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idersbn Intelligencer. ?PUBLiSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. J. I . OLTNKSOALES, ) Editors and C. C. LANGSTON, j Proprietors. TERMS: ONE YEAR.51 50 I >IX MONTHS. 75 ~ ' ' " . - WEDNESDAY, JAN. 81, 1891. Tfc e Lau rens- A dvert iser perti nen tly re : marl:s that Evans 'will be the next Gov eriio ??of Georgia, The State of South Carolina has leased the Palmetto Brewing Company's plant In Charleston and will manufacture lots of la{ ;er for the dispensary. *Th ) Samter Freeman, an Alliance I 'papes ysays: "And the spies have gone j to ?I ipplng women's faces 1 Tbe day of | doon to them and their bo3s ia at hand, by tie eternal, undying manhood of Carolinians!" 2te;>ublican3 laugh at Democrats who 8*3: tl to passage of the Wilson bill will be u goo ? thing for the country. .Well, the Tools laughed when Noah was building the ak, too, and we all know what be? came of them. -_- m -; A j raded tax upon bachelors is recom misDC ed by the Baltimore Sun, and it is eatiru ated that an annnal revenue of 840, 000,0( 0 might be derived by the govern? ment in thi3 way. Tbe older the "bach" b gger the tux. Some old-lived ohap I >o advocating a tax on old maids. T.h\?superintendent of the Immigration hurej ,u reports that since October last more Europeans have been returning to the i ild world than are coming to this conn; ry. If his information is correct, the 51 a migration problem is solved or, at r leajt, suspended for the time being. Thi i debate on the tariff bill and the final vote on it will take place in Con? gress to-morrow. Ex-Speaker Reed will close the debate on the Republican side, und i ongressman Wilson, author of the billon the Democrat? side. The bill will j go through the House with a big majo; ity. _ Thj i Reform candidates thn.^?ar spoken or fo ? gubernatorial honors are: W. D. Evan if of Marlboro ; John Gary Evans, Alke >; W. H. Ellerbe, of Marion; James RTiadal, Clarendon; W. H. Tim mer? man.1 of Edgefield, and Sampson Pope, of '/.New,'Jerry. Anderson County has not beat heard from yet. TO h disastrous urea and railroad acci dezita, tbe current yea** starts in'as thocj'h trying to tie the record of its Im medi ?te predecessor which will be re meL3it?ered chiefly for the series of caiiiri lities which it produced. But hope springs eternal In the human breast and ihipga are liable to be different in the aprirjg._ _ Thy Abbeville correspondent of the A^igl sta Chronicle says Governor Flower, ,.f A'< w York, will be in Abbeville on tho secos d and third of February. He oometi to visit the birthplace of secession. He ?will >, ome via the Seaboard "Air Line, on onj j )f the finest trams ever pulled *hroq gh the South. About 300 will be in the f-arty. Among the party is Major Gene-al Slooum. Abbeville will give the party a grand reception, Rei\ DeWitt Tal mage, the world re? nowned preacher, has tendered his resig? nation as pastor of the Brooklyn Taberna? cle. 1 ho. Church is 8200,000 in debt, and in order to liquidate this debt the trustees ^ pj-ope sed selling tickets for Sunday ser P^ices at ten cents each, whioh Mr. Tal , mage opposes. The matter will be car * ried before the Presbytery, and every effort^ made, to get Mr. Tal mage to with? draw; bis letter ofreaign?llbh. -i m ? M> . At BattlefCreek, Mich., there i3 an Enthusiastic body of Seventh Day Adyen tisjis who believe that the end of the werla is near at hand. They predict a gr^fod cataolyism at no distant day. The ^mi?t powerful reason for this reckless ' foreoa Bt is that Mrs. Ellen Whito, the mothi rof Adventlsm, has had a vision. Jjjtt thl ? vision she asserts that the Lord told her that the world wo uld come to an ; end i n a Bbort time. The accuracy ofj Mrs. White's visions is never questioned by her followers; they say she has never deceh ed them. They believe she is more prophetic even than Cassandra of old. The International Migration Society has been incorporated at Birmingham ; under the laws of Alabama with a capital stock i )f ?100,000, by J. L. Daniel and associates. The company proposes to send r e/, roes from the Southern States to Africa. It will operate-a line of steamers between America and Monrovia, Liberia. A uni form fare of 820 per head will be \ chargf d, which is to pay for passage and board en route. The society claims to be prepared to furnish homes and employ? ment : for the negroes in Liberia. The ?^promoters expect contributions from all - O^eY The South and from Africa, and ?will a"so call on Congress for an appro? priates. > The New York World says loose state zcont aas led to some misapprehension with lespect to the income tax bill. _Incomi3S of 84,000 or less will pay no tax under the bill if passed in its present ^ form. Incomes of more than 84,000 will pay a 2 per cent, tax only on the excess over Si.000, and not, as has been errone? ously assumed, upon their whole amount. Thus tae possessor of au income of 85,000 must ray the tax on 51,000. If the cur? rent assumption were correct, that the . whole of the taxable incomes would be taxed, a manifest injustice would be done. A man with an income of 84,000 'would escape the tax^wbile his neighbor with ai income of 84,050 would have to pay ?s;i in taxes as a fine for earning the . extra }S0. ._ _ The Atlanta Constitution well says: "Them should be no cotton mills in New 'England. The fact that a cotton factory cam bj operated profitably a thousand miles away from the fields that produce tt o raw material makes the world wonder what the Southern people are doing and what they are thinking about. We should manufacture our cotton here at home md our distributing centres, rail? ways and ports will send it to the most distant markets. We can manufacture cotton cheaper here than it can be done in New 13ngland and save the freight on the raw a .aterial and the manufactured pro? duct tbat comes back to us. None of the cotton mills of the future should be start? ed in ..he Northeast. The South is their natur.il home and they will pay larger dividends here than anywhere else." ?In Belgium it is the custom to give certificates of marriages in the form of | little books, which also contains a sum? mary of the marriage laws, and among a mass )f other miscellaneous information directions for the feeding and care of in? fants. There are also places for entering the ni.roes and birthdays of the children of the marriage, the authorities consider? ately ilTordlnp space for twelve such en? tries. ? A gambling town rivalling Monte Curio ;n business if not in the elegance of its appointments is Roby, Indiana. It is just over the line east of South Chicago, and it is said that ten thousand sports from iJhe Windy City visit Roby every day. Two weeks ago Chief of Police Brennan closed every gambling house in Chicago and the big covered amphitheatre erected by the Columbian Athletic Club at Roby has been converted into one of | the greatest gambling establishments in theeoautry^gV. PKOSTTTUriOX OF T?k pa kooning POWER. Wo publish elsewhere in the columns