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PUBLISHEO EVERY WEONE80AY MORNING. - BY ~r J A YNES, SHELOR, SMITH * STEOK. JK T. JAVNKS, ) Hn- , PnM ? D. A. SMITH, J. W. CHELo?, I EM- . PtrM-1 J. A. STECK. SUBSCRIPTION. S1.00 PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATE? REASONABLE. fry Communications of ? personal character charged for as advertisements. *ry- Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred worda, will be printed free of charge. . All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA* 8. C. * WBDNESDAY, MANU"ll 0, 19?!l. 'i'ii i ; editors of The Courier have no "time, place and equipment" with which to settle any pomonal matters with the editor of the Oconeo News. This is not a controversy of our socking. We are simply replying to his attaok in the forum ohosen by hi*n, and propose to abide tho vordlot of an intelligent, im partial public. PRESIDENT AND Mns. ROOSEVELT will visit Charleston during tho latter part of this month. The exact dato haB not been definitely fixed as yot, but the trip will be made on or about Maroh 2tfth. It is gratifying indeed to know that President Roosevelt is too large a man to allow t lie "immense littleness" of Jim Tillman to interfere with his proposed visit to the metropolis of South Carolina. A WASTE OF LATHER. Tho exceedingly small aot of Lieuten ant Govornor James H. Tillman in re questing Prosident Roosovolt to with draw his accoptance of an invitation to present tho sword to Major Micah Jon kins, on tho occasion of tho Prosidont's visit to Charleston, is omiuontly worthy of its author. Largo or weighty missiles aro seldom fired from such miniaturo guns as tho prosout Lieutenant. Governor of South Carolina. The following from tho Washington Post is characteristically torso and to tho point: "As to tho Honorable Jim Tillman wo aro reminded of that Spanish proverb which declares it to bo a wasto of lather to shave an ass." THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION. Tho South Carolina Iuter-Stato and West Indian Exposition, now opon in the city of Charleston, is by far tho most gigantic outorpri8o over set on foot in this State, and it is an enterprise deserv ing a much bettor patronago than has so far been accorded to it. Thoro aro many visitors in tho city from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and other Northern cities, and from these can bo heard on all sides universal praiso for tho Exposition ; and yet the cid zens of our own State aro slow to visit charles ton and her magnificent show. No ade quate conception of tho Exposition cnn bo gained from nowspapor accounts; tho vast scopo and magnitudo of the affair can only bo fully realized by a porsonal observation. Tho enclosure of ono hun drod and sixty acres is a veritablo para dise; tho buildings aro lmudsomo and substantial; tho entire grounds aro laid off in asphalt walks and drives, and at every turn-.thoro is something to interest, instruct and amuse every ono. Ono of-the handsomest buildings on thc grounds is tho Government Building, in which is kept tho variod exhibit of thu gonoral government- agricultural, mechanical, naval, military-in fact, an exhibit covering ovory subject that has boen studied and mastered by tho mon who have devoted their livos to rcboarch in special lines while in tho employ of tho Government of tho United States. One of the most interesting of these ex hibits is that to bo found in tho Fishories Building. I I ere eau bo seen all kinds and sizes of fish, from tho tiny silvor and gold fish to the heavy sword-fish; mem bers of tho fish family varying in sizo from tho insignificant tadpole to tho monster turtle-ovory thing; thoy aro all thoro, and this oxhihit is a wonder and a revelation in itself. In ono portion of the Fisheries Building can bo soon tho proocss of hatohiug fish by artificial means, and in this sootion there aro thousands and thousands of tho finny tribo being ushered into lifo constantly, transferred to different apartments'as they grow, and aro finally shipped away. It is a mattor for rogrot that oach county of South Carolina is not hand somely represented. Each one should havo had a prominent place in tho pic ture Spartauburg and a few other count ii s havo oxtonsivo exhibits that do orodit to thom; but tho majority of tho counties aro not ropresontod. Regard less of this laok on tho part of the local county exhibits thoro is no gainsaying tho grandeur and magnificent propor tions of the Exposition ns a wholo. Govornor McSnoeney has wisoly asked tho people of tho Stato to pal.i/o tho Exposition. It will bo well for ovory one who can do so to visit Charleston during tho progross of tho show. Thoro is much to be seen and much to instruct. There is not a farmor in the State who cannot upend profitably several days in the Agricultural Building; and it is so in rogard to other business men and other ex h i hi ts. If you can do so, go; and wo do not beliovo thoro is a porson in the Stato who will regret having gone. Danger of Colds '4tul La Grippe. Tho greatest danger .'rom colds and la grippe ls their rbsulting in -pneumonia. If reasons Me eal e ?S used, however, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken, all danger will .JO avoided. Among tho tens of thousands who havo used this remedy for these diseases, we havo yot to learn of a singlo caso having resulted in pneu monia, which shows conolusivoly that it ls a certain provontivo of that dangerous malady. It will euro a cold or an attaok of la grippo in less timo than any other treatment. It is pleasant and safe to take. For salo by J. W. Bell. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I ask spneo in The Courier to mako a dofenso to accusations made against my private character last week, with the ox peotAtion that it shall be given tho same publioity. In the attack referred to this sentence appoars: '.'Hore ho ohargos as having paid to his w i tc, for years, five dollars por month for tho board of his motherless daughter." There is an item o h argo to tho estate of my daughter as being paid to Mrs. J. R. Earlo for board A c. for my daughter. Mrs. J. R. Karlo is my mother, with whom my daughter; resided after tho doath of my first wife and before I again kept house. - I could not havo refused to pay this without making a reputation like the writers of that attaok, while I or my daughter had any estate to pay with., expressly ^../??tural cf? > . % provided by will that, the renie and pro fit? from her estate ?hall be used for her support and education. Those facti were known to the miters several years ago, aud besides she h. not likoly to become their charge. I oan see no reason why this matter should make tho legal adver tisements cost more or leas. I oan see no reason why this willful, malicious and deliberate falsehood ia uttered unless the writer is still hungry because ho did not get the small balance of the estate which went to my daughter, and which was largely accumulated by my own hands, lt is a most horrible thing to have the most snored relations of life subjected to such misrepresentations, and I would prefer to have notice of the time placo and equipment to settle snob matters once for all. As to the matter between Mrs. Macau lay and the Oconee News, that was be fore my connection in any way with the New?. I know that I never received a dollar from the employees as referred to. I made no charge and received nothing for what I did in the suits reforred to. lb was not a matter of mine but of the former owners of the News and Mrs. Macaulay. Tho advantage of every legal position was taken by the former owners of the News, which they had a perfect right to do. Had this matter not fallen into the hands of t bose who had a special purpose in striking the News it would most likely have been settled out of court. -1 did not seek my present couneo tion with the News, but that was purely a business transaction by which the old stockholders loso nothing. I do not in any sense own their stook. All the other inquisitive statements are equally falso. I have never had to be sued by a oliont for money colleoted and returned it to the debtor to avoid a judgment. I have never settlod with creditors at twenty per cent on what ? owed or boon a direc tor of a bank. You may by snob souttleflsh perform ances, be able to obscure the issue, but it will not down. You seek by foul means to accomplish that which you cannot in the bold of honest competition. J. R. Barle. Upon requost the following statement is given by two of tho directors of the News: The undersigned wero dirootors and stockholders of the Ooonee Nows beforo its management was transferred to E. E. Vernor. We know of the contentions betweeu Mrs. Macaulay aud the Oconee News, whioh was before J. R. Earlo's connection in auy way with the pa per. SO far as wo know J. R. Earle never colleoted, either directly or indi rectly, anything from former employees that was not accounted for. The books of the company wore readily accessible to any of tho stockholders. Statements were made by J. R. Earle of all matters on account of tho Oconeo News, whioh wore satisfactory to all concerned. . The' salo of the stock in the Oe?noo News was voluntary and satisfactory apd no known advantago was taken of any ono. It was agrood by tho directors and the attorneys in the suits of Macaulay against the Oconoo Nows that tho firm of st rib ling & I I erndon should be paid twenty live dollars and that G. E. Prince, of tho firm of Prince & Earle should receive twonty-flvo dollars, and whatever J, R. Earlo did was gratuitous. J. S. Floyd, A. P. Crisp. Anderson, S. C.. Mardi 2d, 1002. Hon. J. R. Earle, Jr., Walhalla. S. C. DoarSir: Yours of the 1st instant is just now to hand and has my attention. Ill reference to the lee in the ea.ses of Maoaulay vs. Oconoo Nows, I beg to state that nothing was oharged for your services in that oase nor as far as I know did you receive one cont in compensation for sorvices rendered. It was agreed between us and our clients that you wero not to have any part of the fee but I was to receive a fee equal to what would have been my half of a roasouable fee for the firm. 1 thoroforo charged and recoived for tho two cases a fee of twenty-flvo dollars, of which you neither directly nor indirectly reooived any por tion whatever. While it