Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, July 28, 1892, Image 2

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KEOWEE COURIER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORXIXG. R. A. THOMPSON. D. A. SMITH. R. T. JAYXES. BY THOMPSON, SMITH & JAYNES. TERMS: rcr subscription, $1.50 per annum, strictly in advance; for six mouths, 75 cents;' for four months, 50 cents. Advertisements inserted at one dollar per square of one inch or less for the first insertion and fifty cents for each sub sequent insertion. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines. Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal character, when admissable, aud Announcements of Candidates will be charged for as advertisements. Job Printing ueatlv and cheaply execu ted. Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the requirements of Cash Payments. WALHALLA, S. C. : THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1892. Democratic Ticlret. FOR PRESIDENT : GROVER CLEVELAND, Of New York. FOR VICE PRESIDENT : A. E. STEVENSON. Of Illinois. MR. COLEMAN IN REPLY TO REY. MR. WHITAKER. SENECA, S. C. July 2Cth, 1S02. MESSRS. EDITORS: I am in a quandary.1 as I see in your issue of the 1 Ith an arti- ? cle signed by Mr. M. F. Whitaker, which, j if I mistake not. refers to me. My articles were not intended to be insidious attacks on the Farmers" Alli ance. In order to illustrate my position, however, so that I may hereafter be fully i understood, I will rel ite an instance of j actual occurrence, which will show my ; position more accurately than I am able j otherwise to describe: A number of years ago some political difference arose between the Kev. Mr. sligh.of Newberry, and the Hon. George Johnstone, our present Representative in Congress; which resulted tn a fisticuff. Afterwards. I when Mr. Johnstone was a candidate, electioneering among the people, some: one was bold enough to tell him he could neiget the support of that section because he had struck a preacher. Mr. John stone at once denied the charge and explained himself in this way: lb-said Mr. Sligh was not only a preacher, but I a politician, and that he had not strm k the preacher, but his blow fell on the politician. This had a good, effect, just as to the satisfaction of Robert Dale Owens, Kattie King, the terrestrial, vanished into Kattie King, the celestial. Mr. Johnstone'sman. however, represented only two profes sions. while mine represents ard honors ; three, namely, preacher, Allianceman and politician. I want it understood at the outset that what 1 expect to say or write is at the politician, and 1 shall use no j language which is not respectful. "Denunciations prove nothing. One fact is stronger than the strongest vocab ulary of vituperation. Logic may be. enforced by rhetoric, but rhetoric with; out facts is idle breath. I remus may cre ate the one. but truth must su ?.y.:;, tire other. The truest, eloquence is often but the simplest narration; the strongest rea soning is often but a statement of facts. : The grandest, the ihostterrible denun ciation is the condemnation pronounced by truth." The cry. he says, is raised against secret organizations, of which he knows nothing. : except a few pass words and signs. Thc same can be truthfully sai t * the Masonic . Fraternity. Odd Fellows. Knights of| Honor; AC, and they do not ob ject to be- ; ing called secret organizations, nor does: the Farmers' Alliance pure and simple. Mr. Whitaker falls into the same line] of argument and commits the same error' that the editor of the Ocont. .Y< irs does, which grossly misrepresents my position., He says, hy inference, if not it: direct terms, that the private soldiei h:.s not; been accorded that jvut mea'! of praise to which ?je is justly entitled, which I take for granted, from the connection, is in-, tended for me. 1 don't believe Mr. Whitaker would intentionally attempt to create with the public a wrong hnpres- J sion, and for that reason 1 will beg him ', to lead a^ain my tribute to the soldier, . and if in his opinion I do not rank him ? with the highest, then I am willing to uncover my -head and bear my breast, and without a murmur take all the punish-< ment lie is abie t<> inflict; for j know j what the private soldier endured, and. j further, know that many of the rude and untended graves around Northern prisons. I around all the hospitals and battle fields! of Virginia. Maryland and Pennsylvania, are filled with our noble heroic dead. 1 trust not forgotten, but as yet unhonored: He who wore the epaulet and sword, lies ! side by side with him who always had "a j . .lace in the picture amid the (lashing <.: the guns.-'' taking their long, long rest ' together; the family at home so rich tn ; love is too poor in purse to remove them to the family burying ground, or erect ' an humble slab to mark the spot when-' all they most loved in life lie sleeping. All is 'puiet, no rivalry here, for the grave j levels and evens up everything and makes : Kings and Princes our bed-fellows. The place where all i? th-- grave, The charnel house, the mighty luit Earth's yawning gulf and drowning wave- ? Which s??iii "r lau? <'"er?wvr-j.? th?