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yOLj IX. MAINNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY -1.18. ___NO51 THE MANNING MEETING. GENERAL RICHBOURG'S FIRST AP PEARANCE AS A SPEAKER. Tbe Crowd With Tiluan-An Ovation to Secretary Tindal-Batler Favors the Formation of Stivar Leagues-What the Other Candidates Said. MANmoG, S. C , July 10.-Notwith standing the rain today the court house was crowded to hear the candidates for State and Senatorial honors. The speeches of all the candidates were re garded equal to, if not better, than at any previous meeting. The crowd ( was overwhelmingly for Governor Till- c man for Senator to succeed Butler. General Richbourg made his first cam paign speech today. The meeting was presided over by I Hon. S. A. Nettle?, County Chairman. c After prayer by Rev. H. M. Mood the speakers were introduced in the follow ing order: Hon. J. Walter Whitman, f General R. N. Richbourg, Hon. W. H. Yeldell, Governor B. R. Tillman, Sena- I tor M. C. Butler, Hon. John Gary Ev- f ans, Comptroller General W- H. Ellerbe 1 and Secretary of State Tindal. The first speaker was G. Walt. Whit man who denounced the charge in Co- t lumbia Journal that he was run out of f Clarendon County in 1876 -as a damna- a ble lie. Gen R. N. Richbourg was the next t speaker. He said he was no politician ] and appeared on the stump as a candi- d date because he had been brought for - ward by Reform papers and prominent Reformers. He referred to Candidate John Gary Watts by saying that he had never known as a military man such an ' office as "Assistant Adjutant General," but he supposed that military men could create what they chose. He loved the military, and if elected I thought he could make this arm of the e service the proudest boast of the State, Representative W. H. Yeldeil of Edgefield spoke in behalf of his candi- I dacy for Railroad Commissioner and I said he was unfairly beaten by the Legislature at the last session. Governor Tillman was uproarously r applauded as he began t speak. He v said he was telling no lie when he said t he was glad to seethe people. Yeldell 9 had sad it was chilly, but if he had I struck Manninz the day he first came I .here, "Good God, what would he have t said about the weather?" He wanted t to go to the Senate because he could do ( more for the people than any other man. S He would go there with a forK and let C out some stench. The Democratic e party was as rotten as the Republican. 1 We have seen the President, said he, sell out; go back on the Democratic ] plattorm; strike down silver; veto the e seigniorage bill and now they aie tink- I ering with the tariff bill in Washing- r ton to see how little reform they can t give you. If Cleveland Is to set the I pace of the Democracy in these United 1 States I am not a Democrat. (Ap- b plase.) Free sllver meant simply the C restoration of the double standard and 9 ten cents cotton instead of seven cents. 1 These Qcoundreis know it and they try v to4*ddle the people and send fel- f lows to Congress like Col. Elliott to e vote for Cleveland-s policy. The Re- s publicans and Democrats in New York v and the New England States are Iden- t tical as to their tariff views and we ( have got to align our forces with those C of the West and take charge of the b Democratic party. If we don't, then C we deserve ta continue as slaves. We a are the slaves of money and with all ( our boasts V about freedo we are the C greatest slaves on the earth. They buy i and sell our Congressmen like eheep, t They control -elections and they are a trying to control this election now and r buy your votes for the Senate. I won't t say General Butler will be Cleveland's 'i "cuckoo," but I say he has more pat- I ronage than anybody and that Cleve- 1 land prefers him to me. General Butler was well greeted by 1 the crowd. He warned the people to a look out for rings, slates and cliques a that are looming up. He considered t the Alliance the best organization the farmers had ever had, and if it had ad- f hered to the principles which originat- 1 ed it. It would have acconapWhad un- 1 told benefits. It had made a great I mistake by laying down an arbitrary, r procrustean rule with which tJ work e out the financial problem. it was leg- a islation under the McKinley bill and I subsequent Rlepublican legislation that a had brought about the hard tinwes. He I thought the tariff bill would be put in- a to operation within three weeks and a better times would come when it got t well under way. In proportion as sil- t ver has been degraded the price of t farm commodities has gone down and I where silver has been recognized fully I and completely prices have gone up. t He advised that silver leagues be or- c ganized, not only in the South and r WVest, but in the Northern and Middle t States. If we can't get our own party t to come up abreast of the times and d give us the relief we are entitled to, he s was willing to- take relief whersver'we f could get It. When any msn talks about'not voting for me I want him to put his hand on some act wherein I have been untrue to my duty. He i must find some other excuse for turn- C ing me down. I challenge any man to I point out where I have neglected any t public duty imposed on me by the peo- t p le of this State, either in war or peace. I Ihave not taken up the burden from 'i personal ends; I have done it some- I 1.imes carrying my life in my hands, 1 and I have simply tried to do my duty I in the Senate. The office belongs to I the sovereign people and If I am not i elected I shall thank my God for being 1: able to turn that office over to you s without one blot or tarnish upon its es- 11 entcheon. God grant that all the good that has 6 been done by the Reform movement I may be perpetuated. God grant that 1 every patriotic citizen of every faction 1 may take up whatever good has been 'J done for the Commonwealth of South 1] Carolina and carry it forward to com- d pletion. If Governor Tillman is nec- C essary for the perpetuation of the Re- I form movement the best thing you can S do for him and for you is to keep him t here where he can watch and guard it S and send me back. (Laughter and ap- C plause.) Keep him at home where he I can watch the antis and prcd them t with his pitchfort.1 General Butler had a great deal to a say on the line of tariff and silver legis- 1 lation and he was listened to closely t and applauded frequently. He held that his service in the Senate had made him better qualified than ever to repre sent South Carolina in Congress. I Senator John Gary Evans