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VOL. XTI. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 15_ NO,1. POLITICS GETTING WARM. JUDGE EARLE AND GOV. EVANS HAVE A LIVELY WAR OF WORDS. The Most Exciting Meeting Up to Date. Fiat Contradictions and Fluger-Shakiug. EQovernor Evans *ays That Col. John C. Haskell Lied. CESTERFIELD, July 21--The cam paign meeting here today was a stormy one. The sensational feature was the colloquy between J udge Earle and Governor Evans. Debates cau scarce ly continue in the strain of today without there being trouble between these men. There are limits which must be reached even in these days of indecency upon the stump. There were contraaictions flat. J adge Earle declared Evans had condemned aim .elf by his own statement in the bond case. In his talk about Detective Newbold, there were some remarks which might be construed to mean al most anytning you pleased I rom coffee to pistols. After several other caudidates had aired tnemselves the Senatorial aspi rants were heard from. GOV. EVANS SPEAK. Governor Evans was the first Sena tonal candidate. He said that the peo ple's intereses were at stake in this great financial fight, and their hopes would be realized unless some mistake was made. In reply to an attack by Mr. Whitman on mm about the Atlan ta- Exposition matter, he explained that at the solicitation of many people in the State he had borrowed the ne nary money and the Legislature and thepeople 1uad endorsed nat action. So tar as Mr. Tompkin's statement is concerned, he is rgnt. We adjusted our differences and there is none now between us. When I heard he was aggreved I went to see him We de vined a plan bat the Legislature, in its wisdom, adopted another, and we of course bowed. He cannot be respon zabie for newspaper statements and mere isno difference between us. Tne ifspensary Jaw is now out of tne hands uL btate'house oticials, and uas Leen put in the -tands of an inependent -ooard. it has been taken out or poll uca and no man can nse it for poliucal aggrandizement. overnor Evans then dropped State isues and went into a discussion of mse monetary problem, showing that years back mne Alliance had formrLatD ed demands for tree coinage and an in come tax.. Where was Judge Earle thent He stood with n=s sword nght mg theseprinciples for winch we were stnving. Wheni. was tighting for re Iorm he was-fightng tie SiielL mani testo, asying it was untrue trom end to end. It was easy enough to say I am with you now, because the Demo cratic convention had adopted our de inands and they had to Doe-with us. The reason way we put Judge Earle on the bench was because be naa said -fliman was all righL Hasn't he been paid well enougha (Cheers.) dJuage Ea160 gwhere were you m .-480 at the campaign meeniug at .(*ov. Evans: 1 was right where 1 am now." (Uheers.) Judge Earle: -You didn't act that way; you yourself nave been hanging on nOthaiaes." Gov. Evans: 'Well, then you set me a bad example, ir I was in the Samte boat with you. Why, John kiaskell accused tue Evans boys of ntowling down old W ade Hampton when he 2neir it was a lie. (Cneers.) He said that' he did not believe the yeople would lay aside an old leader ior a new one. .Judge -Earle sitting on the bench could not learn the peo pie's needs like he and others who went among them. The Judge would be too dignified to wield oid Ben's p1tchfork inthe Senate." (Laughter.) - iteferring to Senator . iarrison'si stapunent inat thke appomntment of a few constables wouma endanger the liberties of the people, he saiu maL wm all bosh. A lew Ilie constables could not take away the rights of the people. He denied inat taxes had been in creased. .N1ore money had been col lected, but it came irom railroads, nanks, factories and..otner propert~y that had escaped taxation, but nurs~es and mules and other property of the farmers had not been increased. (Cheers.) lie warned the people that tale tight had not been won and he utrged them all to register and vote. &tferring to tne bond matter he asked whether any man wanted to near it, he having published his expla nation in every paper and made nt in nearly every county hie had been in. T wo or three asked Ior the explanation and although the Giove nor's une was oult he proceeded to gyve his ex plana tion anew. --Judge Earle: "Hfow much are you to get?" * (overnor Evans: 'it has never been determined how auuen 1 a'u to get." Judge Earle: "Did you not tell Philip Gadsden of Charleston that you would get $12,000 to $15,0001l" Governor Evans: '*It ki Gads den says I told him any sach thing he lies in his throat." Continuing, he exclaimed: ' For God's sake give me credit for some po litical foresight. The idea of me tell ing Phil Gadsden, my political and personal enemy, that I was corrupt." (Cheers.) Judge Earle, Governor Evans con tinueai, should answer the questions put to him by Mr. Kollock, who printed them ini his paper over his own name. Judge Earle: 'I will answer any question. I am not ashamed of any of my actions." Governor Evans: "I don't believe you are. You are not ashamea of jiaving been an anti or haviog fought Tillman, but I believe he is ashamed to ask you to turn me out." (Cheers.. JUDGE EARLE NEXT. Judge Earle lollowed Governor Evans. Hie was not cheered when he appeared, but his remarks received close attention. He said: Yc u have listened to a remarisable harangue. I don't suppose any tiovernor of this State or any othier State ever made such a haranguie. All he can say is the man who comes after him ran against Ben Tillman. in all my cam paign against him 1 did not hear such aittle, mean and contemptible fhiugs against the opposing candidate. Governor Evaar " What were they ' What did I say ?" Judge Earle: "I mean e:Cacuy what I say." he then repeated the statement just made. Judge Earle then Went on to tell why he ran in 1890~. He had con ducted his office of Attorney General mtsantoily.mHe twon, more cases for the State than any other Attorney General. and Tillman had said that be wouid have been glad to have him <Judge Earle) on his ticket. Governor Evans: "If your office was cleared and was all right why did'nL you run on?" Judge Earle: 'Because it had got into the minds of the people that some think was wroung, just as it has got outabout you, and if you, sir, make it as clear as I made it you should be well satisfied." Governor Evans: "I am." Judge Earle, continuing, said