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Intelligencer. Published every Wednesday. J. P. CLINK8CALKB, } ED1TOR8 AND C. C. LANGSTON, S PROPRIETORS. 1J?KMS; ONE YEAH, - - - - SI 50 SIX MONTHS, - - -_TO WEDNESDAY, AUG. 'JU. 1905. INION COUNTY VOTES OUT THE DISPENSARY. By thc decisive vote of 701 to 110 Union County voted out thc dispen sary in the eleotion held on Tuesday pf last week. Thc election i* of pecu liar interest to the voters of Anderson County who will be given ao opportu nity within tho next monti) to pass upon the dispensary is^-ue. Thc dis pensary system has alway? been re garded as being very strong in 1'nion and its supporters made an aggressive light tu save it. The large majority against it exceeded the hope? of even the most sanguine prohibitionists. When prohibition wasmaJe an issue in the State campaigns of 1898 and li>00 Union County gave beavy ma jorities to the dispensary candidates. The vote last week is significant in that it showB the general change of sentiment among thc people in regard to the dispensary system. The reve lations of rottenness in Sjmrtanburg and the effort to secure an injunction to prevent thc holding of the election contributed to the majority against thc leagalized sale of whiskey by the State. This was the third election under the Brice bill which allows any coun ty to vote upon the question of "dis pensary" or "no dispensary" when one-fourth of the qualified voters of the county petition for an election. Cherokee and Pickeus have already voted out the dispensary, and condi tions in both counties, according to the Btatemcnts of those most fitted to know from close observation, have chown a wonderful and gratifying im provement. There will be many other elections, within thc next 30 days in various counties throughout thc State. - m o - ?? - . "1 have traveled far and observed the operation of various laws in vari ous sections, and if there is any worse 'solution' of thc liquor question than the dispensary system as it exists in Bouth Carolina today, 1 have yet tc find it," This is the opinion of Dr. Soberer, president of Newberry Col lege, a man of wide knowledge of eco nomic problems, whose ideas have been strengthened by travel, study and observation. - m . - at Three white men have been con victed in the Lexington County court of fraud in a town election and sen tenced to line or imprisonment. The convicted men entered into a con spiracy to deprive the legally elected intendant of the town of his cilice, and to accomplish their ends the bal lot boxes were taken to the home of the defeated candidate and enough ballots changed to give tho election to him. Thc prompt proeeoution and conviction of these political thieves mean much for the cau.ee of honest local government. Nothing sooner .puts a stop to dishonest practices of this kind than the prompt punishment of the guilty. Thc Czar of Russia haB granted an important reform to his people in creating a national representative as sembly. The assembly will be a con sultative organization in connection with the council of thc empire and not a legislative body. The powers of the emperor remain theoretically abso lute. The representatives of the peo ple will have the right not only to be heard on any legislation proposed by the government, but they can also voice their desires on new laws and will have the right to exert some supervision over certain expenditures. It appears that the present war will, after all, be a blessing to Russia if conditions at home bring about now reforms which cannot fail ultimately to bring a constitutional form of gov ernment to an oppressed people. The peace conference at Ports mouth, which suspended its sessions for several days to give farther time for deliberation upon the most impor tant articles of the Japanese condi tions of peaoe, /esnmed its delibera tions yesterday. A rather pessimis tic view is taken of ita- proceedings, but the friendly efforts of President Boosevelt to bring about an amicable settlement of the differences between the two countrify may result in an agreement. The Russian envoys flat ly refused to consider the Japanese demanda for the cession of the island of Sakhalin end the payment of an in demnity equivalent to the cost of the war. They regarded both demands as unreasonable. The envoys of Japan could not modify their instructions, and so the matter elands/ It ia be lieved in government circles that terms of peaoe will be finally reaohed the conference or by arbitration if I . the conference fails. ' WANTED, at ones, ten or ii Keen gi rip, vrbo can ra* ka good wages towini; at the Anderson Overall Factory. 8-3 Tillman and Talbert Discuss thc Dispen sary. At tho conclusion of the exercises of the'Fanners' Union nt the lair grounds Wednesday afternoon, au account of which in found ?