followed. t He spoke of the achievements of Re- ' form and said some member of the C Legislature, who had been a Confeder- C ate soldier, going to Baltimore when t the bonds were about to be refunded i and saying that Tillman ought not to be assisted in this. This same person, he said, had introduced bills in tue Leg islature to keep the htate debt running at 6 per cent. If elected he would pur sue the same policy as Tillman had. The reason the anti newspapers whined and wrote editorials against him being Governor was because he had whipped I all their trained parliamentarians in the Legislature. He had the facts to |1 prove that the Darlinglon Dispensary I roumble was a'riot gotten up by the vhiskey trust to show that Tillman ould not rule in South Carolina, and Lt the proper time he would produce SEN hem. General Ellerbe was the next speak -r. He declared the Farmers move nent ought not to be turned into a At t: awyers movement. As Comptroller Neneral he paid out annually S54,000 to A awyers who were officers of the State me while he only paid out $22,000 to all >ther classes. Lawyers were not com- ve' )etent to represent the interest of farm- , irs as farmers were themselves. Secretary of State Tindal was the last ers peaker. He was handsomely greeted and )y his home people. His speech was tale4 ull of substantial advice to the farm- thus rs, advising them to educate their char bildren above all things. le said ca bat no rings should be allowed in the say tate and hoped that the Dispensary bills luestion would be separated from Tin( olitics. As long as the moral forces ler I if the state were devided strife would e stirred up. We do need peace, ani the i o far as we can have it without sacri- trov icing principle we must have it. tad This was James E. Tindal's day. up I early every man in the audience was that or Clarendon's son for GoverDor. Nor mad to man in South Carolina is more be- deal oved in his home county than Mr. Mor lindal. He has been honored for years y them and now his thousands of fori riends and admirers want to see him him :iven the highest honor in the State. witt f they can bestow this honor on him the) hey will work like beavers to do so. and Ir. Tindal was given an ovation to- cert ay. _iev A VERY UGLY AFFAIR. ple' ring toda ;ew Way to Prevent a Witness From this Testifying TI COLUMBIA, S. C., July 13.- The State thel Mar esterday obtained the details of an xceedingly ugly affair which occured the a the upper portion of the State, just " cross the line dividing the counties of othe Lbbeville and Edgefield, in the first s tamed county, on Friday night last. say 'he affair was the outrageous beating ! nd shooting of a negro laborer by a Han ixed mob of white and colored men And rithout any apparent eause other than bum hat the victim had been summoned to out ive testimoney in a case against some ai ,egroes, pending in court. He will El robably die from the effects of the Eval reatment he received. The facts of his f he case were obtained yesterday from al t ap. E. H. Youngblood, a prominent Gat nd reliable gentleman of Edgefield G1 ounty, the United States Commission- TV r in that section, on whose place the Gen' ictim lived. -g It appears that the negro, James A. aian elson, is a quiet, well-behaved labor- bia r upon Capt.Youugblood's place. On whil riday night last, some time after nor's ildnight, several negroes and white TI ien came to the negroe's house and, appl nocking on the door, woke him up. , 'hey told him that their wagon had Eva roken down and asked him to come ut and assist them in repering it. He had ot a torch and went out with them. Eva] Vhen they got to the road the torch ther( ras knocked from his hand and about who fty white men and negroes surround- it 1him. They tied him securely and wou arted him across the line into Abbe- apo ille county. They gave no reason for and Je seizure. As the negro was passing slee apt. Youngblood's house he cried out nece ace, but the mob placed pistols at his E ead made him keep quiet. They then rieut ragged him along a distance of Cou bout three miles until the Cedar dis reek section, just over the Abbeville ounty line, was reached. There they a htl roceeded to whip him in a most bru-q al anner, and finally wound up by the I kooting him with shotguns in thein ight leg and right side, leaving him ere, evidently expecting him to die. te he negro manaaed to secure aid, owever, and got home. Capt. Young- the lood says that the man's body is a 1 ass of cuts, stripes and blisters, Tras rhere he was beaten, and that there J re numberless bullet holes in his leg butn1 dseHeis in a precarious condi- butI It seems that in this section of Edge satil eld county there are a number of very thite men and negroes of low class a-a rho have been violating the revenue EAa iws. Several days before the event mr ferred to a deputy marshal summon- son d the negro as a witness in a caseGv gainst another negro. The men who the]I ad been dealing In illicit liinor -sub- by it equently declared that they would of as fi any negro who informea on them, endi nd it Is supposed that they took the ammoning of this negro as a witnessDi i mean that he had informed upon to Ja em, and they consequently wanted arid the community of him. Their ie seemed to be to carry him over to Abbeville county and let it be JNov ought that highway robbers in that Mac ounty had dealt foully with him. The Ami egro, however, recognized six men In Rev, he party-five white and one colored, Cast te latter being the man who was un. Feb. er indictment and against whom Nel. Amt DRt was to have testidied. Such are the acts of the case.-State. Charged With Looting the Dlspenas ry. TIMMONSVILLE, July 13.-The part- App s indicated by Trial Justice Atkinson Bills f this place, upon information of W. Bills L Newbold, for depredations commit- Amt ed upon the Florence dispensary 0D be night of the 30th of March, are as amed below: There are two cases. Tota he first is for house-breaking and Tota salicious mischief, and involves Lis Bott [atchell, Willie J.Abrams, Chas Bsck, bri id Cannon, Jno. C. Davis and Gill Amt )ougless, and the witnesses summoned 1 this case are J. M. Powers, H. Wil- Liab amson and Brooks McCall. The Asse econd is for conspiracy, involving W. i. Rollins. Lis Hatche], Willie J. Sb Lrams. Ed Cannon, John C. Davis, J. It .Beck, Gill Douglass, A. A. Cohen, Ed asset icKay, and Julius DeJongh; and the to s: itnesses relied upon are Geo. Turbe- and1 file, J. M. Powers, P'. A. Wilcox, ance ohn Chase,- and W. W. Hursey, 7131 he preliminary hearing is set for to- Ni ay. Some effort was made by tbe ac- mist used parties to get Trial Justice At- gg inson to go to Florence, where they site] 1 reside, to take and determIne upon I m he merits of the evidence, but without Govi uccess. It is thought that the course tion f the prosecution in fixing upon this true lace for the hearing is influenced by beca he fear that the main incriminating short ritness, Mr. J. M. P'owers would be at liabi oine risk at Florence, where the feel- N< ag against him seems to be very bit- knos er.