of the Intelligencer this week a full account ol the arrest, trial and conviction of whiskey Constable Elliott before a Trial Justice in Charleston for an assault upon a woman while he was persecuting an unlawful search in her husband's store for contraband whiskey ; also what Gov. Tillmaa did and said as soon as ho heard of the conviction. Leaving out of consideration the fact that the assault was made upon a defence? less woman in the absence of her hus? band, and that it was committed by the consrnblo -while searching the premises without a warrant and without even exhibiting his badge of office, it uppears that he was regularly tried beforo a Trial Justice of the highest respectability, and, waiving a trial by jury, was duly con? victed of the assault upon the testimony of six witnesses, contradicted only by the defendant himself, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or be imprisoned for 30 days. As ao<Mi as Gov. Tillrnan heard of the result of the trial, and in advance of receiving official information, he tele? graphed in hot haste to the Trial Justice not to com mit Elliott, as he would pardon him as soon as he received a copy of the sentence. Thin act he iustified in the following language spoken to the repor? ters in Columbia at the time: "I don't propose to have partisan juries pot a constable in jail when they won't convict a whiskey seller on the most indisputable evidence. They shall not put lying witnesses against a gentle? man whom I know persona? y to be a Sentlernaa. I would take Elliott's evl ence againut any whiskey dealer in Charleston or anywhere else. There are numbers ot men in Charleston who won't perjure themselves, and such men shall be put on the juries or I will romove every trial justice in Charleston." When he uttered these words the Gov? ernor doubtless thought that Elliott had been convicted by a jury. Learning his mistake ho subsequently said, ''the Trial Justice might as well send in his resig? nation," udding much more that showed the hotness of his temper. But what we wish particularly to invite attention to is the glaring and out? rageous prostitution of the pardoning -power by Gov. Tillrnan. There is no donbt of the Governor's constitutional right to pardon any offender, but the power should be orderly end cautiously exercised after due investigation of the (Sots of each case, and is generally exer? cised only upon consultation with the officers of the law engaged in the trial. But here he.did not even wait to consult the defendants own attoruy, much less to receive a report/%f the case, but used the swiftest messenger at his command, to-wit, the telegraph, to order the Trial Justice to surpend sentence until ho could issue a pardon to the offender. This was not the calm and deliberate act of an Executive intent on enforoing a due and orderly administration of the law. YX was rather a defiance of the law, when invoked against those whose con? duct he was determined to nphold at all hazzards; the resentful act of a bitter partisan who would brook no interfer? ence with those whom he had appointed to do his will. He denounced the wit? nesses who testified against the consta? bles as "lying witnesses," threatens to pack the juries, remove the Trial Justice, and, if needs be, to call out the military; and all this as an expression of his resent? ment for the conviction of Elliott. Are th a people?the plain people who put Gov. Tillrnan into office?blind that they cannot see that his will is the meas? ure of the law; that at his will this Dis? pensary Act, with all its odious features of searches and seizures, spies and infor? mers, was framed; that by the force of his will a turbulent and subservient ma? jority of the Legislature was made to adopt it; and that it Is now his will that It shall be enforced by his minions, despite the verdicts of juries and the independent judgment of Trial Justices ? Is not this the act of a tyrant who puts himself above the law, and tramples under foot the cherished sentiments of a people ? Do they seenothing to condemn, and will they still say it is all right because Gov. Tillrnan so orders it ? We ! do not believe that they are so lost to all sense of manhood, to all respect for a due observance of the law, and to the love of freedom, as to look on with indifference and sea their homes invaded and their liberties assailed, and when they have appealed to the law in its appointed forms and instrumentalities to redress their wrongs, to see its mandates venge fully net aside by the Governor of the State in order to proteot the wrong-doer from just punishment. And may not the day soon come when, if the Courts are not to bo permitted to protect their rights and redress their wrongs, an in? dignant people will take that redress into their own hands ? Who shall then say that the conduct of Gov. Tillrnan has not contributed to bring about the result ? Let the people answer. Assaulted a Woman. Charleston, Jan. 24.?All the indica? tors here point to bloodshed, which will grow out of the enforcement ot the new dispensary law. An incident occurred to-day which nearly precipitated a riot. The whis? key constabulary started out in the morning and raided the grocery store of W. F. Jordan, a well-to-do and highly respectable merchant. While they were looting the place, Mr. George S. Legare. who is Jordan's lawyer, came down ana attempted to see his client. The constabu? lary arrested him, and by their directions he was taken to the police station in the Black Maria. Later in the day the spies raided the grocery of A. C. Nolte, 26 Vanderhorst street. Mrs. Nolte was the only one in and she stood at the door and forbade thetn to enter. One of the spies numed Elliot, it is said, slapped her in the face, and the posse started to enter. Instantly, as if by magic, a body of over 100, apparently respectable white men, ap pearod on the scene and for a few moments it looked like a case of lynching. Fortunately the police station was not far off aud the chief of police with a squad of reserves cime up In time and guarded the con blabulary to the police station, the crowd following. Elliot was subsequently served with a warrant charging him with assault and battery. The crowd which threatened the con? stables was clearly not an impromptu mob. The quick gathering seems to give color to a rumor that an organiza? tion has been formed to resist the tyran? nical and odious dispensary law and a collision is likely to occur at any time. The constables, when they start out on a raid, are now guarded by a equad of policemen. The situation is verv squal? ly. Charleston, Jan. 27.?The trial of J. C. Eiliot, a whiskey spy, whose assault on Mrs. Nolte a few days ago led to a riot and an attempt to lynch him, was con? ducted to-day beforo Justice Burnett. The defendant was convicted of assault and battery, and was sentenced to a ?50 fine or thirty days imprisonment. Before announcing the verdict Justice llurnett said that the testimony submitted by the State had been uncontradicted save by the defendant. The