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THEGOVERNOR REVIEWED. HIS DEFIANCE OF LAW DISCUSSED DY A CITY ATTORNEY. Evanx, the individual, Liable l,o Arrest Just as auy Other Citizen of the State Who Violates the Law?The (loveruor Not Entitled to Kingly Perogat Ives. Florence, August 5.?City Attorney George G. Thompson lavt week addressed the following lette r to the city council, in view of the recent action of Governor Evans in defying arrest fnr hrear.h nf the tieace here: "Florence, S. Cm J uly 31, 189G. To the City Council: On last Friday, J. Gary Evans, who holds the official position of governor, of the State of South Carolina, and Joseph H. Earle, a judge of the circuit court of this State, each in his personal and private capacity, and exercising the right held by every citizen of this State, was addressing in public with this city, a large number of citizens, each endeavoring in according to his methods, to secHre Lbe votes of the people of this county. During the progress of this meeting these two political contestants became engaged in a personal combat. Hundreds of men were present; some drew pistols, others made ready for their use, excitement ran high. One stray shot by any excited spectator would in all probability have precipitated a riot and many lives might have been sacrificed. The peace of the city was jeopardized and its laws violated. I was communicated with by the mayor and advised him that these parties could and should be arrested with OUt regara lUCir urnumi inniuuua. Warrants were accordingly issued charging them with fighting and breach of the peace. Joseph H. Earie rendered ready obedience, but J. Gary Evans resisted and defied the law. He told the chief of police to take the warrant back to the mayoi "with the contempt it deserves," and that he "considered it an insult" He informed the mayor that he could not be arrested ; that the only way to reach him was by impeachment. He threatened to use the power of his office to protect him fiom the consequences of the broken law. He threatened to "take charge of the mayor and the town," or words to this effect. We are left to conjecture as to precisely what J. Gary Evans meant by "taking charge of the town." As interpreted at the time by several of his constables, who !ll. of iVlA of were wiiu uilli ai? tug uuiv v* ?4av m? tempted arrest, it was an unworthy and unlawful threat to resort to the metropolitan police. J. Gary Evans was not arrested. He left the city and has since boasted through the press that the town authorities apologized for the attempted affront to "his excellency." I never advised that the governor could be arrested, but then advised, and still reiterate that J. Gary Evans could and should have been arrested, and that without regard to his official position and without regard to consequences, even if it required every man in the city to accomplish it, and even if it entailed penalty of metropolitan police. In his novel position, that he is above the law, sound from point of law or reason? From the standpoint of reason such a position, in the expressive language or The News and Courier is "simply monstrous," and coming from the person claiming the exemption, can only be accounted for on tne theory of total ignorance of the first principles of republican govflmmmt or such a diseased imagina tion as approximates the condition of our friends,the doctors would call "dementia of egotism." Such an exemption could only arise under the common law or by statute, including the constitution. The common law can hardly be appealed to, for no such office is known to it, for it is a creatior? of the constitution. It could arise from the common law on tne theory of "kingly prerogatives," inherited from the sovereigns of Eng land, and it seems that our governor rests his case on this theorv, for he informed the mayor that he could no more be arrested than the "king (sovereign) of England," or words to that effect, forgetting at the moment of this ridiculous assumption of "kingly prerogative," that the doctrine of "the king can do no wrong" has no place among republican simplicity; that a monarch the sovereignty resides in the person of the king, but in a republic tnis sovereignty abides in the people. The constitution which creates his office gives him no comfort in this remarkable assumption. Article 2, section 14, article 3, section 14, and article 13, section 2, exempt at certain times electors on the day of election, members of both houses and volunteer militia forces, from arrest, but is par-1 ticular in each case to expressly pro vide that these exemptions shall not apply to "treason, felony or breach of the peace." Article 15, section 3, provides that "the governor and all other executive and judicial officer, shall be liable to impeachment; but judgment in such cases shall not extend further than removal from office. The persons convicted