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WHAT GOV. EVANS SA ABOUT THE SO MUCH TALKED OF BOND DEAL. Be Goes Into a Fuu Hi-.tory of the Whole Matter-W-hat ile . Says About Senator LUImman, Treanrer BAtes and Him-4elf in Begard to It. The News and Courier in reporLing the campaign meeting at Manning says the feature of the meeting was the speech of Gov. Evans. The speech was devoted almost entirely to the bond matter and was as follows: In 1889 an Act was passed by the Legislature providing for the redemp tion of that part of the State debt known as the "Brown Consol bonds" by the issuing of new 4 percent bonds. In 1891 this Act was amended, al lowing the Governor and Treasurer. who were charged with the transac. tion, t' pay a comm ission of $3u,000 and the entire sinking fund ther Lceu mulated, amounting to $37,000. This Act was introduced by Mr. Timmer man in the Senate, of which body I was then not a member. In 1892, after the failure of the Gov ernor and Treasurer to refund the debt at 4 per cent., another Act was passd, changing the rate to 41 per cent., providing for a sinking fund and the retirement of the debt in twen ty or forty years, Under this act the debt was refunded. It has been insin uated that I passed these Acts through the Legislature while acting as counsel for Mr. Rhind. This is false. I did not introduce one of them, nor did I offer an amendment to any of them. The first act was introduced by Con servative lawyers. The last Act was prepared, as ii testified to by Mr. Lan caster, by members of their syndicate in New York, who sent it to Governor Tillman, and he sent the following Executive message in regard to it. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 1892. Gentlemen of the General Assembly: The refunding of the Brown consols, which fall due July next, is the most important question with which the State government has to deal at this time. As you know our predecessors in office provided for the issue of 4 per cent. bonds to be exchanged for 6 per cent., but up to the end of the fiscal year, October 31, 1892, only $33,726 of 4's have been issued under this Act and our efforts to place the new bonds in New York at a satisfactory price failed. It is not hard to give the rea sons for thisand show what acts of the State Government in the past and what men and interests at this time are in ccmbination to prevent the State placing her bonds at that rate of inter est. Suffice to say that it cannot be done, and we must meet the emergen cy that has arisen by such action as will maintain our credit and build it up until South Carolina can borrow money at as low a rate as any of her sister States. The State could have placed the 4 percent. bonds at par in spite of the errors of the past had our own capital ists lent their aid. We can place a 4j without their help if the General As sembly will provide a sinking fund with which to begin the gradual annu alpayent of the debt and mortgage the phshate ibeds as collateral. Af ter a careful corieideration of the mat ter, in conitation with the State ~-Aasnar and chairman of the finance com'mittees of both houses, a bill has been prepared, which [ submit here with that will enable us to meet our obligations at maturity and so build up our credit as to refund tne debt in twenty years at as low rate as any State can obtain. The practical result of the scheme will be: First. That the interest charges to be say $80,000 less, but this sum will not go to the reduction of taxes, but near Ialtothe payment and reduction of the debt itself. Second. That this will, in my judg ment, enable us in twenty years to float a3 or 31bond, so that in the long run the total amount saved the State will be more tran if we now placed a forty-five year 4 per cent. bond. As the bill itself will explain the whole matter in detail and the reasons must appear to any intelligent mmd I submit it to you without further argu ment or comment and urge its passage as soon as possible. B. R. Tillman, Governor. It was reported upon favorably by Senator W. D). Evans, who was at that time chairman of the finance commit tee of the Senate. The Act was passed without a dissenting vote and was the best that could have then been done bor the taxpayers of the State. I will not relate here the dastardly attempts made by some of the newspa of the State and by some of the aret bankers and brokers to de feat the Governor and Treasurer in their efforts to refund the debt at 4 per cent. under the first Acts. Prominent South Carolinians in New York, who had been highly honored by thepe pl o tisStte oe fwhomha beenGovenorare reported to have stated to bankers and brokers of New York that Tillman could not be trusted; that the credit of the State had been ruined, and that they would not touch the bonds. Others stated that the Till manites would repudiate the debt, and for these reasons Governer Tillman and Treasurer Bates were forced to leave New York without a bidder for the bonds. I, as well as every other honest.Reformer, felt a deep interest in the success of Governor Tillman in this undertaking, especially as it had been charged by his enemies that he was incompetent to deal with the ques tion and that in consequence of his failure the credit of the State would be ruined. I ventured to suo-gest to Governor Tillman the advisab' 'ty of employing a broker who was familiar with such transactions and who was not an ene my of his Administration. He agreed with me and stated that he had given a New York broker an option on the bonds, which would expire in a few days. I do not know a broker in the State who was not then an enemy of the State Administration and who would not' ladly have seen Governor Tillman faaI in his efforts. I had iived in Augutafor several years and knew Mr. 