defense had not shown thatany of the witnesses should he doubted.?Special to Columbia Stale. ? The necessity of putting some sort of restriction on the use of tue mails, so far at least as to make possible the identifi? cation of the sender of packages, is start lingly emphasized by the occurrence re Eorted from Gangee, Mich. Mr. C. W. eggett, of that town, received a small box'through the post-office, and when be undertook to open it an explosion occur? red, which burned his hand terribly. He returned the box to the post-office, and it was sent to Chicago for examination, when it was ascertained that the ex? plosion was only the fulminate, which was intended to explode what was evidently a dangerous bomb. Its faulty construction was the only thing that saved Mr. Lsggett from being blown to pieces. The postoffice of? ficials p-e trying to determine where the dangerous thing came from, but there seems little likelihood of their beiug able to do so, TUE TWO REFORM FACTIONS. How They are Affect**;! by tbe Washing? ton Conference. Coltmbia, S. C, January 25 ? The political leaders in this State who have been making things so lively In Wash? ington for the past weok are now all re turufhg homo, iully propared to carry out the plans for tho comingcampaign which havo been agreed upon at tho National Capital. At least those who have iu con? ference "settled everything and brought about a reconciliation of the leaders" fondly believe that thoy have removed everything from their path, but very shortly the other side of the picture will be turned to the public, and there will very likely be a big surprise in store tor a great many of these men who attempt to shape everything at a small conference held hundreds of miles away from tho coming scene of action. The surprise is going to come from tho Alliance side of the house. j Thero have been a good many men from this side of tho house in Washington , also who did not attend those conferen? ces, and they have returned to begiu the "war to the knife and the knife to ibo hilt." Mr. J. W. Bowden, the editor of the Cotton Plant, who has been among tho people of the State a groat deal in the last few months, returned from Wash? ington to-day. He isthe man who caused the rupture between Congressman Mc Laurin and the members of the confer? ence, making him withdraw from tho conference. The conference has decided that there shall be no March or July Convention. Now it will be well to read tbe following statement made by Mr. Bowden when I called upon him tu is morning: "I was very well pleased with the results of my trip to Washington, but I was in no conference. Mv trip was prin? cipally on business. I did not attend a single conference of any kind in refer? ence to State politics. I interviewed the dolega;ion from this State?all of them? and lam well satisfied that a March Convention will be held, as I suggested, called by tbe Executive Committee of the Farmers' Association, and the people will rule it. I don't belioye that the confer? ence of the bosses in Washington will have very much effect on the action of the people in South Carolina. I will simply add that I think that it will pay better for Gubernatorial candidate? here? after to do their work at home 1- .-tend of spending their time in electioneering with the ring at the National Capital." Other Reform leaders tell me to-day that this Convention is going to be called. There is every reason to believe that it will soon, for Congressman Shell kept aloof from all conferences in Washington and none of tbe other leaders on that side of the house attended any of tho conferences. They say * o,.that the time has come for Governor Tillrnan to get down off tbe fence and declare himself outright in favor of one side or the other. They consider that his attending the li by conference is a virtual pledge on his part to support Irby's candidate, John Gary Evans. They say that Irby and Tillrnan and all the others are afraid of any kind of an early Convention and won't dare to touch it. They tell me that they want tbe early Convention: that the Alliance faolion of the Reformers want it and are fighting for it. What is more, they say they are going to have it. I am told, too, that it will not be long before a rupture that is brewing between certain men will materialize, and when it does my inform? ant says that "the air is going to be lurid." As will be seen from Mr. Bow den's talk above there is hardly a doubt now that a March Convention, which was once so popular and effective, will be held this year. A good many of the secrets of the recent conferences in Washington are now known here and perhaps the most am using one bears upon Senator Irby's open letters and communications. I am told that tbe first thing the conference did was to pass a resolution that Senator Irby should write no more such communica? tions. It is pretty safe to say that had the Senator not written those communi? cations a great deal that is now known would not have come out for quite a time yet. There is a rumor going the rounds here to-day that the trouble between Senator Irby and Congressman McLaurin had resulted in th6 latter sending a chal? lenge to Senator Irby to fight a duel. As far as can be ascertained there is absolutely no truth in the story. I made careful inquiries among those who Lave just returned from Washington, und they say the story probably originated from a statement made in Washington yesterday by a friend of Mr. Laurin's that he would not be surprised if tbe Congressman "hould make it warm for the Senator. Governor Tillrnan, after hiE: week's stay at the National Capital, returned to tbe city to-day, reaching here at 1 o'clock, and went to tbe Executive Mansion. Knowing that Governor Tillrnan had been at the conferences and that deep in? terest is taken in tbe object and results of bis visit, I called on him this afternoon j and he submitted to an interview in which he gives the publio the first ex? pression of his opinions aad ideas on the coming political campaign. The inter? view is no doubt a result of the confer? ences: I "In the first place," said the Governor, "I desire to state that my visit to Wash? ington had nothing to do with the pre? valent discussion on the subject of a Convention. I bad intended to go to that city before the Legislature met and have been an anging my business with a view to that visit. I desired and took occasion while there to investigate the delay in refunding the interest and pen? alties on the direct tax because I felt that now, if ever, when our people along the coast are so destitute, they should have tbe benefit of this pittance in their dis? tress. Another purpose of my visit was to appear before the judiciary committee of the House in support of legislation looking to relief from the usurpation of the United States Judges in tho matter of receiverships, taxes on railroads, otc. "I also had a pleasant conference with the commissioner of internal revenue, Mr. Miller, with a view t? explaining tbe situation in the State among tho small