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Edgefield Advertiser THUS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1896. Tillman and Teller is the latest combination talked off as candi dates for President and Vice Pres ident on the Democratio ticket. Tho Ellenton dispensary has beea closed on account of lack of pat.ronaga. Now, that is prohibi tion-thc? prohibition that pro hibits. The truck farms of Charleston hftve sent over three hundred quarts of luscious strawberries to the Winthrop girls, and will send the same quantity to the Clemson boys this week. Senator Tillman is on a South ern oratorical tour. He spoke first at Pensacola Fla., on last Friday ; on Monday of thia week at Gaines ville Ga. He is to speak also in Atlanta in tho Sam Jones Taber nacle one day of the present week. Sugar dealers in London state thai tho visible supply is 320,000 tons less than 1895. New York is buying heavily. Sixty steamers are loading at English ports with sugar for the United Str.tes to meet the shortage. A lady living in Michigan has written to our Sec. of State asking him to furnish her with the name of the place in South Carolina moBt free from consumption and malaria. Wo think Dan Tomp kins ought to have told her at once that Edgefield is the town she seeks. An Edgefield man him self he knows all about it. In the Democratic National Con vention of 1892 there were 910 del egates, and under the two-thirds rule 604 votes were necessary to a choice. Cleveland received 617? votes on the first ballot. The ad dition of Utah to the list of States will add four delegates this year, making a total of 914, and 610 will be necessary to a choice if the two thirds rule is maintained. Volunteers vs. Regulars. The following was handed us by Geni. R. G. M.Dunovant, the sole surviving field officer of the Pal metto regiment. It is an excerpt from Gibbon's "Artillerists Man ual." The Mississippi regiment re ferred to therein to was commanded ' by Jefferson Davis, late Presilent of the Confederate States. "Superiority in volunteer troops over regulars, when it does exist, is not found in those recruited nbout o?.r great cities, from men '?ho never touched a gun in their lives ; but in those made up of young men from the woods, who, from daily use of the rifle from their hovhood, knew its power; and this knowledge it is, which in part, supplies the place of a dis cipline "hey do not possess, and makes them feel that reith dis cipline they are invincible. In confirmation of these remarks, such regiments as the South Car ^plina and Mississippi, in the Mex ican war, are confidently referred to; both were commanded by men, soldiers from education and by profession." To Bolt or Not to Bolt. We have always contended that Senator Tillman was making a se rious mistake in going about over the country telliug the people that South Carolina would bolt the Chi cago convention if things did not go exactly to his notion. This is becoming mor>3 apparent each day. lit looks now as if the contingen cy vhich Mr. Tillman fixed as the sig nal for picking up his hat and carrying the great State of South Carolina into the wilderness of populism, will not happen, but this does not by any means quell the storm he has raised. Even if i ho Chicago convention should be composed of stroDg silverites, the first question that will be asked of the South Carolina delegation, is, "ii'yonare allowed seats in the convention, will you hold them in good faith, or are you asking ad mission to make trouble by bolt ing at the first opportunity9" In other words, the National Nomina ting Convention cannot in justice to itself and the party, allow men to participate in naming a candi date unless the men who so par ticipate expect to help elect the man nominated. We do not be lieve that delegates from South Carolina who refuse to pledge loyal support to the democratic nominee whoever he may be, will loe admitted. As far as weean judge from the action of the counties in electing delegates to the Stare convention, there will be a strong pressure brought to bear to have delegates Bent to Chicago uninstructed. Or dinarily this would be proper. Under any but the anomalous po sition in which this Stale is placed by the undemocratic utterances of its representative leader, nobody weald dare question