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VOL. LI. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1897. NO. 43. . TILLMAN TO ELLERBE. ^ THE SENATOR MAKES PU3LIC THAT FAMOUS LETTER. Some Red-Hot li?&ding?The Senator n.nriTt^ Ir.vMr.ip^tlcn into rll** Admials tratlon of the I)is;>8s;sary and Pays .tlis Respects to His Sctzaics. Senator Tillman who passtd through Spartanburg Saturday, gave out the following statement to the press: U Governor Eilerbe having declined to give my letter to the press as I requested, I waited to h?ar from him beiore giving it cut. Ii was written very hurriedly, and some tnings in it seeraea to mm to oe arenecuoa on uis admin tration, and he aiso objected to my strictures on some men and things as coming through him for fear they would be considered as receiving his endorsement. As I intended no re^ flection on the Governor, and,.had no purpose of "strikiog others over his * > i ^ i a 1 ' : sncuiaer," i. nave. uiuuiueu me language which he considered to reflect on him and give the letter to the pub lie in the form of a statement I only addressed it to him, in the Srst place. ^ because, being Governor, he alone could order an investigation. It is r substantially as .first written, except that I have changed my comments on the Agricultural Hall matter some, since reading the opinion of Justice Harlan, and left out one or two sentences which might be considered as making boastful comparisons. The Dispensary scandals and the recent decision in regard to the Agri" 1 TT.11 1 ClXililinii JZ3L&1JL iiii^ C CAUiLvU A UvCJ/ | feeling of concern in the minds of the j people of the ?ta;e and have given my ] enemies & gpcd es^use to engageacew in the pleasant pastime of abusing andslandering me in connection vrith both. I commend heartily the Grover- ] nor's action in pressing the recent in- j . - vestigation and join in the sentiment: j "Let no guilty man escape." I have no i desire, nor do I beiieve iiss theGcver j nor, to make scapegoats of anyone, j but if there are any bis: fish in the net, i let them not break through and pun-1 ish only the little ones. There has been more cr less loossness in vogue in regard to sampies from the very start, ana it is probable that contraband liquors and samples became mixed in me minds of men connected with the Dispensary, so that due regard to law iias not been had in the disposal of contraband seizures. But if there are graver crimes irconnection with the management than ? & .. i these with winch tnev nave tnus rar | been charged, I do not see that much I good will come, even if Scruggs and i Gaston are punished to the fullest ex- i lent of the law. In this connection, I j would suggest, that too much stress! seems to be given to the having of a j "hocus nocus" key. Scruggs was the j trusted agent of the Board of Control, j so much so that they refused or failed to elect a Commissioner, and I cannot j see what need he had for a key. Ship- j > ments must have been received con- j % stantly, and i ao not iinow now tney { could have been placed in the contra < band room unless, there was a key al- 5 ways in his possession to open it with. s "V It is possible, at this distance, however, and for the lack of familiarity with \ the present workings of the Dispen-j sary, that my criticisms along this: line are worthless. Samples were sentf in in great quantities when I was connected with the. Dispensary, and not knowing what else to do with them, they we're freely distributed among tiie visitors to me institution, as one ij means of determining the -qualities of j the liquors, and also as courtesies. I! carried some to my house and useci them, as did Governor Evans, ana j also, I presume, the present State Board of Control have done likewise, j and I have no apology to make for it. Duriug my term there were very few j other articles than liquor seized, j though I recall the fact that kegs and i small barrels of liquors were found packed in rice barrels and also in casks j of hams. I instructed Mr. Traxler to take account of all contraband articles and dispose of them accordiag to j law. While there is a great howl raised j in regard to the Dispensary by the old ! barroom advocates, it is done with the j Vi^YY UJ. U..ULU.PX CiJUU. UCO'^yjiUg 3 the Dispensary sjsiem, and they do not care so much for tbe punishment f of these men as; they rejoice in the op- j portunity the recent exposures have j afforded them for revamping the old j slanders about "rebates."' The obvious purpose of the antinewspapers?anti-reform,-anti temperance and anti-decency?their obvious purpose, I say, is to follow up the line k of fight laid down long ago; to bes-: g mirch tbe character of any and every S many connected with the Dispensary, and to magnify everything which can j be criticised in its management in or-1 der to break it down in the affections of the people and tc accomplish the j restoration of barrooms in some form.! The system has no inherent vice j which ought to work its dissolution, j and it only requires to oe conducted j as the asylum or as the tax depart-! raenx is run to uummaiiu. use rsspec;. and support of the people. Xo one can claim that this is a matter of impossibility, and if the system shall .. finally fail it will be owing to tbe im-! \ proper administration of the law. So much for the general subject, i Now, for particulars. I have waited l to see this week s Headlight, so as to have Gantt's specific charges covering the advicistraiion of the iaw under ''Ben Tillman anc Traxter;" and, - lilse others, I have been astonished at the atfrontery -which gives out so much smoke and so little j fire. He merely dips his syringe! " into the gutter of tilth aud slime emanating for the last three; years from the News and Courier, tae i State, the Spartanburg Herald, and j the Greenville News, with vrhich the j people nave aee-n so uisgusicu, ?uu spatters me along with otners with its ! contents. He, however, winds up; witn a reiteration of thecry: "Invest: j gate: . Investigate: Investigate;7' Ij nave not shunned nor dreaded an ia- i vestigation, and" I do not shun it now; i hnt T vpnlurft tht? rsrpfiictinn that m c : enemies will be sorry if one be heid, and will declare that it is not honestly made. They do not want the time to come when they cannot dig up the question of rebates :and cist insinua- j 3s lions against my honesty. When j * these stale slanders about rebates un- j aer my aaminiSLriaicn were pu:, in: circulation, by