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THE PA
A Romance of the A
Hy W. GTI,M(
CHAPTER XVI. I,
"A hag that hell was work for?a born (
slave 1
To an o'ercomlng evil?venomous,
vile,
Snake-like, that hugs the bush and <
bites the heel." t
The troopers had not well gone, before ,
the fugitive they had so vainly pur- <
sued stood uDon the very spot which i
they had left. He rose from the mire
' of the pond. In which he had not paused
to imbed himself when the search
was hottest and close upon him. The
conjecture of Humphries was correct,
and Goggle or Blonay was the person
they had chased. He had leff his post
In the bivouac when the storm came
on. and was then upon his way to his
mother's cabin. From that spot his
farther course was to the British garrison
with his intelligence. His determination
In this respect, however,
underwent a change, as we shall see
in the progress of the narrative.
Never had better knowledge of charw
acter been shown than In the estimate
made by Humphries of that of the deserter.
Goggle was as warped in morals
as he was blear In vision; a wretch
aptly fitted for the horse-thief, the
Tory, and murderer. His objects were
evil generally, and he had no scruples
as to the means by which to secure
them. Equally Indifferent to him
what commandment he violated in
these practices; for, with little regard
from society, he had no sympathy
with it, and only obeyed its laws as he
feared and would avoid their penalties.
He hated society accordingly as he
was compelled to fear it. He looked
upon it as a power to be destroyed with
the opportunity, as a spoil to be appropriated
with the chance for its attainment;
and the moods of such a
nature were impatient for exercise,
even upon occasions when he could
hope no addition to his pleasure or
his profit from their Indulgence.
Squat in the ooxe and water of the ?
creek, while the horse of Singleton at s
one moment almost stood over him, c
he had drawn breath with difficulty j
through the leaves of a bush growing f
upon the edge of the ditch in which t
his head had found concealment; and v
in this perilous situation his savage r
spirit actually prompted him to thrust j
his knife into the belly of the animal, r
He had drawn It for this purpose from t
\hls belt, while his hands and body t
were under water. Its point was al- a
ready turned upward, when Singleton c
moved away from the dangerous prox- I
imity. Here he listened to the dla- t
logue which the two carried on con- ?
cernlng him; and even in that predlca- t
ment of dirt and danger in which he y
lay, his mind brooded over a thou- |
sand modes by which he should enjoy j
his malignant appetite, that craved for v
revenge upon them both. When they t
were fairly gone, he rose from the
mire and ascended cautiously to the
bank, shook himself like a water-dog.
while he almost shivered in the saturated
garments which he wore; then
rubbed and grumbled over the rlrte
which he had taken with him into
^the mire, and which came <Sut as full
of Its ooze and water as himself.
"So ho!" said he, as he shook himself
free from the mud?"So ho! they
are gone to old Moll's to look after
me, eh! Now would I like to put this
bullet Into that Dorchester skunk.
Humphries, d?n him. I am of bad
blood, am I!?my father a horse-thief
and a mylatto, and I only fit for hanging!
The wdrds must be paid for;
and Moll must answer for some of
them. She Is my mother, that's clear
?she shall tell me this night who my
father Is?for Blonay, or Goggle, or
the devil, I will know. She shall put
me off no longer. No! though she tells
me the worst?though she tells me
that I am the spawn of Jack Drayton's
driver, as once before I've heard it."
Thus muttering, he looked to his
flint and Inspected the priming of his
rifle. With much chagrin he found
the powder saturated with water, and
the charge useless. He searched his
pockets, but his flask was gone. He
had purposed the murder of Humphries
or Singletot. had this not been i
the case. He now without hesitation j
took the track after them, and it was
not long before he came in sight of .
the miserable clay and log hovel In .
which his mother, odious and dreaded i
as she was, passed fitly her existence. ]
This spot was dreary In the extreme; i
an o'd field; a few cheerless pines rose |
around it. and the thick broom straw |
waved its equally bald, though more
crowded forms in uncurbed vegetation
among them. The hovel stood in a i
hollow, considerably below the sur- \
of light stealing from between the
logs only made Its location seem more |
rounding level, and the little glimmer
cheerless to the observer. 1
Blonay?or. as we shall hereafter ,
call him. according to the fashion of ,
the country. Goggle?cautiously approached
a jungle. In which he hid |
himself, about a stone's throw from |
the hovel. There he watched, as well .
as he might. In the imperfect light of
the evening, for the appearance of |
the troopers. Though mounted, they (
had not yet succeeded in reaching the |
spot, which, familiar to him from chll- ,
hood, he well knew to find in the |
darkest night, and by a route the most
direct. He was there before them, i
snug In his cover, and coolly looking (
out for their coming. More than once ,
he threw up the pan of his rifle, carefully
keeping it from its usual click by ,
the intervention of his finger, and
cursed within himself" tils ill inriune. ,
as he found the jiowder saturated
with water, a soft paste beneath his
touch. He thrust his hand Into his
pocket, seeking there for some straggling
grains, of which in the emergency
he might avail himself; but he
looked fruitlessly, and was compelled
to forego the hope of a shot, so much
desired, at one or other of the persons
now emerging from the wood before
him.
The barking of a cur warned the
indweller of visitors, but without offering
any obstacle to their advance.