the loyalty of any delegate elected by a State to represent the party in a national convention. But the question bae been raised and being raised it must be answered. Mr., Tillman bas told the country in the Senate that he has power to manipulate South Carolina to his notion. He tel ls us <;bat he proposes to head the delegation io Chicago and if he is not pleased there he will pick up his hat and VT Ik to St. Louis md that the other delegates like sheep will follow him. This is enough to throw suspicion upon the South Carolinians, and enough to cause ac y self-respecting body of men to exercise great caution in admitting delegates. It will not do to send uninstruc ted delegates. Mr. Tillman's as sertions iii Congress and through the,West makes it necessary for the State Democracy to 6peak in no uncertain sound. It is neces sary not only to give the expres sion of the unterrified Democracy, but also to send men who are known to be acting in good faith and who will be willing to abide the consequences when they enter the nominating convention at Chi cago as delegates. One mistake along this line will open the flood gate and we will witness such con- j fusion and /lisseusion, such a breaking down of barriers and bitter factional strife as has never been known ic this State, and Omniscence alone can tell the re sult. The question of bolting has beeu raised.* The issue has been made-uselessly it may be, but it is up, and no straddle or evasion will now suffice. There must be given the Chicago convention a clear-cut answer to the query, "To bolt or not to bolt." If we dodge the issue wo jeopardize our repre sentation,-Spartanburg Herald, a Silver Paper. "LOW DOWN TRICKS. What Leon Williams Says About the Seizure of His Barrel of Beer. Mr. L J Williams of the State board cf control was yesterday asked by a representative of the State about the seizure of his beer at Edgefield last we?-k. In reply he mad?! the following statement : "I wa3 at Edgefield on last Mon day, and, much to my surprise. I learned that a barrel of beer, ship ped to:.i"? asa member of the State board o : control, had been seized by the oonstables. It had been shipped without my knowledge, I suppose as samples, since I am charged with buying beer for the State dispensary. It had been at Edgefield for two weeks "Governor Evans weut over to Edgefield, and learning that the beer was i.here, ordered the con stables :o seize it. All this hap pened without my knowledge. At the same time the beer was ai Edge field a keg of contraband liquor was shipped there to another party and seized by the constables, which was relesed. Why this dif ferent treatment? I am charged with purchasing . beer to supply the people and should of course know w'aat I am doing, and as sert tha;; it is proper -and legitimate |fo'r me to receive samples. Even if it is improper, I am not respon sible for shipments made to me without my knowledge. "Now the governor has frequent ly ordered seized liquors released (some of it consigned to his rela tivos,) which was shipped contra ry to lay and clearly contraband and forfeited to the State. He has frequently petitioned the board of ?ontrol ;o release* seized liquor, and all these releases deprive the State ol: valuable property; be sides it is nearly always consign- j ed to enemies of the dispensary! law. "He has made an arrangement now whereby he. can nullify sec tions 25 31 of the dispensar}- law and retaiu in himself "he right to keep contraband liquor out of the hands :>f the board of control so that he can release it for no other purpose, in my opinion, than to make votes for himself for the United Slates Senate. I have a case in point where he has tamed some of hi 3 bitterest enemies. "I understand the governor is the frequent recipiento:: gratuitous liquors himself. Now isn't it ob vious (with a view to dil these facts) that he is prompted by oth er reasons than a desire to strictly enforce the law? Now what are those reascn8? Evidently to vent his spleen on me and to punish me if possible, for no other reason than that I have refused to sur render my convictions and man hood aid toady to him. I shall always refuse to go to any mau or set of rxen for orders, but shall al ways exercise my best judgment and prefer to be honest in politics and refuse to perjure