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VOL. XII. MANNING., S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1897. NO. 40. BRADHAM1 TO STOKES. DISCUSSION OCCASIONED BY MLAl RIN'S SPEECH. The Tariff Qaestion-- Lttter from Coj gressman Stokes Which the Pee D4 La man Replies to at Some Lergth. The following correspondence, zrov ing out of Mr. McLaurin's speech o the tariff, in so far as it relais to tb position that congressman recent!. took on the m-atter of the protectiv duty to be placed on cotton, was gis en to the press Friday. House of Representatives, U. S.. Washington, D. C., April 13, 1897. Hon. D. J. Bradham, Manning, S. C. My Dear Colonel-I see in the ps pers an open letter from you to Th Register attacking the latter's attitud toward the import tax on cotton. would be glad to have your careful al tention to an article prepared by m for use against the amendment wher ever it should be introduced. It wa not introduced, so I have had my ai gument printed as a public documeni I believe it was reproduced in Th Register of April 7. I regard the it novation as the most dangerous to th Democratic party in our State and th south that has threatened it in recen years. It will inevitably aivide th farmer vote if pressed. I plead wit McLaurin not to press it. It is dia metrically opposed to our Alliance dc mands and to the Democretic doctrin time out of mind. It is evidently construed by the Re publican stalwarts as marking th dawn of Republican respectability il South Carolina. Just as asimilarprc vision has built up a Republican part; in the Louisiana sugar planters-the; have left the Democratic party fo good and all because the Demcerati party refused them the protection tha the Republican party gave. They go something substantial for their defec tion from Democracy, while a cottoi tax would, if supported by our people be an abandonment of platform an< principle for a delusion and a snare. How can a protection import ta: help the price to the producer of cottoi when the bulk of the crop is sol< abroad when there is no appreciabli amount imp:>rted? Read the statistic in regard to wheat and corn, whici have had 25 cents and 15 cents pe bushel protection respectively sinC 189L Have they increased in price though the production fell off nearl; a million bushels? The Republicans were the only one who showed any warmth in tneir enn gratulations to McLaurin-the wart protectionists among them wer enthusiastic over his position. I thin] even now it woulI be the part of pa triotism for us all to drop the issue Aside from inevitabie division of ou farmer vote, it will divert attentioi from the real issue-the money ques tion. I would-be glad to have a line fron you. S-raternally, J. Wm. Stokes. Mr. Bradham's reply is as follows Hon. J. Wm. Stokes, Washington D. C. Dear Doctor-Your favor of the 13tI inst to hand in reference to McLaurin' spes ch. You request me to read your artici recently published in the Congres sional Record and give you my opin ion of the same. I will do so with pleasure and wit] utmost respect for your opinions an< regard for you personally. If I speaJ plainly, it is because of your invita tion, and of necessity in the languag of a "plain, blunt man."~ To begin with, after having careful ly read your recent effort, I see noth ing in it, except the same old tune tha has been sung for lo these many years I am of the opinion that nothing i needed in the way of criticism excep to read the first speech of McLaurin yours and then the second of McLau rin's, of April 12. In speaking of a tariff on cotto2 you say: "I regard it as the most dan gerous innovation to the south, th Democratic party," etc. "It will in evitably divide the farmer vote.'" This is a singular argument for Dr Stokes, ex-president of the Alliance to bring against any policy. Thb question in your mind should be, is i right, will it benefit our people. The time is not distant since yvoi were charged with similar crimes. Yo1 were advocating the sub-treasury an< the government ownership of railroad Neither of these demands constitute< a part of the Democratic platform ani were certainly the most radical inne vation of the century. They did mnes itably divide the farmer vote to th extent of sending you to congres pledged to enact these "innovations into jaw within the Democratic part; if possible, but without if necessary. At that time you took the statet manlike position of "priaiciples" firs and party second, and every membe from the State was pledged to the A1 - fiance demands, before those of party We did not stop to examine platforms we decided what was right and the. made platforms to fit right, not righ to fit platforms, as your letter now in dicates a desire to do... As I understar d it, NcLauirin standing right where he was whe. elected to congress and you are tryin to prevent "innovations" that wil "inevitably divide the farmer vote. We were industriously taught b you and other leading Allianiceme: that the money question, not the ta if., was the issue. We are taking yo at your word and I believe in McLau rin's idea of "protect all or nothing. In other words, "more money an equal taxation," is the essence of wie domn and the genius of common sense A fair share of the benefits as well a the burden of legislation, why shoul' an Alliancemen object to this do< trine? You say it is "diametrically oppose to the dcctrin~es of the Alliance, 1 what manner, if you please? Tb Alliance is for equal rights to all, an special privilege to none. The entir South Carolina delegation voted for . tariff on corn, oats, wheat and rye. Are these less export crops than col ton? Why did y ou not print an abi article against protection for thes northern and western products? I protection only ultra Democratic whe it protects southern interests and nrc tects southern people? Are these di. ties more in accord with the demand of the Allhance than a duty on cottor What is this doctrine of free ra material anyway but doublet prl tectioni? Insidious, covert rol bery of the farmer? Who