public tit for four years and has jotten over S8.000. Now we are trying to choke him off. Evans exclaimed dranatically?"I won't malign any man in the Reform movement I have been going over the State for years making spoecnes to me people and spending money out of my pocket, and I've never belore asfeed a thing. Willie talks to the Alliance and advises them to do such and such things. More Alliances have endorsed me for Governor than any other candidate* Later in bis discussion Evans charged that Ellerbe was not ev^n a member of the Alliance and had been turned out. Ellerbe asked Evacs to allow him to explain this and Evans consented. Ellerbe said that he was one of the first members of the Alliance in his county, lie was then farming. He had afterwards gone into the mercsntile business and under the rules of the Alliance, had to drop bi3 membership. 1 ? ??- -V? ?ne .Auiance, uuwevei, u?u. cauuuw his business and he had saved the farm ers SoO.OOO a year. When this explanation was made Evans turned and said: "You see, fellow citizens, he quit the Alliance to make money out of it." Voice?"You want to make some too don't you?" The audience laughed heartily at this and there were mingled ciLs for Ellerbe and Evans. Senator Evans said that before he ? ? A. -v 1U/N would set up nere ana appeal iu luo prejudices of the people and try to array class against class I would quit the race for Gov" -ior. I would not attempt to put the lteform movement on such a narrow minded basis. It is in bad taste for any man to try and get up such a feeling. It is absurd to tale about shutting a man out, because he is not a farmer. Any man can be loyal to the Reform cause no matter what ' his profession or calling. Vou are iigbt?? ^ / s ing for measures and not men. You wiil vote for the man who will do you thp most good. Voice?"We are going to vote for you." As to Ellerbe's charge that the lawyers a;e eating all the pap, Evans said that the Legislature had not elected a lawyer -0 a position except when one was'n^ded. Evans proceeded to tell his 4,tater" story on Ellerbe and said EUerbe is now trying to get the wbole bank of potatoes. Voice?"I'll bet he will cret a tater." Evans asserted that no "class of as en have been truer to the Reform movement than the lawyers who belong to i<\ I have no apologies to make because I am a lawyer. Evans said that Ellerbe bad shovn bad taste in jumping on him at the Charleston meeting. Ellerbe: "Ob, I just touched you up lightly." Evans told of the insults showered on him at the Charleston meeting and of how he had acted. The audience cheered him lustily, and one man shouted: "You ought to have had some of us wool hats down there to clean out that d?n gang." Evans said that it ill-becomes any man to try to show that he (Evans) had not been loyal to the Reform movement. Voice: "You will be Governor." Evans said be had been drawn into this personal controversy against his will. The people do not want it and do not care a snap about it. They want to hear measures discussed. Senator Evans concluded with a ororm onH otrnnn talb" nrt thfl HisnPnSA r? ul ui auutivtvu^ vmv ^ ^?, ? ry, In line with what he has said elsewhere. Commenting on the constable feature Evans said these officers were called "Tillman spies." Voice: "They will be Evans spies next" (Cheers.) Evans: "Yes and we are going to have them." (Applause.) j The crowd was universally for the Dispensary, and backed Evans up in every way. Secretary Tindal's speech was not out of the ordinary. It was a conservative talk, full of good advice. One thing can be said of Mr. Tindal: He never leaves an audience without making friends. Mr. Tindal entreated his friends not to aepart irom iterorm principles. He said that he had rather sed the people united than to be Governor. Head vised the fai mers to hold on to their organization, the Alliance. TILLMAN SPEAKS. Two thirds of the crowd did not want to hear anybody except Tillman, and when he was introduced a perfect wnirlwlnd of cheers and applause burst on the air. The shower which had threatened to distribute itself earlier in the day got itself in shape about time the Governor got ready and there was a race between them to see which would get there first. The shower won and the Governor finished with the rain coming down hard. The Governor was bareheaded and an umbrella was held over him. Somebody yelled to the Governor to give Butler bricks. The Governor answered thas he had made Butler tired of throwing bricks. Governor Tillman said that before he began he would have to touch on some questions raised by Evans and Ellerbe. Voice: "Evans will be Governor." The Governor said he was in a deli cate position. lie was somewhat in the position cf a man with two wives, eacn one ciaimiDg 10 ue iue ngm. war. He was glad that he possessed two such strong friends as Evans and Eilerbe, but neither could say that he was his (Tillman's) candidate for Governor. "You have got your eyes open," said the Governor, "and after they go round you can decide between them." The Governor continued: "Eilerbe says that I was in favor of an early convention. He is mistaken. I was in favor of a convention, but not in favor of an early convention." The Governor told whv ha was in favor of a convention. He said that an effort was made last week to put that convention off but it had failed. It would not have been right to have changed front in the face of the enemy. The Governor said that he had nothing to do with the caucus which had decided on the convention and was not present at It. "I will exonerate Eilerbe," said the Governor, "from being present at any caucuses in Columbia so far as I know." "As to briDgingout a candidate for Governor, I will simply state this: Since last fall there has been a demand for a farmer for Governor. I never have claimed that this is a class movement. When Ellerbe mentioned this matter to me, I asked him to name the farmers who were proposed for Governor. He named several. I told him none of them would do. I asked: "Why don't you run?' He said his health was bad. I told him if he ran I* would hold hands off." Voice: ''I am going to vote for Evans." Tillman: "Well, if you are it is all right, but don't say he is my candidate or that Elierbs is mine. Vote for whichever you think is *.he best man. I will be satisfied with either." Tillman guyed liutler about his new name (Uncles) for the Reformer?. He was now claiming bin with them to get their votes." Voice: "We are Tillman's uncles." (Laughter.) The Governor then proceeded to tell who the antis were. The amis had dressed in silks and satins before 1890 and had discriminated against some of ?z ~ nonhoma taexr uepuewo. mcoc u0t<uvnu tiDally kicked against the way their antis were dividing out the property and rebelled. Now the poor antis have no silks and are in h bad fix. This humorous story of the Governor was met with shouts of applause. The Governor did not forget to say something about Butler. He jumped on Butler for spending last night at Allendale?"that nest." a3 the Governor calls it?instead of coming to Barnwell. During the last ten minutes of the Governor's speech it had been raining hard. The crowd, however, like those which had stood in the rain elsewhere, would have stood there until not a dry shred was left on a man to hear Till man steak. butler speaks. Senator Butler was introduced with the water failing in torrents. Colonel Mixson held an umbrella over him. it- -J. KOH jl unoersianci ui(?t tut? ocuaLyi. a some pretty junicy things to say to Tillman if the rain bad not shut him off. I expect that he will turn them loose at Aiken to-day. Butler did not speak over two or three minutes, Referriug to Tillman's story of the Uncles and Antis, he said that Tillman does not want peace. lie cannot live in clear water but has to keep the stream mndy to exist. Butler was occasionally interupted by loud cheers for Tillman. The campaien party left here this afternoon for Aiken, to morrow's place of meeting. Some of the campaigners will stop at Allendale until to-nzorrow. General Ricbbourg went to Denmark to spend the night with his friend Rowell, editor of the Denmark Times. Mr. Rowell is the first Reform editor who nominated General Richbourg for Adjutant General. W. W- Price [ DISPENSARIES COMING. GOVeRNOR TILLMAN'S EMPHATIC i STATEMENT CONCERNING THEM. They Will b) Opened on Aagnat Flrat? The Attendance Quite L^rge ? Senatoi Bailor Interrupted by Cheera tor Governor Tillman. At Kent. .Tulv 18 ?The feature of to days' campaign meeting were Governor Tillman'^ declaration that the dispensaries will be reopened on the flrst of August and the attempt to how] down General Butler. The Governor's announcement that he -would reopen the dispensaries was in reply to a question from some one in the crowd. There was an effort on the part of a few to howl down Senator Butler, but it did not work. One thousand white men surrounded the stand to hear the speaking. The stand was erected immediately in front of the Pars: Avenue Hotel, near the depot of the Soutb Carolina lload, and the speaking began at 11 o'clock sharp, County Chairman John T. Gaston presiding. The broad piazzas of the hotel were filled with ladies. The attendance of the fair sex was larger than at any previous meeting, and the ladies showed a lively interest In the proceedings. There were Butlerite and Tillmanite ladies. While they could not shout like the opposite sex they clapped their O rtitlcfO ttith thfiif uauuo auu rnouo o uvtov ** ?wm ?mv?