distillers, and I made aa effort to enlist the support of the commissioner in a project I have for establishing a bonded ware house at Columbia, where all of the small distillers could store their liquor alter purchase by the State, so that we could age it before enteriug into con? sumption and before paying the tax on it. I directed tho attention of the com? missioner to this matter with tho hope of bavintr him given authority by Congress to do this, (for he does not possess it now I am informed,) and he took very kindly to the idea, especially when I assured him that if we could find steady and quick Bale for all tbe liquor that is made in the State it would largely increase tho revenue of the National Government." "But, Governor, what about South Carolina politics ?" "Well, as the impression has gone abroad from our enemies that I went there solely with a view to have a con? ference with Senator Irby and out mem? bers on this all-absorbing topic, I will bo very frank with you. In the first place, speaking for myself and for all of those who represent us in Washington and who participated in the conference, we desire it to be distictly understood that we do not assume to do more than give expression to views and offer advice to the people whom we represent as to the best course to pursue. I-found that thero bos been a desperate effort by our enemies to sow seeds of discord among tbe loaders of tbe Reform Movement here and in Washington. Those of us who were present in the oonfereuco that was held, after a full discussion of exist? ing conditions and consideration of the question in all its bearings, arrived at the conclusion that the agitation for an early Convention and tho calling of one are unwise." "But, Governor, I thought it was un? derstood that you favored a Conven? tion." "No. There you ore mistaken. Ihave given tbe matter serious thought and have always doubted tbe propriety and the wisdom of a Convention. Thero are strong arguments in its favor looking from a certain standpoint, but thero are stronger arguments against it when we consider the situation as a wholo. I dislike to discuss this question iu any spirit other than from a disinterested and impartial standpoint, and my oulyexcuse to the people for obtruding my opinion upon them (and I will say here that it is the opinion after deliberation among all our friends here and in Washington) is that I, as the acknowledged leader and exponent of the 'Reform' Movement, could with more propriety assume to advise the people than any other one man. In the first place it must be re? membered that the fundamental princi? ple underlying the ,poi'orm' Movement in South Carolina, and the issue I made more prominent than any other in my campaign of 1800, was tho demand for a primary election at which each and every voter would havo tho opportunity of voicing his own wishes as to those who should be put in office, and we went so far in that direction as to incorporate in the March platform the demand for such primary after a joint canvass by those who sought the suffrage of the people. I consider that that issue alone was para? mount in tho minds of tho people in tho unanimity with which they rallied to my support and that all othors were of minor importance. Now this demand for a Convention among 'Reformer? ariseB' from u desire?an honest one I am ready \ to admit?on the part of many to prevent wrangling in our own ranks and concern trato our forces in support of some ouo candidate. "But what then becomes of the grand Erinciple of a free, fair and open light efore the people and discussion by the candidates if such Convention bo held ?'' "In 1S90, after being defeated in the campaign of 1SSG and 1SSS by reason of our disorganized condition, tliu 'Reform' Democrats decided to meet in Conven? tion in order to pit, organization against organization and to force a discussion of tho issues because nearly all the news? papers wore against us. The rin? at that time had full possossioo of all the party machinery. They were entronched in tho State House, and it was ielt neces? sary to formulate a platform and put forth exponents of tho principles declared in that plutforin to canvass the State and to arouse tho people to carry those princi? ples to victory. The conditions are en? tirely changed now. The 'Reformers' are iu absolute possession of tho Govern? ment, both in Stato and county, except in a half dczon countios. Wo have the entire party machinery in our posses? sion, and if we Loil a Convention with? out a campaign iu which all tho candi? dates shall have a hearing wo stultify ourselves, forestall the will of tho people, assume to dictate who shall be the candi? dates for the offices, and in truth such a Convention would be in tbe light of facts a Convention of 'Reformers' against 'Reformers.' Tho machine which we fought iu 1890 is dead; it no longer exists." "Well, Governor, what about the argu? ment in favor of a Convention?" "There la only one argument, and that is this: With say half a dozon men prominent in the 'Reform' Movement and allied with it all running for tbe office of Governor, it might be possible for our oppouonts to give their strength to some one of those who would be least objectionable and most inclined to trade with them or make concessions if elected, and thereby the Conservatives in some of the counties?and possibly [a the State Convention?might hold the balance of Eower. This is the only argument that as ever presented itself to anyone, but I think the oeople are sufficiently educated and can ?e relied upon to watch the words and remember tbe records of tbe various candidates so to choose wisely who shall be Governor and who shall fill the other offices. On the one hand if wo hold a Convention the trouble istbat a large contingent of our people, a ma? jority probably, would take no haud in it, for it is very early and there are no signs of any puiturbation among the mosses, although there is a vast deal of effervescing in the minds of those who want to get office. In due time after the crops are laid by, or at least after they are well under way. "The issues of the coming campaign, which I take to be the dispensary law and the holding of a Constitutional Con? vention, will be thoroughly discussed by 'Reformers' and 'Autis,' and the people will, no doubt, elect such men as will carry out their wishes. If, after four years' discussion and agitation and another canvass, our people shall not have become sufficiently educated to make a wise selection and see that only good men are put on guard, I fail to see how the holding of a Convention and forestalling their action will better their condition. "The danger of some weak man who is lacking in backbone and nerve to con? tinue and perfect the reforms which baye been inaugurated during my incum? bency being elected is as nothing com? pared to the danger of the people feeling that they have been betrayed, and that office is the paramount object rather than the welfare of the Commonwealth. To return to the Convention system