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WHAT GOV. EVANS SAYS ABOUT THE SO MUCH TALKED OF BOND DEALHe Goes Into a Full History of the Whole Blatter?What He ^Sayn About Seuator Tlllwau, rresHurar i>?i Regard to it. The News and Courier in reporting the campaign meeting at Manning says the feature of the meeting was the speech of Gov. Evans. The speech was devoted almost entirely to the ^ bond matter and was as fol lows: IL In 1889 an Act was passed by the Legislature providing for the redemption of that part of the State debt known as the "Brown Consol bonds" by the issuing of new -4 percent bonds. In 1891 this Act was amended, allowing the Governor and Treasurer, who were charged with the transac t'on, to pay a commission of |3U,OUO I and the entire sinking fund then accu' mulated, amounting to $37,000. This Act was introduced by Mr. TimraerE; man in the Senate, of which body J jg" was then not a member. Br In 1892, after the failure of the Gov|j|? ernor and Treasurer to refund the E& debt at -1 per cent., another Act was passed, changing the rate toper cent, providing for a sinking fund and the retirement of the debt in twenty or forty years, Under this act the debt was refunded. It has been insinuated that I passed these Acts through W the Legislature while acting as counsel for Mr. Rhind. This is false. I did ?not introduce one of them, nor did I offer an amendment to any of them. The first act was introduced by Conservative lawyers. The last Act was . - ? prepared, as is testified to by Mr. Lang, caster, by members of their syndicate in New York, who sent it to Governor Tillman, and he sent the following ? Executive message in regard to it. Columbia, S. C-, Dec. 1892. Gentlemen of the General Assembly : SgC The refunding of the Brown consols, which fall due July next, is the most important question with which the gf Sta*e government has to deal at this time. As you know our predecessors in office provided for the issue of 4 per cent, bonds to be exchanged for G per toeni, but up to the end of the fiscal year, October 31, 181)2, only $33,72G of 4'8 have been issued under this Act and our efforts to place the new bonds in New York at a satisfactory price failed. It is not hard to give the rea I sons for thisand sbow what acis 01 iae I State Government in the past and L what men and interests at this time are K in combination to prevent the State placing her bonds at that rate of interest Suffice to say that it cannot be done, and we must meet the emergency that has arisen by such action as i will maintain our credit and build it up until South Carolina can borrow ^ money at as low a rate as any of her sister States. The State could have placed the 4 percent bonds at par in spite of the p- errors of the past had our own capital: ists lent their aid. We can place a4| L- without their help if the General As\ sembly will provide a sinking: fund ? - ?iil VI-V X- i ii Willi WlliCll MJ LKTglll ILIG giauuai auuu^ al payment of the debt and mortgage ^ the pnosphate beds as collateral. Afa rtareful consideration of the matter, consultation with the State Treasurer and chairman of the finance oommittees of both houses, a bill has ?? been prepared, which t submit hereIwith, that will enable us to meet our obligations at maturity and so build * np our credit as to refund the debt in twenty years at as low rate as any State can obtain. The practical result of the scheme will be: First. That the interest charges to be say $80,000 less, but this sum will not go to the reduction of taxes, but nearly ail to the payment and reduction of the debt itself. Second. That this will, in my judgment, enable us in twenty years to float a 3 or 3i bond, so that in the long run the total amount saved the State will be more than if we now placed a forty-five year 4 per cent. bond. As the bill itself will explain the whole matter in detail and the reasons must appear to any intelligent mind 1 submit it to you without further argument or comment and urge its passage as soon as possible. 13. R. Tillman, Governor. It was reported upon favorably by Senator W. D. Evans, who was at that time chairman of the finance commit tee of the Senate. The Act was passed without a dissenting vote and was the best that could have then been done lor the taxpayers of the State. T ill i l.l. 1 iL. 1\ x win qui reiaie uero iue uiuuiiuij attempts made by some of the newspapers of the SU/? and by some of the Charleston bankers and brokers to defeat the Governor and Treasurer in their efforts to refund the debt at 4 per cent, under the first Acts. Prominent South Carolinians in New York, who had been highly honored by the people of this State, one of whom hud Deen Governor, are reported to have stated to bankers and brokers of New York that Tillman could not be trusted; that the credit of the Slate