'hid to be a reliable and honest man. I suggested him to Governor Tillman and he asked ma to send him to Columbia in case the other broker failed. The New York broker failed to accomplish anything and Mr. Rhind was given a chance. Mr. Rhind suc ceeded in organizing a syndicate of bankers in Baltimore to~ take the bonds under the terms prescribed by Gover ner. Tillman and Treasurer Bates by virtue of authority conferred upon them as follows. (Section 13, Act 1892) "That'the Governor and State Treasi urer are 'hereby authorized, in * Gr discretion, ta perform all and i lar every act necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act not:'herein specially given, and which are not in consistent with the provisions hereof, and in order to have the said bonds and stocks promptly placed the Gov ernor and the State Treasurer are hereby authorized to offer and pay r commission - to :parties placmng saic. bonds and stocks andthe funds belong ing to the sinking fund are hereby, ap prpateid to pay such commission,i so muh be necessary: Provided, how ever, that they shall have said bonds and stocks placed without paying a commission if practicable." It was agreed that the inte st should com mence to run froi the 1st of January, 1S3. The reason for this is set forth in the message from Governor Till man to the General Assembly. Mr. Rhind had a contract with the bond sindicate whereby he was to be paid one and one-half per cent as commis sion for his labors. After the bonds had been paid for and Mr. Rhind's com mission was due some members of the syndicate thought Rhind was getting too much under his contract with them and refused to allow the commission paid. I was emrploye1 by Mr. Rhind to proceed to Baltimore to take legal steps to collect his commisson. I did so and associated with me major R. M. Venable. The case has been tried in the lower Court and a judgment has been rendered in favor of Mr. Rhind. An appeal has been taken and will not be heard for several months. As stated by Mr. Rhind in his testi mony, the amount of my for has not been azrecd upon. When I was elect ed Governor 1 retired from the man agement of the case and turned it over to Major Yenable and Mr. Baetger, and they have examined me as a wit ness, as well as Governor Tillman and others. My testimony, as well as Gov ernor Tillman's is a matter of record in the Court and I have the record here for your inspection. I have never concealed anything as to my connection with this matter and shall not attempt to do so. I, as Gov ernor of South Carolina, cannot afford to notice every anonymous scribbler in newspapers, nor every cowardly cur that barks at me., but as a candi date for the Senate. however, I deem it just to -ou as well as to myself to C'ive to you the facts of this matter. The attempt has been made to create the impression that Governor Tillman and Treasurer Bates, who conducted t' e sale of said bonds, and I. who as si.;ted them as far as I could, have been paid a consideration by Mr. Rhind or by the syndicate who took the bonds for allowing them to pay for the bonds we were so anxious to get rid of. This came, I am informed from the pen of one A. B. Williams, whose letters were published in the New York Times, but not over his own signature. Mr. Williamsis wellknown to you as the late editor of the Green ville News and any reference to him is unnecessary. The substance of his insinuations, which have bean pub lished in full in the State papers, is to the effect that the Richmond broker told them (the syndicate) he under stood, presumably from Mr. Rhind, that the bulk of the sum was to be divided among parties in South Coro lina, who had political influence. The New York broker who was in close association with Mr. Rhind and whose opportunities for knowledge were best of all, replied "that they would better not investigate that; that it was to go to the people, who would better not be known." This statement is based substantially upon the testi mny of T. E. Hambleton, a member of the syndicate which purchased the bond, and the man who is trying to keep from paying Mr. Rhind's com mission. The Richmond broker referred to is Major John Shelton Williams.. On page 206 of his sworn testimony in said case he says, "that Colden Rhind never informed him as to who his as sociates were and that he could not have informed any person as to who they were, as he did not know .him self." The New York broker rderred to is B. A. Lancaster, w ho on Page 227 of his sworn testimony referring to Mr. Rhind, said substantially "that he did not know who the parties in South Carolina were to whcm Mr. Rhind expected to make the payment; that he had never given him the names of either the lawyers or any one else employed by him as to who was to have the amount he was to re ceive" R. C. Davidson, president of the Trust Company, and manager .of the syndicate, says substantially in his testimony, Page 259: "At one of the ineetings, I cannot remember the date, T. E. Hambleton asked Mr. Lancaster in my presence for information as to whom the 11 per cent commission was to 5be paid. and whether any of the money was for political purposes or infitence. Mr. Lancaster's reply was that the whole 1j per cent commission was to be paid to Mr. Rhind and that if any portion of if did not go t-> him, Mr. Rhind, he did not know where it went." Mr. Hambleton evidently knew Governor Tillman and believed that it would not be safe for him to intimate that any one could influence him or that he could be bought, Here is what heswears: Q. "Tillman states that you comn planed of having made so little be cause of Rhind's commission." A. '"Inever mentioned Rhind or Rhind's conimission from the fact that I bad been put on guard by Lancaster and Williams in referring to this thing that a certain amount of money on this two million dollars of bonds was p be paid to Mr. Rhind and it would not do for me to investigate it; that I knew enough about politics to under stand that certain people had a pull and intimated to me that that was go ing to parties, the powers that be and for that reason I was particularly cau tious not to mention such a thing to Tillman less it might cause him to fly "Let me go a little -further, I spoke about the expenses incurred in this thing and that somebody was drawing a commission. I recollect saying that very well, and he (Til man) said we had no business paying the commis sions to anybody; that if we were dealing direct with himt there was no need to pay a commission to anybody, and we were nothing but a set of fools -using that language-if we wanted to pay out money to somebody else. Rhind's name was not mentioned." This does not sound like a man who was o'etting part of Rhind's profit. It will %e seen that this quarrel arose among members of the syndicate, who claim that Mr. Lancaster, who was a partner in the deal, should not receive a certain part of Mr.- Rhind's commis sions, but should difide with his breth ren. - a order to show that Lancaster had deceived them and thus get a standing in Court some of them had sworn that Lancaster told them he was to get nothing but his travelling ex penses and that the rest went to politi cians. What was the necessity for buying politici-ans? There was no legislation needed. There was no in flunce to be used or ne~cessary. They were dealing with Gogernor Tillman and Treasurer Bates, who alone under the Acts of the Legislature above re ferred to had the authority to dispose of the bonds and who, as was publicly known, had been unable to do so. if there is any man in Soutn Carolina who had a pull on Ben Tillman I do not know him. He does his own thinking and pulling and his integrity and honesty is too well known to re ouire' comment. tovernor Evans then read Mr. Rhind's testimony in full.