-Journal. subr Would Fly It. out CucAoo, July 8.-Mrs. Isaac B. both [ammond, a Southern woman, an- 514.5 ounced that she would display from a sti rindow of her hoose a Confederate flag 1, 18' n July 4. An angry c:-owd, learning I her intentions, gathered in front of Rec' he place, determined to tear down the Rec' a if it appeare~d. PolIce Lieutenant Oc tift called upon Mrs. Hamm~ond and Rieci dvised her not to hang out the il ag. rs. Hammond had ordered a Confeder te flag but it hadn'4 been sent home by be maker. This was told the crow d, and Sdispersed. She then hung out a Md ritishfiag, which a small boy took for Expi Confederate banner and promply toer Maos lown and destroyed. The crowd re tined later and decorated the premises ISPENSARY FIGURES. ATOR BUTLER HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THEM te Campbign Meeting at t1ourteA8 inall Crowd Present-Governor Till a Says He Will Look Into tte IM-3 isary Mitter. )NNEAUS, July 11.-The cam paign aced the braves of Berkeley today repeated once more their oft-told betore one of those "small but en lastic" audiences, as apologetic and itable newspaper men sometimes >f theatrical performances where gate receipts scarcely pay board . Speeches were made by Stokes, [a], Whitman,Ellerbee, Evars,Ilut Lnd Tillman. )n. Ellerbe got vigorous and laid :ing business on John Vary with a el. He first touched up the Spar urg end of the State by showing ;antt's inconsistency in packing county for the Aiken man. le e a cold-blooded charge of double ing against the sage of the Pied t Headlight in this wise: antt wrote me that his county was ne, and that it was impossibie for to carry it for any lawyer. Yet these misrepresentations and lies have taken that county from me, it's no less than robbery. That is inly evidence of a ring; and I be that the rank and file of the peo vill smash it as we smashed the old . One of my friends told me here y that they had already packed county for John Gary Evans. ie '-Buckley" braves didn't relish plain talk worth a copper, and began to flare up at the intrepid on swamp fox. Vho told you that?" asked one of Dosts. ive us his name," shouted several rs. it the General kept that to himstlf, ig that he did not believe the Ber ites could be packed. Im cripple," cried the irrepressible i Murray, "and I can't be packed." as he wbnt on peppering Evans the ptious boys in front yelled, "Look ohn !" "You look like a Governor lerbe rapped on, declarin g that if is were elected he would put all amily in office. He did not think ie Reform plums belonged to the ,s and E vanses. Le Aiken game cock had his gaffs )day and he sank them deep into Ellebee. He spoke with probable ficance of some men who held sal sitting in bomb proofs in Colum during the Darlington troubles, B he was standing at the Gover Sback. Is was greeted with tremendous ise from the Dennis family. I you an Alliance man ?" shouted is at Gen. Ellerbe. e General tried to explain that he een a member, but had to quit. is waltzed into him, declaring that was something rotten in e. man joined the Alliance and then quit Lie said that Elerbe, it elected, d give all his brothers oflice. He >gized for "spanking little Willie putting the darling infant to *," adding that Ellerbee made it sary by whining. -ans proceeded to make a very se i charge against the Supreme t for their decision against the msary law. A gray-haired man on tand asked if the judges didn't get :le whiskey. expect they did get a little through >ack door," shouted Evans. "Judg rom their decision I would say that were all drunk, except Pope." n. Butler's speech contained a ment about the expenditures of ispensary. He said: iave presented extracts from Mr. ler's report for the quarter ending ary 31, 1894, on a former occasion, ;he facts have never been grouped have them now. If they can be factorily explained, I would be glad to have it done, as I do not to make an unj ust accusation nst any man. though Mr. Traxler may be pri .ly responsible, and I have no rea o doubt his honesty or integrity, lrnor Tillmnan's name is signed to 'eport and At course he must stand .The following is the statement sets and liabilities for the quarter ng January 31, 1894: :tract from the Report of the State ensary, from November 1, 1893, nuary 31, 1894. R ECAPITULA TION. ASSETS. . .-Stock on hand.. 39.831.43 minery, eflice furniture.. 2,589.97 .due by dispensaries.... 82.953.50 tax ad'ved distillers.... 10,336 24 In State treasury......7,514.5 1,1894-Stock on hand.. 15,926.60 .due by dispen'rs others. 101,481.87 $280,347.27 ($26;0,634 16 LIAUI LIT IES. ropriaton.. ....... 50,000.00 payable Nov. 1....... 1,027.53 payable Feb. 1.......69982 58 iunt to balance......... 99,337.10 $280,347.27 I sales to date.... ....414,897 14 cash receipts........ 306,147.11 les brought back and iakage............... 7,268.16 due by dispen'rs,others. 101,481 87 CORRECTED. ilities.... .. .......280,347.27 (8................260634. 16 rtage........... 19,71311 will be seen that the column of s when added up does not amount 80,347.27, but only to $260,634 16 :herefore the accounts do not bal ,the assets being short by $19, w Governor Tillman says this is a 3ke of the printer and that the '13.11 is accounted for on the oppo page as "Cash in the Treasury." st leave the public printer and nor Tillman to settle the ques of mistake,but granting that to be I don't see how that helps him, use the column of assests is still and does not balance with the ities. iw I make no pretensions to a rledge of booakeeping, but I have itted this report to an expert ac tant, and here is what he makes of it n two separate statements, of which show a shortage of $7, 5. I'erhaps this may be explained. 1tement of cash account from .July i3, to January 31, 1894: I from State appra'tionsS 50,000.00 from .July 1, 1893 to t. 31, 1894........... 10,32.3 from Nov. 1, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1894.......... 25,814.98 $35t;,147. 11 acct. to Oat. 31, 1893. . . $ 72,5G6 311 acct. to Oct. 31, 1893... 