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"BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER iii. 18!)!). VOLUME XXXV-NO. 17. About Eighteen Months Ago ... We started our Spot Cash Business. We decided we could save our trade money by selling for Spot Cash, as we would be enabled to sell goods cheaper than any Credit Store. We have dispensed with the services of a book-keeper, and have no bad debts on our books. We have no losses. How well we have succeeded we let you decide. Notice the num ber of bundles that come from B. 0. EVANS & CO., and the well pleased customers whose trade we have. We save you money every time you make a purchase here, and you are standing in your own light if you don't come in and see if what we say isn't true. To show you we have great confi dence in our Goods and Prices, and that we will treat you straight, we give you TOUR MQHE? BICK IF YOU HT IT ! en s 'ate. BOYS' KNEE PANT SUITS. Don't wear that old Hat when you now you can get a good Fedora ere-one that ia Union-made and (it out of a job lot-for a dollar, ou had belier make up your mind I come here at once. Our Fall Hats \ all in, and we want you to inspect most complete line in Anderson. pHats from 25c. to 83.00.' One lot Double Breasted Suits ages 8 to 14 years-extra well made. A good bargain at. .0100 One lot Double Bieasted Suits ages 8 to 16 years-strictly ail wool, double seat and knees. The Credit Stores' leader at $3.00. EVANS' price. .82 50 One lot Vestee Suits in mixed Che viots-ages 3 to 8 years-an extra value, for.81 50 A complete line of Knee Pants for Boys at 25c, 50c, . 5c and $1.00. Single and Double Breasted SACK SUITS. M n< inf un H ? a e handle only a One Price Shoe 111 styles, one quality, one price, that is 83.50. be next time you want a pair of come in and see ours Notice way it is made, how far the ier is turned over on the inside of uppers,- the daintiness of the ?hes, the graceful shape, the way back seam is covered, and in Tan the soft brown colora? . 'mpare all these things, not only other 83.50 Shoes, but with |s at a dollar more. >en buy the Shoe you think is or th your money. In Plain Goods, IJlue Serge, Blue or Black Clay Worsted, and Blue or Black Herring Bone Cheviot are the correct things, though a few .Fancy Worsteds will be worn. We have these Suits at $5.00, 87.60, 810.00, $12.50, 815 00, and on up to $20.00 J if you wish. . , tnt th? i oi 001 TH? ^PO? CASH CLOTHIERS. PITE FRONT Ouzts Denounces Hoard of Control. COLUMBIA, S. C., <>et. 18.-Mr. I>. A. G. Ouzts lias give? to thu public Ins iirat installment of dispensary revela tions, containing about 10,000 words. He addresses himself "to the State Hoard of Control.'' As a preface he says : "As I have by a vote ot a majority of your members been denied the hearing to which 1 had a right in which I had been promised by your chairman, 1 intend making my defense in thu pub lic prints. At the same timo I will go further and show the characters ot the men by whom I was so summarily de Iiosed, and of their fellow conspirators. I am deposed because I violated an order of the Hoard of Control-an order which tho two honorable members of the board assert was modified to per mit tho very action which was alleged as the reason for my removal. I will show how members of tho board violate tho dispensary law and how employees at the dispensary, who aro pets or tho majority faction of tho board, violate tho board's orders and are not even re primanded for their misconduct. As thc majority faction seems anxious to wash dirty linen, I will first provo that minc is clean, and then give them some dirty linen of their own to clean." Then he proceeds to argue that this action in selling contraband liquor, while against a resolution of the board, had been in reality made null by sub sequent action, and was so considered by at least two members of thc board. "The majority faction, which is plot ting to get absolute control of the dis ?)ensaiy, filling all positions with its tenchman, had decided to remove all employees who were not subservient to it. They did not intend to fully and f airly investigate tho conduct ot such employees, but preferred one-sided testimony. At tho September meeting of the board, Messrs. Haseldcn and Williams were appointed to investi gate tho contraband room and its ac counts. Mr. Haselden wanted Mr. Williams to meet him in Columbia on Wednesday following tho adjournment of the September meeting of the board. Mr. Williams said ho had important engagements up to and including Wednesday, but would meet Mr. Haselden in Columbia any day after Wednesday. They parted with the understanding that Mr. Haselden was to uotif/ Mr. Williams when to como to Columbia to go to work on the in vestigation, which ho never did, but -returned to Columbia before Wednes day