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Intelligencer. JPublished every Wednesday. J. P. CLINKBCALKB, ( EDITORS AN? G. C. LANGSTON. S PROPRIETORS. IEHMS; ONE YEAR, - - - - $1 50 8IX MONTHS, - - - 75 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10, 1905. TflE DISPENSARY INVESTIGATION. The committee appointed by thc last Legislature to make an investi gation of the management of the dis pensary system made sonic startling disclosures of rottenness in Spartan burg last week. Froni the testimony o? a number of witnesses it appears that bribery was resorted to in the election of dispensers, that contributions were extorted from employes to help the dispensary eauj?e in the tight now bfiing waged upon it, and that the management of the "great moral in Btitution" in the county of Spartan burg has been founded upon corrup tion in public office of the most fla grant kind. When th? Joint Resolution provid ing for the appointment of a commit tee of investigation was passed by the General Assembly, it was considered a shrewd move on the part of the ad vocates of the dispensary system to exonerate the management from all charges of corruption and to adminis ter a general "whitewash." It isa source of great gratification that most of the members of the committee of live have performed the trust confided to them without fear or prejudice, and, thanks to their efforts, indispu table and undisputed evidence of mis management and corruption has been produced. The sub-committee, con sisting of Representative Lyon, of Abbeville, and Senator Christensen, of Beaufort, deserves praise for push ing thc investigation as they have done. The evidence taken before the com mittee is so lengthy that it cannot bc re-produced here, but the following summary will give the principal facto brought out: That tho County Board of Control, of whioh Charles O. Smith was man was chairman, levied a regular assessment upon tho applicants for dispensers' positions. The amounts varied. One witness testified that he had paid $27f> and had given a gold watch tc secure a dispensary job. Thc money was giveu to Dispenser Huseman who paid it over to Smith. That a contribution of $285 wa? raised by the dispensary employes in Spartanburg and Columbia to pay the Spar tan burg Journal for the support of the dispensary cause. The Jour nal, through itt) editor, Charles H. Henry, admitted reoeiving the money but itolaimed that it was for adver tising space in the paper. But the course of the paper, in its editorial and nows columns, does not bear out its claim. That the chairman of the County Board of Control, C. O. Smith, sold liquor and traveled from town to town, and that he sold liquor by telling dis pensers that he would have them re moved by a friend on the State Board if they did not buy from him. That the dispensaries in Spartan burg have received many complimen tary caBes of liquor from whiskey houser,which have hcenput on tho shel ves and sold for personal profit. Besides cases of liquor, gifts of umbrellas, fountain pens, wines, suits of clothes, etc., were made to tho dispensers. That dispensers have written to whiskey houses to Bend them free cases of liquor to make up short ages. *Tbat empty cases were carried in the stock account and were counted as stook on hand, when they were en tirely empty. That one of the witnesses told Colo L. Blease, a member of the investi gation committee, that for $100 he would not be a witness. Another witness testified that Blease asked him "why in the dickens he didn't go off and have nothing to do with the investigation," that the general ten dency of the investigating committee was to smooth matters over and up hold the dispensary. That the dispensary is selling short measure, making five quarts of a gal lon, or selling one-fifth of a gallon fro a quart. That D. M. Miles, formerly on the the State Board of Control, while bringing no specific charges against any one, admitted that he voluntarily retired from the Board because it was not considered an honest plaoe and for fear that he might be suspected of dishonesty. That labels were