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VOL. XXIV- LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1894. NO. 3(5.
A LIVELY MEETING.
ELLERBE AND EVANS GETTING DOWN
TO HARD WORK.
Governor Tillman Says the Gubernatorial
^Candidate.*. Need Not Expert any Help
from R!iu? Senator Hatler Making a
Hard Fight.
Barnwell, S. C., July 17?Newspaper
correspondents had to hustle for
awhile today to keep up with some of
the speakers. The reason for this was
that new firecrackers were lit and exploded.
For several weeks, except occasionally,
the press gang has found it
monotonous killing time during the
speeches. Nearly every man thrashes
the same old straw and the reporters
know It all by heart. They do not
bother with anything except whatever
new matter may have lodged in a candidate's
head over night. In other
words, it is a good deal like milking a
cow. The milk Is the same each time,
but there is always a little cream to
skim. It is the cream which the pencil
shover3 look out for. Well, cream was
plentiful here today.
liev. J. D. McCroy opened th9 exercises
with prayer and Chairman Duncan
Bellinger asked for a respectful
and attentive hearing for each speaker.
The first candidate introduced was
Superintendent Mayield. That speaker
told his hearers what has been accomplished
in an educational way in the
last few years?naming the building of
Clemson Collegae and the erection of
the Woman's College, together with
tne improvements in the public school
system. Mr. May field told of the law
passed by the last Legislature permitting
each school district to levy an extra
tax to sustain its sohools. The
cities and towns, he said, have voted
this tax and are giving their children
educational advantages. The people in
the countr. have the same law to
profit by. They can vote this special tax,
and under the law, each taxpayer can
tell the County Treasurer what school
he wants the money to go and can
have it sent there. Mr. Mayfield was
applauded.
G. Walt Whitman, who followed,
said he could tell that the audience was
composed of true blue Reformers by
the "visages of their forefronts" and
by the sparkle of their eyes. He claimed
that the Reformers have not done
their duty by the public schools of the
State. This was because the recommendations
of Governor Tillman have
not been carried out and the representatives
of the people have been misrepresentatives.
lie said the public
school children get $2.50 a year each
and the students of the South Carolina
College get over $500 each. "Brother"
Whitman declared tnat superintendent
Mayfield has developed into a wonderful
lover of the South Carolina College.
If he was not mistaken Mayfield
had always been against the college
until he (Whitman) began to attack
it. Whitman said tte amount which
each student costs at the college is
sufficient to pay all a man's expenses
to Europe and back and give him several
month's schooling. Whitman
scored his opponent a little more severely
than usual. While doing this
there were shouts for Mayfield.
General Richbourg spoke third. He
said he was a candidate for Adjutant
General because the military service in
the State is in a bad fix. The speaker
said that he had given his services to
his State for thirty-three years. His
young friend Watts was not Assistant
Adjutant General, as there is no such
office in the State. He was merely a
clerk. There seems to be a plan to ask
General iticnuourg at eauu iueeuug u.
he was not a canaidate on the Haskell
ticket. The question was again put to
him today and he answered that he
was, but tuat his position was deilned
a few days ago. This explanation
which concluded General Richbourg's
speech, was received with applause and
several cheers were given for birr.
Colcnel Watts followed his opponent
making a brief speech. He was given
considerable applause. Colonel Watts
is developing as a speaker. He no
longer appears ill at ease, but is free
and easy.
Candidate Yeldell spoke for votes for
Railroad Commissioner. He was asked
if he would look out for the Carolina
and Midland (Mike .Brown's) Road and
he promised that he would. He put
himself on record a3 being in favor of
separate coaches for the races. He was
also in favor of reducing first class passenger
fare from 3>? to 3 cents a mile.
He, didn't see why railroads in this
State should charge 3>? cents when
they only charge 3 cents in other
States. ;
Railroad Commissioner Sligh next
made a dash for votes. The crowd
asked him as they asked the other
speakers, to be shoit and sweet, as they
didn't want to he ar an> body but Tillman.
Mr. Sligh said he had been in oilice
only one term and didn't believe the
peopl~ would turn him out now. The
present Railroad Commission has made
no radical changes in affairs, but will
reduce passenger rates it the roads can
stand it. Mr. Sllgh closed with some
humorous remarks.
[ellef.be's speech.
^Ellerbe led the procession of the gubernatorial
races today. He came on the
track Id good form and began kicking
the trim racer from Aiken at the very
outset. This is said to be one of Evans's
counties, but the Swamp Fox did
not mind this and before he finished
he had made a strong impression and
was frequently and even vociferously
cheered. Some of those who at lirst
began to question him ceased and
cheered many of his manly, open statements.
General Ellerbe requested to be allowed
time for a personal explanation.
He read from the Laurensville Herald,
which, he said, was Evan's organ,
something about the treachery of the
Shell-McLauria-Ellerbe crowd. After
reading this General Ellerbe said:
"Fellow citizens, I have lived in
South Carolina all my life and 1 was
never before charged with treachery.
While I am not a lighter no man will
dare come to my face and say 1 am a
* traitor. I have been a Reformer from
the time Tillman made his first speech
at Bennettsville until now. I have
been his personal, political and social
friend. I ask him if he has ever doubtlAcattv
tn t.hfl movement. I take
.U Uij
it that no man who charges another
with treachery will do so unless he has
the proof. I challenge any man to
produce proof that I have been treacherous.
I have been misrepresented by
Gantt in the Piedmont Headlight. He
said that I was in favor of a snap shot
convention. I wish to state here, and
in the presence of Governor Tillman,
that before anything was said about a
convention I went to Tillman, as the
recognized leader, and asked his advice
and his views. He told me he was in
favor of an early convention, but afterward
changed his mind.
"I am charged, fellow citizens, with!
having held a Sunday caucus at Spar- i
tanburg after the meeting there. Now, ^
the facts are these: Alter the meeting t
a few of us remained over in Spartanburg.
It was a rainy day and Captain 3
Shell. General McLaurin, Colonel Xeal.
myself and others went into the parlors 3
and had a talk. The name of no man t
was mentioned there for Governor and 1
the only thing discussed was the Dis- ^
pensarv. Shell and McLaurin, in an- 1
swer to a direct question of Colonel ]
Neal's, both said that they would sup- I
port and work for Tillman for the
United States Senate. The fact is that
Captain Shell was in Spartanburg to 1
work up a boom for General McLaurin 1
for Governor. 1
"1 have been slandered and misrepre- i
sented on all sides and it bas been said
that 1 was the candidate of a faction. 1
"Now, fellow citizens, I am going to (
tell jou something I very much dislike.