- world. ! The vicissitudes and changes of time ; and the revivifying powers of nature have '. healed many sorrows, but the mother- j may < ?od bless her-refuses to lu- com-j forted, and with her finger still pointing | in that direction, as though she was yet looking for the return of her long-lost j boy. with tears streaming down her aged ; cheeks, with a low. plaintive moan she '? exclaims: ..I would not give ii.y dead Fur any living one in Christendom." In many melancholy cases of this kind i no one knows the spot where the much j loved and long mourned boy's unconfined ^ remains repose and mingle with its mother earth. The cry so often heard, j '"Where is my child".'" is answered here j with nothing but an echo, "Where is my ! child?" I trust Mr. Whitaker will use j his influence to have a monument erected at' some convenient place where the names of these patriot sors of South Carolina may IM? inscribed, w hose graves in that far-off land, where they lie to-day. i ii 'narked at all. are only with the simple word. "Unknown." Mr. Whitaicer points with pride to a plank in the Alliance platform and wants an opinion from the opposition, viz: '.Equal rights to all and special privileges to none." This is the fundamental prin- j ciple of every Republican government that has ever existed on earth, the cor ner-stone of thc Democratic party and so i old that I am not able to even tell him j where it originated. If the illustrious statesman and patriot. Thomas Jefferson, had been, compelled to write the Declaration of Independence in two sentences, the second and last would have been, "Equal rights to all and special privileges to none." The political party which Mr. Whita ker so ably champions, I trust, will reduce it to practice and show to the world that ' they mean genuine reform. I am s> however, to say in this connection, the apparent tendencies with those stand at the head of affairs don't 1 much hope for enconragment, thouj believe, the rank and file, as far as are able, intend that it shall be ca] out to the letter. What A say is not. intended for any ticular person or persons. I am sta au opinion from- what I imagine ca: seen from a general standpoint. I assume no untenable ground, neither] nor will I make use of any assertion w I cannot prove to the satisfaction of unbiased mind : nor have I. in any pi ous communication, mentioned the v Alliance. For that society, pure simple, I have the greatest respect, it never had a better friend among j enrolled members than I am and 1 ; ever been, so far as regards the purp ? for which it was originally intended j believe it has done a great deal of g and is capable of doing much mor politics does not disrupt it. Like organizations of this kind, ambitious n who have political aspirations, se< their opportunity, have crept in and purpose of the organization, which simply to advance agriculture, has. great e.:tent, been perverted, and w was intended as an aider and educato the farmer has been changed into attempt to run the politics of the conn Thc rank and file, out of the hone of their own hearts, thinking their U ers honorable, have given them tl almost undivided support, until they i nally lia ve possession of all the office the state. When they (the rank and i awake to the true condition of things discover that all is not lovely, or ai should be, their support will be w; drawn and everything will assume normal condition again: not, howc^ without some injury being inflicted bad blood engendered, which possibl generation must pass away, or sink to grave, before it can bc forgotten. Mr. Whitaker assures us that he il not pin his faith to the coat-tail of : one. I am glad tobe informed that wh he expresses is the free horn thought an American citizen: knowing his rigl he has the courage, capacity ami in< pendence to defend them. I hope and trust he will allow the op si ti on. as lie styles them, the same pri lege that they heartily accord to Iii without attributing it wholly to ignoran He should remember that the chai of ignorance, if sustained, will excuse 1 wrong he complains of, as intention isl essence of crime. "Equal rights to al i and special privilej to none." has been and will continue to thc fundamental principle of Republic government. Around this declaration the great battles for self-government a Democratic doctrines have been fong' There is nothing strange about t Alliance adopting it or that they shot claim they intend to carry it into pit tice. This likes a good ?leal of bei ?.roof that they will be able to do so. that many of their leadersaresoincline AH political parties adopt certain prin pies for action. They employ iirst tho they know to be popular with the gre body of the people: afterwards tb' introduce by degrees that which til intended from the beginning to inculcal The first thing necessary is to educa the people and to get their full con duce; then whatever is desired is pos; ble. All warnings to the contrary, i va itter from what source they come, a spurned as the voluntary advice of tl enemy. 1 am plain, hut 1 mean no harm. wanTrhr -frrrrrlr p- understand where have reason to fear they are being lea not that they are ignorant, but they don take time to reflect what the cons tjucuccs will he. mu- where they are drif i ng. The utterances on this subject hereb fore have been lather in a tender wa; from the fac? that feeling ran too higl and no one felt disposed to place Ionise in a position where it could be charge that he opposed the farmers, who are tb hone and sinew of the country, who.? displeasure might result in injuring an business or totally destroying it. Sue should not lie the case, however, and n threats of that kind should have bee tolerated by thc farmers against an class, for in every country where religi ous or political opinions have been inter fered with, the end of free govcrnmen was close at hand. . Mr. Whitaker asks. ''Why should no thc farmers organize as other professions and. it they wished, run the politics o the country?'" There is nothing wron; in organization, but to carry politics int? professional organization is something new for this country. Suppose tht Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Knights o Honor, or even merchants or lawyers should carry politics into their secret o; open societies and attempt to run th? government of the country, would it no' causea howl all over the land and end ii disrupting them and breaking up theil organizations? When any one class or profession ii any country gets possession of the gov eminent, with the avowed purpose to le^. ?slate in their own favor, all other classe.