the newspapers, and j then taken up by General Butler, in j the canvass three years ago, I met j them promptly- and; .vigorously .at j Union and else'where, and last winter j 1 joined with Governor Evaus in ask-! ing that the Legislature should ap-j poms a committee to loci into the Dis- j cens&ry's management and set the charges of corruption at rest forever. The books of the Dispensary and everything connected with its financial affairs have been investigated and reported on time and a^aia by a legis lative committer one of whose members was an ami, incapable of i sprinrfion or of beino-induced to cloak i wrong. The committee has never yet j made a re* on reflecting on the integj rity or hcjwty of its management. | Now, the cry is ''Investigate!" and ! while Gantt and no one else has or | can give any satisfactory reason why j my administration of the dispensary } should be investigated, I desire to ask i the Governor to seiect a committee 01 | citizeas to enter upon an investigation I immediately, and I am will to answer any inquiries made, and I doubt not that every other man connected with the dispensary in any official way would he willine-to do likewise. The ! expense cannot be great, and could be ' paid cut of the contingent fund, and the matter is of sufficient importance, 11 Slink, to warrant the outlay. The friends of the dispensary cannot allow it to be undermined and I smothered in filth by the guttersnipeswho are running the editorial pages of cur daily papers, and if any corf^-ni-irsn />ftn Via shr>wn r>tV>A7* than I J. , what has already oeen shown to exist, t punishment swift and sure should I follow. I stand ready to explain and j justify e~ery act of mine in connecI lion with the law, and I doubt not j that Governor Evans can do likewise. Let the matter be set at rest a?jd the j smoldering: embers of envy and hate ! be put out once for all. Now, in regard to the Agricultural ! ?TolI rvsottox T nMcuma tr? nfFeT ar?. j vice beciuss I am solely responsible icr the State's attitude in the case, and j felt, at the time I took action ana feel j still, that it was the only proper course j to pursue. I have seen the full text of the decision of the Supreme Court, and speak in full knosvledge of its import. Tie situation is this: Mr. Tin! dal cannot deliver the property if he 1 wanted to. 1 cannot believe that Si I monton or any other judicial tyrant ; will undertake to take the building j by force from the present State ofh! cers. If they do, then the act of dis| possessing the State will in the minds j of fair minded persons show the falsii ty of the decree that is is not a suit against the State. The whole fight hinges on the possession of the build ing, and so long as the State can hold that, it must retain the advantage. Once Wesley and his attorney get S ? ~ah < na I Willi. Wi TV 1 bJLLVJM.. fciAC wuj sent of the State, the situation will become very grave. If the State sur! renders the property, then it must ! either sue on the mortgage for the | payment of the purchase money, or, ; oy failing to do so, confess that it has received full payment and thereby validate by its own act the Blue Ridge | bond script. If it sues, then the ques! lion of the validity of the tender of | that script must be determined by the j United Stales Supreme Court and the legality of the Blue Ridge bonds be I U T? V> A I ; aciriicu uj IJJ.AU uiuuuai. Judge Harlan goes into this phase j ! of the question very fully. Attorney J | Lyles in his testimony before the court j and in his statement now in the news- j i papers clearly sets forth the conspira-1 | cy by which the Blue Eiuge bond i scrips is to be brought before the j eouri for judicial determination. Tne I Judge declares that Wesley has a right [ to do this. Then, with a lot of legal j jargon which oniv confuses the ques! ticn, because it is in no sense an analogous ease to that of General Lee's suit for Arlington, he declares that it is not a suit against the State,although ihe whole question at issue is one affecting the legality oI the repudiated bonds, and. not the title to the Agri| cult oral Hail at ail. His purpose is 1to have the State herself declare the | bonds valid by riot suing on. the rnorti gage or force her into court on a suit ; jvhich will almost inevitably deterj mine their validity. He would thus j accomplish by indirection what cani notbe Jone directly, for Wesley has! already had one suit on these bonds :hrown out on the ground that it was a suit against the State. With bitter irony he concludes his opinion in these words: "It said that the judgment in this case may conclude the State." ' ?? Tt - ? ? 4-y-w t l-l A Oi. so. Us a, juusajuc.u.1. lv uiio gusi,v only that, as between the plaintiff and defendants, the former is entitled to possession of the property in question, the latter having shown no valid authority to withhold the possession from the plaintiff; that the assertion by the defendants of a right to remain I in possession is without legal foundaj tion. The State not being a party to j the suit, the judgment will not con| elude it. Not naving submitted its I rights to the determination of the court I in this case, it will be open to the l State to brine any action that may be appropriate to establish, and protect whatever claim it has to the premises in dispute. Its claim, if it means to assert one, will thus be brought to the test of the law as administered by I tribur" .s ordained to determine controverted rights of property; and the j record in this case will not be evidence i against it for any purpose touching j Lhe merits of the claim. | If this were only a suit for the possession of the Agricultural Hall, there < orniilr? Via n.