% dainty feet whenever they felt that they were called upon to do so. The arrangements for the meeting were satisfactory. A rope ran around the stand and policemen and special officers stood within the ropes to keep the crowd back. I believe that Senator Evans receiyed a more joyous welcome from his friends than Governor Tillman, and that is saying a good deal. It is not saying, however, that there has been any falling off in the love and respect of Aiken county.people for the Governor. The very voices of the people told louder than words that Tillman's bold on the masses has not relaxed . one iota. Couuty Chairman Gaston has the happy faculty of saving something nice about every speaker in introducing him. In doing tbts he does not make discriminations, and It could Vi5n nTAK^o mKA YX7A1*Q UUli UO IU1U 11UU1 UIO nuiuo nuu HVI.V, his favorites for the different offices. The first speaker was Mr. J. W. Wilborn of Yorkville, a candidate for railroad commissioner. His was a threeminutes speech,in which he announced that he was a sturdy Reformer and that he would look out for the people if elected. He was followed by Yeldell, Whitman, Mayfield, Watts and Richbourg, who said in 189C he was as mucb in favor of tbe movement as any man, but he had been dissatisfied at some counties being ruled out. He declared he was a better Reformer than Watts. He denounced as false the rumors that he had hesitated to respond to Governor Tillman's call in the Darlington trouble and that he had telegraphed to the mayor of Darlington before going to know if it was agreeable for him to come. Tbe general was listened to closely and at the conclusion of his speech same fellows jelled out for Watts. THE IIERO OF WAP.. Cbairuian Gaston introduced Senator .Butler as the hero of many battles. The men in the audience yelled for riilman and the pretty women on the piazza clapped their hands and waved their fans for Butler. Senator Butler began by saying that he had been requested by the chairman not to indulge in personalities and would not do so. Tillman w?Uld follow him, but if Tillman indulged in personalities today he (Butler) would see that he (Tillman) caught bricks the next time. A tremendous hurrah for Tillman began at this point and was continued for some time. Butler remained calm and cool while this was going on. When it partially erased, he said: I do not propose to be bowled down by that little crowd. I saw this morning that they were preparing to do this." Thi3 was greeted with renewed cheers for Tillman. Butler next pointed to a man named ''Doc" Kennedy and charged him with being a leader of the crowd and told him ne was a One man to be wearing the badge of a committeeman and actiDg as he was. There was some commotion in the crowd, and Chairman Gaston arose to quell affairs. Butler satd if anybody had anything personal against him they could meet him after his speech and he would give them satisfaction. "I do not propose to be bulldozed by anybody and will stay here all night or speak," said Butler. A mixture of shouts followed. A man named Pope Courteny grew a little obstreperous, but quiet was finally restored. General Butler began a discussion of national issues but was interrupted by a man who asked: "General, won't you shake my hand on the square ana say tuai iue seuabc is owned by Wall street?" General Butler answered: "No. I will not, because Wall street has not bought the Senate. It doesn't own me, and God knows no man or street can or ever will own me." General .Butler spoke tragically and eloquently. He said that he wouldn't slander and lie on the United States Senate for alii the offices in the world. He didn't believe in the wholesale slander of the officers of the government and of the Federal Courts. Butler said that he would never stir up strife for every position in the world. He said that Tillman had first insulted the people of Charleston before he was howled down. He had put the devil in the crowd and turned it over to him (Butler) to handle. . The irrepressible Pope Courtenay shot off his lip systematically. Butler talked to him good naturedly and promised to take a drink with him after the speaking. Courtenay said he did not drink, but Butler told him he nad been smellina: around where liquor was kept. (Laughter.) Butler offered to bet hat with one of His Tillman friends that he would CJ tla D6 toe next umieu csiabca oououui. uo thought Tillman ought to be kept in the State to remain in charge of the Reform movement, as nobody else seemed capable of handling it. Voice: ''John Gary Evans will not do that." Butlej: "He isn't Governor y?t." GREETED WITH APPLAUSE. The applause was simply deafening when Governor Tillman was introduced. Chairman Gaston said that like Cincinnatus of old Tillman bad been called from the plow handles. He also said that Tillman was the Aedrew Jackson of this age. It was a regular love feast for the Governor. Senator Butler, when he concluded, was applauded by a bevy of beautiful women. He lifted his hat in recognition. No hand-clapping by ladies was given Tillman but the men snouted themselves hoarse for him. Governor Tillman barely referred to Butler at tirst and talked on financial legislation, borrowing a silver dollar from a man to illustrate some of his, >5 points. Tbe Governor talked fluently and clearly on financial affairs. One of his admirers told him that ; he would settle things when he got to be President. Tillman: "I am afraid it will be a long time before I get near that but I . am going to the Senate. (Applause and cheers.) Governor Tillman followed his talk on silver by a discussion of his plan for issuing greenback money and chunked