is true that you collected twonty-flvo dollars tho- collec tion was made for me individually and iou have accounted to mein a settlement otwoen us for this foo. I wish to 'em phasize the fact that I and I alone re ceived tho wholo of the twenty-live and that you did not receive any part either directly or indirectly of said feo. I wish further to state that tho fee of twenty five dollars paid to me for tho two cases was not in my judgment adequate compensation for my sorvices when you take into consideration the fact that I was away from homo and on ex penses, but it is the amount that I agreed to be paid me in case tho cases were com promised. Our olionts fully understood the arrangement and certainly know that you were not to receive any part of that fee. In making this statement I do not do Biro to enter into any controversy with anybody, but have simply stated tho facts as I know them and nm suro that tho representatives of the defendant company who conferred with me can not and will not dispute a word of this state ment. I can only regret that, any issuo has boon raised about tho matter aud am sui c that tho whole dispute arises from an honest misapprehension of facts. You are at liborty to uso this lottor in any way thr.t you may deom necossary for your vindication. Hope this is satis factory. . I am as over, yours truly, Goo. E. Prince. Die. by Mr. Prince. S. A. L. I havo read tho above lotter of Mr.' Princo and oan say that ho has correctly stated thc facts as to tho foo as I under stood it at tho time from both Mr. Prince and Mr. Earle. Tho other $25.00 my firm 'got Wm. J. Stribling. At tho request of Mr. J. R. Earlo wo give space in our columns to tho forego ing article. Wo do so notwithstanding the rofusal of Mr. Earle as editor of tho Oconee Nows to publish our articlo of last week, after requost so to do. Wo rocoivod the manuscript at 8.20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and immediately in formed Mr. Earle that wo would publish everything he had to say, provided ho would publish everything wo bad to say. This he ref used to d<\ but still in fair ness to him wo im bbs., his art ide, not withstanding his want of fairness to ward us. We havo nothing to conceal in any shape or fashion, and want tho pub lic, to bo fully informed, on the'wholo matter. Wo roforrod to the matter of board for his (laugh I er to show that he was "looking through a glass darkly." It shows tho manner of tho man who mado the charge of taking ton tirara more from ono than another. He is accustomed to making such charges bimsolf, and honce it comos so natural for him to acenso other people of doing what he himsolf does. But let us see. Is his explanation of this matter true? Was not Mr. Earlo "keoplng house" and living in Walhalla, and his daughter with him, in 1807 and 1808 ? Did not ho make rev u n as guar dian to the Probate Court on Juno 20th, 1800, containing statement of account from February 16th, 1807? Yos, it ls on record, and under tho hoad of disburse ments the following orcdits appear: For maintenance, bonrd, olothing, Ac. 1807.$00 00 For maintenance, board, olothing, Ao., 1808.,...$00 00 For tuition and books, 1807....... .$12 00 For tuition and books, 1808.$10 00 We said nothing about what ho may have paid to his mothor, but spoke only of what he must necessarily havo paid either to his wife or to himself. Does he really dony that he paid anything to his wife or himself on this account? Does not everybody in or about Walhalla know that bo waa "keeping house" thon, and that his daughter was hore? Else how is it that ho in his formor accounting crt dits himself on July 20, 1805. with, having paid fl i.:w) to Mrs. Julia Johnson, Does be pay board to bis mothor""while his daughter 1? living with him and go i:i? to school |n Walhalla?' Doos he menu to say that all board he has charged for was paid to his mother? Or hi he dodg ing? Again, it matters not to the publio what lawyer . or lawyers got the fee* in the Macaulay case. He was one of the attorneys of record for the News, and the record must speak for itself. Mrs. Macaulay lost and so did the small stock holders. Messrs. Floyd and Crisp can well come to bis resoue, for they were of the "favored few" vho managed, along with Mr. Earle, to save their stock, and at the same time pay nothing on the Macaulay debt. Thoy could well afford to consent to Judgment. Why did not thoy ohip in and help pay the judgment, instead of saddling tho debt on the small stockholders? Why ~6id they consent to judgment and then pay none of it? Did not the enforced sale of the News under this judgment defeat the small stock holders? They had the management of it at the time, employed the attorneys, oonsoutod to judgment aud managed to pay none of it. Again, Mr. Karlo became editor of the Ooonee News in tho fall of 1893 as suc cessor of Mr. N. W. Macaulay. Soon af ter ho took ohargo he had a settlement with Messrs. W. P. Diokson and Chester Witherspoon,- and in that settlement deduoted from their wages the amount due by tbem to Mrs. Macaulay for board. He failed to pay it over to her, and aftc? waittug for six yoars sho had to sue to collect her money. Was