had been ruined, and that they would not touch the bonds. Others stated that the Tillmanites would repudiate the debt, and for these reasons Governer Tillman and Treasurer Bates were forced to leave New York without a bidder for the bonds. I, as well as every other BRW honest Keformer, ieit a ueep interest HHHin the success of Governor Tillman in this undertaking, especially as it had ^^^Hbeen charged by his enemies that he H was incompetent to deal with thequesR^Btioix and that in consequence of his failure the credit of the State would be ruined. H I ventured to suggest to Governor Tillman the advisability of employing a broker who was familiar with such transactions and who was not an ene my of his Administration, lie agreed SB with me and stated that he had given a New York broker an option on tiie 9^L bonds, which would expire in a few j^^^^days. I do not know a broker in the moo mr\t <lion on pnnmv nf ^^^Hthe State Administration and who ^^^JHvould not gladly have seen Governor ^^^^Hftllman fail in his efforts. I had lived Augusta for several years and know HMr. Rnind to be a reliable and honest flHni&n. I suggested him to Governor ESB^Kllman and he asked ma to send him Columbia in case the other broker H^H9kled. The New York broker failed HBHv^KCcomplish anything and Mr. Khind HMj^Paa giyen a chance. Mr. Khind sue HHgB^Keeded in organizing a syndicate of bankers in Baltimore to take the bonds ~ *'ii n under the terms prescriDeu Dy vtoverner Tillman and Treasurer Bates by few ift virtue of authority conferred upon them as follows (Section 13, Act 18'.)2) "That the Governor and State Treasurer are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to perform all aud singular every act necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act not herein specially given, and which are not inconsistent with the provisions hereof, and in order to have the said bonds and stocks promptly placed the Governor and the State Treasurer are hereby authorized to otl'er aud pay a commission to parties placing said bonds and stocks and the funds belonging to the sinking fund are hereby, appropriated to pay such commission, if so much be necessary: Provided, however, that they shall have said bonds and stocks placed without paying a commission if practicable." It was agreed that the inter, st should commence to run from the 1st of January, 1S93. The reason for this is set forth in the message from Governor Tillman to the General Assembly. Mr. Rhind had a contract with the bond sindicate whereby he was to be paid one and one-half per cent as commis sion for his labors. After the bonds had been paid for arid Mr.Rhind's commission was due some members of the syndicate thought Rhind was getting too much under hiscontract with them and refused to allow the commission paid. I was employed by Mr. Rhind to proceed to Baltimore to take legal steps to collect his commisson. I did so aud associated with me major It. M. Venable. The case has been tried in the lower Court and a judgment has been rendered in favor of Mr. Rhind. An appeal has been taken and will not be heard for several months. As stated by Mr. Rhind in his testimony, the amount of my fee has not been agreed upon. When I was elected Governor 1 retired from the management of the case and turned it over to Major Veirxble and Mr. Baetger, and they have examined me as a witness, as well as Governor Tillman and others. My testimony, as well as Governor Tillman's is a matter of record in the Court and I have the record here for your inspection. I have never concealed anything as to my connection with this matter and shall not attempt to do so. I, as Governor of South Carolina, cannotati'ord to notice every anonymous scribbler in newspapers, nor every cowardly cur that barks at me, but as a candidate for the Senate, however, I deem it just to you as well as to myself to give to you the facts of this matter. The attempt has been made to create Tillman tue iiuprcsaiun mai* uuivi uui and Treasurer Bates, who conducted the sale of said bonds, and I. who assisted them as far as I could, have been paid a consideration by Mr. Rhind or bv the syndicate who took the bonds for allowing them to pay for the bonds we were so anxious to get rid of. This came, I am informed from the pen of one A. B. Williams, whose letters were published in the New York Times, but not over his own signature. Mr. Williams is well known to you as the late editor of the Greenville News and any reference to him is unnecessary. The substance of his insinuations, which have been published in full in the State papers, is to the effect that the Richmond broker told them (the syndicate) he understood, presumably from Mr. Rhind, that the bulk of tho sum was to be divided among parties in South Corolina, who had political influence. The New York broker who was in close association with Mr. Rhind and whose opportunities for knowledge were best of all, replied "that they would better not investigate that; that it was to go to the people, who would better not be known." This statement is based substantially upon the testimony of T. E. Hambleton, a member of the syndicate which purchased the bond, and the man who is trying: to keep from paying Mr. Rhind's commission. The Richmond broker referred to is Major John Shelton Williams. On page20G of his sworn testimony in said case he says, "that Colden Rhind never informed him as to who his associates were and that he could not have informed any person as to who ?