Cleveland occasionally, to the delight of his audience. He said that an artificial panic was brought about last sum mer when the scoundrels were getting ready to demoneotize silver. The Governor spoke of "Cleveland and his minority or traitors," aod asked who wants to go into another Democratic convention to be imposed on by the scoundrels who are manipulating the party ? He said the party has gone to pieces and the ftapnblicans and Populists will sweejr everything this fall. Referring to the charge that he had insulted the people of Charleston before he was howled down, the Governor said it was false and repeated what he had said. Voice: "1* ou can't get any sense into the heads of those people in Charleston." Tillman: "Well, wait until I get the constables after them. (Laughter.) If the constables can'c do anything 1 will send Watt's militiadown." (Laughter.) The Governor said it was not the : good people of Charleston who had | Jiowled him down, but It was the Can iiois ana toe axoues. The Governor said he would bave to be a little salty with Butler. The Sen- < ator had intimated several times that he (Tillman) was a coward because 1 he had not jumped on Simonton in s Charleston. When he wanted to talk about Simonton Iq Charleston the committee would not allow him. It was 1 said in 1890 that he (Tillman) would < not go to Orangeburg and say that Judge Izlar was a perjurer, bat he had i done so. < The Governor said it was about time 1 that Butler was bringing the proof that < he (Tillman) could not oe found during < the Hamburg, riot. He was getting 1 near his home now where his part in I the Hamburg riot is known and it was s time Butler was springing his trap. ( Tillman, in talking about Simonton 1 said that Simonton had sucked State's ] OTjvh+a Tnifh Ma milt and hail I li^UU? TT1UU WVUUV4 V MUV* MM-* been the first man to plant a dagger in i the State's breast. Simonton had been J appointed because he was the tool of ' Chamberlain and Wall street. Tillman < poked hot shot into Simonton. i Speaking of the talk about peace and < unity, Tillman said the Conservatives i hated him because the Reformers sup- < ported him. They do not want peace J and unitv and if they keep up as they I are the Reformers will have to clear ( out the road as they have before. i Governor Tillmad said that the D;s- i pensary will reopen about the 1st of t August. The Governor took a hand ( primary on the Dispensary and it was i unanimous for that system of control- i Hog the liquor traffic. The Governor < turned toward the hotel piazzi for the c vote against the Dispensary and sever- i al ladies raiafld their hands. t The hand primary to decide between I himself and Butler for tbft Senate was 1 almost unanimous for Tillman, and I thunderous applause followed. i THE GAME COCK'S COUNTY. Aiken people love the bright aad brainy young candidate of theirs for t Governor, and gave him an ovation . which would flatter a man cf many * ? i-i _ -i if c years or pontic#! cnuutiiuu aauouoj. ai impossible the applause for him was more a voluminous tban for Tillman. As Chairman Ga3ton arose to introduce him the applause was so loud and pro- . longed that the chairman could not * proceed for several minutes. t The Game Cock was hailed with tremendous applause and was cheered, and t, applauded throughout his speech. lie t said he was proud to address the Game c Cocks of Aiken. The reception which had been given him affected him more c than he could tell. Some people say _ that uhere is no gratitude, but he was w grateful to the people of Aiken for the ? honors they have conferred on him. If . he should ever be ungrateful he would want to be lynched. Senator Evans said if he was any t judge Aiken would have the next Governor. (Loud cheers) ^ Aiken, he declared, would do her duty; c no matter who was nominated for Gov- c ernor and would not strfk. (Applause.) e Senator Evans said tbat their ene- ^ mies call Tillman the big dev il and him "J the little devil. (Laughter-) He was c sorry to see several women voting in t favor of the Dispensary. He appealed to the women of Aiken to say that j during the time the Dispensary law ^ !was in effect the streets or AiKen were c free of drunkards. Any women could . walk the streets then and feel that she was safe, but she couldn't do so under the saloon system. If left to a vote he knew the women of Aiken a would vote for the Dispensary. ] Senator Evans proceeded to talk on t the Dlspehsary, maintaining the posi- \ tion he has all along taken, to at no i better law can be passed. Besides the great applause whicb en- j sued when Senator Evans sat down two t little girls walked on tbe stand and . presented him with beautiful bouquets. , Senator Evans promised his admirers to get married as doon as this canvass ! is over. , 1 Secretary of State. Tindal followed : the Game Cock. He told why the KemAcainoni hart hpfln organized . and what were its objects. lie gave | the usual advice to the farmers about keeping up their organization and made one of the plain, practical talks which