Humphries proceeded first, and mo
merican Revolution
)RE HIMMH
tinning his companion to keep his sadlie,
fastened his horse to a bough, and
treading lightly, looked through the
tjrevlces of the logs upon the old
:rone within. Though in June, a warm
reason at all times in Carolina, the old
woman partook too much of the habits
>f the very poor in that region to be
without a flre; and with the taste of
the negro, she was now bending over
i huge light wood blaze, with a pipe
)f rude structure and no small dlmendons
in her mouth, from which the
>ccnslonal puff went forth, filling the
ipartment with the unpleasant effluvia
>f the vilest leaf tobacco; while her
>ody and head swung ever to and fro,
with a regular seesaw motion, thait
seemed an habitual exercise. Her
hln, shrivelled, and darkly yellow feaureB,
were hag-like and Jaundiced,
rhe skin was tightly drawn across the
'ace, and the high cheek bones and
he nose seemed disposed to break
through the slender restraints of their
:overing. Her eyes were small and
(unken, of a light grey, and had a villous
twinkle, that did not accord
vlth the wretched and decayed aspect
>f her other features. Her forehead
vas small, and clustered with grisly
lair of mixed white and black, disoriered
and unbound.'but still short, and
-vith the appearance of having but
ately undergone clipping at the exremlties.
These features, repulsive
n themselves, were greatly heightened
n their offensive expression by the severe
mouth and sharp chin below
hem. The upper lip was flat, undeveloped
entirely, while the lower was
hrust forth In a thick curl, and, closey
rising and clinging to the other,
lomewhat lifted her glance into a sort
>f insolent authority, which, someImes
accompanying aroused feeling,
>r an elevated mood of mind, might
ook like dignified superiority. The
Iress which she wore was of the poor's!
sort, the commonest white homeipun
of the country, probably her
wn manufacture, and so Indifferently
nade, that it hung about her like a
sack, and gave a full view of the
ironzed and skinny neck and bosom,
vhlch a regard to her appearance
night have prompted her to conceal.
Reside her a couple of cats of mamnoth
size kept up a drowsy hum, enIrely
undisturbed by the yelping of
he cur. which, from his little kennel
it one end of the hovel, maintained a
ontlnuous clamour at the approach of
iumphries. The old woman simply
urned her head, for a moment, to the
ntrance. took the pipe from her
nouth, and discharging the volume of
imoke which followed It. cried harshy
to the dog. as if in encouragement,
ier call was answered by Humphries,
vho. rapping at the door, spoke civilly
o the inmate.
"Now open the door, good woman.
\'e are friends, who would speak with
mu. We have been caught in the
itorm, and want you to give us house
nnm till It's over."
"Friends ye may be, and ye may not.
)own by the dry branch, and through
he old road to mother Blonay's, is no
valk that friends often take; and If
e be travelers, go ye on, for there's no
iccommodatlon for ye. and but little
>ere ye would eat. It's a poor country
'are In. strangers, and nothing short
>f Dorchester, or It may be Rantowle's,
vill serve your turn for a tavern."
"Now out upon you, mother! would
vou keep a shut door upon us, and
he rain still pouring?" cried Humphries.
sharply.
"Ye have been in It over.long to
nind it now. I'm thinking, and. ye'd
>etter ride It out. I have nothing for
ve. If ye would rob. I'm but a lone
vonian. and mighty poor; and have no
slate, no silver, no fine watch, nor
ings, nor anything that is worth your
aking. Go to 'The Oaks,' or Middleon
Place, or the old hall at Archdale,
>r any of the fine houses; they have
ilenty of g?n)d picking there."
"Now." said Humphries to his superior?"how
pleasantly the old hag
ells us to go and steal, and she lookv\ar
rlnirn u si r? haHv mnv ?nv. into thf*
. erv throat of the grave that's gaping
ifter her."
The old woman, meanwhile, as if
satisfied with what she had done, resumed
her pipe, and recommenced her
motion, to and fro, over the blaze.
Humphries was for a smart application
of the foot to the frail door that
kept him out. but to this his companion
refused assent.
"Confound the old hag. major; she
will play with us after this fashion all
the night. I know her of old, and
that's the only way to serve her.
Nothing but kicks for that breed; civility
is thrown away upon them."
"No. no?you are rash; let me speak.
[ say. my good woman, we are desir?us
of entrance; we have business, and
would speak with you."
"Husiness with me! and it's a gentleman's
voice too! Maybe he would
have a love-charm, since there are
such fools; or he has an enemy, and
would have a bad mouth put upon
him. shall make him shrivel up and
ilie by Inches, without any disease. I
have worked in this business, and may
lo more. Well, there's good wages for
It, and no danger. Who shall see,
when I beg in the rich man's kitchen,
that I put the poison leaf in the soup,
or stir the crumbs with the parching
troffee. or sprinkle the powder with
the corn flour, or knead It up with the
dough? It's a safe business enough,
and the pay is good, though it goes
over soon for the way it comes."
"Come. come, my good woman." cried
Singleton impatiently, as the old beldam
thus muttered to herself the various
secrets of her capacity, and strove
to conjecture the nature of the business
which her visitors had with her.
"Come. come, my good woman, let us
in: we are hurried, and have no little
to do before daylight."