and gave to the newspapers a statement thrt he was going to Harris Springs. Mr. Williams saw that state ment in the papers and continued to wait for a notification when to como to Columbia. Tho next thing ho saw waB a statement that he had been supplanted on the committee Ly Mr. Ito Din son, without notice to him. "It was then two of a kind and Mr. Haselden was at liberty to proceed with his one-sided investigation. Neither I nor Mr. Douthit were asked for any explanation of the charges concocted by the one-sided process. "On the night of the 20th or 21st of September, T. C. Robinson, who had loosened his tongue with liquor, told me in front of Huggins' store, on Main street, that Haselden had set a trap for Douthit. and had caught him in it. After asking him several times what the trap was, he said it was in selling contraband liquor at the State dispen sary and not having it entered upon tho shipping clerk's book as required by the resolutions of the board at the last board inseting. Was tho trap tho addition of tho words, 'through the regular channels?' Probably at the time of that conversation Mr. dobin son did not know that Chief Constable Haselden wanted my scalp also and, therefore, spoke as a strong friend, which ho always claimed to DC, espe cially sinco 1890. I and my relatives worked for and camed Edgetield coun ty for him as tho candidato for State Superintendent of Education. Hut when Hoss Haselden popped tho whip over his back ho forgot his friendship and sense of obligations to me, and also forgot his statement to me after hearing my explanation of my sale of that bottle of gin, that he did not sec how I could have done otherwise than obey the instru dons of the commis sioner. "1 have shown that there was no just cause for my suspension. Hut 1 was not suspended for what I did, thongh that was alleged ns the cause. I was suspended because a political clique wanted mo removed from the dispen sary. Tiley arc bound together by a community of interest, their predomi nant feeling being a thirst for revenge and a desire to get complote control of tho dispensary for uso as a political machine and more venal aims, which can be understood from tho charges and specifications which 1 will make. When Haselden and Robinson, tho in vestigating committee, were in Colum bia they left the work of conducting tho investigation as to the contraband, which a committee was appointed to do, to Rookkeepcr Mobley and Inspector Moody and spout their time caucusing with Chairman Miles and tho conspira tors. A caucus was held in the office of a State otlicer, and it was decided to suspend me without giving me any notice or asking mo for any explana tion of the charges against me. This determination was talked around Co lumbia nearly an hour before I was notified of my suspension; a friend of mino heard it at tho upper end of Main street and walked down town to a tele ?dione and told mo that tho gang had ixed to make it hot for me and to do mo. "The day aftor my temporary sus pension Chairman Miles gave the nows ?tapers an interview which contained a io and a slanderous insinuation, whose absolute falsity he could have easily informed himself of. He said: T did not know until this morning that Com missioner Douthit had been doing the same thing, else I would have suspend ed him along with Mr. Ouzts.' The afternoon before that interviow was given ont, I told Air. Miles I had made a salo of contraband because my supe l ior officer, Commissioner Douthit, had made such sales and instructed mo to do likewise, and I showed him on the book tho records of such sales by Mr. Douthit. "There was a slanderous insinuation in his statement that money obtained from tho sale of contraband had been properly turned over, so far as he know. He Knew it had been properly turned over, because 1 told him so and showed him the record. "Thcro is another lie told bv Mr. Miles. Ho promised me that I should bo accorded a lull hearing by thc board before a vote was taken on tho motion to make my, suspension permanent. But tho voto was taken without a hear ing being given, me, though I was on hand waiting for it. When ' I taxed Mr. Miles with his perfidy he nt first tried to ?leny haying math' such n promise. Atter 1 forced hun to admit ;t, lui said, 'Yes, but I forgot it.' Then ho returned to,the board room and said to tli? bonrd, 'Mr. Ou/.ts wanted a hearing but did not know it was my pince to get it for him.1 "Wliile on tho question of Mr. Miles, veracity, I might state that he is a liar by his own confession. I have heard liitn say on several occasions: '1 have told more lies since 4 have been on the board than in all my life before.' 1 dare him to ?leny that he made this statement; if he does, I will prove it on him." Mr. Ouzts charges Mr. llaseldon, a member of tho board, with "acting as well as telling lies." COLUMBIA. ?S. (J., Oct. 14.