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The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ?. v. KARL ON fill; STlJMpr ? i THE JUDGE PITCHES HIS CAMPAIGN ON A HIGH PLANE. The State Campaign Meetings Kemi inert at rtuimrr? i<ui i?5 ur i.iuuunn>r..u tented by the Crowd -Several of the Can dldatea Absent. Sumter, July 15.?'The State campaign meetings were resumed heie last Monda.y. At 10:10 County Chairman R. O. Purdy cnlltd the meeting lo order. The Rev. N. W. Edmfinds invoked divine blessing; asking that all things might be done decently and in order here today. Chairman Purdy announced that Mr. T. W. Stanland had authorised him to state that > - 1 1 -!iLJ t .1 lie imu wiuiurawn irum mc cimijjicr.ional race, leaving Mr. Stokes and Mr. Moses to fight it out. Messrs. Htokes and Moses, cand:dates for Congress, spoke first. These ffeotlemen were followed by Judge Karle. After beiug introduced the Judge made an iuterestiug speech: "I stand here today," he said, "where 1 have stood manv times before, fac ing a people I have known since childhood. I see here men who I knew as boys over there in the academy. I see here friends of the p?st; friends who were with me in '76, in '78; friends who stood at my back in 189U. I can say that 1 am standing among friends. Some of you differ with me tcday. Here and theie some political.friend/3 of the past are perhaps . now my enemies. But this I say: Friend or foe, you have always known whereto finu me; you always knew where I stood. No man can say that I ever threw a rock and hid my hand. No man need ever say he had to hit me in the back; he had only tw stand to the front. "Some years ago I had the honor to run for Governor of South Carolina. I knew I could not be elected; I knew I was doomed to defeat, but I had been honored hv the people who electi - - _ ? :li. wi me 10 a responsitne umw. iuwo were whisperings, charges that there was something wrong in the offices of the administration of which I formed a part. 1 could not meet these charges except by being a candidate. I had a right to stand as a candidate for governor and speak to my people. What I said on the stump won applfiuse from my oppDnents. I conduct; J the campaign on a high plain, and my opponent, who was elcctea, so slati i. "On his election my position was that the people had spoken; that the ^ Democrats had rendered their verdict; that I would accept it, and would not oppose him. When one of the most prominent newspapers in South Carolina wrote tome as well as others, asking what I was going 10 oo or auvis9 doing in the face of the result, 1 answered: Stop abuse, cease vitupara tion, tr^at all men with lairne?s and do what can be done to bring the j>eople together. I have no apologies to make to anyone for anything I said then. I said what I felt, what I be' liev?d in my heari. We are one people; we are the Democratic party. The constitutional convention buried the hatchet, and now, fellow-citizens, I bring a message from the Piedmont. Stop strife; stop discord; be united." . Gen. Earle alluded to an aponymous card which had appeared in a Sumter paper, asking why he withdrew from a race for a county ollice in 187G. "You all kuow the author," he raid, "but I am ready to answer it. If any man in the crowd will stand sponcDr for thoea questions let him appear and I will answer, i^et nm siinu up. There was no sponsor. "You all know where I stand on State politics. I air. a Democrat; I have not joined in vituperation; I hare given credit for what was done. "There have been rumors and charges of dishonest transactions in this State. Now, X say here to friends and opponents that I do not believe B. R. Tillman is a dishonest man. I opposed him and have no apalogies to make for it. I have not agreed with him in all things. 1 do not agree wilh him in all things; but I believe he is honest and I don't believe Tillman ever stole a dollar of dispeDsary mon ey or bond deal money. If there has been any stolen, let those who got it answer for themselves." "It has been said that a judge should not go upon the slump. That is an aristocratic idea wincti does not now hold good. If going upon the stump luterfeired with his duties he should not do so, and for that reason I have been prevented from appearing before the people of the State as soon as I wished. But when it does not conflict with h'S duty he should have the privilege of doing so in these days when United States senators, governors and other men holding high offices go on the stump. No office is too high to allow the man who tills it to meet the people face to face.*' Judge Earie then boldly sailed out upon glittering financial sea, speaking in an interesting manner upon a subject that is almost tco threadbare to be handled in public by auy but masters of it. The DeoDle knew there was some thing wrong, and they could expect little or no i elief from any State administration. Candidates lor congress who bad spoken had declar 1 fur 10 to 1, but had neglected to slate why free coinage at that ratio was right and would be beneficial. The spp iter proceeded to give a historical sketch of the use of silver and gold as money or purchasing medium fiom the time Abraham purchased a burying place for Sarah with silver to the present time. Silver was the money metal unit both geld and silver were us:i by tne nomans 4uu years oeiore Christ. For 500 years before 1873, he s^id. the ratio of sil ter and gold had ranged from 11 to 1 to 1G to 1. The history of the demonetization of silver by !he Latin union was gone over step by step?and it haa been done in eacb case at the demand of the wealthy, the money p^wer. Judge Earle declared that the demonetization of silver in 1873 was rightly termed the crime of '73, because silver was a money of the constitution. Mr. Webster, the greatest constitutional lawyer, had said that congress had no power to demonetize either silver or gold. But while the peoDle were working in the shops and tielus,their representatives in congress had, criminally or ignorantly or both, demonetized silver. In England the history of demonet-1 ization of silver had been that after a J twriod of 2<> v? urs the land owners had i?t ?