"Good woman, indeed! Well, many's
the one has been called good with as
little reason. Yes. sir. coming: my old
limbs are feeble; I do not move as I
used to when I was young."
Thus apologizing, with her pipe in
one hand, while the rtther undid the |
entrance. Mother Blonay admitted her 1
visitors.
"So. you have been young once, j
mother?" said Humphries, while entering.
The old woman darted a glance upon
him?a steadfast glance from her '
little grey eyes, and the stout and
fearless trooper felt a chill go through
his veins on the Instant He knew
the estimate put upon her throughout
the neighborhood, as one possessed of
the evil eye, or rather the evil mouth;
one whose word brought blight among
une came, anu nnum me ucgiucs icm-.
ed with a superstitious dread, as able
to bring sickness and pestilence?a
gnawing disease that ate away silent- *
ly. until, without any visible complaint,
the victim perished hopelessly.
Their fears had been adopted In part 1
by the whites of the lower class In
the same region, and Humphries,
though a bold and sensible fellow,' had 1
heard of too many dreadful influences '
ascribed to her. not to be unpleasantly (
startled with the peculiar intensity of
| the stare which she put upon him. j
I Though a soldier, and like his fellows,
[ without much faith of any kind, he had 1
not altogether survived his superatl- 1
tions.
"Young!" said she, Jn reply; "yes, I 1
have been young, and I felt my youth. '
j I knew It, and I enjoyed It. But I
have outlived It, and you see me now.
You are young, too. BUI Humphries: '
may you live to have the same ques- '
tion asked you which you put to me."
"A cold wish, Mother Blonay; a bitter
cold wish, since you should know,
by your own feelings, how hard It will
be .to outlive activity and love, and
the young people that come about us.
It's a sad season that, mother, and
may I die before It comes. But talking
of young people, motheK reminds
me thut you are not so lonesome as
you say. You have your son, now.
Goggle."
"If his eye Is blear, Bill Humphries,
It's not the part of good manners to
speak of It to his mother. The curse
of a blear eye. and a blind eye, may
fall upon you yet. and upon yours?
ay, down to your children's children?
for any thing we know."
"That's true, mother?none of us
can say. I meant no harm, but as
everybody calls him Goggle?"
"The redbug be upon everybody that
so calls him! the boy has a name by
la w."
"Well. well, mother, do not be angry.
and wish no sores upon your
neighbors' shins that you can't wish
off. The redbugs and the June-flies
are bad enough already, without orders:
and people do say you are quite
free in sending such plagues upon
them, for little cause, or'for no cause
at all."
"It's a blessing that I can do It, Bill
Humphries, or Idle rowdies such as
yourself, would harry the old woman
to death for their sport. It's a blessing
and a^protectlon that I can make
the yellow jacket and the redbug leave
their poison stings In the tender-flesh,
so that the Jester that laughs at the
old and suffering shall learn some
suffering too."
"Quite a hard punishment for such
an offense. But. mother, they say you
can do more: that you have the spell
of the bad mouth, that brings long
sickness and sudden death, and many
awful troubles: and some that don't
wish you well, say you love to use It."
"Do they say so??then they say not
umlss. Think you. Bill Humphries,
that I should not fight with him who
hates me. and would destroy me If he
could? I do; and the bad mouth of
Mother Blonay upon you. shall make
the bones in your skin ache for long
months after. I tell you."
"I beg. for God's sake, that you will
not put your mouth upon me then. f
good mother," exclaimed Humphries, '
with ludicrous rapidity, as if he half
feared the Immediate exercise of her
faculty upon him.
The old woman seemed not displeas- (
ed with this tacit acknowledgment of 1
her power, and she now twisted her '
chair about so as to place herself dt- '
rectly in front of Singleton. He, mean- 1
while, had been closely scrutinizing '
the apartment, which was In no res- '
pects better than those of the com- 1
monest negro-houses of the low coun- !
try. The floor was the native soli. 1
The wind was excluded by clay, loosely
thrust between the crevices of the
logs; and an old scaffolding of poles,
supporting a few rails crossing each '
other, sustained the mattress of moss, 1
upon which the woman slept. She '
dwelt unassisted, seemingly, and entirely
alone. A few gourds, or cala- 1
bushes, hung from the roof, which was '
scantily shingled; these contained 1
seeds of various kinds, bunches of dried '
thyme, sage, and other herbs and '
plants; and some which, by a close !
analysis of their properties, would be
found to contain a sufficient solution 1
of the source from whence came her !
spells of power over her neighbors, '
whether for good or evil.
(To be Continued.)
Fish By Waoox Jx)ad.?Residents i
of Labaddle, a little village In Frank- l
lln county. Mo., don't have to go I
through the fatiguing formality of dig- i
ging angle worms as a compulsory I
preface to fishing expeditions; neither |
are they "stuck up" for half a dollar i
per bucket by the minnow trust for I
the same pleasure. They have a cheaper 1
and more expeditious way. They scoop
out the fish in wagonload lots. "They '
bring them to market in barrels, bins t
and boxes?any receptable capable of i
holding wholesale quantities. The i
work of getting the fish is easier than I
shovelling snow or digging potatoes, i
Kvery man with a scoop can garner \
the variety he desires most, from the
scavenger carp to striped bass?all de- I
pending as to the tastes of previous
visitors.