this young gentleman, the Governor of the State. said at Manning he was going to rip me up the back. The Aiken gamecock. Such courage as that is too common. We eat game chickens for breakfast every morning in Green ville. (Laughter.) Let him tell the people he is clear without making in sinuations." Governor Evans: "I have." Judge Earle: "I say here that B. R. Tillman would never have taken a fee if he had known when Governor Evans nominated Rhind that he was a partner." Governor Evans, excitedly: "I was not his partner and you know I did n't say so." Judge Earle: "I am talking your own words. Well. if you expected to be his partner." Governor Evans: "I have said I was not his partner. Don't put words into my mouth." Judge Earle: "If he had known you would co-operate wtth Rhind in get'dng the commissions he never would have anpointed him." - Governor Evans again got up and said with a great deal of warmth: "I never co operated with him and you know I said no such thing." Judge Earle was close to Governor Evans and both were gesticulating like Frenchmen. Judge Earle: "You said you were going to get a fee or commission." Governor Evans: 'You know I said I was going to get a fee as attor ney." Judge Eirle: "I just take your own statement. What is the differ ence between fees and commissions? You have in an unbecoming manner referred to me and by your own words [ convict you, if you in the Senate of the State took part in the passage of the bill and subsE qaentdy went to Gov ernor Tillman anu nominated Rhind, a man of no national reputation." Governor Evans: "I was not his attorney then. I' -e told you that al ready." Jadge Earle (continuing) "If your relation was such as to make him ap point you as his.attorney in that trans action Tillman never would have ap pointed Rhind. Why did Rhind ap &point him (turning to the people) his attorneyl Was he selected for his towering ability ? There were distingu ished lawyers in Baltimore. Was it, because he was so much superior to them? Detective Newbold was sitting on the stand, and turning to him, Judge Earle said that wherever Governor Evans goes this man, who carries a pistoL is along to protect the gallant gentleman. Governor Evans: "That's not so and you know it. I don't need any man to defend me." A voice: "He don't need any here." At this point the debate was sudden ly interrupted by one end of the stand falling by reason of the crowd stand ing on the railing. Several were thrown to the ground but fortunately no one was hurt. After the commotion had subsided Judige Earle continued and referred to the questions asked Governor Evans at Lancaster and turning to Col. Tomp kins he asked: "Now, I ask if you had agreed with Governor Evans upon mny line of policy and that no meetings were necessary ?" Col. TIompkins: "No. We did not agree on anything." Governor Evans (to 'Goi. Tompkins): "Didn't you tell me that you would stand by my back in carrying out I'iliman's Dispensar:. policy'?' Colonel Tompkins "I don't remem ber ever saying an, such thing." (Cheers for Earle). Judge Earle went san to say that there was a disagreement. Governor Evans says one thing and Mr. Tomp kins says another. Governor Evans. "Has the State suffered? Have you any charges ag.enst the management of the Dispen sary ?" J uge Earle: "I merely wanted to find out whether you were correct. He says there was no understanding between members of the board. I wanted to know this, for .1 may want to use it in tne future." Governor E vans said that he could not help whether Colonel Tompkins remembered or not, out he did say what he says he said to him. Judge Earle then went into a dis cussion of national issues and the re mainder of his speech was without special incident. The Judge was given some applause and cheering, es pecially by the ladies pi-esent. MR. DCNCAN CLOS. Mr. Duncan came last, and just as he began speaking rain began to fall and the crowd started to leave, but a considerable number remained, and Mr. Duncan said that Governor Evans could clear himself of the bond busi ness by a word from Rhind, and tnus ensure his election, but he would not speak. R-eplying to the Governor% statement tuat the Board of Control was in accord with him, Mr. Duncan said that Goverror Evans knew thait the Board was opposed to the establish ment of tive Dispensaries in Colum bis. they opposed establishment of an other in Spartanburg and allowing breweries to peddle Deer on the streets of cities and allowing particular bre weries to have exclusive privileges. The Governor whines, he said, wnen Judge Earle brought up Phil Gadsden on him because ne is an anti, but he would bring up a Reformer against the Governor-. Hie then read Larry Gant's statement as published in The Register to pu ove tnat Governor Evans had begged liie aboy about how much he was going to get. Mr. Duincan at tacked overnor Evans: on his usual lines, tJUL betlore ne had completed ins remarks a heavy rain :storw camne up and the meeting dissolved immediate ly. - legister-. a can~ Imuiea. cratic State committee has issued a call bor a conventiou, inviting all who -are in f avor of the i-ee c:oinage of silver at 16; to 1 to participate in tne Democrat ic caucuses and primaries. An effort will be mnade to combine the Demno crats, Populists and Republhcans who itend to vote for Bryan and Sewall in support of a union ticket for State officers. The date of the Democratic A POLITICAL SENSATION. GOV. EVANS READS A LETTER FROM SENA FOR TILLMAN Lively Day Anoag the Senatorial A-pl rnts at the Birthplace (if the Iteform Party-Most of the Tiue Coneamed by Thein. BENNETT.SVILLE. S. C., July 2. -- Tnere was about u peoiple preseut at the campaign m--eting here today. The usual fr-rmality of opening the nwetintg with prayer was dispensed with and- Couinty C(hairu-tn, W. D. Evans, introduced Judge Earle as the first of the Senatorial caudidates. He started off in the discussion of State issues by stating Lhat the only objec tion either of his opponents could bring against him was that he opposed Tillin n in 1890. Another objection is that I had not entered the race at the start. The Governor objects be cause, he says. I ought to be satisfied with the otlice of Judge, but why shouldn't he be satisfied with his pres ent position? Why is he a candidate? Simply because he wants the office. I want it, and I feel that I am compe tent to fill the duties of the