<-> ~nnfnrthp Sffitp i would never have held ihe property i and refused to deliver it but lor the j conspiracy and fraud which was di vulged by the tender of the bond | script. If the State takes that course, | then it voluntarily enters the Federal courts ultimately ana asss :or tne S validity of the bonds to be passed upon. The situation leaves the State : but one course; force Them to dispos| se.ss its o ulcers who are not parties to the suit, to put Wesiev in possession or j hold the property, and thus protect j litigation until Wesley and his speculating attorney (l suppose Lyles is working on a contingent feej snail be S tired out. If the State is dispossessed I by force, then the sophistry and falsi ; :y as to its oemg no suit against trie j State is proven; and we will occupy a better position after this judicial tyranny is practiced upon us than to be i dragged into the court in this underj nanded and unconstitutional way. Uniesss the court was to go to the ; extreme of dispossessing the present [ State Ouicers. who are in no way con nected with Mr. Tindai and ao not hold from or under him, the only thing that need give us any concern is ihe settlement or Mr. Tindai's bond. Xnis, of coarse, the State is in honor bound to pay. But if it can hoiu i possession of the property and thus | get around the odium and danger cf j n&vmg the highest court in the Unit\ ed States pass upon the repudiated rad i icai conas xieiu. oy Jtir. vv esiey, me ! taxpayers of the State may well ccn| gratuiate themselves. There is an old [ legal maxim. that possession, is nine points of the law, and in this case it is ten points, because as long as we retaia possession we retain everythio^, while the surrender of the property carries with it the loss of everythingor a serious risk of lossiug it, for I firmly believe thai these Judges, who ( have been, so uniform in sustaining i Judge Simon ton's interference with j the State government, will take pleasure in putting one more stigma upon South Carolina and give one mere blow to her sovereignty. Then if this icripi is validated our State debt will be increased to that amount, as the script would be good in payment of taxes if it is good in buying the Agricultural Hall. In view of these facts (and anybody is at liberty to pick flaws in the argument ifth' y can), I leave to the people of the State to judge between my i enemies and me. The ' 'I told you so'' crowd, who have "known ail along that the State would lose aud the taxpayers suffer for Tillman's dsire to advertise himself," may explain ii they can how else the question of the validity of the BlueRiuge bond script by the United States Supreme Court could have been prevented. B. 11. Tillman. THE MADSTONE. Tii? Claims of MccSiclaal Qualitlos for It Shown to be Without Foundation. In numerous State papers, recently, the so-called "madstone" has been discussed and some editors have had the temerity to doubt the efficacy of this boary-headed old superstition. It takes a rather bold man to "beard the lion in his den," or to tackle a timehonored old fraud like the madstone. It seems to be a part of human nature to believe the marvelous anyhow, rather than the reasonable and commonplace things of life. Sharp quacks make fortunes out of this weakness or mankind, in the sale of their worth less nostrums or appliances, with long and scientific names. If they can get the confidence of a buyer in the vir lues or xaeir meuicmes ur eicciriu iiumbug, then half the battle will be won. For most of the ordinary ills of life, nature has a remedy, and if let alone, the "accommodation" of the system will throw it off or adjust itself. If the buyer of a nostrum really believes in it and allows the good advice the dealer throws in without charge, doing nothing rash in the meanwhile, in a majority of cases, he will improve. Nature cures him, but tne remedy or appliance gets all the credit. It is a case of "post hoc, propter hoc," and is the sheet anchor of most all such humbugs. Most of the so-called "madstones" examined are bits of porous fossil limestone. They have a strong affinity for water or liquids, absorbing a large quantity, vvmcn arterwaras evaporates, leaving it ready to suck up more. If applied to a fresh bite of a dog, it will undoubtedly absorb some of the water, blood or virus which may come in contact with it, in the same way that any dry and porus substance, like blotting paper, wouJd do. Farther than that, the madstone has no effect, except on the nerves and imagination of the patient. It is through the imagination the stone does its-work, for not one dog I in a thousand, which snaps at somebody, is "mad" or affected with rabies, some times called hydrophobia. But the person bitten "is not apt to think so. To him an angry dog is a "mad dog," ana if bitten, is likely to suffer through his nervous fear. He applies the stone,usually twelve hours or more after tne bite, as he may be some distance from the person ownin op it TTf? cfits wftIL and. behold, a ** " *? ?? O ? ?' 7 / ? / wonder! ul cure is madeWhen we reflect that the virus or poison of the rabies wilJ get into the circulation, sufficient to inoculate a person bitten, within a very few minutes, of what effect, then, can the "madstcne" be if he has to send a dozen miles for one, except through :he imagination? An immediate ana thorough washing of the wound with water following by the application of spirits of turpediine, will be worth a ion of Gladstones. Indeed, the genuine rabies, in the human being, is so rare that trie etiology of tiao disease is not i vvell known ancl many reputable physicians even doubt its existence. In the neighborhood of Elinston, N. 0., there is a bed of such limestone, identical with the "madstone." It is j found in the marl beds and abundant enough to furnish everybody in the [ United States with a generous piece. If some enterprising swindler could ! get possession of one of these quarries | and advertise generously, what a har vest He could reap ous 01 me creau- j ious! But he would have to rival the genius of Munchausen tc invent the keock and bull" stories which always form an important requisite in every genuine "madstone." Hannah Haarc Trouble. Senator Mark Kanna is suffering* from trouble with his heart. Tne ailment was directly caused by the great nervous strain and excitement wnich the Senator has been subjected to during the past year. Symptoms of the trouble made their apaearance last | January. Physician at that time ! warned Mr. Hanna that he must cease his arduous labors or they would not answer for the result. Despite this advice the Senator did not lake the rest -which was necessary. The incessant strain toid at last, when the climax was .reached a fortnight ago by ilr. Hanna having a fainting Spell ia his oifce, which caused him so I much uneasiness that on the following day he left for a ten days' recuperative sojourn in his country seat near | Cleveland. He came back considera| bly refreshed and much better in spirits, but he has acknowledged that I his heart was still giving him trouble. I "Yes, I have trouoie with my j heart," said the benar.or, "It was | wrought on by serve nervous strain. While my condition is far from alarrn| ing, still precaution