* had just as well commence to pack theil baggage in order to get away, for soon o: late they will have it to do. Mr. Whitaker asks. "Where are our oj.posers when the Alliance hold their public meetings?" The iirst public meet ing of this kind held at Seneca thc town arranged the grounds, her citizens attended en masse with their baskets ami tried to make it as pleasant as possible. The second 1 did not attend, as the Bap tist protracted meeting was going on at the time and I chose rather to attend un church. The citizens generally attended one or the other meeting. To his charge in reference to Alliance -papers I plead guilty, but it has not been from the fact that I did not want to read them; but of a necessity 1 have to take so many daily papers that I did not feel able to support more. 1 read every one I get my hands on. as I believe in being posted on all sides. This accusation is a two-edged sword, however, as it cuts both ways. The gambling in futures is wroug. There is a law. however, against it in the State of New York, the city of New York being headquarters for all such. The law is evaded, parties claiming that the actual product is sold and bought for future delivery, a something that was practiced long before exchanges came into existence. The national bank law I oppose as much as he does, and I don't know of anybody now in the South that favors it. I think it was a war measure and it has been practiced since to favor the rich, who ?assisted the government in the time of its greatest need. I believe in State banks properly protected. If they are ever granted the fetters forged on us by the war will be stricken oft" and money v. ill be plenty. I oppose railroad monopolies in the hands of individuals, and I also oppose the government ownership of the same, as both are dangerous. As long as the ten percent tax is placed on State issue of money; as long as a tariff is allowed for protection; as long as the trust (its twin brother) is tolerated; as long as railroads are allowed to com bine and pool their earnings, so long will the very rich grow richer and the mid dling and lower orders of all classes grow poorer and poorer. M. W. COLEMAX. The State campaign meetings fer the past week have been more quiet and orderly than before. They hare been uneventful, Maj. Murray at Greenville. On Friday night, July 22d, there was Conservative rally at Greenville and ad dresses were made by several speakers. Maj. E. -B. Murray, of Anderson, was present and delivered one of his strong argumentative speeches. We clip the following synopsis of his speech from the Greenville JVeir.s ; Maj. Murray said that never before had such a condition of affairs existed in South Carolina: never before liad there been a time when people would not re spect each other's motives; never before was the grand old State less respected abroad: never before had there been such division and strife. Some one, he said, is responsible for this state of af fairs. ErTorts are being made to still further wideii the breach. Two years ago charges were made against the in tegrity of officers against whose good names nothing had ever been proved. No name was too honored for assault, no institution too sacred to be slandered. Promises had been ma^ and it was for the people to determine whether they had been carried out. Maj. Murray then proceeded in a strong and masterly manner to arraign the pres ent administration for its failure to do anything for thc people and for its many sins of commission and dangerous pur poses. The most serious objection to the continuance of the present officials in power was their financial mismanage ment. The speaker attributed the finan cial stringency in this State partly to thc administration. Ile knew that the state government had nothing to do with bad crops and low prices, but he did know that there was a lack of confidence by capitalists in our state. A debt of ?0,000,000 would fall due in twelve months. Thc administration is utterly unable to cope with its refunding with out great loss to the people. A condi tion confronts ns. he said almost the same as there had been in Virginia. The administration which had been turned out had refunded a large slice of the State debt at 4J per cent and could have refunded the remainder at a still lower rate of interest. It was easy to float State bonds where people have con fidence in the state. Already a large syndicate has refused to invest money in South Carolina, giving .is their reasons some of the remarks of Gov. Tillman. A loan to a State, he said, is nj ?on thc honor of the State and cannot be collected by law. i When the credit of a State goes down, said the speaker, it affects the whole peo ple, and every class of business. Any of the banks will verify this statement. When Gen. Karie ottered to give ?1.000of his salary if elected Governor to the school fund if Tillman would do so. Tillman declined and said he would save the people 8100,000 the first year he was Governor. Ile did not save a cent. The first year he was Governor the appropri ations were ?9,000 greater than during Gov. Richardson's last year. The total expenditures were si 12,000 more. Work on the State House had stopped, but nevertheless thc expenses had increased. Scarcely a transaction of the State, said Maj. Murray, had i ?cen managed in a business like manner. Ile spoke of the Coosaw case, where over ?100,000 had been lost, and the agricultural hall case. The speaker then mentioned the increase in assessments on certain classes of prop erty, i ?nc man. he said, issues orders; for thousands of dollars of property t<> be raised in value. Xo mau with money would invest in a State where this was the case and capitalists had already said s<>. The whole course of the administra tion had been in defiance of law and was an aftempT ... -b??d She people. The \ sta;.-'s recent litigation had f?used tho j employment of more lawyers than in any ! time since IST?'