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MAJOR BLACK AND IR. J. F. LYON INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE REOEIVES WARNINGS. Full Account of Lyon-Black Affair; Develops That Committee Has Been Repeatedly Threat oned. Appeal to the Governor. A ftill accouti of the Black-Lyon affair, whlich oceurrel Fri(lay, is con tained in file 'ollowing dispatch from Coluimbia. Tiints are getling red hot about the lisn'isary inivesti-ating commlit tee. Tle sulb-comimittiee. Messrq. Lytoin :11141 ('bristenisen, today felt it their dhti to tell the lcommittee ald the w.I.l t' the tlreats that hmd been imiaie w_ainst their lives and the lives i4l otlhers colilected withl tihisA ilvestigation. Alajor .John Jol ack, a member f the pr-ent hi:n-d of control . this 1morn inl.tv is crelitel by Mr. I,yol 'Witi hav ing. usedI verv violent lanuagle to w.an1s him 11141 then rounlinil. off thing--s by telliini- him that lie "1lbad a itltim then and there to shoot and blow him Iup on tle spot.'' Fortul ll1tiI I om 14 11. Lyoll. Major IlIek '111l all e leernle<l. there was l1o pis tol 11raitice. headse citizens are too lll-d to _et and there is 11o Ilee'l to break intl0 the harm1oNy of tiintgs. M11ajor llack was apparently pro voke4 by a letter wich i he had got tenl fromI his Icimler lioie. in whlich it was evidently suggested that Mr. ly4u was there working up testi mlanliV. Major lIlack slated tiat lie resen;ted aNy prving into hlis personal aIfaills. Mr. L.yon. if tlie Committee. stated that he did go to Walterboro an(I that ihe purpose otf his visit tihere wAs I,1 imiire into a ruinr that lie h:4 liv hea.d which-11 was to tle effeet that AbaiIjor Ih-ak 11141 11. 11. Evans Iad Ihbed i Iember1 of tIe eneiral -wInIbly v. IivN.inII , a t A tr o a ndIv - )1 it wa, s n this wtork tlit lie ha.d gone toWalterbor'o. Mr. Lyoi did nlot 1 o into (etails ith regarIl to the result of lis in vestigation on tis particular- ques tiol. The committee evidently wished the situation uniderstood by the peo ple of the state and then they asked Governor lIev;vard to take such no tion as lie tioullghit best. When the statements were heard Cimii1an IIlay m1ade a suggestion, abotit remloval. The collmliIt e welt into executive session and11 it is un Itrstoid that at first suchi a sugges tion ais madle inl committee thit the gIrnVC10, he asked t 1 remove Ma,ior Black fillr his demonstratiin. It was thenthohtinl comlmiltee thlat it ihit le lisvoirttos to suggest to thei pnvernotr whlat lit shiould or shonl not do4 and14 s4me' oft the' rnm mitte ('4 eveni toughit it goinhg a hit fart inl suggetst i g t 1a~t thle goivernor1 had the rightl 441 r'emolOi1. TPhiis i neideit was Ite motst st rik imte anid impor4titanit of thet sess51ion. Wh len t he 144ad me iitt this mo rniing. Fraser Lyxon aroste and wit h onie hand on thle harige Iab1 le in fronit of him, antd withI the' utmost del iberat ion anid -liness, mnade' this stat ement: "I 'nt to say this: that I do not kniow m.w" the comumittee feels about a thing o-f t his sort. hut as tar' as T *am1 iindi v idul con1Ieiicerned. I shall coninue 14 investigate Mr'. Black antd Mr. Evans, and anybiody else whott is on Itere, and it' it. is nuecee sary' to be' bilown upi ini this matter, M%!r. llIick orn somuebotly will ha ve it The chiairmn. St en atoir lay, said: "'Is t here anyit.hinig youn suggest- It seemis to mite thiat it might he eca1lld lie is a mneimber of the, state board of contro1 aiid lhe ( the governior) has~ a right toi remoive himl fromi olice.' ' Mr. L yon-"'Tbhis Ithing hats betr going on foriu some time. I did not) know that it had taken such a violent shape, b)ut it lias been report.ed ti Senator Christensen that witnesses who testified that any one had i.e coived graft or had stolen anything would be shot. I was warned l)ya gentleman in Wright's Hotel, vow ing vengeance against Senator Chris Mr. Christensen-"'Mr. Chairman I regret very much to have to take any notice of the matter of threats, but they have been going on for long time, and it strikes me that it view of the culmination that haE been reached today, something ought to be done. As long as your sub. * committee had