is necessary. Ai| though I have made it a rule to see I every,one who calls, from no w on I will I be forced to curtail considerably the j number of my callers. I will do this | with regret. Gut care must be taken of j my neai:n._ Tons of Sliver ?xpo;iedi | The steamship Sc. Paul took out {Tuesday GOU.OO'J ounces of silver, j Tne exports uf general merchandise! from tnis port for the week ending to- j i day were valued at *10,127.103,against | I $y,676,670 last week aiid *>8,046,701 ilie j I cor: esponding week last. year. Call Wanes si Job. I Ex-Senator Call of Florida has | mack; a formal application for ayj pointment as a memoer of the Dawes | mdian commission and has tne eni dorsement of a number of his former ] colleagues in the Senate. THE PBESSASSOCIATION | PROCEEDINGS CF THE ANNUAL M EET- j iNG A~ NEWBERRY. i A line Attendance o; Editors?Thv Pro- | ceedinrjs of Unusnal Ictorts1:? Newber- | ry's Sf?ndso&ie Hospitality, Newberry, May 25.?The Press j Association met at the handsome j new Optr--. House, and in the presence cf a crowded audience was welcomed I fo the city by Mayer Svsns, Coi. W. J II. Hunt, of J,he Bar, aud President! Cromer, of Newberry College. Re- j .soenses were ms.de bv Vice President i Osteen, of Sumter, and the Kev. W. F. Jacobs for thy Association. ''The welcome is the; heartiest ac-1 corded the Association in many years i all the citizens vying wit n each other j :n sreetintr the editors. President Aull presided tonight, and the Esv. Sidi H. Brovrn, the Association's chaplain, offered prayer. Tiiirty editors are in attendance and j as many more are expected to-mcr- j A T Q T^rrot r,f i U> VY . j*J?. O KJ U. >>_OCvJ^ I Greenville. will read a paper to-i&or- j row on the newspaper as an educator, j snd Editor Jaynes, of Walhalla, will j read a paper on the law of libel as ap | plied to newspapers. At the night j session the Hon. Patrick Walsh wili j lipHvrr the annual address. Newberry. May 2(J.?Tne ovation to the editors stili progresses with no diminution of vigor and with a warmth unexcelled in the past experience of the editors. The most impor- ; tani; features of to-day's proceeedings j were the introduction of the eloquent { resolutions of regret for the death ol | Senator EarJe by Mr. Aopeit, of Man- j aing, John Gary iCvan's most ardent j edituriai supporter. Resolutions were j also introduced protesting agains; the I era of bloodshed la Soutfii Carolina. | Also rssolurioas urgicg the South i Carolina delegaiioa to push the Cas lie Pinckaey saaitariuca matter aad excellent papers were read t>y Mr. Jaynes, of WaluaiIa,oa the law of libel as applied to newspapers, aad the aewspaper asaa educator by the Rev. A. J. S. Thoaias, of the Baptist Courier, aad on. the State printing and county advertising muddle Dy ilr. A rvr^lt The iast was the subject of the longest and warmest discussion yet had, in which seven of the fifty editors present participated. Mr. Yates Snowden, with a few remarks, introduced the following resolutions: Resjived, That the Press Associa tion of South Carolina hails with the utmost satisfaction this movement in lha Cnurch to arouse the conscience of the people upon the subject of the sacredness of human life, and to some ar-titrA for the suonression 1 of the crime of homicide. Resolved, That in tne opinion of j this Association it v/as eminently j proper that this movement snouidj Uave begun in a religious assembly j and bs countenanced by the clergy o; j the State, for they best can reach the | religious sensibilities of the people, s which it is necessary to awaken. Kesolved, That mis Association re-? cognizes that it is no; the xmfoituiiMirC ? individuals who become involved in jj the fatal aifravs so common wno are t so much to biame as public opinion, ^hich not oniy sanctions acts of violence, but is in a great measure responsible for their commission. Resolved, That the Association j pledges the Episcopal Church and all others who will joia in this effort to put a\vay "oioodsned from our people ihe hearty support of the press of the Slate, and in order to aiford the same editors are requested, as soon as con- j veniently may be afier the Sunday j iiorsR which the sermons on the sub-! ject snail be preached to follow up tne same with editorials in relation mere to, especially condemning tteiiabitoi carrying concealed weapons. It was seconded oy Mr. Koliock, of \ Oheraw, and tne Rsv. Mr. Xnomas, 5 of Greenville, who spoke warmly arid I eloquently in its favor. It was adopt-1 <id unanimously. Col. Crews, vl Liureus, introduced j the following resolutions, wmca were j seconded by Mr. Osieen, of bumter, j and aaopted unanimously: Wnereas, tne South Carolina Pres? j Association has been informed of the \ propaition to the Federal Govern-j aient to establish a sauitariuoi atj Castle Piackaey, ia tiio harbor of Charleston, tue best site on the South Atlantic coast for such an institution: Be it resolved, Tnat this Association urges the members of the South Caro-1 naa delegation in the United Stitesj Senate and House of Representatives to further by every means in their nower the establishment of sucn a j sanitarium for United States soldiers! in Charleston harbor. Krsolvea. Tnat a copy of these resolutions be sent to ths south Carolina delegation in the United States Congress. The Hon. Patrick Walsh is now speaking at the Opera House, which is jamuied to the doors, delivering the annual address before the Pi>ss Asso elation, His su-jj^ct is *ji.iieIndustrial South " He optned with a brief j out favorable presentation of the iiis- j tory of tiie South Carolina Press Asso-; ciation and the beeps of its wors. His j references to ante Oeilum journalism j I ( "'k.i-UcfAn ono i?c I Ill jaai iCOvVU au;4. All- MVUUVAAMl v*v r cornplishments brought hearty ap- J plause from all sides. Coming down 10 iater tiaaes he emphasized especially j the spiendid work of Xne News andj Courier in its series of speciui articles j showing the resources of tiae Stale ana j qow people were developing them. j de commended this special fisla of j work to every newspaper man who! values the progress and reputation oi I CIS aiiO. S.iiU IUA'j SUCU WUii <iO : is this makes our State more ihau a ] mere geographical limit. It iho.vs, a* j caa ot doue la no oilier way. what j the true, wealth and resources ol a State are. ila believes so hrmiy la | the oaward aad progressive Souta as} to have ao doubt that her best days! are yet to come. We must quit calling