/li/l viAf ItmAm l?Jm_ ILiey were, ?U> UC urn xivw rviaw tt uiui self." The New York broker referred to is B. A. Lancaster, w ho on Page 227 of his sworn testimony referring to Mr. lthind, said substantially "that he did not know who the parties in South Carolina were to whem Mr. Rhind expected to make the payment; that he had never given him the names of either the lawyers or anyone else employed by him as to who was to have the amount he was to receive." R. C. Davidson, president of the Trust Company, and manager of the syndicate, says substantially in his testimonv. Paere 259: "At one of the meetings, I cannot remember the date, T. E. Hambleton asked Mr. Lancaster in my presence for information as to whom the U per cent commission was to 4be paid, and whether any of the money was for political purposes or influence. Mr. Lancaster's reply was that the whole 1 i per cent commission was to be paid to Mr. Rhind and that if any portion of if did not go to him, Mr. Rhind, he did not know where it went." Mr. Hambleton evidently knew Governor Tillman and believed that it would not bo safe for him to intimate that any one could inlluencehim or that he could be bought. Here is what he swears: Q. "Tillman states that you complained of having made so little because of lthind's commission." A. "I never mentioned Rhind or Rhind's commission from the fact that 1 had been put on guard by Lancaster and Williams in referring to this thing that a certain amount of money on this two million dollars of bonds was to be paid to Mr. Rhind and it would ? i .i? t? ?~ i I1UI UUJUl luc iu uivcau^aic u, mat i knew enough about politics to under-1 stand that certain people had a pull and intimated to me that that was going to parties, the powers that he and for that reason 1 was particularly cautious not to mention such a thing to Tillman less it might cause him to II y . up." "Let me go a little further, 1 spoke about the expenses incurred in this i thing and that somebody was drawing a commission. I recollect saying that i very well, and he i.Tillman) said we had 110 business paying the commissions to anybody; that if we wero dealing direct with him there was no , need to pay a commission to anybody, and we were nothing but a set of fools ?using that language?if we wanted to pay out money to somebody el?e. itninu s nuiiiK wius uul uiciiuuncu. [ This does not sound like a man who was getting part of Khind's profit. It will be seen that this quarrel arose i among members of the syndicate, who claim that Mr. Lancaster, who was a partner in the deal, should not receive . a certain part of Mr. Rhind's commissions, but should divide with his brethren . In order to show that Lancaster had deceived them and thus get a standiug in Court some of them had sworn that Lancaster told them he was to get nothing but his travelling expenses and that the rest went to politi cians. What was the necessity for buying politicians? There was no legislation needed. There was no in-' Jluncs to be used or necessary. They were dealing with Governor Tillman and Treasurer Bates, who alone under the Acts of the Legislature above referred to had the authority to dispose of the bonds aud who, as was publicly known, had been unable to do so. If j there is any man in Soutn Carolina who had a pull on Ben Tillman I do not know him. He doas his own thinking and pullingand hisintegrity and honesly is too well known to require any comment. Governor Evans then read Mr. Rhind's testimony in full. Below are given some extracts: (.J. Well, did you succed in forming thai syndicate or linding purchasers for the whole issue on those terms? A. We did not- At Ibis juncture, the exact date I cannot give from - i ?i _ u:n [memory, someone mirouuceu? um into the South Carolina legislature authorizing the extension of the G per cent. Brown consols for four years at (5 per cent, which was evidently done by someone unfriendly to the Administration of South Carolina, J?nd ihat had the ell'ect of throwing those people off entirely, rr.any of them. They said they could not negotiate for a 4.