70,251.22 nse acct. to Jan. 31.1894, 58,103 33 act. to Jan.31, 1894.... 127,99854 $328,919.45 Deduct cash in treasury Feb.1 19,713.11 Discrepa.cy ...... .......$ 7.514.5Z Take items on page 5 reported as assets and substitute the figures $19, 713 11 for $7,514.55, and the following result is obtained: ASSETS. Stock on hand...............$ 39,831.42 Machinery and furniture.... 2,589.9" Amt. due by dispensers...... 82,9535C Rev. tax advanced ........ 10,336.24 Cash in treasury............. 19,713.11 Stock on hand............... 15,928 6C Amt due by dispen'rs,otbers. 101,481.81 $272,83272 Liabilities on page 5........$280,347.21 Assets as ab'>ve............. 272,832.7 Discrepancy ............$ 7.514 5 If there had been reported in the State treasury as on hand February 1, 1894, ;27.222.66 the account would have balanced. Governor Tillman admits that he ex ceeded the apnropriation of $50,000 CC made by the Legislature. The follow ing statement taken from the report shows the amount of that excess: Merchandise Purchased from May 22, 1893, to July 7, '94.8 93,321.43 State appropriation.......... 50,000.C Excess....................$ 48,321.43 In the above purchases the amount paid during the Abova period for bot ties, flasks, kegs, corks, sealing wax and racking cases is not included. Fifteen thousand dollars would be s low estimate for these items,,whicb would make the expenditures over $3 000 in excess of the State appropria tion; Now I would like to know where he gets the authority to disregard out fundamental doctrines of our form of government, that no executive officer can spend one dollar of public money, except that which has been allowed by the legislature, the representatives of the people. Sec. 18, of the dispensary act makes the appropriation $50,000, if so much be necessary, and not a dollar more and by all rules of the adminis tration Governor Tillman was restrict ed to that amount,and he could not ex ceed It without a usurpation of au thority. Section 2 does not avail him, because the expenditure of $48,000 or $63.000 was made before he had sold a gallon of liquor. How can he justify his ac tion, which is palpably in violation of the constitution and laws of the State. If he can exceed the appropriation by $48,000 he may by a million of dollars, so you can readily see where such loose administration will lead. There is one other phase of Its administration which I cannot quite understand. A friend has handed me a commission given by Governor Tillman to R. V. Gantt, of -Lexington county. It Is dated the 8th ct January, 1894, and appoints him a special constable under the dispensary act. How many of these special constables have been thus com missioned we do not know. Governor Tillman alone can inform us, If he will. In transmitting his commission to Mr. Gantt, Mr. D. A. Tompkins, private secretary to the Governor, writes the following letter: State of South Carolina Executive Chamber. Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 8, 1894. It. V. Gantt, Esq, Irmo, S. C.: Dear Sir-Governor Tillman directs me to send you the enclose commission of a State constable and to say you will receive as pay $25 for each conviction of a white man and $10 for each con viction of a negro you secure, and $2 for each seizure. He has no room on the regular for you, but may call on you some time. Very respectfully, D. A. TOMPUNs. Privkte Secretary. It will be observed that Mr. Gantt is offered $25 for the conviction of a white man and only $10 for the convic tion of a negro. Why this discrimina tion against a white man, I confess I cannot comprehend.- Perhaps that also may be explained. All these facts re ate to the administration of the dis pensary law and do net touch the mer is of the law itself. They are legiti mate subjects of inquiry. Governor Tilman has made a fair propositIon to pay the expenses of experts to exam ine the dispensary accounts out of his contingent fund. I doenot object to that, but it seems to me that it is im psing an extra and unnecessary ex pense upon the taxpayers of the State as these matters ought to be explamned by those charged with the administra tion of the law. This, I believe, is the usual custom where public funds are entrusted topublic officers. The last speaker was Governor Till ian, and his Introduction was greeted by long and ringing cheers. The Gov nor said that one of the plesantest of the campaign meetings in 1892 had been at this place, and while the crowd was small it was because of the sparse white population and the long distances people had come to get here. But those you left at home are just as true Reformers and just as determined to vote for me as ever. (Applause.) He alluded to an Incident of the last can vass when Colonel Yloumans had claim ing he was a better farmer than he was and could split more rails, and pointing to one of the old farmers present, he said: "You told him the people Intend ed to make a fence around the Gover nor's office of brand new rails and keep Tilman in there till he got as fat as a muffled-jawed pig. (Laughter and ap plause.) You see, said the Governor, I am growing fatter and have gained some flesh, but if you want those muf ies to come you will have to send me to Washington in Senator Builer's place. Voices: "We'll do it.". (Laughter and applause.) Butler says he has plowed more than I have and is as good a farmer, and as he has bad his place eighteen years, I think you had better let him go to his farm and plow awhile and let me go to Washington in his stead. Replying to Gen. Butler's dispensary questions the Governor contented him self with offering to have an exammna tion made irnto the whole business and if anything wrong was found to sue Traxler on his bond. As to exceeding the appropriation, he said he simply bought on credit. He had told the whiskey makers he would see that they got either the money or the whiskey back. As to offering $25 reward for a hite blind tiger man, and only $10 for a negro, he said: "The white man ieserved just that much more punishment, and 1 just discrim Lated, for I can make the rewards what I please." If the Supreme Court had let him alone he would have ad Charleston dry, because he had seen Mayor Ficken and informed him that if he did nct enforce the law he would call the Legislature together In three weeks and put the city under metropoli tan police and Ficken had gone home and gotten things straight. The meet ing then broke up. Da up a Small S ortune. MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 12.