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II : Mr. Johnstone : Stand up. Did I notstatf to you afterward that I had In my mind tin St. I<oalR convention, and not the Omaha con vention ? Representative Shell: You said that after ward, that you were mistaken about that. Mr. Johnstone: Ab< ut Omaha; ii was SI LouIb. > latimer is as true a dkmockat as mh cleveland, or any other democrat. Representative Latimer: These charge are all floating around. They are all ltk that. There Is not a scintilla of fouudatio; Id the whole thing. I am as true a Democra as you are, or as Mr. Cleveland, or any othe Democrat. I say here now I will not recoil mend for positions those who voted the Tblr party ticket. I will not recommend anybod who is Imported, who does not live In the d< livery. I will not recommend anybody wh I hAiievA tn not th? choice of i he patrons ( the office, and who does not live in the cit and know the whole people. The people In the Third congressional dli trlct have called me to represent them 1 Congress. They have set Mr. Johnstone asid by nearly 1,000 votes. They have called o me to pat their applications before you an i- to ask for their appointment. Tbat is all have to da It you see cause to take this n commendation, I bave no quarrel and no fee lng In tbe matter, except that I want to d my duty by my constituents. I leave thl matter entirely to you. The only reason asked tor thb* conference was to clear up thl I charge which was made against roe, and [ there is any question in your mind I woul i like to answer It, and then I will not dotal you any longer. I claim thai there is not E mortal man who caD charge me face lo lai with having done anything lo sustain th l Third party. These newspapers charges d r not amount to anything. They accuse u ma of everything, lam surprised they have n< accused me of being a rogue. I have not bee aocoBed of being a Third party lte before thi LATIMER WORK HARD FOR CLEVELAND ELECTION. ; Ab to this Third party charge, I do not b lleve with Mr. Cleveland Id bis flnancli views, aod I said so in tbe resolution. W'he <he was nomlnuled 1 worked as bard for bli as any otber man In tbe State. As to tb Third party caucus, I did state, over ray sl| nature, that I would not abide a party cauci on purely economic questions tuat had bee decided by my coustltueuts. They have ii structed me on some questions. I claim th( Is the reason these district* are cut ofT a over the nation, so that tbey can Uuve rcpr entatlon In Congress. They bavesent iuet represent them. Ou interests etleciuic th Democratic party, in electing a Speaker, shall vote with the party, but ou purely ecoi omlo questions I feel that It is my right an my duty to represent tbe views of my peopl The Postmaster General: Which is raoi r- Important, the organization of tbe officerst the prlnolples f Juststate wbleb Is tbe moi Important, these economic principles or lb onranlsatlon of offloers ? Representative Latimer: I think the prii clples that effect our people are more impo k tant than the men In office. Tbey can chanf f the men as often as tbey please. Our peop ' have oertaln views. I claim that when man oomn to Congress, when bis people ba> expressed themselves on certain Issues, tbi It nls duty to carry ont their wishes. I want this party perpetuated; but I fei that I am pledged to my people on certai nnoaHmto ? Ko? T ?/% atonH Kv horP ^hwvivmh kuav Jk J/l v|/wv vv aiuuvt ?? ALL GETTING IN THE SAME BOAT. Senator Irby : Mr. Postmaster General, would suggest that we can lacilllale this coi ferenoe by calling upon Congressman She and Congressman Talbert, wtio occupy tt same relation to the Democratic party tbi Congressmen Strait and I>atlmer do. Befoi I have anything to say, I would like to ba\ tbem sbow tbat tbey are In tbe se ine boat e: acUy; and If tbere Is to be any proscrlptlo as to tbese two, It has to extend to these oil ertwomeD. Have you anything to say, M Talbert ? TALBET'S RIGHTS. Bepresenlatlve Talbert: Mr. Postmaste General, I deem it unnecessary for me i stand up here In a caucus, or in this counc or lu conference, and reiterate what I bin said upon a hundered stumps, what I ha' said in so many letters and so many inte views; tbatl urn a free-born Amerlcau cl lien, wltb certain privileges and certai rights, a right and a privilege as a man und citizen to advoca'e wbat I think Is right at proper as a representative of the people Sontb Carolina In common with tbe peop or other States in this Union. HUMILIATING SPECTACLE. I say that this is a humiliating spectacle me, as well a9 to tbe other gentlemen wl have to be called udoii to sav. sir. whether am a democrat or not, when no utterance mine, either publicly or privately, has ev been other than that which was seasoned, i I understood, by pure Jeffereonlan Demo racy. Since I have known what It was ' have a country, since I have known what was to be a representative of a government Jibe people, for the people and by the peopl I have ever stood up for a government ol tl people, for the people and by the peopl against rings and cliques, monopolies and cc poratlons of all kinds and of all classes. NOBODY HAS BEEN PLACED ON ANY BLAC LIST. Mr. Postmaster Oeueral, while I have n< been placed, as It were, ou the black list, wli ' my distinguished colleagues, I want to say i you and to these gentlemen here that we ra upon the same platform. The Postmaster General: I think you b? belter notxeler to that. If you please, becaui nobody bas beeu placed ou any black list. LALBERT OS THE DEMOCRATIC PLATKOR3 RepresentativeTalbert: I have advocau the same measures, and 1 stand here and sa to you that I am still advocating the saw measures and standing upon the Batue pla form that I was elected upon, and I claln sir, that ttisa Democratic platform, fashloi ed after pure Jetrersonian Democracy. I sa If these gentlemen have attempted to assa the Democracy of myself or these gentlemei that they have done what they ought not 1 have done. I do not accuse them or It, but want to say to you and to these gentleme bere tbat I stand here and reiterate ever word tbat I sa!d during the last campaign i stamp speeches, in letters, and in Interview Which amounts to this: That I have coi siBtenly and persistently. In every speed stated tbat 1 had a right to advocate certal measures, tbat I did advocate certain mea nres, bat that I did It subject to the Den ocrauo primaries, uruu, last auu uii me uuj with the assorance that after the nominalio bad been made in the Democratic prlmarlt that I would support the nominee of tli Democratic party from the county up to tli State, and from the Stale up to the nation. THE MAY CONVKNTION. In South Carolina when the May convei tlon was called hy the chairman of the Detm cratlc party, the county clubs were called t< gether, the sub-clubs were called togethe Acting under Democratic rules, the sub-clul elected tbelr delegates to the county convei tion. Under Democratic usage, the count oonventlous elected delegates to the State cor \ ventlon and that convention assembled, nc as Tblrd party men. not as Alliance men 1 they assembled as the representatives of th Democratic party ot South Carolina. The adopted a certain p a'form, which becarao tb platform of the Democratic party of Sout Carolina, and every gentleman who rau 1 the primary ran subject to that convention these two gentlemen not excepted, claimln that it was the Democratic party. I did not expect to say one single word whe I came into this conference. I did not com here for that purpose, but I have been hum I lated and mortified to come into a conferenc where 1 or my colleagues are called upon t testify like bleating calves, you might say. t their Democracy. I want to say, Mr. Posi master General, that I have not come here t the capital crawling upon my belly to you o to Cleveland for crumbs. 