?. Some of these lawyers) were Haskellites and some Republicans. Everything showed a lack of tact and business management. Nothing had been gained by it and he asked, Had any one been profited? Whr.t benefit had the farming class derived'.' Not a bill had been passed giving them any advan tages. Past administra'ions had done so and the speaker naf.ee several instances. There had not been an administration in years that was not controlled by far mers. Maj. Murray asked how Tillman repre sented thc farmers and what has the taboring man received'.' lt was the latter class that was especially threatened by Tillman's continuance in office. The Re- | publicans, while in control, had not j adopted measures that opposed the labor- ! ing people. They only put a poll tax of ; ?1 on the people, while Tillman wanted that increased to ?3 and advocates :; property and educational qualification for voting. That would prevent many a poor man from voting. Tillman also wanted the lien law repealed. There were a g; -at many other similar things the speaker said he could mention. There was not a class of people in the Shite that was not menaced by Tillman. Ile wanted to control the judiciary and legislative and make both subservient to his will. The speaker scored Tillman for pretending t<> be offended at rowdyism and then leaving the stand at Lexington arm in arm with Cal. Caughman, the man who had refused to let some of the Con servatives speak and had been the ring leader of the mob. Tillman bad said he would prosecute violations of the law. yet he hail done nothing with Attorney General McLaurin, who had admitted having a pistol in his pocket in this city. Maj. Murray referred to Tillman's curs ing ?>n t'ne stand and said he was lower ering the moral standard of the State. The National Democratic executive committee met in New York bast Thurs day an?! organized for work. The chair man is William E. Harrity, of Pennsylva nia: secretary, S. P. Sheerin, of Indiana; treasurer. Robert B. Roosevelt, of New York. Mr. Harrity says that there is some Irish blood in him. Ile was born at Wilmington. Delaware, in October. 1S50. He was graduated from La Salle. Philadelphia, in 1870, at the head of his j class. After teaching for a year he ' entered the law office of Lewis Cassidy j and Pierce Archer. He was admitted to j the bar in 1>7:?, remaining in the office of Cassidy and Pierce until IS8". In that year he formed a partnership is th James Cay Cordon, now one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadel phia. In 1882, when the Democracy of Philadelphia was disorganized, he was made chairman of the Democratic city executive committee. The Democrats won in that year. In 1884 he was a dele gate to the National convention. Mr. Cleveland made him postmaster. Last year Gov. Pattison appointed him Secre tary of State. Mr. Harrity has a wife and four children. Ladies are Unfortunate, Because the higher they rise in society the weaker they find themselves bodily. Risley's Philotokcn- controls the nerves, aids nature in her various functions, and thus combats with the many ills of wo mankind successfully. If your druggist has not got it he will order it for you for ?1 a bottle, from Chas. F. Risley, Whole sale Druggist, 02 Cortlandt Street, New York. Send for a descriptive pamphlet, with directions and certificates from many ladies who have used it and can't say enough in favor of Risley's Philotoken. Buttterflies to the number of 150,000 will be shown in the Pennsylvania ex hibit at the World's Fair. The collection is said to be the most complete and finest ha the world.. Reorganization of Oak way Democratic Club-Addresses by E. E. Verner and R. T. Jaynes-A Strong Showing for Conservative Democracy. OAKWAY, S. C., July 20, 1892. EDITORS COURIEB: The Oakway Demo cratic club was reorganized at this place on Wednesday, July'20th. The usual officers were electer. and the club roll numbers forty-sever solid for Sheppard and Orr. and "still here is more to fol low." By resolution of -.he duh Mr. E. E. Verner, of Richland, ?nd R. T. Jaynes, Esq., of Walhalla, were invited to deliver addresses on Saturday ai Julv 23d. They accepted and accordingly were on hand in due time. The speeches of these gentlemen, we think, made a lasting impression on most of those pres ent. Mr. Veiner lead off in a clear nd for cible speech. lie began by showing his profound love and sympathy for the farmer and "Fanners' Movement." Ho said he was a farmer: that he went into the field and sometimes got into the ditch. He made his living by the "sweat of his brow,'' as every honest man should and did. But he showed why he could not support the present administration: that it was unfair and unjust: that it discrim inated and antagonized without reason the railroads and banks. Ile dwelt at length on thc harm done the State and the danger threatened the people hy Gov. Tillman's method of antagonizing capi tal. He claimed that the present tight ness in monetary affairs was due to this fact in a great measure. Ho thought Tillman had proved himself a false friend to the farmer-the poor man-and wished to know why the people wanted to elect him again. Warming up to his subject on this point, the speaker asked: "Fel low-citizens, how can any of you vote for him?" Mr. W. M. Brown answered: "Because he is the farmer's fr?en 1." Mr. Verner then stopped and insisted on Mr. Brown showing just one thing that Till man had done for the farmer: but Mr. Brown did not or could not show it. He made no reply. In conclusion, he touched briefly on national affairs and explained how greatly the South suffered on account of hiirh and unjust tariff taxation, and how little Gov. Tillman seemed to care about it. Taken as a whole. Mr. Vcr ner's speech made a splendid impression and put his hearers to thinking. Mr. Jaynes then began by feelingly and impressively referring to his boyhood days spent on thc farm, and how he had followed thc plow many a day. His father was a farmer, all his relatives were