>ii the lirst page of this i?Bue. Senator Tillman and ex-Con gressman W. J. Talbert discussed the whiskey problem on an invitation pre viously extended to them by promi nent citizens. The immense crowd bad been waiting eagerly to bear thone Speaker*? ?iud, though it was lute when they began, the people all re mained and beard their speeches wit.h tin- closest attention. Col. Talbert was first introduced and spoke upon thc subject of prohibition. lie discussed it as a moral issue a? well as a political ono. Hu was a pro hibitionist arni has been for years. Tho good features of the dispensary, he said, bad not been carried out. The dispensary law is not enforced arni there could not be more blind tigers under prohibition than there aro now under the dispensary law. Tho dis pensary makes every man and woman a party to the sale ot liquor and parti ceps criminis in every crime committed in the State. He said bo was in the light.against thu devil? and that it was right lor the ijnestiou to come up as a molal one and be discussed in the churches. Col. Talbert ?poke lor about an hour, interspersing his argu ments for prohibition with a number of anecdotes, Col, Talbert did not come, to Ander son to speak on the invitation of thone who are lighting tho dispensary in this county, and tho central prohibition committee made this fact plain in a card published the day before the speaking. .Senator Tillman followed Col. Tal bert. He had previously announced that he would outline Iiis plau for se curing a proper enforcement of tho law aud providing for a remedy to re move the gi af ti rom tho system. For this reason, in addition to tho general, interest his speeches always create, men of all shades of opinion were enger to hear him. He said that thu dispensary issue wan a moral, political aud financial question. Tho movement agaiuet the dispensary, ho declured, was composed of honest prohibition ists, high license men and the blind tiger element. Ho would bo u prohi bitionist if it were practicatde. lt is tile highest ideal, but he dealt with men as hu found them. He discussed tho effect of prohibition laws in other States, quoting statistics to sustain his contention, mid said that prohibi tion is a failure. He is opposed to high license always and would take the stump against it. Ho discussed the revenue feature and read li letter from Treasurer Payne giving the amount of revenue tue county derived from the dispensary. He read also a letter from Clerk of Court Watkins in regard to the criminal statistic:; of the county, his position being that crime had decreased since tho dispen sary law went into effect. He-referred briefly to the revelations of graft in Spartanburg, and remarked that "it was a wonder they didn't steal tho whole business." Senator Tillman then read the writ ten portion ot his speech, which set for tu his plans for changing and im I proving tho law so as to provide a remedy for itB present evils, ills plan is to put the administration of the law in Hie hands of men elected by the people. The board of control should be composed of the governor, the at torney general and the comptroller general. He made a number of sug gestions to prevent these high officials from being subjected to temptation or laying themselves open to charges of corruption. After due advertisement the year's supply should be bought from tlie lowest bidder, accompanied by bond of $luO,000 for tho faithful performance of the contract. Let the chief justice of the supremo court, the State treasurer and the speaker of the House ot Representatives open the bids during the session of the legisla ture and award tho contract to furnish the entire your's supply to the lowest bidder. The name und brand should be blown into the glass so that there could be no change of labels. No case gouda should be kept in stock and the purchase of these should be confined to special orders from private individuals. Beer dis pensaries should be abolished as now run and beer should be kept by dis pensers and not drunk on the prem ises. For the government of local dispen saries Senator Tillman wanted tho law changed so ns to place the control and supervision of them in the hands of the county supervisor elected by tho peo ple, the mayor of the town iu which the dispensary is located, and one per son to be a pp o;n ted by the State board of control. Tho local dispensers should be elected by the people. The governor should have the power to re move for cause and he should exercise it vigorously. He said he wanted to make it impossible for any one con nected with the dispensary from the top to thu bottom io steal any of tho public money. The foregoing summary will give some idea of the nature of the discus sion. Senator Tillman's argument for the dispensary was along the lines he has foil? wed in all his speeches, the only new matter being his suggestions in regard to changes in the law from what it is at present. He is against prohibition because he considers it im practicable, and he is especially antag onistic to the high license system. He claims that the tight to overthrow the dispensary is inspired by the advocates of high license who hope in time to se cure the enactment of their plan of controlling the liquor traffic into the laws of the State. The speeches were conservative in tone, and they were listened to quiet ly by the large crowd. Now end then Senator Tillman's rugged speech and a spark of the old-time fire would kin dle a little enthusiasm. But little that was new came ont in the d.scnssion of the dispensary question, a most vital question it is-true, and the voters pres ent returned to their homes thinking probably in almost every instance as they had thought before. Eureka News. We have bail uua roiuo, Crops usve come out considerably, and tho farmer ls Dinging cheerfully aa he winds his wav to tbe fo?der field. Wo not la-J the early ootton la opening ?orne. Sowing torr lpn and cleaning ap natches In general la the work of the ?