- Below are i; n some extracts: .Well, did you succed in forming that -syndicate or finding purchasers for the whole issue on those termns? A. We did not.. At this juncture, the exact date I cannot give from memory, somneone introduced a bill -s int t ,,e Sout enolna Taichltnea authorizing the extension of the G per cent. Brown consols for four years at 6 per cent. which was evidently done by someone unfriendly to the Admin istration of South Carolina, and that had the effect of throwing those peo ple off entirely, many of them. They said they could not negotiate for a 4 per cent. bond when the State was considering the extension of its bonds at 6 per cent., and when I say "they say," understand me, I do not mean any particular person; I am giv ing you the general view of what I gathered at the time. Mr. Frenct was ill and not active in getting up the syndicate as a well man might have been. In another place Mr. Rhind speaks of the commission which he was to get, saying he started out to work for a commission of 11 per cent. Mr. Rhind, on the re-direct exami nation by Mr. Venable, tells of the $1,000 fee he proiiised to pay Major Gary, of Augusta, 'a. y. Now you have said also that you agreed to pay Mr. John Gary Evans a fee. What was tle anunt of that fee, A. It has never beed settled: it iS like yours and Mr. Iaetger's; it is sub ject to an agreement. Q. What was the ft-e for service as an attorney? A. Services as an attorney; lie has been working with me from the start on this thing, and he has givei me point after point in regard to the law, and I have consulted him as a resident of South Carolina, and as a practicing attorney there, I have consulted both of these gentlemen, and he has come on to Baltimore here in this case, I don't know how many times, half a dozen times, several times at least, in this matter, and until he was nominat ed and elected Governor he was my active adviser in the case. Q. And you owe him a fee for his services. but the amount is not settled? A. The amount is in abeyance. Q. Have you agreed or undertaken to pay any other persons for their services in connection with this mat ter? A. No person whatsoever except the $1,000 that I have stated payable to the Bank of Charleston. As to my connection with the cas es in our Supreme Court I have this to say: I was sent for by Governor Tillman to come to Columbia after the contracts had been signed for the sale of the bonds. He related that hair splitting lawyers had raised a point against that constitutionality of this Act and the syndicate would not take the bonds unless they were decided constitutlonal by the Supreme Court. I then brought an action in my own name against Tillman and Bates, en joining them from entering into the contract with the syndicate. The case was heard by the Supreme Court, the Attorney General representing the State. The Supreme Court decided the Act to be constitutional. Govern or Tillman refused to pay me a fee upon the ground that he had no money for that purpose, but I insisted that he at least pay my expenses. This he did by giving me a check for $50 out of his contingent fund. After the syndicate had purchased the bonds lawyers in New York raised anoth er point against their validity, which is reported in the case of Rob ertson vs Tillman and Bates. I was telegraphed to by Mr. Davidson, pres ident of the syndicate, to meet their attorney, Mr. Steele, in Columbia. I did so. He desired me to assist him in bringing the matter before the Su preme Court. I prepared the papers and assisted him and for this service the syndicate paid me $100. This is my connection with the en tire matter. No fair minded person inYSoutli Carolina will assert that I have been guilty of wrongdoing in ac cepting a fee for my services. Now let us see what Governor Till man and Treasurer Bates have saved the State by his so-called bond deal. In 1892, while this matter was pend ing. Mr. John C. Haskell had intro duced into the House of Representa tives a joint resolution extending the time for the payment of the bonds for a period of four years at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. He stated in advocacy of the resolution that by reason of the stringency of money and the lack of confidence in 'riliman's Administration, it would be impossible to refund the debt at any rate. If his suggestion, had been adopted the sum of $78,580 per annum would have been levied upon the taxpayers of this State or a total in the four years of $315,320. This would have been $197,195 more than Tillman and Bates paid for the redemption of the entire indebtedness. The old debt was draw ing interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum or in round numbers $315, 000 per annum- As refunded by Tillman it draws 45 per cent per an num or $236,250 in round numbers, a saving to the taxpayers of $78,750 per annum, more than enough to pay the salaries of the Governor and Treasur er for over fifteen years. At the end of twenty years the State has the op tion of refunding the entire debt at a lower rate of interest or of continuing it at the same rate for twenty years longer. At the expiration of twenty years the Tillman bond deal will have saved the taxpayers$,575,000or near ly one-third of the entire debt. At the expiration of forty years the tax payers will have saved $3,150,000 in interest alone more than enough to buy the entire county of Clarendon at its assessed valuation for taxation. Under thts Act a sinking fund has been provided for, which sets apart $75,000 per annum out of the phosphate royalty. The State now iss over $150,000 drawing interest at 41 per cent, which is being compounded. At the end of twenty years this fund will amount to at least $1,600,000, and we will retire that much of the State debt, leaving a balance of $3, ?00,000 to be refunded. At the expiration of forty years the entire debt will have been paid. Whio is prepared to censure us for this great work for the people? I stand here before the people of South Carolina and state that he who inti mates or insinuates that I have ever received a dollar improperly, of the people's money is a slanderer and a malicious falsifier of the sworn testi mony of this case. When the written statement was concluded he called upon any one who believed he had been guilty of any wrong doing to hold up his haud. No hands were raised of course. lie did not believe that any man present thought he had or would do anything to bring discredit upon the fair name of his father, so eloquently referred to by Sheriff Bradham. Governor Evans sat down amid long, continued cheering. Sheriff Bradham came to the stand and asked for three cheers for the Ad ministration. They were given with a will by the crowd. And the sheriff then said that things had taken a sud den turn, and that he had to intro duce 31R. .IoUN T. DUNAN, oF NEwBERRY, who had just filea his pledge and an nounced hirnself as a candidate f r the United States Senate. The unex pected had happened, and a decided sensation followed. The crowd had gotten up and started out, but every body sat down again anid Mr. Dancan began to speak. He had, he said, been a charter member of the Reform party, and he had been reared as they EARL A CANDIDATE. HEIS UESANADDRES3 TO THE VOT EcS OF THE STATE. E.W Make the R:ce For Tht United States S-inate He Amks For Support as a th-n crat- An O titie of the Platforin on Which ho St:andS--Ht is Record. C1mLI:STON, June 24.