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of Senator Tillman to Or-egon aLor neys is quoted as follows: "I wired you from Wausau, Wis., as follows, and write to confirm it: " 'William E. Lee, my agent, will see you about land. I want nine quarters reserved. Will forward signed applications and money at once. Members of my family are en trymen. Latter follows. (Signed) " 'B. R. T.' "I write now tosay I wired Mr. Lee, who resides at Moseou, Idaho, to' go at once to Marshfield and see you about the land, to locate quarters for the several' members of my family who are of. age and one for my pri vate secretary, J. B. Knight, whom I desire to let into the deal, and of course he wants a quarter far him self." Copies of Correspondence. "The letter continued,'" writes the president, ''stating in detiil what was to be done in order to enable the senator to get the land. The Wil -iam E. Lee to whom Senator Till man thus referred as his agent wrote to Reeder and Watkins, under date of December 7, a letter, photographic copy of which is herewith submitted, marked Exhibit D. In this letter Mr. Lee explains that he bad writtelf Sen ator Tillman fully as ito the status of the. land matter, advising him that it was 'a good gamblz,' bVt that the senator was lecturing, so that he did not get Mr. Lee's letter until a week and a >half previously. The letter continues: 'In case Senator Tillman gets in on this deal with sgood land in the right quarters *e want, I am satis fied"he can be of great help in get - ting matters started from Washing ton and cause the governnent to get busy and do something along the line you desire. He will set up such a howl that it will be impossible to do otherwise. This will be very import ant for your wh;ve semrenPe to have ia man of his influence here to aid you at this end .of the line. By all Imeans save a lot of good land for us, as we intend to be of more value than any one of the others in this mat Then is quoted Senator Tillman's S resolution providing for the institu tion of the land suits, after which the president quotes from the senator's ietterofFeBfuary 15 to Messrs. Reed er and Watkins. Says the president: PersonaaluIterest Disclaimed. "He staies that whiat he had done in stirring up the que.stion of the Ore gon land grants to railroads has been done entirely apart from any person al ~interest he has.. in the~ mat*er and -adds 'alithough I never rwould have bia4 any attention called to it but for*l the investigation as sat on foot in coinnection with the proposed puir ebase- by. mie of some of the timber ilands in question. Of course, if I de cide to make ithe tender and go into .the law suit I will bear your proposi ?ion in mind, but I would have you * understood that nothing I do here in the senate will be' done becaus6 of. any personal purchase of any of the land. If I can succeed in causing the! government to institute suit for the decovery of the land and make it eas ier -for others as well a,s myself (the italies are~ mine) to obtain some of it, [ shIall do it without regard to thee deaings with your firn. I shall 'wa.nt .to get some of the timber. land, if 'it is possible, and as it is prob-I able that Mr. Lee or/ysome other re pesentative of mine' will be in your - country in the .nort two months we will ileave 'the matter of payment for the initiary steps and s,ubsequent proceedings in abeyaxfee ftr the pres ent. Any contract we might make will be entirely apart from, and in dependent of, my work here in the senate. I will be glad for you to -bold in reser "e eight of the best quar teir sections of which you have defi nite infonnmation and I 'will in the meantime press the inv'estigation and other work here which will facili tate the final purehase, and in effect obviate Vhe necessity of your making any case in tde courts at all'' ''This letter, purely pertaining to Mr. Tillman 's personal and private bunsiness, .was sent in a franked en velope of whic~h I attach photograph ie copy marked 'Exhribit D5.' ''I call your attention to the let .iter' of Mr. Doirr to the postmaster general ,under date of November 22, 1908, 'Exhibiit E,' in wvhich 'he asks for relief frorym the cases which Sen ator Tillna.n had brought -against him, saying 'that 'he had no know ledge 'that Senator Tillman desired his operations to be kept W 'den and secret from general public knowldege. The report of the inspectors seems to indicate .that this young man, Mr. Dorr, acted in good faith, but that he used Senator Tillman's application for land as an advertisement."' TILLMAN PREPARE~S REPLY. Postmaster Trying to Collect $16 Postage on Typewriter "Frank ed'' by the Senator. Wahntn Janua:ry 9.