I am going to tell you whose candidate 1
I am. At a meeting of several Alliance
and Iteform leaders, Governor Tillman (
among them, they asked me to make (
the fight for Governor, Tillman himself c
joining in the request. 1 consented, s
T ffhnm fof" mTT hoolfh
CUIUUU^U I tUiU tucm bu(tu aajij uvuavu.
was bad and that it would be better to
take some other good farmer and put
him up. Governor Tillman said that
we must have a farmer for Governor
by all means."
About this time General Ellerbee
was several times interrupted by a
man asking him:
"How about the Conservatives supporting
you?" This question was several
times repeated and General Ellerbe
finally answered in this way:
"1 don't know why they are supporting
me if they are doing so.but 1 would
rather have the good wiil of a dog than
the bad will. (Cheers.) But I will eay
this: If they are supporting me thinking
I am a compromise candidate they
are badly mistaken. (Loud cheers and
applause.) If I am elected Governor
or if I am sent to the sand hills of
Marion I will still remain loya! to the
Reform cause. (Tociferous applause.)
I will say further that if Evans is nominated
for Governor; if Tindal is nominated
or Pope nominated, I will support
with all my energy the nominee."
(Cheers and applause for the speaker.)
This strong reply struck the crowd
forcibly and there was no further attempt
to cast an imputation on Ellerbe.
Continuing his personal remarks,
General Ellerbe said: "There is a disposition
to change the Farmers movement
into a Lawyer's movement. 1 do
not think they ought to be allowed
everything. All classes and interests |
should be represented. The lawyers .
have the most now." General Ellerbe J
proceeded to show that lawyers now *
draw from the State treasury ?54,600 a
year and all the other classes only :
$22,300. He asked if this was just and ;
fair. ?
General Ellerbe next read a para- a
graph from the Eaurensville Herald to v
the effect that when he (Ellerbe) was at a
the Spartanburg meeting he was a c
great advocate of the Dispensary law, ^
but since he had been a candidate he 0
had barely mentioned the Dispensary.
General Ellerbe declared that in a ?
dozen counties he has talked the Dis- s
pensary, and if I am elected Governor, 0
fellow citizens, I will have the Dispensary
law enforced to the letter. (Loud i
applause.) My record in the lights (,
with the railroads and the banks shows
that when I make up my mind 1 will
carry out the law in spite of all opposi c
tion." (Applause.) i
General Ellerbe l olio wed this with a e
hot discussion of tho Dispensary, say- j
ing that it is the only solution of the s
salooD; He declared that prohibition ^
is impracticable. Toward the close he /'
started to say that if he was elected "
Governor tl
"You will be," said a voice, amid x
applause.
General Ellerbe had devoted the best s;
part of his time to his personal remarks c
~TTArn lofr Kim i.
auu uui luauy xuiuut.cs yvwd icio miu, j;
but he talked on national issues, say- 0
ing, with loud applause, that if Cleveland's
policy is continued it will make j;
the rich richer and the poor poorer. a
General Ellerbe wound up by saying t|
that the people had tried one moss j
back farmer for Governor and are c
going to try another. 'j
Voice?"Yes, and we don't want any ^
lawyer." d
There was various witty sallies by p
the crowd. At first some of them were p
intended to annoy General Ellerbee, p
but he made such a strong speech that s,
the men who were engaged in this
stopped and applauded the speaker. (j
SENATOR EVANS IN REPLY. ?
Of course hot stuff was expected f
from Senator Evans when his time h
came. General Ellerbe had jumped on n
lawyers too hard for the Senator to re- n
main quiet. The Aiken Game Cock fi
was warmly welcomed by his many n
frieDds. Barnwell adjoins Aiken and n
the Game Cock is popular here. "
Senator Evans began by saying tnat n
he was prepared to answer any liing at v
himself or his people, iiis cousin Willie
says he (Willie) would be elected if i
there was not a ring. There is no ring,
Evans said, except a hands all round r;
ring of the people, it was doing the o
ltetcrm movement no good to be mak- e
- ~ \X7 illiA K no olmnlrr
lUg 3UCLL cua.i'gcs. >y in ic uao oiui^ij ij
lost his candy. (Laughter and cheers.)
Hs says he is going to make me a Trial n
Justice when he is elected Governor, v
Voice?"I believe he will do it." g
Evans?But he won't get the chance.
Willie has been sucking the public tit (]
for four years and has gotten over
$8,000. Now we are trying to choke v
him off. d
Evans exclaimed dramatically?"I a
won't malign any man in the Reform tl
movement. I have been going over the ti
State for years making speeches to the a
people and spending money out of my a
pocket, and I've never before asked a n
thing. h
Willie talks to the Alliance and ad- n
vises them to do such and such things.
More Alliances have endorsed me for 3
Governor than any other candidate* 0
Later in bis discussion Evans charg- 1
ed that Ellerbe was not even a member d
of the Alliance and had been turned 1
out.
Ellerbe asked Evans to allow him to t
explain this and Evans consented. h
Ellerbe said ttiat he was one of the v
first members of the Alliance in his v
county. lie was then farming. He had 3
afterwards gone into the mercantile 11
business and under the rules of the Alliance,
had to drop his membership.
The Alliance, however, had endorsed t
his business and he had saved the farm 5
ers 850,000 a year. I
When this explanation was mane v.v- s
ans turned and said: 1
"You see, fellow citizens, he quit the o
Alliance to Make money out of it." 1<
Voice ?"You want to make some too s
don't you V" 1"
The audience laughed heartily at this a
Kai.a *?TArA ra in Afln/i fnr PJIpt. n
i<3UU tuci C rvcic uiiu^icu V/i uc ....... .
be and Evans. * v
Senator Evans said that before he t
would get up here and appeal to the
prejudices of the people and try to ar- b
ray class against class I would quit the
race for (Jovernor. 1 would not at- a
tempt to put the Iteform movement on o
such a narrow minded basis. It is in v
bad taste for any man to try and get up (
such a feeling. It Is absurd to talk l
about shutting a man out because he v
is not a farmer. Any man can be loy- A
a) to the Keform cause no matter what v
his profession or calling. You are light- I
%
ng for measures and not. men. Von
ivill vote lor the man who will do you
,he most good.
Voice?'We arc going to vote for $
'Oil."