- Judge Jos eph Ii. E irle has issued an address to the peopie of the State announcing his can lidacy for the United States Senate and giving an outline of the platform upon which he stands. His pledge was eiven to Chairman Tompkins last Monday and though some misunder standing regarding the matter seems to have arisen, it was duly tiled ac cording to the requirements of the par tv. When Judge Earle was seen yes terday he said that ha could not sAy just yet. what he would do about at tend ing the political meetings in the various counties in the State. When ever and wherever they conflicted with his judicial engagements he would not attend them. Ie had nothing to say for publication which was not said in his add re-s. The address itself is as follows: To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: I have the honor to place my name before you as a candidate for tne otlice of United States Senator --the highest ollice in the gift of the people of our State. Controlled by the requirements of duty, I cannot leave the Bench to go upon the hustings, and I know that you will excuse my absense from the political meetings now being held, and that you will permit me to adopt this node of communication. If I should receive your favorable consideration I can only promise to do my duty. My record is before you, and it is for you to determine whether or not I am deemed worthy of this high honor. In State politics I belong to no clique or faction other th in the Democratic party. I occupy the same position that truth, fairness and fidelity to the cause of Anglo-Saxon supremacy has always complled me to occupy, and that is, that the majority must rule. When the verdict has been rendered all strife and contention should cease, and at the general election all Demo crats should stand together for the common weal. To this end I have used my best efforts to reconcile the differences which have existed among our people, and I shall continue upon this line. I have always deprecated any un just censure or abuse of our public otficials. They are the servants of the people and should so act as to be above suspicion, and while they should al ways be held to a strict accountability, no one should be brought before the bar of public opinion and condemned before being heard. In seeking your suffrages I shall not descend to the low plane of vitu peration or abuse. Success by the use of such methods is less to be desired than failure without them. I now beg and invite your attention to a short statement of my views of the impor tant national questions now being agi tated. 1. The monetary question over shadows all others and its determina tion will result in the return of peace and prosperity, if truth and justice prevails, or in ruin and bankruptcy, if the blind worshippers of the single gold standard should succeed. Let us return to the money of our fore fathers the money of the Constnution, the money that miade this country the greatest under the sun; let gold and silver be both coincd freely and with out limit at a ratio of sixteen to one, as money of final redemption, with~ equal legal tender power, without waiting for international agreement. If other nations fall into line, so much the better; but if not, this nation should occupy that position of inde pendence justified by its power and required by the needs of the people. .1 do not approve of the financial policy recently pursued by the Gener Government in surrendering iss option to redeem its obligations in either gold or silver. If it had not been for this blunder .be necessity for issuing bonds would not have existed. 2. I advocate the enforcement of the Democratic doctrine of a tariff for revenue only. 3- I am in favor of a graduated in come tax and such amendments of the Constitution of the United States as will permit legislation to that end. The accumulation of the colossal for tunes by a fe w people is a- constant menace to our free institutions. The laws of stipply and demand no longer fix the value of the produts of industry, but they are forced to yield to unjust exactions of combined capi tal, and as a result the rich grow rich er, the poor become poorer. Something must be wrong, and a remedy must be found and speedily applied. I am in accord wvith Senator Till man in the positions assumed by him in the Senate, and if elected I shall supplement his able effort to proteet the rights of the people with such power as I may have and with all the earnestness of my nature. Trusting that 1 may at some future time have the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the issue involv ed. I am respectfully, JOSEPH H. Eanl.. JCDGE J. Hi. EARLE. Judge Joseph H. Earle was born in Greenville County, S. C., April 30, 1817. He was educated at the Furman University, taught school for a few years in Clarendon County, and was in 186G, appointed principal of the Chick Springs Academy, in Greenville County, where he remained for two years and discharged the responsible duties of that position with fidelity and ability. He was admitted to the Bar in 1870, and practiced law at An derson Court House until 1875, at which time he removed to Sumter. lHe was the Democratic nominee for the House in 1876, but withdrew from the race a short time before the elec tion. He was nominated again by the Democrats for the House, in 1878, and was elected. He served one term in the Legislature, and in 1882 was elected Senator, which position he filled with ability and with fidelity to his constituents and the State. Judge Earle was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1880, and again in 1881, and was chosen to represent South Carolina in the committee which notified Cleve land of his nomination. In 1886 he was elected Attorney General of the State, filling the office for two terms with distinction and ability. In 1890, when Senator Tillman made the race for Governor Judge Earle was nomi nated as his