not Mr. Earle tho editor of The News during allot the.six sucoeoding yoars? Suppose thou he publish a list of the stockholders at tho time he took charge tn 1803, and the list to-day. Sup po8o ho publish also the amount received by all stockholders from first to last, showing amount of principal, interest or dividend recoivod by them rospootlvoly. This would bo much moro satisfactory information than little whitewashing certificates from two "innocents" who became beneficiaries of mismanagement at the expense of the small stockholders. In tho Choleo Of attorneys it is to bo presumed Mrs. Macaulay selected those who she thought oould rendor her tho best service She had tried to got "a settlement out of Court" for six yoars, aud when she did suo, her indulgence was rewarded by a plea of the statuto of limitations in bar of her reoovery, for an honest debt. As part of tho account was over six years old when sued, she had to compromiso and loso nearly half. And, yet, ho at whoso hands those disastrous results wore brought about, has tho effrontery to stand up and talk about "honest competition" in tho nowspapor business. In company with Mr. Neill W. Macau lay, during the progress of that suit, we saw tho books of the Nows, and the credit was entered. It will bo found thcro to-day unless tho books have been altered. Who got tho bonoOt of that? Did tho sm a : ' stockholders? Lot results speak for thomsolvbs-they got nothing. It matters not who employed the attor neys, who got tho feo, or who tho attor neys wero, tho consequences aro tho same. Tho honest farmers of Oconeo county lost all. Mr. Earle to-day con trols tho paper, and thoy havo no inter est in it. How is this, Mr. Karlo? Tho oditors of Tho Koowoo Courior may bo devils. Tho edit' of tho Nows cortainly is not a saint? l 's -?>11 tho measure ment of horns au ...nfs, however, can bo made by an observant publio. Purify the Blood By taking the old reliablo Botanio Blood Balm (B. B. B.); cures ulcers, sorofula, ce..ema, pi.mples, itching skin, aching bones, boils, carbuncles. If you aro all run-down take B. B. H.. It willgivo life, vigor and strongth to the blood. B. B. B. makes Ibo blood puro and rich. Drug gists, $1. Trial treatment free, by writ ing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. For sale by J. H. Darby, druggist. WHAT HAS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DONE ? Editors Keowoe Courier: Tho Hst of acts published is not as long as usual. Fewer of tuoso aro of a purely local char actor than heretofore; and most of those adopted aro not only important, but in teresting ts well. A joint resolution for improving tho drainago of tho farming lands of t? i Stnto was passed in 1000, amending tho Constitution in this rospect, and thero after ratifled by tho peoplo in tho enan ing election. Tho notion of tho peoplo was also ratified by tho General Assem bly in 1001. At tho recent session a bill 'horotoforo introduced to carry out tho in tention of tho pooplo in this respect was considered. Tho bill provoked discussion in the I lome, and when tho voto was taken the mensuro was defeated. Lator on this voto was reconsidered. Mr. Prince, of Anderson, and others, mado speochos in favor of the drainage bill, but it was defeated again. It was contondod by morabors from tho middle and low coun try that tho*" section could not bo drained unless at gi - ?t expense, and for this they were not prepared.. Thus, evon whon the Constitution of tho Stato had boon amended for that purposo, tho roliof sought has not boon granted. No plan for futuro action has been matured, but we inca some modo of reliof will bo found. An act to fix tho compensation of county oflicors was passed at tho receut session. This Connie is made mandatory by tho Constitution of 1805. In Oeonoe foes in oivll oases have boen continued by this act for Clerk of tho Court and Sheriff. Another aot gives fecB to tho constables of Oconeo instend of salaries. Tho salarios for Clerk and Sheriff for sorvices rendered by thom to tho State and County are as follows: For Clerk of tho Court, $800{wfor Sheriff, $750. The foes of the shei iii for dieting prisonors havo boen out from thirty to twenty cents per day. Tho Supervisor gota $500 and tho County Commissioners $250 oaoh- The Superin tendent of Education gota $500; the County Auditor $900, and a like amount for tho County Trensuror, with such foes as pertain to theso offices. Tho salaries in all tho counties aro larger or smallor, according to population, etc.; but in each county the Auditor and Treasurer receive tho same amount. Tho salary of tho Coroner is $100. The foregoing are all annual salaries. Doubtless there aro somo incongruities in tho salary act, especially whore ofllcers reooivo foes and a salary for services rendered tho State and county. Eirors, If any, in this act oan be remedied by futuro legislation. An act to further regulate tho working and maintaining of publio highways and bridgen, etc., la vory important. The committee of ono from each county was appointed in 1901 to prepare and mature this moasuro. Mr. Brown, of Oconeo, ropres?nted our county in tho considera tion of this