-To-day Bookeeper Outz issued another batch of his dispensary revelations. Thc current chapter deals -\vitli Secretary of State Coopeij a former member of tho board, with Ex-Commissioner Yance nnd with tho case of former! Mayor W. Melleo Sloan, whom he styles "X-Mayor Sloan," as a "local striker" for whiskey houses. He charges Cooper with seeing that purchases of liquor were made from n whiskey house by one Gibson, who rented Cooper's farm for buying and sending out whiskey during tho cam paign tor political purposes. Ile pays his respects to Captain Webb for not closing up Castello, n Charleston beer dispenser, when order ed to do,so by the board. Ho also charges tho clerk with violating tho rule about drinking on the premises. He charges Colonel Vance with sell ing contraband liquor to himself and others. Colonel V ance is also charged, with "pushing" thc Hunter rye whis key. He charges Colonel Vance also with "loaning" some coal to William B. Sloan. He then goes for ex-mayor Sloan ns a "striker'' for a number of whiskey houses. He charges that every effort was made to carrol the dispensary employees and make them voto for Sloan in the Inst municipal election. Mr. Outz promises n good deal moro matter and from what he says it will grow warmer and warmer toward tho end. COLUMBIA, S. C., October 13.-Mr. Ouzt's contribution to the dispensary revelations to-day is an article contain ing about 5,000 words. Ho brings in Secretary of State Cooper and ex Mayor Sloan of Columbia. Besides, he refers to dozens of incidents of minor a?'airs in which the law was violated by members of the board. - Denver News. At the residence of Mr. W. A. Mc Whorter, near Denver, on Oct. 11th, a select company gathered to. witness tho marriage of his daughter, Miss Myrtie, to Mr. .Sam Harris. Tho rooms were beautifully decorated in golden rod nnd English ivy. Promptly nt 8 p. m. tho bridal couple entered tho parlor and stood under an arch of Howers, while Rev. A. B. Watson pronounced the impreissve ceremony that made thom man and wife'. The bride, a petite blonde, was lovely in a stylish dress of castor, trimmed in brown velvet and carrying a bouquet of white roses. After tho ceremony the guests were invited into the dining room and served with delicious refreshments on a table prettily decorated with the golden rod and ivy and a center piece of roses and ferns. About 10 o'clock the assembled company were compli mented by a serenade from a string bund in charge u? a bevy of young ladies and gentlemen, friends bf tho bride. They were promptly rewarded by being invited in, nnd served with refreshments. The guests nil entered into the spirit of the occasion and had a most enjoyable time. Mrs. Harris is a lady ot noble character and channing manners, and lins been for a few yenrs a popular teacher in our County schools She has a host of friends who, on this happy event, made her the recipient of many handsome and valuable presents. Mr. Harris is a worthy und highly esteemed young man from near Bolton, whore he has a lovely homo in which to install his bride. They were given a reception next day at tho home of the groom's father, Mr. L. 1). Harris, near Belton, whero a largo company was gathered to honor t ho occasion and greet tho newly wedded couple. Mr. Wm. Elrod, our kind neighbor, has been suffering intensely for tho i lase six weeks with a felon o? his right hand. Last week Doctors Orr and Duckworth met at his houso and am putated the linger at the wrist. Ho has suffered a great deal since then, but is now thought to bo some better. Mr. Heed Garrison has been right sick with jaundice, but is fast recover ing mulei- the care of that fino young physician, Dr. W. S. Hutchinson. Tho smallpox cases have beeu pro nounced well, their houses fumigated, and tlie guards discharged. Not a sin gle ease died. Mrs. Scott Dickson Russell has gone on a visit to her brother near Birming ham, Ala. She expects to be gone sev eral months. Mrs. G. M. Harperand daughter, Miss Annie, visited relatives in Denver last week. Miss Daisy Major is spending some time with her siatar, Mrs. John Pruitt, nenr Bock Mills. Slr. Pruitt is very ill with fever. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Major visited hun last week. Miss Emma Wooten has gone with her aunt, Mrs. Muscotte, to A uni st on, Ala., to enter tho High School there. Wo believe this bright young Indy will mnke good use of this golden opportu nity to obtain nn educntion nnd put to shume those who cannot appreciate tho sentiment of Burns' grand poem, "A man's a man for a' that." We aro under many obligations for a generous supply of the Wedding cake; also, for the delightful music with which we wero treated last Wednes day night by the merry crowd of sore nadcrs. These lovely moonlight nights natu rally bring straw rides, music and love to young hearts. Mr. Tom Simpson has gone to Green ville on a visit to his parents. Mr. W. T. Browne was iu Denver last week visiting relatives. IXOOOMTA. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATION'S, as they cannot reach the coat of the disease, i otarra is a blood or constitu? ional disease, nail in order to cure it you must take Internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken internally, and acta directly on tho blood and mucous au ri aces Halls Catarrh Cnn is nut a qn&ck medicine ll was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is com posed of the beet tooles known, combined with (ho best blood pu riflers, acting directly on tte mucouH surfaces. The perfect combination of the two Ingredients is what produces such wonderful results In curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials ?rSold hy Drngcists. 7?c. Hall'? Foully Pills are the best. Dr. !Jom?n ICxplniits. Mit. EUITOU: Allow mo space ?a your paper to clear up ?< little matter which was presented t<? the Li rand Jury by a committee appointed Uv the County Medical Association, ot'which Dr. J. C. Harris is chairman. 1 finished my studies at Triou, Md., in tsui. after taking a three-years' course, with last year in hospital. At that time then was no Statt* Hoard, a County Hoard having been appointed instead. 1 ap plied to this County Hoard for exami nation, but learned they would not serve. My only resort was to present my diploma to the Clerk of Court for registration, and he made a note of it in Iiis book, which you or any one else will find upon calling upon Clerk ol' Court Watkins. I could dw nothing more, ?ind reached tho end. ano what other recourse had I ? No County Hoard, no State Hoard, why was 1 not registered? The chairman of this reporting committee and a majority of physicians in this County were never before a State Hoard, because at the time they finished their course all they had to do was to present themselves to the Clerk of Court with diploma and register. What is the difference? These very men who have reported me have never been before a State Hoard, ! and now, in trying todo something out ol' their usual line, they move around and try to create the impression that 1 1 have violated the law. Remember, this County Board would not serve he I cause Gov. Tillman had State Hoard done away with and appointed County ! Hoards in every County in the State. 1 Who violated the law ? Yours, etc., \V. C. How EX, M. 1). Pisgah Items. Mrs. J. N. Davis and daughter, Mag gie, visited relatives in Piedmont last week. Mr. Kennis Henderson, one of Ander sons most energetic young men, while out drumming recently, made a visit in our midst. We are*always glad to welcome, such young men as Kennis. Mr. .1.1. Callahan! is attending thc graded school at Easley. Mr. NV. L. Davis left Sunday after noon for Pelzer, where he will work in the Moneynick Dil Mill. Kev. D. W. Hiott has been re-elected ns pastor of the Pisgah Church, but whether lie will serve yet we do not. know. One of our young men and three of tue ladies of this place made a dashing call on tho Mountain Spriugs side last Suuday afternoon. Some attraction for the former, we guess. Miss Ida Nichols, of Due West, has been elected teacher of our school. We hope she will be successful in tho work. Miss Eva Moore, of Simpson ville, wor shipped hero Sunday; also Mr. \V. D. Callaham, of Piedmont. Mr. James Peeves, of Majors, S. C., visited at tho home of his brother, Mr. N. S. Reeves, Saturday night. Mr. J. N. Davis and son, C. N., have gone to Brevard, N. C., this week. SAI.i.ii-: COCHINEAL. STATE NEWS. - The United States District Court convened in Greenville yesterday, -i* - - An election was held recently in a hamlet of Chester county to decide which citizens, if any, should bo re quired to leave the community. Sev eral '.vere invited io go, und they ac cordingly packed up for the start without "delay. - People from alljparts of the State have been dropping into Columbia for tho past week. Without exception they say that more peoplo and more exhibits will this year come to the State fair from their respective sec tions than to any fair for the past de cade. - Charleston's business men have been debating for some time as to whether or not the usual fall festival will be held this year, and it has been decided to hold it.in November, com mencing on the 80th. Reduced rates will bo given and a grand program arranged for the occasion. - Tho trustees of Limestone College have determined to establish a great department of history in which with out any way neglecting other branches of tho subject, particular at tention will bc paid to the history of the Southern States, lt is proposed to make Lime stone College a great center of histor ical investigation. - Tho will of Mr. I). E. Converse has been probated. He left Converse Col lege practically one-third of his estate which ts estimated at $."