to deal with sub-ds* pensers we had no trouble of thai kind. They took the matter very philosophically, but just as soon a~ we approached tihe hligherofficials, great pressure of various kinds had been brought to bear and witnesses had been made- to understand that violence would be done them if they testified. The former -cbairman of the board, H. H. Evans, came to ic in Wright's Hotel last winter, and told me that if Mr. Klingenberg, who was assisting us in investigating should ask questions of what Mr. evens considered his private affairs, lie would shoot him on sight, and he came to give the warning. I did not pay muh attention to it at the time, but just before the investigation in the supreie court room. Mr. Evans called me off and reminded ic that het made these threats and that hie wished it undI'erstood that if any wit nesses got on the stand and said that he (Mi'. Evanls) had got ...onley Or Irraft, that he would settle with such personl on the stand. "Now, various matters along this linte have been reported to ie for ont-1ths, but you knillow the sub-coi Imlittee has not deemed it wise to bring the matter to the attention of the comm1ii1ittee and the public.'' Mr. Lyon-''"Mr. Chairman, there was a matter come up this morning that I deemed my duty. though un. pleasanit. to call to the attention of this coiiittee. I also will state that the part of it that affects me person ly I do not consider, but. that part of it that affected the welfare of our committee. "For this reason I do it, and I deem it important to the final partic uilar determination of our investiga ti1n that it he broughit forward to tle attention of this committee. Describes Contretempts. "This morning in my coiing from my room, which is above the store of 'irardeau & Marshall, I was stopped by Nir-. Solomon. who is tle agent of the lBig Creek Distilling Comipany, of Savaialih, Oa. He was talking to me about some accoluts whlicli coml mittee has held up. These are ae colints (die by tile dispensary. We have had somie conversation about titis matter before, anI lie reinewed tle con11versaion ther'e. anl wished ite to give hill some defillite in formnna tii aboit when we could reach it. As I was stamding there talking to him. Nlr. Black, of tle dispensary board of directors, appeared before me. I really could not state from what direction lie came. I could not say whether from the back or rear. I was intent in going on with my con versation with3 Mr. Solomon. Mr. Black's face showed decided anger a anI he used soie vry insultig lan guacge towards ie. He said that lie mulderstood that I had been spying o it on him on his private life and thiings of that kind, and it was his piurIose to kill me on tlie spot. I do not vare to use any of the particular lan.Iguage he used on that occasion, hut lIe said that lie had a notion then and ther'e to..shoot me and blow me upl1 onl the spot, tol use his expression. Thee asin his comnpaiiy a per'son that I do nt knowv to have seen be hore. Mlv r'ec'ollec'tio s111 t hat thuere was a persoin mi his comnpany wih a striaw hait,. blue suit of clothles, and r'ed in' nust ache. '''While lie wuas making his threats against mec aiid daring me to inivestigaite his affairs, lie also used v('ry violenti language against Senator ( 'hr isten'lseni, whuiqh I suppose5 wer'e in the nature of a rebuke to ine for at tending such a pers5on abiout the streets. I remarked that therie wvere three of them there, that I did not c'are to discuss the matter with them, that I was investigating the dispen saryv and expected to continue to (10 so. HIe was so iimpetuous11, thbough, that I scarcely had any opportunity ofi Putt ing" ini a word, and believ'ing hat he intended to make an at tack oni i' me,mand his running his hands a bout his person, anid tha hiiIle intend ed to do violence, I t urnied and walk edl hack to my room1. ''I(e used ver'y unplleasat epi it he towam'ds me, and1( told me I might go anid arm myselft. 