matter. Mr. B. A. Morgan, Of Greenville, ono of tho brightest young members of tho House, was chairman of the committee, ami io a great measure prepared the bill. This act take? tho place of all former legislation on those subject H. Much of the former law ie retained in Borne shape, of course. The agee for working the roads are from 18 to 60 years. Eight day?' wo.k on the highways, if so much b-j necessary, are required; and in lieu ol that a commuta tiou tax of one dollar may be paid before, the last day of March in each year. The Senate and House disagreed in relation to tho days to be worked and the amount of the commutation tax. The difference between the two houses in respect to (hese and other Important mattors were agreed upon by conference committees. The argument in relation to the commu tation tax was that with hired labor one dollar would make better roads than the labor of road workers for a reasonable nnmbor of days. Tho levy of a email tax was also advocated, .if necessary, by those who favorc* the one dollar com mutation tax. In those and perhaps in other respects the law is not acceptable to all. But the general features of the act have some advantages. Errors in it may be correotod, but it cannot be ohangod materially every yoar or two as has formerly been the case, for the rea son that forty men in the Senate and one hundred and twenty-four in the nouso have to be consulted before a ohango oan be made Ono of the aots amended now requires all the Supervisors to publish quarterly reports in a newspaper of expenditures m ade, hy b im. Those reports will appear when the transactions of county affairs are fresh in the minds of the people and can bo inquired Into if auy one chooses to do so. These reports tako the placo of t he annual report of the same matter heretofore nude by tho County Treasurer. A joint resolution was passed to oxtend tho time for the payment of commuta tion tax in lieu of labor on roads for the year. 1002 to March .Slat, 1002, without penalty. . Tho Governor has approved all tho aots passed by the Genoral Assembly oxcept four. Thoso exceptions aro not known, but doubtless will bo vory soon. T. How to Cure the drip. Remain quietly at homo and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed and a quiok recovery is euro to follow. Thnt remedy counteracts any tendoncv of thc grip to result in pneumonia, which is roally the only serious dangor. Among tho lens of thoubarids who have used it for tho grip, not ono case has ovor boon roportod that did not recover. For salo by J. W. Boll. - OUR SENATORS CENSURED. The Resolution of Censure-Tillman Does not Take His Medicino Gracefully. Washington, Fobruary 28.-Sonators Mc I .am in and Tillman, of South Caro lina, to-day woro sovoroly censured by tho United States Senato. Tho adminis tration of the censuro grow, out of tho sensational personal encounter betwoon tho two Sonators on tho floor of tho Sonato lastSaturday during tho consider ation of tho Philippine, tariff bill. Tho adoption of tho resolution of censure probably closes tho incident, so far as oflicial action of the Senato is concerned. Immediately after the Senate couvoned to-day Mr. Burrows, chairman of tho commit ( ce on privileges aud elections, to which tho McLaurin-'iillman controversy had boon referred, reported the resolu tion of censuro trained by a majority of tho oommittoo. Accompanying tho reso lution was a report narrating tho events which lcd up to tho light botwoon tho two Senators and sotting out tho conclu sions of tho majority. A brief statement was presented by Sonators Bailoy, Blackburn, Pottus, M. J. Foster and Dubois, Democratic mom bers of tho committee, dissenting from some of tho conclusions of too majority. They agreed, however, to the resolution offered, A minority report was presented by Senators McCemas, Beveridge aud Pritch ard, Republicans, who maintained that tho adoption of a resolution of censure was not sufficient punish ment. Practically thoro was no dobate on tho resolution. Sonator Gall inger and Sena tor Platt, of Connecticut, mado it quite ovidont in a brief statement that tho reso lution was not quito satisfactory to thom. Tho resolution was adopted by a vote of 54 to 12. TIIK RESOLUTION OK CENSURE. Sonator Burrows, of Michigan, chair man of tho committee on privilogos and elections, presented tho following resolu tion, which had boon formulated by that committee: "That it is tho judgment of tho Sonato that tho Sonators from South Carolina, Benjamin R. Tillman and John L. Mo Laurin, for disorderly behavior and fla grant violation of tho rules of the Senate during Ibo open session of tho Senato on tho 22d day of February, instant, desorvo tho censure of the Senate, and they aro hereby censured for their bleach of the privilogos and dignity of th' i body, and ? rom and after tho adoption of this reso lution tho ordor adjudging thom in con tempt of tho Senato shall bo no lougor in force and effect." Tho report then continued as follows: "Tho majority of tho connnittoo aro of tho opinion that the legal effect of ad judging thoso S .mt<H s in contempt of tho Sonato wa , to suspoud their func tions as Sonators, and that