The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, July 02, 1898, Image 1
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THTJIILOW 8. ( Ait PER, f ^ Family Netc*papcr : /*or ?A? Promotion of the Political^ Social^ Agricultural and (kmttnerciai Interest*. J TERMS: $1.50 a \na_a.
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^r.ivil-v'ylEKlT bUiriUN. LANUAMKH, S. ()., JULY J. )M)8. ?T~
STUMP SPKAKKRS \HEARD
AT SUMTER The
Campaign Meeting in the jf?
Game Cock City. ?
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. COL TILLMAN READS A LET .I
TER. !
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ill
It Related to the Fertiliser Tax jt)(
Tag Business? A Little More ! t|,
ijife Injected Into Proceeding8
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Special to The Stuto. I s?,
Sumter, Juno 28.?-Several j w<
features of interest enlivened the (.rj
campaign meeting here today. NVf
Opt L D Child*, the prohibition j,r
leader, was on hand to seo how >co
the cause was progressing, while jM,
Railroad Commissioner Kvunnand jj,,
Wilburn and Secretary Duncan ,jU
were present to get some pointers no
from tho legation of candidates!
who are pulling for their col
leagues phioe on the board. wt
Col Floyd made home interest- m,
ing comments on his opponents,
particularly the present incmrr no
bent, while Harney Evans warmed co
up Commissioner Thomas again. jn
and Mr Cooper hurled some ^()
thunder at Secretary Tompkins te)
for his inactivity on the State y()
board of control, and last but not coj
least Uncle George Tillman produced
a letter in substantation of 0f
his charges that there was something
wrong about tbe fertilizer
tax business. pr
Thero were about three bun- ^
tired persons present. ti,,
KU)YI) ON WATTS.
After Gen Watts' speech, po
wherein ho said he stood on his pr
merits and his record, Col Floyd tic
came to the front, "(ion Watts.,'
said he "ins thrown down the ! ph
truiiirti nrwl 1 I 1 *
a 4?wvjn II. 1 IIUVI3 IIH
been trying from Orangeburg to d'u
Bamberg to forcehim to n discuss- fai
ion of tho needs of the militia of pr
South Carolina, hut without sue- tin
ccss. Now, ho says he is ready oil
to compare records and I will he
meet him. You know whether mi
the prestige of the militia has th
been preserved in his hands. On ha
those resolutions of his hangs a ag
tale, which might he unfolded." w<
(ten Watts?Well, unfold it. hn
"Tho prestige of the militia no
has suffered in the hands of (ion th
Watts. My epponents are young sij
men, one of them on the dude loj
order. SoVith Carolina's second (i?
.ilints has heen called for. View tin
them gentlemen, t Laughter.) ii.
Would not thov show thoir patriot- tit
ia:n if, regardless of stars and pr
.shoulder straps, they should offer th
their aervices to their mother wl
fStato? hut they hide behind their ge
offers to the governor liecause ho er
hasn't the power to muster them th
into tho private ranks. And ha
can't you see that tho reason men it,
outside of the militia ramo for- da
ward was to atone in some way th
for the inefficiency of the militia, go
for which (?en Watts is rcspon- he
sible." {Laughter and applause, |
and cries of <4(io ahead," as ed
(Chairman Ibirdy callc<] time.) th
Major Blythe recounted his CI
military experience and said that fcl
when his county or his State or CI
the Coiled States needed his Her- th
vices he would go as a private. $?