characterize him. Mr. Tindal said he would enforce the Dispensary if elected Governor. ellerbe's brief talk. General Ellerbe was introduced at 3 o'clock and spoke briefly. The Marion Swamp Fox said he regretted that he had to bring the people of Aiken bad news. It was that Aiken would not have the next Governor. Marion County would have that honor. (Laughter.) * General Ellerbe said that Aiken's Game Cock has lost some of his feathers recently and has been fUhtinz something lifce a dung: hill. He told < How he had teen blistering his Cousin ( John an J how John had not been blis- < taring him in return, like a Game Cock ? ought to. His humorous remarks about \ Evans *ere greeted with laughter and j some applause. What he said was in \ the best of humor and a number of the game cocks were heard to remark: "I declare I would vote for him if Evans was not running." 1 Ellerbe said that as Evans is going ( to carry so few counties he did j not begrudge him Aiken. It was j right that Aiken should vote for 1 him. Ellerbe invited all the people i to visit him In the Executive Mansion i at Columbia. < General Ellerbe was forced to another i personal explanation to day. He read y - 1 J/V/l ? I an article from tne AiKen times ueaueu i "An Infamous Shame." This article charged that the Conservatives tried to . induce the .Reform Executive Commit- I tee last weefc to call off the Refom con- 1 vention. It charged that Ellerbe, Tin- j dal and Pope had endorsed this scheme ! by signing: a petition to call the con- < vention off He had never signed any i i ^such petition and he wanted the editors j t r i j L . . of the paper to tell where they got their information. General Ellerbe said that a number of papers friendlv to Evans have been slandering him (Ellerbe). He did not think this method of warfare just or fair. At 7 o'clock this afternoon the campaigners left for Edgefield and will spend the night there. Two thousand people are excepted to be at the meet ingr at old Edgefield to morrow. state crop conditions. The W-ekly Ballertn of tha State Baivan. The Weather. Columbia, S. C., July 18.?The fol lowing is the weekly bulletin of the condition of the weather and the crops in the State, issued yesterday by State Observer J. VV. Bauer: The temperature for the week was much below the normal,'ranging from 8 degrees per day on the coast to G and 7 in central and western portions. The minimum temperature fell to 64 at Charleston on the morning of the 10th, which was the lowest July temperature since 183?. The lowest reports from any point in the i>tate was 55 at Holland's store, on the same date. The average per centage of fifty places reporting sunshine was 73, about normal ; having been cloudy on Monday and Tuesday and clear or partly cloudy the remainder of the week. Tbe total rainfall was ips* than for the DreviOUS week, but on Monday and Tuesday rain was almost general over the State except in the nortawest counties where it was light or wantiDg, and the following counties in whole or in part, stmdin need of rain: York, Chester, Fairfield, Union, Spartanburg and Pickens. The southeastern counties had an excess of rain, impairing field srop3 somewhat except possibly corn. Cotton is doing only fairly well. During the past week the wet weather has 2aused rust to develop ia various portions of the State, and lice have attacked the plant in other. The cool weather of the middle of the week has been very unfavorable, but it is thought that the plant is too far advanced to have sustained any structural change, and 30 far the only apparent effect the cool sveather has had is the "honey due" reported from a number of widely sepa-1 rated points. This crop is being laid 3y as fast as the ground permits, and some danger is noted from plowing tvhile the ground was too wet. Its ;ondition is reported particularly fine n Clarendon county, and it is fruiting is heavily as desirable everywhere, some shedding noted in lacalities whflra rainfall was excessive and sun ihiae deficient, in which localites the plant has also taken on a yellowish ' ;olor. Cotton has not, generally speakng.held the improvement made dur- ' ng the lirst week in July. Grass ;hreatens the crop, bat the latter part )f the week was favorable for plowing i tnd a lew more days of dry weather vlll be sufficient to clear the fields. No i idverse reports whatever were received i m the corn crop, and its condition is ] eported. such that if the remainder of he season is an average one, there will , )e a full crop made, taking early and ^ ate planting together. It is being laid )y as fast as tne weather permits. It s worthy of note that one thousand j mshels of oats were shipped north :'rom Cheraw sucti shipments being musual. The rains have had a very 1 jeneticial effect on rice, which is re- < )orted particularly fine in Georgetown I :ountv, and very fair in other places. < Che danger from low water has passed < is the rivers in the rice regions are i learly full. Tobacco is doing well, as also is sor- | ,'hum, which is heading. Gardens have , nade