eve heard of it until Grover C1eva land took that cause to placate Ne nglnda oa offst his free trad views It was interded simply as a roundabout way of giving the same protection secretly that the Republi - cans openly promised through tariff duies It is the meanest and most deadly form of protection, because, entirely at the expense of the farrrers. If my memory serves 0 me ript, George D. Tillman, one of the wisest and most learned of our statesmen since the days of Calhoun, 10 years ago opposed this diabolical n iniquity and was talked of as a "pro e tectionist." This old philosopher was Just 10 years ahead of his time. e You refer to the fact that many Loui siana sugar planteis left the Demo cratic party because they could not get the protection they demanded. Grover Cleveland with the doctrine of free raw material and the single gold standard forced many men out of the e Demccratic party. Why, doctor, he e has you neai ly out, when you gave I out that interview in Augusta on your way to the national con e vention in 1892; "Thanks be to God, however, we bave captured the s old ship and manned her with an honest crew, and our new platform not only declared for free silver, but for a tariff which should not discrimi nate against the producer of raw ma Sterial. If you favor free raw material . I cannot see why you should be t a silver man. Cleveland is logical s and consistent in his position and'if a you stick to his tariff dogma, you must join him sooner or later in his money views. You ask "how can protection possibly keep the price up .' I do not contend, so far as the short staple is concerned, but as to long a staple, no sane man would deny that a duty would advance the price of the . latter. The opposition to the duty comes from New England, where the mills using the long staple cotton are e situated. Aside from all that, however, it is justice, and as a southern man, I de t mand full recognition of every south ern right and bitterly resent evey dis crimination against my secticn. Why should we favor protection for corn, wheat and oats and not for cotton? A tariff on cotton would yield more revenue than all the serials combined. Would a tariff on cotton do harm? None can claim that it would. Other men as able and well informed as you are confidently assert that it would increase the price of crtain grades of cotton. How then. as a representa tive of cotton planters, can you op pose this duty? I believe in fighting for everything that is to come from the south. Every other section does a that, and until our representatives adopt the same policy the south will continue to be robbed. . You say the Republicans were the only ones who showed any warmth in their congratulations to McLaurin. This is an insinuation against Mr. McLaurin that surprises me from one of his colleagues, in view of the fact that it is made to one of his constitu ents in a letter which deprives Mc Laurm of an opportunity to defend himself. If the printed report of the speech and also in the newspapers, it was stated that the applause on both sides of the chamber as well as in the galleries, evinced considerable warmth. From conversations with many of your constituents on this subject, I regret that some of them were not present and had a chance to congratulate McLaurin, as judging by their expressions, I feel sure there would have been enough sincerity and warmth to have satisfied the most fastidious Demccratic palate. Again, doctor, if the Republicans took such "comfort" from McLaurin's speech, why did they not comply with his request, and give a duty upon According to your statement: 1.A duty would not increase the orice of a long staple cotton. t2. The Republicans were overjoyed and warmly congratulated McLaurin because he asked for this duty. 3. They refused to give the duty. These statements are very hard to be reconciled. It is per fectly natural for western farmers, whether Rspublicans or Democrats, to be pleased with Mc Laurin's speech. We have been talk ing of a union between the west and the south. McLaurin's speech lays down the only lines upon which it is practicable to accomplish such a un ion. "More money and equal taxa tion." Do you ever expect to carry the west with free wool and protected woolen goods? McLaurin's speech, it seems to me, will be a useful cam p aign document in those middle western States that are absolutely es sential to Democratic success. Don't be uneasy about the party in South Carolina; we will take care of that You help fix some plan to carry the -west and will do the rest. SYou say further it is "a part of pa triotism for us to drop this issue." Why so, my dear dcc:or! - If McLaurin hasmade a mistake, is itnot yu duty t show it up ? Is ntcongress the forum where these public questions should De siftedi Why drop any vital question short cf the truth? Ah, doctor, in halcyon days of Re Sform, before you went to congress, -you were wont to say '"agitate and educate." Why should there be no further agitation? Why do you dread an "'innovation ?" Surely we Sneed innovation and a change of some Skind. There are a good many of us "'one gallus fellows" that are begin ning to believe that some men only Vdesire suflicient agitation and educa tion to put them in office and are now Sready to frown down all innovation 'or fear inevitably they may be put .out of office. I do not intend in this a distinctly personal application, but merely to show you how the people feel. We do not hear of anbody introduc Sing sub-treasury bills or advocating any of those distinctly Alliance mat ters that you were all elected to con gress on. On the contrary, when a man not a member of the Alliance 1 makes a reasonable proposition for the e benefit of the cotton planter, he is -a met by the same old reply that met e you in 1890: "Hush, y ou will split a mue party." God bless Ben Tillman for one thing ; he knocked the bottom .out of that and gave us free speech e and free thought in South Carolina e Don't you remember the satirical 'a .smile and gesture in 1890 