1 came here to a; sert the right, of my people as their represer onn T intend to do it,audi haven apology to offer to you. or to Mr. Cleveland, o to these gentlemen, or to anybody else. That Is my opinion ; that Is where I static I want to say that I defy any living man t put his finger upoo one single instance wher I ever uttered. In letter or Interview or els< where, any Third party sentiment aud anj thing other than the pure Jeffersonlun I)? mocracy. I expect to stand here or to fall ut on the platform upon which I was elected, expect to stand here and to represent my pec pie as I have promised to do. and I think I comes in bad grace for men who have been d( feated fairly and squarely, who went upoi the stump before the people, aud the declsloi of a majority of those people was agains tbem?I say, it comes with oad grace for then to come and make war upon those who de feated them, if they have done It. I do no charge that. I have been listening with i great deal ol interest to what has been said I beard your explanation the other day whet you told these gentlemen how this matte came up. The matter has been boiling. Then has been talk, until you have called this con Terence. WHO CALI.Kl) THIS PRAYER-MKETINO, ANYHOW ? The Postmaster General: I did not. Representative Talbert: I do not chargt these gentlemen with it. The Postmaster General: Pardon me, sir It was not called by me. Representative Talbert: There has beer -tn "<->? know who did it. calling aoDe; i ? The Postmaster General: By your asroci ate*. Representative Talbert: It has been done and I am here with my friends. The Postmaster General: At your friends Invitation. Representative Talbert: If my colleagues have uttered any Third party sentiment It is Dot within my knowledge. I was in thelrdlstriots; I had my bands full in the Second district, and I did not have time to fool with the districts of the other gentlemen. I am only responsible for my own utterances and my own conduct, and I am willing tostand or fail upon my record and upon the platform. Excuse me for having said so much. I did pot expect to open iny mouth. i The Post master General: I have no objec3 tion to what you have said beyond the tact - that you stated that this conference was called by me. It was called at the Instance of - your friends. Representative Talbert: Thank you, sir. I will not quarrel about that. MR. SHELL'S REGRETS. Representative Shell; I have not been called on to defend my Democracy. There are no s questions to ask. I regret very much clrcume stances have brought about this condition. It n Is very unsatisfactory to you and to myself, t and to all concerned. r I was a candidate in the last election for reelection. I ran as a Democrat and was electJ ed as a Democrat. I am glad to announce v that I am a member ol rhe Alliance of South I. Carolina. The Alliance hascertaln principles 0 that I cherish equal to that of any other prln,1 ciple. I served in the fifty-second Congress. .. I assisted in the organization. I voted upon all questions. If there had been Alliance 5. questions submitted such as my people den manded of me, they certainly should have reie celved my hearty support. I attended some n Alliance conferences looking toward leglslad Hon essential to the prosperity of the organ 1 j /.ation. g. Senator Irby: Was either of these gentle j. men present? , CHAKUISli .MK. JOII.XSTOSK WITH ALUIKti Is X DOCTRINE. '?j Representative Shell: I think that Mr 'J Johnstone was present at every meeting thai ~ I attended, and one or two that I did not; and n no man contributed more to the prosperity * t?nd success and toward the consummation ol :e the great principles embodied In the Alliance [e demands than did my Jrlend Col. Johnstone, 10 Mr. Johnstone?One second. J Representative Shell?Certainly. " The Postmaster General?No. 11 Representative shell?Now, Mr. Postmaste: 8- General, I am about through. I have only . this to sty: I was elected by Alliance Demo s cratlc votes, and I dare say this gentlemen whose Democracy has been questioned, wat elected by the same kind ol votes I was. Pos ^ slbly In Mr. Latimer's district, in one county they say, there were several hundred Third n party voies polled. 11 In my district they were few and fai ,e between. These gentlemen I esteem as Detn S" ocrats. I think they will represent the nation 18 as well as I can or better, and I will now say D this: I am sorry Indeed thut the South Caro Una delegation has beet) dragged here In youi pretence this afternoon 10 defend their De " mocracy. I am sorry Indeed that they havt e' been brought to this spectacle; that it has u 0 be advertised throughout these Uuited Slates "J to take testimony and to criminate and re 1 criminate, and to define what Democracy Is 3- I think that is all I have to say upon the d question. 0- Representative Latimer: It seems to mt "e that stress has been laid upon the fact that we >r are Alliance Democrats, and that there Is e re difference between Alliance Democrats and ie other Democrats in South Carolina I warn to say that Mr. JohnBtone came home trom a- here last year with letters from Livingston 1 oeuttiur iro> ; /\iiu vYtu&uu auu iuuvuuo. ;e Mr. Johnstone: I did not do anything o e the sort. a Representative Latimer: And Tillman 'e and Everett, and Moses. Moses and Living it 8ton I am sure or; and Macuue wrote an artl cle in the National Economist, saying that b( el was endorsed by them and affiliated witt n them, and was not ashamed to ask for tbeli votes Representative Shell: I will say, Id regarc to Mr. Johnstone, that be never espoused th< ] sub-treasury bill; that he always repudiate! 3. that. ,D Senator Irby: Was he In favor of the sub Ie treasury plan ? it Reprenentstive Shell: He was In favor o ro the financial principles. re Mr. Johnstone: No. x. Senator Irby lD Mr. Johnstone: Walt a minute. li_ Senator Irby: I will not wait on you. Thi r Postmaster General Is the only man I wit wait on Mr. Johnstone: That is an injustice. (T< Mr. Shell): I know you would not do an in Justice to any man If you could help it. ;r* Representative Shell: I would not. ~ Mr. Johnstone: Did I not distinctly stati 111 that with all the flat money doctrines and al ?e the unsound money doctrines I did no 'e agree? Representative Shell: Yes, you did that. 1,1 MR. JOHNSTONE MADE NO ATTACK ON THI lt) ALLIANCE. Mr. Johnstone: Now, Mr. Postmaster G<-n "* eral. the purpose of this is perfectly plain. ! do not object to it in the least. I never hav< dnn<* Hnvthlnp. I surplv (vinld ru?f. hnvn Horn anything, I am ashamed of. I was Invited l< to these conferences and I went, and stated t< 10 tbetn that I attended because they asked mi I to atteud a few ot them, but that I wanted 1 01 distinctly understood that I would not attenc er them It it was a caucus to bind my vote; ; as would not do it; but if they thought that bj ?- conferring with me they could do what thej to called relieving the distress of the country It that I was perfectly willing to do it, and wai of bound to do It, and so would any othei e, worthy man do It. le They want to manoeuvre me Into an altact le, on the Alliance. That is the whole purpose o ir- this m* Iter. They have not done It and thej cannot do it. There are thousands and thou sandsof as good and true men aBever lived it K the country and as absolutely souud in Dem ocratic principles and as absolutely free froir any taint of Third partyism.ln tbeAlllanci ot as ever were in any organization. I have sale that. They cannot manoeuvre roe into an} to such position as that, lor it Is not correct. J |D do not think that any of them fall to know that. I slated in the canvass?let me give II id to you in detail?that I had jc Senator Irby : I do not object tons much time being given bim, hut he has had his say Mr. Johostone: Look at it. Tbey are wish If. Inv (a /nit mo nff* frnm ur? ovnlonotiAn r\f ?l*le . thing. " Senator Irby: I deny that. The forther be * goes the deeper in the mire he will get. ie Mr. Johnstone: They why object? *' Senatorlrby: I have something to say, and I do not care to wear out the Postmaster Gen^ erai. You have had your say. ^ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL IS WILLING TC J HKAK, BUT WANTS IT BRIEF. * The Postmaster General: Stale what you ? desire to. but pardon me if I suggest that you ^ do it as briefly as possible. f Mr. Johnstone: I stated on the stamp in the cauvass that I could not agree with certwin of their principles, but that I understood ,, that their purposes, as some of them hail ex" plained to me, meant simply an enlargement , of the currency, and that if I could assist in p enlarging the volume of the currency, upon ? safe, sound financial principles?upon safe ft and sound financial principles?that I would 'p be very glad to do so; that 1 did not under? stand that the suggestions that they had made as to enlargement of It were safe and sound, and I could not agtee to them; but that I would have no objection to conferring with any of them about the matter, and if any l- measure or set of measures could be devised, > free from legitimate objection and safe and j- sound in themselven. I would have no objecr. Hon In conferring with them. I was invited s to confer, and did confer. i- The Postmaster General (to Senator Irby): y Do you desire to say anything? J, IRBY REFERS TO BUTLER. Senatorlrby: I shall await the pleasure ol e Senator Butler. y t* BUTLER RESENTS IT. n Senator Butler: Unless It Is understood i that my colleague is running th? conference, a I shall not submit to be dictated to by dim. Whenever I am reaay to speais 1 win speaic. n sir, and I will not until tbat time comes. If o Mr. Irby desires to make any remaks, let him 1. make his remarks upon his own responslbill:e ty.and not undertake to dictate bow or when o Isnullspeak. . ? IRBy KKI'Ll KM. o Senator Irby: I said that in defereuce to r Senator Butler, us the Benior Senator representlng South Carolina In the United State '* Senate. If he says I mean to dictate the con? duct of this caucus, I deny it. I have not unt dertaken to dictate in any way whatsoever. I felt that it was due him, as the senior repre> sentlve from South Carolina, that if he ln0 tended to say auythlng that I should wait in e silence uulll that was said. If he has nothing to say, if he stands neutral between the rer form element and the anti-reform element of South Carolina, and wishes to remain In that position, then I accord him most cheerfully 1 the right to do it. He has not been regarded >- as neutral up to this time. If he sees fit to t- take that position now, sir, as I said before, I >- accord him that right most cheerfully. a Senator Butler?I am very much obliged to a my colleague, surely; extremely obliged. It t is "very kind iu him to allow me that prlvlU 3 ege. t IHBY'S STATEMENT AS CHAIRMAN. 1 Senator Irby?I speak not as the junior Scn; aior from South Carolina, but us the State : chairman, representing the Democracy of South Carolina; and your courtesy and pai tience up to this time admonish me that Itl ...J mmil of nnnrtnuu In WOUIU ut: UIIKIIIU niiu X ... me to prolong this dispute. I have this to say,In brief: That for four years, or covering two campaigns In South Carolina, I have had the honor of being the Chairman of the Central Executive commit> tee of the Democratic party of South G'aroli' na. I am surprised, I am mortified, i am hu. milated, I am chagrined as all the true peo' pie and the good Democrats of South Caro. lina will be when they see two representatives, defeated honestly and squarely in the . Democratic primaries, come Into this presence and by indirection undertake to cry over the marbles they have lost. What rela' tion do Messrs. Latimer and Strait- and Mc, Lauriu bear to the Democratic organization of South Carolina? They have never voted , other than the Democratic ticket from the time they attained their majority. They participated in a State convention that sent delegates to the national convention. I bad the honor to represnt my Stale at large in the Chicago convention. They were my constituents as the representatives of the rank and tile of the Democracy of their home. We believed in certain principles; we believed that It was right and just to sub- i mit those principles to the primaries of the ! Democratic parly. We carried tbem to Clii' CHgo, and they were repudated by the national Democracy. These men were not belligerent or rebellions against the action of the convention, But in September following that action al Chicago these very men, as members of the State convention, endorsed the platform adopted at Chicago, after they had defeated these two men In the primary which I conducted. Mr. Hemnhill: Senator Irby; I will not be Interrupted You are not representing South Carolina, anc 1 will not be Interrupted by you at all. When the Third party showed Its head 1c South Carolina It was my duty to fight it I did it as zealously and as honestly as anj man in the United States, and I say for thes< men and the men who sent them here tba we gave the largest Democratic mnjorlty loi Cleveland and his electors of any Stale li the Union, the population considered, li Mr. Latimer's district Third partylsm wai 1 stronger than In any other part of South Car ' oilna. As State chairman, I appealed to hln to come to the rescue of the Democratic p irty 1 and he did it like a man. He denounced hi own kin people and his neighbors In the In terest of Democratic principles and the nom Inees of the Democratic party. The men nere wnovoiea ior mm. nuu for Strait, never questioned his Democracy ai . they should have done as (he true Represen ' tallves of South Carolina, until Mr. Cleve land was elected. It was all right for them t( represent South Carolina until Mr Clevelam : was elected. As soon as hejwas elected am I the crumbs of office were In sight Mr.Johnstone: No,sir,? , Senator Irby: I do uot propose to be inter , rupted. I am responsible outside of thl caucus for anything I may say. Wheu thi crumbs of office were In sight they come n| here and Impeuch the Democracy of men thai whom there are no truer in South Carollni . tor when the Democracy was attacked in 189C when Mr. Haskell opposed the regular nom! nee for Governor, they folded their arms am ' remained quiet when that element was ap . pealing to the negro. They did not think w much of the Democratic principles that the; ' represented then; but show them a cruml I of office, and they come here and by indire< Hon Impeuch the Democracy of as trne Dem . ocrats as live In South Carolina. Now, sir, as chairman of the committee o the Democratic parly, in Hue with the Nal lonal Democracy, in full accord with all th Democratic principles as enunicated at Cbl ' cago, acting as a subordinate under Harrity the National Chairman, I say that any pre [ scriptlon against these men will be an insul : and an outrage on the Democracy of Soutl Carolina. And we will resent It, but we wil ' resent it Inside of the Democratic lines, am these two men and myself will be the lae ; men to go outside of party lines in Soutl Carolina. , What did they do? When they were nom ; inated in the primary the party law require ' that they Bhould tile a pledge with me a I State chairman that they would abide the rt , suits of the primary. These men filed tha pledge; Messrs. Hemphill and Johnston tiled that pledge. Ttiey abided It as betweei a Republican and Mr. Latimer, but they ar , not willing to abide it when it conn s to th distribution of patronage in Washingtor More than that, sir: Wltlitn his district, on I of his ardent supporters in the primary an the general election was an elector. Wha * did he do? What did the electors do? The: ' filed a solemn pledge vma mo as iu? out ' chairman that If elected they would vol for Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Steveuson??om( , thing that waa never done in the Unltei ' States before?somethlnz that looks buintll , atlng to us, but aa hd advertisement to lb world, we pledged ourselves In writing an pledged our electors before the Novembc election that if they were elected they woun . vote for Mr. Cleveland; and the conventloi 1 authorized we, as the State chairman, If the* elector*, did not pledge themselves, to selet other electors. They were clected upon lb same ticket, and yet because they were li favor of the sub-treasury, the same thin ? that Mr. Johnstone was In favor of 1 Mr, Johnstone: Now, Mr. Postmaster Gee erol, that is a statement of fact. 1 Senator Irby: Of course. The Postmaster General: One momen before either of you speak. You made stau ments that they have the right to answer i ? this way. Tbey omitted to interrupt yot 1 and you must accord the Senator the sam 1 courtesy tnat was accorded you. Mr.Johnstone: Itakeitfor granted th? the gentlemiin does not wish to 6tate an; thing that is not correct. 