?00,000. This will give Converse College au endow ment of $150,000, which will put it far above want, and enable it to continuo ou a still grander scale the work of ed ucating Southern women. - Tho Rev. H. H. Browne says in tho Southern Christian Advocate: "I wish to procure a pair of saddlebags used by au itinerant Methodist preacher in 'tlio days of saddlebags,' before 1H00. I want them for preservation among the curios of the South Carolina Con ference Historical Society. I will bc obliged to any friend who can give me information that will enable mo to pro cure this relic of the past/' - Whiskey selling is giving serious trouble over in Picketts county and about Seneca and Walhalla. Pitched battles occurred Sunday night in both Seneca and Walhalla, and one man was wounded at each place. A big den of gamblers and liquor sellers was un earthed on Saturday night in Latham's woods in Bickens county; seven Ne groes were captured and they have given information resulting in the is suance of warrantsngainst twenty-four gamblers and two liquor dealers. - Bertie, a young son of Mr. S. P. Wells, of Orangeburg, accidently shot and killed himself a few days ago. The lad ir/ company with an older brother and others went -on a hunt. After being out sometime the dogs "treed" a coon or'possum, and pre parations were being made by the party to secure the game. Young Wells was standing on a log with a gun in his hand. Some how or ot her he slipped off the log and the gun was discharged, the load of shot taking effect in tho unfortunate young man's face. He was immediately taken homo by his companions where he lingered until he died the next daj*. Cheap Printing. Law Briefs at 60 cents a Page-Good Work, Good Paper, Prompt Delivery. Minutes cheaper than at any other house. Catalogue.-? in the best style If you have printing to do, it will be to Sour interest to write to tho Press and launer, Abbeville, S. C. tf. Is a Little Thing when it Begins ! THE longer you put it oil* the hard er it is to cure. The lou ger it lasts tho more serious it becomes. Let it run on and there's no telling what the end will he. The worst case of Consumption wai a little Cold once. TAR MINT Will stop any Cough when it first begins. It will stop most Coughs alter they get bad. lint the best way ia to take it at the first sign of a Cold It ought to he right at your elbow all the time. Tar Mint Is the BEST REMEDY for COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, aud all diseases ol' the Throat and Lungs. Don't buv any ether kind. 50c. HILL-ORR DRUG CO. An Appeal to the Country for the Great iver Chilled Plow. We can speak moro confidently than ever. The Farmer? -hundreds-who have used them say the OLIVER is the ne cessity of the day. It gives big returns, increases the crop yield, and proves its value beyond question. To be without one is to be BEHIND. We are maintaining our former low prices on the Oliver Flows in the face of the big advance in all Steel and Iron material. GUNS and ? TO MEET THE 8EA8ON. 1000 BAGS SHOT. 400 KEGS POWDER Bought under Trust prices and sold to beat the market. The greatest and finest variety of POCKET CUTLERY Ever displayed in Anderson. FINE RAZORS Under special guarantee. That little matchless HARNESS RIVETER We sell is worth its weight iii gold on the farm, and sells for a trifle. Buy one and you would not be without it. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. THE HOUSE-KEEPER'S TROUBLES ! DURING the Fall aud Winter mouths the House-keeper has no little trouble in supplying the table with something to eat. We can help them if they will only give us a call. We have a choice aud select Stock of Family and. Fancy G-rooeries. Our Stock, of CANNED GOODS cftllt be excelled, and if you need any CONFECTIONERIES, FRUITS, NUTS, etc., we can supply you. TO 3 AC CO and CIGARS a specialty. If you will honor us with a visit we will appreciate it, and make it mighty interesting for you. Free City Delivery. Q-. IP. BIGBY. M. L CARLISLE. * L. II. CARLISLE. FOR SALE ! THE GREAT OLIVER CHILLED PLOW ! WE have on baud a full and complete line of these famous Turn Plows, which have surpassed the expectations of our most progressive fanners. We also handle a full line of other Farm and Agricultural Implements, Wagon and l?uggy Material, &c. In fact, a general lino of II \RPWARE. We also carry a selection of FAMILY GROCERIES. Call and ex amino ortfir genuine heavy Red Rust Proof Oats. New Crop N. O. Molasses. Mr. T. E. Martin with us now, aud will be glad to have his. friends call aud seo him. Phone Jio. 138. Free Delivery. CARLISLE BROS., Anderson, 6. C.