shall, nevertheless, be liable to indictment, trial and punishment according to law." It is ODvious that this section does not fix the time in which an indictment may lie to after conviction on impeachment, but only intends to prevent a conviction on impeachment being plead in bar to an "indictment, trial and punishment according to law." If this contention were true, ?Af olnnA U1BU Llio guycruui wum u</|i claim this immunity, but every other "executive and judicial officer could claim like exemption. Besides, if the house saw lit to refuse to prefer charges of impeachment for any offense, or the offense was one for which impeachment would not lie, then his excellency, the governor, would of necessity escape all punishment, because the alleged pre-requisito of conviction on impeachment could not be shown- Thus is shown the utter absurdity of such a contention. But it may De urged that if the governor could not be arrested and put in jail , there would be no one to exercise the ' functions of his office and the people would be without an executive head. Article 4, Section i) of the constitution ;j "T- naccL nf fho tpmnnriipv proviutw: m , ? disability of the governor the lieutenant governor shall perform the duties of the governor." Thus it will be seen that in case his excellency should be come temporarily disabled by preferring to go to jail rather than pay a small fine of a few dollars, the peo g; pie's government would not go tc ruin for want of an executive head. It is no doubt true that ilie g.)ver nor, in exercisiug the political functions of his ottice, is beyond the reach of the courts, but "in his person he is M subject to judicial control, as other citizens." Eighth American and English Encyclopedia of Law (lirst edition,) 1406. Hl The warrant in this case was not 1 against the governor, but against the } person of J. Gary Evans. If the contention of the governor were doubtful, I still maintain that he tu should have been arrested, as the only he way to settle a disputed point of law w of this kind is by resort of the courts, ca and the courts could not settle it with- Tl out obtaining jurisdiction of his per- de son by arrest. If such could by any ca possibility be the law, then it should fr< be iudiciallv determined, and give the people a chance of changing it to con- vi form to republican institution. m< Surrounded by his myrmidons gath- mi ered about his person as rumors of his St arrest reached them, John Gary Kvans rei has outraged the laws Lie has swofa to he see enforced; he has brought the gov- Mi ernmeut of this city into contempt in ]i'i th<> eyes of all brave aud free people Sp who have not learned to "bend the sai supple hinges of the knee," and until at it is wiped out a blot rests upon her nu fair name forever. It has always been gr the boast of our people thai "all men pe are equal before the law;" that there th are none too high to escape its punish- m ment, and none too low to forfeit its 6,( protection. ^ If this precedent is allow- by ed to sianu, nerearter any numoie ce citizen, arrested without apology and bli dragged before our tribunals, can just- es, ly complain that our boast is false, ra and throw in our teeth the accusation en that "all men are not equal before the ch law." be I submit both the soundness and m< justice of my advice to the considera- ov tion of the city council, to whom I am ca responsible. Respectfully, ho Gkorok G. Thompson. fa< Upon receipt of this communication wi the city council adopted the following rij resolutions: th Resolved, by the city council of th Florence in council assembled: an 1. That we have absolute confidence I in both the justice and legality of the wl advice of our city attorney on the oc hii casion of the recent attempt to arrest th John Gary Evans. sil 2. That the action of the governor wf iu escaping arrest by representing to wi the mayor that be was not subject to be arrest, was unworthy of the governor pa of this great State. 3. That we assure the mayor that wt he will ever have our heaaty co-oper- thi ation in every effort in his power to co vindicate the laws of this city and I s bring all offenders to feel its force th< and without regard to their official tei position. 18! 