farmers, and his sympathies went out to them in common with all other farmers of our county and State. His interest was hound up in theirs, and. besides, his professional and business success depended largely on the welfare and pros perity of the farmer. In short, if he knew his heart, he was the farmer's friend. Ile came to speak on this occa sion as a private citizen who feels a deep interest in tin? welfare?of our State and her people. Ile first dwelt on the :.I for reform in national taxation. The present system of tariff taxation ami pen sions bore heavily upon the South. Under this system the South was being drained of her resources, which went to enrich the people of the North and East. He drew a contrast between Massachusetts and South ('anilina to illustrate his point. To-day it is estimated that the loanable fund of Massachusetts is nearly $350 per capita, while in South'*'arolina it is only ^12.40 per capita. South Carolina pays every year about S7.000.000 as tariff taxa- j tion, none of which comes back to us-' worthy of mention, while the wholt goutb pavs $75,000,000 annually forpeJj sion.-, and gets back duly about iSflO.fjOO^ Thus the profits of our toil are swept away from us. and so long as the present currents continue to flow the Southern people will continue to feel the strin gency in money matters. The financial dow is constantly from and nevertowards us. hence thc great difference in the loanable fund of Massachusetts and South Carolina. Therefore, the great national issue is tariff reform, of which Grover Cleveland stands as the exponent. In this national contest Gov. Tillman had little sympathy for the toiling 'nil lions of America. Ile had declared tariff reform a myth, and at heart Tillman w as a protectionist. For this reason he should not be re-elected Governor, for he was heading for the United States Senate, and, if he reached there, his ideas on tariff taxation would align him against the people-the toiling masses. The speaker then passed some ol' our state affairs in review. Ht; showed how the State had lost over $100,000 on phosphate royalty hy the unwise course pursued by the administration in the Coosaw litiga tion. He also dwelt on the credit of our State being impaired hy the present administration. But when he came down to the three dollar poll tax. advocated by Gov. Tillman, and showed how unfair and unjust it was to the poor rvou: how hard the poo: had to work to support his family: how much easier it was for the rich to pay ten to twenty dollars than for the poor man to pay even one: when he touched this point with a force and i eloquence seldom heard in this section, the old men and the young alike hung their heads in silence! Thc speaking lasted for two hours, each of the speakers occupying about an hour. Our little club is jubilant over the success of the meeting. The best of order prevailed and everybody seemed disposed to listen and to think. If your brilliant correspondent. Mr. "Adelphos." of Fair Play, will come up about Oakway he will tind a few men who are white in principle as well as color, and who will vote for Sheppard and Orr. They are men who don't believe in giving a man $3,500 a year sim ply because he has more "brass than brains.'' Xo, they are not all "niggers" at Oakway. I would like to ask Mr. Tillman's friends if, in 1888, did not Mr. Tillman advocate an educational and a property qualifica tion for suffrage'.' And if Mr. Tillman had the "driftwood," as he calls it, out of the Legislature and had a Legislature to do his will, as he has already expressed his desire, who knows but that they would pass a law and deprive a poor man ! of his vote, the only privilege he has'.' Take this away from him and what is he worth in the world? It strikes me that this is the most high handed and out rageous attempt to grind a poor man down that has ever been attempted in the State of South Carolina, and yet Tillman advocated it in 1SSS. He may be of the saire opinion still. He says he wants a Legislature to do his will, and Mr. C. Ii. D. Burns says he shall have it from this county as far as he is able to give it to him. Fellow-citizens, "look before yon leap." CITIZKX. There is more catarrh in this section of I the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a con stitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney <fe Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu tional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from ten drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer One Hundred Dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. CHENET & CO., Toledo, O. Sy- Sold by druggists, 75c. Au All-Day Singing at Double Springs. EDITO KS KKOWEE COUBIEK - Dear Sirs: Please give space in y ur paper for report of a singing at Double Springs, Oconee county, which was held ou the third Sunday of July, 1S92. And a nice time they did have indeed. ! There was a large congregation, among | which were twelve candidates that I j remember, and perhaps more. The sing ing went off in a nice manner and every body enjoyed the day, unless it was the candidates. The good ladies and friends prepared and brought out an abundance of the iinest victuals that could be made, and all did eat and were filled and plenty left r;nd taken up. There were several lessons by different friends and a little son of Mr. W. T. Crabbs performed on the organ, for which I desire to give him credit at dismission. Thc candidates began to part and I think they were glad to start. A. J. B. Destructive fires have occurred this week in Michigan, Xew York and New Jersey. Forty blocks ui squares of Bay City. Michigan, were burned on July 25th. Loss, ?1,500,000. Thc fire in Xew York City, July 26th, occasioned a loss of S.