such punish ment for disorderly behavior is cloarly in tho power of the Sonato; but tho con clusion they have roached makes it un necessary to discuss this point. Tho offenses committed by tho two Senators woro not, in tho opinion of a mjority of tho committee, of equal gravity. VKRY FUIKNDI.Y TO M'l.AURIN. "Senator McLaiirin did notcoramonco tho encounter, but only stood in bis place at his dosk, whoro he was spoaking, and resisted tho attack mado upon him. In other words, his offense was confinod to tho uso of unparliamentary lnnguago, for which ho had unusual provocation. Nev ertheless his oiiciise waB a violation of DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. everybody who reads the news sure to know of the wonderful cures made by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It ls the great medi ca! triumph of the nine teenth century; dis covered after years of scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the emi nent kidney and blad der specialist, and li wonderfully successful In promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, urlo acid trou bles and Bright's Disease, which Istheworsl form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer s Swamp*Root is not rec? ommended for everything but li you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble lt will be found Just the remedy you need. It has been tested In so many ways, In hospital work, In private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase relief and has proved so successful tn every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mall, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out If you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous offer In this paper and send yow* address toi Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing-j hamton, N. Y. The regular fifty cent and nomo ot STOUP-ROO*. dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists? vi. tho rule? of the .'tenate of so serious ? character that, io the opinion of the com mittee, it should be condemned. UKI.) HOT AOA1N8T TILLMAN. "lu the CAM* of Senator Tillman the record shows that tho altercation wa? commenced by the charge he raadt against Senator MoLaurln. Such a ch argo 1? inexcusable, except in connection with a resolution to investigate. Senator Till man not only made the charge without any avowal of a purpose to investigate, but also disclaiming knowledge of evi dence to establish the offense, aud thie bo said after the charge had been spe cifically and uuqualfiedly denied by Sena tor MoLauriu. ? "Such a charge, under any circum stances, wonld be resented by any man worthy to be a Senator, but made a? it was .11 this instance, its offensiveness was greatly intensified. This feature of his offence, coupled with the fact that he also commenced the encounter by quit ting his ?eat some distance away from ?Senator MoLaurln and rushing violently upon him, striking him in the face, makes the ease one of such exceptional misbehavior that a majority of the com mittee aro of the opinion that this offence was of much greater gravity tin. i that of Senator Me I .am in. "Tho penalty of a censure by the Sen ate in the nature of things muet vary lu actual severity in proportion to the pub lie sonso of the gravity of the offense of whioh the offender baa been adjudged guilty. Therefore, notwithstanding the fact that, in the opinion of a majority of the com mit tee, there ie a difference in tho gravity of the offouses undor consid eration, your committee are of the opin ion that publio good and the dignify of tho Senate will bo alike best promoted and protected, so far as this partioulur case is concerned, by imposing upon each Senator by formal vote the censuro of the Senate for the offense by him com mitted and therefore recommend the adoption of the resolution." WHY ?EMOORAT9 DISSENT. At the conclusion of the reading of the majority report Senator Bailey, of Texas, offored the following statement as repre senting the views of himself and four other Senator?: "Wo dissent from so much of the re port of the committee as assorts tho power of the Senate to suspend a Sena tor and thu? deprive a State of its vote, aud so much a? describee the offenses of the Senators as of di fi?rent gravity; but wo approve the resolution reported." JKTBR, curren A KI i AND OTUERS. The report of tho minority of the com mittee was then read. In this statement the Senators signing it say that, while they accept the state ment of tho case a? mado in tho principal report, they do not agree with the ma jority of tho committee a?to the punish ment proposed by the majority. They then say: "Tho junior Senator from South Caro lina is guilty of unparliamentary lan guage. The senior Senator from South Carolina is guilty of physical violeneo. Neither in tue statutes of any state, nor in tho common opinion of mankind, are these two otic ns es the same. The slight est form of punishment is a reprimand of censure. It. is the latter whtoh the ma jority proposes to inflict for two offouses differing in character and gravity. Tho minority of the committee are of tho opinion that this punishment is inade quate aud that to ignoro the differences he tween the offenses is unjust. The minority of the committee is of the opin ion that suspension of tho two offending Senators from tboir Senatorial privileges heretofore inilioted should now bo for mally adjudged and continued for differ ent poriods." KIVBS TO TWENTY. The roport conoludes by recommend ing that Senat or MoLauriu be suspended from his functions aa a Senator for ti ve days, and that Senator Tillman be sus pended foi twenty days. Senator Pritchard's addition to the above statement is in tho following lan guago: "I oonour in all tho foregoing viows exoopt as to tho punishment of tho junior Senator from South Carolina. It I is my opinion that the punishment he has already sufferod is adequate to his offense. 