j on liercoles for heJp and put cur owu j shoulders to the wheel. In the course j of his reference to The News and Courier Mr, Walsh paid a high tribute to iis founder, and at the mention of F. W\ Dawsch the audiei?.ce burst fourtu m great applause. Mr. Waisn re!erred in eioouenL terms to tno .yr^nd na^ncc in. Soutu Carolina hisu>ry, and in saying there v/as one tnai would ever remain above U:i oincra in grandeur, nooluiitfss and iu irutia and tit at 02c svas the case of Wuds HaiapLou. At \ tits meaUOii of Hampton's saois inn j applause v*.s txejuenu-jus, aua waea it lulled like tne roar of amUhty: vviijd was renewed again. Time spcatc- i er was deeply touched, and proceeded j with, iiis spiendia spoecii. After Mr. Walsh's speech the edi- j tors ^ere entertained at a grand ban-1 quet at the Nercosrry Hotel. Thursday vras another field day for \ the knights of the quill. The rnorr.iii? session or.ft^.pd sr. IftnVlrtclr. Hrm- I sideraole miscellaneous business was transacted and several ne?7 members | were elected. OScers for the ex-suing j year vrere unanimously re elected, as j *'ol jovts : President, ?. H. AulJ, Newberry Herald and News; first vice rji-e-idcrri, H. G-. Osteen, Sumter Daily Item: second vice president, Dr.,W. P. Jacobs, oar Monthly, Clinton; secretary, C. C. Langston, Andersen Intel hgezcer: treasurer. Major F. Meichcrs, Deuische Zeiiu ng, Charleston, S. 0.; chaplain, the Kev. Sidi K. I3ruwne, Christian Neighbor, Columbia, S. C.; executive committee, W. W, Bull, Greenville Daily News; Louis Appelt, Manning Times; M. B. ilcSwteney, Hampton G-uardian. A resolution was adopted looking to ihs formation of a central bureau for candling foreign advertisements, sep arnte aod distinct from the Scats Press Association. An entirely new feature in State Press entertainments was the barbe cue tendered the Association to-day by ,hc Hen. George S. Mower, who also invited as his guests the county officers and the various loc&l entertain ment committees, about two hundred in all. Carriage; ware in waiting at :he Newberry Hotel, and the party vere conveyed to a beautiful grove ai the Bicycle Park, and they sat down to *n elegant dinner in good old barOecue style, for which Newberry has been noted for half a century, but ( i r* C-tTrli* V\ IT Tortile 1 )ll fl Kot* ii-t-iyj. w Y o wjr iw */j ?_/ amvg ^ ? . prince of cooks. Tne speec Li-making was spontane ous. Lieutenant u-overner Mc3.veeaey voiced the sentiments of the fraternity in bestowing praise upon the .vhoie-souled generority cf Newberry's large-hearted citizens, whose guests they were on this special occasion, and also coairaendeu President dull for his able acministration ana nis work* for t.fi? Association. and eon eluded by presenting; an elegant silver j vater service to iir. Aull on behalf of j :he editors. Tnis toois Mt. Auli en-J lirely by surprise, and he could scarce- j iy hnd v;ords to express his thanks. Editors Knight, Hemphill and Javnes made happy remarks, appreciative of Nesv berry ?s glorious hospitality, vita special allusion to the kindly entertainment afforded the Association oy the Hon. George S. Movrer. Mr. Oo.'e L. Biease came to the rescue of President Aull, and made a happy re oponse, liatiering to the sentiments expressed, ilr. Mower was loudlv caiied for and made an admirable re spouse, and expressed great p/easurej in having the editors in Newberry.! At t> o'clock the members of tne Asso 1 ciation were girea a drive about the city, eading witn a visit of an half dour to tb2 Newberry College, where Presiaent.Cromerand Prof. Voigttook ..UA?^A ti- A v\o fi rr o vi H fhom <1 C \JJL LU1^ J. UJ , CAJU.VU. UUVKVU WU.V 1-^L ihrough the lustiLution. Thursday night an elegant ball is was ^iven tde tneoioers of tae Association ;n the 0pera House, which was attended oy & large party of tne beaux and belies; of this ana other cities. The efforts of the citizens of Newoto r.romcte tiie ecjoyrneiii ci | tHeir guests were continued aad even J increased during the day, extending j from the breakfast at 7.3J to tnej Dail of the night. Tne townspeople! seem to forget tneir own business af- j ;'airs in their solicitude for the com- j fort and pleasure of the newspaper J men, who unanimously vote tneir J reception the warmest and most charm- j mg entertainment in Lie iong records J of the Association. At the morning session Greenville, j Spartanburg aad G-dti'aey were pro j oostd as tlxc place for ihe ntxt annual j mt-v-inc* The vote resulted: G-reen- \ villi! 25, SparumDurg 11, and Graif-1 ney 12. lae Association is promised | aancisome entertainment in Green-I vilJeand on Paris Mountain. Supplier in Abundnncs. Consul General Lee has ca&led the State Department from Havana that cue amount of supplies he nas now on aand there for the relief of American citizens in distress is abundant and jviiJ las; for some time. Presumably this statement appiies generally to ail the consulates, tor tne consul general has been in consultation with his suooramate consuls on this mattsr, by direction of the Secretary of State. At any rate, the department will now pause before moving further in the direc-.ion of distribution of relief. Steps aad already been begun to iiurrv forward supplies from this country to Cuba just as soon as General Lee was Heard frooa. General Sullivan, commissary general, has selected one of his most experienced assistants, Capt. Davis, who rendered such good service at Memphis in the relief of the ilood sufferers, to go to Cuba with the! supplies, if necessary, and distribute j :hjai under ihe gen^n! plans of Gen erai JLee. xnei\ew a oris: eorziuiissitry depot was to undertake the purchase of tae supplies. Then Air. JR. A. Smith, a director in one of the steamship iiues plying oetween New York and Havana, had offered free trans portatioa to Cuba of the supplies, and everything was in trim to begin to mo^e as soon as word ca-r e from General Lee. Now, however the depart aieut will wait until General Lrje notifies it thai there is further need for relief before putting its plan into operation. A Reverend Rascal. Rev. A. G. Harrison, pastor of the People's Tabernacle.. Washington, and nis family disappeared from their home here Tuesdav and it is reported that ihe reverend, gentleman is $9,00l) j short in his accounts. He was given j entire charge of the church fund, and, i according lo tne charges, failed to pay bhis for furniture, carpets and a churen organ, for wnich the money was given oim, and also borrowed large sums from ills parishoners. W. L. Buren, she builder of ihe tabernacle, is a loser to tne extent of $7,u00. Wnea Mr. Harrison learned that an investigation was to be made by tee church he de purled n&suiy, .Leaving iiis nousenoia joods. He came to this city from irXiS, three years ago, engaged in mission work, and gaiued so large a following that the tabernacle was buiic, Cui-jily through the efforts of | ^Lr. JBrutn, to give h.ma following, j An Ordered. rfiTr-rror Ei-erbe. havin<r recently 1 dec^red vacant the cilice of prcoaie j oi G^or^eLo^n cjaatv by rea-j sja oi the conviction of the holder thereof of cilicial misecaduct, yesterday ordered a general election for the purpose oi: rillm# the unexpired term i-j ijc &eid in that county on June 3D. j >:o doubt there will be a number of : candidates to make the race. !' DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR. AN INSPECTION BREAK'S UP IN A BLOODY FiGKT. iio;u !io?3 .