-In digging a mess of patatoes from his truck patch, J. P'. Rteausu, a D~eKalb county farmer, found a small fortune. Instead of turning over with his spade a handful of potatoes, he turned up 3p0;0 in gold and siiver. The dates on the pieces indicated the treasure must have been buried about the com mncement of the civril wrar. A STORMY MEETING. THE CROWD IN CHARLESTON JEERS AND HOWLS AT THE SPEAKERS. They Gi for Taiisnw and Tillmnan Goes forThem-Tupper and Evtna 6-t Into a Vpat-Semi D sgraceful Scenles En acted. CHARLESTON, S. C., J uly 12-The meeting here tonight wss a very stormy one, and indicated very plainly that Charleston has no use for Gover nor Tillman, who, in t urn showfd that his love for Charleston had not in creased to any alarming degree. The meeting was in front of the City Hall. the speaking being done from the por tIco of that building. There were in all about four thousand persons pres ent, and during the meeting a continu ous hubbub was kept up. Alout half past 7 o'clock County Chairman J. M. Ktnloeb introduced G. Walt Whitman as the first speaker. le was told by the crowd that he was a chestnut, and gave him a lot of pet names. Repre sentative Yeldell, of Edgefield, was the second speaker, and ran the gauntlet of insults and jokes, and was followed by Dr. Timmerman, candidate for Lieu: tenant Governor. The good natured doctor didn't have a picnic, but the crowd thought it did. They compared his face to all the things in this world and the next. Up to this time, however, there had been no confusion and little excite ment. It commenced when Governor Tillman was introduced. His intro duction was the signal for a rumpus and an uproar. It was like flaunting a red rag in a bull's face. The Gover nor's few friends cheered for him un til hoarse, but hundreds hissed him, hundreds howled at him and 3eered their disapprobation of his appearance. Chairman Kinloch made an appeal for order but it was as ineffectual as if he had been talking to the moon. After waiting a good while. Gover nor Tillman began by saying it was the fifth time he had spoken to the people of Charleston and each time had tried to beat some common sense into their heads. This was followed by confusion worse than confounded. Above the uproar and the hisses Governor Till man's voice rang out that one time while here a dram had beat and the crowd had ran away like cowards. A running lire of questions was kept up at: the Governor. He told the crowd that he knew they didn't like him and he didn't care a snap of his finger for their love. Charleston, he said, was cut off from the balan:e of the State in progress and sympathy and coc go to the devil in its own way, but t it should not. take the State along with it. Another boisterous uproar ensued and the crowd howled like co yotes. Of course, the Governer couldn't make a speech and didn't try- The rang yelled for something about the Dispensary and the Governor gave them all they wanted'bn this subject. Amid miu gled groans and hisses and jeers he said the Legisiature had passed the Dispensary law and by all that was good and holy he intended to enforce it. He said the law was coming back. iHe was going to enforce it and the c ro wd could not help themselves. This bold defiance was met by curses and every conceivable noise. The Governor took a hand primary on the Dispensary and there were some votes each way, about evenly divided, but the vast maj ,rity did not vote. The Governor next took a primary as to the Senatorship and the v'otes, not over fifteen in number, were about evenly divided. Another uproar~ and storm of yells and hisses ensued when the Governor said he was going to enforce the Dis pensary law by metropolitan police. The confusion was intensiiled. When the Governor replied to th e question of a man about the Darling ton war by saying: "I guess you are one of the militia that perjured itself by not going to Darlington." Gover nor Tiliman said a drum could be started and would scare all the fools away. (Violent uproar,) Above the noise Governor Tillman was heard ask ing how It was going to sound when the News and Courier had to announce that Tillman had been howled down in Charleston where the people boasted of their chivalry and courtesy. The crowd continued its howling and the Governor said he would give them a parting shot. The parting shot was the announcement that "we are going to have the Dispensary whether you want it or not and in spite of you, and I am going to enforce it." The crowd had disgraced itself and made nothing off Governor Tillman. Get'. Butler was next introduced. "I would say," said he, "If I didn't know the Governor so well, that he has had some of his dispensaty whiskey." At this juncture the first stampede ensued. It was caused by a police man's collaring a man in the crowd. In an instant all was contusion. The crowd swarmed every where and Selled like madmen. Gen. Butler said he had stood where the shots fell thick and fast, and there were not enough mcn in Cuarieston to frighten him. He was going to talk to the people if he had to remain till mid night. "I have never been able to under stand Go vernor Tillman's intense ha tred of the people of Charleston or the bitterness of his resentment against the city. So long as it is personal, no great harm can come of it, but when he uses the great powers of his oflice, whtch he should exercise impartially and justly, to oppress, harry and in jare Charleston, he commits an unpardonable and griev os wrong. "About the only offense of which Charleston appears to have been guilty is a determination to protect her rights of local self-governmert and her own rights and interests. She may lso have been guilty of the unforgiveable sin of denying to Governor Tillman the quali ty of moral, social and political infalli bility, and taking him down from the sublmated heights where his disinter ested followers had placed him and re quiring him to live and have his being on the same plane with ordinary mor tals. Gen. Butler bantered Tillman for not making his attack on J agde Simonton where his friends and neighbors were. "I am ready to do it, now," shouted the Governor from his seat. Gen. Butler replied that ,the old liol diers in the crowd knew what that meant. When Tiliman had a chance to fire his gun he didn't stoot. lie had spoken ani then he had gone uinder cover. Demagogues, blatant and unpatriot , have created prejudice in the interior against Charleston. I predict that Governor Tillman will go into the country and tell the farmers that Char leston howled him down and try to make political capital out of it, (Voices: That's It,) when he himself provoked it by Insulting you almost with his lirst breath. (Cheers for Butler.) When he talks about the Charleston ring he forgets that this State and the newspoarsare ringing with chargres that there was a ring in the funding of the State debt. This riled the Governor, and coming forward, he said: "You give me three minutes and I will say the last word of it right here." Confusion cofounded ecnued axd the Governor went back to his seat. Gen. Butler then read a brief of all the transactions in the futiding of the State debt. The foregoing statement suggest the following inquiries: 1. Iow much of the appropriation of 8,000 was expended in the funding transactior, and for what? 2 flow much of the funds of the sinking fund commission was expend ed. and for what? 3. Who received the $124,1Gg5? 