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SENATOR B. R. TILLMAN HAS TESTIFIED. Made a Speech to Ute Committoe- Few Foote Brought Qui. Col um Ina, February 14.-There wa? not standing room in the aisles or galleries itt the ball of the House of Representatives when 'Senator Tillman took the staud yesterday afternoon to testify before the dis pensary investigating committee. Senator Tillman was on the stand over two hours, and though he is not a man to waste words iu coming to the point, bis evidence disclosed no . 4?tag new ; still what he hud to say '.^TM received with rauch interest and frequently applauded. He often turned the tables on the attorney, questionibg him, these incidents causing laughter in his favor. At times the hearing resembled a typi cal Tillman campaign meeting. The Senator arranged a seat for himself, on top of the Speaker's desk, so that he could see and be ACyO by the entire house. When he mounted the desk and sat down he was vigorously applauded. "Have you any information in re gard to any 'graft, rebate, improper dealing on the part of any dispen sary offioial or any record about the dispensary, Senator Tillman ?" was Mr. Lyon's first question. Senator Tillman : "In order to have myself set aright and have the ' committee understand just what I know and what 1 don't know, and what I believe upon very strong evi dence, I will have to answer that question in my own way. "As to knowing specially of any instance of my own knowledge that any such thing occurred, I answer 'No,' and as for my reasons which have influenced mein interviews and in my speeches, in saying what I have said, I will give the foundation for my opinion." Here Senator Tillman began to read a recent advertisement of the board for bids. "I have one other question," inter rupted Afr. Lyon : "While you were in charge of the dispensary did you receive any money in rebates, graft or in any improper way from the Mill Creek Distillery Company ?" "I didcot." "Did you receive it from any source ?" "No," the Senator answered. Senator Tillman went on to ex ' plain that he had twice volunteered to come before the oommittee, and though he was exceedingly busy in Washington, and as a United States Senator was {not within the jurisdic tion of the committee, he oame because the committee was ready for him. After reading the advertisement Senator Tillman said : "I have had no time to get up any papers to pro duce the necessary basis for a legal argument. I am not a lawyer, as jtou all know, but I will call your attention to this ciroular, and any man here who chooses to examine the facts under the dispensary law will see that it is required that pur chases for the State dispensary shall bo made by competitive bids, and I say emphatically that this method of purchasing has not one element of competition in it and tho law, there fore, as I understand it, has b<e i violated absolutely and without re ??tfnrd to tho oath of office or other rj^pinsequonceslby those responsible as servants of the people, or of the Legislature, I (should say, and not the people, who have been placed in charge of> this busibess involving a million and a half or two million dol lars. 'Why do I say there is not competition in bidding?' Let me say to you that 'One X Rye' is not to bid on for less than $1.60. 'What is One X Rye?' There is no defini tion whatever under this specifica tion that would establish the test of what One X Ry o is. No man living can tell by this advertisement what kind of liquor he is bidding on ex cept the price, and the price is fixed with the kind of brand in any barrel which ho might choose to soil and send hero as One X, Two X, or Four X, and no mau living, obemist or anybody else, can deteot tho dif ference and bo ablo to prevent fraud ron the State." \ Accusing the board of also violat ing the law in allowing discontinu ance of request blanks and oriticising it for the revelations about bot tles and labels and whiskey, Senator Till man" shouted : "This smoke has boon getting very big and it seems to me stealing has / .I I. ?? -- I ?? been going on ht I had the cour age to say it, as t i ieve it, and that is all theta is to it.' *hat is the basis Of it. Now who ft t it I do not know. I will say in tl s connection I wsut to nee this oomrai t >e probe this thing to the very root. Go back to the beginning and cot e down, or begin here and go bau> whiohever you choose ; just so you travel the road from euri to end ; ovestigate Governors Tillman, Evatt?, Eilerhe I and MuSwneney. 