1 Senator Irby: You dare not deny it oul side to my face. Mr. Johnstone : I will do it. * The Postmaster General?We will procee 1 as we have heretofore. We can gain uothlu ? by these personal Interruptions. ? Senator Irby?Mr. Latlm-r is In favor < * the sub-treasury plan. I do not know the > he lavors the Pickler bill; I do not think h 8 does; but Mr. Johnstone, before he left her t last year to go home, was In favor of tb J sub-treasury plan. He had his letters of ei dorsement of the leaders of the Third part ' and the leaders ol the Alliance. It was a T right then for Mr. Latimer to favor the sul ? treasure scheme, but when Mr. Cleveland 1 * plpfttPil It Ik all wrunz. r Now. Mr, Postmaster General, I will nc longer Impose on your patience. I wlsb t t conclude by Buying that this is unusua 1 Every sentiment of manbood, of bonesty, c ' courage, in South Carolina is today in revoi - agulust these two champions of Mr. Cievi > laud's cause. We never beard of tbem beln - such Cleveland men until be was electec 1 Now they are great Cleveland men. Sout ' Carolina today is up in arms against tbem I the organized Democracy Is up In arm ' against tbem, and I challenge them now t l face the honext, true Democracy oi tbolr du ' trlcts, and we will show tbem what the pet > pie of their districts think of tbem hereal ter. ' t SKNATOIt BL'TLKB HAS NOTHING TO DO WIT) I THE HUMILIATING SPECTACLE. ! Senator Butler: We have beard a goo deal of oratory today, and I do not think ! is at all necessary lor me say anything. I was invited here by yourself, us you remero her, to be a listener, not to be a speaker, have nothing in the world to do wltb thes controversies. I must say, however, that a ) a representative ol that State, I join mos heartily In what each of these gentlemei have said about the humiliating spectacli i presented to the country. But that humillal i ing spectacle has been brought about by tbe? gentlemen themselves. i Senator Irby : 1 deny that. Henator Butler : And by nobody else. I Tho Postmaster Generul: Please do not inlerrni . him. Senator Butler: I do not intend to submit to an insolunro at your hands. 1 have not interrupted yoi i Senator Irby : Well, sir? i Tho Postmaster General: Senator Butler did n< I interrupt ymi. Senator Butler; That will do very we'l at a towi i ship meeting down home, but it is not very becomln , here tf you will purmit me to say it. It is not goin ; to win. Let that bo distinctly understood. Yo came in here with the most silly, ridiculous, absun childish announcement that 1 had been reported to t , armed. Senator Irby : I gave you the authority Tor it. The Postmaster General: I apply the same rule t you that was applied to Mr. Johnstone. Senator Butler: I will not submit to that sort < insolence from him or anybody else living. However, I have nothing to say except that I ioi with the gentlemen In t-haring with them the humil iation of this spectacle today. I have beard nothin r about tbelr Democracy except what I have seen I the newspapers, which has been published far an wide and, 1 BUppose, is public property. The maDiit in which their Democracy wus questioned has bee stated by themselves, and 1 do not know that anj body is responsible lor that except the list itsel Now they appear to get Into a frenzy, at leaet some < them do, about the condition ol things. 1 am In n ; sense res|>onsible for it. Inasmuch us you have an noiinced the course that vou Intend to pursue in th appointment of otticers tor this department, I hoi pel lectly content. THE APPOINTING POWER. I may be permitted to say. If I can do so, that th rules you have adopted meet my entire approbation I have always supposed that the executive departmen of the government was intended to inake the appoint ments of officers; that tho legislative departmen was to make the laws or to prevent the making of bo. laws. I have ne^er claimed, in the pretty long tern that I have had here, any right whatever to dictate t< any Cabinet officer or any executive oflicer any appointment. I have no patronage. 1 represent tin legislative department of the government. I think i practice* wiiicQ win restore uie inuepemience 01 inesi two co ordinate branches of the government will g< very far toward securing good administration. 1 tliink you are perfectly right in saving that the* offifces are to be iilled for the berieilt of the people, an< no', for politicians. Of course, I assume that an e.v ecutive officer is always glad to get the opinions oi representative men, and they are only potential at they are wise and judicious, and no more ; and this department, the President himself, or any other executive department, has not only the right, but it is hit constitutional duty, to get Information from whatever Source he can as to the best officers to be appointed. 1 care nothing about the patronage myself. I wish to heaven 1 had nothing to say about It It Is a source of annoyance. I aui not responsible for any of the appolntiih nts that are made except so far as my endorsement may make me responsible. I have nothing whatever to do with them, except that Presidential appointments arc sent to the Senate, and I hecome in that respect a part of the Executive to advise and consent to tnein. Beyond this my responsibility does not go. 1 have nothing whatever to do with these local controversies or disputes. I want to say for these two gentlemen that they have a right, as citizens of the Slate, as former Representatives of the districts?and I am very happy to say very able Representatives?to present to you or to any other executive officer their opinion as to the fitness of persons for public appointment. 1 do not see why they should bo enveighed against heeause they have exercised the ordinary rights of American citizens. They came here with me. us you remember, and had a conference with you about the a| pointmenls that will be acceptable to the people interested ; and 1 want to my now, that in the sixteen yeurs that I have been in the Senate I have never Interfered at all in any of the Congressional districts with the appointment of postmasters, and I do not know that I should have inter-i fered now. I certainly do not Intend to as to these . ........... .I,. ,,., Mr Uhutt nml Mr Tothnrt T uV.n..l.l not liove interfo ed now if these two gentlemen had extended to me that courtesy which I thought, and tliink now. was due to my official position. I claim no personal obeisance, except what th'.-y ohoose to extend to me as a gentleman. I showed my feeling In regard to them. Soon after Mr. Cleveland's election persons wrote to tne from different postottices in their | districts, and I did them the courtesy to send tb( * those letters. THE SENATOR'S COURTESY. ; Representative Strait: You did not send me oi ' Senntor Butler: Perhaps I did not set any fr< l your district. I certainly dtd to Mr. Latltn r. I c tainly did to Mr. Latimer. I am very sorry to ( here that that genlieman is guilty of what I think \ a want of proper courtesy to me. Senator Irby: Who is that f Senator Butler : I was speaking of Mr. Latim j Tou will allow, I believe, that he is twenty one 8 able to take care of himself. l**nthima letter o gentleman from Walballa, Dr. Darby, who was i plying for that postoffice; and I am infoimed tl * he took that private letter and read it at one these caucuses, to which he has jrist referred. ? Representative Latimer : There is not one w< , of truth in that. x Senator Butler: I am very glad to hear that. 1 LATIMER DENIES THAT HE SUBMITTED I ? DARBY'S APPLICATION TO THE CAUCUS. ' Representative Latimer: I never rend a priv i letter at any conference. 