>ii vtducul to only 8 percent, of the fn-tt holders in 1S1W Sih^r bullion, rtid Judge Karle, would buv as much now as it ever would: it falls in valuers other com fjt'l, arid will continue to do > > <o Ion.? as it is a commodity. The sp?*akM* predicted that if the gold puliey was successful in 10 years the farmers in this section would not own their land3, whose value had al ready been deteriorated ouenair. Therefore he had raid, and he said it again, that he approved of what Tillman was trying to do io congress, be cause he was fighting for the masses. Many people said there would be a panic if the policy of the silver men was carried out. He believed there would be. There would bo a devil of a time for a while, but was it not bel t?T to lighten the eord about their necks by a sudden jerk, snap it and set them free with but a brui-ed skin, than to allow it to be slctwly tightened until they were choked to death. They must stand for silver and g-old; stand for IJryan of Nebraska and Se wall of Maine. They were not demanding anything new. They simply 1 L~ ?.?? Konlr nrlioio lllMV WAre HSKtJU IU UO put uavu ,? ^ from 1837 to 1873-a period of pros peiity. l>ethrone the money kiogv; lake their hands froui the tliroats of the people and enact laws, not ttiat the rich man may become richer, not that the poor man may get what dess not belong to him, but that braia and brawn may get that which it honestly earns. Gen. Earle advocatfd the income tax. Of the 70,000,000 people in the United States 30.000 own more than one half of the prop3rty in the country. Th's was gotten by unjust laws; laws fostering trusts and monopolies. Let these 30,000 pay u tax in proportion to the protection they receive. It is a menace when a half dozen men in New York can make cotton go up and down. Laws should be passed to give the greatest gocd to the greatest number. That was the design of the founders of the government. The judge mid he did not charge dishonesty of purpose against Presi J 1 am/1 Vm Ka rvt?aafr Qa Uttlil Ulovciauu, auu uw may be, his administratiou had been the worst of any President, bo far as the effects of h's policies on South Carolina was concerncd. Under his administration property values had been steadily decreasing. . At the conclusion of Gen. Earle's speech there was a liberal amount of cneering, considering the undemonstrative character of the crowd. Judee Earle was followed by Daa can, Vv'hitman, Harrison, Richbourg, Watts, May Held and Robinson. Gov. Evans, Maj. McSweeuey and some other candidates were absent. The campaign meeting at Camden yesterdav was flat as a fliunder. Messrs. D. E. Finley and T. J. Strait, candidates for Congress were the fir3t speakers They were followed by the candidates for State otiiees as follows: Richbourg, Robinson. Ma^tield aud McSweeney. Gov. Evans was una voidably absent. ATTORNEY GENERAL BARBKR. Attorney Gtaneral Barber made his second appearance in the campaign and caught the crowd from the start by staling that he had no opposition, and he was glad of it, and telling some apropos jokes. This has been one of the fairest races ever held in South Carolina, altbongh there has been some whining and wheezing about shutting out candidates. For himself he didn't mind if some of these fellows did come out against him, but their object was to make a still hunt and come in at the last moment. He denied that there was any ring so far as he is concerned. * He was here to say that he stood ready to meet the slan ders and slurs cast against the Keform movement. He was prepared to prove tbey were false. (Cheers.) As to the Dispensary law he held that it was the best whiskey law ever placed on the statute boons. It was lending towards what prohibitionists wanted. If a law had not been properly enforced insome respects that was no reason why the law itself should be condemned. According to statistics drunkenness had decreased in South Carolina 57 per cent.; cases of drunkenness before mayors' courts had decreased GO par cent., aud the consumption of liquor 47 per cent He denied that the Dispensary was a monopoly. It was simply the State taking up the business in trust lor the people. He held that considering the treatment the constables bad received, they were the most considerate sat of officers ever seen on earth. They avoided difficulties, but enforced the law. Otherwise they would have been unworthy of their commissions. | lie closed by asking the people of Kershaw to endorse his record in his tight against Federal judicial usurpation of authority in trying to prevent the holding of the Constitutional Convention . DUNCAN FOLLOWS. Mr. Duncan opened his speech by wading into national issues. He eulogized Tillman, saying that since that wonderful speech of his in the senate, the people of the United