4. That the communication of the an city attorney, with these resolutions m< be given to the county and State press fa] with requests of publication. an lai The Cost of Bicycles. w{ In ad justing the fire insurance loss caused by burning of its salesrooms I r and stock ?f wheels on hand of one of on the largest and most popular bicycle re; manufacturing companies in tbe q, United States, the fact developed that Sp the cost of one hundred dollar machines was but nineteen dollars at the is factory. The public is asked to pay one hundred dollars for a wheel which toi is manufactured at a cost of but nine- mi teen dollars, a profit to the manufac turer of over 4UU per cent. me pur- 0f chaser is told that it costs a lot of bo money to sell the wheels, which might sp be and still leave several hundred per gr cent, profit for the poor manufacturer, su The day is not far distant when bi- fie cycles will be sold in hardware and th other stores, like lawn mowers, at a its price nearer twenty-live dollars than one hundred. There may be other Sp goods manufactured which cost but one-fifth of the price they are sold for, but the public certainly is not aware "J of the fact. Riot Near Charleston- Sp Charleston, S. U., Aug. 4.?There wl was a riot at a negro picnic held at ev Mouut Pleasant, just across the river 6a] from here, today. Some negro vend- ey ers on the grounds were violating town ordinances. They were ar- m' rested by negro deputy marshals and the riot was started by their friends. vl( Knives and pistols were used freely r?' onrl civ mon roprft mnw ftr Iftsa sflrirms- Stl ly hurt. The ringleader of the riot aB had his head.crushed inkby one.of the marshals, and he will probably die. P* The other injured men are Marshal ^ Edmund Jenkins, Henry McNeil, 1 i Prince Simons, Jack Gethersand an aj? unknown negro. These men were ?' cut with razors by the rioters. A de- 91' [tachmentof the Chicora Rifles, of the >Q Mount Pleasant Naval Reserve, were tu called out and the riot was quelled. eD Six of the ringleaders of the mob were Wl arrested and lodged iu jail, and there ** will probably be a number of other C1^ arrests tomorrow. ^ $7 Burled Alive. (I] Indianapolis, Aug. G.?Prof Boone, tv a well known hypnotist, put J.J. to Wyatt under his mysterious influence m yesterday and announced that he di would bury his subject and bring him as to next Friday, after an interment of three days. Wyatt had previously tb consented to the arrangement and the tb burial took place at Fail view park ai last night at 10:30 o'clock, a tube be tb ing passed down to where he lay. He qi was buried 4 feet under the ground ei and a guard was placed at the grave, ct Shortly before noon today Wyatt m came out from under the influence fc and realizing ins situation, Degan cn screaming like a wild man. lie was h; hurriedly dug up, and it was some o! time before he could be could be b< cooled down. He protested against a d< second interment, but Prof. Boone vi soon got him under control and Wyatt was again put down in the earth, tl The experiment is attracting much at- n tention. c< p liaby'H IIend Bitteu (>11?. if Chillk'OTHk, Om Aug. G.?Eddie cl Hurd, the two-year old son of Manager liurd, of Hayenbeck's menagerie, E was killed by a lion yesterday after- n noon. The menagerie was on exhibi- n tion at tbc fair grounds and a two-year- ft old lion was tied to a state near me ti entrance to the tent. The lion be- t< longed to Jim (Jorbett, the prize figh- n ter, and was not regarded as feroci- sj ous. While liurd and his wife were e in front selling tickets for the after- tl noon performance little Eddie was d 4i.? .-..I nu.^ ? piaying iii LUC iruu i no vunu y> loo near the lion and suddenly the ani* n ; mal sprang upon bim and iu an in- a , stant the child's head was in tho lion's mouth. Hurd rushed to the scene I> frantically, but the head had already q t been severed. The animal was then h . in a high state of ferociousness and it , took severe clubbing to pet him into si his cage. K f, THE PEOPLE AROUSED. * ol 'LAURIIVS DEBATE WITH HORR IN THEGOLDCOUNTRY. .1" u i9 Stirs the I'aopio Up On tlie Free Sliver pj Matter-lie Wa# Given an f.ninusiaNiic ^ w deception by tbe Crowd OutTbere. The Hon. John L. McLaurin has rerned from Franklin, Ohio, where A j went to debate the money auestion ith Mr. Horr, the leading gold advote of the northwestern country. E lat Mr. Mclaurin fared well in his bate with the famed gold Gghter Wl n bo seen from the following taken ^ jtn the Ciacinn&ti Enquirer: [J1 lion. J. Ij. McLaurin of Bennettslie, S. C., member of congress, *n amber of the ways and means com- "r ittee and ex-attorney general of his 4L. : I i 1 ~ __ I i ?ic, was me vjrioson yesieruuy, - turning from the great debate he W! Id with Hon. Roswell Q. Ilorr of ^ ichigan, the gold champion, at anklin, Warren county, Ohio, bj eaking of the great controversy he 9? id: "1 was most agreeably surprised the reception I received and the imber of silver people present to Pc eet me with enthusiasm. I had ex- ?a cted to encounter an iceberg, but on tri e contrary, I found a multitude of ac y way of thinking. There were co >00 people present and I could tell 7? ' the applause and cheers that I re- hi ived that I had fully half the assem- Pe ige with me. We made five speech- if , and during one of mine some one ised a picture of Bryan in the audi- at ce and thousands stood up and er eered and it was fully ten minutes be lore i couia proceed, it was a grand seting of the people, and after it was an er Mr. Horr suddenly departed in a a.E rriage and I could not leave for an tii iur, the