4 If paid to Mr. Ithind and his asso eiates as appears to be the fact who were his associates? 5. Whom did Mr. Rhind represent, and to whom was he to look for com pensation. 0. What was Mr. Rhind's flntacial standing? Was it such as to justify his employment in so grave and im portant a aioancial transaction involv-t ing so much to the taxpayers of the State? It is claimed that the funding of the State debt was a great achievement in view of the existence of a distressing panic. I would not rob anybody of the credit properly due them, but I must say that in my opinion the conditions were not favorable for funding the e State debt. It was true the Leglaisture had armed the commission with the fullest powers. The entire property of the people of the State was mortgaged t to secure the debt. Millions of dollars were locked up awaiting inves.ments in good interest bearing securities. Gavernment bonds were drawing only 3 per cent. interest. Georgia had re funded her debt at 3 per cent. and our bonds ought to have been fl )ated at par and at the highest 4 per cent. If they had been floated at that rate of inter est without cost to the State you can readily calculate a saving there would have been during the life time of the bonds, theirty years, 1 believe. One-half per cent. on $5,250.000 for thirty years would have saved a good round sum to the taxpayers. I am.credibly informed that some of your leading banks here took $2,000,000 of the bonds and paid par for them, which is a pretty good t indication of their value. Gen. Butler was heartily applauded when he declared that he had never don.e anything to divide the people. Secretary of State Tindall was the t next speaker. He was well received and made a good speech. After Mr. Tindal came John Gary Evans. He was greeted with cheers and hisses. He said he didn't mind the r'attle snake hisses, but it was a humiliating spectacle. He cherished no malice against them and when in the Govern or's chair he would vardon every one of them because they did not know what they were doing. All the blind Mics had congregated here -under St. Micheal's. Voice-"How much do you weigh t when you are fat?" Mr. Kirby Tupper asked Mr. Evans if it was true that he had been paid $1,000 for protecting the palmetto brew ery and that he had gotten a royalty on the sale of the beer. - "No, it's a lie," replied Evans; and Tupper called for three cheers for him. Evans also said it was an infernal lie, about his having gotten $15.000 for as sisting in refounding the State bonds. He declared that the. Charleston peo- f ple would not support their own insti- C tutione, but invested their moneyout side of the State. That was not patri otic and the young men ought to stamp t it out. Voice-"Shut up." "I. am here to say what I believe and you have got to s wallow It." Voice--Tell us about the Black dis tirict." Evans-Your own Congressman told me that It was easier to carry it this way than if it had been left as If it was "What'e his name ?" asked Kirby Tup per. "William H. Brawley," replied Evans. "It's a lie," shouted Tupper over an~di ver again. Evans replied that if Tupper wanted to call him a lie to come at him when he was off the stand. Tupper bounded forward and was making for the stand when he wasd grabbed by a policeman and a half :ozen friends and rushed back into the a rowd. Evans continued. '-You know me. Tupper, and I know you, and you know e [ will slap your face so damn quick you e won't know it. If that man wanted to ight, let him come to me somewhere 4 lse. It Is fashionable to call men liars these days when they are on the stand, but it is no evidence of anything but the coward." Evans thanked the crowd for their "kind attention," whereupon there was a sort of "hell-broke-loose-in-Georgia" time. Comptroller Ellerbe got some rous ing cheers as he was introduced. He ~ wanted those who thought his record L was all right to vote for him for Gov rnor, ared those who did not could ' vote for his cousin John Gary. (Cries . f "O0, no!") Evans had pitched into im at Bonneau's where he thought he bad a lot of friends, but played the ~ :unghill today in not repeating it here. H e then cracked some jokes at John- ] ie's expense, getting cheers from the crowd. Iis remarks about Cleveland E ot being in sympathy with the pro :ucing classes of the South and West met with assent from a score of throats. M~a j ,r Munrray Drowned. 1 AN>ER~soN, July 7.-Maj. E, B. Murray was drowned this afternoon in a 1 5mll pcnd in iront of his house. He ma lus dauzhter, Felicia. Miss Mary ~ VWeer, and Miss Helen Sloan were in bathina. After being in about an hour Mj. Morray carried a boat out near the a middle of the p rnd for one of the young adies to dive from. She ulved and swam ashore. While standing on shore he party noticed Mr. Murray struggling G n the water at some distance Irom the C a):1. His daughter asked if she must d come to him, He shook his head. She ti ten went to him, along with Miss Preer. fc Maj or Murray caught hold of each of E the y'oung ladies and wodd have pulled h hem urader but that they caught hold of t< he boat. They called for help, but be- le tre any assistance arrived Major Mar- w ay sank in water abour. ten feet deep. h he cews spread very rapidly and a 1 a-ge crowdl soon gathered, found the oj ody and alter several efforts brouaht tI t up, and carried it to the shore. Drs. c< [arris, Wiihite and Freison were soon hi t work exerting every ehrt to resus- LI & te him, but af ter working more than al an hour they found no signs of life. The rs bdy was in the water about twenty 8S niuues. It is thought by the doctars bi hat he was attacked by cramp or ver- si io. The death of Major Murray causes c reat sorrow and gloom bere. lHe was w oe of the leading men of the State and w hd done much hard work for them. He b1 was for a number of years Representative N and Smnator from this county and always C ook an active Dart in those bodies. He w was in his forty-second year. Farther h particulars cannot be obtained tonight. W The fneaol will takplracle Mondat~ ti CONVENTION WILL B'E HELD 'he Meetig of the Reform Execn Ive commitee. COLUMBIA, S. C., July 11.