>;a:v2 jcatcxiioijir, u;vu^ v?cuer&l Watts, TFho YTai Preaenr. KafaseB to Say Arytiilns;?JProfe-i'jcr Davis Ir-jured Badly la ttio Role of Peacemaker. The usually brilliant splendid and imposing inspection exercises in Co iumbia were deprived of their peacefulness and general good military dis- j cipline Friday by a series of fracases c-n the inspection ground, in which a policeman was badly beaten us by j college students and Professor Davis i a eoTroT?? ^nnfnsinn rm tSf-1 head while attempting; to prevent fur- j ther trouble. The Register says: About how it all started there is a | difference of opinion, but the fact is j mat there was a baseball game going on on the college g/ounds between the South Carolina students and the Independents of Columbia, when the military, consisting of the Governor's G-uards ana the Richland Volunteers marched on the college green for inspection, the place they have been inspected for years. They were under the command of Col. Wilie Jones with Adjutant Michael Brennen, Gen. Watts and his staff, consisting of Lieut. Stokes of the United States army and Maj. B. B. Evans were present for purposes of inspecting: the troops. The usual inspection was made ana nothing happened to indicate that anything unusual was going to take place. The boys went on playing ball, unmindful of the inspection, being much more interested in the i ?am&. ! After the inspection was all over, I Col. Jones tools charge ot tne troops and there was a drill. Some order brought the troops near the third base and their further progress was prevented by the ball players and spectators blocking up tiie way. General Watts ordered them to move away but they refused. He then ordered Col. Jones to advance his troops, which Le did. Previously, General Watts had ordered the policeman there, officer Do wie, to disperse the crowd. He started to do so, but as soon as it was seen that one policeman could not move them, G-en. Waits ordered Col. Jones to advance. The crowd broke away considerably, but some of them were in a belligerent attitude. They broke into the ranks, but so strong was the impetus that they were practically swept away. The next thing the officers of the military knew there was a fight in their rear and the greatest excitement prevailed among tiie spectators and militiamen. Even some of the men oroke ranijs, not being able to withstand the temptation ana excitement.! They were soon quieted, however. j It developed that the row -was be- j tween a number of South Carolina! College boys and Policeman Do wie. J Chey were beating him all over the | head with baseball bais and pummeli-j icg him generally. He blew his whistle and his fellow; polieemafi S?id to his rescue. There; was a blooav fight between the two] ami the students. Bats and police clubs flew thick and fast through the air, and it was evident that the policemen must soon succumb by reason j of superior numbers. In the meantime Prof. Sloan, acting president of j ;he college, Prof. Davis and others, military and civilians, were rushing | in t<i prevent further bloodshed, for! there were bloody heads and faces; without number. In trying to quiet the students Prof. r>-.TTT<; rp/?.?ivf>d a. severe blow across tiie head by a bat or something else. Ln the general melee it is impossible to tell wno struck him, but, however, it was not intended for him. XeveitheIess the blood streamed from the wound all over his face, ana it was at drst thought that he was most seriously wounded. Policeman Dowie, in the meantime was one mass of clotted blood about his hair and face. Finally he pulled his pistol and snot to the ground, not wishing to wound anyone. This with r)iA of others, had a desirable' effect and the row eryied. Policeman Dowie displayed a bravery in the face of overwhelming odds that was truly commendable and heroic. As soon as all was quieted he went to the police station, where he had his wounds dress-: ed. It was found that the skin of his skull had been split from the forehead to the crown. It was a deep and pain1 ? . J i i. ; lui wouno. out is nut iauu. Prof. Davis is the only other one seriously hurt. As already stated, he ,vas hit in the head and went to the college infirmary last night, but his ! physicians stated that his injuries were more painful tiian serious. i There were a number of students bunged up, but none of them so far as can be learned are seriously injured. { As soon, as the row was quelled the Droops inarched back to their armories and were dismissed. GENERAL WATTS. About the ro?v tnere can be no doubt, but how it ail occurred is a nuestion about which there are some j aoubts. Gen. Watts was .isked to make a [statement Friday nignt, but ne de oajr cj.jujt tjuxju.gr a iax vuvi u^aut ihat he was right in all his orders ana actions. He said that a military coin mander should not go into explanations, especially as tae whole thing night result in & court-martial. Beyond that he would express no opin ion or make any statement. COL. JOSES' STATEMENT. Col. Willie Jones made the folI lowing statement Friday night: Dr. Jas. Wcodrow, president of the I South Carolina College, gave me writ ten permission to parade on trie college grounds last Wednesday, May 26. General Watts had an aJUiction in his family and the parade was postponed until this evening out of respect to him. i did not think it ncessary 10 jet further permission from Dr. Wocdrow, so I did not write to him again, but I supposed the first permission vrouid suffice. He asked me to use the Eastern pars of the grounds as much as possible, ' so as to keep from roughing the part specially used by the ballplayers." 