as he used to u bay: "Hush, or you will split the eartv." Little did I expect to hear you six year latter singing the same ->ld tune: "Hush, or you will spli ~e p'arty." Oh, no, my dear doc:,or, R . aere look. -No, sir: the grand old party of Jack >son and Jefferson can stand tiiscussion r of any kind and grow stronger. She ~i never die, except upon a policy of v "dry rot"-of repressing the truth and speech. It is better to have men like Till man and McLaurin, with the indivi duality to speak their convictions, even if in some cases they are wrong, than a whole host of timid souls too conventional to leave a beaten track. Iu conclusion, let me say that I in tend no disrespect whatever, but in my judgment this is a public matter which should be discussed in public and not in private. Yours truly, Daniel J. Bradham. Manning, S. C., April 23, 1897. HELD FOR FORGERY. Governor E:lerbe Has a Charleston Law yer Arreeted. The Columbia State says Governor Ellerbe, after making considerable eftfort, has succeeded in having W. E. Klein, an attorney practicing at the Charleston bar, arrested on the seri ous charge of forgery. So far the governor says something over $1,300 in forgeries have been traced up and laid at the door of Mr. Klein. It ap pears that he is charged with forgiag the signature of the master of Charles ton county to certain certificates to direct tax claims sent here during the administration of Governor Evans. Upon the forged certificates the moey was ordered paid to him. The affidksvit is made by Mr. W. Gibbes Whaley, master of Charleston county. Governor Ellerbe was informed that Klein had gone to Birmingham and he had wired there asking the authorities to arrest and hold him. Wednesday afternoon he received a dispatch from Magistrate R. C. Gil christ of Charleston stating that Klein was in his custody, but that he bad not committed him as he was getting bondsmen. Governor Ellerbe found the case open when he came into office. The matter had been talked over during Governor Evans' administration. but nothing was done %side from e flibris being made to compromise it. It seems that, as stated above, the master has to sign certain certificates in the matter of these direct tax claims which had to be sent on to the gover nor before the money was paid out to anyone. The certificates, which were shown to Master Whaley, and pro nounced to be forgeries so far as his signature was concerned, were carefully examined and are being held as evidence. A short time ago Gov. Ellerbe sent for Mr. Wha ley and about ten days ago he made the proper affidavit and the warrant. for Klein's arrest was issued. Gover nor Ellerbe Wednesday night stated that he had traced up already forge ries amounting to some $1,300 and he didn't know how much more he would find. The governor, in speaking of this particular case to a representative of The State, sail that he proposed to push it to the end. He also took occa sion to say that all State or county of ficials who fall short in their accountR under his administration, or who may have already been found short, may as well understand now and at once that they cannot expect any mercy from him. He stated empnatically that he proposed to have every such case thatwas brought to light prosecut ed to the full extent of the law, and no compromise must be expected by anyone. An Appeal to Christian Women. The following appeal has been is sued by the Union of Greek Women, under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Olga and Crown Princess So pnlia: "To the women of the old and new worlds, Christian mothers, sisters and wives, workers for civilization and progress, guardians of love and justice, greeting: Christian mothers, sisters, and wives, civilized like you, earnest ly appeal for your help. Our sons, our brothers and busbauds, fizhting for the cross, are bling kilied and wounded in a sacred cause Their blocd stains the last page of the his tory of the 19th century, the history of civilization and progress, of which you are the promoters. 'Chris'ian women, do not share the responsibility of your diplomats; arouse in the hearts of your husbands and sons more Christian and more equitable s. ntiments. Unite, and your just protest will re echo in the nearts of the nations and the p ople. Prove by your energy and Christian work that the women, the true mis sionarils of right, with the Gospel of love and justice in their hearts, range themselves on the side of the wronged. (Signed) "HELEN GRtIVA, "President of the Union." Donations for the fund of the Union of Greek Women, who have in charge~ the Greek Red Cross, can be for ward ed direct to Her Majesty Q~ een Ulga of Greece at Athens. or to the Presi dent of the Union, Mine. Helen Griva. Athens. or to Solon Valasto, editor of Atlantis, 2 Stone street, Ne n York, who has been authorized to collect funds and organiza committees throughout the United States. Violated the Law. Q~ aite a sensation was caused in Co luni bia on Wednesday by the arrest of Mr. R. F. Martin, one of the memn bers of the county board of control. upon a charge of official misconduct consisting of violations of the dispen sary law. The warrant was issued by Magistrate Clarkson upon an amliavi. made by E. B. Curtis, a former local dispensary clerk. In the allidavit Mr. Martin is charged with a first violation of the dispensary law in that he drank in a local dispensary and a second violation of the law in that he did not sign an application for the aquor or pay for it, When Mr. Mar tin appeared before Magistrate Clar k son the magistrate consented to dela'. the preliminary examination untu M1ay 1, and Mr. Martin gave bond for his appearance at that time. The case is the first of its kirad to be brought and in view of the circum stances will doubtless be watched with much interest through the courts It involves the question as to whether members of the boards of cOntrol can by virtue of their office " samnple" lquors in the dispensaries over which they have control. Played H avec in M arylat d. Dispatches