<* AN I>1 DATKH FOR TOVKRNOR. "
Colonel Shumpert made an able w<
speech, "blowing his own horn," W
aa^je put it, with as much modesty wl
possible nn<I declaring that as I i<
>vcrnor he would execute wli.it an
er laws the people passed. ro;
Colonel Watson said his high- w:
t ambition was to <h> something CI
r the common schools of South
irolina. The people wore stirred lei
never before on the educational elf
icstion and there was a brighter lu<
y for the common schools. lie Hi
inted all the colleges to be in Ot
>se contact with the people. He eri
il not want to pull down exist- Ti
g institution , but ho wanted pa
e State to build from the hot- wo
m upwards. The privato col- wi
jes had not fair play. They | wc
e educating 2 l-2times as many
ldents as tho State colleges thi
jre and they did n<?t want indis- f!U
iminate free tuition. Men and shi
>111011 who ought to he in the ! sin
icnarv schools should not be in (>l,
liege. Ho was applauded when sai
said that tho dispensary was <>tl
a best solution of tho liquor Wa
l?t?4 -1 *1 1-2'- I
vfiiitni, iiiii. iun ihfu ins ncarers wt
t to drink whiskey. he;
Mr Feathorstouo indulged in a on
?eart talk" on prohibition. lie t:i:
mid ta'k it if every man, wo- po
in and child opposed him. He |>e
ew that the sale of liipior could (J1
t ho stopped entirely, hut it Sp<
uld he diminished largely. Pro- ne
hition was right and he appealed re]
individual consciences in de~ yc
rmining their vo es. "Vote as in
u pray." Mr Feathorstono re- an<
ived generous applause. wi
Candidate Archer recited some coi
Kn ! -1- xl -
iuv WHICH l(lt) tilt
if or in govern meat hod been wi
ilty of. There was not the tol
oper proportion of expenditures am
tweon higher and lower eduoa- Th
in in South Carolina. ini
Col Gwalt Whitman was en mt
cially happy in his picturesque ye
esentation of the state of poli foi
:s and education today. mc
Governor Kllcrbe received up- am
iuse. Called to the otlice by trc
a poople of both factions, he thi
1 not ask reelection if the in- h>\
moils charges against him wore P1'1
oven. lie would not bow to tin
u politicians if he nover hold , a ?
ice. His only ambition had flu
en to give unselfish service. No 1,111
inly man would advance charges g?
at he could not sustain. Tillman
d aiado wholesome charge*, slu
ainst his administration, but he h i
iuld not prove them. Tillman tin
d gone to Clcmson with a mi- thi
rity report in his pocket, but c.o
ey bamboozled him and lie, in
pied a report saying the col- St:
je was tloing a grand work, of
laughter.) Why didn't he have agi
o courage of his convictions!
a was soured by defeat in poli~'.Ca
s and his judgment has become Mt
ejudiced. It was unfortunate (4
at he should come at this time,
ion the people were getting to |
ther, to try end tear down ,
erything. I <li?l not inaugurate! Mi
o dispensary, though 1 wish 1 j w:l
d that honor. Hen Tillman did 'j'
and doea ho (George Tillman ? j
re aay that he did it to corrupt' (rn
0 morals of the |>eople{ The \,.v
ivornor was loudly applauded a*. gri
1 concluded.
Ool (ioorgo Tillman was cheer-1
, as he l>egan. Kllorlai's charge
at ho was trying to pull down th<
em son was infamously false and iin
lcrl>e know it. Hut why should u*
em son HjHind $100,000 when 11 1
e mother college spends only an*
,0,000. He objected to the fHj
iniount" of money spent. Time j>e
auld show that Clemaon and Hi
inthrop were failures as far as |
hat they were intended to do. |*
d objected to tlits 4'bug cabinet" *
d other useless buildings. One
usoii for the deficit 1 ist year rj
is the enonnotis e- ; mi.
< tiison.
Responding to Govenur 1'd-j
he's inv,tilt ion to prove his ?
tiroes concerning the fertilizer !
Z tax, he reiul a letter iioin
'presentative L S Connor of
angeburg, saving that, as Govnor
KUcrhehad said if Colonel !
Ihnan eouhl prove that certain >
rties got all the fertilizer they j
mted without paying the tax he
add withdraw from the race, he L
Mild state as follows:
e
4'In 1S96 I sent lOu old tags n
it had heen used to the tnunu- p
:turer, had 100 sucks of bone j,
ipped me, and my invoice will ,,
>w that 1 get credit for the 100 c
1 tHgs. I could have sent the j.