ohanged so that one X goods were sold as two X goods, and that one dispenser had ac cumulated thousands of dollars during his term of service. That a member of the County Board of Control was offered $500 if he would vote for a certain man for dis penser, this offer being made by the Chairman of the Board, C. O. Smith. The foregoing summary gives some of the prinoipai charges made under oath by witnesses, most of whom had served as dispensers, constables or members of the County Board of Con . trol. The committee merely touched the surface of the cesspool of iniquity, hut enough was disoloeod to open the eyes of the people' who have hitherto been blind to the evident mismanage ment of the dispensary. Perhaps little of the rascality actually going on eau be brought to light by means cf aa investigation. It is too well covered. That it exists, that the entire system is honeycombed with rottenness, no one doubts. Bribery and graft are tho natural outgrowth of I te dispen sary, and until within recent years these have been strange terms in the annuals of government in South Caro lina. ; The oommittee will resume its work / oF m ve-ligation in Columbia this week aud doubtless further sensational dis closures will be made. The lid has been lifted in Spartanburg. Can it be held down tight iu Columbia, thc center of the system and consequently thc center for the widest opportuni ties for graft oil in extensive scale? lt is earnestly to bc hoped that the investigation will be pushed fearless ly, vigorously and intelligently so that the grafters may be justly pun ished for their rascality and the good name of the j ?State saved from dis grace. The Ipcacc conference between the representatives of Kussia and Japan, which is now in session at Ports mouth, New Hampshire, is making slow progress. At the beginning of thc conference the Japanese condi tions of peace were stated in twelve articles. Some of the conditions are considered particularly hard by M. Witte and Baron Rosen, especially those limiting Russia's naval opera tions in the Hast, requiring the ces sion of Sakhalin Island and demand ing an indemnity equivalent to thc coBt of thc war. Three of the arti cles have been agreed upon. Thc lirst recognizes Japan's prepondera ting influence and special position in Korea; the second is a mutual prom ise to evacuate Manchuria, to main tain the territorial integrity of China and. to give an open door to the com merce of all nation?. The third arti cle cedes to China the Chinese rail road south of Harbin. Some of the conditions demanded by Japan, rea sonable as they are, will cause pro longed discussion and may finally re sult in the conference being unable to conclude terms of peace, lt would be a calamity for the peace negotiations to be broken off and the bloody strug gle continued at such a terrible cost of life and property. The boycott of American goods in China threatens to assume serious proportions. The State Department at Washington is looking into every feature of the situation, but it has been unable to accomplish anything. The effect of thc boycott has not yet been felt by Southern men who have c Chinese trade because contracts are made six months ahead. Il is feared, however, that i fthe boycott continues the contracts will not bc renewed when they expire. A Talk About Old Times. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. ?th, 11)05. Editor Andel hon Intelligencer-Dear Sir: My feelings ure lucerated. In your paper ot lust week my old trien d, J no. Jingili, of the Hartwell Sun, writes ns if he, Wood Kant, "Bub" McCully, and others of his friends he mentions, were the only boys of Old Anderson who ever slid down the Blue Ridge Railroad icut, and hud certain portions of their pants the color of red clay thereby. I know differently. There is Charley Webb, Louis Sharpe, Jim Sullivan, Tom Sloan, and myself and others who did the same thing, and this is corroborated today by Mat. Torbet, in this city, who was with us a refugee from Tennessee daring the war, now a respected citizen of this city. John had juBt as well remember also thut hie crowd