great improvement in clay soil, , >ut little in light sandy soil. j Greenville county reports cabbage ieading nicely.while a species_of worm . I as attacked tha plant in J^ageneia ; ounty. ' Melons ripening now are small and 1 if inferior quality, but the vines are I igorous and the late crop promises i >etter. A few peas still being sown; i abbits destroying peas in Abbeville | :ounty. i Sweet potatoes growing well; the fa- i arable weather came too late to have J nuch effect Dn Irish potatoes. There , yas a washing rain in Aiken county, ' ind some hail in Orangeburg county, loins very little or no damage. A \ :omprehensive summary of tbe weath- 1 ir crop condition for the week ending s iundav can be briefly stated thus: It vas cool with nearly normal duration 1 >f sunshine; an excess of rain along i he coast and lower Savannah river 1 ralley, shedln? off all to a deficiency i a the northwest portions of the State, i U1 crops show an improvement save . otton which barely holds the gain , nade during the previous week. Tricked the Old Man. Macon, Ga. July 19.?J. M. Bankton, of Tunnell Hill, was arrested in i !*Iacon today by one of the officials of 1 he State lunatic asylum and carried >ack to the asylum this afternoon, iankstoa was carried to the asylum res'cerday by his father. Jast before 1 eaching the asylum Bankston asked lis father to let him see the writ of unacy. Without suspecting anything tfrong thfi elder Bankston gave his son he writ and did not think to take it Tom bim till the asylum, was reached. When the father and son were ushered * nfo the presence of the official who ivas to receive them the son walked DOldlv forward and presenting the otti;ial with the writ, told him with tears n his eyes ihat it was his painful duty ;o leave his father incarcerated in a luaatic asylum but that the old man had jecome hopelessly insane and it had Decome necessary. The elder Bankston was so astonished at his son's action that he could hardly realiz9 what was Deing done, but recovered himself suf[iciently to vehemently deny that he ivas insaQe and tried to explain the situation to the officials. This made the jfficials think that his caso was a bad >ne and after he bad been searched and lis money and papers given to his son ae was turned over to the attendants, the son earnestly requested the offcials ;o take good care of his father and departed, arriving in Macon last night, in jome manner the officials learned of ;he trick that had been played on them md today one of them came to Macon ind captured Bankston and took him jack. Uankston who doeu not appear ;o be crazy took great pleiisure in tellng the joke on the old man. Two In One Dir. Valdosta, Ga., July 19.?Late at lij<ni ii UCglu uamcu ui .. iiscovered escaping from the house of Mr. Pennywell Folsoro, who lives near A.nsley station. He had assaulted the [4 year eld daughter. A posse was ;ormed to pursue the negrro. A bailiff larned Lucus, and Will McKenniss ;aught the negro and got him safely in jaiJ here. The people of the southwestern section of the country are mad it being cheated out of a lynching. Rocky Ford, Ga., July 19? A negro A.lex lloberts, attempted to assault the ittle 14 year old daughter of Mr. Tom Williams, above Syl varna. She was 2[omsr home from church with her little arother, 7 years old, when the negro ;ame upon them. Assistance reached :hem promptly. The villain confessed md is now in jail. | TERRIFIC FXPL0S10N IN CHICAGOA C?l<8on Explodfts?Three M-n Killed and Several Irjurcd. Chicago, July 16.?This afternoon a caisson belonging to a Hotchkiss gun of the Second ArLllery exploded at Fortlei.Ii street and Grand Boulevard, a resi enc? district. The following are the casualties: Joseph Galler, farrier, Troop B . Seven!h Cavalrv, head blown off; Cannoneer Donovan, Battery F., Second Artillery, Fort Riley, Kan., killed; Jeremiah Doyle, cannooeer, Batterv F., Second Artillery, Fort Riley, Kan., j killed: Herbert Andres, trumpeter, Troop B., Seventh Cavalry, fatally wounded, taken to Mercv Hospital. Inir *ed: Sergeant King, Sergeant Liner, Private O'Sonnell, Private Siolz, Private Eake, Private TJaqutiart, all of B rttery F., Second Artilley, Fort Riley, K m - Saveral other soldiers were made detf by the explosion. A lady in a house of Frank Devi1, J at ttie corner of Grand Biulevard and j Fortieth street, was struck with a pro I jectUe and badly wounded. She was taken to a hospital. Seven horses were killed and three wounded. The battery was making a practice march down Grnd Boulevard when the explosion occurred. There is no explanation of the explosion except conjectural. The caisson had ju3t rattled across the L^ke Shore Road track on Fortieth street when the vnlnainn ftwnrrp.H inside the caisson sending a haill of projectiles in all direc lions. Every pane of glass withm two blocks was broken. It is codj icturea that the jolting over the railroad tracks ignited a fuse or some loose powder setting c ft' all the shells in the lox. The iroops left B:ighton Park for a long march around the city to exercise