} per cent, bond when the State was considering the extension of its bonds at 0 percent., and when I say "they sav." understand me. I do not mean any particular person; 1 am giving you the general view of what I gathered at the time. Mr. French was iil and not active in getting up the syndicate as a well man might have been. In another place Mr. Rhindspeaks of the commission which he was to get, saying he started out to work for a commission of l.V per cent. Mr. Rhind, on the re-direct examination by Mr. Venable, tells of the $1,000 fee he promised to pay Major Gary, of Augusta, Ga. c<). Now you have said also that you agreed to pay Mr. John Gary Evans a fee. What was the amount of that fee? A. It has never been settled; it is like yours and Mr. Badger's; il is subject to an agreement. Q. What was the fee for service as . II ~ O uii ULiume.y \ A. Services as an attorney; he has been working with me from the start on this thing, and he has given me point after point in regard to the law, and I have consulted him as a resident of South Carolina, and as a practicing attorney there, I have consulted both of these gentlemen, and he has come on to Baltimore here in this case, I don't know how many times, half a dozen times, several times at least, in this matter, and until he was nominated and elected Governor he was my active adviser in the case. Q. And you owe him a fee for his services, but ihe amount is not settled? A. Ttie amount is in abeyance. <j. Have you agreed or undertaken to pay any other persons for their services in connection with this matter? A. No person whatsoever except the $1,0U0 that I have stated payable to the Bank of Charleston. As to my connection with the cas ; o 1 r 41,;<, tJS 1U UUT ouprcmc uuun a nave una say: I was sent for by Governor Tillman to come to Columbia after the contracts had been signed for the sale of the bonds. lie related that hairsplitting lawyers had raised a point against that constitutionality of this Act and the syndicate would not take the bonds unless they were decided constitutional by the Supreme Court. I then brought an action in my own name against Tillman and Bates, enjoining them from entering into the contract with the syndicate. The case was heard by the Supreme Court, the Attorney General representing the State. The Supreme Court decided the Act to be constitutional. Governor Tillman refused to pay me a fee upon the ground that he had no money for that purpose, but I insisted that he at least pay my expenses. This he did by giving me a check for $50 out of his contingent fund. After the syndicate had purchased the bonds lawyers in New York raised another point against their validity, HAn/vnto/] in f llA />n on r\f W II llxll la ICpi/lbCU AIX U1V/ uaoo \/l 1VV/W" ertsou vs Tillman and Bates. I was telegraphed to by Mr. Davidson, president of the syndicate, to meet their attorney, Mr. Steele, in Columbia. I did so. He desired me to assist him in bringing the matter before the Supreme Court. I prepared the papers and assisted him and for this service the syndicate paid me $100. This is my connection with the entire matter. No fair minded person in South Carolina will assert that I have been guilty of wrongdoing in accepting a fee for my services. Now let us see what Governor Tillman and Treasurer Bates have saved the State by his so-called bond deal. In 18D2, while this matter was pending. Mr. John C. Haskell had introduced into the House of Representatives a joint resolution extending the time for the payment of the bonds for a periou ui iuur years at uie ritu; 01 u per cent, per annum, lie stated in advocacy of the resolution that by reason of the stringency of money and the Jack of confidence in oilman's Administration, it would be impossible to refund the debt at any rate. If his suggestion, had been adopted the sum of $78,581) per annum would have been levied upon the taxpayers of this State or a total in the lour years of 15,320. This would have been $197,195 more than Tillman and Bates paid for the redemption of the entire indebtedness. The old debt was drawing interest at the rate of (J per cent. per annum or in round numbers <K)() per annum. As refunded by Tillman it draws -IV per cent per annum or $23<i,250 in round numbers, a saving to the taxpayers of $78,750 per annum, more than enough to pay the salaries of the Governor and Treasurer for over lifte<m years. At the end of twenty years the Slate has the option of refunding the entire debt at a lower rate of interest or of continuing it at the same rate for twenty years I Ati/vnx At fit ?1 ovnii*'jfinn r\t 4 tirunl tr ! . xxi; mo v/Apittwuu w? years the Tillman bond deal will have saved the tax payers $1,575,000 or near ly one-third ol the entire debt. At the expiration of forty years the taxpayers will have saved $3,150,000 in interest alone more than enough to buy the entire county of Clarendon at its assessed valuation for