It happened this way: Railroad men
drained a large pond on the Missouri 1
Pacific putting In u thirty Inch pipe <
The first were either left high and dry ,
or in isolated shallow pools. Some of (
Uie carp were no large inai mey nau
to be knocked In the head with clubs,
one man collected a load of fish that
weighed 1.470 pounds.?Foeton Herald. ]
<t" The two oldest secret trade pro- ,
cesses now in existence are said to be
the manufacture of Chinese red or
Vermillion, and the method of inlaying
the hardest steel with gold and
silver, which seems to have been prac- 1
ticed at Damascus ages ago. and is
known only to the Syrian smiths and i
their pupils even to this day. I
MORE INVESTIOATION NEEDED
Commissioner Tafum Complains of
Directors.
roo MUCH "INTRODUCTORY" WHISKY.
Dispensary Alleged to Be Badly Overstocked
With All Kinds of Liquor
Including Much That Was Bought
By Way of an Experiment?Matter
Laid Before the Senate by Mr. Christensen
on Information Furnished By
Mr. Tatum.
Columbia special to News and Courier.
Senator Niels Chrlstensen of Beaufort,
on Monday introduced In the senile
a concurrent resolution which calls
for a committee to investigate the affairs
of the state dispensary, the Investigation
to be made primarily into
the present over-stock at the state
ilspensary.
Senator Christensen read to the senate
a letter from Commissioner W. O.
Tatum, which he had received In reply
to a request for Information as to
overstock at the dispensary. Mr.
Tatum's letter has the effect of placing
the blame for the large amount of
unsaleable whisky on hand upon the
ooard of directors.
At the conclusion of the reading of
:he letter Senator Christensen a9kedj
for the Immediate consideration on the
resolution, stating that the wareoouses.
platforms and all other avallible
space at the state dispensary
vere crowded with the surplus whls?y.
He stated that he had visited the
ilspensary, and there was on hand at j
present In the neighborhood of $600,)00
In stock, when there was.no needl
'or more than $200,000, and that In adiltlon
to this more supplies have been]
ordered and are now on the road.
Senator Christensen closed with a reluest
for Immediate consideration,
rhis was objected to by Senator Mc3owan
of Laurens, and the resolution
vent over for consideration later.
Senator Otts of Cherokee, moved that
:he resolution and the correspondence
i !*? thn TAnmol flanatnr
Blease was opposed to this, stating
hat the senate had heard Tatum's platform
for re-election, and that the senite
might as well wait for the plat'orm
of the directors 'and print them
ill together. Mr. Otts Insisted on his
notion, which was carried, and the
resolution and correspondence will be
minted In the Journal. ? ,
Mr. Tatum's Letter.
The Tatum letter, which Mr. Christensen
read to the senate,, Is as folows:
"January 11, 1907.?The Hon. Niels
[fhrlstensen. Senator and Member of
he Dispensary Investigating Commlt:ee,
City.?Dear Sir: Pursuant to rejuest
and instructions from you, I beg
.0 submit the enclosed statement, along
jvlth other data requested of me by
rou. In making this statement, I wish
:o say that there has been no friction
>etween myself and the present state
joard of directors during their term,
ft has simply been a difference of polcy.
and 1 am ready to leave It to the
jubllc to say whether their policy or
nine was for the best interest of the
>eople of the state and the dispensary
lystem.
"With this explanation, I beg to subnit
the enclosed statement as per
. our instructions. Yours very truly,
W. O. Tatum, Commissioner.
P. S.?The list requested of me, as
'urnished by the clerk of the board,
<how!ng case goods ordered shipped
ifter December 1, 1906, I do not en lose,
for the reason that It will take a
'onslderable length of time to copy
?ame. This will be furnished you subienuentlv.
which. I hope, will be sat
sfactory." *
Mr. Tatum'a Statement.
"Ever since I have held the position
>f commissioner I have tried to conluct
the dispensary business on as
lear a cash basis as possible, and to
:hls end have endeavored to avoid
>verstocklngr. either the county dispensaries
or warehouses at the headquarters
here In Columbia. It has
ilso been my policy to meet the demands
of the people of the state and
supply the kinds of liquor they demand.
"To this end I have furnished the
Doard of directors statements showing
the unfilled orders from county
llspensarles, and have protested
igalnst shipping to these dispensers
?oods that they do not order.
"During the 1st of last August I
Tound that the board of directors had
laid In a stock of new goods, which I
.vas instructed to send out, either as
Introductory or to substitute, for the
prunds ordered by the county dispensers
which we did not have In stock at
the time. This substitution caused
?reut dissatisfaction throughout the
state. To determine just what the
people thought of these new goods I
lddressed to the county dispensers the
following letter, dated August 10. 1906:
Letter to County Dispenser*.
"'To Dispensers: I propose to make
i desperate effort next week to get
Lhe state board of directors to dlscon
linue the practice of buying new goods
ind sending them to the dispensers as
Introductory. I have always been opposed
to handling so many case goods,
ind these Introductory goods have not
been shipped out by my orders, but
by orders of the board of directors. I
wish an expression from you as to
whether there is danger of some of
them being left on your hands as hard
stock. I wish to use >'our answer
next week, about Tuesday or Wednesday.
before the state board of directors
In order to get them to change
this policy. Please be prompt in answering
this so that it may reach me
by Tuesday of next week. Your truly.