the horaas. Tbey were in command of Captain Dodd of troop F., Toird Cavalary, ana consisted of tro)p F., Third Cavalry, lortv men, troop E, Sixth Cavalry, Lieutenant Tate forty men; platoon of Battery F? Second Artillery, two suns, Lieutenant Gayle, twenty-three iieo; troop BM Seventh Cavalry, Captain Varoum, forty men. The men marched in this order. Everything went smoothly and there were no incidents until the colamn marching South on Grand boulevard wasja3t crossing' Oikwood boulevard 1hen a terrific explosion occurred. The men on the ciisson supposed to be Donnovan and Doyle, were literally blown to pieces and others were thrown many feet by the violence ot the concussion. Four of the horses drawing the caisson tell In their tracks, shot through and horribly mangled, while three others were blown flfcy feet ahead against the trees on the boulevard. The caisson was blown to atoms, not a piece of it larger than a man's hand being found. The boulevard looked like a battlefieled. There was a quick series ot explosions atter the first report and schrap el shot rained like hail among the trees an the boulevard and pierced ths surrounding buildings. Tbe concussion broke every window in the houses for blocks around. The wails and roofs of the dwellings showed the terrific effect 31 tbe missiles. Uatzploded__8hell.8_pf. the rear ctesis of the caisson are strewn " Dver the ground. With the explosion ;ame great confusion of troop3 and tor a moment the men and officers seemed powerless to move. To this wa3 added -he fright of the occupants of the surrounding houses w'io ran screaming from Lheir dwellings omy 10 c>e sioteucu uy -be sight in the street. A still alarm of fire had been tamed n aDd the fire department arrived with ht stock yard patrol wagon. The wagon was sent back to the station and it returned with twenty-five men under command of Lieutenant Morrissey. He ;hen telephoned to Hyde Park for reinforcements and soon Captain Dollard irrived with twenty-five more men. Later Inspector Hunt and Fitzpatrick rod Lieutenant Bonfield arrived. It was 3ome little time before the two dead artillery men c uld bs found. Oae of them mangled beyond recognition^ but supposed to be Doyle, had been blown over a board sign twenty-five feet high and was found in a vacant lot behind it. One Tk. leg ana an arm were yuue. mo uwci man, supposed to be Donovan, had been thrown about 300 feet diagonally to the right and was found in a vacant lot near the Lake Shore tracks. Joseph Gaylor was found near where-he was struck. Great damase was wrought by the explosion to neighboring property. Windows in most of the surrounding houses were broken. The damage to residences and park property in the neighborhood is estimated at about $10,000. Cholera Kagea. St. Petersburg, July 15.?The cholera continues to spread with alarming rapiditv throughout the city. Yesterday 218 fresh cases and 69 deaths were reported. From July 8 to today ^ ?" J AA4 noon 8/d cases ana 29-* ucauia uavc been reported. The exceptional measures in the periods of such an epidemic are enforced rigidly. The prefect has oidered that aU wine shops be closed on Sunday and holiday. The city is placarded with instructions as to the best means of preventing and treating cholera. All factories, theatres and railways are under orders to take special precautions against the spread of the disease. Restaurant keepers have been directed by the municipal authorities to distribute beiled water among the poor without charge, Several public buildings In the city and in the suburb? are to be used as cbolera hospitals. Today the Metropolitan, asaisted by the chief clergy, prayed publicly in St. Isaac's Cathedral that the pro -re88 of the epidemic be stayed. Hundreds of cholera casses are reported from the provinces, where the psicent age of deaths is exceptionally high. Cat to Uettb. Dallas, Tex, July 19.?H. P. Barne3 the boss weaver of the Soutn Dallas Cotton mills, entered the office of Superintendent A. H. Nickless, and with a Ion* bladed knife assaulted him, inflicting deep wounds under and over the left arm, in the left side, in the left groin and then driving th? blade into the heart, severing the lo^er lo?e of that organ. Mr. Nickless staggered to th6 door, fell on the steps and died in a few minutes, without speaking. About the time Barnes got through with the superintendent, John W. Nick less, son of the superintendent, and engineer of the mills, entered tne office, when Barnes assaulted him with the same murderous instrument, inflicting a number of deep wounds, t wo of which reached tbe lungs. Barnes came out of the fight badly used up himself. He was arrested and locked up. Superintendent Nickless had discharged Barnes and the latter immediately assaulted him. NicKles3 wa3 originally from Boston, hut lived a number of yearsjln Atlanta. Barnes came from Columbus, Gi., where his father and brothers reside. IS IT EVANS OR ELLERBE? THERt'S NOTHING SO POWERFUL AS FIGURES-EXCEPT FACTS. Sow the Followers of the Weald bo Governors Connt Koms?Cb?rl?sroa