taxation. Under this Act a sinking fund has been provided for, which sets apart $7:5,000 per aunurn out of the phosphati royalty. The State now has ove $150,000 drawing interest at 4? pe cent, which is being compounded. A the end of twenty years this fund wil amouut to at least $1.000,000, and w< will retire that much of the Stat* debt, leaving a balance of *3,600,0001< be refunded. At the expiration o forty years the entire debt will havi been paid. Who is prepared to censure us fo this great work for the people? stand here before the people of Soutl Carolina and state that he who inti mates or insinuates that I have eve received a dollar improperly of th people's money is a slanderer and i malicious falsifier of the sworn testi mony of this case. When the written statement wa concluded he called upon any on who believed he had been guilty o any wrong doing to hold up his hand TVT_ 1 .f TT l\u liiiuud >ycio xaiacu ui tuurac. iu did not believe that any man presen thought he had or would do anythin) to bring discredit upon the fair nam* of his father, so eloquently referred t< by Sheriil' Brad ham. Governor Evans sat down ami< long, continued cheering. Sheriff Bradham came to the stau< and asked for three cheers for the Ad ministration. Thev were given witl a will by the crowd. And *kc auerif then said that things bad taken a sud .dca turn, and that he had to intro duce MR. JOHN T. DUNCAN, OF NKWBKRRY, who had just filed his pledge and an nounced himself as a candidate lo the United States Senate. The unex nected had haDnened. and a decide) bensalion followed. The crowd ha< gotten up and started out, but ever body sat down again and Mr. Duncai began to speak. lie had, he said been a charter member of the Reforn party, and he had buen reared as the: all had been reared. He was a disci pie of Ben Tillman, and he would joii with them in three cheers for him Tillman had been denounced during the day for not keeping his word, bu Tillman had always been true to him He had seen Tillman a few days ag< and he (Tillman) had said thing: which he would report to them. If tin race was to be made for the Senat< ojifh rmltr r?nA mnn in t.hft fiftld 1 would produce bad feeling and do ir reparable harm to the movement. II< did not come there to make charged but he was there to make some fur ther inquiries into an important mat ter. lie hatTasked Tillman did h< (Tillman) know in 1894 that Evan! had any kind of a contract witl lthind? Tillman said he did not Tillman's hands were clean, Bates hac made a possible error of judgment butJ^ans occupied a different posi tion. Tillman had promised him to b< hands oil' in this race and he was go ing to make it. lie knew that T'illmar had seen the statement tbat Evans hac just made and he had said: "God ihat does not reach the case; he hac better get down to the facts." II< took up some of the statements mad< by Evans and commented on them The argument was not made concise I ** rvM /tAnconntiirrlir ViAurotrot* oml 11 A J KJl WUO^VUUVVIJ) UV/MWT VI, MkiU AI was hard to keep the connection. JO 7 ans admitted to having asked for paj for one transaction. Might he not alsc have asked Rhind for favors? lie then attacked the Evans Admin istration. As Governor what had h< done that entitled him to the promo tion to the Senate? His Administra tion had been a terrible failure (Slight applause.) lie had causet more bickering and strife than anj man who had ever been in the Stat< House. He did not have the friend ship, confidence or support of any oi the men in the State House. He hac spoken to Tillman about the dispen sary and he had said that his advice tc Evans had been to get away from i by placing it in the hand9 ol a boarc outside the State House. Over thii some misunderstanding arose and ther< were some words between Evans ant the speaker. Mr. Duncan sat dowi after pledging himself to keep up hu investigation of the bond transaction There were immediately loud ca.ll: for Evans. The Governor said, wher he tuok the stand, that he was some what surpriaed at the statements tha had been made. Many of them wer< mere insinuations, aud he had said that he would take no more notice o dirty insinuations. A reference wa: rnaue to the connection between Mr Duncan and Secretary of State Tomp kins. Mr. Duncan: "Mr. Tompkins knew nothing of my intention to make tni: light until the very last minute." Governor Evans: "I believe you for if he had you would never hav< entered the race." Governor Evans went on to say tha it had been charged that he had m friends in the State House. Then were all of the men from the SLat< ir I -a? I. ziouse; ibi mem spu&K. iur iuouucivo He referred to ttie assertion that h< had been advised to take the dispen sary out of the State House. Hi claimed the idea as his otvn and an other wrangle ensued. Mr. Duncan again interrupted