lie old tags hack and had tinier
carload sent in the same ,,
y. < >ti January 24, 1 SOS, lje
tnessod a carload of fertilizer'
ir?ir unloaded and delivered to j 0
stonier* without a single tax ' r
r. 1 called a witness and rc?-; y
rted it n xt day to three mem-jr
rs of the hoard of trustees of j&
eiuson and to one of thoin-ij
ectora, who told me he had wit- j ^
ssed ? similar delivery and ha<l
ported it to Cleinson. * * * A
ar or two ago a certain dealer
this county was rej>orted time 1
(1 again for delivering goods
thout tax tags until it had he
me so public that a mem her of
3 hoard of control compromised \
in mm for fl25. I have l>een \
d thia by one of the trustees
il by one of the inspectors V
10 same member o# the board ?
eormod me that a lot of cotton t
al was seized in Marlboro last e
ar and that they compromised j;
r Governor Kllerbc is a v
miber of the bi ard of trustees 0
11 of the fertilizer board of con f
>1. The trustees' report show c
it fertilizers sampled were be- (\
v the guarantee from 18 to 26 c
r cent., yet we are to hear of
* first prosecution. You have
j.?o 1 case, and if you can get
) people to hear you, you can -j
ike it warm for the so-called ^
vomer." f
Col Tillman exhibited a table |
wing that $:>7:t,046 of this tax r
sgone to Clomson, and out of 8
i pockets of farmors, and stated r
it when a bill providing for the (
icu'.lution of tags was introduced \
the senate, Messrs Norris,
ickhouseand Mauldin, members
the Clomson board,, voted
ninst it.
Speeches were also mado by t*
ndidates Rice, Brown Maytield, 1
jMalmn, Bellinger. DerliAm and :
ton. .1 Wilson Gibbet. !v
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ItOltBKDTIB: (iHAVKA
startling incident, of which '
r .lohn Oliver of Philadelphia,
is the subieet i- ' 1
J .? ?nl lltlt'll r?V J
ii us follows: "1 was in a most j
i-n.lful condition. My hkin was 11
noht yellow, eyes sunken, ton-1 I
e coated, pain continually in I r
rk nnd aides, no appetite - "
adu&lly growing weaker day by! 1
y. Three physicians had given H
? up. Fortunately, a friend!
vised trying 'Kleotric Hitters:'!
d to my great joy ami surprise,
a first bottle made a decided
proveinent. I continued their
u for threo weeks, and am now >
well man. I know they saved ''
y life, and robbed the grave of
other victim." No one should 1
il to try them, Only SO cts *
r ?>ottle at Crawford Hres'
rug Store. l
M?mI? Tern* Howrti With CiMirtlt. '
nrtf I'tUsrtlr, care constipation forever. 1
t. We. It G. c C fell, 4rw*irteu refund none?. J
CRUISER'S GUNS LANDEI
r ? :
['IIEY WILL HE CSEI) '
DEFEND SANTIAGO
ENTRANCES.
"iluift?;r Qrdera His Men to 1
frain From Desultory Kncounl
ers and Wait for the Decisive
Battle.
Playa del Kate, .Lino 2i>.
sows has been received at Cub
cadquarter aud afterward coi
uinicated by Castillo to Slmft
hut the Spaniards have strong
ntrenched Santa Crawls and 1.
unas, l>oth important entrant
n Santiago. Two heavy butt*
as have be?n erected, includi
una landed from the Spani
ruisers. The batteries arc su
>ortod by six thousand men.
The Cuban outposts have ore*
d a strong fortress and Htreugt
no<l other defenses.
General Shaftor has issuedrif
irdcrs to the troops not to c
rage the Spaniards unneeessaril
lis object being to keep the trod
|Ui*t until a strong, decisive, i
aek. It is known that the Sp:i
ards will make a strong res
anee.
LINARES DEFEATED.
lo Personally Commanded 1
Attack on the Rough Riders.
Si bony, .June 29.?Details
he fight were brought in
toosevelt. Wood's official I
hows: Americans, soventt
;illed and sixty-three wound)
Spanish, eleven wagon loads 1
ho field bearing mortally woui
d; thirty eight left dead on t
ield ami several loads sliglr
rounded entered the city, it
ipenly admitted in Santiago tl
our thousand Spanish were cc
entrated against our nine hn
lre<l troops, under the pcrsoi
oinmand of Linares.
Burial of Rough Riders,
(luantanamo Bay, .June 29.