States had resolved taemselves into two factions?Tillman and anti-Tillman. Papers in this State were criticising Tillman for his course in the Chicago convention. He was no politician; be had gone straight on and smc )theu out the rough places, while othei3 had sailed ia smoothly. Tillman knew there was no chance for a President to be nominated from any State South of __ > r\- i-l; h/f- ft ? Mason anu uuou s jiuo. iur. l>uuuiu said that he trusted he would hereafter not be handicapped by the absence of candidates, whom bi could not Strike in their absence. There were questions in the minds of many which he wanted answered, but he could not bring them out till the mau came here to reply. As to General Earle, he said the man who stands between two factions wou'd nok get the suppartof one nor the respect of the other. If he was a Conservative, come out and fight like a man; if a Reformer, say so. Don't stay on the fence. The man who is not a party man does not deserve success at the hands of parties. It was not fair for a mau to join the race at the quarter hole and run out at the wire. General E irle said ne was ? ?' ? - - nr<tt> Witf Ua a man 01 pettue. ou, ?aa uc, nut uo spurned that peace which would prevent a man who seeing a wrong would not at once try to correct it. At the conclusion of Mr. Duucan's speech a half dozen men called for "Evans." EARLR JOCULAR. General Earle was greeted with quite a hearty cheer. lie told a joke winch produced a laugh at Mr. Duncan's expense. General E&rle said the appearance of Mr. Barber here today reminded him of the position he had been in. He had been attorney gen eral of South Carolina and the honesty of officials serving in the administra tion with him had been impugned, lie had taken the stump six years a go A to defend that administration. It was his right to do so, and he used his best energies. As he went through the State there was one cry constantly J Iaiw1?p ?yiH lnndpr Th? erv gruwiug IWUMV* ?- ? ^ was "Hurrah for Tillman I" Tilitnan bad been nominated and he paid him a handsome comp'iment. He said of me: "He is an honest man and I wish he was on my ticket for attorney general." Tillman had treated him fairly Q and he treated him fairly. Tillman tl had said he had the right to oppose t( him for governor aud that he had con- o ducted his campaign on a high plane. ij In answer to a question from The vn News and Courier as to what head e: vised, he had told them to stop abuse, sj lay a.side bitterness, and give Tillman a credit for the good he had done. He p urged now that bitterne&s would cease e and that the whole people work for c Hie weiiare 01 bue oiaie. That letter to The News and Courier, s< said General Earle, bad cost tiim the J district attorneyship of South Caroli- h na. Cleveland had promised him the o otlice, but Conservatives, who had E been his friends, had gone behind and h undoue him. Another man had been lj appointed, a worthy, honest, capable v man, but the loss ot the office was his ii punishment by those who were narrow d and bitter. h General Eirle then went into the fi* ? nancial question, and, in the limited 1; time allowed, made a clear statement ti of the case. He said he knew he had friends in the crowd and would get k their votes. (Cheers) k OTHER CANDIDATES. D Mr. Whitman said that if the people q expecieu 10 una a ueiier xvoiormci- uiau * himself they would have to burn the s woods and sift the ashes. But he pro- ? ceeded to arraign the so called Re- J formers who had gotten control of the ti movement. He had been prodding p these fellews with his pitchfork, try- s ing to get them to keep their promises a but they would not. When Whitman criticised Til (man there were cries of a "Hurrah for Tillman." p Col. McSweeney, forlieutenaut gov- e ernor, was liberally applauded. He n said ttie Reform party was not pursu- c ing a tearing down policy. Its princi- li pie was to build upaud improve. They n did not wish to pull down any educa- u tional institutions. In the constitutional convention Mr. Julian Mitcnell q of Charleston had commended Senator t< Tillman for his work for education in b this State. 4 a Inhnman Mother Hadm. ? ? - ? u Louisville, July 16 ?A special to c the Courier-Journal from Pikeviile, v Ky., sajs that news reached there yes- D terday from Cobum, Va., to the effect that Mary Sncdgrass was hanggd at ii that place last Friday for the murder f, of her child. s The Snodgrass woman was a disrep- ti utable character and was compelled to n leave Pikeviile on that account. She tl went to Ooburn where her child was 0 cared for by negroes until it was about & a month old. Then it was turned ovt r g to its mother. She did not want it n and tried to ge} rid of the child in va- v rious ways. The county judge told 0 her that she wonld have to provide for vi it and she took it to her home. b One night about midnight some peo- tJ pie living close by heard the little one y screaming. Black smoke was seen j issuing from the chimney and the door ? was burst in to ascertain the trouble. c The child had been placed in the fire e and the mother was holding it in place d in the flames with a long iron poker. It was burned almost to ashes. Tne inhuman mother was arrested and _ placed in jail. The infuriated people e wanted to lynch her, but the promise of speedy justice caused them to allow ^ the law to take its course. She was g tried and convicted of murder in the t; tir3t degree. The parents of the wo- ^ man live in this county. She