after proclaiming our belief iu the ability and right of the people to govern themselves is like a dog returning to his vomit, and I would be ashamed to go on the stump as nominee of such a Convention. "Lot the men who desire to rule South Carolina win their spurs as I won mine, by open discussion and a fair fight, and all will be well. Let any self-constituted loaders undertake to call a Convention and nominate a ticket and the order to the army of 'Reformers' to advance will only be obeyed by a small contingent. Demoralization and recrimination will surely follow and while the thirty thous? and Conservatives are ranged in 6erried phalanx, moving as one man, the 'Re? form' forces will be scattered and divid? ed. If we cannot trust the people they should not trust us; and if my advice has any weight they will absolutely re? fuse to countenance any attempt to cheat them of the right of seeing tbe aspirants for office face to face and judging them on their merits. "I do not wish to say more, and, in justice to myself and those who have trusted me, I can not say less. Of course, if the people want to hold a Con? vention it is their right, and they will do so anyway. No one can object, least of all the candidates."?Special to News and Courier. Tronble In Charleston. Governor Tillman must have thought that there was "blood on tbe moon" in Charleston yesterday from the character of the telegrams that passed between him and Capt. Cogswell, of tbe Washington LightTnlantry. During tbe morning he was advised by Chief Constable GaiHard, who is very much of an alarmist, that be feared trouble. It was upon this mes? sage that Governor Tillman telegraphed Capt. Cogswell, of the Washington Light Infantry, whetber he could count on tbe company In case of an emergency, and if the men would respond to a call for im? mediate action if such be necessary, Capt. Cogswell sent a satisfactory reply. The members of the company were not ordered out to their company armory, but were advised to be in readi? ness in case of necessity. Here the mat? ter vests, During the morning Governor Till? man receivpd advices from his consta? bles that Elliot, the spy, had been con? victed of assaulting Mrs. Nolte, and that he had been sentenced to pay a fine of ?50 or be impriiOiiO 1 for thirty days. Im? mediately upon receipt of this telegram Governor Tillman sent this message: T. S. Gaillard, Charleston, S. 0.: I Notify trial justice that Elliot's pardon will be forwarded as soon as copy of sentence is sent here, and not to com? mit him. B. R. Tillman, Governor. Governor Tillman said .that he does not believe that Elliot ever struck Mrs, Nolto, as he believes that he is altogether a different kind of a mtin. Later dispatches from Charleston indi? cated that Governor Till man's request for the military to be in readiness was not neceusary, as everything has passed off quietly. Last night Governor Tillman made the following statement regarding the military feature of the Elliot trouble in Charleston. "I received a telegram to-day from Chief Constable Gaillard informing me that he was about to order rifles for the constBbles in Charleston, in addition to the side arras they already carried. Gaillard said he did this because of the evident feeling against the constables in the city. There is every evidence of a conspiracy iu that city against tho law and the constables, among the Italians and whiskey loughs under the employ of the Whiskey Dealore' Association, and I propose to see if such lawlessness can't be stopped. I telegraphed Capt. Cogs? well, of the Washington. Light Infantry, to find out tho temper of the military of the city on tha subject, tolling him I re? lied upon them to sustain the law. He replied that I could count on them, and I ordered him to notify the members of his company to be iu readiness to be call? ed on at"an3r time." The Governor said that he did this simply to be prepared, as in the light of past events he did not kuow what might take place. He simply orderod them to bo prepared, and not to be underarms. Continuing, he said: "I don't propose to have partisan juries put a constable in jad when they wou't oonviot a whiskey seller on the most indisputable evidence. They shall not put lying witnesses against a gentleman whom I know, per? sonally to be a goutleman. I would take Elliot's evidence against any whiskey dealer in Charleston or anywhere else. There are numbers of men in Charleston who wou't perjure themselves, and such men shall be put on the Juries or I will remove every trial justice in Charleston. I intend to rigidly enforce the law and stop all importations and sales of contra? band liquor In Charleston at whatever cost."?Special to Columbia State. - m ? $jm .-? ? The interest on thopublio debt of the United States approximates ?100 pgr min? ute. ? The woman who can pass a mirror without looking into it has the heroism of which martyrs uro made. ? According to Ayer's catalogue for 1894 there are 20,774 newspapers and pe? riodicals published in this country. ? Three places are known where green snow is found. One of these is near Mt. Hec'a, Iceland; another fourteen miles east of the mouth of tbe Obi, and the third near Quito, South America. ? Tho strength of ice is well known to be very stroug. A thickness of ouly 1J inches will support a man's woight. Cavalry are safe on 1 inches, an S4-pnund cannon on G inches and a railway train on 16 iuches thickness. BREEZILY REVIEWED. South Carolina's Keforin Movement from au OiJi>uutm(.'ri Standpoint. Washington, January 24.?Mr. A. B. Williams, editor of tho News, of Green? ville, S. 0., has been In Washington sev? eral days. Mr. Williams is one of the most independent and strongest writers on tbe press of South Carolina. Ho talks as welland as forcibly as be writes. Of tbe political situation in tbe Palmetto State he said to-day : "The signs in South Carolina aro pro? pitious from a journalistic point of view. It looks as if we aro to bave tbe most complicated, vonomous and lunatic po? litical tarantula dance ever seen in tbis country. Wo haven't got a very big door but it's powerful hot. Some States can show up more voters than we can but we can count out more voters per capita and work out more devilment to *be voter than any other people on eartb. "Somewhere iu the solar system there is a special South Carolina moon, invisi? ble but effective. She has a big orbit and swing* around once in thirty years and then we unanimously go looney, and when we regularly set ourselves to work to turn fool and go on a good old howling political debauch we paint things red. Along in the thirties it was nullification and before that we had gone tolerably crazy over the French revolution and liberty, equality and fraternity. In the sixties it was secession. Now it in just general politics. Every man in our Stote is now a politician in full practice; every other man is a candidate or appli? cant for something and there is mighty near a faction or party for every citizen. "You remember in 1890 Governor Tillrnan jumped to the