"lie funeral of the Rough Rich
.*ok place yesterday in a he an
ill spot about a mile from t
mttlefield. Men from all I
egiments attended tho burial,
mall iron cross was erected
nark the spot. The effects
he men have been preserved
>e handed over to their friends,
No Deaths From Wounds.
Washington, June 29?Sh:
er reports the health of the ari
euiarkably good. There ha
icon no deaths among the
rounded in the battle of
.^uisitna. The graves of the
tilled have been so marked as
uake identification sure.
Arnica Satve.
THK ha.-?r Hai.vk In the world
Juts, Bruises, Hore*, Ulcers, fti
iheum, Fever Bores, Tetter. Chw
>ed Hands, Cliilh hIii?, Corn*, mini
Ik in eruption*, Mini positively cu
ble*, or no pay required It Is K"
.Oteed to (five perfect HHtlsfnetloii
nouey refunded. Frlce !! > cents
tux. For bale hy Crawford Bro*.
Political Prodigy.
I^ancaster has a prodigy. T
rears ago Mr J K Blackm
; ? J .L.i .< -i . i <
MwiiiiTCw linn ii eiecieu lie woi
lot l>e a candidate for re elect
for another term. The reniai
ible thine alio it it is that he n
remembers his promise and
dines to be a candidate.?Chea
Lantern.
) (GEN WHEELER'S SUCCESS !
' | OR.
ro
Gov of Alabama Will See That
Mia Seat in Congress is Loft.
! Montgomery, .lone '2D.?Pa-1
pers were tiled with Governor i
Johnson some time ago asking for !
i a speeial election in tho Eight!
district of Alabama, now represented
by Major Gen Wheeler.
The ground on which tho nppli
[n cation was based was Vacancy of
,cr otKce because of the holding by j
,|vj(ien Wheeler of a position in the
? army and that the acceptance of j
iO- .
,Cs the latter vacated tho oougression>r
al ottico. Governor Johnson has j
n(V concluded not to is^e the order!
^ lor a special election an<l Gen j
Wheeler's scat, until the 4th of I
March, will be undistuobed unless I
^ j in tho meantime tho governor)
jj chances his opinion.
BLUE GOES AGAIN,
rid I
<D" The South Carolina Lieutenant
^'l Makes Another Dangerous
; Trip Safelv.
at
in - '
. I By Telegraph to The Daily News: i
I I.............. i> : -*
?, x iwviucu or OH ill Ml
go, .June 2K.?Lieutenant Blue, of
the auxilliary gunboat Suwanee,
| returned to the fleet today from
another investigation trip ashore.
I lie reported that Admiral Cu!
vera's ships are all in the harbor
with the exception of one torpedo
^ j destroyer. They are at anchor
|.^ and show no signs of activity.
Lieutenant Blue went ashore
;en
Saturday to the west of Morro
Cast I o accompanied by some Cuban
guides. He advanced until
j two miles west of Cabanas and
lt almost up to the batteries. He
tly I ...
. traveled sixty miles and then reis
I .
mt ioi,u'(1 *'ie Suwanee this morning.
. At one time the lieutenant was at
?n- I
a Cuban outpost separated by only
I 400 yards froiu the Span sli out-'
post. "They popped away at
each other all the time," said |
Lieutenant Blue. -1 don't think
the Cubans hurt the Spaniards)
very inueli and 1 know the Sirnn-j
ft|?g
iards did not hurt the Cubans." !
Lieutenant Blue was sent toj
' accurately take the position of I
each of Admiral Cervera's ships.
A
to
Sure Your !Afr.
to By using "Tub Gkrat Hoitth '
American Kidney Ci'kk," This!
new remedy is a ureal surprise on ac- I
count of Iih exceeding promptness in I
relieving pain in the Kidneys, Iiia lder
and Back in male or female. It
af- relieves letenti'ui of wate-ami pain in
uy passing it almost immediately. Have
yourselves l?y using this marvelous
cure. Its use will prevent fatal con
>se sequences 'n almost all cases hy its
1 a greatalternaiive and healing powers
Hold by J F Maekey A Co., Lancaster
rse J
to . xr
Soon after ''Andy" Burt was
made colonel of the Twenty-fifth
colored regiment, he informod his
for men, then at chickamauga, that
alt they muct play ball an hour every
' day in order to get hardened up.