1 doman 1 it so fur as I am concerned. I have nothing to conceal or to be afraid of 'rom au investigation by any murta., either alive or dvad, whioh could be t ought out against me 1" (Applause.) "Ten or eleven years ago 'tere wore accusations, ohargos, inst ta ti ons, sneers, appearing in oert *n newspapers, and uttered by certa, n people that I lined my pockets wit, rebates and had gotten rich. When I left the Governor's office in '9? I returned to my home iu Edgefield. I had some occasion to buy sumo land, for the purpsfie of getting a home on the railroad. I was born and raised ten miles from a depot or a telegraph office. Having been elected to the Senate of the United States it was necessary that I should get in touch with the world more i intimately, so 1 bought a plantation j at Trenton, for which I paid cash, j This buzzing in the air, these elan ! ders and these lies I will say going 1 about the country, notwithstanding I the people had passed on them by electing mo to the Senate, these things caused some people to go to Edgefield and search the records to Bee what I had. The probe of the enemies of Ben Taiman went into my individual business. My friend, W. A. Clark, president of the Caro lina National Bank, came out and ! stated that he had loaned me from J his bank the full amount of the pur chase money, $6,000, because I ! had entered publio life poor, and if there is any credit to olaim, I am poor yet. (Applause.) I want to say without presuming to oritioise you gentlemen, you know your own business and you ought to be able to discharge it intelligently without suggestions from me. When 1 saw from the newspapers that your mem bers had gone about trying to fi nd out something about the present finan cial status of the present members ; of the board, it was understood that you oould not go into suoh things as that. Why make this discrimina tion ? I had to endure it. Arc these men better than I? If public money has found its way into offi cial's private pockets, it is your duty to investigate it and not honey-fug gie, but go to the bottom in any wa} possible." (Applause.) Chairman Hay : "Where is youi authority for that, Senator Tillman V Senator Tillman : "I am giving circumstantial evidence, coupled witb various statements that have beer brought out in evidence, and conclu sions are inevitable that no mat would prostitute his office and diso boy the law so brazenly and openlj in making purohases for tho State at : these exhorbitant, over and abov( ' price? people in other States are pay ing if thore was not something in il for him. This is the logic of th< situation. Circumstantial evidenc< is the strongest ovidence when il wi'l hold, and it is very weak whet it will not hold. Why would anj man object to his private affairs be ing investigated if his charaotor ii involved? I cannot seo how an} man can refuse to have tho fuiles Investigation made in a financia way, or in any other way if his bono is involved. If ho owns property lu otu.dit to be able to explain where h? got it and where the money cairn from." Senator Tillman then went into minute description of tho brands o whiskey that had been bought undo his administration, his trips to differ ont parts of tho whiskey seotions o tho country, tho manner of manufao turing the different brands, price paid for same, and tho manner ii which purohased. Mr. Lyon : "Did you ever reques Governor McSweeney to make an; purchase from the Mill Creek Distil lery Company at a higher prico thai the Ross Company offered, and if sc what was paid for it." Senator Tillman : "I do not reool leot that I ever did ; probably I did I thought the man who stood by th dispensary in its infanoy ought not t be thrown overboard beoause som reel i lier from Baltimore or elsewher would ooroe down here and offer rotgut to Us at Idw?r price*.