"W. O. Tutum Commissioner."
New Goods Not Satisfactory.
"In response to this communication
I received letters from nearly every
dispenser In the state protesting vigorously
against these new goods, and
charging that they were not satisfac
tory and the cause of general complaint.
These expressions were very
positive: some of them were as follows:
" 'I find it very hard to work them
" 'Is practically dead stock.' 'Regret
they were ever sent us and am satisfied
it will be a spell before the state
gets all of her money out of them.'
'Will you advise me whether I can ship
the goods back?' 'The moment I show
them (my customers) the introductory
floods they begin to kick.'
made up, covering other objectionable
brands of case goods. Thereupon I
wrote a letter dated November 17, a
copy of which Is attached.'. Each member
wrote me authorizing the cancellation
as per my request.
"On December 12 I sumbltted to the
board a statement showing the goods
needed to supply the unfilled orders of
the county dispensaries, and one showing
the amount and kind of goods on
hand.
Many Carloads Waiting.
"About the first of January the representative
of the Southeastern Car
Service association came Into my office
and complained about the number
of cars standing on the side tracks of
the Atlantic Coast Line, In this city,
wilting to be delivered to the state
dispensary. He stated that on the day
before when he made his count there
were thirty-six cars on his tracks, most
of which were loaded with whisky en
route from the liquor dealers to the
headquarters here.
"I Immediately called the matter to
the attention of the board and asked
them to stop further shipments. They
agreed to do this and by wire held up
shipments of the outstanding goods
contracted for.
"Then I secured from the board a
statement showing all goods ordered to
be shipped in since December 1, last
This I found to Include about 9,000
cases of the objectionable goods to the
value of about 1100,000. A copy of
said statement Is attached. I then
wrote the board a protest against receiving
these objectionable case goods,
and indicated that I would not receive
.them unless compelled. A number of
cdrs of these goods are now standing
In the freight yards of this city, and
I do not propose to receive them unless
forced to do so.. There are also liquors
on hand that, In my Judgment should
tg returned. While I have no legal
authority to refuse to accept these
gwds, I have taken this drastic action
because I feel that It Is necessary to
the safeguarding of the financial Interests
of the dispensary. It Is my
hope that, as my repeated protests have
had no effect on the board, some action
will be taken by the constituted
authorities to relieve the condition.
Rectifying Plant Installed.
"Some time ago It was decided to cut
out practically all case goods and to
rectify all of the better grades here,
or><r tr. hn rwiif* hnnHed warehouse
goods. A rectifying plant has been
put up here, and an expert rectifier
was employed at a salary of >200 a
month. In view of this policy It would
seem decidedly unbuslness-llke to stock
up with case goods. In the meantime
a sufficient quantity of bulk goods has
been received to supply the rectifying
plant. We are short of some barrel
goods that have been needed a year;
at the same time we are very much
overstocked on some of the other barrel
goods.
"Respectfully submitted,
"W. O. Tatum, Commissioner."
Senator Chrlstensen's resolution Is as
follows:
"Whereas, It Is charged that the
state board of directors of the state
dispensary Is overstocking the dispensary
over the protest of the commissioner
with an enormous stock of liquors;
that much of their stock consists
of case goods for which there Is
no demand In this state; that published
reports of the said directors as
regards the amount of their purchases
are misleading; and
"Whereas, If these things be true,
the financial Interests of the state demand
that Immediate action be taken
by the general assembyl. Therefore
"Re it Resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concurring:
'Section 1. That a Joint committee,
consisting of two senators and three
members of the house of representatives,
be appointed by the presiding officers
of the respective houses to Investigate
the affairs of the state dispensary,
and to report their findings
to the general assembly at the earliest
possible moment. The said committee
Is hereby authorized and empowered
to elect a marshal, who, upon being
sworn, shall be and become a peace
officer of the state and Invested with
all the power of sheriffs and constables
In the service of any and all process
Issued by the committee aforesaid.
and with the power to arrest and
Imprison upon the order of the state
committee any and all persons who
shall fall and refuse to obey any legal
order of the said committee, or who
shall be guilty of any disorderly conduct
in the presence of said committee
during any session thereof, or who
shall be guilty of any contempt of the
said committee.
"Section 2. The said committee be.
and are hereby, authorized and empowered
to call before them by summons
or notice, in such form as the
committee may adopt and to be served
by the marshal of said committee, or
such other officer of the state as may
be by the committee required, such
person or persons as the committee
deem proper, and to require such person
or persons to answer upon oath
any and all questions that the com
mittee deem relevant and may propound
to him or them, and upon the
failure or refusal of such person or
persons to obey such summons or notice
or to answer such question or
questions, such person or persons shall
be deemed to be In contempt of the
authority of said committee, and may
be Imprisoned upon the order of said
committee in the common jail, to be
there .held until he or they shall comply
with the order of said committee?
"These are but a few samples of a
protest that was practically unanimous.
I have the letters on file, and
have attached the copy of one from
the dispenser at Sumter, together with
my reply.