-In the preaation of his speech in reply t.o man has failed to find a number of y, papers bearing upon the Oregon land tase in connection with whicih the oj present controversy arosa. These pa- a pers were, he says.fenelosed in a large m envelope and left in his private desk in his committee room at the capitol. ri when he left Washington last March rt on account of his illne'ss. but they jf cannot now be found. w The senator does not charge that H the papers have been abstracted by ai a government detective. who may h, have been shadowing him. but 'he does ij say tha,t it would have been possible T for any such official to gain access h< to his room and to his desk, both of al which were fastened with only ordi- R rary locks. The papers, he says, are Ie ;ery important in the preparation of pi his ease, and would go far to sub- ri stantiate his defence. fR Notwithstanding the loss of this 91 data, Mr. Tillman expresses his con- e fidence in his ability to make satis- if factory reply to the presdent: "He will be hoist by his own pet- fi ard," declared Mr. Tillman, senten- g, tiously. T Senator Tillman devoted the entire bi day to the preparation of his. reply, bi whioh will be made in a speech in the pi senate Monday. His speec;h will be g] about 7,000 words in length, and will ' be delivered from manuseript. gr Senator Tillman is affording an il- hq lustration of the old adage' "that a. troubles never come singly." In ad- n( dition to the difficulty about the Ore- S: gon lands. Postmaster Barnes is try- hi ing to collect from him a bill of $16 w for carrying through the mailse a government typewriter which the sen ator had "franked" from his home in 'South Carolina to Washington. As the typewriter is government property, Senator Tillman replied to tb Mr. Barnes by saying, in effect, that he could colleet from its owner. Fol- cl lowing is the full text of his letter: th "I have your letter notifying me 1 that the typewriter mailed at Tren- al ton, S. C., under my frank and ad- le dressed to me here is held for post age. During my service in the senate typewriters -have been franked to and from the same as public documents, cc and I was not aware of any new law or ruling on the subject. The type- d writer belongs to the senate and not b( to me, and has been -used in my pub- si lic correspondence. I eannot under stand why this demand is made on me for postage. Under 'the circu.m stances, I deeline to pay the sixteen s: dollars demanmded, because it is not justly due. You may sell the type- C writer, or deliver it to the sergeant- t< at-arms of ithe senate as you see fit. g& Had 'I known that it was not frank- ' able I could have shipped by express or freight. But in this case it would t~ be one of the depantments of the gov ernent selling the property of an other department of the government vi for the collection of postage on mat- b ter that has alwa'ys been franked ni heretofore.'' ib ____ ___ ____ ___01 THB LEXINGTON LYNCHING. it A Mysterious Affair-Negro's Body Can't Be Found-Sheriff tod Make Report. le The excitement in the vicinity of i Providence. Lexington county, which was wrought up to th'e highest pitch Wednesday nigtht by the dastardly h~ attempt of a negro to criminally as sault Mrs. Thomas Wingard, wife of a most highly respected farmer, has, . subsided. Al-l during Wensy night posses were going to and fro. some seeking vengeance, others seek ing the facts in the case. The aittack of the brute was one of m the most daring ever attempted in te 'this part of the State. Mrs. Wing- na ard was in her back yard, between ei sundown anid dusk. Her daughter e was on the back porch, onily a few es yards away. Her husband and son ki were at the barn yard feeding the jj stock for the night. Just as Mrs. m Wingar'd stepped from the door of the toilet the negro, who had evident- is ly been h.iding~ in the shrubbery, tu which over-covers t.he building, made of a dash for ther wiith outstretched arms, barely missing .her body. Miss Wingard, wiho was watching her mother, saw the negro as he made for B her mother, and the two screamed al most simultaneously. Their screams attracted .the attention of the fa:thmer and son at the 'loft, and the negro ran off without accomplishing 'hi's fiend- e< isi purpose. t Realizifig what had happened tihe vi son gave the alarm in the neighbor- h< hood, the father sent for a physician, sl and a gent]emnan, who chanced to be -w passing by, was sent 'to Lexington' fi for .the sheriff. All kinds of rumors were cu:rrent, and for *a time the w greatest excitement prevailed. 