position. He referred to his fight against Till man in 1890, but said that he had al ways said that Tillman was honest. He was not tainted with bond deals and commissions like others. The re mainder of his speech was de voted to a discussion of fioancial matters. MR. DUNCAN NEXr. Mr. Duncan discussed national pol itici as a starter but very soon got down to State issues. As to one of his competitors, the campaiga could be made in a decent and gentlemanly manner; as to the other he would leave his exhibition to the peopl-t to sty whethcr it was becoming to a Governur of South Carolina. He be lieved that if Judge Earle had not come into tne race Governor Evans woud have been run off the stump; he would not have made the canvass. Judge Earle's candidacy could not possibly mean his election. Judge Earle (interrupting): "That would be a pity." (Laughter.) Mr. Dancan, in continuing, referred to Judge Earle as an old man, and he latter )Jcularly asked Mr. Duncan to say anything about him except call him old. Mr. Duncan said he would let tbe Judge's gray hairs speak for themselves. Mr. A. B. Hennegan (from the audi ence): "That don't make any differ ence. DeLesseps, who built the Pan ama Canal, had a baby at 80 years old." The whole crowd was convulsed with laughter at this sally. Mr. Duncan in the course of his speech said that Mr. Barber would ex plain about the drawing up of the present Dispensary law. Mr. Barber said he would explain or ans wer any questions provided it came out of Mr. Duncan's time. Mr. Duncan: "Was an outline of a bill agreed upon before handf" Mr. Barber: "The tirst bill was drawn by Mr. Johnson of Fairfield. (overnor Evaas handed it to me. He and Senator Etird had taken a great deal of interest in it, and they met in my office for the purpose of drafting a bill. the principal thing discussed be ing tne system oi bookkeeping. There was an understanding about the Board of Control, but for the life of me I can't remember the details. Neither does Senator Eflrd remember, Later overnor Evans saw Colonel Tomp kins, who objected to the bill, and af ter tnat at Governor Evan's direction the present bill was drawn up by me." Mr. Duncan then referred to the Manning Times' article, stating that he had bught 10,000 acres of land about Columbia. I did buy some lit tIe land about Columbia, but the price f land there is $300( per acre. The insinuation is tt;.t I bought with whiskey rebates That means that I got $3,u000,000. if that is so, what sort of a watcher of the State's interest is he? Mr. Dancan attacked Governor Evans for making diametrically op posite statements and concluded by referring to two of his brothers hold iag otlix, one appointed by Governor filman and the other appointed by Mr. Duncan himself. GiOVERN~OR EVANS CLOSES. Governor Evans started otf by refer ring to the fact that the first tocsin of Reorm was sounded in the court house in this place. He said that he did not care to be fumigating a skunk at every meeting, but ne liked to an s wer an honoraine man in an honora ble way. Wnen Judge Earle irst en erel tne campaign, ne nad said he was glad to welcome him as an honor able ioe, but he too had resorted to in sinuations by asking him questions whien were calculated to put aimi in a raise Jight. Judge Earle aae and advancing towa.rus (kovernoc &vans, said -. -Wno started that wariares tt was you yes terday wno made statements in the peence ot ladies muat no Goivernor of :sJuta Carolina saiould use. (Linrrahs or Ear le anid Evans.) I want you to understand here aau no# that I will not submit to such language." idovernor Erans: --\ou can't blutT me. I wi say to you or any nody else watever I want." J udge Earie: 'Don't you dare make the statements that you mnade yester day." tioverai >r Egau?s:- "I'll make any statemn-uis I please be.ore my people." tovernor Eraus cauainued and said that J udge Earit- had cnarged tnat he nad cancelie I iusurauce ini Anderson and given it to nis bro ther. J udge E irie said that ne had been so iaiormned a-ud asked Governor Ev anS tne specific questioa whetner he deted it. G-overnor E vans: "Most certainly do." Judge Earle: -- i'tien the proof will be lortueoming. Governor Eyuns went on to say that the insinuation was made three mIe'et ags ago and yet no proof had beenr adauced. Hec then read a letter from F. M. Mixson to Attorney Gieneral tfaroer stting that in 18%~ he alone was5 responsi nie for aln insurance piac ed ou dispensaries iu 1s0%; taat tkov ernor Evaus knew niotning about it aed that zh, letter was wriuten with out U-overnor Evans' knowledge. .J udge Earle: ".ion't you counter sign? ail cuess and aidn't you kaow tuatL it was at a higher rater' "Oneers fr Earle and counter cLueere for Ew t;'Jernkor Egau:: went on to say that ne had :sigued tuousauu ot dallars wono ceiici:. never .iuosvimg wnat J udge E arle asked u'tether he did not kuot at tue a fPb*.ary munds were kent separate. ain or Ens 5did that muc sum were not kept separate, and Judge Earle retorted that as chairman of the board he must of necessity know that they were and must know that the premiums were higher Finally (overnor Evans said: "Sit down, Judge. I'll say what I want. No one is scared of you." Judge Earle: "Say what you please, but say nothing about me at your per iI. Don't you dare make use of such languag as vesterday." Governor Evans: "I'll say what I please. You started these insinuations about me giving my brother insur once, while as a inatter of fact I had it given to Seibels." Judge Earle again repeated that he had received the information intinat ed in his question and that the proof be forthcoming. Governor Evans said he had denied the statement and did so now again. Governor Evans then took up he Manning Times editorial and said that the latter had talked about a $10,000 purchase instead of a purcbase of 10, 000 acres. He had had nothing to do with the editorial and made no insia uations about anybody getting rebates. He would say nothing al-out anything like that so longas no money had been stolen from the State and he could not be caught up with. Speaking of the dispensary bill, Governor Evans said that Mr. Duncan's father-in-law had got mad about it and the law was changed. Mr. Duncau: "Listen, men, I've gotten him to deny at least ote insin uation." Governor Evans: "Sit down, Jjhn n1y."