myself (ac cording to my construction of the law) to get any man out of a hole, even though he be governor of the State. "Especially didi refuse to do this, as apart of those unlawfully appropriated funds for a State ex hibit at Atlanta were used to have a stenographic report made of his speech bs an advertisement of him self. "While I regret th3 necessity for these statements, I shall al ways be found defending myself. I desire to say that I shall resort to no such low down tricks to pun ish the governor, butwiU be found holding up his hands and assist ing him so far as it Hes in my pow er in the enforcement of all the laws. With these statements I wash my hands of tho whole mat ter." Gov. Evans in Reply. The following is Gov. Evans's statement as to the beer seizure, from the Columbia State of Sun day : "I am very sorry that Mr. Wil liams seems to take so* much at heart the seizure of the barrel of beer that was improperly shipped to his address at Edgefield. The matter was called to my attention by the cons'able at Edgefield*aud he was instructed that t he law per mitted no such release. The beer was seized and is in the posses sion of the State, ancLif Mr. Wil liams felt that an injustice had been dene him he had the earn' remedy as oilier citizens whosi goods have been improperly seiz ed. The members of the board un der ihe law will be treated ihe Hame as other citizens. The lay is no respector of persons, and in enforcing it, I certainly hiive the right to expect the. hearty co-oper ation of the State's officers, and particularly those entrusted with the adm nistratio:i of the law. "The statement by Mr. Williams that'at the same time the beer at Edgefield a keg of contraband li quor was shipped there to ?mother party and seized by tho constable?, which waB released, is without foundation. The facts are that a .shipment was made by a party of a keg of whiskey to Edg?field In the name of a n?gro. The consta ble reported to me, while in Edge field, the fact, aud stated that he had released the same upon the statemen', of the real owner that it was intended for his own use, and not to evade the? law. The consta ble was censured hy me and in structed never to return whiskey shipped under such circumstances, especially as it came under the order t f Judge Simon ton. "The statement that I have fre quently ordered packages relented is true and I am continuing lo do so under the advice of tho attor ney general, as the ordor ot Judge Simonton will be carried out until the test case now before him is de cided. I have, as stated by him, petitioned the State board of con trol of which Mi. Williams is a member to release the packages in case8wherel wa?of the opinion that the seizure could not be sus tained. If the State has been de prived of valuable property KB Mr. Williams says, the responsibility is upon myself. Shot Down in the Furrow. Aiken, Mav 8.-Roswell Qunt tlebaum, a white mau about 32 years of age, living near Merritt's Bridge, in McTier Township, was shot from ambush and instantly killed this morning while plough ing alone iii his field. The mur derer was concealed in the swamp near by. It is not known who did the killing. Weather for April. Weather Observer C. A. Long, of Trenton, sends us the following data of the weather for the month just ended : Max. Temperature 91 ; dale 18th. Min. Temperature 40; date 3rd. Mean Temp?rature 60.1, Prevailing wind direction 7, South East.. Total Precipitation for April 1S94, 2.42 inches. 1895, G.37 inches. 1896, 1.99 inclina. 4 months 1894, 13.72 inch-?. 4 months 1895, 25.57 inches. 4 months 1896.16.57-inchos. 305'T HESITAA? anythi?B.no?J'?*? write tous.' you may want to Vnoj. f tUrC" las Blinds, Mouldings,' Shingles, kc, for JcHTJRCHES IKESIDENCES ?SCHOOL HOUSES jCOTTON MILI-3 [STORES, &c. ' STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. WHEREAS ii.formation has been received at this Department that on the 19th day of April A. D., 1896, the barn and contents and stables with one horse and one mule of B. J. Harrison of the Coun ty of Edgefield were destroyed by fire and there being reason to be lieve that said burning was an act of incendiarism. Now, THEREFORE, I, JOHN GARY EVANS, Governor of the iStato of South Carolina, in order that jus'ice may be don** and the majesty of the law vindicated, do hereby offer a reward of Fifty Dollars for the apprehension and conviction of the person or per sons committing* said act of incen diarism. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of [L. S.] of the Slate tobe affixed, at Columbia, (his the Sixth day of May, A. D., 1896, and in the one hundred and twentieth year of the Independence of the United States of America. JNO. GARY EVANS, By tho Governor: D. H. TOMPKINS, Secretary of State. Walter it Co's, 'llaker'has a nal ional reputation ai d bas been on the market since 1841, Your local Dispensary will supply your wants. When you buy one ol' Ramsey & Eland's turnouts yon don't have to trade it oil' for one yon bought else where. BjCF" For tin? hest Fire Insurance on Town or country property, call on or write D. lt. Du?lSOK, A gt. The turning point in a man's career is somewhere m'!!.r the moment of his deciding to deal thereafter with Ram sey & Uland. If your be.sf. girl refuses you, don't be disheartened. Get a new Buggy and Harness of Ramsey & Bland, anil try again-with some other girl. This great remedy is indorsed by physicians, and prescribed by them all over the world. Positively guaranteed to cure the most stubborn cases. The form ul is published plainly on every bottle. As a tonic it is KIDNEY TROUBLES PIMPLES TO ALL sarsaparillas For Female Complaints and building up run-down sys tems it acts like magic. Try a bottle and-Je convinced. READ THE TRUTH-^sss &OLDSORES BLOOD = j? POISONING EUMATISM fe EXTRACT FROM BOOK OF TES7I MON r*LS. " Was a rheumatic sufferer for 18 month?. Derive.! r.o h '?eat from physicians, trcatmr.ut at Mineral V.'elH, Tex., or Hot riuring?, Ark. My doctor declared my condition hojic'x^s, bu: as a lust r.eort .advised P. P. P., Liopmaa's Great H?ire y. Through its use 1 aiu to-day a well mir..*' W. F. TIMMINS, of Timmins Sz Kines, Leading Grocer:;, V axahacbie, lex. Indorsed by B. \V. FKA.KK.VS, Dr. mjist. " P. P. P.. Linnman's Great Remedy, evred m t of dl/?l^nlt br. ath inc; and palpitation of tho heart. Uail not slept oa either s?Jo for two years ; now I slceo bouudly in any p ? ition." A. ii. RAMSAY, De Leon, T*x. " Sworn to and subscribed before mr," . J. M. LjLiiausT, Notary Public. "Futters*! for yenrs vfith a dfcajrccablc eruption on my Vr.rio"sre:,.cdi'S foiled ti> remore it, 'I brie holt Icc, '.l P. P. I'., {.lup ina VB Great ileiuedy, conmletrly ?cr.td ute. ' CAF*. J. p. .IUH>>.GN, S*VHI>?.!I, Ga. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS 5 n ri 0 . Uk'.WfT U*t* hi i i? a ?31 Ul V'J Ui ; : \ ?-? : , -, .. :_, ? S . ;\ KJ , L? fr r O ;j!.,UvSA O ; : J For Sale by G. L. PENN & SON. Lill "f-P Inspecting Of Vehicles, Xj E T US REMIND YOU TFAT "PRICES AND WORDS" CUT SOME FIGURE. Listen to us. bmc unscrupulous dealers fill you full of elegant, smooth words and stick unmercifully high "prices." We Do Business Businessly. on We take a pride in showiug our line of Vehicles for they are good? we can ho don t nave to use llowery language for vou can readily see at a glance that the goode value at the consistent nrce we ant W? Vi flnrllo thom* ctr\r\Aa r\f Vcth ?n'laa . honestiy represent. We ?ods are chuck ful of good prce we ask. We handle these goods of Vehicies: m,mmT BOCK HILL BUGGIES, TYSON <fe JONES BUGGIES, BEST MAKE OF CINCINNATI BUGGIES, "OLD HICKORY" WAGONS. \ ou see we handle Standard Goods. The brand is part of the argument and the price juet settles the whole matter, that you will buy of us. WE WISH all paities interested in Vehicles to call, and we will take pleasure in snowing goods. April 21-'9G. RAMSEY & BLAND. EDGEFIELD and JOHNSTON. H THE PEOPLE, : o : Pure Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints and Oils, Glass and Putty, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, Jennings Hepatic, Garden Seeds, Fancy Groceries. PK INSCRIPTIONS CAltEPULY COMPOUNDED DAY OK NIGHT. -AT LYNCH'S DRUG 8 v. J. I). HOLSTEIN, MANAGER. S.H. FV1?NGET, NEWSDEALER and BOOKSELLER, Milling and Ginning Machinery. The undersigned, dealer in all kinds of Ginning and Milling Ma chinery, Wat?r Wheels, Steun: Ei:giues, Flouring and Corn Mills, will furnish estimates for whole plant? aud put them in operation. Represents the largest Ma chinery Works. J?ff" Repairs furnished and put in. 00* Especial attention to over haul mg and