0 The question on every tongue next e<( day was where is the body of the s< nero ? Erery on is certain that he. e.1 is de.ad. but the body has not been p fiundl. At a ny rate if it has been mi discvered only those who foaud it si know~ where it is.I M,-. Winad is ahi 5.3 yers of ci !V. ;M4 s 1 1 A Nobod1v know-4 whi the negro was- -e where he came from, and so far tho is known, none of the negroes are ser1 issing in the -immediate vicinity. fav Shariff P. II. Corley. when inter ewed by the News and Courier cor- to ,spondent talked interestingly and eely about his experience with tihe to uld-be rapist on Wednesday nifi't. hn! e stated that he reached the Wing- fle -d home about three-quarters of an Co' >ur after the att-empted assault. hav- ds g run his horse the en.tire distance. wai he dog took up the trail near the the mlse, carrying it for a- distance of an. )out three miles through the Seays, wl obers and Fox plantations, never ful tting up a second. He kept in hot irsuit of the dog, and when he ar- to ved near 'a large swamp the faith- sub 1l hound came upon the fleeing ne- an -o, bringing him to bay just at the m [ge of the swamp. .When the sher- wh f got within about fifteen feet of I .e man 'he was fired upon. At theyo rst shot Sheriff Corley raised his to in and fired as rapidly as possible. mo i- negro fired four or five sh-ots, lqr it of this the sheriff is not sure, spe t the second shot from the negro's ION stol struck the sheriff in the right on -oin, ma:king a slight flesh wound. mo 9ile 'not serious, it is causing a to 1 eat deal of pain. Feeling sure that up 'had fatally wounded the negro, mit id that he could return to the scene xt morning and find his dead body, 'i ieriff Corley hurriedly left for nat )me to ascertain the extent of his res und and secure medical attention. pas Soon after the sheriff had fired bee on the negro -a posse of about twen- an -five arrived on the scene, armed wa. ithe teeth with all kinds of wea ns. The negro's hat was found on'wJ e ground, the top of which was torn tmplettAy into shreds, showing con asively that at least one load from e sheriff's gun had taken effect in e hat. Part of the rim was gone te' so. Sheriff Corley, as stated above, Et the scene, the posse remaining to >ntinue 'the chase. When Sheriff the wley returned to the field of action da mxt morning no trace of the negro Ta, uld be found, and it is his opinion sen at ,the negro was captured after his re, >pa.rtu.re,. the job finished and his of vdy made away with. Certainly no prE gn of the supposed dead man could fra found next moirning. t eriff Will Report to the Governor. ~po Lexington, January 9.-Shreriff me rley will veryv likely make a report an< SGovernor Ansel Monday in .re- not trd to the alleged lynching or kill- PCI g of .'the would-be .rapist, who on. oat at Wednesday safternoon attempted >'eriminally assault' Mrs. Thomas ed ~ingard, rnear this place. Thle sheriff has been making an in ~stigation today. In fact he has ( en investigating 'ever since tire Ipil1 ght h1e 'had a duel with t.he negro, ero it so far 'he has'been unable to find Fo: t where the body of the negro is,I 12 -where it was c.arri'ed to, or the ties of .the parties who concea:led ISA Sheriff Corley states that 'he will e a reward of .$50 for information I at will 'lead to the finding of the J dy, and it'is safe to say 'that he will ity, ave nothing undone that will throw o'e tht on what is to 'all a mystery. de( eriff Corley 's report will cover the wai tire case from the lime she left his me >me tc go to the scene of crime, un- Ter .he caught 'the negro hear thej ramp, and 'his return home to give s wound attention, and his later re- Jar rn to the scene of the shooting. The sheriff says ithat he ha's notih- ~ g to conceal so far 'as he is concern t. He is satisfied .that he killed the fic an. and will exercise 'every effort fro -find his body. The wound from the 20t ~gro 's -weapon is giving him consid able pain, and is becoming inflam- Pu) [ It is feared that the wound may me1 mse further trouble. It is still not . .nar iown who the negro was. It is said 'e at none of tbhe 'negroes in the comn-r unity are missing. Mrs. Wingard, 1the injured woman, said to be sitting up today, al ough s'he is still suffering from the 13t ects of the shoek. MZSSAGE TABLED. ouse Refuses to Consider Secret 19t Service Message, Holding It Is Disrespectful. Washingt.n, Jan. 8.-Having given day nsideration to the president 's fur Ler views regarding the seceret ser- 4 ce contained in 'his message to .the 1 >use of representatbives Mon/day, the tga >eeial committee appointed to deal ine ith F1e 'subject today broughlt in its I nal .report. of Accompanying it was a resolution cap hieh declared it .to be the sense of 'ble te house that it should decline to ensider any communication from any do~ mWre which is noft respectful, re (:nmendini that the~ tobjec i onable art ion' of. the presidient s a.nn]nal n essae' be laid on the table and tha4 miari actionl be taken wit-h respei':t rea >the m'iessage of last Monday be -us of it being "nresponsive to p c .Ph'.'i l i ' nt.