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The Lexington Dispatch LEXINGTON, S. C.. SUBSCRIPTION BATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months 50 Three Months 25 ADVERTISING RATES. Regular e Prat insertion, 75 cents per u?cb: *? ? iirtiou thereafter, ! 50 cents per r ?<>? U?cai Dotices, 5 cents per line each lb*- * no iocal accepted for less than 25 cents lor first insertion. Obituaries. Tributes of Respect In Memoriain. Resolutions of Respects, Cards of Thanks, are charged for at the rate of one half cent a word for every word over 100. The cash must invariably accompany the copv. In sending copy count ' ? 1 IX* ? tbe woras ana sera oue-uwii ? vcuc i?i each word over one hundred. I his rule will in no case and under no circumstances be deviated from. Marriage notices inserted free and are so- | licted. Rates for contract advertising will be cheerfully furnished on application Anonymous communications will receive no attention. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless accompanied by stamps for tiie purpose. Changes of all regular advertisements allowed once a month and all additional changes charge tor extra. All changes and new advertisements must be in not later than Monday afternoon. For any further information call on or address. G. M. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher. Wednesday, October 14,1903. Col. Tillman on Trial. onr ronrrt olnsed on the 3rd *W?UVV VUfc * ? page of this issue the following witnesses testified in the order named: Geo. W. Lybrand and R E. Sox were put on the stand to show that City Auditor Allen behind the lattice work of bis office could not eee a man smiling across the street. Senator Douglass, of Union, said he saw Gonzales the day before the sbootiDg standing at the reporters' desk in ;he senate chamber. Tillman soon after vacated bis chair and I Senator Sheppard occupied it. After leaving the reporters' desk GoDzales went to one of the pillars of the gallery and looked over the senate. There was no cross-examination. Mrs. M. A. Evans, of Newberry, mother of Hon. Hub Evans, State dispensary director was the next witness. On tbe day of the tragedy she noticed Gonzales near the transfer station, tbe latter was vindictive, there was tragedy in his expression. ? ? ? ? i * it. Jesse Mananey, a memDer 01 tue legislature, was put up to show that on the day Dr. Lancaster said he saw a Distol in Tillman's overcoat pocket it really was the neck of a whiskey bottle, and be proceeded to say that he knew it was a bottle. J. A. White, a door-keeper of a senate committee room, was the next witness end Col. Croft brought out is Confederate record as a preliminary. He testified that one day when the senate was in session, Senator Shepp8rd presiding, a man came up to the door of the senate and, j comiDg back, asked witness: Where is Lieut. Governor Tillman? He added in an abrupt way: I mean your boss." Witness replied be had I no boss, and the man went on to say that he supposed the lieutenant governor was neglecting hia duty as usual. Witness did not know the snaD, but Dick HolzeDback told bim *he man was Gonzales. Gorziles, also, had said be had made Tillman fHp rchifp fpfit.hpr. and would do it again. Witness told Tillman about it soon after in the room of the president of the senate. Richard H. HolzeDback was the ?exb witness. He testified that be was in Columbia during the session of 1903, for the put pose of getting a position. He stayed in Columbia from the 12th to the 17th. He knew Gonzales by sight for two years. He said that on January 14 Gourdes walked up to the senate door and looked in. Gcnzales turned and snnke to Cantain White, - ~r - ?' and witness proceeded to tell the | game story a? the previous witness. Witness told White who Gonzales was. Later on the same day witness told Tillman of the conversation. Holzenback weDt on to fell that he was walking behind Tillman and Senators Brown and Talbird on the day of the homicide. He saw Gonzales coming up the street. He could have passed Tillman on the outside of the pavement without- touching him. Gonzales had his hands in his pockets and started across the pavement. GoDZiles shoved his right hand down in his pocket, and witness expected Gonzales to shoot. Tillman fired. Patting up Jas. H. Tillman by the defense to testify in his own behalf is said to have been a surprise to nearly every one. He gave his testimony in a clear, distinct voice, audible throughout the court room and appeared perfectly at ease. "I had occasion to go to Winnsboro to read law in the office of my brother-in-law, Judge O W. Buchan' an Wrilp there I had occasion to have written an article concerning