th< Governor by saying something abou Governor JO vans being the "logica candiuate for the Senate. The speakei made an elective retort by saying h< was not the logical candidate, and ht was proud of it. Trie people alon< could say who should ne a suceessfu candidate. They were the only mas ters he recognized. The complain against him seemed to be, he said.tha he had not consulted Mr. Duncan anc other parties in the State House. Th< people alone were his masters, and h< said, "To hell with the politicians." The question of the control of tin dispensary was brought up agaiu am Senator S. G. Maylield was appealet to for a decision, both sides seeming to be content with iiis reply. The discussion linally grew so warn that for a minute it looked as thougl trouble might grow out of it. Uover nor Kvans said something whicl seemed to reflect upon some of th( Slate employees arid Mr. Duncai jumped up and demanded whetner i was a personal reflection. (Joverno Kvans said it was not, adding with ; laugh that ho had not a hard feelinj against Mr. Duncan, lie went on t< say that he was glad to get a chanci to tight. ][?'. .'iked to light,; he wishe* they would conu 10 to i. The gatm cock never flinched when he felt tin gall'. Governor Kvans sat down ami< niucn cneering. 111 me ui.v.ii.?iui with Mr. Duncan lie not only had tli crowd with hiin from start to linish but he had the best of the argument a well, lie turned every interruptioi to the best advantage, and caught th shouts of the people, lie appeared ti better advantage in the debate than have ever before seen him do. ' v:" \ *'' ' V \ \ e CAMPAIGN LITERATURE, r r CiirlouH Statement# Made by GreouvilU t Politician*. 1 A politician, who has the reputation e of keeping well up "with the revolu 3 tions of the political kaleideoscope it ^ South Carolina made the following " significant statement to a reporter yes B terday: "D. A. Tompkins has been fromth< J beginning the pattern maker, so t( speak, for the Reform machine shops 1 He is the silent man in all conferen * ces. Has heard all and said nothing r "He is the uncle of John Garv Ev e ans by marriage. He is also father a in-law to John T. Duncan, wht proved to be the dark horse at Man ning for the United States Senate s Duncan knew what he was doinf ? when he made the charges (virtually] * that John Gary Evans was in the * hnnd Hp?1 wrtnlrl n ATror- Viaxr* e taken that bold position if he had no t had in reserve the proofs to sustain it ? Tillman has had nothing to do with 3 the deal, more than to advise Dr. Bates 3 to accept the fee from the synd;cate Tillman will not help John Gary ou of his trouble. "These things being known to onlj J a select few, influences were adroitly * put in motion to scare off all othe: ? candidates till the door closed at li * o'clock at night on tne 22d. "John Gary will be knocked ou " and his fall will be like that of hump ty dumpty. Another prominent Reformer madi _ similar predictions and added: r "But this dark horse move mean: . more than this. I believe charges wil I be made against Governor Kvans ii 1 regard to his connection with the Stati y Dispensary and such enormous charge x that the bond scandal won't be in it.' "Jack Cranston was formerly thi i partner of the Governor's brother, B j R. Tillman. Cranston is now th . agent of Waters & Company, a bij ! wholesale whiskey concern of Balti more, and recently he has been giver i. exclusively the orders for whiskey fo \ the State Dispensary." "Well, suppose he was; that's th j Board of Control's business." s "Now don't fly off at the handle 3 young man, and I'll explain," said th< 8 politician. "That ^3oard of Contro t has not been convened for the pas . year. What orders have been giver ? have, therefore, been given by th< Governor. There are several hundrec [ thousand dollars involved in this con . nection. ? "You watch the campaign smoke . Dati Tnmnkins is nn fnnl Tf Tillmnr t has withdrawn the props from unde; John Gary Evans, which the circum [ stances seem to indicate, he will fail.1 ? Greenville News, June 25. ? 1 Morgan to Whitney. Washington, June 25.?Senatoi i John T. Morgan of Alabama has ad dressed an open letter on the silver \ question to the Hon. Wm. C. Whit ney in response to the latter's com | munication of June 21. After saying [ that Mr. Whitney's letter is "entitlet " to the resoect which it receives froo: ' the whoie people," Mr. Morgan dis ' cusses somewhat the question of an I international agreement and says : 'Ml seems to be a very vague and distani * hope that Great Britain will ever yield to European or American States real ' participation in her financial policy by treaty agreements." The Senatoi assumes that no American statesmar can present such a plan as our govern ment will ever consent to adopt 01 or can agree to under the constitution, and makes the friendly challenge U r Mr. Whitney to state the plan ''whicl you would advise the Democracy 1< accept as a basis, at least for an inter I national agreement." The Senato; concluded as follows: "Asyouseen to agree with the Democracy of th< [ South and West that silver should b< t fully remoneti/.ed I respectfully sub , mit it to your candid judgment whe , ther this restoration of the rights o * our people is not more justly to be ex . pected from the action and power o our own government, that has nevei , failed in such an elFort, than fron s Great Britain or any combination o ' European powers who will do nothinj of the kind, except upon the induce ment of some selfish motive." 