? Mr. Duncan asked to be allowed nother interruption, wthih was not permitted Governor E vaus next refet red to the fact. that for the first time since the 3ampaign opened Mr. Duncan had failed to bring in Tiliman and praise bim to the sky. There is a reason for it and I'll sho v you presently why he failed to ;ay that Tillman said he was hands off in the fight. Saeaking at Judge Earle, he. said: "He says he (rillman) would not have countenan - 3ed me being attorney for Rtisnd." Judge Earle: "And I say so still" Governor Evans- "All right, I'll ead what -HonestBsn' has to say bout it." (Cheers.) Judge Earle continued: "I Utili say ,hat Tillman would not sanctioa a co partnership between you and Rhind." Governor Evans (with emphasis): "Now you know, sir, I was no copart aer." Judge Earle: "You took a fee; Sou idmit that; ana. I say if you took a fee nd shared in tne profits you were a yopartner." Governor E;-ans retorted: "If that's ll you know about law you had bet er resign." Governor Evans reached in his pocket and pulled out a letter which te said had been written to Mr. Dun ,an in reference to the 'commission :harges. As the sequel proved it was a great boost for the Governor's Sena orial aspirations. He said he wanted o read it so that the people could see what "Honest Ben" had to say about he matter. Before he had commenced Judge Larle remarked: "Autn he will not ay that he knew you got a fee as a aopartner of Rhind." Governor Evans: "Sit down sonny. Neither of us shall speak for Tillman. Ele will speak for himself." The Governor proceeded to say that the letter w as in reply to one written i' Tillman by Duncan, but the latter would never read it to the people. He ;hen read the letter which is as fol lo ws: Taresros, S. C., July 2C), 18%t. !o Hon. Jno. T. Duncan, Columbia, S. C. My Dear Sir: Your letter of July 5th, ad ressed to me at Chicago. reached me in the nidst of the hurly burly attending the na ional convention, and, of course, there was 2either time nor inclination to answer it. [ reached home on the 14th, but had not re overed from the fatigue and excitement be ore the shoeking tragedy occurred which natched from me my tirst born. I mention hese things by way of explantation of the lelay in reply to your letter. Frankly, 1 must say that I am sorry you wrote any letter, for as I am dragged reluct intly into this matter, I must speaa with my asnal bluntness. I have always regarded you as my personal and political friend and is a good and true Reformer; ani'd for per tonal reasons 1 would be glad to help you in my way. You have a perfect right to aspire o any otfice in the gift of the people and to se all honest and honorable efforts to se ure votes. I must say, however, that you ave no right to make use of the private con rersation which you had with me in a man -ter calculated to deceive the public. Tnere was nothing in the nature of a consultation" bout it. You did not breathe a word or in imate your purpose of becoming a candi late, and the tenor of our entire talk was, as you know, one of n~alignant criticispi on your part of Governor Evans, while I defend aim or asked for proofs of your accusations. I did tell you that I expected to take no part in the election of Senator because I be ieve the people of South Carolina to be com petent to judge for themselves and that I ave no right in any wise to attempt to dic ate their decision. You did me a wrong, when, as you are reported to have said in ~ne or your recent speeches, you claimed I ould --make whom t pleased Senator." It is an accusation of - "bossism," which the wtch the people must resent and which you, yourself, must feel to be untrue. If you were not in the heat of battle, in which self-love and vanity are calculated to blind you. you would see what is apparent to every unbiased and calm mind, that you are anjust to Governor Evan-. and have jumped to conclusions that are unwarranted. Ho w can Governor Evans working for or accept ing a fee from K-hind for legat services rend ered before and after the contract with the syndicate was signed, be distor-ted into -dis honesty' Rhind received a commission for his services to the syndicate; Governor Evans is to receive a fee for his services to Rhind. I did not know the nature of the agreement between them, be ause it did not concern me. But 'I did know that Evans was actinr as Rhind's at torney, for I could not help but know it when he acted as counsel in both the friend - suits broug~ht before the Supremoe Court in connect'on with the bond issue. His con nection with the cases is a matter of record. What I, stated at Walterboro was true then and is true still. Governor Evans had noth ing to do with the making of the contract or the signing of it. That was the work of Dr. Bates and myself. Rhind organized the as sistance of Lancaster and Wiltiams and they areed to pay him a certain commission. r. Bates and 1, responsible instruments in the transaction, were in constant dread that the deal woulli fall through and the state debt not be refunded as one obstacle after another presented itself. TIhe Judges of the upreme Court sent every assistance in their power by speedily determining the questions of law prezseuted to them. Every depart ment of the state governmnent was willijg and anxious to lend aid towards refunding the debt. Governor Evan:z had nothing to do with the transaction except in the capacity as attorney for the broker whose commissioni was at stab-e if the deal failed if you were not blinded by prejudice and passion you would be bound to acknowledge what every tweyer in the State would assert and sustain that his being a State Senator c iid in no wise make it lishonorable or d.shonest to pra:tice his profession under the circumstan ces presented in this case. If you will re member my last word to you that nelit when we had our conversation at Mr. Bunch's were, "Take c:re that envy is not at the hottom of'this, and that you people in the State HIouse do not :ccomplish the over throw oftbe Reform movement. if you keep on tiglting one another in this way," and I now repeat the warning. If, I saw any thing in Governor Evan's conduct to condemn I would not he.iitat, but. believing as I do that he has been guilty of no official miscou duct. I cannot lend any help to drag him down or allow any one else to use meas the instrument of his undoing. Yours truly, Bi. R. TrLLM.rs. I". S.