The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 30, 1906, Image 1
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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE J89I
VOL. I. NO. 77. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? JUNE 30. 1906. PRICE-FIVE CFNTc ncn
State Campaigners.
The Aiken Meeting th
Week?No New Develoj
ments?Candidates Singir
Same Old Songs.
Aiken special in Charlotte 0
server: The campaigners reac
ed hore about 10-30 last nigh
The generous citizens of Aik<
entertained the party. The met
ing was held in one of Aikei
many beautiful groves. A b
crowd of Aiken county's repr
ive citizens gatliered abo
nd to listen to the spea
te? D. S. Henderson calh
Lanv. order at 11 o'cloi
forapv. * 'ress of \v<
a (raine strong pi
hospital. i, and for
nr pa'gn and primar
^ s Snlivan, Sunimersei
. arton, Cansler and Selle
. .
spoke first as candidates f
railroad commissioner. Mr'. Ca
sler says he will run again if tl
people don't elect him this tim
he will run or die.
Messrs Ansel, Blease, Brunpo
t Edwards, A. (J. Jones, Mantiin
Me M ah an and Sloan, candidat
for Governor, were all presen
Few new ideas were intruder*
Mr. Ansel feels that t - coun
^ ot a country dispensat\ uy n
grand jury would insure uones
in the dispensary pv t - n. t
wants long terms to Hie coi
mon schools. Mr. is o
posed to the county u.speusa
system, suggested by Ansel. JN1
Blease claims to be the on
consistent out-and-out dispensa
Candidate in the rare IIo
tli at Mr. Manning's and M
Sloan's record in I he Senate
voting on dispensary bills
consistent with their presei
platforms. Mr. Blease believ
the Stale dispensary is beii
conducted honestly under tl
present set of ollicers. Mr. Brui
son made a strong speech basi
on moral grounds, against t
present dispensary system. M
Brunson's plat torn is "A Rigl
eons State and the Suprema
of law."
Mr. Edwards says lie is oi
not to fight the railroads, but
fight corruption. Mr. Edwar
believes in the strenuous admit
1st ration of law. He alleged tl
railroads have disgraced tl
courts and the Legislature
South Carolina. He believes th
the Southern Railway does n
deserve as much consider* tir
as would an invading army.
Mr. A. O. Jones made a war
/ speech advocating the principle
of his platform. He wants u
economical, business-like ad mi
istration ; he is strongly oppoa<
to putting professional politicia
in omce. Mr. Jones claims to I
the man who started the fin
through a letter to the peop
which has caused many of t
counties to vote out the dispei
sary under the B ire art. I
claims that it is undemocral
^for the State to engage in ai
I ^ I
business. Mr. Jones says that |
last Year the income from the
dispensary for school purposes
(js did not amount to more than ^
ten cents per pupil of all the j
i5"" students enrolled in all common
jg schools of the S'ate. He says
some people say Mr. Ansel is
bowlegged because he has
straddled the fence so long. He
1). claims that Mr. Bruneon has
j, never been connected with any
t light leading to voting out the pr
>n dispensary; that Messrs Man th<
?t. tung and Sloan are running i'H
i?8 on the dispensary platform I to
ij. because ol popularity. Mr. Jones or
e_ makes sport ol McMahan's State p?
U( life insurance plan. Mr. Manning lth<
w?8 glad to pee so many ladies cr<
a,j present because ot their refining wf
and uplifting influence. He th
d-1 went on to discuss the burning bu
I iaanp ftio ?,-:-L l- 1?