1 make no recommendation as to tho punishment to bo imposed on the senior Senator from South Carolina." AN IMPORTANT OMISSION. Sonator Bacon called attention to what ho considered an important omission in tho narrativo of the majority on tho occurrences of last Saturday. There was no official record of the proceedings in tho secret, legislativo session, he said, but Bomo of tho salient, facta ought to bo brought out. Ho said that the senior .Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Till man) had expressed his desi re through tho Sonator from Kentuoky (Mr. Black burn) to make publio acknowledgment of his error and to apologize to tho Sen- I ate. The junior Senator from South Carolina (Mr. MoLaurln) had expressed tho same dosiro through him (Mr. Bacon). He doomed it important that these facts should be mado a part of the rooord. SENATOR MCLAURIN. Sonator Me I-am in, of South Carolina, ono of the offending Senators, said in response to his name, whioh had boen restored to tho roll: "I refrain from vot ing fer obvious reasons." SENATOR TILLMAN'S "UBEAK." Whoo Sonator Tillman's name was called ho roso deliberately. Every oyo in th? chamber waa fixed upon him. ills faco was stern and sot and he was palo as a sheet. Evidently ho was laboring under groat omotion. "A'tiong gentlemen," said ho slowly] and bis words wore heard distinctly in [ tho uttermost parts of tho ohamber, "an npology for an offonsO commit I ed under tho boat of blood is usually considered sufficient." Thon ho resumed his seat amid gasps of astonishment among Senators and spectators. Sonator Burrows hastoned to tho desk of the official stenographer and direoted that Sonator Tillman's words bo writ ten out at once. At tho conclusion of tho roll-call, but bofore the announcement, of Hie. vote, Sonator Kean, of New Jersey, who had voted for the resolution, addressing the president pro tom, changed his vote lu the following statement: "Having heard the Sonator from South Carolina (Sonator Tillman) again insult the Sonate I change my vote from aye to no." The resolution was adopted, 5-1 to 12. As soon as tho voto was announced Sona tor Burrows demanded that the state ment of Sonator Tillman made during tho roll-call bo read to tho Senate. Sea i eely had tho dork concluded tho reading when Sonator Tillman, address ing tim President, said: "The words uttered by mo wero not intended to bo offonsivo and if thoy wore so considered I vory gladly withdraw them." As Sonator Burrows was about to ad dress the Sonato Senator Teller said: "Tho Sonator from South Carolina was not called to ordor by anyone. I think wo bad bettor proceed." Senator Burrows explained that he had bad no opportunity during the roll-oall to direct tho Senate's attention to Sona tor Tillman's words. The ohair (Senator Frye) said : "The Sonator has withdrawn tho re marks. Is thero objoction on tho part of tho Sonato to their withdrawal?" "I object," insisted Senator Deltrioh, Republican, of Nebraska. Tho effect of the objootion is to incor porate Senator Tillman's statement in tho rooord of the proceedings. How Few Persons Escape a toothache : how many suffer u nueces ss i i ly. By tue uso of Perry Davis's Paln Killor the pain in almost instr.;.My stopped, and a complete cure effected. For a swollen jaw or face duo to ulcer ated tooth, Cain Killer nels like magic Do not sillier a moment, hui got a bottle. Avoid substitutes. Thero in but ono Pain Killer, Perry Davis's. 26o. and 50c. Prince I lem y wa? entertained Wednes day night In Now York by over 1,000 nowspapor men. This signature ia on overy box of tho genuine Laxative Brotno-Quininc Tablet? th? remedy Sae* eure* m ?old la ?SM day TWO HANGED IN ASHEVILLE. Slory ot tho'Post Office Robbery ai Emma, N. C.-Bravery of the Postmaster. Asheville, N. C., February 2u.