As to Eilerbe's charge that the lawyers
are eating all the pap, Evans said
bat the Legislature had not elected a Ti
awyer to a position except when one
vas needed. Evans proceeded to tell
lis "tater" story 011 Kllerbe and said
Bllerbe is now trying to got the whole
)ank of potatoes.
Voice?"Ell bet he will get a tater."
Evans asserted that no class of men
lave been truer to the Reform move- d;
nent than the lawyers who belong to ir. n<
[ have no apologies to make because I p(
tm a lawyer.
Kvans said that Kllerbe had shown 01
>ad taste in jumping on him at the d<
Jharleston meeting. ai
Ellerbe: "Oh, I just touched you up t,
ightly." J!
Evans told of the insults showered
>n him at the Charleston meeting and f.
)f how he had acted. The audience
iheered him lustily, and one man ^
ihouted: g'
"You ought to have had some of us ^
vool hats down there to clean out that n
1?ngang.". c
Evans said that it ill-becomes any
nan to try to show that he ( EvaDs) had ^
lot been ioyal to the Reform move- .
cent. ?
Voice: "You will be Governor." fg
Evans said he had been drawn into v:
bis personal controversy against bis n
will. The people do not want it and dc x
lot care a snap about it. They want ia
,0 hear measures discussed. li
Senator Evans concluded with a hi
varm and strong talk on the Dispensa- d;
y, In line with what he has said else- tl
adhere. Commenting on the constable
.'eature Evan3 said these officers were w
called "Tillman spies." tt
Voice: "They will be Evans spies o!
iexfc," (Cheers.) tt
Evans: "Ve3 and we are going to e
lave them." (Applause.) fr
The crowd was universally for the m
Dispensary, and backed Evans up in i3
ivery way. b(
Secretary Tindal's speech was not out S{
)f the ordinary. It was a conservative g
alk, full of good advice. One thing p]
:an be said of Mr. Tindal: He never m
eaves an audience without making
Tiends. Mr. Tindal entreated his g
riends not to depart from lteform gc
irinciples. He said that he had rather in
:ee the people united than to be Gov- Di
TDor. Head vised the fai mers to hold n<
>n to their organization, the Alliance, hi
TILLMAN SPEAKS.
Twn thirds of the crowd did not want
0 hear anybody except Tillman, and rc
rlien he was introduced a perfect
vhirlwlnd of cheers and applause burst
>n the air. The shower which had
hreatened to distribute itself earlier in ^
he day got itself in sbape about time
he Governor got ready and there was ^
1 race between them to see which m
Fould get there iirst. The shower won m
ind the Governor finished with the rain so
oming down hard. The Governor was
?areheaded and an umbrella was held "J
ver him.
Somebody yelled to the Governor to SP
;ive .Butler bricks. The Governor anwered
thas he had made Butler tired te
f throwing bricks. t0
Governor Tillman said that before he a8
egan he would have to touch on some er
[uestions raised by Evans and Ellerbe. c0
\roice: "Evans will be Governor."
The Governor said he was in a deli
ate position, lie was somevviiui. in
he position of a man with two wives, j;,
aeh one claiming to be the tight wife, -pj
ie was glad that he possessed two such pj
trong friends as Evans and Ellerbe, p{;
ut neither could say that lie was his th
Tillman's) candidate for Governor. be
You have got your eyes open," said qu
he Governor, "and after they go round ja
on cud decide between tliem." rfi
The Governor continued: "Ellerbe m;
ays that 1 was in favor of an early /p.
onvention. lie is mistaken. 1 was in ca
avor of a convention, but not in favor
f an early convention." be
The Governor told whv he was in f0
avor of a convention. He said that an
n effort was made last week to put \\
hat convention off but it had failed. I10
t would not have been right to have ut
hanged front in the face of the enemy, th
.'he Governor said that he had nothig
to do with the caucus which had Ch
ecided on the convention and was not
resent at it. "I will exonerate Eller- <?
e," said the Governor, "from being be
resent at any caucuses in Columbia hi
o far as 1 know." th
"As to bringing out a candidate for jn]
lovernor, i will simply state this:
ince last fall there has been a demand cr,
or a farmer for Governor. 1 never qi;
ave claimed that this is a class movelent.
When Ellerbe mentioned this pe
latter to me, I asked him to name the hi
armers who were proposed for Gover- th
or.* He named several, i told him to
one of them would do. 1 ?sked: st;
Why don't you run? ' He said his jeI
ealth was bad. I told him if he ran I
rould hold hands off."
Yoice: 4T am going to vote for a
Ivans." an
Tillman: "Well, if you are it is all (
ight, but don't say he is my candidate na
r that Ellerbe i3 mine. Vote lor which- a ;
ver you think is the best man. 1 will
e satisfied with either." oa
Tillman guyed Butler about his new 3S
ame (Uncles) for the Reformers, lie
ras now claiming kin with them to n0
et their votes." th
Voice: "We are Tillman's uncles." (;(
Laughter.) ev
The Governor then proceeded to tell Sp
riio the antis were. The antis had sa
ressed in silks and satins before 1890 on
nd had discriminated against some of 0fj
heir nephews. These nephews had jn
nally kicked against the way their 0f
ntis were dividing out the property (jc
? J /V >*> f h/i *\AAW nnfio llOT'O
LIU reueiltu. l-UO tiuui auuo u?ys
o silks and are in a bad lix. This Uj
umorous story of the Governor was w<
net with shouts of applause. in
The Governor did not forget to say he
omething about Butler. He jumped de
n Butler for spending last night at to"
Glendale?"that nest," as the Goverlor
calls it?instead of coming to st
Jam well. ta
During the last ten minutes of the iS(
Governor's speech it had been raining bp
iard. The crowd, however, like those clr
yhich had stood in the rain elsewhere,
fould have stood there until not a dry ke
hred was left on a man to hear Till
nan steak. of
BUTLEIl SrEAKS. be
Senator Butler was introduced with th
he water falling in torrents. Colonel th
,fixson held an umbrella over him. H<
understand that the Senator had sei
ome pretty juuicy things to say to
oilman If the rain had not shut him do
ft. 1 expect that he will turn them
Dose at Aiken to-day. Butler did not
peak over two or three minutes. Reorrinn-f-.n
Tillman's stnrv nf t.hfi I 'neles wl
nd Antis, he said that Tillman does du
iOt want peace. He cannot live in clear Ci
rater but has to keep the stream mndy ca
o exist. sa
Butler was occasionally interupted -la
y loud cheers for Tillman.