crowd gathered thick and cr it about ine to shake my hand and I otl ,11 pledge you my word that my '? jht arm is so sore from hearty shakes at I can hardly lift it today. All **? is I attribute to the cause I advocate d the straightforward way in which *h presented it. Mr. Horr got mad J" len I pinned the shortcomings of 3 party down to facts. I quoted P? em from Senator Sherman's strong ^ ver speech made in 18G9, when he is a poor man, and contrasted that J* th utterances since he has grown to *?' a millionaire and lives in a marble ^ lace. "I told them that those marble " ills could not shut out from his ears P? s murmurs of disapproval and dis- . ntent occasioned by financial policy. riJ ho wed them from statistics how in Pe eir district in 1880 the number of a j? r> j x _ Arc lani rarmers was Z4 per cent.; in 90 it had increased to 38 per cent., s? d 40 per cent, of the farms under jrtgage. Prices of products were lling all the time, it taking more ' d more wheat and corn to get a dolr, and it is only a question of time len 15 per cent, of the citizenship ^ 11 own all of the rich Miami valley. ?ad them something from the rec is of the Ohio legislature, a joint ije solution adopted when General ^ osvenor, now a gold advocate, was Qt eaker of the house of representatives ju something they had forgotten. It ^ history, and here it is: _j "Joint resolution relative to the res- q( ration of the silver dollar to its for er rank as lawful money: <pj! "Resolved by the general assembly ^ the State of Ohio, that common ^ >nestv to the taxpaver. the letter and irit of the contract under which the stf eat body of iudebtedness was as- . med by the United States, and true . lancial wisdom,each and all demand V e restoration of the silver dollar to former rank as lawful money. ^ Q. H. Grosvenor, . teaker of the house of representatives. , "H. W. Curtis, ?" "President of the Senate. Adopted April 24, 1877." J" "I read them from James G. Blain's *T eeches in 1877 and 1880, extracts ?. lich I would like to see printed ery day. Here is what Mr. Blaine id in the senate iu 1880 on the mon- * question: kJ ' 'On the much vexed and long- ^ ooted question as to bimetallic and ^ oaometaluc standards, my own ews are sufficiently indicated In the marks I have made. I believe the uggle now going on in this country da id in other countries for a single en ild standard -would, if successful, en oduce widespread disaster in and Pi roughout the commercial worlds, ou le destruction of silver as money, pP id establishing gold as the sole unit an value must have a ruinous effect SC: i all forms of properly except those f0 vestments which yield a iixed re- be mi in money. Those would be t}? lormously enhanced in value and jn U1U guiu it ui&prupuriiuuuwj auu uu- CO ir advantage over every other SDe- se as of property. If, as the most reli Si >le statistics affirm, there are nearly w ',000,000,000 of coin or bullion in w, e world, very equally divided be- tr reen gold and silver, it is impossible tfo strike silver out of existence as dj oney without results that will prove w sastrous to millions and utterly dis- ai itrous to tens of thousands. it "I believe gold and silver coin to be ie money of the Constitution; indeed ie money of the American people, iterior to the Constitution, which b< ie greit organic law recognized as te lite independent of its own exist- ol ice. No power was conferred on M mgress to declare either metal should V at be money. Congress has, there- hj ire, in my judgment, no power to d< ^monetize either. If, therefore, silver tt as been demonetized, I am in favor se f remonetizing it. If its coinage has ir aen prohibited, I am in favor of or- It ering it to be resumed. I am in fa- la or of having it enlarged.' tl "I told them that I was glad to know a< lat there was one great daily paper w orth of the Ohio river that had the h aurage and honesty to stand by the c< eople in this great supreme struggle, c< ie Cincinnati Enquirer, and they tc lieered me to the echo." n Mr. Teasdale, an enthusiastic young w emocratic silver man and a tobacco w lanufacturer of Franklin, W8S so luch pleased and impressed with Col. tcLaurin's speech that he came on to . lis city with him and persuaded him ^ > return later in the campaign and ^ lake more speeches in Ohio. Ke ^ iys it was the greatest triumph he ^ ver witnessed on the hustings, and ^ jat Horr, angered and battled in the J ebate, turned to abuae the south, ?. Utrt nnnrttton j t*i? 1 w?ii 1j 1 o nil /lu. rilJCU Ilia UpjWUVUtt I1M1VUCU MUU vtu ounceii as a dodging of the issue and ^ want of argument. 81 Col. McLaurin came here from forth Carolina, and in reply to a uery as to how that State would go, si esaid: ji "You may go to sleep with the as- tl urance that the Tar Heel State is safe J or Bryan by 25,000. There is no tl i ' ' .f-.