front of the farm? ers' movement. He had been working up and organizing a strong political groundswell. The 'farmers' movement' was a loose jointed, scattering kind of a ghost, which had been knocked together a year or two before and held up on a pole to scare politicians with. G. Wash, shell, clerk of court of Laurens county, was chairman of the executive commit? tee. He issuedja manifesto?a famous and historic document iu our State?abusing nearly everything with striking impar? tiality and calling upon the people to rise against the ring which he al? leged existed and was oppressing and de? spoiling. "You know the result, I reckon. There was a good deal of result. Tho March convention was called, packed and worked. Shell called it and irby worked it. It came within two or three votes of smothering the reform move? ment whiah was saved only by Irby's magnificent demonstration of nerve, gall energy. Once started, however, the movement took. Our time for insanity had come. One side was as stark, star* ing, raving mad as tbe other.. "What's the quotation about making stopping stones of our dead selves to -higher things? It was most appropri? ately paraphrased in our State with the statement that Tillrnan-had made step? ping stones of our darned fools to higher spheres. He was governor. Irby de? feated Wade Hampton for the Senate. Shell was sent to Congress. So far so good. And it was all right last year when tbe anti-Tillman people made a fight. The reformers just renominated their old ticket and sailed in again with a hurrah. "You understand, of course, that all of this is'inside the Democratio party. All oar fights are pieliminary to and leading up ty the general primary. *'In 1802 the Tlllmanites, as we call them, the reformers, as they call them? selves, polled in the primary 60,000 votes while we anti-Tillmanites, or conserva? tives, squeezed out but 30,000. They wiped up the earth with us and have been dancing on our remains with what Mr. Cleveland calls ghoulish glee ever since. They held the legislature, turned out all the old judges with one exception, tightened up the dispensary liquor law, and from our point of view, played the deuce generally. We have been like Brown, of Caleveras. The subsequent proceedings interested us no more. We could only lie and look and groan. "Now, however, the time of travail for the reformers has come. The period is here for a new divide and it is making trouble. "In Columbia some time ago there was a conference which included Mr. Bow? den, editor and owner of the Cotton Plant Mr. Koenter, editor of the Columbia Register, the journalistic prop o f the re? form movement, and several others of the most progressive and active leaders of the reform party. Those men believ? ed and declared that their party could not continue to live and grow on the strength of one man. They claimed that as Governor Tillrnan was tobe a candi? date for the Senate his supremacy in State matters should end and that Senator Irby must be set aside. "This movement within the movement has spread as fast as the movement itself did. In two weeks it has shaken things tremendously. It even jarred Tillrnan and it looks now like a kind of political day of judgment, the wind and sea roar - ing and men's hearts failing them for fear, because they don't know where they are at. "It hos been generally claimed that Governor Tillrnan is a man of great backbone and much shrewdness. I have never been satisfied about that. You can't judge a man's nerve until you see him playing a losing game. Governor Till? rnan has been four years sitting behind a straight flush of hearts, runuing from ace down to ten spot. Any chump can play that kind of a hand with only one man in. I want to see what be is going to do now that the betting is going against him a little and he will have to draw with care. "Senator Irby is a bluffer and fighter from the old country, and he has with him John Gary Evans, who ia ol the same kind. Irby and Shell hate each other with the warm enthusiasm which marks the hatreds in laws and neigh? bors. They are from the same county. Shell is with the Bowden, Koestor and Elierbe party. Ellerbe is the present comptroller general and tho probable candidate of his element for governor. John Gary Evans, father of the dispen? sary law, is the Irby candidate for gov? ernor, but the first fight will come in an attempt likely to be made to oust Irby from the chairmanship of the State Democratic executive commit? tee. "Irby claims that Bowden is a third party man and tbe movement he is engaged in is an attempt to carry the re? formers bodily into the third party camp. Ho says that he will fight this to the death and that Tillrnan is with him. "The other side deny this charge. They say Bowden's position in federal politics has nothing to do with his fealty to the white man's party in the State aud that be is really the man whose wisdom has kept the third party down; that by conservative management and intelligent recognition of conditions he is in position to keep the third party men inside tbe democratic organization instead of tak? ing that organization into the third par? ty "Representative McLaurin is evidently disposed to go with the Bowden party. He has snap and grit and an eye on fu? ture senatorial developments. "Representative Shell, who did most of the finest work in organizing the origi? nal Tillrnan movement, is evidently in this new development and the pretty way in which the machinery has moved off at the touch tells of his workmanship. Representative Strait seems to stick to Irby. Representatives Latimor and Tal bert are swinging their legs on the fence so far. "Governor Tillrnan is in and out. Both sides want him, but both distrust him ; and he seems to return the compliment by wanting and distrusting both. Just now he seems to be leaning toward Irby and Evans, but ho hasn't dropped per? manently anywhere. "The retormers are split. The conser? vatives are not much more harmonious. There is among them a strong feeling against Senator Butler. It is not in favor of anybody. It is a general antagonism ?against Butler, against Tillrnan, against the reform faction generally and each fraction of the faction individually. No? body can toll how long this will last. Just now it looks as if the conservatives will accept the situation and stay out of the fight altogether. They were invited to retire by a majority of 20,000, and, like the man who was kicked down the front steps, they can take a hint. "We havo? "1. The Bowden reformers. "2. The John Gary Evans reformers. "3. The Tillrnan element, which will go with him. "4. The Alliance. "5. The third party. "6. The Butler conservatives. "7. The anti-Butler conservatives. "8. Some thousand men up a tree. "That is a fairly good complication among 80,000 voters. Now add in the Tillrnan anti-dispensary people, the antl Tillman dispensary people, the prohibi? tionists, Wage Workers' League, some scattering republicans, advocates and opponents of a constitutional convention, and the normal supply of general