The campaign party left here this G<
fternoon for Aiken, to morrow's place co
f meeting. Some ol tho campaigners be
rill stop at Allendale until to-morrow, rei
leneral Richbourg went to Denmark di<
o spend the night with his friend Ho- sh
fell, editor of the Denmark Times. <
Ir. Itowell is the lirst Reform editor Bi
rho nominated General Richbourg lor le|
Ldjutant General. \V. W. I'uu;k* fr<
DISPENSARIES COMING.
OVERNOR TILLMAN'S EMPHATIC
STATEMENT CONCERNING THEM.
Iicy Will Opened on August First?
Th? Attendance <?ulte Large?Senator
Kntl?-r Interrupt Ad by Cheers tar Governor
Tillman.
Aiken, July 18.?The feature of toiys'
campaign meeting were Gover3r
Tillman's declaration that the dls-1
?nsaries will be reopened on the first j
l August and the attempt to howl
iwn General Butler. The Governor's
mouncement that he would reopen
ie dispensaries was in reply to a queson
from some one in the crowd.
There was an effort on the part of a
sw to howl down Senator Butler, but1
did not work. One thousand white!
len surrounded the stand to hear the
>eaking. The stand was erected imlediately
in front of the ParK Avenue
^otel, near the depot of the South
arolina Koad, and the speaking beau
at II o'dock sharp, County Chair
tan .John t. uaston presiuiug. xue
road piaizas of the hotel were filled
ith ladles. The attendance of the
lir sex was larger than at any prelous
meeting, and the ladles showed a
vely interest in the proceedings,
here were Rutlerite and Tillmanite
dies. While they could not shout
ke the opposite sex they clapped their
ands and made a noise with their
ainty feet whenever they felt that
ley were called upon to do so.
The arrangements for the meeting
ere satisfactory. A rope ran around
le stand and policemen and special
Iicers stood within the ropes to keep
le crowd back. I believe that Senator
vans receiyed a more joyous welcome
om his friends than Governor Tillian,
and that is saying a good deal. It
not saying, however, that there has
?en any falling off in the love and reject
of Aiken county people for the
overnor. The very voices of the peoe
told louder than words that Tilllan's
hold on the masses has not rexed
one iota. County Chairman
aston has the happy faculty of saving
imething nice about every speaker in
itroducing him. In doing this he does
ot make discriminations, and it could
Dt be told from his words who were
,s favorites for the different offices.
The first speaker was Mr. J. W. Wil>rn
of Yorkville, a candidate for railtad
commissioner. His was a threeinutes
speech,m which he announced
iat he was a sturdy Reformer and
iat he would look out for the people
elected. He was followed by Yelall,
Whitman, Mayfield, Watts and
ichbourg, who said in 18VU he was as
ucb ia favor of the movement as any
&d, but he had been dissatisfied at
me counties being ruled out. He
iclared he was a better Reformer
an Watts. He denounced as false
e rumors that he had hesitated to reiond
to Governor Tillman's call in
e Darlington trouble and that he had
legraphed to the mayor of Darlingn
before going to know if it was
;reeable for him to come. The genal
was listened to closely and at the
nclusion ot his speech some fellows
lied out for Watts.
tiie hero of war.
Chairman Gaston introduced Senator
itler as the hero of many battles.
ie men in the audience yelled for
llman and the pretty women on the
azza clapped their hands and waved
eir fans for Butler. Senator Butler
gan by saying that he had been relested
by the chairman not to indulge
personalities and would not do so.
llman would follow him, but if Tillan
indulged in personalities today he
utler) would see that he (Tillman)
ught bricks the next time.
A tremendous hurrah for Tillman
gan at this point and was continued
r some time. Butler remained calm
d cool while this was going on.
hen it partially ceased, he said: I do
it propose to be howled down by that
tie crowd. 1 saw this morning that
ey were preparing to ao tnis.
This was greeted with renewed
eers for Till man.
Butler next pointed to a man named
)oc" Kennedy and charged him with
ing a leader of the crowd and told
m rie was a fine man to be wearing
e badge of a committeeman and actg
as he was.
There was some commotion in the
owd, and Chairman Gaston arose to
leil affairs.
Butler said if anybody had anything
rsonal against him they could meet
m after his speech and he would give
em satisfaction. "I do not propose
be bulldozed by anybody and will
ly here all night or speak," said ButA
mixture of shouts followed.
A man named Cope Courteny grew
little obstreperous, but quiet was
ally restored.
General Butler began a discussion of
tional issues but was interrupted by
man who asked:
"(lonopol irnn'f nftil qhnlfA mV hand
VJUUV/l U) J nvu \J JVM. k>uv<^ w ?? J ? ?. ? ?
the square and say that the Senate
owned by Wall street?"
General Butler answered: "No. I will
it, because Wall street has not bought
e Senate. It doesn't own me, and
)d knows no man or street can or
er will own me." General Butler
oke tragically and eloquently. He
id that he wouldn't siander and lie
, the United States Senate for alll the
ices in the world. lie didn't believe
the wholesale slander of the ofticers
the government and of the Federal
>urts.
Butler said that he would never stir
) strife for every position in the
3rld. He said that Tillman had first
suited the people of Charleston before
i was howled down. He had put the
vil in the crowd and turned it over
him (Butler) to handle.
The irrepressible Tope Courtenay
lot off his lip systematically. Butler
Iked to him good naturedly and promtn
taka a irinir with him after the
eaking. Coartenay said he did not
ink, but Butler told him he had been
lelline: around where liquor was
pt. (Laughter.)
Butler offered to bet a hat with one
his Tillman friends that he would
the next 11 nlted States Senator. He
ought Tillman ought to be kept In
e State to remain In charge of the
iform movement, as nobody else
emed capable of handling it.
Voice: ''.John Clary Evans will not |
> that."
Butlej: "lie isn't Governor yet."
greeted vvitli applause.
The applause was simply deafening
:ien Governor Tillman was Introiced.
Chairman Gaston said that like
ncinnatus of old Tillman had been
lied from the plow handles. He also
id that Tillman wjs the Andrew
ckson of this age.
It was a regular love feast for the
ivernor. Senator Butler, when he
ncltided, was applauded by a bevy or 1
autiful women. lie lifted his hat in >
cognition. No hand-clepping by lass
was given Tillman but the men
outed themselves hoar9e for him.