from all parts of Mary land indicate that the recent cold snap has played havcc with blessoming fruit trees and vines in this latitude. In the Maryland and Delaware nenin sular, a careful investigation shows that nine buds in ten have perished, trees nearest the tide water suffering the least. Advices from the westers counties of the State indicate that the fruit crop is injured in a slightly less dree. PALMETTO VETERANS. THE V!SIT OF THE COMMITTEE T NASHVILLE. The Coming Reunion Durln2 the Expo tion-What the Committeemen Said a: Did-Many Will Attend. Some days ago a committee of Soul Carolinians went on to Nashville arrange for the South Carolina co tingent at the reunion 'of the veterai there during the coming expositioi The Nashville Daily Sun o! Sund morring last gives the following a count of their visit to that city: The committee sent by the Confe erate veterans of South Carolina 1 arrange for the reception of the Soul Carolina bivouacs during the reunic of the veterans to take I lace in Nas" Ville June22 24, arrived last Frido night and were met by a committ from Frank Cheatham bivouac and e corted to their headouarters in 11 Maxwell House. Yesterday morning tthe committe consisting of Gen. J. G. Holmes < Charleston, Capt. J. W. Garry, Cap C. F. Boyd of New berry,Lieut. M. I Brennen of the Governor's Guar< and Mr. B. A. Rawls of Columbi; were taken in charge by Maj. Spenc; Elkin and Capt. J. B. Richardso1 who took them to the centenni; grounds. The committee express( themselves as delighted with the pro pect, and all agreed that it far su passed their most sanguine expect tions. In the afternoon Mr. J. G. Cantrel the general agent of the Seaboard A Line. escort. the visitors to BelJ Meade, where thev were entertaine by Gen. W:l1iam H. Jackson. La night a meeting of the two committet was held in the gentlemen's parlor < the Maxwell House to talk over an arrange for the accommodation of ti South Carolina delegation. The ger tlemen present were: South Carolina Committee-Gen. G. Holmes, Capt J. vV. Garry, Cap C. F. Boyd, B. A. Rawls, Lieut. h H. Brennan. Camp Cheatham Committee-Soe: cer Aiken, S. A. Cunningham, Han ilton Parks, Mr. Allen J. B. Richart son. With the Committee-B. A. Nz land, general agent passenger depar ment Seaboard Air Line, Atlanta, J H. Latimer. general traveling aer n Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Lou: railway at Atlanta; J. F. Livingstot traveling passenger agent Columbii Newberry and Laurens railroad i Columbia, S. C.; J. G. Cantrell, gei eral agent Seaboard Air Line at Nas] Ville. Mr. Hamilton Parks,as chairman the Nashville committee, called tb meeting to order. Capt. T. B. Rick ardson then made a short speech, i which he referred to the entertair ment, provided for the cay, and rt gretted that the notice was so shoi :.hat a better programme could not b prepared. He regretted also that ti stay of the committee would be such short duration that it would b impossible to entiertain them as h would wish, but upon their return i June he would endeavor, in conjanc tion with his comrades, to sho w ther the city at more leisure. He said thE they would do all in their power t impress upon the minds of the Sout Carolina bivouacs that Nashville ho: pitality cannot be beaten. Capt. Rick ardson closed by saying that he wan ed the gentlemen to return home fee ing that they had been among friend and to tell those at home to join i the great reunion next Jure. Gen. Holmes was then called upo to voice the feeling of South Carolin toward the reunion. He said that th committee from South Carolina wet like the doves sent forth from Noah Ark, and, like them, would carry bac to their native State the olive branche of fraternal love and hospitality whic bad been so generously shown ther v hile here. Hie mentioned that whi] riding ahead of Sherman he onc passed a brigade of Tennessee boy wnro were singing "Carry me backt Tenssee. "ihat song, he said, ha ever remained fresh in his memory mi he sugigested that it be sung agai at the m'xt meeting of the bivouac He then stated that Gen. C. I. Walk er, the head of the South Carolin Qon federate vetarans, would come t Nasnville several days before the re union arnd that he exoccted to see large delegaton from all of the 7 iamps in the State. At least 500 coul :e counted on and he hoped that eve: more would be able to come. He cor :uded his address with many thank for the courtesies shown by the loch bivouacs and the statment that h would do all in his power to aid i bringing as many delegates as poss: ble. Capt. B. A. Ral~s expressed his ac -niration for B.le M--ade, an~d sai 1hat he wished to second Gen. Holme! words in regard to working heart ar. soul to make the June meeting a su< eess so Iar as South Carolina is cot ened. He said that every etfoi would be made in both camp and pres to bring the largest delegation t Nashville. Capt. Garry declined to speak, but said he would make up his lack c .vords in active work to further th interest in the reunion. The captain remarks were greeted with hearty ai plause. Mr. C. F. Boyd spoke very earnesti of the open- hearted hospitality whie had been shown them and said he di not see what more could have bee Jone. He said he was going homet alk and work for Nashvihle and Jun Mr. Livineston of Columbia an \ir. lHnry of Nashville, both so :or thle yolunger gen eration,*and avow ed their iatention to further tie inteu ests of the reunioni. Mr. Liv'iugsto said that the Columnbir caup of tU Sons of Confederate ecterans woul send a large delegation. Mr. Hamilton Pbrks then stated thr headquarters for the veterans woul oe located ia the Ward seminary, an rooms would be secured there for thi lady sponsers or the did'erent bivouae and also for Gen. John B Gordor Phe meetings would br held in th Nashville taUernsele Mr. Allen spke warmly of Tennie se' roverb al hospitahlty, and a: scemmzodation wo'ul ue providled fo ..heir comfr. He ad & that NUshvil wa t.essenily a somiuera enyt. aLL anciud ine mee.ticgi of the Cu:. ~derate veteranOs