4 Senator Butler: 1 am very glad to hear It. * information was that he had taken that letter, wb * I had reTerred to him os a matter of courtesy, and indicate that I deferred to bis opinion before expri * ing any of my own, and bad read it at the conforer 9 I think I had a right to complain of that, and I * yery much gratified to know that it Is not so. ' Kepresentative Latimer: There Is not a word ? truth in it. J Senator Butler : That is the only ground. % J Keprescntaelve Latimer: What Is the lack courtesy ? Senntor Butler: That Is one. Kepresentative Latimer: W hat Is the other ? 8 Senator Butler: Tou took no notice of my c< 8 uiunicatlon. However, that is personal entire P The Postmaster General bas nothing to do wltb tl 1 and I do not tbink he has anything to do with a gi many other questions that have come up today, I- STBIAT LOOKING AFTER HIS DEMOCRAG" 1 HE CAN'T PROVE IT BY BUTLER. 0 Representative Strait: Will you allow me. to y you a question ? a Senator Antler: Certainly. - Kepresentatlve Strait: Do you consider m? I- Democrat Senator Butler: Dr. Strait, yoo must vlndlc if your own Democracy. > Representative Strait: I do not care whether; e answer it or not. [ Senator Butler: Very well. I think it was a gs piece of impertinence in putting it if you did h care for any answer. t Mr. Hemphill: Senator Butler, I think you ou 1 to aay that you asked Mr. Johnstone and oiysel! I give you our views. il Senator Butler: I think I <>tight. When I it thine came up, and I got lettera from the different tl trlcta that they were recommending Third party t and Kepublicans for office, and I did not tbtnk I 1 i- doing my duty to permit that to be done If I en d prevent it, and inasmuch as Mr. Hemphill and s Johnstone had represented those districts, 1 as >- them to give me tbuir opinion. It was done at my it quest e n LATIMERSS TRIAL?SOME LETTERS HE V e 8WERED?OTHERS UE I?I1> NOT ANSWER e lt Representative Latimer* I *601 ved numerous e" ters, I don't know bow many, bat a great many eg ters came In my mail that hud'some lines writter tt the hack. "Kespectfwlly referred to Hon. A. C. I y wer." The e were no petitions in those letters?t e ply letters asking about the offices. 1 filed those e ters away wilh other lettera that came; answc y some of those letters and somo I did not ans? it What else did you want me to do f . ocnacir niuier : i uiu noi Know von you 0 done with t:>em. I did not receive anv acknowU d ment that that courtesy had been extended to j >r whereas these gentlemen on the right have had \ courtesy to notify ine of their making recommei a lions. I do not know that I shall interfere here. I? THESE PROCEEDINGS MUST BE PROPERLY 1 0 * PORTED. ? Ma. Johnstone : These proceedings arc being ta ? down for the purpose of publication, 1 suppose, It is Improper that an iraperfe-t record should ge the public. The Postmaster General: Quite so. t. JOHNSTONE DEFINES HIS POSITION. n Mr. Johnstone : It his been charged here, for w 1, purpose I cannot say, that before leaving home to e ter the canvasc, I was in favor of the sub-treas bill. I simply wish to say that that is not the tn it That is all there is In it. I have never stated so f. any person. 1 ran my Arst canvass Is oppoaitioi It, and I ran my second In opposition to it. [. In addition to that it has been slated that I I home with me letters of reoommendatlon from Tl party men. I state that that is not the troth. I d nave in my possession a letter from a man who g since aQllllated with the Third party, explaining me, at my suggestion, what he understood by the t )f treasury Will, in-order that 1 might combat it wh< it got home?that 1 might have a clear and distinct e derstanding of it, so that I might combat it. e He states that I bore letters home from ot e sources. That is a mistake. I did not do that. Sk 1. gentlemen who had met me here in the city ot Wi y lngton were members of the Alliance. They 11 asked me to confer with them about certain mat ). in which they were interested ; they were kin a impressed with me and pertonally became friends, and they did write to another-gentlemai it letter commendatory of myself, and knowing tha o would be of service to me, I did get that Jetter, 1, I did have it with Die in South Carolina. That Is if there is of truth in that. It ? NO FOLDING OF ARMS BY HEMPHILL? g MADE SPEKCHE8 FOB CLEVELAND AND ' TILLMAN. D 1; Mr. Hemphill: I suppose I may close this, s want to state, that It may go on record, that any st o ment that 1 folded my arms when Mr. Haskell w j-! candidate, an independent candidate against Gover y | Tillman, the regular nominee of the party, is foanded In facl. Aa soon as Judge Harkell come I too* tne stump, ana 1 made turee speeches In county in one day for Governor Tillman. It < i H known in my State that I spoke in York county In CbosUrQeld oounty, and in otber par la of tbe trlct. Senator Irby. If you sav so, It Is so, but I did" d remember anything about it. It Mr. Hemphill: I do not accuse yon of wanting I misrepresent me, but that Is tbe fact, that 1 did fa >* that position. I Senator Irby; 1 did not know anything of It. e Mr. Hemphill: I want to say that it has been ( .8 here that resolutions were adopted by the convenl t in Columbia artcr the nomination and after tbe a< Q tlon of tbe Chicago platform endorsing that plntfo 3 My information is that tbe resolutions were offered > the convention and either beaten or voted down. * The Postmaster General: Mr. Latimer says It i adopted. Benotor Irby : I made that statement. I helj and Mr. Talbert was present, when Ave of us drew t that platform. We reiterated our allegiance to Liuuunn jucmwrnQ/ anu ciiu??mtni tfieTeiana 1 y Stevenson and Jefferaoulan Democracy, i. Mr. Hemphill: What I want to get ut la that I resolution endorsing the platform adopted at C >t cago was offered It was voted down. Senator Irby: That is bo. M r. Postmaster Gem >- bnt It wns considered aa surplusage. It was the sa g thing ; there was no use to adopt it, because 2 same thing bad been adopted In the general pi u form. i Mr. Hemphill.- May I slate further, in dele >e of toy position here, that simply because Dr. rti was elected to Congress 1 huve not lost my rig as a cit'zi-n of the country, and I have a right,' o every citizen has a right, to make a recommendat to nny department of this government. jf The Postmaster General: I think the position the Department has been pretty clearly stated, n Mr, Hemphill: These gentlemen think I am - truding upon them I do that upon my own rlcht; g cannot be deprived of it, and I inav state that I r n resent as many Democrats in South Carolina as 1 d btrult. ? r Senator Irby: The primaries did not say so. n Mr. Hemphill; He beat me 178 votes. If 1 race hud been outside of Mr, Tillman, I would hi f. beaten biin out of his boots. f Mr. Johnstone: It has been stated that I folc o my arms at the time of the Haskell moveme - There la not a word of truth in that. e Senator Ii l>y : Did you moke a speech for Gov r- jorTillman? Mr. Johnstone: At Anderson Court House. Senator Irby; i'or yoiirs^lt Mr. Johnstone:- For Tillman and myself. Senator Irby:. You did not say a word about T e man. i. Mr. Johnstone : I state emphatically that I d t and at Greenwood and oth? r places. ; Senator Irby ; The rec rd will surtain me. t Mr. Johnstone: The record Is us I hive stated. J Representative Strait: If Mr. Haskell was wro s three years ago, and Mr. Hemphill Ux.k the ? against him, and considered the Tillman Detnocrc - the pure Democracy, wliy does he endorse the oil i Democracy now, and Ignore the Till man Democrac i At 5:40 o'clo ck p. m., the meeting adjourned. > * I CothrnnM Collections. ; CothraiiK, S. U., April 10, 1893, I Capt. Geo. Jones, of.Cokesbury, is In lov - today and Is the guest of Mr. John K. Saxo 1 Mr. Felton Sims, of Tip Top. Laurens cou > ty, visited relatives In this community la 1 week. Mr. James C. Caldwell, of