changing from old to new systems. All correspondence promptly an swered. Address, G. D. M IMS,. Apr. 21-96. Edg?field, S. C. THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STAL LION Dwelling to Rent. I wish to rent my Dwelling sif uated on Bailor Street in the town of Edgefield. Apply lo Mr. I). R. Dur ?soe, <>r lo myself. Miss AMANDA ?IAURISON, Apr 21 Trenton, S. C. TRENTON', S. 6; Subscriptions Solicitad fdr any PubllLtioii. Rend the S.j.coo prize story, ?Tho Mill of Science," now beiujr published in the CJiicngo Rec*-rd-only two cents i copy. Your jjntron ;i>rc would be appreciated. April 14. i.V'. A OA I'D. DR. SOPHIA C. DAVIS, daughter of Allison DeLoache, late of Edge field County is now located at 823 Broad St., Augusta, Ga'., She treats all diseases, of Woroon and Chil dren. Dec 10 '95. It doesn't ma kt- an.y difreroiioej whether this cut? any leeor riuf we tell you Ramsey lt Wand's t on vehicles and harnu-s is orrOfl warm competition. ??nHlHIl ^H^^v 1ml ricejt li lo Every candidate should have a map of Edgefleld County. You can pr ieure them at the ADVKUTIHEU otllce. "MAHDI," Will make the soason of 1S96 at Heggie Bros. stable. Augusta. Ga., commencing the 15th dav of March. "MAHDI" is a beautiful Bay HotSH 16 hands high, fine bone and substance, and is very stylish in appearance. He stamps his offspring with all of these de sirable features. His solts are very promising for tho track as w<-ll as roadsters. H > will stand for Ibo email sum of !? 15.00. Foi further information and pedigree call or address. H EGG IE BROS. ? Augusta, Ga. March 17-'96. REDMAN. This Celebrated STALLION 16 liHiids high, snrol, grand-son of Hampton, son oT Visitor will stand the Spring seas ta ??f 1896 at my stables. FEE-$10.50 for Insurance .SCOUT GRAY, Ed^efield, C. IL, S. C. April 14-2m. Rills ot sale and liens for rent and advances, also, mortgages of real es t?t?, for sale at this olhYc. For tilt- beal Pire insurance fu old strong and reliable companies, on I own or country property, call on or write D. R. DUKJMOB, A?t. Fresh and dainty-heavyand fancy groceries, at \\\ E. Lynch's. W. J. RUTHERFORD & CO -DEA LEKS IN BBICK, LIME, CEMENT, READY ROOFING, &C. Corner Washington and Reynolds Street Augusta^ April 28-Hm. C3r?t. WM. SeHWEieERT & 60. -I? K LIABLE JE W E L E BS - The Celebrated j a q u e s LeCOULTRE RAZOR. Fully Warranted, Requires Sharpening only once in io years. One Blade $2x0, Two Blade $3.00. For Sale Only by. Wm. SCHWEIGERT & CO., JEWELERS, 702 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA., Send For Our Catalogue. ?wta/y -walls. WHEN You CAN RIDE A WHEEL AND THEBEBY PRESERVE OR REGAIN YOUR HEALTH? AWAY WITH THE OLD FUGV IDEA THAT LADIES MUST* NOT RIDE WHEELS! HARTFORD AND COLUMBIAN WHEELS FOR SALE AT Pratt aM Alista Cotton im iii Presses. Large Stool o? Engines, Oijsap aofl Goos. \ Ali/iD A OT\ 5 ?RON WORKS AND L.VJ3Y!DMrtU \ SUPPLY COMPANY. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. f?Jt3f Get our Prices before you buy. Cooking Stove CALL OnST Chas. B. Aile n, 831 BROAD STREET, - - AUGUSTA, 6A., Sheppards Excelsior Cook. Southern Queen Hange. Heating and Cooking Stoves, all Styles and prices, (trates, Mamies and Tile, Tin ware of till kinds. Tin Rooting and Galvanized Iron Works. Sept. 10-ly ALWAYS IM THE LEAD /. c. LEy Y ? co., TAIL OR. I'll CL O Til I ER?, ?UGUSJA, ? GEORGIA,. Have]aow in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTING The largest stock ever shown in Augusta. We aim to carry goods wbicJ are not only intrinsically good, but which also, in pattern, style, and finish, gratify a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same time, we ann to make our prices so ?ow the closest bujers will be our steadiest^eustomers Polite attention to all. A call will be appreciated. I. C. LEVY & CO. TAILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA, GA YOUR ATTENTION / IDT IT OTT ?1 -=_ Cooli Stoves, Stove Pans, Stove Pije, Tinware, Well Butt PA1TCY GROCEP.IES, Loaded Shells, Harmed Goods, Confectionaries. Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. LARGEST COOK STOVE FOR-THE MONEY. Golfee Tots, Milk Buckets.and Covered Buckets made from the best of Tin in Ihe market. Itepairs for Cook Stoves I sell, kept in stock. Call on or address CHA.?. A. A.TJSTIJN", jrO?-I?TSTO?T, S. C.