1 returned to my room and shortly afterwar'd returned to Wright's hotel. As I p)assed thme Columbia Hotel I did not see Mr. Ilhack or the gentleman with him, I priesumne, Mr. Chairman, that Mr. Black exhibited or attempted to ex hibit a letter from Manning, which I undei'stand wvas from Mr. Black's former home, Walterboro. ''I found it necessary to go to Wa! terboro, a fewv days si'nce for the rea son that I had heard and I can roe ognize the difficnlties that it is like hy to laco us in, and I heard that Mr. Black and H. H. Evans had been p)arties to bribing a member of the general assembly, who lives in the towvn of Waterboro. I do not kigow the facts in that case. I had some information along that line, and I wvent thiere to get some additionat inae formation ini regard to the matter. That was the object of my visit to Walterboro, and I presume that Mr. Black has been informed by those of whom I inquired there' of the pur pose of my visit. "I wish to say this: That I di go to Walterboro for the pl4rpose c investigating Mr. Black and II. 1 Evans and this member of the ger eral assembly, whose, name I do nc care to mention, as he is not a part to this transaction. Letter to Governor. The committee adopted this lette which will be sent to Governor lle ward: "To His Excellency, P. C. Heywarl "Dear Sir.-The committee appoin ed to investigate the affairs of 1 state dispensary would respect full call your'attention to the followinl testimony, taken before the conini tee. (Testimony attached). "Tle committee would request th. you investigate this matter and tiL such action ai iay appear to you I b- proper. the control of the dim(-4 tors of the %lispensary with abstlt power of removal of such offlicers. 1), ing in your hands. Signed. All of the papers- will be ready i be turned over to Governor Heywar upon his return to the city. Ile i nlow on his plantation in Collelo county and will no doubt take up il matter as soon as it is formally pri sented to hiin. Major John Black Talks. Major John Black, this afternoo after hearing what Mr. Lyon state to the board. said that lie had nevc heard anything about the allegatio that lie and Evans had attempted t bribe a representative from Waltvi boro. Hle said lie was incensed 1 Mr. Lyon because it appeared to hi Mr. Lyon was atteipting to bon him down, and blacken his person" character because he had refused t allow Mr. Lyon to run the state di pensary to suit himself. When lie went. to the dispensar lie found the institution a half ai lion dollars in debt for whiskey ft which it had no use. Ie viped tit a large amount of 1his debt by f6rn in, a number of houses to take 1ac their unsalable whiskey, and hn done this against tle protest of Li.y and Christensen, which they tel graphed froim the West. They wan ed the whiskey kept to suit their v-i venience. liey also had been ui able to force him to buy at a loss I the state, from firms they favore He had blocked their little game I force the board to buy from the henchmen and let them usurp tI powers the legislature had giveu the state board. When they found it impossible get anything against his oileial re o'd to gratify their spite, they e deavored to blacken his person character. le had a copy of ti taking of testimony in Cincinnati which this attempt was maide and which theyN attempted to blacken s pieie court j ist ices and eiriu courvt judges of this state by askii if they had received presents whliskey or' oIlher thiin.gs from house lie had onice r'epresenited in clerical way. Major Bhac'k said lie had alwa; tred to live a clean life, and his of eiaul r'ecord as sher'iff., may~or aiid o,ther' capacities would show lhe hii never. do(ne anything dishonest in hi life. Hius character was his proude possin and the best t hing I couldl hand down to his childr'en wa a cleani name. He had no initenti< of. permitt ig anybody to blacken to grat ify theiir per'sonal spite. The letter' referred to was fro his brother', H. W. Black, .Jr., Walterboro, in which lhe said: am told that morning, that Lyon lhe inuvest igatinlg commit tee, was lie Sat urday, last. From what I ci learn lie was trying to find oat soml thing about a conver'sat ion Whit had with his wife over' the long:di a ance phione thle niighit of you r ele lion.'' Tlha4i conv'ersat ion was a.