Greenwood, vl i Ited at Mr. J. M. Norman's a few days ag Mr. J. L. Hlnton has put up a large bell fi farm use. 1 Messrs. A. C. Davenport and J. F. Saxo 1 went to see the Indian doctor last week an Mr. Saxon bad a cancer taken off of h none. James Norman has the best two year ol colt In the county. He Is one of tbe kin that Dick Hill likes to look at so well. Mr. Thomas Jones had the misfortune I break his wagon down while coming froi Greenwood last Saturday. A brass band has been organized near hear \I r .Iiihn M Tumor alrooHu huu Klo ment and can be beard in the early more lngw playing the familiar old tune, "We'll a rise early In tLo morning." Cas is aboutrleht on the .moon question anyway he knows how to catch flab and kee| his milk cows in fine condition. Dr. Halley, of Greenville, preached atOllvi Branch Church, Easter Sunday evening. Dr Bailey was pastor of Olive Branch churcl and preached the dedication sermon in 1K5C At that time the church stood in Edgefleh county. Ke\. Trayham Miller, of Greenwood preached at Pine Grove yesterday morning Col Ion seed are very scarce. Warm and dry. Trlxy. The best uniaundried shirt for the money a Temple ton's. Seethe new glassware at Sand 10 cents ai Templeton's. * The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. lay , r&6 Wednesday, April 12, 1893. er. md f a ip- Returning Thanks. ' At the oloae of the Inter-denominational Sunday 8cbool Convention last Thursday 3rd night, that body did as other bodies have often done before, passed formal resolutions o' thanks to our people for the courtesy and hoe. >R* pltality which had been extended to them. The question now Is, are such resolutions ?te complimentary to a community like this? My If the delegates had gone to au mimical led community where no recognition might rea to sonably have been expected, but contrary U: all fears, they bad been treated with clvlllI> tin and allowed to depart in safety, carrying away all their baggage, then such resolution! 1 wnniit he entirely aoDroDriate for that com munlty. f "f Let the reader not misinterpret us, and lei him not forget that we think it would not be amiss, but eminently proper, for thecooven >111* tlon to have expressed any pleasure whlct ^ they may have realized from meeting In th< eat community, and that It would not have been an ungrateful thing for them to have worded r- resolutions expressive of the pleasure whlct they had experienced In lodging with us. But In a Christian community like this where every citizen considered not only hit greatest pleasure but his highest bonnr tr 1 * have a delegate In bis house, we suggest thai sate a resolution of "thanks4' Is not at all neces sary. ' Let conventions express their pleasure, ll eat they have realized any, but excuse us from n?t the "thanks," If you please. gbt ? ' ? r to DeeorMlon or 3f em mortal ? The Press and Banner knows that the Northnen era people, as well as the Southern people, was put flowers on the graves of tbelr dead sol?jl<1 dlers. One section uses the word "Decoratlon" and the other describes tbe same action re- by the word "Memorial." Whether It le "Memorial" or "Decoration," let us plaw in- flowers In May on the graves of tbe soldlerc of the lost cause. let let- the long report of the in vest!gallon before Atl. the Postmaster General la not only an inilm terestlDg paper, but It will become a hUtor red ,cal document* Every citizen who propose! rer to keep up with the current politics of the country ahould read it, and then lay It away *la<i for future reference. The people will bear more of this matter next year and it will be well tc the be able to draw the record when the question ,d*' arises. IE Judeoe Magrath, is dead. Abbeville re memberB bim very well an being at the head of the Secession movement in South i to Carolina. The first public meeting in tbli interest was held at Abbeville, and Judge Magrath was the prominent figure. He wai nearly eighty years of age, when he died. rbnt ? -? nry Mr. I. h. McCalla will likely be appoint atb. ed Collector of Internal Revenue. He anC ' Senator irby called on the President t i to ? ? " few days ago. >ore jlrtl did The probability is, that the railrouds will bus win their case. . It seems generally conceded that the Slate will lose. u nContributed Local*. her Abbeville 8. C.. April 12.1893 Mrs. Heard and Mr*. Joliuuy Cade of Mt, Cnrmel were shopping In the elty last week J**? and were the guests of Air*. W. A. Lee. c^.rs Miss Maggie Latimer Is off to Augusta on l(]|y most Important (to tbe ladle*) buslne*?. Miss EtLel Roper accompanied by MIm ? * Louise Browu returned to her home In Edge ' 'l Held last Monday. kl>H We bad tbe pleasure of seeing many friend! s" during the meeting of tbe Sunday School Con vention and it gave us great pi< asure to se? HK among them men occupying high places oi honor and trust, who were ouce little boys In Abbeville. Our council are opening up a new street from below J. C. Miller's acrcsts in the dlree .1 tion of tbe tan yard. te- Mr. Henrv Hill returned from Atlanta lasl 88 0 Monday where be bad been on busineos. nor Mr.aml Mrs. R. May* Cleveland bave Jusl r,ot returned to Abbeville from a trip to Florida out Tbere being no services'ln the Presbyteriao 0D,? churcd lust Sunday, tbat congregation wor "re" shipped with tbe Methodists. "Behold bofl nn'l good and how pleasant It Is for brethren to d,B- awey together In unity." Mr. Jimmy Swift of Elberton spent last not Sonday in Abbeville. Births?At Abbeville, April 10,1893, to Mra J. C. Miller, a son. "to Bicycles are all tbe rage In town. Mies Martba Winatock who has been spend Ing sometime with relatives and friends In M?,d Abbeville, will leave to-day amid many reIon greis, for her home In Philadelphia. We hope loP~ her visit has been as pleasant to herself as ll has been to her many friends here. We wish ,n for her a safe Journey home. Abbeville's Graded 8cbool under the manias agement of Prof. Moncrelff and his efficient corps of teachers is In a most florlshing con*<1. dltion, numbering? nearly two hundred scbol"P arn. tbe our historic old town Ib now rich in beauty, md ber magnlficlent shade tree*, beautiful flower gardens, charming ladles,and gallant beaux fa make it a city to be envied by those possessfti ing lei-H fortunate surroundings; and surely no town can boast of more handsome and ?ral queenly women than ours. me Mow is the treason to make your place healths thy and beautiful by tbe use of the whitest wash brush. The county Commissioners have Just bad nao tbe office* In tbe Coart House scoured ont -alt and freshly kalsoroined, and It now presents hta a neat and cleanly appearance. as Our farmers have uearly all finished plantIon ing corn, and bave much of their cotton land prepared. of Our Cornet band gave uh some sweet music last week. These open air concerts are greatIn ly enjoyed by the cltlzeus. The boys now ; I play well, and It in a treat to bear them. e\*- The Knights of Pytbias will give a strawMr. berry and ice-cream festival next Thursday evening for the benefit of their order, and us tbls Is the first time these "Knights" bave aptlie pealed to a generous public, we hope they will ive not be disappointed lu receipts of tbe evening. led Miss Marie Krlnkle, who come oa as a Millnt. Iner for Mr. W. E. Bell, has returned to Baltimore, and Miss Adalalde OocbraD, who Is er an artist In this line, now has charge of this department. Our citizens should be thinking of ' Decoration" or "Memmorial" day about 80th of May; when we like all cities and towns 111- should remember with tribute of esteem and affection for our noble Confederate dead who Id, sleep In our cemeteries, and any other soldiers who may bave found a resting place In our sunny land. Let a meeting of tbe citizens be called and a committee appointed tr> ng make suitable arrangements by which we ?ld too can appropriately celebrate this day, icy thereby keeping alive in our memories the ier Immortal dead who bave sacrificed their lives y? for their country. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg spent a pleasant day lu Greenwood, last Sunday and Monday with relatives. W. O. Bradley, Esq., returned from Washington, D. C., a few days ago. ro Mr. J. D. Chalmers and rumlly, Mr. W. E. D, Hill and Miss Lula Hughes, spent a dellgbtii ful day yesterday with Mr. A. M. Hill, st Our public square should be touched up uMfh f ho lohltpuruDli hrnuh 8. Butler, chickens and egga, are a little scarce o. Just now; they would meet with reudy Bale on 3r our market. Two earthquake shock last Friday morning, ,n vibrating from east to west. M. d i t Ninety Nix ritnteinenta. d Ninety-Six, 8. C., April 11,189:1. d News Is scarce. Nothing going on In town except a little scattering politics. 0 Our farmers are hard at work. Most of ii them have commence to plant cotton, and their cry is more guano. Wheat and oats are looking fine, i- Mr. Wm. Burk halter lost a tine mare last i- week. 1 Mrs. John B. Sample of Greenwood visited 1 Mrs. A. W. Still a few days ago. ; Lanreus and Rush Stuart, J. A. Moore and p H. R. Turner caught some flne fish recently. Mr. Henry Hill. of Johnstons, Edgefield e county, was up on business a few days ago. Mr. James Make's cows was out again last li week on Mr. T. L. Moore's outs. Mr. Moore < i. kindly sent ber home, statlne lie would .send i blm down a load as soon as he cut his grain if he would keep her off. Jim thinks he will I, do that. ( Mr. A. Hrdgpath, section master. Is oil of t duty 011 account of sickness. s Mr. and Mrs. Sones are on a visit to tbe lower part of the State. i . ? i 1 Mr. It. W. Smith, of 'Lebanon neighbor- c hood, tins finished planting corn, cotton, !b I goobers and watermelons, aim Is going to tlx' I lor a fine potato patch. a TROY'S TOPICS. Readable Paragraph* Abont the till- ^ rens of the Modern <'lly. A Troy. 8. C.f April 10, 1893. * Winter with her snows and chilling blasts have departed hence, and In her stead Spring ^ with her youth and beauty have come to fv cheer old and young. , Capt. Wm, Bird, of Greenville, Is visiting J;1 his sister, Mrs. R. W. Lite*. Mr. and Mrs. Marshal I Kay. of Mt. Carmel, . are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F, Clink- " scales. r; Mr. T. M. McCaslan, of Calhoun Falls, Is at , , home for a few weeks rest. f Mr. T. O. Taggart, of Texas. Is here visiting bis many friends and kinsfolk. ? Dr. L. N. Kennedy wblle returning from " hunting last week bis horse became frighten ed at somethlne, throwing him from bis cart '' and bruising him considerably. He was con- * fined to bis room for a week, but Is better i 1 now. n Mr. J. H. Chiles, Sr., of Mlllwny, is quite 111. MUs Lavlula Neel's school will give a pic- ? i nlc next Friday. All are expecting a nice * r day. . Mr. L. O. Beau ford has moved In his new V1 cottage. 1 i Some of our farmers have nearly flulshed c . planting cotton. Mr. T. A, Dowtln Is among * tho number. Tom Is champion among the a young farmers. Listen to tbls, young ladles. . . Mrs. W. K. Bradley paid a short visit to 1 , AbbevMle last week. c Mlsa Fannie jay wnsoauea 10 aic^ornucs . " yesterday to see her sister, Mrs. J. P. Robin- 1 i son. wbo Is quite sick. _ , Mrs. J. S.Jay and her little daughter, Ethel, are vlsltlDg relatives In McCormlck. . 1 Revs. R. F. Bradley and T. W. Sloan were { I attending Presbytey last week. However , Rev.T. W.Sloan filled the pulpit yesterday T here. Children's day will be observed here the * , first of Mtty In the Methodist church. They , are getting up a nice program. . Mr. Gallagher, the photographer, is here, ' 1 and Is getting plenty of work. His pictures are on exhibition at the post office. . Last Friday morning at 6.30 o'clock there was a rumbling sound as ol thunder, which was soon found out to be an earthquake, and r Just half an hour another shock. Tbatnigbt , at 10 o'clock a meteor which seemed as large as the moon made its appearance across the horizon which was followed by a report as of ft distant thunder. All that saw It said It was the brightest they bad ever seen. v Mr. T. E. Leard can furnlth yon with Ice drinks of all kinds. Call on him. <? Mr. W. T. Bradley, our Stbbalb School Superlntendent, attended the Convention at Ab- 11 ' bevllle last week, and said the meeting was ' pleasant as well as edifying, and said be was a royally entertained. Mrs. R. P. Cresswell fell outof the door last week aud was badly hurt. 1 Listen. We hear the chimes of wedding e i bellH In the suburbs of town, , Misses Belle and Parrie Leard and Miss Mollie Tittle, who have been quite sick for three y weeks, are Improving. . ? Mr. Dock Taggart paid Calhoun Falls a visit last week. > Goose Branch Is getting to bp a popular d place with our young folks. The next thing ( now is a nice bath house. , ' The small grain is needing rain. Nick. 1 SOCIAL CIBCLE. : ??- - i And the People Who Move Around , In It. a Social Circle, April 10,1893. t The farmers are busy planting corn and cot* ' ton. Watermelon patches are being pre- . ) pared. J Mrs. Fisher from Anderson has been on a a visit to Mrs. A. B. Ellis. I ' A party of young people went fishing on i PArnna/?Q TnatHflc Afternoon. And entiffht A , nice chance of fish. a We had quite a pleasant shower of rain ^ Tuesday morning. Dr. Cason and wire, and Mr. Burnett and e iHnitly visited at Mr. J. B. Ellis's Sunday. Mr. Willie Ellis bad the misfortune of let- a 1 ting fire get out one day last week, and burnt , up ninety- Ave panels of pasture fence for Mr. 1 Alex. Kills. Mr. B. O. Vcrell has bought a corn mill, and will soon be ready for the patronage of the . people. f I Mrs. A. B. Ellis and her daughter. Miss AN t i lee, accompanied by Mrs. Fisher, spent Mon- p day with Mrs. J. A. Ellis. Mr. Jim Cobb will terrace bis land. J MIps Moorer Adams, Miss Mary Low, and J Miss Emily Tamer spent from Friday until r Sunday evening with friends in Pineville. Mrs. A. B. Ellis was shopping in Green- I wood one day last week. t Miss Lillian Turner spent Thursday night with Mr*. Sudle Cobb. Mr. J. T. Cobb, accompanied by Mies Ellis, 8 1 paid Mrs. O. L. Turner a visit one day last week. 1 Mr. J. Frank Keller passed through l^ere , one day last week on bis way to his valuable U farm. Mr. Mack Cobb ylslted his brother Mr. Jim * Cobb yesterday. A. D. E. M. ^ | CAUGHT ON TrHE FLY. * [ Sheriff Nance la Preaaed Into Service and Xnkea a Sandny School Speech, t L ,] ' Last 8onday while Sheriff Nanc* was re[ turning to the village from his home, when 0 be reached Bethel church, be was baited, and r asked to come in and address the Suuday . School. Mr. Nance Is equal to any emergracv, do g mutter whether It is to make a political a " speech, to Jug a violator of the law, to arrest a railroad train, or to address a Sunday School ? ' and so be made quite a good speech to the boys and girls, admonishing them to avoid p evil In every shape, and telling them of the 11 Inconvenience of boarding at the Jail, and of nerving terms at the State s industrial Institu- a . tion In Columbia He said the way of the transgressor Is bard, but In walking in vlrtoes b ' way they would find all her paths were peace- w ful and all ber ways were pleasant. m i m gi ioronaca's Callings. Coronaca, S. C., April 10,1893. Two Blight earthquake shocks were felt here Friday morning. V Mr. Robert Nickles, of Ninety-Six, was In town 8 inday. Miss Emma Clardy and Mrs. Oscar Sim- ? mons, of Laurens are visiting Mrs. Dr. Austin and Mrs. Beeks. e< The Parsonage Aid Society was organized a here at the Methodist church yesterday with the following officers: President, Miss Agnes Rice; Vice President, Mm. W. W. Klugb; Secretary and TreaNurer, Mrs. J. C. 8h?rp. Birth?At Coronaca, to Mrs. J. D. Coleman, 81 a son. Birth?At Coronaca, to Mrs. Lewis N. D Tnompson, a daughter. T! Several of Coronaca's young men are off at College and are acquitting themselves credit* Dl ably. ?