opponent and he received the support of many people. When the two factions were formed in tha State he declined to ally himsell with either of them, maintaining an inde pendent attitude as a Democrat. When beaten for the Gubernatorial nomina tion by Capt. Tiliman he accepted his defeat and supported the nominees of the party. His subsequent political course for a time some what estranged him from many of the people who supported him most warmly for- the Governorship. A few years ago he moved from Sumter to the city of Greenville, where lhe continued his practc of the Iaw. A t the laet meet ple of Ben Tilman, and he woald join witi them ia three cheers for him. Tillman had been deuounced during the day for not keepinr his word, but Tillmii.i, had aihways been true to hini. SHe had seen Tillmaan a few days ago and !e (Tillnar) had said things which he wotild report to them. If the race was to be made) for the S-nate with only one man in the tihl' it would produce bad feeling and d i ir reparable harm to the mnovemnenit. lie did not conie there Lo make charges, but he was there to make some fur ther inquiries into an imnpurtant mat ter. lie had asked Tillman did lie (Tillman) kno .v in 1891 that Evans had any kind of a contract with Rhind: Tillmau said he did not. Tillman's hands were clean. lites had made a possible error of judgment, but Evans occupCi a ditrerelt pOsI tion. Tilhwan had promised hitn to be hands off in this race and he was go hi to make it. Ie knew that Tillman had seen tpestatement that Evans had jatt made and. he had said: "God, that does not reach the case; he had better get down to the facts." ife took up siome of the statements made by Evans and commented on them. The argument was not made concise ly or consecutively, however, and it was hard to keep the connection. E y ans admitted to having asked for pay for one transaction. Might he not als> have asked Ihind for favors! le then attacked the Evans Admin istration. As Governor what had he done that entitled him to the promo tion to the Senate' His Administra tion had been a terrible failure. (Slight applause.) Ile had caused more bickering and strife than any man who had ever been in the State House. He did not have the friend ship, confidence or support of any of the men in the State House. He had spoken to Tillman about the dispen sary and he had said that his advice to Evans had been to get away from it by placing it in the hands of a board outside the State House. Over this some misunderstanding arose and there were some words between Evans and the speaker. Mr. Duncan sat down after pledging himself to keep up his investigation of the bond transaction. There were immediately loud calls for Evans. The Governor said, when he took the stand, that he was some what surpriaed at the statements that had been made. Many of them were mere insinuations, and he had said that he would take no more notice of dirty insinuations. A reference was maae to the connection between Mr. Duncan and Secretary of State Tomp kins. Mr. Duncan: "Mr. Tompkins knew nothing of my intention to make this fight until the very last minute." Governor Evans: "I believe you, for if he had you would never have entered the race." Governor Evans went on to say that it had been charged that he had no friends in the State House. There were all of the men from the State House; let them speak for themselves. He referred to the assertion that he had been advised to take the dispen sary out of the State House. He claimed the idea as his own and an other wrangle ensued. Mr. Duncan again interrupted the Governor by saying sornething about Governor Evans being the "logical candiaate for the Senate. The speaker made an effective retort by saying he was not the logical candidate, and he was proud of it. The people alone could say who should iie a successful candidate. They were the only mas ters he recognized. Tbe complaint against him seemed to be, he said,that he had not consulted Mr. Duncan and other parties in the State House. The people alone were his masters, and he said, "-To hell with the politicians." The anestion of the control of the dispensary was brought up again and Senator S. G. Mayfleld was appealed to for a decision, both sides seeming to be content with his reply. The discussion finally grew so warm that for a minute it looked as though trouble might grow out of it. Gover nor Evans said something which seemed to retlect upon some of the State employees and Mr. Duncan jumped up and demanded whetner it was a personal reflection. Governor Evans said it was not, adding with a laugh that he had not a hard feeling against Mr. Duncan. He went on to say that he was glad to get a chance to fight. He liked to fight; he wished they would comci 16 to 1. The game cock never flinched when he felt the gaff. Governor Ebraus sat dawn amid much cheering, in the discussion with Mr. Duncan he not only had the crowd with him from start to finish, but he had the best of the argument as well. He turned every interruption to the best advantage, and caught the shouts of the people. lie appeared to better advantage in the debate than I have ever before seen him do. TILMAN IN NEW YORK. 00NTI NUED F~RoM PAG E oNE.Ij ver certificates and treasury notes of 1890. The safeguard (C) would pro vide for a temporary increase of $337, 000,000O of paper money against the sil ver reported in the treasury June 1st. Second, we demand provision foi direct legislation by means of the op tional initiative and referendum. It was resolved that a committee at tend the Populist convention in St. Louis to urge the adopting of the above demands as a means to harmon ize all elements of reform, in order to unite all reform forces b r the pend ing campaign. Conscience vs. Pocketbook-. The New York Times believes there is cause for serious reflection in the fact that the largest contribution ever made to the "conscience fund." at Washington was one. amounting to $5,000, receivec. lately from some body in En fland. Now, $5,000 is not a sum of such magnitude, when compared with the losses which this Government has sustained from time to time through one form of iniquity or an other, as to giye a very exalted idea of the power of conscience over pocket books. Not infrequently the inner monitor succeeds in persuading sin ners to demonstrate their penitence by sending a dollar or t wo to National, State or municipal Treasurers occasion ally its influence is strong enough to produce effects running into three fig ures, but somewhere among the first ten thousands the limit is reached. This is decidedly queer, for one might imagine that the mental su ffering pro duced by a big theft would be much more poignant and more likely to be unendurable than the disquietude fol lowing an insignificant peculation. That such is not the case simply il lustrates the perversity of man. A FIFTEEN-YEaR-OLD school girl in Fordham, N. E.