kickers aud floaters and deadbeats, all hating each other like sin p.nd furiously suspi? cious of each other and if we haven't got a political hell broth I want to know where you are going to find one. "Yet the old State will scuffle through it some how and turn up all right, just as Bhe came through tho reconstruction stage and the row in 187G, when we had one solid riot lasting six straight months and dropped out of it into a boom. You watch. Our lucid interval is coming out of all this thing." One of TlUman's Geutlt m-n. Lancaster, S. C, January 28.?The people here appear to be fairly astoniuh ed at the action of Governor Tillman in telegraphing to Charleston that he will pardon j. C. Elliot as soon as he recoived a copy of the sentence. Surely we aro now living under a King. Men who know Elliot and who wero raised up with him say that the Govornor does not know him or he could not stand off at such a distance and pronounce him innocent without airy knowledge of the facts and the party concerned therein. From what tho people say his temper and habits will not warrant tho commendation passed upon him by Governor Tillman. They say that Govornor Tillman is talking about a man that he knows nothing of. There are men in Lancaster County bold enough, I am told, to stand, up and charge Mr. Elliot to bis fuce with higher offences than striking a woman in her own house. It is said that a respectable old gentleman and a close neighbor of Elliot's could tell a very sad story that would open the eyes of Governor Till? man. It Should Be in Every House. J. B Wilson, 371 Clay St, 8harpsburg, Pa., says he will not be without Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, that it cared bis wife woo was threatened with Pneumonia after an attack of "La Grippe," when various other rem? edies and several physicians bad done her no good. Robert Barber, of Cooksport, Pa? claims Dr. King's New Discovery has done biro more good than anything be ever used for Lung Trouble. Nothing like it. Try it. Free Trial Bottles at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Large bottles 50c. and f 1 00. Electrio Bitters. This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special men? tion. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise. A purer medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed to do aM that is claimed. Electrio Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kid? neys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other affections caused by im? pure blood. Will drive Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malarial fevers. For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion try Electric Bitters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Price 50 cts. and $1.00 per bottle at Hill Bros. Drugstore._ ? Dog racing is fast coining into prom? inence. In 1887 Willie Retbum, of On? tario, showed hi3 trotting dog broken to harness. It was an Irish setter, who never left a trot and made half mile heats against ponies. lie was ablo to outspeed almost every pony that was entered against him. " His challenge was against any pony twelve hands or under, or to give any horse twenty soconds, the horse to go a mile and the doc; half a mile, the horse to draw a quarter of his own weight. The lad made about 310,000 with his dog in tide way. B. F. BROWNE, Experienced and Skillful in the Bepair and Timing of Fine Watches. RAILROAD Medium Grade WaUdies cannot be regulated in different po? sitions until encapemf-nts are ?quipoisied, and made subject to regulation in all posi? tions, before they can be relied on for aa enrate timing, so necessary for exact schedules. Thia work solicited at Reed's Music House, Anderson, S C. Faithful work, and moderate charges only for the work done. 31?3m NOTICE OF FIN'AL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executor < f the Estate of Mrs. Martha A. Masters, dee'ed, hereby gives notice that he will, on the 2nd day of Mar, h, 1894, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from his office as Executor. f. T. WILEITE, Ex'r. Jan 31, 1S94_31_5 _ NOTJCE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Samuel L. Gray, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, proper? ly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. JAS. P- GRAY, Ex'r. Jan 31,1894_31 3 WILLIAMSTON FEMALE COLLEGE! THE Spring Session will open Monday, February 5th, 1894 The Institution is better equipped for thorough work in all departments than ever before. There will b? room for a few boarding pupils at the opening of the Soring session. Persons proposing to send us pupils will pleate notify us in ad? vance. For full information, address REV. S. LANDER, Williamston, S. C. Jan 10,1891 24 5 AKE YOU HUNGRY ? JUST NOW it is a difficult matter for the housekeeper to get up a good square meal without a great deal of worry and trouble, but if they will visit my Store I can soon make them happy. I have everything needful for the appetite. My stock of? Hour, Syrup, Grits, I Bice, Cream Cheese, Potatoes, Canned Goods, And many other good "things too numerous to mention, is always complete. I also keep a fine stock of CONFECTIONERIES, TOBACOS, CI? GARS, Etc. Give me a call. No trouble to show goods and quote prices. Yours to please, Gr. TP. BIGBY. PIANOS AND ORCANS. Things to Remember when you Go to Buy. A PIANO or ORGAN is something about which or? dinary buyers kDow absolutely nothing. The market is flooded with cheap rattle-traps, which to the eye look as well as really good instruments. They are actually sold at about three time* their value. Ludden & Bates Southern Music House being the largest buyer in the South is able to represent only best instruments made. Every man in its employ is be expert in his line, and they permit no faulty instrument to leave their ware rooms. Buy only from a House with an established reputation for skill and fair dealing. For farther particulars write or call on J. L. HAYNIE &. DAUGHTERS, Greenville, S. C. SIXTY DAYS. Big lot Stoves, to be Sold at Prices to suit the Times, for SPOT CASH! NO. 7 Stove, with twenty-seven pieces ware, for 88.00 and $10.00. Just think ! You used to -4? pay $18.00 for No. V that I am offering now for $10.00. Guaranteed to be first class or money . refunded. Your patronage solicited. Yours, &c, JOHN T. BURRISS, PEOPLES' BLOCK. And is not put in just to fill out Space ! We need two things, and need both badly : ONE : MONEY I '.THE OTHER : SPACE FOR SPRING GOODS! Honey is the object! And a little goes a long ways ! Don't forget the date of our Spring Opening: MARCH 15th. G?SSET? & BROWN, " The Shoe People." H B FANT. W. H. SIMPSON. FLOUR, FLOUR. WE are offering our several brands of Fine Patent, Best Straight and lower grade Floors at BARGAIN PRICES to Cash Buyers. We are Headquarters for the BEST and CHEAPEST Chewing Tobacco in the City. Farmers and the Trade generally will do well to give us a call before buying their SUPPLIES. We handle Armour's beat Hams, Fine Lard and Pork Sausage. Our assortment of Canned Goods is