-p( feety IvPrivate conlver'sation betwei a man and his wife, in which tl former said lhe was glad that Bla was elected, as lie was a friend at had helped him and wvould help hi with his personal influence in cn lie r'an for solicitor.' Major Black said this was a put ly peirsonal and private conversati in which lhe had no part and wvh lie heard that Lyon was inquiring I to such matters, it confirmed his 1: lief that Lyon wvas willing to go ai length to try and find 'out some m1 to put on his personal chiaracter. Major Black said lhe -was perfe ly willing for the fullest investig tion of his record as. a public serval but would never permit any attem to besmirch his private charaet As a member of the state board had not tried to please Lyon, but do what was right, and Chairi Hay and Governor Heyward cou both testify that lie had consult them and was earnest in his ende vor to know and -to do the rig thing. Mr. Mobley, the clerk, h~ ibeeni sent,\to see Chairman Hay abo soenm of the probiems of the stn i board and his advice had been taken r Major Black said the board was will L. ing to do anything for tie investigat ing committee as a whole, but the; t were elected to investigate the die y Iensary, not run it. The direetor were elected to run the state dispen sary, and were not going to turt , over the running of the instittio1 to either the whole .investigatinj committee or a part of it. Won Suit for Mutilated Venus. Milwaukee Sentinel. The late Congressman David 3 Ienderson, of Dubuque, some year ago addressed the Dubuque people a NaM day festival. tThe Ex-Speaker., apropos of ignor anee said: "Tho wtot case of ignorance cau tell you o' oceurred in '69 in Ieilote section o our co unitrNy. There was a man who suddeni becameo rich and built anl enormonv house. 1le deciled to adorn thl house with sone statuary and so 11 wrote to Italy for a copy of th The copy inl due tine arrived. I was executed inl Carrara marble ver; beautifully. "But Io sooier did le receive i than the millionaire sued the railroa< it for $2,000 for nutilat ion and. wliat.' 1 more, he won t le suit. Wanted a Raise. Among tle (harities of Marshal Field was a penlsionl list of person: o Ill wim a stated sum was sent cael L lmItlh. With these lie was generous I hut he disliked being imposed upon, O'Ie uall. who had ill some way im pressed Mr. Field with his deserts had a cheek each thiry days for $25 S Ilie had goe l'r from lMr. Field' 1memory, but remained on the list. r His petision made him quite ''ai (ligible II rty inl the circle in whict he lived. and at last le vieldied to thI k b1mdlishmienits of his laiidladv, an el I Ierly. prosperlois widlow. and marrie, n hvr. Now. Ilenry,' sle said to hlir next day. ' we'll just he having you pIy IIraised. Yoii cai't keep two a 1 easily as vot can one. Mr. F ield i o i a rich man, and lie will understan 1. that. You go down and tbll him yol n niced $50 a month now.' ir Away went Henry, and after mue ic argument and pursuasion obtaine to access to the inner office of the grea merchant, where lie stated his cas 'o Mr. Field became interested at one ''A widow, elh?'' lie inquirei - smiilin. ''Did she ask you or yo al her?'' e ''\ell, sir,'' staminered Henr; n ''I guess she lead tip to it.'' i ''How old is site?' -- 'Ahott forty, sir.'' it ''Did she support herselrf? Ig ''Yes, sir. She has a big boardin >f~ house. T b)oarided with her. I d1o ye a ''Alt, yes,'' said Mr. Field. ''E .you watnt a raise. (do you? Let ni a' see. How mtich was your p)ensioil I- Twentyv-five dollairs? WVell, you won [n hatve to pay any, board now, so sui Cd pose0 we make it twelve antd a half is That will keep you in spending mom st ey. ''-Yoith 's Companion. He Is Very Dense. In it M. George WV. Perkins content that it is not a crime to help the ri mpuiblian party with insutranee fund It seems to take the gentleman a lou time to tundeirstand that his er in consists in being caught at it. - Real Estate and Insulranc4 Do you have Real Estate to sell< -rent wvhich you do not care to hat -advertised to the general public?: r-so, place it in otur hands and we wvi mgive it our personal study and attet totion. .k We have standing buyers for cc id tain kinds of land. m Do you want to buy Real Estat< se If you mean business come to seei -for we have some property for sa e- that might greatly surprise you m well as interest yotu. n,If yen don't mean business con n- to see us anyway and we will tell y< e- all wve know about the weathe y We undertake to sell no properl id before we have inspected i't and a: proved the price. t- Loans negotiated on approva 'a-- security. t, Rents and accounts collected. pt We are agents for the Aetna Li: r~. Insurance Company. It will pay y< lie to see what this old reliable and cot to servative company has to offer befot m placing your Insurance. 