--Governor Evans has writren me asking an explanation of your charges, etc., in connection with our conversation, and I h:ve sent. him a copy of this letter as an act of justice to him and to you. B. I. T. At the conclusion of the reading Mr. Duncan said that the letter to Tillman was in reference to the Man ning Times editorial and asked to be allowed to interrupt the speaker. Governor Evans: "Sit down. I do not want to have anything more to do with you." A voice: "Hurrah for Duncan." Governor Evans: "I know you are a Haskellite." (Cheers for Evans.) A voice: "What are you going to do in Washington?" Governor Evans: "Something for ignorant people like you." (laughter.) Governor Evans then directed his attention to Judge Eirle again and asked him why he had not answered the Kollock queries published in the Cheraw paper. J udge Earle replied that he had already answered them iu his speeches, but stood ready to an swer them again, or any other ques tions that any man might ask. In some further reference to Gen. E irle's words or actions. the latter arose and told Governor Evans not to refer to him unless he was going to stick to the facts. Governor E fans replied that he had no special objection to leaving off all references to the Judge as he was not in his (Governor Eran's way. (Ap plau3e and laughter.) He said that neither of his opponents, although they jumped on him, had pulled a single leather out of the tail of the gamecock." He defied any one to show one single act of his which had done injury to the State. He then brancnea off into national matters and henceforth to the end everything was as quiet and serene as a May morning. At the conclusion of his speech he was loudly aoplauded and a handsome basket of flowers was presented,where upon he said tiLat the ladies were with him and that "he had got the coon and gone on." (Cheers.) Murdered by Mutiueera. HEALInAx N. S., July 21.-The American bark Herbert Fuller, which sailed from Boston a few days ago for Rosario, Buenos Ayres, arrived in Halitax harbor this morning with the bodies of three muraered people on board. - The balance of those wno left Boston on the vessel were immediate ly ejapped into prison cells. The three dead ptrmons, whose murder is evidently the result of a bloody out break on the part of some members of the crew, are captain Nash, his wife and Second Mate Brumtberg. The horrible triple murder occurred on the night of the 13th, and the affair so far is wrapped in complete mystery, not withstanding that there were seven other men on board at the time it oc curred, besides a passenger named Monck, whose story of what he could learn after it was all over was the only narrative, reliable or unreliable as it may be, that can be ascertained so far. Monck has been closeted with the police authorities ever since the arrival of the vessel. Tne cre w were brought ashore and the surviving offi cers and men of the ship are locked behind bars in three different sections of the police station. A half dozen policem~en guard them, while Monck is unaccessable until the chief of po lice and detective powers have finish ed wtth him. Monck seems to have taken charge of the vessel after the tragedy, and by his orders the bodies were placed in one of the boats and covered with tarpaulins and tne boat towed eastern into Halifax harbor. There the coroner took charge of the remains, which were so far advanced in decomposition that it was almost impossible to remove them from the baat. Monk'sstory is tnat he knew nothing of the tragedy until notilled of it next morning by the first mate. He admits that he neard a scream dur-1 ing the night, but it did not disturb tuim enough to wake hi up, although his cabin was next to tnlat in wn the murders were comittted. Tne weapon used was au a~c. Tlne crew profess tue same ignorance t nat over wneluis Moucti of waen, now and by whotn the munrders were cornmmitted. Keep out smiipux. WasmsaNTos, J uly 23. -dovernm~or Mitchell of Florida nas appeale.1 to the Navy Department for help in pro tectiug his State against the introd uc tion of smallpox from (Cuba. Secre tary deroert nas accordingly tele graphed instruztions to Captain Cro N ninshield of tne Maine, no v at Key West, to aid the local health authori ties in the work of buarding steamers and passing upon bills of health. itne Maine will not be kept at thb: work long, as orders have been given to the cruiser Montgomery no e at Tompkins ville, Staten Island, detaening her from Admiral Bance's squadron and sending her to Key Wesi to take the Maine'e place in looking after tilibus tering expeditious and enforcing ub servances of quarantine regulations. Tne Montgomery is expected to start South within forty-eight hours. Hanging and Lynching. How-se, Ia., atuly :.-Jona Huard, colored, wais hanged nere L2 day for wife murder. His neck was broken by the drop and in sixteen minutes he was proaounced aeadI. In additioni to the legal execution today Judge Lynch held ntwa carnival. A mob camie into town and took from jail a negro nam ed Ike McGee, and atter he had made a brief contession tthey hung him to the ltm Dof a tree. Yesterday evening Mctee madhe a criminal assault upon Mtrs. Webs, a nighly esteemed lady but she made ner escape. Avenged His Fatther. LN&omLLF.July,23.-Depuity Snerif Dave~agers, wno shot and killed Wash e tta in a tiht here last Tnaurs day, was snot and killed himself by a son of Sotth's in Union county today. Rogers was released on bond and had gone home. \oung Smith had sworn to avenge his father's murder and he killed Ragers on sight today. The arfair hasc created great excitement and it is feared that a tend will break out banimaen the two familie THE STATE ALLIANCE. ANNUAL MEETINGOF THE ORDER IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA. President Kett Makes a Timely and Patri otle Addreim, Iu Which, Re Ensiorse-i the Democratic Candidate-Will Fight the Cotton Tie Trust. CoLUMBIA, S. C, July 23.