N. G. GoLZiies. Mr. Gonzales wrote to ! tbe editor of the Winnsboro paper | demanding the name of the writer of the article. My friends advised me not to give my name, but when Mr. Gonzales wrote a bitter article in reply to miDe I did give him my name and published it in the News and | Herald. j I had many transactions with N. G. Gonzales. When my uncle was elected governor in 1890 I was invited to attend the state ball and before doing so I found it necessary for me to join the South Carolina Club. , I got the endorsement voluntarily of former Governor Sheppard, of Edgefield, and General Bonbam. Late in ! the afternoon some of my friends came to me and told me that N. G. GoDzales had drummed enough of ^ his friends under the rules of the club to blackball me. My friends men wimarew my name, n was never formally presented to the clnb. I was about twenty-one years of age at this time and had never held any public position or even aBpiredtoone. SENT HIM A CHALLENGE In consequence of the South Carolina club affair I sent Mr. Gonzales a message by George S. Legare, who is now a congressman from the First district, I think' I did not want to violate the laws of my state by sending a challenge according to the code, and Mr. Legare simply extended to Mr. Gonzales an invitation to meet me over in Georgia. I went to Georgia, but Mr. Gonzales did not come. I was in the newspaper business for a considerable period and was sent to Washington by the Augusta Chronicle and Columbia Journal and afterwards for the Atlanta Constitution. I arrived there shortly after the election of President Cleveland for the second time to cover South Carolina and Georgia news, particularly with reference to the distribution of patronage for those states together with the different aspirants for positions. I wrote on the current news of the day from the best information I could obtain and as all newspaper men do. Mr. GoDzales, as I recollect it, was an applicant for the position formerly held by Mr. George Kennedy, as consul general to China. It has been said be wanted to go to Rio Janero, but my impression now is that it was Shanghai, China. I wrote he would not be appointed. The statement was written on the best authority obtainable as a newspaper correspondent. The Metropolitan hotel in Washington is headquarters for southern people in Washington and three-fourths of them stop there and hang around the lobby. That was where I always went to get southern news. THE CIGAR INCIDENT. I walked up to the cigar stand one day after I had written that Gonzales would not be appointed arid bought some cigars. There was a crowd standing around and after buying them I turned and passed them around. I did not know Mr. Gorziles was there and saw at once I had made a mistak* in offering him any. When the Spanish-American war commenced I offered my services to the government and I was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the First South Carolina volunteers. After the war with Spain was ended I felt it was udjust to the privates of my reei ment wfco had volunteered to go to the front and who had given up lucrative positions to accept the government p8y of 013 or $16 40 a month to keep them IoDger in the service. Many of them were married men and had left their families. I did not care to take them over to Cuba to make roads as though they were in a convict camp. "Mr. Gonzales criticised me very severely and said after my appointment as colonel of the regiment that I was trying to keep the men from beiDg mustered out, while I was in reality doing all I could to have them mustered out so that they could return to their homes. He criticised me and tried to have me courtmartialed. He took the matter up with the war department and the adjutant general of the army dismised the matter. I was mustered out in O: tober, 189S "I was much abused and critizised by Mr. Gonzales' editorial in connection with the organizition of an Indian company to go to the Philippines. 