was g married to a worthless man when she was about 16 years old and soon sepa- ^ rated faom him. She was about 28 years old. p Opinion of a Colorado Judge. f< Glen wood Springs, Colo., July 15. J ?Judge J. H. Cdldwell, when asked 8 his oninion of the work of the Demo- & cratic convention, replied: "The wis- v dom of its action amounts to an inspi- 11 ration. No batter man or sounder platiorm has been presented to the D American people by any party in a & third of a century, it marks an epoch e in the political history of this country. If McKinley is the Napoleon of the 11 gold standard force*, Bryan is the v Wellington of the allied silver forces 7 and the historical parallel will be 11 complete except that this modern Na- tJ poleon, after his Waterloo, will go to I the headwaters of Salt Creek iustead 0 of St. Helena.". P v Free Silver lu dlarylautl. p Baltimore, July 15.?Congressman a Harry Rusk, who is also chairman of ( the Democratic executive committee, has written a letter to Mr. William * Jennings Bryan, Democratic candidate Q for President, inviting him to visit j Baltimore, and promising him a rous- c ing reception. In speaking of the out- ^ look the chairman of the city committee said that tbe rapid growth of the jsilver sentiment in Maryland had j been a matter of great surprise to him, j( and that he fully expscted to see the ? State go for Bryan and Sewall by a J large majority in November. Florida Democrats. a Jacksonville, July 14--The State 1 Democratic Executive Committee met ' nere toaay ana organize lor the cam- * paign. Resolutions were passed en- * dorsing the Chicago platform aad c Bryan. A majority of the committee ' has been supposed to favor the gold a standard, but since the parly has 1; spoken they have fallen into line. ^ The nomination of Bryan and the v platform adopted have caused great e enthusiasm throughout the State. h Housing ratification meetings have ^ been held at Lake City, Williston, c Laesburg and other points. A big rat- P ideation meeting will soon bj held at & Jacksonville. 1 L The Bamberg Fitting School. r Prof. H. G. Sheridan, Principal of ? the Holly Hill Graded Sshool, having 1 declined the position of Headmaster of the Bamberg Fitting School, to which ' position he was elected eometime ago, r Prof. W. E. Willis has been elected to p till the vacincy. Prof. Sheridau has ^ a better position at Holly Hill than e the Bamberg position. Will Support Bryan. U Jacksonville, Fla., July 15.?Cap- h tain J. W. Anderson, the Republican ji leader of Putnam county, has left bis u party and will support Bryan. Cap- U tain Anderson can't stand the gold I standard plank of the Republican n , platform. ? A SPICY MEETING. LIVELY LI TTLE WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES. udge Karle Ankn Nome OiieHtlouH, Which are Answered by Governor Evans? Both Get a Little Warm Though Apparently Cool ICnougli. Lancaster, S. C., July 16.?For the rst time since the campaign opened iere was some life in the debates here >day, and the indications are that ther things besides the dry free silver isue. upon which nearly all agree, rill be made prominent in the speechs. Mr. Duncan made his usual bond peecn, auaing oneoriwu uow pumu, nd it was noticeable that he is imroving in debate very much. Howver, tbere was very little spirit in the rowd during his speech. The chief incident of the day was a sries of questions propounded by udge Earle to Governor Evans as to ow many meetings the State Board f Control had in 1895. Governor Ivans admitted practically that none ad been, though he said there was ittle use for them as all members rere agreed as to policy. Judge Earle aterrogated him about cancelling ispensary insurance and giving it to is brother at a higher rate Governor Ivans most positively aud indignant' W1..A L. I ) .1 U ~ y aemeu inai lie uau ever uuue sui-u a hing or knew that it had been done. He retorted on Judge Earle that he new he (Governor Evans) did not now it and Judge E xrie said he did iot, but while not responsible for the ueations which were given to lxim he ras certain that Governor Evans's anwers would be replied to. Governor Ivans replied that he would hold udge Earle responsible for both qutfs ions and answers, and the latter relied very forcibly that he was reponsible for anything he said now or ny where. Governor Evans said he was too, nd during this colloquy tbe crowd ressed close around the stand to hear very word. Judge Earle had a good aany friends in the audience who heered him, but unquestionably tbe ireer part of tnem were with Goverior Evans as was shown by their volrninous yells for him. J udge Earle said privately that the uestions he propounded was the oundation for some future remarks e would make. There were about 00 people present. The candidates nd representatives of the press were sost hospitably entertained by the itizens and tne Lancaster meeting rill long be a red letter day in their memories. Judge Eirle was the first speaker ntiwu4ii/uirj thaw Koiriif BAI7MP91 rfl.Ha or him. After giving his reasons for tumping the State in 1800, which are tie same as he stated at the Camden meeting. Judge Earle then took up be financial question- As to the cry f overproduction, he said it was nonense. So long &s there was one raged woman in the world there was demand for more cotton, so long as there 7&? one hungry man there was need f more wheat. If all the wheat made ras divided there would not be a half arret to each inhabitant; nor