-The Farmers State Alliance met in the Senate Chamber last night at half past 8 o'clock. and was called to order by President Jos. L. Keitt. As soon as the body had gotten into working shape a committee on credentials was appointed, consisting of Mes'rs. J. B. Sanders of Oconee, W. H. Bryant of Pickens and W. Edwards of York. This committee soon reported and the roll was made up as follows, the attendance being very good: Abbeville-W. J. Gaines, Bradley. Aiken-B. H. Timmerman, Tim merman. Anderson-J. B. Douthit, Ander son. Barnwell-W. S. Bamberg, Bam bere. Chester-T. W. Shannon, Chester. Colleton-C. J. Allen, Giohans. Edge6eld-S. M. Smith, Trenton. Florence-M. L. Munn, Hyman. Greenville-Wm. Verdin, Walker ville. Horry-C. B. Todd, Finklea. Lancaster-C. A. Plyer, 0. K. Laurens -M. A. Summerell, Lau re us. Lexington-D. F. Etird. Maricn-W. Innis. Carolina. Newberry-John F. Banks, Franks. O.onee-J. D. Sanders, Oak way. Orangeburg-J. WM. Stokes, Or aneeburg. Pickens-W, H. Bryant, Easley. Richland-E. P. Whitman, Pleas ant. Spartanburg-B. F. Todd, Beiling Springs. Union-J. F. Bailey, Sedalia. York-W. H. Edwards, Rock Hill. The counties of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlinqton. Fairfield, Georretown, Hampton, Kershaw, Marlboro, Sufn ter and Williamsburg had no repre sentatives present last night. Other prominent Alliancemen pres ent were Messrs. J. A. Sligh, D. P. Duncan, Norman Elder, L. J. Will iams and others. All the offcers and members of the executive committee were present. So were the members of the board of directors of the State Alliance to ex change and editor Jesse Gantt of the Cotton Plant, the organ of the Alli ance. PRESIDENT KEITT~S ADDRESS. After the organization had been completed, President Keitt proceeded to deliver his annual address as fol lows: Brethren of the Farmers' Alliance and In dustrial union of South Carolina: We again meet under the mandate of our organic law to counsel for the advancement of our pur. poses. In reviewing the works of the past year, a 'report of our financial condition will be made by the executive committee. The directors of the State exchange and the Cot ton Plant committee representing two arms of our organization wilt report in full re spectively. I will therefore leave the pres entation of the matters in their charge en tirely to them. Since our last meeting all the time and labor I could bestow has been devoted to the work of the reorganization. This year I have attended the county alli ances of Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee, Pick ens, Greenville Spartanburg, Union, York, Chester, Lancaster, Kershaw, Colleton and Edgenield, besides doing local wor~k in Fair field and Lexington. 1 was accompanied at most of the county meeting by our State lecturer. It gives me pleasure to acknowl edge the hearty co-operation I have received from Brothers Wilborn and Reid, our effi ient State officers. How far we have been successful in our work may be shown by a comparative statement of the membership. The numerical strength of the alliance is by no means as great as it should be, but I feel ssured that the organization is now upon a firm foundation and is moving upward. The lliance sentiment everywhere appears as ever. All agree that the alliance is a good; necessary organization for the protection and advancement of the farming interests, and ought to be kept up. But too many, through the inertia of what I presume they onsider " innocuous desuetude" permit it tbe kept up by others. With the general sentiment so favorable it is inmportaut that this alliance should invetigate closely the onditions and, if possible, remove the caus es that have produced this feeling of apathy. My observation convinces me that it pro eeds from the alliance in both its local and eneral application. Absence of direct and immediate local benefits is a prevalent cause of apathy. In contrast, it is notable that those alliances that continue strong in senti ment and membership have achieved local benefits by the application of business meth ods to the letter and spirit of our constitu tion. Failure and disintegration can be traced extensively to financial losses from isregard of business principles. There are members on our rolls whose loyalty to the high purposes of the alliance has risen above personal consideration. Their example :hallenges our admiration, and their expe rience cannot fail in the future to be a source of profit Any sub-alliance in the State can by intelligent cooperation be productive of fnacial local benefits sufficient to hold the membership together. The moral and in tellectual development that results from or ganization and regular meetings cannot be verestimated. The isolated lives we lead, the meagre opportunities for reading and study, and the natural feeling of indepen ence inculcated by farm life militate against social and intellectuzal progress. The inertia f stagnation can best be overcome by or ganization, and our lecturers can render no more effective service than to impress upon :ur farmer the individual responsibility that rests upon them to organize. Every farmer who is a good citizen should be a member of the Farmers's Alllianoe. The achievement of general benefits will depend upon the strength and loyalty of the ocal organizations. The operation of the alliance is unlimited in scope, except as to its political character. The usefulness of the organization therefore can be abridged only by the members themselves. Prejudice from outside which existed from Smisconception of our purposes, as well as individual and local errors of our members, bas, I believe, nearly dis-tppeared, and the Alliance is now more than ever regarded by all classes of our citizens, according to its true intent, as a patriotic organiztion laboring to develop a better State mentally, morally, socially and financially," and to elevate the standard of our people of our people in all the qualnications of citizenship without strik ing against the interest of legitimate busi ness of any class of our citizens. The members of the Farmers Allianre were justly proud of the signal victory wo~n over the jute trust. That fight was shor. sharp and decisive, and the truits of vict -ry were immediate. Compared with the grani educational work in the science of ecofl$11i cal government through a period -f seven years, bringing into sight, i trust, the cul mination of our hopes in reliet of :he people. the jute fight shrinks into insignincance in 1890 our national Alliance asserted the principles of good government in demanding. 1. Thee ano the national bank sys tem. 2. The free and unlimited coinage and silver it the ratio of It; to 1. 