-, a few days ago deco rated her schoolteacher's chair with bent pins. WVhen the austere Profes sor learned of the fact he immediately arose in his just wrath and demanded the namie ci the guilty party, which was 11nally divulged by a classmate. Now the young lady is suffering the tortures of a remorseful conscience andl her teacher will henceforth go through the world on one leg, the oth having been amputated as the result of blood poison caused by her ill-ad of theLegislature he was chosen Cir cuit Judge, a position which he now holds. CAMPAIGN LITERATURE. Clrious Statemient, Made bpy G reenvliie P'olitii;anT. A politician, who has the reputation of keeping well ip with the revolu tions of the political kaleideoscope in South Carolina made the following significant statement to a reporter yes terday: "D. A. Tompkins has been from the beginning the pattern maker, so to speak, for the Reform machine shops. He is the silent man in all conferen ces. Has heard all and said nothing. "He is the uncle of John Gary Ev ans by marriage. lie is also father in-law to John T. Duncan, who proved to be the dark horse at Man ning for the United States Senate. Duncan knew what he was doing when he made the charges (virtually) that John Gary Evans was in the bond deal. He would never have taken that bold position if he had not had in reserve the proofs to sustain it. Tillman has had nothing to do with the deal, more than to advise Dr. Bates to accept the fee from the synd-cate. Tillman will not help John Gary out of his trouble. "These thines being known to only a select few, influences were adroitly put in motion to scare off all other candidates till the door closed at 12 o'clock at night on tne 22d. "John Gary will be knocked out and his fall will be like that of hump ty dumpty. Another prominent Reformer made similar predictions and added: "But this dark horse move means more than this. I believe charges vrill be made against Governor Evans in regard to his connection with the State Dispensary and such enormous charges that the bond scandal won't be in it." "Jack Cranston was formerly the partner of the Governor's brother, B. I. Tillman. Cranston is now the agent of Waters & Company, a big wholesale whiskey concern of Balti more, and recently he has been given exclusively the orders for whiskey for the State Dispensary." "Well, suppose he was; that's the Board of Contrcl's business." "Now don't fly off at the handle, young man, and I'll explain," said the politician. "That Board of Control has not been convened for the past year. What orders have been given have, therefore, been given by the Governor. There are severai hundred thousand dollars involved in this con nection. - "You watch the campaign smoke. Dan Tompkins is no fool. If Tillman has withdrawn the props from under John Gary Evans, which the circum stances seem to indicate, he will fail." -Greenville News, June 25. Says Trusts Must Go. "The gigantic trusts and other forms of financial combination are the (ause of the discontent and uneasiness of the people. Trusts must go." Thus spoke justice Brown of the United States supreme court to the Chicago bar as sociation. It was at the banquet of welcome to the distinguished jurist. "The conditions of the last few years," said the speaker, "which have pro duced financial trusts and trade com binations, are the one unfortunate re sult of the inventive genius and mer cantile enterprise which have so sig -nally marked our latter day civiliza tion. That from this has grown a ten dency to institute classes in this coun try setting one up against the other, embittering the poor against the rich, and antagonizing the rich against the poor, is ubdeniable. What the ulti mate outcome of all this will be no one can noW surely say. That it will not result in socialism I am as certain as I am that men will not willingly relapse from civilization into barbar ism. That it will not result in the ab sorption of all the means of living by a few I am equally certain. But no man, under our form of government, can be regarded as absolutely free who is not totally independent of all other men in the opportunity of mak ing a living. Unfortunately, however, it has been true from all time and is now that the majority of mankind is not so independent, but is dependent for the privilege of earning its suste nance on the assent or will of others. The only relief which appears to me for these conditions is in an absolute obedience of all, rich and poor alike, to the law of the land. Tnat the feel ing of social unrest now prevails will ultimately find an equitable set tlement I am certain. That the courts of this country will have the great part in this settlement I am equally certain. And that the reputation ot these courts shall remain as uatouched by suspicion in the future as they have been in the past must be the earnest wish or all people w ho love their coun try." Justice Brown is eminently cor rect in what he says about the trusts, but a little off in what he says ab-ut the courts. When it comes to the United States courts the trusts have it pretty mush their own way. At. least that is the way it strikes us. Morgan to Whitney. WVasmINGToN, June 25-.-Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama has ad dressed an open letter on the silver question to the Hon. Win. C. Whit ney in response to the latter's com munication of June 21. A fter saying that Mr. Whitney's letter is "entitled to the respect which it receives from the whole people," Mr. Morgan dis cusses somewhat the question of an international agreement and says: "I seems to be a very vague and distant hope that Great Britain will ever yield to European or American States real participation in her financial policy by treaty agreements." The Senator assumes that no American statesman can present such a plan as our govern ment will ever consent to adopt or or can agree to under the constitution, and makes the friendly challenge to Mr. W'hitney to state the plan "which you would advise the Democracy to accept as a basis, at least for an inter national agreement." The Senator concluded as follo ws: "As you seem to agree with the Democracy of the South and West that silver should be fully remonetized I respectfully sub mit it to your candid judgmcnt whe ther this restoration of the rights of our people is not more justly to be ex pected from the action and power of our own government, that has never failed in such an etfort, than from Great Britain or any combination of European powers who will do nothing of the kind, except upon the induce ment of some seilish motive." Both Wiil Die. SAVANNA, Ga., June 25.