(Jovernor Tillman barely referred to <
itler at lirst and tallied on ilnancial
fislatioLi, borrowing a silver dollar
mi a man to illustrate some of his ^
points. The Governor talked iluently of
and clearly on financial a Hairs. * in
One of his admirers told him that
he would settle things when he got to ot
be President. si;
Tillman: "I am afraid it wiil he a t.h
long time before I get near that bat J fa
am going to the Senate. (Applause and
cheers.) p;i
Governor Tillman followed his talk sp
on silver by a discussion of his plan for pe
issuing greenback money and chunked in
Cleveland occasionally, to the delight
of his audience, lie said that an artificial
panic was brought about last sum
mer when the scoundrels were getting
ready todemoneoti/.* silver.
The Governor spoke of "Cleveland
and his minority or traitors," and asked
who wants to go into another Democratic
convention to be imposed on by the io
scoundrels who are manipulating the co
party? He said the party has gone to in
? 1 - ? ? ? ^ A I)/\?\V?K1 i/\rtr% A n n.l I ( )'
pieces HLIU LUC IVTjyuuiltauo <tuu I v-r i
lists will sweef everything this f-ill.
Referring to the charge that he had m
insulted the peopieof Charleston before 8 i
he was howled dowD, the Governor said 7 i
it was false and repealed what he had
said. at
Voice: "You can't get any sense into 10
the heads of those people in Charles- pe
tonpc
Tillman: "Well, wait until J get the -j~j
constables after them. (Laughter.) If T1
I the constables can't do anything I will re
|send Watt's militiadown." (Laughter.) m
The Governor said it was not the an
(good people of Charleston who had th
howled him down, but it was the Can- ra
tinis and the Nottes. w<
The Governor said he would have to ra
be a little salty with Butler. The Sen- ex
ator had intimated several times it
that he (Tillman) was a coward because lo
he had not jumped on Simonton in st
Charleston. When he wanted to talk Ft
about Simonton In Charleston the com- i'i
mittee would not allow him. It was ha
said in 1890 that he (Tillman) would cr<
not go to Orangeburg and say that
Judge Izlar was a perjurer, but he had in:
done so. ca
The Governor said it was about time tic
that Butler was bringing the proof that ed
he (Tillman) could not oe found during er
the Hamburg riot. He was getting ve
near his home now where his part in th
the Hamburg not Is known and it was su
time Butler was springing his trap. so
Tillman, in talking about Simonton we
said that ISimonton had sucked State's po
rights with his mother's milk aad had rai
been tbe tlrst man to piani a uagger m uy
the State's breast. Sinonton had been so
appointed because he was the tool of wi
Chamberlain and Wall street. Tillman co
poked hot shot into Simonton. in
Speaking of the talk about peace and as
unity, Tillman said the Conservatives so
hated him because the Reformers sup- wi
ported him. They do not want peace sh
and unity and if they keep up as they pi;
are the Reformers will have to clear co]
out the road as they have before. inj
Governor Tillmad said that the Dls- ins
pensary will reopen about the 1st of th;
August. The Governor took a hand of
primary on the Dispensary and it was an
unanimous for that system of control- wi
liQg the liquor tralllc. The Governor ad
turned toward the hotel piazza for the on
vote against the Dispensary and sever- rej
al ladies raised their hands. tin
Thejiand primary to decide between be
himself and Butler for the Senate was lat
almost unanimous for Tillman, and by
thunderous applause followed. is
THE GAMECOCK'S COUNTY. bll
__.i frc
Aiken people love me origin uhu
brainy young candidate of theirs for un
Governor, and gave him an ovation
which would flatter a man of many
years of political ambition satisfied. If fj!;'
possible the applause for him was more .
voluminous than for Tillman. As j~,
Chairman Gaston arose to introduce ,
him the applause was so loud and proionged
that the chairman could not ? ?
proceed for several minutes.
The Game Cock was hailed witli tre- .
mendous applause aud was cheered and h ;
applauded throughout his speech, lie Pej
said he was proud to address the Game ,a'
Cocks of Aiken. The reception which J
had been given him affected hirn more
than he could tell. Some people say ?f
that "here is no gratitude, but he was 71*
grateful to the people of Aiken for the j?,e.
honors they have conferred on lilm. if ?al
he should ever be ungrateful he would C0>J
want to be lynched. k
Senator Evans said if lie was any 7?'
judge Aiken would have the next Gov- .
ernor. (Loud cheers.) *'s
Aiken, he declared, would do her duty
no matter who was nominated for Gov- ,
ernor and would not sulk. (Applau3e.) ?
Senator Evans said that their ene- ?'
mies call Tillman the big devil and him ^ u
the little devil. (Laughter*) He was
sorry to see several women voting in A\
favor of the Dispensary. He appealed
to the women of Aiken to say that 7a
during the time the Dispensary law ^
was in effect tne streets or AiKen were .
free of drunkards. Any women could
walk the streets then and feel that she
was safe, but she couldn't do so
under the saloon system. If left to a" ,
vote he knew the women of Aiken f'
would vote for the Dispensary. Vj.,
Senator Evans proceeded to talk on ir'
the Dispensary, maintaining the posttion
he has all along taken, that no ,7*'
better law can be passed.
Besides the great applause which ensued
when Senator Evans sat down two F/r
little girls walked on the stand and
presented him with beautiful bouquets.
Senator Evans promised his admirers {V
to get married as soon as this canvass I '
is over. ,v
Secretary of State Tindal followed if:t
the Game Cock. Lie told why the Re- Fr*
fnrm movement had been organised J
and what were its objects. lie'gave "F
the usual advice to the farmers about ?!
keeping up their organization and made !^
one of th8 plain, practical talks which
characterize him. Mr. Tindal said he
would enforce the Dispensary if elected z*z
Governor. ?e<
ELLERBES BRIEF TALK. ,
General Ellerbe was introduced at J ^ei
o'clock and spoke briefly. The Marion
Swamp Fox said he regretted that he
had to bring the people of Aiken bad ua
news. It was that Aiken would not ^
have the next Governor. Marion on,
?ounty would have that honor. hjg
(Laughter.) he
General Ellerbe said that Aiken's
Game Cock has lost some of his feathers
recently and has been fighting pai
something like a dung hill. He told g01
how he had been blistering his Cousin
John and how John had not been blis- an(
tering him in return, like a Game Cock an,
ought to. Ills humorous remarks about ^ac
F.vans vere greeted with laughter and to*
some applause. What he said was in nv.
the be3t of humor and a number of the
game cocks were heard to remark: ''I
declare I would vote for him if Evans \
was not running." nig
on l"" ?^ f ^? I^rrono io ff
jMierue aitiu umo ?.-) ntou.1 JO c, jj.Jt, wio
to carry so few counties fie did Mr
not begrudge him Aiken. It was An
right that Aiken should vote for it
him. Ellerbe invited all the people for
to visit him in the Executive Mansion nai
at Columbia. cat
General Ellerbe was forced to another in
personal explanation to day. He read we,1
an article from the Aiken times headed at I
"An Infamous Shame." This article i
charged that the Conservatives tried to Ah
induce the Keform Executive Commit- litt
tee last week to call oil the ilefom con- \V:
vention. It charged that Ellerbe, Tin- goi
dal and i'ope had endorsed this scheme bro
by signing a petition to call the con- car
vention off He had never sigDed any the
such petition and he wanted rfieeditors an<
the paper to tell where they got their
formation.