3. That our paper currency sh'l be full legal tendrer government issue instead of hank notes. The!e- demanls expre!iel at different. time- in slightly varying phraeolgy raised the is-ie. It. was met by organized capi tal with a strenuous efort, to fasten on us the blight of the gold stanard. Our de umnls, ignored at Iirst by the political par ties steadily gained strength among the people as the educational work of the Alli ance unveiled their justice and fairness to them. Now we witness the unparallelled sight, of strong forces in all the political par ties striving to shape their political course in barniony with us. The reform forces are gathering. Parties are being rent assunder, and :U new political alignment is being form ed. The national Democratic convention. which lately met at Chicago, by an over whelming vote embodied our tinancial de mands in its platform, thereby aligning it self with the masses of the people upon Demicratic principles against the dangerous encro.tchment of plutocratic power that threatens the perpetuation special privileges on the gold standard. Win. J. Bryan of Nebraska, the nominee of the Democratic party, is an exponent of true reform. We can fully trust him. His election next Novem ber will bring into sight the relief for which we have been contending for years. I have too much faith in the wisdom and patriotism of the political parties that meet at St. Louis today to doubt that he will receive their cor dial endorsement. Our political hope now rests in concentration of the reform forces. The efforts of all patriotic men should be ex erted to secure it. The Alliance has accom plished a grand work in forcing the issues to the front, and deserves the thanks and con grat-lations of the industrial world. While great good has been accomplished, letus not believe that the mission of the Farmers' Alli ance is ended. It has just begun. Its mis - sion is perpetual. "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." It must endure until rights no longer need enforcement, until there are nu longer grievances t3 be redress ed. I congratulate you, brethren, -apon the favorable auspices under which we me it in this our ninth annual session. I trust that we may have an enjoyable meeting, and that your deliberations may materially conduce to the permanent welfare of our organization. A committee was appointed to whom was referred the president's address. DESERVED PRAISE. The following letter was then read: DsvEE, Col., July 10th, 1896. I wish to congratulate you people on the efficient secretary of your State Alliance. The law of the order requires reports to be made to the national secretary twice a year, January and July 1st. Brother Reid re ports the first of each month. By so doing, he has been a great help to this office. Re has a model form for reports where they are to be made monthly, as he makes them. Sister Fannie Leak of Texas made the first semi-aunual report. News received from different States is generally good. Minne sota promises to organize a State Alliance this year. We hope to get Idaho and Mon tana in line. Fraternally yours, R. A. Southworth, Secretary and Treasurer. State Lecturer Wilborn then ad dressed the Alliance giving an account of his work during the past year and speaking in detail of the condition of the Alliance. Among other things he said that the membership of the order in this State had increased 60 per cent. during the year just ended. He stated that the farming people of the State seemed to take more inte-est in the or der and seemed to be more determined than ever to keep up their organiza tions and work for the best. The fol lowing committee on press reports was then anpointed: J. D. Douthit, An derson;'J. (2. Wilborn, York; J. F. Bailey, Union. AS TO THE EXCHANGE. A committee consisting of Dr. J. Wmn. Stokes, M. L. Muan and (C. J. Allen was appointed to examine into all the affairs of the State Alliance ex change and submit a report to the body at today's session. Speeches were then made by Presi dent Keitt, Dr. Stokes. Dr. Walker of Spartanburg, W. H. Edwards, W. H. Bryant, Col. D). P. Duncan, and the Rev. J.- A. Sligh. president of the board of directors of the State Aliiance exchange. These speeches dealt with the workings of the exchange and it was developed that the exchange was universally endorsed. The reports in dicated that the exchange had during the past year done $150,000 worth of business for the members of the or der at a cost of less than 2 per cent, for its maintainance. The executive committee of the State organization submitted a report to the effect that the books of the secretary and treasurer had been examined and found to be in hrst-class condition. THE (CoTTON TIE BUSINESS. The matter of the cotto, tie trust and the tmethod of dealing with it was then taken up. Col. D7uncan of the exchange made a tuall statement in re gard to the formation of the trust, and quoted the figures showing what the armers had to face this year. He in formed them that the price had been increased from 72 cents a bundle, de livered, to $1.30. There had, it was true, been a slight increase in the price of iron, but it did not guarantee an increase in price of over 10 per cent. He recommended a tight all over the United States against the trust,' and urged that the South Carolina Alli ance take the initiative, inviting all other State Alliances to join 1t in fight ing the common enemy. The sugges tion was received with universal ap proval, and a committee, consisting of Mr. J.- B. Douthit, C. A. Plyer and T. W. Shannon, was appointed to looks carefully into the whiole matter, re porting to the Alliance today the most feasible plan for fighting the trust: The Alliance has in view a steel tie substitute in the shape of a ne w wire tie, which can be bought at the rate of 6 cents a hundred feet. This will re duce the cost of "-tieing" a bale of cot ton about one-third of the former cost and may reduce it to about 4 cents per bale. 'The Alliace at 11:15 p. m. took a recess until 10 o'clock this morning. i-Te State Farmers Alliance met Thursday morning at 10 o'clock in the Senate chlanber. After the usual open ing exercises, the annual election of officers was held. H-on. .f. L. Keitt was unanimously re elected pr-esident. Hon. J. C. Wilborn waus re elected vice president and :Late f eeturer. .J. W. Reid was uanimously re-elected secretary and treasurer. Dr. J. L. Shuler of Lexington was elected a membe-r of the executive committee to 3Leceed E. R. Walter of Orange burg, who declined re-election on ae count of his hea lth. President feitt was elected delegate to the National Alliance. The committee on caton ties made it: report which was unanimously adopted. The coanmittee on State ex change made a ver-oal r'epor~tstating that the institution was in the best of sape and that it w as doing a flourish ECONTIUED ON PAGE FoUR. CRAZED-BY WHISKEY. THE TEiRIBLE TRAGEDY ENACTED BY A DRUNKEN BRUTE. Murdored H6 Wife.. Five Children, and Euded His Owu Worthie" Existence by Blowiug OatfHla Brains-A Little Babe Killed in its Mother's Arms. ELBERTON, July 22.