- l-? >ubt about it whatever." "How about your State, South Carina?" . "Oh, it is all one way there; you jar nothing but silver. Bryan's ma rity will run 50,000 to 60,000 easy. nless there is a complete change in lblic sentiment Bryan will sweep the unt.ry. Watson won't be in the ay." THE WHISKEY REBATES. Reformer Who Wanta to Know the Troth About It. i t 7. n i aiior l,uLuuiuia xwywitrAt the campaign meeting in Barnell I saw that Mr. Duncan stated atMixson had said that Tillman, or at Governor Evans said he had, illed his pockets with rebates." I a a Reformer and was among the st to espouse the Reform cause and cept B. R. Tillman as its leader, am a Reformer from principle. I as actuated from a law of justice to ip over on the side of the masses and imand their rights. I wanted to see r ttiA irAton /\f MAAnlA ilinf nn vr nio n wwcavi tucucupiobuabaujr iuau uId hold office if he was honest and telligent enough to fill the position, ior to 1890 it had almost reached that >int where pedigree was the only ssport to office and positions of jst. It was the love of country that tuated me then and it is the love of uatry that actuates me now to ask, is, to demand of Mr. Mixson, who is mself a recipient of wages from the ople of our State, to answer in full the charges against Governor Evans cited and preferred by Mr. Duncan Barnwell are false in toto or whethany part of the charges be true. I lieve Mr. Mixson will give the an'er without faltering and without iy attempt to evade, and such an iswer the people demand. This is no ne for men in public trust to hide lme, 11 crime ojllsis, ixsuiujjudu ujr hers, when we have plenty of Rermers in the State who are pure ough and sufficiently competent to 1 any position. We are not depennt on any men for party sake. If e charges are without foundation en Mr. Mixson has already waited d long and should be glad of an oprtunity to give his public denial. I )uld not ask this question but for the st that it has been published that dr. Mixson was on the stand" when ey were preferred and did not deny Bra then and there. Besides they ai : j ~ _ m ar on me pnue 01 uur pari./ wucu is charged that "Tillman filled his ckets with rebates." I, as a Reformer and citizen, have a rht to ask these question and the ople of this State have a right to lowif Governor iSvans made such itements. We take them as an inlt and if they are false Mr. Duncan ould be made to hold up. R. P. Stackhouse. Oswego, S. C.f August 4, 1896. Alabama Goes Democratic. Birmingham, Ala.. Aug. 5.?Furer returns from Monday's election ow that Johnston and the Democratticket have carried forty-one counts, while Goodwyn, Populist, has enty- two. Three counties, Pike, illan and Tallapoosa are close and doubt. It is about a stand off in ese. Jonnsion &omciai ana esumaimajorities amount to 48 873, while xxlwyn's majorities are 9,205, leaver Johnston's net majority at 39,448. le official canvass of the vote Satury will, it is thought, not vary from ese figures. For the Legislature Ler reports show that the House mil seventy-four Democrats, again ten members, twenty Populists and c doubtful. In the Senate the Demrats have elected thirteeu members, e Populists three and one is in doubt, lis gives the Democrats over threeurths of the Legislature. John>n's majority of the white counties nearly 10,000 not including the ack Belt which is calculated to dis>se of the charge that Goodwyn was icted but counted out. Conservare Populist leaders assert that if it is own officially that the white coun is elected Johnston they will sup>rt Bryan and Sewall in November, her wise they will go for Bryan and ataon, believing in the latter event at Johnston got elected by fraud. Terrible Retribution. St. Joseph, La., Aug. 5.?Some ys ago a respectable white woman jplojed as a domestic in a prominit family on the border of Franklin irish, was sent across Tensas River l an errand, and failing to return in oper time the family became alarmed id seat parties in search of her. The arching party after several hours und the dead and horribly mutilated kly of the woman in the woods parilly concealed by brush. The most tense excitement followed the dis very, and in a short while the whole ction was aroused and in the saddle. nninfaH t/> fl nrhilA iMmn to piUlV/U [A/IUWVU ?v W TTU??W > w? r ho had been seen near there. Dogs ere used and in a few hours the amp was run down. He confessed at he had outraged and then mur ed her. The crowd bound the retch, staked him to the nearest tree id after burning body and riddling with bullets quietly dispersed. After tlie Dispenser. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 7.?The State )ard of control showed a desire yesrday to "crawl the log," so to speak, : Dispenser Stevenson of Winnsboro. ention was made in the reports of the Tmnsboro meeting that Stevenson ad taken an active part in howling Dwn some of the speakers. From le appearance of things now it would em that his overzealous action is goig to make him a man without a job. . seems that lie either forgot the circu ir letier sent our oy ine ataie ooara iat none of the dispensers were to be itive in politics, or disregarded it ilfully. As a result, instructions ave been sent to the county board of Diitrol of Fairfield for all the facta in >nnection with Stevenson's actions ) be laid before the State board at its ext meeting. This will be a test of hether the board means a thing hen it says it or not.?State. Three Boy* Drowned. Roanoke, VaM Aug. C.?Three boys, aines Poage, Wiley Lutlwig and Uarence Berry, aged 12, 14 and 15 ears, respectively, were drowned toay in Roanoke River while bathing, hey were unable to swim and got beond their depth. A number of therboys were iu the river at the me and gave the alarm. The bodies rere recovered by a li.shing party u bortlime afterward. Killed In a Church. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 5.--Lightning Lruck the Bohemian Catholic church, jst at the close of mass at 9 'clock lis morning, instantly killing Mrs. os. Zepyra, a widow, and injurying aree other women. MIXSON TO HUBBELL. HE MAKES A STATEMENT ABOUT THE REBATE MATTER. Ro-lt?rates the Statement That Hubbell Offered the Rebate?A Little More Insldes History of the Dispensary Is Given. Columbia, S. C., Auf. 7.?The fol lowing communications explain tnemselves: To the Editor of The State: In your issue of July 28th you quote from Barnwell, S. C, under date of July 27th, as follows: ''It was develop:d today that State Liquor Commissioner Mixson had been offered $562 50 per carload in rebates by the representative of the Mill Creek Distilling Co.?Mr. Hubbell." If Commissioner Mixson says I ever offered him directly or induectly a dollar in any shape whatever he states what is absolutely false. The Mill Creek Distilling Co., Geo. Hubbell, Secretary. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 5. WHAT M1XS0N SAYS. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 6, 1896. To the Editor of The State: In your issue of today you have a card signed Mill Creek Distilling Co , Geo. Hubbell, secretary, in which he concludes as follows: "If Commissioner Mixson says 1 ever offered him, directly or indirectly, a dollar in any shape whatever he states what is absolutely false." I have been drawn into this matter very reluctantly and had hoped that , the matter had blown over and I would not be required to say any thing, but as a man who is jealous of his hon 1 or and one who is not afraid to resent an insult, I am forced to make the following statement of facts: I have been connected with the dispensary since the first conception of the scheme and was in charge under ] Senator Tillman's direction when the j building was being put in fix for bob- ( tling, Mr. Traxler, then the commissioner, being at his home in Timmonsville, quite ill with a ?? m typnoia lever. iiuer mr. xrax ler's recovery and return, I was retained in the capacity of superintendent, which position I held until Mr. Trader resigned, and 1 was honored with the appointment. During my term as superintendent I naturally discovered that the bulk of the whiskies bottled by us was purchased from Mill Creek through Mr. Geo. Hubbell, who was frequently down here. I also discovered that in making these purchases Mr. Hubbell, or Mill Creek, I should say, was re- ' quiring and being paid an interest on 5 them after 30 days, each 30 days call- ] ing for more or bigger interest. On being appointed commissioner in January, 1895, and being in possession of these facts of interest-bearing accounts, and not intending relieving 1 Mr. Trailer till Feb. 1st, I commenced to look around and see if 1 could not | do something better for the State and save, at least, the thousands and thousands of dollars being paid in in- < terest to Mill Creek. About Jan. 20, < some 10 days or perhaps more before J I took charge, Mr. Hubbell showed up ] and was anxious to a&certain if I in- ] tended to continue the trade with him. -j My reply was, "That depends." He , asked, "Depends on what?" I replied, 4 On you; I want the same whiskies or J belter, at the same prices or less with 5 per cent oH' as discount or rebate." ' He seemed to be utterly dumbfounded and exclaimed: "Do you want tbe earth V' I replied, "No, but this 1 want, and this I intend to have." He i went on to say that my proposition was one that he nor no one else could en- , tertain and wanted to know if I had " calculated the 5 per cent. off. He inquired when I would be in the market I tor purchases, and upon being told that it would take several days after Feb. 1st to make the transfer, he asked ? - tho nnwhwAq if T should UiD agaiu iui vuw , M need anything before he returned in February. I told him, "Only on my 1 terms." On assuming the duties, Feb. 1, I very soon discovered that I needed some Bourbon whiskies and wired him: "Same whiskey, same price, 5 off; send me X and Bourbon." I received a wire in repiy: "Will ship at once." A few days after this I received a letter saying: "Your telegram ordering Bourbon received, and knowing from its being a wire thai you were in need, we hasten to make shipment, but we cannot give you tbe terms, &c." I immediately wired him: "Order cars back; won't receive them only on my terms." in a lew hours I received a wire: "(Jars too far advanced to order back; receive them on your terms." lu due course tbe cars arrived and we?