- Detective F. E. Aderholt and .Jake Zeigler were seriously wounded and Lonnie Zeigler was shot in the arm in an attempt by Detectives Aderholt and Arnett to ar rest .Jake Zeigler in Screven County today-.IJake Zeigler is a cousin of the famous Zeigler outlaws. The dete tives had him- under arrest when a fe male member of the Zeigler' family ran up and caught hold of them. Lon nie Zeigler arrived soon arterwards with a shotgun and all four men be-~ gan firing. Aderholt and Jake Zeig her will probably di. TOTTEN PREDICTS WOE. Soon All the Planets Will Be on the Other Side of the Sun. jieut C. A. L Totten. U. S A . whose interpretations of the Bible and prophecies have won him fame in the past, thinks that the end of the age is at hand; and that the St. Louis tornado, the political situation, and other present conditions prove that he is right. In a statement of his views, which he has just issued, he says: "It will not be denied that if a magnet revolves in a circular orbit about a central core thit is in connec tion with a register, the register will indicate no variation during the revo lution, w: ile, if the revolution be ec centric, as, for instance, in an elipti cal orbit, the register will inevitably indicate maxima and minima, as the outward magnet draws near to and away from the central core. Now, the earth is just such a magnet, re volving about the sun, which is anoth er, and rotating about its own axis. Hence the needle points to the north, because of the thermo electric action of the sun upon the whole magnet. As the earth's orbit it is a well-known scientific fact that we have pEriods of maxima and minima in electrical phenomena, during both the diurnnl motion and the yearly revolution as well as a secular rise and fall. "So with all the planets. When they are at their nearest to the sun, or in perihelia, we have a maximum, and the reverse obtains at their apthe lia. When two or more planets are in coincident relation the cosmic re suitant is increased. "Ltt it now be noticed that we (human beings) are the denizens of of our own terrestrial magnet, its subjects, so to speak, are tound to show forth its in fluence in our collect ive capacity. And not only we, but but the atmosphere and the sea, and the depths beneath, yea, and the phys ical currents in the human body and all that this implies must and will and do respond to the varying influences of the solar system, as a whole, and as expressed at the solar centre, and then telegraphed outward to all of Its ele ments. "Now, I am advancing no new the ory, but one founded on the works of no less authority than Noah Webster, whose, disquisition upon storms, pes tilences, their history and periodicity, was considered important enough by our ancestors, to be pubiished at Government expense about 100 years ago. He was followed by Dr. Knapp, of Chicago, who, in 1882, propounded the peribelian theory, and anticipattd all that is now going on in the solar syestem. So also Benner, famous among all stock brokers, financiers, and grain merchants for his prophe cies as to the cycles of trade, the rise and fall of prices, elaborated the idea from another standpoint, and a host of other specialists have treated it along the whole range of religion, politics, business, crime, insanity, life and morality. 'T wice in the Christian era three of the greater planets exterior to the earth have been in coincident perihe lia, in the sixth and sixteenth century. They were famous eras of plague, pes tilence and perturbation among men, and now for the first time in the his tory of man all of the planets, exteri or as well as interior, superior as well as inferior, are approaching a coinci dent period of ominous and I cannot but believe malific influence. It will culminate only at the very end of this century, and may extend well over into the next. At that time all of the plants will be in line, conjunction, tugging together at the sun, while the earth, upon the -opposite side of the sun, will be subjected to their united action. I speak in general terms and upon premises that have, been broad ly published in standard journals. From the physical standpoint alone this condition of affairs cannot but result in widespread disaster, express ed in all the terms that nature knows, cyclones, earthquakes, tidal waves, etc., and among men, such an un balancing of the normal condition as will try to their deepest foundations the institutions upon which the false system of modern society lives and moves and has its being. "Already we can hear the mutter of the cosmic powers that are conspir ing agains~t us. I would have no dif iculty of convincing a St. Louistan of this. I probably will be branded as a bald-headed fool by some Eastern paper, whose locality is reserved for parallel disaster in due time. "The world is iu confusion, and I cannot escape the firm conviction that it is to be worse confounded as the y ears roll on, and I also believe that man, who has wasted his resources and belied his mission, is responsible, both individually and as nationally collected, for his institutions, and will be held responsible for their fail ure in the comiag crisis" The probable result of having all the planets on the other side of the sun tugging away is thus sta!.ed by Lieut. Tfotten: "I h ave never posed as a proplot, nor do I believe tuat the end of the world, or of the nation, is at hand: but I do believe that they are to be tried to a limit, and straightened out, an d that then the literal rule of the re turned Messiah is to usher in an era in which the poor, the true, the good, the honest, the simple minded, will iherit the earth, and a ne v order of ages will be set up by Him in person, who is the desire of all the ages. '-Aside from the concert of history and chronology testifies as to the ap proaching end of the age, is the prin ciple of economy in the universe, which never oats off until tomorrow what can be done to-day. In other words, the entire energy of the system we inhabit conspires with prophecy as harmonized to history in offering such an opportunity at cnsummation as will not be repeated by the cycles for ages and ages, and it is toward this present situation that, upon what soever lines men have hypothecated their judgments in the past, all have agreed to unite. IHence I am with the concensus of all the past ages in my belief, and believe it will be borne out and justified. In the internation al arena, agreeably to prophecy, I be lieve that the contusions now formnu lating will wind up at Jerusalem. and in winding up end the times of the Gentiles, al ter which that city will ceae to be trodden under their feet and become the centre of an ever widening circumference of right rule and justiee until the whole world is includedi. Disastrous Cloud burst. MALu-:rn, 0., June 23.