( Mr. Prank Fouche, one of Coronaca's most worthy young men. afier a session of several , months, will close nis school iu about three weckff. Rev. A. C.Stepp will preach here next Sunday In the Baptist church. le Rev. Mr. Vaughn preached a most excellent sprmon yesterday In the Methodist cburcb = from the tol owlng tpxt: 4th verse,5tb chapter ErcleslHStes, "When thou vowest a vow nnln find. dpfnr not Inner It: forheliftt.il no I pleasure In fools; pay tbat which tbou bast I vowed." Miss Kate Henderson, dau?hter of Mrs. W. I T. Henderson. Ik to be united In marriage to- f. raorrow. to Mr. Percy Lumly, recent civil engineer on the G.; C. 4 N. R. R. Mlsa Henderson Is held In the hiebest estimation by all ~ who know her, and the position whlob Mr. f Lumtysoably tilled insufficientevidence of l? his sterling worth. After the marriagecere- V mony Is performed, the happy couple will leave for the North on an extended bridal tour. N. rt. Pyles. ? ? In the Shade of Oak Grove. Oak Grove. S. C., April 10.1883. Mr. A. Mack Turner, of Ninety-Six, made tbe home of his brother, O. L. Turner, very pleasant wltb a visit last week. An earthquake shock was distinctly felt through here last Friday morning. Miss Lldle Miller is greatly missed In the Pine Grove Sunday School during her absence from home. Mrs. A. B. Ellis went Saturday to see her sick brother. Mr. J. B Riley. From the demand for sugar cane seed sorgbum will be plentiful this Fall. Mr. Oscar Turner passed through our town this afternoon driving his beautiful Montana. Mr. George Harralson, of New Market, honored tbe young people wltb some splendid music a lew nights ago. Mr. W. J. Miller worshipped at Hodges Sunday night. Mr. Jim Norman Is a well to do farmer. The ground is seldom ever too wet to plow at his house. Miss Lillian Turner has just finished a scrap quilt containing six thousand six hundred and twelve little pieces. It ought to be exhibited at the World's Fair. Rain is very tnuch needed through here. What has uecomeof Trlxy? Dulclo. THE RAILROAD SHOPS. r ? s L'apt. Winder In In Abbeville Arranging Nnllers lu Reference Thereto. Capt. Winder, General Manager of the G. Car & N.. came to town yesterday evening lor of] he purpose of perfecting the trade for the| hops. 1? He and the Council held a conference last ou light, with a view to arranging the prellml-i larles. I pro The papers had not been signed at ten 1'clock last night, but It Is thought they will le concluded to-day. ( At present we know of nothing to prevent , perfectly satisfactory trade. A \. . : ;< / <i-y / College Tlewa. Dae West, S. C., AprU 10,1893. Dr. and Mrs. J. M.Todd, who have been in Mexico for Home time, arrived home on Wednesday. Dr. Todd was sent out hy the . R. P. My nod to report of the mission ork In that Held which Is already la opera* on and to ascertain lhe Deed* or that field, r. Todd accompanied by Mrs. Todd left for [exlcan fields Id January and has made a lorough survey of the territory occupied by jIh synod, visiting principal stations and ut-S unions. The Ministers of the town left for the meetag of the Second Presbytery, whloh meets t King's Creek, Newberry coonty, on fednexday. The Presbytery convened the blowing day. At a late meeting of the Board of Trustees f Ersklne College It was decided that It was est to takedown partly the south tower of be new building. Work was commenced on L Inst week. On Thursday while they were working at it the rear wall of the tower fell, 'his wall baa bad no rupport at all since the irstfall. No one was hurt. Miss Laura Qrler wbo has been teaching cbool at Okete, Missouri, returned home on Vlday. Mr. Gwlnn. of Kentucky, is visiting hla laughter, Mrs. W. A. Todd, wbo Is quite iSr .T T \fefuin jittnnded the board of kshool Examiners for the Stale oo Tdurnay. Mr. A. S. Kennedy paid a business trip to Ltlanta last week. Mri. Warren Whlsonftnt, of Hickory Grove, I. C. Is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. jathan. Rev. W. A. Gains occupied Rev. 0. Y. Bonler's pulpit on Sabbath Morning. Rev. Mr. Johnson, of Atlanta, Ga., arrived n town on Saturday afternoon. He preached n the A. R, P. church on Sabbath afternoon. We bad an Indian show on Saturday nixbt. t was called the Wild Western Show. It was aid to be a big humbug. They have been Ivlng an exhibition of their ability to shoot ritb the bow this morning. Their skill Iff his line la great. They seldom miss a copper tuck on the end of a stick. There will be a musical entertalment at the 'emale college this week. R. ST"""* / M*y'? Mistake. Everybody loved Aunt Eoee. She ad won all hearts by her happy tays linn v>A Uq t*i*rr oo f? \/UC UIUIUIU^ Dlit UVOiU UMia; y I wonder what it is to be.a real Chrisian." "Nonsense! j Don't bother ^yourself bout it!" cried Jack. "Time enough." "Maybe not," said Harry. "Why, you don't expect to die yet?" xclaimed Jack. "Don't know; Jim Saunders died oung, I'd like to love Jesus now," aid Harry. "I dont want to hear about ft," leclared Jack. "I wouldn't be such a Christian as our May. To tell you the ruth, Harry, I thought it would be a ;ood thing once, but May has put me iut of the notion." "Oh, Jack, I am sure Mfiy tries to lo right." "It is the kind of right I don't like," >ereisted Jack. "She reads the Bible ,nd prays,' and goes around with racts, and teaches Sunday-school, and talks good' to me; but when It comee o helping me with my lessonfi or ;ames, she's as cross as a bear! You enow it well enough, Harry." Aunt Rose was grieved at this talk, ind resolved to watch May's conduct pith her brothers. She found May lti ;reat trouble one day. "Jack will not listen to a word of dvice. I am afraid he never thinks ,bou t his soul," she said. "Perhaps he doevn't tell all his houghts," said Auutltase. ."Suppose, rlay, you try a different way with lim; let precept go ior awuue, auu isy xample. Show the pleasant side of . 'our religion. For instance, when . ack brings you a book to cover, or a iddle to praise, give up your own > ileasure to enter Into his. You will hus show the spirit of the Savior." *'1 never thought of this before," aid May. May thanked Aunt Rose and asked eaus to make her wise to win her irother. Before long, Jack was glad to say hat May had "turned out another Jnd of a Christian, aud that it was a ellow's own fault if she did uot do lira good."?Miss Outlook. ? - mt* ? If boiled potatoes are done a little oo soon, lay a towel over the kettle or list), but do not put a tight cover >ver them. Try a cigar at 3 (or 6 cents at Templeton's. Tbe following popular brandi of 5 cent clan at Temple ton'?: Marabella, Whip Hanle, Index and Golden Gem. Go to Smith a Sons for Palmetto and Irook's cotton planters. Now line of Thompson's Glove Fitting and I. & G. Corsets ail nambera at Aug. W. Smith. Thomsons Ventilating Glove Fitting Corsets t Aug. W. Smith. Wire buckle suspenders and vertical slide acks, are the best and most comfortable rearing, try tbom, W. Joel smith A Sons. Call on J. H. Latimer and gel your garden Bed. Curl your nair. Another lot or nice curling jngs Just received at Penney's Drug Store. A well selected assortment of colon and eady mixed paint* Tor furniture, vehicles, at Speed's Drug Store. Buy your chewing and Bull Durham smokig tobacco from Aug. W. Smith. Mr. Speed gives you a buggy whip free with very two packages of Fat's best horse and ittle powders. Try them for your stock. Calicoes at Ang. W. Smith's at 61. a yard. Early Rose and Peerless Irish p >tatoes for lie by G. W. Lomax at 91.50 per busheL Tooth brushes from 5 to AO cents at Speed's rug Store. Come in and look at them, bey will please you. Mrs. R. M. Hrtddon has returned from the ortli and is now busy arranging stock for )penlug" which begins on ara Inst. Something new. 48 Inch black "Jupiter*, otb. Silk and wool makes a very bundsomtf ress at moderate cost. R. M. Haddon 4 Co. Remember we make a specialty of fine to t articles at Penney's Drug Store. iiniyiif inniienu Mill ff.tiunilduiv Graduate Optician. Eyes Examined Free of Charge. HAVE ALIj THE INSTRUMENTS NECesaary for carefully examining llie eyes. GLASSES efully and accurately selected for all kinds DEFECTIVE VISION requiring glasses. ectacle and Eye Glass Repairing mptly and carefully attended to. GrREENWOOD, - S. C. prll 12, 1SSH, tf *