* Mr. Lyon : "So far as 1 am in? | formed, the committee has no other question to ask, unless some indi vidual member has, or the board of directors who stand under at-ouaa tion as I anderstand il ; they may possibly desire, to be heard through their representatives V" Duncan B Hinger, who repre sented directors Boykiu and Towill, proceeded to question Senator Till man. "Your intention in offering your self to the committee was to testify as a witness?" "I did not offer myself to the com mittee except under this oondition. The newspapers were sneering and using every imaginable argument against the dispensary and suggested that Senator Tillman ought to oome >efore the committee and tell what he ki %ws. I had been making speeches and ''eling then as now,'was willing to give my light I could. I did not have as uu-h information then as now, but I as ready to appear be fore thc com. ittee whenever they wanted me." "Your idea in ?. ming before the committee was to make a speech be fore the committee was it? or to tes tify to faots which you yourself were acquainted with? "I did not feel like making a speeoh ; I have plenty of oppor tunities to make speeches." "You will please answer my ques tion, Senator. Your intention in coming before the committee was for that purpose ? "To make a suggestion and that they might get at the troth." "Did you not on several occasions, at various places in this State, and perhaps in Washington once or twice, state that there was collusion and fraud and you could prove it?" "What I stated was in the papers." {.That you could prove it ?" "That I could prove it from cir cumstantial evidenoe which I have adduced." "You wanted to come here to vin dicate yourself ?" "I have nothing to vindicate ; no body has charged me with anything. What do you mean by vindicating my position ?" "When you oharged the dispen sary board, the present managers of that board, with fraud, and stated that the dispensary system was good and the only thing to do was to turn out the present thieves ; that is the position you desire to come down here and sustain yourself on ?" "I did not desire to come here at all. If anybody had not asked that I should come, and you are the very man, I believe, who did it ; but for that I would bo in Washington now." "Don't you think, representing as I did some of the members of the members of the board, when I anked this committee to bring you here, that you should try to prove what you said you could prove ?" "So far as I am concerned, I did not think anything about it. I stand on my record, stand on my character, stand on what I have done and what I am." "You have said that you were charged by many people in ' this State with lining your pockets with rebates and commissions when you were managing the dispensary ?" "Yes, sir." "And a groat many people in tho State believed that ?" "Yes, I believe they did. Do you want my reason ?" "No reason to give that now." "Ah," said the Senator, "you do not want my opinion now ?" and the orowd laughed. , "You can give it," said Mr. Bel linger. "1 look at it from this standpoint," waB the reply. "There is no doubt if I had been corrupt and wanted to make money out of my position as Governor in buying whiskey, I could have done it. There is no use to dispute tnat proposition. It is too self-evident. Those men who were my enemies saw I could do it if I BO willed, and they reasoned, if he could, he has, and then the inevitable fol lowed, that I had stolen beoause if they had been in my place they would have stolen." (Applause.) "Senator, will you please give us now the evidence upon whioh yon based your conclusion that those whom you charged with stealing had stolen ?. I want to test your circum stantial evidence. Have you given us the facts upon whioh you base your conclusion as to this manage ment, which yon have placed before ibis committee? You say this is dot a request for competitive bids. (Mr. Bellinger exhibits the circular which the Senator had previously read.) "I do. I would go to the govern ment bonded warehouse and I would buy it out of the warehouse." "If you did not do that when you had charge of dispensary, why do you say these men should do so now ?" "Because they have had the op portunity with cash to do it and I difl net. I had to buy on oredit." "When you managed the dispen sary the law did not require any competitive bid ?" "No, did not require any bidding at all." "Vow had the entire management of it?" "Yes, sir, with the Comptroller General and the Attorney General." The examination continued along this line for some time, finally Sena tor Tillman telling the committee as they oould not interfere with his re turning he would not come back un less bis presence WSB particularly desired. He was excused, and the meeting adjourned. As Sonator Tillman was walking out of the hall he met Chairman H. H. Evans. They sheck hands, and Mr. Evans pleasantly suggested that folks had been lying on the senior Senator, as they had on him. Till man laughingly