g., VUUV, iiuv uin^ouaaijr, WHICH IIHS Ua
n done away with (lie treating habit ve
v Mr. Manning voted for prohibi
tion in 1892 because his county, iti|
rs Sumter, had voted a large ma- sal
or jority for a prohibition law, and no
11. he felt instructed to vote for pr
ie prohibition as the represenative th
p. of his people. Mr. Manning ex- th
plained in detail .what ho be thi
in< lieves to be the strong safeguard he
of the Ravsor Manning bill. Mr. th
es McMahan claims that the Gov- an
ernor ie a part of the legislative fai
machinery as he has the veto no
power; and that as he ic nomi a?i
llH nated by a primary ?.f the peo |au
ty j pie, lie has a tremendous power pile
over public opinion. Mr. McMa ??i]
u I han is strongly in lavor of a G<
n. I com| ulsory education law. Mod- i. i
iy erate at lirst, covering oniy the ah
[r children between certain ages, si
ly Mr. McMahan is advocating co
rv schools of agricultural and do- lo
es inestic science lor every county bli
[r in the State. Tl:
jn Col. Sloan sa\9 his voting ve
is again9t. the dispensary in 1892 ici
| was consistent with the (act that tb
es i he was elected by the people of on
Richland county on a prohibi he
,e tion platlorm. lie says that wl
after the introduction of the <lis- pr
ed pen?arv law, lie came to believe th
i,e in it, because he thought it a as
[r great improvement over the old an
barroom system. ou
cy M essrs. Ragin, Morrison and an
McCown spoke n" candidates of
u t, for secretary of State. Mr. Mc- Uc
to Uown ih running on a stric'iv
business platform. ()t the candi [H<
tl. dates for attorney genera!? pa
|u? Messrs. Lynn, Ragsdale and mi
ie Youmans?only Mr. Lyon was Ie,
of present, lie was glad to speak tin
ftt in a eoun'y of a clean dispen-ji,a
ot sary record. He is no straddler, Tu
,n but is unalterably opposed to jn
tho State dispensary. Lie ,8]po
m i afraid tbat the State will have I | p
| to levy a special tax to pay tlie
m j $700,000 o t claims now held up. ; wj
u I Messrs. Jones and Walker|Up
P(1 spoke as candidates for comp-ith,
ns troller general. For adjutant I (hi
I,,. | and inspector general Cols.Hoyd jn
}lt and Haskell addressed tliecrowd. a .
le Col. Haskell said Aiken ought 9a
he to liavo a military company and I wj
rj. : he would work to that end if th<
l*? elec'rd. ' l)P
ay Read?The News. w;
rhe Religious Reviva
o Abatement in Intel
Manifested intheMeeti
Being Held in the Tat
nacle of the Christian C
saders.
Jesus Christ, not in ho
esence, hut in the pernor
? Holy Spirit, is still <4ta
in Lancaster, and contir
manilest His marvellous [
to save and to kMep, 1o
oplo ol tins place. So Ion
9Re meetings attract such Is
>wds, and sinners are b<
>n to God, it cannot be s
at the interest is decreas
t it seems that the longer
ttle is continued the more
re becomes the fight.
Not only are the unsaved
i brought into the wkj
Ivation, but on Sunday aft
nn s cnoiol 1
U|.uu>?i gciuiuiiH nave c
eaehed bv General Light,
e edification of the Christie
at they might "be built u
e most holy faith," and rt
ighls in Gods love to wl
ey had not hitherto at tail
d depths which they had
I homed. On last Sunday a
ion Capt. llawk* preachec
i attentive and apprecin
thence lr??m 1 Jo >u, 1.
>ved from this Scripture
h r parallel Scriptures,
>:1 ran save t? ihe 11 term
p., not only in lorgtve sine,
m to cleanse the heart 1
i, or that which causes u
mmiteins and enablesRis
wers to live, not faultless,
arneleas lives, in His si
le speaker made these f
ry comprehensive by a cl
?1 illustration, with three
s of liquid representing
[regenerate heart, the )nsti
art, and the sanctitied
mlly cleansed heart. 8c
nfessed Christians were sh
eir priveleires in Christ J
they had never seen tj
d expressed a desire to "lai
tint lie fullness of God's lev
d to come up to the utanc
righteousness as set tort
)d's Word.
God having been pleaset
vor us wita tair weather
st few nights, the Tabern
?otings have been largelj
ided, and the services, tin
rbed by electrical auritat
ve been much enjoyed,
esday night God was pre
convicting and convor
wi r during the altar serv
iroe penitent seekers earn
? altar, hi <1 alter they \
lling to submit to the te
on which God could i
em, they were liberated f
? bondage of sin, and set I
Jesus' love One of these
jister, 29 years of age,
id that she came Irorn h
th her mind made up to g
o altar and ho saved. She
night into the light of Go
raltn deliberate manner,
s no less positive that her
were forgiven, a* d that God accepted
her as His child.
The Christians assembled in
rest t^ie 1 >a^ernac,e 0,1 Wednesday
night, engaged in another beneficial
"love feast." Brother Jack
)er- son, an "old Veteran of the
!ru- Cross," who came 14 miles to be
present again in the meeting,
gave a very encouraging testimony
to God's glory. lie was
dil.v converted at the age of 12 years,
i ol and has been traveling the Chris
try and has been traveling the
mes Christian way for 60 years. lie
tow- said he had found the way ubetthe
ler farther on" as he journeyed,
g as and told the young converts that
irge they would also find it eo, if they
?ing would trust and obey God as
laid they proceeded Heavenward,
ing, May the Christians continue
the to prevail with God in prayer
se that "He may make bare His
arm" in saving and purifying
l)fA. r\r?wn? I I - - 1
- j/v.nn, iu niw nonor ana glory,
' of d tiring the further progress oil
ler- the meetings,
teen
,^'r Mr. C. C. Faile Dead.
p in
!ac'1 Another Good Man and Faithncn
ned fill Confederate Soldier has
not Gone to his Eternal Rest,
fter
I to Mr. C. 0. Faile, of the T?xil,,v>
h tw section, who had been hcU
tor some time, di* d Thursday sn
aiM' Kershaw. lie had started fo go
1 li :i t *
.o tne kocu 11111 hospiijv'. 'o be
"8', ,rea^d 'or stomach trminle, but
but wat unable to proceed any far
r"m iher than the town of Kershaw.