complete, and of the very best brands. Our Crockery and Glass Department is always full, and at prices not to be beaten. Give us a trial. Yours ready to please, t FANT & SIMPSON. ^?5, FREE CITY DELIVERY. GREAT BARGAINS! HAVING bought the Stock of DEAN, GEER & MOORE, I can give you Bargains in all lines. Dry G-oods, Shoes, Hats, &c-? Cheaper than you have ever bought them. MOL.ASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE AND TOBACCO, * At prices that will down all competition. You will save money by getting my prices before buying. Thanking the public for the post liberal patronage, and hoping for a continuance of same, Yours t: Jy, M- A. DEAN. " AFTER THE RUSH IS OVER," YOTJ CAN FIND WILL, E. HTJBBABD, JEWELER, Next Door to Farmer? and Merchants Bank, WITH A FINE LINE OP EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE! Promptness in Everything. Largest Stock, Lov/est Prices. Finest Goods. Polite Attention to All. B?, DON'T FORGET that I can and will save you money on any? thing in my line?WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, SOUVENIR SPOONS of Clemson Agricultural College of my own get up. I Bill IT COST! We will sell for Sixty Days our Stock of Dry Goods, Jeans, Cassimers, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Trunks and Yalises, ?T SPOT COST FOR CASH! OUR stock consists of Pandan Bros. Ladies' Fine Shoes, the latest stylo and new goods. Gainesville, Ga., Home-made Shoes, of all descriptions. All kinds of Children Shoes, and full line of Men, Women and Chil? dren's Heavy Shoes. You will not have another opportunity to get these goods at such prices. So we advise you to come at once. * HATS, HATS, HATS, Are all late styles, and will suit anybody. Remember, they go AT COST NOT EXACTLY AT COST. We have a tremendous stock of? . Flour, Molasses, Sugar & Coffee. And other Groceries that will not go exactly at Cost, but so near it that no? body will object to price. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY, and will prove it if you will give us a call. ? Yours truly, KAY & BAKER. New Orleans Molasses, from Itodd Bros. C. 0. Molas? ses to their Finest 0. K. Syrup. FLOUR! From the Cheapest to the highest Grade Patent. For the next few months we will make a special drive on Molasses and Flour, and everything in the way of GROCERIES and FARM SUPPLIES. Call and see our Goods and get our prices and we will SAVE YOU MON? EY. We are determined to sell as cheap as anybody. We mean what we say. Our motto shall be: "QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS." Yours truly, BROWN, OSBORNE & CO. Pi S.?We are Agents for the Wando and Ashley Fer? tilizers. IS Hundred 93, Something, S. C.3 10c. Store and Starre to D6atb. Well, no! Not as long as MINOR continues to sell? CROCKERYWARE, TINWARE, LAMP GOODS, RIBBONS, LACES, SPENDERS, JEWELRY, TRUNKS, POLICES, DRY GOODS, And many other things innumerable and incalculable. "Say, Bill, didn't you know that the Bazar and 10c. Store was head? quarters for SANTA CLAUS and XMAS GOODS ?" "Why, yes, of course I did. What do you take me for ? A moss-back, green-horn, or what ? You know that everybody in Anderson County knows the 10c. Store is the place to go to get your Dolls of all shapes, sizes, colors and descriptions, and Toys. Oh, yes ! you can bet your bottom dollar that MINOR beats the town on that line ; but as for that matter, he beats it on any other line, or any oilier town. But let 'er roll, the multitude contin? ues to come!" "Say, now, not changing the subject at all, but are you going to the Augusta Exposition ?" "No, of course not, man ! What in the deuce do I want to go there for? while MINOR'S Exposition is just as good, and is right here in An? derson, and there is no railroad fare, and no cost for the privrlege to see the wonders therein. Side shows also free!" Yours for Low Prices and first-class Goods, MINOR, SANTA CLAUS and THE 10c. STORE. P. S.?By George, I had forgotten to mention the 25 per cent, reduction on the price of Guitars, Banjos, Vio? lins, Harps, and other Musical Instru? ments, Strings, etc. C. S. MINOR, THE BAZAAR aud 10c. STORE. NOTIGE TO CREDITORS. All persona having demands against the Estate of Ellen P. Burnet, nee Ellen P. Ball, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop-erly proven, to the un? dersigned * within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. J. B. HALL, Adm'r. Jan 24.1894 30 8 NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to us are respect? fully requested to come forward and1 settle the same on or before the 1st day of February next, as we are compelled to have money to meet our own indebted? ness; and after that date our Accounts' will be placed in the handii of an officer for collection. Now, don't wait until, there is extra cost placed on yonr account and then censure us for it, but come at once and settle, as we are compelled to have what you owe us. Respectfully, STRICKLAND & ANDERSON, Dentists.. Jan 24,1894 30_2_ FEESH GAEDEN SEED. JUST received from D. M. Ferry <fe Co. and D. Landretb & Son Fresh Gar? den Seeds. I have been selling Landreth Seeds over fifty years. A. B. TOWERS. -o Wanted Everybody to Know That I keep the Finest Tea, best Roasted Coffee, Starch, Soda, Candles, N. 0. Mo? lasses and finest Cream Cheese. A few pair of Shoes at less than cost Misses' Hose, and other useful articles,, for less than cost. 2,000 Rolls Wall Paper, at prices to suit the times. My stock is very handsome. New Patterns. A few pair Cotton Cards yet on hand. A B TOWERS. Registration Notice. Office Supervisor of Registration, Anderson, 8. C, Jan. 23,1894 THE office of Supervisor of Registration will be open on the first Mondays in March, April, May and June, for tbe transaction of such business as the law directs in connection with the registration of voters. The office will be open every day from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m , and from 3 p. m. to 6 p, m. for the nmewal of lost Certificates. OFFICE?In the County Commissioners' office. J. L. GLENN, Supervisor* Jan 24,1894_30_3m STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. Ey W. F. Cox, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, J. J. Robinson and W. P. Wright buve applied to me to grant them Letters of Administration on the Estate and effects of Mis. Elizabeth Cowan, de? ceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said Elisabeth Cowan, dee'd., to be and appear before me in Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson Court House, on the 8th day of February, 1894, after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Giveu under my hand, this 23rd day of January, 1894. W. F. COX, Judge Probate. Jan 24, 1894_30_2^ NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executors of the Estate of John Harper, deceased, hereby give notice thai they will, on tbe 3rd day of February 1894, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discbarge from their office as Ex ecu tors. JEPTHA HARPER, JOHN W. HARPER, JEPTHA A. WELBORN, Execu torsi Jan 3,1894 27 6