-,(H.),000. Elizabeth. X. J., lost s7.">.i>00 on thc 2t'.th instant. There was the usual insurance on the property de stroyed. The United States Court will convene in (Greenville on Monday next. A Russian Jew, by the name of Alex. Berkman. shot Henry C. Frick, chief manager of the Carnegie Homestead steel works, near Pittsburg, on the 23d ; instant. The wounds arc not necessarily fatal. Berkman is from Xew York and not connected with the strikers at Home-1 stead. Ile is said to be an anarchist, and a number of such characters have been arrested as accessories to the shooting. . The Memphis and Charleston Railroad is in the hands of a receiver. VCTion Baby was sick, we gare her Castoria. When sho w?.- ; CF" 1. she cried for Castoria. When she beCK?C S2w* sl>6 clung to Castoria. When she ha ? Children, ?he gave them C ^tori?? A .Million Friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed, and j not less than one million people have i found just such a friend in Dr. King's} Xew Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. If you have never used this great cough medicine, one trial will con vince you that it has wonderful curative '. powers in all diseases of throat, chest and lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is claimed or money will be refunded. Trial bottles free at The Nor man Carroll Co.'s dru?; store. Large bot tles 50c. and SI. Deserving Praise. We desire to say to our citizens, that for ye:;is wt; have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption. Dr. ' King's Xew Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica . Salve and Electric Bitters,and have never bandied remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satisfac tion. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price; if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. The Norman Carroll Co., druggists. "\ Men's Arnica Salvo. '.ive in the world for cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever j .happed bands, chilblains, skin eruptions, and posi >c, or ?o pay reqiu ."<!. It i c perfect satist?ctiou, ! or money r?fi?jucd. Price, 25 cents per box. For sale by the Norman Carrol! Co. New Advertisements. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF OCONEE. IN TIIK ?>??OBATE COURT. Warren C. Duke, as administrator of the ' persona! estate of James Duke, oe- ? ceasetl, Plaintiff, against Elizabeth ; Adams. J. T. Duke. Caroline Spencer. , P. W. Duke. G. V. Duke. Margarett Carver, L. B. Duke, Amanda Claridy, I A.P. Duke. K.J. Duke. IL B. Duke, I K. B. Duke, Ii. T. Duke. D. L. Duke.; J. X. Duke. M. X. Duke. E. J. Duke. J. E. Duke. J. M. Duke, W. F. Duke. A. B. Duke. Walter Duke, J. ll. Duke. Li'/./.ie Duke and Zadie Duke, Defend ants-Complairdfor tli.c S(i!c of Lund ?i, aid of Personully for Ute T**tyrnent, of Debt-.. rpo the defendants above named: Von 1 an ! each of you are hereby sum moned ami required to answer the com plaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Judge of Probate in and for thc County of Oconee, in the State of South ( andina, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office in Walhalla, S. : C.. within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such ser- I vice: and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the com plaint. Dated June 30th, A. I). 1802. lt. s. I J. W. HOLLEMAN, ( - ) Judge of Probate. STRII?LLXO & SHELOR, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the D?fendants herein-Take notice : That the complaint in this action was j riled in the office of Judge of Probate for the County of Oconee, in the state of j South Carolina, on the 30th day of June. A. D. ISj*2. and the object of this action | is to sell the real estate ot' James Duke to aid the personal assets in the payment of the debts of the estate: anti unless the minor defendants herein procure the appointment of a guardian <"/ \?I< H< to I represent them within twenty days from 1 the ?lay of service hereof on them, then plaintiffs will ask the court to appoint some suitable person as guardian ?</ HU m to appear and defend this action on their behalf. STRIMING & SHELOR, Plaintiff 's Attorneys. July 2S, 1802. 30-0w j The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF OCONEE. IX THE PROBATE COUBT. Thaddeus Brown and Joseph Sharp, as Administrators of the estate of Bryant Glenn, deceased. Plaintiffs, against | Harriett Burk. Laura Brown, Ernaline j Sharp, Margarett Simpson. Henry j Glenn. Ella Glenn, Georgia A. Glenn. ' Bulla Glenn and Rubber Glenn, Defend- j ants. TO the defendants above named: You,1 and each of you are hereby sum moned and required to answer the cora- i plaint in this action, which is tiled in the i office of the Judge of Probate in ami for the County of Oconee, in the State of j South Carolina, and to serve a copy of : your answer on the subscribers at their office in Walhalla. S. C., within twenty . days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer thc complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this ac tion will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated 25th tlay of July, A. D. ltifrj. J t.. s. f J. W. nOLLEMAN, (-) Judge of Probate. STRIBEING & SHELOK, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. ? To the defendants herein-Take notice: ? That the complaint in this action was ? tiled in the office of the Judge of Probate for the County of Oconee, in the State of | South Carolina, on the 25th day of July, A. D. 1802, and the object of this action is to sell the real estate of Bryant Glenn to aid the personal assets in the payment of the debts of the estate; and unless the minor defendants herein procure the j appointment of a guardian ad Utera to j represent them within twenty days from the day of the service hereof on them, then the plaintiffs will ask the court to appoint some suitable person as guardian ad litem to appear and defend this action on their behalf. STRIBLING ?Si SHELOR Plaintiffs' Attorneys. July 28,1892. 