was not the only crowd that learned to swim in tho Rocky River wash hole. I have ridden thorn behind "Bub'' McCully on one of his lino horses, und went iu washing with "Bub," too. And John may claim that his crowd was the only one that fought blue mud buttles under the railroad culvert, back of Mr. Osborne's old home, arrayed in the uniforma in which we were born. The first thing 1 know, he may be claiming that his crowd of fellows, were tho only ones who over slid astride and backwards down tho winding iron hand-ruiliug on either side of the old Court House steps; but thut would be a mistake, for 1 lia ve dono it, and have seen others do it not mentioned by John. I also played with companions on tho turn-table in the old Blue Ridgo Railroad Yard, and Bat upon the box of the engineer and reversed the lever of the old engine, Fort Hill, which stood cold under tho shed in the railroad yard so long. I plated like 1 was an engineer. 1 re member the little blind mule which pulled the sweep to the mill which ground bark at Mr. Osborne's Tan Yard, on the branch near beautiful lioso Hill. I have ridden on that sweep. I'll bet John never did. I re member the monkey that used to stay in Mr. Reed's back yard. I'll bet John don't. Yours very truly. Sam. W. Wilkes. Brushy Creek News. After the long dry spell, which gave the farmers such a scare, we are hav ing plenty of beautiful showers, and it has caused a marked improvement in corn and cotton, which the farmers thought almost ruinen. There have been ?everal protracted meetings at the different churches in this section, and there has been quite n revival of religion. There will be a baptizing at Siloam Church on the fonrth Sunday morning of tins month at half past nine o'clock. The pastor, Rev. D. 1. Spearman, is conducting a aeries of meetings at Mt. Airy church this week. Mr. Will Johnson, a young man of Westminster, is visiting friends and relatives in our section, and we are glad to have him in onr midst, as this is his former home, and he has a num ber of friends here. v Messrs, Jas. E., and H. F. Cely have returned from a visit o? several daya to relatives in Texas. T. F. August 14,1905. HERE ARE A Fl 140 acres-1 mile Walhalla, 6 roc cultivation. Price $1500 00. 400 acres-10 miles Westminster, house, 1 tenant house, 75 acres in cul ti ber. Price $6.00 per acre. 59 acres-3 miles Walhalla, fair 1 cultivation. Price $800,00. 160 acres-1 mile Walhalla, half vation, 30 acres bottom, 2 tero nt house 127 acres - 4 miles Walhalla, 2 sn pasture, about $200 saw timber on pla els com last year. Cheap at $1,500 . I have a complete list of p)acP3 n thor information write ? JAS. H. DARBY, Thc ?'arners' Barbecue. A big crowd ia at the fairgrounds this morning in attendance upon tho farmers1 barbecue and picnic. Ad dresses on agricultural subjects and on th? benefit and advantages of farmers1 organizations will be made during the morning by Senator Latimer, Con gressman Lever, Senator Tillman, P. ll. Hyatt, E. D. Smith and others. Considerable interest is felt in the joint debate that is expected to take place this afternoon between Senator Tillman and Hon. VV. J. Talbert. In thia connection it in stated that the prohibitionists of the county have not been invited to participado in the meeting, and that th^y aro strictly "hands off." They have tried to keep the dispensary isHiie clear ot politics, making it distinctively a moral one. ANNOUNCEMENTS. I announco myself a candidate for tho House of Representatives, subject to the act inn of tbe Democratic primary. E. M. H?CKER, Jr. At the urgent request of my friends I announce myself a candida'.? for the House of Representatives to fill the va (!ancy from this County. Your sum-age is respectfully solicited. Ii. .1. KAY. ' In deference lo the expressed wiBhes of many voters, T hereby announce myself a candidate for the vacancy In the House of Representatives occasioued by the election of Hun. George E. Prince Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit; subject to all the rules and regulations governing the democratic primary. H. M. PRINCE. Managers for Primary