General Ellerbe said that a number
papers friendly to Evans have been
andering him (Ellerbe). lie did not
ink this method of warfare just or
ir.
At 7 o'clock this afternoon the camlimners
left for Edgefield and will
end the night there. Two thousand
ople are excepted to be at the meetg
at old Edgefield to morrow.
STAT>: C~<OP CONDITIONS.
W'.eUly Uniterm ?>f tha State Hur.-an.
Th? W?Kth?r.
Columbia, S. C.. July 18.?The fol
wing is tfie weekly bulletin of the
indition of the weather and the crops
the State, issued yesterday by State
bserverJ. W.Bauer:
The temperature for the week wa3
uch below the normai, ranging from
degrees per day on the coast to (> and
in central and western portions.
The minimum temperature fell to 04
Charleston on the morning of the
tb, which was the lowest July temirature
since 1832. The lowest rented
from any point in the state was
at Holland's 3tore, on the same date,
le average per centage of fifty places
porting sunshine was 711, about noral;
having been cloudy on Monday
id Tuesday and clear or partly cloudy
e remainder of the week. Tbe total
infail was less than for the previous
eek, but on Monday and Tuesday
in was almost general over the State
cept in the nortuwest counties where
was light or wanting, and the folwing
counties in whole or in part,
md in need of rain: York, Chester,
airfield. Union. Spartanburg and
ckens. The southeastern counties
d an excess ot raiD, impairing Geld
ops somewhat except possibly corn.
Cotton is doing only fairly well. Durg
the past week the wet weather has
"used rust to develop ia various por)ns
of the State, and lice have attackthe
plaut in other. The cool weathof
the middle of the week has been
ry unfavorable, but it is thought that
e plant, is too far advanced to have
stainea any structural change, and
far the only apparent effect the cool
jatherhas had is the "honey due" rerted
from a number of widely sepated
points. This crop is being laid
as fast as tbe ground permits, and
me danger is noted from plowing
nle the ground was too wet. Its
dition is reported particularly fine
Clarendon county, and it i3 fruiting
heavily as desirable everywhere,
me shedding noted in lacalities
iere rainfall was excessive and sunine
deGcient, in which localites the
int has also taken on a yellowish
lor. Cotton has not, generally speakg,
held the improvement made durg
the first week in July. Grass
reatens the crop, but the latter part
the week was favorable for plowiDg
d a few more days of dry weather
11 be sufficient to clear the" fields. No
verse reports whatever were received
the corn crop, and its condition Is
ported such that if the remainder of
? season is an .average one, there will
a full crop made, taking early and
e planting together. It is being laid
as fast as the weather permits. It
worthy of note that one thousand
shel3 of oat3 were shipped north
>m Cheraw sncn shipments being
usual. The rains have had a very
nelicial effect on rice, which is rerted
particularly line in Georgetown
untv, and very fair in other places.
i9daDger from low water has passed
the rivers in the rice regions are
arly full.
rooacco is doing well, as also is sorum,
wldch is heading. Gardens have
ide great improvement in clay soil,
t little in light sandy soil,
ireenville county reports cabbage
iding nieely.while a species of worm
i attacked t.ha plant in Edgefield
inty.
^eloas ripening now are small and
inferior quality, but the vines are
:orous and the late crop promises
:ter. A few peas still being sown;
jbits destroying peas in Abbeville
inty.
>weet potatoes growing well; the farable
weather came too late to have
ich effect on Irish potatoes. There
s a washing rain in Aiken county,
i some hail in Orangeburg county,
ing very little or no damage. A
nprehensive summary of the weathcrop
condition for tho week ending
ndav can be brieliy stated thus: It
,s cool with nearly normal duration
sunshine; an excess of rain along
; coast and lower .Savannah river
lley, sheding oil all to a deficiency
the northwest portions of the State.
1 crops show an improvement save
iton which barely holds the gain
ide during the previous week.
Tricked the Old Mac.
VIA0ON, Ga. July 15.?J. M. Bankin,
of Tunnell Hill, was arrested in
icon today by one of the ollicials of
3 State lunatic asylum and carried
ck to the asylum this afternoon,
nkston was carried to the asylum
3terday by hl3 father. Just before
iching the asylum Bankston asked
i father to let him see the writ of
lacy. Without suspecting anything
ong the elder Bankston gave his son
3 wrii ana aia iiol iuilik. iu iak.e.ic
>m him till the asylum was reached,
hen the lather and son were ushered
;o the presence of the otliclal who
,s to receive them the son walked
Idly forward and presenting the oflitl
with the writ, told him with tears
his eyes that it was his painful duty
leave his father incarcerated in a lutic
asylum hut that the old man had
;ome hopelessly insane and it had
some necessary. The elder llankston
,s so astonished at his son's action
at he could hardly reali/,9 what was
ing done, but recovered himself sufiently
to vehemently deny that he
,3 insane and tried to explain the sittion
to the ofiicials. This made the
cials think that his case was a bad
e and after he had been searched and
money and papers given to his son
- * 1 *. ~ ~ I
was lurneu uvei uu iuc aucwuauua.
e son earnestly requested the offcials
take good care of nis father and de'ted,
arriving in Macon last nighf, in
ne manner the ollicials learned of
i trick that had been played on them
i today one of tnem came to Macon
1 captured bmkston and took him
}k. ilackston who does not appear
be crazy took great pleasure in tell;
the joke on the old man.
Two In One I><*v.