-The State teform Executive Committee met yes a-day at noon in the Senate Chamber, Pairman Sligh presiding, with full ,ttendance. :'he entire business transac-ed by he committee is comprised in the reso utions adopted almost unanimously y the committee and given herewith. The point upon which there was nost serious deliberation was that as o whether the August convention hould be called off;this question, how ver, was favored by only three mem ers of the committee, Messrs. Kirk and, Glenn and Earle, Mr. Xirkland Jone speaking in behalf of the general irimary. There was a most patient earing accorded this small minority entiment and the committee placed tself in possession of all the argu nents, pro and con, before taking ac lon.The only change from the original plan is that the convention is called to ake place two days later in order that he canvasss may be completed, there iy giving every candidate an opportu dty to address voters in every county. The following is the address and res 'lutions: 7o the Reform Voters of South Caro lina: At a meeting of the Ssate Reform xecutive committee held this day the Lzdersigned members thereof were del gated to prepare a statement of the > oceedings of the said committee that be Reform voters throughout the tate may act uniformly in expressing heir choice of the candidates for the lifferent State offices, which will be ubject to the action of the Democratic >rImary to be held on the 28th day of Lugust, 1894. The following are the resolutions: First. That a convention for the sug pestion of candidates for Governor and :Ieutenant Governor be held in Colum >ia. S. C., on the 16;.h day of August, .894, at 12 o'clock m. Second. That said convention be omposed o delegates elected by con rentions to be held in each county on onday, th-! 13th day of August, 1894, !ach county to be entitled to double as nany delegates as it has representa ives, in both houses of the General ssembly. Third. That the county conventions foresaid be composed of 'delegates lected by the various Reform clubs in he'county, each club to send one dele rate-at-large and one delegate for very twenty-five members or majority raction thereof. In those counties vhere there are no distinct Reform lubs the Reform members of each lub shall be called by the executive leform committeeman to meet at the sual place of meeting and elect dele rates as aforesaid to the county con rention: Provided that in the cities if Charleston and Columbia the num er of Reform clubs and polling pre mcts shall be left to the discretion of he members of the State executive ommittee. For the purpose of said lection the clubs aforesaid shall be alled to meet on the 11th day of Au ust, 1894. At such meeting no mem >er shall participate except such as roted for the Reform delegates in the Lugust primary of 1892 and all others ho will pledge themselves to. abide >y and support the ticket suggested by he State Reform convention of 1894. Fourth. That all Reform candidates or State offices, including railroad ommissionersshall publicly announce heir candidacy, ana shall file with the hairman of the State Reform commit ee a pledge to abide by and to sup ort the nominees of said convention. hat said pledge shall be filel as afore aid on or Defore the 25th day of July, 894. No vote for any candidate shall es counted in the State convention ho has not complied with the fore ~oing requirement. Fifth. That in holding the primary lections in each Reform club provided or to take place on the 11th day of ugust, 1834, each club is to provide anagers for holding said electios The committee adopted the follow rag resolution: Resclved, That this committee sug et to the county iteform conventions o be held on the 13th day of August, 894, when they elect delegates to the tate convention, to also instruct said elegates whether or not to vote for be nominating of a full set of State ficers, including the oflice of railroad ommissoners. This committee take pleasure in ommending to the consideration of he people of the State the address is ed by the special committee on the th of April, 1894. J. THOMAs AUSTIN, J. M.GLENN, J. R. E ARLE, H. A. DEAL, .J. C. OTTs, LOUIS APPELT, Special Committee. The following 1s a list of the comn itteemen in attendance upon the ieting: A bbeville, IL H.- McCalla; Aiken, J. . Gaston; Anderson, J. M. Glenn; ~arnwell, A. H. Patterson; Berkeley, .B. Morrison; Charleston, W. Gibbes Valey; Chester, T. J. Cunningham; ~hesterfield, E. N. Redfearn; Colleton, . E. Parler; Clarendon, Louis Appelt; )arlington, E. L. Gray; Edgefid, .J. I. Gaines; Fairfield, J. W. Lyles; Flor ue, J. S. McCall; Greenville, J. T. Lustin; Georgetown. J. H. Detyens; [ampton, W. H. Mauldin; Horry, J. I. Stalvey; Kershaw, T. J. Kirkland; ancaster, E. P. Ingle; Laurens, J. A. ones; Marlboro, J. P. Breeden; Mar n, J. M. Rodgers; Newberry, J. A. igh; :)aonee,J. R. E arle; Orangeburg, .W. Stokes; Pitkens, W. T. Bowen; tichland, H. A- Deal; Spartanburg, T. ,. ntt; Sumter, H. R. Thomas; Tnion, J. C. Olts; Williamsburg, Win. ooper; York, J. C. WVilborn. The committee adjourned last night t 11 o'clock. A FataI Fall, SAVANNAH, Ga., July 8.-Sapt. J. ~lascock Mays of the Southern Express ompany, with headquarters in Atlauta. ied to day at the Savannah Hospital from i ef'ects of the shock recieved by a fall om a third story winiow of tbe Tybee [otel last night about 9.30. Mr. M tys ad just entered his room and was about >retire. He was sitting in the window aning back ward in his cnair. The sill 'as very close to the ti r and in raisior lost his balance and fell out. Mr. [ys, was bruised on almost every part his body. He fell on his right leg and ie bone was shattered at the koee by >ntact with the plank walk on whicfl fell. He received several uash~es on is head and face and was badly bruised out the forehead and eyes. Hie was itional last night when brought to avanah and it was at that time that had a good chance for recovery. He ink rapidly thbs morning and was un ~ncious some hours before his death hich occurred at 10 o'clocg. The nody as taken to A tianta tooight and will be ried there Tuesday morning. Mr. [ays started with the Southern E~xpress ompany as mestenger and worked his 'ay up to division superintendent. He s been with the company 28 years and 'as regarded as one of the best men in HARD TO PLEASE. MEMBERS OF THE REFORM PARTY DIFFER AS TO A POLICY. The Eyn Men Jabiltnt, -bit the El' -be Men Bine-Some Strong Talk Indulged Ia-The Altanci and the Senatorial Figh'. COLUMBrA. S. C, Juy 12.