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j "" ^ /J u;w? ' ri. ^'V -. " / .^ - ., > > ^aBC-ytwiBlllf " """ ^ ^ j ^ > < I T I'j . I siiSATiOML DEI DEMENT Editor DeCainp Calls Col. Jim Tillman a Falsitier It The GaSTuey Meeting ' c?l. TilFman, l.Cnn frovo Vou Are u Linr T)vet Your Own mgnniurtt : ^.Jt'ftnuenionium Reigned During the Incident. No Tllo?s Passed. Special to The State. Gaffnay, July 23. ? An orderly meeting jf about 500 .voters and tomo ladies ended in disorder here today, involving the most sensational incident of the campaign. N At the close of his speech Col. Tillman stated that he found it necess'ary to notice an editorial in the Gftffney Liedgtr published some weeks ago v v . TIK LKDOF.a'B CHAIIOH. This editorial charged Col. Tillman with 4,being a gambler, u liar and a druQkard." Col. Tillman was reading the article, stop ninar for viornrmiu nml c?i? /???? in characterization on its contents. The article stated that County Chairman T. B. Butler and Messrs. McCaw and Sarratt could substantiate what was said. Turning to Mr. Bntler Col. Tillman disked to hear from hiiy. Replying Col. Butler said: "I know absolutely nothing about the statement and the ni**n ivho wrote it did so without my itn thority." oecAMi* was tijkkk. Col. Tillman was proceeding in vigorous ami sarcastic churuclei? i/.ation of the srtiole \nhen Kditer Decamp 01 The Ledger stepped upon tho stage nnd . Lancing di rectly to Col. Tillman, whom lie L faced, said: "I am ihe niun who wrote the editorial and am icspon ible for it." Turning to Col. Butler, Mr. DoCainp said: 4'Have you not been drinking with Col. Tillman in Columbia." "Not more, than with you," replied Mr. Butlor. (Cheers.) The crowd was veiy noisy and vehement now and the ladies left precipitately, tho scene being stormy and threatening. Cheers for Tillman and some for DeCamp; various cries and suggestions to boih and general movement among the audience. The chairroan* a gavel and other noises \\pro hoard .Mr. DeCamp'. stood his ground resolutely and again ex. pressed witt^ determination bis authorship a" responsibility." A TERRIFIC COMMOTION. m 4 Then you are the author of niueth;og of which you should be ashamed," said Col Tillffian. Mr. DeCamp's cool reply made a terrific commotion when he said: "Col. Tillman, I can prove you a liar over your own signature/' Col. Tillman requested him to do o and Mr. DeCamp went to his office for the proof. In the mean time Mi. Caughuian whq had been absent, Neied to speak but no oue heard. ' Dec A Ml' 11RINO* PROOF. Col. Tillman was proceeding * with his speech when Mr. Do.Crt.np returned, producing the two letters helowT, be stated again that he couid prove Col. Tiil^mn a falsifier and ?*ead the letter.* vybi'ch werOvjn reply to bil!ff"~sent from time to time regarding ad \crti-ing account which ho had , n< I bet n able to collect. Follutfi;.g is a t rbatiiu ropy of tuo ; Idler*: Fdgctiold, dun. 3, 11)02. j Mr. lv II. DeCamp, Kditor Grit and Steel, GaiFney, S. (J.: I 1 have received several letters from von, inclosing bill for ud| vertising in Gnt uml Sloel I beg to sa\ that I think if \oh.will ro? fer to your books you will find that all these lulls I made with Grit and Steel were promptly paid and in advance. Yours truly, (Signed) .las. H. Tillman. Replying to another bill from Mr. DoCamp, came*the following letter. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 12, 1902. Mr. E. H. DeCamp, Business Manager Grit ami Stoel, Gaff-I ncy, S. C.: 'While 1 am satisfied that 1 iiuyw airwuuy paid tno tn+1 whfch you sent to Mr. Sberbard, I hand you under this cover ray check for #4 in payment of same. Kindly acknowledge receipt. Your# truly, Jap. H. Tillman. "KKIW 1IK WAS LYING." Mr. DeCamp maintained that Col. Tillman knew he owed the account when he denied it and he also insisted that the conteuts ef the two letters revealed this fact. Mr. f)tC?mp further remarked.a* he tinishod reading the loiters that Cnj. Tillman had never paid the hill and knuw that he was lying wl.cn ho wrote the letter. Col. jilifauo asked Mfr. DeCamp fo hand him the