30-?w Mr. J. C. Jones, of Fulton, Ark., says of Bp?9?3 "About ten years ago I con 5-???S??? tracted a severe case of blood Leading physicians prescribed medicine alter medicine, which I took without any relief. I also tried mercu rial r.: ul potash remedies, with unsuo ?MATISM cessf ni results, but which brought on an attack of rne.rcuri 1 r eumatism that made my life one of agony. After suf oring four years I gave up all remedies and commenced using SC S. S. After taking several bottles, I was entirely cured and able to resume work. is the greatest medicine for blood poisoning to-day on tho market." Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. SWUT SMX?FW Co., Atlanta, (ia. StaFe of South "Carolina^ County of Oconee. ) IX THE f oritT OF COMMON' PLEAS. Robert A. Thompson and 1 Summon* for Robert T.Jaynes. surviv- | ing members of the firm I Relief. of Wells, Orr. Thomp- }? son A- Jaynes, Plaintilfs. \ Compluint against John Roach. Defendant. J not Served. TP?) the defendant. John Roach: You J_ are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which was filed in thc office of the Clerk of tlte Court of Common Pleas for the j saiil county, and to serve a copy of your I answer to the said complaint on the sub scribers at their oihec, at Walhalla Court j House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of tiie day of such service: and if you fail to answer the complaint within thc j time aforesaid, the plaintilfs in this action | will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in ths complaint. Dated July 2\. A. D. 1892. THOMPSON" & J AYN KS. Plaintiffs' Attorneys. ^ i., s. [ JAMES SEABORN, C. c. p. To the absent defendant, John Roach: Please take notice that the summons and complaint in this action were tiled in the office of Clerk of this Court on the 21st day of July, 1892, and that the object of tlie action is tn foreclose a mortgage of the premises described in the complaint. THOMPSON ?v JAYNES. Plaintilfs' Attorneys. July 21. 1892. 20*-(5t Notice of the Final Settlement of the Estate of James Neal, Deceased. THE STATE OF SOUTB CAROLINA, i ( 'ot NTV OK ?COXEE. > IX Till: COCKT OK PKOBATE. Robt A. Thompson, Ad-] Petitionfor ministrator,R. M. Grant, ? Fhml Settle Plaintiff. ! ment of the against ? E*toie of John W. Neal and otb- ? Jame* Netti, ers. Defendants. j Deceased. "VTOTICE is hereby given to all con loi cerned therein that the Estate of James Neal, deceased, will lie finally set tled before the Judge of Probate ol' Oco nee countv. af Walhalla Court House. South Carolina, on THURSDAY, the 25th day of August. 1892, at ll o'clock A. M.: and thereupon letters of dismission will be demanded by the Administrator, with will annexed, of the Estate of Janies Xcai. deceased. KORT. A. THOMPSON. Administrator. July 21. 1892. 29-4t SKL,KCT SCHOOL, Miss KATE J. STECK, Principal. Mrs. G. C. PROBST, Assistant. iii rap W?WH B??LD??P QESSION begins on THURSDAY. SEP TKMKER 1. 1892, and ends J FNE 1''.. 1S9S. The School is open to girl.-, of all ages and to small boys: Primary, Intermediate and ?J?K" School (irados. " Satin ami French. No extra charge for Calisthenics. Instruction in Painting and Drawing, if desired. Ternis reasonable. July 21. 1S92. 29-tf FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. nnHE exercisesof this School will be JL resumed on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER "TH. ? have steined the services of an excel lent Teacher of Vocal and instrumental Music, who teaches the Conservatory Method. S!ie will also teach a class OM tho Violin. Calisthenics and Book-Keeping will be added to our course this session. Terms for Hoard and Tuition cheap. II. ii - REED. .inly .'1. ls-.'2. 29-lm Fi?rof Stale Normal Gellep, COLUMBIA. S. c. THOROUGH training and practice in best methods of teaching. Faculty composed of instructors of extensive and successful experience in teaching teach ers., open to white girls over IT. Ses sion begins September 28. Graduates secure good positions. Each county given two scholarships-one worth *l?'> a ses sion and one of free tuition. Competi tive examination August ."> at the Court House of each county. Address I). 15. JOHNSON, Pr?sident, COLUMBIA. S. C. July 21, IS92. 2!Mt Land to Rent? T BAYE about Three Hundred Acres *i 1 LAND on Tomassee. hair bottom and half upland, that I would like to rent for next year. Will give good terms to the right kind of men. C. FURBEB -JONES. July 21. 1892. 29-2t DENTISTRY. Dr. ti. C. PROBST, Dentist OFFICE in East end of the old Norman Drug Store on Main Street. Walhalla, S. ( ',. Oih'ce hours : 8.30 A. M. to 1 P. M. and 2.30 P. M. to I*. M. March 2-1, IS92. Reduction in Price OF FURNITURE, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, WARDROBES, BU REAl'S, BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, TA RLES. CHAIRS. SAFES, SPRINGS, CRADLES. CHILDREN'S BEDS, TRUN DLE REDS. COFFINS. Will be sold at the lowest ligures. CUPS and SAUCERS. BOWLS and PITCHERS and a line lot of FORCE LAIN PLATES will be sold at a bargain. All GLASS and TINWARE nt low prices, and one lot of BEAUTIFUL GLASS at a little more than HALF PRICE. On hand we have LADIES' HATS, FLOWERS and RIBBONS. OSTRICH TIPS and PLU M ES, nf latest styles. Also, some WOOL ROLLS, and 1,000 PAPERS FRESH GARDEN SEEDS. S. M. VANWYCK & CO., West Main St, Walhalla, S. C. January 21, 1892._ Furman University GREENVILLE, S. C. THE next session will begin on the 28th of September, 1892, with a full corps of Professors and Instructors. There are several courses leading to de grees. Instruction thorough. Expenses moderate. Boarding reasonable. For further information apply to DR. C. MANLY, or to PROF. H. T. COOK. July 14, 1892. 