&?BB Anna J. Bargee, Salnda's Mis alonary, spent last week with Mrs. W. L. Anderson. 8ho seemed much benefited by the rest* AU who met her ore look ing forward with pleasure to her next visit. To know Mrs. Barge? is to love her. Hr; and Mr?. Austin, of Greenville, have been spending the weak with the latter's uncle, Mr. P. B. Gentry. Miss Eva Gentry, of Greenville, is spending awhile In our midst with rel? ti vea and friends. Mtsa Fannie Harper's school will clo?o Fridav. This waa her first school, but Misa Fannie hss proven herself equal to tte occasion. Her gentle, sweet ways havn won' the ohidren. Rev. Lavender ha*. Just oloeed a good meeting here. Twelve accepted Jesus a* th?ir Saviour, and will be baptized on next Sunday morning. Mr. and Mr?. J. A. Shirley have beer with the latter'? lat uer, Mr; John Shearer, for several dayB, who is very ll!. . X. Corner Creek Comments. During tho past two weeks un abun dance or ruin has fell in this locality, and consequently our crops are doing inuch bettor now. Late cotton ia growing line, and promises a fair yield. Karly corn ie about made an?', fodder ?H ready to be pulled. Taking the whole crop into consideration, we would estimate this year's crop aa a fair average, one. Probably lews cot ton will be made, but burns will be better lilied with corn and hay, for pea vine hay is extra line this benson. Miss Mary Cox, one of Belton's sweetest young girls, is the gueBt of Mis? Janie Kigby. Al irises Laura and Carolen a Lander, formerly of Brazil, but who are visit ing in thin county, are the guest? of H. F. Gasaaway and family this week. Mr. and Mr?. J. N. Shirley visited their daughter in Laurens County last week. Minn Annie Baker has returned to her home in Abbeville, after a pleasant stay of two weeks here, the guest ol the Misses Bighy. Mr. C. H. Gasaaway and wife, of Neva, visited relatives here a few days the latter part of last week. Mrs. Cora Elgin Bigby, of l'elzer, spent a lew day? in our midst with relatives and friends last week. Miss Kinma Gasaaway ?8 on a visit to relatives near Donalds this week. Cotton in beginning to open, and it is just a short time till tho lioldn will be scattered with hands, and the gin neries will be running full time. The people of Anderson County now have a great and important question confronting them a problem which involves tue future welfare of our proud county-namely, theliq uor buei neHH. Tho issue is now freely hoing discussed, and soon tho time will ap proach when the voters sh ali have tho opportunity ot saying which they plo ter-prohibition, or continue this so called dispensary. There may have been a time in tho history of the dis pensary when it was a good solution of tho problem, but that day ia passed, and it now behooves the good citizens of old Anderson-yes, old, but prosper ous and thrifty Anderson County-to open their eyes and see where they nre drifting. We hope all will cast a vote when the time conies, and vote intel ligently, and maybe botter days will dawn o'er this lair lund of ours. Tyro. The quality of "Carbon" Rubber Belt is well known to machinery owners of thin unction. This brand represents the bent Belt value on the markot. The aale of "Carbon" Heit for this territory is controlled by Sullivan Hdw. Co Sullivan Hardware Co. han just re ceived a full car load of Loaded She-lie. Call on them when you neod anything in the line of Ammunition. - A writer in thc current Harper's Weekly calls attention to the fact that New York has a larger number of capacious, up-lo date and sumptuous ly appointed hotels than have London and Paris put together; and new hotels now being completed or planned will mako New York's superiority in this respect still more striking. On one of tho new hotels being erected on Forty-second street $?$,500,OOO is to be expended; another, to bo built on the Seventh avenue front of the property acquired by tho Pennsylvania Kail road Gompany, will have a frontage of 4(30 feet, covering the entire space between Thirty-first and Thirty-third streets. ANNUAL MEETING. Anderson, 8. C., Aug. 23rd, 1005. The Annual Meeting of the Stock holdars of the Toxaway Mills \vlll be held at the Company's Office, at Ander? ?on. 8. C., on Tuesday, 10th day of Aug., 1005, at 12 o'clock, lor tho eleotlon of Board of Directors to serve the ensuing year, and the transaction of any business that may come before said meeting. By order of the Pm? ld en t. o. M. MCCLURE, secty. Au?, 23, IPOS_10_ 4_ Notice of Examination. The regular fall examination for term ers' certificates will be held at Ander son on Friday, 8ept. 15tb. 1905 The ex amination will begin at 0 a. m., and all applicants are earnestly requested lo be here at the opening of the examination as the whole time will be required to do the work properlv. R. E. NICHOLSON, ?