/at.do.vta, G<t, July 10.?bate at
;ht a negro named K1 Graves was
covered escaping from the house of
. benny well Folsom, who lives near
sley station. He had assaulted the .
year oia aaugnier. a posse was
meil to pursue the negro. A bailiff !
ned '.uicus, and Will McKenniss ?
ight the negro and got him safely <
jai) here. The people of the south- i
3teru sec tion of the country are mad !
being cheated out of a lynching.
to<:Kr Foi:i>, Ga., July lit?A negro <
-x Huberts, attempted to assault the
le 1 i year old daughter of Mr. Tom i
lliaras, above Sylvania. She was
ng liome from church with her little s
ither. 7 years old, when the negro ]
ne upon them. Assistance reached ;
m promptly. The villain confessed i
I >snow in jail. 1
TERRIFIC FXPLOSION IN CHICAGOA
OHaon Kxplodea-Three M-u Killed
aud Several Ii jared.
Chicago, July 1G,?This afternoon
a caisson belon^m* to a Ifotclikiss cuo
of the Secoud Arlllerv exploited at Fortieth
street and Brand Boulevard, a residence
district. The I'.blowing are the
casualties: Joseph Caller, farrier, Troop
B., Seventh Cavalry, Read blovn oil;
Cannoneer Donovan, Battery F., Second
Artillery, Fort ltdey, Kan., killed;
Jeremiah Doyle, cannoneer. Battery F.,
Second Artillery, Fort lltley, Kau..
killed: Herbert Andres, trumpeter,
Troop B., Seventh Cavalry, fatally
wounded, taken to Mtrcv Hospital. Injured:
Serjeant Kin?, Serjeant L;ner,
Private O'Sonuell, Private Siolz, Private
Fake, Private Unqutiart, all of
Battery F? Second Artilley, Fort lliley,
Km. Several other soldiers were made
de^t t>y trie explosion.
A lady in a house of Frank Devil,
at the corner of Grand Boulevard and
Fortieth street, was struck with a pro
jectile and bully wounded. She was
taken to a hospital. Seven horses were
j killed and three wounded. The battery
wa3 making a practice march down
Grnd Boulevard when the explosion occurred.
There is no explanation of the explo.
sion except conjectural. The caisson
had just rattled across the Like Shore
Road track on Fortieth street when the
explosion occurred inside the caisson
sending a haill of projectiles in all directions.
Fvery paue of glass withm two
blocks was broken. It is conjectured
that the joLiDgover the railroad tracks
ignited a fuse or some loose powder setting
(If all the shells in the tox.
The troops left- Brighton Park for a
long march around the city to exercise
the horses. They were in command of
Captain Dodd of troop F., Tnird Cavalary,
and consisted ot troop F., Third
Cavalry, tortv men, troop E , Sixth
Cavalry, L'eutenant Tate forty men;
platoon of Battery F? Second Artillery,
two gun3, Lieutenant Gayle, twenty-three
men; troop B., Seventh Cavalry,
Captain Varnum, forty men.
k ? *? tviAtfnViA^ (Mo rvr*/]?r V rra>*
JLL1G LL1CLL UiaiU^U m bu;o v/i.v*v>i . juivijthing
went smoothly and there were
no incidents until the column marc'amg
South on Grand boulevard was just
crossing Oakwood boulevard then a
terrific explosion occurred. The men
on the caisson supposed to be Donnovan
aud Doyle, were literally blown to pieces
and others were thrown many feet
by the violence ot the concussion. Four
of the horses drawiug the caisson fell In
their tracks, shot through and horribly
mangled, while three others were blown
fifty feet ahead against the trees on the
boulevard. The caissou was blown to
atoms, not a piece of it larger than a
man's hand being found. The boulevard
looked like a battlefieled.
There was a quick series ot explosions
after the first report and schrapDel
shot rained like hail among the trees
on the boulevard and pierced the surrounding
buildings. The concussion
broke every window in the houses for
blocks arouud. The walls and roofs of
fh? HarAllinorR showed the terrific effect
of the missile?. Ucexploded shells of
the rear chests of the caisson are strewn
over the ground. With the explosion
came great confusion of troop3 and for a
moment the men and officers seemed
powerless to move. To this was added
the fright of the occupants of the surrounding
houses who ranscreaming from
their dwellings only to be sickened by
the sight in the street.
A atill alarm of fire had been turned
in and the fire department arrived with
the stock yard patrol wagon. The wagon
was 3ent back to the station and it returned
with twenty-five men UDder command
of Lieutenant Morrissey. lie
then telephoned to Ilyde Park for reinforcements
and soon Captain Dollard
arrived with twenty-five more men.
Later Inspector Hunt and FItzpatrick
and Lieutenant Bcnfield arrived. It was
some little time before the two dead
artillery men c">u\d be found. One of them
mangled beyond recognition, but supposed
to be Doyle, had been blown over
" oirvn t OJ?n 1 \7. fl V A fAAt. hiah Uflfl
a UjaLU Dl^n b'TVU WJ *-? ? V# ?v.vv
was found in a vacant lot behind it. One
leg and an arm were gone. The other
man, supposed to be Douovau, had been
thrown about 300 feet diagouaily to the
righr and was found in a vacant lot near
the Lake Shore tracks. Joseph Gaylor
was found near where he was struck.
Great damage wa3 wrought by the explosion
to neighboring property. Windows
in most of the surrounding houses
were broken. The damage to residences
and park property in the neighborhood
is estimated at about $10,000.
Cholera Kages.
St. Petersburg, July 15.?The
cholera continues to spread with alarming
rapiditv throughout the city. Yesterday
218 fre3h cases and CO deaths
were reported. From July 8 to today
noon 875 cases and 294 deaths have
been reported. The exceptional measures
in the periods of such an epidemic
are enforced rigidly. The prefect has
ordered that aU wine shop3 be closed on
Sunday and holiday. The city is placarded
with instructions as to the best
means of preventing and treating cholera.
All factories, theatres and railways
are under orders to take special precautions
against the spread of the disease.
Itsstauiant keepers have been directed
by the municipal authorities to distribute
beiled water among the poor without
charge, Several public buildiug3 !n the
city and m the suburb? are to be used as
cholera hospitals. Today the Metropolitan,
asaisted by the chief clergy, prayed
publicly iu St. Isaac's Cathedral that
the pro ress of the epidemic be stayed.
Hundreds of cholera easses are reported
from the provinces, where the peicent
age of deaths is exceptionally high.