28-4t* TAX SALES. BY virtue of the Executions to rae directed by A. P. Crisp. Treasurer of Oconee county, I will sell, to tue high est bidder, ac ll -'clock on Salesday in AUGUST, 1892, before the Court House door, the following described property, to-wit: One tract of land, in Pulaski Township, containing three hundred acres, adjoin ing lands of Henry Dunn, Mary Ellen burg and S. P. Dendy. Levied on as the property of Henry Roach at the suit of the State for taxes. Also, one tract of land in Pulaski Township, containing three hundred and twelve acres, adjoining lands of Henry Dunn, doab S watford and William Roach. Levied on as the property of Susan Mauldin's estate at the suit "of the State for taxes. Also, one tract of land in Tugaloo Township, containing thirty-five acres, adjoining lands of A. Zimmerman, T. A. Spencer and -J. J. Ramsey. Levied o?r as the property of Henry Wilson, p. c., at the suit of the State for taxes. Also, one tract of land in Tugaloo Township, containing sixty acres, ad joining lands of Joab Stewart. T. A. Spencer and Thos. J. Pickens. Levied on as the property of Julia A. Pickens at the suit of the State for taxes. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchasers to pay for titles. W. W. MOSS. Sheriif Oconee County. July 7, 1892. iVlY ENTIRE STOCK OF DRY GOODS, NOTIONS. HOOTS and SHOES. HATS and CAPS, HARDWARE, &c. Also a fresh lot of CANNED GOODS to bc run off at COST. 2- pound can TOMATOES. Te. 3- pound can TOMATOES. 10c. 2- pound can TABLE PEACHES.... 12ic. 3- pound can TABLE PEACHES.... 13c. ?pound can PD3 PEACHES. 10c. COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON. 15c. ALASKA SALMON. Ile. SA RDI NFS. 3c. 19 POUNDS FOR $1.00! Jil of New York, - IS A - Strictly Mutual Company, And has NO STOCKHOLDERS to be enriched by the profits on your money. Its lirst cost for Insurance is a little higher than that of "Cheap" Stock or Assessment Companies, but its Final Results Cannot hr Beaten by any Company Anywhere. An INSURANCE CONTRACT is not a thing of a day ora year: it is a LIFE TIME INVESTMENT, and you ought to be careful how you make su. h an invest ment. Clx-ap Insurance is like a cheap plow or a cheap jjiu : IT WILL WORK FAIRLY WELL FOR AWHILE-A VKRV LI TT I K WHILE -AND THEN TOD KNOW HOW IT LS YOURSELF. IJMJJ?J General Agents, COLUMBIA. S. C. 0. M. HODGES, Special Agent SPABTANB?RG, S. c. June 30, 1892. 2?i-?w Tin Store, Tin Store ! I RESPECTFULLY ASK THF PUB LIC to call and see my stock of T INWARE, STOVES, ETC. All Tinware manufactured at home and guaranteed. Roofing and Guttering a specialty. Beeswax taken in exchange for Tin ware. Ac. Repairing Tinware as usual. Yours very truly, -j. T. iv A u yt A rv rv WALHALLA. S. C. February 2">, 1892. HOE COLD Soda Water Ar>r> Milk Shakes AT Five Cents a Glass, - AZT - LETT & June 0, 1892.1 WANTED. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL LIFE AS SOCIATION, Of Washington, D. C., wants one or two good men in each county, pay good for work done. The company is on the fairest plan, with assets December 31st, 1891, of $113,322.57. Average cost per year, hist two years, age 40, to carry $1,000 insurance, P?3L Agents meet success with little labor. For Agency address the Company, 1420 N. Y. Avenue, Washington, D. C. June 23,189S. 25-4t IN ORDER I? CLOSE OUT OUR STOr K OF DRY GOODS t WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING BARGAINS: r C Black Embroidered Flounc ; NO. 1. , ingand All Over Embroidery f at COST. XTk *> ' Our entire Stock of Outings 1W" / at loots. i vn .> \ Bedford Cords at 1" cts.: ?V..??... j w<>rti, jg ,,ts> . vn 4- ) Black and Colored Silk Mitts i v* * and (doves from 20 cts. to SI. ? Plaid and striped White NO. 5. ] Ooods at ( < >ST. Some beauti r ful pieces. j i i f Ladies' Silk Finish I..sie Vf? f* -> Thread Hose at .?;:: cts.: worth ^ Kj. o. , 5QCts> In gea] grown and Naw i Blue. i - I YQ - i A few Ladies" Under vests left j ~ ' ' ( at 2"> cts. per pahr. 1 And a great many other nice goods ; greatly below what they are worth. ! Nield & Harrison. July 7. 1892. STRANGE. It may seem strange, but it is neverthe less true that j THAT MAN TODB, at SENECA, -WILL SELL Vol - BUREAUS. BEDS, CHAIRS, WARD I ROBES. TABLES, SAFES and any other FURNITURE cheaper than ever before. Anything not in stov k he will order ? direct from factory for von. Still the place to buy HARDWARE, TOOLS, WAGON and BUGGY M?TE : RIAL. Don't you want a CULTIVATOR, FEED-CUTTEK, MOLASSES MILL. CIDER MILL or anything of that sort? ''ALT. AND SEE That Man Todd, At Seneca. May 2?;, lS'.'g. HARD TIMES Ended. j I HATE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE AND FRESH STOCK OF i Seasonable Goods. SHOES, SHOES ! In SHOES I cannot and will not be un dersold. So when yon net .i MITES'gire me a call,as 1 handle nothing but SOLID : SH< ?ES. ' My >to. k of ff b ' will arrive in a few days. Hardware For the Farmers-Plow stocks. Plow Handles. Blind Bridles, Plow Lines Back Rands, ??c., very cheap. Just rece: ?d a Car Load of FANCY FLOUR, i which will be sold very cheap. Fresh Garden Seeds and Seed Irish Potatoes. I also have a nice line of TRUNKS. ; ranging from .*?o cents to $0.00. j Call and see my < roods and <_ret prices. Fours respectfully, C. W. PITCHFORD. February il. IS??2. HEADQUARTERS ! Still Ahead. I ??7 UST RECEIVED a CAR LOAD OF ! ? '( ?KN* and another one to arrive in a daj i or two. I Also, a CAR LOAD OFOVEN LIFTER ! FLOUR, which I am going to sed cheaper ! than ever. In fact mv stoek of GRO< ERIES i? ; now complete in every respect : BOOTS AND SHOES. I am carrying a larger stock of SH? )E> j than ever and I am not going to be under sold by any one. I also carrv a large stoek of il which are stylish, reliable and honest in every respect. 22 Yards s? Calo foi $11 HOSTERT and SUSPENDERS at al most your own price. I have a few TRUNKS and VALISES left which ? am closing out at greatly re duced prices. Very respectfully, j BU OELKEKS. ! June 2, lS??-2. Organs for Sale. WE will sell two CORNISH ORGANS cheap for cash. They are good as I new. Have been in use only a year. I Don't fail to see them if you want a good Organ at a bargain. Call at our orace. THOMPSON & JA YNES, Walhalla, S. C. March 17, 1892. ll-ti "SURV?YINGT WM. F. ERVIN will be found at his office, on North side of Main street, when his Services are desired on Surveys. May o, 1892.