(* .i111:l:-l' la ' 1} fiel f op n o :of 1 1 the Ol e -e t !ice. that the " ief lire(unin in -ir ofll!e proIvisonl wa.s th:lt th" res$leni did 4 no lenisel.e-s be investiented.' h' house tonight. )y a vote of 212 35. rebuked the presid&'nt br :ab r so mueh of hi mesage :i, re -ted on mieffiber-s of eirraess in neetion r'ith 1is]. t rc ine ii3ili to the secret service (e:ce!ive-. It also deciared to be the selnse of house that it dcline to consider (If1mmonleation froni all- nLTe el is not. -in its jadgmenIt. re-pen, Ir. Gardner (Mass.) tried vainly secure. first, the a<)ption of " stitute for the resolution and then1 ammndment expressing coifidence t1he p:esident. but he wa over Almingly outvoted. Vhen Ohairman Perkins of New k of the special committee arose nake is :report he faced an al t full nfa:nber4hip while the al ies were packed with interested etaitors. Messrs. Tawney. Smith of ra. Sherley and Fitzgerald were the floor, prepar d. by wQid of uth. to resent what they deemed )e the insinuations of the president )n them as members of the com tee on appropriations. Indignation in the House. ihey were not ahne in their indi ion, as they in turn spoke of the olution. Tndeed. for soae time t the feeling of .the members lnd n growing more and more intense I some of them have been giving v to their entiments. LL, IVESTIGATE THE INVESTIGATiORS. Vashinoton. Jan. O.-That the se of representatives does not in d to stop with its action of yester r in rebuking the president in con tion with his strictutres regarding secret service was evidenced to when, at the instance of Mr. wney (Minn.) and without a dis ting vote. it adopted a sweeping lut-ion of inquiry into the amount moneys appropriated during the seat fiscal year for detecting uds and the efforts made to brihg trial offenders against the la'w. rhe iresolution called for tihe ap ntment of a eommnittee of five rbers to conduct the investigation it was authoriz-ed to employ ste ~raphers and clerks, to send for sons and papers and to 'administer ['he sum of .$5,000 was appropriat to cover the expenses involved. A-styp-to-dyn. ~ough remedy for colds and eoughm, ointment for piles, pneumonia and up salve for pneumonia or croup. e sale at Mayes' Drug Store. 11-08-taw-tt. LE r PERSONAL PROPERTY.I will sell at the late residence of f. Wicker, deceased, near Prosper on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1909, at 10 lock, the personal property of said eased, consisting of two mules, two ons, two buggies, farming implk ats, corn, fodder and hay, etc. -is cash. Sallie Wicker, Administratrix. . 1, 8, 15. AX ASSESSMENT FOR 1909.d otice is hereby given that the of of County Auditor will be open, n the 1st day of January to the' h day of February, 1909, for the pose of receiving returns ofs tax e prr'. ty for fiscal year com icing January 1st. The following ned places will also be attended as nired by law: L.t Whitmnire, Monday, Jan. 11th. Lt Maybinton, Tuesday, Jan. 12th. Lt Glymphville, Wednesday, Jan. Lt Walton, Thursday, Jan. 14th. Lt Pomaria, Friday, Jan. 15th. Lt Jolly Street, Monday, Jan. 18th. Lt Little Moun.ain, Tuesday, Jan. L.t 0O'Neall, Wednesday, Jan. 20th. Lt St. Lukes, Thursday, Jan. 21st. Lt Prosperity, Friday and Satur r, Jan. 22nd and 23rd. Lt Longshore, Monday, Jan. 25th. Lt Chappeils, Tuesday, Jan. 26th. 'he law requires a tax on all mort ges, moneys, and credits, also on omes over and above $2500.00 61 male citizens between the ages 21 and 60 years (except those in able of earning a support) are lia to poll tax. 'here shall be assessed on each a capitation tax of 50 cents. )ogs not returned for taxation are held to be property of this State. e careful to note each transfer o~ 1 estate since last return. W. W. Cromer, ' BL ANK I START THE WITH A NE! Blank I HAVE A FUL LEDGERS, J DAY BOOKS, RECORD RECEIPT MEMORAs TRIAL BALAN Examine my stoc] You will find my pt you can order them, keep your money in Males' B( loes It Pau? It Has Paic And it Will TO TRA[ )1 KL ET'] WHEL Honesty Rules Ev< Special Reduction in Article in Every: If You Want to IUY YOUR CHRISTMA, WE SELL THE Bl If you compare qui with the priees chars chants you will see we offer you. For 1 are entitled to your Z1 K LUEI The Fairland S( SOMEOF OUE To be conservative. To pay four per cent. To calculate interest semi-a -To bond every employee. To be progressive and accol To lend our money to our < To treat our patrons courte To be liberal and prompt. To secure business from all TO BE THE VERY BES'I TO DO BUSINESS XW Our institution is under the su: examined by the State Bank Exar The Bank of Pi osperit: DR. GEO. Y. HUNTER, President. J. F. BROWNE,er 300KSI NEW YEAR N SET OF B3o6ks L LINE OURNALS, CASH BOOKS, B,00KS, BOOKS, TDUMS, CE BOOKS. k before buying... ices as cheap as and besides you your home town. iok Siore Who Not? I Others, Pay You )E AT P N ER'S5 ary Transaction. Price on Every Department. Save Money S GOODS FROM US,> EST FOR LESS. ality and prices ~ed by other mer the great saving :hese reasons we trade. : : : : ~TNER, iuare Dealer. t POLICIES: nnually. nmodating. :ustomers. ausly. c ,ses. ' ANK FOR YOU ITH. rervision of and regularly amer. ProsperitU, v, S. C. DR. J. S. WHEELER, V. President. . A. COUNTS, Assistant Cashier.