withl much pleasure die wished to extend to them the hea: ty welcome which he felt sure ever ~rue son and daugtetr of then gran old State would gladly extend to thier ~nd trusted toat the Southa Carolin delegation ould nea ola n. Mr. Campbell. in response to a call for his opinions in the double capacity of a railroad man and a Tennessean. O said that while he was not accustomed to speak, he wanted to say that Nash Ville will receive the Confederate vet erans with open arms, and that the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis id railroad will offer every facility pos sible to make the gathering a success ful one. He hoped to see the Palmet tos waning in the breeze on the streets Lo of Nashville in the same profusion as :. at Richmond a year ago. s Mr. Latimer said that he had been 1 traveling over South Carolina lately y and f:om all he had heard the pros-, e pects of a large meeting here were very bright. He said that he would j escort the South Carolina delegation o in person from Atlanta, and would do! h all in his power to make the trip an n enjoyalble one. 1 Mr. Cunningham said that he had y been fearful lest there might be a scar - !e city of seeping quarters daring the s. reunion. but he felt certain now that Le such an inconvenience would be obvi ated. He mentioned the work of the Reunion club, which will canvass the >f city to secure quarters in private t. homes, and he did not doubt that with [. their help comfortable apartments is could be secured for all. , Chairman Parks in speaking of the :r point made by Mr. Canningham. said that when Nashville was first selected 1 as the nlace for the reunion he was d afraid the undertaking was too large S. and .hat they would fall short of e Richmond in their efforts. Now he - felt that they would outstrip that city, and that Nashville will have the lar I, gest reunion ever held,and the largest ir that will ever be held by the Confed e erate veterans. He said that commit d tees have been appointed to look after it the comfort and entertainment of the s visiting veterans, and nothing will be f left undone to make every one enj:)y d themselves. The Nashville daughters .e of the Confederacy will entertain their L visiting sisters during their stay, and see that they are comfortable and en tertained in good style. He closed by t. saying: "We want you all to come, . and when you do, we will take care of you. _ Important to Owners of Cows. . Dr. W. E. A. Wyman finished last week a delicate and important exami . nation of the dairy herd and calves . belorging t Clemson college. Al thouli the doctor never suspected any tuberculosis (consumption) among s the cows of the college, he neverthe less injected all the cows with tuber culi furnished through the courtesy I - oi the bureau of animal industry at . Washington. This tuberculin, at one . time supposed to be a cure for con sumption, is an exceedingly valuable I f diagnostic agent in the hands of the experienced veterinarian, as its intro duction into a tuberculous animal a causes a decided fever. Dr. Wyman was assisted by the senior class of Clemson college, these young men at -t. tending to all the minutiae of the test e undeZ him. The test proves conclu e, sivel; an absolute freedom of even a ,f suspicion of c:nsumptioa in that herd. e WLen it is taken into consideration e that these cows were brought from all L parts of this state to Clemson;College, . that they were highly fed and the large percentage of consumption t among the herds of the northern states, it is a matter of congratulation a since this test, especially in the hands of a qualifld veterinarian, means, to all probability, a general freedom .from consumption in the dairy herds of this state.] sCurious Casies of Cruelty to Animals. 2 The Boston Sciety For the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals was very a active last year and investigated 8,000 e cases of cruelty. One man, whoi Sdrove his horse to death, was sent to4 jail for six months. For overdriving,t Stwo other men were sentenced to sthreesand four months respectively. As usual, there were a number of con victions for beating and kicking ani e mals, one man being so gratuitously brutal as to beat a gray squirrel. An-i other man, while drunk, bit three in s ches off the tail of a cat. It cost him $5 an inch. Tvwo Frenchmen were fined $5 each for exhibiting a bear. Tne animal was confiscated and killed,a so that there will be no more cruelties practiced on that bear, at any rate. A butcher was fined $10 for hanging up a steer before slaughtering him. T wo men, while drunk, attempted to kill a hog with ar-ax. They mangled yhim terribly and were each given tent months in the house of correction. 1T wo cases of docking horses' tails cost the offenders -$100 each. sDesperate Act of a madman. .1A sensational shooting affair occur red at Jacksonville, Fla., one evening Slast week. Miss Mary Louise Gato, a beautiful Cuban woman about 20 years old, the daughter of E. H. Gato, manager of El Modelo Cigar Man ufac Luring Company, being dritically vounded. Edward Pitzer, a young man of about the same age, the lover of tne girl, under arrest, cnarged witL -the crime, although he denies it. Just as the girl was a bout '.o enter her home s she was tired upon from ambush, the 0 tirst. bullet passing through her leftI arm. Another bullet entered the I right side of the back, penetrating the Sliver, and another the left side, pass- t a ing through the lung. A fourth bu. s let in the back was stopped by a steel Srib in her corset. Another bullet wentc through her hat. Pitzer and the girl 7 had been keeping company about tnrte i vears, but it is said that sue did not d Tat-or his suit, although he continueu Sw ith great persiste ney- He is the son, U of a prominent merchuant.I e -. SThe Columrbia Register says C2om atisiretr Vance had barely got en 'i to oilice Tuesday when his trouoles - b.at. lie received a telegram from 2 le & ryan f Charleston peremip ' -.ely rquatiug the return immnedi -t tis of certain liquors