8 to Mr. Faile was one of Lancaster
county's best citizens?a
"ul man of sterling character, and
ght
I one who proved himself to be
a(J,s true in every relation of life.
lie did his part nobly in helping
bo!- to fieht the battles ot the Southt',e
ern Confederacy. He was a
"e" member of Co. D., commanded
or by Capt. R. L. Crawford, in the
>me 1st Regiin?nt of South Carolina
own Vo)Unteer9, Jenkins's brigade,
esu- prtile was a son of the
'iein late Wm. Faile and was about
inch (?5 year8 0id. It will be recalled
ve'', that his wife died about a month
lard an account of her death ap
h in pearing in The News at the time.
He leaves three son--, Messrs
1 to John, James and Labon Faile,
the and one daughter, lie is also|
acle survived by "ne brother, Mr. J.
i at- Thomas Faile, of Taxahaw He
dis- was a consistent member of the
ion, Biptisl church.
On The remains of Mr. Faile were
sent buried yesterday in the Black-I
t i 11 tr mnn *
^ f, Jv..,. ?. .
jce Dabney, of Lancaster, conduct
e to ^ie f,mer;t' services.
i Earthquake in Wales.
save Cardiff, Wales, June '27.?
roni Violent earth shocks were ex per-1
free ienced throughout Simth Wales
was h:45 this morning. (louses
who rocked, and many of the cheaper
ome ones were damaged. Hundreds
o to of chimneys fell, pictures were
was shaken from the walls,occupants
J in of dwellings were thrown to the
bit ground, and people tied Irom
^ins their hotnes, shrieking in panic.
Dispensary Investigation
Sub-Committee Makes Lon*"-?
Looked for Report.
Columbia special in Chariots*
Observer: The matter almcrUi
of sensational interest belore tl"*>
dispensary investigation meetivjr
to day was the long looked f- *
report of the sub committer
consisting of Messrs Lyon act
Ghristensen, on tneir severed
trips ol investigation to th*.
whiskey bouses ot the East an<!
West, which have had dealings
with the State dispensary. Tb<
report goes into the details oG!
the visits to the houses, and a*
number of instances are pom'e*?
out ofjhouses selling to concern*'
outside the State at lower yrtcet
the same stuff sold the S1&"*
dispensary, which in a*ro<:*>
every case was a bigger pur
ch aser.
There are many page* of Vh?M>
sort of detail, the report finals
winding up with a recommeurfh*tion
to the etlectthat the $^OCr000
worth of claims now heiuf
held up be continued suspended
the bills ot the just claimant
along with the others, and th*>
whole matter referred to tho
next Legislature, with the suggestion
that body appoint 4.
board of expert accountants *?>
canvass the various claims m*
detail, and say what shonfd h??
paid and what not. The suhcor!*mittee
argued along this liae?that
it COUld lint jrivo tt>?
? w - r* V V..V v>jn |L>^)
tlie searching investigation -demanded,
as the members of
committee were not expert accountants,
and the committe?i
had no authority anyway
scale the claims. The board iSi
experts should have authority ?c>
do this scaling and sav wh?V
part of the claims should ht:
paid, or whether any cf the an
should be paid.
The session this morning xv.fn
of little interest otherwise. The
Carolina Glass C< mpany hart **
lengthy statement to submit at
defense ot the various thingf?
that have been instituted a gain*
it, and after some skirmishing
Mr. Lyon withdrew objection *.?
admitting this statement, he *<i
have the opportunity to cauraer
it through witnesses later. Attorney
G. Duncan Bellinger <ifered
an affidavit from ex-l>i icotor
Boykin as to the Lanakiua.
incident, but this was held over
to be ?.dmitt?d lat^r
Groom Kills Bride at WeiWding
and Suicides.
Comfort, Tex , June ?Hi
the presence of the assemble#!
wedding guests last night at ?V??
home ot his intended bride, J
eph lv-*iiiharttt. the man who
to have h? en married to
shot and instantly killed
Ernestine Kutzer and then -shtl
himself, with probably fatal result
.
The cause oi iiie c 'gedy if- r.v*
known.