-Yesterday af ternoon at twilight Dave Berryman, a white man, killed his wife, four little children, the oldest of whom was four years of age, and committed suicide. The awful tragedy was enacted at Berryman's humble home, three miles from Royston, in Madison county. Late in the afternoon Mr. Berryman, who was a man noted for his dissipa tion, though liked in a general way by those who knew him, was at Hull & Vaston's saw mill. a short distance by the country road from his home. He was intoxicated, though by no means helplessly drunk. Shortly be fore the hour for closing down he left the mill and went, it appears, directly to his home. When he arrived the four little chil dren were playing in the house and the faithful young wife had prepared sup per -as tempting a meal as the circum stances would permit. The drunken husband entered. In a few moments six successive gunshots rang out upon the early evening air and neighborr rushed to the scene to find the floor of of the little cottage bathed in blood, the dead bodies of the wife and chil dren strewn about the room and the brutal husband lying across the bed, gasping in the agonies of death with his hard tightly clasped about the stock of a new breechloading &an. The supper that had been pared by Mrs. Berryman was untouched upon the table and the room showed no uigns of disorder, the work of the murderer having been quickly accom plished and without a struggle. Mrs. Berryman, the wife and mother, was killed first, and then in quick succes sion, the children, who were too small to flee for their lives or to the murder ous assaults of their father, we-e shot one by one and their bodies fell to the floor, one of them across the breast of its mother. Berryman had coolly and deliberate ly loaaed the gun at each required in terval and the sixth cartridge, the last of the third loading, he fired into his own person. It was when his family lay before him murdered, that he step ped across the room, fell face forward on the bed and stilled the hand that had rlready sent five lives into eterni ty. Berryman was dying when the neighbors reached the scene. He was already unconscious, and the deep, strangling breath of the inhuman murderer was pregnated with the fumes of whiskey ; a broken bottle in his pocket furnished the first surmise. for the cause underlying the tragedy -a husb-%nd had committed, perhaps, the most sensational tragedy in the criminal annals of Georgia while his brain was fired by drink, There was not an eyewitness to the enactment of the crime. The words that passed between husband and wife prior to the shooting will never be known. Mrs. Berryman was a come ly, industrious young woman. She loved her husband and had stood his dissipation with a fortitude rarely seen. She had frequently been treated inhu manlyuand yet she clung to him with that love that binds a wife to a hus band over the lives of four innocent - babes. It is known that she felt keen ly the humillation of her circumstances but that did not meet the humiliatin that she felt at herhusbancis insinceri ty and infidelity. She of ten reproved him for the undue attention that he paid to anotner woman in the neigh borhood. He was absent from his hdme thelar ger part of yesterday; his wife suspect ed his whereabouts and as he reached home last night, probably upbraided him for his conduct. It convulsed him with angry passion. He snatched the gun from its rack and the slaughter of innocent lives was the sequel. The tracks on the bloody floor would indi cats that he turned to the door to es cape; he retraced, stopped and glanced ' at the bodies of the dead, fell face for ward on the nearest couch and then, as if to -atone for the bloody crime end ed his own life. Berryman was only 28 yearsold and of good parentage. He was once be fore married and his wife left him and secured a divorce on the ground of in human treatment. He had recently become infactuated with another wo man in the neighborhood and in con sequence became tired and dissatisfied with the youngwife thathe murdered. Hie had frequently treated her roughly and on more than one occasion threat ened to kill her. She attributed is brutality to the effects of dissipation, however, and continued to live with him, though he barely provided a sub sistence for the family. His little children were bright and playful and at times he seemed to be fond of thein. The oldest was~a little girl of 5 and her devotion to her father nlas been marked. Her mother encour aged it in the hope that family ties would -bring him closer to a sense of his duty. The youngest child was a babe of a few months only. It was in the arms of its mother when she fell and its body probably received the second shot that was fired. The heavy load of the gun ploughed through the little one's person, literally tearing it into shreds, and buried itself in the opposite wall. The other t wo children were aged 2 and 4, respectively, and they had been playing about the home only a few minutes before their little souls were swept into eternity.- At lanta Journal. Boy Murdem a Boy. Criic.ao, .July 23.-Harry Rudolph, aged n1, struck two biows with his puny tist last evening, and his oppo nent, Grover Hianson, aged nine, fell dead at his feet. The lads were having. a boyish quarrel, and young Hanson started to run. Rudolph followed and catching- the lad near the curb struck him in the face and the abdomer. Young Hanson covered his face with his hands, fell back and expired. Young Rudolg was locked up by the police. The physician who examined young Banson gave it as his opinion that the young lad died from cerebral congestion resulting from shock. Crushed in a Building. CHICAGO, July 23.-By the falling of a portion of the interior dome of the old postotlice building one work man was instantly killed anid another so badly injure.1 that his life is de spaired 'of . The dead man is Nicholas Siimth, and Elmer Stringer was terrib ly crushed r~y the tangled mass of iron and stone.