-The ac tion of the Reform executive commit tee at its recent meeting in refusing to call off the State Convention to nomi nate a candidate for Governor is not giving general satisfaction as the arti cles published below will amply prove. The following is clipped from the Reg ister of today: A prominent out of town Reformer talking on the political situation yes terday and referring incidentally to the action of the Reform committee in making only a partial change in the plan for a Reform primary, said that a growing discontent was manifest among the farmers at the prominence a certain inflence within the faction was taking in the management of af fairs. The tarmer's interests, he said were being relegated to the rear by this influence, and lawyers and wire pullers have assumed the entire can trol and conduct of things. Afew men who have gained power and place by their association with the Reform movement are now seeking to subvert the interests of the people to the fur therance of their own political aggran .Izement. The band that manipulates the caucus and the club is becoming bolder and bolder and throws it in the face of the farmer that there is no man !n their own ranks capable of filling the duties of high positsons and re sponsibility. "Are we," he said, "to be set back where we stood before 1890 by the very men who have been but the recipients of our favor? The peo ple of South Carolina in 1890 set the seal of their condemnation on ring and caucus government and those men will reckon without their host when they undertake to leave the farmer un consulted in the choice of a leader and to foist upon them any man that a clique of lawyers, editors, officeholders and wire pullers may choose to select." The views of this gentlemen were somewhat pronounced and the emphat ic nature of his leaves no doubt that he meant what he said. He was not alone, in these sentiments or expressions and others who were in the city yesterday, and the day before, talked in the same strain. On the other hand, there were many who seemed to take the opposite view of the case and in their conversation te wisdom of the committee in mang no material change was heartily ap proved of. The choice of the msjority of the Reformers, they say, will give entire satisfaction to all except a few disappointed office seeks and the ranks of Reform wiil be as solid as ever when the time comes to support the nominee. It is useless to disguise the fact, how ever, that a considerable amount of un easiness exists among many of the Be formers as to the outcome and time alone will prova whether the views of the first party quoted are correct or not. The State, of this city, says in Its is. sue of this date: The action of the State Refbra com mittee has caused quite a little stir-Jo. political circles. Tne Evens men are very jbilant and do't hesitate to ex press their delight at the victory they have gained. The Ellerbe men, oa the other hand, while they keep a stiff up per lip seem to be pretty blue. The Ellerbe men openly charge that Governor Tillman had his hand in the pie and assisted in carrying the Evans scheme through. The Alliancemen say too, that if Governor Tillman wishes to risk his own chances by taking Evans on to his coat-tails and imposing a lawyer upon theni'for Governor, he can go ahead. Many think that the 2:.Ui. ance is a dead cock in the pit, but ine Alliance's time is coming, they say. All kinds of harsh talk is hurled at State Chairman Sligh. -Some of the El lerbe men says that he is responsible for the action of the committee. They say that there is no doubt that the commitgee is composed of a majority. of Ellerbe men, who, under other circumstances, would certainly have called the convention off. They say that Chairman Sligh got in his fine work by calling the committee together and not telling any of the members before they came what they were to do. They came here and had previ ously been instructed to carry out the Colleton idea by their counties. The change was sprung upon them and nearly all voted against the change on the ground that their counties had given them no Instructions contrary to those originally reciIved. The Ellerbee men say, however, that he has no fear of the consequences, even now. They say that the ccunties in whIch the Evans machine has been organized and may be regarded safe for Evans are not more than seven or eight and that Ellerbe will have 'an equal showing with him in the organi zatIon of all tne- other counties. Pope and Tindal are generally re garded as out of the race now. But there is going to be a meeting over at Aiken on the 26th of this month which may change the political outlook somewhat. Some of the Alliancemen seem to be very m-ich disgusted with Governor Tillman as an Ailanceman The meeting referred to is to be the annual meeting of the State Farmer's Alliance. It is said that the meeting is going to be the most eventful and interesting one that this body has ever held. The statement is made that the Alliance intends to pass resolutions urging all Alliancemen in the State, and farmers who are not members of the Alliance, to support men for the Legislture in their respective counties who stand flat-footed for all the Alli ance iemands and obligate themselves to vote for such a man for the Unlited States Senate. If this be done, the Alliancemen cannot of course vote for either Tillman or Jatler men for the Legislature and that third candidate who has been so much talked of in the last week or two may make his appearance. It remains to bie seen therefore whether Governor Tillman is really bigger than the Alliance or not. The atbove summary of the pelitical manoeuvres Dow going on is based en irely upo~n talk heard in politica! cir :es yesterday. Ws;temfp t t ) bbery. SAVANNAhr, Ga., Juily 'i.-Taiis orning tnree men appeareJ at the of1 fice of the Southern Erpress Company at 4 o'clock and pretended that they wanted to send a package. The clerk told then they were too soon. The strangers drew their pistols and ficed. 'he cierk returned the tire. The men ran up Whitaker street and escaped. Ler in the day three dynamite fuses were found in the suburbs oi the city left by three men answering. the description of the early morning,