-A cloud burst took place last night which cov ered a wide area and was the most de structive ever known in this territory. Houses were swept away, stock of all kinds drovned, and persons narrowly escaped with their lives. In some streams the water rose twenty feet in ten minutes and camne on the people almost as suddenly as the Jlohnstown ilod and was very much like that od in many respects. Crops are ruined on the little Muskingum for twenty mjiles, and on many of the smal tributaries of the Ohio above here. The Cleveland and Marietta ad i io River Railroads are greatly damaged and trains delayed. The loss will reach hutndreds ot' thousans of dollars. The details are meagre but but is feared that the worst has not POWDER Absolute!y Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Hiahest of all in leavening strength -natest United States Governm-att Food Report. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., New York City. THE FIRST MEETING. The State Campaign Opened at Mazming on Monday. MANNING, June 22 -The first meet ing of the campaign was held here to day. It was not disappointing in the way of a sensation. It has been ex peeted that several unknown candi dates would announce themselves and the expectation was realized towards the very last when Mr. John T. Dun can, chit-f clerk in the Secretary of State's office, announced himself as a candidate for Senator It was a com - plete surprise to everybody. While Mr. Duncan must have given the sah ject some previous consideratjoff, he did not come to a definite conclusion. until just before Governor Evans made his speech. Mr. Duncan jumped on the Governor in his speecn, charding that his administration had been a fail are and that it was characterized by more bickerings and dissensions than any previous administration in years. He said that every State official had; been estranged from the Governor by his conduct towards them. Governor Evans replied and was not only very sarcastic, but succeeded in making some telling points in answer to Mr.. Duncan and it was evident that the: crowd was with him. The nieeting started off flat and con tinued to be a dull, dry and featureless one, until Congressman McLaurin and Solicitor Wilson spoke.. They aroused the enthusiasm of the 400-p ple present to something like thaJ which characterized former campaign meetings. Hon. W. D. Evans, neither an nounced himself as a candidate for Senator nor for Congress '4t after the meeting he put in his pledge for Con gress. His action was disappointing to his friends and he was generaly,. criticised for not announcint himsef,. for one plac3 or the other. Mr. Evans: made no speech, but it is expxcted: that lively times are ahead when he meets McLaurin again, as somne of the latter's remarks scoring a certain ring in Marlboro were generally under stood to be directed at Mr. Evans. Judge Earle sent a telegram to Mr.. Purdy, a friend, stating thlat he would not be ac mndidate. That leaves only Mr. Duncan and Governor Evans in. the race. The mneeting was a quiet. and orderly one. There was no nois terousness or drunkeness. The day was warm, but raia came up during the speech-making. cooling the atmos here and making everything pleasant.. The Governor's bond explanation. was well received and everybody seemed to think it was entirely satis factory. Chairman Bradham calledi the meeting to order and the proceed ings were opened with prayer by Rev.. Dr. W. C. Power. The followring candidates were pres ent and made speeches: R N. Rich bourg and J. G. Watts for Adjutant Geneial; Dr. W. H. Timmermano, for State Treasurer; J. D. Norton, for Comptroller General; W. A. Barber;. for Attorney-General; D. H. Tom kins. for Secretary of State; W. H. Winborn. for R ilroad Cornmissioner, G. W. Whitman, John R Hsrr'om and W. H. Ellerbe, for Governor; &L.. B. McSweeney and M. R. Cooper foir Lieutenant-Governor; T. C. Rbert son and W. D. Mayfield, for Suiperin tendent of Education; Gov. Evans and J. T. Duncan, for Ufnited States Sena tor. Congressman McLaurin and So licitor Wilson also made speeches. (he seventh District. Tne Summirerville corre.sponde-nt of the Ne~vs an i Courier says tthe "aeti. for Congressionai honors iu thse 7th Congressional district is raipidly te coming more complicated acnd decid: edly interesting as the pri naiy draws near and the people will ha~ve an er* tended field of candidatesi fsaz whhfic to make their choice. ft is authoritar. tively stated that Mr. T. W. Staanlandi,. of this glac e, for warde-:I yestetrday bia pledee to Chairmaa Tomnpkins ss~a candidate for Conge.ss in this dis trict. The fight frota present indica tions promise to. be quite lively frota now on. Tne three. eaudidattes. ts au nounced, no -v in the tield, &iessrst Stokes, Mosise and Sadnl ud. are re conized as c mpaign hustlers and stump speahers or no ordin try merit and when this trio meet the "dear peole" will have an opp >rtu nity of seeing the feathers fly in great -styleif It would not be well, -however. for w.; onxe io, wager his -an on the re-sult of the election in this aistrict, as the is many a slip between the cup angl the lip, and Ine people n') n days is a general thing lavor "dnark lhorses,' and the candidate who would Win must come to the people as it. is decid edly a year in which toe people. trm all indications, propose to rule and. win, and noit the candidate." Hard Times Mont Follow. BosToN, June 25. -Itis esuamated by entlemuen interested in the short Ume~ ovement that 5,000,000 c >tton spiu dles in New England will be idle dur ing July and August. Trne estiaiate s basea upon an actual stoppage of our weeks. Mr. Curry. treasurer of the Foskdale mills, in atteudanes this fternoon at the mueeting of the .4rk wright club to consider tue questiou of urtailing New England's cotton pro uction said: "Altnougt' no decisiont nas yet been reached, it is miy opinion that the New Eugiand cotton mills will today decide ou a partial saut own-say from one to two moths o exhaust surplus stocks, the supply being so greatly in excess of the de and." How TO Grr RD oF MOLS. -There has been much complaint about the amages caused by moles in vegetable iend flower gardens, and our readers will be glaa to try this remedy given y the Georgia agricultural depart nent in response to a request: Place an their runs small pieCcs of meat oisoned withstrychnine. Another plan .s to inject into their runs, every teu or wlve eet, a bout a gill of liquid bisul hide or .. 'Mn, the ines from .hich nay eituer kill the moles or Iive them away. Dont go near any ire of any kind with the bisulphide,