if all tie cotton was made into cloth there rould not be enough to go around, t was not overproduction, but under onsumDtion, and there was underonsumptiou because there was not nough money to pay for the prouots. He dwelt upon the history of coinge and then showed how the weight f the silver dollar had been maintaind a 44i grains, while the amount of old in a dollar hud baen reduced. Vasit right and just, after the United Itates had incurred a debt based on tie gold and silver standard to have o pay that debt on a basis of a gold tandard; was it just to make that disrimination against the debtor? The Jnited States has the right to fix the ystem of weights and measures. Supos9 a man was to give his nota today or 150 bushels of corn to be paid next ear, and in the meantime congress bould change the measure of a bushel 9 one-third more, and that when he rent to pay his note the creditor demanded one-third more corn. Would hat bahonest? And yet the government had done that identical thing as o silver. G&n. Earle strongly favord the income tax, and spoke at sngth upon the iniquities of the tarff. If fret silver carried the day we rould have a hard time of it for a rhile, but it was better to endure that or a short time and so get free from be halter that was about our necks, jet us lay aside dissensions among urselves; let us stand together as one eople for the good of South Carolina, ffamlrin/y haw onH txtif W aria nut*. '"K lUgOfcUOl i"** os9. We are all Democrats and hould stand together as one people. Cheers.) Mr. J. T. Duncan said he rejoiced 9 see the two great parties arrayed ipenly in the light on a great issue, leretofore it had been a cowardly ontest. He maintained that Tillman tad done more for silver than any ither man in the United States. Mr, )uncan referred to the history of the leform movement; how Tillman had ed it on to success wben iu other Hates the movement went to pie :es. low, Tillman had made the issue in ongress, he had stirred the people ,nd made all men take sides. Mr. )uncan claimed, with moiesty for or the great leader, by saying he was reater than a President; he made 'residents. The national coinmittea lad given him the honor of blazing be way to victory, ile had done so ,nd those who had done so had sailed nto victory. As to Judge Earle, he tad no quarrel with liim, but a man pho was not a parly man need not xpect support from any party, lie tad him to defeat and he could do it ike a gentleman. As to his other ompetitor he would speak without irejudice or parsion. He would speak o honest men and would stand by < hem. He had seen Ben Tillman who < iad declared he was hands-off in this ace; when he convinced the Reform- j rs of that fact then Evans1 chances in bis race would indeed be sJ'm. He repeated his question as to j whether, when Evans had gotten thind the appointment of agent to < efund the debt, he, Evaus, expected : o makeanvthincr out of it. He want d hi in to say whether or not he had xpected to make anything out of the ond transaction. Evans would get i p and cry, "Prove it,prove it," when e would not even deny it. He obicted to being misquoted on the stand a order that the crowd might be made 3 laugh and turned from the point. f EvaDS did deny having an agree- < lent with Rhind, he would have < omething more to say. Governor Evans, who was seated behind the speakers' stand, was heard to say, sotto voce, that some men were "natural born liars." This amused some of the woolhat boys about him, who by quiet laughing expressed approval of his excellency's wit. Evans had done some boasting, said Duncan, about this bond business, and now he was probably sorry he had talked so much, but he -would not dare deny that in the very recent past he had tried to persuade a friend he was mistaken as to an impression he had about a statement Evans made to him in regard to his connection with the bonds of Rhind. Kvans? Who is the man? Duncan?Larry Gantt. i^vans?That is a li<? T aiiH any such thing to him. t ?)uncan--That is his only defense. "That's a lie," is all he can eay. I say no brave man would take advantage of a man on the stand like that, particularly when he is protected by paid men, here to do his bidding* Men hired U> go around with him to protect his cowardly bones. (Shouts and cheers.) , This reference to paid men was directed to the presence of Detective Newbold, who has followed the cam paign from the beginning. There have been one or two other hangers on, but they are not known to have the.job of protecting Governor Evan? The trutn, said Duncan, was hard U take sometimes, and when he told it Evans tried to blow ink over him "See him come with the lie again,1 said he. In Charleston, in 1894, But ler had charged Evans and Tillmai with having a finger in theb)ndpie. At Walterboro, the next day, Tillmai swore no man m South Carolina hac gotten one cent. Evans had not tol< nim of his connection with Rhind He don't dare deny that. Evans-I do deny it; Tillman will too. Duncan- -Da you dare charge Sena ator Tillman with knowing yourguil and trying to hide it. Evans?No, I don't say [ was guilty you do. Duncan?You don't dare say Till man would try to hide any man1! guilt. As to the dispensary the law was al right? A Voice?The whiskey is not though. Duncan?No, butdon'thold the lav responsible for the bad management That's what I want to talk to yoi about. After the Darlington riot, sai< nnnwin nil (.Ha inaiii-ariPB nn rlisrwii sariwere cancelled. Mr. Seibals, ac iasurance agent, went to Governoi Tillman ana offered to insure all thi dispensaries. Governor Tillman tolc him to do so. Seibels went to New York, made arrangements with all hi companies and placedall the insurance "This man," pointine to Governoi Evans, "took it away from him when he got to be governor and gave it all to his brother." Governor Evans will tell you I am a clerk in the State hou?