Cat to Ue*tb,
Dallas, Tex, July 19.?iI. P. Dames
the boss weaver of the Soutn Dallas
Cotton mills, entered the office of Superintendent
A. II. Xickless, and with a
Ions bladed knife assaulted him, indicting
deep wounds under and over the
left arm, in the left side, in the left
groin and then driving the blade into
the heart, severing the lower lobe of
that organ. Mr. Xickless staggered
to the door, fell on the steps and died
in a few minutes, without speaking.
A.DOU& me time uarnes got mrougn
with the superintendent, John W. j
Nickless, son of the superintendent, :
and engineer of the mills, entered the :
oilice, when LJarnes assaulted him with
the same murderous instrument, indicting
a number of deep wounds, two of
which reached the lungs. Barnes cams i
Dut of the light badly used up himself. !
He was arrested and locked up. Superintendent
Nickless had discharged ;
Harne3 and the latter immediately as- s
vaulted him. NicRiess was originally i
from Boston, but lived a number of i
^earsjln Atlanta. Barnes came from 1
Dolumbus, (fa., where hJs father and
orotbers reside. ;
IS IF EVANS ORELLERBE?
THC RE'S NOTHING SO POWERFUL AS
FIGURES?EXCEPT FACTS.
H ?w tli" Followers of'lie Would bs Qa?ornorii
ConinNosee?Charleston Claimed
by Three Candidates?Ellerbe Claims the
Farmar'a Soppirt.
I Columbia, July 14.?'The political
L'.ams in S )utfi (JaroMna has progressed
at.out far enough for the score card to be
watched. Iu politics there is no reliable
way to ascertain exactly how the game
stands uatil the olhcial score is announced.
It an outsider virere to attempt to
calculate on the probabilities and possibilities
of the Gubernatorial carap&'gn
he would, perhaps, miss it. The best
thing to do, then, is to have the candidates
themselves or their political friends
air their views. I have had the recognized
admirers of the leading candidates make
up the scores. It is somewhat noteworthy
that iu very many mstancea the
count agrees and maay of the counties
ar j conceded by the respective, "factions."
It will be noted that both sides
are willing enough to claim everything
in sight. But here are the counts and
the "tab" shows pretty much how the
political thermometer stand just at this
juncture.
an evans count.
Evans. Ellerbe. Tindal.
Abbeville 12
Aiken 8
| Anderson 12
Barnwell 12
Beaufort 10
Berkeley 14
| Charleston 13
Chester 8
[Chesterfield G
Clarendon ... 8"
Colleton 10
Darlington 8
Edgefield 12
Florence ... 8
Fairfield 8
Georgetown G
Greenville 12
Hampton 6
Horry G
Kershaw 6
Lancaster 6
Laurens 8
Lexington G
Marion 8
Marlboro 8
Newberry 8
Oconee G
Orangeburg 12
Pickens G
Richland 10
Spartanburg 14
Sumter ... 12
Union 3
Williamsburg ... 8
York 10
Totals 182 102 36
A CAUTIOUS ELLERBB SCORE.
Ellerbe. Evans. D'btful.
Abbeville 12
Aiken 8
Anderson 12
Barnwell 12
Beaufort 10
Berkeley ... 14
Charleston ... 18
Chester 8
Chesterfield 6
Colleton 10
Darlington 8
Edgefield ... 12
Fairfield 8
Florence 8
Georgetown 6
Greenville ... 12
Hampton 6
Horry 6
Kershaw 6
T.nnnoofflr ft ...
w mmm
Laurens 8
l.?exington ... 6
Marion s
Marlboro 8.
Newberry 8
Oconee 0
Orangeburg 12
Pickens 6
Richland 10
Spartanburg 14
Sumter 12
Union 8
Williamsburg 8
York 10
Totals 158 92 G2
The county oi Clarendon with 8 votes
in the Ellerbe count is given to Tindal.
THE WAY THE TINDALITE3 COUNT.
Chesterfield 8
Florence 8
Sumter 12
Charleston .. 18
Berkeley .. 14
Williamsburg : 8
Marlboro 8
Clarendon 8
Total 84
It all ol the counties claimed showwd 90
for Evans the young friend of Governor
Tillman will have no trouble in getting
the Reform nomination. The Ellerbe
counters on the"other hand preface their
count by saying that they only couat
ouch votes as they are absolutely certain
ot and that they are 3urc to secure a
majority ot the delegates.
Charleston aud Berkeley counties, it
will be seen, go into the Convention
with thirty-two votes, one-tenth of the
total, and their votes are being hand
somely played for. The Evans people
claim that since the Charleston meeting
that there is no longer any doubt that
the county will go for him. The Ellerbe
folks claim that about the only worker
Evans has in Charleston is W. Gibbes
Whaley, and that he will hnd that he
no nn Af r\r\ xi?T7 ItaA AAltnf rr n a o IT Af
cauui/u tauj uio a uidjunuj v/*
the Keformers perfer either Ellerbs or
Tindal, and just here it might be remarked
that the Ellerbe managers expect all
of the Tindal and Pope votes, after the
first few ballots.
Did Not Blain? Him.
New Fork, July 20?While Mrs.
Libbeta Chumaske, who lives at
43 Havemeyer street, Williamsburg,
was home alone yesterday afternoon.
William Huntzlnger, a barber, 21 years
old, tried to kiss her. She ordered him
out of the house, when he begged her to
elope with him. lie told her that his
parents, who lived in Switzerland, were
wealthy, and that they could go there
and be happy. For a second time the woman
ordered him out, but he refused to
go Her screams, brought neighbors, who,
after clubbing Huntzinger, held him
until a policeman was summoned, and
he was taken to the Bedford avenue police
station and locked up. Last evening
a man called with a big bundle and
asked to see Huntzinger.
"YVIia qpj vftn QnH mho! lio.rj crtn
n uv ui c jvsu, auu nuuu unvu j wu
got in that bundle?" asked Sergeant
Burford.
Churaaske hesitated a moment, and
then replied:
"Why, Sergeant, Vm Mrs Cnumaske'e
husband and 1 have here something
good to eat for Mr. Iluntzinger. lie is
such a nice, good man and you know
Sergeant, he didn't mean any harm.
My wife is so beautiful that I don't
blame the man for trying to make love
to her. lT!ease let me give this to him,
us i feel certain he didn't know what
he was doing."
Nergeant Burford took the bundle
and opened it. It contained a beef
steak, potatoes, string heanp, cake and
two cups of coffee. Iluntzinger was
-1 ited over it and asked the doorman
to extend his thanks to Chumaske.
l'he latter got back the empty basket
and went home.