shipped to him o.5 Caiif Constable Bauor. Tuis Lau Sreference to the Simionds seizure as I l as ,some others. CommissionerI -i \ ance~ replied that the stuti had not i nached the Dispensary, but as s oon I as it did he would communicate far- I ther. Tie probabilities are tuat his i Sreply. will not be favorable even afte-r I the shipmuent arrives, for the Stat-t xil ma4e test cases out of th~ese keiz ures. A New way. A. new way to extinguinsh oil tires ' uas been discovecred be the chief oft .ie Chailotte hre de-bartmart. Hie says that wat'er is norerless to sub -due a llame that is feeding on k~er&-: y- seneC. Tnxe thiLg to do wuen a tamp u explodes is to run to the lour barrel, .. Li: gather up a handful of hour and a : hrow it on the tire. The blaze will hab insanty ex ntinguished.a KNIGHTS OF HONOR. ANNUAL MEE-ING OF THE GRAN LODGE IN COLUMBIA. rhe Organization Has Been Quite Succei ful During the Past Year-Good Resul Obtained From Regulation Put in For, During the Year. The Grand Lodge of the Knights Eonor met in Columbia on la Wednesday evening. There , we: ibout eighty delegates present. Gran Dictator Holmes in his report says ti >rder in this jurisdiction has improvE ;ince the adoption of the new asses nent rate and the lodges show a stead ,rowth since that time. Sever odges have made a net increase fc he Near. A new lodge was institutE ;t Newberry on April 6th, with twei :y-six charter members. Three mor ire nearly ready to b institute< Pbere hs been paid to the W. and ( B. fund from January 1. 1896, to D ,ember 31, 1896, $100,064.74, while fi :y-two deatbs are reported, the tot, imount of Denefits being $100,00, Phe deaths reported are from Febri try 4th, 1896, to March 13th. 189 while the amount reported as paid o iccount of the W. and 0. B. fund from January to December 31st, 189 Chis shows that the receipts from th jurisdiction have about paid the deat iaims therein. The finances of th 3rand Lodge are in good conaitioi he cash balance on hand bein $2,357.64-no debts. The Grand D. ator recommends that a libtral al :ropriation be made for the puroo )f increasiug the membership. Du .ng the year the Grand Dictator h isited many lodges in the State. The following delegates were prp mt: Past Grand Dictator, N. V rrump: Dictator, Jobn E. Holme, Irand Vice Dictator, W. A. T-mDl on; Grand Assistant Dictator. P Dunne; Grand Reporter, L N Zeal3 arand Treasurer, J T Robertsor 3rand Chaplain, A Buist; Gran 3uide, J N Todd; Grand Guardian, T Vernon; Grand Sentinel, J B Dx s. Grand Trustees: J G Tompkin; El C Moses, R A Smith; 0 B Watsor Tohnston; Julius G Dudley, Bennett rille; J D Montgomery, Marion; N A Corkill, Chester; B J Witherspoor rncaster; W R Mundy. Hodges: facobs, Kingstrce; J A, James, Cue. kw; P1 H E Sioan, Pendleton; M : UcSweeney, Hamaton; J H Wilsoi Aayesville; J C Cottihngham, Lit] lock; C P Quattlebaum, Conway; _e wenthaJ, Georgetown; J N Dand3 Croy; F M Leppard, Trenton; 0 3acan, Senaca; W M McKenzi lharleston; John R Craig, Blackstoci I E Mason, Westminster; A B Stal vorth, Pacolet; -Thos M Hill, Wel ord; M C Meredith, Pelz r; M F Kei iedy, Charleston; V 0 Southart fonesville; Jacob E Altman, Newr3 WV F Martin, Walhalla;. R A Belche: nderson; A P Wright, Greenville C J Trimmer, Spartanbarg; A I 3oozer. Columbia; Geo B Crome Newberry; M V DeBruil, Abbe-illE I L Pratt, Ninety-Six; C A C Wallei )reenwood; Withers Adicks. Yori tille; D W Crook, Hsigler, L J Byarn xatfney; W J Durant. Sumter; S: lank, Charleston; B J Clifford, Ur on; W. Turnbull, Aiken; John Kez ierly, Elgefield; C. W. Birchmort ,amden; J D McCall, Darlington; N- Ball. Laurens; J De Jogugh, Flo mece; J C Copeland, Clinton ; W. F Jowan, Due West; J J Hull. Roc sill; H A'exander, St Matthem'r a.bial Lathrop, Orangeburg: L R Free Blackville; J B Williams, Brandt rille; G. S, Fox, Batesburg. The committee on financ3 reporte 'ecommending that the per capuia ta n subordinate lodges be continued l and that $1,500 be appropriated frot he funds of the Grand Lodge for th >urpose of extending the membershi >f the organization in t his State. Thi imount is to be supplementary to umn to be appropriated for the sam >urpose by the suoreme lodge, amoun1 ng probably to $600. The membership of the order i south Carolina is now 2,225. A resolu:ion was adopted that th unds of the Grand Lodge, usuall mounting to about $2,000 be deposil d in one or more banks in this Stat ~t the highest rate of interest obtainm >!e, the bank or banks to be designa d by the commitea charged with tha uty by the constitution. A further resolution was adopte hatthe advisory board should be cor inued as at present constitul d and authorized to appropriate th 1,500) above referred to, if so muc >e necessary for the development an xtension of the order in South Car< ina. Under a resolution adopted the it tallation of oilicers in subordinat odges will hereafter be in publi therever practicable. The grand dictator was regaistedt repare a circular to be sent by tl: ~rand reporter to each me~nber of to rder in this Site. in regard to th ppropriation for the extension of tb >rder. The next meeting of the Gran udge will be held in Calambixa on th bird Wednesday in A pr:!, 1hOS. All of the old oilisers anti comimi ees of the Grarnd Lodge were re eike :d as follows: Past Grand Dictator-N. WV. Tram >f olumbia. Grand Dictatr-JohnsE Hlolme partaubhurg. (Third term) Grcand Vice Dictator-W. A Teir >ieton, a boeville. Graind Assistant Dic~Ttr-P. F )aune, Charleston. G rand Re porter--L. N. %.21, u mbi. Grn. Tesue -.T.ICabrto Griabd Chapli-A. Bair: Blac Gxrand Gruie-J. WV. Told . er'e' Grand .xaardian--J. J. Vr oo Grand Sentine-J. B. Ldis 5 n Graud Trasee-J G. T rmpkins dgti--d: H. (. M"-s, Sumter an C.omitteet oa Lar .s andi'" S'terv )r- L. A. Calse Ne xbrry; L. W hreton. C.om'mite on inanc--L- S er e ee;J .mr Poe iiLi?.LdiJn. ., tCmmittee on' De rb' io-N. W ~rump, Columb~ia. A. ope obvue P. . Dane Iars ompkins, H .