< and that I have a brother in the State's employ. B. R. Tillman appointee him. Evans?Did you not ask me to ap point him? Duncan?No, for I advised h?ai no to take the job. Evans?You have a short memory about some things. Evans, said Duncan, had singlet out three railroads in South Carolina to attack in his annual message. H< 1_ A I tl 11 1 1 A. _ snooK me Douiuern roaa severely mj please the boys. Just after that hi brother, George, a lawyer in Edgefielt came through Columbia on his way t< Washington to get employed by the Southern road. Ha returned from Washington in the private cir of the general counsel of the road. Evans says he wes watching some one in the dispensary closely, yet h< only called one meeting of the baart of control in 12 months. Tnat was i fine way to keep watch. As to th< bonding of dispansers, he reassertec that after the new board had takei charge, blank forms of the company represented by the governor's brother had been enclosed in official commu nications. The premiums from thi amounted to about $4,000. GOVERNOR EVANS. Gjvernor Evans was received witl a few hand claps. He was glad, h< said,to see General Earle here. He wai a dignified gentleman, a judge wh( had but just laid aside tue ermine Governor Evans was tired of goinj around this State shooting at carrioi crows and sparrows. He had beei endoised at Hampton. Tbey said hi was not guilty of any wrong. H< could not put brains in numpskull'i head so he could understand. He hac not made Duncan and was not respon sible for him. God Almighty mad< him and he sometimes wondered whj he had. He had decided to pay n( further attention to him and unless h< was asked questions he would mak< no answer 10 the charges. He hac letters from friends all over the StaU tailing him to pay no attention to Dun can. It was not possible to satisfy hie enemies, and Duncan was his enemy He had slept in his room at Manning and he now realized tbat he mighi have had a cold dagger plunged in ni< heart. Why did tliis man keep oe in this way. Dunoan?I have asked questions ami vou have not answered them. Did you have an understanding with Rhind to get a fee before you recommended him to Governor Tillman for appoint ment? Evans?I can't give you brains tc understand. You must take my answers as I give them. (Cheers ) You can't preach yourself in the United States senate by abusing me to these boys. You must show you have abil ity and not only say "This man is nol worthy and Ben Tillman is the great est man that ever lived." He was nol his brothers' keeper, said the governor. One was a lawyer in Edgefield and had a right to choose his clients, and the other was an insurance agent in Columbia who had the right to get in surance where he could. Duncan?Did you not give him the insurance on the dispensary in Columbia? Evans?No; if he got it, Mixson gave it to him. Governor E/ans then made reference to the famous dispensary bill, about the drawing of which there has been so much discussion. jjuucuu saiu: "uovernor, i prupose to face you with Gen. Barber to prove there was a bill agreed upon by you, but which was not drawn." Evans?Barber won't say it. llere Judge Earle asked leive to propound a few questions. ' As chairman of the Stale board of control, how many meetings did you call in 1895!" Governor Evans could not remem ' ber. He did not know. Earle?Was it not your duty to call meetings? i Evans?No; not unless there was > something to do. Governor Evans did not know anyi thing about cancelling of insurance of State buildings lie had not done it, nor given the insuranee to his brother. He did not know how many agents had insurance on State properi ty when he went in, nor how many , had it now. Earle?What purpose did you have in asking the present clerk of the State board of control for the prices the board was paying for whiskey? Evans?Because I heard they were paying too much aud I wanted to tind out about it. Earle?Did you not canc9l the insurance at 1 3 4 per cent, on the Anderson dispensary and give it to your brother at 2 per cent? , Evans?I aid not. Governor Evans said he had not called the board together in 1895, because Ncrton, Tompkins aud himself had agreed on a policy ana he was lofr tn cai'TO it. nnt Voices ia the crowd called on Evans to give them a chance to vote on trie dispensary next fail. A.11 right," he said "I'll do it." t Governor Evans felt confident of . beating both these fellows. It was , two to one, and he almost wished it was 16 to 1. Why had Judge Eirle ) asked him these questions? What was the object of them? ' Eirle?Because, if it was true that > you had done these things, you were . not fit to be governor. (Ci-eers.) x Evans?But you know they are not truie. i Earle?I know nothing of the kind, j sic; I know nothing about you. I j asked the questions; they are not mine but were handed to me. I am responsible for asking ihem. The person who handed them to me assures me ' he can prove what they imply. He . will be responsible for their answer. t (Cries of Earle 1 E irle!) Evans?I will hold you responsible . for the questions aud the answer I ' Earle? I