'Tn refernce to the Leech Lake Indians referred to by Mr. Gonzales in his editorial he said I was trying to keep the regiment in the service | after I was promoted. That was I untrue. "When the Spanish war veterans' organization was perfected in Washington I was elected junior vice commander-in chief and at the second election when General Miles was made commander in-chief, I was elected senior vice commander-inchief, my opponent beiDg General Joe Wheeler. - a 1 nr. n i? *\L was criueisea oy iiii. uruuzmeB and villified. The Leech Lake Indian editorials were brought out by my efforts to organize a company of Nsz Perze Iodians and Chippewa Indians for service in the Philippines. He ridiculed me quite considerably on that point. "On the day after I was elected senior vice commander-in-chief of the Spanish war veterahs the press dispatch announcing it was headed in the State just "Poor Miles" That brings me down to the unfortunate The first time I was in any political place was in ,1900 when I was elected delegate to the Democratic national convention at Kansas City. Subsequent to that I made the canvass for lieutenant-governor and was elected." How were you treated by Mr. (onzales during that period?" CjI. Croft asked. "I think those editorials are a pretty fair sample of it," the defendant answered. "I presided over the senate in 1901 and 1902 and very few days ia 1903. Have you ever given any reason for the statement made by Mr. Gonzales that you were a traitor to your uncle and tried to defeat him when he ran for office? Col. Croft asked. That is absolutely untrue, Tillman declared. The man knew it was false when he wrote it. You have been charged with treating the senators as schoolboys and with discourtesy, have you ever given any cause for such a charge?" asked Croft. "I have not intentionally." Tillman replied. "If I had, I do not think the senate would have passed unanimously resolutions thanking me for the manner in which I presided." When asked whether or not there were any prior editorials reflecting on him published in the State before 1901, Tillman answered: "I think the paper has been pretty well devoted to me since 1892 and to other members of my family. During all that time he has never once let up on me nor given a word of praise for any act of mine." Several witnesses were put up by the state to swear that they would J. 1 - 1* TT.I I 1- L* A L not Deiieve noizenoaca on iiih oatu, and the defense in rebuttal put up a number of prominent citizens of Edgefield, who had known the witness for a long number of years to show that he was truthful and reliable. On Tuesday all the testimony was closed, and the arguments began. Solicitor Thurmond opened for the prosecution. He was followed by Mr. Rembert for the defense; then Mr. Elliott spoke for the state, and was followed by Col. George Johnstone for the defense. Mr. E L Asbill, of the local bar, followed Col. JohnsfcoD, for the prosecution, then came Col. P. H. Nelson, for the det J n C J TV _ jeuat) aziu Auurww vawiuiu, for the prosecution. Yesterday afternoon Col. G. W. Croft, leading counsel for the defense, commenced his argument and closed this morning. General Bellinger is now addressing the jury, then will come the Judge's charge. The case will be turned over to the jury today. This is perhaps the hardest fought case known to the Courts of the State. Eminent lawyers have been engaged on it by both sides. Step by step it has been fought for vantage ground. Never before has Lexington witnessed such a display of legal learning and brilliant oratory. The counsel for the prosecution as well as the defense are among the best criminal lawyers in the State. The management of the case was I *0nh]CED Til am wore r-iiftort acrninfit, 1 ri Ui i icorj. J.UVI\ ?? vt v ptvwv* each other men learned in the law, of gifted fculent and elrquent orators, and no matter how the case may terminate each and every one of them can return to their homes in the full confidence that they have faithfully performed their duties to the side which they represented. It has been a tedious case and the jury has paid remarkable attention to the details of the tragedy as they were unfolded, and have uncomplainingly stood the hardships incident to the trial. As we go to press the jury is in the room considering the case. ' During the argument of Col. Croft yesterday be took occasion to highly compliment the Dispatch and the Augusta Chronicle for their fairness in handling the Tillman ca?e. Speaking for the Dispatch we feel that we are deserving of the compliment as it has been onr endeavor ever sinre the unfortunate tragedy occurred to do exact justice to the parties concerned. The City of New York aDd adjicent country were visited by a heavy rain storm of October 9th. Cellars and low placps in the city were flooded and the country districts inundated. The Batesburg Publishing Co , has been reorganized for the purpose of improving the Advocate. Col. John Bell Towill remains editor-in chief, and will b? assisted with the editorial work bv Prof. J. K T. Msjor, principal of the Graded school. A Mr. Covin, of Mt. Carmel, Saluda county, will be the business manager. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF LEXINGTON, Con t of Common Pleas. Caroline Lybrand, ft. al., plaintiffs, vs. Lizzie Miller, et. al. defendants. Partition of Real Estate. IN OBEDIENCE TO THE DECREE OF the court herein, signed by Frank P> Garv, Special Judge Presiding, and dated October 6; 1903, I will sell to the highest bidder at publio outcry, before the court house door in Lexington, S. C.. during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in Novembfr, )903: All mat, piece, parcel or tract 01 lan", situate. lying and being in said county and St^te, containing eighty-nine and one.fourth (8PJ) acres, more or less, adjoining lands now or formerly, belonging to Daniel Cromer. Martin Sox, Godfrey Lybrand, John Sbull, Levi Lvbrand and Birnett Lvbrand: being the land conveyed bv Evans Permenter to Lawrence Harman. Feby 2, 1816: by Lawrence 'Herman to Martin Lybrand, October 28, 1814, and by Martin Lvbrand to SimeonfRoberts Lvbrand, March 19,1853, and shown by the p'at of John D. Sharp, Surveyor, dated March 15, 1853. TERMS OF SALE,?One-balf cash; balance on a cedit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale secured by bond of the purchaser and rr ortgaee of the premises sold, with leave to pay anv or all credit portion in ca^h, the sum of $50,00 to b* paid down forthwith, or a resale, is directed at the expiration of one hour, without further notice SAMUEL B. GEORGE, Clerk of the Court. LQxington. S. C , October 6th. 1903. Johnstone & Wingard, Plaintiffs Attorneys. 3w52. The State of South Carolina, OOTTNTY OF LEXINGTON. Court of Common Pleas. John I. Laird Plaintiff, vs. . C. S. Roof, Defendant. Partition Real Eslate. IN OBEDIENCE TO THE DECREE OF the court herein, signed by Frank B. Gary. Special Presiding Judge, and dated October 3rd. 1903. I will s 11 to the highest bidder at public outcry, before the court house door in Lexington. S C.. during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in November. 1903; All that tract of land situate in Lexington county, Congaree township, containing (156) one hundred and fifiy-six acres more or le**, known as the Jesse Sox's Place, near Kennerlie's Bridge, and bounded on the north by lands of Henry E. Sox. and Emanuel's Church; on the south by lands of E. Kinsler; east bv lauds of Lem Sox, L. L. Roof, and Eli Weston, and on the west by lands of Frank Hampton. TERMS OF SALE?All the purchase money thereof to be pai.l in cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. SAMUEL B. GEORGE. Clerk of Court. Lexington. S. C., October 6th. 1903 W. H. Slarpe, Esq., plaintiff's attornev. 3w52. The Old Reliable, in Prices and Qaalitv. Drugs that are pure, llresh and properly made, and are guaranteed. Years ot experience assure it. IF-A-IITTS ^.OSTID OILS. Anything in the Drug line. See my line of Tooth Brushes. f . W . KINARD, The Licensed Druggist, LEESVILLE, - - S. C. Election for Dispensers. Applications for the position of Dispei st at Lexington Lewiud?le. Chi pin and Feak will please tile their appication, with J Weir Addy, Clerk of the Boarded Control before October 29th, 100-3 No applications will be considered from persons who are related to either member of the Beard within the s'xth degrea. Application blanks can be had by calling on Samuel B Oeorge, Lexingt m, S C. Naues of bondsmen must accompany applications The Board r<-serv*-s the right to reject any and all applications. j wlir addy. Clerk of the Courty Board of Control. October 7th. 1903- 3w50. Tt m -i r or sale. rriwo VALUABLE TP.?GTS OF LAND. JL containing 95 and 9G acres in each tract?tbo same will be sold as a v.bole or in separate tracts. Situated on the Two Notch Itoad. adjoining Paul Corle\'s land between Red Bank factory and Barr's Landing on the Southern Railway, fne above laud is considered good for tobacco culture. It is near market facilities and will be sold cheap. For lurther nartioulars call on A. 4. FOX Cashier of The Home Bank. Lexington, C. II., S. C. Or?PHILIP EPSTIN, 1009 Gervais street, Columbia. S C. September 30?tf Handsome Brooches. tit ~ i ? u i i: ~ r i."L yy e ui.vj u ueuuiuui iiuw ui me very latent styles and the prices are very close for fine goods. FiDe rolled gold plate, the kind that last ft'd locks well lor a long time at 50o, 75c, C0j, SI.CO, SI.50 and $2 10 Also in s erling silver at same prices. In solid gold at $2 CO, $2.25. $2 50 A stear y range of prices up to handsome Pearl Brooches from $(3 50 to $50 0J. We also have a beautiful line of Sterling Silver Belt Pins, latest styles $1 25 to$4.50. Write us otten, jour postmaster iikes to send off plenty of letters, the more he sends tLe more pay he gets. P. II. LACHICOTTE & COMPANY, 1421 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. For Sale. MY PLACE, THREE MILES FROM Swansea, containing 352 acres. 