lotters. Mr. DeCamp roi'used't<\ do so. Col. Till-1 man insisted. Mr. DeCump again refusing, saying they were hi* property. Col. Tillman said he only wantc 1 to read them, and Mr. DeCamp handed them to him, ! standing: by Col. Tillman while he | roud. Alter reading Col. Tillman said: . . can't RKMKMBElt HIS omits. ' 'If 1 only hud one mutter on my mind ut once 1 would hnvo known, but after consulting my books and tiuding the error, 1 sent him the money du? him." Mr. DeCamp then wanted to know if it took six letters to find out one mistuke in a set of books. There was much noise and excitement in the audience, much cheering, some hissing. Not a majority of the audience by any means were cheering. Most of the noise seemed to be in favor of Tillman, but Mr. DeCamp, who firmly and aggressively stood his ground, was by no means without friends and supporters Finally Chairman Butler regarding that Col. Tillman's time limit li^l expired, adjourned the meeting. A VIC D A WOMANS IJFK To have given up would have meant death for Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dorchester, Mass, For years she had endured untold misery from a severe long trouble* and obstinate cough. "Often," she writes, "1 could scarcely breathe , junk sometime could not speak. All doctors and remedies failed t:ll I used Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption and Was completely cured." SutFcrors from Coughs, Colds, Throat and Lung Trouble uood this grand remedy, for it never disappoints. Cure is ............ 4'....I I... /' ' > jj; uii i 11II l ?'' < 1 im Vyl'UWIUI'll UI'OH. , . un<l I. K. Mac key Ac Co. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle ' fi op. . I CuacatoTonr lt.>wcli Willi iHUcnreti. Cnndy Ontlinrtle. euro consti , <??Ion forever iUf,5?o. If (j. j. C.fU.druggUtsrofundtnouOk. , ' \ /, ' Have Bargains All I lie Time In 1 very Line A r ~~T~ i """" *V if HereIAre a Few THAT |R| "HUMMERS." ' l| 1000 yafdls striped and checked Bimitws, mortis 12 1-2 cts now 8 cts. lOO'O yards Ginghams, worth ' > (? cts, now 4 cts. 8 or 10 pieces Grenadctte, newest thing- for ladies iinliiied f skirts, former price 25 cts, now "1 lo ias. 10 pieces Point do Bruxelles, [former price 30 cts, now 23. 30 pieces Scotch Lawns, fast colors, cheap at 5 cts, now 3,1-2 cents. \ SHOES! SHOES! ^ ^ We also have a lot of shoes that we have thrown on otfr bargain counter and arc selling' at a \ sacrifice. ! e a m -m u ? N . ? ' * I. * s 1 j Camden at the M*rcy of Flames.! N? I a Drop of Water \\ itli Which l It) Fight. Henrt r?f City Now in Ashes. Started from lver obcuo Lamp. S ,>> The State, 22nd lust. n The pretty little city of Camden N is at tho mercy of tlames. A tire ? started there last night at about 10:30 o'clock from the explosion d of a keros-ono lamp. All the prin cipal places of business in tho heart of tho city have been destroyed, and tl\c loss is ligurod at ? more than $100,000. Tho city ? was ahsolutolv at tlm mni'cu - j ? v.v^v.vj VI tUV flames us tho power hous?* which ^ furnished power for pumps sup- ^ plying water tanks was burned ^ some time ago and there was not a drop of water to lie had. The first news of tho tiro reach i ed here about 11 o'clock, when ^ Chief May of the Columbia Fire department was usked for aid, hoing told tho circumstances. Of course ordinary engines could he ~ . of no value, hut there was urgent need of chemical apparatus, dynamite, hooks and ladders, etc. ^ Chief May acted quickly and by 12:30 a. m. a special was mado up in tho Seaboard yard. Aboard * S* were tho big two-horse chemical ' h engine of the Olympia department, chemical tiro extinguishers, plenty of ladders and rope hooks. Chief r' May and aoinc of his I est men, ' accompanied by a representative, of TU> State, went on the special. J At 2:30 o'clock tie morrieg c a 'ph. e imssagc from Camden ' from . vmher of The Slate stall", who wont over on the special, tl t i 'hil the special had run a Uiilc a minute gait to Camden, but the *Tn ices of the tir^mcn and their apparatus were not needed ^ when they arrived. TTiev were reloading at 2 o'clock to start home. The