am always rtsponsible, sir, . for anything 1 do (Cheers) s Gov. Evans was on the platform shaking his finger and gesticulating I, vehemently, while Gen. Earle was on the ground, gesturing with his uplifted arm. lc was by odds the most in' terestiag moment of the campaign. j Gov. Evans paid he brought the people tidings, but he did not take time ! to tell them, coming back to the cuce j in poiDt and saying he knew this peo. pie were not going to put men in L charge now wao had been against f them in 1890. Judge Earle was a 3 gocd man, and, he believed, a good, I judge. He had been made one by Ra7 formers, but he had not been with the 3 people in their demands six years ago. He says be is not Conservative or Hep former. He stands between, then he t must be half alligator, half horseman. [ Earle?I say 1 am a Democrat and I an honest man. 3 Evans?Yes, there are Democrats , and Democrats. I Earle?And there are Reformers and ^formers. Gov. Evans said Judge Earle was swinging on Tillman's coat tails. . .Judge Earle arose quickly and advanced to the stand, addressing Gov. Evans, who kept on talking, turning 7 his back to Earle. , "I can't let that pacs," said tne Judge, in a low tone. He again called ' to tne governor, who asked the judge a not to interrupt him so often, he could ' speak after wards. (Cries of "Earle.") ? Judge Earle?You know, sir, I nev: er swung to Gov. Tillman or any other maa. Whea you eay otherwise J you do yours9lf an injustice. 1 Gov. Evans went on to say the peo' pie were not going to put men in otfice who had been fighting the alliance. They were not going to turn out the l old veteran ana wounded soldier at this stage of the fighting. "You are * not going to repudiate men who have ? been fighting for you." He was going to beat both these men, he said, as 1 badly as Tillman had beat Earle in 7 1890. (Cheers.) ' , THE OTHER SPEAKERS. The Senatorial aspirants were followed by Whitman and Harrison, candidates for Governor, who put in their pleas. These gentlemen were followed i by Major McSweeney, who seems to a ha ve a walk over for Lueitenant Govera nor. Attorney, General Barber fol> lowed Major McSweeney, end wps fol. lowed in turn by Messes, j Watts and Richbourg, candii dates for Adjutant and Ini spector General, Watts spoke ef the j militia with priae, referring to the im3 provement he had made in it in draft3 iag the enlistment law. He went on 1 to say he was making this campaign on merit. He had a right to criticise 3 his opponent as to his political actions r out woaia never stoop soiow as to go ) into personalities, and no Confederate 3 soldier or gentleman would stoop to the 3 law plane his opponent bad. I He referred to Gen. E ideas bowJ in? to the will of the majority when - defeated by Tillman, but Gen. Richi bourg had run against Gen. Farley, . the nominee of the Domcsratic party. \ He did not mean to criticise any man's I political opinion, so long as ne was J honest, but he has changed his polii tics thres times in the last six years, and God only knew what step he 1 would take next, but according to a I gentleman in Sumter he would "go 1 to the Lily Wnites next." As to his I next step, however, he would have nothing to say. Gen. Richbourg made his usual > speech, at the conculsion of which he said that as Gen. Watfs had gone into i the mire he would hive to follow him. I He would ask Gen. Wat's to ray whe> ther or not he had not at the Grand rliifinOF f<jin w> cam V^/U?4Mt U^r?TW?y MMklUg m * ft t bled and lost all his money; whether he had not demanded that I lie winner ! return it to him, and on the man's refusal, gone into the street, got a policeI man and forced the man to give up i the money. i Gen. Watls replied that the answer required strong language. lie would say that any man who made such a statement was an infernal liar, and the truth was not in him. Gen. Richbourg said he did not make the charges, but he would prove them true. Gen. Richbourg went on to say he regarded the otlice of adjutant general : as a hi?h one?one that should be filled with dignity and sobriety. That officer is at the head of the South Carolina soldiery?a soldiery that has always won glory in war and should not be disgraced iu peace by a drunken and incompstent head. "My young competitor wants office, of course he dc^s. He is the hardest to wean from the public crib I ever saw, but his public acts on more than [CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.J * MISS TILLMAN'S DEATH. V|j LIGHTNING'S FEARFUL WORK RE- /' % MOVES A WOMANLY WOMAN. The Eldest Child of Senator Tillman, Willi* Oat Horseback Biding at Brevard N. CH * la Instantly Killed With Her Escort. Columbia, S. C.f July 17.?Sym- - J path v deep and sincere of all Columbia 14 was felt for the bereaved family of Senator Tillman yesterday, when the V few brief lines were read telling of the iH tragic death of his eldest daughter, the ^ pride of his household. Inquiries wore J heard on all sides from those anxious to know more of the details, but noth- 'M ing could be learned until the train jij bearing the body reached this city last Some lime before the train was due M numbers of friends began to arrive?t the union deprt, among, whom were H Assistant Attorney General Townaend, Col. W. W. Bruce, Col. Mixaon, Frank Tompkins, Chris AtkinsOQ, ' Fitz Norton, General WattB, Governor Evans and scores of others, who r came out despite (he pouring rain to J pay their last tribute to this popular and well known young woman, who was a shining example of all tnat is excellent j Accompanying the body were Mr. .