Election. The following is a list of the man agers of the Anderson County Demo cratic Primary Election, to be held on August 22, 1005: Anderson, Wsrd 1-J. B. McGee, J. C. Payne, W. T. W. Hsrrlson. Anderson, Wsrd 2-A. H. osborne, M. .Kennedy, Carlyle McKinney. Anderson, Ward 3-O. Gelsberg, Will E. White, J. L Sherard. Anderson, Ward 4-J. J. Gllmer, V. M. Barnes, T. W. Norris. Anderson, Ward 5-W. S. Lee, W. H. Simpson, J. W. Trowbridge. Anderson, Ward 0-Dock Owens, O. J. Ayers, C. L. Johnson. Anderdon, Central Club-T. J. Bell, J. H. Hutchison, J no. K. Bailey. Belton, No. 1-R. 1>. Smith, J. M. Cox, Jr., ti. W. HarriB. Beltoo, No. 2-J. T. Cox, E. T. Brea ' Belton, No. :$-J. W. Campbell, A. J. McCoy, E. T. Toll ison. Bethany-J no. C. Evatt, J. T. New ton, Thoa. Patterson. Biahop's Brand!-Leard Newton, An drew Whitten, Felix Boggs. Brosdawsy-ti. Baker, ti. M. Major, H. P. McDaniel. Brushy Creek-W. C. Scott, J. R. Tripp, J. A. Cely. Bowling Green-Thos. M. Bowlin, L. E. Knight, L. W. Harris. Brogon Mills Cedar Grove-L. B. Johnson, J. B. Ellison, A. W. Poore. Corner, No. 1-J. M. Campbell, Th os. A. Stevenson, t?. II. Sherard. Corner, No. 2-R. 8. Yeargin, D. A Mc A lister, G. P. Itordette. Cox Mills-W. R. Ledford, H. O. Smith, J. A. Green. Craytonvills-W. W. Cllnkscales, J. A. Robinson, W. R. Wright. Five Forks-Walter Casey Prank Mulliken, T. M Welborn. Flat Rock-J. V. Tate, A. G. Thomp son, W. H. Hanna. Fork, No. 1-J. M. Broyles, R. A. Sullivan, W. I*. Dobbins. Fork, Wo. 2-J. N. Tribble, W. H. Cole, J. A. P. Barton. Gluck Mills-P. C. Temple, C. H. Baldwin, T. J. Cordell. Hall-C. H. Bailey, J. L. Jackson, 8. Bowen. II on ca Path-A. B. Shirley. J. P. Du gan, M. W. GrubbB. Hopewell-W. L. Bolt, W. J. Vandl ver, Welborn Martin. Hunter's Spring-W. P. Harbin, J. A. Eskew, W. G. Hombree. Mt. Tabor Martin Orr Mills-J. P. Benson, B. C. Young, T. C. Thompson. Pendleton-J. W. Simpson, Wm. Gib son, (Jordon Smith. Pelzer-L. B. Roberts, W. C. Pearman, Walter L. Wilson. Pel/.er, Mill No. 1-J. T. Hudgens, Adam Elrod, Matthew Davis. PiercHtown-A.- Mi Guyton, W. F. Owen, T. L. Webb. Piedmont-A. S. Porter, J. V. Vernor, R. I. Elrod. Riverside-C. M. McClure, W. C. Gu rner, G. T. Queen. Rock Mills-Robert S. Harbin, W. J. Shirley, R. H. Tilley. Sandy 8prlngs-J. W. Rothrock, T. P. Hobson, A. M. Milano. Slabtown-J. O. Pickens, G. A. Ran kin, W. B. Glenn. Starr Toney Creek" Townvllle, No. 1-D. L, Fant, J. W. Shirley, 8. R. Johnaon. Townville, No. 2-J. P. Ledbetter, E. B. Farmer, J. D. Compton. ? Weet Gavan nan-J. M. Jones, H. J. Strickland, W. S. Manning. Williamston, No. 1-J. II. Gaines, J. Bruce. T. H. McClellan. Williamston, No. 2-E. H. Batterfleld, D. M. Cox, M. F. Adams. The polia will open at 8 a m., and close at 4 p.m. The first named man ager at each precinct will be chairman of tbs board of managers for snob precinct and will be expected to call on D. E. Car lisle in the Court House for boxes, bal lots, eta, which will be ready after Aug. 9. If any of the above-named managers cannot serve, they should give notice at once to the president of his local club, or to the member of the executive com mittee from bis olnb, that the vaoanoy caused by his inability to serve may be filled. H. H. Watkins, Chairman. E. W. Lons, Secretary. Anderson, S. C, Aug. 8, 1005. Notice of Bridge to Let. Will let to the lowest responsible bid der st tbs bridgs site, on tba 24th day of this month (August), at ll o'clock a. m., tho building or repairing of the Lee Shoals Bridge over Rocky River in Mar tin Township. Also the building or repairing ofStott's Bridas, on Three and Twenty Creek, in Garvin Township, on tho 25th Inst. specifications made koowa on day of letting. Reserving the righ t to reject any and all Mdt. , . . 8. O. JACKSON. 8up. A. C. W. Y. MILLER, Clerk B. C. C. EW BARGAINS. >m house and outbuilding*. 25 acres in 5 miles Fort Madison, good ?-room vation, 40 acres bottom, fine lot tira ri o uso but good land, about. 