said that folks will talk, whereupon the chairman of the State board said that any one who said he stole any money or was a thief was all sorts of something un printable. Senator Tillman said that was right, and to "cuss 'em out," the fellows who said anything about him. It was all good natured and pleasant, but rather spicy language was used. It is a mistake to suggest that there was anything violent, as nothing but the best of feeling pre vailed. Dearness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they oannot roach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to euro deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of tho eusta chian tube. When this tube gots inflamed Eon have a rumbling sound or imperfect earing, and when it is entirely dosed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Niue oases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condi tion ot the mucous surfaces. We will give one hundred dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75o. Hall's Family Pills are the best. . "Jack Hit Stabber" is Caught in Act. St. Louis, February 12.-John Brady, 22 years old, was arrooted to-day and confessed to being the man known as "Jack the Stabber," who has boon creat ing so much excitement in the last few weeks by stabbing women with a pocket knife. A total of seventeen women and girls have been stabbed on tho streets, fourteen having been stabbed during the early evening of January 22. None wero seriously wounded. Brady insists he did not stab them all, but admits he does not know how many wore victims of his knife. "I just took the knife and stuok it into them," said Brady in a high, effeminate voice, and with no show of emotion or excitement. "I don't know how tho idea first carno td*me. When I first stabbed womon 1 delightod in it; just ono quick stroke and it was all over. I did not piok tho women particularly. lt did not make any difference to mo so loDg as they were women." - Now is tho timo to guard tho health and strength of tim lungs. Tho bost remedy to uso foi coughs and colds is lice's Laxativo louey and Tar, tho only cough syrup that does not constipnto tho bowels, but which, on tho other hand, expels all cold from tho systom by acting as a pleasant laxative. Best for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, otc. Sold by Dr. J. W. Boll. R. A. Child, of Spartanburg, financial agent of Wofford College, spent the early part of last week in the lower part of the State in tho interest of tho endowment of $100, OOO the Metodista of the State aro trying to raise. Ile succeeded in getting a considerable number of subscriptions, and is hopeful that he will soon have the entire amount subscribed. Ho says he already has about $55,000 and has not yet can vassed over half the strength of the ohureh. For Biliousness and Sick Headache Tako Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup. It sweetens tho stomach, aids digestion and acts as a gentle stimulant on the liver and bowels without irritating these organs. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cm cs biliousness and habitual constipa tion. Does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to tako. Remember the name Orino and refuse to accept any substitute. J. W. Bell. ? The Kind You Have Always ] in use 'for over 30 years, Ali Counterfeits, imitations Experiments that trifle wltl Infants and Children-Expe What is C Castorla is a harmless snhi go rle, Drops and Soothing contains neither Opium, M substance. Its age is its gu and allays Feverishness. Il Collo. It relieves Teething and Flatulency. It assimiL Stomach and Bowels, givmi The Children's Panacea-Tl GENUINE CASI Bears the The Kind You Ha In Use Tor O Alleged Lynchers Given Freedom. Barnwell, February 8.-The seven mon who were arrested last week and lodged in jail for tho murder of Frank and John DeLoaoh, at Ulmer, just before Christ mas, were given a preliminary hearing here yesterday before Magistrate C. W. Moody and have boon released, the testi mony not being considered suffiolent to keep them in jail. Long before the time of the bearing orowds begau to come in and at the time appointed the Court House was paoked till standing room was ata premium. Solicitor Davin conducted the prosecu tion and examined the witnesses. Messrs. Aldrich and Best were attorneys for tho defendants. After the testimony had been given, the Solicitor mado a olear statement of the State's case and urged that