"At this time there were In the county
dispensaries and at headquarters
<47,000 worth of these goods.
Agreed Not to Order Goods.
"With these facts I went before the
hnnrrt at racnlnr mpptlnflr in AuirusL
and asked that they discontinue ordering:
these goods. They acquiesced.
"During the session of the November
meeting of the board a list of the purchesea
proposed at that meeting was
furnished me by the clerk of the board.
On that I found about 6,500 cases of
these objectionable goods. I wrote a
memorandum on said list calling attention
to these goods, and asked that
they be cut out, and sent said memorandum
back to the board. The board
instructed the clerk verbally not to order
anything to which I objected. A
fews days later I learned that an additional
hatch of orders had been
provided, that no testimony given by II
said witness shall be used against them n\
In a criminal prosecution.
"Section 3. That the committee be
authorized, to send for and require N(
the production of any and all books,
papers or other documents which may
be deemed. relevt it to said investigation,
and to require said person or said
persons In possession of said papers to
produce the same, and any person or
persons who shall fall or refuse to act gc
on the order of the committee to produce
such papers or documents shall
be deemed guilty of contempt.
"Section 4. That the committee shall
have power to administer necessary
oaths, and any person who shall, after jQ
being sworn before the 'committee ia
swear falsely, shall be deemed guilty G(
of perjury, and upon conviction shall
be punished as provided by law.
"Section ?. That said committee be,
and they are hereby, authorized and
directed to order the commissioner of tb
the state dispensary to withhold the Qf
payment of any claims against the ^
state dispensary or any of its officers
which they may deem advisable, until
same Is duly proved by the productlon
of the books of original entry, and
all documents and correspondence relatlng
to all their transaction with the w|
state dispensary, and to require the ^
person or persons In custody or possession
of said books, documents, pa- _
CO
pers and corespondence to produce the
same before? the said committee In per
son, and when such proof has been
submitted to and approved by the said pr
committee, and the state treasurer is m
hereby forbidden to pay such claims
except upon written notice from the e
chairman of said committee."
This resolution confers practically 8e
the same powers as were conferred 8U
wl
upon the celebrated dispensary investigating
committee by the amended th
Joint resolution, under which the committee
last year held up the claims **
against the state dispensary. It Is un- UI
derstood, however, to be the intention ,a
of the introducer of this resolution that
the committee to be appointed shall co
report at this session of the general b
assembly and within as few days as ,8'
possible. yt
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THE PROOF CONCLUSIVE. V!
sr
President's Message to Senate on ^
the Brownsville Affair. C|{
The president on Tuesday of this
I week sent the senate the following cc
supplementary message as to the th
Brownsville affair: ht
In my message to the senate treat- gj
Ing of the dismissal, without honor, sp
of certain named members of the dt
three companies of the twenty-fifth Uf
Infantry, I gave the reports of the of- cc
fleers upon which the dismissal was nc
based. These reports were made In W1
accordance with the custom in such
cases; for It would, of course, be Im- it;
"""?i1,1 ^ Htnnlnllne in the *1,
army save by pursuing precisely the
course that In this case was pursued, h
Inasmuch, however, as In the senate 0f
question was raised as. to the suffl- m
| cleney of the evidence. I deemed it af
| wise to send Major Blocksom and As- j,|
sistant to the Attorney General Pur- UI
dy to Brownsville to make a thorough gt
Investigation on* the ground in refer- j
ence to the matter. I herewith transmlt
Secretary Taft's report and the to
testimony taken under oath of the n(
various witnesses examined In the ge
course of the Investigation. I also
submit various exhibits. Including fll)
maps of Brownsville and Fort Brown,
photographs of the various build- ^
Ings, a letter from Judge Parks to his j
wife, together with a bandoleer, 33 Cfl
empty shells, seven ball cartridges
and four-clips picked up In the streets
of Brownsville within a few hours after
the shooting: three steel Jacketed w
bullets and some scraps of castings of
other bullets picked out of the houses tv
ft
Into which they had been fired. A
telegram from United States Com- ar
mlssloner, R. B. Creager, at Browns- ar
vllle, announces that six additional ?*
bullets?like the others, from Spring- 'n
field rifles?taken from buildings In 08
Brownsville, with supporting affldavlts,
have since been sent to the secre- b<
tary of war.
The Crimes Enumerated.
It appears from the testimony that
on the night of the 13th of August, 'e
1906, several crimes were committed ,n
by some person or persons in the city m
of Brownsville. Among these were
the following:
(a) The murder of Frank Natus. a*
(b) The assault with Intent to kill
of Lieutenant of Police Domlnguez,
whose horse was killed under him MC
and whose arm was shot so severely 'n
that it had to be amputated. ta
(c) The assault with Intent to kill ta
of Mr. and Mrs. Hale Odin and their
little boy, who were In the window of 'n
the Miller hotel. ^
(d) The shooting Into several pri- R
vate residences In the city of Browns- w
ville. three of them containing women 'n
and children. *a
(e) The, shooting and slightly d<
wounding of Preclado. w
These crimes were certainly com- tl<
mltted by somebody.