1 A Fifteen- year old school girl ii P Fordham, N. Y., a few days ago deco 1 rated her schoolteacher's chair witfc bent pins. When the austere Profes 3 sor learned of the fact he immediate!' ' arose in his just wrath and demande( the name oi the guilty party, whicl was llnally divulged by a classmate , Now the young lady is suffering th * tortures ot' a remorseful conscieuc and her teaeher will henceforth gi ' through the world on one leg, theoth 3 having beon amputated as the resul . of blood poison caused by her ill-ad f vised joke. 3 >ii?iirii i ii i mmnsvwammmmmm ; A $25 Cooking Stove ; WITH A COMPI.KTC OUTTT W* t onsriL/ir $12.00. ^ DeliTerefl to your railroad d?p?4, 1 all freight, charges paid. Read ikJs 1 description carefully. Thia ?ple?di4 i Cooking Stove is No. 8; haa fou* inch pot holes; 10x16 inch ot??; 14 3 inch firs box, i!4 inches high; 21x9 I I inch ton? nicn uniooth eaatinf. I 1 have had thin atova made for ay r trade, afU?r my own idea, combialaf ' all tti? good [mints of all medium j priced Htoveit, ami leaving out Um objectionable features. Beyond all doubt the beat No. 1 Cooking Stove made, for the pric*. 1 Fitted with 2 |mts, 'I pot oor?rm, 8 9 skellots, ti griddlea, 3 baking 1 i joint* of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collar, 1 ff t lifter, I 8cr.tper, 1 cake poliah, 1 Lro* r tea kettle, 1 Hliorel. We waui t* X make ciiMtomem and frienda in iv%rj r part of the South, (or tha purpoc* j of introducing our buaiueaa to mw (5 people, and to renew our acquaint j ance with old frienda. 0 I We will ship this splendid 3 . | Stove and the above described wm I I to any depot, all freight okarm 1 1 R paid, for only $12.00 wh?a tks | 9 i-aiih fnmfli with tlta erdar TV^m 2 1 stove i? a good one, well a*d Z B will Rive entire aatiafactioa. Oic J * illustrated raUl-tgTae of Funutan. j s Stuvbb >1111 Habj Carriajei taiUwi | i fr?e. Addreaa g J X.i 'IP P^DaETT^ | i S?i'> I > i to A i) Street, Augusta, ?a. | Carlisle Denies It. Washington, June 25.?The state5 ment sent out from Kalamazoo, Mich., giving the substance of an interview t with H. H. Smith, in which he is . quoted as saying that Secretary Cart lisle told hi*"* last winter that he (Carr lisle) would vote for the Republican \ nominee in case the Democrats nominated a free silver man on a free Hilver 3 platform, is denied by Secretary Car, lisle. He states that he has not talked with Mr. Smith in two years, and never ' made such a statement to him or any one else. Close friends of Secretary . Carlisle say there is no doubt that he will support the Chicago nominee. i The trustworthy cure for the Whiskey, Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habits, For further Information address The Ke??ley Institute, or Drawer 27, Columbia, S. O. r _____ > ~*.T A UN A GREAT . MEASURE s Peope bave to dtpend I ou the woid of the dealer i a8 to the quality of Kroc?H e lies. It is very easy to s make the price cheap at ihe expense of the quality ?Kaey to hide the cheat, too. OQly sa'e way is to dual at a re iabie house, y \ such as ours la. j vv? can uiteuwuu wo iuo iow iicuis uciunr. These are our Retail prices: r V\ KIjCH A EA*ON \PErtFEOTION" FLO UK, Finest Flour Maae, e Barrels 94.75, iialt Barrels f2.50. WELCH & EASON'b "BEAUT*" ? FLOUR, Next Best Grade, * $4.50 barrel. ^ Choice Family Flour 94.25 barrel. 1 liAVK YoU EVER SSEiSN bUUti FRIO Kb BEFORK? & 13e.it Leaf Lard, 50 pouail cans, b>?c pound I I a?