-e received. Bill for same cawe iu witli 5 per cent.' off and was paid. I do not recollect when nor bow often Mr. Hubbell came to see me in tbe lew months that followed before ibe following occurred: He asked me to tase him into the sample room and show him mo XXX rye that I was purchasing. 1 did so, and while in there alone, ne and X, he offered me his XXX rye at tne same price he had formerly sold it to the dispensary with the interest on, lor the same price per gallon, 10 per cent, discount; and, if my memory serves me correctly, he made the folio wing calculation there and theu: (Jost$2.2a per gallon.; 10 per cent, ott', rnakea 22$ cents per gal.; 50 gallons 10 a Dar ? 1 f'l Kqkih?Iq (/? <1 rei makes $11.25 ana i>v, " car makes $5G2.50- I said, Wi y put this discount on the invoices a Jet it show up regularly ?" He replied that he could not do so; that he was a member of the trust, but for me to pay the invoices at the regular mice of $2.25 per gallon and he would return me the 1U per cent, off in cash. This I refused to do and no purchase has been made from him by me. These are the facts in the case and includes all I have said as lo Mr. Hub bell's otter to me. If he imysauy part of it is untrue he is a liar F. M. Mixson. Lutlrieu & time* are Vuur Aleu. If you want to buy a One piano direct Irom factory, and without paying middlemen's profits, write the wellknown Southern Music House of Ludden & Bates, Savannah, Ga., about it. They are your men. They manufacfurvii <tm nam 1 nililan Xr Pataa niann buiu kUU Uw T? ^MWVCI ^/JUUV/I They own an interest in the great Mathuahek Piano, sold by them for twenty-tive years past. Tney control almost the entire output of the factory and have just opened large wholesale warerooms in New iforK City. They sell from factory direct to purchasers and save purchasers all intermediate prohts. They are your men. Read their latest advertisement in to is issue and write them either at Savannah, Qa., or New York City. , - '\<r. . - v-. ' .> ,i Jf The trustworthy care for the Whiskey, Opium, Morphine and Tobaooo Habits. For farther information address The Keeley Institute, or Drawer 27, Columbia, 3. 0. A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY doesn't always mean a cbance to get Work. It's a txulneaa opportunity to have a chance to save money on the necessities of life. Yon can find a chance like that at our store. We are now offering WELCH A EASONS PERFECTION FLOUR Superfine Quality at f4.60 barrel Beet Patent Flour at 4.25 barrel (Jholoe Family Flour at~..? 4.00 barrel \ BEST GRANULATED SUGAR In 100 pound sacKa at -6c pound La smaller quantities at ~..-5>^e pound GOOD GRANULATED SUGAR [?224 pound sacks at 4^c pound [a 100 sacks at ..4#c. pound [n smellier quantities at 8c . pound BIUJS At 40, 50, 64, 70 and 80 cents a peck. GOOD TOMATOJW [n 2 pound cans at ...5o a cin...tiOc a dozen a 3 pound cans at ...6c a can...72c a dozen PURB LARD-BEST QUALITf. SO pound cans per can 93.00 50 pound cans per can 1.20 10 pound cans per can -... 76 5 pound cans per can .. 40 3 pound cans per can 25 COMPOUND LARD. 10 pound cans per can 12.75 SO pound cans per can 115 [0 pound cans per can...?.................. 70 5 pound cans per can 35 3 pound cans per can 25 3ood Rio Coffee 18c pound Best Rio Coffee - 20c pound Higher grade Coffees at very reasonable )rloe*. CANNED MEATd CHEAP. 3omed Beef 1 pound cam 10c Jorned Beef 2 pound cans 20o Roast Beef I pound cans . 10c Roast Beef 2 pound cans 18e Potted Ham, small cans, 5c otn, 60o dozes Potted Ham, lor ge cans, 10: can, 91.00 doz. Potted Tongue, small, 5c can, 50o dozen Dried Beef, Armour's, l pound, 18c can, |2.0u dozen, Dried Beef, Aimiur's, % pound, 10c can, |1.20 dozen. Teas at 25' 50, 75 and 91 00 pound. Kvsry style and variety. We make It to )?ur advantage to buy r'our Groceries of us* Try u*. Get a copy of our Prices List, it Is a iaudy and newsy little biok.., WELCH & BASON, UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS, 185 ?n1187 Meeting and 117 Market ttts , CHARLESTON, S C. Advice to Mothers. Wo ta*e pleasure la oalilu* your auea Hon to a teinedy so long needed la carrying cblldreu safely through tbe critical stage of teething, it Is aa incalculable blesslag to mother aad cnud. if you are disturbed at night wltb a sick, frettui, teething child, use Pitts' Carminative, it will give luaUut relief, aad regulate the bowels, and make teething safe and easy, it will cure Dysentery