fire had been gotten ! % f under control at Villepigue'e on 11 the one end and the hank on the other. The loss was estimated at 5100, nnii 'el... *?1_ v\/\/. i iiu 111 u Aim u:u ill by*8 store from the explosion of n ? kerosene lamp. The citizens had ^ fought the tire with buckets of R( i water. The best business block iu 1 the town was destroyed. In nd- e' dition to the Appleby store the following places were burned: 0 W. II. Zemp, shoes. <> S. L. Zeuip, dru gs. m ( Jenkins Bros., bicycles. m i S. E. Matthis, shoes. Win. Goisonheimer, furniture. w J. C. Man, two buildings, one unoccupied, the other occupied by M the owner in a hardware and gen- I oral merchandise business. In this t! building were the postotlico c and English Bros', barber ahop. " The mails and contents of the post- b I oflice were saved. I I Very little was saved from the I other places named. w ? i I The plate glass windows of ttie a stores across the street were all j ' ruined by the intense licet. The tiro was under control at 2:30 o'clock and no further dan- t i?f!r tvfie nnitrolmn/lixl Tlir? SJlaln'u I ^'representative said that the tire c was still burning, hut there was e absolutely no danger of a further ?' spread. , t ^ I CANDY CATHARTIC . , <"? v-^- 1T7BE1.' > 31 tivi j Geouirv ; hmoed C. C. C. Never s<?l?l In bull; Beware of (he dealer who tries to sell j "something just as good." I , ' , ' " '1 ??yrsA'-.- " CBTAJULHHIED 1862 A Poisoned Family. wo Dead and Three Others ure in a Critical Condition. % s peeiul to The State. Society Hill, July 22. ? Tuesday iglit the family of Cornelius \leLen/.ie, colored, was taken seri> uslv ill from theoH'ects of ooi?nn dministered in sumo mysterious tanner. At this writing two are end, father and ono son, while nee others are lying at the point f death. How the poison was iven is not known, yet it is most enorally believed that it was put i water, from wljich they drank, y some neighbors with whom ley have been at odds tor some me. As yet no arrest have been nide. Homicide at a Colored Church. pecial to The State. Greenville, July 22.?The leedy Fork Baptist church,colord, was the scene of a killing Sunay in which Jos. Burton was ntully wounded by a pistol shot t the hands of .Joe Thompson, oth colored. The church is hoot 11 miles south of the city, nil it is said that the religious erviees are always attended by irge crowds, while venders of (pior arc on the outskirts of the rounds, and the boo/.e flows" uitc freely. it is also alleged that white men re engaged in this traffic at the hnroll, and it is so notorious iiat the preacher on tie occasion ot long ago gave a word-of on o ant ion to the liquor sellers, saying lint the constables might pounce own upon them at any time. ompetitive Examination for Annapolis. r i? Senator McLaurin has sent tho >1 lowing letter to members of le Richland board of education hicli applies to uft pther county onids: ''Dear Sirs: Racent legislation ivcs to South Carolina two ad* itional midshipmen in the naval cudemy, to bo selected on merit, request tho county boards of ducation of each county to armgo for and hold competitive xaminations at the court house n ,I uly .">0 and 31 in accordance dth the 'nil instructions which riil be sent out. "A central board at Columbia oil bo appointed by me, and rhich will prepare and send the uostions to the county boards, die county boards will forward ho papers of all applicants to the cntrul board. The central board nil pass on the papers and report ri vtw> 4'I a#k" your co operation in ;iving notice and hoUling this oxmination, and if * 011 cannot act. ppoint a substitute. 44Vor^ respectfully, 4'John L. McLam in." . SenatorMcLaurm will announce lie appointment of the central >oard in a few days. The courso >t naval cadets is six years, in:Iudin<j two years of sea service md tlie ago limit is from fifteen o twenty. The pay is $?>00 per inniini. ? ? <8 [ liia nipnnturo is on every box of the ponuioc Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablet he roniotly that ?,ure? u ir> one ?l*jr No roorp&tno or cidomfn D>> (tIim: All PmrfT "Duo COTVfv/ClflBw