# I ? <! OA nAiinrl nana 7/? rv/inn/i JJCOU LAJDL UC?1U| MV JA/UUV* v<uuu| I V ^vHi4??i Best Leaf Lard, 10 pouod cans, pouud. Compound Lard, GO pound cans, 5>ic pounu I Compound Lard, 20 pound cans, 6]^c pound r Compoutd Lard, 10 pound cans, 7c pound. , IN RICE WE ARE UEADQUAKTEKS. We have It at 2Mc, 2Xc, .'te, 3>?c, 4c and 5c pouud in any qurutity !e*s than a barrel. Samples uia'led free on application i COFFEES 1 We Lave all graces at 18c, 30c, 22c, 26fl and 30c pound to suit all lovers or ^ a good cup of coffee. i TEAS | Green and Black at 25c, 50c, 75c and f 1.00 per t pouud. r Granulated Sugar > Best quality in 100 pound l sacks at 5%c pound by the } sack or pouud in smaller quantities. r Second quality, and very nice, in 100 puuud sacks at 5 l-2c pound by the sacK or 5 3 4c pound la smaller quantities. f Cheap Biscuits I By tue Bjx ONLY o? 20 to 25 pounds. r Ginger Snaps 4 1 2c pouud I Lemon?sweet ?5 1-2cpound Ui? V..nJ a K 1 _ >/? nniinli I lltb XlCKsO O TT *JVJ A--V fvuu%t y Soda XXX?plain - 4 l-2c pound 3 Piantatlou 0 1 2c pound r Fluted Vanilla 6 l-2c pouna Lunch Milk 7c pound We have the largest and moat varied atl sortment of canned goods, etc., to he htd . in the South. Get a copy of our Price Lust L and peruse it carefully?you'll tuen had it to your advautage to send us your orders. '* One order will make you a custjuier of 7 ours. Our guarantee stands Ooniud 1 everything we send out aud we live up to l it m every instance. Vour mouey isu't our money uutU you are pleaded. e WELCH & EASOX, UNIVERSAL PROVIDER-), 0 185 md 187 Meetiug aud 117 AlirkdlS^s , [ CHARLESTON, S. C. looey's Worn or fflooej Bact 9-Tenths of all diseises arise from impure blood. I have a receipt for the best bloou mkimcine in existence. Von make ityourseli at a cost of only 10c a pint. If made and taken according to directions is a sure cure. You can sell it to your neighbors at a big profit. Agents make big money. Send $1 and 1 will send you by return mail the receipt with lull directions and enough medicine to make S pints. Send your order at once to 0. E. HAYDKN, Orangeburg, S. C. SIFIR A n n o u n C N E W ""THE [ M.W unit 11411 Miin Stie<i.iu Of N itW SPIUN I U ) A.SIJ CO vtl'lttMiC 4. Klllilj / I JJHY QOO >s, ?V|.OrilIVU / OOlJ-t, ?V&KI'KT3, n I'.iviti -til nhtvt t) ivurs to viti- Oiir li All gootl* orloro-.t <if ih :im<utiiMu>4 t ?r?H of KtiargH insula of the ttuco. <1 <mnlitvr yon may desira lu for quotations. THE OPPOSITE GRAND I WOOCgOSOSCOgSCSCCOSOCOC^ Ih Ucii Uff ml H TALL 1 TALK J i! Atfatl Aemrr?m?atJ often Memtatwata tt?-i 1 ii Moot, but after all Actual aouitiwhw ar? ' 9 i i Um only thing* mat Must. < M i i It 1> taar to talk In General Termi?bou\ti? i 1 i i Mrluof PLANOt, but?to oraipecUU? 1 I THE MATHUSHEK ' fN |nit (ntliri Pavarttc. WHMUb* rn jmn. 3?flM uw la mm ' 817 U for K yean. Met* tliw Ttlwlb < VMwM laprovtMiUnteat Xeyeatlif ActlM. r*tent looidlDg luri 1 rateat Tailing ria lathtaf. Psteit Iairoied ifraffM. Pat?it lan iif. Oh d tk ? * twa Plnea a?4? mnlato ftmry part) In lu nra Vac*ary. OmiIIi Mat made In tha U. I. toU iowv UtU tat ?tor Mlft Ormda Plaao. 0m proOt anlyfr? Mto ( puihu*. warn aa. 1 a a M A a 0L.UDDE1N 9L BAICIJ | BATAOTAM, Advica to Mothers. We take pleasure iu calllug your atteu ttou to a lernedy ao long uteded la cany log children tuidy through Itie cilt.cal stage of teetbiug. it b an ii.calculable uitsaaiuK to rnouidr am cuiiu 11 yuu aie disturbed at ui&ln with .a tick, fietlul, toettiiu< cLiJd, use i'ltis' tuiinluative, it will gwj lua taut relief, aud regulate the bowels, aud make teethlug safe aud e*i?>. ll will luie Dyseutery aud Diarrhoea. Pitts Carminative is au inula ut reiiei fur 1 colic of infants. ll w ill promote digestion, 1 give tono <tuJ eudigy to tie stouiuch and bowels. j he blck, pun}, buflttiug child w 111 tion become the fat and frolicking Joy of tne household. It ta very pleatant to the taate and OLJy cost 25 rents per buttle. Soid by druggists aaa by THE MUliKAX bKUl* CU., OoiuuiDia, a. C. fl pr?paratlo* that can eomP?* H U SirHlttontLlto H jgj and Kidneys, in the , of It* action and tha MB H of Its effects, In the H 1 ?3 mra of Dyspepsia and Inaige^ Ition, and all their aCTanmwg r? ilia, tfach as sick headache, |H bout stomach, want of appetite, etc., and as a regnlato* la Habltnal Constipation. A few doeea will tell something of Its I merits. No need of a long ocn*B tinned course before its bone- B fits become apparent. V . _ TRY IT, ANDBBi iSaVSb CONVINCED. M HM?i tfhoiasala by The Murray Drug Co , COLUMBIA, e. U AND Ur. H. Baer, Caaile<ton, 3.C COTTON GINS. Complete alanine nyd eim contract*) 1 for with Thomas Klevator, Llat Kme, Batte y Condenser, fieif picking Revolving Cox Steam Cylinder Pre ^ h no 1 all Improvements for an up to d ite 189G glnner>. Buy no other U'ltil yo i g^t pri-es oa toe Thomas ENUINK-J, BOJLEKS, SAW MILLS, OANK MILLS, KlUE MILLS, GHIST MILLS. Write for Prices.. V. G. Badham, COL UM HI A. W. OSBOHNETS SHudmedd AND V Bohool of Slxortlmnd _ ACGUHTA, OA, text books lt?i Aatui bannoaa trmm 6f < MtMtBC. BIUUM* HINitf *??. wifa Mi fiend far ?*nd?om?i? UlaitnAM Mtahgwi BMrfchMtwtkMiBftariMitfcwadiVi ^insra^ /~v W 1 ^ v\ i . ^ LAX cr Li I )F Gr O O D S lT HUB" t, ?; )ijjMdt v, so. CA., DIM \K?C N )'V UtflNii i'M'KNttiJ V.N > (' > vl 'h-firn; i.lNCJOK gd )iC<, ?r\-l,"1 pUttNlSHINl UUS A.N I) I^TTING,. ^ ir^tslirnir vit.> i? u> U r .i t'lipM-i ,D tivsr to;i (lull it 4 <vill 'w silvered >i ci'HKH i?f prion i>-?r litf irint '15M1. j V V?ir/ rHspe^ttu!!/, - - - _ ? ^ 11 I I 11 ^