aud Ularrtuea. Pitts Carminative b au Instant relief for oolic of Infanta. It will promote digestion, give toue and euergy to the stomach aud bowels. Ibe sick, puuy, suffering child will soon become the fat aud frolioaiug Joy of the household. It Is very pleasaut to the taste aud ojly cost 25 cents p?r bottle Sold by druggists aud by THE MURRAY DRU(i CO (Viliimhia H PI BARGAIN LIST I ha ye in stock, id th kou^Ii repiir, n following second band Engines and Bollei One 12 H P Portable Tozer Engine and b One U H P Portable Tozer Engine and i One 0 H P Portable Tozer Engine and ? Oqo OUF Portable Tozer Engine and ? One tjHP Portable Oneida Engine and One 12 H P Portable 0 & G Cooper A Co One 8 H P Beml-Portable Ames Engine i One 7 H P Semi-Portable Weod, Taber & Tnese Engines and Boilers bave bee Works, and are In aB (rood condition as It ing to bave your order, I am, Your Always in stock, a full Hue of TOZ El prlcea. REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS 1 IBS IA $25 Cooking Stove 11 I with a coMPurrs ourrrr iw Bj ONLY $12.00. S Delivered to your railroad #!>**> all freight charges paid. Read tkii description carefully. This spl?Mttft Cook lug Stove U No. 8; ha* fear ft inch pot holes; 16x16 tack oret; )ft lucli fire box, 24 inches hifh; Six* inch top; nice smooth naatief. 1 have had this (tore made tor mg trade, after my owu idea, oombiaiag 1 all the guod point* of all OMcttaa priced ?t.,tves, and leaving oat tfca objectionable featuree. Beyond all doubt tit* beat NT*, ft Cooking Stove made, for the yrUa Kitted with 2 pota, 2 pot WTW?,'l skelluta, l griddles, 3 baktog mm. i jotota of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 eolisr, 1 lifter, 1 scraper, 1 oak* poliak, 11ns tea kettle, 1 shovel. We waak to make customers and frieada la iwij pan vi uiu oouui, tor we pary?a ?>f introducing our fcuaineaa to amw people, and to renew our ?|-in'n1 ance with old friends. W* will ship this splendid Caafcftag ituvc ?nd the above deseribW ?M u> an; depot, all freight afcaoBa paid, (or only $lS.OO wk?e m cash oomea with the wiar. TMfc ?to*? is a ifood oh, wall made, aaA 111 <tv* entire satisfaction. Oar ihusiratad catalogue of FmiKaa^ ana Baby Carriafea aaUaa ir?e. Addreea I~i ^ .^XX>0STT, 1 W, i'.cioii) antrrr, l.uau8TA, J ? If you Went a Fine Pleno ? I Prom Factory direct and all 1 p Intermediate Profits aaved 4 : LDDDEN & BATES: ? They ha?a sold Plane* the South Knoa ^ ? 1870 and are (till at it, A They don't get old-foey{ih or tired, bni a}. ? |T ways keep at the bead of the procession. ' _ i J They hare fnat opened Wholesale Head* z. B qaarteriandWareroomainlTew York City. M A They manufacture the Lndden 6c Bate* m _ Piano and alao own an internet in the grMt _ Mathuahek Piano Factory, vttbooottal ? of nearly its entire output. ^ t They Supply Purchasers direct from m z Factory at wholeanle Price*, tboa _ % earing large intermediate profits. ^ ? They will eare you $W to $100 on a Plana. % m They are your men. Write them, either at ^ _ 8arannah. New York, or any of their Sooth. _ B em Branch Houses. 4 ? f UDDEN & BATES, ? L# 91 & 93 Fifth Ave., N. Y. ? Mala House, - - Savannah, Qa. J I _ Branahet-Macon, Columbus, WaycroestGa.1 2 Jackaonrille.Fla.; Mobile, Ala^j NewOrleana; W J ) Columbia, 8. 0.; Charlotte, Raleigh, N. 0. 4 . \ IITHERE j I i Fiepmttot that cm ocmpare i I | fig with Hilton'a Life for the lire* BS I | ^ ud Kidneys, la iba aUdam |H J I W of Ita actios and the oertalnt> I I ] of Its effects, b? the relief cntd H? I I O care ?* I>7Bpeps1a and Indira* Bn j I *9 tion, and all their ittaiilii Hfl I I Bfc iMfc M sick headache, I I M soeiretomach, wantof appetite, j I Jb etc., and aa a regulator la B I I 52 Habitual OonKtipaUoa. A few H I I fS doeea^wUl tell something of Its H I I fjffl mattta. Xoneedofalongeoa?H 1 ?$3 tUme^ coarse before its ben*- Bf I fifl flu became apparent. B ' IS TRY IT, AND Etfll I $?2a?i ' CONVINCED. g J H^ld wiiOJesale by |The Murray Dru.. Co. I COLUMBIA, H. 0 I I AND I I Dr' H" ?a6r' t-'barlpston, S 0 COTTON I GINS. Complete planing systems contracted foi With Thou, a a tSlevator, Lint Kiud Battel y Condenaer, Self-paoMug Revolving Cox Steam Cylinder Fre-sea aud all improvements (or an up to d*te 1896 i?lanary Buy no other uutil you grt prices on the Thomas. KNGINKH, BOILEKS, ?A\Y WiU.b, ' j OA.NE MILLS, KICK MILLS, UKlSt' MILLS'. Write for JPrlt'w. V. G. Badhuru, COLUMBIA. 8. c. JOHN A. WILLIS, j*M ... JUANLFf LIUhliii OF Tozer Engines. J * dpkiatii 3<iiQ.^ ai utj an.i c.miple'.H, the ra: loller Price |500 (Jasli toller Price :wo Cash toller .Price 301) Caab toller Price U9U Caab Boiler Pi Ice "280 (Jas b Eagiae md Bol.er Price 2J0 OttsD ind Boiler Price Cash Morse Engine & Boiler Price -'40 Cabtt in thoroughly overU?uleU *u>t tested ?i my is possible for second band Jobs to be. dups respectfully, JOHN A. WiLLId. Columbia, S. C, Ei ENGINES AND BOILBHl Write tuf PROMPTLY EXECUTED. I