> . Mse and' There wasautea scirited e~ntei he matter of 'he s eec.u oarer entative of the Grand. Lodge in th supreme Lodge, which meets in St noie on JTne a T'ne nominees weri Messrs. John E. Iolmes, M. A. Car lisle and W. A. Templeton, Mr Holmes beaog electcd with Mr. Tem D pleton as alternate. The individual members cf th Grand Lodge contributed the anioun of <11.20 to the fund which is bein: raised in varicus was for the erectijo: t of a monument to the memory of th late G. W. Holland, formerly th e grand reporter of the order in thi State. A considerAble fund has a] ready been raised for this purpose an, this is supplementary thereto. st The usual resolutions o, than e were adopted. d Reserved for the I st was one of th most important resolutions looking t e the admission cf women as member of the organization in South Carolina s It was otfered by ex Governor Shef . pard and was adupted in the follow in; " form: Resolved, That the Grand Lodge o South Carolina hereby reiterates it judg-rient, heretofore expressed. tha e the b st interests cf our order will b - promted by the admission of female into our order under such restriction as in the wisdom of the Grand Lodg ma y be just. The meting was entirely harmoni ous and pleasant. After the installation of the graw officers, the Grand Lodge, which wa composed largely of members . had been present before, was adjourn ed until next April. a Fleeing from the Fiood. e The Spartanburg Herald relates thi sad storv: It was a pitiful sight-on that would appeal readily to the sym pathetic heart. An old and decrepi e man and his aged wife wanderinc about the streets, homeless and penni less, with no immediate or materia s means of relief. The man claims tha his name was Jones, and that he live< -in a little village in South easterz Arkansas, until the fl)ods of the Mis sissippi swept the country and tool away his little all with the propert; of all the inhabitants in that section He says that he and his wife are no 9 on their way to Mecklenburg County N. C., where they have relatives an< that -o far on their trip they have ha< to depend entirely on the enarity o the world. When asked why hi should suffer deprivation and rebuff ia journeying so far. only securia transportation when fortune favore< them; and why they did not share ii I the general relief fund appropriate by Congress and charitable assccia tions generally, his reply was that th e means were not sufficient for the ends and that by the time each suffere secured his or her prorata share of th, fund, it would be about 35 cents each The man and woman left on the after noon train for Charlotte. A Murderer Confesses. A special to The Boston Journal fron Montreal says that Joseph E. KeIll has con fessed to the murder of Cashie: Stickney at Somersworth, N. H. Hi admitted that he committed both th murder and robbery and says he hat no accomplce. He vehemently in sisLed, howe ver. iha. he had no inten tion of killing the cashier, but he ha< to because that gentleman recognize< him. After fellig Mr. Stickney witl blovs on the head, when he showe< signs of regaining consciousness, h stabbed him with a knife. Kelly sen for Detective Early and asked him i 7 it would be better for him to teil al he knew. Early told him it was th best thing he could do. In talking tc SEarly, Kelly told a great many strang incidents about his trip, among then ,he intimated that he had stolen th 'clothes with which he was disguise< from an old woman whom he met a SSt. Justice de Ne ston. At Aggie Ash ton's house in Montreal, Kelly, sai: tthat he and a man was out for a lark The woman suspected Kelly and tele e phoned for the police. Wnen he lef pthe house he said: "Well good-bye s girls, the. nent time you hear of me i awill be at the end of a rope," and h e Ilaughingly made a sign that meant h .was going to be hanged. 1Hungry for sugar Eeets. A Washington Dispatch says th< agricultural department is being im portuned from all parts, of the coun .try for sugar beet seed. In view o e the unsatisfactory price received fo: .. staple crops during the past few year; .and the prospective increase in thi t duty on the sugar, farmers in all sec tions of the Union evidently intend t( jexperiment with sugar beet culhure .Heretofore sugar beet growing ha: . been confined almnost exclusively t< e Nebraska, Kansas and California a The agricultural department has sen d beet seed this spring to about 30 State. .and territories, the demantcomes fron Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, th Dakotas, Texas, New Mexico, Iowa Misouri, Wisconsin, Tnese e cbeen requests from Pennsylvania an< INew York. A Nebraska sugar refin Ol intcmhen donated live tons of bee e e to tedepartment and the depart ement purchased t wo tons additional Th Isupply is about exhausted by thi demand. If successful, the indastei will probably be developed ia man: of the States in which experiments ar rn msde this year, supplanting corn am~ v heat. - TheVast Floods AV Wasington dispatch says the to 0 tat are.a submerge d by the Mississipp river is over 20,000 square miles I Scontam'ed at thle last census 4t5,35 - armas wih a total area of 4,0004Q acres nearly half of which. was im proved and a total population, agri -cultural and cthaerwis, of 462.014L Il to the value c: its farms, far-n b ild Siad arm machinery, ae'ordia ,' 'n valu of its~ live stock o *1 e 1, last'~ 'K1 5.75. thue toal -.,17 17 wi! represent the apr. mate value of the agricultualp rr ty of th ::ubmerged re:(loa. Amn th1e produ~c:s of tis re on lat year ver 466,5' j~ bales of cotton2 wort Lt 31') 12 ' 525.005 buselofcn 3 ii5,278" and 913;3.$7S pound of 'sugar, c din min~or crops rersntn ma .Lsiaeof T21,72. l on 01e ''lantaions. 