As to the motive for the commls- w
sion of the crimes, it appears that *t
trouble of a more or less serious kind In
hud occurred between individual
members of the companies and Indi- or
vidua! citizens of Brownsville, culml- <*<i
nating in complaints which resulted
In the soldiers being confined within at
the limits of the garrison on the ev- m
ening of the day In question. w
The evidence, as will be seen, sy
shows beyond any possibility of hon- w
est question that some of the Individ- w
uals among the colored troops whom at
I have dismissed committed the out- pt
rages mentioned: and that some or e<]
all of the other individuals whom I dl
dismissed had knowledge of the deed gi
and shielded from the law those who sc
committed It. te
Ludicrous on Its Face.
The only motive suggested as pos
sibly influencing any one else was a
desire to get rid of the colored troops. er
so strong thi? it impelled the citi- se
zens of Browi /llle to shoot up their
houses, to kill one of their own num- er
her, to assail their own police, wounding
the lieutenant who had been an
officer for twenty years?all with the
purpose of discrediting the negro
troops. The suggestion on Its face is ^
so ludicrously impossible that It is ^
difficult to treat it as honestly made.
This theory supposes that the assailHU
ants succeeded in obtaining the uni- ^
form of the negro soldiers, that before
Htl
starting on their raid they got over
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NSEL'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
w Governor Outlines His Views Of
State Matters.
ILL OF PEOPLE SHALL BE OBEYED.
luarely Advocates Abolition of 8tata
Oisponaary?Ablo Discussion of Various
Matters of Intsrsst to ths People.
Governor Ansel delivered the folo.IHmo.
a t hla ina ninirntlnn
Tuesday:
entlemen of the General Assembly
and My Fellow Citizens:
In obedience to the will of the peoe
of this state, as expressed at the
illot box, I am here today to ta.lce
e solemn oath of office as governor
South Carolina, and to assume the
ities of this high and responsible potion.
I am deeply grateful to the peoplfe
r this manifestation of their confl nce,
and, when I survey the vast
sponsiblllties and duties connected
Ith the same, I realize deeply m?* indllty
to fully meet them. Feeling,
>wever, that I shall have your full
'operation and support, and relying
ion your help at all times, I assume
ese duties and responsibilities,
-nmlsing to give them my best judgent
and talents, and all the powers
1th which the great God has endowI
me.
And, gentlemen of the general asmbly,
while the responsibilities asimed
by me are great, yet the same
111 of the people has called you to
e performance of duties equally
tportant. To my mind, there Is no
eater honor that can be bestowed
>on a citizen than that of being a
w maker.
It has been wisely provided In our
institution that the government shall
s divided Into three departments, leglatlve,
executive and Judicial. To
?u Is committed the sacred power of
aklng the laws under which all the
jople shall live and by which they
tall be governed. How great then Is
tur function and how careful should
>u be in enacting wise laws, beneflol
alike to all our citizens.
Our industrial development has been
immensurate with the progress of
ie age and our educational Interests
ive not lagged behind, yet there are
-eat things to be done and great relonsibllltles
to be met in the,various
ities that we owe to our state. Let
i all, therefore, with courage and
infldence, be true to our oaths of of:e
and strive for all those things that
111 elevate and educate our citisenilp
and give that peace and prosper/
to our people that they are entl?d
to at our hands.
The annual message of Governor
eyward. made to you at this session
' the legislature, gives you full inforatlon
of the condition of our public
fairs and I desire to congratulate
m and the state on the great meaa e
of prosperity that has come to the
ate during his wise administration,
feel It my duty at this time and in
is presence to call your attention
certain legislation which I think
>edful to be enacted at the present
ssion of the legislature.
It was my privilege, during the past
immer, when making the campaign
r the honorable office which I this
ty assume, to discuss before the peoe
certain measures to which I now
ill your attention.
Education.
Our state constitution requires that
e shall "provide a liberal system of
ee public schools for all children beireen
the ages of six and twenty-one."
rhen we consider the great power
id influence of an educated people
id that the strength and prosperity
' a state depend ultimately upon the
telligence of the average citizen, we
in realize the mind of the framers
' this orfeanic law. It, therefore,
thooves us to enact such laws as will
illy carry out this wise provision of
le state constitution.
The state institutions of higher
arnlng are well equipped and are dog
a great work in the education of
any of our girls and boys, but these
irtunate ones are but a meagre 10
>r cent of those within the school
te; the other 90 per cent are wholly
(pendent upon the common schools.
It Is true that many of the graded
hools are kept open for nine months
the year by the help of the special
xes voted upon themselves by the
xpayers of the particular school
strict, but many of the small schools
the rural districts are In session but
iree or four months In the year,
eallzing that most of the children
ho attend these schools are recelvg
from them all the school advanges
that they will ever get, are we J
>lng our full duty by them? Are
e thus fUtinK them ror ail 01 ine uut-s
of an Intelligent citizenship?
We are building for the future and
e should see to it that we build
rung and well. You have no more
iportant matter that will come beire
you, and I recommend that 11bal
appropriations be made for the)
immon schools.
I also ask your special attention to
id consideration of the establish-)
ent of high schools In connection i
ith and as u part of the free school
stem of our state. Many children
ill be able to attend the high school
ho cannot attend a state college,
id many others will be better preired
for college after having attendI
the high school. It is a step in the)
reotion of giving to the boys and
rls better opportunities in their)
hool life and for making them betr
citizens.