-AgM T. C. McNeely, general agent of the Henderson vi lie and Brevard railroad,. -aWa and Messes. U. X. Gunter, private eee-:||jg retary to Governor Evans, andT. W. Bunch, an uncle of Miss Tillman^ the J latter two having gone to meet the bod at Spartanburg. Mr. McNeely wmm?nx'P& the party when M?ss Tillman was killed . tiuu was tuo ouj j eyewnueaa ut w? >JM sad affair. * Mr. H. F. Addicks, Jr., M)*s Nettie Addicks, Mfc3 Addie Tillman, Miss 'M Mae O'Bryan of Allendale, 8. C., Miss Lizzie Bingham of Salisbury, N. Mies Annie Warren of Hendrsonvilla, v.fgM the Rev. Robert A. Lee of Yorkvillft, Mr. M. D. Cooper of Brevard, with Mr. McNeely, composed the party from which death was to snatched two membera. ? Mr. McNeely said: "It was -10a. m. on Wednesday when we left Hender3onville for Brevard, which place . f was reached at 11:30 o'clock. By 13:80 J all of the persons 1 have named Wan mounted and on the way to aaeend^^^B Rich mountain, which is six miles from Brevard. When three-quarter* of a mile from the top of the mountain .' ./Jj . we were overtaken by a thunderstorm; The Tressott house was a few hundred yards away and all hurried then to :y?j*a get out of vhe rain." "Mies Tillman, Mr. Lee and I stopped, however, in order for Miss Till- ^ man and myself to change horsea; u hers was afraid of the thunder. By the time the phange was made, the rain began to fall and all three of us ' took shelter under come chestnut bushes, but about 40 feet away was a :Mffl 1 arge oak tree. i'J { "Miss Tillman and Mr. Lee still remaincd on horseback, the former with - 1 an upraised umbrella, while I, 20 feet . $| away, was standing on the ground. It was while thus waiting that a bolt of lightning struck the tree and continuing, instantly killed Miss Tillman, Mr. ;'1| Lee and their horses. The shock was sa severe that my horse was knoclfied -jfM rlnwn hut T nnlu har3 mvflnMr ham- '' && ed slightly. This was at 3:30 o'clock. > ~|S "la a few asconda I was by the aide ::M of the two fallen paople. Not a muscle of either moved, their death was J instantaneous. There was no mark left by the lightning to show its fear- - 3 ful wo An. "A wagon from Mr. Mo- . ' 'IS I Creery, a farmer living near by, was procured and the bodies tenderly moved to the Trascott house, where Mr. Carroll and the Misses Pleaaanta, ,^| another horseback party, gave all the ; aid possible. "The home going was sad indeedr Two of our party were still in death, :|j and we that remained rode silently along. ' 'It was about 11:30 that night ^ before Brevard was reached. From -J here a telegram was sent to Senator j Tillman." This is the story as related by Mr. Ja McNeely, who was the only one to ^1g8 witness the double tragedy. At 1 . | o'clock yesterday the body of Miw Tillman reached Hendersonville and i was sent on to Columbia. Only a very >J| ?!?! > nnffln /WMllll Via pmilA YYUUUCU wwu wiuu W in m i ? . , "5l? there, but when Columbia was reached, . <J Mr. Berry had a handsome metallic \ casket, covered with white cloth,, In readiness in the ladies' waiting room J ; of the depot. Across it was a silver -vM plate beautifully engraved with the name of the young lady, and after it 3|< the words, "Died July 15, 1890." I Curtains were put over the windows ,J| to shut out the gaze of the curious. -Jm and the body, by E9veral ladies and jj&B gentlemen, was moved from one ooftin to the other. The several hundred 9 persons gathered around the outside '^| door and either kept silent or conversed in low tones. When all was in ja readiness, the door was opemd and - ^ the casket, enclosed in a box, was put aboard the special train which stood J in waiting. Quite a number of lovely '3 floral tributes had either b:en sent or *9 brought down, and but for the terrific A rain storm tnere would have been jfl many more. In the passenger coach of the special were Governor Evans, his mother. H| Miss Mary Evans, B. R. TiHman, Jr.. Miss Lona Tillman, botnof whom had hflfln awav from home, the former at Clemen college and the latter at Ab- * beville; Mr. J. W. Bunch and wife, j U. X. Gunter, Gen. John Gary Watts and a few others. i The train left soon after 10.o'clock. 4 This morning many of the State offi- J cials w.<U go oyer to Trenton to attend J| the funerai. The interment will be . 9 made in High View, the Tillmanfamily burying-ground, at noon today.. .-3g Miss Tillman was just 20 years old. j Her life differed not from that of j scores of other young ladies. She had graduated at Wmthrop college and -Ja Hollies institute and was ready to go into society. It was the intention of her family that she should make her debut into Washington society next . winter where, by her brightness | t'luty, she would have won many friends. It is a severe blow to her family and expressions of sympathy are heard from everyone. There is rather a striking coincidence in connection with the death of >. MissTiMman. She was the daughter of a United States Senator and was carried home in a special train over the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad. The last funeral train which was run ^ ?Viio mad whftn Miss T^lina j Butler, the daughter of Senator M. C. I Butler, was taken home. These two H young ladies were both daughters of United States senators, ooth died in the mountains, and both were carried H to their homes in Kdgefield county fl |CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.J V