'ment from tae0 sricken section are erna Commiuted. O at: r be as conuted the rae:< My'ers, the nmre iteuced to behngi last Friday for buruiai **-'o inprisonme~nt im 1:e ~c or lifes. Practically cvery per in the State has soke - dito~ri u yV on this matter :ivate h been unanimous in urgird tue go'ver .i orocommute the setence as r tof common justice to a black man. GOVERNOR GETS SALLY. THE FAMOUS SUIT ABOUT A MARE ENDS IN HIS FAVOR. A Tale of Rfght and Wrong and a Sherf's Depunty-- After Two Dellberations the Jury Awards the Animal to the Gover. nor. No civil case has ever been heard in this State, perhaps, which has created more general interest than that of Governor Ellerbe against Maj. B. B. Evans for the possession of a certain fine trotting mare known as "Sally " which was tried in Columbia on Fri day. Mr. Evans is in possession of the animal and daily uses her as a drive horse on the streets of Colum bia. He claims that he won the horse from Governor Ellerbe in 1894 on a bet as to how Anderson county would go in a contest for the gubernatorial nomination, which was then be' waged between Governor Ellerbe and former governor, John Gary Evans. The latter carried the county and Major Evans claims that Governor Ellerbe had bet the horse against $5 that he (Ellerbe) would carry the county. Any way, after the nomina tion convention was held and Jon Gary Evans was nominated fof gov ernor, Eherbe gave Major Evas an order on a horse man in Savannah for "Sally," he having her for train s ing purposes. Evans got the horse and brought i; to Columbia, and has since been using it. Governor Ellerbe claims t that he gave Major Evans the order for the horse not in payment for any bet, but simply as a loan, until he needed it, while Evans claims that it was delivered to him in payment of the bet. Tne two had' various con versations about the matter, but in their testimony before the court today they materially differ. In course of the negotiations Evans loaned Ellerbe "his" horse and buggy until ELlerbe's team and carriage arrived in Colum bia. Eilerbe says he was simply get nog back "his" horse, which he had demanded several times. Finally, on a certain Saturday recantly the gov ernor drove "Sally" down to a bar ber shot and alighting he went in to get shaved. Major Evans had previ ously asked the return of the animal, but Governor Ellerbe had replied that her legs were sore and she ought not to be driven, but offered to lend him another horse. Evans did not send for it, but evidently suspected that Ellerbe was not going to return the horse. Seeing it in front of the bar bershop Major Evans got in the bug gy and ordered Governor Ellerbe's boy to drive to his stable, which was done. The horse was locked up, and when Governor Ellerbe came out of the shop I.- .-s informed by his coachman ,vhat had happened. Ha went to 'fajor Evans' stable and de manded the horse. Evans rafused to give it up, saying he had fairly won it. The governor denies that any such remark was made. Later a sheriff's deputy went to the stable, opened it and took the horse oul. Later Major Evans appeared and gave bond and has ever since had possession. The question then is, who is the rightful owner, and it is one that law yers and a jury have been wrestling with. Major Evans in court testified that he had a conversation on July 21 with Governor Ellerbe on a Coast iane train at Florence. The conversa tion was relative to his race for gover nor. I asked him how he was getting on. He said he was goingito be elected. I. said: What counties are you going to carry, and he name twenty-seven counties that he was going to carry. I wrote them on an envelope, just to see how near right he would come to it. In the list of counties he had An derson county. I said: Here, you've got Anderson county. He said: Cer tainly, I am going to carry Anderson county, as certain as I am going to be elected. I said there is where you will be fooled on both, for you will never carry Anderson. He said he was certain of carrying it, as his strongest friends were there. I said: I can't help that, you will never carry the county, and I said I -vill bet you five dollars you won't. He said I won't bet, but I will tell you what I'll do; I have a very fine race horse on the track, a chestnut sorrel mare named Sally, with a record of 2:20, a.ad if I don't carry Anderson county I will giv e her to you against your $5. I said. Do you mean that? He said: I do. I said I'm going off on a summer vacation for about ten days but if you mean it I willigo back and put in work. He said you can put in all the work you can, but the county is mine.I said shake on that, but, old boy, I will fool you. We went on to Florence and got off and took lunch. When the train was moving off I spoke to him, from the ond of the car, and said: Good bye, Billy, I will drive your mare. He smiled and said all right. While some of the main facts of this testimony are admitted by the gover nor, yet he denies most emphatically that he made a bet. He admits that in the conversation he may have said "I'll bet you a horse to $5," but he aiintioned no particular horse and he used ihe language just in a jocular way liae men often do when they say "Ill bet youa hundred dollars to a cent." He denies that they shook h ands on the bet, but would not swear ~ hat they hadn't. The governor only Ipositively denies that he made a bet, Ibut would not positively swear that conversations Maj. Evans alleged to ha-e had with him were not true. The jury was out about two hours and dec-ded in favor of Governor Ellerbe, and granted him the horse '-ally or $300, with no damages. ix Feet Underground. Pro--e or Ferris, hypnotist, placed a j a trance at Sincae, Ont., 2na afernoon, and buried him six .it urmi~grounid, there to remain a:-e Ss. Siheriff Jackson and a pas th grice appeared on the d nered the professor to take the man out or suffer arrest. The professorre fused, stating that he was violating no iaw, and after a consultation with the county attreteseifinsh cantak noaction. The subject is supidwith air through a box. His race can bie seen. It resembles that of a corps, bat has not the extreme pal ior. There is a good deal of excite ment over the case. Where Ie John King? A rm y the uame of John King of brthr, howas a big merchant al >ew Or-leans. King's relatives can't tind him. They have spent ::cau money, bat can hear nothing of lm. When last heard of about a y ear ago he was tramping over the