-Dudley Johnaou, white, and Bea Foster, colored, were nanged here to-day at 12.30 for bur glary. The bodies were given a church burial during the afternoon. Burglary at night lu North Carolina is a capital offeuse and to-day's executions wsre the Anal chapter in a case attended by many exciting incidents, io which a fiancee came So a hospital and married the man tho burglars were .believed to have wounded to the death and whose I bravery oalled forth a letter of praise from Charles K> -ory Smith, at that timo Postmaster General. Four men conspired to rob the com bined post office and store kept by Samuel Alexaudor at Emma, a little hamlot a few miles distant from Aahe- ? ville, on the night of February 1, 1001. Alexander was oalled to the door under j pretext of buying groceries and, at the ' point cT a revolver, was searched and disarmed. He was theu foroed to opeu the safe. Dudley Johnson, white, aud Ben Foster, oolored, were inside tho store and Bussell Gates, white, and Harry Mills, oolored, were guarding the outside. Johnson was holding a revolver at Alexander's head, when his attention was distracted momentarily. In an instant Alexander seized the revolver and snapped it at Johnson. They grap ?ried and lt was not until Alexander bad leen shot twioe and repeatedly stabbed that bo lost consciousness. Citizens were attracted by ?he shooting and tbe burglars ran. I .aler they were captured and removed to Charlotte for safe keep ing. For weeks Alexander, tho boro, lingered at death's door. In the mean time his fiancee went to him and they were married. The people made up a purse for them. The Postmaster Gene ral wrote Alexander a personal letter, thanking him and expressing the highest admiration for his bravery. The four men were convioted and oondemned to die on August 7. Governor Aycock was besoiged with petitions for clemency from all parts of tho United Statos and finally, a short time a'TO, commuted the j sentence of Gates and Mills to imprison ment for life. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TVotico of Final Set tlement and X>ie? NOTICE is hereby given that the un dersigned will mako application to D. A. Smith, Esq., Judge of Probate for Oconeo county, in tho State of So?th Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court 1 loma-, on Thursday, the 10th day of April, 1002, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can bo heard, for leave to make final settlement and discharge as surviving! Executor of tho estate of Spencer Stegall, deceasod. W. S. HUNTER. Surviving Executor of the Last Will and 'festaineni. of Spencer Stegall, deceased. March 6, 1002. 10-15 Notice to Builders. CONTRACTORS DESIRING TO BID on tho School Building to be erected at Walhalla, S. C.. will please give notice at onco to EDWARDS & WALTER, Architects, Columbia, S. C. Drawings will be obtainable on Maroh 10 from J. M. Ward, Mayor, Walhalla, S. C., and Edwards & Walter, Columbia, S. C. Scaled bids must be delivered to J. M. WARD, Mayor, Walhalla, S, C., on or I beforo 12 o'olock, TUESDAY, March 25, 1002. EDWARDS & WALTER, Architects, Columbia, S. C. - J. M. WARD, Mayor, Walhalla, S. C. BRIDGE TO REBUILD. Till''. County Commissioners will lot, to the lowest responsible bidder, at tho bridge site, on Thursday, Maroh 20, at 3 p. m., the contract to. rebuild the Morgan bridge, over Little River, on the road leading from Old Bickens to Seneca. Hoard reserves tho right to rejoct 'any and all bids. S. M. POOL, Supervisor. Maroh 5, 1002. 10-11 BRIDGE TO REBUILD THE County Commissioners will let, to the lowest responsible bidder, at the bridge site, on Wednesday, March 10th, 1002, at ll a. m., the contract to robuild tho Iligh Bridge, ovor Conneross creek. Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. S. M. POOL, Supervisor. 1 Maroh 5, 1002. 10-11 BRIDGE TO REBUILD fTlHE County Commissioners will let, JL to tho lowost responsible bidder, nt | tho bridge Bite, on Friday, Maroh 21st, 1002. at ll a. m., the contract to rebuild tho bridge ovor Cano Creek, at Burne's Mill. Board reserves tho right <x> reject any and all bids. S. M. POOL. Supervisor. Marc?1 6, 1002. 10-11 BRIDGE TO REPAIR7 THE Cqunty Commissioners will lot to tho lowest responsible biddor, a# tho bridge, on Thursday, Maroh 20th, at ll a. m., the contraot to repair the Big gerstaff bridgo, over Cane Creok. The Board reserves the right to rejeot any and all bids. 8. M. POOL, Supervisor. Maroh 5, 1002., 10-11 Registration Notice. THE Board will he in their offioo on tho first Monday in eaoh month until thirty days before the general elec tion. Persons 8onding in for renewals and tranfers will p?sate State tho polling placo whore last registered. Those who have not registered since April, 1800, must appear in person. W. A. BARRON, W. T. GRUBBS, W. W. BURLEY, Board Registration. March 6, 1002. 10-12 Township Boards ol Assessors. /jilli1; Township Boards of Assessors JL aro requested to moot at the Audi tor's offloe for tho purpose of assessing tho valu? of roa) and personal estate at the i i n?s mentioned below, to-wit: Crater, Seneca, Wageuor and' Chat too*.a Townships, on Monday, Maroh 17, lf02. Kooweo, Pulaski, Whitowator and Tu g doo Townships on Tuosday, Maroh 18, 1102. Tho County Board of Commissioners ar \ ie? j II est ed to meet pursuant to law at tho Auditor's ofTloe on Tuesday, the 1st dav of April, 1002. J. P. KEE8E, Auditor Oconeo county, S. C. Maroh 5, 1002. 10-11 Mee to Debtors awl Creditor! ALL persons indebted to tho estate of . Elizabeth J. James, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present the same, duly attested, within tno timo prescribed by law or bo barred. IRA L. BURLEY. Administrator of the Estate of Elizaboth J. James, dooocanod. 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