the de fendants be bound over to the Circuit Court. Both Messrs. Aldrich tod Best made a strong tight for their ol'ents and were rewarded by the magist: ate's deci sion. There was a great deal of excite ment when the magistrate, addressing the prisoners, Bald: "Geutleraen, you are dismissed; the State has failed to make a case against you." Hats went up in the air and the oourt room rang with the cheers of tho sympathetic audi eooe. There were a fow who jeered at the Sheriff and Solicitor, but no serious trouble was mused. All of the State's witnosoos wore ne groes except 01.i?, Dr. H. C. Kirkland, who examined tho doad body. It is a sin to suffer with backache and pains over tho kidneys, when a single dose of Piuu-ulcs will hive relief in one night. SutTering women should heed theso warnings ere it is too late. Female troubles may result. Pine-ules will strengthen tho kidneys and bladder, cleanse the blood ?nd relievo the aohos and pains of neuralgia and rheumatism. Sold by Dr. J. W. Boll. "Mamma, did you ev el flirt when you were a girl ?" "Yes, my dear, I JW once " "And were you punished for it ?" "It led to my marriage with your father." Crops Th Wo will convlnoo you that you can1 won't havo to keep it a secret, eithe: tho Magnolia Fruit Farm, Durant, h berries on whioh 1,000 pounds of Virginia-Care por aero wore used, wo oloarod a profit < aores of strawberries which had only 6J tho Quantity of theso fertilizers on cac "inoreaso yj>ui yields per acre.'? Fertilizers. Virginia-Carol Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. 3V Durham, N.O. k Chnrteston.fi. O, Baltimore Md. Increase^^^ VA?*? V5?M^%?^^ Your Yields Per Acre Bought, and -which has been ha? borne the signature eC tas been made under hin per supervision since its infancy? r no one to deceive you in this? and " Just-as-good" are butr i and endanger the health of irience against Experimento stitute for Castor Oil. Pare ' Syrups, It is Pleasant? It orphine nor other Narcotic araniee. It destroys Worms -, eures Diarrhoea and Wind Troubles/cures Constipation Ates the Food? regulates tho g healthy and natural sleep* ie Mother's Friend? rOFUA ALWAYS YO Always Bought ver 30 Years. jun?? ?HUIT, Niwvonn OIT?. The Czir's palaoe at Tsarkoe Solo, near St. Petersburg, stands in grounds 18 miles in circumference. Inside the palace there is a room known as the lapisl?zuli, tho floor of which is ebony, inlaid with mother of-pearl. < Bean thu ?9 }w ?<H> Hate Always Bought BLUE RIDGE RAILWAY CO. HETWKEN BEUTON AND WALHALLA. Time Table No. 9.-In Bffeot M ny 2S, 1905. EASTBOUND 10 I 8 I 18 Lv Walhalla. Lv West Union. Ar Seneca. Lv S?neca. Lv ?Jordania Junction Lv ?Adams. Lv ?Cherry. LT Pendleton. Lv 'Avium. Lv ?Denver. Lv ?West Anderson_ Ar Anderson-Pass Do p Lv Anderson-1'assDup Lv ?Anderson-FrtDep Ar Kelton. A M 8 38 8 40 8 68 P.M. P.M. 9 00 9 14 9 17 9 25 9 32 9 39 9 56 10 00 10 03 10 26 2 00 2 03 2 16 2 19 2 26 2 33 2 40 2 53 8 00 3 10 3 12 3 35 3 10 3 12 3 35 I'M 3 00 3 06 3 35 4 n \ IC 4 31 435 4 45 603 612 627 638 5 43 5 46 8 10 AM 8 18 8 20 8 46 WESTBOUND Lv Hi lt i m. Lv ?Anderson-Kr't Do Ar Anderson-Pa*? Dr Lv Anderson-PasB De Lv ?West anderson Lv ?Denver. Lv . A vit im. Lv Pendleton. Lv ?Cherry. Lv ?Adams. Lv ?Jordania Junction. Ar Seneua. Lv Seneca. Lv West Union. Ar Walhalla. I'M 3 65 4 20 4 27 4 10 4 ?7 4 rA t M 6 0.) 6 18 A M 10 60 11 10 ll 12 AM. 10 50 11 10 ll 12 A M ll 16 ll 26 U 31 ll 37 ll 44 ll 47 ll 69 19 02 6 21 6 39 6 44 ll 16 ll 26 ll 31 ll 37 ll 44 ll 47 11 69 12 02 1 05 1 20 1 26 8 30 8 36 8 61 9 00 9 26 9 36 9 89 9 67 10 00 1 06 1 35 1 40 . Flag stations. Will also stop at the following stations to take on and lot off passengers: rhliiney's, James's and Sandy Sprint? and Toxaway. Nos. li ana 12,first class pasBonger, daily; Nos. 9 and 10, daily except Munday; Nos. 6 and 6, sunday only; Nos. 4 and 7, second class, mixed, dally excontSunday; Nos. 3 and 8, second class, mixed, daily. A. B. AN DUB WS, President. J. R. ANDERSON. Superintendent. ?OIEYSKIDNEYCURE Make* Kidneys and Bladder Right "increaso your yields per aero'; and you r. Read what Messrs. Wherry & 8on, of flss., write: "Prom two acres of etraw ilina Fertilizers ?f $7/ 00 por aero moro than tho other UH K) pounds ot this fort.il iwr." 't ims double h nore of any crop, and moro than doubly Bo sure you buy only Virginia-Carolina ina Chemical Co, Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ca. Montgomery, Ala. Memphis, 'i vim. Shreveport, IA.