1 marched on that I raciern nortion o? me urcund as much as possible, and kept ctf the oall ground which has been smoothed jit'. I was forming rev battallion for dress parade, when Gf-eaerai Watts I ordered me to march my comsiid } forward ana clear the ground, wnich 11 did. I L-aw quite a crowd around j G-eaeraJ Watts wheu ne ordered roe to | march forward, as I marched forward, [followed by my battalion, the j crowd receded ard offered us! j no formidable resistance. When i ihe command reached a point n?arthe ] stand (baseball,) I baited it, and about I that time a row took place in our rear, i and I saw only one man. from my } command who look any part in the ' 1-r.T Vtt rv.cn ct^Ar! ir> ac T m<- i | o.red them to do and used no violence I on anjone that I sav." | Prof. Sloan, who is acting president, j in the absence of Dr. Woedrow. was } on the scene, but notwithstanding: efforts to see him he could not be found. Or. Flinn, who was also present, and familiar with all the circumstances, made the following statement: "Dr. Vvoodrow beiag absent, Prof. Sloan is acting in his stead as president. A few days ago permission was given the military to have their inspection on the athletic field of the I . _ii * i.:- r-> ? * -5 ? r?i j:j ! \ conege. xi-Cimg irrssiceno ou/sn cuu not know that such permission had been given and pending a match game of baseball between the Independents and the college team, the military inspection was ordered on the field. When the troops came up. Prof. Sioan had an interview with General Watts, informing him of the match game. General Walts intimated that the grounds belonged to the State and the [ troops had a right to use any portion I of them thev wished. Prof. Sloan replied: ' 'Yes, they belong to the State but are for the uses of the college," but that the grounds were ample" General Watts replied that he did Qot wish to interfere but would take the troops to the eastern portion of the grounds. ''After this amiable arrangement and interview, Prof. Sloan thcugin the whole thing settled, but the troops were later formed on the South side of the field, in line with the ball grounds, about third base. ' General Watts and staff took position near the third base, and while the inspection and game were in progress a oall struck Maj. Evans' horse. The students immediately apologized, as surinsr the officers that it was ail aeci dental. While this explanation was being made, Gen. Watts angrily ordered the policeman in front to clear '.he way. He then ordered the military to advance, which they did and the orowd got back. Then came the row with the policeman in the rear, with which you are familiar/' OTHER FACTS. These are the facts from either side, but it must be said that whoever is at fault, *he affair was a most disgrace ful one to the State. Prof. Sloan called at the police station last night and had a short conversation with Acting Mayor Brennen. He expressed the deepest regret at the occurrence. Mr. Brennen said that the probabilities were that no trial' would take place Saturday, as it was certain that policeman Dowie would not oe able to 08 present for several days yet. No arrests had been made Friday night but the Chief of Police was working on the case and arrests will folio 77. Typewriter in Chinese. I The Rev. Mr.'She 111 eld. a Presby terian missionary at Tung Chow, has invented a Cniness typewriter, whbr: \ is said to be a very remarkable ma- j chine, and is exciting a great deal of j comment over there. Ke made tbe j model himself, bat sent the parts to a j factory at Hartford, were made in metal and put together. It turns out to be a grsat success and will relieve both j the foreigners arid the native Chinese from the necessity of using a paint brush and a pot of ink in conducting their correspondence. As near as can be understood from the oescriDtion published in the Chinese papers, the characters about 4,000 in number, are on the edges of wheels about one foot in diameter. It requires 20 or 30 wheels to carry all the letters, and the operator must strike two keys to make an impression. The Srst key turns the wheel and the second stops it at the letter wanted, which is brought down upon the paper by art ingenious device. .aamouga me machine is complicated, it shows a re markable degree of ingenuity and skill and Dr. Sheffield hopes to make many improvements in the way of simplicity. The difficulty of his task and the wonder of his invention may be recognized when it is known that there are IS,000 characters in the Chinese language, each one of them representing a distinct word. There are be4. nnn and 5 000 in common use. which he has selected and placed upon his typewriter. The newspaper vocabulary of China involves fully that number of characters, but the peasants do not make use of more than 50G characters. Had to Shut Down. The State dispensary, so Commissioner Vance ?ays, has baen forced to shut down for a week owing to the fact that it has all of its space taken up with stock. The boxes'are piled up Onr! ViQTTO la-ff -nrs fr>T> trip nwrfl fi Tf -IV*.. U JULW X * VJ VJ.V.V. tives. This is due to the delay in the several dispensers in not sending in their orders until the end of the month. Mr. Vance found the same trouble last month. The commissioner states that he has received complaints from many points in the State that the county dispensaries cannot supply certain brands of liquors when called for. He says '.his trouble is likewise due to the fact that the dispensers hold back their orders till the end of the month and then rush them in, instead of keeping their stocks up by filing orders along during: the month as they should do. j The State dispensary has a complete j nf oil tl-o kr-QYulc nr Hnimts; I wanted and is able to furnish them as; | soon as ordered. j Free Thinker Fined. I Bev. James Hoskins, a preacher of! | the Free Thinker faith, who had been j | holding forih on the streets of Allan- j ta for 30 nights, was tried in the police j 'court today and fined. His arrest was caused by the vicious terms with i which he characterized Christ, ue- i | nouncing him as a hypocrite, iiar and j pretender. Tne preachiag created j general indignation sad many complaints were made against tne preach- j er. His entire denominaiion was j ipresent in court, and when he was; j hntd they declared they -wouid itave j i cases made against