_Co. Supt. SECURE A H0M?! I ana in the REAL ESTATE business for buying, selling and exchanging lands In any part of this or adjoining Counties. If you have lands fer aale, or if you want to buy lands-see me at once. I own and control large and small bodies of lands, and will out them up to meet the reasonable wants of purchasers. If you have a mortgage on your place, and want to sell to get out, NOW la the time. I have a old over $7,ooo worth of land sinoe my last advertisement, and know how to bandle your property to advan tage. My Commlauona are very reasonable. Be B?ro to Bee me. I mean business. Here ls a partial list of holdings, whioh ere all good lands, and are worth more money than I ask for them: Hopewell Township. 200 acres. 175 acroa. Pendleton Township. .300 aerea. Fork Township. 200 aeres. Corner Township. 140 acres. Garvin Township. 100 sore?. Savannah Township. 300 acres. 275 sores. Hall Township. 200 aerea. Yours truly, J. J. FRETWELL. t&&* TO -Sft The Laundry ? BASIL V IF you want to know which brand of Collars ia best value, take au indellible pencil and mark on each of several brands every time they go to the laundry. Then you eau sec which you get the most wear out of. If one of them is a Corliss-Goon Collar lt will have the most marka, and for the reasons : They are always four-ply-that means body and gives strength. The over-cast stitching prevents cracking of surface linen. The gutter seams prevents saw edges. The double cross-stitched, rainforced button holes outlast tho Collar. Every one knows these extras add to .the cost of manufac ture-but you get collars that wear-and you get them here at the same price you pay for Collars without these improvements. New Btyle3 just in, two for 25c. ONE PRIGS TO ALL! B. 0. Evans & Co. ? Mf5 hjjjjUt? UCtKfAJL UJlVbUiOAOi F^Bring this Coupon, trade 82.00, andi I get 10c. to pay Car fare. THE BEE HIVE^J A FEW GOOD THIES Priced at about 25 per cent, to 50 per cent lower than you can buy them elsewhere. DON'T BELIEVE unt? you come and see. : ::::::: Good strong Bed Ticking.. 5c yard 2000 yards best 7c Apron Ginghams only. 5c yard Best Feather Bed Ticking.12Jc yard 1000 yards good Checks only. 3Jc yard Good Turkey Red Calioo only..... 3 Jo yard 3000 yards yardwide Soft Bleaching.., 5c vard ?lioesa Slioes ! Shoes are our Hobbies. Big lot Women's Fine Shoes, mostly size 4 to 4 J, worth S1.25, at,. .. 49c pair One lot Misses' Bed Sandals, worth 91.00, at..39c pair Some odds and ends of Indies' Oxfords, to close, worth $1.00, at..........-.-. 60o pair Women's Don gola Bluoher Shoes only1..81.00 pr In Fine Shoes we handle such standard ?lakes as Bion F. Beynolds aad T. D. Barrels for men at.. .-.82.98 to $6.00 pr And ouch high grade Ladies* Shoes as the Behring Shoes at. ..$2.00 to $3.49 pr Men's Fine Shoes at...08c pair and up Clothing, Etc. \ Men's Summer Suits must be sold regardless of post? % Very nice Men's Botts to dose at. $2.25 Shit 1 Bettor All Wool Suits at.. .$4.98 Suit and up ! Men's Odd Pants, bargains at....................... ,49o pair ( Best $1.00 Union-made Overalls at.............. OOo. pair k Men's Woven Seam Drawer*, worth 50c, at... .35o or 3 pair M.00 Snirts1 Lien's and Boys' Madras Shirts... .25c each Better Shirts, new styles, at.... ".,..-................. 48o each High Grade Lion Brand Shirts..X;.... ; :98c to $1.50 each H0TI0NS? ETC. 4 Oakes Good Laundry Soap 5c. Ladies* Seamless Hose only ' 5c pair. 1 box 3 Cakes Toilet Soap 10d box. 3 boxes Matches lc. Mennen's Talcum Powder 15o box. Boys* 16o Su6i>?*aderS while they last at 5o pair. Mort's 50c Suspenders only 25c ?>air. Pearl Shirtwaist Sets only 5o set. Two Balis Sawing Cotton lc. Best Lead Pencils lc each. Good Pins le paper. Best large sire Brass Pins 4c paper. 12 Safety Pins, good grade, only lc. Bib by's 15c size Shoe Polish only I0o. , J$ /'? FOfr SATURDAY OMLY-1000 yards good 5o Colored Lawn," only 10 yards to a customer, at 2?c yard. .V" 9 ... CH. BAILES. B We respectfully request all our friends who are ix* J possession of Coupons for Free Premiums to return. ; them by September 10th for redemption. Respectfully, - . : ?its. H. Co. Salesmen and Salesladies wanted for the entire season. ^ You will ?nd that our brisk trade and bur large sales are due to the fact that we treat our patrons fairly and courte* ousiy. We aim to please them. We sell? highest grade 0oods at lowest possible prices. White Enamel ??ned. Clean and essy to keep oleaa* Just what you want for paring ^?uf fruit. SS Such waree ae will add so much to th? convenience of house-keeping./