125 under cultivation, balance wood land. Good for cotton, corn, grain, etc Good two story nine room dwelling with lour tenant houses, n w b-*m and outbuildings, good water, schools and churches nearby. For terms, &c , apply to C. J. ROCKER, Swans a, S. C. September 30 -tf. tM&ms I YOU y HEADQUARTERS FC | Undej |j| for Men, Wom< All wool, wool H cotton garmen Igjf drawers for me mAll wool, woe i cotton, fleece* knit garment m drawers for me M ' Wool and cot mpants for wome ji for women. M ?| dren's "Oneita' ^ all wool Balm Underskirts. 1 <$> Sweaters, red || and black. J: Money saved T We save yon ir i ^r- "s ^ 1603 Main Street, m COLUMBIA, Inams A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A vi A A A A V: A A A A A; t> <i* ? ?* H* *f t* *r *f* ?t? ?t* * ' * f ?t* ?! * I OUR FALL i 1 M ( H* 4~ 3? 3 is co'.v ready for our Lexington Fri6U( 5; just the kind they want. We were vei ? made. 1 hev have SOLID INNER an * LEATHER COUNTERS. They can'i I PRICES RE. ! E. P. & F. g 1710 MAD I COLUMBIA, X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXVXXX*VXXXXT TAX NOTICE. f I WILL ATTEND THE FOLLOWING mentioned places lor the purpose of 1 rectiviDg taxes tor the fiscal year iy03: Lexington C H., from loth of October to Ttli of Noveml-er, 1903. Josh Shealy's, Monday evening, Nov. 9. Chapin, Tuesday morning. November 10. Cross Roads, Tuesday evening. Nov. 10. Leak, Wednesday morning, Nov. 11. r Spring Hill, Wednesday eveuing, Nov. 11 Hilton. Thursday morning. Nov. 12. White Rook. Thursday evening, Nov. 12. Mrs. Busby's, Friday morning, Nov. 13. Billentine, Friday evening, Nov. 13. Irmo, Saturday morning. Nov. 14. I Edmund, Monday morning. Nov. 16. Gaston, Monday evening, Nov l(i. ! Joe Reader's. Tuesday morning, Nov 17. J. J Mack. Tuesday evenine. Nov. 17. j Swansea, Wednesday all day, Nov. 18. Red Store, Thursday all day. Nov. 19 W. N. Martin, Friday morning, Nov. 20. Brookland, Saturday all day, Nov. 21. > Felion. Monday ail day, Nov. 23 Jacoo Williams, Tuesday morn'g, Nov. 24. Steadman, Tuesday evening, Nov. 24. Wm Westmoreland, Wed. iii'g, Nov. 25. ^ Batesbnrg Thursday all day. Nov. 2(1. Leesviile, Friday morniDg, Nov. 27. Summit, Friday evening. Nov. 27. * Lewiedale, Saturday morning, Nov. 28. Crout's Store, Tuesday evening, Dec, 1. E. H. Addy. Wednesday moru'g, Dec. 2. G. F Keisler, Wednesday even'p, Dec. 2. Red Bank. Saturday evening, Dec. 5 The balance of the time at Lexington Court House until December 31st, 1903, after which time the following penalties will be added by the County Auditor and collected by the County Treasurer: On January 1st, 1904, 1 per cent, penalty will be added to those who have not paid. On February 1st, 1904, an additional 1 per cent, will be added to those who have not paid, making 2 per cent, lor February. Still an additional 5 per cent penalty will be added on March 1st, making 7 per ^ MAVtAUtt 4/% K a /I V-v ?-t 6 Vn /N.? a a pruaii v lu uc jjmu u> tuuac wuu ua,ve not paid by March 1st, 1904. ' Tax books will close March loth, 1904. The Lours lor closing the tax booK will positively be at 11 o'clock lor the morning and 4 o clock lor the aliernoon appointments. * LEVY. For State Purposes 5 Mills. For Ordinary County Purposes.. .3i Mill3. For Special County Purposes J Mills. For Constitutional School Tax 3 Mills. Total 12 Milis. Special School Levy District No. 18-3 Mills Special School Levy District No. 37-2 Mills Poll Tax SI 00. Comoautatiou Hoad Tax SI.00. payable from October 15th to March is , 1904. Parties owning property in more than one township must so state to the Treasurer. When writing for information concerning taxes always give name in full. FRANK W. bHEALY, Trea urer Lexington County. 9 Public Sale. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 24TH 1903. I will sell at public auction for cash at the late residence of Mrs. Martha A. Kannaday, near Pond Branch church, one horse, one wagon, o^e baggy, a lot of corn, fodder, peavmes, iarm implements, household and kitchen furniture and other things usuallv on a farm. MRS. MARTHA KANNADAY. September 28?50pd. immMmmmmmMWm > NG'S 1 )R EVEBYTHING IN || rwear | en and Children. ^ fleeced, heavy ts in shirts and ^ n. y >1 fleeced, heavy d, ribbed and m s, shirts and jx -n;ton shirts and m. Union Suits & isses and chil- jg " brand. Ladies m orals. Outing m Ladies all wool A , white, navy p ismoneymade. ^ Loney. ^ 'ouira, i Lever's Old Stand, S. G. U ^^SOEti ?ww Jr ? % rTr i'Je % * % # # jfc % ? ?###$?* IND WINTER i ~)TV? I ^ in. * Is to inspect. We know that we have * y careful in having this season's poods f id OUTEK SOLES and GENUINE % i help from giving good wear. -3 ASONABLE. | A. DAVIS, j I STREET, ;j S. C. | |t V V # V 7^ # V # # ? # V V # rjf # V # v V V rj* iff j}r # 3r 4