mI ,? a _ I _u:l_
reH *-/\uu wane wo are piaying" said
ur- be, ''remember that I'm aimply
or Andy Burt." During the first
l>er game the colonel lined out what
was a sure home run. "Klin An
dy run, you tallow-faced, knock-kneed
son of n g'"??" yelled a
^ greasy black soldier at the coachiug
line. The colonel stopped at
jon firat base, got anothor player to
^ take his place, put on his uniform
and announced: I'm Colonel Burt
ow
je until further orders."
Mo T*- (tor for Fifty Coat*
OttrtilMd tobooro ha bit cure, mtkM woak
M Ilratf, NooO puro. Ma tl. All dn>sct*t?
CO ? ttC
BO FIGHT W~
Shafter Now Has a Direct
Wire Route to Washington.
ALL WAITING.
Reported That lie Will Take
Santiago as Soon as lie is
Ready and Then Said
Nothing More
A hoot it.
Ry Telegraph to The Greenville
News:
Washington, June -The
war department reeeived the welcome
information today that a
military telegraph station had
been established at Sevilla in tho
center of the front of military
operations and that this line runs
to a point near Agundores where
it is connected with the French
cable line, thus bringing General
Shafter into direct communication
with the war department.
General Greely received a dis
paten to tint eHc< t from Lieutenant
Colonel Allen, who lias charge
of the tolegaaphic ami cable oper
ations The information was con
! vcyed to the secretany of war and
General Miles and gave much
satisfaction as it accomplishes an
I end long sought and difficult to
accomplish.
The work has been done by
Colonel Allen assisted by Major
I Greene, of General Shafter's
staff. The shore point at which
the military line condccts with
the French cable company will be
dvanced to Aguadores as soon as
I that town is taken. It is now
J hold by Spanish forces hut the
purpose is to have the warships
shell it. after which it .vili ?.?
occupied as si shore huso.
Beyond this the war department
has received little news from
(iencral Shatter's headquarters
in addition to the important report
received from him yesterday.
In fsiet nothing hut the actual
assault remains to bo reported ufter
the signiticrnt stasement made
by (teneral Shaffer to (leneral
Miles that he expiated to take
Santiago as soon as he got ready
to move, without waiting for re
mforcemeuts.
Dlimiri of thr Dlnori anil Scrvfi.
No une need autl"?-r with neuralgia. Thin
diwaae i* quickly anil permanently cured
hy RrnwnV Iron Hitter*. Kvcrv disease of
j the blood, nerve* nn<l Mtontnch, chronic
I or otherwise, kucciiuiIm to Itrowns' Iron
I Hitters. Known and u*?-d for nearly a
quarter of a century, It stand* to-day fore,
j most among our inoat valued remedies.
I brown*'Iron Hitter* i* sold by all dealers.
Jl'arson?Ah, my friend, rum
j brought you here, of course! I, too.
j used to drink, but for ten v?a;s not a
drop of liquor has pa s d my lips
. fhnvict rieuse uto paid. ha. 1 don't
want to hear no hard luck siorv now.
j I've got troubles of my own.
tatST Itch on human, mango 011 hoi>
kos dogs nn<l all stock. cured In ."'.0 millu
toe by Wool fords Sanitary Lotion,
This never falla. Sold hy J F Mack
ty A Co., Drugght, Lancaster. S C.
Homo men are >10 mi*eilv that they
will a<|iieeze a (diver dollar until the
eagle gets cram pa in the stomach.
A North Carolina man named Ace
ha* just been presented by bin wife
with aour aona at one birth, and the
joker on poker Ih of emit ho hard at
work.
The {Government paid $75,000 for
the secret and right of Manufacture
the Whitehead torp. do.
If riches didn't havi wings they
would be unable to roost so high.
ncoutlence of water during,
.deep stopped I mined lately by Dk E
DKTOHOM'a anti Diurbtic Cure,
children and adults alike?Price, $1
Bold by J F Mackey A Co.. Druggist
/Ancestor. 8 C.