the Salvation army. | | Only a nominal fine was assessed, as j fcioskins promised to discontinue his ' sermons. Turkish STurderers bcatoiiOed. Hinister Terrell at Constantino jie ; has informed the sta:e department chat the tvro murderers of Yussuf, the man killed -while distributing American relief funds near Bitlis, Turkey, ' ? - - < ** r 1 4. s-aave oeeii senwucsu cu it |hard labor. WEATHER m CROPS." THE CONDITION OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S FARMING INTERESTS. The Regular Tveekly Bulletin of the "Weather Bureau Issued DSoxiday by Dl recSor Saner?The General Outlo?k. ^he following is the weekly bulletin of the condition of the weather and crops in this State issued last week by State Observer Bauer of the South Carolina section of the United States weather bureau: During the first portion of the past week the temperature ranged decidedly below the normal with the nights unusually cool; during the latter portion the temperature rose to slightly above the normal. The average for the week deduced from 52 weekly means was 69, and the normal fot4 the same period is approximately 72. The highest temperature was 97 on WIA\- vwu ukAxo^ij. Y xxxo , lgwcoy was 46 on the 18 th at Florence and Santuc. Frost heavy enough to nip young corn was observed at Boiling Spring, Spartanbug, on the 17th and traces of frost in Horry on the morning of the 18th. There was very little rain during the week, only light scattered showers on Friday over the northern and YYCObcm. WUUUC5. ''VCIi measurements are reported for the week, ranging from .03 to .50, and averaging 0.17 of an inch.. The approximate normal for the week is 0.88. Rain is needed over the entire State, and for all crops. A destructive wind, rain and hail storm passed over Woodward, Fairfield, on Friday, doing a-great deal of damage to cotton, fruit and gardens. Injury was confined to a comparatively limited area. " Tne week was nearly cloudless, and at many places entirely so. The average estimated Dewfintaw of tv>? sible was 94; the"lowest 63 at Orangeourg. Bat little change was noticed in the condition of staple crops during the week except a slight improvement generally in the color of corn and cotton, towards the close. Early in the week the nights were too cool, and the ground is too dry, for rapid growth of vegetation, but with the ?ise in 'temperature and showers in places, which occurred on Friday and Sunday, a better condition has developed. Tne general tenor of all reports in awuuu a guvu. a v cia^c wuvu" tion of all crops and this holds good for the entire State, with a few local exceptions. The prevalence, in injurious numbers, of cut and bud worms on Dottom land corn has been I the worst adverse condition on any [ crop to date, and that is abating. jftain is generally needed and would 1 prove very beneficial. I The condition Gf corn remains prac | acaliy the same as heretofore, it being small for the season but with a healthy color. It is better on uplands than on bottoms, owing to the poor preparation the lktter lands received generally, and to the damage by worms and. crows, necessitating much re- 1 f planting and: gerally poor " stands. Corn nearly all planted and replanted. Is being worked out. The fields are generally clean and in fine tilth. "V^ rf"? O r> A A rrrVi rt 4" LlCmX JLLU UXU V CU OULLiC TV ll&U dUU no complaints are received of poor stands, except from Abbeville, Greenwood, Edgeneld, Barnwell and Saluda, where on certain lands the plant is dying. Tne plants, while small, are healthy; and although somewhat irregular as 10 size, stands are otherwise nearly perfect, and required very little ' patching" by replanting over the State generally. *'Chopping out" is progressing rapidly and is nearing completion in the more easterly counV* ,\r* rrr Ui !a 4 v-? f X A iWiV"VA*n AAM n . LiOO, YYJJ.AJ.C AJJ. UAJL ILL Yi J-L V/UUU" ties is only well begun, as cotton is not all up yet. The plant is in a satisfactory condition and in excellent snaps to respond to more favorable weather for growth. Sea Island cotion inode slow growth and stands in need of rain. Oats harvest has begun, in the eastern half of the State, where the crop is not generally as good as it promises Co be over ths western portion. Spring sown oats a total failure?they are not generally over three or four inches high. Wheat has developed considerable rust, but not enough to affect the yield. It is ripening and continues I oromisin?. but with rnanv t>oo? fields. Chinch bugs damaged wiieat in Chester and Lancaster. Water melons improving but still backward in Barnwell, beginning to look well and blossoming in Abbeville and Richland. Not doing well and poor stands in Lexington and Hampton. Sweet potato draws plentiful but the weather has not favored trans^ T_:?u pULLLllUg* il\U)J_L JUUTJUJ.JLLg IttlU. Favorable weather for gathering and shipping track. Commercial peach crop will be small, but seedlings will be quite;plentiful. Insects injuring apple trees in Pickens. Many complaints of fruit dropping too freely. Grapes are very promising over entire State. A large j crop of blackberries being gathered j but rain would do them and other oernes very muca gooa. nums ripening in eastern counties. Labor in fair supply. From the national bulletin ot May 17: 4'Corn planting is now in progress in the most northerly section, haying begun during the week in North Dakota and Minnesota- As a result of band stands, considerable replanting will be necessary in Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. la the southern in VkA^M / * Utt j OUivtS, can v is i^ciug xcuu vj. ; Cotton improved in the Carol inas, | Georgia, Alabama and Texas. In the 1 | last named State some damage result; ed from excessive rains and insects. j Cool nigh is hare proved unfavorable in Arkansas and Louisiana where stands are poor ana where insects have caused injury." Rockefeller'* Good. Move. ! Ic is an no'j rifted that John D. Sock J efeiler has issued an edict against Sun! day labor by the men employed on his i ore docks on the upper and lower I lakes. While the men are expected j to respond 10 calls to load or unload ! vessels at any hour of the day or nigit, they w:ii net be asked to work j between midnight Saturday and mid 1 nisht Sund&y. , - ! "You can't; alius tell whah. ter put j de credi: by Icckin' at de surface," said Uncle Ebeu. '"De cork on de I nshin'-Hne dances aroun' an: 'tracks a | heap o' Mention. But it's de hook dat's I dcia' business."