30 acres in mite West Union1, 60 acres in culti s, 100 aerea in woods. Price $17.50 acre, sall houses, 60 acres in cultivation, good ce, made ll bales cotton and 250 bush car Walhalla on easy , terms. Forfar K?aBt,:;,B?,kerlWalh.U6,aC. < Bring this Coupon, trade ?2.00, and j ; get 10c. to pay Car fare. ( I THE BEE HIVE. > CLEARANCE SALE! We are going to clear the deck of Spring and Summer Goode, and make room for our immense Fall Stock that will arrive in a few weeks. We are going to sell Summer Goods REGARDLESS OF COST. THINGS That MOVE 1 1000 yards Good Homespun Checks at. 3ic J&TC 2000 yards Best 7c Apron Ginghams at. 5c jere 2000 yard? yard-wide Bleaching only. 5c yare 1000 yards yard-wide Percale only. 6c yarc 1000 yards 40-inch White Lawn, worth 125c at. 10c yan Nice Turkey Red Calicoes at. 3Jc yan Nice Dress Goods, Etc. Nice Wash Silk, worth 50c, at. 29c yan i>6 inch China Silk, black and white, at. 50c yar< 50-inch Black Brilliantine, big bargain, at. 50c yan 40-inch Peau de 8oie Skirting, very handsome, at.81.00 yan 42-inch Cut Henrietta, very handsome, at.$1.00 yan Nice Wool Skirting at.15c yard and u] Nice quality Black Albatross at. 40c yan Better grade Black and White Albatross at. 50c yan Summer Lawns. Nice Summer Lawns, worth 10c yard, mu?t be closed out at only. Better Lawns, worth 12ic and 15c, at only. 5c yi 7ic y< Shoes, Shoes. 50 pairs Misses' Ked Sandals, worth $1.00, at only. 39c pai Nice lot of Women's Low Cut Shoes, mostly small sizes, must be closed at. 49c pai Men's Low Cut Shoes, worth $2.50, at.$1.69 pai Women's Fine Shoes all solid, only. 1.00 pai Big lot Children's Slippers, sizes 2 to 6, at. 10c pai We carry the largest line of Men's and Ladies' High Grade Standard Shoe of any house in Anderson. Such lines as Bion F. Reynolds, T. D. Barr] Selz, Schwab & Co. and the Behring Shoe Co's. Fine Shoes. Clothing, Clothing. Men's Summer Pants, to close, only.. :.GOo pal High Grade Pants at.. .$1.25 to $4.00 pai Men's 2-piece Summer Suits, worth 85.00, to close at..... .$2.98 sui High Grade Suits at.. ........."!>.00 suit and u Straw Hats to Close. All of our Men's Fine Straw Hats at 25c, 50c and 75c, all in one pile ONLY. 25o Bargains in Bed Spreads Nice Bed Spreads at. 63c each Full B?zo Bed Spreads, worth $1.25, only........ .,... 98c each 11-4 Bcd Spreads, worth $2.00, only. .$1.19 each Marseilles Bed Spreads, worth $3.00, at.. .$1.98 each Notions, Notions. Nice Pearl Shirtwaist Sets, worth 15c, at................ 6o set Nice Pearl Battons two dozen for................ 5c Four Cakes good Laundry Soap... 5o .'Ladies' 15c Ganse Vests af..fe................. 8 c each Two Balle Sewing Cotton. .. lo One Paper Pina....................................... t lo One Lead Pencil.. * ...... . lc Ladies' Seamless Hose............... i................. 5c pair 15c size Shoo Polish at............. .10c bottle Lades' White Sailor Hate only......................10o each 100 doe. GOOD MACHIN? THREAD at........ lc SPOOL No matter what you vant we can ?ave yon f rom 10?to$5 per cent. 3 Al ead ? : M THE ?'.jM m HIVE, G. H. BAILES. MID-SUMMER ? BARGAINS ? JULIUS H. WEIL & CO. find they have too many Goods on hand for this season of the year. In order to dispose of them we have shaved the prices way down. .:- .:. We offer beet Indigo Caiico.at 4c " " Good Yard Wide Sheeting.,.at-Ho. " ? Yard Wide Percales.at 5a " *' 40-inch Wide Black Brilliantine.nt 24o u " Ladies' Beat Black Hose...at 7c " " Ladies' Black Gloria Parasols?..".,.at 28c " " Men's Good Blue Overalls.at 40c " ? Men's Pei calo Laundried Shirts.at 39? " " Ladies'Kid Oxfords.at 89c " " Men's Vici Slippers. .at tl.lt> " " Poe Mill Soft Bleaching..sst to " ? Ladies'Trimmed Hats.,.at 48c " " Best Grade Table Oil Cloth....at icc " " Men's Wool 2-piece Suite.at 13.75 ? " Men's Wool Pants.$1.00, tl.25, tl.50 and $2.00 " " Men's Straw Hats.at 25c, 50c and 75c We offer special inducements in Matting, Carpets, Buge, Window Shades and Floor Oil Cloth. Julius H. Weil k Co. 113 Granite Row. Buck's Have been oh the market for fifty eight years and arestiU : : : : Leaders of their Line I THEKE Cm BE NOTHING BETTER Than these Stoves because they are made by skilled work* siss, of liigussi grade material, and are warranted to give best resolto and to last many years.