1,a More and more men are beginnir ad to understand what this statemei a-- means. lit Office over the Commercial Bank ' W K.L SLIG & COMPAN There is always room at the top, - of course, but sometimes it's a whole. - lot more sociable at the bottom. lPuck. D''Did you ever know Bilkins to 5 keep his word?'' -4 Once.II ''When was that?"p I 'I lent him $5, and he said he'd 1 be eternally- indebted to me.' Cleveland Leader. RE VIVO RESTORES VITALITV tI Made a Well Man THE of Me. produces the above results in 30 days. It actj VOWerfullY and Quickly. Citres whanti l others fail. :ouE n% will regain their iost manhood, and old men will recover their youthful visor by using 4 IREVIV0. It Quickly and surely restores Nervous. tiess, Loat Vitality, Impotency. N,ightly zmiulong Lost Power. Falling Memory, Wasting Diseases. ana all effects of self-abuso or excessand Indiscretion. Which UnIts one forstudy business or marrage. 1d sot Only cures by startingf at the seat of disese* bul tosagreat nerve tonto and blood bouder, brlna Ins back the pink glow to vote cheeks and Mo storleg the fire of youth. It wards off JnIt aC mpton Insiet on Ha1ing REVIV no Other. It can be carried in Tst pocklet. BY inall 61.00 perpackage, or six for 65.00,, withs al1 Sive Written guarantee to cure or "ofud the noney. ook and advise f c r AL MEDICIN C.9 HICA 0, ILL. GUMIE & WEEKS. Making Nineteen TENESE CHOICE TENNESSEE and While it Lasts to Best Patent $5.( Best half Pat. $4 Best Meal. 80c. I Best Grits $1.75 Don't pay any more, don't be s - along, save money and buy from ui 4 Our immense stock of spring go< 4 ties and fancy goods and staples, c ing novelties in millinery. Come r right thing in prices, style, qualit3 ply cannot beat us, we don't mal a you up on balance, people getti t and looking out more for No. i. i 'j Forty years experience counts so - don't you forget it, 1, PROSPE:F STATI Of the condition of the Exchar ~the close of business May 41 o RESOURCES. e Loans and discounts .. . $127,779.52 '7 Overdrafts.... .. .. .. 3800.93 't Furniture and Fixtures .. 3,363.15 ,s Due from Banks & bankers 10,881.48 '7 Currency .. .. .. ....4,217 00 .Silver, Nickles and pennies 1,748.34 Checks and cash items . .5,031.85 $166,822.27 Before me came M. L. Spearman a~ being duly sworn says that the above at edge and belief. g Sworn to and subscribed before me t Correct attest:* J. D. Davenport, Edw. R. Hipp, ~.Diretors. '* Geo. B. Cromer, ~For tije. Ne: ui WE 4 50 B 1-Straigi ~AT $4.00 F S. S. Bi HAVE YOR ATCU Repald Ritht W.3. Rikar Jeweler Newberry,8.C. W. B. RIKARD is now !n The Herald and News Office where :he will do your work promptly and under GUARANTEE. Give him a trial. Proces nLIgIt. CAR, indred Barrels of that FLOUR Just Received Go at )O Every bbl. -.40 guaranteed. )ushel. Sack. witched off by argument, come right )ds arriving embracing all the novel. ur Mrs. Moseley in the North select. mnd see us, we are prepared to do the , &c., for an all round bill you sim te a cut price on one thing and burn ng educated and opening their eyes .ome and see us and be convinced. mething, we will treat you right and tITY, S. C. ~MENT. ige Bank of Newberry, S. C., at th, 1906. LIABILITIES.' Undivided profit less ex- $0000 penses and taxes paid . 4,605.89 Due to banks and bankers 698.51 Individual-deposits subject to checks.. -. . . . 71,441 87 Cashier's cheeks .. . . '. 76.00 Bills payable---. ... 30,00.0 $156,822.27 Cashier of The Exchange Bank, who atement is correct to the best of his knowl M. L. Spearman, Cashier. biis the 12th day of May, 1906. W. B. Wallace, N. P. for S. C. dt Ten Dais )FFER arre1s it Flour 'ER BARREL. rge Co.