Liquor Question.
One of the most important subjects
at you have before you for considatlon,
gentlemen of the general asmbly.
Is the liquor question.
The people of the state have spoki
in no uncertain sound, and we canit
mistake their meaning, that the
ate dispensary system should be
lollshed and that there must be en ted
In its .stead a law Drovldlng for
cal option, as between county prohitlon
and county dispensaries.
In making my campaign this past
immer, one of the principal issues
'fore the people was the question of
ate dispensary or local county op>n
as between county prohibition
id county dispensaries.
The plank in my platform upon
that question is as follows:
"I am opposed to the system of a
state dispensary. I am in favor of local
county option, between county
prohibition and county dispensaries.
Let each county say for Itself whether
it desires that liquor shall be sold
in that county or that It shall not be
sold therein. This system has been,
and is now, the law In several of the
states around and near us, and it is
regarded with satisfaction, as far as I
have been able to learn. You know
what you had rather have in your
county, and you should, therefore,
have a right to say so, and not let oth er
counties vote upon what your county
should have. You managre your
own affairs in everything else, why
not In this matter?
"I favor each county voting upon
that question for themselves. If the
vote is for liquor to be sold, then let
a county dispensary be operated in
that county under the restriction now
thrown around the sale or liquor, with
such other regulations as the legislature
may deem best. Let the county
board of control be appointed by the
governor and let the board so appointed
have charge of the whole
matter for that county, said board to
report to the judge at each term of
the circuit court for that county for
all of its actings and doings and then
let the judge hand that report to the.
grand jury for their inspection and
Investigation, with such instructions
as he may think proper. Whatever
profit is made will go to the county.
Let the dispensers be paid a salary
and not a commission on what they
sell. If the vote Is for prohibition,
then allow no liquor to be sold In such
county, and pass a stringent law providing
for the punishment of all
'blind tigers' and other violators of
the law, and make it the duty of the
county sheriffs, deputies, constables,
marshals, policemen and other peace
officers to see, that this law Is enforced,
and all violators are brought to
justice and punishment.
"I would be glad if no liquors were
sold as a beverage, but the conditioni
are such at this time that I believe
this to be the best way to deal with
the question."
I stand upon that platform today,
and I urge that you enact a law abolishing
the state dispensary system and
give to the people of each county the
right to vote upon the question of
county prohibition or county dispensary.
The best way of controlling the sale
of liquor has been agitating the minds
of the people of this country for many
years; the sale of It has been declared
an evil by the highest court of the
land and the question for us now is
which is the best way of controlling
it in. this state.
The state dispensary system was
adopted, and, after a trial of thirteen
years, a great majority of the people
of the state have said that they wish
It abolished and that each county
shall be allowed the right to say
whether they will have prohibition or
county dispensaries.
The will of the people Is supreme,
and we should heed their demands.
Many of you were elected upon the
same platform and the matter is now
before you gentlemen. It is for you
to say whether the will of the people
shall be carried out or not Let us do
our duty without fear or favor.
Bucket Shops.
Another matter that I desire to
bring to your attention is the enactment
of a law preventing the opera-'
tlon of what la known a* "Ducxei
shops," or cotton or stock exchanges.
This Is a species of speculation that Is
taking thousands of' dollars from this
state, is demoralising our citizens
and is bringing many of them to poverty
and ruin.
The states of North Carolina and
Georgia have already prohibited them
from doing business within their
boundaries, and we owe it to ourselves
and to the good name of the stat^
that we follow the example so worthily
set us. We now have on our statute
books an act declaring "unlawful
contracts for the sale of articles for
future delivery, made under certain
circumstances," etc.
Let us now follow this up with an
act prohibiting any bucket shop or
cotton or stock exchange or any other
exchange of like character from doing
business in this state.
Assault, Etc.
I further wish to call your attention
to another matter which I consider
of grave importance at this particular
time In our history, and that is
the enactment of a law providing the
death penalty for any male person
making an assault upon a female with
Intent to ravish, granting the right to
the jury trying the case to fix the
punishment at life imprisonment in
the state penitentiary if in their judgment
the facts warrant a punishment
leas than death.
In this day when we read of so
many assaults of this character being
made, it behooves us to wake up to
the situation and make the penalty so
severe that the women of this state
may be protected from this heinous
crime and the perpetrators punished
so severely that all will be deterred
from committing the same.
I further recommend that an act be
passed providing that in all cases of
rape or assault with intent to ravish,
the female may be allowed to testify
in private, before the judge, in the
presence of the counsel for the state
and defendant and the defendant
himself, and that the testimony so
taken shall be read to the Jury as the
evidence of the said witness on the
trial of the case. This Is the law in
at least one if not more of the states
of the Union, and should be the law
in this state.
In this connection I think It Important
also to ask that you pass an act
to make It a misdemeanor to post or
display in any public place or on any
street or highway Indecent pictures of
females. It is an evil that has been
growing in the last few years, and
one that calls for action on our part
It is not necessary for me to call to
your attention the reasons why this
act should be passed; It Is obvious to
all right thinking persons.
I respectfully recommend that a
system of mounted police or patrol
for the rural districts be established.
This Is no new Idea, but it is one that
Is being carried out with great success
In many countries. When there are
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