Claimed by Three Candidate*?ElWrbe Clalmt the Far met'a Support. Columbia, July 14.?The political gams in South Caro'ioa has progressed acout far enough for the score card to be watched. Ia politics there is no reliable way to ascertain exactly how the game stands until the official score is annoonced; It an outsider were to attempt to ; calculate on the probabilities and poesi- - .1 bilities of the Gubernatorial campaign he would, perhaps, miss it. The best thing to do, then, is to have the candi* dates themselves or their political Mends air their views. I have had the recognized admirers of the leading candidates make up the scores. It is somewhat Bote* $ worthy that in very many instances the count agrees and many of the coantiet arj concsded by the respective *fiwt: ' ions." It will be noted that both sides are willing enough to claim everything in sight. Bat here are the counts and the "tab" shows pretty much how the ' 4 political thermometer stand jast at this juncture. AN EYASS COUNT. Evans. Ellerbe. Tindal. Abbeville 12 ?|1 Anderson- 12 ... Barnwell ?..12 ... .? Beaufort ? 10 ... iL* i^cicy -L*? .w Charleston 18 Chester ... 8 Chesterfield 6 Clarendon ... 8 Colleton 10 Darlington 8 Edgefield - 12 Florence ... ... 8 '"-jig Fairfield 8 Georgetown 6 ... Greenville 14 ... ... Q-W Hampton 6 ' Horry 6 Kershaw. 6 Lancaster 6 ... Laurens 8 ... ... Lexington..? 6 ... ... Marion .. 8 Marlboro 8 Newberry 8 Oconee .. 6 Orangeburg 12 ... - _ , ..J? Pickens 6 ... Richland 10 ... * Spartanburg 14 ... ... Samter ... 12 . Union 8 ... Williamsburg ... 8 Tnrl 10 ... tS&ISES Totals 182 102 36 ' ' A CAUTIOUS ELLERBK SCOBE. j*2Z Ellerbe. Evans. D'btfai. Abbeville 12 Aiken 8 Anderson-..- 13 Barnwell 12 ... " - ' j\ Beaufort. 10 ... ial Berkeley.- ... ... ... 14 Charleston.......... 18 Chester 8 SH Chesterfield ... 6 ... ... --ifje Colleton .. 10 Darlington 8 ... ... ' Edgefield 12 - . ^ Fairfield 8 ... ... ; ^- S Florenca ? ? ? - __1 ..All OiWfcoiomi fi ... * Greenville Tr 12 Hamptoh 6 TTrtrre 6 ... ... - Kershaw 6 ... ... Lancaster 6 ... Laurens 8 ... Lexington - ... 6 - ' *. Marion.? ... 8 Marlboro 8 Newberry .. 8 Oconee 6 ... ' Orangeburg.. ... 12 Pickens 6 ... ... - , Richland 10 ... ... . - Spartanburg .14" ... > Sumter. ^.12 ... ... 3 Union..- 8 Williamsburg....... S ... ... , York 10 Totals 158 92 62 The county of Clarendon with 8 votes in the Ellerbe count Is given to Tindal. THE WAY THE TINBALITES COOTT. Chesterfield.?- - ..- 8 Florence ?^ 8 Sumter. ?12 *--* ? 18 v>aariesiuu +.. ?. _ ............ Berkeley.?? 14 Williamsburg 8 Marlboro 8 Clarendon 8 Total - -84 If all ot the couaties claimed ahowod 90 for Evans the young friend of Governor Tillman will have no trouble m getting the Reform nomination. The E Herbs counters on the other hand preface their ccuit by saying that they only coaat such votes as they are absolutely curbun ot and that they are sure to secure a majority of the delegates. Charleston and Berkeley counties, it will be seen, go into the Convention -?^ _ _ - j with thirty-two votes, one-Senth of the " s?.s total, and their votes are being handsomely played for. The Evans people ^ claim that since the Charleston meeting that there is no longer any doabt that? the county will go for him. The Ellerbe folks claim that about the only worker Evans has in Charleston is W. GXbbes . < Whaley, and that he will fmd that he cannot carry the county, as a majority ot the Reformers perfer either Ellerba or Tindal, and jnst here it might be remarked that the EUerbe managers expect all ol the Tindal and Pope votes, after the ? ?first few ballots. T\?J n<m. A/iU xiub tuwmg New York, July 20.?While Mrs. Libbeta Chumaske, who lives at 43 Havemeyer street, Williamsburg, was borne alone yesterday afternoon, William Huntzlnger, a barber, 21 years old, tried to kiss her. She ordered him out of the house, when he begged her to elope with him. He told her that his parents? who lived in Switzerland, were wealthy, and that they coold go there | and be happy. For a second time the woman ordered him out, but he refused to go Her screams, brought neighbors, who, after clubbing Huntzlnger, held him until a policeman was summoned, and be was tasen to the Bedford avenue po- * lice station and lucked up. Last evening a man called with a big bundle and -1 asked to see inmizinger. "Who are you, and what have you srot in that bundle?" asked Sergeant Burford. Chumaske hesitated a moment, and then replied: "Why, Sergeant, I'm Mrs Chumaske's husband and I have here something good to eat for Mr. Huntzlnger. He is such a nice, good man and yon know Sergeant, he didn't mean any harm. My wife is so beautiful that I don't blame the man for trying to make love to her. Please let me give this to him, as I feel certain he didn't know what he was doing." Sergeant Burford took the bundle and opened it. It contained a beef SteaK, potatoes, string oeans, tsute auu two .cups of coffee- Huntzingec was elated over it and asked the doorman to extend his tbanks to Ctmmaake. The litter got back the- empty basket and went home. ^